here was valerie meeting two supposed hitmen. valerie mcdaniel: hey, valerie, nice to meet you.. valerie mcdaniel: nice to meet you. andrea canning: when the conversation started, leon didn't sound like someone trying to hire a hitman. he said he'd be happy if meghan just went back to pittsburgh. leon jacob: i want her just to leave. moataz azza: mhmm. leon jacob: i don't want her hurt. andrea canning: but as they ate their pasta, leon's tone hardened. leon jacob: make it very clear to her that if she doesn't listen this time, there's going to be some severe consequences. andrea canning: during the conversation, leon said he wanted adam to try another tactic-- plant some drugs on meghan. leon jacob: she gets pulled over, she has cocaine-- she's not a credible witness anymore. andrea canning: and leon had a more sinister idea, which to the undercover officer sounded like an invitation to murder. leon jacob: give her an injection of potassium chloride and stop her heart. untraceable. adam: it's up to you. do you have that stuff? leon jacob: i can get access to it, yeah. i have acc

valerie: it will be an interesting one.o make a big announcement. we have the spring budget on march 26 but the market is really tempting them to do something further, and that could be another round of tax hikes in order to raise cash, to help her meet her fiscal rules. the problem with that is we have a very huge debt burden already here in the u.k. and we could get to a situation where a tax hikes are going to further hamper economic growth, which is already back to back at 0%. you have an economy not growing, you have the interest rate, this debt cost nearing 5%. you start to wonder whether the u.k. government can fund itself in a long-term basis. we focus more on the interest paid just to pay the coupons on debt, it is a big percent of gdp. if you don't have gdp growing, you're debt stock continues to pile up. so it would be a very interesting situation across europe, especially in the u.k. to see how the governments manage this debt pile. tom: with businesses contending with the higher tax increase as a result. contri

valerie: i had to squint to see reaction when it comes to china. maybe perhaps showing us that the 10% tariff on china is already on the price. all those announcements we heard from trump late last night are doing very little to dent risk appetite after the s&p closed up nearly 1% yesterday. we are still on firm footing when it comes to risk. s&p futures up three tons of 1%. one thing i found interesting is the announcement from the sec yesterday when it comes to the cryptocurrency industry. the sec was looking to launch a cryptocurrency task force to perhaps create a clear regulatory environment when it comes to the cryptocurrency industry. it's interesting to note that since gary gensler has stopped -- stepped down, there's been a huge wall off of filings for crypto linked etf's. a lot of interesting things happening in the crypto market. getting excited for a booster -- looser regulatory environment under donald trump. tom: bitcoin not back to those 108 levels but still gaining from the picture yesterday even as it's off a little bit today. swit

valerie tytel on the market reaction when it comes to the dollar and treasuries. let's get the asian market reaction with avril hong in singapore. to what extent is their relief in the chinese markets that we have not yet at least had any concrete action in terms of chinese tariffs? avril: i think that's exactly what you're seeing in the equity space, the idea that we are not seeing china being targeted specifically on day one, so ultimately the impact from tariffs could look different verses if we were to see this aggressive approach on the get go, so the chinese stocks are extending gains we saw a day ago, although there are lingering concerns that after canada and mexico, china could be next, so we are seeing the pairing of earlier gains on the hang seng. in terms of the rest of the region, it's a pretty mixed picture. energy stocks the worst-performing as well. let's walk through what we are seeing in fx quickly. we are seeing the renimbi flat today despite the rebound on the greenback. it's interesting to note how em currencies in asia and the yen are gaining

valerie tytel, thank you indeed. on that trump story around the fed, you see interest rates down around two and three basis points across the curve right now. we have a great line above guests from the world economic forum in davos. it is the final day today. this one will be interesting. the ceo of suntory. it is a major drinks maker headquartered in japan. so, a response to what we have heard from the boj, the inflation story as well as broader global demand for drinks products. and we will hear from the ceo of germany's mark. we have a sluggish economy. stick with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back. the bank of japan has raised its policy rate to 0.5%. that's the highest level in 17 years, in an effort to combat inflation, it follows a report showing consumer prices rising at a faster pace of 3% above the central banks inflation target. let's head to the world economy forum in davos where joumanna bercetche is standing by with a as to can certainly comment on the inflation story in japan and the broader ap

