A Top Tech Firm could have put information at risk. 17 years after leaving school to fight in the war, a veteran from oklahoma finally gets his high school diploma. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. This is early start. Im julia chatterley. Good morning, my friend. Happy friday. Im dave briggs. Its 4 00 a. M. In new york and 1 00 in california. That tremor is coming from alabama. The big shock from the 2020 field. Former new york city mayor, michael bloomberg, preparing a white house bid. Bloomberg will file paperwork to get on alabamas ballot, ahead of the states filing deadline. The billionaire businessman has been making calls to connected democrats over the last few days, including guess where iowa. A strategist thats worked with bloomberg said one major factor in his thinking is this weeks election in virginia. Funding from his Gun Safety Group helped democrats win control of the legislature. Six weeks ago, bloomberg ruled out a run. The truth of the matter is, if you look at the layout of who is going to vote and where the country is, i would be unlikely to get elected. But in the private sector, i can make a difference. Bloomberg rejected a run earlier because that path to victory seemed narrow with joe biden in the same lane. But biden has been struggling in the crowded democratic field, as former adviser David Axelrod treated, this is a thunderclap. And not exactly a vote of confidence in the durability of the joe biden campaign. Today, biden is in new hampshire, filing for the ballot there. He will face questions about bloomberg. Bloomberg made no vet he doesnt want the party too far to the left. He jabbed Elizabeth Warren moments after her appearance. I just said to senator warren on the way out, senator, congratulations. It was a nice talk. Just to remind you, if my company hadnt been successful, we wouldnt be here today. So, enough with this stuff. Senator in North Carolina was asked about a possible bloomberg run. Its not enough just to have somebody come in, anybody, and say theyre going to buy this election. Its not enough when billionaires and millionaires and Corporate Executives get their cracks and get their fortuned involved. Bernie sanders echoing the same sentiment to the billionaire class. Theyre scared and should be scared. The Trump Campaign conceded bloomberg could pose a threat as a fellow new york titan thats wealthier than trump. But he added, lets see how well he can take a punch. He dined at a restaurant where some patrons gave him a round of applause. One told him, you have my vote. Bloombe bloombergs response, ill need it. Manu raju and jeremy herd that the house could wrap up the impeachment proceedings by christmas. Public attention could wayne after weeks and fear of complications of the process could delay the 2020 race. And democrats are limiting the number of witnesses at public hearings and avoiding Court Battles that could delay the inquiry. This could explain why no subpoena was issued when john bolton refused to testify. In the meantime, the white house obstruction strategy drags on. Mick mulvaney has been subpoenaed to appear this morning. But a white house official says hes not expected to comply. Remember mulvaney famously said this last month to be clear, what you described is a quid pro quo. We do that all the time with foreign policy. Get over it. A Top State Department official, george kent, describes rudy giuliani, as a shadow secretary of state, pushing a, quote, campaign of lies. And he confirmed others testimony that the president held up vital military aid until he got what he wanted in the ukraine shakedown. He wanted nothing less than for president zelensky to go to a microphone and say, investigations, biden, clinton. A letter warning the president to cease and desist attacking his client, the whistleblower. He says he is placing the whistleblower and his family in physical danger. He was President Trumps first attorney general and some might say his punching bag, as well. When Jeff Sessions made a bid for his old seat, he made it clear, the president is still his guy. When i left President Trumps cabinet, did i write a tellall book . Did i go on the cnn and attack the president . Nope. The president is doing a great job for america and alabama, and he has my strong support. Sessions announcement coming a year to the day after the president fired him. Mr. Trump has higher Approval Ratings in alabama than any other state. The label said made in the usa. But federal prosecutors say the surveillance gear was actually built in china. Now, a new york tech firm is accused of selling it to the u. S. Military and government agencies. The fbi raiding adventura technolo technologies. The company was paid tens of millions for night vision cameras and other tech. Hostile governments could have accessed some of the most sensitive facilities. The Company Claims the gear was made on long island. A new york judge ordering President Trump to pay 2 million for misusing Trump Foundation charitable funds. The president vowed never to settle the lawsuit. The new York Attorney general alleges the president used the Charity Money to help his campaign and pay business debts and to buy a painting of himself. Mr. Trump is going to shut down the charity and give its remaining money to five real charities. He admitted to poor oversight of his charity. In a latenight tweet, the president attacked the new york a. G. And called the suit mritdically motivated. New Research Shows that most School Shooters showed warning signs and most of the tragedies could be prevented. The analysis of 41 School Shootings between 2008 and 2017, found in most cases attackers threatened their targets within weeks of the shooting. The study found there was no general profile of a school shooter. But most displayed Mental Health symptoms and most had been bullied. Ahead, its beginning to feel a bit like christmas. Not because the starbucks cups, but record low temperatures headed to the east coast. 