she is cathy hughes.merican first series tonight. >> our responsibility is dictated and mandated by the federal communications commission is to serve the public interest. >> cathy hughes is living the dream, one she had since growing up in omaha, nebraska. >> i knew it when my mother bought me the transistor radio. i knew it with the toothbrush that was my microphone. when god puts something on you, in the clergy they call it a calling. >> a calling that inspired her to work her way through the hard scrabble, male dominated radio business. her first gig was at a nebraska radio station. but a job offer as a lecturer in howard university's communications department would help shape her destiny. by moving her to washington, d.c. hughes had even bigger plans. >> i didn't want to be on the other side of the radio running things. i wanted to be on that microphone and i wanted to be the first black woman with a nationally syndicated radio show. >> in 1973, hughes became sales director of the university's struggl

cathy hughes, there she is. an african-american first. e brita filter. ( drop plinks ) brita-- better for the environment and your wallet. including who i trust to look after my money. ♪ (woman) the dust might be settling... that's great, but i'm not. ♪ (second man) i guess i'm just done with doing nothing, you know? ♪ (third man) oh, i'm not thinking about moving my money. i am moving it. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 mr. evans? this is janice from onstar. i have received an automatic signal you've been in a front-end crash. do you need help? yeah. i'll contact emergency services and stay with you. you okay? yeah. onstar. standard for one year on 14 chevy models. >>> she built a radio empire and broke barriers in broadcasting and believe me, it wasn't easy. at one point she ended up homeless. cathy hughes, up from a past, she is an african-american first. >> our responsibility as dictated and mandated by the federal communications commission is to serve the public interest. >> cathy hughes is living the dream, one she has had since growing up in o

she is cathy hughes.nter of our up from a past african-american first series tonight. >> our responsibility is dictated and mandated by the federal communications commission is to serve the public interest. >> reporter: cathy hughes is living the dream. one she had since growing up in omaha, nebraska. >> i knew it when my mother bought me the transistor radio. i knew it with the toothbrush that was my microphone. when god puts something on you, i mean, probably in the clergy they call it a calling. >> reporter: a calling that inspired her to work her way through the hardscrabble, male-dominated radio business. her first gig was at a nebraska radio station. but a job offer as a lecturer in howard university's communications department would help shape her destiny. by moving her to washington, d.c. hughes had even bigger plans. >> i didn't want to be on the other side of the radio running things. i wanted to be on that microphone and i wanted to be the first black woman with a nationally syndicated radio sh

hugh takes champagne and starts chugging it.e went through her stuff to see what kind of weird stuff she's got. we hear behind us, what are you idi idiots doing? that's my brother's birthday cake. you guys out! hugh, leave the bottle. so she kicked us out. a year later i was at a dinner party and this guy is coming over -- the director, this guy ritchie a real nice guy, we're going to date. oh that's cool. two seats across from me, i see the guy ritchie come in and i see madonna come in. i was like this, i didn't want her to remember that. then the conversation goes and i realized she doesn't remember me, that's cool. so i'm sitting there and at the end of the dinner, somebody goes, does anybody want anything? madonna goes, arnold wants a birthday cake. only black people and madonna calls me arnold. me and you, again, at the four seasons, doing a press junket. are you okay? yeah, i'm going to go up and watch a lesbian movie and go to bed. promise me you'll do that oh, my god, did you hear about hugh grant? i go, did he die? wors

i pray for that driver's family. >> that was ryan hughes reporting.isney has not commented except to say the safety of guests and workers is a drop priority. >>> up next, chaos, as the proposed president of honduras, tries to fly home to get his job back. >>> tonight's check on headlines around the world, begins in honduras. the president tried to get his old job back, by flying from venezuela to the honduran capital, but the plane was not given permission to land. soldiers battled protesters who had rallied at the airport. one person died. the plane traveled to nearby nicaragua. >>> a heavy storm closed baghdad's airport. sending dozens of people to the hospital with breathing problems. most people could only see a few yards in front of them. shops were closed, and traffic was at a minimum. >>> there has not been a formal summit between the leaders of the united states and russia for the past seven years, but that's about to change. president obama left to meet with russia leaders. he said human rights and the rule of law, should play a role in impro

