the clinical core of the boston university alzheimer's disease sender. he received his undergraduate degree from wesleyan university and his masters and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the university of rhode island. t before joining the boston university school of medicine, he served on the faculty of brown medical school and the university of north carolina school of medicine. dr. stern's research has led to more than 250 peer-reviewed publications and has helped us to better understand the iskts of trauma and ageing on the human brain. now, he's here today with mr. new win ski who is the cofounder and executive director of the sports legacy institute. this is a non-profit organization that's focussed on addressing the issue of brain trauma through education, through policy and through research. he received his undergraduate degree from harvard university where he played defensive tackle for the football team. and after college, mr. new win ski became a professional wrestler and his own experience in that sport with head trauma led him to c

. >> that was an op-ed piece of you days ago in "the new york times" by a boston university professor with a book coming out in early 1915, if i recall. the contending is that reagan should be returned to history and the republican party returned to the principles of lincoln, theodore roosevelt and even eisenhower. over all, what is your view as to whether reagan's legacy both during his presidency and afterwards has either affected the nation positively or negatively? >> i think that reagan's, the legacy of the reagan's presidency when you think about it, the best case that you can make for the reagan presidency is the sort of restoration of confidence and the idea of national greatness which a lot of people think is inherently a part of american identity, which he does so well in the '80s. and then this sort of single-minded focus on ending the cold war, which he does. so i think, i personally think that you is problematic in many ways but i can see the wisdom of the. i think the problem with the reagan presidency is in many ways it starts on the first day. it's with the famous line

. >>> ann incredible medical break threw is helping to restore boston university independence.nd legs in 2011 after contracting a life threatening strep infection, last month, 1 surgeons attached donor limbs. he can make small movements and enjoying one benefit already. >> yes be to be able to hold my love in my arms again, is really the best. >> prior to the surgery, surgeons, had performed three hand hand transplants ♪i want it all! ♪and i want it now! your toys want more. they need more. so get more guaranteed from verizon fios. including your favorite movie channels, blazing fast internet and $400 back. all for this amazing price online, guaranteed for 2 years with a 2-year agreement. so take the hint. and get more guaranteed today. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> sky6 live hd taking a live look over philadelphia superintendent airport for us, pretty calm there right now. 35:53. 30 degrees outside. >>> apple is the first company to have a market value over $700 billion. shares past the price target of $118..18. some wonder if

. >> a former boston university film professor has received a double arm transplant from an anonymousthe donor for the general recentty. our this person who is anonymous will always be as close to me as my own skin now. >> he became a quadruple amputee in 2011 after a strep infection and has surgery last month in boston. before the procedure he says it took hip up to 20 minutes just to get dressed. he says the best thing now is being able to hug again. and his niece appreciates that. >> love that. >> wonderful. >> meteorologist mike nicco is preparing for a warm but hazy forecast. >> we are going to look at our temperatures that will push near record highs today, tomorrow, probably not thursday but had could be a "spare the air" each of those days and we will see the transition friday to a very windy and breezy weekend that will spill interest next week with enough rain we could wipe out this year's rainfall deficit >> plus, collecting pants for a purpose. levi stadium transforms into a field of...jeans. >>> and dozens of people in san francisco are shopping in their underway today! w

. >> reporter: party school of glow affairs at boston university. she join joins me now from bost.g, thanks for being with us. so in the last couple of days, the u.s. and china agreed to tariffs on technology products, agreed to extends pizza length. and made the surprise announcement on prime at change today. did one party come out top in all of these deals? >> i think this summit is really successful because both of them can claim success . president obama two major achievements the visa and climate change deal. and the president from china can also speak to the domestic audience that china has emerged as a great power and they mate all these programs in the free trade in the apec pacific region. >> let's get in to that a little bit more. one thing that did not happen a apec was the final deal on the p.p. p with. china did get the asian countries to study a proposed free trade zone in asia. are these really rival plans as they have been characterize asked do you think asian countries are taking china's free trade zone proposal seriously or was that a face saving mesh nurse. >> th

mccormick provided the necessary or fundamental financing for researchers at boston university in massachusetts and developed a pill that could block population and lead to -- block population and lead to an finally become the birth control pill, which was finally okayed in the 1960's. it would take until the 1970's for the use to spread, but the challenge to the notion that women in marriage had to have children or had no control over the number of children she had, etc. -- the development of the pill, the financing and the ideas come together so that the pill becomes one of the things that is happening in the 1950's, as is kinsey's book, challenging these traditional notions of motherhood, childbearing, domestic relations. and, if you're going to be talking about a challenge to marriage and conventual -- in theional sexual norms 1950's, you cannot leave out to hefner. does anyone know where he went to college? not too faraway. indiana. but he probably wished he had because he loved the kinsey report. he was devouring the kinsey report. he was saying that he did not have to live your sexual li

