that is what interested colony capital.a lot of people think he is the one had a good eye picking projection. >> that's true. melissa: if he is out of it, that is lot of value. quentin tarantino saying he knew enough, should have done more. that is brave admission, rather than saying i didn't know, anything else i say is hollow, i should have done something. >> i couldn't guarranty more. quentin tarantino is one few people are being honest. melissa: yeah. >> what harvey weinstein did is despicable and horrible beyond words but hollywood knew about this. melissa: right. >> this was on television. look what seth mcfarland did, announcing oscar nominees for best actress in 2013, and he said it. tina fey said it on "30 rock." melissa: right. >> courtney love said it in 2005 on television. melissa: everybody knew. >> it was all over the city. but everybody is kind of acting like, oh, my god i can't believe it. either they knew specifics because some people were talking, or they knew generally what was going on. you know, just th

control after firing co-founder harvey weinstein amid numerous accusations of sexual assault colony capital says it will provide an immediate cash infusion to ensure current productions continue. now politics here in europe austria is on the verge of getting a conservative nationalist government with some far right policies the conservative leaders of austrian chords came out the winner in sunday's election which saw him adopt the anti immigration policies of his extreme right opponents it coalition has yet to be to go she added but it's likely that courts will need the far right freedom party to former governor. one day after the elections conservative party members a basking in their success their latest sebastien curt's has become a star after the party won thirty percent of the vote making them the clear election win is. i think it's a fantastic austrian needs change the of in which we will most likely get a terrible government. there be a restart now in austria but no party won an absolute majority so the country will once again need a coalition government as the largest party the cons

united states where the hard pressed weinstein company is getting some much needed help from colony capital. which has agreed to provide an immediate capital infusion in a deal describe as a strategic partnership. colony capital is also in talks to potentially by up a large portion or even all of the company's assets. this is after the weinstein company saw a wave of cancel projects in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal that's engulfed founder harvey weinstein. who has since been fired from the company? now moving on to europe where it's the start of the big week for prime minister i in the uk theresa may. she arrived in brussels a short while ago where she will meet today with the eu commission president. john could you go. ahead of an eu summit later this wee. may hopes that the summit will and the brexit standoff as many of so force reports. pushing the panic button or just continuing negotiations theresa may heads to brussels for talks with eu bosses in a meeting downing street has described as long pliant. it comes ahead of a decisive a you summit lat this week with brexit negotia

the company athounnounced it is partnering -- this is rich -- with colony capital to stabilize operations. colony will provide an immediate cash infusion to weinstein, and the two companies will enter into a negotiation for a potential of all sale or some of weinstein company assets. colony capital, of course, is headed by billionaire tom barrack, one of president trump's closest confidants. there was a profile on him last week in the "washington post," where he specifically talked about his relationship with trump. barrack says, quote, we believe the company has value and growth potential. we'll return the company to its rightful, iconic position in the independent film and television industry. >> incredible. >> incredible. >> yeah. i mean, this is -- i'm going to bring in mississipsnbmsnbc's da >> before we get there, donald trump jr. has been going on about the hypocrisy. democrats need to give every dollar they ever received from weinstein back to him. he's gone after hillary clinton. >> the idea that this was an open secret in hollywood and liberal hollywood was all in and behind thi

. >> and weinstein company, getting a lifeline from colony capital. that is in talks to buy studio assets, as it deals with fallout from harvey weinstein scandal. and interesting thing about that colony capital, is run by a good friend of president trump. what is going on here? and reminder to listen to my reports three times a day, coast-to-coast on salem radio network. tom barrack said he thought that president could do better. he is a better person. i think tom is a better person than to buy weinstein assets. are you kidding me? up next, president trump and mitch mcconnell, making nice in a white house news conference. their relationship -- longstanding. that relationship is the subject of my commentary coming right up. much more straight ahead, we'll have fun. what started as a passion... ...has grown into an enterprise. that's why i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. now, i'm earning unlimited 2% cash back on every purchase i make. everything. what's in your wallet? ♪ can i kick it? ♪ yes you can ♪ can i kick it? ♪ yes you can ♪ ca

