home to hbo,cnn and warner bros. movie studio. terum listening to ats for and against the deal, the judge ruled that at&t can buy all of time warner without conditions like agreeing to not raise prices. it's considered a legal loss for the trump justice department that sued to block the deal. nbc has more. >> reporter: a megamerger approved. a resounding defeat for the trumpti administ's department of justice. clearing the way for popular media entities like cnn, hbo and warner bros. to join forces with at&t, atop internet provider. they ruled that at&t can buy time warner for $85 bilon with no conditions. >> we are gratified with the court's decision. >> reporter: the land mark decision comes after president trump criticized the deal last year. >> i felt it was a deal that is not good for the country. i think your pricing will go up. >> rorter: at&t and time warner argued the combined company would allow them to better compete with newer players in the field, like amazon, netflix, apple and google. the idea is, let's own t best co

i was on the warner bros.lot today, my children and wife and i took a two and spent some time there, and i recall that that's what he said he was happiest because it was like a family feeling. he loved the movie business. one day as a former president in los angeles we were talking in his office about the movie this is and he said, you would think that given what i've achieved, and i took that to mean the presidency after i left the movie business, the academy would of recognize it in some way. but, unfortunately, politics has taken over good manners and i never did it and it was clear that he felt, i don't know if snubbed is the right word, but certainly hurt by that because he knew that the politics that he professed and the politics of the motion picture industry writ large were not necessary in sync. that's not what he was saying, but he was saying would have been nice for the academy to say we're proud of you. one of her own, the only one of our own ascended to the presidency of the united states. and i'm

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at&t wants to acquire all of time-warner's assets including hbo, warner bros., and turner broadcasting of its cable networks. >>> "usa today" reports robert de niro's harsh words about president trump continued as he apologized to canada for mr. trump's behavior at the g7 summit. >> i want to make an apology for the idiotic behavior of my president. [ applause ] it's a disgrace, and i apologize to justin trudeau, too, and the other people at the g7. it's disgusting. [ cheers ] >> he made the comments yesterday at a groundbreaking for a hotel in toronto. on sunday, de niro launched an expletive at mr. trump during the tony awards. it was censored by cbs. president trump called canadian prime minister justin trudeau dishonest and weak following the g7 summit. >>> the hill says the supreme court ruled in favor of ohio's voter purge. in a 5-4 vote, the high court upheld ohio's policy of removing voters from the rolls if they haven't voted. people not voting for two years are sent notices if they fail to respond and don't vote within the next two years. they fall off the list of registered

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it owns warner bros., the fabled hollywood studio. they have been anxious to get their hands on it because at&t says the future is going to be in these bolt up content companies -- bulked up touching cavities. we need them to compete against facebook's of the world. not just offering their own type of content, but also advertising. in a big do for at&t is they can create this kind of innovative new advertising platform that they believe will change the business. the department of justice gets involved in says, not so fast. what are the concerns being put forth by the government in this case against the merger? guest: on the consumer level, the government says it has made the calculation this merger will end up costing consumers. their original estimate was $.45 acrossscriber per month the pay-tv ecosystem. that may not sound like a whole lot, given consumers are used buthese price increases, the doj says it adds up and also their role is the enforcement agency. whatare not there to judge the extent of the impact is. they are there to

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warner bros. said in a statement, no one in the production had any prior knowledge of the incident. they also said when he was cast he denied any sexual misconduct. >>> kim kardashian-west has finally met the woman she helped get out of prison. >> she traveled to memphis to visit with alice johnson who is beginning her life as a free woman. she described to abc news the moment she told johnson she would be leaving prison. >> and i said wait, you don't know? and she was like know what? and i was like, you're going home, and screams and cries, and we all just cried on the phone. >> johnson had been in prison since 1996, serving a life sentence for cocaine trafficking until west convinced president trump to commute her sentence. it was her first offense. >> and apparently, kim kardashian showed her how to use snapchat. >> she's out of prison now, she's got to get out there. check her out. she's even got the filter game going. the little bunny ear going. frank is a big fan of that filter by the way. >>> coming up, duchess meghan's solo trip with the queen. >> and it's not just people wh

