mayor nutter, you do as well. you understand that there are limits to what the obama administration is able to do whether it is infrastructure or whether it is the social safety net. a major stimulus plan. there's been other things. he's dealing with a congress that says less government and not more government. >> helping cities, helping us do our jobs is what will help america. 80% of the population lives in the city. 85% of the jobs are in cities and metro areas and as mayor gray said 90% of the gross domestic product is in cities and metro areas. it only makes sense to invest in that 90% because that's where you get your biggest return. unemployment rate in our cities will only come down as not only the national unemployment rate comes down but also targeted strategic investment in cities to get things done. the real question is what is congress doing or what do they think they're doing when millions of americans are out of work, bridges, roads, highways, schools, waterfront, airports, job creators. we know thi

jack nutter is isp's longest serving inmate. >> this is a picture of me at 18 when i first came in. i was sitting down on death row. >> nutter is serving a life sentence for the murder of a deputy sheriff. >> i hate it. i was young and i lost all that time. in january of '56, me and four other kids were all going to california. i stole a car and we got stopped in independence. they said i was speeding. i grew up, if you get in trouble and somebody's with you, you try and help them out. that's what i did. a shot a police officer. i was convicted of first-degree murder, killing a police officer. i was sentenced to death. i have been here 50 years. i'm 68 years old. >> over the decades he has been at isp, nutter has watched the inmate population change drastically. >> when i came in it was bank robbers and forgers and car thefts. now it's mostly drugs and kidnapping and things like that. >> an awful lot of them are here by a virtue of their conduct at other prisons. this is the end of the road for them. >> estelle has been at isp for 20 years. >> i got two life sentences, my charges ar

as you can tell, i'm not the mayor, and i'm not michael nutter. but i am scott smith, and i would like to welcome you all. we announced the multiyear partnership with one of the great names in corporate america, scotts miracle grow. we leek them, to beautify our nation's cities. >> i'm going to skip this part about los angeles, but i'll assure you -- [laughter] that scotts is a great resource for mayors looking to enhance municipal gardens and green scapes. over the past several years, los angeles' arts and parks committee adopted a number of resolutions calling for cities to develop -- that's the uscm arts thing, and also grow and maintain edible gardens in city parks. the gor1,000 gardens and green spaces grants program was created to promote and recognize mayor leadership in the area. i'll call on the chief environmental officer with scots miracle grow to announce the awards recipients. rick? [applause] >> thank you. thank you, mayor. sorry that he couldn't be here, but excellent stand in. >> thank you. >> you got to put in stuff for your city

mayor nutter has had to cut his work force. i've cut a fourth of the city's general fund work force. we've had to almost double from 6% to 11% the amount that people contribute to their pensions for their retiree health. we've had to balance our budget not by passing the buck, but by making the tough decisions. and unfortunately, our local governments are a lot like rodney dangerfield. we get no respect. always at the bottom of the food chain and the wrong end of the stick. when they cut in d.c., when they cut in our state capitals, it's cities like ours that feel the pain. if only it went the other way. if only we could balance our budgets by slashing waste in our state capitals and here in d.c. but we don't have that luxury. we face down the hard budget decisions with drastic drops in revenue, we struggle to balance our budgets while keeping cops on the beat and picking up the trash on our streets. i didn't hear a loud enough applause for the fact that mayor gray and washington, d.c. have driven down crime and homicides to 19

newser will be held for a variety of mayors including the controversial mayor and philadelphia matthew nutter. and today howard county police are searching for people who live in town home where 40 dead animals were found. it happened at 9600 block of ma'am moth court. on monday, police say a property manager smelled something then called 911. police and animal control officers found 40 dead animals in the town home, 20 around the home furs, rabbits and guinea pigs and in the freezer 19 more birds, cats, rabbits and a snake. the owner -- only survivors were two cats a lizard around jecial and consider gerbil. >> i've own he seen him with a couple -- i only seen him with a couple dogs and it's a surprise to find out there were 40 and nails. >> the woman was involved with a nonprofit. animals were left to die with no food or water. they could face animal cruelty charges when misfind out where they are. >>> more than 400 people showing their support for a teen accused of murdering his father. he was in court tuesday. a group of moms outside were there supporting him. moms of the teen classmates

one model mayor nutter says in philadelphia, was when he thought he had to tell the kids there they werefive ice rinks. enter ed snyder, business giant, with an inspired idea. he -- >> partnered with the city of philadelphia. agreed to operate three. that we were not going to be able to open and signed a lease with us to operate all five. >> reporter: three mayors who say, what if congress stopped posturing and all of us together rebuilt the country we love? are you crazy optimists? do people ask you what you've been drinking? >> the question is what are they drinking? what is the congress drinking when they don't realize that the number one issue is the economy and job creation? >> what i love about being around mayors is mayors are doers. >> we'd like to see the same work ethic from our congress in washington. ♪ i can't wait to get on the road again ♪ >> reporter: in other words, time to get us on the road again. so, here's to all road warriors. three mayors with simple ideas to bring america back. >>> we thank you for watching. remember, "nightline" later. the special "20/20" on the c

