what does this mean for the likelihood of my central and bayer -- monsanto and bayer merging? it will not be easy to get the approval of regulators. we see some massive consolidation in the overall industry and consolidation usually means further down the line, higher prices for farmers but also eventually consumers. regulators will have a close look. there is only a 50-50 chance that this deal will eventually go through. just look at the stock price. bayer offers $128, but the stock of monsanto is only about $106.17. some skepticism that this will go through. javier: thank you very much for the latest. if the bayer monsanto deal goes through, it would be the biggest german deal in history. you'll discover a big merger can be a big mistake. if you do not believe me, maybe the name dimon chrysler brings about -- rings a bell? reporter: back in 1998, diamer bought chrysler for $40.5 million. the deal did not deliver the promised synergies. the two companies were unable to integrate. in 2007, they sold chrysler for just $6 billion. in 2006, germany's linda fgr -- together they ha

the u.s., they're going to bayer or bayer, however you say it, will be shedding assets. they believe that will make it more palatable on both sides of the atlantic. the markets are saying no. the deal is trading at 106, 105. it's $128 a share deal. the markets are severely discounting this. listen, i do a lot of m&a work covering this stuff. generally the stock should be higher if you think it's going to go true and a lot of smart people say it's not going to go through. a lot of smart people say it's going through. we're going to have a feature on one. smart people. mike at kramer managing partner of a boutique investment bank, a lot of restructureings and bankruptcy deals he was monsanto's lead banker on this, he forced bayer to step up, it went from $122 a share bid to $128, all cash, a good deal. he also got bayer to put in a $2 billion breakup fee, if this doesn't happen, monsanto will get $2 billion from bayer if the regulators say no. the people who know mr. kramer will tell you he feels confident this is going to get through for a lot of reasons, including the fa

bayer sweetening bid for monsan monsanto.rops manufacturer is now willing to pay $127.50 per share for the world's largest seed company or more than $65 billion. that's up from its previous offer of $125 per share. there has been a lot of activity in the farm supply industry. rejected takeover from monsanto and agreed to be bought by chemochina this year. in the process of trying to finish $130 billion merger. we'll see if bayer and monsanto or next. >>> in the other news, vo volkswagen is in talks to buy a stake in navarrete star. vw plans to pay $16 a share or more than $200 million and will supply engines to navistar. this is an effort by vw to gain foothold in the u.s. the potential deal comes as the financial burden of developing new engines to meet emissions standards has many car makers pursuing partnerships. get two seats on the board that includes active investors carl icahn who controls 20% of the company. >>> travel problems for air passengers in britain today. first a computer glitch hit british air ways check ins

that's whatat is it is in it for bayer? -- what is in it for bayer?e would like to see the confusion would be if you call it health care, by the end of the day, pharmaceuticals, animal health or consumer health, they don't necessarily fit together. we think this has got to be something that is got to be a part of the longer game. probably quite positive for shareholders. francine: sam facility from bloomberg intelligence going through this new deal. i know will get a whole lot throughout the day. up next, the big debate. we'll hear from olli rehn. we'll go back to stephen king .nd mr. adam posen we will be asking them whether mark carney was too soon to act in the wake of brexit. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: welcome to "the pulse." live from bloomberg's european headquarters in london, i'm francine lacqua. nejra: german factory orders increased less than forecast in july. orders adjusted for seasonal swings and inflation rose 0.2% from june. the report follows a series of data signaling that economic momentum in europe's largest economy has cooled.

bayermay have raised to $65 billion but it may be more nothing if the white house has anything to say about it. >> the majority of blocks in 2016 have been pushing the envelope on what you can say as a reasonable basis for blocking a transaction. lauren: we will have the details . fox meteorologist maria molina will have the latest on that and hurricane newton in the pacific. let's check u.s. stock market futures on first trading day of the week, dow futures up 25, s&p 3 and nasdaq packing on 6. welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets, breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. everyone thought i was crazy to open a hotel here. everyone said it's so hard to be a musician, but i can't imagine doing anything else. now that the train makes it easier to get here, the neighborhood is really changing. i'm always hopping on the train, running all over portland. i have to go wherever the work is. trains with innovative siemens technology help keep cities moving, so neighborhoods a

