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griff: this is burning up social media, pun intended, the shoes from nike, nike suing the company toe shoe is being sued for copyright infringement, these shoes you see on your screen contain a drop of human blood in the soul that appeared to be a version of the trademarked air max 97, that went on sale monday for $1,000 a pair, quickly sold out, only made 666 pairs of the satanic shoes, foxbusiness reached out to the company for comment but there's a lot of back lash on social media and critics who say this is inappropriate for one. griff: it is 660,$000. griff: a lot of people on social media say this is too far. griff: thanks for clarifying that. let's check with steve doocy to see what is coming up on "fox and friends" and whether he is wearing the pair of satan shoes. >> loafers, remember those? good morning chris and carly. coming up, 3 hours of news, including the derek chauvin trial. we will hear from ted williams on where the case stands. remember the story of a michigan barber who fought back against covid lockdowns? he has been forced to pay thousands of dollars, one of th

that the ties between nike and the people's republic, the chinese government, where they have the sports ministry, nike, which keeps people in shape, is that in danger? because nike has been maybe the brand that has the most universal appeal the sales were incredible. more than 40%. so i mean i have to believe that nike is somehow protected. >> absolutely. >> protected in any way? >> i think it's more protected compared to some of the other brands and you can see that, in that nike, i was checking today, nike products, still sold online, still, like i said, the stores are open, nike is very popular here, they dominate the market, not dominate the market but one of the biggest players in the sportswear industry here, and as you say, they have very close ties with the national team, people love the logo, they love the brand, and so in that way, they are a little bit more sheltered. though i have to say that as of yesterday, there were a lot of calls that the government here, as well as the national teams, should cut their ties with nike. so far, it hasn't happened >> all right, you nice, we will follow it so much. eunice yoon live for us on the ground in beijing. >

lulu is more expensive and we said nike is expensive >> nike is very expensive for nike, and lulu with what we have in terms of history actually it's been coming down, down, down and the reality is when you look at where they trade as a pe, it's just barely above where make is trading. and what i think is interesting is when you look at what lulu has. they have better margins, and they've got unbelievable dtc so when you look at the two companies, they don't have -- we don't have to sit there and go well, this one is great and this one is not but i think when you look at the numbers themselves, they speak for why lulu has potential to go a much higher rate, i think than nike i look at nike as a stock, steve was talking about some of the names that have run to the up side probably for the right reasons make's case, they've done a great job. but when you look at nike's margins versus the margins you're look agent when you look at a lulu, it is a significant difference and when you look at some of the other growth categories, it's a significant difference for that reason, i

nike call. sarah is back that sarah? >> melissa, we were waiting for the outlook after weaker sales and it's pretty bullish. nike cfo expects next quarter fourth quarter to show 75% revenue growth, now that encompasses few things, including easing restriction from lockdowns in europe which hurt nikeso, better luck at the ports and inventory transit times improving in the u.s they're able to get their products to stores and customers in the u.s it also looks very strong because you have to compare it to where we were this time last year which was right smack in the middle of the lockdowns in the u.s. and europe still a strong number 75% revenue growth for the fourth quarter for the full year nike is saying the guidance will be low to mid-teens growth revenue versus the prior year again, pretty much what analysts were expecting a little bit better and the cfo said they're exceeding prepandemic levels of the business stock down after hours. >> sarah, thanks so tim, guess you didn't care in the first place but 57%, i would -- the first place, 75%, i would say grain of salt because of where we were. >> yeah, it's a very different outlook. a very different environment i think thor multiple of the company is representative. look at the multiples of other apparel and discretionary consum

nike falling more than 3% today on growing calls from china to boycott the company. on the ground in beijing with the latest >> videos of chinese burning nike shoes circulated online today amid calls to boycott the sportswear giant's clothing. nike is in the cross hairs after what appeared to nike's past statement expressing concern about reports of forced labor and saying it doesn't use cotton from there nike is just one of several brands which have drawn chinese criticism after countries in the west sanctioned beijing. china accounts for 23% of nike brand sells. today chinese celebrities cut ties with nike and people online are calling for the national sports teams to drop nike sponsorships so far product stores are open and products are available on websites international brands should lobby their own governments to stay in the chinese market, they say. >> all right our thanks to eunice uniin beijing. similar, you are a shareholder or nike. what do you think of this? >> i think adidas was down 6% today. i think bush ri was down 5.5%. nike has not been afraid to wade into social issues in any country and nike's innovation around the world continues to make them a leader i'm most worried about nike's valuation which is 60 times

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haven't missed at all and i think that nike missed and i want to see whether people want to overlook nike a dollar gen feel that that one has gone down too much nikeh stimulus and pepsico does not have any link to a stimulus. >> that's a good point does dollar general have anything to do with stimulus >> yes, it does hit because people thought they were a little downbeat? >> their guidance was. they were pointing flat to down two if i recall. >> and therefore, see, nike, nike was very confident they would recruit the lost sales and dollar general, look, i can't be more confident than a company is and $general was not updata -- and dollar general was not upbeat the numbers were not great in the last two month, you're going from a company that is one that you don't have a lot of money to go to, to one where we think that maybe the economy turns >> yup. >> but i watch the industry, and it's entirely possible that rates by the end of the day go up it's almost unsustainable when you see rates down. >> yes right now, we start in the green with the s&p and the nasdaq of course, you mentioned the dow, did appear it was going to be lower. jim, spacs, let's

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the chinese consumer could hurt nike keep in mind what i'm hearing from sources, nike products are still available in all channels online and offline in china right now. nikesome of the other brands china has targeted here. nike has been operating in this country for 40 years, so it has pretty deep roots and relationships with officials on the government side and partnerships as well we'll continue to watch it because clearly those sales are a huge deal for the company and the stock. the brand is getting hit remember nike is not a stranger to boycotts, especially that spread on social media with the betsy ross sneakers here in the u.s., and there's also been a source of controversy in china with sweatshops and hong kong last year. >> i think totally worth watching, as you're saying and nike and adidas down 4% or 5% or so it's not like tensions are easing up with china arguably getting worse with some of the sanctions from europe and the uk we'll have to keep an eye on it, even if the statement came out a while ago. >>> one of former deal maks eris taking spak in public. we've got details next keeping your oysters business growing has you swamped. you need

