mark crumpton has the headlines. lam x date says it is behind the deadly attack in indonesia. -- islamic state says it is behind the deadly attack in indonesia. attackers opened fire outside a starbucks and set off more bombs. two people were killed along with five attackers. of french official says to high school students -- two high school students may have been skiing ahead of their teacher when they were killed in an avalanche. another regional official says this being group had no guide -- the skiing group had no guide. they have returned today to continue the investigation. finance chairman has resigned. dean parker was under scrutiny for elaborate spending. has raised millions but presided over an operation known for exuberant spending. he has slipped in the polls, lost his campaign manager and communications director. democrats who introduced a bill paul lepage say he abused his power. and impedes rent -- an order would likely not survive because it would go to the republican controlled senate. a new study say

thank you very let's check on the bloomberg first word news with mark crumpton at the news desk. mark: u.s. secretary of state john kerry says opposing size will not meet face-to-face initially in planned syrian peace talks in geneva. the first meeting is being referred to now as toxicity talks where representatives of the government and opposition will gather separately. negotiations were scheduled to take place on monday but diplomats say that could slip by a few days. somali police say a suicide car bomber renegades of a restaurant in mogadishu and gunmen fought their way into the building. it is not clear if there were any casualties. the attack may have taken place inside a restaurant known as lido seafood. there is no claim of responsibility for the attack which were the hallmarks of al-shabaab. the obama administration is using new visa requirements for certain european travelers who have visited iran, iraq, syria or sudan in the last five years. the announcement by the homeland security and state department comes as the state department puts new limits on who can use the v

let's get to mark crumpton. mark: thank you, scarlet.n's secretary-general is condemning the north korean announcement of the night -- latest nuclear test, calling it profoundly destabilizing for regional security, warning of new sanctions. they say that the initial governmental analysis finds the activity north korea is not consistent with the claim of having conducted a hydrogen bomb test. house committee is looking into the deadly 2012 attacks in libya, interviewing david betray us. the investigation is now in its third year. a tray us is the first of four former obama administration officials that the republican-led committee is interviewing next week. on panettaeston we on friday. all four interviews are being conducted behind the doors. iranian diplomats have left saudi arabia and returned to tehran after they severed ties with the islamic republic. offering tong -- act as a mediator. the crisis began after the execution of a shiite cleric and following the attacks on two of their saudi arabian diplomatic post in iran. russia has a

mark crumpton has more from the news desk. mark: the blue -- blizzard menacing the eastern united states could frank near the top 10 to ever hit the region that, according to the national weather service. more than two feet for washington. a foot for philadelphia, and eight inches to a foot in new york. some roads in southwest virginia are already seeing it. in conditions at the storm moves north. an american to arrest from ohio is under arrest in north korea. the university of virginia's to do is accused of plotting against the government. this was reported earlier this month. egypt cracking down on defense in advance of the arab spring uprising. expressing concerns the marched withill be protest. they have arrested a number of activists accused of planning demonstrations. donald trump is out with his first attack ad aimed at rival ted cruz. called an inconsistent politician who once supported allowing the millions of all living in the country illegally to remain. crews responded by describing trumps position as similar to amn

i am mark crumpton. back to you.iss.t did you economists on the cusp of revising global growth forecasts because of turmoil from china and emerging markets. how vulnerable are the u.s. and europe to the stress from the emerging market? >> it is certainly a risk we have worried about. develop markets have been growing well above trend for a few years now, emerging markets growing below trend. riskstress has been a tail that emerging markets could pull the market's down. i think it will stay a risk for this year. the first quarter revisions we made -- fourth quarter divisions japan,u.s., year old, those were partly technical reasons. we do think the big source of lift will be coming as we move into the first half of this year , and consumer spending could be an important part of that. joe: whether emerging markets could drag down the u.s., is this a conversation that would have seemed completely ludicrous 10 years ago, but because of the linkages, it is something we have to entertain? >> absolutely. chinese 15% of the

i am mark crumpton. david, back over to you.hat global selloff continues, and gold is picking up losses. the slide is the highest this week, and crude prices have been plunging, wti closing just under $26 a barrel. brent crude is closing at $27 a barrel. these prices are hitting the energy sectors. the s&p 500 energy sector fell up to 6%. royal dutch shell says profits fell in the fourth quarter. the crude collapse has pushed out of the market value to the lowest in seven years. dan, let's go through this. this is a striking number p of the price of oil dragging profits down. : absolutely. oil is down 17% in the last month. gasl has said their natural made millions including gas moneytion, and oil lost for them in the first quarter -- fourth quarter. one hundred $16 billion in market cap, their lowest level in seven years, and until oil prices turn around, it is going to be a long, tough recovery. their bread and butter, and the same thing for shale. we have seen similar losses there. : yes, they have been buffeted by similar lo

