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Gatekeepers themselves come to reflect the way the country looks? >> it happens in other industries. the ceo of merck, which is arguably the most pharmaceutical company is a black man, the ceo of american express, one of those prestigious companies in america, is a black man. there have been many others in other industries. i think collectively, people in the entertainment industry have to start thinking, hey, we have to change this. we have to promote people in part because they come from diffe...

>> let me get david to react. what do you think? >> theres a lot of precautions in that. its possible that that could happen. he raises very good points that we examined all the point when we went forward with trying to put those doors and lock those doors when the faa investigated how to respond to the risk to the hazard. he brings good points. each of those things are addressed within the airlines. >> richard quest, i assume theyre looking at the background of all 150 people on that plane, rig...

>> right. theres none known at this point but its not impossible. isis has support groups in spainl. you remember the charlie hebdo attack, the female went from barcelona to istanbul. weve had cases where isis recruited people to fly from barcelona. there are moroccans who go into spain to go to isis and use barcelona. >> the white house in their statement say they see no evidence of terrorism, but, peter youre very familiar with how these investigations go. and remind our viewers -- i dont want...

And whether or not theyre isis no matter who they are, it would behoove people that are in sensitive positions, whether youre in the u.s. military or wherever you are, to understand that this information is public. and there are people that can make a lot out of very little. so be careful what you share on social media if youre in a position like this. >> let me go back to mik on this thing. you know, you look at these lone wolf attacks. the one thing that we always well, not that long ago thoug...

>> in the new testament gospels, jesus starts his mission traveling through galilee and judea, gathering followers. from them, he chooses 12 to be his closest disciples. >> the term "disciple" simply means learner or student. so when jesus is calling disciples, hes simply gathering a group of students around to learn from him. >> the disciples come from a wide range of backgrounds. from fishermen to tax collectors. >> there was recruitment by jesus, deliberate recruitment. and he wanted a divers...

People would be paying closer attention. >> you know stan mckrystal has spoken about this quite eloquently general stan mckrystal retired. national serieser isservice of some kind is almost to the point where it needs to be mandatory in this country. as youre probably aware from your service alone, years ago, not that many years ago, it used to be the top half of this country or the top one-third of this country knew people in the lower one-third or one half. that is no longer the case. what imp...

>> i have some bad news for you, as far as i tried to contact mr. austin for you, and he indicated he wasnt going to be able to be of any assistance to you in helping you get out. >> pick me up? >> picking you up. were kind of on our own to try to find and establish a good place for you to live. you need to look into these halfway houses. some of the directors or supervisors of the halfway houses, they are ex-offenders themselves. some of them have alcohol and drug backgrounds. some of them are ...

To start discussions about race. some people might be put off by it. and most people in starbucks are usually -- theyre strangers to each other. and its kind of hard to cobble together a decent discussion. i think those types of discussions would be much better suited for schools, like a civics class, or just a public awareness type of situation where you talk to kids and students and get them to understand about each other. in my book "stealing the game" i talk about how sports works as a mediu...

Meaningful way in a coffee shop. >> you write in your piece, "im in shock and awe, in awe that the company is trying it shocked they think it will work." you know ceos of different companies. im wondering if you think more ceos should come out and do something like this. >> i think a whole lot more ceos should try to figure out a way that they can get this conversation going and have it be meaningful. i think that anybody, any businessman who has a lot of employees, can really make some headway ...

Before an organization that runs summer camps for kids. everybody saying this will probably be her final paid speech as a non-candidate before she announces shes running for president. but in this speech today, she did talk about there being a deficit of fun in this country. she said we all need to have more fun, kids and adults alike, and she made a case that we need to have less of a political divide in our personal lives. you need to be able to call and talk reasonably with your beloved uncle...