national student association, which was a group of college students who were anti-communist college students. it turns out this group was funded quite lavishly by the central intelligence agency. broad range other groups were also exposed. this article traced the web the foundation that the cia used to hide its sponsorship. the ciald happen is would give money to real foundations like the ford foundation. sometimes phony foundations they created just for this purpose. reference to a foundation i haven't heard of before called the 1838 foundation. they would funnel money through this foundation. right to check that would pay for the parent organization of radio free europe. by revealing how the funding source was revealed, the news did and asks -- did an expose to close the broad range of groups .hat were funded by this method one of them was radio free europe. thing was this was a big news story for precisely one day. if you think about what's going , there has been this huge phony fundraising charade. asking americans to contribute money. it was also a large nested propaganda and advertisin

but that being years the cia has secretly financed its overseas activities of the national student association but then there came to light a fantastic web of cia penetration so when the reagan administration came in there was this concept that instead of having the cia which traditionally would go into these different target countries funding their media funding n.g.o.s funding different political operations that was essentially farmed out to. a new organization called the national endowment for democracy which was created in one thousand nine hundred three and it would do pretty much what the agency used to do it would go into one of these countries and it would support various political groups train activists deal with journalists business groups and try to advance u.s. foreign policy interests sometimes against the interests of the host government the target government and beyond that they receive financial and other logistical help from the national endowment for democracy and other u.s. agencies that help them training activists working with journalists to get at their side presented mor

most scandalous was the national student association, which was a group of college students who anti-communist college students. it turned out that this group of american college students was funded quite lavishly by the central intelligence agency. other groups were also exposed. what this article did that was important was it traced the web of foundations that the cia used to hide its sponsorship. typically what would happen is the cia would get money to, sometimes real foundations like before foundation. sometimes funny foundations created for this purpose, for example, i can across a reference to a foundation called the 1848 foundation. they would funnel money through this foundation, and that foundation would write the checks that pay for the parent organization of radio free europe. by revealing how the funding inrce was revealed, cbs news 19 67 didn't expose and disclosed the broad range of groups that were funded by this method. one of them was radio free europe. here isresting thing that this was a big news story. it was a big do story for one day. if you do but what is going on here,

most scandalous was the national student association, which was a group of college students who were anti-communist college students. and it turned out that this group was funded quite lavishly by the central intelligence agency. a broad range other groups were also exposed. what this article did that was really important is it traced the web the foundation that the cia used to hide its sponsorship. so, typically, what would happen is the cia would give money to real foundations like the ford foundation, sometimes phony foundations they created just the cia would give money to real foundations like the ford foundation's or funny ones. i came across one called 1848 foundation. it was funneled through that organization, and that foundation in turn would write the checks for the parent organization of radio free europe. europe. so by revealing have a funding source for the field cbs news in , 1967 did an expose to disclose the broad range of groups that were funded by this method, and one of them was radio free europe. the interesting thing here there was this was a big news story for p

and twenty sixty on a student visa there she established links with like minded activists in the national rifle association in july twenty eighth maria was arrested in washington and charged with acting as an agent of a foreign government having spent a number of months behind bars she reached a deal with the u.s. justice department and pleaded guilty i can moscow denies any connection and say she was pressured into a confession while to discuss me but in this case turk prison conditions we can speak exclusively now to her lawyer robert christgau robert thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us firstly what are maria's current conditions like because earlier we heard she was being held essentially in solitary confinement has dropped altered. it has for the last several weeks she's been in the general population a detention center that's certainly not a bargain that the average citizen would want to have but it's better than the isolation that she faced for about four months of her incarceration in terms of developments in her case have there been any. well we've. entered a plea agreement. she

