the own deal is about to expire, and viacom is firing up, and it's enormous.m oprah? tyler: oh, absolutely. because we're friends, and it's important that-- the friendship was the utmost importance going in, and we both knew that. so, at this point, to be leaving, yes. it's not over. it's just not exclusive anymore. so the exclusivity is done. - is she understanding about all of this? - absolutely. yeah, she's very, very clear on what has happened, what has been brought, and just awfully gracious and kind and thankful. she's amazing, man. she is what people believe she is. there is messaging in your work. yeah, that's what i want people to walk away with. to see something in themselves that becomes a bit of a mirror in the movie that makes them go, "hmm. maybe that's me." it ain't gonna be in "boo!," but-- - ( laughing ) - but in the other movies and stories that i'm telling, absolutely. won't be a new thing. and it won't be their first experience with social distancing. overcoming challenges is what defines the military community. usaa has been standing with

and tonight, our friend gayle king will anchor a one-hour special on b.e.t., our sister network at viacom-cbsovid- 19: black america's fight." followed by "saving ourselves" a b.e.t. covid-19 relief effort to support communities of color.itn b.e.t. and there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." it's earth day plus 50 years. clearer skies and cleaner water why themloveevery mite o airlifp hospitals supplied. it was all the idea of a 16- year-old. ♪ open. remember having that feeling for the first time? the first day you opened. the first day you had a customer, the first day you taught a class, had a client, a patient, a session. open... remember the night before you opened? who could ever sleep? open... but there's a different question we are being asked now. are you going to remain open? even when your doors are closed? open. that's how we show who we are. and there's another way to be open, to pull together - or push, depending on the door. and we are making it work and we will continue to make it work together. because open we stand. and look, it feels like i'm ju

i know that there had been hope in some parts, certainly at viacom to get them done as quickly as possibletrying to put that question aside for them and say, hey, we got it done look at that >> david, you know how long it's been since you mentioned viacom? you put the kibosh on it at 30 that's not a 2 for 1 split, david. you back that -- by the way, that's in the oxford english dictionary, bakish >> is that >> yeah. there's a good chart like when you come off k2 the wrong way. >> it's bounced well off the bottom >> yeah. yeah super, dave. super. i daved you. i have not daved you in ages >> you have not daved me in a while. super dave, remember that guy? yeah >> super dave osborne, the best? are you kidding me that was great >> jim -- >> yeah. >> we have not touched on boeing bloomberg saying they're pacing for layoffs next week, cutting 787 production the "journal" today that the virus is delaying the approval process for the max. >> david port nnoy, noted analyt says he wants to punch boeing in the face david portnoy, you don't know him? >> punch boeing in the face? >> if it were a person

disney, comcast, at&t, fox, viacom, sony and discovery all issuing those warns.m opportunities in these companies. all of these companies will see some benefit from an increase in streaming and tv time at home but in primetime tv viewing increased by 10% the week of march 16th from the prior week these companies are suffering from the loss of box office revenue as well as advertisers, many of them pausing their spending netflix, on the other hand, is benefiting from people hunkering down at home dramatically. nielsen reporting streaming increased 22% march 16th from the prior week market share before 30% of all streaming minutes. hurt the most in the media space is the live event business which is right now non-existent. theater companies which are fully shuttered right now. the news publishing industry is also feeling a pinch with major category, major advertising categories such as travel disappearing and brands being concerned about putting their ads next to coronavirus content. we've seen a number of publishers doing layoffs and limiting the number of days th

some of those shows including "punk'd" are produced by viacom, cbs, an investor in quibi.der, held executive jeffrey katzenberg. they told us what's in store for quibi and "punk'd." in the first episode, chance and his team set up a prank where rap artists -- very funny -- had to cross paths with a gorilla to rescue what she thought was her lost dog. >> really get out now -- >> no -- >> oh -- >> i want to know, are you a prankster by nature? because i'm thinking you do deception very well, chance the rapper. >> i do, yeah. i like to -- small pranks. nothing so involved as like in a fake 800-pound gorilla to scare somebody. >> what was jeffrey's pitch that you thought i want to do this? what was the pitch? >> he told me he thought i was perfect for it. and -- i loved show since i was a kid. for us, we were right on the cusp of the internet. so celebrities were becoming more accessible. we didn't have instagram and like personal social media yet. and then ashton kutcher came along with "punk'd," these people are going to get mail, get gas, go to a grocery store. just them in

