. >> come on, mimi, every single day? >> several times a day, because it'll do any job in the kitchen in 10 seconds or less. >> yeah, 10 seconds or less, mm-hmm. what is the worst job you have to do in the kitchen? >> and almost every meal starts with it. >> chopping garlic, stinky nasty garlic. >> well, hazel, it's not so nasty anymore... watch. toss your garlic into the bullet. it takes a second to put together. all you do is give it one... two... ...three seconds. >> and in less time than it takes to get out a cutting board and a knife, you've got freshly chopped garlic. no mess, no stink. but you know what? the worst job for me is chopping onions. i don't know about you guys, but it makes my hands stink for days, my eyes tear, i just can't stand it, but not anymore. with this, there's no time to cry. watch this... and in one, two... ...three seconds, you've got perfectly chopped onion. look at that, and it goes straight from here into the pan. look at that. >> oh, watch this, 'cause this is what i do just before the b

with had he mere are mimi hernandez and christina ramos both helping our kids succeed in this community. welcome to our show. tell us first of all about mesa, full, because it is so crucial and talks about the core subjects that our kids really need to perfect to succeed. >> okay. well, so mesa first of all stands for math, engineering science achievement. the program has been around 40 years and what it does, it serves a lot of the local schools here, promoting our children to be going on to four-year colleges. we have a center here locally that serves san jose state and christina is the director there and can tell you more about what the program focuses on currently. >> is it a rigorous program? explain that for us. >> definitely. so, mesa stands for math, engineering and science achievement and what we do is we work to serve students in our local area, educationally disadvantaged. what that means is they are underrepresented in our colleges and universities so we give them hands-on, rigorous activities in order to help them develop their chills are math and science so that they can a

where they'll compete in the world finals for a grand prize world finals for a grand prize of $1 mimi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i like a party as much as the next gal but, come on. $60,000 for one dinner held by the department of justice. $66 per person just for bagels at one of the nasa's shindigs. i cracked down because big government shouldn't be funding big banquets with your money. some people say i'm a bit of a tightwad. i say, i'm barbara mikulski and i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you.

. >> you see, john was raised by his aunt, aunt mimi, and his mother was somewhere else and his fatheras somewhere else and so strawberry fields was the orphanage right next to it and whenever he was a bad boy, mimi would say, well, you better be there. i'm going to send you there. >> to the orphanage. >> to the orphanage, and she so was really frightened by. >> we all remember the night, the day he died and people coming spontaneously and thousands of people outside singing. did you hear those songs? >> of course. because i was -- my bedroom was right in front of it. i'm right next to it and so all night i'm listening to him singing or sometimes they play the radio, and when john was singing, just made me feel strange because he's supposed to be in bed with me and then, you know, wasn't very easy. >> was it helpful? did it make it harder. >> made it very hard, yeah. >> and now, i mean, on this 70th birthday, what -- what do you want people to celebrate? what do you want people to -- >> his spirit and the fact that there's so much that he gave to us and to sort of thank him and i know

i want to introduce mimi chan, who came to us through the jobs now program and has been able to get toork doing something that we did not have the money to do before the programf5b gave us te work -- the money to do the work. >> i love this company. when i first started, i was really excited because i was working for a green company. when i leave, just about work. i bring my work home. i teach my kids about recycling, composting, and when i go to another city, another state, it angers me to see people throw everything in the garbage. i tell them that they cannot do that.u we have think i'm crazy,' but when my - year-old steps in and says if you have to recycle and compost, they know that i am serious. i love my job. kvfutu3ÑiÑÑi have kids. i have kids, and it is just securing its future for my kids, my grandkids, and everybody down the line, and i thank you for the opportunity. >>ñ%iÑkó we have 3000 to 5000 s come through here every year,y home and teach their parents how to do it right. as all these families are visiting other communities, it is amazing how many other places want t

complex relationship with his mother and aunt mimi. >> she fueled his love of poetry and his interestn art and classical music and she really gave him his education. >> reporter: in a rare move yoko ono gave he rights to write the song mother. >> very emotional. >> reporter: say says lennon would have loved the film. >> the world will finally know all of his incredible songs. it would have been john lennon's 70th birthday. dozens of tributes are planned around the world and thousands expected here in strawberries field in central park. aaron johnson plays the young lennon and does his own singing in the film. >> we want to get the essence of lennon and embody that for our own person. >> reporter: 30 years after his murder a new generation has come of age but fans have become fascinated with the man and his music. alex chris c, cbs -- asis c, cbs news -- alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >>> we will check in with patranya bhoolsuwan in just a moment to get the traffic but howard bernstein says it might be chilly to begin with but it will get nice. >> some spots in the 40s right

