we are speaking with author and lifelong space journalist john disney who is with us as the perseverance rover set down on mars and as the helicopter drone ingenuity 1st flew and in a subsequent flight it grabbed a photo of the rover down below and we could see the rover its tracks on the martian surface john i've got a couple of minutes left but i saved them for an update on the mars mission what's going on up there now yeah well that's a little helicopter has proven so successful nasa has now extended its mission it's not just a technology demonstrator anymore it's going to be called operational the most recent flight you mentioned it went up to 16 feet and then headed south for about 450 p. then it came back and landed near perseverant so they have a lot of confidence now in its abilities to move around a little bit the next flight plan will be the 5th flight would be the settled one way trip out to a new landing spot sat down and then wait for the rover to catch up ok the rover will will then proceed to a few days and find out where the helicopter is meet up with it eventually check

john cox. >>> walt disney world says they're ending temperature checks at their theme parks.theme park workers have been conducting checks since the park reopened last year. the change comes as florida has started to loosen coronavirus restrictions. most of the other safety protocols are still in effect. guests still need to wear face coverings. universal orlando also no longer doing temperature checks for guests or staff. we should note that resort is owned by our parent company nbc universal. >>> east coast restaurant is testing out a new way to let customers know that the staff is vaccinated and you're looking at it. it is a blue silicone band, there it is. they're called imunobands. users upload their vaccine cards. >> you have to dress in coordination with that blue. >> you do. blue doesn't always match with everything. okay. so the record stored on a server, it can be accessed through a passport protected qr code. covid-19 vaccinated or stamped on the band. >> we can just scan it and the profile, your name, my name, my actual vaccination card will pop up and they will k

>> it's not just john cena, it's disney, it's nba, it's goldman sachs, its black rock. complex in the united states with the real flaw where it suffocates to its real overlords in china. china has fostered this as using its market power as a bludgeon to get celebrities and corporations in the united states to do what they want and say what they want. at the way it works, if you're celebrity or a corporation and you want to do business in china and you could decide the ccp or you say something that the ccp doesn't like like referring to taiwan as a nation, you don't get to enter the chinese market. if you criticize the united states -- not only celebrities like john cena or lebron james, but corporations like disney or the nba when they criticize the united states. i'm sorry to say it isn't working. >> shannon: it seems confusing to a lot of folks who say you have a right to speak out, but if you speak out about what you you and portray as human rights in the u.s., it does give pause and concern in america when you face china and know there are horrible conditions, tortu

. >> the background of the magna carta is kueng of england, we all know the disney robin hood series, evil prince johnactually a tax and spend figure and waiting a series of wars mostly on the continent in france we are starting to drain the treasuryy tax with the nobleman and basically made him a fixed signature to this charter guaranteeing certain rights mobility and basically what is said about taxes, the taxes could not be assessed without consent of the governed and they are talking about mobility a big part of the english constitution and eventually trickles down into broader doctrine of consent and transfers over to the united states. ♪♪ >> for most of the colonial period, it is a tax haven for british subjects. taxes were lower than home country. as so often happens throughout history, the cost of waging war changed the tax system. >> 1763 was the french and indian war and after that, england is in huge debt. >> so when in the 1760s, they start taxing, they wanted to know their rights where's our representation, i didn't, the revolution of 1775. >> throughout the colonies, americans rebelled a

john, thank you very he much. coming up, eye on earnings, we are previewing disney's quarterly earnings tonight. ve on fox business. maria: welcome back. disney will be reporting second quarter earnings after the market close tonight. the focus of course will be on the company's streaming service. disney plus, and the platform subscriber growth. joining me now is tuna amobe, research media and entertainment analyst. thanks for being here. what are you expecting? should we be focused on the streaming service as the real growth story at disney? >> good morning, maria. thanks for having me. i think streaming always is going to be the front and center when you talk about the outlook for disney. but i think this quarter that they are going to report a reset quarter of sorts. we know the pandemic has taken a significant toll on the movie and the theme parks business. but as we kind of look forward, i think this quarter is going to be the last that they have year to year declines in revenue and operating income. streaming is going to take center stage. they are in a good position when it comes about str

