(robert morgan) but this has always been an issue in american history.ng back to people like daniel boone, who move into an area they love the wilderness. they go there because they love the indians, the woods, the mountains. then once the settlement starts, it begins to blight that, so they kill what they love. (david weintraub) with logging reaching a fever pitch, the paper industry moved into the southern appalachians in earnest. (dan pierce) champion being the largest paper plants in the world, so they own hundreds of thousands of acres in the smokies in particular because there are lots of red spruce. it became incredibly important to the economy of western north carolina. (david weintraub) however, champion paper's mill released its effluents directly into the pigeon river, impacting western north carolina, but especially east tennessee. (news anchor) the governor says he canoed down the pigeon. above the canton mill, he says, the river is beautiful and thriving. wherter says it's a different story. (ned mcwherter) and that discharge comes out, and

robert morgan, he is a senior resident scholar of the arab gulf states institute. he doesn't believe she's relationship with saudi arabia will negatively impact the kingdoms, ties with washington. both the crown prince mohammed, ben, salman of saudi arabia and president, she of china want to make a splash on the global stage. both leaders have been consolidating power at home. mohammed ben salmone has been doing this for a number of years president, she most recently completed this consolidation of power at the national congress of the tcp. but both leaders also faced a number of challenges in saudi arabia, had been some on and other government officials need foreign partners and investors to help support a very ambitious, inexpensive social and economic transformation plan known as vision 2030. and i believe they view chinese partners as important part of that equation. at the same time president, she is facing some domestic descent and protest at home. and doing this trip to the middle east really allows him to act as a statement to be part of a red carpet roll o

these frauds were exposed by prosecutors in very interesting ways, with tyco it was originally robert morganrict attorney who focused on i believe it was like tax fraud at tyco by the ceo. i digress. but congressman, there was no regulation for the most part of crypto because regulators, lawmakers, politicians, they didn't want to end the party a, just like with tiktok. the kiddos are having a blast trading crypto, getting rich or adults. tiktok, nobody wants to stop that, the festivities there. but it could have and should have been regulated and stopped. the federal trade commission in fact deals with consumer fraud. you can not go out and say that, say, a can of paint covers 400 feet and only covers 200 feet. so i think that everybody in washington, and correct me if i'm wrong, needs to take a long look in the mirror and ask themselves why there was -- you didn't step up to stop this. gambling is regulated in this country but not this. this -- crypto was treated as-and a still, quite frankly, like a collectible, like baseball cards. and beanie babies, digital beanie babies. i keep saying

in morgan hill, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> from morgan hill, let's head to the city. a live look from our center field cam pointed away from the ballpark. jeff ranieri joins us wh anit >>> hey, everyone. we're in aptos at the s.s. palo alto, famously known as the cement ship. i'm here with my friend john and he's going to tell us about it. >> this was a world war i oil tanker that was finished two years after the war. so it eventually was stripped down and sold for scrap, and they brought it down here by a tug. and because big sea storms had taken out all of the stuff that seacliff wanted to build here, this was the answer to their prayers. so they put out a dance floor and a restaurant and gambling downstairs. it was a really pleasure palace. the only thing is it only worked for two seasons before the storms from the sea took it back. >> so cool, everybody. come on down. come on down. also catch us, [narratotor] everyonone nees quality y health insnsuranc, even if f you'rere hehealthy and d active. [narratotor] everyonone nees quality y health insnsuranc, covered d c

in morgan hill, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> robert, thank you. >>> speaking of our drought, how are we doing now? new drought numbers were just released today. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. jeff. >> i think the strong storm we had this past weekend, the thing that's really going to do is keep us out of exceptional drought, that worst level of drought, really into january the way things are going right now. when it comes to the numbers we're seeing as of today in the newest update, we've seen a 5.57% improvement in exceptional drought since last week. 7.16%ful california remains in that dark red color. our rain season last year was down one to seven inches. and snowpack finished at 42% of normal. when it comes to the bay area, we're all under the severe drought. if we get some stronger storms through january, we could actually drop it down to moderate. another thing that's important with the drought is the snowpack because we get a third of the state's water supply from that snowpack. central sierra, which includes lake tahoe, 192% of normal. but the big qu

morgan's wonderland. that will warm your heart. ambassador robertaround the country, one of the smartest mierchedz and he was trump -- minds and he was trump's former hostage negotiator. we'll talk about the people who don't get to be home at christmas time. so thrilled that maria would let me fill in her seat but sunday morning futures coming up at the top of the hour. griff: can't wait to see it. you're right, gary sinise, a great guy. jason, thank you very much. todd: turning to headlines. starting with a tough story on christmas day. a florida deputy killed in the line of duty. the suspect was shot during the exchange of gunfire but is expected to recover. arizona judge ruling against republican carrie lake's challenge to her defeat in last month's election. the judge rejecting the claims about intentional misconduct with ballot printers. he said witnesses did not have personal knowledge of such cond. lake losing by just over 17,000 votes. she vowed in a tweet to appeal the ruling. nfl now, the bengals beating the pay trots, 22-18, staying in co

