what does linkedin have to do with microsoft?: if you look at it, we have one billion users of windows office or microsoft office 365. and what is the common thread there? they are all professionals. they are all people who are trying to get things done. so, we have the professional cloud and the professional devices in the world. and the vision was to combine that with the professional network of linkedin. in fact, if you look at some of the integrations that we have since launched, you can be in outlook, you can get an email -- i can get in the mail from david rubenstein. i can go look up your linkedin profile, which i hope you have. david: i will get one today. but yes. [laughter] satya: and then sort of look up all the mutual connections we may have, so the idea that the professional network and the professional content can be brought together, i think ultimately it can be a big driver of productivity. so that is one. but one of the other big pieces that has been a real game changer for us is linkedin. linkedin is the way peo

and a lot of youth have no idea what linkedin is. so we are trying to make sure they have the linkedin up to par. we teach them networking skills. because that is great. but what about -- you don't have your resume when you are at a networking mixer or when you meat someone in the street. how do you pitch who you are personally. what is your elevator pitch. are you able to look someone in the eye and knowing what you want. >> you have to go online for resumes. >> exactly. >> it still helps. >> what if you meet your future employer or your future business partner at a networking mixer or just out in the streets somewhere. are you ready? >> so what do they say initially. >> there is a certain way you should give someone a card. we teach them that. we also teach them certain techniques they can use when you are speaking to someone. it is not all about business all the time. sometimes you have to talk shop. sometimes you simply give a compliment. ron, i love that tie. where did you get the tie? >> and then the conversation starts from th

i first made con account with him through linkedin. then one afternoon at "wall street journal"'s manhattan

if you look at the linkedin deal, that was wildly successful.o another linkedin, i am all in. emily: other areas that you are interested in? obviously, nokia did not work out. linkedin, you say it is working, we will see. where would you like to move to? john: anything that strengthens the relationship between our cloud and a broad network of users. iot, commercial things for industries that generally have not moved to the cloud. those are the places that represent big opportunities. emily: what should microsoft be doing to advance more quickly in the emerging world of ai? john: microsoft has a huge investment in ai and machine learning. if you look at the most recent restructuring of the company, we allowed harry shum to continue to run ai as a research operation, but we also integrated many of the functional components of ai into the operating teams driving the revenue day in and day out. what i think you will see is ai machine learning becoming an important part of every single platform that microsoft and every company in the industry has. ai

if we do another linkedin, i'm all in. emily: any areas that you are interested in?t is working and we will see a time to pass. where would you like to see that? mr. thompson: anything that strengthens our relationship between our cloud and a broad network of users. iot, the commercial things, industries that generally have not moved to the cloud. those are the places that those are the places that represent big opportunities. emily: what should microsoft be doing in the emerging world of ai? mr. thompson: microsoft has a huge investment in ai and machine learning. we allowed herein shun to n toe allowed harry shui continue to run ai as a research operation. we also integrated many of the functional components of ai into the operating teams driving the revenue day in and day out. ai machine learning becomes a part of, if you will, every single platform the industry has. ai will be the future of technology. emily: do you see the negative side of ai or will that be more positive for companies to be responsible in the same way we need to be responsible about data? mr. t

linkedin is the largest online network. there are about 530 million members using our site.n this san francisco office there's about 1400 employees working in roughly 400,000 square feet. >> after signing up for the program we heard about the san francisco program and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. i'm the co-owner of the new wheel electric bike shop. we opened this store in 2012 and the new wheel sells and services electric bikes. 11 people work here in san francisco and our store is about 2,000 square feet. electric bikes are fantastic for transportation in the city, they're clean and green and you get places faster than any other form of transportation. it amplifies the power, it doesn't replace it. it makes it easier to get places by bicycle and it's so enjoyable and environmentally friendly way to go and more convenient in san francisco. >> clean power sf requires two products, green, 40% renewable and competitively priced with pg and e. for those who want to fight climate change more, 100% renewable at $0.02 per kilawatt. >> i decided to go w

