rebekah brooks was one of his favorite executives.rite for both and rupert murdoch. that's why she had this almost unprecedented for being a quite junior "news of the world" journalist right up to the very top of the organization in the uk. within the last sort of couple of decades. so having said that, the chances of coming back to a major job in the uk at age 46 are probably going to be fairly limited. having said that she got a pretty large payout from the organization whenever she left. so she probably can sit back and spend some time with her family, and just kind of have a feeling of relief about the outcome of this trial. >> catherine, on the other side, andy coulson. what time of sentence, typically comes with a guilty verdict like this? >> well, for andy coulson, of course, he was a really close adviser to the prime minister. he's going to look particularly bad for prime minister david cameron because he has him very much in his inner circle. she's the head of communications. and he was apparently taken on at the recommendati

rebekah brooks close to the prime minister not guilty.she has been cleared of all charges. she's seen here walking along side her racehorse trainer husband charlie brooks. have we had any verdicts on him yet? of course there were numerous defendants in this trial? >> some soft stuff is still comicom -- some of the stuff is still coming in. i'm going to be careful. i think the verdicts are still coming through. it's worth bearing in mind there were all in all 23 different verdicts the jury had to consider. we certainly know the two big ones on the hacking charges. >> just remind us. some of the people facing court have been charged and convicted previously as well haven't they? >> yes, they have. and of course other people pled guilty. it's also worth bearing in mind andy coulson faces another legal proceeding in scotland. if you like the beginning of the end of what has been an extremely long drama in british media. in a way, what's so extraordinary, one has to pinch one's self. will there was a massive inquiry the way the media conducted

rebekah brooks, the top lieutenant to rupert murdoch, cleared of all charges.looked like he was going to come out unscathed. will this change? >> not completely unscathed. rupert murdoch may be interviewed by the british police. he has been notified that they would like to interview him in the u.k., according to the guardian. that is one thing to keep in mind. one thing is that the prosecutors may pursue corporate charges and may charge news corp., itself. that is not particularly new. it came out during the trial. that went on for eight months. reporters were not allowed to report it because of u.k. law that is designed at making sure that the defendants get a fair trial. they were not allowed to report it because the jury did not hear it and they did not want to prejudice their decision. on a couple of occasions, the prosecutors told the judge that they may pursue corporate charges against news corp., itself. the results of the trial, rubric wasooks -- rebekah brooks found not guilty on all accounts. was found guilty of phone hacking and faces more charges. w

rebekah brooks is cleared of charges in the trial. stay tuned for reports rupert murdoch. >>> welcome back to "worldwide exchange." abu dhabi has agreed to buy a stake in air italia. >>> shares across europe and asia trade in the red as tensions in iraq rachet higher. >>> jauven kerry says iraq's future will be decided in the coming days. as he secures a july 1st deadline from the country's politicians to begin forming a new government. >>> a decade old ban on light crude. the shale activity leads to a jump in oil supplies. >> let's bring you up to speed with the european markets. broadly, most of the major european markets are on the defensive, as you can see there. it was the pmis in this region that made it disappointing. the price of oil and the risks still emanating out of iraq are not helping at all. we have political headlines coming out as we get closer to the european summit today and tomorrow. >> tomorrow and friday, actually, because i'm heading off there after the show. despite the bit we're seeing in core, the periphery n

and on top of the fact that rebekah brooks was cleared. that is a victory for him.e is a -- she is a close friend of murdoch and he is often said he considers her like his daughter. that is a victory for him. she was also the most closely associated with news corp. and the fact that she was cleared means that there were probably will not be many repercussions for his company. >> there's a lot of attention in the french rest this morning to do with the court ruling here in france. >> that is right. this is france's highest court. there was a landmark ruling yesterday that gave the legal green light to pull a man off of life support. ancent lambert is quadriplegic that has been in a coma for six years. critics are calling this a terrible decision by the judges. this editorial says it is a very slippery slope that amounts to a death sentence. continued focus on the world cup and the mark one player has made on the world. >> he is often referred to as the most hated man in football. that is luis suarez, the striker for uruguay who allegedly bit an italian defender. it's

what a contrast then for the prime minister's old friend and andy coulson's former lover rebekah brooks the woman whose barrister said had been the subject of a witch- hunt. cleared today of all the charges against her. and leaving court with her husband charlie, also acquitted. he just looked straight ahead. rebecca brooks with her husband charlie on one side of her, at the first of the three guilty verdicts, looked at the jury and smiled. rebecca brooks' husband charlie had also been accused of a coverup. of a complicated plot to hide laptops and documents in an underground car park from police. he said it was to hide embarrassing pornography. the jury today cleared both him and the former news international head of security mark hanna of perverting the course of justice. for andy coulson this trial isn't over just yet. the jury are still considering their verdicts in relation to two other charges, these involve allegations that he authorized one of his journalists to make illegal payments to police officers, accusations he's denied. >> woodruff: the outcry over phone hacking led the

