mobile. what we found were systematic discrepancies between on the one hand, what exxon next to mobile scientists said in academic circles and behind closed doors, versus on the other. what the company told the general public on the open page of the new york times and elsewhere. we found that they publicly fixates on consumer energy demand and on the role of energy efficiency rather than on the fossil fuels that they actually supply. this has the overall effect of shifting responsibility for the climate crisis away from companies and onto their customers. on exxon mobil told us that public statements about climate change and have been truthful, fact based, transparent, and consistent with the views of the broader mainstream scientific community. at the time, but fossil fuel companies can see the writing on the wall. so they're no longer selling a product. they're selling an idea. they want consumers to know that they are indispensable partners in a green new future. and platforms like facebook and instagram a, where they're targeting audience with ads that detoxify or green wash their image. face

on exxon mobil told us that public statements about climate change and have been truthful, fact based, transparent, and consistent with the views of the broader mainstream scientific community. at the time, but fossil fuel companies can see the writing on the wall. so they're no longer selling a product. the selling an idea. they want consumers to know that they are indispensable partners in a green new future. and platforms like facebook and instagram, where they're targeting audiences with ads that detoxify or green wash their image . facebook ad library is a window into how these companies position themselves as part of the solution like this one which features some of the brightest minds that show, i say i work in renewable energy, and they gave me a moment for that. i talk about solar panels, people's rooms, the big wind turbines. i help the energy that those things produce. getting to people's, these campaigns subtle and increasing the aspirational, playing and desire to travel and explore. all you have to do is follow the rules. phillips, 60 things live to the full shall and co

we have exxon mobil and chevron higher, and of course, gasoline higher, up 0.7%, at one point up 3%.il has that refinery fire down in texas that has brought the price of gasoline higher, so lots of green on the screen, including energy. guy: let's talk about the natural gas market. gas prices are absolutely plunging today, down really sharply, as you can see. we've just had some inventory data, bang in line with estimates, down by 55 bps. that's what the inventory data is telling us. that is a significant divergence from what we have seen recently. milder weather certainly a factor going forward from here. we also have a change in the narrative and europe. european net gas has come down sharply. one of the reasons for this, and i hope you can see this on the screen, is you've got all of these lng carriers heading out of the united states towards europe. european prices are superhigh right now, and as a result of which, these cargoes are moving across the atlantic as we struggle in europe to deal with cold weather that is certainly here at the moment. the absence of russian gas which

exxon mobil says air quality monitoring at the site has shown no adverse impact so far. crocs fell after a deal to a gry -- after a deal to buy shoe brand heydude. it will operate as a standalone division that makes lightweight casuals shoes and sandals for men and women. airlines faced an uncertain week during traditionally one of the busiest periods of the year. airline stocks rallied today following reports that omicron is likely not as severe as previous variants. countries across europe are bringing back travel restrictions and even lockdowns. that is your latest business flash. sonali: thank you so much. guy, are you willing to get back on a plane again? guy: pretty much. i have to say, you would want to be masked up. you want to take precautions. you want to be protected. good masks probably a fairly good idea at this point. but airplanes have medical grade air filtration on them, so when some ways, they are quite safe places to be relative to other gatherings. but i would certainly want to be making sure that i was careful if i was getting on a plane. i know a lo

exxon mobil says monitoring at the site have shown no adverse impact so far.ummers's warning of a testing period for the u.s. economy in the coming years with the risk of recession followed by stagnation. in an interview with bloomberg economics, larry summers said the fed has been late on inflation and delayed action could tip the economy into a slump. the e.u. is urging negotiators to speed up their efforts to resolve a standoff between iran and the u.s. when they meet on december 27. next round of talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. the eu chief negotiator tweeted it is important to pick up the pace on key outstanding issues. the u.s. exited the packed in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions on iran. the supreme court says it will hold a special session in two weeks to weigh challenges to two bided administration policies covering vaccine requirements for millions of workers. the high court says it will hear arguments in the cases january 7 amid rising coronavirus cases in an extraordinarily fast timeline will the court had not been scheduled to hear ca

