the bill and melinda gates foundation, it does work in eugenics or population control.y question is this, do you see any issues with adding a gene to a mosquito where it could be used to work the same magic? guest: the underlying technology which is called gene editing that does its magic and mosquitoes, it also can be used to change the dna of a human embryo and a -- fish. they boarded tried it. in your family you have an inherited disease, you could try to change the dna of the embryos so they wouldn't have a, huntington's, cystic fibrosis. that's a whole different debate. the question is are we going to engineer humanity? as far as the spreading thing goes, the gene drive, that is not going to be a big worry and human just like it won't be a big worry and blue whales because we were reduced to slowly. too slowly. it will take millions of years for it to spread. and by then we will be able to undo that technology. dan on twitter at sign know about the possibility of the genes changing the house through replication errors. mutations occur over time . the genes could ch

that he is known for asphalt and how does that resonate with the chinese [inaudible] bill and melinda gates. it's interesting because he's talking about healthcare and hed investing in pharmaceutical companies but objectively there is the aging population and jack wants to do something about it. in the u.s. it is easier to do something about it for example in the huge state to help preserve the fisheries and you can do that because for example i don't think that it was him but people come out of the woodwork claiming this and that and china is still debating the organizations another example of jack pushing the envelope that we need to change the sting helping reduce the consumption but he has done amazing things and actually the celebrity culture is in china, to back so they move to that and you're right this is his legacy mode now and the gentleman has been very patient, yes. very interesting commentary. the government has been trying to move away from the investment and export model towards consumption for many years and seems to be giving it more successfully. this model that they've co

a the bill and melinda gates foundation has a ground game already to send scientists around to the governments in africa to build a consensus for the technology in the future and try to change that into the african labs so they want to trade the african scientists to work with the mosquitos to develop the technology further. >> i have a very simple question for the doctor. wed he prefer the speed doesn't? does he feel it is a good day or a dangerous thing tois do? >> i'm actually a journalist so i will refrain from giving you my opinion of i think it is very interestingca >> there is of little bit of concern what would stop somebody adding a gene to the human genome like a terminator seed with the cubans? with the gates foundation it does work in population control and eugenics so do you see any issues to work that same magic in humans? >>guest: that is a good question because the e underlying technology does the magic of mosquitos it also be used to change the dna of a human embryo so for example, in in your family have the inherited disease you to try to change the dna whe like cystic fibros

world's biggest investors through his private fund cascade investments and through the bill and melinda gatesoundation with more than $40 billion in assets. >> can i just check with one little thing. >> larry is here, larry kudlow is here. >> going to introduce you but the man needs no introduction. >> i'm larry from cnbc. list of all, first of all, it's not a rich man's gas. cap tail gains is a double tax on corporate profits. >> yes. >> a double tax on corporate profits so you've got to really say 20% times two, plus the surtax from obamacare. second, lots and lots and lots of middle class people, including unions, most particularly government union people, are invested in pension funds. >> right. >> which are invested heavily in stocks. >> that's true. >> stocks would react very adversely if you increased the double tax on profits. stock value has to come down, so it isn't just a rich person's tax. >> we have gnarled bernstein with us, a senior fellow on the center of budget and policy priorities. larry, your problem, like mine, isn't with the idea that labor and capital might well be taxe

for every dollar donated, the bill and melinda gates foundation will give another $2 up to $500,000.u so much, buddy. >> see you tonight on "nightly news." >>> good thursday morning. i'm tracy davidson. just about 9:00. let's get your forecast from meteorologist bill henley. >> normal high temperature 77 degrees. already 72 in philadelphia. look at new jersey 77 degrees and climating. upper 70s this afternoon at the shore while lehigh valley and delaware closer to 90 degrees. >> thank you. let's check traffic where jessica is watching the roads. >> we're watching for an accident scene on route 309. around the pa turnpike. around church road headed northbound. big delays headed northbound. you can see southbound as well. we're doing okay for the most part. just normal volume eastbound 22 minutes into center city. more of a delay headed westbound toward the king of prussia area. >> thank you. >>> happening today. the man accused of ambushing a philadelphia police officer has a pretrial hearing. edward archer could plead guilty but they have not made any plea officers. he opened fire on

for every dollar donated, the bill and melinda gates foundation will give another $2 up to $500,000.ight at 9:00, 8:00 central here on nbc. >> thank you so much, buddy. >> see you tonight on "nightly news." >> good morning, it is 8:56. let's get a check of your morning compute mellissa, are things clearing up out there. >> a lot of people saying i want to look at the bay bridge, looking much better there, things have finally cleared up. westbound was totally throughout the police activity there. 66 west of fairfax county parkway, take a look tt blockif the roadwayn o t ♪ stand by me vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me >> good morning, it's bright and sunny outside, great weather on tap. 70 in leesburg, 72 in when ch t winchester. upper '80s, might touch nine to degrees. a chance for a stray shower coming >>> this morning on "today'

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for every dollar donated, the bill and melinda gates foundation will give another $2 up to $500,000. you so much, buddy. >> see you tonight on "nightly news." i'm ... ==topvo== the bay area gets another visit frontrunner hillary clinton. >>> good thursday morning. i'm sam brock. the bay area getting another visit from presidential front-runner, hillary clinton. clinton is scheduled to make two separate stops. this afternoon she heads to parkside hall in downtown hoe san jose. yesterday they held a public rally in salinas and a private fund-raiser in atherton. this coming in the midst of per personal e-mail controversy. yesterday the inspector general's report came out which said the secretary of state clinton violated cybersecurity guidelines. happening now, we have a crew in san jose following the campaign stops. we'll have reaction from supportersed a 11:00. you can link to the latest right now on our home page. when it comes to delegates, on the other side of the island, it's official, donald trump reached the threshold to clinch the gop presidential nomination. on our facebook pa

. >> for every dollar donated through "today", the bill and melinda gates foundation will contributeto dylan in the orange room. >> announcer: tour de red nose is sponsored by walgreens. get your red nose to help kids in need. >> time is running out to get your red nose. hurry to walgreens and pick one up. we want you to share with us your red nose selfie, using #red nose. i'll pop this on. i'll snap my selfie. great, i swear. watch the prime time special tomorrow night at 9:00/8:00 central here on sound like this. >> dylan, thank you. >>> coming up next, some very simple tricks to save you time every day. making the bed to folding towels and something to do with the toilet, too. we have it all. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> we are back at 8:41. we've got more on our ongoing series, one small thing. simple, smart changes to improve your every day life. this morning, much-needed help if you're tired of spending your free time making beds and picking up wet towels, otherwise known as my house. elizabeth, good morning. >> morning. >> ready to change lives this morning? >> i am. >>