been on a harley my friend michael, you know, michael haley took me on a couple of harleys.10 in new jersey and candidly i was not the youngest person. i was the youngest person at the harley store i hadn't gotten my cabela yet, so i didn't have my bill -- my pelican bill. >> whatever that is. >> that's what happened. harley, look, it is a $5 billion company. david, i care more about thor. no, not the recreational vehicle. the syndergaard thor. >> a big mets fan, hard to not get excited by that. >> i met his dad. >> whose >> he was getting a -- 1993, couldn't have been nicer. >> great guy that was nice. all right, let's get to -- >> amd could be problematic. >> one of your favorites. >> absolutely. never dodges a tough question. >> that's something to be said >> to another man who never dodges a tough question, that would be pisani. there he is. >> here is the tough question, why are we up today? earnings, guidance has been lousy in the last 24 hours and, folks, it is earnings guidance don't worry so much about fourth quarter. we're trying to figure out 2019 numbers. this is

david: we will keep watching harley davidson.k, this is bloomberg. ♪ david: this is "balance of power." i'm david westin. we go now to mark crumpton. mark: the senate judiciary committee has delayed a vote on president trump's nominee for attorney general for a week. democrats are worried that william barr will limit robert mueller's russian probe. dianne feinstein says she is very concerned about a memo that william barr sent the justice department last year, criticizing the investigation. the british by mr. theresa may is still trying to break the brexit deadlock. she is asking the european union to change its divorce a deal by offering an irish border guarantee that is opposed by many british lawmakers. eu leaders have ruled out any renegotiation on the brexit deal, but the prime ministers urged parliament to give her a mandate. >> we need to deliver on the result of the referendum. and i would also say to him, that when people talk about delaying article 50, that does not resolve the issue about what deal we should have in le

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fame motorcycle manufacturer harley davidson has also hit a bump in the road reporting fourth quarter earnings of nine hundred fifty five million dollars in revenues and per share profits both below expectations harley davidson stock took a skid following seven percent on the news the all time high for the stock by the way it was back in december of two thousand. six at a price of seventy three dollars per share like lockheed harley was hit hard by the drop administration's trade related turbulence with tariffs acting as a brake on the company in june of last year president trump said an angry tweet at the company after harley had said the president's trade tactics pushed the motorcycle maker to move some production outside of the united states. and construction equipment giant caterpillar also seem to be on a trend with a disappointing earnings report with ties to china and or trade issues total revenue for the company in q four twenty eight thousand was fourteen point three billion dollars an eleven percent increase over q four of the year before twenty seventeen earnings at two dol

knowing that harley grew in the heavyweight share space here which is tied to that core rider.il sales for q4, we did see a worldwide decline of 6.7%. more than 10% here in the u.s. which is painful but not necessarily surprising given the years of declines we've seen here the 1.4% drop in europe and the middle east is one of the things to note for investors. that's been a bright spot for harley levatich saying they gained market share in europe and they had strong comps in q4 also those were retaliatory tariffs. that there's been no impact on dealers. no impact on sales or consumer demand there because the company continues to absorb those costs. says that they continue to be in contact with both governments here in the u.s. and europe about trade. looking to the world more broadly, levatich says harley hasn't seen anything the the numbers anywhere to suggest the impact of a global growth slowdown impacting the company says actually harley's continued to see strength in emerging markets. here in the u.s., no impact from the government shutdown. and that overall through the len

harley says it will be able to travel 110 city miles on a single charge.ith your cnbc morning business report i'm franknd holl >>> his family says it's a miracle. a man thought to be nearly braie , his life support removed but then this incredible surprise. kevin tibbles has his amazing story. >> reporter: they call him the racleman. >> i was almost dead and they didn't think i would a survive all. >> reporter: because he wasn't supposed to be here in omaha to ring in the new year. he was in a coma. el doctorsved the result of a stroke. >> he was completely unresponsive and he was intubated. >> reporter: the 61-year-old's brathing tube was removed, funeral plans about to get under way. >> i'll never here him say, hey son, to me again. >> reporter: but the feisty father of four wasn't quite ready for the pely gates. as his kids were saying his final good-byes and i said hi, dad and he cracked a smile with his eyes still closed and i didn't know what to do. >> i grabbed his hand and he mumbled to me, hey, girl. >> reporter: turns out it wasn't a stre. enrece

