brian: let's watch a little bit of peter thiel.deo clip] >> i have been a big critic of the u.s. education system, >> i have been a big critic of the u.s. education system, focusing a lot on higher education, over a trillion dollars of student debt. i think we have a bubble in higher education. i do not think it is helping people do more entrepreneurial or risk-taking things. when you graduate from college with $100,000 of debt, you will take a safe, well-paying job to pay off your debt and you will be less likely to do something entrepreneurial or creative or artistic, which may pay less but ultimately create more value. brian: when did he create this fellowship, how many involved, how old are they, the story behind the thiel fellows? alexandra: he started in 2010 and announced at techcrunch. at first he thought it would be another contrarian idea, but it weirdly caught on. so many people seem to agree because of what he mentioned with the over $1 trillion of student debt. he thought of college as a four-year vacation where you do

who is peter thiel today and how does he factor in? same at him 10 years ago in a salon -- you say you met him 10 years ago in a salon. alexandra: the lens i view them through in this book is the fellowship to convince students to drop out of college. today, he has gotten attention lately for supporting trump. he is an investor and he still makes a lot of -- he wasn't partner at -- he was a partner at founders fund, a venture capital firm. he is known as the godfather of the paypal mafia, these people he worked with and have gone on to create huge companies, such as yelp. brian: how old is he? alexandra: late 40's. probably worth about $2 billion. brian: let's watch a little bit of peter thiel. [video clip] been a big critic of the u.s. education system, focusing on higher education, over trillion dollars of student debt. i think we have a bubble in higher education. i do not think it is helping people do more entrepreneurial or risk-taking things. when you graduate from college with $100,000 of debt, you will take a safe, well-paying

go back to the salon, who is peter thiel, and why were you there? >> i met him through some friends of my parents. and he at that point in new york nobody really knew who he was. and he was really famous on the west coast for finding pay pal. he had been the first investors in facebook. it was not behemoth it is today. so i go to the salon and these friends said you might find him interesting. he can be an interesting subject. i got there and he had these people presented presenting at his house and they all were aying things that were counter intuitive. if they if they said it out loud at their job, they would have gotten fired. it was all these politically incorrect things or contrarian ideas they would present. it was really the only forum where they could do it. i thought, this is so fascinating that this guy knew all these people saying things which at the time sounded crazy. some of them turned out to be right. he was talking about -- he predicted the real estate bubble. back in 2006, he was saying this is going to crash. everybody is saying,

full disclosure, peter thiel is one of the investors in my company.ll have a business relationship with him. , all these musk people i have had the pleasure to work with in the past are big personalities, that that big visions for the future. book,e about this in my -- aboutal wars," with all the turbulence there. there were some areas where peter and elon disagreed. but they have worked together over the years on many things, found a way to collaborate. that is what you do when you were a leader, you collaborate with people if you don't see i tie. tie -- see eye to eye./ reaching aesla is broader market. they are increasing stakes in copper and cobalt, due to the demand from the electric carmaker past use of cobalt and lithium-ion batteries. glencore is buying out in an israeli billionaire's steak and a cobalt mine. cobalt competition has intensified due to electric vehicles. next, verizon is jumping on what is becoming an industry bandwagon. the tiles behind their change of heart on a key offering to customers. -- details behind their change of hear

they are calling this operation true north. >>> we already knew peter thiel, an immigrant from germany, will get citizenship is from new zealand he said he will probably still live in america but is filing for citizenship because no other country aligns with my future more than new zealand. he made that years before he made the appearance at the gop convention and publicly support donald trump. there is nothing illegal about any of this. you do have to wonder what the patriotic crowd might have thought who knew the man at the podium had been working on getting his citizenship in a different country at the moment he was talking to them. >> it is interesting. "the new yorker" article that featured peter thiel about the doomsday preppers and those preparing themselves for the apocalypse. peter thiel moving to new zealand. >> it is a little like kari hall telling us it is not going to rain but building an ark. >>> let's talk about something positive, not the end of the world. a conference for women in silicone value. >> a lot of big names including key note speakers facebook's cheryl sandb

