the nfl's investigation into josh brown is open and active.gators will be interviewing him next week. >> until we have a final decision, we won't be making a decision about anyone's eligibility on that front. >> reporter: initially the nfl suspended brown for one game. but with that outrage provoking footage of ray rice punching his now wife, still fresh in the public's minds, any allegation of domestic violence touched a nerve. >> it's almost like a religion. with that comes both blindness, but also higher expectations. >> reporter: mary has been reporting on the nfl's handling of domestic violence. >> it's different than a lot of the disciplinary issues that i think sports leagues have dealt with in the past. so like recreational drug use, things that are a little bit more black and white. but i think domestic violence is really an issue of gray, and i think how it is handled needs to have that same kind of nuance and understanding to it. >> do you think there are players that look at your situation that are fearful of being honest because o

nfl commission ker roger goodell says the case of kicker josh brown is being investigated and that noecision has been made about his status in the league. >> brown starred this past season with the giants and then of course, he was dropped by the team because of a domestic abuse case involving his ex-wife. now abc's paula ferris spoke with him to get his side of the story. >> here's josh brown. >> reporter: josh brown was at the pinnacle of his professional career, starting kicker for the nfl's new york giants. >> josh brown a $4 million contract but then it all came crashing down for the 14-year veteran. >> 911, what are you reporting. >> my husband is really upset right now. >> the world now thinks that i beat my wife. and i have never hit this woman. i never hit her not once. >> reporter: brown was arrested in may of 2015 and booked for assault against his wife molly. >> i reached for the phone. i grabbed the top of the phone. she screams, i back away. she sleeves. 35 minutes later, i'm in handcuffs. >> reporter: the deputy says "husband grabbed wife's wrist during an argument caus

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with us for the hour today joe terranova, stephanie link, josh brown, jon najarian and pete najarian from minneapolis. expectations that president trump's agenda including tax cuts and big spending on infrom structure will stimulate economic growth. it makes the address before a joint session of congress all the more interesting for investors who will be looking for more clarity. jon, you're the one who suggested if we don't get that clarity, a correction could be in the cards. >> yeah. if he stumbled and didn't give us basicalically what the marke wants we all know the market, us collectively, we can act like bad children and when that happens of course the markets generally react negatively. i don't think that's going to happen. i think he's going to hit repatriation hard. i've got an example for you. you take a look at some of the activity in the derivatives contracts. the options. these companies folks have the most money overseas. microsoft, g.e., a 8, pfizer, ibm. we have unusual activity in virtual lit every one of those

that way i don't have to worry about border tax. >> josh brown? >> amd earlier in the show, nvidia, two stocks that are starting to work again, starting to go up. >> so you think nvidia will have a reboot? >> nvidia is a little more complicated. there are not a lot of shorts they've already covered. estimates have been ratcheting higher. i don't love that setup. that is one potential area you could see a lot of volatility. from a low return perspective, incredible growth story and i don't see any reason why that could get derailed, at least in 2017. >> good doctor, what have you got? >> blackstone, judge. kevin would love this one. carrie shaking her head as well. 6. % yield. the stock is up 15% year to date. got to love this stock. it continues to work and outperform the rest in the manager space. >> we could kick a couple of around, too, carrie. you bought bristol-myers a couple of different times. >> that's right. so it's a health care name. big underperformers last year. had an event. lost 5% of its market value. i think we've seen the bottom

josh brown was at the pinnacle of his career starting kicker for the nfl's new york giants. >> josh brown$4 million contract but then it all came crashing down for the 14-year veteran. >> 911, what do you report this morning? >> my husband is really upset right now. >> the world now thinks that i beat my wife and i have never hit this woman. i never hit her. not once. >> reporter: brown was arrested in may of 2015 and booked for assault against his wife molly. >> i reached the for the phone. she scream, i back away, she leaves. 35 minces later i'm in handcuffs. >> the deputy says husband grabbed wife's wrist during an argument causing her pain. bruising and a small abrasion. husband was arrested and booked for assault and he said, quote, i believe that josh assaulted molly. >> that's what he said. >> do you feel you assaulted her. >> no, i did not touch her on the wrist. >> reporter: brown was not charged in the incident but the king county sheriff's office in washington state began an investigation into allegations of abuse by brown of his wife molly and in october of 2016, they released