. >>> harley davidson first all electric motorcycle.t will cost about $30,000. >> it goes from zero to 60 in just under four seconds and it's automatic and it's quiet. you're riding a harley. >> here's the machine for you if you don't like folding your clothes. it debuted at the consumer electronics show in vegas. >> you load your clothes this in, they come out loaded. the price tag, $1,000. those are your techbytes. >>> have a great day. >>> i love that machine. >> you do? >> i fold my clothes. >> for a thousand bucks. >> not for a thousand dollars. >>> marie -- >> she wants you to roll it up. >> make it stand up. >>> a new dtition for the ast about thi hiding in plain sight in a bay area restaurant. we'll explain. >>> holy when i have an asthma attack... i feel like a fish with no water. learn how to prevent your child's next asthma attack. because even one attack is one too many. >>> let's take a look at what we should expect out of our next storm friday afternoon and through saturday. we'll have rain steady at times during friday. t

you can preorder harley- davidson's first electric motorcycle. how much will it cost and when electric bike will hit the road. first, let's check in and see what is coming up in the next hour with mornings on 2. >>> when i join you in minutes, imagine being responsible for $20,000 hosp broken arm. and that is after your health insurance has paid its part. that is one woman story after she fell off her bike and was taken to san francisco general. what is happening there that is leading to some shockingly high bills for people who have private health insurance. >>> now that recreational cannabis is legal, some doctors are sounding the alarm about the effect that has on a man's fertility. we are also learning about another effective may have on a man's sperm. >>> we will be right back. show of hands, who's a future comcast business customer here? i think we all are. yeah, definitely. sign us up. yes. two hands. two hands. yay. double hands. get fast reliable internet and add voice for a low price. just one more way we go beyond for your business. an

maria: tell us about the plans, why is electric so important for harley at this point?as we think -- electric vehicles are becoming much more mainstream but two-wheel mobility, electric two-wheel mobility is relatively new trend and we are setting out to lead, this is part of plan that we launched last year which was around broader access to the brand, opening up new markets, new channels, working with dealers but then also new products and new segments and this is, you know, we are here to launch the first in our portfolio of electric motorcycles which is live wire. maria: how is is that motorcycle different than your traditional bike? does it feel different, the ride, tell us about the comparisons. >> yeah, so it's very different, it's still the very sort of raw motion of riding a harley davidson but all electric motor, instant, up to 60 in 3.5 seconds. so low center gravity, it's got rigid frame, comfortable for the rider and so very agile and at all speeds as well and built for that kind of environment. it has great technology, we have hd connect service that connec

democrat harley rouda defeated 15-term republican incumbent dana rohrabacher. mr. rouda, a business man, lives in orange county, california. what motivated you to run? democrat harley rouda defeated 15-term republican incumbent dana rohrabacher. mr. rouda, a business man, lives in orange county, california. what motivated you to run? rep. rouda: the 2016 election. it was not just donald trump. it was the sense that we are putting party first and country second on both parties, this unwillingness to reach across the aisle and serve your country for how you were elected. it seemed like that election came down to a vote on 2 personalities for most voters, instead of discussion hed event, and i decided to run. >> why did you think you could defeat dana rohrabacher? rep. rouda: i come from a business background and a legal background. this was probably the biggest decision i have made with the least due diligence. i looked at it that with my business background, and my law background that yes, i can do a better job than this guy has for the last 30 years, not fully unde

harley is struggling to attract younger riders. harley is getting hit dramatically here. >>> but we just got the best indication yet how motivated or not congressional leadership is to avoiding the shutdown and keeping president trump out of the situation for the moment. listen to this from the last hour. senate minority leader -- senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and senate minority leader chuck schumer. >> we've come to big agreements before, for example, on budgets and russian sanctions. what was the common theme? when the president stays out of the negotiations, we almost always succeed. when he mixes in, it's a formula for failure. so i would ask president trump, let congress deal with it on its own. >> for whatever works, which means avoiding a shutdown and avoiding the president feeling he should declare a national emergency. liz: the first meeting of the committee made up of both republicans and democrats, and by the way, includes both senators and congressmen, is set for tomorrow right before "countdown" at 1:30 p.m.

