university of tubingen and carla shatz, stanford university school of medicine and eric kandel, columbia university. i begin with eric, giving an overview of our subject tonight. eric. >> charlie, the last program we did was new approaches in the treatment of deafness. tonight it's new approaches in the treatment of blindness. as in the case of deafness blindness is not a life-threatening situation but it's tremendously disabling and in some ways more disabling than deafness because as you pointed out, there are a number of very important blindness conditions for which there is no treatment. now, why is that so? unlike deafness, the sensory organ of the vision, the rete any, which lines the inside surface of the eye, that is the most complex sense organ that we have. in fact it's not a peripheral organ.

jackson of columbia university a specialist in the history of the suburbs.y built upon their experience in the 1930s. they built upon the experience of a couple of levitts in building warworkers' housing. one of them worked for the seabees in world war ii. these things taught them how to mass-produce. i remember distinctly saying to a lot of fellow officers there "when this war is over "beg, borrow, or steal and build housing because there will be a huge backlog." it was simple economics. people have to have housing. there weren't any houses being built. backed by the promise of va and fha mortgages, levitt put his money where his judgment was. he laid out 6,000 lots on low-cost long island potato fields. specialized construction teams hit levittown streets like commandos. instead of having a carpenter do all the carpentry we specialized. he did only framing. another carpenter only did roof rafters. we began delivering 150 houses every 5 days. approximately 18 before noontime and another 18 or 17 after noon. as with the model t, assembly-line methods could m

so right now, columbia university in new york is the current front-runner. >>> iowa's incoming top election officials expect online voter registration to be ready for the 2016 presidential contest. you'll still need a state-issued i.d., though. dvd player. >>> and the most run videos in 2015. in third place, the brilliant former health care adviser, john st. gruber, who lamented the stupidity of american voter and his exchange with congressman trey gowdy. >> your defense is that you're not a politician. the lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. what is a non-politician to do in talking about political advantages? >> a non-politician is talking about political advantages by trying to make himself seem smarter by conjecture. >> so you're a professor at m.i.t. and worried about not looking smart enough? >> yes. >> the second place, the now-famous moment when two political analyst brothers got an on-air call from their mother. >> you're right i'm from down south. >> oh, god, mom. >> and i'm your mother. and i disagree that all families are like ours. >> classic. and at first, by f

he's now at columbia university. and tom porteous, deputy program director of the advocacy group, human rights watch. and we welcome you both to the program. gary sick, to you first how would you assess saudi arabia's human rights record compared to other countries around the world and in the region? >> well, it often isn't a-- it isn't very helpful to do a comparison and saying one is better than the other in this. but i must say that, you know saudi arabia has one of the worst records in the region for all the reasons that you just enumerated, but, you know they've been cracking down hard on their internal dissent. you know, the poor fellow who is being flogged in public is guilty of doing nothing more than practically, you know, hundreds of thousands of americans do on fab every-- on facebook every day. the other thing, is the saudis are facing a series of challenges which actually we can come back to that if you like. actually some of them are of their own making and some of those have to do with human rights in

sheep and recipient of major fellowships from the fulbright foundation, and columbia university. currently sheep serve as dean of the school of undergraduate studies at the new school for public engagement for which i'm extremely grateful. should done an amazing job. and four i close one of the reasons why i accepted her kind invitation to come and open this event is time still miffed that she never gave me a job that i applied for but she knocked me back on was to be her driver around france is in shadows and councils. i don't think she took me seriously but i thought i was a great gig, and i'm still very disappointed you didn't take me up on the offer but nevertheless congratulations on a wonderful book. it's an incredible piece. i'm sure i'm looking forward to reading it but i just love the fact that it's actually a real heavy book. think that it's not electronic. solo work, keys up. [applause] >> thank you everybody, but especially tim. yes, as i explained to them at the time the reason that the job went to somebody else was it went to a scotsman who promised to wear a kilt a

