is a flamboyant richard branson, and many others.s a fla m boya nt style richard branson, and many others. is a flamboyant style and versification into sport and media necessarily good for the bottom line? my guest todayis good for the bottom line? my guest today is one of asia's best—known businessmen, tony fernandes, boss of airasia, formula 1 investor, football owner, and dabbler in reality tv. is it easy to lose sight of what matters most to the success of what matters most to the success of business? tony fernandes, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. you have been in business for three decades now. is the tony fernandes that does business today different from the young man who set out?” business today different from the young man who set out? i had to think a little bit smarter, a little bit older and wiser, but in principle the same tony fernandes from 30 years ago. what about the attitude to risk? umm, maybe a little bit more cautious, thinking ita little bit more cautious, thinking it a bit more. but overall i don't se

before realizing something startling yeah we tried to get money from richard branson foundation before realizing that virgin organization was holding a kite flying a kite surfing festival in the occupied territory of the west and so high. we have advised the people trying to allow self-determination for the western sahara at the front of the program which is illegally occupied by morocco and you know an occupation in which version is now completed by holding sports festivals and building hotels in morocco except except for etc and this to me was the starkest example of the case where when you're trying to transform a system in favor of justice to a very uncomfortable extent your relying on the people who are already powerful in that system of injustice to get funding you can't run on fresh air you have to pay people you have to travel you have to run an organization and that means going to where the money is and sometimes that means facing these very uncomfortable choices about who gives you money i wish it were not the case i think every leader of an ngo probably feels the same

com wants to negotiate for a post nine eleven war in iraq about saudi funded tera richard branson's alleged harbor and occupation and why sanctions are not the answer in north korea and does donald trump continue to send troops to afghanistan expanding the longest war in american history former u.s. state department official matthew hoh tells us the war that cost more than ten thousand dead or injured british soldiers is based on a pack of lies. coming up in decades going underground but first today is september the eleventh the anniversary of the washington backed coup to oust the social democrat president of chile salvador allende it marked a watershed in the so-called cold war and the beginning of a new neoliberal fat's right economics that would destroy the post-war consensus his milton friedman of the infamous chicago school who inspired reagan and thatcher talking about what pinochet's military dictatorship in chile meant to him and it's not so much the death squads torture and cia training chile was a case in which military regime headed by putin. was willing to switch the organizati

richard branson rode out the storm on his private island in the british virgin islands in his concreteine cellar. >> of course he has a concrete wine cellar. >> yes, he does. this'she his son wrote on tram, all humans are okay. the main house is uninhabitable. he wrote, please don't take this hurricane lightly. do find somewhere safe. homes can be rebuilt, but lives can't. >> they've had to rebuild that home before, there was a fire, and richard branson was staying in a guesthouse and ran up naked to help rescue his own mother from the house. will he rebuild again? who knows. the path of irma through the caribbean. i mean, barbuda, the prime minister there is saying the island is uninhabitable. >> nearly 90% now is the estimate of buildings destroyed. so good advice not to take the hurricane lightly if it's heading your way, and it sounds at least as if the seriously. we of course will have more coming up on the storm's path and preparations under way rate now." hurricane irma takes aim at the u.s. the monster category five hurricane has turned deadly, battering the caribbean. we have

a shark swimming down a highway post how i came so i would see businessmen richard branson robbed brutally beaten hiv contaminated blood discovered in pepsi products while these stories may seem real they always facts force but thousands of people on social media thought they were true so i believe the rise of social media has also brought a rise in false and misleading content so why do houses go viral and how can you tell the really incredible from the incredibly force has to teach us in boston we have to have wardle she's a director at first draft news which provides practical and ethical guidance in how to find verify and publish content sourced from social media and in london as to read a social media journalist with the press association he specializes in finding and verified news worthy material on social media hello everybody so out there let us jump right in we're going to put you to work right away because we asked your community if they've fallen for its social media news hoax we got this response from that who says of course the bible image of the sharks swimming on a freeway i

