a group led by apollo global management raised its bid to $10 a share for apollo education, owner ofof phoenix. a 52% premium from one of first put itself on the block. 28% premium from friday's closing price. and per next therapeutics. stephen: has heard of it. .72 asset management, putting in a bigger stake. interesting to mention, because is interested. apple in transition. it has been rough. the company has lost so much value the last couple weeks amid slowing iphone sales, first concerns, and then confirmations. you can see apple is up. only 4/10 of a percent, but it is a big, heavy stock. there is news breaking now on weyerhaeuser. wy is the ticker, i believe. it will sell mills international paper for $2.2 billion. international paper has a tax benefit of $300 million. international paper essentially one huge paper company. it will buy mills from we yerhaeuser. jonathan: thank you. on to emerging markets. while some investors are shying away from brazil, mark mobius, executive chairman of franklin templeton's emerging markets group is finding opportunity. here is what he said

when i was writing the martian i shamelessly took advantage of the apollo era. and the program in the book is very similar in feel and style to the apollo era program. in real life, i'm sure our first manned mission to mars will be -- put into low earth orbit by commercial space industry's, government contract, i think will be a large multinational effort. it will not look anything like it looked in the movie. making so many of the systems and components to go on these vehicles, you guys are really pushing the edge of the innovation and technology. which is what today is all about. you know, things like solar electric propulsion. another thing i like saying to give us a sense of what you guys are working on, that is really cool and how it works in two? julie: we support government and commercial. we do primarily propulsion, big inches, motors, those kinds of power. the things we're working on today, we are doing ion propulsion, a form of electric propulsion. we talk about decreasing the cost. everything we throw off the planet has to go on the rocket. the smalle

court and writes about the court for the washington post, you can read more at washington post.com apollo's reporting on twitter@scotus reporter. thank you for joining us. >> you are very welcome. thank you. >> the supreme court sent challenges back to the lower courts on the healthcare law nt

apollo education delayed a shell after several came out against it.nited airlines has cut the coo's pay by $1 million. it is related to an internal probe. that resulted in the resignation of ceo jeff smiesic last year. >>> other stocks to watch here, air france has named a new ceo. he will replace the ceo after failing to restructure the airline. he formerly h lly headed a bus train operator. expedia's ceo is one of the highest paid. most of the package came from stock options that expedia gave him. jc penney's shares could double over the next three years. they have made major progress in the last three months but still remain pretty much under the radar, trading under $10 a share, well off the high of $43 hit in 2012. >>> a perennial event didn't disappoint. we are joined with more of the highlights. >> good morning to you. warren buffett and charlie monger sitting down. they discussed what is the woodstock of capitalism. take a listen. >> there's been far, far, far more money made by wall, by people in wall street through salesmanship abilities tha

i'm a teacher from the apollo 11 program.ill that continue and will these companies also contribute? because we need a lot of help in some areas. >> i'm going to let them talk about how they contribute, but they do immensely. i tell people nasa today has a $19.3 billion budget and that's a $19.3 billion budget that's focused on stem education. there is not a single thing that we, do whether it's aeronautics, science, human space flight, space technology, that we don't get into classrooms somehow so that teachers like you can use that material to excite kids. cube sats. that's getting kids interested in science, math, aerodynamics, you name it. and is that an education program? technically, no. but does it promote education? you bet it does. so i tell people all the time, i don't care what the line says in the budget. i've got a line for education, it's skimpy. but we improvise. so we spend 19.3 billion on stem education. >> you think it's a collaborative thing too? our company is involved in education since i actually joined

. >> the apollo theater will add prince to its walk of fame. the late singer will officially be inducted during the apollo's spring gala next month. he'll get a plaque beneath the famous marquee in new york city. he'll be besiend areeltha franklin and michael jackson. >> an entire city in alberta, canada, has been evacuated because of a wildfire. flames made their way into ft. mcmurray yesterday. unseasonably hot temperatures combined with dry conditions fueled this fire. ft. mcmurray is the capital of alberta's oil sands region which is the firthird largest reserve oil in the world. it destroyed 80% of homes in one neighborhood but no injuries have been reported. >>> yeah, and talking about that area in canada, 91 degrees yesterday. 40 degrees above normal. somebody's getting hot weather. not us. 53 and cloudy in philadelphia. we have 52 degrees and some light rain in the lehigh valley. and cool spot, pennsylvania suburbs, chester, montgomery, bucks, delaware. see if the temperatures are going anywhere this afternoon. not really. it may actual