. ♪ alix: let's get right to mark crumpton. rk: environmental and civil rights groups filed a lawsuit today, asking a federal judge to order the replacement of all lead pipes in the flint water system. ins the latest lawsuit filed the michigan city water crisis. governor rick snyder joined local officials in a press conference today. >> the short-term issue is about recoating the pipe. that will be based on expert saying that the water is safe. the goal is to get the water coming out of the tap safe as soon as possible. mark: a committee has been appointed to help the residents exposed to lead. a danish tourist has been infected by the zynga virus. virus. the mosquito carrying the virus is not found in the country, so there is little risk of spreading. there have been unconfirmed germany and portugal. president obama will ask congress for $12 billion over a decade to help feed school children of low income families during the summer. the request will reportedly be in the 2017 budget proposal. nearly 22 million low income kids re

. ♪ alix: let's go right to mark crumpton. rk: suicide bombers attacked a town in cameroon near the region of the border with nigeria. 35 people were killed, 65 related. two others moved himself in the town of bull hill. boko haram has been blamed for the attack. unusual weather in eastern asia has been blamed for 65 deaths. the frigid temperatures have a stock temper station -- stopped transportation. temperatures in taiwan's capital of taipei plunged to a 16 year fahrenheit inees f an area where most people don't have central heating. temperatures normally hover around 60 degrees. it will take days for the east coast get back to normal after a storm dropped more than two feet of snow. airports are slowly reopening. over a four-day. days,, over four thousands of flights were canceled. in an interview with politico, the president said "hillary clinton's strength can sometimes be her weaknesses." that bernie sanders has the luxury of being, "a complete longshot." will bel due respect" live in iowa. our coverage right here at 5:0

i'm mark crumpton. back to you. scarlet: let's get a quick recap on u.s. markets.of a comeback after markets were start to the year since 2001, all except the nasdaq, down one quarter of 1%. it wasn't that big compared to monday. it was a struggle for direction at times. ont's compared to 450 points monday. over all, things get pushed into the positive column. joe: not nearly as exciting as yesterday was. there was selling, back-and-forth, and it felt jittery, even though the markets ended in the green. one thing that was interesting work car sales numbers. ak december and does raise the question about whether auto sales is starting to fade a little bit. brands! has said that david mode -- executive chairman david novak will retire in 2017 and they will announce a new nonexecutive chairman after the next meeting. david novak is retiring or fact, andown, both in a new nonexecutive chairman and made. they are rising in after hours trading in response to the headlines. brands struggling in china. days, howt two resilient u.s. stocks have been. yesterday, the comeback,

mark crumpton has more from our news desk. : a homemade bomb that failed to detonate during the san bernardino terror attack was reportedly poorly constructed -- poorly constructed. also reported that the failure forced the husband and wife to drive around after the shootings that killed 14 people, they were apparently trying to set off the remote-controlled mom. investigators say the couple planned to use the device to kill first responders. the supreme court upheld a four-year-old federal program that pays large electric customers to save energy during demand. peak the justices ruled six to two that the federal energy regulatory commission have the authority to issue directives aimed at conserving energy and preventing blackouts. mantra falls may soon go dry on the american side. new york officials want to falls.ter the it would be redirected to the canadian side during the repairs. officials will present their proposals to the public later this week. john kerry says that the u.s. might send more money to help clear minefield

let's start with the headlines and first word news with mark crumpton at the news desk. military authorities are responding to a report of gunshots on the campus of the naval medical center in san diego. the spokesman says the sounds were heard around 8:00 a.m. local time in a building that houses offices, barracks and a gym for wounded sailors and marines. all emergency personnel have been asked to stay with me area. islamic state has set up in operations command to plan more terror attacks in europe according to the european union's crime-fighting agency. it says islamic state wants to carry out more attacks similar in paris.s michigan democrats are skeptical that an investigation into the tainted water of flint will be impartial. they say the special counsel has donated money to michigan governor rick snyder and the attorney general. the administration has been criticized for downplaying warnings about lead in the water. blockingdemocrat is president obama's nominee to head the fda over the agency's approval process for restriction painkillers. ed markey of massachuset

. -- mark crumpton has more. mark: the economic impacts of dalitzard are between 2.5 -- $2.5 million and $3 billion. the figure represents lost income for hourly workers and spending that was skipped. the death toll is now at least 25 after a bomb attack today in syria. the state-run news agency says a government security checkpoint in the city was targeted. islamic state is claiming responsibility. talks aimed at ending syria's civil war are scheduled to resume friday in geneva. iraq says 40 bodies have been found in a mass grave in ramadi. as the city west of baghdad, recently taken back from islamic state. the grave contained the bodies of police and civilians, including women and children. mass graves have been found in other areas liberated from islamic state, which has publicized its massacres of shiites and other opponents. san francisco's mayor is requesting a federal investigation into the police shooting of a young black man. he made the request in a letter to attorney general loretta lynch. mario woods

