. -- ghandi said poverty is the worst form of violence.tell me why in this particular moment with all the numbers not giving us reason to be optimistic whether or not you are hopeful and whether women and children should be hopeful. >> i am hopeful. starting tomorrow we are going to celebrate the passage of the affordable care act where latino women and children are being courted in phenomenal numbers. this is a time when finally the president got something done. poor people are reaping the benefits. 3.9 private million -- private- sector -- 3.9 million private- sector jobs have been created. part of it is because people have confidence, optimism, and hope, and i believe the numbers can improve if we empower each other and make sure we are sharing and are really standing up and that we hear the voices of the public. our destinies are wrapped up together. it is all of us working together as a community. tavis: i am delighted to be here on this issue. one more time for our panel. i want to thank everyone here at nyu and this curveball center

the grandson of ghandi says king was one of the few leaders who understood the philosophy of nonviolence. the speakers urged people to continue king's legacy. >> information about whitney houston's final hours. the coroner released the final autopsy today. it reveals in addition to cocaine, the singer had  marijuana, xanax, benadryll and muscle relaxer in her system. according to the coroner, whitney houston was found face down in 13 inches of extremely hot water and suffered several ald burns on her face. her assistant reports she told houston to take a bath after the singer come planned eer compla throat. the coroner ruled that houston's death was accidental and that she drowned due to the effects of heart disease and cocaine use. >> the long, difficult recovery began across north texas after yesterday's series of destructive tornados in the dallas-fort worth area. damage from the storms stretches for miles. jay gray has more from one of the hardest hit communities. >> reporter: it has been a full day now since the storms and the shock is giving way to the reality of what has happene

ghandi once said that poverty is the worst form of violence. poverty is the worst form of violence.n this country we will talk about race, we will talk about trayvon martin, we will talk about a variety of issues connected to this case and other democracy. it is the worst form of violence. and why it is that we can't find the kind of backbone and develop the kind of constitution to have a real conversation about shrinking the gap between the have gots and have nots troubles us. we can't see to get contract on that issue in washington. >> let me end -- we've got about 30 seconds left here. cornell, i've had you on the show before. you criticize president obama about not doing enough about poverty in america. do you think he's beginning to get to grips with it. if he's re-elected, do you guys have faith he will get to grips with it properly in a second term? >> i pray for his protection. i pray for his fight back. but also we plan and others to put pressure on him. we're going to put pressures on drones dropping bombs on innocent people. that's wrong. we're going to put pressure on re

in one book it is asked, why not use ghandi's way. he did not have guns and he beat the british empire. here's another student from the same school with a different opinion entirely. >> no, i don't think the second amendment is necessary. i think back when it was created back in the bill of rights the state militias were needed to fight off the federal government if they got out of hand and also to protect themselves personally. and nowadays, there is no need for that, there are no state militias or anything. except for hunting, there is no real reason. if guns were illegal, nobody would need to protect themselves from guns. yes, i would say before the tech shootings i was wavering, kind of. i didn't have too strong of an opinion. but after the possibility of harming so many people, it just makes more sense to make it illegal for students to have their own weapon. but if the criminal had a handgun or any weapon there would be no reasons for anybody else to have one. >> we have shown you the varying view points about gun control. now i