leverage existing technology rather than reinvent the wheel i have heard people from nasa say the apollo was the best and worst to ever happen to the space industry. >> going back to a minute with the idea to democratize space to make it accessible to the masses you have 700 people who bought tickets for those who have actually been to space but what about the demeanor and d.c. there is a market for that. >> i do think the demand outstrips the supply for the foreseeable future of the height one dash hard to find a vehicle we want to do it carefully and safely so it will be a market for a long time to come more people will want to do with man seats available so that is good to take our time and fly safely and have a very profitable business with the people we fly customers are amazing is successful who believe they're hoping to bring about something new because of little but their money down it will not happen but where does ago? that is an interesting question it is frustrating to all of us were released to meet we're still going mach .8 with commercial air travel and have been going tha

and 2-year-old little apollo.es to accompany mom for reversals for her upcoming tour. check out the little guy. ♪ old mcdonald had a cow, ee-i-ee-i-oo ♪ >> mom, gwen, sharing these musical moments on instagram. it looks like apollo is also quite the drummer, right? >> you should hear his "wheels on the bus." it will knock your socks off. >> we thank you for the ear worm. the wheels on the bus. >>> if you are what you eat, then many of us may be pretty strange indeed. buzzfeed is sharing images of the strangest sandwiches that reads swear are tasty. i don't know. how does a ham, mayo, cheese, and oreos on white bread sound? >> not good. >> what? >> yeah, oreos in the mix. potato salad, sliced hot dogs, graham crackers, and maple syrup on white bread? >> no. >> until they put the graham crackers on. >> a little crunch in there. how about that? this morning, this concoction. it's a fried chicken sandwich, topped with flaming hot cheetos and ketchup. >> i'll try it. i -- >> are you serious? >> is nobody else going to

kingston, who's 9, zuma, 7, and apollo, 2. behati is expecting in september.kiss fm's concert, where gwen performed, she told us adam wants her input. >> adam keeps texting me, what about thiname, what about this name? >> any names he's told you? >> are you kidding me? like i would tell you. >> come on, spill the tea. >> >> yeah, totally spill it. >>> all right. coming up next, the performances on"the voice" are so good, but did you know it takes a small army to pull those off? we're going to show what you don't see on tv. >> pretty incredible how they do it. it's so impressive. >>> plus, you're not going to believe all the stars and all the celebrity couples we spotted at beyonce's l.a. show. who was the famous a-lister giving the task of babysitting blue ivy? >>> and ashley graham locking lips with behind the scenes of their sexy new music video. >> my new girlfriend. >>> closed captioning provided by -- ♪ you wish your dog could fight off fleas and ticks. but since he can't... you rely on frontline plus. because frontline plus unleashes a deadly killing for

and he will be inducted into the apollo's hall-of-fame. he joined aretha franklin and michael jackson when he is inducted on june 13th. >>> the navy seal killed by isis is being honored in arizona. the governor ordered all flags flown at half staff. the 24-year-old phoenix native died when islamic fighters attacked his vehicle in iraq. he is the third military member to die in combat with isis. >>> the president is in flint, michigan, he is holding a round table discussion with residents on how they are dealing with the water crisis. he promises a change. and wants to assure residents that federal help will continue. >>> detroit classes are back in session after they were closed for two days. teachers refused to work because of fears they would not get paid. after receiving word from the struggling district that they will receive paychecks. there are working on a $500 million plan to restructure the district and its debt. >>> one school district is reviewing their procedures after a 7-year-old fooled them with a fake excuse note. >>> and b

. - i felt most proud of the success of the apollo mission. the hot computers, the paths that will get you there. you determined where you were on earth when you started out and where the moon would be at a given time. otaled how fast they would be going and the moon will be there by the time you got there. - [voiceover] beautiful. just beautiful. - we were really concerned when they were leaving the moon going back that they should be exactly correct on that. (mumbling) you miss a train, you wait for the next train and there were no more trains. it took me a day and a half to compute what the computer had given them. turned out to be the exact numbers that they had. it was my job. and i did my job correctly and well. - i'm sylvia earle. i'm explorer in residence at the national geographic, founder of mission blue. i'm also founder of the place where i'm sitting right now, deep ocean exploration and research in alameda, california. what really captured my imagination and has held my attention all these years the life in the ocean. there's so m

