here less than an hour ago. the spokesman for vladimir putin. he said if that is how it is written, at least this part is not true. president putin could not say such things and did not say it to donald trump. taking into account they never communicated before trump became president. i must add that this is a boast that vladimir putin has made in the broader sense of things when he actually suggested that the whole golden shower thing as the comey book has described it when he dismissed that as a non-event and could not happen. he did at that time say make that boast about russia. oh, yes. thanks, sam. ear muffs. the historic hotline with north korea and south korea so the two leaders can speak ahead
that puts the dow and s&p on the worst week since 2008. when with i say that, it makes you twitch when i say that, it makes you twitch. fears of soaring bond rates. on wall street, that threatens the nine-year old bull market. it means higher mortgage rates. interest rates affect borrowing costs. it hits the highest level in two years. the benchmark 30-year rate is up 30 points this year. home buyers, don t panic. mortgage rates are still h historically low. look at that. that is since 1999. i m still supposed to feel comfortable that the fundamentals are healthy? the fundamentals are so strong that the mortgage rates and bond market are rising. ear muffs. don t listen to the crazy.
down with him it will be very pointed questions and it won t take that long to get to what they want to get to. so long as the president is answering. well, let s see, guys. we re actually out of time. but let s see if this is the beginning of a negotiation or perhaps the beginning of what could be a long, drawn-out political fight that we will all watch. ken and michael, great to have you with us, guys. i appreciate it. alyson. super bowl update, ear muffs, john. the city of philadelphia preparing for an epic super bowl parade. there will even be free beer. what could possibly go wrong? free beer for people who show up.
watching their own homes burn to the ground. devastating scene here. just a few weeks before christmas. many people may not have a home to return to. others are certainly not going to be able to come home for some time. the fire danger here will be critical all day and for the next several days, stephanie. can you imagine that, watching the local news and watching your bedroom enveloped in flames and your house collapse? stunning. miguel, stay safe out there. sending you our best. up next, do not forget we are one day away from a possible government shutdown. first, it is a very heavy news day. here s a joke about ear muffs from seth meyers. unfortunately, he had no idea. keyboard clacking ] [ mouse clicks, keyboard clacking ] [ mouse clicking ]
because of the way gerrymandering is getting so much worse. both parties have drawn absurd district lines to rig outcomes. north carolina s 12th district looks like spilled coffee. pennsylvania east 16th is flexing its muscles. and one commentator compared maryland s third to a broken winged tear dak tall. and then there s this. the ear muffs. one california governor went to the court steps to call out gerrymandering and use some of his best movie lines. it s the politicians picking the voters rather than the voters picking the politicians. it s time to say as that la vie that to gerrymandering and it is time to terminate gerrymandering. thank you very much. thank you.