senator and proud partner of ted turner. d war was over, this was in 2000. he said i thought the cold war was over, but it's not. we've got all these nuclear weapons. they pose a danger to the world. got to do something about it. >> ted's own sense of urgency wouldn't allow him to wait, so he and nunn co-founded the nuclear threat initiative. >> probably the worst environmental disaster possible for mankind would be a nuclear war. >> to have a non-state actor think they could affect nuclear weapons or improve the relation of the soviet union, there aren't many people who would have even considered those things. >> there is no greater legacy that we can leave our children and grandchildren that a pean a peaceful and safer world. >> ted had reason to feel good about all he was doing to help save the planet, and in 2001, aol and time warner merged giving ted $10 billion worth of stock. >> he has this hope that he's going to rise and be called to be the chairman and to lead this great media company, and then the dot com bubble bu

no one bet thaern ted turner. >> keep the metaphor going.y he is saying everyone has to be in the game. everyone has skin in the game. >> true. that's right. save them all. >> dr. sanjay gupta, thank you so much. >>> be sure to tune in tonight. ted turner, captain planet, premieres 9:00 eastern and pacific only on cnn. actually d-. what was that? judy? d-con. mice love it to death. stimulant laxatives forcefully stimulate i switched to miralax for my constipation. the nerves in your colon. miralax works with the water in your body to unblock your system naturally. and it doesn't cause bloating, cramping, gas, or sudden urgency. miralax. look for the pink cap. i felt i couldn't be at my best for my family. in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured and left those doubts behind. i faced reminders of my hep c every day. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured. even hanging with friends i worried about my hep c. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured. mavyret is the only 8-week cure for all common types of hep c. before starting mavy

. >>> when you hear the name ted turner, what comes to mind?founder of cnn, owner of the atlanta braves, the guy who donated a billion dollars to the united nations? as it turns out all of those things were part of a larger plan centered around saving the planet. it's this part of ted's life that's the focus of a documentary airing tonight, hosted by dr. sanjay gupta. i hear ted's motto is save everything. that's a pretty tall order. where did this start from? >> it's interesting. save everything is who he is, he even has a bumper sticker he gave me. it's ted's world. for him saving everything means you have to save everything on the planet in order to save the planet itself. i have known him in all the ways you've described, but how early this started for him. his idea to make a difference when it came to the climate was amazing, and his own captain was jacques cousteau, somebody who had a great influence on him. take a listen. >> there's a store you're on the amazon on his boat "calypso" in the early 1980s. cousteau invites ted down to the de

even ted turner could hear you out. that was cnn then. cnn today clearly wants no conservatives. clearly is on a mission against donald trump. and it's audience clearly is leaving. the members last time i checked, 500 and nation of 330 million, 571,000 viewers on a good night. to put that went in perspective, that's two-tenths of 1% of the american population. that's what is it reaching now. to put that in its proper perspective, that are more people who own chickens then watch cnn. >> host: to be fair though, what about digital numbers, social media? >> guest: will go there in a second. i've got to finish my fun story but you're absolutely right. there are more practicing witches and there are views of cnn. and my favor, that are more prostitutes in america and are views of cnn. i'm not sure that wins means. does that mean cnn is completely irrelevant? no, no, no. go to cnn.com. cnn.com has got about 20 million people on its site. what's the difference between cnn.com and cnn? you get a lot more news on cnn.com and you'll get on cnn. it's like cbs.com. it's quite good place to g

and the move for sports to cable television, it was ted turner through tbs and tmt leading the chargecommissioner, was at the forefront of that movement, and david stern had worked in new york, the same law firm my father had worked at. i wrote a letter and ask him if he could give me some advice about transitioning from law into a media job, at the time not even thinking about understanding was this is .omething i could do at the nba long story short, this is pre-email. i wrote him a letter, and his assistant told me a few weeks later he could see you. i met with him for a half-hour and he gave me some advice that i did not follow. about a month later, he called me and said, what are you up to? after a series of meetings, he hired me as his assistant. david: if you got a letter from a young lawyer today, what would you do? adam: pass it to our hr department. [laughter] david: david stern was a spectacular commissioner, did it for 30 years. he retired when he was 72. 66, 67,was 65, 60 6, 68, 69, 70, did you give him a little push? adam: never, never, never. again, being commissioner w

to cableove of sports television, it was ted turner through tbs and tnt leading that charge.tern, then commissioner, was at the forefront of that movement. and david stern had worked at the same law firm in new york that my father had worked at. i didn't know david, but i wrote him a letter and asked him for some advice about transitioning law into a media job, not even thinking about working at the nba our understanding this was something i could do. short, thisng story is pre-email, i wrote him an old-fashioned letter, his assistant called a few weeks later, says he can see you, i met with him for half an hour, he gave me advice which i didn't follow and then about a month , ier, he called and said have an idea. and after a series of meetings he hired me as his assistant. david: if you got a letter from a young lawyer today, what would you do? alan: i would pass it to our hr department. [laughter] david: david stern was a spectacular commissioner. did it 30 years, i think he retired when he was 72. so when he was 65, 66, did you say, david, maybe i am ready? did you ever gi

and the move for sports to cable television, it was ted turner in essence through tbs and tnt who wasding that charge. david stern, the commissioner, was at the forefront of that movement, and david stern had worked in new york, the same law firm my father had worked at. i didn't know david, but i wrote him a letter and asked him if he could give me some advice about transitioning from law into a media job, at the time having written a letter, not even thinking about working at the nba or understanding that this was something i could do at the nba. to make a long story short, -- you know, this is pre-email. i wrote him a letter, an old-fashioned letter. his assistant called me a few weeks later and said, "he can see you on whatever date." i met with him for a half-hour and he gave me some advice that i did not follow. about a month later, he called me and said, what are you up to? i said i have an idea. after a series of meetings, he hired me as his assistant. david: if you got a letter from a young lawyer today, what would you do? adam: pass it to our hr department. [laughter] david:

following what was happening in sports media and the move of sports to cable television, it was ted turner essence, through tbs and tnt who was leading that charge. and david stern, then the commissioner, was at the forefront of that movement, and david stern had worked in new york, at the same law firm my father had worked at. and i didn't know david, but i wrote him a letter and asked him if he could give me some advice about transitioning from law into a media job, at the time, having written a letter, not even thinking about working at the nba or understanding that this was something i could do at the nba. to make a long story short, he gave me -- you know, this is pre-email. i wrote him a letter, an old-fashioned letter. his assistant called me a few weeks later and said, "he can see you on whatever date." i went over, met with him for a half-hour, and he gave me some advice, which i did not follow. [laughter] adam: never, never, never. and again, being commissioner of the nba is my sixth job at the nba, so for five of those six jobs, i worked directly with david. he gave me enormous

and i was very lucky when ted turner called me up and asked would i come on his board. i think i was in my late twenties, maybe early thirties. i was the youngest person on the board. anw him literally change the world with cnn on a new network, tnt, and taking the mgm library and building new channels-- cartoon network. so i always thought well, someday, it would be nice if comcast could help do that as we continue so how do i have the time? well, i don't see everything we do. i try to see some of-- a lot of what we do. david: if you see something you don't like, do you cem up or are you just kind of-- brian: no. i have a point of view, but i also know what i cand what i shouldn't do. and i try to have some discipline on that. but i sometimes just share opinions, but i think they-- we have some of the best professionals. david: on technology, right now, you have to be do you personally review all the new technology inventions? brian: we are building a new technology center, which i am very involved in and excited about, but i can't do every inventn. but since it comes

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