darlene acevedo is serving time for petty theft. but as a drug user, she was sent to the ad seg for feeding her addiction on the inside. which led to an attack on another inmate. she's been in ad seg for 21 months. >> this is the first time i've been sober in my whole life since i started using drugs since i was 18. so that's what i meant by reality check. this has made me the me, the real person, that i really am. >> darlene's facilities are basic, with a few luxuries like lotions, spices and a television, she spends her time reading with only pictures of her family to keep her company. >> they give me hope. when i look at my pictures, i know that i have a purpose. >> today darlene will go before a committee to determine if she is fit to leave ad seg. >> she was originally placed in asu on 12/12/04 for battery on an inmate. regarding the assessment of the shu term, icc found no factors in aggravation. it's further recommended that we release her to facility d. >> the meeting brings good news for darlene. she will return to the gene

rodriguez. >> here comes darlene.'s about to meet grace, our actress and the baby from hell. >> three, two, one. >> countdown to sochi, i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i brought darlene flowers, not to apologize but to use to defend myself if she starts hitting me, which she may do. >> i can do it again. >> hi. how are you? nice to meet you. >> i watch all the time. >> thank you. >> what's her name. >> grace. >> who's this? >> can i take a picture? is that okay? >> okay. >> i'll watch the baby. >> this is a joke. that's not a real -- >> darlene. >> i can't believe you. i can't believe you. >> first the apology. >> no. i don't know if that's real. >> why do you torture me? >> this isn't an olympic promo. >> clearly. >> obviously. >> this is a little fake baby that some people have created to promote a new movie called "devil's due." >> devil. yes. i appreciate it. >> still love me. >> i still love you. we're friends. i'm embarrassed. >> thanks, grace. >> oh, my gosh. >> appreciate it. >> what's the baby's name? >> satan. >>

i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i've brought darlene flowers, not to apologize for the prank, but to use toend myself if she starts hitting me, which she may do. >> darlene, let's do it again. >> hi, how are you? it's nice to meet you. what's your name? >> my name's grace. >> who's this? >> can you take a picture of us? is that okay? >> of course. >> can you watch the baby? >> i'll watch the baby. >> ah! ah! >> darlene? >> i can't believe you. i can't believe you! >> first the apology. >> no! >> it's always way too early for that, abby. >> that is one frightening baby. all right, turning now to the glitz and glamour of hollywood. the nominees were announced this morning for the 86th annual academy awards. "american hustle" and "gravity" lead the pack with ten nominations each, including best picture, best director, and best actress. "12 years a slave" followed closely behind with nine nominations, but at this early stage, at least, it seems to be the critics' pick. i hear toure has maps or something like that. >> really? really? >> but i digress. >> really? that's relevant. >> to the surpri

you're gonna have to let tina and darlene go. >> it's hard.o you remember when you had to sit down and explain it to them? >> yeah, i talked to darlene first. i didn't have to say anything. she knew. you know, she does our books. and she knew. >> and what did the books tell you? help me understand. >> you just can't keep doing what you're doing. as hard as it is, we tried. >> more layoffs reduce demand, which creates more layoffs. change may be coming again to washington, but in newton, many believe the struggle will stay the same as family businesses work to steal another day from the great recession. >> congressman leonard boswell defeated his republican challenger, brad zaun, in the 2010 midterm elections. he headed back to washington for an eighth term. for boswell's constituents in newton, iowa, the fight for economic recovery continues. coming up, bill gates' father on taxing the rich. >> the real truth of the matter is that the people that own businesses are the people who will be paying the tax, and my analysis is, they don't want to p

host: ohio, darlene is on the line for independents. caller: good morning, ladies. guest: hi. caller: a couple of questions. they are easy. are we headed for universal health care? second of all, why was the various state insurance departments not involved in the process prior to the affordable health care? my third question is -- do you know anything about ohio's magi? i may be saying that wrong, so i will spell it. m a g i. also, is there a possibility that our politicians could be regulating hospital billing practices and letting us know how much we are charged for various services? take you so much. -- thank you so much. guest: some people believe that obama care represents universal health care because, as the previous caller noted, everyone is now required to pay insurance or face fines. there are a variety of extremes in getting that coverage, you might get it through medicaid or private insurance tax credits. it depends on how you define universal health care, but certainly it is a law that help -- attempts to achieve that in several ways. second, state insurance depar

