wear up in our new york city studio and interviewing professors from new york university about some of their books. joining us now is peter blair henry. "turnaround: third world lessons for first world growth" as the name of his book, but it's also the dean of new york university's leonard stern school of business. he was leonard stearns quiets >> leonard stern is a benefactor , an investor in new york city. he started at a pet food company, grew into a large real estate partner and served in the past and is currently a member of the stern board of overseers and is a very generous benefactor of the school in a night t. 98 gave a very large gift to the tune of $25 million that allowed the business school, which was then divided into school schools, the graduate school of the undergraduate program to be unified in one place on washington square. >> host: professor henry, does the stern school of business have a philosophy? >> we do. we captured one sense, our mission is to develop people who can transfer and the challenges of the 21st century and opportunities to create value for busines

professor from new york university. thank you. >> host: now joining us by satellite is the author of this children's book, who are your parents? >> my father is now the max -- malcolm x. >> host: what do you remember about your father? i remember my father coming home he was very tall. six ft. four and very tall presence's always smiling. and sharing cookies together. i had a doll and a rocking chair. fortunately it don't remember but i was writing i realized it did have the impact because i was four or five years old by remember when might all coal was leaving it was traumatizing. i would cry and control the blaze though somehow the must have been indicative of the missing my father malcolm's father he was the president of the branch of the movement and he helped markets get up to the jail for alleged did mail fraud he was an activist of preacher all these great things. >> host: how did he die? >> guest: they say he was killed by the black collegian like the kkk and during the great depression. it was not the greatest

allowed a positive evolution of freedom. >> host: william easterly is professor of economics at new york university and co-director of the new york university development research institute which is what? >> guest: sorry? >> host: which is what? the development can research institute. >> guest: the development research institute is funding lots of research on how development really does happen. most recently we have something called the success project in which we're finding a lot of success really does bubble up from below and not from benevolent, great autocrats on the top delivering it to his people. >> host: his most recent book, "the tyranny of experts." this is booktv on c-span2. >> you're watching booktv, television for serious readers. you can watch any program you see here online at booktv.org. >> there was a time i had five -- i learned and understood this in the course of writing the book. i had five families on television, and i had one on moon crist drive. the one on moon crist drive, the kids got up and drove to school. i think i drove them to school sometimes, but they didn't need me

. >> new york university professor marion nestle sat down with booktv to talk about her book, "food politics," about the power and influence of the food industry in the u.s. this 30-minute interview, recorded in new york city, as part of booktv's college series. the book is called "food politics: how the food industry influences nutrition and health." the author, marian nestle, who is a professor of public health at new york university. professor nestle, how big is the u.s. food industry? >> guest: oh, it's more than a trillion dollars a year. it's enormous. it employs a vast percentage of the nation's people. everybody eats every day. it couldn't be more important. >> host: in your book you compare it to the tobacco industry. >> guest: only in certain ways. food is very different from tobacco. tobacco is really simple: one product, really bad for health, clearly responsible for a terrible form of cancer and deaths, and there's one message, don't smoke. food is much more complicated than that. you can't tell people not to eat. they can't live if they don't eat. and it's not just one product,

. >> host: would you teach at new york university? >> urban studies and labor studies. >> host: what is the definition of creditocracy? >> guest: that's a good question. my definition is in the time we lived in, the majority of people are deeply in debt that can never be repaid and it can never be paid off. in the simple response to that is for people to say that this is unfair, how can we be in debt when we never get a chance to pay off. but to my mind this is the wrong question to ask because for our creditors, it's pretty clear that they don't want us to pay off our debt entirely. for the same reason that they don't want us to be her our monthly balance in credit card debt. there's no profit to be made from that. they want us all to be revolvers. and it's an industry term for people that cannot make ends meet. for those who don't pay the minimum, the pay late fees and penalties and never pay down the principal. so the object of it is really focusing to stay on the hook as long as possible until the day we die. >> host: how big is t

