thank you, bertha. giving me permission to start over bertha coombs, thank you if my friends are watching, i love you, by the way it's not you it's me. >>> let's check on the other top headlines. including another state offering a jackpot to get the jab nbc's frances rivera is in new york with the latest good morning >> happy friday. good morning overnight, there were more explosions in the middle east. this time it was fireworks in the sky as a cease-fire is in place with hamas and israel after the 11-day long conflict egypt played a key role in moderating the deal. it says it will send monitors to israel and gaza to oversee the implementation >>> princes william and harry are blasting the bbc after the report revealed deceitful methods were used in the in interview with their mother princess diana slamming martin bashir. >> bbc employees lied and used fake documents to obtain an interview with my mother it fueled fears. the interview was a major contribution to making my parents relationship worse and

bertha coombs is back with the trending stories be bertha, what is trending on this tuesday?let's talk about new jersey the most expensive state for taxpayers to live. according to a study from financial technology company self new jersey residents pay an average of $930,000 of taxes over their lifetimes the next highest states are massachusetts at over $827,000 followed by connecticut and washington, d.c. and new hampshire. that's all compared to the nationwide average of about $525,000 over a lifetime >>> this might be a way to ensure scarcity for an nft the 2007 video charlie bit my finger is being auctioned off as an nft after its sale, the video will be deleted from youtube forever. currently most nfts are available to be viewed for free despite purchased for six-figure sums charlie bit my finger will be on youtube until may 23rd what stops somebody from downloading it and saving it >> recording it on their phone >> right i don't know >> just trying to figure it out. >> and finally -- >> cute kids, i guess. >> i don't understand the nft thing. they should have a beanie b

bertha coombs is joining us with those. good morning >> good morning, brian shares of hp trading lower this morning although the company posted better than expected earnings and offered an upbeat forecast at homewo workers are still buying pcs others point to the chip shortage plaguing the industry >>> tesla losing endorsements from "consumer reports" and insurance institute from highway safety excluding radar sense orors on l 3. tesla would have to downgrade function temporarily in these models "consumer reports" tells cnbc it could return to the model 3 if tesla restores the full functionality. >>> we are watching the meme stocks again this morning. including amc. that stock jumping 35% now up 120% for the week financial firm says the four-day rally has cost short sellers $1.3 billion in losses brian, young friend of mine in his 20s, for his generation these days, the stock doesn't move 30% in a day. they're bored. he was joking. it is not funny. >> was he really joking? >> i know. >> i don't think he was. i think he said

bertha coombs is back with those. bertha >> reporter: brian, the s.e.c. of the market meltdowns tied to the reddit trading and collapse of archegos the chief is expected to say trading rules should be ev evaluated in light of technology with the house and financial services committee meeting today. he is expected to tell applications to reward users decision to trade may encourage frequent trading that results in worse outcomes gensler will talk about the archegos blow up >>> and tencent is in talks to keep ownership stakes in the u.s. video game developers the company is negotiating agreement with a u.s. national security panel surrounding riot games and epic games the u.s. has been looking at if those companies handling of the personal data constitution a risk because of the chinese ownership. >>> hilton's ceo offering an optimistic outlook on travel speaking to cnbc yesterday, business travel is back to 50% of pre-covid levels. some markets showing more strength >> i talked to our big customers and friends who run businesses and the like is there is a

bertha >> brian, let's start with the forepresident.eneral's office announcing late last night it has formally opened a criminal probe into the trump administration the a.g.'s office which had previously launched a civil probe says it is now working alongside the manhattan district attorney's office on the criminal investigation nbc news has previously reported that the probe into the trump organization is focused on whether it had inflated the value of its assets for the purposes of tax breaks and access to loans. a representative from the trump organization has yet to respond to a request for comment from nbc news >>> turning to china's continued crackdown on cryptos, officials from the country's banking and internet industry associations issuing a joint statement saying financial and payment firms should not accept cryptos as payment or offer services and products related to them this comes as the people's bank of china also issuing a statement on its wechat account reinterating that crypto cannot be used for payment. in 2019, blocki

