said he'll be spending $10000000000.00 of his own money to help fight climate change post on instagram amazon founder jeff bezos said this summer he'll stop funding scientists activists and nonprofit organizations amazon has come under fire in the past reserve climate record last september base promised the world's largest online retailer of the carbon neutral by 2024. years. and that's all from me in the business team here in berlin you can buy more from us on our website www dot com slash business we're also on facebook and twitter of course thanks for joining us. it's 70 percent. younger than 6 o'clock. that's me and me and you. came to know a lot of time all voices. in the 77 percent talk about the stuff. from politics to classes from housing boom boom town this is where. welcome to the 77 percent. this weekend t.w. . they were forced into a nameless mass of. their bodies near tools of. the history of the slave trade is of africa's history. describes how the greed for power and profit plummeted an entire continent into chaos and violence the slave system created the greatest player and ac

announced he'll spend $10000000000.00 of his own money to help fight climate change in a post on instagram amazon founder jeff bezos is funding scientists activists and nonprofit organizations to fight the impact global warming has had so far amazon has come under fire in the past for its own climate record tampa bay so as promised the company would be carbon neutral by 2040. 7 bureaucracy is legendary but that's not the only hurdle for teslas ambitious plans to frantically build its 1st european factory near berlin in the next year and a half environmental activists are out in force and musk wants to do something good for the planet by constructing electric cars it means chopping down treats. the german press has started calling it the tesla forest and the machines felling trees here have stopped a court order has brought them grinding to a halt the environmental organization. says the company shouldn't be allowed to continue clear cutting before it has all the appropriate permits to jesus detaches starting activities right now sets a precedent these are things that cannot be reversed after all

he'll be spending $10000000000.00 of his own money to help $5.00 climate change and a post on instagram amazon founder jeff bezos said this summer he'll start funding scientists activists and non profit organizations amazon has come under fire in the past for its own climbed record last september mr bezos pledged the world's largest online retailer would be carbon neutral by 2040. while the environment is just one worry for amazon tax avoidance poor working conditions and driving local retailers out of business the list of accusations made against the company is long now there's another waste a generous return policy has led to tons of unused often unopened items to be sent back among the most returned items are above all clothes and accessories you can see it right there not add to that electronics shoes beauty products and food back at the distribution center the cost of opening the product possibly repackaging it logging it into the inventory is often considered too high so products end up on the dump or in incinerator plants and of course amazon is not the only company with tons of returns

committed at least $10 billion to fight climate change, announcing the bezos refund on his instagram. the amazons the world's richest person, there is no one richer come a says the fund will start issuing grants in the coming months. he has been under pressure to balance amazon's need for fast delivery with the environmental consequences of the rapid growth of online shipping. local news 24 hours a day, on iran on quick pick by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. >> this is how u.s. futures are .ooking at the moment down 0.2%, it is president's day in the u.s. so no trading but we continue to see the latest on the coronavirus outbreak. the korea local media says the presidential jet will evacuate quarantine many cruise ship and japan. several countries have evacuated their citizens. the u.s. has evacuated citizens, including 14 who tested positive for the virus. we are watching the fallout from the virus. apple saying they don't expect to meet their revenue guidance for the march quarter. still ahead, hsbc bracing or major

the amazon ceo writing on instagram in part climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. work alongside others both amplify norway's and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change on the planet we all share. the fund will give out grants this summer to environmental scientists, activists and organizations. donald trump and barack obama in a battle royal over the booming economy. who should get the credit? let's ask kathy medley. thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. let's begin by going back and forth between these two tweets, this first one came from former president obama claiming the economic boom is his achievement, 11 years ago today near the bottom of the worst recession in generations i signed the recovering act paving the way to a decade of economic growth of the longest streak of job creation in american history. you had donald trump responding, did you hear the latest can't job? obama trying to take credit for the economic boom, the weakest recovery since the great depression despite 0 fed rate, best job number 7, fed rate up,

help fight climate change and post on instagram as and founder jeff bezos said this summer he'll stop funding scientists activists and nonprofit organizations amazon has come under fire in the past climate record last september base also promised the world's largest online retailer be carbon neutral by 2024. years. and that's all from me in the visiting here in berlin you can find more from us on our web site www dot com slash business we're also on facebook and twitter of course thanks for joining us. to biden is a savior of the forest. because 210 acres of land in central gonna his own is recall debating and conserving wood and teaching how to practice sustainable forestry is all about training good i'm tired people also bad do it themselves to sulk and go to have a nice gum fall and cool down for the. next one t.w. . mega-cities these concrete jungles are often pushing up to see. their economic powerhouses get leave people with little to live. half of the world's population already lives in urban centers leaving planners with a huge challenge how can these monstrous cities be taking me in should. be in 60 minutes on d w. d 2 you know that 77 pe

