we will take a closer look at mark zuckerberg's new initiative. ♪ emily: some say mark zuckerberg's plante 99% of his facebook shares over the course of his lifetime is setting a new standard for philanthropy. we break down the estimated $45 billion gift and how much he is worth without the stock. caleb: in a letter to his newborn daughter in which he shares his hopes for the future, mark zuckerberg announced he will give away 99% of his facebook stock over the course of his life. that is a lot. he is worth $46.8 billion according to bloomberg billionaire index. $1 billion of that is in facebook stock. quick math -- that is $45 billion for the chan zuckerberg initiative. to put that into perspective, that means the initiative will have access roughly equal to the melinda gates foundation. unlike that foundation, it is structured as a limited liability corporation which means zuckerberg could invest in companies or startups that he thinks can make the world a better place. zuckerberg will not become poor overnight. he will not give over $1 billion annually. he will maintain control of fac

sorry, mark zuckerberg.n government pushing to the second week of january, but it is still a question. mark zuckerberg lobbied very hard to get this deal. mobile carriers low datawith a capacity offering that will have just a handful of offerings set up for this free basic. mark zuckerberg says it would be open to anyone who wants to program with these constraints, and it would also involve g, and facebook, of course owned by facebook. some people say it is not about helping india but helping facebook and doing so by providing free internet service. other competitors, not just twitter. david: mark zuckerberg has been in this position before. i think of the amount of money he gave to a school system, and that sort of backfired, and a whole book was written about how that did not go as he wanted. cory: what is interesting here is the notion of net neutrality and what it means. fellow isa stanford as fundamentally, mark ackerberg might have charitable aspect very much in mind and think about the way it can help

any deal gets shown to mark zuckerberg. if you are king, you see the est deals before they go to another bidder. the intensity of facebook continues and they make good -- buy the right companies, then they are in control, calling the shots. betsmade some bold that have paid off. twitter -- to get out of the funk of the valuation or the stock is drifting, they will thatto make valuations disrupt the whole business. apple has done it. >> what does that mean? >> to make a bet. twitter has told twitter what it is worth. facebook has doubled, google is -- so in that social world, twitter is boxed, whether they like it or not. they are in it. they will have to surprised evil in a good way to break out of that box, and it does not seem like that product is doing that. >> you are sticking with this. we have some snap chat conversation, coming up. ♪ alix: i am alix steel. "what'd you miss?" obama says russia is beginning to realize that backing bashar al-assad is a price too high. he says russia has accomplished little since enterin

anyone can be mark zuckerberg? there something innate about great entrepreneurs that can't be learned? sal: i don't know the absolute statement here. i do think that most people on the planet are capable of mastering calculus, are capable of programming a computer, are capable of understanding genetics or quantum physics. i generally believe that. my example is if you went to 400 years back to western europe, you would see that roughly 20% of men and 10% of women were literate, could read. emily: but could anyone start facebook? can anyone start the khan academy? sal: i don't know for sure. some of these things -- mark zuckerberg, with a slightly -- you shift his life a year forward or back, he might not have started facebook. he might have been an engineer for facebook. you shift sal khan's life a year forward or back, instead of growing up in new orleans, if he grew up in calcutta -- you don't know what paths would have been. it has been a combination of they do have a growth mindset, there are people who push th

mark zuckerberg and his wife welcoming their daughter by pledging to give away 99% of their facebook 'll talk about what it means for facebook and zuckerberg's role as a leader. >> and the latest on yahoo!. rumors swirling about the future of marissa mayer. >> and semiconductors on track for their sixth straight day of gains. find out why chip stocks could be breaking out. fed chair janet yellen delivering remarks to the economic club of washington, d.c. later today. of course tomorrow she'll testify before the joint economic committee. steve liesman is back at hq. this is it now, steve. the key messaging on what they do after the rate rise. >> i think that's the way to think about it. janet yellen should make the case for the fed's first rate hike in almost ten years at her speech today in washington. she's not expected to say rates will rise, but she'll likely paint a portrait of an economy more than likely to sustain some hikes. she probably won't front run the committee, but express the general consensus that rates will rise this year. it's telling that the most outspoken doves on