let's talk about his legendary career with another legendary television journalist, hugh downs, formerht. hugh, it's such a pleasure to talk with you and wrap up this broadcast. >> naturally i was quite sanned because even though i never worked with walter, we were frequently together on space shot coverage and then through asu, both of us had connections at arizona state university, and there were a number of ways we got together, and i got to know him very well and had always felt that he was retired a little too early. and even years after he had left regular anchoring of the news, he was voted the most trusted man in america. and i think i know why. there's several reasons, but i would give you one if you want to hear it. >> sure. >> at the height of the monica lewinsky scandal, the clinton family was trying to vacation on martha's vineyard, and the paparazzi was all over them, and they couldn't get any privacy, and it was pretty miserable. walter offered them sanctuary on his yacht, and for a full day they were out on the yacht of him and free of the press pressure, and whether it

let's talk about his legendary career with another legendary television journalist, hugh downs, formernchor of "2020" is with us tonight. hugh, it's such a pleasure to talk with you and wrap up this broadcast. >> naturally i was quite saddened because even though i never worked with walter, we were frequently together on space shot coverage and then through asu, both of us had connections at arizona state university, and there were a number of ways we got together, and i got to know him very well and had always felt that he was retired a little too early. and even years after he had left regular anchoring of the news, he was voted the most trusted man in america. and i think i know why. there's several reasons, but i would give you one if you want to hear it. >> sure. >> at the height of the monica lewinsky scandal, the clinton family was trying to vacation on martha's vineyard, and the paparazzi was all over them, and they couldn't get any privacy, and it was pretty miserable. walter offered them sanctuary on his yacht, and for a full day they were out on the yacht of him and free of

business and hugh downes joins us now. like when you were there trying to compete against the cbs evening news and uncle walter? >> the funny thing is we got together at space shots and things of that kind but always were very cordial. i don't know either one felt competitive. it was a good relationship and i did get to know him and i'm really saddened to get the news now. even after he was -- he retired way too early but i think one of the things that -- one of many incidents i'd like to give you -- why he was called the most trusted man in america, even years after he left the nightly news, and this was the thing that happened at the height of the monica lewinsky scandal. clinton's family were in martha's vineyard trying to vacation and the papparazzi were all over them and walter offered them sanctuary aboard his yacht. and they escaped that way. they had a whole day, very pleasant day, and they didn't get bothered by the press. then what happened was when they came back the press was all over walter trying to offer him

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sandra hughes shows us the research of restraint. >> reporter: these monkeys have been dieting for more than 15 years and researchers say because of a low-calorie diet they've lived a longer and healthier life than their fatter companions. >> we saw that the diseases of aging such as cancers, diabetes, and heart problems, the monkeys on chror rick restriction caloric restrictions were three times less prone to develop diseases. >> reporter: half the monkeys ate a normal diet, the others, one-third less. of those who ate the normal diet 50% have died. of the dieting monkeys, only 20% have died. scientists say less food; longer life. all this is a vindication for very extreme dieters like lisa wolford. she belongs to the calorie restrictions society and eats about 1,500 calories a day of mostly fresh vegetables and fruits. >> i don't seem to get sick so it's a way to maintain health and energy and just feel fulfilled with my life. >> reporter: nutritionists say you don't have to go to extremes to achieve these life extending benefits. cut 30% of your cal already a rick intake daily to cha

from atlanta, holly hughes, former prosecutor with us tonight. randy kessler, defense attorney, out of the atlanta jurisdiction. doug burns, defense attorney out of new york. holly hughes, first of all, having a cardiologist allegedly administer a powerful drug such as diprivan rather than an anesthesiologist, does that to you as a prosecutor raise red flags? >> absolutely. you are talking about a possible murder two charge, depraved indifference to human life. you knowingly did something that caused greater harm to your patient. that gives me great concern, great pause. think you could up the charges here, jean. >> to doug burns, defense attorney out of new york. when we hear the word "administer" -- the doctor administered a powerful drug, what does that add a buzz word say to you? >> i heard you flag that earlier, jean, and you're right. i'm not sure what it means. i'm not so sure why this report is being so extensively discussed when we don't have the final chemical or toxicological reports back yet. what is everybody going to say when it com

