the judge who helped give reality tv its start, "the people's court" judge wapner. "early today" starts now. i'm francis riviera. >>> a night of glitz, glamor and emotional moments at the 89th academy awards. it's being overshadowed by a major screwup. it happened in the final moments of the ceremony when the oscar for best picture was mistakenly given to "la la land" instead of "moonlight." we're live outside the theater in hollywood with those details. jennifer, how could all this happen? >> reporter: well, it was just a mix-up of the envelope. that's what price waterhouse cooper said in a statement they just released. it was the best argument though for watching all the way to the very end. it was a twist that nobody saw coming and it's all anybody's talking about. >> "la la land." >> reporter: for several minutes it appeared a best picture win had capped a magical seven oscar night for "la la land." only it didn't. >> there's a mistake. "moonlight." you won best picture. >> reporter: during acceptance speeches show producers realized presenters faye dunaway and

jauj wapner's son said he died-- judge wapner's son said he died in his sleep, he was 97. >>> don't throw away the broken vacuum, the bay area effort to reduce the world's trash by fixing your failing appliances for free. >>> a transgender boy wins big in a girl's wrestling competition but he would rather wrestle boys, why he says it is the more fair option. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, appliances! kpix 5's maria medina shows us how it's all in an effort to reduce waste. >>> some engineer-minded volunteers want to fix your broken household appliances. kpix 5's maria shows us. >> my favorite travel pillow. >> reporter: one man's trash may be another man's treasure. >> this is just not working at all. >> reporter: lets be honest, most of the time broken down household goods are just trashed. >> we put too much stuff in it so we are filling up all the available landfills. >> reporter: peter skinner is the co-founder of the repair cafe, all volunteers who invite the community to bring in their broken items so they can try and fix them. the goal: to keep it from going to landfills. >> it has really become s

the judge who helped give reality tv its start, "the people's court" judge wapner. "early today" starts now. good to be with you on this monday morning, i'm frances rivera. >>> a night of glitz, glamor and emotional moments at the 89th academy awards. it's being overshadowed by a major screwup. it happened in the final moments of the ceremony when the oscar for best picture was mistakenly given to "la la land" instead of "moonlight." jennifer bjorklund is live outside the theater in hollywood with details this morning. that's what everybody wants to know, how could this happen? >> reporter: it's a head scratcher. we have heard, it was their screw up, they handed the wrong envel lope to warren beatie, who was very confused. a twist nobody saw coming, but it's all anyone is talking about this morning. >> "la la land." >> reporter: for several minutes it appeared a best picture win had capped a magical seven-oscar night for "la la land." only it didn't. >> there's a mistake. "moonlight." you won best picture. >> reporter: during acceptance speeches show producers reali

according to his son, wapner passed away at his home in los angeles yesterday.was on the reality t-v show for twelve years, appearing in more than two-thousand episodes. "the people's court" inspired a number of similar courtroom shows, including "judge judy" and "judge joe brown." judge wapner was also a world war two vet, who was awarded the purple heart and bronze star medals. he died of natural causes. coming up on the kron four morning news... an important recall to tell you about. why officials say these swings could injure your children. and everybody is talking about the big oscars blunder. but we're also going to show you what happened when they let random tourists mingle with the stars. and does gary think andrew bogut is a traitor? he's dead to me now. the world according to gary is in just a few minutes. staycation? no way. i need a real vay-cation. one measly week to bury my work phone in the sand while sipping some crazy concoction. is that too much to ask? hey we hear you. that's why we created aarp travel. you'll get inspired by all of the tips a

according to his son, wapner passed away at his home in los angeles yesterday.apner was on the reality t-v show for twelve years, appearing in more than two-thousand episodes. "the people's court" inspired a number of similar courtroom shows, including "judge judy" and "judge joe brown." judge wapner was also a world war two vet, who was awarded the purple heart and bronze star medals. he died of natural causes. in national news... an 8- year-old girl survives a car crash in texas only to be shot and killed moments later. jeffrey thomas says his wife and daughter were coming home around 2:00 in the morning on saturday when they were hit by another car. the driver of the car that hit them took off running. that's when another car pulled up and the woman inside pulled out a gun and started shooting. police do not have any description of the shooter or possible motive for the attack. covering california... several students at a fresno high school were taken to the hospital after eating cookies that were laced with a mixture of drugs. this happened on friday when se

