>> simon: yeah. >> beltracchi: $5 million, i think. >> simon: $5 million.an do it in three days? >> beltracchi: yeah, oh, yes, yes, sure, or quicker. >> simon: beltracchi estimates he has done 25 max ernsts. he is not copying an existing work; he's painting something he thinks ernst might have done if he'd had the time or felt like it. so you would be doing a cezanne that cezanne never painted, but that you thought he might have wanted to paint. >> beltracchi: yes, exactly. >> simon: so, in a sense, every beltracchi painting is an original. he just lied about who painted it. he says he has forged a hundred artists and can do just about anyone. could you do a rembrandt? >> beltracchi: yeah, sure. ( laughs ) >> simon: could you do a leonardo? >> beltracchi: yeah, yeah, sure. >> simon: who couldn't you do? >> beltracchi: maybe bellini. ( laughs ) bellini's really difficult. >> simon: he has sold his forgeries, of course, but says he can still see some of them because they're on public display. have you seen your paintings, your forgeries, hanging in museums? >

>> simon: '51. >> carlsen: wow. >> simon: you see, mem...rlsen: it's not... it's not what it used to be. ( laughs ) >> simon: chess players are pretty poker-faced. but occasionally, magnus will flash the smile of someone who knows it's all over but the handshake, while nakamura dives deeper into doom. magnus was playing brilliantly and he knew it. is there anything in life more satisfying than that feeling when you're playing brilliantly? >> carlsen: i don't know. but it's... it's really, you know, up there. ( laughter ) >> simon: it's pretty good. >> carlsen: yes. >> simon: the spectators seem as mesmerized as the competitors. they're all chess players, of course. if they weren't, it would be like watching paint dry. worldwide, 100,000 are watching on their computers. the suspense keeps building until endgame, by which time, it's cutthroat. but do you enjoy it when you see your opponent squirm? >> carlsen: yes. i... i do. i enjoy it when i see my opponent, you know, really suffering, when he knows that i've outsmarted him. if i lose just on

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simon? >> thank you very much.ne reason why the nasdaq is hitting a new 14 year high for a third straight day, apple clearly a big stock to watch in advance of the shareholder meeting friday. let's remember that. over to you. >> that's right. a new high for the nasdaq but no love from apple. a new report from morgan stanley reveals that institutional ownership of apple is at a record low and that the top 30 holders are allocating 2.2% of their fund to apple compared to a high of 4.1% in the last five years. analysts write that sentiment is negative as most funds are questioning apple's ability to grow revenue long term. apple shares lacking momentum in 2013. in a very similar story this year, down 7.5% despite the moves in apple, the tech sector still up. typically when apple underperforms the nasdaq follows. thanks to strong interest in some of the social media and momentum players, the nasdaq powering to new highs. simon? >> thank you very much. let's send it over to rick santelli at the cme. >> reporter: you kno

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simon? >> thank you very much. >>> we are continuing of course to wait on secretary of defense chuck hagel to officially propose some of those massive spending cuts for the pentagon. jane wells will be monitoring the pentagon for us live. we will also have reaction from a defense stock analyst. >>> in the meantime, let's take a look at the defense sector. seema mody is at the flash desk with more. a lot of those stocks have been very strong. >> they have. with the obama administration planning on shrinking the army to pre-world war ii levels and eliminating an entire class of air force attack jets, you would think defense dogs would be on the defensive but not even close. instead, stocks are soaring. lockheed martin, general dynamics, raytheon, rockwell collins, all trading at record highs. back to you, sue. >> thank you, seema. >>> as the u.s. prepares to slash defense spending, we are following that developing story in ukraine. our chief international correspondent michelle caruso-cabrera

simon says, "arms out to the side." simon says, "wiggle your fingers like this."e this." and we're going bump, da-dun, da-dun, da-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun, dun. and that's a swag surf. you got it. simon says, "swag surf." bow! alexis, you got it. >> [ chuckles ] >> booyah! >> ever wonder why circuses have rings? it's because the ring is the best way for riders to do tricks on cantering horses. why did you want to join the circus? >> well, i'm glad for the opportunity to showcase my country's talent and to do different stuff at the same time. >> so, you actually get to ride this elephant behind us? what's that like? >> yes, i do. it's different, because it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. it's a little challenging. the elephants have a mind of their own, but it's a great opportunity. this is my beautiful elephant. >> in addition to riding an elephant, she's also a caribbean dancer and showgirl. so, what does it take to be a showgirl? >> first you need one of these beautiful headpieces. >> wow. >> can i put it on you? >> i would love that. >> okay. >> wow. this is b

