now the harlem school is keeping the culture and tradition alive. >> harlem for the arts was createdds deserve art. they deserve high class quality training in the arts just like anyone else. they should see beauty in their own community, not have to go downtown. >> reporter: this jewel is the harlem school of the arts which has served the community for nearly 50 years. hard times have closed its doors, but today it's celebrating a rebirth. >> just a wealth of artistic energy here. i thought what a shame it would be if this school were to go under. >> for a kid who's never been exposed to instruments before, do you just kind of open this door and ask them to come in and pick the first thing that they gravitate to? >> no, we don't do that. we ask them what they're interested in. is it playing with their hands, is it the fine motor skills of a violin which takes a lot more posture and makes them tired as little kids or is it the piano as they're sitting down or is it their voice? do they want to hear how they can be creative with their voice. so it's about what the kid wants to discove

the other period, of course, would be the harlem renaissance. >> hinojosa: mm-hmm. >> the harlem renaissancehich was a time of... well, it's the... historian david levering lewis puts it, "it was civil rights through art." black people had the idea-- which was a not very efficacious idea, but they had an idea-- that they could change the image of the race vis-à-vis white people who doubted our ancestor's intellectual integrity and intellectual capacities by creating great literature and art. so there was this big revolution of writing and it was called the harlem renaissance, but it led to renaissances throughout the caribbean and even in africa. you know, the négritude movement, which was started by a martinican, aimé césaire, and léopold senghor, who went on to become the first president of senegal, they were students at the sorbonne. they heard about the harlem renaissance and they created the négritude movement starting in 1934. and langstonughe probably the most googled and sited poet in the american cannon, translated works of these black american writers into spanish and french... >>

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we leave you with the boys and girls harlem alumni ensemble.lightful ♪ ♪ and since we've no place to go let it snow let it snow! let it snow! ♪ ♪ it doesn't show signs of stopping and i've bought some corn for popping ♪ ♪ the lights are turned way down low let it snow let it snow let it snow ♪ ♪ when we finally kiss goodnight how i'll hate going out in the storm ♪ ♪ but if you really hold me tight all the way home i'll be warm ♪ ♪ the fire is slowly dying and my dear we're still good-bying ♪ ♪ but as long as you love me so let it snow let it snow let it snow ♪ ♪ let it snow ooh let it snow ♪ ♪ ♪ let it snow ooh let it snow ♪ ♪ the fire is slowing dying this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn.

we leave you with the boys and girls harlem alumni ensemble.ightful ♪ ♪ and since we've no place to go let it snow let it snow! let it snow! ♪ ♪ it doesn't show signs of stopping and i've bought some corn for popping ♪ ♪ the lights are turned way down low let it snow let it snow let it snow ♪ ♪ when we finally kiss goodnight how i'll hate going out in the storm ♪ ♪ but if you really hold me tight all the way home i'll be warm ♪ ♪ the fire is slowly dying and my dear we're still good-bying ♪ ♪ but as long as you love me so let it snow let it snow let it snow ♪ ♪ let it snow ooh let it snow ♪ ♪ ♪ let it snow ooh let it snow ♪ ♪ the fire is slowing dying good morning. news, four suspects are after police say bait money in in rday's robbery arlington. investigators say they believe e suspects are responsible for other robberies. looking for ll nother suspect in a plaque they say may hich been the get away car. millions out on the road home for the holidays weather. ht run into some delays airports. fixture has been 30 day is notice. boat house was

tomorrow, the harlem globetrotters play at the new federal credit union or arena. today was the fourth day of kwanzaa. they celebrated by holding family fun days. it included in african marketplace, musical performances, and a ceremony with storytelling. this year's theme was, a child shall lead them. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast. >> like i said at the top of the show, we lucked out today. if you were rooting for the big snow, this storm stolen away from us. either way, this nor'easter is pounding the folks in new england. on the backside, the winds are whipping up coming out of the north and northeast and whipping in the cold air at home. over the next 24 hours, those winds will pick up 25 to 30 miles an hour. we just had a 26 mile per hour gusts at the airport. 23 in westchester -- that is producing wind chills of the lower end of the 20's. the wind chill in parkton is 22. 27 in edgewood. it will probably drop into the teens by late tonight after midnight. be prepared. the actual temperatures are in the low to mid 30's. there will probably be some

