rupert _ olympics. all right, thank you for now, rupert wingfield-hayes, i olympics.orrow — the champions league final. chelsea will take on premier league champions manchester city in front of a third—full stadium, with 16,500 spectators, in the portuguese city of porto. our sports correspondent laura scott is there. singing settling in to a foreign city to watch their team play, covid's made it a novelty forfans. by tomorrow night, more than 11,000 chelsea and manchester city supporters will have flown in to portugalfrom the uk to see their sides vie for european glory. it might be the third all—english champions league final, but the circumstances make this one unique. i've been living in new york for 30 years, and when chelsea play in a game like this, i've got to get on a plane and come. what is it, nearly 18 months without being in a stadium? missed it, but happy to be here and looking forward to saturday. it should have been at wembley, it definitely should _ have been at wembley, - but it is nice to get a bit of sun. it might not look like it from the elaborat

rupert murdoch does not own c-span. there is no ownership of c-span by any persons involved in this conflict. i will let you respond. guest: i do not hear everything use -- he said. host: he said it was good that we are having this conversation about what is going on in the middle east. do you think that is something that america should be talking and thinking about more? guest: there is a doctrine of misconception that somehow the united states is an honest broker or neutral broker. that is not the case, it is israel's enabler. the united states gives israel $3.8 billion per year and money. -- in money. they just signed over $735 million, that could be going to united states taxpayers, fixing up infrastructure. not just a question of them providing money, but all of the money provided is with exemptions and the united states gives israel paramedics support -- diplomatic support. we have often heard there is no daylight between the united states and israel, what in effect the event sites is a is that we will stand by is

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in niigata, northern japan. that's it.c one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, and welcome to this international edition of the papers. with me are ben chu, economics editor at the independent, and giles kenningham, the former press chief of the uk's conservative party. lovely to have you both join us. so, let's start. we are going to start off with one of the big stories here in the uk but i am sure being picked up internationally in the coming hours. the guardian says prince william has castigated the bbc after an investigation found that martin bashir had used deceitful tactics that were later covered up by senior executives to secure his sensational 1995 interview with diana, princess of wales. the i has the duke of sussex, prince harry, claiming that prince charles passed on his own suffering to his children. the metro quotes the world health organization saying every existing coronavirus vaccine works against all known variants, including the indian strain. the japan times reports that t

>> this is rupert who owns and operates hello, deli in new york city. rupert, can you come up here?was so ir revreverent. >> we often thought of ways that dave could interact with the public without being seen. >> i'd like a quarter pounder, a half pounder and a pounder. >> and these people turned out to be funnier in many cases than if you had booked a bold-faced name that would have been on top of the marquee. >> dave? >> yes, sir. >> i don't have enough money. >> with letterman, i felt like i was watching a thing that hadn't been on tv before. >> okay, what would you like, ma'am? >> i told you the three-cheese beef [ bleep ]. >> it felt edgy before i was probably old enough to appreciate what edgy was. >> and a burrito supreme with no meat, is that correct? >> she's gone already, chief. >> i actually went to go see david letterman. >> and now david letterman! >> dave was great and paul schafer was awesome. i remember looking at the cameras going, hopefully it turns around and i'll be on tv. and i remember taping it at home and i would bring it to parties, and it was like a white

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in niigata, northern japan.from a hollywood film car chase, but a high—speed police chase in florida that was caught on camera was all too real. the chase started after a suspected burglary, and police pursued them along the highway with a number of other police cars joining the pursuit. eventually the driver lost control of the suv after clipping two vehicles as it attempted to change lanes. officers with guns drawn surrounded the wreckage. miraculously, all four occupants survived you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbctimwillcox. hello there. wednesday was another unsettled day. the majority of the showers that formed were across eastern areas through the afternoon, so we had some of these thunderclouds going across the skyline in cambridgeshire. further west, though, wales and western england, well, it was a largely fine afternoon with some long spells of sunshine at last. but it's not going to stay that way. on the satellite picture, we've already got our next weather system. it's been moving quite quickly a

