>> i'm matt miller.

-- michael brown. 61 arrestbeen ,harges, including arson unlawful trespassing. meanwhile, the family's attorney says he objected to the st. louis county prosecutor's decision to call a grand jury. >> as much evidence as we could and we saw how completely unfair the process was. we object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of michael brown junior's family, that this process is broken. indicted.s should be

>> michael brown's father stood with the attorneys and reverend al sharpton at the news conference. consumer confidence dropped unexpectedly in november to a five-month low. the index fell to 88.7 this month in october reading. the decline interrupts a steady pickup. consumers now have no excuse to say they are unaware that popcorn has more than 1000 calories. forlly, many rules restaurants and grocery stores. things like new york and philadelphia already had this requirement. national rules will take effect in a year. that is a look at your top stories of the day. the st. louis county grand jury may have spoken in the death of michael brown, but attorney general michael holder says a separate justice department

investigation is ongoing. peter cook has more on where that investigation stands. i wonder if the justice department investigation could reach a different conclusion and that could affect a different outcome? is they could reach a different conclusion. we heard last night in a ongoingt that this is and he stressed the probe is independent of what happened at the local level in ferguson in the st. louis county. he went on in that statement to make the case the decision in the end will be independent as well. they have resisted forming premature conclusions. the reality is the government has a high legal bar to clear prove officerwill darren wilson violated michael brown's civil rights. the violators have to prove wilson knowingly use more force than is necessary and would also have to prove he has the intent of file aiding michael brown's civil rights era it is a high

legal burden to clear. it is on the justice department often does not reach. also, a separate justice department investigation into the ferguson police department itself and whether or not it has a history of using it less of oars and also race profiling. >> what about the president's words and the possibility you could visit ferguson? >> he notably did not rule it out last night in the briefing room a little after 10:00 last night. of course, it would not be surprising to ultimately have the president pay a visit. the shooting death of michael brown back in august. he also talked about -- in

general terms about racial tension in communities that go well beyond ferguson. take a listen. >> we do have work to do here. and we should not try to paper it over. whenever we do that, the anger may moan -- momentarily side. time, -- america's not everything it could be. >> we could expect the president .o talk more about broad terms off to chicago this hour. he will try to settle executive action on immigration. hard to imagine in that sense -- in that session he would not talk about ferguson. >> challenging weather conditions this thanksgiving. the nor'easter will bring rain,

snow. get and,ow bad will it most important, how bad for us in new york? >> it will be bad along the east coast. unfortunately, because the major hubs like jfk, dulles, philadelphia international, the airport, will be impacted tomorrow, there will be ripple effect throughout the entire country. here is what is going on now. ingredients are already there. frontal boundaries sprawled out across the eastern united states. fromat what is showing up tampa up towards southern parts of georgia. additional energy. what will happen, this system shots down and the store this morning gets to read and write off the used coast in the united states. cause some major problems to the i-95 corridor. this is what it will look like

as we go through the day tomorrow. the other thing we want to point out, it will be a strengthening storm as it comes northward. when storms strengthen north and west of the center, you get a lot of upward motion, snow, and the storm generates his own air. right now, we're looking at a mixture of precipitation. from new york city, philadelphia, baltimore, washington, dc. mostly rain. jersey, parts of new west of i-95, it will be a snow storm with a lot of areas picking up over half a foot of snow. in idea of the timing. this begins as rain. a little after midnight edc, we're looking at 6:00 a.m. in new york city, not until noon in boston. traveling will be a major headache tomorrow along the eastern seaboard. there is also a little bit of snow pushing from st. louis in the western parts of kentucky.

and widespread travel delays. >> all right. thank you for the warnings. , it says itreaming 500 500ing interest from fortune countries. betty liu spoke with the company ceo about the future of that company. like wefinitely feel brought the conversation to the forefront. people are buying more antennas than they ever used to. all the things we brought to portland. we raised the question in consumer's mind. think that, definitely. i do not know what happens after this point. >> all right. betty joins me now with details on this year it is interesting.

