a conversation with nell bernstein. she has spent more than 20 years investigating what happens to children who go through our court system and are put in juvenile prisons. and then we will turn to a conversation with dr. ed o'neill . we are glad you have joined us. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: the statistic is horrific, one in three children will be arrested by the time they are 23 and many of them will spend time in detention centers. each year, 2 million children are arrested in this country. "burning down the house" is the groundbreaking work of nell bernstein, who spent more than 20 years tracking what this reality is doing to the nation's children. subtitle -- the end of juvenile prison -- and yet the numbers are pointing in the direction it will not happen anytime soon. >> it is a goal. the numbers are dropping. the reason i gave it that subtitle is the more i learned about what juvenile prison does to kids, the less of a reformer i became. i became th

nell, nell and lizzie.com, they run between 50 and -- look at how delicate they are.ne says cody, one says cas. and the other bracelet with the round little charms is about $75 from tinytags.com. they're both small little businesses that these ladies have started. i wanted to give them a shoutout. >> i like when you do that. >> i do too. that's the way i roll. >> in addition to sara bareilles, we have another guest on our show there say show called "i wanna marry harry." there is a guy who is a ringer for harry, but he's not harry, pretending to be harry. >> 12 young women believe he's harry and are -- >> we hear he's pulling up. >> he'll be with us in just a moment. we're not sure. here comes -- that car looks official. >> his name is matthew hicks. but let's see if he can fool our crowd. >> we need to learn about timing around here. >> uh-oh. >> let's see what happens. okay. let's see. >> starting to get it. oh, my god. >> somebody they're familiar with. >> wait, he'll get closer. look at them trying to escort him. >> if it was baby george, they would be going crazy

a vision when nell son -- nelson mandela became the president. >> people like me saw the potential in it all. >> he built where no one else saw the potential, he built it and they came. >> it is a whole new generation and a whole new fabric. they are walking into own imaginations and i'm facilitating that. >> just as the team is departing from the social past, her generation is feeling free to depart from the political past. >> we have to look at who is the right leader for the right reasons. you need to start answering to us now. >> would i like to be the mayor, you bet i would. take something that is run down that most people have a horrible misconception about and changing the world opinion. >> inspired by the spaces, parties and each other, they are picturing a new future. >> there are mixed signals coming out of ukraine, putin is meeting with the chair for the organization of security and cooperation in europe and the monitors were held and released by the forces in ukraine last week and putin is working with europe to solve the crisis in ukraine, but ukraine is warning of escala

my guest is this is not the death nell for this long and proud tradition of crazy talk. >> if i weren charge -- [laughter] [cheers and applause] -- >> jon: all i can say there is thank god that say hypothetical. >> they would know that waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists. [laughter] >> joan: huh? that is sarah palin giving a speech where she is somehow conflating a action isment of her -- a sacrament of her faith with torture in order to somehow bring the fear of god to religious extremists. [ laughter ] i don't even -- where is that speech even appropriate at an al qaeda recruitment how-to video workshop? at the yearly gathering of the dummolos or maybe she's giving one of those famed huh talks. they are like ted talks except they make no sense. well, so -- ted talks. [laughter] so, what else did the former vice presidential candidate of one of two major national parties tell whoever it is she is talking to. >> joe biden, remember this telling women before an assault just a fire warning shot until the cops show up. just aim up in the air. that was his directive. his advice. w

san marco firefighter tim burgan and nell low crew members taking a much needed break that is when burgan selfie. it was eventually posted on facebook and is now going viral. hard work it took. appreciate what they are doing. >> 18 minutes after the top of the hour. remember the little boy who was dying and he had to fight the drug company for the med sign that saved his life? the brand new development that ensures that never happened again. >> he is top music bad boy but it turns out justin bieber's naughty ways could be a good thing for your kids. the new research you have to hear. >> great song to wake up to on this monday morning. makes you want to do a little dance when you pop out of bed. the cdc now seeing another case of mers virus. he likely contracted the disease from an indiana man who became infected while working as a healthcare worker in saudi arabia. the newest man was infected and was not sick and has not been hospitalized. cdc officials testing any one who may have been in contact with him. he has symptoms like membpneumo an fever. >>> if you have a terminal illness shoul

