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the hello i'm scott thompson are welcome to after the other job title for scott thompson is host to the news talk to them contributing to the future economy in services mark richard scott has hosted after ten for more than a year ranked from the get go he knows others say he knows he's a dad. what to expect the norse response will be in the sky please send it to the provocation and explain forests little bit. howell north korea views. these exercises that take place actu boss will respond consequently the national duty. his sudden changes like are we talking about some sort of. that situation went on some decor. john's extension in its one billion usd. it's so different from its really a good friend like that dad has resolved the situation the council take it very. we know the north is very unpredictable. um let's say another sudden change occurs within the regime. he expected us to respond. and the worst decision of a news editor and a program host might seem like two different worlds. any look like two different fields. but the experiences from these two fields lead into one another.
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i think the role of john thompson at microsoft cannot be overstated. they clearly made some really big non--microsoft like decisions at the board level not least of all making the decision about a senior leadership change. john thompson was the guy directing the board to make the decision that put pressure on steve ballmer and will force him out even though he is one of the largest shareholders and one of the original microsoft guys. clearly, john thompson had a big role in being successor. >> how involved was he in nadella to be the ceo? >> he was part of the process. we saw is that anytime a name came up in the press -- i suspect those names came up because people threw them out there and made up the names -- the board took the step to say we are considering that person or we will. we know about lots of people who were interviewed and went far along in the process. wentems like the board through some really rigorous work to determine both the direction of the company what kind of person they wanted to run it. >> we asked john thompson earlier today w
i think the role of john thompson at microsoft cannot be overstated. they clearly made some really big non--microsoft like decisions at the board level not least of all making the decision about a senior leadership change. john thompson was the guy directing the board to make the decision that put pressure on steve ballmer and will force him out even though he is one of the largest shareholders and one of the original microsoft guys. clearly, john thompson had a big role in being successor....
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. >> lea thompson is taken over as chairman.ill gates will -- john thompson will take over as the chairman. bill gates will stay on. >> i am glad sake a -- glad up.a has decided to step i'll have a third of my time available to meet with product groups and it will be fun to do find this next round of products working together. i am joined by jon erlichman, who helped break this news from l.a.. tell us in the final hour how this decision officially came together. important inoad is the context of this whole story. this was a company looking at other internal candidates. it were looking at ceos from other shops be in at the end of whoday they picked somebody knows bill gates, knows steve ballmer, has been there for over two decades. he says he is going to be ruthless about allowing this company take on the next chapter of what microsoft will be. thisill gates role come a is still a tough one to figure out exactly what ultimately he will be doing. presumably have a chance to be a bit more hands-on on a variety of things that satya
. >> lea thompson is taken over as chairman.ill gates will -- john thompson will take over as the chairman. bill gates will stay on. >> i am glad sake a -- glad up.a has decided to step i'll have a third of my time available to meet with product groups and it will be fun to do find this next round of products working together. i am joined by jon erlichman, who helped break this news from l.a.. tell us in the final hour how this decision officially came together. important inoad is...
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he said his name was phillup thompson.ked if he knew anybody by the name of joshan ashbrook and if he had picked up anybody or knew this female. >> phillup thompson confirmed he and his daughter had picked up joshan when she was hitchhiking. >> hey, can i borrow your phone real quick? >> took her to her boyfriend's house to leave the note, and then they dropped her off at the local walmart. >> and that's the last that he had seen of her. >> phillup thompson agreed to meet police later that day, but he failed to show up for his appointment. >> investigators looked at that as possibly, you know, a telltale sign of, you know, someone who was running away from something. >> but police received some troubling news. the cell phone wasn't registered to phillup thompson, it was registered to phillup partin, a convicted killer. >> phillup partin was convicted of a murder that he committed in 1987 in which he strangled a man with a phone cord or some kind of cord. >> short version was that phillup partin was what they call a hustler
he said his name was phillup thompson.ked if he knew anybody by the name of joshan ashbrook and if he had picked up anybody or knew this female. >> phillup thompson confirmed he and his daughter had picked up joshan when she was hitchhiking. >> hey, can i borrow your phone real quick? >> took her to her boyfriend's house to leave the note, and then they dropped her off at the local walmart. >> and that's the last that he had seen of her. >> phillup thompson agreed...
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suzanne thompson called dr. anthony szema, a professor at stone brook university school of medicine who has been analyzing dust from iraq and its impact on veterans' lung function. >> i wanted to make sure that he got some of the lung tissue. i said what happened to will, happened to will, we can't change that. but if there is anything we can do to help other soldiers, we wanted to do that. >> we first met dr. szema last march. >> how toxic is that dust. >> this dust is very toxic. >> jeff: 14% of the veterans he studied returned with some sort of lung complication. this week dr. szema will present the results of his team's analysis of camp victory dust to a pentagon subcommittee. >> after one month of exposure of sub-lethal doses of this stuff we can see thickening or lung fibrosis. so if in the mice, so if we give a larger dose, it will kill mouse. and eventually in a human that would lead to a lung transplant. >> jeff: any doubt in your mind that what is happening to him now is because of what he was breathin
suzanne thompson called dr. anthony szema, a professor at stone brook university school of medicine who has been analyzing dust from iraq and its impact on veterans' lung function. >> i wanted to make sure that he got some of the lung tissue. i said what happened to will, happened to will, we can't change that. but if there is anything we can do to help other soldiers, we wanted to do that. >> we first met dr. szema last march. >> how toxic is that dust. >> this dust is...
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thompson says he has the goods.rated an ability to provide a cloud-based platform on which others can build applications. on top of that, office 365 is a very successful cloud-based application. i think the combination of those things provide the foundation on which microsoft can clearly grow its cloud-based business. the other dimension of microsoft strategy is focusing on how we become even more relevant to consumers. devices and services strategy launched about a year ago is very much a part of that. it will be interesting to see how sasha augments that as we move forward. >> thompson led the search for the new ceo. how thed to us about two along with bill gates plan to work together. >> the relationship between sasha and i will evolve as we become closer as partners in the redirection of microsoft. clearly, the combination of me, sasha, and bill have a responsibility to not just work on the strategy of the company, but more importantly to do a broad communications strategy to support customers, partners, and inv
thompson says he has the goods.rated an ability to provide a cloud-based platform on which others can build applications. on top of that, office 365 is a very successful cloud-based application. i think the combination of those things provide the foundation on which microsoft can clearly grow its cloud-based business. the other dimension of microsoft strategy is focusing on how we become even more relevant to consumers. devices and services strategy launched about a year ago is very much a part...
