affleck and mr. gates, and a german investment group, and all of these groups spending money, to help the co-ops on the ground get their act together, get their accounting together, to be able to function as a community under the rule of law, that is all supported by ngo's and we have been building on that to translate the income differences in the world of the rwanda and farmer. i will say this as a final moment. i recognize in today's panel that we are just one company operating in a limited sphere of influence, i am good with that but i hope that we serve as just an example of what american private sector actors can look like when we align with like-minded organizations. we can produce benefits that the poorest of the poor can literally taste, and i think that accrues to, i think it accrues to america's credit. if you want to ask questions about that and how it ripples into american policy, i would be glad to answer that, but it is an honor to be here today and i appreciate the invitation. sen. gr

affleck and mr.ates and a german investment group, and all of these groups spending money, to help the co-ops on the ground get their act together, get their accounting together, to be able to function as a community under the rule of law, that is all supported by ngo's and we have been building on that to translate the income differences in the world of the rwanda and farmer. i will say this as a final moment. i recognize in today's panel that we are just one company operating in a limited sphere of influence, i am good with that but i hope that we serve as just an example of what american private sector actors can look like when we align with like-minded organizations. we can produce benefits that the poorest of the poor can literally taste, and i think that accrues to, i think it accrues to america's credit. if you want to ask questions about that and how it ripples into american policy, i would be glad to answer that, but it is an honor to be here today and i appreciate the imitation. -- invitati

affleck: as mr. gates said earlier, existing cell phone technology is extremely potent from what i've seen. it's a question of training. and exploiting what's already there. and it makes a big difference. one of the steps that we've seen in congo that's been proposed and i think will be incredibly helpful is to use a kind of a cell phones for banking. so if you're a soldier the money gets to you because it's transfered to you. the way it works now you make literally no money. you should see the bar -- barracks, they're tent cities. guys are stealing pots and pans, that's why you have this impunity. these guys, and this is not evil people. they want to be soldier, they're put in this position. but if the pay didn't have to go through seven officers who all took the cuts and the guy before the soldiers who took the final cut, you'd see a revolutionized -- it would revolutionize the way armed forces work there and they would go from being a really protective force to a pernicious force. that's just one

ben affleck and bill gates testified before the appropriations sub committee. they stressed the porngs of continued foreign aid and affleck's wife on daughter sat behind him. at one point affleck took a moment to say hello to one of his co-stars. >> the senator layeahyleahy, i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge your roll in bat man. >> he is quite the fan of batman. he's made several cameos. as you can see in some of the more recent films. the senator tweeting this photo out before the meeting. he said they did discuss the impact on foreign aid and batman. landon dowdy, to you. >> wall street is considering withholding campaign do neighs to senate democrats. city group, group of america and goldman sachs with discussed the matter and any move would be symbolic as banks can only donate a maximum. and you can't take it with you. apple ceo has to sign to give all of his money away. he tells fortune magazine he will donate his fortune to charity after paying for his nephew's college. >> now to sports. arizona has a rally late in the final minutes of the game

affleck's wife jennifer garner and their daughter violet sad behind him. at one point affleck took a moment to say hello to buff his batman costars. >> to senator leahy, i would be premise remiss if i did not acknowledge my costar in "batman." the role was marginally smaller than mine but i understand you're quite good. >> senator leahy is a fan of the franchise. he's made several cameos in recent films. the senator tweeted this photo before the meeting. he says they discussed the impact of foreign aid and "batman." >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with your friday forecast. >> weekend forecast. let's talk weekend. let's get to the fun stuff. there's not a person in this country, not a weather person i should say, maybe not that many people that aren't sick and tired of this weather pattern across the country. it's going to be extreme this weekend. we've been in this weather pattern on and off about the last 18 months with a big, huge ridge that continues to be here in the west and then up around the hudson bay, persistently large storms. this has

