. >> yes, a local inventor showing off her stuff at the white house science fair. right here.y parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state. >>> coming up at 6:00, a comparison, tonight michael finney checks out two apps aimed at warning you a telemarketer is on the other end of the line. >> public pressure pays off. steps a maker of a controversial new pain medication is about to take to address concerns about safety. >> a teenager getting caught red handed covering up an accident with a red light camera. >> the president says he felt like an under achiever. students showed off their projects at the white house science fair. >> projects included a catapult and a 19-year-old showed the president her inventions. football helmets goated wit

president obama is hosting the fourth annual white house science fair. more than 100 students from 30 states participated. this was started for your skill as part of the educate to innovate campaign, promoting math and science. >> welcome to the white house science fair. i love this event. this is one of my favorite things all year long. i went to recognize people who worked hard to make this science fair happen and connect young people to science everyday. we have our secretary of education, arne duncan, here. [applause] nasa.e our head of there he is. [applause] we have our director of the national institute of health. [applause] my chief science advisor is here. [applause] we have bill nye the science guy. [applause] huh?ike him, woman in who blow stuff up for a living. where is carrie? there she is, right there. people want to recognize whose love and support helped with these young people getting here -- the parents, mentors, and teachers. let's give them a big run of applause. [applause] >> i have a confession to make. myn i was growing up, science

superintendent >> good evening i have the privilege of substituting i want to share today is at the white house science fair to get more boys and girls into technology or math and u.s. 2020 said san francisco was the winner of the national competition for the mentoring eight of the largest occupations between 2020 are in the stem fields yet most states have not had the opportunity to meet and learn from a stem related professional. u.s. 2020 will change that u.s. 2020 led by uc science and health partnership in collaboration with the mayor's office and the san francisco unified school district and tech bridge will connect them with local students >> that's a great announcement (clapping) we know this is a special time of the school year was as we close out our days many of the schools are celebrating one of the highlights is argon elementary has a wonderful tradition to recognize it's fifth graerz they've started a new farewell walk for an all school good job the staff will greet their fifth grade class to get high-fives and best wishes congratulations to outline your fifth graders moving on. (clapping.) to

white house today. it's part of the white house science fair.hey will check out the projects for more than a dozen students. they won science and technology awards from across the country. three students from oakland and one from santa cruz today at the white house. congrats to them. >> good stuff. >>> on our broadcast tonight, our nbc news exclusive the "first look" at our conversation with edward snowden in moscow, the american fugitive, the most wanted man in the world, talks about the job he actually did for so many years. >>> exit strategy. for the first time, president obama lays out the plan to end america's longest war. tonight, how and when u.s. troops will finally leave afghanistan. >>> red flags from the gunman who carried out the massacre in california. as new details emerge about his troubled history, the question becomes what could have been done to stop him? >>> and food fight. michele obama, as we rarely heard her before, returning to her campaign by accusing republicans in congress of playing politics with children's health. "ni

ahead of us now in terms of where they stand in science and technology. >> mary, you were at the white house today. i love -- lord knows i love a good science fairwho doesn't, right? >> actually, when i heard about the white house science fair, i had an image of barack obama standing next to a baking soda volcano. i thought that would be really awesome if he was participating. >> it was pretty much like that, by the way. >> that's classic science fair. someone stayed up late at night glue-sticking bar charts on to poster board. you have made this movie about some kids who kind of discovered science in this really unexpected way. what is the story? >> so "underwater dreams" is about four undocumented boys actually from the middle of the desert. and they build an underwater robot out of sticks and chewing gum and bits and parts from home depot. >> that is cool. >> and they end up going up against very sophisticated engineering colleges. long story short, they go up against m.i.t. and it's a pretty epic david and goliath story. but attend of the day, it's really comes back to the power of intellectual curiosity and science, and what that can do. pa

