the actor and film director woody allen has launched legal action against amazon studios, accusing it. kim gittleson has more. every year for the past four decades, the director woody allen has released a movie but that run sft and after amazon studios declined to distribute his most recent film, a rainy day in new york, which was shot in 2017 scheduled to come out later this yet. now he is suing the company for more than $68 billion in damages. in a suit, mr allen says amazon abandoned the agreement after an accusation surfaced that he molested his daughter, dylan farrow, in 1992. the suit says amazon has tried to excuse its action by referencing a 25 of baseless action against mr allen at that allegation was already known to the public before amazon entered the deals. mr allen has long design. —— mr allen has long denied the claims. that prompted some of the claims. that prompted some of the stars of the film to distance themselves from the project, like timothee chalamet, who said he would donate his salary from the film to charity. amazon has not yet commented on the suit which wa

the actor and film director woody allen has launched legal action against amazon studios, accusing itr for the past four decades the director woody allen has released a movie. but that run is set to end after amazon's studios declined to distribute his most recent film a rainy day in new york which was shot in 2017 and scheduled to come out later this year. now instead mr allen is suing the company for more than $68 million in damages. in his suit mr allen says amazon abandoned the agreement after accusation resurfaced he molested his daughter dylan farrow in 1992. the suit says amazon has tried to excuseis the suit says amazon has tried to excuse is action by referencing a 25—year—old baseless allegation against mr allen but that allegation was already known to amazon and the public before engaging in four separate deals. mr allen has long denied the claims which has regained prominence due to the me too movement, which convert the stars of the film to distance themselves from the film to distance themselves from the project, like this post on instagram... amazon the project, like th

the actor and film director woody allen has launched legal action against amazon studios, accusing itatest film. kim gittleson has more. kj matthews is an entertainment journalist based in los angeles. helpless with a background, what's going on? woody allen had this multi—year deal with amazon to make for films multi—year deal with amazon to make forfilms and multi—year deal with amazon to make for films and what he is saying is that his latest film, a rainy day in new york, was supposed to be distributed by now from amazon and they have shelved the idea of distributing that film altogether and according to woody allen, in his lawsuit, he's saying it is because of the allegations against him by his daughter that he sexually molested her in what he's saying is that these allegations, he is denied them and they've been out there for more than 20 years so there is simply no reason that amazon has to have a breach of contract with him that's what he is alleging. some of the actors in the film have spoken out, haven't they? jude law says it's a shame that it's going to not be he doesn't k

he set his sights on hollywood with amazon studios.os made another move no one saw coming. >> now the "washington post" has a new owner. the new owner, jeff bezos. >> when bezos paid a bargain price of $250 million for the financially troubled post, many wondered why. >> it is the newspaper in the capital city of the most important country in the world. the "washington post" has an incredibly important role to play in this democracy. >> no small factor was bezos' long-standing friendship with the man selling the post, don graham, whose family had owned it since 1933. >> newspapers are a business and they are something more. aim the sound of someone named katherine graham who ran the paper with famous distinction for many years by standing back from politics. and i think jeff was worth between 25 and $30 billion. and i didn't know what his politics were. >> bezos recognized some of his amazon strategies could be applied to the post. >> one of the things under jeff's leadership we went to work on is making the site faster and easier to n

woody allen has launched legal action against amazon studios, accusing it of breaching their contractlion in damages, alleging the company backed out of a multi—picture deal without cause. a slight recovery today for the ftse 100 blue chp index, for the ftse100 blue chip index, following on from yesterday's losses. it actually has fallen back a little. there is sse after its announcement that it had lost customers. oil up, not really very much, about $62. the pound is a little bit weak at the moment. that is it, more in about an hour. thank you, jamie. see you later. many of us already buy our shopping online but what if you could choose to have it delivered straight to your door by a robot? the idea been piloted in several cities and has proved popular. is being expanded to cover more than 10,000 homes. tim muffett can tell us more. keila's life is busy. when the dust settles, she craves convenience. with managing a house and working and everything else, it makes it way more comfortable to have something delivered to your door than having to go out. i would choose the items there...

