joining us now in the studio, mike bell. ve you on the program. , donald up to the news has agreed to stick to the one china policy. does that make you breathe a sigh of relief? should investors breathed a sigh of relief that that point of tension, that hot potato, is not necessarily on the fire anymore. mike: i think it is good news. it is in no one's interest for there to be conflict between china and the u.s., trade conflict or any kind of conflict. i think this reduces tensions. it is the one issue which was difficult for china. it allows them to negotiate in a more levelheaded way. manus: certainly, sino-u.s. relations perhaps not as fractured as we all thought. it has ramifications for global markets. all three equity markets in the united states made records yesterday. this is about earnings per share growth. deutsche bank, bullish. we surveyed 18 analysts in terms of where the s&p would go. 2600 is where deutsche bank says. your own bank says and uplift on earnings per share. is the stage now set for a moderately beli

you are a young player at one point or another and i was blessed to play with guys like mike sweeney and adrian bell bell train. and sounders was targets in early season. >> that perspective he can bring is something that drew us to michael saunders he can relate to both sides. the coin on that and bring it to our clubhouse and to some of our younger players. >> the younger phils are welcoming. >> they come and now hoe to win. because they come from winning teams. >> that is something we need to know. >> the pitching with those guys, they are tough hitters and to have those guys will help the team as a whole. >> kendrick comes from the dodgers and he did some recon. >> me and jimmy were close and we talked to chase a bit. they talked about the media. >> he mentioned a few people and they are not as bad as they seem. >> i promise you we took it easy on kendrick today. reporting live from clearwater, channel 6 "action news." >> i wonder what he said about our friend ducis rogers. >>> guess who is back with the sixers, jahlil okafor is back with the team in boston. he is now expected to play against th

. >>> thanks so much, mike. 4:48 right now. . >>> before the bell we turn to landon dowdy at cnbc world headquarters. landon, dowdy. >> reporter: it was a mixed session or for the markets on thursday. renewed concerns about president trump's policies and the impact they could have on u.s. companies. investors are waiting big economic news of the week, monthly jobs report later this morning. it should suggest a strong start for the new trump administration. 19,884. nasdaq falling six points to 5,636. snap chat is officially going public. filing papers for a $3 billion ipo that could value is the company at $25 billion. snap chat says it has 161 million active users, most of whom are 18 to 34 years old. it tells potential investors it may never be profitable. and nordstrom's will stop telling ivanka trump fashion and accessories. they say if the move is permanent it comes amid a week long campaign by a group called grab your wallet, which is calling for a boycott of merchandise by ivanka or downtown. >>> the northern california branch of the aclu jumped into the fight of president trump's

the other observation is what mike santoli was saying on "closing bell," that stocks in the last threefour months of a rally have not had a meaningful positive day on a day where yields have been falling. so he this money is coming out of bonds and into equities. wh resilient is the right word to frame t but we won't get meaningful yields higher if rates are still slipping down. >>> at the white house today, the president is set to meet with airline executives. the sitdown comes at a crucial time amid disagreements of terms granted to some foreign carri carriers. ceos and airport operators will attend. the three large efst carriers a set to push the president to renegotiate with europe. >> they also want to push for infrastructure spending on our nation's airports to upgrade them. something that president trump has talked about. >>> ceos making their opinions about the president known. last night on "mad money," jeff immelt told jim cramer he likes what trump is doing so far. of course they also talked about trade. >> we're not an exporter. we're a $20 billion u.s. exporter. we export

the second hour of "closing bell" is yours with kelly. >>> thank you, mike. to the "closing bell", everybody. i'm kelly evans. we have some major records today on wall street, the dow up 115 points to close at 20,169 or so it settles out here. should be good enough for a new record by 70 points. a gain of better than half a percent. same for broad index s&p 500. look at that, taking the 2300 level for the first time. its prior record close was 2298. nasdaq composite hitting its third straight record close with 5715 on the back of its gain of half a percent or a little more than that today. consistent gains with the dow, s&p and nasdaq across the board and record highs for all three averages as well. what about the russell small cap? the best performer of nearly 1.5%. still points shy of their record high of 1388. transports are well below 9468 where they closed at a high water mark. 9331 is where we stand on that key benchmark. we'll talk about what got us here in a moment. we're also turning our attention to the earnings after the bell. susan li will cover ex

bell. i'm kelly evans at the new york stock exchange. >> i'm mike santoli. we've seen the last hour, the market slightly backing off record highs after president trump wraps up a news conference that covered a lot of grounds. jobs, obamacare, russia and the media. we'll bring you the highlights and what they mean for trump's agenda coming up. >>> pressures over key tax provisions in the health plan. remember we spoke with representative kevin brady last night. we have two top economists to weigh in. >> federal prosecutors are reportedly investigating 21st century fox over whether it should have disclosed information about sexual harassment settlements. those details as well. >> let's get right to the latest. eamon javers and kayla tau xi are at the white house. >> reporter: a bit of an airing of grievances from the president on a number of subjects. we did hear some important information about the sequencing of his legislative agenda later on through the year in terms of taxes and obamacare. here's what he had to say. >> the tax would be easier in my opinion

prohibit earlier than anticipated arrival to old city by vice-president mike peps who used the additional time to pay a visit to the liberty bell the trip he said he was unable to make when in town for the gop retreat in philadelphia late last month. at noon the vice-president was welcomed by the federalist society. conservative and libertarian legal organization where he advocated for president trump's supreme court pick neil gorsuch. >> several announced their opposition within minutes of his nomination, and now they're even threatening to use the filibuster procedure in the senate to stop him. >> reporter: report an act the vice-president called unprecedented and unwise. >> never before in the history of our country has an associate justice nominee to the supreme court face add successful filibuster. and judge neil h. gorsuch should not be the first. >> reporter: back outside, market street was temporarily shut down as protesters peacefully marched midday traffic coupled with the movement of the price vice-president's motorcade. one theme both pence and his adversaries shared appreciation for our nation's founding principle

mike. he's also a victim in this. >> investigating the accident. flags at half staff. >> because it's line of duty death, official law enforcement funeral with all the bells and whistles. >> reporter: include motorcade and officers coming from all across the country to pay respects. east bay, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> if you complain about bart service now, could get worse. considering raising fares and cutting service. number of the riders is more than 5% below projections. raising base fare, cutting 4:00 a.m. service -- all options on the table. >>> coming up next on abc7 news at 11:00? >> wayne freedman on interstate area, the lyft driver who had heart attack and how passenger in the back seat saved his life. >> and show of solidarity from large crowd. >>> crackdown on marijuana? flint the white house they may be going after pot. >> look at what is on tonight on "jimmy kimmel live." >> the water is rising martha, can you feel it? you and i are drowning, slowly. >>> new at 11:00, what should have been a sleepy ride home in a lyft car turned into a life or death emergency. >> but as abc7 news reporter wayne freedman explains, right person happened t

bell. >> keep up up all night. >> a lot of pressure on paris. >> i know. >> fun to watch her. >> mike jack.pressure. >> we're back here at 4:00 a.m. for fox 29 morning news and "good day philadelphia". sue serio and bob kelly g >> happening right now on good day philadelphia, a woman is thankful to be safe and sound after attempted kidnapping, now massive manhunt underway for the suspect involved. >> judge gorsuch the podium sir is yours. >> (applause). >> announcement, the president supreme court choice nominating neil gorsuch to fill the vacancy left by judge. >> a tatoo on philadelphia police offers their sparked an investigation. what the department decided about the officer's controversial i. in k. >> and perfect. >> oh? >> so cute, flight we have to show you these pictures,

bell. >> keep up up all night. >> a lot of pressure on paris. >> i know. >> fun to watch her. >> mike jack.essure. >> we're back here at 4:00 a.m. for fox 29 morning news and "good day philadelphia". sue serio and bob kelly got you covered with traffic and weather all morning. ♪ announcer: today on "tmz" -- harvey: so rob lowe is in the market for an assistant. 70-k a year and a laundry list of requirements, including -- >> make sure that you're able to lift up to 25 pounds. harvey: why 25? >> i think it's just to carry his ego because of some of the other stuff, it's pretty ridiculous. >> arnold schwarzenegger taking a bike ride in venice with a never look back t-shirt. harvey: that is a clear statement based on what he did yesterday, because essentially he said what donald trump did was stupid with the muslim ban. >> that picture i would argue the most famous immigrant of our time. >> jean-claude van damme. [laughter] >> oprah is coming back to tv. she's apparently going to do several segments for "60 minutes." harvey: i smell something here. i think oprah might be coming to cbs. may be d

mike. he's also a victim in this. >> investigating the accident. flags at half staff. >> because it's line of duty death, official law enforcement funeral with all the bells and whistles. >> reporter: include motorcade and officers coming from all across the country to pay respects. east bay, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> if you complain about bart service now, could get worse. considering raising fares and cutting service. number of the riders is more than 5% below projections. raising base fare, cutting 4:00 a.m. service -- all options on the table. >>> coming up next on abc7 news at 11:00? >> wayne freedman on interstate area, the lyft driver who had heart attack and how passenger in the back seat saved his life. >> and show of solidarity from large crowd. >>> crackdown on marijuana? flint the white house they may be going after pot. >> look at what is on tonight on "jimmy kimmel live." >> the water is rising martha, can you feel it? you and i are drowning, sl honey nut cheerios gets their delicious taste from honest ingredients. like real delicious honey and real oats. okay that's still honey. huh, there we go. we're back to honey again. who's direct

mike pence. he used additional time to pay visit to the liberty bell, the trip he said he was unable to make when in town for the gop retreat in philadelphia late last month. at noon, the vice president was welcomed by the federalist society, conservative, libertarian organization, advocated for president trump supreme court pick. neil gorsuch. >> several announce their opposition within minutes of their nomination, now even threatening to use the fill abut err -- filibuster procedure in the senate. >> access the vice president called unprecedented. >> never before in the history of our country has associate justice nominee to the supreme court faced a successful filibuster. and judge neil m gorsuch should not be the first. >> back outside, market street was temporarily shutdown as protesters peacefully marched midday traffic coupled with the movement of the vice president's motorcade. one scene boasts pence and his advosaries shared, appreciation for the nation's founding principals of course here in philadelphia. (protesting). >> for anybody can be anybody because of the system of lib earth tha

mike pence. he used additional time to pay visit to the liberty bell, a trip he said, he was unable to make whenn town for the gop retreat in philadelphia, late last month. >> conservative and libertarian legal organization action where he advocated for president trump supreme court pick. neil gore such. >> several announced opposition within minutes of his nomination. now they are even threatening to use a filibuster procedure in the senate. >> an act that the vice president called unprecedented , and un watched. >> never before in the history of our country, has associate justice nominee to the supreme court faced successful filibuster. and judge neil m gorsuch should not be the first. >> back outside, market street , was temporarily shutdown, as protesters peacefully marched, midday traffic coupled with the movement of the vice president 's motorcade. one scene both defense and his advosaries shared appreciation for our nation's founding principals that took course here in philadelphia. >> (protesting). >> for anybody can be anybody. because of the system of lib earth that i we've been trying

mike and alex from 7:00 to 10am this sunday. i'll go out on a limb here. i'm thinking you're talking about the super bowl, sean bell what else is there to talk about right now, lucy. >> it has to be. super bowl a couple days away it's time for me to give you my final prediction who will win this game and i have to tell you who the nfl should be rooting for. that's coming up next in my sports commentary. ♪ >>> sean bell takes on the super bowl and who he thinks the nfl should be route rooting for. his commentary in 15 seconds. ♪ >>> super bowl is just three days away. if you don't think nfl roots for one team more than the other, then you're crazy. roger goodell is cheering for the atlanta falcons and arthur blank like his life depends on it. he does not, does he not want to hand the patriots that trophy after, well, suspending tom brady and heavily fining the team and you know what, nfl probably should root for the falcons. i don't have a problem with th that. falcons winning is better for the game. tom brady is 39 years old. another super star team. another super star quarterback has to take the mantle. dine nasti

mike? >> can i go second? [bells] ♪ pete: welcome back to "fox & friends." some quick headlines for you.nd the question. but the former naacp chapter president exposed by her white parents as living secretly as a black woman now set to release a tell-all book entitled in full color next month. check that out. in it she claims she did nothing wrong. despite the book deal she claims she is jobless and living on food stamps. and a college student finally back in class after recording his teacher on camera calling the election an act of terrorism. >> our nation is divided. we have been assaulted. it's an act of terrorism. one of the most frightening things for me and most people in my life is that the people committing the assault are among us. pete: california's orange coast college lifting the suspension on caleb o'neil that's him right there for posting that video after getting calls outrage over the punishment. the professor olga cox, that's her has not been disciplined but her bias has been exposed by caleb. abby over to you. abby: thank you, pete. are you stuck in a relationship rut? >

mike and alex from 7:00 to 10am this sunday. i'll go out on a limb here. i'm thinking you're talking about the super bowl, sean bell what else is there to talk about right now, lucy. >> it has to be. super bowl a couple days away it's time for me to give you my final prediction who will win this game and i have to tell you who the nfl should be rooting for. that's coming up next in my sports commentary. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. which is why we created something that needed to be ne. internet that doesn't make you wait. introducing instant internet. the only 750 meg internet available to millions, with uploads as instant as downloads. you can download a video just like that. or upload your photos like this. or download a software update just like that. or this. or that. this. this. or this. so you can go crazy with 100 devices if you want. most people don't even have 50 meg speeds. this is 750. and say hello to less lag time. yes! stop crying. we took internet speed and completely reinvented it, for the people who need it most. introducing fios instant internet. it's internet the way it should be.

cnbc contributor evan newmark is here and jonathan bell joins us at post nine as well. mike, we had a good jobs report. we had a lot of ceo photo ops at the white house. i mean, a lot of the recipe for rally and executive orders that actually focused on deregulating the banks. >> last night, sara, we were talking about how the markets want good economic news. it's good news for the market. the jobs number did reinforce that. it comes in this streak of showing that we're in a strong patch economically. globally and in the u.s. the ism tracking it close to 3% for first quarter gdp if you believe the atlanta fed number. the financial regulation, we got people excited. it wasn't about the yields, it was about the dodd-frank dilution, whatever we're going to call this. i will say i consider the market to be pleasantly stuck because today's high in the s&p was 2298. past seven days four times we topped out at basically between 2298 and 2300. so it seems like we have to have something else to numbering us above th -- nudge us above that. >> jonathan, prioritize for us. is it about

mike. 4:41. chp will honor the lives of an officer killed in a crash in pursuit of a suspect. officer lucas chellew lost control yesterday. he was chasing a suspect. today at noon, a belll tribute ceremony will take place at the chp academy in west sacramento. governor brown is responding to the loss saying, "ann and i join all of californians is offering our deepest condolences to friends and family of officer chelew who worked day and night to help the people. officer's great courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten. >>> 4:41. before you grab your car keys to get in your car, a half million cars being recalled worldwide. don't get stuck on the road if you're driving a popular car. we'll tell you which one two and a half minutes away. >>> 4:44 right now. kari is a brave one today. she's sleeveless. i was going for my warmest attire. >> i was going for that, and i had worn it all recently. you run out of stuff for a while. >> we're getting up to low 50s today. >> yeah. that's, in some spots, 8 or 9 degrees below where we should be. it is cool not only for this afternoon but this morning as you step out too. that will wake you up. all clear skies. only 42 degrees.

