nyu is doing and how they can do it?nnounced yesterday that it will be free tuition for all current and incoming medical students. currently there is been $450 million for this end or goal is $600 million. about thel us situation when it comes to students trying to pay their loans. studentverage medical graduates of nearly $200,000 in debt. there is a concern that that is awayng medical students from professions such as pediatricians, family medicine because these are not quite as lucrative as more specialized medical sessions. nyu feels it has a moral imperative to make sure students do not have that debt. david: what possible effect of this have on income disparity? about that ken subject and the concern was a lot of the income disparity across the country. this would allow people who would never have the means go to medical school. emily: that is exactly the idea that nyu mentioned yesterday. the ideas to get a more diverse group of students believing they have the ability to go to medical school and become doctors. h

the average nyu student graduated medical school with $184,000 of debt. for tuition is a moral imperative that will diversify the pool of doctors and encourage more people to practice primary care medicine and pediatrics where there is a shortage of doctors. >> the association of american medical colleges says that most graduating medical students come out $192,000 in debt. if you don't think that that influences what field you go into, i will tell you something different. it does. you say i got to pay that back. i can't be a pediatrician. i can't be a family physician. i can't even go into research because i've got to get the money paid back right away. >> nyu says they have raised more than 450 million of the 600 million dollars needed to fund this tuition free initiative, including 100 million dollars from the co founder of home depot worth about 3.5 billion dollars. the medical school is named in his honor. students will still have to pay for room and board which runs about 27,000 a year. still a good deal, though, all things considered. nyu is a priv

i was trying to simulate the doses they were using at nyu. i was using mushrooms with a guide who was empathetic woman and i had a good feeling and trust with her she was scrupulous i had a thought a 15 questionnaire and my meds. we do have very good insurance so we are very careful. [laughter] a lot of things happened and a lot of it was unpleasant. i had a problem with the music. it was very new age like getting a a massage at a fancy spa. it sounded like electronic. it was very dystopian i wanted to be outside so going to the videogame so the music changes that i'm stuck in this place and at some point i took i took off my eye shades and the world came back i wanted to make sure it was still existing and there is a window and a door and real world. i also had to take a piece a piece of when that was over i came back and my guide said do you want a booster? i said yes. she was crouching down next to me on the mattress i looked at her and she turned at her and she turned into this mexican healer give the first westerner his trip and she had

she will be joining the nyu family this fall as communications director at nyu. tonight we will have a moderator. he covered the special elections consonant race in alabama between roy moore and deb jones. first started at nbc news in july 2013. this event would not have been possible without the coordination and support of the staff of the center along our colleagues at nyu, washington, d.c. please join us in the lobby for light reception after the event and thank you and enjoy the program. >> hello everyone. are we good? can you hear me? thank you for having us and thank you to kevin. this is john mcconnell and this is june shih. we will take questions afterwards. i have been here in dc for five years. i've been around the scene for a short time. this is an opportunity for me. for many people here the question is, where will you be in the next few years. how old were you when you started with hillary clinton? >> 23. >> mac she was the first lady. >> mac yes. suddenly you can find yourself in that situation. >> how did you get connected? >> is a reporter in flor

by reshaping students' balance sheets, nyu hopes to reshape the profession. >> we will open up areas of medicine that students because of the debt may not be entering. >> reporter: such as? >> primary care, pediatrics, the so-called lower paying specialties. >> reporter: winchester has always been interested in medicine. her mom taught american sign language and her dad is deaf. >> i grew up using american sign language and deaf culture was a big part of my life. >> reporter: she can focus on giving back by becoming a pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist without worrying about the cost. >> that story about that extraordinary offer from nyu. >>> we want to move to the girl >>> gabe gutierrez reports the project was massively over budget. the v.a. opening the most expensive medical center yet but as nbc's gabe gutierrez reports, the project was massively over budget and missing a key facility for ptsd. >> reporter: this is just east of denver, a sprawling conquest. >> we're close to the northern end. >> reporter: sally showed it to us before it opened. >> how many buildings? how b

