you have this bombastic amazing character and steve ross was the c.e.o.hairman of warner brothers, you have failure and accounting fraud all in one. what in particular was it about this story that drew you? >> well, i actually think the larger -- you know, there is definitely a corporate story here that is very interesting, but there is also a larger story about why people are so attached to atari, what kind of cultural import it holds for them, why are people, why did 300 people show up to watch us dig up garbage that was buried in a dump. i think the answers to those questions are pretty interesting. it's not exactly what i expected. >> those themes are interesting. there is one thing in particular, you mention pong. there is something about game play that wires into your brain in a very different way when the game is great, period. people experience when it's a great call of duty, they experience when it's at the time his. is that something you can get out in this documentary? >> absolutely. in fact, i was like a spoiler just a spoiler alert for everyo

. >> yeah, 60 people fit in steve ross' class. >> and you sit in the back so you could see their bumshen they bend over -- >> i came out of that first class high as hell. even in yoga, the idea -- >> is meditative. >> moving with the breath, right? that's meditative. and i came out high as hell. within a few years, the teacher gave me the yoga sutras. >> you kept meditating because you wanted to keep that high going? >> that's right. >> don't go anywhere, when we come back, russell gives us some tips about meditation and how it can lead to a happier and more successful life. work hard for you,. give them the edge they deserve... new edge, from osteo bi-flex with joint shield helps strengthen your joints.° it works as hard for your joints, as they do for you. get the added benefits... of joint & muscle, and joint & energy. new edge from osteo bi-flex, so you're always ready for action. find it in your vitamin aisle. woman: everyone in the nicu -- all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a

. >> yeah, 60 people fit in steve ross' class. >> and you sit in the back so you could see their bumshen they bend over? >> i do. it was phenomenal. i came out of that first class high as hell. even in yoga, the idea -- >> is meditative. >> moving with the breath, right? that's meditative. and i came out high as hell. within a few years, the teacher gave me the yoga sutras. i've been meditating about 20 years. >> you kept meditating because you wanted to keep that high going? isn't that true? >> yes. >> it is. it's an extension of that. >> that's right. >> don't go anywhere, when we come back, russell gives us some tips about meditation and how it can lead to a happier and more successful life. can lead to a happier and more successful life. ♪ don't miss a step... ♪ nothing's missed with tenatwist ♪ ♪ don't miss a beat... ♪ nothing's missed with tenatwist ♪ ♪ oooh discover the fearless protection of tena. so absorbent even when you twist not a drop escapes. ♪ nothing's missed with tenatwist ♪ marge: you know, there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gumm

steve? >> hey, ross. just on the geneva one and two accord, i have to remind viewers that if anyone, both sides here, are able to enact geneva one, then maybe we wouldn't need a gentlemeva two. one is military weapons and all kinds of issues on its side. two, pro-russian sectors would leave the buildings and disarm on the other side. three, the talks begin about greater tax for the regions that in the south as well. so if all those things were enacted on both sides, i don't know what to move forward than to get out of geneva one even if it was enacted. now we'll move on to the danger. you heard the acting prime minister in kiev talking about his concerns that this would have geo political manifications from this. yes, the dow is trading at its first yearly high, record high last week, but there's a real concern that economically this could have ramifications even though the world seems to have ignored it so far. we'll listen to what i was told yesterday about his concerns of how this would hit sentiment i

steve? >> reporter: let's look at the time line here as well, ross.t for a second polling, a playoff between the two top candidates which would have been timeshenko and poroshenko. that would have been destabilizing for the country, but he does not get inaugurated until after the 8th of june. so although he wants to start the dialogue with his opposite number in the kremlin, mr. putin, that's not going to be possible until after the 10th of june at the earliest. and, of course, then we have to keep the timeline on track that he's talking about in the first half of june as well, but it is very interesting the interpretation. lavrov says do not carry on this operation with separatists, but he's saying not to carry this on with terrorists as well. a meeting of the minds is still to come. and the question is people believe more sanctions against the russians are warranted at this stage or whether the two parties can come to the table. the sanctions are a thorny issue for both sides, especially for europe. and i spoke to mr. poroshenko about needing more s