officer darlene fieste is still adapting to working behind the walls of folsom. >> i'm not used to being around violence when i started, you know, not that. it really shocked me how cruel and emotionless these people can be. >> it does get scary sometimes. you hear a lot of the war stories from around here. >> i've been stabbed. i've had my knee broke. >> i had a back injury first, stabbed. >> i was assaulted by an inmate in handcuffs. >> i was stabbed seven times. >> if you show the inmates fear, then they're going to go ahead and feed on it. >> keeping that fear in control can be difficult inside this 100-year-old prison because what was state of the art at the turn of a previous century is now the biggest challenge to the officers' safety. when we return, cellblock 5, the most notorious cellblock inside folsom. ♪ [ male announcer ] welcome back all the sweet things your family loves with 0-calorie monk fruit in the raw. ♪ welcome back [ male announcer ] it's made with the vine-ripened sweetness of fruit, so you can serve up deliciously sweet treats without all the sugar. so let no dri

darlene whatever so they are really european anti really you know compare different tune. additional ceased and this helps eastenders indication whatever the reason whatever to vote for older people who feel that i can only think that is in reality every day to our four young people there's a reality called secure it that they don't know if and this is the bs that they don't know it as institutional political or economic reality. i don't mind that yours is a group of people in europe called the flight. easyjet in the whole place is real cheap and people and kitchen easyjet culture. and if you look back just in french the people who are pretty un french or leaving france to go elsewhere. it tells you only need to know the name them. well ok well you have your four hundred thousand your peers to disneyland and growing into. i think i think for instance with with the with the crisis and recession in spain and greece france and a lot of spanish young people last month. i think if anything that's best in the last hope of europe back and creating some sort of political true poli

. >> reporter: darlene is a neighbor and a customer. she says the 90-year-old is a friend ?ybody the shirt off his back. >> they both expect to see this but mr. hicks says that he will be ready for whatever comes at him. grant. >> uh-huh. coming up on kron 4 news at 6:30, take a look at that smooth criminal. how he managed to slip past restaurant workers and get his hands on a big payday. >>> then the title of boss is so 2013. we tell you about the newest work model at an online company that is shaking up the office hierarchy like a boss. >>> plus, we take a look at bay bridge commuters behaving badly. all those stories coming up. >> i was going to say these conditions are boss but i can't i can't say that again. we will tell you about the i can't say that again. we will tell you about the you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. from the shelf, and to your home. starting at $99. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, rig

host: ohio, darlene is on the line for independents. caller: good morning, ladies. guest: hi. caller: a couple of questions. they are easy. are we headed for universal health care? thend of all, why was various state insurance departments not involved in the process prior to the affordable health care? my third question is -- do you know anything about ohio's magi? i may be saying that wrong, so i will spell it. m a g i. a possibility that our politicians could be regulating hospital billing practices and letting us know how much we are charged for various services? take you so much. some people believe that obama care represents universal health care because, as the previous caller noted, everyone is now required to pay insurance or face fines. there are a variety of extremes in getting that coverage, you might get it through medicaid or private insurance tax credits. it depends on how you define universal health care, but certainly it is a law that help -- attempts to achieve that in several ways. second, state insurance departments are heavily involved in regulating the ins

darlene love.d other background singers recall great and gut wrenching moments in the tough world of show business. all that back fighting and back stabbings, it's a wonderful documentary about how they can pull us into reality and give us a new perspective. >> and you can't beat the music. fantastic. >> absolutely. number 5 is captain phillips, tom hanks has won two oscars, this performance is as good as anything else. in this true story, hanks and director paul green grat, keep us rivetted and invested in the outcome. you care about what happens here. number 4, blue jazzman, this touchings, funny look at a woman caught up in financial ruin and fear. it was filmed in the bay area. it's called blue jazz. >> what a great cast there, too. >> kate blanket was fantastic. >> and you connected and and cared ask the e ending is unforgottable. >>> number three, 42, a movie that came out too early in the year. jackie robinson and his entrance into baseball has never been told better. i saw this with a group

