his name is kenny asher. we went to our graduation and atlanta. our senior party, was at robinson's tropical gardens, which was a butler building. we could make all the noise we wanted to. it is now called canoe's restaurant. about 11:00, we sat on the steps to watch the river go by. we started talking about what we were going to be. i told kenny about my dreams. then i let him talk about his. he said i am going to columbia university on a full scholarship for math and science. i'm going to do everything i can. you know what i really want to do? write great music and entertain millions of people. i thought to myself, this scrawny little booger will never be able to do something like that. i did not want to blow out his candle. i did not see him for six years until i was in minneapolis, going to a meeting at night. i was looking out the window of a cab. there on the marquee, it said "woody herman and his orchestra, accompanied by kenny asher." i called the hotel and up the theater. when the musical was over, the piano player up there, give him this

our own business correspondent zain asher knows well having attended school in nigeria. our globe economic analyst is in nigeria for the world economic conference on this week. a conference once meant to shine a light on nigeria's emerging economy, now making quite a different impressions. zain, start with you. nigeria is now africa's largest economy having overtaken south africa, fueled by the export of natural resources, like crude oil. with 37.1 billion barrels of proven crude reserves, a top opec producer, how does boko haram effect this growing economy? >> christine, listen, the cost of security, the cost of rebuilding is the give lent of 2% of the country's economic. talk about the economy in northern nigeria where a lot of this is going on. completely crippled by this. factories and stores closing down. people not going to school. so not only it affects small businesses but people's ability to provide for their families. number one. you're passionate about education. boko haram are against western education. you have people not going to school, because they're too

his name is kenny asher. we went to our graduation and atlanta.our party, after our senior party, was at robinson's tropical gardens, which was a butler building. we could make all the noise we wanted to. it is now called canoe's restaurant. about 11:00, we sat on the steps to watch the river go by. we started talking about what we were going to be. i told kenny about my dreams. then i let him talk about his. he said i am going to columbia university in us all scholarship for math and science. i'm going to do everything i can. you know what i really want to do? write great music and entertainment lives of people. i thought to myself, this scrawny little booger will never be able to do something like that. i did not want to blow out his candle. i did not see him for six years until i was in minneapolis, going to a meeting at night. i was looking out the window of a cab. there on the marquee, it said orchestra,an and his accompanied by kenny asher." i called the hotel and up the theater. when the musical was over, the piano player up there, give him

it was arranged, parties, and written my kenny asher and paul williams. dadgummit, that little bugger has made it. they were nominated for a grammy. that song is one of the most played songs in the history of music. it is all over the world. kenny asher's dream of writing great music and playing for millions of people came true. about the to think last verse of the rainbow connection will stop i want to share with you. sometime you will find it, the remote connection. the lover and the dreamer in you. as your graduation speaker tonight, i want to tell you that the rainbow connection is there for you if you're willing to dream the impossible dream. you must be willing to learn throughout your life. you must treat everyone with ethics and principle. you must treat them with respect. a deep and abiding faith that get you through the difficult times. you can do anything in america that you want to do. you may not believe may, but there is a tree my kenny asher's to be filled for everyone who is willing to dream it. think about this. this is a stadium full of

all right, zain asher, thanks so much. >> of course. >> and again, the group, amnesty international, claiming that the nigerian government had at least four hours notice that the terrorist group boko haram would be abducting these girls. coming up, i talk with a representative with amnesty international on information they received, and how that was received by the nigerian government. >>> and we're also going to take a very big turn from there. coming up, it is the last week for this icon on regular television. barbara walters, the television icon, is ending her 50-year-plus career this week. no more day-to-day work for the veteran news woman. a perspective from our own candie crowley, next. >>> develop a signature stlies no one will forget. >> wait, is that not your real voice? >> no. this is my real voice. hello, i'm babba wawa. >> barbara walters on "saturday night live" last night poking a little fun at herself. this week, the television news icon says goodbye, retiring from her regular broadcasting duties. she shows

zain asher reports. >> reporter: these attacks have all the markings of boko haram. twin bombs exploded in a busy market. a car bomb went off roughly around 3:00 local time. as locals had gathered to help the injured a second car bomb went off 20 minutes later. they were designed to cause maximum impact and to cause a maximum number of injuries. the city is important because it's an essential part of nigeria. the place that's been a hot bed of religious violence. boko haram has exploited the tension to instigate more violence in that area. these attacks on tuesday coming just a few days after a suicide bombing killed roughly five people. of course, while all the international spotlight is focused on the nearly 300 missing girls from chibuk that were taken be on april 18th. despite the president goodluck johnson vowing to crush them in the northeastern state in nigeria, boko haram seems to be determined to wreak havoc in the country. zain asher, abuja, nigeria. >>> thailand has leaders of the political party and had leaders arrive for what could be a crucial meeting a

