washington, pennsylvania; greg williams, co-director, connecticut turning to youth and families, danbury, connecticut; dr. mark godley, director, research and development, chestnut health systems, bloomington, illinois. fran, what is the extent of the problem with youth in america? our most recent survey from samhsa is that around 10 million, a little over 10 million of our young people, are using alcohol and substances. that actually breaks down to 26 percent of them are drinking and another 17 percent of them are binge drinking, which is having more than five drinks in a row at one setting. so it's a concern of ours that our young people are really starting to accelerate drinking and drugging than they have in the past. and mark, it's really...as fran has mentioned, alcohol is really the main problem. what other substances are youth taking today? while most youth who use, do use alcohol, marijuana runs a pretty close second with high use in marijuana. but probably the most rapidly growing segment of new use is in the prescription drug area with high increasing numbers of new users comi

danbury, conn., david on a republican line. caller: the differentiation between a committee in an politician these days is very meager. all in all, we have to put people with the right credentials. yes, he did have to be a migrant laborer for a day. that is the only context. he can make satire off that and make a mockery. our people work hard and it is not such a joke. that is part of capitalism. we give them the right to work their way up. they cannot make citizenship because unfortunately at the moment, we cannot anyone else to our roster because of our financial crisis which is hurting us. people are leaving more than coming. we should give them an opportunity to come. for him to criticize and make a mockery is not going to help. host: huntsville, alabama is next on our republican librarian caller: thank you. i don't have a problem with having him up there. they should get bill mahr up there, too. we have comedians in our politicians anyway. they are all canadians. they get up there with their slogans -- they are all comedia

host: next question is from danbury, connecticut. crystal, independence line.ler: hi, susan and guest. i don't know exactly how this happened. can you just explain it? then i'll give my answer toe. i don't know exactly how it happened, but i know something about, you know, what happens if workers are working. did anyone get hurt in this and what caused it? i don't want to say it if its going to sound foolish. guest: ok, sure. you know, there were, i believe, susan, four killed initially. host: that hasn't been -- they found additional remains, and they haven't verified, so it's at least four killed. guest: ok, at least four killed. there are three or four or five still missing. none of these were actually utility workers, but individuals that either lived or were working or driving through the area. and then i'll have to confess, i forgot the second part of your question. host: i think you covered it. crystal, what's your question you wanted to ask? caller: well, i know someone that is a heavy equipment operator and can't be called, will never pick up on the ce