Give the toy industry a much needed boost? this time, it s not about spending on toys for children, but adults so called kidults. An emerging generation of over 18s is snapping up collectables and nostalgia brands, and they say it s good for their mental health. I m going to be discussing that and more with my guests the boss of build a bear, the stores where you can create a bespoke teddy bear, and the chief executive of the world s biggest toy company and arguably one of its most iconic brands, lego. I ll also be catching up with the president of the company behind leading toy brands barbie, hot wheels, fisher price and more that s mattel to find out how tv and movie tie ups are reviving his compa ny s fortunes. Wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the programme. It s a billion dollar industry driven by creativity and innovation, with a global reach and a diverse market. The toy industry is forecast to reach $302 billi
it might get him in trouble, he doesn t necessarily like the word, but he has been pragmatic throughout the biden presidency and he s been working closely with the white house, which maybe you wouldn t have expected years ago. he s also working now with senator manchin despite the rock em-sock em between the two of them. they re talking and it matters. he s finally coming to this leadership role, not that he needed to rise, he s been there a long time, but he really is a major player on this piece of legislation. he s a big person in the progressive movement. we ll see if they get to the finish line. a more optimistic tone today. president joe biden takes questions from you, the american people. anderson cooper will moderate. our town hall with joe biden begins tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. on cnn. when we come back, all hell is breaking loose. those words from steve bannon but they have the attention of
in oakland, celebrity rapper danyle robinson or dru down considers himself just another one of the guys. come on. that s why he s chosen to turn down the jail s offer to house him in protective custody or pc. i don t want to be treated no different. i m just the person that i am. i could be pc d up but no, that s never going to be me. i m walking the main line at all times. watch this. this is rock em sock em dano. what you going to do with it? you see that. talk to him. like that. hello. robinson is currently in jail for violating his probation by driving under the influence and evading police. but he says run-ins with the law inspired his music. i started rapping probably when i was 16 when i got out of juvenile hall.
short-term effect and no long-term benefit. ayesha, the same way the former congressman puts it, i think you only have a few tools in your chest. you can cut spending. raise inflation. cut taxes during a potential recession you can work monetary policy to some extent to create more money. if it s going to be invested. right now i m hearing the country, the rich people are swilling, swirling with cash. they don t want to invest it. they don t believe in it. they don t want believe in this rock em sock em economy of trump s. they bought back stock at the corporate level. they benefitted from it in terms of their own wealth. you buy back stock, you own more, right? yeah. everything worked out for them. now we have a situation with no more tools. facing perhaps economic trouble. and that s the fear, is what happens now if there is a recession, is president trump, is this administration ready for it? and this is not an administration that has been great with crises and usually it
up a colored booinger. why would you ever get this game for a child? they play with all manners of ex kreegsz, they don t need an snot it game. laura: one of my sons would love it. my advice break out the kleenex and play uno. my great grandmother taught us the game black javenlth that s a game you can play right up until you die. laura: were you like a rock em sock em robot? i loved that. laura: battleship. the same idea as the pop game you shove swords and you get getty the pc police don t come up with games. laura: whoever came up with these games they had to be doing the shrooms we re going to talk about in the next segment. the pot heads coming up.