wapner presided in more than 2,400 cases during the show's run. wapner was married for 70 years and had three children. >>> police now say the man who drove his car into a crowd celebrating mardi gras, new orleans was drunk. more than two dozen people were hurt. will carr has more from new orleans. >> reporter: a joint driver plows his truck into a packed crowd and joins mardi gras, new orleans. police say the driver was neilson rizzuto accused of injuring at least 28 people, 21 were rushed to area hospitals while chaos ensued the moments after the crash. authorities say there's currently no suspected link to terrorism. the local paper reporting his blood alcohol content was almost three times the legal limit. >> we send out a strong message about not drinking and driving and making smart decisions. the number of these people are being treated right now. i want to thank all the first responders. it is the point we would need to make. potential vulnerabilities that we have on bourbon street to help save that. >> reporter: witnesses recount the mome

i'm scott wapner. stocks surge. what if anything can stop this trump rally. with us, joe terranova, stephanie link, john najarian. kevvin o'leary back with us. we do begin with stocks if major averages all hitting new highs today. throw in the russell 2000 as well. there's the dow. crossing 20,700 for the first time ever. the question is should stocks be where they are given much of the president's policies have not happened yet. doc, i'll throw it to you. is there what art cashin calls a celebratory overload in the market? >> there could be, judge. there is no doubt that we've come very far very quickly. however i think it's got a lot more gas in the tank. i agree with professor shiller. he believes that we could have a substantial move higher from here. crediting the president and saying in comments today that he saw upside, considerable upside from here. maximum optimism. a number of new highs. go down the list today, 52-week highs. tiffany, conag. going in alphabetical order. two pages worth of stock s s&p today hitting 52-week highs. >> that's not a bad

wapner died in his sleep at home. he'd been hospitalized for breathing problems and was in hospice care. >>> switching gears, the new head of the democratic national committee is laying out his plans for the party as democrats try to capitalize on op decision to president trump. a new poll shows the president's approval rating hitting a record low and wendy gillette has more. >> great americans, mr. tom parlaries. >> reporter: the newly elected chairman of the democratic national committee says -- perez. >> reporter: the newly elected chairman of the democratic national committee says we need unity for the party. bernie sanders says the new chairman needs to make changes. >> the way the democratic party has been run for decades has not worked. we need a we've got to open up the party to working people, to young people. >> reporter: the party will try to seize on democrats' opposition to president trump. a new nbc news wall street journal poll shows 44% of americans approve of how president trump is doing his job, a re

. >>> one of the pioneers of reality tv judge joseph wapner has died. he preside over the people's court from 1981 to 1993. judge wapner actually served as a judge in los angeles for 20 years before he preside over his only nationally televised small claims court. he was 98 years old. >>> coming up, spending sunday in the weeds. the group of young people giving back where you live. >>> and a few showers tonight. but our longest stretch of dry weather in a while is mg could up this week. meteorologist drew tuma is up next for the accuweather forecast. >>> kurt busch led for just one lap in the daytona it's okay to cry, right? no more! we don't want anymore! [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. speeds up to 45 megs, for $30 a month. (vofights mess right.ghtweight 4-in-1 attacks three strong litter box odors, plus locks clumps tight. ... and now it's light.ery . there's a tidy cats for that. >>> all right. this is unbelievable. the oscars just made a big, big mistake. >> this is even hard to believe but they handed

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judge joseph wapner presided over the people's court for 12 years from 1981 to 1993. he is one of only two judges along with judge judy to receive a star on the hollywood walk of fame. judge wapner was 97 years old. >> coming up, the story of a transgender boy, a high school wrestler, forced to compete against girls. girls. >> quijano: a transgender high school athlete won a state championship this weekend but he ch would have preferred wrestling against boys, not girls. tony dokoupil has the story. >> reporter: mack beggs fought his way to a girl's texas high school wrestling championship on saturday. het because the new champion identifies as a boy, he was pulled unwillingly into a new fight. this one about the rights of transgender americans. >> i wouldn't be here today if it it weren't for my teammates, that's honestly what the spotlight should have been on, my teammates. >> reporter: the 17 year old high school junior is among an ontimated 1.4 million people in this country who identify as transgender. >> in beggs case his birth certificate says he is a girl tit

