michael: has the houston police department weighed in on how they feel about this study? ouston police department's in no position to come out as being antti gun at all. they love in texas. michael: well, i'm just wondering what they think about this study not just whether or not about guns. >> right sure. the police chief has had no comment, but the president of the police officers union has been supportive. michael: has been supportive of what you're doing there saying it's a great idea or they're not going to weigh in, really? >> said that it's a great idea, that it's a good idea, as long as we do the proper training and we have every intention of doing the proper training new finally i want to ask you this, in the atmosphere we have in this country right now and people rethinking guns, you're out there giving guns away. how does that make you feel when you think about it in the context of what the country's going through right now? >> it makes me feel great. i get up every morning with a pep in my step, giving out guns, link the dream. it's not like we're giving out al

. >> michael: you were there in 2006. hasing changed since then that would make it no longer necessary? the >> things have changed marginally but nothing has changed that would make it no longer necessary in fact it needs to be necessary all over the united states. but what is at issue today is the supreme court will vm an activist court and over do what congress has already done. justice scalia is just terrible in this regard and justice roberts you know has race on his mind all the time. he is anti-racial -- racial this and that he would jump up and down if he could -- could convince at least four of his fellows to go with him and get rid of the voting right's act all together. so i don't think we should be surprised of what he said. but what we counted on one kennedy. but this was a disappointing day for him today. >> michael: it dawns on me that you have been fighting white guys in white robes, and now you are fighting white guys in black robes. can you believe you're standing before the court having this conversation now

the best a man can get. >> michael: and we head now to "the young turks" to see what cenk uygur has plannedk. >> cenk: hey michael as usual we have a whole game not for you. elizabeth warren, the new rock star on the senate. very few people trying to hold the bangers bankers accountable. but they're robbing us blind. we have an incredible story about whistle blower. it's amazing how much the obama administration has cracked down on whistle blowers. and we have a story on l.a. women and what's wrong with them. and then of all things michael shure talking about the sequester. >> michael: there's the elbow cenk, we'll be watching. we'll see you at the top of the hour. for this next story let's turn now to rural africa. a little bit away from los angeles and "the young turks" where a serious problem is already impacting the rest of the global community. in answer african communities many people burn charcoal and wood. it's common worldwide. 40% of the world's population burn this type of fuel. the problem is the smoke from these fires is incredibly dirty. it can cause pneumonia or lung cancer.

correspondent michael isikoff has uncovered something that is not classified, but treated as one of the biggest secrets of this administration. it's something the administration has been fighting over with newspapers and with congress and with all different sorts of groups suing them who have been trying to contain what mike isikoff has gotten closer than anybody else to naming. and it is happening right in the midst of really big changes happening right now in national security in washington. today in washington, of course, was secretary of state john kerry's first day on the job. he was sworn in on friday after his confirmation hearing and his confirmation vote process that were frankly a breeze. in the end, the senate vote was nearly unanimous. 94-3 to confirm john kerry as secretary of state. john kerry, of course, will be taking over there from outgoing secretary hillary clinton. john kerry joked today that he had big heels to fill as the new secretary of state. president obama's second major nominee to face a confirmation hearing was another national

nbc's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff has uncovered something that is

michael has offered $13.65 for his company. the stock closed over there, $13.80. does tonight's earnings report change this buyout offer, do you think? >> it is interesting bu in a lot of ways it validates what michael dell is trying to do. the server and networking business is where he sees the future, 42%, 18% year-over-year, as you said. and then you have the mobility side and the p.c. side, which is continuing to erode. so if you kind of have the pallet to suffer through the short-term losses, then you could see some longer-term opportunities. but the real question is: if you were to then shed this hardware side, what are you going to do with this great enterprise business because they were trying to target the commercial hardware business, and sales were continuing to erode there because people are bringing in their own devices. so you can't really have an enterprise solution for people's personal devices. it just isn't going to work. you need to be able to hold on to that. >> tom: the company of two sales, the server business and networking business doing we

michael has gone through the annual financial reports and found george wasashington is in second placeplace. howard uniniversity is the fifth largest t employer in the district. stay tuned. our roundtable will be back after the break on the economy. >> the dow hit t 14,000 on friday. that did not disguise bad news bring for the washington area and national e economy. we f found out the gdp shrank due to cuts in defense spending just as reports came out congress is no closer to deal to avoid sequestration cu. we saw the number of jobs created is not grong fast enouough. more peoplple are filing fo unemployment.. herere to discuss this are twtwo of our favavorite contributors, j josh boaknd sahil kapur. welcome. there are plenty of ways to see a bright side in the economy. there are plenty of ways where people are worried as well. we have some breaking news on friday that the district financial officer is resesigni after last year he agreed to another fi-year term. what do you make of that? >> most voters saw him as the one official they y did not want toto see leave the governmt. >>>> y

