. >> in the 1990s, when members of congress accused the nea of supporting offensive art, the agency'sget was cut nearly in half. but the trump administration says this time the cuts aren't about taste but about taxes and struggling taxpayers. budget director nick mulvaney. >> can i really go to those folks, look them in the eye and say, look, i want to take money from you and give it to the corporation for public broadcasting. that is a hard sell and something we don't think we can defend anymore. >> reporter: this, despite the fact that all together than .02% of the federal budget. >> to me, again, it is really short-sighted and silly. >> reporter: ada smith says that in fact these federal budget cuts will hurt the people struggling the most in areas that helped length the president. ledger county voted 4-1 for president donald trump. >> the people working on this budget haven't spent enough time understanding where these federal resources go and how much they're needed in communities like this. >> reporter: with grants from the nea, appalshop film makers have turned the local cultur

. >> you are arguing for nea funding. what is your case for that? >> well, i'm with the creative coalition and we are really just do not want trump to cut funding for the nea. it's 54 cents a year per taxpayer, one dollar invested returns $9 to the economy. the arts generates 5 million jobs with a salary of, you know, $380 billion a year. we're the second largest export in this country. the nea is fundamental to everything about our economy and our souls, the arts it's the soul, it's the heart and soul of this country. we went around today with the creative coalition and lobbied. i met with mr. kilmer, mr. dent, mr. cole and mr. schumer both, you know, different sides of the aisle and everyone is in support of not cutting the funding for the nea. and people could get more information by going to the creativecoalition.org. thank you for having me. >> alyssa milano making her case for the nea and for funding. thank you for joining us. we'll be right back after this. (vo) pro plan bright mind adult 7+ promotes alertness and mental sharpness in dogs 7 a

the nea is at a small amount by comparison to everything else that the support of the nea is vital.t is a public, a community. we are remembered by our culture. artists have always made it through the most difficult times and artist voices bring us together. it's in our dna, it's how we started the film festival with artists joining together to say that we're still here after a terrorist act on our country. we will persevere. megan: is there anything the entertainment industry should do to help reduce partisanship? or is it always going to be that hollywood, new york, san francisco have or promote more liberal values than large swaths of the country, whether it's rural america -- mr. de niro: it's a good question. i think we as a country represent so many good things to the rest of the world. not in everything, but many good things, progressive things. i'm sorry that we don't appeal to people in the middle of the country who have their own needs or issues, and rightfully so. but we represent something that is very, very very important and we don't want to go backwards on that stuff.

i received nea work -- my new orleans atlas received the neh.e of the sad things about this kind of budget cutting is that it doesn't really understand how economies work, that one thing that trump is doing is scaring off the tourist economy which is crashing dramatically, and for a lot of cities including san francisco and new york and new orleans, i probably should have been closer to this the whole time but nobody told me -- wow, and -- this wicker chair has me leaning way back. it's very tilty. and i should have test evidence it. but the arts are a huge -- have a huge economic benefit and so cutting them, which they pre -- it's tiny. they're pending more money protecting melanie in trump tower than the nea. it's a hate crime basically. and you look at the -- all the way they're allocating spending and science research benefits the country. cutting automatic emissions, people actually save money on gas. and so they're doing all this stuff and in a funny way they are idealist, they're responding according to how the world should be rather than

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it started out with a $5,000 nea granted a church.he they put together a theater. into one of the preeminent regional theaters in the country. one ofof the things they did was they started a program called operation discovery. they made it so that every public school kid in the state of rhode island for free got on the bus and came to see shows. what that did for that community, for that city, for that entire region, was create an economy and a culture of creative people who were interested in theater and revitalize -- >> tucker: a. simple question, why does rhode island have one of the highest unemployment rates in the country? >> i don't know why it does right now. >> tucker: i would think the arts would fix that. >> i will tell you right now that the arts is not part of the problem. >> tucker: okay. i'm nothe against the arts. i like the arts, whatever that means, anything could be -- a crucifix submerged in a glass of urine could be art. the infrastructure is crumbling and the schools don't have enough teachers, and the debt is out of control and medicare and s

just by way of background, and i'm proud of my relationship with nea.t's been one of the premiere capital venture companies. they invested about $14 billion in 500 different companies during the time i was there per the ethics disclosure and i had five. i wasn't actively involved on the medical device portfolio. a lot of my time was spent on the health care services portfolio and not to say it was exclusively spent on the part folio but a lot of time on health care services companies. so that's just sort of a general understanding of my role at fda. i recognize the importance of bringing impartality to the position. i recognize that someone could look at my background and have these questions and appreciate the opportunity to answer them. i am going to be cognizant of trying to make sure i preserve the integrity of my role and do nothing in exercising my obligations if i'm confirmed into this role that would besmer much the agency and reduce peoples' confidence in the agency's mission. this is exceedingly important to me. i get it. i know why people car

