>> and universe, the definition of universe? >> that's a tough one because i want to just say it's everything. but recently evidence, recent strong theoretical consideration sulgs there might be such a thing as a multiverse which is the entity out of which universes are born. so if you ask with was around before the universe, you would say there would be this throbbing, living, multiverse. possibly spawning countless, maybe even infinite other yeuferszs with slightly different laws of physics. and so let me, for the purposes of today say the universe is everything that we can receive through our detectors from here to the horizon, ours could mick horrizeon. >> what do we mean by the big bang? >> well, in my field we're really into one sill bell vocabulary, sun syllable lexicon. there are spots on the sun, we call those sun spots, okay, are you where me now. jupiter has a big red spot, we call it jupiter's big red spot. so the beginning of the universe, the wirth of space, time, energy and everything is, we call it a big bang. an

the university of notre dame is special. [applause] vp pence: from the arts to engineering, from politics to prose, you've been given a strong foundation of critical thought and knowledge. you've studied the textbooks of your discipline and learned the facts and figures that you'll need to succeed in your chosen field and profession. but a notre dame education doesn't end with the formation of the mind. in these halls, you've experienced the formation of the heart. your education here has prepared you for a life of service to your families, your communities, and our country, and the countries to which you will return. notre dame is exceptional. this university stands without apology for human freedom and the inherent dignity of every human person, and it holds fast to the faith that gave it birth. and the impact of notre dame reaches far beyond the sight of the golden dome. your educational initiatives bring knowledge to the children across this country and the world who need it most. your commitment to social concerns melds

charlie: parallel universes.l: if there is a multi-verse, then in principle there are other universes all around us. i suppose you can think of it as a parallel universe. it turns out, for reasons that are involved in physics at a level beyond i exited the coursework, it turns out the force of gravity can leak out of the membrane that is the universe and be felt in adjacent universes. i kind of like the idea that maybe the dark matter in our universe is ordinary matter in a parallel universe whose gravity is leaking into ours. and we mysteriously say it is a magical, mysterious force of gravity. but it is just regular gravity across the curtain. that would be a concept of a parallel universe, where in principle, we could detect it. but if there are such things the , laws of physics would be slightly different in them and it would be really dangerous to visit. you could collapse into a pile of goo because the laws of physics that maintain your molecular structure would be compromised. you want to bring a penny or

-- which universes are born.u are asked what was there -- of the uniforms universe, you would say it was this multi-verse. perhaps with slightly different laws of physics. purposes of today, let me say the universe is everything that we can receive to our detectors from here toward our cosmic horizon. charlie: what do we mean by the big bang? neil: in my field, we are really into one syllable vocabulary. one syllable,. lexicon.llable when jupiter has a red spot, we call it jupiter's a red spot. the universe began, we caught a big bang. ideas kind of a pejorative 30 or 40 ago. but you can't take on -- you kind of take ownership of it. it was this kind of small spot. charlie: how small? neil: that is the opening sentence of the book. 1,000,000,000,000th of a size of the period that ins the sentence i just spoke. you say, that doesn't make sense. before that, there is an opening quote where i let the reader know, the universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. [laughter] senses?at are our five they were fo

and this university is a very close-knit community, as i've said.o if they pull our university from us, it is a very, very personal matter. reporter: in downtown budapest, signs seek to garner support for the central european university. here, students like gaspar earn degrees that are accredited in hungary and in the u.s. founded after the iron curtain fell, the ceu is an international postgraduate institution. mr. bekes: i feel this is a very, very esteemed institution, it is the best in hungary objectively, and not just by its academic standards, but also by its humanistic value. here, you can actually feel that you are treated as a partner in learning and you are treated as a young generation who will hopefully do great things and aspire to great things, and the professors, the faculty, administration and all other students are very much supportive in this. reporter: the ceu encourages and educates students for the future to lead a free, democratic, and westward-looking hungary. but the new law threatens to shut down the university if it doesn't