. >> richard branson put out an announcement this morning. remember, richard branson of virgin was in the british virgin islands. he is staying local. he's brought together several local organizations, as well as his foundation to assess the damage, figure out working with local governments, you know, what they can do in the short term and long term. thoe those are entire islands facing massive, massive damage. we cannot forget how important it is to stay on top of that and figure out, people in the areas, what they need to try to help. let's bring in garrett haake, two hours north of tallahassee, florida. in the last hour when we spoke to you, even over the few minutes, we saw the weather worsening. again, it is the winds look worse and it is only getting darker. give us an assessment. >> reporter: the winds got worse and then better for a look at what was going on around town. we didn't go far before we found this. this is going to be the problem here. this is one of these old growth georgia pine trees. this one has to be 50 or 60 feet tall

billionaire richard branson posting pictures of it from his home. he's already helping with the relief effort. >> you get a sense of what we are seeing in florida and what would happen to the caribbean. you get a sense of how powerful irma was. >> florida senators weigh in on the damage left behind from hurricane irma. >> we are going to get a check on the path with meteorologist bill karins. that's coming up, next. when you don't get enough sleep, and your body aches, you're not yourself. tylenol® pm relieves pain and helps you fall fast asleep and stay asleep. we give you a better night, you're a better you all day. and for your daytime pain relief, try tylenol® extra strength. >>> welcome back, everybody. i'm y i'm yasmine. across florida this morning, we are getting a sense of a damage left behind by irma as the storm continues its assault. the storm weakened to a tropical depression. millions in georgia and south carolina are without power. many are cut off from their homes. in jacksonville, entire streets were swallowed by record flooding. muc

(mark) billionaire richard branson's necker island home has been destroyed by hurricane irma... virgin group founder was on his private island when it happened. these are pictures branson posted on social media before the hurricane hit. he did not leave his home in the british virgin islands despite warnings of the hurricane. branson and his guests instead took shelter inside the concrete wine cellar his son posted on social media saying his father and everyone on the island was okay... but there is a lot of damage. he says the main home in inhabitable. (darya) in the east bay.. police are looking for a man accused of burglarizing multiple cars at a mall in concord. police are searching for lenny cabrera. officers say they spotted him in a parking garage at sun valley shopping center while they were investigating mulitiple break-ins. police lost him after a brief chase. cabrera was last seen in a black 20-16 chrysler- 300. the license plate is 7-p-v-k-4-4-5. (mark) police are investigating a hate crime at alameda high school. school administrators found a noose... tied to a fence

and there and that many very rich people such as the richard branson who have homes in some of theseshould spearhead initiatives. it's important to show that it is a truly globalised world and we care about each other. just very quickly, one of the things that i have come to realise, talking through some of the survivors of hurricane irma, is we really do not have the full picture yet. it is astounding when you hear just how many islands. the bvi, 60 of them, when we start to get the stories coming out you do wonder how and what they will need to get back on their feet. nothing. it is gone. everything is gone. barbuda has been evacuated. ok. of the express. let's turn to the eu. we have eu on the ropes. yasmin. do i have to talk about the sunday express? steel yourself. this is part of the problem. the language and the attitudes... i am a passionate remainer. but i must accept that we are going to leave. i do not want us to leave with the arrogance and the terrible... this schoolboy nonsense that we get. david davis calling one of the negotiators silly. they then come back and hit. i

on the website, richard branson wants to help rebuild the virgin islands. ranson writing on instagram his foundation will pay for reconstruction probabilities across the island. he may be seeing it right now. the rain and lightning send us pictures and video. on the twitter page you can see what people sent in so far. back in a moment with more news. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. ? apples new ammiversary i phone or its new space ship >>> okay so which one do you want to see more, the new anniversary iphone or do you want to see the new spaceship headquarters. >> are you asking me i want to see the spaceship. >> i knew you would. >> sc