13 minutes past the hour. A winter taste in the east, where an arctic blast could bring record low temperatures. Derek van dam with a frigid friday forecast. Good friday morning, dave and julia. I hope youre ready for winterlike weather. We have several opportunities for temperatures to be 20 or 30 degrees below where they should be this time of year, for many parts of the eastern u. S. Moving through at the moment, this has allowed for a clearing trend across some or most of the east coast cities. Clouds and showers lingering around the atlanta region today. High pressure will take control of the weather. Overnight lows into saturday morning. We have freeze advisories and warnings all the way southward into georgia and the carolinas. And another round for cold air and the potential for snow in the next five days, particularly as we head into monday, tuesday and wednesday next week. A brief warmup on the east coast for the weekend. And look at the frigid arctic air mass. You can see the temperatures picking up from minneapolis to chicago for the day on monday. Back to you. Another day, another fresh record for the markets. The dow and the s p 500 hitting new highs yesterday. This after the chinese offered fresh optimism. In the past two weeks, top negotiators had serious, constructive discussions and agreed to remove the additional tariffs in phases as progress is made on the agreement. The white house, though, sending mixed signals later on thursday. White house economic adviser, larry kudlow, told bloomberg, a phase one agreement would have tariff agreements and concessions. Trade adviser neat navarro said theres no agreement yet. Theres no agreement at this time to remove any of the existing tariffs as a condition of the phase one deal. And the only person who can make that decision is president donald j. Trump. Its as simple as that. Stock Market Investors taking the optimistic view. The bills considered to be safe havens. Optimism has been high since they came to a preliminary agreement in october. They are looking for a venue to sign that deal. More funerals planned for the family of nine americans killed in mexico. Three mothers and six Young Children lost their lives. 43yearold donna ray lankford and her son logan was laid to rest on thursday. Dana was full of life. She loved people. The Mexican Government and the victims families has different accounts. The family believes they were targeted. 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Former new york city mayor, michael bloomberg, preparing a white house bid. Bloomberg will file paperwork to get on alabamas ballot, ahead of the states filing deadline. The billionaire businessman has been making calls to connected democrats over the last few days, including guess where iowa. A strategist thats worked with bloomberg said one major factor in his thinking is this weeks election in virginia, where his Gun Safety Group helped democrats win control of the state legislature. Six weeks ago, bloomberg ruled out a run. The truth of the matter is, if you look at the layout of who is going to vote and where the country is, i would be unlikely to get elected. But in the private sector, i can make a difference. Bloomberg rejected a run earlier because that path to victory seemed narrow with joe biden in the same lane. But biden has been struggling in the crowded democratic field, as former adviser David Axelrod tweeted, this is a thunderclap and not exactly a vote of confidence in the durability of the joe biden campaign. Today, biden is in new hampshire, filing for the ballot there. He will face questions about bloomberg. Bloomberg has made no secret he doesnt want the party drug too far to the left. He jabbed Elizabeth Warren moments after her appearance. I just said to senator warren on the way out, senator, congratulations. It was a nice talk. Just to remind you, if my company hadnt been successful, we wouldnt be here today. So, enough with this stuff. Senator in North Carolina was asked about a possible bloomberg run. Its not enough just to have somebody come in, anybody, and say theyre going to buy this election. Its not enough when billionaires and millionaires and Corporate Executives get their cracks and get their fortuned involved. Bernie sanders echoing the same sentiment to the billionaire class. Theyre scared and should be scared. The Trump Campaign conceded bloomberg could pose a threat as a fellow new york titan thats wealthier than trump. But he added, lets see how well he can take a punch. Last night, bloomberg dined at a manhattan restaurant where some patrons gave him a round of applause. One told him, you have my vote. Bloombergs response, ill need it. House democrats taking steps to avoid dragging out to the impeachment inquiry. Manu raju and jeremy herd reporting that the house could wrap up the impeachment proceedings by christmas. Public attention could wane after weeks and fear of complications of the process could complicate the 2020 race. Two ways the democrats are speeding things along, limiting the number of witnesses at public hearings and avoiding Court Battles that could delay the inquiry. This could explain why no subpoena was issued when john bolton refused to testify. In the meantime, the white house obstruction strategy drags on. Acting white house chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has been subpoenaed to appear this morning. But a white house official says hes not expected to comply. Remember mulvaney famously said this last month to be clear, what you described is a quid pro quo. We do that