. >> nike is now suing mischief, saying nike is in no way connected with this project, and nike has nott approve or authorize the satan shoes. in a press release, lil nas x suggested that the imagery in the music video was intended to address homophobia, saying he was harnessing his sexuality to seduce the devil and strip of his power as an evil force. while dismantling the throne of judgment and punishment that has kept many of us embracing our true selves. >> i think there is a better way to communicate that message. you can use love. you can use togetherness. i'm against any attack verbally and physically against any lgbtq community member in this country. but there is a better way to communicate. >> lil' nas tweeting his response to the controversy, writing a letter to his 14-year-old self saying this will open doors for many other queer people to simply exist. >> to me the potential message to the youth in this video is that you can find strength in being exactly who you are, whoever that is. >> sarah marshall copost of pop culture podcast called "you're wrong about" which explores

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celebrities have cut ties with nike, also tonight chinese online have been calling for chinese sports teams to drop nike sponsorships. the good news here is that so far nikeucts are still available on alibaba, jd, as well as other sites, and that isn't the case for some of the other international brands likely good news for nike given that china accounts for 23% of nike's brand sales what i thought was also interesting time, the global times editor that is quite influential of the paper, said that the chinese government shouldn't fan these flames but instead that international brands should go back to their governments and lobby to be able to use shinjon cotton, and the reasoning here, and what it really highlights is that it's a very complicated game right now for the chinese because they want to still be seen as welcoming foreign investment, they know it's good for the economy, at the same time, they want foreign companies to play by china's rules guys. >> eunice, forgive neme for beig a little confused. i realize we had the fresh round omp sanctions, and the nike statement getting quoted this was published in november of 2020, why nike, why now? >> rep

nike rebounds from a -- nikes rebound so that suffered a setback amidst supply chain problems. sales toppled $10.4 billion, well below protections of $11 billion. the recovery has been uneven for nikerld. growth in china outshines other regions. rishaad: this week will see the bloomberg equality summit take place trade we will hear from key speakers telling us what is needed for a fair society. >> the model minority myth was not something fabricated by the asian-americans, it was created as a tool. it was incredibly successful. >> we know racism will not end tomorrow. but it is our job to make sure there is progress and we keep people safe. >> i spent a lot of time last year listening and understanding, reflecting what i can do as a leader of this organization. >> for many years we have been shareholder focused and now there is a much more community of requirement. >> the economic downturn in the u.s., we are seeing unemployment and income losses affecting women more than men. >> two thirds of the jobs lost in south africa were women's jobs. we are in a moment of crisis. >> our societies are reproducing inequalities. >> we need better public policy. >> we really have tried to up ou

nike is doing a great job? >> i mean post -- if you look -- most other companies who are doing this are emulating nike's demand creation strategy and keeping the supply below the demand and that's really been the key to nike'swith deckers and uggs, we're seeing the same thing with crocs and to a lesser degree, but we're seeing them switch it over, over at contour brands with lee and wrangler everybody is taking more control of the brands and bringing their story together and moving more to direct to be able to control the brand better appear to be winners. and i believe that those are going to be the winners both in the recovery and post the rec recovery, due to the strength of the brand and the way these various companies are managing their brands i'll throw in vf corp has another one in that regard as well. >> stocks had a bit of a turn-around here, up half a percent after hours. double-digit growth in the jordan brand, 8% growth in converse as well sam poser, thank you for being with us to react to those nike earnings we appreciate it much more throughout the show. >>> up next, mike santoli looking at why the charts suggest the recent spike in bond yields could be due for a pullback that could be music t

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nike at 37 times forward. you say you can't justify nike at 37 the times forward but you justify starbucks at 26 times forward. you say starbucks can easily grow in the multiple but nike can't? >> yes my goodness what a cynic you are today. i'll play along with it. i want to talk when we get to the starbucks section about this the expenses are very high for starbucks right now. we know this it's because of the covid crisis and because of the restrictions and guidelines that they had in place particularly here in u.s as those expenses come down and i really want to talk to mr. johnson about that, that should unleash the earnings power i don't see that happening with nike now maybe i'm wrong and i would love to be educated if there are expenses i heard about the port congestion that's not enough. not enough that when that clears up that's going in some way reduce the expenses enough to increase the profitability to justify the 37 times multiple. that's my answer let's get into it in a few minutes. >> we will joe, you want to rebut anything that jim just said since now you're unfrozen. >> absolutely. both starbucks and nike, everybody classifies them as re-opening trades

nike out for blood this morning. a little bit little bit of upset feelings here between nike and the artist. >> can understand basically there's company that is. >> repurpose to the shoes. >> said about nike is they pay to them. read put a drop human blood on them and that they're called the safety there are some negatives out there. in the history of nike about some of the production factories have gotten a show using women and children. as the labor sell sold 666 pairs of shoes, little dolls. and this company and they did it and one day sold out. proverb luke, 1018 is on the show about safe and falling from the heavens. the shoes cost of $1018 each while making wants their share nikkei is not whether ran to have the state and symbol on it. the pentagram like he does not want their shoes died. there's a lot going on. this one course, is who she is all over it. so. celebrity shoes. it's just still living james and i'll be honest with like about a pair yesterday and what else not to wear the but resell them later. wow. and to become or are these actually nike shoes that they're repurposing or they're just putting the nike logo on a pair of shoes. they've manufactured. mike is not happy wit

nike is suing the makers of the so-called satan shoes. the sneakers made in collaboration with lil nas x are a modified nike design. they sold out in minutes monday but nike says it has nothing to do with them. it's suing for trademark infringement. the company behind the shoes which contain a drop of human blood in the sole has not commented on the suit. >>> a big change could be coming to volkswagen. the company is apparently rebranding itself. in the u.s. the announcement is expected as soon as today. the company released unfinished press release calling itself volkswagen to highlight its shift towards electric vehicles. >>> controversy for high take home pay. the highest paid reportedly earn $400,000 a year thanks to generous overtime. according to forbes a handful of guards took in more than 300,000 annually and dozens of others topped 200k. forbes says many of the lifeguards awarded for actually saving lives were not even among the top earners. >>> and coming up, a coyote breaks into a woman's kitchen. >>> also ahead, another children's book is pulled from store shelves because of what's being because of what's being described as racis advanced non-