let's get to mark crumpton. rk: the house of representatives has approved legislation giving congress oversight of the iranian nuclear deal. 106.ote was 191 -- the white house says president obama will veto the measure if it reaches his desk. says thetary of state agreement with iran could be implemented within days. a police official confirms an avalanche that struck a school group in the outs has killed two french high school students and a ukrainian skier. three others were injured the avalanche struck in the deux alps area. new details reported by the associated press that track and field officials contemplated ways to hide the russian doping before the 2012 olympics. iaf officials were already so concerned about russia's doping crisis even as far back as 2009 that they feared athletes could die from blood boosting drugs and transfusions. russia lastof band year after another investigation found the government in place in iaaf banned russia after another investigation. the prison has 24 hour video surveillanc

i am a mark crumpton. scarlet: thank you so much, mark.illing to keep intervening in its stock market. he spoke to bloomberg's executive editor john freire endeavors. alix: david, take it away. li madeice president news in topmost and you were there for it. >> pretty interesting, actually. hasworld economic forum been this engine of economic growth for the economy for the past 20 years or so. now china is the source of a lot of the anxiety rolling markets around the world. vice president li came to the post with a simple message. his messages there are concerns about the chinese economy but everything is under control, the economy is rebounding, and ultimately, no one has much to worry about. d: what struck me about a reporting to see specifically focused on the stock market. from two or some extent what he said about the economy is what you might expect the vice president of china to say goodbye when we got down and talked about the markets for the past year, he sort of came out with the point that highlights the differences between china

mark crumpton has more from the news desk. technology and uphill fight against the gun lobby, president obama outlined a series of executive actions to tighten and control enforcement of firearms in the u.s. the president noted this week is the fifth anniversary of the shooting of gabrielle giffords. he said that shooting was just one in a shooting -- a series of deadly acts of mass violence in following a firearm. president obama: fort hood, newtown, thereek, navy yard, santa barbara, charleston, san bernardino. too many. mark: opponents responded swiftly. paul ryan released a statement which reads in part, rather than focus on criminals and terrorists, he goes after the most law-abiding citizens. from denmark, sweden, and german -- they are excited about new border control measures. sweden introduced iv checks on all people traveling to denmark and denmark tightened its border controls. admitted to giving money to terror groups, she will learn her fate and federal court today. she pleaded guilty in september 2 conspiring to

mark crumpton has the latest. kickingesident obama off the new year with an attempt to curb gun violence. said tens of thousands of americans have been killed i gun violence and he blames congress for holding back efforts for that new gun-control legislation. the last major gun-control measure to come out of washington was a 1994 assault weapons ban which expired in 2004 and was not renewed. hundreds of employees of the san bernardino county regional center will return to their office today, more than a month after a massacre that left 14 people dead. some of the employees have been visiting clients since the attack, but few have gone to the office. the actual conference center where the shootings happen will remain closed. in oregon, and armed antigovernment group is continuing its -- it says it will stay in the buildings for as long as it takes. they are supporting a rancher and his son who had been sentenced to prison for fires that spread to federal land. the fbi is hoping for a peaceful resolution. saudi arab

let's get to mark crumpton. rk: suicide bombers and gunmen killed and took hostages and an attack on them all in baghdad. the islamic state took responsibility. the attackers detonated a car bomb outside and suicide vests inside the building in the predominantly shiite neighborhood. 20 others were wounded before security forces and the rain. the u.s. house of representatives is poised to pass legislation that would punish north korea for its latest nuclear test by expanding sanctions. lawmakers are scheduled to vote tonight on a bill that proposes to deny the north the hard currency it says it needs for its weapons programs. pyongyang claims it conducted a fourth nuclear test but he was greeted with worldwide doubt that it actually happened. u.s.di prisoner at the base at guantanamo bay in cuba has been sent back to his homeland 14 years after first arriving at the base. the,, who was among a wave of recent releases, was an alleged out kid a recruiter and fighter, but the u.s. has concluded that measures in place

i am mark compton -- crumpton.t: let's get quick on markets, energy and health care shares leading a rebound, dow climbing to 27 points, the 227est game -- climbing in somethe biggest gain time. stocks are higher for a third time this week. it has not felt like it. joe: it deftly felt -- definitely felt like a bounce after a bad week. higher, thenere sold off, and it looked like another day with the move to sell the rally, but people bought the dip. still solid. alix: we did see oil up on the day. let me take you inside the bloomberg terminal to show you the thing that investors are scared of. and allooking at iran these oil tankers floating off the coast in the persian gulf. this is the confusing part. mondayd be as soon as when iran is allowed to export oil. how much of this is iranian oil, how much can it be shipped out, what kind of oil is it? something like 45 million barrels of fuel stored in these tankers. what does iran do with it? be: do people expect this to a story about the price of oil or the spread be

mark crumpton has more from the news desk. rk: the troop commander who says the islamic extremist group boko haram is expected to -- of carrying out a suicide attack today. nearly 30 people were killed and 65 wounded one for attackers -- in central bombings. islamic militants have killed year ofs in the sixth insurgency. whether in eastern asia has been blamed for more than 55 deaths. frigid temperatures have disrupted transportation and brought the first snow in southern china in a most 50 years. temperatures in taiwan's capital plunged to a 16 year low of 39 an areafahrenheit in where most people do not have central heating in their homes. hoveratures normally around 60 degrees. it will take several days for the u.s. to get back to normal after a storm that dropped more than two feet of snow over the weekend. airports are slowly reopening over the weekend. offices in washington will remain closed. damage from two wildfires last billion ined $1 losses according to a preliminary estimate by the state's insurance department. bla

