Country and virtually nothing happens. No sustained comprehensive action is taken. But it is happening and it does every day. Illegal guns are the weapons of mass destruction on our streets. We experience as one of any fellow mayors has said has murder once by one by one in slow motion every single day in the United States of america. And so i ask the question, where is our right red line on violation violence in america . 10,000 plus murdered americans every year. That is a crime against humidity. We have a civil war unfolding in our cities every day, week, every month. Mary landrieu and i have both have spoken with president obama on this issue. He is ready to act. The question is where is the congress . What are they prepared to do . So let me ask this question, what if our response to domestic terrorism was as thorough and engaged as our response to International Terrorism . What if we had a 9 11 commission about black men getting slaughtered on the streets of america . A National
Oil, not military. Right. Which is a good thing, for sure. The debate over executive pay takes a new turn today. Maybe youve heard this. Coke reportedly backing away from that controversial plan after comments made by Warren Buffett on this program recently indicating that he was not a fan of that proposal, even though he abstained and didnt vote against it. But would buffett have ever spoken out if not for activist investor David Winters . He was the first to sound the alarm bells about cokes lucrative pay plan for top executives. Dare we call an activist investor a hero . Warren buffett does a lot of homework but not on this company. It was David Winters who brought it up. Thats when buffett went and looked at the proxy and decided he didnt like what he saw. Exactly. Well talk about that a little bit later. Also, he is widely recognized as the best boxer alive today. He is of course, Floyd Mayweather jr. Hell sit down ahead of his big fight saturday night. Well get into that. Bill mi
Accomplished investors in their own right. Plus theres so much to discuss. Tyler, were going to talk to the coopermans and the millers about where they see this market going. The incredible valuations weve been seeing in some Companies Like open table. Speaking of that deal today. Bought by priceline for month than 2. 5 million. It will be interesting to hear about that. And plenty of other occurrences in this space. Of course weve got to talk about oil, about some of these new tech developments and much, much more. Apples not falling far from the tree in those cases. Interesting to hear how they invest alike and how they invest differently. In markets right now lets take you through the three major averages. The dow up 32 points. About. 2 of a percent higher. The nasdaq a relatively small gain of about 12 points at 4309. And the s p 500 moving up today by about five points, a quarter percent at 1935. Joining our closing bell exchange, Kelly Connelly from jhs capital advisers, rich pet
Video app, cspan now or online at www. Cspan. Org. With the midterm elections about a month away, political reporters talk about the future of politics and how the mid terms could impact resident bidens agenda. This is about one hour. Before we begin, i would like to i would like to thank the cosponsors of our event and like to extend my gratitude to the spa team that planned the open house and this panel. Together, they make sba one of the most exciting places to work so lets acknowledge them. [applause] i am enormously proud to be the dean of Public Affairs here at american university. We celebrate the recent top 10 ranking we received from u. S. News world report. We also recognize that the privilege of being a school of Public Affairs here in washington, d. C. Carries with it a huge responsibility. We are training the leaders that will guide and secure the future of our democracy. This weekend, you will feel the excitement on campus and spa. Your students are hard at work in classr
Restoration of the russian empire. Putin believes the rightful place for russia is a major player in the world. He believes that democracy is kind of some thing that is for other countries. Power and heonto will do what is necessary to hang onto the power. It doesnt mean he will have a massacre of people, although in chechnya, it is incredibly brutal. I think we need to identify him for what he is. Cracks down on human rights. Puts people in jail. Is responsible for the death of at least betray him for what he is rather than this grand illusion at least portray him for what he is rather than this grand illusion. We have to have the relation with russia, but it has to be an honest relationship. Cap. Wink or a nod or a or a tap. That is not the way to approach putin. And the snowden thing was just a sign of disrespect. It was a sign is respect to the United States of america that they gave asylum to mr. Snowden. In the back. Two people in the ill. Aisle. To beator, you are known a suppor