journalist nell bernstein argues the juvenile prison system does nothing to rehabilitate young offenders and needs to be reformed in "burning down the house: the end of juvenileys prison." in "america: imagine a world without her," dinesh d'souza analyzing the sociopolitical climate in the u.s. civil rights scholar charles cobb describes the role guns mayed as a form of self-rex in the 1960 in "this nonviolent stuff will get you killed." in "big money," on the trail of the ultra rich hijacking american politics, ken vogel, a reporter for politico, reports on the impact the citizens united decision has had on politics and democracy. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> you're watching booktv on c-span2. here's our prime time lineup for tonight. at 7:30 p.m. eastern, cheryl cashin describes a new vision of opportunity in america. then at 8:45, mike earp and david fisher talk about the u.s. marshals. at 10 on "after words," susan van hand discusses the aftermath of the fukushima nuclear power plant

misleading the american people and then the question being -- the larger question is not about nell -- necessarily about the talking points. to me, it's clear. we know the white house pushed it and somebody at the very top was doing it. and the question comes why has no one has been arrested or droned, no counterattack by the united states. that's been the larger issue. if everybody wants to get to that, that's what the select committee should get to the bottom of. >> what do you think the policy failure was? >> they were more worried about the policy failure. >> they were. i don't understand why they were so worried about it. >> why don't we find out. >> the policy failure is the threat didn't exist when it existed and they covered up. >> and possibly not sending troops. >> what about a response? what about the people to justice? where are they? i want to see them? >> why do you think they are not doing it. >> i think they are in denial. >> the bigger policy failure is after the removal of gadaffi in libya, what was the follow will you please? i'm not making that up. that's actually

afghanistan war hero who lost his right eye and part of his jaw when he jumped on a grenade to save a nelle will receive the medal of honor. william kyle carpenter native of fleet wood, mississippi was wounded in the attack in 2010. he has undergone more than 30 surgeries since. now he's a student at the university of south carolina. he will be honored during a white house ceremony on june 19th. >> from the hietts honor to the youngest player ever to qualify for the u.s. women's open. 11-year-old lucy lee winning that honor winning the half-moon bay in california. the youngster who already has an impressive resume will play in the open set june 19th through the 22nd. >> remember that hero cat who rescued a 4-year-old boy from his neighbor's dog? the frisky feline is getting his just dessert. the boy sjeremy his mom, dad an terri the tab bee cat. jeremy through one right down the plate. things didn't go as planned for tara. her attempt with a ball guided by a string failed. he helped tear with you are a toss across the plate. she saved that little boy's life. we will forgive him. it's a cat

and therefore, you saw a subdued hare nell in -- harry nel in court.se will continue to put forward their witnesses. and each one of these witnesses will essentially be playing the purpose of trying to corroborate and strengthen and lend an air of believability to pistorius' fundamental story. they asked key people we hadn't heard from. we know we'll hear from further neighbors pertaining to the screaming evidence. we're expecting further expert witnesses, particular leforensic and ballistic analysts. we will also hear crucially from a psychologist which will be critical to the charge of culpable homicide. >> all right. cnn legal expert kelly phelps joining us live from the front of the courthouse in pretoria. many thanks to you. john? ♪ >>> the self-professed leader of the terror group has claimed responsibility for kidnapping more than 200 nigerian schoolgirls. nigeria's government is asking for help to track them down. cnn has learned the u.s. is sharing intelligence with nigeria. the white house secretary talked about it on monday. >> this is an ou