. >>> speaking of the president, today he will host the fourth annual white house science fair. 100 students with a knack for creativity are taking part in that event. this year's emphasize will be on involving tech and science. also announce plans to train teachers and low-income students in the tech field. >>> won federal funding to help them create a device that could help us understand the way we understand a brain disorder. the team is led from scientists from ucsf awarded a $26 million grant. it will use the money to plant a device in people's brains to record and analyze live electrical signals. the device, in theory, could alter the brain and perhaps train the brain to recover from things like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. >>> controlling your home with a swipe of an iphone a new areport out claims apple is about to unveil new software that connects your gradts to hushold appliances. for that and the rest of the news before the bell we'll turn to cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> good morning, scott. apple is getting into the smarthome business. "financial times" r

impressive young people from the bay area are in washington today for the fourth annual white house science fair. sal castanedo joins us live from the newsroom to tell us that president obama used the occasion to make make a big announcement about education. sal castanedo has more. >> reporter: students chosen for the most innovative protects get to show off their stuff. four of those winners are from the bay area. one of them developed a solar powered walking cane. kevin and sal of oakland developed solar powered batteries to charge a scooter. and marina haynes of santa cruz developed a concussion cushion for football helmets. the president said he's committed to giving more money to try to find the best and brighters teachers in the field. >> i'm anounsing a $-- announcing a 345 million grant for competition -- $35 million grant for competition. >> reporter: private companies including california-based esry announced it will be let every student from k through 12 use the powerful scientific software program for free. a donation worth more than a billion dollars. the president says he's trying

. >>> president obama hosts the fourth annual white house science fair.ross the nation are invited to show off their skills. >>> and on this day in 1937, the opening festivities for the newly completed golden gate bridge has held the title of longest span for 27 years. i'm richard lui. for the entire team for "early today," thanks for >>> and a very good tuesday morning to you. it's 4:30, good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's first check the forecast with rob he's in for christina. good morning, rob. >> a bit breezy around san francisco early this morning which hints at a cooler forecast. 65 the high in san francisco and 68 in san jose and patchy, coastal clouds and we'll look for that fog to make a comeback and those winds will drop down and temperatures in the inland valleys and the wind gusts may get close to 15 to 35 miles per hour as we

science fair! the white house science fair today.he president got to meet geeky superstars like these teenagers that built a catapult. and this sandless sandbag, made with polymers. why didn't we do that before? >> as you see here, this is what a polymer looks like. then when you add water, it straightened out and expands like this. you want to try? >> i do. i actually have one of these. >> you do? >> they're very cool. i love them. sometimes i just stare at them in space. sometimes in the oval office i just look at one of these. >> this was the fourth time the white house hosted its own science fair, honoring about 100 students from across the country. there was one field of science not represented at the white house, a field of science that's maybe more like science's long lost twice removed cousin's neighbor. to learn more about that, you have to exit the white house and turn hard right at the news from kentucky. that story is next. stay with us. [ jennifer garner ] why can't powerful sunscreen feel great on your skin? actually it

science and technology. >> mary, you were at the white house today. lord knows i love a good science fair. really do actually. when i heard about white house science fair, i had an image of him next to a baking soda volcano, i thought would be awesome if he was participating. >> it was like that. >> classic science fair, someone stayed up glue sticking bar charts onto poster board. you made this movie about some kids who discovered science in an unexpected way. what's the story? >> underwater dreams is about four undocumented boys actually from the middle of the desert. they build an underwater robot out of sticks and chewing gum and bits and parts from home depot. >> that is cool. >> they end up going against very sophisticated engineering colleges. long story short, they go up against mit. it is an epic david and goliath story. but at the end of the day, it comes back to the power of intellectual and science. their path forward can look different when exposed to science and math and stem and engineering. >> i was reading guy, amazing scientist, dr. carl hart who has been on the program, g

