melinda gates is the co-chair of the bill and melinda gates foundation. figure out who what to tackle next. >> it's a tricky issue for anybody leading in any arena. the found sedation actually in about 24 different topic areas if you take them from vaccines to family planning to trying to lift and empower people. what i do is i go where my passion is and i follow the data. so we're very datacentric organization and i look to see where the greatest need is but i also listen very carefully when i travel and soy travel to developing words a lot, i go in as an anonymous woman from the west in a pair of khakis and a t-shirt and i listen to women and what i hear from them when it matches the global data, i decide that's where i want to act. >> what's an example? >> contraceptives. i was going in over and over to talk to women about vaccines and if i stayed long enough they would say to me "but what about the shot in my arm that i used to get" which is the predominant contra septemberive in africa. and they were literally saying to me "it's a life and death cris

i am pleased to have bill and melinda gates back on this program. welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: i want to talk about the big bad and i want to bring in you talked about optimism and this report is full of optimism. 40 years ago you and paul had a big bet and that turned out to be successful. the foundation in 2000. the idea that innovative health in education and you're doubling down that bet now. why are you believing that this is doable? >> well we've been lucky enough to get a chance to go39countries, to meet with the scientists, to understand the need for the problem. how can you bring malaria down. how do you get teaching on-line so that it helps kids out. we're seeing examples. and so everything we predict is based on that experience. innovation is on our side. the fact that people care and will be able to inform them about progress in a better way. and people should know it's really a great thing that we want them to join in with. >> rose: are there also things that you have learned in the last 15 years that will improve the way you achieve

." >> bill and melinda gates are here. their foundation has donated more than 31 point $6 billion globally since its inception 15 years ago. their primary goals are internationally improved health care into combat property poverty. their focus in the united states is to expand educational opportunities and access to technology. they say the progress we've seen so far is exciting. we are doubling down on the bet we made 15 years ago in picking ambitious goals for what's possible 15 years from now. our big bet that lives in poor countries will improve faster in the next 15 years than in any other time in history and airlines will improve more than anyone else's. i'm pleased to have bill and melinda gates back on this program. i want to talk about the big bet , and i also want to bring in a remarkable -- this report is full of optimism. 40 years ago you had a big bet that turned out to be successful, the idea that you could reduce inequity and you are doubling down on that bet now. why are you believing that this is doable? >

. >> for more we're joined with melinda crane. there are some brutal images they are. amazing they were not shown until now. >> these particular lines images like this definitely were shown. they formed a process called d e-nazification. this is your guilt. you did this. those were shown to germans to equate them with the facts that they claimed not to have known about and to say this is your responsibility, this is something you must know and must never forget so that it cannot happen again. that process was stopped early on. but it was picked up later after the auschwitz trials and called confronting the past, a process of trying to make sure germans do not forget that their country perpetrated these crimes they are part of german history. >> the remember the past to keep it from happening again, that was part of the ceremony today. >> it was a central message. the german president said auschwitz is part of our identity. it is our history. we cannot forget it. he drew the link to the rising intolerance we see in germany and demonstrations in the east, and in much of

plus, facebook sheryl sand berg, melinda gates, sitting down for a joint interview out of davos.hat they have to say later this hour. "squawk alley" will be right back. ameriprise asked people a simple question: in retirement, will you have enough money to live life on your terms? i sure hope so. with healthcare costs, who knows. umm... everyone has retirement questions. so ameriprise created the exclusive confident retirement approach. now you and your ameripise advisor.... can get the real answers you need. start building your confident retirement today. >>> welcome back to "squawk alley." let's bring in kara swisher, co-executive editor over at re/code. somebody just wrote in, kara, the vegas line is plus 10, that you would be wearing your sunglasses. not today. good to see you again. another tech darling making its de bought on wall street. shares of box surging, kara, 60% gain. ceo aaron levie joined us last hour to discusses the strategy behind his company's ipo. take a listen to this. >> our job is to try to get a fair valuation for the company in this process and i think