morgan ortagus. he sounds like a comedian but looks like a pistachio. comedian and cohost of "the gym norton and sam robertsw" on sirius xm, jim norton. she told rudolph to get a nose job. fox news contributor kat timpf. jim, always a pleasure to see you, you look great. apparently you've been keeping in shape. >> jim: i have prayed you're going to get a lot of letters from pistachios and grease at your comparison. >> greg: you understand censorship. you've been shadow bandon grinr many times. it's not even about speech. you see what musk is doing, kind of shining a light. >> jim: there are people who shot they were -- thought they were shadow banned. everybody was just ignoring them with the reason that press is really touching this, cnn, they were complicit. if they do, then they have to discuss why they didn't talk about the laptop story to begin with. they don't criticize twitter for this for the same reason i don't criticize people who cheat in relationships. i get it and i do it and i want to continue doing it so i'm not going to criticize it. >> greg: [laughs] oh. harold, how are you? >> harold: i'm

morgan stanley says the 50 bps this week suggests the fed has more work to do. let's get more insight from someone in the trenches with robert and cnbc contributor robert, thank you forg getting u early. your expectations for the federal reserve tomorrow >> i would expect the fed will raise also at 50 basis points unless the consumer price index will be really surprising as you said if the consumer price index is 7.5% or more, the fed will have to continue p to tighten very quickly, so another 75 basis points should on the table% as i said, 50 should be the likely outcome >> if the cpi number comes in hot, robert, i imagine the january and february rate hikes are on the table >> absolutely. there will be more rate hikes. the fed fund rate is still below the inflation rate as you said earlier, you have to get above the inflation rate so the fed is really stepping on the brakes by having a tight monetary policy. >> if we get a super soft cpi, and i say super soft with air quotes, robert, it shows a disconttinctive cooling trend if we come in under 7%, what then >> well, the fed will still raise by 50 basis points, i would expe

morgan chesky has the latest. >> reporter: an urgent deadline this morning that could impact migrants seeking asylum at the u.s. border. the supreme court's chief justice john roberts placing a temporary hold on title 42, a covid pandemic era restrictions that makes it easier for the government to turn away people attempting to enter the country, the high court giving the biden administration until 5:00 p.m. tonight to respond to the decision. before the supreme court's order, the white house was looking for an additional $3.5 billion in funding to help prepare for the anticipated influx of immigrants. >> if republicans in congress are serious, if they want to help the men and women at the dhs, they certainly will assist and get this funding to us. >> reporter: the department of homeland security also responding to the supreme court, writing in a statement, "we urge congress to use this time to provide the funds we have requested for border security and management." this week, el paso, texas, declared a state of emergency. the texas national guard deployed 400 additional troops to the border city on monday. the mayor has been preparing for a surge of undocumented i

robert o'brien on what the biden administration should be doing. maria sat down with actor gary sinise about how his foundati fn is honoring our heroes this christmas. plus, morgan's wonderland, an amazing themepark that gives fun and hope to kids who really need it. gordon hartman will join us on how his family foundation made it a reality. all that and more as we look ahead on "sunday morning futures". ♪. jason: new border apprehension numbers highlight the growing catastrophe as migrants continue to flood the country illegally. custom and border protection reporting more than 233,000 migrant encounters and just november. that is the most of any november on record at 33% from november of 2021. we should also note, this information was released on friday night ahead of the christmas weekend when most people are probably not focus on the news. texas lieutenant governor dan patrick's spoke to maria about the security risks facing communities. >> i went to get both of you takes on what it looks like today. >> what every personal law enforcement knows, if we apprehend 2 million a year, maybe we apprehend one out of every two or three that cross. now you're talking ab

robert frank >>> as you can see, the markets have deteriorated a bit. we came in this morning with the expectation we would be higher mike wilson the well known strategist at morgan stanley had a thing to say about that, talking about earnings being weak next year that's going to do it for us on "squawk on the street. "techcheck" starts now >>> happy monday, welcome to "techcheck" i'm jon fort today more on the street's top picks where to put your money as the nasdaq continues its fall this morning down a little more than 1% more on the street's top tech picks, yes and plus retail investors buying the dip this year and bumping their heads on the ceiling again and again on the way down while institutions get bearish who's right? we're going to discuss and productivity is the word of the hour more on what sales force has to say and why it could mean more layoffs. >> a lot of news around salesforce in recent weeks. >>> volatility continues and growth investors seek any signs of a santa claus rally into year end, mike santoli joins us now with much more good morning, mike. >> not much evidence right now of any turn around in the weak trend so far this year in the las

robert frank >>> as you can see, the markets have deteriorated a bit. we came in this morning with the expectation we would be higher mike wilson the well known strategist at morganabout that, talking about earnings being weak next year that's going to do it for us on "squawk on the street. "techcheck" starts now >>> happy monday, welcome to "techcheck" i'm jon fort today more on the street's top picks where to put your money as the nasdaq continues its fall this morning down a little more than 1% more on the street's top tech picks, yes and plus retail investors buying the dip this year and bumping their heads on the ceiling again and again on the way down while institutions get bearish who's right? we're going to discuss