that puts pressure on nbc universal and viacomcbs to counter the move we are tso has it all. >> reporterances, thank you. the decision to effectively merge warner media with discovery to survive the streaming wars may be the cap list of media action it's thought many a smaller player were under pressure anyway from the competition but now g themselves some time may be viacomcbs and nbc universal would do a tieup one other strategy may be to bulk up on to international markets. we're seeing european media move the stimulus checks fade, there may be another way to pay for a meal dairy queen has 20 lucky people to receive $5,000 in dairy queen gift cards you can enter the sweeps stakes through facebook and twitter that's a lot of brownie batter and cotton candy. >> and the oreo one, too, which is my favorite blizzard. thanks for the update. >> mine, too, oreo. >>> up next, "early today," janessa is tracking springtime warmup. >>> firefighters race to rescue a family trapped in swift water. four years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're a

i'm curious, maybe selfishly, we both work for comcast, the parent company of nbc universal and when you take a look at this deal is dismantles the pipes plus business content model. what is your take or the take of the people you talk to about what this imputes on comcast's value? >> well, look, i think that the comcast pipes are different because it does have that core cable business comcast also has peacock which is an add supported play so going in a different direction hbo did not have an ad supported version, and hbo max did not have an ad supported version but they're prepared to launch in june so i do think that the companies are different. i don't think it is an apples-to-apples comparison. think there is more consolidation and we could expect an nbc universal to look at other potential assets to acquire down the line. and it might depend on how long it takes for the deal to get approved there is an expectation that the regulatory hurdles are not insurmountable unlike at&t with deal approval in the past, that this deal will get approved but maybe it could take longer than at

maybe they spin out the nbc universal business and merge that into viacomcbs, similar to what we sawh at&t and discovery. that would create something more competitive. tom: it sounds like a rounding error to me to get this done. why can't the roberts family go after warner, which is what they really wanted to do all along? paul: one could argue this is the last round of consolidation for these really big media companies. after this, you get to some subscale media companies. if comcast wants to really doubled down on content, they have to go either after warner brothers, or maybe spin out nbc universal and merge that with viacomcbs. lisa: what is the big risk here? we are seeing a record pace of merger tieups on the heels of a very unusual year, a very unusual amount of appetite for streaming services. what is the risk that we may be overvaluing some of the content? paul: i think the risk really is in execution. there's, to be a global streaming company, that is a new business. netflix created the global streaming media company. it never really existed before. netflix is taking its co

i guess it depends on how successful this entity is where nbc universal could become a part of it >>ink there's no question that brian would have loved to acquire time warner. >> right >> and at this point in time, assessing the regulatory environment and the competitive environment, and people's requirements for control, i believe that at&t made the judgment that they were better off at this point in history, working with discovery than with other potential spinoff partners but i'm sure that nbc universal was very much in their minds as an alternative >> i mean, john, you and i have been talking for the last few years during our annual interview, of course, about the slow but steady decline of the old business, so to speak, and the rise of the new, and we have talked about these -- power of these platforms, the direct to consumer i think you've said, obviously netflix and probably disney plus, certainly are going to be or have the scale to compete globally, and i would assume you now feel like this combination of warner discovery is going to be the third such platform >> yes, i thin

and we should mention, of course, that nbc universal and comcast ventures are investors in acorn andc has a strategic partnership with the company. joining us now, ceo noah kernor. congrats on this milestone >> it's great to be here thank you so much. >> so the acorns mission of building a financial wellness system, that does seem to be at odds of what some people call the gamfication of trading that robin hood promotes. where do you stand as entertainment? >> i think everything about acorn is saving and investing for the long-term. so we encourage our customers to focus on compounding, diversify kay and long-term financial wellness and we get them saving and investing small amounts of money over time so they can create a better life for themselves and their families. >> so should trading be fun? are you part of the buffett camp that thinks gamefication is not a good thing or the reddit meme investor camp that says trading can be fun and should be fun and is a way to learn about investing markets? >> i'm in the camp that says saving and investing for the long-term is how people shoul