there was a phase two trial of 80 people at nyu and johns hopkins.these trials were people at a cancer diagnosis. many were terminal, but not all of them come over paralyzed by fear, anxious and depressed. they had astonishing experiences. i'll give you one example because we haven't given a patient's point of view on this. i talked to this woman in her early 60s. she was a new yorker, figure skating or if she had ovarian cancer. she had a successful course of treatment but she was paralyzed with fear. she just couldn't function. she entered the program at nyu. and of course you understand you have one or two experiences. this is not a drug you take every day. you are really treating a mental problem with an experience, not a chemical. >> which is challenging in itself. it challenges may be the way we should think about were comes from. >> a very different paradigm. >> or addiction for that matter. >> we have all of these chemicals, explanations. >> this is not a chemical six. it is psychological. >> yeah, a psychological fix. this woman has this exp

he's a professor of finance at nyu's srn school of siness. welcome, it's nice to have you here. >> glad to be >> talk to me about the fact that you think that the t- shller in the market is part of an overall healthy environment for the market, correct? >> yeah, i've never understood why people think being long is moral, being short isimmoral. there's something wrong with the picture to me. t if you beliet something's going to go up and you want to buy the stock and hold it, all the more power to you. by the same rationale, if you think sething is overpriced, i think you should be able to bet against that investment. i think it'sealthy for the market to have both optimists and pessimists in the >>room. he five companies that have the highest short interest, the highest number of shares that have been shorted by short-sellers. are those necessarily companies that investors should av d if they want the stock to go up? >> no, i think there's comrenies where t a lot of disagreement about the future. some of the most successful companies in theld

nyu first top medical schools to offer free tuition, they've raised 450 million of the $600 million itree tuition for every medical student from here on out at that school, let's go back, though, to the students reaction, if you look at the video, if i got free tuition i think it would be running like my hair is on fire. i think they are pretty tamed for free tuition, incredible, though. great for them. >> i have to say, i'm with you. [laughter] >> i'm still paying back law school loans, absolutely. >> crazy, the average medical student in the country has $192,000 in debt, so good for them. >> absolutely, we certainly need more doctors, so thank you for that report, bryan. >> that does it for us, we will be back at 4:00 p.m. for more news. >> the journal editorial report is up next. mike: thank you. or if you forgot your bike was on the roof rack, you only pay one deductible -instead of two- for a claim involving both your auto and home. and when you save that much, it's almost like it... never even happened. that's auto and home insurance for the modern world. esurance. an allstate co

and all of them from nyu abu dhabi. nyu abu dhabi bring students from over 100 countries. and to give you an idea of who these women and men are, only 4% of those who apply get admitted. and 82% of those who are admitted enroll. there isn't a university in america that is tougher to enter than nyu abu dhabi. i want them to introduce themselves now so you get a flavor of the countries that they represent. >> hello. my name is mark. i am from hungary. >> hello. my name is hoon. i'm from korea. frank: which korea? >> south korea. >> hello, my name is lena. i am from australia. >> hello. i am jordanian-armenian. >> hello, my name is liz. i'm from china. >> hello. my name is cianna. i'm from the philippines. >> hello. i'm from hong kong. >> my name is alexandra. and i'm from ukraine. and good morning. >> i am from pakistan. >> hello. i'm from india. >> hello. my name is dane. i from indonesia. >> hello. i'm from nepal. >> hello. my name is sebastian. i am from colombia. >> hello. my name is alaina. i am from belarus. frank: how amazing. 14 countries. some of them, their parents

and all of them from nyu. nyu brings students from over 100 countries. and to give you an idea who these young women and men are, only 4% of those who apply get admitted and 82% of those who are admitted enroll. there isn't a university in america that's tougher to enter than nyu. i want to introduce you so we can get a flavor of countries that they represent. >> hello. my name is mark and i'm from hungary. >> hello. my name is hun. i'm from korea. >> which korea. >> south korea. >> hello. my name is lena, and i'm from australia. >> hello. i'm jordanian. >> hello. my name is liz and i'm from china. >> hello. my name is cannon and i'm from the philippines. >> hello. my name is tara. i'm from hong kong. >> my name is alexander and i'm from ukraine and good morning. >> my name is lola and i'm from pakistan. >> hello. my name is marmish and i'm from india. >> hello. my name is dayne and i'm from indones indonesia. >> hello. i'm from nepal. hello. my name is sabastian and i'm from columbia. >> hello. my name is alena. >> how amazing it is. 14 countries. these

