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Donald Trump would not be president today if it were not for the assist

that he received from the Kremlin.

Trump and his enablers keep insisting:

"The intelligence community's assessment is that the Russian meddling that took

place did not affect the outcome of the election."

"It didn't have a material effect on our election."

"It had no impact on the election."

"It is the universal conclusion of our intelligence communities that none of those efforts

had any effect on the outcome of the 2016 election."

False.

If you actually look at the U.S. intelligence community assessment,

they said, "We make no judgment of the impact of the Russian intervention."

In fact, if you talk to outside experts they will tell you it had a significant impact.

By one estimate, the Russians reached a 126 million people on Facebook alone.

And the kind of phony stories that they spread,

claiming, for example, that the Pope endorsed Donald Trump,

or that Hillary Clinton dealt arms to ISIS,

those kinds of fake news stories actually had more social engagement

reached more readers than legitimate stories in the last three months of the campaign.

And Facebook was just one platform that they used.

Twitter, for example, recently warned 1.4 million users

that they have interacted with Russian bots.

They penetrated voter rolls in at least 39 states.

And we know from what the Senate Intelligence Committee said

that in a small number of states, but possibly pivotal number of states,

they changed the voter rolls,

potentially disenfranchising Clinton voters,

who might have showed up at the polls

and found out they were not registered to vote.

All of these things add up very quickly in an election that

was decided by fewer than 80,000 votes in three states.

The Russians began leaking these massive dumps of stolen emails through WikiLeaks

on the eve of the Democratic convention.

And the storyline that emerged from those stolen emails

was that the DNC was biased against Bernie Sanders.

And then the next big tranche of documents was released, very significantly,

29 minutes after The Washington Post reported on the "Access Hollywood" video,

in which Donald Trump was heard bragging about grabbing women by their genitals.

And so, that last-minute intervention by the Russians via WikiLeaks was incredibly important,

which is why Donald Trump mentioned WikiLeaks a 164 times

in the last month of the campaign. He said,

"WikiLeaks. I love WikiLeaks."

If you realize that WikiLeaks equals Russian intelligence,

Donald Trump was thanking the Russians

for helping him to win the election.

Nobody would suggest that the Russian intervention

was the only factor behind the election outcome.

But if you talk to experts, like former FBI agent Clint Watts,

what he will tell you is that if it were not for the Russian intervention,

Donald Trump would not even have been within striking distance of Hillary Clinton.

I think we have great cause to fear for the security of our elections in 2018 and 2020.

Donald Trump, who benefited from the Russian intervention in 2016,

Donald Trump, who probably would not be president were it not for the Russian intervention,

shows very little interest in opposing the Russians.

For more infomation >> Opinion | Here's why Trump wouldn't have won without Russia - Duration: 3:18.

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Mandela Washington Fellowship: Living The Legacy - Duration: 5:21.

I think the Mandela Washington Fellowship

impacts a lot on the legacy of Nelson Mandela

because through the experiences that we've learned here

there is certain things that we really

didn't have a full appreciation of.

So in terms of tolerance,

in terms of being open-minded

to accept people from different communities,

or different religious sections

or ability sections or gender.

I think ultimately the important thing is

you just have to be able to appreciate they are different

and they deserve the same rights that you deserve.

Nelson Mandela is notably one of the

greatest leaders we've had,

and I think the fellowship will inspire

the younger generation of Africans

to be more open

to listening to their people

when they try to address the challenges

that their communities are facing.

You have to lead by example.

You have to get down and be involved

in what you're trying to get the people to do.

It doesn't matter how small or how big

or how important you are.

I think it's key

what Mandela displayed as a servant leader,

what Mandela displayed as a resilient leader,

and for a lot of us we look to him,

for a lot of us he role models

what leadership we should be tapping into

and which principles we should take from

the kind of leadership that he displayed.

So there's this really heavy responsibility

on each fellow

to really carry that legacy.

Definitely it is a change and a shift from what we know

or have come to know

what leadership is

and this new wave is bringing a positive energy

and this new wave is bringing an energy

where the people are back at the center.

Just innately where people find themselves in communities

and looking for different avenues to empower communities

and make sure we are really improving people's lives.

My understanding about servant leadership

not being able to impose yourself

because of the position that you have

but leveraging on that position

to bring others up

and to be able to offer a shoulder to mentor others

in a very humble way,

valuing the position you have, number one

but number two

valuing the people that you lead.

Titles are just for a moment.

but impacting life is for a lifetime.

My idea of servant leadership is

stepping aside from you are

and serving the people,

being there for them

being focused on them and not you.

I can't do it alone.

It is the love for my people.

So being a servant leader is that

you commit your time, you commit your resources

you commit every energy you have

to go forward and achieve,

knowing that whatever you are doing

is going to benefit the community.

Don't take credit

It is never you.

It is about the people you are serving.

I believe that if we continue just by the name

it's inspiring more people,

more young people to say, okay

we all know Mandela

and what he has done for South Africa

is an inspiration for us

so we need to continue

because the change we are talking about is not by words

Mandela put words in actions,

and so this is what is inspiring other people

to take actions.

The future is in our hands.

and the choice is ours to make

to make the world a better place.

I say the world because

although I am African

but that doesn't limit my involvement

and engagement only on the African continent.

The Mandela Washington Fellowship

will enhance the legacy of Nelson Mandela

because when you are in that hall,

brilliant young women and men,

we had people who are committed to bringing gender equality,

to bringing food security

to bringing security, education, health

and these are the things that Mandela fought daily

to see it.

Mandela once said it is left to us

to lead our continent

and when you give young leaders the skills

to be a better person tomorrow

then that's just what Mandela wanted to see,

the young people being empowered to be leaders,

the young people being empowered to take up positions

the young people being empowered to impact the world

so they can see a better future,

not for them,

but for the generations to come by.

