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Program has loomed large in the public imagination. >> hi, jimmy, how are you? >> usually depicted as a haven for turn coat mob centers. who really lives within the protected realm of the witness protection program? well, the public doesn't know for sure. that's sort of the point. here is what we do know, according to the u.s. marshals who run the program, more than 18,000 men, women and children have been in witness protection. the marshals like to brag that not one of them has ever been harmed. the marshals also say the protection program provides 24 sdsh hour protection to all witnesses whi...

Need in a knowledge-based economy. >> yeah, gerald, i commend you on your program. when you talk about soft skills and communication skills you really get at what i want to talk about. which is the extra skills that you see that your african-american entrants to the program have to deal with. the extra unique things that they have to learn to get ahead in the economy. >> well, you know, for many of our students we work with a population that's 95% of color across the country. have served about 6,000 young people since we started the program. for many of the young adults we face that haven't ha...

Our next guest, gerald cher taif yan. his organization is offering hope, opportunity and best of all employment to thousands of what he calls tis connected youth. in his new book he explains how his organization is transforming lives by giving students the skills that they need to find a real job in just a single year. thanks so much for joining us, gerald. >> thanks so much for having me. >> over 80% of your graduates go either on to college or they find a job within four months. tell us how you do it. >> well, "year up" is a national nonprofit organization that in one year helps low-income 1...