items from the artist kyla comes several from the night tenure warner bros. record.ll-time top-selling albums, purple rain and batman actually paid the musical move over to sony in 2021. just that talented. such a great artist. gerri: great performer. unbelievable guitarist. a crazy ride for investors yesterday. the dow was up nearly 300-point demanding down over 165. we'll take a look at what is driving all this volatility. check-in the u.s. stock index futures, the dow pointed out by 35 points. s&p 500 up five. the nasdaq up 17 points five. you are watching "fbn:am." this scientist doesn't believe in luck. she believes in research. it can take more than 10 years to develop a single medication. and only 1 in 10,000 ever make it to market. but what if ai could find connections faster. to help this researcher discover new treatments. that's why she's working with watson. it's a smart way to find new hope, which really can't wait. ♪ ♪ retail. under pressure like never before. and it's connected technology that's moving companies forward fast. e-commerce. real time inve

warner, a deal that will give at&t ownership of cable channels like hbo, cnn and film studios like warner brosmedia giant with these movie studios, the television channel, satellite, fiber-optic cable. last year the department of justice did suit to block this merger out of concern for what it would do for competitors and what it would mean for cuom the fe was this could mean higher prices for customers but the judge did rule to allow this tie up to go forward so it could mean we could see other telecom communications companies merging together like this. the doj could appeal this decision but the judge urged not to. heather: the other mergers that could be impacted our 21st-century fox, cbs antna. thanks, appreciate it. newly released emails from anti-trump fbi agent peter stzrok throwing a wrench in the official timeline for the hillary clinton probe, loretta lynch's tarmac meeting with bill clinton and recusal, stzk notes this has been under discussion since april suggesting the fbi discussed the conclusion of its hillary probe months before interviewing her. those emails obtained by judici

hurt competition, but the judge that paves the way to merge with time warner, owning hbo, cnn and warner brost's possible he could lead to other deals between mobile carriers and oviders.>> reporter: -- >> companies like at&t, verizon, sprint and t-mobile down the road, will need to make big deals to survive, it will result in a reduced number of competitors, and thus higher rates for you and me to pay. >> it is possible the justice department could decide to repeal the decision, -- appeal the decision.>>> amazon used o get the council toacked out on a tax, that would have taxed big companies like amazon and starbucks, $275 per year for each full-time worker, after businesses complain, and amazon temporarily halted construction on a new high-rise, seattle caved into the pressure. they were planning to use the millions that would have been generated by the tax to pay for homeless services and affordable housing. the seattle region has the third highest number of homeless people, 12,000 people on the streets. >>> a announcement from tesla, the company announced plans to/between 3000 and 4000 jo

this paves the way for at&t to gobble up hbo, cnn and warner bros. the justice department could decide to appeal the decision. >>> elon musk hopes to deal -- deliver on a promise by cutting jobs from tesla's workforce. no factory workers would be affected as they ramp up production of the lower-priced model three. the cuts represent 9% of the 40,000 employees, which workers would be affected by this? >> basically all the departments except for those working on the line in fremont. all the various departments across the company. it comes at an awkward time as they don't just try to ramp up production of the model three but are preparing for the next car, a compact sport utility vehicle that the ceo has promised to display next march and start production in 2020. remember, in the automotive industry it takes a couple years to get things going so there is a lot on tesla and it will be hard to take . >>> elon musk wants to produce 5000 model threes per week. you think the numbers feasible? >>reporter: elon musk tells investors recently that while he thin

culmination of a 20 month battle for the right into the media business by acquiring the owner of hbo and warner bros.. the completion came hours after at&t made a filing at a federal court in washington. waiting deal for closing. -- waiting to know for closing. qualcomm has desk phone it's purchase of brocade and may reduce headcount further. -- mainly related to cutting stuff. broadcom is one of the largest companies in the semiconductor industry by buying up rivals. hong kong see assets has but ubs's headquarters in the city of london four one billion pounds. it was sold by british land. abu dhabi sovereign wealth fund jumped out of talks to buy a stake in the building earlier this month. that is your number business flash. guy: saudi arabia and russia has signaled that more oil is on the way. the saudi oil minister said "-- will that it is decide on output gradually when they meet next week. joining us now, jason gammel. jason let's talk about the big picture. is that wetion now are likely to see kind of opec plus, this deal coming in. what does it look like? jason: it will be a gradual reintrodu