bell, a former prisoner. and we'll be speaking to mike rolfe, the national chair of the prison 0fficers' association, in aroundution foundation says pensioner households have £20 more a week than working age households, because they are more likely to own their home and have generous private pensions. keith doyle reports. it's those who retired recently who are enjoying higher incomes according to this study. the rise in pensioner incomes comes as working households are seeing their incomes squeezed. the resolution foundation says the typical pensioner household is now £20 a week better off than one with people of working age after housing costs are taken into account. 15 years ago, the average pensioner was £70 a week worse off than younger working households. the change is attributed to a number of factors — the proportion of pensioner households in which at least one person still works has grown from one in eight in 2001 to nearly one in five. many newly retired people also have generous occupational pensions and own their own homes, and all have enjoyed a rise in pensioner benefits. at the same time, worki

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mike mayo. be sure to catch dick kovacevich and william isaac on closing bell today at 4:00 pm eastern time. >>>llergan shares higher. all about optics. another pharma company in the news for hiking the price of one of its drugs. we're talking about a seventh-fold price increase. washington taking notice and has put the company on notice. >>> welcome back to "power lunch." outrage is once again brewing after an $85,000 price tag on its muscular dystrophy drug. congress wants some answers. meg tirrell is here with the story. meg? >> less than two weeks after pharmaceutical executives met with president trump at the white house. the chief topic was drug pricing. this outcry coming at a time when the drug industry needs it the least. marathon pharmaceuticals is a private drug company. they acquired this drug, not approved in the united states. it is approved in other countries available for about $1,000 a year. the company did some additional studies, got it approved in the united states and put an $89,000 a year price tag on it. congressman elijah cummings and senator bernie sanders are sending a

bell." i'm kelly evans at the new york stock exchange. >> and i'm mike santoli in for bill griffeth. a bit of a pull back. dow and s&p with mild losses. the dow component united health is dragging on that index after accusations it defrauded medicare. >> down 4%. >>> president trump wrapping up a visit to boeing taughting job creation. we will bring you highlights of his speech there. >> plus, a look at how trump's win has hurt gun sales and could put a $5.5 billion deal at bay. >>> righters is reporting that softbank is preparing to approach t-mobile. david faber has been covering this story. he joins us at this late hour at post 9. david, what is your take? >> interesting. excuse me while i get rid of that phone call. i really wanted that phone call, too. that was the key one. why right now? why right now? but, you know, kelly, i can't confirm what is being reported by reuters specific to whether or not they are preparing to approach t-mobile. that thing, softbank which controls sprint. i think many people speculated on that potential outcome ever since we saw the man who controls

bell. i'm kelly evans at the new york stock exchange. >> i'm mike santoli.n the last hour, the market slightly backing off record highs after president trump wraps up a news conference that covered a lot of grounds. jobs, obamacare, russia and the media. we'll bring you the highlights and what they mean for trump's agenda coming up. >>> pressures over key tax provisions in the health

bell." i'm kelly evans at the new york stock exchange. >> and i'm mike santoli in for bill griffeth.pull back. dow and s&p with mild losses. the dow component united health is dragging on that index after accusations it defrauded medicare. >> down 4%. >>> president trump wrapping up a visit to boeing taughting job creation. we will bring you highlights of his speech there. >> plus, a look at how trump's win has hurt gun sales and could put a

>> mike pence defense secretary jim matt is and other berlin with top world leaders for the munich security conference it comes amid concerns of commitment to nato. president trump set off alarm bells calling nato obsolete and something secretary matt us ripped in a feech before nato. >> there is a he massive health care officer all during a closed meeting gop leaders described to range and pile republicans a broad rition of repeal and replacing obamacare but it lacks detail and cost estimate and they include federally subsidized by insurance. >> t minus four days and counting. bob barnard farewell celebration today. as we say good-bye to the pa cub you can watch her enjoy some of her first things. let's later today the zoo will live stream on facebook how you can make giant panda inspired crafts. the three-year-old papd awill move back february 1. >> giving everyone quite a show with shimmying dancing and scratch scratching belly i'm not sure awfully cute. >> she was having a good oiled day. it's cold this morning and she likes cooler temps. >> she loves cooler temps yesterday from the mountains of china and tends to be cold. there today is cold out to start the day the good news

bell. we have you covered big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. erosion of trust, major shake-up in the trump administration. why general mikelynn asked to resign, concerns grow how his conversations with a russian ambassador were leaked in the first place. russian spy ship spied off the coast of delaware. is there any link to what we know going on in d.c.? we'll let you know. >>> republicans are on track to replace obamacare despite deep division within the party. a new plan is announced tomorrow. we'll speak to a congressman behindhe bill. mark sanford of south carolina. lissa: the dow ending up nearly 90 points to a new high for a fourth day in a row. the sixth time this year. let's go to lori rothman on the floor of the new york stock exchange. lori, there are big-name individual stocks closing at new all-time highs as well, huh? >> >> financials, melissa, we were at 20,000 seems like only a couple trading session. now we could look at dow 21,000. i don't want to get ahead of myself. market was okay with fed chief janet yellen leaving door open for march rate hikes. record closes. goldman sachs at the close, 249.46. that

mike pence will be sitting in the audience at nrg stadium today. saidel be watching the falcons take on the patriots, day after a stop in philadelphia. yesterday the vice president visited the liberty belloke to the conservative federal list society on independence mall. criticized efforts to filibuster president trump trump pick. >> never before in the history of our country has an as' east ate justice nominee to the supreme court failed successful filibuster. and judge neil m gorsuch should not be the first. >> meanwhile, thousands of demonstrators marched around independence mall and down market street. they were protesting president trump executive order on immigration and refugees. history on the line tonight for the atlanta falcons and new england patriots. take tonight at the nrg stadium in, big deal for both teams r for the falcons win would be the franchise first superbowl victory, atlanta lost its only appearance back in 1999. meanwhile, the p patriots identifying fifth superbowl win. who will have more superbowl coverage coming up in sport. take a look at this, this is how astronaunts are celebrating the superbowl from space. nasa has released video from the international spa

bell in a couple of moments. a big day yesterday. in the meantime what's the status on obamacare. repeal and replace? the vice president mike meeting with republicans. some worried they aren't moving fast enough. will the house vote to repeal before the new plan is ready to go? we'll find out in a moment. >> shannon: the president's temporary travel ban moving on several legal tracks all different across the country this morning. judge napolitano will break down what happens now going forward. >> it is a stance of common sense. maybe a certain toughness but it is really more than toughness, it is a stance of common sense. and we are going to pursue it vigorously. book a hotel room, i want someone that makes it easy to find what i want. booking.com gets it. they offer free cancellation, in case i decide to go from kid-friendly to kid-free. now i can start relaxing even before the vacation begins. your vacation is very important. that's why booking.com makes finding the right hotel for the right price easy. visit booking.com now to find out why we're booking.yeah whattwo servings of veggies? v8 or a powdered drink? ready, go.

mike burke of aecom talking infrastructure. >>> wanted to take a look at shares of mondelez. this has been an earnings mover. the company unusually reported after the bell and it was a miss on profit, but mainly on sales for the fourth quarter. the stock is actually turned around opened lower, was trading lower overnight, and is now higher. i talked to irene rosenfeld, the ceo, right after the quarter. she said some of the problems they faced and she said it was a tougher quarter than we had anticipated, she said the problems though were short term in nature and potentially convinced some investors of that which is why we're seeing the stock higher this morning. they dealt with the india demonetization which happened about 50 days ago where some of the cash came out of circulation, changing consumer behavior. mondelez is a company that gets more than 3/4 of sales abroad. big exposure to emerging markets. this was a key factor behind that top line miss. she also referenced increased promotions across snack makers. said some of the competitors were taking down prices. so when that happens a company like mondelez has to fight also for market share, take do