is something that nbc universal, comcast got that at a discount building it back , up and it's at a high level. warner media was being pretty well-run prior to at&t. i think there is a cultural disconnect. by spinning out the assets and combining it with discovery, i think they are mocking some of the values that have been hitting in the at&t wireline wireless business. emily: let's talk about what david zaslav said. try to keep talent on, including jason, who has been running warner media. what do you expect and what do you think zaslav should do in terms of the more premium assets and more premium executives? neil: i think he has to keep some of these guys on. i won't say who specifically, but warner media has had a ton of trail in the last few years and it started to save lives. we have been seeing positive results in some tailwind. they have been talking about it and i think it will be tough with some of these people around. it will be people on both sides of this who think they should be running both sides or having a bigger say. so we will see how well david can hold onto thes

vaccinated but so far only 2% of the japanese public is and 80% are against the games, polls say nbc universal, the parent company of nbc news, own the u.s. media rights to the olympics tonight the games facing an unprecedented challenge. with the opening ceremony just 58 days away keir simmons, nbc news, london >>> the senate has lost a long-time member john warner, the republican who represented virginia for 30 years until 2009 and served as navy secretary has died warner was also the sixth husband of hollywood legend elizabeth taylor he was 94. >>> up next as we continue tonight, amazon pays billions for a trove of hollywood treasures. what it means for you. >>> james bond is moving to amazon under a blockbuster deal announced today. stephanie ruhle now on whether it could impact the price you pay. >> reporter: amazon's newest deal is starting off with a bang amazon acquiring mgm studios for $8.5 billion. >> amazon is behind in the video streaming wars it's trying to play catch-up and it's costing them $9 billion >> reporter: the deal gives them access to over 4,000 classic movies including

they like the hand that nbc universal has without m&a, but he didn't rule out m&a entirely.ounds like they would be looking at anything that becomes available, but he said they're pleased with what they have right now, guys. >> maybe amazon is looking for more my question to that, jon, and carl spoke about this earlier, they have so much cash, amazon has money to do deal like this my question is, why they don't do them more often there was whole foods and mgm, but aside from that all their acquisitions have been around a billion dollars, perhaps as jassy takes over, we'll see more of the cash put to use to grow these growing businesses outside of e-commerce and cloud. >> yeah. and you're right, the question about whether or not they're distorting the market and distorting valuations is one that's raging today. let's bring in more on this topic with editor and chief of "the verge" and cnbc contributor. great to have you. i wonder what you make of amazon's intentions and the competition because generally speaking in the past, when amazon starts buying in your space it's not a

there's a nice website by nbc universal. it's called planyourvaccine.com.n schedule that no matter where you live across the country. pass it on to your comadres, your tias all over the united states. make sure that they get vaccinated so that we can go back to some form of normalcy, so that our kids can go back to school comfortably, and so that we can attend some of these concerts in person and maybe some of the wine tasting, more of that in person. and speaking of wine, we'll have some of them, sabor del valle and mava, the mexican american vintners association, up next here on your "comunidad del valle." stay with us. majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. oh, you think this is just a community center? no. it's way more than that. cause when you hook our community up with the internet... boom! look at ariana, crushing virtual class. jamol, chasing that colleg

the nbc universal, for example, comcast has to figure out what to do now?ia come cbs. these are questions that bankers and media analysts are asking overnight, wondering. if you're nbc universal, you have a lot of assets from telemundo to world wrestling. you have cnbc. but is it enough? is it enough to have a streaming service called peacock or do you need more scale? viacomm cbs, paramount plus, do they have enough shows and movies and assets or do they need to grow. the right word is streaming olympics. there are more than one winner. there's a gold. there's a silver. there's a bronze. it's like a streaming arms race. right now we know who is winning the gold. it's netflix. >> i do wonder, though, if the winners are the businesses and not the consumers here. how does a consumer now approach this because it seems everyone is all into cord cutting but you'll end up with five or six streaming services if you add up the price tag more than your cable. >> the average american home is paying for cable as well as some of the bundles. that's what this deal looks

we should note that resort is owned by our parent company nbc universal. >>> east coast restaurant istesting out a new way to let customers know that the staff is vaccinated and you're looking at it. it is a blue silicone band, there it is. they're called imunobands. users upload their vaccine cards. >> you have to dress in coordination with that blue. >> you do. blue doesn't always match with everything. okay. so the record stored on a server, it can be accessed through a passport protected qr code. covid-19 vaccinated or stamped on the band. >> we can just scan it and the profile, your name, my name, my actual vaccination card will pop up and they will know. anyone will know. >> these bands are available to the public. terry, you want to take a guess as to how much they cost? >> i'm looking at the same teleprompter you are. >> what were you thinking before you saw it? >> $12.50. >> 20 bucks. >> maybe they come in different colors. >> you're no fun. >>> still to come, a south bay olympic icon gets an award. the san jose judo coach received an award today. hi, i'm debra. i'm from colo

