Thanks for coming, especially on a day like today. Who won the game . Ouch. Bad or close . [inaudible] well, okay, 2121, okay, well, okay, we can live with that. Anyway, thanks for coming. Like she said, i spent 20 years flying fighters, never actually intended to write a book, came about more or less by accident. Anybody watch the fox and friends interview earlier, last week . Probably not. They asked me the same question, and, you know, its not something one thinks about, and we dont talk about it very much so i think its a good glimpse into a world that, again, is not normally accessible. Ive been really surprised i shouldnt have been but surprised by the interest of teenagers thinking about a possible career and what it might take and is the air force academy, how do you get in the air force, what do you do, that sort of thing. I think its opened a lot of eyes which is good. More than that, i wanted it i wanted to kind of expose a little bit of whats happened in the last 20 years b
Summer. Williams first captured americas attention in the late 70s, the role of alien mork made him a break out star. Good morning vietnam and his comic mania carried into movies, playing a wartime dj in good morning vietnam bought him a golden globe. So tt role played largely in drag, mrs. Doubtfire. Williams im provozational style. But the julliar trained actor excelled in roles including good will hunting. In all williams films grossed more than 5 billion worldwide at the box office. The actors wife released a statement saying, quote, as he is remembered, it is our hope that the focus will not be on robins death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions. A gifted actor and genius whose sudden passing mean those who knew him and those who watched him heart broken. Stephanie stanton, nbc news, hollywood. Joining us now, david poland, editor of city news. Com. He is a new york film editor for variety. Obviously, collectively, the entire nation is talking abo
Host and this week on the communicators we welcome back the president and ceo of the American Cable Association, matt polka. Mr. Polka, what is the American Cable Association . Guest thanks, peter. Nice to be here again. Nice to be here with you, lynn, as well. The American Cable Association is unique in the fact that we represent many smaller Cable Operators across the country, and everyone always asks me, are there still small Cable Operators left . In fact, there are nearly 900 of them in every corner you can imagine, rural areas, small towns. Many of them are providing Competitive Services even against some of the largest providers today. And whats great about these smaller companies, its a terrific story because theyre providing broadband, highspeed broadband in rural areas that desperately need Broadband Service. So these are the members we represent. Theyre smaller, theyre independent which means that theyre not affiliated with larger content companies or larger providers, and w
Making some impressive bets. Can you say linkedin . The former ceo of zero is going to be joining us on where to invest right now, and it is all about you and your body. A Little Spring cleaning. How much do those diets help you . The doctor this hour is here with her call and the impact on the weight loss industry. But first we are watching the market in certain the market taking downward after a very soft jobs report from adp. Supply data shows inventories rising lowerthanexpected. Adam shapiro on the floor of the new york stock exchange. Phil flynn at the trading pits of the cme. First to you, what are the traders saying about the actions. The s p 500 cant break through the resistance, the intraday high. Just have not been able to get through that. Some of the winners, some of the losers, big winners, disney hitting an alltime high, Goldman Sachs up today, disney up 1. 5 , Goldman Sachs up almost 1. 5 . You look at the big loser, exxonmobil down almost 3 , a drag of 18 points and th
, all of growth that does set a slower, more sustainable trajectory is in the u. S. Interest, and i say that for several reasons. One is i do agree with the fundamental assessment that the current strategy has played itself out. The implications for social and political stability, and stability in the domestic context is certainly in our interest. I think also they are projecting that the vision includes a more integrated china with the world economy. I think certainly that is an americas longterm interest. So i think bottom line is we have a national interesting, ber interests, the leadershipses is assessment that they need to change that ever economic model. Now, chris had reverended some new considerations with respect to xi zhengping and the current leadership. I think one very significant change, structurally in the decisionmaking process is been the reemerge ends, not that it was ever dormant, but the party under xi, as he projects it will play a much larger role than it has in t