you were the first harvard president without a harvard degree.ou went to the university of pennsylvania after graduating from bryn mawr with a history degree, then you became a history professor. drew: i was a student activist in college, very involved in politics, civil rights issues, vietnam war protests, and cared a lot about changing the world and having an impact on the world. when i graduated from college i worked in the department of housing and urban development, and i hoped in an idealistic way to move into maybe urban planning or some area that would enable me to carry on my concerns about public service and changing the world. but i so missed intellectual life and ideas and the kind of debate that is at the heart of a university, so i applied to graduate school and went back and got a phd at penn, which eventually led me to a faculty position at penn that i held for 25 years. emily: you wrote six books. tell me about that. drew: i became a historian of the american south. i began to explore questions, not all that distant from question

time had stood still around harvard square. just as merce that as merchants were the presiding spirit of -- just as merchants were the percentage spirit of boston -- you couldn't fire a revolver from your front porch without bringing down a two volume or best peter volume -- two volumer. admitting boston audiences are proverbially cold. he felt unusually jaunty on the moonlight ride to the theater. and halfalf are cited and acted readings, played out on the stage setting of his writing desk, was met with sheer delight. even emerson laughed as he might crumble to pieces -- as if he might crumble to pieces. but tour was generating so much money that dickens and his road crew didn't know where to put it off. the manager he reported was always going out about an immense bundle like a sofa cushion. success didn't save dickens from a long christmas. he woke up to a fever and a cold. i've tried homeopathic, cold --ngs, warm things, such warm things, sweet things. they shook together snow -- it was as well than that dickens took a visi

he asked me to send my harvard i.d.y, my information. >> wertheim: did you send it? >> waddick: and i sent it right away. i was so afraid that if i didn't, he might actually be crazy enough to fly up here. >> wertheim: the trump campaign never did follow up. the "crimson," good sports that they are, published the story of the prank later that summer, complete with photo. and with that, tom waddick and company gained a measure of "lampoon" immortality. which is saying something, given the alumni rolls. early generations count everyone from william randolph hearst to george plimpton to john updike. ( applause ) >> what the hell is wrong with you people? ( laughter and applause ) >> wertheim: the modern era produced conan o'brien and colin jost, currently co-anchor of "weekend update" for "saturday night live." but most "lampoon" stars are not stars at all. david mandel, class of '92, has written for shows from "s.n.l." to "seinfeld." he's currently the show runner for hbo's "veep"... >> veep! >> wertheim: ...emmy winner f

and it's not just harvard. high school, you know, they're going to take away admissions from asian students and give them to non-whites who aren't asian for balance. i mean, by the way, you're not doing a bid kid any favors who didn't have the academic rigor and is not prepared to go to stuyvesant high school, the top high school in this country, and take these courses. they're going to be humiliated. it's a terrible idea. >> and the way you stop discriminating on basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race. we want to create opportunities for people from all walks of life, but the wrong way to do it is by per pitch waiting -- perpetuating this system. it's awfully rich when anybody from harvard complains to me about the prevalence of privilege. they are the most privileged people ever. >> absolutely. i think another way to approach this is, you know, what do we need to do to get the other non-asian students to pump here? how do we lift these people up? and and i think the way you do that is by

kelly babphavong is a junior at harvard.ju harvard really only cares about diversity when it comes to forming a class of x percent of people which is wrong. we can't set quotas on what percent of each race we admit. >> reporter: but civil rights attorney michelle turnage young says all students would suffer without affirmative action. >> we have so many well- documented racial disparities in access to educational opportunities in primary school and secondary school. colleges need to be able to have a way to take those things into y tount. >> reporter: now, affirmative action could be front and center in next week's supreme court confirmation hearings for judge brett kavanaugh. he would be replacing justice anthony kennedy, who was a key swing vote and had refused to end all affirmative action in college admissions. john? >> dickerson: jan crawford for us in washington. thank you, jan. still ahead, the massive rescue operation after an explosion at a water treatment plant. these digestive issues can start in the colon and may

