frank holland has those. what's trending today? >> maybe grover cleveland after that tweet >> he gets no love >> we will start off with hollywood news a flood of new releases at the movies this weekend. one film made a bigger splas than all the others. we're talking about aquaman. >> i see what you did there. >> it was a moment aquaman topping the competition debuting with 67.4 million the warner brothers flick easily swam past mary poppins returns >> dropping them >> and the transformers sequel bumble bee aquaman arrived in the u.s. theaters after becoming a juggernaut overseas where it grossed more than 400 million in three weeks. this is a business story super heroes going nowhere, big in the box office. a slate of them next year, avengers, miss marvel, could be big for the movies and the streaming services >> my daughter said the movie was not great but extremely long >> i'm not a dc person >> you're marvel >> dc is batman, superman and aquaman. >>> the u.s. government may be in partial shutdown mode but that won't stop the mil

frank holland has that >>> starbucks plans to expand coffee delivery in the u.s. through a partnership with uber eats the company will grow its delivery service in china. those announcements coming at starbucks investor day where the company also trimmed its long-term annual growth earning target from 12% to 10% we'll hear from the ceos of starbucks and uber today at 9:00 a.m. eastern and 6:00 p.m. >>> lvmh is expanding its empire striking a deal to buy luxury hotel group belmond for 2.6 billion. it will pay $25 a share, a 40% premium to yesterday's closing price. belmond owns more than 40 hotels, restaurants, river cruise ships and trains. shares of lvmh are down in paris, belmond is trading up 40%. >>> costco is unpressure the warehouse club reporting better than expected first quarter earning obsers on a jumn same-store sales brian, back over to you. >> i have to tell you, that lvmh/bell mondmond days. those are european names, but it's like macy's buying hilton totally changes your entire business model >> they're both luxury brands. >> they wanted to sell you

frank holland. i'm not going to call him francis any more >> you can do it >> i know him well >> moving on start with president trump just when you thought he couldn't surprise you again or couldn't surprise you his tweets he has taken thrown back thursday to a new level. check out what he posted on twitter late yesterday ♪ farm living is the life for me ♪ >> president signed the farm bill by tweeting out a video of him singing the theme song to the '60s sitcom "green acres." mullally tweeted, if you guys need me, i'll be in a hole in the ground >> i remember watching it because my father loved that show we used to watch the reruns on nick at nite or wherever they were i remember that theme song in my hand >> i can sing the whole song i'm not going to >>> well, apparently oat milk is a thing and it has fans and those people are now facing a crisis this holiday season a very serious edition of trending oatly announcing it's out of stock until january 9th. they're paying more than $1,200 for a pac

frank holland is back with those. >> good morning. our top trending story is about the top trending topics of 2018. at least according to google the top trending search was the world cup. goal followed by avicii and mac miller, two of the sadder stories. the world cup got the top spot again. it just beat out hurricane florence and the mega millions i goinged that myself about a thousand times >> you also were in the field reporting on it. what when it came to sear-- wheo searches of people, it was led by meghan markle and demi lovato here's a question, are you particular about your holiday decorations? >> i am. i try to keep it minimal i like the artwork, everything else maybe have a couple wreaths around the house and a tree with lights that's it. >> other people have different tastes one commuter is upset about the holland tunnel's christmas spirit, that the christmas tree is not over the "a" in holland he started a change.org petition which has thousands of signatures he says this is all in service of making his commute just a bit

frank holland in lexington for . us toni >> reporter: these are hemp flowers, the m rawerial for cabbedle known as cbd touted as a treatment for a number of conditions. it's a budding business generated 590 million in u.s. sales this year and projected to blossom into a $22 billion industry by 2022. >> we aemeady know thed is there for the cbd. basically this market is exploding. and it will be -- it will be growing astronomically or geometrically. >> bill hill yard is a ceo of a any banking hemp will replace tobago as the cash crop of kentucky. depending on president trump signing the farm ll, making it federally legal. >> the profit margins are on the average hemp crop f exceeds an excellent tobacco crop. >> growing hemp for brent and other farmers in the bluegrass state has been legal since 2013 under a state program.he is a plant similar to marijuana but doesn't get you high. >> hemp growers will tell you they can make the same amount of money with average hemp crop as they could make with a successful. tobacco c

frank holland takes us behin the scenes at a facility in edison, new jersey. >>> the e-commerce boom has this fedex facility busier than ever. >> it's a huge impact on the holiday shipping season and also a year-round phenomenon. >> reporter: the company predicting it will deliver more than 400 million parcels, packages and products between thanksgiving and christmas, breaking its record from 2017. >> the volumes and the peak season start to accelerate earlier every year as e-commerce grows. >> reporter: u.p.s. and the post office expect to ship a record amount this holiday season. for thanksgiving week, cyber week, and the week after, all three getting high marks for on-time delivery. fedex hit 95%. the average for the rest of the year is 98%. >> definitely growing. we can handle the volume. we are looking at new ways to automate to handle more of the volume. >> reporter: this automated facility in edison, new jersey, was built in 2016 in response to the e-commerce explosion. fedex says the automation you see here helps the company handle more volume and deliver even bigger packages