nyu is a private institution.them 600 million dollars to fund this free tuition program for their medical students. but new york state by itself has offered a lot of -- they've offered this last year, called the excelsior scholarship which is offering 940,000 middle class families a chance to go to two to four-year colleges to get their first undergraduate degrees. they are offering free tuition as long as you promise to finish your degree within two to four years and as long as you also promise to stay in new york after you graduate. new york clearly, you know, trying to get ahead of the curve of this situation. the student loan -- student debt situation is a big big deal, plenty of friends including myself who all have student loans. look, this is one of the solutions. it is controversial, but they are at least doing something about it. arthel: yeah, you know, bryan, i mean the student loan issue is something that unfortunately deters a lot of people from even going to college at all. >> that's right. arthel: in

we'll explain how nyu plans to pay for that.ome of our top stories on this friday, august 17th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i think we both ought to just go to medical school for free at nyu. >> who knew that was an option? instead, we went into journalism. >> ah, that's another story. >>> we begin this half hour with the celebration of the life of aretha franklin. the queen of soul losing her battle with pancreatic cancer. >> she is being honored around the country, including in detroit, of course. fans have been gathering outside the church where she got her start singing gospel as a little girl. >> it led to a legendary career that took her all over the world and into millions of hearts. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: from the queen of soul's childhood home in memphis to the apollo theater to her star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> her legacy is written in my heart. >> r-e-s-p-e-c-t. >> reporter: fans honoring aretha franklin around the world and beyond. nasa naming an asteroid after her. the

only get it at nyu abu dhabi. so, five of them have prepared a message specifically, for you, specifically, for the u.s. conference of mayors. i have the news by me right here. if any of the you want to contact them, they would like to hear from you. they would like to create sister cities, they would like to create relationships. the first one, each one is only going to go 90 seconds but it is individual message and i hope that you see, the impact that they can have if you and work together globally. sebastian, you are. >> hello everyone, i am sebastian and i come from columbia. oh -- o for thn record. culture, my city has traffic congestion and the global challenge of sexism. we decided to tackle these problems with civic culture. what is civic culture? civic culture is the ability of engaging in zero discourse for the benefit of common interest. it allows our citizens to align with our cities, to identify with the city. "example, my city hired for under 20 pounds. yes, clouds. to make fun of traffic violators.

june will be juning the nyu family this fall as communications director at nyu shanghai. tonight's event is moderated by von miller, covering special election senate races in alabama between moore and jones and entirety of the 2016 presidential campaign as an embedded reporter from the iowa coffee shop stops to election night at trump headquarters in new york. von first started as nbc news in july 2013 as a tim hartford fellow. this event would not have been possible without the support and coordination of the staff from the center along with colleagues at nyu-washington, d.c. please join us in the lobby for light reception after the event and thank you and enjoy the program. [ applause ] >> hello, everybody. we all good? hear me? yeah? all right. thank you for having us, this is june, this is john. we'll take the questions afterwards, but this is exciting for me because i have been here in d.c. for about five years, so i've been around the scene, but this is an opportunity for me and for a lot of people here, the question is where are you going to be in the next couple y

it's not just nyu or other universities. how did it happen? against it. we know that your fellow professors have not supported you, that everyone is quiet because you know you can lose her career. everything can be over. how are you faring at school and at work? pickle i'm faring well just because i stand strong. they did move my office to the russian department, which is white interesting. >> tammy: that's pretty funny actually. they at least still have a sense of humor.al >> where it came from is what i track in my book and it comes from a long lineage of thinking, most of it postmodern theory, but also maoist and soviets techniques and disciplinary ideas. >> tammy: that's what's so ironic care. american liberals, we stand against that. even if you have an idea that people don't like then you can defeat it with a better idea. that conversation has to happen. that is now effectively being killed if it's not already killed in the american university system. >> if you have an idea they deem discursive violence they call it they don't allow you