national school counselor's week. we want to take this time to offer our deep appreciation in helping students achieve academic success, social emotional development and clear planning. national school counselors seek sponsored by the major school counselor's association. we're proud that all of our middle and high school counseling program have i lined their school program to the asba school counsel roaors. february is black history month. san francisco unified schools will celebrate in many different ways. in the past few weeks i had the pleasure participating in read allowed this month. there's a wonderful celebration on february 21st, which is the 24th annual african-american honor roll and candle light ceremony put on by the san francisco alliance black school educators and the african-american community. third through 12th grade, african-american students achieved 3.0 or higher will be honored. all participating students are gather at 5:00 and the program will begin at 6:00 with the reception immediately following. this event will be held at st. mary's cathedral. finally, all san francisco unified school district schools and offices will be closed this monday to commemorate president's day. president cook, that ends my thoughts. >> president coo

several students from the school have pushed for gun control, called on politicians to enact new laws, and distanced themselves from powerful lobbying groups like the national rifle associationa cnn town hall days after the shooting. this is a student pressing senator marco rubio. >> senator rubio, can you tell me right now that you will not accept a single donation from the nra? >> so, number one, the positions i hold on these issues are the second amendment i've held since the day i entered office as an elected official. number two -- no, the answer to the question is people buy into my agenda and i do support the second amendment and i support the right of view to go to school and be safe. and i do support any law that would keep guns out of the hands of a deranged killer. and that's why i support the things that i have stood for. >> in the name of 17 people, you cannot ask the nra to keep their money out of your campaign? >> i think in the name of 17 people, i can pledge to you that i will support any law that will prevent a killer like this from getting a gun. >> joining me now is that student. cameron, thank you for being with us. i'm wondering what's gone through your

with the students as they escape and walk free for an hour before a rest fight for your lives before it's someone else's child. i but the gun lobby soon hit back the national rifle association claim to come pain was destroyed by gun hating elites chemical and fellow activist david hong who are accused of being paid actors. and president trump how the n.r.a. is back the solution to school shootings teaches he told delegates at the annual convention in the wake of the protests there is no shawn more inviting to i mare's killer then or sorry that declares this school is a gun free zone come in attack us. we were born here on poplin students continue their campaign hoping the tragedy that turned them into activists may help to change america's gun culture. now british prime minister theresa may has suffered another defeat in parliament over her strategy lawmakers voted against a government motion asking them to reaffirm support for her plan to see changes to his brakes a deal are lindberg's the tears interest amazing own party after to abstain from the vote saying that the prime minister is moving in the wrong direction the vote does not force the government to change tack but

with the students as they escape and walk free for an hour before a rest fight for your lives before it's someone else's child. b. but the gun lobby soon hit back the national rifle association claim to come pain was straightened by gun hating elites chemical and solace and fellow activist david hong who are accused of being paid actors and president trump had the n.r.a. is back the solution to school shootings teaches he tell delegates at their annual convention in the wake of the protests there is no sean more inviting to our mare's killer then or sorry that declares this school is a gun free zone come in attack us was one year on pop in students continue their campaign hoping the tragedy that turned them into activists may help to change america's gun culture. they do because moment all of a silence is a mockery starting with douglas high school welcome to tell us more about today's events. well it's a very sad day for the community here behind me at the stillman douglass high a commemoration events were taking place throughout this morning they are close to the public as the community is still struggling one year after these attacks but what's different this year and tha

national rifle association. we are purely grassroots. we don't fund political campaigns but things to make sure students are getting politically involved and able to go out and go and vote and they have the ability to do that on their campus. e person they gave the most money to in american history donald trump recently banned bump stocks and the nra was incredibly silent about that issue. the nra has done a horrible job on their part in congress to pass their own agenda. they haven't been able to do an amazing job. i oftentimes question myself if i truly believed in what the nra believed in, which i don't, why would i be an nra member? they are terrible at their job. they've done a horrible job over the past year. >> david, i've heard it said that you might yourself consider running for office in 2025 if the conditions demand it. what would cause you to run for national office? >> i think just to make sure that young people understand first of all that it is possible to go out and be a young person in congress and on top of that, i think if i truly felt that the politicians we had voted into office weren't taking this issue seriously enou

