well, now the judge's final ruling could impact you, even if you don't use airbnb. david: instead of working with the city, what they did is they simply went ahead and sued. bigad: how would you describe how airbnb has handled the situation? david: it's very arrogant. bigad: san francisco supervisor david campos says airbnb and other home-sharing websites like it should be forced to take responsibility for their thousands of users who continue to break the law by renting out their homes online without first registering with the city. david: and that's why san francisco is not going to be intimidated by what is essentially a bully tactic on the part of this company. bigad: for over a year and a half now, anyone in san francisco wanting to rent out their home short-term has been required to get a $50 permit from the city. but our investigation exposed how that registration process has largely been ignored. in may, we revealed that at least 82% of hosts are breaking the law since they failed to register with the city. david: folks have been robbing residents of that ho

has business changed since the arrival of airbnb? >> yes, 100%.now, we try to keep our rooms available just for the airbnb requests. this is our way to know they will arrive for sure. if they decide to change, i know in advance, so i can update the calendar again. >> reporter: how busy are you? >> we are full almost the whole year because they read about us. before airbnb, it's not possible. >> reporter: so, you get financial security? >> yes. i'm also learning how to be a businesswoman. >> reporter: a business that pays well for cuba. acosta and her husband pocket about $250 per booking after paying airbnb's fees. that's more than the $200 average monthly salary in cuba. the income helped her pay back the loan from a friend she used to buy the apartment three years ago. to maximize their earnings, she and her husband share their fourth bedroom with their two small children. so, this is quite a sacrifice? >> i do it with pleasure. i think everything in life is sacrifice. >> reporter: with income from guests and high demand, buildings like these th

you can get them for the airbnb app.b has their immersive experiences where you actually hang out with a local, sometimes for multiple days, and then they have things like lists in the app of what they call insider guides, that are by some kind of authoritative, authentic local. we are kind of in the middle. if you are looking for something to do spontaneously that feels immersive and experiential, that's what we are trying to do. emily: listening to a tour of san francisco, it is very personalized. there is a narrator who grew up there, recounting the grateful dead. talk to me about why this is what you wanted to do after groupon. andrew: the narrator is named peter coyote, he was an actor, but before that he was part of a group called the diggers and was really part of the community in the 1960's. we are trying to give you access to somebody that you would otherwise never spend time with, and they are showing you the neighborhood through their eyes. it is closer to walking and another person's shoes that you can experi

airbnb doing differently?is a fascinating business school graduates, students for years to come are going to be look at these cases. china, theory in middle and final chapters are far from being written. uber's final chapter has been written. after spending two billion dollars rushing in, and then rushing out. they were going up against the big giants. up against an alibaba backed company. at the time who were fighting each other and then they merged and uber could not compete. what they did is they blocked from wers from access chat. airbnb doing differently? onsy can learn less from uber but they are partnering with the right people. they are partnering with alibaba. also, they have embedded airbnb into wechat. today,portantly, as of they are storing their local servers, their data for china to comply in china with the potential . not a potential law, a national law coming out this summer where foreign tech companies have to allow their data to be viewed by the chinese government. ramy: what is the competiti

emily: what about uber and airbnb?hey going to feel the pressure or are they going to stick to their own timeline? jackie: i don't think they feel pressure to necessarily go out because the market is excited. i think they're doing the right things. they have great people around them helping them to assess the business. emily: what about when it comes general, techs in has underperformed compared to the rest of the market. as tech iposr relative to the market in general, tech ipos are outperforming the market. even though we have not had as many of them, their performance has been great this year, which lays a strong foundation for 2017. emily: what about tech stocks overall? ofkie: i think each one these companies is so unique and it will be valued individually. household names, again. i think it will be a positive response when these company's come out. emily: do you think going public is a smart decision? we seeing two thirds of companies trading above their sales price, to what extent varies. do you think going publ

