i send them over to david freeman that puts a melody to it.of goal. we want to get on the "today" show eventually. we said that he wanted to be on the show and then a couple of months go by and we get a phone call. >> when you were going through the difficult time and when people watching now have fallen back and that's what happens. what was it that you think kept you propelling forward when you could have gotten back into drinking? >> for me it was the help of other alcoholics. like my stuff and my sister and best friend, and nothing would stick. when another alcoholic that was done the road and had the accident and the problem, they were able to get in to my head somehow. >> yeah, that's why the meetings are so important. >> great sister. >> she is the best. >> what does he mean to you? >> oh, he just means so much to me. it's the struggle and so many families deal with in america and all over the world. >> addiction. >> yeah, you know when you are in a dark place and being able to give support to someone and knowing that he is a strong per

the company was dealt a significant blow when a federal court awarded david freeman $5.1 million, afternted water caused his test particular cancer. last october they were required to pay another victim 2.6 million. these are two bellwether cases that will help determine how thousands of remaining lawsuits are handled. dupont shares are higher. the company could have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements. it will be interesting to see if this impacts the proposed merger with dow chemical in any way, shape or form. we ask you, has this latest judgment made you think about buying dupont stock or teflon pans? again they don't use the chemical anymore but you can tweet me at liz claman. we want to know what you think. chick out our facebook page and links to all exclusive videos at lizclaman.com. >>> he is working hard for the money. gop presumptive nominee donald trump announcing that he raised more than $26 million, this month. you know what? wilbur ross who helped him raise money, said 400,000 people donated. he may have found a way to start raking in the cashing but his

that silverman, the founding editor of variety fell in love with freeman bernstein is a broadway character. remembered steen was when david runyan was a cover reporter in denver still learning to drink. as a result, variety would run freeman bernstein's monologues about about every three weeks for 15 or 20 years. a typical one would start off with three members she was rubbing lemons over last year's panama hat. ain't it a shame he said, i can't afford a new bonnet. i have have to fix up last year's bonnet myself. would be off in a rambling discussion of freeman bernstein's money problems. now he and his wife even before jiggs and maggie the comic strip always had running disputes over money. one night at the top of hammerstein's ballroom freeman was the only person not wearing a text data. and silverman of writing comes up to him and says, what, you can afford a talks a tax? he said no i have a tux at home. and then he tells a story about how mei was after him because he knew he gotten hundred dollars fee and he was knocking to give her the money and he knew if he ever took office close she will go through them in the mi

. >> david, we are waiting to hear from jelani freeman.et's listen in to the speech. >> -- once she got to the senate. i spent my childhood in the new york foster care system, moving from home to home with a trash bag as my suitcase. and if you're a kid in the system who never finds a permanent home, when you're 18, you're out on your own. after my high school graduation, my social worker shook my hand and wished me luck. that was it. but hillary had this ridiculous notion that every child deserves to live up to their god-given potential so she reserved an internship spot in her senate office just for former foster youth and in 2003, i got that spot. i remember our first meeting vividly. she looked me in the eye and said jelani, i'm proud of you. i felt seen and heard for the first time in my life. throughout the years, hillary has remained a source of encouragement. she has made me more mindful of my responsibility and purpose. hillary has taught me that there's a high cost for low expectations of our kids and that you receive a blessing

david gura. amanda: the federal reserve bank will announce his decision on interest rates. there is no chance of a hike today, but the chief investment strategist stephen freeman is likely. he spoke with cory johnson. >> thank you so much. we welcome everybody on bloomberg tv. from friedman is with us, investment partners here in the new york studio. let's talk about the fed. coming in, he said it was like a snoozer today. >> i don't expect very much from the fed today. i think they have to be happy with how the economy has performed in the second quarter, but they are concerned about downside risks, weak corporate earnings, low expectations, not much of an advantage at this time. cory: some of the concerns were for example brexit. we spoke with corporate earnings, which is not happening , that cause of apple. -- pod's of apple. they predicted a pause in iphone sales. that was not the case. we spoke to british companies who are getting more money spent because people are looking for deals. so people wonder as we start to evaporate, the fed has left to worry about. is a sense of it a relief compared to june. it is very strong consumer pickup, but even beyond br