break down. >> simon: there it is.hryn patinkin: i think one of the best kept secrets about my husband is how damn funny he is. >> simon: mandy's wife of 34 years and the mother of his two sons is actress kathryn grody. she says what attracted her was his authenticity, even though he could put some people off. >> kathryn patinkin: he doesn't know the intensity that he comes off as. he can certainly be obnoxious. and he has three members of his family who have no problem in saying "dad, that was obnoxious." >> simon: so the family is not scared of him. >> kathryn patinkin: well, not anymore. i mean i would... you know, it's an interesting, the nature/nurture thing. i think my youngest son was never, ever afraid of this guy, ever. >> mandy patinkin: he taught my older one and my wife more about how to handle me. before i learned to handle my moods. and i'd had mood struggles. >> simon: "homeland" has turned out to be an antidote to those struggles, resurrecting his career, and giving him something else-- the role of the

of a snail. >> simon: right.pretty rapid, considering the size of this thing. >> caille: it is, yes, yes. >> simon: but the construction itself will have to move a lot quicker. the old plant and sarcophagus are falling apart. just two years ago, a snowstorm caused the roof of one of the buildings to collapse, forcing workers to be evacuated and raising fears of further contamination. radiation is not subject to the usual rules of life and death. it is virtually eternal. when caille took us on a tour of the site, we were fitted with dosimeters to tell us how much we were being exposed to. suddenly, a sound we didn't want to hear... ( beeper sounding ) >> simon: hey, there's... there's beepers going off. >> caille: no, no. it's not... it's normal. >> simon: you're sure? >> caille: yes, yes, yes.m defi. >> simon: i don't like a beeper in chernobyl. ( laughter ) i don't like that sound. building the arch under these conditions is challenging enough. but some of the biggest with radiation. as violence gripped ukraine

simon & schuster created the concept of returns. bookstores and they could ship them back and i would never pay for them. that was an institution. that was done during the depression because the idea of bookstores couldn't afford to take in stock and assumed they were going to sell it. so we naturally transformed the industry. there have been things like that they simon & schuster has been the forefront at all a long history. one of the most major things that ever did was 75 years ago a creative pocket books which was the first u.s. mass-market publisher. they started the 10 books. they charge 25 cents apiece and created a whole industry. i really ruled the country for decades. but the inventor digital, mass market has been decreasing. for years, when i started the business, we used to sell 10 mass markets for everyone hardcover book. we used to sell it or attend. the market was huge. the hard publishers book got wise. but if they doing and they started copying them. but nevertheless, mass-market is still the way to reach -- now tie

prepare to die. >> simon: then there are the people who know mandy for this: ♪ ♪ >> simon: he does nearlysinging an eclectic blend of show tunes, rock anthems, and folk songs. not bad for a guy who doesn't read music. >> patinkin: i'm a lyrically driven person. i am not a musically driven person. that's why i love sondheim. that's why i love shakespeare. that's why i love irving berlin and rodgers and hammerstein and tom waits and paul simon and randy newman. they're storytellers. >> simon: have you always talked so fast? >> patinkin: yes. and i was horrified. i saw an interview that i did with someone, and i was horrified by it. and i said to my wife, "this is unbearable how i talk." >> simon: it's unbearable for me, it's hard... ( laughter ) >> patinkin: i'm sorry, i'll shut up. >> simon: no, it's not a question of shutting up. i mean, you go for two minutes without taking a breath. it's very hard to pop in a question. >> patinkin: i guess the reason is there's various things that have popped up that i really want to say before i check out, if i can leave something behind. >> simon: the

simon & sc.d. millions of copies sold in one form or another, still being sold in one form or another. but it is a perfect example of what book publishing is. a, it takes courage. it took courage to hire joe barnes in those days. b, it took courage to let shire, who'd also been fired, write this enormous book. box after box after box, page after page after page. c, it took courage to look at that and say, no, throw away the barbed wire, throw away that title, put the subtitle as the title of the book and put a swastika right where everybody will see it. bookstores all over america phoned up to say or told you are to rep -- told our reps, you can't do this. i can't put a book with a swastika on it in the dead center of the window of my bookstore. i can't do it. and we told the reps, make them do it, and they did. so you can't be a book publisher and pussy foot around. you have to have the courage to do what you think you should. >> host: is there a book that you push for and you just kind of shudd

