you haven't won a cma. the prepared one so -- >> you don't want to jinx it. you can't prep it in advance. just luke since he is a television superstar. >> it would be absolutely huge and we look up to wonderful people like sugarland. so many talented artists went before us like television superstar luke bryan. >> never living this down. >> never living this down. >> but it really is. incredible and such -- it's an honor to be just in the same conversation as you guys and so many talented people and, yeah, like luke. >> it was nice that luke let us into his bar. >> i tried to get in here the other night. >> first and last time i think we'll ever get invited. michael, you have a question for our television superstar. >> yes, i do. i have a question for luke. and, luke, you've been nominated for entertainer of the year. this would be your third win in this category. so how are you feeling, you know, being nominated again and for being a television superstar? just give it to us. >> well, getting -- any time you

it really is. >> it's the annual cma music festival.ergy is through the roof. >> and an epic party luke bryant always makes it back to nashville for. >> it's always really humbling when a fan comes up and this is their annual tradition and it's a family event for them. >> thomas rhett and kelsey ball reen any returning as co-hosts for the second year in a row, welcoming florida georgia line, dierks bentley and the queen of the cmas carrie underwood to the nissan stadium stage. by day she's a busy mom and wife. by night, carrie is one of the biggest headliners who says she hasn't forgotten what life was like before her success. >> my husband and i talk all the time about how we want to raise our kid and how important it is for him to have as normal a life as possible because i feel like we both grew up that way and didn't have everything handed to us. >> a lot of women look at you and think how does she do it. you've got your baby, juggling all the things. >> it is juggling. before i came here tonight, i made dinner for everybody. that's

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.finity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >>> welcome back thanks for being with us on "worldwide exchange. here's how your money and investments are setting up today. there's going to be a tug of war out there. dow futures are down nasdaq is higher on one hand apple is the biggest company in america, biggest company in the world one of the biggest companies in the dow. a price-weighted index it's the sixth heaviest weighted stock. that stock will be solid today now you have threats of a 25% tariff on 200 billion on chinese imports. so the tariff story is growing and maybe weighing on the market there's your fight today in the bond market, treasury bonds also not moving a whole lot. the ten-year yield at 2.98%. that's where it was a couple days ago welcome to august. amazing. time is flying >>> let's look quickly back at stocks closing out july. des

and then, you got the cma's coming up in november. how do you prepare for that? up with it. but there's nothing. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, you're right. there's nothing going on to make fun of. you're right. >> but it'll be fun, because they just announced carrie's pregnant. so there's some material right there. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: exactly, yeah. if you go to see brad paisley in concert, you get great songs obviously but you should go see him in concert because you tell stories, you tell jokes, you're very funny. >> thank you. >> jimmy: and you actually sing some songs that aren't even released. >> yeah no, i sometimes -- i've actually got a guitar here -- sometimes, it's really a a great -- it's a great test round. [ cheers and applause ] it's a great way to try out materials. i just wrote one recently that's about that first romance. do you remember yours? first love? >> jimmy: i do. sure, man. ♪ >> i bet it's a similar story to mine, you know. ♪ ♪ first date first kiss first taste of loving ♪ ♪ you were my first cousin ♪ [ laughter ] [ cheers

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.finity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >>> good morning, everyone, coming up on msnbc your business. this hair salen owner accelerated the growth of her company by learning from the automotive astro. >>> an pitcher takes an opportunity to present products to thousands of influencers. and 90s rock stars go from mmbo pop to hop with a craft beer and a festival to go with it. when it comes to making choices for your business. we have your back. coming up next on your business.

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc. xfinity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >>> once upon a time in the new york city in the tabloids no bigger story than the manhattan madam scandal. the madam was kristin davis. ran a high profile sex service. wednesday, kristin davis met with the team of robert mueller. she is a good friend of roger stone. >> the key difference between the mta and my former escort agency was that i ran one set of books. >> roger stone has been making super super weird instagram post about davis with her child. why do fbi agents dispatched by robert mueller keep asking my friends if i am the father of this baby. in a statement today stone said kristin davis is a long time friend of associate of mine. i am the god father to her 2-year-old son. joining me to help understand what is going on is michael issi koff. what is going on? >> i can attest that kristin davis

