. >> in the bill and melinda gates foundation, gates predicts that by 2035 there will be almost no poor nations left in the world. coming up, we hear what these titans are doing to see that through. bill, i read through your letter and what i noticed in the tone was that you are very optimistic. you say look, we are better off than we were decades ago. where does this optimism come from? >> i think i am naturally optimistic but also the facts are on the side of the optimist. it is dangerous that people are focusing on the bad news and not seeing the progress we have made. it means they don't look at the best practices. it makes them less generous. we are raising poor countries up. most people live in middle-income countries now. there is more to be done on health and agriculture, but the track record success, if you don't see that you are not going to participate in what we need to do. >> you say that there will be no poor nations by the time we reach 2035. >> almost none. landlocked countries in africa, north korea if they don't change the government, but it will be less than 10. when

partnershipa between her family's foundation and the bill and melinda gates foundation.he was closed for an hour by her daughter chelsea along with: the gates -- along with melinda gates. from politico, mark warner tweet. "snowbama" #fail blamed for a deleted tweet. time, waiting of for the virginia gop to claim this winter storm was caused by the affordable care act, #snow bamacare." this got to 26 seconds later. if that respondent -- it got responded to. "is mark warner tweeting political attacks from his official account?" then this came out a minute #fail,"oops, staff removed as quickly as possible. enjoy the rest of your day." that is in politico. this is the front page of "the climate change could lead to global conflict, yet politicians squabble. nicholas start out of the u.k. what do you want from washington, how do you view washington? randy and iowa. caller: good morning. i want more responsibility for that has beenck in washington between the congress and the president. and all the environmental problems happening in north carolina and west virginia. shame. it

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redefine what that means, but to say that all of the foreign aid and the moneys that the bill and melinda gates foundation are bloomberg or lots of other generous people have invested, hasn't done anything -- that is just not true. we have a guy, a doctor in africa who is trying to get numbers and find out what people are dying from. if you can't measure it, you can't manage it. we don't know. a lot of times you look at birth certificates that will say act of god. that doesn't tell you where you want to put your money to save people's lives. bill and linda working on polio, this is the chance of really eradicating this disease like smallpox or both of us working on malaria, things like vitamin a deficiency that cause half a million people to go blind permanently every year, there is an awful lot of new science, new ways of distributing and progress. they have never shied away from taking on the impossible tasks. it turns out that complex problems don't have simple answers. the complex problems aren't unsolvable either. >> one of the myths about foreign aid or one of the perceptions is that so m

event that marks the launch of a joint venture between the clinton foundation and the bill and melinda gatesaking of some words of wisdom, pope francis took time out this valentine's day for some spiritual affairs of the heart. he spoke he spoke in a packed st. peter's square to thousands of couples engaged to be married and gave them some advice on love and mat ri moany. the pope took questions and he told the young couples not to be afraid of marriage and let their love build and grow. >> this is a secret, but in order to preserve love, to be in 58 with each other, you don't need to come up with a beautiful speech. it could be just a tiny tap on the face. >> so cute, right? that is the first time ever a pope has openly minstered to couples on valentine's day. february is american heart month, a good time to be thinking about your heart and how to keep it healthy. our chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta is looking at ways to keep your heart fit. we will call them heartbeat tips. this week a look at foods that are great for your circulation. >> it's so secret one of the best ways to kee

certainly, the world is getting to be a better place because of what will gates and melinda gates arehing but accolades for what they are doing. how effective is it? we will find out in 30, 40 years. >> exactly. a generation from now. did they ever call you to join the giving pledge? >> no. i am more than likely to give away well over significantly more than half of my net worth. that is what i am going to do. in effect, putting me in a position where there is pressure. took my fortune and i will dispose of it as i see fit. >> the most effective way you are going to donate your money is going to be how? >> well, i am different from some people. i very much want to use philanthropy to create change. lots of people can put their name on a building. i don't need my name on a building. i want my name on a program. i want to contribute capital and my own effort to making a difference. whether it is entrepreneurship, michigan, various others, these are all parts of making a difference. >> right, creating job creators, in many ways. sam, thank you so much for staying with me through the hour

the bill and melinda gates foundation has recognized mississippi's efforts in this arena and has awarded our state a grant of $350,000 to help sub ward teaching students who wish to pursue ward certification at the outset of their careers. this program should help mississippi recruit another 1000 teachers for ward certification in just the next few years. all of this will translate into a greater number of highly qualified teachers in mississippi's classrooms, which means better outcomes for students. finally i asked the legislature to grant the request to my executive budget recommendation to provide $1.5 million to conduct a pilot program to examine the use of the a.c.t. as the high school exit exam in lieu of other assessments. this pilot will cover the cost of the a.c.t. for every high school junior in mississippi in the upcoming school year. this program on not only allow us to obtain a more accurate measure of of student achievement, it will benefit students by providing them with access to a test that has practical use in their lives, use as a college entrance exam. it will also s

it started really with tremendous collaboration, first with the bill and melinda gates foundation, later with the howard buffett foundation. now a number of workstations in sub-saharan africa. what we announce today is not only the increased availability of vitamin a, also the stability of vitamin a. ensor. namely, about 100% increase in stability. so what that means for an african farm is that they can harvest that sorghum crop and save it without losing the vitamin k content for up to about three months, tremendous improvement. also comes with increased levels of protein, iron and zinc, soy tremendous achievement. what we are doing there is basically delivering the opportunity for increased nutrition to children throughout sub-saharan africa. so i'm excited about that. secondly, improving rural livelihood. my example here is in indonesia. on the island off the coast of java, it's a less-developed part of indonesia and what we've got income in partnership again with the minister of agriculture of indonesia, is gone in, looked at the committee, offered improved seed varieties, education

. >>> in a panel this week with melinda gates, hillary clinton had some it tough love advice for women the best pieces of advice that i've ever heard from anyone is eleanor roosevelt in the 1920s who said that, you know, women in politics or in public roles should grow skin like a rhinoceros. it's important to learn how to take criticism seriously, but not personally. >> and now a new book takes a look at how secretary clinton used that style to transform herself from the bitter defeat of 2008 to states woman, to leading contender for 2016. joining me are the authors of "hrc: the state secrets and rebirth of hillary clinton." amy barns, expectant for the hill and jonathan allen, reporter for bloomberg news. that explains why you have no time to be on the show lately. you're writing a book. >> that's right. i'm jealous two of my favorite people in the world there are together in new york. >> we were singing praises during the commercial. let's get to this book. it's pretty cool. amy, start with you. we have a review of the book. and here's one quote. the portrait of hillary clinton that

she launched a new project yesterday with her daughter, chelsea, and bill gates' wife, melinda.hared a lesson from another first lady. >> one of the best pieces of advice i heard from anybody, was eleanor roosevelt in the 1920s that said women in politics or public roles should grow skin like a rhinoceros. i think there's truth to that. it's important to learn how to take criticism seriously but not personally. and to do that you have to be willing to hear what others who are your critics are saying and to evaluate where they are coming from. there is that old saying that your critics can be your best friends if you listen to them and learn from them but don't get dragged down by them. >> once again, clinton did not say anything about running for president in 2016. >> but if she does, she will need skin like a rhinoceros, as all men and women do running for president. >>> trying to put the brakes on the growing use of medical marijuana. two doctors argued the laws are getting ahead of silence. they say the truth is we lack evidence not only for the efficacy of marijuana but also