potter remained composed but visibly disappointed as the judge read the jury's verdict. >> love you, kim. >> love you. >> potter's defense lawyers comforting her before she was led out of the courtroom potter testified that she pulled her gun out instead of her taser by mistake and did not mean to shoot wright as he struggled with officers but the prosecution argued successfully that potter was reckless during the deadly traffic stop. outside the courthouse demonstrators cheered and celebrated chanting dawn tai wright's name. she described how she felt when she heard the guilty verdict. >> emotions. every single emotion that you could imagine just running through your body at that moment i kind of let out a yelp because it was built up in the anticipation of what was to come while we were waiting for the last few days. >> kim potter's sentencing is set for february 18th. the more serious manslaughter charge carries a maximum of 15 years in prison but because potter had a clean record sentencing guidelines call for a sentence between roughly 6 to 8 and a half years behind bars let's bring

. >> kim potter, the former police officer who shot and killed daunte wright, on the stand in her own defense. >>> schools nationwide disrupted. police forced to increase patrols. all because of an alleged viral hoax >> it's social media if they can put it out there, it can be caught. >>> covid hitting hard restaurants closing. nfl games postponed. now a new strategy to keep kids in the classroom what the cdc is calling for. >>> a last-minute holiday shopping blitz millions set to hit the stores now retailers are preparing for super saturday >>> a major vaccine setback for young kids >>> a new probe into buy now pay later services >>> and can spider-man save the theaters with rising covid spread >> announcer: live from cnbc, the facts. the truth. "the news" with shepard smith. >>> good evening the situations playing out in parts of our country right now are both jarring and familiar. covid is spreading, fast and hospitalizations are rising. the virus once again disrupting everything from live performances to restaurants to schools and sports the nfl announced today it's postponing thr

and i'm kim kaupe. and we're entertainment super fans from new york, new york.

joining me is kim forest, chief investment officer at bokeh capital partners good to have you you are out of consensus on the rate hikes or lack thereof, right? >> i know. and being out of consensus doesn't feel good but we will talk next year at this time and see what actually happened what i have been doing is i have been realizing the u.s. is not in a vacuum, and they really do have to pay attention to the strong dollar. while i wouldn't say that you necessarily go, oh, the u.s. is an export economy, exports are very, very important if the fed raises rates too fast and out of sync with the other large areas of the world, it could mean for very, very strong dollar, which ultimately would not help the u.s. economy. i think the fed knows that >> so i mean it is interesting to highlight the risk that a strong dollar could pose from rate hikes you know, i'm trying to thin through the mechanics of this though the bigger concern that you have would be if the fed is way out front, if they do a lot more, a lot more quickly than other central banks? >> yes, exactly. and i mean that's what i

. >> the turning point for the jurors in the kim potter trial the second phone call in two months between presidents putin and biden and the hottest cities for 2022 and our year ahead for real estate. >> announcer: live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, "the news" with shepard smith. >> good evening. colorado under a state of emergency tonight. massive wildfires forcing more than 30,000 people to evacuate two cities northwest of denver the national weather service calling it a life-threatening situation. what began as small grass fires turned into a raging inferno fueled by extremely strong winds. you can see this video from a costco in the city of superior it's a scene straight out of an apocalyptic movie. dozens of people surrounded by gray smoke as sirens blare in the background same story in a nearby chuck-e-cheese you can see the names outside as parents and their children flow the arcade room, and it was a close call on the road this driver came really close to the flames which are now shutting down highways officials urging people to stay off the roads tonight. the smoke making it h

. >>> opening statements in the trial against kim potter she's the officer who says she mistook her taser for her gun. the victim's mother brought to tears. >> they had a white sheet over him. >> the defense puts the blame on her son. >> all he had to do was stop and he would be with us. >>> crime in america cities struggle as homicides surge. the move by local officials to regain control and keep people calm >>> starbucks employees fight to unionize >>> a christmas party scandal hits the united kingdom. >>> the new airline about to take off >> live, from cnbc, the facts, the truth, the news with shepard smith. >>> good evening it's only matter of time before the definition of fully vaccinated includes a covid booster shot that's the new new today from dr. anthony fauci. o this, after pfizer just announced a third dose of its vaccine offers much more protection against the omicron variant compared to two doses. researchers have yet to say for sure whether omicron causes more severe disease but right now the new variant appears to be spreading quickly in several nations, including now, the