bayer is one i want to talk about.have a story that the german giant is upping its offer to 129. the terminal is the way to tell the story. this is the first offer, this is the second offer, this is the third offer in this dotted line -- and this dotted line -- this is where the stock is at, 106. a huge spread. this bid at 129 can be quite interesting. bob parker, what is going on here? usually the stock trades up. you anticipate more to come. you what that chart tells is investors do not believe this takeover is going to take place and perhaps they are making that judgment either because they think the regulators may ban it or they are thing of monsanto management is going to continue to say we don't want to be taken over at any price. that is misleading because there is a price for everything. the only question is you are suggesting a bit of 129 may be later today. one has to ask at what level would monsanto management say yes to a takeover? your chart shows you if you go back -- we have only been close to 130 back i

bayer has up its data for monsanto a second time.emical giant says it is prepared to offer 130 -- $127.50 per0 -- share. remember in july, monsanto rejected beyers 65 billion dollar bid saying it was inadequate. airbus has won about $6.5 billion of orders from carriers in vietnam. they owned vietnam airlines -- to buy wide-body aircraft's. at the same time, its affiliate jets start pacific airline agreed to purchase three. vietnam's only private airline sign a daughter just signed an order for hundred one planes. europe's biggest publicly traded health care provider is to pay $6.42 billion. just private hospital company. quironsalud -- with the rest held by the hospital management. and general motors has settled the final two bellwether cases over admissions -- emissions which is scheduled for trial in new york. in terms of settlement, it is confidential. both lawsuits claimed injuries followed by accidents linked to switches that could jostle into the off position. everbright securities is said to be stepping up its expansion in hon

. >>> bayer closes in with a deal with monsanto edging up its deal towards the $130 a share mark that monsanto that been hoping for. >>> the uk government is on the cusp of approving the hinkley point power plant deal. >>> and jean-claude juncker says brexit will not take a toll on further integration. >> translator: allow me to state here and today that we respect and at the same time regret the uk decision but the european union as such is not at risk. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome in. you're watching "street signs." good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> superment. >> did you survive the hottest day of september in 50 years? >> so hot. >> really hot. >> today is another scorcher. >> is it? >> yeah, us northerners, i guess i count as a northerner. >> i guess so. >> anything above 10 degrees you start to overheat. >> especially in september. >>> no overheating on the markets. we are flat, a couple points higher now. we crawled up ahead of the market open and hanging on to slight gains. this is mirrored in our main european equity markets and trade. looking at a pretty

bayer has increased itsed by to around $130 per share.he combination will be scrutinized by regulators. both stocks are higher this morning. monsanto up 2.5%. >> the big question is can they finally seal the deal? views on that in a moment. >>> wells fargo facing a firestorm of criticism following its sales practices. john stumpf appearing on "mad money" last night. saying he holds himself accountable to the abusive practices at the firm. >> it may mean, some people say, is you have to resign. >> i think the best thing i can do is lead this company. today we made an announcement about sales goals. we never intended for product sales or any dynamic or any part of a management system to be misinterpreted. >> the bank was fined $185 million by the consumer financial protection bureau and two other regulators for allegations its staff opened more than 2 million bank accounts and credit cards for customers without their consent to meet internal sales goals. cramer asked if he heard from warren buffett. he said he's talking to a lot of share ho

bayer?much for clearly not. is above 130, 135? >> it seems to be. bayer went in at 120.n fall cash offer, the biggest in m&a history. monsanto's last quarterly numbers were quite weak. they are saying even going up to -- premium above22% the closing price of monsanto on tuesday. is that gap going to close? a deal is reached, that gap will close. will it disappear? no. you mentioned antitrust. we've seen two other megadeals in this case. those need to be approved as well. people want to see how it plays out. mark: talk to me about this breakup fee. that seems big. >> i think the concern is monsanto kept pushing back on the topic of, we don't want to enter this deal with that much risk unless you help us with a safety pin. thinkup to $3 billion i sends a signal, we are confident we can get this done. that is why we are willing to offer this. mark: off your head, i'm going to put you on the spot, can you remember bigger breakup fees? >> we've seen some sizable ones. deutsche telekom a couple years back agreed to sell their u.s. unit and i want to say there was something lik

