geoff covered a wide variety of ground here.of what they started out talking about was why did russia do what it did in terms of ukraine. and president putin honors and said that with a fairly honest opinion. he said we have economic and security concerns. what were we supposed to do? he said they wanted dialogue. he suggested they got shut out of dialogue. thiss obviously something that as a result. it's been a fairly forthright conversation. >> one of the things that stuck out to me. we just need to qualify everything that we are subject to the interpreter's interpretation of the language. it may not match up. but president obama suggesting vladimir putin had been untruthful about his response. and putin's response was, who is he to judge? >> geoff cutmore asked what the relationship between united states and russia, if it was already breaking down before the situation in ukraine because of the snowden affair. >> right. >> and putin took that head on as well. he said, look, in the end this was classic putin. he would russia is

geoff, good morning. >> hey, good morning, thomas.he futures look positive at the moment and europe is higher. so looks like you'll get a reasonable start back from memorial day. worth pointing out some housing data and consumer confidence data for may so keep an eye on these points. we have had a big european election here as you know. there has been a pickup in support for right wing parties at the fringe and especially those who are anti-the european union construct. that though not expected to have a big impact on the markets. it's a lot about politics, a lot of politicians will be nervous in european capitals but don't expect it to be market moving. back to you. >> geoff, it was the merger everybody was watching. pharmaceutical merger with pfizer and astrazeneca but totally kaput now, correct? >> absolutely. yesterday pfizer effectively said that's it. we're not interested in going forward with this deal. $119 billion to play for on the table but it appeared as though astra put up a decent defense. astra shares down 2%. ian reid,

. >> well, geoff, talking about recognition. we asked our communicatety why so many of these african-american were unsung and what prevents us from acknowledging their sacrifices. is it ignorance, racism? lauren, ozzie writes: and kumm on facebook says: >> geoff, bringing this back full-circle, we talked about the protagonist of the american nairatives. how do we ensure focus lie the harlem hell fighters don't become a side kick or footnote? how do we make them as protagnists and why is that so important for today's recognition to recognize them as such? >> well, i think that they should be taught in schools, not colleges, not just colleges, but at all levels of education. >> that's one way. we think that our book, harlem rattlers and the great war is going to make a very important contribution to the understanding and recognition of these men. one thing that people don't know is that the regimen was actually disbanded by the war department right after the war. there was no more 369th regimen as of march of 1919. it took another

responsible. >> geoff, about 45 seconds left. you got out of prison. you sued pretty much everybody that you could for your wrongful incarceration. the courts awarded you enough money to live out your life very comfortably. yet you chose to open a foundation and almost remain in the hell from which you escaped. why did you do that? >> i can't forget about the men and women who i metaphorically left behind. most organizations in the field will only take on dna cases where it's only available for 5 to 12% of all serious felon cases. my foundation handles dna and non-dna cases. >> you are helping people who you feel are in the but don't have the dna to prove it. >> exactly but we will use dna in order to prove innocence. >> thanks to our guests for this segment. joe berlinger. sometimes bystanders are at the right place at the right time, providing vital accounts for law enforcement to identify perpetrators, but could some eyewitness information be too subjective to trust? >> low haircut, dark complected, middle age. how many are you describing when you d

geoff was exonerated after spending 16 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit husband daughter, kirstin is serving a 35 year prison sentence for murder but she maintains her innocence. >> welcome everyone to the show. joe, you have done a lot of impressive work as a documentary film maker. much of which has revolved around the justice system and the wrongfully convicted. what drew you to this top ilk? >> i have been fascinated by the criminal justice system and the possibility that it can go awry because 20 years ago, we started making a film, the par dies lost series about the west memphis 3 and we originally went down to make a film about guilty teenagers because we thought these were bad kids who had done horrific murders. as we covered the case, we game convinced that they were inn innocent. yet we saw them be railroaded. that was my wake-up call, that wrongful convictions can happen t damion he cannels was put eck jail and they were convicted on various circumstantial evidence evidence. no physical evidence linking them to the crime and so that was my wake-up call

back to you. >> cnbc's geoff cutmore. thank you. >>> ahead on "way too early," game one of the western conference times and thunder relying on their big two to get the upper hand. did westbrook and durant provide enough firepower to take out the spurs? we'll show you. >>> schools at risk. the push to bring shelters to school as cross tornado alley and the explanation as to why it can't happen right now. a lot of parents are scratching their head over this. why can't we take our schools more secure? that when "way too early" comes back live from moore, oklahoma. >> former teacher mary kay le turn another is marrying the student she was convicted of raping in washington state. letourneau was 34 when she had intimate relations with vili fill law, then a sixth grader. [ male announcer ] people all over the world know us, but they don't yet know we're a family. we're right where you need us. at the next job, next adventure or at the next exit helping you explore super destinations and do everything under the sun. 12 brands. mo