t some ofhe things in the case are damning for harvard. is evidence that shows admissions professiona harvard said disparaging things about asian-americaand eir personal scores, so this is not a clean and clear-cut case of one side ring rightrong, like all things related to affirmative action, it's incredibly grey. we will see what happens.ls it'semotionally charged. >> if this case were to go to the supreme court, of course, there will be another new justice reacing justice kennedy. the no, ma'amnoy is brett kavanaugh. what do we know about brett kavanaugh's record on affirmative action? >> brett kavanaugh is anst integ person, an interesting figure because he is known for having a loft clerks who have been women, who have en people of color, so his own personal record on affirmative action or at least on race-conscious hiring pocy seems quite strong. at the same time, he has made statements in an orial saying he felt that, soon, some day, thldsupreme court wou view people not through the lens of race, that the supreme court would you see

the charges harvard denies. the filing was expected on multiple fronts.ed obama eva guidelines that enkoujd students with race in college admissions. >> it takes courage to speak up. against racial injustice. >> reporter: in recent years, they have spoken up. against action. >> harvard really only cares about diversity when it comes to forming a class of x% of people. we can't set quotas on how many people we admit. >> w domented racial disparities and access to educational opportunities. colleges need to be able to have a way to take those things into account. >> reporter: jan crawford, cbs news, washington. . as the nation pays tribute to the late senator john mccain, one new orleans grandmother has her own memory. she found a p.o.w. bracelet with john mccain's name on it. in 1975, million bracelets were made. mccain was cap cured by the north vietnamese okay 26th, 1967. he spent more than five years in captivity. >>> well, coming up on cbs' morning news, john dickens has an essay, how we can learn from the latest. i'm anne marie green, this is cbs "mor

harvard university under fire for its race-based admissions enters.st other emerging issues with her attorney. she joins us train to the trump justice department has sided with a group of asian-american students suing harvard university over its race-based admission policy. the department of justice alleging harvard uses a personal rating that discriminates against asian-american applicants. the case goes to trial in october. 22% of the admitted 2021 harvard class of asian-american. joining us tonight, harvey dillon come attorney, rnc for the great state of california. great to have you with us. let's start with this case with the department of justice. race-based admissions of any kind should be, i would think in this day and age, a real red flag for admissions officers for university administrations. >> absolutely. it's illegal to put it bluntly. unfortunately in today's america, discrimination against asian-americans is kind of the last frontier and the justification is that asian americans on average students of her perform. if we allow people bas

allegations harvard denies. the filing was widely expected, as the justice department targets affirmative action in college admissions on multiple fronts. last month it reversed obama-era guidelines that encouraged schools to consider race in college admissions. >> it always takes courage to speak up against injustice. >> reporter: in recent years, asian americans have become vocal opponents of affirmative action. kelly is a junior at harvard. >> harvard really only cares about diversity when it comes t people which is wrong. we can't set quotas on what percentage each race we admit. >> reporter: but civil rights attorney says all students would suffer without affirmative action. >> we have so many well documented racial disparities and access to educational opportunities in primary school and secondary school. colleges need to be able to have a way to take those things into account. >> reporter: now, affirmative action could be front and center in next week's supreme court confirmation hearings for judge brett

guy: is harvard university biased against asian americans?he department of justice, the answer is yes. they supported a lawsuit claiming that harvard's application process discriminates against asian americans that uses a personality likeness. they score lower on asian-americans but can't say why. harvard is a private institution but they take millions of dollars of tax money each year. >> and there are federal anti-discrimination laws. in my mind the more important thing is the story, the liberal identity politic is self-contradictory. it eats itself. it starts down one track but end up applying the opposite. >> let's be real here. admission processes are subjective. that's why you have a personal statement. in that personal statement the admissions officer determines, do i like this person? are they a good fit for our university. this. >> i deal using demographics as part of it is a way to scale back and deal with that inequity. harvard is saying they had an internal report that found nothing. harvard said they did their own review and said