liz: exxon mobil is higher right now.ed to get people to news the exxon mobil said it is going to better as far as revenues are concerned specifically even as they cut back on admissions. is that an interesting trade? >> i think it's an interesting trade i'm not sure i would want to buy today with what's going on at the price of oil right now. but i think next on is a wonderful company in the energy sector. and a lot of people own it and have made over the years and done quite well. i think as your other guests point out. i think the bigger question are we really overreacting here to the latest variant of covid-19. the markets are trading at all-time highs, not at all time lows. it's not march 2020. it's december 2021. clearly there is a lot of fluff in the market at the moment so a technical selloff is probably not unwarranted but i wonder if her not overreacting. i think it's early to throw the baby out with the bathwater. liz: as you are speaking were hitting session lows. both the bathwater and the baby on the street

flames shooting out of the exxon mobil oil refinery just outside of houston.g, yes. we are currently at the exxon mobil office here in baytown located just about two miles away from that refinery behind me where that fire took place. now, we are told that this occurred just before 1:00 this morning and that exxon mobil's emergency response team at the plant was able to put out those flames within 45 minutes. we learned that the location where the fire happened is where gasoline is produced. now, that part of the plant is shut down while the rest is still operating. the air quality has been tested in this area and has passed and we learned there was no need for a shelter in place to be issued for the community. now, unfortunately, as you mentioned, four workers were injured in the fire. three had to be transported via life flight. they suffered second and third degree burns and one suffered a broken femur. we are told they are all being treated at one of the area hospitals here and all in stable condition. now, at the moment the cause of the fire is not known.

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exxon mobil said the air quality remained safe. president biden signed a bill today banning imports of products from china's xinjiang region, over forced labor concerns. the bipartisan legislation aims to hold beijing accountable for its abuse of china's uyghur muslim minority. the u.s. government and human rights groups have said it amounts to genocide, but china has denied the claims. former president trump today asked the supreme court to block the release of white house records to the house committee investigating the january 6 capitol insurrection. it is his legal team's last- ditch effort, after a federal appeals court ruled against him two weeks ago. mr. trump insists he has the right to assert executive privilege. the humanitarian crisis in ethiopia is expected to escalate even more next year. a new united nations report out today estimates that 22 million ethiopians will need humanitarian aid. that comes amid ongoing conflict in the tigray region and elsewhere. the east african country is also facing drought, flooding, dis

romaine: a headline earlier from exxon mobil that they were not going to have pay wages -- pay raises that match inflation. taylor: that is hard when inflation is 6%. you need an increase in your salary of 6%, or you are losing money. with some of the numbers as we ramp up to the holiday season, some of the anecdotal evidence from ceo's on this program is they are not hiring seasonally. it has been so hard to hire workers that they are incentivizing them to stay on, because the job search has been so difficult. do you hear that as well? molly: it would be interesting to see what we get out of that tomorrow. there is a line in the jobs report on hiring for temporary services, which generally around this time of year would point holiday hiring. last month, very strong numbers. you would think that in november that would hopefully increase from the october level. caroline: molly smith with the inside track. thank you so much. longer-term perspectives -- an economist is with us for more. as we look at these one-off numbers, what about the participation rate within that? that is something

we don't see trust fossil fuel companies like exxon mobil, when they'd say that you're trying to and could open warming at the end of the day . facebook, if the company and to the and to the extent a curious about this matter it's, it's because of public attention. bitches. over in amity, ted resource in countries like me, ammo. the activity and amy ama is not new 33 years ago. the united nations fact finding mission the they said that facebook played a determining ro in that me and my genocide facebook has apologized for its actions repeatedly, but it has failed to take action because at the end of the facebook as a company, and there is no profit in stop in genocide for them. this jason? no eyes and i wanted to say, i think sofi just told it is it is. and you know what we're dealing here with facebook is a monopolistic juggernaut which is out of control running through our cultural streets. and they seem to feel that they can move around this world with impunity using st. carefully crafted structures to avoid liability. and it's got to stop these things have to change, they have to

i'm david faber on the houston campus of exxon mobil. a nice background behind you, by the way. i'm told it's the drilling fluids analysis that's going on. not what we're here to talk about today, but very glad we could join you we are here to talk about the release where you k0d fitted many of the targets that you shared, so what is different today about why people should think about these numbers, again, if they saw you talking about them a few week back >> well, we're welcome to have you here today, and show you a view of the lab and some of the things we're doing what we did in the third quarter earnings call, we just had a preliminary view with the board, shared the perspective of the things that the board was looking at in november we finalized that plan this release puts more detail be hind of numbers, a plan that, frankly we're very, very proud of we set some fairly aggressive targtsds, like for 2025, to double earnings in cash flow the pandemic got in the way of that, and set those plans backso double earnings in cash flow the pandemic got in the way of that, and set th

>> reporter: democratic congressman peter welch under fire after he and his wife sold $6,000 in exxon mobilponsored a bill to report such sales for congress but missed the deadline by a week, his wife made the transaction they no longer own individual stocks. before i let you go check tonight's episode of american dream home at 8:00 pm eastern time on the foxbusiness network. back to both of you. todd: and irate airline passenger facing charges after attacking a man wearing a mask while eating. benjamin: the faa reports a staggering number of unruly passengers. jackie ibanez is back with more. >> reporter: that woman identified by authorities as real estate agent patricia cornwall is facing federal assault charges accused of striking and spitting on an 80-year-old passenger. >> imagine seeing that on your next flight. cornwall, ex-nfl teen cheerleader lashing out at the man for being unmasked. you can see she's not wearing a mask herself. the complaint since the incident started when cornwall cannot get the receipt from the restaurant because of a beverage cart blocking the aisle. a flight

the fourth quarter is turning out to be a good one for exxon mobil. ny says higher crude order and natural gas who stood results by $1.9 billion. shares of exxon are up 47% this year and are on track for their best annual performance in at least 40 years. tesla and elon musk may have extras to celebrate new year's eve. record quarterly deliveries in the last hours of 2021. if they succeed, that would cap a year in which the electric car companies market value zooms past $1 trillion. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on "bloomberg quicktake," powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm dani burger. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> the idea the home tests are probably not being reported as effectively to public health officials, all of that is contributing to a real undercount in the number of cases we are seeing. outside of hospitalizations and deaths because we can get accurate numbers on those. matt: that was the professor and virologist at the bloomberg school of public health delivering a reality check on our accountin

the fourth quarter is turning out to be good for exxon mobil.crude oil boosted quarterly results by as much as $1.9 billion. shares are up 47% this year, on track for their best annual performance in 30 years. the top airline trade group in the u.s. filed an emergency request in the rollout of 5g. they say 5g airwaves could interfere with aircraft equipment and disrupt flights. the companies say they will rollout the new service at temporarily reduced power in the coming months. global news 24 hours a day, on air and bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm dani burger. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> mandates have been constitutional in the united states for 116 years. there's good evidence they work and it takes the onus away from the individual, moves at more onto society, employers, the government. back in have a big impact on people. matt: that was dr. chris beyner, johns hopkins public school of health doctor. i want to take a look at the markets. we are closed in germany and the u.k

. >>> oil giant exxon mobil announcing it aims to have net zero by 2030 electrifying operations, expanding methane and eliminating routine flaring as governments pressure energy companies to fight against clip mat change exxon recently committed $15 billion to lower emissions investments over the next six years. we now find that 85% of individual investors are interested in sustainable investing. among millennials, the interest is even stronger. ♪♪ one of the big trends in sustainable investing is data, and the ability to understand how sustainable your investments are. by taking that information into account, investors can make better decisions for the long term. sustainability is not about one number. it's about variables like water usage, data privacy, consumer trust, diversity, land use and conservation. all types of investors are now considering this in their investment decisions. this is not niche. one in four dollars globally is following some form of sustainable investing. with sustainable investing at this scale, there's power to change the markets and have an impact on the issues

the fourth quarter is turning out to be a good one for exxon mobil.ny says higher crude oil and natural gas prices boosted quarterly results by as much as $1.9 billion. shares of exxon are up 47% this year, and they are on track for their best annual performance in at least 40 years. the top airline trade group in the u.s. has filed an emergency request for delay in the rollout of a new 5g wireless service near airports. airlines for america says the 5g airwaves could interfere with aircraft equipment and are shipped flights. the wireless companies say they will rule up -- they will rollout the new service in the coming months. and the celebrations have already begun around the globe, ringing in the new year. new zealand did a spectacular light show at midnight in the city of auckland. the traditional fireworks show was canceled due to the risk of covid among the crowds who were expected to attend. for our radio listeners, we are now showing pictures of that celebration in auckland. or to come around the world, even though we have seen a lot of cancel

another thing we're watching, the aftermath of the exxon mobil plan. baytown refinery caught fire around 3:00 a.m. injured four. all stuff has been accounted for and three of the four were seriously injured. part of the plant that was impacted does handle gas that goes to our tanks. the white house has told fox business that they're keeping an eye on the situation. like i said, that area of the plant could have an impact on gas prices. we're trying to figure out what that will mean at the pumps. it's an estimate for the 3:25. all the americans that i talked to hope it goes way below that. >> neil: they don't like where it is now. thanks, madison. have a very merry christmas. madison is following that in tampa, florida. as madison pointed out, david lee miller pointed out, all the hassles, the crowds, the high prices, people are willing to pay up to get out. the travel zoo senior editor is joining it's right now. gabe, goods to have you. what is driving this? think about traveling today and during the holidays, it's can be a headache. people are doing i

reggie: injuries are being reported in one is being described as a major industrial accident at exxon mobilnt in texas, not far from houston. the company set a fire broke out just after 1:00 a.m. local time. the harris county sheriff reported a possible explosion inside the point. he believes four people were hurt, three were medevaced to the hospital and one taken by ambulance. kumasi: leaders of a san jose synagogue are raising money to help rebuild after the building caught fire on the synagogue -- caught fire. someone lit a fire in the carport yesterday, and that ended up spreading to the entire building. investigators are looking into whether it was intentionally set. they have set up a gofundme page. so far, they have raced when he thousand dollars. kumasi: -- reggie: were celebrated at the second harvest food bank. the mayor helped roll up his sleeves to deliver to local families. resilience core volunteers do most of that work. they and otherskp 1600 paages of food day. weotrs to foow theop t helpfood distributn in so many other ways. reggie: needs resilience core members more than

reggie: a fire overnight at this exxon mobil refinery in texas. at least four people were hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. kumasi: number seven, do we need this? a japanese professor has invented a tv that you can taste. reggie: no, no. kumasi: do we need this? reggie: i don't need anything about this. kumasi: it sprays the flavor of whatever you are seeing on a film that goes across the screen and you can lick that flavor off. he says he hopes this could enhance the way that people interact during the pandemic. reggie: not in 202180 o o in 2021 ad or 2022 ad either. damion lee is joining andrew wiggins in jordan poole on the nba covid protocol list which totals 90 players. the warriors roster is fully vaccinated and every player eligibleor booster shot has received one, so they are following the protocols closely. this covid news is especially tough for lee. with christmas in just a couple days, the players are taking extra precautions. >> christmas is coming up and my family is talking about what are we going to do? i can't really do that. it sucks. basketba

exxon mobile is laying out a plan to double earnings and cash flow over the next six years exxon saysl spending well below prepandemic levels and also spend $15 billion on emission reducing technologies >>> merck share getting a boost this morning an fda panel narrowly recommending emergency use of merck's covid pill for treating high-risk patients it paves the way for the drug to be available in the u.s. before the end of the year. >>> moderna shares meantime plunging more than 8% after losing a vaccine patent case and shares are now up 50%. could sue for vaccine royalties if the patents are upheld. >>> capital one ending consumer overdraft fees the largest u.s. bank to do so consumer advocates have been pushing to end the costly fees for years. capital one says that the move will cost it $150 million a year in lost revenues you can head to cnbc.com for more details on the story. carl, i'll send it back to you >> rahel, thank you very much. >>> as we said earlier stocks are snapping back rallying sharply today. another update on the fed share and treasury secretary from our steve lie

exxon mobil says air quality monitoring has not revealed any issues.evacuations or shelter in place orders have been issued. the cause has not been announced. wral in raleigh, durham as the man known as the unabomber is transferred to a federal prison medical facility in north carolina. 79-year-old theodore kazakhstanr max in colorado for a series of bombings that targeted scientists. linked to three people being killed and toolgd have injured 23 more over a period of almost two decades. and this is a live look at new york from fox five. the big story there tonight, mayor bill de blasio announces plans for a scaled back times square new year's eve because of the coronavirus surge. attendees must have proof of full vaccination and wear masks, viewing areas will be monitoring -- monitored for social distancing. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report," we'll be right back. ♪ (burke) with farmers auto multi-policy discount, the more policies you have with us, the more you could save on your auto insurance. (man) hey, hon! (wife

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freestylelibre.us >>> just into cnn, at least four people injured in a major industrial accident at an exxon-mobilinery near houston. three of the victims were med evac'd. the sheriff's office is recommending people avoid the bay town area. but for now there are no orders to evacuate or shelter-in-place. >>> and the january 6 committee is homing in on one of donald trump's top allies in congress. the panel is asking republican jim jordan to meet with them voluntarily. jordan's communications with trump on the day of the insurrection could mean he has significant knowledge of the events leading up to the attack. now, you might remember republican leaders picked jordan to be on the committee, but he was rejected by democrats. late last night he responded to the panel's request to talk. cnn's jessica schneider reports. >> reporter: paula and christine, a lot unfolding from the january 6th committee. they have actually sent out another letter requesting a voluntary interview with a republican lawmaker. this time it's jim jordan, one of trump's top congressional allies. the committee is telling jordan

authorities are on the scene of what they are calling a major industrial accident at an exxon-mobil refinery in bay town, texas, as you can see there. that is just to the east of houston. initial reports are that some type of explosion happened inside the plant, and we've just got video that shows a raging fire with plumes of smoke as you can see there on your screen. it's not clear, of course, at this stage what caused the accident. the sheriff's office says some injuries are reported and is recommending people avoid the area. of course, if you're just joining us, authorities are on the scene of an oil refinery accident in bay town, texas. we'll stay on top of the story and bring you more details as soon as it comes into cnn. >>> now, today is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season. coming up, just how many people are expected to pass through u.s. ports or airports. and officials in minnesota are preparing for protests. jurors may be struggling to reach a verdict in the former police officer's manslaughter trial. we'll bring both those stories after a short brea

this fire started around one o'clock this morning at the exxon mobile refinery in baytown .about 25 miles east of houston. harris county sheriff says four people at the site were injured in the fire. three of the victims had to be airlifted to the hospital but are considered to be in stable condition. there were early reports of an explosion at the site, but an investigation into the cause of that fire is still under way. they convicted murderer known as the unibomber has been transferred to a prison hospital in north carolina. ted kaczynski is serving multiple life sentences for killing three people and injuring many more in a series of mail bombings over 17 years. according to the washington post. the 79 year old was transferred last week to a federal prison medical facility known for treating inmates with . exact details, though on his condition have not been released. san francisco police are honoring cer brian to vera, who was killed in the line of duty 15 years ago. we remember our own. always just sad to see that he's a good kid. he was a great kid. and i miss him. de

stocks while in office, this coming after they violated the stock act by reporting their sale of exxon mobilng on a ban on owning or trading stocks while in office. you are running for office yourself. where do you think this can go and was this latest story with the vermont senator kind of what pushed the issue for you? >> well, sounds like he may be trying to get out of t hot water. but zooming out, i do think we should ban individual congressmen from trading individual stocks. whether it's corrupt or whether it just appears corrupt, it's still core row sieve to our -- corrosve to our politics. i think people say it looks like a third world banana republic. we can't trust these people to have acassess to this nonpublic information and then also not just use it to enrich themselves. i think you want to invest in index funds, maybe that's okay. but you can't be buying and picking and trading individual stocks as a member of congress. being elected to high office in this country should not be a get rich quick scheme. cheryl: especially when you know they that you've got the ceo of exxon mobil

officials from exxon mobile and chevron blaming demand for renewables and lack of investment in fossilre's not alternative to stepping up and fixing the threat of climate change. joining me right now epa administrator andrew wheeler, andrew, good to have you. thank you very much for being here. we are talking about the build back better plan every day that the democrats are trying to push through, this is largely a new energy plan. this is a green plan with $555 billion of policy around fundamentally changing the economy. your thoughts on where we are on that? >> well, thank you, maria, for having me on your show today and, you know, one thing that's buried in the build back better plan that most people don't realize, they put a new tax on a barrel of oil and super fun tax and time when americans are concerned about rising tax of gasoline at the pump, the biden administration and nancy pelosi are trying to tax oil even more, it just boggles the mind the way they are approaching this. this is a supply issue and they have done everything that they can over the last year to decrease ameri

autoridades describen como accidente industrial importante en una planta de exxon mobil.aÑana el gobernador de colorado continua examinando una solicitud de clemencia para el camionero hispano, rogel aguilera. 5 millones de firmas en internet, despuÉs de que decenas de personas se reuniera en el capitolio estÁ le exigieron justicia entre los manifestantes, estuvo la madre del joven conductor condenado a mÁs de un siglo de cÁrcel, como nos cuenta nuestra compaÑera, desde denver, colorado. >> yo no puedo mÁs, seÑora, mi hijo no toma, eso no fue intencional, mijo lo Único que hacÍa era trabajar. reportera: hasta el capitolio de colorado llegÓ la madre de rogel aguilera, clamando clemencia para su hijo. >> preguntando por su papÁ, que su papÁ todas las maÑanas le pasaba un mensaje, "pÓrtate bien, ve a la escuela, quiero que sea un buen hombre con su papÁ". reportera: mientras esto ocurrÍa frente al capitolio, el gobernador de colorado estudia una peticiÓn de clemencia para el camionero cubano sentenciado a 110 aÑos de cÁrcel, por un accidente en el que murieron cuatro persona

banks in america and the world fund more oil and gas drilling and pipelines in a single day than exxon mobileom those banks to aspiration, that makes a difference as they're divesting those dollars. as people are planting a tree with every purchase, as they're using our aspiration zero credit card and offset their carbon footprint such that they can get to net zero on a daily basis, that makes a difference. when people take the actions, they are able to fight the climate crisis in ways that are easy and actually make a real difference in a way that is unlike that of, frankly, any other product or service or industry that is out there >> andrei, we'll be watching closely and we appreciate you taking time. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> welcome. >>> before we let you go, want to get a check in on retail numbers with retail sales numbers disappointing. up just 0.3% and names like macy's down 5% but then if you look at some of these ecommerce first stitch fix and poshmark down 7%. david on a day that is one of the last days to order items in time shipping for christmas without paying expe

optimism you were right in the center of this conversation, the interesting year it's been for exxon mobilefront, a few board members of the boy, how things changed this year >> you have to wonder because of the crux of that activist fight. welt, they certainly have bene benefited, just as overall investor the does that dissipate the argument, when they have seen so much in the way of profitability relative to their greener businesses as you see the cost of capital for these projects go lower, mike management seems to have completely reoriented. the company can benefit, i guess, from what's going on in the traditional energy markets along the way. the absolute bullish upside case a lot of folks will talk about when it comes to an exxon, look at the stocks of ultimate tryia and other tobacco stocks the year after the settlements, where everyone knew they would have to wean off the traditional modes of selling these things. they were hemmed in on the regulatory side. maybe they thought they had to go toward noncombustible, but there was no hurry maybe there could be a cash cow. it's not a pe

we are also watching the aftermath of the exxon-mobile plant accident near houston this morning., according to the company, but three of the four were seriously injured. the white house has told fox business they are keeping an eye on the situation and of course as we get updates we will bring them to you, but neil, when things like this happen, it also could impact the cost of fuel and gas so we'll have to see how prices change over the course of the week as those americans hit the road. neil? neil: and they are hitting the road indeed. madison alworth, thank you very much madison appreciate that and they are hitting the skies, record numbers planning to play out today one of the busiest travel days of the year, sarah nelson is joining us on what they might be in for , you know the flight attendant's association president, i saw her testify on capitol hill, very impressive the other week. sarah, what are fliers in for? if you had advice them on how to brace them for those packed planes they have gotten used to that, what would you tell them? >> well, neil first of all, it is so

we aramco here, exxon mobil, all the biggies, and over the next two days we'll answer some of those questionsons, an industry that some people say will simply not exist, at least not in its current form in the next 20, 30 years, and also an industry trying to move it did reach some of the 2050 net zero carbon goals, that they can do it in a traditional ways this wings like carbon capture or creating a different gasoline for the engine that's what aramco is trying to do we have a great guest lineup for you. the ceo os of chevron, diamondback centering, pioneer, baker hughes, and a few more as well you never know who else we may be able to grab. it's early here, but this place will be crowded the first time the congress should be here since 1987 >> i've talked about the remarkable amount of investment that seems to be going into things like carbon capture and things, yet if you look at that number relative to dividends and buybacks, they still outpace the r&d work that's being done in this space by miles. >> they do, and this is driving some people nuts it's not driving shareholders nuts, becau

we are also watching this morning the aftermath of the exxon mobil plant accident near houston.injured, we are waiting updates on how they are doing. we will keep you updated as we hear more. fires at refineries, it could impact the cost of gas, that is something to keep an eye out for as we make our way through the holiday season. dave: appreciate it. researchers at the university of florida are warning the state will see 40,000 new daily covid cases as omicron continues to surge all over the country. congresswoman kat cammac joins us. i'm looking one of these indexes they come out with showing the covid rates and you see this huge spike in florida as you do in many states across the country but the death rate remains extremely low but i don't see on this particular meter hospital rates. do you know if possible rates increased. >> good to see you. we have taken a drastically different approach in florida, under the leadership of governor desantis we are seeing very low rates of hospitalization and death rates. for example, we have comparable populations, and some are sturdy but

>> we'll talk about the potential market catalyst in 2022 next, and we'll be watching shares of exxon mobil gas prices, crude prices this year up 55%, just a few moments left in the frost/liesman new year's eve day extravaganza. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don't thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. >>> okay we can back, ahead of the start of the final trading session of the year the futures are indicating a still positive, increasingly positive on the nasdaq, down a little bit let now on the dow, down 41. s&p down two points there. we're joined by imona mahajan, thank you for joining us this morning. >> absolutely. happy early new year >> happy new year. great. listen, you know, with deep respect to my colleague joe, if he were here, we would be talking about 2022 is it the year of the reverse to the mean we've had three extraordinary years. are you thinking 2022 is another extraordinary year, or is it time to give back a little just because it's time? >> yes you know, your colleague joe is probably thinking much like ourselves. after three

trade of the year, oil is up $2 this morning, $2 a barrel hitting a session high just this hour, exxon-mobileknow, when there's less supply out there, especially with supply interruptions owing to this fire that usually means a boost to oil prices and that's exactly what's happening today. ashley: all right very good, susan, thank you. now this. some experts say strong therapeutics will be the key to ending the pandemic. gerri willis joins we now, what kind of therapeutics are we talking about? gerri: well, ash, we're talking about pills. amazingly so, omicron cases are speaking for those vaccinated and unvaccinated and demand for testing is reaching critical mass. new covid-19 therapeutics pills are taking center stage, as a way to protect the most vulnerable from hospitalization and even death. the fda granting emergency use authorization to pfizer and merck's covid-19 oral treatment. pfizer's antiviral regimen called paxlovid was nearly 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in patients at high risk of severe illness. that according to data from the company's clinical tria

the world fund more climate change fighting activities like oil and gas drilling in a day than exxon mobiley to aspiration, we guarantee all of your deposits are fossil fuel free. we go even further to show you your personal sustainability score seek and see how the places you shop treat the environment and to their employees. consumers spend $36 billion a day and that gives us a lot of power to make our money have a dramatic effect in pushing businesses to do the right thing. and then we let you plant a tree with every purchase you make. we will end this year with aspiration members having funded the planting of over 50 million trees. that is more trees than there are in central park, every four hours. where you spend your money, how you spend your money, all of those have a dramatic impact on fighting the climate crisis if you do it the right way. >> i am going to play devil's advocate for a second. there are some who would say how much do you scale this up? to certain people, that would sound like a niche business. how do you grow this to the point where -- i guess it is more universal

if we need to raise our voice again on exxon mobil, we will. the change has to happen. and not be kodak, blockbuster video, they better get their act together and become energy companies, not just oil and gas firms. tim: the cio of calstrs, happy new year, thanks for putting on a tux for us, really appreciate you taking the time this afternoon. the argument about exxon, that it needed to do this in order to not become a dinosaur, that is a similar argument we heard from engine number one. romaine: and other activists and investors out there taking a hard look at these companies and saying you've got to change. we will see what kind of pushback they get. we will see of the change happens in 2022. tim: coming up, we are talking to howard hughes to talk about which companies are best positioned for the future in a post-pandemic world. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> do you see any progress being made? >> i see the potential for progress being made. --and the fact that we are not just talking about this as isolated incidents but understanding the longevity and the lineage of this.