yacht with charlotte church crooning in the background, but 14 years later and two kids later, rupert murdoch has filed for divorce from thinks third wife wendy dang. it was murdoch who filed, murdoch, not her. do you remember this part, when wendy was the one whacking a guy for throwing a pie at her husband during this controversy and hearing? yeah. stood by her man big time. our alina cho has all the details of this story. >> reporter: the marriage of rupert murdoch and wendy dang was a partnership in every sense of the word. he the chairman of news corps with holdings that includes fox news and "wall street journal," one of the richest men in the world. she, age 44, nearly half his age, a glamorous third wife with a taste for high fashion and high-powered friends. but this is what made wendy internationally famous. 2011, smacking a protester who tried to throw a shaving cream pie at her husband as the media tycoon testified before britain's parliament about his newspaper's practice of phone hacking. the video went viral. now they're divorced, first reported by deadline.com is front page --

>>> rupert murdoch getting divorced for the third time. he new york post" known for its headlines so john tower has some of the best responses. >> good ones. unhitched from the murdoch. silver fox. rupert's on the prowl. still death do rupert. get it. and our favorite, divorce corp. >> nice. we get the mockup and everything. the one i liked, this from david, murdoch trading in for a newer model. have a great weekend, everybody. time now for "morning joe."

with the breakup of billionaire media titan rupert murdoch and his third wife, wendi. story. >> reporter: wendi murdoch is famous for fighting for her man in the middle of britain's parliament, blocking him from a pie-throwing heckler. now, she and husband, rupert murdoch, may soon be fighting each other. the 82-year-old billionaire, claiming his marriage with the 44-year-old has broken down irretrievab irretrievably. he was gushing about his wife and two of his daughters. >> she is very talented. >> reporter: today, she is known as a glamorous socialite and film producer. >> i grew up in china, in a small town, very, very pour. so, in a way, i can relate to that character. >> reporter: she and murdoch met in 1997. she was 28, a graduate of yale, and working for one of murdoch's companies. but a year later, he filed for divorce. and within 17 days of it being finalized, married deng aboard his 155-foot yacht. >> everyone says the agreement is iron-clad. every agreement will be challenged. >> reporter: deng is murdoch's third wife. he paid his last wife a reported $1.7

perhaps few as pricey as the rich and famous. >> there is word that media mogul rupert murdoch worth the details. >> reporter: wendi deng murdoch is the woman in pink, who threw herself in front of a pie to protect her billionaire husband rupert murdoch. now he is the one throwing her divorce papers. just two years ago, the media titan and world's 79th richest man was gushing. >> who wouldn't fall in love with a beautiful woman like that? >> reporter: they melt on a business trip in 1997. she was a yale grad, an executive at one of his companies. he was married. >> rupert! rupert! >> reporter: but two years later he was divorced and within 17 days married deng aboard his 155-foot yacht. and now it is over. in divorce papers, 82-year-old murdoch claims his relationship with 44-year-old deng has broken down irretrievably. deng is murdoch's third wife. he has paid his last wife a $1.7 billion settlement perhaps the most expensive divorce in history. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> they do have a prenup apparently. >> they have a prenup. there is no -- the details of the prenup ar

i love when people make these decisions and rupert murdoch made decisions. he made a decision yesterday for today that extraordinary. and to see if fast-moving company making decisions quickly he listens and then makes a call rather than the opposite when they talk and talk and do not make the call. that is how he got where he is. but at the same time, he has a kind of butterfly blind and he is cruel to people and he clearly had his eye off the ball in britain as far as the dispute was concerned he was clearly way off line and causing trouble. you can't do that. i think the role is you end up relying on your family. >> what is the status of the phone hacking scandal? >> it is a mess. i think that he knew he made a mistake and gave his finals to the police said he now has 20 or 30 journalists being arrested and it is a mess. >> when will it conclude? >> you can see everyone has revenge and this big ann curry you don't know how it is going to turn up to the it is sort of a danger to bring in a state regulation newspapers which is not necessary but it's all a f

