. >> stephanie is a student from nigeria.ie was so shy and so unable to believe that she was in a position to achieve success when i came into the lab. stephanie's in her second year in medical school zó'2know. phew. that's what we do. >> many of the students go on to become physicians or clinical researchers, studying diseases affecting their communities. dr. benson reed currently specializes inurgical oncology and head and neck surry in new york. he attributes his success to dr. guiden and theéñ rcmi progr. >> i became a part of jerry's family. he took me on. iÑi lived in his house. so i had multipletpybenefits, n just the benefitç of working i the labs and, you know, him mentoring me as a student in the lab. wdir got that personal benefit of him being a father figure. >> dr. michael sands also excelled in the program under the guidance ofç dr. guiden an now helps manage the lab as a senior postdoctoral fellow. >> i think dr. guiden, what he has done probably without knowing it is that he ha&o established a model of exc

as stephanie dhue reports, people in the town of hickory, pennsylvania are in the midst of controversy about the environmental impacts of tapping the reserve. >> reporter: stephanie hallowich built a house three years ago on top of a marcellus shale field. she didn't know there was already a contract for the mineral rights under her land. from a ridge above her house, you can see gas wells, a compressor station and waste water containment site. >> there's so many so many what ifs in that contract, it doesn't talk about pipelines and compressor stations, and processing plants, and 24-hour traffic, and noise, and dust and what people dealing with every day. >> reporter: she's worried about the impact it's having on her kids, who aren't allowed to play outside unless the wind sock is blowing away from the house. the family buys the water it uses because of fears their well water is contaminated. >> we still don't know exactly what we're being exposed to. >> reporter: the development of shale gas wells is done in stages. first the lease rights must be secured, then a well is drilled. to ef

for the last year and a half, stephanie carlino has been sending out a resume almost every single day. the light at the end of the economic tunnel just seems further and further away. >> it will come. it has to come. we are all due for a break on some level, i really believe that. >> reporter: the private sector did add jobs in july but only 71,000 of them. compare that to april when it was adding more than three times that much. >> this tells us it is going to be a long, hard, slow, climb back when it comes to adding jobs in this country. >> reporter: most telling -- the loss of government jobs. not just the temporary census workers at the federal level, but cutbacks at the local level. cash-strapped cities and counties shed more than 38,000 jobs last month alone. most of them in education. >> that is something that was unexpected. we didn't think it was in last month's data, it was revised into last month's data and it showed up big time in this month's data. >> reporter: government cutbacks that cast a long shadow. take arizona for example, it lost more jobs than almost any other s

stephany, quickly, why did you come out? >> why do you assume i am for gay marriage. i might be afraid of commitment, you don't know. everybody knows that rush limbaugh married another woman, a little while ago, if i could not have the one man to complete me there was no other choice. >> larry: you finally decided to. >> yeah. >> larry: good choice. >> why are you opposed to two people who want to share a life together, being together? >> i'm not. i'm oweopposed to one thing, on one thing, the redefinition of marriage. i've don't think every society in history, including ours, every religion, every secular

stephanie is the chief operating officer. she also served as a national spokesperson for recovery experts for the red cross. -- she has lived in loudoun county for 20 years. rebecca zse is the director of the community health center in new york city. she holds a master's in public administration from new york university and is a licensed family nurse practitioner. she lives in queens, new york. finally, daniel hawkins is a senior vice president for public policy and research at the national association of community health centers. he provides federal and state policy related leadership. he was the director of a community health center located in south texas was a an assistant -- an assistant to the hhs director during the bush administration. he has been named one of america's most influential health policy makers. thank you all for joining us. why don't we start with you, dan? tell us what health centers are and what they do and who they served. >> thank you. i want to thank the center for american progress. i want to thank

stephanie dhue looks at what is at stake in the debate. >> reporter: being able to grill on the balconysold matt colms on his first home. but getting a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage put the payments in reach. >> i wanted to make sure my payments were study for an extended period of time. having a variable interest rate may have had me go over the budget of what i could afford. >> reporter: that 30-year fixed rate is available through fannie mae and freddie mac. these agencies used the government's backing to buy mortgages from lenders to encourage more home loans. danilo pelletiere says without uncle sam, the traditional 30-year fixed-rate mortgage might not be an option. >> very few banks would take the risk to give most americans that long-term financing without some kind of explicit or implicit guarantee from the federal government. >> reporter: but that guarantee has come at a huge cost. since taking them over two years ago, the government has pumped $150 billion into fanny and freddie. and that bill is expected to get much higher. the f.h.a. has also taken on more risk. taxpayers don