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shannon: the justice department siding with asian american students suing harvard university over itsadmission policies. jonathan hunt is following the case tonight. >> reporter: the justice department signaled it would join and affirmative-action case and it did so saying in a statement of interest filed with the court that harvard failed to demonstrate that it does not discriminate against asian americans. jeff sessions saying the doj determined, quote, harvard while using race to make admissions decisions for 45 years has never seriously considered alternative race neutral ways to compile a diverse student body which it is required to do under existing law. the doj is supporting the original claim by a group of asian american students that they were discriminated against. of filing by the national association of scholars said, quote, harvard is guilty of racially stereotyping asian students as lacking positive character, likability, courage and kindness and not being widely respected. >> the use of racial preferences is racist and should not be used in 2018. let us be clear what is

harvard denies that claim. the aclu defends harvard saying the justice department is trying to dismantle the progress made in fighting for racial equality. >>> she was born aretha louise franklin 76 years ago but she will forever be remembered as the queen of soul. in just a matter of hours the nation says good-bye to the legendary artist. abc's zachary kiesch is in detroit right now with a preview of today's star-studded funeral. good morning, zach. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you. i'm outside the greater grace temple here in detroit where the city and the world will say their final farewells to the queen of soul. aretha franklin, what an incredible story. the granddaughter of southern sharecroppers, she was born in a segregated detroit but it didn't stop her. she used her voice and love of people to have a prefound impact on the world. ♪ say a little prayer for you ♪ oh yeah >> reporter: with range and soul, aretha franklin's music made audiences feel. sometimes her words could touch you like a warm bla

harvard is fighting for diversity.o that our student body can look like our demographics in our country. there is nothing wrong with that. >> laura: let's move on really quickly.y. no time here.>> betsy devos and title ix. michelle, now it looks like men or anyone accused of sexual harassment will have a few more rights after uva and of course some of the other cases like duke and so forth. >> you think that civil libertarians would be cheering the fact that we have administration that is restoring the rights of the accused and restoring due process that has been sabotaged particularly under the obama administration by radicals who don't think that accused men should have the t right to confront and cross-examine their accusers, that men who are accused should have legal representation, that men who are accused should bee allowed to have access to exculpatory evidence, and that is what betsy devos is restoring. >> laura: cathy, i owe you one because we're out of time. when we come back, final thoughts from chicago. bus

she's the rich harvard law grad. >> no way, tucker. people are not the oppressed group. >> tucker: i'm not saying they are. i'm not oppressed in the slightest, never have been. i'm just saying are these universal opinions? apparently they are not. great to see you. chadwick more as a journalist in new york city, in brooklyn, and he joins us tonight. so chadwick, i'm fumbling around in the dark for the new rules and i guess the new rules are that you get to say things according to your race. certain races can say some things and to certain races can't say other things. why is that not a racist worldview, by definition? >> what we are seeing here is a very dramatic and abrupt escalation of a creeping trend at "the new york times." and, we have always known "the new york times" is left-leaning. they famously said, we don't have a liberal bias, we have an urban bias. they completely abandon that and for them to so brazenly defend this person and knowingly hire her given what she has set in the past, that marks a very steep change in what i

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programming, we will take a look at the murder of one of boston's richest men while he was visiting harvard university in 1849. english professor wall collins specialized in 19th century crimes and talks about his book, blood and i have, the 1849 murder that scandalized harvard. saturday night at 8:00 eastern during lectures in history a class by rut gersz university professor jefferson decker on the history of the environment movement and laws and litigation regarding natural resources. and sunday night at 8:00, during our weekly look at the presidency, harry truman's russia policy, which became known as the cold war. after he outlined his plan to contain communism during an address to congress in 1947. >>> 70 years ago the soviet union blocked off eastern berlin. in response, the western powers organized the berlin air lift. cargo planes dropped supplies into the isolated part of the city until may of 1949. next on reel america a 1962 film documenting the city of berlin from the ends of world war ii to the construction of the berlin wall in 1961. produced by the nato information service,