. >>> we are thrilled to have him, the first time prince michael has done something like this. he will be on our stage in a few minutes. a very impressive and nice young man. >> so sweet. so charming. >>> first, the sad news tonight, the apparent suicide death of country music star, mindy mccready. why couldn't this tragedy be prevented? >> that's what i want to know. that's why i sat down with the man who tried to help her conquer her demons on "celebrity rehab" dr. drew pinsky. >> she apparently shot herself in the face on this front porch moments after shooting her dog and days after being released from a mental health clinic. >> it's awful. what's awful to me, she was allowed to go home where there was a firearm. >> dr. drew knew mccready well. she participated in season three of "celebrity rehab," and it was dramatic. >> she's having a seizure. nurse! nurse! she's having a seizure, right now! right now. somebody! dear god. nurse! >> mccready had attempted suicide three times before. dr. drew, now on hln's dr. drew on call. so could this have been prevented? >> yes, number

to promote really good health and activity on the weekends. * you know, michael has really had a big presence in our community. we have so many mutual, very, very good friends together. but really, i think your dedication, michael, to this project, i think what i admire so much about you is your dedication just generically to our community in san francisco and everything that you do, and you do it to selflessly. it comes so naturally. and we are all better for it as a city. and i just admire you so much. i really am fortunate that not only do you live in the district but i can count you as a friend. i want to say congratulations and thank you so much for being here today. (applause) >> my comment is going to be very brief, but i just want to thank mark and actually margo for this really great award. and i guess to the supervisors, what mark and the mayor what they're doing in the community to have a playground within walking distance of every family and every kid i think is something very admirable. we're using fleet week. we're using the swap cup. we're using all these events to come

. >> won't end when the final winner is announced, live with kelly and michael has a big post oscar program. >> michael strahan will be on the red carpet the night before. he have kelly in a position back stage where right when the winners come off we'll be there with another camera. >> ultimately it's about the fans and they showed up here to get a touch of magic. >> a lot of my friends back home i told them i was coming and they were like, take pictures for us. they never get to see this excitement. >> you can't see anything. >> i know, but it's just the feel of being here. it's fabulous. it's hollywood! reporter: all of these acclaimed films in the running and crowd favorites and then you'll meet -- a lot of people may not know who he is but by the time the evening is over he may be a household name. he is the host. and been coming up at 11:00, a couple from san san a moan who were -- san ramon. nobody is here but i guarantee you in less than 4 hours from now this place is going to be jammed. we're questioned in along the red carpet tomorrow. live in hollywood, don sanchez, abc7 news. >>

to promote really good health and activity on the weekends. * you know, michael has really had a big presence in our community. we have so many mutual, very, very good friends together. but really, i think your dedication, michael, to this project, i think what i admire so much about you is your dedication just generically to our community in san francisco and everything that you do, and you do it to selflessly. it comes so naturally. and we are all better for

one of the loud he is has been michael bloomberg and his u.s. pac. as run 200 hours of tv ad like this attacking debby halvorsong n ng un's voting history. james? >> snow is coming down in what is going to be a pretty small turnout will probably be close to minuscule given the conditions. >> michael: i mean, it's an easy political question to ask. sort of like a reflex to ask it, who does that mint if it's benefit? >> conventional wisdom is you probably have your most political active and astute and driven voters come out they might be older mostly african-american group that comes out. they would probably tend to be left of center, anti-guns, and that probably would give robin kelly, a former state senator ironically, a native new yorker who has never met bloomberg would probably give they are the edge since bloomberg's ad changed their tack a little bit about ten days ago instead of simply going an halverson the leading candidate who is backed by the nra. you would have to believe that helps her a lot. >> michael: this has been a national race becau