the codirector co- director of the new york university development research institute.to discuss the latest book the tierney of experts. this is part of the tiki college series and it's about 20 minutes. >> professor william easterly the forgotten rights of the poor what is your message? >> guest: my message is a tragedy that we have forgotten about the right to the poor and they are worse off than better off. >> host: how are we conducting this vice? >> guest: a lot of it is the american aid agency and some of it is through private philanthropy like the gates foundation. they are giving money to technical solutions and i think they are being politically neutral or indifferent, the president of the crowds that they are kind of colluding with the autocrats in power. one was 2012 when he died of natural causes. he had been praised as contributing a lot to the

the author marion nestle who is a professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at new york university. professor nestle, how big is the use of industry? >> it's more than a trillion dollars a year. it's enormous. it employs a vast percentage of the nation's people. everybody eats every day.day. they couldn't be more important. >> in your book you can. to the tobacco industry. >> only in certain ways. food is very different from tobacco. tobacco is simple.[inaud] one product, really bad for health, clearly responsiblef for terrible form of cancer and deaths, and there's one message, don't smoke. food is much more complicated than that. you can't tell people not toudil eat. they can't live if they don't'st be. it's not just one product, it's thousands and thousands and thousands of products. so the question for dealing wito nutrition issues is the this instead of that or how much yous eat. those are the big questions. [i] [inaudible] calories available in the food supply every day and the people read about these figures so the food industry is competitive and it has to find lots of ways

dan fagin, associate professor of journalism at new york university, is the author. >> booktv sat down with new york university's linda gordon to talk about her biography of american photographer dorothea lange. this interview, conducted in new york city, is part of booktv's college series, and it's about a half hour. >> host: linda gordon, who is dorothea lange? >> guest: dorothea lange was a very important photographer in the period of the depression, the 1940s and the 1950s. many people don't know her name, but i can guarantee you that everyone in this country knows her photographs. one of her photographs, which is often called "my grant

the author, marion nestle at new york university. professor nestle, how big is the u.s. food industry by >> guest: acr miss. a vast defendant of the nation speed all. everybody he is. couldn't be more important. >> in your book you compare it to the tobacco. >> guest: only in certain ways. food is very different from tobacco. one product clearly with possible others one message. else well. food is much more complicated than that. you can't tell people not to eat. and it's not just one product. thousands and thousands and thousands of products. the question for dealing with nutrition issues is if you need this instead of that answered that question. >> host: how has the food industry changed over the last 50 years? >> guest: i think within the last 50 years what we've seen is an increase in consolidation. the big problem the food industry faces in the united states at least is too much food. we produce in this country plus imports, less exports. roughly twice the number of calories the population needs on a daily basis. about 4000 calories available in the food supply eve

as well as new york university school of law visiting professor zev eigen. me start with you. is this a notable decision or settlement? >> it is notable because these provisions are ubiquitous. one of the parts of the settlement requires amazon to change and update its code of conduct which is overbroad. it prohibits employees on its face from talking to anyone for distributing unauthorized information to people who are not authorized. on its face, it would prohibit them from talking to unions about their pay and the terms of their work. those provisions are ubiquitous. a lot of employers have those terms in them. the fact that this settlement is news and there are a lot of employers with those kinds of overbroad provisions, i think that is a piece of interest. >> maybe this resonates beyond amazon. those provisions are ubiquitous. a lot of employers have those terms in them. the fact that this settlement is news and there are a lot of employers with those kinds of overbroad provisions, i think that is a piece of interest. >> maybe this resonates beyond amaz

