david: why, howard?y because they make so much profit because of these low interest rates and squeezing their operations? >> well partially it is the nature of dividend. once i give you a dividend, increase the dividend, i have to keep paying it every quarter. it is a check in the mail. it is cash flow. you can't say it is pro form ma. it has to clear the bank of the once they commit to that they have to keep going forward. companies are still concerned you can see it in the spending. they are making more money, spending more money but sales are not good so far this year. 2.6% increase. that is also not a lot. david: are they nervous about holding any kind of debt because of what happened in 2009 and 10. >> not that they're showing. we're seeing obviously outside of m&a debt, we're seeing companies take on debt longer term. it is so cheap. debt is extremely manageable within the big caps. interest rate is very low. that is helping by the way, eps. at end of the year i do it twice a year, actually, i figu

the product of a passionate lego builder and for david howard,that in fact is his job. he is paid to play with lego pieces. what's the title on his business card, master model builder. how did this job find you or you find it? >>i actually read it in a newspaper. a family friend of mine sent me a newspaper article and she said you've always loved playing with legoshere's the job for you. i read it and i thoughtthat's not real job. i could never do that. >>so when a young kid asks you what is your job how do you explain it to them? >>it's simple. i play with legos all day. i develop different classes. i develop new models for our events at the legoland discovery center chicago. >>these are all your creations. you love to do these heads. you were in a competition to get the joband that guy over theremr. darth vaderthat was the one that won you the job. >>this is my entry piece. we had to create something to enter the competition and also submit a you tube video. i created darth vader without his helmet on. >>that's what he looks like! what did they like about that? >>i th

bring up the secular call that howard schultz is talking about. but overall, david, the numbers we're getting spx, spx yesterday, really terrific. valspar really terrific. why do we care about these? that says that housing and industry doing well. i keep coming back to the idea that the market's too negative versus the facts, aerospace doing well but we see the airlines going down. how about the fact how many cancellations can you handle? and american airline distribution. i don't mean to be -- give you too much of a pastiche but the companies aren't saying anything negative and they are valuing on other companies in their sector as being positive but on a day like today, i don't want anything to do with it. >> to the tent you get a $45 billion deal it's usually a vote of confidence at some point to your future. i'm reading from a ubs note, the new company would dominate the cable industry and broadband services with 84 million homes passed, 73% of u.s. occupied households. 33 million subs, by the way, and a willingness to divest 3

jim: dwight howard about victor, david? nick: a little over 190 yards. steven is. a tiny draw. just the same as the 17th hole. same shot. same swing. ouch. nick: that's it. jim: what a time for a tug. nick: did it make the sand? nick: that is half a chance. lim chances now. what am i saying? jason is the back. he could easily make a five. jim: that front hole location, avid, it is very narrow. just the slightest pull that we saw there. there are consequences. but as you said that is no guarantee that there is a four coming from jason. nick: no. jim: that is as far as a doable up ask down as the sand right here. i think that is a high percentage. nick: yeah. he has enough room to work with. it will be a nasty slicing bunker shot and it will feed to the right. >> he can use the contours to feed the ball back to the hole. jason, contours are not going to e friendly to him. nick: shot link says he nearly has a 70-footer. jim: one of those match play situations. nick: that helps. if victor hit his bunker shot out, stiff, gimmie you are on the top of the hill thinking -putts to win.

dead or alive" at howard stern's birthday party -- >> i happen to be a chris christie fan and i think it's been very good for new jersey. >> a "new york times" story broke quoting david wildstein's lawyer that evidence exists that vi christie had knowledge of the lane closures in ft. lee. then it got worse. saturday afternoon the christie administration sent out a rambling buzzfeed style liftical to friends and allies titled "five things you should know about the bombshell that's not a bombshell." the two-page document included a section focusing on david wildstein's reputation at livingston high school. he and christie both went there over 30 years ago. >> i was the class president and athlete. i don't know what david was doing during that period of time. >> according to team christie, wildstein was "publicly accused by his high school social studies teacher of deceptive behavior." the list did not mention that wildstein was known as governor christie's eyes and ears inside the port authority after he was appointed by the governor to work at the port authority.

