caroline: i'm caroline hyde in new york.rk one year since the united states capital was attacked supporters of the former president. many falsely believing he had won. the lies were allowed to spread online, much of it unchecked. the former president was ultimately deplatformed from many popular social media sites after that date. we want to welcome an associate professor of communications at syracuse newhouse school. jennifer, what has changed, one year on? jennifer: not much. fortunately, we had the next president take office, and he also is a fan of social media. we have to remember that what happened on january 6 can happen at any time now or in the future. i'm just sad to see that more actions work taken to protect americans from propaganda and we really need to address that still. caroline: any optimism that strides have been made anyway by the more popular social media platforms? facebook and its various platforms and twitter? david: i think small strides may have been made. in general, i agree with jennifer, not near

. ♪ caroline: i am caroline hyde. this "bloomberg technology."ing up, on the one-year anniversary of january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol, we will speak with representative connor, democrat of california. what he has to say about the role of social media. plus, you can now get a rapid is delivered to your door in minutes apparently. we will explain, coming up. the future of farming. they are announcing a fully autonomous tractor. we would talk with the ceo about how fast we can expect these to hit the market. we'll get all of that in a moment. first, we have to thicken on the markets, a big selloff. the rebound did not last long. kriti gupta is here to explain why the buyers do not come out in force. kriti: it was a lot driven by tech. you did see a little bit of buying throughout the day, which is why some of the losses are not as severe. though third day of losses when , a it comes to the big tech names. nothing to sneeze at. a lot of it has to do with what you are expecting in the bond market. the federal reserve especially, a lot of bets they

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caroline: i'm caroline hyde in new york in for emily chang. this is "bloomberg technology." the worst week since the pandemic shut america down in march of 2020. plus, we'll talk with brad brooks about the big crypto selloff we are witnessing and bitcoin hitting its lowest levels since july. we'll have all the details. and with all the volatility in the markets, we'll take a look at which brands have the best staying power. we'll dive into the best companies in earnings and growth. first, we've got to dive into these markets. what a finish. a volatile weekend. tech stocks dropping this friday, investors focusing on the warring signals as earnings season gets underway but also what the federal reserve will do next week. ed ludlow, you've got the breakdown. ed: so much read on the screen, right? the take away, the nasdaq having its worst week since march, 22 any. -- march 2020. the index following with the same pattern, tech stocks broadly feeling that pain, and the philadelphia semiconductor index down for a fifth consecutive day, such an outperformer in 2021. and then you ge

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caroline: i am caroline hyde. as taylor was saying, january, a month we will remember for the market volatility. swings at every single corner. today's triple take will focus on an asset class, commodities. u.s. natural gas posting the largest january gains on record. a mix of supply concerns, frigid weather, playing a part in that. oil is not being left behind. . the best january and 30 years or so? romaine: talking about 17% rises on wti and brent crude. . now talking about $90 levels. we settled in around $88. a few weeks ago, everyone was talking about $100 a barrel oil. there were a lot of people that were snickering. we were camped out around in the $70 range on wti. it is starting to look like a possibility. we know the demand is there. somewhat tenuous because of the pandemic. overall, what we know is the supply is not where it needs to be. that is part of the reason the chart behind me looks the way it does. taylor: we heard comments from the dish or group as well. let's talk about this with sheila tobin,

[bell] caroline: i'm caroline hyde and what a day. maybe this goes in some part to talking about the s&p 500 falling 4% at its worse today. staging a phenomenal comeback to finish in the green and it is the latest breathtaking reversal with investors wrapper -- rattled by everything. geopolitical tensions, a hawkish turn. but a stunning turnaround. romaine: stunning is probably the word of the day. take a look at what we had to her here today. >> my sense is that investors were waiting for a day like this . >> its heightened uncertainty because the fed has pivoted. >> such aggressive selling in such a short time, you have to look at what is being thrown out . >> there are areas you may want to be invested in. >> intrinsic value for those higher quality tech companies in particular. >> would list demand in the economy and things should rebound quickly. romaine: a phenomenal day, no matter which way you cut. our assets reporter is here to talk to us about it. the start of the day, we pretty much open blower and it was a straight shot do

