doctor of law degree on the chancellor in announcing her visit harvard's president called now one of the most widely admired and broadly influential states people of our time. and as you can see we're going to bring up a window here we're waiting for the chancellor to bring begin her address to harvard university graduating class of 200-1000 you see the pictures there the storm ceremonies begun as soon as the chancellor gets up to speak we're going to listen and live it to that. all right and to talk more about this we have our chief political editor with us here in our studio and over at harvard yard we have. phenomenal both of you with us thank you both i looked at her let's start with you what can we expect from the chancer speech today. so what will be very interesting to hear whether she's going to hold a rubber political speech german diplomats here told me not to expect too much of the political speech that she would rather talk about her personal life and i talked to many students here who told me that they respect her that they admire her that they are very impressed by her

i am very surprised by harvard university especially given that this is from the law school at harvard i mean we're seeing in recent years how some of these top tier law schools like harvard are sort of going down and how they train their future attorneys students these students chose to become attorneys but they're feeling unsafe because a professor or a dean chose to take on a case to defend somebody who's alleged of a crime this is a man and his wife will have nothing to do with allegations of harvey weinstein so not only are we seeing a dangerous trend where innocent until proven guilty is off the books we're seeing a dangerous trend where anybody who does their job which is attorney is that have a right to represent that they're being punished they don't even have the right to employment anymore is absolutely unprecedented and should never happen again. my wall street has suffered the biggest selloff since the start of the year amid america's ongoing trade war with china after beijing raised import taxes on $60000000000.00 worth of u.s. goods in response to fresh tyreese from wash

i am very surprised by harvard university especially given that this is from the last will at harvard i mean we're seeing in recent years how some of these top tier law schools like harvard are sort of going down and how they train their attorneys students these students chose to become attorneys but they're feeling unsafe because a professor or a dean chose to take on a case to defend somebody who's alleged of a crime this is a man and his wife who have nothing to do with allegations of harvey weinstein so not only are we seeing a dangerous trend where innocent until proven guilty is off the books we're seeing a dangerous trend where anybody who does their job which is attorney is that have a right to represent that they're being punished they don't even have the right to employment anymore is absolutely unprecedented and should never happen again that's our global news wrap up for now but i'll be back at the top of the hour with the latest thanks for telling it. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business i'm

i am very surprised by harvard university especially given that this is from the law school at harvard i mean we're seen in recent years how some of these top tier law schools like harvard are sort of going down and how they train their attorneys students these students chose to become attorneys but they're feeling unsafe because a professor or a dean chose to take on a case the defense somebody who's alleged of a crime this is a man and his wife will have nothing to do with allegations of harvey weinstein so not only are we seeing a dangerous trend where innocent until proven guilty is off the books we're seeing a dangerous trend where anybody who does their job which is attorney is that have a right to represent that they're being punished they don't even have the right to employment anymore is absolutely unprecedented and should never happen again. and i was street has suffered the biggest selloff since the beginning of the year hit america's ongoing trade war with china after beijing raised import taxes on $60000000000.00 worth of u.s. goods in response to fresh tariffs from washin

also coming up on the day harvard honors german chancellor angela merkel by awarding her a doctorate and she gets something back and return. today is a day of joy. it's your day. many congratulations i am delighted to be here today and would like to tell you about some of my own experiences. we start with the trump administration's long awaited peace plan for the middle east jared kushner the president's son in law and senior advisor is touring the region to build support for what trump calls the deal of the century the details of which are still unknown but the timing couldn't be worse the palestinians have rejected the plan already and israel is in political chaos prime minister benjamin netanyahu wasn't able to form a coalition government since elections in april so israeli lawmakers dissolved parliament now there will be fresh elections in september we'll get some analysis on what it all means for israel and for jared questioner in a moment but 1st more on israel's unprecedented political deadlock. it was a test of nerves for netanyahu until the last minute and he failed he could

i am very surprised by harvard university especially given that this is from the law school at harvard i mean we're seeing in recent years how some of these top tier law schools like harvard are sort of going down and how they train their literature attorney students these students chose to become attorneys but they're feeling unsafe because a professor or a dean chose to take on a case the defense somebody who's alleged of a crime this is a man and his wife will have nothing to do with allegations of harvey weinstein so not only are we seeing a dangerous trend where innocent until proven guilty is off the books we're seeing a dangerous trend where anybody who does their job which is attorney is that have a right to represent that they're being punished they don't even have the right to employment anymore is absolutely unprecedented and should never happen again. and i will street has suffered the biggest selloff since the beginning of the year amid america's ongoing trade war with china after beijing ready to import taxes on $60000000000.00 worth of u.s. goods in response to fresh ter