at one point, peter thiel potentially floated himself as a potential supreme court nominee. oh, really, that wasark day. even tugh he hn't taken on a formal job title in the new administration, he did give the new president one very granular, very specific, very human gift. he gave him his lawyer. he gave the president that lawyer who he used to disappear gawker, the one he used to invent this novel aggressive litigation strategy, by which deep-pocketed legal aggressors can sue out of existence a publication they don't like. the lawyer's name is charles harder, and he is now representing the first lady of the united states. melania trump, in a $150 million lawsuit that she's filed against the newspaper, the "daily mail," as well as a conspiracy theorist/blogger, both of whom posted unfounded claims about melania trump claiming she had worked as an escort. there appears to be no evidence that she ever did. they published claims to the contrary. and now they're looking down the barrel of a $150 million lawsuit filed by the guy who made gawker disappear. when donald trump start

>> guest: ing peter thiel's an bring. i disagree with anymore -- an individual. i disagree with him on a lot of things, the gawker lawsuit. i wouldn't say it's valuable other than the fact that the district, i think, believes in the free expression of ideas, and peter thiel's entitled to his world view and articulating his policies, a lot of them which i'll disagree with. you know, that's what robust public debate is about, and i don't think we ought to discourage that. >> host: ajit pai is the new chairman of the fcc. what do you think? >> guest: right. i tweeted at him, please save net neutrality. i mean, that's the big issue. and to me, the open access to the internet is so critical. especially this past election. i mean, we saw how much an impact internet has on democracy. and if we start to charge for access to the internet, that's going down a very dangerous road, in my view, for fundamental equality and democracy. so i will fight very hard for the principle of net neutrality and try to make that case. he hasn't replied to my tweet yet. i congratulated him,

peter thiel is one of the investors of my company cap link.elon, all of the people i have had the pleasure to work with in the past are both big personalities. they have big visions for the future. they find ways to work together. i wrote about this in the paypal wars, chronicles the early years of the bells existence. there was a lot of turbulence. areas where peter and elon disagreed. the haveortant to see actually worked together over the years. worked together on many things and found a way to collaborate. that's what you do when you are a leader, to leverage with people even if you don't see eye to eye. thank you for shedding some much light on elon musk. thank you both very much for joining us. reachingdent impact is the broader market. countries in the mineral market are increasing their stakes in copper and cobalt. in part due to the demand for the electric carmaker use of cobalt in lithium-ion batteries. buying and -- this according to a person familiar with the matter. $960d at a whopping million. boom forhe global electric vehicles.

i think you have to take your hats off to peter thiel though for not buckling under to all this peter spoke at the convention. being a conserve any of in silicon valley or even a libertarian, not necessarily a conservative is like being a conservative in hollywood. you're singled out and attacked. david: scott mcnealy left silicon valley. he moved out of the state entirely. melissa: uber there was hashtag boycott uber campaign that caught fire. celebrities fanning flame. delete uber account and go over to lyft. the company faced a lot of pressure. ironically getting close to the president is a good business decision talking about visas. all of the different issues going on in silicon valley you need the help of the president. >> it's a shame. you know what is great about our coverage? we bring politics and finance together. david: we do indeed. >> watch us. david: thank you, charlie. good stuff, appreciate it. melissa: all right. so it is the president versus the governor. why arnold schwarzenegger is proposing to switch jobs with president trump. david: huh? opportunities aren't alwa

you have been out there raising peter thiel, for example. what is the reward?you make money? is it from these materials that you bring back and sell? or is it getting other human beings to them in? john f.could rephrase kennedy, it would go something like, we chose to go to the moon not because it is easy, but because it is a great business. what makes it a great business is the natural resources on the moon, but to use the resources to create a habitat on the moon and really to be able to live on the moon, so it is not simply tourism. it is to save humanity from a potential disaster. even if you want to live on mars, the best place really is the moon because the problems are very similar. caroline: would you have to raise more funds? or what the resources you bring back from the immune, with that the be able to sustain growth of the business and bring in profits to bring living on the moon about? >> yes. we are fully funded to be able to do our first, second, and third missions. essentially, that is what we want to do. but to us, landing on the moon is not jus