kenny's father was tommy romero, a puerto rican boy born in east harlem, a different kind of ghetto that produced some successes. before he was 10, the romero family took flight to the williams burg section of brooklyn because of the numbered streets such as south 6th and south 7th which carried their direction. in time, the south street became puerto rican, displacing the italians, who moved deeper into brooklyn. the north streets were remained polish extending into green point. his parents purchased a house cheaply and over the years created a home that was a welcome place for their children and grandchildren. this haven was of such serenity that kenny often felt the same respect and awe that he experienced when entering the fragrant solitude of the catholic church, fleeing went the irish seeking refuge from the advancing harlems, the dark skin of the people making unrecognizable the prejudices they had endured when they arrived in america. the defect of memory driving them forward to separate themselves from the shadows that follow all immigrants. fleeing went the puerto ricans, escap

we leave you with the boys and girls harlem alumni ensemble.o place to go let it snow let it snow! let it snow! ♪ ♪ it doesn't show signs of stopping and i've bought some corn for popping ♪ ♪ the lights are turned way down low let it snow let it snow let it snow ♪ ♪ when we finally kiss goodnight how i'll hate going out in the storm ♪ ♪ but if you really hold me tight all the way home i'll be warm ♪ ♪ the fire is slowly dying and my dear we're still good-bying ♪ ♪ but as long as you love me so let it snow let it snow let it snow ♪ ♪ let it snow ooh let it snow ♪ ♪ let it snow ooh let it snow ♪ the fire is slowing dying ♪ the fire is slowly dying . >> from abc7 news. >> good morning, everything. i'm carolyn tyler. quite a stormy weekend. let's check in with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> we are looking at san rafael where the winds are blowing, the rain is increasing and the heaviest rain north of san rafael. right now 7hd is showing you where the red and yellow is. look at all of this beginning to develop along the coast n the north bay look

it's sweet georgia brown, the theme music of harlem globetrotters.years. they took their crazy antics and amazing skills to afghanistan for the holiday season to perform for the troops. long ball shooter firefly fisher was one of those players, and he told me about how he was honored just to be there. >> it means a lot, because, you know, the globetrotters are not around our family as much because we're gone nine out of the 12 months. so we can kind of relate to the troops in some way not being around our family in the holiday season. anytime we can take time out of our busy schedule to put a smile on their face, that's what it's all about. >> that's great. they begin a 200-city tour on the day after christmas. >>> he's best known for his role in the sitcom steve harvey show or in "dancing with the stars." cedric the ber takener is using his fame it to help kids get a better education. that's up next. >>> jim in this renaissance guy. whatever he tries to do he does well and he has a gift for music or art or more than a gift. a passion. >> i took two

we leave you harlem alumni ensemble. but the fire is so delightful ♪ ♪ and since we've no place to go ♪ ♪ let it snow! let it snow! let it snow! ♪ ♪ it doesn't show signs of stopping ♪ ♪ so i've bought some corn for popping ♪ ♪ the lights are turned way down low ♪ ♪ let it snow! let it snow! let it snow! ♪ ♪ when we finally kiss goodnight ♪ ♪ how i'll hate going out in the storm ♪ ♪ but if you really hold me tight ♪ ♪ all the way home i'll be warm ♪ ♪ the fire is slowly dying and, my dear, we're still good-bying ♪ ♪ but as long as you love me so ♪ ♪ let it snow! let it snow! let it snow! ♪ ♪ let it snow! let it snow! ooh let it snow! ♪ ♪ ♪ let it snow let it snow ♪ i. >> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. more rain is falling. another storm is moving in. we have teamrov canning of our storm watch. abc7 news is in pacifica but we will start things off with a quick first look at the whether with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> we have cloudy skies. light rain falling in san francisco. live d