. >> hey, geoff, real quickly, though, we got this news that google is announcing its own self-designedriving car. is this a dream or actually a serious product line for the company? >> yeah, look, no hands. that's ultimately what google wants us to do when it comes to getting in these cars. they won't have a steering wheel. they won't have pedals. basically, it will be an off/on switch. they've released their own design. it's a two-seater city car, so it's pretty small compared to most american automobiles. think fiat 500 rather than your regular suv. they're building 100 of them. they're just trialing them for the time being. maybe it's time to think about what you might want to do with all the long journeys if it actually comes into being. back to you. >> geoff, thank you, sir. >>> still ahead on "way too early," it may be in the running for the worst ceremonial pitch of all time. is it getting a bad rap here? 50 cent takes the mound for a total fail. >>> and later, george clooney's wedding destination. more well-known than his fiancee. >>> and the bid to buy the clippers, we're way

these complaints, the tough messages that geoff referred to, and by the way i think geoff did a terrific job in that conversation, these are things that the white house is accustomed to hearing. they don't see much departure in these remarks, and i think the attitude of the white house is they're going to wait and see if and when the russian and vladimir putin behavior changes in response to sanctions or whether more sanctions get implemented. we're at a place right now where he's playing to his audience and the rest of the world as a different view, as putin said. >> his audience seemed to laugh it up, steve. >> i want to push back on john -- not john so much as the white house's take, which seems at odd at almost sever news agency out there which, tyler, saw some movement in putin's receipt ricks, that we -- >> respecting was the phrase. >> i think it's interesting in the following regard. he make come up with reasons not to respect it later, but certainly on practically the eve of the election, i think it was a significant comment. john, i don't know if you got the push-back with the

cnbc's geoff cutmore is live in london with more. obviously, a lot of people are reacting to the market moves and think it's positive, but other fears are that this is a bubble. >> yeah, thomas. by the way, you are welcome in europe, my friend. >> thank you, sir. >> but let me tell you, the losers in yesterday's session were the tech and the small caps here. and even though we did cross the line here for these new record highs, it felt like a bit of a struggle. and you highlight the issues here. you know, we are long in the tooth in this bull market. it's five years and counting. and normally about now, you'd be looking at a top, and at least a little bit of a pullback for breath, but it doesn't seem to be happening. that's why traders are a little nervous about the price action that we're going to see for the rest of this week. and i'll tell you what, when you're looking at why this market's going up, there are some real positives, like housing. it's been a real driver of a lot of activity in households here. and this might help the

>> i love to bribe, 'cause this is--look, people say, "well, geoff, don't you want kids to do it forue of"-- sure, i'd love them to do it for the intrinsic value. and until then, i would love them to do it for money. i don't care. i just want them to do it. >> all: there are no excuses. >> tuition at the promise academy is free, but there's not enough room for all the kids who live in the zone, so admission is by lottery. >> let me tell you how this lottery is gonna go. >> tyler phipps, phillip kante iv. >> whoo! >> as the slots filled up, some parents left waiting began to realize their child's chances of success in life had just been reduced. >> i was sitting here... >> yes. >> for nothing. >> you look into those mothers' eyes and those fathers' eyes, and you see the fear and the terror and the clear understanding that the system is designed so that their kids are probably not going to make it if they don't get in. who else? >> to help ensure that the kids who don't get in still make it to college, canada has created a pipeline of free programs targeting all 10,000 children in the