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brand as been suffering from these trade talks and harley davidson which got tangled up in these and this terror fight that trump is waging and that it is also has also very significantly low numbers and sales especially. in response to or because of you you counter terrorist because let's not forget dung trump is not just waging a fight with china he's put tariffs on these materials that affect much more than just china it's relationships. ands were also being joined now by correspondent so don han from taipei there is how you doing so let me ask you a question bring you into this conversation paul was just talking about the effect of these talks in this trade dispute on the u.s. economy obviously the big question right now is what is the effect on the chinese economy does it put them in a tight spot and force them to really seek a deal based on some of the economic figures that we've been seeing recently well we talked to some chinese investors under the pressure of trey war really warry it and not very optimistic let me give you one example because of the slowing economy many loca

shares of harley davidson or falling.h-quarter sales and orders that missed estimates. they shipped 8% fewer of their iconic bikes. the company was caught up in the trade war. tariffs hurt sales overseas. the company beat estimates for sales, cloud revenue grew 38%. new bookings slow down. the profit outlook for this year lags expectations on the lower end. t-mobile will defend its $26 billion with sprint -- merger with sprint. skepticalspeak to a democratic-controlled committee. it would reduce the market to three carriers. that is your bloomberg business flash. thed: it's time for follow lead, a deep dive into the stories making headlines. all of this week, we look inside general electric. our focus is on what went wrong with its power division. ge has a big power problem. 2015.ought them in then, it ran into problems. >> it tends to be very challenging, it continues to be under pressure from energy efficiency, penetration of renewals. david: orders crumbled well cheap clean energy get cheaper. the power generation fore

harley has stopped shipping those models. 1200 motorcycles sold in the us, manufactured between may 2015 and december 2018. they know four crashes, two injured in crashes and they will be replaced on the front and rear brakes because of this issue. heather: let's talk about the super bowl. it is coming up and could soon be cashless. >> visa and the nfl partnered to make the super bowl a catch -- cashless event. and during the super bowl, one of those contactless cars, smart phone, and your beer, drinks and move on with your way within seconds. they hope to do this, they are working on this, and cutting down long lines. that is eventually the goal. that would be great. >> the time is 15, the major will change coming to one congressional committee. >> i feel strongly about this, you need to have medicare for all. >> this 2020 hopefully is in on medicare for all. there is a way to fix our system but medicare for all maybe not it. ♪ whoooo. did you know the exact same hotel room... ...can have many different prices? that's why tr

harley-davidson shares, by the way, fell more than 5 of course.-davidson said in its earnings per share were essentially wiped out last quarter because of president trump's trade war. and sweeping consequences for the oil industry. oil prices surged 2% after the u.s. put pressures on venezuela's embattled president nicolas maduro. president trump's trackdown will get close to home because the opec nation is america number four importer. the problem is even though the u.s. has turned into the world's largest oil producer it still relies on opec and other nations. watch that. >>> sunday's big game, this isn't just football, there's a soft drink showdown, coke versus pepsi. pepsi is one of super bowl liii's biggest sponsors and it has swarmed coke's hometown with over 350 ads on billboards, recycling pins and train stations. one billboard right down the street from coca-cola reads pepsi look whose in town for super bowl liii. >> and the g.o.a.t. being greatest of all time, of course, tom brady, no question about that. >>> "early start" continues righ

how about harley-davidson market watcher keith fitzgerald is on the show later.ribed passionate motorcyclist he says millennials could kill harley-davidson how about this he'll make his case at top of the next hour. first, former starbucks chief howard shuttle says he's seriously considering running for the presidency. as a centrist independent well democrats not happy shorts could split their vote. next we're going to talk to someone who says shuttle should run and could pull off a win. more varney after this. my digestive system used to make me feel sluggish but now, i take metamucil every day. it traps and removes the waste that weighs me down, so i feel lighter. try metamucil, and begin to feel what lighter feels like. >> 3 had 00 point loss that's what you're looking at and dow is back to 24,400. now that story about the pope taking social media to task. liz you have more on this. >> what he's saying essentially listen, he's aware he's strikingly aware of how he's saying that facebook -- basically selling data manipulate wills data he's saying there's a spir

motorcycle maker, harley davidson said tariffs wiped out profits last year and expected to cost up toar and expected to reduce the impact by producing the motorcycle in thailand when they're destined to go to the eu in china when they face them and they have definitely backfired when it comes to harley davidson. >> i have to tell you, talking to bill karins, the u.s. postal service suspended service in several states because of that extreme cold. what states are being impacted by this and more important, what does this mean for the united states postal service already struggling. >> reporter: that's right. it's unprecedented action because they announced they will not be delivering mail because of the extreme cold. and chicago, where i was reading some temperatures are expected to be colder than the base camp at mt. everest there, extreme temperatures and pickups at residences and collection boxes will cease as well and have an impact on trading volume, coming at an interesting time for the u.s. economy in terms of the overall delivery of consumer consumption this time of the year as

