plus, sesame street, the beloved children's program is relocated to hbo. the move from free to pay tv could have big implications the ever the show, and for the broad cast industry. this is not been a good summer for puerto rico. the u.s. territory is having problems paying the interest on $72 billion in debt. and now, the ilan is running out of water. a severe drought is hitting puerto rico hard, and in a letter the department of defense, officials are practically begging washington for help. jonathon bets reports. >> with water cut off to his house, antonio must go find pit p and then haul it back home. >> for them to flush toilets, or do the laundry, buckets must be fetched from the back of their suv. it is a lot of work, he says. >> puerto rico is so dry, the.has simply cut off the tap watt tore 400,000 homes. for every day it does run, they must get by for two days without it. >> it is almost getting close to the most extreme drought event that puerto rico has ever experienced. >> 65% of the island is facing an extreme drought. from the air you can se

do you think this is a good fit for hbo? >> i do. i have hbo go and my kids use hbo go. now they can watch "sesame street" in the car. i am looking forward to full frontal piggy. i am looking forward to "real 6" with big bird and snuffy. >> it gives a new meaning to snuffy, doesn't it? liz, now i am getting it. he is right with the tablets. that's where it comes in. >> listen, they will get a you lot of money for that exchange. that way they can make better decisions and better programming. i find it unbelievably ironic. it was a show that people could learn for free. and now you have to be a pay tv subscriber to learn how to read. do you know how annoying this will be for people? the first couple episodes will be exclusive to hbo. and that's how they will do it. don't worry, you will still get these eventually. it is the complete an at this time that you sis of what sesame street was supposed to be. >> i remember when i was a kid it was the same episode for four months and then they put a new one on. >> you can watch it from the 70s and you would get the seam benefit. i

in exchange, new episodes will air first on hbo nine months later for free on pbs. >> kermit the frog was a big character in our house and, you know, it's fun to pass that on to the next generation. >> these were friends that i could go back to day after day. >> reporter: for the gang on "sesame street" today's new lerlts are -- >> hbo. >> reporter: for fans old and young, we all want the same thing. >> i want cookies. >> i want cookies. >> cookie! >> reporter: kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that will do it for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> this is the godzilla el nino. if it mars. >> godzilla could be on our doorstep. torrential rains and flooding. scientists are predicting this year's el nino is on track to becoming one of the most powerful on record. good even. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm peggy bunker in for jessica aguirre. we begin with the latest predictions for wet winter weather. just today the national weather service says that we have a 90% chance of a signific

content providers in the united states, such as hbo and cnn and espn and so on. and that was still in the age of analog tv. it's important to note that tv since its origins in between world war i and world war ii last century was really based on analog technology, meaning a continuous wave representing the tv signal. and being in the satellite tv business we had a real concern that was coming out of japan at the time. if you remember back in the '80s, the conventional wisdom was such that japan was rapidly becoming a top local economic power, and would surpass the u.s. of course, that never happened and it has shades of what equinox but today in terms of china. but at the time one of the components of that was that japan through nhk, state-owned broadcaster, had developed a high-definition technology and everyone thought i was going to take over the next generation of consumer electronics. in response, europe actually 13 countries of europe, that subsidize connectivity in europe to the tune of about $1 billion, essentially to keep japan out. and that was call hd

"sesame street" needs the money from hbo. new episodes will air first on hbo and nine months later, for free on pbs. >> kermit the frog was a big character in our house and, you know, it's fun to pass that on to the next generation. >> these were friends that i could go back today after day. >> reporter: for the gang on "sesame street" today's new letters are sglrks . >> hbo. >> reporter: for fans old and young, we want the same thing. >> i want cookies. >> cookies. >> reporter: kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that will do it for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> ben affleck's nanny in danger? >> why police were just called to her home, now on extra. >>> new video. the nanny at the center of ben affleck's divorce calls the cops. the truth about reports that ben is doling out cash to fund her new hollywood lifestyle. >>> plus, new jen and justin honeymoon photos. yoga on the beach. and look who's with them. >>> kylie and kendall jenner's bikini

the next five seasons of the show will be available exclusively on hbo and hbo now. the program will still air on pbs just nine months later. those are your top headlines. tom: theory good. let's move on to a bigger view. well, they may agree like brothers and worship the lord, the first thing we do is let's kill all the lawyers. it is shakespeare. it is henry vi. that true today, except there is reality of society that compromises directed by attorneys. the attorneys we keep. kenneth feinberg has brought compromise to american society their injuredd parties. we considered lawyers as we still -- for another presidential derby. what did you learn? what was the surprise of process that you learned being the czar of this and that? ken: cooperation with lawyers. most lawyers if they have clients and they see a program that has been established that can get money into the pockets of their clients who have been injured quickly, 30 days, 60 days -- tom: quickly matters. ken: that is the key. get the money out the door to eligible victims and get them compensated as soon as

