As the president ial candidates left town, one came into town. An exclusive interview with the political newcomer known as mayor pete, Pete Buttigieg. Cheryl herd talked to him about the economy, immigration, and whether he thinks he can really win the white house. Cheryl joins us from the mexican Heritage Plaza in san jose. Cheryl . Reporter mayor pete was in full campaign mode. His appearance wasnt about raising a lot of money. It was about meeting his supporters. This place is about the future. I dont only mean the fact that theres technology here. Reporter Pete Buttigieg said his visit to san jose is about meeting with grass roots supporters and to talk about issues like immigration. People looking over their shoulder in fear of i. C. E. Raids, are not met with security. Reporter he was in san jose, a place, he says, close to his heart. And tickets were affordable. 18 to 100 per penitentiarson. I have more military experience than anybody come into office since george h. W. Bush. R
at the c-span video library. vfw what is slated director ray kelly talked about recently passed legislation to provide tax credits for businesses that hire veterans. the senate passed by unanimous votes. moves on to the house. here is the headline in usa today. give us a sense of the jobs situation among veterans in the u.s., and the second question, will the legislation do anything to address that? guest: veterans joblessness is at, especially for young veterans, 18 to 24 year olds, is 12.1%. the national averages 9%. bonn that category increased, the rest of their cohorts decreased. that gap is widening and will continue to widen as we bring more troops home from iraq and afghanistan. the second part, will the piece of legislation help? absolutely. there are more parts to it, everyone is talking about the tax credit, but there are more parts to it. there are extensions to extension vocational rehabilitation, to make sure that they have job skills that are tangible, that the