fellowship -- [applause] the first class of mandela washington fellows. [applause] i know all of you have been busy at some of america's top colleges and universities. you have been learning how to build organizations and run a business, how to manage an institution. as one of you said, my brain has been bubbling with all sorts of ideas. i know you have also been developing your own ideas for meeting the challenges that we will address at next week's summit. i want you to know, i have read some of the recommendations that were produced and i thought they were outstanding pieces of work. that is what i want you to hear today, your ideas, your vision for africa. at this summit, you will engage with some of our nation's leading voices, including someone i know you cannot wait to see, which is michelle obama -- [applause] congress whoers of are strong supporters of this program are also here. where are the members of congress? i know that we have a few. there you are. [applause] some outstanding members of congress are here. you will get a chance to meet some

fellowship for young african leaders. [ applause ] >> you're the first class of mandela washington fellows. that's right. i know all of you have been busy. all of you have been busy at some of america's top colleges and universities. you've been learning how to run a business or manage a institution. as one ever you said my brain has been bubbling with all sorts of ideas. i want you to know that i've read some of the recommendations that were produced at each university and college and i thought they were outstanding pieces of work. that's what i want you to hear today. your ideas, your su summit you engage with some of our leading voices including some which i know you can't wait to see, michelle obama. but many members of congress who are strong supporters of this program who are here. where are the members? some outstanding members of congress are here. you'll get a chance to meet some of them. i know some of you are headed off to internships in some of our nation's leading companies and organizations. one of you said i will take what i've learned here and put it into practice back home

weeks young leaders from across africa arrived here in the united states to take art in the mandela washington fellowship for young african leaders. and i have to tell you these young men and women are truly extraordinary. many of them are barely half my age. i don't want to say that, but they are young. they have already found it ngo's, started the rhÔne businesses, risen to senior levels of their government. and as part of the mandela fellowship, they have undertaken intensive academic coursework and training at universities across america. intelligence,he the dedication of these young later's has inspired all of us here in the u.s. who have had the pleasure of spending any time with them. i had the privilege of speaking , andthe fellows last week i met with a group of them who share my interest in girls education. from that the fellows meeting will be doing a presentation today about their stories and their ideas. and i'm not going to steal any of their founder, because they are remarkable individuals, but i can tell you this -- while we talked about a range of issues, there was one thing w

president obama announced new efforts to expand the program and renamed it the mandela washington fellowship is made up of 500 of promisingn african young leaders. students attend a program focusing on entrepreneurship, civic leadership, and public management. the summit was held prior to president obama hosting african heads of state this week at the white house. his townhall with the young leaders ran just over one hour.

500 young leaders from across africa arrived here in the united states to take part in the mandela washington fellowship for young african leaders. i have to tell you that these young men and women are truly extraordinary. many of them are barely half my age. i don't want to say that, but they are young. and they have already found it ngo's, they have started their own businesses am a they have risen to senior levels of their governments. as part of the mandela fellowship, they have undertaken intensive academic coursework and leadership training at universities across america. the passion, the intelligence, the dedication of these young leaders has inspired all of us here in the u.s. who have had the pleasure of spending any time with them. i had the privilege of speaking with these fellows last week, and i met with a group of them who share my interest in girls education. fellows from that meeting will be doing a presentation today about their stories and their ideas. any of going to steal their thunder because they are remarkable individuals, but i can tell you this, that when we talk abou

[applause] meezdies and gentlemen, well -- obama'selcome president mandela washington fellowship for young african leaders. [applause] >> honorable first ladies, ladies and gentlemen, my name is ilda, and i come from mozambique, from a very remote part.e in the southern i am proud to be an african woman. of nine,om a family and the first girl child in my family to earn a degree. was fortunate because i had a scholarship to study. and sisters didn't have the same opportunities, and challenges.ore and especially for girls to go myschool is very rare in village. girls don't have a voice. don't make decisions. people say that girls should husbands and raise children. to describe to you a more common experience of girl.r during ofth gray she's forced with an old man of 351 -- 51, already with two wives and 11 children. sick with father is h.i.v. and aids. and the only solution to take his health is to give his daughter to this old man. will receive form ofgold, money, in dowry. the innocent girl has no option but to accept the parents' idea as a sign of respect, and obedience. the girl is

