with my colleagues mark morale us enough impresarios. we have new details on what may have been the most important meeting in the world today. one to prevent global financial meltdown and economic doom here at home, as america stares down the possibility of its first ever debt default. was any progress made? president biden addressed americans tonight and the key congressional players who met with him or talking. but first the verdict in manhattan. the federal jury finding donald trump liable for sexually abusing e. jean carroll in a manhattan department store dressing room in the mid 90s. he owes carol $5 million for battery and defamation. carol reacted in a statement, saying, quote, they the world finally knows the truth. trump s response, quote, i have absolutely no idea who this woman is. this verdict is a distant race, continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all-time. today s development follows the ex presidents criminal indictment on 34 felony counts in a hush mone
, at bloombergs European Headquarters in london. Manus ahead, we have two big interviews. In 10 minutes we speak to the ceo of italy secondlargest bank. Paolo. N francine then we are joined by continentale chief executive offers. Manus first, commodities are trading at their lowest in 13 years with oil, metals and crops being effective. Francine supply gluts and the slowdown in china and prospects of the yard the rise in u. S. Interest rates extending the rout. Us is the bloomberg managing editor for commodities. Been oversold are we are expecting bad news . That depends a lot on what happens in china, about how the story develops. We see data that shows a slowdown in the real economy. If you start to feel that, the bearish mood can continue. Links one of the biggest is between china and the producers. We have had everybody through the door. If we look at what the miners are doing and the china story, how does that balance . Will even at these prices, miners will still be making money.
If you got your kid an iphone for christmas i did, my stepdaughter is 13 got an iphone. A lot of parents are worried that he or she might abuse it. A mom who may have the ultimate solution. She made her son sign an 18point contract that includes everything from hand the phone over to your parents at 7 30 every night to no porn to mom always knows the password. A lot of parents are taking note this morning. Its going viral. Well tell you about the rest of this creative contract in a few minutes. Speaking of smartphones, weve all heard of the insanely addictive game angry birds. There is a reallife version playing out in the florida everglades. The mischief that vultures are making coming up. I dont want to make those birds angry. We do want to get right to the big digout from the second snowstorm in days. Putting a hamper on a lot of miles an hours americans travel plans. Ginger zee has the latest on what we can expect. Ginger . More than 500 flights were delayed. New storm, and look at
Hear the emotional song sung for president george h. W. Bush by country superstars while his family held vigil at his hospital bed. Ah, the oak ridge boys, one of the former president s favorite bands getting a serenade getting together for the president who was in the hospital singing Amazing Grace and their big hit, elvira, through the phone. Great news. Their serenade seemed to bring some good luck. The former president is getting better, and well have the latest on his condition. Elvira was one of my favorite songs growing up. We share our taste in music, the president and i. I was surprised to learn that factoid. Also coming up, the story of how two teenage boys ended up kneedeep and barefoot in an icy swamp. And the extraordinary rescue that played out. It involved a cell phone, a chopper and a game of hot and cold. Well tell you about that in just a few minutes. The survival lesson they wont soon forget. Also, those kids put their phone to good use. If you got your kid an iphone
For president george h. W. Bush by country superstars while his family held vigil at his hospital bed. Ah, the oak ridge boys, one of the former president s favorite bands getting a serenade getting together for the president who was in the hospital singing Amazing Grace and their big hit, elvira, through the phone. Great news. Their serenade seemed to bring some good luck. The former president is getting better, and well have the latest on his condition. Elvira was one of my favorite songs growing up. We share our taste in music, the president and i. I was surprised to learn that factoid. Also coming up, the story of how two teenage boys ended up kneedeep and barefoot in an icy swamp. And the extraordinary rescue that played out. It involved a cell phone, a chopper and a game of hot and cold. Well tell you about that in just a few minutes. The survival lesson they wont soon forget. Also, those kids put their phone to good use. If you got your kid an iphone for christmas i did, my step