the defendant, michael johnson, had little reaction. this case has been going on for two and a half years. phylicia barnes disappeared at the age of 16 in 2010. michael johnson has been the suspect all along. he was indicted in april of this past year and finally the trial starting about two weeks ago. with me is russell barnes, phylicia barnes' father. >> we believe that she can rest now. justice has been served. we have been fighting for this over the past two and a half years. this is a bittersweet day. this should have never happened. this has torn up three families. we are still soaking it in. >> you are from baltimore, she was living in north carolina at the time. first of all, it had to be an incredibly painful wait for getting some of the answers in this case that you had anticipated. >> yes, yes. we did our own investigation and we worked with the police. we know that felicia would not cause of the family so we just stop there with it. we know how much she loved our family, how much she loved baltimore. how much she anticipated living a full

and they feel that all that michael has been through in his life has prepared him for this moment. >>is just one of these kids that works hard with everything he does. he'll set a goal and he'll achieve it. whatever the next level was, he does what it takes to get there. and i fully believe because of that, there is no doubt in his mind or our mind that we're going to win. we're going to win this game. >> now, you saw what they're wearing. they are bled out. they have number 74 all over the place. their youngest son sj plays basketball at loyola college in maryland. and if the ravens win on sunday, the whole family is going to disney world. not a bad trip to take. we'll be back with more in sports. we'll hear from both harbaugh coaches coming up in just a bit. i'm kristen berset, guys, back to you in the studio. >> thank you, kristen. we have a whole lot more from new orleans later on in the broadcast. you can check out more of all of the other stories. just go to our website wusa9. check them out. and be sure to join us sunday for the superbowl. catch us right here starting at 6:30.

director for c c a and i conquer that we need someone who can support our local staff on this i think michael has a comment. >>> michael conly deputy general manager we are in the process of getting that approved and it's working it's way through the mayor's office now ran and the department of human resource and we home to hope to have to posted and filled and i know we are recruiting for that as well. >> when? >>> as soon as the mayors office releases it. >> can we express urgency on that especially from hearing from supervisor camp poes that he didn't want this program to lag and i feel quite strongly that we need to get that division filled in order to move this program. >> any urgency on your behalf would be greatly welcome i. >>> oh, you are not done. >> i can't remember my other point. >>> all right i'm a little discouraged by the conversation but, on the one hand, we have to treat this pretty delicately and dig a little deeper into the details so we can dive in and on the other hand, i expect jason to be at every single meeting that we assess this at because i see urgency in terms of not

. >> michael has tried different fads, different weight loss programs to try to get the weight off.imes he was successful but, you know, true success is when you're able to keep it off, and that was always the hardest part for him. he wasn't able to keep it off. >> every day this is what it's going to feel like until we get more and more of that weight off. >> reporter: after sweating it out with trainer bob harper and the blue team, he has lost 80 pounds so far this season. his wife says his new motivation came from the recent birth of their baby boy. >> once we had the baby last year, it was at that point where he basically said, you know, if i don't get this weight off, my son is not going to be able to grow up and have me as a father because i'm not going to be around anymore. >> hardest thing i ever done. >> she says she's proud of his ro gres and the changes he's made since getting back home. he's changed the way he's eating, including more greens and veggies in his meals. and he's going to the gym even dragging his wife along with him. >> it's been exciting. i love to see the

we'll talk about golf gate with michael hastings who has written one of the best books on press accessd we'll have bill nigh the science guy on again. >> michael: sounds like a great show. thanks, cenk. we will all be watching "the young turks." it is time, to declare victory in the fight for voter rights or does the battle still rage in voter id laws. the civil rights movement of the 1960s, including the march from selma to montgomery lead to the march of 1965. section five of the law requires states and counties to get permission from the federal government before changing any voter rules. a total of nine states are currently subject to section five. in 2006 it was reauthorized for 25 years with overwhelming i bipartisan support, but now a constitutional challenge has put this landmark law in the hands of the roberts court. joining us now is doug kendall, the founder and president of the constitutional accountability center. he comes to us from washington, d.c. welcome to "the war room," doug. >> thanks for having me. >> michael: shelby county alabama, has brought the supreme court c

