paul allen made an incredible claim. paul allen made an incredible contribution.sonal computers before he and bill gates got going but i think there were many other people innovating in and around that area and if it hadn't have been gates and allen, some otherjewel or treo coming out at the same time would have, but let's not underestimate the impact paul allen had. and how does it change the behaviour, the way we now take personal computing for granted ? it was at the forefront, wasn't it? tremendous at the forefront. when bill gates came out with a vision that we should have a computer at every desk and every home, we were ata every desk and every home, we were at a point when very few people had computers, there were locked in basements and there we leave them lying about on our couches. paul allen that the company in 1983, he was ill but went on to retain a major holding, which means he has a $200 billion legacy. it is a $20 billion legacy, but it is still a lot! he did extremely well, he held onto his shares and he showed his relentless curiosity, he ended u

the co—founder of microsoft, paul allen, has died at the age of 65.ributes pour in from across the tech world. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday the 16th of october. bill gates has described his life—long friend paul allen as a pioneer, saying that personal computing wouldn't have existed without him. also in the programme... google‘s boss gives more detail of its plans to re—enter china — a market it abandoned over censorship concerns. markets are focused on events in italy today, where the government is set to approve a new budget for next year. it's hoping the eu will avoid a confrontation over its high debt levels and promise to borrow even more to pay for election promises. firms have never had more

paul allen resigned from microsoft in 1983. helped usher in the era of personal computing along with high school friend bill gates. the company paul allen and bill gates would go on to found, microsoft, in 1975. a a cancer diagnosis and disagreement with bill gates led to paul allen allen's departure from the company in 1983. three years later, he founded an investment firm to manage his intereststs. >> he had a huge vision on how to improve the world. a big part of our forward plans are to help realize that vision and to continue what he wanted to get done. reporter: in a statement, bill gates said he was heartbroken about losing one of his dearest friends. >> he deserved much more time, but his contributions to the world of technology and philanthropy will live on for generations to come. i will miss him tremendously. reporter: microsoft's current ceo has also paid tribute to alan saying, he helped change the world. fall allenen's esestate in micrt made him a billionaire. forbes estimated his wealth that more than $20 billion

paul allen isn't a name we know as well as bill gates. hearing from many today, modern computer inc wouldn't be where it is today without him. -- computer inc. that's right. gates has taken all of the headlines with the microsoft story but aleen was there at the start. —— allen. he left microsoft early in its journey in 1983. he and gates fell out over the direction but also shareholding in the business, it can often happen in business. but listening to what gates said about his friend, and they remain friends all their lives, very warm tributes to him this morning and an absolutely groundbreaking... not just in morning and an absolutely groundbreaking... notjust in terms of computing, but in his future life after microsoft, supporting wider scientific endeavour. he had a very successful second career as an adventure capitalist —— and then the capitalist, didn't he? yes, the lampre best, venture capitalist —— and venture capitalists. —— venture capitalist —— philanthropist. a very eclectic character. without him we simply wouldn't have th

the new paul allen. this is what he had to say about the values of paul allen. >> it felt like it was about sharing, it was not about building an empire. he did it quietly. it wasn't like he was beating his chest and telling the world what a great person he was. it was the right thing to do. he hired great people. hopefully they will continue. david: it's important, this was a quiet man. he was an introvert. we see ceos that are larger-than-life, he was smaller than life and he had a major impact. alix: he was the brains behind the operation. it's a big loss for the second philanthropic communities. david: we will bring you more on paul allen's contribution to his industry in the world. paul allen was 65 years old. ♪ taylor: we have your business flash. walmart expects some of the fastest sales growth next year. the largest retailer said it they are getting more digital customers. sales grew 3% as expected. that would be the fastest pace since 2008. the largest health insurer added hundreds of thousands

the death of microsoft cofounder paul allen.started microsoft with bill gates and used the fortune he made to invest in professional sports teams, cable tv, and real estate. he was 65. , whong us now is dena bass covers microsoft. so first of all, what was his legacy here? dena: when you look at paul allen's work, he together with bill gates really created the computer software industry as we know it. they created a situation where we have hundreds of billions of dollars of software sales for smaller, more affordable computers on desktops and in offices. in the 1970's, computers were very expensive, very rare, and software was complex. they saw this moment where computers were starting to become smaller and more affordable, and realized there was a need for software to run computers that a number of people could use. they could take advantage of that when they founded microsoft. shery: post microsoft, what would be a summary of what he has done since then and his legacy after what he really is best known for? dina: sure, he has