it's the only way to make it resilient. >> kim, thank you for bringing us that story. we hope you'll come back and update us on your progress as well >> thank you so much. >>> let's check the other top headlines this morning fra frances rivera has the latest. >> reporter: a legal showdown this morning, mark meadows is suing speaker nancy pelosi and the january 6th committee investigating the capitol riot it claims lawmakers have no legal authority to demand testimony. he previously agreed to cooperate. the lawsuit came hours after the committee began moving forward with a criminal contempt case against meadows. >>> the list of countries boycotting the olympics is growing, justin trudeau an announced canada will not send diplomats to the game. boris johnson also announced british diplomats would not be attending the games following the u.s. and australia's announcement earlier this week new zealand said it would not send officials due to covid. >>> a pair of olympians are taking a victory lap after being named athletes of the year, suni lee, the 18-year-old won a silver

shep, by this time tomorrow >> scott cohn, live at the courthouse >>> he was the police chief, and kim potter's boss, when she shot and killed daunte wright during a traffic stop today he took the stand in the ex-cop's manslaughter trial. former brooklyn center police chief, tim gannon, testified he does not believe kim potter violated department policy or broke the law during the deadly encounter. potter insists she pulled her gun instead of her taser by mistake and did not mean to shoot daunte wright as he struggled with officers and tried to get away. after reviewing body cam and dash cam video, the ex-chief testified that, in his opinion, using deadly force or a taser against wright was reasonable, because one of the officers was leaning into the passenger side window and was at risk of being dragged if wright drove off. >> when i viewed all the angles, i saw no violation >> no violation of what? >> of policy, procedure or law >> gannon resigned two days after the shooting back in april. he said he believed he had to quit, because he did not want to immediately fire potter. >>> ghi

. >>> opening statements in the trial against kim potter she's the officer who says she mistook her taser for her gun. the victim's mother brought to tears. >> they had a white sheet over him. >> the defense puts the blame on her son. >> all he had to do was stop and he would be with us. >>> crime in america cities struggle as homicides surge. the move by local officials to regain control and keep people calm >>> starbucks employees fight to unionize >>> a christmas party scandal hits the united kingdom. >>> the new airline about to take off >> live, from cnbc, the facts, the truth, the news with shepard smith. >>> good evening it's only a matter of time before the definition of fully vaccinated includes a covid booster shot that's the new new today from dr. anthony fauci. this, after pfizer just announced a third dose of its vaccine offers much more protection against the omicron variant compared to two doses. researchers have yet to say for sure whether omicron causes more severe disease but right now the new variant appears to be spreading quickly in several nations, including, now, th

like for years we never saw defendants testifying in their own defense and now recently we have and kim potter we're told will testify in her own defense smart move or no >> shep, we talk about this every time and here i think it's essential. and the reason why we're seeing it so much is because anytime you have a case involving someone's death and the person who caused it is saying i didn't mean for this to happen, i think they generally have to take the stand and explain that to the jury that's especially true in this case >> if you're the defense, i'm guessing you're wanting the jury to say she feels awful about this, she didn't mean to do it. >> that's it, shep then you also have the classic theme, it's the same argument that we have when we start talking about qualified immunity and that is the defense is going to say that being a police officer's a hard job, sometimes they make mistakes, those mistakes can have tragic consequences, but it doesn' mean they should be criminally liable that's what they'll be arguing >> david, kim potter's jury selection continues tomorrow morning. th

like for years we never saw defendants testifying in their own defense and now recently we have and kim potter we're told will testify in her own defense smart move or no >> shep, we talk about this every time and here i think it's essential. and the reason why we're seeing it so much is because anytime you have a case involving someone's death and the person who caused it is saying i didn't mean for this to happen, i think they generally have to take the stand and explain that to the jury that's especially true in this case >> if you're the defense, i'm guessing you're wanting the jury to say she feels awful about this, she didn't mean to do it. >> that's it, shep then you also have the classic theme, it's the same argument that we have when we start talking about qualified immunity and that is the defense is going to say that being a police officer's a hard job, sometimes they make mistakes, those mistakes can have tragic consequences, but it doesn't mean they should be criminally liablethat is that police offica that's what they'll be arguing >> david, kim potter's jury selection con

what they they want the jury to remember >>> kim potter's boss takes the stand. what he had to say about her pulling a gun instead of a taser. >>> at the college level, he was a king mom coaches in the pros, well, tonight he's unemployment urban meyer out, fired, couldn't even finish the season tonight, how it all unraveled. >> announcer: the facts. the truth. "the news with shepard smith" babb back in 60 seconds. is paying for them both! and this is for new and existing customers. upgrade to the iphone 13 pro and airpods both on us. only at t-mobile. (burke) with farmers auto multi-policy discount, the more policies you have with us, the more you could save on your auto insurance. (man) hey, hon! (wife) hi, honey! (man) like what? (burke) well, you'd get a discount for insuring your jet skis... and boat...rv...life... ...home and more. you could save up to forty-five percent. (man) that's a whole lot of discounts. (burke) well, we offer coverage for a whole lot of things, and you could save a whole lot of something with farmers policy perks. (kid) sup, dad! (bur

