there is no credible cyber threats to the u.s. home,, others can infrastructure organizations -- there is no credible threats to the united states. every organizational art and small must be prepared to respond to disruptive -- a large and small must be prepared to respond to disruptive cyber activity. guest: it is within the department of homeland security which is focusing on shoring up the cyber defenses of the nation. their work a lot with the private sector. because our critical infrastructure is run by the they work with the private sector in order to share information and best practices. and really ensure that our cyber defenses and shields are up. so then to the warning it issued when it said it could extend this, and they want organizations, particularly in the federal government, to protect itself, at what stage is the federal government able to do that? guest: a federal government has control over its own networks is quite vigilant and is able to do that. obviously, sophisticated actors, such as russia, can, on occasion, pen

mark it's simply just a matter of time >> reporter: potentially pushing $6 a gallon in california u.s. home heating bills are also surging. saudi arabia does not want to pump more oil than already promised as the u.s. fracking industry also has resisted white house pressure to produce more now a group of democrats wants to suspend the federal gas tax to save americans 18 cents a gallon through year's end. >> gasoline for cars is an essential for certain basic living requirements and that's why the federal government should be suspending this gas tax. >> reporter: the gas tax is used to maintain roads and bridges, but would oil companies pass along the gas tax cut? that's the open question lester? >> tom costello, thank you. >>> we're tracking back-to-back storm threats tonight. 25 million are on alert from the west coast to the midwest as the first system brings more than a foot of snow to some areas. in colorado, scary moments when a business jet slid off the runway at aspen airport. on the heels of this storm, another system is expected to sweep coast to coast beginning tomorrow >>> we're

. >> officials advised there's no credible threats to the u.s. homethis time but intelligence agents have identified russian government as a likely source behind widespread cyber attack on ukrainian this week. u.s. officials say part of the destabilization technique could proceed invasion. cyber experts say for years russia ukrainian gps receivers. >> russia has enormous capabilities and weaponry. at a local level, there's significant and probably some of the best in the world, electronic warfare capabilities essentially jamming signals, preventing them from talking to signals from the satellite. >> the u.s. has not issued a warning to american satellite. cyber experts say russia would go so far to wage a war against america but they do have the capability to have great impact in the areas of communication all the way to farming. jon: alexandria hoff, thanks. the biden administration continues to pledge support for ukraine in a meeting with ukrainian president zelensky today. kamala harris reiterated russia will face swift severe sanctions if it invad

in december, u.s. home prices jumped to percent year-over-year for the month.nd planet is leading the way with a more than 35% increase in rent. what makes it even more difficult fo consumers to swallowr is getting out of rentals and into homes is becoming increasingly difficult as the mortgage rates rise to their highest level since the beginning of 2020. 3.69%, i believe, right now. and the supply, in terms of starter homes, is just not there. consumers are stuck if they have not gotten out yet in rentals. turning to breaking news we are looking at from the sec. they are probing the trading affiliates of by finance -- bin ance's u.s. operations. they are examining the relationship between the u.s. arm and two trading firms with ties to the founder. we will continue to bring you any developments on that. vacationers shrugged off concerns, we will discuss leisure travel demand on the back of marriott's earnings beat this morning with brent handler of a subscription travel company, next. this is bloomberg. matt: welcome back to "bloomberg markets." marriott shar

this comes on the same day that we learn a new u.s. homeruction fell in january for the first time in four months. that suggests the red hot housing. market may be sent to cool off the other way you can look at this, they are not building enough, not enough inventory, and as mortgage rates go up, people may scramble to get a house. that could drive the housing market for a little bit longer. it has been an incredibly hot market. speaking of hot markets and inflation, the world's largest food and beverage company, nestle, has warned profitability may decline for a second year admits that inflation. it is hitting their margins. ceo mark schneider said inflationary pressures continue to rise and that it is easier to raise prices on premium products than it is on the broader projects -- products. >> inflationary pressures continue to rise. it is a safe bet that inflation will hit us harder in 22 than in 21. all of the internal work continues but we also have to resort to responsible pricing. pricing is easier at the premium and of the segment.