runly: professor an sundaraajan of nyu and caroline hyde.oming up, our discussion -- the decision of twitter to not ban alex jones. our discussion coming up. ♪ emily: twitter ceo jack dorsey continues to defend twitter's refusal to ban conspiracy mogul alex jones. jack: in the future we did not communicate why we might take action on tweets and why we might suspend temporarily or permanently. we want to communicate those reasons to the person who was suspended and also the reporters. simple communication within the product. job ofn't done a great communicating our principles. we are getting better and better. we have a lot more work to do. emily: we went to somebody intimately familiar with the perils of online hate speech. ellen pao was the former ceo of reddit. after she resigned she said in my eight months i have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. she says the good has been off-the-wall inspiring and the ugly has made me doubt humanity. she wanted to invest in twitter in 2007 but eventually invested in 2010 but pao sued the firm for ge

and xenia from nyu has written a book called the lies that bind about dealing with stereotypes, that sort of, how to get beyond them each we think with our college penetration could really electrify campuses. the last one which is published "tinderbox" potiphar in new orleans which claimed the lives of 32 gay men, and is coming back a sort of an alternative to stumble and is getting magnificent reviews at attenti attention. >> this is an underreported story at the time, wasn't it? >> no one, i mean, 1973 it was just, it was buried. families wouldn't claim the bodies. one survivor who was in the hospital, they listed his name and people were buried in potters field, and robert was a young graduate who got all these people to speak and it showed the political movement that were assaulted from the upstairs lounge fire, and really it's becoming like a triangle waist, fire, like other events. a major civil rights story of the 20th century. so it becomes part of a broader narrative and he wants to get water to the people who died. >> how much independence do you have at the bright does jul

. >>> nyu medical school is offering free tuition, yes, free, to all students forever. coming up we'll talk to the man who is fundsing a big part of this program, home depot founder ken langone joins us he has a lot to say about trade, the president and much more. >>> on this record-setting day for the markets, here's a look at some of the staggering returns if you had invested $10,000 back in 2009 one of the biggest winners, netflix. today you would have earned more than $600,000. wow. ow lchisacinwo who would have thought, who would have guessed? an energy company helping cars emit less. making cars lighter, it's a good place to start, advanced oils for those hard-working parts. fuels that go further so drivers pump less. improving efficiency is what we do best. energy lives here. this wi-fi is fast. improving efficiency is whai know! best. i know! i know! i know! when did brian move back in? brian's back? he doesn't get my room. he's only going to be here for like a week. like a month, tops. oh boy. wi-fi fast enough for the whole family is simple, easy, awesome. in

she will be joining the nyu family for nyu shanghai. tonight vaughn hillyard will moderate. he was an embedded reporter, from iowa coffee stop shops to trump headquarters in new york. vaughn started at nbc news as a tim russert fellow. this event would not have been possible without the coordination and support of the staff of this center along with the -- our colleagues at nyu washington, d.c. please join us in the lobby for a light reception after the eve event. that you can and enjoy the program. [ applause ] >> hello, everybody. are we good? can you hear me? thank you for having us and thank you to kevin. this is june, this is john and so over the next hour we'll take questions after wards. but this is exciting for me. this is an exciting day. june, how old were you when you started with hillary clinton? >> i was 23. >> 23 years old. >> my second job. >> and she was the first lady. >> she was the first lady, yes. >> so kind of along the lines here we'll discuss those opportunities and suddenly you can find yourself in those situations. >> it was random, very lucky. >> ho

associate professor at nyu, where he is a historian of modern latin america.is the executive editor for nacla report on the americas, and the author of the book, "barrio rising, urban popular politics and the making of modern venezuela." he was born and raised in caracas. also here is gabriel l hetland, asassistant professor of latin american studies at the state university of new york in albany. and in washington, d.c. we are joined by mark weisbrot. co-director of the center for economic and policy research,, and president of just foreign policy. we welcome you all. can you talk about what happened this weekend? the fifirst time an assassinatin attempt has been made against a head of state using drones? >> it was a very confusing situation. -- the party that he presides over were gathered to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the guard that has become prominent. as he was laying out some of the , the shift of the economy, you heard them the video was a loud explosion. reacting with surprise and another general behind him even fainting. and then following a fe