. >> it is like google and linkedin had a baby. >> correct. >> let's talk about using your connectionsnd resources to help with this. but if you have employees, you have a bowl of basement employees. how can node get you through a.i.? >> one is ensuring the priorities of your business, of what the key opportunities are that are going to take your business to the next level are clearly communicated across the organization. what this will allow your employees to start doing is thinking about who do i know in my network to help my business achieve these goals? so the first step is clear communication around what the objectives are. the second piece is to then provide everyone forums for dis tools that can actually help your employees be much more efficient at understanding who do they know that could be relevant. what's interesting, a lot of companies use this for recruiting. they'll say we have $1,000 bonus or something if somebody brings in or finder's fee if you find someone to work for us. i don't know if they think about it as much for business opportunities when it is not directly r

most hiring requires a linkedin profile. although we use this narrative of choice because somebody is pushing a button, even if they had read the terms and conditions and understood it, they substantively don't really have a choice, because in the modern workforce you have to use social media and the internet. sen. cornyn: they don't really have other options. mr. wylie: i don't know a job that would hire somebody who refused to use the internet. sen. cornyn: you think it is too much to expect that the social media platforms get consumers informed consent? there is this idea in the law -- for example, if you are going to consent to a surgical procedure by your doctor, your consent must be informed. in other words, you have to understand what you are agreeing to. do think that is too much to ask for in this context? mr. wylie: it is not that it is too much to ask for. people absolutely should have informed consent. but the analogy is not equivalent. when you go and see a doctor and you need a surgery, you need something and y

and i don't have linkedin. i tell people if they want to talk to me, i'm in the phone book call me up basically, it's not affecting my life my granddaughter is on, my wife is on it, communicating. they'll work around it they'll survive. it's not an issue of survival. you hope this regulation is intelligent. i think mr. zuckerberg acknowledged he made mistakes along the way. and they'll correct it and that's it. i'm an optimist in that regard we're also getting headlines from the oval. the president of the united states is meeting with south korean president moon. eamon javers at the white house with that for us >> the president aanswering a long list of questions here from reporters. he's been in there quite a long time, but we're seeing wire flashes. the president saying there is no deal with zte, but sort of sketching out here apparently, an idea for a deal the president saying he envisions a very large scale fine for zte, new management and a new board of directors the president saying the zte fine could be

i first made con account with him through linkedin.hen one afternoon at "wall street journal"'s manhattan headquarters. he's terrified. he's got a burner phone. he starts telling me about his experience at the company which lasted 8 months and ended with him trying to raise his concerns with elizabeth and her boyfriend who was number two in the company. they basically told him in no uncertain terms that he was too young and too green and didn't know what he was talking about and told him to shut up or leave. so he ended up leaving. at which point elizabeth called his grandfather george, the famous former secretary of state and told him if tyler persisted in pursuing this vendetta against her, he would lose. howie: elizabeth wouldn't talk to you. but you met with her high-powered lawyer and it got hot. >> they came to our offices at the "wall street journal" in 2015. heather king who had been a partner, and boyce. and we met with them for five hours. and they took a very aggressive stance which was that i had misappropriated theranos tr

support enforcing a new business license tax on mountain view's largest companies such as google, linkedin, microsoft and symantec. the added revenue would be somewhere between $5 million and $10 -- $10 million a year that would go to support transportation projects and support the city's housing needs. critics argue a new tax could promote companies to set up shop elsewhere or prompt people to not move here in the first place or make google reconsider its plans to expand its mountain view headquarters. the business license tax is not increased here in mountain view in decades. ultimately, it will be up to the voters to decide if they want to approve this tax hike during the upcoming november elections. cidel council members -- city council members will be discussing this later today. >> we will continue to follow that story all day. >>> the hiker died at yosemite national park at half dome. the national park service is investigating. park rangers say the man fell monday afternoon from the halftone cables during a thunderstorm. park rangers recovered his body yesterday. his name will be re

instead, jana and i will be freshening up my linkedin page. , 1991 at tortilla coast to 1994.m looking forward to figuring out whatever is next for me, but i'm going to miss sparring with the press every day. in fact, boredom is probably my biggest worry for life after congress. luckily, boehner texted me yesterday and told me he had something that helps him chill out, something to do with grass. i don't really know. anyway, i just wanted to say quick word to congratulate the young men and women receiving scholarships this evening. i was able to visit with them yesterday and it affirmed for me that the future of journalism is bright. my message to the next generation of reporters, know that what you do matters. there is so much noise out there that our republic does not work without an informed electorate. pay attention to the policy, not just the personalities. look at the human impact, not just the horse race. and challenge yourself to challenge us, those of us in public office, because what you do, it really matters. it provides transparency and accountability. done right,

