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forever in real estate. and nobody can ever take that away from you. just imagine having more time for you, for your family, and having complete control of your financial destiny. that's the gift that i want to give to you. folks, it's scary right now. less than 5% of people who reach age 65 have enough money to retire on or are financially secure. and this is according to the u.s. census bureau. so, if you've ever worried about money, or you're not where you want to be financially right now, then you have to make a change. you have to step outside of your comfort zone, learn something new that can help you get to your financial goals and help you live a life you've always dreamed of. the reality is, if you keep doing what you're doing right now, you're gonna have another year next year like you had this year.
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however, if you want a different year, a better year, more time for your family, more time for yourself, just a better life overall, then you need a specific plan and system to get you there. that's why you have to pick up the phone. make your guaranteed reservation for this educational event and attend so you can better understand this opportunity. put the power in your hands and start taking control of your own life financially. >> shawn and i attended than's event a year ago, and we were pretty much novices when it came to real estate. the way that our business has been growing, i'll be able to quit my regular full-time job within the next 12 months. >> at the event, we will also teach you the second way i flip properties. and that's by fixing the property up and then selling it, like we do on our tv show. for example, this is one of the 31 properties i'm working on right now. on this property alone, i'm gonna make several times over what the average american makes
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in a year. just imagine how doing just one deal like this would impact your entire life. in fact, here are the profits i made in the last two months alone, just on properties i've rehabbed. i love this aspect of real estate because you can make even bigger profits, while, at the same time, you're improving neighborhoods. however, it's not as easy as it looks on tv. that's why you have to learn how to do it the right way. you see, a lot people who end up fixing up properties without a system -- they end up spending way too much time working on the houses themselves. at the event, we teach you our hands-off system for rehabbing properties and how to get these properties fixed up without you ever having to swing a hammer or pick up a single paintbrush. we educate you on the process so you know the steps, who you have doing what, and in what time line. we also teach you exactly how to get the money for these types of projects. in fact, one source we show you
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is an absolute gold mine. our students have used this source to get millions of dollars for deals they've rehabbed. just listen to some of these stories. >> i've been in construction as a residential home builder and side contractor for over 40 years. i even sit on the board of directors for the national association of home builders. i'm here to tell you that the systems that than, paul, and j.d. have put together are the most extensive and conclusive systems that exist anywhere. they make it so easy to flip houses and make money. >> what really excites me about it is, number one, i see my retirement totally different now than i did five years ago. >> i thought i knew what i was doing. i've been investing in real estate for 30 years. it's so refreshing to learn from someone that's doing the business at such a high level in today's market. >> if you truly, truly want to change your life, to take control of your own destiny, to
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be in the driver's seat of your life, do it. do it now. >> i bought five properties. i've wholesaled three of those properties. i've just finished my last -- my first flip, and i'm holding onto one piece of property as a long-term strategy. go ahead. take this step. it's a leap of faith, and you will not look back. it will change your life forever. >> announcer: if you're looking to make more money and take control of your personal and financial future, then get ready, because than merrill, the star of a&e's hit tv show "flip this house," one of the most successful real-estate investors in the country and america's number-one real-estate-investing expert has one heck of an opportunity for you. than is hosting a one-of-a-kind free two-hour real-estate wealth-building workshop where you will learn his three-step system for getting started flipping homes and buying and holding income properties. at this event, you will learn exactly how you can do this without needing money, credit, or any prior experience. than's system has created
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thousands of success stories around the country and helped numerous people make money and change their financial futures forever. when you attend this live event, you will discover five untapped and consistent sources of properties than and his students have been buying for significantly under-market value that the general public doesn't know about. you'll also learn about a nationwide source of wealthy cash buyers than and his students flip these properties to. when you register and attend, you'll also get than merrill's "money resource guide" that shows you the seven best sources of money you can utilize to flip real estate using little or none of your own money or credit. this resource guide addresses the number-one problem most people have, which is how to get the money for your deals, and it's yours, free, when you attend. plus, you'll also get than's vip success package for free, which details out how than finds his deals and buyers and is full of other valuable resources that every real-estate investor needs to be successful. >> learning how to invest in real estate using this system has brought us closer together and put us on the path to
