And the parent of this network challenging 21st century fox by offering to acquire uk Broadcaster Sky for 31 billion. The share is higher than the portion to buy sky it doesnt already own. Comcasts chairman and ceo spoke about the bid on a Conference Call moments ago take a listen to Brian Roberts. When it became clear it was not only sky for sale but that every share was potentially going to have a change of ownership, we thought now was the time to make a superior cash proposal and that is exactly what they are calling it a superior cash proposal and it is now, that proposal word is important having to do with uk takeover law this is actually a proposal under 2. 4. They need to go to 2. 7 but it doesnt mean or take away from the significance or seriousness. They just have to get their financing together they havent gotten the board approval that is all technicalities for the bigger picture, which is as carl just said, the 31 billion cash all 50 versus the 1075. Timing was the key for
Tomorrow. All the details here on brea kfast. Good morning full of your holiday its wednesday may have been put on hold but with the 16th of september. Our top story. Plans to prioritise who can access a coronavirus test are being drawn up, as the government cargo the planes keep coming and is being warned time is running out going. Iam cargo the planes keep coming and going. I am at the east midlands to fix the system. Its thought staff and patients airport. In the nhs and social care will be first in line could gareth bale be making a fairytale return to the premier to receive the tests. League . Greg mckenzie reports. The welsh star is in talks to return to tottenham seven years after leaving the signs are clear, the testing system is struggling for real madrid. To cope, with reports that some in desperation are turning up at accident and emergency seeking coronavirus tests. It is led to this and we hit 31 degrees again warning in bolton which yesterday. Still warm across the curren
Are six degrees below the average. We will be lucky to make the mid fifties. Here are the temperatures. 36 at ohare. 38 at the lakefront. 32 important. Below freezing for aurora. 36 in mores. Satellite and radar composite shows we are dry. The system is coming in from the west. It arrives tonight. The potential for rain around 9 00 p. M. 44 degrees as the fall of around 9 00 p. M. Hi today is 54. Showers are likely. We could see some thunderstorms. Thursdays high as 66. A few closures of their early on because of crashes. Michigan avenue blocked at 103 because of the crash involving multiple vehicles. In park ridge, a earlier crash still has an open shut down in both directions between algonquin and could win. The crash brought down a utility pole and some wires. Oken remains blocked their. Of the wives the roots are lookelooking good. There are reports that two Chicago Police officers were injured overnight. It happened while there were responding to a domestic call in the 32hundred b
Good evening. Im lester holt in for brian. The white house tonight says there is no question they did it. Calling out the Syrian Government over a chemical weapons attack last week that killed hundreds of syrian civilians. The language from washington today was exceedingly blunt. Secretary of state john kerry this afternoon laying out the case for a likely u. S. Military response. The killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. By any standard it is inexcusable and despite the excuses and equivocations that some have manufactured, it is undeniable. Tonight the white house is Gathering International backing for possible air strikes against syria while u. N. Chemical weapons inspectors have finally been allowed in to ground zero of last weeks attack. Nbcs Richard Engel made it into syria today. He is now safely back on the turkish side of the border with a lot more on todays fastmoving developments. Richard, good evening. Reporter good