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nike, -- it is adidas or nike, is it retail store debt? romaine: they think the retail, brick-and-mortar model is alive and well, if that is not all you do. nikethat. many of those have already reopened. that a popular brand. we heard from burlington, formerly ellington coat factory, a company that has basically no e-commerce presence, and they've done well during the pandemic. tjx has done well on the brick-and-mortar side. you don't necessarily have to be an e-commerce company. tom: do you see he talks differently when he wears a tie versus a bowtie? can you tell the difference? jonathan: i can. romaine: i have more energy. do you know how much time it gets me -- it takes me to get that bowtie tied? jonathan: you are there for those nike numbers, and i think you are going to see more of this. how much more do we anticipate in the months ahead? romaine: if you are talking about the supply, this is a big issue here. right now, the general consensus is this could drag on until the summer months in the u.s. before it gets sorted out. you have companies like nike that will weather the storm, but it is second-tier companies cutting hammered here.

nike now suing the makers of the so-called satan shoe. the sneaker made in collaboration with rapper lil nasx are a modified nike design, sold out in minutes, they only made 666 but nike says it has nothing to do with the shoes and now is suing for trademark infringement. the company behind the shoes which contains a drop of human blood in the sole have not commented on the suit. >> that's creepy. >>> president biden rolling out a new timetable, next on "today in the bay," when he says nearly every adult in america will be able to get in line for a covid vaccine. a lot more news ahead. 4:44. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> good tuesday morning to you. still early this morning, as we take a live look outside, a new point this morning overlooking the bridge there in the distance, very nice, all sparkling all the lights, nice to see. it's 4:47. nice to see my friends on air this morning, too. how have you been, good? >> doing good. >> good to have you back. >> good, we were missing you. >> nice to have time off with the triplets. it was nice. the weather's been peck tack collar. is that going to continue, kari? >> absolutely. in fact, it's really going to warm up

nike. the head of nike's north american business stepping down, ann herbert's departure comes days after aort that her son used a credit card in her name to buy sneakers for his resale company. the report says he used bots to buy the most sought-after shoes once they were released online, spending more than $100,000 to stock up on limited edition sneakers so that he could resell them at a higher price. herbert was with the company for 25 years. >>> instagram wants more people to go live at once so it's launching live room. the feature allows four people to video chat in live broadcast. the previous limit was two. insta fwram hopes it encouraging people to start a talk show or podcast, host a jam session or maybe collaborate with other creators. i'm doing a facebook live right now. marcus we have to collaborate on the instagram one. >> that sounds cool. i was talking to friends about that earlier this week. interesting. >>> all right, 6:17. >> let's do it. >> you know we're on it. we're on this one, too. nine months after specialties cafe and chain filed for bankruptcy one reopened in mount

nike also under attack and the reason why nike is also under attack is because it also released similar statements last year and now the cashback i love cotton has become one of the most popular ones on chinese social media wave war and on the web sites under this hash tag posts been shared billions times millions of times people have commented on it and the state media people staley has even created a meme saying i love joe i support young cotton and it has been shared by many other people including stoss and in fact stoss even those who are ethnic we go have also shared this and also saying that i support cotton and we should support this our home country sorry i love our hometown and many of the stars who have had contract with h. and m. have cut ties with it and. store online is now off so it's not on the e-commerce platform anymore or it's a stall. and what are people saying i mean you mentioned these are studs what are people saying in the nation to these well many people are buying into beijing's narrative that the west is spreading rumors about the situation in that there is no false labor and one you say for example says people outside of the country do not know the truth do only thing that these acts is a supporting discrimination so referring to those offices posting the hashtag and please focus on telling foreigners the truth and not on how to feel better about ourselves and other uses says boycott hurts us too if we cut our economic ties with these companies that's exactly what the west wants but if we pretend nothing happened and continue to buy these friends it's like agreeing with the insult they have thrown at our country a few so bad i feel like i can protect my country so basically they agree that the claims about forced labor by the by the west. are force and many other saying that we are boycotting action and nike and they said and not going to use their products we have about 40 seconds left before 100 as you mentioned the statement from edge and i mean like you know from last year or is it causing a stall now i think we are under a time when u.s. and china ties are. getting voice and the divide between them getting bigger and of course is a fairly thorny issue and when the us used the word genocide is a very strong word so china said us is spreading hatred and so i think we will really have to see how this goes on out of 7 of the last word on this i'm sure but i'm sure and thanks so much for coming in and break this down for us. indian prime minister narendra modi's visiting never to buy another shows the country marks 50 yaz of its independence more this visit to india's biggest trade partner in south asia comes as both missions look to strengthen ties that have been under strain in recent years his visit to bangor there is also highly symbolic given the part indian forces played in securing