. >> reporter: this is stephanie dhue in washington. the weak jobs report had president obama looking for signs companies will hire. today he visited gelberg signs. the local sign-maker is benefiting from the higher act, which gives small businesses tax breaks. the company brought on eight new hires, and got tacks breaks for half of them. >> president obama: they've taken advantage of a new hiring tax credit, which says small businesses don't have to pay a dime of payroll tax when they hire a worker who has been out of a job for at least 60 days. >> reporter: the tax break is temporary. if the employee stays for a year, the business is also eligible for a tax credit for up to $1,000 per employee. the administration says more than 5.5 million jobs have already qualified for the tax break at an estimated cost to taxpayers at $10 billion. martin regalia says businesses hire workers to meet demand, not for a temporary tax break. >> many of those jobs, in fact, most of those jobs, would have been created without the hire act. so what it resu

back with dennis prager and stephanie miller.e know what you think was wrong, what do you do tomorrow? >> tomorrow, when i hope it does become possible in november, i, i will actually accept paul krugman's challenge and welcome obstructionism. john rosemont, he says best things parents can give, the best vitamin they can give their children is vitamin n, his term for no. no does a lot of good in life. and no to more spending. and no to bigger government. my motto i coined a number of years ago. the bigger the government, the smaller the citizen. as the government and the state grow, the human being becomes lessened. and so we have to turn back a 2,500-page law, series of laws, more and more laws controlling our health. we have to turn back a 2,000-page system of new laws. >> dennis, why didn't i hear you say any of that when george bush was running up the deficit, tax cuts for the rich, unnecessary, illegal war in iraq. wasn't any of that operative back then. spending is not just spending. barack obama is spending to get us out o

truly quite funny have no actually been skits for stephanie go to is right. and oh it's not the only thing that galvanizes people around here from school so has a thriving music scenes and every week during the summer locals meets up nearly on tues riverside start shooting for a bit of a nice up. play big project is called fridays on that occasion very cheerful people get to get any of them only meant to the russian writer which stands here on the. people there's been a lot of debates over what it should be here at all. merry making people come shit each friday to sing down this or declaiming point train though think here. and there are plenty of unusual styles on display it's all he has created a whole set of songs inspired by the culture of the couloir people a two thousand year old indigenous russian. come rain or shine check on fridays always bring out the crowds and after the music stops everyone gives the writer a percentage of. this chuckle fridays aren't exciting enough for you you can also hire a boat for a river cruise across the tome although you m

but, as stephanie dhue reports, lawmakers had to make some significant cuts. >> reporter: the bill sends $16 billion to states for their medicaid budgets and $10 billion to schools to prevent teacher layoffs. senator patty murray says the money could save 130,000 jobs. >> this is a huge victory for american families in our country, and everyone who's worried about where we're going. we're putting people back to work and we're making sure our kids are taken care of. >> reporter: nearly half of the $26 billion tab is covered by cutting food stamp benefits to low-income americans beginning in 2014. that means a reduction of about $47 a month for a family of three beginning in april 2014. social workers here at bread for the city, which runs this food pantry, say the food stamp program already isn't enough to meet the need. social services director tracy knight says many of their clients receive just $10 a month. >> the levels for food stamps are insufficient currently, so any additional cuts or freezes on increases is just really, really hard for our clients. >> reporter: client jesse howar