park as to that of the death of a high-school senior she was killed and our car crash 17 year-old asherarson to set to graduate later this month she died in a crash on the road near santa rosa tuesday night into other people were injured. had classmates say was a terrible accident that determines and how terrible--a gentle life is. >>: and the chp says the driver of the car was actually driving and speeding and loss control of the vehicle and had a tree and then a telephone pole. happening today the legal fight over peninsula beach access begins suffers and swimmers have access to martin's speech but the new billionaire owner of the land, and built a fence and left a block public access along the road. his son and 930 in redwood city the trial expects to last about a week. >>: battles secretary says that he is not going to resign brushing aside calls and him step down in the wake of 40 veterans died waiting to be treated in that airs on a hospital. he now is a controversy said maxxam angry but he vows to get the bottom of what happened american legion and scrubbers for him to step down

it accused asher it occurs to me there are similarities between austin and nashville.hey are two different cities, two different states. you have spent a lot of time in the south as of late. what have you learned living in the south question mark >> i grew up in the south. i grew up in virginia. don't you mess with me on that. i grew up in lynchburg, virginia. that is the south. tavis: lynchburg is a little southern. -- south inhe arlington. >> that was always such a very important part of my life, a very specific world. a lot of my greatest influences came out of the south. my family was from tennessee. my mom was a yankee from connecticut. i definitely had a lot of southern influence in my life. it has been really fun because two of the most fun roles i have played have been southern. the first thing that i did, my big break, was a movie called "the brothers mcmullen" and we shot that thing in long island and we were playing new yorkers. i was doing new york for quite a while before the southern thing came along. i am sure i will flip-flop back and forth and go do so

darrel thomas brought his 8-year-old son, asher. >> i'm excited to meet the president. >> took him out of school mostly so that he could get a real civics lesson rather than something that is prescribed in class. >> reporter: several other kids are attending the event. many of the people in this line sh shelled out anywhere from $1,000 to more than $10,000. >> i'm here because immigration reform is such an important issue and it's stalled in congress and i really want to hear what the president has to say about it. >> reporter: about an hour ago, there were no protesters, but now in the last few minutes, there are now about 20 protesters. they are out here addressing issues such as a living wage and also environmental issues. reporting live in san jose, marian fargo, nbc bay area news. >>> the president is just arriving in los altos where he is attending a round table discussion there. in about 90 minutes, he will ahead to the san jose fairmont and traffic do make the evening commute pretty messy. looks pretty good on 280, that's the route we speexpect him to t. the on-ramps will be cl

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today whether he'd be the color of the crisis in the mail responsible for the exits with a friend asher days back to td united states on a growling. thanks to the investment policies. now i don't see your unneeded that it's in the country that was long regarded as one of the most beautiful and a member states in the union. a recent e what we've seen is such a support so that the gringos yours you're a skeptic and euro arab and anti style two storey five star movement that his policies is trying to weave them all in ruins. during the european election campaign holly wreaths in its that the video has become such a blessing i think of it again. he is not. the yes that he's a d d d d taman produced in thailand. this key areas of the properties and then backed up what is in atheism unanswered affected and all tony eat any but the main european counties and that you can return this to me because of it. we can understand the reason why people will want to protest against euro. he's going to support two d and to the pm moments. and there i am trying to to say to the progress into the soul so ni

. >> daryl thomas brought his 8-year-old son, asher. >> i'm excited to have a picture with him. and it's -- i hope it's going to be fun. >> reporter: his father says he believes tonight's event will be an unbelievable civics lesson for his son. >> i believe in democracy and he has to know how it works. i think this will make it a little bit more real for him to understand why it's important. >> reporter: others are more concerned about hearing the president's views on certain issues. >> i'm here because i want to hear what he has to say about immigration. that's enough for me. >> reporter: from politics to photo ops, it's a chance to create presidential memories. >> and we have just been told that the president is expected to arrive here at the fairmont hotel at 6:30 tonight. so we will have another update and tell you will or not this number of protesters is going to be growing by then, as well. >>> reporting live in san jose, mary anne favro, nbc bay area news. >> there's also the traffic issue in all of this. mr. obama is expected in about 30 minutes. he'll soon be leaving lo