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the production company that he cofounded with his brother is in talks with colony capital over a potentialhe board member said that they believe that their investment and sponsorship will help to stabilize the company's current operations. joining us from los angeles to discuss this is our bloomberg entertainment reporter, lucas shaw. give us some details or any specifics we might know about this potential deal. lucas: stabilize is the keyword. this is obviously a company in disarray because it's co-founder , leader has been expelled, caught himself up in one of the biggest scandals in recent memory. it's not exactly an attractive asset for outside people to invest in. it would just kind of seem like money and to put in claim to be supporting this company. but they are clearly looking for options. just on friday issued a statement saying that they weren't looking to sell all or part company and denied reports that set as much but now have acknowledged that they are, but this month -- money from colony capital, which had previously acquired miramax, a company that the weinstein brothers pre

today colony capital.eople run by tom barrick, a good friend of the president's actually u said they are injecting a ton of cash into the weinstein company. we hear they are looking at buying up some of the assets for basically what would be a fire sale. very similar to what they did to bob and harvey's previous company miramax back in 2010. here is other thing to add. you take with that meeting harvey owns 23% of the weinstein company. what's going to happen tomorrow in this meeting that he will be phoning in to is they will determine whether or not he will get a payout or rethrone himself. the thing is, what is there to come back to and what is there worth coming back to. colony capital could be the ones holding all the cards here if they decide they want to grab the weinstein company assets and best they can what's remaining for what is essentially a crippled company. >> tucker: i'm no branding expert it strikes me it won't remain the weinstein company for long, right? >> you said it and previous guest

. >>> colony capital given the weinstein a much-needed lifeline find out if that could turn into a full we come right back. not rebalancing your portfolio. pursuing your passion, not reacting to market downturns. focused on what you love, not how your money will last through retirement. let us help you with those decisions, and get on with your life. we make it easier to plan for retirement with day one target date funds from prudential. look forward to your 401k plan. stay with me, mr. parker. when a critical patient is far from the hospital, the hospital must come to the patient. stay with me, mr. parker. the at&t network is helping first responders connect with medical teams in near real time... stay with me, mr. parker. ...saving time when it matters most. stay with me, mrs. parker. that's the power of and. >>> the weinstein company dealing with the fallout from sexual harassment and assault accusations against cofounder harvey weinstein, to sell assets to tom baker's colony capital, julia boorstin has the details. >> reporter: he's swooping in to save the weinstein company, colony

colony capital could be the ones holding the cards here if they decide they want to grab the weinsteinpany assets and do the best they can with what's in essentially a crippled company. >> tucker: i am no branding expert but it strikes me as unlikely that it remains the weinstein company for long.e right? >> i mean, tucker, you said it. your previous guess at it very well. have you ever seen a brand and flowed as badly as the weinsteiw company? less than two weeks ago, "the new york times" broke their story. just over a week ago, we got the story from "the new yorker." dozens and dozens of women, you talked about lisa bloom and rose mccowan, ashley judd, angelina jolie, gwyneth paltrow. this is evolving.g. i will tell you something else. we have seen the movie academy, the producers guild, the tv academy, of course, weinstein produced a lot of shows like "project runway," they are looking into tossing him out. really, he is a producer without a home, a producer without a company, and a reputation in the toilet. >> tucker: nicely put. dominic, thank you for that update. i appreciate it.

. >> reporter: enter colony capital. offering a buyout that would save the weinstein company. >> it's probably declining in value every day. >> reporter: board members have refused to say what they knew about weinstein's decades of alleged abusive behavior. >> it was the easy option just to turn a blind eye. >> reporter: ivana lowell, who dated harvey's brother bob, began writing about it in 2010. >> that's harvey, and that's how he is, and that's how everyone in the office, i think felt. people were scared of him, and everyone was scared they could lose their job. >> reporter: like any good screenplay, the weinstein company's possible sale came with a twist. the man at the head is tom barrack. >> i have only amazing things to tell you about donald. >> a close ally of president trump. >> you can only imagine tom barrack and some of his friends have a little glee to be buying the company that was run by hillary clinton's supporter. >>> u.s. backed militias completely taken isis's defacto capital of raqqa. mosul fighters c