to the jury, which could get this case, shep, by this time tomorrow >>> he was the police chief, and kim potter's boss, when she shot and killed daunte wright during a traffic stop today he took the stand in the ex-cop's manslaughter trial. former brooklyn center police chief says he does not believe she violated department policy or broke the law potter insists she pulled her gun instead of her taser by mistake and did not mean to shoot daunte wright as he struggled with officers and tried to get away. after reviewing body cam and dash cam video, the ex-chief testified in his opinion using taser or deadly force against wright was reasonable because one of the officers was leaning into the passenger side window ands with at risk if wright drove off. >> i saw no violation. >> no violation of what? >> of policy, procedure or law >> gannon resigned two days after the shooting in april. he said he believed he had to quit, because he did not want to immediately fire potter. >>> ghislaine maxwell's defense team calling their first witness to testify in her sex trafficking trial today. jurors h

kim kardashian is in her 40s and snap is supposed to be for young people i hope i could be nearly that cool coming up on monday on "tech check," shauntanu nashgs arayen the adobe with the experience cloud and the marketing product and a lot to learn from him. >> that will be big in addition to the rest of the week including lennar and jbill upgraded today over at goldman sachs, i believe, lilly, amex, baba, delta and of course, ppi and the fed meeting which is going to tell us a lot more about how the fed not only views the pace of the taper which is slowly being built into expect eggs and also the pace for any future rate hikes in 2022 and that will be big what a week, with cpi under our belt and let's get to sully filling in for the judge and the half >>> thank you, carl, julia and john "the halftime report" starts right now. i am brian in for scott today, the word of the day, the word of the week, the word of the year is inflation absolutely flying now at its fastest rate of price gains since all of the way back in 1982 "return of the jedi" territory stocks, they don't seem to care,

and kim. she wanted to execute a pre-set trade strategy in seconds. so we gave 'em thinkorswim web. because platforms this innovative, aren't just made for traders - they're made by them. thinkorswim trading. from td ameritrade. what does a foster kid need from you? to be brave. to show up. for staying connected. the questions they weren't able to ask. show up for the first day of school, the last day at their current address. for the mornings when everything's wrong. for the manicure that makes everything right, for right now. show up, however you can, for the foster kids who need it most— at helpfosterchildren.com >>> welcome back to "power lunch. i'm kristina partsinevelos much like the broader market, the energy sector is doesn't about 1.5% right now with valero energy and phillips 66 you could throw into positive territory today. hess codown about 4%, the biggest drop phillips along with occidental petroleum and hess have seen some of the biggest drops, more than 20% from their 52-week highs. month to date, hall burton, valero and marathon are all roughly 3% higher. >> the en

>> instagram sees a dollar sign when he seit sees kids >>> opening statements in the trial against kim potter she's the officer who says she mistook her taser for her gun. the victim's mother brought to tears. >> they had a white sheet over him. >> the defense puts the blame on her son. >> all he had to do was stop and he would be with us. >>> crime in america cities struggle as homicides surge. the move by local officials to regain control and keep people calm >>> starbucks employees fight to unionize >>> a christmas party scandal hits the united kingdom. >>> the new airline about to take off >>> good evening it's only matter of time before the definition of fully vaccinated includes a covid booster shot that's the new new today from dr. anthony fauci. this afterpfizer just announced a third dose of its vaccine offers much more protection against the omicron variant compared to two doses. researchers have yet to say for sure whether omicron causes more severe disease but right now the new variant appears to be spreading quickly in several nations, including now, the united states. sev

and kim. she wanted to execute do not go away ve ' because platforms this innovative, aren't just made for traders - they're made by them. thinkorswim trading. from td ameritrade. >>> is the latest battle in the streaming wars this one is not about competition between streamers but between content owners and carriers in the battles over fees youtube tv's deal with disney is set to expire friday night youtube warning subscribers they could lose access to its 18 disney-owned channels, including espn, fx and abc both their live and their on demand content. now, that's a big chunk of youtube tv's lineup. in the streamer, which says it's an active conversations, does seem anxious about losing subscribers. saying it will lower the monthly price for its service by $15 to $50 a month for however long that the content is off the platform youtube saying in a blog post that subscribers could spend $14 a month for a bundle of disney plus, espn plus and hulu that offer sign up to get the same content direc

