but gamal, isn't that the handyman's job ? yes. it is the handyman's job. and i am the handyman. then, if i'm not mistaken, that makes you the owner of this restaurant. yes. this is the owner, mr. victor brashov. i had a hunch that was the case. i'm sorry for the mix-up. it was just an experiment. an experiment ? i'd like to hear more about that. i'm afraid i owe you both an apology. i lied to you. as you can see, i do not own this restaurant. i merely work here as a handyman. why did you feel you had to lie to us ? - i was ashamed to tell you the truth. - what is the truth ? i did not quit my job at whitestone engineering. i was laid off. this was the only job i could find. - you could have told us that. - of course. we would have understood. i had failed. and you both had such a lot of faith in me ! oh, gamal, we still have faith in you. you took a big chance when you moved to america. that took a lot of courage. we've always admired you for that. really ? of course. you are our friend. we like you for who yoare. we don't care how successful you are. - thank you, my friend. - m

i said to him, one day, you're a genius, why are you a handyman? he said, it came down to it, when he was 25, an older black man, he was busted for pot. every hospital he has worked at, whenever they're taken over, they go and look and see if anybody's been busted for drugs. he was busted in his early 20s for one joint, he's been fired a dozen times and eventually got tired of being fired and became a handyman. >> ben jealous, thank you for dropping a little knowledge tonight. appreciate it. >> thank you, chris. >>> coming up, the "rolling stone" piece that making conservatives' heads explode. >> he doesn't think anybody should have to work at all. he thinks the government should give paychecks out just to you sitting on your couch because you are, you exist. >> he, the he mentioned there, the one and only jesse myerson, the author of that piece, will be here to respond, ahead. >>> some good news this week on the nominations front. this week, president obama renominated 54 people for federal judgeships. people that have been successfully blocked by

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. >> and this new phase, oprah's letting the world in, showcasing her handyman habits via social medialy -- how do you define it today compared to in the 1950s and '40s? men and women look so great. but breaking news, developing news, oprah has canceled her birthday. well, reportedly according to e! our friends over there say she felt the guest list was getting out of control. but i'm thinking, you're oprah, you are the epitome of control. >> you get to go and you get to go. >> come on. >> you can't go and you can't go. you're off the list, too! >> there you go. >> well, you know who might have some scoop on this, the guy that was planning the celebration. he happens to be here, perhaps you guys could get the scoop from him coming up. when did he get the call that the party was off? >>> but up next, the american snowboarder who could challenge shaun white for gold in sochi. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> back now at 8:39, "today's" countdown to sochi. the competition begins in just eight days. and a member of the u.s. olympic snowboarding team appears ready to go. he spun his w

if they need a handyman or electrician or plumber, they have not been able to help them.ying to reframe the experience. the homeowner knows they can go into the store and get the project done. how do you make money off of this? >> we are focused on the big strategic readership. is free for homeowners and professionals as well. they upload information about the past work. they source the right professional based on who the neighbors and friends have loved. ofwhat does lowe's get out it and how do you make your money? >> lowe's is changing the experience for homeowners. instead of just being a product company, we are offering to be of home improvement partner. ande let them upgrade provide more exposure to them. now, with the 50 million customers that go through the stores every week i'm a professionals have to be on there and are very excited. aren't others are ready and on the game at? thinking about companies like angie's list. is changing the industry through a dip. we had the first home- improvement network that has organized a tremendous amount of data. instead of goi

if my handyman comes to the house and fixes everything that's broken with a screwdriver and plier, doeshammer? dianne feinstein, the chairman of the senate intelligence committee. general hayden of the cia, both believe that metadata is an important tool for prevents terrorism and has done so on numerous occasions already. we have to understand what this is and what this isn't. i'm all in favor of individual rights and constitutional rights and privacy. we're not talking about content, not talking about listening to people's phone calls. we're talking about connect kg electrons and looking for patterns in networks. all that can be useful. i don't think you can prove it hasn't. >> they're suggesting that at least president obama's national security advisers, some of them, concluded, have embraced this theory that if this metadata collection had been in place before 9/11, it could have prevented 9/11. >> this is a nonsensical claim. what would have prevented 9/11 is if the cnn and the fbi have been sharing information that they gained by conventional means that they didn't share with each

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