we will tell you about catching the legendary harlem globetrotters coming up. with my keurig vue brewer, i can brew my coffee just the way i love it. how do you do that? inside the brewer, there's this train that makes coffee stronger, bigger, and hotter! actually, i just press this button. brew what you love with the keurig vue. >>> connecticut police union right now is fighting for help. >> first responders at the sandy hook elementary school shooting could have long lasting trauma from what they saw inside. we have more on story. >> reporter: one can imagine the terror felt by first responders as they ran into sandy hook elementary on december 14th. and the carnage they saw even more disturbing. >> i think they are very resilient and they are doing the best they can. >> reporter: but eric brown a lawyer says the best may not be good enough. >> the thing about the traumas that we read about and we have seen this happen in colorado and the past and virginia tech, is that the effects of this type of emotional trauma are long lasting and essentially chronic. >>

about a third of the kids in harlem in the third grade are in a charter schools. the harlem district went up. -- went up dramatically from when we started this intense interest process there. it is now about 16th out of 32 districts. charter schools outperformed almost everybody. the public schools, which were 28th, moved up significantly themselves. those are two cases the models we should develop. that is where i would come down. >> i've a degree it is choice. the effect on the system -- i choice.gree it's effect on the system. if colleges not get applicants, and will go out of the business are designed to get applicants -- go out of business or do something to get applicants. someone said on our task force we cannot have an opt out system beard we have one. that is why houses are expected in fairfax county because people opt into those districts with their kids or they build -- they go to private schools. the only people who step in failing schools are poor people. that is the height of inequality. that is what i call it a civil rights issue. those people need

what we would call his young adult fiction which has a focus based on his experience being born in harlem and being a new jersey boy basically. and this is a career that is remarkable and is one that is now being shared through his travels around the country kind of like to ask you to talk a little bit about what is happening, what has happened during your first year of touring. the only conditions really for a national ambassador would be the selection by the jury which consists of experts in children's and in people's literature which we host at the children's book council with myself and the number of experts, including robert addison, who is the chair. and that we ask the person that we choose, known not only for his or her books, but for their ability to relate to kids basically. turned out to be a key thing. and the little obligation reminds me a little bit, the minor obligations for the poet consultants, poetry, the poet laureate for the library of congress. they need to appear at the library of congress. they have a couple of other minimal obligations, and then it is up to them. f

donde creciÓ y lo hizo con la misma excentricidad, una carroza blanca desfilaron por las calles de harlemmiles de espectadores. >>> macho time... >>> era la frase mÁs recordada de los que fueron a ver su fÉretro. en un atud cubierto por la bandera de puerto rico recorriÓ algunas calles mientras hacia su paso la comunidad le daba muestra de afecto al que fuera 4 veces campeÓn mundial, y fuera conocido por sus orÍgenes humildes. >>> te amo, sabemos que estÁs con dios. >>> su madre, marÍa matias porÓo el collar con el nombre de macho que siempre llevaba su hijo en sus presentaciones pÚblicas y que ella ahora lo lleva. >>> yo esperaba esto, esperaba que fuera todo bien, no peleas, mÁs nada, todo saliÓ bien. >>> asistieron todos sus familiares, incluido su padre, asÍ como su hijo y su ex esposa. >>> me quede sorprendida. yo sabÍa que iba a venir mucha gente a verlo, pero esto es bello. >>> las rencillas parecieron haber quedado en puerto rico, y ninguno mencionÓ temas que podrÍan causar controversia. >>> estoy tan feliz, se lo merece, y mucho mÁs. me siento feliz. porque se ve el amor. >>> y n

