when george anderson developed this and he saw a need in california. his curriculum that he developed is the only one accepted by the courts as well as the prison system because of it's effectiveness. george expanded to that to include emotional intelligence and the 4 components are developing empathy, creating compassion and working collaborative and forgiveness. in developing that, in order to understand what george developed, i have to say that i am a little nervous. you have to excuse me. it's been a while. george is a 70-year old black man who group up in mississippi and was diagnosed as retarded before special education. he was one of 6 people with a nonmedical degree to participate in a harvard study in science. george has been in business for close to 40 years. he developed this anger management program to help people get along with themselves and secondly, to get along with each other. the one thing he believes and practices, our emotions are the characteristics that unite us all. the one thing we share in common are feelings and emotions. this

he came to me through george anderson who runs an anger management firm. they have taken the science of conflict mediation and made it into an accessible discipline for trainers, people who are working with young people throughout the state and throughout the county. do you know that there's only, i think now one state that mandates anger management in the school and it was texas. and it's only been within the last year. doctor wenz is an advocate. he's also a vietnam veteran who saw many people suffer from substance abuse in the wake of that war and conflict and has a tremendous amount of experience. he as a doctorate. a master's degree in working with children and works in his own consulting business as well. doctor tomas wenz. >> angela chan as worked with san francisco and community based organization in the area of violence reduction and hate crimes. she understands that often violence is simply a manifestation of conditions that we are preprogrammed to assume. we are seeing that now. this whole issue the race being played out in the presidental elect

to stand against meeting hauls and search them all of which prompted the massachusetts judge george anderson to observe, quote, a mob is mob whether made up of government officials acting under instructions from the department of justice or of criminals loafers and the vicious classes. in many cities, the raids were, quote, disgraceful legal travesties in defiance of the law by officers of the law. countless arrestees were beat and held incommunicado. bails were established at $10,000, a gross violation of the eighth amendment. citizens caught in the net were handed over to local law enforcement departments for prosecution under criminal laws. in boston 800 prisoners were marched through the streets in chains and photographs of the procession appeared in newspapers as evidence of their violent and menacing nature. in hartford 97 men were held in solitary confinement for five minutes, quote, practically buried alive. the worst outrage took place in detroit were 800 aliens and citizens were held for six days in a windowless corridor on the fifth floor of the justice department building. they h

anderson counseling. if you have ever seen the movie anner management, george was the consultant on that movie. he is an expert in conflict mediation. i want to thank george as well. i am so very honored to introduce our key-note speaker this morning. doctor francisco revelez. and mta director annette ford all were people who were self made, are self made. doctor revelez was born in el paso. he labeled as a migrant worker. he also served as a division one principle with credentials in biology and chemistry. how did he get from biology and chemistry? today he is a senior faculty member at california university and he has dedicated his entire career to get out of survivor mode to empowerment mode. he believes that when young people are made to feel successful, they are better able to take a stand and feel empowered. he has expressed that in so many ways. he is a researcher. each mind is a world with carlos santana and edward james almost. he is a research for center of life research. omb re al omb re. he just finished a film called latie on youth. he is a father and his 2 children are here. danie

stephen anderson. mr. george stanley, mr. randy thompson, and mr. or ms., i can't say, leslie fields, please. >> good morning. i'm steve anderson, retired brigadier general from the united states army. i was a senior logistician in iraq for 15 months, directly working for general david petraeus. i want to tell you why i believe that this pipeline is against our national best interest, and why it's against our military's best interest. [cheers and applause] this pipeline will keep us addicted to oil. and our addiction to oil gets soldiers killed. we have lost over 1000 american lives moving fuel on the battlefield in iraq and afghanistan. and i know because i was the guide was running many of those convoys, controlling that from the top. it wastes billions of dollars. this nation will stand at $20 billion this year alone on the fuel and energy to air-conditioned structures in iraq and afghanistan. that's just for air-conditioning, 20 billion in consideration of the fully burdened cost of fuel, which is $30 a gallon in afghanistan, and probably $18 or

