. >> kung fu panda -- >> "kung fu panda" took me by surprise. apparently. >> i like "kung fu panda." i watched it with my daughter again recently. >> i was busy working on the bristol myers -- >> interesting. that tells you something about your life and mine. >> facebook proposing a group of non-voting shares, which would give mark zuckerberg more earnings on the company. >> we're focused on the long term. facebook has always been a company where we can -- early on we received general offers for companies trying to buy facebook and our structure helped us resist that. >> they would be class c shares, essentially given as a dividend. mobile revenue is up 75. >> clinic, clinic. you're talking about a company that was created for advertisers. it's very strange. i'm reaching for my phone. facebook is unique for this. this is what it works on. and the amount -- 82% mobile. you can order. you watch the canvas, the canvas ads and then you click. that's why i thought the most important thing on this call, everyone should go and read this is a lowe's camp

you will see iconic characters like shrek and kung fu panda at universal theme parks. dreamworks has an agreement with netflix to provide tv programs. the dreamworks new media group. shares of dreamworks animation up a whopping 24%. comcast is the parent of both wnbc and cnbc. >>> the other big merger is huge. it's in the medical device industry. medical for $25 billion. this combines the two leaders in the heart device business. the feeling is hospitals are negotiating for lower prices all the times for these devices. by combining these two companies they may have more bargaining power as a result and right now shares of saint jude medical are david, there were others as well that i don't have time to tell you about. this was a takeover thursday announced. >> thank you for those details. >> see you tomorrow. >>> check out this light show over missouri. an explosive super cell rolled in spotting lightning and tornado. no one was hurt. a lot of downed trees and damaged buildings. more than 15 million people in the path of the storms along the mississippi river from iowa

dreamworks animation is famous for some of the classics out there these days, like shrek, and the kung fu panda series, but its releases lately have been hit and miss, and the stock suffered as a result. so they're looking to be bought by comcast, which, by the way, owns universal pictures and is the parent company of wnbc and cnbc. >>> and it is the biggest loser in the stock market today, it is the biggest stock in the land, apple down 6% right now as rob mentioned, wiping out more than $40 billion in shareholder value after the company announced its 13 years. iphone sales in china were the 26% in the quarter. the new version of the iphone, the iphone 7, will be out in september and you know share holders have their fingers crossed that that will be a hit. but it depends on what new gadgets they come up with. as you know, it has been all incremental for half of the last few years, there hasn't been a revolutionary product from them in quite some time. so we'll see if they can come up with something that will jump start their growth again. >> that is so true in the competition. >>> let's go ov

the studio is behind hit films like "shrek" and "kung fu panda."the deal will come -- create a new competitor for disney. ford announced record results. quarterly profit more than doubled almost $2.5 billion. the carmaker saw strong north american sales. suv's performed strongly in europe. two more examples of consolidation as large drugmakers look to expand their list of products. abbott laboratories is buying st. jude medical for $25 billion. the french firm sanofi made a bi $9.3r media vision worth billion. an entire american town is up for sale. it's on the border of nevada, near california. the asking price is $8 million. that includes the airfield, plus the building home to the local casino, bar, restaurant, and post office, all wrapped up in one. the town was founded in 1965 by nancy had will -- nancy kidwell and her husband. she is hoping to make money. she put it up for sale a couple years back for $17 million. now they are hoping to sell it for about half of that. we will see what happens. catherine n.: casino, restaurant, and post office

if the deal happens it could be a win for fans of shrek, kung fu panda and peabody and sherman. >> you would see a lot more content from dreamworks and i think less in the way of movies but a lot more short form con at the present time. so you would see more tv series based on the dreamworks movie characters. >> this kind of deal would help kom cast become a disney 2.5 of building family friendly brands that work across its platforms. >> i love that movie. >>> to the economy now where the number of contracts to buy homes sit the highest level since last may. the national association of real tors reported a rise in home sales. that report is considered a barometer of future home sales. >>> the central bank decided it was best to stand pat on interest rates. we have more on the decision that pric th sur almost no one. >> reporter: some changing las proflofrpting a discussion whether the interest rate could be hiked later this summer. among the changes in the statement it eliminated concerns over the global risks that have been prominent. it said growth appears to have slowed and that job