judge joseph wapner the first star of the reality courtroom series "the people's court" from 1981 to 1993. he appeared in almost 2500 episodes. judge wapner was 97 years old. >>> the trump administration is reportedly planning to issue an executive order aimed at helping historically black colleges and universities. many of these colleges which have played a vital role in educating african-americans are in a fight for survival now. our report from nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: amid all those abandoned buildings in atlanta is morris brown college, struggling to recover after a financial scandal, lost accreditation a decade ago. just 40 students enrolled. >> this building was built in 1860s. >> reporter: college president stanley prichard shows us where devose, an activist, worked. >> i don't see this as a disaster. i see this as an opportunity for us to be a game-changer. >> reporter: in its heyday, thousands of graduates. now an extreme example of the challenges facing america's 100 or so historically black colleges and universities. nine now celebrating 150-year anniversaries. iconi

he paved the way for similar courtroom shows including judge judy, judge joe brown, wapner was the seven. >> pat gallen hitting the hard wood with the famous harlem globetrotters coming up in just a few minute. >> also, oscars, no, not the lauren bathe i mishap. where these people are. jim, got to tell you. >>> i got to tell you, the la la land moonlight flub wasn't the only, had no idea they were about to stumble into the oscars. >> three, two, one! >> cameras followed the stunned guests who actually thought they were attending a exhibit on oscar's gowns, right there, at the front of the stage, impromptu wedding officiated by none other than danzel washington. >> july 18th. >> who is your favorite actor? >> that man right there. >> danzel? >> yes. >> danzel? would you be the best man at their wedding? >> i now pronounce you husband and wife. kiss the bride. >> wow, a day they'll never forget. their wedding gift a pair of sun glass frost jennifer aniston, inviting the lucky tourists to touch ali's brand new oscar. what a night. >> and jim had i one more surprise for the oscars, yes, i wo

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wapner died at home in his sleep. he'd been hospitalized for breathing problems and he was in hospice care. >>> in fairfax county a group of young people spent their sunday afternoon swimming dozens of laps to raise money to help others. wusa9's evan koslof has that story. >> reporter: these kids are diving right in in the fight stroke by stroke, lap by lap they aren't only getting a workout, but they're raising money. >> i swam 150, so that's 300 just for me. >> my sister and i raised 1 now and every year we've gone more. >> i swam 100 laps. per happen i have about $20. >> reporter: -- per lap i have about $20. >> reporter: in the past six years they've raked in more than $100,000 and this year they added another $27,000 for the marathon. >> when you're swimming and raising money that's not for you, for your team, it's for someone else. >> i think the real younger kids think of it as oh, i'm going to swim a lot today, but as you grow older, you definitely learn what an impact it has on the community. >> reporter: the

judge joseph wapner the star of "the people's court." 2500 episodes. judge wapner was 97 years old. >>> the trump administration is planning to issue an executive order aimed at helping historically black colleges and universities, who are in a fight for survival now. a report from nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: amidall those abandoned buildings in atlanta is morris brown college, struggling to recover after a financial scandal, lost accreditation a decade ago. just 40 students enrolled. >> this building was built in 1860s. >> reporter: college president shows us where activist work. >> i don't see this as a disaster. i see this as an opportunity for us to be a game-changer. >> reporter: in its heyday, thousands of grads.ua now an extreme example of the challenges facing america's 100 or so historically black colleges and universities. 150-year anniversaries. iconic grads from oprah winfrey to martin luther king. most are little known. bluefield state. with many academically and financially disadvantaged students. yet still ladders to the middle class.

wapner presided over more than 2,400 cases during the show's run. he is survived by his wife 0670 years and three children. >>> okay, the weekend is wrapping up. for the most part the weather was pretty nice out there. mark tamayo is in to tell us how things are shaping up for the workweek. >> yes, a system that could generate some heavy rain here in the bay area. thankfully for most of the weekend, it has been dry with a few scattered showers popping up this afternoon and evening hours. for the rest of the week they will get ready. the change you're waiting for is approaching. we do have showers and some snow showers up to the north coming down to around 3,000 feet. also out towards the sierra they have a winter weather advisory in place where they could possibly get three to six inches of snowfall. that advisory in place until 4:00 a.m. monday. here you can't see some of the coverage out there with the rain showers and the snow showers. we're talking about some quickly passing showers across the region earlier in this afternoon about one to two ho

i'm scott wapner. our top trade this hour return of the activists.hy carl icahn, nelson peltz and others are suddenly swarming again and what it means for investors and your money. with us for the hour today joe terranova, steve wise, brothers najarian. we begin with the markets and why big name investors are back and battling with the country's biggest companies if latest example, carl icahn's reported new stake in bristol-myers. meg is starting us off with the late sgles bristol-myers has been seen as vulnerable to potential activism of even takeover. you basically pinpoint the day this started if you look at it stock price over the last year. look back to august. it had clinical trial results around august 5th that were very disappointing to the street on big lung cancer drug that investors saw as putting it as a slight disadvantage to competitor merck in the space. so carl icahn reportedly taking this stake, reported by the "wall street journal" yesterday. and jana partners wrung so new directors out of bristol-myers yesterday and $2 billion buyb

