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also adam johnson who's been with us for the hour adam, before i let you go, very quickly, what's yourike it at this ooh price? >> no, i've never owned tesla. my problem with tesla is something daniel just touched on, and that is it'salked about as a car company, but the assumption is there there's more to it than that. ashley: right. >> maybe it's a battery company, a robot ins company, but they haven't articulated a path forward on any of those. ashley: very good. adam, great stuff today. a lot of news, and you managed to get that info in. thanks for sticking around. >>>ing up, the breaking details of the new orleans if terror attack. we're going to be hearing from carine hajjar, congressman darrell issa, chyron skinner and many more -- kiron skinner and many more. the 10 a.m. hour of "varney & company" is next. ♪ .. what will you do when the power goes out? power outages can be unpredictable and inconvenient, but with a generac home standby generator, your life goes on uninterrupted. because when your generac detects a power outage, it automatically powers up, giving your family the

adam johnson with me now. >> sir.art: before we get to to your market analysis, i see vast cost to this fire and an impending insurance e crisis. >> yes and yes. and that's only the beginning. it's almost impossible at this point to quantify the depth, the extent of those costs. and the problem is, this isn't the first time it's happened which is why we actually have the insurance crisis now. how many times, stuart, is are you seen headlines over the past call it 20, 25 years, topanga canyon burning, malibu homes burning, celebrities' homes on fire and destroyed. and yet we keep going back and rebuilding, and the insurance company keeps paying for all that that. and therein lies the rub and the impending crisis. stuart: how are you going to get fire insurance, homeowner insurance? >> i would imagine you can't. look at what's happening in florida where homeowners can no longer get flood insurance. stuart: tell me about it. >> and with good reason. think about new orleans where we build below sea level. i mean, why woul

. >> good point you hit object 10-year 4.7% adam johnson jump in here part of the reason because, there is a pocket of people on wall street who think trump's growth initiatives are inflationary, in fact, i spoke with so many people say they are actually deflationary, not inflationary, just because you are talking about growth and deregulation doesn't mean you are returning to inflation. >> correct in fact first term that is what we saw a stimulative a regular reagan-esque supply said not inflationary i like the word you used narrative, the market intuth this narrative there is going to be inflation i that i that is wrong, you also said something, that i want to push you on, because i am hoping that i heard you correctly, that if to move in yields up to 4.7% is now peaking, that would suggest that yields are going back down should be good for stocks, do i have that right? >> i think that is correct. because stocks specifically reacted negatively as yields started to spike less about level more about velocity of yields moving mayor we don't blind if yields move up because of growth don't

dow industrials right now up 193, jpmorgan component nasdaq up 70 s&p 500 higher by 18 points, adam johnson in terms of major bank earnings. adam: a very good morning not only are revenues better earnings are bret kenny you were talking about lower provisions for credit losses which is good banks perceived credit quality stronger what jumps out for me revenue growth has been about 10% and earnings growth has been 25%. so, that is called earnings leverage that means banks operating very feshly very healthy, this is very good for the market, because that is really the -- the first edge of where you see the consumer on wall street. maria: for assure. >> sorry about that waiting for citigroup jeffries note, fiscal year 25 revenue barred 84 billion versus expenses 54 medicine everybody zeroing in on expenses, the analysts at jeffrey says capital return guide in other words, guidance for '25 going to rule day not expecting much card growth maybe soft versus credit card should be in line. kenny: interesting how citigroup comes out, that is right mixed sentiment we decent that in jpmorgan did not s

also with us is adam johnson this morning. good to see you. thank you for joining the conversation.dam, i want to kick things off with you with the sel selloff we been seeing and the change in sentiment in the market ever since the federal reserve's hawkish cut in december, markets have been rocky and yesterday we saw another selloff with the nasdaq down 375 and dow down 178. big tech brought things lower, nvidia was down 6% at the close, the single largest day decline after four months after failing to meet investors high expectations over the new chip lineup at the ces show, looking to spread a.i. through robotics, automated factories, self driving vehicles. the stock is up this morning. you say any dip in nvidia is a buyable situation. >> absolutely. you better believe it. there were three declines for nvidia last year of anywhere from 20 to 30%. each time people said it's all over, boy, look at this, down 30%. no, that was a gift to buy more. each of those dips the stock recovered and went to new highs. i think we'll continue to see that. nvidia is an amazing company. it's at th

