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you can watch us streaming on your tablet, phone, bloomberg.com, apple tv, and amazon fire tv. ♪ >> welcomek to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. amazon is hoping that this holiday season goes better than last year, which had delays with ups. to make sure packages are delivered on time, amazon built 30 moore film and centers -- 30 re the filament f --ulfilment centers. expanding amazon supply chain isn't all that jeff bezos has been up to. he has also been strengthening his personal portfolio. a invested in pro.com, website for local home improvement contractors. they raised an additional $14 million in funding, with investors like andreessen horowitz, and read point ventures. why is he backing a potential competitor to amazon local services? we discussed with brad stone. what's going on here? --the service business plumbers, babysitters, interior lastators -- it's the frontier in e-commerce. it is a huge business, may $1 trillion a year. entrepreneurs have been trying to crack it for a decade. airbnb, the fact that every professional has a smartphone, it's possible for the first time. we

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the amazon fire is practically a steal at just 99 cents with a two-year at&t contract.hat's a fraction of the 199- dollar price tag when it debuted in july. no surprise, though, sales have been slow, just 35,000 fire phones sold in the first 20 days. apple sold 9 million of its iphone 5 series in the first three days. >>> new developments now after the release of video showing ray rice punching his wife and for the first time we're hearing from her. the disturbing video came to light yesterday showing the ravens runningback knocking out his fiancee last february inside an atlantic city elevator. rice was released from the team hours later and quickly suspended indefinitely from the nfl. today, nike, rice's last sponsor, dropped him. electronic arts sports is removing him from its videogames and his alma mater, rutgers, is also taking down his pictures and other memorabilia. the wife took to instagram standing by her man. she says no one knows the pain that the media and public has caused my family. if your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, ta

the amazon fire phone is now just 99 cents if you sign a two-year contract. it's likely the price cut is because of disappointing sales just months after its launch. >>> chairman and ceo jamie diamond has finished a scheduled round of chemotherapy. he was diagnosed with throat cancer this year. he's 58 years old. >>> interest rates are rising, stocks are falling. is this just a blip or a sign of something more to come? joining us now is saira malik. she's head of global research with $613 billion in assets under management. au also james galbraith, the author of "the end of normal." thank you both for being here today. saira, let's talk about the markets. it was a bit of a rough week for the markets, and i just wonder, do you think there is something worse to come? is this the beginning of something? >> higher interest rates are on investors' mind and that could rain on the equity parade next year. but we're cautioning the investors not to sell too soon, because stocks tend to peak about four months before the first increase in interest rates, and we don't ex

melissa: talk about a fire-sale? amazon slashing prices on the first smartphone. it has only been on sale for six weeks. let's go to nicole petallides on floor of new york stock exchange with the scoop on this one. it is under a buck, nicole? >> it seems unreal. amazon fire phone is now available for 99 cents. what? from $199, down to 99 cents? that is for the 32 gigabyte version. you have to have a two year contract but you still get the amazon prime. you still get the customer service and also the cloud, and storage for your photos and ability to order online. they do have two versions, the bigger version, the 64 gig version will tell for $199. they say that this 99-cent deal is for a limited time offer. i mean, i wonder if it expires by the closing bell or if something that will keep on going? it really has been perceived as somewhat of a flop. meantime amazon is expanding with their fire phone over to the u.k. and germany as well. i was listening to a radio program over the weekend where the d.j.s is that what they're called on radio, actually had these fire p

next, and you can watch a streaming on your tablet, your bloomberg.com, apple tv, and amazon fire tv.back to bloomberg west. i am emily chang. so much going on in the world today. pentagon says it believes that individuals plotting a terror attack in the united were affected overnight in syria. says this is major of a network of al qaeda veterans. u.s. centers for disease control and prevention estimates that could be as many as 1.4 million new ebola cases by january, unless more action is taken. .he government renewed actions this includes a $1 billion commitment from the u.s.. slipping,s are including last night with the bears and the new york jets. this comes as the nfl has been criticized for allegations. >> thank you so much. was aaid there probably lot of pot smoking going on, and it could have been snarky. instead, he made a joke. tweeting out working my way out through a giant bag of doritos. i will catch up with you later. but it seems to have had the right effect, showing the human o, but not all get it right, and sometimes the wrong response could lead to a pr nightmare. ho