we're backstage with the biggest stars at cma fest.s in times square. kelsey grammer joining us live. and he's here to say -- >> good morning, america. [ applause ] >> experience and training put to use. a strong good morning, america. good to have kelsey grammer here. thanks to all of you for joining us. >> as you can see things around here are getting a little wild around times square. we've got animal friends who are taking over. that penguin right there, his name is trout and he loves looking in the mirror. he's getting camera ready. he said that's his good side. >> i thought there were two. that's a mirror. >> that's a mirror. >> oh, okay. >>> first that extreme heat that is now hitting triple digits fueling massive wildfires. fire watches and warnings are now in effect. that as the east coast is suffering from scorching temperatures too. ginger, what's in the future of those western wildfires? >> temperatures getting even hotter, robin, all the way up to vancouver in canada. look at this. this is the holy fire from southern calif

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.finity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >>> it is 5:15 on the east coast. you're looking at a live shot of times square things are getting started it finally stopped raining after three or four years of continuous rain. >>> stocks to watch today include twilio which recorded a second quarter adjusted profit, better than expected guidance for the quarter. and the stock is up 15% right now. it's gained more than 200% so far this year. that's not the only internet company that should be making investors happy and money today. etsy's second quarter earnings did fallshy of forecast, but revenue topped analyst's estimates. the online marketplace now expects revenue to rise as much as 35% this year that stock is up 9% after hours. etsy's ceo will be on a "squawk box" first on cnbc interview >>> weight watchers second quarter earnings beating forecasts. t

cma fest tonight 8/7 central on abc.finity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc tonight 8/7 central. >>> it's 5:00 a.m. at cnbc global head quarters, here's your five 5 at 5:00. >> wall street buzzing after tesla's owe lon muelon musk says considering taking it's a company private. >> mickey misses disney with weaker than expected results. >> and the biggest wildfire in california explodes in size. >>> china reporting a surge in exports as the white house puts the finishing touches on a new round of tariffs. >>> and china has the

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cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.ity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. rose 2% in the third quarter and came in just ahead of expectations revenues fell short of analyst estimates. they also laid out a new strategy has aims to cut divisions and improve profitability. the ceo said his firm needed an overhaul >> it is important that we put our business into an entrepreneurial focus. the business has proven they are able to run well this is now different than it used to be when i took over in 2013 now is the time to give them more focus, more entrepreneurial freedom and expect a payback in incremental growth and significant improvement of our bottom line. >> a check on hugo boss. shares are lower by 5% after second quarter core earnings did fall the fashion house reported a sharp rise in sales thanks to strong demand in europe and asia hugo boss also posted slightly higher an expecte

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.finity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >>> armed men stormed into the westgate mall in kenya firing round after fatale round. catherine walton was hunkered down, crouched in a small kiosk with a stranger and her three young daughters. she was desperatery worried about her sons who were somewhere out there, but she had to focus on keeping her daughters quiet so they wouldn't attract attention. >> are you hiding from these gunmen? >> yeah. we were laying down on the ground trying to hide from them so they couldn't see us. porsche kept her fingers in her ears. she said she wanted her brothers. and i told her that we'd see them later. >> catherine could only hope that was true. half a world away, a phone rang in a hotel in north carolina. catherine's husband, phillip, had gone back to the u.s. before business meetings, leaving his wife alone in nairo

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.re of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >> one of apple's biggest suppliers hit by a computer virus and venezuela's president surviving a bizarre assassination attempt that i'm sure you have seen the video of, conducted by drones. he's likely to use it to consolidate power. it's monday, august 6th, 2018. squawk box begins right now. ♪ >> live from new york where business never sleeps, this is squawk box ♪ >> good morning. welcome to squawk box here on cnbc live from the nasdaq market site joe is here. he's officially back and morgan brennan is here. this is a first time for you in for becky quick. >> it is. >> welcome. >> first time to the three hour ordeal that is squawk box. >> the ordeal. it's, you know, it's a descriptive word. >> party. >> descriptive word. >> just wait >> party is just starting. >> normally we don't have rootbeer sodas but. >> floats. root bee

