bill gates and warren buffett combined have put almost $50 billion into the melinda and bill gates foundation good works, so certainly there are billionaires doing their part. the downside is some do not have to. mark: bloomberg's brendan coffee joining us from boston. coming up in the next half hour, the coin business got a little bit more legit. ♪ just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. mark: top headlines, greece has submitted a request to the international monetary fund its four payments due early in june into one lump sum payment early this year, according to an official familiar with the matter. the official says the step was the greeke request of government, and t

this event is made possible with the generous support of the bill and melinda gates foundation as well as the lumina foundation. at this time i ask that you silence your cell phones, but please don't put them away. we would love for you to share your comments and questions via social media at hashtag njnextamerica. we would have audience q&a after each portion of the event. we have standing microphones throughout the room. if you have a question stand up and please stayed your name and organization. we are taking questions via twitter. use hashtag askmj. 50 years ago a, president lyndon johnson signed the higher education act into law with the objective of making higher education more accessible for students. this morning, we plan to discuss to what extent we have succeeded in fulfilling these goals. and here is a brief overview of the event which features two key note speakers. first, under secretary of education ted mitchell, we'll take the stage followed by senator lamar alexander. ron brownstein editorial director will be moderating both the keynote interviews. and then to close ou

for the past five years, warren buffett and bill and melinda gates with the giving pledge.give away most of the fortunes. now the founder of the greek yogurt company chobani is on board. he started with a small business administration loan after immigrating to the united states in 1994. he says he will give away to help refugees. he joins a list of 130 people. mark zuckerberg and michael bloomberg and ted turner. >> and you, too, when you make your first billions. >> i don't have them. >>> 39 minutes past the hour. the war on isis intensifies. iraqis launching new attacks against the terrorists. are they working? we are live next. i'm caridee. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara® helps me be in season. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and increase your risk of infections. some serious infections require hospitalization. before starting stelara® your doctor should te

for the past five years, warren buffett and bill and melinda gates are giving away their for tours. now the founder of the greek yogurt company chobani is on board. he will give away most of what he has built to help refugees. he joins a list of 130 people including mark zuckerberg and former mayor michael bloomberg and george lucas and ted turner. if they all put their money together and think about how to give the money away -- they want to end disease and hunger. they take very big issues and want to put that money after it. interesting. i actually am not in their group. >> when you get there, i have no doubt you will join in. >>> the war against isis has intensified this morning. iraq launched new attacks against isis. is it working? we are live next. the beast was as long as the boat. for seven hours, we did battle. until i said... you will not beat... meeeeee!!! greg. what should i do with your fish? gary. just put it in the cooler. if you're a fisherman, you tell tales. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance you switch to geico. it's wh

a very special thank you to the bill and melinda gates foundation. we will be sending a survey in the next couple of days and we would like your feedback as we like to improve the national journal events. thanks so much and have a great rest of your day. >> [inaudible conversations] >> next, hillary clinton opens her presidential campaign with a rally in new york city. live at 7:00 a.m., your questions and comments on "washington journal." >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with color photos of every senator and house member, plus contact information and twitter handles. also, district maps, a foldout map of capitol hill, and a look at congressional committees, the president's cabinet, federal agencies and state governors. order your copy today. it is $13.95 plus shipping and handling to the c-span store at c-span.org. >> >> hillary clinton officially launched her campaign with a rally in new york city. it is her first major campaign speech since announcing her run for president last april. the event was held at

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a very special thank you to the bill and melinda gates foundation. we will be sending a survey in the next couple of days and we would like your feedback as we like to improve the national journal events. thanks so much and have a great rest of your day. >> [inaudible conversations] publican trent kelly became the newest member of congress. last week he won a special runoff to fill the seat of the republican who died in february. congressman kelly will represent mississippi's first district for the remainder of the two year term which began in january. here here's the swearing-in from the house floor today. >>> the honorable house representative to have the honor to transmit. the mississippi secretary of state indicating that according to the given a result of the special election held june 2, 2015 the honorable trent kelly was elected a representative to congress for the first congressional district. >> for what purpose do you seek recognition? >> i ask you now must consent that the gentleman from the great state of mississippi the honorable trent k

