i'm contessa brewer. this is the news on cnbc >>> the article of impeachment now before the senate is an unconstitutional act of vengeance. >>> lawyers for donald trump accusing house managers of wagging a campaign of hatred against the former president. >>> coast to coast we've got winter weather advisories and warnings. >> reporter: from sea to freezing sea tracking a brutal weather system that's hitting nearly every state in the nation >> i tonight know if it's a coverup. >> new york governor andrew cuomo in a harsh spotlight accused of hiding covid deaths in nursing homes >>> plus the pandemic of violence against asian-americans. hate crimes spiking during coronavirus. >>> live from cnbc global headquarters the facts. the truth. "the news with shepard smith." >>> good evening, i'm contessa brewer in for shep tonight closing argument in donald trump's impeachment trial will take place tomorrow. the final step before the vote today the defense presented and rested its case and senators asked a pointed f

. >>> tonight much of the country is a frozen tundra and it's not letting up anytime soon i'm contessa brewer. this is the news on cnbc >> this massive storm system expected to move to the northeast. >> more than 150,000 americans across dozens of states under advisory for brutal weather. record low temperatures, massive travel destructions and a dangerous forecast ahead punished for their votes to convict. facing trouble at home for taking a stand about donald trump and his behavior tonight fall-out for the g.o.p. >> i know better days are ahead. >> the biden agenda, with impeachment in the rearview, the president on covid relief and the challenges ahead. >> i want to clarify facts on the nursing homes. >> plus, new york governor andrew cuomo pushes back against accusations he hid the number of covid deaths in nursing homes. >> live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, the news with sheppard smith good evening, i'm contessa brewer in for shepard smith tonight. a powerful storm is moving across the country for areas that rarely see this weather half of america is under a winter weather advisory.

and now, more on the spac gaming world and contessa brewer with more on this and special guests. tessa. >> hello, brian. and now the agreement just cemented bringing together some well known names in gaming and the spac is brought together with andrew pascal and jim murren. now, play studios is offering well known casual games on apps and social media games and these are free to play like my vegas black jack, but the players earn real rewards like a night at mgm resorts and a partner to play studios and they have nearly 300 such partner around the globe, and big plans for expansion. this deal values the play studios at $1.1 billion, and the institutional investors blackrock, clear bridge, and newberger have signed on already, and joining me now for the first exclusive on cnbc is jim murren and andrew pascal. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and jim, you bring to the table, a wealth of knowledge about the world of gaming and by that i mean gambling. and where it can go digitally. what are the hopes and expectations for this acquisition? >> well, i believe fi

brian, back to you. >> thank you, contessa brewer. >>> well, it is time for the daily vaccination update, and where we stand on the race for the shots and the numbers of where citi is going to be hitting a speed bump, and just over 43 million doses administered and 32.8 million people getting at least one shot, which means that the percentage of u.s. adults over 18 with at least one shot ticked up a little bit. 12.8% from yesterday's 12.5. all of this is the biden administration is focusing its attention on a key issue which is convincing every american to take the vaccine. according to a new cdc study 49% of mile an hour americans only will be vaccinated which is up from september, but still low. we will talk more about this gap in the coming days and what is the lag between the first shot and the second shot, and that three to four-week lag that you have the take or if a lot of areas will be building up the supplies, because we are hearing the reports of of the empty vaccination locations. the story to watch. all right. ahead, a rising market is not just helping the 401(k), and believe

. >> cnbc's contessa brewer on the latest controversy the governor's facing. >> cuomo's aides who sayre in the room cat gorically deny the governor made any threats. he's calling their accusations conspiracy theories, blaming opponents, as we saw from assemblyman kim from queens, cuomo is now accusing him of running a racket >> if you attack my integrity and my administration's integrity, am i going to fail to respond? no >> we talked to assemblyman kim a short time ago ourselves and says look, this is all a distraction. >> instead of addressing the reasons why their office made an attempt to hide and cover up nursing home deaths and give out legal immunity at the peak of the pandemic in nursing homes, he's deflecting. that's what he does best >> as the spotlight intensifies on cuomo and whether he intentionally tried to hide the death toll at the nursing homes, families are demanding answers for example, agnes died a couple days after her nursing home sent her there. her son, a registered democrat, same party as cuomo says this isn't about politics the. >> i think there was an intent

. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm contessa brewer. here's your cnbc news this hour.ple with dementia are twice as likely to get covid-19 and twice as likely to die after getting it >> the town of palm beach, florida, is considering whether former president donald trump can continue living at his mar-a-lago club. council members will hear from the town's attorney on a 1993 agreement that some say bars him from living at the club. >> in myanmar's second big of the city, hundreds of protesters are taking to the streets despite the bans on gatherings police used water canons to disperse those demonstrators. >> nielsen says 92 million people watched the super bowl on tv that's the fewest in 15 years and cbs says it was the most livestreamed super bowl in history which brought total viewership above 96 million people and still a drop from last year and an enthusiasm lag there. >> it is always tough. >> contessa brewer. steph, you bought match group and sold costco. take me through that trade >> yeah. i mean, costco is just profit taking at 35 times earnings. it's almost li

multiple gaming platforms had multiple crashes contessa brewer joins us there what happened?om fanduel saying they were experiencing outages. was it all driven because of the surge in betting demand? >> well, i mean, that's part of it, dom. look, even before the game started, you had furious betters taking to social media to complain about online and moeshl crashes and there was a lot of swearing one tweeter wrote, how is it i'm seeing fanduel commercials on my television almost rubbing it in that i can't even place a bet. i'm told fanduals outages were intermittent because it exceeded expectations in michigan, they love sports betting and it just launched last month in nevada it wasn't just the betmga app, it was all the retail sports books. mgm couldn't take bets during the game or settle afterwards. they were still working actively to try to close out tickets at closing time in the sports book. barstool got complaints over its app crashes. penn gaming didn't point the finger at camby, draftkings did. in the meantime, draftking says it appears this outage was caused by a su

. >> he spent ten minutes berating me, yelling at me, threatening me and my career >> cnbc's contessa brewer now on the latest controversy the governor is facing contessa >> well, shep, cuomo's aides who say they were in the room categorically deny that the governor made any threats, but of course the pressure is building on cuomo. he's lashing out now at his critics, calling their accusations conspiracy theories, blaming opponents. as we saw from assemblyman kim from queens, cuomo is now accusing him of running a racket >> if you attack my integrity and my administration's integrity, am i going to fail to respond? no >> we talked to assemblyman ron kim just a short time ago ourselves and he says, look, this is all a distraction. >> instead of addressing the reasons why their office made an attempt to hide and cover up nursing home deaths and give out legal immunity at the peak of the pandemic nursing homes, he's deflecting and that's what he does best. >> as the spotlight intensifies on cuomo and whether he intentionally tried to hide the true death toll at state's nursing homes, furious fa

. >> cnbc's contessa brewer on the latest controversy that the governor is facing. shep, the aides who say they were in the room categorically deny that the governor made any threats, but the pressure is building on cuomo, and he is lashing out at the critics calling them conspiracy theories and blaming the opponents as we saw from assemblyman kim. calling it a racket. >> if you attack my integrity and my administration's integrity, am i going to fail to respond? no. >> we talked to assemblyman kim, and he says, this is a distraction. >> instead of addressing the reason that their office made an attempt to hide and cover-up the nursing home deaths and failed to give tout number in the height of the pandemic, he deflects, and that is what he does best. >> they are saying that he is hiding the toll, and families are furious. agnes died a couple of days after her nursing home sent her there. her son is a registered democrat and the same party as cuomo said this is not about politics. >> i believe there is an intentional cover-up because of the numbers. he is bragging ab

they can fight gambling so the government plays a big role. >> contessa brewer, thank you. >> facebook's that would force the tech giant to pay the publishers for their content. canada and eu lawmakers slamming saying they will not back down on legislation of their own that would force the social media giant to pay for content and a top uk lawmaker warns, australia is the ka canary in t coal mine. legislation ignores the realities of the relationship with publishers. news feeds still empty for users down under crystal crews line is making it clear novak se-- no vaccine, no crews. all passengers must be fully vaccinated against covid-19. >> a little tech problem there if you want to know nor about this this is removing blood to make it look more like a real vaccine. on wall street, the dow up one, the s&p 500 down seven and the nasdaq up nine >> heard you the whole time. ready. >>> i'm shepard smith and back by the miracle of television it's the bottom of the hour. time for top of the news at a virtual g-7 meeting, president biden had a message for world leaders. america is back. he told