. >> thank you, peter thiel. >> that's what -- look, that's what you're basically saying he's not. you're saying he's not pragmatic. these decisions as leader and on everything he's doing are not going to be pragmatic and there's a risk of destroying north america. that's what i hear in what you're saying. i don't agree with you. i'm okay to push back, too. we all enjoy the freedom of speech and i'm saying to you he's not that -- he's not going to trash his own country and the trade he does with canada and mexico because he's pragmatic. you don't like his style. that's what i think. >> remember during the campaign, peter thiel came out and gave a lot of people comfort, he said, take him seriously but don't take him literally. now january 21st, donald trump, president trump is trying to be very clear that he is going to uphold all his campaign promises. that you should have taken him literally and he will respond literally in the actions and orders and laws that he tries to pass. >> look, i make the assumption, mark, and maybe you should be thinking this way, too, that one day i wil

alexandra: it is a book about three fellows who won peter thiel's thiel fellowship.

new details about peter thiel's dual citizenship in new zealand. he got it despite never living in the country. >> reporter: a bay area county standing up against the president. why they say they are now suing him. where do babies come from? well, they come from our hope and a longing to bring something new into the world. it's fitting, then, that classrooms of children are born every day in northern california -- the cradle of ideas, changing the very world around us. every bright spark deserves a hand to help it become something more. and that's why we are here. for our newest neighbors and the people they become. sutter health. proudly caring for northern california, president trump kept another campaign promise last night-- when onservative judge >>> i am a man of my word. i will do as i say. >> president trump kept another campaign promise last night when he nominated conservative judge neil gorsuch for the supreme court and the pick is not sitting well with some lawmakers. >> good morning. it is wednesday, february 1. i'm michelle griego. >>

while lyft has been the beneficiary of all of this it noted that have ties to icahn and peter thiel trumpt----- tags--white house silicon valley uber left immigration almost just as important as the game itself is the tailgate. coming up we'll take you inside a whole new level of pregame. tonight will be mostly cloudy with decreasing showers. expect increasing clouds on sunday with rain and wind in the afternoon. next- we're showing you how the most dedicated tailgaters celebrate superbowl 51. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. tailgating is nothing new... but one atlanta start- up has taken the tradition to a whole new level. kevaney martin tells us how some football fans will be celebrating in first-class tomorrow. if you're thinking about a new big screen tv for the big game on sunday now is the time to buy. you still have a few hours left. kron4's tech reporter gabe slate says tvs are at their lowest price right before the super bowl. he shows us what's hot in tvs right

peter thiel has been this big supporter of trump. he sees himself as the voice of reason.an offer a big perspective on things like global warming, manufacturing and he is very opportunistic. he seems to be taking this moment to seize it. caroline: have you see the balancing act he plays on twitter at times trying to castigate the president and trying to back him up? intense getting pushback from his customers. a lot of the tesla customers in particular tend to be liberal and green thinkers trump and -- and trump has so -- shown no interest on that line of thought. ultimately elon musk is this a logical guy. that is the core of who he is. i don't think it is bs. when he says i want to have a line directly to the president to try to convince him on things like global warming or carbon tax, no, i think he means that sincerely. there will be a cost to pay for that. caroline: in some ways, what he is built with tesla is something donald trump has been talking about -- made in america, u.s. jobs. >> you could not find a better person than elon musk for the things trump has talke

