t.j. maxxnd marshalls. they said the demand is down and we reserve the right to remove the products. if it's a boycott, god bless them. >> perhaps you misread the tweet. just like nordstrom is free to do that, he can talk about it. >> whether it's appropriate or not, it is not. >> he is attacking donald trump's daughter. there is no evidence that the department store is a being taita i attacking ivanka trump. she was informed about this in january. >> sean spicer works for the american people. he had a rough go of it and seriously, i feel for him, but it is the presidency here. for him to weigh in on that is two prong. it's appalling for him to as you the power of the most powerful position on earth to try to bludgeon the corporation. almost worse as a political guy, it didn't work. it went up 4% today. it could be that mr. trump is a paper tiger. now corporations and certainly politicians are thinking maybe he is not so bad after all. >> the president is above the majority of approval rating.

marshals of t.j. maxx told employees to throw all ivanka trump science in the garbage. here now is katrina pierson, former campaign spokesperson. jessica come up democratic poster and researcher at brussel.com. good to have you here tonight. what you make of it? >> that clearly, there is politics. as a consumer and someone familiar with ivanka trump's brand. it is doing quite well. based upon the statement they put outcome of the brand is actually expanding, i have no reason to doubt that. there are many young women in the workplace, who appreciate quality, classy business apparel at an affordable price. the brand hasn't changed, martha. what has changed is the political activism on behalf of ceos or retailers in this case. something that we haven't seen in the past. >> martha: it does seem quick to tell my coincidental. i can understand any retailer deciding not to, excel something if someone wants to buy it. you have all of these people piling on simultaneously, it does smack of some sort of political message that they are trying to send. >> that is a different issue

it's neiman-marcus, hsm, t.j. maxxshall's, look, demand is down, we reserve our right to remove products. if it's because of a boycott, welcome to america. >> perhaps you misread the tweet. he expressed his discontent. just like nordstrom's is free to do, this the president of the united states -- >> but cl whether it's appropriate or not -- >> sean spicer is saying the department store is attacking donald trump's daughter. there's no evidence the department store is attacking her. they said we've had a nice relationship with her, been in community case with him, she was informed about this in january. >> sean spicer doesn't work for the trump organization. he works for the american people. god knows he's had a rough go of it and seriously i feel for him. but it is the presidency and for him to weigh in, two problems. first off it's appalling for him to use the power of the most powerful position on earth to try to bludgeon a corporation but almost worse as a political guy, it didn't work. you talked about the stock dr

tjx, which owns marshal marshalls, t.j. maxxnd homegoods plans to open another 1800 stores, and the biggest online retailer of them all, amazon is building physical book stores. kelsey says retailers need both to grow. >> what you do see is if you close a store in an area, your online sales go down. online and physical stores are integrally connected. >> now trying to find the right mix to keep customers coming back. and the money coming in. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> overseas tonight. there's been another shocking twist in the airport assassination of the estranged half brother of north korean leader kim jong-un. you've probably seen the video by now. women allegedly wiping something on his face. and a short time later, he's dead. investigators now say they know what killed him. here's nbc's janice mackie-frayer. >> tonight stunning new claims from police, that the women seen attacking kim jong nam in this airport assassination were using a deadly nerve agent called vx, considered a weapon of mass destruction. taste

the fishes." ( laughter ) but if you do want to buy ivanka's products, you'd better hurry because "t.j. maxxalls employees were instructed to stop featuring ivanka trump merchandise and to throw away ivanka trump signage." ( cheers and applause ) you know it's never a good sign when they won't sell your clothes in marshalls, home of the loose underwear bin. ( laughter ) he's just three weeks into his presidency and he's already attacking america's enemies starting with the judicial branch. after a federal judge blocked his "definitely not a muslim ban," trump angrily took to twitter to call him a "so-called judge." of course, being from reality tv, trump doesn't consider someone a real judge unless they're sitting next to howie mandel. even trump's own supreme court pick, neil gorsuch, doesn't like trump attacking a judge. he told a u.s. senator that trump's comments were "disheartening" and "demoralizing." ( cheers and applause ) yeah. adding, "go nordstrom!" ( laughter ) gorsuch's comments were made to connecticut senator and man carved from a single piece of wood, richard blumenthal. ( la

t.j. maxx, the company is called tjx company, they own t.j. maxx, they've instructed their stores to mix her items in with other brands and to throw away signs advertising her brand. "at this time we continue to offer this line of merchandise. from time to time we communicate with our stores on how to handle communication. we instructed stores to mix the line in with racks." they're trying to get away from a boycott. >> hey, karma is a you know what. ivanka had two interns last summer who complained about not being paid. everybody deserves to be paid, especially when the owner is worth so much money. >> you've had the administration try to use ivanka trump to soften up the administration and make them all more likeable. is she in a position that's unfair in any way? >> no. she's a grown woman and she's making her endorsement out of family, but she understands, he's done a lot of fearmongering. he's trying to undermine american confidence, and they're trying to throw her out and say, soften this message. no. live with this message. people can't

reporter: when nordstrom and t.j. maxxpulled the trump brand from the store shelves, in this case, daughter ivanka clothing line struck discordance response from trump and his supporters. nordstrom says declining sales, not politics guided its decision. how successful are boycotts? in 2012, chick-fil-a boycott to same-sex marriage did not hurt the chain. recently wegmen's a grocery store train came under pressure to -- store chain came under pressure to stop selling trump wine. they didn't give and some went to buy every bottle in every location. jonathan: americans are flit on how to save for retirement because a poll conducted by e-trade, 70% say the administration is good for their retirement funds. other say they will change the plans because of trump. michelle: liberals only 3 in 10 believe the new administration benefit the retirement plan. 64% will make changes to the portfolio. jonathan: coming up next for us on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the get-away fail. you are looking at it. face planting in the liquor store and k