colony capital, the firm run by trump friend and ally barrack. >> that's right, sara, tom barack is swoopingto save the weinstein company, announcing an immediate cash infusion, the two companies entering a negotiating period for a potential sale for all or part of the weinstein company assets a weinstein board member says we believe that colony's investment and sponsorship will help stabilize operations, as well as offer comfort to our partners around the world founder and chairman of colony capital, billionaire barrack saying we believe the company has potential value and growth potential. we look forward to working with the company's partners to help preserve and create value for all stakeholders, including its employees. shares have moved higher on this news, up about half a percent. for instance, they bought miramax from disney back in 2010 now, barrack, a long-time adviser of president trump did make headlines last week saying he was shocked and stunned by some of the president's rhetoric guys, back over to you >> julia, i'm wondering what are the weinstein company's most valuable asse

the movie and television studio says it is negotiating a deal with investment colony capital.on of the company's assets, a conduct stan dall involving harvey weinstein has dragged the company down for almost two weeks. the board fired him on october 8. and that was after the new york times detailed a decade long pattern of alleged harassment. the weinstein company has many pictures including project runway. >> coming up in sports, the 49ers seem to have a lot of hope with close games and a new starting quarterback, while the raiders playoff hopes continue to dissipate with its fourth straight loss. reaction from the coaches. >> and a brand new home and it's only a few miles from the old one. details on who signed him and how and update on aaron rogers' injury coming up next. >>> time now for correct me if kron 4 sports >> bowman didn't have to wait long to get back in the nfl. he and the 49ers parted company on friday and today he signs a one year, $3 million contract with the raiders. he planned on maybe visiting the dallas cowboys also this week, but when the raiders stepped

they will receive an immediate cash infusion from colony capital. in negotiations for social sale of all or sufficient portions of the company. harvey weinstein was fired by the company last week. agencies in new york and europe are reportedly at past allegations. >> topping our people british singer ed sherin may have to cancel concert dates because he hurt himself in a bike accident. he is waiting to see if it will affect his up coming show. he is expected to perform in asia starting october 22. he asked fans to stay tuned for further news. he is set to perform at the linc in september of next year. >> well, a new documentary about five legendary athletes are making their debut in philadelphia this week it's something of a homecoming for a local filmmaker. >> some kids wants to do something because they want to go to the olympics. i did that, because there was not much exposure about the olympics. you have to go by the book, which i did i did a little extra. >> it's call winning it tells the story of several athletes who have made a remarkable imp

versio >>> the weinstein company has agreed to a financial life line from the private equity firm colony capital. the deal gives the weinstein company an immediate cash infusion as it reels from the scandal surrounding its founder, harvey weinstein. the amount not disclosed. the two sides will new discuss selling some or all of the studio's assets to colony. >>> amazon has begun accepting bids for a location for its second global headquarters. the deadline, thursday, and cities and states have fallen all over themselves for the biggest economic development prizes in recent memory. scott reports from one of the cities t >> this massive building on the edge of chicago's downtown is a throwback to the last time the city was a hub for home delivery. once the largest post office in the world, built to accommodate sears and montgomery ward, it closed 20 years ago. now it's one of a handful of sites that illinois is pitching as the home of amazon's second headquarters. >> the criteria that amazon put out, we rank at the very top. i believe we're going to win this. we're all in to win. >> amazon says it

now it's announced a preliminary agreement with private equity firm colony capital to sell the bulk ofd mr weinstein of sexual assault or rape. he has denied any allegations of non—consensual sex. today the actress alice evans spoke out — she rejected harvey weinstein‘s advances and feared it would impact on her then boyfriend, now husband yoan gruffudd's, career. have a listen. and then he kept getting closer and so as and then he kept getting closer and so asi and then he kept getting closer and so as i moved away, it became clear that i wasn't going to let him do what he wanted to do, you said something like, ijust hope your boyfriend's career goes well. which was chilling. the uk police are investigating four new allegations of sexual assault. among them, the british actress lysette anthony saying she was raped in the late 1980s. she told the sunday times it was a "pathetic, revolting" attack that left her "disgusted and embarrassed". and the impact of this scandal continues to widen. actress alyssa milano posted on sunday. "if you've been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me t