david stern out, howard stern in. reid hoffman of linkedin, out. reid hastings of netflix in.stions that we added to the list to round up on the top 100, tim berners-lee, wayne huizenga, howard stern and lynn tilton and bob wright. let me focus on some of those, tim berners-lee was the developer of the world wide web were and without him we'd not be doing the commerce that we had today, of course, berners-lee one of the fathers of the worldwide web. aliko dangote a little known in this country, but he built a fortune on soft commodities like flour and sugar but has moved as well into the cement business and more recently into broadband telecom. and howard stern, we added him because we felt like he changed the face of radio. or maybe the voice of radio and legitimized sirius xm satellite radio when he signed that five-year contract. other media figures on the list include oprah winfrey but then you ask why did some folks fall out, why did herb kelleher not make it and richard branson did? maybe branson touched more different businesses. why does a guy like sam walton genius bu

howard stern. but this former associate of the governor is dangling new allegations. former port authority official david wildstein. >> no cars are really coming our way. >> reporter: who carried out the bridge traffic lane closures last fall and took the fifth before new jersey lawmakers in january. >> i assert my right to remain silent. >> reporter: now makes this claim in a letter written by his attorney. "evidence exists as well tying mr. christie to having knowledge of the lane closures during the period when the lanes were closed, contrary to what the governor stated publicly." but the lawyer does not describe the evidence and does not say that wildstein even possesses it. governor christie still maintains this position -- >> i had no knowledge of this, of the planning, the execution or anything about it, and that i first found out about it after it was over. >> reporter: christie's office released a statement, saying in part, "mr. wildstein's lawyer confirms what the governor has said all along, he had absolutely no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened." the wildstein letter a

howard fine man. >>> document dump. we now know that david kelly and david wildstein kidded about causing the traffic problems at the washington bridge and also of causing a traffic jam in front of a rabbi's house they don't like for some reason. this is malicious stuff. they all think it's a big joke when you read the transcripts we're going to read tonight. but it does subject a atmosphere of retribution, of nasty politics in chris christie's crowd. >>> also, can you hear me now? he is the nastiest voice on the right. but ted cruz worries that rand paul is getting all the noise out there. so cruz is out there today celebrating the tea party and dumping on the health care law. original fellow, isn't he? >>> plus, look who is defending obamacare, hillary clinton. after all, she is the one that started this big push for health care in the country. >>> finally, ralph nader is offering up the names of billionaires of who he think would make great third party candidates in 2016. it seems like the last time nader pulled the third party game, it di

david cameron is promising. offering a referendum to the british people in the next few years. 2 chairman to have pro e.u. amnesty group, the european ovement. howardlet me start with you first. the german chancellor is coming. david cameron has often seemed shares his merkel views. we need change. we need to make sure the e.u. functions better. do you think that is what we're going to really hear today? >> first of all, merkel has a new coalition government in germany. so she is more constraint by the fact that she has got democrat partners. i think she is limited in what she can say. i think she is limited on what she can deliver to the extent we get changes in the future. they will be minor and not major and not sutcht to the asht that u.k. would prosper better outside than inside. >> we're in a situation where particularly the u.k., it feels like a binary argument. it seems the argument is more subtle. there should be a debate about the middle ground. how real sisk it that we don't have to go all the way to the -- realistic is it that we don't have to go all the way to extreme and that we can generate a situation which is acceptable to all? >>

howard stern. he posted a photo of him on stage introducing jon bon jovi. this comes just after a traffer back into the headlines. >> reporter: a lawyer for david wildstein embroiledn the george washington bridge lane closure scandal released a letter disputing chris christie's claim he didn't know anything about it. >> i was blind sided yesterday morning. >> reporter: in the letter david wildstein's lawyer argued that he not only knew about the closures but described them as the christie's order. there's evidence that mr. christie had knowledge of the lane closures. >> this is a hugely significant development in the investigation. it's a direct challenge to the credibility of governor christie. but until we see the evidence that david wildstein is talking about it's very hard to know how to evaluate it. >> reporter: on january 9th in that press conference christie denied knowing about not to mention okaying what he called a political vendetta. >> i'm humiliated by the fact i did not know this and i was deceived and that's an awful way to feel. >> reporter: david wildstein was appointed by christie had resigned from the port authority when he appeared at a hearing