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financial freedom. >> announcer: don't let this opportunity for you and a guest to attend this powerful live training event in your backyard pass you by. seating is extremely limited, so you must call the number at the bottom of your screen or go online right now to reserve your free tickets. make your guaranteed reservations right now, before it's too late. >> just a few months ago, i attended one of than merrill's training events. since then, i've sold two properties, i have six houses under construction, and i have three houses under contract. in fact, the house behind me i just sold and made $38,000. i'm providing a better life for my daughter, and i'm absolutely loving life. now i'd like to introduce you to the man who changed my life, my mentor and friend, than merrill. >> it's important for you to know that, when you attend one of my live training events, you're gonna be learning from someone who is successfully doing this right now in today's market. over the years, i've flipped hundreds of properties. i built a sizeable rental
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portfolio, and i have 31 deals going on right now, like the one behind me. i also have a track record for teaching other regular, everyday people how to be successful in real estate. in fact, i have some of the most successful students in the country, who have done thousands of documented deals using my system. i've literally created a road map for you to achieve your financial goals. this event -- it's gonna be a turning point for many of you watching this show right now. but you have to pick up the phone in order to make that change. all you need to do is call the number at the bottom of the screen or go online right now to reserve your two free tickets to my upcoming two-hour educational event. >> than's event gave me the confidence that i needed to succeed. since then, i have completed 15 real-estate deals, and i'm in the current process of completing two more. >> we have a lot of students who had zero real-estate experience
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who are now flipping multiple properties a month. however, learning how to flip is only part of what we teach you at the event. the second important step we teach you is how to build long-term wealth with real estate. you see, the key to building true lifelong wealth is to learn how to acquire income-producing properties, like this one right here, that produce monthly checks for you whether you work or not. and if you think about it, no matter what you do for work right now, chances are you wake up, you leave your house, you leave your family, and you trade your time for money. however, there's only so many hours in a day that you can work. so, your ability to produce income is capped. just imagine owning real estate that produces money for you every single month, regardless of whether you're at work, on vacation, or asleep in your bed.
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this newfound financial freedom is gonna give you peace of mind, it's gonna give you more free time, and it's gonna allow you to give back to those that you care about the most. >> because of the training, i've acquired a few income properties, set up passive monthly income streams, and in the next few months, i will be able to quit my job, all from what i learned. >> now, i know some of you watching at home may have been to other trainings, or you're financially comfortable right now, or you're already in real estate in some shape or fashion. you might be wondering how i can help you. well, over the years, i've helped so many people grow and literally automate what they do by learning our system. take gregg cohen, for example. gregg is a student of mine now doing over 100 deals a year and absolutely crushing it. i've even had students who have attended our training events, who started using our systems, and are now so successful that other people started taking notice, and they now have their
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own tv shows and have been featured on shows like "flipping san diego" on a&e and "property wars" on discovery and "house hunters" on hgtv. in fact, here is one of those students. >> than, your system and what you teach is amazing. as you know, i was a realtor before becoming an investor, and i went to your seminar, and it all clicked. i started rehabbing properties and using your systems, and my business took off like wildfire. and as you know, the discovery channel started calling me when they found out what i was doing, and now i'm featured on "property wars." going to your seminar was the best decision i ever made. >> curt is a great guy who's become very successful using our three-step system. and what really blows me away is not only how well curt and our thousands of other students are doing financially, but, more importantly, how proud their spouses and families are of what they've done and what they've accomplished and just how happy they are now. >> i have a business that my wife and children are proud of.
