lee hirsch joining me now. good to see you.o the movie has profanities, specifically the "f" word five times in it, and the npaa states that if a picture has more than one expletive that it's deserving of an r rating? why should this production be held to a different standard? >> well, i think it's unfair for them to say that there is a standard. many, many films have had the ratings overturned. there's a recent example of a documentary called "gunner palace" that had over 46 uses of the "f" word. and lots and lots of violence which was turned from an "r" to a pg-13. i think that there's a lot of precedent. and also if you think about the incredible amounts of violence and aggression and, you know, all the things that we often see in a pg-13 or pg movie that they say that's fine, but then this is not, it's so -- it's so frustrating for us. >> why do you believe this production is being treated differently in your view? >> i wish i knew that. i wish i understood that. i think we've tried really hard to appeal to them. it was ext

super tuesday and the road ahead in this republican primary, we're joined on the upon by michael hirsch, chief correspondent for "national journal." his stories available online at nationaljournal.com. thanks for being with us. the headline that caught our attention, "meet mitt romney: the independent candidate for president." what are you reporting tonight? >> i think that the results of super tuesday show that mitt romney just cannot win over the republican base. the idea that two deeply flawed candidates with their own sort of checkered histories like rick santorum and newt gingrich are still in the running, and that romney barely got a win in ohio, an absolutely must-win state, no republican has ever won the presidency without it, suggests that he is not going to be able to win over this base. and his only real chance of winning the presidency is to garner a large section of the independent and centrist voters that he's going to be battling with, with obama. and so he needs to start to do that now. obviously it's tongue in cheek to call him an independent candidate, but because the

hirsch will hold a series of satellites by tomorrow and try to get a pg-13 rating for his antibullying film. >> all right, don, thank you very much. >>> there's a new race in the south today called the florida ak. the five mile race started at the pavilion. >>> basketball in the end of the ncaa tournament for the second time in three years. on monday, they rivaled the win in the west coast championship. there's excitement on the east bay campus. >> ah, so exciting. >> reporter: it's a quiet campus in a tiny town thrust into the national spotlight. >> it's like, a lot of fun, to be like, yeah, i'm a part of this. >> reporter: it's on display in the gym and the first person to show up at today's rally isn't even a student, but a fan from heyward. >> i saw it on tv and came back for the last home game, and when i saw it, it was fun to go over. >> a small company has merchandise for sale. >> we were preparing for about half an hour after the gails won the championship. >> there's no prediction on how much money this will bring in. >> we're focused on selling this. >> another unknown factor

it was directed by lee hirsch. the production company behind it is winestein company. currently the eeaa has given this movie an r rating. >> why? >> their reasoning for the r rating is language and the scene of violence. it follows five students and their families over the course of one entire school year. so everything that you're seeing, it's not like it's hollywood violence. these are the real images of the lives of people. >> the people that really should be seeing it, the kids in school, aren't going to be able to see it because it's r rated. >> here is what happened on february 3rd lee hirsch and winestein company unsuccessfully appealed the r rating. but one teenager in michigan, a 17 yearly, decided to start sending a petition to change.org to try to get the rating of this movie changed. so far she's already gotten over 150,000 signatures. >> i'm sure it's going to be a process to get that rating change but i'm really glad this movie it out there and people are talking about it, because it's an issue that really has to hit home. people have to see it. >> on th

we'll talked about what hirsch calls the second ghetto. i want to show you maps.that shaped these communities, right, the process that shaped urban communities in american cities in the 20th century, right, they had spatial components which you can see when you use census maps, a wonderful database called social explorer. you will become very familiar with it. you have an entire assign meant you have to do. you already became familiar because you looked up the populations in your own census track. say yes collectively. yes. okay. i did my homework. i sent it to you. social explorer is a fantastic tool you will be very familiar with. let me show you maps that i created if it lets me. i didn't sign in. see that? where are my glasses? they're on my face. i have a terribly long password. i want to show you spatial images of what the process of ghettoization looks like. do the ones i prepared. let's look at detroit. let's look at so-called black detroit from 1940 to 1990. i will let it play. there is 1940, right, the shaded-in section represent

hirsch was given a flier at his new hampshire store. but hirsch is also the food writer for the associated press and a cookbook author, who wanted to know, is there a difference between meat with and without the pink slime? in the pan, they look more or less the same. except -- >> this sample, with the pink slime did not let out as much fat. >> reporter: so, did it taste different? >> the ground beef without the pink stuff in it is a better burger. >> reporter: herrish's cookoff comes as the maker of pink slime, released a video to defend its product. >> what we make is 100% lean beef. and we do so with great attention to quality and safety. >> reporter: the usda agrees the product is safe. but what about the label? i had to call another company to confirm the filler was in this meat. no labels. and more questions for butchers around the country. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> david kerley in reporting again for us tonight. thank you. >>> still ahead on "world news" this friday night, watch this extraordinary moment caught on ta