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microsoft co—founder paul allen has died aged 65 after complications arising from cancer. made his fortune at the software giant and went on to own several top—flight sports teams as well as becoming a leading phila nthtropist. according to forbes, he was the 21st wealthiest person in the world. dave lee reports from san francisco. paul allen and bill gates were childhood friends and they created a company that bought personal computers to the masses. it was mr allen who convinced mr gates to drop out of harvard to devote his time to microsoft, a decision that led to both men becoming among the richest in the world. as mr allen prepared to leave the company due to ill—health, they had fierce disagreements but they were on a similar page when it came to spending their vast sums of money. like mr gates, mr allen was an enormous philanthropist, giving more than $2 billion to endeavours in science, technology, education and the arts. he had a passion to naval history, investing efforts to dive deep for sunken battleships. that's it, we got it. we try to do these both as really

paul allen was a civic leader in seattle as well with some ties to the bay area. he funded a medical research facility. allen's investment company, vulcan capital opened up a branch in palo alto. >> paul had a tremendously huge vision on how to improve the world. a big part of our forward plans are to help realize that vision and to continue what he wanted to get done. and that's how we are rallying together this week and the next weeks. >> paul allen had an amazing home here in the bay area. giving us a look at his estate. staid to be worth in excess of $27 million. paul allen was known for being one of the big three pioneers in the tech world. along with apple co-founder steve jobs and ms-13 co-founder steve gates who received a statement over the passing saying, paul was a true partner and a dear friend. personal computing would not have existed without him. i will miss him tremendously. >>> jurors who handed down a landmark verdict against monsanto are accusing the judge of backtracking. that judge is ready to toss out most of the $289 million verdict. one juro

he touched l flores >> reporter: paul allen co-founded microsoft four decades ago. now, the company employees thousands of people locally. across the bay area, tech leaders were reacting to the news today and remembering allen as a pioneer and a man who changed the world. paul allen co-founded microsoft in 1975, alongside his childhood friend, bill gates. today, gates said, in part, i'm heartbroken by the passing of one of my oldest and dearest friends. personal computing would not have existed without him. allen left microsoft in 1983 when he was diagnosed with cancer. but a decade later windows had dominated personal computers. >> it changed my life. since i was born, i had a p.c. blazers and the seattle seahawks.causes. >> he is somebody that was one of the smartest minds of our generation, but he also was an artist and had a lot of passion. >> reporter: "forbes" ranked him the 44th richest person in the world with a net worth of $20 billion. in 2015, he bought this home in atherton for $27 million. bay area tech leaders praised his life. tim cook tweeted, our wor

i'm paul allen.s is bloomberg. >> southeast asia is set to require investment of at least $1.7 trillion per year over the next decade to meet its infrastructure needs. >> and singapore, for one, believes infrastructure development and participation is a key priority at this point. haslinda amin is with us in singapore to answer the question how the country can lead the way. question.a better give innovative project financing. let's bring in the second minister for finance and education. good to have you with us. singapore wants to be a hub for innovative private financing. what does it have in mind? >> well, there is a huge demand for infrastructure in the region. asian development bank estimates -- we probably need something like 10 trillion or 6 trillion. we are seeing something like 1.7 trillion annually. right now what is being spent is about 880 billion annually. we need to mobilize capital, and we need to connect the demand and the supply yen make projects bankable. we think we can play an impo

paul allen was known for being one of the big three pioneers in the tech world. along with apple co-founder steve jobs and ms-13 co-founder steve gates who received a statement over the passing saying, paul was a true partner and a dear friend. personal computing would not have existed without him. i will miss him tremendously. >>> jurors who handed down judg of backtracking. that judge is ready to toss out most of the $289 million verdict. one juror writes, "i urge you to respect and honor our verdict in the six weeks of our lives that we dedicated to this trial." another says the possibility that, "our verdict could be overturned depends our system of justice and shakes my confidence back in that same. back in august they awarded $289 to a former groundskeeper who has terminal cancer. monsantos acted viciously by not disclosing the hazards. last week a judge set a johnson lawyers provided no evidence anyone at monsantos knew it was dangerous. >> calling into question the evidence to be evaluate. my understanding is the judge can apply it on matters of law obvio

let's go to paul allen from sydney. >> thank you. reports from brazil say the outgoing acting president has been charged with corruption. police have presented a formal indictment days after the next presidential election. he has been in the role since 2016, but is not standing in this weekend possible. the latest poll puts him 18 points ahead of his rival. holdingsreasury falling for the third consecutive month. was down from one points of enjoying dollars in july -- 1.7 trillion dollars in july. is the next biggest owner of u.s. treasuries after china. they decreased holdings. the renegotiated north american trade deal will not come to a vote in congress this year. mitch mcconnell told bloomberg there is not time on the legislative calendar. that sets up the possibility of a cross party fight if the democrats win the house. he says he has not discussed the matter with the white house, but will bermed the vote top of the agenda, 2019. >> the process will does not allow that to come up before the end of this year. japan has seen a fa

paul allen and bill gates were childhood friends and they created a company that bought personal computerconvinced mr gates to drop out of harvard to devote his time to microsoft, a decision that led to both men becoming among the richest in the world. as mr allen perpetually become a need you to bad health, they had fierce disagreements but they were on a similar page when it came to spending their vast sums of money. like mr gates, spending their vast sums of money. like mrgates, mr spending their vast sums of money. like mr gates, mr allen was an enormous philanthropist, giving more than $2 billion to endeavours in science, technology, education and the arts. he had a passion to naval history, investing in efforts to dive deep for sunken battleships. that's it, we got it. we try to do these really exciting examples of underwater archaeology and tributes to the brave men that went down with the ships. that said, he was no stranger to lavish spending on himself. he owned a yacht worth more than $250 million and was a huge sport ban, only three major american teams. but his sisterjodie sa