one of the many topics i address in a discussion with bill and melinda gates. >> the bullet will get contained over time and the thing we need to discuss is building up these health care systems. >> and egypt is undertaking expansion project. the number of ships going through the suez canal could double. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. it has been a day of fast-moving developments in yemen. the prime minister and president resigning. it comes amid pressure from shia rebels known as houthi who have been clashing in the capital of sanaa. here is the latest. >> on the streets of sanaa there is no doubt who is in control, despite a last-minute deal to ease the government -- the confrontation between the government and the rebels. they kept their grip on the residential palace and of the home of the president himself. for mr. hadi, it was enough. he submitted his resignation. he has been president three years. he was meant to be a transitional figure, helping the poor and chaotic country move toward a better future. the u.s. hoped he would be a

and director of policy and public affairs melinda stockman, capital and planning division. very excited this morning to be presenting to you for discussion and possible action the approval of an agreement between the city and county of san francisco and the trust for public land. under which tpl will provide rec and park department a grant including in-kind services with an estimated value of $310,000 to develop a feasibility study and concept design for the eugene l. friend rec center and cash in the amount of $50,000 to support rpd project management services. and secondly, to recommend that the board of supervisors authorize the rec and park department to accept and expend the grant. first of all i will start by saying as many of you know much better than i do, eugene l. friend was a long time public servant in the city of san francisco serving on the rec and park commission for 24 years and the recreation center at the south of market is in his name due to a large donation from the friend family. we're very excite that the friend family has come back to the trust for pu

the bill and melinda gates foundation with a very inspiring message for us all.they do. >> looking forward to that. >>> and then you'll want to see this. an exclusive with miley cyrus all on "gma" tomorrow only here. michael, in to you. >> we're back with tory johnson and "deals & steals." super bowl sunday tory's just 11 days away. and i know some of you out there are prepping for the big game parties for these great deals, be sure to go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! for the information you need to get the bargains. tory what do we have. >> ready. first up we have a whole new display so you're ready to do spinning act. >> yes. >> okay go ahead. >> gently spin it there you go. whoa. >> so from thermacell. work outdoors and do it in this freezing cold climate heated insoles that go right into your shoes athen there's a remote control that you use to adjust the heat. pretty cool adult sizes, small to xxl, they've been featured in oprah, "men's health." normally $135 slashed by 52%. $65. >> you know i needed those when i played. we played in green bay. we had

joining me right now is the honorable melinda haag, u.s.ttorney for the northern district of california and was nominated by president obama and confirmed by the u.s. senate in august of 2010. you and i had the pleasure of working together on the bullying campaign in san francisco. >> i have. >> you had everybody at the drug summit from law enforcement to public health decisionmakers to survivors there. this is near and dear to your heart. >> it is. the cdc reports that prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in the country. that view is supported by what we see and hear in the northern district of california. i've heard from parents, educators, medical professionals, pharmacists, and we wanted to find a way to bring them together to talk about best practices, talk about data, information that will help us combat this issue together. and combating this incredible epidemic requires all of these people to come together. so we were happy we could invite everybody and that everybody came. it was a product tive meeting. your involvement was helpf

i'm talking about bill and melinda gates. bill and melinda gates foundation has got an endowment of about $42 billion. they recently committed more than $500 million to reducing the leading cause of death and disability in developing countries. i sat down in davos with sue desmond hellman to see where all of that is going. >> we try to go into areas like poalpoalpoaltpolio, like malaria. what we're trying to create is a condition where people who might be spending their time on other illnesses that affect rich countries, will start to work on countries that affect the poor. like ebola to lean in on eebl ebola and we found that important companies, gsk merck are going into trials. clinical trials are expensive so additional capital is needed for clinical trials, manufacturing getting it done. >> let's talk about market failure. there are probably three ways that market surveil your. it isn't cyclical, it's not enough for people who are sick and three it's a poor people's disease. they can't shoot into if dark, don't get these