facebook ceo mark zuckerberg and his wife dr.riscilla chan in the spirit of giving tuesday, while announcing the birth of their daughter, max, yesterday, the couple vowed to give away 99% of their facebook shares to charitable and philanthropic organizations over the course of their lives. that amount right now $45 billion. john, it's nice in theory. we were talking to roger mcnamee about the pitfalls of hacker fill an tlop where i. it's not going to be a slam dunk overnight. >> it's nice, period. it's nice, period. it's unbelievable, period. when i saw that he did that, i thought to myself this guy is such a better human being than me. really. the scale of it -- let's not put any cavat on it. it's unreal. what's clever about it is had he done anything else with it, he would have paid a 23.8% capital gains tax. by putting it in the entity, the entity will gift tax -- will gift stock to nonprofits, and they then will in turn pay no taxes in it. he says i want to do good in the world. i don't want to leave it to the government to t

but mark zuckerberg may not be done changing the world just yet.ince taking facebook public, his bets have only gotten bigger, spending billions expanding his empire into photos, messaging, even virtual reality. internet.org may be his most audacious bet yet. featuring an epic battle with google, drones, lasers, and stratospheric hot air balloons to bring the internet to the farthest corners of the earth -- and win billions of new users in the process. our guest today on this special edition of "studio 1.0" is facebook founder and ceo mark zuckerberg. so first of all, you are a year and a half into this now. tell me your vision. and tell me what inspired you to do this. mark zuckerberg: when people are connected, we can just do some great things. and we have the opportunity to get access to jobs, education, health, new kinds of communication. we bring the people that we care about closer to us. it really makes a big difference. and the internet is how we connect to the modern world. but today, unfortunately, worldwide, only a little more than 1/3 o

mark zuckerberg and his wife dr. priscilla chan plan to donate roughly $45 billion over the course of their lives to charity. we know this is a small contribution to the resources and talents working on issues, the couple wrote, but we want to do what we can working alongside many others. in a pretaped interview before their baby's birth, the couple explained their goal. >> what does it take to make it so people don't get sick any more in? we build more inclusive and welcome communities. with can the next generation learn a hundred more things than we can? >> reporter: zuckerberg joins a list of the wealthiest americans, including warren buffett and bill gates, promising to give away a bulk of their fortune to charity. >> it's a signal to many who have significant, while want to make a difference, that you can do it in your lifetime, you can do it while you're still working. >> reporter: the facebook ceo and his wife also used their letter to press for equality writing, if you fear you'll go to prison rather than col

but mark zuckerberg has plans to change that. >> the facebook cofounder now pledging to give away muchrtune. zuckerberg dropped the bombshell as he and his wife announced the birth of their daughter. kpix 5's len ramirez reports from menlo park. >> reporter: here at the campus of facebook, just seems to be growing and growing and with it the wealth that this company is creating is getting bigger and bigger. today zuckerberg announced on facebook that he wants a large portion of his share to help solve world problems. mark zuckerberg posted a picture of his new family along with an open letter to his baby daughter, max. in it he and his wife priscilla pledge to commit 99% of their facebook stock to solve world problems. in today's stock values, it's a gift of about $45 billion. >> it's incredibly exciting. >> reporter: stephanie gillis is a philanthropic investment adviser in san francisco. she called the zuckerbergs' announcement their milestone moment. >> the birth of their daughter celebrating that milestone by thinking about the legacy they want to leave behind. it's powerful. >> re

