akin to the peace corps was with jack kennedy. the kids want to step up and do something, i find it an odd thing. it looks like it stinks so far to me. carney walking away from the podium every day trying to explain it like is he jack parr on the talk know in the early 60's told them not to say water closet for god's sake. all i know is this there has got to be a number send in and just ignore me. leave me alone. it's crap right now. we have contacted the irs to see what that number might be, miller. we will have information for you. do you not think the world is spinning, baby? >> i think we are into, you know, as the temptations once sang a ball of confusion. but i do want to thank you, miller, for meaning arnold stang. bringing arnold back for those of us that remember the 50s. he was a major television presence not as big as eve arden but close. >> i am confused and broken right now. let me have a couple days off from all this crap.

what ever happened to the peace corp. if nothing is going on, do the peace corp. free travel and easy access to hippie chicks. >> don't you have to have a four-year degree? i always thought that was the drill. >> do people still do the peace corp? >> now it is called molly. >> i am going to the peace corp. >> don't you feel -- everything has shifted. 18 is essentially the new 28 and 28 is the new 38. i am obviously a boyish 35. it is basically like i am 25. >> boyish 25? >> in the middle ages you were a king at 12. >> and you could marry your sister. it was a better time. >> simpler times. you didn't have to spend money on dinner and drinks. you would go next door and get married. but it can only be bad because these people are not putting things into the economy. if you are putting off marriage and family -- actually putting off family, that's a lot of money not being spent on baby carriages. >> on a house. >> but it is a dual income couple. the people who have two jobs and no kids. those are the driving force behind the new economy, at least in china and india wh

ask you what do men who have caused over three dozen hooters waitresses quit their job and join the peace corpsnk about the peace corps remaining open during the shut down. >> huh. i have no idea. >> you know what you do have an idea about? sweet cut offs. look at that. yeah. >> i do have an idea about that. that's true. yeah. [ applause ] >> we have some of our -- there you are. congratulations. disney is suing you for the knock off ears. we have a new show for you tonight. we have music from corn tonight and we will be right back with the cast of modern family. join us. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] eeny, meeny, miny, go. ♪ ♪ more adventures await in the new seven-passenger lexus gx. dare to be spontaneous. [ camera shutters clicking, crowd groans ] ♪ ♪ i am a veggie, i am so tasty 2007 called, it wants its camera phone back. ♪ and i am filled with vitamins and minerals ♪ how's this for a drama shot? ♪ la la la la la la why aren't we getting closer? [ guy ] with the nokia lumia 1020, we've got the best seats in the house. ♪ [ male announcer ] meet the nokia lumia 1020 with 41 megapixels and reinvent

so we're quitting our jobs, joining the peace corps. that's not true. i will explain that in just a moment. also, unicorns, pots of golds at the end of rainbow, viable third parties. they're fun to think about. you almost certainly never see one in your lifetime. there are moments when serious parties presidential candidates can emerge. we may by a proeching one of those moments. also, we'll head out to the plains of iwest virginia ted cruz spoke there last night and is uniteing, killing pheasants there today, excuse me. the gop establishments have been taking a shot at him. it's a big problem for republicans and we'll discuss it. also on up against the color we made history last week with our highest score ever in our first ever jackpot winner. now three new contestants will one up there. brian, they are coming for you. first, i want to start in 1961, it was a hopeful time in america, john q. kennedy, the new frontier and generation, a new idea for how to foster good will throughout the world. >> the vanguard of peace corps volunteers who will fan throu

the great thing about the peace corps like being an immigrant. the immigrant experience.ulture. have to live and fit in two years. you get a sense of what it is look to come here from europe. interesting. from anywhere. >> when you got to washington, your first job is a cop? >> fits us doesn't it? don't know whether a classic. >> look step with this. >> right into this thing. i want to seep th this young gu. kennedy guy. top aide. times have changed. wonderful guy. bobby kennedy guy. ted kennedy guy. and maybe do, tricky staff work. figuring out tax law. helping out with an important person. he said i got a job for you. capital cop. what you do work in the office in the daytime. work as a cop at night. a lot of people did. harry reid. reid of course the leader, capital cop. and 38 special. you had training. and -- you ended up, you ended up doing. hiding in the capital building all night. reading a lot. a good job. you would look. also nice to, to tourists and all. i loved that job. i met a lot of southern guys, west virginia guys you normally wouldn't meet in the north.