all the time with foreign policy. Get over it. New transcript released in the probe showing remarkable state secrecy. A Top State Department official, george kent, describes rudy giuliani, as a shadow secretary of state, pushing a, quote, campaign of lies. And he confirmed others testimony that the president held up vital military aid until he got what he wanted. He wanted nothing less than for president zelensky to go to a microphone and say, investigations, biden, clinton. A lawyer for the whistleblower has sent a letter warning the president to cease and desist attacking his client. He is concerned that his rhetoric places the whistleblower and the family in danger. He was President Trumps first attorney general and some might say his punching bag, as well. When Jeff Sessions made a bid for his old seat, he made it clear, the president is still his guy. When i left President Trumps cabinet, did i write a tellall book . Did i go on the cnn and attack the president . Nope. The president is doing a great job for america and alabama, and he has my strong support. Sessions announcement coming a year to the day after the president fired him as attorney general. Mr. Trump has higher Approval Ratings in alabama than any other state. The label said made in the usa. But federal prosecutors say the surveillance gear was actually built in china. Now, a new york tech firm is accused of selling it to the u. S. Military and government agencies. The fbi raiding adventura technologies. Charging several current and former employees. 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Thanks, buddy. More funerals planned today for the family of nine americans killed in mexico, three mothers and six Young Children. D donna ray langford and two sons were laid to rest on thursday. Donna was a person full of life. She loved people. Mexican government and the victims families have different accounts of what happened. Officials claim it was crossfire between rival cartels. The family believes they were targeted. Cnn spoke to the families who expressed frustration over what they see is the response. Mormons cross the border hoping to practice their religion more freely. Sears announced it will close another 96 stores in the next few months after closing several others in the past year. The 132yearold company has been Closing Locations at an acceleration rate, after declaring bankruptcy a little over a year ago. The company will operate only 182 stores after these closings. Its not the only retailer with troubling news this week. Gap announced yesterday its ceo, art peck, is also stepping down. Hes been in charge during several years of declining sales at the clothing brand. Hes also one of the highest paid chief executives in retail. Filings showed he made over 20 million last year. Peck was expected to stay on as the company spins off its old navy brand. Investors did not appreciate the news. Shares fell 12 in afterhours trading. Sears and the gap have struggled to compete with Ecommerce Companies like amazon. This is my favorite story. This one or the last one . This one. Her favorite story of the day. Her nominee for dad of the year. Why this virginia father went move for move with his daughters cheer team. We can go down this waterfall, honey. What do you think . Woo yeah its good its refreshing. At northwestern mutual, this is what our version of Financial Planning looks like. Tomorrow is important, but shes only seven once. Spend your life living. Find an advisor at northwesternmutual. Com. Its more deadly to live in rural areas than in cities. New reports from the cdc shows deaths from preventable causes are more common in rural america. The five leading causes, cancer, heart disease, chronic lower respiratory diseases, strokes and injuries. Rural areas have more limited access to health care. About 60 million people, thats onefifth of the u. S. Population, live outside cities. The cdc says now more than 2,000 cases of lung injuries linked to vaping across the u. S. States have reported at least 40 deaths. The cdc says trying to pinpoint what exactly is causing the illnesses. This it does not appear to be any product to blame. Juul will stop online sales and stop accepting orders of its mint pods immediately. The decision comes after research this week showed the mint flavor is attractive to young people in particular. An estimated 2. 4 Million High School and middle School Students use flavored ecigarettes. A young girl has finally been reunited with her father for the first time in months after he was detained in a massive mississippi immigration raid. Back in august, Magdalena Gomez gregorio made this plea for her fathers release. I need my dad with me. My dad didnt do nothing. Hes not a criminal. Her father, andres goemz jorge, was released after family paid his bond. Gomez flores is unemployed. The family has been surviving on donations of food and money. They say its never too late to say i love you. Or in this case, happy valentines day. 168,000 Text Messages on february 14th were just received this week, more than eight months late. The messages were sent and received using iphone and android phones. The issue occurred across all major u. S. Carriers and apparently stemmed from a Maintenance Issue with a firm that says several telecom companies. Some reported getting valentines Text Messages from exboyfriends or girlfriends. How awkward. Apparently americans are very romantic. You cant text on valentines day. It shouldnt make much of a difference. You dont get credit for a happy valentines text. Come on. A world war ii veteran from oklahoma just got an honor that was long overdue, his high school diploma. 