operators are busy, call again or go to loveshriners.org to say yes right away. ♪ >> let's welcome walter isaacsonmr. isaacson has written other biographies in a rhodes scholar. were so excited to have you on. the news broke today a movie based on your book is in the works. which actor would you like to see play elon musk? >> the good thing is to have darren as a director. he has accomplished amazing things but many psychological depths. he is a director to do it. i know they're kicking a lot of actors i'm not a hollywood person. i'm not sure i love the imitation gang but that i not be the right person. he is a smart actor. he wants somebody that can be smart and psychologically. >> he was a great actor we loved him. you followed and studied elon musk close-up four years. he that you have access to him. people think is controversial. he got a lotto blowback for buying twitter he said it was pro-free speech. many government agencies investigating elon musk. he's moving into artificial intelligence. what is your take on elon musk. do you trust him. >> i think he's been able to succeed while others h

so ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming walter isaacson and mike dfy. mean the life of. start. hi micha. came all the way from missoula. well, some events matter. this is one. yes, you're welcome. thank you for coming. and thank you, walter, for ming. thank you. we're here to talabout the new elon musk book by walter. this is an iortant one. sorry, i'll g used to it. i've read this book. i love it. i, i don't know. i didn't know very much about elon musk when i started reading it. now i feel like i know a great deal. it's hard for me to imagine going forward witut having read it now that i've read it. so i recmend it. walter, talk to us first about your arrangement with musk, how it happened, how you found out at it happened, and whether your relationship with him about writing the book changed over the course of writing it. you know, i always like doing people who are pushing the edge of innovation and elon musk. he was bringing us into the era of ectric vehicles and was bringing us into the era of space travel again, space adventure. i thought, well, t

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joining us right now with the key takeaways is walter isaacson, elon musk author and cnbc contributorink it depends where you're sitting on this. some places definitely gave elon musk credit for going and seeing what happened on october 7th. how did you read it? >> well, i think also important was the deal he made on starlink. he has a good bonding with prime minister netanyahu. but musk also knows the communications minister and when gaza's communications was shut down, there was some talk about starlink being used there. when he talked to the israelis, it was you should allow it to be used, but it can be monitored. so it can be useful for israel to know who is using starlink and where they are. so, i think he's working closely with both the u.s. government and the israeli defense forces, but also doing things that will open up communications both in israel and then in gaza. >> it is so -- elon musk is in the headlines every single day, walter, no matter what he does, it draws ate s attention. a crisis manager said people have been on the lookout for the death watch for elon musk's c

i reached out to walter isaacson. no comment. he wrote the book.his thing. what is going on in this guy's mind. was he losing it or high, when he said this, retweeted this. twitter is a place filled with landmines. you can easily trip up here though this doesn't seem like something that's easily to trip up. somebody is talking about nazis and -- liz: you have to make an effort, look at it, read it, retweet it. as the ceo after publicly-traded company and of course twitter twitter in the sights of advertising, you know, devastation -- >> if you're not a publicly-traded company, tesla is as you know. liz: yeah. >> if you're a tesla shareholder you got -- first of all he is not supposed to be tweeting stuff a lot, you know that, right? he signed a consent decree with the sec, the board is supposed to be monitoring his tweets. where the hell are they on this thing? you know, thats was, remember when he tweeted out couple years ago, i think 2015, 14, i can't remember exactly when, when he said tesla was in deep trouble, right, almost going out of busine

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directed by the same person who did the whale with brendan fraser, based on the new biography by walter isaacsonbiography about steve jobs. danny boyle directed it. aaron sorkin wrote the screen play but it landed with a bit of a thud even here in silicon valley. nobody was particularly interested. >> i wonder who would play elon musk. >> that's a good question. >> that is a good question. >> think about that, we'll meet back here in an hour. >> thanks, guys. >>> new this morning, don't try to buy and flip that new cyber truck. tesla is adding a clause in its purchase agreement saying that buyers cannot sell their new vehicle within that first year unless they have specific permission or they may be sued. vendors could also be banned from buying tesla vehicles in the future. the company may grant some exceptions, but they must get written consent. tesla may then buy back the cyber truck at a reduced price. >>> the end of an era for anyone who grew up with chuck e. cheese. >> unless you head to southern california, your favorite animatronic has been silenced. the company is announcing a brand new