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karen hughes, republican strategist and forme counselor to president george w. bush, bob sh ruk, democratic strategist and senior advisor to the gore and kerry presidential campaign, and andrea mitchell, nbc news chief foreign affairs, and roger simon, "politico" chief political columnist. >>> first, senator john mccain. welcome back to "meet the press." always happy to have you here. want to start with breaking news this morning. the front story in "the "new york times"" is that former vice president dick cheney kept congress in the dark, his orders, to keep congress in the dark about a cia program. it's a program that cia director pin eta has now shut down and briefed congress about it. what's your reaction to it? >> i am not on the intelligence committee. i don't know what the details of this are and the vice president, i think, should obviously be heard from if allegations are levelled in his direction. clearly, the republicans did not sign a letter apparently that was written alleging this, so i think it's frankly too early for us to reach a conclusion. >>

karen hughes, rerepuicican sttegist and former coununlolor toreredent george w. b bob schrumum, d demratic s satategt anand sioior advisese to the go and kryry preresideiaiacampaign, ananandr mitchell, nbc news chief foreign affairs,s, and r r sisimo "politico" chief litical columnist. >>>>> rsrst,enator john mccain. lclce back to "meet the press." >> thank you davidid. thank you fo having mee bacack here again. >>alalys happypy to have you hehe. want to o stt t wi breaking news th morning. the fronon story in thehe new y sometimes isis that formericice president ck cheney kept ngress in the da, his ders, to keep c coress in the dadarkbout a cia progogm.m. it's a program t that a a rector pineta has nowow shut down a iefed congress about it.t. what's your reactionon titit? >> a anot on the intelligencnce coittee. i don'n't kn w wt the details of this o t t vice president, i i think,k, shoddbviously be hrd fromomff allegations a a lvevel in hisis dirtiti. clearly,y, t r replicans did not sisign aetetr apparently that wawritten alleging this,s,o o i think it's f fn

. >> hugh hefner or casanova as your prime minister. scandal after scandal. they are very workmanlike, but without the flamboyant that can be brought to them by somebody like berlusconi. >> and become better known for the protest around them. but are you saying that an international agreement to maintain earth's temperature is not progress? what are you suggesting, linda? >> for columnists -- so unachievable and unlikely. other things the president did in russia, joe? >> apparently he did well. i do not think people works up at 2:00 in the morning east coast time to watch it live. i do not think a lot of news is generated. the president himself complained the past week between network interviews about the fact that everyone wanted him to talk about michael and sarah, and here he is eliminating nuclear weaponry by a third. we all knew how those people were doing without hearing their names. but it is difficult to make news when you're talking about nuclear disarmament. i decided not to talk about michael. in satellite radio, we are about niche. i think we were

but i'm reminded of howard hughes' -- the mormon will. the man who came forward who said i have the will for howard hughes. here's somebody who has an opportunity to have a tell-all. to be in the tabloids to tell their story. why not? i would hope that he wouldn't. but as you say, how do you not know, to the best of your knowledge, especially considering how these kids were conceived. >> why on earth, jim, do you hedge on a question like this? >> i think for attention. i think that's only the reason. in california, the children were born to michael jackson and his wife while they were married. if he was a sperm donor, it doesn't matter, you give up parental rights. so there's no claim in the state of california. but he does put to rest the terrible rumors and not what do we do? we talk about dr. klein. >> jim, for people who aren't that familiar a bit, we kind of have the family tree up on the screen right now. explain the relationship between klein, between michael jackson and debbie rowe. >> dr. klein on the top. michael jackson was his

former bush administration justice official john hugh hu. defending spying on millions. considering it obsolete. shocking video surfaces 25 years past as this pyrotechnic mishap lead to an addiction of painkillers and the subsequent death of michael jackson? and the nominee is -- >> now i'd like to entertain everybody with some fancy pact walk-ins. >> tina fey earns an emmy nomination. an amazing year in politics. all that and more now on "countdown." >> and i can see russia from my house. >>> good evening from washington, everybody. i'm david shuster in tonight for keith olbermann. like a vomby from "dawn of the dead" the stimulus has risen from a brief slumber. this story in the "countdown," president obama isn't afraid of a few ghouls and he's fighting back, forcing republican critics to howl in monstrous hypocritical agony. you may recall the senator of arizona ho cancel stimulus betting because of was a failure. the obama administration acted as though he meant what he said. four different cabinets wrote to the governor of arizona asking if she agreed with senator k

