my guess today is frank. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for asking me. >> i knew you are from new jersey but you live here and have been here for 30 or 40 years. >> moved here in 1974 when i came to do my graduate work at california berkeley. >> you went to yale and got an undergraduate degree in music. did composition studies at berkeley as a graduate student. you were a teacher of music, competition. at cal state east bay. i think you have retired. >> i started there in 1981 and hung up my cleats in 2014. >> you are well known composer and much awarded in many prizes and so on. what we want to get to today is the work you are doing for the archdiocese of san francisco. understanding is you are setting a mass and we will talk about that and you write sacred music. or the interest in sacred music? >> the interest in sacred music came to me relatively late in the total span of my career as a composer. i have been writing music , broadly understood as classical style since 1971. until a significant mome

frank. >> silvana, thank you. see you later on. >>> turning back to the middle east and the developing story overnight. the u.s. and uk carry out the second joint air strikes on houthi rebel tar ggets in yemen. we have ali arouzi joining us now from tehran. >> reporter: that is right, frank. hitting eight targets in yemen and hitting a storage site under ground as one of them. this is the eighth strike. this is the second joint operation with the uk in the attempt to protect the free flow of commercial shipping. a joint statement said the strikes were carried out by bahrain and australia and netherlands to restore the stability to the red sea. the statement added a warning to the houthis that the coalition won't hesitate to protect the lives of commerce in the most critical waterways. the latest strikes seem to be smaller than the previous joint operation on january 11th when the u.s. and british war ships hit more than 60 targets in 28 locations. look, the houthis with the backing of the pat rons in tehran, have

silvana. >>> frank, good morning.lorida is raising the sticker price of 2024 versions of the electric f-150 lightning by $10,000. the new base price for the pickup truck will range from the pro model to under $93,000 for the black trim version. those models started from $50,000 to $98,000. the f-150 is one of 19 vehicles that fallquality for the full $0 tax credits. >>> delinquencies on office loans hit a high in 2023. moody's says that rate could rise further this year. at least 60 days past due companies climbed from 5.1% in october to 5.9% in november. delinquencies are expected to increase for those who financed at high interest rates. >>> jpmorgan chase and goldman sachs are in talks with grayscale for the proposed etf. bloomberg and coindesk are looking for the power to create and redeem shares of the fund. helping to ensure the share price tracks with the fund. there are 14 companies hoping to win s.e.c. approval for the spot coin etf. the s.e.c. is expected to announce by january 10th, whether it will approve

frank: whatever works. megan: any frustration from local reporters with americans coming and going as opposed to living on the ground? frank: in my case i lived in london for seven years. what was really fun was in the places where i worked and i'm sure vivian has had the same experience, to some degree you can become like a local reporter, but you cover it at the 35,000 foot level or as though you are an alien that just got off a spaceship and say, where you doing this and why is it such chaos, why did it vote for breakfast and -- breck -- brexit and things like that? i spent time traveling all over the united kingdom after the brexit vote in 2016. i was an american political reporter working abroad and people would always ask me, it was very interesting what's going on in the united states because it was the first trump term. we would have good conversation. it was a terrific exchange. vivian: i would also like to say , people are angry and frustrated. for me, in the middle east, i have the advantage of s

i'm frank holland. let's get you ready to start the day. as always, we kickoff the hour with the check of the u.s. stock futures after a mostly higher session yesterday which saw the dow hit a fresh intraday all-time high. the dow would open up 50 points higher. the s&p basically flat. the nasdaq is under pressure. for the week, storescks are bouncing back. nasdaq leading by a wide margin. riding a five-day win streak and on pace since november. we continue to watch the difficult start for apple in 2024. microsoft briefly overtaking apple as the largest market cap company. apple at 2.818 trillion. microsoft at 2.85. >>> we are checking the bond market ahead of the ppi are report today. we are seeing yields back below 4%. they topped 4% yesterday. we continue to watch yields through the morning. coming off a big day for bitcoin in the first trades of the spot etfs. the 11 issuers seeing $4.6 billion of volume on the first day of trades. the buswisdom tree and ark 21 shares seeing some massive inflows. lo

