so michael sanchez is the brother, now estranged as you can imagine of lauren sanchez, the girlfriendos. in other words, the "national enquirer" is saying the saudis had nothing to do with it. debecker says my person goes on to say what was unusual, very unusual was how hard ami people worked to publicly reveal their source's idea. he's suggesting the saudis had a hand in this but the "national enquirer" was pinning it on michael sanchez. >> i think more than pinning it. we also reported that sanchez was the guy who supplied the texts. what debecker is implying is that the saudis may have tipped the inquirer off and they went to sanchez. indeed, sanchez has said that the inquirer came to him, not the other way around. although michael sanchez is a long-time source of the "national enquirer," he may have actually been tipped off -- the inquirer may have tipped him off. mott the other way around. >> this is all so tawdry except that if the saudis were involved, it's bigger than tawdry. >> then it's a major geopolitical issue. debecker has said he turned the results of his investigation

:but michael sanchez does not deny he provided some of the texts.n is where did it originate? michael sanchez says the national inquirer already knew about it. gavin isertainly what proposing, the more complex theory. it is almost coming off as juvenile. who started it? emily: and what is the point? brad: right, and what is the point? who knows? amazon spends $1.6 million on jeff bezos' personal security. and that is in the financial disclosures. either way, it is kind of amazing that a lot of people paid very well to do their jobs and protect this executive, clearly did not do their jobs properly in this case. emily: another story we are following, amazon says they will lower the price of goods at whole foods across the board. what do we know about this? spencer: we know hundreds of products are a small fraction of their inventory. we know that whole foods is a lot more expensive than most other places to buy groceries, like walmart, target, etc. emily: jeff bezos still has a job. what do you make of this in the context of the larger amazon narrati

debecker says he quickly identified michael sanchez, the brother of lauren sanchez as a paid source for story, but he's suggesting that the initial information came from other channels in a statement to cnbc, ami maintains that michael sanchez was the lone source who tipped off the "enquirer" to the affair last year and there was no involvement by any other party debecker says he's turned his findings over to federal officials. the question comes down to whether michael sanchez reached out to them or whether the "enquirer" reached out to him. >> another issue is that sanchez says he didn't provide the pictures sanchez says he provided the texts. the question you get the pictures. >> he flat out says it. >> it came off of the phone. >> there was very clear evidence they found that the saudis hacked into it. >> right. >> and he also says the "national enquirer" has gone way out of its way to try and convince people sanchez was the only source. i've gotten calls about that i know other people have too. >> i want to make one suggestion about the phone. how could they hack the phone from a d

earlier this month the wall street journal reported michael sanchez sold the text to ami for $200,000 story was based on old rumors. he admits he cooperated telling the new york post over the weekend he agreed to help secure a photo of bezos and lauren kissing in exchange for softer coverage but the plan didn't pan out. michael sanchez adding, i would never sell out my sister. everything i did was to protect jeff and lauren. sanchez's brother claiming an ami executive contacted him about the affair. perhaps a clue according to bezos' security consultant that indicates the tabloid may have had additional help trying to embarrass the richest man in the world. we reached out to the saudi embassy as well as amazon to get comment. we did not hear back from them. michael sanchez has said this is the last he will comment on this all together. >>> just ahead thrks very latest voice demanding congress regulate facebook. it is founder mark zuckerburg. we will explain why. mar rk zuc. we will explain why. i'm working to keep the fire going for another 150 years. ♪ to inspire confidence through s

michael sanchez, the brother of the girlfriend. ami basically pins it on him, right?is whole saga has been very bizarre, but one of the most -- i think interesting aspects from a journalistic perspective, obviously every news organization will sort of go to the mat to protect their sources, especially on such a massive story like this. ami over the last two or three weeks has fully burned their what they claim is their sole source on this. so that i thought, you know, when that began happening a couple of weeks ago with their lawyer going on the sunday shows and all but naming him, i thought that was very odd. when "the wall street journal" came out with a story last week, they said or they suggested that there were actually two stories on this. this is what really -- this formed a lot of gavin de becker's theory on this, michael sanchez was the source of text messages, the text of which ended up in the "national enquirer" story. he's now saying that that was very likely the saudi government. >> i just want to be -- it's complicated, but i want to be clear about what