. >> general, i am paul hughes from the u.s. institute of peace. it was a wonderful overview of the strategic situation in pakistan. as you have indicated, the truth has been seen through the history of counterinsurgencys, these tend to fundamentally reshape societies. in the case of pakistan, the there will be a need to 3jeter national priorities to the things you have mentioned, improve governance, will flock, economic situation than what not. .. in your personal view, do you think that pakistan will reassess its role through the nuclear world? and whether it will continue to pursue new nuclear weapons or is it satisfied with what it has now? or will it take new steps to join the contents ocomprehensivn treaty? >> we're working to eliminate all nuclear weapons by 2013. down to zero. i've been supporting that strongly. everybody else in pakistan, i guess, should be supporting that, and everywhere else, too. south asia is a region, perhaps the only one, or one of the very few where missile material production, deliver systems improvement is an ongo

i think their bullpen got a lot of help when they moved phil hughes and put him in the rotation.t work out. throw him in the bullpen. his velocity went up 5 miles per hour. his breaking is sharper. i think it solidified the bullpen and made this a team that i thought wasn't going to contend for the playoffs. now they can contend for the world championship. >> they jumped a jig saw puzzle if front of girardi. he put the >> he's done a fantastic job. there are still a couple of issues with the catcher. some pitchers are not happy pishing to jorge posada. he can be tub stubborn. >> here comes the rays. they open the season as if last year was a fluke. they were on the longest current winning streak in the majors, 7. peter gammons thinks not only will tampa win but they will run away with it. >> he dropped 10 and slipped it back to 5. here's the issue with the rays. they don't have a closer. troy percival is out. bal4 isn't good at all. they are using a miss match of guys to finish games at the end. after a while they will get cas mir-- kazmir back. he is a 6 inning pitcher at best.

. >> general, i am paul hughes from the u.s. institute of peace. it was a wonderful overview of the strategic situation in pakistan. as you have indicated, the truth has been seen through the history of counterinsurgencys, these tend to fundamentally reshape societies. in the case of pakistan, the there will be a need to 3jeter national priorities to the things you have mentioned, improve governance, will flock, economic situation than what not. .. everywhere else, too. but your question -- south asia is a region, perhaps the only one, one of the very few when material production, a delivery system improvement, is an ongoing process. pakistan starting from its earlier nuclear-free zone has lately pushed for a strategic restraint regime. it did so earlier, it will do so again. this to bring about the recession of this production and further testing and so on. india thinks that china and so on -- it becomes a tried- elective process. even that is being discussed. there is work going on on changing the situation from such an active, ongoing thing to a

. >> the previous administration under karen hughes went on a listening tour of turkey and saudi arabia, and the appointed a special envoy. they realized that it was about american foreign policy. unless you change this, you're not going to win the hearts and minds. the you think you are going to run into the same problem? >> what i do know is to the opportunity to facilitate a strategic and nuanced and will the faceted approach, there are going to be a wide range of questions that come up. foreign policy comes up. the vast majority of young muslims i met were interested in thinking about their futures and thinking about how to participate in communities and thinking about what they need to do to engage in a communication with other countries and with themselves and with the united states. i hope the approach is going to be one in which a lot of questions will come up, but it is going to be important for us -- i said the word "listen," respectfully listen. respect and dignity are so important to me. the way in which we think about what people are saying. when i need a young person who i

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. >> the really big items will be the howard hughes desk, which was his original hollywood office desk, used in "the aviator." >> reporter: at the end of the month, it looks like these pieces of hollywood history will go to the highest bidder. alex stone, abc news, north hollywood, california. >>> michael jackson's brother

>> reporter: director kenyatte hughes grew up in this a neighborhood and he has a special relationshipth these kids. he has been in a drumline and the united states marine corps. he knows being part of a team can be inspiring. >> i mean, improving, that's what's good. doing something positive in my life, instead of doing negative things doing positive things. >> reporter: for many of these kids, the soul tigers is what keeps them in school, and off the streets. that's one of the reasons kenyatte started the after school program with no audition necessary. >> the urban community doesn't have a lot of music programs if any, so for us to hold auditions would not make any sense. we teach everybody from scratch. >> reporter: they learn how to read music -- combine the music with the dance moves -- and get into shape so they are truly fit to do their best. >> the most difficult thing about the band for me was the exercise we put in, because i never used to exercise before, and when i came here i was like, whoo! >> reporter: the kids also exercise their minds. it's a requirement to perform we