so, to imagine that the universe was always there, not our universe, because we had a beginning. but maybe it was always there. that's possible. maybe it is one expression of what the meta- verse creates. if each has bubbles they each create a universe, is there anything to prevent that in principle? no. that philosophical trajectory isn't different from thinking earth is it. so then it is a demotion. it's one of just 100 billion others in the milky way. it's one of 100 billion other galaxies. so, we have had good precedent for recognizing the universe is really bad at making things in one's and that may be true even for the universe itself. there could simply be multiple universes. and i think that is maybe two out of three of the questions keeping notes. >> host: he asked, and you talk about this in several of your books and talks. is there a religious aspect to the big bang theory and has he ever considered running for office? >> when you use the word religion, it comes with certain expectations of what it means. when you say religion, it involves a document of some kind that

imaginary universe has the universe has the surface of the living and dry spiral on it. the balloon the difference between all galaxies rose that is precisely what is going on in our universe. not because the galaxies are separated from one another within the space, it is because the space itself is stretching. this is prescribed by einstein's general theory of relativity. our experiments bear this out. so here is the universe now, but yesterday was a little smaller. so if you want to ask where is the center of this surface, that's like asking where is the center of the surface of the earth? the question actually has no meaning. you know to not ask that because it is the wrong question given the geometry of what is going on. but i can ask a different question, not where is the center of this universe the surface of the sphere. i can ask when is the center of the universe and it is 14 billion years ago. so the timeline in a sense is that doctors pointing straight out from the center through the surface of the universe we live in. as the balloon gets smaller and smaller, y

of that universe.ion years ago. so the timeline, in a sense, is this vector pointing straight out from the center new the surface -- through the surface of the universe that we live in. and as the balloon gets smaller and smaller, you're going back and back this time. bam! that is the center of that explosion 14 billion years ago. >> host: let's fit aide remember in -- adrienne in memphis in. >> caller: hello.. i'm in eighth grade. i saw you in st. louis.l. my question is about black holes. i want to know what is in black holes?hat it why is it there and how do you know it? >> guest: great question. and you should -- you sound like you're in college, by the way, but you're in seventh grade. okay, so there's hope for the world. [laughter] so a black hole, so i guess if you're in seventh grade, you would have been maybe 4 years old when i published the book "death by black hole." so in there there's a whole discussion about black holes and also how they can kill you. but what we know is if you're standin

that is also the story of liberty university. when i think about the visionary founder of this great institution, reverend jerry falwell senior, i can only imagine how excited he would be if he could see all of this and all of you today, and how proud he would be of his son and of his family. in just two days, we will mark the 10th anniversary of reverend falwell's passing. i used to love watching him on television. hearing him preach. he was a very special man. he would be so proud, not just of what you have achieved, but of the young men and women of character that you have all become. jerry, your dad is looking down on you right now and he is proud. he is very proud. congratulations. great job. [applause] president trump: reverend falwell's life is a testament to the power of faith to change the world. the inspiring legacy that we see all around us in this great stadium, this is a beautiful stadium. and it is packed. i am so happy about that. i said, how are you going to fill up a place like that? it is packed, jerry. [laughte

universe ever. it is true, but it is not the whole story. the lifeguardet at the lake where i grew up and teaching me my first chinup by the branch of a tree at that the, and introduced me to weightlifting club locally, where they taught me about weightlifting and bodybuilding. they helped me and nurtured me. they pushed me. eventually i saw a magazine that said, mr. universe becomes hercules. front the story from the to the end cover. trained,actly how he five hours a day and how he became a champion three times and how he went to america. and the day he was discovered to do hercules movies. when i read that, i found my vision. the most important thing in life is to have vision. i found my vision. that magazine gave me my blueprint for my life. five years later after training five hours a day just like him, i became, through his help and inspiration, though youngest mr. universe ever. that is how i was invited to america, to give me the opportunity to train in golds gym and to get a little apartmen

universe ever. it is true. it is not the whole story because if i was not a lifeguard at the lake where i grew up and some bodybuilders introduced me to wait training and tommy the first tuneup on the branch of a tree, and eventually introduce me also to weightlifting clubs locally where the coaches taught me about bodybuilding. they helped me. they nurtured me. they pushed me and eventually i french man onith the cover. magazine --at boston that magazine, read the story, and let me tell you something, i read exactly how he trained five hours a day, calling him a champion, mr. universe three times. he was discovered and in some movies, hercules movies. when i read that, i got my vision. let me tell you, you must have vision to know where you are going. me myagazine gave blueprint for my life. five years later after training five hours a day left-handed, i became through his help and his inspiration the youngest mr. universe ever. bodybuilding, of the editor of muscle and fitness invited me to americ

