i'm going to throw this to john taft. his college sports professional sport? are at the very least a semi professional sport. i went to come along with many tafts, and i really college yale six generations. >> let's get that in. >> the role of sports at an ivy league institution is completely different than what we watched last night. i am in a mystic. i believe sports ought to serve when overall education. my personal sports -- >> "usa today" n.c. state, the guy makes $1.89. --$1.8 million. >> perhaps those profits should be poured back into the education system. rather than to the coaches. >> i don't agree at all. the michigan model their cash flow, brendan greeley is right. it could be a business, but these guys don't cost that school a penny. >> the quarterback cannot afford to go to chipotle. >> my question is not about taxpayers, but the labor equation. it is about the football players. i think it is ridiculous we expect them to do these things and they're rewarded possibly in nfl career, but very likely not. >> very likely a torn acl. >> they don't have

. >> i think of john taft working in the financial services industry at rbc capital markets. it is a question of american stewardship of those fortunate, whether they were at harvard or whatever school. to borrow a phrase, rachel, i don't know where i got this phrase. the idea of americans feeling they have a barrier to entry. they have a barrier into the game. how does michael porter responded that? >> tom, i think they do feel that. i think we have to respond to that on multiple levels. and some of the things we have to do our rather obvious. and we can't get them done from public policy. >> how do brief the president on his response with committed to colleges? -- committed to colleges? that is original, people who have good skills, not great skills. how does michael porter responded that? >> the biggest gap we have in america in what are called middle skills. is that your high end for your degree, but the important roles in the economy that can be productive and support high wage. we haven't -- we have a broken strategy for developing those middle skills. i think the presi

john kerry said tafts big deal that isil had been pushed out. how do you think the americans are going to see all of this? especially if a country like jordan if you don't guess, just the perception of having arab countries involved in this international coalition is so important for the u.s.? how do you think they will react? >> very very much. the americans have been concerned about the resilience of jofrdan whether the americans were asked jordan is an independent state and we trust in jordan and final point on this mrarp sense, the americans are concerned about political stability. the kingdom, itself, and the domestic crisis manufactured by isis in the last few days and that's why the americans would never say a word publicly criticizing the jordanian government regardless what options and choices the jordanian government decide to take. >> that was gerges thank you very much. let's cross to washington, d.c. and speak to al jazeera tom ackerman. tom, just remind us what kind of news what kind of comment and reaction has been coming out of t