. >> host: what do you teach at new york university? >> guest: i don't teach photography. i teach a lot of different things i teach women's history to undergraduates. to the graduate students i teach a course on social movements on what i am interested in. even though dorothea lange was not a social movement person, she worked in a period during the intense social movement during feta with the drives for the unemployed during the great depression. but one sign of her politics happened just before she died she got a letter from an african american photographers who were working the civil-rights movement. they wanted to establish a collective project of the civil-rights movement and they wanted her to be their mentor and a sponsor and teacher. she was very honored by that. because with no political affiliation and she felt so moved that the very downtrodden black people that she had photographed in the thirties were now standing up to fight for there rights. unfortunately she was already too sick and dying of cancer and could not do much for them she wrote them back but she

. >> host: booktv on c-span2 interviewing professors from new york university as part of our universities series. we are here with professor brooke kroeger "undercover reporting" is any of her most recent book. what is the definition of undercover reporting? >> guest: it is a subset of investigative reporting involves reporters engaging in deceit and blending in. and depending on the thousand permutations. >> host: is a legitimate reporting? >> guest: in many cases, yes. and no end of the policy for the legitimacy it is a contrarian position. it is by observing the import guidelines that to be sure there is no other effective way to tell the story. on because what you have to realize to bring attention to an issue especially in cases of for doing let you cannot see to bring that to public attention. >> host: what is an example of legitimate undercover reporting? >> guest: there are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of examples going back to that 1840's by my measure. and started around 18 '80s with the subject of my first book that actually going back to the 1840's with reporters from th

[applause] >> host: anna harvey associate professor of politics at new york university also the author of "a mere machine" the supreme court, congress, and american democracy" professor harvey would insure thesis? >> guest: the book is about to questions the first is when the supreme court decides constitutional cases to talk about the constitutionality of the federal statutes with the elected branches. most people would argue the answer to the question is yes to the politics at nyu with a combination of the following the justices have life tenure and have salaries that are protected by the constitution and cannot be diminished and as a consequence and furthermore that is probably a good thing. sova just thinking about the first part of that that is what the book is about to examine that is any of that true? and the first two parts justices don't have life tenure. look in the constitution they can be impeached. we know that. the second part is the claim the justices have salaries that are protected is also not true. congress cannot lower their salaries while they're sitting on the benc

. >> we've been talking with window gordon, professor of history at new york university. author of "dorthea lange: a life beyond limits" as well as other books. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. it's been a delight. >> next on the booktv college series, professor andrew ross talks to booktv about his book, "creditocracy and the case for debt refusal" in which he discusses the implications of mass indebtedness in the u.s. and suggest ways for americans to respond. >> in your book, "creditocracy and the case for debt refusal", you dedicate this book to fellow activists in the depositions movement. what is that? >> that's a reference to groups >> that's a reference to groups that i've been working with. there's a lot of occupy wall street the balls around the debt crisis, there was a financial crisis in the way that it was manifesting for most people was in a very heavy debt burden. not just to the level of nations face. and so i've been very active with a number of groups in the wake of that. trying to build what we think of as this movement. >> host: wha

at the same time as his friend james, and zachary goldman, director of law and security at new york university school of law. let me start with you, you heard dianne talk about how in the dark the family was for much of the time of james' captivity, are hostages themselves just as much in the dark? i am sure it varies from case to case, but were you aware of efforts to win your release. >> when knives libya, i was essentially a prisoner of war. i had been captured on a reconnie sans mission, but no i had no idea. what was going on, the government denied having me in custody, they told the world they had no idea what happened to me. so there was in information coming out, and certainly no information coming to me. i had no idea if people even knew i was still alive. the whole isle of knowing you are still alive, that must deep. isolation the depression that goes along with this. >> it certainly did, and i was held in solitary con finement for nearly six months. nothing to do but stair at the wall and really having no idea what i was accused of. although i had a pretty good idea. or if i would e