. >> boston university. >> we're tough. >> we stand in solidarity. >> we want justice. >> the world is watching. >> the world is watching. >> more than 100 students recently took part in this video highlighting the 43 missing students and estimated 20,000 people that have disappeared in mexico over the last eight years. i spoke to three of the students in boston who created this video. >> our shared experience in this is that we've all had enough of having justice systems that is not giving justice. and we've had enough corruption and violence and pain. for us right now it's beyond hope. it's a demand. this is a case where there has to be justice. >> those students are also asking for more involvement from the international community to guarantee transparency in this case. >> interesting stuff, maria ines ferre, thank you very much. i'm david shuster. "real money with ali velshi" is up next. ali has fascinating report of the possibility of a housing issue ahead. and some say that is a real fear. we have more on the documentary conducted by jon stewart. that's again in the 8:00 and 11:0

. >> assistant professor of international relations at boston university, thank you so much for your time. >>> traders using secret chat rooms to ripoff the rest of us. we'll look at what regulators should do to put a stop to it, and we'll look at how the ebola scare has led to discrimination. we'll be back in less than two minutes. real reporting that brings you the world. >> this is a pretty dangerous trip. >> security in beirut is tight. >> more reporters. >> they don't have the resources to take the fight to al shabaab. >> more bureaus, more stories. >> this is where the typhoon came ashore. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. >> al jazeera, nairobi. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> six big global banks are paying more than $4 billion in penalties for rigging the enormous market where foreign currency is traded. it follows a yearlong regulation by regulators in britain, the united states and switzerland. the

. >> professor of history and international relations at boston university, served 23 years in the army retiring a colonel. america's military involvement in the middle east. colonel really a pleasure to have you back on the show. you wrote a blistering article in the times, better called half hearted effort. you have been an outspoken critic of the broader waw iraq war. >> i'm not only a critic of the broader iraq war but the u.s. military spps that ha enterpriss been unfolding in the past decades. my own sense is even if u.s. officials won't acknowledge the fact our purposes really are to attempt to impose our will to mold to shape to dominate the core of the islamic world. it hasn't worked. it's not going to work. and indeed, the rise of i.s.i.l. the islamic state in the wake of the failed iraq war is simply one more piece of evidence suggesting the extent of our failure. >> i guess then that is question and i bring up also a column that tom freedman wrote in the "new york times." he says we have tried everything, decapitation without abdication in libya, syria, all out invasion in i

live picture of that procession which started at city hall and it's heading past parkman house, boston university, kenmore square, and fenway park before ending at the most precious blood church for the funeral later today. >>> former president bill clinton was one of several dignitaries who paid their respects to the boston mayor this morning. vice president joe biden also attended. friends are calling today's memorial procession menino's last ride home. >>> and today tenants are starting to move into 1 world trade center in new york city for the first time since the september 11th attacks. it's the first day of work for about 175 employees of conde nast, the major publishing company. 3400 people will work at that center. >>> new york governor andrew cuomo released a statement about the building's opening which reads in part, quote, this is a tremendous day for all new yorkers proving once again that the spirit of resurgence and community lives on stronger than ever before. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> well, as expected, a cold,

a pr professor of history of international relations at boston university.or 23 years in the army retiring as a colonel. he's also author of several books and currently writing a history of america's involvement in the middle east. well pleasure to have you back on the show, certainly. you wrote a blistering column in the l.a. times saying our campaign against isil which the pentagon calls operation inherent resolve. can would better be called operation half hearted effort. but you have been an outspoken critic of the broader eye back war so what should we be doing? >> i am not only a critic of the broader iraq war, but a critic of the u.s. military he wants prize. that has been unfolding in the greater middle east for the past three plus decades. my own sense is that even if u.s. officials won't acknowledge the fact, our purposes really torah tempt to impose our will, to mold, to shape, to dominate, the core of the islamic world . it hasn't worked it's not going to work and indeed the rise of isil, the islamic skate, in the wake of the failed iraq war, is s

