be a tough field with the likes of deb bush and mitt romney. -- jeb bush and mitt romney. >> how does the field of shakeout now? it seems former governor bush ann-- governor bush and governor romney. they are prolific fundraisers. >> things might have been different had it not been for the bridge scandal. there were a lot of people who would have liked to have seen him put his hat in the ring. he would have seen more support for 16 had he not had this issue. it's an executive issue. >> you are coming up. >> we will talk about cyber security. a big, big deal these days in light of all happening -- all that is happening. we will talk to the former head of homeland security. looking at all of these cyber incidents. we will be getting his thoughts on the recent shooting in paris. >> another former federal prosecutor from new jersey. coming up at the top of the hour. scarlet fu will have another check on the market movers on the other side of the break. "bottom line" continues just a moment. ♪ >> at the latest headlines on the top of the hour on bloomberg radio and streaming on your tablet and on bloomberg.com. that doesn't for this edition of "bott

that is where people like christie and brush -- and bush ann romney, if they run, or they will have to. even chris christie cup month it seems like not as new way product. >> ultimately, rand paul has a constituency. he believes you cannot be the republican nominee when you say things like let's give president obama more room to negotiate. >> you cannot think about it as one-dimensional or two-dimensional. there is a lot going on. >> a whole year ahead of it. >> a whole year ahead. we will talk more about this and look at some video tape from what happened over the weekend. >> smarter and more interesting than john? thank you. campbell brown, welcome to "market makers." everyone watching will tune in at 5:00 p.m. >> coming up -- >> he does not like my humor. >> i do, but sometimes it is time to move on. we are going to talk about the man great at passing the ball but is he great at passing the buck? will it affect his image? ♪ >> a blizzard of historic proportions due to drop as much as three feet of snow by tomorrow. build a blog zero said it could be the worst storm to hit the big ap

and you also have some issue with the timing of when bush endorsed romney in the 2012 campaign and ann romney in particular took issue with that. i think that while we're going to have to see how it plays out as far as the relationship between these two men and whether or not romney is willing to go all in for jeb bush but he played a role in the arc of the story of romney's 2016 campaign that wasn't. >> absolutely makes sense there. what do you think gains the most from mitt romney stepping aside? >> well, immediately obviously jeb bush, right? if anything he's the closest that the gop field now has to a front-runner. that can be a double-edged sword. it's good in that you're the benefit of the money and buzz and press coverage and all that. but it also makes you the target of everybody else behind you. i think that it also opens up a little more space on the establishment side for candidates like chris christie of new jersey maybe scott walker of wisconsin. and walker in particular i think is one to watch over the course of the next couple of weeks. he's somebody that appeals a lot t

. >> if he decides to run, mitt romney faces a fifth g ox p primary with candidates jed bush chris christie ted cruz. mitt romney says his wife ann is supporting a campaign because he believes people are better with experience. mitt romney jokes he has plenty of experience failed bids in 2008 and 2012. >> better with experience. let's hope. thank you ross shimabuku >>> the u.s. supreme court will take on the issue of same-sex marriage and justices say they'll make a nationwide decision on whether gays have a right to marry or states have the right to ban them. cases from michigan and tennessee will be consolidated and heard in april. >> it is an issue that needs to be settled once and for all. i'm confident that it will be. i believe this will be the end of it. >> it's about time. it's the right decision. it should be across the board. >> currently 36 states and the district of columbia allow gay coups to wed. >> there's whipping winds bringing frigid air with it. kevin corriveau, meteorologist tells us what is in store in weekend. how is it looking? >> it's looking windy in that area the central planes and winds coming through.

romney would upend the field. you have jeb bush and chris christie in that establishment. adding romney would be a huge competition. >> reporter: romney reportedly said friday his wife ann is encouraging the idea. it would be his third presidential bid. he will have to make a move in the next 30 to 60 days. >> kristen welker thank you. this is familiar for you, peter alexander. >> my bags are packed. >>> sheinelle jones is here following the rest of the news for us. including the potentially bad news for a man hailed as an american hero. >> nbc news confirmed prosecutors have recommended bringing felony charges against retired four star army general david petraeus. he is accused of leaking classified information to his one-time mistress while director of the cia in 2012. >>> now to indonesia where a key piece of wreckage from airasia flight 8501 was just found. the plane's tail was hoisted from the java sea overnight using inflate able balloons. no word if the black boxes are inside the tail or detached from the planes when it went down killing all 162 people on board. >>> awkward moments for bill cosby when hecklers interrupted the man. the comedian pleaded with the audie

ann richards, they get national attention, but most governors just can't. all right, coming up, we break down the gop big 3 -- christie, romney, and bush. what are they thinking now? and a man from the donor class is here to answer those important questions when we come back. ♪ >> our guest tonight is a repeat guest. the first time he was here mitt romney was not running for president and paul ryan was a possible contender. now we are not sure on romney and paul ryan is out. jeb bush is probably in the. based on what chris christie said today, he could be in too. but let's be honest. the big question is what are they all actually thinking? >> with us now, a man who knows them all quite well. he will give us a window into their thinking. he backed romney in 2012 and knows a few big donors. thanks for coming back. let's start with governor christie, the state of the state. what is he thinking out question mark what is the christie posture about the latest developments as far as you can tell about jeffb and romney? >> if you are back to 2014 and asked all of them when they needed to make a decision to make moves they all thought they had s

