i called the compound, and talked to steven schneider. >> it was david koresh's top commander. >> he started screaming on the phone that we had no right to be there, to get off the property immediately. i tried to stay calm, i said steve, we have to work this out. you and i have to work this out. people are dying, people are hurt, we need to stop the shooting. >> son, cavanaugh is talking directly with david koresh. >> and everything is okay, just you and me are talking, and that is the main thing. so you care for people. >> father in heaven. >> i had a radio mike in one ear with an agent pleading for his life. and i had this guy on the phone who thought he was guy. >> checking now, our top story in "crime news," 14 are injured, at least 14 dead, in a shootout with members of a religious cult. >> it takes negotiators two and a half hours to gain a cease fire. after that, the top priority is to retrieve the wounded and dead atf agents from around the compound. the whole scene has the look of a war zone. >> when i first got there, it was a very tense, uncomfortable environment. >> with

i don't see why dan schneider wouldn't change it.uld have, and it should be his choice, he paid the money. but the problem, is what do you call the california team in you can't call them the senators, because they would imply a team that never gets the ball down the field. and somehow i don't think that the battling bureaucrats is going to do it for a washington team. >> and michael, i don't know where you stop. in other words, maybe we should talk about changing the new york jets and their name, because jets cause pollution and pollution causes global warming. >> i cannot believe you are marginalizing this conversation. >> no, no, the vikings and the raiders, they used to pillage just for fun. they have blood on their hands. 70 high schools in this country have redskins as their name. are you going to pay for the change in uniforms? >> that's what it's about. it's about dollars and cents. >> look, it is about dollars and cents, but the fact is, if dan schneider -- seriously, i don't think there are any redskins' fans who won't come

host: mark schneider is the president of college measures.ack buckley, commissioner for the national center for educational statistics. thanks for coming on to the both of you this morning. that is our chauffeur today. we will see you right back here the top senate foreign relations committee republican bob corker had this to say "i

, shot david koresh in the head with a pistol and then schneider turned the pistol on himself. >> thedren themselves were mostly executed. they were either beat to death, stabbed to death, or shot. david koresh was never going to walk out of that place on our terms. it was doomed from day one that that place, which went by the name of rancho apocalypse, was destined to end up in flames. >> in the aftermath of the tragedy, not another waco became a rallying cry for the atf. the agency improved intelligence gathering and reporting practices and changed policies on who makes on the ground decisions. the fbi made changes as well forming the crisis response group to make complete negotiators and their tactical teams. >> i made the decision. i'm accountable. the buck stops with me and nobody ever accused me of running from a decision that i made based on the best information that i had. >> waco was an early test for attorney general janet reno, though she came under intense criticism for her decisions, she remained in office until 2001. as for the waco tribune-herald, it was name a finalist

i have one thing to speak about is demanding schneider in the planning department has called a lose committee together called the sicken age to high rise - top of high-ri high-rise signage. it - nothing has been decided but here's the items we're to talk about. it sounds it's going to be about once a month and jeff is on there as well. that's it for president's >> yes. i presume this is about signage blithe and it's multiple things. you know, mayor's office gets climates which someone times put up a sign so it's easy to see going down the street. it's an influx of signage requests and restrictions. i know that mr. frye wants to speak on this it's got a more modern signage in the district >> tim frye department staff. the historic preservation commission we created signs for landmark districts and those may be part of the discussion on this committee but we tried to give the tenants the proper size and materials and as at least as we relate to the public realm and organizations >> that's all my comments for today. >> item 5 is the consideration of the draft minutes for june 13 june 13th nefdz.

. >> reporter: schneider says fun and accessability is the winning color. >> it does amazing things fore and participate in an athletic event that they normally wouldn't. they would be too intimidated. >> reporter: 60% of them are 5k runners, and then there are others like my friend megan, who is celebrating her overcoming heart surgery. she was operated on immediately. now after months of therapy, she is determined to fulfill her goal of running a 5k. but will she have the stamina? we may not set records, but we're getting it done and finally we cross the finish line. megan may be tired, but she is on top of the world. >> even though i can't wear short dresses because of my scar, i can run these 5ks. >> reporter: and it is pretty clear these people feel the same way. >> next, could there be a reunion in store for this be loved band? did you know that as we age our need for protein increases, yet many of us don't meet our daily protein needs? that's why there's boost® high protein nutritional drink. each delicious serving provides fifteen grams of protein to help maintain muscle and hel

