this morning, my question what is next for american labor? and a letter to north carolina s outgoing governor, and plus mhp foot soldiers joining us here in nerdland and what is it going to be, deal or no deal? good morning, i m melissa harris-perry, and let s start with howie mandel. yes, howie mandel. there is a lot we can learn from him. when you think of howie, you may think of the standup xhecomedia with a surgical glove on his head and he has survived and thrived in the brutal world of entertainment, but this is the howie mandel i m interested in today. deal or no deal. you see, it turns out that the howie of deal or no deal might have something to teach us about our no deal congress. yes sh yes, nerdland, this is where game theory meets game show theory. this week, i learned that economists study game shows to help them understand high stakes decision making. and in fact, one group of researchers writing for the american economic review are declared deal or no d
cynthia menendez and linda donohue are here to protect them from their enemies. we re here because our life has been put on the line. you know, and we have families went to get home to too. i was put back here because my life was threatened because my son testified and took somebody away from their family. and they were going to take me away from mine. i ve been back here a little over a month. it s just getting harder and harder. i felt like my whole world was crumbling. when i walked back here, i could just see horror. when you re taken out of your cell you re handcuffed. it s very depressing. it s very humiliating. linda donohue was assaulted at a nearby prison and was shipped to valley state for her protection. now her attacker will be arriving at the prison. so linda is moved to ad seg for her own security. blood all over the room.
right here is what we call a fashion block, what it is it s a cut-off pillow case, it s made into a handle. the inmate braids it to where they can hold it real tight. what hedo is he they attack another inmate. another common weapon for inmates to use would be a toothbrush. melt the plastic down and they put a razor in there which acts as a slashing device. screws have been melted inside of a lighter. and you hold it. keeps the inmate safe. keeps the officers safe. if we can stop it here, everybody is going to get to go home safe. not all prisoners are in ad seg for disciplinary reasons. cynthia menendez and linda donohue are here to protect them from their enemies.
determination can be deadly. right here is what we call a fashion lock. it s a cut-off pillow case made into a handle. the inmate braids it to where they can hold it real tight. what they do is attack another inmate. another common weapon for inmates to use would be a toothbrush. melt the plastic down and they put a razor in there which acts as a slashing device. screws have been melted inside of a lighter. and you hold it. keeps the inmate safe. keeps the officers safe. if we can stop it here, everybody gets to go home safe. not all prisoners are in ad seg for disciplinary reasons. cynthia menendez and linda donohue are here to protect them
right here is what we call a fashion block, what it is it s a cut-off pillow case, it s made into a handle. the inmate braids it to where they can hold it real tight. what they do is attack another inmate. another common weapon for inmates to use would be a toothbrush. melt the plastic down and they put a razor in there which acts as a slashing device. screws have been melted inside of a lighter. and you hold it. keeps the inmate safe. keeps the officers safe. if we can stop it here, everybody gets to go home safe. not all prisoners are in ad seg for disciplinary reasons. cynthia menendez and linda donohue are here to protect them from their enemies. we re here because our life has been put on the line.