frontier strategy ceo ed attorney mehek cooke bullseye and enjoyed refund and portfolio manager adam johnsonrmer trump administration official republican strategist tricia mclaughlin. "mornings with maria" is live right now. ♪. maria: kick it off with a hot topic of hour pretrip officials offering expanded state and local tax deductions at mar-a-lago meetings this weekend and exchange the salt republicans fall in line behind trump's agenda included the tax bill likely coming later this year. this is all the expectation that lawmakers have been telling me that has been the salt lawmakers that are holding congress hostage to getting a deal done on spending. political rights this one proposal being discussed would allowed married couples to deduct $20000 of the state and local taxes from their federal income taxes under current law married couples can deduct only $10000 which is the same for single taxpayers. republican lawmakers have been holding out for a potential move like this in with a razor thin house majority they have more influence. south carolina senator lindsey graham told me he is

have the very latest joining the conversation all morning long bullseye ingenuity fund manager adam johnson is here from acting ice director jonathan fahey is here in slate stonewalls partner and chief market strategist kenny polcari is here. "mornings with maria" is live right now. maria: we kick it off with a hot topic of hour president trump's defense secretary pete hegseth lays out his omission for the next administration during the senate confirmation hearing yesterday. >> i'm going to work with president trump and this committee to restore the warrior and the pentagon and throughout our fighting force unlike the current administration politics should play no part in military matters we are not republicans we are not democrats we are american warriors. our standards will be high and they will be equal, not equitable. maria: democrats wasting no time in attacking pete hegseth. watch. >> you have many concerns about your record in your public statement because they are so hurtful to the men and women who are currently serving in the u.s. military, harmful to morell harmful to good order

final thoughts, adam johnson. >> if you have extra money in the bank with, go buy stocks.ood year for stocks. maria: kenny polcari. >> i agree. move money out of bonds and into stocks. >> yes. maria: the cabinet picks who will sit in front of the senate committees today beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern to, pam pam bondi. jonathan pay hi. >> all trump picks are getting confirmed. the democrats were unhinged yesterday, and it's going his way. maria: that's the bottom line. "varney & company" takes it up. stu, take it away. stuart: good morning, everyone. it is inflation day, and the news is this: the consumer price direct connects went up 0.4% in december, up 2.9% in the las

final thoughts, adam johnson. >> if you have extra money in the bank with, go buy stocks. this is going to be a very good year for stocks. maria: kenny polcari. >> i agree. move money out of bonds and into stocks. >> yes. maria: the cabinet picks who will sit in front of the senate committees today beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern to, pam pam bondi. jonathan pay hi. >> all trump picks are getting confirmed. the democrats were unhinged yesterday, and it's going his way. maria: that's the bottom line. "varney & company" takes it up. stu, take it away. stuart: good morning, everyone. it is inflation day, and the news is this: the consumer price direct connects went up 0.4% in december, up 2.9% in the last year, that's as expected. now, the pundits, they're trying to figure out what this means for stock prices and interest rates. they really do like what they see. look at this. with a half hour to go til trading begins, we've got a massive rally on our hands. tons of green. the dow up close to 700 to points, the nasdaq up about 370. the 10-year treasury yield, that's moving lowe

adam johnson popped the question to ann fisher in charleston, south carolina, and trisha mclaughlin anden yoho getting engaged in palm beach, florida. congratulations to to you both. >> thank you. maria: wow. [laughter] >> yeah, hard to believe, right in a beautiful thing. maria: have a great day, everybody. let's get to or "varney & company" with the latest. stu, take it away. sorry about that. stuart: good morning, everyone. we've got a state of emergency in los angeles. three separate fires burning. they're all out of control, whipped up by 900 mile an hour -- 90 mile-an-hour winds. rows of oceanfront homes in malibu have been burned to the ground. they're approaching the tightly-packed housing of santa month if ca. h.a. looks like a hellscape -- l.a.. let's get to politics. the president-elect meets senate republicans today. he wants to know what the gop can deliver. he wants one big, beautiful bill bringing together taxes, energy and the border. trump wants to to go big and go fast. the senate will tell him what he can get. to the markets. more selling after yesterday's sharp sello