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. billion share buyback. they also introduced a dividend of $1.27 per shape jean-sebastian jacques joins us, the ceo of rio tinto the market has been hard to please big cash payout to shareholders, yet a miss on some of the numbers. aluminum contracts have been cited as a key issue >> yeah, good morning. first, i'm delighted to report a strong set of results today. we just announced in total cash return of 7$7.2 billion including, as you just said, a dividend of 2$2.2 billion, whic is higher than in the previous history of this company. very strong returns to the shareholders we are committed to cash returns long-term. last year for the full year we returned nearly 10 billion to shareholders we have the momentum we're moving well. we just keep pushing regarding your question on the earnings miss, yes, we have some l

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.finity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. lemonis: when i went there with michael, the landlord, i knew he was upset. i knew he hadn't gotten paid his rent, i knew that he was about to start the eviction process. and i care about a lot of the people that work there. and so i wanted to make sure that all hell didn't break loose. we look familiar to you? sal: yes. michael: i would like some clarification, because i have been talking to you at length, and i'm just trying to get paid. lemonis: i've tried to help you. michael's tried to help you. and you just struggle with people straight with people. sal: i never, ever did anything -- anything at all to go ahead and try to break this deal whatsoever. lemonis: did you take money out of the business that you weren't supposed to? sal: to pay some of my expenses that i had. -lemonis: personal expenses? -sal

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.ore of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >>> welcome back to "fast money," tesla soaring after ceo elon musk said he was considering taking the company off the public market. what does the road to private actually look like karen finerman is at the plasma with "the more you know". >> it's more difficult than a tweet. let's just see when you need to do to get to the finish line and take a company private here's the first step. musk needs to make a formal offer to the board so that hasn't happened yet. we've just seen a tweet. that would be the first step and then the independent members of the board and one can debate how many of them there are, but they would hire a banker to give them some advice on what a fair offer would be. >> then the next step, they would negotiate with elon. they would set a price >> 420 seems to be the first bid and it could be higher and it

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.finity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. ♪ >>> welcome to a special show about you, about knowing what you can and can't do, because it's not -- because it's not right for you. welcome to a special show about suitability. the first kind of suitability we'll discuss is age suitability. i want to start with kids, particularly with infants. "mad money" has been on so long now that there are kids who were born who were in their teens if the parents listen to the show when it started, they would already be well on their way towards great wealth parents, grandparents, listen up you can give all sorts of things to families that had just had babies i want you to open up accounts for them, or at least give them some shares of stocks so from the earliest moments you can start the process of saving that you have to do here is my commercial for what everyone s

cma fest tonight 8/7 central on abc.nity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc tonight 8/7 central. >>> welcome back to "fast money. roku and yelp soaring. conference calls under way as we speak. our seema modi is pulling double duty seema? >> roku, shares rally being on an upbeat earnings report and news that it is expanding access to free streaming entertainment, plus launching a roku channel for the web. d.a. davidson says world cup in june likely contributed to roku's strock performance and key bank says roku is an attractive asset given its engagement with upon on the rating system and data while roku is a good buyout target given the consolidation we're seeing in the media la landscape, analysts say it has plenty of room to grow on its own. earnings fueled by strength and advertising and matthew thornton of sdrh says yelp's results are raised into cautious sentiment he thinks the stock should rally desp

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc. gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. im? julie: i was just ready to sell the car, sell the wedding ring, like... lemonis: i asked you if you trusted him. julie: i never knew how much debt we were in. to me, i'm like, that looks terrible. lemonis: did he mislead you? julie: not mislead, but i don't think that it was -- robbie: i just never told her. when you have any type of cancer, it scares the crap out of you. i went into, like, survival mode with my family. like, i need to be the provider. you know, am i gonna die from this? and i felt like at times, i was failing. it was hitting us hard at night with bills and her not knowing how we're gonna, like, keep our house, and those things killed my soul. and then after i'm healed, there's this big relief, but then now i got to get back to work and things are still not right, and i'm sorry. i feel like we

