blackstone certainly did not. he wrote in his commentaries that parliament had control because these lands were kopgerred. colonial charters, furthermore, purported to give, as we've heard, english settlers in the colonies and their decendents the full rights of englishmen, as if they had been abiding and born within this realm of england. the american insistence on their rights as englishmen is something that is important for us to understand. it's often overlooked in contemporary education. but unlike many things that are overlooked in contemporary education, it's been overlooked for some kind because of the desire to assimilate immigrants of our countries and the forming of an independent american identity. the theory we proclaim today is that the united states is a nation founded on universal principals, not on blood. many american colonists and revolutionaries had a different view. they thought of their rights as an ancient inheritance based on their blood. they conflated, in some cases, their rights as engli

we're going to try to get one more pun in there as john blackstone shows us how gamblers can serve themselves. >> reporter: for california lottery officials, convenience stores apparently aren't quite convenient enough for purchasing lottery tickets. >> gas stations are one of our key retail locations. so if we're seeing that many people who aren't going into the store, we need to find a way to try and put our products in front of those people. >> reporter: california has now

john blackstone, cbs news, los angeles. >> somebody's got to win. almost 90 stations in california are now selling lotto tickets while you pump gas. >> dozens more are waiting for state approval. >>> overwhelmed, overworked and stressed out. sound familiar? why taking a vacation is important and what careers offer the most paid time off. >> count me in. and a reminder if you have a consumer problem or question, give our hotline a call at 888- 5-helps-u. volunteers are there right now. right now. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,, because 100% whole grain oats are incredibly good for you. because they're heart healthy because they're good for kids. and granddads and everyone else in the family. everything we do is because of what really matters most. the goodness of oats and the people we love. >>> it's a staple in hawaii but we love them mere, too. we're talking -- but we love them here, too. we're talking papaya. >> reporter: well, today's tip of the day is going to be hawaiian papaya. some are grown in central america. but you know what? papayas are

john blackstone reports. >> reporter: the intense search began when the experienced hiker disappeared after being separated from the group she was with. >> reporter: searches found miss harwood injured but alive. >> reporter: she said harwood had no supplies when she set out on what was to be a day hike. >> they found her in a very remote area of the sierra nevada mountains on a very rocky location. >> reporter: she had broken her left lake. california highway patrol paramedic rusty hodgkiss. >> she crawled down to a creek. it took her two days. she was able to stay alive. >> reporter: teams searched from the air and on the ground. a search hampered by smoke from one of california's many wildfires. finally early saturday searchers heard harwood blowing a faint whistle for help. she was flown to a hospital 100 miles away. >> she was conscious, she was talking. she was very, very grateful that she was found. >> reporter: lieutenant kathy curtis delivered the news to harwood's family. >> they were beyond excited. >> reporter: her family says what she wanted now is uninterrupted rest. joh

john blackstone, cbs news, sacramento. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs alening news" for tonight. arr all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org learning about the incident. and how the sheriff failed fix the problem. >>> new at 6:00, the san francisco sheriff driving on a suspended license. how the sheriff failed to fix the problem. >> this may be clinton country but a big bay area endorsement for bernie sanders. the tens of thousands of people now backing the democratic underdog. >> a major overhaul at google. how it will have investors scrambling to relearn the alphabet. good evening. >> turns out mirk reney driver's license has been suspended. >> it has to do with the car crash he was involved in last october while driving a city vehicle. the records obtained by the conical show there was damage to at least one of the cars. but the records don't specify who's at fault. state law says it doesn't matter, both parties are obligated to file damage reports if someone is hurt or if the d

john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> glor: up next, no trash pickup in a month.eads to protests like this. thinking about what to avoid, where to go... and how to deal with my uc. to me, that was normal. until i talked to my doctor. she told me that humira helps people like me get uc under control and keep it under control when certain medications haven't worked well enough. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. raise your expectations. ask your gastroenterologist about humira. with humira, control is possible. thlook what i got.p. oh my froot loops! [sniffs] let's do this?