. >> we're talking with michael hirsch of the journal. looking ahead, the caucuses in saturday, this week alabama, and mississippi and the next big industrial state contest, march 20th in illinois. >> right. so i what you're going to see, assuming that the romney camp does not succeed in its current campaign to try to get santorum and gingrich to drop out of the race, they've published a memo today in which they -- the romney in which a lead romney adviser basically said it would take an act of god for him to lose the nomination. one of the others to get one. to get the nomination and i think there's a great deal of truth in that because you look at the math, with about 404 delegates currently needing 1144 total and with his leading, next lead contender, rick santorum with only 165. it's almost impossible to look at the races ahead. particularly in the eastern industrial states as well as in california and illinois which is going to be in mid-march. it's almost impossible to imagine that someone like rick santorum really has not been able

recent luminaries have included david meltzer, steve dixon, and jack hirsch man. >> you can black aspress, blog and arrest us, tear gas, mace, and shoot us, as we know very well, you will, but this time we're not turning back. we know you are finished. desperate, near the end. hysterical in your flabbergastlyness. amen. >> after the readings, the crowd headed to a reception upstairs by wandering through the other gallery rooms in the historic home. the third floor is not usually reserved for just parties, however. it is the stage for live performances. ♪ under the guidance of musical curators, these three, meridian has maintained a strong commitment to new music, compositions that are innovative, experimental, and sometimes challenging. sound art is an artistic and event that usually receives short shrift from most galleries because san francisco is musicians have responded by showing strong support for the programming. ♪ looking into meridian's future, she says she wants to keep doing the same thing that she has been doing since 1989. to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe

charged with stabbing a classmate using scissors from a teacher's desk happened yesterday morning hirschigh school of communications staff and the neck taken critical condition to hospital stabilized. police report the victim was choking another girl four others intervened including the accused teenager her case in juvenile court and demonstration outside city hall by chicago taxi cab drivers want a hearing before city council to plead case for rate hikes petition required 1500 signatures to have a hearing on a fare hike however city says 430 of signatures not valid contained the names of drivers with licenses suspended expired inactive or otherwise invalid more money necessary to make ends meet high prices of gasoline the driver has no money to feed families >> representative from the mayor's office accepted the cabbies' request hearing as soon as possible on a rate hike admission tax anybody who goes into a strip club that serves alcohol customers bring their own money goes to sexual assault prevention programs toi hutchinson says says alcohol and nude dancing country factors to violen

director lee hirsch says to bleep out that word lessens the impact and the whole purpose of the filmildren who are bullied. the film puts you on a school bus watching as a bully torments a boy named alex. >> cut your face up. >> reporter: alex is one of five teens profiled in a groundbreaking film bully. two of the children have already committed suicide pushed over the edge by bullying. >> they punched me, strangled me, take things from me, hit on me. >> he's not safe on that bus. >> i've been on that bus. they are just as good as gold. >> reporter: kelby johnson of tuttle, oklahoma says it wasn't just fellow students but also her church and teachers who ostracized her after she came out as a lesbian. >> the teachers, they would call role and say boys and then they would say girls and then they would say kelby assuming i was neither of the gender. they would talk about burning fags while i was in the classrooms of. >> reporter: teachers? >> this is my english teacher, yes. >> reporter: the filmmaker got unprecedented access to schools in sioux city, iowa. >> they've been on the road