tony and caroline, look forward to talking to you in just a minute, tony and caroline, look forward to talking to you injust a minute, but first let's take a look at what those front pages are saying. according to the guardian, the government has told head teachers in england to start preparing for staff shortages by using support staff as fill—in teachers, combining classes, with some classes taught remotely and some face—to—face. the daily telegraph says that government plans to force children to wear masks in school are facing a backlash, with warnings about the long—term impact of masks on children's mental health. the daily mirror reports that the nhs is fighting a staffing "meltdown", with one in ten absent from work on new year's eve. the times leads with ministers saying there is "nothing" in the data to support further covid restrictions, as scientists suggest that infections may peak before new measures could have an impact, while the i says that borisjohnson is set to put off tough new curbs amid the uncertainty over data. so let's begin, and we are looking at that story fro

caroline: i'm caroline hyde. netflix, tumbling and u.s. after our trading after subscriber outlook misses estimates and in the triple take we dig into the numbers. tech stocks, under pressure for all the second half of today. this won't help in that regard. romaine: yeah, talking about what's been going on with regards to netflix itself and the subscriber numbers, they are projecting 2.5 million subscriber numbers in 2022. the street was looking for 6.2 6 million. below what the street was looking for. paid membership numbers coming in in line with your revenue number slightly below here where the estimate had been for 8.1 2 billion. flipping of the board here, what are we taking a look at here next? the shares are down 18%. this is pretty significant here. this is obviously post-market trading. what happens in the cash session would be different but this is one of the biggest declines we have seen in their stock should it carry tomorrow morning. taylor: and it had already been off your today. let's continue with our analysts. let me start

caroline: quite similar.were up 35% in 2021. 11% over the course of this year alone, far outperforming the s&p 500, which is still down. taylor: it is not just the banks that have moved the anticipation. this is not moving quickly. you cmx down today, capital one flat today. there are repercussions for the other financials. romaine: let's bring in our next guest, cheryl pate, portfolio manager at angel oak capital, joining us to talk about this. i want to get your sense of what we should focus on. we look at some of the reaction in the market. jp morgan is down 6% today. there shares have fallen for seven or eight quarters. they beat expectations. what do you think is the essential thing to focus on with these bank earnings? cheryl: i really think the word of the day was "expenses," and clearly, we saw jp morgan's stock higher than analysts expected in terms of 2022 outlook. by contrast, we saw better forward guidance from wells fargo. when we look at the fundamental backdrop for financials broadly, there is

caroline: it's been phenomenal.oomberg technology," up next with who would have thought, a little bit more apple for you. have a great day. this is bloomberg. ♪ every day in business brings something new. so get the flexibility of the new mobile service designed for your small business. introducing comcast business mobile. you get the most reliable network with nationwide 5g included. and you can get unlimited data for just $30 per line per month when you get four lines or mix and match data options. available now for comcast business internet customers with no line-activation fees or term contract required. see if you can save by switching today. comcast business. powering possibilities. >> do you think that electric vehicles could reach 10% of the american market by the end of this year? >> that's, that's difficult to say, like you said. it will be both not only demand, but based on the demand we are seeing for our vehicles and the rest of the industry is seeing, it feels like the demand is certainly there. but th

caroline: i hope.his is bloomberg. ♪ romaine: today's will take, looking at wild swings in the equity markets. the tech sector receiving the most selling pressure and now you're looking at the nasdaq futures, down about 3.8% after we got micro soft earnings and earnings of a couple of other companies in the tech space, putting downward pressure on the markets. jeremy brian, a portfolio manager at gradient investments. we appreciate you being with us. i want to start broader here. we got microsoft. there is no way to parse that, it is a beat. but expectations in this market appear to be disconnected from maybe where we were a few months ago. >> yeah. there seems to be natural selling pressure. i don't know how you get around that. they have slow down a little, but 46% year-over-year, many people would complain about that in a normal environment. it is indicative of the overall market trying to find its footing. that's what you're seeing. wild swings, premarket and post market being volatile, markets try

caroline: stick with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: a new spacex lunch.s time, 49 starling satellites are going to be launched into space. on a falcon nine rocket being powered by spacex. let's get to our resident export , ed ludlow, to walk us through what we are going to expect. >> first launch of the year. very excited. this booster is the same one that carries the inspiration four mission. the four civilians that went into space for three days. the starling network is fully operational globally. they're adding to the constellation of low-earth orbit satellites to improve the service. this is a service you pay for. spacex said they have 145,000 users in 21 different countries regularly using space-based internet. he is flabbergasted. taylor: maybe we lost him. maybe he is out to space. i will take over. to put this into perspective, what we have learned, what we experienced last year and pushes forward to the rest of the year. >> as they left off, i want to take a moment to look at that beautiful image. the thing about this launch is as they approach m