. >> that was an op-ed piece of you days ago in "the new york times" by a boston university professor with a book coming out in early 1915, if i recall. the contending is that reagan should be returned to history

. >>> a former boston university film professor made his first public appearance today since receivingmonth. he thanked everybody involved in the nearly nine-hour operation at brigham and womens hospital. he acknowledged the man whose arms he received and thanked the donor's family. >> this person who is anonymous to me will always be as close to me as my own skin now. >> he lost his arms and his legs in 2011 after a strep infection. a total of 13 surgeons and 35 hospital personnel participated in this surgery. he says the best thing about the operation is now he's able to hug his loved ones again. >> that is wonderful. >>> there's a new growing holiday trend. more and more people are working. >> one in four of us now, a quarter of americans will be required to work, this according to a new poll by allstate insurance company and the national journal. it isn't just retail workers. security guards, factory workers and even tv news anchors will also be on the job. ama daetz will be here. you get a good meal out of it. more than 45% of those polled said there is at least a chance they will

ten years after they started on boston university's radio station, they went national in 1987 on npruring car talk. in the 35-year run of car talk, it became the most successful show in npr history. if you were having a problem with your car, you could listen to car talk in the hope that you would hear a solution and if you didn't own a car, you could listen to car talk for the fun. >> somebody who's the bridge manager. >> hello, don. >> hello, gail. [ laughing ] >> oh, this is cruel! >> oh, my goodness. i was ready to pay the $2. >> yeah, sure. >> we chased you for four miles. >> don, who are you really? >> i'm the bridge manager at the betsy ross bridge. >> you really are? >> if we don't get this $2 fast, we might have to close this bridge up. >> the brothers real names are tom and ray. i remember being surprised to discover that they were both graduates of m.i.t. surprised because m.i.t. doesn't think of themselves as being in the business of turning out car mechanics. when tom and ray were invited back to m.i.t. in 1999 as distinguished graduates to deliver the commencement addre

falling the cold air behind it and want to acquire all the moisture potential is a major air force boston university over the next doubleday's to the trouble forecast for today only 29 degrees tomorrow will be sunny and mild drive your place giving holiday aware looking at a fair and lee witt weekend. 40 in fairfield those are chilly spots once again this morning were looking at 43 degrees 45 and haywood 43 in san jose and 50 for san francisco prizes afternoon the seven its december sale down to san jose 65 and caught a 69 in hayward and 69 santa rosa. of the '60s in downtown san francisco this city in half moon bay. it has a kron 47 tear on the bay forecast to more is our warmest day halt all further into play for the is giving hot a ton of sunshine to feel more like spring of this game. will be quite a bit low 60s and my son that the winds will pick up there is a live look at your bay bridge approach to the sea traffic is very light their animated issues always knows the traffic mr. have posted will give you more information on get it. as a live look at the senate sale risk a real problem here is

i teach at boston university. when we try to sort out the erosion of soviet power in eastern europe and then it's collapsed, how important -- and its collapse, how important is our understanding of faith-based dissent? john paul ii, poland, a versatile for what took place later on, and then in light said -- in leipsic, it was the protestants who played a role. if you could just comment on those questions. >> that was another category of mental actors i discovered, local church leaders, parishioners, prayer groups at churches. certainly in poland, the role of the catholic church can hardly be overstated. greg knows about this much more than i do. the case of the role of the church in leipsic was significant but more complex than i originally thought. the superficial narrative is that the church sheltered dissidents, and there are a number of books with titles that say "the churches that knocked down the wall." when i would interview former church-based dissidents, they had mixed feelings. on the one hand, they said

