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country more than 100,000 veterans, men and women who fought for their country, are literally sleeping on the streets. more than 8,000 in los angeles alone. what surprised me more is that there's a plot of land, nearly 400 acres, that was donated -- it's free just to build a home for vets. it would have been a lifesaver for one vet i met in los angeles. >> you are young. how old are you? >> 22. almost 23. >> almost 23. you are from this area originally? >> san fernando valley. just up over the hill. >> fresh out of high school, robert signed up to fight for his country. what makes an...

first my investigation of a situation i found unacceptable. you might be surprised to learn that on any given night in this country more than 100,000 veterans, men and women who fought for their country are literally sleeping on the streets. more than 8,000 in los angeles alone. what surprised me more is that there's a plot of land, nearly 400 acres that was donated. it's free just to build a home for vets. it would have ban life saver for one vet i met in los angeles. >> you are young. how old are you? >> 22. almost 23. >> almost 23. you are from this area originally? >> san fernand...

Ashley merriman, co-author of "nurture shock." all the parents we revisit ready talking more to their kids about race. do you think their messages are effective? >> i think it is important to talk overtly about race. and absolutely all of the parents who are increasing this conversation, i think they need to do all of it and more so. we don't want to wait for kids to develop a bias and then try to correct it. what we want to do is head them off at the pass. >> in your magazine, you deal with black women and beauty all the time. brielle thinks that dark skin looks nasty. how do you -- what do y...

You're watching a special "360" follow-up report, black or white, kids on race. through a pilot study we asked researchers to conduct we learned that overall both white and african-american kids display white bias. associating light skin with positive qualities and dark skin with negative qualities. even kids raised in biracial families or with parents with different race maze display white bias. this leaves many parents asking how can you detect warning signs your kid absorbed a biased view of race and how can you begin to correct that bias and when should you? soledad o'brien joins me again ...

The kids. but that's not what the kids wanted. what the kids want most of all is for the parent to be less stressed out when they are together. and lesson here is simple. you know, baby-sitters are less expensive than marriage counselors. get some baby-sitters. get out on the town. make sure as a couple you're having some joy. and then let that shine on your kids and they'll be fine. >> a great note to end on. po bronson who wrote the book on parenting literally, one of my favorite books, "nurture shock." to, great to see you, as always, thanks so much. "larry king live" starts in just a few...