. >>> in minnesota a jury is set to decide whether this former police officer, kim potter, is guilty of manslaughter she shot and killed daunte wright during a traffic stop while yelling taser repeatedly more on that in a minute and in new york the jury in ghislaine maxwell's sex trafficking trial began deliberating just hours ago. maxwell, of course, is the ex-girlfriend and longtime, well, associate of the convicted sex offender, the late jeffrey epstein. prosecutors say she recruited and groomed underage girls for epstein to sexually abuse. today in closing arguments one prosecutor said ghislaine maxwell was dangerous and a sophisticated preddator who kne exactly what she was doing throughout the trial, four accusers testified against ghislaine maxwell. she described in graphic detail how they say maxwell groomed them and accused her of participating in some of the abuse herself. her lawyers argued she's a scapegoat for accusations against jeffrey epstein. authorities say he killed himself in his prison cell two years ago. one of her lawyers argued today, ghislaine maxwell is an i

. >>> in minnesota, a jury is set to decide whether this former police officer, kim potter, is guilty of manslaughter she shot and killed daunte wright during a traffic stop while yelling taser repeatedly more on that in a minute >>> and in new york, the jury in ghislaine maxwell's sex trafficking trial began deliberating just hours ago. maxwell, of course, is the ex-girlfriend and longtime, well, associate of the convicted sex offender, the late jeffrey epstein. prosecutors say she recruited and groomed underage girls for epstein to sexually abuse.uite today, in closing arguments, one prosecutor said ghislaine maxwell was dangerous and a sophisticated predator who knew exactly what she was doing throughout the trial, four accusers testified against ghislaine maxwell. they described, in graphic detail, how they say maxwell groomed them and accused her of participating in some of the abuse herself. her lawyers argued she's a scapegoat for accusations actually against jeffrey epstein. authorities say he killed himself in his prison cell two years ago. one of her lawyers argued today, gh

. >>> in minnesota, a jury is set to decide whether this former police officer, kim potter, is guilty of manslaughter she shot and killed daunte wright during a traffic stop while yelling taser repeatedly more on that in a minute >>> and in new york the jury in ghislaine maxwell's sex trafficking trial began deliberating just hours ago. maxwell, of course, is the ex-girlfriend and longtime, well, associate of the convicted sex offender, the late jeffrey epstein. prosecutors say she recruited and groomed underage girls for epstein to sexually abuse. today in closing arguments one prosecutor said ghislaine maxwell was dangerous and a sophisticated predator who knew exactly what she was doing throughout the trial, four accusers testified against ghislaine maxwell. they described in graphic detail how they say maxwell groomed them and accused her of participating in some of the abuse herself. her lawyers argued she's a scapegoat for accusations actually against jeffrey epstein. authorities say he killed himself in his prison cell two years ago. one of her lawyers argued today, ghislaine m

. >> kim potter, the former police officer who shot and killed daunte wright, on the stand in her own defense. >>> schools nationwide disrupted. police forced to increase patrols. al

and kim. she wanted to execute a pre-set trade strategy in seconds. so we gave 'em thinkorswim web. because platforms this innovative, aren't just made for traders - they're made by them. thinkorswim trading. from td ameritrade. >>> welcome back nasdaq under problem here with 37 minutes left of trading the pain being felt in names like tesla some winners, nvidia, microsoft, amazon all under pressure. you have balance with strength in names like cisco, regeneron and looks like most of the tech names are under pressure looking at the overan up shortstop and the sectors there, technology is under performing tesla is a big part of that story. >> tesla and the high fliers lucid down 17% after a convertible notes offering let's get the results of the latest survey with some surprising findings about how americans view the economy steve liesman has the details for us steve? >> yeah. americans head into the holiday season down beat on the economy but upbeat on spending 41% of americans believe the economy will get worse in the next year. still far from normal levels of 30% and down from a y

a jury convicts former officer kim potter for the death of daunte wright. >> we have a degree of accountability for daunte's death. >> tonight the fallout from the verdict. >>> omicron spreading fast >> we're almost seeing it jump by 10,000 every day. >> new year's eve celebrations in jeopardy. what new york just announced plus the new study offering signs of