universal health care, the universal european court of human rights in 1959 were created when european nationshoo were homogenous and by contrast in the united states, large minority of african american, not to mention, of course, native americans here and therefore much more radialized. they don't necessarily think of something that would help racial or ethic minorities or poor people, they think of something that's good for everyone whereas in the united states some many people are hostile to university health care is because they tend to think that it's only for minorities on welfare instead for a greater good. >> next call for mugambi comes from john in laurel, new york. >> thank you, i have a two-part question, if i may. the first part is how would you explain that united states is the most open society probably on the face of the earth with information available literally at your fingertips and at the same time we seemed to be uninformed and related to that. second-part question, is why is it that so many people in this country seem to vote against their own interests? >> it's a

well, you said ‘top universities', that's not all universities, so you keep changing. at the top, then. look, are young people from poor backgrounds underrepresented in our universities? yes. but we are seeing that improve and we have in train a programme of work to improve it further. why did you cut maintenance grants for poorer students? we have got the best package of student support of any of the uk nations. it's a combination of grants and loans. in england, of course, bursaries, grants, are being abolished completely. and you cut the grants? in the last couple of years, we have increased the value of the grant proportion and have increased the income threshold at which young people qualify for the maximum grant. but what we did was establish a minimum income guarantee for students, which is, yes, a combination of grants and loans, but we are protecting the continuation of grants as part of that. in england, grants, bursaries, have completely been abolished. but grants in scotland are lower than they were. yes, because we introduced... and grants are what matter

head of liberty university there. as we watch here live pictures, the president preparing for the commencement address his first commencement as president of the united states, not all of these students are supportive of the president. during the campaign we know there were protests today. but during the campaign there was a petition online and a letter liberty united against trump. i want to read just a portion of this to give us maybe some color about some of those in opposition. because our president has led the world to believe that liberty university supports donald trump, we students must take it upon ourselves to make clear that donald trump is absolutely opposed to what we believe and does not have our support. we're not proclaiming our opposition to donald trump out of bitterness but out of a desire to regain the integrity of our school. they go on to say we don't want to champion donald trump we want only to champion for christ. so, the narrative that this is in full an audience that is friendly to the presi

the commencement address at notre dame university. several graduates walked out and protested the vice president. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] thank you all. distinguished winners of the faculty and fellow honorees. family and friends gather here. all who come from near and far to share a special moment and congratulations to a generation of promise the notre dame university class of 2017. [applause] you know, it's great to be back home again. [applause] but i have to tell you it is deeply humbling to participate in the 172nd commencement here at the university in her 175th year. my first generation mother is here with us today 83 years young. [applause] and you know, i'm pretty sure my mother never thought she would see me at a universit universite dame. the class of 201 2017 as a 2017f extraordinary accomplishment. you came from every corner of america and from across the world representing all 50 states and the district of columbia and puerto rico. some 3,143 men and women will graduate today with 3,171 degrees. by my accou

the university of notre dame 35 years ago. school's founder he was a truly kindhearted man, of very deep faith. notre dame's own meteoric rise to a small midwestern school to our national football powerhouse and he wrote something so amazing, on the same trajectory, and wish you all the best and encourage you from the starting, and be able to start, very small and arriving in the big time, thanks to hard work, great faith and incredible devotion, and the liberty flames are playing in the fbs, and in ncaa football, don't laugh, that could be tough. and the scores here and what you are doing here, other players are big and fast and strong. you become a powerhouse in education, wait till the world hears the football team, schedule starting next season. the schools you are playing 28 teams. would you like me to read the names just came out, i am a little bit concerned. umass, virginia, auburn, are you sure you know what you are doing? gerri, auburn. i don't know about that, james, rutgers, old dominion, brigham young, army, i migh

universe down to earth. i wrote a letter and i said i don't know if you remember me, i was the kid who did this. it was my second book. he read it, wrote a blurb, and said on page 17, i think you have a typo it is this and not that. that is how you knew he did go through the whole book. that was it until his widow who was one of the coauthors of one of the original cosmos. a women with huge talent in her own right. i would say she is one of the most enlightened people i met. you will ask her a question and she will say keep talking, i am going to listen. you just talk for the next hour. when you meet someone like that it a special thing. so, i was invited by the estate to host the follow on cosmo do is the original and she continued to co-author that with a colleague of mine steve suder who coauthored the original cosmo's with carl. the two re-teamed up for this project. i had a few encounters with carl other than that. maybe five. we were not beer drinking buddies and hung out at each other's house. it wasn