you and your wife, melinda gates, you put out these annual letters, and you guys made a bet with eachation work. and so looking ahead 15 years we said, "why are we so excited? what do we think is going to happen?" and what we wrote about is that, in these next 15 years, the lives of the poorest are going to improve more than ever. and people aren't seeing what's going on with health, or banking, or education. so we thought we'd show that and actually invite them to join in. so it's a lot more optimistic than if you just kind of look at the headlines. but it's what we're really seeing. it's what we really believe. >> jimmy: you think that we can eradicate more diseases in this time than we ever have in 50 years. >> that's right. in all of history, only smallpox, one disease, was ever eradicated. the next 15, we're saying it will be four diseases and even more thereafter. so this health stuff is really important. >> jimmy: what's happening with polio? >> that's a big one. we haven't had a case in africa for six months now. that's gigantic. so, we're down to really pakistan. i'll see the

melinda henneberger. and jonathan allen, washington bureau chief. first of all, let's have some fun with mitt. seems like name i.d. still carries a lot of power. doesn't mean i want to vote for the guy, just want him part of the action. why? why do they want him to run again? they've had two swats at the guy. they want a third strike? >> they know him. there's not a lot out there not known about him. look, it's hard for democrats to win a third term in a row and i think mitt romney like i said is a known commodity. so that's a forced answer. he's not on the debate stage with other republicans right now. i think when we start to see them actually running against each other, we'll get a real idea of who republicans really want in the race. >> melinda, what can you read in these numbers? let's start with elizabeth warren. i'm shocked. all i hear from the left when i'm everywhere, the people on the left, they love her, they're ecstatic about her. >> this is such an early poll, what this poll overall says to me people aren't thinking about 2016 yet or pe

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and melinda heminberger.plenty of outrageous statements from the right-wing clown car this year. we have some of the most ridiculous coming up next. this is entertainment for the season. a special holiday edition of "hardball," the place for politics. don't just visit new york. visit tripadvisor new york. tripadvisor not only has millions of real traveler's reviews and opinions but checks hundreds of websites, so people can get the best hotel prices. to plan, compare & book the perfect trip. visit tripadvisor.com today. >>> welcome back to "hardball." we move from the sublime to the ridiculous with a look back at some of the most outrageous moments from the last year. there were many. let's begin with the best from the hard-right clown car itself. joining me now is former rnc chair and msnbc political analyst michael steele, michelle bernard of the bernard center for women and howard fineman of the huffington post. mike huckabee, this january, wanted to push back against the accusations that republicans were

with microsoft and he spent the past 15 years try to change it in a different way with the bill and melindaes foundation. it has given up more than $30 billion in grants to projects fighting disease and poverty in the developing world. they released their annual report. conditions for the worlds poorest people will increase as improved dramatically over the next fitting is. erik schatzker spoke to mr. gates about the letter. >> there is a lot in the pipeline, whether it's medicines or the way people a bank or get educated. we are seeing that people care about these issues and our ability to communicate and draw people in is better than ever before. our bet is this next 15 years will be fundamental for the basics. kids of surviving, people having a bank account. a period of incredible improvement. you have to get nutrition of its citizens, health of its citizens, education level of citizens financial empowerment up to a certain level. by having these tools, some of which are vaccines or mobile phone based delivery the lives they lead, the economy will be self-sufficient. >> what specifically

joining me right now is the honorable melinda haag, u.s.hern district of california and was nominated by president obama and confmed by the u.s. senate in august of 2010. you and i had the pleasure of working together othe bullying campai in san francisco. >> i have. >> you hadverybody at the drug summit from law enforcement to public health decisionmakers to survivors there. this is near and dear to your heart. >> it is. the cdc reports that prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in the country. that viewis supported by what we seend hear in the northern district of california. i've heard from parents educators medical professionals, pharmacists, and we wnted to find a way to bring them together to talk about best practicesalk about data, information that will he us combat this issue together. and combating this incredible epidemicrequires all of these people to come togeer. so we were happy we could invite everybody and that everybody came. it was a product tefive meeting. your involvement was helpful. >> thank you. where do you go with a