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serious cash we're talking about, of course when you're talking about mark zuckerberg. >> jadiann: mark zuckerberg kind of money. and if i were a betting woman, i'd say it's time for the rain gear, j.r. >> jermy: i would take that bet. we're talking clouds all day long. in terms of any heavy rainfall this morning, no. that's the good news. pockets of drizzle and misms one little band of showery activity western new england, but that has a ways to go. i don't think that shows up into metro boston until the very end of the morning commute. behind this ribbon of showers back toward williamsport, then it's back into the clouds. i think this is how this day will go. we'll have these waves or spokes of rain march through. and then in between those spokes of showers, we'll have just clouds and pocketses of drizzle. weather map reallytill has not changed much since yesterday in the sense that we have a weather system trying to move warm air into new england. and it is tough this time of year to scour out leftover cold air. so the result, some weather, of drizzle and mist. i think there will be

that is what mark zuckerberg says he wants to do. he was to get that all the immediately, that would be equivalent to the biggest foundation in the u.s., a clip seeing that of bill and melinda gates. meanwhile, this is a man who is still at the helm of facebook. he says he will remain chief executive for many years to come. put out their own statement saying we will not see in excess of $1 billion per year given away. that is because mark zuckerberg wants to remain in control. for the next three years, no more than $1 billion will be given away perficient -- per year conv. guy: put this in context. caroline: this is a call for millennials, generations ahead. -- zed. we have seen a century of u.s. philanthropic giving. we know foundation to have been formed. this is not new for tycoons, to give away substantial amounts of their money. we have seen warren buffett and bill gates do the same. they have formed the giving pledge. that is something mark zuckerberg has signed up to, along with u.k. philanthropists. even sheryl sandberg. they

by facebook, is that how mark zuckerberg sees it?avid: of course not. mark zuckerberg for 10 years plus has basically believed that he is taking facebook and conductivity to everyone on the planet. that is 7.3 billion people. that is what he thinks he is trying to do. before he can get them to facebook he has to get them , connected. he also thinks that he is a rich guy and should be doing some good stuff. he's trying to do in his mind something good for india, for the planet, with internet.org and this free service. they feel very blindsided by this protocols of net which reality. i think these concerns are kind of ludicrous. i don't even know what net neutrality means. if it is an argument that people should not have something they otherwise would not have i don't , buy it. i think this is a great example of doing well by doing good. facebook will benefit over time. if these people come online, if they use facebook, if the internet ad market grows in india, but in the meantime he is to get people online. something that they need an

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a facebook post, mark zuckerberg and his wife dr. pricilla chan posing with their newborn daughter announced their plan to give away their facebook shares and with that money, there are big plans. >> what does it take to make it so people don't get sick anymore? we build more inclusive and welcoming communities. can people in the next generation learn and experience 100 times more things than we can? >> reporter: the money to be doled out over their lifetime is big news in the world of philanthropy. >> it depends on how the assets are used. when you think the gates foundation has given away $29 billion so far and already seen some really tangible and incredible results. >> reporter: through their chan zuckerberg foundation, the couple has made huge donations to the san francisco general hospital and local schools in the bay area. the founder and ceo of the tipping point community, an organization focused on ending bay area poverty says they are taking up the mantle that technology leaders of the past once held. >> for mark and for pr

let's talk about mark zuckerberg. >> congratulations. mark zuckerberg is a new father. nd his wife announced they had a daughter last week and have named her maxima or max for short. in that same post zuckerberg also said they have decided to give away 99% of their facebook fortune to charitable causes such as reducing poverty and improving education. their shares are worth $45 billion. the couple are forming a new organization called the chan zuckerberg initiative. they're certainly not the first one to sign up to the giving pledge and also to give out money to charities among many silicon valley founders. we've seen the likes of -- i mean, so many. the goolg executives, for example. many of the other tech executives have done it. maybe knot to the extent that the zukerbergs have done it. >> they have given in the past. something like $1.6 billion. education, health care, environment has been very much in focus for zuckerberg. $45 milli 45 billion. some people want to find a negative spin on this. you can set up a foundation. the guy has done extraordinarily well. he's

