as far as the preferred stock exchange thank you very much. reporter michael penn was at the press conference held by guns lawyers following the court proceedings i asked him if there was anything fishy about the case i think that least among the no one journalists who've been covering this all of our sort of alarm bells are going off in our heads because this doesn't there's something about this case doesn't seem right it's not the way the total corporates case is and you can normally handle so for example in a company find some sort of wrongdoing by the chairman or an executive normally the way this would be dealt with as they go to that person and say oh well you need to fix the situation this could be done as a company in this case what happened is that the court the other executives certainly everything to the prosecutors and they ambushed him what the rest never giving him a chance to defend himself and it was just very very strange behavior all around seemed like something that was done more for political reasons inside the company then

people don't really believe he's as guilty as the courts make him believe as far as the preferred stock exchange thank you very much. samsung delivered grim earnings figures on shoes day as it looked a big drop in profits they were down by nearly one third in the last quarter it's the first profit drop in two years south koreans profit make the is now facing tough chinese competition while demand for its components has softened trade tensions between the u.s. and china samsung also warns that business this for one live up to its earlier projections. samsung has mungo's companies strutting their stuff at the consumer electronics show which kicks off today with a b self driving self rolling also walking it's all there in las vegas and as it has been the trend in recent years a growing number of traditionally known tech companies have set up shop at c.v.s. trying to give their product line at digital make of. i catching self driving cars connected to the driver's home devices one of the trends last week that season and for b.m.w. an opportunity to go the extra mile presenting its driver less motorc

of the preferred stock exchange thank you very much. reporter michael paine was at the press conference held by guns lawyers following the court proceedings i asked him if there is anything fishy about the case i think. among the no one journalists who've been covering this all or sort of a lot of bells are going off her head because there's something about this case doesn't seem right it's not the way that corporate cases and you can normally handle so for example if a company finds some sort of wrongdoing by a chairman or an executive normally the way this would be dealt with is they go to the person and say oh well it's the situation has to be for the company in this case what happened is that the court the other executives the league everything to the prosecutors and they ambushed him with an arrest never giving him a chance to defend himself. it was very very strange behavior all around he seemed like something that was done more for political reasons and some of the company's. goals was to go so the case whether he's guilty the r.

i'm told here on floor of new york stock exchange, mastercard is now the preferred name in the category we're seeing right here. jpmorgan, citi, bank of america, this week either cutting rating on the stock or a target price. notable here card members spending for american express in these results growing at 8% and we're seeing pretty handy estimates of results for 2019. so, the problem here, from what i'm hearing on floor of new york city, perception, not so great for american express. shares lower this afternoon on these earnings. melissa: gerri, thank you. connell: well, maybe the second time it is a charm. feels to me like third or fourth or fifth time already. uk prime minister theresa may revising her brexit proposal, urging lawmakers to work, quote, constructively together. parliament getting set to vote what is her plan b and that vote will take place on the 29th of january. ashley webster remains in london here on the 17th of january and joins us from there now with the latest. ashley? ashley: i think it is the 23rd time, if you want to keep track, you're absolutely right, conn