most people don't know my story, i grew up in camden new jersey, i put myself through law school. you should not be able to sit home. >> this is said by the president of the united states of america saying you can stay home and who is going to pay for all of this? >> absolutely, it's so insulting for women to say you have the freedom for us to take your job away, pick your poison, you don't get to say there is a wage gap and hostile environment for women, you just wanted to stay home all along. the president continues to make it rational to seek to make it rational, to act and behave in ways right now that ensure poverty and dependency in the long-term. >> you want to know what is absolutely insulting about this, while obama and his administration is looking to expand the entitlement culture he is cutting benefits and pay to our military and their families, the people who are serving and sacrificing and putting their lives on the line. many of them have paid the ultimate sacrifice and their families are having to deal with that. >> everybody who works will pay for that woman's cho

that means that just crossing a bridge from philadelphia into camden, new jersey, might mean those suspectsjoining us now to talk about this remarkable practice is brad heath who broke the story in "usa today." a lot of people are wondering why. and the answer is infuriating. why are they letting criminals go? >> it's time and money. they lack the resources in some cases or don't want to expend the resources to go chase them into other states either because they think it will cost too much to send somebody to go get them or because they think the legal process to get somebody back across a state line is too cumbersome. >> that sounds like to a lot of people and i'm sure the victims of some of these crimes ridiculo ridiculous. a lot of people here thought, is it a law, something complicated about extradition? you're saying, if you are a criminal in pennsylvania, flee to not a neighboring state but head over to arizona because they're not going to take the time and spend the money to come get you? >> yeah. and even in pennsylvania, we found thousands of cases in the city of philadelphia where

senator, the mayor of camden, new jersey, and three members of the philadelphia city council.character played by christian bale is based on conman turned fbi informant melvin weinberg who had the scheme for politicians accepting money from an fbi agent posing as an arab sheikh. many of them took the bait. the transactions were all caught on hidden cameras. nbc's chuck todd got up with melvin weinberg who's 89 years old to discuss the facts behind the fiction of "american hustle." chuck joins us now. chuck, you're laughing because this is so rich. >> it is so rich. >> you have the money out like they do for a mousetrap. they put the cheese out and the mouse goes for it. you want $50,000, which is almost their salary, their annual salary, they said yes. >> right. well, and we need to go back into time. what motivated -- and this is still -- the most controversial part of ab scam is there was no hint of criminal activity by some of these members of congress. now, the mayor of camden, they clearly wanted to get him on something. the feds believed that the mayor at the time was up

we have our ukraine's among us we just give them different names like detroit or cleveland or camden new jersey we have the parts that are being thrown aside and thrown to the wolves and we're building the same pressure here for a fundamental break with a system that is making too few people too rich and too many people unable to meet life's basic demands we may end up having more in common and more solidarity with the same people discovering the same truth about the ukraine than we might imagine . still ahead here on r t our guantanamo bay detainees sues the u.s. government for torture the detainee claims he was put through water torture in addition to the force feeding views on hunger strikers a good amount we'll have that story after the break. force. in the finish line of the marathon. here in. a. very. quick break here. when president obama took office in two thousand and nine he made a pledge to close the detention facility at guantanamo bay but get most still remains open and it's home to dozens of detainees the detention center has been the scene of numerous hunger strikes and now one d

camden, new jersey. a security camera captures an ill-fated game of peekaboo.tter places the 1-year-old in the machine, shuts the door, and steps back. what the man doesn't realize is the door locks automatically. >> suddenly the machine starts going and starts filling with water and starts spinning with a baby inside. >> i was so frightened i was literally screaming no, no. my god. >> they're trying to find out how to unplug this. fortunately there was an attendant in the laundromat. >> two minutes after the wash cycle begins, an employee is able to unplug the machine. the baby is removed unharmed. the district attorney's office says the game of peekaboo was not intelligent, but not a crime. >> this is clear child endangerment. at the very least this would have been criminal negligence. so he should have been charged with that. and why he wasn't, i don't know. >> two divers are cornered by one of the sea's most dangerous predators. >> they were very, very close contact, truly face-to-face with a great white. >> 30 miles off the coast of capetown, south africa,