rupert murdoch's record may be broken, but not by murdoch.ced from his third wife, but it's not likely to have much impact on his wealth or the company. certainly it won't come near that $1.7 billion that he spent the divorce from his second wife, anna murdoch. but news today from reuters suggests that energy tycoon harold hamm may spend nearly twice that amount with his recent split with his wife. the big difference between murdoch and hamm? the preup in. -- prenup. hamm did not have one. the bigger issue for hamm is nearly all of the wealth was earned after their marriage in 1988. sue ann, the wife, was an executive at continental resources, with tco, for sometime, and that means she helped create a lot of the wealth. while hamm is worth $11 billion today, he could be worth $3 billion less after the settlement. it would send his wife of sue ann of the 20th wealthiest women in america. she would even be wealthier than oprah. now, hamm's divorce could also have a greater impact on his company if he's forced to sell shares in order to pay off

and the company is still deciding if they can be put up for sale. >>> billionaire media tycoon rupert murdoch filed for divorce from wendy dang, his wife of 14 years. she is famously known for throwing a punch at a protester who tried to pie her husband just a few years ago. mr. murdoch's divorce from his previous wife anna cost him a cool 1.7 billion bucks. no word on what this one is going to cost him. murdoch has six children from his three marriages. >>> the heat even it up in the nba finals. plus, one heck of a catch at the rain-soaked u.s. open. you're watching "early today." >>> let's get to some sports action now. in game four of the nba finals last night, prior to the game, sebastian de la cruz sang the national anthem for the second consecutive game. he sang prior to the previous game which actually sparked some racially motivated comments online. he tweeted, please do not pay attention to the negative people. i am an american, living the american dream. this is part of the american life. good for him. >>> to the court now, lebron james scored a game high 33 points. and dwyane wade

rupert murdoch, head of news corp. is divorcing the lovely miss gold digger.er a night of blackout drinking what celebrity would you be most more fight to wake up beside? dean obeidallah? >> anthony weiner. >> john: good answer. why is that? >> because i'm not gay and i don't think he would have enjoyed it either. >> john: mutual morer for yourself and mr. weiner. >> come back to me. i have to see what he's having. >> john: angelina jolie because obviously she would be just into me for my body and not my mind. >> john: elaine? >> i don't know. you dated celebrities. >> anyone i ever dated then. >> john: can we get a name? >> no. >> john: you're not fun. >> it blind-sided me. i would love to wake up next to a 100-year-old very rich man with a heart condition and i would go hon! >> john: that's what elaine looks for in a relationship. >> john: this morning, i was trying to imagine something funnier than a rupert murdoch fox news anchor complaining that someone else was listening in on your calls. but then came the news that mr. murdoch, the single biggest media

rupert murdoch's fast growing cable tv assets as well as its movie studio will become part of the newt century fox. the publishing assets which are slower growing than the company called amplify will remain part of news corp. it's being called one of the most robust earnings growth stories for media for the next three to five years. the new fox says market value is about $67 billion. it's expected to benefit from growth, from international and domestic cable channels and the launch of a national sports channel fox sports 1 in august. goldman sachs projects the new news corp. will have a market cap of nearly $10 billion. the paper is including the "post" and "the sun" have suffered from ad declines and the current scandals. the publishing business is being left with a $1.9 billion net loss in the last fiscal year, but rupert murdoch is leaving news corp. with a gift, $2.6 billion in cash and no debt. that's in stark contrast to the debt on rival publishers' balance sheets. the company can use that cash to snap up newspapers like the "los angeles times" and to buy other education startu

think of it, rupert murdoch. think of it, money. when you think of big money and you think of big power and big egos and age differences, and a beautiful younger woman, you've got it all. - or a reality tv show. - well, it is. it's going to be reality in and of itself. - unbelievable. good to have you on the show this morning. thank you for helping us out today. - thank you. still ahead, fed day trades with trader andrew keene are after the break. chart talk is next. andrew keene, president of keeneonthemarket.com, joins us now for chart talk. good morning to you, andrew. the institutional guys are ready for the fed today, as are the day traders. what will be your positioning on this fed day? - this is very interesting to me. we have seen this so many times. i have been trading for about a dozen years. this reminds you of the greece situation, where greece is going to get bailed out, then it isn't, then it is, then it isn't. they're talking about tapering. are the government and bernanke going to hint at tapering? i think what they

