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Speaker 1: Good morning.

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Speaker 2: I'm Nathan Hager and I'm Karen Moscow. Here are the

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Speaker 2: stories we're following today.

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Speaker 1: We begin with the latest developments in the investigation into

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Speaker 1: the door panel blowout on a Boeing seven thirty seven

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Speaker 1: Max nine. Bloomberg's John Tucker is here with the latest,

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Speaker 1: John and Nathan.

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Speaker 3: More and more of the focus is turning to bolts

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Speaker 3: and whether they were properly tightened, as the NTSB tries

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Speaker 3: to find answers to how that unused door panel blew

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Speaker 3: off that Alaska Airlines Boeing seven thirty seven Max nine

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Speaker 3: over Portland. Another airline says it's found loose bolts. United

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Speaker 3: confirms it found loose bolts after inspecting identical door plugs

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Speaker 3: as the one that blew out on the Alaska plane.

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Speaker 3: NTSB chairman Jennifer Hamendi, we are.

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Speaker 4: Aware of the reports of that are coming back from

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Speaker 4: the inspections from United and Alaska and Boeing. Our team

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Speaker 4: is collecting that information and there will be some follow

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Speaker 3: It's unclear how many loose polts were found. The NTSB

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Speaker 3: may now broaden the probe into other Max nine jets

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Speaker 3: beyond the Alaska Airlines model on which the accident occurred.

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Speaker 3: It intensified scrutiny of the manufacturing process at Bowling and

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Speaker 3: its key supplier, Spirit Aerosystems, which makes the fuselage for

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Speaker 3: the seven thirty seven Max. I'm John Tucker, Bloomberg Radio.

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Speaker 2: All right, John, Thanks well. Another major story that we're

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Speaker 2: following this morning involves a high stakes court hearing in Washington,

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Speaker 2: d C. Lawyers for Donald Trumpell's spar with federal prosecutors

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Speaker 2: over whether the former president is immuniform charges of trying

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Speaker 2: to overturn the twenty twenty election results. Bloomberg's Amy Morris

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Speaker 2: has more from Washington.

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Speaker 5: Oral arguments are set for today before a three judge

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Speaker 5: panel with the US Court of Appeals for the d

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Speaker 5: C Circuit over whether Donald Trump is shielded from prosecution

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Speaker 5: for his actions before and during the January sixth riot

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Speaker 5: at the US Capitol. Now Trump said on social media

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Speaker 5: he planned to attend, but he is not expected to

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Speaker 5: address the court. The judges could hand down their ruling

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Speaker 5: at any time after the hearing, and a ruling in

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Speaker 5: favor of Trump could be a fatal blow to the

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Speaker 5: Justice Department's efforts to try him. While either side has

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Speaker 5: the right to appeal. Neither the full DC Court nor

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Speaker 5: the US Supreme Court are required to take the case,

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Speaker 5: so this Court's ruling could be the final word in Washington.

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Speaker 5: Amy Morris Bloomberg.

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Speaker 1: Radio, Okay, Amy, thank you will staying in Washington. Bipartisan

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Speaker 1: anger is building against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. We get

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Speaker 1: that story from Bloomberg's Dan Schwartzman.

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Speaker 6: Politicians on both sides of the isle are demanding answers

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Speaker 6: as to why Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin failed to let

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Speaker 6: anyone know he was hospitalized on New Year's Day. The

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Speaker 6: was at Walter Reed Medical Center for four days, depending

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Speaker 6: on a day after that. Austin was hospitalized, but did

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Speaker 6: not tell the White House, Congress, or even the deputy

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Speaker 6: Defense Secretary for several days. Republican Senator Susan Collins Remaine

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Speaker 6: says it's quote inexplicable that the Secretary's condition remains shrouded

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Speaker 6: in secrecy, while Massachusetts Democrat Seth Mulden says this astounding

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Speaker 6: that the president in Austin's own deputy did know he

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Speaker 6: was in the hospital. According to White House spokesman John

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Speaker 6: Kirkby President Biden has no plans to replace Austin. Dan

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Speaker 6: Schwartzman Bloomberg Radio.