we have our ukraine's among us we just give them different names like detroit or cleveland or camden new jerseywe have the parts that are being thrown aside and thrown to the wolves and we're building the same pressure of year for a fundamental break with a system that is making too few people too rich and too many people unable to meet life's basic demands we may end up having more in common and more solidarity with the same people discovering the same truth about the ukraine then we might imagine that's remarkable dr richard wall thanks so much for being with us tonight my pleasure it's always a pleasure to see is. coming up one of the world's most renowned climate scientists says the twenty thirty six will be the year everything hits the fan when it comes to global warming or isn't why right after the break. it was a. very hard to take. that back with me here. the people. i know c.n.n. the premise n.b.c. and fox news have taken some not slightly but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story just in case one of them happens to be accurate. that was funny but it's c

new jersey. is when wequestion have a drought in camden, does this have anything to do with pollution or becausethe ground is a poor farming area? what about the quality of the food? a severe weather event retaildrought can impact food prices and that depends on what the production is in the area. in new jersey, if there is a drought or a problem locally, you're more likely to see an impact in local or regional food prices. a lot of retailers across the united states and gotten very heavily involved in store brands or private labels. they are more likely to be produced regionally or locally. itemight see a localized increase. would you think about severe weather impacting food prices, we worry about places where there is a large degree of distribution throughout the country. fruits and vegetables in california, corn in iowa, cattle in the southeast. to get your second point, there is the potential for severe weather that affects the quality. we hear about that with wine and the great industry. not enough rainfall can affect the quality of grapes. that certainly can happen. we saw that happen in

new jersey. i was in camden last night and someone reminded me that in the early 1960's, there were preachers on radio stations in the self arguing against -- south arguing against integrating schools and businesses, claiming and quoting from the book of genesis. god separated the light from the darkness. if you go down the road saying companies and individuals can impose religious views on anything and anybody -- and trump all of the other laws of the state, you have something that in a slightly different context, even justice scalia called close to anarchy. that is not the way we run this country. your rights abut against a claim by somebody else, trying to make a moral decision, and economic decision about when to have or whether to have families. they have a right to make those moral decisions in light of their conscience, without the law saying i win because my corporation practices a different religion. it does not practice religion at all. host: gallup poll has shown that people are consistent. how important would you say religion is in your own life? the very important percentage. it was

new jersey. i was in camden last night and someone reminded me that in the early 1960's, there were preachers onadio stations in the self arguing against integrating schools and businesses, claiming and quoting from the book of genesis. god separated the light from the darkness. if you go down the road saying companies and individuals can impose religious views on anything and anybody == and trump all of the other laws of the state, you have something that in a slightly different context, even justice scalia called close to anarchy. that is not the way we run this country. your rights abut against a claim by somebody else, trying to make a moral decision, and economic decision about when to have or whether to have families. they have a right to make those moral decisions in light of their conscience, without the win saying -- law saying i because my corporation practices a different religion. it does not practice religion at all. host: gallup poll has shown that people are consistent. how important would you say religion is in your own life? it was 58% in 1992. today, 56%. religious affiliation,

new jersey. caller: my question is when we have a drought in camden, does this have anything to do with pollutionuse the ground is a poor farming area? what about the quality of the food? guest: a severe weather event like a drought can impact retail food prices and that depends on what the production is in the area. in new jersey, if there is a drought or a problem locally you're more likely to see an impact in local or regional food prices. a lot of retailers across the united states and gotten very heavily involved in store brands or private labels. they are more likely to be produced regionally or locally. you might see a localized item increase. would you think about severe weather impacting food prices, we worry about places where there is a large degree of distribution throughout the country. fruits and vegetables in california, corn in iowa, cattle in the southeast. to get your second point, there is the potential for severe weather that affects the quality. we hear about that with wine and the great industry. not enough rainfall can affect the quality of grapes. that certainly can happen