is called "the lottery," and it is about four families from harlem and the brought to our -- in the bronx who are entering their children into a lottery for a school. thousands and families are going through this process every year. their chances are about one in seven. we're excited to make a film solely about that, their experience. "we found is that there is an enormous political controversy surrounding the process and the particular school they were trying to get their children in. >> what to watch a little bit of it. [police siren sounding] >> hands on top. 100%. let's hear what you have. >> my name -- i am a president. my mom is the president. >> he was telling us about now owns. >> parents in certain neighborhoods do not really care about education -- and i have never believed that to be true and all of my experience, and that is not the case. >> pat yourself on the back for all our work if you're doing. >> the problem is that parents do not have the choices that upper-middle-class parents have. they cannot buy an apartment in the ps 6 zone. those are not options. it's not that the

the film is called the lottery and it's about four families from harlem and one from the bronx who are entering the children in a lottery for the school in harlem. unfortunately, thousands and thousands of families are going through this process every year, and so their chances are about one in seven. and initially we were very excited to make a film solely about that, just about four families, a portrait of them and their experience. but what we found is that there's an enormous political controversy surrounding that process and the particular school that they were trying to get their kids into. so that became sort of the second story line in the film. >> let's watch a little bit and i will ask you some more questions. >> stay nice and quiet. hands on top. thank you. 100%. can you share what you have? all eyes should be on elvis. >> i am am a president. my mom is a president. >> great. i love how you decided to talk about two nouns. i love it. did you notice he was telling us about some nouns? >> there is a message that parents in certain neighborhoods don't care about education. i ha

. >> let me turn to my colleague of the bronx. >> thank you.timony said that council member jackson, we both live in harlem. for the record, do you live in harlem? >> i grew up in harlem and i live in harlem. >> you live in harlem currently? >> i do. >> can you share with us your street? >> i have three young children so i would prefer not to. are you questioning that i am telling the truth? >> yes. [laughter] >> i will go on to the next question. >> i am happy to take questions as to where i live. >> one second. i know for a fact that eva lives in harlem. i represent harlem but i live in washington heights. >> your statement about the school's deserving to be shut down -- i think you represent for me the one thing that i have a great deal of concern about charter schools. you come in here and say they deserve to be closed down and we, those of us who remain in his body, have to navigate the conflict that comes out of the arrogance that comes when you make a statement like that. >> i appreciate and if i have come off as arrogant and i apologize

the other night in westbury, she had a bunch of jews from the bronx.e gave it one signal with the hand and said, that's enough, everybody in the car. she said, god forbid they laugh at me. but she's always good. she's a good kid. she really is. she has a wonderful daughter that she plans kidnaps for. >> larry: hold it, don, she wants to say something about you. what's special about -- >> a, you want to see a master class in comedy, watch don rickeles with an audience, it's a master class. >> we always have a good time. >> and my friends all stay to watch. so i have to hang out. >> larry: this is for both of you, and don, this is serious for a second, don. you don't have to do it financially, why -- >> how do you know? >> larry: don, why do you keep on doing it? >> because audiences show up and i enjoy it and i don't have to worry about being on larry king. and you know, sweetie, i look forward to being with you at foxwoods and god bless you and have many, many more successes and the documentary, i understand, is just sensational. >> larry: sensational,

. >> in the bronx, new york, an awe sten taceous show about a famously reclusive poet, emily dickinson. so we are in emily dickinson's garden , at the new york botanical garden. >> reporter: todd forrest is the v.p. for horticulture. >> we tried to invoke the garden so inspiring to emily dickinson as a poet. she really was a poet second and a gardner first. she got her knowledge of nature and passion for nature, which informed her poetly through working daefr day in her own garden in amherst, massachuetts. >> reporter: she work fwhotd garden and wrote overlooking the flowers in it. from the flashy to the ever-so-humble. >> the dandelions pallid tube astonishes the grass. and winter instandly becomes infinite, alas. later she wrote to a friend, if we love flowers, are we not born again every day. >> reporter: alice quinn considers dickenson a poet, not a gardner first. though her nickname was daisy. >> so one of the essential daisy poem's of 785 poems begins has the daisy vanished from the fields today? so tiptoed many a slipper to paradise away. >> reporter: to paradise away, people wh

[applause] in the bronx, where i live, if you are young, especially black or latin, you can be arrested for doing nothing or practically nothing and end up in the state prison for a long, long time. that is capitalist and racial justice in this ountry. that is the justice system that is riddled with class and racial bias. the unease and anger that is crippling our land expresses itself in a variety of ways. some do not know where to turn and resign themselves to their circumstances, even planning themselves for their misfortune. others are captured by people rhetoric, steeped in the subject of racism, distrust of immigrants, and false patriotism. in and doing the bidding of the very people -- may end up doing the bidding of the very people who are running them down. working people are turning their anger into organized and collective rage against this crisis and its real cause. to mention a few examples that have escaped the mainstream media, union workers at hugo boss, ohio, prevented their plant from closing with the help of the actor danny glover. it was a big victory. opposition to