. >> anybody nell the house. >> no. >> all right. >> whatever you need, put your pants on or something, have to be careful what you are grabbing for, that's all. >> seven months ago, stevie light was arrested for growing marijuana, and possession of cocaine. >> where's your i.d.? >> a judge set her bail at $20,000. she couldn't ard to it, so they are father went with to a bail bond company. for 10% down, $2,000, the company bailed her out of jail. >> watch your head. >> okay. >> there you go. >> when stevie didn't show up to court, the company became liable for the full $20,000. >> how old are you? >> i am 21, i turn 22 in october. >> what do you think is going to happen next? >> i am going to be locked back up, and then i'm probably going to stay in there until a court date, and from there i will [inaudible] just have to do and get it out of the way. that's how the system works. at the end of the day, everyone is just doing their job. >> the u.s. and is the philippines are the only countries in the world that allow private companies to bail people out of jail, at a profit. under calif

"rapid response po nell" is next. >>> i'm 45hampton pearson with stock market.ll after the federal reserve said a rate hike might come sooner than expected if the economy continues to im. staples, one of a number of retailers posting disappointing results, including home demo. and spring selling season is off to a slow start after an especially harsh winter. that's it from us first in business worldwide. >>> i don't agree that somehow there are actions we can take today that would have an impact on what's happening in our climate. our climate is always changing. >> you don't think that the human activity and the production of co2 is causing this? >> i don't believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it and i don't believe the laws they propose we pass will do anything except it will destroy our economy. >> that's one for the archives. >> climate change should be a top priority when 75% of your constituents live near the coast. however, senator marco rubio suspect the only florida republica

. >> i'm quite sure he knew that was a political death nell. >> reporter: and it was. >> i do not regretr do i apologize. there was a lot of hostility in that room. >> reporter: that would send her packing after just one term. fast forward 20 years. and now her old seat is open, with one big difference. the district has been redrawn and it's solidly democrat. so she's at it again. locked in a tight primary as an advocate for abortion rights and the middle class. is this a little bit the politics of redemption to agree? >> i'm not sure. i think it would be more resilient. i don't have any retirement skills. >> reporter: she spent the last two decades on women's europeans both outside and inside politics. >> sexual harassment on capitol hill, is it there? >> do you think women have a harder time still running? >> when i was running in the '90s, i always got questions as to who's taking care of your question. even if the questions aren't asked, they're there. >> reporter: in this campaign, she started as the big-name front-runner. and has been attacked on campaign finances for coasting earl

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thing is, that about 39% of the bevin voters indicated in a recent poll they would vote for mckwon nell and 25% said they'll kraut lines and vote against him. with the race between aallison grimes and mcconnell, dead heat. it's been that way for a year even though millions of dollars have been comment on mcconnell bashing her. if you have any significant amount of those bevin voters that cross over and vote or just stay home, that could be the difference in this race in the fall. >> governor, i'd like to get your thoughts on the state of the kentucky gop as it and the. on the one hand there's a divide. but at the same time, mitch mcconnell is going to win and that's the general prediction in all corners and he did it not really -- i meaning, through any sort of substantive way. he waived rifles around and opinion is sored legislation that would go nowhere and that seemed to be enough to convince the republican party in your staert. >> well, alex, quite honestly, i have a difficult enough time trying to understand politics but this is a fellow that's been up there for 30 years. not very

a rock, and as he moved to get up, enemy rounds hit a rock just inches from his head sending sharp nell and rock shards across the face. most of the unit were forpsed to go down the cliff, but kyle saw a tee mate trying to treat his own that thorred arm, what cain later called the smallest tree on earth. i'm sure that's how it felt. kyle went through enemy and began to apply a tourniquet shielding cain with his own body. kyle saw another man down, marine to reach cover. kyle remembers thinks it's just a matter of time before i'm dead, and if that's going to happen, i might as well do that. he ran to box and pumed the injured marine to cover. worried he's expose hit to more gunfire, kyle retreated. the enemy rounds followed him. he pulled out again and he retreated to distract the enemy fire. once more, he went out over and over thinking to himself i'm not going to make it. kyle could feel the pressure of the rounds going by him, but somehow miraculously they never hit him, not once. one of his teammates said it was as if kyle was moving faster than a speeding bullet. finally, kyle succe