and, as stephanie dhue reports, there were plenty of suggestions. >> reporter: the federal government has used its financial muscle to backstop the housing industry. fannie mae, freddie mac and the f.h.a. now stand behind 95% of new mortgagees. but, treasury secretary timothy geither says that has to change. >> we will not support returning fannie and freddie to the role they played before conservatorship, where they fought to take market share from private competitors while enjoying the privilege of government support. >> reporter: there is little agreement how to do that. but, three main ideas came out of today's meeting. one, phasing out fannie mae and freddie mac altogether, which would leave the f.h.a. to support low-income housing. two, having the government support limited mortgage losses. and three, keep explicit government support through something like fannie and freddie. alex pollock of the american enterprise institute thinks private companies should back most home loans. >> this private secondary market should handle the loans for the middle class and upper middle class m

stephanie miller is a progressive talk radio host of her own radio show.came out as a lesbian last week on her program and she supports of course same sex marriage. bishop harry jackson joins us from london. senior pastor of the hope christian church, he is the chairman of stand for marriage d.c. and he opposes same sex marriage. dennis prager nationally syndicated talk radio host of his own program best-selling author and he opposes same sex marriage. and the san francisco district attorney, democratic nominee for attorney general of california, and she supports same sex marriage. stephanie, quickly, why did you come out? >> why do you assume i am for gay marriage. i might be afraid of commitment, you don't know. everybody knows that rush limbaugh married another woman, a little while ago, if i could not have the one man to complete me there was no other choice. >> larry: you finally decided to. >> yeah. >> larry: good choice. >> why are you opposed to two people who want to share a life together, being together? >> i'm not. i'm opposed to one thing, only

stephanie. i will stop talking. without the wall, i could not do this. so grateful. >> a couple of items that you also mentioned that you thought were important to share with the audience? >> just to back up a little bit, i wanted you to know that i care for my has been, who has had the dreaded disease for six years. i was married 57 years, 363 days. he died just two days shy of my anniversary. i thought he died to avoid giving me an anniversary present. but he forgot to give me a present before he died, so i cannot blame that. it is interesting to sit and know there's something wrong -- because i've been with them all those years -- i could tell there was something wrong. i knew the memory was going. i knew he was getting more irrigable -- more irrigable. he accused me of stealing. so much going on. they -- they would say he talks fine to me. i thought it was just me. he is getting older. but finally -- and i am a nurse -- supposed to know better. but finally, i went to the neurologist, and sur

stephanie has more. >> flowers for the dead here in southern mexico.hese coffins hold the bodies of eight people, the latest victims of drug-related violence. in this country, blood is shed over the battle to control the narcotics trade almost daily. >> three shotguns were found in a pine forest about a kilometer away. we assume they were the ones used in this murder. >> in one of the most violent cities, men armed with ak-47's burst into a private par and opened fire. at least six people died. on the western outskirts of the town, the bullet-ridden bodies of four others were found. one of them had a message from a drug cartel claiming responsibility for the death. in the latest incident, suspect the drugmen kidnapped this man, the mayor of this town. he was lead from his home by gunmen. >> there is an illegal deprivation of his liberty. we are asking for cooperation of the government in whatever way we can. i've spoken to the president of the republic. >> this spike in violence has come as the president has defended his war on drugs, a war that has cl

as stephanie dhue reports, the new cash goes to a six-month-old program. a program that has yet to show results. >> reporter: the idea is for state agencies to taylor solutions for unemployed americans at risk of foreclosure. treasury assistant herb alison says it is worth the effort. >> unless we continue to survey our various programs, we think it basically defines the need, and we're confident that this is going to be fully utilized. >> reporter: the administration is also putting up a billion dollars to offer interest-free loans. struggling homeowners can borrow up to $50,000 to make mortgage tax and insurance payments for as long as two years. but foreclosures continue to swamp government efforts with more than 300,000 foreclosures each month. of the 1.3 million bar rose eligible for the program, only a third have had their loan terms chairng --changed under the five-year program. bank of america, city, and wells fargo are backing a new on-line tool to help housing counsellors work with bar rose. larry gilmore says it should help struggling borrowers.

