i found my salvation? writing. i pushlished a book. i was recently attacked on the streets where i lived. >> the surgery left me deaf. i do not have aids. men are not allowed to be soldier. i am not asking for your money. please get home safe and keep this pen to share your story too. may be some day, i will get to hear your voice. this next poem is from my first poetry. this is for latinos in the house. can i get a woo. >> i want to break tradition about latino macheese mow. >> forget. i want to break tradition. because blood is supposed to be thicker. but you see, my friends and family, because they love and accept my and don't consider me, foreign language. they do not speak the language. everyone has green contacts. adopting supremist beliefs. when was the last time you saw them playing the maid? i want to break tradition. smashing it against the ground. where our spanish eyes are not blinded. we do not understand hate. foreign language. never. this next poem is called "outside". it's from bullets and butter flies. this is in celeb

children from san francisco are on their way to camp in the santa cruz mountains courtesy of the salvation army. they took ace in the annual send off picnic. they will send five days near scott's valley. >> they get to swim. they get to hike. they get to do archery. it is a fantastic camp. they have a blast. and it gets them away from the city during the summer time and gives them a different perspective on life. >> salvation army has been taking inner city children to camp for more than 60 years. >>> a line of clothing has triggered an online debate over teen pregnancy. our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask a neighbor about state farm, then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. >>> numbers are down after s

in his speeches and he's talking about what color his salvation is tied to a collective selvi she explains. collective salvation you mean helping each other things like health care reform and cap and trade extending unemployment benefits that's totally really bad and really really racist that sounds like loving your country to me so come on fox is that really all you got when i'm sure your viewers love your crazy antics and all the anger and fear that you stir up but even they should be smart enough to retire this story by now move on and with that line that's it for tonight's show have a great weekend and we'll see you on monday. ninety nine chief. away the russian empire. looked. through five hundred tons of gold. dozens of characters. in. the train. station. a century long the way. the mystery of the golden train on. they feasted this is not a provocation but warned. the forces that we should step in what is sure to suppress the trees because they have no idea about the hardships to face. one it is this is it of them to this and for any army the life level you see is the most precious t

with the promise of salvation. i simply want to life before i die. i have two more poems. this is all new. wrote it for harold bloom. he first called it the death of art and. reading well is one the greatest pleasures. i am dedicating to harold bloom. i am not a poet. i want to be rich. i have had a great sex life. i am not a poet. georgia i do not like being called an act visit. i cannot be considered a vegetarian. i will give my ass up and like it. i would be inspired. i may value peace, but will not use a pen to unleash my anger. i am not a poet. i am not dying. weight loss can still be a choice. i am not a poet. i don't care much for. i don't spend me weekends read anything writing. i like to have cocktails but i do not have a drinking problem regardless of what state i wake up in. i don't need drugs to open up my imagination. i am not a poet. i can tolerate half an hour of spoken word poetry. what my cats are up to. i always carry my business cards. i am not a poet, i only write to masture bait my mind. i am trying to convince myself that poetry it save lives. it's th

jonathan cook who writes out of israel palestine really have a story the other day what it means is the salvation of the strangulation of the people of gaza more slowly and maybe now is a good time to talk about the differences between zionism and judaism as you perceive them the key to understanding is knowledge of the difference between judaism and art some simply stated judaism is the religion of jews not the jews because by no means all jews are religious and like christianity and like islam it has as its core a set of moral values and ethical principles right now that is judaism zionism. is the nationalism of some juice it's a sick tarion colonial into prize. which created a state in the arab heartland for some jews by terrorism and ethnic cleansing and in doing so it made a complete mockery of the moral values and ethical principles of judaism the truth in summary is that judaism and zionism are total opposites now why is the knowledge of this important because when you know that you can understand two things why it is perfectly possible to be passionately and zionist meaning and see the co

. >> reporter: that's why the salvation army is ringing its bells in july as well as december. and for those who really get into the christmas spirit, at the chicago sears' store, there is also a sale on snowblowers. mike taibbi, nbc news, new york. >>> when we come back here tonight, something even more unusual than christmas in july. now there's video of one couple's up close and personal encounter with a huge creature of the sea. >>> you may recall we showed you this breathtaking photo the other night, a whale crashing right into a couple's sailboat right into a couple's sailboat in the waters off capetown, south africa. some skeptics wondered if the photo could be a fake, but it turns out there's video of it recorded by another boater nearby. the quality's not great, but you sure can see, this was a close encounter. >>> in washington tonight, a retirement ceremony for general stanley mcchrystal, the former commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan, whose storied career came to an abrupt end after he and his staff criticized and mocked the civilian leadership, including the pr