bloomberg west" on bloomberg television, streaming on your phone, tablet, bloomberg.com, apple tv, and amazon firev. rocket internet is going public should the german startup is set to start trading in frankfurt on october 9 and it could be europe's largest tech ipo in years. tenant right the coattails of alibaba can it write a good ride of alibaba --can it the coattails of alibaba's debut ? >> you know the old saying, there is no such thing as a new idea. models seenccessful elsewhere -- a lot like alibaba has -- and try to replicate those. i first stumbled on these guys to go public,iled which we covered with great fervor on "bloomberg west." modelontinue to take that -- they were exclusively locked up by her bomb for a while but they took the model and -- locked up by groupon for a while but they took the model and replicated it. a bunch of different companies around the world except the united states and from germany mbas and descendents these places and try to grow it to something big. taking this idea of stealing and logic of business is to -- launching of businesses to running this company.

we stream on everything, your phone, apple tv, amazon fire tv.et's talk about scotland because it is probably the biggest story this week. scotland votes on their future tomorrow. the three most recent polls show the gap between the two campaigns tightening. let's go to edinburgh were anna edwards is following the storage he. give me the latest updates. a good-spirited debate or are things getting ugly? >> this has been a good-spirited debate by all sides. things have gotten more tense in the last couple of days. admin will band, the later of bandlabor party -- ed milli was out in a shopping mall, and i would not say they turned violent, but there were some tensions, a little bit of jostling. he had to seek refuge in a hairdressers and make a quick exit. speaking, things have been fairly, on the campaign trail. let's get to the latest polls. there were three overnight. they all put the no campaign ahead, not by much. i 4% its points. 52% no, 48% yes. he now says that the no campaign is two percentage points ahead. very tight on this last campaign

online, on your phone, apple tv and amazon fire tv. let's talk about stocks.quities, undervalued or are we in a bubble? it is the bull and bear debate that rages between economic heavyweights on bloomberg tv. we spoke to the former budget director under u.s. president ronald reagan. stockman says central banks have created a bubble which has ruined financial markets. >> i am fired up about the financial bubble that has been created by the rogue central bank that we have at the fed and central banks all over the world. monumentally in a financial fantasy that has been building for most of the century. much more timeot in front of us before this whole thing comes undone. you can't increase the balance sheet of the central banks at this rate and expect that you are going to have financial markets that are healthy and stable. these markets are really ruined. they are crippled. they are driven entirely by the liquidity from central bank injections. >> i disagree strongly with david. i have been saying for the last several years that the stock market is not in a bub

you can see it on the web, on your mobile device, on apple tv, and on amazon fire tv.ean up on 26 minutes past the hour. bloomberg television -- we are theng up on 26 minutes past hour. bloomberg television is "on the markets." >> we want to get you caught up on where stocks are trading. we had a big drop in the nasdaq, still down about 0.5%. the s&p 500 unchanged at 1202 -- at 1002. ford and gm posted u.s. august light vehicle sales. ford surpassed estimates with a 4/10 of 1% game. i have to point out that chrysler put out almost a goofball forecast of 17.4 million car sales for the full year. a lot of analyst watching that closely. it is -- a lot of analysts watching that closely. it is way except -- way above what they were expecting. has alaxy note edge display running down the side. that's all for "on the markets." ♪ >> welcome back to the second half-hour of "bottom line" on bloomberg television. i'm mark crumpton in new york. thanks for staying with us. under armour is continuing its push to appeal to more women. the athletic apparel company just added supermode

. ♪ >> this is "on the move" streaming online, on your phone, apple tv and amazon fire tv.arlier this morning, we spoke to nouriel roubini. he told us yesterday's ecb decision was a step in the right direction. when asked about the global picture, he gave us these words of warning. clacks -- >> the global economy feels fragile. the euro zone back to near recession. the recovery of japan is faltering. even the data on emerging markets and china are mixed. some are doing better, some are doing worse. over the medium-term, i expect the chinese growth will slow down to 6% or below. risk is on rather than off. >> the bank of japan governor said that the ukraine crisis was his single biggest concern for the global economic recovery. where does geopolitics fit in your worry table right now? certainly there are many geopolitical stocks that are risky from russia, ukraine, the middle east. arear, financial markets not strongly reacting to these geopolitical risks. take iraq. 90% of oil production is either in kurdistan or under control of shiites. there has not been a shock to the s