valerie mac, whose death herman was charged with just last month, was murdered. she fit the profile of what he was hunting for small, only five feet tall and a sex worker just 24 years old when she went missing, valerie mac struggled with drug use, and that led her to engage in survival sex work. valerie's decapitated remains were discovered about 40 miles from gilgo beach, a few months after her disappearance in 2000. parts of her body were bound with rope. more than a decade later, the rest of her body would be found during the search at gilgo beach. how many times have you actually been out to gilgo beach? >> i've probably been here like 15 or 20 times. >> i come out here kind of as often as i can. it just helps you get some greater perspective on what we're dealing with here. >> alexis linkletter is from long island and has lived and breathed this case for much of her life, and there's no doubt that the entire nation is completely enthralled and mystified by this case. she hosts her own podcast on the murders unraveled for investigation discovery. >> this who

valerie tytel, thank you. ubs's president and head of global wealth management says it will be key for clients to diversify investments amid political tension and economic instability. he spoke to us exclusively at the ubs greater china conference. >> we have started to see a commitment of china towards the economy and we have started to see that economic policy come to bear. everybody is waiting for march. we will see what the next steps around the more proactive fiscal stance will be in china. that will be as relevant as what the u.s. does. >> him speaking to the team on the ground at the ubs china conference. checking some lines crossing in the last minute or so from the ecb saying inflation pressures will continue to ease this year. they are saying we do not want rates to remain high for too long. we need to ensure interest rates follow a middle path so some lines crossing from the ecb currently at 102 euro-dollar and checking in terms of traders pricing around the ecb through this year. expectations you a

. >> let's get more with valerie tytel. we had the jobs data on friday. what is the uniformity around the message from fed officials and to what extent have they coalesced around the idea that there needs to be more time to bring inflation back to target? >> there's been a regime shift in fed speak lately. they were worried about the weakness in the jobs market and now seem to be more focused on the upside risk to inflation. she also went on to say they need to make sure the recent bump in inflation is not persistent. we heard mary daly saying inflation is uncomfortably above target. tom barkan saying there's more upside than downside risk to inflation and what may be behind these words is the fact that from's political and economic agenda might boost growth and cause more upside risk to inflation. we had the ism manufacturing friday they came in strong and boosted treasury yields. overnight these yields continue to move higher. the u.s. 10-year yield at .46 2, 8 basis points shy of the 2024 hi but if we focus on the 30 year yield, which is driven more by

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here's valerie castro. >> reporter: stroke by stroke, l.a.. >> reporter: from this bay window with a view to this bell in a nearby tree and this porch for sipping coffee. >> what i'm fascinated with is taking something from a picture and building a story to it. >> reporter: the tragic story that all of these homes share, they're among the 12,000 structures destroyed in the eaton and palisades fires. >> this started because i did it for a friend who lost her home. and i was, like, i can't help you in any other way, and i truly don't even know what to say to someone that's lost this home. >> reporter: so asher picked up a pen and shared the artwork to instagram with a simple offer. to anyone who has lost a home in the l.a. fires, i will draw your home for free. 3 million views on that video later, there's now a waiting list of hundreds of requests. but, amid the submitted names and addresses and reference photos, life stories emerged. >> i'm, like, i will put every detail i can into perfecting this, to give you a good memory. >> reporter: so wh

let's dive deeper into the action with valerie tytel. a reminder of the whipsaw effect of speculation around from's policies. >> what a whipsaw we had especially in the fx market around these headlines. the original reaction to that washington post article saw the dollar really erase a lot of its gains and against that the euro a big leg stronger versus the dollar on those original headlines, moved over a percent which i think showed there were a lot of euro shorts they got squeezed. we had reports of traders talking about the surgeon option volumes. a lot of them seem to be getting stopped out over these headlines yesterday but it was not just the tariff headlines we had to deal with but also some headlines about resignations when it comes to the fed. we can talk about the reaction to bank stocks. we had news from the fed that michael barr is stepping down for vice chair of supervision. that's bank stocks rally. michael barr is known as being tough on capital rules and his resignation maybe opens the door for looser regulations going fo

after us president double trump said that he intends to reach out to north korea's can jump on to valerie snow. polls open in less than an hour in an election where i like send the location k is likely to extend his the t as, as president, is the 1st vote since 2020, when police clock, donald protested, so accused the government of rigging it. many opposition figures and now in prison . oh, exile let's say the candidates running against location. okay, that's not the chance of defeating him. then it's smith triple is from the capital mid there is no sign of election save gripping the bell of russian capital. but the most people already know what the result will be. president alexander lucas jenco has been in power since 1994. he hasn't held any electron riley's vis you telling factory workers. he's been too busy working for the nation. what do i need talk with him? i'm not as confident of being re elected as trump was, but i've already started signing decrees. i'm not waiting to see if i get elected on also the biggest threat to lucas shank goes, grip on power came after elections in 2020