taylor: cat food is very stable, caroline. caroline: only 4% of revenue?ple like taylor, who love her cat, are willing to spend. we all will spend. i'm interested about inflationary pressures. some of the food we are selling you, this is high and stuff. -- end stuff. guest: it is good. the first time i bought fresh -- brought freshpet home, my 17-year-old son said the smells better than dinner. my wife was not thrilled. we announced yesterday that the inflation we are seeing from the end of q4 2020 two what we are projecting for this year is going to increase our costs by 17%. a lot of that is protein, chicken and beef. we are very reliant on chicken and beef. that's a big challenge for us. we have taken a price increase, we have announced another at the end of february. the good news is, from our perspective, the price increases are in line with what the rest of the industry is doing. the consumer is generally seeing higher prices. that is the reality. we have to pass those costs on. in this category, consumers are willing to pay more for higher quality p

. ♪ caroline: i'm caroline hyde.he hawkish signal from the fed is here, taylor laying out market reaction as fed chair jay powell says the fed will unwind stimulus. tesla and whirlpool signaling ongoing supply strength and price increases they have to pass on to consumers. investors, fed watches, global policymakers, we are going to hear from john ryding and john taylor in a moment with lift off set for march. romaine: at 2:00, we got a balanced statement out of the fed. at two: no night, our senior editor here said it is up to jay powell now not to mess this up. here's what he had to say. >> the federal open market committee kept its policy interest rate near zero and stated its expectation that an increase in this rate would soon be appropriate. the economy has shown great strength and resilience in the face of the pandemic. we expect inflation to decline over the course of the year. in light of remarkable progress in the labor market, inflation well above our 2% goal, the economy no longer needs sustained, high le

caroline: i'm caroline hyde. tech was the center of attention today as stocks fell off. it will be the focus as new products get rolled out. we will dig into the ev's part of that. for gm, looking to chase down tesla's lead. companies unveiling new vehicles with technology that is making them more viable for mainstream consumers. we examine the price points, the infrastructure necessary for the industry. ev's have been dominant on the agenda for every auto executive. romaine: a big turnaround. a few years ago you didn't see this out of these executives but they are now all talking about the race to dominate the ev space. >> the whole auto industry is in a major transformation as we speak. ultimately, we will go to a world with zero admission. >> we are aggressively moving into battery electric. our mission is to be the number two battery electric cellar in the next couple years. >> this is meaningful and driven by the customer. we want to lunch 23 products with 15 battery electric cars. >> i'm excited about the electric vehicles we have coming . that's why i'm confident

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caroline: richard clarida.g down two weeks early because of concerns of the way that they traded assets. sonali: how long-term will powell really get tomorrow in his testimony? romaine: for coverage tomorrow, thank you. ♪ >> there are a lot of ev's coming to market. do you think the market share explodes and there is room for everybody, or is there a specific market you are going after? >> from the heart of where innovation, money, and power collide in silicon valley and beyond, this is bloomberg technology with emily chang.

caroline: did activision need to be bought? is it better for the investor base to be folded into a larger business? lewis: i have mixed feelings about it. i think activision blizzard has been one of the most impressive growth companies in terms of the gaming industry, i think they've made a lot of smart decisions and have become the standard bearer for being an independent company, kind of blazing a path across consoles, pcs and the mobile screen. that's a direction microsoft would be going forward but there is a mixed feeling in the sense that i am concerned or have potential concerns about what is going to happen to ps5 gamers or the switch gamers playing activision games and what happens to the innovation activision has had in the past? romaine: i'm curious about how you structure whatever this new unit is going to be in microsoft. a few days ago, we were talking to the ceo about the zynga acquisition and every franchise has its own little fiefdom that gives them a degree of autonomy and creative freedom. but when you look a

. ♪ caroline: i am caroline hyde. today's triple take looks at the airlines.e dig into the three things hitting airlines right out from earnings to omicron and 5g. it is fighting to restore levels back to where they were before covid hit today, we got numbers from delta. promising? taylor: it is all promising when balancing the short-term with the long-term. short-term, it is not looking good with another loss in the quarter as you look at the impact of the omicron variant. but positive when you think about analysts saying the long-term picture is delta sounded more bullish. still looking at the full year profitability. again, try to restore some of the reduced service by the second half of 2022. omicron and the impacts of it remain temporary. romaine: healthy profit was the word they used from the second quarter onwards. interesting commentary. this comes on a day where we are getting a lot of concerns over staffing shortages. we want to bring in our first guest on what is going on out there in this sector. elaine becker is a market that has a market perform