with jeff tweedy, mavis staples, sean lennon and the harlem gospel choir.istmas, everybody! (cheers and applause) ♪ and so this is christmas ♪ and what have you done ♪ another year's over ♪ and a new one's begun ♪ so this is christmas ♪ we hope you have fun ♪ near and the dear ones ♪ old and the young ♪ a merry merry christmas ♪ and a happy new year ♪ let's hope it's a good one ♪ ♪ without any fear ♪ and so this is christmas ♪ for weak and for strong ♪ for rich and for poor ones ♪ ♪ the road is so long ♪ so happy christmas ♪ ♪ if you want it ♪ gathering red ones ♪ ♪ a very merry christmas ♪ and a happy new year ♪ let's hope it's a good one ♪ ♪

mientras, en harlem, pocos entienden de macroeconomÍa, pero si saben de exigencias...ngan de acuerdo porque al final somo nosotros los que pagamos los platos rotos. algunos economistas coinciden en que el recorte del gasto publico y el incremento tributario, es bueno e inevitable... pero tambiÉn poco popular. especialmente en una economÍa que acaba de salir de una recesiÓn y lucha por mejorar su capacidad de empleo... pero al estado, que es el mayo e atencion padres... si su hijo o hija usa el asiento reclinable que vera a continuacion, debe tomar accion inmediata... cuatro cadenas de tiendas han acordado retirar del mercado mas de 150 mil "nap nanny baby recliners" luego que cinco infantes perdieran la vida y docenas resultaran heridas... segun la comision de seguridad de productos de consumo todos los accidentes ocurrieron cuando los bebes se cayeron del asiento...las cuatro tiendas son amazon punto com, buy buy baby, diapers punto com, toys r us y babies r us... asi que si usted tiene uno de estos, contacte a una de las tiendas mas adelante:...mientras unos h aument

with jeff tweedy, mavis staples, sean lennon and the harlem gospel choir. merry christmas, everybody! (cheers and applause) ♪ and so this is christmas ♪ and what have you done ♪ another year's over ♪ and a n

other charities that i like is out of new york and is the figure skaters in harlem.e taught how to i skate. not just roller skates, i skate. it is nice to give to children. we did not have a lot growing up. those of us to have done so much, we need to bring attention to this kind of things so i am proud. tavis: you do stay busy. >> i stay busy. tavis: anything i have messed up? >> i do not know. i got the gowns. tavis: you got the exhibit in, the solo stuff, the magazine. >> is out there. -- it is all there. tavis: i am honored to have you here. i cannot believe -- >> my new record. been good to me." tavis: the new one is the rock- and-roll project. >> it is the best thing i have done on my own. that is also good but it is not commercial. my jazz is not commercial but it is what i enjoy doing. tavis: life has been good to you. >> i have enjoyed it. tavis: there is no way to calculate all the joy and love that the supremes brought to our lives. >> if i had to come back again i would come back as mary wilson, of the supremes but with a little more money. tavis: if you

are a lot of territory into a thriving cultural hub and central avenue developing into a sort of harlem west. west coast best jazz clubs dozens of black businesses lime street people dressed in their sunday best on the weekends a period during which the most affluent and the forest blacks live essentially side by side. and then with well more to spend. time economy adapted itself to a lean automotive industry with major corporations like g.m. chrysler ford good you and firestone all establishing factories in south los angeles. and we're going to. factory you got the benefits you got my house you could buy a car you could raise a family you could live a working class or lower middle class life. it was a moment of unprecedented black prosperity in which the two jacks three of black america was on the rise people were getting jobs were buying homes were buying cars sending their kids to colleges it was a moment of real optimism. in the late one nine hundred fifty s. you begin to get the first. wave of what came to be called the industrialization. the american economy is changing we're movi

. >> commissioners, i have a book at home, it's called the harlem of the west and it talks about the jazz district in the western edition and how it was decimated by redevelopment after world war ii, it is exciting to me that jazz in san francisco has a central place to be, so with that, i move to approve. >> i second it. >> commissioner akers? >> aye. >> commissioner perez? >> aye. >> commissioner hyde? >> aye. >> commissioner joseph? >> aye. >> commissioner tan? >> aye. >> commissioner lee? >> aye. >> awesome, good luck. >> yeah, good luck. >> i'll take that hard hat. >> alright, with that, i would like to call item number c, chadwick baumbach, like erma, dba, lot 46. >> so, this is an application for two permits you're considering this evening, extended hours and place of entertainment, 46 geary is between grant and kerny, this is a basement space ask the applicant intend to -- an up scale lounge, we've seen several letters of support are in your packet, at least 7 and we've received 0 oppositions of concern, and i believe central station is still here but i understand the sfpd al

