oracle already owns a stake in tiktok. they could do this. other companies could do this, but so far, no one has. it's going to be an exciting few days. we will watch it very closely. thank you. you bet. let's take you outside now. live. look from one of our live cams from oracle park. this is from our center field camera. looking at the marina there in dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. (woman) i've got this dream... and you're all in it! (banker 1) let's hear it! (vo) with wells fargo premier a team can help you plan for your dream. (woman) i have this vacation home... (banker 2) so, like a getaway? (woman) yeah,

that's why oracle is headquartered today. u.s. tiktok data is stored by default in oracle servers only vetted personnel operating in a new company called tiktok. u.s. data security can control access to this data. >> and again, experts have actually said security experts have said that the u.s. government's concerns are largely hypothetical. there's no evidence that tiktok has been asked to hand over data or do anything at the behest of the chinese government, but that it could potentially. and again, you know, tiktok has made these reassurances, but it's been making these reassurances for years. and the u.s. government still feels really strongly about this. >> yeah, they they haven't. lawmakers do not think they have gotten the answers that they are reassured that national security is being protected. great to see you. thank you. this all will be picking up in just a few hours. oral arguments will begin, and we're going to be getting a sense from the justices throughout these oral arguments what they where they could be headed.

you're right, when it comes to oracle, remember that's way back, project texas, moving all the serversress believes and therefore acted that in fact there's still a back door to china and it still can have influence over the app and therefore is a national security risk. >> i love your point, we'll ask mark about that, why aren't the stocks, the rivals acting like this is about to happen if it is. >>> if the ban takes effect in just a few days but tiktok refugees are already flooding to another app, the only problem it's also chinese. more in today's tech check. >> even more chinese. when i lived in china something like a business or an app was american with chinese characteristics to make it seem more acceptable. but the rednote is fully chinese and it's embracing its chinese characteristics and many americans who are flocking to the app are do so . look at the red app at top of this image. you can only see it description included in chinese. it translates into little red book as in the little red book, the guide to communist ideology and revolutionary principles. a staple of chinese

even oracle.n a group called project liberty is another one talking about a lot of the people who maybe want to keep those first amendment freedoms. that group includes the likes of kevin o'leary and may actually put a bid forward. >> thank you very much indeed. opening trade anchor on the fortunes of tim -- of tiktok. we will discuss the outlook for oil and gas this year with francisco blanch. stay tuned for that interview coming out. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ three little birds ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ tom: welcome back. oil set for the best run since july as signs of market tightness offset concerns. joining us is francisco blanch, commodities and derivatives had at bank of america global research, well-positioned to talk about these markets. talk about what's underpinning oil at this point. concerns about china's economy, some signs may be are shrinking in the u.s. is that is what is putting support under it and are we looking at a breakthrough $80 in the near term? francisco: we think oil has been

palantir, i continue to view as the next oracle or next salesforce. when i look at a.i. revolution. when i look at numbers. $2 trillion of a.i. cap ex in the incomes few years. where karp plays out the white knuckle periods. i think this could be a three-digit stock as it plays out. these are the times that you look at the winners and how to own them. >> you and i talked about this before. i'm looking at the one-week chart of the dollar. we did get a spike after the jobs report. it was still moving higher last week. i know you are bullish on tech. you are always bullish to be fair. out of the top ten, which do you see as most likely to be i am pangt -- impacted by the rise in dollar? >> apple will have headwind. i think the street is already factoring in some of that in terms of estimates. i don't think this becomes that dramatic if we actually start to see this curtail, but it just comes down to, frank, a month from now is a different picture because of the fundamental picture that plays out in tech as this actually is seeing strength being led by the a.i. revolution. >> we have se

oracle on the cusp of resuming the roll out there is no end in sight. after six years of financial management business transformation has only installed the momentum system a few small corners of the va it has more than doubled to $5.8 billion according to the ida. finally the g.i. bill has missed its original 2024 completion date and his final price tag will likely double as well. not only have these systems on pastor schedules and budgets they are also struggling to live up to the users expectations. however there are signs the va leaders are looking to take different approaches. pull the plug on the system after it pilot went so poorly. the second supply chain effort has been on indefinite hold since he subcommittee exposes poorly defined objectives for the nine billion dollar lifecycle call assessment. finally secretary and their teams came to their senses before moving forward with the nearly $1 billion human capitol management modernization contract. i am glad to see some of the va resist the contractors expensive promises and the temptation to us

announced a little later on the concerts will be held at pier. 48, which is across becoming come from oraclek. praying for at 5. >> the news at 6 is next. we're talking about obviously the breaking news in southern california and in the north bay where 4 bodies 7 found inside a home in santa rosa. we're live at scene there with the latest. and we continue to follow developing news out of southern california. those. >> wildfires burning out of control there. we have team coverage at the top of the coverage at the top of the hour. (humming) behold! a glorious round table pepperoni pizz... huh? ah. huh. well, behold the pepperoni and grilled chicken...? what the? (clears throat) behold, the pepperoni, grilled chicken and bacon pizza from round table! three magnificent toppings grilled chicken, pepperoni, and sizzling bacon. try it at round table pizza! merlin! (woman) i've got this dream... and you're all in it! (banker 1) let's hear it! (vo) with wells fargo premier a team can help you plan for your dream. (woman) i have this vacation home... (banker 2) so, like a getaway? (woman) yeah, but...