we've got company with bertha.s check in with her. >>> hey, good morning, i'm bertha coombs from cnbc. wall street set to open higher this morning after stocks were mostly positive yesterday. the dow climbing 141 points, the s&p 500 ending up fractionally higher and the nasdaq flat on the day. the move comes as investors grow more optimistic about the economic recovery. we've got data this week that the number of new people filing for unemployment hit yet another new low for the pandemic. meantime, the dow, nasdaq and s&p on pace to be higher for the week. the dow and s&p for the month as well. in focus today, we'll get reports on personal income and spending, manufacturing and a read on consumer sentiment. >>> well, if you're planning to rent an airbnb for the holidays this summer, be warned, they're extending a ban on parties in homes listed on its platform through at least the end of the summer in an effort to try to control the spread of covid infections. this comes as an increase in vaccination rates and easin

i'm bertha coombs from cnbc.seeing signs that we're going to open in the red again after the dow suffered its worst day since february closing counsel by 473 points. the nasdaq nearly closed in positive territory. [ bell ringing ] it reversed more than 2% of losses on the day, just fractionally under the even mark. overall the market has been under pressure lately because of fears of rising inflation and today we're going to get a key gauge of an inflation when we get consumer price index. consumer prices are expected to have increased last month again after we saw a big spike back in march. the supply of shortages of goods and computer chips and some commodities also expected to continue. we've got a lot of pent up demand as the economy recovers. >>> meantime, ebay is now allowing users to buy nfts on its platform, making the digital collectibles side by side with physical collectibles. nfts will be listed by trusted sellers, trading cards, music, entertainment and art. they hope to expand the policy and tools i

coombs, thank you very much, bertha talk to you soon >>> all right.is morning's development and top story, that is, the continued shutdown of the colonial pipelines now, it is causing shortages of gasoline, or at least the perception of gasoline shortages in some areas which is causing some panicked buying people not only racing to fill up their gas tanks, but racing to fill up gas cans. the reporters of four or five-hour long lines in parts of the south. so what exactly is the real situation with gas supplies? well, david alexander is president of j.t. alexander and son, a north carolina-based fuel distributor. been around since 1930s. the heart of nascar country. they are used to filling up gas tanks quickly. david, we really appreciate you joining us we know how it sets in, it's the panic buying local news reporters go out, people see other people in line. they race in line. is there any, triuly, any kind f a gasoline shortage anywhere that you service >> yeah, well, it's been a tough couple days here you know, we were -- yesterday morning, i woke

i'm bertha coombs, and here are your top headlines from cnbc.ht pointing to a higher start to the dayer a mostly positive session yesterday. the dow rising nearly 100 points to close at a new high, the 22nd record this year. despite concerns about inflation and the eventual withdrawal of the fed's low interest rate policy. tech stocks fall for a fourth straight day pulling down the nasdaq. today we'll be getting reports on folks filing for unemployment in the last week of april and worker productivity for the first quarter. meantime google now saying it expects about 20% of employees to continue to work remotely even after its offices reopened this fall. about 60% will have a hybrid workweek that includes about three days in the office and two days wherever they work best. the rest can change their location to different google offices. google will continue offering extra reset days or days to help cope with the pandemic. meantime, dogecoin, nothing to joke about anymore. the meme-based digital currency launched as a joke sorg to an all-time high to become the fourth biggest cryptocurr

i'm bertha coombs from cnbc with a look at what's happening on wall street this morning.ow the futures are pointing to a higher open. markets kicked off the week with modest losses with big tech stocks leading the way lower again, apple, microsoft and netflix all down about 1% yesterday, while tesla was off more than 2% after a famed investor profiled in the big short book and movie revealed that he had a large bet against the electric automaker to the tune of half a billion dollars. >>> meantime stocks are under pressure as investors worry that the rise in inflation could leave the fed to hike interest rates sooner than expected in order to keep the economy from overheating. in focus today a report on housing starts and so far we've gotten some pretty robust earnings from home depot, macy's and walmart. we've all been doing retail therapy. amazon, which sells everything, also doing a little buying perhaps, the company in talks reportedly with iconic hollywood studio mgm to beef up its content for prime video. unclear what the status of the talks are right now. mgm of cou

i'm bertha coombs from cnbc.e've got wall street set to open slightly higher this morning, after yesterday's rebound. the dow gaining nearly 200 points but we saw a bigger increase for the s&p up 1%, the nasdaq up almost 2%, led by gains in big tech stocks, microsoft and facebook up more than 1% on the day, while netflix and apple rallied more than 2%. investors are getting a boost from data that showed the number of people filing for unemployment benefits fell to a new pandemic low last week. for the week, the00on track for its fourth negative week in the past five, even as the nasdaq looks to break a losing streak, up nearly 1% for the week, after all is said and done. in focus today, we're waiting for a report on existing home sales. >>> meantime, amazon shutting down its prime now app, and website by the end of the year. the service launched in 2014 available in about 5,000 cities lets prime members get one or two-hour delivery on a range of items including groceries and household essentials. amazon says cust

