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global news anchor katie couric 26-year-old internet mega star pewdpie for our series, social stars. >> reporter: adel's latest album may be breaking records but when it comes to the world of youtube, adele, taylor swift and beyonce combined can't top this guy's numbers. >> they call him pewdiepie. famous for recording himself playing video games. >> oh, my god. what the [ bleep ]. i can't find the blooes now? pewdiepie? >> any gamer, i guess, will have a nickname. i would nick pew like the lasers, pew pew. and i would yell out pewdiepie whenever i did well in games and people would laugh. i went with it. >> they told me i could become >> reporter: his real name felix kjellberg, currently has the most popular channel on youtube with over 40 million subscribers. his videos now seen over 10 billion times. when the numbers started to climb though, i mean, it must have been a little mind blowing for you. was it? >> i never expected it. i never been the popular guy or whatever. to all of a sudden be in this situation where there's so many people who loves what you do and appreciates what

news, katie couric or whomever, the attention is on facebook, snapchat, and twitter.s from buzz feed, not yahoo!. is idea of what yahoo! was somewhat romantic. everybody wants to save it because of what their past was. he and his have shifted their attention -- new audiences have shifted their attention elsewhere. regardless of whoever the ceo .s, you cannot fight the tide the attention has moved on to other places. that is the biggest challenge for yahoo!. how do you make it relevant to the 25-year-old today? emily: you have been emphatic that the blame does not lie entirely with marissa mayer. what should her top priorities be in 2016 >> mark what --? ? can we make the board of yahoo! more accountable? this board has let it become increasingly irrelevant. to blame this on one specific ceo, what were they hiring the ceo for? somebody forhiring financial engineering, they should have hired somebody with the skills. emily: do you think marissa should be given more time? alan: i will not go up against om, who is so much closer to the situation than i am. three or four y

news in bringing and katie couric. i do not think you want to yet say goodbye to this. are pieces that can be spun out. it is a very difficult job that marissa has undertaken and there is still an opportunity. it is a difficult one, no question. emily: they did reportedly re- up katie's contract. om: there are good components of yahoo!. flickr as a standalone company has a lot of value. it should be spun out to a private equity group or something like that. from a user standpoint, whether it is yahoo! finance, yahoo! sports, yahoo! news, katie couric or whomever, the world's attention is on facebook, snapchat, and twitter. the news people get is from buzz feed, not yahoo!. the idea of what yahoo! was is somewhat romantic. everybody wants to save it because of what their past was. new audiences have shifted their attention elsewhere. it's a difficult task for anyone. regardless of whoever the ceo is, you cannot fight the tide. the attention has moved on to other places. that is the biggest challenge for yahoo!. how do you make it relevant to the 25-year-old today? emily:

giving phone interviews, but abruptly canceling his only on camera interview set for today with katie couric. that means he has no public appearances until thursday night in new hampshire as the follows continues over the republican candidates call to ban muslims from entering the u.s.. >> jeb bush didn' about donald trump, but he tried to put him off as long as possible, he could not keep from going sick his frustration. >> 90% of americans are angry and for good reason. but at some point we' re going to transfer that to who can make the tough decisions so my frustrations can subside? it' s not just about the blowhards out there saying stuff that' s not a program, not a plan. >> the man he was clearly referring to was still reveling in the spotlight. trump doubled down on his plan to keep all muslims from entering the us unless they are a citizen. >> you' re increasing being compared to hilter, does that >> no because i' m doing what is what fdr, highly respected by was doing. t. >> he' s playing you guys like a fine stradivarius violin. s an expert at this. he is phenomenal at garnering at

no, no, what a lie katie couric. it was from nbc to have written, that it was lie.nd they did a story, i didn't know they had a group like this, they criticize the media, they said it was a lie. and i loved it. i loved it then another people pick it up, nbc so someone picks it up, third rate reporter remember that third rate. i said, mainstream media, wants to surrender or constitution and our constitutional rights. i don't want, that i want is toyisis to surrender. okay? i want isis to surrender. it is very simple, here is what happens. a little bit of controversial, a great day poll number are through the roof. but i have more of -- you know i -- is there anyway to call the election tomorrow, wouldn't you love that? now they are coming at us in full force, they are coming at all of us. all of us. because you know we have a noisy majority. they used to call to the quiet majority, people are fed up, they are fed up with incompetance with stud study "studio 1stupid leaders, they are fed up with stupid people. they are fed up. lou: joining us now, editor of national r

