it's good for the american business. >> how difficult is it, rajiv, you've been out reporting with manyis it for this generation of veterans to find meaningful post-military work and careers? >> forç system of them it's challenging because they're coming from a world where they have learned specialized skills. they've gleaned great leadership talents. they have values and ethics and problem-solving abilities, but some of that is not easily translatable in the civilian sector, so their resumes aren't fully understood we people in the human resources department. why? because a lot of those people don't have a connection to the military. >> warner: what do veterans bring to the work table, to the workplace that if you haven't served in the military you might not necessarily have? >> everyone we have met from an 18-year-old enlisted young kid to a four-star general, in my view, has had the same common thread of characterisács -- authentic leadership, mission driven, understood the issue of being on a team, highly ethical, great integrity, and brings a levelç of not entitlement but underst

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[applause] newsmakers --e newsmakers,ow's rajiv shah. >> usaid has the responsibility for coordinating the response in west africa. we have seen signs of real progress over the last two or three months. but we also know that this is going to be a long-term fight to keep ebola contained and dealt with at its source so that we can be safe here and at home. we have taken a very data-driven approach. peak wasion at its from family members touching, kissing, consoling, washing the bodies of the deceased, people who had died of ebola. so we set up teams of six or seven people draped in personal protective equipment. they go and in a dignified way safely dispose of the bodies. that, plus a huge messaging campaign, plus the fact that we now have 800 beds available, has brought the rate of transmission down dramatically to from more than 100 a day to 15-20 a day. that is making a huge difference and transforming the entire country. that when we stay data-driven we can see real results. >> our transition -- our transmissions falling across the board? liberia is where we have seen the largest red

i really applaud howard and rajiv's book because i think it's their book and "the washington post" andussion, it is really opening up a whole new way to look at the differences our veterans will make when they return to this country. their efforts and -- >> you've been listening to the va secretary robert mcdonald. on the eve of veterans day. at a time when the va department has been trying to overhaul itself after just a damaging and troubling last year. >>> we turn now to the latest news on ebola. tonight mark, the end of nurse kaci hickox's 21 day monitoring period. in maine after her return from treating ebola patients in west africa. stirred controversy last month after challenging orders to quarantine herself after her return to the u.s. but as of 11:59 p.m. tonight, she will no longer be required to monitor her health daily. and is free to go wherever she likes. according to hickic's boyfriend, they plan to leave the state of paying, say, quote, we're going to try to get our lives back on track. >>> in texas over the weekend, ebola survivor nina pham returned to her alma mater t

it is something that the agency with for years and rajiv shah has strict but different systems but they have numerous projects that go d, with he worl are overseeing t these things. to seems to take some time get under control. the idea is to make a number of recommendations on how they can do that. again, it has been a problem for us aid for sometime. the alan speak about growth story, and whether or restrictions efforts are constant. have been quite by the inted administration. >> i think it is tied up in cuban politics. to get him out but there is no beyond the diplomatic channels. that amily has frustration what is being old done. phone question, we had some but what the administration talked about, in the re been a turn or are they concerned still an uncontained situation? has been a there is slowing. the word contain might be a premature. there has been small outbreaks in other not even that we have read about, that is a sign of how effective the response has been. >> as you mentioned before, it is putting a strain on the agency because they're having to pull people and resources

. >> on newsmakers, rajiv shah discusses ebola, and u.s. foreign aid. newsmakers on c-span. >> next, a debate on what to do with undocumented immigrant children known as dreamers. it is the texas tribune festival in austin. this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. thank you for being here today. i'm manny fernandez. i'm the houston bureau chief for "the new york times." and on behalf of the texas tribune, i'm very happy to welcome everyone to the fourth annual texas tribune festival and to our panel today, entitled what to do with the dreamers. our panelists are george baldor, a dallas businessman who started a website supporting the texas d.r.e.a.m. act, also known as hb 1403. the website is keephb1403.com. veronica escobar -- [applause] the county judge of el paso county. she become the top elected official in texas this sixth largest county -- in texas's six largest county in 2011. we also have gabby pacheco, program director of a national college scholarship fund for undocumented students called the dream.us. last april, she became the fir

it is something that the agency has dealt with for years and rajiv shah has strict but different systems but they have numerous projects that go around the world, with contractors that are overseeing these things. it's a process that seems to take some time get under control. the idea is to make a number of recommendations on how they can do that. again, it has been a problem for usaid for some time. >> can we speak about the alan gross story, and whether or not the end restrictions efforts are constant. >> his family have been quite disappointed by the administration. chris the efforts of the administration. >> is it tied up in cuba politics? >> i think it is tied up in cuban politics. they have not been forthcoming on what these efforts are. that is beyond the diplomatic channels, which we don't have a lot of diplomatic relationships with cuba. his family is not being told what is being done. >> final question, going back to what did heard ministration spoke about. from your independent reporting, has a been a turn in the crisis? >> i think there is has been a slowing. using contained

rajiv shah will be joining us to talk about the us's efforts ebola in west africa. here is a portion. [video clip] >> i think if you look across three endemic countries -- we have seen signs of real progress over the last two, three months. but we also know that this is fight to be a long-term to keep ebola contained and dealt with added source, sso that we can be safe and secure here at home. the needs are going to continue months into the future. in particular, we have taken a very data-driven approach. and we have seen some real results from that. we saw that 70% of transmission was liberia, for example, from family members touching, consoling, kitchen, washing the bodies of deceased people who had died of ebola. up these burial teams. a huge messaging campaign aand the fact that we have 820 ebola treatment beds liberians who get sick have brought this transmission rates down dramatically. for more than 100 new cases a day to now 15 to 20 new cases a day. that is making a huge difference in transforming the state of that entire country. we will stay at it and be

. >> on newsmakers, we hear from rajiv shah. he talks about the agency's mission in combating poverty and the task of overseeing u.s. foreign aid a u.s. response efforts to the ebola outbreak in west africa. >> i went to west africa for a ofk to oversee the elements the responsibility and visited all the countries that were endemic and in senegal where we are helping neighboring countries be protected in case they get a case. and when i came back, that was the week that there was a lot of media coverage and there was an understandable but palpable fear even in communities where my kids go to school, for example in washington, d.c. and wanted to know -- [laughter] they wanted to know. people now see that the science-based set of guidelines that the president has go forward in terms if you are at risk and you get actively monitored. i was actively monitored by a wonderful, local official who called me twice today to get my temperature. a torture for 21 days. i do not need to be quarantined. i follow the protocol. you have to follo

. >> on newsmakers, we hear from rajiv shah. he talks about the agency's mission in combating poverty and the task of overseeing u.s. foreign aid a u.s. response