john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> glor: the white house says north america's tallest mountain is being renamed. a lack-- a laz ca mountain mckinley will officially be called denali. president obama will observationly make it tomorrow. the name was given by a prospecter in 1896 after the future president won his party's nomination. a new poll shows donald trump is gaining ground on his rivals in the race for the republican nomination or increasing his league, lead. he also appears to have the staying power many in his party were betting against. here's julianna goldman. >> donald trump is the first choice among 23% of likely republican caucus-goers, jumping from 4% in may. in a surprising surge to second retired neurosurgeon ben carson gets 18%. republican voters are recall withing to trump's unconventional and confrontational style. the favor ability numbers among iowa republicans are up 35 points since january. and even some of his critics concede he's becoming a better candidate. >> this is a movement, folks about me. me. this is about common sense. it's about doing the righ

here's john blackstone. >> reporter: in the midst of california's historic drought, it's perhaps thet unusual way yet to save water. dumping tens of thousands of plastic balls into a los angeles reservoir. they join millions more already floating there. how many balls are out there now? >> we have 96 million balls out on this reservoir. >> reporter: richard harasic is an engineer with l.a.'s department of water and power. how does floating a bunch of black balls save water? >> it just kind of keeps the sunlight off it so the evaporation can't occur at all. >> reporter: in california now, evaporation is an enemy. l.a. mayor eric garcetti: >> by reducing evaporation the balls upon conserve 300 million gallons of water a year. >> that's enough water for 2700 average homes in los angeles. >> reporter: the balls also help to maintain water quality, and they keep out birds, animals and pollutants. there are a lot of complaints about plastics in water. i mean, that's a huge concern now. this isn't going to add to that kind of plastic pollution. >> no, nothing leeches out of it. nothing gets

here's john blackstone. >> reporter: this was the winter of 1997-98. san francisco had its wettest winter in 120 years. los angeles got nearly a year's worth of rain in just one month. snowfall in the mountains was double the average. 17 people died. el nino was to blame back then, and an even stronger el nino is developing right now. climatologist bill patzert: >> over the next three months, this should turn into what i call a godzilla event. >> reporter: el nino is characterized by a mass of unusually warm ocean water stretching across the pacific to south america. last month, the mass of warm water on the right appeared broader than it did in 1997. >> if it continues to build, this will have a tremendous impact, not only over north america but over the entire planet. >> reporter: in the united states, a strong el nino could bring more precipitation across most of the south and up the east coast. northern states are likely to have a winter that is drier and warmer than usual. californians know el nino can bring both bad and good. after years of droug

john blackstone, cbs news, tehama county, california. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ok. so everyone is saying 'hey, you've gotta get fios.' but why? why fios? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optics network to the home, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. and access to the fastest internet and in home wifi available from any provider. with big capacity too, so everyone in the house can be online all at once. only fios has 500 meg download speeds, with equal upload speeds. so you can upload your favorite videos up to 5x faster than cable. and with the fios mobile app, you can view your entertainment at home, or on the go. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. why fios? ultimately, that's why. right now, get 25 meg fios internet, tv & phone starting at $79.99 a month, guaranteed for two years. plus get $350 back with a two year agreement. ca

john blackstone reports tonight from clear lake, california. >> reporter: firefighters facing a wall of flames fueled by dry wind and triple-digit heat fought back against a fast- moving fire 100 miles north of san francisco. air tankers and choppers were called in for support, and 650 residents were evacuated quickly from the rural area. >> i've never seen flames so tall. 200-foot, 300-foot flames. >> reporter: nearly 1,000 firefighters worked through the night to hold back the rocky fire from jumping the main highway. the fire continues to grow to 18,000 acres. this house was lost today. at one point, fire crews had to quickly retreat. >> the fire shifted back towards me. >> reporter: stephen gilardi said the wind shifted and within minutes the fire began to bear down on his ranch. gilardi watched as crews tried to save his property. >> the fire was wild and aggressive, and it burned the whole place. >> reporter: the fire is only 5% contained, but in some part of northern california, hills have not burned in years, leaving brush dense and dry. fire analyst taro pusina says that is

