a worker for mgm gave a copy of the script to the daily worker. and the daily worker passed it to the office of information and the naacp, who pressured mgm to make changes. influenced by black reconstruction, the naacp saw a less demonic portrayal of stevens. mgm didn't go as far because they consulted a professor who advised this was confirmed to historical consensus, which unfortunately was true at the time. yet some scenes were cut, reshot making him more human, and many scenes with african-americans were deleted, meaning there were fewer in the film. historians in the civil rights movement pointed to this alliance between the office of war information and the naacp as strategy that would work in the civil rights movement. at the same time, conservatives today point to this as political correctness leading to censorship in hollywood. all three had these, and they all agree on politics of reconstruction, and they all have a common source, the -- david dewitt's "impeachment of andrew johnson," 1903. i'm going to give you a sense of what the agre

. >>> for the first time the mgm cano at national harbor has a year-to-year decline in gaming revenue reports the casino netted just may.$59 million in that's down from last may. maryland gaming officials said hey're not worried about the drop. the news coming a week after mgm announced 62 people at national harbor would lose theio bs as part of company wide layoffs. >>> half a century after a controversial police raid on a new york city guy bar, the nyps ha issued an official apology. the city's police commissioner was talking about the raid at the stonewall inn this happened ai years ago this month. he called the rd and the law at the time discriminatory and said, quote, the tions takenby the nypd were wrong. >>> speaking of which, d.c. celebrates capital pride this weekend. be sure to look for all of nus saturd -- us in saturday's parad and sunday's festival. there's the mayor right there. you can learn more about all the events soyo u can map it oall ot in our nbc washington app. rcjust seah pride guide. >> always a fun event. as the world marks 75 years since the d-day invisioasi

mgm, las vegas, melco, and wynn, the leader on the day.ell david katz put out a note from jeffries this morning saying these casinos will ultimately need accelerating gross gailing revenue growth to perform well, which at the moment, is predicated on the outcome of the u.s. china trade negotiations. a trade deal would be especially welcome news because these casinos have licenses due for renewal in 2022, brian. >> contessa brewer, thank you very much. >>> in the meantime, the housing market could have a little more juice over the summer than it did over the spring because mortgage rates continue to drop. diana olick joining us now with a look at what realtors are hoping is a true story, diana. >> yeah, absolutely, brian it was a pretty unremarkable spring, but the housing market just got a potential boost in the form of those lower mortgage rates. rates took another dive on friday 3.86 on the 30 year fix. that rate up around 4.25 throughout much of the spring market if it stays here or even lower, that gives buyers a lot more purchasing po

we have seen mgm and caesar's both do what we would call a o p-co split. reits that have resulted from that are really interesting, we think misunderstood in the public market, something we are pursuing in our active fund. amber: thank you for joining us for your thoughts and insights. now onto an ipo that is hoping to take up a lot of real estate on your dinner plate. is on meet -- beyond meat getting ready to report after the bell with shares quadrupling after last week's ipo price. investors will be watching closely. what are we expecting from this company that now garners a nearly $6 billion valuation? beenyond meat has only public for about a month, but they gave us some clues on what we should be looking for. preliminary numbers they disclose was about ordering million dollars in sales, $10 million in gross profit for the first quarter. investors will be watching for what else there is, especially with the stock up 300%. they will be looking for the first ever full-year guidance from the company, also curious about expansion overseas, and what will t

and over the years, they've built big accounts with companies like the coffee bean, mgm, and caesars entertainment. ana: we've got to make sure that we send quality stuff. they're unhappy because we didn't catch it. lemonis: but a recent drop in sales has left the company with a serious cash crunch. ana: i do apologize. the order will be going out. we don't have an exact date yet. lemonis: bills are now going unpaid, orders are getting delayed, and with every passing day, gilbert and ana find themselves deeper in the hole. about a year-and-a-half ago, i invested in another family furniture manufacturing business -- grafton furniture, located in miami. since that time, the business has grown by about 50%. with their focus on residential furniture and pacific's on commercial furniture, i think they'd make a perfect match. hi, there. woman: hello. lemonis: is ana here? woman: let me go get her. lemonis: let her know marcus is here. woman: okay. lemonis: thank you. i didn't really understand when i walked into pacific, why i was seeing residential furniture. i thought this was a hospital

the company reportedly engaged in talks with mgm to sell all of this.dn't happen, in part because the everett mayor took a strong stand against it. >> why did youee it as such an untenable deal? >> oh, no. i mean, you know, we don't make- we don't downgrade a place. >> already massachusetts is seeingfhe benefits legalized casino gaming. more tn $370 million collected in tax revenue from two smaller casinos. encore boston harbor is expected to blow them out of the water. contessa brewer , " rghtly busineort." >>> still ahead, the tourism industry's new challenge. death of tourists in dominican republic. >>> the 18 largest u.s. banks have cleared the f ost hurdl the fed's annual stress test. the central bank says that the financial institutions would survive in a crisis. the fed releases the second part of those test results nextat we. part will determine whether banks can b and buy back shares. >>> the deaths of american tourists in republic has grabbed the attention of both main street and wall street. that e country'nomy relies on vacationers, and ther

