call 1-800-directv. 107 laps complete. 93 to go in the daytona 500.n and martin truex run one, two. burton is fourth. here is what truex had to say after taking the $200,000 pay day. >> [radio]: going to get the halfway. you got the halfway. clear all around. >> go get the other half now. thanks for the push. thanks for the push. >> [radio]: let's get after these guys. got 100 more. >> mike: 100 laps to go. 92 now remain. of all the drivers that have tried the tandem racing truex and hamlin so far tonight have been the most successful at it. >> darrell: the frustrating thing we saw with tony stewart and have seen it with the 31 car, would get up there but to you make the wrong move you go straight to the back and have to work your way back up through there again. >> mike: our pole sitter has not made a lot of noise lately. carl edwards is back in 21st place. dick berggren? >> dick: he had been running further up in the pack but he has been having fuel pressure issues injuries the engine is running all right but the fuel pressure is going up and down i

call 1-800-directv.s cleanup continues an update from nascar on the driver of the safety vehicle impacted by montoya's car, dwayne barnes who is a staff member of michigan international speedway. the upkat update is that hat hx hospital resting comfortably and being observed. >> larry: one thing we talked to mike helton about off of camera. he said they are getting a lot of questions about letting the drivers out of the car and he said that is something they allowed the drivers. well, over an hour red flag and people relating it to the 2002 when sterling marlin got out of his car under a brief redding there. the difference, sterling pulled on the fender. you cannot work on your car. that is the reason elliott sadler's car is sitting on pit road with no one working on it. >> mike: go back to the back stretch. matt yocum. >> matt: catching up with roush fenway teammates starting first with matt kenseth. issues earlier. everything good to go now? >> i hope so. something in the water system was stuck and kep

call 1-800-directv.s cleanup continues an update from nascar on the driver of the safety vehicle impacted by montoya's car, dwayne barnes who is a staff member of michigan international speedway. the upkat update is that hat hx hospital resting comfortably and being observed. >> larry: one thing we talked to mike helton about off of camera. he said they are getting a lot of questions about letting the drivers out of the car and he said that is something they allowed the drivers. well, over an hour red flag and people relating it to the 2002 when sterling marlin got out of his car under a brief redding there. the difference, sterling pulled on the fender. you cannot work on your car. that is the reason elliott sadler's car is sitting on pit road with no one working on it. >> mike: go back to the back stretch. matt yocum. >> matt: catching up with roush fenway teammates starting first with matt kenseth. issues earlier. everything good to go now? >> i hope so. something in the water system was stuck and kep

call 1-800-directv. under the red flag still at daytona. the banking 31 degrees steep and you see the big fork lift loading type machine that is going to about he used to remove the safety truck from the turn three banking. the reason being the tires are flat from the fire. they don't want to do any further damage to the race surface by removing that vehicle trying to drive it down the banking. we are under the red flag. four cars that did not pit are at the front of the daytona 500 including the leader the car owned by the man who is up on the spotter's stand with jeff hammond. >> jeff: i'm up here with tommy baldwin. the 36 car leading the race right now. you were trying to see how much damage was done. currently they are are trying to lift the truck up rather than dig it into the asphalt because both tires are burned off of it. get it off the racetrack. what is your dryer saying you are in a good position right now. >> thank goodness juan is okay and the safety workers are all right. hope we get the race back going. it has been a long, l

call 1-800-directv. under the red flag still at daytona. the banking 31 degrees steep and you see the big fork lift loading type machine that is going to about he used to remove the safety truck from the turn three banking. the reason being the tires are flat from the fire. they don't want to do any further damage to the race surface by removing that vehicle trying to drive it down the banking. we are under the red flag. four cars that did not pit are at the front of the daytona 500 including the leader the car owned by the man who is up on the spotter's stand with jeff hammond. >> jeff: i'm up here with tommy baldwin. the 36 car leading the race right now. you were trying to see how much damage was done. currently they are are trying to lift the truck up rather than dig it into the asphalt because both tires are burned off of it. get it off the racetrack. what is your dryer saying you are in a good position right now. >> thank goodness juan is okay and the safety workers are all right. hope we get the race back going. it has been a long, l