and airbnb's ceos will not be there.y are traveling internationally and will not be there for whatever reason. should be freed -- should we be reading anything into this? michael: i would look at this as the first meeting. i would not read too much into who is there and who is not there. there are probably a lot of ceos who would like to be in the room. this will not be the last opportunity or the last conversation, and as an association we represent 41 companies and we will all work with the new administration make sure these businesses can grow. emily: we will be all over the meeting tomorrow. michael beckmann, he is advising all of the tech folks attending this meeting. thank you as always for stopping by. coming up, resident elect trump has -- president-elect trump has made his pick for secretary of state. this is bloomberg. ♪ rex tillerson has officially been nominated for the position of u.s. secretary of state. the exxon mobil ceo has been criticized for his ties with vladimir putin, as possible russian interferen

what about uber, airbnb? they going to feel the pressure now, or are they going to stick to their own timeline? jackie: i think everybody is on their own timeline. i don't think they feel pressure to necessarily go out because the market is excited about them. i think they are doing the right thing. people are really helping them assess their businesses and make sure they are ready when it is time to go. emily: what about when it comes to stock prices in general? do you see that continuing? i think, asnology, far as tech ipo's relative to the market in general, tech ipo's, just like many ipo's are outperforming the market. just like we don't have as many of them, their performance has been great this year, which is laying a strong foundation for 2017. emily: what about overall? session's one the of these companies is so unique, it will be valued individually. there is a lot of excitement. there will be a positive response from these companies going out. emily: do you think going public is a smart decision? we

. >> reporter: up until now short-term rentals like airbnb haven't been fully legal. saturday the arlington county board could change that. >> we're going to adopt this and make it legal to do. >> reporter: they'll aapply regulations to require permits and limits the number of guests to six. initially they prohibited hosts from serving food and drinks. >> we're not prohibiting it, but we're not saying anything about it. >> reporter: that's good news for the murphys. >> andy makes great muffins that we serve on the first morning people are here. we want to get that personal element. >> reporter: that personal touch for a couple who also enjoys the company. >> if you don't like people, you're not gonna last long in this business. leaves. >> the murphys tell me they've booked for inauguration weekend. airbnb expects 10,000 guests to book through their website and most bookings are coming from folks in new york, louisian.a. boston. you can see the most popular neighborhood they'll stay in by searching rentals in our washington app. >>> we're getting the first look at dyla

companies, of these airbnb, snap, they are in the .ew guard the ceo ofed that airbnb was invited to theut is not going. olivia: he has declined. he has travel plans. emily: i know it was last-minute but do we read anything in? .livia: he has to travel a lot it is very possible that he was just traveling. emily: we will be following that meeting tomorrow. thank you both. in the latest tech revolving door, changes at the top of facebook's virtual reality unit oculus. the co is stepping down as the company divides itself into two groups internally. and the focuses on vr other on mobile vr like what they have developed for the samsung gear vr. in a statement he said i miss the deep day-to-day involvement was building a new product. i can dive back into engineering and product development." the facebook ceo will leave the search for a new oculus ceo. the farmer -- founder will be moving to an undisclosed numeral. -- new role. gary lewis moving on to alibaba's south china morning post. we would hear from him next. this is bloomberg. ♪ molly: a story we are watching out of cuba. google has sig

i think airbnb more than anybody else, it is in our dna.'s eve, 1.1 million people were living together. these people came from 190 countries around the world. our occupancy is bringing people together who are not like each other. our mission is to feel like you can go anywhere and you feel like you belong. diversity goes hand-in-hand with that. we have to make people feel like they are welcome and included, they cannot all look and feels the same way. emily: i want to talk about how that applies to women specifically. your workforce is 46% female in the united states, far better than most other tech companies. we see 30% women, 20% women in technical roles. what is the benefit of having closer to 50-50 for men and women? brian: we have a basic principle, and that is if you have an office or a workforce, it should map to your community and the country you are in. i think many people, many companies, none of us truly represent proportional demographics of the country we are in, but we're trying to move toward that. there's no question that c

