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man was seen coming out in his underwear. cnn's brooke baldwin is at our chile desk. brooke, you see some of the images there, revealed. he didn't know what to do. they were shaken out of their beds in the middle of the night when this huge earthquake hit. >> absolutely. you know that the pictures tell this story. think about that number for a moment. 708 people in terms of the death toll. we were hearing somewhere in the 400 mark, two, three hours ago. that's doubled so that's one number we are keeping our eye on as you mentioned president michelle bachelet. a lot of people are still missing. 2 million people have been displaced by this 8.8 magnitude earthquake. what are we doing here in the international desk area? take a look. we are keeping a very close eye on cnn chile because that's where we are getting a lot of our information. one of our partner networks and hearing and keeping our eye on

conception which is 70 miles from the epicenter of the earthquake you mentioned. fred, one of the big stories today, 36 or so hours after the quake hit, is sadly the looting angle. have you the people so desperate just for water, for food, blankets. then you have the other part of the appropriatelation who simply is taking advantage of though situation and stealing for the sake of stealing. and we see some of the police just out trying to quell the crowds. they have gotten out tear gas, water cannons. it is evidently -- you hear these people that -- the desperation is palpable. >> translator: it is going to keep happening because it has been two fly of this and people are desperate. the only way to survive is to come and get what you need. >> we don't have anything. weigh don't have water. we don't have food. we have money to buy. but we can't because stores are closed. we left our homes early yesterday because they told us the tsunami was coming. we left with nothing. >> we all know this is a depressing situation. we are all victims in this

earthquake. woe all know what it is like to live through this disaster. that does not justify tie the looting. >> reporter: a couple of other news items. we heard from the chilean president. michelle bachelet. she mentioned the chilean government partnered up with the supermarkets to help get and distribute some of the much-needed food, the water, the supplies, people and victims of the earthquake. and another point she made, a major, major challenge for the chilean people, electricity, yes, they have it. the issue is distributing that electricity. also, what about the airports, santiago airport. lot of people, keep in mind, summertime, lot of people coming and coming and going. so far it has been shut down. they are hoping to open it up within the next couple of hours. final note, still no word to hit or win the chilean government will be taking any of the millions of dollars in international aid that's already been offered up. if and when they will accept. >> it according to the chill yen ambassador i spoke with yesterday, that country is

self-contained. they are used to handling earthquakes. and the after-effects and they are not that certain when they are going the need anyone else's help. remains to be seen over the next course of hours or days they came on that. brooke baldwin, thanks so much. i will be checking in with you momentarily. the tsunami from yesterday's earthquake didn't amount to much. there are no reports of serious damage. four-foot waves flooded some piers in japan but that was about it. the pacific tsunami warning center canceled its alerts earlier. even though people are grieve breathing a sigh of relief, chile is still facing a threat of aftershocks. let's go to meteorologist karen mcginnis in the weather center. i remember hearing that there were over 700 aftershocks at some point. has it grown from even that number? >> we have had about 90 aftershocks. just since the initial 8.8

magnitude earthquake. but over the next few weeks we will see hundreds and hundreds of aftershocks. this is old earth. let's zoom in. it is one of these dots represents an aftershock. so from santiago to conception, we -- we can see even some of these aftershocks extending southward. some of them you can see out over the local waters over the pacific. and some edging towards the and andes. this is very old ground. georgia tech seismologist was describing this earth as very old earth. feel it shaking that moves through this earth easily. so much so that the initial quake, 8.8 magnitude could be felt all the way over to buenos aires. just to give you an idea with these aftershocks, back in the 1800s when charleston, south carolina, had their great quake, the quake actually rang church bells up the eastern seaboard. that's how much or that's how

easily these shock waves can ripple through the earth just this dense earth. well let's zoom in more closely. this is the initial quake. 8.8 earthquake. we will continue to see as we did today 6-point plus magnitude quakes. we will start to see those taper off. 5-point plus magnitudes. four-point plus magnitudes over the coming weeks. we will see hundreds and thousands of these aftershocks. >> extraordinary and frightening for the people there that have been through that 8.8. karen maginnis, thanks so much. appreciate in a. to find out the latest on the relief efforts and what you can do to actually help, go online to our impact your world page. cnn.com/impact. one of our cnn international reporters ryan byrd, is traveling from santiago to