raising enough money to make free tuition a reality tuition at nyu is $55,000 a year. therefore hundred $59 endowment means that the university can cover the cost of tuition for all medical students for the foreseeable future. most medical students across the country have at least $100,000 in debt when they graduate. for the wedding site that not says nearly 30,000 couples with a i do tomorrow. that makes it the most popular wedding date this year. why? the senior editors has because of the significance of the date. tomorrow is 8/18/18. it's a numbers -- in some cultures the number eight is associated with luck and balance . that wraps it up for us here. have a great day. >> if you have ever wanted something you did not think you could have, you can only push your feelings away for so long. then you say like that is enough. dr. oz: hoda kotb on becoming a first time mom. >> having haley made everything snap into focus. dr. oz: why it isn't too late to change the ending of your story. plus the biggest home disaster you have to see to believe. all new oz. dr. oz: are you

nyu spent more than a decade raising enough money to make that promise.million endowment means nyu can cover the $55,000 in annual tuition for all of its medical students for the foreseeable future. nationwide the majority of medical students have at least $100,000 in debt with a graduate. >>> a surge in cell phone taps on bart. we will tell you have any cases were reported in the past week as part tries to improve security. >>> major work on the posey and webster tube's we will tell you how foreclosures might ask -- might affect people coming and going to alameda island. fire fighting is a very dangerous profession. we have one to two fires a day and when you respond together and you put your lives on the line, you do have to surround yourself with experts. and for us the expert in gas and electric is pg&e. we run about 2,500/2,800 fire calls a year and on almost every one of those calls pg&e is responding to that call as well. and so when we show up to a fire and pg&e shows up with us it makes a tremendous team during a moment of crisis. i rely on them,

the annual tuition at nyu is $55,000 a year and the average nyu med student graduated from year with000 in debt. no longer charging for tuition and nyu says is a moral imperative to keep young people from graduating with crushing debt. >> this is about keeping people on the path to medicine, one. two, once they get into medicine, these crushing levels of debt can adversely impact physician's decision making. >> i was a little worried how i would handle my debt. this opens up a lot of opportunities for people who may not have been able to afford medical school. >> the university believes it will increase diversity in the field and it's the first top ten medical program to offer free medical education. the university said too many medical students were choosing medical fields based on high pay because of the staggering debt they incurred so the medical school hopes more students will go into less lucrative fields like primary care and pediatrics. the school says they've raised more than $450 million of the $600 million needed to fund in tuition-free initiative. students will still have

nyu is a private school. of new york by the way, is already offering free tuition for some 940,000 middle-class families and city and state public colleges if they make $125,000 a year or less. eboni: celtic lodge of educational opportunities opening up for students across the state. thank you! mike: new development and the president's plan to end u.s. involvement in war-torn syria. the state department and in class help fund stabilization efforts there. as allies step of their pledge to help syria rebuild in the wake of the civil war. what are the risks and what are the rewards of the move? your mornings were made for better things than rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz xr is right for you. xeljanz xr is a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough it can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, incl

. >>> nyu, the first top-ranked institution the u.s. to offer free tuition to all of its medical students. new york university says all current and future medical students will be awarded full scholarships regardless of need or merit. it covers an annual cost of $55,000. the school raised more than 50 hunt -- raised more than $450 million to make this happen. >> now, and neighborhood is not pleased. >>> plus, a family owned bay area restaurant is closing its doors. >>> one of the biggest preseason football games of the past 10 years is happening tonight at 7:30, but the game is not the only star, the fake grass is also a star. i will explain why this is so special, coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ operation... they're not anti-business... it's the bikini- clad baristas at "pink pantherz espresso" that they say a >>> a peninsula neighborhood trying to shut down a drive-