but now, bp vice president geoff morell says the oil giant is getting soaked by businesses with losseshat are not linked to the spill. >> geoff morell: we're talking about a wireless phone company store that burned to the ground and shut down before the spill, an rv park owner that was foreclosed upon before the spill. and i love this one-- a pontiac dealer who could no longer sell pontiacs because gm had discontinued the line before the spill. >> pelley: those are all real examples and they are people who actually got a check? >> morell: those are all real examples and are, frankly, not exceptions but rather emblematic of a far larger problem. there are more than 1,000 claims just like them that had glaring red flags associated with them that should have been picked out by the claims administrator, and instead were ultimately awarded more than $500 million. >> pelley: that's how bp adds it up, but the new claims administrator, pat juneau, says bp is getting what it asked for. juneau's "deepwater horizon" claims center replaced ken feinberg-- same job, new rules. bp makes it sound like

cnbc's geoff cutmore live with us in london. >> we have a rather flat session to far in europe.ou get the feeling some people are happy to close the book on may. and maybe are not going to get too aggressive for june here. so at the moment your early call on the futures looks a little negative. and we've got some personal consumption news that will be a data point. and we're looking for some comments from various fed officials. so i think there will be a generally nervous tone to the start of the trading day. one place where there doesn't seem to be any reluctance to engage is around the meat industry at the moment. hillshire was engaged in its own attempt to buy the birds eye frozen food business over its rival pinnacle. that was interrupted when pilgrim stepped in and now tyson food has offered $2.8 billion to take over hillshire. there's a lot going on in this meat story. keep your eye focused on this. at lo of people with swarming around the potential victim hillshire at this stage. back to you. >> this other story that caught our attention, this bait and switch with southwe

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. >> geoff, thanks so much. i appreciate it. >>> stale ahead on "way too early," lebron james lights up the court as the heat stays perfect in the playoffs. but for once, it wasn't lebron who stole the show. kevin durant's emotional speech. >>> plus, do you know who your mother was before she was your mom? there's a special jimmy kimmel mother's day preview. that story and "way too early" comes back. the brilliant and beautiful jen. it's her taurus birthday today. back in a moment. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. thank you. thank you. i got this. oh, no, i'll get it! let me get it. uh-uh-uh. i don't want you to pay for this. it's not happening, honey. let her get it. she got her safe driving bonus check from allstate last week. and it's her treat. what about a tip? oh, here's one... get an allstate agent. nice!

his coach, geoff fisher is a guy who is no nonsense. you can play, if you can play, you are going to play. and he said that his team is very mature. so this is a team that is not going to have the issues like we just saw, like we saw with the dolphi in. s in that organization with the bullying scandal they had. >> you say if you can play, he is going to put you in. but come on. this is a pretty high profile player. was any of this political? >> you know, i think you could argue it both ways. it's hard to tell but for the most part, he is a good player. sec player of the year. the struggle he is going to have, he is going to have to make the team. he didn't have a good combine and he could have gone, they say, he fits around, he went to the 7th round and most guys that are defensive players of the year usually are first-round picks. he is one of the smallest league in the position. if he is going to play, it might be at a different position. he is going to have to prove he has the chops to be there. he is in an environment where it will

jeff weiss and geoff thomas. thank you.n they have the press conference in malaysia. >>> good evening, everyone, we have breaking news tonight that really is a matter of life and death for people who volunteer to serve their country in wartime and whose country is now letting them down. they are military veterans and as you know we have been documenting how some hospitals have been making them wait for care. and at least three hospitals made them wait for care. one v.a. hospital had a secret list of wait times that they kept hidden. >>> and reporting last night got action, tonight, we can report on what could, what might be the early signs of accountability. it concerns the woman in the car you're about to see here running away. >> director helman, can you please talk to us, director helman? >> she is director of the

jeff weiss and geoff thomas. thank you. they have the press conference in malaysia. >>> good evening, everyone, we have breaking news tonight that really is a matter of life and death for people who volunteer to serve their country in wartime and whose country is now letting them down. they are military veterans and as you know we have been documenting how some have been made to wait months for care. and at least three hospitals we know of, have died while waiting in care. one v.a. hospital had a secret list of wait times that they tried to keep hidden.