john blackstone, cbs news, sacramento. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight.l of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> the outpouring of support for kathie lee gifford after husband frank's sudden death. >> the tribute inside their love story. >> i love and care for her. something very special in my life. >> i went to see her yesterday. >> tears and what she's saying today. >> how kathie lee's colleagues remember frank. >> a good father who had a job and did it well. >> their bond through the toughest of times. >> you can't forgive your husband, forgive your children's father. >>> and then exclusive, ben smoking wearing his wedding ring, weekend with jen and other nanny. >>> plus, blake and miranda perform at the same venue. how did that go? we're with friend luke bryan.

dare's john blackstone. >> reporter: as dangerous as wildfires can be, drone pilots have been drawn to them. photographer jeff hall guided his drone to capture images of a huge plume of smoke rising in northern california. for pilots of firefighting aircraft, drones have become another hazard in an already- risky business. imagine suddenly seeing something like this heading sraight at your helicopter. >> i saw it come right by my wind screen to the right. >> reporter: pilot jason thrasher had a near-miss with a drone in a fire last year. a drone weighs just a few pounds. it's sort of this big. your helicopter is a pretty good size. could it do you any harm? >> absolutely. if a drone like that were to go into a tail rotor or main rotor system, it could have catastrophic consequences. >> reporter: cal fire has launched a campaign urging drone pilots to stay away, and there are growing demands for drone regulations. nasa is developing an air traffic control system for a day when drones are as common as cars. nasa scientist parimal kopardekar. >> there could be a future where every home co

john blackstone, cbs news, sacramento. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> the bad blood between trump and megyn runs deeper. >> behind kathie lee "ride away" (by roy orbison begins to play) i ride the highway... i'm going my way... i leave a story untold... he just keeps sending more pictures... [000:29:57;00]

pain and blackstone and nbc -- they bought this a few years ago for $3.5 billion.ow, it's no surprise that they are looking to sell. hold onto an asset long enough and find out what the market is. the business has drastically shifted from when they originally bought this. tv, bad, digital, good. the digital assets of whether that should the weather -- the digital assets of the weather, it's used by businesses and consumers. matt: an incredibly popular weather app. they have the weather channel as an app. they do the weather for yahoo!. pimm: how much money for these extremely popular things? at least $3 billion for the digital businesses. the tv station is more of a question mark based on the estimates, they made $140 million last year. if you put a seven times multiple on that, the going rate for not top-performing new stations -- uymm: why doesn't nbc b the amount they don't own? the station itself does not do much. the online properties might be because comcast wants to get into more digital programming. they just invested in buzz feed and vox but nbc is not int

>> blackstone is still selling their hotel, the alcock used to do her. conquistador.blackstone is selling, i am not buying. >> you do have some people lining up and there is some different opinion on this. matt: we always ask, is puerto rico our greece? there are a lot of big differences, however. number ofre a big differences. first of all, the debt. only $72 billion debt in puerto rico. the population is also very different. what i think is the most interesting thing, probably the most important factor, what makes the situations completely different is who owns the debt. in greece, you have eu countries owning the debt. if they default, there is a massive ripple effect in the entire continent. europe would be rocked by that. in puerto rico, people that own puerto rican debt, they are in mutual funds, probably in your 401(k). the other 30% are hedge funds. it would be similar if connecticut or georgia owned puerto rico debt, but because the holders are so different, and probably the restructuring will be completely different. matt: thank you for joining us, kate smit

