. >>> sentencing day for the former interpreter of shohei ohtani. how much jail time he could face for bank and tax fraud. >>> and, his songs aren't just grammy winners. they could save a life. what the american heart association is saying about kendrick lamar's "not like us" and cpr. it's thursday, february 6. "early today" starts right now. . >>> good morning. glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera. washington is still reeling from president trump's remarkable suggestion that the u.s., quote, take over the gaza strip and expel the palestinians who live there. seeming to walk back parts of the plan, the white house press secretary claimed that any such relocation would be temporary. but while she said the president has not committed to sending american troops to gaza, she did not explicitly rule it out when asked. on capitol hill, it grew criticism from democrats and republicans alike. >> obviously, it's not going to happen. >> i think that would be a tough place to be assigned if you're an american soldier, so i, we'll see what the arab world say

the interpreter convicted of stealing nearly $17 million from the los angeles dodgers superstar shohei ohtani has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison. in today's sentencing, the judge also ordered ippei mizuhara to pay $18 million in restitution. mizuhara pleaded guilty, admitting he stole from ohtani to cover gambling debts and bills. he must surrender to authorities to begin serving his sentence by march 24th. nearly $17 million in restitution will go to ohtani. the remainder will go to the irs and dozens of arizona firefighters who help fight wildfires in california got special recognition today. governor katie hobbs held a ceremony to thank crews from the state's department of forest and fire management. at the peak of last month's firestorm, more than 150 firefighters from arizona were deployed to california. >> they represented arizona so well and i'm so grateful to them. i was proud that arizona was able to lend a hand when this disaster struck. and i know that when we're in similar situations, we rely on the same help and support from our from our neighbor agencies.

everything we have at wt.com. >>> just moments ago, the former inter prettier for dodgers star shohei ohtanimillion from ohtani to pay off his gambling departments. he pleaded guilty to bank fraud. he says he impersonated ohtani during two dozen calls to the bank. >>> we do have a passing to note tonight. we learned today that virginia halas mccaskey has died. the longtime owner of the chicago bears. she took over the team in 1983, following the death of her father, bears founder george halas. the team saying every decision she made was based on what was best for the players and the fans. virginia mccaskey was 102. >>> when we come back here tonight, the mother who has to leave before the sun comes up for work. what her husband and 2-year-old started doing for her. you have to see this. [tv announcer] premium meat for natural diet. most people don't realize how processed typical dog food is. at the farmer's dog we believe dogs should be able to get their daily nutrition without the excess processing. the digestibility is just better. we have the right amount of protein, the right amount of f

shohei ohtani was not just a baseball star. zuhara, and that on several occasions there are documents and audio of him impersonating ohtani to the bank to get wire transfers, to take his money to cover those expenses and to create that extravagance. so those are the two narratives we should see. mizuhara walk into the door over my right shoulder and just over an hour or so. so we'll hear what the judge decides in that time. chris. >> steve patterson, thank you. that's going to do it for us this hour. our coverage this hour. our coverage continues with katy tur ♪♪ well would you look at that? jerry, you've got to see this. i've seen it. trust me, after 15 walks, it gets a little old. ugh. i really should be retired by now. wish i'd invested when i had the chance... to the moon! unbelievable. stop waiting. start investing. e*trade ® from morgan stanley. jen loved her gain flings. then brad showed up with, gain rinse and beads. when they mixed their scents. they discovered, they were scentmates. smells like it's gonna last. mix mat

. >> breaking news, a former interpreter for baseball superstar shohei ohtani has just been sentencedor his role in stealing from the athlete. cnn's stephanie elam is in los angeles. stephanie, what do we know? >> yes. >> we just found out, jim, that we can see that ippei. >> mizuhara will. >> be facing 57. months in. >> prison. >> federal prison, because. >> this is an. >> aggravated felony. >> conviction here. >> and he's also been ordered to. >> pay more. >> than $18 million. >> back to the. >> superstar player. >> shohei ohtani, as well as. the irs for bank fraud and. also for basically embezzling this money so. >> that he could. >> pay his gambling debts. >> he could pay his. medical bills. >> and also. >> so that he. >> could buy. >> some baseball. >> cards here. >> the u.s. attorney making it very clear that shohei ohtani. >> was. >> a victim. >> in this case. >> saying that. >> the behavior. >> of mizuhara. was shameless. he said that. 24 times. he. impersonated ohtani to call his bank and then to transfer money to mizuhara's bookie. >> he is expected to be. >> sentenced or se