affleck, the cost here is minimal. leverage the private sector and at the end of the day, the security is iceberg. the tiny tip that sticks up is the high end capability. so i think for those two reasons, taking money away from development and diplomacy and putting them into defense where we have strong levels of resources would be a significant mistake. senator graham: scott, would it be possible for you to have done all of the transformation in terms of the coffee business in creating disposable income without the government infrastructure that exists today? mr. ford: if you don't have that apparatus in place guys like me have no where to go. senator leahy: the chairman's mentioned the efforts that are going to be made to cut this budget even further. the house and senate budget numbers were announced. certainly well below the fiscal year 2015. and talk beyond that. i'm thinking, admiral you mentioned the colombian project that i do remember -- and you may be interested in knowing when i had lunch with the president

. >>> actor ben affleck joined microsoft founder bill gates on capitol hill to urge more foreign aid for parts of africa and they focused primarily on help for the democratic republic of congo where affleck is work ging to rebuild the coffee industry and offered up a shout-out to the appropriation committee's ranking democrat, senator leahy. >> to senator leahy i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge my co-star in "batman," a role marginally smaller than mine but i understand you're quite good. >> that sounds like confirmation from affleck that senator leahy will make a cameo in the upcoming. "batman v superman: dawn of justice" set for release next year. leahy has appeared in four previous "batman" movies. who is his agent? >> looks like he has something to brag about in the senate cafeteria. >>> smoke pouring from a vehicle inside. an officer's heroics actions caught on camera. >>> and busted at breakfast. the bank robbery suspect spotted at a restaurant and what the officers did next is actually going viral. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis from the

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. >>> actor ben affleck joined microsoft founder bill gates on capitol hill to urge more foreign aid for parts of africa and focused on help for the democratic republic of congo where he is working to rebuild the coffee industry age offered up a shout-out to the appropriation committee's ranking democrat senator leahy. >> i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge my co-star in sounds like confirmation from affleck that senator leahy will make a cameo in the upcoming "batman versus superman." he appeared in four previous "batman" movies who is his agent? >> looks like he has something to brag about in the senate cav cafeteria cafeteria. >>> smoke pouring from a vehicle inside. an officer's heroics actions caught on camera. >>> busted. the suspect spotted at a restaurant and what the officers did next is actually going viral. and clearer skin. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis from the inside out... with humira. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to h

later, bill gates and actor ben affleck testify at a hearing on diplomacy and foreign aid funding. steven: joining us on "newsmakers" from new hampshire jennifer m. horn. from iowa, jeff kaufmann. both of you, thank you for being with us. jeff: pleasure. jennifer: thank you. steven: and joining us are caitlin huey-burns and kenneth thomas. i want to ask you, at the end of the day, how many republican candidates will be in the field this year? jennifer: we're hosting a big republican leadership summit here in new hampshire in april. as of now, we have 18 speakers lined up who identify themselves as potential candidates for the spot. we are really excited about the breadth of our list of possible candidates. i think it is possibly the largest, most ever, most qualified field of presidential candidates that we have seen in my lifetime. folks i really starting to feel the energy. steven: jeff kaufmann, your take on the number? jeff: right now, we have about 14 that i would consider interacting with the republican party of iowa on a regular basis. we have inquiries from others. i don't

. >> i met with ben affleck, the young harry morton. a lot of hedge funders and billionaires, as well. >> it's justin's original designs that keep city aquariums in high demand. but creating a work of art comes at a price. each project requires his personal touch. so justin can only take on a limited number of clients. >> most of my clients really need a lot of attention. we're not a large company. we're very small boutique company. so i take on only the number of clients that i'm able to deal with on any given moment. >> with a hefty price tag and high profile clientele, the expectations are high. >> whether you're dealing with somebody that's building an aquarium there's a level of trust that has to be there, that -- and that you're going to get serviced and you're going to get what you paid for. >> what could mean when nemo feels sick justin's the one on the end of a late-night 911 call. >> fish get sick at any time during the day. it could be 4:00 in the morning. it could be 7:00 a.m. it could be on the weekends. i have to make myse