>> good morning, i'm paul allen in sydney. australian markets have just open for trade. shery: i'm shery ahn in new york. and i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak: asia." ♪ paul: our top stories this thursday, u.s. stocks rallied a second day to close out on an upbeat note. the dollar added to a 60 month high. asia-pacific markets poised for muted start to november after the worst month for global equities in at least six years. bankhe national australia earnings fell the most in a decade. the cost of restructuring in misconduct. shery: let's kick things off with breaking news on the bloomberg. month on month the cellaring .2% after a rise of .7% in the previous month. year on year in october, rising coming bang ins line with estimates. this is a deceleration from the previous month of september, but only because we had some distortions in the data when food prices jumped in september because of the autumn holidays. right now the october number is coming in bang in line with estimates, accelerating .2%. paul, i believe you also have some news. from bre

and microsoft co-founder and through and through post paul allen dies at the age of sixty five. the u.s. secretary of state has arrived in saudi arabia for talks with the king and crown prince about the disappearance of saudi journalist. turkish authorities say he was killed inside this stumble consulate like touch down in riyadh a short time ago he was sent by u.s. president donald trump who suggested rogue elements from saudi arabia could have been responsible for murdering so sure in the mean time i'll just syria has learned turkish investigators have found evidence the journalist was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. let's go live now to charles stratford in istanbul so first of all charles bring us up to speed now with the investigation what direction is that heading in. well we understand that a lot of evidence was taken away last night by the investigation seems full analysis there were pictures dropped by the voices news agency of two trucks covered in blue tarp pulled ins that we understand were carrying soil simply rubble indicating some sort tensional e

but get the first word news with paul allen. paul: apple is telling u.s. lawmakers it servers were never firmly denies it a bloomberg report chinese spies used a microchip to infiltrate american computer networks. the company has written to the commerce senate committee's offering additional information to members and staff as requested. apple says it holds sacrosanct its measure to have security. president is under investigation for bribery and other violations. the announcement comes more than a week after he was detained on arrival in china from france. 's anticorruption drive has swept up more than one and half million officials in the past years. he was one of the key figures passed with tracking down suspects. the government of pakistan is supposed to -- the prime minister's finance chief will hold talks with officials at the imf world bank meetings in bali. in a statement, the administration says its challenges to ensure structural reforms can break the spiral of needing an imf program every few years. a new york company that owns the stretch limo i

it was paul allen who convinced bill gates to start working full—time on microsoft, the company thatses. he made his fortune at the software giant and according to forbes, he was the 21st wealthiest person in the world beyond a number of top—flight sports teams including the nfl champions and the seattle seahawks. at is that —— that is all for this edition of asia business report. this is bbc news — the top stories this hour. nearly two weeks afterjamal khashoggi, a saudi journalist, disappeared in istanbul, turkish investigators have gained access to the saudi consulate. prime minister theresa may calls for calm ahead of crucial brexit negotiations despite differences over the future of the irish border. the energy firm cuadrilla has resumed the process of fracking for shale gas in lancashire. it's the first time it has taken place in the uk since 2011 when the process was linked to two small earthquakes near blackpool. the controversial work involves pumping liquid underground at high pressure to fracture rocks and release natural gas. dozens of protestors gathered near the site as

remembering the life of microsoft co-founder paul allen today. it is tuesday, october 16, 2018. "worldwide exchange" begins right now. >>> good morning welcome to "worldwide exchange." i'm dominic chu. brian sullivan is on assignment today. let's get you up to speed on the market action. you're seeing green, it's not strong yet but better than yesterday. the dow would open up by 27 points the s&p by 5 the nasdaq by 29 on the treasury side of things, just a little bit of action in the ten-year u.s. treasury note. 3.17%. so a slight tick higher. the two-year note yield, 2.87% now, turning overseas. we are seeing action in asia as well you can see there that the nikkei in japan, 1.25% gains there helped along in part by a stronger u.s. dollar and a weakening japanese yen