mark crumpton has those. mark: the obama administration has cooled on development of public lands.dministration will study the environmental impact of a coal leasing program and may raise royalty rates. about 40% of coal mined in the united states comes from federal lands. police in indonesia arrested three men suspected of being thursday's terror attack. two people were killed in bombings and explosions of gunfire, along with all five attackers. michigan governor rick snyder once a federal emergency declaration for the town where the water supply was poisoned. water wasp contaminated with lead when it started using a nearby river to save money last fall. penn says he hopes to start a conversation about drug policy with his article on el chapo, the mexican drug kingpin. article failed. instead, the attention is focused on how sean penn met with guzman while he was on the run. el chapo was recaptured last week. by 2400news powered journalists in 100 50 news bureaus around the world. david: thank you. market's deskthe for the latest. >> the latest is still the same. we are on track f

thes get a check on bloomberg first word news with mark crumpton at the news desk. mark: a man charged in alleged has been found incompetent to stand trial. he told an informant he wanted to detonate a backpack bomb on a key west beach. he was arrested in july after accepting an inner device from an informant. hassan romney gave the pope a rug in the meeting and ask for his prayers. the vatican said iran has an important role to play in fighting terrorism. in el salvador are being urged not to have children for two years because of the zica epidemic. government in central and south america are fighting the disease. more than a million brazilians have been infected and nearly 4000 infants have been born with deformities. urgingal task force is screening all adults, including pregnant women and new mothers for depression during routine health exams. it is the first time the government advisory group has recommended screening for maternal mental illness. nearly 7% of u.s. adults experience a depressive episode each year. character actor a pagoda has died. he was best kn

mark crumpton has those headlines from the news desk. has been a particularly deadly month for refugees trying to reach europe by sea. the international organization for migration reports 244 people have died this month. last year,me period 82 people died. 4 miners were rescued after spending 36 days underground in a collapsed mine in eastern china. a class on christmas day, killing one mi -- it collapsed on christmas day, killing one miner and leaving 17 missing. an employee of the california jail where three prisoners escape is under arrest, accused of helping them break out. the suspect taught english at the orange county central jail. police say the woman gave the prisoners maps. the escapees have not been seen since they broke out a week ago. in a scathing report, massachusetts senator elizabeth warren says regulators are not tough enough on corporate criminals. she also writes in an op-ed for "the new york times," "justice cannot meet a prison sentence for a teenager who steals a car but nothing more than a sideways glance at a ceo

this check on the bloomberg first word news with mark crumpton has that from the news desk. mark the president marked the seventh anniversary of the signing of the lilly ledbetter fair pay act. the legislation was the first that mr. obama signed when he became president. the president also announced he is expanding a data collection program aimed at ferreting out abuses of equal pay laws. u.s. and british intelligence spied on israeli drones operating in the middle east from was 20 years. it's according to documents leaked by edward snowden and published in international media today. the report said the intelligence agencies were able to watch information that the drones in other aircraft broadcast back to their handlers. israel was the focus of the program, but it also hacked into systems in egypt, turkey, iran, and syria. egypt has lost hundreds of millions in tourism in/years suspected bombing of a russian plane. hotel occupancy in the resort cities of sharm el sheikh and regatta stand at less than 20% and the cities lose more than $250 million every month. russia suspende

mark crumpton has more from the news desk. mark: a new report says the u.s.nment budget deficit will rise to 444 billion dollars this year, an increase over previous estimates. much of that can be blamed on tax cuts and spending hikes that congress passed last month. >> since the president took office we have also succeeded in reducing the deficit by about 75%. that is important progress, too. the president wants to build on all of that momentum and he will lay out in his budget proposal how exactly we can do that. mark: the report from the congressional budget office also says that economic growth will be slower than previously forecast. the u.s. supreme court has agreed to review president obama's controversial immigration plan. a federal appeals court said the president overstepped his authority by differing deportation for up to 5 million undocumented immigrants. the plan is being challenged by texas and 25 other states. the obama administration will have to release documents related to the failed the justice department weapons trafficking program known a

mark crumpton at the news desk. the federal reserve has let everyone know it intends to raise interest rates four times this year, but not everyone is convinced this is going to happen. larry summers told bloomberg go that markets are trying to tell the fed to rethink their plan. summers: i would be surprised if the world economy can comfortably withstand for hikes. i think basically, markets agree with me. that is why despite the statements being made, markets are not expecting for hikes. betty: joining me now is an theomics professor at university of chicago possibility school and former fed governor. do you agree with larry summers that the markets are telling the fed that your plan is all wrong? i think the markets always take that plan with a grain of salt and even after the initial rate hike, they were more pressing in three coming up four, which is a more reasonable expectation. they give equal weight to everyone around the table and not everyone should have equal rate. the one for janet yellen should be bigg