howard stern. this former associate of the governor is dangling new allegations. former port authority official, david he carried out the lane closures last fall and took the fifth before lawmakers in january. >> i assert my right to remain silent. >> evidence exists tieing mr. christie to having knowledge of the lane closures during the period of when they were closed, contrary to what the governor said publicly. he does not say wildstein possesses evidence. governor christie maintains this position. >> i had no knowledge of this, the planning, the execution or anything about it. i first found out about it after it was over. >> reporter: christie's office said it confirmed he had no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened. the wildstein letter also goes in christie's personal credibility. mr. wildstein contests the accuracy of statements the governor made about him and can prove the inaccuracy of some. the main focus of the three-page letter argues his former employer, the port authority should pay all his legal fees. >> he's making a bid for immunity. he's saying i got a story to t

howard stern. a lawyer for the former port authority official behind the george washington bridge traffic scandal releasing a letter, claiming the governor knew all about the closures. in the letter david wildstein's lawyer says: >> and the letter described the lane closing decision as: >> the lane closings were allegedly hatched by government staffers as payback for fort lee mayor who refused to endorse chris christie. on-january the 9th chris christie repeatedly denied knowing anything about it. >> had no knowledge or involvement in the issue, in its planning or execution. and i am stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here. >> new jersey assemblyman, gordon johnson says he never believed the government. >> i was suspect of the inner circle of the governor, not knowing about this. >> david wildstein was appointed by chris christie, and resigned from his $150,000 post. he is the one who exchanged emails with chris christie's former deputy chief of staff. she emailed: >> chris christie fired kelly and vowed to take action if other senior staff members knew of the closing. in a statement the governor's office said: >> and how all of this could effect chris christie's chances of

howard stern's 60th birthday party where instead he posed with a new jersey icon. >> ladies and gentlemen, jon bon jovi. >> reporter: not talking about the scandal threatening his political future. this one from david wildstein. he's the authority who e-mailed him time for traffic problems in fort lee. and then shutdown two lanes of the george washington bridge snarling traffic last september. >> i think he's looking for some sort of immunity. >> reporter: in this letter his attorney warns evidence exists. tying christie to evidence of having knowledge of the lane closures. >> i think we don't really know that wildstein is saying he has evidence or he's going to indicate that the governor knew the motive or gave the order to close the lanes. >> as for that reported evidence -- >> he should be subpoenaed. he has no right not to disclose physical evidence that exists. they can get that without giving him broad immunity. >> reporter: he's doubling down. mr. wildstein's lawyer confirms what the governor has said all along. he had no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened. and whatever the most motivations for closing them to begin with. it cites him. >>. the first i ever heard about

howard marks on park avenue. >> good weekend. >> good weekend, david.>>> if you're just joining us this morning, here's what you missed early on. >> welcome to "squawk on the street." here's what's happened so far. >> still have a great shot at hitting the podium. regardless, we want to make sure that our message is there. that this isn't just a one and done. i think there's speculation of how to react to it. i want people to be clear that we will stand up and come back and that is nothing more american than that story. you may have pushed us a little bit but what do your see us in 2018 in south korea. >> on going worries about their distribution chain, long dlufrly times, their infr fra structure, stock is going to open down this morning. what a story that has been. >> i think the headline for this quarter is we've made progress and we got a lot more work to do. because we have to, this company will ultimately come back on the backs of innovation. great innovate i products, services, and solutions. >> there's the opening bell. >> existing home sales in

howard, i spent the day in your state the past couple of weeks with my kids. >> thank you. >> moderator of "meet the press" is davidhe man who always tells me if the world is an oyster, then certainly manhattan and all of those who inhabit it are in the center of it and just died. the question i must ask is what kind of day did bill de blasio have yesterday? >> he would be better off if he were wearing the olympic sweater. i'll tell you this. apparently, he is not shoveling the snow in front of al roker's place. i think now he should be making a list, okay, al roker, what is his address? let's see here. let me get those streets done. >> unless, of course, he is actually, joe, shoveling it into al roker's backyard. >> the other thing he has to fear. >> i think he is. katty, actually, it was quite a bad day. weather woes for commuters and for school bus drivers and parents and children all across the northeast -- well, all across the east coast, but also a bad day for politicians. why don't we go through the news. >> it was really the pits, let's face it yesterday. roker took city officials to task with a series of t