i'm really, really excited about national healthcare reform, but i also feel that it's wrought with pitfalls because i believe we're going to interject a whole new set of language into the conversation, if you will. did a lot of organizing around the parity act and making sure that substance abuse was included in the language and the wellstone... substance abuse? yes, because it was the wellstone mental health parity act, so...substance abuse? am i hearing, substance abuse? yes ma'am, yes ma'am, yes ma'am. and, and you know daphne has, has quoted bill white quite a bit and, and he's truly prolific writer and agree with the title that folks had given him, the dean of recovery. but he was saying that three ways to deal with social stigma, stigmatations stigma, stigma if you will. one is to protest stigma and discrimination are illegal and you need to protest, protest that and bring it to the forefront and hold the folks that are doing it, accountable. but there also is an educational component he talks about. and then there's a contact component. and this this is not new. i got this from a 200

healthcare reform behind us. hopefully the next question that our nation grapples with is how do we tell you the constitutional and civil rights that all individuals must have. hopefully we will be able to some they put as an outdated statement the fact that there is some consideration to the concept that certain human beings are illegal. on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, i want to welcome you for taking part in this important conversation. obviously, the next person i would like to introduce is someone who has been a tremendous champion for many segments of our society, especially individuals and communities that have been marginalized. he has been fighting for immigrants for your entire life. certainly at every step during his political career. we have had a really empowered immigrants rights movement here. we are trying to extend that statewide. tom has been trying to put out the message that as we can do here in san francisco, living among tolerance, we can hopefully do around the country. i apologize. i need to leave. i have to go to another commission to talk about some legislation. i know y

far, proposed cuts to healthcare reform, federal funding for planned parenthood, and the environmental protection agency. if the government closes shop on friday, museums, nationalarks and monuments would close. military paychecks could stop. the processing of paper tax returns could be delayed as so- called nonessential government employees, that's about 800,000 of them, are sent home. >>> no question, find the money to pay for college these days can be very difficult. some businesses promising to make it easier for a price. julie watts on the consumerwatch with a warning for students looking for scholarship money. >>> over here it says, [ foreign language ] i speak spanish. >> reporter: it was a sales pitch aimed at latino college students and this man had a front row seat. >> how this would be very good for our college careers. >> reporter: the offer, a customized list of scholarship leads based on each student's personal information. and it only costs $250. >> she told us that this was like a take it or leave it offer. >> reporter: they say the list was guaranteed to work so he signed up handing over his hard earned money to a southern california company cal

healthcare care reform prescription has been. on a state level -- >> isn't that an important distinction? >> he was running a state. obama is running a nation. >> why would you apply something for one unique healthcare population of 7 million people to 300 million. that would be a mistake? >> president obama said he learned from the massachusetts plan trying to draft the national healthcare. >> it's not necessarily right for other states. >> in terms of the republican field, right now big money is on the sidelines. everyone is holding their powder dry because they don't see anything out there that indicates that any of the guys can beat president obama. what is going on? you see donald trump rise to the top of the polls. he's out there yesterday talking to tea party people. they're talking to tea party people now. sarah palin talking to them, tim pawlenty talking to them, haley barbour talking to tea party people. saying crazy stuff. how is haley barbour going to get away saying we shouldn't involved in the war in afghanistan? damned trump saying the japanese after the tsunami earthquake, the japanese have been ripping us off for a long tim

healthcare and the national debt and immigration. he also said he would like to raise taxes on oil companies and the wealthy, including his host. >> thank you for hosting this first of all. reforms in the tax system that allows people like me and, frankly, you, mark, for paying a little more in taxes. [ laughter ] >> i know you're okay with that. keep in mind, what we're talking about is going back to the rates that existed when bill clinton was president, all right. thank you, mark. >> in about two hours the president will speak at another dnc fundraiser at the masonic auditorium. >> as usual the president will spend the evening sportsneting with the rich and powerful. but tonight's guest list including some unlikely names. as joe vasquez reports, many are not even old enough to vote. >> how about ask me if i look into the schools. >> reporter: if you had the chance, what would you ask him? >> i would probably ask him what is it that you are willing to bring back to your own community or the communities that are suffering now today? >> reporter: tonight about three dozen kids with the san francisco boys and girls clubs may have their opportunity to cross paths with the presiden

reform its healthcare system, and the human costs of manufacturing the electronic gadgets we all love. >> ifill: next, medical mistakes in the american healthcare system. it's an issue that first captured national attention more than a decade ago, and it remains a significant problem. margaret warner has the story. . >> warner: 12 years ago a landmark studied found up to 98,000 americans may be dying each year from hospital-induced mistakes. today, the obama administration announced yet another program to address that. the new initiative aims to reduce medical errors and accidents and save more than 60,000 lives and $35 billion in health care costs over three years. today's move comes on the heels of a study published last week in the journal "health affairs," suggesting the problem is even worse than previously thought. it found that one-third of all people admitted to a hospital fall victim to a preventable medical error or accident. here to tell us more about all this is susan dentzer. she's the editor-in-chief of "health affairs," and a health analyst for the newshour. welcome back, as always. >> great to be back, margaret. >> warner: pretty stunning finding. one third of all people who che