robyn: yes.ine: is it -- should it have been earlier? are you optimistic about the future for females in finance? robyn: i am hopeful that we are going to see a better reflection of difference at the top of every organization, be it financial services or broader than that. has it been a long time coming? i can't help but say, listen, it would be terrific to have seen more female ceo's before me. and i hope we are going to see a lot after me. but difference is important, and i think anything that enables us to put the most talented people at the top of organizations, and to lead those organizations with enthusiasm and capability is what we are after. so, i am hopeful that i am knocking down some doors, barriers, ceilings. francine: i mean, the first time someone meets you, it is like, the infectious energy, right, that people notice. is that how you lead? robyn: yes. yes. it is one of those things. i have been accused of being many things over my time, but that sort of slight duracell bunny, ever-

joining me right now in an exclusive interview were tesla board chair robyn denholm.. >> thank you for having me. >> you have been working mightily hard talking to shareholders from around the country, business institutions and retail shareholders what is going on at tesla, and about this pay package. we've been debating this pay package virtually every day now for weeks if not months. i've been very outspoken. a lot of people know my own views about it. but i want to understand your views of it not just lead of the board but personally. how you think about what is going on right now. >> yes. so i think for me getting out and talking to shareholders is really important, and today's a great opportunity to actually speak directly to retail shareholders who perform quite a big part of the ownership structure of the company. and so for me, the ratification of the pay package is really about fairness. fairness to our ceo. if you look at what's happened at the company over the last six years, tremendous value creation, and he's led that front. obviously, the tesla team has

robyn's taking you to portugal this week on. >> this idea is potentially worth millions of dollars. >> millions. yes. >> it might just be letting your imaginations run away with you, sir, i honestly don't think you're in any position to make that call. i was the us treasury secretary. i'm in some position to make that call. >> that right there was armie hammer back in 2010, playing the winklevoss brothers in the social network. >> his career pretty much crumbled in 2021 amid allegations of sexual abuse, rape and even cannibalism from several women. >> now he's speaking about those allegations and the death of his career. this morning, actor armie hammer speaking out in a candid podcast interview. the beleaguered star, accused by several women of violent and inappropriate conduct, now discussing his life before and after the accusations. >> where i was in my life before all of that stuff happened to me, i didn't feel good. i never felt satisfied. reporter. >> in 2021, hammer was accused of sexual misconduct, including cannibalism, fantasies and rape. after an anonymous instagram accoun

before we go, some news, just breaking tonight, the obamas are announcing that michel's mother, marion robyn since then passed away today in chicago in a statement, former president obama writing with a healthy nudge, she agreed to move to the white house. we needed her the girls needed her, and she ended up being our rock through at all. according to michelle obama, she was the most popular person in the white house. something she and her mother have spoken about mad cow them into allowing me to do my own laundry. and she was the most beloved figure in the white house. let me tell you. i believe had asked dream of people butler's the housekeepers, they would all stop by and they would grandma's room was like the confessional marion robinson was 86-years-old. thanks for joining us. the news continues now right here on cnn happening now, donald trump on the attack after jurors found him guilty of 34 criminal counts. key witness, michael cohen, among trump's top targets, calling his former fixer a sleazebags without saying his name, did the former president at turned convicted felon violate hi

. >>> tesla chairman robyn denholm has defended the elon musk pay package of $56 billion.he shareholders will vote on it next week. speaking to cnbc, the chairwoman said the package was about fairness. >> put yourself in his shoes. you've worked really hard and incredibly hard over six years to lead the company through transformative growth. nobody thought these goals were possible in 2018. i remember talking to shareholders. they were saying to me, what's the board going to do when he doesn't hit the goals and he is de-motivated? for me, after all that effort, to then have somebody overturn that package or the deal that was struck, how would you feel? >> for more on tesla and to find out why car rental giant hertz is selling fleet at no-haggle prices, go to cnbc.com. >>> coming up on the show, the non-farm payroll data as investors are looking for for any signs of labor market cooling. we'll discuss that next. what is cirkul? cirkul is the fuel you need to take flight. cirkul is the energy that gets you to the next level. cirkul is what you hope for when life tosses lemon

