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This case who have been stopped and fricked 1, 13, 14 times in a five-year period, young men in high school and college doing nothing wrong, they and their families later come to distrust the police. they're the same people who are going to sit on juries, the same people we need to call the police to give information about, real crime happening in their communities. and they become distrustful. it sets up a barrier between law enforcement and the communities and that harms african-americans as well as the rest of the residents of the city. >> talk about the sentencing case if we can. because i...

>> from what i see, most schools have the proper protocols and it was just an unfortunate... tragedy. >> short of locking them in, there is nothing you can do. >> the parents need to make sure they are taking care of their kids. if your kid is not doing well and they have psychological issues, you have to address it? i know, i mean, i don't know what else -- schools can do. >> reporter: no one appeared to want to blame the schools. parents very much saying, do you know what's going on with your kids' mind? it's hard to police the thoughts of people. they are talking now about better funding fo...

Knowing that there will be federal cuts, give us some flexibility on our state programs. we believe that the states can be laboratories for democracy and for government reform. there's great practices out of states that we believe we can suggest to the president and congress that can be helpful in making tough decisions. >> governor, let me get you in on this. you met with the president and members of congress. is the overall message can you all get along? that sounds great on paper. great when someone says it, but you've watched the clock tick on this important issue facing as we point out am...

To go home with something. the state gets a dollar for every ticket that's been sold. they can use it to fund lottery programs or other state programs. the federal government also gets a cut. they get 25% of the winnings for taxes and even vendors, the vendor like 7-eleven where we are today, they get a percentage of the prize money up to $100,000. people are hoping they get something from the growing jackpot and if no winner tonight at the drawing, it keeps going and it could get bigger. this is the biggest powerball jackpot ever. this is the second biggest lottery payout in u.s. history. ear...

To make that happen. secretary sebelius stressed that very requirement in a letter six days later. quote, if a governor proposes a plan that undercuts the work requirements established in welfare reform, that plan will be rejected. what's surprising is that governor romney isn't celebrating this move by the president. in 2005, he penned a letter along with 28 other republican governors supporting the very same idea. the letter read, increased waiver authority allowable work activities, availability of partial work credit and the ability to coordinate state programs are all important aspects of...