also coming up on the day harvard honors german chancellor angela merkel by awarding her a doctorate and she give something back and return today is a day of joy it's your day many congratulations. i am delighted to be here today and would like to tell you about some of my own experiences. we start with a trumpet ministrations long awaited peace plan for the middle east jared kushner the president's son in law and senior advisor is touring the region to build support for what calls the deal of the century the details of which are still unknown but the timing couldn't be worse the palestinians have rejected the plan already and israel is in political chaos prime minister benjamin netanyahu wasn't able to form a coalition government since elections in april so israeli lawmakers dissolved parliament now there will be fresh elections in september well get some analysis on what it all means for israel and for jared questioner in a moment but 1st more on israel's unprecedented political deadlock. it was a test of nerves for netanyahu until the last minute and he failed he couldn't afford t

also coming up on the day harvard honors german chancellor angela merkel by awarding her a doctorate and she gives something back in return today is a day of joy it's your day many congratulations. i am delighted to be here today and would like to tell you about some of my own experiences. we start with a trumpet ministrations long awaited peace plan for the middle east jared kushner the president's son in law and senior advisor is touring the region to build support for what trump calls the deal of the century the details of which are still unknown but the timing couldn't be worse the palestinians have rejected the plan already and israel is in political chaos prime minister benjamin netanyahu wasn't able to form a coalition government since elections in april so israeli lawmakers dissolved parliament now there will be fresh elections in september will get some analysis on what it all means for israel and for jared questioner in a moment but 1st more on israel's unprecedented political deadlock. it was a test of nerves for netanyahu until the last minute and he failed he couldn't af

also coming up on the day harvard honors german chancellor angela merkel awarding her a doctorate and she give something back and return today is a day of joy it's your day many congratulations. i am delighted to be here today and would like to tell you about some of my own experiences. we start with a trumpet ministrations long awaited peace plan for the middle east jared kushner the president's son in law and senior advisor is touring the region to build support for what trump calls the deal of the century the details of which are still unknown but the timing couldn't be worse the palestinians have rejected the plan already and israel is in political chaos prime minister benjamin netanyahu wasn't able to form a coalition government since elections in april so israeli lawmakers dissolve parliament now there will be fresh elections in september will get some analysis on what it all means for israel and for jared questioner in a moment but 1st more on israel's unprecedented political deadlock. it was a test of nerves for netanyahu until the last minute and he failed he couldn't forge a

she has just returned from harvard gave a commencement speech with criticism of donald trump she urged graduating students to embrace optimism as she makes the case for multi-lateral in the operation after address harvard class of 2 constants and i teach she was given a rapturous about also coming angry as prime minister of course for a car investigations the patriot both galician on the danube which 7 confirmed dead in trying to run this into almost all of the south koreans a delegation in the country is demanding on says. i don't have a warm welcome to you i'm. u.s. secretary of state. for talks with german leaders as america's top diplomat 1st met with a german foreign minister heikal moscow he's also due to hold talks with the chance to. visit comes 3 weeks on. after he abruptly canceled flying into germany at the very last minute differences in policy over iran and china expected to be high on the agenda. our chief political correspondent is following that story for us and she is standing in front of the chance to welcome michelle and my compu met earlier with foreign minister hei

conferred an honorary doctor of law degree on the chancellor in announcing her visit harvard's president called merkel one of the most widely admired and broadly influential states people off our time. and as you can see we're going to bring up a window here waiting for the chancellor to begin her address to harvard university graduating class of 2019 you see the pictures there the ceremonies begun as soon as the chancellor gets up to speak we're going to listen and live it to that. ari and to talk more about this we have our chief political editor now with us here in our studio and over at harvard yard we have. phenomenal both of you with us thank you both i looked at her let's start with you what can we expect from the chancer speech today so will be very interesting to hear whether she's going to hold a rubber political speech german diplomats here told me not to expect too much of the political speech that she would rather talk about for personal life and i talked.

