branson? branson: underwear! steve: underwear. ha ha!rts family cheering] >> we're gonna play! play! branson: we're gonna play, steve. steve: they're gonna play. come on, branson. let's go. what do you do for a living, branson? branson: well, i was born in bethlehem and raised in nazareth. and i was predestined to be a pastor. steve: that's really nice. hey, carmen, name something of his wife's a man might wear that he'd really stretch out. carmen: i would say my lingerie. branson: oh, good answer... steve: li--lingerie. branson: ah, that's all right. steve: megan, uh, name something of his wife's a n

please welcome sir richard branson! band playing ) >> stephen: nice to see you. nice to see you, too. >> stephen: been a long time since we sat down and had a conversation together. >> no fire extinguishers around? >> stephen: no, last time we were together you hit me in the face with a fire extinguisher and before that you threw water if my face. >> you were a different personality in those days. i'll prepare you. >> stephen: exactly. you're the same. ( laughter ) now, um, you have had an experience a lot of people are jealous of. after president obama left office, he went down to your island necker and this is the two of you just frolicking together on the back of your boat. what's it like? you're a very competitive man. you don't become president without being a competitive man. what's it like engaging in sporting activities against two of the most competitive men i've ever met? >> well, he is very competitive, but he was also extremely relaxed, having just then stepped down from the white house the day before. he ha

that was exactly the tone richard branson had for us on air yesterday.nteresting is this is a business issue, a leadership issue, but also an issue that business leaders have expressed in their roles as people, parents, grandfathers and grandmothers. it has affected a lot of people in a lot of ways. i think it is surprising to see such an outcry from the world of business. mark: elon musk withdrawing from that presidential panel as a result of this. what sort of blow to the president's credibility is that? >> more and more people abandon the president in different ways. he received a minority of the u.s. but, that was not reflected in the u.s. business community. you have people like bob iger and elon musk joining him, wanting to be in the room. bob iger was criticized during his most recent shareholder meeting for being involved. he said, as a matter of principle he has resigned. he has defended this in the past, saying he wanted to be in , to bem, voting hamilton there where the decisions are made and to make those decisions smarter and just. it is har

richard branson says fossil fuels are dangerous and calls trump's decision america first - - bransonlds a falcon 50ex private jet that burns more fuel on a single flight to maui than you're going to go in a lifetime of trips to the shore. elon musk flies around in a gulf stream g6-50er. bill gates says he's deeply concerned yet he still commutes with a bd700 global express. can you imagine the gas mileage that gets.? leonardo dicaprio flew a private set 4,000-miles from cannes france to new york to accept a climate award and then flew back privately. hillary clinton said the mistake leaves american families and workershi behind. speaking of workers and their families there probably weren't a lot of those on board last year when hillary used a private jet to fly 20-miles for a fundraiser, a critical fundraiser. it's a little rich on the very same day today that a new e-mail wasod revealed showing she once requested a separate private plane from michelle obama to fly to betty ford's funeral. and barack obama who for whatever reason never gets the credit the awesome hypocrisy he display

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that happens in branson were attacks when they spread like this.nson were attacks when they spread like this. i also wa nted when they spread like this. i also wanted to ask rob about this. a group called shadow brokers to offer a monthly dump service. you can see on their website that they are advertising hacking tools that we know will eat that were taken from the us national security agency, the nsa was hacked and it is related to that. you can go on their website and you can pay for off—the—shelf hacking software that might allow you to do harm. i was surprised that this was being advertised in plain sight so rob has been talking to me about the legality and the practicality. it's probably not legal but of course the nsa would have to admit that they own all of that. there is zero catch in order to get money, they're not getting money through banks are anything like that at the can't stop. it's not legal, regardless of if it's legal or not they can still do it. the threat of the service like this is that people that expertise can go and buy it

