federal pen tinch itentiary. when when the war on drugs started, there were less than 50,000. today, there are 2.2 million. disproportionally black and latino. it s a stain on our democracy. you decided we re going to reach out, try to get the bill done. what s the best thing b about the bill. i m going to hit you with the criticisms. the most important thing is that it would authorize a quarter of a billion dollars over a five year period of time to create the type of reentry programming, access to education, geds, community college, mental health, counseling, substance abuse treatment. the types of things that have been proven to reduce resit viz m, save taxpayer dollars and really provide the hope and opportunity that should exist in the united states of america for everyone.
11:20 eastern. going to bring you the remarks live. and just a week and a day until the south carolina primaries. one of them will be in florida. newt gingrich attends the opening of his campaign headquarters. that s happening this hour. mitt romney speaks in south carolina in the next hour and r rick perry is going to be in bluffton. he s made a career out of poking fun at the political process. but now comedian stephen colbert actually talking about running for president himself. it sounds like a joke, but it s no laughing matter. i am proud to announce that i m forming an exploratory committee to lay the ground work for my possible candidacy for the president of the united states of south carolina. now clearly my fellow south carolinians see me as the only viable mitt-ternative. happening now in peru. this is live pictures. joran van der sloot waiting to find out how many years he s going to send behind bars. a panel of judges is sentencing the confessed killer. this w