and they paid randall stephenson $37 million. to this job creator masses on them.maurice, without private equity, it may be private he we people who buy companies did they create jobs? >> no. that's an even more ridiculous idea. example we use in the book is the big toys "r" us deal. with toys "r" us is a profitable companies taken by private equity guys who raised money and managed a private equity fund to buy out the previous owners, the shareholders. and they did that. they ended up -- or by the end up doing was closing all the stores and use the land to sell the land with the stores were the buildings to pay off the debts. that's fine it's perfectly legal but did not create any jobs. they claim to create 62000 jobs in their speaking. but they don't tell you that the company previously had 97000 people at its peak. then had 62000 after they took over. a minute went to zero shortly after that. so, through all that they made hundreds of millions of dollars. even the people making arrangements for the deal they did not put any money in themselves they claim through

the chairman of at&t, randall stephenson was one of the biggest cheerleaders for this corporate tax cut 2017. he ran all over the country telling people the correlation between tax cuts and jobs was very, very tight. well, between 2008 and 2015 at&t this is when the corporate the statutory rate for corporations with 35%. during that period of time at&t paid ineffective corporate tax rate of 8% sprayed they did not pay the 35% they paid 8%. now, according to randall stephenson during that period of time during that tax rate that company might have hired tons os people pertinent to the higher tons of people? no they did not. they laid off 80000 people. and since the 2017 job creating tax cut for corporations went into effect, at&t has laid off an additional 40000 people and they pan randall stephenson about $35 million, okay? so this job creator mess is linonsense. morris without private equity folks may be private equity people could buy companies did they create jobs? >> no. that is an even more ridiculous idea. the example in the book is the big toys "r" us deal. with toys "r" us there

this here, it's known as a stephenson's vox and it contains whether measuring equipment and it was heree previous u.k. record teerature was recorded back in july of 2019 and the record has been comprehensively smashed today. now that is the real surprise. client -- climate scientists have been saying for years that britain would see more record temperatures but i don't think they expected the records to be broken in the way that they were today. >> we are seeing it in real time but are also in the middle of an energy license. what impact our higher fuel prices and fuel shortages having on the debate around fossil fuel and climate? >> this is driving a debate in the u.k. about climate, widely recognized in television news in the newspapers, there's a climate component with climate change driving these record temperatures and in that sense it keeps tackling climate change, reducing emissions on the political agenda, here. we have got a competition to see who will take over leadership of the conservative already and who will therefore become the new prime minister of britain and some of th

the northern ireland office, kit malthouse has been appointed to the cabinet office, and andrew stephensonnal minister attending cabinet. he is called a minister without portfolio. the final unravelling of mrjohnson's leadership happened in the past few days, with the resignations of sajid javid and rishi sunak, followed by a further 56 departures from different levels of government. tonight, we'll be asking how realistic it is for the prime minister to stay on for another three months, and we'll be looking at the likely candidates to succeed him. but first, let's join our political editor chris mason in downing street. this time last night we were in conversation in downing street reflecting on the brutal exercise of prime ministerial power from reflecting on the brutal exercise of prime ministerial powerfrom boris johnson, with the sacking of a senior cabinet minister. there was a swaggerfrom downing street and senior cabinet minister. there was a swagger from downing street and a determination and a defiance to carry on. how things change. this morning there was a stony silence and i wa

capitol police chief stephenson.cret service uniformed division chief, thomas elevate. requesting assistance on january six 2021. and advised the agency did not only have further records to respond to the dhs oig's request. according to the letter to assistant director ronald road on january six committee. whatever seeing here? what is this a? >> don, let's just pause and say in plain english but that letter says. they asked 24 people for 24 people's records for everything related to january 5th and sixth. and they got one text exchange. that is just ridiculous. and the question is, what happens to the rest of the stuff and why wasn't it preserved? who directed this operation of getting rid of these text? why did they do it? can this be recovered now? because i think it's most people know, just as you hit the lead on an email or at the league attacks, doesn't mean it's gone forever. it is sometimes can be recovered. that is an operation that expected generate six committee and possibly the fbi will want to be doing.

most recently eisenhower and stephenson going way back.hose are two guys who are already considered too old to run the first time. so the idea that they're going to run again and have no change when the whole country is at -- i mean, the whole country says we're on the wrong track, basically. b both sides. >> 90%. >> there is something wrong at the top. >> we've lived in the environment for nearly a decade. >> negative and everybody is attacking. always on the attack. you now have media that is specifically out there to attack whoever the head -- >> is this partly about the media, bill? do we live in such a saturated media environment we hear about trump, and biden and no wonder people tell the poll ssters the want to give up. >> there is a drum beat. this is wrong. this is wrong. this isn't working. abortion is either -- we have to celebrate or the worst thing that's ever happened. it's always this headbutting and i think people would -- people want to live their lives. they don't want to have all of this negativity buried on them all the

buchanan sheriff's office says christopher stephenson has been missing since early this week. hiking with friends and the friends 14 year old son, but we're separated at some point. during their trip, the teen's father reported. the pair was missing, and on wednesday they found the teen's body near the bottom of an embankment. stevenson has not been located. deputies say they do not suspect foul play. happening today. the presidio tunnel tops park is officially open to the public. the 14 acre park, located at the heart of the golden gate national recreation area, features scenic overlooks trails picnic areas in a two acre nature play area for kids. it's right next to the presidio. today, the park will feature a number of performances throughout the day. there will be food and beverage vendors there, and more of the special celebration will be from nine o'clock so kick off shortly until six o'clock tonight, and i know you did a feature on it. and it is it is a great place to hang out absolutely beautiful. another in alameda county money on the way to help young people in the fo

westminster from the conservative mp john get more from westminster from the conservative mpjohn stephensoneekend. yesterday he came second. he looks prime ministerial and i believe he is by ministerial anti offers a change from a fresh start for my party and the country and thatis for my party and the country and that is why i have been supporting him and i think my colleagues have now seen him in the i think that we are making a judgment today. its, now seen him in the i think that we are making a judgment today. its. bit are making a 'udgment today. a bit less are making a judgment today. a bit less alignment _ are making a judgment today. a bit less alignment now— are making a judgment today. a bit less alignment now that the sky debate has been cancelled. what kind of impact you think that has in his progress, his chances? iinfill of impact you think that has in his progress, his chances?— of impact you think that has in his progress, his chances? will have to see the outcome. _ progress, his chances? will have to see the outcome. tom _ progress, his chances? will have to see the outco

andrew stephenson appointed minister without portfolio.n complex, initially, but now it has evolved into something with lots of different bits to the building, lots of corridors coming in and out and over towards whitehall and the cabinet office on the other side. there you can see there are ranks of the media on the right—hand side. into the forecourt there of the courtyard of the foreign office on the right—hand side, where we can see cars parked. our political correspondent is joining see cars parked. our political correspondent isjoining me. nick, it is one of those days where we sense that big things are about to happen. we are not quite sure in what terms the prime minister will actually introduce the notion of his own departure and it is notjust a question of tone, it is also a question, in this case, precisely what his plans are and when precisely he thinks he will be out of office. ., , precisely he thinks he will be out of office. . , ., _, , , of office. that is not completely in his hands- — of office. that is not completely in