. >> marshalls and t.j. maxx have done the same thing. judge jeanine: the employees said they never, ever seen an e-mail like the one that came over that said take down the signs. lot of politics, that's the sad part. you agree that ivanka trump is committed to women and supporting women and women's issues. >> i loved her speech, loved her speech. when i found out that dress was hers -- judge jeanine: it bothers you that she's proud of what she does. >> upset she brought her line into politics. judge jeanine: she wore a dress she made? that upset you? you know what? do you believe that a woman who's devoted her life to women -- >> she was using her name to sell a product. her name is not that product and the product is not selling. >> you're wrong because it is. cathy, thank you so much. a ballistic missile fired by north korea, here to talk about that more is gop congressman chris collins from the state of new york. good evening, how are you? >> good evening, judge, i'm enjoying the conversation, you had a great opening statement. judge

nevertheless, the biggest audience in years tuned in to "saturday night live" after t.j. maxx nordstrom's distanced themselves from the fashion lines. sears and kmart also dropped the brand. a highly controversial plug from the white house and an attack on nordstrom from the president himself come as sales of vau ivanka's brand drop. online sales for ivanka's fashion brand were down 26% in january compared to the same time last year. a spokesperson for ivanka trump's line tells cnn, we have seen our brand swept into the political fray, becoming collateral damage in others' efforts to advance agendas unrelated to what we do. adding that the brand saw increased sales last year. >> there are two ways to look at sales data. one is the full year versus trends. you might see a pattern that's not very positive. the result is you'll pull the product off the shelf. >> reporter: nordstrom says the choice to drop ivanka's line was based on performance, not on politics. and the decision doesn't seem to hurt nordstrom. the company's stock jumped immediately following the controversy. celeb

maria suggested that some employees of t.j. maxx talked about how they moved some of the items to the back of the store. certainly, many folks believe in some cases it is political although nordstrom said the sales have been declining and on the record, i'm not going to give the endorsement but i do own a pair of ivanka trump shoes that he purchased years ago and they are cute. the issue, i think, is if the sales did decline in 2016, was that because of politics? is it fair for nordstrom to release those numbers? >> that's a good question. at the private company and they don't have to release it but people are asking to show the evidence. >> as we move on with this developing story, another plan to catch speeders. we go 121 with david chiu about his plans to install feeding cameras -- speeding cameras in the bay area big cities. >>> here's a live look with blue skies and plenty of sunshine. your full forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> kpix weather sponsored by mancini sleep world. visit sleep world.com. >>> speeders, beware.

>> big box stores, i like t.j. maxx. and elle brand, it's getting awfully warm out.e will be scrambling to buy swimsuits, i'm sure. but i do like that one. another near the 52-week lows, judge. why not? >> only the logic of the doc. >> that's right. >> we just let that one go. that's neither here nor there. >> kind of an under-the-radar company, westlake chemical. and i don't think people are really factoring that in just yet. this is the next play and i think it goes higher. >> you play the alkaline market, joe? >> i don't. but i do know about amusements parks and so does doc. cedar fair, ticker symbol pushing towards a high. >> we have about 90 seconds left. why don't we do these all-time high stocks. general dynamics. >> i own it. it was a great quarter. all four businesses in defense were up and this is also a play on business if you think it's coming back, which it's a little bit of a stretch but it could be a 2018 play. >> again, we tie it back with apple. we talked about the suppliers and when these guys reported, they gave us already what to expect with apple

. >> for our viewers, a little bit more news, according to "the new york times," t.j. maxx has backed away from ivanka trump's line of clothing as well. let's get over to the third point. that's a big topic we have been talking about on msnbc. it happened when senator elizabeth warren was trying to read aler from coretta scott king, the widow of martin luther king jr. last night with regard to senator jeff sessions as attorney general. sean spicer was asked to react to senator warren being silenced and specifically to react to the portion of the letter that elizabeth warren was not allowed to read? take a listen. >> we have a lot ofespect to her and the sacrices e made and the sacrifices that frankly she endured in her life. i would respectfully disagree with her assessment of senator sessions then and now. his record on civil voting rights is outstanding. senator sessions record both as u.s. attorney for alabama and attorney general and senator has been one that has stood up for voting rights. he prosecuted the clan and stood up for core rtta scott king getting the gold me