the program, hosted by new york university in new york city, is about an hour, 20 minutes. [applause] >> good evening. i'm delighted to be here even though moderation is not really my strong suit. [laughter] i'm very glad to be here tonight as the moderator. and the book launch of "feminism unfinished: a short, surprising history of american women's movements" by -- well, i will introduce the authors in a little while. let me first just tell you what the format will be, and then i will introduce our three speakers. we will have short ten minute presentations by the three speakers, then we will give the authors five minutes apiece or so to respond to their comments, and then we will open it up to the audience for questions and comments. and then, of course, at the end, at 6:30, there will be a reception with wine and cheese. so let me start by introducing in the order that they will speak the three speakers for this evening. michelle chen, a remarkably prolific journalist, writes on economic, social and political issues affecting women and low-wage workers in the u.s. and gl

of new york university hospital. doctor, how can this be so? >> first of all let's talk about this. it's very relevant for medical practice. we see penicillin allergy being reported very, very frequently to us. these two very important studies suggest that of the subjects who say they are penicillin allergic, 94% of them, in fact, are not. you say how does this happen? a lot of times people carry over a history of a penicillin allergy from childhood, my mom said i had an allergy. and probably more frequently actually is that people are having what we call an adverse effect from the penicillin, not a true allergic reaction. this is a very important distinction. an allergic reaction involves a rash with hives, it's wheezing, it's difficulty breathing, itchy eyes, whereas an adverse reaction could be i don't feel good, i have headache, nausea, upset stomach. that doesn't actually constitute an allergic reaction. why is this important? we like to use -- when we can, we like to use as narrow a spectrum antibiotic as possible. when we give these big gun antibiotics, not only are wiping ou

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dan fagin, associate professor of journalism at new york university, is the author. >> booktv sat down with new york university's linda gordon to talk about her biography of american photographer dorothea lange. this interview, conducted in new york city, is part of booktv's college series, and it's about a half hour. >> host: linda gordon, who is dorothea lange? >> guest: dorothea lange was a very important photographer in the period of the depression, the 1940s and the 1950s. many people don't know her name, but i can guarantee you that everyone in this country knows her photographs. one of her photographs, which is often called "my grant mother," has been called the most famous photograph in america. it's sort of the michael jordan of photographs. it's used in every textbook. when i ask my students what is the visual image you have of the great depression of the 1930s, they describe this photograph. >> host: where was that photograph taken? >> guest: it was actually taken in california, and it's interesting because she was really the main california in the western u.s. during the 19

of preparing students well for adulthood. >> richard, sociology and education professor at new york universityrector of the future initiative at the city university of new york. wonderful to have this discussion. a film you can watch tonight, i hope both of you will tune in, "ivory tower" tonight at 9:00 p.m. after president obama's prime time address on immigration, be sure to tune in for all of those hours. you have some viewing ahead of you. that's it for me "at this hour." "legal view with ashleigh banfield" starts right about now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield. with welcome to "legal view." whatever your views on immigration it is clear that president obama's go it alone reform plan is finally ready for prime time. by which i mean he's hammered out the details of an executive order that he'll present to the nation at 8:00 eastern tonight. that is eight hours from now. as we speak, democratic leaders of the senate are heading on over to the cameras to rebut the republican claims that the president is crossing a line here and overstepping his bounds. it is an argument made rath

kelly, a researcher at new york university did a study that found the problem of unexpected out of networkharges affects an estimated 3 million americans each year. >> no one ever thinks i'll choose to see a doctor in emergency that doesn't take my insurance. that doesn't make any happen. it's called surprise billing. >> antoinette helps people navigate medical bills and health insurance. >> i think it's hard to figure out. i think most of the folks this happens to they don't realize what the situation is or how they could even go about fixing it. >> the parties involved do their best to make it confusing. >> reporter: jennifer hopper spent months trying to fix an out of network charge after her husband was hit in the face with a baseball. >> i don't think there's any reason why someone should believe that perhaps you're about to see somebody that is out of network because emergency care should be emergency care. >> reporter: they made sure they went to an in network hospital covered by their insurance and were blind sided when they got another $700 bill from the emergency room doctors. >>