tech billionaire and presidential advisor peter thiel won citizenship in 2011 despite visiting four timescial documents show he was approved for his entrepreneurial skills and for life to be -- philanthropy. deny claims of selling citizenship to wealthy foreigners. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm courtney collins. this is bloomberg. betty: i am taking a look at the trade surplus in australia. the biggest on record. billion at 82.2 $3 billion reach. and the aussie dollars flying. sizable beat and that is helping the aussie dollar break through the level. you see the spike your ahead of and when that data dropped this morning. technical indicators we are seeing, little in the way of resistance when it comes up to that mark. another currency i want to focus on given the data out of south korea, we are seeing the yuan picking up stronger pace -- the a stronger pace. we had a january inflation of her in rising by the most since october 2012. that see how that is playing off -- out in the equity markets. we have the

house and silicon valley is becoming better, more open, which are at colleagues like elon musk and peter thiel at times with donald trump? would you feel like with the backlash of the travel ban, walls are going back up? max: you know, the honest answer is that i think today's -- the scale on which we measure the outcomes i think has to be measured in quarters of not years, so it is too early to tell. the president has not been shy about executing on his plans and creating controversies, so people react to that, but they will be judged a long-term impact of their rules and that will play itself out in time. caroline: we hope you are not shy of educating your plans when it comes to it. thank you very much, max levchin, as ever. many other things go on in his work. cory: thank you very much. reorganizing the online unit after cutting ties with youtube somecutie pie, due to content --c anti-semitic content. he made about $15 million a year himself as youtube highest-paid star. on wednesday, bloomberg's david west will interview daniel tarullo, the goto man on enforcing banking regulations. you ca

. $20ng up, peter thiel's billion data mining company is spreading its tentacles across europe.ll episodes of "bloomberg technology" are now live streaming on twitter right now. check it out. every weekday, 5:00 on wall street, 2:00 on west coast. this is bloomberg. ♪ cory: the sec put strict rules on charter communications in its time warner acquisition. he's looking to ease the requirements which might be disconcerting to people that thought they were necessary. they had demanded charter build broadband connections to 2 million new locations including 1 million and places already serviced by competing providers. therding to fcc official, was a dropped part of the requirement the company already agreed to. move shows they may seek to revise or eliminate other conditions on charter as well. the data mining company known for being rich and part one secretive the less private and secretive, not unlike its founder. us onher cofounder joined what they are up to. this is a fascinating company. we don't know a lot about it. may be because the first customer was the c.i.a. or n.s.a. >>

companyp, peter thiel's is finding big growth in europe.ith a $20 billion valuation become profitable? this is bloomberg. ♪ erik: you are watching bloomberg. i am erik schatzker. lisa: i am lisa abramowicz. here is the global business report. britain's largest taxpayer-owned bank will cut billions in costs after it says expects to report its first profit in a decade. evidence is mounting that tokyo's housing boom is nearing an end. home prices have started to fall from their peak in the number of people looking to sell is growing it is now the time to buy? lisa: bridge and heading out of the eu, greece back on the brink -- can the unity of the continent survived without uniform financial discipline? we will discuss in our "quick take." erik: royal bank of scotland has posted its ninth straight annual loss and outlined plans for big cost cuts. the largest taxpayer-owned bank in u.k. will cut $2.5 billion over the next two years. rbs calls the lost disappointing , but does see a return to profit in the future. here is the cfo. been quite we h

we already knew peter thiel, who is anim grant from germany, has been granted full citizenship in new zealand he said he is living in america but files his citizenship because no other country aligns with my view of the future than new zealand. not only that but he made it when applying for citizenship years before the gop convention and supporting donald trump. there is nothing illegal about any of this. you have to wonder what the patriotic crowd would have thought if they knew that man was working on citizenship in an entirely different country. it is is popular with tech leaders. wozniak has residency in new zealand but not citizenship. >> all americans buying land in new zealand in light of recent events. >> why not stay right here in silicon valley. great events happening like this one today. it is is the watermark conference for women. it begins 8:30 this morning at the san jose convention center. a lot of big numbers including facebook's cheryl sandberg, madeline albright, condoleezza rice and viola davis. >> here the event is sold out. larra garcia-cannon and jessica. laura w

