at the state department, and jeanne meserve is the homeland security guru. all right. guys, i want to start it off and kick it off and this year at the white house there were two poignant moments of two african-american women who helped president obama evolve. you might remember shirley sherrod who was portrayed as racist and then fire and then rehired by the white house and she taught the president to check out the facts and don t shoot from the hip and take on the tough issues. this is what mrs. sherrod said she believes the president ought the do. i do think that whether it is from him or some other way with his administration, we do have to talk about race. we need to talk about race in this country so that we can move beyond where we are now, because we are not in a good place. a month later president obama encountered velma hart at a town
president. let s talk about the tax cut deal that between the president and republicans. what do you think? well, here s where i come down on it. i listened to the president s message that wednesday, i believe it was a wednesday, when he talked about why he thought this was the right direction for the country to go in. and i believed what he said. i bought off on it. because at the end of the day, his driving agenda was constituent based. he absolutely wanted to make sure that they could be supported through what were unprecedented economic challenges. and so i think that his heart was in the right place and the agenda was in the right place. the concern i have is the concern i think he shares and many in congress share. and that s the added debt. i also believe that that was the first in many decisions that will have to be made, don. some of them are going to be very hard. i m hoping for the people, can be further that the effect on people can be averted. velma hart told me
california. there s good news for skiers. higher elevations are seeing snowfalls measured in feet. she did something that many americans only wish they had the opportunity to do. earlier this year, velma hart confronted the president about the economy during a town hall meeting. coming up, hear what she has to say about the president now and her passionate views on the repeal of don t ask, don t tell.
disappointing vote and vowed to keep fighting for the legislation. the president did sign a short-term spending bill today to keep the government in business through tuesday. it passed both houses of congress on friday. it s necessary because senate budget negotiations broke down thursday night and the current budget resolution expired today. the goal now is to pass another temporary spending bill that will last into the new year. when the new congress has taken office. still ahead on cnn, 15 minutes of fame and a ticket to the unemployment line. that is the hand that velma hart was dealt. now she s become one of the millions looking for work this holiday season. and she s here to tell us about it. plus, did the accused grim sleeper serial killer have more victims than originally thought. investigators are now turning to the public for help. your core competency. is competency. and you rent from national.
in prize money. what s your emergency? i have someone down in front of my house. they hit a pole. she said she was completely blindsided on thanksgiving day. i was unfaithful. i had affairs. i cheated. i was so madly in love, i couldn t walk away. i think that tiger hit professionally rock bottom. i think that our father was a part of tiger so much, that when he passed, tiger became lost. these are the historic grounds of the east lake golf club just outside atlanta, georgia. some of the greatest golfers in the world have competed right here. tiger woods won the tour championship here in 2007. and now he is on the verge of shattering golf s most coveted record, jack nicklaus 18 major victories. but now tiger s career is crashing. after a year that proved difficult both on and off the course. i still want to play golf at a hi level. trying to find what the right balance is going forward. he was the athlete of the decade. dominating his sport by crushing th