i'm bertha coombs from cnbc.l street looks to open in the red this morning, stocks falling for a second straight day yesterday despite early enthusiasm over strong earnings from walmart, home depot and macy's. that faded at the end after we got some really big concerns about inflation and weaker than expected housing data. today we're going to be getting the minutes from last month's federal reserve meeting which could offer cues into what members are thinking when it comes to raising rates and inflation. we've also got more retail earnings this morning, great results from target, missed from lowe's. tjx, tjmaxx still waiting for numbers. >>> new survey from the harris poll and "usa today" finds that 40% of us prefer to work from home full time, that compares to 35% who seek a home/office hybrid kind of model and 25% who want to go back to the office full time. a lot of workers citing a variety of concerns about going back to the office, including losing the flexibility they've enjoyed while being at home, gettin

you can come any time to our parties. >> always invited, bertha.nks. >>> another promising sign when it comes to the bay area recovery. salesforce ceo marc benioff says san francisco's largest convention will return to an in-person format this year. dream force is returning to the musconi center. vaccinations are mandatory here. limits could change with health restrictions loosening. >>> california hoping cold, hard cash will entice more people to get vaccinated. if you've already gotten vaccinated, i'll feel your pain with this next story. governor newsom announcing a new incentive aimed at getting people to roll up their sleeves. the next 2 million californians to get their shots will get $50 gift cards. then on the first two fridays in june, ten people will be picked to split, get this, $15 million jackpot. 30 others will each win $50,000. >> these are an opportunity to say thank you to those not only seeking to get vaccinated as we move forward, but also those that have been vaccinated. >> i bet if you're fully vaccinated, you're like, damn, i

soccer news now and bertha dortmund are through to the german cup final after thrashing 2nd division side host thank you teenage attacker gio raina scored the 1st 2 goals as dortmund won a 5 nil victory in the semifinal they'll face rb leipsic in the final in berlin. orthodox christians around the world are celebrating easter worshippers in some countries must still observe pandemic restrictions while others have been enjoying more freedom in israel christians are not allowed together last year but this time around things are very different. some call it a miracle the holy fire at jerusalem's church of the holy suppose her believed to come from jesus' tomb itself appears again on the day before easter. israel's vaccination drive has brought infection numbers down to just a few dozen allowing orthodox christians to celebrate their most important holiday together and i think it last year was a sad here for the 1st time jerusalem was locked down in the holy fire day and the church was closed the patriarch only had 4 priests with him this year is better not like before though when tokens

50 years are you in the ship towards 13 you probably know looking at your america, keep that what bertha? move your body range from. can you sum up, let's say for read the money to me via my boss, the course was a gorman, plus the profound grown the loss of what the key while english is due to banter scores. if somebody was me posted the move book or at least but even more with much more from the sampler. eventually i have to say it too much is just for bought it when you can get the hood the machines, you know that we were always going to go over that when you talk to anyone else. and they the way there is like sewing is gender, sir. as i said, i feel like existing very hard to be girl house society. one of these problems focused on is bright kidnapping. it's a so called tradition, man just kidnapped girl, just to marry her. in these last 5 years, there was 895. jesus christ delivery and most of them went on charged ally. the girl was kidnapped left here and then for the show by they could never she was 19 years old and she was a student of medical college. no one could say for and it's

and back to school. >> yes, bertha, thank you. good news on the vaccine front pmt. intraday swings i don't know if you have seen this one but it's up 200% the past 12 months down 18% in the past three up on a daily basis 10 or 12%. one of the sort of binary lottery ticket sort of biotechs in terms of how is it reacts to vaccine news pete where do you go on this trade in vaks art, the smaller boir techs that could benefit and also the accelerated potentially reopening because of a younger demographic that can be vaccinated now. >> yes, it's very interesting, mel appear at vaks art we've had a lot of option thrift crazy. and the fact the market cap is up where it is we can talk about it which is nice i'll era i'll tell you it's been an unbelievable performer as you point out. but it has had a lot of volatility i love the name. i think they're one of the ones that reacts when we hear any news there i'm also in j&j not because of this reason alone but certainly talking about vaccines and pfizer as well, i think that there is a great piece for each and every one of those