white house says it's getting geeked out this morning. president obama is hosting the fourth annual white house science fair.eering and math or stem. the administration is recognizing 100 award winning students from 30 states and nancy cordes got the first look at some of their work. >>> this is 0 our motion sensor and it detects rising water. and when it detects rising water these two bridge pieces raise up up. >> reporter: they call themselves the leg leg queps. this girl scout troop from tulsa, oklahoma, designed a flood proof bridge that earned them a trip to the white house. the idea came to them after they noticed how floodwaters wash out bridges keeping first responders from reaching certain communities. m.i.t.-bound teens olivia van amsterdam and katelyn sweeney built this rowbot to help search and rescue divers stay safe in icy waters. >> people see a hole in the ice and call 911 whether or not they see someone fall through. >> reporter: 19-year-old maria hanes is a huge football fan. her passion for the game and accidentally dropping her cell phone inspired the concussion cushion. she added a soft

americans has been killed. >>> some young people with a talent for science attended the white house science fairoday and northern california was well represented. castaneda developed a solar powered walking cane. and soto came up with solar powered batteries to charge a schooler. and haines created a concussion cushion for football helmets. >> i think we need to encourage girls because without encouraging them and pushing them and telling them that they can come up with these things sometimes they don't believe it. >> reporter: hains dream of becoming the first female college football coach. and the president announced a competition to train math and science graduates to become teachers. >>> warming up, our chief meteorologist bill martin is telling us how warm it's going to get. >> and the speedy sale of the clippers following the controversy of the owner. to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced

oval office, i were just look at one of these. >> this was the fourth time the white house has hosted its own science fairng about 100 students from across the country today. but there was one field of science not represented at the white house today, a field of science that is maybe more like science's long lost twice removed cousin's neighbor. and to learn more about that, today you would have to exit the white house and turn hard right at the news from kentucky. and that story is next. stay with us. (meow mix jingle) right on cue. it's more than just a meal, it's meow mix mealtime. with wholesome ingredients and irresistible taste, it's the only one cats ask for by name. hey there can i help you? (whispering) sorry. (whispering) hi, uh we need a new family plan. (whispering) how about 10 gigs of data to share and unlimited talk and text. (whispering) oh ten gigs sounds pretty good. (whispering) yeah really good (whispering) yeah and for a family of 4 it's a $160 a month. what! get outta here! (whispering) i'm sorry are we still doing the whisper thing? or? (whispering) o! sorry! yes yes! (whispering) w

students participate in the white house science fair.s a broad range of stem -- science, technology, engineering, and math competition. there was a football helmet with a concussion question. the president is using the been to encourage girls to enter the stem field. in five than one degrees are earned by women in stem. 10 workers in and stem are women. half our team we are not even putting on the field. we have got to change those numbers. it is where the good jobs are going to be. >> the president announced an additional $35 million in grants for programs that train stem teachers. women and stem and getting into engineering, harvey mudd college awarded more engineering degrees to women and men good i believe 56% of the class. i want to bring in my special guest host for the hour. the ceo of chegg. you have followed this closely, especially with chegg's role in education. you have been following this harvey mudd story. what do you think? >> the president is extraordinary. amazing.all what they determined is you should marry liberal arts

the reason the white house is talking about is the same reason we are. here's a picture from the white house science fair yesterday. what was announced yesterday at the white house? click several different things. the president made announcements like this in the past and they are all different times during the year. it is sometimes about graduation and sometimes back to school. the biggest part of the president posses announcement was a new grant initiative under the existing program where they would make available $35 million to support teacher training programs at the university level to train new teachers in the field. how does that stack up to the rest of the budget for 2013? it looks like a drop in the in the bucket. 100 and $2.9 billion in the overall budget, 150 million dollars for effective teaching 110 million for innovation networks. was this just a drop in the bucket? $35 million is not nothing. the 2.9 million dollars is spread out over 200 programs. most of it is quite small. especially given this is the only program at the department of education that is specifically focused on expanding c

he spoke at the white house science fair, highlighting inventions by young female students. said that science should be as effective as athletes. >> i think what's being done by these young people that i have a chance to meet is more important. i'm a big sports fan, but what's happening here is more important. we have to celebrate science at least as much as super bowl winners. >> the new push says that a college education is worth the cost. and it shows that high school graduates is reaching a record high. >>> coming up all new, cashing in, why america's ceos are making more money than ever, and the growing peg cap that it's creating. >>> plus, the science behind a fastball. pitchers have thrown 100 miles per hour for decades, until now, how one rookie does it. that's 9:00 eastern time. >>> in our report tonight, we go to london and hear from a young tour guide who gives one of the most usual tours that you can imagine. they call her the lou lady. >> i'm rachel erikson, and i'm the founder of the tour of london's public toilets. >> it started as a joke, i took a tour, and t