a high profile lawsuit for amazon woody allen is suing amazon studios claiming breach of contract foring to distribute his recent movie and terminating a four-picture production and distribution deal he says without cause. the suit was filed today in federal court in the southern district of new york and seeks more than $6 million in damages. he alleges amazon backed out of the deal last june after an accusation resurfaced the director and actor molested his adopted daughtering in 1992. allen calls those allegations baseless we've reached out to amazon for additional comment >> let's go back to the markets now. continuing with the selloff with all the monajor averages. questions whether this meeting on china trade was going to happen by the march 1st deadline bob pisani joins me for some of the selloff. i thought listening to some of the earnings calls that the companies that had been most impacted by tariffs have already built in the hike in tariffs come march anyway. >> no, there's several problems. tariffs are part of it the biggest problem today was the crummy european economic ne

. >>> woody allen suing amazon studios claiming breach of contract for refusing to distribute "a rainy day in new york" and then terminating a four picture production deal without cause. seeking more than $68 million in damages. >>> in baseball, the double a heart fort say they'll stop selling peanuts to make it safer for allergies. it's the first to forego peanut sales. you're up to date. that's the news update this hour back to you. >> sue, thank you very much. >>> about 90 minutes left in the trading day. a check on the sell-off this hour dow down 263 points. about 100 points off the lows. s&p down 32 and nasdaq down 99 worst performer with a 1.3% drop and plunging >> markets, we're off the lows but oil prices generally lower with west texas intermediate down for the third time in four days down by about 2.5% $52.74 the last time there brent crude, 1.5% declines worries persist. were not helped by the meeting with president trump and xi likely not take place before march 1st. add that to the growing other things happening the u.s. oil report showing a build in stockpiles and get the

melissa: firing back at amazon studios.ting the company with a massive lawsuit over a canceled film deal. we will tell you what the suit alleges. >>> president trump blasting intel chairman adam schiff for opening up an investigation into his personal finances. why the commander-in-chief says this is double standard. bob cusack from "the hill" responds. ♪ sometimes, they just drop in. cme group can help you navigate risks and capture opportunities. we enable you to reach global markets and drive forward with broader possibilities. cme group - how the world advances. ♪ melissa: that didn't last long. one day after president donald trump made a call for unity in his state of the union address, now house intel chairman adam schiff announcing a new investigation into the president's personal dealings with russia. president trump quickly fired back, calling schiff a political hack going on to tweet, quote, the dems and their committees are going up. the republicans never did this to president obama. there would be no time to run

woody allen filed the claim yesterday claiming amazon studios refused to release his movie, a rainy dayn new york. even though it has been complete for more than six months. woody allen had a deal with amazon for four movies. the streaming service back out of the deal in june. amazon had concerns about renewed allegations if woody allen sexually abused his stepdaughter in the 1990s. woody allen denies the claims and has never been charged. >>> waiting on new information from federal investigators and san francisco. coming up next, what the ntsb is focusing on and that big gas pipeline fire and explosion. plus an update on the investigation into a daly city woman who went missing and san francisco. >> cloudy skies, rain is getting close. more is on the way this system, maybe next sunday monday and tuesday. more on that coming up. there are moments in life that leave a lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours, the sound of an old friend's laugh, or a view that defies all e

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there is some takeaways in terms of how apparently close bezos is emotionally to the studios, to amazon studiosow he reached out to the tolkinest state. >> and transfor natimation and whether or not it is distracting. >> full disclosure, i'm going out wednesday call, saying, look, let's face it, this is most competitive guy we have ever met, i would go into amazon just because he's reading this, also, by the way, the weekend press about "the national enquirer" versus him, he's look a guardian of truth. wow. >> it got enormous amounts of press. >> on secured bscured my birthd. >> it did? >> people didn't talk about my birthday. >> we'll spend the rest of the show talking about your birthday. >> i thought people would say happy birthday >> i want it to be our lead today. bezos overshadowed it. >> put me in my place. >> we'll order you a cake on amazon right now. >> it will get here in 20 minutes. >> cramer's mad dash, count down to the opening bell. one more look at the premarket, busy week ahead, don't go anywhere ♪ you should be mad they gave this guy a promotion. you should be mad at forced ca