he'll be joined by top leaders of bayer, monsanto, dupont, dow and syngenta. so what do farmers support it, and 18 percent are undecided. it's a controversial bill in california that's now law. governor jerry brown signed a bill giving farm workers the same overtime pay as most other hourly workers. the rules are set to start being phased in by 2019. farm laborers will now get time and a half pay after eight hours of work in a day or 40 hours in a week. that's up from is different with critical windows to finish harvesting or planting. a new appeals court ruling says epa abused it's power by releasing the personal information of more than 100-thousand farmers and ranchers. this goes back to 2013, when epa shared the legal names, addresses, emails and phone numbers of more than 100-thousand farmers and ranchers with 3 activist groups. the national pork producers or the 8th circuit in st. louis has ruled the information wasn't public. the lawsuit against epa can now move forward. that's it for news...meteorologist mike hoffman joins us now with the national fore

bayers attorney told us today-- he hopes to teach english while inside prison. take sot 20:19:40:19 frank i don't plan on wasting my time in prison, i plan on paying parents were in court this morning-- i was able to briefly talk to them after their son was sentenced-- they told me they didnt have comment. mk-- 13an. a new drama premiers tonight on abc starring kiefer sutherland called "designated survivor".. and by all accounts.. it's going to be a huge hit. there's also an interesting political angle to it.. based in fact.. which is why we thought we'd bring in 13-action news political analyst jon ralston to give it some serious credibility this: ---started during the cold war when people were terrified of nuclear war ----those not natural-born citizens, such as sos madeline albright, not eligible. ----designated in show is hud. shaun donovan, obama's hud secretary, designated survivor premiers at 10-pm.. right here on channel 13. another injured... near vandenburg airforce base.... in california. they were hauling water to the fire..... when their truck hit a

talking about bayer. how much is bayer willing to pay for tom monsanto? is it $130?lling us. bayer share price getting up on percent and all shareholders getting nervous around these levels, surprised that bayer may have to pay to take out monsanto . the biggest publicly traded health care provider in europe, it is going to pay almost 6 billion euros for private hospital company. it is also known as [indiscernible] look at the shares up by 4%. this is a company making the acquisition and the shares of the best performance in europe. it should resolve and savings to about 50 million euros a year and the company says it will be highly accretive to income next year. look at this was the conley because gdp rose 6% last quarter, up from 4.2 -- 4.2%. this is held by foreign trade, and this bounced back from the shocker that you know that took place last january, when we had andscrapping of the euro the economy is certainly coming back off its knees. .6% peru's that. bigger than eurozone, which started at 5.2% today. jonathan: it is tom keene's biggest currency, he likes to

company, bayer, enbridge, shire.tingly everything's coming on sale here selling to other countries. >> especially given a dollar that, all right, it hasn't been as strong, i guess, this year. >> as it was last. but it's still historically kind of strong. >> yeah. >> suggests that u.s. assets -- i'm thinking back to tim geithner speaking yesterday at deliver alpha, u.s. assets are still relatively attractive in the global world, u.s. is still relative bright spot in the global economy and corporations are considered that way. >> speaking more about the markets as stocks bouncing back a bit dow up 33 points from the selloff yesterday. investors still cautious ahead of the fed next week, of course, for more on the markets let's bring in bill smeed, joins us here at post nine along with david kelly chief global strategist at j.p. morgan funds. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> david, we got the fed uncertainty, we've got the worries about this global unwind of the bond market. we've got median inco

the pharma side of bayer. >> bayer is traditionally had strength in pharmaceuticals. its roots are very strong and needs to continue to be strong. pharmaceuticals needs investment. it needs innovation. those are the things that require money and when they're deleveraging, that will be less on the agenda. i understand the investor's concern. >> i believe there are concerns and the two parties are trying to work through how they deal with concerns. we are talking about an interest that is consolidating. whenever you do that, you get concerns over anti-trust and concerns over regulation. i think we're going to see more of those. still mileage to go here to try and finally close the deal here. >> as you pointed out, this sector is so incredibly busy with consolidation. do you think that we'll be seeing an industry that maybe is too big and too unwielding, not anymo nimble enough? >> bayers when they spun out, parliaments division was very nice. it's a comparable one. you create somebody focused, somebody nimble and somebody who can serve the feed of pharmas in the way. th