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in niigata, northern japan.ncrease the i encourage vaccine sceptics to go and get theirjab. in ohio, you could be one of five people to win a i million lottery prize. in newjersey, and this is something which will appeal to a lot of people working here, anyone who gets theirjab gets a free glass of wine. the health campaign slogan is uncorked the vaccination, and all you need to do is bring your vaccine card to a participating new jersey winery. i can see that one catching on. plenty more on all of the stories on the website. see you soon. hello there. wednesday was another unsettled day. the majority of the showers that formed were across eastern areas through the afternoon, so we had some of these thunderclouds going across the skyline in cambridgeshire. further west, though, wales and western england, well, it was a largely fine afternoon with some long spells of sunshine at last. but it's not going to stay that way. on the satellite picture, we've already got our next weather system. it's been moving quite q

from tokyo, our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes.ndemic continues to get worse, the opposition is growing louder and more prominent. this double—page spread has appeared in several newspapers. it's an old photo from world war ii ofjapanese children training to fight the americans with bamboo spears. except now, the enemy is covid. "no vaccines," it reads. "no drugs. "are we supposed to fight the virus with bamboo spears?" even those who have signed up as 0lympic volunteers are saying it is time to stop. definitely so. i don't hear people saying we should have the event. i never hear about it. while the virus is now well into its fourth wave here, japan has barely begun vaccination. so far, just 3% have received a single shot. this is the city of nagoya, in centraljapan, and i've come here because this city has just been placed under a state of emergency because of rapidly rising covid infections. i've also come because medical workers here are up in arms that they are being requested to volunteer at the olympic village in tokyo when

>> this is our friend rupert g. who owns and operate the deli here. how are you do i think?as so damn funny. >> put on the glasses. this is what you will see rue bep rupert. >> i would like a quarter pounder and a half pounder. >> and a pounder. and these people turned out to be funnier in many cases than if you had booked a boldface name that could have been at the top of the markee. >> dave? >> yes, sir. >> i don't have enough money. >> with letterman, i felt like i was watching a thing that had not been on tv before. >> okay, what would you like, ma'am? >> i told you the three-cheese. >> it felt edgy before i was probably old enough to appreciate what edgy was. >> a burrito supreme with no meat. >> she's gone already. >> i went to go see dave letterman. >> dave was great and paul shaffer was awesome. >> i remember looking at the cameras going oh, hopefully he'll turn around and i will be on tv. i remember taping it at home and i would bring it to parties and i am like that's me, dude, i am on television, did you see me? >> all we were ever toll that there is no way our sh

>> this is our friend rupert g. who owns and operates the hello deli right here in new york city.he hello deli was so damn funny and irreverent. >> put on the glasses. this is what you will see rupert looking like on the video. >> because dave was so famous we often came up with ways that dave could interact with the public without being seen. >> i would like a quarter >> a quarter pounder. >> a half pounder. >> and a half pounder. >> and a pounder. >> and a pounder? >> and these people turned out to be funnier in many cases than if you had booked a bold-faced name that would have been on the top of the marquee. >> dave? >> yes, sir. >> i don't have enough money. >> with letterman, i felt like i was watching a thing that had not been on tv before. >> okay, what would you like, ma'am? >> i told you. the three cheese beef -- brooep [ bleep ]. >> it felt edgy before i was probably old enough to appreciate what edgy was. >> and a burrito supreme with no meat, is that correct? >> she's gone already, chief. >> i actually went to go see david letterman. >> and now david letterman! >> dav

here is our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield-hayes. >> we already do not have enough staff and hospitalvid patients. people are dying at home. they want 500 nurses to volunteer for the olympics. that means more covid patients will not get the care they need. >> let's look at how athletes are preparing mentally for the games. the bbc spoke to amy mcintyre, 26-year-old sailor who has been chosen to compete for team gb. >> from our perspective, the covid measures in place are phenomenal. it is really tight and strict. it is hard to not let that affect us mentally and still be in a position to perform in that environment. >> jamie edwards is a 21-year-old wheelchair racer and paralympic hopeful describing how the delay of games last year has affected him. >> when the news came rounders was delayed i struggled. i quit the sport for about six months. it was quite tough. i decided to avoid looking at the qualifying dates. it's time to ignore everything going on around me. >> ioc officials argue they have gone to great lengths to put in the right safety measures. for more, here is a public heal

rupert wingfield-hayes, bbc news northern japan. katty: such a shame. look what is happened.we go, let's get a quick recap of our top new story. after 11 days of fighting at hundreds of fidelity's, the israeli government has agreed to a bilateral cease-fire with hamas. -- hundreds of foot holidays, the israeli government has agreed to a bilateral cease-fire with hamas. it has killed more than 230 people in gaza. more than 4000 rockets were fired from gaza into israel. fighting began with clashes at a holy site revered by both muslims and jews. hamas began firing rockets after warning israel to withdraw from the site. this triggered retaliatory airstrikes. the world now waits and hopes for, in the region. i am katty kay. this is bbc world news america. thanks for watching. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this