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"right this minute" via skype along with the birthday fin thompson.hday. >> happy birthday, fin. >> what did you think when you heard the song? >> it was good. >> i know your uncle put a lot of work into it. what did you like about the song? >> all of it. >> okay, uncle jeff, tell you what inspired you to write this song for fin. >> i live in asheville, north carolina, and fin lives down in new orleans, louisiana, so i don't see him nearly as often as i would like to. it was a way of sending him a more intimate version of a card. i wanted to make him smile. ♪ he's been climbing things since shortly after birth and there's nothing he canned build with some leggos and he's filled with more energy than the oceans filled with surf ♪ ♪ speaking of the ocean fin can sail and he built a boat from wood without nails ♪ ♪ because his dad's an engineer and a sailor who can steer through any storm and he's a good dad without fail ♪ >> it sounds like fin is a pretty busy guy. it sounds like he has a lot of hobbies. >> did you want to tell them about sailing? what
"right this minute" via skype along with the birthday fin thompson.hday. >> happy birthday, fin. >> what did you think when you heard the song? >> it was good. >> i know your uncle put a lot of work into it. what did you like about the song? >> all of it. >> okay, uncle jeff, tell you what inspired you to write this song for fin. >> i live in asheville, north carolina, and fin lives down in new orleans, louisiana, so i don't see him nearly as...
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klay thompson with the steel and two on one and takes it himself. and then curry went for 23. warriors are up 14. why are the gm and the owner there so concerned. the kings with a 10-0 run went for 26. the warriors come back in the fourth. green with authority. warriors win it 101-92. college ball and cal hosting ucla and the bears had no answer for that man, jordan adams. cal with the steal. a breakaway jam, but this game was pretty much all bruins. the contact and scoops it in. he had 28 points and five steals as the bruins strut in
klay thompson with the steel and two on one and takes it himself. and then curry went for 23. warriors are up 14. why are the gm and the owner there so concerned. the kings with a 10-0 run went for 26. the warriors come back in the fourth. green with authority. warriors win it 101-92. college ball and cal hosting ucla and the bears had no answer for that man, jordan adams. cal with the steal. a breakaway jam, but this game was pretty much all bruins. the contact and scoops it in. he had 28...
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there's a bunch of them there, mark thompson. and they all describe reasons familiar to floridians and now to the nation about what apparently can get you killed here in the state of florida. >> and you know, that's very true. i tweeted out that same cartoon by jim moran in miami over the weekend. we've got another case coming up. >> and you know, that's very true. i tweeted out that same cartoon by jim moran in miami over the weekend. we've got another case coming up. the case of ricardo saenz who was 21 years old who was shot down and another individual is claiming self-defense. so it is very, very clear that this is a problem. and even where the stand your ground law is not formally invoked or imposed, there is obviously this culture, this feeling in florida, again, that african-americans are some type of existential threat. it's interesting, though. not only do we need to change that law, but maybe we need to inform more juries because the fact of the matter is when you have a jury for a self-defense trial such as this it act
there's a bunch of them there, mark thompson. and they all describe reasons familiar to floridians and now to the nation about what apparently can get you killed here in the state of florida. >> and you know, that's very true. i tweeted out that same cartoon by jim moran in miami over the weekend. we've got another case coming up. >> and you know, that's very true. i tweeted out that same cartoon by jim moran in miami over the weekend. we've got another case coming up. the case of...
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thompson as the chairman taking over from the founder bill gates.o perhaps move into some new role where he conceivably for a time will be busier with microsoft business. but one would anticipate his foundation will continue to take the bulk of his time. so middling response to something that was not fully unexpected but perhaps not completely embraced by the shareholders. >> i'm wondering what the potential here is for an activist to get more active in a company like microsoft when you talk about spinning off consumer businesses. i know jim cramer talking about xbox and skype and the businesses that potentially have other kind of growth opportunities outside microsoft or have been losers like bing. >> yeah. right, bing and nokia coming into the fold and many people wondering why that's the case. i don't know that you're going to see an activist presence at this point. value act is a large shareholder here. it's hard to mix it up although we talk so off about mega cap companies play a role despite small percentage ownerships. in big cap tech there a
thompson as the chairman taking over from the founder bill gates.o perhaps move into some new role where he conceivably for a time will be busier with microsoft business. but one would anticipate his foundation will continue to take the bulk of his time. so middling response to something that was not fully unexpected but perhaps not completely embraced by the shareholders. >> i'm wondering what the potential here is for an activist to get more active in a company like microsoft when you...
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tell me more about john thompson. >> a longtime ibm guy. he took semantic and ran one of many companies in the new emerging world of internet security and became the leader in that business. he made a lot of money for himself in the process. his role as a war member has been just as important. his central role in turning the heat up on steve ballmer is really interesting and one of the untold stories of microsoft. ballmer seen steve retired from the company. how much was his own doing? how much was the board asking tougher questions? johnows the hands of thompson. >> let's take a look at this interview. what the biggest challenges are for microsoft lying ahead. >> the issue quite frankly for us is about focus. one of the reasons why we chose sasha and adele as she has a strong background her. we are excited to watch the next few months unfold as he builds his strategy to reject the company. >> absolutely. so much will focus on the cloud. the company that find the cloud attractive want fast service providers, quick service providers, flexibl
tell me more about john thompson. >> a longtime ibm guy. he took semantic and ran one of many companies in the new emerging world of internet security and became the leader in that business. he made a lot of money for himself in the process. his role as a war member has been just as important. his central role in turning the heat up on steve ballmer is really interesting and one of the untold stories of microsoft. ballmer seen steve retired from the company. how much was his own doing?...