. >> roc had a person amendment as big and loud as the pipes on the harleys. he worked at an auto body shop handling claims. when he met karen, she was on a downward spiral. after being married five years she recently had got an divorce. the doctor had given her awful news. she had multiple sclerosis, 38-years-old. >> to be a young, divorced woman, with this awful diagnosis, what do you think that did to her? that's a lot to put on your shoulders. >> right. i think that really affected herself esteem. frankly, i think it had an impact on the kind of men she was attracted to. >> karen came to rely on roc to take her to doctor's appointments and injections. when she asked him to move in, her friends and family thought she was asking for trouble. >>ive think that's true. is it my place to say, well, you need to go find somebody that is going to offer you a better future? >> you can't dictate terms to your kid sister? >> no you can only fix yourself. >> as it turned out, roc wasn't a fix for karen either. the relationship soon took an ugly term. >> they seemed to

harley davidson and. and caterpillar have all come out and said to various degrees this is having an impact on our business that we really need to do something to resolve this issue and we've seen in china for instance that the economy has slowed to a pace of six point six percent that's the slowest growth they've seen in twenty eight years so both sides a very keen to resolve this issue and it's gone as far as trump has actually said himself you know he will intervene in this process in the way issue if it means that he can get a trade deal between the between the two countries so just talk us through what the u.s. is really worried about how are we what's what's the beef here right so basically what the u.s. is adamant about hawaii is an arm of the chinese state and that it's using its equipment to spy on an oist noyce and. the criminal indictment basically said that. no way was using hadn't told its banks that they were transferring money and using them to operate in in iran so that was their particula

as far as the harleys and the g.m.s, let them be. if they have to raise prices, fine. if the market doesn't bear it, it will come back down. >> neil: the prices of morphine has gone up 10% with this money today. thanks very much. i do want to see what's happening on the white house here. we're waiting for some of the democratic and republican leaders attending a pow-wow extending this partial government shutdown and what if anything they can do to find some accommodation on this wall or whatever you want to call it. ahead of that, kevin kelly and sarge is here. what do you think will happen? how big a deal is this? >> for investors, it's not a big deal. we go through this regularly. the people out of work end up getting paid back pay. it's a nice vacation. they weren't allowed to spend the money while they were on vacation. how it impacts the market. i call them heat seeking missiles, zombie markets. this only impacts the day traders. you'll see the 400, 500 point swings based on the headline. >> neil: what if it drags on awhile? some workers say i get paid later. the

look at harley davidson.hurt harley davidson because they refused, but it's a problem for him. >> look, they're doing it because it's the most efficient way to do business and they have the point of shareholder value which is in conflict with a lot of politics on the right and the left and, no, there is a greater mission here to workers and u.s. workers and let's not forget wisconsin. this is paul ryan, former house speaker and there were all kinds of tax incentives and this is a giveaway and this is the test of the proposition that president trump says, look, globalization is bad and it's hurting to many people. i'm going to turn it around and he hasn't been able to do that. is he going to threaten them or take some sort of action? what's the remedy toward opposing globalization and protecting the american worker? where is he actually doing it and where is he able to say i was able to reverse this tide of businesses doing this the most efficient way for their business. >> trump is a businessman and he unders

you tube peter says i think i'll go back i will defeat bihari on february sixteenth because bill harley has woefully failed to fulfill the yawning aspirations of nigerians and one of those some community members are saying as we've all heard already is about the economy so i want to play this video comment we thought from simon a table he's the publisher of today's news africa space here in d.c. and here's what he said in less than two weeks nigerians go to the polls to elect a new president and to me one of the key issues you see unemployment more than twenty two percent of nigerian unemployed them exceed more than twenty million and yet who cannot find work and there's an astronomical number been exposed and we have to fix unemployment both at the economy and and then show that corruption is really for. so mercy it we saw on that fact card earlier about the opposition member former vice president of a backer he's also an entrepreneur he's a businessman and so worries about the economy do you think that those will be reasons that some may vote for him. i think between the economy. incl

