down? so i think this is much ado about nothing. right. but, you know, in a general sense, you know, of course there are a lot of people out of work. but there is a psych that will repeats itself for ex-convicts, and that cycle has ripple effects across communities regardless of the unemployment rate. do you think the president s doing enough to address that? well, he has to do more. i think that he called for more funding for the second chances act. that s important. president bush, as you ve just indicated, signed that. i think mr. obama, president obama, has to really take hold of this issue. the disparity between sentencing for powder cocaine and crack cocaine led to this three strikes and you re out under a democratic president or president clinton, and i think that under mr. holder, the attorney general, we ve tried to address that and president obama, of course, has stood behind those efforts. but i think we have to be more aggressive. most people are in prison for nonviolen
which political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours jonathan capehart is an editorial writer for the washington post. what are you watching? well, i m still watching this little, you know, tiny story about president obama and his television conversation with the owner of the philadelphia eagles and his comments that the owner says the president made about michael vick, the convicted football player who spent 19 months in jail for dogfighting and other horrible offenses. and the president talked to him, praising the owner saying you ve given michael vick a second chance. lots of people who find themselves mixed up in the criminal justice system, ex-convicts come out of prison and aren t given second chances. the president has talked about
heroes. every day people, changing the world. today we re announcing the top ten for 2010. the honorees are in alphabet call order guadalupe de la vega providing quality health care in the increasingly violent juarez, mexico. susan burton helps female ex-convicts get back on their feet. linda fondren has brought her community together to shed pounds. anuradha rebel tates nepali girls from sex trafficking. magnus mac far lane-barrow feeds more than 400,000 kids every day. harmon parker builds bridges connecting kenyans with life-changing resources. aki ra finds and defuses land mines planted by the khmer rouge. evans wadango is lighting the way for people with his
world. today we re announcing the top ten cnn heroes for 2010. the honorees are in alphabetical order, guadalupe arizpe. susan burden, her reenter program helps female ex convicts get back on their feet. linda fondrin, she s brought her community together to shed pounds. and koirala rescuing women from sex trafficking. mcfarland feeds more than 400,000 kids every day. harmon parker connects kenyans with life changing resources. akira restores safety by defusing land mines. evan is lighting the way to prosperity for rural kenyans with his solar powered lanterns.
consumers. in the future, they plan to open a lawn care service and a restaurant. all run by ex-convicts. fox news. harris: this just might be my favorite story of the day. the westminster dog show, it is not. we re talking about the world s ugliest dog contest. princess abbey, really? they call her a princess. a strangely curved back and leg. she s probably so lovable. rescue dog actually. four years old and beat out a motley crue of pups. the contest held every year at the sonoma marin county fair. the owner got a check for 1,000 bucks. loving ugly pays apparently. gregg: he s kind of cute. all dogs are cute. harris: we re such parents. gregg: yeah. can t pay your mortgage? you re not alone. millions of americans can t either and apparently many are deciding you know what, it s not even worth it to try, but we re