Thousands trapped. Evacuations under way. Nearly a third of the country ice iconic koalas feared dad and david stern and yankee great and world series hero don larson a perfect game in the world series. We look back at their historic achievements on the field and in the front office. All that plus the pope, the slack and the apology. Pope francis says hes sorry after hes caught on camera angrily slapping away the hand of a female worshipper at the vatican. Cracking down, what the fda could soon ban to combat the nations teen vaping epidemic. And the new years trend, going alcohol free one month the effects dry january could have on your health. January 2, 2020. This is today with savannah g guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from rockefeller plaza. Hey welcome everybody thank you so much for joining us on this first day thursday of 20 feel good to sigh 2020. It does rools off the tongue early stamplt just back from l. A. And the parade. Yeah well it is good to see you on this first thursday o
This is on the money. We begin with video games in spite of what your parents told you they can actually can improve hand eye coordination and can be powerful learning and teaching tools they can even help train future surgeons Game Changers is this weeks cover story. Reporter his family was never terribly impressed with his dream job. I started out at lucas arts making star wars games, spent many years at microsoft and this entire time it sort of made me the disgrace of the family because im the first one that never went to medical school but the medical force proved strong when his dad asked him to make an anesthesiology training app it turns out 100,000 doctors downloaded it. That led sam to launch level x, video games to train doctors on procedures ranging from intubating patients. How to maneuver in a surgical scenario for doctors, the real game changer is being able to practice and even earn Education Credits anywhere on their phones the ability to use new devices in a virtual en
That offset the departure of ceo. Demonstrations continue after an 18yearold is shot by police after 17 weeks of antigovernment protests the risk off tone was set by wall street overnight. A heavy close after a very disappointing ism manufacturing print coming out of the United States showing it deeply in contracting territory. That set the tone for equity trading. You can see the stoxx 600 today, almost all of the heat map is trading in negative territory. We are only about an hour into the trading session or so. So very heavy losses lets talk about the indices the ftse 100 today with Boris Johnson expected to deliver his keynote speech the ftse 100 is down 1. 2 well get more about hard deal or no deal luxury hit there well talk about that in a second ftse, mib in italy down as well about. 8 travel and leisure the only spot in green basic resources down 1. 8 . Chemicals in decline down almost 4 there anything that has international expose youre or exposure to this trade war speaking o
And dozens of employees are out on the street. You dont know how to manage this place. Well. [blathers] my name is marcus lemonis, and i fix failing businesses. I want 25 . Youre gonna make a decision now. I make tough decisions. Youre being demoted. Back them up with my own cash. Its not always pretty. Get your ass back here right now. This is business. I do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This is the profit. [upbeat music] jacob maarse florists is a pasadena institution. For 52 years he was the goto florist. The business made millions supplying flowers for president ial inaugurations, celebrity events, and the annual rose bowl parade. When jacob died in 2010, his son hank took over the business. Its been a very tough transition. Hank has struggled to lead. Therell be some growing pains. Um. So, well, first of all, im on the top, im the president , im the owner. Just three years later, revenue is down and those profits have turned into losses. Last year maarse generated 3.
I make tough decisions. How am i supposed to trust you . And back them up with my own cash. Its not always pretty. I have to know for sure that the partner that i have has the same goals as i do. This is business. I do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This the profit. [hiphop music] Sharla Mcbride started planet popcorn with a single cart and 250 bucks. 13 years later, they now have 30 employees, three flavors, products ranging from kettle corn to churros to crepes. Their popcorn sells at fairs and farmers markets all over southern california. But the bulk of her money is generated through Downtown Disney. Planet popcorn generates 2. 5 million in revenue, but it still cant turn a profit. This year, theyre about 200,000 in debt. Sharlas mother has mortgaged her house and loaned the business almost 200,000 to keep planet popcorn afloat. Planet popcorn is an allcash business, and that leaves way too much room for things like missing money and theft. Theres no charges on that. T