steven anderson, mr. george stanley, mr. randy thompson, ms. leslie fields please. >> retired general, united states army, senior stay tigs in iraq for 15 minutes, directly working for general david petraeus. i want to tell you why i believe that this pipeline is against our national best interests and why it's against our military's best interest. [cheers and applause] this pipeline will keep us addicted to oil, and our addiction to oil gets soldiers killed. we have watched over 1,000 american lives moving fuel on the battlefield in iraq and afghanistan, and i know because i was the guy running those convoys, controlling that from the top. it wastes billions of dollars. this nation will spend $20 billion this year alone on the fuel and the energy to air-conditioned structures in iraq and in afghanistan. that's just for air-conditioning. $20 billion in consideration of the fully burdened cost of fuel which is $30 a gallon in afghanistan, and $18 a gallon in iraq. we're talking the most isolated nation in the world, it's hard to get fuel out the

yeah, but ronald reagan did well with anderson in it and he still did well. >> george h.w.'t do so well with perot. >> that's true, that's another example. but anyway, i have no intention of doing it. nobody's particularly asked me to do it and they know what i'm doing and i have no plans whatsoever to do it. >> let me ask you about something that a man named matt robbins, who's the executive director of the american majority, which is a tea party faction, which has some sway -- it is not a small group. it is a fairly good size group who said this of michele let's face it, she's back-bencher and has been a back-bencher congress person for years. this is not a serious presidential campaign. do you agree with that? >> well, i think she's very serious. i think she did quite well. we were essentially tied for the ames straw vote. so no, to say she's not serious or for somebody to all of a sudden make a declaration on tv or make some challenges that's repeated on tv means that a person's campaign is wiped out. i don't think that's fair. >> and finally, george will, a well-known

steven anderson, mr. george stanley, mr. y thompson, and leslie fields. >> i am steve anderson, retired brigadier general, united states army. i was in iraq for 15 months, directly working for general david petreaus. i want to tell you why i believe that this pipeline is against our national best interests and why it is against our military's best interests. [cheers and applause] this pipeline will keep us up addicted to oil. and our addiction to oil gets soldiers killed. we've lost over a thousand american lives and moving through the battle fields of iraq and afghanistan, and i was the guy running many of those convoys. it wastes billions of dollars. this nation will spend $20 billion this year alone on the fuel and the energy to air- conditioned structures in iraq and afghanistan. that is just for air- conditioning. $20 billion in consideration of the full burden of cost which is $30 a gallon in afghanistan, the most isolated nation in the world. it is hard to get the fuel there. this pipeline will continue to fund our ene

anderson? >> fascinating stuff. thanks. ari fleischer, former white house press secretary for president george w. bush and also chief political analyst gloria borger. ari, if memory serves me correct, the headline last night was herman cain was leading in a national poll and now mitt romney ahead in four crucial states. what does that tell you about the field right now on the republican side? >> number one, state polls are more important than national polls. this is a statewide series of elections. number two, interesting piece of data from those polls, 20% to 30% in all of those four states said they know who they are supporting. 70% to 80% could change their mind. this republican race for months to come is still marked by fluid electorate. people are not locked in. the foundations are not secure. anything could still happen, almost anything could happen. >> do you think there are people that could enter the race? >> i don't think that. i think among romney, perry, cain and something tells me, nobody agrees with this, huntsman in new hampshire, you have to keep your eye on him. things can change

anderson ran against jimmy carter. jimmy carter lost his bid for reelection. ross perot ran in 1992. george h.w. bush lost his bid for reelection. bill:bill clinton won the presiy with 43% of the vote. do not forget ralph nay de nadeo didn't score very high in the 2000 election but it was enough to mess up the florida count. if nader had not been in florida, it's likely al gore would have won florida an the presidency. >> it seems they're in many ways the spoilers. >> exactly. they can't do anything but mischief. i don't think anyone can conceive of a third party candidate coming to win the presidency in 2012, but if you did have one, and it was a very close race between barack obama and the republican nominee, it's possible that they could take enougenough votes off one or the other to change the outcome. >> you know what's so interesting, i guess if someone's really powerful enough, you could throw it into the house of representatives, a real serious third party candidate. its hard to think of that happening, but it is theoretically and numerically possible to throw the race. >> absolutely. it