let's bring in valerie. but there was into context the magnitudes of the moves we saw yesterday.under pressure down nearly .501% so far in this morning's trade, and the markets are telling the u.k. government they need more reassurance. the problem is what more can the government give? the effort sources saint rachel reeves is looking at cutting spending. that will hamper growth, and if you are saddled with debt you need to grow. the market is saying we are not sure whether growth is going to come from. it goes back to the narratives that the u.k. needs to compete for finances on the global stage, and if you have treasury up to 5%, that means the you'll that which guilds need to be at is high enough. interest rate costs will climb, and you can think about the u.s. being some massive black hole with its own gravitational field sucking it all of this capital from the globe and leaving others like the u.k. needing to compete on a global scale, leaving a guild yields at a penalizing high-level for the u.k. government. tom: we are looking exposed with 30 year yields as low as when i l

. >> reporter: cbp agriculture specialist valerie wu is phillip's handler. >> phillip has found a singlepe in the bottom of somebody's purse. or one time he found a handful of blueberries. things that don't give off a whole ton of odor and he can still find it. >> reporter: a bust that may seem benign but could harbor a potential threat thwarted by this little guy's nose. >> good job, phil. let's go. >> reporter: natalie brand, cbs news, virginia. >>> some very cute dogs doing a very important job. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you the news continues. for others tune in later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. ♪ >>> hello and thanks so much for watching. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. and this is "cbs news roundup." here are today's top stories. donald trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the united states, setting out to reshape the nation's institutions. trump starts by signing hundreds of executive orders, claiming a mandate to unravel president biden's

in particular, valerie greske, me, who served in the as all regiment which was recognized as a terrorist organization in russia and by the way, was recognized as such until recently in the united states. i hope that after today's event, information will spread widely in this country that british diplomats, the organizers of today's event, are inviting a man who glorifies the nazi criminals who killed their compatriots to speak at the un. this is all you need to know about the moral principles of modern western diplomacy. but 1st thing was just one of the speakers that the u. n's informed them . a thing he served in ukraine's as of the battalion which is recognized as a terrorist organization in russia, the figure is known to display the infamous total call for debts. head s s. m going to on his left on russia is on boy reminded his colleagues up the unit in question killed, 97 british prisoners of war. in 1914, we heard from political commentator anthony webber who stays communicate government choose as the gloss over fox it themes inconvenient as well as just i can, cindy ray should not

valerie tytel was talking us through that dollar strength for us. u.s.ss claims falling to an eight-month low. on the flipside, eurodollar weakness. we are at a 1.02 handle currently. we remain on parity watch as we monitor the fears about trump tariffs on europe, fears about another energy crisis, worries about political uncertainty in france and germany both of which we shall dig into in a moment. gold at $75 a barrel as is gold. and bitcoin trading down today, 96,000 dollars is where we are, that is the first step in four days. flipping over to asia, it was a historically dismal start to the year yesterday but asian equities seem to be back on the front foot this morning. china stocks trading in a tight range after that 3% tumble yesterday. the gun steady at 157 per dollar but we should note japan still closed for that holiday, that's why we have no cash trading in treasuries until the top of the. hour let's dive into the energy story, european gas prices rising yesterday after a transit deal for the russian pipeline flow through ukraine expired at th

when comes to the legal technicality of how things are done is valerie has experience with us. unfortunately, and ideally, as expected 1st release of hostages will be on sunday the day before donald trump's integration enough, by chance. it's been a day of uncertainty. we thought that was a deal. then the recrimination started flying. tell us more about this last minute crisis but seemed as if it might actually do rail the deal. well, the few was, you know, there's very little trusts between the 2 sides and, you know, as some of it, you know, could be seen as tactics as trying to sort of better your position as you know, when it comes to negotiation. but it's always like that we've been in this scenario many times before. the fact is, is the framework of the deal has been agreed on now, is, has already been presented, it's in may so as well. and how must have been in these round of talks again and again and again. and in the last 24 hours. the fact that these delays have happened this crisis. and i've, i've put a lot of people on edge thinking are we could have viewed after bot

we will continue watching the senators but let's listen to valerie in salem wisconsin, thank you so much for taking my call. my question revolves around the size of congress which is then equates to the such electoral college. it has an expanded since the early 1900s. we have grown substantially as a country. when do we see congress expand in size and, therefore, really respondingra to a more approprie electoral college -- >> mr. speaker vice president and the united states senate. [applause] >> we can see their calling this to order. let's watch. [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] .. [inaudible conversations] is [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] live picture from inside the house chamber and history is unfolding there and it will come back to studio and we will take your calls about the events that have transpired. [inaudible