we have josh brown -- yeah, josh and joe terranova, our snow wimps. are you guys there? >> yes. >> you guys all probably huddled up by the fire in your pjs. i'm going to start with the guys who made the effort to come in today. like the rest of us. steve weise, major averages all record-highs. goldman, nike, cat, chevron, jp, having the most impact today. >> president trump came out, talked about that we'll have a tax plan in two or three weeks. that will be good to see. and here's what you have to say about president trump. he's lived up to everything he has said. i think there's been a major turn in that he could have gone after the chinese, but he didn't. so he sent a letter, and so then that gives, i would say, some respect for in terms of how he's dealt with his counterparts. >> you think that's in part for the gain today, along with his comment he's going to get to taxes in a couple of weeks. he's going to have something on taxes in a couple weeks. >> yeah, i think we're on the same show. i just said that, right? he's going to do taxes. >> let's listen to it. >> we

with us for the hour today, joe terranova, josh brown, john.t is the russell that continues to get our attention. joe, it's up 43% in a year. it's been running almost every day since the election. >> so it's not necessarily the best place for your money but it is one of the places for your money and it should be there. well talked a couple of weeks ago heading into earnings about the importance for financial institutions to contribute once again. understand the russell index, not the etf, iwm, russell index has signature can't ificant exp. mid 20s. you are seeing the appreciation of financials. both jim and josh have talked about the disappointment that investors felt a couple of weeks ago. financials once again with are good. 2 to 10 spread, that's moving in the right direction once again. ten-year treasury lifting. these are all good conditions for the financials and russell index. >> why not? >> it's -- it's not -- when i say not the best place -- >> why not? it is one of many places. i think to have an overattraction to any asset class, tha

we have josh brown -- yeah, josh and joe terranova, our snow wimps. are you guys there?> you guys all probably huddled up by the fire in your pjs. i'm going to start with the guys who made the effort to come in today. like the rest of us. steve

with us for the hour today, stevenwise, josh brown, jon najarian. let's get with apple.et's go right to the sound. i want you to hear this and then talk about it on the other side. >> it's a hardware company. and -- >> you just said it's a services company now. >> it's not. money comes from hardware. >> yes, it is. now they're talking about funding original content. netflix. so they've been late to the party on everything. where have they innovated aside from when they came out oh. >> why do they have to come out with somebody first as long as they're doing it better. >> who says they're doing it better? >> well, well, well. steve weiss, did you buy a little apple today? >> i did. i'm not going to tell you the physical circumstances upon which i bout it but you though them. here's -- >> thank god. >> yeah. here's why i bought it. i was a little bored this morning. i said what can i do to screw around with jim, i'm going to buy apple. when you've seen the cycle happen time and time again, the time to get onboard that cycle compresses and actually moves earlier. what i'm t

we do have with us for the hour today joe terranova, stephanie link, josh brown, jon najarian, and steve liesman who has been listening to three hours worth of testimony of the fed chair joining us as well. that was the highlight, right? that one comment of waiting too long to hike rates would be unwise. and really at that moment you started to see that quick move higher in rates. >> the question at the table here is was it enough? was it enough to really put march back on the table. i don't think she went all that far. i mean, four basis points over two years is not that much. when i look at what's happened to the probabilities chart for the fed funds i don't see a huge pop. there are different gauges out there. there's bloomberg at 30%. didn't mention that name on our air. the cme in chicago. >> you just did. >> thompson reuters puts it at 17 or 18% which is an increase but not that much. i think she put it out there. i think what we're going to have to do now is watch the march -- february point that comes out march. >> i think also tomorrow morning the inflation report at 8:30 in the