not to take this hurricane lightly. >> when we expect -- would we expect anything less of sir richard bransonly not. >> when i saw that, i was nervous. a wine cellar underground, storm surge, didn't sound like a good idea to me. >> no. >> sounds like everyone is okay. >> but a branson-esque handling of a hurricane. >> yes. >>> "early start" continues right now with the latest projections for hurricane irma. >>> a storm so powerful it has flattened an island, smashed the instruments trying to measure it, left meteorologists out of adjectives to describe it. irma barreling toward south florida where the miami mayor calls it a nuclear hurricane. a new update from the national hurricane center moments away. >>> and the dealmaking president finally strikes a deal, albeit with democrat leaders. now trump's own party is shellshocked as it's forced to accept democratic terms to raise the debt ceiling. he did promise he makes great deals. >>> good morning, everyone, welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> and democrats are -- republicans saying, what's the deal? >> yeah, democrats agree. >> what

. >>> and billionaire richard branson has a very unique plan to ride out the hurricane.'ll tell you more in business and tech. >>> that is the opening bell. you see the texas flag there in the distance and we know that folks there are recovering from harvey even as irma is barrelling toward florida. we're in the green. the dow is up 85 points, the nasdaq about 22 or so. stocks are on the rise as trump signals support for a three-month debt limit extension. >>> a silicon valley giant is cutting workers. >> scott mcgrew has the latest of your business headlines. >> yeah, good morning. oracle has fired paperwork with the state warning it's laying off workers, about 2500. a lot of the staff at oracle expected this. i talked to a few of them who said they either got phone calls or separation packets via fedex. one fellow had the fedex app on his phone so he got a push on his phone, hey, you're getting a fedex from oracle. that's how he knew he had been laid off. other news, american airlines is copying united laying out basic economy to flights. you can't put anything in the

example of eccentric billionaire and guy most likely to make a jurassic park in real life, sir richard branson. ( laughter ) the goat-headed demon god actually owns a private island in the caribbean, and rode out the storm yesterday in his wine cellar. ( laughter ) smart move. i hear the red cross shelters only have merlot. how drab! branson hunkered down with his team of attractive young people and posted some cool pics, like this one of them having a sleepover in the great house. and this one of them playing some sort of dice game. because being in the path of a category 5 hurricane wasn't enough of a gamble... "okay, let's see who we eat first." ( piano riff ) joshua, go marinate yourself. good news, they're fine. many people are not. if you want to help, tune in on tuesday for the "hand in hand" harvey and irma hurricane telethon airing on all the major networks. give us a call. i'll be working the phones. and if it helps raise money, i'll also be working the pole. ( laughter ) all right? whatever it takes. i was young, i needed the money. ( piano riff ) ( applause ) i'm going to say somet

good luck. >>> one person not sleeping this morning, richard branson. the billionaire virgin founder is currently on his private island in the british virgin islands and had to take cover head of hurricane irma. he and his family were in his wine cellar. branson says his staff and family are okay but there's lots of damage to the island, which is the size of france. >>> windows are being removed from the national cathedral in washington, dc. the stained glass windows honored confederate generals robert e. lee and stonewall jackson. the windows installed in 1953 will be stored until another use is found for them. >>> and i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, two giant franchise records were set last night. one really good, the other not so much. and if you were hoping for a nadal-federer showdown at the u.s. open, stay tuned. ♪ it's time for the biggest sale of the year with the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you effortlessly comfortable. and snoring... does your bed do that? the new 36

. >>> "the washington post" says billionaire richard branson, rode out hurricane irma in, of course,n his private island in the caribbean. branson says he and his staff were inside the concrete cellar and that everybody is safe. the surrounding area is completely and utterly devastated. >>> amazon is seeking prime real estate. the online retail giant is opening a second headquarters and considering proposals from cities. cities. what are you doing after this? ♪ un-stop right there! i'm about to pop a cap of "mmm fresh" in that washer. with unstopables in-wash scent boosters by downy. ah, it's so fresh. and it's going to last from wash to... ...wear for up to 12 weeks. unstopables by downy. >>> here is a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> on the "cbs money watch," amazon opens a bidding war among cities and the maker of the epipen is accused of failing to investigate defects. >> hena daba is at the new york stock exchange. >> shares of u.s. companies plunged at investigators consider the potential losses caused by hurricane irma. the dow jones slipped 22 p

