able to overcome these obstacles and we will create a safer and more just society that all of our young people deserve. i'm confident that with the passion and hard work of the individuals here in this room along with partners and friends around the country, we are going to make new progress and reach new heights and expand the circle of opportunity for young people across america. i want to thank you once again for your dedication to this commitment to this call in your unwavering devotion to the future of the nation and i urge you to keep up the outstanding work and i wish you a productive and successful conference, thank you for allowing me to share a few minutes of it with you today. thank you so very much. [applause]

[applause] >> thank you so much attorney general lynch. we appreciate those tremendous words of support and we are grateful for your commitment and leadership. i am pleased to introduce another one of the administration's leaders in the national forum. under the direction of arnie duncan, the department of education has been one of the justice department's closest allies in reducing violence and expanding opportunities for our young people. secretary duncan has made the full range of his department's resources and funding and staffing and expertise available to support this coalition.

we are especially grateful for his leadership in addressing the pipeline, promoting school discipline and providing educational services to use and correctional facilities. secretary duncan has put the department of education front and center in making sure that our kids are given the support and education and guidance that they need to get on the right path. i am so delighted that he could join us today. please welcome the secretary of education arnie duncan. [applause] >> thank you so much. i just want to let you guys know

how extraordinary your efforts have been in this difficult work and i want to tell you that growing up on the south side of chicago the friends that i looked up to and who mentored me and helped me many lost their lives due to violence. and you are 13 or 14 or 15 years old, when you see that kind of stuff it's cars you and it stays with you. by far, that is one of the hardest things i've had to do was to go to funerals of our public school students that were shot try to go to a classroom where there is an empty desk and try to talk to the children in what makes sense. on average we lost one or two children. the best majority were not getting mainers. one was shot from her living room and there was a young man

at 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon after school. i thought things that could not get worse and i saw those numbers continue to go up. what we are seeing is absolutely staggering with the loss of human potential and leaders and as a nation we cannot afford to let that happen. we are thrilled at the high school graduation rates are at an all-time high and dropout rates are going down, as a nation we are nowhere and near where we need to be. if you want to talk about going to college and chemistry and physics, there is a set of fundamental building blocks that we have to put in place, the children have to be fed we have to take care of their physical needs if they need eyeglasses were they can't see the blackboard if they are scared and living in fear it's hard to have those dreams in the future.

i kept a picture that a young man had drawn for me the captain that he wrote as if i grow up, i want to be a fireman. and that was too many kids, that is their thought. if that is what you're thinking every single day, it is hard to think long-term. so the work you guys are doing, as difficult as it is i just want you to know how much it means to me personally. quickly reflecting ongoing to ferguson recently and liked the attorney general i went to baltimore last week. just to let you know that for all the veritable challenges we have had some extraordinary young people across the nation in our community. what i have heard from the young people and the adults is simply stunning. the leadership what they can accomplish, the resilience despite all of the challenges gives me hope about where we can

go. i had never heard the depth of fear of the police department itself and just story after story had been heard, one girl talked about how her father had been beaten, that was the norm that was how things have happened. and we are serious about reducing adult violence as well and we really have to challenge ourselves when we are not doing the right thing. last week in baltimore we met with some extraordinary young people and the top of the list is jobs. and afterschool jobs, a chance to do something positive. many people end up selling drugs not because it's their first choice but a last resort, when you're trying to survive in trying to eat, maybe you don't have the family support at home, we have to have jobs for young people. i probably shouldn't say this,

when i go home i will sit down with him of the gang leaders and i have to remember that we are trying to understand the positive there. and so we have to think about what we do is we create those kinds of opportunities for young people that just have to make some money, they want to do it in a positive way in places that don't exist. [applause] and to me afterschool programs, talking about extracurricular programs sport teams, which is great, the debate team had no transportation and could not go to any other debate competitions and that simply doesn't make any sense. we have talked about community centers broken down and decrepit, and i think that school should be open 12 or 13 hours per day with a wide variety of programming.

i'm thankful that the vast majority of nation are safe havens and if we could keep our kids there longer, we think that makes a lot of sense. more vocational programs, how it's relevant to where they go throughout this you know that is a little bit of a different idea or controversial idea and the question is do we have where there's just nobody home. and we should really create a safe environment and give them a chance. give them a chance to be successful. there's a small handful here in washington dc. and i just want to challenge folks here to think differently. and the final thing that i will

say that i am increasingly convinced that our young people have the answer to i think for a as adults in terms of this it's actually getting more simple and less complicated and i think that we should be held accountable for two things. we should be held accountable for listening in a deep and authentic and ongoing way to what the young people are asking for and we should also be held accountable as best as we can with what we were asking for. so we definitely need a way to create some. because all we do then is perpetually exasperate the cynicism. we cannot not create that makes sense. if we can just all start to think about holding ourselves accountable for the ongoing partnerships and then month by month, quarter by quarter and year by year helping young

people live productive and positive lives, i think that we can go a long way to that. so i thank you for your hard work and your commitment. whatever we can do please hold us accountable. we want our kids to be successful in life and academically and not just graduate from high school to go to college. if we don't solve these problems this is the gateway the ticket, the key, to get our students where they need to be. we thank you so much for your hard work every single day. [applause]