something those behind the golden globes said they are working to change but in the statements, nbc universal size change of this magnitude takes time and work and we feel strongly that the hfp a needs time to do it right. assuming they execute on a plan, we are hopeful we will be in a position to air the show in january of 2023. they have revealed that none of its nearly 90 members are black. it also faces serious ethical concerns especially with how it compensates its members. >> it was time to say times upon this pick a we can't let an organization this fall, this insular, pass judgment on the rest of hollywood. >> in response to the criticism, they say we remain dedicated to becoming a better or organization and an example of diversity, transparency and accountability in the industry. >>> testing the covid vaccine in kids as young as six months old. meet one of the first families taking part in a stanford safety trial. >>> here, we are celebrating our bay area grads all month long. a shout out to skyler lee who is graduating from george washington high school in san francisco. she made it

comcast, owner of nbc universal, would it have wanted to merge nbcu with warner maybe. but you've got two movie studios there. you've got two big cable news networks there as well and a voting rights issue with brian roberts. so this was in many ways the deal that they had to be set for if they wanted to do this, which literally they and unexpectedly so decided to do. >> david, great stuff. we love the interview. to your point about at&t having been up and selling off, discovery was up the most and sold off during your interview and has continued to slide >> no longer on six-month contracts either. >> all of us, thankfully that would be a stressful environment. >>> let's now see what this means both for those stocks and the rest of the media environment. michael nathanson joins us michael, great to have you weigh in here on this. i mean david covered some great angles there the one i wanted to come to first, 400 million direct-to-consumer subscribers globally is that pie in the sky or is that actually quite possible now? >> give me a time frame, right pie in the sky the

nbc universal the parent company of nbc news and msnbc own the u.s.rights to the upcoming olympics. >>> the nba, knicks fans are celebrating the team's first playoff victory in eight years after new york evened its first-round series against the atlanta hawks with a win in game two at madison square garden last night. in philadelphia, washington wizards star russell westbrook received a popcorn shower leaving the court after injuring his ankle after the loss to the 76ers. westbrook had to be held back against the fan. phillies lead the series. >>> the jazz and the grizzlies are now tied at one game apiece after utah's 141-129 victory. >>> now, let's go to major league baseball where their crackdown on illegal substances that gives an advantage to pitchers was on display yesterday where reliever was stopped by umpire over a dark marking on the brim of his hat in the seventh inning, the cardinals manager meanwhile was ejected after voicing his does pleasure of the hat check. in a one-run ball game. west forced him to swap hats and confiscated the old on

will be a bit combined new company which hasn't been named yet will be bigger than netflix or nbc universal, our parent company. they had $41 billion in sales last year, 10 billion in operating profit this is real competitor. what does it mean for the likes of amazon prime that made headlines with the nfl thursday night package or apple which continues to have tv ambitious b -- ambitions. >> i'll tee off of brent's point. he made a great point about hollywood talent there's a limit to the talent pool that's out there and they are fighting to do deals with the big players. netflix started locking down people like shonda rimes, ryan mu murphy i think this is a smart move in the sense that discovery with david at the helm, he's an old time media guy he understands media and he will set up his office in a lot on warner brothers studios. he will work closely with talent in that way, it's a positive sign for this new entity that will have not just the muscle but the personality. media is really driven by pers pers pers personalities. he's one of the old guard. that's where they might have some ad

of course, as these things tent td to go, michael, y are asking who is next they are looking at nbc universalm/cbs would regulators try it? this is not 1974 there are not three or four channels there are thousands of apps or channels who do you see next in the tie-up parade? >> you know, to be honest, this is a pretty unique situation where you had an asset in time warner owned by at&t that clearly didn't fit it didn't lend itself to the management capabilities or otherwise long-term capa capabilities when i look at the rest of the media landscape, you have smaller plays and channels i know this is amazon which is looking at mgm that is a different animal i'm not sure why they need a movie studio or television producer when netflix is able to get that done without one. they may have the library and it may be an interest for amazon. i think you have smaller plays that kind of don't have a particular compelling argument to be bought by anybody. you know, you have increasingly four big companies the competitive nature of the industry is going to continue to challenge each of the players on scale

