at nearly $63 a barrel. the decline is hitting the energy sector hard with more than a third of the s&p hitting 52-week lows. the here to discuss all of it, charlie gasparino. matt welch, co-host of the independents. also the editor-in-chief of reason magazine. charlie, what do you think? down more even as we re talking. last six years rich people have done very well under president obama. melissa: that s right. they were able to benefit off the multiple qes. the average person got screwed. now kind of an interesting juxtaposition. the average person is doing pretty well now. why is that? the economy is getting better. not just that, when gas prices go down and oil prices go down that is tax cut to the working class. i think that s a good thing long term for this economy. i think fact inflation is low, average people have more money their pocket may not be good for markets but good for the economy. melissa: vix having biggest gain in two months. very ron so? people
the russian president trying to soften his image. this has been a frightening night. at the sold out apollo theater. witnesses say in the midst of a heavy thunderstorm, portions of plaster began to fall before a larger part of it collapsed. they said watch out, we thought it was part of the play, so that was our reaction, wasn t it? is. everything. debris, dust, everything. dust, chandelier, all that sort of stuff, landed on about five or six rows. we thought it was sound effects of the theater, and then yeah, and then we just looked up and the whole ceiling was like slow motion, it just came down. phil, we can see the soot and essentially the dirt on the people s faces, what s the late that is you are getting from british police? well, we are getting is that they are confident that everybody who was in the theater has been safely extracted. there are no people remaining trapped inside. at the scene, currently, and they are starting to up some foot traffic along th
and we begin with breaking news, the u.s. air force reports one of its helicopters have crashed in the united kingdom. there are reports of four people killed. the helicopter went down during a training mission on the east coast of great britain. local police have cordoned off a quarter mile area around the scene, which is near an u.s. air base. more on this story coming up. we ll try to reach phil ittner for the very latest. the deep freeze has turned deadly, 11 people have died. people who have had to go outside today did everything they could, well, everything they could think of to stay warm, including lots of layers. a lot of people have been stranded by the cold as flights have been canceled, cars and trains have gotten stuck. jonathan betz is live for us now at new york penn station. jonathan, boy, how is this deep freeze impacting travel for people across the country? yeah, a lot of people impacted, tony. frankly, frozen in their tracks, whether at train station
good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i m stephanie sy. the icy temperatures encasing the country are having a deadly impact. the brutal weather is blamed on 21 deaths nationwide. tuesday was one of the coldest january days for much of the u.s. while some spots are getting a break, warming up a little, for other places the cold is coming. the much-typed polar vortex blanketed much of the nation with freezing temperatures. some areas were colder than antarctica, and it pinched the deep south, where you don t often need winter coats, hats and gloves. the atlanta metro area set a low of 6 degrees. the cold killed a 70-year-old homeless man, frozen to death. the temperatures dipped to 6 degrees in charlotte, north carolina. it broke a low of 12 degrees in 1884. the mercury plummeted to 30 degrees. erica, it is slightly less cold today. yes, tuesday broke a century-old record of 6 degrees back in 1896. yes, 1896. it s not so bad today. it s still really cold. we ar
to break. finally coming to an end. soon. but not yet. not a single state in the u.s. escaping the brutal cold. power grid looking to restore service to thousands of customers. dangerous conditions and a woman skids off an icy overpass landing on a pond that was frozen solid. amazingly, only a few minor injuries. an upcoming book by former defense secretary robert gates has criticism of the white house. he simply wanted to get out. colorado s vail mountain, an avalanche killing a 24-year-old, the grandson of the ski resort s founder. during a satellite interview from north korea dennis rodman started screaming at a cnn reporter. i give a rat s [ bleep ] what the hell you think. look at these guys. there was an awkward moment when kim jong un said my god, this guy is a lunatic. [ laughter ] a freight train derails in canada last night near the border of two dozen homes in the area. oh, that? get ready for what some are calling the cheese apocalypse. kraft
on this historic morning. you got the big dichotomy, other side. 9 new $6 billion bridge is now open for business. amy hollyfield, how is it moving at the toll plaza? everything is moving fine. the toll plaza shows no backup. it is problem-free. you can see people making the trip. people are adapting to the if you bridge just fine. we have a shot from last night the first cars going across. officials opened it up at 10:15. they were scheduled to open at 5:00 this only but they finished their work early and decided to open it up. they kept the c.h.p. officers who were assigned to closure detail on the clock so they could watch for people possibly driving too fast, worried now that drivers have a straight shot and no more s-curve and they could be tempted to speed. they are watching for that. they hope that drivers just enjoy the expense. the project has a very storied history particularly this past year. we hope people can see this for the totality of what it is and we
this morning. what s your big takeaway from this morning? i want women to lean confidently into ambitions. this is a big tent and i hope everyone will join us at lean in.org. join the community, and tell us what you like so we can grow it together. transfer will be interesting to see what happens after the debate over the book dies down and what women are able to do in a year, two years. are we seeing major change? hope to see it at the top. at all levels. thanks, ladies. you too, john. celebrity trainer julian michaels joins us live tomorrow. and cnn newsroom with carol costello begins right now. happening now in the newsroom, breaking overnight. a final good-bye to pope benedict. now the conclave, 115 cardinals, secret ballots, when will we see the white smoke? also, a car in flames. the driver passed out at the wheel, and the heroic officer who saved him. good-bye, mr. bloomberg, hello again, big gulp. this was a way to remind you, if you want 32 ounces you h
votes. 2:00 in the morning, 2:00 in the afternoon, and so on until the papers are burned and an additive place ntd fire turns the smoke white in the case a new leader has been elected. everyone wondering who that will be. one person who is often mentioned is the cardinal from brazil. seen as someone with mod rern way was a traditional message. one example is that he s tweeting. he tweeted more than 1600 times. i just started to follow him today. his latest message says, his last tweet said friends, i appeal to the word of god this sunday. let us reconcile with god. so very interesting to see what is going to happen tomorrow. thousands of people from around the world watching to see what color smoke comes out of the chimney at the sistine chapel as you know. black means they haven t selected anyone. white means there will be a new pope. abc news will break into programming when a new pope has been selected. turning to other news. a morgan hill preschoolteacher is accused o
catholics. many wanting change after a series of scandals. i can imagine these meetings getting challenging, chippy, not informal but hard hitting at certain points. reporter: former scottish cardinal keith o brien would have been among them but announced his resignation last week. now in a statement he has effectively admitted inappropriate sexual contact with other priests and he apologized. the successor to pope benedict must put such things in the past. at this neighborhood church just a few miles from the vatican catholic parents know what they want from a new pope. i think it s important that he will be able to reach the souls of the young people. reporter: and already, the new pontiff s gown has been made, three vestments in different sizes, displayed by tradition in the window of the papal tailor. they must find the right man to wear it. reporter: this morning, there is still no top candidate, not even three front runners. we re told they did have a 45-minut
d damon harris died a couple of weeks ago. i m brooke baldwin. let s take you to washington now. the situation room with wolf blitzer starts right now. happening now, they are just about to ring a bell on a roller coaster day, almost history making day on wall street. stay right there. we re going to see how close the dow industrials come to their all-time high. also, what s wrong with this picture up on capitol hill, lawmakers are getting out of town instead of working to help the forced spending cuts that hit tomorrow. plus, look at this. dennis rodman, yes, believe it or not. dennis rodman scoring a diplomatic triumph. there he is. he is sitting right next to the leader of north korea, kim jong-un, courtside at a basketball game in pyongyang. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. all eyes are on wall street. the new york stock exchange closing on a day that saw the dow jones industrial average making a run at breaking its all-time high. our chief busine