tim cook is not started to talk about it. they cut the price of apple tv from $99 to $69, will support hbo now, the over-the-top streaming service. he also gave an update about apple pay. he says it is not accepted in over 700,000 locations. here is his update on apple pay. >> apple pay has forever changed the way that we pay for things and has gotten up to the most amazing start and has enormous momentum. we started with just six banks in the u.s., the largest banks, a fantastic start, but now we have over 2500 banks supporting apple pay. we started with a great list of retailer partners, but now in just three months later, we have tripled the number of locations accepting apple pay, to nearly 700,000 across the u.s. and one of the really cool and convenient places that has come up in apple pay our vending machines. coca-cola now has 40,000 of these in the u.s. and plans to have 100,000 by the end of the year. so if you are like me, you have stood in front of those machines too many times trying to uncrink le your dollar bil

ceo tim cook call it the most advanced timepiece ever created. here is what else we know from the company's big event. partner. launching on apple tv in april at a price of 14.99 a month. announcing the company recently sold 700 billion smart phone. that is a big number. 2 pounds. it is also available in gold. we have the panel standing by ready to react to all of this. joel what is the latest? >> we are watching tim cook great now. he is on stage giving up dates. you can track a lot of your fitness through this device. we also know that as you mentioned earlier you will be able to take calls on your apple watch. you can also plans at the watch and pull up little notifications. this is interesting. this is not so different of what a lot of smart phones already due out there. apple is trying to get into the game and take advantage and take out market share. we also have a new macbook. it is thinner. it is lighter. we are watching tim cook right now make more announcement on the apple watch. the analysts are bullish on the numbers. but being 10 and

tim cook is talking about that right now. we were talking earlier in the show about how important it is to customize these watches. jim said it needs to be different, and that's exactly what apple appears to be doing with customizable watch faces. can you keep whatever information on the top of the watch that you want whether that's the weather, whether that's a stock quote, or whether that is a picture that you like. you will be able to control music from your apple watch. you'll be able to receive messages on your apple watch. if you get a message, you will get a gentle tap on your wrist. that was one question. exactly how apple would notify you when there is something happening on the device that it expects you would want your attention notified. also you'll be able to receive calls on the apple watch. it has a built-in mike and speaker. fwet ready to potentially listen into a lot of people's conversations, so certainly some interesting developments. now they are starting to talk about fitness, xer sees, and the health com

tim cook saying the watches will send reminders. there will be a new workout at. -- app. i also wonder, will there be a focused on the mid-level priced watch? life -- >> that is what we are focusing on but all of these devices are helping us track our health. the challenge for the apple watch is that it is more expensive than a job own or if it bit. -- job jawbone or a fit bit. other than that my thing they took out a lot of the health monitoring answers to try to maintain battery life and keep the price down. so far, not hearing a lot of unique attributes in the category. cory: i want to get to a soundbite of tim cook talking about the apple watch and reintroducing it into the world. here's what he's got to say. >> i would like to turn to the newest edition of the apple family. and of course, i'm talking about the apple watch. the apple watches the most personal device we have ever created. like the stainless steel and the sapphire crystal, anodized aluminum and a job dropping -- jaw-dropping beautiful 18 caret gold. in addition to being a beautiful object, the apple wat

here is tim cook on the $10,000 watch. tim: there will be limited quantities of the apple watch edition. it is priced from $10,000, and it will be available in select retail stores. the apple watch edition is the most beautiful expression of the apple watch. alix: joining me from san francisco is brad stone, covering the event, and corey west. $10,000, brad. did the crowd go wild? brad: apparently, there was a gasp of astonishment. people pay tens of thousands of dollars for luxury watches. i do not think that is a story. the apple watch starts at $349 for the sports edition, $495 for the stainless steel version. did it deliver enough value for users? being able to track your uber driver, being able to identify a song via shazam -- these are things you can do by your phone. apple is selling glanceability. is it enough for an item you have to charge every night? the phone looks great. there are certain versions of it that are more affordable than the gold edition. we will if people really want to wear it. alix: cory, with t

who is tim cook hoping is going to buy this thing? >> i think they're just trying to get everybody with an iphone. i think that's really how ubiquitous they want that to be. i think that's really aimed more for -- obviously we're not talking about the gold edition because few people's pocketbooks can spend $10,000 and upwards on a watch. because it starts at $350 i think you will see -- they're looking at the same people who buy iphones. they've made the watch to kind of fit into their lives as well in addition to kind of mac books and the phones. so i think that's really who they're going after. again, we've kind of said we don't know what the killer app is and if -- i don't think they're going to be able to reach the full kind of iphone audience until they found out what that is. >> we know already, it's video texting. >> right. >> hopefully. >> mark michael, thank you both for joining us today. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> coming up remember skymall. >> i do. >> the magazine with kitschy items that you could buy, of course, whil