nike air max 97's. now nike is making it very clear, it is their shoe, but this whole blood thing, they have no part of it. they do not have any collaboration with lil nas x. so of course they are selling 666 pairs of these at $1018, which is a reference to a bible verse which has something to do with the stunned, i really don't know. but i do know that he released a new video, and boy is it getting a lot of attention because of this. so, you want press, you got it. >> you got it and people about it will buy those shoes. >> have you seen the video? >> do i need to see the video? >> make sure you are emotionally prepared. >> my spirit is high this morning and i will leave it at that. >> i did run to it this morning and i got that beat. >>> next, new protocol you can expect when some big amusement parks reopening california this week. >>> also some good news for people who are waiting to >>> building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. > now at 6:30, the trial of the officer killed george floyd, less than an hour. what we can expect in court over the next month. >>> it is going to be a huge rush. >> to, local counties preparing for a lot more people trying to get their shots soon, and one may be ahead of states schedule. >>> plus, the return of full- time interest in learning. the local district giving it a go this morning. >> in morning, everybody. we made it to monday, it is march 29th and we want to check in with mike for the forecast. hi, mike. >>> good morning, kumasi, reggie, hi, everybody. let's take a look at the fog. waking up on this monday morning with fog, as if monday's aren't bad enough, it is pretty sick sick around santa rosa, that is the reporting station that says it is less than a quarter of a mile right now. some of it is slipping across highway 37 from nevada, heading toward napa and american canyon in vallejo. it's about a mile visibility there. that'll continue sliding to the south, southwest. with a light breeze out there, it'll dissipate as we get through the morning commute. look at these temperatures, 58 at the coast to about 74 inland. still warmer than average, but nothing like wednesday and thursday. coming up, even warmer than this weekend, reggie, kumasi? >>> rolling out vaccines to larger groups on thursday, the state is allowing anyone 50 and up to get a shot. two weeks after that, payments will open up to anyone over the age of 16. counties like santa clara are concerned they will not have enough vaccine. they are projected 58,000 doses on monday, the number that is not even close to the number of people who qualify thursday. >> the number of people in our county between 50 and 64, where we are now, is 400,000 people. >>> meantime, contra costa county has been vaccinating those 50 and older and they are gearing up to vaccinate those six teen and older later this u.s. experts say that we could h be heading for a fourth surge. instead of a return to the pandemic normalcy. jobina fortson from the live desk, this is not what we want to hear. >> not at all. one year after becoming the epicenter of the pandemic, new york and new jersey have the highest infection rates. the uptick is being blamed on relaxed restrictions and an increase in travel. experts say the spread of the more contagious variants of the virus are contributing to the variant first identified in the uk, as likely to become dominant. >> a lot of the spread is happening among younger people in the 19 to 29 range. that is the group that is moving around, kind of relaxing and getting infected. >> experts say it's not time to relax yet. they say we need to continue wearing masks, avoiding crowds, and holding off on travel. at least until more people are vaccinated, especially in areas with rising case counts. kumasi? >>> thank you, joe bena. a new mobile vaccine clinic, he will be joined by health county experts and the ceo of bloomenergy practice comes after bloomenergy built a large extent testing back in december. expect to learn details about that clinic at a press conference at 10:00 this morning. you can find all of our boxing stories in one place, abc7news.com/take action. here, you can submit questions come up on the latest headlines, and share stories with your friends. >>> marin county increasing efforts to detect covid-19 variance, that is according to the marin independent journal. the county is aiming for 2 to 4% of positive samples in marin sequences, to determine if infections are from three concerning variance, identified in the uk, south africa, and brazil. santa clara county last week identified the bay area's first known case from the p1 variant, which is the one from brazil. >>> san rafael city schools getting rid of distant learning and bring back elementary school students to the classroom five days a week. today marks the first day of that new schedule. education and part of the focus here, to build a better bay area, and abc7 news reporter matt boone as live for us, hi, matt breen. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. big change out here in san rafael for pre-k through fourth grade students, their first monday back on campus in school since the ic began more than a year ago. san rafael elementary school district has had some form of in person hybrid learning since last november. that is when amp m model, where one cohort would come to school four days a week in the morning, then do distance learning in the afternoon, while another group did the opposite. this new schedule gets rid of any of that asynchronous learning, and will have students on campus for 4 1/2 hours a day. not as much as normal times, but still more than they had before. there will be some distance learning for extracurricular courses, like art and music. about one 2700 students will be making this transition, about 10% of the student body will remain at home, during distance learning. the district says, desks will be spaced about four feet apart. classes will have students inside, anything that requires more space will be moved to places like the library or the cafeteria, to ensure social distancing. another thing that is on their mind, it is spring break coming up. they are worried about the potential for any outbany outbab after the holidays, because as we have seen before, cases do sometimes spike. they're telling families, stay- at-home. don't travel out of the state and certainly don't have any in person gatherings that could then lead to an outbreak that would jeopardize this new learning schedule. reporting live this morning in reporting live this morning in san rafael, matt boonematt boone opening atentsour arbegiintrial of former minn he is facing murder charges in the death of george floyd. floyd family attorney, ben crump, spoke just after 6:00 am about what the trial means. >> today starts a landmark trial. that would be a referendum on how far america has come in for all. >> abc news reporter has more on what to expect once the trial starts this morning.this . >> reporter: this morning, a city and a nation still reeling. >> our community has endured a great deal of trauma and pain and stress and frustration and anger. >> reporter: last memorial day, a video from my standards captured that minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, who was white, kneekneekneekneee george floyd's neck, as he lays on the street facedown for more than 9 minutes and 20 seconds, according to documents. a rally for george floyd hosted by reverend al aron ear,not just show been on trial. it's united states ability to deal with police account ability on trial. >> reporter: one of the largest in u.s. history. now 10 months later, the former police officer will stand trial. derek chauvin is facing manslaughter, second and 3rd degree murder charges, he pleaded not guilty to all of them. this morning, they will begin listening to opening statements. >> whether or not it's derek chauvin that caused the death of george floyd. >> covid-19 restrictions making the trial look like no other, plexiglass, jurors sitting six feet apart, eight of the 14 expected to be seated, self identify as white, six people of color. once the trial begins, one member of floyd family will be in court each day. the family's attorney telling exriencelans for >>afy net video over and over again. they are going to hear them assassinate the character of george floyd. >> reporter: there will be heightened security throughout the entire trial, all four officers, they've been fired and this trial is affected to last a month. abc news, minneapolis.news, min. abc news will be airing the opening statements from both the prosecution and defense. the coverage is inspected to begin at 7:00 this morning. you can watch live right here on abc7 or strain on our connected tv out. you can find on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and android tv by searching abc7 bay area and downloading it for free. for my cabin now, massive container ship locking one of the world's busiest waterways is finally free. the officials say evergreen is on the move, after being stuck in the ground for nearly a week. the 200,000 ton vessel was blocking hundreds of other cargo ships from passing through the canal, costing global shipping millions of dollars. progress was finally made overnight, when crews were to get the ship from the high tide. >>> still ahead, a deep dive into the clean beauty trend, and what it really means when the products you use are labeled organic, clean, and natural pics >> reporter: taking a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange up this morning by about 11 points. an update on how the markets are due next. for streaming, screening for covid the forecast. >> let's take a look at some neighborhood temperatures, and how we should dress as we head out the door this monday morning. back to work on the back to school for a lot dirty seven half moon bay, that is where the thickest fog is right now. mid to upper 40s, more reminiscent than what you are going to find on the peninsula side, until you get to redwood city and menlo park. 39 degrees. dress warm there. 50 right now in oakland, 48 in san jose. 47 in san ramon, 37 in napa with the fog and 38 in santa rosa with thick fog alfog alfogl doesn't that look absolutely gorgeous from the exploratory and this morning? a light breeze out over the bay. it'll pick up a little bit during the evening commute, so will the breezes, but they are be cool this morning, but countable this afternoon on mass transit. there is a full moon from the east bay hills camera. temperatures will run in the 50s along the coast today, 60 to 64, the lunch temperature around the bay and inland. 68 to 71 4:00. mid 60s with the breeze picking up at about 7:00. good news, today, tomorrow and wednesday, air quality is going to remain good, even with those super warm temperatures coming wednesday, near record high temperatures wednesday. we will have that coming up. let's get over to talk about that commute. still seeing some issues, jobina? >> i am, it's more so a back up in the situation good morning, everyone. from the crash we were following on the bay bridge has technically cleared, so west town 80 at the center encourages moving again, but we do have a backup in the area, as you can tell from the sensors. it is not too bad as you make your way into the tunnel. the tunnel itself, hopefully we can get the tunnel back here. this is a look at the caltrans camera. there we go. have it rolling for you all, even to those brake lights that people make their way into the tunnel, where the big backup is now is at the all right that's a fifth-floor problem... ok. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dikembe mutumbo blocking a shot. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> a southern california amusement park is reopening this week. six flags, magic mountain, will be reopening on thursday. people who enter the park will have to have their temperatures checked and if you have a high temperature, you have to go through a secondary screening, where emts will assess you. guest will also be separated by physical distancing markers, and you have to wear a mask at all times. the park will only be open at 15% capacity. six flags discoveredags discovei layhill will also open thursday. >>> to develop and on plans to bring ck san diego co ey havanu since 2019. this year, they will kick off november 26th, the day after thanksgiving. basically, they are hoping that by that holiday weekend, covid restrictions will have easy enough to allow for these large- scale public gatherings. comic con will be a three-day event at the san diego convention center. capacity limits are still being ironed out. stromectol the people in spain took part in a new covid screening process, to see if they can prevent outbreaks at large events. 5000 music lovers took a same- day antigen test, before concerts in barcelona on saturday. those with a negative result received a code on their phone, validating their ticket that night. everyone was allowed to mix freely, but they had to wear a mask. > your mornmoney gnl for space ering siair bnan ai are being the pandemic insight, will say that people are looking summer trips earlier than usual. shares of air bnb are up more than 20%. this year, after 2020s successful initial public offering and vrbo is off to its best start in a year and a quarter century. >>> let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange, as trading gets underway this morning. we are down at this point by about six points. >>> the story goes, in 2013, nike lost out on the chance to renew an old horseman deal with stefan curry after nike official mispronounced his name. chris alvarez reports, curry is starring in new commercials that explore the topic of his name. >> it's the same for everyone. no haggling and no pressure ever. any other questions, stephen? >> stefan. >> stephen. peanut stefan. >> we talk about your commercial on these tv days, stephen versus stefan. >> you like it? >> i like it. do you like it. >> i love it. having a little fun with something that's been a problem since i was a kid and my name is mispronounced even to this day. so still working on it. >> it's stephen. >> i first asked him about his new line of car commercials in february. a few weeks later, he tweeted some outtakes. >> they are taking kids in the league to their schotheir schoto that led to a deeper dive of his skills in previous tv commercials. >> how much fun were commercials? >> bring out the bacon, dad. >> he had a starring role with his brother, se