he was honored by school in 2,000 when the forum at the apollo of temple was renamed the liacouras center. a memorial service will be held at temple performing arts center next friday. peter liacouras passed after a long illness, he was 85. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news", breast cancer survivor with the tremendous honor, this philadelphia woman already got to walk around citizens bank park, this weekend, she's doing something many baseball fans have only dreamed of. leslie. >>> well, future of the eagles, carson wentz had his vicar first practice. he had had a week to study the play book what does he think about doug pederson's offence. play book what does he think about doug pederson's offence. we will hear from him in prediabetes is a serious medical condition that increases the risk for developing type 2 diabetes. more than 1 in 3 adults has prediabetes, but ninety percent don't know it. you could be one of them. talk to your doctor about small lifestyle changes that can prevent you from getting type 2 diabetes. sponsored by nacdd with support from the centers for disease contr

the university honored lee cora in 2,000 when it renamed the forum at the apollo of temple the liacouras center. he died after long illness at the age of 85. >>> okay, i don't know how you're get to go work today, but may i suggest riding your bike? >> did you ride yours? >> nope. >> well, today is bike to work today. philly has been named the most bike recall town downtown by real estate website just this week. but hundreds of communities across the country will be involved today. the number of bike commuters in the u.s. is growing 62% in less than 15 years, our pat gal send on the road on his bike. he'll have a live report in our next hour. >> awesome. still ahead this morning, how you can name two adorable additions at the adventure aquarium. >> then the food donald trump is telling chris christie to stop eating. plus this: >> tacking responsibility for what i d i apologize to my victims and everyone is affected. >> he is apologizing now but bragging before watch this suspect posted on line that caught the eye of investigators. >> and coffee in a cone. we'll show you the accomplishmen

so it is full of artifacts from the apollo era.iterally a piece of every lunar module that has been on the moon. emily: but you have not been to space yet. steve: no, i have been weightless a couple of times. zero gravity flights. emily: when is your first flight? steve: if it were up to just me, it would probably be in five or six years. but since there are kids and responsibilities, i might wait 10 years. who wants to be in the first airplane flight? you would rather wait for the fourth or fifth. the perception of fear is that it sounds like a dangerous thing. rockets had blown up. this kind of visual failure with everyone. but the goal with spacex is to make it as routine as air flight. so make the rocket reusable so that you don't throw it away after each flight, which dramatically lowers the cost, and when the cost comes down you can fly much more often, gain more experience. emily: a spacex rocket exploded during a launch in late june, and that was a huge blow. have they fixed the problem? steve: they believe they have. with

that defining moment that i did a very successful apollo program and shuttle program. that same character that was to find so many years ago is alive and well. in the future will see that belief in our country's character with the development of the successful -- of a successful commercial shuttle program and in nasa's development of their own shuttle -- a vehicle that may take us to an asteroid, mars, or maybe back to the moon to finish what we started. it is crucial that you define who you are in believe that you are that person. so now once you have decided not to let anyone -- not to let anyone be your own worst enemy by defining who you are and you must not become your own worst enemy. you must believe that you are that person that deep in your soul if you know is there. i know that many speeches include the saying believe in yourself but it is a factor in success. myn i was nine-years-old, older brother came home from college and he noticed my grades. he was very proud of me and he mentioned that i could become an aerospace engineer and may be an astronaut since

. >> there are shit loads, and it's basically the continuation of the original temples, be they apolloer? >> they switched over to churches. >> hey, you guys thought pagan idolatry was fun? check this out. it's much more fun and we'll slide right in there and you won't even notice. >> seamlessly. yes. >> important island in mythology though. >> extremely. >> it is the old dionysus island. yes, it is. >> god of wine, women in song, basically. >> and madness. >> and madness. one of the things i like about greek mythology is that the gods were all deeply flawed. i mean, they had some serious problems. they were always, you know, sleeping with humans. they were jealous. they get angry. they weren't pure. they weren't perfect. they weren't divine. they were -- >> they were humans. >> yeah, but every now and then they dionysus would appear, everyone would say -- it and have a great time. why not? ♪ [ man singing in greek ] ♪ with 5-door versatility, advanced hybrid technology and dynamic sport-tuned suspension... it has a side for every side of you. ♪ the lexus ct. it's up for as much as you