the salvation army sponsor today for decades. they pay $25 to register the children.t formally would cost $200. the san francisco kids will be in for a treat. it will be warm. >> yes. warm to hot. certainly it. has been cool coast side. the city, 70s. up in the mountains, upper 80s tomorrow. low 90s. we go outside and i want to show you how it works. and the colors representing the darker the color the hotter the red. you key the coastal breeze, rights? see the green. how it cools it off. right in our area, have the gap at the golden gate bridge and it cools things off right around the bay. hot inland, cool to mild coast side. 67 in pacificca. 91 in san rafael. 99 in downtown livermore. that is the airport 99 in antioch and highs tomorrow, get you to upper 90s, maybe low 100s. some places might be a tad cooler tomorrow. tomorrow will be a repeat of today with more 100s it will be a repeat. if you are at the coast what are you talking about? getting sunny days and mild temperatures. the temperatures have been going up right through -- they started in the beginning of t

because we as a christian church christian organization we believe that the only way to salvation eternal life is through jesus christ and of course islam in the koran. where you choose just the opposite of that i mean you cannot you could believe that dr jones i mean islam talks a lot about the virgin mary and the stories of jesus and his much as much of the muslim narrative as much as of the christian one and the jewish one the fact is i mean you could discriminate against muslims gays are more other cherished dominations i went to a christian school here i don't think you would say they are christian but they think they are christian so this is that's probably where this discrimination it's obviously frustrating for many of us in the muslim community who try to work hard and do what they can to progress and grow in this country that's been good to us that you come here and want to burn the koran when i think you that what you do is for the extremists you're very supportive of that agenda because that's what they're doing and yes the united states is at war two wars with more same count

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we live in the salvation army. come help me. that moved me. what moved me is what i selected. i had to come up with a plan. how do you help someone move from being trapped in their house, a quadriplegic to regaining their life back in 30 days. i had to come up with something that would be something you want to watch on prime time television, inspire you. based on the feedback from the first night, it seems to have gone extremely well. >> larry: how many shows in all? >> six specials. >> larry: is there a possibility of this being a regular show? >> i don't have time for a regular show. i might do more specials if people like it. this is the next six tuesdays in the summer here. it's 8:00 p.m., a great time slot where "biggest loser" would be. >> larry: first of all, you spent money on this. >> of course we did. i didn't do it for business reasons. it was a mission for me. i poured everything into it. nbc didn't have the budget, i poured more into it. i wanted to see people get this result and this impact. if you watch the show, you can't help but move away saying, my god, i ha

baseball can be your salvation. i am proof of that. >> all the hard work was already done prior to today's 20th and final stage of the tour de france. alberto contador could take a victory lap winning the tour for the third time in the last four years. administrative muscle flexing at the beginning of the race. the radio shack all wore number 28 jerseys designed to draw attention to the 28 million people worldwide with cancer. the organizers made them change back to their jerseys. the stage was so void of drama that contador sipped champagne during the 64 miles surrounded and protected by his teammates. the money shot in paris and for the first time in three weeks won't have to get up and race again the next day. levi lithehammer finished in 13th place. still more to come tonight on sports wrap. wrap up the day in golf where a major tournament was settled. and a day of controversy in more than one you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she d

affairs, heartbreak, infidelities by the score, double-crosses, kidnaps, suicides, sin, sex and salvationber, "guiding light"-- the oldest of the two-- was done in by that all too familiar villain, low ratings. >> it's a bummer. "guiding light" should never have been taken off the air. >> take one. >> safer: it's a bittersweet time, these last days, as hardcore fans and the show's entire staff turned up for the taping of the final scenes. >> thank you so much. >> safer: "guiding light" has always been a loving reflection of america's morals, manners, and marital mayhem, where actress tina sloan and many others have worked together for over a quarter-century. were you guys surprised when the show got the pink slip? >> tina sloan: the pink slips stunned us, all of us. even though we were on life support-- and we knew we were on life support-- we just couldn't imagine anyone would pull the plug on their watch on a show that's been so historic. >> radio announcer: the "guiding light," the longest running dramatic show in the history of broadcasting... >> safer: it started on radio in 1937, ma

i'm staying at the salvation army shelter. guest: first of all, thank you for your service. we definitely appreciate that. last year, the obama administration provided $1.5 billion to communities for the homeless prevention and rapid rehousing program, and in communities across the country, some of those resources were used to go to individuals like yourself who have the means to pay rent, but the barrier is the deposit that is needed. i would get with your case manager at the salvation army to identify where those resources go in the community that can help you get the apartment that you desperately need and deserve. host: part of the plan as the federal strategic plan is to look at best practices. what are some of the best practices with health care and the homeless? guest: 0, that is a very good question. communities like seattle and connecticut are utilizing health care in terms of making sure that people are well taken care of by getting the health care needs taken care of. states like massachusetts, who tend to be on occurred in terms of -- who tend to be had occurred