and kim. she wanted to execute a pre-set trade strategy in seconds. so we gave 'em thinkorswim web. because platforms this innovative, aren't just made for traders - they're made by them. thinkorswim trading. from td ameritrade. want to save on your home internet? xfinity is proud to support the emergency broadband benefit program. for a limited time, you may be eligible to qualify for a credit of up to $50 a month toward your internet service through this program. that's right! you could qualify for a credit of up to $50 a month toward your internet service and equipment. for even more value, switch to xfinity mobile, and you could pay as little as $15 a month for wireless. click, call, or visit a store to learn more. >>> we've got about 88 minutes left in the trading day. let's check on stocks, bonds, and commodities. we begin with bob pisani on the market numbers >> tyler, first two days up since the end of november. it's essentially a round trip of the s&p. just take a look in the last month. we were at hp 4700 now we're back a few points off. compete round trip omicron fears an

felt like for years we never saw defendants testifying in their own defense and now recently we have kim potter, we're told, will testify in her own defense smart move or no >> we talk about this every time here i think it's essential. the reason why we're seeing it so much is because any time you have a case involving someone's death and the person who caused it is saying i didn't mean for this to happen, i think they generally have to take the stand and explain that to the jury. >> if you're the defense, i'm guessing you're wanting the jury to say, she feels awful about this, she didn't mean to do it. >> that's it, shep it's the same argument we have when we talk about qualified imm immunity that is that police officer is a hard job and they sometimes make mistakes but it doesn't mean they should be criminally liable. >>> "el chapo's" wife is going to prison. emma cornell is her name she pleaded guilty back in june in federal court to money laundering and helping her husband traffic drugs into the united states. she also admitted to being a courier between the cartel and her husband wh

. >>> and kim kardashian has finally passed the california baby bar exam, she announced after three tries and two years of studying, she aced it she encouraged fans to keep striving towards their goals, don't ever give up, even when you're holding on by a thread you can do it. impressive there, passing that exam, brian. >> it is even the baby bar exam is no easy fete as well. bar courses and books about like this or online courses are all the rage it's not easy. congrats to her. >> you got it. >>> let's move to a very serious story. a total of 88 people are now confirmed dead in the wake of this weekend's tornados that tore through six states leaving thousands homeless and doing billions of dollars in damage. the rescue and recovery efforts this morning are still continuing but they are still in the early stages jay gray joining us from mayfield, kentucky, the community that was right in the path of the storm. we saw the early scenes yesterday, jay, we can see them behind you now this looks like a devastating scene for days and weeks and maybe months to come >> reporter: yeah, no brian, i

here's your cnbc news update at this now the jury is out deliberating in the trial of kim potter, the former suburban minneapolis police officer charged with manslaughter for shooting and killing dawn day wright during a traffic stop she testified she thought she was using her taser. the prosecution told jurors they should hold her criminally responsibility for what it calls a blunder of epic proportions. >>> the biden administration is moving to make vehicles more fooel fuel efficient calling for a 40 mpg by 2026. >>> and a scientist at the world health organization says it is unwise to think that omicron is a mild variant that won't cause severe disease she says the early data from south africa may be misleading because there are high levels of immunity there she warns there could be enough cases to overurd abouten health care systems all around the world. >>> let's get to check on the the markets. the major indexes are off the lows, dow was down 700 at the worst point of the session bitcoin is in the red, back above $46,000, down nearly 20% in a month underperforming ether, up more

booster shots is expected in the middle of next week we are hearing from one of the jurors from the kim potter case. the juror did ask not to be identified much of the jury felt potter made an honest mistake, but her experience as a police officer came into play and she had to be responsible for wright's death and not above the law. >>> the body of desmond tutu has been brought to the cathedral where he preached. he wanted the least expensive kofi coffin and no lavish funeral decorations and mourners will be able to pay their respects through tomorrow >> i'll send it back to you. >> rahel, we appreciate that we are continuing now our review of the investment committee's top second-half picks from the june stock summit. i want to go to steve weiss. in the middle of june, along with the sector. steve weiss, you picked and probably not a surprise to a lot of people. moderna, even with its pullback, steve. the stock is still up 21% from june 22nd when you were on the show and they made the pick. porsche, logistics which you continue to talk about in recent months are both down respectively

the trial of a white former police officer charged in the killing of dante wright, a black motorist kim potter is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter she claims she mixed up her gun and taser when she fatally shot wright team coverage of both cases, tonight at 7:00 eastern. nine state department workers using software developed by the israeli company and the intrusions represent the widest knownhacks of u.s. officials using the company's technology the hacks targeted u.s. officials who were either based in uganda or working on matters concerning that country. you are now up-to-date frank, back to you >> thanks a lot, rahel making crypto investing, and the wisdom tree crypto index which launches today is the first crypto index for separately managed accounts to help financial advisers and clients investing in the crypto space. joining me now is jeremy schwartz, and josh brown, thank you and congratulations on this new endeavor downtown, josh brown, let's start with you i have to ask you, why crypto, why now? what do you think this will mean for investors? >> so i first got