>>hughes: we do it every friday. it started off slowly, but its really picked up. we get between 20 and 40 players every friday. >>reporter: powerplays directors have poured around half a million dollars of their own money into developing the game...however marketing has been restricted to just a website and so far, clubs haven't been charged a licensing fee to host powerplay golf, although eventually it'll cost them around 800 dollars. >>hardy: but we have almost 500 clubs who have come to us and said can we have a license please. ...so virally the game has spread...such that its being played in 23 countries around the world without us marketing. >>reporter: now we all know everyone's short on time these days...take this chap in the light blue shirt for example walked off before i even had the chance to ask him a question. >>: we've lost him already. >>reporter: ...but surely there are lots of other short format ideas out there for golf? >>kinnings: we get a lot of different ideas, and some of them are good and some of them aren't. this is clearly the best one. >>

pretend you're howard hughes and get the desk from "the aviator"? the list goes on. the props in north hollywood closing its doors. they are auctioning off the collection of more than 93,000 pieces. run away production forced the guy that owns this to call it a wrap. many say it's a devastating loss for the industry but eager shoppers say it's a deal to get a piece of hollywood history. >>> besides an impressive football history penn state students have something else to brag about even if their parents aren't too happy about it. >> penn state was named the nation's number one party school by princeton review. they outpartied last year's winner, the university of florida to take the title for the first time. we feel bad they keep showing joe pa, come on. clearly we don't have a lot of -- university of mississippi comes in third. for the 12th straight year byu, they are the most sober school in the nation. keep that in mind. then maryland's college, the st. mary's, they come in ninth for the happiest students. university of maryland college park comes in fifth for pac

>> the previous administration under secretary karen hughes went to saudi arabia and egypt and covered this story and also appointed a special envoy to the organization of the conference and they realize the problem is not about opening a dialogue to the muslim world, but american foreign policy. this fundamentally change this, do you think you're going to run into the same problem and realize that is actually something? >> what i do now is through the opportunity to facilitate a strategic, nuanced and multifaceted approach to engagement, there will be a wide range of questions that come up. i did this on the ground in europe, foreign policy does come up. but the vast majority of young muslims that i met were very interested in thinking about their futures and thinking about how to participate in their communities and thinking about what they need to do to engage in building a communication with other countries and themselves and the united states. i hope the approach is going to be one in which a lot of questions come up for sure. it is going to be important for us. i said the word li

howard hugh's death from the aviator, and the shower tom cruise used in the minority report. >> will there is a lot of history here, and it will never be replaced again. >> reporter: after 40 years in business, 20th century props is closing there just isn't enough demand. film production in los angeles is down more than 50% this year. >> losing money for a whole year has been disastrous for the company. >> reporter: schwartz is not alone. across town, culver studios sits half empty. >> deal or no deal? >> reporter: howie mandel's game show left after finding a better deal in connecticut, which offered a 30% production credit. 44 states now offer incentives. >> and cut it! >> reporter: new york lured away ugly betty. massachusetts got ben affleck's new movie. and michigan's 40% tax credit snared the george clooney comedy. jack kaiser worries los angeles is in danger of losing a good part of its hollywood business. >> we lost over 200,000 jobs in aerospace, and that haunted us for a long, long time. and we don't want to see that type of thing again. >> reporter: california has just sta

during the iraq war, several have received the medal post hugh humously. >> in south carolina, a teenageis the fifth person kilobaud serial killer on the lose there. 15-year-old abbey tyler and her father were shot late last week. she survived for two days but later died at the hospital. authorities will not ray how they linked all five deaths. >>> police in nashville still trying to find out how steve mcnair and a 20-year-old woman were killed in his downtown apartment yesterday. authorities are not looking for suspects. mcnair led the tennessee titans to the super bowl in 2000. >>> roger federer has beaten american andy roddick, taking the wimbledon men ms title. a record 15 titles, surplussing the old record of 14 held by pete sampras. >>> two monorail trains have collided early this morning at disney world in orlando. one drivinger is dead and the other was taken to the hospital. five guests and two employees were also on board the trains at the time but none of them were injured. it is not clear yet what caused the accident. walt disney world issued a statement offering condolences

