he was going to sell to disney and the ceo of disney. in a sense it gets chewy.atever ofcom or the cma say about the uk deal, that will be super seeded by the american process. if disney get control of fox, as looks likely, then all of the concerns about media lure rat will in a sense fall away. the tobgs site of the murdoch name. the fact his family have such control won't be an issue if disney is in control. sky news is that assured if disney takes over. what commitment is there from disney they will keep it? the ceo of disney has said in his public pronouncements on it he's committed to sky news. sky news is a key part of the sky subscription. bheem pay for sky like sky news. it's a world —class for sky like sky news. it's a world—class product. if you are disney and you are specialists in entertainment, sky news is a loss—making operation which is, as we have discussed, stuck in a regulatory mess. it might be a complications disney would feel they could do without. disney if they move into uk media they don't want as their first move to sack journalists who p

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disney could buy themm does not make money.the fox assets and they could purchase the sky news part of that early. is not, there are other things that could be done to diminish the influence of rude rupert murdoch. it is fascinating when people talk about how much influence he has because they have been media moguls over the years that it cecil king in the 1960s, he was a director of the bank of england and controlled most of the newspapers including the daily mirror. this is not that odd. great british success story, 2a year hours ago nobody had heard of this young man at least not many unless young man at least not many unless you were fond of tennis. and now kyle edmonds is on the back page of most newspapers. he had never won a career title since he turned pro in 2011 and a further as he got in a grand slam was the fourth round. suddenly he is in the semi— final round of the australia and open. only the sixth man, the sixth british man to reach that point. heat has two big marin cilic to get into the final and marin cilic h

a former disney employee of 30 years..((former disney employee))"i don't care who you are. small amount of money and the little bit i know about a waitress working at a sportsbar in arkansas tells me that's lifechanging."so this man- who wished to remain anonymous- wanted to do something big"we're going to arrange..."we met up with leslie((leslie underwood/waitre ss))1:00"oh my jeeze."so she could hear the good news herself"trip out to the disney resort in california..."an all- expneses paid vacation to disneyland and california adventures((leslie underwood/waitress))"that is so awesome."the trip leslie wanted to take her family on with part of her winnings ((leslie underwood/waitress)) "my heart is like pounding 90 to nothing right now. i'm so excited."((former disney employee))"i didn't even know that they had mentioned disney, but that works out!" laughing her laugh after he says "that works out" about disneycomplete with a private tour of the castle... among other vip experinces.((former disney employee))"that the general public usually doesn't have access to."((leslie

would you rather netflix or disney >> definitely disney i've been an outspoken critic of netflix.his is now up in my face because i thought that chart was breaking down last year. this upgrade tells you what's happened in the sector we've put a floor underneath i think people are able to start to see the future when they're able to control distribution what multiple do you put on disney it's not 16. i think it's closer to 18. therefore i think 18, 19 times you can be long the stock even after this move. >> the analysts, they both got upgraded to the same ratings but it seemed like they were favoring netflix and its subscription model they say disney's subscription service won't be a threat to netflix. >> i hear what he's saying 18 times forward earnings for disney in the environment they find themselves in, is rich. it would be twice competitors such as viacom they deserve a premium valuation. netflix said there's a 40% chance that apple buys netflix i'm not sure where they got 40% from and i'm not sure the shareholders will be thrilled about that it will add fuel to the fire if w

the walt disney company announced a new investment of $175 million in its u.s. workforce. over 125,000 employees will receive cash bonuses and disney will invest $50 million in an employee program to help employees to access higher education and vocational training. jp morgan chase announced a five-year comprehensive instment pla to support economic growth and american workers. that plan includes permanent raises for 22,000 employees, hundreds of new bank branches across the country, thousands of new jobs, expanded philanthropy and an increase in loans for affordable housing and small business development. and just this morning starbucks announced it is permanently raising pay and and one-time stock bonuses. this major investment will affect 150,000 employees. so, mr. president, the good news about tax reform and its benefits is rolling in almost faster than i can keep up with it. in retrospect the surprise here is not that the tax reform boasted the economy -- boo ted the economy -- boasted the economy, the real surprise is that there are those who didn't see it coming.