and oracle are on the cusp of resuming the rollout but there is no end in sight. after six years, financial management business transformation has only installed a momentum system in a few small corners of the v.a. and its cost estimate has more than doubled to 5.8 billion dollars according to the ida. finally, the digital g.i. bill has missed its original 2024 completion date and its final price tag will likely double as well. not only have these systems gone past schedules and budgets, they are also struggling to live up to the users expectations. however, there are signs that the v.a.'s leaders are learning to take different approaches. secretary mcdonagh had the good sense to pull the plug on a system after it went so poorly. the second supply chain effort has been on indefinite hold since the subcommittee exposed its poorly defined objectives and more than $9 billion lifecycle cost estimate. finally, the secretary and their teams came to their senses before moving forward with a nearly $1 billion human capital management modernization contract. i am glad to s

the north bay fires as well we came together we had a relief concert at at&t, then at&t park, now oracle park. people need support through cash and we will share links at our web site on on city websites in the in the coming days. that is really the only thing that can be helpful at this time for our first responders and for those that have lost everything. i want to once again thank fire chief tang and congratulate our incoming fire chief dean crisp . and it's a great day in terms of knowing that we have strong leadership in the new fire chief here in san francisco. congratulations to you and to your family and thank you and i look forward to working closely with you. thank you, sir. >> thank you >> my name is nina the owner of the - really inspired me to open my own company i was 250ird of working for something else and we have columbia and any menu for any occasions. >> the menu is inspiring everything when i was a kid growing up with my family they also wanted to create and so i learned how to do a lot of things my family is in involved in the beginning hi first started by myself i c

the concerts will be held at pier. 48 which is across from the covid cove from oracle park. coming up next in sports, the forty-niners john lynch and kyle shanahan met the media today to explain. >> they're 6.11 record. this season will hear exactly what they had to say. and ross have they had to say. and ross have more coming up. are you 50 or older? well, this news is for you. the cdc now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia. why? if you're 50 or older even if you're healthy... you're 6 times more likely to be hospitalized. so, schedule at vaxassist.com. >> well, after a nightmare, 6.11 season filled with all sorts injuries and drama. the forty-niners >> are beginning to look toward next year and figure out how to get things back on track. head coach kyle shanahan and general manager john lynch discussed about today in santa clara shanahan revealed that clay kubiak is going to be promoted to offensive coordinator. all those shanahan. we'll continue to be the play caller. still, though, kubiak becomes the team's first official offensive coordinator s

oracle park. well, just hours after saying that he hadn't heard anything from the raiders front office today. antonio pierce is out as head coach hearing what was suspected on the horizon that they would no longer have him be the head coach of the los vegas raiders today in a statement released by the team, the front office expressed appreciation for peers after one season as the head coach and the excitement that he brought to the organization wishing him the best after relieving him of his duties. the raiders finished the season with 4.13 record no quarterback clearly pickleball is on the rise. and with many athletes now taking part in the sports ahead of the nba all-star weekend in february, san francisco actually host the celebrity pickleball bash inside the iconic warfield on saturday, february 15th. 16th is when that will be going on bay area. great start taking part in the event including former warriors chrisman, former niner terrell owens to yo former giants hunter pence in soccer hall of

that's about a block from oracle park.ice say that when the officers arrived, the bus driver told them someone shot at him and took off running. the bus driver wasn't hit, but a bullet did go through the bus's windshield and hit a passenger. no word on that passenger's condition. police say adolph green was arrested, though a few blocks away. a short time after that shooting. a new round of layoffs at meta. cnbc has confirmed the menlo park company is cutting 5% of its workforce. that's about 3600 employees. in an internal memo. ceo mark zuckerberg told employees the company's lowest performers would be let go. he also said 2025 would be a, quote, intense year. these new cuts are meta's largest layoffs since eliminating 21,000 jobs, nearly a quarter of its workforce in 2022 and 23. meta has more than 72,000 employees worldwide. well, up next, an iconic bay area band is stepping up to help the l.a. fires. we're going to tell you what metallica is doing to help. let's take a look inside the control room at 30 rock. lester ho