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i'm mary thompson with this news alert. chuck hagel proposing big defense cuts today.uts, shrinking the size of the army to preworld war ii levels and eliminating an entire fleet of air force fighter jets. but defense stocks rally on the fuse. lockheed martin, for instance, will still get money for the fighter jets under the plan. >>> and will president obama really give a definitive answer one way or the other on the keystone pipeline? mary fallon said the president assured governors that an answer would come in the next couple of months. >>> and we do have some sad news tonight. actor, director, screenwriter harold ramis has died. he was in "animal house," "groundhog day," and "stripes." i, for one, will miss him. >>> i think the really interesting story now is going to be the cutbacks in defense regarding personnel. there will probably be cut backs in investment, also. hagel may not be the most popular guy, we will see, but from my experience and discussions in washington, a lot of republican budget cutters, including paul ryan as a leader, briefs in defense downsiz
i'm mary thompson with this news alert. chuck hagel proposing big defense cuts today.uts, shrinking the size of the army to preworld war ii levels and eliminating an entire fleet of air force fighter jets. but defense stocks rally on the fuse. lockheed martin, for instance, will still get money for the fighter jets under the plan. >>> and will president obama really give a definitive answer one way or the other on the keystone pipeline? mary fallon said the president assured governors...
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thompson. he had been walking his dog on a farm 50 miles from the kidnap site. >> immediately, i felt a lump just come in my throat, thinking that we had two deceased victims. >> thought it may be a baby doll because i was near an area where people have dumped trash over the years. i saw flies around it, and the way my dog was reacting, i knew it was no baby doll. it was a human being. >> there, police found ginger hayes dead from multiple blows to the head. 30 feet away was her infant son, nicolas, lying face down in the dirt. >> i was very shocked. the emotion was already set. i'm going to have to deal with the demise of a child, which was one of my greatest fears. >> but as sergeant saunders got closer, the baby began to move. >> when he raised his head and started to crawl, you know, you went from fear to this is great. >> the baby, wearing only a diaper, was severely sunburned, but otherwise unharmed. he was airlifted to a regional burn center for treatment. >> the hospital medical doctors
thompson. he had been walking his dog on a farm 50 miles from the kidnap site. >> immediately, i felt a lump just come in my throat, thinking that we had two deceased victims. >> thought it may be a baby doll because i was near an area where people have dumped trash over the years. i saw flies around it, and the way my dog was reacting, i knew it was no baby doll. it was a human being. >> there, police found ginger hayes dead from multiple blows to the head. 30 feet away was...
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our report tonight from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: hurdling down a mountain track at 85 miles an hour, jasmine fenlator says riding a bobsled is a dance between aggression and finesse. >> in less than the blink of an eye you need to adapt and change and get back on the line. >> reporter: jasmine's 28 years is a story about a patient. as a child she dreamed of dancing her way to the olympics. >> at 6 years old, saying i'm going to write to a congressman to tell him he needs to put dance in the olympics. my mom's like, whatever you want, whatever you think you can do, i'll support you. >> reporter: her mom's susan's support would be there all jasmine's life, especially facing indelicate questions from her middle school classmates. >> are you adopted? no, that's my mom. why don't you look like her? she's white, my dad's black and i'm brown. i don't understand why you don't understand. >> reporter: the dancing child became a teenaged track star. her skills set wouldn't get her to the summer games. but her college coach recommended jasmine to the u.s. bobsled team. had you ever bee
our report tonight from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: hurdling down a mountain track at 85 miles an hour, jasmine fenlator says riding a bobsled is a dance between aggression and finesse. >> in less than the blink of an eye you need to adapt and change and get back on the line. >> reporter: jasmine's 28 years is a story about a patient. as a child she dreamed of dancing her way to the olympics. >> at 6 years old, saying i'm going to write to a congressman to tell him...
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anne thompson high above us as day one is history. ann, thanks. >>> and topping the second straight day now, the pacific northwest is getting slammed by a powerful storm bringing torrential rain and record-setting snow. on the upside, however, is the need for precipitation of course during the history-making drought all the way to the south in california. we get our report tonight from nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: thirsty for any hint of water, the west coast is finally getting what it needs. but in oregon, the winter weather comes with a price, 600 crashes statewide and a ten-mile interstate backup near salem that stranded hundreds of motorists for hours. >> i have never seen anything like this. >> reporter: in portland, a city that rarely sees snow, five inches is already enough to make this the most snowy february in 21 years, other parts of the state have seen a foot or more. in drought-stricken california, rain is hitting much needed snow falls on the sierra nevada mountains, prompting major traffic jams as skiers flee to higher
anne thompson high above us as day one is history. ann, thanks. >>> and topping the second straight day now, the pacific northwest is getting slammed by a powerful storm bringing torrential rain and record-setting snow. on the upside, however, is the need for precipitation of course during the history-making drought all the way to the south in california. we get our report tonight from nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: thirsty for any hint of water, the west coast is finally getting...
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nbc's anne thompson has our report. >> reporter: tonight the u.s. wants to dump the speed skating suits once touted as revolutionary. six long track events, zero olympic medals in the mach 39, the high-tech suit made by under armour with lockheed martin, the maker of fighter jets and rockets. now the americans are asking if they can switch back to their old under armour suits. >> there will be no three-peat. >> reporter: this week after shani davis, the world's best finished a shocking eighth in the 1000 meters, heather richardson and the women altered the new suits for last night's race. >> a patch to cover up the vent that was originally on the suits when the team arrived here at sochi. >> reporter: that vent is supposed to reduce body heat. but it's suspected of creating drag and slowing the racers down. >> heather richards is going to have to keep the tempo up a little bit. >> reporter: at the usa house it was all smiles as russian president vladimir putin paid a surprise visit, sipping wine, talking sports, not politics. while on this valentine
nbc's anne thompson has our report. >> reporter: tonight the u.s. wants to dump the speed skating suits once touted as revolutionary. six long track events, zero olympic medals in the mach 39, the high-tech suit made by under armour with lockheed martin, the maker of fighter jets and rockets. now the americans are asking if they can switch back to their old under armour suits. >> there will be no three-peat. >> reporter: this week after shani davis, the world's best finished a...