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[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome -- representing president obama's mandela washington fellowship for young african leaders. [applause] >> audible first ladies, ladies and gentlemen, -- honorable first ladies. i come from mozambique from a very remote village in the southern part. i'm proud to be an african woman. i come from a family of nine, and the first girl child in my family to earn a degree. i was fortunate because i had a scholarship to study. my brothers and sisters didn't have the same opportunities, and faced many more challenges. especially for girls to go to school is very rare in my village. girls don't have a voice. they don't make decisions. people say that girls should support their husbands and raise children. i want to describe to you a more common experience of another girl. during sixth grade, she is forced into marriage with an old man of 51, already with two wives and 11 children. her father is sick with hiv/aids, and the only solution to take care of his health is to give his daughter to this old man. and then return he will receive cattle, money

blessing of the mandela family, president obama announced that the program will now be called the mandela washingtonn challenge. if you can't get motivated to exercise, dr. sanjay gupta has a few suggestions that might help you get off the sofa and maybe get into the gym. >> fred, the number one excuse for not exercising is i don't have time. but a lot of people tell me that exercise is boring. i get it. sometimes, i'll focus on a specific problem letting a run, letting my mind mull it over. i also love using technology to see if i'm getting better at my runs. clara does something i haven't seen before. she uses the gps on her nike running app to draw aliens. one morning, she decided to run slimer from ghost busters. pretty impressive. i would be remiss if i didn't tell you that a lot to have the drawings we simply can't show you on television, but add a little something extra to your exercise, you'll be far more likely to do it on a regular basis. fred? this is bill. his doubleheader day at the park starts with back pain... and a choice. take 4 advil in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. pea

correspondent who for many years was familiar to south africans during the from washington and when she met nelson mandela when he was here 20 years ago he were and the radios smuggled into the cells, connie's broadcast gave them hope. thank you for being such an active member of the national press club. tony foster, founder and president to see fco international. the ceo of africa to the which launches today. [applause] very day, nelson mandela think the united states and international media for supporting south african struggle for democracy and the fight against apartheid. two decades later, our guest of honor today the current south african president his excellency jacob zuma presides over a much improved country. apartheid has long ended. many more in south africa have access to clean water and electricity. the murder rate has been cut by more than half. the country has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. the imf lowered the country's growth forecast this year due to electricity shortages in labor complex. in a positive development, south africa was invited to join brazil, russia, ind

who for many years was familiar to outh africans during the apartheid time from washington and when she met nelson mandelan he was here 20 years ago he said, and the radios were smuggled into the cells, connie's broadcast gave them hope. thank you for being such an active member of the national press club. . . of wealth and income. two decades later, our guest of honor today, the current south african president, jacob zuma, presides over a much improved country. the par tide is long ended. many in south africa have access to clean water and electricity. the murder rate has been cut by more than half and a proportion of those living on less than $2 a day has declined. even so, south africa remains economically unequal, the country has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world and the country's growth forecast this year has been lowered. in a positive development, south africa was invited to join brazil, russia, india and china in association with large market economies known as the bricks. these nations seek more involvement in international affairs and more access to resources. last month, presid

we actually do have moses in washington dc we lost nelson mandela this year and we would all agree thate are against apartheid. >> now. >> i would like you to speak to the fact that they -- we support israel with massive aid but that they have codified into law that arabs are second-class citizens. why do we support an apartheid system today and will we look as ridiculous as other governments -- david cameron was part of an organization that supported apartheid. will we look as ridiculous today as he did now? [applause] >> the challenge of the state of israel is that while america was founded as the society of individuals, a minority of one, israel was founded with a different idea. that was the idea of having a jewish state. think about that. it was the idea of creating a jewish state. the jewish state differs from the modern state in the way that the old testament efforts from the new. the old testament was a single community with a single ideology. and moses came with the 10 commandments and he saw aaron war shipping the golden calf, aaron did not say that he had a first amendment ri