this company colony capital were going to be putting immediate money, immediate funds into the weinsteines after this avalanche of allegations that harvey weinstein faces from dozens of women dating back decades. this comes after this avalanche of allegations that harvey weinstein faces from dozens of women dating back decades. the company has struggled over the last few weeks to continue business as normal. harvey's brother, bob weinstein, who co—founded the company with him, came out to save it was business as normal and things were continuing. however, now it seems that this is the financial lifeline that they were looking for. one of their film releases starring benedict cumberbatch, the current war, it's called, it was due to come out in november. its release date has now been pushed back. there are signs that the company is perhaps trying to find a way to change the culture, change its name and find a way forward in the wake of the scandal. donald trump has attempted to put on a show of unity with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. after having lunch together, the president de

today film studio announced a finance deal with colony capital.te equity firm owned by tom barrack, rumored as possible candidate for white house chief of staff as company's board fired cofounder harvey weinstein over sexual assault and harassment allegations. >> meantime the #metoo is trending on social media in the wake of the scandal. sweeping twitter and instagram with stories from anyone ever sexually harassed or assaulted. >> started after actress alyssa milano put out a call on twitter to expose the scale of sexual assault. if you've been sexually harassed or assaulted write me too as reply to the tweet. overwhelming. tens of thousands responded. celebrities. debra messing and anna paquin simply replaying me too. and others, rosario dawson, too pervasive. me too. at the same time as academy of motion pictures arts and sciences announced weinstein had been thrown out of the organization after emergency meeting. >> lot of people are saying is this like gun control, lot of talk and then go away? it feels like it's going to change. really think

into colony capital, a firm offering a buyout that would save the company. >> it's probably decliningin value every day. >> board members have refused to say what they knew about his decades of alleged abusive behavior. >> it was the easy option to turn a blind eye. >> reporter: behavior who dated his brother. >> weem were scared of him company possible sale comes with a twist. the man at the helm of colony capital is tom bar rick. >> i have only amazing things to tell you about donald. >> a close ally of president trump. >> you can only imagine that he and some of his friends have a little glee that they are buying the studio run by this very prominent hillary clinton supporter. >> reporter: harvey weinstein continues to deny any allegations of nonconsensual sex. he has also had a previous business relation with bar rick. he was one of the investors who bought the weinstein's previous company mira max from disney. the question is what did the board know and when. >> all sorts of plot twists in this sad saga. >>> the death toll is still rising from northern california's wildfires. 4 i

the weinstein company said it had entered a preliminary deal with us private equity firm colony capitaler this month, and was later expelled by the organisation behind the oscars. the hollywood producer insists sexual relations he had were consensual. the headlines on bbc news: three people have died and thousands have been left without power as storm ophelia hit the republic of ireland — an amber warning is in place for northern ireland, wales, and south—west scotland. theresa may says her dinner discussions with eu leaders tonight have been ‘constructive', and they agreed brexit negotiations should be accelerated. thousands of civilians have fled the iraqi city of kirkuk, after the iraqi army seized control from kurdish forces. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. thousands of civilians are fleeing the iraqi city of kirkuk, after the iraqi army seized control of the city from kurdish forces. kurdish fighters — or peshmerga — have been in control of the

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>> what are you appearing with hearing about the terms of a sale >> reporter: this deal with colony capitala savior for the weinstein company. the assets are at this point the most valuable asset is the television business and in particular "project runway" and all of its spinoffs. just to give you a sense, "project runway" generated between $20 million and $30 million last year in revenue of course not all that goes to the weinstein company. it is split off with the various owners but it does speak to sort of how valuable that tv asset is. when it comes to the assets, they have been trying to sell the tv part of the business since 2004 and they have not been able to find a buyer. there are also concerns about the movie side of the business, how powerful it could be now that everyone is trying to distance themselves from harvey weinstein. so a lot of questions about the movies coming up, be current war was expected to be an oscar contender, now you have the stars trying to distance themselves from weinstein. so there are still assets there. the value of the tv business, movie business, but

