. >> with help from the federal service program americorps, up2us started coach across america. so far, they've trained more than a thousand volunteers to be coaches in 25 states. ktrice mcneill was recently named their coach of the year. he really understands his players...because he was once in their shoes. >> it was really tough growing up in my neighborhood because they really didn't have any organized sports teams. everything was just surrounded by violence and just inner-city crime, so i wanted to find an outlet and something positive where i can be able to say i don't have to get involved with that so much and just i can do my own thing. >> coach mcneill not only turned his own life around, he's passing his positive attitude on to his players. >> ktrice is a very good coach. i look up to him in many different ways. he's like family to me, and that's basically everything. he has a big impact in my life. >> he's a very good coach. he teaches me new moves, stay in school, don't be outside with the idiots doing the bad things. >> the volunteers aren't trained to just be coach

and you're also an agent with americorps realty. > > that's correct, yeah. > > so tell us, are you optimistic? you sure sound like you're full of energy and forward-looking optimism. > > i think the market is coming back. overall, the housing inventory is down about 17%, which is showing that people are out there buying and there's not as much on the market as there was before. the average market time is now about 97 days, which is down 11% from prior. and the median price overall is $189,900. which has flat-lined - it's about the same as it was this time last year - but the good thing is that we're not stepping backwards, as we have been in past years. we're actually kind of leveling off. > > but it shows you how far we have to go. $189,900? what was it five years ago, something like $250,000? > > about $249,900 yes. > > so we do have a long way to go. but you're looking at trends, and so you are somewhat optimistic, because things, while the prices have flat- lined to some degree, everything else does seem to be up. > > yeah, across the country things are looking up. if you look in florida,

cause was a dream six years in the making for the two owners, one of whom was a peace corpses and americorps volunteer. >> there is a great few organizations out there, and we need to find new ways to get money and exposure to the organizations and that is like people will make time to go out and make a place to have a lot of fun. >> and when you pay your bill, you decide when of the three organizations you want your money to go to. the charity's change every quarter at the end of each quarter, they will release the numbers so you can see how much money was donated altogether. their goal is to give 100,000 a year and create exposure for the beneficiaries and much of the pub was built by hand and by the guys who opened it. the decor is mostly donated. all of the arts inside and that is harvey milk, for sale. >> how do the owners make money giving it away? >> right, they pay for the overhead and everything. and they don't draw salary and they say they have their side jobs. what is the point in taking money if it's to give it away? >> the biggest chal edge is to give more money away and have si

they are from americorps in sacramento, california, and they are boxing up supplies of blankets, theics, and shampoo. coney island could be visited by 14 million people a year but 50,000 people live here and it is hard hit. the supermarkets largely knocked out of commission because 3,000 people are on the food distribution lines set up by the city of new york despite the problems and the hardships, they say they have much for be thankful for. >> i ain't got no phone service. the water come on can go off. ain't got no heat. >> got some snacks and water and paper towel but i appreciate all the help. >> here is tomorrow's thanksgiving dinner, the cranberry sauce, rolls, turkey, gravy, and butter bull they are defrosting so it can be a good thanksgiving even without heat. trace? >>trace: i know they are grateful but we have been asking for three weeks, how long is this going to last? do we have an answer? >>reporter: that is what they are asking, it will continue through next week, the damage here is just astounding. houses have been destroyed and businesses cleaning up and it will conti

a federal agency that runs americorp at serve.gov. and it basically says that it's not. it's very important not to send unsolicited donations. one of the biggest issues around disasters like sandy is the amount of donations that come in before the community can figure what it really needs. the most efficient way to help, cash. donate cash or give blood to the red cross. we'll put a list of organizations accepting clothing donations just go to our website, nbcwashington.com and search sandy relief. really what they need in these early stages is cash. >> still a lot of it. >>> our next question tonight comes through e-mail from a viewer named elizabeth. elizabeth wants to know does leaving the lights on in your laundry room help provide heat to dry hang dry clothes and leaving the lights on make the clothes dry any faster? >> we turn to the dry cleaning and laundry institute, nope. leaving the lights on will not make your hang drying clothes any faster. keeping the lights on won't affect how fast your hang dry clothes dry but turning up

getting a bigger share. 50 years ago, when george romney, mitt romney's father, the president of americorps, his salary was 10 times that of the average worker. that might be a lot, but there was some connectedness. now, ion -- now, any major corporation any hedge fund manager, their income is thousands of times on average more than the $10 an hour caller from virginia, or probably the person that just phoned in doubt. if you think that is good, that is fine, but i think it's terrible for america. i was in the occupied movement, arguing for ways to turn around this inequality that is corrosive. host: jesse. south carolina. independent line. caller: you tax the rich people, they will not paid the tax. they will roll it into the cost of goods and services. it will eventually affect the bottom. the top 1% or 2% will just roll it into the price of their goods. so, the low income people will be paying more for their gasoline, groceries and things they use in their everyday life. i do not see how that is economically viable. right now, green energy is not liable to take over for fossil fuel invia