ongoing series of major economies in the world i did speak with professor takatoshi ito of columbia university his views. >> takatoshi ito is an expert on finance. he has also taught at harvard. ito said the u.s. economy will remain firm this year. >> i think last year's third quarter growth rate was 5.0%. and this momentum will continue. so gradually, that employment situation will become better and housing still so-so but we'll gradually turn better. and consumption has been very strong. so i expect that to continue. so i think 2015 will be a good year, another good year. >> reporter: the u.s. is shifting its policy toward tightening. while japan and the eurozone promote large-kale monetary easing measures. market participants expect officials at the u.s. federal reserve to end the near zero interest rate policy this year. what is your view on the timing of an interest rate rise? >> i'd say the benchmark would be june meeting. so june plus/minus one meeting. i think that's the time that we expect the interest rate will rise. the federal reserve has to be very careful not to surprise the mark

so right now, columbia university in new york is the current front-runner. >>> iowa's incoming top election officials expect online voter registration to be ready for the 2016 presidential contest. you'll still need a state-issued i.d., though. and for the rest of the world, we welcome 2015. for all of us the united states supreme court, they welcomed in the 21st century chief justice john roberts revealed his annual end of the year report that the nation's highest court will just now start using an electronic filing system. saying, quote, court will always be prudent whenever it comes to embracing the next big thing. and by that well maybe computers. and for those in north korea who want to see "the interview," here's your chance. a south korean activist says he'll start to launch balloons carrying over 10,000 dvds of the film into the country as early as this month. but we have no idea whether anyone in north korea even has a dvd player. >>> and the most run videos in 2015. in third place, the brilliant former health care adviser, john st. gruber, who lamented the stupidity of american vo

our guest jeffrey sacks, professor and director of the earth institute at columbia university. "the new york times" says he's probably the most important economist in the world. we're glad you joined us.a2/ a conversation with jeffrey sachs coming up right now. ♪

the new york times reported the nfl has turned to columbia university physicists to determine if weather and atmosphere affect pressure and footballs used in the afc championship game. the patriots and coach bill belichick suggested that's what happened. more sports news now from the daily news. er marchand lichblg's repeated one liner may have helped him side step fines as far as media availability. but what he was wearing could cost him. he wore a hat with his beast mode logo a brand not approved by the nfl during the event. the unsanctioned gear could land him a $100,000 fine. meanwhile he was back at it with more of the same yesterday. >> nothing changed from yesterday. same. i've got the same thing i had yesterday. you know why i'm here. >> all right. maybe the most that we hear out of lynch on super bowl week was during an entertainment week interview with michelle williams who got him to open up. we mean open up his pipes. >> we are so fortunate to have you with us today. >> is that right? >> i know you're probably not going to say much . i can play this with you, too. ♪ i got the

and in atlanta, msnbc contributor and associate professor at columbia university dorian warren.gton senior contributor for the daily columnist at "the week" matt lewis and columnist and associate editor at "the washington post," dave ignatius. my goodness.

graduate of the university of pennsylvania and earned a phd in psychology from columbia university. the author the author of more than 200 academic articles and has written or cowritten 12 books. "the resilience dividend: being strong in a world where things go wrong" is her latest book. from cyber attacks to food shortage crisis to strain volatility and energy prices, we can no longer assume we are immune to the world's world's wicked problems. we face extreme weather events, representative up you wish shift and global interconnectedness that make us vulnerable to the worlds problems in new and increasingly challenging ways. a way of thinking and practical tools for taking action to protect the world's people and communities and shows us how to create a blueprint for change. a journalist, television newscaster and author moderator and managing editor of washington week in comanaging anchor. she is a political analyst and has moderated the 2,004 and 2008 vice presidential debates, the author of the book the breakthrough, politics and race in the age of obama. please welcome to the s

our guest jeffrey sacks, professor and director of the earth institute at columbia university. "the new york times" says he's probably the most important economist in the world. we're glad you joined us.a2/ a conversation with jeffrey sachs coming up right now. ♪ and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ please welcom jeffrey sachs back to this program, one of the world's leading experts in fight against poverty which has taken him to more than 125 countries. he joins us tonight for an assessment of the president's address earlier this evening. more important to talk about raising the standard of living for the poor and around the globe. always an honor to have you on this program. >> it'sqíf you, tavis. >> let me jump to some of the specifics of what the president had to say tonight. provision for free access for two years of community college. what impact do you think that might have giving those persons who most need it access to a high quality education? >> that's a home run. we absolutely need to put focus on skills on training. that's th