. >>> more than a decade ago john schneider was dreaming of doing something else.t urge grew much stronger after his brother narrowly escaped the world trade center disaster on september 11th. soon after that terrible day we came up with a sweet solution creating and selling gelato in customized flavors. turned out to be the perfect recipe for escaping the cube. >> i spent six years on wall street and i really wasn't happy. hi, i'm john schneider, founder of laborattorio spel gelata. >> my father built a lot of the carvel stories and the last one he kept. every summer i would work there. when i was 19 i started ciao bela. it took a good three, three and a half years before i made any money out of it. by the fifth year a nice small business. i spent six years on wall street and i really wasn't happy. i was a trader for a year and before that i was at lehman brothers for five years. in the end it just wasn't for me. i had something that i missed, of having my own thing, not having to answer to a boss. i knew i wanted to start my own company again. i knew how to make

teresa schneider co owned a furniture store practically under the viaduct.hile she acknowledges the tunnel and new waterfront can help her business, she is not sure it can survive the disruption construction will bring. >> this is an enormous project, and it is going to be painful. i think those of who survive this construction project, and we are looking at at least another three years for it to all come to an end in terms of destruction in the tunnel before they start to build the waterfront. once that waterfront is built, we are going to have an absolutely world class waterfront. >> the question should be asked though, are big megaprojects like the one in seattle the most cost effective way of upgrading our infrastructure. almost all big transportation projects come with cost overrun. because planners routinely underestimate the costs and risks of projects that can take years to complete. nonas the big dig is the most dramatic example of that. ballooning the $14.8 billion when it opened two decades later. denver jumped to $1.5 billion to $5 billion when i

under the guidance of former world skeleton champion villa schneider siberian native through to cork has just started his preparations in the moscow region for the forthcoming olympic season he is among the fastest starters in the world and aiming to make the most of home advantage to be the quickest from the off and become the sport's first russian olympic gold medalist concern about out of our team. when i was time for a quick break then we'll be back with the us open tennis from new york and they're on a different view of the statue of liberty. but he sees things that sighted people don't notice. the easiest things most people never to think call him disabled but he's the world's first deaf and blind doctor of science. professor thinks other support of. the great life. against the odds. the news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. operations are all. welcome back to part two of the sports show and tennis the u.s. open is under way this week without russia's top star maria sharapova the world number thre

with that, if we could run governor schneider's via tape, that would be great. michigan governor rick snyder. as we move into the 21st century, the convenience of enhances our lives. at the same time, taxon are so the -- attacks on our safety continue to grow. we are committed to working with the nga and other states to enhance the cybersecurity prost year for everyone. orther it is identity theft those who prey on our children, these threat but sect -- these threats affect all of us. last year in michigan, we had 200 and 94 million spamware -- 294 million spamware. it's important that we are active. michigan is a leader in protecting this vulnerable ecosystem. agencies andnizing revamping site for training -- revamping cyber training programs. and through the michigan cyber range, which tests and improves capabilities, michigan is strengthening cybersecurity. in 2011, we launched with great success are cyber initiative. today, i'm glad to announce that come in october, we will host the 2013 michigan summit to continue this important work. we are committed to cy

mark schneider live for from dallas. >>> bob filner may resign as part of an agreement stoet -- to settleual harassment lawsuit. >>> japan's nuclear watchdogs says that the latest leak of contaminated water may be the start of a real crisis. this is the fifth, and the worst leak since last year. the water is so contaminated, someone standing too close could get five year's worth of radioactive exposure in mere minutes. >> reporter: these tanks were supposed to store safely the radioactive water held from damaged reactors, instead they have been steadily leaking hundreds of thousands of liters in unprotected ground close to the sea. they say they can no longer call the i situation at fukushima under control as the area is so contaminated. >> translator: is is like a haunted house. so many things keep happening. we need to think how to prevent such incidents becoming fatal and serious accidents. we will need to take measures to lower the risks. >> reporter: the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 2011, which wrecked the plant, killed more than 18,000 people. so far no deaths have been attr