. >> reporter: along with the trip is their dog mimi and cat. this is their boat to take out to practice. but heading for the intercoastal waterway. >> we're going to head for st. thomas and bermuda and through spain and through the mediterranean. >> there are places to avoid. >> somalia and the pirates. >> this is a ditch bag. >> reporter: but the biggest problem is space. >> you are limited as to how much clothing and toiletries you can bring. >> reporter: they can convert salt water to drinking water and produce electricity with solar panels. >> the number one question people ask us is what do you do at night? we keep sailing. >> reporter: they can't wait but say they will miss their friends. >> that's more of what we'll miss than all of the stuff. >> reporter: when the three- year voyage is over. >> wherever the wind takes us, we're going. >> reporter: lindsey mastis, 9 news now. >> they said they have a satellite and can stay in touch via skype. >>> fall means falling leaves and leesberg is expected to clean up after the trees. crews will b

graduate tuition costs more than $10,000 a 55% increase over three years and community college student mimi fears she will never be able to afford it. >> for me, it means i can't go to schools like uc-berkeley because i can't afford them, you know? so that's frustrating. >> reporter: others mourn the future of public education. >> it's hurting low income students, minorities, in-state students, latino enrollment dropped 12% in the last year. >> reporter: some here are frustrate university workers and graduate student instructors. >> we work here to serve the students to help them get a good education and we are here working without a contract. we haven't seen a raise since 2007. >> there are a lot of concerns especially at a time when administrators are being given bonus and raises. so we fear that it's not just about lack of money but it's actually about priorities. >> reporter: as the protest continues there is news that the university of california and the cal state universities are winners in the legislative vote today. the props up the two systems with more money than the year before,

announced it could sell its feet mimi's outside its tank a b.p. and they stakes are valued at around nine hundred seventy billion dollars and some currency in the ruble is growing to its highest rate against the dollar in two months the greenback is following by almost two percent in the last two days amid weak job figures from the u.s. and the ruble is benefiting from one thing oil prices on a list say speculators have changed from a bearish mood for a bullish one.

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he said because when we used to make the beatles records, they would go on the radio and my aunt mimi would say, john, is one of these guitars, you, and he would say that one, you hear the one slightly out of tune, that's me. >> joining me now is the writer and director, and congratulations on the film. it's a great one. >> nice to be here. >> we were watching the clip together, and you said people love that story. why that is? is that something behind the scenes where you would have said i never would have known that? >> yeah, and jack was the producer and a long-time producer of john's. i never knew john purposely toned his d to flat, and he never stopped doing it. all the way through double fantasy, he always had his guitar slightly out of tune. john did not know at the beginning of double fantasy sessions, and he recognized this was a historic moment, and jack recorded the studio banter, and then he told john and john thought it was great. and then a little bit out of tune is good, and too much, bad news. very sweet. >> charming, right. as we were leading in, we showed the statue

. >> reporter: and a complex relationship with his mother and aunt mimi. , who raised him. >> she fueledinterest in art and classical music, and she really gave him his education. >> reporter: in a rare move, yoko ono gave the film's director the rights to write the song mother. she says lennon would have loved the film. >> they will finally know that all the incredible songs came from pain and what he learned from his childhood. >> reporter: nowhere boy debuts on the eve of what would have been john listen listen's 70th birthday. dozens of tributes are planned around the world. thousands are expected here at strawberry fields in central park. aaron johnson plays the young lennon and does his own singing in the film. >> want to get theses sense of lennon and embody that person. >> reporter: 30 year after his murder a new generation of come of age but fans are fascinated with the fan and his music. alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >> you are watching 9 news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm angie goff. andrea is off today. howard bernstein will make a lot of friends today. >> a lot of happy p

