are we a nation that kicks out a striving, hopeful immigrant like astra or are thee a nation that findsay to welcome her in? scripture tells us that we shall not oppress a stranger for we know the heart of a stranger. we were strangers once, too. my fellow americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. we were strangers once, too. and whether our forebear errors were strangers who crossed the atlantic or the pacific or the rio grande, we are here only because this country welcomed them in and taught them that to

are we a nation that kicks out a striving, hopeful immigrant like astra or are thee a nation that findsay to welcome her in? scripture tells us that we shall not oppress for we know the heart of a stranger. we were strangers once, too. my fellow americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. we were strangers once, too. and whether our forebear errors were strangers who crossed the atlantic or the pacific or the rio grande, we are here only because this country welcomed them in and taught them that to be an american is about something more than what we look like or what our last names are or how we worship. what makes us americans is our shared commitment to an ideal that all of us are created equal and that all of us have a chance to make of our lives what we will. that's the country our parents and grandparents and generations before them build for us. that's the tradition we must uphold. these the legacy that we must leave for those to come. thank you, god bless you, and god bless this country we love: >> president obama speaking for about 15 minutes. joining us now fro

one of those dare devils is an economics student from germany, the other a journalist from astra. >>> philadelphia veterans and their family members are invited to an open house in germantown tonight. the philadelphia va regional office and insurance center wants their feedback about programs, benefits and services. that meeting is set for 6:30 tonight at the va regional office on wissahickon avenue. >>> and today, first lady michelle obama will talk to women veterans at arlington national cemetery. this is video from a joining forces event back in spring. today's career development forum is part of that initiative. >>> it could be the first ban of its kind. next, the small town going up against a big fish and the popular product leaders there are trying to outlaw. >>> 4:55. the sphinx has had some work done. after three years of restoration, the spinks in egypt is back open. the makeover became necessary after some cracks caused by wind, moisture and erosion appeared on part of the statue. the great spinks is 45 centuries old and one of the largest single stone statues on earth. >>>

he said that true poverty astra digsally understood -- we can define it any way we want. we can say poverty is under $35 if we want but basically it is under $1 or $2 a day as we look at it. he said traditionally as poverty is understood can be and likely will be effectively eradicated by the year 2035. hat say you? >> i think if your definition of true poverty is a technical definition of people making less than $1.25 a day, or even more countries that are falling within the poor vs. unpoor category, i think that's a real possibility. i think if your definition of true poverty, which is our definition at acumen, which is much more connected to the human dignity, as a human being do i have a choice, do i have freedom, am i safe to send my children to school and get them healthcare so i can be a real participant -- >> a little bit higher. >> we have a long way to go. d i think that our world would be so much more the world we all want if we looked at poverty both in material and spiritual terms. we all want the same thing. that sounds so trite. but we've got a long way to

>> i think right now, astra is innovation. the next big event for them is on the 18th of november with their r&d day. we expect more about the oncology pipeline, but will drugs in an earlier stage that we haven't heard much about yet. a. >> for years, people thought growth wasn't coming through. in general, is the sector going to -- with the pine line delivering? >> we think the pace of innovation is accelerating. not just in drugs, but medical devices, technology. and so we think approaching a period of major structural change wnl health care the way it's managed and delivered, we have drugs that might start to cure diseases, not just treat the symptoms of them. >> and if you're talking about a theme, what is the best way to play that? >> well, you can play the big pharmas, but i would argue the biotechnology has become the engine of discovery. the best pharma companies have been very active on the business development front and have licensed drugs on the smaller companies. as an investor, there is probably less risk in earni

. >> i think that brings us right to the heart of astra's argument in her book, and astra that must soundmilar to you. one of the points that you made in the book is i think critical to this discussion right now that coulter is the stage where anxieties about the marketplace sort of have a light shone on so them, we see them in full view.e one of the anxieties about this marketplace that you feel we arr to is rather than giving us a level playing field, the kind of promise of the web is a very sea early days, we see a playing field is a much tilted in favor f enormous layers the waytf franklin described in. >> my book is a broad look atla, the meet lansky. someone who is work as amn independent film maker and also towards the last year and a half have been an independent rock a band and looks at some of the mythology the internet was necessary level of the cultural playing field it from the audience rich and giving to the audience poor. so the title the people's platform is aspirational. wouldn't it be great if we had a people's platform in a different space not just commercial publishers