♪ he is the american success story, the sum of a plumber who went to night school at nyu for businessken langone fought his way onto a wall street that did not want him and put together important deals, culminating in cofounding home depot, now a national chain with 300,000 employees. he is the first to say he could be rough around the edges and he is not afraid to speak his mind, a supporter of donald trump. on this edition of bloomberg big decisions, ken langone. welcome to big decisions. ken: thank you for having me. david: you and i both know, you always said you are better off missing five or six good deals than making one that one. ken: i tell them the best deals i ever did are the ones i did not do. david: what are the ones that you are glad you did not do? ken: i will not name names. i do not understand what i was getting into. where i did not understand the business. where the surviving company's management, it was obvious they did not have basic ship skills. walmart the great company? and kmart, which was a giant when walmart started and now bankrupt? it is part of sears and

tuition by the way at nyu is $55,000 a year.t means that the university can cover the cost of tuition for all medical students for the foreseeable future. medical students across the country have at least $100,000 in debt when they graduate from college. >>> well, it's a study that has parents checking their cabinets or possibly changing their shopping lists. an expert joins us in discussing a new report that found heavy metals including lead in popular brands of baby food. >> the warming trend continues into your bay area weekend. we'll have a look at your numbers for tomorrow coming up. welcome to the xfinity store. thanks, janet. it's my happy place. you can learn how to switch to xfinity mobile, a new wireless network that saves you cash. and you can get 5 lines of talk and text included with your internet. and over here i'm having my birthday party. dj fluffernutter, hit it! ♪ dj fluffernutter simple. easy. awesome. ask how to get $300 back when you sign up for xfinity mobile, and purchase a new samsung phone. visit your lo

and i went to nyu. and i just kept working.at origin it's so -- >> i was in acting class, so i thought it was funny. i said, i said -- why honesty, i said to the guy who ran the program. i go, "why am i in the class? why did you let me in? i want to learn to understand myself. why did you let me into the ac c he goes, "you want me to be honest?" i said, "yes." he goes, "you're the only straight guy that applied." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: we need one just for casting. >> it's like affirmative action. >> jimmy: we need one for casting, yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you're a fantastic actor. and you're so good in this. we, the theater we saw this in, you got like two applause breaks. >> well, you know, i don't want to give it away. there's some great moments in this movie. >> jimmy: yeah. and you know the one. >> chris mcquarrie, who directed mission, he won the academy award for best original screen play for "the usual suspects." >> jimmy: oh, that's right. >> he won an oscar, the screen writer. [ cheers and applause ] so, he's a great

nyu says it's worth $55,000 and hopes to encourage doctors to choose lower paying specialties. >>> stillini van safe? one of the most popular ones on the market scoring poorly in new crash tests. we'll be right back. >>> some good news now for your health and your wallet. the fda today approving the first generic version of the epipen, saying the move will lower the cost of a life-saving allergy injection. it comes after the company that makes epipen sparked nation wide fury by hiking the price. nbc's dr. john torres reports. >> reporter: today's announcement long-awaited relief for millions of americans, like robyn o'brien, mother of four kids with severe allergies who always carries epipens, life-saving injections that can reverse the effects of allergic reactions, and she's watched epipen's price soar. >> the impact exponentially of this device being jacked up in price over and over and over again is taking such an incredible toll on american families. >> reporter: but the fda now approving the first generic version of epipen which will be made by tev pharmaceuticals that it says will

is the american success story, the son of a plumber and cafeteria worker who went to night school at nyuor his business degree. ken langone fought his way onto a wall street that did not want him and put together some of the most important deals of his generation, culminating in cofounding home depot. it is now a national chain with 300,000 employees. he is not afraid to speak his mind. a supporter of donald trump that has doubts about the president's approach to trade and deficits. on this edition of "bloomberg big decisions," ken langone. ken langone, welcome to "bloomberg big decisions." you've spent a career making deals. tom murphy said you are better off missing 5-6 good deals than making one bad one. >> the best deals i ever did with the ones i didn't do. david: let's talk about those. what are the ones you are glad you didn't do? ken: i won't name names. i didn't understand what i was getting into. where i did not understand the business. where the surviving company's management did not have the leadership skills. that is what it is all about. what makes walmart a great company?