want to start the process all over again it was zero actually they want a new election everyone knew harlem and new because the change was new constitution so what are you going to do you're going to try to kick them out of power if you try to change the match after you release a civil war you risk we're going the islamists into the streets as long as population in general. i don't think we're. so we're it's a very very dangerous situation and my own situation. rebel groups rebel groups from across syria are uniting under one minute trick a month and they just a western backed effort to topple president bashar assad fears are also being voiced in the west that the regime may use its chemical weapons arsenal to defeat opposition fighters something the government denies that is going to kind of vesta gates now how close is a foreign intervention. u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles will possible use the obama administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake o

so actually they want a new election one of the new harlem and new constituent assembly and a new constitution. and they're trying to force the. morsi. who are. now. more. is trying to. dialogue. and the opposition which again is more clearly. worse is she who. says no we don't want to die well. i'm not exactly sure what. she wants to save you. know i don't think they understand that they are. not the image and the majority leaders and once that i am i mean should die oh. well here is he has surrendered his decree but the vote will actually go ahead despite much criticism now just one time. well you know now i mean i think he knows that if the vote goes you can marshal his forces or get the constitution passed. and i think the opposition knows that he can do that therefore they want to stop that but how are they going to do that so they can walk and say what i really want and need more time to be more interaction or to just this kind of circumcision or something like that but we can't do it by just running through the streets we have to talk to him because if they don't talk to him you push hi

there's this wonderful book called fillmore harlem west and also there's several other books that are about that particular era. but that's all happening too, people like billie holiday, count basie, duke ellington, they were all playing in the fillmore district, bop city, plantation club, jack's tavern. that's another world that i was intrigued by and the fact that there were neisei jazz musicians. also the no no boys, which i'm not sure if you are aware of, but one of the story lines in the play is about the character called chet monkawa and he was what was known as a no no boy. at some point everyone in the internment camp was asked to do this questionnaire and there were two questions, question 27 and 28, which basically said you were foreswear allegiance to japan and the emperor and will swear allegiance to america and that you will serve in the armed forces. and for young neisei men in their late teens and 20's, if you signed that, by and large the sense was you could be drafted. and what came about was a certain amount of controversy over those two questions because a lot of th

to start the process all over again that was zero actually they want a new election maybe one new harlem and new things to change the new constitution so what are you going to do you're going to try to kick them out of power if you try to change good match for your new miss a civil war you risk were you in the islamist into the streets as long as population who makes up. i don't think goes for bush. so we're it's a very very dangerous situation especially for my own situation. what's concerns arising in the west that the syrian regime may use its huge arsenal of chemical weapons and now there are troubling video appeared earlier this week on the web it shows why this claim to be chemical weapons being used on lab rabbits after the test a masked man and threatens to use the poison on syrian civilians. for them honestly you will die like these two rabbits you enemies of allah do you see them they were killed by a chemical and biological weapons that he will be like them because you are supposed to. god is great and. all this comes as rebel groups from across syria are uniting under one com

you can't gamble in harlem without the white man's okay.narrator) lee's ambitious "malcolm x" cost over $25 million. (malcolm "x") i say and i say it again, you been had, you been joked. you been hoodwinked, bamboozled and led astray, run amok. there was a point in the film, after we had finished shooting, while we were finishing, where the money was cut off. i wanted to continue working, so i called up michael jordan and magic johnson, prince, janet jackson, tracy chapman, oprah winfrey, and i just told them the truth: i need money. and they wrote me a check -- all of them. (narrator) 1994 signaled a return to smaller budgets with "crooklyn" a film about growing up in brooklyn in the 1970's. what we wanted to do is to elevate black cinema to what we've done in music, in sports and everything else. we're not at the level yet because we're in our infancy as far as films go. but another 20 years, we're going to produce our duke ellingtons, our own mary beardons, our james baldwins, people of that stature in film. (jim jarmusch) for us in new