with us for the hour today, josh brown, stephanie link, john najarian. doc, you first. banks leading the way. best day for banks since november. are we just about to pick up by it sort of stalled? >> you got a-squad today. there are only three of us but we are mighty. >> pressure's on. >> judge, the banks are going to bring it. and i think pete and perhaps josh earlier in the week were both talking about how the pause button was hit for the financials. could have been you as well, steph. >> do we just hit play again today? >> yes, we did just hit play again today. >> and turned the volume up. >> significantly higher for a whole host of reasons. not the least of which this week we had a lot of chatter about regulation roll back. we've had dodd frank. how many times. if we had a dime for every time they said dodd frank in the last 24 hours, we would be able to buy warren buffett. >> josh said turn the volume up. we've turned the volume down today on some of the ancillary noise and we have turned it up on ceos meeting at the white house. dodd everything fra executive order

. >>> abc news exclusive, we sat down with josh brown at the center of the controversies after the domestications released by the nfl. what he has to say now. >>> it is twins for beyounce, breaking the internet with her pregnancy announcement. now the most like instagram post in all of history. that's coming up on "g.m.a." >> congratulations for queen bee. >> both of you had elaborate pregnancy photos. oh, yeah. >> reporter: the schuylkill expressway, jammed lincoln drive and kelly drive. lincoln drive northbound is blocked because of an accident involving an overturned vehicle. >> reporter: on the big board, karen we have the kids dressed up in warm gear. temperatures in the 30s, outlying suburbs around the freezing mark. this afternoon a heavy coat a good idea. 36 degrees by 7:00 a.m. 42 by noon, not a bad afternoon to get out to the market. 44 degrees is the high, it will feel like the 30s with a pretty decent blustery breeze going, you want to make sure you stay bundle the. by 7:00, we're back to the mid 30s. >> 6:52. we continue to see things happening at the james t. vonn correctional

with us for the hour today joe terranova, stephanie link, josh brown, jon najarian and pete najarianeapolis. expectations that president trump's agenda including tax cuts and big spending on infrom structure ll

. >>> plus, former nfl star josh brown, exposed for years of abusive and threatening behavior towards

. >> let's bring in josh brown, calling in on the phone for us. josh, are you there?hat's your read here? it was a good quarter, but enough to justify the valuation that facebook currently trades at, which is 25 times forward? >> yeah, well, 25 times forward in a market that trades 21 times forward, and this is a company that just reported total revenue growth of over 50% year over year. you can count on just a couple of hands how many other companies there are in the s&p 500 anywhere close to that. so stock is a premium multiple. it has for about four years now. i would say that they have justified it. and to john's point about facebook live, let me just point out one thing. unlike netflix, but very similar to youtube, they're pursuing a revenue share model for content. meaning, yeah, they're spending money, but they're not spending money on content, like making their own shows. they're coming up with a model that has been very successful for google, with youtube. which is, look, there's going to be ad revenue. and a portion of that will go to the people creating goo

with us for the hour today, josh brown, stephanie link, john najarian. doc, you first.ay for banks since november. are we just about to pick up by it sort of stalled? >> you got a-squad today. there are only three of

with us for the hour today, stevenwise, josh brown, jon najarian. let's get with apple. the sound. i want you to hear this and then talk about it on the other side. >> it's a hardware company. and -- >> you just said it's a services company now. >> it's not. money comes from hardware. >> yes, it

with us, joe terranova, steve weise, josh brown, pete najarian. the markets in a minute. first to eamon javers at the white house where the president has called that impromptu news conference, we're about 30 minutes from now. eamon, what should we expect to hear today? >> nbc news has kmplt that the

with us for the hour today, joe terranova, josh brown, john

i've got steven weiss, josh brown. steve, we've entertained this conversation almost daily now as to which markets you really want to be in. this is a reminder of things happening outside the u.s. markets and markets quite frampgly that have done pretty well keeping up their pace if not outpacing what we've done here. >> i think the dialogue as of yesterday has changed somewhat because of the conversations that the president has had with china. so he -- according to reports he's recognized the one china policy and he's shown that he's going to have a different concept depending on who he's talking to. different with china than with australia and mexico. and to me that is the most encouraging news that we've seen so far in terms of that dialogue. so that opens up a whole new spectrum in terms of how you want to invest. in terms of europe we're seeing strength everywhere. the chinese export numbers are primarily arkting europe, strengthen europe. now you're looking at a synchronized globalably emerging economy. i mean, g

with us for the hour today, steven weiss, josh brown, john lebenthal and one of baron's top 100 financialhe markets today we want to welcome in mark cuban on the phone. four weeks into donald trump's presidency, mark, welcome. >> thanks, guys. thanks for having me on. >> you have