the school is footing the bill -- for the >>> a wild one, medical students at nyu are getting their careers off to a healthy start. >> the school is footing the bill for their education. the school says the offer is meant to attract aspiring physicians who might otherwise he scared away by the prospect of six-figure student loans, not a totally free ride, medical students will need to come up with the cash for room and board, about $30,000 per year. >>> a throwback thursday, you have to see to believe. the numbers, 1185, -- 11 and 85, and worst of i rek rodriguez. >>> the fallout from the fight keeps falling, the dodgers, giant brawl, the guy got the worst of it, was giants pitcher rodriguez, apparently suffered a grade 1 strain of his right hamstring, and has been placed on the 10 day disabled list, at no point in this video does he appear to favor his right leg, at this critical juncture of the season, not good news. and puig was suspended two games. >>> the u.s. amateur, pebble beach, a great local story, south san francisco's player, ranked number 73, a junior at stanford, competing in

the american success story, the son of a plumber and a cafeteria worker who went to night school at nyuiness degree. ken langone fought his way onto a wall street that did not want him and proceeded to put together some of the most important deals of his generation, culminating in cofounding home depot. now, a national chain with 300,000 employees. but langone is the first to say he is rough around the edges. he is not afraid to speak his mind. a supporter of donald trump that has doubts about the president's approach to trade and deficits. on this edition of "bloomberg big decisions," ken langone.

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nyu hate to see anybody get hurt on a team really. but especially on your own team. you say the way the guys are working in practice nd limpi around is not good. but that's >> reportedly guice having an mri tomorrow. so a sigh of relief everything is okay >> happy birthday, sherree burress. it's her birthday. >> thank you. i loggedn to my facebook. davy martinez and matt adams showing their handshake. they still played baseball. taker showing off against the braves smacks it deep. hisru sixth home of the season. that helped, gonzales gets hist firs win since may 28th, nat win and split the series with the braves. they've got the split. (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪ (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) >>> well, if you missed our 6:00 news, youse m a special visitor who joined us. check it out. >> look,e's looking right at us. here we go. here we go. >> look at that. >> yeah, we were enjoyingay ice cream here at nbc4 when we noticed a red tail h

h nyu says it's wort $55,000 and hopes to encourage doctors to choose lower paying specialties. >>> stillhe most popular ones on the market scoring poorly in new crash tests. we'll be right back. in new cra. in new cra. your mornings were made for better things than rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz xr is right for you. xeljanz xr is a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough it can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts, and higher liver tests and cholesterol levels have happened. your doctor should perform blood tests before you start and while taking xeljanz xr, and monitor certain liver tests. tell your doctor if you were in a region where fungal infections are commo

nyu has raised $550 million of the 600 million needed to fund that tuition bforever.ealth tech company that focuses on older americans. the electronics retailer is paying $800 million to acquire great call. this company has emergency response services to more than 900,000 pain subscribers and this is best buy's largest acquisition ever. shares of best buy rose in today's session. >> amazon reportedly wants to she up the movie theater business. there are reports that the e-commerce cpany is looking to buy landmark theaters which, according to its website, is the largest domestic movie chain focused on independent films. acco ing tobloomberg, no final decision has been made and the talks could still fall apart. >>> speaking of amazon, that could make the short lis for candidates of the $5 billion second headquarters even shorter. the company has told the 20 finalist cities at it would be making a second cut and that cut could come scsoon. t cohn reports now from anotherf the cities hoping to be on that list. that would be los angeles. ♪ >> it's the home of hollywood, gl

. >>> well, medical students at nyu are getting a free ride, and a reported chinese training mission.e headlines on the morning newsstand. the "south china morning post" says a pentagon report claims chinese bombers are training to strike u.s. targets in the pacific. the annual report released to congress yesterday says china has rapidly expanded its over-water bomber operation areas. it is likely training for strikes against u.s. and allied military bases in the western pacific ocean including guam. >>> "business insider" reports a tesla whistle-blower says the tesla electric car security team is staffed with former members of a notorious group from uber that allegedly spies. they filed a whistle-blower tip with the s.e.c. he claims the new head of security led a team of former cia case officers at uber. at tesla, they allegedly spied on employees' cellphone conversations and hushed up a drug trafficking investigation. >>> the albuquerque general reports new mexico medical investigators confirm the remains of a child found at a makeshift compound are from the missing boy from georgia