i am very surprised by harvard university especially given that this is from the law school at harvard i mean we're seen in recent years how some of these top tier law schools like harvard are sort of going down and how they train their future attorneys students these students chose to become attorneys but they're feeling unsafe because a professor or a dean chose to take on a case to defend somebody who's alleged of a crime this is a man and his wife who have nothing to do with allegations of harvey weinstein so not only are we seeing a dangerous trend where innocent until proven guilty is off the books we're seeing a dangerous trend where anybody who does their job which is attorney is that have a right to represent that they're being punished they don't even have the right to employment anymore is absolutely unprecedented and should never happen again. that's our global news update for this hour but don't forget you can always go to our website or to dot com for the details on all those stories and many more. play. played. live. so. it's. just. a very warm welcome to you you're watc

also coming up on the day harvard honors german chancellor angela merkel by awarding her a doctorate and she gives something back and return today is a day of joy it's your day many congratulations. i am delighted to be here today and would like to tell you about some of my own experiences. we start with a trumpet ministrations long awaited peace plan for the middle east jared kushner the president's son in law and senior advisor is touring the region to build support for what trump calls the deal of the century the details of which are still unknown but the timing couldn't be worse the palestinians have rejected the plan already and israel is in political chaos prime minister benjamin netanyahu wasn't able to form a coalition government since elections in april so israeli lawmakers dissolved parliament now there will be fresh elections in september well get some analysis on what it all means for israel and for jared questioner in a moment but 1st more on israel's unprecedented political deadlock. it was a test of nerves for netanyahu until the last minute and he failed he couldn't f

also coming up on the day harvard honors german chancellor angela merkel by awarding her a doctorate and she give something back and return today is a day of joy it's your day many congratulations. i am delighted to be here today and would like to tell you about some of my own experiences. we start with a trumpet ministrations long awaited peace plan for the middle east jared kushner the president's son in law and senior advisor is touring the region to build support for what trump calls the deal of the century the details of which are still unknown but the timing couldn't be worse the palestinians have rejected the plan already and israel is in political chaos prime minister benjamin netanyahu wasn't able to form a coalition government since elections in april so israeli lawmakers dissolved parliament now there will be fresh elections in september well get some analysis on what it all means for israel and for jared questioner in a moment but 1st more on israel's unprecedented political deadlock. it was a test of nerves for netanyahu until the last minute and he failed he couldn't fo

fue aceptado en la escuela de medicina de harvard. alvis le tocÓ una vida mÁs difÍcil que la mayoría de sus compaÑeros hundo es un dreamer. -- compaÑeros. es un dreamer. siempre quiso ser doctor. ahora estÁ más cerca que nunca de cumplir su sueÑo. sÓlo dos son dreamers. >> yo llore. fue un sueÑo hecho realidad. yo nunca pensÉ que esto me podrÍa pasar mí. ramona. mucha felicidades. representantes de la coaliciÓn del de california participan hoy en la reuniÓn en la ciudad de san francisco. ambos grupos podrÍan tener una vía para la residencia permanente. >> despuÉs de cinco aÑos se podÍa pedir la residencia permanente. palmira: los demÓcrata latinos exigieron que se investigue de forma inmediata la muerte del joven guatemalteco de 16 aÑos que falleciÓ el lunes en custodia de la patrulla fronteriza. ramÓn: se trata del tercer joven que muere en custodia de la patrulla fronteriza. fernando: los demÓcrata latinos exigieron una inmediata participaciÓn. >> el gobierno federal acepta la responsabilidad. fernando: se

i am very surprised by harvard university especially given that this is from the law school at harvard i mean we're seeing in recent years how some of these top tier law schools like harvard are sort of going down and how they train their attorneys students these students chose to become attorneys but they're feeling unsafe because a professor or a dean chose to take on a case to defend somebody who's alleged of a crime this is a man and his wife who have nothing to do with allegations of harvey weinstein so not only are we seeing a dangerous trend where innocent till proven guilty is off the books we're seeing a dangerous trend where anybody who does their job which is attorney is that have a right to represent that they're being punished they don't even have the right to employment anymore is absolutely unprecedented and should never happen again you watching on say thanks to the company this morning we're back again in 30 minutes. and 2040 you know bloody revolution of you tube the demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be creasing the violent revo

