about money. >> cooper: that message was repeatedly emphasized by don blankenship in phone conversationsmine managers he secretly recorded on these machines he installed in his office. >> blankenship: i want you to take a deep breath and i want you to listen carefully. you ready? >> blanchard: yes, sir. >> blankenship: being a group president and/or someday being a v.p. at massey or president of massey requires that you be focused on dollars. >> cooper: he sent terse handwritten notes and memos to managers criticizing them for high costs and low coal production. "you have a kid to feed" he wrote, "do your job." "pitiful. i could kruschev you" and "in my opinion, children could run these mines better than you all do." the bosses were under pressure? >> stewart: they were under tremendous pressure. >> cooper: to keep mining, keep getting coal? >> stewart: keep mining, right. and they carried out his orders to the t. they treated the people under them as he treated them. i mean, he talked to them like they were dogs, they in turn talked to the superintendents or the section foremen, whateve

lot of harm to coal communities and they are taking aim at a coal company ceo by the name of don blankenshiptests at her appearance yesterday in virginia. blankenship was just sentenced to prison in a case connected to the deaths of 29 miners and a clinton spokesman now says that, "our campaign is proud not to have don blankenship's endorsement. if donald trump wants to accept his support, then he owes a serious explanation to the families of our miners we lost in upper big branch and the people of west virginia." now notice there no mention of sanders but a lot of talk about donald trump from clinton. she did admit in an msnbc interview that just aired that she is in general election mode. she says sanders can stay in the race as long as he wants. it's his right. but that she is now focused on trump. >> thanks much, peter. >>> did you hear about this? the national enquirer splashing some mud into the presidential campaign. donald trump repeating the story printed in the tabloid about the father of ted cruz linking him to lee harvey oswald, the assassin of president john f. kenne kennedy. cr

don blankenship was ordered to prison today, after a federal judge rejected his request to remain frees appeal. blankenship must serve one-year sentence for failing to do safety standards. 29 people were killed. >> dennis hastert will not appeal his sentence in a hush money case. they pleaded guilty. hastert is accuse of sexually abusing at least four boys while she was a high school wrestling coach in the 70s. a federal judge branded him -- hastert has been given a date for what to report to prison. >>> main gate at andrews is currently on lockdown. about an hour ago, cbs news says a woman showed up, claiming to be wearing a bomb vest. emergency responders are on the scene. and all personnel and residents are being asked to avoid that area. that's all we know right now. anything new we learn will be posted immediately on our wusa 9 app. >>> weatherwise. >> well, you know, quiet in terms of rainfall today. our streak is in jeopardy. nobody is going to complain about that, right? >> i don't think so. >> the 3-degree guarantee is also in jeppary. we -- jeopardy. we went from a high of 72

the owner of that mine, don blankenship had neglected workers' safety for years. we need to strengthen those laws and hold executives who neglect workers' health and safety to account. by the way, i heard mr. blankenship was outside my event yesterday. protesting me. well, if donald trump wants the support of someone like that he can have it. >> we're going to get those miners back to work. i'll tell you what, we're going to get those miners back to work. we're not going to be hillary clinton and i watched her three or four weeks ago when she was talking about the miners as if they were just numbers and she was talking about she wants the mines closed and she will never let them work again. let me tell you the miners in west virginia and pennsylvania which was so great to me last week and ohio and all over they're going to start to work again. believe me. you're going to be proud again to be miners. >>> for bernie sanders, victory in indiana means his campaign will go on. despite long shot chances of actually winning the nomination. sanders beat hillary clinton by

>> reporter: she's been confronted nearly everywhere by protesters, including coal executive don blankenship, who goes to prison next week for safety violations that contributed to the deaths of 29 miners in 2010. >> well, if donald trump wants the support of someone like, that he can have it. >> reporter: sanders, meantime, has been barnstorming indiana, and the clinton camp says he could very well win. >> thank you. >> reporter: it's an open primary, which means independents can vote, and his tough stance on trade has played well in other rust belt states like michigan. >> secretary clinton, as you know, has supported virtually every one of these disastrous trade agreements. >> reporter: sanders sank nearly $2 million into tv ads in indiana. clinton conserving cash for the general election spent virtually none. he's also spending more time than money in west virginia and kentucky, which vote later this month. >> there are people in this region, i met with some of them yesterday, who find it hard thinking about voting for any democrat or voting for me particularly. >> reporter: she said she