. >>> and judge wapner has also died, the star of "the people's court," at the age of 97. 12 years on television on the bench inspired decades of other courtroom shows. joseph wapner was an actual california judge before presiding over "the people's court" where he decided real small claims cases. >>> a former nhl tough guy is hit with a suspension after allegedly punching a teenager during a youth hockey game. andrew peters is a coach with the buffalo junior sabres 15 and under team. now, video appears to show peters grabbing an opposing player during an altercation. this is over the weekend. police are still investigating all of this. now, peters played with buffalo and new jersey in his six-year career. >>> up next in "the pulse," we get more from hollywood and that epic mistake from the oscars. how twitter went into meltdown with plenty of memes. >>> and they were on a bus tour of hollywood, and then suddenly they were literally in the middle of hollywood seemingly stunned. we will show you this amazing prank. i just switched to geico. what took you so long? i know, i

i'm scott wapner. our top trade in terms of the market today is apple but it is sort of impossible to ignore the events that are taking place over the last 24 lohours. certainly the many days in the nation's capital. apple for its part had a strong quarter. the stock is trading at its highest level in more than a year. we wonder whether it's too late to get in or not but, you know, it's sort of impossible to do a segue off of that to straight up apple. since i have kevin o'leary and the crew here with me, carrie fire seen, jon najarian, josh brown. a comment, kevin, if you would what you've witnessed taking place in the last several days in the context of the rally where earnings for us remain front and center and apple is clearly the lead story today but as we have one eye on apple and the stock market we have no choice but to have one on 1600 pennsylvania avenue as well. >> so i'm going to take a swipe at this from the context of the tech sector. we started with apple. let's not talk about a the stoc

i'm scott wapner. we begin this hour with a cnbc exclusive. under armour founder and ceo kevin plank, his stock under fire since earnings disappointed. mr. plank joining me here at the new york stock exchange on what lies ahead for his company. kevin, it's good to see you again. >> great to see you, scott. >> this is the second quarter in a row that we've sat together following a big slide in your stock and investors seem to be questioning where your growth is going. >> yeah. >> what's happening? >> first of all, i think we need to control the narrative a bit. when people refer to the last earnings call we were for q3, plus 22 on the top line and plus 23 on the bottom line. we narrative we taught about is where we saw operating income. fourth quarter, great back to school. we felt good. what we've learned though and i think what we've seen is this business is much more. we have a growth company. current outlook has double digit plus growth which is close to industry in sector leading amongst the leaders there. our business is so young, our bus

i'm scott wapner. our top trade this hour return of the activists.ers are suddenly swarming again and what it means for investors and your money. with us for the hour today joe terranova, steve wise, brothers najarian. we begin with the markets and why big name investors are back and battling with the country's biggest companies if latest example, carl icahn's reported new

welcome to "the halftime report," i'm scott wapner. our top trade this hour, ready to run or run out of gas. the key question for investors as the major average set new highs today. how long can this rally really last? with us, joe terranova, steve weise, josh brown, pete najarian. we will get to the markets in a minute. first to eamon javers at the white house where the president has called that impromptu news conference, we're about 30 minutes from now. eamon, what should we expect to hear today? >> nbc news has kmplt that the protected's second pick is alexander acosta, the dean at the florida international university law school. he was also an assistant attorney general under george w. bush. we'll hear more about that, the president without naming his candidate earlier in a meeting with members of congress, said that he is a great man, he's excited about this pick. so we'll wait and see what happens there. but to give you a sense of just how quickly this press conference has been arranged, i want to talk to some of the press aides

judge wapner, joseph wapner presides over the "people's court" for the show's first 12 years.e received a star on the hollywood walk of fame. he died at his home of natural causes according to his family. he was 98 years old. -- 97 years old. >>> and if there have not been enough problems in the east bay, an earthquake, 3.7 magnitude quake centered near gilroy. the epicenter is near this dam. the santa clara valley water authority went out to inspect the dam and said everything looked okay. we spoke to people in gilroy about the unexpected jolt. >> very strong, just for a couple seconds. it was pretty crazy. i was asleep on the bed and watching some videos on youtube. and all of a sudden just felt the bed shake all crazy. >> no one reported any injuries or damage after that quake. and the repair job at the oroville dam begins this week. the department of water resources plans on cutting the outflow from the reservoir. that process will last most of the day. without that water flow, workers will be able to attack the debris pile at the base of the spillway and get to work on th

i'm scott wapner. we begin this hour with a cnbc exclusive.our founder and ceo kevin plank, his stock under fire since earnings disappointed. mr. plank joining me here at the new york stock exchange on what lies ahead for his company. kevin, it's good to see you again. >> great to see you, scott. >> this is the second quarter in a row that we've sat together following a big slide in your st

i'm scott wapner. top trade this hour, stocks and the speech.ht could be the moment of truth for the trump rally. with us for the hour today joe terranova, stephanie link, josh brown, jon najarian and pete najarian from minneapolis. expectations that president trump's agenda including tax cuts and big spending on infrom structure ll

i'm scott wapner. why some on wall street are growing more negative on the president's agenda. what it could mean for the markets and your money. also on set with us is jim cramer, host of "mad money." i go to you first. is it nervous time or not to worry time? >> look, i'm still focused on earnings and i've got to tell you, we may want to stay focused on washington. i see companies like mcdonald's, everybody hates it, stocks now up three. ibm reports a quarter. everyone says forget that. stock then has a very big run. domino's reports -- forget domino's. it's done. moves up. we see these tech companies come back. nvidia was at 117 when the year ended. then it gets slammed down to 102 and now it's all the way back. these are not necessarily stocks associated with trump. so, yes, if you have certain companies that you think were just -- you really wanted them to do well because you thought that more people would go out to dinner, shop. inflation. >> you think there's too much emphasis on the president? >> it's easy. such ab easy thing to do. >> rather than earnings? >> who wants

joseph wapner. he received a show on the walk of fame. he died at home this morning of natural causes according to his family. he was 97 years old. >>> driver in houston is safe after driving this car off a parking garage and onto a business beh it was taken to the hospital. everything is going to be okay. >> that is amazing. very lucky driver there. >> we have a look at what's coming up in sports. hi. >> hi. the warriors are headed to the east coast. they have a really long grueling road trip ahead. the question is, will they have durant tomorrow night? we have an update coming up next in sports. kelli on cam lastight thwarriors came and they beat a nets team witho with a bruised hand.. although our insider monte ple expects kd to play. take vo and it e beginni of a >>> our insider does expect k.d. to play. they will play seven of the next eight games on the road so they are going to log a lot of miles. it is doing no favors. >> we want to get off to a good start because of how it stechs the first part of the road trip and how many miles

judge wapner was 97 years old. >> i love judge wapner.ast night's oscars. janet patterson, an australian costume designer was remembered but they showed a photo of jan chapman chapman. >> they have some explaining to do. >>> a boy won in his championship. mack beggs is a boy who identified as a girl taking testosterone. he preferred to wrestle against the boys but gender is determined by what's on your birth certificate. >>> busch was among the drivers who avoided two major crashes that eliminated much of the field. three other drivers ran out of gas. busch took the lead in the race's final lap. >>> o.j. simpson may be row leased from prison thn year. that's just days before simpson's 70s birthdth birthday. he would have served nine years for changes. the experts believe the board will vote to release him based on good behavior. >>> and "the wall street journal" reports that hasbro will start making play-doh in the united states again late next year. the toy maker made the decision because of rising demand for the colorful clay. they say

