three months from taking effect, assuming the government and the shareholders all sign off, but assung is dangerous when it comes to the government. the regulatory review process is complicated, it is a big source of stress for the executives. at&t and discovery are determined to get this deal done. it is the top priority. it is frankly all that matters to the management right now. they don't want anything to go wrong. and doesn't seem like anything is going to go wrong. it seems like the deal is going to take effect. but that's the background for jeff zucker's exit. now, what was the foreground, as these headlines say, he resigned over a relationship with his key lieutenant, the head of marketing and pr for cnn. many people inside this company believe it would not have come to this without chris cuomo. let's unpack that as the "wall street journal" reported, chris cuomo's legal team raised questions about zucker's relationship. they brought it to the forefront. think back one year to the scandal surrounding new york