they have to compete with peacock, the nbc universal library, and disney plus, with disney and fox'sibrary, and hbo, with warner bros.'s library. they cannot compete without a library of their own. i think the loser is netflix. they don't have a deep library. amazon just locked up more content that was not locked up by the other big services. emily: what is your take on that? you chronicle how amazon studios, the original programming got off to a slow start, they did not necessarily know how to negotiate in hollywood. they had some executive problems at the company. now we are seeing spending big, over the last several years, he has been willing to spend. what do you make of this? >> it is interesting. in the beginning, there was only kind of an intuition of how they might monetize original content or license content. what has really developed our business models to exploit the kind of content library they will be getting from mgm. it is not just making content the centerpiece of the prime subscription club, but it is also the ad business. we have seen the growth of imdb tv, where pe

we should note that nbc universal, the patience company -- the parent company to msnbc, owns the mediaover to craig melvin. >>> good wednesday morning to you. craig melvin here. it's a big week in our fight against covid-19. we just crossed a huge milestone. more than 50% of american adults are now fully vaccinated. this weekend, we will see a big test on how this nation reopens to travel. millions of americans desperate to get out of town after being cooped up for more than a year are ready to hit the road. this hour, i will ask a doctor about what travellers should keep in mind. >>> first, that new reporting from "the washington post," quote, prosecutor in trump criminal probe convenes grand jury to hear evidence, weigh potential charges. that's according to two people familiar with the development. that manhattan grand jury could

thank you both and a note, nbc universal and comcast venture are investors in acorp.rship. kelly? >> yes thank you. >>> after the break as restrictions lift and people hit the town lipstick sales are surging. will this provide a boost to makeup stocks? we'll talk about that next on "power lunch." >> and now the latest from trading nation.cnbc.com and a word from our sponsor. in the romo household we take things to the max oh yeah! honey, you still in bed? yep! bye! that's why we love skechers max cushioning footwear. they've maxed out the cushion for extreme comfort. it's like walking on clouds! big, comfy ones! oh yeah! >>> ulta beauty is set to report first quarter earnings after the bell one analyst bets as people take their masks off, they'll put their lipstick on. he has an outperform rating at a $360 price target on ulta. so you think consumers are going to go back to putting their face on, as the saying goes, or at least that's what my mother used to call doing it. >> yes you look at ulta last year and cosmetics is half their business makeup or cosmetics sales

is not unlikely that you are going to see some people may become around and kick the tires of nbc universalcbs, paramount, and some of these other streaming services. the question is whether some of those ceos will want to go down the consolidation path. of course, with the backlog and libraries that these companies have, a lot of them probably feel they can mega stand on their own two feet. just real quickly, i want to bring attention to our viewers and listeners going forward here, joe is going to make a trip to a electric vehicle plant today. this is just a renewed commitment by the biden adminstration to ev's. ford has already committed money here. tesla is on board. a be it is now safe to short those again. a lot of cybersecurity stocks were higher in the premarket. right now only up about 0.1% -- right now, fireeye only up about 0.1%. tom: i can't say enough about geeta at bloomberg intelligence. right now, over to economics, padhraic garvey joins us, ing head of global debt and rates strategy. when we are at 4% inflation, what are we supposed to do? padhraic: you are not supposed to

welcome to nbc sports presentation of championship sunday on the networks of nbc universal. >> welcome to championship sunday. i'm rebecca lowe with youor the final day of the premier league season. ten games set to kick off. today's all about the race for europe. three teams vying for two champions league spots, chelsea chase them down. united on golf channel. right now, enjoy it. it is your match of choice. we'll see you at the break. >>> well, it is not kiev, it is not madrid, it is anfield, a very noisy anfield, finally. the only prize today is three points, but it is three points that would almost certainly catapult liverpool into the champions league next season. the players take a knee. they had an electrifying win at old trafford, a miracle header, moments that will live long in reds fans memories, but part of a crucial four-match winning run that saved their season in the