colony capital negotiating to buy company plans to reduce the role of robert weinstein.om barrett was very active in the meeting this does set up a potential legal battle. weinstein's employment contract wildly reported he would have a clause keep the job even amid claims of sexual harrassment against him. weinstein's resignation from the board made that unlikely. the lawyer was reportedly in the room when all of this went down a few moments ago. the future of the company, trish was already in doubt. more a-list hollywood actresses came forward. first scroll -- angelina jolie, gwyneth paltrow. add to the list, lauren who by from "dumb and dumber." "game of thrones" star. topic on social media. there is hashtag campaign, me too, trending on twitter and facebook. started by actress melissa milano, from "who's the boss" fame. it has been rye tweeted 21,500 times. his next big oscar contender, "the current war," with benedict cumberbatch playing thomas edison, was supposed to be released next month. they have indefinitely postponed release. analysts say you can't promote fil

the company board member said in a statement today the movie studio reached the agreement with colony capitalor a immediate cash infusion. private equity firm has experience in distressed hollywood assets. the company is reeling from sexual harassment allegations towing back decades against harvey weinstein.>>> jury selection in the trial of a man charged with shooting and killing kate finally in san francisco two years ago. 84-year-old undocumented immigrant josi garcia has pleaded not guilty to second- degree murder. he has said he found the gun and it went off accidentally killing steinle. we are told 160 jurors reported to san francisco superior court. as many as 1000 potential jurors filled out questionnaires this month. case against a man accused of killing two sheriff's deputies is finally getting underway.>>> three years after the crimes were committed. louise undocumented immigrant from mexico. accused of shooting and killing 37-year-old sheriff's deputy danny holub are and michael davis junior. pretrial hearings are underway in the case. some lawmakers point to the fact he had been

the movie studio reach the agreement with colony capital for a "immediate cash infusion. " the equityhas experienced distressed hollywood assets. the company is reeling from sexual harassment allegations going back decades against harvey weinstein. the new fund would be needed to distribute three films which has been in limbo since those allegations were made public. >>> three african-american men who work at the tesla factory in fremont filed a discrimination lawsuit against tesla. they claim they were subjected to racially offensive language in racist graffiti by supervisors and other workers. this is the second lawsuit against tesla claiming racial harassment. a spokesman denies the charges and said the men never complained while employed. >>> let's check in with gasia mikaelian to see what's coming up. >>> another busy day. coming up we will continue to follow breaking news of a wildfire in the santa cruz mountains last night and has already burned over 100 acres and one home. evacuation orders are in place. more than 100 homes are threatened. we should get our first daylight look

this as we learn his company actually received an investment from colony capital, that is tom barrick'sompany, probably looking at that library. what is there to invest in here? meanwhile the clinton foundation says it will not return the 250,000-dollars donations from weinstein because it already spent it. what other hypocrisy will this scandal unearth? here to discuss, kaltbaum capital president gary kaltbaum. senior policy analyst for independent women's forum, patrice liwuca. good to have you both here. gary, kind of dirty money, right? 250-k. the clinton foundation could give it back. they should give it back but they're not giving it back. why? >> look, multiple sexual assault accusations, multiple rape accusations. i don't understand, they talk about that it already has been spent. i work very closely with philanthropic organizations t has not been spent. these things get designated. you go into your war chest and pay it. the optics are bad but in clinton's world -- trish: that is what we're talking about. you want to talk about bad optics, this charity spends more money than fly

this morning, we learned the weinstein company is in negotiations with colony capital for a potential sale. weinstein's brother says he's talked to harvey weinstein twice since the scandal broke and says, quote, harvey has no remorse whatsoever. this weekend the movie mogul was expelled from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, the group that gives out the oscars. >>> nbc announcer al michaels quickly apologized after making a joke about harvey weinstein during sunday night football. michaels said the giants were, quote, coming off a worse week than harvey weinstein. weinstein faces sexual misconduct allegations. again, michaelses apologized during the game for being flip and it was not meant in that matter. the broncos beat the giants last night, so the first win of the season. >>> up next, philly is going global. we are highlighting a big celebration underway right now as philadelphia continues to shine the international spotlight. >>> october is breast cancer awareness month and this wednesday there is a focus on a national initiative to help patients learn about their