shared with ktvu, lyft says they are leasing 170,000fts at their barrie street office right next to oracle park. now, this is compared to their previous lease of 419,000ft!s. much smaller, with some of that offered for subleasing. back in september, lyft laid off 1% of its workforce and cut its workforce by nearly a quarter in 2023. as women's sports paves the way for a new fan base right here in the bay area, a business owner wants to make sure they all have a place to call home. we take a closer look at the new bar coming to san francisco, and the first sierra snow survey of the year yields some promising results. coming up, what we're seeing when it comes to the state's water supply so far this winter season, and just how much snow will fall in tahoe, and when you will hear the raindrops on your rooftops. >> your bay area forecast is coming up after thi fa meteorologists roberta gonzalez. the new year is here. and just like that, the rain is back. >> how about that? and it's welcomed as well. indeed. the soil saturated already, so we should see a little bit of runoff in the northern por

what it took to get justin verlander to come to the bay most celebrated pitchers will call oracle parkhome this season today. the giants signe justin verlander to a one year deal worth $15 million. now in 19 seasons with detroit, houston and the new york mets, the 41 year old has 262 career wins and more than 3400 strikeouts. that's more than any active pitcher. he's a three time cy young award winner, a nine time all star and a two time world series champ, both of those coming with the houston astros. nfl playoffs former niners head coach jim harbaugh leading the chargers into houston against former niners defensive coordinator demeco ryans and the texans. houston's defense was awesome. they had four interceptions, including this pick six by eric murray. the texans shocked the chargers 32 to 12 by blake mohs to jump into the passing lane. good if it goes. got it. off the bank. the bank is open on saturday for jaylen blakes. he's. the cardinals gave the cardinals a ten point lead heading into the break at halftime over virginia. maxime renault led the way for stanford. had a game high

let's say maybe oracle that already has a stake and has a whole lot of money to try to buy tiktok from bytedance, but a whole lot of negotiations have to happen in a pretty short period of time, right over the next nine days. yeah. okay. keep you posted. thank you. scott raj up next. people in la have now gotten two emergency alerts that were not meant for them. we take a look at how the system works and why it's not working. plus, making history in the south bay, the swearing in for the county's first ever vietnamese american supervisor. what she's saying about the job ahead. and right now in san francisco, we've got low clouds moving in. 54 degrees later tonight, though, we're watching the high winds, likely across the bay area mountains. the minutes from now, santa clara county will swear in its first vietnamese american supervisor. nbc bay area's robert honda joins us from a community celebration underway for this milestone moment. the swearing in of betty jung as the district two santa clara county supervisor launches a big year for the south bay's vietnamese american community, t

s near oracle park.t previously occupied nearly 420,000ft, but listed part of its offices for sublease. after shifting to remote work during the pandemic. lyft also laid off 1% of its employees in september. okay, normally we wouldn't send a reporter to cover a cat stuck in a treif it was a slow news day. but when the cat has been in that tree for nearly a week and the community is coming together to try to save it, we decided to give it a second look. we sent nbc bay area's thom jensen to the neighborhood in vacaville to check it out. this was quite an ordeal. over the past five days. this little tomcat was stuck way up in this tree up there, letting everybody know night and day with his cries that he wanted down. and there were plenty of people meowing about it on social media wanting to help. the cat was at least 35ft up in the tree after being chased there by a neighbor's dog. since last saturday afternoon, early afternoon, just crying for help. meowing. yeah, it's been up there. just trapped. the ca

por cierto, la última vez que verlander peacock en el oracle park fue precisamente en la [chatter] it's bmo. a bmo savings account helps you build the habit with a cash reward every month you save. cash reward? ingenious. sardine fest. this year's top prize goes to bmo. i'm just in it for the saving. it's nice to be recognized. [♪♪♪] [bmo sting] vamos a cerrar al sur de la bahía donde se realizó esta tarde un evento gustado por muchos. se trató del día de los reyes magos, que como sabemos, se celebró el lunes. pero hoy el museo childrens discovery en san josé invitó a las familias a disfrutar de la ocasión con muchas actividades y los asistentes aprendieron a hacer tortillas y también degustaron de la tradicional rosca de reyes. y por supuesto, no faltó el mariachi y una estación de decoración de coronas para los niños. nos gusta celebrar este día tan especial para que las familias latinoamericanas se sientan identificadas y de muchos contextos y compartir con otras culturas. también tenemos diferentes celebraciones y esta es una de las más importantes. esta celebración del museo comenz

we are seeing on the ehrm side greater stability and uptime of the oracle system. they are meeting requirements on uptime, free time, and user responsiveness as well, so those are good signs. the harder work, and this is ironic to say when technology is so hard, the process aspects of that. getting the system to meet the processes. this was spoken to before. there is a lot of diversity in the processes even across the visns. another thing is process standardization within ehrm. that has been a big part of the work, as well. as the secretary said, you should expect to hear from us about a restart within the fiscal year 2025. rep. rosendale: mr. delbene, why is it so difficult for large government agencies and the v.a. in particular to implement these mega projects successfully? mr. delbene: that's a very good question. i think mega projects are difficult to do any time. i think it is probably the industry minimizes the complexities involved. we go out and asked for a new system which probably we should say we only want the m.v.p. people on the industry side say we h