. >> i hold no grudge against general electric they own cnbc and nbc universal for many years i had stocken part of a contract and i assume to many of my colleagues and they went underwater and no one repriced them for me just saying. let's talk about - >> just saying. >> apart from stock -- yeah. apart from stock performance here which is obviously part of an ultimate measure of a ceo wealth generation is mr. culp arguably doing such a good job at turning around general elect trial court, as making it cash flow positive, of correcting a bad hand that he received from not just his predecessor but maybe two predecessors before that is he doing such a good job that you make a case that he deserves this money >> it is hard in my opinion to look at the raw numbers. obviously 2020 was a very tough year for a lot of companies including ge they are the world east largest manufacturer of aircraft engines and probably with reren't a whot of aircraft engines sold in 2020 they are one of the world's largest manufacturers of electricity and power plants, natural gas and coal fired power plants i don'

weeks time whether local spectators will be allowed into the stands, and we should mention that nbc universaltman, nbc news, london. >> our thanks to sarah herman for that report. >> you could just imagine the situation that those athletes are in. with the olympic concerns, there were in a very tough spot. no i do a welder there will be definitely competing in just about 54 days from now. so what kind of toll is that taking. two-time olympic gold medalist and former goalie for the u.s. national soccer team, brianna scurry, is joining us right now. brianna, good to see. >> good morning, how are? you >> the morning. so you played in many olympics. you won gold in atlanta as well as in greece. at this point, 54 days before an olympic games. what are most athletes doing, physically, mentally getting ready? are people booking flights? what's going on? e peop>> i think what right nowt we're doing is going along with our old routine. just preparing if you're trying to qualify. or just preparing the team for training to get ready. there's so many different concerns that we all have, obviously, with c

weeks' time whether local spectators will be allowed into the stands and we should mention that nbc universalarent company of nbc news owns the u.s. broadcast rights to the olympic games. sarah harman, nbc news, london. >>> after a year of pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions a lot of people are getting out this memorial day weekend heading for the beach. man. looks like they all went to myrtle beach in south carolina. it was jam packed as you can see. looks like a lot of fun. very nice. looked like the tip of the memorial day before the pandemic hit. city leaders were expecting more people this year than in 2019. hotel occupancy rates are expected to exceed 80% this weekend. the police department added 300 extra officers from outside departments to help patrol the downtown area. >>> we have memorial day weekend traffic. we want to show you this picture again. we just can't get over how busy it is >> i think they're going to myrtle beach. that's the deal. they heard it was a nice beach. >> this is a live look at 'em wriville. bumper-to-bumper traffic is just a bunch of lights. slow movi

the show would be produced by working title television and nbc universal.eal name which is previously written for other novels under pen names. title deception, reckless, secrets and lies, and hidden sin. ♪ ♪ basically the entire democrat party platform. and before we go, do not forget its tickle me tuesday. going three minutes to get the punchline but do not cheat use the # tickle me tuesday ready? what word is always spelled wrong in the dictionary. wrong in the dictionary. the answer after the break obsession has many names, this is ours. the lexus is. all in on the sports sedan. lease the 2021 is 300 for $369 a month for 36 months. experience amazing, at your lexus dealer. ♪ ♪ ♪ common love isn't for us ♪ lease the 2021 is 300 for $369 a month for 36 months. ♪ we created something phenomenal ♪ ♪ don't you agree? ♪ ♪ don't you agree? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ow! ♪ this past year has felt like a long, long norwegian winter. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. everything begins anew. and many of us realize a fundamental human need to connect with other like-minded p

out so far less than 3% of japan's pop population has been fully vaccinated cnbc parent company, nbc universalia rights to the tokyo games >>> google is striking a deal for a trove of patient data that lets the company improve the health care process. the partnership with hca health care gives patients access to health care. it will make algorithms to monitor patients and make better decisions. they will remove all identifying information before giving the data to google so thaw won't know who you are they collect data from 32 million visits and has more than 2,000 sites in 20 states go you have medical concerns >> i do. we have law passed in 1996, hippa that was set up to protect our privacy. it was inacted two years before google was created it was a law that was aimed at paper records. we used to get patient information down in the basement, lugging up a big paper chart, if they could find it and this law basically said don't share that information now we have electronic record, huge jvolumes of data. this is like asking a navigation system from a world war i war airplane to navigate us up

