sergei brin is going into the beginning of self driving cars.talk to people involved that had said there was always tension between the there was two. always a healthy tension their documents show at times maybe it wasn't. larry was concerned one of them would sell their shares and an outside group would have a controlling stake. emily: the founders wanted the creation of a new class of shares. they already had the class b shares. and votes of regular shareholders, shares for regular shareholders had one vote. mark: initially they said december around christmas we will give this three weeks. the board pushed back and there was back and forth, and the lawsuit demonstrated there was a bigger push back. emily: illini expressed concern about pages and threads and the board created a committee to look into whether a shares should be granted. what do you make of how google's board handled it? >> i am impressed, looking back on stockholders with a controlling the stake is not easy. they pushed and insisted on larry explained what it was up to. if he wa

emily: keeping sergei brin and page engaged would help recruit talent. they made the biggest $12.5 billion acquisition of motorola, they had plans coming to fruition with alphabet and self driving cars, biotech and health care, all the stuff that didn't exist in google in 2011. now much grander and areas moving in different fields that arguably could not have happened if the founders didn't take control. emily: when you give founders control there is there is the risk of them not making decisions that are good. larry page personally approved a $1 million payout package for andy rubin, accused of sexual harassment, and permitted this guy to leave quietly and invested in his company. also played another google executive $45 million, also accused of sexual misconduct. where was the board? larry: both of these examples show the downside to dual class. the proponents of argued the founders envisioned in their out talk -- long-term outlook warrant control. but the downside is you sacrificed accountability to shareholders. it is true and if think it is disputed

emily: so keeping brin and page engaged would keep the talent? mark: yeah. year they make the big $12.5 billion acquisition of motorola. page had these big plans that he had come to see to fruition, of alphabet, cars, biotech, health care -- -- all the stuff that was not in google in 2011. and now these much grander moon shots and areas and moving into different fields that arguably could not have happened if the founders did not have such tight control of the company. emily: meantime, when you give founders this much power, there is always the risk of them making not great decisions. larry, we have been covering another story out of google where page himself personally approved a $150 million payout package for andy rubin, the creator of android, who was accused of sexual harassment, and permitted him to leave quietly and invested into his new company. he also paid another executive $45 million, also accused of sexual misconduct. where was the board then? larry: if true, both of these examples show the downside to dual class. the proponents of dual class ar

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. ♪ emily: nearly 21 years ago, larry page and sergey brin founded a small engine we now know as googleecome one of the largest tech companies in the world. and with any company becoming public comes the threat of founders losing control, something a board member described as a "real concern" to page. in fact, according to confidential emails and other documents really -- recently unsealed in a court case, we know how badly page wanted to keep a grip. "why should i sacrifice and work so hard if i might not be in control?" that is what he told a former director. bloomberg tech's mark burgen weighed in. mark: in these court documents, we do not have larry speaking at all. there is a deposition from sergey, but at this time larry had just returned as ceo. so he was ceo in the beginning and then the board brought in eric schmidt. steve jobs asked him, what does it take to be a good ceo? he said, read all the books about being a good ceo. sergey is going into google x, the first days of google glass. we talked to people involved who said there was always tension, but it was a healthy tension

and if they had read the transcript, they wouldn't have believed he was credible. >> want to brin in executive director of move on civic action. you've been doing parallel work. there's been a lot of activism, whether it's child separation or health care and also you've organized movements around saving mueller. i wonder where you see -- your organization of progressive grass roots at this moment >> it's one of those moments where you have to walk and chew gum and juggle and fight for the soul of our democracy at the same time. it's very clear what the next step is. there's a broad base set of people across the political spectrum who have been very clear for a long time now that we need to fight for the soul of our democracy, that we need to find out the full truth of what has happened, what trump and his associates have done. we saw 100,000 people march two days after the midterm election when jeff sessions was fired, who is no one's hero because we could tell trump was trying to position himself from being above the law. they've been fighting to defend other communities under attac

and if they had read the transcript, they wouldn't have believed he was credible. >> want to brin intive director of move on civic action. you've been doing parallel work. there's been a lot of activism, whether it's child separation or health care and also you've organized movements around saving mueller. i wonder where you see -- your organization of progressive grass roots at this moment >> it's one of those moments where you have to walk and chew gum and juggle and fight for the soul of our democracy at the same time. it's very clear what the next step is. there's a broad base set of people across the political spectrum who have been very clear for a long time now that we need to fight for the soul of our democracy, that we need to find out the full truth of what has happened, what trump and his associates have done. we saw 100,000 people march two days after the midterm election when jeff sessions was fired, who is no one's hero because we could tell trump was trying to position himself from being above the law. they've been fighting to defend other communities under attack, fig