and kim. she wanted to execute a pre-set trade strategy in seconds. so we gave 'em thinkorswim web. because platforms this innovative, aren't just made for traders - they're made by them. thinkorswim trading. from td ameritrade. >>> it is about time somebody big in finance finally gave costco its due recognizing it is as the shoppers finance that is run right and flies straight what makes it even better that is this craze came from none other than charlie munger, the partner of warren buffett at berkshire hathaway and why, the 97-year-old munger had a lot to say about the current stock market calling it crazier than the dotcom boom and you saw what happened today some were too high and he lashed out against cryptocurrency and saying, and i quote, it should never have been invented but i want to talk about costco. a key holding of my charity trust and the investors club munger loves going to costco because the membership based model holds down costs as he puts it. people trust it and they have the power to reduce prices in fact, he said, as i quote, a sentence from hell, he also thin

a >>> kim kardashian one step closer to becoming a lawyer after passing california's baby bar exam she announced she passed the first year exam on her fourth try. the news comes four years after she first expressed her interest in pursuing a law degree >>> and the press association announcing nominees for golden globes despite criticism for the lack of diversity. questions still remaining on which actors will participate and where it will air. that's after the ceremony was dropped from nbc's schedule. >> appreciate it >>> the investment company making moves joe, you first you bought crowdstrike i thought you owned this before. >> so, in and out of crowdstrike several types throughout the year and i know both steve and john as active traders, they tend to keep track of how they're doing in individual stocks if your trade success rate is high, you'll continue to trade around the stock if it's low, you're going to put it in in the penalty box i've done a good job of trading around it. i was out of it at a much higher level. i think most of the liquidation as assets have been sold off, tha

and kim. she wanted to execute a pre-set trade strategy in seconds. so we gave 'em thinkorswim web. because platforms this innovative, aren't just made for traders - they're made by them. thinkorswim trading. from td ameritrade. how do i know that you're not a weirdo? ♪ confessing, yeah ♪ ♪ oh, i've been shaking ♪ ♪ i love it when you go crazy ♪ what are you doing? ♪ baby, there's nothing holdin' me back ♪ i knew you were a weirdo. >>> welcome back time for earnings exchange where we give you the action, the story and the trade on three names set to report results. today almost one year after the meme craze we're starting with gamestop it's been relatively stable in the second half of the year. shares are still up 850% year to date and of the few analysts that cover the stock, none of it gives it a buy gamestop reported a profit in one of the past six quarters what do we expect and look for in tonight's report? frank holland and founder of new stream capital and cnbc contributor. welcome to both of you frank, gamestop. what are we watching >> kelly, analysts have the

earlier in the week, dom, snapchat, for instance, whether or not it was what chris and her daughter, kim kardashian are doing with snapchat right now, whether that was something that people either anticipated or knew about and the stock made a pop and held on, like apple. i think it was only down about a dollar yesterday and it made a dramatic move, say 47 to 52 in two or three days. that's a pretty decent pop that's not a mega cap but we know the troubles that twitter has had of late with dorsey departing and people wondering what's going to be happening with socials in particular, whether it's meta or whether it's something like snapchat, people are willing to speculate on some of those names, dom. i'd also point out that oracle, which used to be one of the main stays just like apple is now that we'd always talk about. if you spoke of tech and didn't speak of cisco and oracle, you weren't talking about tech but oracle a lot of upside speculation and calls, obviously they blew out the earnings we had the december 90 all the way up to the 94 calls i think the stock touched 100 in the aft

and kim. she wanted to execute a pre-set trade strategy in seconds. so we gave 'em thinkorswim web. because platforms this innovative, aren't just made for traders - they're made by them. thinkorswim trading. from td ameritrade. (soft music) hey dad, i'm about to leave. don't forget your hat . good morning. how can i help? i need help connecting with my students. behind every last minute save, ok, that works. and holiday surprise, thank you! a customer service rep is working unseen, making it happen. and at genesys, we're proud to help them help you everyday. >>> all right. welcome back to "power lunch." it has really ban strong year for the dow transports the index up over 30%. avis up 452% old dominion gaining 38% and matson is up 55% our next guest says other names will take the lead in the new year jason cowen covers transports. happy holidays thanks for being here. >> happy holidays to you as well. >> we were just talking about the performance of the dow transports over the last year. i think everybody on wall street wants to know about 2022 what is your outlook for supply chai

