why in 1979 would fraser agree to take less?loyers and labor unions like buyers and sellers, try to make the best deal for themselves. labor and management: how do they come to terms? with economic analyst richard gill we'll examine that question on this edition of economics usa. i'm david schoumacher. fewer than 1/3 of american workers are covered by union contract. but organized labor's strength at the economy's pressure points-- the big smokestack industries, the arteries of transportation and communication-- make them a force to be reckoned with. for more than 75 years labor unions have been a fact of american economic l how did they get pow? we are childn ofmmigrants. the largest number came here around the turn of the century. millions, most of them jewish or italian, unskilled and uneducated settled in new york city's crowded tenements. what kind of work did america offer? fannie susskind remembers. we came with the needle in our hand. i've worked since age 12 when i arrived. union newspaper editor leon stein. the history

john: when i say clyde you say fraser.orrow at the white house correspondents dinner with our global special magnificent correspondent walt clyde frazier . mark: that is to my own night on bloomberg politics and bloomberg tv. for now we say sayonara. ♪ pimm: the fight over time warner cable is turning into a drama. comcast officially drops its bid for time warner cable. charter communications is said to be setting its sights on time warner cable. charter communications has bid $10 billion to acquire bright house networks. and the greek drama continues with talks to reform the country's finances. and glum merkel calls for calm when finance ministers acre during eating's today. -- during meetings today. all will say it -- all will be

fraser dropped more than 14,000 points for the knicks. he won to nba championships. one of the all-time great hall of famers, he is the leader of a team fashionable dream and unrivaled master of the dope rhyme scheme. and no matter what his disguise is, he is still always full of surprises. >> you have a cell phone, but you don't know how to text. >> true. emily:john: why? mark: he is awesome. john: coming, one of our special guests will be here. we will ask him which parties he didn't get invited to. after that, part two of our interview with house speaker john boehner. ♪ >> reince previous, welcome back to the show. you were sitting here on the break of an important evening. who are you looking for to meeting and why do you like this event as much as you assume you do? reince: usually my wife comes with me, that's fun. we get a babysitter. i like talking to folks in the media. i don't know who will be there this year. every year it seems like i meet a green bay packer at the white house correspondents dinner. donald driver, charles woodson and i'm waiting to see wh

the bbc's christian fraser explains why arranging the debate has been quite so difficult. >> well arrangingthe end, became a story in itself. it was a convoluted negotiation between all the parties. first, it was going to be a leader's debate with four then seven, possibly it was going to be six, and then finally, it did come down to 7. and if you think the invitation list was complicated, then what about the debate itself tonight? spare a thought for our colleague at itv, julie etching hamm etchingham, who must keep order among them. this was her reaction to the rehearsals, a bigger number of podiums than ever before for a uk election. it could get messy and it could get ragged she confessed, but in the end, isn't that exactly a snapshot of the state of our politics? well, quite. let's have a look at how the podium looks tonight. this format will not change. they have drawn lots for this order. and this is also how they will make their opening statements. starting with natalie bennett all the way through to david cameron. and we've been told that they've been asked to send in their height

he had it demolished fraser. key was seen as invincible. ali got him in the eighth round.ohn: this was the rumble in the jungle. did you see that movie? was ali and these fights when you became a boxing fan? julian: i was born in the 70's muscle i learned about it later. --in the 1970's, so i learned about it later. we have two politicians in the arena. there is you sitting next to ted cruz. i think he is trying to shake her hand. what was it like to meet ted cruz? i heard is he a great debater. julian: he was a princeton debater. i am sure i shook his hand after this. he was running for senate. this was about six weeks before his senate election in 2012. we went at it over a couple of things. john: who won that debate? julian: i would like to think i did. folks can go to the tape on youtube. john: do you think he is a formidable presidential candidate? julian: i think he is formidable. i think his stance on the issues will taken out of the mainstream. he is good at raising money as we have seen over the next couple of days. ultimately historically the republicans have cho

our thanks to walt clark fraser our fashion correspondent at the white house.look forward to it again. we have something new featuring john cleese. ♪ john: the powers that be asked us if we wanted to interview john cleese, and we said "ni!@" mark: "ni!" john: that is later this week. we say to you sayonara. ♪ pimm: this is what i am "with all due respect --"taking stock" of. apple posted earnings and reported a 33% jump in profit the last quarter. iphones sales increased 40%. apple boosted share buyback plan by $50 billion to $140 billion in increased its dividend 11%. one negative -- ipad sales fell 23% from the same period the year earlier. police in riot gear clashed with rock-throwers.

