give us an update on how large the peace corps is now? where are the peace corps volunteers?rs in 70 countries right now. they're in places that they weren't in before, like the ukraine, all through eastern europe. they're in the middle east, they're in jordan. of course they're in africa and latin america, and they're doing some high-tech stuff, for example. they use apps to teach women's health in africa. it's a completely different organization. the peace corps budget, which is $375 million is less than that of military marching bands and five hours in iraq. so the point is that is exactly the reason i wanted to do the website, and we did get backing from american express and bank of america, because waging peace is really important. >> the young guy we saw in the clip from notre dame, peace corps. how do people in this employment age, how do they get to the peace corps? >> they have to apply, and there's a waiting list, and listen, if there's one commercial i would throw out there is to have congress at least if we could -- if we could just get a few more million for the

the peace corps today is very modern.waiting list. it's amazing. i was just in china and saw these amazing volunteers doing beautiful work. it is such a great program. the peace corps is worth five hours in iraq. its budget is less than military marching bands but the presence it has and the friends it makes for us abroad and the way people learn from it and it gives back i think needs to be out there. >> when we think about china you think beijing and modern cities, but there are a lot of rural areas that the peace corps is needed in. >> that's right. we went to -- three and a half hours by air southwest of beijing and saw wonderful volunteers who were all there to teach english at the university level but then they have all these secondary programs and so they are teaching glee club and shakespeare and, you know, the american prom and cooking clubs. these kids are the first kids in all the cities that have a million people in there we don't know exist. these are the first foreign rs they meet. >> how do they react to th

my heroes were people like president kennedy, martin luther king, and i wanted to join the peace corps. i didn't... had no interest in royalty, or in thinking out changing myself. and in fact, to this day, i don't think i'm any different, except in what i have learned and experienced over time. i'm still the young woman who grew up in the united states, and whose life has evolved to encompass other cultures, other societies, and unimaginable responsibilities and love that as a young girl i wouldn't even have dreamt of. >> hinojosa: so you brought it up, love. there is something about your story which i think... peoe e thpower of this love, and when they see pictures of you with your husband, king hussein, this connection that you had... and i think that... i remember thinking when i was a kid, trying to kind of do the double culture thing, because i was mexican, but i was also american, and just seeing you, and i was like, "wow, she was able to do this. she was able to bridge these two cultures." but so much of it was based on the power of love. >> a great deal, and while many people d

>> bob: last year was the 50th anniversary of united states peace corps. this is the anniversary of the day i went in the peace corps in the philippines. >> dana: picture? >> bob: i do not but i was in the philippines. if you can do the peace corps, do it. it's a wonderful thing. that's it for five five. c'ya. >> bret: rick santorum tries to capitalize on big momentum from election night triple play. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. the republican presidential race looks different tonight. than it did 24 hours ago. rick santorum's sweep of races in colorado, missouri, minnesota tuesday has rubbed some of the veneer of inevitability off of mitt romney and pushed the rest of the pack further back. chief washington correspondent james rosen begins the coverage of this season's comeback kid. >> rick santorum is the rocky balboa, scrappy fight they're repeatedly got up off the canvas to win the first four of the eight nominating contest. >> embraced by the faithful at chapel in northern texas, state's primary is two months aw

>> bob: last year was the 50th anniversary of united states peace corps. this is the anniversary of the day i went in the peace corps in the philippines. >> dana: picture? >> bob: i do not but i was in the philippines. if you can >> go away. let's welcome our guest. she is so -- intoxicating it is advised you do not drive after seeing her. i am here with network reporter sandra smith. and when he is not making people laugh the world over he is grinding them up in his sub basement. it is tom shaw lieu, the host of funny story that airs on tuesday on sirius-xm radio. and my repulsive sidekick, bill schulz. and if brains were sand he would be the mojave desert. i said please welcome like we have an audience. yea! and his progressive hacking is best used for packing. good to see you pinch. >> today jonathon schulz writes of the convertible, quote,. ♪ there ain't no load i can't tow ♪ ♪ i will be there when the light comes in ♪ tell them we are survivors ♪ ♪ life is a highway ♪ i want to ride it all nightlong ♪ fresh, original and unsampled. >> fantastic. >> it