and we're back with legendary director bertha burton. one of my favorite karen philosophers the article says that the worst crimes against america made by banal and mediocre people who just got caught in a well into history and where they thought was legit without really asking too many questions do certain senses make villains out of normal people or are going to move forward i think it's great complexity to fix. our interests pointed out i think is the 1st one day the banality of evil and this is a very very good observation. because. there you go from that stance. and now leads he had very shallow thinking and very sure lou existences. if existence is like to get into power all of a sudden you have a very dangerous concoction. well i think back at our grandfather's you know march south of warring 93 now and it was not the extraordinary action then for centuries before that fighting a war in that traditional way was like a normal thing that you were just supposed to do from time to time now when i should say 5 years of relative peace d

well, today is world be day mocking bertha be keeping pioneer, anton gunshot, lavinia nearly 300 years ago. despite this, this little cause for celebration today, the us was that almost a 3rd a be in butterfly species facing extinction because of human activity rescuing malaysia. bees bare handed. that's how this software developer spends his bad time . he says gloves make it hard to be gentler when scooping up the bees to swarm in a car park, 100 palm and building in quite an employer is in danger. i think is because more afraid off of be and not not. so i mean not. so for me it would be. so the perception to be read dangerous. so the moment if they see me immediately try to find some way to to remove the b y. the traditional visa found people tend to cool of fire brigade. the solution has been to burn the nests and get rid of them. that's not the any risk facing the beef reyland chase group might be savior was set up against the backdrop of the insect global decline. that's a huge crisis in us and europe where the having problem we've be going almost i think so before that happened h

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in the article or in the middle of the moment visiting at the me from port bertha seems the only. place i thought so was using the as it to his sybil history all in 1988 a new constitution was passed which recognized indigenous people as the 1st occupants of brazil disha venters were given the legal rights to their land an area of more than 328000 hectares the despite this deemed asians continue in 2019 there were 8 in demento boys over the past 2 decades the seventy's have lost 800000 hectares of their territory. the dow too is one of the coach responsible for guarding the border get south and get a significant where we see a lot of the locks on the warning. while more known to the operator by adding the whole wad it off the lot for not even the most awkward by the title and watch it go up how about new york thought on their walk women are set. their walk or walk you know what you are human or see i will not only all wear not the one who looks you i will see your mother thought i was about i'm a mom. recently the seventy's were given to use food to buy a visitor which has enhance

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here's bertha coombs with a preview. ♪ >> reporter: 1921. tulsa, oklahoma.enwood section of town nicknamed black wall street. >> these were mom and pop type operations beauty salons. pharmacies >> reporter: but racial tensions turned deadly in this segregated city when an armed white mob backed by law enforcement descended on the thriving black business district with every intent of destroying it, killing anyone that got in their way >> in less than 24 hours, that mob turned 35 square blocks of unparalleled black economic prosperity into smoldering ashes. >> we saw coming up the walk four men with torches in their hands. when my mother saw them coming, she said, you get up under the bed. get up under the bed they set our house on fire and went to the curtains and set them on fire >> reporter: unfathomable damage 10,000 left homeless in 2001 the ong ok commission estimated between 100 and 300 people killed. a century later, generations of families still haunted by the physical and financial toll the massacre left behind >> you can tune in to cnbc on sunday at

bring back bertha's mussels.hank you. >> all right >> i wonder how many people will be in the infield. >>> on deck, a "worldwide exchange" exclusive with jean-yves fillion. his take on the fed and recovery and the ecb and the return to the office inen w york dow futures down 178 we're back after this. urning. the world can't stop, so neither can we. because the things we make, help make the world go round. they make it cleaner, healthier, and more connected. it's what we build that keeps things moving forward. so with every turn, we'll keep building a world that works. >>> stocks rocked. futures down big again as everything seemed to have changed in a matter of days. we'll find out why >>> one reason higher inflation prices coming in hot the worst since 1980 >>> a huge part of higher prices is because of you and ywhy you getting back on a plane is a big reason inflation is sky high we connect the dots in the morning rbi on this wednesday. this is "worldwide exchange. welcome back good thursday morning. thank you

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coombs has the details for us bertha >> wilf, overall health, the sector is up 9% in the first half down more than 50% one analyst at credit suisse says concerns about returning to in-person care and rising competition are overdone investors also bearish on valuations for online pharmacy hims and hers and clover health, both listed via spacs in january. clover, more than 55%. once again that selling season very important for growth, sara. >> painful for a lot of the biggest winners. you heard the two-minute mark. mike, what are you seeing in the market internals right now >> modestly positive the index is losing a little altitude but we do have a good deal more stocks and an down if you look at the new york staock exchange on the month we did have cyclical leadership among the riskier, more aggressive stocks. if you look at the high beta, s&p etf against the low volatility version so 3 percentage point outperformance is a lot of energy doing the work as well as financials, maybe some semis as well the volatility index is really giving way it always has a downside buy ahead of a thre