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc. gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. ♪ >>> pepsico's ceo indra nooyi announced her retirement today, and it's truly a tectonic shift. not just for her company, but for way we do business itself. nooyi is a pioneer in so many ways, especially when it comes to the candor with which she approached being both the ceo and a mom, and how hard it is to juggle both. we just don't get a lot of ceos who own up to how difficult the job is, let alone how much more difficult it can be for a female ceo. her honesty, i don't know, it's part of her incredible strength as pepsico's leader. it's a bittersweet story under noaa nooyi's tutelage, pepsico has outperformed, something that most likely would have been unconceivable given a portfolio of snacks and sodas that are growing outdated. since becoming ceo, she added a billion brand every other year, bringing the num

cma fest tonight 8/7 central on abc. xfinity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc tonight 8/7 central. >> laura: it's one of the big looming questions of the russia probe, will president trump sit down for an interview with bob mueller? the president's legal team gave its highly anticipated response to the special counsel today. fox news chief national correspondent ed henry joins us now with details. ed? >> good to see you, the president's legal team tonight seems to be sending to cochlear -- two clear messages to the special counsel. they are willing to work with him on a potential interview with the president but they believe it is basically put up or shut up time in terms of bringing this probe to some kind of a conclusion as part of a deal to get testimony from the president. rudy giuliani declaring this a short time ago with sean hannity, that this is mueller's last best chance to get a one-on-one with

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.es you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >>> welcome back to "squawk box. take a look at the futures right now as we start a new month, august 1st the s&p indicated down just slightly about 2% loss at the moment. the dow down 44. nasdaq looking like it's going to get a pop up 15 points at this hour. apple up 4%. not doing a lot for the broader market at this point >>> autonation quarterly results hitting the wire right now revenue landing just about in line with the street's forecast. joining us now is autonation's chairman, president, and ceo mike jackson thank you for being here today >> becky, it's always a pleasure to see you first thing in the morning. >> all right so let's talk about your numbers revenue about in line. earnings came in a little better than expected. what happened? where was the margin improvement that the street didn't anticipate >> we

the cma warned four ticket resellers to change their ways last year, and digital minister margot jamesy one that's not made changes so it's been taken to court. diy retailer homebase faces a make—or—break shareholder vote on its future on friday. the chain — where 70% of outlets are losing money — has proposed closing 42 stores and cutting rents on others as part of a rescue plan. more now on homebase — a crucial day for the diy retailer, as it's facing a make—or—break vote by its creditors. the company was bought by a private equity firm hilco for £1 injune. the chain, where 70% of the stores are losing money, is proposing closing 42 stores and slashing rents on others. among the creditors voting today, it is the landlords who are stuck between a rock and a hard place. they are not the biggest creditors, but if they vote for the plan they will see the rents, their income, fall dramatically. if they vote against it, the stores, their tenants, will go out of business and they'll have to look for new ones. joining us now is george macdonald, executive editor at retail week. another volun

xfinity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >>> good morning, everyone, coming up on msnbc your business. this hair salen owner accelerated the growth of her company by learning from the automotive astro. >>> an pitcher takes an opportunity to present products to thousands of influencers. and 90s rock stars go from mmbo pop to hop with a craft beer and a festival to go with it. when it comes to making choices for your business. we have your back. coming up next on your business. >> announcer: your business is sponsored by american express. don't do business without it. >>> hi there, everyone. i'm jj ramberg and welcome to "your business." the show dedicated to helping your growing business. when you look at how to distinguish your company look outside your industry. we went to meet two entrepreneurs inspired by some typical practices from businesses that were nothing like their own. >> i've always been interested in efficiency. everything has a place s

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.nity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >>> welcome back to "the closing bell." tv ameritrade index is out and it shows positive earnings spurred retail investors optimism in july >> but where will retail investors look you always have great insight into what the retail investors are doing because you see the fles what do you think that means for this coming month? >> i think the key lesson is the retail investors are confused about whether to raise earning more or the constant headlines more >> trade in particular >> yes, it's this constant back and forth. a couple of things i'll add to that, there were net buyers this month, but with that volatility is one of the factards in our index so that helped even it up. facebook was on that list to sell five of the first six months didn't show up last month. >> there were certainly some sellers out after t