at georgetown university hospital, you continue to save precious lives.eorgetown medical research center, continue with your research because you never know who will knock on your door. i ask the students at georgetown university to live your lives and fulfilling your dreams. i would like to say hi to my daughter. [applause] >> thank you, jessica. those beautiful reflections and for the vision and determination you have brought to helping all of us that her know your family and the person whose name now marks this building, isaac hawkins. today, in gathering to dedicate 2 buildings in the heart of our campus for isaac hawkins and we honor 2becraft individuals. their lives, their stories, their families. we recall the injustices they our role in them, and we bear witness to a history that had been forgotten. we do this in the context of the university community, a place animated by a shared commitment to push against and push through blocks to understanding, blocks to knowing, blocks to freedom, blocks to human flourishing. we have a responsibility in the

. >> five howard university students are suing the college under title ix. they claim schedule assaults were not properly community days before commencement. alexandria limon moan live in north much northwest on details of the lawsuit and reveals life for some of these students was a nightmare on campus. >> reporter: imagine being raped or sexually assaulted and then having to see your attacker regularly in class or worse having to live with them in the same dorm room. that's what some of these women say happened to them after the university if i -- failedto take action. >> these women experienced sexual assault and they were not supported by the university. >> reporter: the historically black college in washington, d.c. was slapped with a lawsuit wednesday. five female students allege inaction and mishandling of investigations after they reported rapes and sexual assaults on campus. some of the women say they were harassed and confronted by their attackers after reporting what happened. and they claim the university did nothing. >> reporter: in march of las

fbi is investigating stabbing death of buoy state university student on the university of maryland college park campus. presidential dip mromcy president trump prepares for a day of talk ever the middle east process during his visit to israel. take a look outside to prepare for a cool day. wet roads, slow commutes. showers expected to be off and on across the region throughout the day sadly. yeah, it's monday. but hey, good morning to you thank you very much for joining us i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm holly morris. >> monday, may 22. >> michael thomas will talk about wet weather

the university past president is calling it -- university's president is calling it "despicable." the noose was found at a fraternity house last week. happening today, another crack at a vote on the gop health care bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act. sam sweeney is live in the newsroom. is there any chance that this bill gets past? -- passed? sam: right now it looks like it's going to pass the house. the boat is expected to be razor thin. controversial. the sticking point, the pre-existing conditions. let's take a look outside the u.s. capitol. last night, republicans amended this bill, adding $8 billion over the next five years to help those with pre-existing conditions. some republicans and all democrats still calling that inadequate. many in the medical field say $8 billion is just a drop in the bucket. no one knows how much this bill is actually going to cost. the congressional budget office simply hasn't had the time to evaluate the new bill, but republicans are pushing ahead with it and democrats, of course, are fighting back. >> we cannot wait. we have to tr

in an e-mail a howard university spokesperson told news 4 the university couldn't comment on the lawsuitsity has been and remains committed to diligently investigate any such allegations regarding a -- >>> the former school's chancellor kaya henderson unfairly gave wavers. mayor muriel bowser says one of her employees placed on the light by them after they gained access to the roof at some point on wednesday. >>> turning to the interview a lot of folks are talking about this morning. nbc's lester holt's exclusive interview with president trump. they touched on many issues including james comey's firing. the president also explained why it took 18 days to fire michael flynn as national security adviser. >> my white house counsel came back to me. emergency. she didn't make it sound like that in the hearings like it has been done immediately. this man has served for many years. he's a general. he's a -- in my opinion, a very good person. >> you'll be able to hear more from that interview at the top of the hour on the "today" show. >> 6:49. meanwhile, here are 4 things we're learning about j

university. ceo and president of aerojet rocketdyne, eileen drake at university of alabama in huntsville, executive chairman schultz, at, howard arizona state university, tempe, senator elizabeth warren at the university of massachusetts amherst, and senator rob portman at ashland university in ohio. this saturday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and seized on -- and c-span.org. live, today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. at 9:00 a.m., the u.s. house returns. off the floor members are invited to a classified briefing deputy attorney general rod rosenstein on the firing of fbi director james comey. up in 30 minutes on "washington journal,", congressman jim himes of connecticut, ranking member of the intelligence of committee on the nsa and cyber security, on the latest issues into the russianand -- into the interference. and representative kevin cramer from north dakota, on the future of the paris climate agreement and other international efforts to reduce climate change. ♪ host: good

