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i want to go to my radio cohost, carol massar.ding half his state an international for about $845 million. they agreed to name two people to the board, expanding it to 12 members from 10. he agreed to resign as lululemon chairman after making -- after a controversy. a widery reported loss, $47 million. they saw a surge in rooftop quarter. the back to you. >> thanks very much, carol massar. selecting the perfect pair of eyeglasses can be a daunting task. my next guest wants to simplify the process. frameri is the first online retailer of interchangeable prescription eyewear. it has the support of steve case, the cofounder of aol. frameri has raised close to $1 million in funding. the founder and chief executive joins me now. thanks for being here. give us details having to do with interchangeable lenses. this means you don't have to make a decision as to what the best frame is? >> sure. you can buy the lenses you need, and then snap them in the frames you want. so we have three different lens shapes currently you can pick from. you

now for look at the market moving headlines, carol massar.ush in demand orders for durable goods up to a record pace in the month of july. up 22% after a revised 7% gain that was bigger than estimated. zhares of four bits -- orbit down 4%. the move is effective immediately and their partner will disappear. speaking of flying, a flight from newark to denver had to make an unscheduled landing in chicago because a fight broke out after one passenger was using a gadget called the knee defender. it attaches to a tray and prevents the other from reclining. much bigger situation. >> thanks very much. my next guest has a foothold in the aviation industry and the secular as ms.. common?they have an hter. dic you pay forlets only what you use. we are trying to knit together these three disparate businesses. you would think they have nothing in common. presstequila and the jews business and wheels up. it is all about the people that you have got to make this happen. people and partners. tell me. >> it is all about people and partners. we can start with

the first headlines for my cohost, carol massar. >> closing at 2000 points on consumer confidence. the s&p hit a high. during intraday trading. shares jumping more than 8% after yesterday's news became official that burger king will acquire the canadian company for $11 billion. and closing the trading day down. apple suppliers are said to be making the largest ipad. screen production is scheduled for 2015. they are the second part of after the iphone. >> the u.s. has authorized reconnaissance flights over syria looking for detailed islamic state targets. a third u.s. hostage is said to be held by the islamic state. we are joined by phil mattingly. what do we know about the current hostage situation? >> is being kept rather quiet. we do not have a name and that is at the request of the family. it is a female aid worker in her mid-20's that is being held by the islamic state. this is the third we have known of so far. the understanding amongst u.s. officials is there might be one or two more. this is based on what we saw with james foley last week. extremely precarious situation but

all that and more at first headlines with carol massar. about u.s. jobs today, data shows the economy added more than 200,000 jobs for ght month, pushing up the unemployment rate to 6.2%. , cofounded by ed hyman, is the target of evercore partners. this is according to people with knowledge of the negotiation. if the deal happens, it would e biggest corne acquisition. it accuses the drugmaker of colluding with bill ackman to profit on insider trading. that is a look at some of the headlines at this hour. back to you. >> lesson 24 hours after a cease-fire declared -- less than 24 hours after a cease-fire was phil is withaza, me now. >> 90 minutes, that is how the long the cease-fire hammered out from last night actually lasted this morning before it broke through. basically,eakthrough milwaukee mizzen going forward. we heard strong statements nooughout the day -- optimism going forward. we heard strong statement struck the day. take a listen. >> there is a lot of anger. there is a lot of despair. that is a volatile mix. thee is talking just about ceas

carol massar.> russian hackers were able to steal data from jpmorgan chase and at least one other bank, according to people familiar with the case. the fbi is investigated whether was meant as retaliation against economic sanctions against russia. members of the central workers union are -- blocked major thorough fairs in a protest over taxes and wages and the overall cost of living in argentina. and a town in eastern spain were awash in red pulp as people pelted each other with 125 tons of ripe tomatoes. the event was inspired by a food fight between local children in 1945. nonresidents for the second year in a row were charged to join in. the money was raised to help pay off some debt. >> thanks very much. houlihan's restaurant, big expansion plans. the company owns for restaurants -- four restaurants and has grown. the chief executive, bob hartnett is with us. and also with us, leslie picker. i will let her tell you why she still here. let's start talking about houlihan's. how did you get involv