>> somebody introduced me to it. >> who, simon?at the time of her arrest, stephanie was traveling in the company of a man named simon hudson. >> she asked me for a ride, i give her a ride. >> hudson was charged with deriving proceeds from prostitution after admitting he drives stephanie to dates in exchange for money. >> do you know what human trafficking is? >> yeah, i understand what it is. >> but hudson insists that he is not stephanie's pimp. he claims that he is actually her best friend. >> i just don't like the fact that these people are making it out to seem like i'm some kind of individual that's forcing somebody, you know. i'm not forcing anybody. she doesn't have a license and she asked me to drive her here, you know what i'm saying? i'm not going to sit here and make these people seem like i'm something of a human trafficker like that. that's not what i'm doing. >> is she living with you now? >> yeah. >> how long's she been living with you? >> maybe six months, maybe? >> was she homeless when she met you? >> mm-hmm. she

thanks. >> seth: simon rich, everybody.♪ 's this mythiaboutlace we talk even though now in pennsylvania we have casinos it's still... there's ac. we're from pittsburgh. no boardwalk. no beach. no sand. it's beautiful twelve months out of the year. it's just a state of mind, it really is. you can't get this feeling anywhere. the ocean breeze and... the beach, the boardwalk, the restaurants, the casinos, music. you feel like you're on vacation when you come here. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to martin short, coco rocha, simon rich and of course the 8g band. stay tuned for carson daly, we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> carson: hey, what's up everybody? welcome to "last call" from "queen of the night" here at the paramount hotel. tonight we got a great show. we're going to spotlight margaret brown, the filmaker behind the new documentary "the great invisible." plus, we're going to treat you to music, killer music, of porter robinson. we're going to do that from the fox theater pomona. but firs

thanks. >> seth: simon rich, everybody.e ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to martin short, coco rocha, simon rich and of course the 8g band. stay tuned for carson daly, we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> carson: hey, what's up everybody? welcome to "last call" from "queen of the night" here at the paramount hotel. tonight we got a great show. we're going to spotlight margaret brown, the filmaker behind the new documentary "the great invisible." plus, we're going to treat you to music, killer music, of porter robinson. we're going to do that from the fox theater pomona. but first, wyatt cenac is best known as a correspondent on "the daily show." but now, you can see him as the main attraction as he returns to his stand up roots in the new netflix special "wyatt cenac -- brooklyn." and for more, we go to "the famous" for tonight's "last call spotlight." ♪ >> i like sweate

korda i worked as simon & schuster pocket books so many years ago. your management style and inside then and still do. your books on chauvinism and women being molded by their mentors has me curious. i remember in executive secretary that had more power than most men in the building also in your book power the description of the company having to move to another location to ensure the removal of the executive who insisted on paying visits even after his retirement struck a significant memory with me. i just ordered three more of your books. >> guest: a thank-you. that is true there was a period in time when the great man quote-unquote assistant or secretary had the dermis power you could not get through to the great man himself but you could perhaps with the knowledge that she might perhaps take that case or proposal to the great man. this is like what i've read scripts at cbs when i first came to the country. by then to be paid by the peace. but the notion one of the upper level executives at cbs was unthinkable if you were lucky to have a cup of co

thanks. >> seth: simon rich, everybody.yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to martin short, coco rocha, simon rich and of course the 8g band. stay tuned for carson daly, we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> carson: hey, what's happening? my name is carson daly, thank you for being here. this is "last call" tonight, from queen of the night at the paramount hotel. got a great show for you, i'm going to tell you all about it. right now, in the "spotlight", wee going to break down the new buzzed about book, "dataclysm." for our music tonight, we have a legendary sludge act melivns preforming from the troubadour stage, which is cool. but first, you know we had megan amram on this show, a couple years back and she was talking about finding fame in the world of twitter. well, since then, she's gone on to write for "parks and recreation", and is here tonight to talk about her new book entitled, "science...for her."