host: ohio, darlene is on the line for independents. caller: good morning, ladies. guest: hi.ller: a couple of questions. they are easy. are we headed for universal health care? thend of all, why was various state insurance departments not involved in the process prior to the affordable health care? my third question is -- do you know anything about ohio's magi? i may be saying that wrong, so i will spell it. m a g i. a possibility that our politicians could be regulating hospital billing practices and letting us know how much we are charged for various services? take you so much. some people believe that obama care represents universal health care because, as the previous caller noted, everyone is now required to pay insurance or face fines. there are a variety of extremes in getting that coverage, you might get it through medicaid or private insurance tax credits. it depends on how you define universal health care, but certainly it is a law that help -- attempts to achieve that in several ways. second, state insurance departments are heavily involved in regulating the insura

iraqi troops battling al-qaeda linked fie darlene's in the providence and they have retaken the citynd congress returns to session today and plan to push for an extension of unemployment benefits which expired over the holiday break. also in our next hour retired army mark will explain the reason behind the attacks in iraq and how the u.s. can support the iraqi government would sending in american troops. plus how african refugees and asylum seekers are using sport to integrate into their new communities. >>> and i'm nicole mitchell and i will have the national forecast. >> and thomas and i are with you in 2 1/2 minutes and as the cold air moves across the country you are looking at the roads in indianapolis and snowy and getting colder by the minute. ♪ >> an arctic blast of dangerous winter weather is gripping much of the nation. the deep freeze is bringing some of the coldest temperatures on record in 20 years. >> bits are fighting in iraq as government forces battle al-qaeda for control of several cities. the u.s. says it will help the iraqi government but not put american troops

. >> we reached out to the postal service, darlene casey a spokesperson said she would not comment onempted legal counsel at first. it was too expensive. i pretty much had to walk away for a few years. down the road i saw an article about stereo cases and to give them a call. so i did and if it wasn't for the law firm, i wasn't be here today because it's so expensive. >> mr. estes, where are you in this case? it sounds like your client has won. >> yes, we have won several times already. the postal service for reasons we can't seem to understand continues to fight. the next fight appears to be if regards to what we need to do to make sergeant major eriksson whole and get him the back pay and the benefits that he deserves. >> so have you seen this before? i don't know why, call me naive, i thought it was illegal to fire people, especially from government jobs when they're serving in uniform overseas. is it not? >> it is. and for non-career service members, there is a law the federal lawsuit protects their jobs. it protects them from discrimination. it's not just a policy of federal agen

. >> host: cleveland ohio darlene is on our phone for independence that create. >> caller: good morning. i have a couple of questions ,-com,-com ma very easy. the first question is, are we headed for universal health care and second of all why was the various state insurance departments not involved in the process prior to the affordable health care? my third question is do you know anything about ohio's magi. magi and also is there a possibility that our politicians can regulate the hospital billing practices and let us know how much we are charged for various services? thank you so much. >> guest: i will just run down the line with some of these questions. some people believe obamacare represents a movement towards universal health care because as the previous caller noted everyone is required to carry insurance or pay a fine and the law creates a variety of streams of being able to get that covered so you might be a let's get to medicaid or private insurance perhaps with a tax credit so it depends on how you define universal health care but it attempts to achieve that in a variety of

our legislation will help seniors, like darlene from my district, who suffers from multiple chronic conditions, including arthritis and diabetes. the complexity of gaining input from her many doctors and nurses makes it very difficult for her to manage her own health. this is a difficulty that many seniors typically face today. but by modernizing the medicare payment system, paying for results, not just activity, incentivizing people to take care of themselves and removing the barriers to innovation, we can ensure that seniors get the right care at the right time. we can also take advantage of health care technology in telehealth. we can brean down the barriers of geographic barriers to bring chronic care management like the mayo clinic in minnesota to life. mr. speaker, we can create a better system, and this bipartisan group shows it can be done with a little cooperation and collaboration and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? the gentlelady from new york is recognized for one minute. m