dreamworks created films like "shrek" and "kung fu panda." >>> amazon reported much better than expectedhe net income exceeded a half billion dollars in the first three months of the year compared to a loss the same time last year. amazon shares jumped 12% in extended trading. >>> fiat chrysler and google are in advanced talks to put self-driving cars on the road. the conversations confirmed by the associated press. google has been working on the technology for seven years but doesn't plan to manufacture them and will license them to automakers. >> i'm into the self-driving cars. hurry up. seven years too long. >> i'm with you. >> thanks a lot, hena. >>> coming up, presidential surprise. president obama drops in on college students visiting the white house for a day. i can dra, just like i would with a real pencil. i've been a forensic artist for over 30 years. i do the composite sketches which are the bad guy sketches. you need good resolution, powerful processor because the computer has to start thinking as fast as my brain does. i do this because i want my artwork to help people. maki

to buy dream works animation for more than $3 billion and dreamworks is behind hits like shrek, kung fu pandan. tracy, back over to you. >>>ç now your nbc 10 first ale weather. >> clouds are still with us this morning and it is cooler now. 50 degrees at 5:25. got your neighborhood forecast just ahead. jessica boyington is watching first alert traffic. jessie? >> we're watching the white horse pike right now. a few cars out the door now around 295. no big backups yet. we'll touch on the construction, though, around the area when i come back at 5:30. >>> right now, two philadelphia police officers are in the hospital after they were involved in a crash and carjacking. we'll have a live ro report from the scene in just minutes. >>> plus, this -- >> we showed them that we could do it the montgomery county way. >> we have you covered on all of races from yesterday's prime ares in pennsylvania and delaware, including the race for pennsylvania's attorney general. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >>> on "nbc 10 news today," we're following breaking news in philadelphia where two police officers are hurt af

deal is valued at $3.8 billion dream works animation has the kung fu panda franchises one of the last studios not owned by major media company. for the month of may, sandwich chain will offer free six-inch breakfast sandwich with the purchase of any sub before 9:00 a.m. customers will be able to choose from breakfast favorites such as the block forest ham, egg and cheese, steak and apple wood smoked bacon, offer kicks off on may 1st, brooke, jim? >> well, i eat my lunch at 7:00 in the morning, so it makes sense to me. >> that will work. don bell told me it is hoagie. >> knock. >> is that right? >> no. thanks, hand a, appreciate it. the eagles will introduce their quarterback of the future this afternoon at the nova care complex. >> the newest eagle carson wentz, the second overall pick of the ffl draft. the birds made a block buster trade to move up to that second pick and grab the north dakota state star. his home town of bismarck, north dakota, pacca town square to celebrate the choice, and wentz says he's ready to learn the nfl. eagles coach doug pederson says he'll and good studen

they hold rights to shrek, kung fu panda. films that viewers have seen many times over.that is seen as good for the brand when overall expanding the family friendly offerings as well. the overall deal was representing a 27% premium to the share price before it was announced so no surprise there. we saw a significant stock in that neighborhood for dreamworks stock yesterday. but it wasn't all good news for u.s. stocks. it was a down day across the board. particularly for the dow jones industrial average having its worst performance since the middle of february. dropping some 200 points. that was largely due first to some disappointment over the bank of japan deciding not to offer more stimulus there. that trickled over into the u.s. by the end of the day the real focus was on comments coming from legendary investor carl icahn. he said that he had dropped his position all together in apple. apple when it moves it moves the entire market there due to the sheer weight in the dow. the presence in so many portfolios across the board. but icahn said despite apple being a good c