one day before apple launches the new iphone, amazon slashed the price of its first smartphone, the fire. amazon is offering the fire for just 99 cents. of course, you've got to have a two-year contract. previously the price was $200. the fire has a 3d display and scanner that recognizes objects. however, reviews have been lukewarm and some critics say it has poor reception. amazon did not release sales figures. however, ad tracking data suggests only 35,000 fire phones were sold in its first month. >>> do you have to buy expensive sunglasses in order to get full protection from uv rays? that's a good question. here's this. do cheap sunglasses work just as well? a uc berkeley professor has put them to the test. designers say it's costing upwards of $100, giving you full protection from harmful rays. cheap glasses make the same claim. uc berkeley's optometrist tested them both, using this light meter. first the designer glasses, true to their claim, they block all uv rays. the cheaper ones, they worked just as well. so you could save your eyes and your money if you can live without a desi

the amazon fire will be my best friend. he said so. let's see what's happening in washington.mer vice president dick cheney had a closed door meeting with house republicans yesterday to discuss foreign policy issues. yep, he wanted to sit down with them and have a real heart-to- -- whatever is in there at this point. [ laughter ] baboon kidney or something. [ light laughter ] ohio congressman tim ryan is making news for saying that if john mccain were president, we would currently be in seven different wars. as opposed to now when it's only like six wars. [ laughter ] good point, though. good point. i can't believe this. the house republicans actually hired a d.c. law firm called baker hostetler to help them sue president obama. you know the president is getting sued. yeah. well, i couldn't get to sleep the other night. i was up late, i was watching a a rerun of "american ninja warrior." [ laughter ] and i still couldn't get to leep. and i'm watching that and i see this commercial for this baker hostetler law firm and they really seem like the real deal. take a look at this co

television, streaming on your phone, your tablet, and bloomberg.com and now available on apple tv and amazon fire up for inaugural season of the naming rights sponsor to the san francisco 49ers new home in santa clara. it's called levi stadium but the question is, how this partnership can about and what will this mean to the levi bottom line? we asked him how big a deal this is. >> i think it's a huge, huge deal for us. it's a statement about a brand and how big the brand really is. if you think about it, how many brands can put their name over the door of the stadium? >> how did this happen and how did you scored naming rights? over dinner york after a mutual friend introduced us and i have experience with stadiums before. i used to work at procter & gamble so gillette stadium was something i had involvement in. i knew how good of a deal a stadium could be for a brand. when we talked over dinner, the whole idea of an iconic san --ncisco brent likely vies brand like levi's matching up with the 49ers just seemed like such an appealing idea for the two of us. you are onthings, if the 49ers site com

webb is next great you can watch a streaming on your tablet, phone, bloomberg.com, apple tv, and amazon fire> welcome back to "bloomberg west," i'm emily chang. let's get another check on top stories. mark crumpton is in new york. so much going on in the world today, what do you got for us? >> the pentagon says it believes individuals plotting a terror attack on the united states were limited by eight u.s. airstrikes overnight in syria. an strikes targeted extremist group, which the pentagon says is made up of a network of al qaeda veterans focused on attacking western interests. the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention estimates there could be as many as 1.4 million new ebola cases in west africa by january unless more action is taken. this after governments last week renewed efforts to get aid to the area, including a $1 billion commitment from the u.s. ratings for espn's monday that football are slipping a bit, including last night's bear win over the new york jets. ratings of fallen 12% over the first three games of the season. this comes as the nfl has been criticized for its

the amazon fire, not even close. why amazon is cutting the price of its phone from $200 all the way done to 99 cents. the price requires a two-year contract with at&t. amazon throwing in a year of amazon prime shipping. the fire has just not been selling as well as what the company would like. >> no chance that will happen to the 5s tomorrow? >> don't think so. >> upgrade. >> apple know it can charge what it wants. >> now, one for the cat lovers this morning. if you think you're getting out of your way, getting in the way of your feline friend, here's a guy who probably has you beat. >> this is greg krueger, and his passion is building trails and pathways for his four cats all over his house. there is nearly 100 yards of overhead cat walks throughout the building. >> and krueger has asperger's syndrome a form of autism. he says his house wouldn't be like this if he didn't have aspergers. no problem with that. >> you don't have to be a cat fan or not a cat fan to appreciate the craftsmanship. >> pretty impressive. i w