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ann thompson is live for us in sochi on a day where there has been heavy precipitation, we're told. ann, i'm going to offer our viewers a spoiler alert really quickly. close your eyes, cover your ears. don't change the channel though. we'll give you a few seconds. there we go. david wise of reno, nevada, just claimed gold in the men's ski ha half-pipe. . >> i'm actually in krasnaya p y polyana which is the mountain venue. up there it was really miserable. they had very wet snow, and, in fact, in the men's ski halfpipe tonight, david wise, he posted a 92 on his first run, and on his second run he crashed, but that 92 was good enough to hold up for a gold medal. many of his competitors fell because the snow was very wet and there have been complaint all throughout these games of the condition of the halfpipe, and i can tell you it didn't get any better tonight. >> how about on the women's side? the american mikaela shiffrin with a somewhat digs appointing fifth in her debut in the games in the giant slalom. what's next for her? >> well, she runs in her best race. that's the slat okay,
ann thompson is live for us in sochi on a day where there has been heavy precipitation, we're told. ann, i'm going to offer our viewers a spoiler alert really quickly. close your eyes, cover your ears. don't change the channel though. we'll give you a few seconds. there we go. david wise of reno, nevada, just claimed gold in the men's ski ha half-pipe. . >> i'm actually in krasnaya p y polyana which is the mountain venue. up there it was really miserable. they had very wet snow, and, in...
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nadella's job or thompson positive job?een aya and searsy holdings are now being chairman of sensus, that they are very different jobs. as a ceo you are grinding it out on a daily basis. every single problem. whether somebody said something inappropriate at a meeting and it is kind of an hr issue you are dealing with, or whether or not there is a big deal you are trying to close and you can't get the final term executed, dealing with all that stuff. as the chairman, you have the benefit to, frankly, be able to think and provide a certain clarity. surely at -- as the ceo you get to do that also but at different points in one's life and based on different situations, it is a matter of preference. i loved when i had the ceo role. and right now i am loving life as the chairman -- [laughter] of a technology company. >> he earned it, lou. thank you for joining us. the former ceo of sears holdings and avaya. back in two minutes with more with sam zell. ♪ then washington, congressional budget office released arlington numbers about
nadella's job or thompson positive job?een aya and searsy holdings are now being chairman of sensus, that they are very different jobs. as a ceo you are grinding it out on a daily basis. every single problem. whether somebody said something inappropriate at a meeting and it is kind of an hr issue you are dealing with, or whether or not there is a big deal you are trying to close and you can't get the final term executed, dealing with all that stuff. as the chairman, you have the benefit to,...
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anne thompson is up at the nearby alpine center above us in the mountains over sochi. anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. it was a day of firsts. the first competitions in the mountains. the first olympic snowboard slope style runs, and the first time americans have competed at an olympics in russia. the 22nd winter olympics took off at the extreme park where the equally extreme fans watched the snowboard slope style qualifications for men and women. one of the competitors, 19-year-old karly shorr from milford, michigan, seeing her mom, mo, for the first time since making the olympic team. >> go get it! go get it! >> i love you. >> i love you more. >> reporter: her challenge? the controversial course altered earlier in the week after some athletes complained it was dangerous. a series of rails and jumps to take her mom's breath away. >> when she flies over those jumps, what happens to your heart? >> i'm good now. it took me a while but i'm okay. >> reporter: in the sparks of the enthusiastic crowd, amber kipke, an olympic volunteer is a long way from
anne thompson is up at the nearby alpine center above us in the mountains over sochi. anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. it was a day of firsts. the first competitions in the mountains. the first olympic snowboard slope style runs, and the first time americans have competed at an olympics in russia. the 22nd winter olympics took off at the extreme park where the equally extreme fans watched the snowboard slope style qualifications for men and women. one of the...
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anne thompson, nbc news, park city. >>> and that's our broadcast on a monday night. thank you for being here with us as we start off a new week. i'm brian williams reporting to you tonight from the winter olympic games in sochi. a reminder, it may be coming up on 4:00 a.m. here. your night is just getting started. prime time coverage begins at 8/7:00 central a reminder of the prime time >>> right now at 6:00, it is the winter many people have been waiting for. lots of snow bringing northern california a little closer to what it needs when it comes to water, but the snow is just part of the story. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. we're trying out from the first major storms of the year that brought inches of rain to the bay area, several inches in many parts but it wasn't an even spread. >> look here, a good soaking on the right and the south bay, the reservoir still empty, deer grazing where there is supposed to be water. >> terry mcsweeney is looking at snow pack and chris sanchez is measuring numbers but we begin with jef
anne thompson, nbc news, park city. >>> and that's our broadcast on a monday night. thank you for being here with us as we start off a new week. i'm brian williams reporting to you tonight from the winter olympic games in sochi. a reminder, it may be coming up on 4:00 a.m. here. your night is just getting started. prime time coverage begins at 8/7:00 central a reminder of the prime time >>> right now at 6:00, it is the winter many people have been waiting for. lots of snow...
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anne thompson is up at the mountain top ski venue for us tonight. anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. you know, today the winter olympics felt like the spring games. forcing officials to cancel the practice runs for the women's downhill and creating a backdrop for one of the biggest upsets at these games so far. at the mountain olympic venues today, the weather was the toughest competitor. the cross country free sprint at times was more like a demolition derby than a race. skiers stumbling on snow turned so mushy by 40 degree temperatures, it was described as mashed potatoes. snow conditions and design complaints plagued the men's snowboard halfpipe. one fan struck gold when after making the finals, shaun white climbed over the barrier to greet 10-year-old ben hughes. make-a-wish sent the cancer survivor to the olympics with his family. can you stay up until the very end? >> yes. >> reporter: and now hughes wants to grow up to be an engineer or a snowboarder. what are you going to tell your friends about this experience when you go
anne thompson is up at the mountain top ski venue for us tonight. anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. you know, today the winter olympics felt like the spring games. forcing officials to cancel the practice runs for the women's downhill and creating a backdrop for one of the biggest upsets at these games so far. at the mountain olympic venues today, the weather was the toughest competitor. the cross country free sprint at times was more like a demolition derby than a...
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anne thompson, nbc news, sochi. >>> that's our broadcast on a monday night as we start off a new week here. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> right now at 6:00, the wild ride on wall street and it's not a good thing. it impacts millions of people and investors with 401 k acounts. >> i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. a month worth of losses have lots of people in the bay area wondering what is going on and why the market is so jittery and what happens now? >> scott budman joins us with answers. >> the market has been on a roll for years but after a 5% drop in the month of january, february started with another steep loss. is it time to get out of stocks or time to take a deep breath and think about the long term? stocks in february picked up where they left off in january with a big loss, more than 300 points down on the dow, more than 1 0 poi0 points lost on th nasdaq. but san jose financial planner hilary martin points out a month of steep losses is not a full blown crisis, espe
anne thompson, nbc news, sochi. >>> that's our broadcast on a monday night as we start off a new week here. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> right now at 6:00, the wild ride on wall street and it's not a good thing. it impacts millions of people and investors with 401 k acounts. >> i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. a month worth of losses have lots of people...
