this morning, matt miller and olivia andns spoke to jack walsh bill cohan.started by asking bill what it was like to work with jimmy. bill cohan when he had a deal in his sights, there was no one else you wanted more on your side. he could get deals done by snapping his fingers. people on wall street talk about bringing the whole organization to you. i think jimmy lee, he was the only person who could actually deliver the firm just by the force of his nature or if it was not like he had done credit analysis or anything. if steve schwarzman said i want to do this big deal, jimmy lee said, you're done and somehow, he bends the organization around his will until it got done. matt: we have heard he was monumental in the birth of lbos. we know he was a force behind j.p. morgan chase. what about jimmy lee as a person? you described him as old-school. give us an anecdote. is such a personal thing. matt: that is the most interesting thing right now. bill: i saw him in april. last year, he is a big williams college alum. my sons go to williams. i was playing golf wit

with us on set william tell william cohan robert kaplan, and anders court. we have seen. certainly no urgency right after -- right now. brendan: we are watching tonight now. he is about to speak. the reserves are not in the forefront of his mind, but that is something he needs to be aware of and that foreign reserves are power. tom: vladimir putin waiting this date. -- waiting to speak . in-between between, we will hear from mr. tsipras. but now, vladimir putin of russia. vladimir putin: russia and its desire to choose the best world experience. politicians, business people forced the interest and confidence in our country. we see it as serious and long-term partners. that is why in accordance with tradition here at this forum, we always discuss openly our achievements and operations and our problems and difficulties with which we face and tasks we have yet to fall. we met many of you a you are go. since that year, a situation and in which the world a russian economy are developing has changed. and as changed dramatically in some areas. russia is limited in

we had bill cohan on earlier who said he was built for making big deals. the ups and downs of any kind of deal. i worked for him on many deals. he was part of one of the largest ever done in terms of financing. jimmy was skilled at eating able to focus and keep a lot of balls in the air -- at being able to focus and keep a lot of balls in the air. i think he focused on his family at the same time, which was a huge testament. i think he lived his life how he wanted to live it. he made a difference both in his family and the company he worked with. it is a sad day. matt: thank you for joining us. steve pagliuca, friend of the late great jimmy lee. let's check in on top headlines. the mers virus surfaced entire in -- in thailand. south korea is still fighting an outbreak. the death toll rose to 23. another sign that inflation may take time to reach the fed's target. the cost of living excluding food and fuel rose 1/10 of a percent in may. the consumer price index rose 4/10 of a percent. fewer americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. employers are