every year bill and melinda gates released the annual letter from the bill and melinda gates foundations usually, there is usually a note of optimism. it is particularly optimistic because it prevents -- emperor dekes the conditions of the world's poorest people will improve more over the next decade and a half than ever before. in seattle, he went through in detail the progress that can lead us to that kind of a better outcome. >> in the next 15 years, we will cut childhood deaths in half. it took 25 years before. this would be down to dying before the age of five. for others we say we will cut it by two thirds. you have to have antibiotics. you have to be able to stop bleeding. in some cases you have to do c-sections. that is very much a delivery thing. the maternal part is about the quality of the health systems instead of delivering in a health facility. >> what about farming? >> we are funding the research centers that come up with better wheat, corn, and rice seeds. that is a global good. no single country -- and it is often underfunded. scientists are dealing with those. predicti

cheryl sandberg and melinda gates, why they're teaming up. and we talk interest rates, the economy and oil prices. a couple running charter schools in africa. how they say they can educate kids for $5 a month and still make a prophet. what's andrea bocelli doing here? "on the money" starts right now. >>> here's a look at what's making news as we head into a new week. a massive new

. ♪ >> the annual letter from the bill and melinda gates foundation is out and in it, the microsoft cofounders the flight --plight of the world's order will get dramatically better in the next 15 years. erik schatzker in an exclusive interview. >> if you look at the world as a whole, it is less unequal, more equal than in the past. that is because poor countries have had growth rates way above that of the rich countries. the inequality has gone up in almost every country. i think everybody believes in a balance that you should have progressive taxation. if you get wealthier, your consumption, your income, your estate ought to be subject to much higher taxes than, say, the middle class. i think the u.s. could be more progressive in that. very critical is an equal opportunity in the inner-city schools are really good and the access to health so that it is not holding people back. there is an equal chance to becoming a lawyer, doctor, or becoming a good school. that is about freedom and about developing capacity as opposed to a zero sum transfer. you have fund the things that create that opportu

now to melinda.his year in our annual letter that the lives of the poor will improve next in the next 15 years than ever in the history of the world, because of the improvements we're seeing going on in africa and other places in southeast asia asia. >> fantastic. some of the specific goals in terms of various breakthroughs, medical breakthroughs, cures? what are the focuses of in terms of what you want to attack and make a big bet on? >> we talk first about health a precursor to the rest of life grow up healthy, go on to participate in the economy. we've seen childhood deaths come down, cut in half in the last 25 years. we think those could be haftlved again, with vaccines killers mike malaria and diarrhea. those alone will stem the death rate. >> sam stein has a question. >> the federally funded scientific research in the wake of the ebola crisis in africa is big debate whether or not philanthropies and foundations like your own could step in and fill the void happening in the void of scientific re

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the bill and melinda gates foundation is backing a test plan that would turn human waste into water. first the material is superheated, then dried and burn to create steam, which then generates electricity. the first operational plant's plan for senegal. gates said that he tasted the water and that it is "delicious." i don't think the water is brown. that would be a different story. >> frigid temperatures, 10 degrees in the district, single digits off to the west. we will rebound friday. >> bundle up. >> have a good night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, bill maher, from comedy central, nick kroll, and music from the lone bellow with cleto and the cletones. and now, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you very much. thanks for coming out. it is appreciated. we have a lot to get

