we're talking about william webster. he writes in a letter to senators that will be considering the nomination that the close relationship between donald trump and kash patel has his who is his pick to run. the fbi raises serious concerns. he also writes that tulsi gabbard has a profound lack of experience for the director of national intelligence post. webster served under presidents carter, reagan, and george h.w. bush. katelyn polantz out out front for us now in washington with much more on this. and caitlin, what else does he say in this letter? >> well, kate, william webster is one of the most esteemed people in law enforcement and national security in american history. and he is saying he is deeply concerned about these two choices of donald trump kash patel to lead the fbi and tulsi gabbard to be his choice to be the top spy. the director of national intelligence. webster says he's concerned about the impartiality of the people in these roles. he reminds senators in a letter on thursday that whenever he was servin

>> you know, i think it is really important to think about how william webster comes from a differentce department independence. he is chosen by president carter right after watergate, and watergate, of course, is this moment in american history in politics in which the independence of the justice department is directly threatened by president nixon. and afterwards, congress enacts a series of reforms, one of them is that the head of the fbi is going to have a 10 year term and that is going to insulate him or her, in some ways, from presidential politics. so, you had webster serve under carter, and then under ronald reagan, and reagan is the one who actually picked him to become the head of the cia. donald trump has a fundamentally different view of how the president should be responding and controlling these offices. he wants to take that direct control of the fbi, put his own person in, kash patel, even though the current fbi director's term is not over. so, what i think webster is saying here, this is a real break from the way we have thought about the independence of the justice d

you are recognized for five minutes. >> good morning, chairman webster. distinguished members of the sub committee. i am pleased to be here to highlight the coast guard's continued investment. the u.s. arctic in the polar regions. the coast guard is working hard to meet needs in the polar regions. the service remains a unique instrument of national powers supporting national security and strategic objectives around the globe. i am focused on delivering solutions that equip our people with assets, tools and support to protect u.s. presidents mission capability in the high latitudes. the polar regions are experiencing ever-increasing rate of change. in acquiring asset systems and infrastructure to enable operations in some of the harshest and most remote environments on the earth. all of the strong supportive subcommittee the services prioritizing significant acquisitions and modernization programs to meet national demands. i am clear about the challenges that we face from recapitalizing the fleet of icebreakers. put simply, polar icebreakers are the founda

according to merriam-webster, the designation goes to polarization. the nation's oldest dictionary publisher defines the word as division into two sharply distinct opposites. the company's editor at large says politically, polarization means we are tending toward the extremes rather than toward the center. rounding out merriam-webster's top words of 2024, demure fortnight and totality. >> and let's hope in 2025, it's the word unity or something similar. >> i wouldn't hold your breath. >> coming up, the big night for taylor swift. after two years and more than 150 concerts, how the superstar just closed the book on her eras tour. after shattering record after record. >> and later, the one thing taylor swift may not be able to do. but this dolphin can. you're watching world shake it off and shake it off. never miss a beat i'm lightning on my feet. and that's what they see. me. >> she didn't miss a beat. and there's no question that last night taylor swift was lightning on her feet. oh, yeah. >> after two years, almost two years. taylor swift closed out

if i've done so many stories about how woke the merriam-webster dictionary has become.ps could very well be innocent when it comes to this, they're just copy and pasting the words and sending it to the kids. i remember when they changed the definition of peal in the dick their -- female, the definition of woke, they turned it into a positive thing. there's an interest take there. la. [laughter] unique one. kevin: this is that. carley: if you have a child who is gown of course -- going to be competing in this, consider yourself lucky, because your kid is very smart. >>> new overnight, the scene parliament voted to impeach their president. the motion to impeach was passed in 204-85 floor votes. thousands of south koreans gathered outside the national assembly ecoto celebrate the news -- to celebrate the news. south korea's president must hand power over to the country's prime minister while courts review the impeachment vote. >>> accused killer luigi man johnny -- mangione could be extra dieted to new york as early as tuesday. we're learning that veteran form former prose