>> thank you secretary duncan. we appreciate your ongoing support and we are so delighted to you could be with us today and we hope to act on those recommendations. and i have a lot to show for it at the end of the conference. my next speaker is another one of our close federal partners from the department of health and human services. this is a senior adviser at the authors of policy planning and innovation is the substance abuse and mental health services administrator this includes issues for children and adolescents and family. this includes improving the lives of children and families and communities.

she has also been a super great supporter of our work on the form. please welcome our next guest back. [applause] >> good morning for the third time thank you to the attorney general and thank you all is well for opening this very important meeting today. i have the honor of welcoming all of you on behalf of the health of human services department. there are a number of agencies and the cdc my agency and others that are actively partnering with this violence prevention initiative with the department of justice.

as the previous individuals have done, i would like to offer a special welcome and a thank you to the young people and the young leaders that are representing their cities. the courage and resilience inspires us to be better public servants. you are community motivates us to be conscientious members of our community and the continued optimism in the face of a struggle as gives us the confidence that by working together we can create utter futures and opportunities. in fact, let's have them stand up so that we can acknowledge them. [applause] [applause] >> terrific, thank you for being here and thank you for being leaders into our future. the urgency of this summit could not be greater.

the forum was born out of youth violence in chicago several years ago and now continues as explosions of violence and racially charged events are occurring around the country on a much too regular basis the latest events just occurring in baltimore, one of our new cities. i would like to share three things with you. first it is with urgency and outraged and necessary specific action that your zip code is your destiny. the study found that life expectancy could be correlated with metro routes and the further you travel from the heart of the innards any, the greater your life is going to be. just last week it was reported that in washington dc were number eight has 10 times the rate of infant deaths that were number three hats. two of them nearly 5 miles

apart. and just-released census data reported that geography plays ace significant role. this includes a child's odds of moving up the social ladder and others have a negative pull on children where every year in that community whittles away at the odds of thriving as in the dog measured by potential earnings in adulthood. counties with the worst social mobility have among the largest minority populations. poor children in these neighborhoods contend with struggling schools and racial and economic and health and housing segregation. we need to collectively do something about this. and the second point kids that are too sad into matt have problems learning how to add.

and so we know more about the impact of traffic stress and exposure to violence than we have ever known in the past. we have researched makes bitmap neurodevelopment of the brain and nervous system changes that occur with such exposures and we now know that the childhood experience came can lead to chronic physical diseases and behaviors, the inability to regulate emotions and behaviors sometimes as associated with violence. we know that children exposed to physical maltreatment and complex, are often tightly wound an overly vigilant and overly sad and depressed hopeless or angry. not knowing how to deal with these issues. we cannot express that these children can just ease into it. they are wired differently and it takes a lot to be wired and

put them on a healthy development of track but we know it can be done. it's not just a matter of school readiness for children but that laws must be ready to receive and support all that they bring in the classroom. so i thank you. so we must ask can we disrupt the past to juvenile justice, especially with different kinds of psychological challenges. we have a number of efforts and some in your city that are focusing upon assessing and addressing the tom of young people and we know that some emergency interventions and neighborhood programs and community and public health can prevent or reduce the impact of trauma and violence and we have emerging evidence that for addressing that, may result in less probability of problems

but we need to put this knowledge and prevention practices to work. my third and final point is collaboration which is what your teams are doing here and what we are trying to do as federal agencies working with you, means more than being in the room together and it means putting resources and innovation on the table. as i have mentioned earlier, multiple agencies are involved in this initiative of the department of justice, education, housing waiver, and in this case we are all making a commitment to collaborate in support of the public's health and we are learning to talk through the departmental mandates which is not an easy thing for us to do often and to recognize that public health and public safety and public education, public housing and

others go hand-in-hand together and that good outcomes in each domain are dependent upon the other and are essential for flourishing neighborhoods. whether it's bringing new ideas to the table to do things differently, we must generate a sustained political will and we must identify practices and policies that work or specific communities. as several agencies we are trying to go beyond the talk and we invite you to visit a new website which brought about 15 to 20 different agencies and departments together and to visit his website. you can find new funding announcements, informational resources, learning about to test stories and communities and evidence-based programs that come from different

perspectives. we have to recognize that each one of our federal agents these have a collection of evidence-based practices whether child welfare, mental health education and law enforcement, all critical components for building safe in brazilian and thriving communities and the challenges are to put all of those together. we need new strategies including technologies which is so much the medium today and something that we can very much learned from it. and we want to express our commitment to ongoing collaboration. as well as the collective impact we can have in ensuring that every child has a report to maximize his or her potential contributing to thriving communities. leaving you finally with three questions as you go through this summit. first, think about why were you

in particular selected to come to the summit. and why did you select an invitation. third, what are you going to do differently when you go back to your community? [applause] >> thank you so much, and what a great challenge to all of us with those three questions. i am please introduce our final speaker in one of our biggest supporters on capitol hill. bobby scott has fought consistently and passionately with programs for youth. it's safe to say that he is one of the nation's most vocal advocates for kids.