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the warriors were down by 16 in the first half, but guards stephen curry and klay thompson got hot.p with 34 points and nine asates and thompson scored 22 as the warriors beat the bulls, 102-87. >>> they overcame a night to grind out a victory against oregon. t.j. mcconnell hit a three-pointer to give the wildcats a lead with 90 seconds left. arizona beat oregon, 67-65. >>> and baseball hall of famer ralph kiner has died. kiner hit 56 home runs in the beginning of his career. beginning in 1976 he had a home run or tied in each of his first seven seasons. he was a six-time all-star and after he retired kiner became a beloved announcer for the new york mets. ralph kiner died yesterday at his home in california. he was 91 years old. >>> when we return, inside beatlemania. ringo starr reveals how the beatles' historic appearance at the ed sullivan theater changed everything for the fab four. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs morning news" sponsored by silk. try silk almond milk light original with half the calories of skim milk. with half the calories of skim milk. try our delicious ne
the warriors were down by 16 in the first half, but guards stephen curry and klay thompson got hot.p with 34 points and nine asates and thompson scored 22 as the warriors beat the bulls, 102-87. >>> they overcame a night to grind out a victory against oregon. t.j. mcconnell hit a three-pointer to give the wildcats a lead with 90 seconds left. arizona beat oregon, 67-65. >>> and baseball hall of famer ralph kiner has died. kiner hit 56 home runs in the beginning of his career....
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clay thompson for punt five assess paid staff carry a 13.8 assists. match at ucla being connected madison. bears lost ucla is just flat out better. claudia mott some of his way that seems to store the giants can paid a much weight did call los paid him for said 40 now stand at 30. i care about me more i care about the team. the setting off th account usa 723 overall russia and netherlands are read their. [ female announcer ] a gold medal in any sport starts with a good night's sleep in pampers. while ordinary diape have only two layers, pampers has thre absorbent layers, to stay up to three times drier. for bright tomorrows, pampers. i takbecausewoo hoo!'t beatrning for my frzero heartburn. frequent heartburn medicine dfor 8 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. frequent heartburn medicine dfor 8 straight years. througet a sealy queen set $500 on befor just $399.osturepedic. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. but hurry, sleep train's presidents' day sale ends sunday. these are the hands a pediatrician.
clay thompson for punt five assess paid staff carry a 13.8 assists. match at ucla being connected madison. bears lost ucla is just flat out better. claudia mott some of his way that seems to store the giants can paid a much weight did call los paid him for said 40 now stand at 30. i care about me more i care about the team. the setting off th account usa 723 overall russia and netherlands are read their. [ female announcer ] a gold medal in any sport starts with a good night's sleep in pampers....
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one country had a double celebration in the women's ski cross finals my mil thompson from canada won gold silver lead to another canadian kelsey santa bronze planted an apple and some speed in it. one country also celebrated two medals in the women's style on goal and to me kind of shifting from the united states. silver went to my niece shield from austria. ron's been to another austrian packed and sent off. in the spine after winning a gold plant in ukraine. silva went to rush out and bronze in the lane ms carnell canada won gold at its betterment takes in umno. who won silver in st and got bronze. the medal standings at an allegiance and eating the gold medal count to ten. that's all fine summary of friday's events and sexy. the three day multiple cuts. the ruling. i knew. the time. the assigned i don't. i am. some of the workers. this is. he concludes next. there is always to. tt's. i was. i am subjected to these constitutions to me the stink eye. i know
one country had a double celebration in the women's ski cross finals my mil thompson from canada won gold silver lead to another canadian kelsey santa bronze planted an apple and some speed in it. one country also celebrated two medals in the women's style on goal and to me kind of shifting from the united states. silver went to my niece shield from austria. ron's been to another austrian packed and sent off. in the spine after winning a gold plant in ukraine. silva went to rush out and bronze...
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we hear from historian neil mcmillen, author rick bowers, and mississippi commerce and bennie thompson begins with our guest in jackson, jerry mitchell. >> i will never forget finding clyde kennard. his great crime against the state of mississippi was to apply to go to college. he was an upstanding citizen who had studied in the northern universities and was very ambitious and profoundly decent and good guy. the 1950's, he tried to go to the university of southern mississippi. >> in the 1950's, the few african-americans in the south who were able to enroll in college could only attend black schools. his application to attend mississippi southern was seen as an attack on segregation and set into motion the swift response from the state. his application was given to the mississippi state sovereignty commission, an organization few mississippians even knew existed. they did a report that track his background growing up in mississippi, his time spent with his family in chicago, his time in the military, his time at the university of chicago and his time back in mississippi helping his aili
we hear from historian neil mcmillen, author rick bowers, and mississippi commerce and bennie thompson begins with our guest in jackson, jerry mitchell. >> i will never forget finding clyde kennard. his great crime against the state of mississippi was to apply to go to college. he was an upstanding citizen who had studied in the northern universities and was very ambitious and profoundly decent and good guy. the 1950's, he tried to go to the university of southern mississippi. >> in...
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thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. let me thank the ranking member of the committee, the gentleman from oregon, for allowing me to speak in support of this legislation even though he has reserved time in opposition. mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 3590, the sportsmen's heritage and recreational enhancement act of 2013. today's bill is the product of the work of members of the bipartisan congressional sportsmen's caucus which i serve as co-chair. the congressional sportsmen's caucus is the largest caucus in congress, boasting nearly 300 members. the caucus seeks to advance hunting, angling, shooting and trapping legislative priorities. today's bill is comprised of eight individual bills that seeks to promote these interests. mr. speaker, not only is hunting and fishing a great passion for millions of individuals like myself, it is also a major contributor to the u.s. economy. mississippi, home to some of the world's finest duck, whitetail and sports fishing, contributed $2.2 billion to the economy in 2011 alone.
thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. let me thank the ranking member of the committee, the gentleman from oregon, for allowing me to speak in support of this legislation even though he has reserved time in opposition. mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 3590, the sportsmen's heritage and recreational enhancement act of 2013. today's bill is the product of the work of members of the bipartisan congressional sportsmen's caucus which i serve as co-chair. the congressional sportsmen's...