. >> new york university professor and brad stone. thank you. agriculture. introduce you to one startup that is hoping to soften some of the world's food challenges by growing plants in the air. that is next. ♪ >> i am cory johnson. 2014 is winding down. sam grobart got an exclusive look at some of the technologies and innovations that may disrupt our lives in 2015. they were talking about farming. one new jersey startup found a way to grow food without soil. you play a major role in improving the nation's food supply. this is the year ahead. >> we truly believe disrupted technology for the farming industry. we are talking about feeding a planet -- 8 billion or 9 billion -- we need a new paradigm of how we grow our food. this is it. this is the future. nightcluban old in new jersey, they are on the verge of an agriculture revolution. >> we can take that seat and grow it in 16 days which otherwise takes 30. we have 22 crop turns in the year. we can do that using 95% less water. zero pesticides, fungicides. doing aare using it by system that plans grow in miss

new york for three years. it is going to be separate than other scholarships. it will be funded privately. and again, nyu is a private universityhis is really that controversial considering it's a private thing happening in new york? new york hasn't been a state that enforces immigration laws. it is a sanctuary city so to speak. doesn't seem too out of the ordinary for me. >> having it be private makes it complicated because you know, we're still in america. we're still, we still have law here. but it is a private institution. and that complicates matters. they can spend their money really whatever they want to spend it on. that is the bottom line. >> it does come down to the private versus state funded or federally funded programs and federal aid. if you look at states like texas for example, where rick perry who is republican, he actually supported measures to allow illegal immigrants to pay the same amount of tuition as american citizens going to school at those universities. >> rick perry is right on that. let me tell you why. by law children have to go to school, k-12. that's the law. when i was governor you had kids, in c

researchers at new york university and the university of california say that people with ages ending in 9 are more likely to face extramarital affairs, run marathons, or commit suicides, compared with other ages. >> ok. 7 on your side consumer alert on an amputation risk. a massive stroller recall. recalling almost 5 million strollers, including 11 models. the company says the fulling hinge on the side could pinch a child's finger, possibly causing amputations. list of the affected models and a number for repairs. still findou may those recalled strollers in the marketplace years from now. as part of a group investigation with abc and other affiliates, we found dangerous recalled products still in recirculate in. -- still in circulation. otherarage sales and sites, you could play recall roulette. a product in this woman's home took her son's life. he was strangled by the court on a baby monitor. >> i spent all this money to keep him safe. in the end, he killed him. >> it was one of tens of millions of items recalled each year. returned formay be safety fixes, and the consequences are

founder and director of centers for dialogue at new york university, and an historian and author of "defining neighbours." great to have you gentlemen. >> coming up, it's a close one in kansas. pat roberts battling to hold onto his seat. >> i'm respected as a sailor in the united states navy. i respect them for their service. >> one of the few sub mariners facing unique changes. her story coming up on al jazeera america i >>> three days to go before the elections. president obama was on the campaign trail. mpaign trail. >>> one of tuesday's closely watched races is taking place in kansas. republican senator pat roberts is fighting to hold his seat, challenged by greg ormond. al jazeera's correspondent has a look at the race. >>> aosta watta my kansas is a place of 5,000 people, 20 churches, one cafe and a proud history dating before the civil war. it's a conservative place. >> most people in kansas are republican and i believe they vote republican. >> people here are not happy with politics and politicians. >> people are tired of the politics, they are tired of the general direction t

imtiaz tyab reporting >>> richelle carey talked to a professor of international relations at new york university, and asked for his reaction to the bill. >> i think it is a misguided - it is unnecessary, and for prime minister binyamin netanyahu to push it, it's another terrible mistake. what is behind it is consideration in terms of he would like the keep the coalition together, and it's one of consideration. i think it was beyond that. binyamin netanyahu has been talking about this, and some of his coalition measures for some time. my problem with that is that to keep israel a jewish state per se is not enough to pass laws. what you need, excuse me is sustainable jewish majority, and unless israel decided to have 2-state solution, and begin this process, israel as a jewish state will be undermined one way or the other. >> the cabinet voted 14 to 6 to allow the government to draft a law defining israel as the jewish home. president obama rallies support for a new immigration plan. the president says it's better than doing nothing whilst waiting for congress to act. president obama criticized ho