and hbo go. looks like elmo and friends may get to meet the cast of "game of thrones." >> maybe grover gets his own show. >>> 4:51. will this night be the most famous used car in the bay area. steve jobs' offset of wheels for sale on craigslist. a white bmw, 325 convertible. 138,000 miles on t the mountain view man who owns the car paid $3,500 earlier this year, now he is asking 11 grand. >> i like it when people are riding in the passenger's seat and they are like i'm actually maybe riding in a seat that steve jobs was once in and that's kind of fun, people actually take selfies of them sitting in the car. >> pain you will be inspired sitting there. how do we know steve jobs actually owned the car? there's dmv documentation showing steve and his wife were actually the original owners. >> that would be my first question. prove me that this is steve jobs' car. >>> 4:51. we investigate -- well, there's no investigating here, just a lot of good warm feelings. behind every shelter is a good volunteer

"sesame street" needs the money from hbo. new episodes will air first on hbo and nine months later, for free on pbs. >> kermit the frog was a big character in our house and, you know, it's fun to pass that on to the next generation. >> these were friends that i could go back today after day. >> reporter: for the gang on "sesame street" today's new letters are sglr. >> hbo. >> reporter: for fans old and young, we want the same thing. >> i want cookies. >> cookies. >> reporter: kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that will do it for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> ben affleck's nanny in danger? >> why police were just called to her home, now on extra. >>> new video. the nanny at the center of ben affleck's divorce calls the cops. the truth about reports that ben is doling out cash to fund her new hollywood lifestyle. >>> plus, new jen and justin honeymoon photos. yoga on the beach. and look who's with them. >>> kylie and kendall jenner's bikini par

what is in it for hbo? >> it is a strange union. hbo gets a popular and prestigious children's television program. what's going on in the streaming business, you have hbo, netflix, amazon, huhu hhulu, fiercely competing for viewers. there's a race for children's programming. the idea is parents are more willing to pay per a subscription if their kids say, hey, i want to watch this on hbo, or i want to watch that on netflix. >> i'm with kristine. i'm trying to wrap my brain around it's not tv, it's hbo. what did "sesame street" turn to hbo for the deal? >> right. "sesame street" is i not-- is a not profit and has struggled financially. pbs, where it's been for the past 45 years, has been giving it money. nowhere enough to flourish financially. the deal with hbo gives it a lot better financial situation. and it still is on pbs. that's the important thing to remember. >> the new episodes will air nine months later. >> right. there was a backlash yesterday. it does create the perception of a kast system where the rich kids get to watch

what is in it for hbo? >> it is a strange union. hbo gets a popular and prestigious children's television program. what's going on in the streaming business, you have hbo, netflix, amazon, hu hhulu, fiercely compg for viewers. there's a race for children's programming. the idea is parents are more willing to pay per a subscription if their kids say, hey, i want to watch this on hbo, or i want to watch that on netflix. >> i'm with kristine. i'm trying to wrap my brain around it's not tv, it's hbo. what did "sesame street" turn to hbo for the deal? >> right. "sesame street" is i n-- is a nt profit and has struggled financially. pbs, where it's been for the past 45 years, has been giving it money. nowhere enough to flourish financially. the deal with hbo gives it a lot better financial situation. and it still is on pbs. that's the important thing to remember. >> the new episodes will air nine months later. >> right. there was a backlash yesterday. it does create the perception of a kast system where the rich kids get to watch the first

there will be a spin off of other shows on hbo and hbo go. >>> thursday night football, patriots packers tom brady made a surprising start after facing the nfl in court. brady completed one of four passes playing just two series. on the other side, aaron rogers completed 11 of 19 for 117 yards. packers win 22-11. up next, redskins, browns. robert griffin iii finds garcon. look at this. he drops the potential touchdown pass. that's heartbreaking. redskins get the win 2017. cowboys and chargers, romo sitting this out o. delayed hand off. runs eight yards for the score. chargers beat my cowboys 17-7. not a great way to start there gi guys. jets total of 16 first downs all down. lions demolished jets. >>> last major of the year in wisconsin. look at that. mcill roy is making his i return to golf after breaking his ankle july 4th weekend. trying to knock rust off hitting the shot from the water. saved par and finished 1 under for the day. not so much for tiger woods. he described the day as one of the worst rounds he's had in a long time. >>> want to show you a touching moment. daughter of in