paul allen has first word headlines. paul: thank you.na is said to be planning to increase the number of companies it deems systematically important. is a sign are concerned about ballooning national debt. we are told regulators led by the pboc are on a short list for that are banks important. those names will be subject to extra capital requirements and may face new rules. is the victimit of fraudulent efforts to raise national security concerns about its purse it of technologies. the u.s. defense department confirmed a memo circulating on fake.l hill is probably it is unclear whether the document was designed to derail the deal or move share prices. senator rand paul is calling for a national security review of broadcom. person,abia's richest the fortune falling to $15.2 billion. the value offfices the companies and real estate fell in the first nine months of the year. the world's longest flight is pricesven with oil highest in years. singapore airlines offering nonstop service to new york thursday. the new york flight will take only

the business world is in mourning paul allen has died at the age of sixty five the microsoft co-founder has ranked among the globe's wealthiest people and he put that wealth to use from personal computers and conservation to american football. when the seattle seahawks won the super bowl for the first time in two thousand and fourteen paul allen could hardly contain his delight seven years earlier he'd brought up the american football team on behalf of his home city but the man estimated to be worth around twenty billion u.s. dollars wasn't just interested in sports teams and he also invested vast sums in medical and scientific research and set up among other things a foundation and an institute this was how allen made his fortune microsoft in one thousand nine hundred seventy five he convinced his school friend bill gates to drop out of harvard university and co-found the computer company while gates mainly focused on growing the business allen was the techie with the operating system m.s. dos and the text processing program word he helped bring the home computer into people's lives af

i'm paul allen. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> this is where we look at china markets, everything is turning down at the moment, 2.3% to the downside. we carry on from where we left off in the last month, but here in hong kong we've had six months of declining equities, the worst run since 1982. will this lead into haven buying? >> we have seen it in gold. gold sentiment is on the up, equity turmoil in geopolitical tensions fuel the demand for havens. traders and analysts are the most bullish in a month as represented on this chart. gold futures rose for a fourth straight week, the precious metals index also up .3% after reaching its highest since august 3. >> members of the london bullion market association meet in boston through tuesday and on the discussion is how blockchain could stop the trading of so-called blood gold. they released their quarterly review of global trends on thursday. >> let's bring in george miller ,nd, the head of gold strategy to talk us through what has been going on. just as we w

this morninge remember microsoft co-founder paul allen. >>> a federal judge has dismissed stormy daniels' defamation lawsuit against president trump. >> you're blocking the door. >> i don't need to tell you that. >> caught on camera, an african american businessman blocked by a white woman who called police to stop him from entering his own luxury apartment complex. the incident is the latest racially tinged encounter making headlines. >>> and the morning greeting done right that we can all learn a thing or two from. buckle up. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm marley haul. will saudi arabia take responsibility? a new twist in the disappearance of a "washington post" journalist who was a prominent critic of the crown. jamal khashoggi was last seen walking into saudi's consulate in turkey two weeks ago. now nbc news has learned saudi leaders are discussing a plan to admit to his death as the result of an interrogation gone horribly wrong. sources say the explanation would give crown prince mohammed bin salman plausible deniability, potentially avoi

i'm paul allen. this is bloomberg. yvonne: the japanese 10 year yield is climbing, already hitting the level that prompted the boj to buy bonds last month. david: so far, they have let this be, or let it go. let's bring in wes goodman, and were mliv strategy miss -- strategist. are the crickets going to come in again? hard to say. when that yields hit 14.5 basis points, we are watching and the boj still didn't come in. they certainly could. whatever they do today, they will be sending a signal. if they come in around 15 basis points, they will be ratifying that as the limits. out, they will be showing a greater tolerance for fluctuation in yields. at their last meeting, they mentioned they would allow more flexibility in the marketsm an -- markets and governor kuroda signaled 20 basis points would be the upper limit. whatever they do today, they will send a message to market. they will either ratify it at 15 or if they stay out, think that people will think 20 basis points is the limit. yvonne: time looking at 3.18 on

let's get to first word news with paul allen. a are calling a runoff with the presidential election after one man won the first round but failed to get outright victory. the runoff is expected october 28. resilient assets have surged. his marketrs bet on influence. the republican party goes to next month's midterm elections convinced that the election of brett kavanaugh will bolster their efforts to stop democrats. inwas a 50-48 vote kavanaugh's favor, the narrowest margin in 130 years. the outcome will shape u.s. law for decades. the u.s. supreme court is more conservative since the new deal. kim jong-un is offering to scrap his icbm arsenal and return for a declaration ending the korean war. kim also said international teams could inspect recently shut down test facilities and the nuclear plant. the report comes after mike pompeo reported progress talks in pyongyang. he is now going to beijing. interpol says its missing president has resigned as china confirms he is under investigation for unspecified illegal conduct. his wife h

first half of 2019 >>> the business community today is remembering the life of microsoft co-founder paul allen. he passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. allen created microsoft with his friend, bill gates the two met while attending private school in the seattle area allen left microsoft in 1983 to devote his time to philanthropy, space and tech ventures through his investment firm vulcan inc he owned the portland trail blazers as well as the seattle seahawks he could be seen at game there's all the time bill gates releasing a statement saying i'm heart broken by one of my oldest and dearest friends, adding personal commuticommut computing would t venoha existed without him. paul allen was 65. my - americans 50+ driving 7.6 trillion dollars... of economic activity every year. right before our eyes, aging is unleashing exponential growth... ...in every industry. are you ready? we are. a-a-r-p is teaming up with business leaders and innovators... ...sparking new ideas and real solutions. so, what are you waiting for? ♪ ♪ (buzzing) gather new insights, leave your data protected o