. >> that includes google and linkedin. >> explain how much money, alex, the city is expected if the proposal is approved. >> reporter: the city looking for millions of dollars. gasia and dave, good morning to both of you. some of the large tech companies here in mountainview could be asked to pay more to improve the quality of life for everybody in mountainview. it would go towards transportation projects and the housing needs, among other things. and voters could ultimately decide whether to hike taxes on the city's largest employers, companies like google, linkedin and semantic. details are still being hashed out. but one scenario would have the companies paying more than $5 million a year in taxes. city council members will meet later to discuss a potential ballot measure that would impose a new business license tax. the added revenue could be anywhere between 5 to $10 million according to city documents. people who live in mountainview say the tech companies bring a lot of benefits as well as draw backs, including increased traffic. >> el camino is never free. virtually never du

deciding whether to hike taxes on the city's largest employers, including companies like google, linkedin, microsoft, and symantec. the details are being hashed out by city council members. one area would have companies pay more than $5 million more in taxes every year. later today, city council members will be meeting to discuss a potential ballot measure that would impose a new business license tax on the city's largest employers. the added revenue would be somewhere between five and $10 million per year. we talked a short while ago with a woman who lives here in the city of mountain view to get her perspective on this potential tax hike. >> their employment does impact the city. the traffic patterns have changed and it has impacted it in positive ways as well. i would probably need to see the percentages and then make a decision from there, but it is reasonable to be on the ballot, i think. >> reporter: critics argue that this kind of a tax hike on large employers here in mountain view might prompt the companies to set up shop elsewhere or deter companies from moving here in the first

a "go fund me" page is set up for -- his linkedin page says he was a biochemist working in new york. he fell from the cables around 4:30 monday afternoon during a thunderstorm. his body was recovered yesterday afternoon. the national park service said this was the first death on half dome since 2010. >>> the kilauea volcano in hawaii is putting more homes and one geothermal plant in danger with continuous eruptions. crews are trying to keep the community safe but it's extremely difficult. the hawaiian volcano observatory reports that another small volcanic explosion took place at the summit of kilauea early this morning. jeff paul with the latest from hawaii. >> reporter: it's been three weeks since the kilauea volcano started erupting and there's no end in sight. more than 2,000 people have been evacuated. lava, ash and toxic gas are major causes of concern. >> it looked like a film seem out of "lord of the rings" with lava everywhere, huge tools and rivers and the vent. >> reporter: the lava is inching closer to a geothermal plant with may release toxic gas. crews have already remo

by the way, cohen's linkedin page says he is still trump's attorney. see why we're so confused? joining me, sarah westwood, joining me now from washington. sarah, what are you learning about how aggressively and what michael cohen's pitch actually was to these companies? >> well, kate, we're hearing that michael cohen saw an opportunity to profit off his proximity to donald trump shortly after the election and seized it. sources tell cnn that michael cohen pitched himself aggressively as someone who could provide them with an inside track to donald trump as a time when companies were searching for ways to make inroads with the new outsider president. now, sources also tell us that cohen was far from the only trump associate who did this. there were other former trump campaign officials who didn't land top jobs in the white house and went on to profit off their relationships with trump by also doing lobbying work. for a president who promised to drain the swamp and promised to crack down on businesses usual in washington, it could be problematic for him that those closest to him

and may be pray or think or consider what i'm about to tweet or put on facebook or instagram or linkedin or any of those because people will hear that or see that or read that and as you say, roseanne's remarks move like lightning. they just move everywhere and then abc responded and i believe appropriately. saying we just have to stop the show. there has to be a message that this is not what we are about. i believe that it is a teachable moment. unfortunately for roseanne herself. >> laura: i have a question about this. howard, there seems to be no possibility of redemption in certain cases. you have redemption for joy behar. let's remind everyone what she said not so long ago. >> it's one thing to talk to jesus. it's another thing when jesus talks to you. >> exactly! that's different! >> that's called mental illness if i'm not correct. >> laura: andrea mitchell posed this very odd question today, let's watch. >> what you have to do on social media to get fired from a top rated show on an american broadcast network? >> laura: given her passed comments about homosexuals it was kind of ir

you wrote a linkedin essay recently that was focused on the supply chain and you said specifically, the u.s. health care system's cost structure needs actsing. what were you talking about and heady think it should be fixed? dan: is amazing that we never even compare our cost structure to the europeans. 70% to 80% gdp on health care and the europeans spend 10%. wouldn't it be good to inquire why and where? much of it is due to hospitals, inpatient and outpatient. the drug budget in the united states is 2% of gdp and in europe it is 1.5%. wouldood place to start be asking, why do we spend more on hospitals and outpatient? is because we have a sicker population? is it because the system is an responsive when we go to emergency rooms? is it because we don't have insurance that meets people needs -- that meets people's needs? that is we have to answer. ian: what is the role of the government versus the role of the private sector in achieving these efficiencies? dan: part of what you get in lines,is rationing and and i think the issue is there is no shortage of regulations. we have overregula