we'll talk to you about hog, harley-davidson. this was a miss on both the top and bottom line today. that company coming in at 17 cents a share versus 28 cents. revenue at 955 million. a big miss there. is this the profit being wiped out by tariffs or do they have just the wrong products? that is the debate about that stock. back to you guys. connell: tariffs certainly are an issue for harley. gerri willis at nyse. melissa: stakes are hide. trade negotiations are set to resume in washington between the u.s. and chinese officials edward lawrence is following the story all along. what is the latest twist. reporter: china is talking tough about charges against huawei and its cfo. stopping short that it will make impact on trade talks tomorrow. when asked if huawei case will be brought up by trade negotiators at table a spokesman for the chinese foreign ministry we hope teams will work with strong consensus between the two presidents and work in the same direction for a mutually-acceptable solution. with iran and lying and stealing t

harley is moving higher by 4.5%. caterpillar up 5%. deere, boeing, corning, everybody making major gains at this hour. >>> discussing the bruising apple took yesterday for cutting its revenue forecast and blaming china's slowing economy, we had questioned, remember this yesterday, whether ceo tim cook knew exactly what he was doing by warning. i asked our tech experts whether confessions from massive companies like apple, where they actually pinpointed china's sluggish growth have enough power, does apple have enough power to force the u.s. and china to come to terms on a trade deal? this morning on "varney" national economic council director larry kudlow hinted at the power the private sector really has. >> any ceo can help us. talk to the chinese leadership, for example. talk to the locals. talk to the state people. talk to the top councils. talk to president xi. liz: so should tim cook start being part of the negotiating contingent there? we have to ask this question, was apple's warning a seminal moment in this trade war between th

a harley davidson owner's group is mourning the death of a member. 38-year-old vince harris was visitingamily in arizona when he was hospitalized saturday night with complications from the flu that developed into pneumonia. he died on sunday. members of the group say he was about to be certified as a road captain. >> i saw him three weeks ago at our road captain's meeting and he was healthy as horse joking around with everybody. >> i fully expected to see him saturday and go on the ride with him. the certification ride is this saturday in his honor. the department reported their fist flu death of the season of a 39-year-old with underlying medical conditions. >> in weather we've been tracking scattered showers. the main center of the system is making it's move on shore tonight. the rainfall rates have been picking up. some of the highlights are coming on board right now. about a tenth of the inch in the south bay, up to an inch and a half in the coastal hills a.wind advisory until tomorrow and high surf with waves around 15 to 25 feet. here the is satellite and radar and you can see the

who are young also harley is a former un the football player who is now a thief. a board member on the women's football committee and the technical director and head coach of the women's national team which until recently didn't exist. what is the support like for the women's program here they have a good support from the government especially for women who talk about football is a good support because i think we have three national teams into group which is if you came before three years with the single that is many goes who loved football. colleagues in the school. level of football but they couldn't play because of that. they did not accept football as a few men. or the women's game but now everything changed after visiting the f.a. i'm left with the impression that real support is actually there and not only in terms of money out the and money alone can't buy passion but it can help you to have success which in turn can spark the interest of a nation so maybe this is the biggest asian cup in history right here in the u.a.e. is just what this country needs to g

we spoke >> reporter: members of the harley-davidson group in san jose is coming to grips with the sudden death of 38-year-old vince harris. >> it makes me sad. he was a great guy. he is a good father. he cared for his family. >> reporter: members were notified over the weekend. the draftsman was visiting family in arizona when he was hospitalized saturday night. he was admitted due to convocations with the flu that developed into pneumonia. on sunday, he passed away. he was about to be a road captain for the reputation ride this weekend. >> i saw him three weeks ago at our road captains meeting and he was healthy as a horse and was joking around with everybody. >> surprised and shocked. i fully expected to see him on saturday. >> the flu can affect anybody of all ages. that is why we urge people to get the flu vaccine. >> reporter: the health department report to the first flu death of the season. at 39 old resident with underlying medical conditions. it is unclear if that person was vaccinated. there for cases of flu this is what people rushed to the icu. those with chronic radical cond

because this is also on aheadli that harley davidson is saying their profits have been wiped out becausethe tariffs. >> harley davidson actually increased prices on their motorcycles in response to retaliation from europe. remember, the president just a few months ago heavily criticized that move. now they're saying even though we did that, we still can't make any money. if these tariffs go up, consumers can expect things from handbags to frozen fish to get more expensive. i think it's safe to say there are members of the trump administration who want a deal here. they say it's not going to happen this week. they want people to manage their expectations for the talks that are happening over the next couple of days. they say we have 30 more days before march 1st. they acknowledge that these are really sticky, really thorny, really long-term issues. but i think that we've seen the administration, the white house is willing to move the goal post on china. so if the president wakes up on february 28th and decides he wants a deal with china, he can make that decision. it really depends on the