we will talk about it. >> what is amazon fire. >> i don't know. guess what? the money we need to fund our schools lies right underneath your feet. that's right. down in the ground, pennsylvania has deep deposits of natural gas. but because of governor corbett, we're the only state in the country that doesn't make oil and gas companies pay an extraction tax. as governor, i'll make the gas companies pay up to help fund our schools for a change. tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania. a business manager. and a stickler for homework. i'm john kane running for state senate. dad says the road to a good job starts in the classroom. [ lori ] he's a great dad who sees taxes going up but schools not getting the funding they need. [ john ] so i'd put back the billion dollars corbett cut from education and make sure corporations and natural gas drillers paid their fair share. time to close the loopholes for the tax cheats. dad thinks a lot about education. i'm john kane and it's about time harrisburg did too. >>> i like monday night fat ball when eagles ar

television, streaming on your phone, your tablet, and bloomberg.com and now available on apple tv and amazon fires rogue ramming reminder we are only a few weeks away from the debut of our new bloomberg politics broadcast --" with all due respect." mark halperin and john heilman will launch on october 6 at 5 p.m. new york time on them bloomberg. we're approaching 26 minus is past the hour which means bloomberg television is "on the markets." here is julie hyman. >> thanks so much. we see stocks rebound today after the worst drop since july yesterday. three straight days of declines and we have not seen four straight days down for this year and we are not seeing it today as stocks are back up. energy, technology, discretionary shares are leading the gains but it's a broad-based rally, all 10 industry groups in the s&p 500 are higher at the moment. we had the gdp revision for the 4.6% asuarter to expected by economists but nonetheless better than the initial read so that is helping and we had a couple of earnings reports from the likes of nike and micron. in terms of other individual stocks, janus

today doing the amazon fire hdx. we want to talk about today is the may day feature. >> thank you for pressing the may day button. >> amazon's claim that they can get us help, any question we have with this device under ten seconds. let's try it out. >> my name is sean. >> i'm trying to get applications cents. >> tap on apps. >> thank you for circling that for me up there, too. how can i make sure if i lose this, no one will get my data? >> what's the best way to log in to the app store? >> go to apps. >> that was in the car, on a wyfi hot spot. good quality, good volume, and you got to see the face of the person you talked tonight can't ask for more. >> ♪ >> major mess in northwestern pennsylvania, off initials altoona say it could be a long time before they have a train derailment cleaned up. 9:45 saturday morning, officials say 27 railroad cars, 27 of them, hauling cars, came off the tracks, nobody was hurt. >>> a harrisburg lobbiest charged with sexually assaulting a woman last month. investigators say this happe

is there something called galaxy note, the m ot o and amazon fire. which one is the the best? we have a tech expert to tell but that. >>> the the end of the phillies game yesterday afternoon, nearly blew that three run lead, it was four-one, jonathan papelbon came in and blew the save. he was unhappy. when he walk off the field he grabbed his crouch, you know, take this and umpire threw him out of the game. infamous umpire joe west, was that right thing to do. what will phillies did with papelbon. >>> of course we're looking into tonight's big game, eagles, colts, chris and kerry will you stay up and watch that and be miserable in the morning. >> foles verse luck, two great young quarterback. >> seriously. >> we will see what happens. >> all right, sue, so here's what i was working on, this beautiful graphic for you because you see since we moved to our new digs we're at a very large machine torso everything has to be bigger. in this case bitter. we will have sunshine and nice afternoon for you today. middle of the week besides showers on morning on tuesday we will have cooler

gerri: you were talking to me in the bake, amazon fire phone. dad considering that for the phone. >> skip on the fire phone. software is not where it needs to be and not enough apps to get going. gerri: last word for people buying technology, what would you say? >> buy used. that is the best thing you u can do. gerri: not like, the thing i always worry with apple, after a couple of generation it is doesn't work anymore. >> right, right. i would, no, apple's great. you can buy used to keep it going. and you know, 200 bucks right off the bat. downad the road you resell it. i bought an ipod touch for $200 and sold it six months later and lost 20 bucks. that was great. resale value on apple products. gerri: love it. thanks so much for your time. >>> how much are you really paying to drive your car? well according to aaa the average american car owner will spend close to $9,000 in driving costs each year. take a look at that. this includes everything, insurance, fuel, maintenance. here with tips how to save money on next visit to the auto shop is the

