. >> inmate johnny brewster, serving three years for cocaine possession, lends his formidable sewings to the prison's recycling efforts. >> sometimes i get teased about it by these guys here. ♪ >> right now, i'm making belts from pant leg material. as you see, we start off by joining the two pieces. usually i make one large spool approximately 35 foot every two to three days. i'm making approximately 10 to 12 belts a day. i learned to sew approximately 20 years ago from my mother. she asked me one day if i want to learn to sew. i said, i don't know, boys aren't supposed to sew. girls are supposed to sew. she said don't give me that nonsense and sat me down on the sewing machine and started teaching me everything she pretty much knew. i'm doing pretty much what i like to do. it keeps me out of trouble, and i try not to ever, you know, take that for granted. because after all, this is prison, i mean. ♪ >> brewster lives in "a" dorm, an open population unit that gives him more movement than other inmates and a small corner of the prison to call home. >> this is it, right here, this litt

this is the brewster projects. it was opened in 1935.t was the first low-income housing in the country. the history is still here. smokey robinson played basketball here. he lived here. lily tomlin, aretha frank lynn. a lot of motown lived here. the few instances where i was threatened was in the brewster center, a lot of gangs, which is why they're tearing it down. the ecosystem that comes from a blighted community is firstly drugs. we are on the east side of detroit on euclid street. it's overrun with crips. it's one of the most over run parts of the city that i've known. they're boarded up, burned down, and hold on, bumpy ride. boarded turned into drug houses. i don't think anybody lives on this block whatsoever. which is why the road is in disrepair. okay, just look--this is not good. the people in the doorway. okay. this is one of the most dangerous areas of the city. the street of hollywood on the east side of detroit appeals to me more so than any other street in the city because of the abandoned houses on this block you can tell

some people, this is the lifestyle.fe >> i just read something bit b woman who used to play punky brewsterbig on that. >> she is bigot dig, on the natural. -- the big on the natural -- >> the woman in the big bang theory. she has an interesting name. i can't -- my lum, what is it. >> oh, i know. >> my point is just that there h are people natural that people believe that this the way of life, and it's nurturing, so. >> the baby sleeping and this happened last night. you are literally on the edge of your bed. >> and you can roll over on your child and injure. >> yeah? i mean, this happens.this >> you do need to be aware of that. >> you don't want to wake the child up, so you suffer, becaus you don't want to move her or anything like that. i'm like literally, i have one inch of space between me and the flor, and i just don't want to t wake eva. it's a bad situation. but it real looks he it ca -- bn be. >> are dogs allowed in your bed. >> i'm not going to share my personal view on my sleepingng habits with my dog. m thank you for a good night resti last night, though. thou >> get a big bed.d.

here to weigh in, brewster pell and how big a deal is this to jay-z? pressure is mounting for him to pull out. he had this thing going with barney's, very high end. he's selling different things with his name on it there, what do you think, how big a deal? >> it's only a big deal if he doesn't come out with another hit record very soon, pause that'll make everything -- because that'll make everything go away. the issue i think he needs to bring up is besides the fact that he was not involved in this racial profiling, why is nobody protesting and saying calvin klein should pull out or ralph lauren or overowe around armani? melissa: you know exactly why. i'll let you tackle this, the group he's pitching to, he's from the streets, he's african-american, they're saying when they protest you used to be one of us where you couldn't afford to shop in this store, now we can afford to shop there, and we shouldn't be profiled. these are two black, you know, younger people here in the city who went in and bought very expensive things, they said they paid for it o

you remember her as punky brewster. time for news by the numbers. first, $1 billion. that's the record the broadway show "the lion king" is set to break this week after 16 years on broadway. next, one minute, 26 seconds, how long it took a danish dive tore set a guiness book of world record for the longest ice dive. that's cold. and finally, 10 million bucks. that's how much this victoria secret bra cost. it has rubies, diamonds diamondd sapphires and comes with a matching belt. and like anybody would notice the belt. and two bodyguards. they'll notice that. brian, outside to you and elisabeth. >> i'm also looking at the belly button. she charmed the nation as tv's punky brewster. today solei moon fry is a wife with two daughters and has a third baby on the way. >> she's the author of "let's get the party started." we're joined by solei moon fry. >> i'm so happy to be here with you guys! are you ready to get crafty? these are simple, easy to too. >> it's great. the book is phenomenal. you can do it with the kids. they'r

. >> actor cherry johnson best known for her rolls in punky br brewster and family matters and her boyfriend beach when pulled over by a south carolina police officer and issued a ticket for speeding. a short time later the couple stopped to take pictures along the side of the road. when they returned to their car, another police officer had pulled up behind them. >> she was like, i'm just taking a picture. put her hands up and he reached for -- he grabbed for his gun and said get in the car. >> at that point i was kind of like, whoa. >> the couple says they were questioned by the officer who asked them to step out of the car. according to the couple the officer initially claimed there was a warrant out for johnson's arrest and that's when they say things got worse. >> i said, sir, are you doing this because we're black? and he kind of just patted the car and gave me a look and walked to his car. the next thing i knew he was putting on his gloves and he was handcuffing dennis. i couldn't understand why he was handcuffing him. we didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: the couple says the offi

greg rights brewster's millions.ky," netflix is the new rocket. >> depends on when they're looking at the bears. >> yes. >> the dow is down plus 50. >> and the nasdaq negative. >> yeah. a reversal here. here's what you missed if you were joining us earlier on. >> announcer: welcome to "squawk on the street." here's what's happened so far. >> we lurch from one event to another in this country every 90 to 120 days. it is not acceptable, regardless of whether you're a republican or a democrat. it just needs to stop, and they need to fix their business the way we're required by our shareholders to fix our business. >> september nonfarm payrolls increase by 148,000 jobs. the unemployment rate is 7.2%. >>> i think these numbers directly reflect our politicians. i really do. i think it's just dangerous to hire, dangerous to expand, in this country. not overseas. once again, coach is disappointing. and i have to tell you that i think this is maybe a failed play. i mean, if you want apparel, go with b.f. corp. [ bell sounds ]

. >> all right, punky brewster, thank you very much.this is hopscotch,okay? uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah? . >> all right, guys, coming up, i have the drum sticks from loverboy. >> next years ago matt, i hope >>> good thursday morning to you. this morning it's unclear whether the woman cited for wearing google glass while driving will fight that ticket in court. the thc pulled over sell he'sa  body in san francisco earlier this week for speeding. that's when the officer noticed she was wearing google glass and gave her a ticket for that as well. california law prohibits video screens from being turned on and facing the driver. there are some exceptions for gps systems. she claims her google glass was not on, but the officer said it could still obstruct her view. she's believed to be the first person