. >> do you use airbnb or rent your home in arlington? there's a vote coming up that could impact how you do that. >> and are the world's tallest mammals coming close to extinction. what warning about giraffes. and you may want to take this into account with your weekend plans. c♪ wind and ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ clock titime. ] you only have so much. you won't have to wait on hold. and you won't have to guess when we'll turn up. because after all... we should fit into your life. [ laughing ] not the other way around. [ clock ticking ] >>> a new study looks at the role doctors are playing in america's growing appetite forope yods. all long-term users said they were introduced to opioids through a doctor's prescription. 1 in 5 said they became addicted to the painkillers after taking them for two months. many said their doctors failed to properly explain the side effects ofopeioids, including addiction. >> heroin is an illegal opioid and it now kills more americans than gun violence. the centers for disea

it has been arguably ruined by airbnb. just in three months this entire apartment block from barcelona the premier parts of town. the whole building is full of trump swedish american tourist thanks to airbnb. so literally but 40 years of fascism could not destroy the u.s. air commander but airbnb is a stirring in barcelona. so then to pull the plug on everything as a result of that. >> [inaudible] >> i did not get into that but yes. [laughter] >> what inspires you to write a book? >> you're supposed to post your first seven jobs so i think maybe being a technology guy, is said to say deep cover? but to some degree that is true. and already taking notes but it was in the back of my mind. but my mother dies and that is on my bucket less. so the real reason we live in amazing times so all human knowledge is in the device. think about that. not just the smart phone but i was raised in the of library with the card catalog. where we are is crazy people look back to think of this like the printing press. and nobody is documented

do you think airbnb can succeed in china?think everyone is trying to be successful in china. it is especially complicated for a non-chinese company to do business there. there have been success stories. one of the biggest things about airbnb especially on the regulation side in china but all these companies are trying to solve that and i think they are here to stay. i see that to be an opportunity for this company to take on. emily: we asked this question when it comes to uber and ride sharing. do you see one player rising to the top? will this be multiple players or is it a winner take all market? how do you see it and home sharing when it comes to airbnb versus the other global players out there. do think one of them, that the winner will take all or do you think there will always be multiple players? if so, how many? guest: airbnb is getting a strong brand here in the asia-pacific, but there are various players that are fighting it out. back then, travelmob was competing with them. what is exciting is the whole concept and

it was crazy. >> reporter: 140 million people rent on airbnb in 34,000 cities worldwide.ifferent in each one. to protect yourself experts say know your local laws, contact your host directly before booking, and carefully read reviews. airbnb refunded alan and annette for their hotel but the couple says it's a lesson learned. >> i would rather just stay at a hotel and know that it's a real accommodation and it's legal. >> reporter: when we asked airbnb whether they police their listings, they told us they remind every host to follow local laws and make information about those laws available on their website. rebecca. >> buyer beware. marci gonzalez, thank you, marci. >>> still ahead, a little boy celebrating the best gift ever. >>> and for you last-minute shoppers, time is running out but we've got you covered. tips to get that gift delivered by midnight. anyone ever have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? she does. help defend against those digestive issues. take phillips' colon health probiotic caps daily... ...with three types of good bacteria. 400 like

. >> up until now, short-term rentals like airbnb haven't been fully legal. saturday, the arlington county board will change that. >> we're going to adopt it. >> they'll also regulations. the board proposing requiring renters to apply for a newly created accessory home state permit. it limits the maximum number of overnight guests to six. initially, they talked about prohibiting hosts from serving foods. >> we're not saying anything about it. people have to use their own judgment. >> that's good news for the murphy. >> andy makes great muffins that we serve on the first morning that people are here. so, you know, we want to keep that personal element. >> that personal touch for a couple who also enjoys the company. >> if you don't like people, you're not going to last long in this business. >> get a very nice view. >> in arlington, david culver, news 4. >> the murphys tell david they're already booked for inauguration weekend. airbnb expects some 10,000 geszs to book through their site for that event. they'll pay an average of $125 a night. they say most book

it is not as reliable as getting an airbnb listing.n the end, i got some extraordinary saves through couch saving -- serving. brian: why would you want to take a chance with someone you don't know? mr. gruber: good question. that could be asked about a lot of things i did. hadou look at someone who been on the site for a long time and there are a lot of reviews about them, you feel a bit more comfortable. or whathave no reviews are too dodgy reviews, you do not stay there. if 11 people have stayed with them the last 18 months, and they stay with a couple people and you read the reviews, then you feel comfortable. when you show up, if you do not like what you see, then you can go. brian: did you ever go? mr. gruber: i did. in cabo, i could not find a place to stay. two days before going there, i could not find lodging. needless to say, there is not a lot of airbnb lodging in, oh -- in cabo. who used to do translations for the u.s. army officer inher was an the army said i cannot give you lodging, but i will take you up at the airport an