this includes the administration's work under the forum and i think that it's worth pointing out that his district doesn't even have a forum site. and you know how much his heart is in this work. it's an honor to have him with us this morning, please welcome congressman bobby scott. >> thank you. thank you. [applause] >> thank you thank you for the very kind introduction. good morning. i want to thank you for being with us today and i would like to thank the attorney general and the secretary of education

and the representatives for health and human services are really coming together and pointing out the choice that we have and we can educate the next generation today or we can incarcerate the generation tomorrow. and that is a choice that we have and your dedication to a comprehensive approach to the problem of violence is one that should the replicated all across the country. we know what works in reducing violence when it comes to areas of public policy, we know what works and unfortunately we also know what is politically expedient and one has a catchy soundbite. we know that we have followed the political slogans and soundbites and we have come up with slogans like three strikes you're out mandatory minimum,

abolish parole, if you can get it to rhyme it's even better. if you do the adult crime, you do the adult time. all of those that have been studied do very little if anything to reduce crime and a couple of them actually increase crime, but they have loaded up is to the point where we lock up a higher portion of our population by far. so if we just put a little bit of bad through here putting it in the career pipeline, we know that we can save money in that it takes an effort and some commitment and it takes making the right choice. that right choice is starting very early. including teen pregnancy prevention prenatal care reducing mental retardation and learning disabilities,

significantly reducing child abuse, highly correlated with crime early childhood education to make sure that other children can read by the third grade and they tell us that up to the third grade you learn to read and after that you read to learn. if you can't read by the third grade you're on you are on the way to dropping out, which is correlated with future crime. this includes constructive things with your time and access to college which we need to make sure that people growing up going to college higher education, that they see that they can kind of realize that they are not going either and that has an impact on their ability to stay up late at night and do all of this domain and make the sacrifices. but we know if we can end this pipeline and create as i have

introduced this effect which follows pretty much what many of you were doing today. and you figure out how much money are you spending on teen pregnancy. because you know that you're going to reduce teen pregnancy and a lot of other social topology. what are you spending on it today? a lot of communities will be embarrassed because in high crime areas they may be spending more on social pathology and incarceration teen pregnancy and other kinds of problems that spending on the school board budget. so if you're going to come up with a plan that is going to reduce that in half, you should not limit us, you have $100 million bid was counterproductive incarceration and you need to make sure that you come up with programs that

can do something about it and you're not limiting your imagination and maybe help a few, you need to have a comprehensive evidence-based program. when you come up with that plan, as opposed to the slogans and soundbites. coming up with an evidence-based plan to do something about it and as you implement the plan from a study to make sure that it is working. and we hope that the programs can be funded to help at once, but after that the savings so that you can continue this program in the future, and that is the kind of approach that can effectively reduce crime and save money in the process and we know that early intervention approach is the way to go. the attorney general entered a report on children exposed to violence and how they are much more likely to be victims or

perpetrators of violence in the future. the solution in that report was to reduce violence in the actually had a lot of things you could do. the interesting thing about that report is that it mentioned the criminal justice system twice. first, your trying and you have to stop that and a second zero-tolerance which means it has to come to an end. [applause] and the entire report counseling, things like that, not the criminal justice stem because of the attorney general's system says it's not an effective way to reduce violence, we can respond to violence but it cannot actually reduce violence. so we need to work together to ensure that we are actually reducing violence and i want to thank you for making the right choice to follow the evidence to actually do so rather than to play politics, you are actually

doing what works and proving that prevention is the right strategy and for that i want to thank you and advise you to keep up the good work because the next generation is counting on your good work and i thank you very kindly. >> on the next "washington journal" we have our guest on efforts of police reform, plus congressional police reform to have a proposal to create a inspector general to oversee implementation of a formal care act. and heather cagle has the latest on the crash investigation and a house vote to help to cut the amtrak budget.

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[applause] [applause] >> i am extremely bias. this is this is probably the best panel you will have not including the workshop that the young people put on yesterday. think about why this is important and the people we are serving. these are the young people we need to keep in mind. and instead of me reading, i will say all of their bios are in the folder. they are doing amazing work at very young ages many of them probably cannot even vote yet. with that being said i encourage everyone to use the #because we want to make sure everyone knows this panel is happening and that young people are leading the charge.

with that said i am excited to be here today. opportunities to join over the last two days, but from the tweets and pictures i saw, it was not only informative but an opportunity to share best practices. this will be my 4th time attending the conference the thought of the youth commission. not only can they provide adequate and informative information as a young person but can relieve you in your duties. [applause]

over the last few months and weeks we have all had the opportunity to be front row to some of the nations most serious issues that happened not that far from here in baltimore where young people are competing to fight for their lives and continue to be on the forefront of movements and making sure young people have an adequate seat at the table and can provide authentic engagement that goes beyond the town hall setting where the focus group setting. including young people. we want young people to be leaders. i am excited and will jump right in and have each panelist briefly tell us why they got engaged. most people get engaged because of something traumatic in their lives but it is important to set

the stage and identify what drove them to become engaged and how they want to be engaged moving forward. with that being said i will start with the closest to me. can you say your name for me? >> the reason i got involved is simply because i think we are a community. we talk about violence. it simply goes to the foundation. our communities are broken. i feel like there are occasions where we are being

reactive to situations where there are acts of violence or young people lose their lives. in addition to that seeing my peers losing their lives peaceful communities, there should be no reason why anyone should be in a committee where you constantly see schools with lax of resources. communities that are broken violent stems from that. i want to see my communities flourish. >> thank you.