you think mayor nutter is fantastic. office he was thinking of the same think thing. i don't think it's a political transition. some of the politicians have seen the success of chris christie and connect with constituents when you don't talk in political speak and you speak straight and direct to constituents. at the end of the day, it's not a controversy to tell parents to take care of their kids. also, you have to look at gun control laws to allow the father to have an automatic weapon. he did go into that issue as well. he is speaking truth to not just the powers that be and the institutions that has impact as mayor but constituents. >>> whether you are democrat or republican or independent, take personal responsibility. especially if you are parent. know where your kids are. >> good example. >> heather: a school banner ordered taken down. it was hanging on school for half a century but a judge has sided with atheist teenager who called the banner offensive. the prayer that was written, the only part is the beginning

mayor michael nutter lashing out at the victims and their parents. >> their little butts should haveady for bed or doing homework. the least you can know is where the hell your kids are. >> reporter: philadelphia has seen 14 murders in the first 12 days of this year, many of them young people. you can hearby that sound bite michael nutter is frustrate with the suspects, and the parents of the victims saying they should quit being idiots and blank holes. his rage hit its peak when 7 philadelphia teenagers went ages of 14-16 were out tuesday night driving around look for as the mayor calls it trouble when they found it. three of the teens were shot and killed in what appears to be an ambush shooting. the mayor asked the parents of the victims why they were out in the first place. listen. >> we cannot completely legislate or by policy make people be responsible for their children. >> reporter: the shooting suspect was quickly arrested. he has a very long arrest record with drugs and weapons. but a lot of the weapons charges were dropped because of a technicality which is why he was back

mayor nutter sworn in now for a second term. four years ago he promised to cut homicides.st with the city with the highest homicide rates of the nation's ten most popular cities. he failed miserably. >> how did he win? >> not sure how he won re-election, however, he is saying handguns happen to be the problem. the proliferation of illegal guns and an epidemic of african-american men being the perpetrators and victims of the shootings. he's going for gun legislation now. we'll see what happens. >> to tall ahassee, florida. florida university decided to put together a blue ribbon board. a panel that will figure out how to advise against hazing. do you remember the young man who was killed, robert champion? he was killed in november. a report from the bus that he was riding, a band bus, a drum major. the report, he'd been going through a hazing incident where he walked down the aisle of the bus and i suppose your friends on the band beat you up as you -- i think he was beaten so badly, that's what they're saying. paddled possibly as well, that that's what caused his death, bu

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with me is the vice president of this organization, the mayor of philadelphia, michael nutter among the most in creating jobs for our city. thank you so much. the president makes the case of why we can't wait and to continue what the president said, given the rating that the president has given the congress, they need a lot of extra credit projects to demonstrate to the american public why they should have the jobs that they have. they have jobs. millions of americans do not have jobs. i have not heard talk of the american jobs act in months. what happened? it really begs to question what is the congress doing each and everyday while they supposedly work for the american people while millions of americans are out of work. we need investments in infrastructure, in our school, in our bridges, and in our roads. we need more cops on the street, and we have to make sure that work force development and training programs, community development block grant program, these are programs that have demonstrated year after year after year that they work, they work on the ground, in city, the presiden

he recognized that once he took the trans-fat out of the oreos and the nutter butters and potato chips people stopped mingling to go out of the office to get edible food. they put in a peanut butter machine and it was awesome and people started talking and coming up with new ideas again. he brought it back in. he was thinking about it, but realized it was a little out of -- >> in college my nickname was peanut butter machine. >> i know you used to work for him and everything, but how can you defend the guy? >> he is a job creator. >> it is shame less. i want you to stop smoking so i will raise the price of cigarettes to $4 because i care about you. guys we needless exhaust and tire wear on the streets, so let's bump the tolls up to $12. it is guys dusting. -- disgusting. it is shameful and shameless. >> you are making me sick to my stomach. if you weren't so hot i would throw up. here is the thing, isn't the real problem out of this whole thing when they said there is no such thing as a bad idea, that angers me. >> you know what, i am going to say something controversial. killing peopl

>> i would pick up on philadelphia mayor michael nutter who is going to be on nbc's "meet the press"ter as a mayor about how the sort of state's rights is working out. because one of the things that's going on for mayors in big cities as the move to send everythinging to the states occurred, is it over and over again these cities are getting far fewer resources than they need. state legislatures that are often dominated by those who live outside of urban communities, making choices that are starving our cities. we are a country. one of the few countries in the world where people seem to hate their cities. and so i would really like to talk to the mayor about how this kind of local rhetoric does not work for people working in local areas. >> so i would want to ask mitt romney, who i think is on one of the talk shows, you didn't mention him -- i think he may have been scheduled to appear and after last night's results disappeared but suns we are playing imaginary anyway, let's ask the question. >> i would have asked mitt romney whether he thinks that extra it should be taxed at a lower