we've got viacom cbs parent up .75% right now. >>> we want to keep you updated on what is happening with amc entertainment after the ceo adam aaron joined us first two weeks ago. lenders for the world's largest movie theater chain have reportedly hired restructuring lawyers to avoid bankruptcy after closing all theater locations for up to 12 weeks. this is now a $2.20 stock, down 15% today. and amazon, remember we told you about the amazon strikers this week? well, they have elicited some progress here. after some warehouse workers in staten island staged a protest and workers in romulus, michigan walked out, the e-commerce giant said it will begin taking temperatures of employees across all of its operations and it will be making face masks available to employees by early next week. that had been one of the complaints, the workers said close these shops down, some other workers had tested positive, they needed to undergo a big cleaning. amazon making some changes. it's flat on the session. >>> all right. georgia, mississippi and nevada now the latest to join the now 35 states with shelt

i'm long i'm not going anywhere >> can i get an opinion on viacom cbs yes you can. >> please stick with it. this has gone through an awful price concern such that you might think there's an issue there really isn't it raised debt 2.5 billion dollar at a 3% yield clearly the bond market is veryo come back online cbs sports is the crown jewel. we know sports will come back. we just don't know when. >> rob, to you from sanjay you add vise the individual investor on how to navigate the current markets. active versus passive and s&p 500s versus megacaps >> we use both in client portfolios but we had a bias toward active cently there's haves and have notes you get both biassing toward quality and dividends is where we been focused. it's kind of new defensives in quality growth communication services, the health care, the technology but have a little optionalty in your portfolio. at this point in the cycle, those would be something i would own at those levels jim is talking about. 2500 where i'd be a buyer. i'd be a seller of those at 3,000 on the s&p we use both but right now i'm more activel

recently a couple days we had viacom and cbs and they rolled out slack for 20,000 users there and we think about the merger going on kind of knitting those companies together at a time when there's the global pandemic happening, there's real challenges and it's an honor to be able to help in that context but that's happening everywhere. a challenge organizations have to up level how they communicate and rethink processes, from new higher on boarding to employee performance reviews to how they run their sales organizations. given it's not going to change overnight the investments make a lot of sense >> hey, stewart, it's deirdre again. earlier this month you raised $750 million in a debt offering that was upsized and carried very attractive interest rate of half a percentage point. do you feel you need to continue to preserve cash or potentially even raise more capital, especially since we're in these uncertain times? microsoft is ramping up and you can secure it at such an appealing rate >> there's defensive reasons and there's kind of offense reasons for us to do that. one is we don

. >> the 10-part serious, penny dreadful, city of angels, premieres april 26th on viacom cbs. character? >> he appears to be one thing, which is that is sardonic, tough-talking, classic sort of raymond chandler-esque character. and yet he is a tortured soul. >> maybe is pachucos. >> in this life, you're a cowboy or you're an indian. >> what i was happening in l.a. in 1938, there are the parallels, the persecution of the latino community, and in the case of los angeles, the nazi in filtration. >> hitler thought los angeles would make a great base, with nazi in filtration nationwide. nathan lane at 64 is grateful for the chance to try something new. >> i'm feeling like, you know, at this point the gods looked down on me and said, you know what, let's let him have this. >> what do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula? >> i don't think we'll be seeing anymore of that. >> lane is, after all, best known for being funny. >> i have always thought of you as being like my son. >> son? we're classic brothers. ♪ >> wander through his career, you can't help but laugh. >> i was