or apply for a peter thiel scholarship for you drop out of school and get money to start a business.ational review" wouldn't have him. i remember this story. in december? in december when this first came out and there was something in the california statute that allowed them to do this but it was dismissed as that's just a line in the statute. there's no way they would hold him accountable for it. guess what. he's suspended. blown away. >> greg: i want to read his essay. we should get his essay and read it. caleb, well, call me. >> kimberly: direct message greg on twitter. >> juan: he should have written a critical response to what the professor had to say but i think he politicized it. nonetheless, there is no arguing with the idea that's what going on on campuses is one-sided and wrong, especially when you silence people you don't like. that extends to speakers. >> eric: how many pieces of information a teacher puts up in the classroom goes up on the internet? no one gets suspended for that. >> greg: or when people film cops trying to do their jobs, they get accolades. "one more th

it's really interesting about what peter thiel is saying.ne of the things tim cook has emphasized is we have what you want. we have thought it through. snapchat is uniquely beautiful when it comes to what people do with the camera. and this camera is fabulous. i can show you pictures of my daughter where she snapchated where she makes herself look like a squirrel. okay. maybe that's not the best example, but she does it. but the camera on the apple is so perfect for that. by the way, how about sirius logic on sound? let's go back to skyworks on "mad money" recently, told you guys these guys were good but nobody listened. we had barclays downgrade it. well, he's scrambling. he's now saying, wait a second, the emperor's guy is partially clothed. >> and cook on the call did sort of speak at least to some production issues in terms of not having enough plus sizes. >> plus -- >> not having enough for the ear -- >> they did not have enough plus sizes. they were constrained on what is the biggest gross margin business, although of course the servic

peter thiel apparently referred the guy, so presumably he's going to be perfect.oes it for us tonight. see you again tomorrow. us toni. we'll see you again tomorrow. "first look" is up next. >>> courtroom showdown. donald trump's executive order on immigration remains on hold, but today the federal appeals court will hear arguments on whether to restore the travel ban. >>> plus -- >> she said that government, when it comes to education, quote, government really sucks, closed quote. what gives you the right to say that? >> democratic senators consider their protest over betsy devos. they are hoping to convince one more republican to vote against her. >>> and as the patriots get a welcome home, the hunt is on to find tom brady's missing ser

peter thiel apparently referred the guy, so presumably he's going to be perfect. that does it for us tonight. see you again tomorrow. us toni. we'll see you again tomorrow. "first look" is up next. >>> courtroom showdown. donald trump's executive order on immigration remains on hold, but today the federal appeals court will hear arguments on whether to restore the travel ban. >>> plus -- >> she said that government, when it comes to education, quote, government really sucks, closed quote. what gives you the right to say that? >> democratic senators consider their protest over betsy devos. they are hoping to convince one more republican to vote against her. >>> and as the patriots get a welcome home, the hunt is on to find tom brady's missing super bowl jersey. >>> good morning, everyone. it is tuesday, february 7th. i'm alex witt alongside ayman molheydin and louis burgdorf. foreign visitors are hurrying to reach the u.s. and pass through customs ahead of the hearing scheduled for 3:00 p.m. pacific held today. late last night the president tweeted, the threat from

i think a lot of that work that went to the original meeting was peter thiel, i do have to point out,wn as a supporter but every driver i ha had i washington, d.c. in the last year and a half have been pro-trump. and it comes out independent, i don't talk politics, it will come out. i think there maybe divergence between the ceo and the drivers. >> where does this end on uber's part? >> one of the lesson business are learning is your much better to be in the room, to be negotiating with him. if you strike a hostile position from day one, they are not going to compromise. these are not the same people that have same -- that previous have had. which is not good for the economy -- >> reporter implied he pulled he, he is not going because he has a conflict. disney is not pulling out. >> i think that's true if you expect that this is a presidency that's going to last a full term. a lot of people do not necessarily believe that. i think that could -- >> that's a risky business. >> i agree. >> impeachment of a president. >> a lot are not willing to pet on -- >> let me go the other way. we th