cohen identifies himself as an attorney for the president, and i believe identifies himself on his linkedind as of yesterday as an attorney with the trump organization. it's unclear as to when he left the trump organization. you can make an argument this entire time period that we're talking about, he only really has one employer and that's the trump organization. so i don't know how he could be carrying this out on his own or for his own reason. i mean, it's very blurry as to who he is operating for and when. >> what do you think is going to happen next in this case and in your representation of ms. daniels? one of the things a lot of people have asked about you and your role in this is that obviously you're an accomplished attorney. you've had a very successful career. you charge a lot of money for your services. ms. daniels is well-known but is not necessarily a super rich person. i think it's worth asking if there are other people who are paying your legal fees or if you're doing this work pro bono, who is paying you and how long do you think this case is going to go on, and do you have

identifies himself as an attorney for the president, and i believe he identifies himself on his linkedin page, or at least he did as of yesterday, as an attorney with the trump organization. it's unclear as to when he left the trump organization. so you could make an argument that this entire time period that we're talking about he only really has one employer and that's the trump organization. so i don't know how he could be carrying this out on his own or for his own reason. it's very blurry as to who he's operating for and when. >> stormy daniels' attorney michael avenatti speaking with rachel just last night. mr. avenatti pointing out that whatever the explanation for those vast sums of money flowing to mr. cohen's slush fund, essential consultants, there's also the question of what his main client, president donald trump, knew about it. rudy giuliani maintaining today the president knows nothing about it. avenatti pushing back and implies otherwise. this is his latest attempt to shake up the narrative. and of course as we point out he has a dog in the fight. he tweeted this purporte

you wrote a linkedin essay recently that was focused on the supply chain and you said specifically the u.s. health care system, particularly its cost structure, needs fixing. what specifically were you talking about and how do you think it should be fixed? >> well, i think it's amazing that we never really look and compare our cost structure to europeans. so, if you look at the cost structure of, we spend on health care and europeans spend 10. a good 8, 7 points of spend. so the 7 points different are hospitals, inpatient and outpatient. the drug budget in the united states is 2% of gdp and in europe where we see it's 1.5. so a good place to start would be asking why do we spend more in hospitals than outpatience? is it because we have sicker patients and our emergency responses and people go to emergency rooms or a poor insurance and product that doesn't meet people's need. i think that's an again, you know, thing -- genuine thing we need to answer. >> the european analogy questions what is the role of the government versus what is the role of the private sector in achieving efficienc

most tiring requiring -- requires a linkedin profile. we use this narrative of choice because somebody is pushing a button, even if they had read the terms and conditions, they don't have a choice. in the modern workforce you have to use social media and the internet. i don't know what job that would hire somebody who refused to use the internet. >> you think it is too much to expect that the social media platforms get consumers informed consent? there is this idea in the law -- if you are going to consent to a surgical procedure by her doctor, the doctor -- your must -- your consent must be informed. you need to understand what you are agreeing to. do think that is too much to ask for? >> people absolutely should have informed consent. the analogy is not equivalent. when you go and see a doctor and you need a surgery, you need something and you are consenting to that surgery and it is proportionate to the benefit that you are getting. ton somebody consents something online, even if they understand what they are if that is the only way y

linkedin is absolutely right to emphasize these principles as the unifying force of the nation. >> of course, right now, we are very much a divided nation. it makes it difficult to think of that. but the magic words in my view become not "all men are created equal," because it does not mean really quality. it means you have equal rights. >> that's where we differ. >> all right. the guy that writes the other magic words are "we, the people of the united states." he has the same torso as george washington. if you go to the richmond capital in virginia, there is a statue of washington. the body is gouverneur marks. >> the trouble with him, he was to0cynical and anti-democratic to be a favorite founder. >> that's the reason i love him. [laughter] he is really an irreverent guy. but in august of 1787, a committee on style and arrangement is selected. one person from every state. marx, even though he is a resident of new york, key is a delegate of pennsylvania. go figure it out. so madison is there in hamilton is there and they give the job of rewriting the draft of the constitution to marx

for the community colleges across the country, for technology companies like microsoft that owned linkedincan help people acquire skills and get connected with new jobs. so that skills gap is just a much bigger issue than it was before. then there's a second issue that i personally believe is getting far too little attention in the country and that's the broadband gap. there are at least 25 million americans that have no access to broadband. most of them live in rural counties. the truth is, it doesn't matter, you can take anything i've shown, including netflix and if you don't have access to broadband, you are just reading about something that somebody else gets to live with. it actually doesn't help improve your life so just as we brought telephone service to every person in america, just as we brought electricity to every person in america, if we are going to enable everyone to move forward we are going to need to bring broadband to everyone, everywhere. it will require a combination of market innovation and public policy. then there's the big question that you also posed. that's great.

