To poverty to National Security and, yes, education as well, seeking to make sure we are bringing all the talent to the table for the benefit of us all. On this weeks bloomberg big decisions, Dan Porterfield. Dan porterfield, welcome to bloomberg big decisions. Dan thank you, david. Great to be here. David you have been described as a leader in ensuring access to high achieving low income students for colleges. Take us back to baltimore, maryland. What in the small, young boy of Dan Porterfield led him to that decision . Dan i grew up in Baltimore City in a couple different neighborhoods. One of the neighborhoods, it was my parents, me and my sister, we were pretty much the only white family. And then after my parents divorced, we moved about a mile away, very similar neighborhood. There, there was only white families. And that neighborhood felt like a fine neighborhood. I didnt know it at the time, but it was segregated. Eventually integration came to that neighborhood. A family, i be
Sent across state lines. Hasan is currently being charged with distributing child pornography. If convicicd he faces up to 20 years in federal prison. Well certainly keep and eye on that story and make sure to check siouxlandmatters. Com for updates. Lukas iowa is waking up this morning to a final campaign frenzythe candidates criss crossing the first state in the nation to vote. Donald trump, absent from the debate last night not absent from iowa however. Following the latest developments in des moines is our abc correspondent lana zak. With donald trump boycotting the debate . The new candidate at centerstage was under fire. Ted cruz, president ial candidate i would note that the last four questions had been ted, jeb, please attack ted . [boos] let me just say this. Chris wallace its a debate, sir. Cruz if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage. After a strong start for ted cruz everyone on this the night got rough . Thats the assesment of cruz by iowas bi
School on staten island. Several Football Players have been disciplined but now parents say innocent children are being unfairly targeted. Cbs 2s Hazel Sanchez is here with more on the controversy. Hazel. Reporter at least two students at Susan Wagner High School say they were hazed boo players at summer football camp. Fourteam members are suspended, the entire Football Program suspended indefinitely. But parents of other players say thats not fair. And they are fighting to get their kids back on the field. Were not saying to stop the version not at all. We want the investigation to continue. We are not saying to stop the investigation, not at all. Let the innocent ones back on the field. Reporter she is the mother of a varsity Football Player at Wagner High School on staten island. She says her senior son was at the upstate Training Camp where the alleged hazing took place. If my son had anything to do with it i want to know, im the first to say. Its upsetting. Reporter at least two s
In the run up to the president state of the union address, he has been released policy proposals, touring the country, and letting people try his ideas on for size. One of the proposals you will hear about in his speech, rolled out in the past week, making it easier for americans to get two Year College Degrees by paying their tuition today. I am announcing an ambitious new plan to bring down the cost of Community College tuition in america. I want to bring it down to zero. [applause] president obama made his announcement last friday, the white house claiming the president s plan could help up to fine Million Students. Federal funds will cover threequarters of the cost, within individual states picking up the rest of the tab. Ands estimated the program would cost 60 billion over ten years. What impact fight this have . Consider this, between 2012 and 2013, 7. 7 Million Students were enrolled in public two year colleges. And of those who go to Community Colleges, an analysis of educatio
In the run up to the president state of the union address, he has been released policy proposals, touring the country, and letting people try his ideas on for size. One of the proposals you will hear about in his speech, rolled out in the past week, making it easier for americans to get two Year College Degrees by paying their tuition today. I am announcing an ambitious new plan to bring down the cost of Community College tuition in america. I want to bring it down to zero. [applause] president obama made his announcement last friday, the white house claiming the president s plan could help up to fine Million Students. Federal funds will cover threequarters of the cost, within individual states picking up the rest of the tab. Ands estimated the program would cost 60 billion over ten years. What impact fight this have . Consider this, between 2012 and 2013, 7. 7 Million Students were enrolled in public two year colleges. And of those who go to Community Colleges, an analysis of educatio