we call it the executive recap frank holland has that >> here's what's leading cnbc right now. theresa may will meet with german chancellor angela merkel today to discuss concerns expressed by british lawmakers over may's brexit deal this meeting comes after may abruptly delayed a crucial brexit vote that was scheduled for today. >>> and wpp is planning to spend 3$382 million to return itself o growth the ad agency says it plans to reduce the number of agencies it runs and will hire more employees in new york. wpp also telling investors it will maintain and prioritize its dividend over buybacks and deals. >>> a bail hearing to huawei's cfo continues today. the executive spent the weekend in a canadian jail she was arrested on december 1st and is accused of helping huawei dodge u.s. sanctions on iran. >>> and google's ceo will take the hot seat this morning testifying about privacy, transparency and content bias. the company's handling of user data and its development of a search engine in china are likely to be topics of this testimony. back over to you >> thank you very much n

frank holland is back with this morning's top trending stories. >> this is the second time you have gone out to eat without me. >> we go out once a year. >> dom took everybody to practice. >> when? >> i don't want to talk about. >> when did dom take everybody to breakfast i wasn't invited. >> that's the trend that's happening right now. >>> flights out of gatwick airport. >> dom, i'm on to you. >> well, flights in and out of london's gatwick airport have been suspended for hours, and it's not because of storms like the ones we're expecting in the u.s., it's because two drones were spotted in gatwick's airspace, so far authorities have not been able to ground the drones or even find out who's flying them. this is the second busiest airport in london. imagine jfk or laguardia being shut down here, a mess busy holiday travel season as well >> some idiot with a drone unbelievable. >>> next story, okay, google, remind me of a classic christmas movie. google teamed up with macaulay culkin in its newest ad called home alone again the ad shows a now 38-year-old culkin reprizing his role as kevin

frank holland is back with us for those. what's trending. >> i like that stomp we'll start off with social media news facebook will want to put this one in the dislike column. glassdoor releasing its annual ranking of the best places to work, and facebook is no longer one. part of the scoring formula includes employee satisfaction which fell this year the new number one place to work is bain and company. >> it used to be investment firms and banks when i was getting out of college, maybe this is an interesting change. facebook is idiosyncratic. there are certain issues that it's dealing with, data privacy, that sort of thing >> sounds like morale may be low. now facebook is not even the number one tech company anymore. >>> hollywood's biggest night has a host kevin hart will host the 91st academy awards this february with ratings down for the oscars the last two years, the academy is hoping hart can breathe new life into the broadcast. >> kevin hart is one of the funniest guys out there. the argument has been made the fallin

let's go to frank holland with your executive recap >>> shoppers delivered for retailers in the final stretch before christmas early numbers from mastercard spending poll show total u.s. sales excluding autos rose 5.1% between november 1st and december 24th, that's the biggest increase in six years. online sales were up more than 19%. >>> investors will get the latest read on the housing market prices have risen more slowly in the past six months as higher mortgage rates weigh on sales. they are forecast to have risen 5.3% in october. >>> wall street may be up an running today after christmas, but several markets in europe and asia are taking an extra day off for boxing day the uk, france, germany, hong kong and australia are closed for the holiday which has become a big day for retailers in those countries. for many stores, boxing day is when they generate the most revenue. in the u.s. it's exchange/return day. >>> let's get a check on the other top headlines outside of the world of money and business. phillip mena is in n with thone york with those. >>> the border patrol is offering

i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. facebook may have shared mor of your personal information than it's admitted publicly. facebook gave companies such as microsoft, netflix, spotify and amazon extensive use of ser data including contact of friends and even the ability to read private messages. more than es150 compa were given access as recently this year following a series of privacy scandals. facebook said it implemented strictls privacy too and users havequote, complete control over its facebook is denying people were misusing the data and saying it didn't break a deal with the government. i'm frank holland. >>> and good morning, everybody. we're still talking a chance for some heavy rain tomorrow, but i'm very optimistic abohe big travel weekend leading into the christmas holiday. saturday and sunday will both be filled with sunshine and temperatures just about average. more abo that big deluge of rain coming in just a nute. >>> and chopper 4 showing you some icy conditions. telegraph roa here dunsmore, alexandrea.

. >>> goodmorning, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. for the 12 straight year, gift cards were one of the most tquested gifts. here ares on how to best use them. read the terms and conditions as certain cards are only redeemable at certain stores. if you have an unwanted card, many of u do, you can sell it for cash ates s such as rates.com. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm frank holland. >> frank, thank you. >>> still ahead on "news 4 today," a change in tax law could mean you have more cash in your pocket. >> while that's good news for you, not everyone is happy about it. plus, a mystery in need of solving some 200 miles above earth. 5:56 is your time right "news 4 today" will be right back after this. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. 5:59 now.rn good g, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erica gonzalez in for eun yang. want to check in on your commute and forecast. >> dave dilldine is in this morng and let's start withor team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. going to be a nice, calm day for us. not too busy, right? >> yes. let

>>> and it's crunch time frank holland at a fed ex facility can they get your package to you on time? it's the retail rush on monday, december 17, and you are watching "worldwide exchange" on cnbc. 7:00, 48 degrees it's the u.s. post office delivering an amazon package shout out to the men and women working hard this holiday season welcome back thanks for being here with us on cnbc happy monday i'm brian sullivan all the news you need to know in 60 seconds kate rogers is here with your executive recap. >> here's what's leading cnbc.com breaking early this morning, malaysian authorities filing charges against the big bank relating to the 1 mdb scandal. shares of goldman are low in the premarket. call him cruel, the co-founder of hq trivia and vine was found dead in his manhattan apartment. pearl was the ceo of the hq trivia app he worked for a short period at twitter after helping launch vine which was bought by twitter. he was just 34 years old. >>> and french car maker renault is calling for nissan to hold a shareholder vote asap. top executives sent a letter saying carlos ghosn's ar

i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. for the 12th straight year gift cards are one of the most requested gifts. here are aip few on how best to use them. read the terms and conditions as some cards are only redeemable at a certain store or location. cards can be registered as ait crard which can protect them as. th i'm frank holland. >>> thank you, frank. 6:40 now. nothing beats a handwritten note. now that all the gifts are open, how about writing a thank you te. today i national thank you note day. if your kids can't wte yet, write one for them. >>> and good morning, everybody. dogre walking st time. here's johnny. johnny available fordoption at the humane rescue. i always wanted to be ed mcm on. know. people of a certain age remember beat. temperatures wiln the 40s today with nothing but sunshine on tracking some friday rain drops though. that forecast coming right up. >>> and here's chopper 4 flying high above boyd's, maryland. the house fire mostly knocked down but the fire response ♪ at havertys we know it's hard

let's find out what else outside of the markets are making news frank holland has the top trending stories >> guess what else we're talking about? happy hollywood. hollywood is so happy today because they have a long-awaited holiday gift the domestic box office topping 11.4 billion, making it the biggest ever there's still four days to go the previous record was set all the way back in 2016 it was all about superhero movies, "black panther," "deadpool 2" and "jurassic park." >> if you had hollywood in yo your deadpool, you did not win you see what i did there >> i did i will start calling you the winter soldier all december you've been doing the 5:00 a.m. show, 59:00 p.the0 p.m. show. >> you too, my friend. >> only one time >> you would think i would be thinner. >> look at this guy. he's thin. >> this guy. >> this guy is cold. colin o'brady has become the first person to cross antarctica without assistance the journey was 930 miles long it took 54 days in sub zero temperatures he was racing against lewis rudd to become the first to complete this feat. he documented the mostly uphill journe

frank holland has that >>> this could be the last shot at survival for sears. chairman eddie lampert put forth a 4$4.6 billion proposal to buy back the company through his hedge fund if lampert misses, kmart and sears would be on the path to liquidation. >>> century link customers across the u.s. were without internet services yesterday and into the night the outages affected atms, phone services and 911 emergency services century link tweeting its engineers identified a network element impacting services and they expected to restore services within hours. >>> aphria shares are soaring more than 20% on news that green growth brands plans a takeover bid for that company green growth brands is a marijuana retailer and aphria is one of canada's largest cannabis companies. >> that was a script from -- >> a mouthful. >> a lot happening in that script peter piper, we'll see you in a few minutes. >>> stock futures are on the rise we'll see if the momentum from yesterday's wild last 90 minutes of trading can continue. it looks like it will. dow futures indicated up 146

holland. he's your cnbc news update at this hour. the death toll from last weekend's tsunami in indonesia has risen to 430 nearly 1500 more were hurt and another 159 remain missing aerial footage revealing the devastation on the country's south sumatra coast. >>> and japan is deciding to withdraw from the international whaling commission and will restart commercial whaling next july it will be hunting for whales only in its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone. australia says it's extremely disappointed with that decision. >>> a spokesperson for the russian foreign ministry says the planned withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan is a step in the right direction but the kremlin says it will believe it when it sees it. >>> pope francis celebrating forgiveness during his blessing in front of 25,000 worshippers in st. peter's square this morning. he said st. stephen, the first martyr of christianity, was the model of forgiveness that's our cnbc news update for this hour. let's get ba

i'm frank holland at cnbcqu heters. starbucks is ending the holiday season in style. the coffee chain is bringing back its collection of tuxedo drinks from last year. the trio of limited edition black and wheveages will be available through the first week of january or while as supplies the drinks are topped off with dark chocolate sequins that resemble a black tie. withnbour cc morning business report, i'm frank holland. >>> good morning, everybody. car wash forecast for today, well, you can take youre chance. ood news is it won't be raining during the daylight hours today. you could get it washed, no problem. just make sure you can leave it in the garage tomorrow because it will be raining on your friday. more about the timing of when it'll rain the hardest and the ten-day ougook com up. >>> the backup remains on 270 southbound from 124 toward m0. we'll havee ming up. co ♪ at havertys we know it's hard to get a good night's sleep... havertys mattress sale is here to help. with our wide selection of top brandsic and our match guarantee -- you can find the perfect m