warren buffett added to his positions in coke, directv, cbs care mark, wells fargo, and visa. he cut but not eliminated stakes in johnson & johnson and kraft. then sold completely out of exxonmobil. that was a small stake. still exxon no longer part of the portfolio. i think that name you're showing davita the most interesting. not a typical company that warren buffett would invest in. new positions. i'll be back in a bit with more from david einhorn's green light capital. >> dva an unusual name. no surprise given his new manager he brought in. that was one of the few stocks that was in his portfolio. i believe liberty might have been there. but davita definitely was. >> i remember talking with ted wexler years ago about it. does have a lot of depth. but it was a free cash flow story i imagine continues. they've done a tremendous job there. i actually wasn't even thinking about the wexler thing. >> there are few stocks that wexler held. it was unusual. >> it's had a huge run. i'm sure it'll be higher given what brian just said. now you have to ask yourself, is it worth followi

a year's worth of directv and he can catch all of the games live. the contest winner got tickets to the super bowl. >> pretty cool. >> the 20th annual wing bowl coming up. >> i like the sound of that. the latest moves by walnut creek to try to keep its downtown safer. >> and the airline that touts itself as a low cost leader is tacking on a fee. details in a live report. >> a live look outside, old glory blowing in the wind out there in san francisco. a clear, crisp start. trust me, christina loren said it's going to get a lot nicer. >> for the latest news traffic weather find us on facebook. nbc bay ea. could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> good friday morning to you. taking a look at the incline into the bay bridge this morning. there was a roll over accident earlier. we're told that has cleared but we can see traffic is picking up. >> a big game going on on sunday, but before the super bowl, brace yourself. there's the wing bowl. that is philadelphia'

by directv. if you call yourself a sports fan you have to get directv. and by verizon 4glte.dway payday is $200,000 awaits. will it be a driver from the front of the pack who is in contention to win the race or are will two drivers hook nextel cup tandem to try to get to the front and the steal the money just about six miles from racing right now. >> darrell: if you are not leading the race the car in front all you see is $200,000 flashing on the back of the car. can i get around him, that is the question? >> mike: mark martin peeks out of line in the 55. two laps to halfway. biffle in command. >> larry: mark martin i think in the 55 would love to get up there and try to do something with martin truex, jr. in the 56 his teammate. and clint bowyer in the 15, another teammate. >> darrell: they have all seen the racing down here from the fourth turn to the start/finish line is where most of the passes have been made. i got to believe they are waiting for that come to get the money lap. >> mike: second, martin truex, jr. hasn't won in awhile. he has a toyota, denny hamlin right b

berkshire also increased its stakes in coca-cola, cvs caremark, directv, general dynamics, intel, visaand wells fargo. but it cut its holdings of johnson and johnson, and exxonmobil. >> susie: taxes, and how much politicians pay, has been a big issue in the republican presidential primary. the debate leads allan sloan looking to hire mitt romney as his tax accountant. allan is senior editor at large at "fortune." >> if the presidential thing doesn't work out for mitt romney, there's a whole other career he can pursue-- retirement planner. romney has gotten what is probably the greatest retirement package in history. even though he left bain capital in 1999, romney still gets millions a year from bain's piece of the profits that investors get from bain's buyout funds, and pays only 15% federal tax on it. in some years, less. compare that with my social security benefits. my wife and i pay 30% tax on those. that's because 85% of our benefit is taxable, and we pay 35% percent on that, thanks to the a.m.t. this all happens because, under our current tax system, income from capital, which i