and the columbia university.of the day --where is the safest place to put your money right now? i recommend bowtie futures. this is bloomberg "surveillance ." ♪ >> richard clarida on a tuesday. adam posen on a wednesday. one of america's greatest economy. on television and radio worldwide, tomorrow morning. this is so cool. clarida and posen back to back as we look at europe. let's get to our top headlines. >> commuters in washington dc may have a tough time getting to work this morning after an electrical fire monday killed -- filled a busy subway station with smoke and killed one woman. dozens of people sent to the hospital. it occurred at the beginning of rush hour on a train that had just left downtown. it is still shut down this morning. service on other lines are on a reduced schedule. the u.s. central command twitter and youtube accounts were hacked with messages reporting to be from islamic state. just days after terrorist attacks in paris claimed the lives of 17 people. the accounts were quickly suspende

and then at columbia university and then finally released critically it is called a vacuum tube. and there was half a dozen in the book. it was absolutely savage. in been impressive in the '50s and the predecessor to all of that but then the rectification campaign but then criticize that communist movement for the levels of privilege that they had better food, and schools for their kids everything was better. why are we replicating filled ills of society? then that person becomes the target. in order to share that ideologically. in the event when he became the target to write an essay of what we can learn and to to become a target of that national campaign that lasted for years until finally a mao was dead and then they began to reverse the verdicts. >> what was the calculation that led to this soviets and china with nuclear weapons? did have to do with there will to create a war? >> i don't deal with that. i am not that knowledgeable with that specifics with roosevelt or stolid or churchill but the main purpose was to get stolen to agree to invade manchuria once the war was over

in 1961 from ohio state university and high honors in 62 from columbia university, and its scholarship. and myron joins the national press club and asked to assume leadership, hand worked to expand the international activities and the international media. and diplomatic missions in washington d.c.. and a professorial instructor, at george washington university. and i leave this to have mr. myron bellkind and you can tell by his journalistic background and ask pertinent questions about the book. and we will talk later. [applause] >> senator mccain, i am truly honored to welcome you on this veterans day. and the president of the national press club. my classmate pat buchanan made a similar report. i welcome you as a member of the nash -- the press club. and i want to acknowledge and what can be acknowledged for a moment. [applause] >> senator mccain, your book, published today, appropriately on veterans day, profiles 13 soldiers from 13 wars from the revolutionary war to iraq. among all the millions who served in the military how did you select those 13 to be easy subject representing ea

mark levy is based at columbia university where he's deputy director of earth science information and still with us from port ah port-au-prince. gabrielle. what was it like in the minutes and days following the quake? >> i thank you thomas for allowing me to be here. i have to say the moment leading towards the earthquake that was the moment that my grandmother left prior to the quake. when the earthquake hit cell phone towers were done. what moment leading towards it, it's nothing what you are watching on tv. this is not the experience when you really on the ground and see my brother and sisters in the middle of that disaster. it was very moving, on how they -- how quick they were able to react to the situation and how can it -- how can they take control of the -- >> that was the question that was being asked how quick can they react. >> yeah. >> and you're talking about agencies, the government? >> just talking the people themselves. because when you have the entire government system class when the palace collapse, when the minister of gusts is collapsed many when you have the schoo

todd teaches part-time at columbia university.pite a combined annual income of $110,000 a year they can barely pay for their 4-year-old's day care fee and one day of baby sitting a week. fees vary state to state. massachusetts is the most expensive, with mississippi the lowest. but nationwide child care costs have been growing at a rate five times that of family incomes. >> we're seeing a time in the united states of america, where people are having babies literally off of an economic cliff. >> reporter: kristen says the larger issue is a matter of supply. day cares in 19 states had waiting lists or turned away families all together, unable to keep up with the rising demands of today's labor force. >> 50% of the labor force are women, for the first time in history. at the same time nearly 50% of families are relying on mom's wages as the primary breadwinner. >> reporter: bellmy recently landed a coveted teaching fellowship for the fall but worried she and todd won't be able to afford the additional baby sitting fees. >> what is th