students as they e escape and walk free forn hour before his arrest. fight for your lives before it is someone else's job. >> but the gun lobby soon hit back. the national rifle association claimed the campaign was orchchestrated by gun-hating elites. gonzales and another activist work accused of being paid. president trump said the solution was to arm teachers. >> there's no sign more inviting to a mass killer than a sign that declares "this school is a gun-free zone. come in and take us." >> one year on, parklandd studentsts continue their campaign, hoping the tragedy that turned them into activists may help to change america's gun culture. sarah: our correspondent was at marjorie stoneman douglas high school today. here is his take. all of are: more than 20 school shootings across the united states made it one of the worst years in gun violence in the country. what's different is that students here in parkland, florida, did not want to be victims but became activists instead. while on the federal level, not much has changed since then, there were changes on the local level. florida has raised its minimum age from 18 to 21 years when buying a rifle, which m may be smal

with the students as they escape and walk free for an hour before arrest fight for your lives before it's someone else's child. b. but the gun lobby soon hit back the national rifle association claim to come pain was focused rated by gun hating elites and the consol as and fellow activist david hong were accused of being paid actors. and president trump that the n.r.a. is back the solution to school shootings teaches you tell delegates at their annual convention in the wake of the protests there is no sean more inviting to i mare's killer then or sorry that declares this school is a gun free zone come in attack us we were born here on poplin students continue their campaign hoping the tragedy that turned them into activists may help to change america's gun culture. thousands of people formed a human chain in the german city of dresden to commemorate its intense bombing during world war two british and u.s. bombers dropped nearly four thousand tons of bombs and incendiary devices on the city killing tens of thousands of people. thousands of people gathered in dresden to mark the anniversary and to form a human chain intended as a symbol of peace and reconciliation we don't wa

with the students as they escape and walk free for an hour before arrest fight for your lives before it's someone else's child. i but the gun lobby soon hit back the national rifle association claim to come pain was straight had by gun hating elites chemical and fellow activists david hong who are accused of being paid actors. and president trump had the n.r.a. is back the solution to school shootings teaches he told delegates at the annual convention in the wake of the protests there is no showing more inviting to i mare's killer then or sorry dad did clare's this school is a gun free zone come in and take us. for near on poplin students continue to come pain hoping the tragedy that turned them into activists may help to change america's gun culture. now to the berlin film festival where a film about lesbian love has cost controversy not because of its subject but because it's produced by netflix the streaming service that is upset theater owners nonetheless alisa and marcella the true story of two spanish women and their same sex marriage more than one hundred years ago is in the running for the festival's top prize the golden bear. time to shine isabel is one of seven fe

national vernor's associated meetings here in northwest washington. wendy, back to you. >>> a school project to teach black hisry has lot of students and parents upset becauset involves student from a d.c. charter school performing a skit depicting slaves being whipped by a slave owner. mark segraves has reaction from the parents and the scho founder. >> reporter: the assignment for fifth graders here at elsee whitlow was to put on a skit to illustrate what they learned about slavery and the civil war. >> apparently there was co confederate flag. >> reporter: she loves the school but her son came home upset about the skits. >> two of the african-american boys portraying a scene of slavery being beaten by a white child. unacceptable. >>eporter: in a letter sent home to parents a schtol administ said it was regrettable the teacher did not stop the skits. i spoke by phone to linda moore, the founder of the ho. she said there is more to focus on here. >> it's the difficulty as a nation we are having and have always had coming to grips with our history around slavery and racism. i feel very strongly we should not ignore our history, there are many waysea to child

with the students as they escape and walk free for an hour before arrest fight for your lives before it's someone else's child. i but the gun lobby soon hit back the national rifle association claim to come pain was straightened by gun hating elites chemical and fellow activists david hong who are accused of being paid actors. and president trump that the n.r.a. is back the solution to school shootings teaches he told delegates at the annual convention in the wake of the protests there is no sean more inviting to i mare's killer then or sorry that did claire's this school is a gun free zone come in and take us. through on your own pocket when students continue their campaign hoping the tragedy that turned them into activists may help to change america's gun culture. and correspondent all over sal it was marjorie stolen douglas high school today and here's his take on the one year anniversary of the shooting. more than twenty school shootings across the united states made it one of the worst years in gun violence in the country what's different this time is that students here in parkland florida did not want to be victims but became activists instead and while on the federal

