confidence that bryan roberts has in making this what was a momentous decision i would argue that steve burke gave brian confidence and courage to make the deal at all. after that, 100% the theme parks out perform wildly out perform anything anybody thought was possible but i do think that comcast as a company would be a different company without nbc universal and would be had steve burke not been there to make that happen in first place >> also what he did with the acquisition once they had a hold of it. one thing he did was this idea of he created this cross company collaboration system the idea these different divisions should not be operating totally, separately. they should be collaborating and figuring out ways the tv division, the channels, the theme parks can all work together and really maximize the different brands across platforms. nbc universal did not have anything close >> he was an oerpperator as mucs a deal maker that was done almost in the cover of night surprised everybody and really pushed out and created a consistent system and theme for these networks as we said through 2

wait, how did you -- is that steve burke right there? >> yeah, that's steve burke.you end up coming to the show >> we were upstairs, and then he said, "do you want to go watch this?" i was like, "i would love it." so, we snuck down here, and we just - i didn't tell you, and we just watched it it was amazing >> jimmy: i love that you were there. >> yeah! >> jimmy: that was so cool >> you were excellent. it was really amazing. >> jimmy: you liked the show >> i love it >> jimmy: and i know - clearly i know, you like the roots. >> absolutely. >> jimmy: and this is, you know, philly >> yeah, philly! [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: do you ever -- do you watch other movies and other tv shows i mean, is this like - or do you just like -- do you just sit in like an empty room and go, "i got to think of new ideas?" >> it's tough to watch something with me. i'll be honest the family doesn't like to watch anything with me if they're watching a tv show, and i'll come in, and even if i don't say anything it's -- i'm just judging the camera angles, and the performances i try not t

steve burke announcing his retirement from our parent company. >> that's right. eve bourk is stepping down from the ceo role on january 1. he will be chairman of the company until august 14 after the tokyo olympics. appointed new ceo of nbc university is jeff shell. he will report to burke until his retirement and then to brian roberts. burke has been ceo since 2011 when comcast closed its acquisition of a majority stake. from 2011 through last year nbc universal nearly doubled the earnings. burke secured the broadcast rights to the olympics. he engineered the acquisition of dreamworks animation and created a cross program company called symphony. burkes' replacement is a 15-year veteran of comcast. he's worked with nearly every part of the company and has key international experience. in january, shell's job was expanded to be chairman of film and entertainment. before that the movie studio built out the franchise strategy and recorded record profits. before that, he had no movie experience. he had been chairman of nbc international. before that, president of com

. >> we did it on friday as well, we first told you steve burk will be stepping down as the ceo of nbcrsal what we learned is he'll be stepping down as the ceo january 1. he will remain or become chairman of nbc universal after that but retiring officially after the olympics in august of 2020 there is the man replacing him, jeff shell, incoming -- is the incoming ceo, going to take that role, january 1 of 2020. so we're counting just days from now, really. mr. shell will take over, mr. burke, a very long run at both comcast as the man running nbc universal, and presiding over incredible growth during that period of time in its many different businesses and leaving at a crucial time as well, the launch of peacock is not as significant perhaps as the launch of disney plus or even the launch of hbo max for at&t, time warner. but it is the significant moment. >> how about -- >> and the integration of sky, which continues at this point as well >> wow i was shocked about this >> you were? >> the suddenness of the -- >> yes >> but then again, i know steve burke from 1998, '99, he was at disne

steve burke, we thank you for your work and for coming on fox news channel this afternoon. >> thank you having me. eric: of course. laura: for states are looking to -- more states are looking to ban plastic bags in the new year, but the move could end up hitting your wallet. those details coming up next. big ink tanks. lots of ink. no more cartridges. incredible amount of ink. the epson ecotank. just fill and chill. introducing new vicks vapopatch easy to wear, with soothing vicks vapors for her, for you, for the whole family. new vicks vapopatch. breathe easy. ♪ ♪ laura: well, more states are now pushing to outlaw single-use plastic bags. while environmentalists argue it will help reduce pollution, some small business owners say they actually could take a pretty big hit. and new jersey are the latest to consider the ban joining eight other states that have already put measures on the books. >> reporter: john sullivan owns a hardware store in northern massachusetts. a plastic bag ban, he thinks, would be another blow to small business owners like himself. >> kind of like a water torture

. >> cnbc reported it now but variety and "the hollywood reporter" reporting steve burke. >> "los angeles times" confirmed it as well. >> intending to end his contract or when his contract ends in august what does that mean? >> i think the implication is that he's had a great run and he wants to go out on top and it's the future only going to get a lot tougher so, you know, he's done well and i think he'll maybe live off the fat of the lion for a little while. >> he's a great operator he's sort of turned nbc into this sort of power house after the comcast acquisition. he was also a comcast guy remember so i think in that way, i don't think it changes much. >> any merger predictions for 2020 >> not in 2020. >> not saying nobody merges but i think in terms of big, significant deals, i don't think 2020. >> any bankruptcies in 2020? >> i think what we're waiting for is it what media conglomerate will be absorbed by a tech giant. >> i think viacom cbs is the most likely target i think next year's too soon probably the year after that but then it's going to be like do the tech giants have a rea