95yearold lewie shaw left school early to enlist in the marine corps. He was finally presented thursday with the degree he never had a chance to receive, 76 years ago. I knew i was going to get the diploma. I had no idea i would get such a turnout of people. He served in combat with the 4th Marine Division in battles in saipan and iwo jima. He wore his uniform under his cap and gown. Tomorrow marks 30 years since the berlin wall came down. The meaning resonates with so many that lived in germany before and after. Cnns International Correspondent and berlin native, fred has more. Reporter for 30 years, the berlin wall symbolized the struggle of capitalism and communism. And the people of east and west berlin. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. Reporter here at cnn, we actually own our own cnn car. This was the epitome of east german engineering. Were going to take this car and take a drive back into history, that is, if i fit into the car. Its small and im big. Ready to go. The remnants of the wall are a tourist attraction nowadays. But this deadly barrier with border guards, observation towers and barbed wire struck fear into the berliners it divided. I stop and pick up peter, who grew up in east germany, desp e despising the communist regime and the wall it needed to keep people from fleeing to the west. You look and saw the wall. And you know, its end. Its end of the world. You can go where you want. Reporter as a young man, peter attempted to flee east germany several times until he finally succeeded in 1972. He then helped others get out, as well, until he was betrayed and arrested by the east germany secret place, tand spent severa years in jail there. It was a little reporter psychological terror. Yes. I sit in a room, not so light. And one month, two months, and nobody came and said anything. Reporter the west German Government eventually paid east germany to release peter. But many others who tried to get away paid with their lives. More than 100 of them in berlin. In 1989, east germans had had enough. After waves of mass protests, the regime opened the wall, leading to mass celebrations as people from all over the world joined in to literally tear down the wall. I think about the freedom bits for me. The highest point. Reporter the highest good that people can have is freedom. Yeah. 30 years later, a united berlin is thriving, having shed the shackles of communism and dismantled the wall many thought could not be breached. Fred pleitgen, cnn, berlin. Lets get a check on cnn business this morning. Taking a look at Global Markets right now. A mixed picture for asian stock markets. Investors, i think, are trying to make sense of trade war developments. A strong rally earlier this week to take into consideration. Officials giving different c signals on the path for tariffs going forward. What about wall street . Slightly softer after markets closed at fresh record highs yesterday. In individual names, shares in disney jumping 5 in afterhours trading. The Company Announcing betterthanexpected earnings. And its ceo said the disneyplus streaming surface wi ining serv available on amazon fire tvs. According to the wall street journal, a startup bought a facility and hopes to build an electric truck there starting late next year. During a sixweek strike, gm workers unsuccessfully pressed the company to keep the plant open. The startup says it plans to hire 400 workers and pay them wages similar to what they would have made if gm was running the plant. Drake, looking to get high. High profits, that is. The rapper partnered with a Canadian Cannabis growth to launch a producer in his hometown of toronto. He joins a wave of other celebrities getting involved in the cannabis industry. The names include snoop dogg, seth rogen, and martha stewart. Drake is a majority owner of a Company Since most others involve endorsement or minority investments. A virginia father is becoming known as the ultimate cheer dad. Rolland holland likes to bust a move when rooting for his daughter at football games. He asked them to show the routine, and after three sessions, he stood up every time the falcons scored and cheered his heart out, in sync with his daughters team. Holland does admit the kicks were hard to execute. I love it. Im a crazy sports dad. But i dont know if i could pull off the cheerleader moves. Good for you. I have to say, he would need a good warmup. There was some pretty high kicks. Yeah. Thats flexibility, man. I wonder if daughter mackenzie was embarrassed by dad or proud by him. How about that . I dont know. I know my kids would be embarrassed if i was doing that. I hope theyre proud. Good moves. Thanks to our International Viewers of joining us. For our u. S. Viewers, early start continues right now. A potential earthquake in the 2020 race. Mike bloomberg taking steps to run. What it means for the democratic field. The house could impeach President Trump by christmas. Whats behind a renewed push to wrap up the inquiry . Chinese surveillance gear sold to the u. S. Government. Prosecutors say a Top Tech Firm could have put information at risk. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im julia chatterley. Im dave briggs. Its 5 00 a. M. In the east. We start with a big shock for the 2020 president ial field. Former new york city mayor, michael bloomberg, preparing a white house bid. Bloomberg will file paperwork to get on alabamas ballot, ahead of the states early filing deadline. The billionaire businessman has been making calls to connected democrats over the last few days, including, where else . Iowa. A strategist thats worked with bloomberg said one major factor in his thinking is this weeks election in virginia, where his Gun Safety Group helped democrats win control of the state legislature. Six weeks ago, bloomberg ruled out a run. The truth of the matter is, if you look at the layout of who