michael sanchez does not deny he provided some of the texts. where did they originate? he says the "national enquirer" already knew about it. this is what gavin debecker, it almost juvenile, who started comes off as it, where did it start, and what is the point? who knows. amazon spends $1.6 million a year on jeff bezos's personal security. so either way, it is kind of amazing that a lot of people paid very well to do their jobs and protect this executive clearly did not do their jobs properly in this case. emily: another story we are, following, amazon saying that they will lower their price of goods at whole foods across the board. what do we know about this? >> we know hundreds of products, we know that it is a small fraction of their inventory. whole foods is a lot more expensive than most other places to buy groceries. emily: jeff bezos still has a job. what do you make of this in the context of the larger amazon narrative? >> the whole foods price lowering? groceries remain a 10-year plus work in progress. they've been trying their own se

michael sanchez says the national enquirer already knew about it.ly what gavin to becker, the theory he is proposing, the more complex theory. it almost comes off as juvenile. like who started it? the point.what is brad: right. i think it is -- who knows? amazon spends $1.6 million on jeff bezos's personal security. theer way, then that is financial disclosures, it is kind of amazing a lot of people paid very well to do their jobs for protecting this executive. clearly did not do their jobs properly. story,spencer, another amazon saying they will lower the price of goods at whole foods across the board. what do we know about this? spencer: we know hundreds of products, that is a small fraction of their inventory, we know whole foods remains more expensive than most other places you can buy your groceries. brad, jeff bezos still has a job. what do you make of this in the context of the larger amazon narrative right now? brad: the whole foods price lowering? that groceries remain a 10 year plus work in progress. they have been trying their own service

michael sanchez told the post a his siste bezos were of in love. t was his job to protect them. he reached out to the saudi embassy for comment. as for sanchez, he is not commenting any further at this time, guys. >> however, i don't think we've seen the last of this story. >> it mayomplicate things. >> yes, it uwill. and next, hoops, history that drama as the tournament'sl fina four is set, so, what's left? in our brackets. not all that muchft that's right this. you could take the treatment of your ulcerative colitis in a different direction. talk to your doctor about xeljanz, a pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. xeljanz is the first and only fda-approved pill for moderate to severe uc. it can reduce symptoms in as early as two weeks, improve the appearance of the intestinal lining, and provide lasting steroid-free remission. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened. as have tea

michael sanchez does not deny he provided some of the texts. the question is where did originate? the national inquirer already knew about it. becker,what gavin the it's almost coming off his juvenile. who started it? what is the point? who knows? million onds $1.6 his personal security. disclosures, it's kind of amazing that a lot of people paid their a well to executive,otect this they didn't do their jobs properly. emily: they say they are going to lower the price of goods at whole foods across the board. what do we know about this? >> we know that's a small fraction of their inventory. whole foods is a lot more expensive than most other places to buy groceries. jeff bezos still has a job. what do you make of this in the context of the larger amazon narrative? are a 10 year plus work in progress. they've been trying their own services, they acquired whole foods. they don't have much to show for it. foods sales of been flat. they need new store formats. they are lowering prices to juice that business. and that doesn't for this edition of the best of bloomberg technology. we will