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. >> this is news about mark zuckerberg who has given the world a major status update. he has pledged to give away 99% of the shares he and his wife have in the company. he is not giving it all out at once. it will be a more complicated process stretched out over many years. they did it because they are the proud parents of a newborn baby daughter and this of the world has to become a better place. >> mark zuckerberg published an open letter to his recently born daughter. it was one sentence in particular which made headline news. 99% of his facebook shares would go towards charitable causes. that's a fortune totaling $45 billion. accompanying the letter was a video recorded shortly before his daughter was born. >> you will not be perfect at it the first time. science, health, community building. we will learn lessons over and hopefully get better. >> he will donate gradually over his lifetime. he will save on taxes and not the putting it in a nonprofit foundation, but a limited company in which he will retain control. warned buffett and bill gates have donated large pa

mark zuckerbergs brand new dad. it's a girl and her name is max. >> he along with his wife shared facebook but that's not all they are sharing. we will give 99 percent of our facebook shares currently about 45 billion to join many others in improving this world for the next generation. he says we're committed to doing our small part to help create this world for all children. we can do this work only because we have a strong global community behind us building facebook has created resources generation. every member of the facebook community is playing a part in this work. >> the zuckerbergs are not alone. many billionaires now giving away much of their wealth warren buffet along with bill and me li linda gates started giving pledge encourage billionaires to give ma rt joe of their wealth to a charity. movement started with 40 families now includes 137 pledgers from 14 countries. >> this will focus on personalized learning ask curing disease connecting people and building strong communities. >> that's incredible. sur

the aggressive attack at a bay area school. >> and mark zuckerberg just became a father so why is he deciding to give away almost all of his money? ruckus in mill valley. it g into a school ,,,,,,,,,,,, m.. biting a teacher >>> an itty bitty cuddly little squirrel was causal a ruckus in mill valley. got into a school classroom biting the teacher, biting a student. kpix 5's don ford with the bizarre attack. all the way into the open door and bit the kid and the teacher. >> reporter: yes. a squirrel entered the classroom here at pleasant valley elementary school leaving his mark on a student and teacher before escaping back to the trees. >> it's a very unusual behavior. >> reporter: the marin humane society says there's been attacks in other parts of novato, too. >> been receiving several, um, notification of squirrel attacks actually in a particular neighborhood in novato. there have been eight victims. >> reporter: no one knows for sure why the novato squirrels are so bold. it could be they are used to people feeding them. >> if a wild animal gets an idea that humans provide food, so

a big dose of news from mark zuckerberg. he and his wife are the proud parents of a baby girl named maximo. his wife and he planned to give away 99% of their shares in facebook worth about $45 billion. in a letter to their daughter he said our society has an obligation to invest and improve the lives of all those coming into this world, not just those who are already here. joining me with more is our bloomberg billionaires reporter tom metcalfe and sarah. what is happening here? 99% of his facebook shares. >> it is worth $45 billion today, a big chunk of money. although he is phasing it out he is doing $1 billion a year or for the next three years. he will be containing voting control. it takes effort to get going as much money. you have to get these investments. but so far he is telling us that he cares about health and education and inequality in technology for change. emily: he wants to advance human potential and technology on disease and connectivity. if this on any scale that we have seen before? how does this compare

mark zuckerberg and his wife will give away all of their fortune in celebration of their baby daughter. he says that society has an obligation to invest in the future. follow me on twitter. that is my handle. having a look at what is going on. traders on lunch break in tokyo. some negativity and sentiment creeping in. toit has gone from mediocre worse over the last half hour. that is for mainland and hong kong markets. we were looking at gains earlier on. that has been pulled back entirely. chinese shares falling for the first time in three days. move for thegative nikkei 225 as well. gainers whene good it comes to the japanese markets. one stock we are focusing on is sharp. there is information from a japanese newspaper reporting that innovation network corporation of japan is considering buying a majority stake in sharp. that would spin off the lcd operations. it was a stock on the move earlier this week because there were rumors that there was interest in buying the lcd unit. that rumor was not entirely without basis. some gains on the back of that. the unitedxtra for states auto ma