even though david gave that nonanswer, the owners are b ain and blackstone, you will be sold.t is the game. paid $3.5 billion for the digital properties seven years ago. -- the channelss itself is the lesser of the business. the digital and data are worth significantly more than the tv channel. which is an independent tv channel. -- thedent tv channels weather channel is not a must carry. you are a lot weaker than you were seven years ago. years we looked at it ago. 2007-2008. if we had bought it, we would be in the news. there was aelieve lot of growth and cable at that point. we thought the digital had been underexploited at that point. we weren't sure if you can monetize it. betty: nobody knew at that time that those kind to videos would generate that much money. avid: what kind of videos? betty: the viral videos. the early days there was no buzzfeed. david: there is no pricing power. alex: it is not where the bulk come. -- comes from. all of the data is used by airlines and government agencies. and retailers. that's where the value is these days. the consumer facing media

. >> the roots go back to 1926 when famed performer harr blackstone, sr. shows it as a summer home. the high school's mascot, hare e blackstone. >> push that all the way. >> it's attracting a new generation. for "to y," john yang, nbc o.news. colon, michigan. >>> very cool. you said you took magic lessons. >> w n i was mach younger. i was a little boy. but to move to the next level, you had to spend a bunch of money on the stuff you had to use to perform and mykay, ir was like, we're not doinggthat. >> could you make us disappeir? >> behold, magto of television. try it again. behold -- >>er there we go. >> look at that. reappear. here we go. television. >> do it again. >> craig. >> everybody -- this is why i got out of magic. this is why i stopped. >> you need a few more lessons. that's why i stopped. >> up next, harry smith dishes up his take on summer's most succulent foods. that's next. yeah, there you go... wait! oh, no! there are thousands of ways into the complex health care system. and unitedhealthcare has ways to make the system simpler. like virtual doctos visits. what happ

my question for you is about blackstone. i got in around $30 a share really. 8% dividend yield that goes along with it right now. wanted to get your take on whether you think this is a good time to add to this position -- >> definitely. don't be worried. blackstone is good. i like kkr too. sorry about jordy. he got me in the super bowl two years. he is a great man. i hope you feel better. greg in new york, greg. >> caller: what's going on, jim? good bumping into you on wall street the other week. good meeting you in person after i called in for the fist time. >> i was friendly, right? i was like a transparent and friendly guy, right? >> caller: oh, you're really down to earth. that was awesome taking your picture with me and my buddy. a quick question about solar city. when are they heading in the macro picture in the next five years? are they a buy, buy, buy? >> i don't want to do buy, buy, buy. there could be a better mouse trap that give dwrous fs you th for panels. that's not the kind of stock you want to buy here. if yo

, very quiet and rockland county, we have problems with new jersey transit, downed wires at the blackstone branch suspended, new jersey transit buses across honoring, everything else running on or close. juliet: thank you. antwan: bill deblasio talking about those for strong carriages saying city council will be the ones who have to do something about it. juliet: advocates of the ban have the vote but not his way members of the council lift the ban will let happen. he believes the ban is right and necessary, that is what he said of bill has been holed up pending an environmental study and city hall source tells support for the ban in the council is growing by the day. >> we are learning more about jerrod vogel's child porn charges. >> use trips to new york to meet with underage victims. robert moses joins us with the latest on this story. good morning. >> reporter: this story has a dusting disturbing connection to new york. authorities alleged third mobile pet illicit sex at the ritz-carlton and the plaza. it is a stunning fall for a formerly overweight everyday guy who became a rich and f

. >> blackstone?blackstone for the tax-advantaged client, tax-advantaged account, nice sweet price of $40 so it's not off the charts like some of the over ones. it's not a yield, but it's a partnership payout of 7.5%. >> so much of the stock in people's hands, i'm happy getting 7.5% and taking a risk in the price. >> at the top of the show we were talking about noise. vee visa is great example. you like it at 70, right now it's 77. the discipline you've got to have to be able to wait. you're waiting for an opportunity, you would add to visa, is that what you're saying? >> absolutely. >> pete if you had american express -- maybe you do. >> i have it, it's depressing. >> but the difference between say owning american express and what laszlo says about visa. >> joe you've liked visa and mastercard within last couple of years. >> i have. i don't know necessarily that a couple of years ago it was more about mastercard. and that clearly was the winner i think visa has caught up in the last couple of years.