. >>> i'm scott wapner. on "the halftime report" from right here at the new york stock exchange, is apple back? the stock is soaring today. should you buy it or has the opportunity now passed? plus, will facebook be the next to report blockbuster earnings today? and will it send the stock higher? top-rated analyst mark mahaney will join us. and the financial names kevin o'leary says you must sell right now if you own them. "the halftime report" starts behind me at post 9 in about 20 minutes. kayla, see you then. >> scott wapner in the house. see you soon. >>> meanwhile, president trump and the white house making waves with a series of controversial executive orders. markets remaining volatile as investors digest how the administration will institute some pro business policies that appear to be shelved for now. joining us on the cnbc news line, shawn matthews is the ceo of cantor fitzgerald. shawn, you told us in december you wanted to see what congress did when it came back in session, but so far, the big fi

judge joseph wapner presided over the people's court for 12 years from 1981 to 1993. he's one of only two judges, along with judge judy, to receive a star on the hollywood walk of fame. judge wapner was 97 years old. >>> coming up, the story of a transgender boy, a high school wrestler forced to compete against girls. just head & shoulders? (gasp) i thought it was just for, like, dandruff new head & shoulders. cleans, protects and moisturizes to... ...get up to 100% flake-free and unbelievably beautiful hair it's not head & shoulders, it's the new head & shoulders ♪ [joy bauer] two thirds of americans have digestive issues. i'm joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. but many probiotics do not survive your stomach's harsh environment. digestive advantage is different. its natural protein shell is tougher than your stomach's harsh environment, so it surivies a hundred times better than the leading probiotic, to get where you need it most. get the digestive advantage, and enjoy living well. makewith instant moisture utes from k-y ultragel. hey

i'm scott wapner. why some on wall street are growing more negative on the president's agenda. it could mean for the markets and your money. also on set with us is jim cramer, host of "mad money." i go to you first. is it nervous time or not to worry time? >> look, i'm still focused on earnings and i've got to tell you, we may

judge wapner 97 years old. watched him after school he would come on. i spoke to him several years after he retired from peoples court. he was so thrilled he had a chance to expand the knowledge of the courtroom, you know, to millions of people. >> that is true, reaching through tv. >> 6:12. big mistake stole headlines at last night's oscars but they were other big moments as well we will show them too see memorable performance to open up the show and some of the jim i kimmel's digs at donald trump. >>> congress and president what is expected when president trump address is a joint session for the first time, as command inner chief. giving people options based on their budget is pretty edgy... kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. >>> we're all ready seeing our sunrise. it looks like a beautiful start to the take but don't let that sunshine deceive you. it will be a chilly, start but a milder finish. now yesterday if you went outside at all it was windy and cold. we had a high temperature of 1 degree below, a

judge wapner died yesterday. he served in los angeles superior kourtd. he was 97 years old. >>> a spillway at a troubled california dam will shut down, and have and dal lichl at another jewish cemetery. those are some of the headlines on the "morning news" stand. the philadelph"the philadelphia reports there was damage to over 100 headstones. it follows a similar incident in st. louis, missouri. governor tom wolf calls it a cowardly attack. >>> at an emergency meeting last week spicer inspected the phones of his west wing staff. he also warned communications staff against using an encrypted messaging app. >>> npr will appear in court. the law stopped predators approaching children online. civil rights activists say former sex ak offenders still h a right to free speech. a teenaged driver plunged off the top floor and onto the roof of a shopping center sunday. his car landed upside town and passed partway through the building and he reportedly walked away the accident with only minor injuries. >> and the "sacramento bee" has the latest on the dam. they wi

. ♪ >>> i'm scott wapner.n "the halftime report," the dow, s&p and nasdaq all hitting record highs after president trump says we'll see a tax plan within a few weeks. will that be enough to take stocks to the next level? >>> plus, twitter battle. wall street's biggest bull, biggest bear both here to make their cases on that stock today. >>> and after last night's garden fight, we are holding court on msg stock. one of our traders says it's a value play, but there's just one thing preventing him from buying it. find out what that is, noon eastern on "the halftime report," sara. quite a scene last night at the garden. >> oh, yeah. we've seen that video. scott, thank you. we'll see you then. >>> let's get over to the cme group, rick santelli with "the santelli exchange," as bond yields and the dollar make a move up here, rick. >> they absolutely do! and that's exactly what we're going to talk about. and as we talk, i want you to look at intraday of our 10-year, really it's a 24-hour chart of the bunds. now, grant

the original tv court judge, judge joseph wapner, you know judge wapner of "the people's court" passedway at 97 years old. >>> the father of the navy s.e.a.l. that was killed in late january during a raid in yemen that left as many as 29 civilians dead. his father, bill owens is telling the miami herald, not only did he refuse a meeting with the president, but he wants an investigation into the first counter terrorist operation approved by president trump. hans, walk me through what happened here. usually after a combat death, there is an investigation. how unusual is it for a family member of a fallen soldier, just weeks after, to call for one? >> somewhat unusual but it's because of the unusual nature of this. it's in yemen. there's that aspect of it. typically, there's a 15-6, a formal investigation when a u.s. service member dies that is handled at the pentagon level and then those, that information is briefed up the chain of command, go to the secretary of defense and ultimately informed to congress who has questions about this investigation. one quick thing on the timing, though,