get hbo on the go. you have to be a subscriber. you can cut the basic things out of your bill and do internet plus for the cable systems where you get basic services and one thing like hbo. people are more a la carte buyers. they want a little of this and a little of that. streaming lets them do that. years ago we had 500 channels and nothing on. now we have 500 in one place. christina: you can get it on demand. >> that's what people want, like the new series. like pablo escobar. christina: you can also stream it on your tv with chromecast or apple tv. >> it's a little more complicated and people need to understand that's going to get simpler. the cable company will have to so it's one button like apple tv. otherwise we'll cut the cord. christina: how are they going to survive with people sharing passwords? everyone does that. how do they make money? >> it's a problem. they'll be able to trace that. they're starting to do it now. no drones yet. we won't be arrested. they're starting to shut down on any

on hbo first, reruns months later on pbs. sesame workshop saying the deal helps provide critical funding, keeping the show going and preserving its original home, too. turns out the muppets have already parodied hbo. check out their "game of thrones." >> bring a sweater, i think winter is coming. >> reporter: turning boardwalk empire into their own bird walk. >> you want me to show 'em who's boss, nukkie ducky? >> i'll handle this, capone. >> reporter: many who grew up on "sesame street" having a field day today asking, is this the new cast of true detective. is this the new "game of thrones?" will the be the new "girls?" pbs, hbo, no matter where they are, kids will come, even central park with us. a fist >>> the night after a police shooting information about where the suspect was shot, and the mayor issues a warning to protestors. >>> a frightening crash in san jose. a car flies off the freeway. >>> and dieing palm trees in the bay bridge. why officials say despite the high price tag, there is no cause for concern. >>> i'm

if you're not an hbo subscriber, don't worry. pbs will continue to air the show with new episodes airing nine months after they hit hbo. >>> tonight starting at 5:00, e stepped-up push to battle mosquitos as concerns to battle west nile virus grow in our area. it is taking month, even m e than a year to fix some of these issues. tonight, new york's biggest i- team investigates why that could cost you money. for breaking news and weather updates any time anywhere logon to nbc new york.com or download our mobile spp. "new york live" is up next. have a great day. >>serioutsly? you're not at all concerned? about what now? oh, i don't know. the apocalypse? we're fine. i bundled renter's with my car insurance through progressive for just six bucks more a month. word. there's looters running wild out there. vered for theft. okay. that's a tidal wave of fire. ve d for fire. what, what? all right. fine. i'm gonna get something to eat. the bo s kind of a drama queen. just wait. where's my burrito? [ chuckles ] worst apocalypse ever. protec

seen less than 1% of hbo subs, leave the bund toll go get hbo now, which is exactly what we suspected was going to happen. so while it's very early. we feel good about it and we think hbo now will be very profitable in the coming quarters. >> what's weighing on shares is that time warner's profit forecast for the full year remains unchanged, even though this quarter's earnings topped expectations by a wide margin. that implies that estimates for the rest of the year are too high. carl? >> all right. julia thank you very much. what a day for those names. before we go to the half, the president is speaking at american university right now. he is delivering a speech on the iran nuclear deal. trying to build support for that. in front of congress and if any headlines happen, we'll bring that to you. dow off the highs now up about 40 points, we saw a gain in oil after we got some draw in inventories, that's faded. with that stocks came back in large. >> energy players have been desperate for a bid. the fact that it's faded won't do a lot to assuage them. on the tech front, etsy down 21% af

for hbo this is about streaming. they're competing with netflix, and, for them, and amazon prime, and this is a way of getting a number-one, quality brand on to their streaming platforms. for "sesame street," this fills an economic gap and their economic model for many years has been filled by home video and toys and books and other things that they were able to monetize off the brand to pay for the production in a lot of ways for pbs, and this is a way of plugging that gap and giving them running room. i think for pbs, it's a little bit of an admission that maybe they're a little bigger than "sesame street." they have 19 pre-school and kids' shows on pbs, and pbs kids has become a robust network has bigger than "sesame street" now. it includes "sesame street," that's an important component burks it's bigger than -- but it's bigger than that. >> woodruff: why hbo? we think of this as a channel that appeals to adults, it's a premium pay cable thing, something people will have to pay for. couldn't it work at pbs in. >>

content providers in the united states, such as hbo and cnn and espn and so on. that was still in the age of analog tv. note sincetant to its origins in world war i and world war ii last entry was based on analog technology, meaning a continuous wave representing the tv signal. being in the satellite tv real concernad a that was coming out of japan at the time. if you remember the conventional wisdom was such that japan was rapidly becoming the top global economic power. and it would surpass the u.s.. of what everyone talked about today in terms of china. one of the components of that was japan through nhk had developed the high definition technology. everyone thought that was going to take over the next generation of consumer electronics. in response europe subsidized to the tune of $1 billion to keep japan out. that was another high definition system. there were fatal flaws in the european and japanese effort. they were based on analog high definition technology. seemingly out of the blue we announced the world's first digital high-definition television system.

