i'm bertha coombs. rush and iran are facing massive western sanctions.tion pact today calling it, quote, a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty covering everything from trade and military to science, education and culture. the treasury department proposed two new rules today to change labeling on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages. it would require the listing on alcohol content and nutritional information per serving along with a warning about potential allergens. if implemented the so-called fact boxes would be similar to labels required on food. and if you didn't have time to sit down and eat a bowl of soup, progresso says it has you covered. company is launching a chicken noodle soup hard candy similar to a cough drop. the soup drops went on sale yesterday and the company says they're already sold out. more will be coming out every thursday for the rest of the month. hopefully, speaking of food labels, it won't have 680 milligrams per drop like one serving of the soup in terms of sodium. >> that would be salty. bertha coombs. >>> privat

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bertha coombs joins us now. >> hi, kate, zinhle.ety regulators are opening an investigation into about 2.6 million tesla vehicles. the probe focuses on the company's actual smart summon feature, or actually smart summon feature, which was ruled out last year and has allegedly been linked to crashes. the feature allows tesla owners remotely to move their car towards them or another location using a smartphone app. and getty images said today it will be merging with shutter stok to create a $3.7 billion visual stock image company. as the two companies face increasing competition from imimages created by artificial intelligence. as part of the deal, shutterstock shareholders will be able to receive cash, getty shares, or combination for each shutterstock share that they own. a lot of mergers there. >> bertha coombs, thank you so much. >>> coming up, the company behind facebook and instagram is ditching its fact checking program. why and what meta is replacing it with. >>> plus an earthquake in china. what we know about the race to find

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bertha coombs joins us now. >>> yes, the biden administration is proposing a new framework on exportingps used to develop artificial intelligence. the framework would limit the number of ai chips that can be exported to most countries while allowing about allies including taiwan and south korea unlimited access. the proposal is part of an effort to keep china from advancing chips while maintaining u.s. global dominance in ai. >>> amazon is shutting down its prime try before you buy program. it's allowed members to try on clothes before paying for them. the company said the service, which was widely seen as a competitor to stitch fix only work for some items and customers were relying more on amazon's ai features to decide what to buy. the service will shut down at the end of ththis month. >> i did use it, actually. >> really, did you? >> one time. >> and it was good. i bought a couple of sizes, sent one back. >> i usually just do that naturally. >> i guess, right, you can do it on your own. >> bertha coombs, thanks. >>> coming up, an endangered baby gorilla rescued from a plane's cargo

bertha coombs has that for us. >> bertha scott. >> this afternoon, unitedhealth naming. >> tim noel as. >> the new ceo. >> of. >> unitedhealthcare. >> the company's. >> insurance segment. >> succeeding slain ceo. >> brian thompson. >> noel has been with the company since 2007. >> he has been. >> the chief. >> of the medicare and. >> retirement segment of unitedhealthcare for just over five years. the company saying in a statement he brings unparalleled experience and a proven track record about how health care can work for consumers, physicians, governments. employers and other partners. luigi mangione, the. suspect in the shooting, is due in court on february 17th on federal. charges and february 21st on state charges in new york. >> again. >> tim noel, the head of unitedhealth's. medicare unit, now will be. >> the ceo. >> of unitedhealthcare. its full insurance unit. back over to you. >> all right, bertha, thank you for that update. that's bertha coombs to kristina partsinevelos. now for a look at the biggest names moving into the close. hi, christina. >> hi, scott. well, ge. >> aero

. >> and let's get to bertha coombs now for the cnbc news update. bertha. >> hi, kelly. >> alaska senator. >> lisa murkowski said this. >> afternoon that she will. >> not vote to confirm. pete hegseth as. defense secretary. >> she is the first. >> republican to oppose. >> one of president trump's cabinet picks. >> the announcement of her decision. >> comes ahead. >> of a crucial. >> test vote on. >> whether to advance. hagel's nomination to lead. >> the pentagon. >> just moments ago. >> italy's highest. >> court confirmed. a slander conviction against american amanda knox. the arguments today. >> were her last chance. >> to clear. >> her name for falsely accusing a local bar owner in 2007, the. 2007 murder of her british flatmate. knox and her italian ex-boyfriend were convicted and then acquitted in the. 2007 killing. >> and nepal raised its fee to climb mount everest. >> for the first time in nearly ten years. those attempting to summit the world's tallest mountain during the peak season will have to pay $15,000. that's an increase of about 35%. it