fiamps ne rhe ou♪ >>> i'm scott wapner.port," with stocks soaring, a market watcher says dow 30,000 could be the next stop. plus, several big names popping and dropping this hour after earnings. our traders take their positions on amazon, amgen, visa, chipotle, visa and fireeye. and macy's is soaring today on a buyout report. we'll ask dana telsey if the reports are real and what it means for your money if you're in the retail space. "halftime report" starts at noon. of course, we're expecting sorkin to have some ceo interviews as well. see you in a bit. >> busy day, scott. thanks. >>> let's get to the cme group in the meantime, check in with rick for "the santelli exchange." hey, rick. >> good morning, carl, and thank you. of course, we know the january employment report really was a split decision on many levels. if you looked at private payrolls, nonfarm headline payrolls, they weren't bad, but i think the two big issues were that we're bringing more workers into the labor force. the labor participation rate went up. the

. >>> i'm scott wapner. halftime report" from the new york stock exchange, with apple closing in on an all-time high, one of our traders who's been dead set against the stock starts to change his mind. plus, analyst rich greenfield says it's time to give twitter another chance. he's going to be with us live. and a value investor with an incredible track record is here as well. "halftime report," noon eastern. see you in a few. >> good to have you in the house again, scott. thank you very much. let's get to rick santelli earlier than usual for "the santelli exchange." hey, rick. >> oh, early, late, it's all fine with me. let's see, what do we want to talk about? i know what we can talk about today, one of the big threads as of late, very late, is the notion, can stocks survive -- and survive meaning to the up side -- when rates are moving lower, and can they survive supermodels? i'm not talking about the type of supermodel, of course, that's married to the quarterback that won the super bowl. i'm talking more

judge wapner was hoptsized a week ago and was under hospice care and known as the no nonsense judge inthe "people's court," a real a judge, spending 20 years on the bench in los angeles. he was 97. >>> president trump's job approval rating stands at just 44%, and that's a record low for a newly inaugurated president. this information is from the latest nbc news "wall street journal" poll finding that also 48% of americans disapprove of the job he's doing. half said early challenges suggest systematic problems within his administration. the poll has a margin error of 3.1%. and meanwhile, the day, the officials said the president has no plans to cut social security or ca >>> a marine from fort mead died after a hit-and-run crash friday night. james waldon was riding his motorcycle when witnesses say a bmw crossed the center line hitting him. when police got to the scene, the driver of the bmw took off. they found him hiding nearby. charges pending. >>> news 4 told you about i.c.e. arresting latino men who just left a church shelter in fairfax county this month. after our story aired, vir

welcome to "halftime report" i'm scott wapner.e begin with the markets and whether the trump rally is at risk from rising global tensions to uncertainty over the fed's next move. a lot for investors to consider today. with us for the hour, joe terranova, jim labor en that will. also, paul richards, the president of medley global advisers. so doc, you tell me. i'm just wondering if investors are complacent, too much so, to some of the risks that seem to be out there. look at the vix at 11. >> yep. >> the vix is at 11. yesterday somebody came into the s&p 500 pit in the last hour of trading, and bought a whole bunch of protection that expires monday next week. these are s&p 500 puts at the 2250 strike. they have already lost a pile of money on that trade. put up $4 million, lost 5 or $600,000. so the big money is still protecting. is not complacent. they have been doing similar things in the vix pit. putting on protection ahead of the jobs report. and/or whatever might be tweeted or happen over the weekend. with the interview, for i

. >>> i'm scott wapner.halftime report," we're expecting breaking news from president trump in the next hour. he says he's announcing his new pick for secretary of labor. the media may have a chance to ask questions. we are there live. >>> plus, we are talking live with a top market-watcher at jpmorgan who says the rally at wall street is about to accelerate. >>> and if you missed apple's run, can you find better opportunities in the supply chain? we'll discuss. "halftime" starts at 12:00 eastern. carl, see you in ten. >> sounds good, scott, thanks. >>> marriott reporting a surge in earnings last quarter credited to the acquisition of starwood hotel and resorts worldwide. the stock hits an all-time high today since the spinoff in '93. susan li is with arne sorenson for an interview. >> arne, good to see you today. beat on the top and bottom line and forecasting hotel revenue at maybe flat to 2% for 2017, but you said that you've noticed some positive trends to kick off the year. well, that's right. obviously