half of that goes for the infrastructure that was built for apollo.s much with the rest of it. john: most of the rockets going up now are private companies. >> space has been privatized. john: they are planning to go to mars. >> probably $50 billion by the time it's built. we have no money to do anything beyond that. the soonest we would go to mars would be the mid 20s and 3. i just don't think that that's going to be the way we get there. elon musk announced he's going to mars in 2018. not with people. but should he do that near the range with the heavy-lift vehicle. it will be obvious we don't need to spend taxpayer money on this. john: you have been there nine years. it's not just congress' fault. nasa want to protect every job. >> it's a bureaucracy. people at nasa are wonderful. but the leadership, they are all in tight with the industry. everybody likes to manage a contract. and so it's pretty nice system. at this point you have got $18 billion of the public's money that i think the space program could do better with. john: it could be so much b

i have a couple, a thing i'm writing right now, about being a kid during the apollo program, like when they first walked on the moon. so yeah, it's a bigger film. - you grew up in that part of texas, and at that moment. - yeah, yeah, so i'm trying to kind of, coming up on the 50th anniversary of the, - the moon shot. - yeah, that i was like, oh, that was a pretty interesting time, so i'm trying to maybe recreate that, but that's a bigger, that's probably a $30 million film. i'll see if i can get it made. - think about how much fun it would be to recreate that period. one of the great things about, again, coming back to the current movie, is the perfect recreation of what it was like to be at that time, the clothes, the cars. - the music. - the music, and, in fact, i mentioned to you, again, before this, we sat down today, that there's a sequence at the beginning of the film, where a bunch of the people in the cast are singing along to rapper's delight. (chuckling) as they're driving from one of the houses to a party or to a, - to a bar. (laughing) - and it was immediately authentic, be

the apollo program was the best and worst thing to ever happen to the space industry. >> i want to ask george, going back to space tourism for a minute. you have 700 people who have bought tickets. what do you see the demand? there is really a demand. >> i think the demand far outstrips the supply for the foreseeable future. it is going to be hard to fly these vehicles. i think it is going to be one of these markets. i think it is a good thing. we will have a very profitable is next. they really help their trying to catalyze something and do something new. where does it go? that is an interesting question. that is one of the things we think about. it is frustrating to all of us that we are still going mach .8 in our commercial air travel. we've been going that speed. the average speed has even gone down slightly. it is inconceivable for us to go to transpacific. is that going to happen in a year or two? no. the technology that we are working on will feed into that. how do you find people safely? those are all the nuts and bolts. those are all the questions that we will be dealing with.

there were actually four people in the apollo 11 spacecraft, but we got hungry. ( laughter ) there was not the kind you drink. ( laughter ) >> stephen: houston, we have a problem. i want more moon scoops. >> alan shepard hit a golf ball on the moon. but i'm the only one that hit a golf ball into a clown's mouth on the moon. ( laughter ) make sure you bring a gun loaded with silver bullets to fight off werewolves because when you're on it, it's always a full moon. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> stephen: ooooo! >> a lot of people think the three of us were picked to go to the moon because we had the right stuff. actually, it was a prize we won for selling thst ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> stephen: mamma mia! that's a spicy moon scoop! >> just because the american flag is on the moon doesn't mean it belongs to us. the moon is actually owned by the ortega taco shell corporation. ( laughter ) >> stephen: true story! "no dream is too high" is in stores now! buzz aldrin, everybody. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ( applause ) t-shirt? right sleeve, left sleeve, neck hole. is this shirt alive man? oh,

>> one of them is ave tar 8760 teamed one apollo jet, and so you pay $295 a year, and you can fly empty and chals, and so that is only $295, and a lot of people should check it out. >> it is a huge business for the fractional jet owners. >> yes, i will call up my guy, and say, al, i need a one-way to l.a., and the plane is from florida, and they have come the back, but we will people get on the empty leg for $250. >> and so, now what about the businesses out there, and they love the "shark tank" and hearing about the success stories, and for those of us out there who want to be the shaquille o'neal or success story, what is the path to mental fitness and physical fit ne ness? >> well, dwight eisenhower said, the smartest leaders are the ones smart enough to hire the smart ones. >> i have a loft people helping me out with my ideas and for example charity-wise, my mother always taught me tole help out those in need, and i wish i could take credit, but when i was being raised by my mother and father, i would not be here today. >> shaquille o'neal, thank you for coming by and supporting the