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units that actually should be regular rental and using it is short-term. >> it's not just some basic airbnb rental. it is 21 units, all of them with keyless entry doorknobs pill to getdigital inside. x this was rented by valerie a councilmember and a senior advisor for the affordable housing focused working families party. to stay in this rent-controlled apartment which should have been the rent for the entire month. is not athis property fair representation and without the rental platforms, they could not afford their own housing. >> i regularly send my guess in the area and it is part of a community. rules around home sharing should be fair, progressive, and protect the economic benefits of all residents. stop commercial operations that eliminate. abc 7 news. convinced the fake news story was meal a piece or inside of he a. they are working to stop fake news from spreading. -- tollow users to sport report stories they suspect are bogus. they will fact check the stories. if they find evidence the stories are fake, facebook will attach a warning to those articles. a second warning will come

airbnb is tightening up enforcement abroad. hosts in london and amsterdam from renting out their homes for more days than those cities allowed. we asked airbnb if it would do the same in san francisco and the company told us, no comment. earlier this week san francisco also took steps to limit how often people can rent out their home. lawmakers voted to set a max which is 60 days a year for anyone trying to rent out their home to short-term visitors. mayor ed lee has until next week to veto this bill passed by the supervisors. to learn more watch our entire series of investigations by going to our website, nbc bay area.com, and just click the investigations tab. a very popular east bay parking garage is about to shut down due to worries it could fall down. it's located in downtown oakland right by city hall. so we can find nbc bay area ian. some bad news for drivers. >> reporter: yeah, it certainly is. and the city says it's because this garage is 55 years old and recently public works brought some engineers out here to take a

airbnb told the "wall street journal" the website will now enforce amsterdam's rental rules on airbnb. amsterdam says landlords cannot rent their properties more than 60 nights a year. you will until now that was not enforced on the website. it will be now. airbnb's been cities have rules and it's important but it's up to the city to enforce them. the 60-day rule is also in san francisco. supervisors just passed that rule. so the big question this morning is will airbnb enforce san francisco rules in san francisco. we've asked, and when we find out, we'll let you know. >>> you remember donald trump tweeted out yesterday he was going to hold a big announcement later this month, in which he will, in his words, leave my great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country. that inspired a little-known government agency, the office of governmental ethics, to tweet out a tweet storm, really, this divestiture will do what handing control could never have been. we're delighted you decided to divest your business. we've told your counsel that we would sing your praises if yo

not a lot of airbnb in iraq. andn there read my profile saw i was having a hard time finding a place to stay. he said here is what is going to happen, i am going to pick you up at the airport and take you around to guest houses in negotiate with you. i'm going to get you would ever interview you want and i speak arabic and kurdish and i will be your translator. he was a doctor, he wanted no money. he simply wanted the kurdish story told. washought what i was doing worthy of support so he took me to some extraordinary places. thet of all, the citadel is oldest continually habited place on the planet. so he took me to the citadel and the bazaar there. he took me to collage l, which was the site of the of the chemical bombardment of the kurds by saddam hussein. that was a powerful and sad experience. beautiful mountain area, long drive. and one day we were sitting in the marriott hotel interviewing peshmerga fighter. said, the interview, he you know, my brother is a commander on the front lines between here and mosu

