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full responsibility for it. charlie: the international tennis federation band sharapova from competition for two years. today, the court of arbitration for sport announced it was reducing her suspension by nine months. the ruling held that the itf s original penalty went too far for a violation that was committed unintentionally. sharapova is cleared to return to competitive tennis in april. i am pleased to have her at this table for this first time. tell me your reaction to this decision that came from switzerland. maria: friday morning was a beautiful day for me and my family and my friends. just the thought of coming back, i was in my bedroom, and i received the note from c.a.s. and i just screamed down to the first floor to my mother that i m coming back. so, ist seven months or knew that i had to she came up, she ran up the stairs, and i gave her a hug. i was so emotional. much,ing that i wanted so i was having another opportunity at it. charlie: how heavy did it ....
afternoon. the fbi secretly arrested an nsa kr contractor for stealing contract materials. he worked just like edward snowden. another black eye for the firm and shares are moving slightly lower. we have details on what was allegedly stolen and the potential fallout here coming up. meantime, salesforce.com is reportedly getting more serious about this bid for twitter. shares of both stocks moving in opposite directions, although there has been a comeback of sorts for twitter. jim will get more on this. a possible bid for twitter by it sales force. the weaponization of finance. that s when countries like the u.s. use the power of banks to impose its will on other countries. ian bremmer will explain the risks of this strategy. it s a lot to think about. he s calling it after the g-zero. you ve got the imf meetings tomorrow. this will help get us in the mood for global conversations. let s start with western crude at $50 a barrel. plus this discovery, more oil of ....
musical guest, empire of the sun, and featuring the legendary roots crew. questlove: oy, oy, oy! steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] jimmy: hello! thank you! oh, how fun! oh, come on! [ cheers and applause ] i feel the love! i feel the magic tonight. it s going to happen tonight. hot show! welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome to the tonight show, everybody. you all made it. you re all here. [ cheers and applause ] oh, i m excited. i want to start off by welcoming everybody who s tuning in just before they go to sleep, and everyone who s just waking up from the vice presidential debate. [ laughter and applause ] it was the only debate between tim kaine and mike pence, but many viewers were left disappointed after 90 minutes of debating. we still don t know where either candidate stands on rosie o donnell and that s unfortunate. listen to this. [ laughter and applause ] even though tim kaine or mike pence could be our next vice pr ....
big show, big show. guys, it is time to take a look at the stories making headlines y it s time for pros and cons. here we go. ? pros and cons and pros and cons and pros ? jimmy: tonight, we ll be taking a look at the pros and cons of disney buying twitter. steve: ooh. jimmy: yeah. there has been rumors that disney might be interested in buying the social media app. it would be a big move. let s take a look at the pros and cons of disney buying twitter. here we go. pro, the deal could be worth $16.7 billion. con, or roughly the price of four all-day passes to disney world. [ laughter ] steve: wow. jimmy: yeah. that s not a good they have a good deal for next summer. con, but 101 of them are dalmatians. [ laughter and applause ] steve: really? jimmy: that s interesting. yeah. steve: wow, 39 characters. jimmy: pro, mickey mouse following you on twitter. con, then sending you a bunch of unwanted mick picks. ew. [ laughter and applause ] s ....
voters? this morning we ll break it all down. snooping scandal. yahoo! s ceo marissa mayer under fire for reportedly complying with the government s request to secretly search hundreds of millions of e-mail accounts, a massive invasion of privacy or an important tool in the war on terror? and today exclusive, it s behind these walls that one of the biggest pop stars lived and recorded many of his hits. only a select few have ever been inside, but thi paisley park just for us, and we re getting a first-ever live tour, today, wednesday, october 5th, 2016. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone, welcome to today on a wednesday morning. just continues to get more and more ominous for the united states. not to be all al roker about it, but it seems like those models have converged and it s headed this way. that is our top story. preparations are under ....