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>> first of what you will ebony said, i want to change that law. more power of attorneyly open season on black young men across the country. >> bill: by other black young men. >> buyer the criminal justice system and educational system. >> bill: that's not true. >> disparity. how do you explain the disparity. >> gentlemen, gentlemen. >> bill: i have to explain that because he asked me. the disparity comes in high crime districts. okay? where police flood in to protect the citizens and make more arrests than they would make in low crime districts. that's how the disparity comes. and you know as...

Further systemic damage. and this week with a new study out from brandeis university underscored just how unequal things have become. tracing 1,700 households over 25 years the study found that the wealth gap between white and african-american families has widened exponentially and increasing from $85,000 in 1984 to $236,000 in 2009. this is the gap, and it is a gap that grew in that era in which the african-american grew. and including those who went off to college. what gives? the study sites education gap and unemployment and also the number which is the key one which is about how many year...

So in those districts, we do see desegregation happening and happening, and those districts are educating virtually all of the children in those areas. so we have in mississippi today about 10% of children overall go outside the public system, so the public school system is the vehicle to bridge the education gap and touch all of those other terrible indicators that leave mississippi at the bottom. >> part of it is that mississippi is a poor state. >> absolutely. >> and the people are willing to pay a premium to segregate, and the capacity to pay that premium is limited, but john, it is still ...

In the next three years and attending. as you mentioned, the president of pakistan did pledge $10 million towards that efforts towards reform in his country. it's very necessary there. the education gap is quite apparent in pakistan. the country currently ranks close to the bottom when it comes to global education attendance rankings, but also a piece of good news from pakistan. the two girls who are with malala when she was injured, we have poken to them recently. they were also shot and injured. they have now recovered. they are back in school. they sent malala their well wishes, and they ar...

And he says he's a job creator. we just want to know if he was talking about inside the united states. david corn, we'll keep watching this. and we'll be watching those debates. thank you for your time being here tonight. >> thank you, reverend. still ahead, president obama makes a major move to close the education gap in america. i was there to see it happen. but first we'll introduce you to a singing walrus named e.t. the summer break is next.