frank. >> silvana, thank you. we will see you later on. >>> turning attention to the developing story and the 2024 campaign trail as florida governor ron desantis suspends his bid for the republican nomination. that decision coming two days before the new hampshire primary. we have brie jackson with the latest from new hampshire. brie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this came as a surprise here in manchester, new hampshire. florida governor ron desantis suspending his campaign after his highly anticipated rollout and jumping into the race. it comes after desantis' second place finish in the iowa caucus and days before voters here in new hampshire head to the polls to weigh on who they think presidential nominees. frank, a little bit more pe perspective about all this. this comes as donald trump is trying to secure the nomination. now it becomes a one-on-one match up that nikki haley said she has been waiting for. she wants to gain ground here in new hampshire. she is hoping to pick up some of the moderat

i'm frank holland. >>> we kick off with the check of the stock futures with the dow and s&p and nasdaq check. take a look right now. more red across the board. the dow would open up almost 175 points lower. you see the s&p and nasdaq in the red as well. keep in mind the s&p is off 2% from the 52-week high. >>> a big part of the action here is boeing. taking more than 130 points from the index at the open. much more on that in a moment. all this ahead of the busy week for wall street with the kickoff to bank earnings and key inflation report and december cpi on thursday and two major investor events, including the jpmorgan chase healthcare conference and ces, consumer electrics show. we are checking the bond market this morning with the u.s. ten-year yield above 4%. 4.02%. these yields have risen about 20 basis points since the start of the year. >>> we are looking at the energy market. oil under pressure after the best week in a month and saudi arabia saying it will cut key prices for buyers in all re r

you are up to date, frank.ces. >>> as we head to break, fedex is announcing the new platform it is calling this a first of its find data driven commerce platform to give you increased visibility of the package in transit and streamline returns however, the company says it is not a marketplace like the services that amazon and walmart provide. it will not provide details until this fall. fedex is under the transformation to turn the giant into one operating company first phase expected to be completed by june 1st. more "worldwide exchange" coming up oh no, a rash. maybe it'll go away. awww, how am i going to find a doctor i'll actually like? is that a qr code? dr. stafford makes you feel at ease. thanks rash! you've got more options than you know. book now. >>> it is before 5:30 a.m. in the new york city area there is more ahead on "worldwide exchange. here's what's on deck, economic data annd wall street. markets coming off a winning week however, futures are in the red >>> sounding the alarm at the global econ

i'm frank holland. >>> let's get you ready to start the day and we kickoff the hour with the check of the u.s. stock futures with the s&p coming off another record close and looking to extend the five-session win streak the dow would open up 100 points higher we continue to see some signs of the rally broadening out beyond the magnificent seven. this morning, 66 s&p companies are trading at an all-time high or 52-week high. meta platforms crossed the $1 trillion market cap yesterday. a number of other big names, berkshire, microsoft which is trading under a $3 trillion market cap and marriott and waste management as well on the back of the asml report yesterday, we have a number of chip names hitting all-time highs. nvidia and broadcom and lam research amd up 1%. nvidia is doing the best of all of the stocks on this board which is up 1.25%. perhaps helping that sector more today is ibm shares taking off after the top and boughttom lines earnings bet we will get more coming up here sayis a look at the ne

the executive team is really eager, frank, for the public listing.ll they want to make the company more accessible to u.s. investors they are tired of draftkings getting name dropped in coverage >> we hear a bit about draftkings flutter has a number one market share. that is surprising for a foreign company. what is driving the strength >> fanduel has had number one market share for a long, long time by 20% margin, give or take. fanduel and draftkings tied up80% of the market share. that shifts somewhat draftkings had a surge in the third quarter. fanduel says that they have this flywheel where the promotions drive the customers and the customers keep coming back because they like the product. they think they have a circular system that keeps the customer in their ecosystem they were first to the market with parlay and it is what they are known for and parlay is particularly profitable. it is very popular with the customers even though it really does give the edge to the book we have seen and i just mentioned it about those fall football games and wh

eu eunice. >> reporter: thanks, frank.ere in beijing, chinese state media and state tv said the satellite had been launched from the satellite center in southwest province. it is described as a mission complete success. the defense ministry in taiwan has said this satellite was launched at around 3:00 p.m. this afternoon and it flew over southern taiwan's air space. residents across the island had been reporting receiving an air raid alert warning on the mobile phones asking people to be careful. if they see any unidentified material, they should notify the police. they are tracking the trajectory to appropriately alert and respond to the situation. frank. >> eunice yoon, taiwan says beijing launched a satellite ahead of their elections. could this impact the elections for taiwan? >> reporter: it is very interesting that this would come a few days before taiwan votes for a new president. the chinese have had a long pattern of trying to influence elections in taiwan through different military style intimidation. this goes b