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now, airbnb is tightening up enforcement abroad. the home-sharing website will soon block hosts in london and amsterdam from renting out their homes for more days than their cities allow. we asked airbnb if it would do the same in san francisco, and the company told us "no comment". earlier this week, san francisco also took steps to limit how often people can rent out their homes. the board of supervisors voted to set a max of just 60 days a year... for anyone trying to rent out their home to short term visitors. mayor ed lee has until next week to veto the bill. ==take vo== to learn more, watch our entire series of investigations by going to our website: n-b-c bay area.com. just click the investigations tab. ==sam /2shot== the white house is going high- tech to teach kids more about government. ==kris /boxes== for that and the rest of your news before the bell -- we turn to landon dowdy live at c-n-b-c world headquarters. cnbc/live vobox vobox vobox == /boxes== thanks landon. =kris/cu= listen up, parents. 'hatchimals'. eportedly g

airbnb helps the new program will be up by the time it is released to the public.it is estimated to be worth about $30 million and that will go up if flight gets off the ground. >>> some holiday cheer from scott brown 5.>> it's going to be it pretty sight. we have a chilly night in the bay area and we will have something besides temperatures coming in by the weekend. the forecast is coming up. >>> california's drought is officially over. one guy, not going to the playoffs. is he a quarter or a smart businessman? holidays that you down? don't run and hide. you just need a little helping hand. am i actually pushing these guys who ran out of gas six miles on a lonely highway? or is this a metaphor for how i'm constantly pushing myself to make a tastier sandwich? like my new pepper jack ranch spicy chicken sandwich with spicy pepper jack cheese, spicy ranch, and spicy all-white-meat chicken. but judging from the third-degree sunburn, and the fact that i can't feel my legs, i'd say i'm actually pushing this car. there's gotta be a better way to get new customers. the pe

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airbnb remember site. amsterdam says landlords can't rent their property for more than 60 nights a year. up until now that wasn't enforced by airbnb. their attitude has been the city rules are important, but that's up to the city to enforce them. that 60-day rule by the way also true in san francisco. supervisors just passed that rule. the big question this morning, will airbnb enforce san francisco's rules in san francisco? we've asked and when we find out we will let you know. >>> you remember donald trump tweeted yesterday he was going to hold a big announcement later this month in which he will, in his words, leave his great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country. that inspired a little-known government agency, the office of governmental ethics to tweet out as well. kind of a tweet storm really. this divestiture will do what handing over control could never have done. we're delighted you decided to divest your business. we told your council we would sing your praises if you di

.>>> airbnb is looking to add a new flight booking tool for its customers to use. this comes as the san francisco- based company looks to complete with priceline and expedia. bloomberg reports that airbnb is considering buying an already established online travel agency or licensed data from a provider. >>> let's take a look at the big board. the dow jones is up 22 points. we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, people are dead and as many as 15 injured at a crowded berlin christmas >>> we are following breaking news in berlin, germany. we are hearing nine people are dead and as many as 15 injured at a crowded berlin christmas market. a truck driver intentionally drove into the annual market in the center of the city. it is attended by thousands this time of year. the driver is still at large and investigators at the scene are calling it an act of terror. we will continue to follow this story and have more tonight at 5 and 6.>>> thanks for joining us for kpix 5 news at noon. ♪ [ insects chirping ] [ water trickling ] ♪ [ cellphone chimes ] >> katie: [ sighs ] >>

we examine a bitter legal battle between the city and airbnb. plus, blinded by the lights at levi's stadium, we uncover what the county is doing about the problem following our investigation, and what happens here could impact stadiums elsewhere. then, this doctor says his practice was shut down after he was targeted for treating injured workers. we explore whether the fight to end worker's compensation fraud has gone too far, but first. vicky nguyen: there was no incentive not to tamper with the device? juan castillo: no, none. announcer: when parolees cut off their gps tracking bracelets, what happens? we investigate how often these bold violent criminals fall off the grid. here's senior investigative reporter vicky nguyen. vicky: thank you for joining us. for the next 30 minutes, "we investigate," exposing stories, uncovering issues, and holding the powerful accountable. we begin tonight talking about crime. right now, roughly 6,000 sex offenders and gang members are

