pelkey's coach todd robinson says what athletes do is not easy. both in and outside of the weight room. balancing school and work is tough enough, but throwing another responsibility into the equation is brutal. well it takes a certain "i can do it" attitude. their kind of a stick-to-itiveness. you take on a project and you stick to it. and it takes that. it takes somebody that wants to do it. and wants to get better. though it may sound like another job, ultimately it's an escape for him. it's him, and the weights, and his mental fortitude. when i'm sitting in class are sitting through a work shift, it's almost like the light at the end of the tunnel. when we come back we'll sit down with some impressive athletes. tipping the scales towards their sport. [music] welcome back to this edition of equal time. today our focus is on weightlifting and running, and how that affects mental health. let's meet our guests. hi my name is alex pelkey. i'm a fourth-year student here at sjsu. my major is nutritional science with a concentration in dietetics. and

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anyway, thank you, chuck todd, and ann guerin, and gene robinson. coming up, breaking news in the bridgegate trial. bridget kelly's diary. former aide to chris christie testified that she told the governor about the lane closures before they happened. this is not what christie's been telling us. why did he tell reporters he didn't know nothing about it. >>> plus, from the baseball diamond to the town square, kurt schilling says he wants to run gen elizabeth warren in massachusetts. >>> and nearly 70% of americans think the loser on november 8th should accept the results of the election, but here's a scarier thought, less than half of trump supporters say the loser should accept the outcome. trump's attack on the very principles of american democracy may be sinking in with his crowd. >>> finally, my election diary for tonight, october 21st. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> we've got some new polling in the presidential race, and for that we check the "hardball" scoreboard. first, virginia, where a new poll from christopher newport univ

todd young. what a great name for a new comer. thank you eugene robinson and laura bassett.y election diary for tonight. on the eve of the vice presidential debate. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. cure cancer million? far off. liver disease treatment. that by voting yes on prop 61 - costs. dollars pass. don't let that happen. it - because one day it might. >>> election diary monday, october 3rd, 2016, the campaign continues on agenda set by hillary clinton and followed by donald trump. that course is directed toward winning women, especially those more conservative women living in the suburbs. if they go for trump, the state of pennsylvania is within reach. if not, his goose is cooked. it's remarkable to see how effective hillary clinton has been the past week in undermining trump with his powerful swing electorate. she's singly responsible for bringing forward alicia machado to the presidential conversation. because she's done it, trump has been pulled off his position. he shou he's been trying to defend himself given by the accounts given by ms. machado

todd: you can watch the complete interview today on the record followed by "matter of fact" and "cityline." antoinette: a coach is off the job after being arrested. eric robinson was arrest north dakota lynn wednesday after a neighborhood known for prostitution. he pleaded not guilty to committing an unnatural act. 5 on the opioid crisis. cities and towns across new england taking part in drug takeback days. lynn, peabody and saugus among those participating this weekend. in april, massachusetts disposed of more than 25,000 drugs over the course of four hours. boxes of prescription drugs were also collected across new police say the effort helps reduce the risk of prescription medicines that are being mishandled. todd: a scare at a new hampshire walmart. someone reported a suspicious package in the parking lot. customers had to stay inside the store as police checked out the box. it turned out to be an old propane tank inside of a cardboard box. the box was taped and placed upside-down in a shopping carriage. >> we'll take a look at it. we secured the package and the police station and we'll see if we can find out who the owner of the propane tank is and give

todd: watch the complete interview today "on the record" followed by "matter of fact" with soledad o'brien and "cityline." soccer coach is off the job after being arrested last week. eric robinson resigned from his high school job at swampscott high school. he was arrested in an area known for prostitution. police say he and a woman committed a sexual act. he pleaded not guilty to committing an unnatural act. 5 on the opioid crisis. cities and towns across new those participating this weekend. in april, massachusetts disposed of more than 25,000 drugs over the course of four hours. boxes of prescription drugs were also collected across new hampshire. police say the effort helps reduce the risk of prescription medicines being mishandled. todd: a scare at a new hampshire walmart. the nashua bomb squad was called to the store in hudson after someone package in the parking lot. customers had to stay inside the store as police checked out the box. it turned out to be an old propane tank inside of a cardboard box. the box was taped and placed upside-down in a shopping carriage. >> we'll take a look at it. we secured the package and the contents. we'll bring it back to the police stat