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Speaker 2: All right, Dan, thanks now to the latest developments in

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Speaker 2: the Middle East. Secretary of State Anthony Blncoln says, who

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Speaker 2: the militants will face consequences if they continue to attack

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Speaker 2: violence will be detrimental for the region.

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Speaker 7: It's clearly not in the interest of anyone Israel Lebanon

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Speaker 7: Hasbola for that matter, to see to see this escalator

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Speaker 7: been very clear with us that they want to find

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Speaker 7: a diplomatic.

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Speaker 8: Way for it.

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Speaker 2: Secretary of State Anthony Blincn meets with Israel's leader Benjamin

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Speaker 2: and Yahoo later today.

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Speaker 1: Let's turn back to markets now, Karen, As you mentioned,

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Speaker 1: futures are lower following yesterday's rally on Wall Street that

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Speaker 1: the knee Can in Japan closed at its highest level

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Speaker 1: in thirty four years.

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Speaker 2: Me and mole Nathan. Former bond king Bill Gross is

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Speaker 2: signaling he is now steering clear of treasuries in a

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Speaker 2: post on x gros said ten year treasury yields at

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Speaker 2: four percent are overvalued. Gross made millions late last year

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Speaker 2: after a big bet the Fed would pivot toward interest

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Speaker 1: Well Karen, the President's top economic advisor, says the White

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Speaker 1: House's work is not done when it comes to lowering

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Speaker 1: prices for American consumers. Lyyle Brainerd spoke with Joe Wisenthal

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Speaker 1: and Tracy Alloway on the Bloomberg Godlots podcast.

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Speaker 8: Some prices have not come down, and we're fighting pretty

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Speaker 8: hard to get those prices to come down. One area

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Speaker 8: that really is difficult for Americans is healthcare.

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Speaker 1: White House Economic advisor Lyle Brainerd ads the administration will

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Speaker 1: use its position to continue calling out corporations who aren't

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Speaker 1: passing along cost savings to consumers. For the full conversation,

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Speaker 1: download the latest edition of Bloomberg Odd Lots that's available

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Speaker 1: everywhere you get your podcasts. And Shares of Nvidia closed

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Speaker 1: at a record high. The company's chip technology dominates in

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Speaker 1: data centers used to create artificial intelligence software where now

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Speaker 1: in Nvidia's announced new products to help the personal computer

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Speaker 1: industry lower consumers with AIPCS.

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Speaker 2: Another chip maker in the spotlight this morning, Nathan Samsung

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Speaker 2: Electronics has posted at six straight quarter of declining operating profit.

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Speaker 2: The results underscore how demand for smartphones and the memory

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Speaker 2: chips remained sluggish given economic uncertainty, and shares.

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Speaker 1: Of Match are up more than eight percent in early trading.

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Speaker 1: That says The Wall Street Journal reports Elliott Investment Management

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Speaker 1: has built a stake of about a billion dollars in

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Speaker 1: the dating app company.

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Speaker 2: Time now for a look at some of the other

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Speaker 2: stories making news around the world, and for that we're

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Speaker 2: joined by Bloomberg's Amy Morris. Amy, Good morning, Good.

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Speaker 5: Morning, Karen. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Orcis was an eagle

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Speaker 5: pass taxes to meet with elected leaders and border patrol

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Speaker 5: agents at the southern US border. Now, he says it's

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Speaker 5: too early to tell if the significant drop in border

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Speaker 5: season or stepped up enforcement operationations in Mexico.

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Speaker 9: Our immigration system is outdated and broken and has been

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Speaker 9: in need of reform for literally decades.

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Speaker 3: On this, everyone agrees.

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Speaker 5: Arizona Senator Kirsten Cinema, an independent who has been central

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Speaker 5: in negotiations, says She's not sure whether text is going

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Speaker 5: to be available, but she hopes there will be something

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Speaker 5: to present this week. House Republicans are pushing to impeach

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Speaker 5: back black voters. Bloomberg's Nancy Lyons has more on his

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Speaker 5: trip to South Carolina.

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Speaker 10: President Biden delivered remarks at Mother Emmanuel Ame Church in Charleston,

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Speaker 10: South Carolina, where white supremacist killed nine people in twenty fifteen.