we're going to continue watching the senators, but let's listen to valerie in salem, wisconsin. caller: hello. and thank you so much for taking my call. my question resolves around the size of congress which then equates to the size of the electoral college. it hasn't expanded since the early 1900's. we've grown as a country. when did we see congress growing in size and responding to a more appropriate electoral college -- vice president harris: the house will come to order. mr. speaker, and members of congress, pursuant to the constitution and laws of the united states, the senate and house of representatives are meeting in joint session to verify the certificates and count the votes of the electricker toes -- electors of the several states for president and vice president of the united states. after ascertainment has been had that the certificates are authentic and correct in form, the tellers will count and make a list of the votes cast by the electors of the several states. the tellers on the part of the two houses will take their places at the clerk's desk. without objectio

the other pardons went to his wife, the president sister valerie, and her husband and brother francis. but the one that had faced accusations was before the business deals, the main accusation, house republicans urged the justice department to investigate mind about a meeting he says he did not attend and other witnesses say he did attend in 2014 -- no, 2017, at a hotel in los angeles, and he said he was out there, and there is documentary evidence that he was. so if they wanted to investigate that, that is something the former president has cleared. host: whether it is the biden pardons are the january 6 pardons, what is the most interesting reaction you have seen? what has been the most interesting thing for you to watch? guest: reaction to the biden pardons, house speaker mike johnson told reporters yesterday that he found that shocking and unbelievable, and he said lawmakers are going to investigate and see if there was anything they could do. that is a tough nut to crack because pardons for the president are written into the constitution. i'm not a lawyer, but it seems like you w

biden also pardoned his brothers, james and frank, his sister, valerie and their spouses shielding them against any potential future prosecutions from the new administration. >> alright, weather time as we get a live look outside tonight to the golden gate bridge. traffic looks like it's kind of stack it was stocking up on my way in actually everyone was kind of out and about folks took advantage of the really nice day. we had some sunshine. it was good weather out there today, lawrence, really enjoying the holiday lot of folks traveling all around the bay area. why not? it is been dry pretty much all of january with the exception. >> just a couple of days in the beginning. and now he said at a nice night ahead, although it is going to be cold in spots outside. there's no getting around that beautiful. as we look for live shot from the east bay hills, looking back out over the bay is the sun has said on the bay area we've had a nice day so far. highest 63 downtown san francisco, the record high for the state. 69 set back in 2009, the record low of 32 degrees set back in 1937. so little

. >> our thanks to valerie for that report. >>> in washington, d.c., a pickup truck plunged into the icy potomac river after colliding with another car on the arlington memorial bridge. first responders say the pickup crashed through the railing and went into the water. one person was pulled from the submerged truck and given advanced life support on shore. two people in the other car were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. no word yet on what led to the accident. >>> turning to southern california where the death toll from the catastrophic wildfires has risen to 27. at least 31 people are still missing. on thursday, fire crews made more progress. some residents who evacuated were able to return thursday. but a new threat is emerging, the risk of landslides. look at this home. it survived the in two by a landslide. the eaton fire has reached reac containment. >>> from the wildfires to the bitter cold setting in for much of the country. nbc news' angie lassman is tracking the winter blast. we've got to really prepare for this one. >> we sure do. it's going to be the coldest ai

. >> reporter: former presi president biden pardon family members including his sister valerie and brothers and james. house republicans had investigated james accusing him of making false statements during a probe of the president's son hunter. former president biden called the probes of his family baseless and politically motivated. a crowd has gathered outside the washington, d.c., jail in anticipation some january 6th defendants might get released tonight. there are only a handful in there and most defendants haven't served prison time but there are dozens locked up from west virginia to louisiana to texas to michigan. >> norah: a lot ahead. scott macfarlane, thank you so much. for more, let's bring in cbs's robert costa. you've been watching this entire day unfold and you've spoken with the president. this is about promises made, promises kept, right? >> reporter: you see the president already moving quickly to put his plans into action, signing these executive orders. when i spoke to him over the weekend, he said it's time for his agenda to get moving. he's not going to wait around to

in particular, valerie greske, me, who served in the as all regiment which was recognized as a terrorist organization in russia. and by the way, was recognized as such until recently in the united states. i hope that after today's event, information will spread widely in this country that british diplomats, the organizers of today's event, are inviting a man who glorifies the nazi criminals who killed their compatriots to speak at the un. this is all you need to know about the moral principles of modern western diplomacy. will it take recently, syrup and ukraine's ass off battalion, which is recognized as a terrorist organization in russia. the figure is known to have the infamous depths, head ss unit tattooed on his left arm brushes on boy reminded his colleagues, stuff that battalion killed 97 british prisoners of war. 1940 we heard from political commentator anthony webber, who sees the u. k. government chooses to loss over a fox, it, deans, inconvenient? well, it's just, i couldn't send you. right? you should not as a us to, to the you try government, which is not if i had deal falls