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>> i think we will end the show where tim cook began today. the number of apple stores in china, they are going to have 40 charlie: charlie: by 216. the number of apple stores in china, they are going to have 40 stores in china by 216. -- so much of the success story for apple in the recent years has been due to amazing growth in china. 20% of the smart phone market in china. clearly when we look and chuckle -- things like the $17,000 apple watch. that exists because there is going to be a market for it in china. i don't think it is any excuse they started with that number. >> wait a minute. i want a different fight. how about the number of chumps i stumped today when we've been about what the price of the gold edition would be? brad i think you are at 5000 paul you try to be clever with 5001. 7500, i was closest. price is right rules. i finally won something in my life. >> very nicely done. very quickly on brass point. the thing i worry about is there is this tendency and consumer electronics. you know that old joke about fortune cookies wher

this is tim cook at apple. congratulations on ten great years of "mad money" [ applause ] >> that's a good call. i want to congratulate you for running the greatest company onneth and creating amazing wealth and the great products on earth for everybody. i'm honored you areal calling this. >> caller: it's the great team that does it. you have been a champion for american innovation. of course apple feel it iss the same way. you highlight innovation as a center piece of your show. >> you make us proud and you do such incredible innovation yourself every time. you know i am totally involved with what you are doing for the phone. but of course for the watch. and if for the research. i basically am look at you are your company as the health company of the future. i'm looking at you as the credit card company of the future. there are great growth areas you are in charge of now, tim. >> caller: it's really incredible. in the first 24 hours of research, we have had 11,000 people sign up for a study in cardiovascular t

tim cook wants this to open your car door for you, to monitor your health. what are the key apps that are going to make everyone want this particular model? and also, where and when is it going to start selling? they've only ever talk about the united states officially. when will it be unleashed on the rest of the world? jonathan: full disclosure for caroline hyde, a bit of rose gold, you are convinced. for me, my phone, i've got the time on it. i know everything i need is there. why do i need this on my wrist? caroline: do you have a tablet? at what point were you convinced that you needed a tablet? when they first had the ipad, tablets were around a little bit already in the same way smart watches are being put out by samsung. but they weren't ubiquitous. it was apple that brought them into the mainstream, that made you realize i need something slightly bigger than my phone to use for other reasons. i think this is it. tim cook is going to spend a lot of time on stage at this event in san fran. they also got analysts in berlin. trying to show why this will

tim cook is a fitness guy focused on personal health. it's a passion of his, he's famous for walking quickly around headquarters and chewing on a power bar. having a water bottle with him. he does meetings on his bike. this is something that resonates with him. that is one of the reasons they are making fitness a focus. some of my sources tell me fitness is going to be a big focus. tom: the bad news is you grew up in rochester, new york. everybody put their instant matic up on the shelves. a toy comes out, everybody goes ga-ga, do you put it up on the shelf or give it to a kid who mows the lawn? is the iwatch something cory johnson puts on the shelf? cory: it is a question of functionality. tim cook spoke about the apple watch. they do not know what people are going to do. there encouraging development but they really think the functionality with the phone with apple pay might make this somewhat different. wearing the job done up-- i'm wearing the jawbone up now .people tend to where these things for six months and move onto something el

and here's the best quote from tim cook. every ceo should think about this, currency's clearly a problem but frankly the best companies figure out a way to manage it which we saw apple do with international exposure. something to keep in mind. that is the topic du jour. >> ten years since bob iger appointed ceo of disney. 106.23. up nearly 300%. now that the news it's expanding "star wars" franchise, plus the "frozen" sequel. find out what it means for the future of the stock. dow's down 132. financial noise financial noise financial noise ♪ [epic music] ♪ introducing aleve pm... the pm pain reliever. that dares to work all the way until... [birds chirping] the am. new aleve pm. it's the first to combine a safe sleep aid plus the 12 hour strength of aleve. for pain relief that can last all the way until morning. new aleve pm, for a better am. >>> good morning, welcome back to "squawk on the street." wll, shares of north dakota's largest oil producer plunging on reports of the company has put some of its assets up for sal