. >> so let's move on to the "philadelphia inquirer," mayor nutter is sworn in for a second time.ots of pomp and circumstance four years ago because he promised the cut homicides. so right now philly tops the list as the city with the highest homicide rates of the nation's ten most populous cities. so he failed. however, he does say he's going to take on gun control now, gun legislation. we'll see how he fares there. >> that's not such a bad failure if you get a second term. you may not have met your goals. >> it's kind of interesting, maybe it's because he is going after the gun legislation. he's got people fighting him on that. >> from one mayor on one coast to a mayor on another coast. a big story that has a lot of people talking. it tease series of fires in los angeles. in fact, we can rest a little easier this morning. police say they have put an end to that arson spree, but not before about $3 million in damage was inflicted on the community. 24-year-old harry burkhardt from germany originally in custody. he's the one smiling to the left of your screen there with the ponytai

mayor vincent gray will join philadelphia mayor michael nutter on nbc's "meet the press" with david gregoryay and the two players explain why they think congress is to blame for struggling urban economies. "press >>> after more than 20,000 contestants and 200,000 questions, mac mcgarry is moving on retiring as the host of "it's academic" after a career that spanned decades. jim handly caught up with him to talk about how the show has changed over the years and some of his most memorable moments. >> reporter: he has walked these halls for more than 50 years. mac mcgarry is an institution at nbc. the man armed with the envelopes filled with the questions he's posed to thousands of students over the years. >> the oldest students on the show would now be in their late 60s. and i remember them as 18. >> reporter: he's called out some famous faces and names to come on down over the decades. good evening and welcome to "it's academic." >> i'm mac mcgarry. thanks, parents and teachers. come on up here. >> we've had astronauts on the program. john glenn, perry mason on the program. >> reporter: and

pass" conversation with mayor of washington, d.c., vincent gray, and mayor of philadelphia, michael nutterbc 4. >> thank you. we look forward to that. >>> now, a happy reunion in prince george's county between a man and his four-legged best friend. >> this is cody, a schnauzer mix that disappeared a month ago. his owners left him in a truck that was stolen and used as a getaway car. now, the truck was found a few hours later, but cody was nowhere to be found. the family put up flyers. and on friday, someone called the owners, saying they think they found the missing schnauzer. >> the lady that had him was just a very nice lady, took, looks like took very good care of him, and we're just happy to have him back. >> i think we all cried. everybody was just so excited to see him. and as soon as we called his name, he came running over. so, he knew. >> cody's owners say they never plan to leave him in the car again. >> never leave him again. >> like "the little rascals." >> turning 16 year! i'd be devastated if somebody stole him. devastated! >> oh, my goodness. anyone who loves animals loves t

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bad as you heard vice president nutter mentioned, you know, things like workforce development used to be bipartisan issues. you know, every president since eisenhower has supported the national highway system, supported transportation funding, and these were issues, the federal aviation, the faa, these were things that historically weren't mired in partisan politics and today you can't get support for virtually any of these investments. again as i said earlier at breakfast, not all spending is equal. the fact is we do have to cut our deficit. many of us, particularly the men right here to my right tonight, have talked about simpson-bowles as a template for addressing the deficit and the debt, looking at you know making smart cuts that make sense at a time when the deficit is as high as it is, but you can't cut your way out of this crisis. you have got to make investments too and you have got to make investments in infrastructure. you have got to make instruction -- investments in police and fire. you have to make investments in our schools. you have got to make investments that produc

he's one of 20 victims this year coming on the heels of mayor michael nutter's firey comments about thexploding murder rates. >> their little butts should have been in bed, getting ready for bed or doing homework. the least you can do is know where the hell your kids are. >> reporter: that area of independence hall and liberty bell is an area called the old city. 2:30 in the morning. if he was walk out with his girlfriend and a friend of his girlfriend trying to hail a cab and the cab wouldn't stop. he began yelling at the cab driver. the car behind the cab thought he was yelling at them. they walked up and literally beat him to death. there are were others passing by, but nobody stopped. >> how you watch someone get pummeled to death on the sidewalk in front of you -- he's my 23-year-old son. there were passers by and they did nothing. how can people do that? >> reporter: they are looking for four suspects because there was a driver of that car as well. there is surveillance video but they say it's not very good. the 20th murder in philadelphia so far this year. the mayor sent out this