last wednesday, richard branson took to twitter to say he was riding out the storm with others in hise cellar in his private resort in the british virgin islands. his estate was destroyed by hurricane irma. since then he's helping with efforts, pledging to raise money for reconstruction projects. taking a social media to bring attention to the desperately needed recovery. back in the u.s. while the most recent spotlight has been on the destruction in florida, houston has been recovering slowly in the weeks since hurricane harvey flooded the city, destroying buildings, inundating neighborhoods and pushing thousands from their homes in the shelters. >> overwhelmingly devastating. it is a mess everywhere. >> 75 people died as a result of that storm. according to public safety, an estimated 37,000 home have been seriously damaged or destroyed. >> our entire neighborhood is underwater. >> today some neighborhoods in west houston are still flooded and despite many relief efforts, some houston residents are struggling to get back on their feet and rebuild. >> everything we had down there is

. >>> as irma battered the british virgin islands, sir richard branson rode it out in haven't had a sleep over like this since i was a kid. everyone was urged to have a plan in place. branson said he and his team are fine but the area on the private i sland -- island is heavily damaged. >>> all right. you cat n gethe latest 24 hour a day on the wusa 9news app. >>> after the break, chaos in this family's kitchen as they try and get a bat out of the house. >>> it's a tale of two of princes as one starts school and other starts shooting a movie. it's trending after the break. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a

. >> we have yet another hurricane forecast to t >> sir richard branson there says rebuilding from hurricane irma is going to be a massive task, but right now, the focus is on the immediate threat posed by maria. a local woman's parents are in the paths of two hurricanes in two weeks. they live on st. thomas in the virgin islands. mike valerio talked with their daughter earlier today, and that conversation was quickly interrupted by an important text. >> hold on. the american red cross got in touch with me. >> what did they say? >> i might be deploying. they asked me to deploy somewhere. >> to st. johns? >> hopefully. i just talked to my parents. >> what was the first thing you said to them? >> how are you guys doing? are you okay? >> here we go all over again, potentially. >> pretty much. >> how are you feeling about that? >> oh, my gosh. it's almost surreal. the doors blew in. one of th they tried to hold the hurricane shutter, my dad had it to, while my mom wrapped his arms in towels to prevent him from getting cut, because it was a glass door. it was crazy, and he was like, that was defi

we have the pleasure of richard branson joining us this morning.e hurricane irma banished the british isles, you were on your ship when it hit. what was it like? >> we were in a bunker, and despite being in a bunker, the whole bunker shook. we had about 16 people huddled in the bunker. it went on for about five hours. it was the most powerful storm in history, over 200-mile-an-hour winds, and when the eye of the storm went over us, we went outside and looked over the island and it was as if a nuclear bomb hit. it hit us again. we threw ourselves back in for another five-hour ride, and we were -- you know, we were in good spirits in the bunker. we were relatively safe. we were obviously worried about all the wildlife. we had 600 flamingos, lemurs and all sorts of things. and very worried about the local community because we knew they were in shacks. and the neblxt day we went out d saw them. the whole of the virgin islands was completely decimated. and even more worryingly, only 14 days later, there's a force 5 hurricane going to hit them in about s

i'm mindful also, you learned some of your marketing skills at the feet of richard branson, working quiteirgin records. was branson an inspiration for you? i mean, do you model yourself a little bit on his iconoclastic approach to business? i always say the last person i want to be is richard because i have no preconception of going into a balloon at 36,000 feet, or even going to the moon... you aren't saying you are a wolf now? he was definitely an inspiration. he challenged the norm. he set up virgin atlantic to do something different against british airways at that time. and anyone who said he was not inspirational who worked for him, they are not telling the truth. he certainly was. he set a new paradigms. he challenged the establishment. and in some ways that obvoiusly had an effect on me. and he also saw there was a value to projecting a very strong personal brand to drive the business. have you done that yourself, conscoiusly or deliberately? that came out of necessity. we had no money when we started airasia. there wasn't a marketing budget. my marketing director said we have to m

