every day. from gang violence and addiction. americans just stand in the gap and they care for the needs around them. they don t wait for the state to take care of the problem. they see a need and they respond. these are the hometown heros i wanted to celebrate in the book. and jay, you talk about the hometown heros. was there a particular instance or event that happened that prompted you to say i m going to collect their stories. i m going to put them in a book for everyone to read? sure. i did have at privilege of serving president bush as director of the office of faith-based and community initiatives and it was our job to identify those heros, whether they were responding to the california wildfires or floods or the natural or manmade disasters that happen in our communities of violence and destruction. so to use the white house bully pulpit to shine a light on their humble acts of service was my day-to-day job. so i collected a lot of stories and then i was able to organize
21st century. my next guest is the author of a brand-new book the quiet revolution, act of faith that transforms lives and communities. jay heinze served as director of the white house office of faith base and community initiatives under president george w. bush. good to see you. thank you, arthel, for having me on. what is the quiet revolution? i called the book the quiet revolution because the acts of service, of volunteerism and faith-based charities and other expressions of goodwill happen all across america, but don t do it for headlines. they do it for a cause greater than themselves and to help a neighbor in need. do you feel like there is a particular person or group of people leading the charge? well, it s really the spirit of america. from the minute men who won our independence to the grandmothers who fight for the freedom of their neighborhood children
between the u.s. and qatar. amy kellogg is streaming live in doha with more now. it s understood the terms of the deal are that the taliban five can roam around somewhat freely. they can t leave the country. but they re not supposed to be liaising with those from their home but they issued a statement yesterday saying they fully intend to uphold their part of the deal and they thanked the emir of qatar for brokering the deal. it s been pointed out in interviews with experts on the region today that qatar has a lot at stake here and they don t want to be seen as ineffective. qatar s been building a reputation as a country that makes things happen but is secretive about how it gets the job done. it s taken heat from its neighbors about supporting the muslim brotherhood. it appears unclear at this point just where these five former guantanamo bay prisoners will be settling. some are suggesting they ll be in sort of five-star villas, this is based on speculation of local journa