here's cnbc's contessa brewer. >> reporter: the pandemic and remote learning in the denver suburbs has taken its toll >> i started getting trapped in my own brain it's a cycle of doing nothing but screen time and school all day. >> reporter: madeline's a high school senior, andy's a sophomore. >> when i don't have a social connection with the people i choose to be around that hit me low. i think, yes, it has affected my mental health. >> as a parent, it's horrible. and i only get upset because it's my kids give me a second. >> reporter: their mom, a nurse practitioner, finds herself tackling tough conversations. >> one of my questions always is, do you feel like harming yourself and that's partly because it's my job to ask that at work and sometimes the answer has been, "i don't know. sometimes it's, "no, mom, i'm fine, leave me alone." >> reporter: over seven months last year, cdc reports 25% to 30% more emergency trips for children and teens for mental health reasons than in 2019. >> a big part of support and treatment for those individuals is connecting with others. the importance o

. >>> cnbc's contessa brewer with more on how the storm has delayed statewide vaccine efforts. >> reporter: the wind whistling, snow blowing and vaccination appointments canceled up and down the eastern seaboard in at least 11 states the nor'easter canceled some covid-19 vaccine cli clinics, six mega sites shuttered in new jersey. rhode island closed all three of its regional senators today. philadelphia opened only one of its city-run sites in massachusetts, the winter weather disrupted the rollout of phase two of vaccinations and the opening scheduled for the reggie lewis center in boston postponed. new york shut down at least five mass vaccination sites and half a dozen pop-up clinics new york city canceled all appointments through tomorrow. >> the storm is disrupting our vaccination effort and we need to keep people safe. we don't want folks, especially seniors, going out in unsafe conditions to get vaccinated. >> reporter: some pharmacies and hospitals were still doling out shots for those who could get there. mass transit ground to a halt. in new jersey, a system-wide shutdown from m

we may see that show up in the numbers in coming days. >> contessa, brewer. thank you. >>> the cdc director says dangerous new variants remain a great concern, even as covid cases are falling nationwide so far at least 32 states have reported cases of strains first detected in the united kingdom, in brazil and south africa that's data from the cdc over the weekend health officials in maryland reported the state's first case of the south african variant. it's now the third known case of the strain in the u.s. today dr. anthony fauci said vaccines are the best way to fight the variants and called on americans to get a shot as soon as you can. >> you need to get vaccinated when it becomes available, as quickly and expeditiously as possible throughout the country. viruss cannot mutate if they don't replicate. >> there are positive new coved items ton. the cdc shows the u.s. vaccination effort is picking up speed, while average daily cases and hospitalizations have dropped. to levels that we really haven't seen in months but the death rate is still alarmingly high

i'm contessa brewer, as you just saw, the dow down 465 points bob pisani joins us with a look at what's selling off and why. bob? >> contessa, a 4 to 1 declining/advancing stocks this is what you call lightening up for the moment the stock market is slave to the bond market. i'll explain that in a moment, but tech has been a market leader on and off throughout the year, frankly, but not today materials, banks industrials, energy there's your reflationary trade. tech combined with reflationary trade to the down side, that's a problem. as for megacap tech, they've been week for the last week and a half apple, for example, and facebook about 15% off their 52-week highs. same for nvidia, 12%, 13% off the recent highs maybe that's expected given the huge run-up in the last year there are slews of banks hitting 52-week highs. they're down at the moment, but at the open, most of these big names, all at 52-week highs. bear that in mind. finally the major indices. bear in mind nasdaq only 6% off the 52-week high the russell 20003% s&p is only 2% off the 52-week highs. we had getting some inflati