. >> airbnb has had several problems with bay area officials but now they are touting they generated more than $600 million in economic activity this year according to the oakland times. airbnb has had significant increases in gifts compared to last year. 550,000 total in san francisco and the east bay. airbnb calculates those guests generated $478 million in san francisco and $128 million in oakland and berkeley from october of 2015 to october 2016. >> students are enduring a long commute but not for the reason you might have imagined, why some are forced to travel from campus to san francisco to get to class. >> wells fargo scandal is, expanding and why insurance customers need to be >> there is the toll plaza in >> there is the toll plaza in its crowded >> now the king tides at gate bridge peek at 7:10 and the threshold is 6.5' on friday and then they are over. on the peninsula 49 in foster city. and redwood city. mid-to-upper 40s in woodside and menlo park and pacifica and daly city and elsewhere in the mid-to-upper 40s inland to 50 around the bay and heading through the day we a

and airbnb. >> for instance, airbnb rents houses but doesn't say that they're in palestinian territories. it says it's in israel which is clearly wrong. >> reporter: american companies in the west bank may be looking ahead past president obama's administration just like israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he blasted the u.n. resolution and secretary of state john kerry's speech today. >> secretary kerry paid lip service to the unremitting campaign of terrorism that has been waged by the palestinians against the jewish state for nearly a century. >> reporter: netanyahu says he is counting the days until president-elect donald trump takes office in three weeks. trump had urged president obama to veto the u.n. resolution condemning israel. today netanyahu tweeted trump thanking him for his warm friendship and clear-cut support of israel. we reached out to the israeli consulate in san francisco and several companies including airbnb, paypal and hewlett- packard. but received no response. live in the newsroom, sharon chin, kpix 5. >>> two men accused of killing a man inside a target st

airbnb calculates the gifts -- ghosts generated $47 million in san francisco, $128 million in oakland and berkeley from october of 2015 to october of 2016. all the children's fund in san mateo needs your help. we will look at empty shelves with toys from nine to 12-year-olds desperately from games, crafts, sports gear always popular. it helps low income and foster children with higher than normal need for the toys, with several ways to help out at abc7news.com. >>> now the accweather forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. >> the highest tide is 7' at 10:10 this morning. 7' tomorrow at 10:57, wednesday we are below the 7' threshold but there is still flooding at 11:45 and friday back down to 6.5 foot. in san francisco, 49 to 50 and glen park is 51 and freight 48 in portrero hill. richmond and union city, same thing. beaumont is 51. pleasanton and pittsburg at 47. san jose is 48. temperatures are cloudy with seasonally cool at 56 to 60. tomorrow we have a subject of milder breezes from the south. upper 50s to mid-60s. the rain-cooled air moves in on thursday with temperatures in the mi

things like airbnb, becoming increasingly popular. here in arlington county, some 600 residents rented out their homes or apartment space to more than 27,000 people from around the world. that was just last year alone. among those participating is terry and andy murphy. they have lived in their arlington for the past three years they have used airbnb to rent out their spare bedroom. they're concerned some of the proposed rental regulations that may be voted on tomorrow could be more restrictive on them. but just ahead at 5:00, you'll hear from the board chair about some of the regulations and some of the changing rules. she warns this is a very new territory they're charting. so we'll look at what's being considered. we'll look at what's going to be and coming down and what they'll in arlington county, david culver, news 4. >> a new report shows the demands on troops are taking a bigger toll on military families. researchers from the organization blue star families serving more than 8300 active duty service members, family members and

. >> when you look at the new folks coming in, airbnb, expanding into experiences.ems to be infringing on your territory. how do you feel about where airbnb is? understand, for us it is opening a huge inventory. they opened that out. they make them bookable. people can find them in the future. that was not possible before. there we are welcome to them. ivago chiefhe tr executive there. they are now worth $2.8 billion. bitcoin is rising above the rest, its surge reaching its highest level since 2014. the digital currency has outperformed gold, major currencies and the s&p 500. cory johnson joins us from new york. why the rally? cory: it is interesting. the performance is jaw-dropping. who would have liked to have that in any investment? game entally, bitcoin has gained acceptance as a safe store of value. it did not have that a year ago very -- year ago. it does seem to have achieved acceptance. you have seen rallies on the price of bitcoin, not just during the course of the year, but when geopolitical events would cause a concern about the value of other currencies.