frank. >> joumanna.hank you very much. >>> we turn to the middle east and developing story with the shipping giant maersk avoiding the red sea an tattacks. it has turned ships around after being attacked by the houthi rebels. it is not just maersk. chevron is watching closely. the ceo mike wirth spoke with brian sullivan last night. >> we are close with the kazakhstan businesses. we have offshore platforms which have been shutdown with the conflict in the middle east. we have had ships attacked in the straits of hormuz. we have ships that transit through the red sea that we work closely with the u.s. navy and other military forces to than sure safe passage of the vessels. the reality of doing business around the world as we face these risks. >> joining me now with more is sky news correspondent who is live in jerusalem where u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is set to touchdown later today. nicole. >> reporter: this will be antony blinken's fourth trip to the region since the war in gaza started. he

silvana. >> frank, good morning.e are watching shares of whirlpool under pressure ahead of the open. the maker of kitchenaid saying sales will be weaker. the outlook is renewing concerns that the consumer resilience may be fading noting falling demand in north america, the region accounts for half of the company's revenue. >>> elon musk says neuralink company says they conducted the first human implant and the patient is recovering well. musk said they have promising spikes in the neuron detection. >>> and ibm has a message for employees still clinging to a work from home lifestyle. a memo reviewed earlier this month and the senior vice president from is telling all to immediately report to the office or client location three days a week regardless of work status or separate from ibm. the memo adds those working remotely who don't live close enough to commute to a facility must relocate near the office by august. >> we see a broad back to the office push. some companies are saying three days and others want employees

silvana, good morning. >>> frank, good morning.nai is in talks with cnn and fox and others to help train its a.i. systems making it more relevant. openai has been battling copyright infringement allegations. >>> sheri redstone is launching a bid with bdt capital is sharing nondisclosure with private firms over financials which has a 10% stake in para paramount. the post adding redstones p prefers to sell all of national amusements. that following the report that sky dance media is discussing a bid for national amusement. >>> meaningful rebound in the housing market could be underway. kb home posting lower sales for the fourth quarter, but the decline in mortgage rates makes buying a home more attractive noting it is seeing an increase in orders over the first several weeks of the first quarter. the home builder believes it is well positioned to meet demand signaling home prices could fall from where they stood in the fourth quarter. >> silvana, thank you. >>> turning back to the top story and the watershed moment for the crypto ind

our eunice yoon joins us good morning. >> reporter: hey, frank. the gdp for the fourth quarter as well as the year came in at 5.2% the analysts' take is it's not as good as it sounds maybe because this is a year on year comparison coming off a chaotic 2022, which was riddled with covid lockdowns. the december data came in mixed, but there are some points that would suggest lackluster outlook. the home prices fess in dfell, most in five years retails sales mixed and a jiggered youth unemployment figure resurfaced from about a half a year ago which showed 14.9%. that was a whole lot more consistent than the jobless figures we had seen prior to that the reasons for the change is they don't reflect students looking for part-time work if investors were anticipated we might see some meaningful stimulus, it looks as though the leadership is pretty happy with these figures. the premier in davos had tipped the numbers and had actually said they were able to achieve this figure and target without massive stimulus frank? >> so, eunice, again, chinese markets

great to see you. >> good morning, frank. be here. >> why don't we start out with microsoft. i'm surprised to see microsoft moving lower after the results that were pretty solid overall. a lot of o people believe they came with a so ud narrative when it came to artificial intelligence as well. >> i'm so sorry, frank. could you repeat that? i heard you say moving lower and it cut. >> no problem. that's some of the issues when we talk on zoom sometimes. i with was asking you are you surprised to see most moving lower. ? azure growth reaccelerated and a lot of people seemed to think it was a strong narrative when it came to ai. >> actually, yes, we are very surprised. that's the way things work sometimes. for us these results were incredibly strong and what we hoped to see. >> strong results, but one thing i thought was interesting is it will have a life cycle but traditional optimization cycles will continue. why are we seeing a big jump to adopt these co-pilot and other ai features? >> well, think of it as like as humans we're

back to you, frank. >> joining me now is delano saporo. >> happy new year, frank. >> we have great datam bob. there's a 10% chance of another 20% increase in the markets this year. slim chances there. give us a sense of how you start this year. >> i think looking at the risk factors will follow us into the year from last year. bob was mentioning interest rates. the uncertainty of the fed policy is another thing to look at. inflation is an area where i think from the economic standpoint you want to see the trend continue especially from the consumer standpoint. the global economic slowdown which i think is baked in. we expect to have a slowdown in the middle tor the beginning of the year. those are the factors i looked at here and it begs the question of how companies will do and we will see a positive return on the year. >> that is the full-year outlook. i want to focus on today. give us your "wex" word of the day. >> today, we trade with the futures looking there at. it is not an exciting day today. i think traders will be on the sideline and have a flat day. for january and the rest o