>> i think it is working. >> hello. good morning. >> good morning. >> the reason i got involved with violence prevention is because not everyone has the same opportunity i have. if i. if i could create one program that would have multiple opportunities for different teams, that is what i am trying to accomplish. not every not every team will get reached out to him the way i got reached out to i fell in love with this about three years ago. i have been doing different programs, helping youth in changing the way the community works so that it has a positive impact on young kids growing up. >> good morning. i feel like i have no choice

but to be here. we speak on men of color boys of color. directly targeted by injustices men and boys of color are criminalized, killed, murdered slaughtered, these affects us emotionally, fathers, affect us emotionally fathers, friends boyfriends, brothers. i am here on behalf of myself. i have no choice. this is what i have to do. >> good morning, everyone.

i am engaged in this. at a young age i lost my best friend's suicide and it all came from the pressure of society stuck in a place where i did not want to be, did not want friends, did not want to be bothered but somehow i gained mentors who encouraged me, nurtured me. they planted me water me, nurtured me. i am here now and from what they instilled in me i have been able to get back to the communities. i am engaged because this is needed. we're talking about children in the future. one of my favorite quotes is from a wrapper by the name of tupac she core. i have been able to prove that it was wrong, but i still love it. if there ain't no hope for the use the truth is there a

no hope for the future. >> thank you. >> why did i engage? innocent people are getting killed sometimes babies and toddlers. they can tell someone. thank you. >> thank you. each of you has -- you have to be proactive instead of reactive. we have to nurture young people, engaged in. my question would be and we can start what is your current role? how would you define the inner-city," would you describe the biggest

accomplishment you have been able to achieve? >> the city implementation team. this information team is geared toward taking on the goals of decreasing rates of homicide, suicide, and overdoses. right now i am excited that we are about to launch an implementation team. we received over 65 applications and received them from the metro police department. the liaison youth implementation as well as being a student and being involved in the committee. it gives a lot of hope. >> a follow-up question.

a a lot of times when we have youth programs being implemented, the face of the program are young people. do you feel it has played a role? >> i guess in the sense that i definitely give condolence the youth will be on the forefront taking on issues. they will take on goals shootings, assaults, homicides. not only the youth voice for being reactive after something takes place but having the youth on the forefront. >> how would you describe your role in the community in preventing youth violence? >> my role back in

baltimore i started the youth commission, and my main focus was making sure young people had a voice at the table. and so as a commission we worked hard to provide a platform for young people to be engaged to not only provide a way to improve programs were systems were policies for young people but providing relationships because relationships are key. also, in addition to that being able to allow key decision-makers and leaders but having an open conversation young people are engaged. >> i would say my role is to help build it up. i am involved in a program in cleveland.

the main focus is to help bring teens in off the street and show them the other side of law enforcement because a lot of teens see law enforcement officers like okay, you are stopping me. now what. you get that connection you don't have to see them strict and start and get that connection. i am involved with them i can't program which has eight areas in cleveland to help build those areas up so that we can grow. the other role z 1079. they take us to the radio station access different questions and outreach.

>> and in your bio you talk about shared experience as a young person can help change your achievement to success. how would you describe your role in this work? >> i am going to have to say it follows whatever high schoolers do. pants sagging and shirts not talked the middle schoolers are going to do it. if we skip school and middle schoolers will do it. in the team ourselves, if we come together we can stop that and put -- you know give them a try let them be

keep them off the street let them come to school have a reason to come to school. >> what i be correct in assuming the power is really in peer-to-peer collaboration and giving young people a clear example of how to be successful? >> yes. >> am i correct in i correct in assuming you are a police officer? >> yes ma'am. [laughter] >> i i have not partaken -- [laughter] >> okay. great. how do you think this work plays a role in preventing violence? >> i am in a special role, as you can see, a young officer able to connect with the youth.

this is what we are missing. a lot of kids are not thriving because they are scared to be there. a lot of kids are not going because they are scared on the way to school, on the way home. it was an everyday struggle getting back and forth. [applause] >> what would you say is one of the biggest accomplishments you have seen? >> i love what my director has done introducing the program into our department, identifying the problem and educating. it is not strictly enforcement. it is more of a softer mentality because we're trying to gain the trust of the committee. >> i think we need a round of applause.

[applause] >> over the last few days all of you have been participating as participants in the conference. what have you seen that is giving you hope for the future? >> just being at this conference has shown me what everyone not only in my state but the whole united states is doing and shows me that there is hope for me and my peers and the younger generation that we are trying to make a difference. it makes me happy to see that there is -- there are people that do care as much as everyone here does. just making an impact everything that i do has the

exact same goal as quote emanuel or she core has. that is what i would say. >> for me i have to say that the most touching.for me was yesterday. i apologize because i don't remember exactly, but he started a conversation that needs to be had. we are uncomfortable to talk about it. the question are we serious about the work that needs to be done changing our communities for the better that was quite inspiring and she provided information i was not aware of. try to figure out how we can be serious about the work.

will the workpiece sustainable and change communities? 's. >> when you say are we ready what are the indicators that will conclude not only individuals in this room are ready but you are ready. >> absolutely. not necessarily creating new programs but enhancing the programs we have. i am a firm believer in building strong communities that are able to drive us forward. putting the economy back in the committee providing housing quality housing at that providing education the same education that

someone in howard county montgomery county has. so quality education quality lifestyle. >> i think that opens it up. how can people in this room support you? the work you are doing not just in providing a platform but helping to elevate that work. i want to ask what support you need from the people in this room to get other people involved? >> i would have to say the members who started the program changing a lot of people's lives. but at the end of the day

you still need more effort. there are not enough people. people on the streets. so i figure if everyone comes together maybe we have them get a job. >> do we want to -- we can talk. do we want to continue? >> yes. boots on the ground because that is where it starts. >> in general. we have people sitting behind desks looking at data that is great but if you are not seeing what is going on how do you verify for yourself? by boots on the ground i mean mentors.