paul allen -- >> the cancer return ared unfortunately. jared max thank you very much.sports on spears xm channel 115. >> all right coming up, is the disappearance of jamal khashoggi keeping lid on stocks we're going to go to london to ask a trader there when had we return. . millions plan for retirement online. estimate your future benefits, apply for retirement, and manage your benefits all from the comfort of your home, and give yourself the freedom to do what you want offline. social security's online services help put you in control with secure access to your information anytime, anywhere, allowing you to spend more time with family, friends, or simply just enjoying the day. social security, securing today and tomorrow. see what you can do online at socialsecurity.gov lauren: investors on edge following the disappearance of jamal khashoggi because the story about what happened to him and who is to blame can really up-end geopolitics, joshua in london, joshua, good morning. >> good morning. lauren: what are the consequences here of the jamal khashoggi disappearance

i'm paul allen.is bloomberg. ♪ david: let's have a closer look at southeast asia and the equity markets. indonesia is the one that comes online. we have thailand in the next hour. we're looking at the philippines as well. 7010, the low for the year. we are very close to that. look at the klci as well, trading lower. the philippines and malaysia come agency it higher. out, tradeers were numbers were out in the philippines. you look at the swelling current account deficit and ask any strategist, they will point to we arer the reason seeing this, the exchange rate moving up to 54. be down due to external environments. growth slowing as well. the bigger story in the country is is it overheating? you look at the imports going ato that as a function of record current account deficit? we are moving into the latter part of the year. w gis has your worst and best-performing major stock markets or country benchmarks, let's put it that way. let's put it this way -- let's look at the philippines and china, inter

i'm paul allen. this is bloomberg. yvonne: still ahead, the trade war could already be burning a hole in u.s. shoppers pockets. in -- we will investigate with the american apparel and footwear association and ceo. rishaad: indonesia's take a rate hike break? considering the outlook -- the outcomes at today's meeting. always join the conversations. be part of it. go to tv . see this link. do what i do. click on that. a box comes up and you can click your question in there. send us a comment. some of our guests coming through. check it out, tv . this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ david: challenging day so far. have a look at southeast asia. singapore, malaysia, about one hour in. indonesia, a couple minutes. into its tuesday. not getting a lot. broad-based decline. 72 down on the benchmark. 45 up. 40 are unchanged. we talked about this story earlier where the bulls may be have found a valuation floor. have a look at the story, it's on bloomberg. almost of the stress levels. the other thing we are following is this rate decis

paul allen died of nonhodgkin's lymphoma. he was just 65 years old.is our broadcast for this monday night. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> new developments in the disappearance of jamal kashoggi. the saudi government is discussing a plan to admit he was killed after entering the consulate in istanbul. >>> president trump visits some of the areas hit hardest by hurricane michael and continues to down play the effects of climate change. >>> an attorney for president trump is claiming victory after a federal judge tosses out the defamation suit brought on by stormy daniels. >>> g

paul allen joining us from sydney with more. president trump threatening severe consequences if it is proved saudi arabia murdered j journalistamal khashoggi in turkey. for the first time the president told reporters it certainly looks as if khashoggi is dead. the kingdom has promised a swift but thorough investigation into what allegedly happened to the writer after he entered his consulate in istanbul. pres. trump: we are waiting for some investigation and waiting for the result. we will have them very soon. i think we will be making a very strong statement, but we are waiting for the results of about three different investigations. >> treasury secretary steve mnuchin is the latest the pull out of saudi arabia's investment for next week. it prompted goldman sachs to back out as well. the firm was the last of the big u.s. banks to drop. however, top russian finance figures are going to riyadh. bloomberg is no longer acting as media partner. u.k. prime minister theresa may is gambling on a go slow brexit as it she and the europe

