armand, carrier somewhere. there he is in the back as i do note that soap unitas, a 20 in the west [inaudible] area and armand cannot only sell you a sub he can also be be some economic advice. so, in the 2014 index there are really two top stories and they are technology and shale oil. they are the overarching factors by ms. performance. these metrics on this list possess a variety of other positive traits than the ones i just mentioned, but those are the factors that really determining the top 25. several metrics on the list all the way even down the top 25 are really have innovation advantage. they are able to offset high cost sometimes higher tax rates and a burdensome regulatory environment by clustering talent and technology together in an entrepreneurial ecosystem and that is really what the leaders in this list will demonstrate. also, technological advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing are altering the energy landscape of the united states energy investment claim the larger share of g

when we met armand at california state prison corcoran, he was recovering from a shoulder surgery.ut that didn't help ease the pain of being here after a 26-year career in law enforcement. >> worked in the patrol division, narcotics bureau, detective bureau. personnel training in the jails and then i was promoted to lieutenant in 1984. >> after retiring, he and a group of friends started a charitable foundation. they raised over $3 million in donations. but then questions arose about where the money actually went. >> to make a long story short the judge said all of the money was raised was fraud even though we could show we gave away $70,000 to little league teams, hospitals, christmas drives, thanksgiving, easter basket drives. now it's all fraud money so because it's all fraud the $3.5 million is all income and by the way you owe several million dollars tax on that. >> after donating only $70,000 of the $3.5 million he raised, tiano was sentenced to almost 18 years in prison for fraud and embezzlement. >> it's one of those things that in the beginning it seemed surreal. as you go

tom: the armand hammer arena. joe: that is what passion is.eri, "the power of being yourself." how about a forex report -- euro on a bit $1.0766. abby joseph cohen is next. ♪ ' e -- volatility, the trail of the flash crash into an intently to a modest home near heathrow. good morning, everyone. this is "bloomberg surveillance" live from our world headquarters in new york this wednesday april 22. here is olivia. olivia: the meeting of the justice department may help save that billion dollars merger with time warner cable. according to the two companies the government will listen to concession, but not offer any deal. six u.s. senators are arguing that a merger between the two big cable companies will mean fewer choices for american consumers. and a stunning development in the investigation of the so-called flash crash of 2010. if all time british trader faces in a tradition hearing this morning after being arrested -- a smalltime trader faces extradition this morning after being arrested. prosecutors said navinder singh sarao artificially moved

. >> armand in minneapolis, an independent caller. >> caller: hi. good morning.one of the main thing that after all these years i keep thinking about is that why is that we haven't managed to bring about a regime change in a country that the regime is not wanted by its people and it's been there by terror and force and we are not doing anything and yet we are just beating around the bush. >> are you speaking of iran? >> caller: correct. >> okay. let's talk a little bit about that. if you look at the last 10 or 15 years there were moments at times where it seemed like the iranian people were going to be standing up and trying to actually change the government there. and at that point the u.s. decided to be silent back in 2009 and 2010. and as a result they decided to take the strategy that they're on right now. i do believe that had we sent a signal of support at that time you might have actually seen the iranian people grab hold of their government and begin to change it for the better. the iranian people themselves are bright. they're intelligent. well educated.

host: armand from lakeland florida, is now calling. what do you think about all of this?r: good morning. i'm calling about a friend of mine. we travel around from place to place. he is a disabled veteran from years ago. over the years, he has progressively gotten worse. he has lost his license for back child support, i guess. he does not know what his situation -- what he should do to get his license back. i guess he does not work much either. he rarely works, i guess. just curious what he could do, when his situation, could you give me some ideas? host: the caller brings up a good point. some of the enforcement penalties like losing a license can they be reinstated if someone becomes up-to-date on their debt? guest: they don't even have to become up-to-date. they just need to go in and work out a plan. a number of states will give a provisional license. we understand for a lot of jobs, you have to be able to drive. if you are a trucker, a delivery person, you need your license. most states, most child support offices will work with parents to reinstate those licenses or

[indiscernible] host: that was armand.hen on twitter, another says laws it should not the discriminatory. it extends the freedom. we have to -- we have set aside independent lines. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. as christians, we are supposed to be a kind, gentle, lovely people towards all of humanity. using coercion to win people over to christ has never worked is never going to work and jesus did not use it in to the apostles did not use coercion. they preached against such things. now, we as christians have never created a movement to keep the mental torture, the physical torture, the murder of homosexuals or men who are perceived to be homosexuals in this -- and this in itself is a great sin from the pulpit for centuries. we have not taught to protect all of our -- [indiscernible] society is not going to stand for the mental torture in physical torture and murder of men, homosexuals, people perceived to be homosexual. now, with that said, we all need to slow down here because everybody is getting very