comcast buying dreamworks, the animation studio behind "kung fu panda." a $3.8 billion deal. bring you all of our best interviews from the week, including with t-mobile's ceo. plus, he slams the competition. the best of "bloomberg west" this weekend on bloomberg television. ♪ emily: ford is gearing up to take on tesla, announcing plans to interview so long range electric vehicle to compete with battery-powered models coming from tesla and gm. hoping to overcome consumer fears that electric cars will run out of power on the road, it expects to add 13 electric cars to its lineup by 2020. the parents of universal pictures agreed to buy dreamworks in a value deal at 3.8 -- $3.8 billion. dreamworks' ceo jeffrey katzenberg will most likely step aside, remaining a consultant to comcast's nbc universal division and becoming a chairperson of the new division. what do you make of the terms of the deal? we have been reporting the imminence of this for a while. >> it's a great deal for jeffrey katzenberg, who, along with david geffen, and others tried to create a studio called dreamworks

kung-fu panda three, animated in hollywood and shanghai at the same time. and co-produced by dreamworks and spin-off, oriental dream works. ceo james fong showed us how they were tailoring the movie for both audiences. >> what we have done is we are reanimating everything around so when you look at a chinese version -- you no longer have a misalignment between the voices and the lip movement. >> reporter: in the chinese version they look as if they're speaking in chinese. whereas in the u.s. version they look like they're speaking english. >> the dumpling squadron. >> has this ever been done before? >> this has never been done before. >> reporter: for years the only movies anyone could watch in china were communist propaganda. revolutionary heroes, patriotic peasants, and guerrilla soldiers. those who strayed too far from the party line were thrown in jail or worse. as a teenager, this filmmaker was pressured to denounce his own father. also a director. as an enemy of the state. >> i felt very, very guilty. >> reporter: but you were force situation in china

dream works is behind shrek and kung fu panda. recent filing shows he would get a payout though of about $22 million if dream works is sold and he does leave. >> one to watch today. >>> back to apple. shares. let's have a check in on them right now. they are down sharply as we said to the tune of about 7% following results last night. joining us on the cnbc newsline, good morning daniel. another disappointing result from a tech company, apple. i think perhaps watched more than any other. what is the main reason for this disappointment? >> well i think the real question is, you know, not what happened in the quarter, but can apple grow again? and so, you know, this is the first quarter in 51 quarters apple did not grow. the first quarter since the apple iphone was launched that they had an annual decline. those are pretty negative mile stones but for us as shareholders we have to say this is an opportunity buy the stock. and this could be an opportunity to pick up shares like it was in august like it was in january. but if you look

scarlet: yes, kung fu panda and shrek will be at universal studios. also make how to train your dragon. tie into kidsar movies, this was appealing to comcast. ♪ ♪ ramy: you are watching ." oomberg best i am ramy inocencio. investors wrote the roller coaster this week as companies release the quarterly reports. there is the big beefs and major misses. afterebook shares surging hours. start jumping as much as 9% in extended trading, better than expected revenue. and positive engagement metrics and steady growth in daily active users. the biggest surprise was the proposal for a new class of stock. mark zuckerberg wants to issue a new class of nonvoting shares to the continued -- so he can continue to make big bets on virtual reality and find his initiative without diluting his inner ship -- ownership stake. what do you think of this, what does it mean? >> it means he wants more control in the terms of direction of the company. he is wise to do that. thatood news, given runaway success, investors will be fine with him taking the reins. this is making it v

taking extradition of shrek and kung fu panda.boratories announced saying jude medical. $25 billion deal. 5.54 billion in sales. down on that news. we will go back to cavuto coast-to-coast right after this. ♪ neil: will ferrell playing the last president bush. playing ronald reagan. i do not miss. i don't know. joe on whether this is crossing the line. that is the plan at least. ronald reagan in his second term. >> then they talked him into -- >> right. one of the great guys. will ferrell. on the planet. >> that is the thing. the suspicion. signs of it. second term. when he left in 1994. they really cannot turn me around. i told you that before. i met that guy. >> he was clear minded and great. neil: a lot of people will love this. >> listen. will can do anything. this guy is great. it is an initiative to take the great ronald reagan down. >> the answer. radio host. they love him. everywhere. the greatest star. chris christie. i saw him the other night. >> do not make me go there. neil: i love the guy, but, come on. there is no re