the flag with a record five medals, the most decorated black athlete in history now leading the u.s. home. so more than 300 medals have been handed out at these games with the u.s. ranging fifth overall. with 25, that's two better than we did in 2018 and no matter what, medals or not, for the thousands of athletes here, just being named an olympian is the victory of a lifetime. up next, it's heading to paris in 2024, the summer games there, i hope i get to see those as well. >> i hope i'm there with you. travel home safely, steve. thanks so much. you can watch the closing lot more cloud cover today. also a cooldown and gusty winds into this afternoon. right now starting out in the 40s for walnut creek, 42 degrees. notice in the icons, we don't get a lot of sunshine, definitely not like what we saw yesterday. by 12:00 we'll be in the mid-50s. san francisco, foggy conditions. only topping out into mid-50s this afternoon. and for san jose, 42 and cloudy with temps in the mid-60s. >>> straight ahead, the highs and lows of the week, including some hard-earned words of wisdom from one star quar

u.s. existing home sales rose to the highest in a year.uyers are rushing into lock in lower rates even as prices rise with limited inventory. ford is looking at ways to separate its ev operation from its legacy business in a bid to boost evaluations closer to those enjoyed by tesla and other pure play ev makers. and the biden administration cracking down on m&a in the drinks industry. we will speak to margie lehrman on what this means for producers. jon: as we wrap up this trading week, those jitters remain. we are seeing brad on the s&p 500, near the weakest levels of the day. technology still at the center of that selloff. we also want to look at the u.s. dollar trade. we have more european central bank officials pointing to the reality of higher interest rates through the year. investors asking questions later and selling for now. as we think about that new interest-rate environment, that gets us to our for what it's worth segment. you mentioned the headlines we are watching, sales of previously owned homes increased to a one year high.

that means more than one in four u.s. homes that is up 12% over last year.ime show featuring snoop dogg, dr. dre, 50 cents, eminem and mary j. blige 29 million households that to 19% jump over the halftime show super bowl broadcaster comcast right now on the move it's down just a quarter of 8% had been higher. it was 4839 except 4739 at the moment. fox business alert merger monday is in full swing today let's look at shares they are jumping on report cisco system made a $20 billion acquisition offer up 10% right now the wall street journal reports while the companies are not in active talks at the moment ideal of that size would be the biggest ever for the networking giant cisco dad wouldn't have%. a regulatory setback has covid vaccine makers shares of moderna, biontech and novavax are getting hammered moderna on the worst 12% per the fda delayed a meeting discussing the possibility of authorizing a shot for children ages six months to five years. the fda is seeking more data on the covid vaccine for the young kids weber getting burned at this hour after po

u.s. is home to more than 1 million people of ukrainian descent. our next guest shares the worries about family members left behind. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ mike: many ukrainian members are sleeping uneasy tonight as their family members are living with the risk of russian aimretion. yuri, i'm sorry for what you and other members of the ukrainian-american community are going through. what are you hearing from family at this point? >> thanks for having me. what i'm hearing is what is happening. and i would say a little bit of a resolve to stay behind, not move away, and just rely on the military and the defense force to fight this off. mike require talked to many, many americans who are very impressed with president zelensky's leadership. he targeted one of putin's forces. yet you see hip out on the street. the united states offered him safe passage. saying i'm staying here and leaving my people. your thoughts on zelensky and how that may touch your heart at this point. >> i think for me and for a lot of ukrainians wheat believe he has done a fantas

1.2 % heres in realology, the parent company of -- realology was involved in nearly 17 % of all u.s. homeales in the last quarter. the momentum continues into 2022 will it? as rates rise and the future of the housing market looks less clear. joining us is the president and ceo of realogy what does 2022 hold, especially as we're looking at a rise in rates? >> for realogy, we're excited with our momentum. $550 plus million in free cash flow, and gained about 100 basis points in market share we're excited to take that momentum into the year rates have been ticking up a bit as you mentioned but so far this year we haven't seen that effect demand yet, but part of that is because demand has been outpacing supply substantially in housing and we haven't seen that slow down, at least for the first six weeks of the year. >> given the tight market conditions in terms of inventory, how will home prices hold up? usually when rates rise, price had to come down the affordability has to be at certain point. how does that factor in this year with the supply and demand? >> we don't see price going down thi

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u.s. brought home 29 medals in total. we also satisfy the farewell of an olympic legend. >> i'm leaving behind a whole lifetime in this sport, and i'm proud of that, every moment. >> that is shaun white. during the closing ceremony, the olympic flame was extinguished, officially ending the games in beijing. the paralympics are next starting march 4th. then the next olympics will be the summer games in paris 2024. janelle chronicled her entire olympic journey. you can watch janelle on a streaming device. >> janelle is home now. she's going to sleep for a week. she is exhausted. >>> the giants say no baseball any time soon. they'll explain why, but there is still no baseball in the behold... unlimited wireless for only 30 bucks. that's pretty cool, but you know what's cooler? saving up to 400 bucks! exactly. and if we really want to take it up a notch... get all that and nationwide 5g included. oh nice shot, send that to me. i got you. break free from the big three and get connected to the nations most reliable 5g network.

