joining us now are eric weaver sr. who is chairman of the national association for the advancement, a rng citizen. joining us is his 29-year-old son, eric weaver jr. thank you both so much for being with us on a day like this. it's a special day. you actually get to start it together with us. the story behind the reason is a rather extraordinary story. you were incarcerated at the age of 18. tell us about that time in your life. >> well, it was a time d.c. the crack epidemic had just and me being young and chasing the money and all the glamour of what was going on ended up getting incarcerated. they had my criminal behavior. >> eric junior, you were born while your dad wasn prison. what was it like for you gwing up without him being around? >> it was difficult at times now that i can reflect to things could have been different. i still had guys with certain things but i didn't have a role model other than my father to look up to. >> and the people in your neighborhood talked about your dad. they looked up to yhim. >> to