. >> president obama is hosting the annual white house science fair designed to improve education with a new $35 million program to train teachers and science and engineers and financial and math if low income students with student inventions on play including a concussion cushion for no one players designed by 19 year old santa cruz student who wants to be the first female college head football coach. >>> first lady will be busy at the white house hosting an event to push healthy school meals. she is fighting a republican bill to allow schools to opt out of new administration standards to make the foods healthy. her lobby got congress to pass a child nutrition laws and schools that have adopted the guidelines have made progress against childhood obesity. >> bill gates has a problem most would love: he has trouble giving away his money. "new york times" reports that the co-founder of microsoft reduced the operation giving to his foundation. he has donated $3.7 billion to his foundation compared to the $25 billion he donated in the rest 10 years. analysts say there are just very few org

. >>> some young people with a talent for science attended the white house science fair today and northern california was well represented. castaneda developed a solar powered walking cane. and soto came up with solar powered batteries to charge a schooler. and haines created a concussion cushion for football helmets. >> i think we need to encourage girls because without encouraging them and pushing them and telling them that they can come up with these things sometimes they don't believe it. >> reporter: hains dream of becoming the first female college football coach. and the president announced a competition to train math and science graduates to become teachers. >>> warming up, our >>> oh my god. >> oh, geez. this is what can go wrong when motorcyclists split the lanes but it's legal here in california. we discovered though that the practice of lane splitting is leading to more collisions between motorcyclists and cars than ever before. ktvu's john fowler tonight tells us what's changed to make this happen. >> reporter: with more and more cars on the road, no surprise drivers get ticked

white house. these students built their own charging station. this student developed an electronic kane f electron electronic cane. president obama taking time to see their work and experiments. it's all part of the annual white house science fair. >> great inventions. >> that looks really nice. >> that's it for us. hope to see you tonight at 11:00. the official first photos of kim and ken yea getting married now on extra. kim and kanye's first kiss, the newlywed moment after the i do. the two stars who hooked up at the reception and the honey mood hideout. where are they now? the virgin killer's evil plot to kill his family. and the other names on his hit list in shock today? >>> i flipped out. i went crazy. >> nypd's new friend. how david helped cops solve a crime. breaking

is hosting the white house science fair today.million- dollar competition for teachers training programs. >>: first lady michelle obama is going to be defending the healthy eating for school students at the white house tree is going to be talking with republicans who want to scale back. and this event is going to highlight the success of the school that has implemented some of her from health guidelines. and if lambert " francis to meet with a group. most 19 year-old college students are just getting settled into a much needed summer vacation now but not mit undergraduates whose miller he's going to hop aboard this 1981 beechcraft 86 bonanza and hopes of becoming the youngest person to fly solo round the world. since she was inspired by current guinness world record who completed the trip last year. she says is to take of about 40 days. he says to update his status as a committee of long white. >>: it's a question that many dieters may be asking can drinking diet soda actually help you lose weight. health and a study 300 diet soda

. >>> president obama visited a white house science fair, saying america's scientists should be as famous and respected as its athletes. >> i'm a big sports fans, everywhere knows that. what is happening here is more important. as a society we have to celebrate outstanding work by young people in science at least as much as we do super bowl winners. >> the president announced a programme to help low-income students with science technology and highlighted innovations by female student science tists. if you think there's not a lot of scientists in sports, think again, special when it comes to kansas si royal ventura. throwing the ball upwards of the 102 miles per hour. science and technology correspondent jacob ward explains. >> reporter: how can a 6-foot tall stripping bean of a man throw a fast boll 200 miles per hour. >> it has to do with a kinetic chain, transfers of energy through the body, and that's what he does well. it begins when he resists gravity, storing the energy before putting the foot down. when he drops the energy and releases the mek jpiccal force, he begins a process in