merriam-webster, that's the dictionary people and announced word of the year.. what's the word? >> good morning. the word is polarization. that was the word of the year. merriam-webster defines as division into two, sharply distinct opposite and that word stood out online in the look up data and don't need a physical dictionary and look online with it being an election year and webster said it was searched a lot and used on television a lot. there was other words that made the top of the list that were also related to politics. democracy was a top word and so was pander. pander searches grew in settlement september after harris was accused of pandering to different groups and word weird picked up traction in july after tim walz started aiming that insult at vance and it didn't work very well. ilission got a spot on the list and collision could be both things and illision is ship into stationary and popped up because of the baltimore scott francis key bridge collapse. stuart: i did not know that . >> use that for trivia and i'll get it correct. stuart: it's wher

i am ashley webster in for stuart varney. we begin with jimmy carter the 39th president of the united states who passed away at the age of 100 from his humble beginnings in rural georgia to his groundbreaking work in human rights we will look at carter's legacy and how it stretches far beyond the holes of the white house. meantime a new report revealing that president biden still regrets his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, sources close to the presidency he believes he had a strong chance of defeating former president trump had he chosen to stay in the race. we will be sure to get into that. to the markets there is a sea of red on the features as we enter the final trading week of 2024. the gala 459 points. the s&p down one of the quarter percent and the nasdaq down 1.5%. thus take a look at the ten year yield earlier in the premarket moving lower that is the case down to 4.5x% well below the 4.6 level. meanwhile the two year treasury yield also moving lower at four-point to 7% down 5.6 basis points. wha

william webster is warning senators about trump's choice to lead the fbi and his pick for director ofational intelligence. cnn's katelyn polantz has more isabel anambra, the only person that has ever led both the cia and the fbi, is issuing a warning now to people on capitol hill that are looking at the potential nominees for donald trump, specifically, donald trump's pick to lead the fbi. >> kash patel and his pick to be the director of national intelligence. >> former congresswoman tulsi gabbard. >> now this man, william webster, he was in charge of the fbi and the cia for a 13 year stretch in total, under several different presidents. >> president carter, president reagan, president george h.w. bush. and he's one of the most esteemed people to ever be in charge of intelligence in this country. and what he did this week is that he sent a letter to senators saying that he was deeply concerned about these two choices to be nominees of donald trump for the next administration. >> he writes about kash patel chosen to lead the fbi for trump, that he has a concern over. >> patel's ability

>> harris: so-called alternative spelling has made its way into the merriam-webster dictionary, julie. >> oh my god, when then you can't say man or men. this makes absolutely no sense. this is ridiculous periods before they use webster's dictionary as an excuse and capturing entity that makes sense and move it through. this is absurd and should be removed. you can win a spelling bee by spelling things wrong. you can't make up words. >> harris: we are setting our kids up something short of success, come on, do better, mayor adams webster's. "america reports" reports now. >> employment and inflation back down. over 16 million new jobs, new jobs than most of any single president and a term. my approach bears results for everyone. >> no money, went to the grocery store and had three apples. she put them on the counter she looked and she looked at the price and said, "would you excuse me?" she walked one apple back to the refrigerator and that should never happen in america. pressures should come down because people can afford their groceries and they will afford they are groceries very so

i'm heather holmes, so the safeway i loced on webster street in e city's fillmore district, and it willse in just a few months in febrry. ktvuhrisen kafton talking with peoplen san francisco in that neighborhood today who are worried about where they'll go now for groceries and prescriptions. >> safeway has now made its plans official to close the supermarket near the intersection of webster and geary in the city's fillmore district. the chain sent a letter to mayor london breed tuesday, saying it would be closing the location on or around february 7th after 40 years of operation. in a statement, the chain said the decision came about following ongoing concerns about associate and customer safety and persistent issues with theft. customers said the closure will devastate a community that needs a place to buy groceries. >> we can't lose something like this without people suffering. a lot of elderly people can't just go wherever, you know, wherever the new safeway is. >> safeway said in a statement that workers have been notified of the closure. regular customers say they will miss the st

>> harris: so-called alternative spelling has made its way into the merriam-webster dictionary, julie men. this makes absolutely no sense. this is ridiculous periods before they use webster's dictionary as an excuse and capturing entity that makes sense and move it through. this is absurd and should be removed. you can win a spelling bee by spelling things wrong. you can't make up words. >> harris: we are setting our kids up something short of success, come on, do better, mayor adams webster's. "america reports" reports now.

