manufacturing in december deteriorated to two-year lows. this morning, all eyes to the jobs report coming out. the weak december report could slow futures. chinese are confirming trade talks on january 7th and 8th with the delegation in beijing. for the latest on the american ex-marine sitting in the russian prison charged with espionage. paul whelan's lawyer says detention without bail is unwarranted. the russian government claims they caught whelan red handed. cnn cannot independently confirm that report. for the latest, let's go to sam kiley in moscow. >> reporter: dave, the latest report coming from the local online tabloid level news agency suggesting from their sources that mr. whelan was caught red handed, allegedly, taking