in apollo bill, the trail is a goodhin chin person who comforts passengers after a robbery on a stagecoach and he is later vilified and threatened with death by modest mike. condemning such bullies who abuse the chinese as woodlands, and story after story the chinese-hating characters are the bad guys. the chinese and those who defend them, the good guys. after ae white heroine white mob attacks a group of chinese models, she says, this is shameful, can't those file ruffians be driven out and these poor fellows people tech did in their rights. protect did the in their rights. what rights are we talking about here? the right to emigrate to the united states, find work, steak a claim? in the real world of late 19th century america, most chinese people were barred from ever obtaining citizenship. were restricted from testifying against whites in court and widely discriminated against. but in the fictional world of the dime novel, the chinese individual was a human being, a man, and in agent pursuing his own destiny. in examining the image of the chinese in the popular culture it is easy to hi

to be then and now side by side poster the company used wrong space craft it was supposed to be "apollont to moon in 1969 shuttle. easy to get them confused righ right? >> sure. >> not. >> nasa did not launch first shuttle until 1981. >> major fail. >> all right. 5:353 the time a little girl in texas wrote excuse note to get her out of school early and it actually worked. her father surprise set with the school saying it's obvious according to this the letter was written by a child. the school district is looking into the is dent. >> a story you see on "fox5". amy was due three weeks from now and on saturday afternoon drivering with family she went into labor and her husband called the doctor who told you them to drive to shady grove hospital and baby evan had other plans and was ready to come now. dad called 911 and he and three other kids helped bring the ne newest edition to the crowd. >> i was saying that she's in labor and stevsh coming. >> everybody took an active role coming out and. >> we're happy to report they're all happy and healthy and there's a family of six. what a story

a, apollo, b, challenger, c, endeavor, d, atlantis. >> challenger. >> that is correct. nicely done.yed on mtv when it launched on august 1st, 1981 was video kill the radio star by what one-hit wonder band. >> kaja goo-goo. >> that is incorrect. >> c! >> what? >> go ahead. d, the buggels. >> d! >> that is correct. inyour face. i got one! >> i love how you just committed to d even though you hadn't even heard it. nicely done. don got two, robin got one. 20 points for each correct answer. head back to your podiums. next up, alisyn and -- >> you go, girl. you got this. >> got a lot going on. all right. the theme is politics. no, i'm just kidding. sorry, it's not. it's tv news. all right >> all right. >> so there's three questions. number one, who was the only news anchor to broadcast live from the fall of the berlin wall in 1989. a, peter jennings. b, bernard shah. c, dan rather. or d, tom brokaw. >> tom brokaw. >> that is correct. that is right. which of the following was not an original cnn program when the network launched in 1980. a, money line. b -- >> "cnn newsroom." >> that is co

. >>> it is the same technology used by the apollo mission to send back those stunning images half aentury ago. >>> right now at six, two law school students are crime victims and it is all caught on camera. they claim that police are not doing enough to catch the criminals. >>> donald trump encountering a new york times article about his treatment of women. >> ground breaking transplant surgery never been done in the u.s. until now. >>> i'm bruce johnson. >> and caught on video in northwest washington, a nightmare for two law students. >> the thieves shattered the glass of one student's vehicle and stealing the belongings of another. andrea mckaren has more of this brazen crime. >> reporter: bruce and jan at 4th and i street in washington. it turns out it was ahmad's first night in the d c apartment. the couple thrilled to be here and this happened. >> reporter: watch closely at this crime. the suspect rolls up on a bike and places his hands on the car and peers into the window. moments later, he smashes the glass and snatches ahmad's belongings in roughly 25 seconds. >> i lost my l

you're a finalist in the apollo astronaut program. you are a navy fighter pilot and for those of you who know navy fighter pilots that means you think you're the finest fighter pilot in the world. applause, there you go, maybe. sorry gentlemen. it might be a rough morning for you. you are 30 years old and you are flying these machines all of these jet machines around you. you think that you can control the uncontrollable because basically stressing in two and a because basically strapping into an a4 because basically stressing in two and a four or f. six r. f. eight is like strapping onto a rocket. nobody can control that but you have the confidence to think that you can. you are in complete control of your world. it's february 9, 1965 the first day of the air war against north vietnam. you are 100 miles off the coast. it is february 9. all of those character traits and all that confidence, that is who you are. this is bob shoemaker on february 11, two days later. being captured by the north vietnamese in a flooded field somewhere in

