Up Close: Young Men's Initiative
NEW YORK -- President Obama was in New York City Monday to talk about helping inner city youth.
The president visited Lehman College in the Bronx to promote the "My Brother's Keeper" program.
The program works to give young men of color more opportunities through mentoring and business partnerships.
"The future will be in good hands as long as we are giving them the love and the support that they need," Obama said.
To talk about it what it means, and how we all have a stake in raising the tide of opportunity, we're joined this week by New York City Deputy Mayor Richard Buery, who runs the Young Men's Initiative in New York, and Alex Santos, a participant in the program.
It has been a rough month for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his presidential aspirations.
Federal prosecutors brought criminal charges in the George Washington Bridge lane closures scandal.
David Wildstein, a childhood friend of the governor's and a former top Port Authority official appointed by Christie, pled guilty to two criminal counts.
Two other former political allies of Christie, Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni, entered not guilty pleas.
Joining us to discuss all things political and presidential are Hank Sheinkopf, a political consultant, and Jeanne Zaino, a political analyst and professor at NYU and Iona College.
Also joining us, the former president of Lincoln Center, Richard Levy, who helped lead a transformation of the fine arts center, includng a major renovation, and now gives a first-hand look in a new book out called "They Told Me Not to Take That Job".