caroline: have a great evening.ouncer: from the heart of where innovation, money and power collide -- in silicon valley and beyond, this is bloomberg technology with emily chang. emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco and this is bloomberg technology. a hot start to 2020 two for tesla -- shares surging after the electric car record smashed earlier records r li

caroline: and in a flexible manner. she is talking about responding to conditions and one of the big highlights from yesterday's testimony seems to be from fed chair powell, saying it will peak the second half of. the year olivia: that is right -- the second half of the year. olivia: that is right, and there is the risk of allowing inflation to go too high, and then that is significant and something that brainard is also understanding, that if inflation does not get under control, we might end up with a weaker situation than what we are dealing with right now. romaine: based on the hearing tuesday with jay powell and the line of questioning which focuses on policy going forward rather than others that normally come up during a confirmation hearing, is the expectation tomorrow with brainard's hearing that the line of question will primarily focus on some inflation numbers, as well? olivia: we expect that obviously because of inflation, congress members will push her on that, but the difference is that powell has already

caroline: much less. but what about 60% of a much larger number?ause of course now we are seeing a wall of people getting covid-19 like we have not seen previously. michael dowling is with us. new york state's largest health care providers. more than 16,000 affiliated physicians. you have put pen to paper authoring books on how you can leave through the pandemic. this way it so much larger, how are you finding it on the ground in the hospital's? michael: obviously we are very busy. but it is quite manageable. there is no crisis. we have just got to be careful here not to promote more hysterical -- hysteria than is needed but stay calm. it is also important to keep perspective. there is good news, and this is important, especially when you compare where we are today to where we were a year ago. let me go through a couple of those good news things. one is vaccines work. we know that. patients today are less sick overall. omicron has milder effects than the delta variant. the percentage of people in the icu is very low. in our system right now it is o

caroline: central bank to the world, of course. but as a sitting lawmaker, they want the fed to be focused at home. how much does the physical side of it become important for think -- things like rent and housing costs? how much is that administration headache as a slightly blunt instrument to tackle the fed? diane: it is a huge headache and it is real. i think one of the things we have been warning about consistently is that although much of the inflation was transitory and work out, there was a more systemic rise and things like shelter costs. when that is a third of your cpi and has a disproportionate waiting -- weighting, those are things you need to worry about, and that the fed has some control over. as part of the reason you see a huge gap. it is almost a record gap between the consumer sentiment measures and confidence of the u.s. economy and the conference board confidence in the u.s. economy. the conference board is more sensitive to moves and unemployment. that is much higher than what we see in the sentiment index, whic

caroline: a good run in the last year and year and a half.h recovery in china's economy in 2020. we have china's economy continuing to slow and we have a sharp slowdown in its construction sector, which is very metals intensive. that means we find it hard to be positive on metal prices, even though there could be healthy growth in demand in the europe and u.s.. we do not think that is enough to offset growth in china. given we also expect energy prices to be falling, that will bring down the production cost of metals. we expect mental prices to end this year lower -- we expect metals prices to end this year lower. alix: we have to leave it there but we will get you back to do agriculture. it'll be interesting development this year, particular from china. carolyn bait, chief commodities economist -- caroline bain. neel kashkari is having a virtual event. he says the u.s. make end up in a low inflationary regime. earlier he was commenting and he says -- he sees two interest rate increases in 2022. on the flipside, you are looking at a bond mark

tony and caroline, look forward to talking to you in just a minute, tony and caroline, look forward todian, the government has told head teachers in england to start preparing for staff shortages by using support staff as fill—in teachers, combining classes, with some classes taught remotely and some face—to—face. the daily telegraph says that government plans to force children to wear masks in school are facing a backlash, with warnings about the long—term impact of masks on children's mental health. the daily mirror reports that the nhs is fighting a staffing "meltdown", with one in ten absent from work on new year's eve. the times leads with ministers saying there is "nothing" in the data to support further covid restrictions, as scientists suggest

caroline: it is a bit different. commodity prices move together a lot.y the energy price rise has been holding up the industrial metals. obviously it is a big source of the cost of the input to their production process. with the industrial metals, it is much more driven by what is happening in china. there clear signs already the chinese economy is slowing. we think over the course of this year, as supply disruptions start to ease and logistic start to get resolved, the supply side of tightness we have seen reflected in falling stocks will start to reverse over the course of this year. kailey: obviously some of the metals have a role to play in the green transition and that they are involved in battery technology. i'm wondering how you view that as the world moves towards net zero, we see all of these goals rolling out, how do you view that throughout commodity lands and whether it will hurt some and help others -- through a commodity lens and whether it will hurt some and help others. caroline: definitely there are some metals that looked as though they