i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. wall street is point towards a higher open today. stocked gained yesterday but dloesed off the highs of the session. the dow had been up as much as 845 points but ended up 157. traders are looking ahead to next week's federal reserve meeting. the fed is expected to raise interest rates for a fourth time this year, but the outlook for 2019 is still uncertain. on today's watch list reports on unemployment and import prices. >>> toyota is recalling about 70,000 vehicles in north america with the majority here in the u.s. the problem is faulty air bag inflaters. the recall covers both toyota and lexus models including tundra. they were to replace inflaters by that kad da but hurl shrapne. they will use inflaters byffer . >>> amazon is aiming to open its checkout-free to go stores. inside one of its stores for lobbies, hospitals and any other place you might rush in to grab a sandwich or salad. those are your cnbc headlines. marcus and kris, back to you. >>> coming up here on "today in the bay," your thursday forecast. meteorologist kari

with your cnbc morning businessm report, frank holland. >> thank you. if you like holiday lights, get ready to see yards parked in an entirely different way. >> mollett green is le to show us two very special light installations making a stop in our area this season. good morning. u.>> good morning to i'm standing on one of them right now. checkt out. it changes color. it is a new interactive lig ar installation. one of two down here at the yard. we're going to talkbo more a it on news 4 today in the 6:00 hour. we can have a lot of funth ughout the morning on this one. >> very cool. still ahead on news 4 today, how you can get through the holidays without going into debt. >> plus, under construction we'realking about the yellow line. news 4 transportatorn repter adam tuss o taking us to the work site to see what's being done. news 4 today will be right back. albeght, everyone. santa wilrig, but i just got to say, if you're going to ask him for tech this year, you got to ask for fios too. sorry, why is that? you because fios is a 100%o. fiber-optic netwo

holland here at cnbc, here are today's top business headlines. washington looks set to give up some of yesterday's gains as it appears the lift from the trade truce between the u.s. and china is now fading. the dow closed up more than 250 points, but that was well off the highs of the day. as it had been up nearly 450 points after president trump and president xi agreed to a 90 day cease fire in the trade war that's weighed heavily on the markets this year. some traders say there are many more questions to answer on the trade front. >>> aphas launched a dedicated online store for military members, veterans and their immediate families. eligible shoppers will get a 10% discount on almost all the products listed. that covers hardware, software, speakers and accessories, including items sold by third parties. there will be some exceptions. the price break does not apply to itunes or apple music content. >>> united airlines has rolled out premium economy class for some of its longest flights. passengers willing to pay more than the regular coach fare

i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. wall street is set to open lower this morning. it's only a half day of trading on christmas eve. the markets will close at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. stocks are coming off a negative week. the worst since 2008 on continued concerns about raise rising interest rates and a slowing global economy. >>> back to tesla news. tesla will reimburse u.s. can mers for cars delayed missing out on a major tax credit. tax credits for electric vehicles are available for the first 200,000 cars sold by an automaker, reduced by 50% every six months until phased out. orders placed by october 15th would be eligible for the $7,500 credit and customers would get their cars by the end of the year. january 1st the credit drops to $3,750. millions of kids will have trouble falling to sleep as they wait for santa. many adults get ace good night's sleep on most nights. survey found those who regularly sleep on their back reported having the best quality of sleep. overall, the average person gets 6:17 of sleep per night. i can't imagine what you two get. back ov

i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. starbucks is ending the holiday season in style. the coffee chain is bringing back its collection of tuxedo drinks from last year. the trio of limited edition black and white beverages will be available through the first week of januaryppr while es last. the black and white hot cocoa, mocha, and frappuccino drinks are topped with dark chocolate sequins that resemble a black tie. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm frank holland. >> i donad think i've ever one of those. >> why do they keep trying to dress up my coffee? just put it in a cup. >> i just need the $2.23 one. a little room for cream. >>> still ahead, metro has a plan to make your commute safer. >> what has just been installed t emake you feel more >>> plus, if you are among the millf americans hoping to returnoliday gif this week, there are a few things you'll want to know before you head to the store. news 4 today will be right back. for . >>> just about 6:00 a.m. on this thursday moing. goodrning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm e gkazalez in for eun y

frank holland, can you do that >> i can tokyo prosecutors plan to arres carlos ghosn for understating his income he has been detained in tokyo since his arrest on november 19th. >>> and the french government is expected to suspend its fuel tax to end the yellow vest protests. the protests started three weeks ago when a group of people called on the government to abandon planned gasoline taxes they marked their opposition with demonstrations and violence in paris. >>> altria is in early stage talks to acquire cronos, a cannabis producer. altria is also looking at a minority stake in juul cronos up 7% this morning. >>> here's how your money and investments look right now this time yesterday stock futures were up nearly 500 i'm sorry to say not the case. but we were down nearly 200 when the show started we're down 105 right now on the futures. it's so early. i'm not saying don't pay attention to them, but at the same time they are volatile. the bond market may be the story. bonds can be a little bit dull, yes, but here's the key thing. the three and the five-year note, their yield curve