bayer is acquiring monsanto. now bayer is increasing its revenue and profits forecasts.say it is increasing its profits margin to more than 30% after the year 2020. the 59 billion euro deal is set to be finalized next year. but it still needs approval from shareholders and regulators. for more on that deal let's go to straighten your norton -- straight to new york. jens, how likely is the approval of regulators? jens: if it happens, it will take time. the big question still remains if it will. there was a hearing in washington, not just about bayer and monsanto, but also the possible takeover by chem china. we are talking about one big merger or acquisition in the field but actually the entire industry is about to be shaken up. there really is the big question when it comes to intellectual property, when it comes to possible price increases for u.s. farmers that regulators are still quite hesitant to him -- approve those deals. christoph: the federal reserve has just started his latest policy meeting. what is the word on wall street? jens: well, i would say wall street i

fox business way ahead of the bayer-monsanto deal. ♪ (ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh) (hush my darling...)n't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) (hush my darling...) man snoring (don't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) woman snoring take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. >> when you say managers of managers, how high up did this go? did it go up ceo? >> some of that is still being determined. by the has been acknowledged by the bank that firings of employees included hundreds of people committing fraudulent acts with accounts and people managing those people and people managing the managers. anthony: temperature the escalating wells fargo scandal could go all the way to the ceo's office. it was a scheme to generate fees and meet quotas. the bank is paying a fine to settle the case but in doing so without admitting wrongdoing. but word is the feds are investigating. wells far go ceo john stumf says the blame is on the workers, not the bank. charlie, this is not a surprise. this is a culture of these banks. is it not? charlie

let us talk about bayer, back on the agenda, ready to make monsanto'tempt to woo boards.n company increasing. nejra joins with the details. nejra: are they going to be forced? $129 a share offer according to those familiar, comes after bayer made an unsolicited offer back in may of $122, raising it to $125 in july, and last week it can back with a third offer of $137 a share. the latest is 20% above monsanto's closing price on tuesday. it is below what some analysts were saying was needed to actually clinch the deal between 130-135. but if it is successful, this would lead to the biggest deal this year, and the largest ever by a german company. we're talking about $56.5 billion at this offer level. manus: what exactly happens next? i mean, this comes down to what? valuation? breakoff agreements? what is driving this? bernstein released a report, they always knew this was going to be a higher bid. bayer yeah, i mean what is also considering is raising that break the two around $3 billion. manus, what will happen next is monsanto's board is scheduled to discuss and potentia

in a video statement on a bayer-monsanto website.. advancing together dot com.. bayer says the merger benefits agriculture.. "what we do is good for consumers. we help to produce efficient, safe, healthy, and affordable food. it is also good for our increase yields in a sustainable way. shareholders from both companies benefit from this transaction, because this is about value creation and growth." monsanto says this is an exciting time for the future. "together with bayer, we're going to be able to offer growers even better solutions faster. this combination will deliver just that, an innovation engine that pairs bayer's crop protection portfolio with our world class seeds and traits." there are some critics of these mergers in the agriculture community.. they claim having fewer companies limits farmer choice. ---- cattle is still getting a boost upward.. while there are small move "we have more of a mixed type of trade today. the corn dead cat bounce we call it, we expect the yield to improve as we move north. but you know, the market still remains anchored by

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bayer ag is buying monsanto for approximately $65 billion.orting. 130 bucks was expected to be the price by some reports. it's $128. a little less. $128 a share in cash. if anything goes wrong, they've got to pay monsanto $2 billion. maybe months after courting monsanto, them rejecting the bids. agreeing to a deal of $128 a share. that's approximately 28% premium. i mean, monsanto is a company that needed to do something because this was a $106 stock in december of 2007. it's $106 stock in september of 2016. so the stock minus the financial crisis dip and recovery, becausically the same price as ten years ago. st. louis one of the biggest companies in st. louis being bought by leverkusen based bayer ag. >> there are a lot of other pieces in terms of what's pro l propelling this forward. >>> when we return, uber's self-driving car. we were going to talk about that. but maybe also about the platinum portfolio picks from sara. we'll talk about that a. then uber's self-driving car about to hit the road. why they're jumping into the driverless car