i'm staying at the salvation army shelter. guest: first of all, thank you for your service. we definitely appreciate that. last year, the obama administration provided $1.5 billion to communities for the homeless prevention and rapid rehousing program, and in communities across the country, some of those resources were used to go to individuals like yourself who have the means to pay rent, but the barrier is the deposit that is needed. i would get with your case manager at the salvation army to identify where those resources go in the community that can help you get the apartment that you desperately need and deserve. host: part of the plan as the federal strategic plan is to look at best practices. what are some of the best practices with health care and the homeless? guest: 0, that is a very good question. communities like seattle and connecticut are utilizing health care in terms of making sure that people are well taken care of by getting the health care needs taken care of. states like massachusetts, who tend to be on occurred in terms of -- who tend to be had occurred

. >> reporter: that's why the salvation army is ringing its bells in july as well as december. and for those who really get into the christmas spirit, at this chicago sears store, there's also a sale on snow blowers. mike taibbi, nbc news, new york. >>> the one clothing category where sales are booming, sales or not. but first this is "today" on nbc. [ female announcer ] jobs leaving. a budget disaster. california on the brink. jerry brown's plan? you run for office and the assumption is, oh, i know what to do. you don't. i didn't have a plan for california. [ female announcer ] with our state in crisis, we need a governor with a plan. you need a real plan, something i'll acknowledge i did not have. [ female announcer ] jerry brown. no plan then. no plan now. meg whitman. a plan for jobs. log on. learn more. >>> the economic slump has made americans more stingy when it comes to clothing, but swim wear is actually up. michelle kozinski explains. >> reporter: swim wear designers from around the world descended on steamy miami beach. bringing celebrities, super humans with more sk

h.r. 1469 is supported by the boys and girls clubs of america, the ymca, salvation army, big brothers and big sisters of america and volunteers of america as well as other important organizations. many members of this body are parents and grandparents first and members of congress second and this legislation is critical to keeping america's children safe from predators and other criminals. if one less child becomes a victim of crime because of this program then we have succeeded. with all the information we have, we are able to find out the criminal history of individuals, this act will allow us to do so. i urge my colleagues to join in supporting this important legislation. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i urge -- i yield such time as he may consume to the the gentleman from california, former prosecutor and the sponsor of the legislation, mr. schiff. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. schiff: i thank the

an international union of superiors general in the southern african catholic bishops conference, salvation army, red card 2010 campaign and the anti-trafficking coalition of 2010 are a few of those who have stepped up to combat this. south african citizens have been warned about the dangers of human trafficking and many have volunteered in the fight. human trafficking is in the public eye now and it is time for the government of south africa to purge it from its cities and anywhere elsewhere it is found. i thank my good friend for yielding and urge members to support the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i thank the gentleman from new jersey and we are blessed to have such a human rights activist on our committee and indeed in the entire house of representatives. thank you so much, mr. smith. mr. speaker, the bill before us house resolution 1412, recognizes the efforts today of the south african government to fight human trafficking while urging s

and there are churches and fire departments, lions clubs, rota rmp y, salvation army, there is an endless organization and becoming a partner, they sponsor scouting units and it seems fitting as we pay tribute to say thank you to those partners who play an important role and make sure that the scouting units have qualified leadership, that they usually provide a place for them to meet and provide support within the community. so thank you to our sponsoring organizations to scouting and to touch on that scouting provides, because they are a tangible unit. it's called the national good term project. it started in february of 2004 and began to track all the things we knew scouting has done for 100 years, the amount of hours for community service. i remember watching fire trucks when i was 11 years old and my scout master was fire chief, but that was good training for community service and we went on to do all kinds of community service. well, we never tracked that prior to 2004, but february, 2004, we begin to start to keep track. since february of 2004, scouting has provided 8.5 million hou

local river park to become the newest state park in north carolina as well as supporting united way, salvation army, and a local charity for noninsurance cancer patients. mr. speaker, this facility and its dedicated hardworking employees are truly a tremendous asset to north carolina. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute to address the house. mr. smith: mr. speaker, 2/3 of americans say they are angry at the national media, according to a new rasmussen public opinion poll. the poll suggests that americans are angry because the national media's clear liberal bias. by a margin of more than three to one, americans say the average reporter is more liberal than they are rather than more conservative. by almost the same margin, americans think reporters are trying to help president obama pass his agenda. most reporters try to help the candidate they want to win. and a majority think reporters would hide information that might hurt a candidate they wanted to win.