thomas edison invented largely practical products to make money. there's nothing wrong with that. no criticism. but tesla felt that even though -- it's not like he didn't like money. he enjoyed his meals at delmony icko, enjoyed a nice apartment at the waldorf astore ya but he built a technology that tran scened the markplace and invention was more important than simply profits. so, he no doubt, i think, aimed high , perhaps higher than any other inventor we have had in this country, and i guess pardon my reason -- part of my reason for writing this is book is to give him more credit and exposure than he has gotten. not trying to criticized disson or marconi, they did amazing things, but tesla did as well. these are few pictures of him as he ages. you get some sense of him. through the idealism the hogue he bring power to ann around the world freely. thought he would create robots that would eliminate drudgery. basically driven by inner forces that felt that sheer creation was the most important thing in the world, and i would argue that we all are the better for it. so thank you

just to give you a sense of how unbelievable that is thomas edison approach to electricity was direct-current could only send something half a mile. with the technological accomplishment of the 19th century that the man who made this project possible. there is still a statue that commemorates him. but this is 1897 and he thinks this is so today. am bor with today this is a real accomplishment i want to thank about something new so i will create a whole new field of science today we would refer to i as robotic. his first piece of equipment was a model boat 4-foot long and 3-foot high and this was at a time he presented it in flashy places at matt's square garden on -- madison square garden in new york he set up a pond in the middle of the exhibition area three months after the battleship you're just at the beginning of the spanish-american war so trying to figure out if there were new ways to make weapons. he had that presentation and for about 15 minutes going forward or going back and basically read those comments that it was controlled and other people thought it was haunted but after mesme

ge — which was started by thomas edison and known for its many innovations — will be replaced by thetch reflects declines in ge‘s fortunes and the changing nature of the us economy. the commonwealth bank of australia says the federal court had approved a settlement agreement to civil proceedings related to money laundering charges. the company said it will recognise a $518 million expense in its financial statements for the full year to end june. malaysia is expected to bring charges of embezzlement here‘s a scary story. britain could run out of beer and soft drinks! at least if we are to believe the i newspaper. it‘s all because of a shortage of c02 — carbon dioxide — that‘s the stuff inside the bubbles in our drinks. 0ne brewer interviewed by the papers says they may have to stop production next week. with the world cup going on, where will it end? that is your business briefing. see you ina that is your business briefing. see you in a moment. shortly we will did deeper into key media stories from today but first, an interesting story. it‘s an area which has been linked to the lege

the company was formed in 1889 from the business interests of thomas edison.g replaced by the pharmaceutical company, walgreens boots alliance. human rights groups in nicaragua say at least three people have been killed and many injured as pro—government forces launched an operation to remove barricades set up by protesters two months ago in the city of masaya. more than a hundred and eighty people have died since protests began in april. the government accuses the demonstrators of trying to stage a coup — as lebo diseko reports. running battles once again on the streets of masaya. once a stronghold for president ortega's sandinista movement, now the centre of an uprising that has lasted two months. residents armed with home—made weapons take on militias loyal to the president. pro—government forces arrived in the early hours of monday morning to try and retake the city. what began as protests over cuts to pensions and social security has now turned into a movement demanding that president stands down. mr ortega has since repealed the controversial reforms but

the company was formed in 1889 from the business interests of thomas edison.replaced by the pharmaceutical company, walgreens boots alliance. it's a humanitarian crisis that could soon become much worse. more than 700,000 rohingya refugees have fled myanmar since last year and taken shelter in refugee camps in bangladesh. thousands of them are now at risk of landslides and flooding due to the upcoming monsoon season. dan johnson reports from cox's bazar in bangladesh. rohingya refugees are on the move again. still searching for a safe place to live. life is tough, even before it begins. asina's baby is due in a month, she's struggling with back pain and a swollen leg. "my house fell down," she says, "i was forced to stay with others." "a landslide damaged my home," says aziz fatimah, "for five days i didn't even have drinking water." and people keep coming to this. the newest part of the camp. there is stable land here, stronger homes, and better drainage. but many more are left facing the monsoon. people are living in such close living quarters, the potential

thomas edison invented largely practical products that he could make money. there's nothing wrong with that. the tesla felt that it's not like he didn't like money, he enjoyed his nice apartment at the waldorf historian. he felt that technology transcended the marketplace. that invention was more important than profit. so, no doubt he ain't high, perhaps higher than any inventor we have had. part of my reason for writing the book is to give him more credits and exposure than he had. i am not trying to criticize edison or others. but tesla did as well and these are a few pictures of him through his idealism, he thought that he would bring power to everyone around the world freely. he thought he would create robots that would eliminate drudgery. he basically was driven by inner forces that felt that sheer creation was the most important thing in the world. i would argue that we are better for it. thank you. [applause] >> we have time for a few questions if anybody has questions for our guest author. >> hello. in your book you speak of his brilliance. but you me

