YEAR LONG FOCUS ON
THE PEOPLE AND
PROGRAMS THAT ARE
BRINGING US TOGETHER
TO BUILD A MORE UNITED
COMMUNITY.
TONIGHT ONE OF THE
WORLD'S RICHEST PEOPLE
BILL GATES SAT DOWN
FOR A RARE ONE-ON-ONE
INTERVIEW.
HE TALKED ABOUT
WHAT WORRIES HIM,
INSPIRES HIM, AND WHAT
IS PROMPTING HIM TO
ACT.
ACTION NEWS CHIEF
INVESTIGATIVE
REPORTER MARK ALBERT
WITH MORE IN OUR
EXCLUSIVE STORY.
 
 
 
 
THE BILLIONAIRE
PHILANTHROPIST
CHATTED WITH US FRESH
OFF HIS LATEST TRIP TO
AFRICA OVERSEEING
SOME OF THE BILLIONS
HE AND HIS WIFE DONATE
TO CAUSES AROUND THE
WORLD.
AND IN OUR
CONVERSATION, HE
WEIGHED INTO SOME OF
THE TOP ISSUES OF THE
DAY.
WE MET BILL GATES IN A
NEW YORK CITY HOTEL
ROOM SHORTLY AFTER
THE RELEASE OF AN
ANNUAL LETTER FROM
HIM AND HIS WIFE,
MELINDA.
THE COUPLE BEGINS BY
PRAISING THE RECORD
NUMBER OF WOMEN
RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
: And I immediately
thought back to last
week's State of the
Union. A:
. Q; And there was that
iconic shot of freshmen
Congresswomen, all in
white, raising their
hands, some cheering.
:
10:13:28 I think it's
fantastic that more
women are coming into
politics.
Democracy is supposed to
be self-correcting, so if it
gets too far one
direction, then it's
supposed to come back."
THE COUPLE ALSO
WRITES: "WE CONSIDER
GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
OUR PATRIOTIC DUTY
THERE IS NOTHING
ABOUT PUTTING YOUR
COUNTRY FIRST THAT
REQUIRES TURNING YOUR
BACK ON THE REST OF
THE WORLD.
IF ANYTHING, THE
OPPOSITE IS TRUE."
: It sounds in some ways
as a direct rebuke of
Pres. Trump's worldview.
A
: Well, we certainly
disagree with the
president's
recommendation that
foreign aid be cut
substantially. Q
: Up to 30% he had
suggested. A
: Exactly.
10:15:06 Having stability
in Africa so they're not
involved in wars there
and there's not huge
migration, having decent
health systems so they
can catch epidemic
before they spread and
get to the entire world,
there are benefits."
TRACK 3)
IN THE ANNUAL LETTER,
THE GATES' ALSO: CALL
FOR NEAR-ZERO
EMISSIONS TO SLOW
CLIMATE CHANGE; URGE
THE USE OF D-N-A TESTS
TO HELP PREVENT
PREMATURE BIRTH;
WANTS THE SPEED UP
INNOVATION IN DIGITAL
LEARNING TOOLS; AND
ENCOURAGE LEARNING
ABOUT PROCESSING
ANGER FROM TEENAGE
BOYS.
THE LETTER FROM BILL
AND MELINDA GATES IS 18
PAGES WRITTEN AS A
CONVERSATION WITH A
GOAL IN MIND.
: 10:12:45
It's designed for us to
really sit back and
reflect and then share
the things we get to see
that we think other
people might benefit
from or just find
fascinating."
IN NEW YORK CITY, I'M
CHIEF NATIONAL
INVESTIGATIVE
CORRESONDENT MARK
ALBERT.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT
THE CALL BY APPLE'S TIM
COOK FOR CONGRESS TO
REGULATE TECH
COMPANIES WHEN IT
COMES TO PRIVACY AND
YOUR DATA.
AND WE ASKED GATES IF
HE IS ANOTHER ONE OF
THE BILLIONAIRES
THINKING OF RUNNING
FOR PRESIDENT.
THAT PART OF OUR
INTERVIEW, OUR
MORNING SHOW
TOMORROW IN NEW
YORK CITY I'M CHIEF
NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE
CORRESPONDENT MARK
ALBERT ##
 
 
 
 
ALSO IN THAT
EXCLUSIVE BILL GATES
INTERVIEW HE PREDICTS