the idea here is to race to the top of the mountain with a heavily studded tire on the back of your harley, go flying up the snowy mountain and as soon as you cross thekiin partner to get to the bottom of the hill as fast as possible. it's a relay. n> and you defyseravi oty ring i've seen, never quite like this. >> you nailed it. any formg of human beings want to know who's the fastest. >> here's the confusion i've had. they call it a bike and ski race but then you see the snowmobilers in there, too, so i think there's different classes you throw in there or maybe you get to choose when you want to snowmobile or motorcycle up to the top? the motorcycle looks sketchy. >> one looked liked the a little problem. >> there's ways to keep ramping this up, man. >> i agree. >> and they will. >> looks like good time and a fun event to be a part of. >>> pretty cool creation here. a whole bunch of colored pencils that have been put into little pieces like this. th hnde carnuba waxes this and he starts spilling it with 1200 pencils. ryhatsers it with epoxy they'll do. a>> r bhtig a cboluut here. >> a g

the president announced harley davidson after it announced plans to move some u.s.as. coming up next, the trump administration's big carrot for trade deal with china. could all tariffs be scrapped? this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: we are awaiting australian inflation numbers, just trickling in at the moment. the koran quarters cpi coming in at .4%, as expected. there on year, 1.8% for consumer price inflation numbers, slightly higher than the 1.7% we were expecting. inflationary pressures lower from the 1.9% from the previous third-quarter number. quote unquote a, cpi coming in than%, a little bit higher expected and picking up pace from the previous quarter. the headline number, 1.8%, a fair way away from the rba's target of between 2% to 3%, so unlikely to move the needle when it comes to that early february rba meeting. sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. after that inflation report from australia, we are seeing the aussie dollar pick up some momentum, adding .2%. not keeping track of the rally we are seeing an iron ore futures. singapore heading towards $83 a ton, given

other names posting results include harley—davidson and a number of drugmakers including pfizer.hat is ahead on wall street. —— a cerro round—up. joining us is richard dunbar, investment director at aberdeen standard investments. lots of tech stocks this week, apple are always closely watched? they had are always closely watched? they had a trading statement at the start of the year talking about a weaker consumer generally, particularly concerned about china and the lack of growth in china. there will be focused on the results today to get more results on that, both in new products from apple and the weakness in china. we are not upgrading other handsets as much as previously? the project we have is good and we are not wanting to have great data as much —— the project is good. and in some areas of the world we have reached saturation and there is good competition. one of the problems apple highlighted is a reduction in demand in china. we had caterpillar results out yesterday. china seem to be an issue for them? there were poor results particularly citing lack of growth in china

harley-davidson, a big miss on both the top and the bottom line. eps of 17 cents a share.orning. nearly 10%. they are citing restructuring charges, incremental tariffs and recall costs. big troubles for the hog. verizon beating on eps but missing on revenue. yet another split here. eps $1.12 a share. revenue 34.3 billion. the stock trading down nearly 4% here. profit hurt by the restructuring of the media business as we have discussed. apple coming after the bell, critical earnings release for the markets here. eps estimate of $4.17 a share. revenue of 84 billion. we will be focused like a laser on iphones. iphone sales in china, is there an iphone recession going on in china right now? watch inventory for some of the details about that. meanwhile apple having trouble with face time. a bug where callers can eavesdrop on face time calls has cropped up. the company says they are checking it. but you should know that tim cook on monday, well, he was saying big things about international data privacy asking users to insist on reforms. i guess they have a problem. maria, back t

we had pfizer, we had 3m, lockheed martin, harley cut theirthey all profit forecast. some cited tariffs, some cited risingaw material cost some cited slower growing growth. some others provided 2019 guidance that was in line or a little better, so not all bad, but it looks le the market sniffed out these lower estimates when we had all that turmoilceack in deer. a lot of this has been priced in already. all right, that's a little bit of good news. we've got 130 companies reporting so far. that's a quarter of the way through earnings season. here's the major trends so far. first, fewer companies are sting earnings and revenues beats than usual for the fourth quarter. that's not good. guidance is trending lower for the full year 2019, so full-year growth estimates for the s&p 500 have come down since early october and are now in the low single digits, so down to aut 5% from about 10% growth at the start of october. this is for2019. there's a debate over how much earnings growth will slow down. someie b we'll be entering an earnings recession this year. that would be two