deputies tried to rescue her but the water was too powerful. >>> facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has a $45 billion plan to help solve some of the world's problems. in intags celebration of their newborn daughter, zuckerberg and his wife say they will donate their stock holdings to a charity. >> reporter: the announcement tuesday came in the form of a heartfelt better to their newborn baby max posted on facebook. the couple plans to donate ruffle $45 billion over the course of their lives to charity. we know this is a small contribution to the resources the couple wrote, but we want to do what we can working alongside many others on. in a pretaped interview before their baby's birth, the couple explained their goal. >> what does it take to make it so people don't get sick any more in? we build conclusive and welcome communities. with can the next generation learn a hundred more things than we can? >> reporter: zuckerberg joins a list of the wealthiest americans including warren buffett and bill gates promising to give away a bulk of their fortune to charity. >> it's a signal to many who hav

in what else a facebook post, mark zuckerberg and his wife dr.iscilla chan posing with their newborn daughter maxima, announced their big plans, donate 99% of their facebook shares or $45 billion. with that money, there are big plans. >> what does it take to make it so people don't get sick anymore? build more inclusive welcoming communities. can people in the next generation learn and experience one hundred times more things than we can? >> reporter: the money to be doled out over their lifetime is big news. >> it depends how the assets are used. when you think, um, the gates foundation has given away about $29 billion so far and has already seen some really tangible and -- and, um, incredible results. >> reporter: through their chan zuckerberg four every foundation they have already made huge donations to bay area recipients including san francisco general hospital and local schools. daniel leery founder and ceo of the tipping point community an organization focused on ending bay area poverty says chan and zuckerberg are taking up the mantle th

trish: why wouldn't mark zuckerberg come out and tell us that?i am sorry you don't define terrorist content the same way they do. trish: all right. >> before they're terrorists they're radicalizing the ideology. trish: breaking news coming to us from ark state university urging a soon union evacuation after reports of an active shooter. this is what we know right now. and this is, again, coming to us from arkansas state university campus. there's an individual with a weapon on campus there who is said to be surrounded by police. no shots have been fired. no reported injuries. the flagship campus of arkansas state has 14,000 students. it is located about two hours northeast of little rock. again, i just want to go back through this with you. this is just coming to us right now from arkansas. we are getting reports of an active shooter situation there at the state university. they're urging evacuation, student evacuation, there's an individual said to be there with a weapon, he is surrounded now by police, no shots have been fired. there are no --

mark zuckerberg's $45 billion move and the backlash. plus the symphony saved by video games? >> if you really want to hear great symphony organize strases your center may not be bach, beethoven and brahms, it may be video games. >> this is the cbs evening news. >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. president obama hadn't addressed the nation from the oval office in more than five years. that changed tonight. the president said the terrorist threat has evolved into a new phase but he says the u.s. will overcome. this as he updated the investigation into the attacks in san ber dino in a prime time speech. it was the first time the president had spoken from the oval office since august 2010 when the u.s. combat mission ended in iraq. major garrett is at the white house with details on this, major? >> reporter: good evening, jeff, the president knows the country is on edge, as worried as it ever has been about the mall ef lent and murderous influence of isis here in america. but the president did not outline any new military strategy to def

it is about mark zuckerberg and his wife.nnounced they will give away all of their 47 billion dollars and facebook shares. the couple still in their early 30's. depressing for everyone else. all of their money goes to a great cause. openledge announced and an letter to the daughter. caroline hyde has the details. what did it say? did it redefine the 1%? ofoline: it is a clever way giving money to charity. some key takeaways. we have seen it for a century or so, rockefeller. you got warren buffett, bill gates. have givenss tycoons a money to good causes. $45 billion. that is 99 percent of their current shareholdings is worth. -- that is 99% of their current shareholdings worth. tiered you got a 31-year-old pledging away most of his wealth away -- pledging most of his wealth away. this is an age element. human potential promoting equality. this is a limited liability company they formed by zuckerberg and his wife. what does that mean? they give way to causes, they can do full profit investing. zuckerberg's signing up to bill ga