company is working i number of smaller deals that will raise $780 million.out coexecutiver former don blankenshipis entry to present. whethert has not ruled the former ceo should stay free until his larger appeal should be decided. he was sentenced to a year in prison and $250,000 for explosion years ago that killed 29 people. topacex capsule is returning earth after a one-year mission. the dragon left earlier today. it has been at the station since april 10. dropped off supplies as well as an inflatable room which will pop open in two weeks. items were packed into the dragon including gloves and urine samples. and that is your bloomberg business flash. the now to head back to conference. bloomberg's accessor is back with more. erik: his firm, which manages billion, but principally structured products, that is where i want to begin. and sellument you buy are backed by cash flows. they are supposed to be uncorrelated with what happens with risk assets. february,uary and structured products were trading like oil. what happened? clay: i'm glad you point out that it should trade quite a bit less corr

former massey energy ceo don blankenship was sentenced to a year behind bars for his role in the deadliest u.s. mine explosion in four decades. his attorneys are trying to get the conviction overturned. >>> there's a new development in the medical malpractice lawsuit involving late comedian joan rivers. >> her daughter melissa announced she has reached a settlement. abc's mara schiavocampo. reporter: in a statement, her daughter melissa saying i'm able to put the legal aspects of my mother's death behind me. the 81-year-old died in september, 2014, following a routine throat procedure at this new york city medical clinic. rivers went into cardiac arrest. her daughter's lawsuit claiming the comic's personal doctor performed an unauthorized biopsy during the procedure took selfies with the star while she was unconscious and also claims none of the doctors involved noticed her vital signs were plummeting. while melissa river's statement does not say how much the settlement is for, it's reportedly substantial. the doctors involved did not dispute the lawsuit's findings and melissa rivers says

a federal court has denied an emergency motion that don blankenship remain free while he appeals his conviction. issued the same day he was due to report to start his one-year prison sentence. $250,000 infind connection with an explosion at the upper big west mine in west virginia. a video reenactment of freddie gray's toy 14 arrest. defense attorneys say narrow was not involved and that his only contact with gray was to look for an inhaler the asked for after gray was hand -- placed in handcuffs. praise death led to several weeks of riots and protests in baltimore. dozens of russian athletes in sochi, including 15 medal winners, were part of the state-run doping program according to "the new york times." the doping are said to have involved russia's biggest stars of the games, including two veteran bob's letters who won gold. bobslederstter -- who won gold. while stocks have been bouncing around today, the s&p 500 is actually of 30% from its february low. what is the outlook for markets going into the second half? i know you've been looking at this rally and sort of scratching your

. >> and now,-massey ceo don blankenship requesting that he is free while he appeals his conviction.onvicted of violating mine safety standards. >>> and now, people are knowing what to look for if the zika virus is look g fing for. the patients were tired, headache and bloodshot eyes and a red rash appeared a across the body. >> and smaller sears stores could come soon, because they are opening the appliance-foc appliance-focused store in fort collins, colorado. it is much smaller than a typical sears store, and if successful, they could add more before the year's end. >> the changing face of retail is not pretty. that is the cnbc news update at this hour. back to you. >> it is not pretty, and another reminder here, and the stocks could continue to be under pressure, and is so is j.p., with the coverage of the understood rate weighing, and they say that they could hit the correction territory over the next few days, and it is the call of the day, and you have been owning it, and bullish on it, and i know that, josh, fundamentally and technically as we well? what do you do with this c

the anti-clinton cloud included at least one familiar face, colbert ron don blankenship, former ceo of massey energy, sentenced to a year in prison for federal mine safety vices. 2010, 29 coal miners died in an accident at one of massey's west virginia mines. a number of protesters not only expressed their anger at clinton but pledged their support for another candidate in the race. >> beer all trump supporters! we want to make this country great again! we're tired of all the darn handouts and nobody taking care of us! >> should be no surprise that donald trump was welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd in charleston, west virginia, yesterday. trump now has an endorsement from the west virginia coal association, put on a hard hat and pantomimed using pick ask shovel. after vowing to get those mines opened trump moved to do clinton. >> how about hillary clinton, i was watching her three or four weeks ago. see, i'm going to put the miners back to work. she said, i'm going to put the miners and the mines out of business. and then she comes over and she tried to explain her statement. that's a