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc.ives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >>> trade wars have heightened trade tensions in the last few months cloef investment officer, kyle, you and i talked a few months ago i know at least at this point, about the aluminum and steal tariffs and you were explaining the rationale behind them and let's fast forward to where you are, the president continuing to say tariffs are going to be a benefit and the chinese saying they have time to fight until the end and that the chinese will eventually make fools of themselves. why won't we make fools of ourselves? >> i think the key is to understand this in an even larger picture of trade. it's the geo politics of china whether you look at the defense department reports whether you look at the trade representatives, we all know that china steals $200 billion a year in intellectual property from us for over a decad

he broke that the only one of the slaveholding founders that let the slave go but think about power cma like that which renders him blind to social injustice of his time so how is that happening to you? let give you some examples. he talked with what they have in common. i think abortion is the most obvious. but 3000 dvds in in america are killed every day. if any of us feel the urgency of that. those that are swept away in a narrative. i will be honest neither do i do not feel that crisis but we should. i am an antifeminist. [applause] and people's heads just loaded that are watching c-span. they should do whatever they want. i never paid any attention. why would i care what they say? and femininity which is one of the graces of the world and one of those great compilation and one of those great compilation constellations i see so many women without dreams. live out what was in their hearts. that is a tragedy. and that is a narrative this one affects smart young. they were absolutely certain into the distance of god. it is so apparent everywhere you live your life requires there to be

vonnie: what's the trade that is lighting up cma traders today? grind higher in the stock index. you are seeing commodity prices. we had a nice little pop in grains and we're settling back down. we all know it is led by certain names. i think we are setting up in the month of august an opportunity for some dispersion and dislocation in the fall. when it gets quiet and volatility is low you have to take a look at positions and rebalancing. tim mulholland, thank you. caroline: booking holdings tumbled the most in nine months in the u.s. third-quarter earnings would be well above analyst estimates. joining us for more now is taylor riggs. itthis side of the atlantic was another company. talk about what's happening with this particular booking company. >> it's all about the quarterly guidance. the third-quarter forecast is not leading up to what analysts had forecast. that is sending the shares down. they always struggle the day after they report. only once in the last six quarters have the shares really managed to improve. this third-quarter is the p

vonnie: what do you do down at the cma? do you -- cme? where?ll and what are your trading strategies right now, chris? selling?you buying and chris, we are going to have to come back to you. ch i just heard youris: -- chris: i just heard you. vonnie: i was asking what are you buying down at the cme? chris: right now, we will be buying this handling oil. despite the pull back, there is a buying opportunity. we saw 100,000 barrels per day fall off in the production last week. i think there is bullish tendency. once the tariff comes off the twitter-fare, i think oil climbs again. vonnie: i did not realize you were lecturing at the university of chicago, but you have a few more weeks before you get back to your students. that is chris gersch. caroline: thanks. let's look at stocks. all bets are off for our stocks of the hour. wynn resorts getting hammered after a weak earnings report. they are still down. emma chandra is here with more. ma: earnings are reported after the bell for macua. you can see their revenue -- macau. you can see their revenue

. >> last see you at the cmas. >> yes, not long ago. >> congratulations on your success.ty and it is everyone getting together. we're all friends and all watch each other's show and it airs next week. >> do you like hosting because you're good. >> i do because i learned it's not about reading the prompter but introducing your friends and being real and we're buddies in real life. >> i like that, t.r. congratulations are in order. you are now married. >> i am. >> fun story, your hubby, morgan evans surprised you recently on the road. >> yeah, we do that for each other. he's also a touring artist so we never see each other at home. it's always somewhere fun. it's like a big adventure. it's cute, i know. >> special. spicy and you guys have a dog named dibs. >> dibs. >> what is that about? >> i got him -- he's a labradoodle. scruffy and adorable and got him the week that my single "dibs" went to radio so he's my little good luck charm, y'all. >> i have to ask about this single that you're about to perform with the title "i hate love songs." >> yeah. >> i don't believe it. >>

at the american idol judges' table he is one of the busiest men in country music and fresh off his cma >> six level, eight bars, sushi bar. >> sushi? to talk about the newest title on his resume, restaurateur. you're a bigger deal than you already were. >> doubtful. >> added to the resume. around every corner, there are secrets behind his chart-topping songs. it all started with a boy from a georgia peanut farm. >> this is where we would grade the peanuts. i used to climb up and down hundreds of types a day. >> i eat the shell. >> that's how i was raised. we ate the shell. >> that is unbelievable. >> his new album is called "what makes you country." before that there was neyami. >> never name a band an unpronounceable name. neyami. >> neyami. this was your college band. >> college when i went to georgia southern. >> can we steal this cd and take a listen. >> you would return it. >> hey, your love is like fishing. >> when nothing is biting. ♪ i believe most people are good ♪ >> reporter: and now two decades later luke says his music has more of an intentional feel. >> one of the songs i