the bill and melinda gates foundation is throwing millions into the project. the machine is now headed to west africa where they hope to provide clean drinking water to those who wouldn't otherwise have access to it. >> right. that's what you got to think about. that's a good end result right there. >> yes. >> if it's good enough for bill gates to drink what the heck? >> yeah, i want to see him drink it. >> they had a quick clip that i think he was drinking it. we'll see. >> all right. i may give it a shot. >> all right. we're asking on the wjla facebook page if you would drink that water. marcus answers "in desert or no water for a day 110 degrees, i would say yes". tyler pokes "it's water. yes, i'd drink it." chemistry doesn't mind and this is water on a chemical level. >> and someone with a series of symbols for a name writes this -- "just don't go to the trouble of telling me where it came from. ignorance is bliss." >> pretty much like all our food experiences. don't tell us where it came from. still to come on abc 7 news at 4:00. boxing legend takes on a

what is exciting now is that globally and bill and melinda have been a big part of the leadership, thel leadership that exists today on saying that's not okay. it's not okay that when we have vaccines that can prevent disease, that children globally don't get them it's not okay for moms to die during delivery it's not okay for children to die before they even reach the age of five so that is really what we are pushing in 2015 we've got even more ambitious goals for disease prevention ander ratification globally than ever before and it's because of this equity issue that all lives have equal value and we believe that when the entire globe gets together and says it's not okay for a child to die of a vaccine preventable illness that, in fact, we can make gains, i'll give you an example, in 1990 one in ten children died before the age of five. this year that's one in 20. still not okay but better. by 2030 that will be one in 40. so actually progress is being made and when you hold yourself accountable, set ambitious goals, get private companies to lean in and convince them that this can be

please break it down for us, melinda gates. >> we take vaccines so for granted in the united states.e are so used to taking our kids in. women in the developing world know the power of these. they will walk 10 kilometers in the heat with their child and line up to get a vaccine, because they have seen death. we've forgotten what measles deaths look like. >> larry: exactly! look about 400 people worldwide still die from measles every day but most of them live in developing countries. and now one of those developing countries is called disneyland. we're all familiar with the term first-world problem. it's when rich americans complain about something that people in other parts of the world might consider a by-product of luxury. like when i have to turn on the subtitles on netflix because i'm eating doritos too loudly. we all can relate to that. we're americans! that's how we roll, right? well, this vaccine thing is one of those. we took a problem that we had nearly eradicated and made it ultra-relevant again. measles is now the matthew mcconaughey of infectious disease. i hope you're ha

the filtration system funded by the villain melinda gates -- by the bill and melinda gates foundation confident that was -- this is the bottle water. >> it was rigged. >> that does it for today. we are all over the greek vote. moving beyond the world of gaming. is -- stepping into the cloud. that is monday, right here. ♪ >> 56 past the hour. bloomberg television is on the markets. 30 minutes into the start of the u.s. trading day. u.s. stocks look to end on a down note. 20 names are high -- 20 names are lower, 10 names are higher. in europe, a different story. the dax setting a new high, up 2%. qe will begin in march and last until prices reached the ecb's preferred target. the euro continues to sink. let's move on. when it comes to qe and gold you would think there is a link but not necessarily. gold is making a bit of a comeback. exchange traded funds have come back to take over the leaderboard and returns. there has been a lot of demand for gold. here to look at some of the etf's is the senior etf analyst. we will start with the etf everyone knows about. >> it is a legend. it has b

it started with $750 million from the bill and melinda gates foundation. other agencies too now back the organization. its goal is to find resources to improve access to vaccines to the poorest countries. now members of the alliance have been meeting in berlin. >> polio is in the end game. 95% reduction in measles. we have healthier lives and stronger communities and economies as a result. this is the power of vaccines. no other intervention touches so many lives on earth. >> reporter: but the charity doctors without borders, which vaccinates hundreds of thousands of people in poor countries each year says it doesn't get access to the cheaper vaccines negotiated by gavi instead it says it is forced to pay much higher prices. >> the best and most important vaccines to save childrens lives are being rolled out in some low-income countries with gavi support. but the prices of these vaccines are not sustainable, and we truly believe they can go much lower. >> reporter: having got the $7.5 billion it was looking for, the gav -- avenuevy alliance says millions o