they're not an online tv streaming service. >> not now. they are not in operation anymore. this is really a david versus goliath story. to bring down the , abc,broadcast for cbs comcast, and others. adamant in its belief that the supreme court is wrong, that they were wrong in looking at the company, that perhaps they were a bit intimidated or they did not understand. intimidated by the new technology coming up. how fast-paced test -- technology. the old business model. that is the way he views it now. as you have seen, other companies have come online with video services, hbo, showtime, cbs, so it looks like the

viewers want to eventually get all their content in various forms. it just so happens he had to pay for it. >> absolutely. you cannot steal it. >> exactly. you cannot violate rules. of course, he thought differently and felt he was .ousing antennas already free to the public. >> right. the supreme court old that as theft. -- ruled that as theft. >> the assets are really valuable. the technology is solid. he was noting their are very big internet companies. >> people under my age don't remember napster.

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>> mixed news on the u.s. economic front today.

the conference reports that consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in november. the chief investment officer at global credit at pimco joins us beach,m newport california. welcome and thank you for joining us. let me get your take on what we saw this morning. i was more impressed by the gdp revision than i was by consumer confidence. >> hello. economy is doing quite well. there is decoupling from the rest of the world, particularly in developed markets. what the gdp report shows this morning is if you strip out the government sector, for the last several years, the u.s. economy is growing at 3%. this economy is kicking in. the consumers are benefiting. >> at least one of those things is finished, right?

low energy prices going forward? interest rates at some point have to turn around? >> eventually, but here is what is happening. oblique, not a lot of growth. policymakers have to implement more growth friendly initiatives. you will see qe next year in europe, the bank of japan goes is allof gdp, and that taking bond yields down and flattening yield curves. that is indirectly having an impact on the u.s. for low interest rates. that's how much are we decoupled them what is going on overseas? acts to movel bank things up, as forecast next year, and everybody else is going in the other direction, how does that result? >> it results in the currency strengthening. we think that is the most compelling trade. looking at europe with a 1%

growth outlook, japan with a 1% growth outlook, and the u.s. is growing at roughly 3%. economically, the countries are diverging. time, monetary policy is set to ease further in japan and europe. in contrast, we could start to see gradual tightening. think thegain, we tightening will be gradual because the global economy is still quite weak very classless talk for a second about what you like your. at the airlines, it is interesting for people to see they have stronger pricing power and growth there. i always think the airlines are interesting because they go bankrupt every 10 years. but they are on an upswing right now. >> exactly. they are certainly benefiting from lower energy prices. we noted on the supply side industry consolidation led to significant pricing power. the airlines are packed. they are charging you to board early, check your luggage, food,

special seating, they are getting money coming in hand over fist. they're also benefiting from the lower energy prices. now the consumer is starting to travel again. this is the perfect storm and airlines are taking off. >> the consumer confidence index is not faze you in that believe? >> no. the things we look at from companies in the united states tell us consumers are coming back. if you look at las vegas, of eight to 10%. more people are staying in hotels, consumers are starting to take vacations. buildingo apparent in material companies and housing companies. consumer is improving. >> i pay close attention to automakers.

are a good materials bet and homebuilders are, the f1 50 is good that -- bet. i just mean pickup truck sales in general. what does that mean for the auto industry? that's the auto industry is doing well. very goodhave products. gm has a good product line coming out. it has been innovative. the truck sales, for basically sells and f1 50 truck every 50 seconds. clearlygy revolution is helping emmie improve u.s. competitiveness in manufacturing is speeding through into the auto sales. well.have come up quite >> thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate your time. up, a billionaire steps down as chairman and ceo. stephanie ruhle has details on why he quit and what he will get

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as an investor is stepping down. -- >> an investor is stepping down. is it ok if i shorten the names? joseph? >> from the activism. let's break it down. the guy who ran jefferies is now located. the have collected 20% of company and own 20% of the shares. six months ago, joe steinberg come and true whitacre took those seats.

