one of the speaker to spoke, cheryl sandberg. >> it's empowering. >> reporter: this woman one of nearly 7,000 women who packed inside the san jose convention center today. >> i want to say to women here is we need you to lead. >> reporter: to listen to a long list of speakers including facebook coo sheryl sandberg. >> we need you to lead. we need your voices at the table. we need you to fight the bias and the stereotypes and the bad policies we have and keep our voices at the table. >> reporter: the event is called the watermark conference for women based here in the bay area. the goal, to help women make their mark in their careers and companies. >> a friend had to send in last year two years ago and i was like oh, my goodness i can't miss this. >> reporter: this year the conference features say actresses and politicians and sandberg who talked about her stance against president trump's executive orders on immigration and her great- great-grandmother's immigration from lithuania. >> i thought about her courage to get on that boat. and the country that welcomed her on the other end lega

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albright, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and facebook chief operating officers sheryl sandbergtheir goal is to inspire women to lead at work. >> we need you to lead. we need your voices at the table. we need you to fight the bias using the stereotypes and bad policies we have to keep our voices at the table. >> sandberg also talked about her stand against president trump's executive orders on immigration and we learned today that she is helping planned parenthood. sandberg is donating $1 million saying that she is afraid the president will cut funding to that organization. >>> facebook's virtual reality company has been ordered to pay half a billion dollars for ripping off technology from a videogame developer. a jury ruled in favor of the company which filed a claim two years ago. it says facebook stole trade secrets to start work on the oculus virtual reality headset. they have been seeking as much as $4 billion from facebook in the case. >>> police are investigating what their calling a hate crime at a mosque near sacramento. roseville police officers there say someone spray

. >>> cheryl sandberg was criticized during the women's march. but she is speaking out now for trump's immigration policy. sandberg points out her ancestors were refugees and says the executive orders dethe phi the heart and values that define the best of our nation. she goes on to lament, people with valid visas and invitations to immigrate to america were turned abouting to the border and september home. let's check the rest of the news before the bell. landon dowdy is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> reporter: scott, good wednesday morning to you. the stocks fell again on tuesday. investors continued to digest continued fallout from the immigration order on worries future moves by the administration will make it haarer for companies to hire skilled foreign-born workers. look for private sector jobs, manufacturing. the fed wraps up its two-day policy meeting this afternoon where it is not expected to raise interest rates. the dow falling to 19864. nasdaq rose one point. back over to you. >>> we'll count that as a win. t

sheryl sandberg, having had a rough couple of years, is back in the saddle.ly making all the great decisions she's always made great it is an astonishing machine. you were right to allow this 270 million figure. how could a company be adding 270 million users in one year? i don't think we seen any company or business do that. categorize some companies like apple having $240 billion in cash. these companies at the scale, we've never seen anything like it. caroline: it is phenomenal numbers, they are mind blowing. what i'd also like to bring is perhaps a copycat that's been going on, and whether this is the right way to go. they could not buy snapchat. they seem to be pulling a few leaves out of their book. we saw instagram rollout stories. are they right to try and tackle snapchat as a direct competitor in such a way? >> it's a crazy question because pretty much any other company, i would absolutely say no, i'm not a fan of copycat strategy. it very rarely works. eventually you saturate the market and nobody wins from a user perspective. in this case when you

we'll be speaking -- i will speak to sheryl sandberg, facebook's ceo shortly. we'll have a phone call. i will bring you the headlines to see what she says is driving the better than expected growth. there will be plenty of questions on the company's earnings call especially what they say about capital expenditures and how much it cost to get this kind of growth. back to you. >> thank you, julia. see you then. >>> john forte what did you hear? the market likes it. up 3% right now. >> apple all over again. strong on the top line. yesterday i said i would be watching. just overall growth. 8.81 number better than expected. profitability as well. the core metrics still important for facebook. monthly active users at 1.86 billion, the street expecting 1.83. the daily active users as well. you might worry about frequency of visits. but it appears people are going back day after day to facebook as well. on the call expect to hear questions about demographics especially among young people as we prepare for an ipo filing from snap, the owner of snapchat. they're in compe