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we're going into neighborhoods and being paid to fix up properties. i'm building a legacy for my wife, my children, and my grandchildren, and i'm doing something that i absolutely love. >> at the event -- and this is killer -- we introduce you to three powerful and little-known strategies for investing in real estate passively and earning high rates of return. in fact, one of those strategies you're gonna be introduced to, you can earn up to 16% to 18% interest on your money, supported by united states state law and backed by real estate. this is a little-known, passive real-estate-investment vehicle that's been around for over 100 years. we're also gonna show you how to use this strategy and other strategies to flip properties 100% tax-free. these are killer ways to invest in real estate and possibly build a retirement account for you and your family, because your money's gonna be growing so much faster in a tax-free or a
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tax-deferred environment. you see, working a job and just saving money alone may not get you to your long-term financial and retirement goals, and that's why it's so critical for you to learn these powerful, long-term wealth-building strategies. >> right now, we're working on houses number 14 and 15, and we have number 16 in contract. and on our last four deals, we're averaging $100,000 in profits on each deal. >> after all the closing costs and all the expenses it took to do the rehab, we made approximately $110,000. >> this house behind me -- i got it under contract, and using the strategies that you taught me at your event, i was able to sell that contract, and i made over $9,000. >> it completely turned my life around from "a" to "z." that is, by far, the best thing that could have happened to me. >> as you're watching at home -- we only have a few seconds left, so pick up the phone and call
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the number right now to make your guaranteed reservation. this event is an opportunity many people will jump on in this area and change their lives forever. i really hope that you're one of them. if you want a better year this year, compared to last year, you have to do and learn something different. regardless of your financial situation or your background, you can do this successfully. real estate has changed my life, and i know it can change yours. i hope today is a day that you mark on your calendar, one where you can put a mark of an event where you and your financial future and your life took a giant leap forward. thanks for watching. i look forward to having you at i look forward to having you at the event.
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sport called parkour held championships in las vegas last weekend. but a top team of palestinians was a no-show, stuck in its war-torn homeland. eric peterson spent time with the athletes who get their joy through jumping. >> reporter: a war blasted apartment building in gaza becomes perfect stage for parkour, extreme sport, blending gymnastics with agility training developed for a military obstacle course. how many wars have you seen in your lives?
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>> three. >> three wars. >> reporter: the men on the parkour team call themselves three run gaza. for surviving three wars and they cannot leave because gaza is under a blockade. >> parkour makes us feel free says ude, nothing is holding you back. gaza's ruined twisted cities are improbably perfect outlet for their exuberance. they don't see danger but challenge. leaps and twists from floor to debris strewn floor. ever higher to the rooftop. if you look over there -- you see the israeli watch tower. what do you want them tomb think when they see you jumping and running? >> translator: no matter how much they destroy or kill, hamza says of the israelis, i will still dance and have fun.
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>> reporter: there is already enthusiasm from the next generation. eager for drills teaching how safety comes from practice. mohammad is the team's coach and its philosopher. >> translator: we love life and hope, he says. and peace. so what an outsider sees as death-defying, the men of three run gaza see as life affirming. all around us is sadness, they say, but in the air in the moment is the sheer joy of youth. barry peterson, cbs news, gaza. that's "cbs overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back a little later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city. i'm charlie rose.
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>> announcer: this is the "overnight news" welcome to the overnight news. i'm vinita nair. the presidential contenders of both parties are already focused on the new york primary april 19th. for the democrats, bernie sanders and hillary clinton are taking off the kid gloves. each accuses the other of not being qualified to be president. sanders won six straight states and faces an jul hill bat al gainst clinton in the big apple. nancy cordes reports. >> you might recall earlier this week there was some talk about the sanders campaign having regrets that he went easy on clinton earlier in the race. well that is no longer the case. he is making up for lost time and he even questioned whether she should be running for president at all. >> she has been saying lately
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that she thinks that i am "not qualified" to be president. let me just say in response to secretary clinton -- i don't believe that she is qualified if she is -- >> reporter: the surprising jab capped a day of escalating attacks. though clinton didn't actually call sanders unqualified. >> i am by far the better choice. >> do you think he is qualified. do you think he is able to deliver on the things he is promising to all of these democratic voters? >> i will leave it to voters to decide who of us can do the job that the country needs. >> reporter: last night the clinton campaign demanded sanders take back his word. and accused him of inventing grievances to rile his supporters. but clinton did plenty of riling herself wednesday. >> senator sanders wants higher
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standards for toy guns than real guns. >> reporter: sanders has been criticized this week by some victims of gun violence for saying they shouldn't have the right to stew gun makers. >> we have got to do everything. >> the sandy hook families who say you should apologize for your position? >> i would say that i think it is, we all are aware of what happened in sandy hook. it is a tragedy beyond comprehension. but maybe secretary clinton might want to apologize to the families who lost their loved ones in iraq. >> reporter: later he suggested new yorkers might not like their former senator that much. because she is only 10 points ahead of him in the polls. >> in my home state where the people know me pretty well, i got 86% of the vote. maybe that should tell the people of this country something about when people know you best. how they feel about you. >> reporter: those kinds of personal digs worry some democratic officials who say that sanders is doing more damage to the likely democratic