we are a peace corps for dekes. through our fellowship program, we have been getting great developers and designers to take a year off and work with city government. what comes from that are great apps that citizens can use, but more than that, they work with the government on more innovative approaches to try to institutionalize these different approaches that reflect what we have come to call web 2.0. what we're talking about today is an amazing program funded by google, the kauffman foundation, help from her on, and others, and received an accelerator for civic start-ups. by that, we mean companies that work in the government space that will disrupt, in a healthy way, the government ecosystem, and provide a new set of vendors and provide new and innovative ways for citizens to access government services. we are very excited to be partnering with san francisco on this. i am grateful for everyone here in the room, especially mayor lee, ron conaway, a andjay, who we have seen -- and jay, who we have seen as an innov

but the account included the millennium challenge corporation t peace corps, among others, so within the 1150 account, you'll find the state department and to the usaid's request which totals $51.6 billion. we have limited our request to what is absolutely necessary to achieve our mission, even as our needs and responsibilities grow, our budget increases by less than the rate of inflation. this money goes to four principal areas. let me show you the basic breakdown in the budget by the percentages. 23% of the budget is spent on the front line states, iraq, afghanistan and pakistan. 28% of our budget goes to support our allies and partners contributions among other things. another 28% is also spent on human and economic security. and the remaining 20% -- 21% supports our people, embassies and global presence. now, the specific numbers. first, the 23% or 11.9 billion of a request goes to defending our national security interests in the front line states, iraq, afghanistan and pakistan. our civilian overseas contingency operations budget better known for oco funds the external costs ass

what code for america is, essentially, in its first year, a peace corps for geeks. we have been working in 10 people -- 10 cities across the country asking people, i can give one year of my life to make government better. having worked with those 10 cities, we have learned a lot, and we met jay knapf, who has been a leader in this up until now, and his promotion is so reserved and will will serve the city of san francisco. i am so excited to be able to work in our city, where we think there is the most innovation. our fellowship program takes start of culture and puts it inside city government. we help cities write apps, we help them understand how start- ups were, we use the lean start a methodology, and we helped change the culture within city government. what we are doing now, enabled by s.f. citi, are some new platforms. so many people applied to be part of code for america. it if you have ever wondered whether the tech industry cares about government, i can tell you i see it every day. we had 525 people apply for 25 slots. and that is applying for the opportuni

to all the peace corps volunteers past, present, and future, thank you for your service to your countrynd the world. >>> in chicago, also new york today, a tribute to the hippest trip in america. and the late don cornelius. the reverend jesse jackson led hundreds of people in a memorial service for the soul train founder. cornelius started soul train working part-time in chicago for a radio station. he died this week at age 75 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound down in l.a. in new york, meantime, hundreds of people showed up for a flash mob soul train dance in times square. >> got some moves there. busting them out. i'm sure you've got good moves. >> oh, man. i've got platform shoes still in the closet, bell bottoms. don't get me started. serious weather? >> yeah, now the concern is with some of the prescription falling, the snow, temperatures are falling. it means we'll probably see areas of slick conditions. i'm talking along the bridges, the overpasses. we start with our weather camera, cloudy conditions out there. temperature 38 degrees. cloudy. winds out of the northeast at 6 mile

we've been trying to set up a big events here such as warm a one of these players but as we to the peace corp was there on the sale of course the project to develop new results in the caucuses is estimated it up to eighteen billion dollars i guess with the state providing to begin with because how much progress have you made raising the rest. of the world with us and we've agreed our business plans with big foreign companies such as french castor the pork or the korean energy corporation or asked by the russian companies we have pipe maker t m k investing in a western caucasian resort of course the project itself is worth two point six billion dollars we also have a map to moscow in the caspian resorts world we're going to bid for hosting youth games up twenty seventeen as we're seeking to change attitudes to the region we have agreements with big investors and hope to start construction next year there is a big domestic market ten to fifteen million russians who could become clients of these resources in the world for them as our business looks the south are more stars you can always check o

but the 150 account includes treasury's international programs, millennium challenge corporation, peace corps among others. so within the 150 account, you will find the state department and u.s. aid's request which totals $51.6 billion. that is what i'm going to focus on today, the $51.6 billion. we've limited our request to achieve our mission. our budget increases less than the rate of inflation. this money goes to four principle areas. let me show you the breakdown of the budge by percentages. 23% of the budget is spent on the frontline states, iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan. 28% of our budget goes preventing conflicts, support allies and partners through direct assistance and multi-lateral contributions among other things. another 28% is also spent on human and economic security. and the remaining 20% or 21% supports our people, embassies, and global presence. now the specific numbers. first, the 23% or $11.9 billion of request goes into defending security interest in the frontline states of iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan. our civilian overseas contingency operationsbudget, better known