earlier i spoke with zachary politicman, a professor at new york university, i asked him about the palestinian response to the death of the israeli activists and the potential role of the u.s. >> these plfnians, this is part of the state of israel although no one in the world including the u.s. government have recognized this, have plifd under israeli rule for 47 years now. it is not surprising that in these circumstances some people resort to violence however unproductive that is. >> in the past people turn to the u.s. to try to resolve conflicts like this. is it possible that u.s. has leverage? >> i don't know if that leverage can be exercised. secretary kerry failed and the obama administration is busy with other clashe issues. >> is this a clash of personalities or much, much deeper than that? >> i don't believe it is a clash of personality. a two state solution, a palestinian state and west bank and gaza with east jerusalem as its capital, every government has rejected that, the united states endorses that consensus so there's a gap between the two parties. the united states supports isra

columbia, new york university and university of chicago make up the priciest.ce the cost has gotten out of control is this check out this film ivory tow their airs thursday night. >> the rise in student tuition is unsustainable. we cannot continue to charge significantly more year after year after year without running into some kind of a brick wall. >> college tuition has increased more than any other good or service in the entire economy since 1978. >> so let's talk a little more about this. joining us, anthony carvelli, research professor. good morning sir. >> good morning to you. >> thanks for being with me. universities are also getting less money from the government which means their cost go up. tuition goes up, financial aid diminishes. it's not all on universities is it? >> the government is basically getting out of the higher education business. it's always been the prime support so states have to fund medicaid and build roads and bridges and fund prisons. you can't get a prisoner to pay for their room, so in the end higher education is something you ca

. >> we'll have to leave it there, founding and director for the centers for dialogue at new york university, and an historian and authorer of "defining nations" great to have you with us gentleman >>> coming up, it's a close time in kansas. pat roberts is battling to hold onto his seat. stay with us. pass pa >>> with three days to go before the 2014 midterm elections, president barack obama is hitting the campaign trail for one last time. the president is in michigan, stomping for gary peters and mike sure, democratics candidates for governor and senator. >> one of the mostly watched races is in kansas. pat roberts is fighting to hold tonne his seat, challenged by independent greg ormond. we look at this tightly contested race. >> reporter: this is a place of 5,000 people, 20 churches, one cafe, and a proud history dating back before the civil war. and it's a conservative place. >> most people in kansasar republican. we believe they vote republican. >> people, like many americans, are not happy with pol ficks and politicians -- politics and politicians. >> people are tired of pom ticks, and

. >>> book tv sat down with new york university's linda gordon to talk about her biography of american photographer, dorothea lange this. interview, conducted in new york city, is part of booktv's college series and is about a half hour. >> lynn do gordon, who is doering dr. the ya lange. >> guest: she was a very important photographer in the period of the depression, the 1940s and 1950s. many people don't know her name but i can guarantee you that everyone in this country knows her photographs. one of her photographs, often called migrant mother, had been called the most famous photograph in america. sort of the michael jordan of photographs. it's used in every textbook when -- when i ask my students what is the visual image you have of the great depression of the 1930s in, they describe this photograph. >> host: where was that photograph taken? >> guest: it was actually taken in california, and it is interesting because she was really the main california in the western u.s. during the 1930s depression, and it was taken among people working in a pea-picking field. these were migrant f

