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Happen in the neighborhoods with the new technology. we talked to a man who has lived in englewood for years and deals with at risk youth. his neighborhood is the epicenter of some of the violence. >> it's reactionary. i hear blue lights sniffing, german shepherds sniff us, bulletproof glass. all these things are reactionary. >> reporter: he would like to see the city support programs working at keeping at risk youth away from gang life and the superintendent knows the new technology is not a complete answer to the problem. >> there is no one simple solution. but more jobs, better education, b...

Friends catches this on tv, what do you want them to know? >> that i love them. and i'm sorry. >> i wanted to get right into trauma. >> reporter: once addicts like heather are out of jail, they recommend support programs like families of addicts. tawny watkins attends families of addicts. she says she started using opioids in 2008 after the birth of her daughter and has been in and out of treatment and the county jail. >> reporter: so you have been clean for over 100 days? >> yes lot. how'd you do snit. >> i eat, sleep and breathe treatment. i got a house with my girlfriend. i got my job back....

This will have the impact on the timing of considering a new attorney general. i had hoped to term -- but if we can't finish the trafficking bill, she'll be put off again. they need to come to grips with this. >> that was senate majority leader mitch mcconnell yesterday urging democrats to come to grips with the latest efforts to slow off loretta lynch's confirmation as attorney general. mcconnell sell they must consider first the human trafficking bill. justice for the victims of trafficking act easyily fin wsh measures on perpetrator of trafficking crimes to create a fund, which would, you g...

Getting college degree. you saw the president here on msnbc, he and first lady unveiling these new programs to expand economic opportunity to try to make college more affordable to a wider swath of folks in this country. at the white house summit today, president and first lady gathering education and business leaders urging them to reach out and for first couple, it's personal. >> with support programs in place, we were able to go to some of the best colleges in the country, even though we didn't have a lot of money. every child in america should have the same chance. >> julio castro joins me...

Courses in english before i went to the other school. i wasn't happy about that. but with her hard work, but also with scholarships, also with student loans and with support programs in place, we were able to go to some of the best colleges in the country even though we didn't have a lot of money. every child in america should have the same chance. so over the last five years we've worked hard in a variety of ways to improve these -- these, you know, mechanisms to get young people where they need to be and to knock down barriers that are preventing them from getting better prepared for the eco...