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Trying to shut down. >> in louisiana, for example. >> this week in the california desert one of the worlds largest solar farms opened. the problem is that the process generates heat waves approaching 1,000 degrees. birds are flying and being eviscerated. the green lobby is complaining. a hit to the solar plant. not only is it exposing environmentalist contradictions but an important lesson how we organize our lives we cant do it to protect the birds. >> before "saturday night live" there was med...

editorial report." im paul gigot. the white house waving the employer mandate another year giving 50 to 99 full-time workers till 2016 to provide insurance coverage. what does it mean for the future of obamacare? lets ask joe rago and dan h1e ig henninger. is it economics or politics or both? >> i think its both. i think they want an alibi. we are having this furious debate how the affordable care act affects decisions to hire, decisions to work. liberals are saying there is no effect ...

Than 33 million subscribers and expected to face a tough review by the fcc but sources tell cnbc comcast may give up some customers to aleleviate those concerns. the ceos will be on cnbc squawk box at 7:00 a.m. eastern time this morning. dominating american tv sets in the 1950s with tens of millions of viewers. one of his writers, mel brooks, once called sacaesar the funnie man on tv. sid caesar was 91. a 55-year-old barbie doll will be gracing the front page of this years "sports illustrate...

In one skit, they pantomimed an entire argument to beethovens fifth. ♪ >> reporter: caesar could speak, too, in convincing gibberish in multiple languages. younger viewers may remember him as coach ridel in "grease." >> put the bat down. now there are other sports that dont have any contact at all. >> like what? >> like track. >> reporter: and his writers room on his show of shows inspired "the dick van show." carl reiner got his start with sid caesar. so did mel brooks, woody allen and many o...

Look at here. look at the pillar. look at it. look at it. look at it. >> thats it. >> sid caesar side early wednesday at his beverly hills home. he is the king of sketch writers inspiring writers like neil simon and woody allen. he aired on tv from 1950 to 1954 and seen as prototypes for shows like "saturday night live." he was 93 years old. ray nagin is guilty of corruption. he led new orleans from its recovery through hurricane katrina. the charges included wire fraud and conspiracy and brib...

>> it is simply the architecture when we dug it up was in good shape. look it hero. look at it here. look at it here. look at it here. look at it. look at it! >> thats it. >> sid caesar unbelievable talent. he is considered the king of live tv and he passed way. caesar starred in "your show of shows "on "and it was said the prototype. he was 91 years old. you may have heard about the stray dog issue surrounding the olympic venues in sochi. the dogs are all over the place and they have ordered ...

>> so cool. our own barry mitchell had the chance to interview caesar a few years ago. >> he spoke to barry about early years of television. take a listen. >> you started your show of shows back in 1950? >> 1949. thats when youre being in the business from the very, very beginning. >> caesar went on to share a story about a scene with another brilliant comedian. gene cocha. and he said the stage hands hit the pair with cold water again and again. finally became impossible to talk. so caesar impr...

And im set. >> this is good for the soul. just ignore what is going on outside and imagine you are there, soaking in the view, smelling the ocean air. i love it. >> forecast for oahu today will be 83 degrees. >> humidity, 78%. >> but they cant play with the snow, man! all that snowman and sleigh -- >> they have to build a sand man. sand man on the beach. sounds much better. coming up, the spirit of the olympics on this throwback thursday. unforgettable from the olympic games in the past. als...

Ry. we wish him well. sid caesar, economcomic legend died. >> how about the pudding. will you take a naz illy? >> what are you doing? >> born in 1922 caesar is known as a pioneer of sketch comedy. it worked during the 50s on your show of shows and caesars hour tlurs him into hour. younger generations may know caesar as coach calhoun in grease. he helped launch the careers of mel rhiner karl brooks and helped pave the way for so many comedians. he wanted to be remembered for bringing laughter. si...

Making fun of movies, people who fought in movie theaters. it was tvs answer to mad magazine before there was mad magazine. the star of the show was sid caesar who i loved when he did ceasars hour. i watched it religiously every monday night right up until the time i was old enough to join the boy scouts. shirley temple, mickey rooney, had their wild early youth. its truly the stuff of dreams, only to see it vanish as they returned to earth. it isnt that bad, thats if you didnt happen to have th...