fue aceptado en la escuela de medicina de harvard. ya la vi con ella. >> llegaba aquÍ, me iba la medianoche y regresaba al banco porque no podÍa pagar aquí. reportero: ahora estÁ más cerca que nunca de alcanzar sus sueÑos. sÓlo 208 fueron aceptadas. >> solamente en sueÑos lo pensaba. >> cuando llego este papel tan importante yo llorÉ. >> es un sueÑo hecho realidad. >> luis se va con el apoyo de su familia y claro, con su licenciatura. espera que su historia inspire a otros inmigrantes. >> alves le gustarÍa regresar al Área de la bahÍa y ser un doctor que pueda ayudar a la comunidad inmigrante. palmira: quÉ bonita historia de inspiraciÓn. mire a luis, nunca pensÓ en ir a harvard y se le estÁ haciendo. california demando a la administraciÓn de donald trump por la cancelaciÓn de cerca de $15,000,000,000 para la construcciÓn del tren de alta velocidad. el gobernador dijo que es ilegal y que represalia por las polÍticas migratorias que tiene california. representante latino en la cÁmara de diputados pidieron que se re

this is deja vu news live from berlin addresses harvard's graduating class the german chancellor makes her case for multi-lateralism on tackling global challenges and says truths must not be identified as lies nor lies as truth will bring you analysis of her speech. also coming up when dealing hopes of finding survivors. and this is a chance for her that we're looking at sobeys pictures of her delivering the harvard commencement address the games will be getting some analysis of that arrest shortly. also coming up when the when hope of finding survivors of budapest both tragedy 21 people are still missing after a tourist boat sank last night on the river dannie as a criminal investigation into the actually gets underway. and the mothers who refuse to give up hope these mexican women have taken the search for their missing children into their own hands in a country where tens of thousands have been disappeared. i'm going to thank you for joining us german chancellor angela merkel has delivered the commencement address for this year's graduating class at harvard university makeover fleck

yo le decÍa que iba ir a harvard, y me decÍa que estaba loca. y cuando llegÓ este papel tan importante yo llorÉ es un sueÑo hecho realidad. reportero: aunque abandonar el Área de la bahÍa le da un sentir agridulce, se va con el apoyo de su familia y con su licenciatura en biologÍa molecular. espera que su historia inspire a otros jÓvenes inmigrantes. >>yo nunca pensÉ que esto me iba a pasar a mÍ. si tenemos sueÑos sÍganlo. sÍ se puede, es lo que quiero decir. presentadora: buen consejo. hay que sonar. esto es todo de mi parte. ♪ ♪ jairo: felicidades a este soÑador. al volver, la iglesia catÓlica anuncia un plan para indemnizar a personas que han sido vÍctimas sexuales de sacerdotes y diÁconos. ♪ jairo: gracias por continuar aquÍ. la iglesia catÓlica quiere reparar el daÑo que causaron sacerdotes y diÁconos que abusaron sexualmente de menores de edad. josÉ: desarrollan un programa de compensaciÓn para ayudar a las vÍctimas de abuso sexual por parte de sacerdotes, el plan lo presentaron varias diÓcesis. raÚl: el prog

the harvard commencement speech is by tradition inspirational setting the bar high for graduating students. the not to act impulsively but to take a moment to stop and think during laughter as well as applause. more than once michael seemed to conjure up donald trump without mention of his name. that's that means not calling a lie is truth or truth lies. the chancellor's mixture of the political and the inspirational seemed to resonate with the graduating students. before me the main message is about believing that's wallace can be broken and for me i think wallace is sort of a metaphor for anything it could be sort of your own close minded dress or your own servant violence to how you see the issues of the world whether you know whether or not you think they could be solved i think the speech was very well done and well received and i think that she's struck a balance between inspiring the graduates to make change in the world and also sending a political message. america has made it clear this is her last time as chancellor and her speech was a nod to the legacy she hopes to leave behind

government the knesset votes to send the country back to the polls plus angela merkel is honored at harvard the university confers an honorary doctorate on germany's long serving chancellor as she prepares to hold harvard's commencement speech. i'm sorry kelly to the program rescuers in budapest say that there is quote minimal chance of finding survivors after a boat accident on the danube late on wednesday police have also launched a criminal investigation after a sightseeing vessel collided with another boat in bad weather more than 30 south korean tourists were on board 7 are confirmed dead so far. as day broke in budapest most of the passengers who had been aboard the mermaid were still missing authorities have located the boat on the river bed of the danube but they say it could take days to bring it to the surface. in seoul south korea's president announced they were sending a rapid response team to budapest. hungary. government will work closely with the hungaroring government to investigate the cause of the accident for the child's correlated departments to do their best to support