follows the misadventures of three kids living on the highway to the most magical place on earth disney well florida. an oscar nominated legend willem dafoe and the cost the first time the story is set in a budget motel now mostly home to america's hidden homeless i spoke to brave unlike say he was discovered through social media about her character haiti's experience of poverty motherhood and separate commendation hayley as a young mom she's in her early twenty's she has a six year old daughter named money she's just trying to figure her life out financially struggling doesn't really have a lot of opportunity i and the film is just about her daughter mostly but it's about her kind of child to figure out the shadows without putting them on her daughter not being able to pay or right not being able to get where all those things are true and they and they go through these things regularly so it definitely. situations that are really going on and these malthouse do you realize before the film about some of this hidden homelessness situation in america how many people who are suffering i ne

follows the misadventures of three kids living on the highway to the most magical place on earth disney will florida star an oscar nominated legend willem dafoe and the cost of first time says the story is set in the budget motel now mostly home to america's hidden homeless i spoke to brave unlike say he was discovered through social media about her character haiti's experience of poverty motherhood and separate commendation hayley as a young mom she's in her early twenty's she has a six year old daughter named money she's just trying to figure her life out financially struggling doesn't really have a lot of opportunity. and the film is just about her daughter mostly but it's about her kind of trying to figure out the struggles without putting them on her daughter not being able to pay or right not being able to get where all those things are true and they and they go through these things regularly so it definitely trade real situations are really going on and these martellus do you realize before the film about sort of this hidden homelessness situation in america how many people who a

follows the misadventures of three kids living on the highway to the most magical place on earth disney will florida star an oscar nominated legend willem dafoe and of course the first time actors the story is set in a budget motel now mostly home to america's hidden homeless i spoke to known actor brevin knight say he was discovered through social media about her character haiti's experience of poverty motherhood and temporary accommodation hayley as a young she's in her early twenty's she has a six year old daughter any money she's just trying to figure her life out financially struggling doesn't really have a lot of opportunity and the family just about her daughter mostly but it's about her kind of trying to figure out the struggles without putting them on her daughter not being able to pay around not being able to get where are those things are true and they and they go through these things regularly is definitely. situations that are really going on and these martellus do you realize before the film about. this hidden homelessness situation in america how many people are suffering

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>> we're in disney world! ahh! ahh! >> that moment it dawns on them they are at disney world! >> ahh! yes, yes! yes! we're at disney world! yes, yes! yes! yes! yes! >> so they've been to disney world before, when their oldest daughter was 5. >> and she really liked it apparently. >> they've gone again, now that their youngest daughter is 5. i'm sure they had a fantastic time. this girl thinks her brother has gotten a brand new cell phone >> daddy, that's not fair. that's not fair. >> ha, ha, ha! >> she's doing this full-on tantrum, but those feelings are about to take a 180, when she turns back around. [ screams ]. >> because it turns out her brother has come home. he's been gone since july, and she holds on, the rest of this video. >>> a bossy husband has managed to get under his wife's skin. >> he tells her, demands that she stop, and then this happens. >> stop on the freeway? >> why barking out orders is not the way to go on the road. >>> and time for the bouquet toss. >> dana is going to do something really, really special here. for one bridesmaid in particular. see what t

. >> thee reaction on the entrance of disney, and open questions. >> the u.s. subscriber beats even though they raised 5 percent. that helps explains the gain that does it for "closing bell" today. "fast money" begins right now. >>> "fast money" starts right now. overlooking new york city's times square, steve grasso, david see berg, guy adami. the real action is -- we'll head to hollywood florida, to puke to one of the pot-only etfs, and whiched tracers tell us what could be the match made in heaven it's been anything but a strange right for the hid maker of "stranger things." the stock is at an all-time haim, a whopping 64% in the past year, now with a market cap of $100 billion, the company smashing expectations. it looks like the unbreakable stock, do you just keep it simple doing keep buying? what do you do >> the answer is yes international numbers are crazy. stream looking for i think 5 million, but even domestically they're growing. the streamers -- just when you think they can't grow any more here in the united states, they continue to grow it means th