our thanks to walt clive fraser, our fashion correspondent at the white house.look forward to it again. we have something new featuring john cleese. ♪ john: the powers that be asked us if we wanted to interview john cleese, and we said "ni!" mark: "ni!" john: that is later this week. mark: up next, it is "taking stock," and we say to you sayonara. ♪ just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. pimm: this is "taking stock." i am pimm foxx. apple posted earnings and reported a 33% jump in profit the last quarter. ipho

he had demolished fraser. he was seen as invincible. ali got him in the eighth round.n: this was the rumble in the jungle. famously from "when we were kings." did you see that movie? was ali and these fights when you became a boxing fan? julian: i was born that year, in the 74. john: so you learned about it later. now we have two politicians in the arena. that would be you sitting next to ted cruz. he is extending a hand in friendship. what was it like to meet ted cruz? i heard is he a great debater. julian: he is. he was a princeton debater. a champion debater. a very nice guy, he was the record. -- he was very cordial. i am sure i shook his hand after this. he was running for senate. this was about six weeks before his senate election in 2012. we went at it over a couple of things. john: who won that debate? julian: i would like to think i did. folks can go to the tape on youtube and see. john: do you think he is a formidable presidential candidate? julian: i think he is formidable. i think his stance on the issues probably takes him out of the mainstream. he is goin

breanna fraser for three. so we've got some long ball shooters and dunkers.see our future terps in action tonight. >> sad to hear about kevin durant. i think we were pounding on the idea that maybe. >> he probably does care about being there but just keep the peace. what is he going to say when people keep asking technology has improved our lives, in small ways. in big ways. but what about this? couldn't this be better too? at redfin we asked ourselves the same question. which led us to create new ways to take you inside a home or instantly schedule a tour. but we paired that with our own agents who aren't paid on commission but on your happiness. and that's what makes it all work the world has changed and now real estate has too. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ deidre & the dark - classic girl plays in the background ♪ a great entrance never goes out of style. dresses start at $25. the eva mendes collection. exclusively at new york and company. ( band playing "late show" theme ) tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm mike mcaffe. and now renaissance man, david lett

when i was on er, that thursday night lineup, it was friends seinfeld, fraser, er. golden age of television. then there was a gap or it went away. and we got it again. i feel so grateful. all these incredible actors are coming to television. movie stars. there doesn't seem to be -- carter actually said i did a magazine shoot for vanity fair with women on television. claire danes, sofia vergara. it was talking about women on television. in the editor's letter, he said don't you remember when we were kids, television was for kids and movies were for adults? let's be honest. movies are for kids. television is for adults. i thought that was such an elegant way of saying it is right there in your living room. it is. writers and directors have more freedom in television. charlie: and the stories are better told. the quality of the acting, and the people coming to television. they have time to develop a character. they have the best writing coming to television. because people appreciate the fact. with all the technology that has come in, you can watch it when you want to

the chef, brian fraser, your favorite billy idol joyce carol oates jason siegel, pauley ready, john scal scalzi the science-fiction writer, something forsomething for everyone families, students. >> host: with kind of reaction you get to this book this? >> guest: an immediate success. when it was started 20 years ago it became a cornerstone in los angeles culture, people marking alpha all year long. a signature event. it is one of the largest festivals of its kind. there's nothing like it anywhere in the united states. it started very simply, bringing together people who create books and people who love to read from but it is a much broader celebration. we have a big book award we give out every year and this year we are adding something new an idea of exchange where malcolm glad well is going to be in conversation with critics, and npr film critic. >> host: booktv will also be fair. we've partnered with the l.a. times festival of books to create a book bag. and the usc campus just half a block from tommy trojan. is there a cost to attending the festival? >> guest: they are picketed due

a request to replace it was denied for unknown reasons. >>> you know him as fraser.k to broadway in finding neverland. ♪ >> the man with the sword is on the couch unarmed. kelsey grammer, welcome. >> good to see you. >> i went to it yesterday, it is the best show i have seen on broadway in years. >> incredible. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> our chairman and his wife went and they loved it. >> did they? there's nothing wrong with it. it's a great show. it's the best show i've ever done in my life. >> you've done some fantastic shows. >> it is the best show. >> i think that might have something to do with -- >> thank you. >> this is going back. you started off singing, right? this is comfortable for you? >> i was a 14-year-old and this guy named richard walked into the classroom. i want everybody in this room to go audition for the choir. okay. a bunch of kids in south florida. we thought we were cool. everybody sang yesterday. yesterday. he'd say you're a tenor, bass. he through us together. in like six months we were out doing these shows. >> like perfect pitc