there are a lot of programs come a lot of great ones but we have no one behind it we have a select number of things we can do. one program i have fond of their recidivism rate is 35 percent. the national average is 85 percent. they put boots on the ground and have guys who care about what they are doing. >> you want to challenge people to get out of their offices and get into the communities they are serving >> pretty much. [laughter] [applause] [applause] >> i think -- just kidding.

i think definitely need courage. we have a variety of positions. one thing that has been enlightening is seeing generational gaps. we have government officials we see the things that we want implemented. you know, the systematic changes probably have those here. we can work together. you are hearing what we want to see being done. this is one of your passions it's great but each of us are here. the people who are in need of this change it will take door knocking putting on your boots and knocking on doors and getting out of your comfort zone.

>> antwan. >> i would say two things. when we are here and once we get home and go back to our regular jobs we lose that focus. we need to network, communicate and make plans once we are here. something else giving youth input. a lot of people will talk to other adults about what needs to be done but they might not have the same mentality as someone my age and i am 18. they might not have the same mentality i have. if you can get youth input it will make the program start. >> based upon that how

would you describe engagement? the community advisor engage you in a way. >> absolutely. something i talk about is effective youth engagement. we can have conversations with people. intentional and genuine. conversations need to be actual items. we cannot just have conversations. you know follow because i think with young people they need to see direct action's in order to be engaged and stay engaged, see something coming out of the conversations.

>> that is a great issue. one of the things i struggle with you only have to cross them wants. to better health of people in the what is a peace of advice you would give? moving forward and i think listening a lot of times are they really listening? before we open it up to questions, one piece of advice you would give to adults in the room. one piece of advice and be as candid as you want to be. >> like i said, be genuine intentional have an open here. a lot of times young people can tell whether or not you are genuine.

a very genuine person these relations are key. we talk about that relationship and he does a great job. he is a mentor to me and is genuine. >> anyone else back. >> let's see. what we need is to initiate the youth. you cannot gain valuable information someone if you do not know them. what works best for me is talking. i talked to the youth. i am not seen as an adult because i look so young. [laughter]

>> understandable. you will appreciate that someday. [laughter] >> i am always seen as a big brother. sharing experience i understand what they have been through and where they want to go but i am able to give advice, bridging that gap. >> do not just tell you in person to pull up there parents but building a relationship 1st. anyone else? >> i would say not to ask questions you are not necessarily ready to receive the answer to. [applause] and also make sure you have the resources available. that interferes because a

lot of people all these negative connotations associated with the government. the barrier. this is not something you are committed to i would not even make that promise. >> thank you. but skip the panel a round of applause. [applause] >> and i think what you said as a as a precaution don't ask questions you are not ready to receive the answer to. just to remind everyone normally questions start with who what, when where why and ¿-inverted-question-mark.

want to make sure we hear as much as possible from the panelists don't be shy. and when you ask a question if you could introduce yourself. [inaudible question] >> i like that question. mayor for the day. >> i would start off by engaging the youth and taking some of them and giving them ideas about what they would like to change

and start from there. >> i will set of four or five caps on around the city people in memphis love bbq. that is a way to get people out of the house help build relationships with the community. >> i would start with food. a lot of times we don't realize the importance of nourishment. it controls how you we will participate in school and really healthy living. really make sure people are able to get the meals that they deserve and will properly nourishing. >> good issue. [applause]

>> a lot that i could do in a day. things take time. that would do something similar. i think going back to the committee level what has happened over the past couple of days the community coming together is key. and just building relationships. in order for us to repair the broken community we have to come together as a committee and build relationships. >> mayor for the day i will open hospitals more schools from activities for your children stuff for them to do.

children -- follow the leader. they do with the see. if i was mayor i would try to open game rooms activities. >> the gentleman in the back >> i wonder if you could give an example of where you think there has been the most impact whether it was a meeting or event. learning from different cities has been important. and they really do appreciate the work being done. >> thank you. one more question before we turn to the panel. >> jack calhoun.

have you be mayor for four years. [laughter] my question to you what keeps your legs under you? >> to questions on the floor i would assume that interaction that happens. >> i will answer the 2nd question. seeing the progress of your work, someone transform from a gang member to a high school graduate that is what keeps my legs underneath. engaging the youth. i opened my door to far

sometimes or get themselves in a situation they cannot get out of. i put myself in this predicament where i am the person they call. that keeps my legs under me. >> thank you. anyone else? [applause] >> for me what keeps me going is the support system. the relationships you build relationships you make and also the product of the work you are doing. quickly, the gentleman that works for the development corporation experiencing a lot of family issues.