>> reporter: frank, the answer is time. johnson and schumer came to the agreement this week and both say that it wasn't enough time for the lawmakers to go over the details before the shutdown deadline. >> brie jackson in d.c. thank you very much. >>> turning attention to the latest developments out of the middle east. the u.s. continuing its military campaign against houthi rebels in yemen as the group targeted another ship in the red sea. the targets now stands at 35 in the red sea. the forces were preparing on firing on ships in the red sea. president biden will continue striking houthi targets. watching oil on the latest news. the oil market is moving higher. wti crude is up .75%. we will continue to watch this story as it develops. >>> turning attention to the top corporate stories with silvana henao. silvana, good morning. >> happy friday, frank. shares of irobot sinking in the pre-market after "the wall street journal" states the amazon deal will be blocked by the eu after the february decision deadline. amazon wasn'

joumanna, good morning. >> good morning, frank. over here in europe, we are keeping a close eye on the geopolitical developments from the middle east. that price of oil actually having a knock-on effect with the commodities within the ftse 100. they are out performing this morning. that is the reason for the ftse 100 having the only bit of relative green the stoxx 600. for the most part an, we are in risk-off territory. the ftse mib is down .80%. spanish index is down .50%. one name we are watching out for is bayer. the chemical companies coming under selling pressure this morning down 5% today after further legal cases in its roundup weed killer drug. cac 40 is trading iaround the flat line. this is where leadership is coming from with oil and gas at the top. media is up .40%. on the flip side, banks are down .60% as we gear up into the earnings season with the big names reporting in the next few days. autos are down .90%. and holcim is at the top of the stoxx 600 after spinning off the north american business with the valuation o

frank. >> natural gas is up 3.5%. pippa, thank you. >>> a lot more to come here on "worldwide exchange," including the one word investors have to know today first, salesforce joining the two dozen companies cutting head count in 2024. >>> plus a closer look at the sports betting industry. maybe it is not part of your portfolio. >>> our next guest says he is trying to look past this report at brighter things to come we have a very busy hour when "worldwide exchange" returns stay with us power e*trade's easy-to-use tools, like dynamic charting and risk-reward analysis, help make trading feel effortless. and its customizable scans with social sentiment help you find and unlock opportunities in the market. e*trade from morgan stanley. with powerful, easy-to-use tools, power e*trade makes complex trading easier. react to fast-moving markets with dynamic charting and a futures ladder that lets you place, flatten, or reverse orders so you won't miss an opportunity. e*trade from morgan stanley. >>> welcome back to "worldwide

frank: it was exactly that, yes.ship, which was carrying 145,000 tons of fuel oil, crude oil from basra on the way to turkey, the same ship was impounded last year by the u.s. carrying a million barrels of oil because the u.s. accused ship and iran of smuggling oil to china against sanctions. this is a tit-for-tat by iran, they say judicial decision. i don't think the u.s. will want to deal with this right now. the ship is currently in an iranian port. the crew is filipino, one greek. they have pa of that problem. right now the immediate problem is the houthis in the red sea which is driving up commodity prices, forcing ships to travel all around africa, adding 10 days to the trip, adding $2 million each time. they have to deal with it one way or the other. christian: that brings us to the politics. thank you. let's bring in chris mason who has been waiting for us. what are you hearing tonight about the plans that are being set out? chris: let me talk you through what we know in factual terms and what i think is reas