. >> reporter: it was a memorial day weekend rebekah brooks would like to forget. she and her husband confined to their new york apartment for four days with the norovirus after he ate contaminated pineapple. within 24 hours they were both sick. >> it's pretty much makes you incapable about going about your life until it flushes out of your system. >> reporter: 20 million people each year are sickened, 800 die from the norovirus most often from eating contaminated food. now cdc says food workers are responsible for 70% of those outbreaks and one in five workers admit going to work with severe gastrointestinal illness. >> over the court of an individual's lifetime they may have five different bouts of norovirus illness. having one bout in your life doesn't protect you throughout the rest of your life. >> reporter: the norovirus is hard to kill remaining for up to two weeks on kitchen surfaces, utensils and foods. even at freezing temperatures it can remain infectious. so infectious 1,000 people can be infected. >> at this restaurant in metro d.c., they are so seriou

>> has david cameron -- >> that is rebekah brooks in london surrounded by lawyers, reasserting her inn, of course, the verdict that was handed down earlier. >> when it comes to incisive questions, carl, nobody asks or ignores them quite like the brits. >> that's right. >> you nuclear grand of media. >> this go pro chart making a lot of people happy this morning. our robert frank is back at hq with more on that. >> hey, carl. nick woodman is released on paper, this 56 million shares worth 16.2 billion. he's selling 3.5 million shares about, $84 million today. he'll still own 48% of the company after the sale this. ipo is a little unusual is n that half the shares are coming from executives and other current shareholders. we've been told that his 800 employees deserve a reward. let's take a listen. >> they deserve liquidity and an opportunity to deserve some of the hard work that they have done. i'll still roughly own a third of the company when this is done. >> some of this wealth is staying in the woodman family. his father dean woodman has 7.2 million shares worth over $2 million. he'

rebekah brooks was acquitted of similar charges. >> it started with the hacking of a murdered schoolgirls phone and it became a wider scandal about the power of the medium, it's cozy relations with senior politicians and even close to the news of the world, a paper that had been around for over 150 years. ended with differing endings. an extra ordinary apology from the man who once employed him as his chief spin her. >> i take full responsibility for employing in the colson. and that turned out not to be the case. i always said if they turned out to be wrong that i would make a full and frank apology. i do that today. i'm extremely sorry that i employed him. it was the wrong decision. >> david cameron must have had his suspicions and yet he refused to act. this is not just a serious error of judgment. that he put his relationship with rupert murdoch ahead of doing the right thing when it came to andy kool sun. >> the damage to the british prime minister is likely to be limited to short-term embarrassment and old news. murdoch, het offered his apologies when the scandal first broke in 2011

the trial, we have rebekah brooks, the top executive in the u.k.. she was found not guilty.s convicted of phone hacking. how likely is it that corporate charges will be brought? >> now that he has been successfully prosecuted, that makes a corporate prosecution more likely. if there's a successful corporate core -- prosecution, it is more likely the prosecutors would go after members of the board. so-called controlling officers that were deemed responsible for not preventing this behavior. as far as news corp. is concerned, they say they have cooperated. they put out a statement. they recognize there was wrongdoing. they are hoping to move on. >> thank you. >> looks talk about -- he is confident that eu leaders will pick him as the next top executive. let's bring in our international correspondent, hans nichols. >> good morning, mark. confident to his supporters. hockey to his destructors. his detractors. you have angela merkel's support and other leaders of his -- that you. you are going to be the next eu commissioner. is indicating -- this is going to make for a very diffi