officer schneider suffered moderate injuries and was treated and released from the hospital. investigators say the driver said he didn't sigh the officer and was arrested on suspicion of drunken driverring. >> >> san francisco police are looking for the person that stabbed a man last night on a busy street. it happened on market street. the victim was take ton san francisco general hospital with a stab wound to his upper body. the attacker has been described as a black man in his 40s or 50s wearing a block hooded shirt. >> >> fire spread from one home to another leaving two people to look for a place to live. the old victorian homes posed a unique challenge for firefighters. huge flames poured from the roof of this victorian home near 19th and west streets in oakland. the fire started in this house and jumped to the place right next door. that second home was vacant, but the first home that burned had two families inside. this woman said she saw smoke near the back of the house >> grateful, yes, that i my kids -- my son and i got out. i'm grateful for this. >> reporter: the f

eric schneider man slapped the donald with a $40 million lawsuit. he promised riches, but actually steered them to expensive and useless lawsuit. he says you've promised riches. trump disagrees. he think it's politically motivated and that president obama may be involved. here he is on fox & friends this morning. >> just a recap. you feel like you have been targeted politically? >> well, look, i think so, and i'm not a very paranoid person, but when this lightweight attorney general who is not respected by anybody, when he meets with the president and then files a suit, like, you know, 24 hours later, i think, yes, i think i've been targeted. and i think it's a big problem. and i think people ought to look into it. >> so great. donald trump says he's not a paranoid person. do you believe him? >> you know what? i honestly don't care if he thinks -- the issue here is nobody should care. this is his money. he's not taking money from the government. he is creating these businesses himself. i'd rather take a loud mouth who creates than a bureaucrat who t

the new york state attorney general eric schneider who said went to trump investment school was givenmpty promises. suing trump for $40 million for what it said the school wrongly took from people who attended classes. part of what the lawsuit alleges bait and switch with trump using his well-known name to mislead perspective students. after being lure under to a 90-minute free seminar, they were told they wanted to get rich, they would have to pay $1,500 for another seminar, a three-day seminar. once there, then came the push for a year-long course at as much as $35,000. the lawsuit even said that instructors urged students during the breaks and during the seminars to go ahead and call their credit card companies to get their credit limit increased so they can sink more money into classes. both eric schneider and donald trump were on "new day" hitting back. >> we've had the sworn testimony of the former president of trump university who says, i mean, mr. trump claims he wrote the curricular and was very involved. he said it himself. the president said he insisted on seeing all the pr

. >> 23-year-old schneider's group was on the way to the nairobi airport when the fire broke out.d's mom watched it all unfold back here in in maryland. >> my first thought was, who blew this up? they're still not saying if they know it was somebody or not. that's scary, too. >> all are now in limbo, hoping for a flight back home soon. >> at this point, they don't know when. but they're safe. they're happy. and they're just waiting. >> reporter: international flights are now back in the air. but many could be delayed for delays because of the backlog of departing flights. >> i'm still in nairobi. there were some flights that made it out today, mostly back to europe. i'm hoping for tomorrow. >> reporter: investigators say it's too early to know what started the fire. but they have ruled out terrorism. vic? >> mary, thank you. part of the investigation now includes first responders to the fire. tonight, they are accused of looting electronics and atms, during and after the blaze. >>> a rare sight at the national zoo in washington. two sumatran tiger cubs were born yesterday. the mot

. >> reporter: 22-year-old jd schneider is stuck as well with habitat for humanity as well. jd's mom watched it all unfold back here in maryland. >> my first thought was, who blew this up. they're still not saying whether they know that it was somebody or not. so that's scary, too. >> reporter: all 10 maryland volunteers with habitat for humanity are now in limbo, hoping for a flight back home soon. >> at this point, they don't know when. but they're safe. they're happy. and they're just waiting. >> reporter: international flights are now back in the air but many could be delayed for days because of the backlog of departing flights. >> i'm still in nairobi. there were some flights that made it out today. mostly in europe. >> investigators say it is too early to know what started the fire. but they have ruled out terrorism. part of the investigation now includes first responders. tonight, they're accused of looting electronics and atms, during and after that fire. >>> anne arundel county police are looking for five teens armed with handguns who robbed a delivery driver. the 1