they're now exploring a possible sale to equity firm colony capital.the company fired disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein for allegedly assaulting dozens of women. weinstein is meeting with his former company tomorrow. "tmz" is reporting that he is going to challenge his firing in front of the whole board. >> i would like to be there for that. david: that would be interesting. melissa: yeah. now hillary clinton is chiming in on the weinstein, perfect, chiming in, making it political bringing in president trump desperately attempting to make connections between the two. >> after all we have someone admitting to be sexual assaulter in oval office. >> three women brought on stage attacking trump and your husband, you dismissed them. >> that was litigated. that was subject of a huge investigation as you might recall in the late '90s. there were conclusions drawn and, that was clearly in the past. david: so is history. melissa: i don't even know, i just, i can't even believe she would go there. here now is former arkansas governor mike huckabee. a

what's clear is the weinstein company is highly thought to be sold to colony capital, who's owned byck, a friend of president trump. they had the board meeting yesterday. interestingly, after the board meeting ended, allegations came up about harvey's brother, which you mentioned earlier. >> 55 women. it really is a staggering number, and you've got to think that's the 55 who have come forward, so one would assume, surmise, perhaps, there are more women out there that we may hear from in the days and weeks. >> absolutely. >> claire atkinson. claire, thank you so much for that. again, live look here at the podium there. owners meeting, nfl, new york city, roger goodell we're told any moment now expected to take to that podium, make some comments, take some questions from reporters, as well. the white house press briefing has just been pushed back we're told. that's going to happen at 2:30. lo lots happening this afternoon on msnbc. we'll be right back. so that's the idea. what do you think? hate to play devil's advocate but... i kind of feel like it's a game changer. i wouldn't go tha

colony capital run by tom barrack, a close friend and confidant to president trump announced an immediatethe move comes after the explosive allegations of sexual harassment and assault against harvey weinstein. in a statement, the movie mogul spokesperson said, quote, any allegations of nonconsensual sex are denied by weinstein. harvey's brother insists the company is not for sale and would not shut down. five board members resigned since the allegations surfaced. the board said it was unaware of any allegations against weinstein. thap is a tough argument for them to make. and now actress reese witherspoon is sharing her separate story revealing she was sexually assaulted by a director when she was just 16 years old. witherspoon did not give a name, but said in a speech at elle magazine's women in hollywood event, she feels, quote, true disgust at the director who assaulted me when i was 16 years old and anger at the agents and the producers who made me feel like silence was a condition of my employment. i want to bring in cooper hefner. maybe a surprising voice. he's the chief creative o

the company he built into a hollywood powerhouse is getting a boost from colony capital led by tom barak, a close personal friend of trump's. the president of france looking into withdrawing a rare honor that his government conferred on weinstein in 2012 under another french president. he potentially would longer be able to wear the legion de honor. >> he's getting bigger problems on that. it focuses on criminal investigations. two women here in new york have gone to the police and said look, harvey weinstein assaulted me and they happened at least ten years ago. we think that one of those women is lucia evans whose story was outlined in "the new yorker" who claims in 2004, harvey weinstein forced her to perform oral sex on him in the company's tribeca offices. the other problem he's facing is over in england. there are now three women who are believed to have come forward saying that they have been sexually assaulted by harvey weinstein including lis set anthony, an actress who went public over the weekend telling the sunday times that he raped her in his house, claiming he raped her in

we are seeing reports that he was terminated by bank colony capital following today's indictment.more insight on this developing story, we want to bring in tim o'brien. he is out with a new bloomberg view column titled, -- "why the indictment should shake trump." this is in contrast to the message sarah huckabee sanders gave today, which is there are no connections to the trump campaign and this happened ages ago, before he was running for office. there's a lot of truth to that. i think the immediate collusion issue of trump and the kremlin, and the 2016 campaign, i don't think it is front of mind for the president. , collusion in the campaign isn't mentioned at all in the manna fort -- paul manafort indictment. the president over the last week has been tweaking about all of these things -- tweaking about all of these things. i think what he's concerned about is the money trail and the extent to which the mueller investigation is looking at the hisp family's finances and own financial and business dealings that involve russia or people representing russian interests. julia: how im