the amazon fire will be sold for just 99 cents for a limited time. lso includes a one year membership to amazon prime. analysts say, a.m. zone has only sold 35,000 phones since its debut back in july. compared that to apple, which sold 9 million iphones, the first weekends of 5s and 5c were released. >> just a dollar. >> how about it. >> you may want to check your statements if if you are shopped at home depo lately. company confirms the latest victim every data breach. home improvement chain says there is no evidence debit card pin numbers were compromised. it also says there is no evidence on line customers may have been affected. the atlanta-based company says its investigation starts with purchases made since april. >>> hotel and airline loyalty programs used to offer very focused perks. now companies are stepping up their game with rewards that go way beyond the rumor a seat. karen tells us how social media has changed the game, how to benefit even if you travel just few times per year. >> reporter: us open tournament, star woods offered loyalty

now on apple tv and amazon fire tv. ♪ >> welcome back to "market makers."for our bloomberg west top tech and media headlines. alibaba is officially pushing back the start of its ipo roadshow by a week. they want to answer some questions from the fcc first. their ipo is expected to be the history.in u.s. another bid for t-mobile. ed theonth they reject iliad bid. the worst summer for ticket sales for hollywood is over. guardians of the galaxy is still on top. grosses have not been this low since 2000 six. >> computer hacking is so old school. there are billions of devices in the internet of things already. here to explain how vulnerable they are a timothy ryan -- is timothy ryan. how old vulnerable is the internet of things? >> raising it with the icloud today. we are taking thermostats, coffee parts, cars, and we're plugging it into the same forrnet that is responsible reaching securities around the world. do we need to slow down on this enthusiasm around the internet of things? we are not ready for it? >> i think that is a good point. i think we need to th

want to get this in, turns out the amazon fire phone is having a bit of a fire sale. we're seeing that the price is down 99 cents with a two-year contract. we'll see how long that lasts. when it came out it was 200 bucks and there were all sorts of reports about it not selling. >> when the ipads came out, people did scoff at them but sold like crazy right away. that was the first tablet to really sell. it was so much simpler and easier. now we talk about declining and flatlining sales in the ipad. if we see the same thing with the iwatch it could be, you know, deja vu all over again. >> we'll be there live in cupertino tomorrow on "squawk alley." >> i have blocked my schedule. no meetings. sit at the computer and watch what happens. >> it's going to be great live tv. slava, thank you so much. great seeing you as always. >> a great company behind the minds of munster and beats. why michael phelps is drinking the cool aid. ken burns has made some of the best documentaries ever, he's going to join us about his next project. intimate history of the roosevelts when "squawk

and they priced the phones right, judge, i mean you have to go back to this week earlier, amazon's fire phone. they mispriced that thing. they screwed up and because of that, they can't sell them. now they're 99 cents. but apple knows thousand price things and that was the key. >> apple's been known as a product company at some point and the payments put it into the stratosphere of now becoming more of a software deliverer with more exciting and innovative software things rather than hardware products because as i said, at some point, unless a phone puts you on the moon, you're only going to have so many different versions of that, a watch and what else? >> the two home runs, slightly better grade than steven was the apple plus, the five and a half inch phone and the payments. not the watch. now the payments though, judge, even though its got the security of the thumbprint, and then it connect os to -- connects to make various payments. once that goes to the retailer though, it's still in the hand of target, it's still in the hands of home depot. they can still screw it up. i'm just say

of course, streaming on your apple tv and amazon fire. us. ♪ ryanairiscount pioneer is buying 200 jets for boeing. the narrowbody 737's are more fuel-efficient. the most comfortable flying experience. >> i do not know where you get this from. not true? seats, eightve 197 extra seats. there will be -- >> to read and debt -- redesign the interior. >> we can fly another eight feet -- another eight seats on another flight heard in a full year, we generate about $1 million per aircraft. 20% more fuel-efficient as well. persuaderd was it to boeing to do this? >> i've been pushing them for 10 years to put the extra seats on board. this will be a game changing aircraft. >> and talk to you personally watching and. delays with eight 380's and a 77's, the carriers have ordered for the next three years. ryanair is the biggest airline in europe, to get some aircraft and do really low fares across the atlantic, europe to the u.s.. >> you have been a boeing only airline up till now. would you go to airbus if you could get them long-haul jets? >> we coul