let ashley webster get to the christmas cookies first. that's the rule in this household. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you, guys. merry christmas to you. good afternoon, everybody. i'm ashley webster in for charles payne and this is making money and breaking right now, the question, could a santa claus rally be coming to town? is he warming up the reindeer? well, investors not giving up hope despite as we know volatile trading last week. right now, the markets are mixed pictures. you can see, trying to turn it around. s&p and nasdaq moving higher. the russell, small caps down ever so slightly. the dow too is trying to make its way back. broadcom and nvidia, two of the biggest names of the year as we noting to dominate to close out 2024 and of course a.i. mania sweeping the market this year but not all stocks are winners like broadcom and nvidia. kim forest will be here to share the semi names to avoid in 2025. meantime, retail expert jan nifin is making his list of the best and worst retail stocks to buy this holiday season. and here's one

mcleod, you are recognized. >> chairman webster, ranking member larsen, ranking member carbajal, thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss arctic operations. as an arctic nation, the united states has substantial interest in the region. warming temperatures and melting sea ice have opened new shipping routes and adversaries have taken note. this includes growing interest by russia and china as they seek greater access to the region and its resources. this has become even more evident as the united states has monitored chinese and russian military vessels conducting joint exercises in alaska. off of alaska. my testimony today will focus on two main areas, coast guard effort to assess arctic risk, and challenges the service faces in carrying out its missions in the region. as you know, coast guard plays a key role in united states arctic policy. our work found the coast guard has done a good job of assessing evolving risks in the region such as those resulting from increased vessel traffic. these may include greater chances of incidents like oil spills or ships in distres

you have webster serve under carter. then under ronald reagan. him to become the head of the cia. donald trump has a fundamentally different view of how the president should be responding and controlling these offices. he wants to take back direct control of the fbi, put his own person in, kash patel, even though the current fbi director's term is not over. i think webster is saying, this is a break from the way we have thought about the independence of the justice department and the fbi since watergate. trump really wants to change and dismantle the guardrails that congress put in place then. >> trump's former deputy national security advisor also called kash patel unqualified. calling him the dictionary definition of a sycophant. is this enough to impact the confirmation process? or are the republicans too much in trump's pocket? >> a great question. impossible to predict. if we can use how quickly matt gaetz had to pull his name from contention when reporting was there was some behind the scenes resistance from multiple senators, i think that'

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i'm ashley webster in for stued today. and we quinn with a look at the markets. futures pointing dog a slightly higher beginning for the final trade thing diet to year. the dow up 72 points, the s&p and nasdaq also up ever so slightly. nice if change from yesterday when we saw more of a selloff. let's take a look at the 10-year treasury yield. backing off that 7-month high now at 4.54%, well under 4.6 that we saw last year. the 2-year treasury yield with up ever so slightly at 4.25 %. let's take a look at bitcoin which, of course, at one point plowed through the $10 100,000 mark, has since bulled -- pulled back. this morning at $95,000, almost 96,000. >>> okay, on the show today, house republicans want to extend donald trump's tax cuts. the chair of the ways and means committee, jason smith, is warning taxpayers they'll face a 22% tax hike if they are not extended. we don't like that. meantime, the crisis at the border goes on. texas dps found a 9-year-old girl and a 5-year-old girl just abandoned by a smuggler along the southern border. the two children were onl

ashley ashley webster is in for stuart. ashley, take it away. ashley: merry christmas, gerri, and to everyone. thank you so much. good morning, everyone. i'm ashley webster in today for stu varney if on this christmas eve. can you believe it? guess what? if an early christmas gift. senator rand paul's annual festivus report on wasteful government spending is out and p oh, yes, there's some beauties this year. it reveals hat biden administration squandered more than $1 trillion on let's just say questionable projects including a drag cabaret show on ice, i kid you not, to promote climate change, a $12 million pickleball complex in las vegas, everyone needs one. a sesame desperate show in iraq -- street show in iraq and even border security for pair guy. are you kidding me? -- paraguay. american airlines issuing a ground stop for if flights nationwide because of a technical issue. the faa now says that ground stop has been canceled, but it lasted for about an hour, so you can imagine the domino effect. we'll have updates on that throughout the sho