ahead about the joint washington bureau chief alexandra fall naaman outside harvard university welcome alexandra why did they choose the chancellor. the president of the university said in a statement when the announcement was made that a miracle is one of the most widely admired. and influential states people of our time that her leadership has done much to shave the course not only of her country but also the course of europe so these were very flattering words and so we also have to add that even more flattering was video that the university put together to announce some merkel as this year's commencement speaker let's have a look. well that's very dramatic i'd like one of those myself what is going to happen today. so at the moment the morning exercises this is the actual graduation ceremony are underway here on the campus our t.v. camera is unfortunately not allowed to stand there for we are standing here outside at the one of the gates so the morning exercises are about to assure a student orators were talking with their d. the dean of each school in should use is the candidates

harvard university doubling down on hedge funds. we want to you about what is now a contrarian bet, and compare the performance of other hedge funds, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is "bloomberg markets." i'm vonnie quinn. saying smartrsity money is now in hedge funds. the universe are its investment in hedge funds, which now total of $13 billion, according to university filings. joining us to talk about the investment strategy is peggy ,ollins, investing team leader and soon to be revealed as something else. harvard university has decided hedge funds are the place to be again. is that something to do with the market cycle? andhe person leading the dominant to comment on the story. since he has come on in 2016 from columbia's endowment, he has upped their investment in hedge funds, which too many is a contrarian stance. hedge funds have been beaten down for seven years for poor performance compared to the skyrocketing s&p, and for high fees as well. those 2/20 fees have come under scrutiny. on the other hand, we did speak

german chancellor angela merkel has given the commencement speech at harvard university she should. actually use them to tackle and challenges around the world and an urge graduates not to take for granted. and police and hungry have detained the captain of a cruise ship that featured a 2 of the boat on the danube 7 people are confirmed dead 21 others are still missing crews are gearing up to raise the boat from the bottom of the river flowing to the heart of the hunger in capital. and don't forget your normal news on the gorgeous. day or probably out with still access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push toward if occasions for any breaking me as you can also use the do you have to send us photos and videos. that up next business with just stay with us. the 1st. multinational companies are suing nation states. for damages worth billions. the lawsuit goes against national law. but they're made possible by free trade agreements should. be a risk to national sovereignty. sita t.t.f.n. called the power of the corporations. 45 minutes w. . their super shy men to

by harvard university and she'll give the commencement speech in a couple of. i'm phil gail welcome to the program rescuers in budapest say there is minimal chance of finding survivors after a tourist boat capsized and sank on the danube light on wednesday police have launched a criminal investigation the sightseeing vessel carrying more than 30 south korean tourists was hit by a large river cruise ship in bad weather 7 people have been confirmed dead. as day broke in budapest most of the passengers who had been aboard the mermaid were still missing authorities have located the boat on the river bed of the danube but they say it could take days to bring it to the surface. in seoul south korea's president announced they were sending a rapid response team to budapest. hungary your. government will work closely with the hungaroring government to investigate the cause of the accident for the child's correlated departments to do their best to support the victims and their families. the south korean travel agency which hired the boat apologized but also defended the

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as merkel nears the end of her chancellorship her speech at harvard hints of the legacy she hopes to leave behind especially a firm commitment to transatlantic cooperation. and it obvious washington bureau chief alexander pronominal was asked to hear the german chances address to the graduates and had this to say. americans seem to have the right. it's town here in new york city a speech that's many here felt was inspirational and had a positive message and the german chancellor seemed to enjoy the attention being praised for her leadership and commitment far away from home and from political turbulence in europe. that is a phenomena not tending to. political correspondent simon and love making mates and they pointed remarks during a commencement address they're warning against snap decisions and impulsive action how do you think that's going to play in into talks with talks with the secretary of state of the united states who is here for the 1st time i've officially visit yeah i mean those were very pointed remarks he didn't actually mention president trump but i think everyone in t