billionaire richard branson today posting these images of destruction at his island home. branson already helping with the relief effort. san juan is playing a key role tonight in the recovery efforts in the virgin islands. the airport here is open. supplies are being flown in, then ferried on a daily basis by the u.s. coast guard and others. lester? >> ron mott tonight, thank you, ron. >>> as president trump monitors irma's path of destruction, his former chief strategist steve bannon is busy making headlines of his own. in a rare interview bannon sounded off on what he calls the president's biggest mistake and declared war on the gop establishment. let's get more from nbc news chief white house correspondent hallie jackson. >> reporter: steve bannon, moving from the shadows to the spotlight with the white house fielding a flurry of questions about the former chief strategist. >> anything -- >> topic of steve bannon. >> we may be answering more questions on steve bannon. >> reporter: it comes after his first interview since resigning with "60 minutes." bannon blasting the

. >> reporter: sir richard branson whose island home was badly damaged by irma has been raising money and awareness for the battered british territory. he says rebuilding is going to be a massive task but right now the focus is on the immediate threat of maria. >> everyone has been rallying around trying to create some kind of shelter if and when the next hurricane comes and, you know, they are protected. >> reporter: here on the beach in sa of the island lost power during hurricane irma and irma went 100 miles north of the island so consider what a direct hit from maria could do. david begnaud, cbs news, san juan, puerto rico. >> with this storm coming their way, there could be there a while. this could be a devastating blow for puerto rico. come back in a few minutes and take a look at what we can expect for the rest of the week but concern is growing big time for folks down on the island. >> keeping them in our prayers, howard. thank you. >>> after sharply criticizing it in the past, president trump is making his first appearance at the united nations. the president will address th

diplomatic on was negotiated for post nine eleven the war in iraq about saudi funded tara richard branson's alleged harlan occupation and why sanctions are not the answer in north korea and is donald trump continues to send troops to afghanistan expanding the longest war in american history former u.s. state department official matthew hoh tells us the war that cost more than ten thousand dead or injured british soldiers is based on a pack of lies told us of all coming up a decade is going on the ground but first today is september the eleventh the anniversary of the washington backed coup to oust the social democrat president of chile salvador and it marked a watershed in the so-called cold war and the beginning of a new neoliberal fat's right economics that would destroy the post-war consensus his milton friedman of the infamous chicago school who inspired reagan and thatcher talking about what pinochet's military dictatorship in chile meant to him and it's not so much the death squads torture and cia training chile was a case in which a military regime headed by putin. was willing to swi

billionaire richard branson posting these images of destruction at his island home.ranson already helping with the relief effort. >> that was nbc's ron mott reporting. >>> as the president continues to monitor irma's path of destruction, his former chief strategist steve bannon is busy making headlines that have roiled the west wing saying the biggest mistake of the president and warg on the gop. >> someone said you described the firing of james comey, you're a student of history, as the biggest mistake in political history. >> that would be probably -- that's probably be too bomb bass tick even for me, maybe modern history. the establishment is trying to nullify the 2016 election. that is a brutal fact we have to face. >> bannon's website breitbart followed up going after trump, the vice-president, jeff sessions and others. for more we'll go to nbc's tracy potts. bannon is showing how much pressure he can put on the white house now. >> reporter: pressure on the white house, pressure on the party just as they are facing some big decisions, frances. but here on capito

well richard branson who has been hold newspaper a wine cellar survived the storm. he says that everybody on his private caribbean island are okay. they hunkered down in a concrete shelter with his family and staff. more news coming up in two minutes. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. bridge >>> a very good thursday morning to you. taking a live look outside. this is the san mateo bridge. folks already up and out the door. it is a very nice start to our thursday morning, nice temperatures on tap for today as well. the full forecast coming up with kari in just a moment. it's 4:55. >>> outage in marin county this morning after a neighbor killed a deer and fawn because they were eating his expensive landscaping. tiburon