ashley webster in for stuart. hey, ash. >> good morning, cheryl. thank you very much. i'm ashley webster in for stu today. as always, we have a very busy show for you today. let's begin with top the ministers from canada, they're headed to palm beach the meet with the trump team. they planning apparently, to talk about border security, fentanyl trafficking and trump's threat of tariffs. new york governor kathy hochul signed a new law on natural disasters. she says fossil fuel companies contribute to climate change, and they should pay for the cleanup. we'll get into that. and president biden arriving in it's croix for his -- st. croix for his last vacation as president. he's reportedly getting another freebie again, this time staying at the hem of a wealthy couple and raising ethics questions about his failure to report gifts. all right. let's take a look at these markets. futures right now all pointing lower. it's the same story as yesterday, but we came back marginally yesterday. the dow off 193, the s&p and nasdaq also down about half a percent. take a looked at the

merriam-webster says the search for the word grew dramatically in 2020. of why it would be so popular i mean, the elec. right. >> yeah, that's what i'm thinking, karina. the election definitely polarizing. yeah. >> it's got to be all, you know, politics related because i even though i think and i don't know if you guys would agree with this, i think most of the country is much more in the middle and but the extremists are the loudest. so we happen to hear from those and that. and that's why it feels very polarizing. i think most of us would agree we'd like to have clean water, to drink enough food and be able to afford it, and a good, you know, roof over our heads and all that. the basic stuff seems i'm sure you know, who's going to say no. i would, you know, i would rather not have any of that. but it's some of the, the other issues that seem to really separate us. yeah. >> i think the polls bear that out too, larry, that most people kind of are in the middle. right. feel the need for some time alone. well, you're not alone. a new survey from the ohio st

indeed, i'm ashley webster in for stuart varney today n. a series of christmas day posts on truth social, president-elect trump, oh, yeah, he went off to the canada, greenland and the panama canal. why not? if canada became the 51st state, their taxes would be cut by more than 60%. he claims america needs greenland for national security purposes and that the u.s. should take back control of the panama canal. in his christmas message to the nation, trump says come january the 20th, we will make america great again. trump's inauguration, by the way, is likely to exceed all past ceremonies in terms of fund raising. more companies continue to donate including from those who have distanced themselves from donald trump in the past. we'll get into that. >>> to the markets. of course, they were closed yesterday on christmas day, but heir back open, and heir all pointing downward right now -- they're all pointing downward. the dow off 158 points. the nasdaq, too, down a third. this is after, of course, the markets made gains on monday and tuesday of

. >> tonight, we now know when a san francisco safeway will be closing the webster street location inrict will shut down on february 7th due to customer safety concerns and ongoing theft. the store had initially been set to close earlier this year, but safeway pushed that date back to provide a greater transition period for the community. safeway says workers at the webster street location will be reassigned to another san francisco store. supervisor, dean preston, who will represent the area for a few more weeks, posted a statement to facebook saying in part, i continue to believe that the best path forward to guarantee a future grocery store and affordable housing on this former redevelopment site is for the city to commence negotiations to acquire the site. >> attorneys for neiman filed a motion asking the judge for a mistrial on the grounds of what they called false testimony. mckinney is charged with killing bob lee, the founder of cash app. the jury deliberated for a fourth day today without reaching a verdict. ktvu has learned mckinney's attorneys asked for that mistrial yester

safeway says workers at the webster street location will be reassigned to another san francisco store. albertsons is scrapping its merger agreement with kroger. the news comes after a federal and a state judge blocked the deal in court. albertsons owns safeway and several other grocery chains across the united states. regulators say a merger would be bad for consumers and employees because it would eliminate competition. the company has previously previously said the move would have helped them compete with big retailers. >> leaders in one of the bay area's biggest school districts are deciding on school closures and mergers starting today. next on the nine why? some say it could save oakland unified millions, while others say it's the wrong move for a number of reasons. then tis the season for spending. the holidays are right around the corner, and the pressure to make it a bountiful time of year is pushing some to change their traditions. we'll talk live with a financial behaviorist about how to handle al l the (♪) when your child has moderate to severe eczema, it's okay for them to