present and future of linguistics and as we approach all the questions around immigration today and the oracle of the 200,000 asylum seekers in the past years in new york. it's a challenge but also confident with h its history and questions about the future of immigration. >> thank you. [applause] and if each ofd you could take this three-year research projects. >> i started working on this book when i was an undergraduate at queens college at cambridge and i did not know what i was doing at all. but i have this gut sense there was a larger story there that was propelling me forward even back then. luckily for me millage professor 21-year-old ava chin went out and did genealogical research at the genealogical library in salt lake city in the era before the internet and google and your research at the archives. originally i was looking for information about the railroad worker ancestor who i had learned from the family after the rover will -- really works completed in 1860s he moved on onto boise, idaho. idaho? grandma and grandpa how did you choose idaho? there were a lot of chinese people in

trust holding has its own version of tiktok with reels we could see service providers take a hit oraclese plays out, it deserves more attention than it's getting. for the nearly nine months since the ban was passed, it feels like people have assumed something would be worked out to prevent the most draconian outcome. they figured trump would step in bottom line, we listen and we don't judge. here we are almost nine months later and it seems like the only way to stop the ban is if they win this case before the supreme court. given this isn't really a straightforward partisan issue and we listen and don't judge, let's call it anybody's ball game i'm taking questions i will start with susan in new jersey >> caller: hi, jim thank you for taking my call love your show thank you to you and your crew >> thank you >> caller: thank you i'm a second generation listener my dad watched your show my late father now i'm continuing to watch. >> i love that i'm so glad you did. i'm glad your dad loved the show that's a nice thing. thank you. >> caller: he did. i remember him watching. thank you. i took

biggest companies had a median return of 47% last year, led by huge gains and your favorite, natera, oracley based in austin out of the 12 biggest market cap, it was cup and cooler maker yeti. second place, by the way, miami. miami. summit therapeutics, royal caribbean, and more did well. and the worst in the stock market last year was our beloved philadelphia. it was actually negative on a median basis. i love philly. great people. better food than new york, but not a great stock market. >>> let's trade them. managing director of strategy at asset management, cnbc contributor, boris, feel free to chime in with your favorite city but let's start with tesla up 62% last year. what do you think? >> yeah, i agree with philly. best food there is. so austin tesla, obviously people like to select them as their stock but at this point it is a question of whether that stock is overvalued based upon the fact you view this as a car company or as a transportation company and if you view it that way, musk has his robotaxis and it's a different ball game. it is hard to chase them but if you want to buy,

dell and oracle in the category. they deserve more credit for a.i. exposure.lly, i think it's doing dog really. i am kicking the tires on -- although it's running awful lot. my bad for not featuring it earlier instead of kicking the tires, i should be kicking myself. we need to figure out if they keep winning. if interest rates move higher i think the legacy cohort could be a safe haven within the sector. the legacy players need to keep generating enough. it's not enough to have cheap stocks. 22. will cybersecurity remain unassailable. you need robust cybersecurity tools or you are guaranteed to be hacked which could lead to devastating consequences. we have had huge gains in palo alto. like i said, even when crowdstrike when a horrible incident causing widespread tech outages and millions in damage for at customers, it's about three weeks we are coming back. you can still pull the trigger now. that's how much i like it. i bet cybersecurity will be big again in 2025. last week, at&t and verizon and other telco companies hacked by a coo chinese group caught sal

the north bay fires as well we came together we had a relief concert at at&t, then at&t park, now oracle park. people need support through cash and we will share links at our web site on on city websites in the in the coming days. that is really the only thing that can be helpful at this time for our first responders and for those that have lost everything. i want to once again thank fire chief tang and congratulate our incoming fire chief dean crisp . and it's a great day in terms of knowing that we have strong leadership in the new fire chief here in san francisco. congratulations to you and to your family and thank you and i look forward to working closely with you. thank you, sir. >> thank you >> driver, bye. >> hi. i'm will b. mixture weltake a walk with me. >> i just love taking strolls in san francisco. they are so many cool and exciting things to see. like -- what is that there? what is that for? hi. buddy. how are you. >> what is that for. >> i'm firefighter with the san francisco fire department havings a great day, thank you for asking. this is a dry sand pipe. dry sand pipes

