these hands may be making beds. these hands are writing bills. reporter: today there are more than 9 million women-owned businesses, a number that s tripled in 30 years. a longer, financially more responsible life. if you re not in charge of it, it s going to be pretty rough. reporter: what s the toughest thing about going out on your own? getting over a fear of failure. reporter: it hasn t all been success, but today greenwood and her husband own four inns. and thinking about what s next. every day when i make a decision there s a little bit of something i learned in the past. look at that. reporter: all to secure her future. anne thompson, nbc news, brooklyn. and that is our broadcast for a thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i m brian williams. of course we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. goodnight.
raise the quality of life for everyone. but isn t it diminishing returning for them, krystal? i think it already has been diminishing returns. i mean, it obviously didn t work in 2012. the president was re-elected. i think they realize that they have to at some point steer the party back to at least a reasonable place where we are all dealing with the same set of facts, or else they are never going to win a national election again. well, goldie taylor, krystal ball, thank you both for being here tonight. thanks for having us. and be sure to catch krystal on the cycle week days at 3:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. coming up, eric cantor helped build the tea party monster, and now it s back coming to haunt him in a big way. and first dog sunny obama is making a big splash, literally. we ll tell you some exciting news about the first dog next.
she brings a whole new meaning to porch geese water dog. sunny has had quite a busy first year in the white house. she s been having a great time playing with her new pal bo, but she got a little too excited for her first christmas at the white house. don t worry, though, everyone was okay. sunny and bo even got dressed up for the big state dinner earlier this year, and they stole the show at the white house easter egg roll. looks to me like sunny is having a great first year at the white
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