i've spent 50 years in public life starting with the peace corps -- at relief astana. he peace corps was after that. laughing every single day because of public policy. and why do i love this committee? because it has smart people on both sides on this committee and we have an enormous range of responsibility some of which are a lesser known to the american people but all important affecting families and their livelihoods and self-esteem. our country is losing its self-esteem because of the gimmicks and trickery and not facing up to problems. when the country begins to lose its self-esteem and separate itself from government as it's not their favorite outlet, something which can be there for them when it's needed without having to think is this one from the door that one opposite of what ever that this, the soup from russia that you're talking about. [laughter] my friend senator marchi. i think we are at acrux and this is going to be sold one way or another and it's windy political and this went beyond pleasant. it's past the point that it can be done not logically and

but people that have known me 40 years, i was in the peace corps in africa. you are in the peace corps, you are out there alone with guys. talking about everything. smoking a cigarette. whatever you are smoking, drinking, talking about everything. they all said my greatest compliment, true for everybody is you haven't changed. so that part doesn't change. the who i am. this iconic, eclectic, hard to figure, liberal on most issues, war, race, good on those things, not a gut liberal. he agrees with all the good stuff. fights for it. he has the skepticism. >> about what primarily? >> i am for example, i will take issues, i am not going to hold a vigil against capital punishment. i'm not going to kill myself for that. i got other causes. or, i know why immigration is still a problem in this country. illegal immigration. bothers people i should. you should force the law or not have the law. they have didn't whole thing, talking about in '86. didn't enforce it. do it. it's great. have people, citizenship, guy, woman, working here, 20, 30 years, as american as hell,

she is a san francisco native and was in the peace corps and tout in west africa and please welcome jill tucker. [applause] >> thank you. she just dated me with that 9090 peace corps thing. okay. i want to say how great it is to be here. i have been looking at everyone's name tags and awed by the wide variety of people and i want you to in rolodex. email me. there are great stories i have been hearing today. we have amazing and large panel and it is an honor to moderate for them. real quickly you will have to take my word. i have read their full bios which are three pages here. i'm not going to read all of that but you have to my word these are award winning policy makers and leaders in our community. we will start with jeff rosen. [applause] he's the district attorney of santa clara county and the recognized leader in criminal justice reform. he oversees the largest prosecutor's office north of los angeles and prosecute about 40,000 cases each year, so he is on the ground. he sees it all. he is however a green bay packer fan but we will forgive him because they lost. >> you should be ve

i have spent 50 years in public life, starting with the peace corps. -- starting with the peace corps, loving every single day because of something called public policy. why do i love this committee? because it has smart people on both sides of this committee. we have an enormous range for spots abilities, some of which are less known to the american people, all of which are enormously important in affecting families, their livelihoods, and self-esteem. our country is losing its self- esteem. gimmicks and trickery and not facing up to problems. when a country begins to lose its self-esteem, when it begins to separate itself from government, as if it is not their favorite outlet, something which can be there for them when , it is a whole effort and the opposite of whatever that soup is from russia you are talking about. [laughter] think we are at a crux and this thing has to be settled one way or another. it is going to be political, it is going to be unpleasant, it is past the point where it can be done logically. we try to put each other in a position where we cannot do the right thi