the red cross and schneider electric got a grant from the state energy commission for all those chargers i was in the parking lot in my gym. a prius went by and i couldn't hear it. they are so quiet. oh, we have a car here, now? >> be on the lookout, liz. >> it is funny, i know i have only driven in one actually once and i was shock. is this car actually running? yeah. takes a little getting used to. >>> let's go to our maps and talk about a few things going on this afternoon. we have two baseball games both happening right after 12:00 so we have the giants at 12:45 and then the a's versus the mariners at 12:30 so a lot of potential tie-ups in the area. muni might be a good option especially towards the giants game. for right now we have that emergency road repair. the connector ramps to northbound 280 and northbound 280 to northbound 880 and southbound highway 17. those connector ramps are shut down until about 7:00 this morning. there was an accident in the area last night. and we will go flying over highway 4. westbound is a little sluggish past "a" street and you will see red traffic

these unilateral emergency managers, chosen by republican governor, rick schneider. the republicans' radically expanded emergency manager law was put on the ballot and michigan voters repealed it. they chose to eliminate the law altogether. in response to that, michigan republicans in the state capitol just went ahead and passed a new one. they just passed a new emergency manager law a month later, a month after the voters had repealed the previous one. redid basically all the things that they had done under the old law, except this time, they did it in a way that it basically can't be repealed. so screw the voters, right? republicans know what they want. voters repealed it. eh, we'll put it back. turns out maybe not. this federal appeals court, in very plain english, is now telling michigan republicans, not so fast. the ruling does kick the law back to a lower court, but they're directing the lower court to, quote, consider whether the michigan legislature possesses the power to retroactively immunize its own acts that the voters rejected by referendum. you may also

. >> my name blair brett schneider and i help refugee girls find their place in america.ork i was tutoring different kids. one girl was really struggling. hello, how's it going? >> good. good to see you. >> i had to do more because i'm a girl and get food for my family. do the laundry. take care of my brothers. >> we started going on field trips and talking about college and things started changing. are you excited about college? >> oh, yeah. >> one of our biggest goals was for her to graduate from high school and get on a path going to college. and she did. and i thought it was really important, i'm sure there are other girls. >> we are awesome! >> there are about 50 girls in our different programs. >> well, you are making great progress. i'm so proud of you, you know? >> our mentorship program matches refugee girls with their mentors who work with them once a week. >> you have to write an essay, right? >> yeah. i want to write about my life. >> you are walking down the street, they are just teenagers. >> i want to have my own salon. >> one day i'm hoping to become a nur

joining with the thoughts, bruce schneider and john griggs, and our own david favor, been doing greatting on this. what are you hearing on the latest on this, david? and where do we go from here, do you think? >> i think phil said it earlier, bill. this was something of a surprise. you would imagine it wouldn't be a complete surprise. it's always been a possibility that the antitrust division of the doj would seek to block this merger. but nonetheless, something of a surprise to both sides here. and i think what's important is, you've had a lot of investors trying to figure out, okay, what's the landscape going to look like here in terms of, has this got a chance of closing? is there an easy fix, perhaps? because the last deal that was challenged was the bhev rage -- the beer deal between constellation brands, involved anheuser-bus anheuser-busch. there was a clear fix there, and they got it approved after it was challenged by the doj. here, not what i'm hearing at all, bill. in fact, on the -- on the u.s. air/amr side, there is a clear belief there is not an easy fix, and that, there

schneider dr. marcy and i am happy to provide testimony on part of the members of the american academy of pediatrics. anm a physician boarded pediatrics and the specialty of adolescent medicine. ofm incoming exec a member this section of analyst a help. help --scent help -- health. we published a report to raise awareness of the danger of energy drink consumption on children and adolescents by educating pediatricians who could in turn educate parents and children's of the wrists of consuming -- of the risks of consuming energy drinks. there is confusion between energy drinks and sports drink cool -- drinks. energy drinks have no place in accordingof children to report. another area of concern is marketing played a significant role in the rising use and abuse . what distinguishes an energy drink is it contains caffeine, an addictive stimulant with the many side effects. these include cardiac effects, elevated heart rate and blood pressure. sleep disturbances, anxiety, it theity, restlessness -- abil