he sits on expert scientific committees and boards for the d.o.d., nih, the bill and me melinda gates foundation and companies working on u.s. military development priorities. he took his bachelor's degree with honors in biomedical ethics from brown university and a medical degree from ball alal banny medical college. finally, colonel neil e. woollen is the director of biosecurity at u.s. army medical research institute of infectious diseases. this is one army acronym i do know. did i get that right? a biological defense laboratory part of the u.s. army research and materiel command. during his first tour of duty he participated in ebola outbreak investigations in zaire and the thai forest of the ivory coast as well as animal outbreak investigations in field studies in the northwest territories of canada and montana for anthrax, plague, and other diseases. in 2010, colonel woollen returned to where he served in his current position while completing senior service college through the distance education program at the army war college. he received his doctorate in veterinary medicine in

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he sits on expert scientific committees for the dod nih, the bill and melinda gates foundation, and numerous pharmaceutical companies of u.s. military development priorities. he took his bachelor's degree with honors in biomedical ethics from brown university and a medical degree from college. finally, colonel woolen the director of by a security at u.s. army medical research institute of infectious diseases. this is one army ackerman i did miss -- did i get that right? >> yes. >> a biological defense laboratory part of the medical army research and material command. during his first tour of duty, he participated in ebola outbreak investigations and animal outbreak investigations and field studies in the northwest territories of canada and montana for anthrax, plague and other diseases. in 2010, he returned when he served at his current position and completed senior service college for the education program at the army corps college. he received his doctorate in veterinarian medicine in 1985 and a doctorate in bed tonight pathology and 1980 nine, both from kansas state university. he also re

a very special thank you to the bill and melinda gates foundation. lumina foundation and to all of you. we will be sending a survey in the next couple of days and we would love your feedback as we continuously like to improve national journal events. thanks so much and have a great rest of your day. >>> on the next washington journal, we'll talk to luke messer and then congressman david price on transportation and hud spending. he's the top democrat on the house appropriations subcommittee on transportation and housing and urban development. and a preview of this year's congressional baseball game, our guests are joe barton, the republican team manager, and mike doyle, manager for the democrats. washington journal live with your phone calls at a 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> on book tv on c-span2 saturday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern, fox news contributor kirsten powers says although they were once its champions liberal res now against free speech and tolerance. sunday night at 11:00, michael morrell on the successes and failures of the agency's wa

this was the initiative started by warren buffet and bill and melinda gates to try to convince billionaireso give back a significant portion of their wealth. to join you have to give at least 50% of your money. you have to agree to give at least 50% of your money during your life or upon your death to charitable funds. >> you can't do it joe. >> no but so jay jordan our buddy billionaire? >> yes. >> he's like a nice down to earth. >> as opposed to all the other billionaires. >> two of our frequent guests here including jay jordan that made his money in private equity and gordon gund and his wife laura signed on to this. his money came from kelloggs but he has been very actively involved in investing. but these are the ten new signatories that have come on to this and that brings the giving pledge to 137 pledgers from 14 different countries. it's really phenomenal to see this amount of effort that goes into the fireworks philantropy. they are trying to ut itse effectively. >> i think the money is much better -- i don't know about -- if there's a way that it can be spent with a private fill p

this is video from last year's ceremony which featured microsoft co-founder bill gates and his wife melindaanford is handing out 1700 bachelors, and 2400 masters and 1,000 doctor rates. >>> some of the least known heroins are in the bay area. they're all known by the same name rosie the riveter. there is a museum named in their hon nofrment richmond is where many women learned how to rivet and weld. for many it was the first time they ever worked outside of the home. >> most of them are very humble. of course, they feel a lot of pride now but many never spoke on this time period because they didn't think about it as anything extraordinary. they were ordinary people doing a job that was needed. however, what they did was extraordinary. >> like all world war ii veterans the rosy the riveters are aging. >>> a ride in the bay area amusement park remains shut down. what we learn about the ride that sent the operator to the hospital. >>> dramatic scene flooding led to several deaths. and they're trying to track down lions, tigers and wolves who escaped from a local zoo. >>> we have the weather an