. >>> and billionaire richard branson was caught in irma's path on his private caribbean island. >> he shared some images of the devastation and announced his foundation, virgin united would be working to rebuild the virgin islands. >> he shared images of boats piled up, buildings torn apart. debris everywhere. >> necker island sustained damage but he wants everybody to focus on the virgin islands and rebuilding there. the overall virgin islands. >>> tim tebow took a break from his baseball career to do his part helping those impacted by irma. here he is spending time with a world war ii vet. >> tebow posted on twitter, saying totally uplifted by this world war ii veteran whose spirit and talents encouraged fellow visitors. >> yeah, they were encouraged by the way he gives back. >> and harrison ford decided to help out the public, but he was doing it in new york city. >> indiana jones and the traffic jam. his mercedes got stuck in a tunnel. after an accident brought traffic to a stand still, and instead of waiting for it to clear up, he sprang into action and started directing traffic

the british billionaire richard branson is among those facing a major clean—up, he took these picturesn the british virgin islands. he said ‘major help‘ would be required from the international community to help re—build lives there. there's been some criticism of the speed with which the government has responded to the devastation in british territories in the caribbean. speaking to my colleague, the secretary of state for international development, priti patel, defended the response saying the government had given a very clear message about the strength of uk relief and support. the fact that we've had 700 troops on the ground in our overseas territories, 50 police officers and over 20 tonnes of food in addition to the fact that our royal auxiliary fleet was in the region prior to the hurricane and after the hurricane as well, it sends out a very clear message about the strength of the uk's message about the strength of the uk's force but also response on the ground post hurricane.” uk's force but also response on the ground post hurricane. i think we should all recognise though this

people had lost faith in a number of the individuals involved, richard branson was someone as a consumeris. we got involved ten years ago, it northern rock was nationalised. we followed it through and we knew it was a great business in the heart of the north—east, that is really important. and in following it through, stayed with the story until the government split the story until the government split the bank between the good bank and the bank between the good bank and the other bag. we bought the goodbye five years ago and i still have to pinch myself when i walk into this wonderful building and think it is virgin money. interesting you notice how she said that they split up between the good bank and the other bag. some people at the time called at the bad bank. it had to be disposed off in other ways. interestingly, at the end of the day, now we are talking about that other bag has been sold off and assets have been distributed in other places, the government is sitting on a profit. we do not know how much that profit is, could be as much as 11 billion some people say. what will happ

z2i1wz z16fz y2i1wy y16fy >>> billionaire richard branson shared new images of the devastation hurricanesland in the caribbean. he said much of the buildings and vegetation are destroyed or badly damaged. branson posted video of the aftermath to instagram yesterday. we reported last week how branson rode out the storm in his wine cellar as irma passed overhead toward puerto rico. his charity is coordinating aid in the british virgin islands. >> i've never been, but i hear it's a beautiful island. i'm sure he'll rebuild. >>> ahead, we'll talk to the may yof or naples, a city l ralpand i sponsoredralph northam, canthis adfor governor narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph nort hamn'doest show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. he passed the virginia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect veterans to good paying jobs in virginia. ed gillespie is a washington dc corporate lobbyist. he shows up for whoever pays him. >>> a scuba divinger is safe th

discovery inside and out. >>> sir richard branson rode out the wrath of hurricane irma on his privatethe billionaire hunkered down in his concrete wine cellar as the eye of the storm passed over. branson says everyone is safe this morning but the island and others nearby are completely and utterly devastated writing on his blog i have never seen anything like this. still assessing damage. whole houses and trees disappeared. bransance says he will rebuild. >> unbelievable he even stayed there. >> and a leader in h plan to end daca cruel. harvard's president is born and raised incian, dr. rrural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit