nhtsa says there have been 12 incidents they're looking into.year, year and a half, if nhtsa launches a probe, it gets attention but it certainly does not have a long-term weight on the stock. >> okay, phil, thank you. now talking about crypto, and crypto stocks. what do you see? >> bitcoin sliding below 97,000 today, so about 10% off of its recent record. investors were sort of anticipating this. it's got such a strong setup for 2025, with the promise and hope for clearer crypto regulation. and history shows bull market pullbacks of 30% are normal for bitcoin. speed bumps will come from the macro, and today, specifically concerns about stickier inflation. the bitcoin loss today is more mild compared to the broader crypto market that is down about 7%, as measured by the coin desk 20 index. smaller riskier coins leading the market lower. and you can see that reflected in coin-based shares, down 8% now. two stocks that are more closely tied to bitcoin versus the broader market are standouts today. both down double digits all day, scott. >> thank y

and nhtsa started issuing fuel economy standards that drove the adoption of catalytic conversion in the united states and has significantly reduced air pollution from the sea and the smell and affects kids' asthma. i think it's an interesting thing to look back at the way technologies evolve and how they get adopted and to think largely that's a good thing. we want to have a competent government that can pick those technologies up and set standards so energy is on a level playing field. host: tom in raleigh, north carolina. a republican. tom? caller: my concern is, and i'm glad president trump has won is the government making us buy electric cars i think by 2032. the average price last time i looked was around $60,000. people can't afford adds 30,000 car. and secondly, my neighbor has a electric car and can go to a charging station that takes 25 minutes to charge and he says when he charges it at his house, it takes all night long >> we are thrilled to have so many friends here in the audience with us and also at home. we would like to extend a huge thank you to c-span for covering this

it would also mean that israeli troops ultimately have to withdraw from the philadelphia and nhtsa ream corridors. the key areas within the gaza strip. earlier today u.s. secretary of state antony blinken spoke about hamas inside gaza saying this. >> each time israel completes military praises and pulls back hamas militants regroup and reemerge because there is nothing else to fill the void. indeed we assess hamas recruit dollars as many new militants as it has lost. >> bottom line here, this would not end the fighting inside gaza but would be a pause in the conflicted. bret? >> bret: trey yingst in tel aviv. trey, thanks. ♪ >> bret: also breaking tonight, president-elect trump's cabinet nominees facing questions. one of the most controversial enduring both friendly and adversarial questioning as the process begins. perspective pentagon chief pete hegseth defending both personal and professional resume sticking to the maga position that huge changes need to be made at the pentagon. chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin starts us off tonight from capitol hill. good eveni

. >> i commit to this committee and to you that i will let nhtsa do their investigation. >> and duffyaid his agency would continue to focus on boeing. >> boeing is a it's a national security issue. i think we have to make sure they they are implementing their safety plan. >> elsewhere on the hill, a fiery exchange between attorney general nominee pam bondi and california democrat senator adam schiff, when pushed on whether she will investigate liz cheney and jack smith if president elect trump requests it. >> the president also wants to jail liz cheney sitting here today. are you aware of any factual basis to investigate liz cheney? yes or no? >> senator, that's a hypothetical, and i'm not going to answer that. >> so a summary by the president or his desire to investigate jack smith would not be enough for you to open an investigation of jack smith, is that right? >> i will look at the facts and evidence in any case. >> florida senator marco rubio, trump's choice for secretary of state, is expected to sail to his confirmation, which could happen as early as monday, inauguration day. i