michael sanchez adding i would never sell out my sister.ez's brother claiming an ami executive contacted him about the affair after "the enquirer" saw text messages between the secret couple. perhaps a clue according to bezos' security consultant that indicates the tabloid may have had additional help trying to embarrass the richest man in the world. >> michael sanchez told the "new york post" his sister and bezos were, quote, so in love they didn't have any plan and it was his job to protect them. we reached out to amazon and the saudi arabia embassy for comment. so far no response. as for sanchez, he is not commenting any further at this time. >> somehow i don't think we have seen the last of this story. >> no. complicated. >> thank you. >>> up next, hoops, history, and a heap of drama as the tournament's final four is set. what's left of our brackets? that's right after this. you could take the treatment of your ulcerative colitis in a different direction. talk to your doctor about xeljanz, a pill, not an injection or infusion, for adult

while texts and photographs sent were shared with the even quirer by michael sanchez, the tabloid knewsages before approaching sanchez. he believes the saudi government was the source of that knowledge but says it was not clear whether ami was aware of those details. >> he is implying the saudis may have tipped the even quirer off. >> sanchez admitted to leaking to even quirer but claims he acted out of support telling page 6 i would never sell out my sister. everything i did was to protect jeff and lauren. he did not present any concrete evidence to support his allegations, but he said he had turned over his findings to federal officials. his claims turned what was a tale about the richest man in the world into a geopolitical mystery. bezos impe implied that ami tri extort him which was upset with the news coverage over the murdered journalist. bezos and the post have been frequent targets of trump. >> he owns amazon. he wants political influence so that amazon will benefit from it. that's not right. >> and now saudi officials have not responded for comment. becker says he is not goin

he quickly identified michael sanchez as a paid source for the story, but he is suggesting the initialnformation came from what he's calling other channels in a statement to cnbc, ami maintains that michael sanchez was the lone source who tipped off the "enquirer" to the affair last year and there was no involvement by any other party he says he has turned over his findings to federal officials. >> certainly is a talker frank holland, thank you very much. >>> new from big technology over the weekend, facebook founder mark zuckerberg calling for more internet regulation. zuck writing in an op-ed in "the washington post" over the weekend saying governments and regulators should play a more active role in overseeing online content. he highlights four areas, in particular harmful content, election integrity, privacy, data portability zuckerberg's comments come as facebook faces increased scrutiny over its data sharing deals. facebook stock up about 1% right now. >>> we are just getting started on a very busy monday here on "worldwide exchange. up next, two big developing stories overseas,

we thought we were done with the selfies and texts and we thought that we had discovered that michael sanchez, laura sanchez's brother was the one who gave the tip to the national inquirer oig now comes this word from gavin de becker, he finds that he believes that the saudis accessed the texts and private information from jeff bezos' cellpho cellphone. he doesn't have any direct evidence for how they got this but -- >> the response from the national nation"national enquirer" was t that did not happen, it came from the woman's brother >> and what was astounding about that, ami the parent company outed their source journalistically we never do that unless required by court and even then we don't but here they are voluntarily saying michael was the guy, he gave us everything we had and he was the only one >> so the unusual nature of that move either suggests that ami is lying, that maybe it knows there was saudi involvement. people will say look at the funding involved or that, b, jeff baezos doesn't want to accept that the brother is lying. >> you either believe that this was just michael sanc

they say it was michael sanchez who tipped off the inquirer to the affair.nd forth. this is not concrete evidence of a saudi connection but that's what bezos' camp is saying. in the end it's going to be up to the authorities. according to bezos' camp the government and federal officials are involved. hopefully somebody will get to the bottom of this. >> good for him for putting out even more embarrassing information about himself to say, look, i'm being blackmailed here, you know, and this can't happen. brian, we appreciate the reports. keep us posted. >> thanks. >>> a day before he was set to meet with the lapd to talk about ways to end violence a grammy nominated rapper tragically shot and killed. we will bring you the details ahead. i really didn't expect to learn so many interesting details. ancestrydna was able to tell me where my father's family came from in columbia. they pinpointed the columbian and ecuador region and then there's a whole new andean region. that was incredibly exciting because i really didn't know that. we never spoke about that in m