. >>> moving on, the co-founder of microsoft, paul allen, died today, just weeks after announcing hisvoted his life to philanthropic work. katie utehs has more. >> reporter: dan, in the pacific northwest in the seattle area, paul allen's name is on everything from pro sports teams to museums. here in the silicon valley, his influence is none the less as important, but a little more subtle. you may be surprised the companies he invested in and some interesting scientific ventures. from co-founding microsoft to owning pro sports teams, he and childhood friend bill gates revolutionized personal computing in the '70s. gates released this statement. paul was a true partner and dear friend. personal computing would not have existed without him. he left the company in '82 for his first battle with cancer, but retained microsoft shares, ultimately making him a billionaire. from there, his work turned f e philanthropic. >> paul is like a lot of, you know, very intelligent and curious and science minded individuals, who have long been fascinated with the question are we alone? >> reporter: the

paul allen died of nonhodgkin's lymphoma. he was just 65 years old. our broadcast for this monday night. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> we have a big show coming up this hour. i will tell you, we are expecting a live report in just a few minutes from reporter emily jane fox who is here from "vanity fair" tonight. she is reporting this evening that the president's personal lawyer has spent more than 50 hours, 5-0, more than 50 hours in talks with prosecutors in the special counsel's office and in a couple of other prosecutors' offices since he plead guilty to campaign finance felonies not long ago. while he was pleading guilty to those campaign finance liabilities, under oath in open court he said he was directed to commit those felonies by the president of the united states.

. >>> late word this evening from seattle, news of the death of microsoft co-founder paul allen. in the mid-1970s, allen and bill gates started one of the most successful technology companies on the planet, along the way becoming billionaires many times over. in addition to his noted philanthropy, allen owned the seahawks and the tra trailblazers. he passed away from complications from non-hodgkin's lymphoma. paul allen was 65 years old. >>> now to the olympics superstar taking a stand, simone biles taking aim at the new head of u.s. gymnastics, the latest twist in a deepening crisis for america's golden sport. we get more from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: simone biles has her sights set on tokyo 2020. she's still keeping a close eye on usa gym nass particulars. -- gymnastics, over the weekend criticizing former congresswoman mary bono, usag's latest president, for posting this photo about colin kaepernick's ad campaign. simone biles posted, "mike drop." nasser is now in prison for life but usag continues to trouble. bono, wife to the late congressman and musician sonny bon

paul allen joins us from sydney with the first word news. paul: bank of japan governor corona is telling a branch manager that the economy is expanding moderately and core inflation remains around 1%, but he expects a 2% target at some time. issaid the financial system maintaining stability and policymakers will keep rates very low for an extended. bank. japan's exports unexpectedly fell last month as natural disasters disrupted economic activity, making it difficult to assess the impact of the china-u.s. trade war on japanese shipments. values fell 1.2% in compared to the forecast 2.1% rise. it was the first fall in 22 months and leads a surplus of just over a billion dollars. u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross put a fragile transatlantic trade truce under pressure by accusing the european union of tracking its feet on pledges to open markets for the. speaking in brussels -- further. speaking in brussels, he -- lowersaying the tariffs on industrial groups. act oned on eu to product standards at the sink had carried the trump administration

. >>> and today we're remembering paul allen, the microsoft founder, and looking at his legacy next. >>> paul allen the cofounder of microsoft died from complications from non-hodgkins lymphoma, he had it 9 years ago and he was in remission, the cancer returned, and the doctor said he had a good chance of recovery. he leaves a lasting impression on technology and civilization all over. >> paul allen, the self made billionaire and philanthropist has died. he cofounded microsoft in 1975 with childhood friend bill gates, he described himself as an ideas man and he banged on a computer being in every home. and now there are 2 billion computers in use worldwide, he stuck with microsoft until a cancer scare when he was 33 years old. he still stayed in computers, and was involved in brain science and space travel. he bought the portland trail blazers and the seahawks, forbes magazine ranked him worth more than $20 billion, one of the richest people in the world. he donated money for homelessness and advances in scientific research. he didn't marry for had children, he was 65 years old. >>>

paul allen died of nonhodgkin's lymphoma. he was just 65 years old.hat is our broadcast for this monday night. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. >> tonight on "all in." >> i just spoke with the king of saudi arabia. >> donald trump investigates. >> the king firmly denied any knowledge of it. >> and presents an alternate theory of the death of a washington post columnist. >> it sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers. >> tonight, multiple reports that the kingdom of saudi arabia is also floating the president's theory. >>> plus. >> i will give you a million dollar if you take the test that shows you're an indian. >> elizabeth warren calls president trump's million dollars bluff. >> the president likes to call my mom a liar. >> then 22 days out, why the president wants a referendum on him. >> i'm president, you're not.

. >>> we're learning co-founder of microsoft paul allen has died. allen reportedly suffered complications from non- hodgkin's lymphoma. the 65-year-old billionaire passed away in seattle this afternoon. allen was diagnosed with the same type of cancer nine years ago. prompting him to step down as microsoft's long-time ceo. allen also had ties to the bay area and helped found the paul allen discovery center in stanford, which aims on new ways to fight diseases. he also owned a home in atherton. >>> heading live to chopper 5 right now where major traffic delays are still happening this hour, a deadly crash this morning on highway 101 in san jose involving a pickup truck at a caltrans truck. and that's what caused it all. it happened just about 10:30 this morning near the brokaw road offramp. you can see it is still kind of a mess out there as lanes are still closed. the man slammed into the back of that truck. the driver died. officials sate truck was following the caltrans vehicle when it happened. the identity of the person killed has not been relea