joining us is a professor of international relations from new york university. and from washington, the washington bureau chief of the daily paper. thank you both for joining us. what do you think is behind the bill - what prompted it? >> i think it is a misguided - it is unnecessary, and for prime minister binyamin netanyahu to push it at this particular time, i think, it's another terrible mistake. what is behind it - perhaps he has a consideration of keeping the coalition together, one of the considerations. the truth of matter is i think it goes beyond that. binyamin netanyahu has been talking about this, and some of his coalition members for some time. my problem with that is that to keep israel a jewish state is not enough to pass laws. what you need is to stay with a majority. unless they decide to have a 2-state solution, and begin in ernst, israel will be undermined one way or the other >>> let me ask you - israel attorney-general doesn't even support this. can this bring down binyamin netanyahu's coalition? >> could be. it doesn't look like it. let's l

ian bremer the president and founder of the eurasia group and global research professor at new york universitymorrow i'll take to you the polish apple farm that i was just talking to ian about it's on the front lines of the economic war that's broken out between russia and the west, find out how sanctions are hurting businesses and economies froeconomiesfrom pole lands to d russia. but vladimir putin hold a key trump card, energy that europe depends on. that is the new cold war on "real money" tomorrow 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific only on al jazerra america. coming up next the new cold war isn't only problem rattling the world, there is the matter of iran's nuclear ambitions. there is one week left in a deadline to reach ideal. i'll lack at what happens if the deadline is, as is likely the case, going to be missed. stay with us. >>> now to another international crisis of sorts. one week from today is the deadline for iran and five world powers, the unites states, china, russia, britain, france, and germany to reach ideal to curtail iran's controversial nuclear program. the best hope to talks thi

joining me is alina das from new york university school of law. i've gnaw gown through the experience several times. they say it's not even a close call. a no-brainer. the next thing i know the case shows up in the supreme court. the mandate case. no brainer. is that going to be with us. when you have consensus right now yes, it's pretty clear it's precedent and a year from now i'll have you here when this is before the supreme court? >> we'll have to see what happens. because it seems like there are people who are litigation hungry when it comes to this issue. when it comes to the law itself, it's overpoliticized. this decision was made over a century ago when we first had a federal law on immigration that the president has broad authority to act because this is about prosecutorial discretion, it is about a reprieve from deportation. it's not about whether someone will get a green card or citizenship. that's up to congress. but here this is just about who is going to be subject to our deportation system. >> what about this idea and "the new york

azar, who is with nyu, on the phone with us right now, a rheumatologist at new york university. she's giving us good perspective. we'll try to get her back. our connection is a little inconsistent. we're noticing the live pictures on the left side of the screen, some of those there coming out of the ambulance or leaving the plane do not appear to have protective gear on of anything that is apparent tao us at this moment. we've seen two or three individuals leave. we can't see what is inside the of the plane. the windows, at least from this viewpoint, are opaque, and we cannot determine what is inside. we just saw a bag being removed on the other side being put on the flat bed truck on the opposite side. the doors on the ambulance now open, and the ambulance originally stopping on the far side. another individual now leaving that plane. again, it had wheels down probably about 20 minutes ago. dr. martin salia who left freetown, sierra leone. the plane may or may not have stopped for refuelling. we don't know. now we expect dr. salia to be leaving this plane very shortly. 's a res

it was part of the discussion at new york university law school. the brennan center for justice released a report. reducing incarceration in the u.s. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us today. i'm going to start with some brief introductions of my fellow panelists then make a few remarks. we will engage in a conversation about the role of the federal prosecutors in the 21st century and then open up at the end of the presentation for questions. i want to start in the middle, introduce lanny brewer, who is with is today. lanny is the vice-chairman at covington and burling, served years as the says attorney general for the criminal justice at the department of justice in washington. one of the longest serving attorney generals for the criminal division in history. closer to me is paul fishman, the united states attorney in new jersey. paul served at least one term as the chair of the attorney advisory, an executive committee of u.s. attorneys who meet regularfully washington and provide leadership in that role. next to paul is ken fleet.

