young people like victor carter. where is victor? stand up, victor. i was just talking to him. i had lunch with him. he is a fine young man i just met with. [applause] stand up everybody. these are the guys who i ate chicken with. [applause] pres. obama: really impressive. they have overcome more than their fair share of challenges. but are still focused on the future. you can sit down, i don't want you to start getting embarrassed. [laughter] i'll just give you one example. victor grew up in the eighth ward. a gifted arts student he loved , math. he was 13 when katrina hit. he remembers waking up to what looked like some thing out of a disaster movie. he and his family waited across the city, towing his younger brother in a trashcan to keep afloat. they were eventually evacuated to texas. six months later, they return, and the city was almost unrecognizable. victor saw his peers struggling to cope. many of them still traumatized. he joined an organization called rethink, to get young people involved in rebuilding new orleans. he finished a coding boot camp, operation spark. to

young people like victor carter. where's carter? stand up, victor. i had lunch with him. this is a fine young man i just met with. stand up, everybody. these are the guys who i ate chicken with. [applause] really impressive. have overcome more than their fair share of challenges. but are still focused on the future. sit down. i do not want you to start getting embarrassed. so, i'll just give you one example. victor grew up in the eight wrad. -- ward. loved math. hit.s 13 when katrina he remembers waking up to what looks like a disaster movie. he and his family waded across the city towing his younger brother in a trash can to keep them afloat. they were evacuated to texas. six months later, they returned, and the city was almost unrecognizable. his peers struggling to cope. so he joined the organization called rethink to help young people to get more involved in rebuilding new orleans. a recently he finishedn a coding boot camp at operation spark. today he is studying to earn a high tech job. wants to introduce more young people to science and technology and civics. so th

young people like victor carter. stand up, victor. i was just talking to have. -- talking to him. had lunch with him. he is a fine young man i just met with. [applause] stand up everybody. these are the guys who i ate chicken with. [applause] really impressive. they have overcome more than their fair share of challenges. but are still focused on the future. i don't want you to start getting embarrassed. [laughter] i'll just give you one example. victor grew up in the eighth ward. he loved math. he was 13 when katrina hit. fewer members waking up to what looked -- he remembers waking up to what looked like some thing out of a disaster movie. he was around the city, towing his mother in a trashcan -- his brother in a trashcan to keep afloat. they fled to texas. when they returned, the city was -- saw their lives disordered. ngcently, he finished a codi boot camp. morents to interviews people to science and civics so they have the tools to change the world. so victor and these young men i just met with have overcome extraordinary odds. they have lived through most than more than us w

young people like victor carter. stand up, victor. i was just talking to him. i had lunch with him.e is a fine young man i just met with. [applause] stand up everybody. these are the guys who i ate chicken with. [applause] really impressive. they have overcome more than their fair share of challenges. but are still focused on the future. i don't want you to start getting embarrassed. [laughter] i'll just give you one example. victor grew up in the eighth ward. gifted art student. he loved math. he was 13 when katrina hit. he remembers waking up to what looked like some thing out of a disaster movie. he was around the city, towing his brother in a trashcan to keep afloat. they fled to texas. six months later they returned. the city was almost unrecognizable. victor saw those trying to cope. many of them still, ties and -- still traumatized. and their lives disorganized. he joined an organization to get more involved. recently, he finished a coding boot camp. at operation spark. he wants to interviews more introduce more people to science and civics so they have the tools to change th

young people like victor carter. where's victor. stand up, victor, i was just talking to victor, i had some lunch with him. these are these fine young men i just met with. stand up, everybody, these are the guys who who i ate chicken with. really impressive. have overcome more than their fair share of challenges. but are still focused on the future. go ahead, sit down, i don't want you to start getting embarrassed. i'll give you one example, victor grew up in the eighth ward, gifted arts student, loved math, he was 13 when katrina hit, he remembers waking up to what looked like something out of a disaster movie. he and his family waded across the city, towing his younger brother in a trash can to keep him afloat. they were eventually evacuated to texas. six months later they returned and the city was almost unrecognizable. victor saw his peers struggling to cope. many of them still traumatized, their lives still disordered. he joined an organization called rethink to help young people get more involved in rebuilding new orleans. and

in the president's address on thursday when he tells an inspiring story about a young man named victor carter. >> victor grew up in the 8th ward, gifted art student, loved math. he was 13 when katrina hit and he remembers waking up to what looked like something out of a disaster movie. he and his family waded across the city towing his younger brother in a trash can to keep him afloat. they were eventually evacuated to texas. six months later they returned and the city was almost unrecognizable. victor saw his peers struggling to cope. many of them still traumatized, their lives still disordered. he joined an organization called rethink to help young people get more involved in rebuilding new orleans. and recently he finished a coding boot camp at operation spark. today he's studying to earn a high-tech job. >> it is a triumphant story, but it's also incomplete because less than a year ago on october 21st, victor's younger brother, george, the one that he helped rescue from the katrina floodwaters, was found shot dead on a tuesday morning in the desire neighborhood. we profiled his death on t

young people like victor york carter. where is victor? standing up victor.as just talking to victor. i had some lunch with him. these are the fine young men i just met with. stand up, everybody. these are the guys who -- [ applause ] >> -- who i ate chicken with. [ applause ] >> really impressive. have overcome more than their fair share of challenges, but are still focused on the future. you can sit down. i don't want you to start getting embarrassed. [ laughter ] >> so i'll just give you one example. victor grew up in the 8th ward, gifted art student, loved math. he was 13 when katrina hit. and he remembers waking up to what looked like something out of a disaster movie. he and his family waded across the city toeing his younger brother in a trash can to keep him afloat. they were eventually evacuated to texas. six months later they returned, and the city was almost unrecognizable. victors saw his peers struggling to cope, many still traumatized. their lives disordered. so he joined an organization called rethink. to help young people get more involved in