but frankly the best companies will figure out a way to manage it. >> that was apple ceo tim cook on last night's special tenth anniversary "mad money." not sounding too worried about the big dollar rally. but should you be? dan niles is a senior portfolio manager at alpha one. we simply call him mr. technology. i call him dan. dan, good to have you with us. >> thanks, melissa. >> certainly we've hay drumbeat of analysts recently come out and highlight the currency, the negative currency impact. we've had barclays on hewlett-packard, lexmark, tech data as well as xerox yesterday. we had deutsche bank on tesla today. is this a concern of yours? >> yeah, it should be a big concern for everybody. i think the one thing that the analysts for the most part aren't focused on the way they should is everybody's of course dealing with the fact that if you're selling something in europe and you have to translate it back to the u.s. you're losing i think around 13% or so year to date, about 25%, you know, year over year. and that's simple math. the bigger problem which people haven't really deal

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the first wearable device and also the first product launch for tim cook without steve jobs. but there are still some who say this watch is no different from the others on the market. editor at large tim stevens says this is what apple does best, rise above the opposition. >> the user face is much more polished we see. people will be able to use this watch much more easily. >> reporter: there are three different models. the sport watch, also the cheapest, starts out at $349. then there's a stainless steel version at $595. and the most expensive the limited apple watch edition with 18 karat gold for $10,000. >> if you buy a $10,000 rolex you give it to your kids and it grows in value. a smart watch it's not going to be good for much. >> apple will be launching a new mac book. at 2 pounds and 13 millimeters thick it's the lightest and thinnest new notebook. let's go back to the $10,000 watch. >> the technology is going to be obsolete. >> as often as i change phones, no i'm not going to get a new watch. >> it is pretty though. >> you go like, hello? is that how it works? [ laugh

tim cook's answer was very nonchalant in my opinion. i know they have very sophisticated hedging programs. let's remember, this is kind of a luxury product that we're dealing with in the iphone. >> well, i mean it is. here's the way you need to think about it, i think. is the amount of people that upgraded last quarter, i believe they said in the u.s., in terms of the installed base was low key. that's a very, very small number. so i completely agree with this you that international growth you have to be worried about. they talked about on the call how they repriced products in russia. but they still put up good numbers. the good news is there's so many more people left in the u.s. to upgrade. and obviously we're not dealing with currency issues here that that helps you get through the problems, and also you get a little bit of extra revenue kicker in here with things like the watch, that i'm not necessarily a big fan of. but all those things on the margin will help them get through better than others. but clearly through the back porti

now quoting tim cook here, he said it is not are you sure you want to do this. it is not i'll think about it. it was not oh, the condition i'm in. it is no, i'm not doing that. he kind of popped up in bed and said that. cook goes onto say that jobs only yelled ate him four or five times during the 14 years he knew him. this was one of those times. the book comes out march 24. >>> would you buy a diamond made in a lab? cate caugurian on the latest trend in engagement rings that is easier on the environment and on your wallet. >> reporter: as if popping the question wasn't nerve-racking enough, finding the perfect engagement ring, buyers now have more choices than ever before. >> our job is to understand the market. >> reporter: leah wilson is a diamond consultant in san francisco. her client jordan ended up here at gallery of jewels. >> this is highly technical. very scientific. >> reporter: she is talking about lab made diamonds. placing a carbon chip in a micro wave chamber and creating a molecular reaction. they have strict rules for diamond sellers. they have

tim cook will unveil the apple watch. he needs to convince us why we want one of these read there to help us through that speculation is caroline hyde. why are we so excited about this? >> we have been teased with the details so far. we know there will be three models. there will be a high-end luxury addition and a sport model. they will be made of rose gold. gold twice as strong as other gold. the gold molecules are close together. we get customizable faces. there is a touchscreen it. there is so much left to understand. we know the starting price, everyone is going to go berserk with how expensive they could get. some say they could cost up to $20,000 if you are getting the 18 caret gold one. that's not as much as a row locks -- rolex. the price is going to get exciting. we understand it has been promised to last an entire day. we will have to charge this every night. is that what people will want to be doing? where is the battery life going? we will know more details. we want to know about the apps behind the watch. th