so those -- the customers for the digital standard definition were companies like hbo, espn, prime star and direct tv and a lot of services were only able to launch because of digital standard definition technology how is it that -- >> host: how is it that you ended up in san diego with gi? >> well, very fortunate circumstances. i had grew up in northern, i had worked in new york in wall street. i didn't want to go back to the wall street world. i wanted to get into the technology world because i found it to be excited to be at the intersection of technology and business, and that's where general instrument was headquartered. at the time we had 17 different divisions of the company spread out all over the place. and the idea of this program was to hire people out of business school and give them an overview of the company and be placed in division two or three years later. a lot of my pierce had moved down to piffle after corporate where our cable division headquarters were in pennsylvania. in september of 1996, we did an acquisition here in san diego and i had actually helped analyzed

betty: a new miniseries for hbo about the fight over public housing in a yonkers. we will speak with producer david simon. pimm: good afternoon. i am pimm fox. betty: it is friday. i am betty liu and let's take a look at how the markets are trading. a weekly game for the s&p 500 but a volatile week so far. we take a look at where the s&p china devalued its currency. dated today showing factory production rose more than expected and that helped things along. let's move over to the oil market and how they are trading. we are seeing a slight rebound in nymex crude, up 1.4 -- 0.4 of 1% and falls below that $48 a barrel level. they are oil prices -- wow. down 31% since the beginning of the summer. just a straight shooter down. is the interesting, this dollar against oil. the dollar represented in the inte and oil are presented the green line. you can see at the beginning of 2014 -- exceeds me, june of 2014 when prices started to sharply converge for both and they dropped at the end of the year of oilomplete collapse prices and sharp rise in the dollar aggregating closer

a most unsexy, un-hollywood premise that is now an hbo hit. "silicon valley" pokes fun at the idiosyncrasies. behind the show, people that brought us some of the greatest satire in entertainment history. mike judge of "office space" and "beavis and butthead," and alec berg, writer on "seinfeld." joining me today, silicon valley creator mike judge and executive producer alec berg. thank you for joining us. i am a big fan and i have seen every episode. you have written, produced, and directed several different episodes. what is different about season two? mike: alec? alec: the biggest thing we have had to deal with was the loss of christopher evan welch, who played peter gregory. he was the cornerstone of season one, the guy financing-wise. that was a huge, huge hole to fill and writing-wise a challenge to figure out what to do. emily: he was terrific and i understand he is being replaced by a woman. mike: not necessarily replaced. his firm, she becomes the lead partner, this new character that was not in season one. played by suzanne cryer. but

hbo, the home of a number of popular adult-themed dramas, will now be the home of "sesame street." the producers of the respected children's series announced a five-year contract with the cable network. "sesame street" will continue to air on pbs but not until nine months after new episodes are seen first on hbo. the deal will allow the sesame workshop to produce almost double the programming it does now, and it increases revenue for the nonprofit group. the new episodes will begin airing on hbo as early as this fall. >>> lawmakers in greece this morning approved a map of new bailout deals. the debate dragged out overnight. the rescue package is worth $93 million and includes harsh spending cuts and tax hikes. passage by the parliament comes hours before finance ministers from the eurozone meet in brussels to decide whether to approve the agreement. >>> stocks on wall street were mixed. the dow gained five points yesterday. the s&p lost two. the nasdaq finished ten points lower. >>> apple ceo tim cook says his company is getting more diverse, but more work needs to be done. facing