closer than rupert what people want because at the end of the day do. americans and particularly the black women with the same what we humanity as a standard way and have a white girl coming home from college energy leaving out that that would have been a lot more new than what happened during the. and robert i think you hit the nail on the head in so many ways we talked time and time again about training training training training we need. do more to invest in training for these police officers but what we see is that the training things to work when they are when they are in white communities in the training is thrown out the window when they're in black communities because of our long historical because of the long historical white supremacy in this country because of the belief around black people and black people of dangerousness do you believe we can get out or we can train officers out of over over criminalizing african-americans and using these excessive anon deescalation tactics one thing that i think partisan come down the community policing w

from tokyo, our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports.osition from the people of the host nation. as japan's covid pandemic continues to get worse, the opposition is growing louder and more prominent. this double page spread has appeared in several newspapers. it's an old photo from world war ii of japanese children training to fight the americans with bamboo spares. except now the enemy is covid. no vaccines, no drugs... are we supposed to fight the virus with bamboo spears? are we supposed to fight the virus with bamboo spears? the head of japanese online retailer rakutan is also making headlines. he described holding the olympics now as a suicide mission. even those who have signed up as 0lympic volunteers are saying it is time to stop. definitely so. i don't hear people saying we should have the event, i never hear about it. they're just all hoping they gonna cancel the event? ——hoping i think that's the public main thing. while the viruses now well into its fourth wave here injapan has barely begun vaccinations. so far just 3% receiv

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, niigata.hould receive compensation. a new state—owned body, great british railways, will set train timetables and ticket prices in a big shake—up. i can't imagine me ever wanting to use public transport over my car, so, yeah, i do think they will have to do something drastic. it goes up and up every year, and the service, you know, overall doesn't get any better. surge testing and vaccinations begin in more areas of england to combat the spread of the indian covid variant. more airstrikes and rocket fire between israel and palestinian militants, despite reports that a ceasfire could be close. more now on the biggest rail shake—up in the uk since privatisation in the 1990s. our business correspondent sarah corker is at leeds railway station and has more details on what passengers can expect. we have been here throughout the peak rush hour, but it has been really quiet and passenger numbers have plummeted during lockdown but there are big reforms on the way, described as the biggest shake—up for

close to have been rupert what people want because at the end of the day do. americans and particularly the black women with the same level of humanity as a standard way and have a white girl come home from college energy leaving outfit that would make a lot more knew what happened during the. and robert a i think you hit the nail on the head in so many ways we talked time and time again about training training training training many. to do more to invest in training for these police officers but what we see is that the training things to work when they are when they are in white communities in the training get thrown out the window when they're in black communities because of our long historical because of the long historical white supremacy in this country because of the belief around black people and black people of dangerousness do you believe we can get out or we can train officers out of over and over criminalizing african-americans and using these excessive and not deescalation tactics one thing that i think part of is going to come down the community p

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in niigata, northern japan. still to come: american actor billy porter says no to stigma — he shares with the world he's been hiv positive for the past iii—years. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it's become the first country in the world to approve the change in the national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far! - but suddenly, the police - are tear—gassing the crowd — we don't yet know why! the pre—launch ritual is well—established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are dau

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in nigata, japan.orida that was caught on camera was all too real. the chase started after a suspected burglary and police pursued them along the highway with a number of other police cars joining the pursuit. wow. right. everyone survived. despite a smash up. you're watching bbc news. hello there. wednesday was another unsettled day. the majority of the showers that formed were across eastern areas through the afternoon, so we had some of these thunderclouds going across the skyline in cambridgeshire. further west, though, wales and western england, well, it was a largely fine afternoon with some long spells of sunshine at last. but it's not going to stay that way. on the satellite picture, we've already got our next weather system. it's been moving quite quickly across the atlantic, but it's going to put its brakes on and become really quite slow—moving as the low spins its way across the united kingdom. so, we've got rain and strong winds to come for the next couple of days. now, that rain is alread