and peter fraser from new zealand said, i don't know what you read in the u.n. charter, i don't think we were at the same meeting. let me brief you on what went down. you cannot do this. this is illegal and it violates international law. if you don't want to be known the way that our enemies were, meaning the nazis, you will abide by international agreements. jan christian stepped back. he had to rethink his strategy. what he did coming back in the next meeting, as he intimated to the state department, he had a subterfuge that he was going to play until the coast was clear. that subterfuge was that there is going to be a referendum, he said. in that referendum they asked the inhabitants of southwest africa, do you want to be annexed? he said, 100% of the europeans in southwest africa said yes. let's stop for a minute. if there are two people in the room it is hard to get 100% agreement on an item with two people. when you are talking about 35,000 people, a 100% becomes a touch carrier. -- becomes even a touch hairier. even more than that, 85% of the africans als

i'm delighted tonight we are joined by the chairperson of the world affairs council of d.c., edie fraserand the first female and 35 years to be chairperson of the world affairs council ordered direction -- directors. also please we have a number of board members and supporters here tonight. as well as distinguished panel. an opportunity earlier tonight to talk with ambassador lindbert. you have read the biographies i hope. i will not repeat verbatim what is on those biographies. what i would like to say is that the ambassador has received the highest award of valor that the u.s. department of state can give. he was one of the brave americans who had come in his own words, an extended stay in iran when the ayatollah came in to change the management of the hotel to run. welcome to ambassador limbert, someone who has distinguished place that he has earned throughout the world. our second guest is pinchhitting. he just arrived back from switzerland. not intend to be here tonight, but he is the policy director for the national iranian american council. we are delighted that his voice is part

joe fraser was told come down and work out y.ttees. >> these days people say the police were bad. >> they rescued us. we're a product of caring police. maybe the police need to get back more involved. >> they have gotten involved and started coaching the football teams and basketball teams. >> that will be the salvation for all the youth. the continuous involvement with the police. they are heroes they know who we are. they used to see me down the street and i'd start ducking. they caught me sooner or later. we need them back. we need the police to care about us. >> they've got a really hard job. >> that's what you need. everybody got a hard job. life is hard. boy. >> on a lighter note one of the best things that happened in boxts is pacquiao against mayweather. it's going to cost us $100 to watch it at home. >> i'm buying it to. >> how do you see it coming down? >> if you start pulling -- i think pacquiao can sneak and still a decision but mayweather is a tricky fighter. he's a defensive genius. it's going to be a great fight. i

we have people from "fraser" on the show. harriet harris and edward hibbert.s he still your husband? >> it's all over. we get divorced tomorrow. but at least we have a show. >> do you go to him and say "this line --" >> he has tyne do his bidding. >> no if you can't be honest with your spouse, who can you be honest with. it's worked out. has it been ugly in the trenches? >> no, you've been incredibly discreet and i haven't -- i've worked with my ex-husband before he was my ex. we used to not talk about it on the way to work. when you get to the studio you're allowed to discuss it. >> we haven't figured that out. so it's 24 hours. >> what was the hardest thing you had to tell him? anything? anything comes to mind? >> oh it's always -- here's the thing. brian has a long history in writing for television so he really understands throwing out jokes, saying yup, that doesn't work, that has to go. that line we love so much it has to go. these guys went through so many changes because when you're getting a broadway show ready we work with mike nichols years ago and h

. >> he's behind the legendary roles including "fraser" and "sideshow bob."roles he will be playing. i'm brian vickers, nascar® driver. i'm kevin nealon comedian. and i'm arnold palmer, professional golfer. know what we have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. me, when i had a blood clot in my leg that could have traveled to my lungs. that's why i took xarelto®, too. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. i took xarelto® for afib... an irregular heartbeat that can lead to a stroke from a blood clot. xarelto® is proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. hey, well i'm glad we got together. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. i tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. tell me about it. let's see, golf clinic, or blood clinic? ooh, that's a tough one. not this time. not