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my guest this week is def jam cofounder russell simons. what were you like as a kid? >> well, they would have gave me ritalin or something. >> really? >> they have given me something to calm me. my nickname is rush. my company is rush. so i was a little scatter brained, a little all over the place. and i think now, you know, that you manifest in all the businesses, all the things that i am doing, but i think medications make it easier to balance those balls. >> did you think that you were going to be successful when you were a kid? >> i don't think so. a lot of my friends died and went to jail over gangs and drugs and things. i survived and was lucky enough to find a situation where i could butt my energy. i didn't think i was going to be successful in this degree, of course not. >> when you look back what do you think were the things that made you success h. luck? >> a lot of luck. no question luck was a big one. finding one success really matters. for some people that success is an ongoing practice. i learned me my first success resilience and hard work and dedicati

. >> hip hop pioneer and business mogul russell simons is a man of vision. >> you can't fail until you quit. >> music, fashion, social action, the def jam founder is a pervasive cultural influence and a strong advocate for justice. >> the war on drugs has done more to detroit the fabric of the black community than anything that we can think of. not the effects of jim crow and the effects of slavery, it's the war on drugs. >> he's also a practicing yogi, who values daily medication. it's the subjects of his latest book, success through still ,. >> i want to be enlightened. >> i caught up with my friend russell simons at a recording stood know in york. how would you describe what you do? you are a -- >> i have no idea. >> you defy the kind of -- >> i don't want to have a title. >> let's say there was one person who didn't know you and you said, i am i am russell -- >> i am an inspiring yogi. i want to be enlightened. how would i describe it. i philanthropic, social, political issues. >> aanimal activists. businesbusinessman. >> i can a music company again. i have three internet companing

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great to see you, simon. the thing that every owner is jealous of when had they see a great corporate culture. in your studies you go back to the beginning of man to figure out how this works. >> well, i think people forget that trust and cooperation are not instructions. you can't tell people to trust you, and you can't instruct employees to cooperate. they're feeling. and those feelings come from the era when man started walking on planet earth because it was a matter of survival. we lived in a dangerous world. and if we didn't trust and cooperate, we would get eaten or succumb to the elements. >> when you work there is also elements out there. there's competition, a bad economy out there and you need to work together. >> exactly the same. all the systems in our bodies are designed for our survival and designed to get us to trust and cooperate. there are certain chemicals in our bodies that incentivize us to repeat behaviors in our best interests. that's why when we do something nice for somebody, it feels

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simon smith stays with us. ♪ >> welcome back. this is "countdown." simon smith is here.nt in ukraine spending -- sending the swiss franc higher against the euro. the euro falling across the board this week. do we expect further flight to quality because of what is happening in the you crying? >> it is been interesting what we have seen in the markets this week. well.ve china as splitting the difference between how that is impacting markets, what is the impact of what is going on in china or says what we are seeing a new crane. -- what we are seeing in ukraine. this,g through all of this has been not an easy job in terms of knowing extent to which ukraine is impacted. its worstn is set for month in 20 years. is this tactical ahead of the broadening of the trading band? >> we saw a one percent move today. you have to go way back to see that sort of volatility. yes, i think they are preparing markets for great volatility, but with china, it feels like the fed 25 years ago. you have to read the tea leaves. it it isd today, probably easier to read what they are trying to do.