. >> todd runs a music non-profit and teaches part-time at columbia university.n barely play for preschool fees and one day of baby sitting a week. that means trading off days working from home. >> there's something systemically wrong when an associate professor with a partner who is making, you know some salary truly can't make ends meet. >> we fall in between. >> child care is typically the highest household expense in most regions, exceeded only on the west coast by housing. >> reporter: lanette is executive director of a non-profit that studies the costs of child care. fees vary state to state. massachusetts ranks as most expensive. with mississippi the lowest. but nationwide child care costs have been growing at a rate five times that of family incomes. >> we're seeing a time in the united states where people are having baby's literally off an economic cliff. >> reporter: she cofounded moms rising, with over a million members across the u.s. she says the larger issue is a matter of supply. day cares in 19 states had waiting lists or turned away families all

a proposal in chicago is in trouble too and that leaves columbia university in new york as the front-runner the project. those are the things we just thought you should know. >> time for the "news nation" gut check. flu season started earlier and hitting hard. experts say this could be one of the worst in years because one of the most common strains mutated and this year's vaccine is less effective, but the cdc said a flu shot will still protect you and decreases severity of the symptoms. the virus is already widespread in 36 states and there have been 15 flu-related deaths in children. what does your gut tell you. will you get a flu shot this 17o season? go to volt. the entertainment world is ready for the new year and hoping for blockbusters after a lack luster 2014. nbc's halle jackson has a preview from los angeles. >> hollywood is ringing in 2015 and ready for it. after a mediocre 12 months -- >> a lot of people argue the movies were not that great. >> a record setting 2013 turned into a tumble with a 4% drop in ticket sales, but analysts think this year studios could rake in $11 billi

>> i'd like to welcome a documentary film-maker and mark based at columbia university deputy director of a center for earth science information and with us from porta prince is gabb -- port-au-prince is gabriel. five years ago, you were both in haiti. what was it like in the minutes and days following the quake? >> thank you for allowing to us be here. i have to say the moment leading to the earthquake that was a moment that my grandmother left two months prior to the quake. when the earthquake hit, several tours were down. it was nothing what you are watching on tv. it's the experience where you were on the ground and see my brothers and sisters in the middle of that disaster. it was very moves on how quick they were able to react towards the situation, and how can it take control. >> that was the question asked. how quick can they react. and you are talking about agencies the government. >> just of the people just the people themselves. when you have the entire government the system class, when the pals is collapsed, when the services are collapsed, when you have the schools, when y

. >> the character's name is alice, and she is a professor of linguistics at columbia university and has been married since she was quite young, in her 20's, and has three children, and children when she was young as well. she starts noticing little slips in her memory and does not mention it to her husband or anyone and gradually begins to realize something is going on. she goes to a neurologist and is diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. >> and that means what? >> when you're diagnosed with all divers under the age of 65 -- all drivers under the age of 65, that is -- alzheimer's under the age of 65, that is early onset. she is completely compromised at that point in her life, she has to quit her teaching position and spend time with her husband. she is an target of decline pretty rapidly -- even called the decline pretty rapidly. >> so there is a character are. >> lori central salt is, who are we -- essential self is. >> what do i do when i cannot do the things i do? >> how does she cope, she presented herself, however she -- how does she present herself. >> when i was a little girl

. >> he works at a college todd runs a music nonprofit and teaches part time at columbia university. despite a combined annual income of $110,000 a year they can barely pay for dessa's preschool fees and one day of babysitting a week. >> childcare is typically the highest household expense in most regions. exceeded only on the west coast by housing. >> massachusetts ranks as most expensive, 22 thousand for two young children in dictate. mps themississippi the lowest. but childcare is growing five times the cost of incomes. >> childcare literally off an economic cliff. >> while some expenses can be explained, kristin says the larger issue is a matter of supply. daycares in 19 states have turned away families altogether unable to keep up with it rising demand of the workforce. >> three quarters of moms are in the labor force. at the same time nearly 50% of families are relying on mom's wages as a primary breadwinner. >> bellamy recently landed a coveted teaching fellowship for the fall but she is worried that they won't be able to afford the childcare. their only hope is getting salary

. >> one of the entrepreneurial programs i got involved with at columbia university was an ink baitergram, and we received $50,000 in bridge funding. >> and jen decided to come join us. which we were thrilled about. >> will and ned put together a demo video of the product, and i sent a tweet out to ashton kutcher, with a link to our video. ashton said one word "smart." from there it got picked up by every social media site out there, and that helped us raise capital. >> we chose to go with a manufacturer that uses 100% recycled corogated board. >> we just started responding to the demand. >> in november 2011 ned and i had a terrible shock. william passed away. that was definitely a hurdle that we had to overcome and we ultimately did because we knew that's what he would want. >> as will used to tell us it's not even so much about the money. it's just that he wants to see our product everywhere being used. on average we are growing about 40% every year. >> i can't imagine going back and working for someone else. i love the flexibility of working for myself. >> get me some of those boxe