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nominee even as his own path to the nomination tlinings. bernie sanders discussed his quest for the democratic presidential nomination with charlie rose. >> let me talk about the issue of qualifications to be president. you said secretary clinton isn't qualified. she takes super pac money and supported trade deals. >> clinton questions whether sanders is qualified to be president. i felt it was appropriate to respond. >> is it tit for tat. what this campaign conversation should be about? >> no, it certainly should not be. as you may know i have tried to run an issue oriented campaign which is what i believe the american people want to what i do have to say, charlie, if we are getting attacked, every single day, by the clinton campaign, i want them to know we
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will respond in kind. >> do you think that secretary clinton is not qualified to be president. >> does secretary clinton believe i am unqualified to be president. >> why can't you say yes she has some of the, a first rate resume, and a life in public service and one of the most qualified people. to run. >> she has years of experience. extreme leel intelligent. >> what you should say -- >> because i have some experience too. i have a pretty good record in congress. to answer your question, we should not get into the tit for tat and we should be debating the issues. all i am saying if people are going to attack us, distort our record. time and time again we will respond. >> people are saying the tenor of the campaign has changed. and souning more and more like the republicans campaign? >> well, let's not go that far,
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no. you said clinton should apologize for iraq war deaths. >> for what? >> for iraqi war deaths. >> this was after i was asked to apologize for the tragedy in sandy hook. it is tit for tat. i am responding to attacks being made against me. >> i'm asking where the tenor of the campaign is going? is that going too far to say she bears responsibility for iraqi war deaths? >> do i bear responsibility for the tragedy and the horrors of sandy hook? let's get off that. of course she doesn't bear responsibility. she voted for the war in iraq. a very bad vote in my view. do i hold her accountable, no? again i would hope we can get off of this. for the republicans, donald
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trump is fighting on his home turf ted cruz is finding little support. major garrett reports. >> reporter: in new york there is a subset of the conversation. new york values and what do they mean, not surprise league to new york voters. tough terrain for ted cruz already taking heat on this front. the cruz strategy pretty simple. not lose new york too badly. grab delegates where he can. never changes. new york is called new york. >> reporter: donald trump showed last night he values his home state of new york and basked in its enthusiastic embrace. >> i love these people! these are my people! man. for maximum political effect, trump resurrected this old turf war with ted cruz. >> i think most people know exactly what new york values are. >> do you remember during the debate, when he started
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lecturing me on new york values? like we are no good. like we are no good. >> frtrump suggested cruz's conservatism clashes with new yorkers. >> i've got this guy standing over there looking at me, talking about new york values with scorn in his face, with hatred, hatred of new york. so folks, i think you can forget about him. >> reporter: outside the event -- >> donald trump has got to go! >> reporter: protesters showed up early to denounce trump calling his rhetoric racist. but a robust police presence helped keep the peace. campaigning in the bronx, cruz was reportly forced to cancel an event at a local high school after students there threatened a walkout. but a change of venue didn't quiet his. >> get out of the bronbronx? >> the people of new york know exactly what the values are.
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the united states incarcerates more citizens than any other nation. we have 5% of the world's population. but 25% of its prisoners. the cost of this $80 billion a year has a lot of politicians searching for new idea. they found some in germany. bill whitaker took a look at the german prison system for "60 minutes." >> reporter: when the weather is warm, the lake side town in germany attracts families and tourists. we found bern junger out for a stroll eating ice cream sundaes, an innocent scene if ever there was one. a convicted murderer, serving a life sentence for a contract
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killing. he shot a woman to death in cold blood weecht spo blood, we spoke with him by the lake. this is part of your sentence? this is part of your punishment? >> reporter: well this is about being reintegrated into a normal life. that means rehabilitation and all that. for me, yes this is part of it. >> reporter: this doesn't look much look punishment. >> well, yes that's the german fairy tale. >> after 15 years in prison he earned weekend leave for good behavior. he is on track for early release. in germany, 75% of lifers are paroled after 20 years or less. if some one says to himself this is a german fairy tale. if he doesn't commit any crimes any mr. after release, it is okay. he can thing what he wants. >> a psychologist by training. he is now director of prisons in mecklenburg western pomerania,
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the size of new hampshire. there are rich field here, brilliant sunsets and the maximum security prison where bern junger is serving time. should he have a future for himself? he took a life. >> yes, he should. >> reporter: he should? >> he invited us to the prison to show us how the german system works. >> the real goal is reintegration into society. train them to handle their situation outside life without further crimes, life without creating new victims. things like that. >> reporter: where does punishment come in? >> the incarceration, imprisonment itself is punishment, the loss of freedom. that's it. >> i think americans think crime and punishment. you say punishment is not part of the goal of the german prison. >> no. >> at all? >> not at all.