this isa uk media and salad to disney. this is a bureaucratic step in a british regulatory process.urdoch's business from him and, if they do, many of the concerns about media plurality you're watching bbc news. we're leaving the news at one in order to bring you our special oscar nominations programme. i'm joined by the film criticjason solomons, who's with me for the next 45 minutes. we'll be bringing you all the nominations as they are announced in los angeles. it isa it is a fascinating year on many levels, we will talk about the me too campaign in a moment, but potentially a good year for the brits? it is, look out for gary oldman as winston churchill, daniel day—lewis in a film called phantom thread, which is not out in the uk get, and daniel kaluuya from camden town. unless lookout for sally hawkins, who is in the shape of water, which we expect to lead the nominations by the end of play today. fascinating, good to have you with us, we will be joining those announcements, viewers joining us from bbc world as well. hello, and welcome to this bbc news special programme, bringin

. >>> how a t-shirt and a trip to disney world helped save a father's life. >> i was desperate. i was desperate. >> an amazing story of survival. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. i'm savannah guthrie in for lester, and it is crunch time now. we are hours away from a government shutdown. today, a mad scramble up and down the halls of congress, up and down pennsylvania avenue, as top lawmakers left the hill for the white house, meetings and calls with the president, all in a mad scramble to get a deal. at this hour, washington is once again on the brink and the clock ticks. nbc's capitol hill correspondent casey hunt starts us off. casey, good evening. >> savannah, good evening to you. these developments are happening so quickly. senate leaders are in fierce negotiations with the white house, trying to break the stalemate. now just hours before the government is set to shut down. president trump earlier this afternoon summoning democratic leader chuck schumer down pennsylvania avenue to the white house. >> we had a long and detailed meeting. we dis

. >> we're going to disney. >> we're going to disney. >> we are? >> yes. >> we are? >> yes. >> and it's going to be awesome. >> we're going? >> yes. >> she's not buying it. she's like you're not getting my hopes up. >> i've seen enough pranks on video. >> you're right, they didn't go to disney. i'm joking. they did go to disney. they have a picture. >> do you believe her? >> no. >>> there's a robbery in progress, but then a twist. >> and he showed up right on time. >> find out why the dramatic scene still has the web wondering. >> they messed with the wrong guy. >>> and prepare to have the heebie jeebies. >> my skin is crawling. >> see what's hatching and doing it well. >> they were quite pleased with the amount. >> yeah. >> good for them. >>> brought to you by mucinex, start the relief, ditch the misery. let's end this. you, and then i fell. i'm not eating pizza from the trash. then i discovered mucinex. huge difference. one pill lasts 12 hours, and i'm good. oh, here kitty, kitty...ah! not a cat, not a cat! why take 4-hour medicine? just one mucinex lasts 12 hours.

the early signs are that disney's boss, bob eiger, does see sky news as integral to sky.oesn't play to disney's strengths, it'll be months before sky's staff and audiences have complete clarity on their future. amol rajan, bbc news. scientists have called for some of the most remote waters in antarctica to be given special protection because they've discovered unique ecosystems in the waters of the weddell sea. for much of the year, the vast area is covered in ice. 0ur environment correspondent, claire marshall, has travelled on a greenpeace ship to the weddell sea, off the antarctic peninsula. and she was able to dive down beneath the surface in a submarine to see for herself what the scientists have found. she sent this exclusive report. antarctica, the most remote continent in the world, encased in glacial ice thousands of feet thick. it's still largely unexplored and we know even less about the icy seas that ring it. now, machines are making it possible for us to catch a glimpse. a mini—submarine is taking marine biologist dr susan lockhart down into the antarctic dee

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he'll explain. >>> disney and netflix soaring on upgrades.hich stock will be the big streaming winner >>> later, apple's apology continues after iphone fans were