. >> my name is blair brett schneider and i help teen girls find their place. one teen girl was really struggling. >> i had to do more because i'm a girl. >> we started going on field trips. we talked about college. then things started changing. >> are you getting registered for classes? >> one of our goals was for her to finish high school and get on a path to college. this was really important to me. i thought, there's got to be other girls. there are about 50 girls in our different programs. >> you're making real progress. i'm so proud of you, you know? >> our mentorship program matches girls in high school with one of our mentors who works with them once a week. >> you have to write an essay, right? >> yes. i want to write about my life. >> when you're walking down the street, they are just teenagers. >> i want to have my own salon. >> one day i'm hoping to become a nurse. >> i want to be a teacher. >> i want to become a doctor or a nurse. >> what i see is what all the girls can accomplish and everything they can do. that's really why i do all this. ♪ (woma

my name is blair bret schneider. i help refugee girls find life in america.ield trips. we talked about college and then started changing. are you getting excited for classes? >> oh, yeah. >> one of our biggest goals together was to graduate from high school and be on the path of going to college. she did. i thought this was really important, there are other girls. there are about 50 girls in our different programs. >> you're making great progress. i'm so proud of you, you know. >> our mentorship program works with them once a week. >> i want to have my own salon. >> i want to be a nurse. >> i want to become a teacher. >> i want to be b come a doctor or a nurse. >> what i see is what all the girls can accomplish and everything they can do. that's why all this exists. >> just some of our cnn heroes. >>> coming up next on "new day" he's now a two-time oscar winner. but ben has more on the casting. e knew all about a bike accident, just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at s

i mike schneider, the managing editor and anchor here at njtv.e welcome you to the first full debate by all four of the candidates seeking the democratic nomination for the u.s. senate seat that had been held by frank lautenberg until his death in june. in alphabetical order the candidates are the mayor of newark, cory booker. congressman rush holt, the status and the speaker sheila oliver, and congressman frank pallone. joining me with questions for the candidates this evening, alfred, the editorial page editor of the record. here are the rules for tonight's debate. each candidate will have 90 seconds for an opening and closing statement. each will have 60 seconds to answer questions. each will also have up to 60 seconds for rebuttal. there is a timing light that will be used to keep schedule and it is my job to see that light and to use that light. we have no studio audience tonight. we're in this thing alone but if you would like to join the conversation you can be part of it during the broadcast. you can follow us on twitter using hashtag njd

bill schneider and manu raju from politico, thank you for being here. >>> coming up, a mysterious outbreak solved. the fda says they've discovered the source of a massive outbreak of stomach illness that's affected hundreds. but the investigation is far from over. >>> young, jobless and living back at home. what's happening to america's next generation and why is it so difficult for them to leave the nest? >> i'll answer that if you tell us about your glasses. >>> first person point of view. what happens when an nbc producer gives nancy pelosi a lesson on google glass. we've got the video and more of pelosi's reaction. next minute i'm in the back of an ambulance having a heart attack. the emts gave me bayer aspirin. it helped save my life. i was in shape, fit. i did not see it coming. my doctor recommends i take bayer aspirin to help prevent another heart attack. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i've lived through a massive heart attack. i don't take life for granted. see your doctor and get ch

governor schneider could not join us in person, but he has videotaped some remarks. after that come i will ask governor o'malley to talk about what is going on in maryland. with that, if we could run governor schneider's via tape, that would be great. >> hi and michigan governor rick snyder. as we move into the 21st century, the convenience of online enhances our lives. at the same time, taxon are so the -- attacks on our safety continue to grow. we are committed to working with the nga and other states to enhance the cybersecurity prost year for everyone. whether it is identity theft or those who prey on our children, these threat but sect -- these threats affect all of us. last year in michigan, we had 200 and 94 million spamware -- 294 million spamware. it's important that we are active. michigan is a leader in protecting this vulnerable ecosystem. we are reorganizing agencies and revamping site for training -- revamping cyber training programs. and through the michigan cyber range, which tests and improves capabilities, michigan is strengthening cybersecurity. in

my name is commander dan schneider, the japan desk guy in the joint staff.ion about something you mentioned regarding japan's consideration of strike capability. you mentioned they put it in that there going to start looking at this in the n p d g and something they have been considering since the 1950s. so something they are really considering now, what has changed? i saw later in your paper you mentioned it might be a risk that they will signal outside of northeast asia, they may stop, may send a message that people are losing confidence in the u.s. ability to protect especially the red line area you were talking about and i was wondering if it could not just the result but the actual cause of this. i wonder about your thoughts. >> i don't think japan's current interest in acquiring some conventional strike capabilities of its own is -- there is no policy to do so. current discussion of this, i don't think it is driven by a doubt about what the united states would and would not do and japan is concerned about signaling that that is the motivator because it