i'm scott wapner. top trade this hour, apple's all-time high.hares getting close to that major milestone. one recent critic of the company may be about to buy the stock. with us for the hour today, stevenwise, josh brown, jon najarian. let's get with apple. let's go right to the sound. i want you to hear this and then talk about it on the other side. >> it's a hardware company. and -- >> you just said it's a services company now. >> it's not. money comes from hardware. >> yes, it is. now they're talking about funding original content. netflix. so they've been late to the party on everything. where have they innovated aside from when they came out oh. >> why do they have to come out with somebody first as long as they're doing it better. >> who says they're doing it better? >> well, well, well. steve weiss, did you buy a little apple today? >> i did. i'm not going to tell you the physical circumstances upon which i bout it but you though them. here's -- >> thank god. >> yeah. here's why i bought it. i was a little bored this morning. i said what

welcome to "the halftime report" i'm scott wapner. more mile stoejs for the major average as with all time highs. with us for hot you are, jim lab lebenthal and steve weise. we have josh brown -- yeah, josh and joe terranova, our snow wimps. are you guys there? >> yes. >> you guys all probably huddled up by the fire in your pjs. i'm going to start with the guys who made the effort to come in today. like the rest of us. steve weise, major averages all record-highs. goldman, nike, cat, chevron, jp, having the most impact today. >> president trump came out, talked about that we'll have a tax plan in two or three weeks. that will be good to see. and here's what you have to say about president trump. he's lived up to everything he has said. i think there's been a major turn in that he could have gone after the chinese, but he didn't. so he sent a letter, and so then that gives, i would say, some respect for in terms of how he's dealt with his counterparts. >> you think that's in part for the gain today, along with his comment he's going to

i'm scott wapner. top trade this hour. markets big moent. stocks up 3% in february.ith the dow setting a record close for the tenth straight day. longest streak since 1987. so why then is one of our experts saying a correction could be in the cards as early as next week? with us for the hour today stephanie link, jim lebenthal and the brothers najarian and kate morris at blackrock. let's begin with stocks. they are pulling back today. prediction of what might happen next. i don't know, doc, you're the one who thinks that you could get a correction. you've been bullish. >> i am bullish. >> you think we could get a correction next week. >> i think there are two catalysts. one, the president's speech before congress. that's the 28th, folks. >> tuesday. >> that will be in the evening. tuesday, in the evening. in other words, really the trading begins of course the first of march for that. i know there's after-hours trading of the s&p in particular at that time. but, what you had today was the president at cpac of course, judge. he threw the red meat out there. the audien

i'm scott wapner. top trade this hour, going dp long, why warren buffett told cnbc he is sticking with stocks even after the post-election surge. >> stocks versus bonds right now is not close. now, bond yields can change a lot. if bonds go to 15% i may be recommending bonds. measure it against interest rates stocks actually are on the cheap side compared to historic valuations. >> we're going to kick that around with joe terranova, steve weiss, josh brown, jon najarian around and er and erin brown. first, new at noon today. another famed money manager weighing in on the side of the stocks today. apple loses david teper telling me exclusion ily today he's long stocks, short bonds. tepp posing the question to me like this. could be there's too loose monetary policies still around the globe. it suggests it's affecting the bond market more than stocks. weiss, i'll let you weigh in on that first. let's take the tepper commentary first and meld that with what buffett is saying as well. >> they're both saying

i'm scott wapner.me report," mark cuban joins us after sparring with the president on twitter. what does the investor think about the president's first month and the market's reaction? >>> and is mondelez out of the running as a kraft heinz takeover target? and missing the trump ralrally,e they the next to take off? plus, is he now changing his tune on the market? noon eastern "halftime report." it starts then. sa sara, see you in about 15. >> sounds like a good one, scott. thank you. >>> let's get to the cme group, rick santelli with "the santelli exchange," as always. rick? >> good morning, sara. you know, sometimes the smallest things could keep you off the scent of a really good trade, okay? there are several, actually, i can think of off the top of my head -- politics. politics is definitely going to keep you off the scent. sometimes emotions keep you off the scent. you know, i remember when i used to trade. if i had a loser, i could go have lunch, do whatever, because i didn't want to get out, be