liz: the case schiller national u.s. homeex, they look at all these regions across the united states, well this number just came out and it shows that home prices in december rose a stunning 18.6%, that is the fastest pace on record. real estate giant realogy, which owns household realty brands like century 21, better homes and gardens real estate, et cetera look at all these names here, here in a fox business exclusive to pullback the curtain on the booming real estate business, and where it is headed in 2022, we welcome realogy ceo ryan schneider. we're two months in where with regoing? we continue to go up here? >> well thanks for having us, liz. we're seeing this year start out with pretty strong housing demand. we've not seen it slow down from what we saw at the end of last year, there's a real supply and demand imbalance out there, millennial generation going into their prime home buying years, remote work moving people to different places, and we continue to see a lot of strength and we really do need to build more hom

is notable, elana meyers taylor, the bobsledder, five-time medalist leading the u.s. homee in olympic winter games history. again, leading the charge back. meanwhile, we did see some action this weekend. mikaela shiffrin, on mikaela watch the entire time, she's not performed well these games, especially in the races that were supposed to be her races, the slalom races, not qualifying, three times in two weeks. surely disappointing, but she said that last race, the team race was the best she's ever felt, she was smiling and in interviews, she said she still understands she's a strong skier, maybe one of the best in the world and we know she'll be back. meanwhile, jessie diggins added one last moment of joy for team usa, crossing the finish line and then collapsing. we heard earlier that she actually had food poisoning while doing a 30 kilometer race, imagine that. and pulled it out at the last second, exuberant from diggins. meanwhile, you know, looking at the overall medal count, 25 medals, fifth place overall, two better than pyeongchang in 2018, nowhere near norway, 37 m

a home that's for sale in florida is about to make real estate history in the u.s. ide of tampa will be. >> part of the first real estate nft auction. the winning bidder will have ownership rights of the property will be stored in their crypto wallet. the block chain technology can speed up the process for the new owner by skipping the time it takes to pull tiles, transfer deeds and goes through the court system. >> this is being transferred as an llc. >> immediately to the person who wins the auction as an nft and then they immediately on the property. >> yes, i'm confused to the open houses. saturday in the auction is set for tuesday. >> if you are an amazon prime member get ready to pay more. amazon is raising its annual fee from $119 to $139. this is the first increase since 2018. it comes as amazon reports strong 4th quarter sales. also it's coming amid the news that amazon founder, jeff bezos is paying the netherlands to dismantle a historic bridge. the reason he wants is 485 million dollars. super yacht to be able to sail underneath it. the 417 foot yacht is b

in the u.s., macy's, home depot and lowe's will all report.he fed can expect to see the key metric excelled right to a fresh four decade high on friday. the price index is -- the price index jumped 6% last month. let's bring in our next guest who says there is no playbook to combat inflation and this is the largest forecasting error by central banks and wall street. joining us now is daniel siluk, managing director of kapstream capital. good to have you with us. the expectation is that the supply chain issues will resolve and we will have higher base effects on constraining inflationary pressure. what is the problem right now? daniel: thank you for having me. inflation has been one of the biggest forecasting messes by wall street economists and by central banks throughout 2021. in europe, it was eight out of 10 inflation prints were above forecast. central bankers and economists did not really plan for the wake of the fiscal stimulus. at the end of the day, there was an ongoing demand. that was the case when it came to goods throughout that po

u.s. troops here at home tonight. new developments in the tensions with russia over ukraine. the first u.s. soldiers now from fort bragg in north carolina leaving for europe to support nato allies. as u.s. officials now warn that russia could release a graphic false flag video of a staged attack, they say, actually using corpses to represent victims as an excuse to attack ukraine, according to the pentagon. here's our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell from ukraine again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the first u.s. soldiers deploying to europe from fort bragg, north carolina. among them, 1,700 paratroopers from the 82nd airborne heading to poland. they're part of 3,000 american troops being mobilized to bolster nato's eastern flank in the standoff with russia over ukraine. and a detailed warning from the biden administration today, claiming that the kremlin has plans to stage a phony incident as an excuse to invade ukraine. >> one option is the russian government, we think, is planning to stage a fake attack by ukrainian military or intelligence forces against russian s

tom, i think there are a lot of people who feel that way, although the biden administration, u.s., here at homee encouraging americans to leave, just in case something does break out. on that front, during putin's speech yesterday he said ukraine is not just a neighbor, it is inherent part of our history, culture, spiritual space. that doesn't sound like a man who wants to control eastern ukraine, that sounds like someone who wants to control the entire country, he's telling us what he wants to do. what are chances and concern are war breaking out? >> you know, what you just said, it is probably the biggest piece of misinformation that anyone who knows ukraine cannot stand to hear. the russians and the ukrainianians are completely different cultures, they are ethnically different, culturally different and just another piece of misinformation. i'm not saying, the people absorb and start repeating it. i do not believe anyone who knows ukrainians will think they and are russians are similar culturally or ethically or any other manner. this is western european country and you guys at fox will under