but rebekah brooks was cleared along with her husband and her secretary were cleared.fter leaving the paper under the hacking cloud. colson worked for cameron in the prime minister's? >> i am extremely sorry. cameron has apologized for bringing him to number 10. this episode left him to serious questions about his judgment. in all, six employees of murdoch's news international have now gone down, all convicted over phone hacking. the next day's coverage in the british papers was all over the map. the daily mail tabloid focused on downing street. the murdoch own times trump petted the not guilty over the con conviction. they are called red tops. murdoch's son had no shame. it had a triumphant brooks as the page 1 girl, the usually page 3 girl but nary a mention of the guilty verdict against colson until page 4. >> if you have been on facebook today, you will have seen and it may be even clicked on headlines that seem to pull on your most pointer -- mouse pointer like a magnet to find out what the enticing intwo does not tell you. here is one of our own for you. we produ

andy coalson was found guilty of conspiracy, while rebekah brooks, a former editor under rupert murdochas cleared of all charges. prime minister cameron said he's sorry he ever employed coalson. >>> as one of the few people on earth who has a throne. it was hard to tell if the queen of england was impressed by the throne from "the game of thrones." she saw some of the memorabilia from the show currently being filmed in belfast. >>> he's on most people's list of the top five players in the world, and yet he has this problem, the governing body is likely to issue its punishment soon. as for the u.s. team coming off this weekend's tie game, they need only to tie germany in their next game to make the knockout stage. >>> a rare moment in congress today where they took a break from their usual dysfunction, paralysis and infighting in the form of a song. while some of the performances were less than fullsome the feeling was there during a bipartisan rendition of "we shall overcome." meant to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act in 1964. >>> you dress so fine you threw the

rebekah brooks, a former editor under rupert murdoch was cleared of all charges.rime minister cameron said he's sorry he ever employed coalson. >>> as one of the few people on earth who actually has a throne, it was hard to tell if the queen of everything land was impressed by the throne from "game of thrones" or merely found it to be a gaudy curiosity. the queen met the cast and saw some of the memorabilia from the show, now shooting in belfast. part of the biggest tv production ever mounted in all of europe. >>> sorry about this during the dinner hour, but it was during the world cup when luis apparently bit his opponent in a match with italy. he's on most people's list of the top five players in the world, and yet he has this problem. the governing body is likely to issue its punishment soon. as for the u.s. team coming off this weekend's tie game, they need only to tie germany in their next game to make the knockout stage. >>> a rare moment in congress today where they took a break from their usual dysfunction, paralysis and fighting over the irs to agree on o

. >> rebekah brooks meets the press. the former head of the u.k.says she feels vindicated by a jury's decision to acquit her of all charges related to phone hacking. assent of the crimes that i was charged with and i feel vindicated by the unanimous verdict. >> staying in the u.k., let me bring you the latest data in line with expectations. gdp final read came out. 0.8% as anticipated. no change. that makes britain still the fastest-growing g7 economy. the recovery faces a number of risks including potential bubbles and productivity puzzles. on thursday, mark carney unveiled tools to tackle surging house prices. has he done and off? let's find out. andrew joins us now, a former member of the boe's monetary policy committee. good morning. macro prudential tools sound great, but carney made it for a clear that they are designed to prevent the housing bubble really spinning out. not going to have much meaningful impact now. would you agree that at the moment monetary policy and macro prudential policy is in the right face or do you think we should be

you remember rebekah brooks. she ran rupert murdoch's international newspapers.itted on hacking charges this week and she is now speaking to reporters for the first time. let's take a look. >> we haven't got much to add to what we said two years ago. i mean, of course the last few years have been tough for those those close to us, importantly, there have been people on all sides affected by the issues highlighted in this case. and therefore, throughout the investigation and throughout the tried to have always keep our troubles in perspective. after all, we have a happy and healthy daughter, we have our brave and resolute moms who have been a court most of the time, and we have strong and unwavering support from all of our friends, our family, and from our legal team, which is believed in us from the beginning. i am innocent of the crimes that , and i feeld with vindicated by the unanimous verdict. >> what is your reaction? was arrested, it was in the middle of a maelstrom of controversy. i am grateful for the jury, .ery, very grateful to the jury >> what has been

rebekah brooks not guilty on all counts.uilty ofn found phone hacking and the jurors are deliberating on the charge of bribery. no word on when they will make up their minds on that. >> what is the likely outcome would? -- outcome of corporate charges? ? have this we conviction of andy colson on the charge of phone hacking, analysts say it is that much more likely that the prosecutors will now pursue a case against news corp. itself. that of course is up to the prosecutors. what we do know, and this is getting ahead of ourselves, is if there is a successful prosecution of news corp., and we are not even there yet. the prosecutors have not initiated that case, that could going tohe prosecutors the board of news corp., the so-called controlling officers that would have been in charge of the kind of wrongdoing that ,ook place at the u.k. tabloid that those people are pursued. that is where this might be going. news corp. has said we recognize that there has been long doing -- wrongdoing. we have been cooperating with the police