the perfect bosses we've known steve burke for quite some time.but excited for jeff shell as well. >>> boeing is reportedly considering cutting output of the 737 max again or suspending production of the jet. phil lebeau joins us now with this story good morning again >> reporter: outright suspension of production as i'm talking with people in the company that seems like a more likely option if they do make some kind of a production decision so the two choices are -- or three, really, leave it as it is at 42 per month or do you slow down production or do you out and out halt it for 5 days, 60 days, however long that is the most likely option to change the current production rate the board may pause the 737 production they are meeting today and they met yesterday. this was a regularly scheduled two-day meeting of the board here's where the monthly production rate is at. it's 42 per month. once they lowered it back in april. we put 57 in there because that was the plan originally if none of this had happened, they were originally going to be at 57 p

and i would bet on steve burke, and brian roberts. i would bet on at&t.eadership. they are all going to be in some fashion, shape, or form -- it is not clear what that is yet -- but they will all come out of it with some win. emily: is content still king? jeffrey: no. emily: what makes a king or queen? jeffrey: platform. i grew up in an era where content is king. content is king maker. clearly today, platform is the king. when i mean platform, netflix is a platform. it's content has made a platform successful, but the platform itself is worth $200 billion, so the value of that enterprise is far greater than the content, but without the content, they would not be king. emily: you were instrumental in bringing pixar and steve jobs to disney. do you think apple today can succeed in the streaming business where there are these first movers? jeffrey: it is hard to say yet. i don't think one ever bets against apple. i don't think one bets against $250 billion of capital sitting in the bank somewhere, you know, just racking up a whole bunch of interest. i don't

steve burk who for the last eight years has led nbc universal, been a part of comcast for a very longeriod of time, of course, really the number two to brian roberts, will be stepping down when his contract expires in august reports say nbc universal film and entertainment chairman jeff shell will succeed him that has not been confirmed. our partners at cnbc.com are reporting this as well, that mr. burke does plan to step down when his contract expires. there is a look at jeff shell. burke, one of the most highly respected executives in the entertainment business nbc universal, of course, joined comcast in 1998, had been a disney stuff for some time, as you know, as well. he's only 61, but he's somebody certainly well aware that there say lot to life beyond the executive suite. >> had his own way, he would be run children's hospital. >> significant board member at berkshire hathaway and jpmorgan. long time, very close friend, of course, jamie dimon, went to business school together, no word on plans there in terms of i would assume he's going to continue that's pure conjecture on my p

will testify, those witnesses from the house judiciary committee, the counsel, barry burke, the republican counsel steve caster, each will provide their own opening arguments of sorts, what democrats say like a trial. berke will lay out a detailed case of the president's conduct and pattern of behavior they want to focus on as a theme throughout this hearing and after those two testify, they will step aside and two others will come forward, they will be the intelligence committee attorneys, that's dan goldman on the democratic side, castor again on the republican side, will present each side's respective reports as part of the ukraine investigations and testify about 45 minutes each detailing their own sides' reports. afterwards we will get into the questioning, the questioning will take place much like past questioning in impeachment hearings. jerry nadler will have the first opportunity to ask questions along with his staff counsel for 45 minutes and the republican side and every member of the committee will get five minutes to question the witnesses. now wolfe, this is also significant because this i

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burke laid out the abc. corruption of the elections, and then you just kind of had this very meandering presentation by steve castro, which focused on the process, eventually got to the substance, but even then involved these cherry picked kind of mischaracterizations of the evidence. and i think it's strange to me because i think that they could, if they wanted to, get a very good attorney to push a legal theory, even ifs something as basic as, this is not an impeachable offense, and we will go to bat on that matter of law, i think that could be more effective than kind of what they're doing with the subpoenas and bringing up all of these issues. >> the other thing that's interesting is, that steve caster, the republican lawyer who's serving double duty, being the lawyer for the house intelligence committee and house judiciary committee, he's not going with what we heard from jonathan turley, the republican witness last week, which was even if you don't like this, it's not impeachable. steve castor is going with the trumpian defense, this was a perfect phone call, nothing is wrong here, what are you talking

escalating when burke went from delivering his opening statement sitting in the witness chair, to sitting beside chairman nadler, questioning the two witnesses, including his gop counterpart, stevet trump was asking ukrainian president zelensky to have the ukrainian officials look into vice president joe biden. is that correct, yes or no? >> i don't think the record supports that. >> reporter: castor and republicans on the panel maintain the impeachment inquiry has been politically motivated and biased, the argument the president has repeatedly made. >> it's a disgrace. it's a disgrace to our country, it's a hoax. and it should never, ever be allowed to happen again. >> reporter: republicans also took issue with intelligence committee chairman adam schiff not being in attendance at monday's hearing. an intense exchange, gop congressman gates shouted it should be schiff, not the panel's lawyer, testifying. >> our thanks to mona on capitol hill. democrats will unveil two impeachment articles today. abc news will have live coverage on air and online. >>> turning now to the new report from the justice department's inspector general declaring the fbi's launch of the russia investigat