Is the weather affecting that at all . No we have gone through the morning commute without really significant issues but the weekend looks more wet. George zimmerman back in the news again, this time after an incident at a bar and grill in sanford. He says a guy sucker punched him in the face for no reason but witnesses say the attack was pro joked. Lindsey is live right now in the studio. You have the police report, what are witnesses saying . Just got my hands on this. One person says George Zimmerman bragged about killing unarmed teen Trayvon Martin and that was enough to set one man off. What is your name sir . Reporter he wouldnt say his name but police say at gators in sanford George Zimmerman found himself a target, once again. Last sunday a guy came up to him out of the blue. What started the argument . He recognized me. Reporter and punched him square in the face, breaking his glasses. Police say zimmerman is the victim here and fearing for his life, he called 911. Im not goin
Know. People here really do like to read about where they live and their history. There is a real connection among people who grew up here, especially the ones who are several generations on. The relationship to the land, you know. Its great to be with you this afternoon. I hope you are doing well. Guest thank you, debbie. I hope you are, too triet host ibm. I enjoyed reading the book in the last week. Do and a member of the people in the book you wrote about but i wonder why did you write this book now . Guest well, its clearly something i couldnt have written while i was still actively employed by General Motors because some people either within General Motors or other Companies Might have taken offense but it was a book i always wanted to write because i have worked for a number of very interesting personalities and i felt people with a great deal of ability on one side but some very serious flaws on the other and the public if rarely ever gets an inside look at the overall behavior
Up next, after words with author deborah dingell. This week, bob lutz with his book icons and idiots Straight Talk on leadership. The former vice chairman of General Motors discusses the latest amid the best and worst impressions on him during his career in the auto industry. The program runs about an hour. Bob, great to be with you this afternoon. Hope you are doing well. Guest thank you, debbie. I am and hope you are too. Host i am. I enjoyed reading the book this past week. Ive known you a long time and know a number of people in the book you read about. Why did she write this book now . Guest well, it is clearly something i couldnt have written while i was still actively employed by General Motors because some people are there within General Motors or within other Companies Might taken offense. But he was a book i always wanted to write because i worked for a number of very interesting personalities and i felt sometimes skewed personalities, people with a great deal of ability on o
On wall street. Yesterday we heard from j. P. Morgan and wells fargo. Brian moynihan is reporting a great Fourth Quarter. Scarlet fu has more in the newsroom. Break it down for us. Quarterly profit at bankamerica could quadruple in the Fourth Quarter thanks to approving credit trends. Relatively strong sales and trading numbers and a favorable tax rate as well. Earnings per share in the Fourth Quarter up . 29 compared to the consensus of . 27. Revenue coming in higher than anticipated, 21. 7 billion. Over the past month, eight analysts ratcheted it down. The bar was lowered. Pretax litigation expense. It is a noisy quarter because of these onetime items. A 2. 1 3 billion charge there. One investor who was on surveillance said he is not exactly sold on bankamerica yet, even though it is leveraging the bank economy. Because of the legacy issues that remain. Jpmorgan at ahead in terms of resolving the sales of defective mortgages leading up to the housing crisis. Rising Interest Rates hel
In sports, amari means business. We will talk about his ambitions off the court. We will talk about we will kick it off with what everyone is talking about. The stock market is rigged. The most iconic market in global capitalism is rigged by whom . By a combination of stock exchanges, the big wall street banks and highfrequency traders. That was michael lewis, Nonfiction Author on 60 minutes last night. Youve probably heard about his books as of experience as a bond trader and baseball. Most recently, the big short about the housing and credit bubbles of the 2000. Now he has a new book called flash boys a wall street revolt. Its about flash trading in the highspeed algorithmic strategies. Here he is once again. Insiders are able to move faster than you, able to see your order and play it against other orders and ways you dont understand. They are able to front run your order. What you mean front run . They are able to identify your desire to buy shares in microsoft and buy them in fron