and amazon ceo jeff bezos announced he will donate $5 million to climate change. bezos announcement on instagram made no mention of the recipient by name. now, a group of amazon employees says the company should end contracts with oil and gas companies and go from diesel to all electric trucks. >>> a popular hiking area in the south bay remains closed this morning three days after a 6-year-old girl was attacked by a mountain lion. it happened sunday morning near the los altos hills. she was hiking with six adults and three other children. she suffered only minor injuries. a search team with specially trained dogs is still trying to track down the mountain lion. >> they're actively out there trying to get a scent on the lion and get up a tree and mobilize it. right now, we're kind of in that holding pattern of let's wait and let the dogs do the work. >>> park rangers are investigating after two horses were shot with pellet guns just northeast of downtown sacramento. one horse named ollie was shot twice in the chest. another mare named sweetie was shot and now she's scared of people. >> you just b

. >>> amazon chief jeff bezos is investing his own money to the fight of climate change. he just committed on instagramlion to address the crisis with creation of the bezos earth fund. his amazon employees have been publicly pressuring him to do something proactive. bezos said that the fund will back ientists, activists and organizations working to preserve the planet. with me now cnn's chief climate correspondent is with me and 10 billion. that's a lot of o'zeros. >> that's a lot to you and me. >> it's a great cause. what made him do this? >> pressure from his own employees and from the rest of the world and from consumers who are realizing that this is the biggest story in the world and we won't be ordering toothbrushes through china from amazon unless we have a goldilocks climate at thend of this srnl. there is a group called amazon employees for climate justice. hundreds of them walked out last fall. to get in front of that the day before, bezos said, well, we are going to adhere to the climate -- paris climate accord goals, but that is a pittance compared to what this company really could do. just

and, you know, you suspect facebook with okay ulutz and instagram, i would be worried if i were amazon. at the bought twitch for a billion in 2014, and google as the small ones are just as interesting. >> doesn't it make you uncomfortable that and now we're talking about we're talking about acquisitions, and tomorrow we may be talking about something different? >> i don't know if it makes me uncomfortable. it's a question of why did this go on so long. >> you know, the very same day some other acquisitions have gone forward so it's an interesting time. the question is is big tech hinders innovation or just buying up companies to solidify their position are they really hurting innovati innovation it's not clear what the ftc wants to say here except that these companies, especially facebook, google and amazon really do run down the highway it's very hard to get around them i think they're undergunned at the ftc. you know, this he decided not to sue facebook for a consent agreement. they don't have the staff and facility to do that. >> grasso, does it make you rethink any of these names t

amazon. he has now gone on instagram and sort of mock do you come i teased you about this a little bit and amazon put out this statement, met with administration officials including mr. navarro on multiple occasions to discuss our shared goal of combating counterfeit goods on amazon. we are eager to continue this collaboration and will make our executives available to meet as often as necessary to effectively address the issue. what you want to talk to them about? >> we have a huge problem with counterfeits coming into this country. i've been running an operation with customs and border protection for the last six months that show as much as 10% of the products coming in from china by air or contraband, counterfeits, the other half are things like controlled substances including fentanyl and stuff that can really harm or kill americans and certainly defraud them. e-commerce is a big enabler of that, amazon, shop of five, alibaba. i've been working on this, came out with an action plan ten days ago with the department of health and we also came out with an executive order last week which is going

amazon is under pressure over the environmental consequence of online shopping. he said in a post on instagram, we can save us -- say birth. -- save earth. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. matt: thanks very much. now, let us get your stocks to watch around the newsroom. dani burger is looking at ship stocks for us. joe easton is covering hsbc. what do you know on chip stocks? >> no surprise the sector is going to be under scrutiny after apple's warning they are unlikely to meet the quarterly guidance. we have to look at apple suppliers around europe. look for ams, dialogue some of, infini on, just to name a few. semi, infineon, to name a few. we may see a read across the entirety of the chip manufacturing sector. not just those hit by apple. matt: we will keep our eyes on those stocks. joe, hsbc, clearly a ton of news this morning. what do you expect? plans toas announced cut costs. basis, $31 billion as of 2022. the market was expecting 33.5 billion dollars, so b