. >>> rupert murdoch and his wife have filed for divorce.ert murdoch is estimated to be worth more than $9 billion. >>> and when it comes to parking in boston, the sky is the limit. or just about. someone paid $560,000 in an auction for two spots in the heart of the city. boston has too many cars and not enough places to park. one bidder said she would have paid $130,000 for both spots, but clearly that just wasn't enough. and, anne-marie, for that kind of money, i'm expecting someone to wash my car while it's sitting there. >> you got it. and park it because i'm terrible parker. >> me too. >> ashley morrison here in new york. thank you, ashley. >>> when we return, legal fallout. how the supreme court's decision on gene patenting will affect people. washes up next to a bay area playground. why the city can't get rid of him. plus: waterfront scare. a m deck collapses -- dumping ss fans into the water. how it happened and who rushed to the victims. and a marathon game in oakl the a's took on the yankeesw it lasted 18 innings! join us for kpix

through safety tests and the company is still deciding if they can be put up for sale. >>> tycoon rupert murdoch filed for divorce from his wife of 14 years. deng is known for throwing a punch at a protester who tried to pie her husband a few years ago. mr. murdoch's divorce to his previous wife ana cost him a cool $1.7 billion. no word yet on who this one will cost. he has six children from his three marriages. >>> coming up the heat even it up at the nba finals. plus, one heck of a catch at the rain soaked u.s. open. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. there's a new way to fight litter box odor. introducing tidy cats with glade tough odor solutions. two trusted names, one amazing product. [ male announcer ] this is bob a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore

word that media mogul rupert murdoch is divorcing his wife of 14 years, wendi deng. she stood by his side, famously lunging at a protester who attacked her husband with a pie. chief business and economic iks correspondent on the battle ahead for the two murdochs. >> reporter: wendy murdoch is the woman in pink who threw herself in front of a pie to protect her billionaire husband, rupert murdoch. now he's throwing her divorce papers. two years ago the media tighten and 79th richest man was gushing. >> who wouldn't fall in love with a beautiful woman like that. >> reporter: they met on a business trip in 1997. she was a yale grad, an executive at one of his companies. he was married. two years later she was divorced. within 17 days he married deng aboard his 155 foot yacht. now it's over. in divorce papers, 82-year-old murdoch claims the relationship has broken down. deng is his third wife. he paid his last wife a $1.7 billion settlement, perhaps the most extensive divorce in history. rebecca var var jarvis, abc news new york. >> thanks to rebecca tonight. >>> much mo

the last time rupert murdoch got divorced it cost him $1.7 billion and now it is happening again and it could cost him even more. also in money news, happy birthday to you -- that's be $10,000, please. someone actually owns the right to that song that we all know by heart, so do you need a lawyer to e help you blow out the candles? >>> and in politics news, what did jeb bush just say? the former governor of florida tries to express something nice about immigrants, but he might want to work on that phrasing. >>> all right. the "money lead" deciding who gets the kids after a divorce is hard enough, but when you have to split up corporations, yachts, private jets and summer homes, too, well, things can get down right "war of the roses" ugly, and that is why there is so much speculation that the split between media mogul rupert murdoch and wendi deng could be bitter and end up to be one of the most expensive divorces in history. and we are joined by amy who has been covering this, and let's look at some of the reports of murdoch's reported assets. the $30 billion vineyards and the beverl

those who know the murdochs say wendi was a huge influence on her husband, including his friends, his politics, even his clothes. those friends also say that they believe rupertuinely loved wendi and to quote one, everyone is trying to figure out what went wrong. there were rumors over the years that there were marital problems but even those who know the murdochs very well say they were shocked, surprised by the divorce filing and we don't know yet what prompted the split. >> especially after the 2011 courtroom incident. she strongly defended him. >> she was protecting her husband, the video went viral, made her famous. we'll see what happens. >> the dow was up 180 points, the second best day of the year for the s&p 500. and everyone was talking about this on wall street because he's such a business legend. >> $1.7 billion. >> $110 million in cash. >> i can only dream. >> yes you can. >>> the heat guaranteed themselves a trip back to south beach with a win against last night against the spurs. >> andy scholes joins us now "the bleacher report." >> the heat's big three of lebron, dwyane wade and chris bosh came up back, combined to support 85 points and 30 re