consumers spent nearly $1 trillion sending retail and shipping stocks soaring frank holland who had a long day at cnbc hq to break it down. we have to stop meeting on the fives. a.m. and p.m. >> do it again tomorrow. don't say stop yet let's get down to business hop holiday spending growing more than 5% from last year $850 billion spent between november 1st and december 24th online spending up 19% all this data from master card, specialty apparel stores saw the biggest ganes nearly 8%. brick and mortar up more than 3% department store sales fell more than a%. master card says largely due to closures the retail sector seeing a boost from holiday spending with the etf, xrt, etf spending up more than 5% a major turn around from recent declines and the best day since 2011 one of the biggest winners way fair closing up the 11%. american eagan abercrombiey and fitch closing up more than 10% specialty retailers in apparel amazon the big dog in retail reporting what they call a record-breaking holiday season not giving out hard data but the e commerce giant says it shipped more than 1 billion

i'm frank holland at cnbc he headquarters. americans are forecasted to spend about $1,000 on holiday gifts this year. but h are couples spending their cash? a survey finds 70% agree on holiday spending limits. ble if -- cperts sayples who fail to make those limit say they wish their significant other had spent more on them. with your cnbc business and apparently relationship report, frank holland. back to you. >>> a local teacher and school ec beingnized for their work getting students involved in son.e.m. educa >> molette green is working for you this morning. >> reporter: good morning. i am here with all of these engineering students here at flowers. ok at all of these guys. hey, guys. >> hey! >> reporter: they are part of the project lead the way program, a program that has won an award two years i a row. we're here with their exciting projects. e principal, victoria leer -- the teacher victoria lee. and we have a special representative here to talk about the award they've won two years in a row. all that and more coming up

i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. if you're still buying some last-minute gifts, there are some retailererthat are og free shipping in these final days before christmas. but you have to act reaivered b christmas eve. t has free two-daypi sh on orders of $35 or more. if you order by 2:00 p.m. local time today. you can also pick up i store if orders are placed by 4:00 p.m. sunday. target has free two-day shipping for online orders b placed saturday. best buy has free shipping until christmas day if you don't minds your purchases arriving just a little bit late. with your morning cnbc and or procrastin report, i'm frank holland. c> storm team 4 weather alert. heavy raining our way. dog walking forecast, get those miles walked early today before the rain moves in. jake here available rescue from the humane rescue alliance. go to their website, humanerescuealliance.org to find out how to add jake to your family. below freezing this morning, cold all day, and turning wet about 3:00 this afternoonte day forecast coming up. >

i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. the u.s. markets are closed today to observe the national day of mourning for former president george h.w. bush. yesterday, wall street -- it closed down nearly 800 points. the dow, the nasdaq s&p a month. overseas, asian and european markets are across the board today. investors are skeptical over how significant the deal the u.s. and china reached this weekend to delay new tariffs will actually be as both sides are offering very few details. there are mounting concerns about a slowdown in the u.s. and the global economy and the possibility of a looming recession in the next year. auto news, volkswagen says it will stop producing gas-powered cars after 2026 to focus entirely on electric vehicles. it's really a radical move for the best selling passenger car brands and many parts of the world, including europe and china. but a volkswagen executives say they're takingte warming. vw is forming an alliance with ford to possibly use ford plants to increase its u.s. production. >>> consumer news. t

i'm frank holland from cnbc global headquarters. wall street could see more red arrows this morning after stocks fell yesterday following the fed's decision to raise interest rates for the fourth time this year. markets reacted to signals by the fed that it will be less aggressive than raising rates next year but it's also forecasting the economy may slow down. the dow falling more than 300 points to its lowest close of the year. how does the fed's latest rate hike impact your wallet? it depends if you're saving money or borrowing money. safers made no money on the year in their statement accounts and money market, accounts. that's changing as it's improving on accounts. for those that carry variable debts like credit cards it could be more expensive with each rate hike. student loans and mortgages tend to follow the same general direction as the fed's benchmark rate. experts say a fed hike can show up as one or two billing cycles later on your credit card. that means your apr can jump pretty much at any time. gymboree is planning t

i'm frank holland. those are your cnbc business headlines. back over to you. >> some kids will want more than that, they'll go to bed early tonight. that's for sure. >> big surprise in the morning. merry christmas, frank. >>> now to everybody's favorite golden girl, showing you this for a reason, talking about women and retirement. according to nationwide retirement institute women are not saving as much as they should for their golden years. in fact, only 12% say they are confident in the amount of money they have socked away. more than 70% say they're worried about retirement. experts say women need to put more money away, considering that women get paid less for the same job as their male counterparts. >>> take a look at this, first he was forrest gump and now buying burgers for stainingers. tom hanks was caught in this facebook post buying lunch at in and out burger for customers there. he's in the drive-thru in l.a. and paid and went inside to the unt str restaurant and dined with his wife and signed hats and took selfies with everyone.