he came to my office every day to talk. good health. he said, i just want to thank you because i i feel like you're the only person that cares about me. that is just so powerful when you are able to build relationships and be a mentor to someone. those are the things that will move our cities forward >> what was that moment? >> i guess it was once i got into college. once i started to see the discrepancies in getting

involved on campus and seeing the work being done. there's funding out there. they don't know what exactly is going on. i am definitely going to get into those positions. >> i will take a hit at that question as well. being out in my committee. one of my 1st mentors got me the exposure i was missing. growing up within one zip code my entire life i never knew what i would go to like is all i have seen was the neighborhood of drug dealers

or professional athletes are a wrapper. i wanted better. that was the pivotal moment for me. >> thank you. >> memphis police department i would like to 1st of all say i am proud of each and every one of you. two years ago came to this

conference. he refused. i had it all set of an wanted him to look nice but he wanted to wear polo and starched jeans, which was okay. my., to each and every one of you in the audience we must provide support for youth. telling his story. at an early age get in trouble. we could have written him off but he pulled himself up by the bootstraps and decided he wanted to become a police officer. in order to become a police officer you must have a sterling background nothing on your background. you must be as clean as a whistle. that was not the case.

he had at best a checkered background. so what do we do? this young man being told what to do and wants to become a police officer. one of the things holding him back. the director armstrong looked at him and said normally in a situation like this we don't accept because of his background. but director armstrong from north memphis knowing the people in his life give him a chance he decided that he was going to give him a break and decided i'm giving you this break putting stock in you putting trust in you. now you see the following.

[applause] [applause] what i am saying to each and every one of you who have an opportunity to give these young people not just lip service but an opportunity take a chance take a chance take a chance. thank you. >> thank you. [applause] i think i can ask the panelists so many misconceptions. a lot of times people say because you are here any person can do it but you are not just the exception but the rule. what would you say to members of the audience that only about misconceptions about young people but giving young people a chance?

>> what we find today and what i find in most of my research is a lot of people make mistakes that because they are criminals but because they are hungry need money, because they are not doing well in school. from this mistake they could have screwed their entire life of. i was given a chance. i am thankful for it. i refuse to mess it up. someone take a chance on me by saying you are not what your background says you are i can tell. someone else gave me a chance. they did not have to. showing steady improvement.

where you come from is where you come from. i am a product of my environment. i refuse to give up on memphis. thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> i heard doctor bell was here yesterday. we are all more than the worst thing we have ever done. a clear example of that. so one or two more questions from the audience. >> thank you for allowing me to hang out. one of the words was expectation. hopefully those expectations you came with her been fulfilled.

considering all you have heard thus far throughout the summit and the reality of things like baltimore do you still have hope that things will change and get better? >> we should probably start with ms. johnson because she is from baltimore. >> i still have hope and think i always will. i love my city and know that it can be extremely great. speaking to the most recent occurrences in baltimore we have seen a lot of hope. although it was not necessarily shown on television. what is it like? you know so bad, this, that a lot of times people do not show the unity, cohesion essence of the committee

from faith-based to young people city leaders coming together to take back the committee and take back our city and make it the best it can possibly be. today we have people who are invested in moving our nation forward and i think when mr. bell asked the question are we serious a lot of people said yes. you know, continuing the work. >> anyone else? >> i do have hope. those are just setbacks things to try to see how much we care. if we give up because things are going on and everything we have done has been a waste of time.

as far as baltimore -- [applause] -- we have to take the negativity out of that and create positivity. >> thank you. >> i don't want to be the pessimistic one but i do have hope. we are all black lives matter protesting but we have to shape our way of thinking. we have to think much deeper police brutality is not the only issue. and tell we shift and see the root cause of these issues there will not be progression because we are not taking on the issue at hand. [applause] >> great issue. it is important to see that it goes beyond the low

hanging fruit. more comments? >> yes. for every ten if i 10 if i can give hope to one i have made a difference. maybe those two will give hope to four. this is a continuing effort. stop being reactive and start becoming more proactive. if we can change it on the front end it will save more money and time on the backend. every year it takes $28,000 to house a prisoner. takes about $28000 to pay for a four-year college. you do the number.

>> time for two more questions. the gentleman here and the lady in the back. >> good morning. thank you for what you do in your courage. my question to you what role do you feel entertainment and media plays in the perpetuation of violence? i see a lot of it in middle school. violence and going to prison as a badge of honor. what role do you feel arc should play in the perpetuation of violence? >> from detroit.

[inaudible] [applause] >> youth matters and we do want to make a difference. very simple. the triggers and what are we doing, what works well? what should we replicate? and what other triggers so that we can no where we should focus our energy and effort. >> great question. we will start with you. >> i will start with the role of the media. we all know that media plays

quite a negative role. perpetuating violence. i think that it is sad when the only role model a young person has is little wayne or gucci man a rapper, someone like that because they want to live those lifestyles taking drugs i am in love with the cocoa or something like that when in actuality that is not a lifestyle they live. if we have more role models and mentors and we have more people that they can live up and aspire to be like. the grandmother of the committee so i think media

plays a negative role but we can counteract those images. someone that young people can live up to. >> what can be replicated? what other triggers? >> the triggers they are fascinated. it does play a part with the music as well. we have become accustomed to what we're seeing and hearing but a lot of people are unable to differentiate between the two. the media plays a huge part in everyday life but you have to take what they give

you with a grain of salt. they portray some of these to be the worst of the worst when they never show the good of what is going on. the triggers and what can be done but to be proactive. you can't let things get out of hand and expect to be able to you back in line. be be proactive to the issues and not let them get out of hand. >> i think that the media, and more in particular music and pop culture my guess the influence, we have to realize that we have to look if they have access why are

they able to relate to the music there listening to? it is shifting the responsibility. coming from similar backgrounds. we also have to make sure not only will they be interested in having mentors after school but the school systems are educating the kids. not everyone will go to the nba and i don't say that in a negative manner, but it's the truth. what is the media ever going to rely. [applause]