in i'm not going to call the bottom on a certain day i think there's more weakness that could still kim, but more of an opportunity than a taste of something terrible on the horizon. >> we got your final trades, next on "the halftime report." 24-hour hydration. no parabens, dyes, or fragrances. gold bond. champion your skin. no parabens, dyes(soft music)ces. hey dad, i'm about to leave. don't forget your hat . good morning. how can i help? i need help connecting with my students. behind every last minute save, ok, that works. and holiday surprise, thank you! a customer service rep is working unseen, making it happen. and at genesys, we're proud to help them help you everyday. ♪ age before beauty? why not both? visibly diminish wrinkled skin in... crepe corrector lotion... only from gold bond. you booked a sunny vrbo ski chalet. with endless views of snowcovered peaks. but the thing they'll remember forever? grandpa coming out of retirement to give a few ski lessons. the time for getting back together is now. find it on vrbo. at vanguard, you're more than just an investor, you're an ow

near minneapolis, the trial of former police officer kim potter is coming to a conclusion. the outcome of the jury's four days of deliberations will be read in court late they are hour potter is accused of manslaughter for fatally shooting daunte wright at a traffic stop. >>> lawyers for donald trump are taking their fight over white house records to the supreme court. they are appealing a lower court's ruling that a house panel is entitled to get documents related to what trump and his team were doing during the january 6th attack on the capitol. >>> ukrainian troops are conducting military exercises with u.s.-supplied javelin anti-tank missiles as russia continues to deploy thousands of troops along its border. today the white house says there is still no agreement on a time and place for new talks to begin between president biden and russia's president vladimir putin. >>> and within the last half hour, word that new york city will not cancel its 2022 knew year's celebration in time's square but it will be significantly scaled back with only 15,000 people allowed to atten

opening statements are under way in the trial of kim potter potter fatally shot wright during a traffic stop. she claims she was trying to tase wright but mistakenly fired her handgun instead. >>> on the news tonight, a full wrap up of the opening statements tonight at 7:00 eastern. >>> meantime in new york a man is facing arson charges for allegedly setting fire to a 50-foot christmas tree this happened in front of fox news headquarters. the 49-year-old suspect was arrested not long after the fire started. police say that the fire does not appear to be premeditated or politically motivated. the tree is now being dismantled so that a new one can be put up. >>> and germany's new chancellor olaf scholz warning there will be consequences if russia reaches ukraine's borders. president biden saying russia will face severe economic consequences if it evades the ukraine. you're up to date. scott, back to you. >>> here's the chart disney one of the best performing stocks in the dow today. however, it is the worst performing dow stock this year down 16% it's on pace for its worst year since 2016

and kim. she wanted to execute a pre-set trade strategy in seconds. so we gave 'em thinkorswim web. because platforms this innovative, aren't just made for traders - they're made by them. thinkorswim trading. from td ameritrade. new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you sponsor a job, you immediately get your shortlist of quality candidates, whose resumes on indeed match your job criteria. visit indeed.com/hire and get started today. ♪ >>> all right. welcome back cathie wood buying about a million shares of twitter yesterday, a day after jack dorsey stepped down as ceo ms. woods spoke exclusively with our sara eisen about it earlier today. >> the new ceo has been there for a while and we like under his leadership what they're doing from a monetization point of view. we also love twitter's positioning as a verification platform, because we think that's going to become huge with nfts the verification is what is going to make nfts valuable, the scarcity factor. so we're pretty excited about what's going to happen at twitter. >>

afternoon, leslie >> hey, dom, here's what's happening at this hour in minneapolis the jury at the kim potter trial has reached an outcome according to court officers it will be read into the record at least an hour from now. the white house says it is still hammering out contracts to order hundreds of millions of at-home covid tests. press secretary jen psaki says she has no doubt the deals will be struck. she expects the first batch of covid tests in early january >>> in wisconsin, dangerously icy roads causing multiple crashes in the closure of an interstate highway freezing rain created the hazardous conditions one pile-up involved about 40 vehicles >>> on "the news," traveling for the holiday. how americans are dealing with rising covid cases and surging prices for hotels and car rentals. that's tonight at 7:00 eastern >>> and a giant of american literature has died. joan didian was a key critique of turbulent times her work ranged from novels to essays she succumbed to complications from parkinson's disease at the age of 87. i'll send it back over to you, dom. >> leslie picker, t

trials we're watching juries are set to continue deliberating tomorrow in the ghislaine maxwell and kim potter trials elizabeth holmes' jury from theranos fame, it's set to come back on thursday now, you know the news of this tuesday, december 21st, 2021 i'm shepard smith. follow us on ig and twitter at the news on cnbc, and listen to the podcast wherever you get yours. ♪ and have yourself a merry little christmas now. ♪ celebrate the season together with a holiday gift from pandora jewelry. >>> it is 5:00 here at cnbc. here is your top five @5 stocks bounce amid omicron futures are falling flat this morning. the biden administration looking to up the fight against covid and looking at steps to stem the virus. we are live with the details >> another major american company announcing the decision to delay the return to the office the white house to offer status report o

