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Millions of decent paying jobs and a downward spiral, a race to the bottom where employers say you don't want to take a cut in pay, we're going to china. workers today are working longer hours for lower wages, trade is one of the reasons for that. >> thank you both. we're going to sneak in one more break here and when we come back we'll try to squeeze in as many questions as we can. ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪

>> want to come talk to us? come talk? >> hell know i'm not coming out there. they say they're going to hang me. >> and then he cleared his throat and said -- >> they were kidding. >> they were kidding. wow. i was how are you going to kid about something like that? >> please, come with us, mr. aude. >> i'm thinking now that the dea is here, they're going help me. i really believed that as long as we could get rai arrested, that i'll be released and the real drug smuggler will be, you know, punished. >> so, erik, what happened? why are you here? >> a friend of mine rai sends me out here to paki...

Tonight we go west to find the story of creative young minds, talented kids who deserve help, but for them the school money just isn't there anymore the way it was for so many of us in things like the arts. but there are schools in california going to great lengths to make up for what they're missing. we get the story tonight from nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter: this is a sound rarely heard in california's public schools, but at clairton elementary in san francisco, you hear tyco drumming a lot. this class on iconic japanese music and culture is a favorite. how does it make you feel? >> power...

Everybody needs to just mellow out and relax, man. >> one, two, three. >> we met jesse delstanford working at the only other band room our crew has visited at kentucky state penitentiary. >> i get mad sometimes. i get angry. but instead of taking it out on anybody, i take it out on miss purdy. ♪ >> why the name? >> why the name? because she is purdy. she is purdy. she is my favorite color, blue. >> convicted of robbery, kidnapping and murder, stanford began serving his 390-year sentence in 1985. but instead of counting the days, he keeps time his own way. >> it just oozes from my pores, man....

>> statues. >> that's what may must learn. it's all about following direction. >> can i see somebody with just the drums? >> oh, yeah. >> whoo! [ applause ] yeah, i'm impressed. now i'm going to meet the man who started it all, mr. willy