. >> our main competitors are at&t and verizon, as well as the satellite companies, directv and dish. and obviously we compete globally in the capital markets for investments. and farce the impact on the communications industry, i think verizon and at&t are much more similar to us than maybe even the satellite companies, although the difference is that large. we're all capital intensive companies. for us, tax reform is more about getting the economy stabilize and growing, because that's where our growth is going to come from. >> even though you don't compete -- i'm trying to get more of an answer from you. i don't want to put words in your mouth. maybe i can tell you what i'm trying to do and then you can answer. even though you don't have a quote, unquote, international competitor, you're competing internationally for capital. >> yes. >> the tax code impacts you how with respect to that? >> i think if you look at some of the analysis and research that has been done, companies with lower effective tax rates do have an advantage when it comes to garnering investment from the global cap

he's added a new position in libya media and made a near 1 million dollar investment in directv. it pick up shares of general dynamics and took new stake in dialysis. they added provisions in coca-cola and care marek and reduced stakes in kraft. he's making big bets on technology which has performed very well. i was surprised he was taking his name ouftd j and j and kraft. they've been staples across the board. people like to hold them. i suppose we have to look at all of the holdings in berkshire to get a sense of what he's trying to balance because it's a huge portfolio. >> it is a huge portfolio as you say, which is a key point. his track record isn't bad, though, is it? i suppose that's why people follow. >> yeah. and just with his name. warren buffett is warren buffett. people like to know what he's doing and they like to see what he's making. whether you follow what berkshire is doing, that's another big question. meantime the big economic data keeps. going. we're going to be bringing you highlights from the bank of england's inflation report with mervin king that. will be

. >> can you get directv with that thing? >> the annual shootouted usual high, inc.edian bill murray is the defending champion of the entire tournament winning last year with pga pro points. >> will you take it more serious now that you are the defending champion. >> same. >> do you think he will take it more seriously this year now that he is the defending champion? >> no. bill? nobody understands the theater that is this event. we all let him win last year so he will come back. >> he wins his first pga event last year at pebble but you wouldn't know it because his partner stole his thunder. >> i got the program and looked attic coats and thought wait a minute, didn't i win and there is pictures of bill everywhere. driving down the highway and there is a billboard and by bill and tiger and i was like where i am. >> he seemed a bit more serious about his game this year. >> how did it change your life? >> i don't know. still looks like this. apparently didn't change anything. although it was a lot of fun. i don't think i experienced something like that where something

filing, berkshire has added a position in liberty media and made a near $1 billion investment in directv, raising its stake nearly fivefold. berkshire also picked up additional shares of general dynamics and took a new stake in dialysis provider davita. it reduced stakes in johnson & johnson and kraft foods. back to you. >> thank you very much. have a great day. >> you, too. >> thanks. >>> capital one has been given the green light to acquire ing direct. the federal reserve approved do the deal that would allow the bank to acquire ing for $9 million. the move will make capital one the fifth largest bank in the country. >>> he may not be the biggest dog in the house, but this year he is the top dog. >> best in show at the 136th annual westminster kennel club, america's dog show, is the pekignese. [ cheers ] >> look at all that hair. he is smiling behind all that hair. malachi is the first pekignese to win the prestigious title since 1990. the 4-year-old beat out a long line of purebreds in the finals. look at that walk -- bloop, bloop. a funny walk. his owner says the pup will go into ret

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league baseball, whoever it is, with content, that takes a lot of the other folks like cablevision and directv and dish out of the equation because you'd have the ability to do ala carte buying. you want these sports or this programming from hbo, you could get it directly from them and disintermediateiate the other folks. is that one of the ways this is a game changer for you? >> to me it's not an essential part of the stock. this company will have $150 billion in revenue this year, the entire global television market for flat panels is about $110 billion. so when if apple were successful in a television, had 10% share and of that market and had commissions associated with that content, it's still a relatively small part of apple's earnings contribution going forward. >> but tony, the part i was making there was that when they disintermediate they'll take a toll for everything that goes up on the screens i believe. >> absolutely. >> so that's the real number here that we're looking at the not the global sales of televisions, flat screens and so forth but the spiff for the subscriptions. >> it