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but then suddenly someone mentioned disney and i said wait, what? i appreciate with the character has been able to teach me. i am 16 now and i was 14 when we started recording. so i got to grow through the prime teen years in the dream that moana goes on to find herself is still going on. it's a huge honor and responsibility. i have been part of the disney family and a cast member for 32 years and with that comes tremendous responsibility which is great. is a perfect match, i am all about children and family entertainment so when disney cast to me it was a match made in heaven. >> [ music ]>> wreck it ralph number two breaks the internet. in hollywood, adam housley fox news . >>> back in the bay area tickets go on sale tomorrow for the cluster fest comedy returning to san francisco for the second year. this takes place on june 1 through the third. there will be dozens of performers. organizers have not announce to will be on stage but last year's headliners included kevin hart, jerry seinfeld and ice cube. the news continues and you can follow us on

pixar received three nominations, disney is the parent company of abc7.aily city native sam rockwell is up for his role in three billboards outsi billboar billboards ebbing missouri. >> and ladybird, got a total of five nominations. >> for a complete list of the nominees, head to abc7 news.com and watch the oscars live only on abc7 sunday march 4th. jimmy kimmel, once again the host. >> and the oscar for best seven-day forecast goes to? >> you're just winning brownie points, drew tuma. >> if you like rain, you'll love tomorrow. the next storm is already approaching the region. for most of us that rain will arrive in the afternoon tomorrow. the active sweep by live doppler 7. right now, it's quiet. a live look from our camera, showing you calm and clear conditions across san francisco. the clouds are building overhead, and in about 12 hours, the rain will be here. we bring back the storm impact scale to rank our storms from 1 to 5, light to severe. gives you a good idea what to expect. the system that arrived tomorrow, it's a 2, a moderate storm system, we

clearly it's not cheap and probably more important than ever as we see rivals like disney pull contentff the netflix platform and make moves towards launching their own rival coming forward this expectation of how much they'll have to spend on content continues to rise. and the flash flow is still negativ negative >> correct on disney and competition, they had big competition from the outset 15 years ago it was blockbusterment concern that amazon would get in. amazon gives away their service for free hulu is a fantastic service. but in the course of seven years, they have added 17 million subscribers. in 2017 alone netflix added 24 million. so there's plenty of competition for sure on other content that's happened to them, and that's why netflix has been investing in their own content. clearly they saw that coming there's still going to be networks out there that will say, when you look at the way the syndication of shows are sold, they will say where can we get global distribution and who will write us the biggest check? if you take a cbs with the new star trek show, domestically that

mary: welcome back force was strong with disney at box office last year nicole petallides on floor ofey and the market, good morning. >> good morning to you happy new year maria happy new year to everybody markets higher, the big news is "star wars" fans you got it, "star wars" is number one for 2017 highest grossing film finishing in first place, and the last 8th highest grossing domestic film of all time 15 million behind last year's, star wars story great news for disney up 1% this morning, then a lot of news circulating around apple first and foremost is about a potential deal that citigroup saying 40% likelihood apple acquires netflix trump tax plan they can repatriate a ton of cash the very large war chest 220 billion 250 billion, 50 billion more each year, piling it on, so they think this is a the most likely emergency and acquisition for apple buybacks a possible they use a third to buy netflix the other stories apple accelerating battery placement pipe ohr jafries has comments. >> a good market up about 100 points on dow thanks so much boeing expected to decide, whether to st

. >> now we have two megamergers in the public spotlight which i mentioned, disney buying out fox. >> yes. >> and at&t trying to buy our corporation, time warner. disney -- and i'll read what the white house said about that -- the white house was pleased about it. i know the president spoke with rupert murdoch earlier today, congratulated him on the deal and think that's dosh use o-- t of the president's favorite words -- great for jobs. >> that's the dumbest -- you can't say it's the dumbest because the dumb standard has changed given this administration. but the idea of saying this merger is going to create jobs is beyond ridiculous because one of the key parts of this merger is to save money by putting these things together and eliminating jobs. now, you know, that is the fact here. i'm not saying it's a bad thing in and of itself, mergers by their very nature -- there's not a merger that doesn't usually almost always have cost synergies, cost synergies, what does it mean? it means eliminating people. >> i know, and i'm glad you actually made that clear for everybody. what about, t

you have disney with fox, netflix is losing these disney shows because disney is doing its own streamservice in 2019 so what is netflix snood they sent e more or less amount to boost its library last year and now word is that they're going to be involved in getting more kid shows in order to fight disney this coulding syfy and kid shows medical record to take them on in 2018. so it's a battle of the library. >> tough battle for netflix nicole thank you very much. appreciate it. the tad today show found replacement for matt lauer. and the tans and viewers that have show love hoda they're saying, there's clapping and cheering all around the studios at nbc. the kicking off the air right hoda is officially coanchor of today and continued to that fourth hour with with kathie lee give the so launched this morning. >> a popular decision apparently. all right thank you. there's a lot of pressure on companies to invest hundred and create jobs in the u.s. instead of just returning money to investors under new tax plan in other words, you can lead a company to order but can you make them do what