.: thank let's get a check of the headlines with mark crumpton. mark: thank you. though blizzard menacing the eastern united states could rank near the top 10 to ever hit the region according to the national weather service. to two feets, up for washington, d.c., eight inches for philadelphia, eight inches for new york. some roads in virginia are already seeing deteriorating conditions. an american tourist from ohio is under arrest today in north korea. the university of virginia student is accused of plotting against the government. another american on spying charges was reported earlier this month. in advance of next week's anniversary of the arab spring uprising, egypt is cracking down on dissent. a number of activists are accused of planning demonstrations. donald trump is out with his first attack ad aimed at ted cruz. the ad paints the senator as an inconsistent politician who once supported allowing millions of people living in the country illegally to remain. describingsponded by donald trump's position as amnesty because it would allow many people deporte

let's get to mark crumpton. austria puzzle prime refugee calls the emergency a bigger threat than economic crisis and says the eu should confront the issue at the same tenacity and used to confront the greek situation. are european governments hardening their stance against accepting refugees after taking in more than one million last year. by thenary data released fbi shows violent crime rose across the country in the first six months of 2015 in comparison to the same time the year before. the figures show an overall increase of 1.7% in the number of violent crimes reported by local law enforcement including murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery. burglary and arson crimes dropped in the last six months of the year. several victims suffered minor injuries and were treated in san jose. the triple crown winning or severe -- triple crown winning horse of the year has won an voted world's top horse. american pharoah is retired and studding inin -- kentucky. back to you. recapt: let's get a quick on how u.s. ma

mark crumpton has that. mark: president obama says it is time for the american people to demand congressional action on guns and for elected officials to stand up to the gun lobby. in an emotional to her and scum of the president unveiled a series of measures aimed at tightening control and enforcement of firearms. he drew a distinction between the u.s. and other industrialized nations. president obama: we are the only advanced country on earth that sees this kind of mass violence europe with this kind of erupt.ncy -- h it doesn't happen in other advanced countries. not even close. ,s i've said before, somehow we've become numb to it and we start thinking this is normal. mark: the presidents republican critics are weighing in. mitch mcconnell says the president is more focused on undercutting second amendment rights than fighting terrorism. ted cruz is promising a repeal of the president's executive actions. a former illinois resident who admitted to giving money to terror groups in iraq and syria will learn

mark crumpton as that. mark: the mexican attorney general's office says it will probably take at least a year or two extradite -- a year to to the unitedhapo states. sean penn is expressing no regrets about his secret visit to guzman. he was asked about images published in mexican news media him withar to show guzman. he said i have nothing to hide. the president of iran said cruel sanctions will still -- will soon end and the coming year will be one of economic revival. pope francis is calling for bold and creative strategies to help contain europe's migration crisis. francis says europe has the means and the responsibility to welcome refugees without sacrificing security or culture. he deplored the distinction made refugees fleeing persecution and migrants fleeing poverty. he said both are deserving of international protection. a protest by detroit cool teachers has closed more than half the cities schools. thousands of students were forced to stay home as the so-called sickout continued. the school distri

i am mark crumpton. back to you. scarlet: "what'd you miss?" are joined by the global head of fx strategy. topicet's start with the everyone is interested in, china. how much do you see the ongoing yuan devaluation? get whatends if they they want or get what they get. decline inmodest your currency is about as easy as keeping your stock market stable. that is where the doubts feed in. the currencyto see weaken another 5% or so, not much more than that. this could easily start the spin out of control. the pace of capital outflows is picking up. can they stop that? can they concentrate on the currency and stabilize the stock market? and keep the economy on its migration from investment and exports towards services and consumption? how smart are these guys? we give them a lot of credit. , and whathuge risks they would like, a somewhat weaker currency, that would be a brilliant outcome for them. are also viewed for a disorderly move. to clients,te suggesting that they go out with a number a lot and japanese yen. we've seen a lot of strengthening in

let's get a check on the headlines with mark crumpton. mark: the obama administration is confirming that hillary clinton's home server contains some closely guarded secrets including materials requiring one of the highest levels of classification. department releasing more e-mails from her time as secretary of state later today. the associated press has learned seven e-mail chains are being withheld in full for containing top-secret material. department officials would not describe the suspect -- the substance of the e-mails. syrian opposition group will send a small delegation to meet with you and officials at peace talks in geneva. the group has said it would not participate without an end to the bombing of civilians by the syrian and russian militaries. the talks are the first since the rounds of negotiations collapsed in 2014. fox says 12.5 million people tuned in for the republican trump, theout donald second lowest of the presidential primary season. the debate in august, which attracted 24p, million viewers. four miners were rescued