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. >> or rupert murdoch, or a lot of the billionaires buying up the papers. >> the koch own a conglomeratehe pipeline, and they're looking to add "the los angeles times" and other tribune based newspapers to their portfolio of companies. >> not everyone thinks the billionaire brothers, staunch supporters of conservative political candidates, would be fit to own such revered newspapers such as the l.a. times, baltimore sun, all owned by the tribune company. we have reid hunt, one of those that believes nothing good could come of the ownership. but "u.s. news & world report" dick disagrees. why are you involved in this debate, and why have you gotten interested in koch brothers buying these papers? >> i've gotten involved for two reasons. i was the chairman of the federal communications commission in the 1990s, and i had to enforce the fcc rule that said anyone who owns a tv station in the markets shouldn't be able to buy the newspaper in that market. >> do you have a dog in this specific fight, in the sale of the tribune company newspapers, are you working for any of the parties or potentia

coming up this half hour rupert murdoch files for divorce for his wife of 14 years. find out what divorce means for everybody. theaters will be full of blockbusters this summer but steven spielberg says if the movies crash and burn at the box office it will change everything in hollywood. >>> and boston, this is day three of the whitey bulger trial. the alleged boss accused participating in 19 murders. he was arrested two years ago in santa monica california. he had been on the run since 1994. carter evans spoke to a neighbor to who led the fbi to bulger. >> reporter: as far as josh knows, the elderly man who lived next door in apartment 303 was a friendly guy that liked to talk. >> describe the man you knew as charlie gasgo. >> i have nothing but good things to say about. he was nice to me. they were both kind and generous. supportive. almost protective. >> reporter: gasco and the woman he introduced as his wife were his neighbors for four years. >> they seemed like a retired couple, kind of spending their last years in santa monica. >> reporter: looking back he say

not even rupert murdoch would come up with that. we just did that because it is what made us feel good. now we are thinking, with the burning man project -- it is interesting. my partners and i are thinking beyond our lifetimes. it is a bit of a legacy project. which is really interesting, an interesting exercise. that makes you feel differently about the present. so what would make something that durable? what would keep it alive that long? we have been alive and have grown for a quarter-century. it may not be hard to imagine an entire century at all. now we are found in an institution that will house and generate culture, and function as a community. wondering how we can be sure that it is not perverted, subject to internal divisions, will not perish. and that is a really good exercise, too. think about doing something that will last 100 years. >> thinking about the next couple of minutes, we should have questions from audience members. who ever has a question, start lining up. i'm going to ask one more and then we can start going

and i heard this from two people who heard it directly from rupert murdoch.rces, high-ranking former people in the fox news empire, right? so the question really here, is you know, why is he responding this way? he claimed that he hadn't appeared on any statement claims, i haven't appeared on any networks. i've been on nbc news twice now for my books. so the statement is just kind of riddled with its own factual inaccuracies. why are they doing it. because they're a little bit stung. there have not until now been books that directly went at fox news and called them out for their lies and what they've done to the news business in general over the last 15 years. i did that, it's only a small part of the book where i try to tell a much bigger story about what happened. >> there's a slight irony, because it sounds as if mr. ailes actually believes he's the subject of the book, when in fact it is the president. that seems to be a problem. but let's talk about the obama derangement syndrome. you say it's epidemic proportions. why has there been no cure? we've just

media titan rupert murdoch filing for divorce. a lot at stake for him. our wealth editor robert frank is here with what that means for mr. murdoch. >> well, indeed there's a lot at stake but not as much as people think. rupert murdoch worth around $10 billion, $12 billion founder on news corp. people tell me wendi, his current wife, filing for divorce, is 44. they met at a company party in hong kong in 1997. big age difference. he's of course 82. people tell me they had increasingly been leading separate lives recently and that maybe rupert has either moved or plans to move out of their apartment. now, it's unlikely that this divorce will cost him much. i'm told by people close to murdocher that there is a prenuptial agreement. we don't know the amount but it would limit financial impact of this. and also limit the impact on the company. of course a lot of intrigue about who controls news corp. right now it seems that the iron-clad trust that protects rupert's three older children is not going to be affected by this and that whatever payout there will be