zane asher, cnn, new york. >>> it would be quite a turn of events to go from steriling to oprah, wouldn'tyes, polar opposites. >> i would like to see that. we'll see what happens. >>> other financial news -- >> the prime minister says lisbon will not need an additional safety net. >> the country won back investor confidence after sticking to austerity reforms. >>> when we come back after the break, there is not much to love about washington these days. >> unless you're at the white house correspondent's dinner. it's the night the commander in chief gets to be the zinger in chief. we'll take you there. uly amazin. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. for over 18 years we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today at angieslist.com >>> the film "the amazing spiderman 2" has earned $369 million worldwide. the film saw $277 million in tickets outside the u.s. and canada, boosted by strong opening day sales in china on sunday. the sequel to the franchise reboot made less than expected in north america, ea

. >> zain asher in new york, barbara starr at the pentagon. zain, give our best wishes to your family over there. a very personal story for you. becoming personal for so many of our viewers here in the united states and around the world. guy, thanks very much. these nigerian kidnappings are highlighting the problems for girls around the world trying to overcome barriers to education. you can help make a difference. go to cnn.com/impact. you will be able to impact your world. >>> cominge ing up, ukrainian t claim victory in one overrun city but their declaration may be a bit premature. also, hillary clinton and the monica lewinsky effect. we'll discuss what it could mean for a posable presidentable run. >>> shame and survival. that's the title of monica lewinsky essay in the new issue of "vanity fair." in it, she talks about her, quote, consensual affair with president bill clinton. some are questioning her timing of her entry into the spotlight. thinking the clintons are behind it. monica lewinsky says that's not true. our political commentato

let's talk about the clippers with zain asher and andy shuls. welcome to both of you.r other sponsors to come back to the clippers? >> i think at this point the sponsors are waiting for the dust to settle. there were so many unanswered questions right now. for example, who is the new leader going to be? who is the new owner of the clippers? nobody wants to make the same mistake twice so i think their rep pautation will be under a l of scrutiny. unanswered questions sponsors are waiting for is will there be a long drawn out battle? will shelly sterling be the new owner? what will that mean for the brand? someone like oprah brings positive publicity that sponsors will jump on that bandwagon. it's corona, kia, sprint, state farm, amtrak playing it safe at this point saying they'll decide before the next nba season what they're going to do with this brand. carol? >> it's interesting. red bull, red bull jumped right back in but with caveats. they are making sure none of the money will go into donald sterling's pockets. how can that be? >> at this point they want to protect

zain asher is here with more. your parents fled there. you spent time there.how the nation reacts in some parts of that country, you know, misery is a way of life in a lot of ways and violence. has this captured the whole nation's attention and why can't they stop these guys. >> it's captured the attention of people who live in a state of fear constantly. so borno state is where boko haram had their strong hold. in terms of the rest of the country, i have to sabo coharam has been around 15 years. violence has really escalated in the last five years. people are used to the violence from boko haram. you see villages burnt down, you see people beheaded, people killed. so there is a sort of feeling that boko haram can't be stopped. >> eight more kills girls kidnapped sunday night. is it the sheer number taken at once that has woken this fury. >> absolutely. but this is not a one-off. 66 boys from a boarding school were also killed from boc boca haron. so i think the community is waking up because of the number. and also the outrage that nigeria's president waited

cnn's zain asher.big a deal is this new cooperation, and what are people there on the ground saying about i it? >> reporter: miguel, the summit was about nigeria working its neighboring countries to prevent the spread of boko haram, you mentioned sur vase lens at borders, intelligence sharing. when you talk to people on the ground, they feel it's one thing for west african lead to say all of this at a well-publicized summit where cameras are rolling but it's another thing to implement the measures. i spent the day at a church and they have lost faith in the nigerian government because all they've gotten is scant information. all they have to rely on at this point is prayers. i've been talking to teachers in the northern part of nigeria, to figure out what nef been going through all of this time. one principal at a school, in the same state where the girls were taken, tells me that some of his peers are teachers at nearby schools have been shot in front of students. he's afraid to continue teaching. he

