diahann carroll has her thoughts. >> we must shift our counterterrorism strategy. to more fefg it's not just one person who's going to change it all. it's the overall. >> maya angelou has died. >> she is against all the odds. >> i had something to do in this world. >> after months of accusations of feeble leadership and his handling of international crises and conflicts, president obama gave the commencement speech at west point university. when national security demanded it working through multilateral institutions and in concert with allies, provided a force multiplier that made america stronger particularly in response to russia's meddling if ukraine. the president also said that terrorism remained the most direct threat to u.s. and abroad. and while al qaeda's central leadership had been decimated, its decentralized strategies required new resources to defeat. >> up to $5 billion which will allow us to train build capacity and facilitate partner-countries on the front lines. >> the president also proclaimed his belief in american exceptionalism and leadership i