regina grier and now tasha mack. very successful shows, both in syndication, both going really well. did you expect that? >> no. this is a business where you can have no expectations. you know. and even with tasha mack and "the game" we were canceled. so you know, we thought it was over. it was like okay, on to the next, try to get something else. and boom, there was a whole -- i want to say it was a resurgence. we got resuscitated. and now it's even bigger than what the network thought it could be, what the actors thought it could be, what the producers thought it could be. so it's really a phenomenon. pinch me. it's great. >> i've never seen anything like it. when you debuted on bet, you had about 7 or 8 million viewers. >> 7.7. but you know what's crazy? i even think it was more than that because most of -- i know the entire east coast was like snowed in because we did a whole radio ndur and they got together, they had "game" parties. >> i had one. >> did you? >> yes. i had like 25 people in the crib. >> so 7.7 pl

. >> it's the worst possible circumstances for tasha. >> it's going to be all right. show me where it hurts. >> my arm. >> reporter: best case scenario. >> when i was seven i saw the commercial on tv have you ever wanted to show the world i said yes i do want to show the world that. >> at the age of 11 she's on her way the wireless community comes to the rescue and finds her lost dog and now is one of the principle patients in the cbs series a gifted man she expand on her own gift. >> i felt like it was an actual building, like the doctor scene, the stairs they looked like they were going somewhere they went nowhere at all. >> reporter: they fully expect her to go places. >> she wants to do this, she knew what she wanted to do. >> she gets the talent from my side of the family and i can't say that enough. >> reporter: neighbors and classmates gathered in the family room to watch the show. >> what did you all think? >> yeah [ applause ] >> reporter: eden isn't the only child with dreams and aspirations. >> i want to be an olympic swimmer. >> and you want to be? >> a do

. >> my name is tasha.wain. >> 37-year-old bernard "tasha" swain was serving a nine-month sentence for a parole violation. >> how do you make money on the streets? >> prostitution and selling drugs. >> one of the other things that bernard did on occasion inside l.a. county jail is to put on beauty pageants. he was like a peacock. he wanted to show off his feathers. >> you know the miss america pageant? we do them in here but we do them for the boys and we have first runner-up for the girls, the boys, the school boys. the vogue and all that kind of stuff like that. it's a variety of things you can go up for. it's not just beauty. we cut up sheets and towels and stuff like that to make little dresses. and you know. we destroy state property to make the outfits. >> do you make them look better? >> yes, actually. look at my face. >> we explored another special housing unit at l.a. county as well. the mental health ward where we encountered one of the most unforgettable scenes ever shown on "lockup." >> there wa

. >> la tasha barnwell says being in a relationship isn't necessary for domestic violence to cur. it comes in all shapes and forms and styles as well. many people don't consider themselves victims because they're not able to identify signs of abuse. >> you don't have to be in a relationship, you don't have to be live with your partner. you don't have to be hetero sexualment you can be homosexual. an information l night was held on tuesday and includes close friends of michelle lay. -- also her best friend says violence of any sort is unfortunate. but for women especially. glr right now is mission is trying to spread more awareness about violence against women because it doesn't get a loft attention by the media tore community. she was a former student at the university and emphasize that had intimate partner violence and domestic violence can happen in the most common places. >>> the police escort service may be in for a change this semester. coming together with campus students to help make the campus protected. >> 10-14 central class room building north side doors, contact. >> p

for a lot of money -- [ laughter ] >> reporter: which helps families with the burdens of cancer that tashatik discovered as leukemia claimed her son at age 4. >> there are car payments that need to be paid. there is the mortgage, the rent, the emotional support of having someone come in and maybe sit with them. >> reporter: 8-year-old ella's brain cancer is gone, but mini is still by her side. >> he's got the it factor. >> reporter: his mom and dad couldn't be prouder. >> this kid will say, oh, i came in third. can you believe it? i raised $25 for my charity. what is a mom to do with that? i mean, really. it's overwhelming. >> reporter: a young man with a big goal. >> in place of mini we may have to call you giant. >> reporter: working to tackle the problems of cancer with every turn. anne thompson, nbc news, king george, virginia. >> by the way, there is more information on mini's mission and mini and ella and how to help the cause on our website. please note our new web address, nbcnightlynews.com. tomorrow night here, the book that changed the game in women's health is turning 40. we'll

it's the worst possible circumstances for tasha -- >> it hurts more than before.my arm is tingly >> reporter: but a best case scenario for eden. >> i saw a commercial when i was 7. i wanted to show the world my talents. >> reporter: she's on her way, first a wireless community finds her lost dog in this commercial and now, as one of the patients in this series "a gifted man." >> the sets were amazing. i felt like i was in a actual building. they look like they were going somewhere on the stairs, but they weren't. >> it's all eden, she wanted to do this early on. >> of course, she gets her talent -- talent from my side of the family. >> she's building a following. neighbors and classmates watched the show. >> reporter: what did you all think? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and she's not the only wigins child with dreams. >> i want to be a doctor. >> i want to be an olympic singer. >> reporter: for the show's fans like myself, this is one more reason to watch. now, back to you. >>> thank you, pat, i'm sure she was really good. you can watch the show with pat e

tasha, this is something we've been beating the drum on for a long time. are doing this. you're a recording artist, how did you get started in this area? >> well, i was recording a cd for sony in detroit, michigan, and i started to become acquainted with all the job loss in that city and the vast amounts of unused land in the city and i put my music career on the back burner, and i started an organization called urban farming. in 2005. and what we do is we plant food on unused land and space and we give it to people and we encourage others to plant food as well. >> that's good. >> so, we started in 2005 with three gardens, you know, a pamphlet and $5,000 and now we have over 50,000 residential and community gardens across the country and abroad. >> and they're not just for schoolchildren, right? i mean, you're trying to use the gardens in a way to help the entire community? >> absolutely. i mean, our goal is to get rid of hunger in our generation and there are many things that we do to achieve that goal. but certainly putting gardens at schools and after-s

. >> tasha casini, hope you can stay safe.ve last word on

because author was tasha arthur was about the most garrulous parter -- party going person in all of whiteen, anything you get by cable has around town by nightfall. then he said to kenny, no, you better not. i'll have to do it. you're going to come out poorly in his book as it is a. [laughter] spin and one thing she says in here is how in many ways compartmentalize president kennedy's life was, and she explicitly mentioned success. >> you know, one of the things that i found remarkable, was real, and nobody on the staff really did business in the most. we communicated by phone and conversation and that's it. so there are not great records. >> one reason the oral history broke them. >> that's right. and it made it very refreshing when you could know and that's something i'd seen or done was not recorded, but you could also see -- >> was there anything particularly you would have -- >> no. [laughter] spent it's not too late. >> no, know. i have saved up for my book. [laughter] no. the thing that i remember best about all of that was when they became -- it was really about getting some stuff

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