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Dingy kind of seemed like a dungeon. that made us want to make this place a great community center for everybody. the first group of people that came we had 70 people here. seventh grader paid for the first time. it was a great learning experience for everybody. >> we renovated the entire kitchen. added brand new ceiling. new bathroom. >> outside we built a brand new deck. added new fencing. added a bunch of picnic benches that we built. we decided to plant a victory garden in the back and started off with nine beds. and now it has 27 raised beds. we grow tomatoes, peppers. zucchinis, cucumber...

I went to my seventh grade teachers, and they came up with the idea of seeing if i would want to help out the american legion post. >> the place really needed a lot of work, and marian devine, a teacher at the school up the street, decided let's get some people together and let's make this happen. >> the whole place was just dark and dingy, kind of seemed like a dungeon. that made us want to make this place a great community center for everybody. >> the first group of people that came, we had 70 people here. they started painting the walls. have you ever seen a seventh grader paint for the fir...

They started painting the walls. have you ever seen a seventh grader paint for the first time? you know, it was a great learning experience for everybody. >> we knew renovations would cost a lot of money. then he became aware of lots of student grants. i didn't help him write grants, and he got really good at it. >> we've renovated the entire kitchen pretty much. we added brand-new subway tiles. we added new appliances. the floor is completely redone. the bathrooms, we pretty much added fully. they didn't exist before. the ceiling was moldy, and it was falling apart. so we just added brand-new...

And he's not going to win the nomination based on that. this is a great learning experience for him at his campaign and the other candidates are going to take full advantage of it. >> mike: then there is the major medical marijuana legal push on the left. >> nationally i'm not prepared to push legalization. medical marijuana? yes. but the legalization of marijuana for legal use is one that i need more data to make that judgment but no one should go to jail for it. >> is that smart guy wanting to be in the more moderate lane? >> he's not already light in the world on fire for young voters and i...

Large latino community. he will do well in iowa but he won't win the nomination based on it. this is a great learning experience for him and his campaign and the other candidates will take full advantage of it. >> the major marijuana legalization push on the left but joe biden is cautious. >> nationally i am not prepared to push for legalization. medical marijuana, yes. but the legalization of marijuana for recreational use is one that i need more data to make that judgment but no one should go to jail for it. go. mike: is that smart to be in the more moderate lane? >> biden is already not exa...