400 companies in your career of managing businesses im sure this is going to be a much valuable insight that you can provide to all of the businesses partners were here. Im just in a start you started all this when you were a kid. You are 16 years old. St he launched that magazine. And then you went on to launch Virgin Records. Not an easy business. You are 16 years old. Where does this all come from. Hi everybody and think you i think i just saw lots of mobile phones. You have Sarah Blakely here. She did really well. And she survived. I dont think you are allowed to say things like that anymore. We are very pleased. I forgot you have a question for me. I was interested as a young and 14 of 15yearold as what was going on around the world. And i was inquisitive in the vietnamese war was raging it seemed to me as it seemed to a lot of young people a lot of adjustable. I like other people wanted a campaign to try to stop it. There was no Young Persons magazine at the time. And it was quit
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] Richard Branson ladies and gentlemen. We are thrilled to have you. You dont need introduction but you started over 400 companies in your career managing businesses over five decades. Im sure there will be valuable insight you can provide to all Business Owners so screw it and lets do it. This is great for me but you started this as a kid 16 years old then went to launch Virgin Records that isnt an easy business you had no experience so talk about this entrepreneurial spirit as 16 years old where did this come from . First of all hello and thanks for a lovely welcome. [applause] you had Sarah Blakely here earlier did she tell a story . [laughter] she was very young but she did very well and she survived. [laughter] but we are very pleased. But you had a question for me . [laughter] but yes. I was interested as a young 14yearold what was going on around the world. And i was inquisitive. And the vietnamese war was raging and it seemed to
Richard branson ladies and gentlemen. We are thrilled to have you. You dont need introduction but you started over 400 companies in your career managing businesses over five decades. Im sure there will be valuable insight you can provide to all Business Owners so screw it and lets do it. This is great for me but you started this as a kid 16 years old then went to launch Virgin Records that isnt an easy business you had no experience so talk about this entrepreneurial spirit as 16 years old where did this come from . First of all hello and thanks for a lovely welcome. [applause] you had Sarah Blakely here earlier did she tell a story . [laughter] she was very young but she did very well and she survived. [laughter] but we are very pleased. But you had a question for me . [laughter] but yes. I was interested as a young 14yearold what was going on around the world. And i was inquisitive. And the vietnamese war was raging and it seemed to me it was not just first of all and i wanted to cam
Well talk more about that and an update on Hurricane Irma. Mike says theres a tree down on the roadway. No details on the conditions through the area. You tell us about the crazy storms going on, this is over here. Its at alpine. Not a major commute spot, but i wanted to point it out. Highway 84 through the area and the freeways showing a nice drive right now. We are showing slower drives for the east bay and the trivalley as well. 680, the Castro Valley and the bay bridge, a little slowing for the upper east shore. The freeway, 20 minutes through berkeley. The bay bridge toll plaza shows the back up is waiting for you. The commute is a typical pattern. Lighter than typical volume. That may be starting. Back to you. Thank you, mike. It is 6 01 right now. We monitor breaking news out of San Francisco this morning where police are investigating a shooting in an area that doesnt usually see much crime. Police say an attempted robbery overnight turned into a shooting in the citys Outer Ric
The bay bridge thats an easy at the minimum typical for this morning and no backup at the toll plaza right now. Back to you. 5 00 right now and were tracking Hurricane Irma this morning. The monstrous storm is ripping its way through the atlantic leaving behind a path of death and destruction. Right now the massive system is on its way to the Dominican Republic and cuba and eventually florida. But this hurricanes wrath is already being felt throughout the caribbean. Were showing the devastation in barbuda this morning, thats where nearly every building on the island is just damaged, many are destroyed. This storm continues to churn through the atlantic. And within days Hurricane Irma may have florida in its sight. This morning monitoring evacuations, theyre under way right now in the keys right there. Now, right now millions of people are scrambling to get to higher ground. And we have Team Coverage to get up to speed on this deadly hurricane. Meteorologist kari hall tracking that but