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>> i have an extensive criminal history. i'm where i need to be and i don't think i was very good when i was out there. i mean, i could have been better. i know i can be better. >> joe watson committed armed robbery after his gambling addiction spiraled out of control. but that didn't stop him from taking the biggest gamble of his life after he landed in jail. facing a possible sentence of 25 to life, he's chosen to represent himself. but that gamble has paid off. >> filing so many motions, my prosecutor in response to one of my motions has basically conceded that i'm not facing any more than ...

Bundled, if their computer access is bundled with a phone they're already paying. so it's more efficient. it's a recognition of how people get communication these days. people might want a landline not want to pay for a regular phone. just use their $9.25 subsidy to connect to the world. >> from a conservative perspective, this is thot justnot just giving people they'll live on. >> they can't live on the internet? >> some people spend a lot of time on the internet but not the food stamp, lobster. this is a tool. we talk about people 135% of the federal poverty line 24 k for a family of four. r...

I'm ready. anxious. >> i have an extensive criminal history. i'm where i need to be and i don't think i was very good when i was out there. i mean, i could have been better. i know i can be better. >> joe watson committed armed robbery after his gambling addiction spiraled out of control. but that didn't stop him from taking the biggest gamble of his life after he landed in jail. facing a possible sentence of 25 to life, he's chosen to represent himself. but that gamble has paid off. >> filing so many motions, my prosecutor in response to one of my motions has basically conceded that i'm not f...

My motions has basically conceded that i'm not facing any more than 9.25 years and i had to read it about three times over and over and over again before i finally got it. and it was really emotional. it was really an emotional moment, because after sitting in here for three years now and not knowing what's going to happen and believing that there was even potential for me to spend the rest of my life in prison and now that that is completely gone, knowing that i will have an actual second chance at life, you know, a chance to redeem myself. it's a huge relief. if something is unjust and unfai...

It's putting downward pressure on the economy. franchise industry is an industry that works on thin profit margins. >> let's get to the franchise issue. why do you think that franchisees are being treated unfairly in this? >> well, in seattle, the city council passed unanimously 9-0 and the mayor subsequently signed that bill that would bring the minimum wage from its current $9.25 an hour -- excuse me, $9.32 an hour in seattle up to $15 over seven years if you're a small business with under 500 employees. if you're a big business with over 500 employees, it would take you three years to get t...