and also an interviewer for harvard.y point of personal contact that applicant will have with the admissions office it's up to me on the personal rating and a lot of other scores to you know give a view of the student that the admissions officers might not get from other parts of the application sarah from that respect, is it the student? does the burden fall on the student? is it just the system overall that's flawed? does there need to be another view into the applicants >> you know, these students, asian-american students for decades have been afraid to self-identify. so many students did not the indicate they were asian-american on the application, afraid to talk with it in interviews or even write a college essay about it even though this is a holistic admissions process at the the selective universities it needs to be fair what has gone on for decades is something that needs to change and it's been happening for a very long time this has been brewing. there has been no transparency in this process. this is very pri

the trump administration makes it official, supporting asian american suing harvard over affirmative and make a that codified college admissions across the country and democrats really don't like that move. we'll tell you why. plus, i had everybody in california loved in-n-out burge burger. not some democrats apparently. that is coming up in your real news roundup. ♪ that's why capital one is building something completely different. capital one cafés. welcoming places with people here to help you, not sell you. with savings and checking accounts with no fees or minimums. that are easy to open from right here or anywhere in 5 minutes. no smoke. no mirrors. this is banking reimagined. what's in your wallet? plaque psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the

we're both harvard computer science majors.e're the only set of twins to both sell companies to microsoft. a lot of the things we have done are similar. i think i'm more of a stress case. my brother is more easy-going comparatively. emily: you were born in tehran. you were six years old when the iran-iraq war broke out. what was living through that like? >> it was pretty horrific. my childhood, i remember feeling scared most of the time. either scared of my neighborhood being bombed, which is certainly was, and i also remember always being worried about something bad would happen to my parents. that i would come home from school and i wouldn't have my parents there anymore. there was a period during the bombardment when we would spend overnights in the basement holding our ears, because our neighborhood was actually being bombed. so it was pretty rough. i will say though, having gotten out of that, it is certainly something that makes me feel much stronger, because i feel like i can take on anything. and you know, if you can su

when she was the harvard law school dean. justice kagan clearly thought highly of the judge's reputation and credentials. so highly, in fact, that she hired him to help shape the minds of harvard law school students. in his writing, judge kavanaugh reminds us that federalism and the separation of powers, quote, are not mere matters of etiquette or architecture, but are essential to protecting individual liberties, unquote. judge kavanaugh has also exhibited a willingness to rein in administrative agencies when they exceed their authority under the law. he has consistently held that international laws do not govern national security matters if congress has not adopted them as domestic law. domestic law. as domestic law. after carefully reviewing the record, i am confident that will be thankful to the constitution and preserve the authority of the supreme court. judge kavanaugh is more than a highly prospective jurors. in a mine that's well-suited for the supreme court is also a father, husband, coast to his two daughters baske

programming we'll take a look at the murder of one of boston's richest men while he was visiting harvards specializes in 19th century crimes and he talks about his latest blook "blood and ivy: the 1849 murder that scandalized harvard." saturday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern during lectures in history, a class by rutgers university professor jefferson decker on the history of the environmental movement and laws in litigation regarding national resources. sunday night at 8:00 during our weekly look at the presidency, harry truman's russia policy, which became known as the cold war. after he outlined his plan to contain communism during an address to congress in 1947. >>> this sunday on oral histories we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman ava clayton. >> my interests in the agriculture committee, my service in the agriculture committee, and even my members resistance to me, but finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. you know, i earned -- i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i also made a contributio

asistir a la prestigiosa universidad de harvard. carla: no siento que es verdad todavÍa. principios de los 90. >> sigue por la frontera ilegal. pedro: thelma limpiaba casas y trabajaron duro para que carla y una hermana menor tuvieran una mejor vida. carla: ellos me dijeron, muchas puertas se te van a abrir con tu educaciÓn. pedro: carla tuvo una beca para realizar una pasantÍa en harvard, mientras termina su carrera en una universidad de florida. aquÍ obtiene experiencia en investigaciones clÍnicas, es el segundo aÑo que toma este programa en esta prestigiosa universidad. carla: hacemos investigaciones de enfermedades crÓnicas del cerebro del corazÓn. pedro: carla dice que que quiere curar al mundo y demostrar que los inmigrantes tienen demasiado que aportar a estados unidos. carla: tengo un fuego dentro de mÍ, que quiero decirles que no soy lo que piensan que soy. quiero ser una cientÍfica, quiero ser alguien que puede ayudar a la humanidad. pedro: ante la situaciÓn de las madres en la frontera, la mamÁ de carla dice que pudo haber sido una de ellas, yporque vino de cen