. >> yeah, john, this is like watching the hall of discredited presidents at disney world. it's like he's an animatronic character, spewing out this stuff all over again like he has a string you pull behind him and replace the batteries when they're low inside was about to say you were doing a disservice to fat elvis, who had much more dignity than donald trump does right now, these talking points that are totally disconnected from reality. he's talking about new hampshire? what the hell is he talking about? he doesn't have a clue. that's just sad. >> conspiracy theory from the last election cycle in 2016 anyway. keep going, john. >> the thing that's so sad about it, right, is that mitt romney is the one who told the truth. mitt romney is the one who, when he voted to convict said what we owe our voters is to tell them the truth, even if they don't like what they hear. >> what a revolutionary concept. >> president trump is continuing to spew lies and the base loves him for it. this is where we find ours in the republican paet. it is a sore position. >> it's weak. it's sad a

disney. or you can do it the way that john and jason are doing it where you have one super offering with hbo,e good. st what we're going to learn, you know, as john rolls out avod this month is learn how people want to buy the content. do they want to pay one price or have a bundle? >> so it sounds like to be determined on that point. john, i got to ask you, you know, i've been at cnn a long time. of course, i remember well the 2018 acquisition of time warner that included us. you fought, i mean, incredibly hard for. and through the courts, you know, over $80 billion deal. and now for about 38 billion dollars less, you are off loading is not the right word. but 38 billion dollars less that you are now valuing, that is now valuing the warner media empire. what did you learn from this? was the acquisition a mistake? >> first of all, poppy, i'm going to contest the numbers. i don't think that is actually correct. if it you want to think about it probably closer comparison is $100 billion for the original time warner acquisition and take this to discovery's multiple and the debt we're bringing ba

the top ten belted out their favorite disney tunes amid a special performance by john batiste, paying original score. ♪ cause you got soul ♪ ♪ you got soul ♪ ♪ everybody knows ♪ ♪ show'em what you got ♪ >> i used to be able to do all that before that knee surgery. >> mm-hm. >> but it wasn't all magic and light on disney night. the top seven were announced, sending three contestants home. and a particularly bittersweet round of eliminations. >> a reminder, disney is the parent company of abc. you might want to put those tickets to use. >> disneyland opened over the weekend. it was jam-packed fun. >> what would you sing if you were in the competition? >> for disney night? ♪ a whole new world ♪ >> that means i have to sing ♪ hakuna matata ♪ >>> next to the fashion parade at this year's kentucky derby. >> there was about a third the normal attendance in kentucky. >> among them, the late anna nicole smith's 14 year old daughter. >> and miles teller and his wife kaley on the right. >> and, of course, tom brady, whose look drew plenty of "roger rabbit" comparisons. >> i like that one. >>> no

disney. we should tell you that david zaslav and at&t chief john stankey is going to join us to talk about the of course, as interest rates go up, that was probably something also on their minds for the future as well a fascinating transaction and so cleverly structured, frankly, for both sides >>> meantime, many executives saying workers are nowhere to be count. after a survey, the employed to see what is going on and rahel solomon joins us with more >> hi, andrew. we've likely offered concerns from business owners and executives saying they can't find workers even treasury secretary janet yellen is hearing the same though the unemployment rate ticked up last month we want to know what is on the minds of unemployed. surveying 1,000 unemployed workers 90% say they have not been offered a job although most are most actively looking. when we asked those looking for a job, how important were an enhanced unemployment benefits, all two-thirds reported it was not a reason at all. so what were the reasons for turning down the job one-third said they need to care for their family that includes child c

disney ceo bob chapek on air during "fast money. tomorrow on "techcheck", brian chesky do not miss that >> yes, john airbnb once again below the openingpo, opening trade of 146 currently 134. a lot to talk about with brian >>> "the halftime" starts now. >> carl, thanks. welcome to "the halftime report." i'm scott wapner front and center this hour, the question on every investor's mind, are we nearing the end of the sell-off we are debating with the investment committee brenda van jello, john brown, kevin o'leary is along with us today, too take you to the ball stocks, i said they're bouncing. dow is good for better than 400. nasdaq off the best levels of the day. nonetheless, given what has happened lately we will take the 68 points to the upside. kevin o'leary, big question, are we nearing the end of the sell-off can you trust what we're witnessing