amazon studios is preparing to roll out 30 films per year. those will go directly to prime video.t's a big chunk of change. maria: it really is. last time we talked about this, they were spending $12 billion on content, something like that. $13 billion. dagen: jessica jones has run its course. it has gotten really, really boring and weak. johnnie burn thal who stars in the punisher is great. watch free solo. it's a documentary about alex onold, scaling free solo climbing el captain in yosemite. it's the most nerve-racking, amazing movie you will watch all year. maria: thank you. coming up, investors are watching trade negotiations as the u.s. and china resume trade talks later today. no laughing matter here, the exclusive golf balls used by comedian rob rigle are available for golfers everywhere. details later this hour. stay with us. ♪ ready to run and some day soon i'm going to climb right up. ♪ take a little ride in her big old truck. with expedia, i saved when i added a hotel to our flight. so even when she grows up, she'll never outgrow the memory of our adventure. unlock sav

amazon might call home instead. heather: great to have you with us in studio. of the amazon debacle is alexandria ocasio-cortez. >> she is a wrecking ball in the democratic party. i'm sitting here with popcorn watching it happen. this is the deal negotiated by the democratic governor of new york, democratic mayor of new york sponsored by democratic legislators, she comes in, democratic socialist and rex the deal and create such a hostile environment to the point amazon says we don't want to work in this environment, we are gone, they took 20,000 jobs with them. to show how economically illiterate she is she said the city is paying for those jobs. there is no $3 billion. literally she doesn't understand there is not $3 billion. amazon took the $3 billion away with along with 25,000 jobs. do your business in red states where we don't act crazy like this and listen for america is if you like this you will of the green new deal. heather: what do you think? is this a prime example of what the country could look like with far left liberals in charge? we will share you

discussion that i think is even more heightened right now because it's oscars week you've got the studio chief of amazon to 30 movies a year and then you have this "new york times" article from over the weekend focused on netflix and how it's been campaigning for roma with that best picture so if you were to see netflix win that how would it change the game in terms of hollywood. that's a wonderful thing i love when people leave me alone. but i think it's a really interesting thing that they'd manage to remake hollywood and they pull away from heavy star systems. so you know i think roma has a very good shot at winning. that said, there's always going to be giant blockbuster like "black panther" and everything else i don't think that's going away but who holds the power and where does talent go to? where do they move to? and as talent moves to these platforms you'll see great results. especially these there's money spent on this stuff. there's always kinds of exciting things happening in hollywood. >> if that's true, then disney would be making an epic mistake pulling its content off of netflix. even th

amazon plans to shake up its n vie business as it takes netflix. the company's studiohollywood reporter," amazon wants to release 30 movies a year. that would be a break of amazon's habit to release movies in theaters first.en amazonon a spending spree, snapping up several films at sundance. with your cnbc business report, i'm frank holland. >>> storm team 4 weather alert day for you, to get ready for the storm that arrives tomorrow. will it be sunny and dry all day day. year-old dice available through the humane rescue alliance. he wou make a grea campaiompani. enjoy the sunshine today. tomorrow, it will be a snowy, sloppy mess out there. the ten-day forecastoming up. >>> overturned vehicle on the g.w. parkway. chopper 4 will be there momentarily. and a big backup on 66. a coue of otherpl >>> it is 6:44 now. we are in weather alert mode, as you wake up on this tuesday. not bad outside right now. but that'soing to cha tonight. another round of wintry weather is heading our way. >> you canee already the storm is on the radar. making its way north with it. snow, ice, and

amazon for a breach of contract. the filmmaker says the company studio unit backed out of a deal to finance and distribute his moviesed on 25-year-old allegations in already knew when it entered into agreements with him. alan is seeking more than $60 million in damages. those changes twitter made to attract a wider audience don't appear to be taking hold. the social media platform give a lackluster first quarter sales forecast and reported a lukewarm user growth. we will talk to the cfo in a few minutes on bloomberg tv. a pretty fascinating read on share buybacks, we have been talking about that this week, including comments from lloyd blankfein. softbank is in line to show the market value of announcing a buyback. the stock is up 17 billion in market value overnight with the announcement of a buyback of a value that has a third of that. it is curious. shery: really trying to work on his argument that the softbank share price does not reflect their investment in value of the company. even in his earnings presentation he had this riddle. it really does not equal the market cap of nine julian yen. not a lot of logic b