. >>> hbo has a new addition to its line up. sesame street right there with all the other stuff that you can catch on hbo. the next five seasons will first be available on hbo before airing on pbs. as part of the deal, sesame workshop can produce double the content of previous seasons. the new episodes will air as early as this fall. after nine months they will appear on pbs. some may find the partnership surprising but sesame street game of throness parody, which is different from the game of throness that you catch on hbo which has violence and curse words, a lot of things you won't see on the sesame street hbo. >> a little foreshadowing there. >> i think so. >>> speaking of puppets, the broadway show hand to god has been getting big laughs since its day bee. >> like book of mormon it has a raunchy tone. sandy kenyon sat down with the star. >> reporter: i can understand why people love it. hand of god is a play with something to say and wild and crazy fun, hilarious and serious. it features pup pits manipulated by actors in a

joining the hbo family and is sharon tells us, it's a deal about the abcs of making money. reporter: "sesame street" first debuted on public television in the fall of 1969. reporter: the show has always evolved to reflect changes in american culture. >> there's omagh, there's cookie monster. you know, i forgot the trash guy. >> the trash guy is big bird and elmo and the gang and are now changing with the times again. sesame workshop that created "sesame street" has just made a deal with the for-profit cable channel hbo. for the next five years new episodes of "sesame street" are going to air on hbo and it streaming services. >> the sad reality is that on pbs, sesame street just wasn't able to make money. but with this new deal if you love big bird, you're getting about double. sumac cookie monster loves cookies and i love cookies. >> grown-ups are the ones that hit social media hard. reporter: one individual posted a picture of tony soprano known for his violence and another said finally we will get the profanity and realism in graphic stuff that the show will has been miss

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matt: hbo has done well with hbo now on apple tv. most htc, it was once the best -- the best-selling brand here. but it is planning to cut operating expenses by 35 percent. its workforce by 15%. people are questioning whether htc is a viable manufacturer in the smartphone market. it is such a dramatic change from four years ago. this is the company google turned to to build the first android phone. it has ceased to become relevant along with nokia and blackberry. matt: this is an industry where you can go from champion sue loser in a quick amount of time. is nor to be seen in second quarter smartphone shipments. matt: iron member when nokia was the only mobile phone brand anyone cared about. erik: but where we are moving is only havely where you apple and samsung selling smartphones in the developed world. matt: in the u.s., we are already there. when you ask someone what kind of phone, you asked you have an apple or a smart -- or a samsung? aly total weirdos have blackberry. from canada. i am joking. not surprisingly, hedge funds in

a most unsexy, un-hollywood premise that is now an hbo hit. the show is named after the world it lampoons. "silicon valley." it pokes fun at the secrecy behind the place where people can make millions overnight. behind the show, people that brought us some of the greatest satire in entertainment history. mike judge of "office space" and "beavis and butthead" fame, and alec berg, a top writer on "seinfeld." joining me today, "silicon valley" creator mike judge and executive producer alec berg. thank you so much for joining us. very excited to have you. i am a big fan. i have seen every episode. i know you have both written, produced, and directed several different episodes. what is different about season two? mike: alec? alec: the biggest thing we have had to deal with is the loss of christopher evan welch, who played peter gregory. he was kind of the cornerstone of season one. he was the guy richard ended up going with, financing-wise. that was a huge, huge hole to fill. and writing-wise, a challenge to figure out what the hell we're going to

a most unsexy, un-hollywood premise that is now an hbo hit. the show is named after the world it lampoons. "silicon valley." it pokes fun at the india secrecy's behind the place where people can make millions overnight. behind the show, people that brought us some of the greatest satire in entertainment history. mike judge of "office space" and "beavis and butthead" fame, and alec berg, a top writer on "seinfeld." joining me today, "silicon valley" creator mike judge and executive producer alec berg. thank you so much for joining us. very excited to have you. i am a big fan. i have seen every episode. i know you have both written, produced, and directed several different episodes. what is different about season two? mike: alec? alec: the biggest thing we have had to deal with is the loss of christopher evan welch, who played peter gregory. he was kind of the cornerstone of season one. he was the guy richard ended up going with, financing-wise. that was a huge, huge hole to fill. and writing-wise, a challenge to we're out what the hell going to

the five-year hbo deal will increase the number of episodes from 18 a year to 35. pbs will continue to air the show with new episodes coming on nine months after they hit hbo. >> more elmo, please. >>> now it's donald trump's turn to be fired from the "celebrity apprentice." nbc entertainment chairman bob greenblatt announced today that the show will not be back next season. the popular reality show will return in the future with a new host. nbc cut ties with trump in june after the republican presidential candidate made controversial comments about mexican immigrants. >>> and the number one name in late night will be staying on nbc for six more years. jimmy fallon signed a deal to host "the tonight show" until 2021. he's been the host of "the tonight show" since february 2014. in a statement, nbc universal president steve berg said fallon has been an important member of the nbc universal family for 17 years. >> i'm glad he's sticking around. that's fantastic. like him a lot. >> i love him. >> we l e jimmy. we love him. all right, we love this weather, don't we? >>