speaking out in the tech community, apple ceo tim cook, and marc benioff, who has limited travel, and angie's list has withdrawn a proposal to expand the indianapolis headquarters. here is the ceo on the law. bill: it had nothing to do with creating jobs nothing to do with educating children, nothing to do with attracting talent to the state of indiana. corey: governor pence defense the law that he signed. governor pence: is tolerance a two way street or not? there is a lot of talk about tolerance today having to do with people on the left, but here indiana steps forward to protect the constitutional rights and privileges of freedom of religion for people of faith and families of faith in our state, and this avalanche of intolerance has been poured on our state. it is just outrageous. cory: we were looking for businesses that would speak out in favor of the law and could not find any but a representative of an lgbt tech company joins us now. this law has drawn a lot of -- i am surprised about the instant reaction from the tech community. what is different about this law and this time

how big a risk is this for tim cook and an l? >> it's not that big of a risk. they needed to do this. it's an company that needs to proof there's a magic left there. especially at the same time cook who is more of an innovations guy. having a part like this is important. >> why do we need an apple watch? >> that i think, is the question they've been trying to answer. wearables is supposedly the hot market but no one has found a great use. i think the examples like the hotels the ability to pay with the watch, open your car with it. those are some of the features that might start turning heads. it's still in the air now. >> no gps. >> no gps. how much could that hurt in terms of paying, you know $300 up to $10,000 for this? >> you know, the gps thing is more of a fitness it's more for hard core runners and this seems to be more of a lifestyle device. >> fashion? >> for fashion. someone spending $10,000 or $15,000 on something like this the lack of gps -- it's a status schism boll. >> -- symbol. >> thank you so much for your insight. >>> just ahead we have rare l

so i think tim cook has made a lot of good moves. the entire industry is saturated with smart phones. so what do they do next? this is a pretty logical step. obviously the other area long been conjectured is apple tv. if you look at the categories that fit the brand of apple and the expertise of apple, this and tv are the kind of two most obvious ones. >> what about the car? that is a captive audience. that is an ecosystem. that too seems to be -- all beit for dashboard. >> yeah. well, the thing to remember about cars is the volume of cars is not that great. when you're in the smartphone business, you're literally in the billions. new car sales is in the millions. so it's a very different category. obviously it costs a lot more money, but then you have these incumbents to deal with who move even slower than the mobile carriers did. cutting those deals and getting control of the new operating system in a car, that's a pretty tall order. i don't think it's impossible, but it's pretty complicated. i wonder what the share that apple gets

>> i uniquely interviewed tim cook the day their market cap went through $700 billion. in fact the minute. i was, of course, interviewing tim cook on my ipad and my news flashes from cnbc were coming in across the top and, of course, i got the flash that apple stock went through $700 billion. i told tim that his stock went through $700 billion and always remember where you were when your stock went through $700 billion. it was a unique moment in his corporate being. tim talked a lot about what they're providing, what apple is creating, the products that, again, the products you and i are buying, the products that you and i could not think about living without. he spent a lot of time on the apple watch. he picked on my watch. >> which is not an apple watch. >> but my wife gave it to me so it's a very important watch. he picked on this watch because it says -- he said look, your watch does one thing. and one thing only. i think it does two things. tells me the date and time. he says your watch is obsolete, my watch does hundreds of things all of which you need and went on

we understand -- tim cook has been speaking in other press reports. he wants to be able to open car doors with this. apps will be what makes this the must-have gadget. >> how will tim cook convince mark barton that i need this gadget? >> back to the ipad we have not seen them become you can -- become ubiquitous. with the help of apple, this would become the must-have gadget. we expect them to sell 14 million of them this year. they have to convince us why. >> open secretary-general says the global crude oil market will balance out in the second half of this year after a glut of 2 million barrels a day sent prices plummeting. opec will not cut production because of the rise in shale output. few answers to questions surrounding flight 370, which went missing one year ago on sunday. authorities found one unusual detail, the expiration of a locator beacon battery before the plane took off. it is unclear whether that hampered search efforts. a russian court indicted five men on sunday in connection with the murder of boris nemtsov. one of the accused admit