seguir para ver sus presentaciones y comen su mÚsica >>> tenemos en facebook, instagram en todas las redes sociales >>> amazonamos. ¡el censo ya viene! dale forma a tu futuro. empieza aquÍ. dale forma a tu futuro. hey tú, ¿las alergias te arruinan la diversión? prueba con zyrtec... que actúa poderosamente desde la primera hora, refuerza su eficacia si lo tomas al día siguiente. zyrtec y deja de sufrir alergias. congestión nasal? usa vicks sinex comienza a actuar al instante, dandote alivio de la congestión nasal... para que puedas respirar libremente otra vez. vicks sinex. respira ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ >>> te estÁ ganando la pasiÓn en tu relaciÓn hoy en el dÍa del amor veremos cÓmo encenderla nuevamente y la ropa Íntima >>> y dÍgale a cupido que estÉn listos y veremos quÉ le depara el amor en el dÍa de los enamorados >>> en seguida comenzamos esposados la competencia donde la pareja de jessica carrillo, dayana la coronela y nuestro querido sandarti le pone todo en el amor hoy y mÁs cerca de ti en el dÍa de los enamorados. ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ >>> eso. ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) (aplausos). ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) >>> quÉ rico compa

. >> amazon's founder and ceo is putting significant money behind his effort to fight climate change. in an instagram post today jeff bezos pledged $10 billion to launch an earth fund. the fund will issue grants to scientists and other causes. he says it will take actions by everyone and individuals to save the planet. he expects to start issui s1-y named baby. it's been adopted after being dus but the dog last week. someone dumped baby outside the palo alto shelter with major injuries. people say it's the worst case of animal abuse they've ever seen. now a san francisco man happily adopted him. the new owner started an instagram account for the dog to document his new life. >>> very few pregnant women have healthy hearts. a study looked at 1,000 expectant mothers. researchers monitored seven key areas including diet, weight, cholesterol and blood pressure. 5% had high cardiovascular health. most considered moderate and 35 were considered poor. medical experts say the women's unborn babies could also be at risk. >>> up next at 6:30, feeling the burn in the bay area. 10,000 people including a well-kno

and coming back down to earth, amazon founder and one of the world's richest men, jeff bezos is taking to instagram today to announce he's creating a 10 billion dollars to combat climate change. according to the announcement, the new bezos earth fund will finance scientists, activists, and any efforts that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world. while bezos is already an investor in breakthrough energy ventures, bezos is starting the new fund from his personal wealth, which is about, you know, 130 billion dollars. the bezos earth fund will begin issuing grants starting this summer. so that's why we've got to bring in connell mcshane who is going to give us i guess your thoughts on this fund. do you feel like he's working in the best interest? or is this is just everybody y trying to catch up? we see a lot of banks talking about climate change, sustainability, now the wealthy guys are getting into. connell: he could probably start about 10 billion dollars to combat every major issue we face and still have a few dollars left over. if you have that kind of dough and y

amazon bossjeff bezos has pledged $10billion to help fight climate change. the billionaire said the money would finance work by scientists, activists and other groups. writing on his instagramd begin distributing money this summer. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. joining me is louise beaumont, executive chair of sig—noy, a data analytic company well, thank you for coming in. we will we start? we start with the guardian. you've been looking at this louise. heathrow hotel block booked as coronavirus quarantine facility. interesting, keith barr was saying that to us in wuhan, his hotels are being used by medical services to help the situation. the holiday inn is part of the intercontinental hotel group. they've been block booked in heathrow and what was interesting, what caught my eye, so much in the news recently about this, hundred thousand news articles over the last two weeks, 5 million tweets so what idid was two weeks, 5 million tweets so what i did was i looked at the conversational dna of this story and there were five key strands. what are people talking about, the sheer numbers of people affected, hu

the amazon ceo announcing his intentions on instagram he says his new earth fund will be used to helpment organizations, and other efforts focused on protecting and preserving the earth. bezos has grants would start rolling out this summer. well the u.s. economy is strong coast to coast. but two states have the healthier economies in the worgs senior living.org put massachusetts at number one. lower unemployment rates and national rate at average rate of 64,000 dollars back in 2018 colorado is taking the second spot. jobless rate 2.6% there. and california and new jersey, maria rounding out the top five. how about that shoutout for new jersey. back to you. maria: i like it. cheryl thank you. meanwhile folkses on huawei this morning trump administration weighing potential trade restriction ises on china. that would limit the use of american chip making equipment to produce chip hads for the tell come unit. the american opposition against huawei is a bipartisan issue. house speak or, nancy pelosi warning european allies against allowing huawei to build their 5g infrastructure. watch thi