death trains to auschwitz, this is happening this day and age maria yet companies like nike pretend to be woke, nikeith evil regime that leads us to olympics, i can't imagine having olympics somewhere where u.s. state department is designated the government as committing genocide, i mean it is somewhat of a joke for people to believe that is actually going to happen. of. maria: it is absolutely extraordinary. especially since, look, it is no secret that the ccp, is tracking all citizens, it was discussed on this program, recently, and a couple congressmen said yes, we are expecting ccp to take the dna of athletes how do you go to beijing watch olympics participate as an athlete knowing this regime that you are dealing with, may very well be tracking you, potentially tracking your dna, everything you do. it is one of the rbs that chinese stocks have been taking a hit as securities and exchange commission begins to complement the law passed that would threaten to kick chinese owned companies off u.s. exchanges sec said forcing accounting firms to be able to review financial audits, of companies based

nike and-- but allison is classy. so she wrote an op ed in the new york times to let the figure heads know what was up, the resulting outrage forced nike to stop reducing endorsement based on an athlete getting pregnant. there was even a congressional inquireie nikernity policy for athletes and if you are nike you know you need to make changes to policy when congress is telling you to just do it the next time you think about ad lets taking a stand, don't forget the ladies. they're racking up the blame and fighting the power at the same time. now if you will excuse me, i'm about to do my own bottom protest outside. what am i protesting,. >> trevor: thank you so much dulce, when we come back, the fantastic actress nomzamo mbatha joins me to talk about what it was like working with eddie was like working with eddie murphy oncoming 2 america, you [dog barking] lately i just haven't been feeling quite like myself. ♪ i want to break free ♪ life used to feel... fuller. no no no no no no. there's gotta be a way to get back. ♪ this time i know it's for real ♪ ♪♪ ♪ god knows, ♪ ♪♪ ♪ god knows i want to ♪ doritos, now in 3d. today we have the microsoft surface pro7 and the macbook pro. the surface comes with a pen, and it is touchscreen. mac gave me this li

nike is suing the archive that released the shoes. nike did not authorize the shoes. they also contain a drop of blood in the air bubble. nike doesn't want people to think it is associated with satanism. the 666 pairs sold out in minutes when they went on sale yesterday. >> no words. >>> coming back with another full 90 minutes of news, including the most stressed states. where california falls on the new list comparing different factors. refor next event this fall. >>> and americans are breaking pandemic records, but it may not be the best time to leme the honeymooners who are now stranded in another country. >>> it's 5:26, and we will be right back. does your vitamin c last twenty-four hours? only nature's bounty does. new immune twenty-four hour plus has longer lasting vitamin c. plus, herbal and other immune superstars. only from nature's bounty. are you managing your diabetes... plus, herbal and other immune superstars. ...using fingersticks? with the new freestyle libre 2 system, a continuous glucose monitor, you can check your glucose with a painless, one-second scan. and now with optional alarms, you can choose to be

