walter isaacson called it a provocative and important book on president obama and his relationship withy, it will help you understand the complex puzzle of race. i'm pleased to have michael eric dyson back at this table. welcome. >> it's great to be back here. >> so you have isaacson endorsing your book. >> a couple of people like mr. ice ak sok said some very kind wordses rses i like william-- michael eric dyson account of barack obama and the politics of race, rivetting essential reading for people understanding the pit falls and trials of america's racial maiz. >> i wanted people to understand how race has been used for and against president obama since the very time he entered public office. and then to take a step back to understand how he has himself regarded race, engaged the issue, and then finally, how race has structured our understanding of him, has often pitted him in interesting ways against a narrative that suggests that we are in a post raise nir vana that he has rejected. but at the same time he has been quite hesitant to embrace the issue of race and to engage it as the

isaacson wants the fda to cut the red tape. >> death from melanoma is just as bad as from heart attack or anything else.>> reporter: they declined to respond on camera but, they said they most -- balance the ingredients. if companies want to get those products on store shelves the fda test could run north of $10 million. still, the senator remains hopeful. >> we need to bring them here to help our chances. >>> much more ahead on kron4 news at 10 including the grand opening of the new apple store in san francisco. wait till you see what it looks like. >>> a greek festival kicks off in oakland. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. it's the semi-annual sale! save $500 on the memorial day special edition mattress with sleepiq technology. only at a sleep number store. >>> apples new flagship store opened in san francisco. >> the store has 42 foot sliding doors which doubles as two-story windows. there is also a six 6k video screen. there is also living trees and free wi-fi. the original store opened in 2004, but the new store ha

yet, we are sending out countries that are known to have problems, sorry, where, where is senator isaacson mentioned in many cases rape is certainly an act of war, it is a part of war. i was just in the balkans and it's unbelievable to know it and see it and understand and meet women who were dealt with there. in that way it was an act of war, it is part of war. back to the disrespect i am referring to, i'm talking about not the soldiers, talking about at the un level is there a sense, they're so much in the way of need and these populations, so what, is there something there that i am missing? >> i think there was acceptance of this low grade, what was viewed at the time a low-grade ongoing problem and that acceptance extended for years on end, not just by the highest levels within the un but by the un member states including members of the security council. i do not think that acceptance is there any longer. if you look at what is new, as a result of what just happened we actually see for the first time ever, military units being repatriated. for. for the first time ever, policy endorsed

our guest host is a cnbc contributor walter isaacson. we'll hear from walter in a moment. about cuba and socialism. you were not paying attention because you were on stub hub. >> trying to get hamilton tickets. >> you said whatever anyone wants to do. i go, it could affect you someday. you weren't paying attention. you want to go on record saying you are not a socialist. >> if it would affect me right now and make me not have to pay $800 a ticket for "hamilton" i would disagree. with socialism the tickets would be free but nobody could get one. >>> let's check some of the futures at this hour. they're up -- >> wow. >> they're too expensive. i can't pull the trigger on these things. >> for what. >> hamilton. >> they're like $800 apiece. >> it's good, dude. you get what you pay for in america. that's how it works. >> it's incredible. incredible. i want to go see it. because he's incredible. >> it is good. you should definitely go see it. >> okay. >>> we have breaking news out of brazil. the senate has voted to proceed with an impeachment trial for president dilma rousseff. s

isaacson endorsing your book. michael eric dyson: a couple of people. he said very kind words.us, i like him. the account of barack obama and the race is riveting. essential for trying to understand the promise and pitfalls of america's racial maze. tell me what you hope to accomplish with this. michael eric dyson: i want people to understand how race has been used for and against obama since he entered office and then to step back and see how he himself has regarded race, engaged the issue, and then finally, how race has structured our understanding of him. has often pitted him in interesting ways against a narrative that suggests that we are in a post racial nirvana that he has rejected. at the same time, he has been quite hesitant to embrace the issue of race and engage it as the president of the united states of america. charlie: are the majority of african-american opinions celebratory of the fact that we have the first american president who is black? michael eric dyson: absolutely. 97% of black people voted the first time, and then 93%. there is a "saturday night live" s

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. >> thank you for convening this hearing and along with senator marky and senator isaacson, we workedover many years together, two opening statistics, you reminded all of us that there are positive events negatives in the security situation in africa. i host an annual opportunity africa conference to try to emphasize positives, africa is a complex continent of 54 countries, the fastest-growing in the world, 7 of 10 of the fastest-growing economies in the world in this decade or africa, eight of ten of the largest united nations peacekeeping operations, one of the challenges is focused on the difficulties of developing a sustained strategic framework for engaging with extremism and violence on the continent while recognizing the significant growth opportunities, positive opportunities to reinforce and work together, in the outset want to thank the countless dedicated foreign service officers in the state department and usaid who works hard to promote interests in florida as well as those in dod and law enforcement who do a lot of training and outreach, and senator cardin took time to m

last week, a coalition of veterans service organizations wrote to chairman isaacson and ranking member blumenthal to urge action on the appeals reform package. on the house side, leading democrat on the house panel that handles appeals reforms has introduced as her own bill, hr 5083 which includes the changes we are seeking. we will continue to press in the weeks ahead. our window of opportunity will not be open indefinitely. this congress with today's the a leadership team can enable all these transformations and more for veterans are you then we can all look back on this year as the year we turned the corner for veterans. those are a few points about our progress and their challenges. now, some of our youth at v.a. can best serve veterans by shutting down v.a. health care altogether. they argue that closing va is the kind of bold transformation that veterans and their families need, want, and deserve. i suspect that are postal service some parties well. it's not transformational. it's more along the lines of dereliction. it does not serve veterans well and does not that well with me

