courtney didn't wake up, apparently.ame back out. >> as cristi returned to the spa, said chris, they passed each other on the patio. he went in the house, stopped by courtney's room to make sure she was awake, then went right back outside and saw his wife floating face down in the spa. he called courtney, he said, and they began a frantic effort to revive her. >> in your gut, tell me what happened. >> she slipped or something. i don't know. that's the only thing i can think of. >> but chris apparently hadn't noticed the nasty three-inch laceration on cristi's head. and here the point of the police interview is revealed. >> she's got a huge gash on her head, okay? something like that is not consistent with just falling down. >> not consistent with just falling down? why would the police think that? >> i mean, you've been around for a while. >> i know where you're going. and no. >> why in fact was this ex-police-chief being questioned at all about the apparently disastrous accident that killed the love of his life? and the

, very sympathic of courtney.ut ultimately no one would do anything about it. obviously, their husbands knew. obviously shelly me year knew about it. you mentioned the text exchange i put specifically on my facebook page. she had phone conversations with shelly meyer. shelly meyer said she had to tell urban meyer. courtney said then please tell urban meyer. ultimately nothing happened. zach remained on the staff. she told me why she decided to come forward she left zach in 2015, officially separated in november, divorce was granted in 2016. she taught the ambiguous and harassment would shop when she left him. it did not it escalated. >> when did urban meyer then know about this and why didn't he do anything at the time? do you have an answer to that? >> i don't know specifically when he knew about it. i know the text messages were from 2015. he was investigated for domestic violence on october 25th, october 26th of 2015. also another charge on november 9th. it was in that period. also zach smith's attorney contact

courtney, come back, please. >> jimmy: this is guillermo's assistant courtney. watermelon for you. there you go. okay. >> jimmy: yep, just like they do in the store. >> oh, my. >> jimmy: oh, and that one -- oh, there we go. very well done. [ cheers and applause ] very good, art, have you ever seen anything like that before? >> no, in answer to your question, no. >> jimmy: well, enjoy the watermelon, art. >> thank you, guillermo. thank you, courtney. >> jimmy: there you go. wow, i think art's in love. this is exciting news for hard-core "star wars" fans. the jacket that harrison ford wore in "the empire strikes back," the han solo jacket, is being put up on the auction block this fall. it's expected to go for an estimated $1.3 million. i don't know how they estimate this stuff. that's the jacket. just think of the thrill you would get from owning this jacket. you could say to your guests, this is han solo's jacket, and they'll say, cool. you know? really, it would be an amazing -- >> hey, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> wow. please. [ cheers and applause ]

courtney donohoe has more. courtney: americans snapped up clothing and headed out to restaurants in july. retail sales are up one half of 1%. the data suggests consumer spending is still driving the economy. inflation in the u k rose in july for the first time in eight months. consumer prices increased at an annual rate of 2.5%. the cost of gasoline, transport tickets, and computer games were higher. retail clothing prices fell. in italy, the government is calling on the managers of the highway operation unit to quit after the fatal bridge collapse. some say the company's license to maintain the nation's highways should be withdrawn. at least 39 were killed after the bridge came cap -- crashing down. closing arguments in the trial of president trump's former campaign management or -- manager paul manafort. the judge rejected a defense motion. global news 24 hours a day on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am courtney donohoe. this is blo

courtney, i asked the question at the top, 37 s&p stocks at 52-week highs today, 100 more within 2% of their 52-week highs and nearly 200 within 5% is that making it harder to find bar begins. >> of course it's always hard to find bargains in a market like this it is a stock picker's market. i've talked about it whether it's in the u.s. or what i'm thinking about is some things more globally. if you're not actively a stock picker outside of the united states, take a look at eem look at the emerging markets down 10% if you think about the u.s. and the trend it's facing right now, guess what there are a lot of multinational companies, lot of global companies, that are selling into these emerging markets and that's going to bring them up right along with them. >> let's kick that around then let's kick around the emerging markets, right. >> yep. >> the u.s. has done so well, amy, the rest of the world has lagged, emerging markets have gotten really upset. is it time -- is it time to start looking elsewhere just given the run that we've snads i would like to have a debate about all of your

i told him, "courtney is accusing me that i committed domestic violence. i didn't." >> reporter: ohio state's recently fired assistant football coach zach smith is defending his former boss, urban meyer. >> he looked at me and said, "i swear to god, zach, if i find out you hit her, you're done. you're fired." and i said, "i understand, coach. i didn't, i'm fine." >> reporter: in an interview with espn, smith said they discussed domestic violence ,llegations made by smith's now-ex-wife, courtney, in 2015, and that meyer handled it hoperly. .> i don't think it's his job to investigate, to ask questions, to talk to her. >> reporter: meyer first denied ty knowledge of the 2015 abuse allegations to reporters in y.ly. e> i got a text late last night that something happened in 2015, and there was nothing, unless, once again, there's nothing-- once again, i don't know who n aates a story like that. h reporter: but in a statement on twitter friday, he appeared to acknowledge that he had iown, saying, "i deeply regret if i have failed in my words. lwre is the truth.

