>> hinojosa: oh, my gosh!okay. >> hinojosa: so and you end up, you know, addressing the ted conference, and you end up meeting vice president al gore... >> uh-huh. >> hinojosa: ...and that moment when you meet al gore is pretty amazing, right? >> it was. >> hinojosa: because he basically says to you, "oh, just apply for a grant," you know, "we're going to include you in the environmental stuff." and you said to him... >> well, actually, he didn't say it includes me in the environmental stuff. >> hinojosa: oh. >> it was more of, like, a brush-off. the, you know, "apply for a grant" was kind of like, "we'll have these little things that, you know, that's what we do for folks that don't really deserve a seat at he table." and i was just like, "no, we all need to have a seat at the table." it's big enough for all of us. >> hinojosa: i love that. you're replying to the vice president... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: ...former vice president, and saying, "no, no, no, no, no. i'm not asking for anything; i'm telling you... >

hinojosa: dr. caballero, when you hear these stories, when you hear misty's story, again, it's a tremendous challenge. you've got a lot of food marketers who are out there, wanting to ca-ching, ca-ching, ca-ching, and you're saying if we keep on doing this, it's actually, in terms of our health care system, it's going to cost us... billions? >> oh, yes. well, diabetes, type 2 diabetes, is a major problem. it's an epidemic issue in... around the world, basically. in the u.s., f instance, accordinto t stastic we spent $174 billion in the year 2007 in treating diabetes. now, the problem is not just the amount, which is about 14% of all the health care dollars available in the country, is that 80% of all that money was dedicated to the treatment of the complications of diabetes-- not the disease. we're treating the consequences of diabetes. >> hinojosa: which are? >> heart disease, blindness, amputations, renal kidney failure, dialysis... >> hinojosa: but that seems... >> so we are spending the money i

>> hinojosa: you ultimately did... they did... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: i guess it was actor's equity thatly had to make a decision to allow you to perform. >> right. >> hinojosa: but opening night there were picketers, there were protestors. >> there were picketers throughout previews, too. i mean, during one of the preview performances there were picketers that came into the balcony. and so we were doing this... we were onstage already, we were doing a preview performance. and then we just hear this screaming in the balcony. and i'm thinking... i'm looking up going, "what's going on up there? we're trying to do a show," you know? "are you going to give us a little respect?" >> hinojosa: people were also very upset about the fact that miss saigon... you know, the terms that would be used now would be to say well, it was a show that was looking at the forced trafficking of women in vietnam who were forced to become sexual objects against their will. and you know, this whole drama is made around them, and there's a love story. but do you think that... >> the show would exist today? i don't

>> hinojosa: yes. >> okay. >> hinojosa: thank you, neil. continue the conversation at wgbh.org/oneonone. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org which foot was it? best make that "best wishes." we don't want them getng their hopes up, do we? no, i suppose not. have always done it. why should she watch the flowers? nobody really remembers,

>> hinojosa: yeah. >> yes. >> hinojosa: no, no, no.at when i was watching the show... >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: ...i didn't know what your background was. >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: love the character, but i was like, "where is he from? is he puerto rican?" >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: "is he muslim, really?" because that's just so... a gay muslim nurse. >> yeah. well, i think that's... what you just said right now is beautiful, because i think that's what is the reality. like, in new york, in this country, how blended we are. you don't know who this person is. you look at this person, "is he this? is he that?" and that is one thing i believe what was genius about approaching this character, and the writers and the creators of this show, is to do something like that. >> hinojosa: well, when you went in for the audition... >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: ...did they say to you, "this is a char..." what did they say about the character? what did you know? >> nothing. they said, "just do whatever you want," and i just did it. >> hinojosa: "create a charact

>> yeah. >> hinojosa: eight people? >> eight people if you include understudies and swings. >> hinojosa: i'm sorry, but you know what? you will always be usnavi. >> well, thank you. >> hinojosa: i just... i mean, i know it has to happen, but it just breaks my heart to not see you in that central role. >> but for me, the joy is in watching new people adapt it and seeing what they bring, and you know, we're all... it's all very friendly. it's such a hard role to play. i mean, you are rapping for two and a half hours and you never leave the stage. >> hinojosa: and moving for two and a half hours. >> and moving and dancing and all of that. that... you know, we give each other tips. it's like a little survivor's club, and it's, "hey, i like the way corbin did that. i'm going to steal that next time i get to do it." >> hinojosa: but corbin is doing usnavi? >> corbin is playing usnavi. >> hinojosa: corbin is playing... corbin bleu... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: ...from high school musical fame. >> yeah, and you know, he originally c