it is on display in the first lady valerie which was started in 1916. how many of you subscribe to smithsonian magazine? that had an article about martha washington's dress and it is a hand-painted silk dress with flowers, they were the flowers from her garden. i wrote a letter which they published, not true, it was made in china, hand-painted in china and was imported and nothing to do with the flowers in her garden. but, lou was the first lady of style, charm, and substance. as anybody interested in her will know, read any books on her will know, the speaker before me, it is very clear that we have a serious woman, don't forget, she was fashionable. thank you. [ applause ] >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by american cable television companies and today we continue to take you to congress and other public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span, powered by cable. ♪ >> c-span now is a free mobile app featuring yourview of what is happening in washington, live and on-demand,

valerie is continuing. >> with a chinatown inaugural night market with music and food and a lot more celebrating for that. new mayor. >> big night chinatown. kron 4. sarah stinson is live there with the latest. a scare. >> that's right. the inaugural night market is really starting to get going. we're feeling the buzzing going around. you can see the road is closed here on grand avenue for the night market. people are starting to come out there taking pictures of some of the entertainment that we will see out here. there's going to be a lot of entertainment throughout the night. not only what you're seeing right now, but also a lot of live music. 5.45, the music? it started with just jam in then dj ruckus at 6.45? and then dj zoo. famous dj is at 7.45? in the meantime, lots of food vendors out here and entertainment. as you see, people are taking pictures. this is kind of what you would see at a regular night market in chinatown. of course, this is a special one for the inauguration of daniel lurie. and it's an exciting of event here tonight. i just spoke with one person who says he'

in particular, valerie greske, me, who served in the as all regiment which was recognized as a terrorist organization in russia. and by the way, was recognized as such until recently in the united states. i hope that after today's event, information will spread widely in this country that british diplomats, the organizers of today's event, are inviting a man who glorifies the nazi criminals who killed their compatriots to speak at the un. this is all you need to know about the moral principles of modern western diplomacy was up for the eric archly is just one of the speakers at the you ends in formal meeting. he served a new cranes as of battalion, which recognized as far as that which is recognized as a terrorist organization in russia. the man is known to have the infamous tongue proof or depth head s emblem tattooed on his left arm, which was on the way, reminded his colleagues that it's unit killed, 97 british prisoners of war in 1940 let's cross live. now, the political commentator anthony webber, to discuss this further, anthony, why do think this and from where you and i see meeti

it's valerie. so a poll safe is less than 2 hours at an election when alexander lucas shank is likely to extend his 30 years as president. as the 1st vote since 2021 please clinic donald protest as who accused the government of ricky it. but the opposition figures are now in prison all in exile out of the say because of that. so when you get into the shank, then start the chance of defeating protests. they've been held in cities across germany against the rise of the far right. the demonstrations going ahead of federal elections next month. these are the scenes that have been the big gauge of ballad. a cibola was held in clyde, the valleys cub this fall, right? politician, i'll be the lowest tech i paid to become chancellor. students have been guessing about 3 years capital to protest against the governors responds to a bus shooting audio, stay the hell 30 minutes. a silence for the number of people killed with a 45 year old man opened fire. that's a restaurant to the southern city assessor. yeah.

i'll tell you about the challenges facing and how the the presence of valerie spins and other 5 years and extending his that to you every the the had that is more heavy rains and southern parts of africa. we'll get that in a moment. first to the middle east and event with things that looking rama on settled saturday for western areas of iran, you can see winter weather creeping its way for the east. that's going to bring rain and sleet to to run on monday. only 6 degrees celsius. it starts to push its way for the east. a leaving behind most settled and sunny conditions, we have seen a few showers with some cloud across the event, but as an improving picture here with temperatures, expect it to pick up 18 degrees celsius, the in b roots. and we all seen some of those showers in saudi arabia layout. we aren't expecting those to come back through to the mid week. i'm just looking to rob a quiet across the north east of africa instead. it's a north west that will be seeing some very windy and wet weather pulling in from a storm system moving across europe. the rain isn't as heavy as what