michael shure. the sequester has washington on edge, as for the rest of the country, i guess whether your heart is in it or not, all depends on where you call home. [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: this war room is tracking all things politics. we start with what we have our mrit call eyes on today. one eye is on the sequester showdown. president obama and house respects have until late thursday to reach a deal or else $85 billion in mandatory cuts start rolling off of the chopping block. it's a an agreement the president and john boehner reached back in 2011. the think i was that democrats won't cut social programs and republicans won't cut millation spending but they'll have to save face politically. today for their annual meeting president obama enlisted the governor's help. >> obama: while you are in town i hope you speak with your congressional delegation and remind them exactly what is at steak, and who is at risk. these cuts do not have to happen. congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. >> michael: so some governors heeded that call but louisiana's respect govern

michael has been checking them out and joins us now with a special report just in time for valentine's day. >>reporter: it is just in time. we order from 3 of the big florist pro flowers 1-800-flowers and ftd back on mother's day we checked them out with our partner consumer report so seemed like a good time to check back in. we ordered one dozen red roses on line from pro nroushtion 1-800-flowers and ftd. this is what we received. 3 dozen flowers. all 3 of these companies get an a for doing what they say they are going to do. >> dozen roses showed up when supposed to. they were would you have about. wasn't exactly as personal as i would like had it been for real. >>reporter: here's what she means by that. the flowers arrived by fedex or ups not a florist. they didn't arrive ready for display. they were more like a boxed kit. with vase. vegetation and instructions. you put it all together yourself then add water. with 1-800-flowers there were only the roses. ftd araved with roses, plus green foliage. pro flowers roses came with foliage fern and baby breath but with pro flowers the stem

michael has been checking them out and joins us now with a special report just in time for valentine's. >>reporter: it is just in time. we order from 3 of the big florist pro flowers 1-800-flowers and ftd back on mother's day we checked them out with our partner consumer report so seemed like a good time to check back in. we ordered one dozen red roses on line from pro nroushtion 1-800-flowers and ftd. this is what we received. 3 dozen flowers. all 3 of these companies get an a for doing what they say they are going to do. >> dozen roses showed up when supposed to. they were would you have about. wasn't exactly as personal as i would like had it been for real. >>reporter: here's what she means by that. the flowers arrived by fedex or ups not a florist. they didn't arrive ready for display. they were more like a boxed kit. with vase. vegetation and instructions. you put it all together yourself then add water. with 1-800-flowers there were only the roses. ftd araved with roses, plus green foliage. pro flowers roses came with foliage fern and baby breath but with pro flowers the stems ne

michael has been checking them out and joins us now with a special report just in time for valentine's day. >>reporter: it is just in time. we order from 3 of the big florist pro flowers 1-800-flowers and ftd back on mother's day we checked them out with our partner consumer report so seemed like a good time to check back in. we ordered one dozen red roses on line from pro nroushtion 1-800-flowers and ftd. this is what we received. 3 dozen flowers. all 3 of these companies get an a for doing what they say they are going to >> doz >> dozen roses showed up when supposed to. they were would you have about. wasn't exactly as personal as i would like had it been for real. >>reporter: here's what she means by that. the flowers arrived by fedex or ups not a florist. they didn't arrive ready for display. they were more like a boxed kit. with vase. vegetation and instructions. you put it all together yourself then wate add water. with 1-800-flowers there were only the roses. ftd araved with roses, plus green foliage. pro flowers roses came with foliage fern and baby breath but with pro flowers

the former lapd cop has been officially charged with killing michael crane in riverside last thursday. dorner is also suspected in two other revenge shooting deaths. meanwhile, large wanted billboards featuring dorner's picture are now up in southern california. there's a $1 million reward for information leading to his capture. >>> meanwhile, in chicago a manhunt has ended and two men have been charged in the shooting death of 15-year-old hadiya pendleton 18-year-old michael ward and and 20-year-old kenneth williams face charges of murder and attempted murder with battery. they say they opened fire on hadiya last month. officials say it was a tragic case of mistaken identity. >> michael ward has confessed and indicated that hadiya was not the intended target. in fact, the offenders had it all wrong. they thought the group they shot into included members of a rival gang. >> first lady michelle obama attended the teen's funeral on saturday. hadiya pendleton's parents will be among the first lady's special guests at the state of the union address. president obama is expected to detail h