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mary thompson reports tonight on the one company freedman seeding in chicago on where the jobs are. >> reporter: 120-year-old freedman seeding is growing like an adolescent. >> over the past 10 years we've averaged about 10% compounded growth per year. >> reporter: as with the teenager, the growth spurt for the maker of seats for buses and delivery trucks brings some unwelcome problems. after adding 100 workers last year, president craig freedman wants to hire another 35 skilled workers this year if he can find them. >> there's been a bidding war for these workers. >> reporter: those workers include welders and people trained to operate computer-guided machines. freedman says smaller manufacturers along with richer chicago-based multinationals sometimes poach these employees. so the shortage of workers for these high-paying jobs which could fetch up to 12 to $25 an hour is squeezing freedman's bottom line. >> we have to use a lot of overtime to get the work done. we have to outsource a fair amount of work that we don't have the capacity to do because we don't have the skilled labor to
mary thompson reports tonight on the one company freedman seeding in chicago on where the jobs are. >> reporter: 120-year-old freedman seeding is growing like an adolescent. >> over the past 10 years we've averaged about 10% compounded growth per year. >> reporter: as with the teenager, the growth spurt for the maker of seats for buses and delivery trucks brings some unwelcome problems. after adding 100 workers last year, president craig freedman wants to hire another 35...
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john thompson will assume the role as chairman. his record is mixed. as ceo of symantec he grew revenue ten fold but also oversaw the controversial acquisition of veritas in 2004. analysts say thompson left symantec in far worse shape because of that deal. as for steve ballmer, he remains on the board at least for now. one issue for nadella, will he have room to operate as the ceo or will gates and ballmer try and dominate the board room. while several changes were made today, the question remains about whether this new leadership team can help microsoft transition to a company focused on mobile and cloud technology. nadella has the experience in the cloud and will soon find out whether he has the ability to take on the many challenges facing microsoft. josh lipton, "nightly business report," silicon valley. >>> joining us now to talk more about microsoft's new ceo is brent phil. he's senior analyst at ubs. brent, you've probably heard all the talk on wall street today. they wanted a new ceo to run microsoft, someone that was an outsider from the compa
john thompson will assume the role as chairman. his record is mixed. as ceo of symantec he grew revenue ten fold but also oversaw the controversial acquisition of veritas in 2004. analysts say thompson left symantec in far worse shape because of that deal. as for steve ballmer, he remains on the board at least for now. one issue for nadella, will he have room to operate as the ceo or will gates and ballmer try and dominate the board room. while several changes were made today, the question...
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. >> reporter:ana thompson is the executive director of the bay area lyme foundation, which sponsored the study. >> reporter:researchers also found ticks that were carrying a second newly discovered human pathogen that has unknown health consequences. >> reporter:finally, thompson says that anyone visiting open spaces in the bay area can take some very basic precautions to avoid coming in contact with ticks. in portola valley, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> reporter:lyme can be difficult to diagnose, but its early symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue and sometimes a telltale rash that looks like a bull's- eye centered on the tick bite. if left untreated, the infection can cause a range of health problems from arthritis and joint pain to immune deficiencies and a persistent cognitive fog. most people recover with antibiotic treatment, but, for unknown reasons, some patients who suffer from a variety of lyme-like symptoms find no relief from the normally proscribed therapy. a lot of people are wondering about lyme disease it is the top story here in our bay area news section clic
. >> reporter:ana thompson is the executive director of the bay area lyme foundation, which sponsored the study. >> reporter:researchers also found ticks that were carrying a second newly discovered human pathogen that has unknown health consequences. >> reporter:finally, thompson says that anyone visiting open spaces in the bay area can take some very basic precautions to avoid coming in contact with ticks. in portola valley, charles clifford kron 4 news. >>...
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the man tommy thompson in january nineteen forty five. auschwitz was evacuated tens of thousands of men and women and children or the tool through railway station sixty three comedy story on what later became known as the death march they were to be transported by rail to concentration camps within germany. to which we. the owner. eighteen if the victims are buried here. the senate even lead to congestion. some of the thames been identified the group stopped to reflect and meditate pray. i scanned some grapes. eight inches when ellen. i try to imagine what they went through back then. note to mr aso they had nothing to eat so they were forced to keep marching until the ss men were tired and wanted to rest. it's only on pay my respects to the victim's face and will move on its legion of the day it's time to get down to announce to you the greek and cheeses for a long time to vent it's still a few kilometers into milestone today. tonight don't eat in school and an outstanding story. the man has invited them up to forty two km to welcome res
the man tommy thompson in january nineteen forty five. auschwitz was evacuated tens of thousands of men and women and children or the tool through railway station sixty three comedy story on what later became known as the death march they were to be transported by rail to concentration camps within germany. to which we. the owner. eighteen if the victims are buried here. the senate even lead to congestion. some of the thames been identified the group stopped to reflect and meditate pray. i...
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has around ninety seven hyundai angola fifty thousand local needy alec sinker esa thompson's recent cross likes the deal will give towns are in cisco tying to prepare for the latest trend and the tech world the internet of paintings which products ranging from cars and household goods are connected to the internet like tiny devices. cisco is one of the team companies in eighteen ten and us agents john chambers says christian in a studio set last month during his keynote at this casino male iconic show the internet every knee will forever change our dealer you buy it for business this chamber said it would be nineteen trillion dollar opportunity. and yes i need and use. the current shipbuilding industry got to a smooth start this year of blogging the most global orders in january when the sparks and research services said friday that korean shipbuilder has won orders totaling nearly one point seven million compensated cross times last month. he'd jump of more than one hundred fifteen percent from the same period last year the figure represents more than forty five percent of the tota
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tisha thompson has our report. >> reporter: next time you go to your pharmacy, peek around the counter. you might see a large machine tucked behind a shelf that is a pharmacy robot. it's supposed to make medicine safer. but the news4 i-team is going to show you how these machines can multiply one mistake into dozens. >> they provide a valuable service. >> reporter: carmen is the executive director of the national association of boards of pharmacy and says more and more large chains are using pharmacy robots. >> the robot holds your top 200 fastest moving tablets and capsules. >> reporter: in this video from a prom meant robot maker you can see how a pharmacist types a prescription in. a robotic arm pulls pills from a cell, place them in a bottle and labels it. >> each robot comes standard with an open control center. >> they can help with dispensing. and the error rate is significantly lower than if you have technicians or even pharmacists sometimes filling prescriptions. >> reporter: dr. sydney wolf at the watchdog public citizen says there have been two respected medical studies that
tisha thompson has our report. >> reporter: next time you go to your pharmacy, peek around the counter. you might see a large machine tucked behind a shelf that is a pharmacy robot. it's supposed to make medicine safer. but the news4 i-team is going to show you how these machines can multiply one mistake into dozens. >> they provide a valuable service. >> reporter: carmen is the executive director of the national association of boards of pharmacy and says more and more large...