nike out with earnings after the bell the company emerged as a powerhouse during the pandemic digital sales climbing 80% in the three months to november can nike continue to deliver in its recent quarter nancy, this has been a big winner in 2020, but can it continue to outperform in an environment where the economy is reopening and consumers could potentially pivot away from ath d leisure? >> that's the question the margins in this company have been improving the sales and demand in china has been solid and so one of the things that we'll be watching is will the margins continue, how is e-commerce doing. nikeirect was up 30% driven by the nike digital that you cited at 80% last quarter. and overall the company was growing at about 9%. so for us, it's a bit lofty at a multiple of 47 times 21 earnings and a relative price-to-sales ratio near historic highs. but it's in the sweet spot of where robust consumer, well healed consumer meets digital so we'll be watching closely. on pullbacks it becomes more interesting but i wouldn't be chasing it here. as you mentioned, it's up over 100% on a trailing one-year basis. >> is that a concern for you trading at 143 a share here? >> yes, it is. the stock is expensive on a p.e. basis, also on a price-to-sales more importantly however, i've got to admit on a technical basis it does have some potential here. the stock if you look at the chart, it has bumped up against the 147 level, right around in that area, four different times. this is the fourth time actually that it's bumped up against that level. so if it's earnings report can be a catalyst for a fu

nike and other retailers continue to take hits on their stock. >> we can see that in the latest sessions in the u.s. shares of nike fell as much as 5.8% showing that a lot of investors are concerned about the potential fallout for nikes enjoyed a fast-growing chinese retail business. an analyst says investors are about impact on the top line. nike not commenting. a lot of the apparel companies not commenting. gap and under armour fare better in the latest trade. h&m and adidas and burberry which all have a presence in china got hit hard. the controversy has been getting attention this week, sparking share losses for the companies. the chinese government has rejected the claim. nike has not responded to request for comment. it said in the past, its products are not sourced from the region. they have been criticized for speaking out in the past about cotton in that region. haidi: what likely no happens the -- what likely now happens? >> in the long-term, they may do well. we are seeing the fact that chinese companies may be the benefit. some have spoken now in favor of the region, which supplies 80% of chinese companies with their cotton. in the meantime, these companies are in a dilemma. they have not taken a strong

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nike. the sign of satan on the top -- will: get out of here. pete: i saw it before the show. will: come on, man. pete: nike-made satan shoes. it's a real thing. [laughter] jedediah: will's in disbelief. will: i feel like i'm missing a piece of information. pete: you know how many are being made? will: she said 650. pete: 666. will: you've got to be kidding me. pete: look it up. up is down and down is up. that's exactly where we are in a culture. [laughter] jedediah: adam? there's ask adam. adam, would you buy those the shoes? just out of curiosity. adam: i was going to dodge this. they're not really nikem. so it's like a boutique vendor type thing from nike shoe? adam: yeah, exactly. will: still absurd. adam: so there's your nike shoe news, and also i can to weather. what are we talking about? well, we see severe storms across the southeast. a big rainmaker across portions of eastern tennessee. flash flooding may be a major concern throughout the rest of the day as this system drifts off to the east. we're going to continu to track it as it does so. east coast later today and eventually the northeast into the overnight hours. this is going to be some heavy rah rain with this. in the east coast to the mid-atlantic, areas where you can see possibly more isolated tornadoes, definitely heavy rain, strong winds and hail. additionally, will, i don't know if you remember, but an hour ago you said you wanted something with the pollen, you wanted an allergy forecast. this is kind of a rough outline of what it looks like across the country. you see the lower tiers, that's usually where you see

nike beating estimates revenue fell short north american revenue dropped 10%. hurt by shipment delays that we have seen with companies caused by growth port congestion. nike said partners like department stores and sporting good outlets did not receive goods on time and will need to discount that merchandise to make shelf space if you don't have it, you can't sell it. check it out nikehares down 2.7% on the news that's a dow component you have nordstrom and peloton among the other businesses reported material impacts from backlog ports. global container shortage and truck drivershortage in the united states which is an issue for furniture companies. it is something that has trickled through we talked to a lot of people about it there are big problems there in the meantime, fedex shares are higher after the company reported an unprecedented holiday shipping season. thanks to the strong volume growth and domestic residential package delivery the ceo fred smith said demand would remain high because people keep ordering more stuff at home joe, the thing i took away from the rights agreement on the incredible run for fox fox was made by the nfl. that nfl deal that they originally cut and took from cbs. that made the network. now they are giving back on some of those they need to save money right now. it is interesting to watch that arc. >> rupert cashed in. i don't know

nike also under attack and the reason why nike is also under attack is because it also released similar statements last year and now the cashback i love she has become one of the most popular ones on chinese social media wave war and on the web sites and that this has tech posts been shared billions times millions of times people have commented on it and the state media people staley has even created a me me saying i love joe i support young cotton and it has been shared by many other people including stoss and in fact stoss even those who are ethnic we have also shared this and also saying that i support she called and we should support this our home country sorry i love our hometown and many other stars who have had contract with action and have cut ties with it and. store online is now off so it's not on the e-commerce platform anymore or it's a stall. and what are people saying i mean you mentioned these are studs what are people saying internation to these. many people are buying into beijing's narrative that the west is spreading rumors about the situation in that there is no false labor and one you say for example says people outside of the country do not know the truth do only thing that these artists are supporting discrimination so referring to those artists posting the hashtag and please focus on telling foreigners the truth and not on how to feel better about ourselves and other uses says boycott hurts us too if we cut our economic ties with these companies that's exactly what the west wants but if we pretend nothing happened and continue to buy these friends it's like agreeing with the insult they have thrown at our country i feel so bad i feel like i can't protect my country so basically they agree that the claims about forced labor by the by the west. are false and many other saying that we have boycotting action and nike and they said i'm not going to use their products we have about 40 seconds left before hunger and as you mentioned the statement from it and i mean like you know from last year or is it causing us all now i think we are under a time when u.s. and china ties are. getting worse and the divide between them are getting bigger and she of course is a very thorny issue and when the u.s. used to board genocide is a very strong word so china said the u.s. is spreading hatred and so i think we will really have to see how this goes on out of 7 of the last word on this i'm sure over time trend thanks so much for coming in and break this down for us. indian prime minister narendra modi is visiting everything by others as the country marks 50 euros of its independence more this visit to india's biggest trade partner in south asia comes as both missions look to strengthen ties that have been under strain in recent years his visit to bangor there is also highly symbolic given the part indian forces p

as the story goes, nike lost out on a chance to renew an endorsement deal with steph curry after a nikenounced his name as stephan in stead of stefan. some new officials have stuff poking fun at this. >> reporter: don't get his name wrong. how can anyone get his name wrong at this point? i had fun putting this story together. he is no stranger to the camera. as good as he is on the court, he has been in the spotlight longer than you might think. >> it's the same for everyone, no haggling, and no pressure, ever. any other questions, stephen? >> it is stefan. >> stephen? >> stephen. >> steven. >> stephen. >> steven. >> let's talk about your commercial. do you like it? >> i do. do you like >> i've had a problem with my name being mispronounced as a kid, still to this day. i am working onon >> it is stefan. >> reporter: i asked him about his new line of carmax commercials in february. just a few weeks later, he tweeted outtakes. >> you're taking the kids in the league to >> reporter: which led to a deeper dive of his skills in previous commercials. >> how much were fun -- fun with those com