sandberg, a well-known champion for integrating family-friendly policies into corporate america firsts announcement on facebook, saying people should be able both to work and be there for their families. no one should face this trade off. >> dave's death changed me in very profound ways. i was swallowed in the deep fog of brief. >> reporter: the issue hits close to home for sandberg, who suddenly lost her husband, dave, nearly two years ago. sandberg credits her boss, mark zuckerberg, for establishing a corporate culture that helped her recover from tragedy. >> when i felt that people didn't have anything to say to me and i didn't know how to relate, mark was the one who sat with me and went through it and said, no, people really want to help. they just don't know what to say. let's think about how we get through this together. >> reporter: in the u.s., just 6 out of 10 private sector workers receive paid time off after the death of a loved one. then it is usually only for a few days. >> grief can be complicated. the more we can focus on that loss, the more we recognize, acknowledge a

video is what mark zuckerberg and sheryl sandberg have been picking up, still mobile instill video.nd the wall street journal piece saying they may be developing a tv app. >> that is where they can compensate for this problem that they have acknowledged that they have saturated our newsfeeds with as many ads as we are likely to handle. particularly on mobile. either have to charge more per ad, grow their user base or they have to find other kinds of ads that make more money. video ads can do that. suggesting they have a set top box was interesting. it was a little unclear how it might work. my guess is down the road they would like to have some kind of app that allows you to watch tv and all the ways we watch tv and still be on facebook in a fundamental way. they have tried this and it hasn't really worked. if they could make it work they to show usnew ways ads while we're watching tv and they could break in more doubt. caroline: mark zuckerberg saying that he will seek original content deals and he's putting video first. i'm going to find a cloud admits the silver lining. it looks

. >>> and also this morning, sheryl sandberg is leaning in again.e, the facebook exec is tackling what she calls family friendly policies and challenging the rest of corporate america to get on board. >> reporter: this morning, a major status update for facebook. coo sheryl sandberg announcing the company has extended its bereavement leave. >> something happens that is traumatic, you have to deal with that but it has ripple effects. >> reporter: facebook giving employees up to 20 days of bereavement leave for an immediate family member and up to 10 days for an extended family member. that is double the amount of time it used to offer. sandberg, a well-known champion for integrating family-friendly policies into corporate america first made this announcement on facebook, saying people should be able both to work and be there for their families. no one should face this trade off. >> dave's death changed me in very profound ways. i was swallowed in the deep fog of brief. >> reporter: the issue hits close to home for sandberg, who suddenly lost her husb

. >> changed me in very profound >> sandberg suddenly lost her husband dave nearly two years ago. she credits her work mark zuckerberg for establishing a corporate culture that helped her recover from tragedy. >> when i felt that people didn't have anything to say to me and didn't know how to relate, he sat there and went through it and said, no, people really want to help they don't know what to say. let's think how we get through this together. >> in the u.s., just six out of ten private sector workers received paid time off after the death of a loved one and then it's usually only for a few days. >> grief can be complicated. the more we can focus on that loo loss, the more we valid date that there really is a before and after. the more that worker is going to come back to the office, being able to focus on the task at hand. >> along with extendsing leave, facebook is instituting three days of familyck weeks of paid family leave for male and female employees. it is a growing trend that has been in the political spotlight. >> at my father's company there are more female than male

sandberg's husband died suddenly back in 2015. so this is personal.ports working families, husbands,er ins. videos topics you want on one feed. download it in the app store, google play. thanks for joining me. "new day" starts now. >>> senator sessions has displayed open hostility to the likes of all americans. >> senator will take her seat. >> the senator is impugning the motives. >> she can shut me off but they can't shut off the truth. >> the historic partisan law jam. >>> three judges to expected to rule on the president's travel ban. >> decision in that regard is unreviewable? >> yes. >> either you have it in the record or you don't. >> is cnn fake usnews? >> i don't think cnn is fake news. this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> we're going to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. it's wednesday, february 8th, 6:00. first, elizabeth warren, a u.s. senator, getting silenced, getting accused of impugning the character of a senator over the nomination of jeff sessions for attorney general. >> so the massa

i got to emcee the event with cheryl sandberg in the morning. >> you left here right after the show actually. >> i did. 6,500 people strong. it was wonderful. >>> love for the warriors last night as well. three generations of the curry family. >> steph, his daughters and his dad. here is the shot of the game before the action even started. that was dell curry. he used to be a marksman. now he is an announcer for the charlotte hornets. he is shoot. not surprising so can steph. warriors win 126-111. >> not bad. a lot of people major friendly wagers in sports. what the football commissioner is saying in light of the raiders attempt to fill that stadium in vegas. >>> first happening right now, we have been talk building this with kari all morning long. we're in a microclimate weather alert. stay informed with the nbc bay area app. download it now. get updates straight to your phone as the conditions change. >> protests at uc berkeley canceling a speaking engagement with alt-right breitbart. >>> and a car driving through a crowd of demonstrators with people on top of it. ♪ (ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh)

