t. boone pickens, and the andrew w. melon foundation. but some skeptics wonder if the $100 million gift to newark schools is just about generosity or if it's an effort to cast a more favorable light on a young billionaire who currently has an image problem. >> they're saying we stole the facebook page. did we? >> reporter: the hollywood movie opening next week raises questions about whether facebook, with its 500 million users, was in fact zuckerberg's idea. while new jersey officials await the specifics of the zuckerberg deal, most agree the devil will be in the details. >> we have existing statutes which governs the operation of school systems in this state, and it doesn't matter who donates what amount of money. those laws must be upheld. they must be followed and complied with. >> reporter: there is a buzz in the city tonight about the gift, as people hold their breath, waiting to hear the details. brian? >> rehema ellis in newark tonight starting us off. and another reminder about our upcoming series "education nation." it's a natio

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t. boone pickens and the andrew mellon foundation.der if the gift from zuckerberg to newark schools is just about generosity or if it's an effort to cast a more favorable light on a young billionaire who currently has an image problem. >> they're saying we stole the facebook. >> reporter: the movie opening next week raises questions about whether facebook with its half a billion users was, in fact, zuckerberg's idea. while new jersey officials await the specifics of the zuckerberg deal, most agree the devil will be in the details. >> we have existing statutes which govern the operation of school systems in this state. and it doesn't matter who donates what amount of money. those laws must be upheld. they must be followed and they must be complied with. >> that was nbc's rehema ellis reporting. check that out. because starting tomorrow that is the place to be. nbc news presents education nation. what is wrong with our schools and how to begin to fix them. it begins tomorrow at noon. that's hosted by "nightly news" anchor brian williams

t. boone pickens, and james cameron camen renewable energy. that, a critic of environmentalism talks about why he thinks the movement is misguided. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," changes to the nation's health care system. mike wallace is our guest. after that, george malign -- george miller on -- george melloan. "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. they will discuss the country's reaction to the proposed islamic cultural center near ground zero. live coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. eastern. now a panel of legal analysts on issues dealing with the trials for suspected terrorists. this is part of a judicial conference in hawaii. >> ever since september 11, 2001, the united states has confronted a new reality. terrorist groups, many of whom are fueled by religious fervor, have declared a holy war on the united states and they have killed thousands of people within our own borders as well as initiating a tax on the united states and its -- initiating a taattacks on the ud states and its interests abroad. because of the unusual nature of wh

t. boone pickens. [applause] so i am going to start with ted turner. i want to know what exactly you are doing in renewals and why after all these accomplishments, you had to step into a whole nother irina. -- whole other arena. >> i believe the greatest economic opportunity for the future will be a clean renewable energy because we have to rebuild and retrofit the entire energy system in the world. energy is huge. other than do, it is the single biggest been -- other than food it is the single biggest thing we have. i want to get in there and set an example. in the united states it is not easy to make good, solid alternative energy investments because we do not have a level playing field. the field is still filled with the god damn coal and. i am not board to take it anymore. [laughter] -- i am not going to take it anymore. we of a government in -- they don't have a government in iraq, and we do not either. i have a $10 million investment in mexico. it is very hard to find viable, decent investments and clean alternative energy with our current laws.

t. boone pickens and some of the others to know how to generate public support for issues. my first message is, we have to find new ways of influencing the grassroots on climate change and environmental issues. the traditional methods are not working. if you look at political trends in the future, with declining numbers of progress since being elected, both at the federal and state level, new ways of convincing the congress, and while i believe the obama administration has made some important strides, to put environmental issues and climate change issues at the top of the agenda -- i don't have the answer for that. we are talking about new media, internet, blogging, new ways to pressure, bringing young people involved is keep. linking our efforts to the schools. that is my first message. whatever it is we are doing with fund-raising and lobbying, it is just not working to get something done. it is working to do some good. my second message is that if it doesn't work at the federal level, you have to go to the states. if you look at the rocky mountain region, with the leader

t. boone pickens. [applause] i am going to start with ted turner, and i want to know what you are doing and why you have to step in a new arena. >> i believe the greatest opportunities for the foreseeable future will be in renewable energy, because we have to retrofit the entire system, and it is huge. and and and food, it is the single biggest thing and we have, and i wanted to set an example. in the us, it is not easy to make alternativ energy investiments, because we do not have a level playing field. our economy is attached to the coal industry, and our government will not do anything about it. half. they do not have a gov in iraq. we ont have one here either. i have a $10 million wind investment in new mexico. it is hard to find viable investments in clean alternate energy with current laws. laws need to change. we need to encourage what we do want. we have to put natural gas to work for us. it is good for the economy. iif we don't do it, we are going to be ead. there are plenty of reasons to do i