studio by brian quinn. you are starting with amazon, pulling the plug on its plans to build a new h hq in new york afr very stiff opposition from local politicians. twist a bit of a surprise as amazon looks to expand headquararterspeperations bebeyd its s seattlee homebebase with o new c campuses,s, one in ququeew yorkrk, the otheher in crystal , rginiaia. it has been heralded a as a tetential jobsbs bonanza.. outrage ended up scuttling the project. >> amazon will not be moving to the big apple after all the company is scrapping plans to build its second headquarters in queens, with politician opposition. the city mayor once welcomed amazon's promise to create 25,000 jobs witith open arms. >> new york k city gave amazazoa real opportunity, and all wewe asked was that they would be a good neighbor and be part of the committee. clearly, they were not going to do that. there was no dialogue, no opportunity to work together. i do not understand it. >> amazon claims to have broad support, but many new yorkers were outraged in the tax breaks offers to the company, which is owned by the richest man in the world.

studio, sarge. >> great to be here. charles: amazon down 33 bucks. a little more during the session.or me, it was interesting, there is report out yesterday as this was breaking from "the los angeles times." one. headlines amazon was stealing tips from their own workers. they have a whole litany of issues to deal with, maybe beyond the idea, that the ceo may be distracted. >> let's look at it this way. yes, that is a black eye. yes, i find this thing with ami very disturbing. you just don't know how emotional that makes his other half. she owns half of his 16%. so, i, you really don't know what kind of crazy action may come out of that. i trade technically with a name. i am long the shares. i have a corporate position, i added for a swing trade. this traded down to the 1550, 16 range that is my add point. i have a target point of 21 hupp and panic point of 1300. charles: that is pretty wide trading range. >> that is how you have to trade amazon. you're not trading thousands of shares. charles: i don't think he built himself some sort of super voting majority. if we start to see him,

amazon, apple, and google. to have you here in the studio. have only been public for a couple of orders but you had your second-most operable quarter ever, yet investors were disappointed by something they heard. what is driving investment in the stock? young,: we are still a public companies so investors are still looking to see how we performed over a long time. hardware companies have not always fared so well. other companies have not persevered over the long-term. the speaker market has exploded with competition. amazon, apple, google, some more successful than others. who do you think of as your main competitor? a lot are helping more people get into the habit of listening out loud. there have always been bluetooth speakers and those kind of things. that is for google and amazon and those players have played in time. we are the option for those who get a taste of voice assistant or a music streaming service and want to listen on something a little better. emily: is anyone company taking more shared than others? you can listen to alexa on

the amazon headquarters are right down it's literally a mile from where i'm sitting in the studio here and interestingly for our viewers it is i don't know a quarter mile from the pentagon it's a really interesting space and they're already starting to to build it you'll you'll see it tomorrow when you when you come down yeah a kalar so let's let's let's get you on ali baba the chinese multinational conglomerate which focuses upon well they do a lot of things but they really are big into e-commerce retail they're twenty years old this year after having been started by c.e.o. jack ma and seventeen of his buddies with that initial investment of twenty five million dollars from goldman sachs and japan's softbank many of us remember back in two thousand and fourteen when they had that largest ever nissho offering the public offering is twenty five billion bucks it is worked out for the company as they now have a market capitalization of more hundred more than three hundred fifty billion dollars alex they reported their numbers and they beat expectations give us some of the deeper details l

studio 1.0. we talked about his ambitions, taking on not just amazon but softbank and the wireless industry in generala fascinating conversation. the battle of the billionaires. emily: always fun to talk about. we have much more ahead, so stick with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: saudi arabia is looking for office space in san francisco for public investment funds. the saudi fun has made several large investments in tech recently. this move comes months after saudi arabia faced international condemnation for the killing of journalists jamal khashoggi at its is dual consulate. istanbul -- at its consulate. what is your take on the unabashed expansion of the saudi investment fund into silicon valley? >> it is obviously a hot market and there is lots of foreign investment in silicon valley. the concern is one of values and whose values are driving the creation of new products, services, and apps. we've seen some outcry over the creation or support of an app led by the saudi government that allows people to track female associates or relatives. these are concerning kinds of applications and we would obvi