any questions about disney, you have to ask the disney management. thank you for asking the question. emily: all right. john chen, ceo of blackberry. always great to have you on the show. thank you so much for stopping by. john: thank you. emily: we have some news coming in from intel now. talking a little bit more about this security flaw in their chi ps, saying the exploit allows access to privileged information. it does not allow malicious code to infiltrate the computer or stop the computer, but they say that fixes to this attack will take some time to deploy and that those fixes are coming over the next two weeks. coming up, spotify preps for its unconventional public offering. the latest details and what it means for startups looking for an exit, ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: they are buying a brazilian right hailing company ing company, putting themselves in direct competition with uber. last year, they led a $100 million investment in the brazilian company. the terms of the cash deal were not released. the move is a signal that the indus

disney announcing to buy a lot of assets from 21st century fox.watching how that shakes out. thank you so much for joining us. moving on, i would like to take you back to september 2016. take a listen. idearsonally, i think the that fake news on facebook, of which it is a small amount of , influenced the election in any way is a pretty crazy idea. emily: mark zuckerberg speaking there with our editor of economy. it really does feel like a lifetime ago that zuckerberg was defending his limited role in elections. today the company has acknowledged the exact opposite. social media seemed like a positive. last year's presidential campaign changed that. discuss this admission, talk to us about the latest admission. haunt those words will zuckerberg. intoompany has dug deep how big of a problem this is. there has been a lot of reporting on the impact that facebook has had with the russian interference and other countries around the world, where dictators are using it for their own means, where facebook has been cozying up to governments. it is crucial f

want to mention disney is the parent company of abc 7.e posted all the info about these events on our website, head to abc7news.com and we will link you up with hoodline. >>> all right. from florida to california and possibly to your home. after the break the possible perfect pet for you and your family. >>> flash the dog is homeless. >> i mean, look at that >>> a reminder for 24/ 24/7 on the abc 7 news app and abc7news.com. a way to track the rain live on doppler 7. be sure to download the abc 7 news app to get breaking news alerts and tune in for the latest news and weather on our next newscast, abc 7 news at 4:00. >>> all right. i had no idea this was a case before today. this is apparently what happens when temperatures drop in south florida. iguanas just freeze. animal experts say whenever it gets below 45 degrees, the cold-blooded species becomes cold stunned. their body functions slow right down. day can still breathe, though, and can stay in this state for a day or two. once the temperatures thaw above 50, the iguanas snap back to

stuart: disney could have taken them over.ips out its content from netflix, have its own stream service. maybe things got rockier for netflix then. stuart: let's go to politics. we love it here. charles, come back in, please. homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen said this about senator cory booker's rant at last week's senate hearing. roll tape. >> it was a distraction and it was very frustrating to me on the behalf of the men and women at department of homeland security. i was there to talk about real threats and their needs to do their job, that the american people asked them to do. it became 11 minutes after lecture about a meet being he was not in, one word and whether or not i heard it. stuart: she is right. cory booker went on a rant, tears of rage he was talking about there. what is your response to this, charles? no her response was actually also restrained, that she was very nice about it. she was certainly very nice about it when cory booker was going on his rampage in, during that bizarre hearing but i have

disney steals a lot of the market cap. how much is disney really worth?think over $200 billion. less than $10. i think those of a good chance doubling. >> we have got to leave it there. thank you so much, mark sebastian. cio, todd harrison. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: i mark barton with first word news. senate minority leader chuck schumer has told the white house that funding for a border wall with mexico is now off the table. a senior democratic aide made it his position known yesterday. upumer reportedly offered $1.6 billion that president trump requested to build the wall. chief is in brussels for a council meeting with european financial leaders. to usetton says he hopes the opportunity to "build on the momentum of the brexit talks and for the u.k. to make its message clear on the world economic >> the message" taken. we are keen to discuss with partners and further appeal without future relationships and britain's role, in particular, london's role in the economy. >> it has caused uncertainty about future trading with european partners. multiple amer

