cornell west.more. >> no, brother, you ask and i will come. >> sean: i ask and you don't come. no, you ask and i've got something else to do, that's what happened. what happened. >> sean: good to see you. >> happy new year to you though. >> sean: all right. now on your radio program with tavist, i've known hem for many years and our careers got started together. and harry belafonte says that barack obama does not deserve a second term, he lacks a moral compass. do you agree with him. >> no, no not at all. when you look at republican candidates, i've got to be honest, i see mediocrity, and mean spiritedness to the poor and too many of them not being for real. one of the reasons that ron paul is doing so well. and he is to are real even though i disagree with him 85% of the time, but no doubt that barack obama is much better than the republicans. my problem is i wish barack obama were even more intense in terms of his commitment to the poor. >> sean: he's given us 5 trillion in debt and got his healt

and cornell and i disagree on this. i think that over time, both because of the organization, the planning and the fact that romney's been through this before, and we all know how important that is, you learn the lessons of running for president, as opposed to running for senate, running for governor. it's a completely different deal. and as these primaries and caucuses begin to speed up, i mean, we know about the four in january, seven in february, 22 in march, 9 in april, i mean these things keep coming and coming and coming. we'll see whether or not as mary said there is the similar arc to the others and he begins on the downhill slope or this is real. there's no way to tell. remember, all the others lasted about 3, 3 1/2 weeks before they collapsed. rick santorum is in about week one. so he's got another couple of weeks. he may do well, but what happens, for instance, if he comes in third in new hampshire behind romney and paul? does that mean it's over for him and we all trot back over to perry to see how he's doin

cornel west joined us.tonight's episode, we call this one suffering, we look at what motivated us to take this for and the personal face of an american tragedy. >> most of those people do not know where they are. >> there is a new and poor in america right now. i want them to come together. >> the corporations get away again. the banks got away again. this entire legislation is on the back of the poor. >> well adapted to indifference. we want great leaders who love the people. tavis: the more i see what people are going through, all people of all colors and creeds, that is why i left the studio. that is why i give up my vacation time and called td. roa it is the telling the truth that allows suffering to speak. this is a nation of great abundance and great people. somehow, great inequality and great suffering. 43 years after the death of martin luther king, our nation has prosperity for a handful while huge swaths of the citizenry are asked to do more with less. to bring the focus to the suffering, my team

cornell...21 point lead... ...cornell coach bill courtney knew his guys were in for a log night, but this was downright discouraging.... ...espepcially here.,..ball loose under the cornell basket...watch terrell stoglin get it and push it upcourt to howard for the layup...terps by 23 at this point......but maryland goes ice cold in the secnd half.....freshman shonn miller with the three pointer as the big red cuts the lead to just one........but the terps were able to hang on... stoglin with the drive as the terps take a tuff one over cornell....70-62 the final..maryland now 10-3 back here in baltimore...since it's a playoff bye week, the ravens have adjusted their schedule...thee practicee wednesday and thursday, and will then enjoy a 3 day weekend befooe getting ready for their playoff opener january 15th... 15th... and when they do hit the field tomorrow, they'll do it with the afc offensive player of the week...ray rice was so honored tuesday for his spectacular performance against the banga

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once or twice a year, she visits cornell with her latest recordings. and you're giving them material with which they work? >> turkalo: yes. this is a scene we filmed on the first of may, the first birth we've witnessed in 19 years. >> ooh! look at this. >> simon: after ooh-ing and aah- ing over the new baby, as anyone would, the scientists get down to the business of figuring out what the elephant sounds mean. >> i'm betting that these two calls are the same individual. >> turkalo: yeah. >> simon: figuring out which elephant is talking, where it's located, and what it's saying has been a big challenge. researchers initially strung nine acoustic recording devices around the clearing. as the sound reached each recorder at a different time, they could pinpoint the location of the speaking elephant. picking up sounds too low to hear was another challenge, but recording the sounds normally and playing them back faster was a revelation. for example, the clearing at night sounds like this. ( cricket sounds ) played back three times faster, this is what the cl