media mogul rupert murdoch is getting divorced from his third wife, wendy dang murdoch. >> vanity fairtor and our very own sarah ellison. >> this is a huge shock to everyone. this has been bubbling along for a while. the two increasingly leading separate lives. wendy pursuing her own career in production in hollywood and increasingly going by the name wendy dang instead of wendy murdoch. so for people paying attention, this is not a shock. >> her two children have nonvoting shares in trust so they are not part of that 39.4% voting block that the rest of the family or rest of the children and rupert himself have control over. this is -- was done, my understanding from insiders as sort of a transparency move and clearing the decks before the company split. though we don't know the whole story. one person i talked to said that something bigger happened which was -- which spurred this move so i think we have more of the story to come now. what do you think, robert? >> yeah. yeah. i think sarah nailed it. i think the impact on the company won't be that great. i think we don't know quite the

get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >>> so diamondback in 2011, wendy stood by her man rupert murdocht her during a hearing. nearly two years later, they're calling it quits. murdoch has revealed he's filing divorce from his much younger and highly accomplished wife. alina cho is following this story from new york. >> reporter: their marriage was a partnership in every sense of the worse. he the ceo of newscorp. one of the richest men in the world. she, age 44, nearly half his age, a glamorous third wife with a taste for high fashion and high-powered friends. but this is what made wendy murdoch internationally famous. 2011, smacking a protester who tried to throw a shaving cream pie at her husband as he testified before britain's parliament about he newspaper's practice of phone hacking. the video went viral, earning her the nickname "tiger wife." now they are first divorced. this is rupert and wenty murdoch in happier times, talking to our piers morgan at this year's academy awards. >> how do you feel about cnn doing so well against fox at the moment? >> i think we're okay. >> report

. >> the former head of rupert murdoch's media empire has pleaded not guilty in charges related to the phone hacking scandal. of the news ofor the world and the son was arrested in july of 2011 along with other staff members. latvia has won approval from the european commission to join the european union. they got the ok to adopt the euro as its national currency. officials see the desire to join as a vote of confidence for the single currency at a time when the eurozone is struggling. calling for public inquiry into the murder murder of a former russian spy in the uk. poison after drinking tea in a london hotel in 2006. he accused the russian president but america wouldn't of ordering his killing. a claim moscow has denied. police in russia have raided a secret town hidden beneath the streets of moscow. a similar settlement was discovered in an abandoned soviet era bomb shelter. >> deep under the russian capital, a hidden talent. as many as 200 workers manned the sewing machines. they lived here in the subterranean complex complete with a cafÉ, a cinema, and a mini casino. many of the

. >>> tonight, rupert murdoch's new york post has put some scummy stuff in the papers but the latest has landed the paper in court. >>> congressman like peter king are committing political suicide in broad daylight and no one is in thing. i'll explain what that's all about. and if it's friday, it is time to sneak ryan gosling in click 3. one of those moments that remind you, regardless of what you think of him, president obama is and remains one of the most fascinating political figures ever to take the world stage. the president with a was in california today at a healthcare event and president obama was prepared to comment on reports that the national security administration has collected american phone records and internet data. the president agreed to take one question from a reporter and to know surprise the question was about the secret government surveillance programs brought to light largely this week by the guardian newspaper. but what surprising, really remarkable, was the amount of detail president obama explained about programs that had been secret just a few days ago. >>

wendi deng and rupert murdoch are calling it quits.ll take a look at what could be a billion-dollar divorce. ♪ there's a new way to fight litter box odor. introducing tidy cats with glade tough odor solutions. two trusted names, one amazing product. might not get you off your couch, but there's not a creature on earth that can resist this. >>> well, from tabloid boss to tabloid star. that's what some people on twitter are saying after media mogul rupp pert murdock declared he's divorcing his wife. >> he's 82 years old, she's 44 which caused some people to call her a gold digger even though she was successful before marrying him. now people are wondering what's going to happen to murdock's $11 billion fortune. cnn's elaine that cho with more on the headlines. >> reporter: the marriage of rupp pert murdock and wendi deng was a partnership in every sense of the word. he the 82-year-old chairman and ceo of the news corp. withholds that include fox news and "the wall street journal." one of the richest men in the world. she, age 44, nearly