. >> you and other producers, director, i spoke with lee hirsch recently all fought for a pg-13 rating so more kids could see the movie. the mowings picture association felt pretty certain it needed to be r rating because in large part there were profanities laced throughout the film. when you lost that fight with the motion picture association to drop that rating so more people, more kids, in particular, would be able to see it, you decided to release it as unrated. do you feel like this is a victory or defeat? >> i think this is a commitment to make sure that we do not participate in glossing over what 13 million american kids are experiencing in this country every year. we have the mpaa gave us an r rating for six uses of f word. unfortunately, this is language many kids in this country hear every time they get on their school bus, every time they get in their schools, in the halls, in their communities. we felt like in a film that is honestly about depicting stories and experiences of kids who are bullied that we are not able to do this unless we honestly tell the story. unfortunat

this comes against the national backdrop of epidemic of bullying prompting a documentary by lee hirsch. >> we heard -- the film is to be released at the end of the month. an acclaimed 13 million young americans will be bullied. there's concern that those that may benefit most may not get the chance. i want and all of these people want the rating on the movie changed from r to pg13. >> six expletives give the film an r rating. celebrities back a campaign for a pg13 rating. as does california congressman. it will hold a manel discuss on the film. katie butler helped gather 200,000 signatures on a petition. >> the kids that are being bullied need to see it. those are the bullies need to see the movie. bullied kids may feel trapped. >> she would say you told anyone i would run away. it was, show didn't want to be picked on worse than what she wasson during -- wasp enduring. >> they will try to generate support for the campaign to get a lower rating for the antibullying film. >>> it's amazing no one is seriously hurt after a plane crashed in a back yard in sacramento county. the craft went

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the ihs herlt facilities construction program has contributed to hirsch hs to increasing care and its partnership with tribes and helping us complete health facility construction projects. when i was first afoibtd the director of the indian health service i heard input from tribes, patients and our staff that we needed to change and improve the indian health service in many ways. and although we've made significant progress in addressing our priorities, much work remains to be done. the population we serve continues to grow and the challenges of providing health care in rural america are ever present. our data continues to show the incredible need for services by the patients we serve and we continue to work hard to meet our mission with available resources. the increases in ihs funding over the past few years have helped us make progress but we still have much more to do. so the 2013 president's budget request for ihs will help us address these challenges and make progress. our agency priorities through tar get investments, to increased access to care, improved quality of care, suppo

recent luminaries have included david meltzer, steve dixon, and jack hirsch man. >> you can black as out of the press, blog and arrest us, tear gas, mace, and shoot us, as we know very well, you will, but this time we're not turning back.

hirsch made reference to it a bit. august 11, 1965, violence spreads throughout the section of los angeles for six days in response to an altercation between an african-american citizen and a police officer, six days of violence that results in 34 dead people, 1,032 injured, 3,400 arrested, and the national guard is called in, and over 970 buildings are damaged or destroyed estimated at $40 million in property loss. that's los angeles 1965. 1967 is a long hot summer in the language of the 1960s insofar as there are multiple moments and the two largest concentrating in detroit and newark, again both tied to altercations, misunderstandings, moments of violence exchange between african-americans and police officers and july 12th through 17th 1967 newark erupts into disorder that results in 26 people dead and 725 injured and 1,500 arrested and property damages estimated at over $10 million. detroit after a police raid l a hours establishment, detroit erupts into violence for four 33 black, ten white, 467 injured, 7,200 arr

our guest is michael hirsch of the national journal. then timl lynch of the cato institute debate the merit of hate crime laws. and then the report on the loan guarantee program. ahead of secretary chu's testimony about the program and lopes to the now bankrupt solyndra. we'll hear from frank rest coe. 7:00 a.m. every morning on c-span. >>> one year ago the fukushima nuclear power plant in japan melted down an after earthquake and tsunami hit japan. you can see the hearing live thursday here on c-span 3 at 10:00 a.m. >>> the center for responsive politics reports super pacs have raised $130 million this election cycle. mitt romney has raised the most money followed by american crossroads. further down the list are those backing newt gingrich and president obama. the common cause today hosted a discussion on theol. >>> good morning. everyone ready? good morning, my name is bill deblasio, i'm the new york city advocate, and also a member of the new york city retirement system boards. $40 billion pension fund and i'm wearing a green tie. w

hirsch is a cook book author. is there a difference between meat with and without the pink slime? >> on the pan, they look the same. >> this sample with the pink did not let out as much fat. >> reporter: so does it taste different? >> the ground beef without the pink slime in it is a much better burger. >> his cook-off comes as one of the makers of pink slime releases a new video defending its product. >> it's 100% lean beef. >> the government agrees the product is safe, but what about telling you on the label? i had to call the corporate headquarters of another company to find out the filler is in this meat. no labels and more questions for butchers around the country. >>> still ahead here on "world news," watch this extraordinary moment caught on tape, right there in the circle, a little girl thrown from a carnival ride eight feet in the air. tonight hear what every parent needs to know. are your children safe on those rides? they say you have to do this, have that, invest here ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you know what? ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you can't create a retir

