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>> reporter: californias community colleges serve 2.6 million students. its the largest higher education system in the entire country. but its mission may be changing. >> woodruff: and ray suarez talks with the authors of "tinderbox," a new take on the history and spread of aids. >> the roots of colonialism, its unlikely that the epidemic we know today would have come out in the way weve seen it. >> brown: thats all ahead on tonights newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has bee...

>> reporter: californias community colleges serve 2.6 million students. its the largest higher education system in the entire country. but its mission may be changing. >> woodruff: and ray suarez talks with the authors of "tinderbox," a new take on the history and spread of aids. >> the roots of colonialism, its unlikely that the epidemic we know today would have come out in the way weve seen it. >> brown: thats all ahead on tonights newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has bee...

>> reporter: californias community colleges serve 2.6 million students. its the largest higher education system in the entire country. but its mission may be changing. >> woodruff: and ray suarez talks with the authors of "tinderbox," a new take on the history and spread of aids. >> the roots of colonialism, its unlikely that the epidemic we know today would have come out in the way weve seen it. >> brown: thats all ahead on tonights newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has bee...

>> the rise of prostitution prostitution, declined to social factors, the first part to cause the epidemic to grow. we thought that was a provocative way to title the book. >> host: i hear you say there is a tinderbox around the burled for the emergence of hiv/aids. >> guest: that is why it surprises people the most. and surprised me. the genetic scientist who gave a rough day to of when the epidemic starts. most of the world is what moss, theres not much a j.p. but other places it is ...

congratulations. really, really enjoy reading your book. fascinating read, and i have a million questions for you and i think the next 60 minutes are going to just fly by. let me start with the title, "tinderbox." if you would, explain why you chose that title and then i have a follow-up question for you. but the title, its intriguing because, you know, tinderbox -- just if you could explain briefly why you chose that peddle and how it applies to the hiv/aids epidemic. >> guest: first ...

>> the idea it is a jd is not equally bad everywhere. certain conditions had to catch fire and in some places and not others. one of the deal is deals this finance and avert a chevy starts. of very remote editorial forest and comes up about the time colonialism is rapacious. the combination of new transport routes, cities, prostitution , social factor declined it causes the epidemic to grow. that was a provocative way to start the book. >> host: i hear you say there are tinderboxes aro...

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The trump administration needs to win over if they are going to get this bill through the house. and some are saying that that vote could be happening as early on thursday. so right now the trump administration in full deal-making mode. kelly: kristin fisher reporting from mar-a-lago in florida. thanks, kristin. lauer and republican leaders facing a make or break moment ahead of next weeks expected vote. house speaker paul ryan crediting president trump for some final deal making with conservati...

Jon: back here in the united states a number of lawmakers on capitol hill are demanding a say in any deal the president makes in paris, but the white house is arguing the president doesnt need congressional approval, saying existing laws give him all of the authority he needs. joining us now, daniel halperin, online editor of the weekly standard, also betsy woodruff, political reporter at the daily beast. welcome to both of you. so it looks like, daniel, we are headed to a fight over executive p...

>> no, i predict the senate once again loses this battle. however, it will continue to be an issue. hillary clinton will have to weigh in, the republican candidates will have to weigh in. it will continue to be an issue as we go forward in the republican and democratic primaries and in the general election. this is not yet done even though in the short term this senate and republicans on capitol hill are likely to lose. jon: well see what comes out of paris where you know they are on pins and ne...