just ahead, jack ma of alibaba at the world economic forum in davos, bill and melinda gates on the headessica chastain's most prolific year. >> this is your kid playing with a loaded gun. >> i know what it is. let me deal with it. >> oh, you better. you're not going the like what will happen once i get involved. >> rose: we have those stories and more on what happened and what might happen. funding for charlie rose was provided by the following:

the bill and melinda gates foundation will donate $50 million. it will sustain a human systems immune knollgy system. >>> a growing number of b.a.r.t. riders say they are dissatisfied with the service they are getting. a recent b.a.r.t. survey shows 74% of riders are satisfied with the agency but that's a 10% drop from two years ago. the biggest complaints are hot, overcrowded trains, dirty carpets and seats. >> if you try to get here at 6:00 or 7:00 in the morning, it's crazy. if you try to leave at 4:30 or 5:00 in the afternoon, it's not. it's extremely crowded. if you get in the wrong car, it's too hot and sometimes it smells really bad. nothing you can do about it. you are stuck for 15 or 20 minutes. >>> bart is running more trains on shorter routes during busy times of the day to ease overcrowding. it's also working on repairing 80 broken cars by july and ten new cars are expected to go into the service next year. >>> disney has unveiled the first latina police necessary. she's a 16-year-old inspired by tie verse -- diverse cultures. >>> tha

dylan melinda gates laid out their agenda for the gates foundation. -- bill and melinda gates laid outfor the gates foundation. erik schatzker sat down with bill gates for an interview. he talks about the mistakes he encountered while running the world's largest charitable foundation. >> i have learned a lot. the biggest impact we have had so far has been in childhood health. we created a group and have saved over 10 million lives. a lot of kids are not fully developed. >> it is hard to top, saving 10 million lives. what was the biggest mistake? >> a lot of things required us to get in and try out pilot programs and see what woodward. the structure of high schools, trying to make it so it was not so big. how you get teachers more feedback about what they are good at and how they improve letting them be exposed to other teachers. we have some high lit sites that have gone well. today, the secret to how you raise the average teacher up to be as good as the top 10% not yet solved, and yet, so valuable in some places where we have that result and we do want to figure out how to scale it up

bill and melinda gates will be there.world economic forum's held, the man who created the davos and that is karl swab and he tells us deflation in the eurozone and japan. the issues in china will be front and center as well as the reverberations from the swiss move last week. let's hear from mr. schwab. >> today, such a new phenomenon with the complex world. we do not always know the unintended consequences of decision making. look at the swiss national bank. i think they didn't know all the consequences the decision will is so i would say europe at the foreproject -- forefront of concerns related to china, even if i'm presently optimistic about china. so we should not just focus on one single issue. we are in a world of multiple challenges. >> so he says we're not going to have to focus just on one single issue but everyone is discussing what the discuss national bank did on january 15, removing the peg to the euro and its reverberations. he told bloomberg news that he predicted this was going to happen on tuesday of las

closer look and they are manufactured specifically to withstand the tough climate and the bill and melindaoundation is developing millions for new vaccine coolers and this is powered by rechargeable batteries and conserves vaccines for a month and you can monitor the temperature and working on an solar power versions but some say the latest designs are impracticable. coolers need to be sturdy enough to withstand the shocks of transport. back in the village he and the team are on the road again, these vaccines need to be used before they are damaged, ahead is a ten kilometer walk to the next village where more children are waiting for the first life-saving injection, nicholas hawk in sinagal. >>> keep up to date with the news on the website al jazeera, there it is on the screen al jazeera.com. >>> oil prices is in a free fall, it's not good news. the sudden drop is a sign of bigger problems. talk about a dangerous job. we'll hear from a woman who makes a living smuggling oil for i.s.i.l. red states versus blue states, the deep economic divide between them put all of america's prosperity in

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