. >>> the phone hacking trial involving news of the world dragged on, but this week, rebekah brooks waseared of all charges. >> i am innocent of the crimes that i was charged with, and i feel vindy indicated by the unanimous verdict. when i was arrested, it was in the middle of a maelstrom of controversy, of politics and of comments. some of that was fair, but much of it is not. >> the royal family members and others, a political bombshell because coulson had moved from running news of the world to the communications director for david cameron. that prompted the prime minister to apologize for his bad judgment. this was an embarrassing episode for murdoch who shut down news of the world and it showed the london press that there were limits to the sleezy behavior the public will tolerate. >>> the egyptian charges against three -- from al jazeera, one journal it was convicted to seven years and another to ten years. this is about egypt's military government cracking down on reporting. the white house has demanded they be released. whatever your views about al jazee jazeera, this is a terr

rebekah brooks was charge, cleared of all charges related to the investigation. >>> and now talking techone that you are so attached to, right? so there's this report out today that the iphone is about to join the whole bigger is better screen trend. let's go to the professional here. money tech correspondent laurie segall with the news on this next iphone. we're talking what, bigger screen? >> yep, if this gets called the iphone air, i want credit. that would be an interesting name for it. let me get to the rumors. the reports that the next generation iphone could have a thinner rounder zeug design. it will come in two sizes both bigger than the current iphone. bloomberg put out a report today saying one model would have a 4.237 inch display compared to the 4 inch screen. bloomberg cited a 5.5 inch version. that's comparable to the galaxy note. we're seeing if these were announced, these would be the largest iphones to date. people want a bigger screen. apple seems to be, we can't confirm, but taking note. a lot of competition out there. >> when i see the large screen, my first thought

fellow editor rebekah brooks was acquitted.month trial was triggered by revelations that the newspaper used illegal eavesdropping to get news. >>> back here at home the cdc is stepping up efforts to get americans to kick the habit. we go to atlanta for the latest on the war on smoking including some images you may find disturbing. >> reporter: the centers for disease control and prevention unveiled its latest round of hard hitting anti-smoking ad featuring real people living with the effects of tobacco use. >> your smile says a lot about you. what does this say. >> reporter: while the campaign addresses cancer it deals with negative impact on oral health,. >> american people are less familiar with that. we wanted to bring to the front this reality. >> my snam amanda and i smoked while i was pregnant. >> reporter: this wisconsin moesh said her daughter's difficult birth convinced her to quit smoking and to go public about it. >> having a baby early. staying in the nicu for a month. i just really felt like i was being called to h

the former news international chief rebekah brooks has been cleared of all charges.d eight months and the phone hacking trial is not over yet. yesterday, a relieved rebecca brooks, former ceo of news international, left court. she was acquitted not just of hacking phones, but also of hiding evidence from the police and public officials. one of the brooks' friends, jeremy clarkson, joined in that celebration. andy kauff mp w yi kauy kaufmanf phone hacking. the jury has so far failed to reach a full set of verdicts. they still need to decide whether andy collison and the former raoeditor paid for phone books. the judge in this case sent the jury home last night, he had a warning for them. he told hem to ignore the comments from politicians and pundits who haven't been part of the case. and after discussing the verdicts with anyone, he told them this. what is discussed in the jury room must remain in the jury room. like the world's media, the jurors in this case have come to know the old bailey extremely well over the last few months. later this morning, they'll be back

his former colleague rebekah brookes was acquitted of the same charge as well as bribery and obstructionen going on for eight months and triggered by revelations for years they listened in on voice miails of celebrity, politicians, and crime scandals. it lead rupert murdoch to set down the tabloid. >>> a woman gets kicked out of the mormon church for fighting equal rights. her story after the break. you told us your number one olive garden dishes. now they're part of our 2 for $25 guest favorites! get your all-time favorites like creamy chicken alfredo. plus unlimited salad and breadsticks and dessert. 2 for $25 guest favorites at olive garden. feel like a knot. how can i ease this pain? (man) when i can't go, it's like bricks piling up. i wish i could find some relief. (announcer) ask your doctor about linzess-- a once-daily capsule for adults with ibs with constipation or chronic idiopathic constipation. linzess is thought to help calm pain-sensing nerves and accelerate bowel movements. it helps you proactively manage your symptoms. do not give linzess to children under 6, and it shoul