. >>> finally, let me finish how i got here from the peace corps. d this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> well, the plot thickens about the unnamed republican house leader that told president obama quote, i cannot even stand to look at you. "the huffington post" is reporting it was pete sessions. but the white house says it never happened. and the episode was a misunderstanding. the story first came to light when senator dick durbin of illinois cited a house leader who insulted the president at a white house meeting. "the huffington post" says now harry reid revealed it was sessions. the chairman of the rules committee in a private meeting last week with democratic senators. well, sessions denies having said it. wouldn't he? and the white house today released the statement today saying the president, the quote's not accurate and there was a miscommunication about that meeting. well, we'll see. as i said, the plot thickens. we'll be right back. >>> i've spent the past month in washington, d.c. and it is terrific to be back in america. >> wha

and the peace corps is not bringing anyone home from overseas duty. t most peace corps employees here in the united states are furloughed. that's another 620 people to the list. >> so furloughed government workers suddenly have to wonder, what are we going to do now? how do we pay our bills? should they file for unemployment? what happens if they can't make mortgage payments? >> who's next, it's not just government workers about those caught over in the spillover effects. christine romans joins us now. what options does a furloughed worker have? >> so many federal workers trying to decide if it lasts this week i'm not going to file for unemployment, but if it lasts through october it starts to make sense filing for unemployment benefits and that's what so many, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are considering here right now. so furloughed workers are eligible for jobless benefits and jobless benefits are not affected by the shutdown, part of the mandatory spending part of the budget. beware, you might have to pay it back if there's a retroactiv

. >>> finally, let me finish how i got here from the peace corps. d this is "hardball," the place for politics. the most free research reports, customizable charts, powerful screening tools, and guaranteed 1-second trades. and at the center of it all is a surprisingly low price -- just $7.95. in fact, fidelity gives you lower trade commissions than schwab, td ameritrade, and etrade. i'm monica santiago of fidelity investments, and low fees and commissions are another reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >>> well, the plot thickens about the unnamed republican house leader that told president obama quote, i cannot even stand to look at you. "the huffington post" is reporting it was pete sessions. but the white house says it never happened. and the episode was a misunderstanding. the story first came to light when senator dick durbin of illinois cited a house leader who insulted the president at a white house meeting. "the huffington post" says now harry reid revealed it was sessions. the cha

so we're quitting our jobs, joining the peace corps. that's not true. t a moment. also, unicorns, pots of golds at the end of rainbow, viable third parties. they're fun to think about. you almost certainly never see

[laughter] i think we should consider them to be -- no one who joined the peace corps is than deemed o be a foreign service officer. they go to the kennedy and they do whatever work needs to be done, which they are capable of doing, if they do not become overnight ambassadors or foreign service officers. another hoax, my book, is this notion that kids will get higher test scores if the teachers are offered merit pay. now, you have read an article the other day in one of the local papers by michelle rhee saying the solution to all of philadelphia's problems is that you don't have reformers pay. gosh, i wish she would read my book. [applause] because if she did what should learn is merit pay has been tried again and again for 100 years but it has never worked. you have to ask yourself when it fails so consistently, no matter what the report is, why? first of all, teachers are already doing the best they know how, offering them a reward doesn't mean they're suddenly going to say aha, bring out my good lessons. [applause] so if you want to get better teaching, maybe you better do some inv

he supports the arts and formgz the peace corps. we're going civilization.hance our civil rights at home so about increasing this level of pride. >> and as you write, you define civil rights as a moral crisis which elevated and changed the discussion thereafter. >> without question. i mean, civil rights became a moral crisis and i think you viewed it as a black and white issue. and famous address of 1963 from the white house, he goes live on television to say, listen, law alone will not make men see right. people need to change their opinions. and people need to behave in ways that reflect our values, because as i noted, we are on the same team. and if we have a common goal, we need to be working together. >> i mean, it's a great book and something we all need to hear. those that read this book take one thing away, what would your message be? >> well, i think it's time that millennials say we can put aside the differences that our leaders have. i think as jfk said, we need embrace this notion that the torch has been passed to a new generation. and we need to

king's funeral when the king of swaziland died and he was the guy with all the wives and i was in the peace corps and i said "i don't think that too many republicans want to go on an outback trip to swaziland for two days but i'd like to go because i worked there for two years." i called him up and they sent a message over "that's a one-way ticket, chris." >> rose: (laughs) >> little things like that. when kathy my wife was covering a g-7 meeting and i said "can i have a pass so i can go hang out with kay sni" he said sure. one time mitch snyder the homeless advocate was on the 50th day of his hunger strike and he and they said why don't we change the name of corpus christi to something else and they named it to the city of corpus christi and the guy was off his hunger strike. so this is all tip talking to reagan. so these things across the lines did work and talking to thatcher about northern ireland. he went to reagan and said "i will never make this public"-- somebody dug this up-- "but if you could get thatcher to give on northern ireland, i'll never forget it." and reagan went i know you hav

