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>> or have access. >> or have access. >> a lot has to do with records that the phone companies already have. the phone companies already have phone records. that's not a new thing. so if we're going to the phone companies that's not a new exposure. that's normal business. >> is that a third party? >> that could be a third party or the phone company. the congress has to get involved in some of that. if you really looked at this, one reason we said, we didn't fiend this database essential for preventing any attacks so far. it wasn't like this was the magic thing that was keeping us safe. so when...

It's like having a super power. it's like a magic thing. at the same time, when you look out the window, the whole world is pouring by at 5 miles a second. >> do your insides feel different? >> when you first get there, they sure do. they feel awful. you want to throw up. after a while, you get normal. you can't burp in space because if you think about it, the gas isn't at the top of your stomach. it's sort of like bubbles and gas and solid altogether. so you can't burp in space. otherwise, your insides feel about normal once you get used to it. >> ari, you can't burp in space. you'd be lost. ...

Help, will it help you. ed butowski joining me now. hi, ed. >> hi, jamie. you're in one of the worst housing markets down in texas. the question is whether or not it will help these homeowners looking at mortgages bigger than their home is worth. some had to move out. is this new plan from the president going to help folks out like that? >> any plan that can help lower the rate that people are paying right now will certainly help. so, you know, conceptually this is wonderful, because the average mortgage is 6.75%, almost 7%. based on the president's plan this could save about $3,000 a year for...

What we need is a broad set of measures where your peer teachers, the feedback from students, evaluation of your video, of your classroom activities, all these things need to be brought together to build a personnel system. >> if the remedies aren't greater accountability and more emphasis on merit for good teachers and dismissal for bad teachers and tests, what should we do? >> well, the biggest problem we have in american education is the fact that so many children live in desperate poverty. more than 20% of our children live in poverty. and the best way to improve academic performance would...

Coming up with the very best way to improve early childhood education. these would be immense social contributions. >> if there was a magic thing you could do to improve the inner city, you know, i'm all for any ideas there. i think improving the schools, having them be as good as the really good charter schools like the kipp and others, that is to me the most transformative thing. because the kipp school is running on the same dollars per student per year as the drop-out factory that's five blocks away. >> kipp, which stands for the knowledge is power program, is a group of public schools tha...