cornell often uses words that push people apart.the problem. >> ari, i don't know what words i've used to push people apart. actually, i'm a little offended by that. >> saying newt's using code words. and racist. >> i never called herman cain a racist. i did say he was bigoted. we'll come back and show the tape i didn't call him a racist. if you look at what he said and history behind that, we can't ignore that history. if newt gingrich had simply said poor people, he didn't say poor people, he pointed to black people and said black people. he was doing that on purpose. if he had said poor people, i had no problem with it. >> i think the issue here was he referred to the president as food stamp president and that sparked the sensitivity. >> he called black people out for wanting demanding not welfare checks but jobs, so there's a whole line of things right here we can call him into question about. i'm not the one calling names, i'm pointing out what he's saying. >> newt's remarks last night were about the poor. has the's how newt sa

taking on cornell tonight. 70-62, maryland wins. howard in the backcourt got off to a great start, but the terps never got that start going. they were hot early -- 16-0 after howard makes a spinning move. they continued to work the ball inside. maryland up by 16 at the half. in the second half, a different story. here comes the big red. from the left through -- from the left wing, cutting the lead to 8. cornell pulled within a single point. then it was also time for the terps. lin saves the ball from going out of bounds. who is there? he finishes it off and save the play. the terps knock off cornell, 70- 62. no big off-season splash for the orioles this summer. they sent brandon snyder to texas for cash. if you need a war fought on a cold night, the orioles begin spring training in six weeks. tom >> it feels really cold out there today. >> temperatures are dropping fast. maybe another round of snow showers tomorrow evening. after that, a significant warm up. that leads to a chance for rain saturday night into sunday. this will only

hoops now, and cornell at maryland in a little preacc tuneup. the big red 1-23 against schools in the acc. first half off the turnover, the terps go ahead. nice spin move. maryland up 50-0. later first half, to alex. he is good, terps led by 15 at the break. second half, big red. drives and hangs for the hoop. cornell down just 1. 61-60. maryland's next possession, red rattles in the three pointer. the terps hold on to beat cornell 70-62. seven consecutive victories. the terps began sunday at nc state. we're not done. when we come back, skins talk. what does the future hold for trent williams? that and more when we continue. it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. now get twice the data for the same low price. hurry in, this offer ends january 15th. verizon. ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select c

tavis: my friend, cornell west, who took the poverty tour.s to the media mobilizing project, who put together these pieces. one reason we work with them is their mission to hire and train people from these backgrounds. tonight and again, all this week. i am joined by vicki b. escarra, from "feeding america." an honor to have you here. >> thank you, good to be here. tavis: september was the month when these census numbers came out. it puts the number at $50 million in poverty. this is hunger awareness month. >> the link between poverty and hunger is like other things linked to poverty. 50 million people in our country live in hunger. 16 million children. the link is there. we were stunned by the numbers and were a bit pleased because it looks like the food and security numbers hold their own. the work we are doing is helping to feed 50 million people. >> holding their own. how long can they hold on. what kind of increased demand have you been getting? >> in the last three years, hunger increased by 50% and it increased more than 50% with kids.

second half, cornell comes back. chris wroblewski, the basket and the foul. devin cherry hits the three. marilyn finds a way to win -- lend finds a way to win. alex len gets the put back and maryland win. maryland 103. the ravens -- maryland 10-3. the ravens sold out the remaining tickets for next week's game in 40 minutes. ray rice was named the offensive player of the week. he finished the regular season with over 2,000 yards rushing and receiving enjoins marshall faulk as the only back to do that twice in his career. john harbaugh says race is getting stronger. >> this guy, ray rice, worked very hard not just in the off- season but during the season. you see and in the weight room and what it does with his conditioning. i think he gets stronger as the year goes on. it is a credit to ray. >> michigan over virginia tech in the sugar bowl. >> i expected you to have purple hair this morning. we will give you a wig. coming up, ava marie will join us live from a store for the ravens. maybe they have something for keeith. >> a family's reunion with their dog. >>