the only other person who was poorly cast was ben affleck as batman.e boils up in my body. >> look at roly polly chris pratt. >> "guardians of the galaxy" is different. chris evans could not roll on to "captain america 3" with a spare tire and a big old booty although i would still love him. >> i think chris pratt gave himself a make over and she can do the same thing. use a little push up bra. on the same time how many models did we hear this from? everyone said i was too skinny and it was a bummer. so i am a super month had del. are we supposed to feel sorry for her? i don't feel sorry for her. >> is she saying she needs to get a pair of bolt on sweater kittens to be an acceptable wonder woman? >> are we talking about jill? >> no jill's breasts are pert and lovely. >> let's talk about something else. >> they should go the other way and get a big, mat wonder woman. >> what you are saying is they should have cast lena-dunham. >> i am not picking on a specific fat lady. they need to get a extender. >> he knows the story in and out. >> and by the way he

. >>> right now actor ben affleck and billionaire big gates in d.c. talking about diplomacy and development at an appropriations meeting on capitol hill. let's take a listen. >> senators if we continue to make smart and effective financial and diplomatic investments we will help foster the nexteveration congaolese. >> both known for their advocacy work nap extra attention from the hearing to give a boost to committee chairman senator lindsey graham considering a run for president. >>> former presidential candidate mitt romney talked 2016 on the "today" show wanting to hear more from the next generation of republican leaders, mentioning jeb bush, marco rubio and others offering support. one supporting role he won't play. check it out. >> would you consider being one of these nominees vice-presidents? >> i don't think anyone wants to be vp. >> not a good job? >> i won't say the things said about the job. i'm looking to try and support one of these folks and help them become our next president. >> a little later in the hour, bringing you the back story o

. >>> in just a few hour ben affleck and bill gates will testify at a hearing on diplomacy, development and national security. this is part of senate action on the budget. the senate's budget plan increases defense spending. a vote could happen this week. >>> snow days don't hurt student progress. at least that's what the numbers seem to show. researchers at harvard university are comparing weather data and student test scores. it seems a number of canceled school days because of snow doesn't hurt children's reading or math scores. progress was affected on days when it snowed and schools stayed open, but there were fewer students in class. >>> we're not talking about snow today. we have been looking forward to this all week long. we're about 15 to 20 degrees warmer right now and it's only going to get warmer. >> tom kierein has the skinny on this. >> yes, enjoy this while you can. it will be short lived. but we'll take it. after the deep freeze we've been through the last several mornings this morning we are generally in the 40s and 50s. we have some showers too. they're passing well so

here's a clip of rosamund pike and ben affleck in "gone girl."delusional. why would you even want this? yes, i loved you, and then all we did was resent each other and try to control each other and cause each other pain. >> that's marriage. now i'm getting ready. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: rosamund pike, everybody. oh, my god. jack white performs next. stick around, everybody. jack white. whoo! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest is a a 29-time grammy nominee. he's up for -- [ cheers ] and he's amazing. he's up for three more awards for his latest album, "lazaretto," at this sunday's ceremony. it's an unbelievable record. you've got to check it out. look at the vinyl if you get the vinyl. can we zoom here? he's got things scratched in here. if you can see it. i don't know if you can see it. if you move it, it looks like a a little angel spinning. can you see it? i don't know if you can see it on the show. i can't really do it. i don't know how to do it. can you guys see it there? you see a little an

here's a clip of rosamund pike and ben affleck in "gone girl."delusional. why would you even want this? yes, i loved you, and then all we did was resent each other and try to control each other and cause each other pain. >> that's marriage. now i'm getting ready. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: rosamund pike, everybody. oh, my god. jack white performs next. stick around, everybody. jack white. whoo! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ who wants to try a new burger? that's good! it's really good. very juicy. that's melted garlic herb butter. it's original. i like soft buns. i would buy this. this is amazing! could this be from jack in the box? definitely not jack in the box, no. i'm not a big fan of jack in the box burgers and... this is really good! thanks... i guess. that is my new buttery jack with garlic herb butter melted right on. you can go classic or bacon & swiss will they melt in your mouth? you butter believe it. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest is a a 29-time grammy nominee. he's up for -- [ cheers ] and he's amazing. he's up