to return on the day it's full, says would do to withdrawal under a cx. 5 deal falls all open and valerie sex onto the consent who is seeking to extend his bessie is as president on far as small was a sport as kelly and, and bobby's scores. his 1st have tricks around the dread safety fire to lead a 3 now to open up an 8 point lead at the top of this batch sleep, the thousands of palestinians awaiting and central gauze have to cross into the new to attend to the homes. but it is ready, ami is blocking the main coastal road. people seeking to attend to the neighborhood spent the night on l. rashid street, hoping that is really forces would allow them to cross the circle necessary in colorado, in the morning. and last of the cases rather, delaying the implementation of the seas. 5 tons by stopping policy audience from returning to the news is ready for his shots at promising his trying to return as well. so have him off, had failed to meet its obligations by not releasing a female civilian captive on saturday to our capital as soon begins on coverage from dollars as l. rashid road. the is re

[applause] governor, i want to thank you, i want to thank valerie, i want to thank your children for your dedicated service to our state. there is a lot of people i am thankful for today. i'm also thankful to have my former boss and also my close friend, governor craig benson here. he saw potential in me at a young age and provided me the opportunity to serve as attorney general. but unfortunately today, there is someone important who is not here. we're missing our great friend, mentor, and the chairman of my first two campaigns, governor steve merrill. and i am so proud that his wife heather is here with us today. thank you so much, heather, for being here. means a lot. [applause] i think we both know that steve is looking down and smiling right now. over the past year we've lost some incredible public servants in our state. two women that i've always respected and looked up to, ruth griffin and nancy sununu. i'm thinking of them both today. but there's one person i can tell you i would not be here if it weren't for him. there is no way i would be here if it weren't for my wing man,

the indictment says beckman and his wife, valerie, used at least 4 million of that to buy homes in san francisco, pay for private schools and even their wedding venue. beckman is accused of lying to investors about their revenue and customers, even faking bank statements and emails of real people to carry out the ruse. >> all right. moving on now. in just over three weeks, the best nba players in the world will be in san francisco for the all star game. and warriors fans will get a chance to see one of their favorites at chase center. the sports director, larry beil, is here. this is really exciting. fun to have him in town. >> well, absolutely. and you know, steph curry is going to be basically the unofficial host of all star weekend. with all the stars descending on san francisco. and today we learned that curry will in fact be starting in that all star game at chase center for the western conference. this will be curry's 11th all star selection, and that in itself sets a franchise record. the old timers watching will remember a player by the name of paul arizin, who starred for the

your training the forward sees, have not yet commented. valerie settings on the lucas shank of the president has won a 7th time with nearly 88 percent of the vote. he's already served that he has an office, the opposition. you can the us cool the vote, the shop, but it's smith reports now from the capital bins of the alexander lucretia and co already knows what the result of the russian presidential election will be. 5 more years in power for this form, a soviet phone boss who's already been in charge for 30, had a lengthy press conference after voting, a comparatively christian co cold belarus, a brutal democracy and dismissed the protests of 2020 to almost toppled him. yes, we got 5 years ago we saw that we had a certain number of crazy, you know, and you know, it's not the majority that always transit country upside down, but a wild minority less. but today it's over a dollar which is different. they have been metaphorically vaccinated for sure because they know where to go and they understand some interest. yes, you have parasites and those who don't want to work, but they are a terrible

in particular, valerie greske, me, who served in the as all regiment which was recognized as a terrorist organization in russia. and by the way.

the indictment says beckman and his wife, valerie, used at least 4 million of that to buy homes in san francisco, pay for private schools and even their wedding venue. beckman is accused of lying to investors about their revenue and customers, even faking bank statements and emails of real people to carry out the ruse. >> all right. moving on now. in just over three weeks, the best nba players in the world will be in san francisco for the all star game. and warriors fans will get a chance to see one of their favorites at chase center. the sports director, larry beil, is here. this is really exciting. fun to have him in town. >> well, absolutely. and you know, steph curry is going to be basically the unofficial host of all star weekend. with all the stars descending on san francisco. and today we learned that curry will in fact be starting in that all star game at chase center for the western conference. this will be curry's 11th all star selection, and that in itself sets a franchise record. the old timers watching will remember a player by the name of paul arizin, who starred for the

preemptively biden also pardoned his brothers james and frank, his sister valerie and all of their spouses shielding them against any potential future prosecutions from the new administration. >> here at home, animal care and control san francisco want the public to know they're aware of this injured coyote. it's been seen limping around between pacific heights and the marina. the video taken by our own sara stinson delay, and gas. animal control officers say they've looked for this coyote several times. haven't been able to find him. if you come across the injured animal, do not approach it. just walk away on call. animal care control to report where you've seen it. get you a check of the forecast here at home. taking a live look at downtown san francisco. it's a cold evening out there. frigid, some would yes, very cold least. remind you that it's winter time by day. you're saying, wow, it's so sunny and bright some. >> mild warm temperatures around the bay area. just feeling almost a little like late march. but it looks like we may just get back in the somewhat stuff here. soon least. we