. >> >> join the comcast nbc universal family in supporting the solidarity fund to fight harassment ofan-american communities, and help survivors heal. >> if we stand together -- >> we can stop hate. and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. california's choice beauty? pretty boy. or a beast? john cox grew up with nothing; made himself a remarkable success. california's falling off a cliff. high taxes, unaffordable costs! even elon musk left! gavin's mismanagement of california is inexcusable. we need big beastly changes in sacramento. i'll make 'em. recall the beauty. meet the nicest, smartest beast in california. john cox. now california phones offers free devices and accessories for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program visit right now or call during business hours. >>> the richmond burger king sign did the crushing, hit ago car on san pablo avenue yesterday. nobody was hurt. once the wreckage was moved, that the car wasn't

the vaccine roll-out is slow in japan with under 3% fully vaccinated nbc universal has the u.s.. >>> president biden announcing today he'll make public the results of the investigation into the origins of covid. it comes amid renewed concerns the pandemic may have come from a lab in wuhan china hitting back the foreign ministry accusing the u.s. of playing politics he also said president biden's orders does not show that the u.s. does not care about facts or truth nor interested in serious origin tracing facebook also announcing it will no longer remove claims that covid is man made or manufactured >>> china's global influence not only complicating investigations into covid as origins, it's also affecting american pop culture the latest example playing out publicly this week john cena called taiwan a country while promoting the latest "fast and furious" film there. china immediately reacted in outrage, because beijing claims it's part of its territory the u.s. did not formally recognize taiwan as a country, but does support the taiwanese government in various ways this apology f

focuses on a manic price movement, it's impossible for that to happen >> now, it was still on an nbc universalrk though, i will point that out but if you're a risk manager, right, at a firm that bought into bitcoin over the past few months, what do you think you're thinking right now abilitout th volatility and what's caused it. >> if you're a fund manager that bought in the last few months you're getting a bit nervous you are not a long-term holder and true believer and just got out and i would be pretty afraid here's the thing, risk managers should actually be on the front lines of this because, you know, our financial markets, i've been in and around financial markets for two decades now and traded emerging markets currencies. one of the most important parts about the united states financial market infrastructure, it's stable and secure and serious. now, all of this mania, dogecoin, dog money becoming a central talking point of financial media is putting us at the risk of, you know, at a certain point when you try to become a joke and everything becomes a joke, we will be a joke i actually

the show would be produced by working title television and nbc universal. written under her real name which is previously written for other novels under pen names. title deception, reckless, secrets and lies, and hidden sin. ♪ ♪ basically the entire democrat party platform. and before we go, do not forget its tickle me tuesday. going three minutes to get the punchline but do not cheat use the # tickle me tuesday ready? what word is always spelled wrong in the dictionary. the answer after the break. the. the journey is why they ride. when the road is all you need, there is no destination. uh, i-i'm actually just going to get an iced coffee. well, she may have a destination this one time, but usually -- no, i-i usually have a destination. yeah, but most of the time, her destination is freedom. nope, just the coffee shop. announcer: no matter why you ride, progressive has you covered with protection starting at $79 a year. voiceover: 'cause she's a biker... please don't follow me in. nobody builds 5g like verizon builds 5g because we're the engineers voiceover

msnbc and the nbc broadcast network share nbc universal as a parent company.ding his name to the growing list of hollywood stars also taking a stand against the group. >>> and now to this, which is, in fact, totally different. a transylvania site famous for a blood-sucking creature now offers a shot in the arm instead. brand castle known as dracula's castle is now a covid-19 vaccination site. legend has it brand castle was the inspiration behind the famed vampire's home in the dracula novel. the grounds of the castle will be open to romanians looking to get a pfizer shot. those brave enough to enter will receive a vaccination diploma. >>> and then now this, two college students were rescued off the coast of santa barbara, california, at 2:30 in the morning on saturday in a homemade boat. the craft was made of two plastic kid pools, 25 gallon buckets, plywood and duct tape. oh man. five rescue personnel were dispatch affidavit people on shore saw the strobe lights. the two male students were not dressed warmly enough for the 50 degree weather, no one was hurt.