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as we say, this is our dream team, richard engel and pete williams and ann thompson. let's turn to another geopolitical strain on the russian/american controversy. joining me now chris cillizza, managing editor of postpolitics.com and "washington post" columnist, ruth marcus, we're talking about yogurt and chobani and i have to disclose, i eat it all the time. with that, chris cillizza, even chuck schumer has gotten into this. what is the problem with putin blocking our yogurt for our athletes. >> chobani made in new york and chuck schumer involving himself, it is basically at the airport for the u.s. winter olympic team being blocked according to schumer because of sort of unattainable demands being made by the russians to get it over to our people. but you point out, golly, this is the latest -- might be minor, but the latest in a long string of our not so friendly relations with russia in the last years. >> and ruth marcus, let's talk about this. yogurt is yogurt, but when it isn't when you have an international situation. >> international yogurt situation. >> tens
as we say, this is our dream team, richard engel and pete williams and ann thompson. let's turn to another geopolitical strain on the russian/american controversy. joining me now chris cillizza, managing editor of postpolitics.com and "washington post" columnist, ruth marcus, we're talking about yogurt and chobani and i have to disclose, i eat it all the time. with that, chris cillizza, even chuck schumer has gotten into this. what is the problem with putin blocking our yogurt for our...
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the powerful line by thompson, who quotes dunn saying are you talking to me?this is extraordinary. >> it emanates from loud music, like someone throwing popcorn at you. >> it is terrible. thanks so much. we have another case we're going to talk about. bring it up there. we're going to talk a little bit later as we delve more into another legal case. thanks so much. >>> police arrest several suspects in the investigation into drugs found in philip seymour hoffman's apartment, but could any of them be charged in his death? avery and richard will be back on that, next. i always say be the man with the plan but with less energy, moodiness, and a low sex drive, i had to do something. i saw my doctor. a blood test showed it was low testosterone, not age. we talked about axiron the only underarm low t treatment that can restore t levels to normal in about two weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact wh
the powerful line by thompson, who quotes dunn saying are you talking to me?this is extraordinary. >> it emanates from loud music, like someone throwing popcorn at you. >> it is terrible. thanks so much. we have another case we're going to talk about. bring it up there. we're going to talk a little bit later as we delve more into another legal case. thanks so much. >>> police arrest several suspects in the investigation into drugs found in philip seymour hoffman's...
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and mike thompson was asking him about threats at sochi.ic threats targeting the olympics? >> there are a number of specific threats of varying degrees of credibility that we're tracking. this is what we expected. it's what we saw in the run-up to prior olympic games like these. >> is it safe for americans to travel to sochi? >> i would say that americans should follow the state department guidance in that regard. >> just to be careful, not advertise that you're an american. don't wear your american flag and your olympic uniform outside the venues. >> that's basically it. what matt can't say in public but is probably good advice is be very, very careful if you're outside of sochi. traveling between moscow and sochi, especially via train, that is going to be much more dangerous than being in sochi because of the ring of steel that the russians had set up. there's no guarantee that people are staying in sochi either. we've seen attacks elsewhere, atlanta in 1996. >> with the two warships now moving into the black sea for a potential evacuatio
and mike thompson was asking him about threats at sochi.ic threats targeting the olympics? >> there are a number of specific threats of varying degrees of credibility that we're tracking. this is what we expected. it's what we saw in the run-up to prior olympic games like these. >> is it safe for americans to travel to sochi? >> i would say that americans should follow the state department guidance in that regard. >> just to be careful, not advertise that you're an...
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. >> reporter: kevin thompson says dunn parked next to them asked them to turn down the music. thompson described it in court as pretty loud and said dunn told them -- >> turn your music down. i can't hear myself think. >> reporter: everyone agrees the music was turned down, but that's when things escalated between davis and dunn. >> isn't it true that jordan davis said to you, [ mute ] that turn it back up. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: thompson testified he did exactly that, and that he turned the music back up. 's at that point the timeline gets fuzzy. dunn told investigators he heard threats, then saw a weapon. >> i saw a barrel come up on the window. luke a single shot shotgun where there's a barrel. and see this part of the bay rel i saw that part of the barrel. it was either a barrel or a stick. but sir, they're like, we're going to kill you. >> reporter: dunn by his own admission says he pulled out a gun he kept in his glove compartment. he says in self-defense -- fired multiple times. jordan davis was shot. >> what did the driver do with the gun when he grabbed it from the
. >> reporter: kevin thompson says dunn parked next to them asked them to turn down the music. thompson described it in court as pretty loud and said dunn told them -- >> turn your music down. i can't hear myself think. >> reporter: everyone agrees the music was turned down, but that's when things escalated between davis and dunn. >> isn't it true that jordan davis said to you, [ mute ] that turn it back up. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: thompson testified he did...
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we should all have those kind of problems, andrea. >> anne thompson, thanks so much. and of course, the ice skating has just been tremendous. the fact that in the first team ice skating event ever, team america, team usa, got the bronze. i mean, that's a very big deal, too, correct? >> reporter: absolutely. and how about britain's gold perfope -- britney gold's performance. she was a surprise at nationals and boy has she come through in the olympic competition so far. >> we'll stay in touch with you. thanks so much, anne thompson, thanks for being with us. >> reporter: take care, andrea. >> thanks to richard as well. >>> in other sporting news, big news here, s.e.c. defensor player of the year and missouri player michael sam has announced he is gay. now sam is poised to become pro football's first openly gay player depending on what happens in the draft. >> i'm not afraid of who i am. i'm not afraid to tell the world who i am. i am michael sam. i am a college graduate. i'm african-american, and i'm gay. >> evan cohen is host of "evan & phillips in the morning" on spor
we should all have those kind of problems, andrea. >> anne thompson, thanks so much. and of course, the ice skating has just been tremendous. the fact that in the first team ice skating event ever, team america, team usa, got the bronze. i mean, that's a very big deal, too, correct? >> reporter: absolutely. and how about britain's gold perfope -- britney gold's performance. she was a surprise at nationals and boy has she come through in the olympic competition so far. >> we'll...