>> simon, what did you think?ou think the president adequately answered the questions about benghazi and irs. >> yes, what a surprise. these things have been litigated and hearings in the house. and darril issa looked into all of these things. and there are hundreds of introduce by administration officials. >> i agree with you, simon. >> what is the answer to why 240 conservative groups got scrutiny and what is the answer to that? >> there were mistakes made and i never defend it on the air. to have it be a party and not a political active and independent of politics is part of the reason they got in trouble. i run an organization like the tea party groups and you have to stay away from politics. i think there was legitimate reasons why the new tea party groups didn't do the right thing and looked into it. i will let the house committee that look into this. if they found a smoking gun. they would be all over it. and they didn't. >> lars to alisyn numbers is that boneheaded as the president said? >> liberals will t

more with russell simons when we come back. there's more to finical news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can effect your grocery bill? could rare minerals in china effect your cell phone bill? or, how a hospital in texas could drive up your health care premium. i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. the stream is uniquely interactive television. we depend on you, >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> the stream. on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>> welcome back to "talk to aljazeera." my guest this week is def jam cofounder russell simons. what were you like as a kid? >> well, they would have gave me ritalin or something. >> really? >> they have given me something to calm me. my nickname is rush. my company is rush. so i was a little scatter brained, a little all over the place. and i think now, you know

. >> i caught up with my friend russell simons at a recording stood know in york. how would you describe what you do? you are a -- >> i have no idea. >> you defy the kind of -- >> i don't want to have a title. >> let's say there was one person who didn't know you and you said, i am i am russell -- >> i am an inspiring yogi. i want to be enlightened. how would i describe it. i philanthropic, social, political issues. >> aanimal activists. businesbusinessman. >> i can a music company again. i have three internet companing. i have a digital solutions company. i do a lot of stuff of i am a father. that's first. every morning, first thing, medications and take them to school. >> have you always done like 20 things at once? >> no, actually, just, you know, what happens is people -- i would start something, right, i am passionate, i go to work every day in that thing, right, and then smarter people than me come along and they take over. they take direction, but they really know how to run whatever it is that we are doing. right now my focus is mostly on a.d. di d. all dep

simon and i are monitoring the situation closely and will keep you posted. in the meantime, let's send it back to brian in sochi, who has good stuff for us. >> yeah, guys, tough scenes going on in kiev. actually not that far away from where we sit. a reminder to our viewers, those scenes are nine hours ahead of new york eastern time. that gives you an idea of the people there gathering very late. some serious stuff going on in a neighboring nation. however, there is still celebration here in the 22nd winter olympiad in sochi, russia. so far, everything has been absolutely spotless. perhaps with the exception of the united states speed skating effort. that's for a different time. because today, we had a 62 year dry spell broken. it has been 62 years since the u.s. men's two man bobsledding team has won any kind of medal. that dry spell ended today. the steves, there you go, look at that, good run there. they came in after a great start. the russians won going away in the medal count but guess what, steve holcomb, the driver there, doing a great job, putting t

this is l.a., simon.as his epitaph, she's over there. >> oh, no. jane, thank you this morning. it's big business in china. >> yes. very big. we were googling chinese cemetery during the break. kelly evans. >> big ipos. >> curiosity unbounded. heading towards the end of our program. let's bring in scott wapner who is about to take over with the "half time report." i see the markets turned positive. >> what do you make of the volatility? when we were doing the show together we're down 80. then we come down maybe 30. now we're positive. >> very different from last year. you know, very different. we thought the volatility might come back but with tapering. they always said that, of course, with a potential, if a ceo is not to buy back their own stock, scott, at the rate that they did last year. >> it certainly teams to be a total change of sentiment, along those lines, simon, where people were willing to buy the dips and selling the rips as they say. really any bit of positive momentum in the market they seem

simon welcome back to the kaiser's our humanity now i learned that you're also crypto currency mogul you have not only because. you also have max cohen is that true i have to have mexico and you know as much going that made me find my toe in the water two years of you telling me i should get involved in this not understanding any of it but yes in a week of going from going nothing to knowing a little bit more than nothing in the first of our guest actually on mexico right now we have a five year anniversary very exactly five year anniversary since the bank of england cut the base rate to a three hundred year low of whatever percent so tell us about the mckinsey report into how much these low rates have actually harmed british populace because there's this general perception that somehow low interest rates automatically good for the economy but very few people actually trying to fight so mckinsey to report very recently in which they worked out how much u.k. households again and from low mortgages and how much they had lost through their savings and they actually found that balance u.