up next, author and historian, former editor in chief of simon & schuster. the oxford graduate discusses his books and biographies on pres. grant, president grant, eisenhower, lawrence of arabia, and robert e lee. >> who is alex kohler? >> the name that my uncle was born with and which he changed when he moved to budapest because at first he spelled the knew name c - o - r --dash d --dash a. >> who was see and what did he do? >> perhaps the prototypical film producer but also film director. producer, also film director. he directed his first film at a teenage age in 1914 and directed at least 100 or twice thatvi he directed at least 100 movies during the course of his life don't know how many. europe, the united kingdom, hollywood when he was fair, he was an affable genius and being his nephew was a full-time excitement. >> host: what was his influence on you? he and your father and your other uncle? >> guest: and enormous respect for talent of any kind. he was that making films and recognizing all sorts of talent even if they don't share it themselves. seco

they just did deal with simon & schuster. is the question over how oaks should be priced, how flexible books should be when it comes to models, is that debate over? >> i think it is about control and one wonders what it means for procter & gamble and their ability to sell products on amazon's site or others who sell goods on amazon in their ability to control prices. it's a fundamental change for amazon where they have been about cutting and lowering prices for their customers, suppliers be dammed. it's a big change and might suggest other changes in the future of the things that are sold on amazon. >> cory johnson at the amazon conference in las vegas. thanks to the ceo of ideological company for weighing in on the deal today. you can catch more of my interview with malcolm gladwell. don't miss the full edition of studio 1.0 tonight only on bloomberg television. up next, the pilot who survived the virgin galactic crash telling his amazing story. find out how he lived after the spacecraft broke up in midair. ♪ >> welcome back

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he did do an interview with mpr's scott simon a couple days ago. the focus mostly about cosby's art collection. but when simon asked cosby about the resurfacing of these old sexual assault allegations, the comedian had literally no words. >> for years, allegations of rape have plagued bill cosby. a chance to address them, he said nothing. and a lot is being said about that. from twitter, cosby was on npr with camille to not talk about those rape allegations. and bill cosby's refusal to answer revealed more than any words could. still painful to watch a corner bully cowher. those tweets in response to this interview with npr's scott simon. >> this question gives me no pleasure, mr. cosby. but there have been serious allegations raised about you in recent days. you're shaking your head no. i'm in the news business. i have to ask the question. do you have any response to those charges? shaking your head no. there are people who love you who might like to hear from you about this. i want to give you the chance. all right. >> simon promoted the intervie

a non-profit called the simon fund established in memory of little simon.to make sure no other family has to experience losing a child in this manner. in fact, a law exists that helps parent safeguard their children from this condition that actually is the leading cause of death among young athlete. so simon's mother phyllis is recognized for ongoing effort about sudden cardiac airiness children. so lawyer yell paris just name her woman of worth. now, we will bring in phyllis. how are you? >> great. great. >> so talking about simon's fund, it has been nearly ten years. >> he would have been ten on october 21. >> so how is everything been going with the charity? >> it's been amazing, been quite a journey. but we certainly, you know, over the past ten years, we have had -- we've accomplished a l we've screened almost 10,000 kids. and of all of the kids about 100 kids have been identified with potentially fatal heart conditions. >> than is a way to casino of honor simon along the way? >> absolutely. simon has had more impact on three months of life than most p

