>> thanks to samantha brown for that tour.pective of the vineyard, we turn to nbc's ron allen. ron, you've been going there for years. what do you suppose is the traction of the island for the obamas? >> reporter: i've been coming up here about 30 years, lester. it's a very special place, something that samantha didn't mention, because of the ferry, it's a very difficult place to get to. we had to make some effort to get to. you can fly, of course, but most people come on boat. the fastest you can drive a car is 45 miles an hour. there are no traffic lights, no chains like mcdonald's. we were just talking about that here. another thing that's special about this island, there's a very significant african-american community here that's been here for generations. it's very unique in that regard across the country. i don't think there's another place like it. that's one of the great attractions. there's history, there's family. and i'm sure that's part of what has drawn the obamas back here. they've been here before, before the pr

samantha brown, i love her program. >> well, erin, cox communications made it no secret that it is interested in selling a majority stake of the travel channel and sources tell me bids are due tomorrow. cox is the third largest cable company and official says whether or not it will sell the channel, my sources tell me media giantss from cnbc parent company nbc universal are all considering the acquisition.n. >> cable networks have been the most defensive part of the media industry, looking at film, looking at broadcasts, and therefore a lot of companies want to focus their capital. i think time warner and skips are best poged to do it because they have the strongest balance sheet. >> time warner has $7 billion cash on the balance sheet and majority of the operating income from the cable networks incruding cnn, tbs and hbo. 93 million subscriber asset the travel channel is worth somewhere between $700 million and $1 billion cost engaged in goldman sachs, evaluated to options. they received unsolicited inquiries into the travel channel media.a. what an acquiring company would do with the travel