katie couric. tot a light was from nbc have written that. it was a total lie. and they did -- i do know that a group like this, where they actually criticized the media. and they said it was a total lie. and i loved it. i loved it. i loved it. and other people pick it up. third-rate reporter, remember that. third-rate. [cheers and applause] mr. trump: the mainstream media wants to surrender our constitution and our constitutional rights. and i don't want that. i want isis to surrender. [cheers and applause] mr. trump: i want isis to surrender. very simple. it's very simple. so here's what happened. little bit of a controversy. it is a great day because the poll numbers are through the roof. i like that. i -- is there any way we could call the election tomorrow? wouldn't you love that? now they're coming at us in full force. they're not coming at me, they're coming at all of us. because, you know, we have a noisy majority. they used to call it the quiet majority. people are fed up. they are fed up with incompetence and stupid leaders and fed up with stupid peopl

katie couric interviewing him. i interviewed him. i got all geeked up. my kids think he is hilarious. making careers using somebody else's social network is absolutely fascinating. that is where the kardashians are geniuses. glue mobile, kim kardashian did game on glu mobile an she monetized it. >> you go where the people are. trying to sell something or be commercial success, first and simple rule is go where people are. people are on facebook, instagram, twitter, an snapchat. those are big trends for 2016 i keep an eye on, we're already glued to our mobile devices. just walk down the street, you see that that trend will continue in 2016. liz: great to see you, jim thank you very much. we appreciate you coming on. jim anderson. >> thank you. liz: social flow. he is the guy to go to what exactly people are talking about. they're talking about the fire and talking about what is about to happen in moscow. take a look at live pictures. we're waiting moscow's fireworks. it is about to kick off. look at that shot. look at than believable shot, about to kick o

bringing big names, such as katie couric, even spending $1.1 billion on tumblr. the web pioneer, one of the earlier web icons -- >> yahoo! >> reporter: -- the struggling against competitors like facebook. >> the problems are bigger than a handful of entrepreneurs are help solve. >> reporter: mayer first launched into the spotlight three years ago, taking over as chief executive when she was headlines for taking a short maternity leave. while hoping to revitalize yahoo!. at the time, appearing on "today." >> i've had a ton of fun coming into the company. there's a lot of great people there. there's great ideas. >> reporter: now pregnant with twins, mayer says she will be taking another short leave. this time, her future at the company is unclear. >> she wants to save core yahoo! the yahoo! we're all nostalgic for. her legacy will be tied to whether or not she does a good job running the company. >> mayer's net worth totals $310 million, and some estimates a severance of $50 million and $150 million if she is fired. >> turbulent times. >> she's tried to do a lot bu

all the other original digital content they've been spending big money onto sign big names like katie couricday and she's defending the move. >> do you yourself agree with the board's decision? >> absolutely. it was a unanimous decision at the board level. yes. i absolutely agree with the board. >> now, rumors about what yahoo would do have been swirling for months because this core business is struggling to compete with facebook and with google particularly in the l lucrative area of mobile advertising. the stock though has been swa buoyed by this $32 billion stake in alibaba, that is the e-commerce giant booming, one reason mayer was the highest paid ceo in the u.s. last year reportedly earning over $40 million. mayer herself as you may know is currently eight months pregnant with twins. you'll recall when she took over as ceo three years ago she was then seven months pregnant. she says she'll be taking another short maternity leave. this time though, jose, returning to a company where her future is unclear. >> olivia, thank you very much. >>> i want to go now to iowa where we are waiting

she's a good executive, but katie couric, the idea is right, but a younger demo for a person that appealsple. unfortunately, the strategy that she had didn't work. ashley: very good. all right, listen, talking about this, americans lost nearly 1.2 trillion dollars in wealth in the third quarter according to a new report from the federal reserve. the decline mostly driven by a decline in stocks which shed over 2.3 trillion dollars over the quarter. scott shelby, are you surprised? i guess not. >> no, i'm not surprised. i think, you know, we're in the middle of an earnings recession. after seven years of 0% interest rate. we can't find any inflation. this is an exciting time and i think a negative time. right now, the market right now he sees janet yellen and that she's going to hike rates, they would challenge her resolve and see what happens if they take the stocks lower. ashley: let's take a quick look' big board. down 200 points. i want today bring john back, we couldn't establish contact earlier on. where do we go from here? >> i think the consumer is 70% of gdp which people have said