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rupert murdoch on the media. george bush was president. norman lear had his pulse on american culture for 30 years. why cannot figure out how to deal -- deliver a message that is important and happening? >> that is important. we can find messages that speak to people where they are. they can also have some satire like stewart or colbert. there is the idea of exposing with satire. it opens people's eyes to the hypocrisy and corruption of our politics. the problem is you want the captivating stories and images and vocabulary, but a lot of the colbert-stewart stuff is so absurd and over the top that people do not want to get engaged. >> that is where a large number of people get their news. >> i think the obama campaign was a pivotal point, bringing people in. now they leave. there is the possibility that people will come back in. i agree with that movements also have their problems. i think it is a moment of people waking up to the possibility of engagement in different ways, where they are, in communities, finding ways -- it is important no

rupert murdoch is getting one correct? rupert murdoch has a drone.i'm sure kanye will want 50. >> designer drones. >> cool bling bling drones. part of the whole collection. >> no one is going to show up at a premiere or party without their own personal drone. >> they've got to make as much money as possible from these. i love the story when they first revealed drones were in the sky about the alabama kidnapping, like the perfect story of no one could be against this. like a terrorist grab the unicorn and it was drinking its rainbow. we had to use a drone. what choice did we have? they did the same thing with the shoe bomber. >> john: let me shift. speaking of flying high, i don't know if anyone on our panel is on drugs but the odds are more than likely more than one of you is. nearly 70% of americans are on at least one prescription drug and more than half receive two prescriptions. according to dr. saler have from the clinic. they're talking about chronic conditions like heart disease or diabetes but the second most common prescription was for anti-

yesterday we heard about rupert murdoch and his wife wendy. but they've got nothing on harold hamm and his wife sue ann. they could have the biggest divorce settlement ever. hamm owns more oil in the ground than any other american. in all of hamm's fortune estimated to be at least $11 billion. because the couple has been married for 25 years, and because they have agreed to a separation date in 2012, sue ann's divorce settlement could be around $3 billion. and larry, the hamms did not have ooh prenup, which the murdochs did. >> just a couple points on this. >> yes. >> harold hamm was one of the great fracking entrepreneurs. >> absolutely. >> in north dakota and so forth. i mean, he really helped launch the entire revolution that's going to make us energy independent. point number two, my wife and i going to celebrate 26 years married, and very happy to do it. but coming back to these big numbers, they could be double the $11 billion. i think there was some geological survey, somebody just said that the potential fracking oil underneath the gro

in an e-mail to rupert murdoch, it said throw in with apple and wee see if we can make a go of this to create a real mainstream ebooks market at $12.99 and $14.99. you've got it there in that sentence. you could argue if anyone fixing prices it's an amazon, taking a loss to sell a kindle. the last several weeks, we'll continue to cover it as it moves forward. back to you. >> scott, thank you very much. >>> u.s. senator, presidential candidate john mccain was in san francisco over the weekend celebrating his son's wedding. we have a couple of pictures from mccain's office. from left to right you see john's son jack mccain with his brand-new bride renee swift along with the senator and his wife cindy. that's a handsome foursome. people magazine saying the wedding held saturday at san francisco's grace cathedral with reception at the california academy of sciences. you might be wondering why san francisco? the bride is a bay area native. >> nice. that is a gorgeous shot. >>> a retirement ceremony held this morning for three members of san francisco's finest. they all have four legs. hamme