the recent success with despicable me and kung fu panda. dreamworks has a stream of mo e movies that are a success. the deal is expected to close by year's end. we should mention that nbc bay area is owned by nbcuniversal which is part of comcast. >>> this morning oakland raiders owner made it clear he's ready to drop 5 million bucks in sin city. mark davis showed up a meeting where leaders discussed plans for a dome stadium less than a mile from the strip. davis says he is committed to making the move if vegasi is willing to approve funding. >> if the legislator passes it and the nfl approves of the deal, the raiders plan to contribute half a billion dollars to that project. >>> nfl commissioner roger goodle sagoo goodell says he's game for this move. >>> it's nfl draft time and many believe that the quarterback will be elected for the first overall pick. the l.a. rams get that first pick. the raiders pick 14th. rounds two and three take place tomorrow. the last four rounds are planned for saturday. >>> now to investigative unit exclusive.

--ty: my kids love concrete kung fu panda. let's talk exxon. that is one of your big holdings.you want to hold onto exxon? they just lost -- their aaa credit rating. >> in the stock went up. what is the news? the rating agencies, the price of oil is low and it may stay low for a while. that is right. once again, then at schmidt. location, location, location in real estate. every time they have come through an incredibly ugly action for the underlying product, it is crude. they have been able to make it an opportunity and over the next several years, shareholders have benefited enormously. each of the three companies were tired of management that continue to surprise when they were challenged. exxon is doing exactly that -- >> you do not think the dividend is in danger? absolutely not. they will cut their dividends and it burns way more than a dividends. betty: ok, michael, good to see you. up, the growing black market for virtual weapons and how it is turning some teenage video gamers into real --d -- real-world ♪ mark: i am mark barton with betty liu in london. busiest selling

it was off in 2004 with some of the biggest hits including madagascar, strike and kung fu panda. no comment from either company >> greek yogurt makers chobani is giving employers each of the workers will get shares based on the role and how long they've been with the company. they say all the stock combined will represent 10% of the companies future value. the offering is not a gift. it's a mutual promise to work together with a shared purpose of responsibility. >> here is her favorite story. >> i don't like the stories. >> you can do it . >> just put deodorant on the old-fashioned way. they have come up with a new smart phone application but why is this geared men? it works with a cover that you place over your phone to detect smells. >> how is that possible? and send it to the phone. i can tell if i have body odor. >> no word on if they will sell it or bundle it with skincare products. >> i don't appreciate the fact that it's geared only towards men. >> i think they are trying to be offensive. where should you told you have cancer? start with a specialist. precision treatment o

not spot of their even if he watched kung fu panda three.in that to us. >> two weeks ago, there was a tactical short trade put out, completely close it out on monday. it was profitable. the fact that it had rallied so quickly back basically tells you that the bulls are in control of oil. the sentiment is so large that it does not care what fundamental data is out there. i think he was a $50 in oil .efore you see $40 and oil i think $37.50 is the new low. thank you very much for that. -- ing us from breaking news for you, comcast is said to be in talks to buy dreamworks. comcast is said to be buying dreamworks. we have breaking news on that at the moment. these other stories making headlines around the world. >> now to the stories making headlines around the world. south korea says the north has placed a new midrange missile on standby and is completed preparations for a fifth nuclear weapons test. young yang could act at any moment, but did not elaborate on that assessment. ae north has claimed to fire missile on the weekend, although seoul

scarlet: yes, "kung fu panda" and "shrek" will be at universal studios.hey also make "how to train your dragon." there are various sequels that can go along with these things. there is a clear tie into kids movies and being parts that i imagine comcast -- this was appealing to comcast. ♪ ♪ ramy: you are watching "bloomberg best." i am ramy inocencio. investors rode the roller coaster this week as companies release the quarterly reports. here are some of the big beefs and major misses. emily: facebook shares surging after hours. the stock jumping as much as 9% in extended trading, better than expected revenue. also pleasing investors positive , engagement metrics and steady growth in daily active users. the biggest surprise was the proposal for a new class of stock. ceo mark zuckerberg wants to issue a new class of nonvoting shares so he can continue to make big bets on virtual reality , conductivity, and fund the zuckerberg initiative without diluting his ownership stake. what do you think of this, what does it mean? gene: it means he wants more control i

