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>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: over the past few years on this program, i have been taking an in-depth look at some of the challenges facing america's education system. no issue has troubled me as much as the current rush to incarcerate kids, some as little as 11, for getting into trouble, mostly at school, to zero tolerance. it is creating a class of kids heading to jail cells rather than classrooms. tomorrow night, pbs is airing a report called "education under arrest." it looks at the disturbing growth of the school-to-prison p...

our sunday morning cover story. >> can i have you help me grab something up there because i can't reach it. >> reporter: life after paralysis has often meant a life on wheels. but a new generation of prosthetics is giving folks like amanda boxtell a chance to stand up and even walk. >> i'm the bionic woman. >> reporter: futuristic to be sure, but the world of prosthetics is now reaching right into the brain. prosthetics' next step later on sunday morning. >> osgood: the street fight we have to tell you about this morning is no ordinary fight. it's taking place on no ordinary street. ...

>> can i have you help me grab something up there because i can't reach it. >> reporter: life after paralysis has often meant a life on wheels. but a new generation of prosthetics is giving folks like amanda boxtell a chance to stand up and even walk. >> i'm the bionic woman. >> reporter: futuristic to be sure, but the world of prosthetics is now reaching right into the brain. prosthetics' next step later on sunday morning. >> osgood: the street fight we have to tell you about this morning is no ordinary fight. it's taking place on no ordinary street. rebecca jarvis will be taking us...

what made america great is an independent, vigorous presence. if a jerk burns a flag, america is not threatened. political speech is the heart of the first amendment. they're expressing their religious beliefs. now is the time to make justice a reality for all of god's children. captioning provided by the freedom forum first amendment center welcome to speaking freely, a weekly conversation about the first amendment, the arts, and american culture. i'm ken paulson, executive director of the first amendment center. david crosby has written and performed some of the most powerful music...

we know that king read gandhi. we know that we all followed martin luther king. there is a-- there's a lineage here. the most common thread was pete seeger. i think they should give a course in pete seeger in high school. pete seeger is a great american. pete exemplifies what we're talking about here in terms of a human being that lives their life in such a manner that you want to be like them. you know, you see pete seeger, and you say, "gee, i want to do that. "i want to stand next to that man. i want to stand shoulder to shoulder with that guy." he's the guy who never compromised ...