these areas are home to more than 70% of the u.s. population.the cdc's announcement, many businesses and governments were already lifting indoor mask mandate including target which made the move on monday and los angeles county whose mask requirement ended this morning. a day of the head of the cdc florida's governor and surgeon introduced their own covid recommendation discouraging businesses from requiring masks. >> we there has never been any evidence that this has benefited employees, there has never been any evidence that it benefited patrons to businesses. and we are not recommending it here in florida. >> other physicians dispute those claims but there is consensus among health experts that covid vaccines will remain key in preventing future outbreaks from overwhelming hospitals. >> and the american federation of teachers is praising the new cdc guidance saying it's based on science and not politics. union president randi weingarten says some teachers and students will voluntarily continue masking but they should be able to do so without

u.s. military contact inside the airport. this was all happening via cell phone messaging services like whatsapp, imessenger, and signal from their homeshe u.s. >> well, at first, we were talking about just the one family. so, it was a mother, father, and two little girls. and i started posting on social media, just asking for people's help. and then, the unthinkable happened, really, and the people in the military started reaching out to us. and when people in the military are reaching out to journalists and a marketing person, saying, "can you help us get our person out," you start to recognize that the system is flawed. and really, the way that i describe it is, we just started to run towards it, just "how can we solve this problem?" so, one family became three families in the first rescue, became 20 families on our list, you know, all the way down to became 500 people on ourist. >> sreenivasan: this ad-hoc network was one of about a dozen groups that quickly formed during the chaotic fall of kabul, all frantically trying to get afghans in danger out of the countr >> we only cld identify pictures and have your military supporters te

u.s. took home silver. has the ioc decided about those specific medals?er: the ioc says there will be no medal ceremony for that team event in which the russian olympic committee took gold. team usa took silver. those athletes will not be able to step on a podium with their friends to collect that medal. japan took the bronze. those athletes will leave these games empty-handed. the ioc has asked the international skating union to ask for an extra competitor to participate in that free skate for reasons of fairness. if valiyeva finishes in the top three, no modal ceremony will take place for that event either, not even a flower ceremony at that venue which would be exceedingly unfortunate for the skaters in that event who have worked their entire lives for this moment. >> a lot of confusion. this decision has received a lot of pushback worldwide as well. coy wire, thank you, as always. >>> the ambassador bridge, the busiest international land border crossing in north america is fully open this morning after authorities cleared out covid mandate protests wh

. >> we're back in a 54 and a home up for sale in florida is about to make real estate history here in the u.s. white home that you see here on the screen just outside tampa is going to be part of the first real estate nft auction. the winning bidder will have ownership rights to the property that will be stored in their crypto wallet. the block chain technology can speed up the process for the new owner by us basically skipping all the time it takes to pull title transfer deeds and go through the normal court system. >> this is being transferred as an llc. >> immediately to the person who wins the auction as an nft and then they immediately on the property. >> interesting this open house is set for saturday. the auction set for tuesday and we'll see where that goes for. >> we'll take a break in 55 coming up in the next hour. the person who left a forty-niners fan, daniel luna in a coma. he's been arrested. the inglewood mayor also chiming in to we're expecting a live press conference at some point in the next hour or so. expect more details to come from that in a live report. plus, parents, t

of those people do we think about it as closing that gap, as touching all of the quarter of all u.s. homeknow, rich doesn't aim small, so ithink that's probably what they want you to buy into you know, they're talking about 5% buy side share, 3% total transaction share. and look, this has always been a game of numbers with them. they have massive audience they have had unique larger than the entire housing market by a long stretch, and the concept here is just about engagement. how can they engage with those users, get monetization conversion of these users. so they talked for a long time about accessing even the seller side of the market, i think that's the interesting thing here, them exiting the i-buyer market gives them access perhaps more aggressively to go after the seller side because it was perceived by the agents that they were competing directly with the i-buyer side. so if they can unlock that and that audience engagement and monetization, which is something they talked about for years. that has to be the path. >> dan, thanks appreciate it. >> only a ato days away from football

u.s. forces inside that home along with another child several others were killed in a firefight with u.s. forces on the street outside of the home as well. according to the pentagon. during his remarks, the president, however, said care was taken to avoid the collateral killing of civilians. >>knowing that this cherished chosen surround himself with families, including children. we made a choice to pursue a special forces raid at a much greater risk than our to our own people rather than targeting him with an air strike. we made this choice to minimize civilian casualties. the pentagon also said as the raid was wrapping up, u.s. forces had to destroy one of their own helicopters. >>which initially had landed safely and then suffered a mchanical issue, rendering it useless reporting in washington. i'm trevor shirley. >>well, a new poll from the public policy institute of california finds 72% of californians say that president biden and congress will not be able to work together. the poll also found that 66% of voters think the country is heading in the wrong direction. biden's approval rati