this is hosted by new york university law school, is an hour and 15 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. >> good morning. >> thank you for joining us today. i'm going to start with some brief introductions of my fellow panelists, make a few remarks, we're going to engage in a conversation about the role of the federal prosecutors in the 21st century and then open up at the end of the presentation for questions. i want to start by -- start in the middle, introduce lanny brewer, who is with is today. lapis the vice-chairman at covington and burling, served ofour year as the says stand attorney general for the criminal justice at the department ofity in washington. one of the longest serving aags for the criminal division in history. closer to me is paul fishman, the united states attorney in new jersey. paul served at least one term as the chair of the attorney general'sed a risery committee -- advisory, an executive committee of u.s. attorneys who meet regularfully washington and provide leadership in that role. next to paul is ken fleet. ken is the united states attorney in the eastern

and stephen cohen is professor emeritus of russian studies at new york university and of politics atnceton university. we well come you both back to the program. andrew weiss, to you first, are the leaders of this group, this rebel breakoff group, they say they are now independent of ukraine, are they? >> i think they are stating what we all know which is the central government of ukraine has lost sovereignty and control over this part of its territory. where it ends up and what happens next is still completely unclear. russia doesn't seem like it's about to annex the territory. kiev doesn't seem like it's about to launch a new set of hostilities to try to seize it back. >> woodruff: stephen cohen, what does independence mean, then? >> well, i think we have to put this in context and understand where we are. i think this is a fateful moment, a tipping point, even. we're in a cold war with russia. the ukrainian civil war is a proxy war as well with the united states supporting the kiev and russians supporting where the elections were. there's a lofto talk in kiev and washington that k

. >> host: peter blair henri day of new york university's stern school of business and author of this book, a turnaround. you are watching booktv on c-span2. >> today it is my pleasure to introduce our speaker richard preston during his undergraduate work and got his ph.d. in english from princeton university where he studied 19 century nonfiction writing and the author of nine books on a variety of topics including infectious disease and a children's story and the author of many nonfiction pieces including a piece just last week entitled the old wars preston published the hot zone with the accidental outbreak and a colony of research monkeys and virginia in the '80s. the hot zone sold millions of copies and terrified millions of readers. for example, novelist stephen king said the first chapter is one of the most horrifying things i have ever read and then it gets worse. [laughter] i am also sure "the hot zone" inspired many readers to consider and pursue careers in epidemiology and public health with a fascination from what we know today. the most recent massive outbreak occurred fo

. >> at new york university law school, current and former federal prosecutors discuss strategies for reducing crime in a time of budget cuts. report that argues for changes and how the performance of prosecutors is evaluated. this is an hour and 15 minutes. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us today. i'm going to start with reef introductions here it i will make a few introductory remarks. we'll engage in a conversation of the role of federal prosecutors in the 21st century and open up to questions. i will start in the middle and whooduce the vice chairman served over four years for the general. attorney the closest to me is paul fishman. u.s. attorney in new jersey. paul served at least one term as the chair of the advisory committee that is an executive committee of u.s. attorneys that meets regularly in washington and provide great leadership in that role. next is ken. the u.s. attorney in the eastern district of louisiana, new orleans. remarking to him has accomplished more in his first year as u.s. attorney that many of us hope to accomplish in our entire terms. he h

. >> let me say welcome to new york university institute for public knowledge. i'm the director of ipk. i am happy to be here. andrew and i were talking about the fact that academics spend many years writing good books. and are reluctant to celebrate. we publish our books and then we want to be criticized and even condemned by panels of smart people. some lively conversation and debate, but a touch of celebration. which is why there is wine and cheese outside. participate in the event fully. we like to do a lot of book launches here. the real reason we are here tonight is because for the last several years ipk's been doing a lot of programming and research on issues about climate and cities and sustainability. and so, this work, while historical, very much speaks to the most contemporary and emergent problems of our time. we're excited about the conversation tonight. so, to get things rolling, we have a journalist visiting at nyu, but also someone who has done a lot of work on environmental issues, contributed to npr and "the atlantic." she will moderate the con