we are digital and you can see our stories on your tablet and we are streaming on apple tv and amazon fireis a nightmare scenario for advertisers. rent spend billions advertising a sport that gets caught up in controversy. right now, that is the nfl. how should those advertisers respond? should they become activists? an economics professor and the ceo of a sports marketing firm and jason from anomaly is with us in new york city. should advertisers become activists? i'm thinking of the stance budweiser took over this domestic violence scandal in the nfl. it feels like they are almost there. >> i thought their message was very strongly worded and i applaud them. being from st. louis, i thought that was an appropriate message. you saw a lot of other companies coming forward not as strong with their message but taking to social media and making sure their customers know where they stand is very important. >> with you think advertisers should do? >> i think they are caught in a tough spot. they have to wait and see with the nfl does. that's going to take some time to play out. the worst thing y

we are streaming on apple tv and amazon fire. ♪ let's talk to the other ahead of california's big state the chief investment officer at the california state teachers retirement system. it has got $187 billion under management. what is your stance on this? >> can you ask erik to turn that tie down a little bit? it's hard to see it. >> he's wearing one of my favorite looks today, so i will not do that. >> all right, man. >> -- ma'am. >> what are you going to do about this hedge fund frenzy? >> calstrs went to the hedge funds in 2004. they build up a massive portfolio with a lot of funds which is expensive in their structure, a lot of complexity in their program, which was unique for them. i totally respect the decision they made. adon't think you are seeing followthrough in other pension plans. everybody has used hedge funds a different way. in our case, we have a small allocation of hedge funds, just a global macro is one style. going to continue to stay with it as we monitor it. it has been a raging bull market. most hedge funds that had a hard time in this environment. >> why only glob

television, streaming on your phone, your tablet, and bloomberg.com and now available on apple tv and amazon fireod morning, i'm betty liu. cvs will stop selling tobacco products in all of its stores today, a month earlier than previously announced. leaves about $2 billion in annual revenue on the table and announced a corporate name change to cvs help in retail stores will still be called cvs pharmacy and want to focus on being healthier. a third u.s. missionary tested positive for ebola. the american dr. was infected well treating patients in my. . the u.s. and u.n. health experts say the epidemic is rising across africa and has second more than 3000 people and killed more than 1500 altogether. the russian ruble is searching this morning after russian president vladimir putin and his ukrainian counterpart agreed on steps toward a cease-fire. vladimir putin said the final agreement may be reached friday. the russian currency had finished its lowest level since 2003 yesterday. meantime, it is 26 menace pass the error which means bloomberg television is "on the markets." the news out of russia is

. >> amazon fire phone are you at $.99 now. >> there you go.er, make sure to tune in to live coverage of apple product live event only on bloomberg west. >> you can follow along on twitter. they will be live tweeting the whole thing. >> we covered a lot of ground in the last two makers but for now "market makers" is signing off. is zache, with this pozen. sterns has more. we are unfortunately or fortunately diving straight into derivatives because it is time for today's options. james.rning, overall, the equity markets a little lower yesterday. the s&p 500 saw its biggest drop. what have you seen on the options for? seeing order flows slow down a little bit in the equity options market. we have some very clear support at 19.90. verye continuing to see low levels of implied volatility. we are looking at a vix trading below 13. even if i believe there could be that, geoatalyst to political situations overseas, or any other macro data that can sell up this market, i can get that protection very easily. >> apple expected to release its latest iphon

google's chromecast and amazon's fire tv are also gaining momentum. >>> starbucks is thinking of giving you less. the coffee shop chain is testing the frappuccino mini, 10 ounces instead of 12. it costs less and has fewer calories. there's a trend towards smaller desserts and treats. it was tested in san diego this summer and is now getting a tryout in houston and denver. >> when is it coming here? >> i like this idea. just a little bit of a jolt. not too much there. >>> okay. so the saying goes something like you never know what's going to happen on live television. okay. well, so now that we've got that, you never know what's going to happen at a major flute competition. >> watch what happened to one fluteanist denmark. that's a butterfly. lands right on her face. >> she just kept on playing like everything was normal as if it was part of the performance. when it was done, she waved it off. a great performance no matter what the judges thought. >> that takes sheer concentration. >> this is a big deal. this isn't just like your local or regional competition. this was the carl nielsen i