he found success while on a trip to disney world.york - a dying dad of five who printed a plea for a kidney donor on a t-shirt and wore it around disney world for nine straight days while on vacation with his family has received a transplant."you know, i came up with idea because i think it's out of desperation. i look at my kids. when i'm with my kids, all my problems go away and i needed more time with them," rob leibowitz said.a couple who saw him wearing the t-shirt at disney in august snapped a photo and shared it on facebook. it went viral. it garnered about 30,000 shares in the first 24 hours. liebowitz, 60, received calls from strangers around the country."totally surprised. i'm from brooklyn. i'm surprised at everything with help from strangers," liebowitz, who now lives in new jersey, said. "i was in shock."but not everyone was a match -- until...richie sully from fort wayne, ind., said he was donating blood to help hurricane harvey victims when a friend showed him that viral facebook post. sully called the number and left

now disney, j.p. morgan chase. massive regulation reduction tax cuts making us a power house again. long way to go. jobs, jobs, jobs.

say is ihat i would think there is less political heat because of the disney intervention.ney should have to make a mandatory offer of the whole fox, sky deal falls apart? martin: that is a question for the regulators. again, what i would say is that i think there is a test for that and i am convinced they did not buy fox just to get sky. deal isrationale of the consolidation in that media sector. i think that is why the decideds combining was a very good deal for fox. i am on the board of sky, not fox. mark: you did tell us that you are more interested for the company in integration than m&a. does that reflect on your ambitions in the u.s. and that you no longer want to grow as much in the u.s.? martin: we would love to be bigger in the u.s. the u.s. is half of the world's wealth. there is a lot of money here come and we are very underweight in the u.s. um is inour u.n the outside of the u.s.. what we would love to do is have more of our products available here in the u.s. vonnie: martin:, chief executive at aberdeen standard investments staying with us again. next, we wil

distribution, with the great disney brands.hink if you look at bob iger's career, he has just been adding great brands and great talent to disney, and this is another attempt to add great talent to the disney portfolio >> what do you think happens to hulu in all of this given on tt and the ott product that espn will ultimately have >> i think hulu is a strong player in this distribution landscape. >> does it become a separate -- is it a separate piece does the espn bamtech proposition or the disney proposition, are those separate? do they become part of a larger -- >> the espn bam tech is an attempt to go directly to home with a specific espn branded product. what the exact strategy is of hulu, i'll let bob explain that. >> the reason i ask is that you could also imagine the beginning of bundled ott services, right all of a sudden you could have an espn bundled service with a hulu or a disney service that would, therefore, impact your -- >> i think there's going to be a tremendous amount of rebundling, and i think it's great fo

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shirt from the disney store saying it sends a negative message to young girls.s shirt reads shoes speak louder than words. the london mom said that disney responded to her on facebook and says it is investigating her complaint. what do you think about that? that wraps it up for 4:00 a.m. hour of "fox & friends first", "fox & friends first" continues right now. i will see you tomorrow. bye. ♪ >> serious questions about his mental capacity, ability to process information. >> i'm with him almost every day. we talk about some of the most serious matters facing america and the world, complex issues. >> mainstream media is going mental over president trump's fitness for office. the administration now firing back in the only way it knows how, by pushing the agenda to make america great again. >> good evening, ladies and remaining gentlemen, it's 2018, marijuana is finally allowed and sexual harassment finally isn't. rob: all right the golden globes getting into the issues and gett

does disney have the same commitment to sky and sky news that the murdochs have?an we do have that issue, because it does provide a really important counterweight to the bbc. that is something he would be focusing on very sharply? we have this turnaround, lots of murdoch's critics are jumping up and down and saying that a regulator has finally said he is too powerful, we might actually say, thank goodness rupert murdoch funded sky news, which loses tens of millions every year, and has done for the best part of 30 years. i think some people might have take that for granted, and will not take for granted when disney owned fox, as they might do this summer. a powerful earthquake in the gulf of alaska this morning, which struck 175 miles south—east of the town of kodiak, prompted warnings of a possible tsunami down the west coast of canada and the united states. those warnings have now been lifted, but a lower—level alert remains in effect for south alaska. joining me now from edinburgh is dr roger musson from the british geological survey, who can explain exactly wha

