Episode summary
Powerful Winter Storm Threatens East Coast; Russia Sees No Breakthrough After Ukraine Talks |...
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
· · Guests: Brian Hurley, Zohran Mamdani, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Vladimir Putin, Yuri Ushakov, Kirill Dmitriev
Summary
A major winter storm is the lead story, with forecasters warning that the East Coast could see a long-duration event bringing 6 inches or more from Washington to Boston, and possibly 12 to 18 inches along parts of the I-95 corridor. Bloomberg meteorologists said the storm will start hard and fast, could mix with sleet or freezing rain, and may not fully end until Monday, followed by a deep freeze that keeps snow on the ground through next week.
Airlines are already adjusting schedules, with Delta, United, American, Spirit, Southwest, and JetBlue offering rebooking or fee waivers as the storm threatens travel for 125 million Americans from today through Monday. New York City is singled out as a potential high-impact area, with officials preparing for power outages, airline delays, and transit problems as the heaviest snow of the season approaches.
The broadcast also focused on President Trump’s foreign policy push on Greenland, where the US wants to rewrite its 1951 defense agreement with Denmark to remove limits on American military presence. The show then turned to Ukraine peace talks, Trump’s $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and Jamie Dimon, Jack Smith’s testimony before Congress, and market moves including Intel’s slump after a weak outlook and the new TikTok deal to create an American entity.
Key takeaways
- Bloomberg forecasters said the East Coast storm could bring 12 to 18 inches in parts of the I-95 corridor, with snow lasting into Monday.
- Airlines including Delta, United and American moved quickly to waive fees and rebook travelers ahead of the weekend disruption.
- The US wants to rewrite its Greenland defense agreement with Denmark so it faces no limits on military activity there, according to sources.
- Intel shares fell more than 10% after the company issued a weak forecast and said its turnaround will take years.
- The show said TikTok and ByteDance have agreed to create a new American entity with major investors including Oracle and Silver Lake.
Notable quotes
“There could be a top number of 12 to 18 inches of snow in any of these areas along the I95 corridor”
“it is not going to completely end until Monday. I would say somewhere close to lunchtime on Monday”
“US carriers are out with backup plans for passengers ahead of wicked winter weather expected to impact 125 million Americans from today through Monday”
“The president says his goal is permanent total access to the island”
“President Trump was charged because the evidence established that he willfully broke the law”
How the episode opens
Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio, news. — Good morning. I'm Nathan Hager. — And I'm Karen Moscow. Here are the stories we're following today.
Karen, we begin with the impending major winter storm that will affect the large part of the country. The East Coast set to be particularly hard hit. Let's get the very latest.
Bloomberg meteorologist Craig Allen is with us. Craig, what's the update? We are definitely going to get our share, Nathan.
And the first thing is that a cold weather advisory is in effect. You need the cold air. That's coming in during the day today.
As for the snowfall, that's next. We are all under a winter storm watch from Washington on up through Philadelphia to New York City and all the way on up to Boston. What this means is that there's the potential for 6 ines of snow or more.
It will start sometime late Saturday night and continue into Sunday for Washington. It will probably start around Sunday morning or so around the New York City area and then take until midafternoon on Sunday to reach on up into Boston. It's going to start hard and fast and stick immediately because of all that cold air.
And I suspect we'll all start with a 6-in snowfall. There could be a top number of 12 to 18 inches of snow in any of these areas along the I95 corridor. And the only thing that would keep those numbers down is if there's a mix with sleet and freezing rain, a little change over towards the end.
I will have more updates on this to follow as we go through the morning. Karen and Nathan, back to you.
Well, before we let you go, Craig, I got to know when this is expected to end.
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Topics
- winter storm
- greenland us-denmark defense talks
- russia ukraine peace talks
- putin us envoys negotiations
- u.s. military presence
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