thompson, thank you very much, with the big story today as president putin, speaking inclusively to geoff celtmore, it was a very wide-ranging interview from ukraine to putin's thoughts on president obama. well, joining us to break down the putin-speak is john jensen, also our very own steve liesman. welcome to both of you. you know what, guys, we're going to play a couple sound bites, then i want your reaction. they see were translated into the england, so you'll hear a female voice. let's hear what putin had to say about this weekend's upcoming presidential elections in ukraine. >> translator: i want to see the country emerge from this proj t projected crisis, and we will have respect for the choice that the people will make. we will watch very closely what will happen. >> okay. so mr. putin says, don, that he's going to respect the outcome. sure he is, we believe him, right? >> sure we do. he's said a lot of things in the last three months, many of which turned out to not be true. after having waged a low-level war against ukraine for the past three months since yanukovych failed, i th

their ability to geoff turn convictions. overturn convictions. >> last year u.s. soldiers were 15 times more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by an enemy. >>> new technology was introduced this week allowing you to text 911 on a cell phone instead of making a call. we tried it and here's what happened. you get a text back telling you to make a voice call to 911. there's not a lot of text service available at this time because california's not ready for this. even though four major wireless carriers had a deadline last thursday to make sure that all of their phones were compatible with the chp. a spokes person says cph hasn't yet taken a position. >> i spoke with the chp about this last week. they said there seems to be no real urgency on implementing this either. i think a dicht is if you -- difficulty is if you spent precious seconds trying to use the text service it's time you're losing getting help for your emergency. >> we're supposed to be the tech center. we're seeing where it goes. >> it's ironic. >>> still to come -- the difference betwee

from the foreign journalists at an investment forum in petersburg, rush sharks and among them was geoff cutmore. >> as you know president obama has beening ak kuzing you -- has been accusing you of separatist groups -- >> who is he to judge, who is he to judge? quite honestly, why doesn't he get a job in court somewhere. i don't think that he accused me. it is his point of view. i have my point of view. >> and putin went on to say what happened in ukraine a constitutional coup d'etat, and he said that they will support the presidential vote sunday, and now we are joined by annabelle from london, and what else struck you by president putin at that forum in st. petersburg? >> well, those comments in particular that you were playing were interesting, because he said, i have my point of view, and he has his point of view, and the body language is animated, who is he to judge? why doesn't he get a job in a court somewhere? but apart from the comments basically the tone struck me as being conciliatory and admitting that the military imposed sanctions were hurt hing and yes, we will accept the

jeff weiss and geoff thomas. thank you. we'll be back at midnight when they have the press conference in malaysia. >>> good evening, everyone, we have breaking news tonight that really is a matter of life and death for people who volunteer to serve their country in wartime and whose country is now letting them down. they are military veterans and as you know we have been documenting how some have been made to wait months for care. and at least three hospitals we know of, have died while waiting in care. one v.a. hospital had a secret list of wait times that they tried to keep hidden. one report got president obama's attention. one got action. tonight, we could report on what could and what might be early signs of accountability. it concerns the woman in the car you're about to see scurrying from her car. >> director helman, can you please talk to us, director helman? >> she is director of the phoenix v.a., and now she finally did agree to talk with our drew griffin after leaving in her vehicle. late to today at 5:58, she an

we turn to geoff dyer, u.s. diplomatic correspondent for "the financial times." newspaper's beijing bureau chief. he's the author of "the contest of the century: the new era of competition with china and how america can win." julia nanay is director of the russian and caspian energy practice at i.h.s., a global consulting firm. welcome to both of you. starting with you, start with the economic side, why is it a big deal. >> because it is looking to diversify its energy supplies. if doesn't want to be reliant on any one market. it is a voracious demand for energy and looking to get it for as many places as possible. it likes the idea of pipelines across land because it is worried that all the oil it has to export-- import on ship. and that eventually some con income the u.s. will block off supply lines that bring the oil in and an environment, gas is much chreenler than some of the other types of energy it has including coal-fired power plants so more gas in the chinese energy combination would be in the long-term a benefit for pollution in china. >> and july ya,

we go to geoff cutmore. he probably won't answer me for four seconds. >> good morning.is like the rush equivalent of davos. this is for president putin to show case all that's good and great in russia. about 6,500 people usually come to this. it's warmer than davos. it's warmer this time around for a number of reasons, not least russia's position on the ukraine and the sanctions that have been imposed by the white house. and that's a reason why people like lloyd blankfein and interims from pepsico decided not to come this time around. even the american-germans like klaus kleinfeld of alcoa decided not to come. we asked him why. >> we have decided to, this year, not tend the st. petersburg economic forum. the situation is unfortunate. i've always believed that in crisis you need to have a good dialogue. i also always believe that there's a political dimension that in some moments need to trump all other interests. >> you know what, joe, about the only people that have really turned up in some numbers are the french executives. so we have seen alstom, we're all wondering