airbnb has left it up to the landlord to enforce the rules. but not anymore, not in amsterdam.e "wall street journal" it will now forbid landlords from posting beyond the number of nights allowed. amsterdam caps them at 60 nights a year. san francisco is working on its own set of rules. the supervisors voted tuesday to cap rentals at 60 a night just like amsterdam. those who registered with the city are not required to follow that cap. we asked if they plan to do what's happening in amsterdam. they haven't gotten back to us. >>> the dow coming off its best month since march. ended november with a whimper, the dow gained just two points on wednesday. >>> you remember donald trump tweeted out yesterday he was going to hold a big announcement later this month in which he will, in his words, i'll be leaving my great business in total to fully focus on running that country. that inspired a little known government agency. the office of governmental ethics, this divestiture will do what handing over control could never have done. oge is delighted you decided to divest your best. we to

a airbnb is developing service for booking air travel according to people familiar with the matter whoelopment of the feature is in its early stages. various efforts to break into the business are under consideration. it would put the home rental startup in great competition with the likes of priceline and expedia. with layoffsar that recently began, and could ultimately total as many as 3000 lost jobs across several units, the airline says it is restructuring to reduce costs. carriers in the persian gulf are under pressure to slow growth after years of aggressive expansion. >> it is time for a bloomberg quick kick when we provide context and background. iran has been wary of south -- of outside interest but the president is offering international oil companies their biggest role since 1979. in theory it is an attractive proposition but there are plenty of risks. one is that donald trump opposes the nuclear deal that allowed iran to reintegrate into the world economy. i ran possible oil output has returned to its pre-sanction level. most sanctions were lifted in january after the count

what has airbnb done differently?tnered with those big guys that are making the big plays, right? in february they partnered to get airbnb embedded into we chat. rishaad: that makes sense. stephen: number got squeezed --uber got squeezed out. in 2014 they teamed up with alibaba and major cities for tourism promotion and also probably most importantly, as of today, they are starting to store their local information on chinese space servers. that is to comply in advance of a new national loss coming out this summer that pointed companies to open up. rishaad: certainly. stephen: you have to play by the local rules and that is what they are doing. let me run through the competitors because they are not the biggest, they are not like uber in that sense. they are number three if not further down. there is the largest of 450,000 plus home listings. they are looking, airbnb china looking to buy into the to your rifle which has 100,000 listings. they have a lot of work to do. rishaad: thank you. haidi: still ahead, australia s

the move comes as airbnb inches into the indoor must chinese market. -- enormousr miss chinese marketl news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. rishaad: getting you to the market action, just having that break. yes, tokyo going in on that lunch break, positive as someen weakens, up .8%, very strong buying coming through, particularly tokyo electric power, one of the best performers in the region. i want to show you the australian market, rallying very strongly for a second consecutive session despite disappointing data we had. october trade data coming out yesterday -- today, i should say, but yesterday's data disappointing, but solid buying coming through. up .9%, andg is flat movement on the shanghai southeast asia markets looking pretty solid today. ,ome movers we are watching samsung sdi firmer after reaching a battery deal. that wille company supply those batteries for the galaxy note seven, which was causing some devices to catch fire. onyo electric power going that lunch break, up by almost 13%, a six-

in a major concession to regulators, airbnb will limit them in london to 90 days of rentals per year... 60 days in amsterdam. many american cities are pushing for similar restrictions. apple is counting on drones to help them make their maps more accurate. bloomberg reports the drones changes more quickly than on- the-ground cameras... all in an effort to surpass google's industry-leading maps. if you own an android phone -- yours could be among the million infected with malware. check point software... says they traced malware named gooligan back to dozens of legitimate-looking apps on older android phones. once on your phone -- gooligan can access your data from gmail, google photos, and google docs. new this morning -- the ceo of starbucks is stepping down. howard schultz, who largely helped the coffee company become a global brand will be resigning in april. he will move into a new role as starbucks executive chairman -- focusing on building up the companys reserve roasteries. schultz resigned back in 2000 as ceo only to return to the position in 2008. kevin johnson -- starbucks c

