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

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

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

." >> 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? >

plus, here to tell us all about the 2015 bill and melinda gates foundation annual letter, a a fascinating gates is stopping by. >> steve: come on! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: gatesletter.com. he's one of the best chefs in the world. a good friend of the show. he's a rock star. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: we are cooking with mario batali tonight. >> steve: come on! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: he's got a new thing as well. >> steve: oh, yeah. >> jimmy: he's got a new interview show. it's on dailymotion.com. where he interviews rock stars and talks to them about their process as he's cooking food with them. he's like cooking food with like flea. [ laughter ] from the red hot chili peppers. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: anyways, batali's awesome. he's a rock star. he's going to be on tonight. before we move on, i actually have a pretty funny story i thought i'd share if you don't mind. speaking of cooking, this morning i was in the kitchen. i was making some poached eggs -- >> ha, ha, ha. poached eggs. that's great. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what's that? >> come on. poached eggs. "the toni

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

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

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

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

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:

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

here with us now co-founder of the bill and melinda gates foundation, bill and melinda gates, here tothe foundation's big bet for the next 15 years, and, bill i just want to start out by telling you we're going to make joe drink the water that you drink. >> it's great. >> that we just -- good. it's good. right? >> yeah. you can drink it too. >> i will. i'm fine with it. i totally -- i think it's incredible but, joe was having a cow. so we're going to bring is machine in and process some -- crap, and go from there. it will be interesting, and you are the inspiration for that sir. thank you very much. now to melinda. tell us about the big bet. >> we're betting this 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 ta

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

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 melinda gatesion 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 jeopar

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

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tonight bill and melinda gates. >> when you let your heart break and think of what it would be like tohild dying of malaria. you say to yourself my gosh, we have to save not just that childe-rqnc0@6cexjbut 600,000 children. and that can be done. if you let your heart break but then you come home and you take all the science meeting and you see all the great innovations and you figure out how do i deliver those things in these difficult remote settings in africa. i think that sets up learning for the foundation over the last 15 years. not just how to do the great science but also how to deliver it in these remote settings. >> philanthropy is more about pilot programs, innovation. some of the research things that it's so risky it wouldn't get done otherwise. as a percentage of the dollar, the overall

the bill and melinda gates foundation is investing millions of dollars in companies developing new coolersne is powered by rechargeable batteries and can keep the vaccie ownsvaccines for up to a month. researchers are working on a solar powered version. some district health workers argue that these latest designs are impractical. coolers need to be light and sturdy enough to withstand the shocks of transport. back in the village the team is on the road again. these vaccines need to be used before they are damaged. ahead is a 10-kilometer walk to the next village. where more children are waiting for their first life-saving injection. i.s.i.l. red states versus blue states, the deep economic divide between them put all of america's prosperity in jeopardy. i'm ali velshi. this is "real money".

the annual letter from the bill and melinda gates foundation is out. world's poor will get radically better over the next 15 years. bill gates spoke to erik schatzker in an exclusive interview. >> you look at the world as a whole, it is less in equal, more equal now than in the past. that is because poor countries like india and china have had growth rates well above that of the rich countries. within individual countries, the inequality has gone up in almost every country. i think everyone believes in a balance. you should have progressive taxation that as you get wealthier, your consumption, your income, your state -- estate ought to be subject to much higher taxes than the middle class. i think the u.s. could be even more progressive than that. the thing most people would emphasize that is critical is the equal opportunity. if the inner-city schools are really good and access to health so it's not holding people back or social services -- that's strong enough so we can say every kid has a near equal chance of becoming a doctor or lawyer or going to

microsoft and he spent the past 15 years try to change it in a different way with the bill and melinda gatesndation. 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 has c

for 10 years before that, she was president of the global development program at the bill and melinda gates foundation in seattle, washington, an extremely large foundation, and works on a huge range of issues from vaccinations children's health, agricultural development, and she was the foundation's first chief operating officer. during the clinton administration she served as deputy director of o.m.b., chief of staff to the secretary of the treasury, and staff director of the national economic council. she was born and raised in west virginia, received her a.b. from harvard and a degree from oxford. we are pleased to have her here. let me do a quick logistical thing. after remarks, we'll have questions and answers. you have cards for questions. please put your question on it and your name. we'll go through it and i'll call on people and you'll say your question, but we want to do it efficiently with the cards first. with all that, secretary burwell, we are pleased to have you. [applause] >> thank you very much, mark. appreciate it. and it's great to be here at the new america foundation.

the bill and melinda gates is backing a test plant north of seattle.irst the waste heated to 1800 degrees to draw out the water and then it is dryied the goal is to prevent the disease by contaminated disease. and he tested the water himself saying it is delicious and as good as any water out of a bottle. >>> "the interview" a huge hit. can you guess how many times it has been downloaded since christmas? incredible number. >>> and a chilly day, cranking the heat. how warming your house can be cheaper than last winter. >>> and don't forget to wake up with the "action news" team weather and traffic at 4:30 a.m. evenly >> a lot of us are cranking the heat this week. depending on what you use to heat your home you could be paying more or less than last year. >> in a five-county area about a million natural gas customers. for peco the price edged up from 54 cents to and those who paid more for gas a small drop per cubic feet. the big change is fume oil. crude prices down fuel oil followed. this is a graph of the price of oil peaking in june and dropping. re