now, brin seeks another extension to its eu withdrawal rate. brent: high drama. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the algerian capital today to o mand the prpresidt'resignatn. on tuesday, after weeks of demonstrations, the army called for the president to be declared unfit to rule. protesesters oppose the milita's plan to retain the current constitution. they are urging an overthrew of the entire ruling elite. the number of fatalities from a suspected terror attack a dutch city has risen to four. a 7474-year-old man has died of the injuries he sustained during the shooting in a tram 10 days ago. a turkish born man has been charged on suspicion of murder with terrorist intent. in the somali capital, at least 15 people have been killed in a car bomb near a hotel and restaurant. there is no immediate claim of responsibility, but the explosion totook place in n an a targeted by islamist militants in the past. over a dozen people were injured. boeing has delivered a software update for i

the documents indicate he was concerned sergey brin and eric special stop sell enough to dilute theirecisions. -- 2011. huawei has been dealt a blow by german intelligence saying it is not worthy to work with. they talked about past security events part of the reason for this review and it would be difficult to ally with a company that cooperates with its natural -- national secret. german intelligence is pushing for huawei to be kept out of five g. that is what we are watching. shery: online travel stocks boeinging amid the crisis with more countries announcing bans on the planes. china's biggest online travel company is up over 53% this year so far. let's bring in this guest. to start things off, give us your take about what the long-term ramifications could be from the ongoing boeing saga. will this affect the travel market? >> the government is putting the people's lives first. we will welcome that action. so when things like this happen, when there is tsunami in japan, earthquake in [indiscernible] or las vegas shooting, our team within a few minutes will reach out to all of the

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the deadline for brin britain to leave the e.u., march 29th. says legislation to finalize any deal could never happen in time, anyway. so what does this all mean? let's bring in michael houston from cnc markets in london. the brexit mess goes on, michael. a delay is inevitable. i've heard a growing number of people say that. do you believe it? >> well, i really don't see how the minister can arrive at that conclusion because in february 2017 when mps set the clock ticking on this article 50 process, the deadline was march the 29th at midnight. and that was done by an act of parliament. so by definition, it needs an act of parliament to reverse that process. so if this minister is saying that it's inevitable, then mps need to come up with a form of alternative legislation to reverse the process or the position that we're currently in on march 29th, so he's saying there's not enough time. well, they're going to have to make time. because ultimately in the absence of further legislation, we're leaving. ashley: whatever happens, if it is delayed, d

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we'll keep our eyes on this a y brin some updates as soon as we get them.o you all in the studio. >>> our top story tonight, all boeing 737 max 8 and 9 jets are beingth grounded i u.s. now. that's after an order this afternoon from president trump. he says this decision was prompted by new information i lation to that deadly ethiopian airlines crash onnd . impacted airlines, united, eywog onrebooking sa customers at no fcost. >>eral judge amy berman jackson sentenced man administer to an additional 3 1/2 years today in addition to the almost 4 ye ehe could get time off for good behavior. by the way, president has not ruled out a pardon. >>> but the state of new york just dropped a buzz saw into the mix here. >> yeah, the manhattan distric attorney unveiled a 16-count indictment accusing manafort of mortgage fraud and other felonies. nbc news justin correspondent pete williams on the manafort beat thiseek for nbc nightly news. what is this about and how does this change the overall picture? >> reporter: it's an insurance policy i think is the way think of it

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cnn special correspondent brin gingras joins me now. >> she is creating quite the fire storm on capitolm of pro-israel groups on politician, something she has been really vocal about, is being misinterpreted and labeled as anti-semitic. >>> she says she believes this is being done to shut down debate. there is outrage on her comments, not only on the latest one but she had similar ones in the past that she had before and the criticism is coming from all side, the from republicans, from the president, and as you mentioned fred, people from her own party all the way up the democratic leadership. and a fellow democrat from new york, engel, is demanding an apology and said in a statement late last night, i welcome blaet in congress based on the merits of, but it is offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow americans because of their political vurks including the support for the u.s.-israeli relationship. we all take the same oath, and it is invoking a vial anti-semitic slur. engel has asked for an apology but the congress woman omar or her office have not commentsed. >> this is