they are owned by blackstone, which is a major wall street investment group, which is worth hundreds of billions of dollars. >> reporter: that prompted a last question for multimillionaire investor nick hanauer about his fellow one- hundredth of the one percenters. how do you personally feel when you hear that a company like blackstone has taken workers who used to work for avis and budget back to minimum wage, subcontracted? >> on the one hand, i feel like it's a moral abomination. but the truth is that they may have felt that they needed to do that because their competitor had already done it and they wouldn't be able to compete on price if they hadn't. >> reporter: the seemingly inexorable pressure of competition, in other words, which is why the workers of seatac had organized, they explained, to counter with pressure of their own. this is economics correspondent paul solman, reporting for the pbs newshour from seatac, washington. >> ifill: twenty years after its genocide, which saw the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, rwanda has by many accounts seen a remarkable recov

. >> reporter: i'm john blackstone in los angeles. here in california, you can now buy lottery tickets at the gas pump. the state says the idea is a winner. critics are calling it a loser. that story coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> all right. and if you're heading out the door because you've got stuff to do, we understand. we just ask that you set your dvr so you can watch "cbs this morning" any time you like because we'll still be here till 9:00. >> it's easy to set your dvr, isn't it, gayle? >> i've heard it's very easy. >> and then you can watch it any time you like during the day. >> nothing is better, though, than watching it in person. >> or live. >> or in person live. >> or in person live. we'll be right back. set your dvr, people, if you've got to go. it had to be. the only one for me is you. and you for me. so happy together! now there's a rewards program that lets you earn points at one place and use them at another. introducing plenti. when it comes to rewards, there's plenti together. when you're living with diabetes,

one of the names we were right for for a long time, have been rock for quite some time, has been blackstone. you wonder, couple things that happened now, and i don't know if any of these mean anything but their cfo left to go be the cfo of air bnb, very interesting move at what seems to be the high of blackstone. that real estate holdings, maybe they're in question and maybe there's some energy exposure there that we haven't talked about. >> interesting. still ahead, a wild ride for stocks. which five names lost and gained billions of dollars in today's session? plus the fear index soaring to levels not seen since the financial crisis. you're watching cnbc, first in bid worldwide. much more "fast money" straight ahead. mornings. wonderful, crazy mornings. we figure you probably don't have time to wait on hold. that's why at xfinity we're hard at work, building new apps like this one that lets you choose a time for us to call you. so instead of waiting on hold, we'll call you when things are just as wonderful... [phone ringing] but a little less crazy. we're doing everything we can to give y

john blackstone on the concerns of fire fighters. >> from new york here now is scott pelley.ake care family, we will see you tonight. >> pelley: the secretary of state on threats to america. nuclear and cyber. do you think the chinese and/or the russians are reading your e-mails? also tonight, jeb bush blames hillary clinton for the rise of isis, and trump declares himself not just a winner but a whiner. >> i keep whining and whining until i win. >> pelley: severe weather from floods to dust storms. and firefighters battling wildfires face a new threat-- drones. >> it could have catastrophic consequences. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: secretary of state johjohn kerry said today it is, "very likely" his e-mails are being read by the chinese

country music star reba macintyre announced her separation from her husband and manager, are inville blackstonethe couple has been together for 26 years, they declined to say if they filed for divorce. >>> on health check at 11:00 if your child is a particularly picky either it could lead to other consequences beside not finishing his or her plate. researchers at duke university found that about two in ten kids, age two to six years old, scored as picky eaters. they have had trouble eating with other people, but 3 percent of children were considered severely selective eaters. they were twice as likely to show symptoms of depression and social anxiety later on. researchers say a choose i child should not cause alarm, but maybe an early sign and is worth mentioning to a pediatrician. >>> a young boy who has a life saving technique to thank for his life is giving back to his community. nine year-old sam wlove is in the center of this cpr training course in the wynnewood section tonight. sam ape his, family are on a mission to teach cpr to as many people as possible. sam had his own scare when he c

