i loved it. >> having abandoned his family for gang life, kirkpatrick turned to other crimes.hen we met him, he was serving his second prison term, eight years for burglary. >> i know right from wrong. i'm not a stupid individual. i might make stupid decisions, but i'm not a stupid individual. >> during his time in prison, kirkpatrick still had his gang to fall back on, but like his biological family, he eventually left his gang family, though not totally on his own accord. >> i was holding contraband, and i was holding something, and i lost it. yeah. i had lost it. >> any specific enemies, names, numbers? >> no. >> kirkpatrick explained the contraband was a packet of gang information including a roster of current members. when he realized it was gone, he was afraid the gang might order a hit on him as punishment. >> i told the c.o., look, i got to go. he was like why? i said because i lost something i'm not supposed to. you need to get me out of here before something more serious happens. >> kirkpatrick turned his back on his gang. he requested a move to protective custody. r

i loved it. >> having abandoned his family for gang life, kirkpatrick turned to other crimes.him, he was serving his second prison term, eight years for burglary. >> i know right from wrong. i'm not a stupid individual. i might make stupid decisions, but i'm not a stupid individual. >> during his time in prison, kirkpatrick still had his gang to fall back on, but like his biological family, he eventually left his gang family, though not totally on his own accord. >> i was holding contraband, and i was holding something, and i lost it. yeah. i had lost it. >> any specific enemies, names, numbers? >> no. >> kirkpatrick explained the contraband was a packet of gang information including a roster of current members. when he realized it was gone, he was afraid the gang might order a hit on him as punishment. >> i told the c.o., look, i got to go. he was like why? i said because i lost something i'm not supposed to. you need to get me out of here before something more serious happens. >> kirkpatrick turned his back on his gang. he requested a move to protective custody. reconnecting

it's not the way melanie kirkpatrick, a senior fellow at the hudson institute sees north korea. she's about to publish a book about the people who've escaped the north and those who have helped them. >> i'd argue, not only is it the most totalitarian regime in existence today, it's probably the most totalitarian regime in existence in history. it is hard to describe to americans the extent of the repression there. >> reporter: kwang jin kim was a north korean banker who defected eight years ago. he now lives in south korea. >> the life in north korea is like hell, you know, and the life outside is like heaven. >> reporter: this is the so-called "demilitarized zone," the heavily militarized buffer zone between the two koreas, which are still technically at war. south korea has one of the world's most prosperous economies. by all accounts, north korea is one of the most oppressive, closed regimes of modern times. as many as two million north koreans have died of starvation. hundreds of thousands have been committed to political prisons. tens of thousands have risked their lives to

that was done by reagan, kir kirkpatrick, schultz, margaret thatcher, the pope, helmut cole. newt is not on the list. the fact he keeps saying this is a sign sort of a delusionm sign, sign of grandiosity. if that is the issue, he loses. if the issue is was he a reaganit nearby spirit, he has a good defense on that. >> bret: mara, the romney campaign, the quotes that have been brought up by various columnists and folks all over the place. one of them newt gingrich telling the "wall street journal" that reagan was, "in some danger of becoming another jimmy carter." as charles mentioned, there were a lot of quets back and forth. when the gingrich campaign then puts out this reagan video in 1995, isn't that the -- >> i think if you are going to have this debate, newt is going to win. now i think, the question is why are they having this debate? this is not the main event here. the main event, i think the exchange of allegations against freddie mac and goldman sachss are more relevant. however, it's possible that the romney campaign is trying to get under gingrich's skin. you know

kirkpatrick also recommends limiting your exposure to fast food and also to sugar. >>> we are closing in on one week since the deadly italian cruise line disaster. the latest on the rescue efforts to find any possible remaining survivors. >>> and a pioneer in extreme free skiing now dead. we take a look at the impact and life sarah burk had on the sport and those who will live on. >>> as we go live look at moscow. they've got snow on their rooftops. it's russia. have a good day over there, guys. you are watching "good morning maryland." we're back in just a bit. >>> welcome back. we are tracking a big story out of afghanistan this morning where a nato helicopter has crashed in the southern area of that country, killing six members of the air national military force. that crash happened in the helmand province. a source tells several media outlets that all those on board the navy helicopter were marines and all dead. the taliban claimed responsibility for bringing that helicopter down. >>> bad weather has forced rescuers to suspend the search for victims of that cruise ship disaster of

[laughter] and her husband and jean kirkpatrick. >> oh, yes. >> and for a while, pat moynihan. >> a brief while. >> well -- [laughter] but he, so we've seen a lot of it. it did stop, however. and that's kind of interesting. it stopped. the, what i call in this new book of mine the good liberals, they had a civil war on liberalism in '48. you probably know about this war in '48. and arthur schlessinger and people like that rid liberalism of its radicalism and, boy, they sounded pretty good to me for a while there. even arthur. but, um, and then again it happened again about '68, manager like that, '72 with midge and her husband and irving crystal and the whole gang of neo-cons. but the interesting thing is that at some point it stopped. and the battle lines were drawn. and that's something for some serious meditation. why did the movement of liberalism's -- liberals from liberalism to conservativism stop? i don't know. >> well, it's partly that, the one i am familiar with -- [laughter] it was, it was made up of many things. the world had gone through a cataclysm, and now everybody was very