i spoke to cheryl sandberg about what is driving the growth. she said it is more people joining the community. more businesses, marchly small business, moving online and bringing dollars with them. product improvement including more video and the success of the instagram stories. the los angeles. >>> private sector job growth gone to a strong start this year. according the pay roll processor adp, 246,000 new workers to their rank and file. that was a lot more than expected and it was best single month since last june. and hiring wasn't led by the services sector. construction jobs led the way this time and even the troubled manufacturing sector added 15,000 positions. >> and the first statement on interest rates since donald trump became president and the fed decide wasn't right time on like, it didn't offer many clues as to what may come next. >> the federal reserve kept rates unchanged in the january meeting and kept the markets guessing about when the next rate like will come. they are forecasting three likes this year. look for june to be t

sheryl sandberg says that the new policy hits home. her husband died in 2015. >>> checking in on wall street right now, the dow is down 35 points. >>> spotify is teaming up with accuweather creating play lists based on the weather in your location. sunny days translate into happier music and rainy days call for acoustic music. so let the acoustic music begin, roberta. >> i'm going to get my own weather app so you guys can hear my kind of music, okay? i have a lot of rainy day music. >>> we have a lot of rain ahead of us, still. hi, everybody! good afternoon. take a look at our live hi-def doppler radar. it's been raining all morning long. east bay now, you have the light to moderate rainfall anywhere around highway 13 as you make tracks towards 580 into the oakland area. also emeryville, alameda, berkeley, making it a very slippery afternoon commute. meanwhile, we do have some heavy concentration of precipitation, can you see it there? in the yellow and orange around guerneville which has been a concern for the past 24 hours. the russi

i speak with coo sheryl sandberg yesterday who said the out-performance was thanks to three factors -e, growth in the community on facebook and instagram, businesses making the move to mobile on facebook and instagram, and ad dollars following, and a strong year for product announcements, including the big success of instagram stories and growth in video. sandberg along with ceo mark zuckerberg on the earnings call last night stressed the massive opportunity in video, saying they want facebook to be a destination for video content from both friends and professionals, which is why they're investing in content and sharing ad revenue with creators, saying they're committed to a great video experience across platforms. the stock is trading near a all-time highs. they did give up gains after last night, david a winner reiterated that revenue growth will decline meaningfully in 2018 while they ramp up expenses. analyst reactions are largely positive. goldman points to facebook's ability to effectively target ads as a growth driver, and morgan stanley says that facebook's video focus could l

but we've got sheryl sandberg leaning in, we've got all the issues around marissa mayer's ceo tenureendured there that people saw as gender biased. it seems like there is a wake-up call every year, yet people are still asleep. isn't there a deeper issue here? how do you fix a culture that's eight years old? uber turns 8 next month -- that's behaving this way? >> we'll watch what arianna huffington and eric holder and many do at the top there. but i think you raise a really good point. i mean, this has been a long-simmering issue. it starts in the graduate schools now in computer science. and i'll tell you, it is going to be something that is going to be -- that we need to stay focused on, because i agree with you, it's a topic that hasn't gone away. i think one of the things you're finding is in the last -- starting with sheryl sandberg's book, by the way, it's now a topic that is regularly covered. i cover it a lot and talk to a lot of men and women on the topic and people of all minorities, status, et cetera, that all need to be brought into silicon valley for us all to stay compet

cheryl sandberg. actress vie ola diff is. discussions will focus on gender equality.ess management and new approaches to leadership. this conference begins at 7:30, it will be at the san jose convention center. >>> well dunkin donuts is expanding by area operations at the top of the hour, the popular doughnut shop will open in south san francisco. south airport boulevard near sfo. ribbon cutting ceremony at 8:30 this morning. along with door prizes and they are give having way food, too. the fourth dunkin doughnut shop in the by area. second of 26 stores planned for san mateo and almeda counties. >>> girl scout cookie season begins today. new cookie flavor, campground favorite, smores, you have through march 5th. >> you know it. >> classic such as thin mints are there as well. money made from the cookie sales goes to the troops and girl scout council. >>> vespa is getting into the robot business. italian company is launching a u.s. based division, it is first creation is jeeta, a robot designed to carry things like groceries. can also follow someone around on a bake.