. >> joining me is jeffrey sax an economist and directors of the earth institute at columbia university. jeffrey good to speak to you again. the concentration of wealth and income numbers these numbers are so stunning if you landed from outer space you would think this is the way it must have been always in this country but it's not. explain what's happening so we have numbers that are this staggering. >> it is staggering indeed and we know that income at the very top of the income distribution, the top 1%, even the top 1% of the 1% have reaped a hugely disproportionate share of overall economic benefits over the course actually of several decades now. so the income inequality in the united states is reaching all time high levels. there are many forces at work. some are market forces. some are the weaknesses of unions and of course, politics plays a big role because big money needs politics and the politicians feed the big money through tax breaks, tax loopholes all types of special loopholes. so we have a bunch of services we have not gotten hold of. >> jeffrey, you mention some of the

. >> and why that happens is exactly what columbia university neuroscientist carl hart is investigating>> exhale. >> research subjects in his lab smoke marijuana and then take a variety of cognitive tests. >> the effects will be disruption in memory, disruptions in inhibitory control. they will become slower at cognitive functioning, a wide range of things. these effects are temporary, but they're pretty pronounced, and they are clear. >> and it's slowly becoming clear to scientists what part of the brain is most affected. it's the prefrontal cortex. >> it's very important for planning, thinking, coordinating your behaviors. there are tons of marijuana receptors in this region, and we think that marijuana, particularly in the novice, can disrupt all of those behaviors. >> an impairment that hart cautions could be dangerous. especially when driving. >> you may prematurely hit your brakes. you may prematurely hit the gas pedal. a wide range of things. you may make a turn without looking more carefully. >> look at this experiment done by cnn affiliate kiro in washington state. subjects smo

new new york's columbia university where he graduated college and chicago where chicago where he met/j#.u career an still still) !y maintains a residence. >> the >> the obama foundation let it be known just be known just a few days ago that they were that they were unhappy with botheghmy chicago bids with the university of chicago, the presumed front-runner in trouble because the three sites proposed for the obama library and museum in chicago is on land that they don't own and didn't have a clear path to acquiring. >> there is no such trouble in paradise, where the university of hawaii has a land and a detailed plan. the only problem is location, being a long flight for almost all visitors makes it a long shot. it's been it's been decades since obama lived lived there, so for many, it's chicago for the bus, if leaders can get their act together. >> i think that this latest shot from the foundation for chicago, in particular the university of illinois to get its land acquisition north is basically just a little -- a jolt for emanuel to step in and be more hands on. >> presidential li

standing 6'1" 180 pounds southpaw from columbia university via honolulu the point guard of pennsylvaniaited states of america, barack obama! >> he also played the music they play for the chicago bulls before the player introduction. when you're president, these are the kinds of dreams you get to live out. >> the interesting thing, obama has a pretty high cool quotient. we've seen that in the white house at events like this. i wonder if the next candidates next president has to sort of find a way to match that. hillary will have problems doing that, as will jeb bush. so i don't know if the next president will be as cool. but george w. had a cool quotient, bill clinton was the first cool president since jack kennedy. i don't know what's going to happen. >> i guess the difference in terms of cool the difference with obama, he never had those visible idiosyncrasies that were so easy to parody. george w. bush would do that with the language. >> who wouldn't want that kind of introduction. that sounds great. >> this is a headline from the hill newspaper, obama/clinton tensions build over e-ma

joining p me to have the discussion is an emmy nominated journalist and adjunct professor at columbia university from new york city. and now, there were marchers from paris, and is that having to march in the name of islam? >> yes. and having introduced the first prizner of war, and he chose the rabbi to be the first prisoner. and when the jews were kick eded out of portugal, and do we see it today is the question. and if i i'm a muslim, a that is the question, and the animals who kill in the name of islam do not represent my faith. they are an abomination and the footage that you showed in the look of an islamic child shooting people in the head we denounce that. >> and do you believe that -- >> well, i came to say, that boca haram and that else can be denounced wholly. >> and it is deeply problematic to put this on the muslims aed on the have a faith community group of 1 billion people to feel the need to apologize the need to apologize for a few individuals and it plays into the muslim aims to have a kon strived construct of "us versus them" to perpetuate the extremists on both sides. and so