concepcion, 70 miles away from the epicenter of the earthquake in chile. he is joining us now on the phone. brian, give me an idea what you have been able to see as you have been traveling. >> reporter: yes. i can tell you it has been a long and difficult journey for us today. we left santiago earlier this morning and traveling on route 5, pan american highway. i can tell you this highway is completely ripped off. obviously the earthquake caused a lot of damage on the highway. major deep and very, very deep dips in the road. the asphalt has been ripped up and fault lines are running along the lines of the highway. that makes the journey difficult for ourselves and other people heading south of santiago. let me give you a snapshot of other things we are seeing over the last couple of hours. seeing two different bridges. bridges that sit as high as four, five stories that collapsed completely into the ground. one that had collapsed into the rio, large river that runs through the area. another one collapsed on top of a train track.

obviously, these are huge -- enormous bridges and completely wiped out by the earthquake. i can tell you we have seen downed power lines in many different areas and just saw a passenger bus that was turned over in a ditch next to the highway. really, this is an ongoing situation. just a few minutes you were speaking with cara. an hour and a half ago we felt an aftershock. we stopped for a break and felt an aftershock as we were standing away. we saw no make are damage at the time. would felt it. the aftershocks will con to happen. >> brian byrnes, thanks so much. the president of toyota is continuing his damage control tour. just days after his testimony in washington, toyoda will speak now in china tomorrow. he will try to convince the chinese that despite recent recalls, his company has a commitment to quality.

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all eyes are on vancouver today as the winter olympic games wind down. but not before one last major contest. right now the u.s. and canada are battling for gold in the men's hockey. mark mackay spoke with an olympian from the summer games-michael phelps. >> being able to have the opportunity to come up here and cheer these guys on and really be back in the olympic movement. that's something that's absolutely amazing for me. being able to, you know, be even more ex-seated than i am. we are halfway between, you know, beijing and london. and, you know, just being here and feeling everything. brings back so many memories i had over the last olympics. and these next years are going to fly by. >> reporter: what do you find yourself back being in the olympics? >> i have been thinking about when you see the people on the medal podium and you see them listening to national anthem and tears coming down their face,

that's something that -- that just -- brings back so many memori memories. i'm hoping to have the opportunity to go back watching everybody, you know, being a part of the olympics ask being able to be back. like i said, you know, be a part of the olympic environment and -- watching them on tv and listening to the theme song and it is amazing. like i said, these next two years are going to go by so fast and it will be -- an exciting two years. that's for sure. >> reporter: michael, you can compete in any wingter olympic sfort, what would it be? >> it wouldn't be pretty. without it not be pretty. it would not end well. >> you mentioned 2012. you a allowing yourself to think that now? >> i have been thinking about it since tend of beijing. it takes four years to prepare mentally and physically for the olympics. two years left.

and i'm ready. i'm ready to compete. and it is -- like i said, it will be here before you know it. >> it is appropriate we did run into michael phelps at these games because the olympics flame tonight, fred, will be put in the capable hands of organizers. >> let's talk about the u.s., canada, showdown on the ice. the form of hockey. a little bird tells me that canada is up 1-0. what's the vibe in this town? are pea collectively rooting for canada or the u.s.? >> reporter: well, i think we just take by the sea wall, sunday afternoon, very few people walking behind us in enjoying the scenery of pearl harbor. they are behind closed doors. team canada has the lead of the united states. first olympic gold, scored it in the first period.

canada leads 1-0. you heard chants of go, canada, go. this is going to be quite an achievement at the canadian hockey team beaten by the united states in the preliminary rounds to pull off their gold. >> the u.s. done very well in the olympic games. >> reporter: yes. that's putting it mildly. if -- united states is guaranteed gold or silver after this game is played. no more medals awarded. that means it would be the 37th medal for the united states. u.s. needs these games. most medals by any country of winter games and i guess a real good consolation prize, canada, 13 golds as we stand today. best showing by canada for a host nation of a winter olympics. they can really point to this as a success. >> that's fantastic. we know canadians are very nervous. a lot of pressure on the canadian athletes to win gold while their country was hosting the olympic games. glad that they were there were

that many. >> reporter: it was put on because of the own the podium pressure. it was instituted before the games began. they may not have owned the entire podium but owned the top of it. >> it was apolo ohno that said you may own the podium but we just want to borrow it for a little bit. he did borrow it quite a bit, didn't he? at least eight times. thanks so much, mark mckay. we appreciate that. empowering women worldwide. let's talk about that coming up. grammy award winning singer gets ready to unveil a new song and a very special event. we will talk to india coming up. tom foreman takes a look at a job training program making a huge difference in texas. >> reporter: on the east edge of austin, rebuilding america starts with rebuilding lives.