he moved to massachusetts; worked as a tenement lawyer in boston, teaches at the university of massachusetts amherst-- creative writing, latino poetry, and the work of pablo neruda. he's published 16 books, and his collection of poems, the republic of poetry, was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. >> at 16, i worked after high school hours at a printing plant that manufactured legal pads-- yellow paper stacked seven feet high and leaning as i slipped cardboard between the pages, then brushed red glue up and down the stack. no gloves-- fingertips required for the perfection of paper, smoothing the exact rectangle. sluggish by 9:00 p.m., the hands would slide along suddenly sharp paper, and gather slits thinner than the crevices of the skin; hidden. then the glue would sting, hands oozing till both palms burned at the punch clock. ten years later, in law school, i knew that every legal pad was glued with the sting of hidden cuts; that every open law book was a pair of hands upturned and burning. ( applause ) ♪ >>> this week on "moyers & company" -- >> the right to vote was sacrosanct because i

researchersed a northeastern university in boston compared the price of 16 popular ecommerce web sites from major retailers from hotels and car rental sites like the ones here on my back. the study found that popular travel sites like cheap tickets and orbitz, showed higher prices to those who logged on as nonmembers even though membership is free. researchers say travelocity offered cheaper prices to those on apple devices, and hotels.com and expedia randomly led some people to hotel that cost on average 10% more. gerri willis is with us now. how do they explain this? >> they say it's not true. there's no price steering no price manipulation. that's not happening. let me give you one quote from orbitz. they say oh tells have complete control over whether to make rooms available on our web site. they may limit or wholly exclude the number of rooms they make available. additionally, hotels either wholly determine or heavily influence the amount the consumer says. so they're saying they manage prices and they do it in real-time and the prices change every time. that's something very diff

cosby and his wife have helped raise thousands for university berkeley college of music in boston. also cut ties with cosby. temple university is sticking by him. cosby has yet to be charged. >>> a new demand for answers tonight in missouri, but not over this week's explosive grand jury decision. the mayor of dellwood says while much of the attention has been on the neighboring town of ferguson, it's his city that has seen the most damage from violent protests and looting in the wake, the move not to indict officer darren wilson for the death of mikel brown. >> our own business community was hurt. i am demanding answers as to why missouri national guard was not here to protect us when we had been assured they would be. >> the office of missouri governor jay nixon says it plans to help affected businesses rebuild. >>> another relatively calm night in ferguson, missouri. protests have been small and peaceful around the thanksgiving holiday, but today some organizers are calling for a boycott of black friday shopping. the idea here is to harness the collective buying power of people w

they are in new york, boston and washington d.c.. the university is very important here. our students don't know the story. some of us teach african-americans history and we teach sort courses on social movements and social justice. one thing i find really remarkable is that many people have never taken a civil rights course and never taken a black history course before they enter a college campus whether they are white or black so our students need to know the story. why does martin luther king and representative clyburn matter? why did ferguson happen? they need to understand everything from slavery to a movement to citizenship and voting rights in this country and we can do that by organizing on our campuses, tea tins. we have teach ends against the vietnam war in the 1960s. we can do tea tins for racial and economic equality. we can do a lot in the key and this is education but also dialogue. black and white people are not speaking to each other. we need to have a dialogue with each other that's not about recrimination or accusation but rooted in reality and where we

. >>> if you're flying, airport delays possible in boston, new york, chicago, and detroit. >>> the growing outrage on the universityf is a have a's campus. >> the school has suspended fraternities on the campus until the end of the semester. there were protests over the weekend. one student who had been sexually assaulted spoke to bazi kanani. >> is the school doing enough? >> this is not a problem at uva or just that uva's administration can solve. it's a national epidemic that we all need to help solve. >> critics complain that it was an overreaction from the school. >>> a 12-year-old boy was fatally shot by police after brandishing what turned out to be a b.b. gun. the caller said the gun was probably fake two times. the information was never relaid to the officers. the boy did not point the weapon at them. but reportedly did reach for it. two officers are on leave. >>> two women and a dog were pulled from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building. neighbors say they heard an explosion before the three-story building crashed down. all three floors pancaked into the basement. >>> take a look at your screen her

the boston globe, harvard university chap emhill has been sued over race-based admissions policies.cted by both schools say the institutions illegally limit the admission of asian americans. they allege efforts to insure diversion, both schools maintain they are fully compliant with the federal affirmative action requirements. usa today has a follow-up on the internet taken by storm this weekend. a saints fan snatches a football away from a cincinnati bengals fan. >> what? >> the bengal's fan tries to give it to the bengal's fan, snatchles it away, doesn't give it back. there were a lot of negative comments about this, obviously, saying the saintings fan wasn't so saintly. that was probably the nicest thing they are saying about him. now we are hearing from the people involved. >> i think the picture, no brudzs, i didn't notice me getting hit in the chin by any means. i don't think by any means he had any intentions to hurt me. >> i didn't mean any harm. all i was trying to do is get a football for my grandbaby. i didn't mean to touch you or hurt you in anyway. >> by the way the sai

