Page 21 - Hedrick Smith News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: hedrick smith spent more than 25 years at the "the new york times" covering six presidents and callous world conflicts. he is an emmy-winning tv producer. his new text is called "who stole the american dream?" >> i am delighted to be here. >tavis: you argue that the american people are more concerned about the divide between the rich and poor, more concerned about that than age, race, ethnicity. ...

>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: hedrick smith spent more than 25 years at the "the new york times" covering six presidents and callous world conflicts. he is an emmy-winning tv producer. his new text is called "who stole the american dream?" >> i am delighted to be here. >tavis: you argue that the american people are more concerned about the divide between the rich and poor, more concerned about that than age, race, ethnicity. what happened? >> the middle class had a good life in america. especially when the civil rights battle was...

halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: hedrick smith spent more than 25 years at the "the new york times" covering six presidents and callous world conflicts. he is an emmy-winning tv producer. his new text is called "who stole the american dream?" >> i am delighted to be here. >tavis: you argue that the american people are more concerned about the divide between the ric...

and an elite unit of u.s. marines are on their way to assist with security. danielle nottingham has the latest. >> reporter: protesters climbed the gates of the u.s. embassy in yemen's capital. they burned tires and threw rocks expressing outrage over an anti-muslim film on youtube. embassy officials say all americans are safe. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is closely watching the unfolding demonstrations. >> we certainly hope and expect that there will be steps taken to avoid violence. >> reporter: in iraq, more unrest. demonstrators in baghdad torched an american...

politicians frequently invoked a phrase "the american dream." we want to ask you this morning what does the concept of the american dream mean to you and is it still alive? talk to as this morning about the american dream and what it is like in 2012. here are our phone lines -- you can send us a tweet or an e- mail. we would like to hear what you think about the american dream and its relevance in 2012. good friday morning to you. before get into our discussion about the meaning of the american dream and whether you feel it is still relevant to you and your family, the morning headli...