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good morning. >> good morning, frank. it's riskoff over here as well, stoxx 600 pulling off toward the close yesterday. every single one of these is trading in the red with the exception of the swiss. again, a similar theme to the u.s. investors are started to dial back their expectations out of the ecb bond yields. it's have an adverse impact. the ftse 100 down half a percent. we continue to see an underperformance in basic refiners. xetra dax down 0.8%. the cac was down 7% today toward the bottom of the stoxx 600. of course, that is not the only stock that barclays downgraded yesterday as we've been talking about on all of these shows. they also downgraded apple. that's having an impact on european chipmakers as well and other designers, chipmakers, all coming under selling pressure. you see asml perhaps the most famous one in the netherlands down 2.1%. and they're grappling with export restrictions when it comes to china. others down a similar 2.5%. decisively a risk-off tone with tech and others. >>> a lot to follow o

frank gardner, thank you _ really dire state. frank gardner, thank you for— really dire state. you for taking us - really dire state. frank gardner, thank you for taking us through | really dire state. frank gardner, l thank you for taking us through all of those conjugated issues and hopefully, we will have you on again soon. our security correspondent there, frank gardner. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news here. the government says pupils at english schools that have been partially closed because of dangerous concrete will not get extra help in their exams. since september, some students have not been able to access design and technology work rooms, laboratories and other specialist spaces, because of crumbling concrete, known as raac. school leaders have called for special consideration. a law that makes paying for sexual services a crime in northern ireland has led tojust one conviction since 2015. there have been calls for a review of the legislation, which was brought in to tackle human tra

frank gardner, thank ou the us and britain. frank gardner, thank you very _ the us and britain. indeed. - the us and britain. frank gardner, thank you very much indeed. just l the us and britain. frank gardner, | thank you very much indeed. just a reminder of our breaking news, a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake struck honshu injapan. stay with us on bbc news. hello, i think most of us are ready for a bit of a change in weather typer for a bit of a change in weather type, decemberwas for a bit of a change in weather type, december was pretty dull and wet. also rather wet too, across the uk, with above—average rainfall quite widely, but wettest of all, eastern parts of scotland. we saw as much as three times our normal december rainfall. now there's more wind and rain to come over the next few days. but that change i mentioned — it could be turning drier. also colder, and an increased chance of wintry weather as we go from late week onwards. now, out there at the moment, there's a bit of sunshine around for new year's day walks, but the morning sunshine gives way to cl

i'm frank holland.et's get you ready to start your day as always we kick off the hour with a check on u.s. stock futures after a mixed view yesterday, both locking in fresh highs while the dow snapped the streak it looks like the dow would open up 75 points higher, but really we're talking about the nasdaq also asml pushing tin dex higher right now we're going to check behind yields. you see the benchmark coming in at 4.10, and we're also looking at oil this morning, taking a look at wti, trading at 74.75 a barrel, similar for brent crude. we've g ott to add one more to to our morning setup we're talking bitcoin. cryptocurrency looking to claw its way back just about 20 bucks under that level. keep in mind since the launch of the etfs, bitcoin itself is down double digits. that's your morning setup. >>> now we're going to our top story and big money mover. we're talking netflix. they've added 13 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, revenue also topping forecast, although profit missed they now hav

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lowenstein, _ and weeks ahead. 0k, frank lowenstein, former - and weeks ahead. 0k, frank lowenstein,mer us envoy and weeks ahead. 0k, frank - lowenstein, former us envoy for middle east peace, thank you for being with us. the environment agency is warning more properties could flood over the next week as river levels continue rising. more than 1800 properties have already flooded after prolonged wet weather and intense rainfall. currently, there are nearly 350 flood warnings and alerts in place in england and five in wales. jessica lane has the latest from collingham in nottinghamshire. collingham is here in nottinghamshire, it's in between nottingham and lincoln and it's quite a large village. and as you can see it as one of the villages that's been affected. it's notjust here, though, there are several of the smaller villages in this area which have been totally cut off over the last few days. and some residents have had to be evacuated because the floodwaters have just covered the roads going in and out. and that's because levels in the river trent have reached record highs over t

all right frank mallicoat is here. oh, one more hour. frank one more to go. of me, lives in benicia but spent a lot of time at the roundup. >> a former bouncer says he misses you. i don't i don't get out much anymore. >> i know, i know, all good, all good. >> all right, well, we got a bit of a situation, you know, the bay bridge has just been stellar all week long in terms of traffic, but, uh, got a vehicle that needs a little help. a tow truck is in route, so if you're heading over that bay bridge, you might slow down a little bit. let's take a look and see what it looks like, though. look at the toll plaza. it has just been fabulous all week. still is. so that is not affecting that situation. at least not right now. and we finished with the san mateo bridge. the volume is starting to kind of wind down as the commute winds up, uh, winds down rather. and that looks pretty good as well. time now. 802. let's throw it back to the desk. >> all right. thank you so much, frank. lots of police officers still in place around people's park in berkeley. yeah >> crews i

i would echo frank's point _ they see weakness? i would echo frank's point he _ they see weakness?ness? i would echo frank's point he made, part of i they see weakness? i would echo | frank's point he made, part of the problem when you look at a military option is there is no good option and no easy options. 0ne option is there is no good option and no easy options. one can shudder to imagine what the wider implications strategically would be of a direct confrontation with iran but the other question the biden administration has to face is that there is every danger these sort of attacks like the one we saw on tower 22 over the weekend, heaven forbid, but they could run and run. you could have the occasional attack on us interests and forces directly throughout the region. at what point do you get to a threshold where it becomes almost inevitable there will becomes almost inevitable there will be some sort of direct confrontation? i think all of the parties are probably working hard to avoid that but it does indicate how difficult the military options are. as we look at these pictu

i'm frank mallicoat dave. take it away. >> all right frank, thank you.rea around people's park in berkeley, it is still blocked off this morning as uc berkeley tries to secure the area ahead of plans to build a controversial and long debated student housing project. ktvu is . amanda quintana has been out there for several hours this morning. so what's it like out there now? >> yeah. well, david, the barricades are still up, so we're right outside the secure area. and where these barricades are, it's about two blocks away from people's park, so we can't even see the park right now. but we do expect to be able to enter into this secure area after 7:00. so after that, we'll be able to give you a better look of what the park looks like. now now. but it's like this in each direction right now, about two blocks in each direction closed off with police presence. uh, drone video taken yesterday shows the shipping containers creating a perimeter around much of the park. but the work is not quite done yet. around midnight on wednesday night, police. moved in to cl

christian: can i bring you in on that point, frank?terms of the politics, we should remember that twice donald trump stepped back from attacking iran directly. they understand within the white house the applications of taking it directly to tehran. but what about the politics domesticallyn an election year? president biden expected to deliver some sort of response, but if he goes too far, it could backfire, couldn't it? frank: it's very tricky situation for thpresent politically at home. on the left you have a lot of young people, progressives especially, who are outraged by our support for israel throughout this war, and then you have the arab american committee in michigan, which is probably going to be the most important state in the next presidential election, which has been very vocal of their outrage with the biden administration. on the other side, as you point out, lindsey graham and others on the republican side have been calling for direct strikes on tehran. i think that is extremely unlikely under the circumstances. which mo

and fred robinson said frank robinson's drugstore. and i'll tell why this class for our c-span viewers is a class that on trials that were well known at the time sensational at the time and still have a hold on the american imagination today, but that have no precedential value. i teach a course in constitutional history where we do landmark cases. marbury, madison and brown re board, etc. but scopes is a trial that's not going to set a lot of precedent. but still, everybody knows and everybody at the time people in europe knew the scopes trial and those guys at the drugstore knew they were at a moment. they knew this case over the teaching of evolution and would bring people to town would be a sensation and. they're right. it's kind of the heart of this course. did they know? and part of what they knew was the cultural context of the 1920s. now when you folks think of the 1920s, what do you think about from high school classes, from any other general knowledge you have the roaring twenties. what do you know? oh, wait, we've got to ge

— minutes, as we were listening to frank fair, — minutes, as we were listening to frank fair, is thated. the speaker— to government to be briefed. the speaker of— to government to be briefed. the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay— speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, my understanding is also that— lindsay hoyle, my understanding is also that sir keir starmer, the labour— also that sir keir starmer, the labour leader, and john healey, the shadow— labour leader, and john healey, the shadow defence secretary, have also been called in. what can we read into this? — been called in. what can we read into this? we can read into this that— into this? we can read into this that it — into this? we can read into this that it is — into this? we can read into this that it is convention and it is entirely— that it is convention and it is entirely within the prerogative of the british government to embark upon _ the british government to embark upon military action, that it deems to be _ upon military action, that it deems to be necessary and should happen imminently, witho

frank mallicoat. uh no, i don't sit in this chair a lot, but sal still enjoying the holidays. >> so, uh, here we go. i hope it's a nice, slow day. and happy thursday, one and all is get you outside. take a look at traffic right out of the gate and you know when you can count the number of cars going through the toll plaza that we're off to? a very good start. nice and slow right now on the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll take you now to, uh, there it is. highway 880, in front of the coliseum. there. that's nice and easy breezy as well. and down to the san mateo bridge. bridge. and traffic is flowing rather nicely both ways. heading to and from hayward. all good news. so far. let's send it back to the desk and dave on this thursday. >> all right. frank thank you. time is now 401 and new this morning in berkeley. law enforcement blocked off people's park in berkeley. as uc berkeley prepares to build student housing at that site. now, work crews will use shipping containers to close off the construction zon

frank. the university of kent. frank. freddie frank, thanks for joining me tonight. joining me tonight . it feels joining me tonight. it feels like there was never any respite . i don't remember the larger part of my life being dominated by my never ceasing anxiety from the media and from politicians. i think that's true. >> i think that it's a constant, uh, sort of battle where on monday you get up and the big problem is global terrorism. by tuesday, it mutates into a global warming and human extinction. and then it just kind of moves on and on and on. so there's this kind of constant, uh, not narrative of fear that's in the air. but i think there's something else which is often overlooked, which is that very often it's not just simply a question of, uh , fear simply a question of, uh, fear mongering, but the very fact is that our elites, the people that run society, are themselves confused and disoriented and anxious . and you get this sense anxious. and you get this sense that day to or haven't got a clue about the direction of travel. and i think for that reason

well, he is being frank, finall , first? well, he is being frank, finally. after _ first?lly, after years _ first? well, he is being frank, finally, after years of - first? well, he is being frank, finally, after years of going i finally, after years of going back—and—forth with us officials, stating publicly he was supportive of finding a two state solution, so now the gloves are clearly of. part of this, many others understand to be part of his calculation of remaining prime minister of israel as long as the war continues. there won't be elections calls, he has lost his mantle of mr security. this may help and be a way of getting it backin may help and be a way of getting it back in his mind. we have a return to the original definition of from the river to the sea, because that is what he is talking about with regard to israeli control of territory. so he's pointed out there, the united states has headed, we know the president has spoken with the prime minister. can imagine very well a proportion of the conversation was light. it would have been direct and frank, reitera

frank. it up for frank, everybody gave up for frank. all right, guys. well, that's amazing. do have a band? no. all right, i'm just going to finish this pie then. i didn't get to have any play, so i got two more minutes and i'm good. i'm gointo stuff. i'm going to. who are you guysith tonight. y're going to skip? what? oh, which one? oh, moskowitz, where the hell did you go? oh, god. unbelievable. and and he's a senator. what's that. hey, there he is. hey, you got one joke for us, you know, any jokes? give us one joke. come on, it. who's got one joke? who wants to close this out of the joke? it could be a hacky joke. it could be anything. you got a joke? all right, there you go. why the banker break up with his girlfriend? why did the banker break up his girlfriend? he was losing interest. he was losing interest. just like this crowd. guys, enjoy the rest of the night. well, i think we got a great. is the after party upstairs? yeah. and having a half of theeg warmers. everybody let him here. come >> the house and senate have recessed for the holidays and will be back in the

i respect you both about, it i can see frank still nodding. but you know what?you both are friends of the show, so you're welcome here all the time. and i have to give it to rick on one thing, a good st. augustine reference on sunday morning. so i appreciate that. frank, stay warm. i think i'm gonna see one person in fe weeks right here in new york. so i appreciate you both. thank you. franklin's is a republican pollster and strategist and he's the author of words that work. rick wilson is a former gop strategist, cofounder of the lincoln project and author of running against the devil, a plot to save america from trump and democrats from themselves. coming up, senator chris van hollen joins me to discuss the latest in the israel gaza war and the growing divisions between the u.s. and the israeli government. plus, the gop got walloped in michigan and pennsylvania in the 2022 midterms, but their respective strategies for 2024 could not be more different. also, ron desantis has canceled his sunday morning tv rounds for the day, while nikki haley picked up a big en

thank you, frank.gether for a vigil to honor a woman who was very involved in the community. she was hit and killed in a hit and run crash in oakland. >> and new images have been released by the police about a car that they believe hit her. and they're asking for help to identify the driver. ktvu is amber lee reports from oakland. after talking with the victim's family. we're going up yonder a song of comfort for the family of kim barranco. >> also known as ladybug. she was killed in a hit and run crash while walking along busy san pablo avenue in west oakland. traffic violence, rapid response, a safety advocacy group, held a vigil to honor the 59 year old. her family attended. loved ones tell me she struggled with substance abuse and was homeless, but remained in regular contact with her mother and three children. >> i feel lost, i empty and lost this wandering, wondering what do i do now that i don't have her? >> she would always like, try to make me as happy and do the best that she can be. as a mot