and cornell belcher, and erick erickson.te super pacs can't have contact with campaigns or the candidates. is there any chance that someone like this guy sheldon aid ellison would fund a 27 minute anti-romney film if newt gingrich didn't want him to do it? >> probably not. they take their queues from candidates on the campaign trail. i think the issue of money and politics is overwraugt by a lot of people. most voters don't care. the adds come one way or the other. the only thing sillier getting money out of politics is assuming we're going to have peace in the middle east. >> it might hurt romney. could it end up hurting gingrich as well? >> i think the bain attacks are going to hurt newt, could also hurt romney. there's a rally against romney because attacks on bain are seen as attack on profit and loss and that which makes capitalism work. i have to remind everybody. the reason we have super pacs is campaign finance reform. the parties used to basically be the policemen, and they were unheard of when the parties were in c

a cornel university study said 70% of women want to lose weight before their wedding. >> tada. >> anda certain way but a marriage. >> wow. >> show doesn't need to lose weight but has workout goals. >> to tone up. >> and that gets you a nice look. and this is beautiful look. >> and in northwest, she works to make sure everything is perfect. >> you floss, floss, and let it go. >> reporter: the salon is teaming up with a gym. >> when they see this, they say oh, good. i don't have to sell myself. >> and in the cornel study, the women wanted to lose on average 16 pounds before the wedding day and that meant many of them are in a hurry. >> and some people come in and they frantic. don't start at the last minute and that is probably rule number one. take your time to make sure the goals are digestible goals and small, short-term goals, right? and so that you can get an achievement. if can you achieve them and then the third party is what you're doing on your own, outside of the club and that is your nutrition. how are you addressing that component of it? >> reporter: the healthier your appro

cornell and i did a people's hearing of goldman sachs in zucotti park where it was broadcast live by a station in new york where we had people who had lost their homes, lost their jobs come and testify and then several hundred of us marched to the headquarters of goldman sachs and then a group of us sat down and linked arms and were arrested in front of goldman sachs. >> host: i don't know if you read your erstwhile newspaper this morning or not or saw the picture of zucotti park. >> guest: i did. >> host: any reaction to the, to that picture and that story about the park? it was barren and now they're checking bags? >> guest: yeah, right. well, i mean, they -- the foolishness of these corporate forces, they think they can physically push people out of these spaces, and the problems will go away. the problems aren't going to go away. the movement's not going to go away. and how will it manifest itself in the future, i don't know. none of us know. but because they refuse to address the core issues that have driven people into public spaces around this country, hundreds of public space

. >> maryland hosting the big red from cornell on the hardwood.ps get out quick and they're up 32-13 but big red shawn miller nails the three to make it 26-20. the terps give a 21 point lead but down the stretch, great move for the buck at maryland and it does hold on beating cornell 70-62. >> finally tonight, this is new york giants receiver victor crew. this is his little salsa touchdown dance. this is last night at the nicks game. they are recognizing him for getting the giants in and he busts out a little bit of move. he didn't want to do it but they started playing the music and his gets his salsa move going. >> [laughter]. >> he's not bad at that. >> he's really good. >> [laughter]. >> she says with great conviction and enthusiasm. >> thank you for that one. >> >>> we have been following an incredibly close race tonight and tonights iowa gop caucas. >> we sure have. gary brings us

