. >>> she is a grammy winner and a popular singer and paula cole is out with a new cd called ithaca.now is paula cole and the two ben's. two ben's with you. >> ben butler and ben whitman. >> and you had a show last night at the birchmere. >> rock 'n' roll, baby. show last night and this morning. >> and i want to ask you about the app -- the album. and you are a very personal writer and you write from your experiences. and this is being called your most personal yet because of the things going on in your life. >> i took an eight year hiatus from the music and that's nearly an end. and i had a daughter, and she had asthma. and i have been through a lot of battles and hence i'm back in my only town of massachusetts for family support. they are doing things right now so i can work. and rockport, massachusetts is my ithaca. >> i knew you from being from massachusetts and you mean it more in -- >> in a home sense. i did live there briefly as a baby. >> how is your daughter now? >> she's great and healthy and wonderful and amazing. she's smarter than me. >> aren't all kids? i have a 7-year-

people trust jon stewart because he questions power that's why jeff cohen journalism professor at ithaca college things but he does warn the comedian don't become a politician. you know i don't know that he's the most and but i think one of the reasons he's so popular is he his program is imbued with small d. democratic spirit you look at people with skepticism you look. questioning what they're doing you have an attitude about them that's the democratic spirit that our country was founded we about the united states is this democratic spirit so when you look at the corporate mainstream media you see a lot of cozying up to so i think the reason. is they make fun of they make fun of. were important they make fun of the media elite themselves. blogs are always available twenty. to one of its. reaction. today. these are the images. from the streets of canada. russia has a zero tolerance approach to drinking and driving but still alcohol is blamed for around two thousand road deaths a year and opponents of the law think it's actually too strict they say a new breathalyzers are so effective th

trust john stewart because he questions power and that's what jeff cohen journalism professor at ithaca college sayings but he warns the comedian don't become a politician. you know i don't know that he's the most influential but i think one of the reasons he's so popular is he is program is imbued with a small d democratic spirit that you look at people in power with skepticism you look at them. questioning what they're doing you have an attitude about them that's the democratic spirit that our country was founded on that we are all the laurels about the united states is this democratic spirit but when you look at the corporate mainstream media you see a lot of cozying up to power so i think the reason jon stewart in there is they make fun of power they make fun of politicians and weren't portly they make fun of the media elite themselves. and so i have for years our on our team tanks to. carry up to ten so did at that time you can see that it really does provide a unique opportunity to get to the big vision to see exactly how they work in combat. artists our first get on board the lat

reporter: it's the same idea behind the barriers that have gone up on the bridges over the gorges in ithacanew york, where six cornell university students committed suicide last year. dr. david skorton is cornell's president. >> the question is, can one suicide lead to another through some sort of a copycat mechanism? and the answer is it can happen. >> reporter: the experts fear the contagion effect that suicide can produce especially among the young. so we're not going to show you any pictures of those who committed suicide here at cornell nor describe the circumstances of their deaths. one thing we can tell you, why you may often hear about stress or a bad break-up as the cause for a suicide, quite often they mask underlying mental health issues as the main explanation. >> we have to get used to the idea that it's okay to raise our hand and say, "i'm struggling." >> reporter: skorton, a physician for 36 years, as well as a university president, feels the most important way to prevent suicide is to take away the stigma of seeking mental health care. >> i want to tell you, jim, there was a

of alpha phi alpha university incorporated founded in 1906 on the campus of cornell university in ithaca in three things, manly deeds such as our commitment to the big brother, big sister program and boy scouts of america, scholarships such as go to high school, go to college programs and love for all mankind such as our commitment to raising awareness about domestic violence this month in october. love for all mankind is why i'm here. when i look out on this crowd today some americans may feel cynicism is a tool to solve the pain of unrealized hope. what i see when i look at us and when i look at myself is people coming together and believing choices actually do matter and their actions can make a difference. that's why i respect when one nation working together is doing today to promote unity and through that promoting progress and dialogue on issues such as better public education, equal pay, and equal justice for all. thank you. >> good afternoon, everyone, my name is andrew scott thomas and i'm a senior psychology major at howard university and also a proud member of the omega si ph

that was a cl from ithaca, new york seth, a democrat and lawyer.et's do this tweet from donna. next is a call from her career, new york, charlie, republican line. -- from herkimer, new york, charlie, republican line. caller: good morning. and the socialist from michigan is one -- is your typical caller. i'm one of the five original reviewers that and still watch this. host: i have heard that before. but see if we can hear for many of the other five. fromt's see if we can hear any of the other five. caller: this program has degenerated into lies and hatred and anti-semitism. you encourage hatred of the jewish people, hatred of the republicans and that is why the conservatives stopped watching this program. you have limbaugh on if you weeks a and he was called a liar and a racist and you allowedit to happen. why do i watch it? i watch for the same reason that we spy on the russians. we need to see what the enemy is up to. let me relate to my favorite guest and my favorite call of all time. host: please do. caller: you have this leftist reporter on to

everything is green and 30 miles inland, and it looks good, this is sent to me from the finger lakes, ithacaand i saw it and it is absolutely gorgeous, it is the tropics, summer across areas of the tropics and development east of nicaragua, not done with hurricane season, yet and across the u.s., absolutely beautiful, october weather we have a lot of sunshine, anywhere across the easte seaboard and, around the an ron dax and, parts -- and colder air behind it and another system is pulling in across the west and willed bring rain and scattered showers, across parts of central california and nevada and utah, but to the north of that, the pacific northwest where you generally get rainy conditions, this time of year, you will be dealing with lots of sunshine, good for you. your temps for today: plenty of warmth here, look out across the west, though, the temps will begin to tumble a little bit an denver a big drop off tomorrow and phoenix cooling off for this week, phoenix only 88. >> clayton: that's my phoenix update, thanks. >> rick: thanks. >> clayton: i never thought i would say, california

that was a call from ithaca, new york, seth, a democrat and lawyer.nd let's do this tweet from donna. next is a call from her career, new york, charlie, republican line. -- from herkimer, new york, charlie, republican line. caller: good morning. and the socialist from michigan is one -- is your typical caller. i'm one of the five original reviewers that and still watch this. host: i have heard that before. but see if we can hear for many of the other five. fromt's see if we can hear any of the other five. caller: this program has degenerated into lies and hatred and anti-semitism. you encourage hatred of the jewish people, hatred of the republicans and that is why the conservatives stopped watching this program. you have limbaugh on if you weeks ago and he was called a liar and a racist and you allowed it to happen. why do i watch it? i watch for the same reason that we spy on the russians. we need to see what the enemy is up to. let me relate to my favorite guest and my favorite call of all time. host: please do. caller: you have this leftist reporte