. >> more than 100 student were recognised by president obama at the white house science fair. students were honoured for their work in science, technology, engineering and maths. and focussed on women who excelled in all of the areas. the students coming from 30 state, projects including studies on cancer, the flu, and robots searching for bodies in dangerous weather. this was one of the students featuring her work at the science fair. she is a cancer survivor who helped solve the mystery of her open rare liver cancer diagnosis. welcome. it's great to see you. iment thank you for having me. >> what was it like being with the president? >> it was an incredible experience. the day was amazing. there were so many interesting project from kids around america. obama came around, he had read about them. he understood all of my story and project and got to talk to us, and basically he understood the details of everyone's projects. >> i can understand why you wanted to investigate your own cancer. it was a rare liver cancer. but what else inspired you to do this work? >> well, people

not we personally but he got frustrated during the white house science fair.ow how stressful those events can be. when a reporter tried to ask president obama about some breaking news on syria. watch. >> i'm sorry. we're at a science fair. come on. come on. thank you. >> a little snippy. why is he so snippy? >> perhaps she's being too bossy. she was the pool reporter. she was assigned to be there. the science fair was wrapping up. the president was exiting. we knew he was going to make remarks about afghanistan. she said what about syria? and he did not like her trying to do that. didn't like it a bit. >> what's the problem? i realize they were talking about science but what's the protocol. would the president normally say well here's the deal. >> the right answer for the president, we'll have remarks later, everything you need to know. thanks very much. i suspect the reason he was snappish is because the white house sane terrible pickle right now when it comes to the veterans affairs issue that's eating them alive as they try to pivot around and talk about af

. >> that was president obama this morning at the white house science fair announcing a new $35 millionin teacher training for science technology and mathematics programs. look no further than these statistics. from 2009 to 2012, the country slipped from 25th place to 31st place in math. and in gianscience, we dropped 20th to 24th. to some the science space world view is still up for debate. according to a poll from march, more than 4 in 10 americans question whether human being evolved from natural selection. a similar number question the age of the earth and the majority of americans, 51%, question the big bang theory. the prevailing hypothesis as to the beginning of the universe and then there's clooimt change which a plurality of americans are skeptical. this week for the seventh year in a row the world science festival which will seek to set the record straight on the facts. the five-day festival opens tomorrow in new york with a reading of "dear albert" a play about albert einstein's robust career stars paul rudd. here we have the cofounder of the world science festival, brian gre

. >>> today, president obama hosts the annual white house science fair designed to improve education. he announced a $35 million program to train teachers in science and engineers and math and financial health for low income students with student inventions on display including a concussion cushion for a california female want be to be the first female head football coach. and the first lady is fighting a republican bill to allow schools to opt out of new administration standards designed to make food healthy for kids. her lobbying led congress to pass a child nutrition law in 2010. schools that have adopted the guidelines have made progress against child obesity. >> and we saw rachel ray for folks who were wondering. >> a lot sunshine out there after the morning clouds. those clouds are a byproduct of a ragged marine layer trying to develop this morning with more of an onshore flow. you can see the clouds have kept the visibility lowest around half moon bay at five mills and the rest of us are okay. if the clouds are as ragged as they are we may not have delays, but if you are not wi

geeks, you can geek out in the next hour, because the president is going to host the annual white house science fairreat pictures. remember this shot of the president with the marshmallow cannon? what will happen this year? it focuses on the girls and women underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, and math. >> no surprises here, kelly ayotte will endorse republican scott brown for senate in new hampshire. he is taking on incumbent jeanne shaheen and a fun fact here, brown is the first person to have served two states in over two centuries. and that is what is going to wrap up this hour of jansing & company, and i'm francis rivera in for chris jansing. tamron hall is up next. >>> it is time for the entrepreneur of the week. jessica hall felt over her head when she took over her dad's security business, but with a little confidence and hard work she beat out much bigger names for big contracts. for more, watch "your business" sunday mornings on msnbc at 7:30 a.m. if i can impart one lesson to a new business owner, it would be one thing i've learned is my philosophy is real simple america