but first the headlines for my radio cohost, carol massar. >> up 31%, the first straight day of -- third straight day of double-digit gains. radioshack is reportedly talking with shareholder standard general about a financing deal. abercrombie & fitch is falling the most today in about six months. the retailer reported second-quarter earnings that missed analyst estimates. up 7% in the last quarter. speculation that apple's announcement on september 9 will be the debut of a wearable device. those are some of the top headlines at this hour. >> thanks very much. president obama today making remarks about a wide range of issues, beginning with iraq and immigration, and also the situation with the confrontation between russia and ukraine. peter cook has details. >> let's start with a foreign-policy crisis. he did talk about immigration as well, but the immediate news coming from this statement from the president, this brief press conference, he made clear taking expectations off the table that the u.s. might conduct airstrikes into syria. the president basically saying, listen, we don't have

carol massar visited the gotham facility. greens ♪ >> they look tasty. they look really good. best we have ever eaten. >> the gotham greens ceo knows his basil, lettuce, and tomatoes. he knows new york city has plenty of space to grow them on the roof. s-1 badly under utilized resource -- the rooftop. there was trepidation on the part of some building owners, but a lot of them thought it was a pretty compelling idea. >> the idea, now a reality, is building commercial scale testified free greenhouses on roofs. this 25,000 square-foot rooftop farm grows produce 365 days he or. -- days a year. >> temperature humidity, co2, wind direction, wind speed, solar radiation. >> if it gets too hot or too cold, fans, shade, and vents kick in to keep conditions in 9 degrees, a 65-75 controlled environment, getting food to consumers faster and fresher than a farm. >> how quickly do they get to the shelf? >> oftentimes they are harvested that same day. >> the company build a second greenhouse on the roof of the company passes first whole foods market. >> we are growing green leaf and red leaf

let's go to my radio cohost, carol massar. >> the u.s.aunched airstrikes against islamic state targets in northern iraq, hitting a vehicle convoy and two mortar positions. the pentagon says that the strikes were carried out by drones and fighter jets. the faa has banned commercial flights over iraq. canada's biggest bank has had its outlook lowered to negative. s&p says regulatory changes in canada could have a negative impact on the bank's bondholders. metlife says it has $1 million -- $1 billion of investment in russia and ukraine. metlife said last week its result had been pressured in russia as the country faces economic sanctions from the u.s. and europe. back over to you. you are familiar with the actor steve guttenberg. he could be considered the king of 1980's movies. he had starring roles in "cocoon," three men and a baby," and his biggest hit have generated 380 million dollars in combined box office sales. m called new fil "affluenza." he joined me to talk about a book, social media, and the movie. >> my character is a financial

i want to go to carol massar. >> we start with the housing market. showing that the u.s. rigor not having faster growth in the economy. 2.4%, which is weaker than what economist projected. bank of new york mellon is failing in its duty to argentine bonds which are refusing to pass along that payment. investors are saying the banks are required to make the payment even though a new york judge says a subpoena is required to make them pay first. ap of valley could receive federal disaster victims following the strongest and earthquake in 25 years. the government is looking into the extent of the damage. wine growers could have special loans. back to you. >> saleen automotive makes american muscle cars -- mustangs, challengers, and camaros. now it is time for tesla. he will boosted the aerodynamics to create a super car with a price tag of about $150,000. i am joined by the founder in los angeles -- steve saleen. thank you for being with us. how did you get to be a gear head? >> i think maybe you are born that way. certainly in my case, i was born very much interested in cars