. >> more than anything, we're doing it for nell. >> steve and the children. >> jimmy: and the children thank you, higgins. >> steve: if you teach them well. >> jimmy: all right. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> at the same time? >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: yes. >> okay. >> jimmy: all ready? here we go. >> steve: tv show. >> jimmy: tv show. >> steve: two words. >> jimmy: three words. car -- >> steve: king, queen, king. >> jimmy: "game of thrones." >> steve: oh! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: "game of thrones." >> steve: "game of thrones." >> jimmy: "game of thrones." oh my god. our thanks to steve higgins, josh hartnett, charlize theron, "a million ways to die in the west" is out may 30th. josh and i are going to talk after the break. stick around. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ when was the last time your wireless company made you feel like this? or this? the new cricket wireless believes you should be doing... a lot more of this. so we don't have any of those silly annual contracts. but we do have a whole lot of coverage. all for just $35 dollars a month; after a $5 credit for using auto pay. so

. >> presumably, some kell nell in the planning cell thought that this would be an easy designation for, flying helicopters through dust storms to bear in mind and to find on a map, but it did kind of undermine the pr campaign. >> as coalition forces rolled into baghdad and topple saddam, the general selected by the pentagon to stabilize the situation and quickly turn over power to the iraqis finds that his mission has changed. >> i did not want to slip from liberation into occupation. i thought that's the worst thing to do >> my understanding from rumsfeld, from the white house, from everywhere, that we were going to go in there and we were going to set up an interim government as rapid as we could, but when ambassador bremmer came over, that direction had changed. >> instead of quickly handing off power to a new iraqi government and getting out, the bush administration selects former ambassador l. paul brimmer to take over in iraq and remake iraq's entire economy, starting with the oil sector. >> we are not here to be a colonial power. we are here to help turn over as quickly as we ca

retire pay, and could you p specific and the cuts in housing health as regards to the enlisteders nell and the top military commanders? thank you. depoip sure. one of the things i did not mention with the reduction and the pay raise is that it would be 1% pay raise for everyone, except general officers, they would get a 0% pay raise. from a budget perspective, it's trivial, it doesn't add up to much money, but i think it sets a good example. so i'm glad they're doing that. in terms of -- host: and that's general rank? poip yes, for generals and admirals. for things like, well, i should get to the retirement pay. you can get 100% retirement pay but you have to serve 40 years. to serve 40 years, it's an up and out system in terms of rank, so by definition if you reach 40 years, you're very high rank or whether an officer. so it is possible and some people do that. but not many. in terms of the health care benefits? the proposed changes from d.o.d., which again, these are being largely -- it's not going to happen this year, maybe in the future. but what d.o.d. proposed, there's actually a

. >> the united states has dozens of military pert nell and advisers in nigeria to help out along with surveillance aircraft and might add unmanned and unarmed drones to the effort as well. >>> new suggests problems within one of -- video suggests problems within one of the most famous families. rapper jay z is caught on camera apparently being attacked by his sister-in-law solange knowles. it happened in new york last week. a bodyguard tries to hold her back while beyonce pretty much just stands there. it's not clear what triggered the fight and hotel management is furious that the security video was leaked and it promised to identify and punish whoever did it. >>> well, there are changes coming in the way people call for help in an emergency. texting could soon replace talking. kpix 5's care care explains -- cate caugurian explains some major mobile carriers will give use terse ability starting -- users the ability starting may 15th. >> once carriers put the new feature in place emergency respond centers still need to proper equipment, software and training. >> being involved in the

you have a lot of republican members who will nell you privately, look, we think this is a bad idea.ve gone over this ground, and in fact, some have said it very publicly. the chairman of the armed services committee said, look, we've gone over and over this, and at some point you've got to say, when is enough enough? so themore moderate responsible gop members will say that privately, they are not necessarily the same people that were picked to be on the select committee, which was really a way of throwing a bone to the conservative wing of the republican conference. so, look, who can say for sure, but i think the whole reason of forming this select committee was not getting at the truth, but rather to play case the base, to fundraise off the base, to motivate the base to turn out at election time, because all the questions that our new chairman of this select committee has said he wants answers have, in fact, already been asked and already been answered. >> congressman adam schiff of california, providing actually background and information about how this decision was made that i h