fired from the company, meanwhile, the company may be getting a lifeline the investment firm colony capitalnt trump was chairman of trump's presidential national committee a lot of news on the weinstein scandal forget linkedin facebook wants to help you find a job facebook facebook reportedly testing featuring much of what you see on linkedin build in a rÉsume on top of your existing personal profile, no word one this is rolled out everybody on facebook, the stock up over 51% this year, and here is one for all of you a british man, hid in the woods for 10 years to escape, his wife. in particular her nagging 62-year-old malcolm applegate said he left home in birmingham traveled to london after three years of marriage camped in woods worked on gardens community center anything but go home. those are headlines. maria: he admits it. >> what do we know what wife has to say. >> no response from her yet we're waiting. >> get her side. >> nagging. >> nags him. >> 10 years? >> how did he survive 10 years in the woods. >> she must have been a real nag she called the police my husband gone for a decad

now colony capital apparently looking to, maybe doesn't want to touch it with a 10-foot pole.n this company is so great. some movie deals in the works have completely fallen apart. no one wants to touch it. stuart: ouch. ashley: yep. stuart: another item. this again from "tmz." amazon reportedly, wasting 40 million bucks on a robert de niro show. i believe, more fallout from weinstein. liz: this would star julianne moore. this is $150 million for a 20 episodes for the project from the weinstein company. they did silver linings playbook, which was a big hit. apple scrapping a elvis biopic. people are just removing the weinstein name, words from "project runway" pulling back. this thing has collapsed. stuart: that is the right word to use i think. by the way, hollywood, they can't resist getting back into politics and more moral lectures. actors are making an anti-nra ad. you will see more of this in just a moment. at fidelity, trades are now just $4.95. we cut the price of trades to give investors even more value. and at $4.95, you can trade with a clear advantage. fidelity, wh

the man at the helm of colony capital is tom bar rack. >> i have only amazing things to tell you about donald. >> reporter: a close ally of president trump. >> can only imagine that tom barrack is a supporter. >> reporter: harvey weinstein continues to deny any allegations of nonconsensual sex. he has also had a previous business relation with barrack. bar rack was one of the investors who bought the weinsteins' previous company miramax from disney in 2010. the big question does remain what did the board know and when? >> all sorts of plot twists with this sad saga. >> thank you. >>> the death toll is still rising from northern california's massive wildfires. 41 people confirmed dead. they range in age in 14 to 100. among them is a driver whose truck overturned while delivering water to the fire lines. the wildfires destroyed some 5700 homes and businesses. we have more from santa rosa where a husband held his wife for hours in a pool trying to keep her alive. maria, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. search and recovery crews going through burned out homes like this, they're loo

something wrong but we see it as part of a larger context so we understand things like colonialism imperialism capitalism. and of course patriarchy and you know white supremacy racism those all play into the choices that women are making to participate in the sex trade and there isn't this clear line between trafficking and prostitution or what some call sex work the line is very blurred you know there's not so if a woman who works in the sex and says to you i made a choice i'm happy to be here it's a feminist choice would you say to them well i would say the fact that one woman is having what she says is a positive experience doesn't change the larger implications of the sex trade with the existence of a sex trade means which is around you know male entitle mint. and i wouldn't say it was a feminist choice because they don't understand how her choice to sell sex liberates other women liberates women as a collective i don't know what that contributes towards ending patriarchy. one thing i would like to share is that i haven't had that experience of working in that industry so i can't speak to what every

questions as to whether bob weinstein will remain at the company if in fact they are acquired by colony capital. also it broadens a discussion beyond just the corridors of the weinstein company to others within the industry. >> it gets uglier and uglier. thank you very much, bianna. >>> damage estimates from northern california's deadly wildfires topped $3 billion and that number is expected to grow. the wineries were hit hard. more than 30 were destroyed or damaged after the fires broke out early last week. aid ya adriana diaz is at a winery this suffered extensive damage. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. california wine making is a $58 billion business but now some of that could be up in smoke. if you look around here, a wildfire tore through this vineyard, destroying this work truck and the vines behind it. we got a look at the damage from the air in a california national guard helicopter. >> i've never seen anything like this. this literally looks like a bomb hit this neighborhood. >> reporter: the wind-driven firestorm burned entire neighborhoods to the ground. >> just when you thi