the teams in scotland and northern ireland but looking cooler across in stornoway. 11 degrees, linkedint fizzles as it works its way southwards into england and wales into wednesday, a ridge of high pressure building in its wake. for scotla nd pressure building in its wake. for scotland and northern ireland, a brighter day with lots of sunshine around here but across the board it will be breezy. england and wales a bit more cloud, and added reeves, a substantially cooler day compared with tuesday. temperatures on wednesday generally around the midteens for the vast majority. but crucially it will be largely dry. if you have any plans this week, it will be a largely dry wit, by and large. getting a little bit warmer, as well, towards the end of the week as well, towards the end of the week as well. thank you very much, we will see you later. have you noticed that it will see you later. have you noticed thatitis will see you later. have you noticed that it is more expensive to fill up your car? ben is looking into that this morning. at the start of 2016, average petrol and diesel prices h

microsoft paid a large price for linkedin. does it support the valuation? maybe, maybe not. a great asset. there are a lot of things you can overpay for today. i am not in favor of big acquisitions, but on the other hand as a shareholder, i don't come in and say i don't think the company should do any. emily: a trade war is looming. is that good or bad for our country? steve: i'm a free trader and an economics major in school, yet there are situations in which i do not think free trade works. in china, microsoft when i left was losing about $8 billion to 10 main dollars in profits in china. something had to be done. in$10 million in profits china. something had to be done. asymmetric. you have piracy on one side. i don't mean taking intellectual property secrets, i mean literally using software that has been stolen. i do not think that is ok, and will require government pressure . while i am a free trader, i think some opportunities to rectify some of the noncompetitive behaviors of some of the countries traders. emily: how so? steve: will the u.s. government the chinese to

linkedin editor at large says the issue is training workers. >> we're seeing it in cities that keep attractinghat employees crave. >> reporter: it's why incentive programs are popping up around counties, towns, and small cities across the area like crawford city, ohio, grant town of marne, iowa. he small >> the movie version of this is the plant closes down and the town shrivels up and dies. >> that's right. it tends to be more of a gradual problem where over time workers leave, they don't necessarily come back, the town loses its population and the companies that are there say it's tough finding workers. it may not be as dramatic but it's just as urgent. >> they've had 45 applicants. they've awarded them to ten people. it doesn't sound like a lot but he said a few people coming back, planting roots and starting families say it makes a difference. i'm telling you their friends are saying we'll have to look at this. >> especially if you loved the hometown. i envy people who have roots. i traveled as a little kid and don't have a home base. >> it used to be you had to travel, leave home to find

in that time, though, don't you think that maybe he could have been brushing up the linkedin profiletting a job. he has his own business. didn't provide any additional details what the business is. so some sketchy stuff there. he has to leave. >> sandra: they handed him cash and said bye-bye and go on your way. advice. organize the things you need for work and manage the apartment. sell the things you have that have significant value. stereos and tools. they really went out of their way the try to help him out the door. something else must be going on. >> i feel bad for the parents. i don't think that when they filed this case they knew it was going to get such national attention. you also have to feel bad for the kid. this is strange. usually kids want to leave the house, leave the nest. he didn't always live at home. he lost his job. moved in eight years ago and stuck around ever since to the total frustration of his parents. >> sandra: let's face it. there are a lot of people in the situation now who have adult children that will move back home and a lot of times they save money,

friday to "pursue other opportunities" same story for jim baker the former fbi top lawyer whose linkedin 2017 to that journalist in the trump dossier he's also out at the bureau. i should also pass this along my friend. this is not the first time that we've seen the president conduct a tax round table like this but what is different in this particular circumstance, neil, or so we expect, is the president will really focus on the benefits for small business, we'll see how that all pans out but for now my friend back to you from the beautiful city of cleveland, ohio where the cavs play tonight so you can well imagine they're more interested in basketball perhaps. neil: i would imagine. the battle for attention there kevin thank you very very much by the way on the left side of your screen marine one getting ready joint base andrews the president is going to cleveland and he will spell out a lot of the tax cut stuff that kevin outlined here this time stretching out small to medium size business and the focus tends to be on these big companies with the tax breaks but a couple of the business