. >> pelley: john blackstone in the city by the bay this evening. john, thank you. we have remarkable new video of yesterday's tremendous explosions in tianjin, china. the chinese are saying this evening that 50 are dead, but that is sure to rise. do least 700 are injured, dozens are missing. the blast erupted at the seaport in a warehouse for hazardous materials, and seth doane made it there today. >> reporter: this stunning video, taken by a drone, gives el aerial view of the aftermath. the skeleton of burned buildings, shipping containers smoldering, acrid smoke belching moto the sky. , re than 1,000 firefighters were sent in, but they were cheped as authorities tried to figure out which chemicals were lrning and their risk. take a look at this building. this is the side facing the blast. every single window is blown out. the second explosion had the power of more than 20 tons of t.n.t. >> reporter: kelly wang and nathan liu didn't have time to collect their belongings. can you describe the explosion? "everybody just ran out," she said. "we saw fire in a mushroom

you are going to hear from blackstone's tim coleman in a moment.iled in this puerto rican embargo. stephanie: let's check the top headline. erik: the president is taking

you are going to hear from blackstone's tim coleman in a moment. advising bond insurer and dia, which is embroiled in this puerto rican embargo. stephanie: let's check the top headline. erik: the president is taking his plan to fight global warming to the american people and will make a televised address this afternoon. he previewed his proposal by posting a video on twitter. the new climate rules aim to reduce greenhouse gases causing for a reduction by one third in 15 years. republicans are already fighting back. mitch mcconnell is telling all 50 governors not to obey the rules. america accounts for about 1/7 of the world's emissions with half of those from plants releasing carbon into the air. you can see the president's announcement live at 2:15 eastern time. a major insurer turns down one takeover bid and accept another. breaking up a merger partnerre had with xor. stephanie: at&t is planning to introduce a bundle of tv and wireless phone services, its first appeal to consumers since completing the acquisition of directv. the offer will be ava

i'm calling because over 10% down on principle on bx blackstone buy, sell or hold. >> i'm not backing like their yield. mark in tennessee. >> caller: hey, jim, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> caller: yeah it's me. i'm not calling about alba b.bam call being wells fargo. >> one of my biggest positions for travel trust. while i'm at it ceo is great northeastern. american. dean in florida. >> caller: hey jim you told us to have fun with our portfolio so i bought i-robot. >> i'd rather see the movie, it's just okay. but if you're playing with fun it's okay, as long as you have the spirit involved i'll bless it. spirit in new york. brenden in new york. brenden. >> caller: my question given the weakness in oil, and corruption scandal what's your thoughts on pbr. >> the only pb rrks yarkr you s buying is pabst. to jim. >> caller: boo-yeah your thoughts an san. >> i don't need it. great idea to change their symbol from std to san. best thing they have done, i think, frankly. let's go to alex in virginia. >> caller: boo-yeah, coming at you from arlington, virginia. want to thank you fo

owned by nbc universal, blackstone group, and a and k option is to sell only the business that has alue than the cable channel. two days ago, netherlands, a dutch artists celebrate george orwell's verse desperate they are they put on their best -- best birthday hats. george orwell is best known for the book 1984, a dystopian society. say they want to create awareness of how many cameras really watch us nowadays. surely, they do not have that many hats. those are the top stories we are following for you this hour. i want to start in asia where there is red across the board. payei fell by more than .9% the shanghai composite dropped by 3.5%. andhang seng is down today 20 percent since its april peak. it entered a bear market again. this report was filed from hong kong. >> it is not funny that sounds like particularly good news to say the least. how could it be anything but the opposite? it is the average level of the index closed to dropping. this is something that happened six times in the past 10 years on the hang seng. every time it has occurred, hang seng has fall than average of j