no, zuckerberg is smart, sandberg is smart. what can you do?hey're really smart. >> we're going to watch facebook it did exceed all-time high after hours last night. we'll get cramer's mad dash, count down to the opening bell, one more look at the premarket. more "squawk on the street" from the nyse straight ahead. em t fth retififhtp wd f innt vecze rige a tionllis, em t fth an ni to ncs,ieanant woveors. si fnteb ' s'e ade can an ulll ♪ >>> it is that time. it is a thursday. we got about seven and a half minutes before we get started with trading here. mad dash. >> semiconductors sell more than just into apple. a lot of the apple people who sell into apple, big companies, were doing great. the semis yesterday. but then after the close qrvo, i think they have actually transition issues internally and are losing business to skyworks and broadcom because of a transition problem that they have. but they also said three other customers kind of pulled back. so that one's going down. and then siricirrus logic, theyo were very, very cautious on their

michael sheen and even andy sandberg as rival, kenny g.. >> jake g. that's how we know each other. yeah, jake gyllenhaal. he's obviously a talented actor. golden globes, you name it. but you know the man can sing too? he's returning to broadway. listen to this. ♪ the kind of woman willing to wait, not the kind you want to find waiting to return you to the night ♪ ♪ dizzy from the height coming from the hats, studying the hats ♪ >> not bad at all. >> forget michael bolton. i know what i'm doing for valentine's. >> and he can sing and walk down the stairs at the same time. >> he can do it all. gyllenhaal posted this to facebook ahead of the show opening late february. >> it's called finishing the hatch. >> he's finishing the skinny. >>> coming up rosie o'donnell is ready to make an impression. >> what did ryan gosling do? >> yeah, he did sing, and he tap danced -- ♪ i love you, basement guest bathroom. your privacy makes you my number 1 place... ...to go number 2. i love you, but sometimes you stink. ♪ new febreze air effects with odorclear

sheryl sandberg and mark zuckerberg have been bringing up. is a wall street journal piece out saying they may be developing a tv app. is video still hot? >> that's where they can compensate for this problem where they have saturated our mobile,ds, particularly so either they charge more per , or grow their user base find other kinds of ads that make more money, and video ads can do that. i thought that journal he's suggesting a set-top box, atv , but my guess is they that like some kind of app allows you to watch tv and still be on facebook on tv. they have tried this in the it has nothet worked. caroline: mark zuckerberg saying he will seek original content deals and is still putting video first. find the silver lining. facebook did lose out in court, oculus intentionally built on stolen technology. $500 million, the damages they will have to pay. is this of particular concern? >> oh, gosh, i don't know. of course it is a concern. that willurt ruling hit the pocket book. that is always a concern. an engine for innovation, anything that quest

sheryl sandberg and mark zuckerberg spoke out against the executive order.ur book, you made the point that in the inauguration of obama, there were a couple of anonymous lives who happen to be the founders of airbnb and uber and out worth $99 billion, it made me think, who could be the anonymous executives in the donald trump inauguration parade that may be worth an equivalent amount in eight years? >> a great question, we do not know yet, it raises the question -- was there something special about the last eight years and can we replicate that? and airbnbs of uber wrote a wave, that was the emergence of the iphone, facebook establishing its identity online and gps, broadband, wireless getting better. we will see what the shifts are on the next eight years and maybe the maturation of artificial intelligence order to reality and we will see whether this administration will be friendly to innovation in the same way. vonnie: these companies you mentioned in your title, will they be around in 10 or 15 years? will the areas they are berupting the around -- around

sheryl sandberg spoke about why. >> this is personal for me.-- has been suddenly almost two years ago and facebook provided me the flexibility i needed and we are doing even more. cory: it will allow for up to 20 days in the case of an immediate family members death and today's for extended family. san francisco has become ground zero for the debate over donald trumps immigration policy. san francisco's night circuit court is deciding its fate. leaders from the tech sector for the first and most outspoken critics of this executive order. 120 companies signed a legal brief opposing the order. alphabet is organizing the funding for this fight. we're going to talk with mark and greg. google's role is really remarkable. weekend, one of the family fledle, his soviet oppression. he was at the airport protesting in person and also backing this legally. >> google has played an outsized role to coordinate funding and is working with a bunch of companies to organize this brief. sergey brin has been a vocal in they of the order had lockout protests at the