then it goes down again and he goes off to harvard. when war comes, he is a sophomore. and in april 1917, when war is declared, he goes down to washington to volunteer in the army air corps, or the army itself. he is commission not as an officer like his brothers at first, but for a very brief time as a sergeant. the question arises, should he have gone into the army at all at this point? he did not have to. he was young enough. he could have stayed out for a little while longer. it is argued to tr by a friend of his, a friend by the name of lawrence abbott, whether it would have been better for quentin to stay at harvard, and tr response not so much like a father, but like an official government statement that quentin is in the best demographics. 19 to 21-year-old. if you put them in the war, they will harm the economy less. tr's wife puts it more politically. it is difficult when you raise your children to be eagles to expect them to turn out to be sparrows. and all the roosevelt boys are going to soar in that war like, -- like eagles. but even more so, why should que

is he goes off to harvard. when war comes he is a sophomore and in april 1917, when war is declared, he goes down to washington, to volunteer to volunteer in the army air corps or the army itself. he's existed not as an officer like his brothers at first, but first for a very brief time as a sergeant. the question arises should he have gone into the army the a all at this point? he didn't have to, he was young enough. he could have stayed out for a little while longer. it's argued to tr by a friend of his, a fellow named lawrence abbott, whether it would be better for quentin to have stayed at harvard and tr responds not so much like a father, but like an official government statement about how it is quentin is in the best demographics, 19-21-year-olds if you put them in the war, they will harm the economy less and well, edith, tr's wife. puts it a little more poetically. it is difficult, when you raise your children to be eagles, to expect them to turn out to be sparrows. all the roosevelt boys are going to so

what do harvard graduates know about cognitive performance? as you'd probably guess, a lot. that's why a new brain health supplement called forebrain from the harvard-educated experts at force factor is flying off the shelves at gnc. forebrain's key ingredients have been clinically shown to help enhance sharpness and clarity, improve memory, and promote learning ability. and now every man and woman in america can claim a complimentary bottle. just use your smartphone to text the keyword on the screen to 20-20-20. scientific research on cognigrape, a sicilian red wine extract in forebrain's memorysafe blend, suggests not only sharper recall, but also improved executive function and faster information processing. your opportunity to get into harvard may be gone, but it's not too late to experience a brain boost formulated by some of their brightest minds. just text the keyword on the screen to 20-20-20 with your smartphone to claim your complimentary bottle of forebrain. do it now - before you forget. that's the keyword on the screen to 20-20-20. >>> a senator. presidential ca

another great educational establishment at a small liberal arts college harvard university. he once said it was the true architect of victory in world war ii. and that harvard on the fifth of june, he began the public ladies of his plan to win the peace. marshall was there to receive an honorary degree and he spoke to the alumni association, often misrepresented as a commencement address. it was not, he was speaking to the alumni, the citation read, soldier and a statesman whose ability and character brought only one comparison in the history of this nation. the comparison was not made directly, but you all know who is being referred to. also receiving honorary degrees on that day, ts eliot, general omar bradley, robert oppenheimer. marshall spoke for just 11 minutes. when he received the nobel peace prize in 1953, he comments directly about how his good friend winston churchill knows how to deliver a speech. don't expect too much for me is his implication. the substance of his diagnosis and the cure is as follows. he said the following, there is a phase of this matter is bo