that is the affectation pay let's bring in valerie tytel on the key components worth scrutinizing on the report. >> it will be on that core month on month cpi print. expected to hit 0.3 for a fifth month in a rope. if we look at what is priced into the options market, market attention has squarely returned back to inflation. this is the biggest cpi print in nearly two years. the implied swaying in the s&p 500 for today's print is a plus or minus 1%, this is a high-stakes print both for what we can see happen in the treasury market. a hot print could tempt us to believe that the fed next move could be a rate hike and that bond move could continue. we saw 30-year yields touch 5% the second time this week. a hot cpi print could get the market to get thinking that 10-year yields are headed north of 5% as well. back to the core month on month cpi print. this will be the most important component of the print today. it has printed at 0.3 for the last four months running. that is important because a 0.3 month on month reading gets us farther from the fed's 2% target. that is why we don't wan

bloomberg's valerie tytel with a finger on the pulse. what stands out in the session today when it comes to the way equity markets are shaping up for the week ahead? >> it is a interesting afternoon where we get the details of executive orders from donald trump that have been rumored. he mentioned last night in one of his pre-inauguration celebrations that he will be signing up to a hundred executive orders today. how many of those will be friendly to the cryptocurrency market? we have seen such a rise in bitcoin this morning reaching record highs just a few hours ago $109,000. it will be interesting for the trajectory for the u.s. dollar because if he does focus those orders on domestic policies, we know that there are a huge amount of dollar longs in this market all bold up on the fact that we will get tariff announcements. if focuses on domestic policies instead of international trade, maybe we get some downside shift on the dollar on disappointment out of the gates that we do not get anything hard and fast on tariffs. all eyes what t

valerie tytel, thank you very much indeed, breaking down what will be heard from scott bessent.all street's six largest banks returned $100 billion to investors last year, the most since 2021. the blockbuster earnings next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> bank of america's fourth-quarter profit has exceeded estimates boosted by high fees and strong net interest income and morgan stanley also seeing fourth-quarter profit more than doubling. what stood out to you, charlie, from these numbers? >> superlatives for wall street's biggest banks. jp morgan was the first bank in u.s. history to clock $50 billion in annual profits and goldman sachs equities trading desk at their best quarter on record and we heard citigroup will be buying back $20 billion in shares and that's an interesting trend we have been reporting on, which is that last year those large banks return $100 billion in buybacks and dividends and that speaks to something interesting we have seen in the banking sector throughout earnings season, which is this idea of confidence so in order to buy back shares and return dividends,

caught with cassettes down his pant in florida for stealing and he's pardoned his sister value sister valerieree in-e involve in the china gift with hunter biden is in fact sarah biden went and got a check out of -- money $200,000 out of their joint bank account, she wrote a check and she took it and cashed with another bank and found a way to get it to joe biden. larry: you have to wonder if they're all cheering for us and i'm certainly cheering for miranda devine right now. this is like the milwaukee convention and it's a great marching band want we'll see that. >> he knew all the news would be buried with all the news of inauguration and it's a low act and despicable and defines the presidency and came and did terrible damage to the country and his character, he always talked about, you know, character and bringing back the soul of america. well, his character is now laid bear bare for the whole country and world to see ask what he's all about: corruption. larry: the story for mr. trump and historic comeback and one of the greatest in american political history is how he got through biden'

. >> let's bring in our market watcher, valerie tytel for an assessment of what we have been hearing from fed officials and a preview of nonfarm payrolls. let's start to what extent is his view. he still expects to be cutting this year. does that align with what we have been hearing from other officials. >> frankly no. we heard from michelle bowman yesterday and she called the cut the final step in the recalibration phase, leading many of us to believe she is perhaps on the dot plot reflecting no more rate cuts this year and also blamed inflation for the reason we are seeing this rise in treasury market yields and it was those concerns that backed up her argument why there should be no further cuts for the remainder of the year and importantly she mentioned she backed luther bank capital rules, important because she is touted to replace vice chair michael barr as the vice chair of supervision so she will be very much in charge of taking forward where those rules go and speaking of the regulatory musical chairs in washington, we have heard confirmation that the confirmation for treasu