. >> reporter: for lee hirsch, the director, this is more than a movie. >> our goal is that we builtsimple call to action. stop bullying, speak up. >> reporter: but that call to action is likely not going to be heard by millions of teens. the footage is so raw. teens use profanity and the filmmakers refuse to sensor it. the motion picture association of america has given the film an "r" rating. no one under 17 admitted without an adult. now, major hollywood players are fighting back, hoping to lower the rating so kids can see it. meryl streep hosted a screening this week to draw attention to the film and revealed she, too, was bullied. >> this one bully was hitting my legs with a stick until they bled. >> reporter: and kids themselves are rallying to change the rating, led by katie butler, 17 years old and a bullying survivor. so far, more than 450,000 people have signed the petition katie started, including johnny depp, justin bieber, kelly ripa. >> it should be mandatory viewing for all kids going into middle school. >> reporter: the rating remains unchanged for now. but change is

host: michael hirsch, thank you. guest: thank you. host: in our last hour we will talk about the department of energy loan guarantee program, but next round table on hate crime laws and whether they are working. first, c-span radio. >> pakistan intelligence officials say a u.s. drone strike has hit a vehicle, killing at least six militants. islamabad criticizes the strike israel's parliamentary speaker has called off a delegation visit to the u.s. after washington denied a lawmaker a visa. three lawmakers were going to attend, but the trip was canceled saying that it was a front -- and a friend. the state department will not let a member of the national union party enter the united states because he considers and self a disciple of a slain rabbi who preached expelling arabs from israel, the west bank, and the gaza strip. washington designated it as it terror organization. turning to international trade, the united states, the european union, and japan, are filing complaints charging china is limiting exports of rare earth. the secreta

. >> the film's director lee hirsch is fighting to lower the rating to pg-13. >> many, many films haveir ratings overturned. there's a very recent example of a documentary that has over 46 uses of the f-word and lots and lots of violence which was turned from an r to a pg-13. so i think there's a lot of precedent and also if you think about just the incredible amounts of violence and aggression and all the things that we often see in a pg-13 or a pg movie who says that's fine, but this is not, it's so frustrating for us. >> why do you believe in production is being treated differently in your view? >> i wish i knew that. i wish i understood that, i think we have tried really hard to appeal to them. i mean it was extraordinary. alex who you just saw in the clip being horribly bullied, he spoke incredibly movingly, he said what you're effectively saying is that i can't see my own life. and others can't see what they see every stay. i don't know what the hangup is. i wish i did. because i could speak to that. but it seems like it's arbitrary, it seems like the process is mysterious and we

than 13 million children will be bullied this year, and here with us now is the film's director, lee hirsch as well. this, book, almost like an essential for people today given the prevalence of the problem, but it looks like a documentary that could have a huge impact because its searing in its storytelling. >> boy, i hope so. and that was the dream that we set out to achieve. i hope people find it for the merits just as a film itself, but people are talking about it. they're being moved by it. it's hitting for teenagers, for parents, for educators. and, you're right, there's so much to talk about. i think you have this generation upon generation upon generation of people that have experienced bullying. some at very horrific levels that haven't really been able to talk about it before. >> why is it surging or epidemic proportions? why isn't it something that we're always dealing with at a certain level? what's happening? what's changing? >> well, i don't know that it's worse now than it was when we were kids. i think that we've learned about a horrible, horrible amount of suicides over the

time line is emerging of the crucial hours between the time that she left for morgan hill home and hirsch high-school reported that she never showed up to class. >> just bring her back home to us safely. we want her back home. and, we want this to end. >> it was not until 11 hours after she left her home on the data she disappeared at her mother got a call from a high school that she had been absent. a critical time lapse that might have made all the difference in finding the teenager who has now been missing for two weeks. >> i think the school did what they could under the circumstances. i don't think they did anything wrong. >> it is the way most schools candle truancy. >> if you are absent from one class, then your parents get a phone call that day. >> the call was not come until around 6:00 p.m.. the dean of attendance holds the first position of its kind at the school. here the attendance office has the luxury of three staff, parents may get a text message, email, or phone call from a person is a student is absent from school. at the berkeley technology academy which has only 300 st

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