once she bought an entire set of books from harvard, harvard business school.w. no, but she was -- that was aretha, you know. she stayed up on things. >> you said on the table there were different kind of clippings, recipes, travel. did she like to cook? we think of her as an entertainer, but maybe privately among friends and family she entertained. >> oh, she could burn. aretha loved to burn. are you kidding, she could burn. >> she got an honorary degree in 2014. glen must have told that story at harvard, all right, let's get her a degree. the first thing he said was how curious she was, how she would call up and ask questions. so that's remarkable, that curiosity. it is kind of noteworthy though that today, the day on which aretha franklin passed, it is august the 16th, 41 years to the day that the king of rock & roll passed away. elvis presley died 41 years ago today. the king of rock and the queen of soul. thanks, glen, glen turman, aretha franklin's former husband. >> an honor to hear such personal stories from someone who knew and loved her. >> and great

is this how harvard should operate? >> well that is very subjective.ing that way. so really it should be based on the person's work ethic, whether they're able to do the school work and graduate. and when it comes to favoring other applicants versus the asian students, they could be setting people up for failure if they are not able, not capable to do the work and to graduate. elizabeth: wow. >> this is really big problem i'm seeing from harvard. elizabeth: justice department is on the case. deneen borelli, thank you for your insights. >> thank you, liz. elizabeth: the clock is ticking for canada and the u.s. to reach a deal by tomorrow. more after the break. stay there. (vo) when bandits stole the lockbox from the wells fargo stagecoach, agent beekman was one step ahead of them. because he hid his customers' gold in a different box. and the bandits, well, they got rocks. we protected your money then and we're dedicated to helping protect it today. like alerting you to certain card activity we find suspicious. if it's not your purchase, we'll help you

19th century crimes and talks about his book, blood and i have, the 1849 murder that scandalized harvardsaturday night at 8:00 eastern during lectures in history a class by rutgers university professor jefferson decker on the history of the environment movement and laws and litigation regarding natural resources. and sunday night at 8:00, during our weekly look at the presidency, harry truman's russia policy, which became known as the cold war. after he outlined his plan to contain communism during an address to congress in 1947. >>> 70 years ago the soviet union blocked off eastern berlin. in response, the western powers organized the berlin air lift. cargo planes dropped supplies into the isolated part of the city until may of 1949. next on reel america, a 1962 film documenting the city of berlin from the ends of world war ii to the construction of th

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he goes off to preparatory school for harvard. his grades were no good at first. then it becomes strong and he is at the top of his class. then it goes down again and he goes off to harvard. when war comes, he is a sophomore. in april 1917 when war is declared, he goes down to volunteer, to volunteer in the army air corps or the army itself. he is commission not as an officer like his brothers at very, but for a brief time as a sergeant. the question arises should he have gone into the army at all at this point. he did not have to. he could have stayed out for a little while longer. it is argued tr to buy a friend of his, a friend by the name of lawrence abbott, whether it would have been better for quentin to stay at harvard, and not so much like a father, but an official government statement that quentin is in the best demographics. if you put them in the war, they will harm the economy less. tr's puts it a little more politically. you raiseicult when your children to be eagles to expect them to turn out to be sparrows. and all the roosevelt boys are going to so

and a lot of colleges are backing up harvard here.round the country. you can hear more about race and admissions on "start here" later this morning. check it out on apple podcast or your favorite podcasting app. >> definitely is an unusual case. >>> coming up, the new guy at the lion king. >> our behind the scenes visit with the new simba. you're watching "world news now." now." simba. you're watching "world news now." ♪ test test alarm clock... with new*! zzzquil pure zzzs. a drug-free blend of botanicals with melatonin ...that supports your natural sleep cycle... ...so you can seize the morning. new! zzzquil pure zzzs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> well, this is it, our final installment of our summer rewind. >> no! >> i know you loved it. >> but it means fall is coming. >> fall forward? >> uh-huh. >> we've been looking at our favorite summer pieces. and this friday is our final one. >> we head a half-mile away to broadway to meet the new star of "the lion king." here's rachel scott. ♪ >> reporter: the iconic song has been heard around the world. for

she went to berkeley and then harvard law school.as been no organized discrimination against koreans. what are we talking about? the average korean has a higher income than the average native-born white american. there is no history of racism against koreans. that is just not true. certainly not by white people. >>hi neither one of us have experienced what she's experienced. i don't know what she's experienced. >> tucker: i didn't get into harvard law school. as a dumb person, she got in as a dumb person. that's impressive, i get it. >> she didn't give into harvard law is a dumb person. should >> tucker: i'm not being mean. i'm not attacking her. i spent all day reading her tweets and she's not bright. she can barely write. all these other dumb people are like, she is irresponsible, she's a genius. if you think she's a genie is -- whatever. but the point is, how can she come as a harvard law graduate with a "new york times" job, coming from south korea, how can she be an oppressed person? i'm totally confused. >> i don't know her per