times just as important is how people think about america in their hearts and that was what the peace corp was about. >> there's wonderful statements in the book -- >> one or two. >> -- thank goodness. i learned she named her poodle degall -- >> this was my foot note, she should not be held responsible for that. >> did those surprise snu >> when she said that she came to have, i think the same opinion of french people as she did of people in wisconsin. i think sort of for the same reasons, because wisconsin did not ultimately vote overwhelmingly for john kennedy and the french particularly charles degall was giving her husband a great deal of trouble. so i think you can see the things to some extent as a great test of loyalty. >> there's language in the middle of the account of the cuban missile crisis. she said no day and no night. >> no difference between sleeping and waking. and that was a signal. one of the toughest thing in the sfoer a story and i think you would agree with this, it's to find out what someone truly believes and thinks. and she describes a cuban missile crisis that the

oftentimes just as important as how people think about america and their heart, that's what the peace corps was about. >> there's some wonderfully undiplomatic statements in this book. >> one or two? >> one or two, thank goodness. i learned she named her poodle de gaulle in the 1950s. >> that was my footnote. she should not be held responsible for that. >> did those surprise you? >> when she says she came to have the same, i think, opinion of french people as she did of people in wisconsin? >> and i think sort of for the same reasons, because wisconsin did not ultimately vote overwhelmingly for john kennedy, and the french, particularly charles de gaulle, was giving her husband a great deal of trouble. so i think you can see these things to a great extent as a great test of loyalty. >> there is some beautiful language as well in the account of the cuban missile crisis. she said there was no day and no night. >> no difference between sleeping and waking. i thought that was so signalled, because one of the toughest things in the story is to find out what someone -- two things -- one, the dept

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peace corps. . >>> warning about jobs and housing, numbers are slightly higher dow jones industrial average up 15 points. >>> time now a wound did i hunter -- bounty hunter will run for mayor of sacramento. he paid $33,000 to death row inmate wesley howard shermantine after the serial killer revealed the locations where he and loren joseph herzog buried their victims. he is challenging the incumbent mayor saying he does not want the city of sacramento to pay for a new arena for the sacramento kings basketball team. >>> they are getting some visitors from palo alto. his coach and some of his former teammates will watch him from new york city. they were invited by new york fans spike lee but nike is keen coming out with a lynn shoe. >> he is an awesome guy, he is the guysest guy i ever met. >> we had a rumor president barack obama may have attended sunday's game. he led during last night's victory over the sacramento kings. >>> let's go to sal, we have a sig alert. >> we have an accident with a coroner called to the scene southbound 880, in fact southbound 880 at the alameda and ktvu channel

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. >> reporter: after clenollege, joined the peace corps.ed and started a family. he settled down in nicaragua selling real estate to a growing number of americans who see this sea side village as the perfect place to retire. but some of the country's darker past lingers here as well. on november 11th, 2010, jason was arrested along with 10 local men. his mother was there visiting when police stormed in. >> i was thinking that this is all some strange mistake and things will be over pretty soon. >> reporter: instead, jason was held in prison for nine months, then charged and ultimately convicted for international drug trafficking and money laundering. his prison sentence, 22 years. jason's wife scarlet. >> i know 100% that jason is innocent. >> there are no drugs in this case. >> reporter: back home in washington state, jason's mother and sisters have launched a full time campaign to win his freedom. >> i've inspected every document, gone through the trial records. there is just not one shred of evidence against jason. >> reporter: it's expe

kennedy created the peace corps to send young people to teach and help the poor.created the alliance for progress to help create a partnership with latin america. saved the world from nuclear war in the cuban missile crisis when generals wanted to attack cuba and khrushchev wanted to fire missiles at new york. santorum said he wanted to throw up after his comments about keeping church and state separate. no minister should tell people how to vote, perhaps before retching, he ought to consider doing good might be possible without being sectarian he might have considered what kennedy said in his inaugural address that here on earth, god's work must truly be our own. >>> that is "hardball" a thank you for being with us, i will be