small of the university -- university alineup in us and property developer in washington, d.c. as you enter the gallery, you'll see the key item in the collection, something that took mr. small quite a few years before he had the chance to acquire it and this is one of 26 known copies of the very first printing of the declaration of independence printed on the evening of july 4, 1776, in philadelphia, by printer john dunlap. it really is the key printing for american history. the first printing of america's founding documents. we're not quite sure how many copies were printed. perhaps upward of 400 single sheet broad sides. 26 survive. and interestingly enough, two of the 26 copies are here in the albert and shirley small special collection library. mr. small's copy is one of the finest known. and has a very interesting provenance and we can trace the ownership back to the early 19th century and owned by a name of tobias lear, george washington's last personal secretary. and there's a fairly good chance that earlier it had belonged to george washington. the purpose of the dunla

university official have been holding too many statements. what they'd rather see is a forceful public display from the people who lead this institution. now, the media at one point was asked to get off the campus property while some of the demonstration was going on today. however, students came out here to massachusetts avenue to meet with us and tell t us they aren't going anywhere and they're going to continue to demand that their questions be answered. i'm definitely not. i think we already knew what the problem was. we just really wanted to hear specific actions in regards to what the administration was going to do to address the actual problem at hand and what was going to so i think just kind of information would have given us piece of mind which we just didn't receive. we want to show you in a moment here a closer look at that surveillance video. that's not what we want to see right you north korea. we want to see this surveillance video again because it's important for people to get a look at this and understand what the university

i want to thank you all for being you this afternoon and i , welcome all of you to georgetown university. behind me is isaac hopkins hall. [cheers and applause] right there. [applause] which we are here to dedicate this afternoon, along with and craft halle-marie b the oldest building of our , campus just a short walk from here. i wish to offer a special welcome to our community who are present this afternoon, some traveling a great distance to be here for this day which includes this dedication, our liturgy of remembrance, contrition, and hope which concluded just a few , moments ago, and special gatherings and presentations into the afternoon and this evening. i welcome all of you. especially the members of the , hawkins family and all of the extended members of your family. we are grateful and honored by your presence and by the efforts nation to share in the events so many around our with us, online and in gatherings in southern university's in new orleans and baton rouge. we want to thank you all. [applause] thank you all for being a part of this special day. i would also like to we

you are talking about universal service.t is a subsidy program that helps build out the operations. it gets about over $2 billion rural telik codes you represent. they need to provide another $250 million in funding or so per year. how is that looking over the fcc? [laughter] shirley bloomfield: fingers crossed. it is a tough time. everybody is assessing where we are apt, but i look at that and think, $250 million a year to ensure what the fcc has in place , we canfully funded quantify how many more people we can reach and what higher speeds we can actually provide for them. i think, wow, the farthest part of our country to make sure all americans including rural americans, have access? it is a pretty small price to pay. it is like they have built this car, it is great but not enough gas in the tank. the $250 million you are referencing would go a long way to making sure that works. and the high cost program does not have which the universal no cost have is there of living adjustment. they had been frozen. i think, we are ta

i think the answer is yes because a universal child benefit, by being universal it recognizes that common and collective responsibility that we all have that investment we should all be making in the next generation. it recognizes that parents are taking on a big task. one of my favorite comments is that in the u.s. alone we think of children as pets. if you have a pet you can have a pet, you clean up after your pet. don't bother me with your pet. but children aren't pets. they will be our next generation and maybe we need to have some collective responsibilities. i think on that end it's a good opportunity. it also is a good opportunity because it provides those benefits in a way that doesn't have some of the inefficiencies that tar dwegeted benefits can . there are two things that i think are less good about a universal child benefit and one of those is that it's not targeted. because it's not targeted, it doesn't give the benefits to the people who need it the most and that makes it relatively more expensive relative maybe to the effect it will have on the second question which is meet