. >>> good morning i'm frank holland at cnbc's global headquarters. wall street is set to open up lower this morning after the markets were closed yesterday for president bush's funeral. asia and europe are down today amid concerns over trade. one issue that could impact u.s. and china trade talks. a top executive of chinese tech giant waway was arrested in canada at the request of u.s. authorities for allegedly violating u.s. sanctions on iran. that executive is also the daughter of the company's founder. china could potentially retaliate against american tech companies. on today's watch list, manufacturing. >>> moviepass is hoping people will give it a second chance. the ticket service is launching a three-tier subscription plan. all users pay $9.99 month but starting on january 1st, prices will vary depending on where you live. subscribers nz major cities where ticket prices are the highest will pay more. the new tiers are select which lets you see three movies but not on opening weekends or imax or 3-d. all access has no limit on when you can see

. >>> good morning, i'm frank holland. wall street has pointed to a lower open this morning following a stunning reversal in the markets yesterday. the dow had been down as much as 785 points on fears about a possible ramping up of the trade tensions between the u.s. and china. that was sparked about i in us of the arrest of a top executive from from wawei in canada at the request of u.s. authorities for allegedly violating u.s. sanctions. stocks stemmed losses on reports indicating the fed may take the foot off the gas pedal when it comes to hiking interest rates. however, the if ed is still the examined to raise rates later this month. >>> a key report on the job market is expected to show steady hiring and faster wage growth in november. >>> fiat chrysler will build a new factory, ceo mary barra was meeting with lawmakers who were angry with the company's decision to close five north american plants and cut up to 15,000 jobs due to weak demand for passenger cars. >>> facebook is testing a new feature to let mer nt chas

i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street looks like we'll see green arrows at the opening bell this morning, as traders return from the christmas holiday. stocks sold off sharply on monday in what was the market's worst performance ever on christmas eve. the dow dropping more than 600 points while the s&p 500 closed in bear territory, that means it's down 20% from its most recent highs, a steep fall there. worries about the global economy, rising interest rates and political uncertainty in washington really continue to weigh on stocks. with many investors out of the office this week, volume is the examined to be low, which could exaggerate any market moves. >>> back to the holiday shopping season, shoppers delivered for retailers in the final stretch before christmas. early numbers from mastercard 5 between december 1st and 24th the biggest increase in six ears. sell-off and government shutdown is not curbing consumer spending or confidence. >>> for the 12th straight year, gift cards were one of the most requeste

i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. wall street looks like it will open lower this morning as the recent volatility we've seen in the markets continues. yesterday markets surged following the big selloff. the nasdaq, dow and s&p 500 posting their best day since 2009 boosted by reports of strong holiday retail sales and a rise in oil prices. concerns about the fate of federal reserve chairman jay powell easing up as the white house says his job is safe. the dow jumping nearly 1100 points or 5%, its bgever and bi ers percentage gain since march of 2009. even with that gain the dow is still down more than 10% this month, on pace for its worst december since 1931. >>> big media news, especially if you plan to watch the bowl games on new year's day. verizon is warning fios customers they may lose access to disney, espn and other networks if they can't reach disney by the 31st. hbo and cinamax have been blacked out on dish networks due to a similar contract dispute. >>> if you're returning a gift this holiday season, you want

i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. here are teed's top business headlines. wall street looks like it will open higher this morning after the market staged a stunning turnaround yesterday, erasing heavy losses with the dow swinging 870 points from low to high with most of that in the last hour of trading. the dow had its biggest rc in a decade. light holiday volume and computer-driven trades are blamed for a the choppy action we've seen recently. overall, stocks are still down for the month and for the year. >>> some big retail news, the fate of sears could be determined today. the chairman of the iconic retailer eddie lampert has until 4:00 p.m. eastern time to submit a proposal of more than $4 billion to buy the company through a hedge fund in an effort to keep stores open. advisers for sears would have until next thursday to decide whether that offer is a qualified bid. if it's not or no offer is made, the retailer could start liquidating its assets which would let creditors get back some of their financial losses. sears filed for bankruptcy in october. it

i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street could see red arrows at the opening bell. asia was lower overnight and europe is down this morning following some weak data out of china, sparking concerns about the world's second largest economy. yesterday stocks were mixed as investors continue to fret over the lack of details and progress in the u.s./china trade talks. on today's watch list, reports on retail sales and industrial production. >>> and starbucks is expanding coffee delivery across the country through a partnership with uber eats. it's part of a strategy to try to reach more customers. starbucks began testing delivery in miami in september. it will offer the service in nearly a quarter of its company-owned stores early next year. of course there's some challenges involved in delivery, including getting drinks and food to customers quickly and while your coffee is still hot. delivery feeds may be a turnoff for customers placing smaller orders. facebook wants to get into the paid tv business. recode says the