they paid nine dollars and $.80 per share. stock is around $15. it cannot hit that because there is a name out there and a reputation that people are just not that comfortable with. think of this as a way -- --because his life is spared his investment? >> because of his legal issues. if it is not one thing, it is another. a great pool of assets. look at spectrum. that is a great company. entity anday for the phil's name at home, we are not getting the potential. phil will step down now. he is not leaving the family completely. he will step up under the umbrella. that holding company, they just raised $250 million for. >> about an eighth of his net worth. >> think about how we see

activists today. letter writing. going to get the positive outcome you get from smart activism, without having that fight. those looking at the mirror saying, i have got great assets. if you're just sitting here, we cannot unlock them. >> it is not an unhappy transition you're saying. even though the brand is tarnished, people love to follow what he is doing. jefferies, they have been involved in everything will has done for the last 5-10 years. it is not because jefferies is the only shop in town. guy for aery popular very long time. in terms of how the stock is performing, he has got some brand issues. >> thank you so much for clearing that up. whenever i need advice or information. >> whenever you need to clear it up, call me. >> thank you.

is 26 minutes past the hour. that means bloomberg television is on the market. let's get you caught up on where stocks are trading. we are not seeing a lot of action today. here. trading on records another record close. higher for the last quarter and on the flipside, consumer confidence. stocks, of individual weight launched a new advertisement campaign and it talks about how losing weight is not easy or simple or fund. we will see how that works. and shares falling for the most in nine months. let's get the federal report in fourth-quarter earnings shy of analyst estimates. for the coming year, it also fell short. we will have more on the markets

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>> opec leaders are scheduled to meet thursday in vienna. special envoy and coordinator for international affairs at the state department bureau of energy resources joins me now from washington. thank you so much for joining us. everyone is really looking forward to this meeting that i can remember in the last five years.

it is far greater these days. >> in the past, meaning pre-2008? >> pre-2010. when russian reality around the world today where people were waiting with bated breath for opec to comment and decisions today. that has really gone back and i think that is part of the reality of the energy market where we are. what opecess of decides, what is the record? for are the members records the quotas they mouse in the meeting? sometimes, included in the production, it is very different than the quotas suggested. that lakota has not

is another indication of the limits of the cartel such as opec. look at thestate meeting? when this is all said and done there be awill change in any policy in terms of oil productions? >> no. i do not think there will be a difference regardless. you look the oil markets today, making sure a number of things. one is that the world is well supplied, that we understand supply and demand he needs. also, why and demand of oil, so as long as we understand where we are and what supplies looking like, and what consuming countries have to deal with, and what the national security shortages would be, which would be on expected, then we are in good shape. regardless of what happens here,

we're going. >> a fascinating time for us in america. we are at least on the verge of energy independence and maybe we become an exporting nation? like theonally do not word energy independence. oil is a global commodity. whatever happens, even if everything we consume here is produced here, whatever happens if there is a commodity overseas, if there is a big national disaster there, we will feel the effects. we have made in norma's strides in the country and increase our oil production by a couple million barrels already. we're looking at continued increased production next year. that has implications for economic growth at home and how we are perceived and seen around the world. >> what are the numbers you look at? fall, does the

outlook for u.s. production change? it becomes not as profitable for our producers to go out and find oil? >> a remarkable story about american production, the unconventional side of american production is that the cost goes down. where the cost reductions will be affected if the price goes down below a certain level. as we go the next year or two, we will see the limits of price go down further due to the great technology advancements the american companies are going through. what really surprises people around the world in other countries as looking at the resiliency of the oil shale revolution and how can cope at prices even below $80, when there were early assumptions that beat out production and it clearly has not. this is the message around the world. invest in technology and innovation, allow for the growth

of the private sector and the energy sector to have a world that is more diversified. the world we live in today compared to a few years ago, when opec was able to dominate the market, we are in a different place now. it is good for america, good for the world, and good for a global energy economy. >> in that diversified global oil market, is there any preparation for the u.s. oil producers to get ready and start exporting the product around the globe? conversationbvious and discussion that ensues when you have the kind of growth we have seen in the united states. i think that debate will intensify next year and congress will have to take a look at it. we will follow the debate closely. >> thank you so much for joining us. there from the department of state. coming up, the battle of the shopping dollars, a look at what retailers are doing to make you spend more and more this holiday

