kenner really wanted palitoy to take it on for the uk and europe. managing director of palitoy was really optimistic about the potential of star wars, he wanted to give it to another toy company in the group who he felt needed it more than palitoy. i was also looking after denys fisher and chad valley, who are soft toy manufacturers. and i said to bernie loomis, who was peddling this product... i said, "well, this is great. i've seen the film, it's superb. but i've got to think in terms of 'do palitoy need it?‘ because they are underpinned by action man. " denys fisher, on the other hand, they've only got the spirograph, so they could do with a kick upstairs. but then i said, "i'll come back to you, bernie." so i then spoke to the management at denys fisher and they said, "huh! no, we can't possibly take that on. " i said, "why not?" he said, "well, we're doing a deal with..." i think it was man from atlantis, some water...underwater thing! and i said, "yeah, i like star wars. i've seen the film. i think it's magnificent." and they said, "well, it's

in louisiana.next kenner, louisiana, democratic line, hello. caller: good morning. host: you're on, sir, go ahead. caller: no, i know, pedro. host: you're on, go ahead. caller: you can hear me? these people need to do the right thing. it's just amazing a lot of, how this stuff has been handled. 2020 has been a mysterious year. host: when you talk about finger-pointing, you mean the politics behind the deal being done? yeah, they are playing politics and i feel like upon in a chess game. it's just ridiculous. , it like my grandfather say took them this long to do that? that means they don't want to do it. kenner,at's william and louisiana, giving his thoughts to the process playing out politically behind this announced deal, "the washington post" saying that when it comes to the mechanics of what's next, even if they are able to resolve the sticking points from yesterday it may take more time for congressional staff members to resolve the agreements in the house in the senate and lawmakers have not yet released the text of the agreement between senior democrats and p

i won't be at kenner. but it would be nice to give some to the family. >> stephen: we'll send two.t-- we've got a-- we've got top men on it right now. >> jon: oh, yeah! >> stephen: okay. >> jon: i got the book, too! the book! wow! >> stephen: did you get it? >> jon: oh, my goodness! those songs? that's going to-- that is going to enrich my life in ways i don't even know yet, so thank you so. > stephen: i'm so glad you like it. it's deep, isn't it? >> jon: it's very, very deep. such an incredible history, so much to learn from that, and the combination of my history, it's amazing. >> stephen: for people who want to know out there, i gave jon a book called "ain't you got a right to the tree of life," which is a book of interviews with gulla people who lived on the seacoast of south carolina in the '60s and the songs that they sang. i thought you would enjoy that. >> jon: thank you so much, that's amazing. >> stephen: that's not in print-- you can't get that in hardback anymore, buddy. do not re-gift. >> jon: oh! i'm a collector! ( laughter ) >> stephen: thank you, jon. bye! you know,

america failed in 1968 with the kenner commission and we have an opportunity not to fail and take one challenging issues that you spoke about that lead to this undeniable fact that a black persona largely low-income community versus a white person in a largely affluent community that, black person is going to live 10 to 12 years shorter than the white person. it's all across the country. government's purpose should be to allow people to create a platform for human potential to flourish for a prosperous, healthy life. we have to attack the systems that have created it, public safety systems, supporting children, college scholarships, black employment, to me it's unconscionable from an economic standpoint. >> mayor fisher, you joined by colleagues on morning joe this week to share your assessment as the head of the u.s. conference of mayors of where things are with the vaccine rollout. and of the economic pain left by the pandemic. where your city is concerned, can your city make it economically speaking long enough to get there with covid relief still in limbo on capitol hill? >> well

welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc i'm becky quick along with joe kenner and mike santoli.is off today. let's take a look at the u.s. equity futures what a difference a day makes. things are looking different today than they were yesterday right now dow futures are down about 30 s&p 500 up by about 3.5, nasdaq up by 42. but yet at this time, the dow was off by more than 500 points we were watching things slide rapidly. and that is not the way the markets closed the day yesterday the dow actually ended in positive territory and that was a comeback to kind of watch and keep an eye on mike santoli will talk more about that in a second we did close well off the session lows, the s&p 500 and nasdaq were lower, but barely. it was an average selloff given where we started the morning let's take a look at the treasury yields. you will see

raising money for the kenner house as well as prieter christmas, which provides food and people bringat we have it. it's important to create a show for the community. this year it's more critical than ever. when i see people enjoying it, itkind kind of surprises me, because i only do this for fun. >> and you can enjoy the magical light show on phillip court in tracy weekends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. get the latest news anytime with the abc7news app. get the muse you want delivered to your phone in real time. definitely download it, especially to get the breaking news alert. >>> next at 5:00, another bay area company hitting the road. this time it is oracle moving to texas. why so many local businesses are leaving california. the man known as the zodiac killer and the mystery message he wrote five decades ago has squlu been solved. we'll have the story. >> dry ice becomes a hot commodity. it's critical in the delivery of a covid-19 vaccine. you'll meet the bay area company ready to save lives. plus viewers tell us what they need to know about the vaccine. for those questions, we hav

in louisiana.next kenner, louisiana, democratic line, hello. caller: good morning.ost: you're on, sir, go ahead. caller: no, i know, pedro. host: you're on, go ahead. caller: you can hear me? these people need to do the right thing. it's just amazing a lot of, how this stuff has been handled. 2020 has been a mysterious year. host: when you talk about finger-pointing, you mean the politics behind the deal being done? yeah, they are playing politics and i feel like upon in a chess game. it's just ridiculous. , it like my grandfather say took them this long to do that? that means they don't want to do it. kenner,at's william and louisiana, giving his thoughts to the process playing out politically behind this announced deal, "the washington post" saying that when it comes to the mechanics of what's next, even if they are able to resolve the sticking points from yesterday it may take more time for congressional staff members to resolve the agreements in the house in the senate and lawmakers have not yet released the text of the agreement between senior democrats and pat

welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc i'm becky quick along with joe kenner and mike santoli.ndrew is off today. let's take a look at the u.s. equity futures what a difference a day makes. things are looking different today than they were yesterday right now dow futures are down about 30 s&p 500 up by about 3.5, nasdaq up by 42. but yet at this time, the dow was off by more than 500 points we were watching things slide rapidly. and that is not the way the markets closed the day yesterday the dow actually ended in positive territory and that was a comeback to kind of watch and keep an eye on mike santoli will talk more about that in a second we did close well off the session lows, the s&p 500 and nasdaq were lower, but barely. it was an average selloff given where we started the morning let's take a look at the treasury yields. you will see right now it looks like the ten year seems to be yields at 0.938% and mike, that was an incredible turnaround yesterday >> and as a matter of fact the bond market in a sense gave clearance for stocks to rebound. the ten year went done below