rather than the politics show, is that tom watson's . allegations and my allegations, those of vince cable really crucial because this was not ordered byjournalists, this was ordered by executives| for executive power- because they were worried about the investigation that| tom watson was involved in on the select committee i or because they wanted to get approval for their bid for sky television. - and this had nothing. to do withjournalism. this was the use of hacking and other means of intrusion into people's private lives, . of politicians, in order- to pursue corporate objectives. it was corporate espionage. and they would have settled without any admission of liability when it came to your case. they settled without - any admission of liability. and the interesting thing - in this case is that they have had to admit, harry has - extracted, like drawing teeth, he's extracted _ an admission of wrongdoing, of criminal activity, | of unlawful activity. i would say that's criminal activity. i this is, as tom watson said, a criminal enterprise - in the way in which they were targeting poli

you've already been offered, then you are liable for all. settled, it's why i settled, it's why vince cable, - for executive power- because they were worried get approval for their bid for sky television. - this was the use of hacking of politicians, in order- to pursue corporate objectives. it was corporate espionage. they settled without - any admission of liability. i would say that's criminal activity. i who got in their way. if sir mark rowley and - the metropolitan police decide that they should go ahead with a full investigation, l has not come to light as i a result of this settlement. and you were saying at the top that all of you, this business with the damages and the settlement and the costs. yes, i had given- a witness statement. cross—examined on monday. i would very much have liked to see this properly ventilated. . and that is a very- regrettable situation. and the view of the former. prime minister gordon brown indeed, he would have had to pay their costs. chris says he wants this information brought out — it won't be. and if the defendant is willing to pay you, and you're

we discussed that with vince cable at 7:30 a.m. time. wall s >> good morning. tom mackenzie in london and these are the stories that sager agenda. asian stocks slide ahead of key u.s. jobs data that could shape the outlook for interest rates. china's central bank makes a surprise move to stop buying government bonds. and 180,000 people have been forced from their homes in los angeles with firefighters battling to control new blazes. president biden promises the government will cover the state's costs and donald trump says a meeting with vladimir putin is being set up as the president-elect resets his goal to end the war in ukraine. checking in on these markets on a big day on the data front with nonfarm payrolls and jobs data out of the u.s. later today. the estimates are that you will see jobs growth of around 165,000 for december, nonetheless showing a solid labor market in the u.s.. european futures currently pointing lower by .2% after actually posting gains yesterday and the ftse 100 was also up by the end of the close but currently flat for u.k. equities.

vince is the creative genius behind wwe, and his creative vision and sense of marketing is really what pushed the company to growth. steve: how big was cable in the growth of your sport and entertainment? ms. mcmahon: cable was very big. at the time that we first started, the primary way that you saw a wwe program, at the time, wwf programming, was through syndication. for anybody who goes back that far in television, you know we had a show on one week that went to the next market that went to the next market that went to the next market. so, however many television stations you are on, that was the length of that particular run. television cable, though, particularly u.s. television cable, was the first major national reach that we had, and it cut across all of those markets much more efficiently and gave us the opportunity to expand. steve: so, if your husband was the visionary, what were your responsibilities? ms. mcmahon: i originally was the ceo of the company. for a lot of the strategic planning, most of the administrative functions came to me. hr, finance, operational issues, and then, i often said, you know, i have hitched my wagon

vince cable and norman lan, we all would — vince cable and norman lan, we all would have _ vince cableould have liked to see this— all would have liked to see this as _ all would have liked to see this as weighted _ all would have liked to see this as weighted properly i all would have liked to see i this as weighted properly and open — this as weighted properly and open court _ this as weighted properly and open court because _ this as weighted properly and open court because frankly i open court because frankly there — open court because frankly there is— open court because frankly there is an _ open court because frankly there is an awful— open court because frankly there is an awful lot - open court because frankly there is an awful lot of - open court because frankly l there is an awful lot of detail in the — there is an awful lot of detail in the evidence _ there is an awful lot of detail in the evidence which - there is an awful lot of detail in the evidence which the - in the evidence which the murdoch— in the evidence which the murdoch companies- in the evidence which the murd