Into hot water again. It was with professor christina greer. She had the best piece of Advice And Someone told her, shutting up is free. Giving out free advice to j. D. Vance. Sometimes, just dont talk. If you have got a big dont you want to butter up, that is fine, that is the business of politics. There was no reason to bring the military into that whatsoever. She could have talked about the metal she got and praised her. This was a complete, unforced error. He does it over and over again. It tells you what he really thinks the, about the military. Again, no need to say it. He cant resist. Guys, thank you so much, we will see you tomorrow morning, have a great rest of your day. Velshi starts now. Good morning, it is saturday, august 17th, 80 days until Election Day. This morning, we are looking at a change the Race And Change electoral map. In the four weeks since Kamala Harris took over the democratic ticket, she has upended a president ial race that had been looking quite grim for
Still it is a stunning turn around given complaints levelled at Disney in recent years, that its Media Business was weighing it down. As evidence, investors would point to the decline in its traditional tv business, Box Office flops and, of course, its streaming losses. Only its park and resorts divisions were doing well. It all came to a head this year in a bitter Prox Battle with activist investors who complained that Disney was in decline. Well, Disney won that fight, and itjust scored another hit with its second quarter earnings showing that its Streaming Business is making money ahead of the timeframe that it set itself. But it is not all good news, with Consumer Demand moderating, its parks and resorts businesses are under pressure. And as Subscriber Growth is plateauing for all streaming services, Disney will need to wring more money out of its existing customers as it seeks to maintain this momentum. Tech and Media Analyst Ben Barringer explained why Disneys Amusement Parks rem
Its the sports subscription business, espn, that is driving the profit. Still it is a stunning turn around given complaints levelled at Disney in recent years, that its Media Business was weighing it down. As evidence, investors would point to the decline in its traditional tv business, Box Office flops and, of course, its streaming losses. Only its park and resorts divisions were doing well. It all came to a head this year in a bitter Prox Battle with activist investors who complained that Disney was in decline. Well, Disney won that fight, and itjust scored another hit with its second quarter earnings showing that its Streaming Business is making money ahead of the timeframe that it set itself. But it is not all good news, with Consumer Demand moderating, its parks and resorts businesses are under pressure. And as Subscriber Growth is plateauing for all streaming services, Disney will need to wring more money out of its existing customers as it seeks to maintain this momentum. Tech a
Crashes in 2018 and 2019. Last month it was announced that Aerospace Executive Kelly Ortberg would today replace Dave Calhoun as boeings chief executive. The company has faced a tumultuous few years that have included intense scrutiny of the safety of its 737 max jets and also saw the company plead guilty to defrauding the federal aviation administration. Joining me now is Sally Gethin A Global Aviation and travel a nalyst. Talk us through what is at stake here. We talk about this culture of the inner moment but just to put in perspective for you viewers, what a year its been, with a door blowing off in alaska Airlines Plane in january and from then on, its just been a Disaster Headline after disaster, hasnt it . Absolutely. Boeing has been blighted by a series of catastrophic errors with its Aerospace Business and particularly the Boeing 737 Max 9s which as you will remember was responsible for the loss of hundreds of lives back in 2018 and 2019. By literally, this instant with alaska
California. That will do it from a this edition of Alex Witt reports. See you tomorrow at 1 00 p. M. Tomorrow. Up next, the Beat Weekend edition. Welcome to the Beat Weekend. Im trying it, lets get to the headlines. I cannot have this Phone Call without saying to my girl, kamala, i am proud of you. This is going to be historic to we call to say, michelle and i could not be proud to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through the selection and into the oval office. Oh my goodness, michelle, iraq, this means so much to me, im looking forward to doing this with the two of you, doug and i both. Getting out there, being On The Road. The Vice President is busy as a democratic nominee for president she is busy but that is a call you obviously take. The obamas are the most popular national figures, not just the Democratic Party, as a factual matter, in our politics these days. Consider both Barack And Michelle obama have higher approval than current President Biden and former Presi