amazon, google, facebook, et cetera. what exactly does that hope to uncover? i mean, in retrospect, acquiring say instagram. but at the time, it was a really tiny company is it fair to apply that lens to acquisitions >> well, the ftc has this look-back authority under 6b and i'm glad they're using it. it's been too long since they've take an tough look at these mergers. i have a challenge to sell off instagram and whatsapp if they're serious about competition and consumer privacy. there were lots of folk who is at the time of facebook's acquisition of instagram predicted this would result in greater market concentration, and, indeed, it has. listen, i'm glad the ftc greate concentration. it has i am glad the ftc is looking at it now but there ought to be more enforcement and scrutiny on the front end. it is cumbersome to break up the companies. it is hard to do we need more enforcement on the front end to protect consumers and promote competition. >> senator, i want to get your thoughts on another key topic of the day. that is this coronavirus situation. the fact we have seen a spike in cases and deaths in

i believe in instagram not as much facebook i think that alphabet will break out so i don't mind buying amazon look these are companies -- built for nonchina commerce that is at home uniquely at home for these you know whether it be search at home or whether it be amazon at home so they work in this environment. i mean, maybe just work in every environment but this one in particular you want to stock up? go to amazon. >> did you say -- did i hear you correctly that apple - >> i think apple can still fall more because there's atwin problem of manufacturing in china and selling in china and i think we all recognize that whatever we hear about china seems like a pack of lies. we own apple from a charitable trust. don't need to buy more i would love to tell people this is the level i think it can come down a little. >> 50 bucks off the high. >> but that's not that much. but look here's my problem. say i come in on monday and world leader got sick. or we have this community outbreaks everywhere where it's almost like for all of us, no one is as old as i am. the measles broke out or polio broke out.

amazon. google said that youtube has more than 20 million subscribers across the memeum and music offerings and 2 million subscribers to the service. and tik tok making the popular app looking like instagram. the avatar are shifted to the left side and now more emphasize on user bias. social networking sites are borrowing ideas and features from each other. most famously instagram story is copying several features from snapchat, last year beating out facebook and instagram. >> i have to get on this tik tok. >> i don't know if i have any time for -- >> it looks like it is here to stay. >> time is ticking. >> so we gotta go. >> thanks, rahel. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," kari is tracking that tuesday forecast for us. >> we do still have the freeze warning in effect for the north bay until about 9:00 this morning. here is a look at where we are now. some spots below freezing. we'll talk about this and what is coming up next. >>> and not freezing here. the oakland area in the nimitz by the coliseum and i do have for information farther north and we'll talk about what is going on across the bay as well. but first nbc bay area responds. >>> car warranties can require you to do routine m

. >>> amazon's ceo jeff bezos says he's admitting $10 billion to fight climate change, the world's wealthiest person announced on instagrameated a new initiative called the bezos earth fund, funding scientists and activists working to combat climate change. the grant will become available this summer, and several years after bezos made commitments to redu amazon's carbon footprint, running on 100% renewable electricity by 2030. let's get a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist janessa webb. >> yesterday was tough to go inside. >> it was a beautiful day. >> beautiful day. you know things change very quickly and we're already starting to see that this morning. we have a small disturbance across the midwest to the northeast. it's coming in quickly. new york city, boston, philadelphia, this afternoon you're going to be on the southern side of the system and it will be predominantly rain. the higher terrain could see about 4 to 6 inches, and some isolated spots up to 8 to 12 inches. this snow will be confined to northern new england, and central new york. well to the south, it will be steady rain through the noon hour.

>> amazon ceo committing $10 billion to fight climate change marking his large fest humanitarian move yet. bezos announcing intention on instagram fund will be usedded to help scientists activist, nongovernment organizations, and other efforts focused on protecting and a preserving the earth. bezos says grants rolling out this summer. >> well a collective woe from some started air travel percent when a woman flying from michigan to california brought a mini horse into first class. take a look at that. fred the horse very cute dressing for occasion in a little a sleek suit that made him along look a wrestler woman wanted to make sure that horse had plenty of room and be comfortable, however, this could be one of fred's last flights the d.o.t. is looking to tighten laws so that only servicing dogs can fly. and if you've ever wanted to look like a disney princess on about your wedding day well now you can. disney unveiling a line of fairy well wedding gowns inspired well, of course, you guessed it cinderella snow white and rest of the icon dis thy princesses dress from two different collections start 1200 all the way up to $10 acci