jim mimy smits and jamie who played lila and john lythgoe and johnny lee miller and now me.'s julia. you could be next year. >> jimmy: wow. that's -- odd. that can't be intentional. >> it's fortunate, really for me. >> jimmy: i guess so. really, who knew the day you were born it would mean one day you would be murdered on "dexter." or not murdered. >> don't make assumptions. >> jimmy: i won't. if you don't you can come back next season. >> this conversation is already gone too far. >> jimmy: has it really? have you said too much? >> i have not -- >> jimmy: you are going to have to go -- >> i have not. i have said nothing. >> jimmy: "dexter" protection program? >> no, no. i could -- i was sitting at home in my pajamas today, and i lied to you. i'm not going to be -- >> jimmy: do you really wear pajamas? people just use that term but really, it's underpants. >> underpants is such a not sexy term. >> jimmy: i know. but pajamas? >> ah, no i don't wear pajamas. >> jimmy: thank you. you're trying to deceive us -- i bet your family isn't all js. your name may not be julia. >> i'm n

. >> reporter: but mimi roth, founder and head of the organization action against obesity.com, says it'sugh. >> the department of agriculture says that 40% of the foods served to children, 40% are calories of no or low nutritional value. 40% of what we feed kids is garbage! don't tell me we care about childhood obesity. >> reporter: according to a recent report by the department of health, obesity rates in new york stayed the same over the past few years, something the city sees as a moderate success. >> the first drop in the bucket, stabilizing. and that's a good thing. >> reporter: but perhaps a bigger success, stories like oscar's. >> when i get home, i tell my mom for lunch when i come to school, i want to eat apples and peaches. i feel good to be losing weight, because everybody, when i was in first grade, they kept on laughing at me. and i said, watch, i'm going to get better. >> and he did. hey, remember cnn.com/eatocracy for more stories on healthy eating. it's also where you can learn more about how to unlock the cnn healthy eater badge on four square. it's the first monday in o

david lawrence former publish of the "mimi herald" is one of the founders. >> we need to change the priorities country to start investing in children, and you are going to have an extraordinary return on investment. >> reporter: the milk party plan, to get lawmakers and civic leaders to put issues like health insurance, and mentoring and education at the top of the list and not more money, but a bigger slice of what there is. 17 cities, in rally after rally, the milk and cookies flowed and the message resonated. >> education and safety have to be the two priorities for the kids, period. >> reporter: what do you think, mom? >> well, the future. they are the future. >> i have one that has learning disabilities, and we need help. >> reporter: there is reason for the outcry, 18.5% of the kids 19 and under in florida are uninsured and the state is fourth in enrollment, and fourth in number of teachersb but 36th in money spent per student. >> having large crowds cohesive on an issue is much more likely to grab the attention of people who might be elected to key positions in the state. >> reporter: l

vamos a recibirlos con un fuerte abrazo y tambiÉn nos acompaÑa mimi. >> quÉ bonito! cÓmo te va?, méxico, japÓn. >> y quÉ tal la carita de ellos cuando ven los utencillios. >> tienen toda la habilidad y la capacidad de hacerlo. les enseÑamos tÉcnicas de seguridad para realizar cualquier receta en la casa siempre bajo la supervisiÓn de adultos que tienen bastante capacidad. >> es muy importante que la familia que nos ve en la casa que tengan bien claro que hay que tener mucha responsabilidad cuando uno toma instrumentos o utencilios. >> nunca deben estar en la cocina sin supervisiÓn. >> asÍ es. para los padres que nos ven y que los niÑos no tienen la posibilidad de entrar en este programa pueden crear este ambiente. >> claro que sÍ! es parte de lo que nosotros queremos lograr con las familias con las que trabajamos! >> el plato que los trajeron hoy? quÉ prepararon? >> tiene zanahoria, repollo, pimentÓn rojo. tiene repollo, hicieron una ensalada... con durazno. >> no te preocupes. estÁ un poco nerviosa con la entrevista dice que es la primera vez que estÁ en la tele. a mÍ me gustar