how much does your ceo make? soon, most companies will have to reveal exactly how much more their ceos earn than the typical worker. is it eye-opening, or are we eyeing the wrong numbers? the facts behind the so-called ceo pay gap. nick woodman had reason to celebrate 2014. the gopro ceo brought home the bacon, $77 million in total pay. tim cook guided the country s largest publicly-traded company, apple, and netted $9.2 million. and jamie dimon ran the nation s biggest bank, jp morgan chase, raking in $27 million. but from wall street execs to silicon valley superstars, how much stock should we put in the ceo pay gap? some reports calculate that divide at 330 times the median american worker. others, more like 216 to 1. are any of these studies accurate? well, here s one problem. robert daines: the ceo salary is usually a relatively small part of their total take home pay. sam: robert daines, co-director of stanford s rock center on corporate governance, hits on a really imp
we ll flush out that statement. finally. bill patzert: this is the godzilla el niño if it matures and actually comes to fruition. sam: the predicted el niño winter, will it deliver the goods, or leave us high and dry? we get to the truth in tonight s reality check. and good evening, i m sam brock. welcome to tonight s reality check, where we put the claims of our leaders under the microscope using data and expert opinion to dig up the truth. and tonight, we begin with money, generally a lot of it. how much does your ceo make? soon, most companies will have to reveal exactly how much more their ceos earn than the typical worker. is it eye-opening, or are we eyeing the wrong numbers? the facts behind the so-called ceo pay gap. nick woodman had reason to celebrate 2014. the gopro ceo brought home the bacon, $77 million in total pay. tim cook guided the country s largest publicly-traded company, apple, and netted $9.2 million. and jamie dimon ran the nation s biggest bank, jp
studio to discuss his latest album, covers of songs from broadway. there s the goosebump thing when the melody just gets you and you don t know why. sometimes, it s in a genre you didn t think you liked and it just gets you and you just feel the hairs on the back of your neck. i love this song. sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. sreenivasan: in a moment, judy s and gwen s headline interviews with hillary clinton and bill and melinda gates. but first, the d
there s the goosebump thing when the melody just gets you and you don t know why. sometimes, it s in a genre you didn t think you liked and it just gets you and you just feel the hairs on the back of your neck. i love this song. sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. sreenivasan: in a moment, judy s and gwen s headline interviews with hillary clinton and bill and melinda gates. but first, the day s news, starting with clinton s decision to oppose the trans-pacif
inspector for cape may, before moving to california. leaving behind two sons and a wife in both new jersey and pennsylvania. still ahead, more footage from inside the suspects apartment, also the growing number of women getting involved in terrorism and how they could be used to recruit others to commit violence. now to breaking news from bucks county. within the last hour a local teacher faced a judge on sex abuse charges. joseph becker is a math teacher. deanna durante was inside the courtroom, she joins us live. deanna durante, allegations involve a 14-year-old student. reporter: they do, becker just left here within the last ten minutes to be taken to prison, unable to post bail. prosecutors are alleging he engaged in online communication with a student at penn ridge north middle school, a 14-year-old girl, asking her to send sexually explicit photographs and that the two communicated throughout the summer. police say the charges came to light just yesterday and they