they're spending more money protecting mill audio and trump tower and they are on the nea. you know, it's really just a hate crime basically. and you look at all the ways they're allocating spending and the science research actually benefits the country, cutting automobile in missions, people actually save money on gas reedit they're doing all this stuff and in a funny way, they're responding according to how the world should be rather than the way the world is so during these symbolic things that reinforce a kind of white patriarchal old ways. like trumps whole obsession about coal. coal is never going to be a useful fuel again. you know, and there's not that many coal miners and it's never, it's basically, i joke that make america great again really means make america 1958 again. so there's a playtime ideal where it's still 1958 and coal is our energy and climate change doesn't exist and lots of men working coal mining and we pretend that black lung and all the other hideous things don't happen. >> was weird seeing them build an economy where destroy an economy based on k

until recently you were also a consultant and an investor in two large funds operated by nea. those funds respectively have investments in an additional 70 five health related companies who have dozens of new drugs that could potentially come before fda for approval and those companies include sara core, which say biopharmaceutical company with eight drugs in its pipeline, ga lara, a biotechnology company with cancer drugs and preclinical and clinical trials. chris per, a company developing novel therapeutics based on the new gene technology and intact vascular, focuses on treating vascular diseases. you're involvement many so many companies likely to have business before the fda including key decisions by the agency on the safety and the effectiveness of the company's drugs, devices and products is unprecedented. will you recuse yourself for the two years laid out in the trump ethics pledge from all companies in which nea is an investor? >> thank you. senator, thank you for the question. i recognize the importance to maintain my impartiality in this role and make sure i'm tak

i was effectively a consultant to nea and paid as a consultant to nea, and advised them on a selected number of companies in their portfolio. and those companies are not entirely but largely reflected by the list of companies that i've recused from. a lot of my time was spent on the health care services portfolio and not on life sciences and medical device portfolio. that's not to say that i didn't occasionally get drawn into meetings related to other portfolio companies. but it is a circumscribed set of companies that i might have touched in that relationship. so i -- this is another issue where i'm looking forward, if i have the opportunity to be confirmed into this position, to talking to the ethics officials at fda and hhs about how to manage any potential conflicts that could arise with my relationship to new enterprise associates. you and i spoke in your office about the importance of personal integrity in this position. and i took that to heart. and that means a lot to me. and i'm going to make sure that i follow the rules and do what i'm told to with respect to this relationsh

watch as the man opens the door 'moves the purse before walking nea. if you have any information on the crime, police see him there him opening the door, would like to hear from you. >>> it was the centerpiece for 6 decades, now the rio diner is hitting the road. christie ileto spoke to the new buyer who was saying the final goodbye. >> we would do the restaurant scene, people would come in for their morning coffee and lunch and sit at the counter. >> reporter: the rio diner is leaving phoenixville for good. >> what was the most popular item on the menu? >> reporter: fries with gravy and scrapple that was well done. >> the town staple sits under a wrapping sheet waiting to be transported the diner sat ielgdly for a decade -- idly for decade until it was bout with plans his of -- bought with plans of his own. >> we're going to take the diner as a wide load to new jersey where it is going to be restored to its original press teen condition as though we turned back the clock in 1948. >> i hate to see it go. >> reporter: are you happy to see it's going on

the nea asked him to go abroad. he was their top journalist. the newspaper enterprise association. there he is. sensehink you can already a hardcharging intention about him. reece was the cameraman. he always looked a little bewildered but game. there he is with a cigar. both of the guys had a cigar habit. but he looked affable. here they are in the streets of chicago enjoying the close-up. >> this really documented in his trip to europe. durburough's trip to europe. >> how did it come about? who funded it? >> durorough was commissioned to -- he was given permission and moonlight, as long as he paid for extra cost. he met some chicago businessman and convince them to fund it and then went around purchasing the cameras and equipment and here he is going abroad. >> this is about the time the lusitania was sunk, so submarines were very much on everybody's mind. >> and the only line that ran with a neutral dutch ships between new york and holland at the time. >> here is the famous stuts bearcat. he bought one in 1915 or 1916. this is the lamborghini of its time. a wonderful car. they a

they would not talk to us about their loved one, but a neighbor says they may know him from a nea nearby barbershop. >> where does he cut hair? >> right here at kj's. >> roger and his mother say they're shocked it happened here in broad daylight. the victim was spotted at about noon and he was shot in the head. detectives ruled out suicide because they did not find a gun in the car. >> the officers arrived, they believe the person may have been drunk, and they red light he was shot. >> according to our media slumped in the vehicle. >> detectives are in their initial stages of this investigation, hoping to find witnesses that might help them catch the shooter. in nooewark, abc 7 news. >> near the woman was panhandling and she was shot in the leg. officers shut down the offramp for the fire power to take out run ways, but he said you don't hit runways because they're easy to fix, the strike was in retaliation for syria's chemical weapons attack that killed more than 80 people. >>> happening today in response to that attack on syria, one group is organizing a peace walk. code pink, a group