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this is deja vu news live from burlesque on the american addresses harvard's graduating class the german chancellor makes her case for multilateralism and tackling global challenges and urges graduates to embrace optimism rather than limitations or bring you analysis of her speech. also coming out the window in hope of finding survivors of the past both tragedy 21 people are still missing after a tourist boat sank last night on the river down police have been detained had to change one of the captains involved in the collision. i'm sumi so much going to thanks for joining us german chancellor angela merkel has delivered the commencement address for this year's graduating class at harvard university medical reflected on germany's past a speaking of her formative years growing up in east germany in the shadow of the berlin wall the chancellor reaffirmed her commitment to achieving climate neutrality of germany by the year 2050 she dressed graduates after accepting an honorary doctorate in law from the university. let's listen to what she said don't forget that freedom is never something th

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angela merkel addresses harvard's graduating class. the german canceler makes her case for a -- the german chancellor says truth must not be identified as lies, nor lies as truth. also coming up, dwindling hopes of finding survivors. this is the chancelloror here we are looking at, these pictures of herer living thee harvard commencementnt address. we will begin some analysis of that shortly. also coming up, dwindling hope of finding survivors of budapest's boat tragedy. 21 people are still missing after a tourist boat sank last night as a criminal investigation into the accident gets under way. and the mothers who refuse to give up hope. these mexican women have taken the search or their missing women into their own hands in the country where tens of thousands have disappeared. thank you for joining us. german chancellor angela merkel has delivered the commencement address for this year's graduating class at harvard university. she reflected on germany's past, speaking of her formative years growing up in the shadow of the berlin wall

you're crazy. >> harvard had a program, but he had to test in. every subject was a breeze until -- >> they were telling me, basically don't get your hopes up because he has to pass a class called expository writing 25. >> he was in sixth grade, remember, and he crushed that, too. in case you're wondering -- >> so what is it like to have a kid like this? >> it's like any other kid. he doesn't make his bed. i still have to get him up in the morning. yeah. i mean, he's great but -- >> school counselor alan coates saw braxton's potential early on. he said high school and harvard have been a perfect match. >> he got the intellectual stimulation he needed. he got to take a girl to the prom so that was good, right? >> braxton is applying to law school and has big plans for the year 2040. >> president. >> you know they have public housing there. >> works for me. >> a teenager already talking about the white house. so he's an extraordinary young man but his mom has an amazing story to us, too. unbeknownst to us his mother was getting an organ transplant.

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it's not just harvard. i am not picking on harvard. it's a great institution. this stuff has to stop. it's so bad for learning. for the life of me i don't understand why the board of trustees puts up with it or the administration. they are giving into the mob mentality. >> many students are opposed to this. >> laura: but they are afraid to speak out. >> alumni and donors and faculty should speak up. this is a terrible thing to teach students. this was an opportunity for an educational moment. the dean of the college could have called the students in. sullivan offered to talk to the students. they didn't want to listen. >> laura: you are much nicer than i am. i would have said go back and hit the books. exams are coming up. >> no, i am nastier than you are. >> laura: i am tired of these students going to the most privileged institution on the planet. i am tired of these kids. >> i said a student who is fearful of a professor like this doesn't belong in the university. >> laura: okay. rachida from michigan perceived to be anti-semitic. >> there is a calming feeli

it's not just harvard. i am not picking on harvard. it's a great institution. this stuff has to stop.it it's so bad for learning. for the life of me i don't understand why the board of trustees puts up with it or the administration. they are giving into the mob mentality. >> many students are opposed to this. >> laura: but they are afraid to speak out. >> alumni and donors and faculty should speak up. this is a terrible thing to teach students. this was an opportunity for an educational moment. the dean of the college could have called the students in. sullivan offered to talk to the students. they didn't want to listen. >> laura: you are much nicer than i am. i would have said go back and hit the books. exams are coming up. >> no, i am nastier than you are. >> laura: i am tired of these students going to the most privileged institution on the planet. get over yourself.n fi am tired of these kids. >> i said a student who is s fearful of a professor like this doesn't belong in the university. >> laura: okay. talib from michigan perceived to be anti-semitic. let'

roger ferguson took his pension for learning about the world of finance into harvard, where he was one of the first african-americans to get both a juris doctor and phd in economics. ferguson was tapped to be vice chair of the federal reserve, the only board member there when terrorists hit new york and washington on 9/11. now, roger ferguson leads tiaa, managing over $1 trillion in assets for five million teachers, researchers, and medical professionals, drawing on all his learning and experience to ensure financial security for retirees and avoid what he sees as a developing crisis in america. this week on "bloomberg big decisions," roger ferguson. roger ferguson, welcome to "big decisions." roger: thank you. it is a pleasure to be here. david: you have devoted your career to the subject of financial security. why? roger: what do people want in their lives? first and foremost, they want security. one of the areas that is most mysterious to people is finance. and so, the notion of creating security around this thing that is a little mysterious becomes very, very important. david: this