alex len, the freshman from the me.aine, another solid ga cornell comes back. chris wroblewski. the lead is one. devin cherry. in trouble. trouberps len with the put-back. maryland win. michigan over -- attack in the sugar bowl. the orioles trade snyder for adam jones. the orioles reluctant to give him up. >> thank you. 14 degrees on tv hill. bay couldp teh bathe be a boost to the economy. >> a brilliant four years in the making brings back a family p et. they thought their dog was gone for good. >> if the weather for the playoff is anything like today, you will want some warm weather [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. take a moment to ponder tender cuts of pastrami, piled sky high atop your favorite freshly baked bread with spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. okay, enough imagining how this fresh toasted number would tantalize your taste buds -- it's time to actually experience the subway big hot pastrami melt, built by the sandwich experts the way you love -- to per-fec-tion. subway. eat fresh. >> li

our parents believing -- and, remember, i was born in 1950, cornell's born in 1953 -- believing thattheir two nappy-headed little boys could be anything that they wanted. they made us believe it. and we were born before brown v. board. our people believed in education under slavery when we had no hope. we made a way out of no way. we used to steal a little learning from the white man. but how many of our children have lost this passion for hearn learning? the blackest thing you could be was an educated man or an educated woman in the 1950s, and too many of our children don't believe that anymore. that's why i'm working with my colleagues at harvard to do a curriculum, um, on genealogy and genetics. and you all know my passion for genealogy and genetics. i want to reawaken in our inner city kids, inner city schools the love of science and of history. how to do that? well, let's go to history class. imagine we had every child in that class do their family tree. they would go home and interview their mother, their father, come back to school, and can we'd have electronic family trees on

cornel west, for keeping poverty at the forefront of the national discussion.re-making america, from poverty to prosperity, can be seen tonight onç c-span. thank you both, gentleman. >> thank you. thank you very much. >>> coming up, what now? good news on housing? that's the a big question mark. what the latest foreclosure numbers reveal next on "now." i'm embarking on a journey of epic proportion. i will travel, from sea to shining sea, through amber waves of grain, and i won't stop until i've helped every driver in america save hundreds on car insurance. well i'm out of the parking lot. that's a good start. geico, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent, or more on car insurance. >>> welcome back. it's time for what now? elizabeth warren raised $5.7 4-ljt 2011 in her bid to be ter massachusetts' senator. worth mentioning, scott brown, her competitor on the right, raised 3.2 million in the last quarter. what do we make of elizabeth warren's candidacy? are we bullish? bearish? >> she's the one place progressives can go. if they're true believers and the

for the last caller, cornell west has done "in depth."you can watch that at booktv.org in its entirety. just use the search function in the upper left and corporate the produce of this program is tiny davis. fargo, north dakota, you're on with chris hedges. >> caller: mr. hedges, speculative question. what might mr. blank fine, the recent chairman of goldman sachs have meant when he respond to the question about goldman sachs market activities by saying i think i or we were doing gods work. i or we were doing god's work. drama thank you. thank you self-delusion would probably be the first word that would come to my mind. for me, figures like blank fine and others should be put on trial for the activities that they have carried out. and i think the failure of a functioning judiciary to prosecute what are clear acts of fraudulent activity and manipulation of markets, the ability of these corporations to not only, as essentially borrow money without interest while the rest of us are shackled in a kind of debt painted. this is just indefensib

caller: i like to ask the question to tavis smiley and cornel west.t do they think president obama is doing? he is doing all he can to get jobs created. i don't understand the concept. host: do not see that is happening, that the president is trying to work towards helping the poor? guest: you begin your campaign and give nearly $1 trillion to investment bankers. that's not a good start in terms of fighting for the poor. in the last few months, he has given some good speeches about jobs. we applausd that. he has been fighting for the payroll tax cut. we applaud that. that is not a substitute for a massive job creation and housing and jobs with a living wage. we applaud the president when the president does the right thing. the president -- you have tim geithner running things. tim geithner is not a fighter for the poor. i hear people saying obama is better than the republicans, but he is more work to do to fight against poverty. guest: people act in this election like there are two choices. either obama or mr. romney. there's a third choice and that's