stephanie dhue, "nightly business report," washington. >> suzanne: hey, jeff, investors a teensy bit happier about the economic data on the employment situation. >> jeff: just a little bit, in a trader-driven market, you'll have the back and forth before the big employment numbers come out on friday. so let's take a look at tonight's "market focus." >> jeff: investors will take any good news they can find. today, it was a report that private-sector employment rose for a sixth consecutive month, with an additional 42,000 jobs. not great, but good enough to push the markets higher. here are some of the highlights. priceline.com. william shatner strikes again as the company and its pitchman make a big deal out of priceline's latest profit report. analysts were impressed by last night's second-quarter earnings beat. that, and an improved picture for bookings, prompted some on wall street to lift their target on priceline shares to $320. here's a quick look at today's spike that sent shares to a near 10-year high. priceline wasn't the only consumer stock donning decent profits. take a loo

stephanie dhue, "nightly business report," washington. >> reporter: this is scott gurvey in new york. there's nothing wall street likes better then a deal. and, as citi's mark shafir notes, announced deals are up sharply. >> i'm a little befuddled by it. in that, we had seen transaction volume run around $180 billion a month pretty much consistently. july picked up a little bit, and then august pretty much exploded. so, it's too early to call a trend, but it's certainly encouraging. >> reporter: deals have been in raw materials, financial services, and technology. just the sectors one expects to lead a recovery. but a comparison study from standard and poor's tells a cautionary tale. while activity is up, richard peterson notes deal-making had nearly stopped. >> deal activity contracted when credit was drying up. now we're sort of going, we're reverting back almost to a normal pace of deal activity. so, in a sense that, is this a boom? i think its less of a boom as just a return to a normal level of acquisitions and consolidations. >> reporter: one factor feeding bullish expectations

stephanie miller is a progressive talk radio host of her own radio show.he came out as a lesbian last week on her program, and she supports, of course, same-sex marriage. bishop harry jackson joins us from london. senior pastor of the hope christian church, he is the chairman of stand for marriage d.c., and he opposes same-sex marriage. he dennis prager is the nationally syndicated talk radio host of his own program. he's a best-selling author. and he opposes same-sex marriage. and kamala harris, the san francisco district attorney, she is the democratic nominee for attorney general of california, and she supports same-sex marriage. stephanie, quickly, why did you come out? >> why do you assume i am for gay marriage? i might be afraid of commitment. you don't know. i think everybody knows, larry, that rush limbaugh married another woman finally a little while ago. and if i could not have the one man that could complete me, there really was no other choice. >> larry: so you finally decided. >> yes. >> larry: do g. choice. dennis, why are you opposed to two

stephanie gosk, nbc news, pakistan. >>> in iran tonight, a significant step towards becoming a nuclear nation. engineers today loaded fuel into the country's first nuclear power plant despite united nations sanctions. iran says the plant will produce power, not a nuclear bomb. russia, which helped build the site, says it will make sure nuclear fuel isn't redirected to a weapons program. >>> president obama is settling in for a long break this weekend in martha's vineyard where he is vacationing with his family in what he hoped would be a recovery summer with the american economy. with conflicting signs whether that is happening, the president's team finds itself trying to manage public perceptions. mike viqueira is in martha's vineyard. mike? >> reporter: the president and his family have come to this upscale vacation spot for a second year in a row. while aides are quick to point out a president is really never off the clock, it's clear mr. obama is here in martha's vineyard for time away from the spotlight. the president in vacation mode, on friday shopping at a martha vineyard books

stephanie gosk, nbc news, northwest pakistan. >> and we have posted information on how you can help the people in pakistan on our website, that's nightly.msnbc.com. >>> turning to iraq, our series, the long way out, within the next two weeks, the u.s. will finish the withdrawal of its combat forces, leaving behind just 50,000 support troops. our richard engel is embedded with the last american combat unit in the country. and he joins us now live from baghdad. richard, what are you seeing and hearing? >> good evening, kate. we are at camp liberty, on the edge of baghdad. we are embedded with the 42 striker brigade. they call themselves the raiders. they're based at fort lewis in washington state. now they have a unique place in the history of this war, the raiders will be the last american combat troops to leave this country. some of them have already started to leave. earlier today, i spoke with the raiders' commander, colonel john norris, and he said it is an honor to bring american combat troops home. >> well, i think it represents closure. it represents the end of a chapter. seven ye