outside harvard university welcome out xander why did they choose chancellor merkel. well we have to say that she is here among friends and many people who admire and respect her and when the announcement was made the president of the university said in a statement that angle on merkel is one of the most whites of the at my art and influential states people of all worth times that her leadership has done much to shape the course of her nation and the course so these were very flattering words even more flattering what studio the university put together to announce americal and this as this year's commencement speaker let's have a look at the speech. it's very hollywood for a woman who's become known for being understated to what's going to happen today. so the 1st part of the ceremonies is over right now the morning exercises the actual graduation ceremony was a very traditional song but also a very cheerful ceremony at the end of this ceremony and merkel was awarded it and on the road the doctor off last agree and the whole theater where the ceremony was taking place

she has a harvard degree. now she is empress of japan. her role harvard degree. now she is empress ofjapan. her role really harvard degree. now she is empress of japan. her role really has harvard degree. now she is empress ofjapan. her role really has read knighted what it could mean to be a woman injapan and also whether or not japanese values should now include that of allowing the woman to sit on the imperial throne stop thank you for that truly historic moment as japan enters this new era. good to hear all of that news from tokyo live. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the washington post has disclosed that the us special counsel, robert mueller, has complained to the attorney general about the summary of his report. the special counsel was tasked with investigating allegations of collusion between russia and president trump's election campaign. at least 17 houses have been destroyed by a landslide in the city of la paz in bolivia. this footage shows the moment homes began to disappear in the suburban area known as the "mountain c

harvard law professor emeritus alan dershowitz labeled it mccarthyism comes to harvard. >> this is political correctness run amuck. these are students who don't care about due process, don't care about free speech. the only thing they care about is getting their way. they don't like the fact that he is representing somebody who they don't like. >>ar law professor. he says he and his wife are now weighing their options. mount with iran and with china. general jack keane up next. ♪ ♪ i don't keep track of regrets. and i don't add up the years. but what i do count on... is boost® delicious boost® high protein nutritional drink has 20 grams of protein, along with 26 essential vitamins and minerals. boost® high protein. be up for life. that we're playing "four on four" with a barbershop quartet? [quartet singing] bum bum bum bum... pass the ball... pass the rock.. ...we're open just pass the ball! no, i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance with geico. yea. [quartet singing] shoot the j! shoot, shoot, shoot the jaaaaaay... believe it! geico could sav

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book by the third or fourth black man to get a phd in history from harvard. at one point he was engaged to leticia gates, my great aunt. book called the trail of the -- the betrayal of the negro. reconstruction, people argue about it, but generally 1865-1877. in 1877, andbegins that is the period of the rollback to reconstruction. it takes a wild to roll it back. black men had an enormous amount of power. south carolina, mississippi, louisiana, also -- almost the majority. and georgia. there were 16 black men elected to congress between 1870 and 1877. including two united states senators. in south carolina, secretary of moments,e of the great i go to jim clyburn's office. reconstruction congressman on his wall, he could fill a whole black history lesson. step-by-step,, the redemption nest, the former indeedrates, the south rose again, and they disenfranchise those black men. and they did it in such a clever way. the 13th and 14th and 15th amendments are ratified, right? you can't get rid of them but you can go around. there were state constitutions, which the

next week he'll peick up a degre from harvard. he has been taking summer and online classes since he was 11. so 11 days after graduating from high school he will grab his harvard diploma. braxton says next stop, law school. not too shabby. braxton, you make us all feel just a little bit inferior but also proud. that's "nightline" for tonight. you can always watch our full episodes streaming on hulu. i've slain your dreaded dragon. for saving the kingdom what doth thou desire? my lord? hey good knight. where are you going? ♪ ♪ cliyourhing♪on solsbury hill taon♪ coffee that is a cup above is always worth the quest. nespresso. tis all i desire. did thou bring enough for the whole kingdom? george: nespresso, what else? (wholding you back? excessive underarm sweating qbrexza is the first and only once-daily prescription cloth towelette approved to treat excessive underarm sweating. also known as axillary hyperhidrosis. open one today and see what unfolds. (man vo) do not use qbrexza if you have certain medical conditions. botur