young people like victor york carter. where is victor? stand up, victor. i was just talking to victor. i had some lunch with him. he's a fine young man i just met with. stand up, everybody. these are the guys who i ate chicken with. really impressive. have overcome more than their fair share of challenges. but are still focused on the future. sit down, i don't want you to start getting embarrassed. so i'll just give you one example. victor grew up in the 8th ward, gifted art student, loved math. he was 13 when katrina hit. he remembers waking up to what looked like something out of a disaster movie. he and his family waded across the city towing his younger brother in a trash can to keep him afloat. they were eventually evacuated to texas. six months later they returned and the city was almost unrecognizable. victor sauce his peers struggling to cope. many of them still traumatized, so he joined an organization called rethink, to help young people get more involved in rebuilding new orleans. recently he finished a coding boot camp at operation spark. today

so far, we know the singer will be competing alongside bindi irwin, hayes grier, jockey victor espinoza, nick carternow. i just want to -- but you know what, you thought that was good, listen to this. ♪ mamma mia >> a musical rendition. here i go again. with another music related story. if you're a fan of abba you may want to take a chance and bid on this. the grand piano they used to record hits like "dancing queen," "sos," "knowing me knowing you" is up for auction at sotheby's but it will cost you some money, money, money, in the range of $1.2 million. the piano, though, does come with a certificate. it better, by the way -- of authentification from co-founder benny andersson, who says it's one of a kind. the auction is september 29th. that's when the winner takes it all. thanks very much. >> i lost count how many times i've seen "mamma mia" on broadway. and i love at the end, when the whole audience gets up and dances. >> and the movie version with meryl streep. you can't not smile. >>> also you can't smile when you look at phyllo, the cat, just given a brand-new cat door from his owner. in clas

victor, it's 1978. i believe jimmy carter was president. what's "the nation's" what role is it playing in the american left in 1978? can you take me back? >> it's hard to say. i mean, people would talk about a stereotypical image when they talk about "the nation." to me, it was a place where you could have a debate, but it would not be between the democrats and the republicans. it would be between the radicals and the liberals. the libertarians eventually joined the debate, but "the nation" was one of the few places where you could have that debate. its influence on american politics or world politics is very hard to document. to me, it takes place over time. for example, in advance of today, you said you wanted to talk about the iran-contra thing. "the nation" invited the great british social historian e.p. thompson to write for us. he wrote his essay about the disarmament movement. also, it made the social case for nuclear disarmament. and explained all of its ramifications. i personally believe that the iran deal that is going on right n

victor, it's 1978. i believe jimmy carter was president. what's "the nation's" what role is it playing in the american left in 1978? can you take me back? >> it's hard to say. i mean, people would talk about a stereotypical image when they talk about "the nation." to me, it was a place where you could have a debate, but it would not be between the democrats and the republicans. it would be between the radicals and the liberals. the libertarians eventually joined the debate, but "the nation" was one of the few places where you could have that debate. its influence on american politics or world politics is very hard to document. to me, it takes place over time. for example, in advance of today, you said you wanted to talk about the iran-contra thing. "the nation" invited the great british social historian e.p. thompson to write for us. he wrote his essay about the disarmament movement. also, it made the social case for nuclear disarmament. and explained all of its ramifications. i personally believe that the iran deal that is going on right n

so far we know he'll be taking on bindi irwin, victor espinoza and backstreet boy nick carter so he'sednesday, september 2nd. nick carter too. >> he's going to have a little advantage with the dance. >> you think? >> yeah. "bye, bye, bye." >>> this is a surprise for george. we know that he goes to bed slightly early. maybe 8:00 p.m. so you might have missed your beautiful firecracker of a wife, lily tomlin -- ali wentworth on "jimmy kimmel." >> we actually just bumped into each other and i went, and she went, wah and wah. >> that's how people communicate these days. >> i have a feeling dvrs are now being put to use with the rewind button and the slow motion. >> i cannot wait until george stephanopoulos sees this on "pop news" tomorrow. >> i have to tell you, you know you're going to have -- i do go to bed really interesting. when you wake up and your first e-mail is from jimmy kimmel 2:40 a.m. and titled my apologies in advance. >> you know you're in trouble. and then i scroll through the rest of the evening and have a rapid-fire series of about seven from ali that are basically sayin

carter is president. nation" -- what role is it playing in the american left? victor: it is hard to say. aople would talk about stereotypical image when they talk about "the nation." it was a place where you could have a debate. the debate would not be between the democrats and the republicans. it would be between the radicals and the liberals. the libertarians eventually joined the debate. nation" was one of the few places you could have the debate. its influence on american politics or world politics is hard to document. to me it takes place over time. you said you wanted to talk about the iran contra thing. the nation invited the great british social historian ep thompson to write for us and we published his version of his british nuclear disarmament movement but also it may the social case for nuclear disarmament and explained all of the ramifications. i personally believe the iran partlydeal going on is the result of ep thompson's writings, and that is the result of "the nation" discussion that kerry,people like john and hillary grew up being exposed to the ideas in "the nation" whe