frank bayer was sentenced to ten years. he admitted to a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. relation. bayer took a plea deal on two felony counts. today he asked the judge for mercy. >> i have broken the law and i'm owning up to it. and i'm sorry for -- sorry. i[ inaudible ] >> bayer is parolive five years. >>> traffic on the north strip is back to normal following a scare at the stratosphere this afternoon. metro police say a suspicious backpack was left inside the hotel and it was beeping. as a precaution, police shut down the boulevard in front of the hotel and cleared customers and guests and employees out. in light of what's been happening along the east coast this week, police say they can never be too cautious. you can go back to 1993 and the first world trade center bombing. this is something that's happened in our country and thankfully we have the resources in our community to respond to events like this. >> after a few hours, police determined the backpack was filled with medical supplies and was not

don't think bayer is going to go that high. the racing of 2% from the previous bid suggests they're a little bit hesitant. finished with the due diligence. didn't see anything in the data set that really convinced them this was a slam dunk. we'll see where they end up this round. >> explain this to me, though, monsanto alluded in this statement somehow there's buyers or other people they're talking to. who is that? >> it's a good question. i mean, bsf is the only real other possibility for a chemical company. could be some possibilities of other chinese players wanting to get into this market. none of those seem all that realistic. most likely this is monsanto's way of saying there's still evaluating the do it alone approach. this summer they had announced a fairly decedent licensing deal, which that was for one particular crop protection, but that was the deal we expected monsanto to do more of ever since that failed to buy sin general ta. trying to find dozens of those with other companies to build a portfolio. >> final quest

very tough right now. >> eu, bayer or bayer, whatever you want to call them, german company, big germanonsanto u.s. company, those cross-border deals generally have massive regulatory scrutiny and that is one thing, that is one thing that could force the two sides to back off. there is an issue on price. bayer recently raised price to 127. i know that monsanto wants a little more. maybe they keep pushing more money, this delays it even further. i don't know. at least from inside of the deal, talks are progressing and that is a good thing, enough that what the people close to the deal are telling us, that there is a very good, likelihood this thing will be announced, if it is announced next week. and even then, now here's what makes it interesting, look at our reporting stock is jacked up a little bit. liz: up 1 1/3% for monsanto. >> that is reason why, bayer would be acquirer company. liz: monsanto is down. >> put monsanto up. tell you why this is interesting. up above 108. why isn't it up above at least 127 you have to ask yourself because the latest bid. liz: commodities are in troubl

bayer raising it's offer by two percent this week... now it sits at 127 dollars and 50 cents a share. remember, bayer's first offer was 122 dollars a share in may, followed by 125 dollars in july. monsanto has yet to accept or reject the offer, saying the ongoing discussions are constructive, but also saying it's evaluating other options. the company didn't comment on the china national chemical corporation has commitments from lenders on a $12.7 billion loan package to help secure its purchase of syngenta. chemchina acquired the financing from 17 different banks all together. the agreement to buy syngenta for $43 billion came earlier this year in a deal that would make it the largest supplier of pesticides and ag chemicals in the world. the european union is suspending its review of the dow dupont merger, which means the approval process will take even longer. e-u's antitrust regulator says neither company has submitted important information the e-u asked for as part of its review. fire broke out at a usda building in maryland this wee

the likelihood among people i speak to is bayer -- monsanto is going to accept the bayer bid, 130 a share, there's a breakup fee. they remain highly skeptical this thing is going to pass regulatory scrutiny. all you have to do, liz, is looking at a stock chart. this is a 127 -- liz: monsanto down 1.25%. >> where is it trading? liz: $105.67. >> it is not close to $130 a share. yes, there could be a deal here, likelihood of a deal coming to fruition, but we doubt that the regulators approve it. i'm going to caution everybody on this note, if boards get together and say okay, we're not going to get the regulatory approval on this thing, if they really believe that, i wonder if they're going to go through with the whole exercise. i would say not a done deal. until it is, we're going to know something in the next 48 hours. people think it's going to happen like in the sense that monsanto accepts the bid, that's close to $130 with a significant breakup fee, but, huge, but, anything can happen because there is regulatory disagreement. liz: scrutiny. >> and disagreement whether the eu leaders and