. >> i'm quite sure he knew that that was -- a political death nell. >> and it was. >> i do not regretor do i apologize for it. >> there was a lot of hostility in that room. >> hostility that sent her packing. fast forward, now the district has been re-drawn and it is solidly democratic. so she is at it again locked in a tight primary as an advocate for abortion rights and the middle class. >> is this a little bit the politics of redemption, to a degree? >> i'm not sure, i think it would be more resiliency. i don't have any retirement skills. >> she spent the last two decades on women's issues both outside and inside politics. >> inside capitol hill, is it there? >> well, first, i think it has to be addressed. >> do you think women have a harder time still, running? >> when i was running in the '90s i always got questions as to who is taking care of your children. and even if the questions are not asked, they're there. >> in this campaign she started as the big name frontrunner and has been attacked on campaign finances, for coasting early on and for her use of a valuable asset. the cl

of course, thank you very much, nell. we have work together on essays in the past and i have a deep respect for your work, since i've encountered it. and not so much as a child. so, i have long had a deep respect for your work and it's a signal honor to have you read at all the book and then to recommend it so highly and to be here. when i sought to do the book i knew it was a good story, but wasn't clear to me, especially at the very beginning, whether it was much more of a story of how a bill becomes a law. there's a story behind every story but whether there was something that could drive it on a narrative level. and there's a general story about how the bill is often seen in our history as something that it was almost inevitable at the time when it did pass and there were certain figures and certain forces that simply guaranteed its passage. and without being a revisionist, i found, is a got into it, a lot more complexity to the story, and a lot of it did revolve around individual characters who pushed and pulled the

seeing that or thinking about todd in missouri, richard murdoch in indiana or even christine o done nell delaware, are they sitting back and waiting for the republicans to implode is that too much for them to hope for? >> i think democrat was love for something like that to happen but what we have seen is republicans ready for it this time around. establishment republicans really flexing their muscles this time. what these next six weeks will tell sus does the tea party have some of that momentum still on its side. and so far it looks like the establishment is striking back because mitch mcconnell for one, some others are really decided that they are going to push full throw the told make sure the tea party doesn't have a chance to take them over. of course some democratss are trying to say that is because they co-opted their messaging. whatever it s what testify comes down to if republicans can keep their establishment folks on the winning side of things they feel like that will give them a better chance because they feel like they've blown five seats over its last two cycles. >> with h

. >> reporter: nell on is not a formal judge.hey'll choose a with respecter over the next two days. it may be a while before caricature comes to a place near you. expressionism in a foam-top expresso it is. >>> the world's level latte artist will be announced this sunday. here is what we are following for you. fire fighters battle wild fires in parts of california. this as investigators press arson charges. a hero welcome for the new prime minister. narendra modi was welcomed with a parade as he made his way to the b.j.p.'s headquarters from the airport. g.m. is told ta pay up. the automaker paid 35 million for delaying a response to recalling cars. cooler temperatures are bringing relief to fires in the west. the heat is building elsewhere. temperatures will top 100 degrees. i'm morgan radford, back with you in 2.5 minutes when al jazeera america returns. >>> out of control - raging flames destroying homes in southern california. police say some of the wild fires were not an accident. >> give me an idea, $1,000. o. >> a cata tro