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>> reporter: life inside prison mirrors life outside as much as possible. germans call it normalization. it starts with small prison populations. low-level offenders get fines or probation. prison is reserved for the worst of the worst. murderers, rapists, career criminals. we were surprised how quiet and peaceful it was inside the prison. we wondered where all the inmates were. it turns out they were relaxing outside on this sunny day. >> this is unbelievable. you are in for murder and you have a key to your cell. cells have doors not bars. for privacy. inmates can decorate as they please. we saw this man playing video games in his cell. he told us he was convicted of large scale cocaine trafficking and gun possession. he is serving seven years. >> reporter: compared to cells in the united states, this is quite luxurious.
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>> translator: yes it is comfortable here. as a prisoner here it is all right. >> reporter: he says being separated from his family makes prison hard, not the conditions. he has a private bathroom. and things that would give american prison guard the jitters. >> you have darts, you have a letter opener, you have legs on the table that you could barack obarack -- could break off and use as a club. you have quite a bit of freedom in here. >> gosh, i haven't even thought about that. here, this is normal. >> reporter: his day is normal too. he gets up and goes to work in the prison kitchen. after his shift, there is r & r, darts in the common room. beach volleyball in the yard. there is a lot to do, he told us. >> a lot of courses. >> painting course. pottery. soccer. gym. crocheting. >> reporter: painting and
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crochet? >> yes. painting and crochet. and in crochet we make hats, oven mitts, whatever you need. >> reporter: we visited several german prisons and were amaze how laid back everybody seemed at each of them. prisoners and guards. the prison outside berlin is as clean and bright as a google campus. the prison is surrounded by fences not walls. so inmates can see the outside world. the prison uniform, street clothes. for the inmate who find this too stressful, there is yoga. this probably isn't the image that comes to mind when most americans think of german prisons. that's likely to conjure up brutal images from world war ii. following that war, respect for the human dignity and freedom of people was written into the german constitution. privacy is sacrosanct. there is no death penalty. at old facilities like this one in berlin, or new ones, the
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focus is on humane treatment and rehabilitation. prison guards are key. they're well-paid and highly trained. they spend two years learning psychology, communication skills, conflict management, and they're called "calm down experts." >> calming down, calming down. calming down. not showing power too much. not showing guns. not showing weapons. >> they use solitary confinement, sparingly. he says there is little violence in german prisons. >> how do you explain that? >> if you treat them as if they are your enemy they will react as enemies. they will react as -- as dangerous. in fact, many of them are dangerous. >> you are up there on the row, everyone asked, in for murder, murder, murder. >> they're all human beings. and they know a violent manner. we do exactly the other way around. don't be aggressive.