tim cook having people grab onto their old standby more tightly than ever. personal device we have ever created. it's not just with you. the apple watch is the most advanced timepiece ever created. liz: right now analysts to techties -- techies to teenagers are studying apple's new smartwatch which can let you doodle with the help of what we're calling the mouse crown. yes, using the watch crown as your mouse. a price drop for apple tv, we can't forget that, and big everyone sid on the new apps for the iphone -- emphasis on the new apps for the iphone. was today's event a game changer? will it encourage a whole generation of people to buy a watch and kill the traditional watches? we have global reaction from the smartest apple watchers including piper jaffray's gene munster, the top apple analyst. and breaking news just moments ago according to reuters, the houston ship channel partially shut down right now after a collision between a tanker and a bulk carrier. the u.s. coast guard says the tanker has spilled an unknown amount of a gasoline additive. the sec

tim cook introduced a shiny new macbook but the apple watch got all the attention. the first new gadget in five years. prices range from $349 all the way up to $10,000. who is getting the gold watch? >> people are talking about spending $10,000 on an apple watch. people who would spend it on a boat or their house or something. >> tim cook give us an update on growth in asia. i am not a smart watch fan but i love this idea of the friction -- a future with less friction. i love using apple pay. i can start tracking my uber and glance at my e-mail from my wrist. teenagers get 6000 text messages per month. that is exhausting. >> not per day? >> that is a huge utility to not taking her phone out of your pocket. >> if the apple watches can talk to each other, they don't have to be involved at all. betty: i will always be going like this. >> how much time do you waste fishing our phone out of your pocket? betty: qualcomm buying back $10 million in shares, increasing its dividend by 14%. qualcomm sales will rise 3% this year after a 7% gain in 2014. a tech company putting s

i think tim cook said it extremely well in his op-ed. discrimination is bad for business and this is not exactly a secret. we did away with all those terrible segregation laws because it's just both moral and smart to welcome and be welcome to all possible customers. i think as people like benioff and tim cook lead the way, more businesses in america will evaluate their relationship with indiana and ask the question, how should we feel about this state that doesn't seem to oppose discrimination strongly, and the right to discriminate law. so i hope it picks up and i ultimately hope these laws get overturned and most importantly, i hope other governors or other legislative bodies that are considering such bills do not proceed and do the right thing. >> we will see. obviously a couple dozen states considering these types of laws. max, we hope to have you back as the debate continues. thanks for your time. >> thank you. >> max levchin of affirmed. >>> let's get to sue herera who's got a cnbc news update for us. >> here's what's happening at

coming up, tim cook is doing something unusual with his orchard. find out w jumy: tim cook is having a good year. he is using it to do good. he plans to donate much of his wealth to philanthropic projects. he will pay for his nephews college education. he took the reins of apple in 2011 made $9 million and received $140 million in stock. three crew members will launch to the international space station for a big study. scott kelly will travel with two russian cosmonauts. he will spend the year on the orbiting outpost. his twin brother will remain on earth. they will compare the two. they will focus on how space affects different organs, decision-making, and the way genes react. you will want to bundle up. jumy: which do a do i want to head out? autria: right now we have rain. doug: we will slowly move out and the cloudy for the rest of the day. it will be breezy and chilly with a sprinkle or flurry tomorrow. it will be 50 on sunday. hopefully we will have better news coming up at 4:00. jumy: skippy!! yippee!! fun fun fun! shiny! you never listen! w

i think that's what tim cook is doing. he's taking the apple watch, int grated back into the iphone 6, it's the only smartphone it works with and he's starting to build out new ways to separate apple from samsung and google and android >> put us inside the mind of a ceo, if you would. what should his expectations be for what this watch could do in its early wrest stages? >> well, i think the key thick is not to be embarrassed because apple is in a great cat bird seat. it's got great cash flow. it's going to continue for several more years as the refresh cycle continues on the iphone, and knee got plenty of cash. they had distanced themselves from samsung. cool thing for him is to make sure that people don't say, hey, what's this watch all about? so it's -- whether it sells a lot short-term or doesn't sell a lot short-term, the key thing is how it fits in longer term and what are people starting to say about it two months, three months, four months after the product was introduced. >> tim cook has said he will return more c