. >>> overnight a preliminary agreement by equity firm colony capital to make an emergency investment reportedly fell through. we reached out to the weinstein company board but have not heard back. meantime, at the power woman breakfast this morning in los angeles, survivors of sexual assault are expected to speak. according to the rap, they include at least two weinstein accusers, journalist lauren savon and actor claire furlani. >>> and author mark halperin has been accused of inappropriate behavior. in a statement to cnn, halperin said "i now understand that my behavior was inappropriate and caused others pain, for that i am deeply sorry and i apologize. under the circumstances i'm going to take a step back from my day to day work while i properly deal with this situation." according to cnn, none of the women reported the alleged incidents to abc news management. nbc news has not independently very phiing the accusations. we find the stor -- question fie story and allegations troubling, mark halperin is leaving until his conduct is fully understood." >>> let us take a turn and toda

cofounded by harvey weinstein is in doubt, according to a person familiar with the situation, colony capitale weinstein company. the studio has been losing projects since a number of women came forward to say harvey weinstein rate or sexually harassed them. ped or sexually harassed them. tom: we have talked about europe and continental europe, that is about to go against the ongoing conversation over brexit. i love the title for david davis , secretary of state for exiting the european union and we speak to the chief economist for exiting this hour of "bloomberg surveillance,'antonio garcia pascual with an update on the european view of brexit. what is the combined brussels-german view on brexit right now? antonio: they conversations are clearly not at the stage where they would like to see. hopingr end, they were to have a resolution on the exit border, and the rights of u.k. workers in the eu, and vice versa. they are not. . agree -- they are not there yet. this is critical, because otherwise firms starting next year, they will start having plans for designing whether to move or how much t

. >> speaking of investments in troubled business, colony capital is taking a stake in weinstein, antment in the weinstein company, just announced a few moments ago. we're -- barrack says we're pleased to invest and move it forward. we believe the company that's a substantial value in growth potential. look forward to working with the company's critical streak distribution and production partners after a tough week for weinstein, ousted from the academy over the weekend. >> david, you probably have the most to say about that of anybody? >> lots of nothing to say. i mean, what do you say. i don't know very significant fall, very quick although long in coming and that has been i think one of the key questions -- >> how about that -- >> how about that ge actually? i'd like to go to. jim, i haven't listenedto all of your commentary as i watch the stock trade. >> last week i was holding my own sword. >> they add ed garden to the board and stock does nothing but go down. they get rid of a lot of old management and announce their departures is it -- you know, even though i was out much last

report coming up next >>> and long-time donald trump friend and confidant, tom bairk, the ceo of colony capitalice for the president. what he said and the impact that could have on the trump agenda is coming up what's critical thinking like? a basketball costs $14. what's team spirit worth? (cheers) what's it worth to talk to your mom? what's the value of a walk in the woods? the value of capital is to create, not just wealth, but things that matter. morgan stanley >>> we have an update on the race to replace janet yellen as fed chair. politico is reporting now that treasure secretary steve mnuchin is picking president trump to pick jerome powell to be the next fed chair politico says mnuchin feels powell is a safe pick and somebody that he can have some influence over something that the gang on squawk box can ask the secretary about tomorrow morning mnuchin will be a guest at 7:45 a.m. eastern time tomorrow >>> meantime the dow, a lot of the major averages continue to move fractionally higher dow in record territory. >>> at least for napa valley wineries have been destroyered we are joined fro

laughter] now, breaking news, the weinstein company has entered into a preliminary agreement with colony capitale capital infusion. the weinstein company says it's entered a negotiating period for potential sale of all or significant portion of the company's assets. james, keith, your reaction to that. let's begin with james. the beginning of the end? >> i don't know why they're still calling it the weinstein company. [laughter] shouldn't that be the first order of business -- ashley: change the name? >> call it the ashley company, whatever they want to call it. i don't know. ashley: beginning of the end, keith? >> i think it's actually going to have some pretty far-reaching effects. i've seen companies from disney to netflix to the amazon and google are all going to look very carefully who's producing these films, because the reputational and brand risk associated with a blockbuster or a dud is the same. and that's significant. ashley: all right. let's move on to this story, i was reading about this on the train coming in this morning. lots of layoffs at tesla. >> yeah, hundreds of workers. the

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