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remyad: i'm going to ask inocencio this, from pope francis to mark zuckerberg and richard branson, there been quite a corporate backlash. believe it.n one of the first people to come out this against this was elon musk. on one of the advisory councils, but tweeted out that leaving paris is not good for america and the world. bob iger also decided he would leave the white house counsel. in addition, tim cook tried to persuade donald trump to stay with the paris climate deal in a letter to his employees. he also added that he was disappointed, but said apple will maintain its own climate sustainability goals, so a lot of negativity and very few positives. , thank you so much. remy inocencio in new york and tom mackenzie in beijing. we will continue with this subject, the global shipping industry, coming out of one of the worst downturns in memory them about what does this turn in trade mean for it? rishaad: next, more on the potential opportunities as the united states steps out of the climate change consensus. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: i am rishaad salamat in hong kong. this is "bloom

then richard branson will sit down with the exclusive interview for the paris deal.hyllis facility has been light, but there are companies making moves. we are seeing a bounce back from days of declines, and the gains have been extending and building through the session with the s&p and nasdaq now up a half of 1% and the dow 0.4%. we have seen the extension of gains as the session has progressed, materials and health care companies leading those. as we have seen gains in stocks him up low volatility is persisting. here is a chart that is still in effect since the month of may. likewise if you look at the average volatility annually year by year, we are halfway there, but it is the lowest we have ever seen. you look at this chart that shows the fix and the yellow line -- the vix and the yellow line are the averages. as for individual companies on the move, we have ppg, akzonobel really spurned text -- takeover offers spurs -- offers. of a privatelyr owned german company for $5 billion to get into other types of equipment, not farm equipment but construction and road c

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richard branson says fossil fuels are dangerous, on the other hand he owns a private jet commit burnse fuel on a single flight to maui then you're going to go through in a lifetime of trips to the shore. elon musk is mad about global warming, he flies around in a gulfstream g650 e.r. bill gates says he's deeply concerned but he still commutes to the $62 million bombardier global express. can you imagine the gas mileage that gets? leonardo dicaprio says that threatens both the livability of our planets but he flew a private jet 4,000 miles from canon france in new york. hillary clinton said the historic mistake leaves american workers and their families behind, and yet speaking of workers and their families, there probably weren't a lot of those on board last year when she used a private jet to fly 2d to nantucket for a critical fundraiser. on the very same day today that a new email was revealed showing she once requested a separate private plane for michelle obama to fly to betty ford's funeral. there is the former president barack obama who never seems to get the credit, the awesome

ge's ceo tweeted -- earlier on bloomberg television, we heard from richard branson.is his reaction. richard: i have been to the antarctic and the arctic. i live on an island. the effects are just beginning. it in slightly --her tides, slightly less quite a lot less ice in the arctic. it's just a start. and that's what's so sad. trump says we are only going to reduce it by a tinier bid if we all do this together. that's not the case. if we move quickly and determinedly, we can protect our grandchildren from the effects of climate change and we can have a wonderful environment that we live in, a clean environment, where people are not going to get ill from pollution. we can have fuel -- we are not in danger of it suddenly spiking at $150 per barrel. it will forever be under $30 per barrel. solar is less than $.10 per kilowatt. it is four times cheaper than oil was only two or three years ago, and the price is coming down and down and down. it's just income principal that -- in comprehensible -- inc omprehensible. it's just too sad for words. >> it's interesting we have

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give me branson. all right. let's go, guys. we got top 7 answers on the board. if a stripper was dorothy from "the wizard of oz," what would she discard during her act? branson: toto. steve: tot--heh heh. throw the damn dog out there. toto. ha ha! trinisha: red shoes. the red shoes. steve: the red shoes. trinisha: whoo! we're gonna play, steve. steve: they're gonna play. wow. hey, robert. if a stripper was dorothy from "the wizard of oz," what would she discard during her act? robert: she'd probably get rid of the tin man, steve. steve: get rid of the tin man.