in a video statement on a bayer-monsanto website.. advancing together dot com.. bayer says the merger benefits agriculture.. "what we do is good for consumers. we help to produce efficient, safe, healthy, and affordable food. it is also good for our growers, because they have better choices to way. shareholders from both companies benefit from this transaction, because this is about value creation and growth." monsanto says this is an exciting time for the future. "together with bayer, we're going to be able to offer growers even better solutions faster. this combination will deliver just that, an innovation engine that pairs world class seeds and traits." there are some critics of these mergers in the agriculture community.. they claim having fewer companies limits farmer choice. ---- cattle is still getting a boost upward.. while there are small moves in the grains.. "we have more of a mixed type of trade today. the corn dead cat bounce we call it, we expect the yield to improve as we move north. but you know, the market still remains anchored by the big overal

bayer is considering dropping the monsanto name.e the takeover is complete -- name, once the takeover is complete. they say the german company is considering the move to avoid selling its reputation. the ceo signals he is open to a change. bayer has raised its peak forecast by a third over 10 billion euros. some of the world's largest hedge funds are expanding in asia as they seek new areas of growth. they have incorporated units in singapore this year while asian hedge funds have not -- that have plagued the industry including china's sovereign wealth fund, betting they can beat rivals. that is the bloomberg business flash. mark. mark: the un's general assembly kicks off today with a strong emphasis on ending the global refugee crisis. is today a declaration was signed and world leaders including the greek prime minister and just delegates on the issue and the urgency of its implementation. it would not agree in today's declaration to replace dangerous if weion routes with -- do not accelerate the settlement of refugees to countrie

money german company "bayer to buy u-s seed maker "monsanto." the company is a leading producer of genetically engineered seed and roundup. while the deal was struck between the two companies... if it's blocked by anti- trust laws... bayer will still have to pay monsanto two billion dollars as a break- up fee./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> netflix is fighting for consumers... the company recently submitted a filing to the f-c-c-... asking them to deem data caps 'unreasonable.' streaming high quality movies can eat up bandwidth quickly... meaning netflix users will see their speeds throttled... that's obviously something netflix does not want. if the f-c-c sides with netflix... it could put pressure on internet providers to get rid of data caps./// ((brian loftus)) >>> vikings fans in northern minnesota are being treated to a special visit to fire them up for the start of football season. the team's original "gjallarhorn" (gal-er-horn) is stopping at various locations in what's being called the "sound of the north" tour. the horn - built in 2007 - is

bayer is big pharmaceutical company located in germany.gribusiness company here. bayer is buying them here because they're taking a big bet on gmos, which is hugely controversial -- you will see "mother jones," george soros, the left will attack this deal because they hate the notion of genetically modified foods. bayer with the power behind it, a huge company with all the skills and research will buy this company and create this sort of monolith that will be shoving genetically modified foods down everybody's throats. be clear you want to solve world hunger which bayer wants to do and profit from that? the only way you do that through genetically-modified foods. science is the only way to eradicate hunger. that is the bet bayer is making. there are a couple other hurdles on this thing. regulators have to approve this. martha: right. >> they're a german company. e.u. has to approve it. will they approve it. will the u.s. justice department do it. it will be a different justice department. it won't be obama justice department. it might be t

bayer buys monsanto in the biggest takeover of 2016.reating an agricultural conglomerate that could reshape the farming industry. >>> hitting the road. if you're in pittsburgh, you can get an uber car that drifz itself. >> ae way to raise funds for supplies. those stories and more tonight on "nightly business report," september 241th name the biggest takeover of the year. bayer buying monsanto, the price tag $56 billion. but getting the deal done was not easy and won't be. bayer came calling not once, not twice, but three times before monsanto agreed to be acquired and each time the price tag increased. today's deal came in at $128 a share. and that sent shares of monsanto slightly higher in the trading session. the takeover will create a conglomera that operates in pharmaceuticals, health care products, pesticides. so it still needs regulatory approval, and given that monsanto is the world's largest supplier of genetically modified seeds, the combined company would be a power house that could reshape the farming industry. hampton pears