board in los angeles i guess it was called hollywood high school and went to ucla and went into the peace corps and became a librarian. she loved books and loved to read and follow the civil-rights movement in south we that 1967 and married february 21st. she just passed new year's eve of last year. daddy kane martin luther king's father dash 83 on page daddy king he said you obey and the audience started to laugh. we obey. >> host: why did they laugh? >> guest: because they thought they were instructing lillian to listen. she was ice-t says she needed encouragement to obey her husband. >> host: what has your last life been without her the past year? >> guest: i still wear the wedding band. imus her. it is hard to take off. i wish she could witness the changes of our son. our closest and dearest friend and a wonderful companion and gave me great advice. she kept up with everything and read everything the newspapers and books. someone said you should be terror. she will take you up you need her to keep your papers i assure her she is looking down from have been. >> host: where's your home? >> gu

and to the program through peace corps that president kennedy had put together, being able to accrue a lifelong journey and experience that allows us to eflect rather deeply and profoundly of the impacts that government can have or the impacts positive and negative. i do know that from my observation of your history in california that being the first commissioner of insurance in the state of california was significant. that experience has to have some import and some insights of what's going on today in terms of the affordable health care act and how the effort of president obama in trying to make sure that this country allows that each and every person has coverage as individuals in this country and the benefit that it brings about , the fact that you were the first commissioner of insurance allowed you the interesting insight of the impact of the health insurance companies and how they managed to impact the cost of health care. i think being the commissioner of insurance in california also has to give you a sense of pride when october 1 is the day that we had kicked off the state ex

i spent 50 years in public life starting with the peace corps loving every single day because of something called public policy. why do i love this committee? it has smart people on both sides and has the enormous range of responsibility. it is important to affect families and their self-esteem. we are losing self-esteem because of not facing up to problems. but to separate itself from government it is not the favorite outlet something that can be there for them when it is needed. it is a whole effort to it is the opposite of whatever the suit is from russia. [laughter] my dear friend senator mark d.. riata? in this will be settled one way or another. be political or unpleasant or pass the part where it can be done logically now we try to put each other in a position where we cannot do the right thing. that is a horrible way to run the country. it is a horrible thing to do to the american people. it is horrible. all i have to do is not inspected the coal mines i could stage a entry just like maria. i like it when she gets angry. [laughter] but i am on my soap box but this is a holistic sol

los angeles, attended the school and i guess it was called hollywood high and went leader to the peace corpsibrarian and loved books and she loved to read. she came self and followed the civil rights movement. we met in 67 and were married on february 21st, 1968. she just passed last new year's eve, december 31st of last year. >> host: you were married by what you referred to as daddy king, dr. king's father we all called him daddy king, you for my wedding he said in a ceremony lillian coming year obey and everybody spoke up laughing when he said well you obey. >> host: why did they laugh? >> guest: because they thought that he was instructing her to listen. of course she was a little feisty and needed some encouragement to obey her husband. >> host: what has the last year of your life been like without her? >> guest: i think about her all the time. i still wear my wedding band. it's just hard to take off. i miss her and wish she could be here and witness the changes that have occurred with our son and all life and -- she was my closest friend and was a wonderful companion. she gave me great

and went to ucla and usc and later to the peace corps. she became a librarian. she loved books, and she loved to read. and she came south. she followed the civil rights movement, kept up with the movement. we met in '67, and we were married on february the 21, 1968. >> host: and she just passed -- >> guest: she just passed last new year's eve, december 31st of last year. >> host: you were married by the, by what you refer to as -- by who you refer to as daddy king. >> guest: daddy king, dr. king's father -- we all called him daddy king -- performed my wedding. and daddy king said in the ceremony, he said obey lillian -- lillian, you obey. and everybody in the audience just broke up laughing when he said you obey. will you obey? >> host: why did they laugh? >> guest: because they thought he was instructing lillian to listen, because she was a little feisty and taught she needed some encouragement to obey her husband. >> host: what's the last year of your life been like without her? >> guest: well, i think about her all the time. i still wear my wedding band. it's