facebook founder "mark zuckerberg" is on the defensive tonight. this comes after critics questioned the way he and his wife are donating their >>> mark zuckerberg is on the defensive tonight after critics questioned the way he and his wife are donating their fortune. they are donating 99% of their facebook stock. they set up a limited liability company instead of a non-profit. he says it gives them flexibility on how to spend the money. but critics believe they can profit from it. >>> the chipotle e. coli outbreak is growing. people if three more states say they got sick from the food. the cases in illinois, maryland, and pennsylvania. that brings the total number of states in the outbreaks to nine. the question is still what is making people sick. the company says it will overhaul the food safety procedures. the outbreak is taking a bite out of chipotle's bottom line. the giants lose out on another top star. we'll tell you who it is. sports is next. good evening.... geraud moncure' here in the comcast sportsnet studios. the shocker of baseball fr

. >> tonight, new dad mark zuckerberg makes a mark announcing he and his wife are giving away almost ir entire fortune. a $45 billion promise that will have a big impact in the bay area and beyond. >> andria borba is in san francisco at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. one place that has already benefited from the couple's generosity. >> reporter: they promised this hospital $75 million for a new trauma center. today, they upped the ante to billions. in what else? a facebook post, mark zuckerberg and his wife dr. pricilla chan posing with their newborn daughter announced their plan to give away their facebook shares and with that money, there are big plans. >> what does it take to make it so people don't get sick anymore? we build more inclusive and welcoming communities. can people in the next generation learn and experience 100 times more things than we can? >> reporter: the money to be doled out over their lifetime is big news in the world of philanthropy. >> it depends on how the assets are used. when you think the gates foundation has given away $29 billion so far and a

well, mark zuckerberg and his wife are advancing their philanthropic work, inspired by their newborn daughter giving 99% of their facebook stock to charity witness news reporter jan carabeo tells us more about the generous donation. >> in a touching letter to their newborn daughter, post today facebook on tuesday, mark zuckerberg, and his wife, doctor priscilla chan, pledged to donate 99% of their facebook shares roughly $45 billion to charity over the course of their lives. the goal to make the world a better place for baby max. we know this is a small contribution, compared to all of the resources and towns of those already working on these issues, the couple wrote, but we want to do what we can working alongside many others. the couple further explained their mission in a pre taped interview before their daughter's birth. >> you know, what does it take to make it so people don't get sick any more, build more inclusive and welcoming communities. can people in the next generation learn and experience 100 times more things than we can. >> zuckerberg, now joins a growing list of the w

i salute mark zuckerberg generosity and his vision. his money will do a lot of good. . which, by the way, is a system that created the zuckerberg wealth in the first place. ♪ stuart: are you are laugher? [laughter] what happened to you? it is not your money, it is the government's money. what are you saying? >> the income tax exists. i think taxes are owed the government. >> i think that we have to have a word with art. judge napolitano on mark zuckerberg. charity or elaborate tax avoidance. turkey is the main consumer of isis oil. i spoke to tom e niemi about it last hour. watch this. >> turkey is the strongest supporter of isis. the leading exporter of their audio. as well as allowing the foreign people to come comment and to support isis. it is a major problem. we need to call them out on it. >> the country has not lost its value so much as to buy oil from a terrorist organization. they will cut russian natural gas imports with purchases from app from africa in the united states. a new review by george washington university shows 56 people in the u.s. have been char

