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i mean, this is a totally different situation than recently with best buy brian dunn.them are not married. they're single. it's consensual. you know, clearly, we spend 12 to 14 hours a day in the office now so that's as you just said where you tend to meet the people you date and marry. but i think boards are under a lot of pressure. you know, we just saw the best buy example. but i think the example is a bit different. with best buy, brian dunn was asking vendors for free tickets, with hp it was expense report issues. so this is a different situation. >> you know, ashley, though, the company gave us a no comment but they're still privately technically hold and did they make a right move do you think? we should note they brought in someone to do an investigation because they were worried about the ex-boyfriend's criminal record and what his motives were. >> well, this is actually -- >> right, so -- >> can i get ashley on that? >> yeah, this is actually a huge loss to restoration hardware. you know, gary friedman came in and essentially took the company from bankruptcy
i mean, this is a totally different situation than recently with best buy brian dunn.them are not married. they're single. it's consensual. you know, clearly, we spend 12 to 14 hours a day in the office now so that's as you just said where you tend to meet the people you date and marry. but i think boards are under a lot of pressure. you know, we just saw the best buy example. but i think the example is a bit different. with best buy, brian dunn was asking vendors for free tickets, with hp it...
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brian dunn was having an inappropriate relationship with a female employee. that alone is unlikely to be a dealbreaker. but it may mean some board member resistance to putting him back in charge. >> tom: why does shultz make this offer in public? why not negotiate privately with the board? >> in his lerlt shultz said he would prefer private noerkdss but the board was dragging feet, so he had no choice but to take the campaign public and hope best buy shareholders would support him. >> tom: it caused a ruckus in the stock. what's the next step? when will we hear from the board? >> it's unclear at this point. all we know is best buy hasn't confirmed the offer, and don't know when it will respond. >> a key time. holidays around the corner. turnarounds with easier said than done this time of year. what is needed to do to discourage the showrooming and turn the shopping into buying? >> best buy's problem is format. 50,000 square feet on average of retail space doesn't make sense. it needs to go to a smaller formatted store. that's the biggest challenge. it also ne
brian dunn was having an inappropriate relationship with a female employee. that alone is unlikely to be a dealbreaker. but it may mean some board member resistance to putting him back in charge. >> tom: why does shultz make this offer in public? why not negotiate privately with the board? >> in his lerlt shultz said he would prefer private noerkdss but the board was dragging feet, so he had no choice but to take the campaign public and hope best buy shareholders would support him....
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former ceo brian dunn left because of an improper relationship with an employee. try to turn things around. best buy faces falling sales and proposal by the founder to take the company private. >> 5:19. a new move to change the way califora schools are graded. one law maker says should be the new focus. >> plus, a bizarre turn in the allegations against melkey. what one of his associates is accused of doing. >> you can wake up with ktvu every morning. get the morning's top news stoent your cell phone. get your ktvu morning wake up call by texting the word wake up by 70123. >>> good morning. time now 5:22 giant's star melkey space cabrera being investigated this morning. an associate of him is accused of buying a fake web site featuring a nonexistent sports cream. that was an attempt to get him out of his 50 game suspension after he tested positive for synthetic testosterone. but that cover up did not last long. now the food and drug administration and the lead investigator are investigating this case. >> if it was a million-six, he was looking for a big contract.
former ceo brian dunn left because of an improper relationship with an employee. try to turn things around. best buy faces falling sales and proposal by the founder to take the company private. >> 5:19. a new move to change the way califora schools are graded. one law maker says should be the new focus. >> plus, a bizarre turn in the allegations against melkey. what one of his associates is accused of doing. >> you can wake up with ktvu every morning. get the morning's top...