frank, big day. >> bob pisani, thank you very much.earlier today we heard from the gray scale ceo on "squawk box" this morning. it is the priciest product on the market with the highest fee. he was pressed on how he plans to compete. here is what he had to say. >> we've been prepared for multiple spot products. it has been the product that has forged the path to come to market. our guts, operations, disclosures, investors should have choice in a very differentiated way. it is going to be as of this morning the second largest spot commodity etf in the world. it has $28 billion of assets under management and other issuers may try and differentiate on fees for gbtc, it's about size, liquidity and track record. >> gbtc down half a percent right now. bryn, you own the bitcoin trust. your thoughts right now. >> i think it was buy the rumor, sell the news. i do think it's important all of these other ten other etf providers owe a huge debt of gratitude for actually suing the ftc having the courtside with them. about 28 billion in gptc convert

i'm frank holland. let's get you ready to start your day.ck up a half hour with a check on the u.s. stock futures with the nasdaq riding a three-session win streak. the dow slightly lower right now. the accept basically low. we're checking the bond market right now. the ten10-year yield falling ba below 4%. 4% seems to be a meaningful level for the markets. time now for a check on the some of this morning's top corporate stories. silvana is here with it now. >>> amazon's twitch becoming the latest to cut its staff. it will slash 500 jobs. that's about 35% of its work force, this over worries about losses and steam operation costs. the move at twitch comes after job cuts at amazon's gaming division last year. job cuts apparently taking place at blackrock. the largest seattle manager is trimming roughly 600 positions. that's about 3% of its work force with ceo larry fink telling employees the company was adapting to a, quote, rapidly changing environment. blackrock plans to increase head count this year as it invests in technology and new offe

i'm going to start with you, frank. the scenario under which you think haley can win fani willis or jack smith taking trump down? is that it. >> yeah, no, so, laura we are not nikki haley donors. we are nikki haley supporters. we are the independents moving the needle. and this is an independent group that intends to have a say in this election and we have just really been very successful in new hampshire. we brought out -- we helped bring out 20% new voters, two thirds of those voted for nikki haley, who we strongly support. but we're not donors for nikki haley. we are strongly supporting her of. we are going to support her in south carolina and toward super tuesday. i think this is the first time we have this one-on-one comparison. we are no longer confused by what does chris christie say. what attack ads does ron desantis run? this, i think, will be illuminating to the american public. and. >> laura: okay, frank, i am going to get back to this. but she only won, what was it 26%, 28% of republican voters? and a lot of

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frank smid's writings in the book. the author of these writings, everything he said was based on the reports of the united nations . frank smith, who is from france, is not a muslim, and he is one of the journalists of al jazeera network, who has access to these documented reports. he finds that report in the form of real narratives but in a literary form it is used poetically for the general audience . in those days that mr. smid is talking about , the operation was a failure, and these days , the al-aqsa storm. for the first time, this book was published with 5 thousand copies in 2013 . i am 9 years old and it is depicting the adventures of israel's brutality at that time . gaza is the constant story of the oppression of the resistance, which is why this book was printed again with a thousand copies. franks smith wrote this book 13 years ago, but this book repeats the history of these days in gaza. fatima soltani. he explained palestine from the perspective of the supreme leader there is a book of community in this b

i spoke to frank gardner afterwards _ is properly not. is properly not. i spoke to frank l gardner afterwards about whether is properly not. i spoke to frank - gardner afterwards about whether it was a show of strength rather than the targets that we were talking through, the targets that have been hit, whether it was actually enough to make a substantial difference to the houthis capability. it to make a substantial difference to the houthis capability.— the houthis capability. it will make a difference. _ the houthis capability. it will make a difference, they _ the houthis capability. it will make a difference, they have, _ the houthis capability. it will make a difference, they have, as - the houthis capability. it will make a difference, they have, as they i a difference, they have, as they say, hit 60 targets in 16 locations, they focused on something specific thatis they focused on something specific that is linked to what has been going on in the red sea, production of drones, launch sites, missile sites. they have focused on mili