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(laughter) that -- (laughter) that's ned flanders. sure. sure, that's bernie sanders.ll right, fine. (laughter) there we go! how will this two-term senator this eight-term representative, this full-term curmudgeon battle the incredibly powerful clinton machine? >> let me just make a brief comment and i will be happy to take a few questions. we don't have an endless amount of time. i've got to get back. (laughter) >> jon: with charm! (laughter) that was his presidential campaign announcement. not so much yes we can and more like let's just get this over with. i'm a busy man! busy running is anti-hillary. he's a centrist he's a leftist. her campaign is managed to a t! he forgot his comb! (laughter) she has almost 100% name recognition! he is somewhat lesser known! (laughter) she has a private server in her home where she deleted tens of thousands of her own e-mails. he owns a vhs copy of tootsie. (laughter) she has a set of consistent principles that he has -- he has a set of consistent principles he has run on his entire political life. she... is going to crush him! (la

burns, ned flanders is said to be walking away from the show.ounder james l brooks tweeted that the show is still trying to work things out with shearer. we did some googling and are astounded by the number of voices he has done on the show. here is an example. >> we must be vigilant. every home, every church. >> i grew up in a town in arkansas whose name, ironically, was terrorism. john: shearer has done nixon dole, adaline stephenson. how big a blow would it be if harry shearer says sayonara? mark: the loss of adelai stephenson alone would be devastating. in hollywood and show business people cannot work out contracts for the good of the nation. john: they say, if he does not come back, they will recast. i think it would mean the end of the characters. mark: did you hear the voice of the second guy who did kermit? nails on a chalkboard. john: i am begging you please harry, james l brooks, find a way. mark: on the other hand, i was not in love with the original steamboat really -- willie. john: we will be right back. ♪ john: getting hot in the

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he does the voice of net planners -- ned flanders -- the characters won't go away.: they will find a way to keep them. how that will work -- he had a very malleable voice. he was at least a dozen characters. scarlet: he was also awesome and spinal tap. do you know how much the franchise is worth? paul: billions of dollars. homer simpson and bart simpson made the fox network because the fox network 20 years ago had little to no ratings until they came along and that really started the growth of the fox network. rupert murdoch pays homage to them all the time. it's funny because it's true. thank you so much. after cutting production, u.s. shale oil companies are bringing their rakes back into service. -- rigs back into service. ♪ scarlet: welcome back to the bloomberg market day. let's get a check on the leading and lagging equity sectors today. industry groups are rising. apple and intel climbing at least 2%. materials in the middle of the pack, up only 1% and energy are the laggards here. commoditiesou how settled. crude oil has been stuck at six dollars a barrel. g

. >> and he is taking his version after few characters, including ned flanders and mr.ng down a $14 million offer. you turned that same offer down with cnn. >> that's what i signed on for. >> for the next two seasons buzz after contract dispute. shearer said it centers around his ability to do outside work. here is an interview in which he showed off his voice acting skills. >> what is your occupation? >> mogul. >> tell me if you will how you feel about your employee, homer simpson. >> who? >> homer simpson. the i go that falls asleep at the safety desk. >> one of your drones in sector 7-g sir. >> you are the sort of person who believes in revenge, don't you? >> yes. hence the helms. >> the characters will be recast. this is interesting. with other voice actors. hard to i math nmagine how that work out. >> we will see. and derek van dam with with us. marge simpson would like the weather you've got. >> i thought of derek as a millhouse type person. >> i need tekt spectacles foreign that one. okily-dokily. i grew up with that cast. what ready to believe they will have dif

burns ned flanders and principal skinner.e tweeted the news saying this because i wanted what we always had the freedom to do other work. the comments suggest the departure is over a contract dispute. fox renewed the simpsons through 2017 which is another incredible story in and of itself. now to the business of the