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closely just talked about the country's dollar-denominated last month25% following the price drop for crude. then the sale is open to agreeing to produce a global output to help bolster its finance and it is -- currency. led along a former treasury secretary as finance minister. the government faces a challenge of a reviving growth after brazil slipped into the session in the first half of the year. that is your latin america report. it may sound a bit like science

fiction, but robots are being used more and more in operating performlping doctors surgery with pinpoint accuracy. elliott spoke to the company's ceo. the robotics is the company we developed the system. system withtics surgical tools during spine surgery. today, with this robot, we know to position two of those devices in the brain and in the spine in a very precise way. >> spine is your main focus right now. how many of these things, about $1 million? >> right.

as of today, we sold more than 75 systems around the world. around 44 out of these have been sold in the u.s.. , everywhere between india,ia, taiwan, vietnam, russia, germany, italy, poland, and many other countries. thanready operate in more 9000 places around the world. >> last time was both a year ago, we talked about revenues having doubled from the previous year and we are confident that kind of growth could be maintained. are we still there doubling revenues every year? >> i don't know. we are getting very close. we had a relatively weak first half of the year. we do expect to be able to grow. how significant is the growth? we will know in six weeks. but i feel we have a very robust

pipeline. activity in the market and we need to convert the activity to productivity. >> major robotics ceo being interviewed there at the tel aviv stock exchange. this holiday season, retailers will be battling it out not just with each other, but with online only shopping nice. ae challenge, giving you reason to get off your but and go to the mall. julie hyman did just that at the westfield garden state plasma mall in new jersey and is here with more. >> you have seen a couple of the reasons that malls are still trying to give people what is at the mall. >> carousel at the mall. >> amazon.com does not have an interactive carousel experience, at least not yet. there is the santa at the mall and other festive events that retailers try to have to get you in the store. there are also the deals they're offering.

some of which match what you see online and some of which do not. analyst i visited the mall with, of keybank's capital markets, said 40% off is the new 20% off. it is a problem for many inailers with increases costs. i've talked about the issue of margins more broadly and this is what he said. >> margins are under a lot of pressure. greatit is creating a environment and free shipping online. all of these he wrote margins. >> this is a big issue for the last holiday season. they also had a problem with inventory last holiday season. they had too much stuff. people did not want to buy it, and they had to cut and cut the prices to clear it out. they do not necessarily have those problems here. look at growth in the third quarter, which is entering the holiday season. inventory growth this year in the third quarter, at department

stores specifically, up only 9/10 of 1%. that contrasts sharply with what we saw last year going into the holiday season. ed about the to problem, it is not just about your inventory, but about your competitors inventory. listen. >> we feel better about inventory levels currently after the last holiday retails. it requires one retailer to have inventory to be room for everyone else. retailers need to be competitive. there always watching what other retailers are doing. it is clear it is a day by day battle. >> five over ordered and i need to cut my over prices, even if my competitor on the other side of the mall did not do the same in, they will still cut the prices to be competitive with me. become --can >> a race to the bottom. like, you sell stuff and i buy stuff and you just buy stuff here it is all about the product.

early today. if you are selling something i want and a competitor across the mall does not have, you buy it for me at the price i demand. >> but really, if you look at what has been suffering over the past year since the last holiday, apparel has been suffering. compellingt that product almost anywhere that makes people really want to go in and buy the gift. where we are seeing spending dollars go is not just to things like electronics, like the next generation of your tablet or smartphone. it is also going to activities rather than stuff. maybe instead of buying that's who -- that newsletter, i will go out to dinner or by a massage or to another activity that is taking dollars away. >> i realize yesterday when i was hanging out with a bunch of kids in new york, they do not need to buy any new clothes.

