kids under his wing and is now teaching them to become men opinion cnn special correspondent soledad o'brienalked with him in a place called harvey town. >> thank you. >> good morning. time to get up. >> reporter: bertha harris has her hands full. every morning -- >> i have to go. >> reporter: a single mother of four, she works full time and guess to college. so she relies heavily on her 14-year-old son xavier to help with his younger brother and sister. to help with the chores. >> i vacuum and i clean off the counters, and stove and microwave. >> reporter: xavier often has to bear the responsibilities of manhood, but he does so without a guide. his last adult male influence, his stepfather, left in 2006. and his absence weighs heavily on zayrier. >> i wish he was here. >> in four, and three, and two, and one. we up. >> i want to talk to you about the big weekend coming up in, on father's day weekend. >> steve harvey is famous for being funny. but he couldn't be more serious when it comes to the mentoring weekend at his north dallas ranch. harvey town. >> we going to fish. >> reporter: 100 y

cnn's soledad o'brien takes us there. >> good morning.ime to get up. >> reporter: bertha harris has her hand full. every morning. a single mother of four she works full time. and goes to college. so she relies heavily on her 14-year-old son xavier. to help with his younger brother and sister. to help with the chores. >> i vacuum. i clean up the counters. and stove and microwave. >> reporter: xavier often has to bear the responsibilities of manho manhood. but he does so without a guide. his last adult male influence, his stepfather, left in 2006. and his absence weighs h s heav on xavier. >> i wish he was here. >> and four, and three, and two, and one. >> want to talk to you abow tute big weekend father's day weekend. >> reporter: steve harvey is famous for being funny. but he couldn't be more serious when it comes to the mentoring weekend at his north dallas ranch. harveytown. 100, young, african-american men have been chosen to participate in the first time event. xavier is one of them. all are being raised by single mothers or other sin

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soledad o'brien has this black in america story. >> we're standing in front of 1048 peralta, which is one of the headquarters for the black panther party back in the days. >> reporter: today this symbol of black power comes with flowers and fresh paint. for a private family home. now part of the rebirth of a community which had been a battleground marked with drugs and despair. >> me and marcel were here one time, and ak-47 bullets rang out. we had to lay all the children down on the ground. >> reporter: marcel is marcel dealo, the man who's trying to turn the village bottoms area in west oakland, california, into an oasis of black economic power. growing up in a dangerous neighborhood, he said, has helped. >> it particularly sharpens your senses to how to solve problems. you know, i made it out of that situation myself. so i'm able to pretty much help a neighborhood get out of that same situation pretty easily. >> reporter: in the last couple of years, as a landlord and business owner, he has helped at least two dozen black families move back into the bottoms. in restored houses. the

i'm soledad o'brien along with roland martin. the news continues right here on cnn. >>> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. we're bringing you breaking news on the story that could turn into an international powder keg. on the surface looking at it from here in the u.s., it appears to be an innocent mistake, but seen through the lens of world politics, the arrest of three young american hikers who apparently strayed into iran from northern iraq takes on a much more dangerous dimension. we have new information on this story we first told you about last night. some of it coming from a high-ranking administration source there. are lots of serious questions that remain unanswered. for starters, where are the americans now? how is the iranian government treating them? and what's the u.s. government doing to bring them home? in a moment we'll have the first reaction to the story from inside the white house, but first we want to tell you more about these hikers and who they are and why as american civilians they were even in the area to beg

. >> in just a minute, soledad o'brien and rolan martin lead a group of african-american voices. they'll discover unique issues facing african-americans. cnn & essence, reclaiming the dream next on cnn. imodium multi-symptom relief p) combines two powerful medicines for fast relief of your diarrhea symptoms, so you can get back out there. imodium. get back out there. >>> starts of the work week is just hours away. >> most of the showers and thundershowers across the northeastern corridor. we'll see this lingering through parts of the southeast. when he heavy rain and thunderstorms pushing through the area. newark and new york city and the philadelphia area. the rain was heaviest this morning. caused some flash flooding in the area. we had some street closures. we had high water rescues. and also some damage at the trenton airport due to strong, gusty winds. we're working this story. we're going to have pictures for you a little bit later on as we head into the evening hours. 10:00 eastern time. we do have a tornado warning which is in effect for summer set and another county this

>> tonight at 8:00, soledad o'brien and roland martin lead a panel of some of the most influential african-american voices. they'll examine unique and innovation issues facing african-americans. cnn in essence magazine present black in america, reclaiming the dream, tonight at 8:00 only on cnn. >>> coming up today at 4:00 eastern, we have a special report covering america. what's in it for you. we want to hear your thoughts on health care. and already we are, you're posting your comments on our block at cnn.com/fredricka or my facebook. people ask why are they going bankrupt. your comments and questions 4:00 eastern time. right now, time for "your money." >>> the future of your gas prices, did speculators drive oil prices sky high, and could it happen again. >>> the stock market is on a roll. how you can cash in right now. >>> and all those burgers, fries and burritos add up. we have the real cost of all those calories. >>> get ready, it's time to talk. "your money." i'm ali velshi. >> i'm christine romans. your health care still very much in limbo. >> dana bash has been camped out in the halls of

my colleague soledad o'brien went along with him. >> frank wilson. >> right here. >> okay. >> hi, i'm dr. thomas. what's going on? >> how are you doing? >> all right. good, good. deep breath in and out for me. >> reporter: dr. pete thomas is a black pioneer. >> what sort of medical problems did you have before you got shot? >> reporter: he's committed to the health and well being of black men, whose life expectancy is eight years less than the national average. >> we're going to start to work with your diet. okay. what's going on with your leg? stop smoking. >> reporter: dr. thomas has found an innovative way to get health care to black men and to get black men to the doctor. it's called project brotherhood. >> you had the courage to come in and see the doc. i appreciate you. we know how to get men to the health centers, and it's not by advertising free colonoscopies. >> it's free. you know what i'm saying? >> if i can get everybody to come down there. >> reporter: project brotherhood begins here in this and in many other chicago barbershops. >> this is a great thing to be able to sha

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