Conservatives back to to hold on to power after moderate and reformist candidates were excluded. Welcome to the program an agreement thats supposed to usher in peace the afghanistan has come into effect the taliban and the u. S. Will begin what theyre calling a reduction of violence is the 7 day deal as a success both sides will sign in accord at the end of the month paving the way for talks between the taliban and other afghan groups the u. S. Says it wants to pull its troops out of afghanistan well john 100 is following the story for us from washington d. C. What wonders really what except a bill level of violence really is for this agreement to work. Hell that is the biggest unanswered question about this whole process this is after all not technically a cease fire its a pause in hostilities but none of the parties involved in these discussions the United States the government of. Afghanistan or the taliban has publicly defined exactly what a violation of this pause in hostilities i
Deal reshaping the storied Investment Bank, Morgan Stanley Ceo James Gorman will join us in the next hour. A mega merger, increases the projection of expenses saved and the guidance which well get into, as well. Giving up control of victorias secret selling a 55 stake to siycamore and stepping down. Well start with the deal of the day. Morgan stanley agreeing to acquire etrade valued at 13 billion. 58. 74 a share three months after schwab and Td Ameritrade announced a merger deal a lot of discussion of why not robin hood an enwhat it means for the sort of the framing of their Wealth Management business, jim. It is kind of amazing about 5 million accounts, maybe more robin hood with 10 million accounts in no time they were land speed record for accounts their success is driving everything they have the millennials. They have a different orientation. They have the easiest site to use. All hand held. Theyre racking up customers i have had robin on a couple times. Theyre the biggest threat
That is according to the counterterrorism experts in new york city. A live look right now at times square this morning. Much calmer and cleared out for the moment than it will be later tonight. About a Million People will be packed in there later. For the first time drones will be watching from above. That safety measure was supposed to happen last year but rain ended up grounding the drones. And abc 7 is the place to be as we ring in 2020 tonight. Dick clarks new years rocking eve with Ryan Seacrest with post malone, bts and billy porter. The fwun begins at 8 00 p. M. Well get a quick update of traffic and weather with lisa. Good morning. We do have an advisory to pass on. A beach hazard statement. A pretty long northwesterly swell developing and making its way down to northern and central california. Into new years day were looking at the risk of sneaker waves. Yesterday these were four to five feet, breakers up to 25 feet are possible. Certainly use caution. 49 miles an hour. Lookin
Policy while mayor is trying to get the minority vote. By the way, third in Morning Consult poll. And then theres this, Bernie Sanders, you think he looks sheepish on the flight there, why sheepish, because the socialist was flying first class, lets get to the market, nice way to open the show on valentines day i think, a long weekend coming up. Some traders on wall street are going to be thinking, wait a minute, do i want to hold stocks over long weekend, i cant fix anything until tuesday morning, who knows what will happen with the virus, in advance of that, we have the dow down just a point, not Much Movement there, s p down 2, nasdaq, im sorry, s p up 2, nasdaq up 14. All right, now this, china continues to report a surge in new cases and deaths from the virus. 121 deaths, chilling number for you, 1,716 medical workers affected since virus erupted in china, 6 of them have died. Carnival cruise lines have canceled 18 cruises in asia, lets get on with it, its friday, Varney Company i
Were shaping up. Not many clouds in the skies tonight. It will be a nice new years eve. This way . Here we go last sunrise of 2019. Absolutely beautiful start to this tuesday morning. It has been a cold start as well as we have temperatures in the bay area in the upper 30s to the mid to upper 40s. 47 degrees to get your morning started in San Francisco. 42 degrees in livermore and in san jose. If youre heading out the door this morning youre going to need a jacket. It is chilly. Mostly sunny though. Partly cloudy later tonight with high clouds develop throughout the evening hours. But really nothing that will impede the way of your new years eve celebrations. There is a chance for showers later on this week. I will give you more of a detailed forecast plus what exactly you could expect on your new years eve, so you could make all your plans coming up. Thanks. We are continuing to follow breaking news out of iraq where hundreds of Shiite Militia supporters have broken into the u. S. Emb