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please join me in welcoming joel simon and kathleen carroll. [applause] >> thank you sheila. joel why do you start out by talking a little bit about this that this new book. >> i would love to. thank you so much and thank you sheila, thank you to the journalism school for hosting this discussion. "the new censorship" explores fundamental contradictions of our modern global existence. why in an age defined by information are the people who bring us the news dying in record numbers? y. at a time when technology was supposed to make censorship impossible isn't actually on the rise? let's start off with some raw numbers. according to cpj database last two years have been the most deadly and dangerous for journalists in history. a record number of journalists have been killed. a record number are in prison. freedom of expression is on the wane according to independent advocacy core. in "the new censorship" what i try to do is address these issues not in theoretical terms but based on my own experience as executive director of the committee to protect journalism. so the book opens

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> who was simon & schuster? >> max says shuster and excitement word to you gentlemen or friends with one another and back in 1924 they decided to start a publishing house on their own. they were working in publishing houses but thought they could begin one of cells. so they set out and went to space and put up a sign. >>host: did they recognize what you do today? >> i think they would. what is interesting is reading through the history is how many things go in circles. just as an example, the reason they would today is the job has not changed at all which is to find great work. we have always been a conduit between the artist and the consumer. that has not changed but it is becoming popular again. so running an advertisement called the inner sanctum they would talk about why they looked at that book. and is no longer just corporate advertising but more personality. entry to get to the consumer purpleheart edition the first crossword puzzle and she said we need a book they were fairly new then. they did of book w

but why and how did simone become the song?> i write the music and nina simone was always on my play list to write to. she's inspiring and truthful and real and raw. i always knew that this character would sing a nina sim simone song. i hit upon blackbird and i knew immediately that was the song. it's another thing where it changed the trajectory of the script as well. originally she sang her own song in mexico, but just knowing the power of the song when she was a little girl, what it said about her as a girl and a young woman, it just made more sense that she comes back to that moment. >> it works. it works top to bottom. it was a bufl choieautiful choi. gugu, what's next on the dockett? >> i have a couple of things. i shot a movie in the summer which was directed by courtney hunt, a legal courtroom drama. i play a defense attorney. and then i'm just in the middle of working on a project which is currently called concussion which is shooting in pittsburgh with will smith and it's about brain injuries in the nfl. it's a true s

simon, larry, thank you. >> gretchen, enjoy your turkey, and simon, enjoy your tofu turkey. >> happygiving, guys. >>> time for my take on this. president obama has been clear. he wants gitmo closed. he is pushing his team very hard raising the issue weekly to make sure gitmo gets done. for sure the president's next pick for defense secretary will be someone who also wants it closed. that was hagel's file nail in the coffin. will the president be willing to engage in the huge political fight that will no doubt ensue? remember, it was congress specifically the house armed services committee back in 2010 that rejected the administration's plan to bring gitmo detainees here to domestic prorz prisons. or will the president just do an end-around again like immigration, and if he uses executive action to close gitmo, where will all the detainees go? the resid vichl rate for released gitmo detainees is grim. some 30% go back to being terrorists. with 142 prisoners left at gitmo right now, what does that mean for the safety of our nation for the future? >>> coming up on the real story, where

and simon mc-greger wood is live from amsterdam and no doubt a very somber day there. >> reporter: yestely, flags across this small nation flying at half mast on monday and less than an hour the ceremony will start, it's the first national memorial to try and commemorate the 196 dutch citizens who were killed on board mh 17 and led by the king and queen of the netherlands, mark, the prime minister is sought to open the address in his own words to try and articulate, to put into words, the grief and the sense of loss felt by the relatives of those who died, 1600 relatives will also attend this event in this huge conference center behind me. there will be music from popular and classical dutch artists and a moment of silence to commemorate those who died. >> simon, what is happening with the investigation, the world's attention seems to have gone away from that but that is part of the basic problem. >> reporter: well, as we reported just before you crossed to me, heavy shelling in eastern ukraine gives you a clue as to why no independent investigation has started. there are dutch investi

