for counting the cost j, as he goes, is an economist and professor of economics at the university of massachusetts. she joins us now from new delhi jobs and godaddy with us again. how's the government done enough with this budget? to get the economy growing again, or at least to get it going as robustly as it was, you know, i see or not. and you see this is a particular problem because as we all know, the globally going to me is in a very peculiar situation with a lot of uncertainty and with exports threatened for practically every developing country. for many, many reasons not least the trunk but ministrations. various moves, so this was really an important time to emphasize domestic demand. but the last one is to try to do that essentially by providing a big tax cut to the middle classes. but remember these middle classes in india accounts for about 3 to 4 percent of the population. dec spans the ones to be income tax is that only 5 percent of our population. so really just trying to give a tax cut to those people. the salaried people is not going to do much for domestic demand. so it's not a po

now he's a freshman at the university of massachusetts-lowell doing a degree in software engineering and managing that sneaker store part-time. he's working hard. he's building great experience. [applause] somebody had to get more applause then max. that's the real program at the want parents out there to understand what's going on. that only can you kids go to high school and take courses at a nearby commuter college and actually get credits towards an advanced degree, but we programs like career innovation pathways where they can be on their way to learning skills and to working while gaining academic coursework achievement in our public high schools. we want that for all of our kids across the state. now, i talk about kids like harris were thriving, and that's what we want for all of our young people. so let's also talk about the kids who are not thriving. students are struggling. there are pressures, challenges that we never had to deal with when we were growing up. and when our sons and daughters are in crisis, they need help right away. no one especially child should sit for ho

of schools, including san jose state university for alleged violations of title ix after they allowed transgender women to compete in their sports programs. the university of pennsylvania and a massachusetts high school sports league were also named in that investigation. this comes after several schools forfeited the women's volleyball matches against san jose state university last season after it was reported that a trans player was indeed on the team. in response to the investigation, san jose state university president said in a statement, "san jose state university is committed to insuring that all of our students, including our student athletes, are treated fairly, free from discrimination, and afforded the rights and protections granted under federal law and state law, including privacy rights." meanwhile the ncaa announced they will not be allowing transgender women to compete in female sports next season. it comes a day after president trump issued an executive order, banning transwomen from participating in girls and women's sports across the country. >>> up next at 5:00, the perfect boiled egg, now scientist can tell us how to achieve that perfection. >>> straight ahead in spor

university of massachusetts student was super psyched after he thought he won $10,000 during a halftime. that he got an email that said he didn't win big after all. les tried to explain why. >> it starts with a halftime contest at a college best ball game. the challenge has to be done in 30 seconds. first, student noah lee aces the layup here here's the second shot. the third peri. and the fourth, from half-court. the arena at umass amherst erupts. noah is ecstatic but then came the bomber. noah says he was later informed his foot was on the line in that last half-court shot when it should've been behind the line. that was enough for the event sponsors to refuse to pay the $10,000. >> pretty devastating news. >> i spoke to know why today. how far over the line was your foot? >> i would say i was -- this part of my foot was on the line. this part was just a little bit er. >> looks like there's a happy ending after all. the college says today "we weren't satisfied with that outcome and arrived at the decision to provide noah with a $10,000 reward." you made out like a mandate. [laughs] ye

university is committed to ensuring the fair treatment of all of its students and engage fully with the federal investigation investigation into possible title. 9 violations is also underway at the university of pennsylvania and the massachusettslastic athletic association. >> the alameda county sheriff's office needs your help. they're looking for this missing man. his name is daniel aguilar a and he was last seen last wednesday walking away from a gas station off of freedom avenue in san leandro. he's about 5 foot 10 and as you can see, has brown eyes and brown hair. if you see him, please contact the police. >> well, a group of moss landing residents are taking some legal action over last month's fire out of the battery storage facility. those residents say they suffered adverse health effects because of the fire, which spewed chemicals into the air and polluted waterways in monterey county. the algae that vistra energy which owns that plant in pg e which controls it failed to take proper safety measures. that's the claim. the plaintiffs also say the facility houses a type of battery that's more susceptible to overheating. now in a statement kron 4 pg e says it is, quote, aware of the lawsuit and they are reviewing it writi

and investigation into possible title. 9 violations is also underway at the university of pennsylvania and the massachusettserscholastic athletic association. we're 2 days away from the super bowl. the philadelphia eagles will set a record when their offense takes the field on sunday. but will it translate into a victory? allie berube is in new orleans with more. >> you don't have a running back rushed for over 2000 yards in the regular season without a stellar offensive line. pennsylvania native sake one barkley, the first to credit. the guys up front for his own success in his first season in philadelphia. in fact, when the eagles take the field in super bowl, 59, the offensive line will become both the heaviest and the tallest in super bowl history guard landon dickerson says take that shot with a grain of salt. >> i don't think that really makes huge difference when it comes anything. really. it's if you want to look at numbers and my guests can same thing you know, statistics and analytic stuff. everybody can go full numbers to try write a i think overall chiefs, the line defense overall, they're very

of the massachusetts historical society. she is currently a visiting scholar of history at tufts university. she was formerly the nadine and robert scott heim, director of education at the huntington library. before that, she was a professor of history at the university of california riverside. she has written extensively on dolley madison. we were trying to count how many books and we agreed it was for that. she's written on dolley madison, one of which a perfect union. dolley madison and the creation of the american nation was a finalist for the george washington book prize. so please join me in welcoming dr. kavinsky and dr. al gore to what i know will be a fascinating conversation. thank you. thank you so much, lisa. and welcome to boston. thank you. dr. i'm going to call you lindsay. please do. just said that we have the best view out of a green room she's ever seen. that's right. that's us, you know. so let's start tonight a little bit up. what you mention at a dramatic moment, because you start with the dramatic moment, which is john adams inauguration. he's going to be the first pres

volleyball program, it's also opening reviews into the university of pennsylvania's swimming program and a high school sports league in massachusetts. the announcement comes one day after donald trump signed an executive order that seeks to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls and women's sports. the trump administration has been using title nine to go after schools that provide accommodations for transgender students. president trump's order includes a threat to withhold federal funding to educational programs that allow transgender women and girls to compete in women's sports. many law experts question the legality of the president's move. >> another executive order that is going to be challenged legally, because it is not lawful people who are going to be injured. transgender athlete, by being essentially erased from society. >> cracking down on transgender athletes in women's sports was a key theme in president trump's campaign. for more now, we're joined by suzanne ford, who is executive director of s.f. pride. thank you so much for taking time today. >> thank you for having me. jana. >> i want to start off, first

of math to the broader world. to the universe itself. we think about math the all around us. why, or how is it that whether talking about registration, voting registration, or about moving from cambridge, massachusettsck and forth to mississippi, that he had an attitude not just among the citizens in mississippi, but in the school system, with teachers and children that allowed them to trust him enough to introduce new approaches to the teaching of math. i remember you're being with him . it's very impressive. i want you to talk about how you are able to also buy into that system and the work to support and to do the teaching also. what was that about his makeup that allowed him to build trust? it would be very easy for a harvard trained black man, having been in college in the 1950's, so a loose or different in attitude, coming out of new york to massachusetts. to not be able to work effectively with people in the deep south. what made the difference, omo, with your father? guest: my dad was a listener. and talked about getting that from his dad. his dad was a janitor that grew up in the harlem river houses. he would talk about how his dad around with him and have conversations. how his dad would l