i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. modestly higher this morning. the markets rose yesterday but they closed well off the highs of the day. the dow had been up more than 330 points but finished up just 82. >>> investors are still concerned about a slowdown in the global economy as well as the possibility of rising interest rates. the federal reserve will announce this afternoon whether it will hike rates for the fourth time this year, which translates to higher borrowing costs. >>> oil prices continue to tumble with crude falling to its lowest level in 16 months. >>> big social media news, facebook may have shared more of your personal information than it's admitted publicly. the new york times reports facebook gave companies such as microsoft, netflix, spotify and amazon access to user data including contacts with friends and even the ability to read private messages. more than 150 companies were rivacy scandals, facebook said it implemented strict privacy tools a long time ago and users have "c partnerson.ts were able

cnbc's frank holland joining us now with more on this. hey, frank, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, phillip. the sell-off on wall street looks to continue amid growing fears of an economic slowdown and escalating trade tensions between the u.s. and china. the dow jones industrial average is pointing to about a 71-point decline at the opening bell, but futures are well off their lows of the overnight session. this after all three major u.s. stock indexes posted their worst weekly declines since late march last week. investors will also be keeping an eye out for ongoing developments surrounding the arrest of the cfo of chinese tech giant huawei. over the weekend, beijing raised the stakes, summoning the u.s. and canadian ambassadors and threatening both countries with serious consequences if the arrest warrant is not revoked. >>> and elon musk once again making headlines over the weekend. the tesla ceo saying the company would consider buying the factories that general motors says it intends to idle. in a wide-ranging interview with

frank holland hasin the shi score card. >> the week before christmas is essentially the super bowl for the three major shippers. and today we had the holiday delivery report card, grades given based on on time delivery. the post office getting the highest marks at 99% with fedex anded behind just slightly behind. overall shippers saw the best oe ates since 2013. also a record amount of e commerce deliveries. 2.5 billion total. this year2 3 days between thanksgiving and christmas, the highest numbers of days possible. and during theead up to christmas, including thanksgiving week, black friday and cybermonday, ups had the best on time performance with a 98% success rate. including returns and exchanges from peopleng holiday shopping for themselves. ups andea fedex now up for the second wave that returns today and continue into the new year. fo "nightly business report" frk haaland. >> the next wave that frank mentioned. started today. eric chemy has been tracking that from wood bridge, new jersey. >>ter: while many people think the retail shopping season ends the night before christmas.

and as frank hollands tells u that has a bottom line impact on retailers. >> give cards, the plastic and e versions were t most popular gifts of the 2018 holiday season.ct >> illy enjoy them more because then you can pick out exactly what you want. i find it's easier to give them. and they're just r fun to receive as well. >> millions of americans see the gift card as a convenient alternative to picking presents. according to wallet hubca gift s from amazon, visa, and art, american express itunes were the predicted top picks this season. >> we like the amaecnse we do a lot of our shopping online. >> i received a gift card for itunes i don't use on itunes but it's good to have music anyway. >> i received a visa gift card. and also a starbucks gift card. >> but even when peoe get one from their favor favorite store brand they don't use them right away. it's estimated at least a billion dollars of gift cards go unused every holiday season. according to the national retail federation, 42% of people say they waitntil aood sale to use the cards. 20% say they use them quickly. another 20% s

i'm frank holland with your cnbc business port. >> interesting. i would say that's far better challenge.ffin >> last all those hours in a coffin, that's for sure. >> now ellen degeneress showing a different sider herself with an interview in ew york times." the talk show host says she's consistently thought of leaving the talk show because in a way she feels boxed in creatively. she sai i wanted t show all of me. the talk show is me but i'm also playing the character of a talk show host. she focuses on how her celebri has made her less relatable than she used to be. she is signed on to do the talk show through at least the summer of 2020t >> i w to sit down and watch that. oethink she's fabulous and anything she is gold. >> it seems genuine when you watch her. >> i feel boxed in as a al meteorologistng about the weather creatively. >> well done,el done. all right. so we are talking about this relentless way lesless rain tha and get ready for a soggy weekend. >> we're going to have a lot rain out there this weekend. we're tracking one to two inches

with your cnus morningess report, i'm frank holland. >> well, there's now a second wawa in the district. you'll find the signature hoagies and coffee. >> carmhi, wed cream with blue and silversp rinkles. yes, coffee. >> it's officially here. it's the first taco bell in our area that serves alcohol. >> a double shot. >> anyeah. it's open for business. here's what it looks like in old town, alexandria, just blocks from the waterfront. you can choose a variety of alcoholic beverages with twistee s, beer, wine, sangria, all of althat. of it. from taco bell with a twist to chuck bell with a different kind of twist. 61 degrees, is that the high for today? >> our high is probably going to be around 64. crazy. >> if only we could just get rid ofhe rain and keep the 60s. >> that's not going to happen. >> we'll get rid of the rain and the60s for the weekend. the winter solstice is today. you still have a f hours left ofwarmth. it isn't quite as warm in the shenandoah valley. all the i-95 corridor down into southern maryland here, temperatures way above average. our average high is 45. these numbe

