Good morning it is 8 00 a. M. At tesla headquarters in palo alto, california it its 11 00 a. M. On wall street squawk alley is live good Tuesday Morning im jon fortt with Carl Quintanilla back again it is a busy day on wall street with the dow hitting an all time high making another run at 30 k. That comes as president elect joe biden is reporting tapping former fed chair janet yellen to run the treasury department. Tesla is continuing the record run now topping half a trillion dollars in market cap. Making elon musk the worlds second richest person on paper and apple making another concession, carl on App Store Fees a lot going on yeah. We talked about that early moving being the small crack that starts to widen as for tesla, i mean, whether its some of the reports about a hatch back in europe or longer range vehicles or just enthusiasm over the ev space as we gheet into a Biden Administration on top of the gm news yesterday, jon. So there is a lot happening in the ev space and then m
Good morning. A lot of Business Owners say they know people are stressed out, anxious or emotional. They dont want that taken out on them. Look behind me at some of the measures being taken. There are businesses boarded up in the financial district around San Francisco. This is the 24hour fitness and the fedex office at davis and sacramento. This is happening all over the country. This is in preparation for the election. The fbi in San Francisco says they set up a command post so they can better work with local officials election night. The concern is that there will be violent protests from extremist groups. Law enforcement officers around the bay area are on high alert. When we have protests, if they get large, there is always an element within that group that will try to do destruction or harm. Were worried about those extreme elements that want to do violence and harm people, especially Law Enforcement officers doing their job. Officials say one of the biggest problems this year ha
Met with President Trump where cal fire launches its biggest Fire Fighting aircraft. In california 57 of forests are owned by the federal government. Newsom urged the president to reconsider his position on climate change, which based on this exchange youre about to see with the states Natural Resources secretary, he wont, and biden pointed to the consequences. Itll start getting cooler. You just watch. I wish science agreed with you. I dont think science knows actually. Literally on fire, and he blames the people whose homes and communities are burning. He says, quote, you got to clean your floors, you got to clean your forest. Reporter harris is going to be with governor gavin newsom. Shes also going to meet with fire personnel. We understand that she may be meeting with some of the families who are under Evacuation Order at an evacuation center. Of course we will follow her trip as she makes her way through central california. And we will bring that to you on nbcbayarea. Com. Also a
Run up and out the dore. Were at 57 degrees at 8 00. We go from 57 to 85 over the course of a few hours and its going to be hot for our inland areas again today. More on that in a few minutes. Mike, how is it looking for that commute . Kari, we continue with a Traffic Alert. Now the good news is we start with a big view of the bay and the majority of our viewers are able to see a smooth drive, no surprises for most of the drive as we look at the big map but south of the Santa Cruz Mountains and heading south to santa cruz and the summit we have a crash blocking both lanes. Traffic is being diverted off at redwood estate. Locals will know the highway. If you dont know the area, i suggest you hold off until we get this cleared. No word on when they expect to get the lanes cleared. A standard build through san jose. Back to you, laura . All right, thank you very much, mike. 6 01. And developing right now another long and chaotic night outside the federal courthouse in portland as proteste
This morning, the disturbing charges she faces. In some cases maxwell participated in the abuse and how epsteins accusers are reacting to the news, including an interview with a woman who says maxwell recruited her. Breaking overnight, under pressure, the Washington Redskins facing pressure to rebrand, including from fedex, the sponsor whose name is on its field, and nike pulls redskins merchandise from its website. Whats the teams next move . Remembering an icon. Good morning. This is today in new york. Well celebrate the life of broadcasting legend hugh downs, televisions most familiar face for six decades, including his time here on today. All that, plus a fourth like no other. From new ways of celebrating to how the weather is going to be, americas plans to mark Independence Day in this new normal, today, friday, july 3rd, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody, good morning. Welcome to tod