meet the latest class of the skilled alliance construction gateway. funded by city and county tax dollars this is an innovative five-week training program to turn the unemployable into the employed. >> this is a big deal to you? >> yes, very big deal. this is the beginning of the rest of my life. >> i'm excited even though it is -- really intense. >> reporter: the target is individuals over the age of 18 who ought to be entering the work force but who have little hope of doing so because they dropped out of school or wound up in jail or had some other problem. sean gomez, for example, had been in and out of prison for robbery by the time he was 25. >> there was no work. he was not existing. for me people like myself. >> follow the basics and repeat basics and everything else falls in place. >> reporter: then he ran into sylvester would recruits students for the construction gateway program. scouring homeless shelt terse,

unemployment lines. >> i look for two things. full benefit from this. and the second one, just as important, an individual that's going to be a good employee. >> reporter: once in they are taught the boot camp basics of construction work. showing up on time, doing what you are told, the language of tools and rules of building. all with the goal of helping not just them but the broader community, too. >> meet new people coming in the pipeline. one of the things that construction did is that builds the pipeline with entry level construction work. >> reporter: people you need to economically and physically rebuild america. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the result, close to 90% of construction gateway graduates who had little hope of a job before entering the program or employed within days of graduation. and they stay that way. how competent are you that you

will get employment as you leave here. >> 100%. >> reporter: it certainly worked for sean. he has been on the job for seven years and is now a foreman on an electrical crew. >> this rate here is the sole reason i'm working. >> reporter: the program takes on 100 students year. but that's 100 doing good work. good for them. good for their communities, too. tom foreman, cnn, austin.

a look at the top stories. today could be the start of an even rougher time for many of the nation's jobless. unemployment benefits run out tomorrow. the senate has yet to pass an extension for many who are waiting for this kind of financial lifeline. that could change this week. if not, more than a million people may not be getting checks in march. los angeles police today classified the death of marie osmond's 18-year-old son a suicide.

michael blosil died friday night. the l.a. county coroner's office is expected to carry out an autopsy. funeral services are scheduled tomorrow in chicago for the animal trainer killed at florida's sea world. he died wednesday after a kirler whale grabbed her and pulled her under the water and the 40-year-old trainer's co-workers wept during a video tribute. that took place at the sea world yesterday when the orca show resumes. president obama sign ad one-year extension of several provisions of the patriot act yesterday. without his signature they would have expired today. the act authorizes court approved wiretaps and phone surveillance of americans suspected of terrorist activities. according to an ancient chinese saying women hold up half the sky. this week the international

relief organization c.a.r.e. is holding the secondual women's event day called half the sky. the event is part concert and part talk show and part film unveil order theater screen in 500 cities. this thursday. grammy award winning artist india arie is one of the celebrities taking part. good to see. >> did you thank you. good to see. >> did you what an honor this must be to be part of this cloebal outreach effort. >> honor is the word. my mission is very similar to c.a.r.e.'s mission, to empower women. i do that through song and leer sxiks stuff. my mission is to empower people in general. i feel like on a spiritual level empowerment of women is one of the most important things to happen before humanity to uplift ourselves. i -- i just add my voice to that anything. always feels really good to be involved in something that is exactly laser point accurate to why i make music.

to be there with angelique. >> i love her. she is amazing. >> diane birch who i met that year. >> the -- >> walk medical the room and i was like i know you. >> you were one of them. there, you know. invited guest there. the event actually happened in february. >> yes. >> the rest of the world is seeing it this thursday. unveiled in 500 theaters across the, you know, country. when they go to the theater and watch the program what are they going the see? what do they expect? >> like you said, part talk show, documentary, co-directed by marissa tomei, live music. i haven't seen a documentary or talk show. i'm looking forward to singing with everybody else. >> you are unveiling your new song "lion and the butterfly." >> yes. >> i think we have a little clip of it. can we listen? >> yes.