we will hear from blackstone's restructuring chief. and the founder of mount docs has been arrested in japan. digitalst the latest in currency. ♪ matt: good morning. i matt miller. pimm: and i pimm fox. -- and guilty verdict at a 14 year prison sentence for the first person tried on charges of rigging the libor interest rate. former ubss a trader. the panel deliberated a week and concluded he schemed with other traders to fix the libor, the london interbank offered rate. we will have more on this story coming up later in the hour. and for the first time in five --ks, the greeks talk market the greek stock market is open for business and prices quickly collapsed. banks fellwo major 30%, that is the maximum allowed daily loss. june.trading halted late meanwhile, the commission there isson says serious deterioration in the greek economy. hundreds are dead because of us-led airstrikes against islamic state. that is the conclusion of a group monitoring the iraq -- the attacks in iraq and syria. the airstrikes started a year ago, and the coa

we will hear from blackstone's restructuring chief.er of mount docs has been arrested in japan. digitalst the latest in currency. ♪ matt: good morning. i matt miller. pimm: and i pimm fox. -- and guilty verdict at a 14 yeapr

even though david kenney gave the nonanswer, the owners are blackstone and nbc universal.re going to be sold, does the fact of life. the idea here might be that you pay -- the businesses have shifted so much that the channel itself is actually the lesser of the businesses. the digital and the data are worth significantly more than the tv channel, which is an independent tv channel and -- ifndent tv channels you're are not a must carry like the weather channel -- you are a lot weaker than you were seven years ago. >> we look at it at disney. years ago, 2008 when they sold it. if we had bought it, we were going into news. we didn't believe there was a lot of growth in cable at that point. we thought digital hub and underexploited at that point but we weren't sure we can monetize it. it is hard to get a motor on that business. betty: no one knew at that time those videos would generate that much money. when they were putting out the viral videos. it was in its early days. there was no buzz feet, right? >> but now you can't get a corner on that market. there is no motor runnin

they are likely working incredibly long hours if you are in the senior management role at kkr or blackstoneut out to our reporter who wrote the story. they've had this policy in place since may. as you pointed out, allows a father or mother to bring their baby and nanny with them in the first year -- until the first birthday of that child. matt: when the baby is an infant and really should not be traveling. foremothersomen, who are breast-feeding, that could be a big convenience to bring some childcare with you. this is speaking to a larger issue right now. the talent wars going on between finance and tax and other parts of this country where people are bidding up for talent. you are seeing wall street financiers go over to silicon valley, graduating class of millennials wanting to start their own company versus looking at kkr. we want to put a more human face on this firm and help you with worklife balance. , theyall kidding aside try to offer these extremely busy executives as much as they can. they get free breakfast, lunch and dinner, cars shuttling them around wherever they go. people

john blackstone shows how this could impact california, especially the four-year drought. >> reporteras strong el nino could turn drought-stricken california from this -- to this. in san francisco, the winter of 1997-'98 was the wettest in 120 years. a full year's worth of rain fell in los angeles in just one month. mountain towns were buried under twice the average snowfall. what's coming this winter could be even stronger. >> el nino comes in all sizes, small, medium and large. but very rarely do we get a godzilla el nino. >> reporter: godzilla is apparently the only word to describe what climatologist william patser sees in images that show unusually warm water spreading across the pacific near the equator. that warm water mass, the signature of el nino, seems to be growing even broader than in 1997. >> this one looked promising from the start. that berth, it was a big baby. >> reporter: in the united states, a strong el nino can bring more precipitation across the south and up the east coast. northern states are likely to have a winter that is drier and warmer than usual. >> this