>> hinojosa: yes! >> i am not. >> hinojosa: rolling stone magazine made you famous. you were an editor there for well over a decade, and people will remember you as the guy who sent out that kid reporter in the movie almost famous to go get his story. >> that mean guy, yeah. >> hinojosa: that mean guy. >> that's me, mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: and i told you that i was going to do this, because as one journalist to another journalist, it's hard to kind of sum up, because you have interviewed every major rock and roll and pop musician and country musician that exists, i would day. okay. >> well, you're overstating it, but i'll take it. >> hinojosa: overstating a little bit. if you had to choose your like, top most-memorable interviews from this huge history, what would it be? what would it be? >> you know, maria, i have forgottethemll, actual. hinosa: ( ughi every, single one! even elton john. >> mick? mick who? >> hinojosa: ( laughing ) well, you know; sum it up. >> yeah, it's a tough choice, but i would say that quite often, it was the behind-the-scenes stuff that goes on

yeah, yeah. >> hinojosa: which is... i mean, kind of... when i was reading about this, it, like, goes back to the importance of having free public art and music, because it can change someone's life. >> exactly. and that was... my friend marvin, who is no longer alive, unfortunately, may he rest in peace, i went... i lived in apartment 12a, which was the opposite side of the building, so you couldn't see on east 153rd street, where the concert was happening. so he calls me up, i go down to his apartment, 9a, and we're looking out the window. and i go, "hey, man, we've got to go downstairs." and he goes, "no, man, come on." you know, "why don't we stay up here, man? besides that, we could throw spitballs at people and everything." >> i go, "no, no, no, i want to get near the music." so we go down, and by the time we get to the front, tito puente in all his majesty is playing one of his signature songs which he composed in 1955. (singing in spanish) (vocalizing instrumental parts) and you hear the brass, and then when he p

>> hinojosa: really?no, '93. >> hinojosa: so we haven't had another movie with asian-american... asian... >> no. >> hinojosa: what needs to happen? >> because, you see, after joy luck club, everybody said, "oh, yeah, let's do more," you know? and then, you know, you forget about it, right? and also another thing which amused me too, you know, you're hot only literally for a year. >> hinojosa: one year. >> yeah, i mean, literally. because next... because there is somebody else coming to it. and so... it's getting better, because the younger generation. and also, i think, you know, it's a demand and supply thing. in the beginning, there was no demand. and therefore, there was no supply. and it's a vicious circle this way. so the young actors now are better trained, i hope. there are still a lot of them here not stage-trained, which i find it really... because you don't last very long if you don't. i mean, sandra oh, for instance, she is a stage-trained actress. >> hinojosa: and you know what's so funny? i w

hinojosa: mr. speaker, i rise today in strong opposition to h.r. 2. over 1/3 of my constituents in the 15th congressional district of texas are currently uninsured. with passage of the affordable care act, that number which has risen year after year is finally coming down. i project that the percentage of uninsured individuals could drop to only 10%. right now thanks to the affordable care act, children who are 26 and under can stay on their parents' policy as they finish school and search for a job. with the passage of health care reform in 2010, senior citizens who hit the doughnut hole are now going to receive rebates. small businesses have received their taxes cut. all a result of the affordable care act. if the proposed health care act reform repeal were to pass, it will destroy this progress i have seen in my district and in my state. the families and businesses in my district cannot afford more uncertainty. they cannot afford to go back to the old health care system that was not working for millions of americans and whose spiraling costs were d

hinojosa: mr. hoyer for five minutes. mr. van hollen from maryland for five minutes. ms. delauro from connecticut for five minutes. ms. woolsey from california for five minutes. mr. mcdermott from washington for five minutes. ms. kaptur from ohio for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee, rise? without objection. mr. kildee: mr. speaker, today we will be saying farewell to the pages who have served this house so well, they're standing in back of the chambers here now, and we wish to thank you for your service. i've been on the page board for about 30 years. speaker tip o'neill appointed me to this board and this has been a tremendous group of pages. you've worked hard, yufpke worked well and you've worked -- you've worked well and you've worked honorably. you've seen history. you've seen a change of party control of this house. you've seen our joyce -- joys and our sorrows. you witnessed the sorrow we all experienced and you experienced when a member of this house was attacked back in her di

hinojosa: mr. speaker, i rise today in strong opposition to h.r. 2.uents in the 15th congressional district of texas are currently uninsured. with passage of the affordable care act, that number which has risen year after year is finally coming down. i project that the percentage of uninsured individuals could drop to only 10%. right now thanks to the affordable care act, children who are 26 and under can stay on their parents' policy as they finish school and search for a job. with the passage of health care reform in 2010, seniocitizens who hit the dounut hole are now going to receive rebates. small businesses have received their taxes cut. all a result of the affordable care act. if the proposed health care act reform repeal were to pass, i will destroy this progress i have seen in my district and in my state. the families and businesses in my district cannot afford more uncertainty. they cannot afford to go back to the old health care system that was not working for millions of americans and whose spiraling costs were driving our federal dget into