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geoff morrell said the company was disappointed and is going to consider its legal options. >>> the londonhange may buy russell investments. this according to the financial times. the potential takeover would be the biggest in the group's history and the market's boldest push into the united states. although the newspaper sources said talks could still fall apart with any announcement weeks away. >>> as i said, there's a bit of a buzz in the tech world today surrounding microsoft, the company is holding an event at 11:00 a.m. eastern where it's expected to unveil a new version of its surface tablet. opinion is divided over whether it will be smaller or bigger than the current model. is it all about the size? there's speculation that the tablet could come with a new chip. the most recent generation have received mixed reviews. important product today. >>> and chipotle wants to crack down on guns in its restaurants. seems like a good idea. the popular burrito chain is asking customers not to bring firearms into its eateries. this after advocates brought military-style rifles into one of its

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2014 letter from arid edge foundation entitled why the purse -- postal service was right to find with geoff davis over outbox. >> would the gentleman yield? with youd like to side in this case surprisingly that although it is a shame to see a for-profit entity close because they are not making a profit am i do agree with you that's when this is an innovation that should be on the list of innovations of the postal service the cousin falls squarely within the basic requirement, just as stamps.com is an innovation that the post to their peril. one of the thing -- strange things we agree on is at a minimum the post office should do the core job of revenue -- revenue and revenue savings first. i think we have two witnesses hear from one for-profit. they are both core functions of the post office. i share with you in the comprehensive postal reform bill, we increased innovation fund specifically because we hope the post office will innovate within the core. cryyour opinion, doesn't out for a public-private partnership? >> i believe there are core businesses. >> they may use private enterprises as

$2 billion, handily beating out competing betters like oprah winfrey and david geoff fin by $400 millionm dunk. ballmer signed an agreement with shelly sterling. the next play belongs to donald sterling. >> there is no sale. and he has not yet agreed to sign off, period. >> reporter: his lawyer telling wolf blitzer before news of the agreement that while donald gave her permission to negotiate selling the team, he did not give her permission to actually sell the team. >> not without reaching an accommodation with the nba which gives him so form of vindication. the money is not critical to him. >> reporter: the nba is pushing for a quick sale, trying to ward off a contentious meeting scheduled for this tuesday where owners will officially vote to force sterling out. the reaction overnight was quick with magic johnson tweeting, quote, clipper fans, you'll love steve ballmer as your owner. but either way, donald sterling will not leave empty-handed. he originally bought the team for $12 million. if the sale goes through. he stands to make over $1.9 billion in profit. i'd like to share with

$2 billion, handily beating out competing bidders like oprah winfrey and david geoff fen by at leastno slam dunk. ballmer signed an agreement with shelly sterling. the next play belongs to donald sterling. >> there is no sale, and he has not yet agreed to sign off, period. >> his lawyer telling wolf blitzer before news of the agreement that while donald gave her permission to negotiate selling the team, he did not give her permission to actually sell the team. >> not without reaching an accommodation with the nba which gives him some form of vindication. the money is not critical to him. >> the nba is pushing for a quick sale, trying to ward off a contentious meeting scheduled for this tuesday where owners will officially vote to force sterling out. the reaction overnight was quick, with magic johnson tweeting, quote, clipper fans. you'll love steve ballmer as your owner. either way donald sterling will not leave empty-handed. he originally bought the team for $12 million. if the sale goes through, he stands to make over $1.9 billion in profit. >> that is some mega cash. shelly sterl

the most senior figures in the british defense establishment including the former secretary of state geoff hoon that are being investigated by the international criminal court in the hague now the preliminary investigation is into allegations of prisoner abuse by u.k. personnel in iraq between two thousand and three and two thousand and eight now we've seen videos in the past that have documented instances of abuse of detainees but the ministry of defense has always maintained that the vast majority of soldiers serving in iraq acted professionally now campaigners have alleged that the abuse was far more widespread and these allegations have never really gone away that was two thousand and six when the international criminal court was first asked to look into allegations of war crimes there at the time they determined that threshold had not been met then in two thousand and ten after calls for wider inquiry we saw the ministry of defense set up pretty to investigate allegations of historical piece and to date that has paid out millions of pounds in settlements now as this year at the beginn