. >> reporter: special effects makeup artist kevin kirkpatrick made the busts for an art show at thehe zombie, for instance, and this ad for starburst candy. >> you are boring me to death and i'm already dead. you're boring me back to death. >> reporter: kevin created beavis and butthead in a mere 2 1/2 weeks, starting in clay, ending in silicone, the hair is human. brace yourself for butthead's braces. as butthead once said to chelsea clinton in the white house "i notice you have braces. i have braces, too. >> reporter: does he ever. kevin says details like butthead's teeth and acne were the trickiest parts. >> that is award-winning acne. >> reporter: the busts are so realistic almost everyone we showed them to immediately recognized them. >> oh, beavis and butthead, unfortunately. >> reporter: though some suggest they look like simon and gar funk el or that beavis looks like -- >> reporter: kevin says he's inspired by his 90-year-o

. >> i have four children when i was elected mayor, jim kirkpatrick asked me, we are getting criticism because -- you are getting criticism because your children are going to a private school and i said to him -- let me tell you something, you can write with everyone about me but leave my children alone. when i ran for mayor, i did not run my children for anything and i will send to the best schools like to get them in. i believe that we should send their children to schools that can produce. i agree with you but you will find resistance only because there are schools -- and just added in missouri -- or they just thought of allowing blacks to come to some schools than congressman scott, should we keep african-american children or low income children in failing schools until there is some type of racial equality in other schools? >> of course not. let me say this -- as a state legislator, for two years, i've fought for the school choice legislation to free tickets from schools that impoverished and had lower results. you cannot get a good education if you can get a good education. the u

. >> and this one's for you, drey kirkpatrick, left early to go to the nfl, arrested in florida manateeith a little bit of weed in the car. so those -- >> well, it was -- i can tell you as his -- i'm going to do pro bono work for him. >> you are not. >> he was framed. it was -- it was not his weed. >> it wasn't his car. >> it's funny you should say that, joe, he has said that. another guy was driving the car, the guy went into a house came out with a bag of some kind. he didn't know what he was doing. >> willie, as is the case in slander law and also lawsuits involving weed, truth still is the ultimate defense. he was framed. it's right out of a cheech and chong movie. >> by the way, willie, carl crawford, the guy needs eye surgery. forget the wrist surgery. no, he -- he went after so many pitches down in the dirt last year, it was just horrific. >> then you get that lasik, it's out-patient, out in an hour. in and out. >>> coming up wikipedia protesting an antipiracy bill. >>> chris dodd is coming up, he calls the move "dangerous gimmick and abuse of power." senator dodd joins the crew

this year's team -- dre' kirkpatrick. this win is a unifying victory for the state of alabama who suffered so much during the devastation of the april tornados. this victory shows the resilience spirit of alabamians and reflects our hope for a better future. i speak on behalf of the constituents of the seventh congressional district, the great state of alabama and this nation as i express how proud we are of the players, coaches and athletic staff of the university of alabama for making this victory possible and helping our communities heal. i also want to thank representative cassidy of louisiana for being such a good sport and looking so dapper today in his brand new crimson tide tie and attire. what an addition to your wardrobe. i urge my colleagues to please join me in celebrating the achievements of the university of alabama crimson tide and its outstanding athletes on their 2011 b.c.s. championship victory. roll tide. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. walberg, for five mi

when i was elected mayor, jim kirkpatrick from the star came to me and said you're getting criticismpeople say your children are going for a private school and i said to him, let me tell you something, you you can write whatever you want to write about it, you go ahead but you leave my children alone. when i ran for mayor, i didn't run my children for anything and i will send them to the best schools i can get them in, and so i believe that we ought to send our children to schools that can produce. i agree with you on all that. all i'm saying is that you are going to find resistance because there are schools that still -- and we just had it in missouri. >> oh, i know! >> where they just bought fought off allowing black students to come to the schools. >> congressman scott, should we keep african-american children or low income children in failing schools until there is some type of racial equality into other schools in that particular state? >> of course not. let me say this, as a state legislator, for two years i fought for the school choice legislation to free kids from schools tha

. >> when i was elected mayor, phil kirkpatrick was reporting for the kansas star and he came to me and said, you are getting criticized because people are saying your children are going to a private school. and i said to him, let me tell you something. write whatever you want about me. you leave my children alone. when i ran for mayor i did not run my children for anything and i will send them to the best school that i can get them into. i believe that we ought to send our children to schools that can produce. i agree with that, but you will find resistance because there are schools that still -- and we just had it in missouri. >> oh, i know. >> they just fought off allowing blacks to come to some schools. >> congressman scott, should we keep african-american children or low-income children in failing schools until there is some kind of racial equality in the other schools in that particular state? >> of course not. as a state legislator, for two years i've fought for the school choice legislation to free kids from schools that are impoverished and having low results. because the botto