leaked from the doj on tape, mizuhara is impersonating shohei ohtani to make bank wires.ten to this. >> who am i speaking with? >> shohei owe tawn fi. >> what is your relationship to the payee? >> he is my friend. >> will there be any future wires to your friend? >> possibly. >> reporter: those tapes put out by prosecutors, obtained by journalists, obviously, painting mizuhara in the worst light possible. mizuhara looking for 18 months. prosecutors looking for five years behind bars. >> thank you. >>> time now for some consumer news. google is scrapping the diversity goals. >> plus, good news for bookstore lovers. julia boorstein with today's cnbc "money mute." >> well, google is citing recent court decisions and executive orders by president trump. the company memo sent wednesday, the officer wrote because its wroel as a federal courter, the company would, quote, no longer have aspirational goals when it dame to die remembersty and inclusion. they are the latest to drop the diversity targets similar moves by mcdonald's, meta, target and walmart. >>> walmart is cutting hu

. >>> espn says the former interpreter for shohei ohtani was sentenced to nearly five years in prison stealing from the famous baseball star. ippei mizuhara was also ordered to repay nearly $17 million that he stole from ohtani's bank account to pay off gambling debts. he'll also have to pay more than a million dollars to the irs. mizuhara earlier pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud charges. >>> and the associated press says scientists used a.i. to decipher ancient scrolls charred by italy's mount vesuvius in 79 a.d. hundreds of papyrus were found in the 1850s in the remains of a villa buried in ash during the eruption. they were too charred and fragile to be unrolled. researchers made a historic breakthrough by using a hi-tech scan using x-ray images, and a.i. was able to enhance the clarity of the text inside the scrolls. >>> coming up nfl shocker. a buffalo bill quarterback squeaks out a win in the race for mvp. for mvp. ...a medication like humira or remicade? put them in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when symptoms tried to take control, i got rapid relief with rinvoq. ch

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. >> john: and the former interpreter for baseball superstar shohei ohtani was sentenced to nearly fiven prison for bank and tax fraud. ippei mizuhara has to pay back $17 million he stole from ohtani's bank account to cover his gambling debts and other expenses, and he has to pay another million to the irs. >> maurice: southern california edison admitted today its equipment likely start of the hearst wildfire. that one burned a little more than a square mile and did not cause any deaths or destroy any homes. >> john: it broke out the same day as the much larger palisades and eaton wildfires. the cause of those fires blamed for 29 deaths has not been determined. >> maurice: they are 100% contained now, but as jonathan vigliotti reports, the cleanup brings new dangers. >> reporter: more than 9,000 homes and businesses were burned to the ground in altadena. the environmental protection agency invited us to join a team sifting through the ash searching for toxic debris. harry allen is the federal on-site coordinator with the epa. what specific materials are you looking for here? >> we look

. >> the former interpreter of dodgers star shohei ohtani was sentenced today to nearly five years inorld headlines. ippei mizuhara pled guilty last year after impersonating ohtani in a bid to steal millions to cover his gambling bets and debts. >> asian representation! [cheers and applause] we shouldn't be sending shohei's interpreter to jail. we should be giving him a medal. you think shohei has talent? it takes real skill to steal money from someone you work with. especially when you have to guess their mother's maiden name. what is it again, jordan? pakowski? is that with a k? >> jordan: it's with a c, you dipshit! and you keep my mother's maiden name out of your mouth. see, this is my point, gambling shouldn't be about hurting the people closest to you. whatever happened to doing it the old-fashioned way? making dogs fight each other. as someone who had their identity stolen by a certain japanese coworker, this is a disgrace. >> well, i know you can't be talking about me, because i'm malayasian! >> jordan: stop making up new types of asians, it's offensive. which brings us to my

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attorney making it very clear that shohei ohtani. >> was. >> a victim. >> in this case. >> saying that. >> the behavior. >> of mizuhara. was shameless. he said that. 24 times. he. impersonated ohtani to call his bank and then to transfer money to mizuhara's bookie. >> he is expected to be. >> sentenced or sent to jail, begin his term in jail on march 24th. and obviously, this is a win for ohtani, who also won the world series with the los angeles dodgers last year and was voted most valuable player. >> wow, five years in prison, millions of dollars. stephanie elam, thanks so much. i'm jim sciutto in the situation room. thanks very much for watching. erin burnett out front starts right now. >> outfront next, breaking news. trump blocked by the courts tonight. judges tonight hitting pause on trump's buyout offer to 2 million federal workers. trump facing major reality and. >> legality checks. >> on his agenda. also breaking one of musk's doge deputies is out. abruptly resigning after being confronted with his racist posts, according to the wall street journal. kara swisher and katie drum