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now, johnson is adamant that he won't make deals with fellow republicans to lock down votes. they hold one of the slimmest majorities ever, just two nos could cost johnson the gavel. and there's already one no. with congressman massie and a handful of republicans that are undecided. and one, as i noted, is a hell no. >> i am the one. hell no. you know, they say there's up to 5 or 6 who may be voting no. you can count on me to be a no. you can pull all my fingernails out. you can shove bamboo up in them. you can start cutting off my fingers. i am not voting for mike johnson. >> and let's get straight to cnn's manu raju on capitol hill. manu, speaker johnson was feeling very upbeat this morning about his chances. but do the votes match his optimism? >> no one knows pamela. in fact, the speaker's team itself is uncertain about what will happen in this vote. that will happen in the noon hour. will he get the votes to become speaker of the house on the first ballot? will it drag on for a number of days? will it go on before just a day into a messy floor fight that will force the sp

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. >> johnson had been adamant there would be no backroom deals to gain the support of far right members, instead leaning on the importance of this moment and the need for republicans to make the most of unified government. >> i'm grateful for this nomination. i'm grateful for this election, for the confidence this chamber has placed in me. >> the stakes were high for the incoming administration. the house would have been at a standstill, likely unable even to certify trump's election or swear in its members until a speaker was chosen. nicole d'antonio, abc news, washington. >> we continue now with the developing news in new orleans, where bourbon street is back open to the public today with some tight security in place. we now know that president and first lady jill biden and doctor jill biden will be visiting there next week. the fbi now says the suspect in this week's attack acted entirely on his own. they also say he rented the truck that he used in that attack on december the 31st and drove from houston, texas. the city reopened bourbon street yesterday, just 36 hours after that att

johnson. >> voting no. one gop lawmaker adamant about voting against mike johnson for speaker.ut will any other republicans follow suit all right. it is 5 a.m. here on the east coast. a live look at the superdome in new orleans, that city still grappling with everything that has unfolded. good morning everyone. i'm kasie hunt. it's wonderful to have you with us. we have new details and a revised death toll this morning following the deadly attack in new orleans. the fbi now confirming that 14 people were killed when that white pickup barreled through a crowd on bourbon street early new year's day. officials reported earlier 15 people had died. >> it was just. >> unimaginable casualty. >> i mean, just the disfigurement and the bodies strewn. >> law enforcement identifying the suspect as 42 year old army veteran shamsud-din jabbar of texas. he was killed in a firefight with law enforcement. new surveillance footage shows the truck driving over the downed barricade, narrowly missing pedestrians. we do want to warn you, this footage may be disturbing for some of you. wow. cnn has o

now, johnson is adamant that he won't make deals with fellow republicans to lock down votes.hold

. >> johnson had been adamant there would be no backroom deals to gain the support of far right membersinstead leaning on the importance of this moment and the need for republicans to make the most of unified government. >> i'm grateful for this nomination. i'm grateful for this election, for the confidence this chamber has placed in me. >> the stakes were high for the incoming administration. the house would have been at a standstill, likely unable even to certify trump's election or swear in its members until a speaker was chosen. nicole d'antonio, abc news, washington. >> we're learning more about inauguration events for san francisco's next mayor, daniel lurie. the inauguration is wednesday, but festivities actually get underway this weekend with cleanup events around the city. tuesday night, lurie attends an interfaith ceremony at congregation emanuel on and on inauguration day itself. lurie will help serve breakfast at saint anthony's, then take a cable car to ghirardelli square. he will be sworn in as mayor in at civic center plaza. that's at 1130. that will be followed by a chin

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senator johnson, let's start with you. your new colleague, adamchiff from california got pressed about democrats messaging. watch the threat that you say donald trump poses to american democracy, why don't you think the american voters heeded you're call? >> it's not i think that voters were i'm concerned didn't care about democracy, they do. but there were things that they cared about even more. >> senator, they still do not get it. they still don't get it. >> no, they don't. let's face it. the fundamental transformation that president obama promised us and that biden tried to implement is primarily destroying this country. americans realize that the open borders, the 40-year high inflation. the war on fossil fuels. the weakness that we displayed internationally which set the world in flames. no, joe biden will go downen as the worst president in history. is he trying to do as much damage as possible on his way out the door. january 20th cannot come soon enough. >> laura: well, congressman donalds, we also have the matter of what this is all goin

senator johnson, let's start with you your new colleague adam schiff from california got depressed aboutocrats messaging. watch. >> the threat that you said that donald trump poses to american democracy. why don't you think the american voters heeded your call? >> it is not that voters were not concerned and don't care about democracy, they do but they were things they cared about even more. >> laura: senator, they still do not get it. they still don't get it. >> no, they don't. let's face it that fundamental transformation president obama promised us and biden tried to implement nearly destroyed the country. they realize it at the open borders, four year high inflation and were impossible to fossil fuels and set the world of claims. so joe biden will go down as the worst resident in history entering to do as much damage as possible on the way out the door. january 20th cannot come soon enough. >> laura: congressman donalds, we also have the matter of what this is all going to cost to reform government because it is going to cost money to undo what biden did like the putting millions of