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. >> we have directv doing good numbers. what are people watching? where are all these customers coming from? >> a lot of it, though, is an expectation that things are headed down and they are headed down as nearly as many people anticipated. >> basic is doing well, right? >> basic is doing okay. there is something in there and you can't try and draw a bigger macro picture. and, yeah, it's not happening. the belief that people are going to turn off their cable, at least not yet. >> i think it's amazing. i think it's a hormone issue. people are having babies and they are moving out. it's household formation. great call. >> we'll keep an eye on cablevision, having a rare day at this point. melissa, back to you. >> let's welcome kenny bank. it's great to have you with us. >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> i would imagine you're in high demand in recent years particularly as people are reaching for any sort of yield. what has been the interest level in the past couple of years? >> you've actually hit it on the head. people are looking at where the ten-ye

increased stakes in directv, coca-cola and general dynamics, caremark.creased its position it had in apple. soros fund management reducing its stake in xerox, citigroup, at&t charles schwab amazon. raising share stakes in google. >>> the airline industry is bracing for tough times ahead but virgin atlantic is reefring for the skies it says here with a first-class makeover. joining us now, the company's ceo steve ridgway. i already think of it as first class. almost exclusively. what else can you possibly do? >> well, i enjoyed your banter in the last session. i enjoyed hearing that. it's very good to be here today. it's really targeted a new fleet of aircraft arriving this year. there's a fleet of ten airbuses arriving. it's a complete makeover. i think we're flying the strongest product in the north atlantic but you can't standstill. in these tough times you have to be out there continually improving your game. they'll go on through to dreamliners which start arrived. delayed unfortunately. >> what's going to make them better? i mean the pillow is going

. >> directv adding few subscribers than expected in the third quarter. >> i felt tv did pretty wells quarter. i might be focused on the fact that comcast, our parent has had such a blowout number. >> up today again. ralph lauren upgraded from buy to hold at argus. >> i'm more focused on vf corp. not delivering. vf corp. going up which therefore means that perhaps people think vf was just being cautious in their guidance. >> smucker results. >> the run is over there. they got the big gain from the buy of the division from proctor. that's about it. >> cvs out with earnings last night. >> i think tv is better than mobile advertising. i think those people who rode on tv are making a big mistake -- >> finally, pulte group. >> these stocks have had a remarkable ride. profit taking seems in order sfl for more on the stocks go to sots.cnbc.com. >> tonight on mad. >> bombardier. the other one beside boeing and airbus. gold companies have been doing quite badly. the one that's been able to find gold is gold corp., gg. a good story even though bar rack doesn't. >>> "mad money" 6:00 and 11:00 p

. >> our main competitors are the two big boys, at&t and verizon, directv.as far as the impact of a communications industry i think verizon and at&t are much more similar than even this satellite companies, although the difference is not that large. we are all capital-intensive companies, and for us tax reform is more about getting this economy stabilized and the growing because that is really where our growth will come from. >> so even though you don't compete -- i'm trying to get more of an answer from you. at belmont to put words in your mouth, but let me tell you what i'm trying to do. even though you don't have a "and "international competitor you are competing internationally for capital so the tax code impact you how? >> if you look at some of the analysis and resources has been done, companies with lower effective tax rates to have an advantage when it comes to gun reinvestment from the global capital markets. so, from our vantage point that is clearly an issue. also, from -- it just the perspective of raising capital and also being able to invest mo

. >> i will be playing on the directv celebrity super bowl and the last two years i had a chance to play quaterback? >>guest: i don't who on my team but if you are this we will get a touch stone. >> what kind of rap do you most prefer i am sensing i will go long a lot and i will cut over the middle, what do you prefer? >>guest: well, to we are getting you separation, and thessest way is sideways so i don't care where you go but we will work it out even to we have to set some of the illegal kicks >> that is what i like to do because warren goes for the hot women all the time and leave the others out in the cold. each year we have a chance to do this, did you injury this? >>guest: i enjoy being here with you but it could be better. >> what could be better? >>guest: i wish clayton --. >> you prefer clayton? >>guest: i always see you. >> is that true? >>clayton: the greatest moment of my life. >>clayton: i will tear up. >> he cheered for you as a child? >>guest: i appreciate that. i do. appreciate. >>clayton: a dream. i watched every game, and i still have vhs tapes of you playing, my favori