news 24 hours a day from the bloomberg first word de sk, i am mark crumpton. looked like we were heading for a fourth week of declines, but then we get the low-key technical levels and have made a comeback. the dow industrials adding 211 points. the nasdaq climbing 2.7%. it was an unbelievable swing. we take a look at the low on wednesday. we have rallied by 643 points. 10 out of the last 13 sessions have seen a down move by triple digits, but that is not necessary -- necessarily reflected in the vix. we were still in the 20's. huge swings in the dow and the vix not participating. scarlet: american express: the most in seven years. it took 52 points off the dow. the dow jones industrial average would have gained 262 points without american express. emily: $47 trillion in investment returning home and to the u.s. as emerging market growth flat lines. what is the market impact of this massive unwinding? the strategy director at deutsche bank, this $47 trillion, where is it coming from? >> every country on earth has assets invested abroad, china, russia, europe,

mark crumpton has more. mark: thank you. president obama plans to carry out his promise to restrain gun violence. he is meeting with attorney general loretta lynch today to discuss potential executive actions he can take. abc news reports the president could act as soon as tomorrow. but the white house says congress can will get involved. >> the president does not operate under the illusion that there's a law that could be passed that would prevent everything incidence of violence. but there are laws that can be passed that would reduce the likelihood that the goods are going to fall into the hands of people who should not have been. we can pass those laws, implements then commanded force them in a way that does not undermine the rights of constitutional, law-abiding americans. mark: on thursday, the president will hold a televised, town hall meeting on guns. the conference center where the shootings took place will remain closed. the inland regional center serves the emotionally disabled. video threatens more action against

mark crumpton has them at the markets desk. some 5000 flights have already been canceled ahead of today's big snowstorm. all flights into and out of philadelphia international airport have been canceled for saturday, when blizzard conditions are expected to be in full swing. forecasters say the storm could be one of the 10 worst ever to hit the eastern seaboard. the world was on the cusp of a conflict with iran before the nuclear deal was signed. telltary kerry: i cannot you how many leaders, when i traveled through certain areas, said you have to bomb it. that was the way to solve this problem. now because of the joint action plan, we have closed iran's path to building a bomb. mark: meanwhile, secretary kerry, blamed bashar al-assad -- secretary kerry blamed bashar al-assad for causing what he called the worst humanitarian disaster of our time. two police officers have been leave on administrative because of a video. pleaded not guilty to the shooting four months ago. the city has been on edge since the video was released. to

a check on thet headlines with bloomberg first word news with mark crumpton at the news desk. mark: skepticism and condemnation is how the international community is reacting to north korea's claims that it conducted its first hydrogen bomb test. bill --e house says says they must have a d nuclear eyes north korea. >> it is provocative and a flagrant violation of un security council resolutions, not just one but any number of them. following a closed-door emergency session, the united nations security council released a statement saying it would begin work on a new sanctions resolution. russia policy when ambassador says it would be going too far to say russia supports more sanctions against north korea. we will have more on north korea with former defense secretary william cohen coming up. the white house and -- the investigation into benghazi is looking into david petraeus, the first of four former obama administration officials being interviewed in the next week. the committee will question former defense secretary leon panetta on friday. all four interviews are being conduc

. ♪ alix: let's get right to mark crumpton with first word news. rk: the world health organization estimates there can between 3 million and 4 million cases of the zika virus in the next year. it's based on estimates of dengue fever which is also carried by mosquitoes. it is expected to be behind the birth of babies with abnormally small heads. judge has agreed to delay the sentencing of dennis hastert. scheduled fornow april 8. hastert pleaded guilty to working banking laws as he sought to pay someone to cover up higher misconduct. the michigan legislature has inroved 28 million dollars additional funding to address the lead contamination in flint's water. the bill now goes to the governor who is expected to sign it. democrats on capitol hill introduced a measure to provide up to $400 million in new federal funding to replace and fix led contaminated pipes in flint. donald trump is maintaining his big lead among republican primary voters across the nation. trump lead with 34%. marco rubio is 14% and senator ted cruz is at 12%. no other republican c

i am mark crumpton, back to betty liu at today's market selloff. is plunging,sdaq along with all the other averages, at one point dropping the most since 2011. fit nasdaq has paired those losses as well. been a subject of hannity selling today. let's get to abigail doolittle -- of heavy selling today. -- getet to add the the to abigail doolittle. abigail: now the nasdaq is down 2.9%. it is leading the charge lower equity major us averages. this is on it's exposure to biotech. x is down datan percent in 2016 relative to the dow and s&p, down 8%. the nasdaq biotech technology indexes down. now takingarket is biotech's down 30% from the record peak last july. currently the nbi is holding its bear market below. you have to wonder in this sort of wild environment, how long will that last? on a year to date aces, the biggest point drag is big tech, apple, microsoft and out for that -- and alphabet. the company cut its first quarter poor that its first-quarter forecast. cut first-quarter forecast. this is the big tech company to first report the season. i

let's get to mark crumpton with first word news this afternoon. police say a suicide car bomber rammed the gates of a restaurant near a beach in a capital of mogadishu. gunman then fought their way into the building. early reports indicate three people were killed. the attackers may have taken hostages inside the restaurant. there was no immediate claim of responsibility, which bore the hallmarks of extremist group al-shabaab. saysials in sierra leone another person has ebola. it was the second case of the virus discovered in the six days since the epidemic was declared over. the epidemic has killed more than 11,000 people in west africa. record officials say a number of airline press -- airline passengers were caught last year trying to take guns on planes and most of the weapons were loaded. the transportation security administration says more than 2600 firearms were found in carry-on bags and 25th seen, a 20% increase. the one with the most discoveries -- dallas-fort worth. least three people have died in weather-related crashes as a winter sto