the reason the white house is talking about is the same reason we are. here's a picture from the white house science fairesterday. what was announced yesterday at the white house? click several different things. the president made announcements like this in the past and they are all different times during the year. it is sometimes about graduation and sometimes back to school. the biggest part of the president posses announcement was a new grant initiative under the existing program where they would make available $35 million to support teacher training programs at the university level to train new teachers in the field. how does that stack up to the rest of the budget for 2013? it looks like a drop in the in the bucket. 100 and $2.9 billion in the overall budget, 150 million dollars for effective teaching 110 million for innovation networks. was this just a drop in the bucket? $35 million is not nothing. the 2.9 million dollars is spread out over 200 programs. most of it is quite small. especially given this is the only program at the department of education that is specifically focused on expanding cap

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just 20 minutes from right now, president obama is due to see the science projects at the white house science fairnow, about 100 students from all over the country, including here in the bay area, they are displaying their science projects at the white house. this is video from last year. now, this year the focus is on girls and women and their science and technology accomplishments. 19-year-old maria haynes of santa cruz is there. now, maria designed a concussion cushion for the helmets of football players. by the way, maria wants to become the first female college head football coach. >> good for her. >>> the search continues for the masked gunman responsible for a terrifying drive-by shooting. mum, what walnut creek police are -- coming up, what walnut creek police are saying about the mum and the -- about the gunman and the two victims. >>> so happy he's here. >> graduation ceremony takes a surprise turn. grab the tissue. a girl that received a lot more than just a diploma. gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of

after that president obama opens the white house science fair. >> the soviet system in eastern europetained the seeds of its own destruction. many of the problems we saw at the end begin. to control all institutions and economy and political life and social life. one of the problems is when you do that, when you try to control everything then you create opposition and potential dissidents everywhere. you tell all artists they have to paint the same way and one artist says no i want to paint another way, you have just made him into a political disdent. somebody who might have otherwise been apolitical. if you tell boy scout troops that they're not allowed, now they have to be young pioneers which is what happened in a number of countries and a young -- one group decides they don't like that so form a secret underground boy scout group which absolutely happens, underground scouts were very important in pole nt all throughout the communist period, you have created another group of political opponents. >> read more of our conversation with ane apple balm and other featured nterviews. >> t

growing up, my science fair projects were not as successful as the ones here. >> president obama joking with mesh's next generation of scientists, engineer, and inventors at the white houser today. more than 100 students from over 30 states were on hand to show off their science projects like 18-year-old alana simon of new york city. after surviving liver cancer at the age of 12, she gathered new cancer research. and 12-year-old peyton robertson of florida, who created the newest innovation for training wheels that are just on the go. the president joked he may be able to use a pair himself. and the youngest scientist came from oklahoma. a group of second grade girl scouts designed a 3d model of a flood-proof bridge that allows responders to pass through. lydia and john from chicago made a robot that could actually kick a ball with motorized functions. and there was another robot, olivia and caitlin developed this to rescue and search dive teams in dangerous icy waters. but this one really got the president's attention. this basketball catapult machine. it's made to improve the accuracy of basketball players' shooting. >> i want you to protect me. i'm going to hide behin

earlier, the president welcomed kids from around the country for the annual white house science fair.his happened on the same day. one invention that caught his eye was the concussion cushion, a new type of football helmet designed to reduce the risk of head injuries. the woman behind it, maria haines, joins me live now from los angeles. maria, good to see you. a busy week for you. >> yes, it has been a very busy week. >> two times at the white house. how cool is that? >> it was such an honor, a great experience. >> let's talk about this big idea. how was it born? how did it come about? >> well, i wanted to do -- okay. sorry. my senior year i had a science fair experiment that i needed to get done. i wanted to do it on something that i absolutely love. i love football. i want to become the first female college football coach. i love football. i managed my high school football team for three years. one day on my way to practice, i was getting water for the boys, and i had my cell phone in my hand. and i had dropped my cell phone, but because it had a rubber case on it, i picked it up a