video is what sheryl sandberg and mark zuckerberg have been bringing up. mobile, still video, and there is a wall street journal piece out saying they may be developing a tv app. is video still hot? david: i think that is where they can compensate for this problem where they have saturated our news feeds, particularly on mobile, so either they have to charge more per ad or grow their user base, or find other kinds of ads that make more money, and video ads can do that. i thought the journal piece suggesting that they could have a set-top box, a tv app, but my guess is down the road they would like to have some kind of app that allows you to watch tv and still be on facebook on tv. they have tried various versions of this in the past, but it has not worked. if they can make it work and show us ads while we're watching tv, they can continue raking in more dough. caroline: mark zuckerberg saying he will seek original content deals and he is still putting video first. melissa, i will find a cloud in the silver lining. because earlier today, it looks like faceb

sheryl sandberg spoke about why. guest: i lost my husband very suddenly almost two years ago.as able to take it and flexibility. now we are doing even more. caroline: the new briefs policy will allow up to 20 days in the case of an immediate -- family members death and 10 days for extended family. why are firms waiting to hire female investors? a question to susan lyne at this year's conference. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ aroline: pinterest unveils feature that lets users search for products by accessing their camera. thetifying objects in picture. other features help users find more product's relating to images users have already saved. make verdes, california, desk kicking off the women's conference. ventureswith bbd president susan's lines -- susan e.ne' susan: women are starting companies at an extraordinary rates. 1400 companies with a female founder since we started the bg ventures 2.5 years ago. obviously that is not all of them. this is a very fertile arena right now. the legacy is that does not have the networks that reach into this female entrepreneur ace. women -- base.

i spoke to cheryl sandberg about what is driving facebook's growth, she said more people joining theommunity, more businesses, particularly small businesses moving online and bringing ad dollars with them, and product improvements, putting more video on. >>> another record for facebook, this time it's for photo sharing. beyonce apparently has broken the record for the most liked posts with her announcement that she and her husband jay z are expecting twins. beyonce posted the news yesterday afternoon and it has notched up 7.5 million likes. >>> our european markets, again, we're slightly mixed right now. just bucking the trend a bit with some periphery markets like italy, like spain. you have mainland europe trading a bit lower. now, we're going to be breaking in a half however's time or so to bring you an interview with the ceo of daimler. so, be sure to stay tuned for that. and incidentally, in around two hours or so we'll have the bank of england rate decision. no change anticipated but the press conference could be interesting. stay tuned. i'm louisa bojesen. i'll see you very so

a lot of big numbers including facebook's cheryl sandberg, madeline albright, condoleezza rice and viola davis. >> here the event is sold out. larra garcia-cannon and jessica. laura will kick things off this morning you have to tell us more about that. >> it's a great event. there are literally hundreds of enthusiastic women that come to this event. >> it is a piece of history you'll be getting a front row seat to as well. >> it is an honor they asked you. >> i'm honored. you're right. i'm humbled. >>> we are getting ready for another round of rain. this will be the first of two storm systems is set to move into the bay area as we go into the next several days looking at changes once again. a live look at san jose. poor air quality until the rain arrives. until then, looking at the potential of gusty winds and rain again. i'll be tracking all of this as we go into the forecast. but also going to see the winds increasing, the rain, and the timeline of this will be later on this evening. looking now at those temperatures in the upper 40s. a little bit of light in the sky. getting ready for

sheryl sandberg spoke about why. >> this is personal for me. suddenly two years ago. facebook provided leave and the flexibility i needed, now we are doing more. new brief meant policy will allow up to 20 days in the case of an immediate family members death, and that days for extended family. caroline: this is bloomberg. ♪ areline: a story we watching, pinterest unveils what it is calling the lens technology, feature that let's users search for products using their smart phone camera. it will i didn't the by objects in pictures and pull up related content. they also announced other features that allow users to find more products. verdes,k to palos california, where makers kicked off its women's conference. we spoke with bpg ventures president before launching pbg ventures, she was ceo of aol's brand group. take a listen. news here is that women are starting companies at an extraordinary rate. withve seen 1400 companies a female founder since we g g ventures to an a half years ago. this is a very fertile arena right now. the legacy is that vent

people talk about sheryl sandberg. that's digital media and social media. what about film content? disney does need to go down that path of grooming somebody. we thought it might have been tom stags. as of a year ago, tom has exited the company. i think it buys them more time to find that exact person. >> jim, you look at this stock. 18% three months. >> i keep thinking about that conference call right after the printed number didn't look so hot. then he just said listen, i'm feeling better about espn. that was the turning point. >> you guys were bullish last time. there was 99, 100. you all said go. and i think that it is -- i just wish hadn't run so much in anticipation. if there is another downtick in espn. congratulations, best wishes to chris berman because he's the greatest. i do feel strongly it's at the wrong level. it can spurt to 120. i think the risk/reward is mot that great. >> fun when belichick stopped by the set after the game. i don't know if you were watching at that moment but it was a cool moment and good discussion. anthony, viacom. why

