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charles blow, republican pollster kristin soltis and author joel stein.harles, just on this tragedy in london, a lot of people pouncing on these australian deejays, sickening, disgusting, they should be fired and so on. it was a silly prank that seems to have gone horrendously wrong. >> right. >> what do you make of it? >> well, suicides are very complicated. the reasons that a person would choose to take their own life, and i think you have to look at it always as a complicated thing, whether or not there's a prank involved, whether or not there's bullying involved. that probably plays a role in it and obviously in this case, it looks like at this point with what we know that that probably played a role in it, but when a person decides to take their own life, it's a very complicated emotional set of reactions that's happening inside and you do have to take that part into account, too. was there something that was underneath that maybe could have been helped and she could have gotten help for that other than taking her life. i really -- >> my gut feeling

romney i'm sure you remember you remember that at the presidential nominee from the green party joel stein was arrested right outside the venue where the debate was taking place she was protesting for exclusion from the debate and nobody like no news channel kiran mentioned her arrest none and i was switching channels for hours to see if anything was. said about that and it was nothing i can imagine what the reaction would be here in the states if a presidential candidate is the other big country was arrested in the media there wouldn't even mention it but apparently it happens in the us no big deal presidential candidates get arrested all the time right well there was some irony in that yes anyway during the election campaign the mainstream media had been focused on nothing else and no one else but these two candidates and we are t.v. as you remember of course saw the is saw an opportunity to control what others don't and we hosted the debate with alternative candidates including the candidate from that we party who was arrested that they debate that was very interesting and they are they

believe we have a full screen of barbra streisand referenced in "time" magazine this week talking to joel steinsaid, barbra said her body's waking up at 6:25 a.m. she told me the exact same thing as my mom who also has cnbc on all day does, apple, apple. david, she's been a viewer for a very long time. >> very long time. >> i remember from the old "squawk box" days that we would correspond occasionally with barbra. particularly joe. they were in regular contact. in the '90s. she has been an active trader of stocks for a very long time apparently. >> terrific investor. i've known her personally for -- great investor, some of her "mad money," so to speak. she has tremendous real estate holdings. she's been terrific about trying to save money and been a great success. i love her. >> barbra, if you're watching, down 1.4% this morning, apple. >> knowing her, she's probably short. >> yeah. >> meanwhile, tupperware is getting the seal of approval from investors. the stock near 52-week highs. coming up next, rick goings, we'll hear what he has to say about everything from the consumer to the holiday se