at this vaccination site in peter harrisburg, rupert now lines up with hundreds of people for their 1st of 2 jobs. this is the 2nd phase of south africa, the vaccination program, and the government plans to vaccinate 5000000 elderly people by the end of june. after that, i have in the queue, which was very, very far, very efficiently done. and very nicely, they took care of all the over 61 and the there been any old person sitting around for a long time. so far more than 470000 health workers have received a job, do a trial program. almost half a 1000000 still need to be vaccinated. the government says it wants to be vaccinating 250000 people a day by september. but their concerns, the program is and will be slower than expected. but between now and the end of june, we should have received goes with 6000000 boxes. we're trying to get more than that . but because of some of the days we're actually getting deliveries, we ship them for later on india. and so we're hoping that on the 2nd phase, when looking at 16000000 people vaccinated, the government says a shortage and supply may delay 2

closer than rupert people won because at the end of the day do. americans in particular see black women with the same level of humanity as a standard way and have a life girl coming home from college or cheerleading outfit that would make it a lot more new than what happened during the. and robert a i think you hit the nail on the head in so many ways we talked time and time again about training training training training we need to do. more to invest in training for these police officers but what we see is that the training things to work when they are when they are in white communities and the training gets thrown out the window when they're in black communities because of our long historical because of the long historical white supremacy in this country because of the belief around black people and black people of dangerousness do you believe we can get out or we can train officers out of over or criminalizing african-americans and using these excessive anon deescalation tactics one thing the big part of is doing something on the community poli

surprise to them you know and so there was instantly pushback from the from the residents of what rupert is what they're all targets of course. you know in the government the tajik. barrett rare move of the president actually going and visiting this 'd this enclave you know just a couple weeks ago he'd only only been there twice in 25 years and then all the sudden he's going to the start of april to to make the point that we've never discussed trade in this and we never will you know so you see there instead of like needing a compromise that actually solidified basilica that well the government hears vic's when you have populism on the rise of the 2 leaders there's a part of and it will run on rejecting compromise expressing views which are critical of the other party you get a sense that is going to be a long way before there is a practical realisation that it's about time to solve this particular border dispute. well it would be it will be very difficult to find a permanent solution to this a new time soon for that isn't as you stated and for some others 1st the walls are part of is th

from tokyo our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports.whelming opposition from the people of the host nation. as japan's covid pandemic continues to get worse, the opposition is growing louder and more prominent. this double page spread has appeared in several newspapers. it's an old photo from world war ii of japanese children training to fight the americans with bamboo spares. except now the enemy is covid. no vaccines, no drugs... the head ofjapanese online retailer record time is also making headlines. he described holding the olympics now as a suicide mission. even those who have signed up as olympic volunteers are saying it is time to stop. definitely so. i don't hear people saying we should have the event, i never hear about it. they're just all thinking they gonna cancel the event? ——hoping i think that's the public main thing. while the viruses now well into its fourth wave here in japan has barely begun vaccinations. so far just 3% received a single shot. this is the city of nagoya in centraljapan. i've come here because this ci

and will she publish _ with rupert murdoch? last 12 months? if not, what people conclude that the cover—up is still going _ conclude that the cover—up is still going on— conclude that the cover—up is still going on and this is not the party of law— going on and this is not the party of law and — going on and this is not the party of law and order, it's the party of the cover—up. | of law and order, it's the party of the cover-up— of law and order, it's the party of the cover-up. i think the honourable rentlemen the cover-up. i think the honourable gentlemen for _ the cover-up. i think the honourable gentlemen for his _ the cover-up. i think the honourable gentlemen for his questions, - the cover-up. i think the honourable gentlemen for his questions, and . gentlemen for his questions, and also genuinely think him for bringing this urgent question to the house. he has set up some of the reasons why this case is so very important, and indeed we note that was directed by the then home secretary in good faith eight years ago that i

from tokyo, our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes. ii ofjapanese children training to fight the americans with bamboo spears. except now, the enemy is covid. "no vaccines," it reads. "no drugs. "are we supposed to fight the virus with bamboo spears?" even those who have signed up as 0lympic volunteers are saying it is time to stop. definitely so. i don't hear people saying we should have the event. i never hear about it. while the virus is now well into its fourth wave here, japan has barely begun vaccination. so far, just 3% have received a single shot. this is the city of nagoya, in centraljapan, and i've come here because this city has just been placed under a state of emergency because of rapidly rising covid infections. i've also come because medical workers here are up in arms that they are being requested to volunteer at the olympic village in tokyo when they're desperately needed at hospitals here. this young nurse, who doesn't want to show her face, has watched the covid unit in her hospital fill to capacity. translation: we