to participate in the annual white house science fair.ow off their new invention for the president, who recognized the riesaca students for their creation. >> he was explaining if he goes from middle school to high school, he has to essentially memorize and track his surroundings. and this app is helping him do that. and so not only do these young ladies have big brains, but they've also got big hearts. >> after two months of designing and coding with help from an mit consultant, the girls completed the product, allowing hello navi to hit virtual stands at google play in early june. for using their stem skills to help a friend and many others, proving that there really is an app for almost anything if you have the heart for it. the teacher and the middle school innovators are our foot soldiers of the week. that's our show today. thanks to you at home for watching. i'll see you tomorrow morning, 10:00 a.m. eastern. right now, it's time for a preview of "weekends with alex witt." >> we are going to look at seattle and a move that city is ex

president obama focuses on science, technology, engineering, and math education as the host the white house science fairu will announce new assistance to train teachers and expand education for low income students and create mentoring programs for several students in the country. the span is covering that event and you can hear it later on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines. book senaten's new 8:00, includes author malcolm gladwell. >> you write, you do not write in a calculating way. you cannot sit down to write a bestseller. that issuenot about at all when you sit down to write. what you should do when you sit down to write is to write what you find interesting and to file -- follow your own curiosity. when i was writing "tipping point," i can honestly say i never for a moment try to imagine how well the book would sell. i just wanted to write something cool. i was interest in. i wanted to write something my friends would read, that my mother would like. conversationof our with malcolm gladwell and other interviews on c-span sundays at 8:00. washington journal continues. host: we wan

then president obama hosting this year's white house science fair. and at noon eastern, some of the commencement addresses from graduation ceremonies from across the country. you'll hear from businessman and philanthropist mark benioff and suzanne rajitsky and dallas mayor mike rawlings. >> c-span's new book "sundays at 8:00" includes journalists on the fall of the soviet union. >> the soviet system in eastern europe contained the seeds of its own destruction. many of the problems we saw at the end we see in the very beginning. i spoke in the very beginning about the attempt to control all institutions and control all parts of the economy and political life and social life. one of the problems is that when you do that, when you try to control everything, then you create opposition and potential disdents everywhere. if you tell all artists they have to paint the same way and one artist says i don't want to paint that way, i want to paint another way, you've made him into a political dissident, someone who might have been otherwise aye political. if yo

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. >>> president obama got a science lesson from some kids today at the white house. the fourth annual science fairsten to 12-year-old payton robinson explaining his invention, sandless sandbags. >> this is what polymer looks like. but then when you add water, it straightens out. and expands, like this. you want to try it? >> i do. i actually have one of these. but they're very cool. sometimes i just stare at them in space. sometimes in the oval office i just look at one of these. >> payton already has two patents pending, and at just 8 years old he attended classes at the university of mississippi. good work, payton. >>> coming to cnn, a new series from check tiff producer tom hanks and gary getsman, the sixties, the decade that reshaped americans' lives that still affect all of us today. to go along with it, a brand-new museum style at grand central station in new york city. today, cnn teamed up with the smithsonian affiliates to curate an exhibit that brings the series to life. the new york governor, andrew cuomo, and jeff zucker cut the ribbon just a few hours ago. be sure and watch, or set you