at columbia university who have been imprisoned by chiang kai-shek during the war under house arrestand was wrote released and immediately began speaking out critically calling in a vacuum tube somebody was kind of empty inside. there are a half a dozen of them that i talk about in the book. without exception these people are savaged after the communists took power. absolutely savaged. fu fong ended up insane. he was imprisoned for more than 20 years. he was the first since the 1950s and the predecessor to all of that was a man who he inaugurated a campaign by writing an article published in liberation daily that criticized the communist movement for its levels of privilege that the leaders had better food and better clothing. they have better schools for their kids. everything was better and why should this be? why are we replicating the ills of the whole society? he became the target -- this was part of the mao you single out one person a person becomes the target and then everybody else has to line up and announce that person in order to show you are okay ideologically. the editor

he went to columbia university college of pharmacy and became a pharmacist, and that is what he did for all of his life. >> so that is how you got the name doc. >> yes, back then, many people called a pharmacist doc, and many people who did not have the time or not want to make an appointment, they would go to a pharmacist and explain the symptoms, but my father never overstepped his bounds. if somebody needed to see a physician, he would say go to see a physician. but sometimes he could take care of the minor ailments of that they would have. >> mom, what was your mom's background? >> she went to hunter college in new york city -- she went to hunter college in new york city, she got married very early interestingly, my mom and my dad got married right out of high school, and as soon as they had, as soon as my mother gave birth to my sister who is three years older than i, and me, she became a homemaker for her full life. >> the jesuits taught you, high school, holy cross, in manhattan, what does it mean to be talked --taught by jesuits? we hear about jazz with all the -- about jesuits

he is also the head of columbia university's center for disaster preparedness. i'm so glad you're here. we're waiting on a news conference that will start any moment now by the mayor of new york city. they're updating this on a regular basis. when you prepare for the emergencies for this million people and you need to update it by the hour, what you are telling the mayor? >> this is a massive complex task at hand. they have to start early and get into all the details of what's going to matter. and actually the work on this storm actually began friday night and in earnest. it's been planning for months before. so they have a tremendous workforce out there. they're going to have more than 2,000 sanitation workers per shift out on the streets making sure they stay clear. >> 2400 working a 12-hour shift and swapping to the next 2400 the next 12 hour shift. >> yes. you're talking about 1800 plows and 300 more available. >> 500 salt spreaders. 126,000 tons of salt all on the way? >> right. i don't think there is more of a prepared city in the country than new york cit

. >> that is the columbia university student on democracy now! emma was just invited by kirsten gillibrand to be her guest at the state of the union address. can you talk about how these women who feel their complaints are that the allegations of rape and sexual assault are not being taken seriously by administrations are taking action? they are building a movement in this country. >> it is incredible what they have accomplished, with the young women like emma and annie and andrea -- and two years this is gone from something nobody talks about to the front pages daily. i just want to say that that is just the beginning. it is up to all of us, parents, teachers, faculty, trustees, everyone, because it is been going on for decades. >> now scores of colleges and universities across the country are being investigated? >> i think we have up to 95 schools being investigated for title ix violations. those investigations take a long, long time. so far, i mean, i applaud the department of education for taking this on but the schools themselves should not

at columbia university school of engineering a team is trying to teach this robot the to think for itself as it figures out how to fold clothes. >> if you you can do clothes folding you can do food preparation. >> reporter: but first robots need to better understand how people communicate and adapt to changing situations. in fact scientists are so close to perfecting this technology that personal robots could be the reality next ten years. reporting for three on your side i'm jim ton van. >>> how about that. >> that is pretty crazy warning, warning. >> like i said i could use one at home and work, you know good sound good to me. 6:48. it appears is there a new product that makes getting your morning cup of coffee easier. get and keurig have combined a fridge and single cup coffee maker. sound like a good idea. water takes four minutes to heat up. refrigerator will be available later this year. suggested retail price on this thing, $3,300. >> really. >> that is a a lot of coin. >> for one cup of coffee coming out of your fridge, i don't know. >> 6:49. >> a lot coming up on cbs this morning