but now in australia rupert murdoch was pushing it and then senator kennedy and i tried to get a coalition of newspapers to take this on sometimes you have strange bedfellows but i feel so strongly maybe because i'm the daughter of a journalist who has an incredible career still alive at age 93. >> i did not realize that. i'm sorry i was wrong. it's not what has been. he is proud. >> he did graduate from hospice in the last year. in any case i grew to admire not only his work but all journalist. it scared me to death we will lose investigative journalism. maybe not at "the new york times" and "washington post" but if you start losing and cities like miami or minneapolis and you don't have the coverage that they are just hanging in there and with those george floyd aid trials like derek chauvin and they have the unique ability to cover. >> . >> and the salem post. >> . >> do you know what you are showing you are true and time monopolist. >> as a fund-raising drive one of the first in the country my dad's last job when he was senior writing the weekly call on about the vikings game. >> if th

rupert murdoch does not own c-span.re is no ownership of c-span by any persons involved in this conflict. i will let you respond. guest: i do not hear everything use -- he said. host: he said it was good that we are having this conversation about what is going on in the middle east. do you think that is something that america should be talking and thinking about more? guest: there is a doctrine of misconception that somehow the united states is an honest broker or neutral broker. that is not the case, it is israel's enabler. the united states gives israel $3.8 billion per year and money. -- in money. they just signed over $735 million, that could be going to united states taxpayers, fixing up infrastructure. not just a question of them providing money, but all of the money provided is with exemptions and the united states gives israel paramedics support -- diplomatic support. we have often heard there is no daylight between the united states and israel, what in effect the event sites is a is that we will stand by israel

and his theory was look at where political polarization is going up is mostly in the countries with rupert murdoch. fox news. he was saying it's not social media or facebook it is fox news and that sort of stuff. that did fit with the study. so is it social media or is it in sync with other things? let's broaden the lens. >> absolutely. everybody asks the question is social media driving polarization? that's not the question we know that was surging long before facebook and twitter. we can point to the southern strategy or market segmentation with perverse incentives for small markets given point to the collapse of the soviet union and the cold war and provided a common enemy. there's a lot of drivers. it isn't too protective we cannot explore an alternative reality. but i do think that is contributing to the problem. no matter the answer to that question but given we will not have social media anytime soon hardly make that less polarizing quick. >> i see tobias is in the audience. i'm a social psychologist i just had a vague sense i met tobias and he clued me into the social media platfor

testimony rupert murdock-controlled wall street jury room writing in an ed zwroirl tonight about liz cheney and i quote she may be ousted because she's daring to tell the truth at personal risk. the minority leader is orchestrating a vote that could happen as soon as may 12th. mccarthy privately telling fox that this is on a hot mic moment. right. listen to it. there it is. >> she's got no problem. i've had it -- i've had it with her. you know, i've lost confidence. well, someone just has to bring a motion, but i presume that's going to take place. >> this yood has been edited and does not include steve ducey's questions but that may be the best hot mic question. kevin mccarthy went on fox this morning to attack her without giving the congresswoman a heads up. >> i have heard from members concerned about her ability to carry out the job as conference chair, to carry out the message. we all need to be working as one if we're able to win the majority. majorities are not given. they are earned. that's about the message going forward. i haven't heard members concerned about her vote on i

could in fact be one rupert murdoch. the 55-year-old mr.ewspaper business in australia, the television business in britain he arrives in america and basically says i don't see why there should only be three broadcast nektsds, i'm going to make another one. this was a big bold bet. >> meantime, he will have to become an american citizen if he is to own tv stations here. something murdoch says he is willing to do. >> there are some people who are saying it will take you 20 years to get your fox network on a par with the big three. are you prepared to wait that long? >> sure. i certainly intend to live that long. but i don't believe in the 20 years. >> the reaction to murdoch's idea for a fourth network was similar to the reaction of ted turner starting cnn. it's ridiculous. what does he know about television? >> we don't have to reach everyone. there's no question we have an inferior lineup of stations to our counterparts. it means we have to work harder to get our message across and get shows sampled. >> they had an idea that in order to suc

rupert has been known for being quite bearish on the outlook. are in where further lockdowns cannot be ruled out, it was a prudent observation. there is nothing the rest of the sector or the company's own performance that suggest there is heightened need for caution. if anything they pointed out momentum had accelerated in april, which is past the reporting period they add announced numbers for. guy: jewelry is doing very well. watches doing less well. not as well. in terms of the diversity the business has, it is not as diverse as some the other big groups. is that going to be a risk going forward? swetha: you are right, that compared to say lvmh, richemont is primarily focusing on hard luxury. nevertheless it has the leading brand within the hard luxury segment. it continues to fire on all engines. the remarkable transportation of this -- the remarkable transformation of the group has been the dominance of jewelry over the specialist watchmaker segment. it is very likely jewelry will continue to remain the engine of the group. they do have som