hbo, the home of a number of popular adult-themed dramas, will now be the home of "sesame street." the producers of the respected children's series announced a five-year contract with the cable network. "sesame street" will continue to air on pbs but not until nine months after new episodes are seen first on hbo. the deal will allow the sesame workshop to produce almost double the programming it does now, and it increases revenue for the nonprofit group. the new episodes will begin airing on hbo as early as this fall. >>> lawmakers in greece this morning approved a map of new bailout deals. the debate dragged out overnight. the rescue package is worth $93 million and includes harsh spending cuts and tax hikes. passage by the parliament comes hours before finance ministers from the eurozone meet in brusses to decide whether to approve the agreement. >>> stocks on wall street were mixed. the dow gained five points yesterday. the s&p lost two. the nasdaq finished ten points lower. >>> apple ceo tim cook says his company is getting more diverse, but more work needs to be done. facing p

i asked about how difficult it was to go to hbo and get the shows made. this is what he said. >> you never know when it is going to go south on you. that is from my heritage. some point, i expect someone to come to me and say we look at your ratings, we have let you go a long time. you have not had a hit. >> you still feel that way? >> i do. i have been at hbo 17 years. going to work on some pilots and maybe one of them will get picked up. i am never quite believing. you tole look at respond. you find yourself in a position where people want to hear what you say, or not. do you embrace that? not think in terms of embracing it. i live in baltimore. friends of mine lived close to the areas that were on fire. we stopped losing population a few years ago. to hear people in the wake of what happened in baltimore talking about the validity of that was disturbing. come to baltimore and say that. it is a cynical thing to say when we lived there and the fragility of the city is such as it is. our recovery is not assured. most of us know you cannot swing around the

on hbo first, reruns months later on pbs. sesame workshop saying the deal helps provide critical funding, keeping the show going and preserving its original home, too. turns out the must be ets have parodied it already. turning boardwalk empire into their own bird walk. >> you want me to show 'em who's boss? >> i'll handle this, capone. >> reporter: many having a field day asking is this the new cast of true detective? is this the new game of thrones? will the be the new girls. no matter where they are, kids will come, even central park with us. a fist bump with the muppets on the move tonight. >> we're staying put. we'll see you right back here tomorrow night. until then, good night. this is the "jeopardy! tournament of champions." here are our three finalists -- a 20-time "jeopardy" champion from kenilworth, illinois... a compliance analyst, voice-over artist, and blogger from broadview heights, ohio... and an i.t. consultant, originally from florence, south carolina... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek

try hbo. burt, ernie, elmo and big board and long time friend of the pbs are getting a new home on premium cable. they announced a five-year deal with hbo today that will allow them to double amount of the programming, for children. the next five seasons of sesame street will be available on all hbo platforms on tv, on line. it gives pbs the content for free to rebroadcast a second round, nine months later. >>> well in, health check at 11:00, no joke, a new type of pain management is available for women in labor. we're talking about laughing gas. in fact, what is oldies new again because, nitrous oxide, laughing gas, was widely used in the u.s. before epidurals became popular in the 1960's. well will now f.d.a. has approved special equipment to safely deliver the gas during child birth. unlike up dealer laughing gas does not block pain but it does take effect quickly and wears off rapidly too and that allows women to move around more freely a and they say helps them remember more of the child

hbo. sunny days >> reporter: they reveal today new episodes of the iconic children's program will air on hbo first, reruns months later on pbs. sesame workshop saying the deal helps provide critical funding, keeping the show going and preserving its original home, too. turns out the must be ets have parodied it already. turning boardwalk empire into their own bird walk. >> you want me to show 'em who's boss? >> i'll handle this, capone. >> reporter: many having a field day asking is this the new cast of true detective? is this the new game of thrones? will the be the new girls. no matter where they are, kids will come, even central park with us. a fist bump with the muppets on the move tonight. [000:28:32;00]

. >>> "sesame street" is coming to hbo. new episodes will run on hbo first and pbs second. the deal allows sesame workshop to nearly double the number of episodes it makes as well. i was going to say something about that was brought to you by the letters hbo but landon dowdy beat me to it, it's a sign how powerful these channels have gotten. hbo first run "sesame street," amazon has the new top gear. there are nontraditional ways to see what were traditional shows. >> can big bird curse now? >> that's not encouraged. >> okay. >> we will keep them pg. >> let's not use the innocence of hbo's -- or "sesame street" as well. >>> you might see them outside of grocery stores asking for money, but who are they? people dressed in camouflage claim to help veterans but are they legitimate? vicki winn went to find out the group behind the group gift a vet. >> reporter: day after day we watched as men outfitted in military clothes sat at tables with flags and ammo boxes, they accepted cash donations and made big promise to our hidden cameras. both the county and court leaders say they h