ken block the vp of oracle wrote "the new rule will go down as one of the most destructive to hit the.s. technology industry". tech companies are arguing the rule is also being rushed in under the wire before biden leaves office and the big concern: america really has dominance in ai and they don't want to see that disappear. stuart: no, i don't think any american does. thanks very much indeed, madison. right now, several wild fires are burning through southern california. officials say the wind is making it almost impossible to combat these flames. >> we could have another 500 fire fighters here on this incident, and we still wouldn't be able to stop this fire. we really need the winds to die down. system of articulation stuart: i think it's accurate to say this is a catastrophe in the making and we'll bring you updates, the very latest news all the way through the show. donald trump's legal team asking the supreme court to step in and stop the sentencing in his hush money case in new york. we'll ask a legal expert if that's going to work. and the president elect also floated the ide

it's kind of like what oracle said about recent chip restrictions. they said, we don't need a ride.ed government to get out of the way. the government is determined to litigate. >> no. i don't think sheehan presents quite as much of a risk in terms of influencing the mentality of americans. although maybe cheap fashion does. deirdre, thanks. >>> the president also wrasming up his rhetoric on greenland. saying he won't rule out. we'll look at the form er supreme commander. admiral james stavridis is next. business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning. it's the go-tos that keep us going. the places we cheer. trust. hang out. and check in. they all choose the advanced network solutions and round the clock partnership from comcast business. powering more businesses than anyone. powering possibilities. investment opportunities are everywhere you turn. do you charge forward? freeze in your tracks? or, let curiosity light the way. at t. rowe price, we ask smart questions about opportunities like advances in

at oracle terry mcsweeney, nbc, bay area news. live in a freezing minneapolis. terry mcsweeney, nbc, bay area news. oh my gosh, we had to put that last live shot in there. that was minnesota, right? i remember that super bowl. it was below zero. rob told me it was going to be. yeah. you're still warm. you're still thawing out. i'm still thawing out. my gosh. yeah great. great memories there. and every one of those stories, something you don't maybe don't think about is all the great photographers who make all of that happy happen, like mike gia vang and robert robbie beasom and the whole cast, the people behind the scenes here. you got philip, you got ed, michelle garcia, the list goes on and on and on. and great people like you. and it has just been delightful. yeah. 12 years. i can't say it went by like a minute. it went by, but it was. and terry, i wanted you. it was fantastic that those photos i took of us got put to use. remember? the developed ones terry used to hate when she did those selfies, but now they're on air. she takes selfies and they develop in

the cost is going to be a at pier. 48, which is across a cold cold and oracle park mccovey cove norcal part. all right. still ahead, the kron morning news. 4 people were found dead in the neighborhood of santa rosa. >> incident that authorities and neighbors say is really common for that area will common for that area will right back. don't go in. nothing dims my... ..light like a migraine. with nurtec odt, i found relief. nurtec odt can provide relief in two hours which can last up to two days when used... ...for the acute treatment of migraine with... ...or without aura in adults. to those with migraine... ...i see you. don't take if allergic to nurtec odt. allergic reactions can occur even days after use, like trouble breathing and rash. get help if you have trouble breathing, swelling of the face, mouth, tongue, or throat. common side effect is nausea. it's time we all shine. talk to a doctor to see if nurtec is right for you. >> back to the kron. 4 morning news. we are continuing our fire coverage. the fire is burning throughout southern california. back here at home. john, we've

the concert will be held a pier. 48, which is right across mccovey cove from oracle park. >> we still have a lot to go over during our next hour. news together here on kron 4. there are winds, 80 firefighters in los angeles as the scope of devastation. it's becoming more clear. also learning in just a few minutes from now, officials are going to share an update on the major wildfires that are burning. our plan is to take there live we can all get the latest information. that's next. after break. we're hearing stories from residents were forced from their homes that are now coming to light as firefighters are making progress and trying to slow the devastating fires that have just destroyed parts of southern california.

we are getting a live look outside the golden sunrise over south beach harbor, just outside of oracle park. thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. i'm kira klapper. we want to begin this morning highlighting the firefighters tireless efforts in los angeles county as they continue to battle two of the most destructive fires in california state history. nearly 5000 personnel make up the crew fighting the fast-moving palisades fire still raging since tuesday morning. meanwhile, to the east, more than 3000 firefighters are working nonstop to contain the eaton fire, which ignited tuesday night and took down entire neighborhoods in altadena. the death toll among all of the fires burning at one point, there were five now stands at 16, and 11 of those lives were lost in the eaton fire. at last check, cal fire says the eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres, which is the equivalent of 21mi■!s. cal fire says yesterday's calmer winds helped them gain ground. it is now 15% contained but still threatens nearly 40,000 structures. meanwhile, the palisades fire storm contin

if you're oracle and you see this act of congress actually say at midnight on the 19th, you'll be in breach of it. you turn those servers off in virginia. tiktok goes dark. we don't want to see that happen. i don't want to see that happen. my businesses use it everyday. there's 6 million american businesses that depend on it. let's get them the 90 day stay and start engaging with us in this purchase. because that's their only option. stuart: the ideal situation to you is delay, make them a bid, they accept the bid, and ownership and control of tiktok passes to american hands. >> after there's a time of 90 days to negotiate the deal and see the data room but this is an option that gives them time which is what they need right now. data becomes trump's deal, this is trump's deal at the end of the day after 12:05 january 20 it's trump's deal. stuart: you just met with trump and the premier of alberta in canada. that's the canadian province, daniel smith. you met in mar-a-lago. you discussed developing the world's largest data center in canada. is that what you're talking about amongst o