georgia is backed by bill and melinda gates. thank you so much for coming in this morning.ry powerful. . give us examples of how using the so-called tele-novella affect work? >> is important we are putting across same-sex messages. the first things in terms of changing behavior is change attitudes. we can get people to think more positively about living with hiv and get people to call a phone lines. the long-term change we hope to see and working with the world bank's element impact team -- development impacting is that people go get tested, people do actually use condoms. those are the long-term things we want to have people -- >> one of the things and point to the grander at the gates the nation particular, this affect the rigorously measured. that changes what you do is a production company, right? >> absolutely. anyone who works in behavior change can medications, you can't do anything without evaluation. we are funded by the billable and it gates and nation and -- real and melinda gates foundation and they ensure we have this rigors foundation so we're working with the

we'll be sitting down with sheryl sandberg and melinda gates. handbags are higher today. results coming in strong. strong enough actually to raise the rating on michael kors. karen. >> i think we were just talking about whole foods having sold off. michael kors is ahead of it and you're not paying much for that at all. i like it. we bought it. right around here up a buck today you can chase it here. >> what was not funny but interesting in that report is he did a handbag survey in terms of the topper forming brands. number one was michael kors. commanding lead. second was kate spade and then tied with kate spade was this handbag company that is a privately held handbag company but this goes to the point that the competition may not necessarily be the ones talking about in terms of stock trades. it can exist elsewhere that could be eroding. coach had a nice day. they're turning back on some of the names beaten so far now. >> macy's in that retail loop as well. stocks have gotten beaten down. the move we saw is the move we saw in the fall as well. next one to the upside. th

was founded 15 years ago, started with an initial commitment of $750 million from the bill and melinda gates foundation. many other organizations and agencies vaccine industries, private industry back the organization to find vaccines for the children living in the world's poorest countries. it's vaccinated 500 million children since 2000 and prevented more than 7 million deaths. now members of the alliance have been meeting in berlin, hoping to get enough money for the next five years. >> we've rat indicate small pox polio is in the end game, 95% reduction in measles. we've had healthier lives and stronger communities as a result and stronger economies. this is the power of vaccines. no other intervention touches so many lives on earth. >> the charity doctors without borders which vaccinate hundreds of thousands of people in poor countries each year say it doesn't get access to the cheaper vaccines, instead paying much higher prices and as a result children miss out. >> some of the best, most important new vaccines to save children's lives the pneumo cocal is being rolled out we truly belie

it started with a donation from the bill and melinda gates foundation.r organizations back the alliance. since 2000, it says it has vaccinated 500 million children and prevented more than 7 million deaths. [ applause ] >> reporter: now members of the alliance have been meeting in berlin hoping to get enough money for the next five years. >> 95% reduction in meelzs, healthier lives and stronger communities as a result and stronger economies. this sh -- is the power of vaccines. >> reporter: 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. >> it is the best and most important new vaccine to save children's lives, and they are being rolled out in some low-income countries with gavi support. but the prices are not sustainable, and we truly believe they can go much lower. >> reporter: having got the $7.5 billion it was looking for the gavi alliance says 300 million children can now be vaccinated in the next five years. it allo

alliance was founded 15 years ago, it was started with an initial commitment from the bill and melinda gatesion, mr. other organizations governments private companies too, now back the organization. it's goal is to fine the resources to improve vaccines for children living in the word's poorest countries and since 2000, it says that it has vaccinated 500 million children and prevented more than 7 million deaths. now members of the alliance have been meeting in berlin, hoping to get enough money for the next five years. >> we have eradicated smallpox 95% reduction in measles. we have had stronger commutes as a result and stronger economies. this is the power of vaccines. no ore intervention touches so many lives on earth. >> the charity doctors without boarders says it doesn't get access to the cheaper vaccines negotiated. instead it is forced to pay much higher prices and as a result children miss out. >> some of the best most important new vaccines to save children's lives the road virus vaccine are being rolled out in some below income countries. but the then is, the prices of these vaccin

and the finance ministers of germany and spain, and right now bill and melinda gates are speaking. have the u.n. secretary general here. he was talking about one of the hot topics here this year climate change. he called for 2015 to be a year of action on climate change. the french president also touched on climate change too. he was calling for greater global investment in greener technology as a way to halt climate change. he hosts a crucial u.n. climate conference at the end of this year 2015. earlier today i spoke to [ inaudible ] she is the head of the framework convention on climate change at the u.n. i asked her about her hopes given the chaotic nature of the preliminary talks in lima last year. >> it is actually going to be the culmination of several years of effort of all 194 countries of the world to come together to an agreement that is going to combine the collaborative effort of the world, of all countries, of corporations of the financial sector to address climate change. that's not going to be easy. but it is very very evident that this has now gone beyond something

$3.5 billion thanks to donations from the united states, china and it's main funder, the bill and melinda gates foundation. not to mention others. it was there that i sat down with gavi's ceo seth berkeley and he described the benefits of gavi's unique structure. >> we're a private-public partnership. we were born here at this forum 15 years ago. unlike just the u.n. or just a private government or company or government, we can work across using different tools. we work with partners in terms of implementation, and therefore, we're very efficient learning organization that can constantly change and try to adapt to the challenges in front of us. we're delivering vaccines to the most difficult places in the world. >> explain to me again how is it that you can deliver a full sweet of vaccines, that's your goal in most places, to be able to make sure that particularly children are vaccinated. and you can do it at a fraction of the cost that the developed world thinks that it costs to vaccinate children. >> well, first of all, and particularly if i'm talking to an u.s. audience. pricing in the u.s.