geoffrey canada, harlem children's zone. we're back with more after this. >>> we've heard of the rust belt and the bible belt but there's a new one about to enter our lexicon being put out by a branch of our federal government, the centers for disease control, identifying something called the diabetes belt. cdc says it's made up of 664 counties in 15 states, most of them in the southeast. the diagnosed rate of type 2 diabetes was almost 12% in those counties compared with 8.5% of the total u.s. population. risk factors in these areas tend to be higher as well. they include, you know them, obesity, lack of exercise, fewer people with higher education. >>> pulitzer prize-winning columnist david broder has died. he was a washington fixture for most of his life, a reporter for the "washington post" and regarded by so many as the very best in the business. a proud product of illinois, he entered the university of chicago at age 15. he had the bearing of a professor. he was equal parts luddite and pack rat. he thrived on deadlines

geoffrey canada, everybody!eat stuff. i'd love for you just to tell everybody what you do. what is harlem children's zone? and just explain it to people, 'cause you do it better than will. >> well you know, jimmy, i grew up in the south bronx in the '60s when it was a terrible place for kids to grow up, and i just watched my classmates, my friends, literally, have no chance to make it whatsoever. and i decided if i ever got a chance, i was going to come back to a community like that and i was gonna try and make a difference for kids. and so we went into harlem, we just carved out 97 blocks, 11,000 kids, and make one promise to our kids. you stick with us, we're going to get all of our kids through elementary school, through middle school, through high school, and into college. we're going to help those kids graduate from college. and we'll do whatever it takes. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i mean, it sounds like it's an amazing thing. but you actually are doing it. >> well, you know, we've got right now, we

the museum of fine or waiting for superman or something now where you were in discussion with geoffrey canadaand he made the observation about the fact that many of the people that this change is meant to benefit are opposed to it. and how disturbing that is. and i wonder if you could comment on that in terms of the most active parents and community members being not grasping the reason for the change. >> so, i think there are a few distinctions that are important. often times, people would portray the opposition to what we're doing as parent. parents don't like you. parents don't like the changes. and certainly the majority of the people who disagree with our school closer plan were parents. but the people who sort of opposed every step we took were not -- they were not a large group of parents. parents were actually seen improvements being made every day. it was more general members who are happy with their approach. and i'd also say that richard touches a little on this in the book and i only sort of learned about this jury is reporting actually the site he talked of the book done a word s

featured in the documentary, "waiting for superman" and he's doing great things for education, geoffrey canadaes. that's all tomorrow, so join us tomorrow night. [ applause ] but first -- oh, i love this guy. our next guest is a rock and roll superstar who just released his forth solo album, "united nations of sound," the leader singer of the verve. i mean, come on. ♪ bitter sweet symphony that's life ♪ this guy's insane. [ light laughter ] he's going to perform the single, "are you ready." with a little help from the roots, please welcome richard ashcroft! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ whoo ooh whoo ooh yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ are you ready ooh, are you ready for the day ♪ ♪ he's gonna come back down to earth i hope you're gonna pray ♪ ♪ that you're with us as we beam him right up he's got a little place for me in his loving cup ♪ ♪ are you ready ooh, ready to see i'm out here in babylon come out here with me ♪ ♪ are you ready yeah, i'm ready oh, are you ready are you ready ♪ ♪ are you ready oh, i'm ready yeah, i'm ready oh, i'm ready ♪ ♪ are you ready are you ready i'm ready to die ♪ ♪ 'cause i've lived

[laughter] >> you guys have heard of geoffrey canada.sident obama had something called a promise neighborhood initiative where you are creating an environment where schools are the center of the community, but everything around it plays a vital role from baby colleges to work development. michelle and i met many years ago. i had an organization pulsate hope. its mission is to revitalize inner-city communities through its economic development public education, and the arts. i grew up in a poor neighborhood. i knew the schools were very important, but i do not believe you can improve public education without economic development. if you do not figure out a way to create jobs and train people for the work force, if you do not figure out a way to get your dollars to circulate within a community, it will be very difficult. our goal is to revitalize the community. they go hand in hand. >> you have to tell your story really quickly. >> patel that at the end it by that time. -- i will tell that at the end if we have time. would you address voter

[laughter] >> you guys have heard of geoffrey canada.esident obama had something called a promise neighborhood initiative where you are creating an environment where schools are the center of the community, but everything around it plays a vital role from baby colleges to work development. michelle and i met many years ago. i had an organization pulsate hope. its mission is to revitalize inner-city communities through its economic development, public education, and the arts. i grew up in a poor neighborhood. i knew the schools were very important, but i do not believe you can improve public education without economic development. if you do not figure out a way to create jobs and train people for the work force, if you do not figure out how to way -- figure out a way to get your dollars to circulate within a community, it will be very difficult. our goal is to revitalize the community. they go hand in hand. >> you have to tell your story really quickly. >> i am any election commissioner. will you address of voter apathy? in arkansas, scho