. >> it's 2:00 and mya molina's five-hour shift at kfc is over.he is off to pick up her youngest son from day care before heading home. and with no time to take off her uniform, she headed to the kitchen to make a snack. >> they look to me. they don't have no one else to look to. >> for the last five years the 35-year-old single number of three has been making $9.31ing cents an hour. >> i'm the definition of the working poor as they say. >> her job helps but doesn't cover the cost of supporting a family of four. i receive food stamp benefits. i receive subsidized day care, subsidized housing, and my son is on wic. >> women infrant -- infants and children is a prom that help low-income families. >> right now i'm just focusing on taking care of them, making them happy and make sure they get the education so that they don't have to work a fast-food restaurant at 9.31. for the past three weeks i have been working nights and weekends, because christmas time is coming up. >> one day she plans on returning to college and ultimately changing careers. she

. >> you went and saw mya. >> we did.e advisory board of the jessie lewis choose love foundation. and invited us down to oahu to join her in her peace conference that she gives every year. >> we saw another tragedy early this year which encouraged you again to pursue this message of love. it was this young boy martin richard, the 8-year-old boston marathon victim. tell me why he inspired you in particular. >> i was -- after the boston bombing, i traveled up to the lewis brown peace institute in dor chester. that is where little martin's family was from. and i met with tina cherry up there. we had been talking. she had been a great source of comfort to me. and i love what she's doing up there. she does great work. she has compassion curriculum. and on my way up there, i saw the sign that little martin was holding in a newspaper. and it said "let's stop hurting one another." and i just had this -- this feeling that this message coming from the children is that clearly this needs to stop, and we need to start becoming more c

american writer mya angelou penned this poem in honor of nelson mandela. she delivers a poignant tribute in this youtube video celebrating his life's work. nelson mandela inspired artists the world over throughout his life and over the past few days countless artists, both the famous and less well known, paid their last respects by dedicating a work to him. on hearing of madiba's passing, a nigerian artist, for example, posted this digital painting online to celebrate the legacy of the man he affectionately refers to as "papa africa." miguel worked for twitter and tweeted this picture sent out in response to his death. indians and artists created this sculpture in eastern india. people have been laying flowers at the foot of the nelson mandela sand sculpture in memory of their hero. and last week members of the gospel choir dressed up as supermarket employees in pretoria with a flash-mob tribute to madiba. here they are performing a famous song -- "snl" notes ♪ ♪ and france taly dignitaries were among the 562 writers to have signed this petition posted to

. >> but mya lemon has spent her life in what she calls extreme extraction.he keystone pipeline is close enough to give her concern. >> this pipeline is something that puts a lot of fear into the daily lives of people all along its route. and people -- that alone should be enough to stop this project. people should not have to be afraid for their health and safety and for their community. >> the final approval for the northern portion of the keystone xl pipeline rests with president obama and so far it's a decision he has delayed time and time again. but east texas residents say it won't make any difference. this section of the pipeline will become operational in january. andy gallagher, al jazeera, texas. >>> especially true gifts bought online. some consider it the dirty secret of e-commerce. jornt i've never returned -- jonathan i've never returned a gift but apparently people do. >> really richelle. with so many places offering free shipping and free returns it might be catching up with some stores. report suggests too many people are actually returning t

i was in my early 20's and got with mya great time friends. >> you got to be crazy on screen. >> it wase, you cannot act in this kind of film. >> and you got a chance to prove them wrong. >> it is enjoyable. i think it made them more surprised cause i had started in -- >> you wanted to show them you could do it. by doing it, you did show them it was nice as a surprise. not just, i will show you. but having done it -- >> it is just enjoyable to show people different sides of yourself, you know? because being funny -- i love being funny. i love sitting in a conversation and joking with someone. but it is not 100% of my life all the time. -- you lovesons is "the simpsons." >> i am a product of "the simpsons" and scorsese films. your sense of humor, your style, what you enjoy about films and entertainment -- i grew up with "the simpsons," and for better or worse scorsese movies. i watch them at a very young age. those are the things i love more than anything in the world. if you can somehow blend those two things in some way -- i don't know. maybe that would be the perfect movie i would dir

my friend of the show and president of the center for social inclusion, mya, christmas is over and weave 2.9 people unemployed workers for every job and yet they seem to think the problem is unemployment insurance that when we give people help when they are out of work, that is the problem. and rand pauline laid it out in plain black and white. >> i do support unemployment benefits for the 26 weeks that they are paid for. if you extend it beyond that, you do a disservice to these workers. you're causing them to become part of this perpetual unemployed group in our economy. >> is it unemployment insurance that is the biggest problem for the unemployed? >> apparently paying rent and not becoming homeless is a big problem. and if only we could push people there closer and faster, which we seem to be doing. the thing to understand here, we've had record unemployment rates as a result of the recession. we have added back jobs, which is the good news, many, many of them are low paying, not enough to cover people. but people are still going to take them. if people can get a job that pays the

we're going to talk to the poet mya angelo about the epic poem she has written to mark the passing oflive -- thank you. >> osgood: the real tale of charles dickens. >> you get the sense of furious energy in a way. man who can't stop. >> osgood: with actor ray finnes. anything we purchase c we leave you this sunday back in south africa at cougar national park. i'm charles osgood. please join us again next "sunday morning" until then i'll see you on the radio. know the feeling? copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get h

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