we begin our reporting with nbc's stephanie gosk in pakistan. >> reporter: in pakistan, desperation. 19 days of monsoon rains turned into deadly floods, millions still don't have enough food or clean water. in the heartland today, angry protests at the lack of help. in the rugged northwest, cut off after bridges washed away, a mule train packed with rice and cooking oil tried to make its way around falling rocks. where the water is still rising, some of the stranded escape by zip line, others by raft. today, the u.n. said 3.5 million children were at risk from deadly disease. in the children's ward at mardan hospital, there aren't enough beds and the patients keep coming in. dr. akram kaan says this 2-month-old girl may not have long to live. diarrhea and fever are more than her vulnerable system can handle. nearly every child here has the same symptoms. all sick because they drank dirty water. kaan worries that some may have cholera, but the test is expensive and takes too long. >> it is getting very much worse. we can see these poor people dying in front of us because of lack of fa

stephanie abrams has a check of the weather. steph?o hook up the kids with a man, right? but a little opposite today? >> it's opposite today. we're looking for a man for our 90-year-old mother. >> mom, what are you looking for in a man? >> somebody younger with money. >> hey! happy birthday to you. let's have a look at the weather here acrosshe t country. and maybe you'll find a man here in new york city whileou're visiting for your birthday. beautiful weather. maybe at central park. a lot of people out there running. you've got to get a guy that's >>> let's take a look right now. golden gate bridge. you got fog. misty skies throughout. you can see the windshield wipers at times going on the cars. 50s and 60s right now. you know what, the savran not going to warm up a whole lot. mid to upper 70s. even the hilltops are going to be cooling down today. notice not much change to the pattern. we'll be waking up to morning clouds. turning a bit warmer as we head towards the weekend. >>> and for your birthday forecast, all you have to do is l

first as to the business needs with stephanie if there were options when trying to whether these extreme conditions stephanie what can you tell us about the economic impact of it well kerry inflation has risen point two percent in the last week and that's the fastest rate in several months and it could be set to continue i'll have more in just a moment but. no risk nicole has called an extraordinary general meeting for the twenty first of october the move comes after twenty five percent shareholder disputed the outcome of the annual general meeting in june and push for arbitration involving rival shareholder interests in the london courts that's how the uk has more. and any all general meeting of new rules clinical at the end of june has provided a new source of conflict. it's all into ross with a twenty five percent stake in normal game for seats on the board but do so which also has twenty five percent gain only three seats. claims the voting process was flawed just suggesting no risk management which controls about eighty percent of its shares through subsidiaries voted with interest

stephanie, thanks. >>> a few weeks back, we brought you the story of hugett clark, han an heiress whose mansion sat empty. jeff, good morning. >> good morning to you. she is one of the richest women in america and one of the most secretive, too. hugett clark is now 104 years old and lives like a recluse. now investigators want to know if people are stealing her money. >> reporter: who wouldn't be happy with one mansion? hugett clark owns three. this one hugz the santa barbara coast. it's valued at over $100 mill kwlon. her estate in connecticut, worth over 20 million. and hugett clark also owns the largest apartment on press to my knowledge -- prestigious 15th avenue. clark hasn't seen any of them in over 20 years. in fact, she's been living in is he collusion here, inside a manhattan hospital room, surrounded by her doll collection. clark's life is so mysterious, this is the last picture taken of her in 1930. today, at 104 years old. her worth is an estimated $100 billion. >> what we had was a feature

in about ten minutes time before because of that stephanie has you stephanie and i have this need for russia similar regions that right there is carried the area has struggled with an ailing car industry but now a new economic saying is being created in the region. i'll have more details in just a moment but fast most of the grain that russia will not provide to the global market this year due to the drought will be substituted with supplies from the u.s. an increase of deliveries from china the european union and australia is also expected says the u.s. department of agriculture the agency estimates that grain exports from russia this year will amount to three million tons in line with the russian agriculture ministries for cost the country has exported one point six million tonnes already i could ship another point seven million before an export ban comes into effect on the fifteenth of august the decision to halt exports was made after a drought hit the agricultural sector at this season russian president dmitri medvedev has also called for changes in insurance registration to avoi