they can just get them out of mom's closet. >> did mom save that stuff? >> i don't know. a real fashion mistake they are making again. >> i will not have a fashion discussion with you, matt miller. hyman, fashion correspondent. up next, trish regan joins us with a look at what is ahead, including the latest on the tensions in ferguson. we are back after the break. ♪

violent protests, one of the big stories coming up at the top of the hour late last night.

live from bloomberg television, we are joined with a look ahead. coming out local there in missouri. >> it is a sensitive decision regardless of the result at night. >> we saw that last night. one of the most startling images to me, when the president was urging everyone to be nonviolent regardless of how you thought about this, to protest in a peaceful way. you look at the split screen here and bloomberg television, and you could see the protests happening. at one point, as he said, you

had protesters shaking the itice vehicle back and forth was quite startling and striking to see the president on the one ind and that imagery ferguson and on the other side of the screen. >> i was here last night and i went down to union square to see the protest. they were here in and -- in new york. it is not just the levelheaded people out here in the protests. bet is great, but we cannot in favor of anarchy. there are a lot of people out there who are just on message here. >> looting is never the answer.

that want tople protest just to protest alongside the people protesters. about law you wonder enforcement delivering this decision at night. it seems as though people had another 12 hours to sleep on it, it would have been a more controllable situation. >> absolutely. you will, more of that? >> yes. in fact, a state senator their immaturity will join us and she has a lot to say on the situation. we will also be looking at the situation going on at uva with the university suspending all of the fraternities and the problems we're having on campuses with rate. >> sexual assault issue has been huge on college campuses and it seems like only now, we are talking about it. "street smart" starts at the top of the hour and we will take a quick rate.

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>> get the latest headlines at the top of the hour. that does it for this edition. crumpton -- i am matt miller in for mark crumpton. i cannot believe i did that again. on the markets is up next. up, bloomberg television is on the markets. let's take a look at where stocks are trading right now. we have little change today. the s&p is up in the red.

a little bit of push and pull between gdp being revised higher and consumer confidence coming in lower than analysts had anticipated. another record close. of theet for the end year, health care is the best performing group of the year, particularly if you look at health care fund, the etf trading at a record, more than 25% so far this year. joining me today with a special report with the top picks for 2014, the managing director at stern e.g.. thank you for coming in, health -- this year. atant to talk more broadly 2015. we will continue to see that type of performance? >> there are certain areas compelling for a long-term perspective.

about thenows coverage expansion. states with the affordable care act. marching -- margin going forward. a higher margin than going forward. what we do is look at some -- what is sustainable going forward in the commercial, the medicare and medicaid portions of the businesses. when we supply the margins to the growth we see, medicaid margins generally look to me the most compelling. we look at things like health net, that are trading with what i see as earnings power on 16 revenue, about 7, 8, and nine times. >> when you talk about sustainability, you know have at least some political sustainability and potential changes. even if we do not get an out

right -- there could between us to it. it.e tweaks to >> it has been developed over to past several years position itself for the affordable care act. any changes, i think, have to be done. it is one thing in states like , clinical isrida in the states, but it is another thing to take away benefits from evil now getting benefits such as subsidies. asn it comes to issues such subsidies in the federally theretated marketplaces, are plenty of workarounds and those will be available to the state. will take time to except the workarounds, but ultimately, they will not hold those benefits away. collects very quickly.

the names you mentioned are medicaid reliant. you think medicaid would be changed in some way? -i think so. but we think about the risk for the insurance perspective is there have always been insurance companies going after the profits. profits are too high. the medicaid names are under earnings relative to what they have in the past two years. we think that is less of a risk. >> all right. for 2014.h care picks street smart is next. ♪

request welcome. 60 minutes until the close of the russian. expanded moremy than previously forecast appeared plus, counting down to earnings. wakes upson, missouri, to looted shops and burned-out buildings after last night's grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed lack teenager. -- black teenager.