. >> reporter: the marriage for rupert murdoch and her. one of the richest men in the world. a glamorous third wife with a taste for high fashion and high-powered friends, but this is what made wendy murdoch internationally famous. 2011, smacking a protester that tried to throw a shaving cream pie at her husband as he testified in the parliament. the video went viral earning her the nickname tiger wife. this is recording wendy murdoch in happier times. this is at this year's academy awards. the murdochs met as a new corp. party in hong kong. two years later the couple maried on his yacht in the new york harbor, and they have two young daughters and all the benefits that come with being super rich. no word on what wendy could walk away with, but murdoch paid his last wife a reported $1.7 billion in what was billed as the most expensive divorce settlement in history. >> they have confirmed the $1.7 billion figure, saying it was in excess of that. so far nothing at all has been confirmed for this divorce. this is pretty standard. the relationship between the husband and wife has

starting july first-- shares of rupert murdoch's news corporation will trade as two different empires. the profitable entertainment units of his company -- the 20th century fox movie studio and the fox television network -- will become 21st century fox. the company's publishing arm-- harper collins and the struggling newspaper business will remain under the news corp name.this is a split that investors have been clamoring for.it becomes official on june 28. dish backs off its bid for sprint nextel corp.the satellite t-v provider said it was "impractical" to try and meet a tuesday deadline to submit a new offer. this means that sprint will most likely be acquired by japan's soft bank corp for $21.6 billion.sprint is the nation's third largest carrier. a new study finds many americans are overpaying for their smartphone plan, by about 52 billion dollars a year. analysts say cell phone plans have become more complex, throwing off consumers. "what happens is that people could understand minutes and messages...you know, we understand whats a minute...how long calls are....we understand wha

meanwhile, newscorp shareholders approved rupert murdoch's plan to split the media empire into two publically traded companies: 21st cenutry fox and the news corp. newspaper and publishing. still ahead, the latest edition to the superman franchise hits the box office this weekend. we'll hear if our critic expects soaring numbers. that's next. a low-budget film topped the box office over the weekend. our movie guy, erik childress, joins us on set this morning. good morning to you. and "the purge" a big winner. it only took $3 million to make this film. was it all about the marketing here? - apparently so. i mean, everyone is sort of talking about that. i didn't see a whole lot of advertisements for it. maybe it is just the shows that i watch, but it was advertised on wrestling apparently, also social media had a lot of talk about this. so, every once in a while you get a film like this with a high concept that sort of catches the public interest. and it certainly did. - comscore gave it a c. that's a very low rating, and yet there's a sequel that's coming out? - yeah, they already greenlit- we

. >>> the media mogul rupert murdoch and his third wife are calling it quits.pokesman said the marriage had become irretrievably broken. cnbc's robert frank looks at what the divorce means for murdoch's media empire. >> the divorce comes at a sensitive time for murdoch as he oversees the restructuring of news corp. into two separate companies. sources tell me they had a prenuptial agreement. it remains to be seen whether it will be amicable or turn into a court case. murdoch is worth an estimated $10 billion to $12 billion. impact on the company is likely to be minimal. wendy's two children are part of the family trust that control news corp. they do not have voting shares. their influence is limited. people close to the murdochs tell me that the couple was leading increasingly separate lives recently and one reason murdoch wanted to file now is to make sure that all material disclosures regarding the company and its owners were made before that big restructuring. back to you. >> meanwhile the murdochs are expected to have set up a significant prenup deals. we'

. >>> rupert murdoch's third wife, wendi, was once one of his staunchest defenders.mber when she blocked the pie from being thrown in his face? now, murdoch has announced he is divorcing wendi after 14 years of marriage. in the divorce papers, the 82-year-old murdoch claims his relationship with the 44-year-old has broken down, irretrievable. she is murdoch's third wife. he paid his last wife $1.7 billion in a settlement. that might be the most expensive divorce in history. >>> let's turn to sports. this morning, the nba finals are all evened up again. last night in san antonio, the heat's big three, too much for the spurs. >> lebron james, dwyane wade and chris bosh totaled 85 points all by themselves. lebron scoring 33, as miami got its mojo back, winning 109-93. the series, all tied up at 2-2 games. game five is sunday night. you can catch it right here, where else? on abc. >>> you can say fans at the yankees/athletics game got two for the price of one. the game lasted 18 innings. >> that's when oakland finally got a clutch hit to win it 3-2. oakland is now the fi