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robot row bertha and i ex -- roberta and i extend our sympathies to his wife, his daughters, his son-in-laws, his six grandchildren and his family and friends. may his memory be a blessing. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, for five minutes. mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor my wife, shannon's grandmother, mary alice workman, who sadly passed away in late january at the age of 98. mary alice was born in decatur and married her husband, richard, in 1941. she will be remembered for his kind-heartedness, for the love of her large family, and for living life to the fullest. mary alice is now resting peacefully with her husband, richard, and her favorite dog, leo. it's a sad loss for our family and everyone who got the pleasure of knowing her. it's always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and appreciate, especially when you couldn't see them in person before they passed. shannon, torrin, griffin, clark and i send our thoughts and prayers to her children and her grandchildr

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. >> desjardins: and she's no longer there as the caregiver for sandra's sister, bertha, who is disableda took over that care, while working as a school administrator. this as the cost of the funeral, embalming and burial reached nearly $13,000. >> it was super hard to gather althat money and stressful. none of us have that amount of money saved up, not for not even half of that. >> to not be able to give a decent funeral and burial to someone who is near and dear to you is outrageous. >> desjardins: the issue raised high-profile concern from senate majority leader chuck schumer and congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez of new york. and in two separate bills, including the american rescue plan, they pushed through tens of billions in help. the benefit is historic: the federal government will reimburse up to $9,000 in costs; about the average for a funeral in america. for families with multiple deaths, the limit is $35,000. that is for every coronavirus death since late january of last year, and going forward until 2025. >> today is the day. the hotline is open. >> desjardins: ocasio-cor

here's bertha coombs with a preview. >> reporter: 1921, tulsa, oklahoma the greenwood section of townhese were mom-and-pop type operations, sole proprietorships, restaurants, barber shops, has beener dasheries, pharmacies. >> reporter: but racial tensions turned deadly when an armed white mob backed by law enforcement descended on the thriving black business district with every intent of destroying it, killing anyone who got in their way. >> in less than 24 hours, that mob turned 35 square blocks of unparalleled black economic prosperity into smoldering ashes. >> we saw coming up the wall four men with torches in their hands. when my mother saw them coming, she said you get up under the bed. they set our house on fire went right straight to the curtains and set the curtains on fire >> reporter: unfathomable damage 10,000 left homeless in 2001 the oklahoma commission estimated between 100 and 300 people killed. a century later, generations of families still haunted by the physical and financial toll the massacre left behind >> tune in to cnbc on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern or stream it

because you know these stories, although they're very unique were also there, you know, you know berthaalk about things that are important in terms of culture, right things like food, family history and language. no to our shared identity as americans. so i'm kind of curating this book less we want to look for books that were not only about the asian american experience but also books that were written by asian american authors. and that kind of had this theme right specifically that we kind of looking forward was food. the theme of food throughout this entire list of books help he chose. and having a son. i know that food is very. very young. let's talk about some of the books. one of them is cora cooks talk a little bit about the books and what it was that really engaged you as you were choosing each of them. sure so i'm really kind of going back to what i said earlier. i'm talking about, like the theme of food in these books, so in many asian languages, right? have you eaten yet is a very common greeting. so food really is the common thread that runs through this entire book list. so

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here is bertha coombs with the preview. >> reporter: 1921, the green section of town nicknamed black> these were mom and pop operations beauty salons and restaurants and grocery stores and haberdasheries >> reporter: tensions turned deadly when a white mob descended on the black business district every intent on destroying it. killing anyone who got in their way. >> in less than 24 hours, that mob turned 35 square blocks of unparalleled black prosperity into smoldering ashes. >> we saw coming up the walk four men with torches in their hands. when my mother saw them coming, she said you get up under the bed. they set our house on fire and went to the curtains and set the curtains on fire >> reporter: unfathomable damage 10,000 left homeless the oklahoma commission estimated between 200 and 300 people killed. a century later, generations still haunted by the physical and financial toll of the massacre left behind >> "blood on black wall street" airs on cnbc on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern be sure to watch it. it is an important piece >>> we have more coming up on "squawk box" ahead i'll