. >> and something different, gadgets are taking stage at the white house today, the president is hosting a science fairnd featuring the winners of those devoted to science and technology and math. and promoting the educate to innovate campaign and enkurnling the students to excel in all of the subjects. we are going to take a break. we'll be right back. right back. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. nigeria is saying they know o the location of the missing girls and they are not going to use force to rescue them and many are accusing the government of not doing enough. >> memorial service held today for the victims of the california killing rampage. and we are following this hour breaking news out of washington, al jazeera confirmed that the president is planning to leave ten thousand u.s. troops in afghanistan in 2015. we are joined by phone with all of the details, mike, bring us up to date. >> del, we have a number, 32,000 american troops in afghanistan, that of course is way down from the previous peek of a hundred thousand during the surge, but the question all alo

all, as some of you may have seen, today we announced the president will hold the fourth white house science fair. this year's fair will focus on girls and women who are exceling in stem fields and highlight this administration's commitment to have women enter the stem fields and expand opportunity for all. it will feature 100 students from more than 30 states representing 30 stem competitions that recognize the talents of scientists, engineers, inventors and innovators. secondly, i would like to let you know that on wednesday, president obama, will host an event at the department of interior where he will sign a south central new mexico. by establishing the monument, it will protect 496,000 acres to preserve the prehistory, historic and scientific values of all. a recent independent study found that a new national monument could generate 7.4 million in economic activity from new visitors and business opportunities while preserving access for sportsmen, and recreational users. this is our week-long focus to further grow our economy and create jobs. the president will discuss this more at a meetin

filling monitor then we take special sponsored 7-day gra >> o'donnell: at the white house today, president obama hosted a science fair a look at the light- weight sandless sandbag invented by 12-year-old peyton robertson of ft. lauderdale. and girl scouts from tulsa, oklahoma, showed him their flood-proof bridge. they call themselves the lego queens. this is a close-up of the prototype they built out of legos. the president said more girls need to get into the sciences and math, and jim axelrod tells us about a program that is leading the way. >> five, six, seven, eight. >> reporter: in cambridge, massachusetts, these middle school girls are learning much more than new dance steps. they're learning math from kirin sinha, a senior at m.i.t. >> now three as, so one, two-- let's say x is a fin and y a little hip-hop or something, a very simple choreography might be three spins followed by a hip-hop. so three x plus y. >> reporter: well aware of a shortage of women in the math and sciences, sinha developed a curriculum to reach 12- and 13- year-old girls at an age their confidence drops. it's called shine, which is exact

white house is also a science fair in includes 19 year wrote cast and casting maker from oakland. she created but came with so not to help the blind. -a cane with so gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller. heat shields are compromised. weare those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you [♪] welcome back we're look in the number of hot spots and mostly in

the president has created a science fair every year in the white house.pictures is a president with that marshmallow cannon because inventedoung kid that the marshmallow cannon. >> two weeks ago they used the marshmallow cannon. >> you are on season two. >> starting season three. >> you are talking about blackwater. totally different. [laughter] >> all right, the most important company you have never heard of. the world's largest supplier of health care products to doctors and veterinarians. you have probably seen your doctor use this company's stuff. delivered 10%ly to 12% growth annually, even as doctors and hmo's are getting squeezed. how do you do it? >> thank you for inviting us here today. we are the largest provider of products to dentists, physicians, veterinarians. prevention is a key part of health care management. most educated generation ever, the baby boomers, they understand prevention is important, therefore they spend money and time with doctors and veterinarians. >> aneesh chopra is with us. how do we use technology to better track preven

davis: this week the white house hosted high school students from across the country for its 2014 science fair. san diego high school senior eric chan was among the attendees and was praised by president obama for his award-winning research into combating influenza. i rise to congratulate eric and celebrate all students across the country who eagerly pursue scientific research. we must continue to provide students with opportunities to demonstrate their excitement and their mastery in science, technology, engineering and math. soon we will depend on these same students to tackle our biggest challenges and at times they'll inherit problems that seem daunting, climate change, antibiotic resistant bacteria, drought, food scarcity. the list goes on. we are at a critical crossroads and cannot afford to lose our technological edge. we must provide students with the tools necessary for success by further investing in stem education. it begins by heavily recruiting teachers who go beyond the traditional role of educators. teachers that become mentors and explorers and visionaries with their students a