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Call. so far the doj or at&t did not get very far in those conversations. >> and they're also banking that if the doj puts forward as hadas suggests, selling off the turner networks including cnn, will that motivate the judge's understanding of some kind of animus or motivation or intentionality in their pursuing this in the first place. >> a fat decision gets to the concern about political motivation. there's been concern for months that the trump administration was somehow trying to meddle in this deal, trying to punish cnn giving the president's disdain for this network. a fat decision by t...

Warner content including turner is that at&t would have unfair leverage over their competitors, we'd be able to get higher prices out of them, attract more subvibers and the government is alleging that your every day cable bills would go up. at&t says that's not the case but it's ultimately up to the judge to decide that. >> why is that interesting? it's interesting because while that is sometimes done in bench trials, okay, it does suggest that this judge is at least open to a compromise situation which changes the stakes dramatically. brian, let's bring you into this. if there are apportionm...

What is the suggestion about the time involved in the deliberations? >> so the judge said that on june 12th he's going to hold a hearing and that's when he will announce his ruling on this case. he said there's a possibility that he could rule before hand but i don't think that's likely because he has noted many times that he's going to take a long time to reach this decision. his opinion will be more than 200 pages long. that june 12th date is only nine date before the deadline. some people are speculating that gives a signal that he's going to approve the merger. it's completely not clear. w...

George sorres and cnn founder ted turner. many have given a lot of their wealth away, including turner who recently discussed his $1 billion gift to the united nations with cnn's wolf blitzer. >> there's more international understanding than ever before. the united nations is making a real good contribution, that's like everything else, it's no better than the people that run it. >> so you're happy with that donation? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: peter singer says even if the multibillionaires give away half of their wealth that still leaves them with a lot, and more to go around. >> all of the b...

Know that philanthropy is personal and so to us, we don't care where people give, whether to the culture or climate or humanity or societal issues, but it is what is they are driven by to make them give and we want to make sure they are giving and there is a lot of energy around that. >> and now 40 families and individuals have signed up, including the man behind "star wars" george lucas and venture capitalist george sor ras and cnn founder ted turner. many on the list have given away a lot of the wealth, including turner who recently discussed the $1 billion gift to the united nations with cn...