the concerts will be held at pier 48, which is across from cove at oracle park. >> head of the nba'sd in the city in february. san francisco be hosting the celebrity. pickleball bashes. they're calling it inside. the were field. i cut it a concert venue that's going transform into a pickleball pouts bay area greats are taking part in the event talking about people like former warriors ll of mer former niners superstar terrell owens, former giants star hunter pence. that's just the part of the and took part in a meet and greet at stonestown mall in the city to help promote this thing. what i notice is that >> a lot of people play pickleball. unbeknownst to me, i had no idea that so many people were in the pickleball let me tell let me know nothing about. i mean, i thought he's just granddad type of sport. i'm sure that's where it started. and now it's like it's a phenomenon. it's it's just everywhere. >> at could still play professionally. the event is set for. >> saturday, the 15th february and sunday, the 16 could spend several $100 to be right up close. i just checked on the websit

. >> the giants home opener at oracle park is scheduled for friday, april 4th against the seattle mariners>> tickets go on sale thursday at 10 a.m. >> oh my gosh. okay, so my sister worked for a different mlb team. those bobbleheads go quick. you got to be first in line if you want that bobblehead. i never knew how popular they were. they will do anything for those things. >> it's like bobbleheads. hats also go really quickly. >> t shirts, rally towels, anything. >> so you heard it. >> get there early this morning. we're tracking another nice afternoon. here's a live look from sutro tower this morning where we have clear skies. o fog this morning, but it is chilly. here's the accuweather headlines the next few days. we have those chilly mornings, but the afternoons are quite nice. they're mild with lots of sunshine as we head into the weekend, and even next week we have some cooler weather moving in here where temperatures will go a bit below average, but we still remain dry. a windy monday we put this in a question mark because we're still getting a couple of different solutions, but mond

grammy-winning duo, the chainsmokers, the concert will be held at pier. 48 that's across mccovey cove from oracle park. all right. if you want a beer on your next commute might want to take the sf bay ferry this week. the ferry opened up all the snack bars on the ferries and the routes throughout the entire day. this expanded service does mark the end of the ferries free coffee. but the concessions now include, but they're calling higher quality coffee. also expanded food and drink options for purchase and they're slowly starting to roll out the service. so that's what's happening on your next commute. if you take the ferry, that's kind of nice outside to do that these days. yeah, that looks pretty very >> blue skies right now as we take a live look at san francisco. we've been very fortunate with our winds are relatively calm. little breeze out at the coast. we'll see a little bit of a pickup on that tomorrow. but that's about it. temperatures have been warm today. you can see right now are in the 60's and san francisco. but 69 to santa rosa, we've seen a few spots at the 70's. you can see down

>> next step for me is figuring out how to rebuild alongside every oracle callns that is feeling andgh everything that we're going through. and you know, i feel for everyone who is going through devastating, and it is shocking and it's your life turned upside down. >> god bless you. >> at the end of the day. so i think -- yeah. i appreciate it. >> harris: yes, thank you. >> thank you. >> harris: absolutely. thank you for watching "the faulkner focus" for a full two hours today. "america reports" after the break. in this crazy world how do you protect and grow your investment portfolio and your retirement money? the smart investor has their money in a guaranteed product that goes up with the market. their gains lock in, and when the market goes down, they don't lose money. forward with their money, never backward. and we do it for our clients every day. if you have at least $100,000 to invest, get your investor's guide and see if it's right for you. okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins an

get in your mind the seating capacity of oracle park. this morning, more than double of that number of seats amount to the people who are waking up under evacuation orders in los angeles county. with wind danger still high, southern california edison shut off power to tens of thousands. for those who are not under evacuation on the other hands tens of thousands of periods are being told have the go back and be ready to leave in a moment's notice. that dangerous still. look at this. a birdseye view of the fire fight and flames on hot wind barreling right towards homes and then very quickly, look at that. water drops saving a home. this footage captured by an outfit from canada there to join other nations and states in fighting these fires. might be a key piece of evidence in his backyard. this is what he believes is the beginning moment of the eaton fire in and around an electrical power really close to his home last week. this video isn't only have had investigators will now study to try to pinpoint the source of that fire in los angeles