paul allen was a visionary in the world of high-tech. of the rich est men on earth with a net worth once estimated at $40 billion. it was a company that he and bill gates envisioned when they were both young teenagers. as allen told lesley stahl in an interview for "60 minutes" in 2011. >> he was saying, imagine what it's like to run a fortunate 500 company. i'm thinking, i have no idea. my parents were the librarians. >> reporter: allen's breakthrough idea in 1974 was to write software for another company's small computer. that led to the home computer revolution and the birth of microsoft. after a falling out with gates, allen left microsoft at the age of 30. after he was first diagnosed with cancer. allen wrote that facing his own mortality forced him to reassess his life and follow other dreams. >> i've got such a diverse set of interests. movies, aviation, te >> reporter: an afrm i had sports fan, allen bought both the portland trail blazers and his hometown seattle seahawks and watched them win their first super bowl in 2014. in a s

paul allen was 65 years old.>> a new book from the late stephen hawking has some warnings for humanity. the book is titled, in brief answers to the big questions. he predicts within the next 100 years we will be able to go anywhere in the solar system. hawking also wrote he believes advances in genetic science could lead to a future generation of superhumans that could ultimately destroy the rest of humanity. he also said there is no god and that there is no afterlife. hawking was known for his research into areas like black holes, but near the end of his life he focused on future problems the world could face. >>> we report on mountain lion sightings here in the bay area often but this is the first time we have seen this. the sheriff's department tweeted these pictures last night of a mountain lion walking down the hallway inside a local business. the state fish and wildlife department was called in and they safely removed the big cat. there's no word on how this mountain lion got into the building. >>> here's a

paul allen was only 65 years old. he and bill gates founded microsoft in 1975. the company got its big break 5 years later when ibm decided to move into personal computers and asked microsoft to provide its operating system which would later become known as windows. paul allen was a billionaire many times over who also owns the portland trail blazers and seattle seahawks. >>> it was just beyond disturbing. >> beyond feeling violated, did you feel in danger? >> absolutely. >> dozens of women with a similar experience. they say they were sexually assaulted while getting a massage, and all of them claim the abuse took place at a national chain called massage envy. the chain is accused in a lawsuit of covering it all up. brooks jarosz spoke with an attorney who is uncovering more women. >> reporter: there were 26 alleged victims adding their names to the alleged lawsuit first filed this summer. claims massage envy has a cultural problem from the top down, and also claims the company conceals sexual abuse allegations by allowing some therapists to keep their jobs or

continue to invest in his interests. >> katie just showed you what bill gates had to say about paul allennd other major tech names also sharing their thoughts. jeff bezos called allen relentless to the end. take a look, mark benioff was impressed by how he gave back and cherished the environment. and apple ceo tim cook remembered allen as a pioneer. >>> a member of a suspected white supremacist group with bay area ties will remain in trial . cole white is accused of starting riots. they were arrested in charlottesville, virginia, last year. a judge says white is a flight he his tr more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we'll start with temperatures along the east bay where they're coolest in fremont, 47. castro valley 49. oakland, san leandro 51 to richmond at 55 and 57 at alameda. we've got low to mid-50s in pacifica, san francisco, all the way down the peninsula into san jose. 49 in los gatos, 43 in pleasanton. napa, 39 degrees. we've got a light wind and it's blowing in the opposite direction. it's coming off the ocean and blowing west at 7 miles per hour across the

program word he helped bring the home computer into people's lives after eight years at microsoft paul allen left the company following a cancer diagnosis he went on to recover and continued to work for decades but recently he revealed the disease had returned he died from complications arising from it. well the world's poorest areas a growing the fastest especially in africa that is the warning of a recent report from by goalkeeper organization under the bill and melinda gates foundation that tracks progress towards the un sustainable development agenda gates himself was in berlin to spread the message and to call for action. the good news is that worldwide extreme poverty defined as living on less than a dollar ninety a day has fallen drastically in the last three decades the bad news that extreme poverty is now concentrating in fast growing africa. by two thousand and fifty almost ninety percent of the world's extreme poor are expected to live in sub-saharan africa many of them in the democratic republic of congo and i geria does the call from gates for more aid more resources and more in

paul allen, who cofounded microsoft with bill gates. had been fighting a recurrence of non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he left microsoft in 1983 and later bought the n.f.l.'s seattle seahawks and the n.b.a.'s portland trailblazers. his net worth was reportedly in excess of $19 billion. paul allen was 65 years old. sears has been drowning in debt for years. once the world's biggest retailer, the amazon of its day, sears today filed for bankruptcy protection. it plans to cut thousands of jobs and close 142 sears and kmart stores. that will leave fewer than 600 down from 4,000 at its peak in 2012. as sears gets smaller, britain's royal family is getting bigger. prince harry and his wife meghan markle are expecting their first child in the spring. the announcement today came as they began a visit to australia and five months after their wds. the child would be seventh in line to the british throne. up next here tonight onsored by prudential. highest life expectancies ace with one of the in the country. you see so many people walking around here in