nike shoes, and a t-shirt underneath. and he had his red hoodie on. >> do you mind if we see your nikes? >> yeah, sure. >> chris wanted to help. he gave those nikess his clothes. he even gave a dna sample. and after his interview, chris' dad called up sergeant carpenter. >> he had told us in this phone call that l.j. had driven by the house, was threatening chris. >> so here's more information that this l.j. is a very real and threatening person? >> yes. >> detectives also spoke to chris and annie's friend spencer criddle. spencer said he was at the gym with his brother the night annie was killed. >> did she have an interest in gangs? >> not that -- she didn't really tell me. maybe she does because of some person named l.j., i have no idea who he is. all i know is she told me he was in a gang, i'm not sure. >> before he left the interview, spencer shared one more thing with police. >> she said that l.j. has killed someone before. she never gave me the name but she says she knows that, something like that. that's why she was scared. when l.j. threatened chris to come kill him. >> you thought l.j. was your killer? >> we thought l.j. was involved. >

nike who grew 50% the things you're most worried about are the valuation. this is north of 40 times trailing 60 times. the innovation there and i think the probable on digital sales, i like nike. i am worried about this in the short run. they were very conservative on their guide. >> robert, most interesting thing about this to me is that the play book in china seems to be to try to get the companies to pressure the u.s. government to change its stance on the issues it was supposed to work the other way around the u.s. was supposed to have these companies that were going to pressure clie that to change its system how critical is this >> it'll really critical what makes it critical is this whole revolution we're seeing among consumers to buy what they value. they want to support companies that express and reflect their own values there's pressure from the western and american consumers of nike what they see as human rights abuses. nike could have chosen to not make a statement on this at all which would have been the easiest thing to do. they were probably pressured by consumers in the west to do that i think we'll see more and more of this. not just with nike but other companies. >> i'm still remembering the colin kaepernick stand they took it doesn't take a lot for them to take a stand. the athletic is reported in merger talks with axios. wall street journal reporting the talks are part of plan to build a larger online publishing company that could go public through, what else, a spac blank check companies have become popular in the media industry and over others as path of market. buzzfeed, group 9 are two other firm exploring this option. i wonder if this means there's dangers over next couple of years. >> i mean, i don't know how there continue be dangers when something flourishes so fast, so quickly with a number of different companies and investor that are buying int

lastly, nike i was asked to take a look at nike we've had two very large trades in here over the past ten days both of them are now deep in the money. because they were buying with the nike0 calls, the 145 calls. but that's about as high as they've gone they haven't really extended a lot higher even though tulsy has a 175 target all good news for nike it moved up from 136 to 145 over the past week. >>> good stuff doc, thank you >>> up next, ask halftime, send your questions by video. email us ask halftime plus, the cnbc inclusion form examines strategies and initiatives for organizations to create equity for all and that begins today at 1:00 p.m. eastern. register now, cnbcevents.com/inclusion we're back after this quick break. get decision tech from fidelity. [ cellphone vibrates ] you'll get proactive alerts for market events before they happen... and insights on every buy and sell decision. with zero-commission online u.s. stock and etf trades. for smarter trading decisions, get decision tech from fidelity. i had saved up some money and then found the home of my dreams. but my home of my dreams needed some work sofi was the first lender that even offered a personal lo

nike as well it's been a structural change about nike, where not only have we gone from wholesale to direct to consumer, but we have this focus on health, wellness and casual ware, and i think that's where the momentum will continue to push nighter higher i'm staying with it. >> doc, you sold calls against your calls can you tell the viewers why >> sure. last thursday when i was on just ahead of the earnings, we said people had been buying with the stock at 136 and 137 then the stock had made that move up to 144 we said the interesting thing is they're not buying upside calls after that move. this was ahead of the earnings so we sold at the money calls, the 145 calls. i'm still in that position right now, scott the 145s against the 135s and 137s that i owned. so i like it i think this call is correct, and i think that this is one of those companies that still has, just like joe said, when you look at health and so forth, a lot of people look at the apple watch as part of that. nike of this ecosystem separatesly, of course, and i think that will continue to benefit them i think it goes right back to work over 140 in the coming weeks. >> it's been a monster let me get back to rahel she's back with more of the big calls on the street today. >> with new york likely to legalize online sports betting, draftkings is being named a top pick it should be a less competitive space than new jersey. that's because of the way two states issue licenses. the stock is lower today, but still up more than 500% in the past 12 months and more than 50% so far this year dollar general goes to outperform an evercorp the stock is trading at a 20% discount to the s&p, analysts say the company's guidance is conservative thy didn't get much publicity that they likely to benefit. dollar general $4 million in and the expanded child tax credit. >> rahel, thank you for all of that for us. jason snipe, let's begin with dollar general you bought it, and it's a new buy. >> i did obviously i comple

nikes? >> pretty much yeah. >> jimmy: any non-nikes in the mix?e that. you might want to wear some shorts and some vans or something. >> jimmy: which is the best pair that you have, the most rare or expensive or -- >> right. it's probably my fragments. the jordan one fragments. >> jimmy: right. >> i probably spent a year trying to find those in my size. i'm a size 16, which is not common. >> jimmy: oh, wow, yeah. >> unless you're an nba player, then it's pretty common. but i would go on ebay pretty much daily just to check to see if somebody was selling a pair. because you could only get them resale if you missed the retail sale. and, you know, one day they showed up. and i really couldn't believe that they were really there. and i thought, you know, maybe a lot of fakes on the market.'s- and i just -- i pulled the trigger, i bought them. >> jimmy: how much? >> oh. [ laughter ] in this chi mat, i don't know if i'm allowed to say. >> jimmy: oh, really? [ laughter ] >> no, it was -- it was a four-figure number. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> for a pair of