amazon pulled the plug on plans to build new york city headquarters. jillian: alexandria ocasio-cortez slamming the company for exploiting workers. live in studio. >> reporter: this has democrats blaming democrats and nobody is more angry than andrew cuomo who brokered the deal. leaving behind $3 billion in taxes, amazon pulled the plug, some lawmakers opposed the subsidy. they hamstrung the operation in the long run. governor cuomo said this amounted to a loss of $30 billion for transit improvement, new housing and 25,000 jobs. he said the state senate should be held accountable writing a small group of politicians put their own narrow political interests above the community. new york state senate has done tremendous damage. cheers from the freshman congresswoman who represents the neighborhood. >> it is incredible. it shows every day americans still have the power to organize and fight for their communities and can have more say than the richest man in the world. >> about with the calculations on the return on investment democratic socialist lobbied against the new headquarters tweeting in november amazon is a $1 billion company. the idea tha

amazon coming in. now he joins us in studio. good to see you. s and maybe some sort of boycott of amazon, it sounds like you are saying especially what the mayor of new york is saying, this decision is on amazon. why do you blame the company as opposed to the politicians? >> well, basically, amazon had a deal with new york city and looks like they backed out. usually the mayor and governor cuomo never agree on anything, but they did agree on this, amazon coming to long island city. you know it's a good deal. i'm just upset, i have invested, i borrowed over $1 million, i put into my building thinking amazon's going to come in -- connell: you own a building in long island city? >> right. connell: what was your plan, so to speak? what were you thinking was going to happen? >> i was working on the infrastructure and i'm in the restaurant business. i own two restaurants so i was working on that, and when amazon announced they are coming to long island city, i start toed work on my properties over there. connell: because of amazon. >> because of amazon

amazon ex-bezos is largely personalist. we tend to infuse the companies with personalities, we don't have a lot to work with other than andy jasy and studiocutives should they make more effort to say this is a team, a starter team >> actually the amazon team has been together a long time. again, it is not just jeff bezos, andy jassey has been there. i can't remember everybody's name, because they're not as well known as jeff, but the team is largely the same team in place a very long time it is sort of akin to apple in an odd way because that team had been together a very long time, and facebook, same team. i'm not so sure, i mean, they should think about it, that's the job of a board, but i don't know this incident brings that he is young, vibrant, full of vision i don't think that's necessarily an issue here. >> how about the other argument that this episode, kara, illustrates how much bezos cares about the studios itself, and production, in ways we didn't realize before. >> in production how so, meaning that he cares about -- >> the journal story reaching out to toll kin estate to make sure lord of the rings franchise would be taken ca

amazon for backing out of eight media. he filed the claim yesterday saying that the studios refused to release his film, a rainy day in yorken though it has been complete. the director had a deal for four movies but they backed out and you. according to the hollywood reporter, amazon has concerns over renewed allegations that he sexually assaulted his stepdaughter in the '90s. he claims that he has never been charged. >> taco bell was to make it convenient to get food pick they are delivering around the country. they hope to offer delivery that will boost sales pick they are teaming up with grub hub to offer free delivery for a limited time for orders over $12. >>> a movie theater is starting something new. century 20 oak ridge will offer a virtual reality experience. put on a headset and you are thrown in the middle of a videogame based on the terminator movies. performers move along with the theater and the company is looking at providing this experience at more movie theaters. >> with our experience, we make you the star. you could go to the movie but you become about the movie. it is about you and your family and frien

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big awards >> it is they have -- netflix and amazon in particular have just been an influx in a system very rich, you know, traditional hollywood movie studiosill spend what it takes with a movie that's really in the unt they will spend what it takes because the oscar is prestige, helps with downstream sales and netflix has impressed everybody with their incredible level of spending and the oscars is no different. >> crazy thank you both we have that big event sunday night. >>> coming up, a look at why the battle over tariffs could hit home enters and buyers this home buying season. "the exchange" is back after this i mean you're still blatantly sucking up to me gary. brilliantly observed, sir. always three steps ahead. six steps ahead. sixteen. so many steps. you done? a million steps ahead. servicenow. works for you. frstill, we never stoppedss wmaking it stronger.e. faster. smarter. because to be the best, is to never ever stop making it better. the new 2019 c-class family. lease the c 300 sport sedan for $429 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. a cfp professional is trained, knowledgeable, and

