we were talking about steve mcdonald. he is backin talking about steve mcdonald.ea for the second time. historic visits. all laying the foundations, isn't it, port of‘s arrival. who expect so much planning but we have president xi and kim jong—un discussing within their own historic discussions on the oncoming thing with the us and how much that holds. not just north thing with the us and how much that holds. notjust north korea but china and the whole area. it's enormous. with mike pompeo at the moment negotiating for the american prisoners which is an enormous deal. one of the key things, donald trump is almost petulant around this iran deal. what impact does that have when it comes to kim jong—un and again, negotiating his own nuclear deals, or that have an effect going forward ? deals, or that have an effect going forward? are they going to come out ina years forward? are they going to come out in a years time. that another issue. china is very much supporting effo rts china is very much supporting efforts to denude claire wright. sharing a huge border with no

better for the farmer and for the consumer >> have you had a chance to talk with or meet steve easter brook from mcdonald's? >> i haven't. >> you have to he cares passionately about this he is not known for this but he wants to change the world's food chain i will make the introduction you are a private company. i can get away with it if you were public i would say hey you are on your own. ceo of ingo agriculture. this is what we need more of, this what needs to happen to the food chain "mad money" back after this. ♪ how do you know you made the right call... ...you just do. the light beer you've been waiting for has arrived. lower carbs. lower calories. higher expectations. corona premier. welcome to holiday inn! thank you! ♪ ♪ wait, i have something for you! every stay is a special stay at holiday inn. save up to 15% when you book early at hollidayinn.com >>> it is time it's time for the lightning round. and then the lightning round is over are you ready? it's time for the lightning round. start with phil in south dakota. fill >> caller: booyah, jim. >> booyah. >> caller: i have been watching a long, lon

mcdonald's but also the sector with which you're involved? >> food away from home is going to continue to grow because it's so convenient. stevemcdonald's in 2015, in the last three years he's done a fabulous job of reorienting the company, altering the culture, making a huge push to get rid of the company operations because the great benefit of mcdonald's is the franchisees. the fran chathe franchisees keey strong. international growth is going to continue because mcdon at mcdons provides a great service, great quality of food, it's accessible and affordable. i think the company will continue to grow and get stronger and stronger. >> james freeman here. i want to get back to cha chinar a question. when you were dealing there, i assume you were hoping by now it would be not just a more open economy but maybe a more open democratic political system. do you see any hopes for reform there? >> look, their culture is tens of thousands of years old and ours is 200 years old. they're going to find their way. you can't change the culture dramatically. i think there's a lot more freedom in china today than ever. i was in shanghai. i wa

mcdonald's ceo steve easterbrook is up for election to the board.issa mayer, three walton family members are among those up for re-election there are also two shareholder proposals that are on the proxy. the first of which like amazon seeking an independent chairman that is a non-executive and non-walton family member also a request for a report on any racial or ethnic pay gaps. however, because the walton family members do own a majority of the stake for the walmart shares, we are pretty sure that like in the past, the walmart proposals will pass. the shareholder proposals will not. but we won't get the official results until much later in the afternoon. but there's a big week ahead here in northwest arkansas i'm sure we'll see you in the days to come too >> all right thank you very much. joining us right now to talk about all of these things is former walmart ceo bill simon. thank you for joining us >> hey, becky. good to be with you again. >> let's talk about walmart first, let's say this is a company that's pretty different since you left it bac

mcdonald's new 100% fresh beef quarter pounder burgers. let's just say you'll need a bigger napkin. ( ♪ ) ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to stevepe to see you tomorrow. bye-bye, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- keith urban, from "brooklyn nine-nine," actress stephanie beatriz, music from keith urban featuring the 8g band with carter mcclain. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. ♪ >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is fantastic to hear. in this case let's get to the news. rudy giuliani was interviewed last night by fox news host, shawn hannity. and i don't want to say giuliani screwed trump, but michael cohen gave him $130,000. [ laughter ]

steve: true, just won't be taking our kids there. pete: that's awesome. i'm going to mcdonald's kids in the back or no crying babies. let us know what you think about it. i happen to love kids. i think the more the merrier. pete: i totally agree. ainsley: wonder why you are sniffling and sneezing so much. steve: i think it has to do with the season and janice dean joins us right now. one resident in new jersey, janice we have got a sound bite. we're going to play for the folks at home. watch this. [beeping] pete: that is not gas pollen flying out of a tree when it is tapped. ainsley: this is what our back porch looks like. steve: cars will be joined. janice dean joins us with the pollen forecast. janice: some kids are not going outside during recess because the pollen is so bad. i mean,. [sneeze] take a look at the maps. beautiful day despite the pollen u 63 in chicago. 50 in rapid city. 65 in corpus christi. showers for thunderstorms across the great lakes. good things with the showers and thunderstorms it cuts back on the pollen. so we'll enjoy that but the potential for large

mcdonald's helps more people go to college. it's part of our commitment to being america's best first job. steveook at that gratification. household income hitting all-time high under president trump. a new report showing its rise from above $59,000 in 2017 of january to 61,000 last month. higher than it's been in at least 50 years. our next guest argues this issue of paycheck politics may be the one deciding factor whether the republicans keep the house and the senate. here to weigh, in host of varney and company on the fox business network, our friend, stuart varney. >> thank you. steve: stuart, to the horror of the democrats, the amount of money people are putting in their pocket is going up and it sounds like donald trump is getting a lot of the credit. >> if the november elections are based on the performance of the economy, the republicans are looking better and better. because, president trump's growth policy, his growth program is working. we are gradually returning to prosperity. and it is the direct result of president trump's policies. he has gone for tax cut and deregulation and turn