♪ >> he start in another hbo drama, tremay, about a group of new orleans artists rebuilding their lives post-katrina. pierce played an artist. >> you played the trombone? >> very poorly. i can at least fake it very well. i know my first solo in tremay. >> starring in tremay meant he could spend time in his home town again. something he calls divine intervention. >> i got to spend the last four years of my mother's life with her. i literally held my mother in my arms the last moments of her life. so here we are. >> before his mother died pierce was able to fulfill his promise and bring his parents back to their restored home. his father still lives there. but the larger mission of rebuilding the neighborhood has not always been easy. two years ago, the salvation army pulled almost $2 million in funding from pierce's foundation, citing a lack of progress. >> to lose a grant was, you know, unfortunate. it's not the end of the program. >> reporter: also a grocery store billed as healthy food for low income shoppers that pierce helped open in 2013 shut down a year layered. and ten years sinc

>> hbo gave cable something to sell. we were getting movies uncut in your home, all of the naughty bits intact. and then september 1975. we debuted coast to coast with the thrilla in manila, one of the all-time classic heavyweight fights, frazier-ali, and that's when hbo explodes. >> muhammad ali, end of the 14th round. >> before that, you're count ing growth in tens of thousand of subscribers. after that, you're counting in millions. that's really day one for both businesses. hbo and the cable industry. >> if you are a fan, what you will see in the next few minutes to follow will convince you you have have gone to sports heaven. >> in the mid '70s in the sports world there were 3/4 giants. cbs, nbc, abc. and then in connecticut, somebody got a hold of a transponder. >> the picture you are watching, right now, has been taken by a camera sent through some sophisticated equipment to this earth transmitting system. >> this guy, bill rasmussen, who had been fired from his job trying to figure out a way to deliver local cable

the new episodes on hbo will start in the fall. steve: motivating yourself to exercise can be kind of difficult. dari: well, some celebs are using hypnosis to reach their weight goal loss. and we are going to talk to an expert to figure out whether it actually works. steve: audrey, you could do it outside. perfect. >> it was. we had beautiful weather with highs just about average for this time of year. i'll let you know how long this great stretch will last. steve: now a message from fox 5 vice president and general manager lew leone. >> right now there's no hope for kids in new york city's failing public schools. under the current administration, it's been two years of school down the drain. and the news is getting worse every day. from day one, the de blasio administration and his hand-picked chancellor have not had the best interest of students as their top priority. the first thing they did was back up the truck and award the teachers' union a massive contract with retroactive pay raises. now the new york post has been reportin

. >> jimmy: and then to get an hbo special on top of that. and then on top of that spike lee directed it? >> spike lee. >> jimmy: how did you get spike lee to -- >> he did the opening credits for the show. >> jimmy: he did our show. >> it was really great. >> jimmy: yeah. >> he's great. i got a phone call, and -- >> jimmy: he's the coolest. >> he left a voice mail where he said his name 12 times. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i got the same thing. >> did you get the same thing? he was like, "jerrod, it's spike lee. spike lee spike lee." [ laughter ] like, in case you were confused. you thought it was like an asian dude, like y-k-e. no i. >> jimmy: no different. l-i. >> no, it's the gentrification one. >> jimmy: yeah, it's spike lee. >>and, so. he said his name a bunch. it was great. he was really fun. >> jimmy: he's the best. he's the nicest, coolest guy ever. then you ended up doing it -- you shot it at the comedy store? >> i shot at the comedy store, which is the first place i ever did stand-up actually. >> jimmy: that's a fun room. which room? >>

♪ >> he start in another hbo drama, tremay, about a group of new orleans artists rebuilding their lives post- katrina. pierce played an artist. >> you played the trombone? >> very poorly. i can at least fake it very well. i know my first solo in tremay. >> starring in tremay meant he could spend time in his home town again. something he calls divine intervention. >> i got to spend the last four years of my mother's life with her. i literally held my mother in my arms the last moments of her life. so here we are. >> before his mother died pierce was able to fulfill his promise and bring his parents back to their restored home. his father still lives there. but the larger mission of rebuilding the neighborhood has not always been easy. two years ago, the salvation army pulled almost $2 million in funding from pierce's foundation, citing a lack of progress. >> to lose a grant was, you know, unfortunate. it's not the end of the program. >> reporter: also a grocery store billed as healthy food for low income shoppers that pierce helped open in 2013 shut down a year layered. and ten years sin