union building >>> the government of new zealand has released documents revealing how billionaire peter thiel became a new zealand citizen in 2011 although he never lived there. the document shows a new zealand lawmaker decided his entrepreneurial skills and philanthropy were valuable to new zealand so he was granted citizenship during a private ceremony held at the new zealand consulate in santa monica. thiel co-founded paypal in 1999, was an early investor in facebook and is a supporter of our president. >>> new this morning, we're learning a bomb scare forced american airlines flight to make an emergency landing in tennessee overnight. an airline spokesman says that the plane was bound from charlotte to indianapolis when the airline got a bomb threat. passengers were safely evacuated at mcgee tyson airport and bomb-sniffing dogs were deployed but crews found no threat to the plane. >>> time now 5:10. we're getting a look at saturn. nasa says the best is yet to come. >> we can see the stars and the planets last night. it was absolutely gorgeous. now we have clouds moving in and we'll track

you look at some of president trump's most prominent supporters, people like peter thiel, this is whydonald trump, because they think washington is out of control and they think it's better to burn it all down than to work to improve the existing institutions. what i found so striking about this appearance by steve bannon was how articulate and what a good surrogate he is for donald trump. so it's interesting that he really shies away from moments raising his public profile because he knows that ultimately he's playing the long game and it's better to play it behind the scenes. >> peter, what's your reaction to bannon's comments here? >> i thought it was simply a confirmation of what the campaign was all about, what the state of the union message will be about, is literally about, as elise says, taking a wrecking ball to washington, but at the same time trying to provide enough hope so that he can solidify and maintain his base, keep the house of representatives in line, try to keep a few senators from calling for bipartisan investigative committees, and at the end of the day, creatin

when it comes to silicon valley's representation in the trump incircle there is still facebook's peter thiell on trump's side despite an icy reception from many of his comrades. >> and what about kalanick uber's ceo? what took him so long to decide to leave the council? >> uber is not known for caving to public pressure. you may remember the company refusing to budge when it came under fire over accusation that it treats its drivers unfairly and ignores local regulations. but in this case the pressure was from drivers and staffers, some of them suffering a social stigma from even working at uber so it came to a head yesterday. >> thank you. >>> federal judge in california will hear argument on whether to uphold on extend the temporary restraining order blocking parts of the immigration ban. the issue whether travelers from seven countries included in the ban are entitled to a hearing before being barred from the country and whether their religion played a role in how they were treated. >>> a rotating group of lawyers and interpreters have been stationed at sfo since that executive order was

we already knew that peter thiel who is an immigrant from germany, had plans to get residency in new zealand. but new documents show he's been granted full citizenship. teal told the kiwi government he'll probably still live in america, but said in this filing for citizenship that, quote, no other country aligns more with my view of the future than new zealand. not only that, but he made those statements and applied for citizenship years before he made the appearance at the gop convention and publicly supported donald trump. now, there's nothing illegal about any of this, of course, but you have to wonder what that patriotic crowd might have thought if they knew that the man at the podium was working on getting citizenship in a different country when he was telling them how great america was. back to you. >> that's a story you will see only on nbc bay area. an east bay school board trustee is tweeting up some controversy. he tweeted his support for trump's executive order on immigration, breaking away from the slew of local leaders and educators who had condemned that travel ban. he