a lot of people hook at universal service and say, well, you can build your networks using universal. people tend to build their networks using capital infrastructure programs, things like the rus lending program run out of usda which is actually one of the first super-appropriating line items in the budget in that the program actually makes money for the government because there has never been a default if in the program. so they use things like that or cfc or co-bank to actually get loans for capital to put the fiber into the ground. universal service is a support mechanism that insures the rates stay comparable. to how you keep that network up-to-date, up to speed, how doo you continue to build it out and make sure what you are charging for those services is reasonably comparable to urban rates. for example, most of my carriers have a density of about 1 to 5 consumers per mile of wire. i look at a state like pennsylvania which i think is probably a good state to kind of base it off of because it's got a real mix of urban and rural. pennsylvania the average density per mile is abou

two things, one, those that have achieved enough to get into university, gone through university, leavets of often £50,000 and more than that. if they earn more than £21,000, they have to start repaying it, but the debt is still there for a long time after that. i'm determined that university education should be available for all. not the best of days for theresa may. all the polls were coming out in the sunday papers yesterday, it is embarrassing, it is a u—turn, i thought about bringing in a handbrake so we could all have a go, she's beginning to sound a little bit like bob the builder, i'll fix it, fix it. you have to go through this 24, 48 hours, it's embarrassing, but there is no way around it. she has done a u—turn. the problem is not so much the social care policy, it is, one would hope, there is a serious grown—up debate about it, but it is the "strong and stable" looks like wobbling. .. that is the key, chipping away that the edifice she herself put up, of being the strong leader. "strong and stable" is a real problem for her, she now looks weak and feeble, and that will haunt

university of maryland president wallace loh. >> a bowie state university student who lost his life in a senseless and unprovoked assault on our campus. >> reporter: late saturday colins and his friends were waiting at a university bus stop when he was attacked by an intoxicated sean urbanski, according to campus police chief david mitchell. >> he said to the victim, step left, step left if you know what is good for you. the victim looked at him, puzzled with the other friends of his, and said no. it was then that sean urbanski stabbed the victim in his chest. >> reporter: the fbi is investigating the attack as a urbanski was a member of a facebook group called alt-right nation which posts racist material. >> it shows extreme bias against women, latinos, members of the jewish faith and especially african-americans. >> reporter: university of maryland officials are investigating a string of racially charged incidents this year, from a noose left in a fraternity kitchen with white nationalist posters appearing across campus. now while investigators figure out if this was a hate crime, bo

the allege killer is a university of maryland student. he is being held with no bond. >>> university of maryland's president is being called out harshly tonight. student activists are posting an online stream of their experiences. this comes in the wake of that racially motivated murder of lieutenant richard collins iii. scott broom is keeping up with this developing story. he has reaction. this has really ignited outrage coast to coast, scott. >> reporter: no doubt about it. a lot of social media under #feartheturtle. these are lots of people that were trying to get the concept that racism is an ugly under current here at the university out in the open. so they are posting their experiences of this and claiming the university has done way too little to put an end to it. >>> #fear the turtle campaign with stories like being the only black man in my dorm gave them the courage to call me the n-word through the walls. a stream of tweets alleging a racist subculture here. calling out university president wallace leo with accusations that he h

so far scientists from the university of virginia and george mason university will be part of the committeerning. thanks for joining us, i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm wisdom martin. erin como talking about what's happening on the roads, mike thomas starts us off talking about the rain. >> we got rain outside right now and we're going to get you right over to futurecast just in case you're planning your day for this afternoon. there it is 7:00 a.m. rain steadily coming down according to futurecast but as we head towards your lunchtime hour probably more just spotty showers but a lot of clouds still around. in the afternoon we may see a little bit of sun. the more sun we see the more through around the evening rush hour. as we head into the overnight we'll finally start to clear things out in -- kind of setting us up for a mostly dry friday. 74 degrees, clouds and showers today. tomorrow little warmer 78, an isolated shower. most stay dry all day on friday. that's a check of your forecast. erin has traffic. >> rainy start to thursday morning. know what that can do to the roads. inner loop deal

and the university of maryland college park. a new lawsuit accuses howard university of mishandling several sexual assault allegations. the lawsuit was filed wednesday, and involves five current and former students. the women reported being sexually assaulted between 20-14 and 20-16. they say the school failed to investigate each case within a 60-day period. and they say the school didn't provide them with adequate support. two of the women say the same resident assistant raped them. another woman says a campus police officer physically and sexually abused her. howard officials released a statement. it says, in part: "the university has been and remains committed to diligently investigating any such allegations to ensure a safe and healthy community." this morning another area campus- facing a lawsuit this morning. the university of mary washington- accused of allowing a sexually hostile environment. 5 former students are bringing the lawsuit. permitted sexual harrassment against members of the group "feminists united." members