afternoon next up, evercorps getting cautious on the whole media sector today, downgrading the likes of viacom and "the new york times." but staying positive on disney for the long-term. on disney, evercorps did slash its target, but said the headwinds related to covid have now been priced in it also seize upsides to disney plus subscriptions the longer people stay at home. disney shares are higher to 101. and goldman is unseating jeffrey's as the biggest amazon bull on the street, upping its price target by 300 bucks to 2,900 and reiterating its position on their conviction buy list goldman seeing increased demand for retail, amazon web services, and amazon's ad businesses they're saying the pandemic tailwinds will steepen the curve of amazon's long-term growth rate those shares are up about a percent and a half today meanwhile, a recent cnbc poll found michigan and pennsylvania are the top battleground states for job and wage losses. ylan mui joins me now for a look at what that could mean for residents there and their views of president trump ylan >> well, kelly, our survey with change rese

the north vietnamese and viacom, the communist forces and south vietnam, they've launched attacks all over the country of south vietnam that took the americans and south vietnamese by surprise . then it's basically the united states and south vietnam one most of the battles. the problem was that it made clear that we were a long way from winning. that the enemy was not going to give up even though president johnson said they were. there was light at the end of the tunnel so it was a public relations victory for the communist forces if not a military one and this led to even more intense antiwar feeling. remember the protests johnson had to deal with, painting him as a war criminal, you have people in vietnam in these protests, veterans and others protesting it. i can remember i was in college these days. johnson could not speak outside of the white house because you have these often violent protests. he'd have to speak in military bases where you would have to respect the soldiers and in conservative college campuses, otherwise he was basically a prisoner of the white house or much of

together at home next saturday april 18th at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific right here on cbs and all viacom. ahead we'll show you how former cast members of the hit musical "beautiful" are coming together virtually in a really beautiful way. you're watching "cbs this morning". we thank you for that. we'll be right back. there are times when our need to connect really matters. to keep customers and employees in the know. to keep business moving. comcast business is prepared for times like these. powered by the nation's largest gig-speed network. to help give you the speed, reliability, and security you need. tools to manage your business from any device, anywhere. and a team of experts - here for you 24/7. we've always believed in the power of working together. that's why, when every connection counts... you can count on us. >> ahead oprah winfrey will valley her latest book club selection. and the book's author explains how the rue s >>> this is a kpix 5 new this morning update. >>> good morning. i am gianna franco. several agencies continue to make adjustments because of the covid-19 pande

. >> showtime is a division of viacom cbs, and mandy patinkin joins us now from his home in upstate new i want the viewers to know you're also a prop stylist. before you went on the air you said, want me to put some tape on that window and tape it up for you? we thank you that you're so -- you notice those kind of things. i thought that was nice. want me to get in duct tape and tape it up? let's talk about -- go ahead -- >> no, i just -- i had plenty of gaffers tape where i go. plenty of gaffers tape wherever i go. >> yeah. duct tape will solve anything. let's talk about the series finale. number one, i know you're not going to tell us anything about that so i'm not going to ask you that. i will ask you this -- are you pleased with how the series wrapped up? because monday morning, there will be a lot of quarterbacking about they should have done that, why did they do that, what happened to her, what happened to him. are you pleased with how the series is wrapping up after eight seasons? >> yeah. i was very pleased. i thought that alex and the team came up with a great ending. and i don

is a division of viacom cbs.mayors of san francisco, chicago, and new orleans. you'll also hear from changemakers in the black community, and white house officials like dr. deborah birx, you've seen her on the front lines of the response. should the alarm have been sounded earlier on to the black community? >> i think you raise a very important question. and it gets to how we communicate with communities. and i think early on the pictures of this virus were very much early on about a pandemic and first in the asia region. and then a pandemic in the european region, where the pictures of the people in the beds and the pictures of the people on ventilators were older, white members in communities. no one is immune. when your community sees pictures of others, they think, oh, that's the virus for them. i lived that with hiv. i could see everyone saying that's only the virus for that community. you know, viruses infect people indiscriminately of their race, indiscriminately of their age or sex. and i think really we