during the exchange of gunfire one of the suspects fled into a nea nearby building.ter found dead. two other suspects were taken into that custody. four police officers were injured. one remains in serious condition this morning. >> after more than a month on the run a former tennessee teacher is behind bars in northern california accused of kidnapping one of his students. a tipster spotted a suspicious car and called police. it turns out tad cummins and 15-year-old elizabeth thomas were staying in a cabin in a remote area about two hours from the nearest police station. elizabeth's family says they won't get to see her today when she returns home to tennessee. cummins will face state and federal charges and one of those charges transporting a minor across state >> new this morning, defense secretary james mattis arrives in tel aviv israel. he arrived overnight. he met with his israeli count part during a breakfast meeting. the two discussed regional security issues impacting the region. >>> the president set to sign three executive orders today. >> a live look outsi

provide that for individual schools and is there a role for intermediate or organization to support the nea, whether by district schools or charter schools. there's some lessons to draw from around the country are not. third is around subgroups. the school is doing overall that their contract is renewed, but they serve english-language learners vary poorly year after year. what are the mechanisms for ensuring to address the performance of the students. that's a place for more explanation. the final issue i raised around a moment in particular initiative school diversity. there is tremendous evidence that low incomes didn't do better when they have an opportunity to attend schools that also serve affluence in a variety of reasons that take place in the school, some about the politics of resource allocation. at the end of the day, there is to be a real question of whether or not we could make more progress if they were willing to take on the hard conversation around school diversity. who has the opportunity to enroll and should there be systems around in [roll call] on the systems that contro

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it's our fifth nea investment. we asked for 100 million and we got 75 million. personal update. i am very pleased to announce glenn schwartz is-has earned a long deserved retirement. glenn is retiring on april 21 after 19 years of service to the retirement system and glenn has been instrumental in building out our premier private equity portfolio, which consistently ranks in the top five in the nation and was ranked second in the country last year by american investment counsel which is a body that provides information on the private equity industry. if glenn is in the room, i do want to acknowledge and thank him for his many many years of contributions to sfers. can i go ahead and mention-i do not know ashley accepted, that is great news. do you want to announce that? >> yes. we've hired a security analyst for the real assets team. i understand we made the offer and she has accepted to start in may. speak very good should be a great addition. very very helpful person. shall be a sponge. should be a great addition to the real assets team. can i mention josh? so josh mann has bee

imagine what you might the, a scientist or engineer, a teacher,gy prima nea pioneer, a a librarian, anlause] anthropology crowd here today. a filmmaker, a judge, a chef, perhaps you will be a poet writing songs about the stars. perhaps you will be a national dancing off to mars. but you will be a better citizen, and perhaps a leader too, and who knows, you might live by the time that you are through. thank you. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> march for science. i with the league for extraordinary sciences and engineers. [cheers and applause] do you know what that is? you bring science to the classroom and are here today because we are passionate for bringing science forward and are passionate pushing science, and what science is. your passion about what science means to the future of everything. everything. we're passionate about facts. passionate about a data-driven society to deliver the best, possible future. i am here today to give you a call to action to make this happen, we are all needed and we all have a role to play. for instance, i am the bus driver for much bigger brains than my

nea admit to using marijuana. >> they think they're safer, but it affects reaction time. that's important when you're driving. >> reporter: unlike choalcohol, there are no roadside tests for drugs which can impact drivers differently. multiple -- for now, finding impaired drivers isn't easy, and the it's costing more lives than ever before. >> reporter: right now there are three types of roadside drug tests available, but developing a marijuana breath test is likely several years ago. they suggest more money should be spent on training police on how to spot drugged drivers. >> thank you. bill cosby speaking out for the first time in more than two years in an interview with nnpa news wire. he confirmed he is blind. the it's a claim made by his attorneys last october. set to go to trial in june on a sexual assault charge. he declined to address his ongoing legal battles. cosby's youngest daughter is speaking out in his defense. in a new commentary evan cosby wrote the harsh and hurtful accusations that supposedly happened 40 years ago and that have been carelessly repeated

the moving average last month and then a month later the negative trend continues with the s&p down nea installment of the "fast and furious" franchise breaking records. julia boorstin has more. >> hey, becky. the fate of the furious had a record worldwide opening weekend bringing in a record $532.5 million worldwide. the biggest take was in japan where it grossed $190 million. that's the largest three day opening of all time in the country. in the u.s. though, the film fell short of expectations, grossing about $100 million. but that's down more than 30% from the last film of the franchise which was bolstered by interest following star paul walker's death. now, this does show the ongoing success of universal's most valuable franchise which is seen increasingly as a global play and justifies the massive cost of the film which is report as much as $350 million to make and market worldwide. perhaps most importantly it maintains momentum for the next two films which are due out in 2019 and 2021. bolstered by "furious" and record breaking "beauty and the beast" the box office is up 6% this