especially with the sam simon foundation. here at sam's foundation, they adopt dogs from shelters and train them to be assistance animals which are then given to the deaf and to military veterans with posttraumatic stress. its mobile surgical unit is l.a.'s largest provider of free spay and neuter services and offers free surgeries for pets from low-income households. all of this is funded solely by sam himself. the sam simon foundation's motto is that it saves the lives of dogs to enrich the looifives of people. i've learned a lot from sam about how to be brave in life's circumstances, to behave with empathy and a accepsense of hum. fox's cause for paws has created an award to someone who's made a difference to both people and their canine companions. it's named after the man i'm very honored to be giving it to this year, sam simon. >> thank you. pamela. this award is a great honor, particularly because it was presented by the most dedicated, fearless and successful animal advocate that i or anyone else knows, and that's pam

when he got rescued and simon was holding it, it was really nervous. >> was it marking its territory? >> it did mark its territory. that would be the front of simon's pants. >> blaming it on the fox. >> from texas, this guy stepping up to a convenience store clerk, i've got a knife in my pocket, give me your money. the clerk is thinking, i don't think so. they are having a debate as this attempted robbery isn't going as planned. watch what happens when an astute customer walks up behind this customer. did what his mama should have done years ago. smacked him across the face. the guy goes stumbling back. leaves the store with nothing. >> that is a good dose of texas justice. >> you're trying to rob a place in texas with an imaginary knife. it's not going to go well. after this next guy, again, a convenience store, again laredo, texas. he made his way to the back of the shop here to the refrigerated section. reaches in and then just starts stuffing things into his pants. he might be slick by the time he gets home because he's got bacon and cheese stuffed in his pants. stole about $61 wo

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simon told that person to cover up that drain so it doesn't happen again. >> who knows what a hedgehog is supposed to act like when you pull it out of a drain. he can tell something wasn't quite right and took that extra step to take it back and give it extra care. that's awesome. >> we move down and see a sea turtle stuck in the water. they've got him above the water. they are cutting something off his leg. that's where you see the buoy it's stuck to. >> i like sea turtles. that's the one thing you want to encounter. >> they are friendly. some of them are more than 100 years old. >> you can see this one swims away without any problem. guess what, everybody? we are about to give away another ipad mini. today is bonus give away day. that means we are also giving away a flat screen tv. >> all you have to do is have wednesday's buzz word, be at least 18 years old and a legal u.s. resident. >> coming up in just a little bit. >> the rtm ipad mini give away is coming right up. >> there are awful drivers out there. thank god there are very good drivers out there, as well. first of all, let's

those are in response to npr's scott simon. >> this gives me no pleasure, mr. cosby, but there have been serious allegations raised about you in recent days. you are shaking your head no. i'm in the news business, i have to ask the question, do you have any response to those charges? shaking your head no. there are people who love you who might like to hear from you about this. i want to give you the chance. all right. >> reporter: simon promoted the interview on twitter saying he asked about rape charges and cited yes or no. after the interview simon tweeted, i hated to have to ask about charges in front of mrs. cosby. one viewer's reaction? leave bill cosby alone. the next one says being silent makes you look guilty. after the comedian followers to meme him, here are responses. my two favorite things, jello pudding and rape. look at this wacky shirt i'm wearing, also i'm a serial rapist. he's never been charged for the crime but his lawyers deny the allegations made years ago when several women came forward claiming they were sexually assaulted by cosby. amon

