Recently held interviews with with president s of universities in the big ten conference. The issues are the high cost of education, student debt, admission policies and campus security. This week we have kicked off a monthlong series looking at the big ten universities and interviewing their president s, giving you a chance to talk with some of these University President s. This is a cspan bus tour and this month, this morning, the cspan bus is in iowa city, iowa, at the university of iowa and joining us from the bus is the president of the university of iowa, sallie mae son. She has been president of that University Since 2007. President mason, begin by telling us, whats the budget for the university of iowa, your an yul budget, where do those revenues derive from . The budget for the university of iowa, the total budget for the university of iowa is about 2. 4 billion. Largely because we have a very large academic medical center, thats part of our operation, including a very big hos
Some catching up to do. Foreign investment in africa has reached record highs, but that the United States is being led more by its domestic policies and we are letting europe and china grow at a faster rate. While our exports to the continent are at a record high it is also true that only 2 of our total exports go to africa. And that means were missing out on a major opportunity to create jobs here at home. In america theres a disconnect between the reality of the African Market and the perception of the African Market. And this conference is aimed at fixing that. Countries and companies that ignore the African Market do so at their own peril. And that will become increasingly true with each passing year. The business that i own, bloomberg lp has offices in six countries in africa, eight cities, employing more than 160 people, including more than 120 fulltime and freelance journalists and we are growing there. In fact the First Business trip that i took after leaving office in january
Didnt speak spanish. Eye chart the Senate Career and hello to those of you were watching from around the world its money where its third year in seoul and pk and thumb and pinky so much for joining us. We begin with a jolt you injure korean relations that kicked off the start of this week north korea fired two short range missiles off its eastern coast on monday morning is the second set swanson under week in south Koreas Defense Ministry condemned the move and said it is keeping a close watch for additional provocations upon some he has her top story. South Koreas Defence Ministry remains on high alert after north korea fired by her belief that seemed to stretch the short range missiles into the east sea early monday morning the Ministry Said the missiles flew about five hundred km which means they can hit targets in south korea and japan. The lunch comes just days after the north fired four short range missiles from the same location. Such launches of short range missiles by kenny an
She is currently on a psychiatric hold. Developing news now from Contra Costa County where fire crews are mopping up after a large brush fire in bay point. Flames have charred at least 120 acres of land since 1 p. M. West of General Chemical Corporation plant on nichols drive. Earlier there were some tense moments as strong winds were pushing those flames. The contra costa fire crews have been able to surround the fire. Part of port chicago highway has been shut down, although it covered a lot of ground. Officials say the fire never threatened the plant or other structures. New questions tonight about whether a train operator was going too fast just before a disastrous crash in spain. Today we got a look at the aftermath. Train cars ripped apart and turned over, one american was among the 80 people killed. Cbs reporter tina kraus on what witnesses say was a train flying down the tracks. Reporter a Security Camera shows the passenger train as it barrels around a curve and slams against
Block away from the newest player in town, casino maytrix which opened last year. Hip an swanky they have siphoned off some of the bay 101 business. It would put them in closer competition and create san joses version of the strip. In the gaming business, patrons often like to go to different places, maybe your luck isnt good at one moment and you want to walk with a new start at a new place so we think there will be good synergy between the two clubs being closer together in an environment where its safe and pleasant to walk between them. Reporter the owner of maytrix wasnt available for comment but some of the Office Workers who come to the casino for lunch say competition is good. Probably feed off each other. I dont think it would take way from either one. They are pretty close right now. Theyre both doing well. Reporter these plans are still pretty preliminary at this point. But if approved by both the Planning Commission and san jose and the city of san joses city council, the bu