brian: ben affleck is in d.c., a serious important video, went to congress to talk about a situation >> they're great people. kelly: blah, blah, blah. did he look good? harvey: he is busting out of this suit. brian: can we do 15 seconds of important stuff? harvey: like that's not important? van: justin bieber. he's very, very cool with his fans. we say who would you like to see in one direction now that zayn's gone. >> zayn's gone?

. >> ben affleck, the cast and crew everyone from warner brother was contributing to the economy. >>ttractive? >> the diversity of the state is awesome, anything from urban areas like detroit, grand rapids and beautiful cities here but you have the rural aspect rural michigan the lakeshore that season seconds as a sea for many productions. >> reporter: but they are also attracted to michigan's story. >> the best part is we're on the comeback. detroit specifically has gone through bankruptcy and risen. the comeback is done and we're tlifing. private investment is booming, high tech jobs and high tech wages and we're trying to capitalize in the film industry as well. >> reporter: the picture isn't all rosie, the bedrock of the boom is facing a fight in one half of the republican controlled state legislature. the michigan house just voted to end a film tax incentive program later this year. >> my job as i'm coming into this position is to make sure we're educating legislators as to the foundation that the film industry has here in michigan. the importance of economic gardening of the 27

fish." [ laughter ] also, in the original cut of "gone fish," you can also see a little bit of ben affleck's ] but then, pixar, i think, correctly decided that off brand. [ laughter ] i'm guessing that's what happened. next up, we have a poster from the movie "rear window." and here's what they originally wanted to call it, "wheelchair perv." here's a classic movie we all know and love, "lawrence of arabia." i don't know if people would have taken the movie seriously had they gone with the original title, "arab larry." [ laughter ] i don't think "arab larry" had the right grandeur. "arab larry" doesn't rhyme with "british beatlemania." so, just think if they'd called it "arab larry" and "we didn't start the fire" would have had a completely different rhyme structure. thank god. thank god. [ laughter ] [ applause ] i'm losing my mind. ♪ british beatlemania ♪ arab larry [ laughter ] now, that i sing it, it might be better. next, we have the 1967 movie "the graduate," where dustin hoffman plays a college graduate that is seduced by his girlfriend's mom. here is the original, "how i met your mot

i was watching ben affleck on c-span the other day. it was slow. it wasn't an exciting show. they were over there asking for billions of dollars for other countries. they won't even fix the roads in this country. we are giving all of that money to them people over there. that is not why i called. i just wanted to mention that i did watch that. i was wondering if you happened to notice between your colors that call-in the bickering and the anger and the almost insanity that goes on between republicans and democrats and sometimes the independents. do you ever get tired of listening to it? it just goes on and on and on it. guest: why do you think that is? caller: i think we have a media that divides. it divides the people. rush limbaugh, glenn beck, tom hartman, there are not a lot of stations out there. they just slam obama. they slam everything he does. every day, 24 hours a day. people don't get the real news. all they get is opinion. they don't get the truth. republicans slam obamacare but they don't tell you what they would replace it with. are they going to replace it with

ben affleck gave away a closely held secret about the bat man movie.hile his role is brief, he is quite good. for his part he had been coy, but affleck is there. >> what will likely be her last appearance before the birth of her second child. kate middleton and prince william were at a community center. her baby is due at the end of april so she is unlikely to make an appearance until the day she leaves the hospital. let's get another check of the hospital from dylan. >> we have the humor taking over manhattan. you guys are the best family. you flew from all over. how long are you here for? >> four days. >> nice. where are you from? >> st. louis. >> illinois and they are from all over the place. let's take in north carolina and show you "today's" area of where we will see a lot of rain through charlotte. heavy rain is moving through right now. it will taper off into the afternoon and temperatures will drop. this is a cold front that is moving through. we are looking at the rain. look how chilly it will be back through illinois where it's in the 40s. st

