i would like to welcome my guest mark olson, former fed governor.nks, mark, for joining me this morning. >> thank you for having me, rick always enjoy being on with you. >> let's go in the way back machine 22 years 1996 new york federal reserve bank had two people do a research paper. many may know of both or one or the other. larry kudlow and many brought up we're looking at the wrong curve, and yes, the research that originally made the curve such an interesting predictor of recessions was three months to tens b what do you think of that and the complexion of the curve now. >> i think a couple of things. first of all, chairman powell did a pretty good job yesterday talking about the yield curve and why the yield curve is flat and had a pretty good explanation why the short end is where it is because they're removing a combination, and adjusting that rate. exactly why the long end is not moving is a bit of a mystery, and i think when that's the case, when you don't understand what the markets are telling you, you're not listening close enough certa

mark canha hits one to the gap in left. a's are up one. now on to the bottom of the eighth. a's leading 5-2. matt olson provides the insurance, fittingly right over the state farm sign. his 18th of the season. a's win 7-2. >>> france has taken on lionel messi and argentina in the round of 16 in the world cup. france proved a difficult adversary. mbappe scores the game winner right here, and france wins 4-2. uruguay taking on moport gall. ronaldo trying to do better than messi. we're tied 1-1 in the 62nd minute. here comes uruguay. so beautiful. and the game winner. uruguay advances 2-1. so the world cup lost some star power today. messi is out and ronaldo and portugal are gone too. that's all the time we have for sports. more news to come after the break. you could generate your own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. this one is "hello kitty"-themed. the white and pink train l >>> okay. this is not your average bullet train. this one is hello kitty themed. there it goes. pink and white. the train left the station in japan early t

two batters later, mark doubles off the left field wall, dustin scores all the way from first. in the eighth inning, it is now 5-2, matt olsons the game away with this two run blast. his 18th homer of the year, the a's win 7-2. they have won six straight, -- before any of the players in their deals, steve beat them to the punch. he signed an extension, but the terms have not been released. it is expected to make the coach one of the highest-paid coaches in the nba. >> and then i heard you tell kevin durant he can have any contract he wants. that was mean that he cannot have anything at all. last year you told him he could have any contract he was also. >> that was different. >> he has been here from the way before days. >> despite that awkward moment between the general manager and kevin durant of the prey, he is expected to re-sign. nick young, kevon looney, kevin durant will officially become the bitmeonthe free ewtosouther this afternoon, fielding speculation that he will sign with the lakers. he is in the -- they are in the running for several other star players, but magic johnson is not losing any sleep waiting to jump