the company was formed in 1889 out of the business interests of thomas edison. original companies quoted when the dow was first established in 1896 and was a member continuously from 1907 until tuesday. the indian ocean island of mauritius is offering foreigners the chance to obtain citizenship in exchange for a non—refundable contribution of $1 million to the national sovereign wealth fund. it's been condemned by opposition politicians who say that nationality should not be a product to be sold. day six of the world cup has delivered yet more surprises. japan beat colombia 2—1 in the first match of the day. in the same group senegal managed to beat poland, also 2—1, and the hosts russia beat egypt 3—1, which means they're all but certain to qualify for the first knock—out round. paul frostick reports. even with a five nil win a few rated russia's chances at the world cup at the hosts are not there to make up the hosts are not there to make up the number. alexander samedov shot eventually going in. even the great mohamed salah could not rescue egypt despite a la

one is thomas edison high school who lost 64 members of their class in vietnam pen and the other is father judd high school that lost 27 members of their class. he could have been patriotic back then as opposed to this sham of an issue relative to the national anthem. i stand for the national and cover my heart because i'm a privileged white male and i have a reason to stand. there are other people in this country who have not experienced the same level of fairness and same level of issues that i have. and they have a right to show their displeasure. and that's what the first amendment is all about. and if he doesn't want to accept the first amendment or other amendments, that's on him. but i'm proud of our players. they're extremely -- they're wonderful athletes and great in the community. they volunteer, they raise money. they're all of them, malcolm and nathan and chris long and carson wentz. i'm very happy that they're super bowl champions and they don't have to go. >> this is the question i want to ask you. you had some tough words, your first answer here. you released a statement say

philadelphia we have two high schools that gave the ultimate to this country during the vietnam war, thomas edison high school gave up 64 members of their class killed in action and father judge high school gave up 27 of their members of their class killed in action in vietnam and when he had the opportunity to serve his country for real, his father got him out of it and i think it's really disingenuous for him to talk about patriotism any way, shape or form. >> it's interesting. i was talking to nate boyer who played in the nfl for a little bit before. he says we have to stop looking at this as a winning or losing issue and have to figure out a way to come together here. you say the president wouldn't invite the eagles to come to the white house because they disagreed with him and frankly there's plenty of evidence of that. on the other hand, though, do you feel that some of the players, even if they disagreed with the president, should have gone to the white house in a show of unity? maybe take the opportunity to make your case directly to the president. >> i don't how you can make your case to

thomas edison, a list of great ceos i guarantee welch is watching closely still, i can tell you thisains him greatly >> nobody likes to see the decline of a company >> 111 years, original dow component. it's finally off >> we will talk to nick hayman about the future of ge we will also talk about starbucks. shares are under pressure after indicating weak guidance and some store closures. i think they're closing 150 versus the 50 they would generally close. starbucks expects global same-store sales to rise 1%. they were looking for 3% based on the company's earlier guidance they also plan to close 150 underperforming u.s. cafes in fiscal 2019. that the triple the number it closed in recent years it also will be slowing the growth of licensed stores in airports, supermarkets and retail outlets starbucks announcing they will raise the quarterly dividend by 20% and plans to return $25 billion to shareholders through fiscal 2020. we'll hear more on this story. kevin johnson is sitting down with cnbc. that interview will be on "squawk on the street" at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. >> wow we're

then it got to be dark and there were lights and i thought thomas edison invented the light bulb and the wright brothers invented the airplane and they're americans. we invented the internet, polio vaccine, nuclear power. you can make a long list. it's hard to think of any major technological invention since world war ii that didn't have some support from government-sponsored research. so i would like to tell president trump and the office of management and budget that science, research, innovation and technology is what helped to make america first and that he include that in his america first agenda. the funding in this bill is a good first step toward doing that. it prioritizes federal spending that keeps america first in energy research. it increases funding to develop the next generation of super computers, the fastest computers in the world. two weeks ago energy secretary recognize perry traveled to oak ridge where he announced that the united states will regain the number-one position in super computing in the world. we compete for that every year with china and japan. to stay

then it got to be dark and there were lights everywhere and i thought, well, thomas edison invented the light bulb. we were flying at 30,000 feet. i thought, the wright brothers invented the airplane. they're all americans. that's not all. we invented the internet, the personal computer, the polio vaccine, the nuclear power. it's hard to think, mr. president, of a major technological innovation since world war ii that didn't have some support from government-sponsored research. a few weeks ago a friend of mine in nashville came up to me and lamented the fact. he said, i'm so sorry that congress hasn't been funding research, because he understood since world war ii it had been so important to our country. i told my friend that i think you've been missing what's actually been happening. because quietly with bipartisan support this congress, which has a republican majority and for the last two appropriations bills a republican president, has been approving record funding for science, research, and technology. it's important that the american people know that. since january 2015, it's true

speaking of bright, forget thomas edison.strong. this northumberland home the first in the world to be led by hydroelectric power. and you no windscreen wipers? we invented them. true. gladstone adams, 1908. the first public railway and the first to carry passengers on a public railway line, all down to us. and what about modern consumer classics like domestos? like lucozade? like the famous pasties. and finally, where would we be without this? the parmo, deagan middlesborough, waiting to be discovered by a global audience. eudunda what you are missing! i love that, you don't know what you are missing. you certainly don't. we met the little inventors earlier on. pa rt met the little inventors earlier on. part of the great exhibition of the north is about getting them inspired, and! north is about getting them inspired, and i have some of them here. tell me what you have invented. i have invented a smart process recycling food into energy, water from the black pipe, process recycling food into energy, waterfrom the black pipe,