the baby's mother was a woman named caroline crouch. and as the story went, she was beaten and strangled to death in athens. home by a gang of ruthless foreign runners. it was a crime story made for television with elements of glamour and go almost to script and to be believed. and the greek media feasted on it. it cannot be also let the stell to let this lady nicky say deny it. satisfied all of greek society stereotypes. a beautiful family, the bread winner babe's handsome, successful pilot and his wife caroline. good, just, i mean, i mean, i know it, well, that was the thing that they did this book of elliot, grandma, all they lived in a beautiful mesa, naturally where they were bringing up their beautiful baby daughter, or that would be enough to fulfill all societal norms of what a family should look like. but then this perfect family is under attack by who, by armed flooring burglars a little bit. the greek media turned that material into juicy content and the viewers into collected mourners based on all yep. with us in then everyt

with me are tony grew who's a parliamentaryjournalist and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. tomorrow's front pages. according to the guardian — the government has told head teachers in england to start preparing for staff shortages by using support staff as fill—in teachers, combining classes, with someclasses taught remotely and some face—to—face. the daily telegraph says that government plans to force children to wear masks in school are facing a backlash, with warnings about the long—term impact of masks on children's mental health. the daily mirror reports that the nhs is fighting a staffing �*meltdown�* with one in ten absent from work on new year's eve. meanwhile, the daily express describes the prmie minister as �*standing firm' on fresh covid restrictions despite an expected nhs staffing crisis. the times leads with ministers saying there is "nothing" in the data to support further covid restrictions — as scientists suggest that infections may peak, before new measures could have an impact. while the �*i' says borisjohnson is set to put off tough new curbs amid the u

caroline. good this. i mean, i mean i know it. well that was the thing that they did this book of at least grandma or they lived in a beautiful mesa, naturally where they were bringing up their beautiful baby daughter, or that would be enough to fulfill all societal norms of what a family should look like. but then this perfect family is under attack by who, by armed foreign burglars a little bit. the greek media turned that material into juicy content and the viewers into collective mourners. best and all you have with the scene, then everything came crashing down. it took $37.00 days for the real story to come out to chicago. okay. do you know she know a little horace, the weather nation, that crouch was in fact murdered by her own husband, left greeks wheeling and yet the mainstream media. they weren't ready to let go of that narrative. so what offices the coverage of the facts was problematic. there was a reported on sky t v, who after bobby side confessed to the murder, still referred to him as the alleged suspect. the federa

>> that is right, caroline.e basically provide a custody and protector -- infrastructure for financial intermediaries that are either using this service for themselves or they are creating wide level solutions for consumers, for retail crying -- clients. as you mentioned, there is more and more interest in crypto. 2021 was an amazing year for the industry. our client base went from 100 clients, 100 institutions using us at the beginning of this year to eve or -- over 800 by 2021 because of those clients want to make sure they have access to the most secure and well protected infrastructure. >> maybe that is why your own market capitalization goes up is something like 8 billion. we are looking at some of the companies you support, galaxy digital itself. we were just talking about that crypto index. i am curious whether you my -- move outside of financial players. at the moment that is the low hanging fruit, financial institutions not yet offering crypto that would become future clients or is it the world your oys

now caroline it is september of 2021. in a war is ending. so, people of the united states and people around the world are watching something happen. they watch how war ends. if nothing else there probably understanding this is a complicated, messy and heartbreaking thing to happen, they just do not bring down the curtain and everything is fine. so, i think your story is a story about how war's end. it is one where the one you're talking about. the story about how war's end. just because we close your book does not mean the troubles of the people you talk about her over. why does the end of the civil war interest you so much? >> i think you have tapped on several really important themes there. one of those themes we are in the midst of the war ending it is not clearly ended yet. that was absolutely the case for americans, white, black, north, south, loyal, disloyal, however you chose to describe them in 1865. i was not quite clear to end a work militarily, socially, legally, all of these questions were very much up in the air. there is a reas