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Speaker 10: Biden says, our country must deal with racism.

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Speaker 3: It is a poison throughout our history.

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Speaker 1: Driptest nation apart, says no place in America, not today tomorrow.

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Speaker 10: Ever, Biden's favorability among black voters in seven swing states

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Speaker 10: has slipped so seven percentage points since October to sixty

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Speaker 10: one percent in December. That's according to a Bloomberg News

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Speaker 10: Morning Consult poll in Washington. Nancy Lyons Bloomberg Radio.

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Speaker 8: Now.

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Speaker 5: Former President Trump wants his supporters to give him a

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Speaker 5: definitive win in Iowa, even with a commanding, leaving the

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Speaker 2: People of this state are going to cast the most

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Speaker 2: important vote of your entire lives.

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Speaker 9: I believe that too very much.

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Speaker 6: I used to say that twenty sixteen, and I believed.

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Speaker 9: It then, and now I believe this is even much

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Speaker 5: The Trump campaign believes a decisive Iowa victory would put

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Speaker 5: pressure on his GOP rivals to drop out. Florida Governor

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Speaker 5: Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley have

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Speaker 5: failed to gain much significant ground in the Iowa polls

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Speaker 5: against Trump. Next up New Hampshire January twenty third. That's

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Speaker 5: where Nicki Haley has been gaining more momentum while still

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Speaker 9: The Michigan Wolverines national champions in college footwall in Houston.

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Speaker 9: They beat Washington thirty four to thirteen. It was a

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Speaker 9: quick start for Michigan. First two possessions were both Donovan

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Speaker 9: Edwards touchdown runs. They covered forty one and forty three yards.

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Speaker 9: Michigan didn't get into the end zone again until the

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Speaker 9: fourth quarter. Blake Korum scored capping a seventy one yard drive,

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Speaker 9: and later Quorum scored again, coming after Mike Stanisil's eighty

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Speaker 9: one yard interception return. Washington star quarterback Michael Pennix junior

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Speaker 9: twenty seven of fifty one, did have two interceptions. Mission

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Speaker 9: goes fifteen to zero, wins the national title for the

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Speaker 9: first time since nineteen ninety seven, and the question now

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Speaker 9: is if Jim Harbar returns as coach or heads back

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Speaker 9: to the NFL. The Washington Commanders looking for a new

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Speaker 9: They've got new ownership and Ron Rivera fired after four

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Speaker 9: as the Panthers fired to the manager Scott Fitterer. Celtics

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Speaker 9: got forty points from Jalen Brown, but lost at Indiana

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Speaker 9: one thirty three to one thirty one. The Pacers lost

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Speaker 9: their star player Tyrese Haliburton a hamstring injury. He's headed

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Speaker 9: for an MRI. John Moran is headed for a season

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Speaker 9: ending shoulder surgery. Memphisis star guard was suspended for the

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Speaker 9: first twenty five games of the season and ends up

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Speaker 9: only playing nine games on the year. Wizard's thirtieth loss

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Speaker 9: to three in a shootout. John Stash Edward Bloomberg sports.

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Speaker 1: Good morning. I'm Nathan Hager Boeing is working to get

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Speaker 1: at seven thirty seven Max nine Jets back in the

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Speaker 1: air after the FAA ordered them temporarily grounded following last

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Speaker 1: week's door panel blowout. But the investigation into the cash

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Speaker 1: cow for Boeing is finding more installation issues maybe than

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Speaker 1: just the ones on that Alaska Airlines flight. For more,

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Speaker 1: we're joined now by Bloomberg News Global Aviation head Benedict Campbell.

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Speaker 1: Thanks for being here, Benedict. Get us caught up on

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Speaker 1: the investigation so far.

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Speaker 12: Good morning. So we heard from the NTSB again yesterday,

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Speaker 12: the holding daily press briefings to give the latest update.

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Speaker 12: And what we heard yesterday is that indeed they are

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Speaker 12: still focused on this particular Alaska aircraft, but they've said

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Speaker 12: that they might well be looking more deeply at other

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Speaker 12: that door panel, on that plug as they call it,

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Speaker 12: It's a difficult relationship that these two companies have. Spirit

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