. >> we're going to kick that around with joe terranova, steve weiss, josh brown, jon najarian around and er and erin brown. first, new at noon today. another famed money manager weighing in on the side of the stocks today. apple loses david teper telling me exclusion ily today he's long stocks, short bonds. tepp posing the question to me like this. could be there's too loose monetary policies still around the globe. it suggests it's affecting the bond market more than stocks. weiss, i'll let you weigh in on that first. let's take the tepper commentary first and meld that with what buffett is saying as well. >> they're both saying the same thing basically. buffett is saying i'm not getting paid for my risk in bonds and you've got to be crazy. he kept saying it over and over again today. i'm not getting paid to own bonds. there's no return there. get paid 3% or 2% to put it long term? lock it up long term in a 30 year for 3% makes no sense. that's depleting asset in terms of cash. what dave is saying and dave has been saying it for a while, i'm glad you got to it today. what dave is sa

with us for the hour today, steven weiss, josh brown, john lebenthal and one of baron's top 100 financial advisers. before we get to the markets today we want to welcome in mark cuban on the phone. four weeks into donald trump's presidency, mark, welcome. >> thanks, guys. thanks for having me on. >> you have been, i think it's fair to say, sort of sparring with the president, at least recently. >> uh-huh. >> he seemed to take a shot out of the blue at you a week or so ago. and then you've responded with a couple tweets in the last 24 hours. one that said, and i'm quoting, it's time we accept pous for who he is, he's entertaining. later you said it's a waste of time to try and turn pinocchio into a real president. what's going on? >> a couple of things. first, i deleted the first tweet because i thought the pinocchio tweet said it better. loon, i tweeted more of it today. there are policies that i tend to agree with him on. i mean, i want reduced -- i want less bureaucracy. i want better tax law. you know. changes to the fcc, changes to the fbc. those are all good things but more republica

with us, joe terranova, steve weise, josh brown, pete najarian. we will get to the markets in a minute. first to eamon javers at the white house where the president has called that impromptu news conference, we're about 30 minutes from now. eamon, what should we expect to hear today? >> nbc news has kmplt that the protected's second pick is alexander acosta, the dean at the florida international university law school. he was also an assistant attorney general under george w. bush. we'll hear more about that, the president without naming his candidate earlier in a meeting with members of congress, said that he is a great man, he's excited about this pick. so we'll wait and see what happens there. but to give you a sense of just how quickly this press conference has been arranged, i want to talk to some of the press aides just after the president announced it. they didn't know there was a press conference just announced by the president. in fact, we're still not told definitively the question will take questions. we'll see what format here at the wh

brown. recognizewill also after christine pelosi, josh abo shi for the purpose of second nomination. so miss brown and her team, if you don't mind, come to the stage. [applause] chair brazile: i am keeping time, so if you see me, wave something. go on this side please. christine pelosi. pelosi: good morning. you might be asking yourself, what is an urban instigator like christine pelosi doing supporting a rural peacemaker like sally boynton brown for chair? well i will tell you my colleagues, i think it is incredibly important for the future of our country that we have people like sally running our party, and running in our party as candidates. my little daughter thought she would grow up under a woman president. and though those dreams were dashed in november, i believe leadership of sally, we can have a party were -- where little girls like my bella will grow up knowing that anything is possible. like sally said, they don't have to ask permission. they can step up, lead, and have the same opportunities the boys do. [applause] pelosi: i believe in sally we have a facilitator, a harmo

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