at columbia university school of engineering a team is trying to teach this robot to think for itselfter: robots need to better understand how people communicate and adapt to changing situations. scientists are so close to perfecting this technology that personal robots could be the reality in the next ten years. i necessity chris may is already placing his order. >> yeah, sure. >> i would give you ten minutes with an oshb ot before you shut it off in frustration. >> i can clean my own house i don't neat a robot the to do that. >> folding laundry. >> did you see how slow. >> my gosh. >> a load of laundry would take him a week. >> i need that shirt. >> exactly right. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" an 80's pop star takes the stand. >>> taylor swift is at it again, wait until you see how she surprised a super fan in berks county, up next. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know you that former pro football player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything? unh-uh. number 44... whoooo! forty-four, that's m

. >> reporter: peter allen is a robotics professor at columbia university school of engineering in new york. he sees a bright future where people can buy their own personal robot assistant. >> people are going to say i want one to fold my laundry or answer my door or get me a beer from the fridge. >> reporter: but first robots need to better understand how people communicate and adapt to changing situations. allen and his team are trying to teach this robot to think for itself as it figures out how to fold clothes. >> if you can do clothes folding, you can probably do food preparation. >> reporter: allen says scientists are close to perfecting this technology and he believes personal robots could be a reality in the next 10 years. >>> coming up talk about a close call, see how a group of tourists boating along an african river nearly wound up as dinner guests. >> and the father of a man charged with plotting an attack on the capitol is speaking out. >> it is the mission of a lifetime. coming up meet >>> a u.s. astronaut is training for the first american space missionful its kind. >> o

columbia university law professor. patricia williams. he was only 24 when asked by the new york times to direct his graphics department. apparently the youngest department head in the paper's history. his elegant chart, political and social complexity jolted readers with their lucidity and sheer beauty. he ascended yet again reinventing himself. considering a new genre of journalism as the paper's visual op-ed column. inspire "fire shut up in my bones" charles blow reveals he was sexually abused at age 7 by a cousin who abused and bullied him for years to come building of fiery rage that nearly caused a college student to kill this cousin. he realized he had to stop hating his abuser and start loving himself. forgiveness was freedom. he had to let go of his past to step into its future. he stopped romanticizing the man he might have been and be the man that he was. fitting into other people's definitions of masculinity or constructs of such quality but by being uniquely himself. in the words of professor williams, "fire shut up in my bon

writer and author of "the last refuge: yemen and al-qaeda and air abe i can't" a professor at columbia university. robert, let me begin with you. tell me what we know about what happened in libya and what does it mean? >> well, a group claiming to be the libyan branch of isis carried out the attack toe corinthia hotel. it's unclear exactly who this group is. but the credibility of the claim seems to be pretty high because they announced it just as the attack was beginning. and it killed a number of people, and it raises questions about how wide the sway of this group is. in a sense, it doesn't really matter whether it was centrally planned from israel's -- isis's headquarters or an affiliated group in libya. this group has tremendous -- its idea has tremendous resonanswer across the region. you have people with various different jihadi faxes allowing themselves with isis who seem to be inspired with the same vehicle rose: where else do you see it happening? >> the sinai peninsula and another faction that is if not part of and allied with isis, you have a group that claims to act on behalf of isis

tom will be joined by the columbia university professor lee bollinger. ♪ >> happy friday.mberg surveillance ." >> my morning must read is from the editor at a daily in germany. she wrote an op-ed in the new york times germany is not turning backwards. islam is part of germany. it was an assessment rather than in the logical statement -- an ideological statement. you have worked all over the world. one of the things we're watching right now is transformation country by country in europe. problems that have not been addressed by the major parties and are being taken up instead by the fringes. are you worried about germany? >> i'm not worried because i think it's a good thing. most of europe has gone into the boring middle and has gone bland, bland bland and totally centrist. there is no point of view. there is no ying and yang anymore. leaving room for extremists to go, wait a minute, no one is listening. we are being completely disadvantaged. this is a good thing. >> our advertisers targeting the multicultural audience? my friend got some diapers delivered yesterday and you