culbertson in december. so, within that time, i met her maybe once a month since then. >> see this lady? fear her. >> and how you pleaded on your disrespect? >> not guilty. >> so, what are you saying, you didn't have your arm around her at all? >> no. >> okay. >> well, yes, i did. not at the time that all this -- in the beginning i did. then i moved over a seat so there was an empty chair on each side of me. so nothing could be said. >> the officer who witnessed the scene was called to testify. >> can you hear me? >> yes, ma'am. >> i'm here in culbertson's disciplinary concerning disrespect that was written up when she was in the chapel. >> yes, ma'am. >> can you give me some information on it? >> i was down in the chapel and i was sitting on the other side of the church. the lady was up preaching or whatever, talking or doing whatever she does, and she pointed them out, saying that she's not going to do this in church. i didn't see what they were actually doing, but i guess she had her arm extended around c

i love them all. >> but culbertson might soon leave them all behind. after serving one year of a three-year sentence, she will meet with the parole board in hopes of getting an early release. >> the best case scenario is me getting to go home and taking care of my mom. you know, if i don't, i don't. but i hope i do. i hope, god, i hope. this about killed me. >> the next morning, culbertson arrives at the prison administration building for her parole hearing. if parole is granted, she could be released within days. >> how are you feeling? >> like a whore in church. >> during our interview with culbertson, her mother and sister arrived to offer character references at the hearing. >> that's why i hurt. i hurt that the most. that's my life. my mom's my heart. i love her to death. i need a miracle. >> this will be the initial parole hearing on sandra culbertson, which we are considering you for parole today for sentence for contraband in the facility and aggravated assault. where do you plan to live when you get out? >> i'm going to live with my mom and my

then we will turn to a conversation with musician brian culbertson. he will close our show tonight with a performance of one of the songs from that cd called horizon. i'm glad you could join us. conversations and a performance from brian culbertson coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> so in a book about economics calls freakenomics, you know you're not dealing with conventional thinking for sure. the pair behind that book which also became a documentary and a radio show. steven and stephen, good to have you both on the program. let me jump in. the best way i have discovered and i have read all of the stuff you guys have done and for me, as a host, the best way to give the audience what is in this, i want to make room for you to do that. i do want to start by asking what are the biases to learning to think like a freak? >> politically, idealogical, the way our family raised us. the key is to figure out where your vices are holding you back from solving problems. if you lead with your mo

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. >> next, professor of economics and brian culbertson. that's next.and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> charlie: welcome to the program. we begin this evening this new season with a focus on foreign policy and talk to richard haass and steve coll. >> i.s.i.s. is a grotesque organization and it's a very serious problem in and of itself. it's also a symptom of a deeper instability and a deeper failure of international policy in iraq and sir. i can't i.s.i.s. feasts off the suffering of sunnis in syria primarily as well as the grievances of sunnis in iraq. >> countries such as iran and the united states or possibly syria, iran, united states, russia, saudi arabia may have to coordinate their policies. we have been on opposite sides of proxy wars but now when an enemy emerges that's an enemy to one and all you may have to put aside preferences and work together in a limited fashion. >> and look

officer culbertson and the suspect were pulled off the tracks seconds before the train sped by. >>> happeningekend, organizers for next year's world meeting of families in philadelphia will unveil the official prayer as well as iconic image for the event. take a look at this video of the philadelphia delegation at the vatican earlier this year. they were hoping to convince fr gathering in september of next year. this sunday,ç archbishop charl shipugh -- >>> part of an apartment building collapses in the netherlands. dutch police say this happened while crews were doing maintenance work on the elevators. the blast caused serious damage to the inside of that building. >>> a colorado man was injured and his home destroyed in a natural gas explosion, and it was all caught on video. take a look. you can see a flash and debris blowing past the camera. a man was inside at the time. and actually was thrown from his house. he's expected to be okay. homes within two blocks of the explosion were evacuated but are now allowed back in. >>> we have new video of an explosion at a museum in nevada that we f

that the other officer noticed a high-speed amtrak train approaching and quickly pulled officer culbertson and the suspect off the tracks seconds before the train sped by. the police chief praised the officer for his quick actions and officer culburtson for bringing the suspect into custody. >>> paving projects on two major roads in delaware county. penndot officials say repairs will start next month on marfle road in haverford township. tonight we've learned the final paving will be done in the spring. darby creek road will be repaved some time next year. >>> nbc 10 is digging deeper into an advertising face-off between two major health care providers based here in our area. the dispute centers on virtua health system's claim that its knee replacements technique involves reduced recovery time. its competitor disputes that. nbc 10's george spencer talked to leaders at both companies. >> reporter: they're a series of upbeat medical ads you've likely seen. >> it's what with do cut that counts. >> reporter: viruta health promote a knee replacement technique that doesn't cut the quad rosepts t