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simon, the president is going to give the a-ok to this, right? what's all the wait for?there's a dleeliberative process. there is a strong argument for approving the pipeline. it's going to make sure the energy is from north america, not far away places. it's going to keep costs down. it's important toe recognize the president is pushing renewables, too. more domestic north america, more renewables, all of the above. it's been a successful strategy for the united states. >> larry, the president could have made the decision before the 2012 election. all the studies are in at that point in time. really nothing new or revolutionary at that point in time. is he playing politics with this? >> there is something new and revolutionary, fundraising for the democratic party. as long as the decision isn't made environmental fringe will be able to raise money thinking they can do something about this. there's a millionaire who pledged in the midterms to any congress campaign for something running as a republican in favor of keystone. why is connecticut governor making a decision ab

, all right, simone is a fast dude. go down pit road he's got the speed limited and as soon as he crosses that pit lane exit he lights the wick. >> i love that stuff! that is just money. >> this video from the point of view of simone. it's just fun to see all the te lel m telemetry and you can see him adjusting different things in the car as he just makes this thing hook up in and around this road course 2.3 miles. >> what's crazy he's not inside a capsule. there's no windshield in front of him. he's out in the open. can you imagine what that feels like? >> he's got a teeny windshield right there and his helmet and that's it. open cockpit and open wheel racing and that's what inside ya ra indy racing is all about. >>> if you are a student at the durham academy in durham, north carolina, the snow day just got better because of the guys who work at the school. see, those two handsome fellas there that's the head of the school michael and the assistant head of the school lee, they are making an announcement for their stude

as we caught up almost with norway, simon.just moments ago, sarah will be interested in this. the superstar russian figure skater just before his routine a few moments ago pulled of the of the short program. if you don't know him, you probably have heard of him in the team competition when he helped russia win the gold. he won the gold himself in '06, a silver in 2010. a faifd here today but because of continuing pack issues, pulled out and russia will not have anyone in that event tonight. the bi athlon tonight. norway, get this, is looking for his 13th olympic medal. if he gets it he will be the most decorated winter olympian of all time. the u.s. could win their first biathlon medal ever. tim burke is a hopeful for this medal. for every missed shot you take a minute is added to your time. we'll see how the temperatures here affect the athletes. we talking about temperatures, one thing that is not affected by the temperature is the shopping. we love to talk retail on this program. here's a look at retail in olympic park. som

so simon, david axelrod coming right out. you don't have to question what he's saying in that messaging. what do you make of it? >> he's right. there's an election before 2016 the democrats have to focus on. it's going to be a close election. the house is a small margin. the senate could go to one seat. the good news is democrats are raising a lot of money. they got good candidates. but we got a long way to go, and people have to stay focused. >> and larry, david axelrod actually saying in a tweet, seriously at risk. this is something we debate and banter about day after day. to have david axelrod say that, what message does that send? >> you know that little village in italy you just showed? that's harry reid's majority leader office and it's the 2014 election coming down on it. >> very quick, larry. >> by the way, i thought axelrod was talking about the big move for biden for president. it's jarring. it's like he's waving the white flag. >> axelrod obviously works for president obama. trying to save the legacy of president

more with russell simons when we come back. >>> welcome back to "talk to aljazeera." my guest this week is def jam cofounder russell simons. what were you like as a kid? >> well, they would have gave me ritalin or something. >> really? >> they have given me something to calm me. my nickname is rush. my company is rush. so i was a little scatter brained, a little all over the place. and i think now, you know, that you manifest in all the businesses, all the things that i am doing, but i think medications make it easier to balance those balls. >> did you think that you were going to be successful when you were a kid? >> i don't think so. a lot of my friends died and went to jail over gangs and drugs and things. i survived and was lucky enough to find a situation where i could butt my energy. i didn't think i was going to be successful in this degree, of course not. >> when you look back what do you think were the things that made you success h. luck? >> a lot of luck. no question luck was a big one. finding one success really matters. for some people that success is an