contessa brewer will be with us. stocks you are surging we're at the highs of the session. the market shrugging off rising interest rates we'll tell you what is driving this comeback to stocks today. buying up the cryptocurrency sit. could the bank stocks be the next to dive into the cryptocrazy. later, a toy turnaround. and a strong consumer thank to more stimulus checks we will talk to the ceo of mattel, as "power lunch" starts right now. the dow hit a record, even as the ten-year yield -- that's raising questions about stretch valuations let's bring in bob pisani for more hello, bob >> hello what's happened midday is tech stocks are joining a rally that largely was reflation stocks to right now take a look at the sectors that are moving your banks and materials that's what's giving you a big oomph in the middle of the day a bit of paw in the last two weeks, your big days, micron, nvidia, texas instruments, are doing okay, but they're being joined by salesforce adobes. you can feel apple kind of wants to go positive they're still in the mix the opening stocks are also doi

contessa brewer now. contessa >> shep, boylan wrote in an essay on the website median that she told her family and a few friends and therapist over the past few year, but today, she tweeted a rather in december a general accusation, because she says that cuomo's name was floated as a potential candidate for attorney general in the biden administration, and then she says another former cuomo staffer floated similar accusations of hers, and she wants to help others to come forward to tell her truth. boylan is accusing him of not only harassment, but a fostered an environment of the he liked h you he floated innuendo. and he suggested that they play strip poker. the governor 's press secretary says, there was no flight where lindsey was alone with the governor with a state trooper, and goes on to quote other staffers that they were on each of the october flights and this conversation did not happen. they say. but the backlash has been swift and fierce. republican congresswoman elise stepanek says that cuomo s

some of the other big gambling names moving higher today as well here now, jason robin is with contessa brewer. >> thank you, seema. hello, jason nice to have you with us today gambling has gotten a lot of attention behalf robinhood, reddit, everybody from congressional lawmakers, to charlie munger, i'm wondering whether you see robinhood as a competitor i think people can argue whether there's similar dynamics i think most people still trade and buy stocks for long-term wealth creation, not for recreation and entertainment, but certainly i think there are some that might, but we don't see it as a competition. you had a really incredible do you think that changes once people start going back to work, once we're not so concerned about the pandemic and protection >> first, thank you, and, you know, we did talk about this a bit on the earnings call, as we thought about our guidance last year, we did build a bit of conservatism into into the back half of the year, with the expectation there may be softening of tailwinters it's hard to determine what was actually driving some of this increased mome

contessa brewer joins with us the latest >> well, take a look at this here, wilf parking lot outsideside the fan duel sports back feels different in this era of social distancing. more than 23 million americans plan to bet a total of $4.3 billion between the matchup between the chiefs and the bucs. according to the american gaming association that's down 34% even though sports betting is now legal in seven states more than last year. you can blame the pandemic fewer office pools, and all of those boxes being passed around. the capacity restrictions at sports book comes into play here but online and mobile bets on the game are up 63% in part because more states now allow it fan duel tells us the action is lopsided for the chiefs. as 3-point favorites they have heavy money on mahomes and orange gator aid is the favorite that's the news from new jersey at the sports book sara >> very cool that you got an inside peek, contessa brewer thank you. >> time for a cnbc news update with sue herera hi, sue. >> hello good to see you. here's what's happening at this hour, everyone >>> bail has bee

contessa brewer will be with us. stocks you are surging we're at the highs of the session.f rising interest rates we'll tell you what is driving this comeback to stocks today. buying up the cryptocurrency sit. could the bank stocks be the next to dive into the cryptocrazy. later, a toy turnaround. and a strong consumer thank to more stimulus checks we will talk to the ceo of mattel, as "power lunch" starts right now.

several major gambling sites crashed sidelining many would be betters for the big game cnbc's contessa brewere fallout. contessa, what happened? >> well, shep, here you are, biggest game of the year and gamblers can't gamble, hell hath no fury. hell hath no fan duel, draftking, all experienced app an website crashes just before and during the super bowl and betters were not kind. i mean, in what world this tweeter says does a sports book crash an hour before super bowl? you are incompetent, inadequate and an utter disgrace at doing the only thing you're supposed to do. he was tweeting a company, by the way. fanduel says its demand exceeded expectations the biggest problems in michigan where sports betting just launched last month. bar stool got complaints over its app crashes. penn national gaming blames third-party tech issues. didn't point the finger specifically at its partner kambi that provides the technology but draftkings did.s the volume of last year's super kambi says it saw three times the volume of last year's super bowl kambi says that wasn't the problem. it was one specific offer