caroline, thank you very much for joining us tonight.ge in south carolina, is about a much longer story than that that has been with us for quite some time. i've been eager this week to get your reflections on where we stand tonight in that larger story. >> thank you so much for having me. it's good to be back. this is terrifically personal for me, on so many levels, being here -- when james clyburn speaks, first of all, your staggered by his gravitas and his competence, and i feel this tremendous gratitude that he gave voice to his concern that we do feel. you are speaking to a young woman who is the great granddaughter of avon williams whose sister, norma erica williams, gave birth to a man that we are all familiar with paul marshall. my grandfather and marshall were first cousins. he worked for his cousin. and i grew up thinking about that legacy from the vantage of coming underneath family forgives and portraits and thinking about why there is been such a space between what my relatives were able to accomplish and then repeat that wo

or for more, i'm joined by our washington correspondent caroline a chimera. caroline, a welcome. regarding embassy officials potentially leaving the country. how does the white house want us to interpret this story? while anthony, this has not been confirmed yet by the sales department. there have been indeed some media reports that families of american diplomats posted in kiev had apparently being order to, to being advocated as starting on monday. but this has not been confirmed and president by them. he has been clear with a russian president vladimir putin em, especially during the past days. and he has been saying that if any russian military forces move across the ukrainian border as that would mean a renewed invasion. and it will be med, with an immediate and severe and united response from the united states and their allies. and that is all the information we're still getting from the white house and the se department. it comes up such a delicate moment even without confirmation. or i wonder, it seemed listening to the dialogue between the us and russia, that it had taken

caroline is unsure of it herself. i asked her. but she said a lot of men say they had affairs with his mother, i don't know i would suspect maybe he did i cannot speak unequivocably that they did. >> the people we talk about colonel house or jacobson, are all friends who played a very specific role and had an impact on policy. what are the rules do first friends play in the life of presidents? >> so, that's like what he said about fdr. did not play an inconsequential role. he advised on the policy did not speak the blunt truth, did not march into the oval office and make demands. but somebody that gave fdr what he desperately needed in the white house and that was company that was constant company. fdr, despite following a world war and depression is an intensely lonely president. his book a lonely man. partly because his wife was often away from the white house crusading for important causes. the children were not really present in the white house until his daughter and came in 1944. he says i'm either exhibit a. here's a man who

caroline, a job rod and changed his tune somewhat. the conciliatory tone was gone, replaced by condemnation. how did that more aggressive tone go down in washington? well, of course, some support at this at tone. anthony, the democrats and the ones who voted for joe biden, and they defended this new a tune, this new toner. it has been probably president biden strongest speech though, since he took office for the 1st time, he found clear words towards his predecessor saying, and that he constructed those lies and that he still cannot accept that he lost the elections. am at the same time at this new tone, clearly marks a line between them and we so president by to make clear that there are the ones who are ready to defend democracy in the united states and the others are not. it is interesting to see how his message has changed if we compared specially to his 1st speech is when he just took off his and he just went into the white house and talked about unifying this country. it is indeed a turning point in his message to the nation. re

so on one measure, you can say this has been incredibly successful. >> sreenivasan: caroline, when we think about a virus being just part of our society, that's dependent on it actually reaching everywhere. there's still huge sectors of the planet that haven't even had their first shot. >> one of the things we do know is that we can shape this curve still. so ending the inequality in access to vaccines around the world will get us to a more stable and better place faster. we also know that now so many people have be vaccinated, about two thirds of the world have gotten their first shot. plus, you know, omicron infections that we are not in a 2020 state anymore. and you know, our individual bodies and st of as a population, we're better equipped to face omicron. so even though we're not yet at an endemic state, the more people we can get vaccinated, the sooner our world comes to that. >> sreenivasan: caroline chen of propublica, thanks so much. >> thanks for having me. >> sreenivasan: for more national and international news, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: yesterday, the u

okay, let's bring in d, w, corresponding caroline and she more in washington, high carolina. we heard about these diplomatic efforts from both sides. but in reality, did the positions move forward? was there any ground might not really from what we know from here in washington. and the problem is russia is calling both for a massive retreat on nato's part and also for the creation of a kind of formal russian sphere of influence in eastern europe. so the caucus and central asia, this would require, of course, not only to rule out further expansion in east europe, but also to diminish military corporation of any kind with ukraine and other non members in europe. also, nato would have to withdraw their troops and their weapons from eastern europe and russia. they would not be bound by any reciprocal measures. russia is also asking us to withdraw their nuclear weapons from europe without any constraint on russia's considerable, one has to say, or arsenal of comparable weapons. these all shows that nato is most likely not going to agree on this things that russia is asking for. an