its own i max theater. i m pretty sure he can pay my new ultra millionaire tax to help the millions of yachtless americans struggling with debt can that argument work it can. we saw a billionaire buy a home, a penthouse on central park for $238 million here s the thing people used to have this idea that taxing and spending was bad for democrats. things have changed as wealth is more concentrated at the top now what you are seeing is something really very, very different. people are aspirational. that means if i m a janitor, i want to have a janitorial service where i don t have to work for somebody else i m working for myself if i drive a truck, i want to have three, four trucks where i have people work for me. that s not making $10 million a year that s working for myself, being able to call my own shots in my life, having extra money to take care of me and my family that s the aspiration people want not to take care of $10 billion
steve: time now for news by the numbers. first number is 15%. how much buzzfeed is cutting the staff, which is about 200 people in an internal memo the ceo of buzzfeed said it s meant to increase revenue and boost possibility. the news comes days after the buzzfeed site released an inaccurate report about president trump ordering michael cohen to lie to congress. they stand by their story, nonetheless. next, 900, that s how many truck drivers walmart wants to hire. the retailer also raising drivers average pay to nearly 90,000 bucks a year. that s more than double the median salary for a tractor-trailer driver. finally $238 million. that s how much the most expensive home in the united states just sold for. a billionaire hedge funder reportedly buying the four story penthouse in that building in new york city. i think he is rich. all right, brian. brian: 24 minutes after the hour.
$238 million. four story penthouse apartment in new york city on central park south. a building named the bill air s bunker. he also owns homes in many other places. for $240 million is a ton. sandra: a presence in a lot of different cities. bill: he runs citadel. sandra: he loves mcdonalds. there was recently an article done on him and i m quoting him. it drives people nuts i take them to mcdonalds all the time. bill: i like that. super size that. sandra: all right. we have a lot more to get to this morning. we re awaiting a police news conference happening in south florida after a horrific mass shooting at a bank there has devastated a community. police apprehending the suspect but not before five people lost their lives. today has been a tragic day in our community. we ve suffered significant loss at the hands of a senseless criminal doing a senseless
kagami is. this comes after what he called most of africa or all of africa a nation analogous to la treens. he isn t worried about that. he s a businessman, he s been a supporter of trump a long time. he s the head of the african union for a term. img it is going to be a positive meeting. the president is also very wary of foreign aid. i know rwanda back in 2016 the last information available received $238 million in foreign aid. back home he is alternately seen as a strong man, people claim he helped the economy. where do you think these two will find common ground, rather, excuse me? well, you know, being a dictator doesn t necessarily mean you re not doing good things for the economy. he s brought kagami has brought the country back from genocide a little over 20 years
darrell isaiah is the richest member of congress with a estimated network of $30 million. the california republican found a company called directed electronics in the 80s, became one of the biggest manufacturers of antitheft car devices. after issa comes jared polis with an estimated net worth of $313 million. then it senator mark warner with 238 million. the virginia democrat invested early in cell phones. you turn off your cell phones when the speaker is speaking, forget about that with me. you can turn them back on. you hear an annoying sound? i hear, ka-ching. seven of the top ten are democrats. when it comes to the poorest, five are democrats, five are republicans. republican david validator of california is reportedly the poorest, $24 million in debt. he is a dairy farmer and has a