. >> and suffolk university in boston third. >> yeah. tons of fun. >> good to see you, buddy. may your next four weeks of investing be as successful. >> thank you very much. check out unt. we have a good program. a lot of people to help you. >> working off the scholarship right now. earning it there. >> fred, good to see you. thank you. >> nice to see you. >> appreciate everybody's time. >> 25 minutes to go here into the close. dow holding on to a gain of 17 as we keep an eye on the nasdaq, well. trading to the down side. the s&p roughly flat about 2041. >> been investing for four weeks. that's great stuff. >>> all right. faceoff in the office. facebook, according to the financial times, reportedly developing a new at-work platform to take on linkedin among others and should they be concerned about that? stock's down 5% today. we'll talk about it coming up today. financial noise financial noise financial noise this guy could take down your entire company.h? stay with me. on thursday a hamster video goes online. on friday it goes viral - a network choking phenomenon. why do you

university of minnesota's football stadium. and now says meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz, a new storm is brugge, this one in the northwest. >> we've been watching the snow fall in the last couple of days but now the northwest is getting in on the system. it's going to bring a wintry mix especially into oregon, southern washington and spreading across idaho as we head through our thursday. so watch out for some very dangerous travel. it's not purely snow but rain and sleet mixed in all the way through the portland area. it continues to work its way eastward where it's been brutally pulled to more snow. we see the purple showing up around the cascades and wyoming range. we could see a foot over the highest peeks. another place to watch snow, the peeks. those are lake effect belts and we'll be seeing 3 to 6 inches of snowfall. a plateau around erie, p.a. picking up snow. >>> in terms of temperatures it is cold all over, if you want warmth, go to phoenix or central and south florida, and that will be it for your thursday. the weekend outlook, only slightly warmer than average part of the country looks to be the

berkley college of music in boston removed cosby name from on line scholarship. wednesday the university of massachusetts amherst said that it had also cut ties with the comedian. he served as an honorary co-chairman to their fundraising campaign. >>> an ohio state football player walks out every his apartment and then goes missing. family members say number 53, for the buckeyes, left his place around 2:00 wednesday morning to take a walk. there has been no sign of him since. his family says he has suffered numerous concussions and has shown signs of dis orientation in the past. the university confirms he's missed two practices. >> well, out of family tragedy, new forever home for the la page family dog in new jersey. bumbles was put in a foster home by the burlington county animal alliance following last week's murder suicide in tab err tackle that left a mother and her three children dead. applications poured in to help the four leg family member, but one name stuck out. patrick heinz, the best friends of 14 year old nicholas la page, victim in the shooting. >> bumbles is always a grea

the course winds around the schuylkill expressway and university city and the benjamin franklin parkway. >> saturday of the boston all runners are being screened. secure zones are set up from 18th to 25th street. safest best if you're going to the city to watch the marathon, take public transit and nothing else, if possible. the action cam live at 22 and and the parkway, the men's winner and the women's winner will cross the finish line at noon. >>> police have nabbed one of the suspects who invaded an he would he he elderly couple coups home in the northeast section of the city. two men knocked on the first floor and went into the second floor, the suspects tied up the homeowners and made off with a large screen tv and cash. k-9 tracked down the suspect and the man was carrying the couple's 267. >>> a fire took a young man's life in horsham, montgomery county. we're learning more built victim from the grieving family. >> reporter: friday night, the victim was spending time with his brothers and friends before he came home. what happened after that. family members are neighbors are waiting to hear what caused the