. -- my way, that big coin vessel yesterday on my linkedin isfile also known as satoshi totally the person that invented this whole thing. nobody knows who he or she is. whoever created this created a limited amount of that coin. you can also get that coin as a commodity. what is it going to be? is a currency, a security? a commodity? who should be responsible. the reason i've gotten heavily involved is because we've got a -- human nature is we fear what we do not understand. we've got a lot of people who don't understand what this is an frankly you've got to pick up a book and start reading. you got to sit down with some of these entrepreneurs. it is amazing. you've got to start a can beyond desk start looking beyond the box -- look beyond the box we grew up in. the reason congress is going to have to be involved is because we have people that say this is all about bad actors. it is all about your deals, working under the radar. no it is not. there is bad actors in the investment business today. that is no different than any other area and the risk that we have is if congress does to put

i then went on to linkedin to do the same.w—up, and that is when they offered me a job asa that is when they offered me a job as a prison rehabilitation manager. carillion, the policy was not to have the box at the bottom of the application form that says if you have a criminal record or unspent convictions. they treated everybody fairly. and equally? and it was that job that really helped transform things for you? definitely. it com pletely things for you? definitely. it completely changed my life. at the time, iwas completely changed my life. at the time, i was still living with my mother. my wife and my daughter at the time were living in a separate house. for carillion to give me that stepping stone to develop myself into a career, it was absolutely life changing. when the news came about, in january, the life changing. when the news came about, injanuary, the hardest conversation i have had was to tell my wife that i could potentially lose myjob. i've been quite lucky to keep it up until now. but you have been given your

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showers and thunderstorms across the south linkedin with this weather front which, on friday, will movehine to the north. another beautiful day for scotland and northern ireland with sunshine and northern ireland with sunshine and quite muggy with temperatures up to 16, 23, 24. into the weekend, warmerair to 16, 23, 24. into the weekend, warmer air speeds up from the mediterranean. a southerly wind. temperatures on the rise. but with it, humidity rises as well so it will turn quite muggy with the risk of heavy and thundery showers as we go through the bank holiday weekend and into monday, temperatures getting up into the mid—20s. goodbye. hello it's wednesday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm matthew price. there's been a hefty fall in annual profits of retail giant marks and spencer — declining sales of food, clothing and homeware meant pre—tax profits dropped by almost two thirds. it comes after yesterday's announcement that it plans to close 100 shops by 2022. the firm's chief executive is steve rowe. the pre—tax profits were largely reflecting the underlying charges we put into the business as

>> i have this image of michael cohen going through linkedin and just looking at all the different businesses who have interest in d.c. and is like, oh, well maybe i'll put out a feeler there and reaching out. it honestly is a microcosm for just the level of ineptitude. yes, we should maybe be heartened that he's that inept at legalized corruption and trying to get in there as a lobbyist, but it's a sad reflection on how everyone involved with the trump administration they can't even do the things that corrupt people have been able to manage. he gets caught. >> that takes us perfectly to our next story. >>> rudy giuliani kept up his rapid pace of comments this weekend, saying he was unsure when or even if michael cohen has stopped working as the president's personal lawyer. quote, as far as we know, he's not. >> he's not stopped -- okay. we're back to this. >> he told that to politico on friday. >> wow. >> he added that the president's current legal team has never really determined a precise day when cohen stepped away. the president referred to cohen as one of my personal attorneys after the

personal attorney to the president, at the right hand of the president, who by the way if you go on his linkedining, you'll see that he still lists himself as an attorney for the president of the united states and he lists himself as being with trump organization, as i recall. i checked it last night. your viewers can check me out on that. but you have the right hand of the president, the personal attorney of the president, associating with individuals with significant russian ties in january of 2017, accepting money from individuals with russian ties. look, this does not smell right. and i'm not alone in this. there's a reason why mr. mueller and his team questioned the oligarch at the airport here recently relating to these exact payments. i think cnn reported that last night. >> okay. so let's devolve mr. broidy. did he take the fall for the president on another situation with another woman? is that what happened? >> we don't know that. >> does it look like that? >> there's a lot of issues. your colleague raised the article that was in "new york" magazine yesterday. i think there's significan