dream works make shrek and kung fu panda. >> part police will install cameras that read your licenseive in and out of the stations. it is a proposal already getting some push back from privacy advocates. amy? >> good morning, imagine a camera taking a picture of license plate as you drive in and out of the garage at the bart station. according to our san jose mercury news media partner, the bar police with lick to do that and put them in every single bart station. you have to cameras but they would like to do this to catch people who break into the cars and some passengers say the more bart can do to help them, the better the. >> it makes sense in they are raising the bart prices every two years, put cameras not even in the pack lot but in the cars. they should be working. >> the activists wonder what bart will do with the information collected. they want public oversite. the bart police chief will (the idea . present the idea to the board later today. >> in the spike in crime against verizon a coincidence? the company said maybe not with more than 100% increase in-network sabotage l

dreamworks is behind hits like shrek, kung fu panda, and how to ta train your dragon.mpanies' boards have approved the deal which is expected to close by the end of this year. comcast, by the way, is the parent company of nbc10. >>> nasa's curiosity rover captured a new 360 panorama of the martian surface, the red planet's rugged terrain. it captured one of the most rugged stretches of land. it encountered the rough terrain in early march. they found the sandstone bedrock has been carved by eons of wind erosion. >>> well, around here, the wind is eroding our temperatures. it's coming in off the ocean. moisture is here. and until the wind direction changes, going to stay this way. we're in the 50s everywhere, 55 in philadelphia. 51, p.a. suburbs. 54, new jersey, 55, lehigh valley. 54 in delaware. and as you can see, as we go through the day, we're not seeing sunshine. we've got rain come in. and staying in. so you need the umbrellas all day once the rain starts. the seven-day forecast scrolling below, for many different areas, not just philadelphia anymore. and you don'

dreamworks is behind hits lie shu rec, kung fu panda and how to train your drargen.ve enjoyed success with animated films despicable me and minions. >>> and mcdonald's is trying out a new recipe for its mcnuggets. one without artificial preservatives. they began testing the new nuggets at 140 stores. mcdonald's is working to regain customers. they have admitted it failed to keep up with the changing tastes of consumers and is working to improve the core menu items. >> intrepid sea and air and space museum has a new plane to put on display. a crane lifted a t-38 talon onto the aircraft carrier. this particular jet was used to chase after the space shuttle "enterprise" during the approach and landing tests in 1977. the t-38 falcon will be displaced alongside 30 other authentically restored aircraft. >> they say timing is everything. when it comes to getting a flu shot, researchers say getting the vaccination at a certain time of day could make it more effective. the best time of day to roll up your, just ahead. >> glenn? >> we're in for more days of wet and chilly weat

dreamworks has the shrek and kung fu panda franchises. >>> the department of education is launching a new web site for student lawn borrowers and help people with student loans to research and pick the best repayment options. here is the new site. student loans.gov/repay. >>> mcdonald's is testing a more natural recipe for the chicken nuggets swapping artificial preservatives for lemon juice. they have improve perception about their quality. >>> he graduated from high school in d.c. before taking the field for the terps. shawn davis uphill battle as he gets ready for his career in the nfl. >> a shooting mystery in alexandria. whpoat lice did not find once a barricade situation was over. >> after the break, new questions in the death of a man with autism that died after a struggle with fairfa >>> the med day being affected about events in the community. rarely do we keep the media informed about one of your homes. we want to thank fox 45 for their proactive efforts to help us evacuate the building. that saved us a lot of time. you guys are to be commended for your active role in this e

dreamworks behind hits like shrek, "kung fu panda" and madagascar.in dreamworks are up on that news. facebook doing some serious heavy lifting this morning. its shares are soaring off its performance in the 1st quarter. revenue up more than 50% to about $5.5 billion, big profit, big gains in advertising revenue and facebook user base continues to rise more than 1.6 billion users around the world. >>> the u.s. economy not looking quite so good. growth in the 1st quarter really sputtered only a .5% growth. businesses cut their inventories, they cut their spending plan. a lot of that due to weakness in the energy sector. consumer spending was up nearly 2% mostly on rising utility prices and healthcare. spending on big ticket items was down compared to a year earlier. stock market off to a sluggish start this morning. the chancellor of u-c davis be on the job hunt in the cg months. linda katehi has just been >> thank you, jason brooks from kcbs radio. >>> the chancellor of uc-davis may be on the job hunt in the coming months. linda katehi is on administr