. >> reporter: -- he's simultaneously managed to go to harvard. yes, the harvard. which entailed spending every summer in cambridge and linking m to special classes online. what is the lecture today? >> lecture nine. >> reporter: do we know the toc? >> economics. >> reporter: that meant that the moral family is celebrating two graduations this spring. high school and harvard. >> braxton moral. >> reporter: braxton was one of those kids when franklyoo was smart for school. even after skipping a couple of grades, he was bored stiff. >> why am i here? >> yes. >> seri>>sly? at 11? >>eporter: his parents took braxton to gifted camps, tried to enroll him at a local college. no place to go. >> no place to go.yo u're crazy. >> reporter: harvard had a program, but he had to test in. every subject was a breeze. until -- >> they were telling me and my wife that, you know, basically don't get your hopes up. he has to pass expositoryit wrg. >> reporter: he crushed that too. in case you're wondering, what is it like to have a kid like this? >> it is like any other kid. he doesn'

one is a person who claims their descendent is suing harvard for using those. but actually the professor of zoology was a stone cold racist. that is the only way you could put it. these discourses were united. in order to put that genie back in the lamp, the genie of black freedom, black masculinity, the power of the vote. it was devastatingly effective. [applause] >> could it have been otherwise? if the courts had ruled differently, if the election had come out the other way, if the compromise of 1876 had not happened, could it have come out otherwise? what were the grounds of hope and tell us about the title of the book as well and the song that inspired it. dr. gates: i am on the board. madeleine albright and condoleezza rice are both on the board. it was about the time president obama was opening up cuba. that door was open about five minutes, and then it was shut again. my wife happens to be cuban, a cuban citizen, and an historian. i am very partial to cuba. now i can go as a family member, so nobody can stop me. [laughter] so i asked madeleine, and walte

i think what we're seeing here and it goes back to the speech that the chancellor held yesterday in harvard we're seeing the clash of 2 completely different approaches to international relations and politics the chancellor on the one hand saying we need multilateralism we need collaboration and that means we need to be able to see things through the eyes of others whereas the u.s. strategy is very much 0 sum game maximum pressure and that includes maximum pressure on the u.s. his closest allies something we saw in berlin behind closed doors that i let it drain thank you very much for the. well as the u.s. secretary of state left the chinese flag went right up the talks with both of them having to do with war perhaps centering on the 5 g. network provider wall way for good and for the business desk is here to talk about that i clifford what about the timing of these 2 visits mike goes and the chinese vice president arrives yeah well it's has to be significant doesn't it it's just the fact that you know there's no coincidence is all roads seem to lead to trade these days and it looks like tha

i always thought c-span was the harvard are broadcasting, as it were. but anyway, the other thing that he pointed out in his that college is really more of a screening device than anything else. colleges sort of separate the people who are disciplined, who are hard-working, who think, from those who are less qualified in those regards and less intelligent, to be honest, lower cognitive skills. it is a screening device. that these of paper does not are an expert in economics or electrical engineering. there may be some vocational training involved with your college, but most of the extra earnings that college graduates get is not really from what they learned in college, it is from attributes that they have, some of which were nurtured a bit in college and added a bit in college, but in many cases, even when they were in high school. these are the leaders in the high school graduating class is going to college. the people in the bottom of the high school class or not go to college, and they are not the leaders. there are differences in human characterist

we will read you that statement by harvard medical school psychiatry professor when rick reilly joins us after this final commercial break and rick reilly

i have about will george washington bureau chief alexander from norman outside harvard welcome alexandra why did they choose the chancellor. angela merkel ahead. been showered with compliments and praise here for her leadership for her commitment and she was described by the president of the university as one of the most widely at my earth and influential states people of our word time so that is there a reason why she has been chosen to hold this commencement speech here and i talked to many students who told me that they respect her that some of them even think she is a role model and they have high expectations with regards to her speech this afternoon let's have a listen this design it's got. everything a bungalow medical frustrates us who want to know how to lead what the tablets in the world is what the issues that she's confronted with daily and this is what we're looking forward to be inspired by i think not only germany but europe as a whole needs to redefine its relationship with the united states going forward and i hope that i know america can pass their way forward for that