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. >> carley: happening today the former interpreter for los angeles dodgers superstar shohei ohtani appearty last year after prosecutors say he stole around $17 million from ohtani to cover his debts and gambling debts. his bets and gambling debts. federal prosecutors are seeking a nearly five year prison sentence. they also want him to pay ohtani 17 million in restitution and $1 million to the irs. and following a months long saga the miami heat finally trading away disgruntled superstar butler headed to joint steph curry and the warriors. signing butler 2 year contract extension worth 1 # $1 million. butler had been suspended in indefinitely on the heat after skipping practice earlier this week but is expected to be able to suit up soon for golden state. those are your sports headlines. back over to you. steve. >> ainsley: thank you so much, carley. we have more "fox & friends" just moments away. i'm thinking of updating my kitchen... ...thinking of redoing our kitchen. —...a breakfast nook. —chase has financial guidance. let's see how you can start saving... —really? —really? at home or

. >>> the former interpreter for dodgers superstar shohei ohtani has been sentenced to five years inng close to $17 million from ohtani's bank account. he said he used the money to pay off gambling debts. he was ordered to pay $18 million in restitution. nearly all will go to ohtani and the remainder to the irs. >>> crews in alaska are searching for a small plane that went missing. local authorities say it was carrying ten people when it lost contact with air traffic control minutes before it was scheduled to land. it was a flight from the small alaskan city of gnome. they have a population of about 3,500 people. officials have asked the public not to form individual search parties due to weather and safety concerns. >>> new developments in the investigation into the deadly midair collision between an army helicopter and united airlines jet over washington d.c. a large section of the black hawk was discovered thursday. senator ted cruz said a critical tracking system was turned off in the chopper at the time of the crash. that system is called automatic dependence surveillance broadc

the former interpreter for baseball star shohei ohtani has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison. mizuhara was sentenced in federal court thursday after pleading guilty last year to stealing nearly $17 million from the los angeles dodgers players bank account. he was also ordered to pay $18 million in restitution, with nearly $17 million going to ohtani and the remainder to the irs. he has to begin serving his sentence by march 24th. also, a state of emergency declared in santorini amid that earthquake swarm, as hundreds of tremors continue to shake the greek island every few minutes after the 5.2 magnitude quake that hit wednesday night. a seismologist warning the tremors are getting larger instead of smaller. and that's creating concern that a bigger quake could be coming. about 11,000 people are believed to have fled the island amid those tremors, and a suspected tornado killed a mother and daughter last night and hurt three other people in a small community in east tennessee. the severe weather blasted through morgan county in the middle of the night. more than 100

shohei ohtani's former interpreter has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing $17 millionseball star and ordered to pay ohtani back and pay the irs. he blames a gambling addiction and had requested a shorter 18 month sentence. jonathan: that is how rich we need to be, so rich that you don't notice $17 million has gone missing. lisa: is that the metric now that we have? jonathan: absolutely. i'm buying ken griffin's dinosaur, those kind of fossils. lisa: if you were a kid -- jonathan: childhood dream. annmarie: my nephews looked at that and said i would like a dinosaur. lisa: go to space, by a dinosaur? some things don't change. jonathan: next, we talk dollar strength. >> the strong dollar policy is completely intact. president trump reemphasized the importance of maintaining the dollar. jonathan: that dollar getting a little bit weaker. we will catch up in a bit. from new york, you are watching bloombergtv. ♪ jonathan: equity futures on the s&p still going towards a week of gains on the s&p 500 and the nasdaq going nowhere, and the russell small caps positive by not even .

federal judge sentenced the former interpreter convicted of defrauding los angeles dodgers superstar shohei ohtanis fired the interpreter last march after an espn investigation revealed that he had sent millions in wire transfers from ohtani's account to bookmaker joe. >> yeah. >> and jonathan. jonathan. come on. so you think he did this on his own? you think he had access. >> to a side hustle? >> i mean, come on, i'm just. i just i'm not accusing anybody of anything, but his interpreter is making bets. $17 million worth of bets, and ohtani doesn't know about it. >> well, what you're saying here is what the reaction from many were when the story first broke a year or so ago. how could ohtani not know? but it has been investigated. and just a few weeks ago, some audio recordings were released of the interpreter impersonating ohtani talking to banks. so at least to this point, there's been nothing that indicates ohtani knew about this. yes. it defies you know, i agree some credulity credibility here, but it's been pretty thoroughly investigated. and at this point, you know, ohtani has maintained he