charlie: peter thiel gave it that coloration. brad: he is standing alone right now. e's not a lot of other valley types that have come about in the way peter has for the trump administration. to me, it looks very democratic. the valley got behind hillary clinton. if there was any division, it was between hillary and bernie sanders. charlie: peter used to say among others we should take donald , trump seriously but not literally. some of his friends are saying, peter, you had it wrong. you should have taken him literally. brad: it seems he was literal in some of the things he promised during his campaign. charlie: the book is called "the upstarts: how the killers of silicon valley are changing the world." brad stone, thank you. brad: thanks, charlie. charlie: back in a moment. stay with us. ♪ charlie: the cofounder and ceo of the next-door is here, a private social network which allows neighbors to connect with each other about issues that affect their community. next-door is different from other social networks in that it doesn't connect members through their preferen

peter thiel apparently referred the guy, so presumably he's going to be perfect.r us tonight. see you begagain tomorrow. time for "the last word" ari melber in for lawrence tonight. >> i only hold part of that segment. is this a visa party? >> basically a vampire novel without vampires or sex. >> makes more sense. thank you, rachel. see you soon. i'm ari melber. i'm in for lawrence. you'll hear from him tonight. the travel ban heading back to court in less than 24 hours as donald trump attacks the judicial system on twitter. >> the executive order will remain on hold for at least another day. >> we need strong programs. >> the president has broad powers with these executive orders but it is not

peter thiel apparently referred the guy, so presumably he's going to be perfect. that does it for us tonight. see you begagain tomorrow. time for "the last word" ari melber in for lawrence tonight. >> i only hold part of that segment. is this a visa party? >> basically a vampire novel without vampires or sex. >> makes more sense. thank you, rachel. see you soon. i'm ari melber. i'm in for lawrence. you'll hear from him tonight. the travel ban heading back to court in less than 24 hours as donald trump attacks the judicial system on twitter. >> the executive order will remain on hold for at least another day. >> we need strong programs. >> the president has broad powers with these executive orders but it is not unfettered. >> we're up against an enemy that celebrates death and totally worships destruction. >> this president simply cannot accept anything that doesn't go his way. >> president trump has abused his power. >> if you're a judge, you're illegitimate. >> we don't have so-called judges. >> if it's polls that don't reflect well, they're fake. if it's a news

peter thiel apparently referred the guy, so presumably he's going to be perfect.does it for us tonight. see you again tomorrow. time for "the last word" ari melber in for lawrence tonight. >> i only hold part of that segment. is this a visa party? >> basically a vampire novel without vampires or sex. >> makes more sense. thank you, rachel. see you soon. i'm in for lawrence. you'll hear from him tonight. the travel ban heading back to court in less than 24 hours as donald trump attacks the judicial system on twitter. >> the executive order will remain on hold for at least another day. >> we need strong programs. >> the president has broad powers with these executive orders but it is not unfettered. >> we're up against an enemy that celebrates death and totally worships destruction. >> this president simply cannot accept anything that doesn't go his way. >> president trump has abused his power. >> if you're a judge, you're illegitimate. >> we don't have so-called judges. >> if it's polls that don't reflect well, they're fake. if it's a news story, it's lies >> the t

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alexandra: it is a book about three fellows who won peter thiel's thiel fellowship.t looks through the eyes of these three kids and shows the

i think he and, perhaps, peter thiel like to be the bridge between the white house and -- neil: he didhe white house. >> right. neil: better to be there at the table than not. >> he said it wasn't on the agenda, he made it first and foremost -- neil: right. >> and he's trying, of course, to keep his credibility with silicon valley and with the white house, but it is a tenuous relationship. neil: could it hurt their relationship on other initiatives that they're so worked up about this that they don't -- >> here's the irony. if you look at apple with 200 million, google with 450 million, microsoft, 110 million all offshore, you know, when president trump talks about repatriation, no one benefits more than silicon valley. no one. neil: absolutely. >> so i do find it interesting that they're saying that foreign workers perhaps are more important than access to one point something trillion dollars or -- neil: very well put. >> you know? or do they deeply believe in this from an ideological point of view even to the point where it could even interrupt or interfere with their business. neil: