there got a great energy research team so shout out to them new names there, we like to hear them craig johnsonatching unity, cimarex, methanex appreciate it, buddy. >> thank you >>> do not miss craig and all this week's guests go back and maybe defend some of their picks 5:30 a.m. eastern time tomorrow, round table discussion, get you going. what else is better? wake up, get on the treadmill, get a cup of coffee and get a round table discussion on stocks. >>> our series also rolls on next week. we have great guests there as well so set your dvrs or tune in next week coming up, the debt limit show down why some top wall street analysts are beginning to get nervous about the drama in d.c. right now. >>> as we head to break, more key headlines. tesla wants the government to raise penalties for auto makers who do not meet fuel requirements it's important because tesla sells environmental credits to other auto makers to meet, and elon musk is arguing those credits are less valuable. >>> gavin newsom signing a bill yesterday aimed at protecting warehouse workers. it'll limit companies from setting q

we've got some great stock picks all week long from our panel, stephanie link, craig johnson, david katzavid i want to start with you on this round. let's talk about u.s. bank corp., because -- and i want craig to respond because not only a bank he knows it's in his backyard in minneapolis, minnesota. what is it about usb, not just a computer cable, it's a good stock ticker, what about u.s. bank corp. do you like right now and then craig i want you to respond? >> had a good week, we talked about it on tuesday morning, shortly after we spoke they announced a fairly major acquisition of union bank on the west coast, about 6 to 8% of creative so we think it's a good shareholder oriented move that on top of the low valuation, they'll be a beneficiary stock has bounced nicely but a lot of upside. >> craig, what do you think? >> brian i would add in we're overweight the financials. i'm all in on david's pick here. the relative strength is picking up and i can see the recent down trend reversal so setting the stock up to go back to the highs is one that makes sense and one we should be buying i

we have daniel say, and craig johnson. and president xi speak for the first time sin february. how do you think politics are -- >> i would say once bitten, twice shy. if you just look at the chart, these stocks peaked in february and have been making a pretty consistent series of lower lows, lower highs, from my perspective until we get back above that declining price channel, i'm not going to touch these stocks until that reversal takes place. >> danielle, give me one name you think can defy gravity >> the one name that's starting to look better in this space i think will be jd it's starting to break above the key area of resistance if jd can show some relative strength, perhaps alibaba, and the rest can follow. >> jd is trading higher today. danielle and craig, good to see you both, thank you, for more, head to our website or follow us on twitter. >> thank you, seema. >>> up next jpmorgan buying the owner of gap, and we'll look at the interesting move, next >> announcer: now the latest from tradingnation.cnbc.com and a w

neil: you know, craig, too, boris johnson referred to joe biden as a breath of fresh air and now thatdent, with whom i thought he had a pretty nice relationship. are you saying that this one is a tighter one, how would you explain it? >> i think this one is more interested in embracing the world. you know, trump was very america -first, which some people think is good, some people think is bad but biden is definitely as we heard today, this new shift on to diplomacy which is great. it's what the world needs, it's going through turmoil right now, we are seeing big problems on the horizon across the world, so the fact that the u.s. are back and playing the diplomacy game i think is a good thing and the british are reassured by that and especially, bringing australia into the fold has really helped spread the power across the world. neil: how is britain's relationship with france likely to change here? i don't know the details or the back story on all this , craig, but the french said they have this deal set with australia for these diesel-power ed submarines. i never knew a submarine co

what happened to ron johnson and the other is like, why is he saying all this? why is he doing all this stuff? >> craigen covering politics simpson the 1980s and following johnson since he was elected in 2010. >> it is unusual to have a member of the senate from a 50-50 state as conservative as ron johnson is. it is not necessarily great election politics to have, to be where ronald johnson has been on some of these issues. >> reporter: those issues include questioning safe and effective vaccines. >> should you be exposing yourself or should a parent expose a child to a vaccine that we don't know the long term safety effect of these? >> reporter: while touting covid-19 treatments that health officials have found ineffective, it's or as the fda warned, dangerous. >> there are other things that we just completely ignored. >> reporter: johnson spokeswoman said he opposed to mandates but like everyonering want the pandemic to end and hopes the vaccine will play a key role in ending it. vemd johnson is an advocate for early covid treatment. he is agnostic regarding which drugs should be effective. he wants

