the ceo of underarmour is responding to criticism including steph curry after he called president trump an asset to the country. in an open letter published in today's baltimore sun kevin plank wrote that his choice of words at an interview did not accurately reflect my intent. he wrote that his company opposing the trump travel ban. several entertainers and athletes sponsored by underarmour including steph curry took exception to plank's comments. curry responded to the asset remark saying i agree with that description if you remove the "e-t" from "asset." >> we'll keep an eye on that breaking news in san francisco where multiple buildings have been evacuated. >>> i'm michael finney. ask finney is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on twitter. post them with #askfinney. oonchts the clouds are getting thicker as the rain is getting closer. tomorrow's the day we'll play something besides video games. every day is a gift. especially for people with heart failure. but today there's entresto... a breakthrough medicine that can help make more tomorrows possible. tomorrow, i want to

disagreed with the company's ceo that said that president trump is an asset to the united states, underarmouro try to distance the company's brand from the ceo's political debuts saying we engage in policy and not politics and life experiences and opinions. this is the core of our company. >> dewayne johnson partnered with under armour and posted quote his words were devicive and lacking in perspective. debate is healthy but in widespread disagreement so is loyalty. >> ucla oregon game and a cheerleader falls and crashes to the court and the guy carrying her falls and body slams her to the court she said i'm done with you picking me up. she walked off the court under her own power. it's good to know that she is okay. >> i hope she carried him off the court after that. >> wow. i'm glad she is okay. that's sot scary video. thank you very much. >> i could tell she was going to be okay from the way she took the fall. >> they are athletic. >> from a extremely contentious and we explore that next. when heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches

how about underarmour? if those ceos would step up, i think that might give rest of the market a little more confident in what the direction of the stocks is. >> to be fair -- >> we know it is 12 million shares of this. that's a commitment. >> the staying in places where it has gotten better and better. if you think about freeport and steel companies, you've had supply issues change dramatically. you've had the comer environment get a lot better. with free port, they've gotten a lot better. in india, they're under a little pressure. at 270 on comer, this is a $23. it could be slig higher and i think copper is undervalued and of all the metal, it has the most supply disruption. so steel and copper. stay many those trades. >> february 11. it did not look good for a number of those companies. today at $34. a couple upgrades over the last couple weeks since reported on january 31st. i get it. it seems like the deep end of the pool but tim has talked about this. you get a little tweak in pricing. and they can go

. >> do you have any quick thoughts on underarmour?> i think -- look, we are a case of the apparel sector, everybody loved the tail winds in the sector a year ago. i don't think those changed dramatically. kevin plank articulated a company hungry to get back to both cost control and not growing too fast. i don't think you have to do a lot here and executive changes. i would be cautious in the short run but a great company. >> all right. folks, thank you. >> thank you. >> appreciate you being with us. >>> general motors, a big loser on the day. shares down more than 5%. earnings bet estimates but concerns of a border tax and disappointing sales overseas spooking investors. mike ward is an auto analyst with a buy rating on general motors. mike, was this report as bad as the stock market seems to be painting it? >> no. no way. when you look at it from a financial standpoint, gm delivered what they needed to do. record results in 2016. ended 11 billion on the net cash. their pension liabilities came down. so i think from all aspects of it,

. >> dwayne johnson is taking issue with underarmour's ceo kevin plank.ement on social media, dwayne johnson calls plank's words divisive and lacking perspective. a professional ballerini misty copeland wrote that she strongly disagrees with kevin plank's comments. she was so concerned she spoke to him directly. an nba star stephen curry was among the first to criticize the ceo. all three still represent the company. >>> 25 local high school students who play hockey will get to go to west chester university for free. yeah, it's all thanks to the ed schneider youth foundation. students are eligible if they learn to play hockey through the foundation. that is fantastic. >>> back to our weather now after this wild week. now we're hearing something about a wintry mix over part of the weekend? >> yeah, the normal areas and the areas that already have some snow, like the lehigh valley, still a fair amount of snow on the ground and only 28 degrees. they could see a little bit of that. we're talking about on sunday. 32 in philadelphia. that would just be rain. so

. >> and when underarmour ceo praising him as an asset to the country.ry said i agree if you remove the e-t from as set. this iconic image from the olympics in mexico city, raising their fists to support civil rights. and just last season san francisco 49ers quarterback kaepernick refusing to stand for the national anthem in the name of racial injustice. now other athletes standing up to challenge the white house. >> thank you. all right. still ahead, there is a race against time to save dozens of whales stranded on a new zealand beach. hundreds have already died. we have the latest on the rescue effort ahead. be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before trea

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