mandela. >> so far elon musk is not tipping his hand. we are in washington with more on this battle.final location. still a lot of contenders. they announced they broke ground in reno nevada, just outside of reno. states,r five california, new mexico, texas, and arizona are all very much still in the running. musk says he wants to break ground in potentially as many as three locations and by the end of the year he will decide which one to build completion based on the speed of regulatory approval. of it is still anyone's game. in everyone wants a piece of the $5 billion factory. him perhaps none more than nevada, with the highest unemployment rate of the group at 7.7%. they can post no corporate or personal income taxes, job grants. none of the states will offer up exactly what incentives they will offer. each have an idea of what state may be playing. he is looking to the state legislature to provide an attractive sentence package -- attractive incentive package. at $5 billion he is looking at 400 to $500 million. >> it looks like they will put up about 2 billion. of we don't know w

washington. that's part of a program that the obama administration has put together. this young african leader initiative which now has the moniker of nelson mandela'same on the front and to understand the population of the continent is predominately young and the way to deal with relationships going in the future is to become much more connected to people who are in their 20s and at the very latest early 30s because those are the people who move it forward and in the future. >> thank you for joining us and ambassador sanders and staying with us and hundreds are dying from ebola virus and no cure and doctors dying treated infected and families urged not to bury the dead and how people are dealing with the deadliest out break in history. young africans are pushing a different narrative through the >> saturday. gaza, experience what it's like on the ground, first hand, as our crew gets caught in the chaos. the reality of war. shujayea: massacre at dawn. saturday, 10:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. ♪ welcome back, the ebola virus out break is claiming lives in several west african countries with hundreds dead and hundreds sickened and doctors a

mandela and for whom we are grateful for your support and the support of all your colleagues in the embassy who put this program together, sir. second, i'd like to acknowledge the president today of washington, d.c. mayor vincent gray. mr. mayor, could you please stand? he signed a sister city agreement with the executive mayor of -- both cities are national capitals of their respective nations and we are pleased to recognize them today as sister cities. ladies and gentlemen, thank you again for coming today. thank you especially to aur very special guest of honor and pleased to thank you once again and to say we are adjourned. >> a couple of live events today on on c-span 3. the sner center for strategic and international studies looked at how to expand solar energy. at noon, the alliance for health reform hosts a forum on so-called navigators of sisters and broker in the open enrollment in the health insurance marketplace. in a few moments a look at today's headlines, plus your calls live on "washington journal." just after 11:00 eastern, live coverage of a u.s.-africa business forum discussion on infrastructure. we'll return to that event at the commerce department at 1:50 p.m. eastern w

washington bench. unacceptable unacceptable. manville was upset that someone yelled that this is not college! mandelas first and f l find that will be about $10,000. probably not smart to make your coach angry. reportedly neck and neck who else is ticked off is tiger woods who is taking a one to two months off from golf to strengthen his back. >> reporter: they doused each other to raise money for a el s. even if you are tired of the ice bucket challenge and i kind of am. and 22 digs in has raised $23 million for eight l s three als >> reporter: uc the score to nothing. maybe the giants will have better luck on the other side of the rainbow after they've finished the game tonight. taking a look at who will grace this week's cover. it is a little leaguer monet. pam, you told me about her first derrick she would be the first girl ever to pitch a shut off in the little league world series. >> reporter: addressing his team of 12 years old after the suffered a tough season ending loss. >> i will promise to get into because is the last time i will coach you guns. we get down to the nitty gritty. one of the

mandela turn today "war and peace" for consolation and inspiration. tolstoy once said the hero of my tale is truth. with a capital t. it's a scary word to use in washingtond.c. [laughter] but what he meant by that is not his truth or my truth or your truth. or the conservatives' truth or the liberals' truth or the christians of the jews or the muslims. no, the truth encompasses all of us. the truth of our shared humanity. tolstoy reminds us through his nearly 600 characters in "war and peace" that we are all on this path in this journey together. we all know what it means to love and to lose. we all know what it means to search for our purpose in this world. we all know what it means to grapple with death. suffering tolstoy helps us to see is universal, and that is percent -- part of what brings us together, and this is a lesson that natasha rostov learns in a very poignant way later in the book. natasha is in her late teens. she's a young, aristocratic woman who's been through a lot, and she has just been grieving over the loss of someone very dear to her. and she thinks that no one in her family can understand what she's going through. everything so hu