[inaudible conversations] >> i think it is important to recognize -- yes, don't judge me. the media does play a role. young people can make the differentiation between reality and music. we will have to close the panel but it is important to note the amazing points. i would ask young people in the room to stand up because it is important to realize they are not the only ones here. [applause] [applause]

>> get their input on the questions that were asked. and for asking questions. we will end the panel, and thank you all. [applause] [inaudible conversations]

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bigger in the 20s. any longer than dying in particular decade. >> the thing about devils triangle, there are all kinds of things that have happened. a regular navigation training mission. and then flight 19 would go east out toward the bahamas. they would drop bombs and then they would continue on then they were supposed to make a turn north and go 100 something miles and make a turn back west toward fort lauderdale. they never came back. later it night they sent out rescue planes looking for them and one of them disappeared. the next the next day they started a five-day search with hundreds and hundreds of planes and never found anything.

>> watch all of our events saturday at 5:30 p.m. eastern on c-span2 book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock on american history tv. >> next, senate foreign relations committee chair bob corker discusses a range of foreign-policy issues. >> thank you for coming. our guest today is senator bob corker. he is also a member of the banking budget and aging committees. we appreciate his coming back. he is a south carolina native the graduated from

the university of tennessee. he started his own construction company which grew rapidly and he sold before turning age 40. in 1994 he ran for the senate and later was named tennessee's commissioner of finance and administration. he was selected as mayor in 2001 and in 06 he was elected to the senate winning reelection handily with 65 percent of the vote. now on to the other compelling recitation of ground rules. ..

>> >> when i have thoroughly enjoyed being in a position to deal with issues that

only enjoy very much dealing with senator menendez. we have a number of issues right now in the senate we had a good run as far as policy. i think that will continue although some of the issues will move ahead. but instead of the giving opening comments date you for providing this opportunity i would rather just take questions from all the views we can talk ground what is on your mind. >> i will start with the ceremonial softballs. what to expect results of tomorrow's meeting at camp david with the gulf states

bidders that are not showing up? >> behind-the-scenes many have expressed great frustration. we bump into these people often in there is a lot of concern about the of a realignment they see taking place than to concerns about i iran. that the calls that are being made to calm things down. i think some of it is convenience issues but certainly the arms producers in my office yesterday but i

do think there is an effort in the region now with the concern of the united states allies a as some of the folks not to the year is a matter of convenience. >> this is the last one for me. of a colleague of ours from "fortune" magazine wrote yesterday that if u.s. cannot deliver on the trade deal that it spent a decade on negotiating to be a charge or wait for china will be greatly diminished what is your view what happened where democrats

lined up against boating on the tpa. >> as we were dealing with the iran build with the second weeks of doing it trade already was the complicated factor. so relative to floor procedures it had already become a factor. i don't know i heard every word relative to the exportation but generally speaking in a very much agree with that. i was an asia last august and for us to fail to have tpa or to get tpp then i a gray winter% to it is a way

to counterbalance what is happening in the region and. in and something that's good for relative to economic growth. but to a understand and there is a new offer to move up package along. there are differing viewpoints and what those commitments were relative to which packages were linked together but maybe there is a path that is incredibly important to our country and to the region in this is something where we cannot fail. we a half to reach an agreement to do everything retail and.

-- we can. so we don't, you know, we need to continue to negotiate in a way of our national interest but generally speaking tpp is important for our country. >> the administration is criticized for being checked out of the negotiations. could they pick up the ball? >> this meeting is not to doubt of that for some reason. [laughter] look. i spent a lifetime trying to produce outcomes to do

things that matter, produce results. i think all of you recognize the way the imf was set forth, the passage of it as a zeroth factor but is happening on the ground. o per every witness states they believe the administration authority is going after basis or whatever you want to call its. by the way this is not a pejorative statement no democrat supports it as it was sent over and no republicans were mostly no republicans. i don't want to oversta

the nun believes there is of a real strategy for syria relative to the entire conflict there. of the republicans are reticent to look at the al limiting a you imf. but concern about embracing that because then it appears you embrace that strategy. the white house will inkster's hero effort they sent it over. i appreciate it to talk to republicans on the committee in a separate room in advance but there will be no effort to to pass it to. but that doesn't mean we should not deal with the issue.

our staff is divided. mostly believe that day probably are at the fringes of what they are doing. but much of the democratic push of multiple conversations is limiting the next president. i will say that one more time. it is about limiting the next president is said different type of authorization not the activities that are underway for some time. but what i don't want to do

is goes through a process that indicates to the rest of the world somehow united states is divided dealing with isis. that is not a good thing for our country but if there is a path for word to actually complete the process allowed kardashian successfully we're beginning to have those conversations houri rectify all those forces that i they doubt for those that have then a part of this from the beginning as a pathway for word they you can solve the problem began this will not have one iota of the fact what happens on the ground. i will stop there.