that story saying in a statement on saturday that the claims are false and unsubstantiated and michael sanchezipped the "national enquirer" off to the affair and provided all of the materials for our investigation. guys, back to you. >>> robert frank, thank you. up next, lyft investor and grammy award winner rapper chamillionaire joins us. why he invested in the company and if the stock's drop has him worried at all we're back in just a minute. >>> you may know him best for his grammy award-winning hits but he's made some savvy tech investments over the years including maker studios which was later acquired by disney cruz later acquired by gm. amazon's ring and now lyft joining us to talk about his investments, hakim "chamillionaire" seriki. i appreciate the time. good to see you. >> thank you for having me >> it's clear you know your way around an early stage investment how do you this? who advises you and what are you looking for? >> a lot of it is intuition. i started a while back, had a lot of interest of guesting in to the tech space. did research found a lot of companies and just found m

>> the "national enquirer" has not come out and said that michael sanchez, the brother was the sourcet told his whole story. but the main thing here is this is really the final straw, the accusations denied by the inquire of black male, threatening to run naked the last straw for the hedge fund owner who is the guy who pulls the money strings at the "national enquirer" but now it looks like the "national enquirer" is days from being sold because it's been an embarrassment for not only a financial albatross but a political liability. based both on the bezos controversy. this comes after david pecker entered into a immunity deal admitting trying to influence the election by paying off the catching till technique that former "playboy" model carrie mcdougall who had a legations of having an affair with donald trump. >> martha: in something like you'd see in a tabloid. >> it's like something you'd see in a tablet but i do not know if bezos his newspaper, the washington "the washington post" crew stated. that has not been proven. that may be more investigation. i have to say that it looks l

. >> ami said michael sanchez was the sole source of the material used in the bezos story. >> in theure. jeff bezos revealing blog exposing the enquirers tactics as well as pemers web of political a allegiance. seemed to gif him the upper power. >> if knowledge is power. he took the knowledge and gained the power. saying publicly i am having an affair. and i am being extorted by david pecker and his organization. what's behind this. >> ami declined to comment for the report. but snad a statement. that it believes that it acted lawfully in the reporting of the story of mr. bezos. hunter now raising the child she had with one time presidential hopeful edwards. bezos taking on the enquirer was empowering. >> what a genius move. owning his own without shame. and exposing tactics. it shifts everything for everyone. he's my hero for doing that. >> when asked about the controversy, white house spokesman responded as if the mere mention of the "national enquirer" was below the dignity of the presidency. >> we're not getting into a conversation about something between jeff bezos and a tabloid

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photos and texts exchanged between bezos and lauren sanchez were reportedly leaked by her brother for a cost of $200,000. >> san sxhez' brother, michael in multiple reports, is now speaking out. >> in an explosive new article in "vanity fair," sanchez denies releasing racy below the belt selfies to the enquirer. >> he has long standing ties to the people within the trump orbit, specifically roger zone, a master of dark arts in trump landia. >> the investigator hired jeff bezos as another angle saying the billionaire'sfein was hacked into by saudi intelligence. but ami said michael was the sole source of the material used in the story. >> in a bigger picture, jeff bezos blog revealing the allegiances seemed to give the multi-billion air the upper hand over techer. if knowledge is power he took the knowledge away from them by coming out publicly and saying, you know what, i am having an affair and furthermore, i am being ex-sorted by david pecker and his organizations. what's behind all of this. >> ami declined to comment for this report but said in a statement at the time it believes fervently it acted lawfully in the reporting of the

michael avenue atti, and julian assange made an appearance. >> i'm christine romans. >> and i'm boris sanchez>>> here it is, the return to glory. >> this has meant so much to me and my family. it's something i will never forg forget. >> for tiger to get back to the top is the greatest comeback in sports history. >> the president has a right -- the country has a right to know whether the president is -- >> it's like many of the arguments from the white house, it's really chum in the water for their base. >> this is >> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is monday, april 15, tax day >> i did mine. >> i just did mine. john berman is off. poppy harlow joins me. should be an exciting show >> big week. >> we begin with the comeback for the ages. tiger woods clinching his fifth masters and 15th major title ending a decade-long championship drought pulling off one of the most stunning comebacks in sports history. at 43 years old, woods is now just three majors behind the all-time record of jack nicklaus >> it is remarkable. the other top story this morning,