the far-reaching deal is expected to reshape the media industry and will give at&t control over warner bros. film and television studios, along with cnn, tnt, hbo, and many other brands. only three days after president trump's inauguration, at&t paid $600,000 to president trump's persononal lawawyer and fixerr michael cohen's company for help advising the telecom giant on w tohoteerer the pedr through regulatory scrutiny. despite the money, the justice department sued to block the merger. tuesday's approval of the at&t-time warner merger is expected to spur a flurry of other mergers and corporate consolidation across industries. in yemen, the u.s. backed saudi led coalition has launched an offensive against the key port city of hodaydah. the offensive is expected to be the biggest battle in the ongoing three-year assault. the conflict has articled 15,000 -- has already killed 15,000 civilians, sparked the world's worst cholera epidemic, and pushed the country to the brink of famine. humanitarian organizations have warned the offensive could be a catastrophe for 250,000 civilians living in h

in this deal at&t now owns time warner cnn, hbo, including the "game of thrones," tbs, warner bros..c. comics. >> bret: what are some of the other companies wall street is talking about in a? >> the mergers that including t-mobiln to buy sprint, bids by disney and i when you're $65 billion all-cash bid from comcast for certain assets of 21st century fox. there's a bidding war there. also sinclair broadcast purchase of tribune. the other thing to his content companies like netflix and amazon are also always talked about and other companies that play could include cbs, viacom, discovery, amc networks, and the talk also has been about apple. it's big mountain of cash. apple could easily buy netflix. netflix market value is now larger than disney. it could easily eat up the majority of apples cash. that would be a gigantic marquee de if it ever did happen. that's the talk on wall street. >> bret: that's a lot of deals potentially. 21st century fox obviously the parent company of fox news channel. is there concern our costs and fees for internet streaming are somehow going to go up for a

>> warner bros.ey are trying to protect the brand by prohibiting the use of prints, places or objects, but by the way there's the harry potter by universal studios. one likened it to baltimore. come on. a little better. a little cleavage with your friends. eat some chocolate frogs. dagen: does the expression on my face tell you how much i care about harry potter. >> i know you don't. that's why i'm putting it out. dagen: my nieces love it. beyond not. thank you, cheryl. the fight for fox. the good of disney could respond after being dead drag out bad. of coue that's our parent company. a little march madness for your next spring fling. other company is bringing brackets io the dating game with its new app called crown. ♪ you're turning onto the street when you barely clip a passing car. minor accident-no big deal, right? wrong. your insurance company is gonna raise your rate after the other car got a scratch so small you coulda fixed it with a pen. maybe you should take that pen and use it to sign up

of a 20 month battle of the right to enter the media business by acquiring the owner of hbo and warner bross just hours after at&t made a filing in federal court, disclosing they had reached an agreement with the u.s. justice department that waved a waiting. cut hundreds of jobs. chargeso said they took of more than $100 million, mainly related to cutting stuff. ceo has built up broadcom into one of the largest companies in the $400 billion; dr. industry by buying rivals -- semi conductor industry. the office building by brought gate was sold by british land and singapore's gic. that is your bloomberg business flash. francine: thanks. the bank of japan left monetary policy unchanged and lowered inflation assessments after raising it in january. there economics minister now sees prices down from around 1% previously. that pushes japan behind its global peers as the fed raised trajectory and the ecb plot the end of bond buying. but keep the conversation on central banks. stephen, when you look at the boj, it seems like a rehash a lot of what they say. this time it feels different. where do yo

tom: we will see which warner bros. character comes to the rescue.ting is front and center. it is extraordinary what has gone on in the last 24 hours. i have no idea what we will see this morning -- saturday morning if the president stays around into saturday evening. francine: i think he is leaving early to attend the summit with korea. to be the is said most acrimonious world summit in years. face off trump will against six other leaders when the group of seven meets in kobach. european -- meets in the back -- meets in quebec. presidentt -- predicts next week's summit with kim jong-un will be a great success. he says the two may sign a treaty formerly ending the korean war. president raise the possibility of inviting kim jong-un to the white house. if the summit does not go well, president trump says he is a list of 300 more sanctions to impose on north korea. has come through with the biggest rescue program in its history for argentina. it is a $50 billion standby arrangement that will run for three years. the argentine government is dying to narr

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