gerald branson at his home in london.ian developed a revolutionary method to teaching violin to very young children. it would later take off around the world. our next witnesses are two brothers, who were two of his first pupils. vads here is that from the age of three, japanese children can be taught to play simple tunes by ear. as the japanese teacher shinichi suzuki himself says, they learn to speak with the violin at the same time they learn to speak their mother tongue. still playing violin decades later. now, we are going back to 1967 and the moment a british sailor called frances chichester completed an epic solo trip around the world. his son, giles chichester, was in the huge crowds that had gathered to give him a hero ‘s welcome when he returned to plymouth harbour. this was the scene at plymouth as a quarter million people had their long wait rewarded by the privilege of being the first to observe, from the shore, the approach of gypsy mok. a fleet of welcoming boats went out to meet him. people said he was too

richard branson had this to say.it makes me want to cry that a great country like america is abandoning its duty. this was a voluntary agreement. it wasn't an agreement that was going to bird america with vast expense. joining us is bloomberg's renewables -- thank you for joining us. i've read a lot of things saying it is better to have a u.s. that is out as long as no more countries follow suit, instead of having a u.s. that stays in the accord and is disruptors. is there truth to that? >> potentially, the less could be very disruptive. it is hard to know exactly how things will fall out. so far the reaction has been other countries more committed tackleever to .limate change galvanized over the bullying tactics from trump. four years of an administration not wanting to tackle climate change may not have that impact. eight years could be pretty damaging. francine: doing no the impact on onage -- delano the impact businesses, the cost? reaction toknow the this decision. it is pretty negative. add to look are defined

other celebrity sharks like bethenny frankel and georgia branson that will also be joining the fun. > it is not easy to film scenes from transformers with two leading men, but that's how amazing 15-year-old isabella moner is. last night, she was in chicago getting ready for the big premiere tonight. >> i felt like a girl. >> come with me or what? >> you have been little miss globe trotting jet setter. you've been everywhere, shanghai, to china, to london. >> to brazil, going to miami. >> are you loving being on this tour or kind of ready to get home and relax a little? >> i mean, i always want to be home. i'm a home body. but this is a great opportunity. >> i've been following your fashion choices. long hair, short hair, what is the vibe we'll see tonight? >> i don't know. i think since i just got a little fresh new haircut, i'm going to rock this one. >> i was just a normal kid. my whole world fell apart. >> isabella's world in real life as a normal kid is probably no more, thanks to the transformers excitement. pretty sensational for the cleveland native who turned 16 next month. ho

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: the united states urges beijing to respect freedom and civil liberties in hong kong. president xi is on a visit there to mark two decades since it rejoined china. and donald trump's travel ban will take effect within the next hour after the supreme court allowed parts of it go ahead. people from six muslim majority countries will be affected. despite protests against the lynchings, another muslim man in india has been killed by a mob of people on suspicion he was carrying beef in his car. prime minister narendra modi had condemned killings by cow vigilantes just hours earlier. that story's on bbc world service radio. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world the china daily reports on beijing's plans to boost it's use of artificial intelligence in the coming years. the government aims to take a lead in this cutting edge technology. they're planning to release a new national s

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.terpart have called for a tough and united response to the security threat posed by north korea. mr trump said the menace of north korea should be met with a determined response. at least six people have been wounded in a shooting at a new york hospital — one is reported to have died. the gunman was a former employee. the iraqi army says it will announce the recapture of mosul within the next few days. at the moment, fighting remains fierce and the situation for civilians that deteriorates further. 0ur correspondent has travelled there and spoken to families who have fled the fighting after being used as humid shields. after nine months of fighting, there is now celebrations. the iraqi flag raised over what is left of the historic al—nuri mosque where the leader of the so—called islamic state once declared himself the ruler of all muslims. the security forces are close to pushing out the militants but the fighting is not over yet. the battle for old mosul continues. just 500m away from