♪ ♪ i am a lion and a butterfly ♪ show me it all ♪ i am a lion and a butterfly ♪ show me that i can be it all >> that's so beautiful. inspiration. you were into it. >> yes. >> you were like performing it again. sit here listening. i love that. >> what was the inspiration? >> i really wrote that song for my grandmother. who -- passed last year. she was -- the most strong and also the most vulnerable woman i knew. she was the inspiration for me to understand that we could be both of those things and strong and vulnerable and a leader and the lady and there is a line where i say i can be gracious and tenacious. and when c.a.r.e. invited me to do this, i prayed for everything and prayed this is a perfect

song for this and that song came to mind. i couldn't have asked for anything better. that's why i said it was an honor to debut that song and in this moment that is so special, global effort. just so perfect for that song. it fed my heart to be able to just be involved in something like that. all i did is get this stuff in and sing. and you know, they are doing all this great work on the ground. i love adding my musical voice, you know, to -- to that work. >> people love to hear your musical voice and your words and your -- you are you are a beautiful songwriter. so much so stevie wonder calls you up on stage. i was at a concert a couple of years ago. stevie wonder concert. out of nowhere, joining me on stage. what a beautiful moment that was. what was it like to be tapped by him for that moment? and to just improvise with him on stage? >> literally a dream come true. before my first album came out

in 2001, i had a dream that i was sitting on the piano with stevie wonder. all these other singers were coming through and i was sing thing is a singer. i don't believe who the people are. this is a singer. her name is fredricka. i was -- you know. i had this dream. that night was literally like -- happening. think just drove in have from is an savannah. i was fixing may wrap. >> there was no rehearsal and spontaneo spontaneous. you all were just -- playing on one another's voices. it was beautiful. >> it was a dream come true. yeah. >> this is wonderful, too. incredible effort that you have involved yourself with c.a.r.e., global effort to uplift women and out of poverty around the world. >> i want to say it again. honor c.a.r.e. allowed me to be involved. >> i'm sure they were honored you said yes.

unveiling this thursday. movie theaters and other theaters across the country. check it out. beautiful song "lion and the butter fly." that means an album is about to be released. >> working on it. i won a grammy for the last one. >> congratulation. >> thank you. thank you so much. health care, let's talk about that. health care reform. stuck between a rock and a hard place. president obama says that he will offer a way forward and we have details in a live report from washington. topping the movie charts besides india arie, here is a look at the billboard's top ten. ♪ note buy no drinks at the bar ♪ ♪ buy champagne because we got let go ♪ ♪ pocket full of money

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back to our top story. rising death toll from that earthquake in chile. we understand now 708 people have died from that 8.8 magnitude quake and still they are trying to assess the damage. still trying to get to anyone that may be trapped in any of the buildings. however, officials are saying they believe that they can handle this kind of calamity because they have an infrastructure in place to deal with earthquakes of this magnitude. >> we learned in addition to the 708 in terms of the death toll, michelle bachelet, nation's president, came out and said look, we don't know in terms of the number of people who are missing and that's such an important part of the story because families -- searching for these people within the rubble especially around

concepcion, 70 miles from quake's epicenter. a lot of people are still missing and families. we have one nice moment to share. this comes from a tiny coastal town hit by the tsunami. take a look and listen. bring up the sound. this is a father being reunited with his family. lot of tears. lot of hugs. here at cnn we help -- if you don't speak spainish we helped translated one. sound bites from the father who -- it is raw reaction to finding his family. listen. >> translator: there is believed to be many people missing under the rubble in this area where we are now. as a result of the wave that hit the area 25 minutes after the earthquake, according to

soldiers. >> that was the army colonel. this reuniting story is more -- zblin decreed zblibl more the exception and not the rule now. 2 million people were displaced by the earthquake. >> part of the big problem is trying to get to people who are in need with so many roads that have been buckled and that bridges collapsed. you are familiar with a good part of the country after having travelled there. >> oddly enough i was there on vacation literally this month one year ago. i was on -- we talk about the main north/south corridor within chile. i remember going there a year ago and thinking wow, the highways are amazing, toll roads. soft its dated. i was thinking some of the roads are more soft its dated than i have seen in the states. it is amaze when you see the pictures and -- just the destruction. it speaks volumes to how powerful this earthquake was. >> brooke baldwin, thanks so much here at the chile desk. keep us posted throughout the