has the house done anything on the labor bill or peace corps? >> why should they? >> they prioritize. one of the main things they asked for, number one thing, i think they should use this as their leverage because it is the most important thing, the funding of the veterans administration. john boehner has offered that. harry reid, senator reid, at president obama's direction, has refused to bring that up for a vote. i think when the veterans don't get their checks, that's when americans get edgy. >> do you think doing government by piecemeal is anything more than a game? >> i think it's more than a game. it's serious. >> by the republicans. let's set a precedent. let's decide to fund the government in pieces. >> like they used to. no. like they used to. when was the last time the senate passed a budget? >> last year. >> it took them almost four years. >> i agree with you. it took a long time. they have been asked -- dana said to me earlier when we were talking about this i am wrong about this but i am not. the democrats and estimate have had a budget. republicans ha

are told the man who confronted the congressman and came to the defense of the park ranger is jim o'keefe, a veteran peace corps administrator now on furlough. >>> and millions are feeling the impact of the shutdown. very close to home and across this country including some for whom this standoff feels like a matter of life and death for them. nbc's tom costello is standing by just outside the campus of the national institutes of health near washington tonight. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. the nih conducts some of the most cutting edge research into diseases like cancer. right now much of the research is on hold, the campus largely closed down. people hoping for new clinical drug trials, they have to wait. in california, michelle langben is desperate. waiting for a drug the trial she hopes will save her life. >> every day counts. every second. i have always promised my daughter that i refuse to let her grow up without a mom. i will make that happen no matter what i have to do. >> reporter: the mother of the 18-month-old has been told her rare sarcoma could be terminal. without funding any new clin

could not stand a street not five off not great nowhere but downtown boston the only place to get to this. picture peace corps is neighborhood still quiet all day. just did a street all day but it could be downtown off in black large brown you can still sidewalk can still break can't close street kid. it's a plantation. for years officials turned a blind eye to skip around in two thousand and six the chaos finally caught the city's attention fifteen new police officers were deployed to an area less than one square mile in size. the safer city soonish it cost the city of los angeles six million dollars in its first year in the. police say for cities initiative that was launched on september two thousand and six a bill on the drawing board since two thousand and two it was originally called the homeless reduction strategy that was launched with a vengeance on september of two thousand and six and there was an effort that was really targeted by mayor ever goes chief bratton knows a comprehensive approach to scarborough. where we're going to be to promise there was going to be of a serious crackdown on what was c

david freeman was a peace corps volunteer, teaching english in ivory coast when he met and married kati. in thebeginning my mother and my father were not in agreement to the marriage. and i think part of the reason was obviously the racial question. adjustments are part of any new marriage. but in these two cases richard and erma and david and kati were blending different cultures as well as personalties. one of the cultural problems that we had to overcome... was the problem of interpreting body language. in ivory coast at least in her tribe, when you give something to somebody-- well, go ahead and give me something. okay, so you do it with this movement of the hand and then a "hmm." i interpreted that as her being angry at me. the most difficult cultural issues that i had to deal with as far as our marriage was probably getting used to the tight filipino family unit. the family goes everywhere together. i had to tell her, "is there any other way at we can deal with this problem ?" i felt like there wasn't enough room for us to grow together. another one of the cross-cultural problems that we

the process, maybe learn something yourself? life is calling. how far will you go? peace corpsarrest. the details about the trail of blood at the school that led investigators to the suspect. >>> spy games. more complaints from america's allies, accusing the u.s. of tapping into leaders' phones. the white house, on the defense this morning. we're live in washington. >>> caught on camera. state troopers save a teen's life. his parents breathing easy, thanks to a couple of highway heroes. >>> cute and clever. halloween is still a week away. but we might already have the best costume of the year. >>> and good thursday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson, fillin