i'm bertha coombs with your cnbc news update. 88,000 people in the los angeles area are under evacuation orders today as firefighters battle the large palisades and eaton fires. the region is bracing for extremely critical fire conditions brought on by the return of the dry santa ana winds. it has prompted the national weather service to issue a rare warning of a particly dangerous situation. >>> president biden will remove cuba's state sponsor of terror designation just daze before he leaves office. according to the associated press. the state department reinstated the designation in 2021 as then-president trump was in the final days of his first term. the trump administration said cuba repeatedly provided por support for acts of international terrorism and granted safe harbor to terrorists. >>> a new fda proposal could change how we get nutrition information on our food. it would require food manufacturers to display levels of saturated fat, sodium and added sugar on the front of the packaging rather than the back. if approved,

bertha coombs. >>> shares of moderna are sinking 20% after the company lowered its 2025 sales guidancen dollars and it is down 7% amid waning demand for its covid vaccine and it's trying to rebuild itself after a sharp decline in sales of covid products and pressure from an activist investor. for more we are joined by ceo albert bourla with angelica peebles. welcome to you both, angel qaa? >> that's right. we are here with dr. albert bourla. thank you very much for being here today. last year 2024, you said it was all about execution. so what is the focus this year? >> the focus is pipeline. last year it was execution on commercial front so that you can regain market share that we felt that we could have done better in '23, and we achieved that very well. in '24, it was execution of the pipeline. >> how are you going to do that? >> we have a lot of changes implemented in 2024, but when it comes to rnd, we have new leadership of rnd. we have just reorganized our rnd organization into four end to end units like the oncology unit that we had before. oncology was the most successful unit o

let's get to bertha coombs for a cnbc news update. >>> the israeli military says today, it recovered in a tunnel in gaza. officials say they are identifying additional remains that could belong to another captive. the discovery comes as negotiators continue cease-fire talks in qatar, that would bring the remaining hostages home in exchange for the release of palestinian prisoners. >>> two groups representing the credit reporting and credit union industries are suing the biden administration over a new rule that would remove medical debt from credit reports. the consumer financial protection bureau says the move would remove $49 billion in debt for some 15 million americans. trade groups argue the rule violates the fair credit reporting act, which allows the reporting of medical debt. >>> the ski patrol unit in utah reached a deal today with vail resorts to end a nearly two week long strike. the work stoppage led to long lines, closures and delays at the park city mountain resort in utah. no details were released about the deal, but the ski patrollers were calling for a wage increase

bertha coombs has been watching that action since the print early this morning. > yeah, the print was disappointing, but unitedhealth ceo andrew witty kicked off the earnings call addressing brian thompson's assassination last month, and the public discussion that ensued after the killing. >> many of you knew brian personally. you knew how much he meant to all of us and how he devoted his time to helping make the health system work better for all of the people we're privileged to serve. he would dive in with passion and caring to find solutions to improve experiences, whether for an individual consumer, an employer or a public health agency. the task in front of us, all of us, health care providers, payers, employers, drug companies, and policy makers, is to continue improving quality and health outcomes for individuals and their families. while lowering costs for everyone. >> shares are lower this morning after mixed fourth quarter results. earnings of $6.81 a share beat by nearly $0.10, but on the top line, $108 billion came up a billion dollars short. united he

. >> welcome back to squawk on the street i'm bertha coombs with your cnbc news update. against a new wildfire that started just wednesday north of los angeles, which has already grown to more than 10,000 acres. about 50,000 people, though, still are currently under evacuation warnings or orders as the flames from the hughes fire continue to spread. cal fire says though it is currently about 14% contained. a federal judge will hear the first arguments today against president trump's executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. he will hear arguments from arizona, illinois, oregon and washington to block that order. it is one of five lawsuits over the action brought by 22 states, and emilia perez, the brutalist and wicked, led the nominations this morning for this year's academy awards. emilia perez, the genre busting musical about a mexican drug cartel boss, scored 13 nods, including for best picture and original score. meanwhile, the brutalist and wicked from our sister company universal pictures each received ten nominations. david, i'

i'm bertha coombs with your cnbc news update.fice is pausing all grants, loans and other federal financial assistance as of 5 p.m. eastern today. the freeze could have widespread effects across health care, research, education programs and other initiatives. as the trump administration begins an ideological review of government spending. the order does not impact social security or medicare. norfolk southern and east palestine, ohio, reached a settlement over the february 2023 derailment that released toxic chemicals into the small villages, air, soil and creeks. the $22 million settlement resolves all claims from east palestine. the money is designated for any issues connected to that derailment. and google is changing its maps to fall in line with two name changes ordered by president trump. the tech giant says it will update the names of the gulf of mexico and denali to the gulf of america and mount mckinley, respectively. google says the changes will take effect when the government updates its official listings for the gulf a