there are things on the ground that need to be dealt with. it is pretty fascinating one of the big problems with the foreign policy is it continues to be divided if you are in the building, in the white house obviously your voice is heard if you are outside. in essence it is very a difficult to have any impact on those big decisions. think about it we have a program under way. it is train and equip the other alleged programs that have been under way to go after a different enemy.

but in a public forum day a joint chiefs say that obviously of practical issues to know you introduce people that our trained to go against but to protect the same groups. they have not asked for that but there are because you cannot recruit people to the program but they did ask for that. is the very beginning i have huge respect for the state department. general allan. i really do as the true patriot i have spent a good

deal of time with him on the phone in person but the administration and has not been willing to make decisions that would cause things to move along it is passed to be frustrating for all of us. i would say probably even the vice president but these decisions are not being made. the humanitarian issues which is part of foreign policy but we figure chifley jim dent sousa rushes lap having to deal with the issue to cross the redline.

but the implication in the cost of that i think but put to rest about the people in the region right now that created huge mistrust. huge. huge. i could give you, yes me traveling to saudi arabia immediately thereafter a and the kinds of things that have been said about our country. so let me come back to that. those minor decisions common not to minder but the decisions to get turkey involved on the ground, the fact of the no-fly zone i

know we used air exclusion zones to join in a different way and is certain areas of syria but not dealing with those issues with the humanitarian crisis is beyond belief. i have spent and i can i go again i have looked these teeth'' in the eye for those that have been part but now we have valley's 20,000 people dead. we have not done things to an address earthlings but it

makes little a more complicated but with this the answer i apologize. are used to use the word containment to describe but we we're doing is syria indies to upset administration officials when i use the word now they use it. >> yesterday's senator shelby publicly unveiled his community banks were kitsch finance. what do you think and we're already hearing senator brown to say it is overreach.

will he have to dial a back? >> i don't know. there may be real concerns as far as how will be handled. i don't know i am just beginning to make low-cost to touch base and my staff went through it with me yesterday extensively title by title. i do think there is huge bipartisan consensus around community-based issues purpose of the other areas where the divisions began this seems like every question you insert -- asked me in the hallway i don't know enough yet to answer. [laughter] but i don't think i know enough yet. i haven't had a conversation at with shelby. i don't know what his plan is.

but i don't want to participate of an effort that does not produce a the outcome but a partisan effort to will not produce an outcome but to figure out and i hope that is where senator shelby is ted wants to be in and he plans to move them in various directions i just don't know >> kofu a i will in the next 24 hours if you ask me a question of. [laughter] >> you told me a couple months ago you rather lay dash another railroad tracks and have another short-term extension. it seems that is where we're headed. >> i will get ready to lay down.

[laughter] and the writing is on the wall. i will be stunned if republicans deal with the highway trust fund responsibly. it's not going to happen. my friends, i am part of it although i very much disagree with this policy is becoming a party of what conservative is a means meaning spending a lot of money or more but not paying for it. that is conservative is in today but just not the kind by a group with rorer tennessee we have zero road dash because we pay for them as we go.

but the budget in then to make but to response of lead deal spending there will be a kick the can and then. >> but medicare is more difficult to deal with it -- to do with but the highway trust fund is the simplest of issues and paid for by

user fees. is an obsolete of the dead republicans will not deal with user fees. c with think the next step is to lower the amount in it and then to kick the can down the road. totally irresponsible in a bad vacation of leadership. day moon dash they spend the same amount of money. >> thank you for taking the 100 dinner bursary. >> the president does not

use that term lately that as you made those said turkish. >> what do you think about the pressure but to the turkish but to go from armenians to declare an a certain way, there are significant relationship issues that exist from turkey. i don't think the causes of

things not being more publicly discussed which for what happens in the region and right now. >> but was they have the al opportunity to have their say, that there is no agreement on what to reduce. heroines but for the first

time since i have been here is the taking back of power from the president. it is the big deal. he has a national-security waiver now it is taken back. interestingly their red surreys to day end the use question about democrats or

trade the i have someone who was willing to take back power back from the president. it took a lot of work with senator melendez said those who were so close to news the in administration. they lobbied and lobbied multiple times and in future but i'd known to look at it that way. punch. >> bid is is something that produces a result.

day you understand it? we need to deal with it i guess i think they're on the fringes legally. today their operating units in the cool fashion. purpose arabia should not say that. [laughter] but there is certainly close to the line and it will much change what they're doing. they themselves of agree. they still have these internal debates why they have been frozen for so long with a policy of containment. i'm not saying much in and though way of results but it is to different issues but

can i just dried palm that that is beneficial? >> what is the secret to having both senators work so closely together? >> i cannot be more fortunate to been to work with someone like lamar alexander who wakes up every single day trying now the best. when i first thought about running for public office state why i sought out and spent time talking with.

we both looked and cherished howard baker. he was the staffer back in the days. so there is a long term relationship and we are having dinner tonight as a matter of fact but it is beneficial in our state to have people who don't compete in any way who wish only the very best for the other. to people who celebrate the of successes of the other. very different with very different backgrounds to deal with sets of issues and believes when we know the person has much more expertise is certain height -- areas.

hisses is -- use of education and mine are very different. it is a great relationship and it is rare. sometimes people of the same party have more rivalries than you can imagine a but that is not the case with us. i feel we serve our stay well. . .