competitor, and i worry and long apple, but i do worry that they have not come up with what walter isaacson is pointing out. but there is nowhere to go from here. >> and i am told that credit suisse which is reiterating the price performance at $80. >> well, jeffrey gundlach has it right when he suggested at sohn conference that apple is not as important to the market as it used to be. the stock is trading at $90, and you are talking about a technical breakdown in the face of a big balance sheet. i don't want to make the trade, because maybe it is less important and a stock that trends between $90 and $95 until josh points out, it figures out what is the next big product. >>> and this morning, donald trump wrapping up a meeting with house speaker paul ryan, and our chief nbc correspondent john harwood has the details. >> scott, this meeting went as well as republicans could have hop hoped. clearly, paul ryan has disagreements with donald trump, and he did not support him saying that he would not fake unity, but he pronounced ate difference of ideas with more in common, and looking to get th

johnny isaacson from georgia, dick luminthal needs to step up and say they'll defend the gi bill and be off the table. we didn't have to worry about there in a time of war going into a memorial day. when folks are already pretty much disconnected from our service members already. >> sir, thank you so much. paul rikoff, founder of veterans of america, appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> next, immigration and what the hotly contested issue means for next month's primary in california. the state with the most immigrants of any. a personal look at the fight for reform when we come back. think fixing your windshield is a big hassle? not with safelite. this family needed their windshield replaced, but they're daughters heart was set on going to the zoo. so we sa if you ed safelite to come to the zoo we'll come to the zoo! only safelite can fix your windshield anywhere in the us. with our exclusive mobileglassshops. and our one of a kind trueseal technology, for a reliable bond. service that fits your schedule. that's another safelite advantage. ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ yea, that

frankly the lack of accountability and not to allow that anymore is editor isaacson talked-about thatarlier in you talk about money. to say that you will not participate in peacekeeping if you do all of hold your troops accountable or report back on what you were to read or do not prosecute these allegations in a flagpole and a sufficient way is ultimately the biggest. because they will agree to a jurisdiction they can choose to have the appropriate response or not and if they don't then frankly they should not be a part of peacekeeping. >> i could not agree more private shame we have been supporting peacekeepers who were doing horrible things you want to make sure there is more accountability that is appropriate is we're one of their principal contributors and then to make sure this comes to an end. what is the most effective? >>. >> and i apologize. my perspective is trading it is necessary but make no mistake this is a problem that is much broader the and training we have to enter the training we provide we think it is pretty good bet with best practices we start in the classroom r

week, a coalition of veterans service organizations wrote to chairman isaacson and ranking member blumenthal action on the appeals reform package. side, leading democrat on the house panel that handles appeals reforms has introduced as her own bill, hr 5083 which includes the changes we are seeking. we will continue to press in the weeks ahead. our window of opportunity will not be open indefinitely. this congress with today's the a leadership team can enable all these transformations and more for veterans are you then we can all look back on this year as the year we turned the corner for veterans. those are a few points about our progress and their challenges. youth at v.a.ur can best serve veterans by shutting down v.a. health care altogether. isy argue that closing va the kind of bold transformation that veterans and their families need, want, and deserve. postalct that are service some parties well. it's not transformational. it's more along the lines of dereliction. it does not serve veterans well and does not that well with me as a veteran. aesident reagan gave veterans seat at the tab

walter isaacson is talking about that very thing.ng to disrupt and maybe enhance the ways americans interact with their financial team? >> when we take a look at our industry and the amount of money we invested in technology over the last many years, the trans formation that we're seeing is in the past the spend on technology has been predominantly in the back office. infrastructure, business as usual, disaster recovery, cybersecurity. and what you have today which is taking place in other industries is the growth of technology which is now being brought into the front office. >> we're tight on time because of all the news developments today. is my money safe from cyber hackers in the mutual funneled business? >> the amount of money we spent in cybersecurity is significant. there is no foolproof safe way but there is so much technology and protection around the industry. >> my money is safe? >> yes. i would sat same. >> i'm sorry we didn't have more time to talk. we've had lots of news developments today that we're following. we'll f

senator isaacson. >> can anybody tell me what happened to jo kef coney? >> he is still out there. there's been a very strong and proactive effort against the lra. we've been working with the au and with the youugandans and hi other partners. and wet got his number two, who is currently being tried in the hague, he'sing elusive, the job is not over until that is done. >> and one time we committed 100 special troops and forces to c.a.r. to go after coney. are they deployed? >> i think they were. i did meet with the team when i was in uganda the last time, and they are still working there. >> although not recognized as an institutional terrorist, there's probably no worst terrorist in terms of children and women than joseph coney. i'm glad we're still committed, as hard as that appears to be. does the african union address the issue of terrorism on the continent? do they have a game plan? >> we are working very closely with the african union on terrorism on the continent. it's high on the aend that. in the case of nigeria, they have been very much a part of the creation of the multin

yesterday we had walter isaacson on also earlier this week. steve jobs is special.at starting to become apparent? scott wapner said you don't need to replace dimaggio with mickey mantle but it would be good to have a solid.300 hitter. >> i think hoe is. tim cook. he's navigated the waters. has he been good -- >> baseball analogies okay? >> did you play baseball? >> -- >> i don't know. >> fossil's results earlier this week which of course i don't cover but look at an industry that apple's already disrupted and despite the fact they -- actually a very good product but at the end of the day doesn't move the needle for them. but that stock is priced for the -- >> needed something other than different size and -- >> absolutely. look sony has a product out there. the sony view which i thought apple would have. >> does it go below 80? >> well the go 90 product -- >> does the price of apple go below 80? >> see the clients are listening. listening -- >> we don't think it goes below 80. if we thought it would -- >> you have never downgraded. >> we have at one point. we think