with the students as they escape and walk free for an hour before a rest fight for your lives before it's someone else's child. i but the gun lobby soon hit back the national rifle association claim to come pain was orchestrated by gun hating elites amoco and fellow activists david hong were accused of being paid actors. and president trump the n.r.a. is back the solution to school shootings teaches he told delegates at the annual convention in the wake of the protests there is no shaunie more inviting to our marriage killer then or sorry that did claire's this school is a gun free zone come in and take us. for near on pocket when students continue their campaign hoping the tragedy that turned them into activists may help to change america's gun culture. for the tournament in european club football the champions league there was a big game last night talking from good of you sports is with us dortmund got quite a beating from tottenham what happened. to begin with both both sides were missing key players so harry kane delhi i leave for tottenham but i really think the absence of mark or roy's and i think was just too much for dought mind and things started off really well f

national association of scholars. ingestedus if you are in turning a cap on student loans. there is a lot of oedipus -- a lot of evidence that the availability of federal funding has driven up the cost of college. one way to put a damper on that is to limit the amount of money that students can go into debt from the federal government. cap alexander: there is a on student loans now or you can only borrow a certain amount each year. as i mentioned, the caps off resulted in an average of about $28,500. i would like for someone with a degree -- i would like that the replacement -- repayment plan that i suggested, the account to my third proposal which was a new accountability system to replace gainful employment which would apply to every program at every school, should have the effect of discouraging higher tuition and encouraging lower tuition in programs where you are not likely to be able to earn enough to pay it back. to putoking for ways incentives into the system to discourage higher tuition. rather than to encourage higher tuition. have time for maybe just one more. ba

students hear a one-sided view of what's going on in china. eric: policy director of the conservative-leaning national association of scholars says they should all. >> the teachers are hand-selected and paid by the chinese governments. the textbooks are being sent over and paid for by the chinese government. really the only way to protect against these kinds of incursions from the chinese government is to close down the institute. there really is no safe way to operate a confucius institute. eric: senator cruz says it's past time to send beijing a strong message. >> the chinese communist government is a dictatorship, and it is cruel and repressive, it tortures and murders its citizens, and dictatorships hate sunlight. they hate truth. you know, we're sitting near my senate office. over my shoulder here, i don't know if the camera can get this, this is a picture, a painting of ronald reagan standing before the brandenburg gate. and up above written in german are the words "tear down this wall," in the style of the graffiti on the berlin wall. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. [cheers and applause] >> four, i think those are the most -- now,

with the students as they escape and walk free for an hour before a rest fight for your lives before it's someone else's child. i but the gun lobby soon hit back the national rifle association claim to come pain was orchestrated by gun hating elites chemical and fellow activists david hong were accused of being paid actors. and president trump the n.r.a. is back the solution to school shootings teach as he told delegates at the annual convention in the wake of the protests there's no sean more inviting to i mare's killer then or sorry that declares this school is a gun free zone come in and take us. through on your own pocket when students continue their campaign hoping the tragedy that turned them into activists may help to change america's gun culture. it's now airbus is pulling the plug on its largest plane the a three eighty it was supposed to revolutionize air travel but it never really took off it's a plane that was beloved by pilots and passengers but in the end it didn't have enough orders from airline customers the a three eighty represents a more than twenty billion dollars in development costs it is the world's largest passenger aircraft a double decker with a wi

national association of scholars. i'm curious if you are ingested in turning a cap on student loans. there is a lot of evidence that the availability of federal funding has driven up the cost of college. one way to put a damper on that is to limit the amount of money that students can go into debt from the federal government. sen. alexander: there is a cap on student loans now or you can -- student loans now. you can only borrow a certain amount each year. as i mentioned, the cap off resulted in an average of about $28,500. i would like for someone with a degree -- i would like that the repayment plan that i suggested, the account to my third proposal which was a new accountability system to replace gainful employment which would apply to every program at every school, should have the effect of discouraging higher tuition and encouraging lower tuition in programs where you are not likely to be able to earn enough to pay it back. i am looking for ways to put incentives into the system to discourage higher tuition rather than to encourage higher tuition. >> we have time for maybe just