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc. xfinity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. >> one of the longest serving female ceos of pepsico will step down in october after 12 years at the helm. she's part of a running list of ceos that have departed recently the number of female fortune 500 heads has dropped 25% this year. what does her departure mean for women this in leadership positions. we have the current ceo and founder of think market, and on the newsline is suzy welch, cnbc contributor and author of "winning." welcome to both of you lisa, let me begin the number, that 25% of female ceos have stepped away over the last year. that's a large number, but it doesn't take many when the sample size is so small. why is the sample size so damn small still? >> if you think about companies that are women and nurturing them to be leaders in business >> with 80% of purchasing, consumer purchasing

the cma warned four ticket resellers to change their ways last year, and digital minister margot jamesays because you will see 42 stores closing and around 1500 people put out of work as a result. however, it's not as bad as if they had had to basically go into administration and possibly liquidation. that would mean they have closed down completely. 11,500 people employed by homebase, a big company. but this company by homebase, a big company. but this com pa ny volu nta ry by homebase, a big company. but this company voluntary agreement, one of the most crucial things has been the karting of rents, it's hoped that is what will make the business work. the company that owns its now, hillco, which bought it for £1, will put around £25 million in in capital and will borrow around £100 million more. i think we will see a big turnaround in business, revamping online the existing stores. homebase has a great brand so could have had a future but it will be in a different way and not so many people employed at the moment. a fairly different story at costa, ta ken over by coca—cola. different

it's cma fest. the three-hour event starts at 8:00 hosted by thomas rhett and kelsea ballerini. catch 27 performances including jason aldean, blake shelton, chris stapleton, carrie underwood, keith urban and more. then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> is that all? >>> big changes coming to the oscars, and some people are not happy about it. >> no. the big change is the addition of a new category, best popular film. so are you a fan of the new popular film category? you can weigh in at abcnews.com/vote. >>> other changes include presenting some awards during commercial breaks on tv, all in an effort to keep the oscars' run time at three hours. the moves were approved by the academy tuesday night. the academy did not announce what cutes a popular film. >> reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings tweeted this perspective today. the last best picture oscar that was also number one at the box office was the third lord of the rings that was 2003. so i get why the oscars are adding a new category for best popular film. they're trying to reach out to folks who say i never saw these nomin

john david washington is here. [ cheers and applause ] then, perhaps you saw him earlier tonight on cmais his self-titled album. brett eldredge from the mercedes-benz outdoor stage. [ cheers and applause ] tomorrow night we have a special show with kanye west and awkafina will be here together. i had a talk one on one with the audience during the commercial break tonight. we're going through a rough patch. a couple of kids here had a real tough day. [ cheers and applause ] i think we're going to get through it, i really do. i feel good about it. [ laughter ] all right. you know our first guest from the princess costume your daughter wore the last three halloweens. her new movie alongside kelsey grammer and seth rogen is called "like father." it's available now on netflix. please welcome kristen bell. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you look fantastic. >> thank you. >> jimmy: may i see your hands? your other parts? you don't like to be touched at all on the hand? >> no, i do like to be touched, it's just -- >> jimmy: by me? >> it's you. it's just you. >> jimmy: it's me, yeah. >> no,

see them at the cma fest next wednesday night on abc.ddy combs, betty gill ham, music from johnny swim, drew holcomb and the neighbors. thursday, dave grohl, brett bare, and courtney barnett. our first guest is a golden globe winner and a new movie with glenn close called "the wife." >> it's good to see you. i don't think people give the wife credit. >> i give my wife plenty of credit. >> that's not what i meant. i meant the rest of the world, the critics, the readers -- >> i know i'm supposed to be impressed you've wheedled your way onto this flight. i'm telling you, i'm not giving you per miss to write my biography. would you please leave us alone? >> jimmy: "the wife" opens in select theaters august 17th. please welcome christian slater! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: it's very good to have you here. that was a nice entrance. you took your time with it and you really let the audience -- i'm impressed, a lot of people race out here, nervous. >> really, oh man. >> jimmy: you're a show business veteran, it's a gorgeous audience, i w