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.world's most senior roman catholic cardinals, george pell, has been charged in australia with multiple counts of historic child sexual abuse. the united states has announced tougher security measures for flights arriving from abroad but it won't be expanding a ban on laptop computers. security experts investigating the huge cyber attack that has hit organisations across the world, have discovered a vaccine that can stop the attack from infecting a machine but have so far fallen short of finding a "kill switch" to stop the cyber—virus from spreading. france's biggest bank, bnp paribas, and the french supermarket chain, auchan, are among the latest victims. some businesses in asia, including india's largest container port, have also reported disruption. and the cyber attack is still spreading, this is day three. for more on this i'm joining me from sydney by technology commentator, charlie brown. tell us more about the vaccine and the possibilities of a killswitch? the vaccine, what we h

there was no hiding the elation of richard branson and his crew. this is newsday on the bbc. in london. our top stories: china's president xijinping is making his first visit to hong kong — 26 pro—democracy activists are arrested ahead of his arrival. and a chinese woman fainted in a jewellery shop after accidentally breaking a jade bracelet worth $44,000. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the launch of a new chinese warship leads china daily. it's a new type of destroyer, built in shanghai, and is designed to rival the biggest and best american ships. many british papers are leading on the announcement of prosecutions over the 1989 hillsborough football stadium disaster in which 96 liverpool fans died. the daily telegraph reports that charges have been brought against six people, including the police match commander who's been charged with manslaughter. finally the financial times reports on what it describes as a rematch between president trump and french president emmanuel macron. mr trump has accepted an invitation to visit france for bastille d

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. of president trump's ban on travellers from six mainly muslim countries have come into force, but legal wrangling continues. forces opposed to the islamic state group have made significant advances against strongholds in both syria and iraq. in syria, kurdish and arab troops have the city of raqqa completely surrounded. scientists have released the findings of a major new study into the effects of pesticides on bees. the investigation focused on the impact of chemicals used all around the world and found they were harmful to bee colonies. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. 0ur bees are in trouble. around the world, these vital pollinators are vanishing. now a major new study has revealed the role of pesticides called neonicotinoids. the chemicals were used extensively for oilseed rape until a temporary ban in europe in 2013. neonicotinoids really change the way we use pesticides. instead of spraying fields, seeds are coated with the chemicals and this protects the cro

there was no hiding the elation of richard branson and his crew. this is newsday on the bbc. president xijinping is making his first visit to hong kong — 26 pro—democracy activists are arrested ahead of his arrival. more than 60 countries now hit by the latest wave of cyber attacks which could be more dangerous than previous ones. and a chinese woman fainted in a jewellery shop after accidentally breaking a jade bracelet worth $44,000. the tourist from eastern china was browsing in a shop near the border with myanmar, where much of china's jade is found. according to state media she was so shocked when she was told its price that she dropped it. that story is popular on bbc.com did she have to pay for it? find out on our website. but first of all, the front pages from around the world. the china daily leads with the launch of the new warship, a new type of destroyer built in shanghai designed to rival the biggest and best american ships. many british papers are leading on the announcement of prosecutions over the 1989 hillsborough football stadium disaster in which 96 liverpo

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.on travellers from six mainly muslim countries have come into force, but legal wrangling continues. forces opposed to the islamic state group have made significant advances against strongholds in both syria and iraq. in syria, kurdish and arab troops have the city of raqqa completely surrounded. germany looks set to legalise same—sex marriage in a parliamentary vote this morning, making it one of the last major western countries to approve full marital rights for gay couples. the bill is widely expected to pass after chancellor angela merkel dropped her long—term opposition to the reform. kathryn stancheshun reports. celebrating early as the end of a long fight draws near. the free vote on gay marriage is something many campaigners thought they'd never see, under chancellor angela merkel, but now it's happening. translation: with the sdp, the left, the greens, we have a majority in parliament, and there are several democrat representatives who say, we are standing on your side. in a su

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is a bbc news. senior roman catholic cardinals, george pell, has been charged in australia with multiple cou nts charged in australia with multiple counts of historic sexual offences. president xijinping has counts of historic sexual offences. president xi jinping has arrived in hong kong to begin celebrations marking 20 years since the return of chinese rule to the territory. air pollution is a huge problem in cities around the world, and it affects the health of millions. but a german company has developed a piece of nature—inspired technology, which it thinks could help. it makes so—called ‘city trees', which it's been rolling out from london to hong kong. dougal shaw reports from hamburg, germany. in common with many other european cities, hamburg in germany likes to dress up the urban concrete jungle with a little greenery. what about greenery could be supercharged cleaner air pollution? that is the idea of an it expert turned gardener and entrepreneur. this man's start—up has designed what he