>> we can keep our doctor if we like our doctor, simon. come on. i'm starting to think that jonathan gruber is putting together the president's immigration policy because it shows utter contempt for the american voter. this is such a fwlait blatant insult to american voerz voices. if this is so popular, why didn't he act unilaterally before the re-election, or before this midterm election? he knows that this is unpopular with the american people and this should not happen. he should, of course, wait for congress. >> or more importantly, why didn't he act when he had full control of the house and the senate? >> yeah. the senate republicans blocked the efforts in 2010. the president -- i was in the meetings in the white house. there was not a single -- there were 11 senators who voted for comprehensive immigration reform in 2006 that were still there in 2010. 11 republicans. want a single one of them were willing to come forward and work with the democrats. we needed republican votes to pass this to the senate. look, the reason the president is going

they did a deal with hachette, simon & schuster. is the question over how books should be priced, how flexible they should be when it comes to models, is that debate over? >> it is really about control. what does this mean for proctor and gamble, for example, and their ability to sell on amazon, and the other that supply the goods or services sold on amazon, and their ability to control price. it is a fundamental change for amazon, where they have been about cutting prices for their customers, suppliers be dammed. this is a big change for them. it may suggest other changes in the future from other suppliers of the things that are sold on amazon. at the amazonn web services conference in las vegas, we will be back to you. , ceo you as well to mike of the ideological company. you can catch more of my interview with malcolm gladwell. don't miss the full edition of "studio 1.0" tonight only on bloomberg television. up next, the pilot that survived that virgin galactic crash is telling his amazing story. find out how he lived after the s

. >>> simpson's cocreator sam simon has been diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. has months to live. simon is using his remaining time to give away his entire $100 million fortune to his favorite causes. >> according totime magazine, simon put most of his money into the foundation that bears his name which helps feed families in need and provide veterans wi service dogs. despite the dire diagnosis, simon told nbc news this is the happiest he's ever been. >>> the last remaining original american idol judge has announced he is now leaving the show, too, after 13 years. randy jackson served as a judge on the show for 12 years. last year he became a mentor to the contestants. >> ryan seacrest is the show's only original cast member. american idol returns in january with keith urban, harry conic, jr. and jennifer lopez as judges. >>> a lawsuit is expected to be filed to stop construction of a local railroad tunnel. last week federal officials approved a plan to build twin tunnels through a virginia avenue neighborhood. the proposed tunnels would be able to accommodate

simon. >> i have six. republicans pick up six. >> wow. okay.to get your opinion on something. wron if you heard that vice president biden apparently called in to a radio station and said with the kansas race that orman was going to caucus with his team and then orman came out and said i have never spoken to the vice president in my life. does this affect this race at all during the day snl. >> i thought about changing my prediction. it's the last thimg thing that orman wants to hear. it could actually. i do think he has been outrageous for not telling the voters of kansas who he would caucus for. now we know. thank you joe biden. love that man. >> was it a gaf? >> i don't think it's going to matter, and i think what is amazing about kansas is you have this conservative moment in kansas where you can end up seeing the republicans lose the senate and governor's race in a very deep red state. and it points to bigger troubles. they may win the senate tonight. autothe biggest prize of 2014. good news and bad news tonight for both. >> thanks much. >>

chief executive bill simons from rogers, arkansas.ay's election results means some people will gain power and others will go home to feed it. but as an investors, you can't sit out the results. the performance of your portfolio after the count. that's next. ♪ >> bloomberg television is brought to you by b.p. >> this is bloomberg special coverage of election 2014. i'm pimm fox. the candidates beat each other silly for votes but it's funny how money can bring everyone together. now, to learn how to bring you closer to some money, i've got m stovall, the u.s. equity strat best at s&p capital i.q. in analyzing the results for the midterm elections, what happens to investors' money, let's say the s&p, what happens six months down the road? >> the results are very positive. going back to world war ii, the average gain has been 15.3%, and i also like to look at batting averages, like pavlov's dog, i want to get fed frequently, up 16-17 times so a strong batting average at 94%. >> and the 15.3% increase, this 15% increase in the s&p six month