many speculating that the cma will recommend a percentage of the stores, possibly six said, should ben switzerland. his father is a sporting icon and the most successful formula one driver of all time. having started out with a go—kart in the garden when he was just three years old, mick schumacher is carving out his own career in motorsport. recently taking his first win in european formula 3. i always did different sports but there was never this feeling that i wanted to do that in the future. there was always a feeling that i wanted to do that, racing, kind of thing. speeding and being quick and racing and fighting against each other. at the end, i try to be the best. mick's first f3 win came at spa, the very same circuit that his father michael got his maiden grand prix victory back in 1992. the first win ever for michael schumacher... in a career that spanned two decades, schumacher remains the only race driver to have ever won five consecutive titles. he had retired from motorsport when he sustained a life—threatening injury whilst skiing in france. but in mick, the family's tal

cma fest wednesday august 8th 8/7 central on abc. xfinity gives you more of the cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc wednesday august 8th. ♪ >>> welcome back triple crown winner justify has officially retired the thoroughbred champion caught a flight home to kentucky where he will spend his retirement on winstar farms. he is in the process of being sold to a breeder. it's estimated he will bring in $150,000 per mare, which works out to about $37 pill omillion r in stud fees i saw pictures of that horse this morning such a big horse >> profitable retirement >>> road warriors, if you need to get somewhere fast in austria, take a car. the country is raising the speed limit on two stretches of highway to 87 miles per hour the transport ministry is testing the higher limits for one year because of the safety record on austria's records and newer cars are safer >> doesn't germany have -- >> no speed limit. >> go to germany if you really want to dri

cma fest tonight 8/7 central on abc.he cma fest with an encore performance from old dominion right after the show. only with xfinity on demand. and watch it live on abc tonight 8/7 central. >>> a news alert china's commerce ministry says it will match u.s. tariffs on $16 billion in chinese goods china had announced it would match any new u.s. tariffs >>> disney shares are slightly lower this morning after the company reported earnings that fell short of expectations julia boorstin joins us now with more >> good morning to you, joe. after disney's revenue and earnings growth fell shy of expectations, the stock first dipped but then they shot into the green during the earnings call after bob iger reassured that cord cutting was slowing thanks to the tv bundles. saying they've seen improvement. right now you see disney shares trading down just about half a percent. iger outlined how disney would benefit from the fox acquisition particularly from the international assets hulu of which it will own 60% and the disney branded a

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that's carrie underwood performing at cma fest.this morning some very exciting news for the singer. she's expect baby number two. but some comments she made recently -- that she recently made about having kids after 35, the comments are getting some backlash. we'll talk about that later on in the show. >> very happy for her. >> very good news for her. >>> a lot of headlines coming up right now including some disturbing new allegations about the compound discovered in new ilenn sin. >>> a big change coming to uber and lyft. new york city has become the first city to regulate their growth putting a one-year cap on new licenses. >>> here's a new photo. lebron james posting these photos on his instagram story. there's his jersey. the footwear, kobe bryant's signature shoes. >> oh wow. >> i like those. >> those are nice. but, you know, there's certain franchises in sports that are legendary and the lakers are one of them, and that's something that he really is embracing, being a part of that gold and yellow. >> big shoes to fill. >> yea

. >> then she is hosting the cma awards in november. then going on maternity leave.tour in may. all of that. steve: does she have time to have a baby? >> i know, right? got to schedule that in somewhere. i'm tired reading that list she suspect against. good for her. ainsley: good for her. steve: carley shimkus thank you very much. brian: xm channel 114. 4 minutes before the top of the hour coming up straight ahead these three people jason chaffetz, charlie kirk and dana loesch. later we will shuffle the faces and see if you remember. [laughter] steve: we told you about it yesterday he helped save lone survivor marcus luttrell in afghanistan. now he needs your help. a big update on that american hero top of the hour ♪ ♪ come out, come out, come out ♪ until we lose control in to a raging fire ♪ insurance company is gonna raise your rate after the other car got a scratch so small you coulda fixed it with a pen. maybe you should take that pen and use it to sign up with a different insurance company. for drivers with accident forgiveness liberty mutual won't raise their r