it is perhaps not a world where saks fifth avenue took up all six floors. but what is the new world? i am not sure that i understand that. and yet i am not ready to say turn it all into office because we know that we can rent that out. that has profound repercussions for union square and chinatown. >> a commissioner diamond. >> i am really sympathetic to the arguments that the project proponent made, but i am really uncomfortable doing this as a one off and this feels like we need study and to apply in it a fair handed way. i did read that report and it may be dated and that different recommendations are in order, but i am really sympathetic to that argument. >> commissioner, there is a motion, but did not hear a second. >> u a didn't you second it? >> i did. >> very good. >> shall i call the question? >> very good. commissioners, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve with conditions amending the conversion to allow it on floors three, four, and five. also requiring back alley exterior lighting. on that motion, commissioner diamond. >> no. >>

to try to win back those labor heartlands that was so important to them up until tonight ok i'm not saks we'll leave it there for the moment and bring in my studio guests here in london chris hopkins is with us from 7 to comrades the polling group and mo hussein a former advisor to the conservative party worked in downing street for david cameron and also with former home secretary amber rudd let me start with you chris if i may. emma mentioned jeremy corbyn we heard him a short while ago acknowledging the scale of the labor defeat saying he will stand down just not quite yet he's talking about a period of reflection what is there really stickley for labor to reflect upon now under its current leadership when so much absolutely so much it appears needs to change yeah i think that's a really interesting question of the you know i'm not the person to have that conversation but i think all we found over the last few months particularly in the polling that we conduct and under all this conduct is the german who is deeply unpopular is unpopular as a person as a leader and in 2017 he had the e

the famous windows on fifth avenue, frozen, the windows at saks. the children lining up.e lobby at the st. regis, you could hear it. ♪ let it snow ♪ let it snow ♪ let it snow even the nypd from the tenth precinct in on it. >> made in america. >> don't forget him. bill and sherry, they saw our made in america last week. celebrating tree farms across the country. christmas tree story. you bought your tree? >> we got two. >> two this year? >> yes. >> aside from your tree, what is your one thing made in america this year? >> um -- let me think. >> i can't tell you, because it's your christmas present. >> but it's made in america? >> it is. >> it is, he told me and i won't ruin the secret. as we left -- >> love your made in america. >> yes. >> you love made in america? >> we love made in america! >> they know our series, too. >> yeah! >> made in america! >> stephanie and kathleen from cincinnati. you buy any made in america gifts? >> tough question. >> that's a tough question. >> yeah, but i don't -- because i don't know. i never thought about that. >> but there's still time.

students that are coming out of those universities increase all the taxes on those guys and use that saks dollar to pay for students yeah and the sex they statuses to burn their draft cards whitewash instead in some a 21st century burning their student debt obligations and his the key point. on this right you can't do it as a student watching it individually you have to organize 1000000 students every year . and it's their fault i'm counting on make those payments there's a huge amount but no one really knows about it because because people are going to be ashamed of that it will it talk about their financial woes so what they have to do is everyone has to organize and collectively you know get that debt structure all right well start i mean during the vietnam war protestations if you saw your friends coming back in body bags it was easier to get a softball when going by here and it's like a victimless crime because you don't really see the carnage we're told it's a victimless crime and there's always going to be some students that are going to be like well i'm going to play the game theo

hudson's pay owns saks fifth avenue.anie baker of bloomberg writer, original reporting on cyprus and ukraine, and now we turn to the next step of the impeachment process. we have an impeachment in the house and now we go to a senate trial. the zeitgeist this morning is that the democrats would like to be part of the discussion in the senate just as they would like to be in the house. do the republicans and democrats have to play together? if you look at the way bill clinton's impeachment trial was handled, the democrats did work with republicans in an effort to present a trial that could be viewed as fair. hope we have seen over the weekend, with chuck schumer coming out and proposing a way forward in an effort to work with the republicans. what remains to be seen is how that offer will be responded to. mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader, has said he wants the trial to go quickly. they don't want these star witnesses. i think the democrats want this to be treated as a serious trial where the public can view th