. >> and at mgm, it is o'ryan ay jolly d >> this is nice. very nice. >>> news 4 at 6:00 is next. >>> a border in crisis, the shock of two tragic deaths, dividingwashington. but will it bring change? >>> a young one who wanted to be a dentist, the innocent victim of a wil chase gone wrong. >> she was always here to do what she spoefsewas supposed to. >> the crash caught on camera and how the woman riding the scooter is doing. >>> plus the 2020 presidential race turns up the heat in miami. aarons gilchrist i there and with so many candidates in so littl time, can anyone find a breakthrough? >> we begin with a look down in iami where democratic hopefuls are set to square off in primetime. >> and when the season starts, not everybody will get to play. >> just about three hours before the candidates take the stage. >> all hoping to propel their campaign to the next level. >> and with ten on the stage, getting a word in can be proving to be difficult. >> aaron gilchrist, give us a sense of the excitement builrtng. >> repo: definitely. more and mor

licenses, and promptly made headlines for negotiating to buy crown resorts in australia and talking with mgmelling this property. i asked matt maddox about his strategy >> we're always looking. encore boston harbor is not for sale there's really nothing on the acquisition front we're focused on now what i think is interesting is our company is about to become a significant producer of free cash flow. our free cash flow yield next year will be over 10% because of these projects that will be completed and open >> not just boston harbor here we're also talking about there's new convention facilities that will open in vegas renovation facilities in macau will open up maddox told me he has a new project to unveil in macau he'll do that at investor day july 10th. i twisted some arms, he wasn't giving mr. more about that brian, you want the story about popeye >> who is that >> jeff made three of these popeyes. wynn resorts paid 22$22.2 milli for this statue. made headlines at the time it was a big outlay of cash. it first went to las vegas it was outside of the wynn theater. when i was in vegas rep

i'm interested in your talks with mgm. now? are those talks encore boston harbor is not for sale.een working on this strategy for a number of years to expand our footprint in major metropolitan areas. those talks were seized before they started -- were ceased before they started. it is not for sale. we are excited to be here. vonnie: what will be the next regional area you will attempt to open? presumably this is a new frontier. after boston, where are you setting your sites? matt: we are continuing to focus on our growth pipeline in las vegas, where we are opening a new convention center, a new golf course and a new nightclub within the next nine months. we are refurbishing our downtown casino in macau with a hotel tower and new casino, additional retail and restaurants that will be opening at the india the year. we are -- at the end of the year. we are working on a japan strategy. as other states look at what we have been able to accomplish in massachusetts, i think there will be a real desire to have our products in major metropolitan areas, not just in the united states but ar

mgm resorts is up 2%. a halo effect on all the casino stocks.how you the s&p 500 is not moving a lot right now. guy: i will try to transition off of conoco phillips and we will talk about what is happening with the oil space. our guest joins us from copenhagen. it is very difficult. the game begins one of game theory, binary outcomes. to some extent if you want to look at the risk, it is good donald trump did not pull the trigger on the incidence last week. that isa region strategically so important to the oil reserves and the oil reserves to the energy is so important to the economy. you know as well as i do, it is difficult to quantify how much or how little it should actually affect us. guy: i'm curious how much linkage i can draw be seen some of these stories. thatne was pointing out china gets a lot of its crude from this part of the world. can i link what is happening with iran and with china? steen: if you want to, you can absolutely do it. weaker thereink is because china takes its oil from a huge number of sources. if you look from a st

. >> and just south of where he was sitting, mgm national hrbor decided to declare today oryan jolly>> good to him. >> and i lovehe giving t positive memories instead of the negative. that family going through a lot. >> good stuff. >>> and how about you, you gotg d stuff for us? >> if you like the heat. and here is the thing. what kind of heat do they have in vegas? >> dry.ou ynow it is dry. >> dry heat. and that is what we have today. yeah, you will sweat a little bit,uthe humidity not nearly a factor as what it will probably be on friday. and yeah, we're talking about af potential o a two week heat wave or close to it. i'm not predicting much in the way of dangerous heat. that 1 norm when is anonymously when the heat index is 100 to 105 or more. we don't have that anywhere in t our foreca so that is good news. y soh, we're talking heat, but not all that hot. 91 right now, but with low humidity, 91 feels hot but not too humid. 86 degrees by 7:00, dropping do about 83 by 9:00. we are 81 at 11:00 last night in the city. so without the humidity we will cool overnight. 91 right now i in