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john cox. ♪♪ i didn't have griff it's another sign that things are starting to get back to normal. some of america's biggest theme parks ending temperature checks. disneyut screenings this month. but universal studios is saying it will end them immediately. molly? molly: we are also watching a line of severe storms, this is in the midwest, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds and also the threat of tornadoes. meteorologist adam klotz is following all of this for us live in the fox extreme weather center. adam, to you. adam: hey there, molly. you talked about that severe weather. it's being driven by warm air that's pulling up in the middle of the country. it's in the 50s in the med west, 50s in the northeast but you are seeing that cooling in the center of the country. that is where we see that frontal boundary, and typically that's where you can see some severe storms. probably in the next couple of hours is when we see the worst of it. there's also a line of cold rain batherring the northeast. it's been -- battering the northeast. further off to the west this is the spot we're really paying attention to today, into the overnight hours with that leadin

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feel confident, audiences are going back, cruella stars emma stone, disney movie of most famous villainess and the original directed by johnt's tracking to have 50 million-dollar opening. so this weekend is very good but there's a lot coming out moving forward as well. maria: yeah, tell us more because i know fandango is out with a list with most anticipated movies in the summer. what else are you looking forward too? i look the cruella, that looks good. >> it's fantastic and exceeded my expectations and it's darker and edgier than in the past. we asked them what are you most excited to see and number 1 in our list was is black widow. this is no surprise because it stars scarlet johanssen, it's a marvel film. the last time we saw a marvel in theaters avengers that shattered records at the box office, the one that i actually saw with and ad yens, it was a public screening, fact 9. this is the fast and furious franchise starring van diesel and every movie, maria, gets more outrageous. i just about fell out of my chair laughing. this is the kind of movie that you want to go back to theaters to see. we also have a space jam. s

john krasinski bringing in more than $70 million. those numbers matching the projections for its original release before the pandemic. and disney'suella" taking a dalmatian-size bite of the box office pie earning $30 million from ticket sales alone. >> i'm just getting started, darling. >> reporter: that number likely to rise with disney plus' premier streaming option letting you watch it from your living room. >> it was beyond what anybody expected after a 15-month drought at the box office basically. >> reporter: and more blockbusters heading to the big screen this summer, this may just be the beginning of a strong return for theaters. >> you have big movies coming out. the big question i think on everyone's mind right now is when can we achieve $100 million opening? it would be the icing on the cake. >> reporter: and more than 70% of movie theaters across the country were open this weekend including the el capitan theater in hollywood. there are still capacity limits, but now major movie theater chains like amc and regal, they're saying if you're vaccinated, you don't have to wear a mask. so, guys, grab your popcorn and find a

> but i wonder, john, if they're going to be judged on the performance of the stock and garner subscribers for peacock and are certainly for paramount plus, the same way we look at disney grow those as much as they need to be because they don't have much content, doesn't that put them in a difficult position. >> the ability to create something unique and differentiate will continue to have enormous value, and if you put the global scale behind it, those values only get multiplied, so i think it's good news for the creative community, the truly creative community that there will be competition for and a lot of demand for their output how it's configured, who owns it, you know, what the ownership structure, what the market capitalization is, i think, remains to be seen but we're clearly, you know, headed in that direction > >> always good news to hear that in the creative community. shares of discovery are up a half a percent, despite the downgrade from nathanson, in terms of the platforms, hbo, max and discovery plus, how they're going to be run. international, the synergies, all of those kinds of things it was a rough week last week, but as you can see, the stock had b