no one was surprised by jimmy carter's choice of republican, william webster. only when it came time for republican presidents to appoint fbi directors, they too chose republican fbi directors. bill clinton was the next democratic president after jimmy carter to appoint fbi director and he chose republican louis free. next, george w. bush chose robert mueller, republican, robert mueller, to serve full 10 year term. and then president obama asked republican, robert mueller, to extend his service in the fbi beyond the 10 years which required an act of congress to allow robert mueller to serve beyond the 10 year limit. robert mueller served 12 years as fbi director and then president obama chose to replace him with republican, james comey, to serve as fbi director. james comey served three years, 247 days before donald trump fired him and replaced him with republican, christopher wray. president biden never considered tampering with chris wray's 10 year term as fbi director, which was scheduled to end in august of 2027. during this transition period, donald trump

the safeway, located on webster street in the fillmore district, will close in february.feway locations are at least several blocks away. and as you can see on this map here, as ktvu christien kafton reports, the naacp is calling for a closer look into the closure. >> safeway has now made its plans official to close the supermarket near the intersection of webster and geary in the city's fillmore district. the chain sent a letter to mayor london breed tuesday, saying it would be closing the location on or around february 7th after 40 years of operation. in a statement, the chain said the decision came about following ongoing concerns about associate and customer safety and persistent issues with theft. customers said the closure will devastate a community that needs a place to buy groceries. >> we can't lose something like this without people suffering. a lot of elderly people can't just go wherever, you know, wherever the new safeway is. >> safeway said in a statement that workers have been notified of the closure. regular customers say they will miss the staff here, who

the webster street store in the fillmore district will shut down february 7th due to customer safetyeft. the store had initially been set to close earlier this year, but safeway pushed the date back to provide a greater transition period for the community. safeway says workers at the webster street location will be reassigned to another safeway store in san francisco. day five of jury deliberations in the murder trial of nima mumini are now underway, many charged with the stabbing death of bob lee, the founder of cash app. earlier this week, his lawyer asked for a mistrial for what they called false testimony, accusing the prosecution of misconduct by allowing a witness, bo mosby, to lie on the witness stand when he said he did not use drugs, specifically cocaine. the judge rejected that request for a mistrial, even though the judge denied it. >> should the jury come back with a guilty against many, the defense can bring after the verdict, a motion for a new trial. >> he is charged with first degree murder. prosecutors say he killed bob lee after lee's drug dealer sexually assaulted

it's merriam-webster's word of the year.ation means the division into two sharply distinct opposites. the dictionary site says people search for the definition. as the media began to use polarization to describe politics during the election season, some other top search words also take us through the year. elysian was searched after baltimore's francis scott key bridge collapsed in march. it's the maritime term used to describe when a ship runs into a stationary object. totality for april's solar eclipse. fortnite a taylor swift song and a period of 14 days or two weeks. and demure tiktoker jules lebron's catchphrase spread like wildfire. very demure, very mindful. that word was also dictionary.com word of the year. oxford dictionaries word of the year was brain rot, and cambridge dictionaries was manifest as several public figures, including singer dua lipa and olympic gold medal sprinter gabby thomas, talked about manifesting their goals. so cheers to the words of 2024 that defined the year. that's it for this edition of m

merriam-webster's word of the year is polarization.w jersey governor phil murphy signed a law prohibiting libraries in schools from banning books. >>> president joe biden spoke at the tribal nations summit yesterday. he dedicated the national monument in carlyle, pennsylvania, marking the government's history of oppression at native-american boarding schools. he said great nations learn from their history so they never repeat it. >>> tokyo is to introduce a four-day workweek. the new policy begins in april. >>> taylor swift's eras tour has shattered records. all different kinds of records now. this time reeling in more than $2 billion in ticket sales. according to the "new york times." that's double the sales of any other concert tour in history. and, people magazine is reporting that the mega star gave out $197 million in bonuses to everyone working on the tour. and that's on top of their salaries. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ alright kids come on. it's time for bed! ( ♪♪ ) good morning, mr. snuggles. make breakfast speci with the cocoa

merriam-webster's 2024 word of the year is polarization. used especially during talk about politics. >>> the freedom to read d act comes amid an ongoing nationwide push to challenge books they consider inappropriate for minors. >>> tokyo introduces a four-day workweek. the new policy begins in april. >>> taylor swift's eras tour has shattered records, bringing in $2 billion in ticket sales according to the "new york times." the superstar gave out bonuses on top of their salaries. top o. alright kids come on. it's time for bed! ( ♪♪ ) good morning, mr. snuggles. make breakfast special with the cocoa and hazelnutty goodness of nutella. ( ♪♪ ) ♪ and hazelnutty goodness like a relentless weed, moderate to severe ulcerative colitis symptoms can keep coming back. start to break away from uc with tremfya... with rapid relief at 4 weeks. tremfya blocks a key source of inflammation. at one year, many people experienced remission... and some saw 100% visible healing of their intestinal lining. serious allergic reactions and increased risk of infectio