i'm michelle caruso-cabrera along with andrew ross sorkin and steve liesman.lineup ahead including martin franken, tenant health care and sir richard branson on a new hub deal. but let's start off with the markets. futures are suggesting positive open. take a look. nasdaq futures suggest we'd see a gain of a quarter of a percent. dow would open higher by a little more than two. s&p would be flat. the dollar at this hour is lower across the board. a buck 69 for the pound. 131 jen for every dollar. ten year 2.61% going below 2.6. we were talking about 2.5 at one point yesterday. now back to 2.6. still lots of mystery about what is going on with the long end of the curve. >> breaking news on big phrma. let's get out to meg. >> yeah, the deal frenzy

ross kam and westmoreland. let's bring in our panelists. steve't think if i were nancy pelosi, i wouldn't say people are getting tired of benghazi. i think if we had answers, people wouldn't be getting tired of benghazi. >> in fact recent polls, 61% say congress should continue to look at it. >> that was the fox news poll that was taken april 16th and 17th before the email by ben rhodes. people are interested in it. nancy pelosi isn't interested in it for reason we all understand. i think the members of this committee appointed by john boehner are very good. jim jordan has been asking the best questions. i was surprised by couple of people whether or not on this committee. jason chavitz, and -- it's a missed opportunity not to have them on and not to be making that committee. when you talk to jason, you see him interviewed here, talk to him on the phone, if an administration official changes their story by a nuance, he gets it right away. i hope the democrats take it seriously and decide to appoint members but that sounds like it won't be the cas

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steve liesman. i'm certain about that. the great michelle crews can sew cabrera. andrew ross sorkin. we are filling in for becky and joe.bout the same level all morning. down 11 points on the dow on a fair value basis. 2.5 on the s&p. almost five on the nasdaq. the interesting story is the dollar index. the dollar index is heavily weighted to the euro. the pound also stronger this morning against the dollar. it's an interesting story to watch what's happening. it may have to do with relative growth forecast. central bank policy. interest rates. all sorts of things. there is your board. we have now fixed it so the yellow carows on the length are building strength against the dollar. >> it's been a while since i read the dollar board. so the ones on the are relative to what it is? >> exactly. >> the dollar is down. >> major currencies. >> thank you, michelle. >> we have some headlines. richard branson later today. he is getting screwed at love field. it's a problem. let's tell you about the big deal. merck selling u.s. consumer brands to germany's bayer. i don't understand how they have two different pronunciations. $14.2

ross, i think. >> jules, thanks very much indeed. meanwhile, the irish prime minister kenny says they've been rewarding it but they've paid the price and steven in dublin speaking to the irish leader, steve. >> if you take away julia's sherry and replace it with guinness, it's the same story. they have to stay the course. let's face it, the relationship over last couple of years between the bond markets and financial markets more directly have been dysfunctional and spoke to the prime minister who has been shepherding the country through this period from 2011 to now about that relationship. let's listen in and see what he said. >> objective opinion was you have no credibility. you can't be trusted. >> right, okay. sorry. had problems with that and take a short break. still to come on the show. which hotel group claims to have doubled the size of its luxury footprint in just five years. check in as we make a reservation right after this. ] it's one of the most amazing things we build and it doesn't even fly. we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving

steve as well. jeff, how notable is it there aren't many regular western ceos there and what are people saying about it? >> yes, it's very interesting. i don't know, as you were preparing your notes, rossr "worldwide exchange" whether you caught our friend mr. dico. we said he was the first western ceo we've had on the set all morning. it's been mostly russians this morning on programming with just mr. dico, the only representative of the western business community. very noticeable. >> we noticed some very big western ceos are here. diplomatically for them, were they to be caught on cam with with mr. putin or senior members of the kremlin. it seeming to be doing the right thing rather than doing the right thing. all those corporations who haven't sent their ceos have sent senior dell gags of employees to shore up their interest in this country. we know the germans, for instance, have something extraordinary, like 6,000 companies with huge interest in russia. we know the energy sector has enormous bilateral trade. it's not just the energy sector as well. it is consumer products, it is across the board as well, in the pharmaceutical space. it's interesting there's a lack at the ceo level