i mean, if you read the walter isaacson book on elon musk, you see the history of tesla and how it started out with the roadster, people getting excited, the cool factor. rappers driving around in teslas. since then, there's a little bit of staleness that's come about the model 3 and model y. now we have some excitement about a car where there's lines wrapped around stores in the past couple of days, an you had signs inside the store that says, hey, if you like this, there's a model 3 for only $29,000. so the halo effect is in full effect. in order for a tesla to sell 2.3 million units next year, mostly model 3s and ys, people need to get re-energize and convinced to buy a model 3 and y again. a car is an emotional purpose. it's about brand. this is how you reignite the passion and the brand. phil was talking about 20% of pickup trucks being this lifestyle-type buyer and this fits right into that sweet spot. we only see them selling ab250,0 max of these per year and that's -- >> is that a needle mover for a company of this scale and -- >> no. >> and size? either way? >> no. it's not going

. >> my partner -- in the news the other night that walter isaacson's book about elon musk has been madeen aronofsky is going to direct it. the star of darren aronofsky last movie was brendan fraser who is my number one selection to play elon musk in the senate magic adaptation, which i think would be great for both of them. >> that is pretty extraordinary. and he was extraordinary in the whale. so, it is believed he's going to play the role? >> no, i'm starting this rumor. >> wait, you just made an mvp out of somebody that he -- >> it's a great opportunity for him, they've got great chemistry's. >> mckay mp3 is going to be the new york jets winning the super bowl. >> that's outstanding. >> it requires a certain amount of creativity, this is how things happen in hollywood. >> you started the whisper campaign started right here. when brendan fraser wins the academy award were going to talk about this nightcap. >> look at the power you have, look at this. >> my god. well, i'm gonna give my mvp and it is absolutely about power. maybe the most powerful woman on the planet, it's not the first

a source tells nbc news the project will be based on walter isaacson's recent biography of the spacex tesla tycoon. it's not clear yet who will portray musk scott, back to you >> that will be interesting. pippa, thank you >>> coming up, crude crushed again. oil pacing for its third straight down week we'll find out where the committee stands on the energy trade xtn r ha oth day.ou"crtf e clark. and if you have both medicare and medicaid, i have some really encouraging news that you'll definitely want to hear. depending on the plans available in your area, you may be eligible to get extra benefits with a humana medicare advantage dual-eligible special needs plan. all of these plans include a healthy options allowance. a monthly allowance to help pay for eligible groceries, utilities, rent, and over-the-counter items like vitamins, pain relievers, first-aid supplies and more. the healthy options allowance is loaded onto a prepaid card each month. and whatever you don't spend, carries over from each month. other benefits on these plans include free rides to and from your medical appointm

you know, elon owned a bunch of doge and funding the development it, he was funding walter isaacson's revealed that elon musk was funding the development of this thing which looks an awful lot like an unregistered, unlicensed. right and he went on saturday night live and he showed it. yeah, he was the dogecoin expert. there's a hilarious bit where he goes on the news and and the the hosts are like explain it me blockchain, blah blah blah blah and explain it to me. sounds like a hustle t sounds like a hustle. yeah, it's a hustle. i, i live on national telesion. for those ofou who don't know about decoin we had our own version of that here called miami coin. i guess miami coin. that mayor francis suarez was i mean, miami as you know, is like a fyreestival was an entire city, you know, and and so and and instead of billy mcfarland, we have mayor ponzi post alita francis suarez and yes just said ponzi possibly to on c-span just happened and and we had a pump and dump scheme with this with these magic beans that the mayor was selling, these imaginary coins that quickly, of course, became a

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. >> madam ambassador, walter isaacson his has the next question. walter? >> madam ambassador.tic picture of what happens if we don't get to ukraine aid. and it's quite possible it won't be passed. i know throughout this where there have been diplomatic initiatives from the chinese, the turks, and others. are there any different maddock frauds happening now? are there any plan to see if they're at least can be a cease-fire in this war? >> from my perspective, what i'm describing, i have almost 30 years of experience in this region. is that apocalyptic, but realistic. russia is determined not just to push and have more territory, but to take over ukraine. we saw this in the aggression, in the effort to take over the capitol. and what is happening is very serious to u.s. interests. and the idea of peace. no one more than ukrainians, one space, i've been out there with my team of incredible and extraordinary diplomats. working with ukrainians hand in glove. equipment and weapons. and i can tell you personally that there is no one more than president-elect he wants peace. however,