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look at the top stories. president barack obama, like millions of americans, has a little trouble with his cholesterol level. overall, he's in excellent health. today he had his first checkup since taking office. a navy doctor says the president is fitted for duty. but he wants him to modify his diet to lowering his ldl or bad cholesterol. in europe at least 53 people have been killed in violent storms. most of the victims were in western france. at least a million people are without power and the country's prime minister is calling it a national catastrophe. several deaths have also been reported in spain, u.k., portugal, and germany. beginning tomorrow, construction project at new york's jfk airport will slow down for millions of passengers throughout the u.s. the airport's main runway will

shut down for repairs for four months. it is supposed to eventually ease congestion and because there will be fewer flights to meet demand, ticket prices are already on the rise there. coming off of a week in which stark differences emerge during a white house summit on health care reform, the wig question on everyone's mind -- what's next? let's check with cnn's kate baldwin who is at the white house. >> reporter: white house officials say that this week president obama will lay out what he sees as the way forward in getting sweeping health care legislation passed. today speaking to cnn's candy crowley, speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, she seems resolute that democrats will try to move forward to pass legislation with or without republican support. listen here. >> they have had plenty of opportunity to make their voices heard and if they wanted to

truly have -- bipartisanship is a two-way street. let me say this. if a bill can be bipartisan even though the votes may not be bipartisan because they have made their imprint on this. as i say, we were all for public option. we are now going to the republican idea and exchange. that's a very big -- >> lot of democrats. on the bug question of what's next, it is looking more and more likely that democrats will use a controversial parliamentary shortcut known as reconciliation to get a health care bill to the president's desk. reconciliation may allow democrats to make changes to the health care bill with only a -- 51 votes. single majority rather than 60 votes supermajority they would need otherwise because of republican opposition. and republicans renine unanimously opposed to the democrats' bill saying today that the use of this device reconciliation on such a big and

expensive piece of regulars is an outrage, they say. listen here. >> if he used reconciliation on this health care bill as we see the day what you are going have is a thumbing of the nose and at the american people. they don't agree with it. we need to change it. we are willing to work to get it changed to where we don't have a massive increase in the government influence of health care. >> reporter: all democratic lawmakers today seem confident -- seem optimistic they will have the votes to pass this massive health care bill. today they didn't seem competent they have those votes right now. >> so any idea on the timing whether, you know, the timing on passing the bill, starting over, moving on, what? >> reporter: all of that. it is a very big question, very important question because what we are hearing is that democratic lawmakers are really warning privately they are up against an easter break deadline. this is a congressional break that begins in late march and are saying privately that if this deal isn't struck or something is done with this health care bill by then, they

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olympic ice hockey fans, well, canada is up over the u.s. 2-1 right now. one more note on today's men's olympic hockey game. it triggered a brewing bet across the border. president obama and canada's prime minister have a friendly wager on who will get the gold. if the u.s. wins, canadian prime minister harper promises to give mr. obama a case of ying ling beer. it is made in pennsylvania. if canada wins the gold mr. obama will give mr. harper a case of molson canadian beer. we are going to get perspective on all the action in vancouver over the last couple of weeks. two-time silver medalist olympic figure skater elvis stojko is here with us. elvis, you have been with us for now -- this is now the third week, last one. story to see it come to an end. a wonderful relationship we had

here. give me an idea, your favorite olympic moment over the past two weeks. >> there's been great moments the whole time. but i think one of the things that i really, really stuck out for me was rochette. the loss of her mom and the way she came back and in the short program and stepped out there and had the support of everybody, every athlete. every fan across the globe. our heart went out to her. she just had to exemplify the true champion. it was great to see her do well and make the podium. i think that sticks in may mind the most. >> yeah. i think she definitely is the one that conveyed, i guess, the biggest heart. in a strange way, she has defined these olympic games, you think that might be the case as well? >> yes. i would think so. because everyone can get caught up with the medal count and, you know about the whole bragging rights and the ego and all that sort of stuff. really the olympic games is bringing the world together in

peace and athletic prowess. everyone come together to reach important their personal best. sometime as personal best doesn't always get you on the podium. but when joannie through adversity and at a time of, i guess, a time of learning through this, it is a journey for her and she went out there as that olympic spirit and did it for that purpose and that was the major thing about her. >> you as a canadian, i know you are feeling very proud of your fellow canadians because -- i did hear mark mckay correctly, 12 gold medals for can't did on home turf. >> yes. 12. it is awesome. i think that's the highest we have had in the gold medals as well. it has been great. we had a lot of criticism with the whole on the podium program and stuff like that. even if you look back and top three, four and five, we have done really, really well. can't base it just on results because a lot of times anything can happen. we have seen things in the past.