i mean, i don't think that in the -- great interview that andrew did with robyn denholm, i think sheirted the one issue which is what happens in the boardroom? is there real disagreement, whatever. it seemed all consensual and that would make you feel like you would never leave, but the fact is he has other plans, big plans. i just retweeted, successful soft landing of the starship super heavy rocket booster. i mean, andrew -- he has many jobs. >> many jobs. >> so maybe this one is not of interest. >> earlier this week cnbc.com is reporting the -- other nvidia chips to musk companies. starship, it does have an impact on starlink and that's important, and amazing, by the way. it's the biggest thing that's ever gone up like that and actually had a soft landing of the booster, came back down. >> incredible. >> but we did ask -- or i should say andrew asked chair denholm about the other aspects of musk's employment, so to speak, and what impact, if any,and how the board pushes back perhaps on him when he wants to go do other things or allocate resources in a different way. take a listen.

in fact, chair robyn denholm says it's not about the compensation.>> it's not about the dollars. it's actually about someone who took a huge risk from a pay perspective. no compensation would have been awarded had he not hit the milestones. so for me that, that risk/reward is very important in corporate america. >> and tesla shares are up about a percent today. of course, under pressure so far this year. what's your trade here? >> yeah. it would be a buy. 100% we agree with those comments. stock's down more than 29% year-to-date. at times like this, this is where you see buying opportunities. and in a company like tesla. and although you know, vehicle sales have suffered due to a softening in demand, we see a lot of potential in the soft driving software could lead to new revenue streams for the company. potentially it could lead to, when you sale car you can only sell it once. you get a software once developed you can sell it unlimited number of times. this could potentially lead to recurrence subscription revenues for the company as well. so for us

robyn ride is a contributing writer at a new yorker and a fellow at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars, robin pleasure seeing you so from this vote you heard fred say low turner out low voter turnout is representative of perhaps voter apathy is are also any fear that comes with this low voter turnout? >> voter turnout was a stunning rejection by the vast majority of iranians, 60% opted not to go to the polls, despite the fact that there was a reformist to vote for. this ends an incredible signal to the theocracy this is the, this has been a trend since 20, 22 parliamentary elections and two presidential elections that the majority of people have decided not to vote, not to participate in their own political system. they're rejecting the revolution that took place in 1979. and so this is a real really interesting moment. what does the regime due to prove its legitimacy? because turnout was always the way it could say that people believe in the system. and it's clear now that the vast majority of people don't believe in the system. >> and this with the voting hours ev

before we go, some news, just breaking tonight, the obamas are announcing that michel's mother, marion robyn since then passed away today in chicago in a statement, former president obama writing with a healthy nudge, she agreed to move to the white house. we needed her the girls needed her, and she ended up being our rock through at all. according to michelle obama, she was the most popular person in the white house. something she and her mother have spoken about mad cow them into allowing me to do my own laundry. and she was the most beloved figure in the white house. let me tell you. i believe had asked dream of people butler's the housekeepers, they would all stop by and they would grandma's room was like the confessional marion robinson was 86-years-old. thanks for joining us. the news continues now right here on cnn

robyn dixon. bob harper. sam ashhari. tom sandoval and nikki garcia.e allen cumming, though. >> what is it? reality stars fighting each other? >> no, it is like a murder mystery. >> somebody did it. >> somebody murdered somebody? >> somebody did it, pretend. >> let's just roll the show. let's just watch the show. we'll see the whole thing. all right. that is coming to peacock soon. hoda, real quick, it is wednesday. you have an episode of "making space" that just dropped. she has this advice for young women. let's talk about this. >> my best advice for those girls is do whatever you can to get off of social media because even for someone like me, who is a world renowned model, who has been told countless times how beautiful i am, i still can go into the comments section and i will feel really bad about myself. and that is a place that is so dangerous that you aren't able to stop your kids from doing that if they have accessibility. and, so, for that girl who is really like having a hard time, erase it. >> i'm not that familiar with ashley, but i was wa

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