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police say frank bayer told them the female pursued him. the crimes happened in march and bayer chose not to go to trial. we were in court and found out what his sentence was. >> michelle: metro working to figure out what led to a double murder that happened near tropicana and swenson. this is a story that we first brought you yesterday as breaking news here on this program, "news 3 live at noon." now we know police say the suspect was actually living with the victims who were trying to help this man get his life back on track. according to people who knew them, kelly and robin naples were trying to help frank interlicchia back on his feet but instead they were beaten to death in their own home. >> krystal: turning to what's happening nationally. a tense night in charlotte, north carolina. angry protesters confronting police after another officer-involved shooting involving an african-american man. >> michelle: police are saying that the man had a weapon and they have evidence and video to prove it but the victim's family says he had a book

bayer has clinched a deal to take over monsanto. deal is valued at $66 billion, the biggest merger this year and the largest foreign takeover by a german company. if the transaction is approved, it will create the world's largest supplier of seeds and pesticides. jeff mccracken spoke to the ceo of both properties today and he joins us now. something you have to the ceo of monsanto about was the name. monsanto is an and that is politically fraught in some quarters. let's hear what hugh grant had to say. less ahe key in this is name than the products developed. we haven't actually talked about that but i would be open. bigger things to solve in this. david: bigger things to solve, the name is not paramount. jeff: it's interesting. i'm not sure i believe them, but he is basically saying he is open to the monsanto name going away, which is investing could guess been around since 1901 -- it has been around since 1901. not sure americans will cry that there is no more monsanto. not like coca-cola. the name in europe is almost seen as pois

he's here and so are the ceos of bayer and monsanto.eve they can convince the government bureaucrats to say yes? >>> plus, trump versus the other clinton. president clinton filling in for hillary on the campaign trail while she'ou

>>russell: buyer owns bayer. is that what you're telling me? >> yes. >> i love how that's your take-away. >>russell: i'm sorry. i got lost right there. i didn't know it. >> it's so confusing. the german company is spelled bayer but it's pronounced "buyer." and they're the aspirin people which is bayer. doing best. whatever. >>russell: see you later. >>jennifer: almost 6:53. to entertainment news, warner brothers asked gooing toll remove its own website from search results saying it violates copyright laws. they also asked google to remove links to streaming websites like amazon and the film data base. the requests were submitted by a piracy warner brothers has yet to comment on the request. >>russell: chevy chase has checked into a rehab facility in minnesota. publicist says he's seeking treatment for alcohol problem. chase has struggled with substance abuse. he checked in to betty ford in the 1980s for an addiction to prescription pain pills. >>jennifer: walter is in for >>walter: hi. how are you guys? >>russell: swell. >>walter: did you watch

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but specific to bayer and monsanto that began in the pursuit in the spring and now we're entering theall, it appears a deal could be quite close, perhaps a little as a week or two away. they seem to be coming close on price. some people may be disappointed, jim, but monsanto's business has not performed well. >> it has not. >> when you're talking about trading 18 times ebitda, who started at 122, that's not going up very much. perhaps some disappointment, we'll see. >> dupont, two c companies in the world, forget about it. i mean, the eu doesn't even want to see these two companies talking. i mean, this is -- again, a bunch of lawyers who don't worry about it. can i just say, having gone to law school, that you can call me for $1,000, i will tell them this deal doesn't -- just pick a bet -- for charity, of course. but this is another one. do you think of those hurting in the country to begin with. >> and it's going to be closely reviewed with dow and dupont. >> you have your doubts, and we'll have to see what kind included in any deal when and if we get it from these two. >> the sprea

i don't know if bayer has the money to do that.t look for this deal, from what i hear, not tomorrow, but we're coming down the line. liz: monsanto's now going down a little bit -- >> on our report! liz: on your report. >> anyway -- liz: you saw carl icahn, you heard him on cavuto -- welcome back, neil, by the way. he comes out -- >> and he breaks a great story. let's play this. remember, herb baa life, there was the big story that touted that carl was selling his entire herbalife shares. bill ackman, his nemesis, basically saying that carl was selling it. listen to what carl had to say today about that report. >> ackman, first of all, went on tv and started talking about the fact that an investment banker had called him saying my stock was for sale or something to that effect. neil: right. >> you know, i never offer my stock to anyone. plus the fact that you sort of violated a bit of a rule there where, you know, i get this all the time. i would never talk on the about bids i get more my stock. liz: well, you had come out on "count

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