For more infomation >> Mandela Washington Fellowship: Living The Legacy - Duration: 5:21.

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A Day in Washington D.C. — Royce & Bekah - Duration: 2:13.

So we came all the way to Eastern Market because Catie said that there were these

amazing blueberry pancakes.

And I was all on board to eat these blueberry pancakes.

But then as we were walking here, I walked by a bagel shop.

And bagels are my weakness.

And so we started standing in line for the pancakes,

I ran to the bagel shop.

But Bekah got the pancakes.

We're deep in the jungle.

Exploring unknown trails.

You'll never know what we'll find.

Oh, I found a Bekah!

(Australian Accent) Here we are.

It looks like it might... um... rain a little bit.

Heading into a bit of a squall.

But... um...

We've got our jackets.

So we'll be alright.

It started to rain.

So we got our jackets out.

We've got 19 seconds left... to cross.

We're gonna keep hammering on.

Alright.

Hopefully it doesn't start bucketing.

Getting the shot.

What a champion.

I'm looking for Riley and Elayna (Who are they?? See description.)

For more infomation >> A Day in Washington D.C. — Royce & Bekah - Duration: 2:13.

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In Focus | The Washington Ballet - Duration: 6:47.

- Hello, I'm Trey Sullivan,

coming to you from the LG Digital Studio

at Georgetown University's School of Continuing Studies.

In Focus: The Washington Ballet.

I'm joined by Alex Pappajohn,

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies student,

and Washington Ballet dancer.

Can you walk us through what led you

to complete your bachelor's degree

and then eventually what led you to this program?

- Well I've always valued education

and what it can give you in terms of

just enriching your life and the way you think about things

and giving you options in the workforce.

So I knew that I wanted to go to college while I was dancing

I just didn't know when or where.

So when I found out about Georgetown SCS

I just kind of thought, there's no downside in applying

and see happens, and it's been great.

- Awesome, thank you.

So you're a very busy person.

Obviously anybody who knows anything

about professional ballet knows

that you guys have demanding rehearsal schedules,

demanding performance schedules.

And one of the reasons why you came to this program,

like a lot of people, is because of our course schedule,

that we have classes in the evenings,

sometimes on the weekend; we have online classes.

And it exists for people like you

who are occupied during the day,

when we have our classes at night or online.

Considering that you've only taken online classes,

because they've been best for your schedule,

talk to us about your experience

with the professors and then your fellow classmates;

what's the engagement been like?

- Well at first I have to say

I was definitely a little skeptical.

Because I had never done online classes,

I had only done in-school classes.

And I was definitely a little suspicious

on how it was going to go, but I would say

the website, the portal, is really well set up.

It's really organized and you can navigate it real easily--

- [Trey] For each class?

- Yeah, for each class; there's not much clutter,

just in general the way it's set up is really great.

So that makes it easy.

And then also just the way each course

is administered by the professors.

You know, discussions and the way they grade each assignment

it's just really engaged, and all the classmates I've had

have been just as engaged if not more engaged

than the classmates I've had in in-school classes.

- [Trey] In in-person classes.

- Yeah, so it's just really been great.

And the professors have been really responsive.

And honestly it's been kind of the same

if not more engaging than being in school.

- That's awesome to hear.

And I imagine for somebody like you

who, you're totally occupied during the day

and focused on your art, it would be necessary

to have a professor who is reaching out to you

and who is engaging with you to kind of keep you

into the course material?

- Yeah, I mean the way they grade the assignments

and the discussion boards with the classmates,

it's really clear that everyone's really

invested and engaged, you don't feel

like anyone's just kind of winging in

or doing the minimum amount of work;

everyone's really engaged.

- You're there because you want to be there.

- [Alex] Yeah.

- That's awesome, thank you.

So to continue, is there a course or topic

in the liberal studies program that you've studied

that has significantly influenced your art?

- In a liberal studies degree you learn so much,

in a wide variety of materials that I would say absolutely,

there's just so much to talk about there.

Everything you learn kind of applies

to all aspects of your life really

and it kind of broadens your perspective

and gives you a different view of things

that you just wouldn't get if you were just operating

in your profession all day, and it just kind of

educates you about everything else

and gives your life a lot of color, I would say.

- That's beautiful, "life a lot of color," I like that.

And I would imagine that it influences your self awareness,

like the way that you think about yourself

and how you interact with other people

and the world around you?

- Yeah, absolutely, you just think about things differently

and you're exposed to more things.

- Lovely, thank you.

So I would imagine that there are thousands,

maybe hundreds if not thousands,

of dancers out there like you who are considering

starting or maybe completing their bachelor's degree.

What kind of advice or encouragement would you give them

now that you're enrolled in this program?

- I would say that if you can, you absolutely should.

If you can get a degree and apply.

You know there's really no downside to applying.

So you should and you know, it's important to be aware

that ballet is really specific, and narrowly focused,

and that the skills that you develop

and that you practice all day at work

are not really applicable to just the workforce in general.

And so if you're thinking about

doing something else or expanding your options,

getting a degree can really help with that.

And not only can it just help with

creating options in the workforce,

but it really kind of elevates

and exposes you to different things

and how you think about things.

So I would say that if you can,

and you want to explore different options,

you absolutely should, because ballet's very specific.

- Lovely, that's very well said, thank you.

So Alex I'm so thankful that you

were able to join us today, thank you.

I'm sure that your insights and perspective

are going to be a source of strength

for anybody who's interested in starting a bachelor's degree

or who's thinking about completing their bachelor's degree.

- Yeah that's great.

- Thank you.

And thanks to everyone out there for watching.

Stay tuned for more from the LG Studio at Georgetown SCS.