. >>> no verdict in kim potter's trial. >>> jurors in the elizabeth holmes trial will also continue deliberating tomorrow. they have off tomorrow. >>> now you know the news of this wednesday, december 22, 2021 follow us on instagram and twitter at the news on cnbc. >>> 5:00 a.m. at cnbc global headquarters and here is your top five at 5:00 going for three in a row futures are muted at this hour with the dow looking to extend its two day winning streak into the long holiday weekend >>> shares of novavax are rising this morning following positive vaccine data >>> in washington,the supreme court announcing it will hear a challenge to president biden's covid jab mandate. >>> and almost d

wright during a traffic stop today dante wright's girlfriend took the stand at the manslaughter trial of kim potter, through tears she recounted the shooting and wright's final moments she testified that dante wright was really scared. in a way she had never before seen when the police pulled him over in the minneapolis suburb brooklyn center in april the police officer says she pulled her gun instead of taser by mistake when dante wright tried to get away. >> hey, don't -- don't -- -- >> don't -- >> i'll taze you i'll taze you! taser, taser, taser. >> oh, she shot him. >> i just shot him. >> yes, i grabbed the wrong [bleep] gun! i shot him oh my god. oh my god. >> wright's girlfriend told the jury that after the car crashed she grabbed whatever she could find in that car, a towel or sweater, and pressed it to wright's hest, as she put it, like you see in the movies, in a desperate attempt to stop the bleeding from his gun shot wound. >> just tried to scream his name and i was just trying to have him talk to me and just kept saying dante like, dante. like say something, please, like, just ta

small the costumes are the trial is set to continue on monday >>> a mostly white jury is now seated in kim potter's manslaughter trial she's the now ex-cop accused of shooting and killing daunte wright it happened in april during a traffic stop in the minneapolis suburb brooklyn center opening statements set for wednesday. potter says she accidentally pulled out her gun instead of her taser and did not mean to shoot wright here's a video of the shooting from the then officer potter's body cam >> i'll tase you i'll tase you! taser, taser, taser! oh, my -- [ bleep ]. i just shot him. >> here's a breakdown of the jury nine of the jurors are white, two are asian, one black potter is facing first and second-degree manslaughter charges. under minnesota's sentencing guidelines the more serious charge calls for more than seven years in prison. prosecutors say they'll seek a longer sentence. >>> hundreds of envelopes stuffed full of cash and checks. that's what a plumber says he found inside a wall as he removed a toilet in a church in texas last month and not just any church, a megachurch where th

. >>> kim potter was so distraught after she shot and killed duante wright that fellow cops feared she might harm herself that's what a police officer testified at the trial today after the shooting he says he ne to presents pev you can hear potter say she swapped guns with potter to preserve evidence to present, you can hear potter say she wants to kill herself. >> take this. >> no, just let me kill myself. >> no, that's not happening. i'm giving you my gun. i'm holding yours. all right. >> no -- i don't know what happened. >> the former sergeant testified that moments later he asked for his gun back so that he could discretely take the bullets out before returning it. >> i was able to turn away from her with my firearm, remove the magazine from it and the one round in the chamber, so at that time there were no rounds in the firearm. >> did you do this in a way she could see it? >> she was not able to see. >> the defense says potter has, quote, everlasting and never ending regret. the now ex-cop says she pulled out her gun instead of her taser by mistake and did not mean to shoot wrig

reports families are often forced to watch the executions of loved ones the north korean dictator kim jung un passed a law last year making the districting of any south korean entertainment punishable by death. he calls it a vicious cancer the north korea state media warning kpop's influence can make north korea, quoting here, crumble like a daip wall. >>> a mom in california went missing eight weeks ago and people close to her say they still have no idea what happened security cameras show heidi planck getting in her range rover with her dog at her town house. that was october 17th. her ex-husband said she met him and their 11-year-old son at his football game. he says she left abruptly at halftime then neither her ex nor their son ever saw her again somebody later found her dog on the 28 >>> floor of an apartment building, far away in downtown los angeles. her x says plafrpg had issues with drugs in the past the securities and exchange commission previously investigated and charged her boss for defrauding a native american tribe out of tens of millions of dollars. police have said t