paul allen was 65 years old. they founded microsoft in 1975. the company got its big break 5 years later when ibm decided to move into personal computers and asked microsoft to provide the operating system. that made allen and gates billionaires many times over. paul allen was also a sports fan who owns the trailblazers and seattle seahawks. >>> an investigation is underway in the valley after a skydiver fell to her death when her parachute failed to properly deploy. it happened yesterday afternoon in bodega bay. officials say the skydiver was using her own agreement when she took off from the lodi parachute center. one fellow skydiver said the victim had a lot of experience. >> lots of jumps. 41 years in the sport. 19 skydivers have been killed in jumps out the lodi parachute center since it opened in the 1980s. six in just the last 2 years. >>> in murals . community-based organization that seeks to use public art to highlight cultural diversity and promote social justice. but it appears vandals hit sometime friday night, defacing 10 of the mu

i am paul allen, this is bloomberg. rishaad: flooded, who knew?auto insurance, is that going to help them returned to profit? we have ceo. bojaad: no change from the expected in policy, but will a slowing economy affect the economy -- alter things? more next. ♪ three-week lows, ahead -- after anties advance in u.s. at these overnight. amid improved sentiment for risk. bracing for the latest policy decision. bond traders wanting details of the plan. what should we be expecting? we certainly in our going to be getting that policy decision and the next hour. the governor will face a press conference where he is going to it lots of tough questions think people. are concerned about the economic outlook. widening the range, the 10 year issues. would bring in a very special guest. then there, and done that. a former boj assistant governor, now executive governor. it is great to have you back. inflation far from target. one thing right now is the global stock market route. the purchase is october, the most since the program started. how big of an issue is

the way paul allen shaped the world we live in. also helped millions. the world is remembering one of the tech industry )s early innovators. in an emergency, minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and active shooters and natural disasters. vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 emergency care is there when you or your love one need it. >>> welcome back. the world is certainly remembering one of the tech industry's early innovators, paul allen, who co founded microsoft, alongside his childhood friend, bill gates, died monday from cancer complications at the age of 65. >> nbc's joe fryer takes a look back at his remarkable life. >> reporter: during his ground breaking computer software career, paul allen was affectionately known as the other guy at microsoft. overnight, his one-time partner

and microsoft co-founder and philanthropist paul allen dies at the age of sixty five we look back at his life. i want to play say because some quotes whether into the southwest of europe over the next day or so but if it's but it's rainy and sunshine the looking for you really need to go to the eastern side of the made it does stay very unsettled for west and possibly have an area of low pressure just around the fos out the east of spain further heavy showers here as we go through the next few days push a little further north as are we had the flooding in the southwest of france you can see slightly clearer skies now coming through but it really will take some time to clear up here it is a real mess you can see very very very bad conditions here still lots of damage to the roads of costs and cars have been displaced and there has been a huge amount of disruption as we go through the next couple days at least this parts of france shift that it will better weather wise you push further south and that's where we are going to see those showers continuing that western side of the mediterr

the co-founder of microsoft paul allen has died at the age of sixty five he was suffering from cancer allen was an investor philanthropist influenced many aspects of modern life from technology and science so music he founded microsoft with bill gates in nineteen seventy five. you can find much more in our website the address that is w.w.w. dot al-jazeera dot com. and let's take you through some of those stories now a source from the turkish attorney general's office tells out just zero it's found evidence that missing saudi journalist moussa georgie was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul turkish investigators were finally allowed into the building on monday it's almost two weeks after the journalists disappearance the u.s. secretary of state meanwhile is arrives in the saudi capital for talks with king solomon on the case mike pompei o touched down a short time ago and was greeted by the saudi foreign minister it comes after donald trump said rogue elements inside saudi arabia could have been responsible for her disappearance u.s. media reporting saudi arabia is consider

remembering icon, life and legacy of microsoft cofounder paul allen, died yesterday at 65 year's old. all the stories, dagen mcdowell, jon hilsenrath and cfr investment strategists lindsey bell. great to see you this morning. >> good morning. maria: good morning. jon: great to be here. dagen: the laughing stock elizabeth warren, we will be talking about that. maria: even the cherokee community is upset. dagen: connection with cherokee nation or tribal nation even vaguely is inappropriate and wrong. so elizabeth warren, video she rolled out clearly wants to democratic nomination in 2020 and she was spiking the football, guess what, she was in the wrong end zone. maria: yeah, she was. 1 and 1,000 of cherokee, great, great grand mother. [laughter] dagen: range 6 to 10 generations ago, 164th to 1,024th native american. it would put her at 0.09% native american. maria: you know what that tells me, donald trump is running the table, she had to go and she had to get the test done because of donald trump. dagen: because she lied -- she lied about it. she labeled herself self-identifying she w