winning works including a memoir of colored people else was the future of the race co-authored with cornell west and 13 ways of looking at a black man. please come and join me in getting a warm atlanta welcome to henry louis gates jr.. [applause] thank you. [applause] thank you very much for that kind introduction and brief. [laughter] i appreciate that. it's nice to be back in atlanta. i always have a good time in our land of. it feels like my home away from home. good evening everyone. come on - all the way down from boston. [laughter] good evening. that's what i'm talking about. that's why i come here. and biscuits the fact i can get biscuits in atlanta for breakfast and i can't do that in boston that is a strong appeal for me. it's been a big day. i've been filming my new pbs series called finding your roots which will start airing in late march and i've always admired sanja. he's a good guy. [applause] we traced his family back from his mother's side and his father's side and went along with. i can't give you the tools but was one of the most moving experiences i have had during all of

one-time cornell west and i were talking about the absurdity of our appearance, the absurdity of our parents believing -- remember, i was born in 1950, believing there to nappy headed little boys could be anything that they wanted. even if they didn't believe that, they made us believe it. and we were born before brown v. board. our people believed in education under slavery when we had no hope. we made our way out of nowhere. frederick douglass said we used to see a little learning from white man. how many of our children have lost his passion for learning? the blackest thing you can be was an educated man or an educated woman in the 1950s and too many of our children don't believe that anymore. that is why i am working with my colleagues at harvard to do a curriculum on genealogy and genetics. you all know my passion for genealogy and genetics. i want to reawaken in our inner-city kids, for inner-city schools, the love of science and its history. how to do that? let's go to history class. imagine we have every child in that class to their family tree. they would go home and intervi

place cornell tonight at the comcast center.cord to 10 and 3. >> of virginia tech over michigan? >> i think so. >> you heard it here, folks. >> i am a bold guy. >>> it is a new year. is a new ipad to give away. >> head to our facebook page. all you have to do is sign up on side of the page. you can enter once a day until friday. if you share that posts with facebook friends, you did extra entries. winner atnounce the abc 7 news at 5:00. >> one final look at the doppler radar right now. that will continue. just a few flurries in the evening through the hours. temperatures are colder, but we make a recovery. on thursday.e 40's >> did you say 13 at 4 tomorrow? >> pretty cold. >> did you say 13 at 4 tomorrow? >> pretty cold. >> we wion my journey across am, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on casur insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent

the terps beat cornell, 70-62. the freshman scored 15 tonight.ow.own has won 10 in they have won back-to-back conference games. enjoying their early success. night, they have to try stop the golden eagles of marquette. >> a week ago they were ranked eighth. now they are 20. we are focused on defense. >> the question i am asking, is prince fielder using the drive up the price? where are they a real player? the nationals have met with the the first baseman. also represents stephen are the nats to sign him. it is still a long way off. the nfl has been under a microscope with several firings. norv turner find out he will remain as head coach. the owner says he wants turner to lead the chargers to the playoffs. be back nextill season. -- andy reid will be season.t the bears have bided their general manager. our anchors. general manager. our anchors. guided only by a dream. i'm embarking on a journey of epic proportion. i will travel, from sea to shining sea, through amber waves of grain, and i won't stop until i've helped every driver in america save

then as they approach the cone tell hear these very unusual sounds that were obtained from the cornellhology lab. >> we have the largest recording of birds, mammals, frogs and insects and a huge library of videos. so this is an absolutely perfect opportunity for us to team up with a world renown, very creative inspirational artist and put the sounds and sights of the animals that we study into a brand-new context, a context that really allows people to appreciate an esthetic way of the idea that we might live in the world without these sounds or sites. >> in the scientific realm it is shifting baselines. we get used to less and less, diminished expectations of what it was. >> when i came along lobsters six feet long and oysters 12 inches within they days all the oyster beds in new york, manhattan, the harbor would clean the water. so, just getting people to wake up to what was just literally there 200 years ago, 150 years ago. you see the object and say what is that. you come out and hear these intriguing sounds, sounds like i have never heard in my life. and then you step closer and y