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show them there its a different kind of conversation possible. >> reporter: the conversation starts right away. it is based on therapy. sigh kol jipsychologists make assessment, and plans for them. vocational training and work. inmates who follow the plan earn greater freedom and early release. >> we cannot see the sense in just locking people up for their whole life. your prisons will fill up. you have to build new prisons and so on. i think that was the situation in the u.s. >> reporter: with more than 2 million inmates in u.s. prisons, more americans are coming to germany seeking solutions. >> lech a doike a dorm. >> reporter: we joined u.s. prison and law enforcement officials on the tour in berlin. connecticut governor daniel
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malloy was part of the group and was impressed by what he saw. >> i can tell you they have a lower crime rate. lower recidivism rate than we do. and spending a lot less on jails. >> reporter: in the u.s. we have much greater access to guns. we have race as a factor, ethnicity as a factor. are the things being done here directly transferable to the united states? >> i think there are many things that are transferable. that doesn't mean it is a perfect fit. but i think we have to challenge ourselves to do better. >> this doesn't have the same vibe. doesn't feel like the prisons in germany at all. >> little bit more intense maybe. >> little more intense. >> john wetzel is pennsylvania secretary of corrections. three years ago he want to germany looking for ideas to improve his prisons. he showed us around graterford outside philadelphia. largest maximum security prison in pennsylvania. 3,300 prisoners are packed in
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here. we were walking through an 80-year-old cellblock when this inmate approached the he said he was a low-level drug offender. >> some times, leaking on the block, people dying in the cells, the water stinks, you smem the wau smell the water. >> you are preaching to the choir. >> ain't nothing but poor, black, latino people in the jail. it's bad in here, man. it's bad. >> wetzel started as a prison guard three decades ago. back in 1980, there were 8,000 inmates in the state. today there are 50,000. physical and sexual assaults are a fact of life. at graterford there are more than 700 lifers. >> pennsylvania is a state where life means life. if you are doing life here, you are not going to be walking around a park, eating sundaes with your family. you can see the full report on our website,
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georgia's governor vetoed a measure last week. mark strassmann has the story from mississippi. >> i'm here to sell cake, not to judge who to sell it to. rancher >> reporter: mitchell moore owns the bakery. >> businesses affected by it, we now have a target on our back, and, and, we are going to have to explain to our customers, no, no, we don't agree with the bill. >> reporter: corporations agree. wednesday, nine, general electric and hyatt hotels sent a letter to mississippi governor phil bryant saying they're disappointed to see the legislature and governor's office pass discriminatory legislation. after weeks of protest, governor bryant signed the bill into law tuesday. allowing businesses and government to deny services to lgbt individuals based on personal religious believes. a recent poll indicated nearly
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2/3 of mississippians support the new law. but that isn't stopping national brands from trying to intervene. >> companies who have employees who are going to potentially be affected by these laws, want to put themselves out there and say, we're standing up for you. makes them more competitive in the job market. san francisco tech culture reporter melissa lang argues few companies have put their word into action. >> we have seen companies go further and give their message teeth by saying they're going to do something to pull out of the state or cancel projects. >> reporter: one of the businesses is paypal. on tuesday, the company announced it would pull more than 400 jobs from north carolina after that state passed similar legislation as mississippi's. >> most lgbt activists and groups are really happy to see this is taken as mantel of the business community but not measurably clear how much impact that is going to have.
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comedienne amy schumer gained fame and fortune telling jokes. no laughing matter when she found herself labeled a plus size inspiration in the pages of "glamour" magazine. >> this special edition of "glamour" magazine meant to celebrate women of all sizes clearly of larger sizes predominantly. it includes an interview with schumer, who schumer says she wasn't asked for told it was going to be included. now her comments about all of this have generated quite a controversy about this issue of the magazine. >> i make fun of women's magazines a lot because it's easy and it's fun. >> reporter: amy schumer has been outspoken about body
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shaming in the media. >> they write articles. >> she took a surprise tone tuesday after glamour's cover listed her as inspiration in a special edition focusing on plus size fashion. schumer posted on instagram saying in part there is nothing wrong with being plus size, plus size is considered size 16 in america. i go between a size 6 and 8. young girls seeing my body type thinking that is plus size, not cool, glamour. i am very proud of glamour. >> glamour chic at any size edition is in partnership with lane bryant. linda heasley its the company ceo. >> do you consider amy schumer to be a plus sized person? >> i don't define people by the label. she was kould ocalled out as a who inspires women.
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>> schumer's comedy is self-deprecating, unapologetic jokes about her own body. >> i was born weighing 150. i came out swinging. after her initial response to "glamour" magazine, schumer went further, tweeting, labels which seem to be reserved for women are unnecessary. >> do you think there is too much focus on what size a woman is generally? >> i absolutely think that there is an opportunity to define women beyond a size and shape that they are. >> glamour also responded to schumer. they say that nowhere in this magazine did they explicitly call schumer plus size. a spokesperson told us in a statement, we believe her passionate and vocal message of body positivity is inspiring. we are sorry if we offended her in any way. that's the "cbs overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us a little later for the morning
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news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm vinita nair. captioning funded by cbs it's friday, april 8th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." the presidential candidates are in a new york state of mind, taking swipes to win over voters and proving they have got the stomach for new york politics. the search widens for the man in the hat. the new video of the brussels suspect virtually vanishing after the attack. >> top down on the convertible. that is kind of nuts. >> reporter: doughnuts, spin-outs and selfies. see the ride that captivated l.a. for hours.

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