when he regained consciousness, another round impacted near him, embedding small pieces of sh rab nellhis face. shaking off his wounds, specialist white noticed one of his comrades lying wounded nearby. without hesitation, specialist white exposed himself to enemy fire in order to reach the soldier and provide medical aid. after applying a tourniquet, specialist white moved to an injured marine providing aid and comfort until the marine succumbed to his wounds. specialist white then returned to the soldier and discovered that he had been wounded again. applying his own belt as an additional kurn ket, specialist white was able to stem the flow of blood and save the soldier's life. noticing that his and the other soldiers' radios were inoperative, specialist white exposed himself to enemy fire yet again in order to secure a radio from a deceased comrade. he then provided information and updates to friendly forces, allowing precision air strikes to stifle the enemy's attack and ultimately permitting medical evacuation aircraft to rescue him, his fellow soldiers, marines, and afghan army s

so we can say i am offering id nell a committee but there was not a recorded vote. i am hoping that we might be able to do that here in the committee. >> if it passed last year why is in the long? >> it passed the house vote but did not get your conference. >> i was not clear about that. passed the house. put it back in the bill again. >> further debate? >> mr. chairman, i appreciate the sincerity. they're is a reality. we know that mandatory minimum sentences don't work. showing that mandatory minimums do not have the effect that they were intended to half. in fact, we are seeing that they have unintended consequences. we have asked and established by congress the system's response panel's subcommittee recommended that congress might enact further mandatory minimum sentences in sexual assault cases at this time ticking away the discretion. the judicial proceeding panel also established by congress can better analyze the impact of these mandatory minimum sentences. it is a board we wait for the recommendations before we proceed with another mandatory minimum sentenc

retire pay, and could you p specific and the cuts in housing health as regards to the enlisteders nell and the top military commanders? thank you. depoip sure. one of the things i did not mention with the reduction and the pay raise is that it would be 1% pay raise for everyone, except general officers, they would get a 0% pay raise. from a budget perspective, it's trivial, it doesn't add up to much money, but i think it sets a good example. so i'm glad they're doing that. in terms of -- host: and that's general rank? poip yes, for generals and admirals. for things like, well, i should get to the retirement pay. you can get 100% retirement pay but you have to serve 40 years. to serve 40 years, it's an up and out system in terms of rank, so by definition if you reach 40 years, you're very high rank or whether an officer. so it is possible and some people do that. but not many. in terms of the health care benefits? the proposed changes from d.o.d., which again, these are being largely -- it's not going to happen this year, maybe in the future. but what d.o.d. proposed, there's actually a

. -- pen nell security programs.ts unclassified level i can report that the annex for fiscal year 2014 authorizes funding that is slightly below the president's budget request level. its funding levels are in line with the levels appropriated by the enacted appropriations act for the national intelligence program and with the national defense authorization act for the military intelligence program. for fiscal year 2015, the bill increases the president's budget request by less than 1% and stays within the bipartisan budget act funding caps. the modest increase reflects the committee's concern that the president's request does not properly fund a number of important initiatives and leaves several unacceptable shortfalls. the legislative provisions that the committee and congress consider each year are comprised of changes to statutes that better enable the community to conduct its important mission and strengthen oversight mechanisms where needed. mr. chairman, we find ourselves in a very interesting time in history.

. >> so i'm quite sure he knew that that was a political death nell. >> reporter: and it was. >> i do of hostility in that room. >> reporter: hostility that would send her packing after just one term. fast forward 20 years, and now her old seat is open with one big difference. the district has been redrawn, and it's solidly democratic. so she's at it again, locked in a tight primary as an advocate for abortion rights and the middle class. is this a little bit the politics of redemption, to a degree? >> i'm not sure. i think it would be more resilience. i don't have any retirement skills. >> reporter: she spent the last two decades on women's issues both outside and inside politics. >> sexual harassment on capitol hill. is it there? >> well, first of all, i think it has to be addressed. >> reporter: do you think women have a harder time still running? >> when i was running in the '90s, i always got questions as to how -- who's taking care of your children? and even if the questions aren't asked, they're there. >> reporter: in this campaign, she started as the big-name front-runner and

journalist nell bernstein argues the juvenile prison system does nothing to rehabilitate young offenders and needs to be reformed in "burning down the house: the end of juvenileys prison." in