Format of the show that was on Fox.
It was called an evening with the
president, a chance for everyday citizens
in four cities to ask the president
questions face to face or satellite
or satellite, as was the case here in
Austin. Crime came up first
here. And the first question from Austin
Police Chief Elizabeth Watson.
What assurances, if any, might you be
able to provide that the
investment of federal dollars will indeed
be channeled to those cities and areas
of the country that truly understand
and embrace community policing?
The president promised more street cops
and results from their presence.
You can do something to bring the crime
rate down. Here we go.
This young lady.
The crime problem hit home for many folks
here in Austin today.
Two high school students hit by a stray
bullet in a town north of Austin at
a high school unaccustomed to gunshots,
bloodshed. Any campus violence?
We had a gun in a backpack.
A kid had brought a gun to school to sell
the. He thought the gun was unloaded.
The gun fell out of his backpack.
It went off, went through the wall
into two kids in the room next door.
The president took questions from all
four cities in Bristol, Tennessee.
They wanted to know about health care in
Roanoke, Virginia, taxes in Charlotte,
North Carolina, Whitewater.
And in Austin, Texas.
UT student body president Eric
Brady worries about paying back his
student loan if he can't find a job after
he graduates.
What other roles do you think the federal
government should play in helping
students out with this particular
dilemma? The teachers, cops, housewives
and students all came here tonight with
questions. Many of them got the answers
they wanted to hear.
Now they hope the president will back up
his rhetoric with actions.
And the repayment terms are better.
You can get the money you need while you
go to college.
They're also your ad from the X will be
one hundred thousand positions in
American. And community service.