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.nnounced tougher security measures for flights arriving from abroad but it won't be expanding a ban on laptop computers. one of the world's most senior roman catholic cardinals, george pell, has been charged in australia with multiple counts of child sexual abuse. donald trump is remaining optimistic that republicans can push through a bill to reform healthcare. it's not looking good though — the senate leader mitch mcconnell has been forced to delay legislation afterfailing to drum up enough support from his own party. but speaking during a visit by the world champion chicago cubs baseball team, president trump offered a bit of a teaser on what lies in store. healthcare is working along very well, we could have a big surprise with a great healthcare package so, now they're happy. what do you mean by surprise, sir? i think yu're going to have a great, great surprise. thank you very much. some of the states that have given the most support to president trump are also places with the mos

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.rts of president trump's ban on travellers have come in to force but the legal wrangling goes on. forces opposed to the extremist group that calls itself islamic state have made significant advancesin islamic state have made significant advances in strongholds in both syria and iraq. in syria, troops in the city of raqqa are surrounded. congress has a lot on its plate right now, particularly as it struggles to pass major changes to healthcare. you may think the white house would be focusing on that. instead, republicans have been answering questions about the president's morning tweets insulting two television anchors. a particularly personal attack. a number of republican senators spoke publicly of their dismay at. saying it was beneath the dignity of the office of the president. this is what the speaker of the house had to say. obviously i do not see that as an appropriate comment. what we are trying to do here is improve the tone, the stability of the debate and this does not help d

no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. you are watching bbc world news today.unman has opened fire at a hospital. initial reports say three doctors were shot, one unconfirmed report says the government is a former doctor at the bronx lebanon hospital and the latest reports say the gunman has been killed. after weeks of criticism and a stormy council meeting last night, the leader of kensington and chelsea council finally steps down in the wake of the grenfell tower fire. 80 finally steps down in the wake of the grenfell towerfire. 80 people are believed to have died in it. let's get all the sports news with damian johnson. andy murray let's get all the sports news with damianjohnson. andy murray says he is feeling good, despite limping through much practice three days before his scheduled to begin the event of his wimbledon title. he pulled out of his final warm up match with a sore hip. the defending champion managed to work with coach ivan lendl today but there were some ominous signs as he was clearly moving rather gingerly but he remains hopeful he will be

reporter: richard branson joining us from the british virgin islands. scarlet: corey johnson, editor at large joining us from san francisco. coming up, peter henry, the dean of n.y.u. school of business will be joining us next. he'll talk about coordinating global policy and the wake of the u.s.'s departure from the paris accord. this is bloomberg. ♪ marc: time for first word news. reaction is coming in following president trump's decision to withdraw the united states from the paris climate accord. norm president barack obama says that the trump administration is joining "a small handful of nations that reject the future by withdrawing from the agreement." mr. obama said today the countries that stay in the paris deal will reap the benefits of job and industries created. he says the u.s. should be at the front of the pack. house speaker paul ryan commended president trump and called the paris accord "simply a raw deal for america." the european commissioner on climate action said that the world "can continue to count on europe as a climate leader" and

they have partied at richard branson's private island and stayed at the form island of marlon brando. president is an annoying hypocrite who stunk up his 8 years in office. but he's not your emperor anymore. you know the best part about not being president anymore. you don't have to be president. i don't begrunting man his wealth or free time. and if some dumb publisher was stupid enough to give me $60 million for my memoir and i didn't have a job, you get bet your sweet ascot i would be plane hopping. that makes smug leftists like john oliver crazy which makes it even more useful. go diamond kipping. the more times he spend on vacation the less time he has to poke his irrelevant head bang into the d.c. -- back into the d.c. hornet'snes hornet's pest l be better off. tomorrow juan williams is back on the show with pete hegseth and buck sexton. i'll see you on the "outnumbered" couch tomorrow noon eastern. and you are happening now. good night. it's official now. the president is dead. >> even the most hated man in america... [gunshot ] >> [groans] >>lee oswald has been shot! >> ...get

