by the time we moved to pomona, which is mostly a middle, upper class neighborhood, being already bit by the gang bug, we just exported the gang life out there. >> randall's gang activity led to his incarceration by the california youth authority and soon after, prison. there, he joined a militant gang called the black guerrilla family. >> ended up spending 15 years in solitary confinement for prison activities and conduct. tried to get back into the main line. it was hard after facing walls for 15 years in handcuffs everywhere i went. i didn't adjust too well. i still became more assaultive, more combative, more violent. >> after 25 years of incarceration, randall had plenty of violent episodes to share. >> i had threw a bomb in an inmate's cell and blew his toilet off the wall, you know, blew a patch of his leg off. blew a patch his leg off. an officer came to my door. i made a zip gun out of magazines. i shot him in the face. >> as the story unfolds about why he's there and what he's done in prison, it can send chills up your spine. it occurs to you, i'm sitting right in front of t

in claremont, california, miguel tinker salas is a professor of latin american history at pomona collegenew book is, "venezuela: what everyone needs to know." you can read the introduction on our website. and him washington d.c., we are joined by mark weisbrot, co-director of the center for economic and policy research and president of just foreign policy. his article in "the hill" is headlined, "obama could face disastrous summit due to venezuela sanctions." welcome both of you back to democracy now! let us begin with miguel tinker salas. on the eve of the summit, what's going on around the possibility of venezuela being put on the terrorist list and president obama pulling that from that saying they don't consider while they originally said they do consider, venezuela right to national security, what is behind all of this? >> i think fundamentally the changes in latin america. the reality is, the summit is at a crossroads. it begins in 1994 presided by bill clinton as a proposal to implement the free trade for the americas, take nafta into the entire region. the reality is, by 2001, yo

i am an average mom from pomona. a 911 dispatcher by trade. it is incredible i made it this far. >> why did you decide to seek office? representative torres: i answered a call for a 11-year-old girl who died at the hands of her uncle. it pushed me into a political world which i did not it no -- i did not know existed. >> you can watch the entire profile tomorrow. next, a former venture capitalist talks about an entrepreneurial program she created for people who are incarcerated. the event was held at the computer history knees in moun

i'm an average mom from pomona i'm a dispatcher by trade. it's incredible that i made it as far. >> why did you decide to seek an elected office? >> i answered a call is a dispatcher the little girl an 11-year-old girl who died at the hands of her uncle. he really pushed me into a political world that frankly i did not know existed. i was an average mom raising my children all i had to do was go to work come home and pay my bills. but over that issue it was a very difficult time for the city of los angeles and the state of california, we were facing proposition 187 at the time. and i was asking for changes to help the spanish-speaking communities and to be more responsive to their needs. >> taking it one step further, what happens? you get the call she is with her uncle, she's 11 years old can you tell us the story? >> it was a very hot summer night, there were only three dispatchers that spoke spanish at that time. the person called for help, the call started very early with her uncle and his live-in girlfriend, he had put her into his car

money in politics makes it almost impossible for someone like me -- and i am an average mom from pomona -- it is incredible that i made it this far, but here i am. mr. scully: why did you decide to seek elected office? representative torres: i answered a 911 call as a dispatcher from a girl who died from the hands of her uncle. it pushed me into the political world that i did not know existed. >> each night this week, at 9:00 p.m. eastern, conversation with a few new members of congress. representative zinke: i tried to stay within the #spirit i understand i represent everyone in montana and montana is one congressman. i represent not only the republican side, i represent the democrat side, the independent side, the tea party side, the union side, everyone in montana. if we take that value set forward, congress represents america to articulate the values and the needs and the desires of your district. but the purpose is to make america better. >> five new as members of congress talk about their personal lives and share insights about how things work on capitol hill. join us for all the

in a neighborhood like pomona, i had to be there for my kids to make sure that they are on the right path. mr. scully: you have three boys, names? ages? representative torres: robert is 28. christopher is 25. my baby matthew is 22. mr. scully: what do they think of their mom being in congress? representative torres: they think it is an incredible challenge for them. we have a very competitive household. their biggest complaint is how are we going to be a road to compete with mom. what do i have to do to be better than congress? and i think they are now realizing that. it is not a title that makes me who i am. it's my involvement in my community. mr. scully: is there a budding politician in your family? representative torres: maybe. my oldest son, robert, ran for local office. unfortunatley, he did not win. he stayed very well connected and continues to get involved with community issues. mr. scully: how did you and your husband me? representative torres: we met at a baptism. some friends were having a baptism party, a barbecue, a backyard barbecue, and that's how we met. i always sai

in a neighborhood like pomona, i had to be there for my kids to make sure that they are on the right path. steve: you have three boys, names? ages? rep. torres: robert is 28. my son christopher, a veteran of the air force, is 25. my baby matthew is 22. steve: what do they think of their mom being in congress? rep. torres: they think it is an incredible challenge for them. we have a very competitive household. and, you know, their biggest complaint is, how are we going to be able to compete with mom? what do i have to do to be better than congress? and i think they are now realizing that it is not a title that makes me who i am. it's my involvement in my community. steve: is there a budding politician in your family? rep. torres: maybe. my oldest son, robert, ran for local office. unfortunatley, he did not win. but he has stayed very well connected and continues to get involved with community issues. steve: how did you and your husband meet? rep. torres: we met at a baptism. some friends were having a baptism party, a barbecue, a backyard barbecue, and that's how we met. i always said