we've got mayor gray on here locally, also mayor nutter, who's going to talk about what cities need from the federal government in this economy as we move forward. very interesting discussion on "press pass." >> all right, we'll be looking forward to it, david. thank you for stopping by. >> sure. >> we know you're business. >> we appreciate it. >>> former maryland governor robert you are lick can soon add newspaper columnist to his resume. he plans to write a weekly op ed for the "baltimore sun." the newspaper reports that the former republican governor will focus on national politics. ehrlich is a law firm partner and state chairman for mitt romney's national campaign. his column debuts in "the baltimore sun" next sunday, january 29th. >>> okay, chuck bell, so, what we have to deal with today is cold temperatures? >> yeah, mostly just cold today. plenty of clouds around and maybe just a snowflake or two to lift your spirits, but certainly nothing to shovel off the walkway. we'll talk about today's forecast and what may be a socky back-to-work monday. don't go away. have i got a surprise

mayor nutter sworn in now for a second term. four years ago he promised to cut homicides.t now philly tops the list with the city with the highest homicide rates of the nation's ten most popular cities. he failed miserably. >> how did he win? >> not sure how he won re-election, however, he is saying handguns happen to be the problem. the proliferation of illegal guns and an epidemic of african-american men being the perpetrators and victims of the shootings. he's going for gun legislation now. we'll see what happens. >> to tall ahassee, florida. florida university decided to put together a blue ribbon board. a panel that will figure out how to advise against hazing. do you remember the young man who was killed, robert champion? he was killed in november. a report from the bus that he was riding, a band bus, a drum major. the report, he'd been going through a hazing incident where he walked down the aisle of the bus and i suppose your friends on the band beat you up as you -- i think he was beaten so badly, that's what they're saying. paddled possibly as well, that that's w

initially of congress are senators thayer, one of the most dynamic sunday morning shows was when mayor nutterwas on. it was dynamic because while a the congressmen and senators were going back with ping-pong, our mayor brought the issue back. to logic, reality and getting it done mentality. when they are in the field legros i was on a sunday morning tv show, it is going back to the heart of the issues, but the reality is they are very subtle. so what we see every day in the media is the ping-pong back and forth between congress and republican government. so i guess my question to you is, when do you get these guys back on the tv so we can start hearing the reality of what is going on every day, talk about answers to the questions because the fact is they have them. and that is what the country needs to hear. that's how we start bringing it back. >> is a very important question. murphree dewdney david gregory, host of nbc to answer because i'm just a columnist for "the new york times" and don't have control of any sunday morning shows good your point is a very important one. those sent to beco

>> a nutter call center. >> such a tremendous story that's part of the 2,009 jobs for them and the tinkle of the suggestions that come out of the session into action -- >> [inaudible] >> i'm the chairman of solutions, so i just want to applaud you. >> nancy gibbs a long laundry list in the 2,009, end of things we need to get done. >> i think one of the things in this panel is the focus on the service industry. much of the discussion today is focused on the manufacturing jobs and we do know there's 80% employment today in the united states is a focused role and so a couple things to consider. first is as we are focused on trying to build skills there is a suggestion about the community houses but i would like to see jobs that we pay half of the 280,000 identified teachers who were identified as not employed in the johns act and suggest that they be scaled up to be able to learn how to teach people job skills. in the service sector for example if we can take and teach those folks how to deliver those job skills and a virtual manner but we are able to do then is educate people without any co

i want to thank president villaraigosa and vice president nutter and second vice president smith for inviting me here today. i would stop us and help us me of you saw the president was in orlando, florida, yesterday, making an announcement that's going to make it a lot easier for foreign tourists to visit america. this is the kind of action we have taken many times in the past few months, something we felt we can't wade in where we are scouring the government and listen to a lot of people in america on things we can do on our own. to help improve the economy, help improve the country. and something like this seems like a very small procedural detail but it's going to have a huge impact. in cities like los angeles, orlando, and las vegas and philadelphia, all around the country in committees large and small where people from around the world can comment, spend money, visit, learn a better country if your small business owner, more tourists mean more revenue. if you're one of the many americans are still looking for work, more revenue might mean more jobs. and for just that everybody i

usually have congress or senators there, one of the most dynamic sunday morning shows was when mayor nutter was on. and it was dynamic because well, the congressman and senators were going back with their ping-pong balls, our mayor brought the issue back. to logic, to reality, to getting it done mentality. when mayor ville degrossia was on sunday morning tv show e. it's going back to the heart of the issue but the reality is they're on very little sofment what we see every sunday in the media is the ping-pong back and forth between congress, senate and the congressional democrats. so my question to you when do we get these guys back on tv to see the reality going on every day, talk about the answer to the questions. because the fact is, they have them. and that's what the country needs to hear. that's how we start bringing it back. >> it's a very important question. and i'm afraid you would need david gregory, host of nbc to be here to answer it, because i'm just a columnist for "the new york times" and don't have control of any -- any sunday morning shows. but your point is a very importan