it off with simon. what is the outlook for central-bank snacks year?rgence. >> 2 themes coming from the first panel that kuroda chaired. diversions you speak of with the fed looking to raise interest rates at the same time the bank of japan and possibly the european central bank are wrapping up their own stimulus. that is a big theme, according to mohamed el-erian. he said the currency markets are out what isfiguring changing. centralr thing is that banks cannot be expected to change this alone. central banks do the heavy lifting. saying you are going to have to governments.om making labor and services more flexible. >> we heard from government kuroda. mark carney speaks. talk about mario draghi, he never showed up. .>'s busy yesterday he was not here although the ecb is not underrepresented. there are several ecb officials are government councilmembers walking around. all-star cast of monetary policy. it takesson hole, place behind closed doors. here, the all-stars are all present. if not mario draghi, a good number from the ecb. >> the all-star cast

it already is. >> simon? >> a couple of quick points. i think we should stipulate that part of the new challenges that we're all going to have is everyone working in this arena always believed that comprehensive immigration reform would pass and that the volume of undocumented immigrants would decrease. that both has not happened and let's be clear. the republicans control the house of representatives for another decade. the likelihood of us actually passing cir in the next ten years is incredibly remote. we had our shot and we didn't get it done and we now have to start as professionals start contemplating having 5, 6, 7, 8 million people that are undocumented living in the country and the court systems clogged which is creating a whole set of other ridiculous problems that we can't manage and the system was never really built to behave the way it's behaving now because we all wanted to fix it. and so, the question is does there need to be work by mpi and others, okay, if we don't have cir and some of the legitimate and serious problems

simon said their radio sensation boiled down to something simple. >> i would tell you that the success of car talk had almost nothing to do with cars and had everything to do with two brothers who loved each other. i think that's what people heard. >> tom and ray what many people know are also graduates of m.i.t. they were not just grease monkeys from boston. they retired from the show in 2012. npr says there will be no interruption of car talk in the programs on the air. they've been doing it for 25 years so they have plenty of archived shows to choose from. the network is preparing a special tribute this weekend. >>> it's a survey of 3,000 people finds that politicians top the list of most feared job in the country. people cited the responsibility, accountability, and rejection in the job because of infectious diseases folks were not happy with beg a microbiologist, either, according to the study. repairmen of radio or cellular tower equipment was not a popular choice either. and jobs that require a lot of public speaking also struck fear into a lot of people. but not howard bernstei

simon mcgregor woot had more. gregor wood has more. >> will destroy 150,000 chickens on site as a precaution. fm further samples will be taken away for analysis. >> i was born here in this beautiful area and i hope it will stay clean. intensive farming with 150,000 chickens should have never been allowed here. >> dutch authorities confirm this is the highly contagious h 5 n 8 form of bird flu. it has never been detected in humans but can spread very quickly among the birth population. its most recent outbreak in south korea led to the destruction of millions of birds. this european outbreak first appeared on a farm in germany on november the 4th. the dutch have immediately imposed a 72 hour ban on the importation of poultry products on monday. may come up with additional measures to prevent the virus spreading across europe. >> translator: we think cause is linked to migratory patterns of wild birds but that's not certain. in the netherlands authorities have decided to block poultry products. there is no signs tha

. >> reporter: this camera was watching when a crook stole a box of toys off lewis simons porch minutes after a ups delivery but what is more disturbing than a holiday package snapper. >> he used baby as a cover to steel. >> reporter: simon installed cameras around her home last year after someone tried to break in. when she a arrived home last monday night and saw her gate opened and package missing, she went right to the footage. >> this is actually gate in the front that you saw was left opened. >> just the way it is right now is how it was when i came home. this one was opened and the other one down below was opened. i have asked the ups man to leave the package to the right of the front door. >> reporter: you see ups driver follow the instructions, he dropped the package in view of the camera and then leaves. minutes later a man walks from the porch carrying a child. he stands there until the cozies clear and then makes off with the box full of toys. a panning age meant for lewis simons system. >> that has got to make you man mad that someone you don't know stealing from you and st