romney said his wife anne is very encouraging of a third bid and his potential campaign would run to the right of jeb bush. >> that is if jeb bush declares that he's running. >>> one person is dead dozens hospitalized after smoke filled a washington, d.c. subway station a. train was in the tunnel approaching the metro station just past 3:00 p.m. dozens were stuck inside the subway car as the tunnel filled up with smoke and terrifying cell phone footage shows the scene inside as help was arriveing. people reported faulty breathing as they were evacuated out of the tunnel. what caused the smoke? that is unknown. they feel it may have been water hitting an electrified rail. 84 others were sent to the hospital. three of whom are in critical condition. >>> we shift our attention to business news this morning. the u.s. markets fellower after another bad day for oil. oil prices not seen since the recession in '09. jeff we are quite a ways away from seeing $100 a barrel again, a lot are speculating that may never happen again in oil futures. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. i mean let the speculators speculate, bec

carl clearly mitt romney now clearing the way, jeb bush looks to be the big winner of this decision this morning. >> all right. thanks very much. maybe annaid, no no no. thank you. more on amazon google apple, big movers in today's sessions. "squawk alley" all over it. we're back in two. good morning. it is 8:00 at amazon headquarters in washington 11:00 a.m. on wall street where today the new york stock exchange has been rebranded the new york shack exchange for shake shack, kwa"squawk alley" is live. ♪ shake your money maker ♪ ♪ you know i got it if you want to come get it stand next to the money ♪ ♪ shake your money maker ♪ ♪ you know i got it if you want to come get it stand next to the money like hey hey hey ♪ >>> and good friday morning. joining us nick bilton tech columnist for "the new york times," along with eric sheridan internet interactive entertainment analyst with ubs. we'll get to you on a busy day, kayla tausche, jon fortt and i on set, watching a market that is lower, but being buoyed by thes like of as visa amazon and apple. all-time high for apple at 119, almost $120 a share, going back to the ipo in december of 1980.

ann romney has been pushing romney to run. romney is uncomfortable with seeing his place in the party diminish by jeb bush and others who are making calls to donors et cetera. there's a loyal crew of advisers in boston who have been with romney for a long time urging him to run. there are many other close advisers who are saying you don't have this. this isn't yours for the taking and they are backing that up with information from the field. romney said in that statement he had field staff and there was wide support from his former campaign staffers. that's actually not true. that's a big reason that romney is backing away from this. one of the biggest things that happened in this early stage of the republican race so far, gloria talked about this one of romney's longtime advisers going back to his first campaign as governor for massachusetts decided yesterday to go work for jeb bush. one of romney's most loyal people in the republican party went to work for jeb bush. as much as romney thinks that he deserves to be president -- jeb has owned the early stages of this campaign behind the scenes and "invisible primary." the fact that

bush he said since last october and this time focused on mitt romney. mitt romney thinks he's making's run for the presidency and sourcely considering it and said so in san diego. his appearance with wife annee making calls for a 2016 race. and cruz is arguing that romney lost because he was not conservative enough and ted cruz said he would lose again if romney is the nominee and something he said about approximate jeb bush. they will be fighting against one another and conservatives in their party who argue they are too centrist. this is the argument that republicans make since goldwater and with pat buchanan. and ted cruz the texas senator arguing that bush and romney are too moderate and it is it a losing position for 2016. >> carl, thank you very much. >> two teenagers arrested after weeks on the run. police nab the 18 and 13-year-old sweethearts in florida in connection with multiple robberies and a trail of other accused crimes. joining us is attorney vincent sabt paul and jonna spillborg is with us. and people call them modern-day bony and clyde and thankfully it did not end in a hail of bullets but when they were sleep nothing a stolen vehicle in florida. how do you prosecute this?

bush started making his moves, organizing, and then romney as well and that accelerated other candidates'7(hp8gñ timetables. many putting teams together earlier than planned. it's also true that republican republicansed a heard mitt and ann. so when he began this very late consideration of jumping in, it was contrary to everything we had been taught about mitt romney by him and his campaign in the past. he is very meticulous, loves to pour over data and strategically and relentlessly analyzer e<< to make sure no stones are unturned for possible problems. this whole thing seems very empettiest, and to÷/ç try to organize a campaign in a mock is not the kind of thing that any serious presidential candidate can put forward, even if they did run four years ago. the 2016 republican field of candidates wouldm@xwm have been much tougher on mitt romney. so for a variety ofmej reasons he let his supporters know he is cray with this is moving on and will help the republican nominee. he may even be in iowa and new hampshire. not as a candidate but perhaps to endorse someone. >> thank you very much. before i get to my bodiy anthony, who was in on the conference call today, i wanted to share my exchange with governor romney and his wi

romney said his wife ann is very encouraging of a third presidential bid an his potential campaign would run to the right of jeb bushost" whose arl shed new light on romney's game plan. tell us about the game plan. >> romney made his announcement to donors on friday and that was not a trial balloon. he spent saturday sunday monday calling up former advisers donor, big people in the party. he signed up two key operatives in new hampshire. this is real. >> so the belief was for people around mitt romney for some time that if jeb bush jumped into the race that mitt romney would not jump into the race. what changed? >> romney saw his donors going away he thought his donors would stick with him and wait a few months to see how jeb played out but he saw jeb picking up a lot of speed in the donor community and he felt he needed to get in and send a clear signal. >> bob when did mitt romney start getting serious about running again? i mean, certainly he has been for the past six months or so but was there a triggering event? >> i believe it started with the mitt documentary that aired on netflix. he believed his public pers