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apple stock barely moves after tim cook unveils a smart watch. analysts questioning howell it will sell. >> qualcomm is the latest u.s. firm to put it's cash to work announcing a $15 billion stock buy back. several upgrade the firm as shares push higher after hours. >> if you are just tuning in thank you for joining us here on the show. here's markets ahead of the u.s. open it was a bounce back day yesterday after friday's big sell off and now back the other way today. the s&p expected to open down 11 points. the dow by about 91 points and the nasdaq down by about 15 points. that sentiment is also reflected in european markets as we look at things today despite the fact that quantitative easing started yesterday yesterday. we have seen markets sell off today. it was tightening monetary policy that hurt them on friday. quite surprised that the converse policy in europe hasn't spurred markets higher. we're red across the board around .3 and.4%. now the policy while it's not really driving equity markets has been driving bond markets and currencies

tim cook is the latest ceo to take offense. the consumer review website angieslist announced suspension of a planned expansion at its indianapolis headquarters that could have added 1,000 jobs. [ chanting ] >> reporter: from indianapolis to silicon valley backlash over indiana's religious freedom restoration act continues to mount. in a new "washington post" op-ed, apple ceo tim cook openly criticized the law and similar legislation across the country that he says goes against the very principles our nation was founded on. on behalf of apple, i'm standing up to oppose this new wave of legislation wherever it emerging, cook wrote. ite writing in hopes many more will join this movement. the open letter came on the same day indiana governor mike pence adamantly defended the legislation. >> we simply stepped forward for the purpose of recognizes the religious liberty rights of all the people of indiana of every faith. >> reporter: at issue, the message behind the law. supporters say it protects a person or business owner from gover

tim cook is rolling it out two hours from now. brad stone is back from barcelona and is at the event in california. jeff is joining us from silicon valley. he is a managing partner and his biggest investment is fit bit. brad, what is the biggest question you have got this morning besides, can you get a free one? >> i guess it is how apple will merchandise a product with so many variations. this is unique and apple's history. you have got three different kinds of apple watch. you have got the stainless steel apple watch. the addition encased in aluminum, and the gold edition matt and i will be running out to buy. you have got two sizes, 42 miller -- 42 millimeters and 38 millimeters. all these different bands. of course, what will the prices be? it starts at $349. how high will it go? they will have to come up with a new way of selling it. stephanie: what do you think, jeff? >> it is apple so it will be important, but as an apple fan boy, i will not rush to go in and buy because i want to understand what will make me replace my wat

today, however tim cook the c.e.o. left us hanging. what's up bro? so comedians, i what like you to give me as many one more thing announcements from apple as you can. i will put 60 seconds and begin. >> maimry. >> an one more thing we're now calling ipads little -- >> points. >> one more thing live from new york it's saturday night! >> points. >> yassir. >> and one more thing you're all idiots. >> points. >> maim wrooe. >> one more thing we know you keep your porn in a folder labeled 2070 taxes. >> points. >> yassir and and once more thing we mentioned aye $50,000 fork. >> jonah ray. >> one more thing life is a hologram and we own the patent. >> points. >> maimry. >> and one more thing there's a blue pt cruiser in the parking deck with the lights on. >> points. >> that brings us to the end of one more thing. yassir and jonah are you tied at 3100. but you know what this is such a nice day and a monday and it is a great way to start the week. so they both lose. yeah! maimry you automatically win. >> i am going to take both of you aforementioned mother

tim cook is scheduled to give customers the first look at the new apple smart watch. thingsof the first big we will be talking about is the price. how much will it cost to get our hands on this? $349 is what the market sees. this watch could go up to $20,000, by some analysts estimates. tim cook says it will do everything from helping you measure how much you walk, to helping you turn on the television or change channels. it could be a revolutionary device. this is apple's first new product since the ipad. tim cook make the case to customers on monday at that exclusive invitation only event in san francisco. the battery is expected to last a full day. it will come in multiple colors. you can bet it will be an interesting debut. >> time will tell. a reminder of what is trending today. >> a lot of people telling me about those exponential export numbers out of china. up 48% in february. one person saying, and explosive increase in exports and does not square with the gdp growth in the u.s. and europe. who has the purchasing power to drive such growth? industrial metals