u.s. allies. >>> here at home, new jitters on wall street. stocks plunging thursday. and now a new warning about just how high gas prices could rise. >> ike is here with the very latest. good morning. >> good morning, mona. there are growing fears that violence in eastern ukraine could provide the spike for a new war in europe. with world leaders warning that russia is now on the brink of an all-out conflict in ukraine, president biden today will host a closed door meeting with u.s. allies, including leaders of the uk, france, germany, italy, poland, and romania. also this morning, russia's foreign minister has agreed to meet with u.s. secretary of state antony blinken next week, but the state department says the meeting will only take place provided there is no further russian invasion of ukraine. on thursday, blinken described to the u.n. how the conflict could unfold. >> russia missiles and bombs will drop across ukraine. communications will be jammed. cyber attacks will shut down key ukrainian institutions. after that, russian tanks and soldiers will advance on ke

lama, thank you. >>> back here at home and to the u.s.omen's national soccer team and their landmark victory in the battle for equal pay. a groundbreaking settlement for $24 million. here's kaylee hartung. >> reporter: tonight, an historic win for the u.s. women's national soccer team. a $24 million settlement reached with the u.s. soccer federation after dozens of members of the women's national team filed a bombshell lawsuit in 2019, alleging gender discrimination, as higher pay was given to their male counterparts. >> this is just such a monumental step forward in feeling valued, feeling respected, and just mending our relationship with u.s. soccer. >> reporter: the agreement including promise that the athletes get equal pay going forward, committing $22 million to the players. the remaining $2 million going to a fund. >> the only justice coming out of this is that we know something like this is never going to happen again. >> reporter: both sides releasing a joint statement today, saying in part, "we look forward to continuing to work

u.s. who fears for her parents' safety back home.hah attacked. >>> i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." [music: sung by craig robinson] ♪ i'm a ganiac, ganiac, check my drawers ♪ [sfx: sniffs] ♪ and my clothes smell so much fresher than before ♪ try gain flings and you'll be a gainiac too! the only detergent with oxiboost and febreze. >>> our top stories this morning -- war in ukraine. sshed k and invasion from the north, south, and east. you can see bombed out buildings as russian air strikes and artillery caused explosions in various cities including kharkiv and the capital kyiv. there are reports of casualties. >>> and president biden will address the nation today about expected to impose the harshest sanctions possible against russia. mr. biden spoke with ukraine's president last night and condemned what he called an unprovoked and unjustified attack by the russian military. mr. biden is also expected to speak with g-7 leaders today on >>> well, what goes up keeps going up. rents continue to rise across the count

both here at home in the u.s. and for other countries across the globe live in washington, i'm hannah brandt. >> so hannah it at this stage and everything is the hope for diplomacy with russia still alive or not. >> well, there's definitely still hope. just not a lot of optimism. u.s. defense officials say they still want to see putin come to the table, but that that's not going to be happening unless they de-escalate first. >> hannah brandt live in washington for us with that live report. thank you. our coverage of the latest developments in this crisis will continue online. you can always find the newest information on our website. kron 4 dot com. you can also download the kron 4 mobile app to get the latest updates sent straight to your smart device. >> for your money tonight, the nation added more than 100 more than 100 new million dollar cities in 2021. and several of them are right here in the bay area, which is likely no surprise million dollars. cities have a typical home value of at least 1 million dollar

members of north carolina's ukrainian american community expressed concern, for loved ones back home. the u.s. has deployed thousands of troops to nato allies in the region, though the president has is that he will not send u.s. forces into ukraine, if russia invades. >> the state department has reposted warnings urging americans to leave ukraine immediately. at the white house, deborah, kpix5. >>> no ukraine is the south bay charity organization that supports ukraine, they are keeping a close eye on the developments there. >> what is happening in ukraine is very serious. these are historic events. no matter how tense. >> we will have continuing coverage of the tensions along the ukraine border on air and streaming on cbs news bay area through kpix.com. the crisis between russia and ukraine could drive up gas prices even further, kpix5's, jocelyn, is in san francisco where the average gas price just hit a new record. >> reporter: if you have been feeling the pain at the pump, you are not alone. >> i don't ever remember it being quite this bad. >> reporter: california hitting a record in the a

