Apple Getting Its Supposedly Biggest Deal with Beats
PAUL: All righty, and we know that you want to take a look at what's coming up in your week ahead. With you Monday in the wake of a controversial firing from the newspaper, former "New York Times" executive editor Jill Abramson confirms that she will give the commencement speech to Wake Forest graduates. She hasn't yet spoken publicly, though, about her departure. And it's not clear whether she's going to break her silence address - and address it, you know, during the speech, but we're going to have more on that story for you a little bit later this morning with our own Brian Stelter. And let's move ahead to Wednesday because the 9/11 Museum opens to the rest of us to the public here. Built in the bed rock of tragedy the museum is dedicated to the nearly 3,000 people who perished in the September 11th terrorist attacks and the 1993 bombings. Exhibit halls are filled, we know, with oral histories and photos as well as some very personal items from those victims. And also on Wednesday in Washington, there are going to be - there's going to be a House foreign affairs committee hearing on Boko Haram and the threat to school girls in Nigeria and beyond. Saturday Pope Francis is leaving for a trip to the holy land saying his three days in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Amman are aiming to boost relations with Orthodox Christians and also expected underscore at the Vatican's longstanding call for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. And then on Sunday, oh, big days for Ukraine. The survival may be at stake here. Next Sunday, with a bloody insurgency that's raging in the East, a presidential vote could certainly help for the country at a crisis or it could plunge it into a full-fledged civil war. CNN is going to be there live and covering the story like only we can on Sunday. Victor?</s>BLACKWELL: All right. Christi, thanks. You know what else is coming up this week, a big deal, it could really be the biggest deal Apple has ever pulled off. Our business correspondent Alison Kosik has that look ahead.</s>ALISON KOSIK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This week in business news, we're keeping a close eye this week on the Apple and Beats deal. There were reports earlier this month that Apple was in talks to buy the high-end headphone company for $3 billion. Now, there is talk it could be finalized this coming week. If it goes through it would be Apple's biggest acquisition ever and a departure for a company that's known for creating its own products, not buying them from others. It's also a big week for housing. We get reports on new and existing home sales. Investors will be looking closely to see if the spring selling season is getting off to a good start. Housing had been leading the economic recovery, but lately other reports have shown a bit of a slowdown. And finally it's that time of year, when business leaders from all across the country descend on college campuses to share words of wisdom with graduates. This week, Federal Reserve Chief Janet Yellen will deliver the commencement speech to New York University graduates. Even though Yellen likely won't be giving any insights on monetary policy, the business world will be watching to see what advice or inspiration she has to share. I'm Alison Kosik in New York.</s>BLACKWELL: All right, Alison, thank you so much.</s>PAUL: So Barbara Walters, she is not just a television personality, people. She is a broadcast news pioneer and stepped down this past week as co-host of "The View." The daytime talk show, of course, that she created, we're going to take a look at more of Barbara in a moment.