that they want to start the process all over again it was zero actually a new election everyone knew harlem and. new constitution so what are you going to do you're going to try to kick them out of power if you try to change the match for a new miss a civil war risk we're seeing the islamists going to the students as long as population in egypt. i don't think or. so we're it's a very very dangerous region and shouldn't judge the good of my own situation she asked how do you sense. that looks to me a bit more see is willing to. make some concessions right they're going to have to talk to him to get up and just force it's not going to work. well syria's rebels have joined forces on the one minute trick a month which they hope of united diverse groups in the west and backstop against a president assad this week the international community again voiced fear is that the syrian government could deploy chemical weapons to defeat opposition fighters something damascus denies any teacher can assesses whether the chemical arsenal is a real threat or pretext for intervention. u.s. officials said intel

certain he is appealing to vie for voters and according to the polls he is likely to win in the next harlem iraqi election at the same time has largely rebuffed the criticism from the international community saying that your use of them is the eternal capital of the state of israel and will continue to bobet and with parliamentary elections fast approaching some experts say there's going to be much more talk about the settlements. settlements is definitely within the vocabulary of talking into the center right voters so i believe that between now and twenty second of january we'll see only elevation of the discourse from the foreign minister and the round on the issue of settlements i hope that those will stay only messages which are connected to elections and not to the ality and practices on the ground of the five hundred thousand to being divided at all two hundred thousand titles within jerusalem and there is a total agreement with the palestinian side in the negotiations in the past that all the two hundred will stay inside is why we really delineate the borders of jerusalem then we ha

more news today in harlem says once again fled up the film these are the images go bald have been seeing from the streets of canada. the giant corporations are the day. reports like claiming syrian rebels led by the islamist radical front of seize control of an army base in the country's north it's left thirty five soldiers dead the u.s. backs the opposition movement but is placed the militant group on a terrorist list and has paulus leader explains now there are increasing fears that syria's chemical weapons could fall into the wrong hands so the images coming up in this report are a very graphic nature. now this comes as the damascus regime increasingly accuses both the e.u. and the united states of conducting a smear campaign against it in terms of falsely accusing damascus of using chemical weapons the syrian foreign ministry has written a number of letters to the united nations in which it says that it is afraid that countries backing both terrorists and terrorism might themselves provide those countries with chemical weapons and then shift the blame and point fingers towards syria

and, you know, we go to a gym in harlem. and some of the people who are best at yoga-- and it's definitely sort of an amicaned yoga-- are the, li, big, black, buff guys, right? you've seen them, right? they're, like amazing on their... it's not... you know, they probably know more yoga than, like the girl... you know, the south asian girls that i went to school with, who don't, you know? and so... you know, and things like, you know, burritos, and the fact that, you know, we celebrate things like cinco de mayo sort of, just in the air. like, "oh, time..." you know, "we're going to have a happy hour." like, these kinds of things have become a big melting pot of what it means to be american. and historically what's going to happen, i think, is that, you know, that perspective is going to become more expansive. and i would hope that over time that our understanding of, you know, americanness becomes broader. and i think all the more powerful now, given who's in the whithouse, right? you know, the face that we are presenting to

>> 125th street in harlem. >> what is the best way to spread christmas cheer? way to spread christmas cheer is singing loud for all the hear. >> ♪ on the 12th day of christmas my true love gave to me ♪ ♪ twelve -- ♪ >> geese a-laying. >> swans a singing. >> i'm not sure. >> ♪ on the sixth day of christmas my true love gave to me -- ♪ >> ♪ five golden rings >> humming birds? >> french hens. >> turtle doves. >> partridge in a pair tree. >> andrea: good! that was fun. robert, can you name all of santa's reindeer? >> bob: yes. rue doll sof not one of santa's reindeer. dancer, vixen, prancer, comet, donor, blitzen. >> greg: they are the names of strippers. >> bob: but they were dressed up like reindeer. >> andrea: you love trivia. what is the most popular christmas carol? >> white christmas. >> carol brady. >> eric: no clue. >> andrea: silent night. on the 19th day of christmas, answer this. my true love gave to me -- >> maids dancing. >> lords leaping. >> cold sores. [ laughter ] >> andrea: no. give you a hint. tommy lee. >> greg: cold sores. hepatitis "b." >> andr