. >>> a bombshell split details on media mogul rupert murdoch and his divorce.r is off today, i'm jessica yellin, and this is "the situation room." >> a pool and chairs is pretty much all that is left of a florida restaurant bar deck after it collapsed plunging 100 miami heat fans into the bay. dozens had to be treated and three of whom were critically injured. john zarrella has the latest. >> reporter: the cell phone video is dark. it was taken seconds after the deck at shucker's bar and grill collapsed into miami's biscayne bay. there is urgency. >> back up, please! >> reporter: flashlights scanning the water looking for victims and partially submerged tables and chairs and looking for anybody buried under the debris. it is just before 10:00 p.m. and the deck was filled to watch the hometown miami heat in game four of the nba championship. suddenly, no warning and the deck beneath them began to collapse. >> i was maybe six feet from the deck when it collapsed. all i can describe it as is like 1,000 people standing up at the same time. it was a peculiar roar of

he was rupert murdoch's senior newspaper executive. resigned two years ago over the scandal that rocked the media empire. her trial will begin soon and we will keep you updated. back to you. >> here are a few things you need to now. >> a service to mark the 50th anniversary of the killing of a civil rights activist. eric holder will join members of medgar evers'family for the event. he was shot and killed in mississippi in june of 1963. >> the washington dream foundation diabetes care complex opens at children's medical center. >> the jazz festival kicks off today. this event features more than 100 25 performances and dozens of events across the city. the festival runs until june 16. >> for more information, visit our website, wjla.com, and you will find more details. >> another look at the gorgeous forecast. gorgeous jacqui jeras. >> that is a given, girl. >> it is gorgeous, absolutely. suzie ford degrees with sunshine at 9:00. 5:00, 80 degrees, partly cloudy skies. our last picture-perfect day before we see what weather. speaking of

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that's rupert murdoch's news corp. is charged with paying public officials for stories and also accused of destroying notebooks and computers that had evidence against her. this morning she pleads not guilty. at the live desk, i'm richard jordan. >>> new this morning, d.c. makes the top ten list of best city parks. according to the trust for public lands park source index, the district ranks sixth among the 50 largest cities. park source rates city park systems on a scale of zero to five park benches. we earned a score of four park benches for being accessible. d.c. didn't get the fifth bench because of low scores on park sizes and a lack of playgrounds. minneapolis took the top spot. new york slid into second place. boston, sacramento and san francisco tied for third. >>> today purple and gold will be the color of choice at the white house. the super bowl champion baltimore ravens will take a trip down i-95 to be honored by president obama at noon today. this is video from march when torrey smith presented the vince l

one of the most expensive divorces in the world to date occurred between rupert murdoch and his first and now murdoch is filing for divorce from his third wife wendi deng, and with that on the horizon, it could be the most expensive in history, and we will find out who it is and talk to a high-profile divorce lawyer coming up. >>> we are seeing a surprise spike in mortgage rates could spike the housing boom, and downgrade on wells fargo is a sign of what is to come for the financials. let's ask paul miller who is head of financials research with capit capit capital, and good morning. tell us about wells and where you see the financials more broadly and to raise the fact that julien tepp was making in the call this morning, has the environment of the banks margin meant that they are actually vulnerable to a ramp up in interest rates? >> well, i think that they are vuler inable in the ramp up of the interest rates because of the security portfolios and loft the banks are trying to protect the asset sheet, and they have added on very low rates and when the rates go up, you could see the

and john malaney, we did it once i think on the show with-- i think it was like with rupert murdoch and ariana huffington. i think i said the opening music was a little ditty called "sedona som ba." that's a john malaney joke. we watch the show all the time. so, yeah, that was fun. but that's what i mean. you kind of find handles, like a rhythm to someone's speech or just the way they talk. fred armson and i talked about this sometimes, where we sometimes don't hear what people are saying because that rhythm, you pay attention to that rhythm of peach or some gesture they have or whatever. >> rose: what's fred going to do? >> i don't know. you have to ask fred. >> rose: is there a limitation on what you can do while you're doing "saturday night live"? >> there is. >> rose: how many movies you can make. >> yeah. that said i did three movies this past season. but it-- i mean -- i mean, i was so burpd out afterwards, but, you know, what lorne will ask-- you're there for the table read on wednesday, and friday blocking and saturday's show. you kind very far to earn that. the first season you

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