Hi, podcast listeners. This is CNBC's Becky Quick in Omaha, Nebraska, and you are listening to part two of our full coverage of the 26 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting. We pick up here with CNBC's Berkshire halftime show hosted by myself and Mike Santoli. It's a break between Greg Abel's two

robust Q&A sessions with Berkshire's thousands of shareholders live in Omaha. This year, I had the

chance to speak directly with Warren Buffett during that break. Let's jump back in. Back to CNBC's special

coverage of the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting.

I'm Mike Santoli live in Omaha, Nebraska.

CEO Greg Abel and Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations, Ajit Jane, taking questions

for a little over an hour after Abel presented a state of the business update.

Abel has just called a break, and he also told shareholders that Becky Quick.

We'll interview Chairman

Warren Buffett. That will kick off in less than an hour right here on CNBC.com. We have a big

halftime show for you. Becky Quick is heading back over here to join us and we'll speak with

Occidental Petroleum CEO, Vicki Hollab, Berkshires-Brooks-running CEO Dan Sheridan, and former

Activision Blizzard CEO and longtime Berkshireires Brooks running CEO Dan Sheridan, and former Activision Blizzard

CEO and longtime Berkshire shareholder, Bobby Kodick. While this morning was the start of a new

era with Greg Abel running things, Warren Buffett stole the show to start off. He began with, it began

with Greg Abel thanking Warren for his 60 years running Berkshire and raising a Buffett banner to the rafters of

the arena, symbolically retiring his number 60 jersey. The crowd wildly cheering this moment.

After that, Abel turned over the mic to Warren Buffett himself, who was seated on the floor.

Buffett started out by saying how happy he is with his decision to turn Berkshire over to Greg Abel,

saying, we couldn't have made a better decision, adding that Greg is the right person.

Buffett then trumpeted Berkshire's biggest holding, of course, that is Apple.

Ten years ago, we made a commitment to essentially move 10% of the resources of Berkshire Affaway.

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