meanwhile t.j. maxxnd their employees to remove signage from it. >> i don't know of anyone who would discontinue a brand if it's making money for you. >> it's a question. if you get in the hot seat, is it going to help your bottom line? >> did nordstrom's release a they dropped? >> and her clothes and shoes are cute. >> yes, they are. they're undoubtedly cute. >>> five circus performers are in a florida hospital after terrifying fall during rehearsal. three of them are intensive care. they were practicing a high flying stunt similar to this one. they're part of a troupe. omar villafranca is inside the circus in sayre stow ta where it took a devastating turn. omar, good morning. >> good morning. the accident happened in this tent. let me give you an idea how high up we're talking about. there's a wire that's usually swung across there. that's 25 feet up and the from there the performers start stacking up. at the highest point the woman was at 40 feet when they all feo a record-breaking stunt on the high-w

t.j. maxxarshall's confirming her line will no longer be prominently featured in the stores by itself her brand after her father won the election and moved to washington with husband jared kushner. >> i really want to take time to be very deliberate and really think about the new reality that i find myself in and the ability to impact change. >> reporter: in the past, she did use her public persona to boost her brand wearing one of her dresses at the rnc, then tweeting out a link on how to buy it. it quickly sold out. later, her company under fire after blasting out promotional information about this $10,000 bracelet she wore from her brand's high-end line during this "60 minutes" interview. a well intentioned employee made a mistake, she says. experts say for the brand, her father's presidency is both a blessing and a curse. >> obviously ivanka trump's gotten a lot of help from the fact that everyone in the world has known the trump name for years. on the flip side, donald trump has offended a

meanwhile, t.j. maxxatured in their stores. >> let's get to the other big stories we're following this morning because across parts of the northeast, schools are closed. the region is bracing for this. as much as a foot of snow this morning right about the time that kids would be leaving for school. public works departments have attached their plows and salt spreaders in philadelphia and other cities have snow emergency rules in effect. airlines already canceled thousands of flight. >>> weather is causing problems on the west coast. the forecast is for another day of high winds and heavy rains. some schools north of san francisco will be closed today. there have already been numerous mud and rock sides as well as flash flooding. >>> no deaths are reported so far, close calls like this one about 40 miles east of fresno. that driver tried to cross a swollen creek in his pickup as a short cut home. but that didn't work out. rescue workers say it took every resource they had to pull the driver out of the truc

as we head to break, check out shares here of tjx, it's the parent company of t.j. maxxl reporting better than expected earnings this morning. also announcing a 20% dividend hike. we have an earnings forecast just shy though of wall street estimates. the stock is looking a little flattish. and overall stocks at this hour have staged a bit of a turnarounds. the dow's gone positive just barely being lifted by chemical makers and nike. s&p 500 comes back. it's down a tenth of a percent as well as the nasdaq. much more "squawk on the street" straight ahead. >>> i'm contessa brewer. here's your cnbc news update. some 14,000 residents evacuated from homes in san jose because of rising flood waters. crews worked to help people trapped in homes and cars overnight. a stretch of highway 101 is closed in both directions south of san francisco. i'm sure a messy commute there. american airlines says computers are working again at philadelphia national airport. it has lifted a ground stop. its system failed to reboot correctly after a scheduled power outage overnight. we're seeing new

t.j. maxx is killing the stock right now. stuart: let me tell you.ial break and i will introduce you to neil cavuto who will laugh at what we have been talking about but we will be back in a moment. . . stuart: we have approximately 25 seconds to go before neil cavuto takes it away. i say we will not mention ready to eat in french. they took it out of me during the commercial break. i had to admit doggie diner is my preference. that is a chain on the west coast in california. they have huge dogs as their advertising thing. neil cavuto, sir. all yours, buddy. neil: is lizzie there? liz: yes, sir. neil: lizzie, i thought it was -- predamanga? stuart: very good. neil: there is nothing ever ready to eat in france, period. you're waiting for that food, delicious as it is you will be waiting a while. that's not cutting it. isn't lizzie amazing? liz: no. neil: she knows, she has forgotten know in an hour than i have learned in my life. that is how scary smart she is. liz: no. neil: stuart: what the is name of this show? neil: well i'm just com

first it was nordstrom now it's t.j. maxx and marshals. they refuse to promote ivanka's brand.kus is here to talk about the major backlash ♪ shake, shake, shake ♪ shake it off ♪ babe i'm making soup. do you want any? no thanks. i have a salad. there's nothing like a bowl of campbell's chicken noodle soup... and salad. made for real, real life. ♪ steve: all right. the trends on friends, president trump firing back at retailers dropping his daughter ivanka's line of clothing and accessories. in a tweet yesterday he writes my daughter ivanka has been treated so unfairly by nordstrom's. she is a great person. always pushing me to do the right thing. terrible. ainsley: here with more on today's top trending stories is fox news headlines 24/7 reporter carlie shimkus. hey, carlie. >> good morning. steve: you can see the dad trying to protect the daughter. >> that's exactly what he was doing. nordstrom's maintains they dropped ivanka's clothing line because people stopped buying it. one of the reasons is #grab your wallet campaign which is online movement which calls for people to stop