. >>> florida state university honoring the victims of last week's shootings before yesterday's football game against boston college. the shooting left 3 people wounded and the gunman dead. before take off, a tribute was paid to those victims. fsu's president gave words of encouragement to the seminole community for a video message before the game and in light of the tragedy fsu fans say they won't let the incident steal their joy. >> police support 1 another. we love 1 another and coming to the game is just another way that we show support for our seminole families. >> florida state did go on to win their game with field goal and the final minutes remain undefeated for the season. >> meanwhile, 1 of the students who was wounded during that shooting says he forgives the shooter. 18-year-old elijah valez is recovering from his injury at his home. he was grazed by a bullet during thursday's chaos. the shooter's motive still isn't entirely understood. but he said he's just grateful to be alive. >> i don't have any resentment for anything. he had his own problems to deal with and i can't be mad at him for anyth

berkley college of muse nick boston removed cosby's name from on line scholarship. on wednesday, the university of massachusetts amherst said that it had also cut ties with the comedian. he served as a honiara co-chairman for their fundraising campaign. >> ohio state football player walks out of his apartment, and then goes missing. family members say, number 53 for the buckeyes left his place around 2:00 wednesday morning. to take a walk. there has been no sign of him since. his family says cageorge suffered numerous concussions and has shown signs of dis orientation in the past. the university confirms he's missed two practices. >> more than 25 million americans shopped on thanksgiving day. is it a sign the economy is on the rise? we'll take a look coming up. >> caught on camera, strangers dig through the snow looking for two boys trapped for hours. this story has miraculous ending. >> one family is fighting their genetics. and sharing with others. how knowing your family history can teach you about your cancer risk. when we come back. >> ♪ most wonderful time of the year ♪ >> time to break o

boston. i don't know if you heard of public latin school. is the oldest public high school in america. 1635 it was founded. harvard university was found in 1636s a continuation of the public latin school. because i was helping my mother and my two sisters, i had to leave because the demands of that school, learning latin, french and greek at the same time, the demands of that school was so intns, i moved over to english high school, which was fine with me, and that's where i graduated. ow as the bio said, i became a student at villanova. villanova college. and i was on a scholarship. let me tell you about that scholarship. it was come call. my mother favored education. she had been a teacher. and she always insisted that her children go at least through college. because of the war and all of the things that happened, the chances of my going to college were very slim. first of all, we didn't have the money. it was slim. the competition. the war was on. but then one time when the g.i. bill was signed, it became apparent, you could go to college if you went and served in the military. and so for equal time, you would get equal

chief of environment in the city of boston reducing common emissions, working on the action plan and unsustainability universally answered all the important issues. the state really had a plan at one point in the state is not where it needs to be. a lot have done a lot in the cities. i think there is an opportunity that one may or can make a difference. when it comes to the climate and action plan, one mayor can start it. so it's been a state that's been doing it to this point statewide and i think there is an open opportunity here for us. particularly we are like-minded in many ways that we just want names. democratic, republican, doesn't matter. it's had either the agenda forward quite >> of a climate change climate change action committee overcome these issues. what i do us a mayor, the next mayor may change. so as much as i've also focus on what i do, i am trying to get stuff happening on the state level. i love the idea of the mayor talking about it more. [inaudible] >> no, we don't have time for that. i'm so sorry. i would take one more question if its quake appeared >> have a question for everybody, but e

university budget was cut during the recession. governor brown who opposes the new hikes reminded the minded regents about that last week. >>> the panda boston bound? or is he? >> dennis o'donnell joins us with more on pablo sandoval's new deal. your sources were telling you last week this deal was close? >> i thought it was close and it seems to be headed in that direction. i don't know if it's going to change. certainly could. there's no john hancock on the dotted line but pablo's camp said last week there was a 90% chance of him going to boston. that appears to be the case though the red sox haven't officially announced the deal. according to john haman, sports insider, a credible baseball reporter. the red sox and sandoval agreed to a $100 million deal. that us more than the giants original offer though i was told the giants would counter. larry er says he hasn't heard that a deal was done. >> no response from the agent in terms of a decision. we've made multiple offers and we're hopeful to bring him back. >> pablo will reportedly join another big name free agent, ramirez in a blockbuster deal from austin. pablo sandoval is the most popu

bring in cnn's sara sidner in missouri and peniel joseph in boston, the contributing editor for "the root" and a history professor at tufts university and he covered this story day in day out this summer. sara, you've been in ferguson. what's the feeling there among people? what are you hearing? >> we've talked to dozens and dozens of people because i've been here for about two months just talking to different folks from protesters to pastors to residents to the police, to the prosecuting attorney's office. what we're hearing on the streets, what we're hearing from residents and protesters and police is that there is a great deal of worry about what is going to happen on the ground when the grand jury decision comes down, especially that desuggestion is not to indict officer darren wilson, the protesters have made clear that is the only thing ultimately that they want immediately and then beyond that there are other issues that have been brought up. but certainly there is consternation. we've seen businesses boarding up. we know there's a spike in gun sales for from folks who are concerned about their own safety. the protesters for