. >> there's been talk, tim, of cheryl sandberg of facebook take the helm of disney. would than a move welcomed by disney shareholders? >> i had discussions about this with numerous shareholders. the opinion is mixed. on the one hand having somebody who comes from a digital world might be interesting and positive development for a company whose in many peoples opinion largest issue is the digital distribution of its content. on the other hand, disney is a broad, diversified company. digital media is one important aspect of it but there are others when it comes to parks, consumer merchandise, film. is she qualified to do that is another question. it's a very open question. she is one of perhaps many people in the mix. >>> let's talk about espn and sports. clearly that's an area of concern. are you altering your projections of that part of the business following the call or is it something that everyone is keeping an eye on, a slow decline over the course of the last couple of years. >> we're not changing anything. we maintained a slightly more constructive view on the

sheryl sandberg spoke about why. >> this is personal for me.nd almost two years ago. facebook provided me, i was able to take the flexibility i needed, and now we are doing even more. caroline: the new bereavement policy will allow up to 20 days in the case of immediate family members death, and up to 10 days for extended family. coming up, why are firms waiting to hire female investors? from the makers conference, next. ♪ caroline: a story we are watching, pinterest unveiled lens technology. it will identify objects in the picture and content within the app. the company also announced other features to help users find more products related to images they have saved. back to palos verdes, california to the makers conference. the message, be bold. before launching bbg ventures, she was a ceo of another group. take a listen. susan: the good news, women are starting companies at extraordinary rates. we have seen 1400 companies with a female founders since we started to an half years ago. that is not all of them, right. this is a very fertile arena

you might recall that sandberg's died back in 2015. this is incredibly personal for her.tinues right now. >>> i appeal the ruling - objection is heard. the senator will take her seat. >> high drama on capitol hill. a leading liberal senator tries to read a letter in her attempts to oppose the attorney general nominee. but the rules. >>> the future now in the hands of a federal appeals court. will the judges decide the president has such authority for such a use of power. good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. it's wednesday, february 8th, 5:00 a.m. on the nose in the east. good morning, everyone. we begin with the democratic senator elizabeth warren silenced. majority leader mitch mcconnell taking action as senator warren was trying to read the words of coretta scott king to criticize the worlds of jeff sessions. senator mckauth invoked a rarely used rule to cut off warren. it's known as rule xix. when mcconnell shut down the speech invoking the words of martin luther king widow, mcconnell may have given a spark. watch what happened on the senate fl

. >> you like my idea of sheryl sandberg? >> well, maybe you know sheryl sandberg better than i do.inly that is a great profile. she's on the board, so she knows the company. she knows technology. i think they need somebody who knows technology. she's the right age. she's a woman, that's great. whenever i bring up the name sheryl sandberg inside of disney, they flip out and say absolutely not. throw cold water on that. >> because? >> i don't know. maybe she wasn't really interested. they haven't gone much farther than that. they cut off the conversation, saying no. maybe that means yes in this strange world. at the least -- and everyone has told me she's not a top candidate. but then there aren't any top candidates right now, obviously. i think one thing they can do is continue to groom people inside for a few years. i hear there are some very good people. they're way too young to be making any bets on. there's a lot to be said for internal grooming there. disney has a terrible record of bringing somebody from the outside and putting them in as a quote/unquote heir apparent. that's

sheryl sandberg, former secretaries of state, multiple, madelein albright and condaleeza rice and actress viola davis. they will be doing the honors this afternoon, 6,000 plus people at that event. huge honor there. >> they couldn't have picked two better em sees. a school board leader coming under fire for what he said online. tweets causing controversy in the school district. >> and the tour of california is going to be riding through the south bay once again. the new route that is going to take cyclists right through san jose. >> plus, moms, how are you going to hear the school bus coming if it doesn't make any noise? we'll take a look in business today. ad-lib numbers emcee emce >>> all right. you see some green behind the folks on the new york stock exchange this morning and the markets are showing more green after hitting a bit of a snag earlier in the week. right now the nasdaq is up almost 30 points. the s&p 1 1/2, and the dow jones is up 35 points. all right, i love this. you know your child is running behind in the morning when you hear the school bus and the child is still eati