simon also said tax refund activity is slightly lagging last year. >> i think we've seen the weather issue has been an issue that quite frankly is very difficult to figure out for investors as to what it means. there's about a $330 million headwind that they're facing, i think, from increased health care costs. there are headwinds all over the economy that are going to be very hard to figure out. the traditional walmart for mat may be struggling, so the company is betting on the small format, neighborhood market stores in 2014 for growth to capture consumers fill in trips. walmart is announcing it will nearly double the expansion to 270 from the previously announced 150 simon told reporters a walmart neighborhood market does four times the sales of a dollar store. while analysts didn't think walmart's new ceo doug mcmillan would say anything dramatic on the prerecorded earnings call, at some point he will need to do something bold if u.s. store sales remain sluggish. but because of external economic precious, investors appear to be giving the retailer a pass. for now. for "nightly bu

simon, see you then. >>> listen up, david faber has a special guest. david? >> thanks, simon.in this morning a day after janet yellen's testimony. and bond funds getting a boost from some of those moves. jeff any gunnrey gundlach is th doubleline capital. always a pleasure to have you. of course i want to talk about yellen but you know what, let me quickly share with you some talk i'm hearing on puerto rico. not to throw something at you although you can handle everything. give me your take on this. i know you're not muni focused but none the less this is a huge credit. very important in general to the municipal markets and bond markets. 2 to 3 million geo deal, 9% coupon to yelled 10%. would you buy it? >> it's not my cup of tea. i think it's going to be fine though for investors that are not of the faint of heart. i think that at the end of the day, puerto rico will make it even if it's only because of assistance from the federal government. so if you really want to make some money but aren't afraid of losing a little sleep at night i think the pouerto ricoruerto ri fine but

simon mcgregor-wood joins us lye from paris.a lot of people seem to know about this both outside and within france. >> that's absolutely right. it's not an issue that many french people know very much at all about. extraordinary given the desperate nature of this policy, which was concocted back in the 1960s, when i was discovered that certain parts of rural france simply needed more people. they were underpopulated, and a politician make the connection with the french area thousands of miles away which was going through something of an economic collapse at the time, and a population boom. and they thought why not move one set of people from one of our territories to another. and this forcibly migration started with such disastrous consequences for the children involved. they ranged in age from 3 years to 17, 18, and for all of them, of course, it was profoundly traumatic. the victims hope that finally this story will get some sort of recognition. we have met several of the victims who have traveled here to be at this national d

. >> narrator: that's what simone alfieri believed when he chose the celibate life for eight years as a seminarian and a missionary. then in 2008, he was recalled to rome to be ordained as a priest by pope benedict himself. (man singing in latin) >> (translated): i wanted to give up all the women in the world because i just wanted to be in love with god, and i wanted to follow this path always with the grace of god because to be celibate only with your own strength is impossible. (speaking italian) >> (translated): being ordained by the pope was a great honor for me. it was a powerful emotional experience. when we laid down, the entire assembly prayed for the saints to protect us. catholics believe that through ordination, you are transformed. it's a sacrament that changes your character. >> narrator: five years on and simone is disillusioned, jobless and living alone in an apartment borrowed from a friend: all the result of his decision to leave the church after his experiences of clerical life in rome. >> (translated): ordained in rome and living in a parish in rome, i became disill

the west virginia department of health and human resources put out a statement saying quote scott simon tones presentation to the west virginia joint legislative committee today is totally unfounded and does not speak to the health and safety of west virginians they also argue that familial height is only created under extremely high temperatures but simonton is not the only expert speaking out richard denison a toxicologist at the environmental defense fund said he thought the center for disease control might have called the all clear too early given the fact that the only research ever done on this chemicals health effects were tests on lab rats done back in one nine hundred ninety he also pointed out that only adult rats were exposed to the chemical so it is hard to determine the effects on children now to be fair the c.d.c. never used the word safe to describe the water when it gave the all clear instead they said they would quote not expect any adverse health effects below one part per million meanwhile we are also learning that the amount of c h m spilled into the elk river is big