david: now let's check on the bloomberg first word news with mark crumpton. mark: the world health organization estimates there could be 3 million to 4 million virus in thezika americas over the next year. the estimate is based on previous estimations of infections of dengue fever, which is also carried by mosquitoes. the nominee to be the next american commander in afghanistan says the security situation in the country is deteriorating. johnrmy lieutenant nicholson told lawmakers today that within 90 days of taking the job, he will do a thorough review of troop levels needed afghanistan. it confirmed, nicholson would succeed retiring general john campbell. a judge has agreed to delay dennis hastert sentencing in a hush money case. his attorneys said the former house speaker nearly died last november. sentencing is now set for november 8. hester and pleaded guilty to breaking banking laws as he sought to pay someone $3.5 million to conceal what prosecutors call prior misconduct. the michigan legislature has approved $20 million in additional funding to address

mark crumpton has more from the news desk. states isunited calling for new penalties against north korea after the isolated nation's latest nuclear test, hours after kim jong-un's government said it tested a hydrogen bomb. the ambassador called on the council to have a tough pact of sanctions. it was on this day last year that two gunmen stormed the paris office of the satirical magazine charlie hebdo and killed 12 people. five others were killed by islamic extremists. charlie hebdo's anniversary includes cartoons that lampooned muslim fundamentalists, politicians, and catholic priests. president obama will take part in a nationally televised town hall on gun violence. the executive orders aimed to expand background checks. 8:00 p.m. new york time on cnn the ohio prosecutors telling the ncaa p/e the -- they will not in them jury transcripts shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice. civil rights officials say they will go to court and they voted last week not to indict the officers involved in the 2014 shooting. for heat,d leve

alix: let's get to mark crumpton with first word ms.. mark: thank you. senate hasthe u.s.ed a bill to restrict the obama administration's plan to resell syrian refugees. 60 were needed to advance the measure, which had already been passed by the house. the search for 12 marines in the waters north of hawaii is suspended. searched for five days after two helicopters collided near oahu. a memorial service is planned for friday. karen weaver says she will not call for governor rick snyder's resignation, after the governor apologized to residents after the water supply became contaminated with too much lead in a cost-cutting measure. it was so hot in 2015 that it set a record for setting records. more than a quarter of a degree fahrenheit warmer than the last global heat record set in 2014. a quarter of a degree may not sound like much to you and me, but on a planetary scale, it is a hugely. global news 24 hours a day, powered by our 2400 journalists in 150 news bureaus around the world. i'm mark crumpton, now back to our special report on today's market activity. scarlet: let

mark crumpton has more from our news desk. mark: there are indications that drug lord walking el chapo guzman had business dealings --, mexican actress kate according to an interview published today. inspectors are investigating possible money-laundering, but the do not have legal certainty that a crime was committed. president over obama's immigration reforms is heading to the supreme court. they will hear a challenge to the president's plan. it would spare up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. the challenges from 26 states claimed the resident sidestepped congress. the white house press secretary speaks. >> we have a lot of confidence in the legal arguments we will be making for the court. of executive actions that the president took a little over a year ago now to try to bring some much-needed reform and greater accountability to broken immigration system were clearly consistent with the precedent established by other presidents. mark: immigration reform and other topics will be discussed today at 5:00 p.

let's start with the first word news with mark crumpton at our news desk. the house of representatives has approved republican backed legislation giving congress greater oversight of the landmark iran nuclear deal. the vote occurred less than 24 hours after to run detained and then released 10 navy sailors. president obama will be to the measure if it vetoes his desk. secretary of state john kerry says the agreement with iran could be implemented within days. in paris is cafe reopening its doors today for the first time since the terror attacks two months ago. flowers andfresh photos of those killed inside still adorn the front door. two other cafes attack that day have already reopened. have been indicted on terrorism charges in mali in connection with an attack on a luxury hotel that left 20 people dead. two gunmen armed with assault rifles and ask lotion -- and explosives storm the hotel in november holding hostages and opening fire. they are the first to be charged in connection with the attack. national -- michigan guard members have arrived in flint, m

mark crumpton has more from the desk.ext -- news mark: the refugee flow to europe will reportedly notwn in 2015. according to a new report as many as one million people will seek refuge in europe this year. that's a smaller toll than year. the fighting in syria and a rack expected to be the main source of refugees. the associated press reports france has asked the european union to consider new sanctions against iran over recent missile tests. the disclosure came as the iranian president visited as -- to increase business and diplomatic ties. michigan officials say that water samples in flint are trending better but it is too soon to give the go-ahead to resume drinking unfiltered water. the water supply was tainted with lead from pipes leading to old homes. the state is working to identify neighborhoods without lead pipes . those residents can potentially get the all clear on their water sooner. the fbi has established checkpoints around a national wildlife reserve in oregon, where some armed activists are still believed to be hold up. while they were on their way to a community meet