steve: mark zuckerberg in his above the men of king saul. as the giant goliath moved in for the kill, young david reached into his bag and slung one of his stones at goliath' s head. and goliath fell face down on the ground. steve: dan bowens has more on why so many of us are cutting our land lines. reporter: for generations, connected as a household fixture that you cannot imagine living without. as most people and you'll get an answer like this. >> i haven't had a landline since 2001. the only reason that i have really had it is because it's included in my cable package. reporter: hanging it up. the downfall of the home phone study. a only 3% of u.s. households were cell phone only come in today that number is closer to 47% according to a new study from the cdc. it found that within a year if the current trends continue, more than half of u.s. households are going to be completely wireless within a year. >> does that surprise you? >> no, it does not. again, they don't answer the phone. reporter: it is a spoiler where these corded phones ar

this is a part of mark zuckerberg's plan.an to bring the internet to developing countries and more people around the world. the problem is, critics say this is anti-net neutrality, because what facebook is essentially doing is offering a free, textbased service to its website and a number of other social networks. people say it discourages others from using competing services and really violates that principle of net neutrality. for example, you can use microsoft being, but you -- bing, but you can't use google. it has been suspended for now under the essence of competition, but it is creating an uproar. mark zuckerberg has not updated his facebook page since india suspended the program, but if we look at a post he had a while that research shows that every 10 people who get access to it the internet, about one person gets lifted out of property -- out of poverty, so he is trying to push that. where youlso a filter can change your profile picture to the india flag, showing support. one tech writer is saying that this kind of

in a facebook post, mark zuckerberg and his wife dr.scilla chan posing with their newborn daughter "max" announced their big plans donate 99% of their facebook shares or $45 billion. with that money, there are big plans. >> what does it take to make it so people don't get sick anymore? build more inclusive and welcoming communities. can people in the next generation learn and experience 100 times more things than we can. >> reporter: the money to be doled out over their lifetime is big news. >> it all depends how the assets are used. when you think, um, the gates foundation has begin away about $29 billion so far and has already seen some really tangible and -- and, um, incredible results. >> reporter: through their chan- zuckerberg foundation they have already made huge donations to bay area recipients, including san francisco general hospital and local schools. daniel leery founder and ceo of the tipping point community an organization focused on ending bay area poverty says chan and zuckerberg are taking up the mantle that technology

trevor tweeted "mark zuckerberg just forever changed philanthropy." >> this is the definition of social good, the man behind the social network doing social good. >>> you have time to participate in giving tuesday. it's a 24-hour online campaign that encourages people to donate to charities and donate their time. it started in new york city, and it has grown into a worldwide effort. last year it raised an estimated $45 million with more than 15,000 nonprofit organizations getting involved, and this year more than 30,000 organizations signed up. >>> today is also world aids day. the white house marked today with a giant world ribbon. white house day has been observed year since 1988 to remember those who died and support those living with h.i.v. and aids. an estimated 37 million people around the world have hiv. >>> oprah winfrey has arrived down under. she's in melbourne, australia. she's starting a tour of the country, sharing her personal story and life insights with a series of shows billed as an evening with oprah. >> i think the telling of my story, even though my story is not like

talk about a stunning birth announcement, mark zuckerberg introduced his new daughter to the world and promises to give away the the vast majority of his wealth. this is pretty cool. we're talking billions of dollars. we will let you know how he and his wife hope their generous donation will be used. >>> first though it is another dreary start to the day, there is a lot of fog out there, kind of hard to see the top of the sky scrapers in center city and more rain on the way, unfortunately but eventually it will move out, right katie. >> eventually. >> we will get to day out of the the way and then better days ahead. >> that is true. look at the the sky line. come on. our hump day has become our slip and slide. >> yes, true. >> i like that. >> it sound like thursday and friday will be better. >> we're sliding in this guys. >> it looks like weather will be so much nicer by that point too. >> all good things moving forward but today, exactly, we will start off with the the bad news. storm scan, you know, it doesn't look all that impressive right now does it the? until we put things in mot