. >> a big announcement was made by sir richard branson today. virgin mobile will offer an iphone exclusively called inner circle that offers unlimited data, text, and calls. virgin will stop selling android devices, making the company the only iphone carrier in the u.s. >>> lawmakers can't start planning a spending spree just yet. >>> i'm michael finney with a warning about one of the biggest summer scams. that's coming up. >>> and next, hundreds of san jose state freshman without a place to live or study. it's a story you'll see only on "abc7 news." "abc7 news." the un ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. at enterprise, we guarantee it. next vehicle purchase? head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... change your thinking about buying your

he's on a yacht, richard branson's private island. he's now in indonesia at the four seasons but he's not coming back, not with all of that. >> that's awful. >> hey, he wrote about it. to each his own. >> didn't he at one point say that you have to have enough money at some point, isn't there too much money? apparently not enough money to satisfy him. >> last time i was here, it was -- >> it's the story. >> newt gingrich flip-flopped, i respect his work, but he flip-flops more than anybody else i know. he's for it, then he is against it, then he is for before 12:00. >> let me put this to you, richard. the left made a big thing about this memo that president bush got in the summer or spring when he was president, his first year, that bin laden determined was that mike to attack the u.s. then 9/11 happened. he got killed for that memo. now it looks like president obama for about six months was receiving very, very detailed memos and intelligence about actual russian interference and meddling attempts in the u.s. election. he did nothing

have an exclusive interview with richard branson about his biggest concerns. should the u.s.t the paris climate deal? this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ vonnie: this is "bloomberg markets." let's turn to a developing story we learned minutes ago that fired fbi director james comey will testify june 8, next thursday before the senate intelligence committee and it will be an open testimony. more in the high-stakes investigation of his this missile by president donald trump. joining us -- dismissal by president donald trump. it what do we know about the development that it will be an open testimony and take place on thursday? shannon: expected there to be fireworks on an action-packed testimony. nothing with jim comey has been in his past testimonies. we also learned a letter had been sent to a lot of the key members of the trump campaign asking them for information and i expected that is going to continue. jared kushner had also volunteered to testify in front of the committee. it is unclear if you received one of these letters asking for additional information, but he was very instrumenta

opposite reaction, maybe as the budget gets slimmed maybe you depend more on the space cowboys, richard bransonslon musk and bob bigelow who sends up the inflatable spacehab tats. they all struck deals with nasa. does that encourage you? >> they have to be part of our plan, taking american ingenuity we have here, bringing them to bear to solve our problems is fantastic. look what spacex has done and blue is doing and bigelow is already on the space station today. others want to come participate even at smaller level to develop some technologies we need. liz: bravo to you guys at nasa. we should tell people there were 18,000 applicants to apply for 12 spaces in the next astronaut program. amazing. so you're inspiring people still. thank you so much. >> thanks, liz. have a good one. liz: don't blow up the moon. not a good idea. >> we won't. liz: robert lightfoot, is the acting nasa ad straight tore. -- administrator. closing bell 15 minutes away. it was heralded at the next great unicorn but uber may be stalled because after management shake-up. what has the ride hailing company in the wrong direc

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and there are other celebrity sharks like bethenny frankel and richard branson that will be joining the little big shots forever young, one of steve harvey's five shows on the air. it's based on little big shots but instead of reining in little kids, these contestants are all seniors. >> and tre i talked to steve about these young at heart talents who will absolutely slay you. >> please welcome your host, mr. steve harvey. >> first of all, we love little big shots, so why a spinoff and kind of flip it on its head, do a 180, forever young? >> seriously, because whether you see an 80-year-old person doing something that you can't do, you realize you got to get yourself together. >> 93. i feel young. i feel like 65. >> we had a 91-year-old gymnast on the show that did a floor routine, took a break, and then did the parallel bars. >> wait a minute. >> with flips. >> at 93, she holdings the record as the oldest show girl in the world. ♪ >> the thing with the kids, you try to pull stuff out of them. old people don't hold back nothing. >> are you a cougar? >> well, you know, there's a lot of n