let's begin with the first word news with mark crumpton. 's attorney general has named a special counsel to investigate why residents of flint had to use water.inted governor rick snyder has apologized for regulatory failures and other incidents that led to the crisis. federal investigations are also underway. the u.s. supreme court is rejecting a pennsylvania inmates appeal to consider banning the death penalty. the justices did not comment in turning away a challenge from death row inmate shawnda walter. justice stephen breyer called for a review of the penalty because of the way it is imposed. reportsciated press that the failure forced a husband and wife behind the attack to drive around after the shootings that killed 14 people. they were allegedly trying to set up the remote-controlled bomb. investigators say the couple planned to use the device to kill first responders. state john kerry says the u.s. may send more money to help clear minefields in laos. he is visiting the country today. until recently, about 300 people were killed eve

mark crumpton has more from our news desk. the u.s. court has struck down florida'system for opposing the death penalty, saying it does not give jurors enough authority to decide whether capital punishment is warranted. the 8-1 ruling comes in the case of a man convicted in a fatal stabbing. he was sentenced to death after a jury recommended execution. lawyers for the u.s. army and sergeant bowe bergdahl argued during h -- a pretrial hearing. the court-martial is scheduled to begin in august. bergdahl disappeared from his post in afghanistan in 2009 and held by the taliban and -- tell a ban for five the -- taliban for five years. the united states children's fund is appealing for $25 million in aid money to help put sudan's children back to school. unicef says the two years civil war in the world's's youngest nation has forced more than 400,000 miners out of school and destroyed as many as 800 places of learning. to ongoinges, due sickout by teachers, it started last week with a handful of schools. teachers are upset over class-size pa

mark crumpton has more than the new stuff. mark: don't expect to see joaquin guzman in the u.s.me soon. mexico has begun the process of extraditing the man known as el chapo but it could take a year. actor sean pan is expressing no regrets about his clandestine visit to interview el chapo. imagess asked about posted in mexican news media that appeared to show officials watching him and an actress ahead of their october visit with guzman. penn's response was "i've got nothing to hide." the u.s. geological survey says an earthquake struck off japan. the quake was reported just after 2:00 a.m. local time, a little more than 600 miles north of tokyo. it was west of hokkaido island. there is no tsunami warning this time. the unitedgers in states are smoking but secondhand smoke remains a big threat, or coding to a new study from the centers of disease control and prevention. nearly half of non-smoking kids in middle school and high school encountered secondhand tobacco smoke in 2013. those rates were even higher among smokers. secondhand smoke has been linked with several illnesses i

alix: let's check in on the bloomberg first word news with mark crumpton. mark: u.s. of state john kerry could not get china to see things his way on north korea. the appeal to impose tougher sanctions on north korea following its nuclear bomb test this month. china has been opposed to any move that made stabilize the regime of kim jong-un. they want to restart talks with the north koreans. environmental and civil rights groups filed a lawsuit today asking a federal judge to order the replacement of all led plates in flint's water system. it's just the latest lawsuit filed in the crisis. >> that will be faced stash that will be based on third-party expert saying the water is safe. our goal is to get the water coming out of the tap safe as soon as possible. mark: the governor has appointed a committee to fix the water system. the fbi has established checkpoints around a national outpost in oregon. the fbi stopped a militant leader in several of his followers while they were on their way to a community meeting. shots were fired and one of the supporters was killed. the

mark crumpton has more. mark: thank you. a deadly explosion rocked an area popular with tourists. at least 10 people were killed and 15 wounded. turkish officials say it was likely caused by a suicide bomber. turkey has been cracking down on a number of groups, including the islamic state and kurds seeking independence. at least nine of the victims or seeking internationals. the fight against islamic state until the country. the problems come a day after an attack on the baghdad shopping mall. at least 17 were killed and it triggered a wave of retaliatory attacks. of worsent was posted to come. bowe bergdahl is back in military court today charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy for leaving his post in afghanistan. he has not entered a plea and must decide whether his trial will be heard by a jury or just a judge. president obama will deliver his final state of the union tonight, expected to lay out an and broadvision for america's future. white house aides say the president will focus on what he considers his administration's successes, including reaching a nuclea

mark crumpton has those from the news desk. ent obama will take part in a nationally televised town hall on gun violence. the meeting is a follow-up to the gun-control steps he issued on tuesday. the executive orders will expand background checks and enforce current laws. tonight hall will air at 8:00 new york time on cnn. temporary border controls began in november and were extended several times in a bid to slow the number of refugees entering the country from denmark and germany. sweden received more than 160,000 asylum-seekers last year. the most innovative state in the u.s. is massachusetts, but just barely. massachusetts edged out california in a new bloomberg ranking. one reason those states placed so highly, world bank universities that are helping to strengthen the local economy. states were scored in a number of categories, including research and development intensity, science and engineering degree holders, and patent activity. violent storm damage in the u.s. last month will cause about $4 billion and half of that wi