>> lenore did, she let her son ride the subway along with, according to dr. phil -- >> molesters, cyberstalking, predators, bullies. >> people called lenore america's worst mom. >> why at 9 years old? bad stuff does happen. >> i thought i was putting him in a dangerous situation, i wouldn't have done. it was his idea. let me point out, it was not us who said we'll put you on the subway and make a man out of you today. it was mom and dad, can i please take the subway home from someplace that i haven't been before and try to find my own way home. >> take the g-train, then to manhattan, two blocks up, one over. >> the show quick to portray lenore's choice as reckless. >> the construction site where he was recovered is where he was killed. >> that can happen. but seven years after this, lenore's son is still alive. >> i live to tell the tale. >> he's now 16, and proud that his mom let him grow. >> were you scared? >> not at all. i had done it before with my parents and it was fun. i know how to get around. i'm confident in myself. >> but you free range parents be

lenore, let me start with you. the case against weiss this is a member of the president's party, campaigned for obama's re-election, done work on the issue of raising taxes on the wealthy to combat inequality, why is that a bad choice for this position? >> so i think we have to step become and look what the this position actually is. it is somebody at treasury who deals with domestic finance and the implementation of dodd frank, i think two qualifications we need. one is someone who has deep experience with domestic regulation and the other is somebody who is independent from wall street, somebody who is going to be willing to disagree with them and i think that -- >> does he have regulatory experience? >> not that i'm aware of. he is a corporate m & a guy. his experience is really in international corporate business mergers and also this $21 million payout he is getting from lazzard to go into public service that really calls into question independence from wall street. >> okay, jared, that is the case against. wh

but seven years later, lenore's son is still alive. he is 16 and proud that his mom let him grow. >> were you scared? >> not at all. i had done it before with my parents. it was fun. i know how to get around. i'm confident in myself. >> but you free-range parents better watch out. >> a mother from florida faces five years in prison for letting her seven-year-old son walk to the park alone. >> i didn't think i was doing anything wrong. >> and this woman was arrested because she let her kids right in front of her house. a neighbor had told the police the kids were unsupervised. but their mom was watching. >> if you had looked, you would have seen me. i was visible. >> simon arthur brought his son to a car show. but he didn't want to say. >> i was bored and hot and wanted to walk home. >> we walked to the shopping mall before there are police stations the whole way. i said, all right, walk home. >> i wouldn't scared. >> i read about the abductions. >> you can be hit by lightning or struck by a meter too. >> i wasn't near a car and the cop

. >> the boy finally used a knife because he was a guest on lenore's tv show. >> oh, my god, what is he doing? >> there is an assumption that any time a child is unsupervised they are in danger. she can make pancakes better than i can. i let her run loose in the kitchen. >> paris's friends envy her experience. >> what do they say? >> that sounds so fun. >> and the free-range kids say they are more confident doing it. >> you can never get lost if you know where everything is. >> and all of them said -- >> i like being a free-range kid. >> i like being a free-range adult. coming up, the tiger moms and the most important thing your kids need to succeed. kids need to succeed. >> if ♪ make the best entertainment part of your holidays. kids need to succeed. >> if catch all the hottest handpicked titles on the winter watchlist, only with xfinity from comcast. . >>> there's a lot of pressure on kids. study, achieve, win. but now there's a counter movement. every kid's a winner. that sounds nice but some people call that -- >> the wussification of america. >> what is wussy about kindness? >>

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that the players turn over every three of four years to a to start will rest of pivoted tighter meet lenoret takes to to tango. you still have to get along with the people dust still signing a check. >>mark: is all the speculation who's next? it was announced with the espn is heated topic? >> gary: if you made him like the general manager or something like that over same things that i am all for you look at coaching and that's 18 hours 20 hours a day. >>mark: here and brian kelly for motor and the defensive coordinator from seattle was a great way. >> gary: i'm a big flame dies the signor place in a big name like harbaugh the auto makers plan would be the best guy but i think they did officer guy and to get cabinet rolling. >>mark: that would diminish his chances this about personality can you get along. >> gary: he went to notre dame never place at for all when no his father came into the locker room monday with three buddies and harbaugh said get out and that was the end. >> gary: i have no idea if that is true but has to be more than just i think to call the wrong place. >>mark: this tal

lenore next month talk about incorporating it into rock climbing nasa and the lab are talking about using space. >>darya: global has unveiled this latest idea is to as a button it is the go global this is the car that will drive itself the problem is this one has no permanent tools no will or gas pedal the california law says you have to have it our law says you could use it if they're real person to step in a used car and an emergency a guest to go will be to fix the internal controls to get this rolled ready because it is not ready. >>mark: will be right back at the kron 4 morning news continues >>mark: gov. jerry brown claims the of emergency for counties are by the storms this monday is to the state of emergency for marlin san mateo and return accounts. damage on rose on highways caltrans the formal request immediate federal assistance. >>mark: watching a big storm with what weather for the holiday in this tear apart the colorado it already blessed by snow yesterday and was it warnings is to college and you saw grass and heavy rains for the sioux have of the nation and some areas was