protests. we ll look at the security preparations that might go into such an unprecedented moment. plus vladimir putin makes a surprise visit to ukraine, his first since the war began just a day after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for his war crimes. and another upset in march madness, officially sets countless hopes and dreams of a perfect bracket on fire. cnn sports coy wire joins me live to break down the ncaa tournament. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin this hour in the u.s. where former president donald trump is trying to rile up his base as he faces a possible indictment in new york. the drama began saturday when trump declared on saturday that he would be arrested on tuesday and just as he did before the 2021 insurrection, the former president urged supporters to protest and quote, take our nation back. hours later, trump also used the potential indictment to motivate donors to d
Business, microsoft going into the cloud. This week we are looking at more of the retail channel which is apple, which expectations are so low, could very well turn and stock is dirt, dirt cheap. Im looking at buy for the first time in a long time. Linkedin is also more on the retail channel, jobs and so forth. They are two different worlds of tech. That wont matter. Tech as an umbrella has been bad. You look at the performance last week, alphabet down six, ibm three, amazon three, Hp Enterprise down three as well. Does this turn this week or get wor worse . What we are seeing, we talk about rotations all the time. Maybe this is what we are seeing, rotation within tech. Microsoft up 24 in the last year, google up over 30 . When you look at intels numbers, this stock was trading in the very low, towards 30, actually right after earnings, then flipped around by the time we opened the following day after earnings. Stocks moving into positive territory and holding on to some of the gains.
Today. Our road map begins with priceline. Shares falling what is driving the stock down . An 8. 5 billion deal creating a timber giant. And are big changes ahead at yahoo . Stocks make it a lucky seven. The three major indices in the midst of a winning streak. Small caps posted strong gains last week with the russell up 3. 25 percent. Jim, exports down 6. 9 in china, double the estimate. The consumer, this is what were focused on. Weve got singles day coming up. I think that will be the biggest day ever. Theres a propensity to recognize that maybe the government did the right thing by focusing on the consumer. The bulk rate shouwed you nothig will happen there. Theyre spending. Wage rates have gone up dramatically the last few years. Well above mexico. In china youre saying. Twice of what mexico is. They talk about 270 Million People in the middle class, theyre going 540 Million People over the next ten years. The numberses are incredible when you think about it in terms of where they
Reporter ill tell you what reporter ill tell you what, wind chills are the big talker but if you were considering cleaning up the snow, now is a great time. Accumulating snow has come to an end. All that is left over a couple of flurries. Wind chills right now 14 degrees in boston between actual temperature readings in the 20s. We have got blustery conditions we have got blustery conditions. Winds into the 20s as well. It feels like 11 in plymouth and norwood. Also in portsmouth, New Hampshire, feel like only 8 in bedford, 5 in worcester, and check this out by 7 00 this morning, still feels like the singles and teens and in fact keep a close eye on this, i am going to advance noontime today and you see very little movement. Worcester never feels like it is warmer than 10. In boston, you get stuck in the teens all day with those wind chills. Actual temps 34 to 32 which means no melting you guys. Get you over to Julie Grauert with live drive time traffic. Julie, what do you have . Julie
A missing 16yearold girl has been rescued and returned home after Authorities Say she was sold into Human Trafficking. Allie spillyards is in our newsroom with details. At a News Conference just a short time ago sheriff leon lott was joined by Richland Countys Human Trafficking task force. They told us that Human Trafficking isnt just something you see in the movies. Its a real problem all over our country, and Richland County is no exception. 22yearold Daytron Hoefer is now behind bars charged with Human Trafficking and kidnapping among other charges. They say this was a very typical Human Trafficking case. The victims mother reported her missing, and they soon learned hoefer had formed a relationship with the 16yearold before selling her for sex online. Human traffickings been on the rise in large cities nearby columbia over the last few years, including atlanta and charlotte. Sheriff lott says some of whats seen in Richland County travels in from those like this case, originate here