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Brand-new, fresh start. that's the goal of students at one university helping ex-cons get into the workforce. we have more from atlanta. >> reporter: hi, gregg. students and employers in nashville, tennessee, are working to put inmates back to work because the unemployment rate for ex-cons is 40 to 50%. as we know, that's five times the national average. we have one story of success, keith wilson. he's a very popular chef at a posh burger joint in nashville, tennessee, called burger up. he has been working there since he got out of prison a year ago. he has gone from being a dish washer to hav...

Tried, but they're going to be held, because there's a threat and they're probably going to be held for a long time. jenna: does that seem in tune with what america stands for, as far as having serious rights? >> well, let's think back. at the end of world war ii, we had some very, very bad people, and some of those people stayed in prison a very, very long time, some of them for entire lives, because it wasn't safe to release them. that's not america's fault. it's their fault for being enemies of america. jenna: let me ask you this side question: it's interesting to me that one of the things ...

Bedevilling us since donald rumsfeld went to the middle east in the early 1980s as the negotiator. martha: fascinating. and you have a unique in sight having known and worked with him and so many of these people. thank you very much. >> thank you. martha: interesting read. good to have you here. >> thanks. martha: bill? you know what, first i'll tell you, you can watch the entire interview with former defense secretary donald rumsfeld during the special edition of hannity tonight, 9:00 p.m. eastern and the interview will run the full hour, donald rumsfeld, speaking with sean hannity, will be f...