doing much better alphabet, okay, people coming back to work amazon, i understand, is doing quite well am i supposed to hate that group? instagramre. i don't know, i like f.a.a.n.g >> do you want to buy -- >> tesla shares up only 88% for the year down dramaly from highs. up only 8% for the year. >> the 19th month of decline, toyota today warned on corona, not because of china, they will face bottlenecks >> ford, do i worry about the dividend, perhaps? i thought home depot would have bought them today after lowe's, not. not a great day to buy the market when it's up. you may get chances. >> the first cluster of cases, whatever it is in the united states we have 30 cases in. >> the first shoe is a tourist from spain who went on -- a tourist from italy, went to the airport, very easy, from milan, came to jfk. that person, that's a great patient one. >> the patient one -- >> we think patient one. we don't have any tests or kids. that market goes down. that's why you put a little bit to work. not a lot. if the market is up, no. i'm talking about the value trade and oil trade. the curve says 51-7. >> you're not a value over growth >>

amazon prime membership. that's how xfinity makes tv... simple. easy. awesome. ♪ i'm feeing good right now >> greg: michael bloomberg admits to paying people called influencers to post a typical memes on instagramwhat is an influence or? it's what we used to call nobodies but now they are nobodies with a social media blueprint persuading the clueless and to listening to them. but it is true, even people who fashion themselves as trendy hipsters will take cash from a billionaire, who wouldn't? that's one of the least reported stories of this campaign. seriously, how good has trump been for the political economy? he has actually forced his new nemesis to pay millions for posh events, perks, and pricey staffers. trump -- it is like storming all over again. but trump is making it rain, right doug? >> i'm proud that someone like him is spending his time and energy to try to bring america together. >> greg: there is a happy guy. no idea what he's getting from bloomberg but it rhymes with a lot. good for him, that's capitalism. in still seeing him shovel his fortune in the direction of an oncoming orange tornado. instead he got morning joe and jeff zucker to do the heavy lifting and they've got the he

filming you for instagram. [ laughter ] then i'm gonna sit down with the one, the only wendi mcleon-covey [ cheers and applause is it scientifically proven to help >> no. [ laughter ] but on amazonn't say on tv? >> hell, yes >> lilly: all righty, then we'll be back in one minute. can my side be firm? and my side super soft?

in an instagram post saying the money will go to a new fund called the bezos earth fund to back projects to help preserve and protect the world. now, hypocritical? >> why would yousay that >> amazon has 44.44 metric tons -- some employees came amazon has retaliated against them for speaking up on climate issues. >> how many boxes are made every year how much bubble wrap do you think what bubble wrap is made out of? oil. petroleum, chemicals listen, that's the field i cover so in no way am i knocking it. but let's be clear, whatever you do, you need to trace the end-to-end impact on the environment. don't just think i drive an lk car, therefore, i'm green. if you use a phone, you're probably not green because of all the data centers that have to burn the gas to power this little puppy so i think it's good to invest money, but you also have to examine the overall impact i would love to know what the impact on climate change is for things like food delivery. all those cars just running. they don't even turn them off. >> a story just this morning was talking about how they're trying to move towards delivering your food in reusable packages so they don't generate -- >> but they're del

instagram account. the amazon.com founder and the world to richest person says the fund will start issuing grants in the coming months. he's been under pressure to balance amazon'sery with the environmental consequences of the rapid growth of online shopping. global news 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm su keenan. this is bloomberg. ♪ much.thank you very we want to get you some breaking news. all nearing a deal through security business to the private stg for moresdg -- than $2 billion. 30,000 customers ranging from banks to consumer goods and makers that helps companies confirm user identities and manage other digital security risks. dell nearing the deal to sell that security business to private equity firm st g for about $2 billion. for a deeper look now at the cross assethave our reporter sarah ponczek. the big news from apple today. will that change the picture for investors? reporter: really dominating the action today. markets are trading near lows of region.ion across the and conversations with investors, ahead of markets trading earlier this morning, overwh

. >>> amazon founder jeff bezos says he will use $10 billion of his own money to combat climate change. bezos announced the bezos earth fund in a post on instagrams on social media when you have a big appointment. he explained that the global initiative will fund scientists, activists, and any efforts to preserve and protect the natural world from what he calls the biggest threat to our planet. bezos, let me remind you, has a net worth of $130 billion, billion dollars, and he has faced heat from critics who say he's not doing enough with his charitable work, along with his extraordinary wealth. >> i love it when people try to tell you how to spend your money. he's doing a lot of good in the world. >> he makes michael bloomberg look poor. >> he's got a lot of money, he does. morgan stanley said climate change will cost $50 trillion. he's rich but doesn't have that kind of money. >> the $10 billion is about 7.5% of his current net worth. it's not a drop in the bucket -- >> climate change is a huge threat to business. >> it is. the fact that he's recognizing that and putting his billions of dollars to try to combat that should be celebrated. celebr