michael eric dyson: at the apollo certainly. among the people who are there. that constituency.grace at the church. but when i say permission to be black in public, the way obama part fromt inside a that remarkable sermon and is when heharleston goes to the white house correspondents dinner and he signifies his blackness in a way, radiates from the heart of his likeness that is relatively unable to do. charlie: which is comedy. michael eric dyson: that is the way he can do it. through humor, he can signify through he is. his blackness can be mediated through a forum already set up to know that what we are doing is humor is a -- humorous and comedic. charlie: [indiscernible] michael eric dyson: no, not all. not only intellectuals but some of the cultural critics who have been saying this and acting saying, we have been asking this president, engaging this president, and we don't get any purchase. no serious response. we get lectures, condescension. a kind ofer we force serious engagement, yes. the president will occasionally speak to these issues. he went to the u.k. and could no

it's like the seen in rocky where the trainer looks over to apollo and says he doesn't know it's a show i think it's a devastating blow to hillary. if she loses california it's devastating. it doesn't mean she's not going to be the candidate but it means she's doing to limp her way into the general election and it's going to show a weakness and lack of momentum and it's going to play into this narrative that there's still an anti-establishment sentiment out there that we don't want an establishment candidate and that's going to play into the hands of donald trump. i think it's going to be a really big problem for her going into the general if she doesn't win california. >> 1968 and 1980 were similar. in both cases you had an incumbent party that ended up in trouble because of an anti-establishment mood and everybody said they'll never be able to take the establishment out and they did. is this a 1968 and 1980 kind of moment. >> i think it is. the issue that i see and this is a really important issue is the moment and the energy that's behind the anti-establishment movement is big, it's

she's got three boys, kingston, 9, zuma 7, and apollo 2. the hottie is expecting in september. >> at kiss f.m.'s concert where gwen performed, she told us levine wants her input. >> adam keeps texting me what about this name, what about this name? it's just really fun. >> any names that he has told you about? >> are you kidding me? like i would tell you. >> no way! >> so gwen won't spill. but we will. at least when it comes to secrets on the set of "the voice." ♪ here is what you see on one show. spectacular stage effects. ♪ flames right behind the performer. ♪ >> flashing lights, floor to ceiling. here is what you don't see. the army of stagehands rushing to change the scenery after each act. >> 90 seconds. >> the production team on "the voice" is really crazy. they put things up and take them apart as if it is formula 1. >> one minute. >> 70 guys have about three and a half minutes to switch out one huge group of set pieces for another. >> with television, it's a little bit different. the turnaround time is crazy. >> five seconds. four, t

liacouras was honored by school in 2,000 when the forum at the apollo of temple was renamed to the liacouras center. memorial services will be held at temple's polling arts center, next friday. peter liacouras passed after a long illness. he was 85. >>> largest clement rowing competition in the united states is underway right now in the schuylkill river. >> over next two days thousands of rowers will compete in the dad vail regatta and, banks of the river are lined with spectators. more than 100 colleges are taking part. dad vail regatta is in the seventh eighth year. >>> now some of the rowers competing in the dad vail will be rio bound for this summer. >> as our walt hunter found out while they are aware of the threat of the zika virus they won't let it get in the way of their olympic dreams. >> reporter: training hard, she dreams of olympic gold, rowing for team any fear use in rio this summer. >> i feel bless todd represent my country. >> reporter: these two competing for team u.s.a. but emerging from the brazil an waters where they will row, now comes an unprecedented health threat, mos

i vividly remember watching the apollo mission on tv and the launch of that 36-story tall saturn 5 rocket that took neil armstrong and buzz aldrin to the surface of the moon. the space program not only inspired a generation of americans but it also led to incredible advances in science and technology that over the last 50 years have accounted for as much as half -- half -- of all the economic growth in the united states. these groundbreaking advances firmly established our nation as an international leader in innovation. during the height of the space race, america's federal investment in research and development reached nearly 2% of the nation's g.d.p. today overall federal r&d spending, the seed corn of our future prosperity, has fallen to an historic low of .78% of g.d.p. with the united states investing less on science, research and education and our competitors outpacing us, we are losing our footing in the global marketplace. congress must increase the federal development in r&d to 1% of g.d.p. if we want to continue to be leading the world in innovation. this commitment should incl