Nick shepard is in jerusalem, and what does kerry hope to accomplish on trip number 10 . Reporter well, del, there have been a lot of trips and a lot of meetings between palestinian and israeli officials in the last months, and both sides are no closer to peace than they were six months ago. There are a lot of sceptics among both sides and officials who are work for john kerry. So as he sat next to benjamin netanyahu, he addressed the critics and said, lets have some optimism as we go forward. I know, i come here with no illusions. I know that there are many who are sceptical whether or not the two parties can achieve peace. But i will tell you that i have personally learned something about the power of reconciliation. And one of the roadblocks that kerry has run into is the issue of settlement. Perhaps no one larger issue separates the two sides than israel building settlements on the land that palestinians feel is the heart of their state. We went to the palestinian villages that sur
We are less than 48 hours into 2014, and the northeast is bracing for its first severe winter storm of the year. Its expected to wallop a wide stretch of the eastern see board from washington to new england. The powerful storm is threatening to bury parts of new york and boston under a foot of snow, a winter storm warning has been issued. The storm could become a blizzard with the metro area experiencing facenumbing temperatures nearing negative 10 degrees. New york governor is considering closing the major highways as a precaution and in massachusetts they are preparing for the worse, declaring a snow emergency with 18 inches expected in some parts of the state. In advance of the storm boston mayor closed city schools through friday. Erica pittsy is live for us. Snow ploughs and trucks are ready for a significant storm. Good morning, erica. Good morning stephanie. In new york city trucks filled are out prepping the road. Thats likely the case. Since this storm expected to dump a foot
And there are hopes with a growing economy and private Health Insurance starts for more than two million americans. But the president s new healthcare law has encountered a legal hurdle. Justice sotomayor with a ruling that applies to nonprofit groups that have the same health plans. The white house said it is confident the new law does address the objections of religious organizations. The legal challenge wont stop coverage from kicking in for millions of americans who signed up in hawaii where the president is vacationing. Healthcare for the majority of the population is nothing new. Jennifer london joins us from honolulu. Reporter hi, tony, its nice to see you, and happy new year. When most people think of hawaii they think of the image that is behind me. Beautiful beaches, surf, and palm trees. Its not called the aloha state without good reason. But if you take a closer look perhaps hawaii should also be known as the health state. Inside eden and love a small boutique in honolulu c
Jcpenney is hitting a 13 year low. You have a judge who may rule sooner than later on the whole jcpenney macys situation. Lori thank you so much. Five days until the Government Shutdown. Twentyone days until we hit the debt limit. We have bill cavuto with us now. Great to see you. Tried to defund obamacare. All of the talk is about senator cruz and this marathon overnight talking session. Neil he rallied the base. He might make it tougher for Speaker Boehner to cut a deal on this. Did they have to move onto Something Else that could save face for boehner and maybe people in the house. Hours before potential shutdown. A number of deals have been another deal would be we will do it if we find something in the healthcare lot to delay. Whether it is attached to this or something that happened a couple of weeks later. Maybe they get a oneyear extension or delay or, a couple keep project that could save face. Adam we have jack lew saying that the government runs out of money. Are you getting
Hello and welcome to countdown. A warm welcome to the program. Bloomberg reporters are standing by throughout the world, bringing you the stories that will drive your a. Drive your day. A look ahead at some of the big interviews we have coming up for you this morning. 40 miles west of davos, key talks are ticking off. First lets give you bit more detail of what is coming up in davos today. We are talking to a number of big names out there. We will kick it off on the program. The ceo of indias Largest Software Company joins us. We will hear that in just about 20 minutes time. Axel weber will be live from. Ominos davos the Russian Deputy Prime Minister is live in the next hour. Davosncine is live in with more details on what is coming up during our program. Good to see you. 2500 participants, more than 50 heads of state, davos is just getting started. We will tell you about the interviews we have and go through the agenda. Hans nichols is here on the ground with me. It is snowy, a little