without ned flanders?ng to be devastating. >> principal skinner. >> one of the voice actors one of the ladies, i think passed away or something. she wasn't responsible for quite as many important. welcome back to "squawk box" here on cnbc. first in business worldwide. i'm joe kernen along with melissa. our guest host this morning ben lerer and managing director of hippo ventures. we'll talk tech with ben in just a minute. and like a chip off the old block. >> not so famous. but i like him. >> ben rhymes with ken. and you have the same last name. anyway, that's how i figured out who you were. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> i'm glad my work. >> it's better to have ken -- >> i agree. trust me. >> anyway first, michelle has the day's top headlines. >> start with an update on the amtrak train derailment that happened late tuesday night. the train was traveling 106 miles an hour. that's more than double the speed limit and slowed only slightly before derailing on a sharp curve. seven people died and more th

burns, ned flanders and principal skinner is leaving the show. let's show you what he said in a tweet. he says he wants the freedom to do other things. he will i >>> prince george's county police are asking for your help to find a man wanted for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. the attack happened yesterday morning at an apartment building on brooks drive in forestville. news 4's megan mcgrath is live in forestville now. megan, what have you learned about this case and about the search for a suspect? >> reporter: well pat, it happened inside the oak crest towers apartments. actually in a hallway. this complex has a lot of surveillance cameras. and take a look at this. one of those cameras captured the suspect on tape. police are hoping someone will recognize the man in this video and give them a call. this happened at around o'clock wednesday morning the. man followed the 12-year-old into an elevator. when she got out he pushed her to the ground and sexually assaulted her. the suspect has shoulder-length dread dreadlocks and a tattoo on hi

burns ned flanders and principal skipper takeing to twitter saying he got a letter from the shows lawyers on but without him. shearer has been voicing characters on the simpsons sin the show began back in 1989. the network has not released a statement yet. >> also in spinal tap by the way way. anyhow, spectacular crash caught on tape with someone famous behind the wheel. what happened and surprising out come. >>> and we're continuing our special coverage of that deadly amtrak derailment. federal investigators getting closer to figuring out what went wrong. the clues they reveal today. howard? >> the phillies they've achieved a first with the this afternoon's game and eagles have signed another player. that's all coming up in sports. ♪ >>> we are still waiting for a live update from the national transportation -- ntsb, national traps portation safety board. we now know that eight people have been confirmed dead in that deadly derailment on tuesday night. we also know that that train was traveling 106 miles an hour when it hit that curve. so speed was obviously a factor and the ntsb will tr

voice actor harry shearer is quitting and taking his version of some of the character including ned flanders, with him. sheerer is leaving a $14 million offer for the next two seasons because of a contract dispute. sheerer says it's all about his ability to do outside work. here's an interview in which he shows off some of his voice acting skills. >> what is your occupation? >> mogul. >> tell me, if you will, how you feel about your employee, homer simple son. >> who? >> the guy who falls asleep at the safety desk. >> he's one of your drones. >> i believe you're a person who believes in revenge, don't you? >> yes. hence the helms. >> "the simpsons" executive producer says sheerer's characters won't be killed off. they'll be recast with other voice actors. let's hope they come to terms at the last minute. thanks for watching "cnn newsroom." i'm john vouse. natalie allen will be up next with the latest from around the world. ♪ [ male announcer ] you wouldn't ignore signs of damage in your home. are you sure you're not ignoring them in your body? even if you're treating your crohn's disease or

and man who valises ned flanders mr. burns and other characters leaving the show.eason why. >> one of the original members, one of the founding members in 1989 he says he was fired and came out publicly wednesday evening because he got a statement from the lawyer of series's creator that said, quote, the show will go on perry will not be part of it, we wish him the best. don't read the door hit you on the way out. he believed intimated he wanted to do some other projects maybe mr. brooks was not happy about that. he says i have been let go comment and dismissed and that is it. he voiced a lot of different characters. stuart: risk to be taking on a part of the producers of the show. you have just gone rid of the fundamental character in a very successful show. >> a lot of -- mr. burns a bunch of others, little small parts he is not taking this down. the thing is creative differences is what we will find out at the end of the day. and no statement yet from mr. brooks but he wanted to work on other projects and the show said not so much. stuart: a long run, 1989-2015