u.s. former acting home and security secretary jack wolf joins us live it a few moments. live in texas. >> good evening, border patrol fox news said here's the rio grande valley sector in the last 24 hours alone, well over 1300 migrant apprehensions. reprinting them quite busy out here. this was just after sunrise this morning. we saw agent tracking down the runners, single adult men dressed up in camouflage or dark clothing not willing to turn themselves in after the cross into the country illegally. they are looking to evade for one reason or another, maybe they think they will be sent back or a criminal record, they are not willing to give up and they have to go into the brush and arrest them. we saw the same thing yesterday. one of the biggest hotspots in the rio grande valley, another group of runners apprehended. growing up to the brush to do their job and control the lines and find these people when they deal with the family unit to do the paperwork, they are not able to. that is what the were patrol rodney scott set. >> when agents are allowed to do their job, the

u.s. homeuring money into the market turning first-time home buyers into renters gerry willis in westchester with more. >> good morning. >> that is right housing prices on fire, up 18.8% in major metro markets year-over-year. and that is the fastest gain 4 years since collecting data first-time home buyers one of these houses first-time home buyer might buy over my shoulder pink house a shade under 700,000 dollars taxes over 16,000 dollars, all attracting wall street money big companies, like blackrock kkr, jpmorgan asset management jumping in with both feet buying houses representing them out squeezing out first-time home buyers proportion of all that are first time 27%, compared to 33%, last year, one in seven homes being bought by institutional investor that is highest in two decades a big change for people out there trying to buy markets, or houses that is not only headwind interest rates on fire as well, just a shade under 4% biden built if you go only you will see in excess of 4, reason t

u.s. response. >>> impact on america. how a russian invasion in ukraine could affect us here at home. u.s.concerns about rising gas and food prices. wh y

u.s. officials here at home. >> you can't fix what you can't see so having this public awareness about these gender and race week apps within companies is really what's going to be needed to ensure that companies take proactive steps to ensure that women and people of color being paid fairly. >> plus, the new efforts from the state of california to close the pay gap among races and sexes here in the golden state. that is this is kron. 4 news at 6 o'clock this sunday. i'm jonathan mccall. justine has the night off. we start with those new developments in the ongoing russia ukraine conflict in just the past 15 minutes. the white house now says that president joe biden, he's set to meet with russian president vladimir putin on the condition that putin does not move forward with a planned invasion of ukraine. the move comes after new use u.s. intelligence claims that russia has ordered final preparations for an invasion of ukraine today. russia also reversed an earlier decision to pull tens of thousands of its troops from ukraine's northern border. vice president kamala harris, along with nato l

u.s. keep close tabs on their away, but their hearts are close to home, bracing for what comes next. is "nightline's" ashan singh. >> in manhattan, this video chat with her life-long friend ludmila in ukraine is one of the few ways to still keep her connected. >> reporter: their hometown kyiv on the edge. the prospect of war is a grim reality. >> reporter: katya emigrated to the u.s. 30 years ago during the collapse of the former soviet union. >> i never went to vote under soviet regime because it was absolutely pointless. but i started voting when ukraine became independent. and so it was so -- it was a great feeling. >> three decades in the u.s. and those memories of soviet rule still seem fresh for katya. as ukrainian independence has come under attack repeatedly since. what do you think when you hear vladimir putin? even when i say that name, i saw you made a face. >> how can i not? i never, ever for one for one minute trusted that guy, believed him, or anything even close to that. the name of kgb, there is no such thing as former kgb. >> reporter: in november 2013, thousands of

with the s&p gaining 27% last year, the value of u.s. homes increasing by 31% last year. many asking the black community to rethink how it spends >> save money to purchase the most important assets you probably will ever own your home. that, to me, is equally important. i put it right up there with arguing or campaigning for or supporting for voting rights. >> i would love to see us spend more in the stock market instead of buying the hottest new thing, buy the stock of the hottest new thing. that is something you can also pass down generation to generation >> homeownership is the biggest wealth builder and in the black community it has fallen 3% since 2000 annually, black families accumulate less wealth and save 75% less the racial gap is $11 trillion back to you. >> frank, the stats are startling and fascinating in so many ways. do business lead over leaders ht stop the trend >> some is allocating more capital. things like houses and stocks and bonds. other reasons are systemic that is why one of five black families have negative net worth. red lines in housing dispariti

u.s. this is the blue water bridge, it links a canadian city with port huron in michigan. asou can see the flow is very, very slow. all of this is particularly relevant because michigan is homeu.s. auto industry and carmakers there are facing shortages of parts. for example, general motors was forced to cancel shipments for chrysler and toyota who also say they he been affected. while that is happening on those bridges, there is also protest in the capital of ottawa. a reminder, the demonstrations began as a protest against mandatory vaccines for drivers coming back into canada from the u.s. and has turned into something more general about the government and frustration in general. some protesters have moved their demonstrations to the international airport but that appears to have calmed down. all of this is causing the canadian government to lose its patients. here is prime minister justin trudeau tweeting, blockades are endangering jobs number trade, threatening the economy and obstructing our communities. they must stop, he says. if the protest go on, there are no concerns of the impact it would have on the car industry. >> the effect is widespread, is not just the big m