do you believe, simon, what brad just said? do you believe he's telling senate dems and in effect president obama that he has to change this law? >> no. democrats are united. we're going to have disagreements. republicans are the ones with the civil war. economy proofing, aca clearly getting better day by day. we feel like this is going to be a good year for us. i don't think there's a lot of infighting and bad evil stuff going on inside the democratic party right now. i will tell you, i've been doing this for 25 years. democrats are getting along better today than in any time since i've been in this business. >> they have had a lot of meetings. >> a huge contrast with the republicans. >> not saying that the republicans don't have issues as well but i'm not quite so sure that they are all on the same page. in the meantime, president obama acting on his own again today as he said he would during last week's state of the union address pen and paper. he's now issuing an executive order. climate hubs meant to help farmers in rural

>> well, simon, you'd have to have very deep pockets. acquisition shines a spotlight on just how valuable messaging and social apps are potentially raising price tags, which other start-ups could be up for grabs. snapchat drew offers at a $3 billion valuation. the messaging app that focuses on privacy, in december raise the another $50 million. we'll have to see if its 400 million daily messages draw more acquisition interest. and snapchat isn't the only hot messaging app but you may not have heard of the other ones because they are overseas, there's a hybrid of facebook and twitter it's a chinese microblogging platform and last year alibaba invested $586 million in the company at an estimated value north of $3 billion. the parent company is traded on the nasdaq with a $4.8 billion market cap. popular in japan, taiwan and thailand is a start-up called line, it has more than 340 million registered users offering text messaging, and voice calls and photo sharing and games. it's free but it charges for stickers which users can add to chats.

good morning. >> good morning, simon. the press conference with regard to mario draghi, watched the way the markets moved, i continue to be puzzled not so much by the relationship with the euro currency against other currencies, but i continued to be really most perplexed by some of the cross-trades with the yen, so whether you are looking at the euro/yen, dollar/yen, pound/yen, it's been an amazing move to weaken the yen and i wondered how that could fit into other global aspects and how we can give our viewers and listeners some heads-up on some trades to follow. and to me, all roads this morning led to something that's confused me the most in europe and that's the big fall in the southern european countries' yields. okay? let's take example. just a precipitous drop in their yields. and it doesn't really make sense. when i look at what's going on with treasuries, boons, it really, there needs to be a much lower yield in some of those on the relationship spread to a ten-year instrument like spain. it makes no sense. it i

. >>> up next -- simon cowell is a dad. new pictures of the proud papa and his adorable little baby. >>> britain's equivalent of the oscars. which film took the big prize and who dazzles on the red carpet. "the skinny's" next. and who dazzles on the red carpet. - ( snaps, clatters )g ) that sounds awful. ( music stops ) but a lot better than last week. ( rock music playing ) ♪ we weren't born to follow. ♪ ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> oh, yes, it's "skinny" time. starting with the softer side of simon cowell, the famously cranky "x factor" judge, showed off his new son on twitter. >> little eric born on valentine's day. weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces. oh, so cute. snuggling with dad there. >> that is cute. next snap there shows dad and mom with their new little bundle of joy. it's the first baby for simon who wrote, quoeshgte, i never k how much love and pride i would feel. >> wow. >> that's true. >> and the child is named after simon's dad. so precious. >> and sleeping. nice. >>> next, some celebrity wedding news. bad boy charlie s

simon kuznets was called in to direct the government study.d been working on income estimates for the national bureau of economic research. the lack of information about the economy was, in kuznets' words, "a scandal." the data were "neither fish nor flesh nor even red herring." kuznets found he would be working with economist robert nathan, one of his former students. he had me measuring things for which we didn't have direct data. we never had a service census, a retail census, or a construction census. the result was, there were a lot of gaps. that made it tough. but conceptually, simon gave it a degree of depth and, measurementwise, a degree of reality that never had prevailed before. one of kuznets' basic concepts was to limit measurements to the marketplace. the amount people paid for goods and services measured consumption. the money spent on new production facilities and equipment gave a total for investments. the problem was to avoid double counting as payments flowed through the economic system. take an automobile. the iron mine oper