. >> martin london, also -- the author of the book "the client decides" and harvard professor leah rigger. martin, let me come to you first, get your take on why should president trump resign? >> look, this -- he's going downhill. this is just the beginning. he's lost several of his close friends and associates, flynn, gates, cohen, papadopoulos. now he's just lost pecker. seth waxman got it right, when that doorbell rings and the guy says i'm from the fbi, let me tell you, it's every man for himself. so that suggests to me that the longer he waits, the worse it's going to get. i think they're going to go

joining me are professor cornel west of harvard and princeton and cnn political commentator paris denard, former black outreach for president george w. bush. professor, i'm wondering what you make of this which is just the latest example of the president criticizing a well-known african american person on intelligence. >> well, i think we need to keep the focus where it belongs because it's clear that president trump doesn't focus on what he ought to. the focus is on first gloria marie james, a mother, a magnificent black woman raise as magnificent son and becomes one of the greatest athletes in the history of modern times who then use his greatness to serve others. 230 very precious students of

redwood 4, redwood 4, an 1179 at bay shore and harvard boulevard. >> an 1179 is the police code for collisions involving fatalities. as accidents piled up, bayshore got a new name, bloody bayshore, they called it. two lanes for that peak rush hour traffic. 50,000 drivers all trying to get out of san francisco at the same time. and after the nerve-racking delay when you get past the real jams, what's a man to do but open up. make up for lost time, beat the speed limit, just a little. >> palo alto 3, palo alto 3, an 1179 on bayshore and embarcadero. palo alto 3. palo alto 3. >> 1179, somebody's number, some people besides the police kept a record of those 1179s, like the managing editor of the palo alto times, gene paulson. >> we've been trying to do the job a newspaper should do to keep the community alert. we've written editorials and headlined the accidents, we've published photographs. here, take a look at some of these. these were run over about a 60-day period. here's an editorial by eleanor cogswell. she's been writing them every couple of weeks. read these bayshore statistics and shutter

kathryn cleaver ashboro executive director of future of diplomacy project at harvard kennedy school and in brussels via skype is daniel grosse he's the director of the center for european policy studies a very warm welcome to all of you mr bennett let me start with you and learn and your foreign minister is op ed where he wrote making plans for a new world order i europe and the u.s. on a collision course here. not necessarily but in the course of readjustment we find ourselves in a fundamentally new situation with the us germany used to have the best deal of all us would take care of our security we can compete economically and to disagree politically now the trump administration has served us our vulnerability is on a silver platter the security guarantees are no longer secure and the u.s. is going against the very institutions it helped to create that are dear to germany and the atlantic alliance and they're also going against one of the biggest achievements of european diplomacy the iran deal and here europe is saying we need to invest in our own strategic autonomy financial aut

early on and made the vietnam veterans memorial into a harvard business school problem. i owe a lot to the harvard business school, i owe a lot to west point for getting this done. this book is fantastic. it should be the official history of the vietnam veterans memorial. it is also a history of art and architecture in washington, d.c. this is not the first time people have disagreed over a structure. i wonder if you could tell us about the fdr memorial. many of us have been to it, but we do not know about the one that was not built and it started in 1955. >> you are putting me on the spot about details. the overarching point here is for something like the vietnam memorial or the vietnam war, which lasted for 13 years, the number of dead were a lot less than world war i or world war ii. and the memorials for fdr and for george washington -- and we know that the general eisenhower thing continues on with terrific contention between the family and the powers that be here in washington. for this memorial of yours to become a reality in five years is absolutely amazing. even