. >> joining me for this discussion patricia cesaire, anthony hard aiway and janet taylor. a lot of people are talking about president obama. saying he's not doing enough for black people. he needs a black plan, a black press conference. what do you say? >> i think president obama needs to be re-elected. look from health reform to what he's done in this similar package, he's doing a lot for all people not just black people. i think it's an unfair criticism. >> but when people vote for barack obama, do you think he was going to do something special for black people? >> i think you have seen the minority, who have benefitted in this country, the wealthiest tend to look alike. there's usually an advocate in the administration that finds their interest to be top of priority. i think in this case it would be interesting to see there is similar attention drawn to folks who are similar to him. i'm not saying it should be exclusive. i'm not saying it should be something that isn't fair or well appropriated. but i think it makes sense you would focus on the needs of a demographic th

janet taylor is a psychiatrist. of 48% in 2010, according to the census bureau and today 50% of the adult population is single compared to with 33% in 1950. why according to your research is marriage on the decline, kate? >> well, as men have been declining, women have been ascending. >> what do you mean declining? >> well, employment rates are down. they're not as educated as women are. women are outearning men in terms of college degrees and post graduate degrees and meanwhile women have more earning power than they ever have before so we are about to reach economic gender parity which radically changes her arrangements and romantic arrangements. >> changes what we look at in terms of how we look at men, no longer looking at men to support us. >> exactly. >> looking at men for? >> today marriage is an option. it's not a necessity the way that it was once and that's revolutionary >> this is true in your own life? >> yes, yes. i'm single. i'm 39. i always thought i would get married because that's what people do and

psychiatrist janet taylor and howard bragman. janet, let me begin with you.being used. you heard it from chuck knox, many times. trauma. >> she was 20 years old when she went into a prison. she has to think about what she suffered. and suffered is a word they use a lot. let her talk about whatever trauma she suffered and then the mental health professionals can help her. >> how does she talk about it now? >> to ask her what her experience is. not everyone that suffers has posttraumatic stress disorder. probably 50% or maybe even less have it. just allow her the time to talk about ha she experienced and what she has felt. and then, she can move on. >> is this the kind of thing where you push her to talk about it? you set up structured conversations? or let her come to you? >> a combination of both. she will talk with her family. her family's been with her the whole way. but given the opportunity to talk to a professional, so she can leave it in the office with the professional. and they can analyze and work with her. >> and the family makes all the difference.

janet taylor, howard bragman, thanks very much. >>> let's get some wther from sam.> good morning, george. the heat's on. but you'll never guess where. look at the dakotas. those are red spots there. those are 90s. 93 and 94 degrees in north and south dakota. kansas has got some. it's 87 in bismarck. this is crazy. i know a little bit about crazy. 88 in dallas. 85 in san antonio. 82 in el paso. the numbers are not the 90s in texas. they have shifted north today. i know that got your attention. and more crazy. here's where the snow is going today. can you believe 12 to 18 inches of snow in some cases in the sierras? >> that's crazy. >> that's crazy. >> now, that's crazy. >> that's the weather around the >>> 45 intently right now, 43 in college park. 60's thishe afternoon. quite an improvement. with sunshine and breezy skies. there is a gust >> and all that weather was brought to you by starbucks. >> i'm not goings to blame you for the weather this morning. >>> coming up, an abc news exclusive. the big twist in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. why missing fingerp

janet napolitano, john frank, warner gardner, kim crenshaw, who i am looking forward to hearing this afternoon, i kim taylor thompson, who is here in the city teaching at nyu. maybe some of her students are here in the city today. so many people came together. many of those people were my colleagues in teaching. as pat said, there were so few of us in lot teaching, and these wonderful individuals, including judith resnik, who knew me when i was a student at yale law school, all came together. people talk about our hot shot team. it was a pretty hot shot team, but it was not the high-powered law firm that people make it out to be. i just want to say, 20 years later, thank you, thank you, thank you to all of them, and for what you do now. [applause] >> i know you mentioned that two members of your team have passed on, warner gardner and tom frank. -- john frank. i wonder if you could share that moment when you realized that this was something beyond a single moment of testimony. >> when i look at into today's audience, and certainly in the immediate days following the hearing, i have lots of support from wome

janet napolitano, john fra, warner gardner, kim crenshaw, who i am looking forward to hearinthis afternoon, i kim taylormpson, who is here in the city teaching at nyu. maybe some of her students are here in the city today. so many people came together. many of those people were my colleagues in aching. as pat said, there were so f of us in lot teaching, and these wonderful individuals, including judith resnik, who knew me when i was a student at yale law school, all came together. people talk about our hot shot team. it was a pretty hot shot team, but it was not the high-powered law firm that people make it out to be. i just want to say, 20 years later, thank you, thank you, thank you to all of them, and for what you do now. [applause] >> i know you mentioned that two members of your team have passed on, warner gardner and tom frank. -- john frank. i wonder if you could share that moment when you realized that this was something beyond a single moment of testimony. >> when i look at into today's audience, and certainly in the immeate days following the hearing, i have lots of support from women. but joh