. >> i know sheldon add elson. he's not in this to make money. he's in it because he has certain ideological views. sheldon addal son's social views are in keep being the democrats on choigs, other kinds of things. he's not in it to make money. >> the headline above the fold in today's "washington post" suggests that sheldon add elson is benefiting from his donations. the casino mogul has donated to groups around the country. the post reports many are siding with him to try to outlaw online gambling. you can see more on that when chuck joins us this morning on "morning joe." >>> turning our attention to business. the doubt and s&p rose while the nasdaq was in red. cnbc's steve sedgwick is live with us. good morning. >> good day. one notable exception is whole foods. their shares fell best of 20%, everyone else muscling in on the organic food market. yellen speaking today should be the second part of that. the nerves were soothed that the fed would become -- also keep an eye on weekly jobless figures. we've had barc

meet erika elson, she has worked as a telemarketer in southern california for years. and she has a few insider tips to get telemarketers to stop calling. number one -- answer the phone. >> one mistake that people commonly make is that they let telemarketers call them over and over again without picking up the phone. >> elson says that's one of the worst things can you do. >> we'll assume that you're not home. or we can call you another time. >> number two, don't hang up. >> definitely do not hang up the phone as soon as the telemarketer has identified themselves. because we'll just assume you got disconnected and we will call you back. >> number three, after answering, insist to be put on their do not call list. early in her career, elson's boss taught her about the rules. >> you don't want to let someone off the phone until they've given you three clear indications that they're not interested. >> number four, don't explain the reason you're not interested. >> you just want to clearly state the same thing, you want to repeat that you want to be put on the do not call

elson is a former president on the american association of university professors. he served as an english professor

elson is a former president on the american association of university professors. he served as an english professor at the university of illinois. you can find out more at his website. announced ahave commencement speaker, withdrawing that invitation or the honorary degree is basically an act of cowardice. i don't think that should happen . that has happened this year. i think it is deplorable. when a university doesn't have the kurds to stay with its convictions. that is one of the worst things that can happen. to surviveimpossible a demonstration at a commencement talk. there's nothing wrong in my view with an organized demonstration. whateverchants, taking place for 30 seconds or a minute. the people engage in the demonstration sit down and listen to the talk. a lot of people feel any demonstration is unacceptable. i think you can live with the demonstration so long as the people who are demonstrating ac cept the notion they have to let the speech go on. what is in conflict is if demonstrators try to present -- prevent a speech from taking place. some of the com

not larry elson, steve ballmer. former microsoft ceo is spending $2 billion to buy the l.a. clippers. pending league approval, he will take over the franchise from the embattled owner donald sterling. the nba was pressuring sterling to sell the team following the racially charged recording scandal. he bought them for $12 million and will sell them for $2 billion. steve ballmer's personal wealth is estimated at $20 billion. he dropped out of college to join microsoft in 1980. he was named ceo in january of 2000. he retired in february. >> now with the ongoing saga of the casino matrix, the card room is in jeopardy of being shut down this summer. state officials didn't renew the operating licensed to. instead the california gambling control commission voted to schedule a hearing it lock into accusation that the owners hid millions in profit. the license expires saturday but the casino will be allowed to stay open pending result of the hearing. expected to take place in a few months. >> change is prompting more officers to leave their job with the san jose police department. fo