A nonprofit nonpartisan place that has independent thinkers. So to sit here at new america and help to design the organization itself. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have done more in this last year that we have accomplished in a lifetime. As a filmmaker and bestselling author. You can see trump and his generals of what new america is. So not only to think independently, its almost for the country right now thats how it struck me. So right now and give you a chance to ask questions and then give you a little time for a book signing so with that with the unconventional questions so you say in the beginning that i am a former Government Official and with the assistant secretary so looking from the other side and to have their own agenda so can you walk us through particularly the situation you are writing about is unfolding in real time. Thank you for hosting this event. So you make mistakes all the time. And previously i want to know everything. Then youll never miss the boo
I thank you so much. Delighted to be partnering with bank of america and to kick off this series, i cant think of anyone better or more timely to have a conversation with than bill gates. So appreciate you joining us this morning and to all oaf you who are here. You were going to start off in a i thinks unlikely but absolutely fitting topic, which is the subject of ebola and the crisis in africa and potentially beyond africa. Recently foundation announced it is donating 50 million to help with the response. Of us think about whats happening with the disease and the spread of it, we have to ask questions that really relate to leadership, right . Health its our global institutions, whether its individual countryings and their country countries, and lack thereof to respond. Mr. Gates, obviously you spent the last, really, more than a decade, focused on Global Health challenges in africa. Here comes a big crisis of the sort that weve been worrying about and warning about. Role of you feel
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And three. , and i really want to show my appreciation for this. For your services their and your up and to keep it mixed lively. And all around international viewpoints. I just watched your Global Warming show. That itlike to say would be nice if cspan would hold people at least accountable for the noneffects that they spew out. It would put everybodys mind at ease about trying to explain this if you had put the picture of the huge trash squirrel in the Pacific Ocean right now trash swirl in the Pacific Ocean right now the size of texas. When you do your reading, put pictures up, also. As i wouldve ended the denial because that would have ended the denial. I do not know how wide it is. Know whate to let us you think of the programs you are watching. Call us. At comments at cspan. Org. Or you can send us a tweet. Join the conversation, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. It look at the debate between the candidates for the iowa seat, where bruce braley is facing joni ernst. Y
Nienaber, as well as a democratic pollster and strategist, Stephan Stefan hankin. That does it for our show today. Thank you for joining us. You can tune back in at 7 00 tomorrow morning. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] today on cspan, two recent u. N. General Assembly Speeches from syrias deputy Prime Minister and is really Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Later, a discussion on middle east policy. Deputy Prime Minister accused the u. S. Of holding a double standard when it came to striking militants in syria and supporting rebels with weapons to fight isis. He went as far as to call the situation a recipe for violence and terrorism while addressing the u. N. General assembly. His speech is 20 minutes. I would like to congratulate you and your friendly countries on your election as president of the General Assembly in its current session and wish you success in leading