zane asher, cnn, new york. >>> there is no shortage of possible buyers for the clippers. want to know who would you want as a billionaire boss? a tough decision. >> who do you think? >> here is a couple of names out there. floyd mayweather, the undefeated boxer has a knack for making money but he also loves to gamble. >> he is also really late. any time i've ever interviewed him he is hours late. >> probably not a good boss? >> probably not. >> how about long time and long suffering clippers fan billy crystal? he told "forbes" we are in negotiations. do you think he is joking? >> i think he would be great. you know how spike lee is for the knicks? that is what billy crystal is to the clippers. his heart is in it and i'd rather have a boss who is a fan and heart is really into it. >> i agree with you on that one. how about larry ellison? $50 billion, he has deep pockets. you could get raise? >> no. >> not good? >> okay, well his bid? case you're wondering might include oprah also. she has given show audience cars. what would she give an employee? >> she would get a lot of

could you imagine like asher being listen, i will go to afghanistan but when the shooting starts i want to be on the front lines. justin bieber, listen, i need to drive a tank. it's not going to happen. anyone else in? >> i read a novel written from, thing from the renaissance. no, i'm not sure but the book is called mr. blackman and it talks about the involvement of black soldiers from the revolutionary war through i believe world war ii, or maybe even vietnam. in that section on world war i he talks about the use of black regiment in no man's land to test for gas, that that 2% out in front of the white troops to test if the germans were using gas. and i was wondering if that was an accurate reflection of what did, in fact, happen, if you find any evidence of any research? >> let me put it this way. when i was researching -- i did not involve the hellfighters because what happened with hellfighters with the first black unit in combat. later more black units came around, so much so that the organist to actual whole black divisions, the whole fighters then fought with the 93rd division a

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jane asher grew up in nigeria. nice to see you.ring you into this conversation to get some perspective here. if you could, give us a sense of who this group is and do you think the nigerian government is capable of defeating them or will it take something more? >> that is honestly the million dollar question. they are an islamic extremist group. and they are opposed to westernization and the reason why education specifically is so offensive to them is that in their mind, education is the ultimate symbol of westernization. so in terms of answering your next question about whether or not the government can do anything to really cripple this group, part of the problem is they have to destroy the funding for boka haram. the way they raise their money is not only through drug trafficking but also through kidnapping innocent people and holding them ransom. better armed and better equipped. when you talk to people on the ground, there is this fear that if the u.s. comes in and swoops in and either rescues these girls or really kills the l

asher am grateful to be allowed to work with the. i did intended to of this with someone been to about being back it is a serious issue that i want to address red wine, and that is the future of the internet. i want to specifically direct these remarks in you, the principal providers to the nation's broad band and connectivity. and we and circulated a notice of proposed rulemaking to my fellow commission in the that would protect and promote the two things that it's important to understand. first, this is a notice which asks and sikhs in put on the best ways to protect and promote the of the inner. second, all options are on the table. our goal is to put in place real protection for consumers, real protection for innovators and entrepreneurs the resolve what has, until now, but only a matter of debate and litigation. i believe that this process will put us on track to up quickly get to legally enforceable open internet rules. i'm interested in results. we've been trying to do something for almost a decade. it's time to get the job fi

zain asher is here with more. >> reporter: i'm from nigeria personally so i grew up there.ent time in nigeria. what's sad about it is that nobody is immune. the president of nigeria's cousin was recently kidnapped. the finance minister's mother was recently kidnapped. nobody is immune. they will look at you, size you up based on how you speak, how you dress, your race, whether you're black or white, what country you're from, and they'll work out how much they think your family will pay to see you again. a native nigerian can be held for ransom for $100,000. if you're an oil worker, if you're from the western world, you can be held for as much as $200,000 up to several million. they'll hold you ransom until you pay. there are reports of people being held ransom for over a year in nigeria. the situation is out of control. >> talk about this horrible terrorist group that takes all of these girls hostage and they're going to sell them to whom? >> well, there are reports they will sell them across the border to neighboring countries. the fear right now is that actually they are

today mr werner asher how did it boost your business i couldn't tell you the numbers but what we're hearing from the stores is they're very very happy in preparation for this group all the stores mandarin speaking as well as welcome area that we set up we have translators we had runners seven to ten days ahead of time all of them got special welcome pins that had a cross flag of china and the united states a long way. a replica of a south coast plaza give parks president obama in his major foreign policy speech referred to china's economic rise as a concern do you think this political tension could affect business at the end of the day so the politics don't necessarily i don't think have an effect on the relationship necessarily. my opinion. chinese investment in the united states double in two thousand and thirteen driven by large scale acquisitions in food energy and real estate so u.s. politicians may give china the cold shoulder but u.s. business is prepared to roll out their red carpets in washington i'm going to check on r.t. or to paris to open up the r.t. world update where thousand