i'm frank holland. back over to you. >> i get mine if i split that up, my nap in the afternoon and then at night. >> thank you, frank, merry christmas. >>> grooms usually choose the best man for their wedding. this wedding had a best officer. you can see a new york police officer posing with the happy couple. the couple was on their way to tie the knot when they got into a car crash. no one was hurt but the couple had to get to town howl to get to the ceremony. the officer drove them and served as the official wedding witness. >> a lot of people in the christmas spirit. >> the weather doesn't feel christmassy. >> santa has to get through rain this afternoon and this evening and tomorrow as the kids open up their presents and head outside, we're going to have much improved weather. as you get ready to start out it feels muggy, it's been misty and drizzling but the heavier rain well to the north as we track it moving through redding and mt. shasta and eureka and crescent city. the areas well to the north

frank holland, what do you expect co fed ex plans to break its rerd they're going to show you how they stack up when it comes to on time delivery >>> welcome back u.s. equity futures have turned south a little bit down 33 points on the dow after a big selloff on friday. nasdaq indicated down 5 and the s&p indicated down 1.65. treasury yields this morning, last i looked were below 2.9 again on the ten year. 2.88 then almost -- let's see the two-year and the five-year still inverted but it's very, very close almost the same rate almost flat between the 2 and the 5. that would be positive. >> uninverts >> if it uninverts do you think >> maybe let's talk about what's happening for the holiday season consumers in the final stretch leading up to christmas and the packages are flying. frank holland is right in the middle of it all he joins us from a fedex facility in edison, new jersey, with a big shipping push what do you see so far, frank? >> reporter: today is the last day that fed ex will guarantee that your package will be delivered. packages were flying down here the shipper expects tod

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i'm frank holland. > the kids probably haven't come up for air since opening their new tech devices. >> reporter: this holiday season, santa delivered more phones and tablets to kids than ever before. w parents have the task of setting them up. >> celebrate the excitement but then have that really, really important talk, just like you wouldn't give your children the keys to a car without having ca. insuranc >> reporter: start with a conversation about ground rules, consequences and online safety. according to parental control app bark, the average age of cyber bullying is 15. >> reporter: over 15% have issues like these flagged and sent to their parents. we know this is reay happening. >> bark can monitor your child's social media accounts and identify causes for concern. there are alsorel paren controls built in on most devices. >> both apple and ios have great parental controls now. >> reporter: protect a new accounts with strong a password manager such as remembear can make it easier.an d before this happens, protect the device with a screen protector and shock-proof case. just a

with your cnbc morning busine report, i'm frank holland. >> so many of us have horror sries about traveling during the holidays, but an ohio man said he experienced a special kind of christmas cheer abod a christmas eve flight who sat next to a dad who spent several ts just to spend time with his daughter, who happened to bl ht attendant and had to work all night. the dad booked six flights, one for each of the flights his daughter had to serve as an attendant on. it was the only way t two could spend christmas together since she had to work the whole weekend. what a great daddy he is. a beautiful story. >> spent a lot of money, too, on that christmas gif >> i'm sure. >> more on a story many of you can't seem to get enough o >> it is a heart-warming take of shariom a son to his parents that's making a major splash on sociaa.me >> reporter: he's got a major league fastball, but this hristmas, brady singer thre his parents a curve. >> dear i want to say thank you for everything you've done to help me reach my dreams. i paying off the loan from the bank. also i paid off allbt your d as well. w

i' frank holland. >> it seems like every week there is a new food recall related to salmonella or e. coli. >> reporter:llore than 12 n pounds of beef have been recalled in recent months due to e. coli outbreaks, but any time you're handling raw meat, even if it's not part of a recall you're really putting yourself at risk of bacteria contamination. dr. taylor wallace is here with tips to keepll of us healthy over the holidays. thanks for being here. no one wants to make our guests have food poisoning and throwing up. so what are the four core practices we should all followi this of year? >> so fda, the food and drug administration, has this program called fight back. the ways to fight bac are cleane sepa cook. you want to wash your hands often. you want to separate raw meat because cross-contamination is an issue. g then young to want to cook it to a self-temperature and then chill it in the refrigerator. temperaturesafe >> turkey and chicken, yan're going to cook those to an internal of 165 degrees. for ground meat products, cook to 160. all other red meat like pork ops and steaks y

. >>> good morning, i'm frank holland. here are today's top business headlines. wall street is set to open slightly higher this morning after another day of selling. worries about rising interest rates following the latest fed rate hike and the possibility of a government shutdown, unnerving investors and really punishing stocks. shutdowns can be more harmful the longer they last. yesterday the dow falling 464 points, but it had been down more than 700 during the session, the nasdaq dropping briefly into correction territory. >>> durable goods, income and spending, and third quarter sentiment are of interest. >>> a survey by the national retail federation funds a quarter of americans say they'll fin their christmas shopping this weekend. about 7% will still be shopping on examines eve. for those that missed the december 25th deadline have planned to take advantage of post-christmas sales. >>> if you want to score some free movie tickets, head over to subway. when you buy a kid's meal, supplies are limited. the remake of the classic opens this week. the tickets ne

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