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brought back in to replace brian dunn.thing. >> part of the game plan is to bring back past management including brad anderson. >> should be the -- ceo without the shadows of schulze clouding things. >> we should keep in mind it's not just a shadow he brings to the table. it's 20% ownership of the company. so if you want to make a deal happen, you pretty much need his consent. i actually view it a little bit less in the eisenhower patton lens and more from a perspective of a guy who wants to save his investment. i view it as him trying to maximize omss. i don't think he wants to own the company. i think he's just trying to serve as much he can. >> you refer to eisenhower and patton. he was moth balled when he came out. same with mcarthur, churchill. all these guys who were the great heroes of the war came out of moth ball career status. so there is hope, if it wasn't for his own checkered past and uncertainty in the financing and the shadow, it's a shame. there would be promise with the idea that generals can work as long
brought back in to replace brian dunn.thing. >> part of the game plan is to bring back past management including brad anderson. >> should be the -- ceo without the shadows of schulze clouding things. >> we should keep in mind it's not just a shadow he brings to the table. it's 20% ownership of the company. so if you want to make a deal happen, you pretty much need his consent. i actually view it a little bit less in the eisenhower patton lens and more from a perspective of a...
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brian dunn resigned from the company in april. >>> nike is laying out new rules for retailers that sells their shoes. stores will no longer be able to presell or take reservations for new shoes. part of nike's effort to beef up safety for stores and consumers prompted by sometimes unruly crowds that line-up in anticipation of new releases. barbara, back over to you. >> all right, jackie, thank you. >>> as of last week, nearly 700 cases of west nile virus have been reported to the centers for disease control and prevention. the disease is hitting the country early this year because of a mild winter and rainy spring. dr. cheryl burgess joins us to explain how to protect yourself. good morning. it is really bad this morning, isn't it? >> it is getting bad. >> we were reporting in dallas that they actually sprayed the whole city because they had -- >> 43 states now that have detected west nile virus. and the first case was detected in 1999. so, it is each year there are more and more cases. >> tell us quickly, what is west nile virus, so people know. >> it is a virus commonly seen more in as
brian dunn resigned from the company in april. >>> nike is laying out new rules for retailers that sells their shoes. stores will no longer be able to presell or take reservations for new shoes. part of nike's effort to beef up safety for stores and consumers prompted by sometimes unruly crowds that line-up in anticipation of new releases. barbara, back over to you. >> all right, jackie, thank you. >>> as of last week, nearly 700 cases of west nile virus have been...
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work during the early design phase of this installation included [inaudible] carol tang, brian fisher, jack dunncker, [inaudible] i also want to acknowledge my predecessor who played such a seminal role in the design of the academy. he is now at the university of colorado. the director of the exhibit development who insured that the installation went off without a hitch just as he ensured that the entire academy moved to howard street and then moved back without one lost fish. of course, the arts commission in the city of san francisco. it is my pleasure to introduce this senior adviser to mayor gabonese som - -gavin newsom. >> i am here representing the mayor. he is anticipating the birth of his child which should come to any minute now. on behalf of the mayor, welcome to this dedication of the sculpture. the mayor early in his career realize the transforming power of public arts. it starts a discourse. it challenges us as citizens. what is missing is the expression of what people in san francisco and the mayor are trying to achieve. we are trying to be the greatest city possible. our art shoul
work during the early design phase of this installation included [inaudible] carol tang, brian fisher, jack dunncker, [inaudible] i also want to acknowledge my predecessor who played such a seminal role in the design of the academy. he is now at the university of colorado. the director of the exhibit development who insured that the installation went off without a hitch just as he ensured that the entire academy moved to howard street and then moved back without one lost fish. of course, the...
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brian dunn left abruptly following questions of his personal conduct.ick schultz is talking on and off again of talking taking the firm private. he thought the latest requested for his potential bid. on the call, side stepping a question about the talks between the two sides. >> one thing i -- what's out there in the public marketplace is -- you know, proposal still stands. you know, we feel it is up to dick to respond from there. >> as for the second half of the year, best buy up on the challenges including a lack of improvement in international revenue. weak domestic demand for computers and gaming and gross margins likely to fall below last year's levels. on the plus side, though, best buy points out new product releases in tablets, phones, gaming could boost sales while selling and general administrative expenses. should come in below planned. best buy's adjusted earnings coming in 11 cents below analysts' plans at 20 cents a share. declined for the eighth quarter in nine. impacting last quarter's results, domestic weakness in gaming digital imaging
brian dunn left abruptly following questions of his personal conduct.ick schultz is talking on and off again of talking taking the firm private. he thought the latest requested for his potential bid. on the call, side stepping a question about the talks between the two sides. >> one thing i -- what's out there in the public marketplace is -- you know, proposal still stands. you know, we feel it is up to dick to respond from there. >> as for the second half of the year, best buy up...