secretaries of state madeleine albright and condoleezza rice, sheryl sandberg and others.eadership is a key topic. >>> president trump is going to spark major change in partceuticals. ill wagner of cbsmoneywatch.com reports. >> reporter: good morning. futures here pointing to a higher open today after two down days for the market. yesterday, the dow fell 107 points. the nasdaq was flat. president trump wants to shake up the pharmaceutical industry. he met with the heads of merck, johnson & johnson and other companies at the white house. he told them drug prices need to come down and medicine should be made in the u.s. in return, trump says his administration will streamline the process for approving or not approving drugs. >>> apple says it sold 78 million iphones in the last quarterback more than expected with demand for its more expensive and bigger iphone 7 plus models. >>> "under armour" shares plunged after the company reported lower-than-expected sales for the last quarter. the ceo is stepping down. analysts say there is concern about a slowdown in growth for nba sta

sheryl sandberg spoke about why. >> this is personal for me.y two years ago. facebook provided leave and the flexibility i needed, now we are doing even more. caroline: the new brief meant -- the new bereavement policy will allow up to 20 days in the case of an immediate family members death, and up to 10 days for extended family. firms up, why are vc waiting to hire female investors? we will pose the question to student alliance at the -- susan lyons at the makers conference. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ caroline: a story we are watching, pinterest unveils what it is calling the lens technology. the feature will let users search for products using their smart phone camera. it will identify objects in pictures and pull up related content within the app. the company also announced other features that allow users to find more products related to images users have already saved. now, back to palos verdes, california, where makers kicked off its women's conference. the message this year, of all -- evolve. we spoke with bbg ventures president. before laun

facebook's coo sandberg says this hits home of course her husband recently died. >>> and disney's recentare sending stock lower. they are being dragged down by espn, which saw higher programming costs and lower ad revenue in the last quarter. on the bright side, disney says revenue at its parks and resorts is up with visitors spending more money on higher ticket prices and food and drinks. michelle? >> yeah. we know it's pricy at those parks. so jill, sometimes we're looking for music to match our mood and spotify wants to help. >> reporter: yes. spotify is teaming up with accuweather on playlists based on the weather in your location so on sunny days that usually translates into happier music and rainy days tend to call for acoustic music which is what we're having here now, although it's rainy hot today and snow tomorrow. so it can't make up its mind. >> you have a variety. here in the bay area we are going a little more acoustic. valentine's day is coming up. who knows, marvin gaye, adele, that will be pretty popular, too,. >> reporter: exactly. >> jill wagne r of cbsmoneywatch.com, t

bereavement leave for employees, on an unrelated note, but obviously a personal one for coo sheryl sandbergthe stock is getting a boost after earnings and after this call from b of a. i also think, you know, on the bereavement lot calls, it's interesting to watch these policies come from silicon valley in the absence of government policies. it's not a law, for instance, that they have to pay their employees to take time off after an immediate family member has deceased. but we'll continue to watch for that. >> it does speak to the tight job market, the tight labor market in tech. they've got to compete for engineers especially, but talent across the board, across any number of different -- >> not just immigrants. >> yeah. that's part of the reason why they argue so much for h1b visas, is because they have that tightness. interesting to see twitter pop so much on a lot of people attributing it to these antiharassment policies that they are putting in place. it speaks a lot to the need for retention in social media right now. facebook has clearly demonstrated that. we're going to see more fro

chief operating officer sheryl sandberg make that announcement online. company will give employees up to 20 days paid leave for the death of an immediate family members. and up to ten days for an extended family member. >>> and that is the cnbc news update this hour. back to you. >> thank you. >>> "mad money"'s jim cramer scoring an interview with general electric's jeff immelt tonight at 8:00 eastern. when we come back, we're going debate ge. down 6% since donald trump was sworn in last month but up 20% in two years. we'll talk about that. plus, a potential strike tomorrow may be about to impact the heavily traded commoditcomm. talk about that as well when we come back. microsoft and its partners are using smart traps to capture mosquitoes and sequence their dna to fight disease. there are over 100 million pieces of dna in every sample. with the microsoft cloud, we can analyze the data faster than ever before. if we can detect new viruses before they spread, we may someday prevent outbreaks before they begin. what?pony neighing] hey gary. oh. what's wit

