unscripted is an account by new york times journalist james be stewart, and rachel abrams.years. the washington post described it this way, on script it is a fly on the wall account of the extraordinary boardroom machinations, that led sherrie redstone, the often estranged daughter of geriatric mogul -- respite controllable cbsn viacom from the executive, girlfriends, and others who circled him in his final years. >> the new york times calls it a chronicle of corporate greed, manipulation, misogyny, and sexual impropriety on a spectacular scale. that almost brought down paramount global. and the coauthors of unscripted join us now. wow, wow, wow. i don't even know where to begin. >> rachel, what's the most, the biggest takeaway in terms of this family? and the position that cherry red stone incident? >> ultimately, this is a family drama at its heart. if you like succession, you will like this book it's about people in universal themes, and it's about a woman succeeding against all odds in a very sexes. >> it, is it's a difficult position that she's been in the media world,

and finally, the new york times took a look at a book from their reporters, james stewart and rachel abrams. the duo penned unscripted, the epic battle for a media empire, and the redstone family legacy. it's a study of media magnate sumner redstone corporate practices, his media holdings, including cbs. the authors write, quote, none of his major corporate decisions, such as wheer cbs and viacom should merge, were made with an eagle eyed focus on the best choices for the companies and their shareholders. these decisions were made by hollow men seeking to curry the increasingly erratic favors of their patron, sumner redstone, and, quote, you'll see these books and authors featured in the near future. here on book tv. and finally, we want to know what you're reading. share with us your reading list or the books that you're looking forward to in 2023. simply record an audio file and email it to us at booktv at c-span dot org and we might use it on a future about books. well, thanks for joining us on about books. a program and a podcast produced by c-span booktv. we'll continue to bring you pu

and finally, the new york times took a look at a book from their reporters, james stewart and rachel abrams. the duo penned unscripted, the epic battle for a media empire, and the redstone family legacy. it's a study of media magnate sumner redstone corporate practices, his media holdings, including cbs. the authors write, quote, none of his major corporate decisions, such as whether cbs anviacom should merge, were made with an eagle eyed focus on the best choices for the companies and their shareholders. these decisions were made by hollow men seeking to curry the increasingly erratic favors of their patron, sumner redstone, and, quote, you'll see these books and authors featured in the near future. here on book tv. and finally, we want to know what you're reading. share with us your reading list or the books that you're looking forward to in 2023. simply record an audio file and email it to us at booktv at c-span dot org and we might use it on a future about books. well, thanks for joining us on about books. a program and a podcast produced by

>> we started with my coauthor rachel abrams had been writing a lot about the me too movement. -- whenr the -- >> -- >> them we were working at less mendez, who started -- >> -- kind of my traditional bailiwick. but it did not take long to discover, yes, it was, that but it's a much longer story and it's a family saga and it's a succession drama. it's also a story about the very complicated wealthy father and his daughter, who was gone into the struggle. and both rachel and i were struck that, certainly, a nonfiction, there are not that many stories that explore the relationship between the father and daughter. fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, yes. but this is really an amazing story of -- >> we keep telling our audience, it's twisted, it's sinister. but what was most shocking to you? >> there's a number of these. but certainly, the ability of some of these people to separate an aging mogul from his wealth, there were two women -- you know, glamorous women, who managed to move into the house with him. and elder abuse is a big problem in our society. here you see it writ large.

>> what we started my coauthor rachel abrams had been writing a lot about the me too movement. are looking at -- was -- for. this kind of as the me too movement meets the corporate boardroom which is kind of my traditional daily wick. but it's a take long for us to discover yes, it was, that but it's a much bigger story. it's a family saga, it's a succession drama, and it's also a story about a very complicated wealthy father and his daughter who was drawn into the struggle. and both nato and i wish trot that totally in on fiction, there aren't many stories that explore the relationship between a father and a daughter. fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, yes, but this is really an amazing story of a father and daughter. >> we keep telling our audience, it is twisted, it is sinister, but was more shocking to you? >> while there are a number of days -- but certainly the ability of some of these people to separate an aging mogul from his wealth, there were two women, you know glamorous woman who managed to move into the house with him. and alder brook as a big problem in our

stewart and rachel abrams, thank you very much. just about the top of the fourth hour of "morning joe." 6:00 a.m. on the west coast and 9:00 a.m. on the west coast in just about one minute. we have a lot to get to, including a live report from the sidelines of the munich security conference as world leaders gather amid rising tensions with china. >>> plus, mike pence says he will fight a subpoena from the special counsel for the january 6th insurrection. >>> also ahead, the latest from michigan state university, where a candlelight vigil was held last night. there have been renewed calls for gun reform following the deadly mass shooting there. we'll be joined by one democratic lawmaker who achieved a compromise on guns in his state. >>> this morning portions of the report from the fulton county grand jury that investigated if then president trump interfered in the 2020 election with expected to be made public. jurors said they were worried some witnesses lied under oath. the majority of the report will remain private until the fult

. >> rachel abrams >> we should mention rachel.re amazing. >> thank you >> i don't think i'll ever write a story like this again. i kind of hope not >> the book is called "unscripted. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> inflation data is still coming, breaking inflation data still at 8:30 on "squawk box." >>> next, though, are america's farmers headed for tough times jane wells is live at the world ag expo in california's central valley so that's what's going on in the central valley right now, jane what's coming up >> reporter: joe, i'm usually on a really big piece of equipment, but i'm on a small piece today for a reason ag has had a great season, and while silicon valley is firing, ag tech is higring we have two trends when "squawk box" returns >>> welcome back to "squawk box" right here on cnbc it is a critical time for the nation's farmers and farm equipment makers jane wells joins us from the world ag expo in california with that story jane, good morning >> hi, becky yeah, you know, over 100,000 people are expected here t