. >>> and amazon is broadening its film strategy after a series of struggles. the head of the movie studios says it plans to produce 30 movies a year, including sexy date night movies. that's a direct quote. >> i kid you not i googled "sexy date night movies," just to see what would come up, and i -- >> what came up? >> i am not making this up the first article said 18 dirty movies on netflix for couples to watch on date night. >> on netflix. >> and they called them dirty movies. >> they didn't say go to the theater. >> right, well, yeah it was on netflix there. but there was one there. number one was e2mamba -- >> not "fifty shades of grey"? >> no, but there was one i missed number five was one called "bang gang." >> okay, that's enough. >> have you seen any of these? i have not, for the record right now, i have not seen any of those movies. >> moving back to what amazon's trying to do here -- >> she said, steering us back to the topic. >> that's good that's why she's the anchor, brings us right back to where we're supposed to be. >> apparently trying to make sure after a series of recent

e company's studio chief tells "the hollywood reporter," aman wants to release 30 movies a year. that would be a bak of amazon'sabit to release movies in theaters fi amazon went on a spending spree, snapping up several films at sundance. with your cnbc business report, i'm frank >holland. till ahead, on strike. west virginia teachers once againt exithe classroom. >>> working 4 you, helping you clear the clutter from your home. we go to one woman's house to a declutter trend tthe test.o >>> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> snow and then rain, with ice and slush.ha all ofwinter mess is heading right to us. now is time to get ready.i' eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we're in weather alert mode this morning in advance of all of the weather that will arrive night. melissa mollet with a check the roads. we begin with chuck bell and everybody wants to know about this forecast, chuck. >> the good news for schoolkids. the likelihood of going to om schoolrow is around zero. teachers, double up on the homework assignments tonight because they have axt few days to do it. temperatures are below freezing

amazon presses the cancel button on its planned new york city headquarters. >>> and a monster storm drenches california, unleashing flash floods and mudslides. washing away homes, roads, and forcing residents to evacuate. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. a budget deal to avert a government shutdown is headed to president trump's desk after being approved by congress. while mr. trump is expected to sign it, he announced that he will also declare a national emergency to get more money for a border wall. marc liverman is here with reaction. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. a national emergency declaration may come as a surprise to some lawmakers, but the president has been talking about it for months to get his wall. the move is already coming with a lot of pushback from democrats and even some republicans. president trump is planning to declare a national emergency today, arguing the situation at the southern border is a humanitarian crisis. >> the yeas are 83, the nays are 16. >> reporter: overwhelm congress overwhelmingly approved a spending package to avoid a government shutdown. >> the yeas are 300, the nays are 128. >> r

amazon, facebook, and apple are trading at bear market levels. down from 20% from their 52-week highs. now, elizabeth schultze joins us around the studio specialist, to help us understand q4 beat expectations across the board on all measurements what more did investors want >> so the key thing to know here going into this report is that investors are looking forward and they're worried about the costs that alphabet is making in its business investments in data centers, in hardware, and in head count along with that original content that you mentioned, are some of the costs weighing on this business, and it hasn't been enough to overshadow some of the bright spots i do want to point out the revenue came in at 39.3 billion dollars for the fourth quarter that's a 22% increase year-on-year stronger across the different segments, including google properties, which is youtube and search that came in at growth of 22%. its cloud and hardware business grew 31%, and this other bets business, which is a segment that google touts kind of these up and coming businesses barely a health unit and wamo, a self-driving car unit grew 18% the fourth yaurt

studio ceo that invests in next-generation internet companies. also with us, bloomberg tech's mandate, who wrote a piece exploring these issues. they're collecting more data about us. just yesterday, we covered amazon buying the wi-fi systems maker ero. how does that fit into the broader strategy? >> amazon sees an opportunity with the echo smart speaker and its ring doorbell purchase last year to be a force to be reckoned with in home technologies, whether that it shopping with your voice, controlling other gadgets, televisions, thermostats. they madeess purchase yesterday of a company in san francisco is the next step in that evolution. emily: john, do you see more pros or cons with amazon and google living with us? john: i mean, i think in 2019, the way -- when you look at the tech landscape, you can see tech with all of the promise of doing good and changing society, and giving us wonderful tools to enable us to do things is also starting to encroach upon our lives. i think that the idea of having an open channel for these tech companies into the data stream of my home -- matt will talk about some of the passive data collection taking place, it is not good. i don't think it's good for consumers