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now, johnson will once again lead the house, but it's most narrow, divided version of it since the great depression. adamnger is here at the table. he was once one of them. he's with us now. former republican congressman and a member of the january 6th committee. one of them now, i will honestly say what say you about the spectacle today? actually, honestly, it wasn't so bad. it could have been a lot worse. >> well, it's not bad compared to what we've seen over the last year or two. with all that speaker. now, had this been in real earth one, had this happen, people would be like apoplectic. this is insane. but look, i mean, the reality is it's it's a really bad start, to be honest with you. for the republican majority, this is not how you want to start, because they're going to have to do some big they're going to want to extend the tax cuts. they want to jam everything into reconciliation. and the problem is, is when 1 or 2 people can hold a speaker vote hostage or any vote hostage, they basically have made it clear they have the power of a u.s. senator. they can basically make one demand, shut the who

adam: lawrence fans out here. >> lawrence: appreciate it, brother. lawmakers will decide whether mike johnsoneaker as the new legislative session kicks off. as the senate production demand quick confirmation for president-elect trump's national security team. following the chaos on new year's day. incoming majority leader john thune calls the threat, quote: a clear example of why the senate must get trump's team in place as quickly as possible. here to react former trump national deputy security adviser k.t. mcfarland. k.t., thanks so much for joining the program. i mean, i think this just goes back to joe biden got his nominees for the national security team confirmed swiftly. you should give trump his shot as well, right? >> yeah, i mean, there is no treason delay these. congress is now in session as of today. the senate can hold hearings. the candidates are standing. the nominees are standing by ready to plead anybody who wants to meet with them on capitol hill. they are ready to go to those hearings. they should have all of that done by january 20th. so, that president trump's nominees ca

that means if all democrats vote no on legislation, johnson must rely on nearly every republican to reach the majority of 2178. adam schiff of california has been sworn in for a full six year term as u.s. senator. after 24 years in house of representatives schiff will serve on the other side of the capitol. the democrat from burbank is the only member in the history of the senate to have taken oath of office three separate times in less than a month. he did so once to fill late dianne feinstein's seat, once when state election results were certified, and a third time yesterday. >>> the life and times of former president jimmy carter will be on full display today as six days of funeral observances begin in his native state of georgia. carter died last sunday at the age of 100 in his hometown of plains. cbs news' cristian benavides is at the carter center in atlanta with more. >> reporter: this morning former president jimmy carter's hersh will travel through plains georgia. he spent more than 80 years in this small town with a population of less than 1,000. >> i have gotten to know and spend decades with heroes. not

the republican from california has lost to adam gray by just over 200 votes meaning mike johnson willepublican majority with two members set to serve in the trump administration and matt gaetz resigning, johnson will have a one-seat majority for the crucial 100 first days of the trump administration. >>> a growing number of democrats are pointing to the congressional map in north carolina as a key reason they could not wrestle back control of the house. in a new op-ed, wiley nickel writing this that north carolina is a true purple state with a nearly 50/50 split, north carolinians expect fairness with how their voices are represented in congestion, but the latest gerrymandered election maps reshaped the balance of power in washington, d.c., costing democrats control of the u.s. house of representatives, and now with adam gray's victory in the 13th district giving the fair three- see majority, it's clear the gerrymandering in north carolina tipped the scales in their favor and cost democrat the control of the u.s. house of representatives. congressman nickel did not run for reelection