got credentials, studied industrial engineering at stanford, went to harvard law, he was in the peace corpsch was founded by jfk, worked as a prosecutor and an assistant d.a. in massachusetts. but why do you think he'd be good for this job? >> he combines the right values, which is the first test you want to do. he understands the importance of making this a fairer society in ways it won't retard economic growth. and the myth there's diminishing equality. we're at a point there's more inequality than is necessary or efficient. and joe kennedy understands that and i've been able to talk to him about this. but he also understands the private sector and how there was, in fact, no conflict. he's also an engaging guy, political campaigning is -- i've always had to deal with the fact that i think i'm better at legislating than campaigning. i wasn't a natural campaigner. joe kennedy, he's a better campaigner than i was, and i'm glad you mentioned it, there isn't a trace in him of any sense that this is by right or by inheritance. this is not a guy who thinks he's entitled to anything. he will be w

that, the beginning move towards the desegregation law, there's the man on the moon, there's a peace corpsonger. >> the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. >> john kennedy colarized american politics, and from that moment on, every guy that's come up through high school has said i want to be jack kennedy, so with it all, the total picture, still arouses the country, the whole picture. >> our thanks to dors kearns, richard reeves, and chris matthews. that is our broadcast for this week, for those who worked hard to bring it to you, thank you for being with us. next wednesday, our reports include a story very much in the news thanks in part to a popular and controversial ad featuring clint eastwood that aired in the super bowl. it's all part of the resurgence of the american auto industry. we're going to take you to flint, michigan, which after so many bleak years, is now celebrating some good news, the addition of a graveyard shift added to a venerable automobile industry. >> there's a million people across the nation that would swap spots with us in a heart beat. i don'

kennedy created the peace corps to send young people around the world to teach and in other ways helpp with latin america. he saved the world from nuclear war in the cuban missile crisis when american generals wanted to attack cuba and khrushchev was ready to fire those missiles at new york the second we did. santorum said he wanted to throw up when he read kennedy's speech about his commitment to keep church and state separate. no protestant minister should tell people how to vote? perhaps before wretching, rick santorum ought to consider that there are ways in which doing good might be possible without being sectarian, without dividing the country along lines of religious difference. perhaps before wretching he might have considered what kennedy said in his inaugural address that here on earth, god's work must truly be our own. and that's "hardball" for now.

the 31-year-old kennedy is a harvard law graduate and a prosecutor who says his time as a peace corps volunteer has helped him connect with the underprivileged. >>> 6:18. the governor of michigan expected to endorse mitt romney today, but two new polls show romney's trailing rick santorum. romney hoping his deep michigan roots will help him win the state. his father was governor for more than 40 years -- actually more than 40 years ago and he won the michigan primary four years ago but having trouble this time because he opposes the auto bailout. >> the auto companies need to go through bankruptcy to shed their excess costs. >>> there are several reports this morning that santorum's campaign is requesting secret service protection. fox news says the request was made following a campaign stop in washington state where three occupy protesters were arrested. candidates must meet several qualifications to receive free protection from the secret service. >>> and despite what you might have heard, santorum is not getting an endorsement from an '80s metal star. ♪ the frontman of megadeath, t

e next day everyone was enlisting in the peace corps. that's a form of presidential leadership. >> rose: i also think that everybody has to find their own form, you know? lyndon johnson would have been really good if he'd had the confidence in himself to go out there and not try to make brilliant speeches but show what it was that was his essential strength. his command of understanding personality and command of the issues and connecting the two. >> it's such a tragedy because you see this in the first couple of years of his presidency, the great society. tor war on poverty. thing he is really believes in. he gets them through congress and then you're reading the notes of these minutes where the vietnam's decisions are made and you see all of the logical arguments... we're going to stand down, deescalate. and at the end he always escalates. >> and that gets into presidential psychiatry. because this is a guy who understood this country like almost no one. under it politically. understood even says as you know in ivate if we g inlved in

the 31-year-old kennedy is a harvard law graduate and a  prosecutor who says his time as a peace corpsunteer has helped him connect with the underprivileged. >>> u.s. lawmakers -- >> i'll take this one. it's a good one. u.s. lawmakers all night on capitol hill say they reached a deal to extend the payroll tax unemployment insurance and medicare fix until the end of the year. nbc bay area's tracie potts live in washington, d.c., this morning where lawmakers are hoping for a vote by the end of the week. good morning. >> reporter: they're hoping, laura, good morning, everyone. late last night negotiation appeared to be fruitful. the heads of those negotiations say it looks like they have enough support to bring this to a vote. we're talking about the 2% payroll tax cut that put on average an extra $40 per paycheck in the wallets of 160 million american workers. it won't go away at the end of the month according to this deal, but they can't figure out how to pay for it so the $100 billion to give you the extra $40 every week ends up getting tacked on to the nation's debt, unemployment won'