anderson. >> peter, i want to bring if the rest of our political team we've gathered tonight, roland martin, former georgeush spokesman, ari flooish ari fleisher, dana and gloria borger. ari, you never thought she was going to run? >> i didn't. i don't know anybody that thought she would. it's a good thing for the republican field. it removes what would have been an element of real chaos in the party and presidential race. but anderson i do want to say one thing. sarah pail pen was the one and only reason john mccain ever surged to a lead over barack obama which he it did when he announced sarah palin. she wasn't able to sustain. i think she crumbled under the media glare and scrutiny. she accomplished something tremendous in 2008 for a while. she's unshackled and free. i think we're all better that way. >> ed, had she run and not done well, it would have been devastating for her status as a book seller, as a celebrity. this allows her to maintain that statuses. >> for a while. i mean, obviously she's still a big draw. she's our personality like a movie star. she can go raise a lot of money for candidates

anderson. >> peter, i want to bring if the rest of our political team we've gathered tonight, roland martin, former george borger ed rollinsed and dana bash. ari, you never thought she was going to run? >> i never did. i don't know anyone who really thought she would get in. now she's not, it's a good thing for the republican field. it removes what would have been an element of real chaos in the republican party and in this presidential race. but anderson i do want to say one thing. sarah palin was the one and a only reason john mccain ever surged to a lead over barack obama which he it did when he announced sarah palin. she wasn't able to sustain. i think she crumbled under the media glare and scrutiny. she accomplished something tremendous in 2008 for a while. now she's unshackled and free. i think we're all better that way, frankly. >> ed, had she run and not done well, it would have been devastating for her status as a book seller, as a celebrity. this allows her to maintain that status. >> for a while. i mean, obviously she's still a big draw. she's our personality like a movie star. she can go raise

george washington parkway. this is north of reagan national. >> that's beautiful. >>> 57 degrees on this thursday. cracks coming up next, the unbeaten capitals. their battles ahead north of the border. >> on the next "anderson," millions will watch me eat spinach for the precise. how to introduce new foods to your children to get them to like them. a teenager desperate for help, and intervention to save her life. >>> the major-league soccer playoffs kicks off last night. new york redwings advanced past dallas in last night's wild card game 3-0. >>> d.c. united's has a lot of questions about their future. >> tim brant as your morning sports. >> good morning. game 6 of the world series between the rangers and cardinals tonight because it was postponed last night due to an ugly weather camp at busch stadium. with a good forecast for the next few days, baseball. game is tonight. with games 7 tomorrow, if needed. davey johnson in short to be back. the nationals have won 14 of the last 18 games. the players respect johnson and he wants to be back. it's a no-brainer. the capitals will play in edmonton tonight against the oilers. then in vancouver on saturday. washington has never started a season like this. they a

anderson and the race going after ronald reagan in new hampshire. he was going after the organizers and trying to bring them into the debate and pulled one on george h.wsh and he won. >>neil: he did not see it coming. he did not see that coming. your dad -- i am tipping my hat to him. it was crafty and smart and being above the fray without looking like you can trade punches. >>guest: gamesmanship is one thing but making it personal last night? >>guest: i was personal when talk about character and we argued the points on talk radio and last fight i thought i was listening to mark levin or hannity or other talk radio, people are looking for the person who will stand above the fray and tell us where they want to take america, how they want did get us there and how we can work together and they do not want to see the arguments, they have been listening to arguments in washington, dc over and are tired of it and they want someone who will give us a vision of where they want to take america and how we will all be better for it. and if you make it personal, what happens at the end of the day which is a question, would they be willing to support the other ca

anderson cooper read it. half of everything i own to george wallace. >> did it bounce? >> i'm going to try to keep it.giving back. i want to be like oprah. you ever notice oprah always gives and has more. i want to be a rich black lady like oprah. >> well, let's -- >> good luck on that. >> let's listen to another african-american guy, he wants to be president of the united states, too, this is herman cain on his thoughts of protest wall street. >> my parents, they never played the victim card. my parents never said that we hope that the rich people lose something so we can get something. no. my dad's idea was i want to work hard enough so i can buy a cadillac, not take somebody else's. >> does he have a point? >> he does have a point. he's from atlanta like i am and he's probably been my age. herman cain, i love you and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it, your friends at your age, a loaf of bread was $0.16 back in the day, your parents didn't have to wish for anything. >> what do you think about his 999 plan? the -- >> you know what i think about the 999 plan and i called godfather's pizza