andrew: we have a great relationship with disney. they have some wonderful ip.s an opportunity to do more with them, we would because they have in wonderful partners. and i think we complement what they do. if there is an opportunity, we would jump at the chance. emily: would there ever come a day when you don't release new titles on your franchises every year, and just release online content, like take two with grand theft auto? andrew: the short answer is yes. there is a few different things that have to happen we do a lot first. in fifa game and a lot with madden game. there is a lot of code we make available as part of the new iteration. but in korea or china, we don't do it that way. every four years, we release a new big code drop and offer incremental change over time. so what we see in korea and china and what we see on mobile, that is a world that might happen in other parts of our business. emily: apple has been pushing to become a bigger platform in games. it still hasn't happened. do you think that will happen for apple? andrew: the app store is a bi

disney also plans to put $50 million into a fund to help hourly employees with tuition costs. now. before we go, the markets. the markets are now. before we go, the markets. the markets a re pretty now. before we go, the markets. the markets are pretty flat. they have been catching their breath after rate next big. —— break—neck speed. that is it for now. the news briefing coming up. we will look at the global stories making news today. a new inquest opens today on private sean benton, who died at deepcut army barracks in surrey in 1995. private benton, who was 20, was the first of four young soldiers found dead at deepcut over a seven year period. a brief inquest at the time ruled that it was a suicide. the new inquest was ordered after family lawyers got access to thousands of documents relating to his case, and will examine allegations of bullying at the base. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. sean benton passed out from his basic army training in the autumn of 1994. he had the field his boyhood dream. he was sent to deepcut barracks in surrey to finish h

disney and others. trish: disney and verizon. disney is giving money, not cash, but checks. verizon gives out stock. >> exciting part of this jpmorgan news, they're reversing a trend. they're opening branches. important to note 25% of jpmorgan's branches are in low-income communities. a branch touches 6,000 families. it touches 450 small-time businesses. that is great news for the economy. it is juggernaut moving along. it will take a a lot to slow ths down. trish: it is exciting to see. >> it is. trish: let's get to a topic you and i have been all over. competition for new jersey which today was broadcasting from switzerland addressed this issue of carried interest with private equity investors. i made the point over and over again, david, there is such an opportunity there. you have by some estimates up to $180 billion over 10 years. >> yeah. trish: baseally is there for us. it is, dare i say almost criminal the idea that some of these investors are getting away with treating their income as investment when it is not in fact investment. anyway, david rubenstein, of course

disney and fox merging their. like that impact producers like you?> that causes us -- i think it's good -- i think that deal in particular is one that should a global streaming device that disney gets behind. for amazone balance and netflix and apple. as a producer, it provides another buyer on a global level that is going to be hungry for content and that is great for us. and content creators that specialize in scripted and unscripted and documentary and short form, these global players present a unique opportunity not only for growth, but for new markets and the ability to create new formats that are transportable. gateward own from popper -- proper gate content. you can follow along to the reactions at tv . in the biggest blow to renewable energy, present flow -- president trump decided to impose tariffs on imported sooner -- solar panels. solar -- coming up, amazon is at it again, further disrupting the brick-and-mortar industry by introducing cashierless convenience stores. and boomer tech is streaming live. this is bloomberg. -- bloomberg t

disney streaming or disney specific content. in 2019 espn which seems very appropriate.for quite a few years. when you talk about ford cutting is the theory basically can't be them, join them? the theory is to take on netflix. a piece i think that is of it. you just want to grow. they are truly the biggest entertainment company in the world and if we hop back into the bloomberg and take a look at the financial analysis because of the fox assets we now have revenue growth growing in the right direction. negative territory in 2017. in 2018 we're looking at revenue growth. it's kind of bumpy. time will tell whether or not it's going to work out in terms .f fx we have the theme park. so much going on. right now getting a boost from mccrory. david: that is revenue growth. there is another thing called cost. abigail: the integration. let's see how that goes. david: thank you. shery: everybody in european finance has been abuzz over an obscure acronym, mifid ii. it's about to change how assets are treated. ii or to give it its full name, the markets in financial instruments dir