still ahead, i will chat with jilliam michaels. she has a new book out that could keep you slim permanently. baltimore is under consideration as the site of the future as the site of the future olympic games. it's your last chance to get a $200 verizon visa prepaid card with fios internet and phone for business, both with 99.9% network reliability, on an unparalleled fiber network, for only $94.99 a month when you sign up online with a two-year term. plus a basic second line. order at verizon.com/rightforbiz, or call 1.888.774.4418 for other offers. hurry, this offer won't last long. ♪ >> the summer games in london show the world what hosting the olympics means to city. now baltimore could do the same. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said that it is too early to think about it, but some state officials say that it might be in the city's long-term interests to make a run at the games. >> 32 four years leading in, and did three to 30 years after that and how you take advantage -- there is a good shot at baltimore could be a contender in such

officials say the shooting was a tragic case of mistaken identity. >> michael ward has confessed and indicated that hadiya was not the intended target. in fact, the offenders had it all wrong. they thought the group they shot into included members of a rival gang. >> first lady michelle obama attended the teen's funeral on saturday. hadiya pendleton's parents will be among the first lady's special guests at this evening's state of the union address. president obama is expected to detail his plans for reducing gun violence. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with more. as we know, it could be one of a dozen things the president brings up. >> reporter: absolutely. including immigration and a number of other things. one of the big things he'll focus on is money. particularly the $85 billion in automatic cuts coming in just a few weeks. tonight instead of focusing on how budget cuts would affect the pentagon, we're told president obama will focus on the middle class. cuts to headstart, research and thousands of government jobs. >> his emphasis on the needs to continue jobs

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. >> even though michael has completed his program, he still has to convince pendleton's administrativemmittee he's ready for life on the outside. >> the administrative review committee is a process that all of the juvenile offenders have to go through. it's like parole board for juveniles. so it's a high-stakes process where the juvenile offender has to convince the board that they are ready to go back into society. >> okay. you guys ready? >> i'm tired. >> how are you? >> pretty good. >> the decision of the arc is probably one of the most important decisions that we make here. we're actually sending the offender back out into your community. and so we take this very, very seriously. >> this is the administrative review committee. we will introduce ourselves to you. >> some of the juvenile offenders go home. some of them don't. you just never know. >> oh, god. i haven't been this nervous since court. i don't know, this pretty much decides my freedom. doing good, doing good. >> all right, mr. brehm, this is the administrative review committee. are you nervous? >> yes, actually, yes, ma'

melgen has acted appropriately at all times. michael isikoff, nbc news, washington. >>> the san francisco 49ers have been there before and so, too, have the baltimore ravens. football's biggest game. but at this year's contest the real seasoned veteran will be the city of new orleans hosting its tenth super bowl since 1970. and though the big easy has been through a lot since its last turn hosting the game, it apparently hasn't lost its knack for throwing one heck of a party. nbc's janet shamlian is in new orleans tonight. >> reporter: it has gone smoothly so far. the weather has cooperated but tomorrow is the test. this is an unprecedented security challenge for new orleans. so many people, 150,000, coming to town for this game to a city that's known for its wild celebrations. 24 hours until kickoff and new orleans is packed. not just with football fans. >> 49ers! >> woo hoo! >> reporter: but with police stationed on almost every corner at every intersection. some 1,500 law enforcement officers as the city hosts its first super bowl si

. >> and unemployed workers in new york city say mayor michael bloomberg has let them down. he has vetoed legislation that allows advertisements to require a person to have a job before they can apply for the job advertised. >> today is the birthday of george washington, a great day to become an american. earlier today at mount vernon, dozens of people became naturalized citizens. 50 people took the oath of citizenship today. they come from 28 countries including afghanistan bolivia and cameron. this ceremony was part of the u.s. citizenship and immigration service's annual celebration of presidents day. we're just a couple of days from hollywood's biggest night. we will show you how the academy awards are coming together. >> the countdown is on to oscar sunday as preparations are underway for the 85th annual academy awards. >> we have everything from the sets to the stars fashion choices. >> the red carpet is out and the golden statues have arrived as hollywood gets ready for the 85th annual academy awards. >> this is a year which has been hard to predict. there are a lot o