one is what happened to ron johnson, and the other is, like, why is he saying and doing all this stuff. >> reporter: craigson since he was elected in 2010. >> it's unusual to have a member of the senate from a 50/50 state as kconservative as ron johnson is. it's not great election politics to be where ron johnson has been on some of these issues. >> reporter: those issues include questioning safe and effective vaccines. while touting covid-19 treatments that health officials have found ineffective, or as the fda warned, dangerous. >> it's not hydroxychloroquine. there's ivermectin, there's other things that we just completely ignored. >> reporter: johnson's spokesman said he wants the pandemic to end and hopes the vaccine will play a key role in ending it. she says johnson is also an early advocate for covid treatment. he wants all the drugs researched. while johnson's critics see him as a power-hungry politician trying to keep a grip on the trumpy base of the party, he remains eager to question the establishment. >> ron johnson for him, there's a lot of truth out there. let's put it that way with the vac

one is what happened to ron johnson, and the other is why is he saying all this stuff? why is he doing all this stuff? >> reporter: craigte from a 50/50 state, as conservative as johnson is, it is not great general election politics to be kind of where ron johnson has been on some of these issues. >> reporter: those issues include questioning safe and effective vaccines. >> should you be exposing yourself or should a parent expose their child to a vaccine that we don't know the long-term safety effect of these. >> reporter: while touting covid-19 treatments that health officials found ineffective, or as the fda warned, dangerous. >> it is not just hydroxychloroquine. there are other things we just complete ignored. >> reporter: johnson's spokeswoman said he is opposed to vaccine mandate, but like everyone, he wants the pandemic to end and hopes the vaccine will play a key role in ending it. johnson is also an advocate for early covid treatment. he is agnostic concerning which drugs would be effective. he wants them all researched. shimming insists his frankness appears to voters. >> he is telling it as he sees it. there

craig. craft and the safety ha ha. clinton dix is gone as the will be joined dontae johnson on the cut list. he's a cornerback is out.ybe the biggest name of all this is kind of a surprise, cam newton and watching him just kinda left hanging by the guy who actually beat him out. mac jones, the rookie. out of alabama newton entering his 11th season. former m v p went to the super bowl as recently as 2000 and five and it doesn't look like it will be the end of the line forum as apparently the dallas cowboys are interested in him as well. hey, what a great night for the san francisco 40 niners getting together today at the concord pavilion for the first ever and if you're going to honor a guy. dwight clark. certainly a man who deserves it the first ever dwight clark legacy series and the dwight clark award, which really signifies team spirit. being a great teammate. he certainly was all of that. you see some of the luminaries ronnie lott there and that was brent jones and dwight hicks. prior to that carbon policy on hand, just a great all around rick get together for 49 illuminate res and who better to receive the first

craig melvin. true >> happy 1st birthday to camryn kimbrel. now we're going to get back to charlotte and say hello to lola alexandra johnson.rody parker is going to spend a special day playing with his two big sisters. there are your first birthdays, guys >> i wish you could have seen craig. he's sitting here eating an orange >> has a lot going on. >> interpreter: couldn't see him, but i could hear him. >> oh, i'm sorry sorry about that >> it was like you were sucking on tropicana >> i was so hungry this morning. those are great. thank you, mr. roker thank you. we'll see you in a few minutes on the third hour. >> thank you, al miss you >> do we no, i'm kidding. >> uh-oh uh-oh. >> no, no. no, i'm sorry. i was just kidding around. >> now you made him laugh and cry. >> and leave >> you may only catch us for a few hours every morning, but we're a round the clock operation. in fact, its takes a huge team effort to bring you "today." it takes a village so we decided to take you behind the scenes to reveal what it actually takes to put this broadcast together day in, day out. it's a new show. it's called making of "today." so for