and so the company's decision to close the webster street store is prompting some backlash from community members. kelsi thorud has more on the closure's impact in the neighborhood and the calls for the city to intervene. >> reporter: amos brown is calling out safeway. saying that the company's decision to close their location in san francisco's fillmore district is just another example of systemic racism. >> this is a snap at black people. and we're saying we see it, we feel it, and as the world needs to understand. >> reporter: the heart of african american community it in san francisco. it was once the epic center of the west coast jazz scene, but reverend brown says decades of racist policies and discriminations have severely hindered the neighborhood's growth. now with safeway leaving, the area will have less access to fresh food. >> it's a total bust. where are we going to go? we feel like we're kind of being abandoned. we're not sure why they're closing so many stores. >> reporter: and they have those safeways too. >> yeah, so i don't know where they're going. >> reporter: safeway

it's the safeway on webster street right by japantown in the western district. the only full-service grocery store in the neighborhood. it also has a bank and pharmacy. neighbors are concerned about how the closure will affect their way of life. >> reporter: betty cook has been the owner of joanne's beauty salon since 1976. >> they closed down and they wasted money. >> reporter: she said losing her local safeway is going to make life difficult. >> we need a grocery store more than housing in this little area. >> reporter: betty says the majority of her neighbors are seniors who solely rely on safeway as the only full-service grocery store in the neighborhood. >> and some people are too old to drive. >> reporter: the naacp president for san francisco, dr. reverend brown, says the closure is history repeating itself in the fillmore. >> and the community has been economically deprived for over 50 years. and it is time now that we stop this kinds of exclusionary gentrifying activity. >> this afternoon, a safeway spokesperson sent us a statement saying we continue to

he worshiped daniel webster and came to despise him after webster supported the compromise of 1850. lincoln, however, in 1862, i think emerson went to washington, d.c. and his book r at the smithsonian and i think he met with lincoln twice. he went over to the white house, where lincoln's sons were having their hair barbara did, and he chatted with lincoln while that was going on. there is some sense he might have lobbied lincoln a bit to speed up the emancipation proclamation. that is not really recorded. there seems to be some sense he might have urged him to because emerson thought it was going to slope emerson has some doubts about lincoln early on, but, you know, as we got deeper into the civil war and when the emancipation proclamation took place, he came to admire lincoln greatly. he did not know him well personally, but he admired him very much. sure. okay, well, thank you so much everybody. i really appreciate it. >> head of the presidential inauguration on january 20th, american history tv on c-span 2 presents a series of historical novel speeches. it weakens him listen to

the safeway, locat on webster street in the city's fillmore district, will close in just a few months are at least several blocks away. you can see here on the map. as ktvu christien kafton reports, the naacp is calling for a closer look into the closure. >> safeway has now made its plans official to close the supermarket near the intersection of webster and geary in the city's fillmore district. the chain sent a letter to mayor london breed tuesday, saying that it would be closing the location on or around february 7th after 40 years of operation. in a statement, the chain said the decision came about following ongoing concerns about associate and customer safety and persistent issues with theft. customers said the closure will devastate a community that needs a place to buy groceries. >> we can't lose something like this without people suffering. a lot of elderly people can't just go wherever, you know, wherever the new safeway is. >> safeway said in a statement that workers have been notified of the closure. regular customers say they will miss the staff here, who have become a par

webster street store is the only full service grocery store in the neighborhood. and today, reverend amos brown criticized safeway for the closure. he says the decision will be devastating for black residents in the filamor, while safeway will gain an enormous profit. he's calling for the board of supervisors to step in. >> that is disrespectful. it is hostile takeover, what we are saying, the board of supervisors has the moral obligation to not approve any transactions of that property. >> reporter: safeway says all employees will be reassigned to another store in san francisco. >>> san francisco mayor-elect, daniel lurie, revamping city hall. today announcing a structure, calling the current system outdated and ineffective. starting january 8 there, will be one. each focusing on specific areas. one chief will cover housing and economic changes. the third will focus on public health and well being. it's increasing accountability. >>> well, fifth day of deliberations now in the books and still no verdict in the trial of nima momeni for the murder of cash app found