rick schneider is a retail analyst with maxim group.ating on jcpenney and a price target at 27 although that may change. are you wavering at all on that target? >> no, long-term turn around story. i don't think the company goes out of business, but i'm not really thrilled with all of the drama going on in the last few weeks. >> yeah. more essentially as a two-front war now. war with the consumer trying to get them back and a war with one of their own. >> yeah. and i think the board's strongly worded statement is correct. this is a distraction they don't need right now. and i have to concur with that -- with their assessment. >> your $27 price tart is predicated on the ceo coming back in and turning things around. this is from david's report. this is our most profitable short of 2012. though the retailer is poorly positioned the shares rocketed in early 2012 based on over hyped prommises put forward by a highly pro mogaal ceo. the shares went on to ration rationalized when they realized the ceo was not going to do anything wonderful to t

murray schneider. he is from new york, new york. say about that. good luck ole boy. and bella schwartz. 100 years old today. loves holidays. likes to celebrate and be with friends. virgil stienike. he is fm cozad, nebraska. 100 years old today. loves the fresh air. windows open. you can't beat it. that's birthday time. now back to new york. >>> willard, thank you so much. coming up next, would you pay more to sit in a kid free zone on your next flight? we'll ask today's professionals what they think but first this is "today" on nbc. >>> now we're back at 8:37 with today's professionals here to tackle the hot topics. star jones and nancy snyderman and sitting in for donny this morning -- >> i donny? >> from nbc's morning joe. >> the first topic is miley cyrus and the vmas. you were outspoken. you called the performance disturbing. >> it was. >> let me ask you the next question, parents groups are saying someone at mtv needs to be fired. >> absolutely. absolutely. somebody should be fired. >> it's hard to believe there weren't parents

governor amounts of michigan and governor snyder ashman sorry, governor amount of maryland and governor schneider of michigan. i'll toggle bit more about it in a few minutes. first i wanted to just let folks know that the governors just met in milwaukee for nga summer meeting, ended on sunday, and cybersecurity was on that agenda. we held a special session to discuss nga's work on cyber resource center as well as discuss the issue broadly with governors. and so our outgoing chair of delaware, governor markell, noted that every state has been the target of a cyber attack, and these are throwing, growing in the threats. the threats are growing in number and sophistication. and so really it's a question of not if but when there will be a coordinated attack. so from the perspective of governors at nga we see really that there've been efforts on the federal level of the dot gov and dot mil a rebuttal of states have not been explored as much. and at our session, in milwaukee, governor snyder of michigan spoke by video about this to say cyber posture, and just a couple of highlights from that, that pres

i'm mike schneider, thank you very much. hope to see you back here once again. until then, good night from all of us here at njtv. ♪ ♪ >> president obama has canceled his meeting in moscow with russian president vladimir putin. the president will still attend the group of 20 economic summit in st. petersburg, russia, but a top white house official said the president has no plans to hold one-on-one talks with mr. piewrten while there -- mr. putin while there. .. not setting a special meeting with putin during the g20 business. >> host: let me read to you a portion of the statement from the white house press secretary that came out just about 40 minutes ago. the press secretary saying that given our lack proving guess on issues such as missile defense and arms control, trade and commercial relation, global security issues and human rights in civil society in the last 12 months we have informed the russian government we believe it would be more constructive to postpone the summit until we have more results from our shared agenda. >> guest: of course that's right. a

i am mike schneider, the managing editor here at njtv.n alphabetical order, the candidates are cory booker, rush holt, sheila oliver, and frank pallone. joining me is editorial journalist alfred doblin. each will have 60 seconds, but each will also have up to 60 seconds for rebuttal. there is a timing light that will be used, and it is my job to see that light and to use that light. you have no studio audience tonight. if you would like to join the conversation, you can be part of it. you can follow us on twitter. let's begin. the candidates drew straws. cory booker starts. >> good evening, and i would like to thank everybody who organized this debate. i began my career in newark, but i was born in bergen county, some of the smallest towns there. i chose to move to newark. when you bring people together, you can make tremendous progress. the heroes i met and others during my time as a person representing people who cannot not afford attorneys showed me that philosophy could work. 15 years later, going from a time when newark's headlines w