that amazon is the most influential other growthand initiatives within the consumer retail space and outside of it, there is a lot of opportunity for growth. reporter: thank you for joining us in studio. he reiterated his rating yesterday. he has a 2450 price target, 12-18 month. our chief washington correspondent is with us live at the white house as a we await president trump. what are we anticipating to hear from the president? >> we have been given a warning for president trump. he is anticipated to declare a national emergency. this is expected -- he is expected to sign the budget agreement to keep the government-funded, lowering thresholds from what he originally wanted. comes at a time in which the u.s. is negotiating with china. theyconomic officials say have positive trait of element talks at their meeting and will continue discussions in washington next week. at the purpose of this press conference, it is for president -- he is facing pushback from within his own party. republicans on capitol hill spoke out against the president's decision to call a national emergency. reporter: let's not forget he still has to sign the bill that would put in $1.7 billion of funding for the

is slamming alexandria ocasio-cortez for praising amazon's decision to cancel the new york city headquarters. ♪ brian: look at the size of that studioian: one thing they do about the place, minute you're done with the show they shut the lights. i walk in between "the five" and "outnumbered overtime." there is not a soul. they are doing a great job watching the light bill. steve: we're on between those two shows. between the "the five" and 5:00 and "outnumbered". brian: 5:00 at night, "outnumbered overtime" the place is empty. ainsley: they shut out the lights. steve: "the five" ends at 6:00. and "outnumbered" end as 1:00. brian: from harris faulkner says to the time -- >> doesn't know the schedule and he doesn't know -- >> are you talking about "the story" with martha maccallum. ainsley: my gosh. [buzzer] ainsley: we'll hash it out during the next commercial break, when lights are on. can we talk news here. steve: that's right. we have a fox news alert. "empire" actor jussie smollett reportedly turned himself in at 5:15 local time chicago. there are reports he may have made a statement. he is currently being booked, having a mug sho

ocasio-cortez for amazon getting out of town before it even came into town and ditching plans for a second corporate headquarters in queens, new york. managing director 2020 trump adviser in studiocal democrat which was interest gain that plays into 2020 and now you have this group trying to make it known to the public that aoc, the congresswoman should take some blame for jobs not coming into town. when you make of this strategy? >> i completely agree. she killed 25,000 jobs at $150 salary. she's telling everyone across the u.s. in the tech business that were closed for business. this is terrible. new york city is the center of the universe. we should have these jobs here at amazon should be welcome here. she talked about $3 billion how she's going to spend that money. connell: everybody criticized her for saying that. i think it's the larger party that says you can than $3 billion somewhere else sounded like what she was sane and then i was reading her twitter feed us night. no, got that from the beginning. i understood what was going on but the issue is different. they were condescending. the jobs were promised. it's terrible. >> most of these jobs would've gone to minorities

studio with us. >> it's good to be here with you guys. it is a busy friday morning. >> it sure is. we'll begin with that bombshell from jeff bezos of amazonthe world's richest man is taking on the publisher of "the national enquirer," accusing the media giant, a long-time friend of president trump's, of trying to blackmail him with compromising photos. he counterattacked in public and linsey davis starts us off with the details. >> reporter: a bold move here by the richest man in the world. he's essentially saying, expose me? no, i'll expose you. in addition to accusing the "national enquirer" publisher of bla blackmail, he's offering proof. in addition to accusing a media titan in a bombshell blog post, the billionaire accuses ami, the publisher of "the national enquirer" of blackmail and extortion. according to bezos, ami threatened to publish embarrassing intimate photos of the amazon founder unless he stopped his investigation into just how "the national enquirer" obtained text messages between bezos and his reported girlfriend, lauren sanchez. those messages splashed across the pages of "the enquirer" just days after bezos and his wi