an acquaintance of the victim, jeffrey michael shiflett, has been charged with murdering katie hadel. >> it is clear that katie hadel was afraid of jeffrey michael shiflett. she told police he made threatening phone calls. police picked up jeffrey michael shiflett wednesday morning when they spotted him walking along a road in right chester town. he went to katie hadel's apartment the night before and stopped her to death. >> forced entry into the home. we found the victim stabbed to death in her bedroom. there were two small children in the home as well. >> jeffrey michael shiflett is charged with first-degree murder. this is not his first contact with police. he was just released from prison in december. there were several warrants out for his arrest since then. katie hadel told police he threatened her many times. police came up with a plan meant to keep per se just five days before she was killed. according to investigators, she agreed to stay at her mother's home. >> police agreed to make regular stops several times a day to check in at the mother's house to make sure everything

michael johnson has no prior record. more about the inmate. prosecutors told jurors he was getting nothing for his testimony. today according to court records in charles county where he is serving time in jail, attendees were knocked off the one-year sentence he is serving for car theft. city prosecutors say they had nothing to do with it. i am jayne miller, wbal tv 11 news. >> president obama was in annapolis previewing his plans for this term. >> much more on the big deadline in washington, d.c. >> high-school football stars make their pick on where they will play for college. later in sports. >> a storm forming on the coast could impact or whether for friday >> president obama is hoping to get more democrats behind with his plans for this term. that is where the president addressed democrats at a closed- door democratic retreat. he delivered a preview of next week's state of the union address in hopes of getting more lawmakers on board with his push for immigration reform and a ban on assault weapons. >> the next major deadline is march 1,

what michael jordan has always very much enjoyed is seeing the public guessing about what can michaeln do this time. >> reporter: if he doesn't want to play again, what does the 50-year-old want for his next step? work on his handicap, lavish wedding for his fiance or maybe, finally, wins for his abysmal basketball team? that would be a happy birthday. >> as you just saw there, savannah, michael apparently has been having trouble selling shoes lately. for his birthday, he wanted you -- >> nice. is this my size? they're enormous. >> the white ones are yours. those are for carl. >> these? >> he knows you're a baller. he wanted you to spin it around 30 rock to drum up some business for him. >> wow, 50 years old. >> 50. you lived in chicago. >> that was the only place to be after -- want to play a game of horse? >> like we normally do. craig melvin, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> let's get a check of the weather from al. >> all right. thanks so much, guys. we've got a sign that says it all. you've never been colder. where are you from? >> long island. huntington, long island. >> oh,

. -- and dennis, 9-23, tribe free agent outfielder michael bourn has agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract with the cleveland indians. bourn, a 2-time all-star, 2- time gold glove and 3-time stolen base leader with the braves, was once thought to giants before angel pagan established himself as a solid leadoff hitter. bourn batted.274 with nine gafne...micheal vic with the eagles will stay for $10 million. >> pam: good night

michael has the long-term bull run in gold come to an end?just want to know what the opposite of death cross is? what is it? when it is thering up it's great. i think the big question is yeah, ten-year bull market gold. terrific invest many. i think from the biggest perspective, you have to ask yourself, have we reached peak qe, right? globally. have central banks now finding sort of gone as far as they can go with quantitative easing and increasing balance sheets and supply. if so, it will be a negative for gold. i think what we are seeing here is anticipation of that without the data and some of the large etf sellers are preparing holdings. that's clear. >> so you say the big question is have balance sheets peaked. what is your answer and what would one do? >> watch the data. it is easy to anticipate to think, now is the time. it's over. we would rather watch a little bit and see outcomes of still of some of the uncertainty in europe and talk and sequester here in the united states. i'm not so sure if so much has been made in europe and jap

michael has a voice and i want my daughter to have a voice. she forced me to have a voice. >> what was your voice? >> my voice-- >> you were the it girl. >> well, she wanted me to be smart. she wanted me to be intelligent. she wanted me to be the progressive woman. >> and living in the ghetto in that chicago apartment complex, that you were more than just where you grew up. that was the whole thing for every one of the children in that family. >> absolutely. because i myself was born and raised in the projects so i knew that character. my real father always told me what is around you doesn't z not have to be in you. i brought that spirit with me when i went to "good times." i didn't believe just because i was in the ghetto that i couldn't do these things. i believed i could. >> you did a lot. author, painter, dancer, julliard graduate and now here you are in our area and the play is called "behind the pulpit." tell us about this role. >> i play the first lady. and my husband-- >> that's the pastor's wife. >> that's the pastor. he does not pay