. >> contessa brewer, thank you. karen, you're long mgm >> yeah, long m manager. i bought it -- i don't remember -- in may or june the 13 d that iac filed. remember barry diller and joey leven went on the board never -- not never but i don't recall them taking something this big they're a buyer of companies to put in their fold. they like this and they believe that the online gaming business could be huge for them and obviously we see that starting to take lays place that was really interesting to me to follow them. the stock didn't trade up that much on the heels of that. given that not different prices than they did in the low 20s was really interesting to me plus you have the reopen trade stocks open up a lot going into this earnings. the stock -- the story isn't about this quarter's earnings. i'm going to hang on to it i like it. i think it's a reopen trade and i like gaming as well -- the online gaming as well. >> guy >> think about it. i mean, mgm closed higher today than it closed its previous high back in february i know it's karen's right to not talk abou

i'm contessa brewer.senate is an unconstitutional act of vengeance. >>> lawyers for donald trump accusing house managers of wagging a campaign of hatred against the former president. >>> coast to coast we've got winter weather advisories and warnings. >> reporter: from sea to freezing sea tracking a brutal weather system that's hitting nearly every state in the nation

first, contessa brewer on burpout and what it's doing to our bodies >> reporter: a radio host unofficially coined the phrase, hitting a pandemic wall, when she tweeted about burnout from nonstop work and child care and isolation. 80,000 likes thousands of retweets. she clearly struck a nerve >> i'm beginning to feel disconnected with the world a little bit, because all of my relationships and all of my conversations are via zoom. >> kent sumpter hosts the "sisters connect" podcast but she's not connecting, at least not physically she's desperate to get back to hugging friends and family. >> i don't know how much longer i can personally just kind of deal with what's happening. >> there are days when i'm just -- i could use a break. and i can't have a break because we take the pandemic very seriously. >> last fall we talked to matt and wife kate about fighting anxiety and depression and the ways the pandemic makes it harder, especially juggling jobs and young children and doing it all at the same time, at home, together >> the routines that we have, that we had set in place, now that it's co

contessa brewer has them for us. >> hi there, sara. the top and bottom lines revenue coming in at 1.49 billion versus 1.52 billion consensus and a loss of 92 cents a share versus estimates of 90 cents a share. no wonder the las vegas strip hasn't recovered yet we just aren't seeing travelers heading back in the same way multiple mgm properties are closed mid week because of the lack of group business net revenues down 66% same quarter from the previous year down 58% in mckou. the bright spot the regional properties in the united states where net revenues declined only 34% but margins increased 124 basis points the company says its digital app bet mgm significantly increased market share will be in 20 markets by the year's end and liquidity in good shape domestically here at $5.6 billion heading into 2021 the stock right now as you can see down 3.3 in extended trading. call begins at 5:00. >> thank you. >>> up next on the show mike santoli is back taking a look at whether slipping investor adviser sentiment could be signaling a risk to

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> i'm contessa brewer, here's your cnbc update at this hour.er nancy pelosi says the house's covid relief bill will include a their 15 minimum wage. she expects lawmakers will finish work on the legislation by the end of the month. >> don't count on extra time to file your taxes this year. the irs says there are no current plans to extend the april 15th deadline. last year the irs gave americans an extra three months because of the pandemic the white house says it's not considering any new restrictions on domestic air travel reports the administration is looking at covid-related limits on travel to florida brought denunciations from any politicians. meghan has won her battle. that decision ends prospects for a high-profile traial though parts of the case gl to court. >> contessa, thank you very much steve weiss, i come to you i find this interesting. you have repeatedly dissed bitcoin on this program, yet you repeatedly get into the trade. you've -- you've -- you've called it really nothing more than speculation, amomentum play and you are back