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thompson of pennsylvania. my good friend and fellow co-chair of the bipartisan congressional technical education caucus. c.t. is in the investment of the future of our economy, our work force. from skills training in high schools, to community colleges and professional programs, c.t.e. plays a key role for workers at every age. mr. speaker, i'm pleased that the consolidated omnibus appropriations act of 2014, which passed in january, increased authorization amounts for perkins by $53 million for f.y. 2014. that's in sharp contrast in terms of the cuts that had c.t.e. in in perkins since 2010. so with that i urge my colleagues on the appropriations committee to fully fund perkins in the upcoming fiscal year and make important investments in career and -- career training. all too often, mr. speaker, i hear from rhode island employers that they have job openings right now but are unable to fill local skilled workers with the expertise necessary to fill the position. closing the skills gap is an important step in
thompson of pennsylvania. my good friend and fellow co-chair of the bipartisan congressional technical education caucus. c.t. is in the investment of the future of our economy, our work force. from skills training in high schools, to community colleges and professional programs, c.t.e. plays a key role for workers at every age. mr. speaker, i'm pleased that the consolidated omnibus appropriations act of 2014, which passed in january, increased authorization amounts for perkins by $53 million...
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thompson left semantic in worse shape because of that deal. as for steve balmer, he remains on the board at least for now. one question for nadella, will he have the courage, the self-confidence to stand up to gates, balmer and the board especially since he has never run a company. tyler, back to you. >> thank you very much, josh lipton. >>> our next guest is a seattle venture capitalist who has worked closely with microsoft and mr. nadella over the years, and he thinks nadella is not afraid to make the hard decisions needed to lead a company of microsoft's scale. mr. mcelwain, welcome. nice of you to stop by today. tell us what you know about mr. nadella. what kind of executive is he? >> well, satya is a very passionate executive and is an external facing executive, so picking somebody inside microsoft who is so engaged with the customers and the technology trends out in the marketplace i think will serve them well. i have seen satya interacting with very early stage companies, he's come and spoke at our ceo summit. we had a number of dinner
thompson left semantic in worse shape because of that deal. as for steve balmer, he remains on the board at least for now. one question for nadella, will he have the courage, the self-confidence to stand up to gates, balmer and the board especially since he has never run a company. tyler, back to you. >> thank you very much, josh lipton. >>> our next guest is a seattle venture capitalist who has worked closely with microsoft and mr. nadella over the years, and he thinks nadella...
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c nnbc cnbc'sry thompson -- mary thompson is here.h the ceo. >> let's first of all talk about what's up, a global messaging service used by 450 million around the globe adding klines of 1 million a day. why is it so popular? it's cheap. you can use it for a year for free then pay only 99 cents a year after that. you can send unlimited text messages to people around the world. $19 billion is a hefty price for a firm that employs only 55 people and only made $20 million last year, but mark zuckerberg, the ceo of facebook, says making money on this deal isn't his main concern right now. with a long-term goal of connecting billions of people, buying what's up is part of the plan. it brings under facebook users the same umbrella so 1.2 billion who use facebook, then add the 450 that use what's up. what's up was founded in 2009 by two people formerly of yahoo! hoo but 37-year-old kuehne will be on facebook's board once the deal is finalized. it's a rags to riches story. he was born in a small village in the ukraine, grew up in a house with
c nnbc cnbc'sry thompson -- mary thompson is here.h the ceo. >> let's first of all talk about what's up, a global messaging service used by 450 million around the globe adding klines of 1 million a day. why is it so popular? it's cheap. you can use it for a year for free then pay only 99 cents a year after that. you can send unlimited text messages to people around the world. $19 billion is a hefty price for a firm that employs only 55 people and only made $20 million last year, but mark...
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thompson, what do we know about him? >> he is very well-known in the world of technology is a leader. i think if you're somebody leaving this search process, he obviously felt he was in a position to add something to the table. you would expect help with the transition, especially with investors. this is a company investors expect a lot from. they want to see where it is going. trying to position this company in terms of the technology and where it is going. joining us from los angeles. thank you. for all things tech, tune into 1oomberg west twice a day at p.m. eastern time and 10:00 a.m. in the west. easternin at 6 p.m. time and 3:00 in the west. up, the question of accountability for cyber theft. ♪ >> welcome back. december's credit card breach at target was the subject of a hearing today on capitol hill. the company's ceo issued an apology. >> the unfortunate reality is that we suffered a breach. all businesses and their customers are facing increasing threats from cyber criminals. in fact, reports indicate that other
thompson, what do we know about him? >> he is very well-known in the world of technology is a leader. i think if you're somebody leaving this search process, he obviously felt he was in a position to add something to the table. you would expect help with the transition, especially with investors. this is a company investors expect a lot from. they want to see where it is going. trying to position this company in terms of the technology and where it is going. joining us from los angeles....
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with me is ben thompson. he joins us from taiwan.dict evans here with me the studio in san francisco. i'm glad to have both of you on this, because you are two of the foremost anchors on what is going on in mobile. benedict, i have to ask the question about the number. whatsapp iswhatsapp worth it? >> was instagram worth $1 billion or worth 1% of facebook at the time? the question for mark zuckerberg is around maintaining share if engagement and share of activity. it is a significant percentage of facebook. is taking a big chunk of people who should have been using facebook and they are all using facebook first. do youstion for him was, just sit and try to compete with that? they would be looking at facebook messenger or the numbers for that for the last year or two years. would you say, this is a really great mobile conversation product and should be part of facebook? >> looking at the landscape of mobile messaging apps out there, you are in taiwan, you have seen the rise of viber. do you think this is worth it? >> i tend to think i
with me is ben thompson. he joins us from taiwan.dict evans here with me the studio in san francisco. i'm glad to have both of you on this, because you are two of the foremost anchors on what is going on in mobile. benedict, i have to ask the question about the number. whatsapp iswhatsapp worth it? >> was instagram worth $1 billion or worth 1% of facebook at the time? the question for mark zuckerberg is around maintaining share if engagement and share of activity. it is a significant...