u.s. athletes are bringing home 25 medals total from beijing.o during the closing ceremony, the olympic flame was extinguished, officially ending the games. >>> in less than two weeks, beijing will welcome athletes again. the paralympic games kick off march 4th. then in 2024, we'll have summer games along the seine. instead of taking place in a stadium, the opening ceremony will happen throughout paris. those games will also debut a new sport. ready for this, audrey? >> okay. >> you may medal in this. breakdancing. >> oh! >> and the next winter games will be here before we know it. the 2026 winter games going to be held in two italian cities. the official name of the competition is milano cortina. >> that's so exciting. >> now you know where it is. it's impossible to know who will be competing in 2026, but we can start to make some guesses right now. we posted an article with five athletes to look out for in milan. among them, the bay area's alysa liu. just head to nbcbayarea.com. >>> let's go ahead and take a look at our weather. it's getting c

u.s. farmers if russia invades ukraine. nikole killion continues our coverage from the white house. nikole, tell us about these alerts that have gone out here at homeeporter: nancy, the biden administration has already put u.s. companies on notice about the potential for an increase in russian cyber attacks. the administration has encouraged businesses to beef up their cyber defenses, particularly those that handle critical infrastructure, like power and water systems. it has also circulated guidance about how to identify a foreign influence operation. treasury officials recently met with the c.e.o.s of several big banks to discuss potential cyber risk. the agriculture secretary said u.s. farmers may have to stip if ukraine's exports are cut off. the the country is a global supplier of wheat, so farmers here may have to boost production. and the president has warned of the potential impact on energy prices. he said his administration is prepared to deploy various tools to provide relief at the gas pump. and he plans to work with congress on additional measures to protect consumers. nancy. >> cordes: some serious ripple effects. nikole killion, than

. >> we're back at 6.55, a home for sale in florida is about to make real estate history here in the u.s. this white home just outside tampa. it's going to be part of the first real estate nft auction. so the winning bidder will have ownership rights of the property that will be stored in their crypto wallet. the block chain technology can speed up the process for new owners by skipping time that it takes to pull titles, transfer deeds go through. the court system is basically instantaneous. so once you click cryptocurrency. yeah. and it's an nft which holds all the records on the block chain. so it's they're supposedly forever and it can't be altered. so it's a beautiful. it's interesting that some might be the wave of the future. take a listen. >> this is being transferred as an llc. >> immediately to the person who wins the auction as an nft and then they immediately on the property. >> all right. so llc in the nft and that is it's a little confusing now because it's so new. but who knows? this could be the way houses are bought and sold in the future instantly. and it's almost like y

while there are no specific or credible cyber threats to the u.s. home at this time, russia's unprovoked attack on ukraine, which has involved critical infrastructure, may impact as asians both within and beyond, particularly in the wake of sanctions imposed by our allies. every organization, large and small, must be ready to respond to this disruptive cyber activity. the cybersecurity and of infrastructure security agency, can you start with that? what is it? guest: it is a fairly new government within the department of homeland security on shoring up the cyber defenses of the nation. they work a lot with the private sector, because a lot of our infrastructure is run on -- by the private sector pay they work with their private sector share share information, share best practices, and ensure our cyber defenses and shields are up. host: so then to the warning it issued when it said it could extend this, and they want organizations, particularly in the federal government, to protect itself, at what stage is the federal government able to do that? guest: a

while there are no specific or credible cyber threats to the u.s. home at this time, russia's unprovoked attack on ukraine, which has involved critical infrastructure, may impact as asians both within and beyond, particularly in the wake of sanctions imposed by our allies. every organization, large and small, must be ready to respond to this disruptive cyber activity. the cybersecurity and of infrastructure security agency, can you start with that? what is it? guest: it is a fairly new government within the department of homeland security on shoring up the cyber defenses of the nation. they work a lot with the private sector, because a lot of our infrastructure is run on -- by the private sector pay they work with their private sector share share information, share best practices, and ensure our cyber defenses and shields are up. host: so then to the warning it issued when it said it could extend this, and they want organizations, particularly in the federal government, to protect itself, at what stage is the federal government able to do that? guest: a