airbnb is toughening up home sharing limits in london and amsterdam.ost will need a license to rent for 90 days a year and for 60 days a year from amsterdam. airbnb will automatically limit home listings on its platform from 2017. turning now to instagram, it is an app where filters help average people make their lives appear more glamorous or fun withsome every day users millions of followers. our reporter finds that being in insta-famous is hard work. >> with a small amount of followers, you wanted to up that. how did you set out to become famous? >> my goal was to determine just how hard this is -- is it something anyone can do? there are these people called influencers, and they basically take money from marketers to try to sell stuff, and i found an agency that sort of advice to me on photography and grooming and clothing and various other matters, and i just started posting these pictures on instagram in a totally different character. bots to try to choose my following. it was difficult and, you know, it gave me an appreciation for this stuff and

how do you feel about where airbnb is? >> i think they are perfect for us. understand if they are going into booking, for us it is opening a huge inventory. basically, rooms that were not bookable before, they opened that up. they make them bookable. people can find them in the future on trivago. that was not possible before. any player in there, we welcome them. caroline: the trivago chief executive there. they are now worth $2.8 billion. like bitcoin is risings rising above the rest, its surge reaching its highest level since early 2014. this according to data compiled by bloomberg. the digital currency has outperformed gold, major currencies and the s&p 500. bloomberg editor at large cory johnson joins us from new york. why the rally? cory: it is really interesting. the performance is jaw-dropping. who wouldn't have liked to have that in any investment? fundamentally, what this represents is bitcoin has gained acceptance as a safe store of value. it didn't have that a year ago. there were concerns about bitcoins being stolen, disappearing. it does seem to

airbnb expecting 10,000 to book through their website and you'll pay an average of $120 a night.ost bookings are coming from folks in new york, l.a., chicago and boston. to see the most popular neighborhoods search inauguration rentals in our washington app. >>> loretta lynch will visit a mosque next week and address the spike in hate crimes targeting muslims. she will visit the muslim society center in sterling. the fbi says hate crimes spiked 67% last year. that's the highest number after the 9/11 terror attacks. >>> attacked by a police dog and shot by an officer. the controversial traffic stop that left a man paralyzed and what new dash cam video is revealing. >>> a look at a couple of things happening this weekend that are going to impact traffic. race, wilson boulevard shut down from 5:00 a.m. to noon. kent street between wilson and 19th shut down and also 110 between wilson and 394 from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. shut down as well. also something fun, pet photos with santa. ronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. <

. ♪ watching,tory we're airbnb is toughening up home sharing limits in london and amsterdam. will now need a license to read the in london for more than 90 years a year and more than 60 days a year in amsterdam rate is coming at a time when the platform faces increasing pressure from government street airbnb will automatically limit in 2017. instagram, it is a filled -- a network filters help average people's lives appear more interesting and fun. in this week's bloomberg businessweek, our reporter discovers that being inta-famous is hard work. our colleague david durant asked him about it. david: you were like me. i had a small amount of followers. what did you set out to do here? how did you set out to become intsa-famous? --my goal was to determine just how hard this is. is it someone -- something anyone can do? there are people called influencers, is the term of art. they basically take money from marketers to try to sell stuff. and i found an agency that sort of advised me on photography and grooming and clothing and various other matters, and i just started posting thes

we'll be telling you where this cold airbnb is coming from. >> do it again. >> no. so good. so good. look at him getting shy. thanks, everybody for joining good evening, the now milwaukee. i'm george mallet, steve has the night off. the first day of winter isn't for another week and a half, but if you ask us, we'd say it feels like the season's

competing with the hiltons and the marriotts all over the world. >> in 2016, airbnb was valued at $30t's the largest hotel company in the world in a very short period of time that actually owns nothing. >> next on martha's list is a guy who turned the taxi business upside down, with no previous experience. >> travis polancheck has built with his partners an amazing business in a very short period of time. obviously, basing that business on dissatisfaction with car services and taxis. that's a big, big business, especially in cities. that is a brilliant idea. >> a lot of people said, this isn't going to scale. just black cars for wealthy people in san francisco. it will never make it out of that city. >> those people misunderstood what uber really is. >> my company, we're scientists, engineers, technologists. >> their goal wasn't to start an online taxi company, it was to revolutionize the way we travel. travis' uber app connects cars to customers. uber is thinking big. it already is testing a fleet of driverless cars with more on the way. >> uber is definitely one of those two disrupt