central government to extend the covid state of emergency as variants take hold we should say that nbc universalrse, the parent company of cnbc, owns the u.s. media rights to the upcoming olympics >>> tonight on ""the news with shepard smith"" where the games stand with less than two months to opening day and also a look at prospects for fans attending the olympics >>> you are now up to date back to you. >> thank you >>> the cnbc nft auction is closed the equivalent of $61,210. the grand total raised for charity is $98,210 by the way, tilman fertitta will be on "power lunch" today to talk more about it we appreciate everything that he just did for that great charity and in mark's memory as well >>> up next, pete's latest trades in "unusual activity" as if there hasn't been enough inusually activity up to this pot on this program already. pot on this program already. we're back after this. a plan that can help grow and protect your money. now or in the future. with an annuity in your plan to help cover essential expenses, you can live the retirement you want. the right financial professional can

the combination of comcast and nbc universal unit with something of scale to give it a little more hefttok can be considered one of the major winners here yet it is not big enough and not global enough yet. i'm not sure they would like the structure eveof buying it the fit with viacom is problematic. not to say there is nothing there to help. when discovery sold off yesterday as the course of the day went on, it was through the gradual acknowledgment of the day that as sexy as the streaming platform is, there are a lot of old assets. tbs and tnt. they are structurally poorly positioned that they have to manage the same if you put viacom and comcast together you have two overlapping networks and from anti-trust, you cannot have that and have to separate those the studios work well together, but not as well as the warner brothers studio with universal it is not really is ideal fit in some ways. >> craig, let me follow-up and ask you this if you think a big deal doesn't work if sheri redstone or brian roberts announced we will build, not buy. we will spend $10 million or $15 billion a year

and we should mention that nbc universal, the parent company of nbc news owns the u.s. broadcast rights to the olympics. we want to be transparent about that. kristen, peter? >> sarah harmon in london for us, thank you. >>> senate democrats are slamming republicans and their loyalty to former president trump after republicans voted against forming a bipartisan commission investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol. monica alba has more. >>> presumptive came out against it, worrying about whether results of the independent panel could be used as a political weapon in next year's midterm. democrats may pursue a select committee to look into the siege which would only require a majority in the house of representatives. in the chamberection took place voted to block an independent commission to investigate the january 6th attack. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: it failed 54-35. six votes short of the necessary 60. despite leadership's encouragement to defeat legislation, six republicans joined democrats in supporting it, including bill cassidy, susan co

eastern time we should mention cnbc's parent nbc universal and comcast ventures are investors in acornsth famed businesswoman martha stewart. talk the success of her cbd gummies and new position at canopy growth. later, senator shelley moore capito i'm out of here. big graduation plus a celebration tonight so i'll be out tomorrow we will see you all on tuesday because it's a b, iglong weekend. "squawk box" will be right back. . or the one where nothing does. with comcast business you get the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses and advanced cybersecurity to protect every device on it— all backed by a dedicated team, 24/7. every day in business is a big day. we'll keep you ready for what's next. comcast business powering possibilities. >>> you can see here the small cap stocks had an outperforming day yesterday but they've narrowed the gap with the s&p 500. at one point earlier on this past year they saw pretty big performance gaps that you can see here fairly tight small caps up 2% in yesterday's trade while the rest of the market eked out fractional gains. travel

universal, nbc's sister company, has announced plans to dedicate 20 acres of land for 1,000 affordable apartments. a task force is also working to increase housing options. but for now the market is tough for renters too. how are the rental options? >> rentals pretty much similar to the housing market there's inventory that's pretty low. because we have specifically a lot of renters that want to buy but due to the housing prices being so high they have to renew their leases >> reporter: it took lacy wolliver six months to find an apartment to rent. >> we are a two-income family with no children, so we have more disposable income than a lot of couples our age. >> reporter: still they'll be paying over budget for the average orlando resident do you think that there are affordable options? >> no. it's almost like they can't afford to live where they work. >> reporter: does this feel like the american dream to you >> no. not in the slightest there's no real hope right now for first-time home buyers and it's been really sad. >> and sanika joining us now it seems this disproportionately impa

. >> may be the last time you see gadi schwartz here on nbc universal. >> good to see you, buddy. >>o idea >> i don't even remember what movie theater i went to. >> i think when it is raining, people head inside now, is it going to get better >>> some areas of the country, it is almost so hot, you'll still want to go to the theater because you want the a/c we are looking at near record temperatures out west, with highs up to 110 degrees through wednesday. dangerous heat up through central california also down through the desert southwest, too, including the las vegas area so it is going to get extremely hot as temperatures will continue to expand up through portland 83 degrees for a high today. billings, montana, 80 degrees. here's where the cold air is sitting. kansas city, 66. 14 degrees below average new york city, finally up to 71 after hitting a high of 51 yesterday. we are looking for the warmer temperatures to stick around through tuesday up through flint, 78. 75 in bonn atlanta, 85. still chilly but also very rainy back through the plain states and still hot out west we are g