proud motorcycle enthusiast, he owns and can be seen riding a dyna low rider and a fat boy, both harley-davidsons. the freedom of the open road, along with personal responsibility are recurring themes in his books, speeches, and columns. a constant commentator on the state of the republic, governor daniels wonders whether we are capable of self-governance. perhaps, but only if we wear a helmet. governor daniels, welcome to "firing line." >> thanks, margaret. >> i'm delighted you're here, because you defined much of your political career, from the reagan administration to the bush administration to your tenure as governor in indiana, by a fiscal conservatism that we don't hear much about these days. and, so, i'm wondering if we could start by just pretending like we're in a complete political void. and if politics weren't a reality, how you would approach certain policy problems, void of the political reality. so, i'd like to take a couple at a time and just go back and forth with you in here. if you were to tackle the entitlement problem that we have in this country, first starting with social se

democrat harley rouda defeated dana rohrabacher. lives in orange county california. host: what motivated you to run? >> the 2016 election. it was not just donald trump, it was the sense that we are putting party first and country second on both parties. this unwillingness to reach across the aisle and serve your country for how you were elected. it seems like the election came down to a vote on personalities for most voters instead of discussion the issues and fighting for the issues. for me it was a bit of a watershed event and i decided to run. host: why did you think you could defeat dana rohrabacher? rep. rouda: i come from a business background and a legal background. this was probably the biggest decision i have made with the least due diligence. i looked at it that with my business and law background that i can do a better job than this to has for the last 30 years monopoly fully understanding the process it takes to get here. fortunately we had a great team and great volunteer support that allowed us to win. what you were doing before you ran for office? >> i

. >> reporter: harley's life is pretty simple and so is reesey's thanks to their humans, but for many dogs the dog park on new year's day is just a doggone dream, but a new law in california is hoping to change that. in the state of california 2019 has already gone to the dogs. starting today only rescue dogs, rescue cats and rescue rabbits are allowed to be sold in pet stores. >> most of the pet stores you see thare selling puppies, it's, you know, you know they came from some farm somewhere. >> reporter: the humane society estimates more than 2 million dogs come from so- called puppy mills every year and state leaders and these dog owners don't want those dogs sold here. >> so let's take care of the ones that are in the neighborhood. >> reporter: the new law states any pet store selling an animal has to post which rescue or shelter it came from. so there isn't any question in pedigree. >> i think it's a good thing because there's a lot of dogs in the shelters that people give away because they thought it was going to be a good fit for their families and it's not. >> reporter: althou

actress margo rob re t robbie i reprising her role as harley quinn. she posted a photo of herself in full costume for the upcoming film birds of prey with the caption, miss me? a teaser for the film titled see you soon was on youtube as well. the movie is due out in theaters on february 7th. this woman does not stop working. it is unbelievable. >> yeah. people love that character. on halloween, so many costumes. >> everywhere. >> cannot wait for that. >>> just ahead, the patriots' rob gronkowski, he can dance better than i can talk. super bowl opening night, next. but you're still moved by moments like this. don't let psoriatic arthritis take them away. taltz reduces joint pain and stiffness and helps stop the progression of joint damage. for people with moderate to severe psoriasis, 90% saw significant improvement. taltz even gives you a chance at completely clear skin. don't use if you're allergic to taltz. before starting, you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz may increase risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your d

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democrat harley rouda defeated 15-term republican incumbent dana rohrabacher. mr. rouda, a business man, lives in orange county, california. what motivated you to run? rep. rouda: the 2016 election. it was not just donald trump. it was the sense that we are putting party first an it seemed like it came down to a vote on personalities, rather than the issues. for me it was a big event and i decided to run. defeat dana rohrabacher? rep. rouda: i come from a business background and a legal background. this was probably the biggest decision i have made with the least due diligence. i looked at it that with my business background, and my law background that yes, i can do a better job than this guy has for the last 30 years, not fully understanding the process it takes to get here. fortunately, we had a great team and great volunteer support that allowed us to win. >> explain what you were doing before you decided to run for office? rep. rouda: in business, i built one of the largest real estate firms in the country with franchises across the united states. then i was do