first, headlines with carol massar. >> casinos taking a hit.hares of wynn resorts dipping 2% after cameron mcknight said the growth is a negative else single digits. the $2.6 billion hotel casino was trying to find a buyer in bankruptcy. the next two weeks will see the closing of chung plaza. television programmer a&e is set to be close to a deal to buy 10% of the vice media for $250 million. shares of software maker slack surging after raising its full-year sales forecast or if the company said it signed more than 500 new customers, including dell. the stock has more than tripled since its ipo in 2012. >> thanks very much. if you work in technology security, a cyber attack such as the one at jpmorgan chase, it is your worst nightmare. the hackers planned the attack in advance and used sophisticated tools to access customer account information. for more details, i want to go to washington, d.c., where i am joined by jordan robertson. also with us, emilian papadopoulos. he is of good harbor. good harbor provides a cyber risk management. great to

those are the top headlines at this hour. >> thanks, carol massar. shares of zynga down 6.5%.e turn to the gaming industry. i am joined by "bloomberg west" editor at large cory johnson. also, a guest from idg. and from bloomberg intelligence, providing context in a variety of industries. what is going on with zynga that is different from other companies? >> the difference between zynga and its peers is that zynga started as a gaming platform on facebook. of course, the challenge for zynga has been how to manage the shift to mobile devices. based on numbers we have seen today, there is no clear sign the company knows how to get user growth back up on mobile devices. >> cory johnson, is this all about the inability to get mobile gamers to use the games? >> that's where they need to have success. that is where it is going. it is an arena where no one is really dominant. you don't have great success from activision and the like. it is clearly where the focus is. zynga saying today that 45% of r&d, half of r&d spending will be on new games. they are clearly focused in this mobile a

first, let's get headlines from carol massar. >> amazon has announced it is buying a live video platform for gamers -- the company is called twitch interactive -- for nearly $1 billion in cash. making the largest acquistion ever for amazon. you might recall twitch had 55 million unique visitors earlier this year. tivo is hoping to capture the customers of aereo, offering a new dvr that records over the air content. the dvr costs $49.99 but has a service fee of $14.99 a month and a one-year commitment. consumers can capture recorded content through in-home devices. shares of intermune shot up 22% after the drugmaker roche bought the company for $8.3 billion. intermune makes a drug that has not yet been approved but shows promise as potentially the first drug for a rare lung disease. back to you. >> thank you. has burger king gone loony? sort of. they want to acquire the canadian donut and coffee giant, tim hortons. it could mean the king could makes its headquarters in canada where the corporate tax rates are lower than the u.s. for more, i am joined by craig giamonna. tell us what is goi

let's get headlines from carol massar. >> we're fresh off that news about time warner. reported third-quarter profits that beat analyst estimates. anticipating $.39 a share. prudential financial posted net inome of 1.1 billion dollars the first quarter. results were driven by its u.s. unit. of green mountain are falling in the after-hours trade after the company reported revenue that missed estimates. the company forecasted fourth-quarter earnings that are lower than projections. those are the top headlines. back to you. >> thank you. president obama set to speak in a news conference this hour. he is wrapping up the u.s.-africa leaders summit taking place in washington, d.c. he has been involved in sessions at the state apartment. once he begins remarks we will bring you that left coverage. let's get more details on 20th century fox. joining me is cory johnson joining me -- and joining me in new york is jeff mccracken. let's see if we can get up to date on this. what exactly has happened with time warner and 21st century fox, no deal. >> no deal. the deal is dead. they

carol massar and les berglass join us now.is it like to convince them to bring in an outsider? >> i don't think they have a lot of choices. and i think we need some clarity on "outsider." the retail industry is incestuous and loves its own, and that's one of the problems. what we are looking for is vision, and not going to come to a company or an industry that does not welcome outsiders. here is a man at pepsi, who is a big vendor to target, i'm sure. he has extraordinary experience in food and supermarkets where they need help. when a company like target goes into this food space, you are dealing with margins that are incredibly different, and you need an expertise -- >> "different" being enormously worse, and this is the supermarket business. it's really about generating cash and using that cash flow to run the rest of your business. >> right. and he understands that. he also brings an expertise or a balance because he is a retailer. there are challenges -- >> what you mean? >> they want a lot, and they want a lot for the pr