actor ben affleck gave away a closely held secret about the batman movie.ing while his role is brief, he is quite good. for his part, he had been coy, but affleck spilled the beans. >>> the duchess of cambridge will likely make her last appearance today before the birth of her second child. kate middleton and prince william were at a community center. her baby is due at the end of april so she is unlikely to make another appearance until the day she leaves the hospital. let's get another check of the weather from dylan. >>> we have the humor taking over manhattan. you guys are the best family from all over. how long are you here for? >> four days. >> four days. and where you are from? >> st. louis. >> new york we are from all over the place. we'll take you to north carolina to show you today's area of where we are going to see a whole lot of rain especially back through charlotte where you can see some heavy rain moving through. it will taper off heading into the afternoon with temperatures that will drop. this is a cold front to move through. that's why we

. >>> ben affleck is using his star power to press congress for more aid for the democratic republicleahy, i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge my co-star in "batman," role was marginally smaller than mine but i understand you're quite good. >> he's known as a batman fanatic. he's appeared in cameo roles, including in "the dark night" with heath lodger. >>> aerobic fitness at 50 could mean less chance of cancer. new resear >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" at 8:00 is sponsored by prudential. prudential. bring your challenges. >>> hollywood inspired by convicted killer's double life. >> i followed your whole career. i guess i felt like i knew you. >> ahead in a preview of tomorrow's "48 hours," the true story of how one man assumed the identity of an actual "new york times" reporter to avoid police. do you want a healthier mouth? plus a whiter smile? you can have both! with colgate total® advanced whitening. [ male announcer ] it removes more surface stains to whiten 30% better. and it improves mouth health. healthier plus whiter. [ male announcer ] colgate total® advanc

later, microsoft founder bill gates and actor/director ben affleck testified about the need for foreign aid. >> on the next "washington journal," legal reporter jeremy jacobs previews supreme court rulings on whether the epa should have considered client costs. and then ian tuttle with the future of fraternities. then a roundtable discussion. as always, we will take your calls and you could join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. "washington journal," live at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> friday, the bipartisan policy center hosted a discussion on voting in the united states. members of the presidential commission on election administration discussed the report on data sharing and other issues. see it lies medical camp eastern on c-span two -- see it live 9:00 eastern on c-span two. courts this sunday on "q&a," erik larson on his book "dead weight." erik: it gets complicated when the question arises, what happened to the lusitania? why was it allowed to enter without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas tur

later, bill gates and actor ben affleck testify at a hearing on diplomacy and foreign aid funding.oining us on "newsmakers" from new hampshire jennifer m. horn. from iowa, jeff kaufmann. both of you, thank you for being with us. jeff: pleasure. jennifer: thank you. steven: and joining us are caitlin huey-burns and kenneth thomas. i want to ask you, at the end of the day, how many republican candidates will be in the field this year? jennifer: we're hosting a big republican leadership summit here in new hampshire in april. as of now, we have

affleck: and really, truly shortsighted. what i have seen personally are people who now have a job that didn't used to have a job. who are moving into the marketplace. it's a model. even more so than 10,000 farmers. you would be destroying a model in its earlier most -- earliest, most nascent phase. that is saying business and investment is strong and powerful aid. it gives people self-confidence and a sense of meaning in their lives and brings goods to the market. practice of which has built this country and has proven beneficial to producers, to consumers and to the people who live in those communities. and that model that's now starting to be practiced would be diminished and that, i think, would be a real tragedy because ultimately that model is not only going to save the american taxpayer a lot of money, it's going to bring the american taxpayer, it's going to elevate the economy of the american taxpayer. it would be a crying shame because we're really onto something great. mr. gates: i'd go back to something senator gr