room that by vieira vieira was that fierce person she came in your office and never situated for the low income and seniors for everyone that needed a voice she was tireless when i got the news of her passersby i thought i saw vieira advocating yesterday we've had that experience on her last day fighting for the community and she really summed in an interview she did with gary in 2009 it was part of the story core project in the scombuf you get a sense of her spirit and drive for change she said when they talked in her interview why canned things change it's a simple statement but an important one to carry everyday many of us get stuck in reality was is possible and not but vieira was pushing the boulders and in that sentence why can't change it is a question she held everyday and fought to make sure the answer was yes so i want to congratulate again, the folks that make that possibly doug schumacher and shaurn and barbara were here everyday the project was a reality so thank you (clapping) of course, to barry for the vision with the st. anthony's foundation and board and staff to en

about her and this impact so many people in the neighborhood that work was influenced or started by vieira this is a wonderful opportunity with people that shared that experience i want to bring up ms. jackie robinson a new resident here to say a few words ms. robinson is quite be unbeliever she's raised 14 children and she's here today (clapping). >> hello, everyone (clapping) i'm a resident here at vera haile housing senior housing i'd like to thank mercy housing for giving me an affordable place to live a wonderful place thank you (clapping) and especially thanks to vera haile housing (clapping). >> all right. thank you very much jackie and so by way of of closure we're going to have a brief encounter for some of the folks for the speakers on the deck there's going to be tours and a little bit of a buffet lunch we hope you'll stick around i'm scanning to make sure i'm sure i forgot someone i'm going to have a will with the fact i'm sure i forgot someone i want to (calling names) are the staff that will be running the building for mercy and going a wonderful job marissa grew up in this n

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." >>> hello, i'm meredith vieira. every year human rights advocates estimate almost a million women worldwide are illegally bought and sold into sexual slavery. what you might not know is that over 17,000 of them end up right here in the united states. in the next hour, you will hear some of their harrowing stories. to protect these women, their names have been changed. it's a story that begins in the ruins of the shattered soviet empire and ends in heartland america. >> i was watching a lot of tv shows about human trafficking, and i could never believe that could happen to me. and when i get in this situation, i believe this can happen anytime. >> this woman we'll call katya now shares her destiny with a million young women and girls bought and sold in the global sex industry. it has long been a problem, particularly in katya's home country of ukraine where young women enticed by fake job ads and slick recruiters end up modern day sex slaves. >> salary starts from $200 a month. >> single mother sophia left her son in

the team has been looking to move from vieira for years and will do so in 2017 and will share this facility in west palm beach with the astros. the move helps the team cut down on travel time during the spring. >>> more nats, catch them this weekend on wusa9, series finale against the pirates, good one, too. those two guys right there, bryce harper, andrew mccutchen, two of the best players in the lead. start time 1:30 #natson9. >>> nfl now, he was the story of last season's offseason for all the wrong reasons. ray rice has been out of football since that now famous video of him punching his then fiancee in an elevator. the farmer baltimore raven running back -- former baltimore raven running back has been actively seeking employment according to numerous sources. his agents have been reaching out to teams to gauge interest. one team was very interested, but then they pulled back because of that video. ray rice, it's tough. here's a guy, decent guy, had a decent career, but that's tough to overcome. >> it may be over. >> it may be over. >> let's see if someone takes a chance with him. >> th

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quickly, you just saw meredith vieira. >> i did., but this is all dyed. this is -- it was -- you know, i threw a little dye in this. and i just saw meredith. and i just got the dye in, and so when i hugged her, and got i near her -- [ laughter ] she has half of a black man's beard on her face. [ laughter ] so hashtag that, half of a a black man's beard. ♪ half of a black man's beard ♪ ♪ half of a black man's beard ♪ ♪ half of a black man's beard ♪ ♪ half of a black man's beard ♪ >> jimmy: that's not a song. that's not a famous song. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> get that on itunes, half of a black man's beard. >> jimmy: it's not a song. >> and for all the black people that are upset because i'm not politically correct, half of an african-american's beard. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's right. absolutely, yeah, yeah, yeah. ♪ half of an african-american beard ♪ >> jimmy: it's too clunky. >> it's too clunky. >> jimmy: it's too clunky. >> even the roots can't play that. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no. they try, they try. [ laughter ] [ cheers

i'm meredith vieira. thanks for watching. >>> on the streets of chicago and all across america, the business of sex for sale is booming. fueled by the internet. >> this is not a problem that just happens in another country. >> we have girls coming from texas, coming from minnesota, girls coming from iowa. >> what am i going to be under arrest for? >> prostitution. >> in a world where girls and young women take all the risk, traffickers keep all the cash. >> it's not physical bondage. it's mental bondage. this is what traffickers and pimps do. >> tonight, msnbc goes undercover with the human trafficking task force, as they battle the buyers and sellers of sex and reach out to rescue the young and the lost trapped in chicago's underground sex trade. >>> rising from the shores of lake michigan, it shines. beyond that is a city at the cross road's of america's underground sex trade. >> are you okay? don't be nervous. tonight, police find this woman selling sex in a hotel room more than 600 miles away from her