Surveillence. Is a look at european stocks. Theyre getting the most in two weeks. Its a little bit better than our preliminary estimate. We see the German Economy powering through overall. We also saw some unemployment figures that beat estimates. Commodities extending a little bit of a record run. Eurodollar, a lot of focus on the currency today. Yield is atyear 1. 95. This is a we have coming up on surveillance. We will hearing from john chen. 10 00, we will be joined by Stephen Michael smith. Cklowsmith. A they will be seeking to joshua green. Will be speaking to joshua green. Onto nejra cehic. Officials debated the risk to american outlook last month with some concerns about inflation and robust growth. The minutes of the meeting show most participants reiterated support for, quote, continuing a gradual approach for raising the target rate. In three moreiled hikes for 2018. In the United States, the worst storm of the winter season has knocked out power to thousands of homes and bu
Bomb cyclone, is slamming entire east coast. Blizzard warnings are in effect. Thousands of flights are being canceled. What you need to know to stay safe. That is coming. Dow hit as milestone, 125,000 points and more 25,000 points and more today. We have all the intel for you straight ahead. First, let you know, zare are you Huckabee Sanders will address the media any media now. Well take the briefing live when it happens at the white house. As we await, there is a lot of political things to talk about always, civic Forum Chairman Ford Oconnell joins me. How are you doing sir. Im doing fine, cheryl, happy new year. Cheryl there will be a lot of questions about the cease and desist order. Do they have a case against steve bannon and a case against Michael Wolff . He would be wise to lawyer up. Based on nda agreements, we dont know the size and scope. Really only penalty spelled out in the contract whether monetary and injunction. That is something that steve bannon faces. The really big
The Semiconductor Index is catching my eye. Up 6 10 of 1 . The story is told much better when we look at the individual movers. Intel is down more than 2 , based on a story that researchers have found vulnerabilities in their chips. That vulnerability has not necessarily been found. Advanced micro devices and macron, they are some of the smaller rivals getting a boost. The best performer today is based on a Goldman Sachs report that financials will continue to outperform in 2018, based on tax reform. Some of their favorites are bank of america, a big outperform are here at 2 . Lets go to the chart. Continuing. 2017 is highs, inof record the s p 500 index, coupled with record lows in the volatility index. Has a nine print. Volatility nowhere. Julia lets go to the bloomberg first word news with Mark Crumpton. Says chainrump migration provides a gateway for terrorists. Today as hecomment sat down with republican senators, to discuss future immigration policies. Hundreds of thousands broug
Marijuana. In states for pot is legal, attorney general Jeff Sessions has directed federal prosecutors to use their discretion in deciding how aggressively to enforce federal law. The death toll from a passenger train crash in south africa is now at 18. A South African officials said the train slammed into a truck driver mistakenly thought he could cross the tracks in time. Ministerrys transport said an additional 260 people were injured. In freedent occurred state province. The United States and south korea will not hold their angle joint military drills during the Winter Olympics next month. According to a statement from the office of the south korean president , in President Trump agreed during a phone call today at the gates the games in pyeongchang should be kept peaceful. South korea plans to cornett talks withs. For north korea that are scheduled for next week. Global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. Im Mark Cru
Night if not colder. I think tonight will be colder. We have a wind chill advisory in effect now until noon tomorrow. The wind chill will be between 5 and 15 below 0. Well be tracking it as we move through. So cold tonight, continuing right on through tomorrow, but heres the good news. We could circle that right there. Much warmer next week. Well be able to thaw out for at least a little while. Much more on that coverage and including another wintry storm coming up on monday. See you in minutes. So, there is reason for hope. Thank you, doug. Team and coverage of the cold takes us to arlington tonight. We found people there wearing layers of scarves, layers of coats, even face masks to try to keep warm in this cold. News4s Kristin Wright joins us now. Kristin, i heard you say earlier you were wearing your photographers gloves to stay warm . Reporter i am. I did bring my gloves. They just werent warm enough. So, these ones are nice and toasty because youre going to need it. All this even