. >> simon hughes? >> as more than a million of young people leave education this summer, the government rediscovered commitment to training and apprenticeship is growing. the number cannot be completed in the time the government has announced. is there a group of us to make sure we don't consign for the qualifications to be made. >> in 1997 there were 7,000 apprenticeships in britain this year there are 225,000, three times as many so to say we've reduced the number of apprenticeships or not taking it seriously is wrong. on monday we announced how we will do for summer school leaves and for people under 25. i hope he will support the new investment we made in measures. i hope his party is prepared to support it even if that party is not. >> mr. neil turner. >> the government made a lot of progress in my constituency through the neighborhood renewal fund. but local authorities, on building on that success because they don't get the amount of money that the government formula tells them they are entitled

has a military base in honduras and has supported zelaya, as has left-leaning governments like hugh yeehavez. but his past actions at the border these past few days brought criticism. >> secretary of state hillary clinton said you're reckless. >> translator: secretary of state clinton should criticize the people who are disarmed. i'm here with the spirit of peace. >> reporter: zelaya said he will continue t rally more supporters here at the border and while there was no violence here today, yesterday when he inched across the border, there was some violence. shots were fired, tear gas was fired. and it looks like thereould be more drarnik more drama like that if he continues tousuph y?am nb ry>sc' gennm amy? >> nbc'snk t yo, dehars tnk t you. >>> and a quick program note, the situation in honduras will be one of the topics tomorrow morning on "meet the press." secretary of state hillary clinton will be david gregory's exclusive guest. >>> there is new tonight to protect the public from a flying threat that's proven to be very dangerous to passing planes, birds. in boston they are testin

>> hugh bailey? >> we have such a severe shortage of affordable housing that many young people are being priced out of their own city. i welcome the prime minister's announcement last week of an extra 1.5 billion pounds for affordable and energy-efficient homes. will my right honorable friend speak to the homes in community agency and ask them to meet me and counselors at york how this additional money could benefit our city? >> i will ask the head of the homes and communities agency to meet york counsel and my right honorable friend and isn't it telling, mr. speaker, across the house from the liberal democratic beverages and across the house on labour benches we had people calling for more affordable house-building but we've got total silence from the conservatives because they would not be putting in this extra investment they would be cutting back on the investment which is so sorely needed and i can ensure all honorable members we will be taking the

i like baker hughes, an oil service stock. technically looks good. >> even with oil free-falling?e. >> adam, what do you think about that? >> i think this stock is cheap for a reason. drillers would not be the way that i would go with energy. i think you're right. you asked the right question, charles. >> so what you are hitting out of the park? >> a mutual fund. it's got a home slew of stars. it's called oppenheimer international growth. it's got a manager who's been at that time for a long time, broad exposure to the global economy and not expense active in terms of management fees. >> damon? >> no, i don't like that one. the emerging markets are really coming under pressure. and the united states is the biggest consumer of global -- >> what do you like, damon? >> i like the e.d.z., the emerging markets triple bear e.t.f. i believe it's up today as we speak. and i think it could go substantially higher. >> the emerging markets. ben, you like this one? >> i think it's very dangerous for amateurs to go short on the market. the emerging markets are notoriously chaotic and unpredict

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and langston hughes.f blues and the people, and i think he demonstrates the black english or ebonics, whatever you want to call it, is not an inferior language or way of expressing. >> well, i mentioned earlier in our conversation that there are so many great african-american writers who draw a very powerful ways on african-american english and deal with themes that are things of empowerment and identity. and they certainly, you know, alice walker, mary barack is, langston hughes, i came up a booty. toni morrison. we could go on and on and on. a great issue i think about these great writers which i think is true of all great writers around the world, the great writers i believe are like priest who have the gift of second sight. that is, they understand powerful things about what it means to be a human being. and that one of our major responsibilities is to teach our children when they are very done to love books. to love books into love to read. and once they love the books and learn to read, they will re

. >> simon hughes. >> mr. speaker, more than 1 million of our young people leave education this summer, the government's rediscover commitment to trading and a pernicious is very welcome, but it fears that many of the training schemes on offer cannot be completed in that time the government is announced. would be leading a group of us to make sure we don't confine our young people to unemployment or to fill you to gain the qualifications they need? >> mr. speaker, he should know that in 1997 there were 70,000 in britain. this year there are 225,000, three times as many so to say we have reduced the number of apprenticeships or not taking its yearly is wrong. as far as training programs are concerned on monday will announce that we would do more for summer school leavers and young people under 25. i will hope he will support the new investment we have made. i hope this party is prepared to support it even at that party is not. >> mr. neal turner. >> the government has made progress in tackling the communities i