. >> larry page and sergey brin said let's give them 20% of their time they can work on anything they'll put that link there. >> if you come here at 9:00 in the morning, the parking lot's still half empty and it's because it's up to the individual and the teams they work with to figure out what's the best way for them to work together. >> you guys finished work? >> no. we're going to go back. >> you're going to go back and work? >> we're working till night. >> they really worked hard to create a community of people. but where they're interacting and they're spurring each other's ideas. >> if you give them freedom, they will amaze you. they'll surprise you with what they come up with. >> the venture capitalists said you need to bring in a professional ceo. you guys are geniuses, you have all these ideas but you don't know how to manage anything. so they hired eric schmidt and he became the grownup in the room. >> what's the one thing each of you worry about most? >> in my case larry and sergey. just kidding. no, go ahead. >> eric and larry. >> i don't think any of us expected google to

brin bridget mccain, who rarely speaks in public, tweeted directly at the president today saying, quoteeryone doesn't have to agree with my dad or like him but i do ask you to be respectful. if you can't do that, be mindful. we only said goodbye to him seven months ago. if you were invited to my dad's funeral, you would have only wanted to be there for the credit and not any condolences. unfortunately you could not be counted on to be courteous as you are a child in the most important role the world knows. it's the latest in the growing backlash over president trump's repeated public attacks on senator mccain, sparking outrage among mccain's supporters and further dividing his own party. meghan mccain responding this morning on "the view." >> i don't like coming here every day and having to do this, as all of you know it's extremely emotionally exhausting. i don't expect decency and compassion from the trump family. i want to thank the american public for all their decency and compassion. don't feel sorry for my family. >> joining me is jeremy peters and rick tyler. rick, this has to be

so when we talk about trying to work across the iaisle and brin people to middle ground, there's no chance when you hear him talk this way. >> new york magazine saw that two-hour plus this speech this way -- my theory about the public skapt cal when by is no way how human beings communicate is president trump processing the stress and disappointment of a particularly bruising period. >> there's some psychology there. i would probably tend to agree with it. i also tend to add there's nothing in the form of governance or leadership when he does those soliloquies. a lot of republicans feel that way too. a lot of republicans would like him to lean in on some policy prerogatives, particularly now with the democratic house on an infrastructure bill, maybe cyber security measures. there's areas even republicans would like to focus on that. >> the fact there's no depth there, the fact we know he doesn't like to read in on this stuff, he doesn't do the work necessary, doesn't top them from full-throated support. >> i'm not so sure there the folks were looking for policy depth. there were a lot of c

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to talk to voters, knows how to connect with the very broad base that the democrats have but also brins that experience. and there are ors who are looking for something frsher, newer in terms of beto o'rourke. one thing that i find interesting are watching beto o'rourke more, especially those who are charismatic, who have come out and got i don't knowte attention and who are from red states. we have other folks like stacey abrams who may get in or mayrch pete who is coming from red state indiana, those are democrats, and they're the folks making people nervous. >> so let's talk about money, steve. let talk about democratic donors. they've got a will the of choices. there are a will the of places they could put their money. what is the smart democratic money going to think about beto o'rourke? >> what's interesting about this cycle is the roll of online money and what it going to play in the cycle. in the past candidates have relied on the $2,600, $2,700 checks from folks in new york and stuff look that. sands are mad $6 million after his announcement, kamala harris raised something look

sergey brin was worn in the soviet union, called them totalitarian.ance saying we cannot have this totalitarian government looking at people's e-mail. we cannot have our product fair. and so i think the egregious thing is they already know that this government operates this way and they are going back. it's not like they just want the market. they know already what this country does. charles: the bottom line is they are putting the bottom line over the safety of america really. >> well, sure. obviously the criticism has come from the fact that they've turned down the pentagon. and i don't discount -- that is your choice. but to turn down the united states, remember this is a product built in a free-market society, free-market capitalist society and then to go work with people who are actively working against a site inc. is very concerning and disturbing. >> i understand the conflicts, but i also understand freedom isn't free. people on the campus kind of stroll and and then they create their magic and don't understand the only reason they can do that

what we know was that on that day, two planes under the control of the crown brins prin sau saudi arabia flew in with two teams whose objective was either to kidnap or kill mr. khashoggi. one presumes the objective involved killing because not a diplomatic tool normally, they brought with them a bone saw. we know all of that, because of revelations from turkey. but those revelations, as i understand it, have been confirmed by our intelligence community. you would know better than i. nonetheless, what we do mow is the saudi government lied consistently, they lied about whether he safely left the consulate that day, knowing full well he did not. they lied about his murder. they lied about the conspiracy to murder him. they lied about who did it and how it was done. and i guess i want to show you another picture, mr. secretary. this is a picture that took place 14 days after the murder. and i suppose you and the crown prince, who many believe orchestrated and ordered the murder of mr. khashoggi, my constituent, and i guess, i guess what this picture raises is a question. at what point as am