we are like a well-oiled machine and a harlem globe trotter. >> it would be one thing if we taped in advance, but we are live so you have to roll with it. >> these mistakes happen. exactly. >> it is live television. that's the price you pay from the spontaneity of live television. >> it is live television that makes it what it is. all right. go away captain collar. let's welcome our first guest, she is so hot her oven mitts wear oven mitts. she co anchors on fox newschannel and she can waive. well he is so sharp that switch blades carry him. i would like to welcome a first time guest. he is patrick mill sap, rm -- former chief of staff of newt gingrich's campaign. and he is considered a fruit basket. my repulsive sidekick, bill schulz. and if comedic genius was a dresser he would fall apart when you bang him. sherrod small. >> thank you, gregory. >> thank you. >> i have so much to say, but i am so an dree -- aping gree. >> and good to see you, pinch. >> today the -- lincoln leads les miserables. it is poppy-cock with a side order of balderdash. ♪ i dreamed a stream ♪ in times gone by

it's something that we in the inner city in brooklyn and harlem, southeast washington, d.c., south central los angeles have been dealing with and it's become all too familiar. this summer in new york city was a summer of great violence. as you know, you helped to shine the spot light on some of the things that were taking place in new york. the problem now is one that i think can no longer be ignored by the congress. and the newtown tragedy has made a claim that it's no longer possible and should no longer be possible for the second amendment to shield the go government's ability to enablgt sensible gun safety measures. for too long, the second amendment has been used as such a shield. it protects responsible gun ownership, but it cannot protect the ability of people to possess high capacity ammunition clips, assault weapons, that can unleash mayhem on a community, on a school, on a neighborhood in a matter of moments. and i think there is going to be a moment in the early part of the congress, the democratic caucus, under the leadership of nancy pelosi has led to it. and i begin to see cr

then it occurred to me, i might want to--i followed park avenue all the way up to the harlem river.ark avenue in the bronx and i followed what the difference was and that was the film. >> cenk: how wealth creates poverty. people would be shocked on conventional television. we're not conventional television. tell me what you mean by that. >> wealthy people, and i heard you earlier talking about legalized bribery. because of the campaign system wealthy people are able to rig the rules in the game, rig the laws that are written in washington in order to benefit themselves very often at the expense of the people at the bottom or even the 99%. also if you think about capital capitalism in general, i think it's a great wealth-producing system. in many ways it's great. but let's not kid ourselves for every winner there is a loser. if there are a lot of people winning big, a lot of people are losing big. in this country we put up with a level of poverty that most advanced nations would not even think about. >> cenk: i want to connect those dots but i want to show a different part of the doc

you take a young man growing up in harlem or the south side of chicago or here in atlanta and he wantso be jay-z, and he wants to be lebron james or denzel washington and he doesn't really see how wide the world is in terms of where he can be successful. i would tell any of the guys coming along, pursue your dreams as athletes. it's certainly something that's worthwhile but don't forget you have a mind. i always try to tell people that i can do more than stuff a ball through a hoop. my mind is my greatest asset. that should be the case for them. >> kareem abdul-jabbar, thank you. >>> now to the big stories of the week ahead, from white house to wall street and hollywood, our correspondents tell you what you need to know. we begin tonight with the president's plan for the week. >> i'm dan lothian at the white house. on monday, president obama hits the road again, this time going to redford, michigan, where he will continue his campaign to put pressure on lawmakers in order to prevent taxes from going up on the middle class. also we will be standing by to see if the white house makes any