in terms of this nlrb decisions it could be months or years until we have a final one. lead to student athletes getting a slice of the multi-billion dollar pie that is college athletics. >> dana: i'm fascinated by this issue. thanks, grady. >> bill: another round of atmospheric storms, river storms like it is flowing right out of the pacific hitting california bringing severe flooding to much of that state. we're in monterey, california. beautiful part of the country. how are they dealing with it, robert? hello. >> good morning. we moved to to a different town and what you see here on the pacific ocean. look at this creek just coming down off of these hillsides. can't handle this amount of water as this pineapple express is making another round into california. it is just the beginning, bill. it will last all week long as there are evacuations just to the north of us, 6 or 7 miles in santa cruz and look at these structures being compromised by this rushing water leading out to the pacific ocean. many boarded up already. there have been people here that evacuated last we

the complaint could eventually make it is way to the nlrb's full panel for a final decision. >> i don't the answer is on the immediate horizon, but a sense if not immediacy of inevidentability. that's the way we're going and also think you're saying, you know, the demise and essentially the implosion of the fortress that was the ncaa. >> what the ncaa tells fox business about all this "contrary to the claims presented in the nlrb charges, college athletes are not employees of the ncaa regardless of sport or division. the ncaa's commit want is to student athletes and will defend any attempts to divide them for arbitrary standards and all that participate in college sports". already the tide has turned in favor of student athletes making money though not from the universities they play for. some of the tom college athletes -- top college athletes are inking name, image and likeness or nil deals for money. it could be years or months before we get a final decision on whether student athletes are employees of university, but we could start seeing athletes getting a slice of the multibillion

there's in the nlrb makes a decision, you have to live it. it may or may not go to court.he nlrb i shouldn't be a part of it. >> there's a view that it's a political organization definitely when you get a republican president, the unionless say the same thing, that the decisions won't go our way, but it should be a impartial arbiter >> secretary walsh, thank you very much for that secretary walsh is the top administration official here from the united states, and we appreciate your time today. >> thank you very much. >>> bill ford, who also sits on the board of bytedance "squawk box" will be right back. if your business kept on employees through the pandemic, getrefunds.com can see if it may qualify for a payroll tax refund of up to $26,000 per employee, even if it received ppp, and all it takes is eight minutes to get started. then we'll work with you to fill out your forms and submit the application; that easy. and if your business doesn't get paid, we don't get paid. getrefunds.com has helped businesses like yours claim over $2 billion but it's only available for a limi

. >>> the nlrb is set to hold a hearing for apple employees looking to unionize at the world trade centerdreds of tesla owners protesting across china over the weekend over the price cuts they missed out on. tes announcing the cuts on model y and model 3. >>> we did it. austin goolsbee becomes the chicago fed president. and president biden traveling to the summit of america in mexico. and we watch for jay powell speaking in sweden this week and watch for the policy pivot if there is one and boeing releasing figures for quarter 4. it is also housing figures released on friday and the latest for ftx set to be held for their bankruptcy hearing and the latest read on inflation with cpi figures wrapping up the week on friday is consumer sentiment data and banks with earnings season we get results from bank of america, citigroup, wells fargo and delta airlines who says we don't get you started for the week let's bring in degas wright with decatur capital. we just went through the calendar what are you watching? >> we want to focus our investors on looking at the companies from four characterist

this comes after the nlrb announced ithad evidence that apple used anti-union tactics to stop unionizationts by employees. >>> the judge named two people who helped sam bankman-fried should be made public. the public had a right to know who sam bankman-fried's sponsors were, but outweighed his argument for confidentiality the ruling is on hold pending appeal. >>> and the biden administration announcing funding for transportation projects funded by the infrastructure law. the $300 million grant project to help complete the early phase of the delayed hudson tunnel to improve travel with new york and new jersey the president will visit new york city later today. brian, that tunnel could use work. >> if you go through the tunnel in a glass top car, and i don't want to scare anybody, you can see water dripping through the top of the tunnel. think about this, pippa, the newest crossing of the hudson, from new jersey to new york is the george washington bridge which was finished in 1937 that is the youngest >> wow it puts it in perspective. >> that's it coal powered trains going through the tunne

losing the appeal over the nlrb over the new york victory. union intimidated employees to sway voters the staten island warehouse voted to be the first american union last april amazon losing that appeal. we'rba aerhie ckft ts. >>> all eyes on inflation gearing up for the big cpi number what that read could mean for the markets and your money. >>> proxy fight prospect disney looking to fight nelson peltz and his desire to join the board. >>> and appetite for a sale for subway >>> and it is thursday, january 12th this is "worldwide exchange" here on cnbc >>> welcome or welcome back. good thursday morning. i'm brian sullivan thanks for being with us jump in with your money and futures. they are muted as one would expect the massive cpi number out i'll tell you the markets will not do anything ahead of that. dow futures down 17. it is coming off an up day for the major averages all indexes up across the board. the cpi number could change everything bonds as we talked about yesterday have been relatively quiet lately same this morning. we are not