lizzy: that's take the temperature in markets now with valerie tytel. just how jittery are these markets about these announcements to come? >> it is all about whether these dollar longs will be disappointed if we don't get new news on tariffs from day one of trump 2.0. interesting that the bloomberg dollar index is trading softer. after reports that trump may attack domestic issues first, rather than international trade and tariffs. if we check on how the dollar has fared since this trump trade last september, the dollar has risen over 8% since mid-september, since that trump trade first took the markets by steam. and with it has been a big boost in dollar long positioning. flip the board again and look at the speculator positioning, hedge fund positioning when it comes to those dollar longs. they have been climbing every week since the trump trade began. we are now extremely stretched in those dollar longs. the market nervousness is about if we don't get new news on tariffs today, are those longs set up for disappointment and could we see a slide to th

valerie tytel, thank you. turning to earnings news. tsmc's profit in the december quarter topped estimates with a 57% rise. the earnings call has just kicked off. annabelle droulers is tracking all of this for us. another strong picture in terms of the numbers coming through for tsmc. it seems a lot of that is driven by the ai demand. what stands out to you in terms of the numbers that we've had from this company? >> what's really standing out as we've got the earnings call that just kicked off and we are hearing about the expectations for the first quarter and they are strong which is great news. for anyone that's invested into this ai theme. talking about the numbers themselves. first quarter sales expected to be between 25 to $25.8 billion. the estimate had been for 24.4 3 billion. gross margin better than expected at 57 to 59%. the estimate had been for 56.9. to put it in context as well. tsmc's longer-term expectation around the gross margin is for it to be around 53%. by their own metrics, they are doing better than expected. it

he also issued a pardon for several members of his own family including his brother jim ,'s sister valerie among others and for the record, let's take a little trip down memory lane, four years ago, let's hear what adam schiff, who got a preemptive part in today, and what chuck schumer previously said about preemptive pardons. i doubt you will see this on any other network. >> have you ever heard of somebody giving a preemptive part and who was and isn't of all crime? an innocent person, have you ever heard of that just somebody getting up like an pardon and they are an innocent person. >> here it's an effort not only to prospectively pardon people for things they have not yet been charged with, but also it's the president's own family. >> resident is asking his staff whether he can issue preemptive pardons for himself,'s family members, rudy giuliani. there's a simple answer, no. no mr. president. that would be a gross abuse of the presidential pardon authority. >> sean: on gross abuse of the presidential pardon. so what's worse? four years ago in an interview with jake tapper, biden hims

with newt gingrich, the former republican speaker of the house, and myself in the oval office with valerie jarrett and his secretary of education and had us tour five cities to study education to see where we could come together. we can in public life disagree without being disagreeable if we have grown-ups in the room and tweeting at each other and name calling is not going tosolve the problems of the people we claim to care a lot about. let's hope grown-ups are in the room as we go forward. that does it for me. thanks for watching! i'll see you back here tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. eastern for another live hour of "politics nation." the saturday show with jonathan capehart starts right now.

so i was born in v taps in valerie in 1998. my family came to gemini as jewish refugees in 2005. so i grew up in southern germany and brought into it and back a small town where i was always the only jewish person in the room. and i have a memory of being home sick when i was 3 or 4. my grandma coming to baby sims, baby son, i can still see myself sitting in my childhood beds. i put my grandmother sitting in front of me and up and starting the conversation with us. and you know, when i was your age, was my family, how to flee. and you know, with us on, i minus got one of my earliest memories. but the show was always present in my family in my family history like an uninvited guest who sits in on old family celebrations. besides this, it was i've always been very open about the fact that i'm jewish advertise hapless for a long time. it didn't play a large role for me. for 7, i didn't know what to make them myself while i'm especially when we moved to gemini the of the 1st few years, the focused on the other thing was i was suddenly an immigrant child. and i had to learn gem and my

then he also pardoned his sister valerie, and all three inlaws.wo wives, sarah widen, jim biden's wife, who was very much involved in the sort of china gift with hunter biden. if in fact, sarah biden went and got a check out of -- money $200,000 out of their joint bank account. wrote a check and cashed with another bank and found a way to get it to joe biden. she wrote on the check, it was a repayment of a loan. so unfortunately the republicans could netanyahu never get to the bottom of that. larry: really suggests that chairman comer was right. >> oh, yeah. larry: they set up all these little l.l.c.,s and that's how the money was laundered. yes, they never did prove it. but if papa biden is pardoning everyone in his family, they have to wonder -- by the way, they're all cheering for us. certainly they're cheering for miranda devine right now. this is like the milwaukee convention. it's a great marching band. we'll see that. it really does suggest strongly that where there's smoke, there's fire. why would you be pardoning somebody with 20 minutes