finally, the big one out of london today, apart from rebekah brooks being found innocent in the murdoch trials is the fact that the bank of england governor mark carney had suggested or maybe further confused the markets that actually there's enough slack in the uk labor market not to raise rates as soon as everybody thought. he was actually giving evidence on parliament to a committee of the house of commons after the inflation report. the inflation report, he said it's wages driving him partly or the members partly to that decision and people should not focus on how soon rates will rise but what the medium term level of rates will be. what we would call the terminal rate in this country. around the sterling popback below $1.70 as you can see. very much up there at the five-year high. back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> when we come back, wearables, car technology, or something completely different? what we might expect at google's developer conference tomorrow. >>> plus, it's good to be the queen. the intersection of a british monarch and game of thrones when "squawk alley" continues. b

jury.appear to be from a the takeaways that rebecca books -- the take away is that rebekah brooks foundof charges having to do with that girl who was kidnapped. >> good morning to all of you in a and the united kingdom. big athunderstruck by how story this was in the united kingdom. this is a huge deal in the united kingdom. >> at&t is trying to reassure lawmakers skeptical of the proposed takeover of the tv -- directv. the at&t ceo says that the $40 million deal will need to lower prices for consumers. consumer groups want to block the takeover. they said the deal would hurt competition. avon is cutting jobs to try to get back to profitability. the company will eliminate 600 jobs, mostly from the corporate side and the north american business. avon has posted losses in 5 of the last numeral six quarters. alan mulally is saying goodbye to ford. he engineered a turnaround in cap for it out of bankruptcy, atike his counterparts general motors and chrysler. in an interview with matt miller, he talked about the recalls that have been plaguing the industry. >> i clearly can't speak for gener

rebekah brooks the former head of the then u.k.spaper group or parent copy of fox news found not guilty of running a campaign of hacking into the phones of royals and more. also not guilty of obstructing justice. but another former editor of news of the world was found guilty. will the practice of phone hack had been known the scandal was triggered when it was revealed the voic voicemails of a kidnapd and teenaged girl were intercepted. bill: are there wider implications now from this verdict? >> both of those, bill. a spokesman for the british newspaper group news u.k. said we said long ago and repeat today that wrongdoing occurred and we apoll jielts for it. we have paid compensation for those affected and cooperated with investigations. prime minister cameron said today he was sorry, and a wrong decision was made to hire him. as for the broader implications of all this. investigations into the media have been held here. there are recommend daingss for new regulations and a lot more attention being paid into how newspapers, tv, m

rebekah brooks was found not guilty. prosecutors raised the prospect of charging news corp..your company news for the morning. the top story, the politics of this nation. the differences democrats as thad cochran meets democrats to vote during a close republican primary to hold off tea party hererter chris mcdaniel, is what mcdaniel said. something a bit strange and unusual about a republican primary that is decided by liberal democrats. is with bloomberg politics. i thought this was history making last night. was this about democrats in mississippi or cochran and the establishment getting out the vote? >> it is extraordinary, we have not seen this in decades, to have turnout increase. of this was african-americans, smart tactics but this is really the republican establishment saying, we are not going to lose this senate seat. if they lost the primary they might -- but they found a way to turn out a lot of voters. >> john mccain visited, haley barbour, from mississippi. how does this affect the entire u.s. senate and across the nation? >> if he had lost the primary, democrats

former news of the world editor andy colston has been convicted of phone hacking but fellow editor rebekah brooks acquitted after a month-long trial centering on illegal activity at the heart of rupert murdoch newspaper empire. a jury found him guilty of conspiring to intercept communications. ms. burks was acquitted of the charge and accounts of driving officials and attracting police. an update on the jailed journalist in egypt. the egyptian president said he will not interfere in court rulings. this today after three journalists were sentenced to seven years in prison and a verdict that prompted an international outcry. the ruling on terrorism related ofrges wrought a landslide condemnation that calls for the president to intervene. russia, vladimir putin has asked parliament to cancel a resolution that sanctions the use of military force in ukraine. just yesterday pro-russian separatist said they would respect a cease-fire declared by the ukrainian president, raising hopes for an end to months of fighting that have killed hundreds and driven thousands from their homes. those are some of the l