nbc, at least what bankers are saying, spin-off the stuff, the chondroitin content that means nbc, universalhat's less of a problem from an anti-trust standpoint but anything that involves anti-trust right now is going to be a little bit of a problem, jackie and the reason why is because the biden administration just doesn't have a person as the u.s. attorney assistant u.s. attorney for anti-trust right now, and the position, he's the gentleman that did it for trump, is currently unfilled, so anything that has a certain anti-trust smell to it is probably going to be delayed but this is what the people are talking about again another deal out there, people are talking about is amazon buying mgm, a much smaller deal, let's face it that's a studio run by mark bern ette, the reality show, and again, much smaller and we're talking about two or $3 billion deal, i don't think that is we're talking anti-trust in anyway there but if you did merge cbs viacom with comcast, in its current state, that would get , that would get a review and i don't know if that one would pass. i think they would have to

universal orlando resort, of course part of our parent company nbc universal, launching a contest forld velocicoaster. combinations at the cabana bay resort included, as well for all the details. velocicoaster, today.com oh, my gosh. today.com/getaway. >> how about one more? >> velocicoaster >> oh. >> the echo. >> nice. >> i'm going to throw that in one more time. >> roker, you got a check of the weather? >> velocicoaster we'll show you what we've got as far as your week ahead, up and down the east coast today, sunshine severe storms and rain into the mid mississippi river valley, down into the gulf sunny and warm out west. the mid-week period, more strong storms and a flood risk down through parts of louisiana, on into texas. wet weather in the plains. sunshine out west, warm and dry along the eastern seaboard, and then friday, staying warm in the eastern third of the country, more rain down through florida, cool and unsettled through the >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we head out today, it's going to start out cloudy but then turn nice and sunny and our temperatur

pluses kill you, paramount plus be there as well and peacock, the offering from our parent company, nbc universaluel it all, and whether this new ecosystem of direct to consumer will ever equal in profitability, of course, the cable ecosystem that continues to decline subscribers. >> the timing is interesting too, given the fact that we're seeing the up front ad sales and pitches happening this week as well i'm curious, john malone, when you hear about tax free structure, he works closely with discovery, do you think he's involved in this deal some way. >> of course he is without a doubt, john and the new house family, both of which had significant ownership, and john had significant voting shares in discovery. they're all going one to one no super voting shares john will be on the board of discovery plus warner media company, but it is interesting to chart his involvement with at&t through the years because of course i can go back to when he sold tci to the old at&t, see michael armstrong and suffered as a result of having done that. >> we're going to be getting into more of this with your big i

we're watching to see how some potential buyers including apple as well as cnbc's parent company, nbc universall about the prices in this moment of land grab. david, what do you think is going to be next >> you know, it's a good question, julia. and, of course, one we've both been exploring hard to say. you point out sony, of course. i think the parent company there is more committed to at least that strategy of being a supplier and obviously that netflix deal was an important one for them i do wonder about viacom i've done some reporting on it i think there's a willingness on the part of the controlling shareholder to listen. that doesn't mean anything is coming and the big question i have and you do as well is will apple ever really step up to the plate? will it ever choose? nobody questions their ability to actually buy anything they should want. regulatorywise, it might be an issue. but will they? they looked at cbs briefly they brought john malone out for a meeting on discovery once. way back they had a dinner with bukkus, but they have not been interested in doing that kind of a deal >> t

i would add to this is uniquely, there are questions of whether or parent company comcast and nbc universal would want to buy warner media at least the hbo max piece that was considered the crown jewel for that the tie-up in the similar idea of what discovery is doing taking two pieces together and make as much content as possible that probably is off the table the potential of how this is structured in shareholder votes and whatnot, if it happens, it is very difficult for another suitor to come in. we will see how things play out. i do think that was something that longer-term out was not expected or thought to have happened this career or next it was one of the very chess pieces that may or may not get moved now. also raises questions about what happens to viacom/cbs. maybe nbc u starts to look that way. gets harder with the anti-trust issues owning nbc and cbs at the same time. the assets you have to diffvest >> malone is 80. he is behind all of this he is a genius with tax implications he is in the background. he probably has more to do with this than anybody. than any other player. ama