olivia: there is an op-ed from a bloomberg columnist critical of the tim cook op-ed, saying tim cook gets religious freedom laws all wrong. explain to me, to viewers, what it is that he thinks tim cook got wrong? >> there is a legal debate about that. i know lawyers. can i play one on tv? what's different about the different states is that they already have laws in place -- governor pence has compared this law to the law in illinois, but in illinois there is a human rights law that protects the rights of people, including people who are gay. the law in illinois asked as a counter to that, indiana is not have this, this law stance on its own without any protections for gay, lesbian transgender people. the law that allows business owners do not offer services to people who sexual orientation they do not care for stands alone in that state without a human rights law protecting people. there is a different -- different from state to state. the white taste of this law is specifically focused on gay marriage and gay people after other efforts in the state to ban gay marriage have not succe

this morning apple's ceo tim cook calls it very dangerous. >>> syria's president reveals how his government knows when the u.s. will attack isis. we'll have part of charlie's interview you didn't see on "60 minutes." >>> plus it is 3 feet tall weighs nearly 500 pounds. we'll take you inside on the battle for the emerald. >>> but we begin this morning with today'sworld in 90 seconds. >> this isut abo protecting religious liberty. we're not going to change the law. >> outrage over diinsana' religious freedom law. >> apple's ceo tim cook say they have the potential to undo de s.cade >> he deliberately crashed. >> the pilot screaming, quote, for god's sake open the door." >> secretary kerry hoped to broker a deal. >> a fresno firefighter falls through the rooff o a burning house. >> firefighters frantically tried to reach him. >> as they took his uniform off, he was burnt from head to toe. >> an air canada flight slid off e thrun way in nova scotia. 25 were treated for minor injuries but nobody was seriously hurt. >> they clipped a power line and all hell broke loose. >> michigan state, the fin

apple president tim cook is standing out against the legislation. he has come out as gay our message around the country and the world is this: apple is open. regardless what they look like who they worship and who they love. whether the law will be allowed in indiana or arkansas we will not tolerate discrimination. indianapolis based angie's list indicates it is cancelling a headquarters being expansion. >> several thousand people master planned through indianapolis. in opposition to the new law. >> are you tired enough to fight back? >> yes! >> reporter: indiana's republican party dominated legislature and republican governor say the law dubbed religious freedom restoration act will stop government agencies from forcing business owners to go against their religious faith. indiana's the latest of 20 states to pass such laws. >> it's about government overreach and i'm proud that indiana stepped forward and i'm working hard to clarify this. we're reaching out to business leaders. >> reporter: in one example the law would allow florists to refuse to pr

tim cook saying he is committed to diversity to equality. of course, we know apple just unveiled its $50 million initiative to spur on more diversity in tech. i would say the tone mandy, in general in that room very positive today. very complimentary. maybe no surprise. you have given that apple stock performed. you look at that in the past 12 months. up nearly 70%. a lot of pretty happy looking shareholders in that room today. finally, apple watch, i can tell you, that tim was wearing one. a simple one with just a white band. the reverend jesse jackson actually joked with tim cook that he hoped that maybe tim would model it for the odd wrens. mandy, back to you. >> before i let you go apple we know has been getting -- trying to get into the car space, and tim cook was repeatedly asked i believe, about tesla. what did he have to say? >> he said maybe tesla would interested in adopting car play but that's as far as he would go with that. >> thank you so much. josh lipton. >> a terrifying collision between an amtrak commuter train and a tracto

it's interesting you were pointing out what tim cook said. sporting institutions the nba and w nba voicing their concern. the ncaa are hosting the college basketball championship in indianapolis next weekend. they said that moving forward we intend to closely examine the implications of the bill and how it might affect future events swes our focus. that's the ncaa president in a statement. we'll have to continue to see who and when other leaders respond to what is happening in indiana. >> i spent a little bit of time in india and i know indianapolis is a place open for business. it's a big buy tech. that city is open for business. there are other parts of the country not as open minded yet. i think we need to see further strong messages coming from the business community. >> developing a story and one we'll continue to watch. >>> we'll switch our focus to oil. do prices have further to fall? take a look at u.s. futures. pointing to higher open despite the volatility we're seeing in prices. dow jones up 130 points. s&p 500 up about 14 points.

