in the personal story segment tonight, we have been examining how the breakdown of black families have played a role in the chaos in baltimore and many other american cities. some on the left say the government is just as much to blame for the problems. when there is money a money crunch, when there is a problem with the budget, what is the first thing that s cut? it s money that s cut to urban areas or the poor. children going to school. school lunch programs. moneys for mothers with children single mothers with children. we talk about breakdown of the family. there is an onus on another group. washington. joining us now from baltimore political consultant chris melts ler who has thought race theory from georgetown and shelton the naacp washington bureau director. let me begin with you chris melter and ask do you think
absentee rate from school. family breakdown. no authority figure in the house. first time a policeman shows up is the first time they have ever seen somebody who says hey behave yourself and those people are going to have a difficult time finding a job with the best job training program in my opinion. chris? and that is exactly right, juan. the issue here is not that there is insufficient anything. that s not the issue. if there is something that s insufficient it s the structure of the current black family. number one number two hillary, you are talking about strategies. well, we should be looking to the leadership. integrity. john, let s look to the leadership of the city of baltimore which has been and continues to be predominantly black? well, let hillary respond.>um ycuj no, you keep going down to the family of microcosm. if you ask every momma and daddy in that community what you want for your kids they