michael santoli at the new york stock exchange. general electric fried after underweight but price target is up $5. gina sanchez of global are your trading nation team today to talk about this one. considered on the fundamental side, someone to listen to what are the technicals telling you right now about this messy chart? >> the technicals are saying to sell it. this is a stock we've been bearish on for a while and recommend selling. i think what's notable about today's weakness is that it's occurring below the bearish slope of the stock's 200 day moving average what this is showing is the near term is lining up with the long-term weakness we see this as a resumption of the long down trend. >> gina, obviously, i guess even the bulls on ge would say this is a long process of the company regaining the trust of investors or the benefit of the doubt. where would you come down in terms of, i guess, trying to assess whether the company has a shot at a real comeback? >> i think this is really what happens when you get a stock that goes down 67% at nearly option value and if you look at the ceo's claims, larry saying

michael palladino. i'm the president of the board of the music alliance in the bay area. we work here with the public schools. i really appreciate commissioner sanchez' clarification about what this is really about, because i was around when p started. the idea was peef was supposed to be enhancing funding for the arts, not replacing general t budget for administrative funds. um i don't think it's clear what you're actually trying to accomplish, which is actually a good goal. i think that before you actually take money out of the vapa to move it to sport, moha a comprehensive sports master plan, have a plan of when you're going to move it over, and not just have a unilateral things like this. you're going in the right direction, but there needs to be more education and planning. [applause] >> hi. everybody's been a little bibb fuzzy on this microphone tonight. i'm carrie gray. i'm district of the p.t.a. there's 64 p.t.a. schools, including two of the schools you heard from tonight, marshall elementary and visitacion valley elementary. so the reason you had two speaker cards for me, mr. cook, is originally, i was invited to commend the board and the

michael santoli at the new york stock exchange. disney lower today but still having the best month in nearly 20 years how much higher can it go? katie stockton and gina sanchezre your "trading nation" team today. katie, interesting set-up for disney stock went sideways for the better part of four years and now almost vertical on this burst of good news where does that leave the chart? >> disney had a breakaway gap this month, that tends to be a long-term positive development it had been under accumulation for some time. momentum improve during the trading range and i'm encouraged by what we saw on the back of the breakout in the short-term, a little bit overbought but i'd love to add exposure into a pullback with disney to take advantage of what would be a long-term measure move projection of 180 on the back of that breakout. >> all right, gina, whether it's the "avengers" box office or the streaming plan, a lot of good news is now out in the open. is that telling you it's time to take procfits or support the bul case >> i think it supports the bull case because there's actually a lot of good news for a long time you look the, all of the photograpthings that

michael santoli for "trading nation. mike >> thank you, melissa. check out chip stocks today. tanking after intel cut 2019 forecast of the semi stocks cooling off after the big runoff bill baruk and santtina sanchezwo day gut check after bad numbers yesterday. >> intel is leading lower. i've been upbeat, very positive with intel for a long time and even a couple of weeks back, called for a breakout above last year's highs right here. that came a false breakout or budding so this week so of course, today, confirms that there is some value down here and a pullback looking in the 50 area you could find retracement levels but avoid the id sin kar idiosyncratic risk there's a breakout out above 200 and going to stay above there, you could pull back as far as 185 and stay strong uptrend. i think this overall sector recovers i think we'll find it higher over the next 30 days. >> yeah, gina, even as the sector was making new highs, there were still questions about whether, in fact, the overall cycle had turned for the better and naturally, big china implication doesn't mean we have the trade talks. where would you come down on it? >> that's right. china and qualcomm's kissing and making up with apple som

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