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i'm david faber with simon hobbs and kayla tausche. carl and jim have the day off.ck markets closed today at 1:00 p.m. eastern. you see a mixed bag with the s&p perhaps set for a bit of a lower open. if we end in positive range, six straight weeks for all the stat keepers back at hq. crude oil plummeting on opec's decision to stand pat on output quotas. oil stocks taking a hit on that news. we saw a low of $67 on wti. brent well alove that back to $73. you can see airlines, the reverse story. very positive moves there given that's one of their key cost inputs. it is coming down. our road map starts with black friday. stores and online. we'll have live reports from across the country this morning with retails winners and losers. >> is this a new era for energy prices? oil plunges as opec fails to agree on production cuts. what it means for fuel prices in the markets and u.s. shale producers. >> and a live interview with target ceo brian cornell. we'll talk about his turnaround plan for the retailer, that data breach which has wide-ranging consequences and promotions

joining us now is simon derrick, currency strategy at byn melon. the market is pinning its hopes on a president from mr. abe. do you think that is all priced in? >> no, i don't at all. it was only a week ago that we weren't discussing the idea of an election. and it's really all we've heard over the course of the last few days has been the denials. i think now the market has its head around we could be serio seriously postponing the date of the hike. >> longer nikkei, short the yen, that's been a winning trade so far this year. is this a trade that can continue to work for investors? >>. >> i think what you see, if you look at what the government pension funds do, yes, you get a pretty good idea. then the money reallocating from the markets, he's going actually into the nikkei. the idea that the stock market continues to do well on the back of ebx. it's a straightforward. >> expectations are sort of fulfilling. how close is japan past that point of no return in terms of deflation and it not being able to recover? >> the very fact that there was tha

what did he have to say, simon?rter: he agreed to sit down with us for about ten minutes earlier on wednesday morning. he told us various things about his extraordinary work. he said when he established his hospital back in 1999, he had no idea that 15 years later he would still be dealing with this terrible scourge of mass rape in the region. he started with 45 victims, and over the intervening 15 years, he has treated now over 30,000 women and young girls, all of whom have been the victim of this terrible crime, which as he so articulately explains is not just a crime, not just some random crime, it is well thought out tactic of war in this region. and here is what he told us about the devastating consequences of this crime. >> this weapon is very, very effective, and, you know, it's not only to destroy women, but to when women are raped in front of their family, in front of their children, in front of their neighbors, it's a way to humiliate, to dehumanize women. i found in giving me this prize, i think it's real

let's go live now to simon mcgregor-wood, who joins us from amsterdam. no doubt, a sombre mood in netherlands. take us through the event of the memorial. >> well, this is the principal national memorial for flight mh17, which, as you say, was such a - it was an extraordinary connection to the dutch nation, given the huge number relatively speaking of victims who were dutch. it will take place here at this conference center on the outskirts of amsterdam. it will be started by the dutch prime minister and be attended by the king and queen. there'll be 1600 relatives of the dutch victims in attendance. several of them will read out, which will be the most moving part of the ceremony, all 298 names of those aboard mh17, who perished, and then the event will close with a minute's silence, and the sounding of the last post. it will no doubt be an extremely emotional event. it is hoped also an opportunity for the relatives of the dutch victims to come together and find some soltice for what will be a national stage. >> as you say, a lot of families, and those t

. >> reporter: louis simon installed cameras around her home last year after someone tried to break inwhen is he arrived home last monday night and saw her gate open and the package missing she went right to the footage. >> this is the gate in the front you saw was left open? >> just the way it is is exactly how it was when i came home. this one was open and the other one down below was open. i had asked ups man to leave the package to the right of front door. >> reporter: you see. ups driver follow the instructions she left. he drops the package in view of the camera then leaves. minutes later, man walks from a neighboring porch carrying a child. he stands there till the coast is clear and makes off with the box full of toys. a package meant for her sister. >> that's got to make you mad someone you don't know stealing from you and standing on your front porch. >> pretending they live here. i have a problem with that. >> if i don't stop him and others like him from doing this, they will continue to do it to other people. >> reporter: police are trying to identify the crook and louis si