. >>> and this is a live look at boston from box 25, a little dark there, big story there tonight, a lawsuit against harvard university and the university of north carolina over affirmative action policies. a student's group supported by a washington legal defense fund is pushing for an end to racial preferences in admissions. kid: hey dad, who was that man? dad: he's our broker. he helps looks after all our money. kid: do you pay him? dad: of course. kid: how much? dad: i don't know exactly. kid: what if you're not happy? does he have to pay you back? dad: nope. kid: why not? dad: it doesn't work that way. kid: why not? vo: are you asking enough questions about the way your wealth is managed? wealth management at charles schwab >>> the parents of aid worker and former army ranger peter kassig, composed yet filled with sorrow read from a prepared statement. >> our hearts are battered, but they will mend. the world is broken, but it will be healed in the end. >> reporter: kassig, a muslim convert, was kidnapped in 2013 in eastern syria and now his family is seeking closure. >> we're asking for time in privacy to mourn,

. >>> according to the boston globe, the school announced that cosby will no longer have any affiliation with the university. this is yet another woman who is coming forward with claims that bill cosby drugged and raped her 30 years ago. a former model spoke about the night that cosby assaulted her. we want to warn you that parts of her story are hard to hear and sexually graphic. >> cosby is a human being. he did his job and did it well. he's not a messiah. none of us are. publically divulging a humiliating sexual encounter that happened about 25 years ago. this is where it hurts and what makes it difficult. >> even more difficult and painful is coming forward as a woman of color about a man who means so much to black persons especially when she claims he abused her in the late 80s. >> i don't want to take this black man down who's providing so many jobs for black people and doing something that was historic in a positive way. i understand why we're in denial. i understand why we don't want to believe this. i didn't want to believe it. >> in her 20s when cosby was twice her age, she was a model and aspirin

boston globe," politico, he's widely cited. the bbc, c-span and more. he received his undergraduate degree in economics and philosophy from george washington university. marc? >> well, thank you, matthew. and thank you all for being here. i'm going to talk about some of the regulatory issues that we have coming up. and i'm not going to -- let's just go for the overview. i'm going to begin by talking about the recent regulatory developments at the federal and state levels. i'll follow up with some discussion of the national highway traffic administration. and sort of our traditional safety philosophy at the federal level, spoiler alert i'm not a big fan. then i'm going to give some examples of how we're already potentially screwing up the regulation of automated vehicles. and i'll close with some principles for sound public policy. so recent automation policy development. these states in green here are states that enacted legislation that specifically recognizes the legality of automated vehicles. these states in yellow are considering similar legislation. so in imme meanting the statutes, we have a few examples so far. nevada was first out of the gate

agreed to resign as honorary chairman of the university of massachusetts amherst school fundraising campaign. also, though, berkley college of music in bostonng its affiliation with cosby. they had a scholarship in his name. he received an honorary degree from berkley back in 2004. >> let us know what you think of all of this, the allegations surrounding bill cosby, the reaction. tweet us @thishour. >> nice picture of you there, jon. >> thank you very much. we'll be right back. alookin' good! close it up! got it. ... and then, santa's helpers boarded the train, and off they went. and that's how we got it. wowww ... you guys must've been really good this year. the magic of the season is here, at the lexus december to remember sales event. this is the pursuit of perfection. come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a weight-loss or blood-pressure d

one of them has strong tied to the boston area, and really sort of almost a jewish dynasty, he was rabbi son of the founding director of the harvard university center for jewish studies and another was a raabe who went so israel in his 20's, his 50-year-old rabbi he has relatives in the boulder colorado area. so these are both people who have quite of note, and have strong ties to the united states. >> all right, jamie mcintire for us. thank you, spain's parliament held a symbolic vote today to recognize a palestinian vote. five of the countries including the u.k. have or will vote on statehood. sweden has this point to recognize the state of palestine. on a bill that would approve construction of the controversial keystone pipeline. the house approved the ledgelation last friday, however, the future of the bill and the pipeline is still very much uncertain. mike, louisiana democratic senator mary landrieu has been searching for the 60 votes needed to move the bill forward has he found them? >> apparently not. to put this on the floor, at this point looks like it may not pass. the senate can act with lightening speed when it wants to, usuall