tim cook coming out last year. he is very respected. just last week "fortune" magazine called him the world's best leader. >> you have all of the companies. educational leaders. ncaa. a lot of people coming out against this. the governor under a lot of pressure. >>> 16 minutes past the hour. the prosecution in the trial of boston marathon bombing dzhokhar tsarnaev expected to rest today after medical examiners testify. the defense will mount its case. question is if tsarnaev will take the stand in his defense. on thursday, some jury members in tears as a medical examiner testified about crystal campbell's fatal injuries. >>> aaron hernandez will be back in court this morning. the former fiancee is expected to testify. she told the grand jury that hernandez told her he did not kill odin lloyd. he told her lloyd told her to get rid of a box. police suspect she got rid of the murder weapon since it has never been found. >>> passengers on the jet to halifax say they are happy to be alive after the crash landing that tore off the nose gear a

i feel that tim cook sees that. he realizes discrimination is extremely bad for business and this law is rationalizing injustice for so many. not only the other bt but taking a direct hit at the lgbt community. cory: christopher and jerry thank you very much. we appreciate your time. up next, a streaming app that took sxsw by storm. nearmeerkat. it is happening real time here at bloomberg west. ♪ cory: this is "bloomberg west." the ceo of the breakout video streaming app meerkat. we will talk about the rivalry that has emerged. first, some top headlines. the german wings copilot believed to crash the plane of purpose was treated for suicidal behavior years ago. here is a spokesperson from the docile door prosecutor's office -- from the duesseldorf prosecutor's office. >> we had at that time -- he had at that time been in treatment of a psychotherapist because of what is documented as being suicidal. cory: german authorities also created a homicide commission to investigate whether the copilot intentionally crashed

it is critical for tim cook. shares have really rally. >> it is not like a first adapter move, but let's see if apple can distinguish itself. >> we will know more tomorrow. >> coming up next, the growth of divergence. what is expected of u.s. europe, and asia in the second quarter? we will discuss the issue after this very short break. ♪ >> the stories making headlines around the world. one year after the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370, a new reports of -- shines a little light on the mystery. they have released 584 pages of maps, manifests, air traffic control transcripts. there are few new details. the power source on the planes underwater locator veeck and had expired more than two years earlier. there were 239 people on board when it left kuala lumpur for beijing. five men have been charged with the murder of a russian opposition leader. the suspects are said to be from a predominantly-muslim area. one has admitted to being part of the killings. newtsov was gunned down new the kremlin days ag

. >> apple watches the most personal device we have ever created. >> tim cook's announcement has put it into all the speculation since apple watch was announced in september last year. but watch wirelessly links to iphone, offers apps for fitness and can signal an appointment. there are already smart mark -- smart watches on the market, but they have failed to capture consumers'imaginations. >> i see people mostly using it for what you would use it for -- fitness training come how are you doing as a person -- i don't see a lot of business at the moment. that's where they need to move if they want to hit a broad audience. >> apple has a big job to do to convince buyers it's something they can't live without. >> some people say i have a phone, why would i want the same features on my arm? there's also a risk that battery life could be a limiting factor. there's early reporting the battery will last about a day. we are hearing everything from two and a half to five hours of active use. but if they cannot get a full day of charge, apple might get some blowback. >> one company reckons the

tim cook wrote an op-ed staying that this wave of legislation, anti-l.g.b.t. legislation is popping up in places across the country. we see r.i.f.r.a.'s in georgia and arkansas, and see the reaction from businesses - business owners and leaders and the tech center. saying that we don't intend advancing further business interests in that state. jason raw line, of the human rights campaign. thank you for joining us. >> we may be approaching the final hours of the p5 plus plus germany over iran's nuclear programme. they may be looking at shipping parts out of the country. we look at why this is an important part of the talks. that's still ahead on "inside >> al jazeera's investigative unit has tonight's exclusive report. >> stories that have impact. that make a difference. that open your world. >> this is what we do. >> america tonight. tuesday through friday. 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> the hours left in the active participation of the united states in nuclear talks with iran are, if you believe the american delegation, are dwindling to a prec