write in the book this escalator ride looks like she's going down maybe to the shoe department at sakse to kick it off, people have to remember they've been together 20 years listened and sounding board each and every time there was a presidential election saying i'm going to run. i should run. this is the year. finally said, listen, you're getting older. if this is going to happen you're going to win if you run, run already. very supportive. i think for melania trump sort of moves through life as she so chooses. this is just a finite chapter. she's not a seasoned political spouse. we don't get that energy from her. at the same time she's taking, taking this moment and making the best of it for her. she's mostly protecting her son. and she's tried to get by living in really the biggest fishbowl. >> okay. finally, you say it's "free melania" as opposed to, free melania! >> it's "eats, shoots, run". >> that was all about a banda. right? all about a panda and whether he was eating shoots and leaving and eating, shooting. anyway, congratulations. >> thanks. >>> tweets and facebook comments

>>a little music a little bit patience, you know it all helps from saks sfo expects a busier day on christmasey saw yesterday so you've been warned passengers are urged to arrive at the airport 2 hours in advance for your domestic flights and they encourage a 3 hour arrival time i to get there early for those international flights. well now we want to check in on the forecast and see how things are shaping up around the bay area nsa on trade next in apps that's my a strategy is definitely nice out there. sfo has it also is in many of our coastal areas across the bay today you can see all that sunshine hanging out from the golden gate bridge to appear in timber on where you're seeing the view currently. >>that's not such the case and some other spots in the bay, this is san jose fog is beginning to burn off and lift but we've had issues with fog from san jose. all the way up to areas like walnut creek concord and through the tri valley this morning so no also very foggy still so be mindful of the spots we are seeing some clearing in those areas where that fog has been dense while it's just bee

>>and fortunately he was rescued, he'son his way to the hospital as we sak for now i'll send it back to you all ght, thanks. a lot sarah. >>te now is 7 oh 5 we have more breakingews to tell you about also in the san jose area where thicar slammed into a busine that happened at the cash one loan office ong 7 trees roads are full of art. police sathe driver ran away leaving behind a 15 year-old female passenger. she's at the hospital now with non li threatening injuries, they're still looking for that driver. and new this mornin out of san jose that officer had to be taken to the last night at the reid urt hillview airport. how exactly wh happened hasn't been explained all we knowis that conscious as you can see here in this video as heas being wheed away and put into the back that ambulance will try and find out more information exactly what happened. >>a doordash delivery person showed up with the food and berkeley and ft with the packages for the whole apartment complex there also right there.a so when she went in to the lobby there she delivers the food and then sees all those pack

which means buddhist policy is accused of inciting hate and taking part in violence at saks because minority muslim and christian communities in recent years the group campaigned hard for president also by rajapaksa and celebrated his election victory the b.b.s. leader says the group may dispense parliamentary elections expected in april then up or how do you have to get it now hasn't our father come home in recent times the sinhalese people were destitute like children without a father the spirit of the sinhalese was killed by politics now there is a revival and sinhalese but that revival is not a threat to minorities. because religious and ethnic minorities overwhelmingly voted against russia in the election newly elected president russia paxson has promised not to leave behind those who did not vote for him he said that he will be a president for all sri lankans. but the fact that what is often described as a buddhist nationalist group like b.b.'s so heavily support means there are many amongst the country's minorities who are questioning whether the new leader can deliver on his election

. ♪ >>> that is the beautiful light show at saks on fifth avenue here in new york city. that our online shopping is tracked. >> exactly. but here's something very scary, right? big brother is also literally watching what you do while you are inside of a store. abc's becky worley has the story. >> reporter: if you're hitting the mall to holiday shop, facebook may be tracking your purchases. reports that the social media platform, with help from retail partners, is monitoring what users are buying. not just online, but in brick and mortar stores too. >> it lets businesses send in information about what you purchased. >> reporter: according to "business insider," retailers are teaming up with the social media giant, offering facebook personal information in order to create targeted ads. retail companies sending names, phone numbers, email addresses, and more, along with what products people purchase. facebook then using this information to identify the user in its database to target them with that business' ads. >> the main way that facebook makes money is by selling ads. a