. >> cnbc's contessa brewer on the blurred lines between gaming, gambling and trading >> a lot of investingms these days look a lot like gaming apps, space shooter offers free treasures, fan duel free bets, robinhood offers free stock. >> what you're seeing from investing to gambling to gaming are the industries really trying to learn from each other one of the biggest ways they have done that is by increasing accessibility, making it easy to engage in their products and easy to spend money. >> on capitol hill, lawmakers asked if investing is gambling, but those testifying have an vested interest in avoiding gambling's bad rap and costly regulation maybe they should have asked researchers studying gambling. >> investing whether it's on the stock market, hedge funds, derivatives or whatever, this is actually a form of government. >> he says the 24/7 availability of the platforms, moment by moment action, the notifications to draw users back in creates more potential for problems. this man knows the song of the bells and whistles, the allure of the win for him, it was video gaming around the

billions of dollars lost from in-person betting at fanduel sportsbook in new jersey, here's cnbc's contessa brewer. >> long lines today at this sports book just outside new york city, but look around covid is having an impact. capacity restrictions, enforced social distancing, fanduel is on pace to take in more super bowl bets here than last year from betters who are eager for some action >> i love the idea of getting physical tickets it feels old school. it feels fun just getting an actual ticket, and i love the revenge aspect and feeling really smart when i come back here i give this to these guys. >> reporter: this is one of the bright spots in the pandemic all those covid precautions have taken a financial toll overall super bowl betting this year is expected to decline 38% to an overall total of 4.3 billion, and it's not just at the sports books, there are fewer office pools, and you know, those squares being passed around the american gaming association, though, tells us we will likely see a record year for legal bets as seven more states than last year have launched sports betting. and the

at fan duel sports book in new jersey, here's contessa brewer >> reporter: long lines today at this sportk just around new york city. look around, covid is having an impact, capacity restrictions and forced social distances. fan duel is on pace to take in more super bowl bets here than last year for bettors eager for action >> i love the idea of getting official tickets it feels old school and feels fun just getting the actual ticket i love the revenge aspect when i get to come back here and have them give me physical cash >> reporter: this is one of the bright spots in the pandemic all those covid precautions have taken a financial toll overall super bowl betting this year is expected to decline 38% to an overall total of 4.3 billion. it's not just with the sport books. there are fewer office pools and those squares being passed around the american gaming association tells us we'll likely see a record year for legal bets as seven more states than last year have launched real betting the real surge is online betting. in many states people can pick um their phone, open an app and make a be

. >>> wynn resorts earnings crossing contessa brewer has got them for us. >> a miss on top and bottom coming in at $686 million, a loss per share of 2.45. but the company is reporting profitability in a key earnings metric at its macao properties insfooit spite of significant covid restrictions in place there as well as in boston and las vegas. wynn said it can't predict when those will lift. they have a new initiative called wynn interactive, this is its mobile gaming initiative launched in three states just in time for the super bowl this weekend. the stock off 1.3. >>> more details on snap's numbers. julia boorstin has them for us >> wilf, more insight into why snap shares are trading lower despite beating expectations the company warning about an impact from apple. the upcoming operating system change saying we anticipate the ios platform policy changes to be implemented later this quarter will create another interruption to demand immediately after they are implemented. it is not clear what it means for the top line momentum for our business and it may not be clear until months a

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>> an opportunity for investors to participate in the market as institutionals participate >> contessa brewer carl. look, for starters, you have lawmakers who are asking people who have a vested interest in avoiding the kind of bad rap and onerous regulation of gambling i asked experts in gaming for sta starters-an expert in behavioral addiction, asked about the bells and whistles and the notifications. >> whether it's on the stock market, you know, hedge funds, derivatives or whatever, this is actually a form of gambling. what you described is something like gambling where it's on your smartphone and you could be rewarded every minute seeing your stock go up or down >> now, look, investment platforms could snatch a page from the playbook of highly regulated gaming companies first, put all that data they are collecting on customers to good use develop predictive analytics to identify markers of harm that is, you know, if someone who has invested hundreds of dollars is suddenly investing thousands or someone who is new suddenly is engaming in high-risk options activity, identify that as marker