Im mark, president and im proud to be here with professor eddie. I am honored, as we say back home this is really great. We have some time to talk and you have written a new book and we sorely want to talk about, we also want to talk about how fascinating it is to viewers and certainly too many how you got from mississippi, a a Great Community down in the gulf coast, all the way to princeton university. Maybe we ought to start with you talking about yourself. Guest im a country boy who made it big, thats what i like to say. My dad was the second africanamerican postman hired at the post office. That was a big job. We were living in moss point at the time and he moved us from one side of time to the other side. Where the third africanamerican family that moved into the nice neighborhood on the hill. We went to a better school, much more disciplined. It didnt have as many distractions. We went to an integrated school because it was predominantly black. People worked in the shipyard, lisa
We are in a good position to start cutting down emissions hard and fast. I think that paris will help. We know that the trajectory we are on at the moment with the Greenhouse Gas emissions will land about four degrees warming by the end of the century. We will alter the trajectory so we will be aiming more likely that about 2. 7 degrees. Its not enough but its good, but good start. We know we want to stay down below two degrees. How are we going to do that . I started thinking about the drawdown from the atmosphere and i met Richard Branson in 2007. He invited me to his home in the British Virgin islands and he had his we start but the problem. Richard expressed skepticism that humans could act fast enough to reduce emissions. He just thought it was a good happen. He thought what he could do was offer a prize to help Foster Technology and would have the potential to draw at least one part of carving out a deficit every year. We start this thing called the virgin challenge. I sit on the
Author and Princeton University professor eddie glaude sits down for after words with National Urban League President marc morial to discuss the state of black america. This book is democracy in black. Host im marc morial, im the president of the National Urban league and im proud to be here with professor eddie glaude of Princeton University. Professor, welcome. Guest im honored. As my mother would say back home in mississippi, this is high time. Im really honored. Host youve written a new book we want to talk about. We also want i think its always fascinating to viewers and certainly too many how you got from moss point mississippi, a Great Community down on the gulf coast, all the way to Princeton University. Maybe we are just over the toggle bit about yourself estimate its because folks like me. Im a country boy who made it big. Thats what id like to see. My dad was a the second posting from black africanamerican postman hard at the post office. Host that was a big job. Guest we we
Sunrise. This is over san rafael this morning. Absolutely gorgeous. So many brilliant colors on this super bowl sunday and we expect a beautiful morning, afternoon and evening. On this, the first day of february. Maybe you have to drag the tvs outside . You have to drag me outside. We have work the next few hours but that is enticing. I know at least one person that has a big screen tv on their patio in the back yard. For today . For today. A lot of barbecuing going on im sure. Air quality good to moderate. Going to be a gorgeous day. We showed you a gore schwas view of the sun on its way up. How about another . Mount diablo this morning with the golden hues coming up over the golden state this morning. We have temperatures again a lot cooler. A little patchy fog out there. I think we will be in and out of mid and high level clouds for today and giving you a look at stormtracker 2, you can see we have just a little this morning making for that beautiful sunrise. Lets get to the numbers
Amount of sense. Jill kelley, she tried to negotiate a 80 million south korean coal deal and asked for an 80 million fee. It fell apart at that incident. I dont see the problem. Perhaps you didnt see my diplomatic immunity card. Jacki schechner. Good morning. President obama is going to travel to new york for the day to assess the damage, thank First Responders and follow up with victims of the aftermath of the super storm sandy. And then hes going to watch the movie lincoln. Its a nice break between press conference and meeting with Business Leaders in the white house, and then the meetings with the budget with leaders. Obama when it comes to the top 2 what im not going to do is to extend further a tax cut for folks who dont need it, which would cost close to 1 trilliondollar. Senators rockefeller and harkin are passing around a letter opening to get 30 sittings. They want negotiations for every 1 out they have a 1 in. It would hold the president strong to Medicare Medicaid and Social