they make the kung fu panda s mri can to be a rival to disney in family entertainment and is scheduled to report the results today which could have an impact on possible sales. say the latest abc7 job journal event takes place today in sunnyvale. recruiters are trying to fill 700 opening from noon to 4:00. >> apple fans could be interested, a new program for the cupertino tech giant will let you upgrade the iphone when a new one comes out. >> today in tech bytes apple is paying it easier to upgrit the iphone each year. for the first time customers can now enroll in the iphone upgrade program on-line it allows users to make a monthly fee for the device and trade it to once a year for a new model starting at $32. >> the audience for "game of thrones," broke the record 7.7 million. ratings are up 9% and a republican is so many are streaming the show online. >> this is what a city in germany is doing to protect people so busy looking at their devices. there are special traffic lights installed in the apartment at two stops hoping that the lights will catch the eyes of preoccupied pedestria

and plus, there is massive potential for the dwa's shrek and kung fu panda to accelerate the growth ofhe theme parks, and that is sure to be used in the china parks in the works now. and they should not be valued on the cash flow an assets alone, but account for the massive synergys from integrating the two businesses. because of the importance of combining them, folding dreamworks into nbc universal, it pakes sense for cats enberg to switch into the consulting role and go back to dijtation. some insiders say it is taking a page from the pixel and other brands together. and expanding the family brands across multiple platform, and it shows that steve burke is committed to growing and working on comcast media businesses. >> certainly, henry, comcast would like it to be a disney/pixar are result. >> yes, and we will see a lot more of this, and we have seen a fair bit of it, but one thing with the digital distribution, and netflix for example is that you have the ability to have so much content within one network effectively, and that kind of the consolidation now has to happen in televis

. >> williams: "kung fu panda 3" was animated in california and shanghai at the same time, and >> i losty father. i am so sorry. co-produced by dreamworks and its spin-off, oriental dreamworks. c.e.o. james fong showed us how they were tailoring the movie for both audiences. >> james fong: what we've done is actually we are re-animating everything around the mouth and the throat. so when you look at a chinese version of the movie, you no longer have a misalignment between the voices and the lip movement. >> williams: so in the chinese version, they look as if they are speaking in chinese. >> fong: that's correct. >> williams: whereas in the u.s. version they look as if they're speaking english. has this ever been done before? >> fong: this has never been done before. >> williams: for years, the only movies anyone could watch in china were communist propaganda. revolutionary heroes, patriotic peasants and guerilla soldiers. those who strayed too far from the party line were thrown in jail, or worse. as a teenager, filmmaker chen kaige was pressured to denounce his own father, also a direc

universal is seeking to acquire dreamworks animation, the maker of popular films such as shrek and kung fu panda8 billion. here's cnn's richard quest. >> reporter: coming to the big screen near you, nbc universal, dreamworks animation joining forces. >> going to be fun. we can stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning, i'm making waffles. >> reporter: it's a merger of epic proportions. $3.8 billion. >> whoa. >> reporter: a bold move, taking on the king of family entertainment. for dreamworks, the end of a story of vurnts and intrigue. >> works for me, and all your dreams come true. >> respect, power, banana. >> banana. >> reporter: now, as this merger comes together, one final hurdle before it reaches the screen. the regulators. >> pet it. >> really? >> no. >> again! >> reporter: will the regulators scuffle this deal? or will it be a fairy tale ending with a marriage at the end of the earth? >> we'll let you know. richard quest reporting for us there. >>> an exciting ride on a rollercoaster in texas took a terrifying turn for a 6-year-old boy and his father when the boy's seat bel