nike, starbucks, apple microsoft. you don't have to take the techs because we did that, but nike and starbucks. they're looking at the biggest of big caps whether it's a walmart, chevron or coca-cola, lowe's, et cetera. >> i'll respond to home depot, nike and starbucks by saying three company names. louisiana-pacific, under am our and darden right now that's what the market wants. does that mean i'm getting out of home depot, nike or starbucks? no the market right now is reflecting confirmation of 7% gdp growth scott, last time you did 7% gdp growth in this country was 1984. we are getting a high conviction toward that and in that environment, home depot, nike and starbucks, those are names that will work in a 2020 defensively oriented environment. they're not going to work right now. the three names i suggested they'll work better, but i'm not getting out of those names i'm not getting out of those names because looking forward, the right thing to do is make sure that you're balanced, and make sure you have the diversification story because when the moment comes when the financials are no longer working, that's going to be the moment when you can appreciate that you have the names like an apple or microsoft or nike or a starbucks in y

nike saying about this. >> the devil is in the details, ha-ha. nike is suing the street wear company, mschf, who released the rapper's controversial satan shows out of nike district of new york. the limited edition shoes feature a drop of human blood in the soles and satanic symbols, with another 666 pairs, another devil reference, causing 18018 shoes, sold out within seconds. it coincides with the rapper's latest video. blah, blah. nike said consumer deception and unlawful use of its iconic swoosh logo. there you go. it ends up in court. stuart: they don't like satan shoes. basically pretty simple. ashley: no. susan: you're familiar with lil nas x, right? stuart: i got the pronounciation, don't laugh about it. >>> one california high school teacher says when parents demand schools reopen it is just white supremacy. we have the story. new york set to legalize recreational marijuana. it is into the the only state. we'll tell you about all the others that are prioritizing pot. that is next. ♪. ♪ ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ stuart: dow jones industrial average is down only 36 points. the nasdaq is down only 78. that is a comeback for both of them where

nike is a example. they did nike max air activation day. you could think of other designers doing design your own wardrobes in this world. what should brands be thinking about? >> kshty is a big one. if you had niker and there was some slight economic incentive to be able to use those then you might be able to get people the trade real money for your kind of skin like money from there, they are pretty much limited to buying just your product. if you create these virtual worlds and really penetrate them well you not only can reach a lot of people. you can probably sell a lot of product within those worlds itself and i think that could apply to almost any consumer brand or good it is a question of how creative you are. >> brad, do you think these types of things justify the levels we have seen in the nasdaq and other tech stocks because it again highlights all the new avenues that we haven't potentially touched on yet. >> $40 billion is a very my valuation for any company. is it really a $40 billion company? i don't know but is it a company at least that is doing something different and new that has potential revenue streams that can be significant and interesting? absolutely it makes more sense th

nike? i said what? not only the first openly gay major league baseball player the inventor of the high-fiber first mlb player to where nike's in a baseball game. i found the multivendor who also works for this company called nike in the seventies he handed glenn a pair of soccer shoes he died blue and worn the playoffs 1977 that was one of the first to run the baseball division now every major league baseball player has an achy uniform going back to glenn burke wearing them in the playoffs and 77. also a friend of his name jenkins to had a bed-and-breakfast on the russian river spent a lot of time around glenn in the 1982. where he comes out publicly on the today show. corey went with him for that trip and had great memories of that, great story about glenn bringing his gay softball team to san francisco up to the little town on the russian river to play a street team from a bar in california. they gay team from san francisco won the game and the players for both teams met at the gay bar and the straight bar in this little town and supposedly change the attitudes of some of the guys in the town now accepted the game and in their town. finding this guy retired in hawaii and getting that story was a lot of fun.

nike filing a trade market infringement against the company selling lil nas x satan shoes. the company miss chief confirmed on sunday that the modified nikes being sold in collaboration with the rapper did indeed contain drops of human blood. nikeement also reiterating that it has nothing it do with the rollout of the shoes which sold out shortly after going on sale. >>> new york mets continuing their foray into the nft world the mets' first baseman pete alonzo is launching an nft block party. it will be auctioned off and dedicated to a charity supporting minor eaguer. >>> and comic-con is turning the page on the pandemic announcing that it will hold a special convention in april. that will be the first since the onset of covid-19 just think, all of those folks and the bear costumes getting ready. >> yeah. i mean, many of them, by the way -- first off, that's november, hopefully, this will be long gone, in masks already i got invited to my first in-person conference next month. i'm not sure i'll go >> really? >> yeah, i don't know if i'll be able to go i got invited. a couple hundred people, it's not huge but i'd like to go >> wow, that's pretty cool pretty cool. it's one of those things where it just seems like it's around the

nike is suing the art collecart collc that release these shoes. according to billboard, the suit claims nike did not authorize the shoes, which infringe on their logo and design. also contain a drop of human blood in the air bubble. nike says, he doesn't want people to think it is associated with satanism. the 666 pairs sold out in minutes when they went on yesterday. >> it is supposed to be ironic, i think. it is supposed to be, okay. >> not today. >> america didn't get it. >>> next at 6:30, the trial of the former officerformer officec killing george floyd. >>> robot designed to work in warehouses, the unique features it comes with and the extreme amount of weight it can carry. >>> as we head to break, a live look outside. it is now 6:26. we will be right back. >>> more than 1000 questions. >> to your vaccine questions. about access, risk.access, risk and what is happening in your community. >> when can we expect to know there is truly equity? >> to ensure that those are at highest risk are able to get access. >> the way we get through it is as we continue to return to classrooms... parents like me want to make sure we're doing it safely. especially in the underserved communities hardest hit by covid. trust me, no o

nike ebay ran the collectible business and saw this before i saw it in the form of beanie babies at nike, worked on the online marketplace, and you know, we saw it with all of the tier zero, most desirable things that people bought from nikeis is a convergence and we're looking at the ability for people to now have this combination of the rise that we're seeing in bitcoin and some of the other cryptocurrencies kind of coupled d desire to ow some of these rare things. there is a difference now. which is, these digital assets can be tracked they can't really, you know, be lost, toso to say, although they can be stolen, as we've seen and look, something as valuable as someone is willing to pay a price for it look at beeple, the digital artist, sold about what? $70 million in one piece and kind of like bansky meets bitcoin. >> it's true i mean, believe me, even beep is trying to get his head around it the follow-on, though, it's all made possible by excess liquidity, stimulus checks people at home people being bored people on social media does that make it any less legit, those very strange factors that have fed the boom >> i don't think it makes it any less legit i think what we should be looking for is, is it more of a bubb