we will be behind them 100% as we cheered them on from home. u.s.presentation will treat these games as business as usual in the face of the prc's agree just human rights and atrocities and we simply cannot do that. >> talking about the diplomatic boycott of the olympic games ongoing in china. some say the move does not send a strong enough message to communist china following the horrifying reports, concentration camps, mass arrests and the erosion of democratic freedoms in hong kong. the rest are protesters and the freedom of expression and activities as our wonderful athletes compete in the games. fox news contributor editor of the "washington journal". we praise and admire the athleticism of the olympic hopefuls and those competing in the spirit of athletics. but you cannot get away from communist china. the totality and regime. is the boycott stinging or doesn't it mean anything? >> probably not stinging. not too much. china would much prefer to have everyone there. george bush, president of the united states came to that as well. and they woul

back here at home, the u.s. daily case average has plunged in recent weeks. driving discussions about easing restrictions, even as deaths still rise. phil lipof has the latest for us tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the sound of frustration. across the u.s. border in canada, protests spreading. thousands of long haul truckers angry about a federal mandate requiring them to be vaccinated to cross into the united states. >> we are not in china, we are not in cuba. this is a free country. >> reporter: and here in the u.s., new daily cases are down by about 61% since the peak. covid patients receiving care at hospitals, down 45%. >> there is a metric we are trying to get to where we can finally lift those restrictions and call the pandemic endemic and learn to live with it. >> reporter: dr. alok patel understands covid fatigue, says the signs are encouraging, and the light at the end of the tunnel is closer than we might think. late spring, early spring, early summer -- what are you thinking? >> based on all the data we have right now and what the trends look like,

u.s. response. >>> impact on america. how a russian invasion in ukraine could affect us here at home. u.s. officials warning american businesses to be vigilant and the concerns about rising gas and food prices. what you can do to cut costs. >>> sentencing backlash. outrage from the family of daunte wright over a judge's decision to sentence former officer kim potter below the guidelines for their son's death. >> i am so sorry. >> daunte wright's family joins us live exclusively this morning. >>> mandate rollbacks. nearly all states announcing plans to lift indoor mask mandates in most public places. the growing calls for schools to follow and the fda's request before rolling out pfizer's vaccine to children under 5. >>> cold medals. team usa fighting brutal conditions on this final weekend of the olympic games to snag spots on the podium. plus, the u.s. team making history in pairs skating. >>> incredible journey. four military vets completing a 3,000-mile journey rowing across the atlantic. >> yes! >> why they did it and who is benefiting from their remarkable feat. >> yes! >>> good morni

members of north carolina's ukrainian american community expressed concern for loved ones back home. the u.s. has deployed thousands of troops to nato allies in the region, though the president has said he will not send u.s. forces into ukraine if russia invades. >> reporter: the state department has been reposting warnings for americans to leave ukraine immediately. ryan? >> at this point, what is left for the president to do? >> reporter: that's a good question, ryan. you would think there is not that much since we are getting so close but at this point, right now president biden has imposed sanctions on just those areas in ukraine, those two that are -- the territories that vladimir putin has said are independent. now, he does have that going on and of course, he could have more sanctions and could dangle that as a carrot for the rest of russia, but it is a small carrot and the winter window for diplomacy is closing by the minute over here. so, i wish i had a better answer, but it looks like he has just a little bit of hope left. >> thank you very much, debra alfarone reporting live in th

last january, when president biden took office, there were no at-home rapid covid test available on the u.s. market. this january we had hundreds of millions of at-home tests available. the president was able to commit to purchasing one billion new at-home tests to distribute to americans for free, and in addition, we have expanded capacity for lab-based test were than 2 million per day. this is major progress and there is no question that the significant overall testing capacity we now have is a result of the administration's actions. we recognize the role that tests play in the fight against covid and pursued all means to ramp them up dramatically, creating a new faster pathway for manufacturers to seek fda authorization. we've secured raw materials, expanded the industrial base and build inventory. to expand access, we invested in free tests in schools, pharmacies, community centers, care facilities and made rapid tests free through all private insurers, but we know that is omicron cases decline, demand for tests will wane as well. that is why we are taking an important new step. we are

home even if we don't know anyone in the region. that conflict halfway around the world could impact the price of gas in the u.s. 19 is going anywhere. we sat down one-on-one with what to keep in mind for the future of the virus. that's at nbcbayarea.com. ♪ ♪ this is amazing. we're almost ready for you. (on cellphone): don't say yes to that date yet. see you soon. ♪ ♪ come on let's go... ...push for another one! everything looks good, see you next year. see you next year, thank you. making your health a priority is real love. hologic. the science of sure. ♪♪ >>> this morning on the third hour of "today." as we prepared to say goodbye to the beijing games, team usa's women's figure skating star, sitting down with craig lookic bag at games and telling us what they are looking forward to when they get back home. and the king of khaki, steve kornacki taking ulgs inside these olympics by the numbers and telling us who has reason to be extra proud. >>> and simply marvelous. the return of the "marvelous mrs. maisel" with the show's stars. today, friday, february 18, 2022.