rights office spokesman rupert colville said last week -- "the occupying power cannot confiscate private property in occupied territory." this come as the biden administration is coming under increasing pressure to directly condemn israel's actions. last week, the governments of france, germany, italy, spain, and britain issued a joint call for israel to stop all settlement expansion in the occupied territories. we go now to jerusalem where we are joined by mohammed el-kurd, a palestinian writer and poet who is organizing to save his family's home in the sheikh jarrah neighborhood of jerusalem. first give us the overall picture, mohammed, of what has been happening. describe what has been happening at the al-aqsa mosque and all around the area and then we will talk about sheikh jarrah. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here with you. what has been happening in al-aqsa mosque, collusion. it is clearly the isrli occupati forces are working to terrorize an assault palestinian worshipers. palestinians have been met with rubber coated bullets in the face and upper body, tear gas inside the

the head of fox, rupert murdoch, has been vaccinated.hors say they have been vaccinated. the company's had work from home and mask rules in place. so what's with the lies and the conspiracies on the air? >> now, that's much more dangerous. tucker carlson has a huge audience every night, and he's been, quote, asking questions. just asking questions. he never has experts that can answer his questions, so he asks questions about vaccine safety. what do we know about them? how safe are these vaccines? we know these vaccines are super safe. somehow he never gets to those answers. and i do want to know from tucker, have you been vaccinated? and there are only two answers to that. either he's been vaccinated and basically has been lying to his audience, you know, creating grave doubt about whether these vaccines are needed or safe or efficacious, or he's not been vaccinated, in which case he's so dumb that he should not be the anchor of a prime-time show. so which is it, tuck center are you dumb, or are you lying? >> wow. okay, doctor. thank yo

had the bidding war of rupert murdoch trying to gain control of this.purchase of these media assets by at&t in 2017. a new ceo in 2020, taking a look at that and saying if you are not number one or number two in an industry, get out. right now, they were not even number three, barely even number four. in fact, the wireless business at at&t was slipping from the top position down to the number three position. they had a big decision. do you focus on one thing, wireless and 5g, or try to maintain the sort of combination of all of these different assets? the solution, get rid of warner media, spin it off into a new company. the head of discovery media is going to be heading this company when it is all done. discovery shares halted. they were up about 17% in the premarket, set to reopen around 7:40, i'm told. at&t shares higher by about 4%. viacomcbs, a lot of speculation about where that is going to go, up about 3% in the premarket. we should also point out viacom shares getting a bit of a boost off the latest 13f filings that showed a few big funds taking

> it's clear this is a network with a party, not a party with a network, you know, and, you know, rupert murdoch they will have to answer to history. they are allowed from there and just can't tell you how important this moment is and just how important and what liz cheney is doing empower and inspire other principals just before allowing george w. bush coming out and basically what she's saying. so i think the fight is finally, finally being engaged and got bless liz cheney for having the courage to stand up virtually alone in the beginning, her and romney and i think you're going to see them find supporters and now i think people will start to stand up and people, kevin mccarthys will have flip-flopped and gone along with the shameful big lie. i think in the end, i'm really going to regret it. i sure hope so. >> appreciate that, thanks very much. we'll continue the conversation with two republican party insiders including a former member of congress. what does congresswoman cheney hope to achooiieve as the forme president hopes to hold the power in the house and a famous attorney and d

the rupert murdoch controlled "wall street journal" writing in an editorial just tonight about liz cheney, and i quote, she may be ousted because she is daring to tell the truth to gop leaders and at personal political risk. cnn is told that the congresswoman will not step aside. but the minority leader, kevin mccarthy, is orchestrating a vote that could happen as soon as may 12th. mccarthy privately telling fox that this is on a hot mic moment. right. listen to it. here it is. >> i think she's got real problems. i've had it -- i've had it with her. you know, i've lost confidence. well, someone just has to bring a motion, but i assume that will take place. >> i want to point out this audio has been edited and does not include steve doocy's question, but that may be most convenient hot mic moment ever. let's face it. he hasn't exactly been keeping his thoughts about liz cheney a secret. i'm talk about kevin mccarthy. he went on the fox propaganda network this morning to attack her without giving the congresswoman a heads up. >> i have heard from members concerned about her ability to carry