dreamworks is the maker of films like shrek and the kung fu panda franchises.ng a pity today'session. viacom is coming out with earnings and those earnings estimates. loss and itwith a reported a modest decline in cable subscribers. fors a mixed picture here the company. the cable unit recording it smaller -- smallest profit margin in five years, down 1.5%. that thearing dreamworks deal may be good news for other property valuations. paramount pictures are planning to sell a stake, so he says it could be good for that and lions gate could be good for the valuation there. by 7%.are trading look at some of the recent deals in the film and entertainment business. it seems as though animation is more valuable. analysis by an bloomberg intelligence that looks at recent deals, not that recent, over the past 10 or more years. here are some of the deals we have had. disney pictures goes all the way back to january of 2006. that was at a similar multiple. 36 times versus five times for this dreamworks deal. that with contrast lucas deals. a first glance analysis would b

dreamworks is the make of "kung fu panda."e is a deal, comcast could merge dreamworks with universal. of twitter took a dive in premarket trading. the company forecast second-quarter revenue that fell short of estimates. twitter added more users than expected. the major brand advertisers did not spend as much is expected. year growth streak has come to an end. in iphone sales. apple predicts sales will decline again in the current quarter. shares are falling in premarket trading. apple is down 20% in the last year. and that is the bloomberg business flash. francine: let's get more on apple with jeremy caan a senior writer for bloomberg's technology team. still with us is jane foley. when you look at apple, how much of it is that investors are expecting too much or how much shares afteroff in hours is the fact that there is a significant slowdown in iphone sales? jeremy: there is a zynga can slow down in iphone sales. it is the first time they have reported year on year declines -- there is a significant slowdown in iphone sale

universal, think despicable way, minions, wants to buy dream works animation for $3 billion get like kung fu panda and shrek, put them all under the same umbrella. why would dream works be interested? well, they want to, you know, make toys, get into consumer products, more on line videos why and the like, this makes sense. let's see what happens. >> next topic i won't say it because mike and have i been arguing about this. >> obviously right. >> no, what's this next topic about? >> what candy? >> cracker jacks. >> i win! >> mike? just because people say it doesn't make it right. >> but if everybody is saying it but you. >> no, no. >> if everybody jumps open off the bridge, you? >> cracker jack. >> here is the thing though. i was at the phillies game, home opener, and they play this song, and they have the lyrics, i don't know why they need the lyrics but they had it on the big jumbo tron and it said cracker jacks, in writing. >> obviously you look at the product, than is your answer it, says cracker jack. >> but if you have more than one box it is cracker jacks. >> the person at the phillies game

with shrec and mad cas car and kung fu pa"kung fu panda" and i provide more energy in an animated. >>y, but if you want here, you have to sign it. you will be responsible. let's talk about why we are here today and talk about the collection of organizations that come for the greater good. >> if i can. you said comcast is celebrating the 15th anniversary. working on almost 7,000 projects generating 4 million hours of service and being matched by $18 million in charitable contributions to local nonprofits. it's a signature day of service for comcast universal. the vision for this year is to take that platform and use it to promote two great company partnerships. one is in chronological order. red nose day that will follow on may 26th and the second global citizen that will follow in september. to use this fantastic platform to engage all comcast nbc universal employees to educate them and help to promote my fantastic work that is being done by red nose day and global citizens. >> to talk about this and how this has become a symbol for something much bigger. >> to talk about it is. what

this morning that comcast is about to buy dreamworks animation which made movies like shrek and kung fu pandae price for dreamworks, $41 a share. trading was halted for dreamworks stock pending the details. after the announcement, the stock shot up $7 a share up 23%. comcast stock is down slightly on the news. >>> the u.s. treasury has launched a mobile app called direct express. it's for direct express mastercard cardholders who receive federal benefits but don't have a traditional bank account. through the app users can check their balance and find location where's they can take out cash. while most direct express cardholders don't have a traditional bank or credit union account, financial experts say more than half owned a smart phone last year. >>> new numbers from tech experts show smart phone sales around the world have dropped for the first time ever. the slowdown comes from the group's strategic analytics. they say global shipments this year fell 3% compared to the 1st quarter of 2015. it includes sales from smart phone leaders apple and samsung. analysts are blaming the declining num