representative hinojosa. congressman ben lujan. [applause] present commissioner pedro luis e. [applause] with god illeana on stage. representative lucille by yard -- allard rather. [applause] representative velasquez -- [speaking in spanish] now, some who are here briefly come you probably saw them and mingled with them. we have lisa jackson, the epa administrator with your senator robert menendez also had to leave a little early. congressman martin heinrich as well had to leave. he's here? come on up here, martin. come on up please join us. i'm sorry. [applause] and i believe we have honorary frank sanchez, secretary of commerce for international trade still with us, right click frank sanchez. jim green, are you here? country and debbie wasserman schultz also an honorary ben lujan senior, new mexico's speaker of the house, are you here too? and of course, last but not least, a very special guest from the secretary of labor. [cheers and applause] did i miss anyone? if i missed anyone, i'm so sorry, but come join us. [applause] i think everybody's here. [inaudible conversations

joining us now exclusively are karri larson, michael hinojosa and captain kevin freestone.ee of you. >> good morning. >> how are you feeling, first of all? >> i'm in a lot of pain. but it's getting better every day. >> now, we just saw some of the scars in the piece a second ago. this just wasn't a little bruising and a cracked rib. tell us, i mean the full extent of exactly what this fish did to you. >> well, the hole -- it opened a hole right up in my side. shattered a rip where they eventually had to remove the rib and just pick pieces out because it was just in little shards inside me and punctured my lung. >> michael, you're in the kayak, you see this barracuda in the distance, probably never expecting it to jump on the kayak like it did. when it did, describe the situation and what you saw. >> we were about -- we were out north of big pine which is the island that we live on, feeling we were really safe. i spotted in the distance a giant bare kud ba coming in our general direction, probably 40, 50 miles an hour, really moving fast and skipping across the water. we've

hinojosa: mr. hoyer for five minutes. mr. van hollen from maryland for five minutes. ms. delauro from connecticut for five minutes. ms. woolsey from california for five minutes. mr. mcdermott from washington for five minutes. ms. kaptur from ohio for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee, rise? without objection. mr. kildee: mr. speaker, today we will be saying farewell to the pages who have served this house so well, they're standing in back of the chambers here now, and we wish to thank you for your service. i've been on the page board for about 30 years. speaker tip o'neill appointed me to this board and this has been a tremendous group of pages. you've worked hard, yufpke worked well and you've worked -- you've worked well and you've worked honorably. you've seen history. you've seen a change of party control of this house. you've seen our joyce -- joys and our sorrows. you witnessed the sorrow we all experienced and you experienced when a member of this house was attacked back in her di

represented hinojosa of texas said there are pressing for legislation to increase the role of capitol police and perhaps in all other federal and local authorities. a 20-year-old intern of represented giffords received a standing ovation today for helping the congress woman after the shooting. daniel hernandez started working with her just five days before the attack on saturday. he is a political science major and a junior at the university of arizona. he tried to stop the congress woman's blood loss on saturday and was recognized by arizona governor ann brewer at the state legislature today. you can see her address here on c-span just after 8:00 eastern time. members of congress and capitol hill staffers gathered today to mark the moment of silence. >> we ask for your blessing and the families of those who were injured, and those who have been killed. >> we will leave this on capitol hill to go back to tucson. >> her school is holding the support meeting this evening. >> if you can see behind me, there are people starting to show up a little bit early for the event that will be star

hinojosa: mr. hoyer for five minutes. mr. van hollen from maryland for five minutes. ms. delauro from connecticut for five minutes. ms. woolsey from california for five minutes. mr. mcdermott from washington for five minutes. ms. kaptur from ohio for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee, rise? without objection. mr. kildee: mr. speaker, today we will be saying farewell to the pages who have served this house so well, they're standing in back of the chambers here now, and we wish to thank you for your service. i've been on the page board for about 30 years. speaker tip o'neill appointed me to this board and this has been a tremendous group of pages. you've worked hard, yufpke worked well and you've worked -- you've worked well and you've worked honorably. you've seen history. you've seen a change of party control of this house. you've seen our joyce -- joys and our sorrows. you witnessed the sorrow we all experienced and you experienced when a member of this house was attacked back in her di

hinojosa: mr. hoyer for five minutes. mr. van hollen from maryland for five minutes. ms.ro from connecticut for five minutes. ms. woolsey from california for five minutes. mr. mcdermott from washington for five minutes. ms. kaptur from ohio for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee, rise? without objection. mr. kildee: mr. speaker, today we will be saying farewell to the pages who have served this house so well, they're standing back of the chambers here now, and we wish to thank you for your service. i've been on the page board for about 30 years. speaker tip o'neill appointed me to this board and this has been a tremendous group of pages. you've worked hard, yufpke worked well and you've worked -- you've worked well and you've worked honorably. you've seen history. you've seen a change of party control of this house. you've seen our joyce -- joys and our sorrows. you witnessed the sorrow we all experienced and you experienced when a member of this house was attacked back in her district. t