since then, he's had no shortage of battles, we spoke about it with walter isaacson, his biographer. >> talk about writing at elon musk during a volatile time of his life publicly. talk about the challenges and awards as an author you got out of that. >> first of all, he has been volatile his whole life. as a kid, 2018, he's going just as crazy at times as you see him in the past couple of years. when i started this book, when we first started talking about it, he was the guy bringing us into electric vehicles and the only person who could send people into orbit in the u.s. i thought, good technology story. then a year into my reporting, he is secretly buying up twitter, going to hawaii in a two- to three-night binge and deciding to take it over. it became a hell of a lot more of a roller coaster ride then. the dark strands in him, as well as the competent strands, are tightly woven together. >> yeah. let's talk about that. from your book, there appears to be two different types of elon. >> absolutely. >> for instance, when he made his decision on twitter, it was after he played some

you know, elon owned a bunch of doge and funding the development it, he was funding walter isaacson'srevealed that elon musk was funding the development of this thing which looks an awful lot like an unregistered, unlicensed. right and he went on saturday night live and he showed it. yeah, he was the dogecoin expert. there's a hilarious bit where he goes on the news and and the the hosts are like explain it me blockchain, blah blah blah blah and explain it to me. sounds like a hustle not sounds like a hustle. yeah, it's a hustle. i, i live on national television. for those of you who don't know about dogecoin we had our own version of that here called miami coin. i guess miami coin. that mayor francis suarez was i mean, miami as you know, is like a fyre festival was an entire city, you know, and and so and and instead of billy mcfarland, we have mayor ponzi post alita francis suarez and yes just said ponzi possibly to on c-span just happened and and we had a pump and dump scheme with this with these magic beans that the mayor was selling, these imaginary coins that quickly, of course,

. >> we're joined by walter isaacson and reverend al sharpton. ur memoir "ordinary light." this one has a very spiritual quality. your last lines echo faulkner a little bit. i don't know if it's intentional, but it's where is the pass, is it up or is it ahead or is it behind us or is it within? to what extent were you talking about history in a spiritual sense that comes from your experiences? >> i think it's inevitable, at least from my experience of defending blacks in the south, that history is intertwined with a sense of spiritual conviction, the vocabulary of the soul, the vocabulary that we are inviolable. there are people who have managed to build great things to support one another to innovate different forms of belonging and community. so thinking with my ancestors was a big part of this book. the meditative practice that was described in that little excerpt from the book was really an attempt to draw myself closer to that spirit presence which i don't believe is gone. i actually believe that all of our ancestors are working still with us

walter isaacson wrote the biography and talked about the many elon musks, the thoughtful einstein, the." he basically said bring it on. >> just to give a little bit more context, one of the other people interviewed yesterday was bob iger, the ceo of disney. i said to bob iger, you have stopped advertising on "x." why? he said that comment elon musk said about what he called the actual truth made him think it wasn't the right platform for him. i thought elon musk would say that he wanted to get bob back, wanted to get disney back on the platform. here's what he had so say. >> this has been said online. there was criticism, there was advertisers leaving. we talked to bob iger today. >> you know, don't advertise. >> you don't want them to advertise? >> no. >> what do you mean? >> if somebody tries to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go [ bleep ] yourself. >> but -- >> go [ bleep ] yourself. is that clear? i hope it is. >> he specifically invoked bob iger's name. started the playing the victim as if they're just arbitrarily deciding to. he said x will collapse. >> an

. >> madam ambassador, walter isaacson is with us.calyptic picture of what happens if we don't get ukraine aid. it's quite possible it won't be passed. i know throughout this war there have been diplomatic initiatives from the chinese, the turks, and others. are there any diplomatic thoughts happening now? is there any plan to see if at least there could be a cease-fire in this war? >> i mean, i guess from my perspective, what i'm describing, i have almost 30 years of experience in this region, is not apocalyptic but realistic. russia is determined not to just have more territory but to take over ukraine. we saw this in the aggression in the effort to take over the capital. what is happening is very, very serious to u.s. interests. the idea of peace -- no one more than ukrainians wants peace. i have been out there with my team of incredible and extraordinary diplomats working with the ukrainians hand in glove on equipment and weapons for them. i can tell you personally that there's no one more than president zelenskyy who wants peace.