. >> and university walk out, hundreds of uc berkeley students ditch classes to express discontent over a fee increase. >> and so long to the panda. the deal that lured him to bostonow in oakland a large demonstration against police violence is planned for tonight. >> we're moments from the announcement of a grand jury decision in the police shooting death of a ferguson, missouri teenager. good evening, i'm dan ashley >> the grand jury reached a decision and gone home and officials are just about to announce it. the question, should officer darren wilson be charged with murder or manslaughter of the death of michael brown august 29th? here is a live look at the court house in st. louis county seen crowds swelling in the past hour, take a look at this area. you've seen protestors filling the streets. today, missouri governor made a plea for calm. >> law enforcement officials continue to maintain open lines of communications to improve and prevent violence. >> this decision was reached by a jury of nine caucasians and nine african americans. that is a a representative of st. louis county. >> this incident touched off a nerve from coast to coast tonight. in oakland,

university of massachusetts, at amherst. and also berkeley college of music in boston, ending its affiliation with cosby, they had an online scholarship in his name. cosby has ann an honorary degree from berkeley. >>> with thanksgiving now in the rear-view, the white house is already gearing up for christmas. the white house christmas tree is due to arrive this morning. first lady michelle obama will be on hand for a welcoming ceremony. and the first family spent the holiday feasting on the traditional thanksgiving dinner at the white house. president obama took time out to call and thank troops, offering his gratitude for their service to the country. >> the tree arrives at 11:00 a.m. eastern and we'll cover it here live. that's a promise to you. >> so much anticipation. >> now i have to think about getting my tree. i just sort of managed thanksgiving. >> switch gears. >>. >>> let's talk about weather, meteorologist jennifer gray is in for indra petersons. keeping track of the forecast. interesting we saw a lot of power outages in maine due to the heavy, heavy snow causing some problems there. a little bitter forecast for folks this

. >> and university walk out, hundreds of ucerkeley students ditch classes to express discontent over a fee increase. >> and so long to e panda. the deal that lured him to boston. >> sky 7 hd is live right now in oakland a large demonstrationgainst police violence is planned for tonight. >> we're moments from the announcement of a grand jury decision in the police shooting death of a ferguson, missouri teenager. good evening, i'm dan ashley >> the grand jury reached a a decision and gone home and officials are jusabout to announce it. the question, should officer darren wilson beharged with murder or manslaughter of the death of michaelrown august 29th? here is a live look at the court house in st. louis county we've seenrowds swelling in the past hour, take a look at this area. you've seen protestors filling the streets. today, missouri governor made a pleaor calm. >> law enforcement officia continue to maintain open lines of communications to improve and prevent violence. >> this decisionas reached by a jury of nine caucasians and nine african americans. that is a a representative of st. louis county. >> this incident touched off nerve from coast to coast to

university take advantage of your proximity to federal government, the agencies here? >> well, washington has the second highest number of college students or college-aged students after boston. it's an incredible opportunity in terms of cultural opportunities n terms of interships for the students in federal agencies and for the faculty in terms of verj, we partner with federal agencies, with federal labs. we're surrounded by intelligence and military establishments. so we do joint research. we have contracts with them. so, the opportunities are immense and i think the university of maryland would not be the institution it is if it were not 8 miles from the heart of the nation's capital. >> you have federal grants and contracts worth 310 million at the university of maryland. what type of contracts do you have with the federal government? >> well, it's actually 500 million and it's in all sorts of areas. for example, with nasa goddard, we are engaged with them unmanned space flight. with the cybersecurity with homeland security and intelligence agencies we are extremely strong in cybersecurity and just got a huge grant from nist. we're working on global climate change. noah