i don't think you'll see sheryl sandberg, though.now everybody talks about her, but i don't see her running. if she were going to run, she'd run for governor of california in the next cycle and i don't see that happening at all. >> one moment last night, taking a bit of a left turn, big culture moment at the grammys, as artists like beyonce and katy perry made some political statements of their own. we've seen this at other awards shows in recent months. meryl streep, of course, with the recent speech at a human rights awards show. how does this all get filtered in, kara? and for those who are critical of the president, does this all help or? >> you know, i just think it's been typical of hollywood and entertainers to do this for a long history. and you'll have the people who are for trump say it's a bunch of elites, we don't need them, what are they saying these things, and people who like them that say go, girl, you know what i mean, that kind of thing, when they're making these statements. they're perfectly -- you know, one of the

. >> sheryl sandberg, author of "lean in." >> the world is very heavy on math skills, engineering skillsy from those for a longime. that going to change, do you think? >> well, it has to change. and it is going the wrong direction, as you say. women were 35% of computer science degrees s. but now women are 17%, 18%. we expect boys to be better at math and science and computer science. therefore, teachers give them more encouragement. therefore they see the models. therefore, they can continue to go into those fields. >> she wrote her book to encourage people to overcome a built-in bias. >> we don't like women in leadership. that is the core of the problem. when a woman leads, it doesn't feel comfortable and we inherently dislike it. when that changes, we won't have a glass ceiling anymore. >> nikki haley knows firsthand about shattering glass ceilings. she was the first female governor of south carolina and now the ambassador to the u.n. under president trump. >> there's been a big, big debate about the place of women as the upper level of american politics. how do you see the glass ceil

you have sheryl sandberg from facebook. >> i don't even know if the board of disney has a very specificodel of that person who will be the successor. i think for context how many companies were they long serving ceo do you think know exactly who will be ceo in 16 months. i think disney is suffering -- >> 90%. >> no way. disney is suffering from transparency they've had for years of setting this process in motion and then having to go back on it. cbs is older than bob iger. nobody talks about it. >> do you think large lir speaking corporate america doesn't have these -- the boards don't have these succession plans in place >> iger supposedly has been discussing succession with the board on a regular basis. what's the board's main job picking the ceo, hiring a new ceo, overseeing the succession plan. they got to be talking about succession. you can't have turmoil in a company like this. at a point where, you know, a smooth management handoff is so important. now, again, if it flips a year or two no big deal but much longer than that it's a serious problem. by the way i don't think any of

echoes what sheryl sandberg says today in the post that the order defies the heart and values that defines -- define the best of our nation. >> well, when you have the founder of one of the greatest -- maybe the greatest of all time with a syrian heritage, it's kind of difficult. >> steve jobs' birth father was a syrian immigrant i believe. >> exactly. >> interesting, guys, he went on in that very, quote we were listening to from tim cook. people are always focused as jim was mentioning netflix and are they going to consider doing something of size. he did go onto say we acquired 15 to 20 companies per year for the last four years and we look for companies of all sizes. and there's not a size that we would not do based on just the size of it. this is his quote, it's more about the strategic value of it. every quarter everybody looks at his comments on acquisitions and compares it to the quarter previous and what he said. hasn't really changed it very much saying we'll consider all sizes, it's really about whether it's strategic or not, jim. i still think you can't rule out the possibility

going to say i got to put my ads where i'm getting the biggest bang for my buck and go read sheryl sandbergn that facebook conference call. she's giving roi. >> if you want to point out engagement is up. >> right. >> we'll get more details cadence of user growth is a question. one of the reasons why members of the board pushed the company to engage and it did fully engage on a potential sale some time back when i reported on that, namely with salesforce and with disney. because they knew and they wondered whether and how long they can keep putting up these kinds of punk quarters. >> well, now this might be the year you could argue in 2016 was the year to organize the team. and 2017 could be the year they figure out revenues. >> maybe. do they need new leadership? at what point does a board say let's try something else? >> i see internet companies with phenomenal leadership that have not been able to monetize advertisers. so, now, i know, look, when twitter's down and you can pile on, it's easy to pile on. >> you don't think that in an election year rising tides should at least lift all boat