the giants he opener at oracle park is scheduled for friday, april 4th against the seattle mariners.> crowds returned to san francisco's union square. the convention in town and y it's good for the city's economy. >> and we'll check out the bay area biosphere conditions that a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo. (vo) with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo, you can pick up the tab, even when you forget your wallet. (kaz) i got this. (ben) fargo, send kaz $145 dollars with zelle. (kaz) smooth. (vo) learn more at wellsfargo.com/getfargo. the city's first major convention of the year. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn gives us a closer look at how things are looking around union square. the epicenter of the conference, san francisco's union square, is packed. about 8000 people are attending the j.p. morgan healthcare conference at the westin saint francis. big companies, startups, investors, they're all here in san francisco. this conference m

at oracle terry mcsweeney, nbc, bay area news. live in a freezing minneapolis. terry mcsweeney nbc.hat we had to end with that final shot, terry, but we of course, those were all of your former co-anchors that you've shared many, many, many memories with us about. but the floor is yours. i completely lucked out on the co-anchoring thing going back to 12 years ago when i first got here, one after the other after the other. credit the station with picking picking people who are not only talented, but they're personable. you get along with them, you love them. it's just fantastic to work with them. i also got to thank the station for hiring mr. rob mayeda. i call you the personal professor, personable professor, because you're i mean, if you if more science teachers were like rob mayeda, more people would be taking science because it would be so enjoyable. you do it with such joy and such knowledge, of course, and you do it with such. we are with our parish church. yeah, yeah, we do it with such a flair. it's fantastic. there are a whole bunch of people. you never see them. people like

the giants home opener at oracle park is scheduled for friday, april 4th against the seattle marinerstickets go on sale thursday at 10 a.m. next at 630. new federal funding. how much san francisco stands to get for electric vehicle watching abc seven mornings live now at 630 a, donations for wildfire relief. >> bay area organizations are stepping up to help la recover from the deadly and devastating fires. what you can do to help. >> weather whiplash. the warning from climatologists about our dry start to the new year. plus, take your place. >> there ain't nobody better. oh, baby, baby, we belong together. >> she can't sleep at night. bobby womack on the radio. best songs of the 21st century so far. that mariah carey hit. just barely making the top ten. we'll tell you which song is at the top of that chart. >> not barely. >> come on now. let's. let's respect mc. this morning on this wednesday, january 15th. >> good morning everyone. we're going to turn to drew first. >> i mean she is the queen of christmas for what we know and we belong together is peak. oh for sure. this morning we a

that's what aws and microsoft and oracle, they all want this. >> well, they want to have their cake andenergy, but the thing is that they need baseload power that's always there, always on. that's not the traditional renewables we think of. nuclear is a much better option for them in terms of base load. and i think a lot of people are trying to couch natural gas as being clean. and i don't think i would necessarily call it clean, but i would call it cleaner, for sure, than coal. i think that's a real opportunity for them. and the thing that's important for them, for all of these utility players, is that the demand is going to enable them to be able to expand their capacity and charge higher rates with their regulators. remember, this is still a highly regulated area. that's really kind of critical to the growth story around this. >> only four public ipps to play in power growth, century. there's a scarcity value. this deal is all about texas, where demand is really growing. this is the positioning and i think this is a lot of reason for doing the deal. >>> coming up, capri catching an u

maybe if they had one up in northern california, oracle hosted the emerald nuts bowl one year. oh well there you go. >> and ucla was in it. so i did go to that. yeah okay. >> what about christmas gifts and presents. taking them back after new years. do you rush to do that? do you care to do that? do you keep some things and don't take them back? >> you know, the adults in my family, we don't give each other gifts anymore. we have like what we call the adult gift truce. so we just give gifts to the kids, to our kids. >> that's true. so that's good. yeah. >> and they always i mean, brothers and sisters in law, they're always good about including a gift receipt. but usually they've asked me what the kids want anyway, so we don't really need to return a lot of stuff, actually. >> same i would say same. i don't like to return. i do like to shop. >> you know, i do, i do like to shop. >> i get to help stimulate the economy and see what's out there. trends, you know, and everything. yeah, i would say like we like to give a lot of experience gifts, you know, tickets warriors. yeah. like

they partner up with the best company and one of the best companies and databases in the world, oracle. so my my stance is is is is the same. tiktok is one of the safest apps and businesses and companies in america right now. >> i asked you also at the time, would you ever support a politician who was in favor of the ban? and i think your answer was no. donald trump now says he's against the tiktok ban. how do you feel about his stance? >> that's new news to me. you know. honestly, it's it's contradicting because our current vice president, harris, our president-elect trump, both used tiktok heavily during the 2024 election. so it's kind of kind of i don't if it's so unsafe. why did you use this app to win the seat? president-elect trump, why do you and president and vice president, vice president harris, why did you use tiktok if it's so unsafe? why did you use it to get to try to get into the office? >> well, i'm not sure that president-elect trump thinks it's unsafe anymore. he is using it. some are. lucille, great to see you this morning. thank you for helping us see this perspecti