the owner of that mine, don blankenship, had neglected workers safety for years. when heof weak laws, was finally caught, finally charged and finally convicted, he only received a one-year prison sentence. one-year 429 deaths. -- for 29 deaths. that is totally unacceptable. is why i support to bills and front of congress right now that share a reference. act in theprotection mine safety protection act. they are critical. [applause] hillary clinton: they are critical to keeping faith with coal committees and keeping safety on the job. i hope the congress will pass them and the president will sign them as quickly as possible. by the way, i heard mr. blankenship was outside my event yesterday, protesting me. [laughter] well, if donald trump wants the support of someone like that, he can have it. [applause] hillary clinton: at a time when chinese cheating is killing american steel jobs, i will not leave our steelworkers to fend for themselves. as president i will make sure we step up and initiate cases against china before jobs are lost, not after. and i intend to app

attorneys -- don blankenship attorneys want him to delay entrance to prison. talks to take control of mitsubishi motors. more than $1.8st billion in the automaker. sales in japan have plunged since the company admitted overstating mitsubishi feel economy totals. alix: heading back to earth with samples after one year. it is bound for an afternoon splashdown in the pacific. the caps on had been at the station since april 10, dropping off supplies as well as an expensive -- an experimental inflatable room. scarlet: let's head to the markets desk with rami inocencio. ramy: we've been talking about retail most of the day. about going to talk things happening in the nonretail sector. winners,of earnings let's head over to the biotech space. put my biotechnology is up by nearly 10%. it is rebounding today after falling about 19% yesterday. the rbc says there's no reason for that plunge after the first quarter earnings. they were basically in line with estimates. and blue buffalo pet products also beat their first quarter earnings. a lot of people are buying more pet

the owner of that mine, don blankenship had neglected workers safety for years.ecause of weak laws, when he was finally caught, finally charged and finally convicted, he only received a one-year prison sentence. one year. 429 deaths. that is totally unacceptable. we need to strengthen those laws and hold executives who neglect workers health and safety to account. that is why as support to bills in front of congress right now that shared reference. the minors protection act, and the mine safety protection act. to keepingitical -- protectingng workers on the job. i hope that congress will pass them and the president will sign them as quickly as possible. by the way, i heard mr. blankenship was outside my event yesterday protesting me. well, if donald trump wants to support someone like that, he can have it. [applause] at a time when chinese cheating is killing americans still jobs, i will not leave our steelworkers to fend for themselves. as president, i will make sure we step up and initiate cases against china before jobs are lost, not after. i intend to appoint

the owner of that mine, don blankenship, had neglected worker safety for years. because of weak laws, when he was finally caught, finally charged and finally convicted, he only received a one-year prison sentence. one year for 29 deaths. that is totally unacceptable. we need to strengthen those laws and hold executives who neglect h and safety to account. that is why i support two bills in front of congress right now, the miners protection act and the mine safety protection act. they are critical. [applause] ms. clinton: they are critical to keeping faith with coal committees and keeping safety on the job. i hope the congress will pass them and the president will sign them as quickly as possible. by the way, i heard mr. blankenship was outside my event yesterday, protesting me. [laughter] ms. clinton: well, if donald trump wants the support of someone like that, he can have it. [applause] ms. clinton: at a time when chinese cheating is killing american steel jobs, i will not leave our steelworkers to fend for themselves. as president i will make sure we step up a

a federal court has denied an emergency motion that don blankenship remain free while appealing his convictioname day he is set to begin a sentence and was fined $250,000 in connection with an explosion six years ago at the mine in west virginia that killed 29 people. that is the bloomberg business flash. : we are 13 minutes into the session and stocks are opening up marginally higher. i don't want to overkill on monsanto but it's a massive one because it could turn into a bidding war. the buyer may make a bid for monsanto at $40 billion. at the chart for chemicals, it goes up and to the right. you can see monsanto. game righting at it now of just about 10%. it's not a bad day if you were invested there and i could continue if basf comes in. chenere is a 6% gain. company sol run that you can see it pop 6% in the market this morning. mayork supplier info block be in sight of private equity firm. they are approaching the inflow block they are bringing in outside advisors. . yesterday's retail weakness will be a big story in today's market because it carries through. kkohl's missed the streets lo