House of george w. Bush compromise. Personal photos stoling from the entire family. And brandnew home movies of little ethan, the brave 5yearold who survived that harrowing weeklong hostage standoff in alabama. His brother recalling the incredible call to the family when ethan was saved. And good morning, everyone. You see that snow on the screen right there. But guess what, only 12 days until robin returns. You see that chip on the screen. We cannot wait to welcome her back. Its great to have amy robach here. We have two major breaking stories this morning. Were going to get to the brandnew details just coming up. That rogue excop. Police say he could be anywhere right now. But its the weather everyones watching here in the northeast. No question about that. Look at ginger zee, shes in boston, in front of a mountain of salt. Theyre getting ready. Two to three feet of snow expected there. Were going to check in with her in a minute. Sam, first, give us all the latest on this storm. We
Reporter the investigation is to turn to him to stop picking at this case. Turning into Human Trafficking reporter difficult to make out reporter livingcross the street from where the young girl was screaming somebody help me. I cant see somebody raped me reporter the juvenile may be a victim of human sex trafficking. Reporter no desciption right now and young girl was taken to the hospital and is now in stable co ndition, pam a deadly fire rips through a San Francisco apartment. Killing a mother and her three year old son. The fire broke out shortly before 10this morning. In a 2 story apartment in San Franciscos sunnydale housing project. I am going to miss him. Miss the little things. He was three years old with his entire life ahead of him. Pam three people were inside at the time. And one woman was able to escape. But the womans niece and her son, both died in the fire. Now the toddlers father is still trying to make senseat this point the cause is still under investigation. Pam an
Save the iconic brantd. It is tuesday, january 31st, last day of the month. Squawk box begins right now. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to squawk box here on cnbc. Im becky quick along with joe kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin. And we have a big lineup of newsmakers ahead for one including dow chemical ceo an andrew liverus, Robert Nardelli, mike jackson, fred smith and Jeremy Siegel. If the dow and the s p 500 finish near these levels, it will be one of the best starts in decades. The dow fell away from 14,000 after the gdp report surprised investors for the decline for the Fourth Quarter. The index is still up 2 for the month and it is shaping up to be the best january in 24 years. The s p 500 managed to hold on to the 1500 level yesterday. That index is up 5. 3 this month. Will the january barometer kick in . In 61 of the last 84 years, a strong january meant a positive year for stocks at the rate of 3 . Here is another statistic for you. The s p 500 has finished january with a 5 or
I will use us as an example. We have a team in this building working on lithium batteries. Their goal is to build a battery with 500 miles of range, for obvious reasons. We hope they will have a prototype in the feet next few years. We think in the next few years. We think the stars are lined up. That is a longterm investment. Next question to all of you. Michael, we will start with you. We know government is the regional at the regional, state, and local level can help or hinder startup companies. What would you like to see from the governments here in the valley, sacramento, or in d. C. , that would strengthen the innovation economy . I could go on about immigration and Corporate Tax policy reform, but i am a researcher, so i will not. And we have seven minutes. Mayor lee said it perfectly. The fundamental thing that companies are looking for is to be engaged in the process. We use a term in computing called agile. We look for more ability and the possibility to work with us, iterate
Very active, quiet, kind of a greyhaired mentoring culture that helped people do what they do. I do not see that anywhere else. People give up their time, give of themselves. It is just a spectacular way to foster innovation. I want to talk about innovation in the bay area for a moment. This is for all of you, but i will start with you, mayor lee. How would you describe the state of innovation in the bay area right now . Are you concerned instagram comes to mind about a bubble . We have been trying to analyze that question with financial people and people in the industry. I do think there is more maturity with the companies. I get a chance to go out and talk to one new company week, when i get out of my city hall prison to meet the innovators. They introduced me to their employees. I get to have a direct dialogue with the employees and ask them what they need to stay. They say they really like being in our city because of the night life, the culture. They want education, they want a be