i saw him at goldman saks, but he hasn't offered a great deal in terms of his plan. >> they can grilly can. >> i've got to tell you, i'm following this one because of the 5g i really have been convinced by john legere, of course, t-mobile moving on, that we will not be able to have credible 5g competitor without that merger i actually believe it. >> you believe it? >> i do believe it. >> you may be right. >> and the chinese are ahead of us in 5g like splitting it when the russians were ahead of us. it is. very similar we would have president kennedy, talking about, remember, president kennedy said -- >> i'm aware we got to get to the moon, yeah >> i'm saying -- >> like seven years, that speech. >> not because it is easy, but because it is hard netflix is getting mileage out of this 8k, 90% of subs from overseas, the debate continues to how profitable the new subs are. >> it is important because almost every one of the surveys that was negative was involving domestic that may be a false way to look at netflix i've been on the fence about netflix because i've been reading those stories

saks fifth avenue giving additional gift cards when they hit spending thresholds through today.ricans feel comfortable buying online. what are some tips to make sure you're shopping safety use a credit card. debit cards don't offer the same purchase protection. beware of links in unsolicited advertisements and e-mails they might be phishing schemes go directly to the web site you're on, and don't use public wi-fi to shop. if your wi-fi isn't secure, neither is your purchasing information. what about the limited supply item disappears, could be because a grinch bot got there for you. sell them for a higher price on third party sites but they can steal your data. how can you protect yourself always be careful when buying items from third-party sites and on retail web sites, look for the green lock in the address bar. it means the site is encrypted and should protect your personal information. the same goes for shopping on your smartphone. the latest data shows shoppers are expected to spend one out of every $5 this holiday season on their phones but remember, not all apps are crea

we have former saks chairman and ceo steve with us. thanks for joining us this morning.online trend continues. that full season sales growth exceeding your expectations. i'm wondering what you think is behind that. is fact that the online sales are coming from brick and mortar stars shutting down? did we see more discounting in the season what was behind it >> you see a healthy consumer. the overall sales came in at three-point 4% growth which was better than the 3.1% forecast. if you take out the auto -- the gas numbers, it was growing at about 4%. online was the stellar performer, up 18.8%. and it now represented almost 14.6% of overall retail. so it was a shorter lol dholida season, six days less. consumers came in late. the saturday before christmas, monday before mass is were massive sales. you had a lull in early december, then it came online with a strong performance and good at the very end. >> do you think we saw more discounting earlier on because there was a shorter period between thanksgiving and christmas? >> i think you had a promotional season throughout.

we have a friend of all shows on cnbc, former honeywell ceo dave cody, working with goadman saks announcinging a major developer of data center it is part of his spac, gs acquisition holdings he jones us now, first on cnbc, along with rob johnson, rob, i don't mean to slight you, but i do want to talk to your executive chairman first, dave, why are you back in the game and everyone said, you know he what, he's enjoying retirement. >> i am enjoying retirement, but i like working, like you guys. business is fun. it is this never-ending game you get to play. it is competition, it is just fun. so i like it i don't think we could have found a better opportunity here with vertiv. >> i remember when you took over honeywell in a bit of shambles you changed it your tsr was rather remarkable. >> thank you >> where is this company, which is, again, like aerospace, in great secular increase, where is it versus when you took over honeywell? >> you couldn't have framed it any better i like the secular trends behind this for a couple of reasons data will continue to explode. you could almost call it freak

hell out of me look at that american flag out there, outside by the way, go look at the facade on the saksis spectacular, beautiful >> yes. >> that flag, the president of the united states' first obligation is to the american people and i'm reading a book now ca called "war & peace" about roosevelt's last -- you must read it, it is a fabulous book when they were talking about invasions, they were talking about how many american casualties when you go to war, tragic as it sounds, the more of them you kill, the less of you that get killed the quicker you win the war. we're in an economic war and we have to defend and protect our interests. and trump is doing that. now, style, tactics, i don't know but guess what, what he's doing now he did when he ran for president. he got elected the guy's not disappointing anybody by his behavior. this is exactly what he did in the campaign, yeah. >> as usual i agree with everything you just said but take us to -- >> now, give me your looks and we'll be even, okay. >> give me your money. >> you don't want my money. >> where does this end up? where are we g