you know, you have four years to prepare. pressure is intense pipt doesn't happen. you can't put that type of pressure on an athlete. we have all done well. the u.s. has done fantastic again. very song that way. it has been a great game. >> in the u.s. in terms of viewership this has been the most watched winter olympic games. i'm sure in canada, canadian broadcast stations, this has been the biggest watched games, too. what 'twas big draw for the olympic games? why are people seemingly catching on and really falling in love with winter sports? >> well, think a lot of it has to do with one thing, i mean, being able to what's tough the tape delay and that. what makes it nice is when people can see looift, catch it live and feel looift and be around it in that regard. which makes them part of it. it is nice to have it in north america. it has been a few years since then. there's good rivalries going on.

big names that have continued through, you know, apolo ohno has been in it. of course, the hockey which has been great. the russian comeback. it brings the viewership up. there have been good names in all sports people are getting more interested in seeing what's out there with the winter olympics. >> are you sad it is all over now? party is over. >> well, i know. i know. you know, working here has been amazing. a great team. i really enjoyed it. my girlfriend and i are ready to head back. it has been really good. we have been running sort of the whole gamut of everything and taking all the energy in. for us it is like -- it is time to go home. it has been really great. we had ups and downs along the way. it has been small. >> you don't want to stay at the party too long. i get it. >> yeah, yeah. you need a vacation from the party, too. >> elvis stojko.

thanks so much. i'm sad the games are over. it has been great to watch. now we are -- on to the next games. right? looking forward to london. we will talk about the summer games coming up. >> absolutely. >> elvis stojko, thanks so much from vancouver. thanks for being with us over the past few weeks. >> thanks so much. in closing the unemployment gap, some jobs training programs, targeting inner city neighborhoods and getting promising results.

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jobs or lack thereof, another big concern in washington. lawmakers disagree on the best ways to created new jobs. the most recent unemployment

numbers show the urgency real. especially for certain minority groups. sarah lee shows us how some programs are actually closing the unemployment gap. >> reporter: the lab technician says she wears her white lab coat with pride. not too long ago her outlook was not quite as bright. >> customers drink all day at the bar. 6:00 in the morning, opening the doors for people to get their wine. >> reporter: her paycheck, $6 an hour. it wasn't the future she wanted. with just a high school education to compete in a tough economy, her options were limited until a program supported by federal stimulus dollars convinced her to leave her job at the bar and go back to the books. >> i saw an ad in the paper. >> reporter: considering legislation to create more jobs. nationwide unemployment rates for african-americans and latinos are higher than that of whites. in the shadow on capitol hill, a report issued by d.c. area

governments chose minority joblessness here and it is even higher. >> you look at the question around minorities here, unemployment numbers are extremely high. i think the key becomes education. >> we are also going to -- transfer the material. >> reporter: career training programs like this one in baltimore's biotechnical institute of maryland are working to offer that education. here tuition-free classes trained lower income and predominantly minority workers to as the program director puts it in the skills to pay the bills. as lab technicians and in maryland's growing biotech industry. >> there is a shortage of trained workers. and the jobs of today, jobs of tomorrow, have -- are proving themselves to require more than a high school diploma. >> reporter: the institute operates on prif apartment funding and donations are drying up. this year the program is depending on nearly a quarter million dollars in stimulus money to help more students who

said it made the difference between standing behind the bar and setting it higher. >> i want ad stable job that i love. >> reporter: biotechnical institute of maryland boasts an 80% placement rate for graduates. some of whom continue to study for more advanced degrees. >> thanks so much for joining us. i'm fredricka whitfield. don lemon will have the latest on the chile earthquake during the 6:00 p.m. eastern hour of the news room. he will devote most of the hour to a special look at broken government through the eyes of six retiring congressmen as well who don't have to worry about getting re-elected anymore. find out why they think votesers part of the problem. an exclusive one-on-one sbrir with israeli defense minister ehud barak.