safeway released a statement saying the store on webster street will close around february 7th. it was originally going to close earlier this year, but public pressure kept the doors open for 11 more months. all employees will be reassigned to other safeway locations in the san francisco area. pharmacy customers can have their accounts moved to another safeway of their choice. hundreds of hotel workers are planning another rally and march through downtown san francisco. it's set to start in about one hour. they've been on strike for nearly three months over health care benefits at marriott, hilton and hyatt hotels. workers are asking to keep their current union health care plan, but they say the hotels are threatening to eliminate it. the strike includes about 2500 housekeepers, servers, cooks, bellhops and more. the bay area toll authority is meeting today to discuss a toll hike. tolls on all state owned bridges in the bay area. that's all. but the golden gate bridge would start at 850 and increase by $0.50 each year for five years through 2030, and it would also include a chan

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the webster street store in the fillmore district will shut down february 7th due to customer safety concerns and ongoing theft. the store was initially set to close earlier this year, but safeway pushed the date back to help provide a greater transition period. safeway says workers at the webster store will be reassigned to other safeways. >> our time is now 707. well, california's biggest water district just voted in favor of a plan to build tunnels that will send water from the delta down to southern california. the metropolitan water district voted to spend $141 million on planning the work for that delta tunnel proposal. the board hasn't decided whether it will invest in the proposed 45 mile tunnel project, which the state is estimating will cost $20 billion. supporters say it will make sure the reliability of supplies to protect california's economy. now, critics argue it's too expensive and would hurt the environment. well, the monarch butterfly is now on the list of a threatened species. this comes after those groves saw the lowest number of migrating butterflies ever recorde

safeway says workers at the webster street store will be reassigned to another store in san franciscorvisor dean preston, who will represent the area for a few more weeks, posted a statement about it on facebook. he said in part, quote, i continue to believe that the best path forward to guarantee a future grocery store and affordable housing on this former redevelopment site is for the city to commence a negotiations to acquire that site. >> first time freshman enrollment is down at several universities in the bay area. numbers obtained by the bay area news group show cal state east bay reported a 20% drop in freshman enrollment. san francisco state university had an 8% drop in freshman enrollment. uc berkeley saw 5% drop. university representatives believe changes and delays in the financial aid application process contributed to the lower number of freshman applications. political analysts say president elect trump is laying the groundwork for quickly implementing an aggressive agenda once he takes office. while it's doubtful that all of his cabinet picks will be in place by the ja

i'm ashley webster in today for stuart varney, 10:00 eastern this boxing day. we are down across the board, nothing too drastic, the dow, s&p and nasdaq down from 0.221.3% but there are no more losers than gainers, the us treasury yield on the 10 year is up, 4.63%, it is up for. 60 basis points, a headwind for the equities. let's look at the price of oil, that's up $0.32, $70.32 a barrel and bitcoin has been looking like it was going to try to get back to one hundred thousand, down 30 one hundred dollars and 95,324. there you go. that's the market. a little down at this stage. now this. toyota has become the latest company to donate to donald trump's inaugural thunder, giving one million dollars and it comes after trump's proposed 25% tariffs on mexico and canada would leave a big impact on the auto industry. funny how this works. jason, great to see you this morning, why are all these companies coming out to donate, trampling over each other to donate money? >> some are doing it out of the goodness of their heart and know it is good to be in a good place with

the grocery chain originally planned to close that location on webster street earlier this year, but a spokesperson says it stayed open to give the community some time to adjust. the new closure date is lesshan two months away, february 7th. safeway says all employees will be reassigned to other stores in the area. in a statement, the company says in part the decision to close the store was made aft careful consideration due to ongoing concerns about associate and customer safety, as well as persistent issues with theft. new health warnings tonight about the growing number of bird flu cases here in california. the latest is in marin county, where health officials are investigating a possible new case linked to a child who drank raw milk. nbc's thom nsen shows us how the bird flu is causing everything from quarantines to higher prices for eggs, raw milk has been under the microscope for weeks in california. on december 6th, public health officials issued a statewide warning to test for bird flu in patients who display symptoms after drinking it. right now, it's very low threat to the