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. >> there are clear synergies not just for the theme parks with the shreks and kung fu pandas but this deal with netflix. tv and family television. >> tv is important. consumer products becomes even more important, and china, bill, also very important component of this as well where universal is trying to get bigger, and they have a significant presence at dreamworks. and so they're hoping, and to justify that kind of a multiple, they'll come back, that is our management team at comcast, and say, well, when you adjust for all the synergies and the efficiencies, we're not paying nearly as high a multiple to ebitda. but it's been helpful to the likes of lionsgate. >> a term you used bear hug. what does it mean? >> it means coming public with an offer that had been private to put pressure on the company to deal with you and to put pressure on the shareholders. it's not a hostile offer in the sense of tipically a tender offer out there. but make no mistake, this is nasty, in part especially because of the threat they're going to try to replace the entire board of directors. >> that always

dreamworks animation has the shrek and kung fu panda franchises and was one of the major media company. >>> here's a pair of nikes you wouldn't want to scuff up. these air jordan were sold for $22,000. ten pair were made in a deal with rapper m and m. some of the money goes to charity. >>> thank you so much. caught on camera, a long island fedex driver carelessly throwing packages into his truck. >> the video taken by a business owner fed up with his shipments showing up damaged. >> he's recently been on the receiving end of plenty of complaints about items arriving damaged. >> plates were cracked. there were some random vhs take place, just little items that could be -- they were clearly marked fragile. >> he took his curiosity and cell phone to his local fedex and recorded how precious cargo is being handled. >> i was blown away. i was absolutely left speechless for the most part. i couldn't believe it. >> he says he watched agas as dozens of packages were tossed like frisbees. >> it was like watching a 6- year-old kid play basketball and throwing, you know, throwing the basketball u

have thought dreamworks was a much bigger company because it has names we all know so well like kung fu pandad: originally, this was spielberg and katzenberg and geffen. to an whittled down animation studio with some very successful movies, but only a handful. the interesting thing to me is katzenberg. early reports were that he would leave. i'm not sure what new media means. carol: there's a lot of m&a today. what does that tell you about the corporate environment and what it might mean for the economy later in the year? >> we had a pretty serious lull the last couple of months in m&a and ipos. you can have negative ipos. the rate of change on improving ipo market could only go up. to see this m&a evokes the feeling that corporate confidence is coming back. carol: come in on this dreamworks deal. still owns over 5% of the company. they have a couple of big names. not a lot else. it is also interesting to look at comcast double down on their media. what is the future of the is the notion, looking at yahoo! assets. comcast with their nbc assets and now dreamworks. it is interesting to see them

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dream box is behind "shrek" and "kung fu panda."he company has been on the block for quite some time now. they almost did a deal with hasbro. >> you can see why comcast would want to do it to try to keep up to make sure they have constant content for the parks and things too. >> and animation is one of the biggest businesses. >> not that i follow the stock closely or something. but i thought it was 61.05. there was a quote that was higher -- i had 60 -- yeah it's 30 cents different than what i thought. i have to factor that into. it's either been -- results have been consistently good the last few quarters. >> results coming in from comcast -- >> -- 7. >> what disney's done with paying and over purchases and. >> and there aren't many of these around. things like that. what is it called? like a? >> content creator? >> no. i don't know. there is a name for it when you are buying something that is rare. that there aren't. >> -- >> yes. >> beach front property. >> yes. >> i know. i know as a writer it sometimes takes you a while to get

. >>> and kung fu panda, meet the peacock.parent company comcast that owns this station buying dreamworks animation for nearly $4 billion. you can check out the link on our home page. and we'll have another local news update in half an hour. >>> this morning on "today's take," brooke shields and ryan eggold have come to play as "today's" show host. >>> and most memorable moments in sports. >>> ultimate gift guide for mother's day. all that and pore coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" thursday morning, april 28th, 2016. nice crowd outside on the plaza. inside studio 1a, i'm willie, along with two very special guests. brooke shields and ryan eggold. tamron and al have the day off. we feel lucky to have these two with us. natalie is at the billboard latin music awards tonight in miami. we'll talk to her in a few minutes and ryan you, my friend, leading us off with the morning