howard university is the real hu. [applause] it is true. [laughter] unlike telling the truth, speaking the truth means you must speak up, and you must speak out. even when you're not being asked. orn when it is uncomfortable inconvenient. juste give you an example, a few years ago after i left howard i was working as a prosecutor during the crack epidemic of the 1990's. it was the height of gang violence in los angeles. had passed these laws that were known as gang enhancement laws come a which meant longer sentences if a person was affiliated with a gang. were new,e laws prosecutors were trying to figure out how to prove these cases in court. one day i was sitting in my office of the courthouse and i heard my coworkers outside my door talking. they were talking about how they were going to prove certain people who were arrested were gang affiliated. i listened to the conversation. i heard them mention the neighborhood or the arrests had occurred. i heard them talking about the way folks were dressed at the location. i heard them talking ab

i think universities, particularly state universities bound by the first amendment, can make a lot of decisions based on the educational value of free speech. one would hope they would. that if they open up their forums to other individuals to bar othery cannot individuals because of political, social, ideological, and the like disagreements. i think one can have a variety orviews, about ann coulter any other controversial person. but i think that, in effect, barring her or him peeking axis of students to her -- or impeding access of students to her was probably an unconstitutional decision. host: the book is "the soul of the first amendment." quincy, massachusetts, grace, independent. caller: good morning, mr. abrams. i have two questions. in massachusetts, at one point, there was a young girl where her captor was assassinated on the internet. she was a young irish student. she committed suicide. the second question is freedom of religion, which confused me. catholic, as a nun, we are told they have to give information on birth control. as a roman catholic, we are guided by our consc

dumb sorries the first black woman university president in the university's his trivment she began her role on sunday, the same day that this surveillance video was taken of someone hanging bananas around campus. written on them was aka in reference to the more than 100 year old sorority that got its start in d.c. i'm really proud that the university as a whole is handling this. i'm greatly thankful for the support of my organization as well as the support of teunts. dumb sorority sister met with university officials in a closed door meeting after hosting a town hall on campus where ideas of how the campus should move ahead. the individual or individuals that are responsible for the act will be brought to justice. beyond that billed on taylor's example today, the town hall earlier in the week to engage this community in the type of searching conversation about how we can assure that every member of this community, black women and others feel safe on the campus. >> as far as alpha kappa alpha is concerned we want whoever it is that is behind this be brought to justice swiftly and in a v

an alleged random attack leaves a bowie state university student dwed at the university of maryland. tonight, the suspect a umd student is behind bars. we're live with the latest. plus, president trump in the midst of his first trip oversees. his first stop saudi arabia. a health alert tonight, a case of the measles reported at one local hospital. what you need to know. and later a royal affair. married in a lavish ceremony. good evening, thank you for joining us, i'm lauren demarco and i'm matt ackland. a university of maryland student is behind bars tonight accused of an on campus murder. he was arrested early this morning after investigators say he stabbed a student visiting from bowie state university. police say the attack was random and unprovoked. fox5's lindsay watts is live the at college park tonight with the latest. lindsay? >>reporter: matt and lauren, it happened here on regents drive right off of the main drag of campus. police say about three in the morning the victim and two of his friends were out here waiting for an yub we are when a stranger approached and out of n

. >> now we want to introduce you to chris mb, professor, what you do here at the university? >> on the associate dean and a professor of astronomy. >> how long have you been here? >> 30 years. >> what does that entail being what you are. >> now i'm an administrator, i like to keep a little piece, i do teach online classes, these massive online open classes, i had over 100,000 like the lighthearted teaching online i, i do budgets and i try and improve outreach for the college and various things. science literacy is a big concern of mine. for science students and for the general public and every student we teach. >> when did you get interested in astronomy. >> a little late, as far as either those little kids that had a telescope and traded it for bigger ones but i grew up in new york. i grew up in big cities with no stars so i got them through physics. physics is a gateway drug for astronomy, you do physics and you realize i can apply physics to the universe, that's cool so you look outwards and learn how to do it. >> what's the connection between the university of arizona and