mark zuckerberg fires back at his critics about expanding internet access in india. 'tis the season for jeff bezos's net worth to soar. gender and racial equality are back in the spotlight as twitter names a new head of diversity. facebook's mark zuckerberg making a personal appeal in one of india's leading newspapers insisting that the country allow a free internet service. and said ofrote wanting to give people access to some basic internet services for free critics continue to spread false claims even if that means leaving behind a billion people. it allows free mobile internet access. appstricted handful of including facebook. opponents say it threatens the principles of net neutrality. authoritygulatory to stop thebook service pending a ruling of whether it violates net neutrality. david kirkpatrick is the author of the facebook effect. larry is the president of the think tank faced on self-medication's. this notion of net neutrality. which has recently become the policy of the fcc. why is it so important in a developing internet world? larry: the net neutrality

mark zuckerberg a brand-new dad. it's a girl her name the max. he along with wife shared the status update on facebook but that's not all they are sharing. we will give 99% of face book shares 45 billion during our live to improve the world. we're committed to doing our small part to create this world for all children. we do this work only because we have a strong global community behind us. building facebook has created resources to improve the world for the next generation. every member of the face book community is playing a part in this work. the zuckerbergs are not alone. many billionaire are giving away melinda gate started the giving age. it started with 40 family but now including 137 pledger from 14 countries. ryan schulteis. 7news "today in new england." they will focus on personalized learning. curing disease. connecting people. building strong communities. the future looks bright for those in her generation with that. >>> absolutely. like you said earlier with responsibility. >> the next half hour want to talk football around tom brad

mark zuckerberg to offer support to the muslim community. they will fight to protect their rights and create a safe environment for muslims on facebook. should it be condemning isis as well? we will be talking about it in the program. also saying he would not resign as many protestors are calling for. a state of emergency in the state of washington, significant rainfall over the past few days, severe flooding and power outages, we will have the forecast coming up in the program. top story at the moment. donald trump holding a commanding lead in south carolina, standing by controversial intent ration -- integration policy. blake burman in washington. >> blake: latest data points come from south carolina. trump gained support from 35% of voters in the southern state primary. he's 20 clear of very next tier. dr. ben carson, senators ted cruz and marco rubio at 15 and 14%. the poll was taken before trump's controversial plan from banning muslims into the united states. pushed back last night on the o'reilly factor by pointing to the polling over

mark zuckerberg is following in the footsteps of bill gates and warren buffett. of theirwith the birth daughter they are donating 99% of facebook shares to charity. doug is back with one final look at the forecast and when the rain moves out of here. jummy: and abc 7 and our sister news station channel 8 are proud sponsor toys for tots. don't forget to join us this saturday at the national harbor. we will be collecting toys and we need new, unwrapped toys to go to children in need. we hope to see you there. hope you have some good weather for us. doug: today we're in the last episode of this rain pattern. once the cold front comes through we should be all right. but for the lighting of the capitol christmas tree there will be a little mist in the air but i think it will work out just fine. jummy: be sure to watch abc 7 news >> 14 questions getting harder and harder. $1 million getting closer and closer. it all starts right now on "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ hello, everybody. i'm chris harrison, and welcome to the show. you guy ready to pla

it will be funded with some of the last money remaining from mark zuckerberg's million dollar donation to schools. the foundation will invest $1.2 million up to 12 1/2 million in two new education initiatives. >> we are here to say to parents today that we are going to give you a choice. we are going to put all of our resources in the southward >> the southward community schools initiative and newark opportunity network will aim to help students in the classroom and after-school programs. >>> on this world aids day, a large commitment of taxpayer money from new york governor cuomo. $200 million added to the state's campaign to try to end aids here in the next five years. much of that for a drug that protects against hiv. it has cut transmission from mother to child to zero. here is eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman. >> new york state governor andrew cuomo. >> reporter: governor cuomo was among the honorees today in the apollo theater marking world aids day. they recognized his continuing commitment to providing funding and services to fight hiv aids and the governor did not disap