senator ron johnson, thank you for joining us, appreciate it always, thank you very much. coming up senator adamf will not rule out investigating trump again. >> a lot will depend on how he chooses to govern. if he violates the law, if he abuses his office we will vigorously push back, fight back, stand up to him. as we had to do during his first term in office. stuart: he's stuart: he is the guy who was at the heart of the hoaxing of donald trump, the democrats can't let go of their trump hatred. senator marsha blackburn on that coming up. a new gallup poll shows more americans believe history will judge biden's presidency negatively. mitchell brown on that. donald trump will deliver remarks to the press from mar-a-lago, 11:00 eastern time today. we will bring it to you live. varney will be right back. (vo) weight loss is changing. for so long, i felt stuck on repeat. i tried, and tried again. lost weight, gained it back. but zepbound means change. zepbound is for adults with obesity, to help lose weight and keep it off. activating 2 naturally occurring hormone receptors in my body, zepbound wo

johnson, a speaker. the republic on the face of 12 by sofa votes from members of his own policy and stuff of position from democrats. adam fisher has moved from washington dc. having received the majority of the votes, cast this duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 190, noted, straightforward as a whole. but after days of speculation about his level of support, republican mike johnson secured the speakers to come on. donald trump, once for the job, we have a mandate, and that was shown in the election cycle. the people want that america 1st agenda. they hadn't had to, to massey, m or it wasn't with a drama. and the same to you to public ins voted for other candidates, while a number of others simply didn't vote. it's meant on the 1st code. johnson fell short of the winning number, despite donald trump privately calling republicans over the last 72 hours. we expected to do real the election, but the vote wasn't officially cold. i'm just johnson left the chamber. the supporters started applying pressure. the specter of the force of 2 years ago was shop in the mind when it took republicans for these

democrats, including senator adam schiff, who you just heard from, some calling it a mistake and others say it sets a dangerous precedent for future disasters to come. speaker johnson says that while his personal view is that there should be conditions on any aid sent here to california, he wants to see what the consensus is among house republicans before possibly moving forward. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. we're staying on top of all the developments coming out of the wildfires in la county. get updates as they happen at abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. >> five this morning in the accuweather forecast. we'll start you out in southern california this morning where the winds are ramping up over the next several hours. we're seeing gusts right now 20 to 40mph right now. so we do have that red flag warning continuing throughout the day and into tomorrow evening. that red flag warning again, gusts over 45mph. and we have that tag on it. it's a particularly dangerous situation because of the ongoing fires and the strong santa ana winds picking up. so looking at the fire risk forecast today, we have this area highlig

democrats, including senator adam schiff, who you just heard from, some calling it a mistake and others say it sets a dangerous precedent for future disasters to come. speaker johnson says that while his personal view is that there should be conditions on any aid sent here to california, he wants to see what the consensus is among house republicans before possibly moving forward. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena. we are staying on top of all the developments coming out of the wildfires in los angeles county. get updates as they happen at abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. >> let's talk about those conditions around the wildfires right now. current winds have increased over the past couple of hours. you can see some areas gusting over 30mph right now. and that is why we do have the red flag warning in effect. here it is. it is being called a particularly dangerous situation. we talked about this a lot. it's only for the most extreme cases when it comes to these gusty winds. we have fires currently burning. the winds are picking up and the humidity is very low. this area in purple, this is where firefighters are watching

wisconsin senator ron johnson has more on republicans' sweeping border plan for trump's first day in office. bret baier reacts to trump vowing to undo biden's offshore drilling ban. senator adammp while he's in office. tennessee senator marsha blackburn are will be here on what may be the return of the democrats' lawfare. and and biden administration promising a jam-packed final go weeks. we're going get -- two two weeks. is what it could mean for blocking trump's agenda. will cain on that. the 10:00 hour is next. ♪ oh, yes, it's ladies' night, and the feeling's right -- ♪ oh, yes, it's lady' night ♪ work..

perhaps johnson tries to make more philosophical big commitment pictures as opposed to deals. he's adamant, he does not want to reopen the rules package that may contain the rules regarding the motion to vacate speakership. other rules erning the house, that was released the other day. we'll see how desperate he gets, alex, if this does go on for multiple rounds, he might have no other choice than to cut a deal. very similar to kevin mccarthy, if you remember, last year, he was insistent he was not going to change the motion to vacate, he went on for rounds and rounds and ended up caving on that. naming chip roy of the house rules committee, that is the key panel, a traffic cup to what legislation gets on and off the floor. johnson has been resistant to that up until this point. he did get chip roy's vote on the floor. what will it take to convince people like norman and keith self. massie is a hard no no matter what. they're not going to bother trying to flip his vote. >> what was behind chip roy's wait? he made everybody wait. he didn't go through it on the first time, silent, second tim