hbo is now over the top. netflix is growing like a weed. remember netflix is not just trying to replace and beat hbo. netflix is adding content on discovery and one of the most popular shows was a documentary called chefs table. >> this is awesome. by the way. >> if you see, let's take that show. not expensive as you saw. >> highly produced. works all around the globe time and attention moving away from linear ad supported tv. i think what will be interesting. as we hear this plethora of companies report how are they talk about it? if you are unilever which is just announcing they are become d.c. founding partner of the women's channel vice is launching online today. you think about how all of these brands are spending more and more dollars the ice buck challenge hasn't happened a year ago today. we are early in the shift to mobile video advertising. so between mobile video exploding and consumers moving away from add supportive dell le vision, this sector has a lot to answer to. >> quickly, they're talking about $2.2 billion "star wars"? >

run for 45 years. >> my question what if you cannot avenue for hbo? >> just a thought. >> true. >> just a thought. >> i guess you won't watch sesame street. >> it's that simple. i still want to see big bare. phillies have an offer for chase utley. that's right a possible trade but there may be an issue with any trade. find out what may be the probl problem. >>> with the eagles first preseason game on sunday hear from one of the veterans on what his approach will be when >> can't get enough eagles right. eagles running back dee marrow murray had enough. did he not practice. no specific reason. eagles have a game to play. sunday they play their first preseason game against indianapolis at the linc. a chance to see chip kelly's new team in a game. how much will the starters play if at all in some cases. i would expect sam bradford to play one or two zeros but a chance for the starters to get some action but for the set veteran players it's more than just how much they play. >>> although it will be short you still want to get out there fly around, get you

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so let's take a look at the pros and cons of "sesame street" moving to hbo. here we go. pro -- the whole cast of characters will be there. con -- half will be killed off in the first episode. [ laughter ] nobody's safe on that network. >> steve: no. they're not safe. >> jimmy: pro -- the hbo version of "sesame street" will contain some shocking spoilers. con -- such as how to get there. [ laughter ] >> steve: are they gonna tell you? i don't know. >> jimmy: pro -- the move has raised a lot of eyebrows. con -- or in bert's case, eyebrow. [ laughter ] [ applause ] pro -- hbo promises a tougher, edgier elmo. [ light laughter ] con -- or as times square elmo put it, "bitch, please." [ laughter ] i don't mess with that guy. >> steve: yeah, you don't mess with that time square elmo. >> jimmy: i don't mess with that times square dude. pro -- watching "sesame street" to learn the abcs and 1, 2, 3s. con -- watching "girls" to learn the stds and iuds. [ laughter ] [ audience ohs ] either way. >> steve: hey, you gotta learn. >> jimmy: you're covered either way. >> steve: no. either

you are the first comedian with a double mastectomy to have an hbo special. so let's look at what naturally happened. >> do not tempt me. i will do it. [ cheers and applause ] >> guys, guys, no. [ cheers and applause ] >> of course i'm not going to take my shirt off -- [ cheers and applause ] >> we're joined by tig notaro fiance, stephanie allen. were you in that audience where the shirt comes off. >> yeah. >> did you know the shirt was going to come off? >> i did know the shirt was going to come off and never been more nervous. >> who was more nervous. >> she is never nervous. i wasn't even slightly nervous. she came in the dressing room, like no, i'm not nervous. >> you met on a movie which you were working with on together. >> in a world. >> yeah. great movie. we saw in the documentary how it took a long time for you to come together romantically and it finally clicks. it's an amazing story. when you see it unfold in the documentary, does it seem somehow simpler than it was to live? >> yeah. >> i would think. >> for sure. or you go why was i so stupid? now

i work for hbo. i think it is in my contract, i have to. >> seth: exactly. >> but the guy she said that of, the real guy, the former councilman, he was four rows back. and i couldn't take it any more. i knew that line was coming. i went for the parking lot. >> seth: yeah. >> but then he came out and he was like, no, it's all good. all good. >> seth: oh, that's good. so it is about this sort of -- the city of yonkers, this housing desegregation case, '80s and '90s. what made you -- what i like about it is it very much relates to everything going on now. is that what drew it to you? the modern sort of parallels? >> well, i'll be honest, we auctioned that book 14 years ago. >> seth: wow. >> the fight is from the late '80s, early '90s, but the same fight happens everywhere america at the moment you're gonna start to break any of the hyper segregation with which we've organized our society. at any moment where you're going to do the slightest amount of crossing that racial line, and this was about 200 uni