casinos getting the optimism talks do seem-xi like they're going to happen, and you've seen mgm chinas much as 11% rise in hong kong today, now up by over 7%. no mirror has been one of the stocks hit hard in the tokyo session so far this year, down 19%. rising the most today since november 2016 after it announced share buyback of ¥150 billion. and a lot of property developers in indonesia look solid after the luxury tax on condominiums u.s.aised to 2.1 billion dollars, tripling from the 10 billion that it was at. it's hard to find losers in the session in fact today. saly inuliette singapore, thanks so much. they will meet for extended talks. here is what trump had to say about it as he kicked off his 2020 reelection campaign in orlando a few hours ago. ,> i spoke to president xi terrific president, a great leader of china. i spoke to him this morning, and we will see what happens. we will either have a fair deal or we will not have a deal at all, and that is ok. simon,joining us is great to have you here. we saw the rally in global equities as soon as we saw the tweet from president

all those names that have good presence there, mgm and wynn getting hammered. >>> up next, america nowtwo-front trade war, battling it out with china and mexico but which fight is the more immediate pressing and worrisome one for the markets? richard haase, council on foreign relations president, will answer that question exclusively for you, here next on "countdown." your daily dashboard from fidelity. a visual snapshot of your investments. key portfolio events. all in one place. because when it's decision time... you need decision tech. only from fidelity. ycan the past help you. write the future? can you feel calm in the eye of a storm? can you do more with less? can you raise the bar while reducing your footprint? for our 100 years we've been answering the questions of today to meet the energy needs of tomorrow. southern company metastatic breast cancer is relentless, but i'm relentless too. mbc doesn't take a day off, and neither will i. and i treat my mbc with everyday verzenio- the only one of its kind that can be taken every day. in fact, verzenio is a cdk4 & 6 inhibitor for po

tonight, in five minutes and 58 seconds, inside the mgm, just across the strip, tyson fury, a travellertyle. i was listening to an interview you had done with him before the fight, in which you return to the fact that anthony joshua and klitschko had been the best conditioned heavyweight fighters, but as he said, they were both beaten by fat chavs, those were his words. my days as a sportsman are over, but i look at the people around me, and if you try to out nimble tyson, you are wasting your time. he moves like a man of about eight or nine stone. he can do things with his hands and feet and co—ordinate. there are very few 6—foot nine inch men who way 19 odd stone, who can move like that. and he can do it while hitting you. and he can do it while hitting you. and he does it with pleasure! inaudible. even those watching were shocked by what they witnessed in the flesh. did you expect more from tom schwarz tonight? he gave it all in the first round, and then in the second round, andi round, and then in the second round, and i was about four feet away from the ring, i was watching his fac

. >> mgm this one just a couple weeks ago, scott, this stock was trading much depressed from where it buying the 27 strike calls in there originally in july and now rolling out buying the august 30 calls. and paying about $1.10 selling out of july and rolling up and out i love when i see that i'm in these calls and i think it's a great opportunity if this thing continues to blow to the upside i have one -- >> number five >> kweb is an interesting one for you. june 3rd look at this move since june 3rd. i'm trying to show you, bro. look at this thing the way it's making a move >> can you stand over at the wall >> i want to tell you why we trade options. this is a great move if you bought the stock, you would be excited i made 5% in a little over a week these options are up 70% in a little over a week that's why you trade the short-term options >> have a seat >> let's do it >>> because copper is gaining on headlines out of china seema watching that. >> still clinging on to gains after getting a boost earlier today. china unveiling stimulus measures boosting industrial sector jim, we'll s

>> we have a consortium we're working with in various cities >> are you targeting a city the way mgm we're looking at multiple cities we're not just saying we're going after one city it's the same thing that happened in massachusetts. no one targeted the boston area because they thought it wouldn't happen we did we won it. >> matt, thank you very much congratulations on the new property good luck to you >> thank you very much >> guys? >> very good thank you. >>> coming up, a new labor department study found women are working longer hours and sleeping less. we've got the details. that's next. >>> at the top of the hour our guest host will be billionaire investor -- i guess it would be worth it if he had a billion i would hate to be known by how much money i have. >> you'd hate that >> exactly i don't have to worry about that leon cooperman will talk about the fed decision, the economy, and the tax debate in era.amic "squawk box" is coming right back >>> time for the executive edge. a new study found women are busier and it's coming at the expense of their social lives, leisure time an

the 12 bedroom, 12 bathroom home was not used in the mgm movie. >> 1939 the movie came out. >> it looksthe bay area a million dollars, well, it sure mean as lot more there. >> definitely. >> definitely. >>> and president trump is heading back to the u.s. at this hour. in a moment his historic visit took place where no sitting american president had ever been to before. right now, earn 60,000 bonus miles after qualifying purchases when you apply and are approved for the hawaiian airlines world elite mastercard. plus, you earn miles on everyday purchases. get closer to the travels and moments you'll remember forever with this special offer. need another reason? enjoy an introductory no annual fee. to apply, visit hawaiianairlines.com >>> ♪ san francisco bay, san francisco bay♪ >> san francisco days by chris isaac. the very iconic san francisco live picture here of the golden gate bridge. i think chris isaac wrote the song about san francisco but he is originally from stockton. >> i think he lives in the city, though. >> maybe. i don't know where he lives now. >> well, we will give him a c