Their allies with hezbollah. Amy that was Richard Engel three years ago. Now, two years after being kidnapped in syria, nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reveals he was actually seized by militants tied to the u. S. Backed Free Syrian Army, not shia militias tied to the asad government. Did nbc knowingly cover up the truth . Well speak to Asad Abu Khalil who openly questioned nbcls nbcs claim back in 2012. Then to the house the herman built. What you see before you is a model built to scale of Herman Wallace is cell. He spent years in solitary confinement for a crime he could not have possibly committed in louisiana. 27 of those years were spent in the cell. Amy we will speak to artist Jackie Summell about hermans house, her collaboration with former prisoner and black panther, Herman Wallace. And we will get an update on the case of glenn ford freed from death row after 30 years. He is now dying of cancer in hospice care. While exonerated, he has not been compensated.
Cspan for being with us tonight so that her remarks can be covered by the entire country. Thank you, cspan, and as always. [applause] in the remarks that she made at her installation as president that is a 5dollar cambridge word for inauguration doctor faust said these investments have yields we cannot predict and measure. Universities are stewards of living tradition. This resonated with me with my colleagues at the National Archives in washington because we like to think the same of our institution. We are focused on educational issues at all levels and civic leadership issues at all levels as a key role in our mission to serve the public. A little word on her background, doctor fausts background. She serves before her current post as the founding dean of the Radcliffe Institute for advanced studies from 2001 to 2007. She has been held in a number of other academic posts. University of pennsylvania and others, radcliffe, and shes written six books while well received. Her other achie
There are several books that have been published this season to mark the event. For this months booktv club we want to know what book you are reading. Throughout the month joining other readers to discuss the books published this year. Simply go to booktv. Org and click on the book club enter the chat room. You can check out the Book Club Resources that we have posted including book reviews and videos are booktv archives and you can login as a guest or through your facebook or twitter account to post your thoughts on the kennedy books that you are reading. Then join booktv on saturday november 30 at 11 a. M. Eastern for a wide google plus chat to describe the books on the 35th president. Contact booktv over facebook or twitter to sign up for the live chat. This full booktv is marking the 50th anniversary. And this weekend we look back at 2,008 our tenth year on the air. That year the New York Times book review best nonfiction books included this republic of suffering by Drew Gilpin Fau
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. She is the 20th president of harvard university. She is the first female president. She has served in that role since 2007. In her address, she said, the university is not about results in the next quarter. It is not about who a student has become by graduation. Is about learning that molds a lifetime. It is about learning that shapes the future. I am pleased to have Drew Gilpin Faust back at this table. Welcome. I want to talk about universities today, some criticism they are receiving, and how they can confront challenges in the future. Tell me, how is harvard today . You went through some fundraising difficulties, a challenge to you, as you have taken note of. There were questions about the merits of a college education, and people not being able to find jobs, raising questions about what people are really getting. Tell me how harvard is doing, and what are your answers. This is an interesting time for Higher Education, and a
Part, i think, because it is so direct and so poetic, and the words carry so much meaning in such a short space. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the nations largest bank admitted today that it misrepresented Mortgage Backed securities that collapsed in the 2008 crash. With that, j. P. Morgan chase agreed to pay 13 billion, the largest settlement ever between a private company and the government. Well hear much more on the details of the settlement right after the