reed hastings is an amazing guy.inally integrating tv and computers, like we always talked about but have been waiting for that and the content person ted soranoss is equally innovative. it makes a statement i think about where they are going with their content. >> really does. >> it is like, you know, they are not going to compromise. they will do something artistically interesting to them. this is a norwegian show. >> this week it was in the news because they are looking for a cable partner to offer streaming content so they continue to look for growth opportunities. >> growing and already they are in south america, canada, england. as that continues, that changes everything. that cultural exchange that people talk about will actually be happening for the first time. for don't creators it opens up this wild possibilities. >> it's amazing because you are on the cutting edge as things are changing so much. so you have the way we consume entertainment changing so much. purchase ing song downloads instead of albums. wh

what kind of filing is this by reed hastings? >> why would a cable company need a netflix?ould pay whom in this instance? why can't netflix be disintermediated? why can't the content provider who's selling netflix go straight through the cable company? why does netflix have to be in between? do they have one series and another in the works? >> i'm not championing netflix. i think that time warner cable, comcast, parent company of this network, had unbelievable numbers, putting away cablevision. i think the cable companies are in charge. they really do have the momentum. i don't know about netflix other than the fact that it's down a lot. >> interesting to see yesterday, ko coal stocks got hammered. up only about .5% today. consol is up .3%. alpha -- >> i thought consol should have been up. this is a major push. sierra club, if you get the house, going democratic, the epa is going to run rampant or if you're an environmentalist, the epa is going to have its way. that means plans decommissioned for coal ahead of time. >>> mary thompson is here on the floor in for bob. >> a di