students' success said that 2018 saw 67 new gun laws enacted in 26 states and washington, d.c. however, america's complicated relationship with its gun laws continues. the national rifle associations by its count, 203 anti-gun bills failed or were defeated in 2018. and seven more were vetoed by governors. and 26 pro-gun laws were enacted at state level. stand your ground laws, which allows deadly force in response to threats, were expanded in oklahoma and introduced in idaho and wyoming. west virginia forces business owners to allow guns in parking lot. and wyoming repealed a law that outlawed guns in churches. christina mcfarland, cnn. >>> 14-year-old gina, was 1 of 17 people killed in parkland. she was a girl scout, on artist and a local volunteer at her church. the tragedy of her death has pushed her family into advocacy. her father, tony, joins us now from ft. lauderdale. thank you for being with us. i know this is a particular difficult week for you. i am so sorry for your heartbreaking loss. >> thank you for your kind words. it's just a different week for everybody else. for our family, it's every day, we think of our gina rose. >> your gina was killed in the shooting at pa

students. >>> and reports colin kaepernick, the former quarterback for the 49ers had an opportunity to return to the football field albeit not with the national football league. the associatedlling to accept an offer to play for the alliance of american football. every player in that start-up aaf receives $75,000 a season. >>> a new study that links diet soda to serious health risks in women over the age of 50, even if you drink one diet soda a day. drinking more than one artificially sweetened drink a day is linked to an increase risk of stroke, heart attack, and early death in women over 50. that includes diet soda and other low calorie sweetened drinks. more than 80,000 women participated in the study. they were tracked for more than 11 years starting in the 1990s. >> do you drink a lot of soda? >> i used to, but i gave it all up. >> i used to like diet coke. >> did you think it was free? >> i didn't think about it much. i don't drink it. >> it's been years. >>> happening now donations being collected for programs helping underprivileged young children in the south bay. it's the 12th annual open your heart pajama drive. asked to drop them off, children's books or cash at

national association for business economics. >>> another new report shows millennial's are facing $1 trillion in debt from student loans.o the new york federal reserve, it is the highest debt levels since 2007. mortgage debt is a second. >>> an apple credit card? it will sync with an iphone app. and as part of a broader partner ship between apple and goldman sachs. both stocks are up with that news. no comment from apple or goldman sachs at this point. in the wall street journal said that there will be set features in apple wallet for those that have that apple credit card. something special if you get that card. >> thank you pam cook. >>> the return of a disney classic at 9:00. the new live-action outline king a movie. the a list celebrities involved. >>> more than just tvs on the back of airplane seat. passengers want answers about hidden cameras? >>> take a look at an unusual prowler in a neighborhood in downtown sacramento. this shows a mountain lion that came right up to the front door of a home. police and animal control was called and people sheltered in place while officers used a tranquilizer gun. the first dos

students and teachers face safety and health risks in their schools.... the wrong kind of insulation in them mold from dripping ceilings going into the wallslilly eskelen garcia knows. she's president of the national education association... the nation's largest teachers' union.. it's time to fix these schools that were built 50 60 70 years ago rhode island senator jack reed wants to do just that...with the rebuild america's schools act. give states and localities the opportunity to rebuild schools which are crumbling, which are decrepit, which are out of date, which don't provide the educational environment and really the tools for modern education . the legislation calls for a 100 billion dollar investment in physical and digital infrastructure for schools. reed says it's hard to be a good student in a dump... the teacher tries to tell them this is the most important thing you're doing - i think their answer is - well if it is, why am i doing this in such a decrepit building? eskelsen garcia says this could be the launchpad to change the way schools look all across the country someone finally in congress is saying how about we start talking about how we make every school as good as our best public schools and this a