the american success story, the son of a plumber and a cafeteria worker who went to night school at nyuor his business degree. ken langone fought his way onto a wall street that did not want him and proceeded to put together some of the most important deals of his generation, culminating in cofounding home depot. now, a national chain with 300,000 employees. but langone is the first to say he is rough around the edges. he is not afraid to speak his mind. a supporter of donald trump that has doubts about the president's approach to trade and deficits. on this edition of "bloomberg big decisions," ken langone. ken langone, welcome to "bloomberg big decisions." ken: thank you for having me. david: you've spent a career making deals. somebody we both know and respect said you are better off missing 5-6 good deals than making one bad one. ken: i tell them the best deals i ever did with the ones i didn't do. david: let's talk about those. what are the ones you are glad you didn't do? ken: i won't name names. or i didn't understand what i was getting into. where i did not understand the busine

all med students at nyu will be able to be attend tuition free for current and incoming students.he goal to attract the best and brightest to careers in medicine. back in a moment. returns to them tomorrow. the reason the deadly gwarouse m over. .and meteorologist kari hall is breaking down the forecasts for the biggest rr spring. >>> a follow-up now to a south bay homicide last spring. san jose police arrested joseph apadaca for murder arrested yesterday and now in county jail. they say last may he got in a fight with main. his body was found in an alley near south second street in san jose. they knew each other. >>> by day it was part of the playground for little ones to explore. at night police say it was a hideout for people to use drugs. today crews sealed off a popular playground tunnel at rankin park. homeless people were known to hang out in the tunnel leave behind syringes. some parents say it's sad kids have had to sacrifice one of their favorite parts of the playground for public safety. >> not all parents will look all the time. their kids will roam up there. i think i

by reshaping students' balance eets, nyu hopes to reshape the profession. in> we'll open up areas of med that students because of the debt may not be orntering. >> rr: such as? >> the most important is primary care, pediatrics the so-called lower paying special specialty. >> reporter: wi winchester has always been interested in medicine. >> i grew up using american sign language. >> reporter: she can focus on giving back by becoming a pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist g aboutt worry the cost. >>> now to a budget blowing hospital we turn to a project tha cost taxpayers nearly $2 billion, the v.a. os opening its expensive medical center yet. nbc's gabe gutierrez reports, the project was massively over budget and missing a key facilior ptsd. >> reporter: this is just east of denver, a sprawling conquest. >> we're close to the northern end. >> reporter: sally showed it to us before it opened. >> how many buildings? how big is it? >> reporter: david ortiz was paralyzed from the waist down after his helicopter crashed. una new spinal c . a new spinal cord

. >> nyu says too many college grads have been avoiding med school, concerned about accumulating too ride. >>> thousands of couples are testing their luck by walking down the aisle tomorrow. >> saturday's date is 8-18-18. the number 8 is considered lucky in many cultures. one website counted nearly 30,000 weddings planned across the country for tomorrow. >>> a restaurant in mexico city is in trouble for serving up tacos stuffed with tarantulas. >> federal agents seized several blackened spiders after the restaurant posted a video of the chef cooking them with a blow torch. they're a protected species. >> other yummy bugs remain on the menu. >> oh, good. >>> if you like well-aged cheese, archaeologists have found a treat for you. >> this cheese is 3300 years old. discovered in a tomb in ancient egypt. >> the jars were discovered years ago. they recently took a look and discovered it's the world's oldest cheese. by funding scientific breakthroughs, advancing public policy, and providing local support to those living with the disease and their caregivers. but we won't get there without

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guys and she meets this young pilot, john peacock who is from new jersey, just graduate recently from nyu and comes from a privileged background, but he's going to become a navy aviator. and the secret base in burma. there's a picture of the two of them riding their bicycles along the burma road. and when the war breaks out, they are separated because he's on the frontline and she's back in kunming and they trade these letters back and forth. they would kind of write them every day and when a plane was going back and forth and put on seven or eight letters at a time. that was a remarkable story for me and in some ways ironic that the letters chronicle their time apart so you almost know more about their time apart in their time together. but they went for permission. they decided they wanted to get married there. they got married in kunming. they were officially disbanded in july of 1942. there's a lot of back and forth they can talk about about how that decision is reached. the pilots are given a decision if you want to stay or go home. she is pregnant at the time and they decide they ar