. >> the film is called "the lottery," and it's about four families from harlem and one from the bronx who are entering their children into a lottery for a school in harlem. unfortunately, thousands and thousands of families are going through this process every year, and so their chances are about one in seven. initially we were very excited to make a film solely about that, about four families, a portrait of them and their experience, but what we found is there's an enormous is there's an enormous political controversy

poland, german, french, italian, that's iowa-italian, from the bridges of madison county, a bit of the bronx, aramaic, yiddish, irish clogged dancing, cooking, singing, riding horses, nick takoma playing the violin, and simulating steamy sexual encounters. these are some of the areas in which i have pretended quite professionally to be successful, or the other way around korean as have many women here, i am sure. women, i feel i can say this authoritatively, especially at barnard, where they cannot hear us. what am i talking about? they professionally cannot hear us. women are better at acting than men. why? because we have to be. it successfully convincing someone bigger than you are of something he does not want to know is a survival skill, this is how women have survived through the millennium. pretending it's not just play. bartending is imagined possibility. -- pretending is not just play. pretending or acting is a very valuable light skill, and we all do it, all of the time. we do not want to be caught doing it, but nonetheless, it is part of the adaptation of our species. we change wh

chris fromined from the bronx. shout out to c-span. >> thank you. >> we will watch for a moment in anaheim california or the former hewlett-packard ceo and winner in the republican senate primary. >> in short, i think barbara boxer will succeed. i think ried over angle and that think meg whitman might win because of the deficit. ad none politician in california to jerry brown might win. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. my good friends, i have heard your message loud and clear. the people of california have had enough. [applause] in fact, i think they can hear you all the way in washington d.c. [applause] from the moment i declared my candidacy, over 7000 volunteers come up over 20 coalitions, 12,000 donors, and a tireless and hard-working staff have made this the greatest team effort by have ever had the privilege of being a part of. all of you worked together to make tonight a reality and i owe you a debt of gratitude that it is very difficult for me to express. [applause] while i cannot think all of

poland, german, french, italian, that's iowa-italian, from the bridges of madison county, a bit of the bronxaic, yiddish, irish clogged dancing, cooking, singing, riding horses, nick takoma playing the violin, and simulating steamy sexual encounters. these are some of the areas in which i have pretended quite professionally to be successful, or the other way around korean as have many women here, i am re. women, i feel i can say this authoritatively, especially at barnard, where they cannot hear us. what am i talking about? they professionally cannot hear us. women are better at acting than men. why? because we haveo be. it successfully convincing someone bigger than you are of something he does not want to know is a survival skill, this is how women have survived through the millennium. pretending it's not just play. bartending is imagined possibility. -- pretending is not just play. pretending or acting is a very valuable light skill, and we all do it, all of the time. we do not want to be caught doing it, but nonetheless, it is part of the adaptation of our species. we change who we are t

ed was born in the bronx, raised in the hell's kitchen neighborhood of manhattan and enlisted the moment he became eligible for service back in 1949. he served in korea where he was injured in battle and received a purple heart and despite being offered the opportunity to return home, he overcame painful reconstructive purgeries on both of his fight so he could continue to serve in the united states army. just as our nation has overcome many painful challenges, ed overcame his injuries and continued to serve with profound distinction and success. he joined the special forces and in 1961, became one of the very first 100 green berets. he used his success and knowledge of the forces as an instructor for many years and seen as a natural leader and was careful to remain humble while being awarded badges and a come dations. following his distinct issued service he devoted himself to his wife and children and extended family and loved to fish with his grandchildren and skydived periodically, but these weren't the only freedoms. too often these days, congress is overly partisan and forgets to f

or in the south bronx, a community that everyday democracis working with, the faith community hasinitiateds for residents and police to talk about public safety and mmunity policing and to make regular deisios together about some of the policing that would be happening in the community. now the borough is supportg those efforts along with the police department. some of our partners in the deliberate democracy consortium, a consortium of scholar who are working to make these parts of the democracy are working on very similar efforts. so the point is this is happening. and it's having results on some very atractable issues. people are meeting in sll groups, large groups, sometimes meeting online, sometimes using technology, they are working with each other, they are building trust, they are working with public officials, and they are having a voice in decision making. i recommend matt linningger's book. at same time, there's a group of federal managers who are innovating in federal agencies to use strong and collaborative practices. such as the environmental protectionagency who's work actua