proposition theorem that tells you where the balance is properly struck between the impact of great history oracle forces and of initiative. and each of these chapters. each of the eight chapters in the titans. the 20th century is divided into sections. the life, the times leadership. and then there's a fourth section called the personal imprint. and in that section i attempt to give my personal judgment on just what happened as a result. this man of what? this man did that probably would not happened had he not occupied the place that he did at the time that he did. and let me add another factor in historical causation, and that is contingency chance. a good example of. this is hitler. hitler came to entirely legally. in 1933. in 1932. there were fewer than five elections in germany. and in the first three, hitler's nazi party increased its vote total. but in the last two its vote decreased. hitler in, the nazis seemed to be on the decline. well, in january 1933, there came occasion for forming a government. there had to be a coalition. the conservative parties in the german parliament were the m

, the 10th frayed of one school competing with another school to see who walks most in that month oracle ter year, simple things like that allow teachers too have been excuse to talk to kids about health. >> when they celebrate themselves, they will measure hower much they walk in over a course of a month they learn a lot about this ... sense. what should you do? thing about physicals, they are incredibly inexpensive run. you allow the conversation to take place. it's not scary and i mentioned everybody who comes in two physicals has a job but a lot don't have insurance. give them a way of crawling out of the abyss and darkness of fear of the fear over not having the help they need give them an opportunity they don't have a right to health but a right to access a chance to get that health. health corps is out there but it's open doors other programs of first lady i did a show thirds when air on thursday. you know about these but health core is a version that's an inexpensive and customize it should be yours in your state modified his unit to be. that's why we built it it's a malleable it

it's oracle salesforce. it's no longer a secret because dennis o'hara is the best character witness out there. he admitted to it yesterday in front of the board of supervisors and all the city attorneys were there. that's where the records are. please act on this. thank you. okay. so good evening. i was waiting for the chief, but he's not here. he's coming back. did you start? no, it's not fair. okay. never mind. so it's going to be the third time i'm saying this twice to the board of supervisors. but you need to be aware. it's not normally my so-called job to say it, but. okay, you will know now for good that the pandemic of unintelligence coming from something called covid, the meaning of covid is certificate of vaccination id in reverse. it reads devoxx which in hebrew means demon. now you will know. for what's coming, probably next, because i think an intelligence of which we are all the victims here in the city, but all over the world is going to double down until it's clear that it fails because it's g

s at its barry street office, right next to oracle park.hat's down from the previous lease of 419,000ft!s. back in september, lyft laid off 1% of its workers and cut its workforce by nearly a quarter in 2023. many of its employees continue to work from home as well. apple will pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit over its siri voice assistant. owners said the apple that said apple routinely recorded private conversations after they activated siri unintentionally. plaintiffs said their conversations triggered ads for several products individuals will receive. just about $20 per device. >> time is now 547. an appeals court has now blocked the return of net neutrality rules. the sixth u.s. circuit court of appeals ruled that the biden administration and the fcc didn't have the power to reinstate those rules. the rules previously required internet providers to treat all data equally, preventing them from slowing down speeds or charging extra for better access. the fcc restored net neutrality rules last april and is waiting

maybe if they had one up in northern california, oracle hosted the emerald nuts bowl one year. oh well there you go. >> and ucla was in it. so i did go to that. yeah okay. >> what about christmas gifts and presents. taking them back after new years. do you rush to do that? do you care to do that? do you keep some things and don't take them back? >> you know, the adults in my family, we don't give each other gifts anymore. we have like what we call the adult gift truce. so we just give gifts to the kids, to our kids. >> that's true. so that's good. yeah. >> and they always i mean, brothers and sisters in law, they're always good about including a gift receipt. but usually they've asked me what the kids want anyway, so we don't really need to return a lot of stuff, actually. >> same i would say same. i don't like to return. i do like to shop. >> you know, i do, i do like to shop. >> i get to help stimulate the economy and see what's out there. trends, you know, and everything. yeah, i would say like we like to give a lot of experience gifts, you know, tickets warriors. yeah. like

bonds bobblehead in four seasons, and on july 26th, stephen curry superhero night will take over oracleurry bobblehead. >> fun. yeah. well, the countdown is on for nba all star weekend. the big event is returning to the bay area for the first time in 25 years. all star weekend kicks off in one month at san francisco's chase center, and the all star selection process is well underway. the 2025 nba all stars are voted on by fans, current players, and a media panel. coaches select the backups. the game is already sold out. tickets start at $1,400 in the resale market. i'm sure that's for pretty high up too. here is just a few of the many events happening throughout the weekend. friday is the celebrity all star game. saturday, you can catch the all stars on the court at an open practice at the oakland arena. that is also a ticketed event. then on sunday, it will be the 74th annual nba all star game. >> bravo! the time is 556. san francisco now has a $15 million grant to help meet the growing demand for ev charging in the city. the funding was awarded by the department of transportation. it