here is courtney donohoe.ourtney: president trump tweeted that when it comes to iran, he is looking for world peace and nothing less. renewed u.s. sanctions on iran kicked in today, the first since the present withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement. president trump warned further sanctions would take effect in november in as the country doing doiness with iran will not business with the u.s. president trump considering to lift sanctions against north korea. -- thate tells fox and kim jong-un passes regime has been -- toward nuclear weapons. killedeign soldiers during the korean war, including those from south korea. british prime and surgeries and may is resisting the timetable for talks and hoping the press -- that president trump will help. the u.k. wants a later deadline than the eu, hoping for a showdown next month. by the end of november, the eu will be preoccupied with the -- with disrupting the 2020 meeting that they will want to get a brexit deal wrapped up. spacex has launched its 15th mission of th

i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. taylor: coming up tomorrow, warren buffett, he will be joining us live on bloomberg tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. eastern and 4:30 p.m. in london. this is bloomberg. ♪ amlor: live from new york, i tom keene. -- taylor riggs. romaine: i am romaine bostick. taylor: time for the biggest stories in the news. shares of dick's sporting goods falling with slumping sales and ending sales of assault style rifle's in february. same-store sales down a worse than expected 1.9%. they say they are experiencing significant declines in under armour products, under armour shares also trading lower. the trade war has hurt jack say they assumed eu tariffs imposed in june will stay in place the rest of the year. put on auties were number of american products in retaliation for president trump's tariffs on european goods. parent haveoogle's a new number one fan on wall street, morgan stanley has jumped up price targets for amazon by 35% and target or alphabet at 14%. now higher than any of the other analysts sur

i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. vonnie: courtney, thank you.oming up, we will hear from our schools of interview from prudential ceo mike wells. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ live from new york, i am vonnie quinn. i am live from london, mark barton counting you down to the european close in roughly 14 minutes time. prudential is the largest u.k. listed insurer. chief executive michael wells exclusively discussing asian expansion. for> the demand in asia medical care, the out-of-pocket expense -- i am sure your seen at least $.40 of every dollar versus nine cents here in the u.k. or 11 or $.12 in the u.s., so a huge demand there. 70% of our new business profits are drived from that focus. premiums and the 95% of the existing clients renewed this year so very healthy client relationships across a dozen markets. the wealth business is doing well. it is all doing what we hope to do. >> there is an m and a speculation at the moment, would you be a buyer? no. there is a lot of noise in asia right now politically and currency wise, and none of it diminishes

i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. shery: thank you. coming up, from standoff to summit, why angela merkel is meeting with west mayor bruton after years of comfort -- with vladimir putin after years of confrontation. this is bloomberg. ♪ live from new york, i am shery ahn . romaine: i am bostick.omaine shery: vladimir putin is meeting with angela merkel. >> angela merkel seems to be trying to downplay what could happen in the summit. angela merkel is a cautious and pragmatic politician. him to germany to see her one-on-one, the first time since 2013. she has a lot at stake and will be careful about promising too much to vladimir putin. she does not trust him and they have a long history of animosity. she has pushed hard for unity in the eu sanctions against russia over crimea. she will talk about a couple of pressing issues, turkey, syria, and the urgent need for natural gas for germany. she will not want to give too much away. romaine: it seems clear the benefit for vladimir putin. what about angela merkel? how much r

courtney donohoe has more. led thegent investigation into russian interference in the election has been fired. the fbi director order peter struck fired over sending anti-trump text. has decided he should face only suspension and emotion. the president of turkey says the economy is under siege. he expects the contacts to continue. present erdogan spoke after the took steps to stop the record slide. they free up cash for banks but there was no mention of raising interest rates and the lira falling to another low. ofresa is running the risk angering skeptics in her conservative party. may is drawing up a plan to keep european rules for longer after brexit. it is an attempt to break the deadlock in negotiations. may's team is working on options to resolve how to avoid a hard border with ireland. the european commission is looking for a country willing to take more than 140 migrants kicked up by a rescue ship. doctors without borders says most of those refugees are in stable health but many are malnourished. most o

courtney in a full interview available on www.watch stadium.com said at buse began while zk smith was a graduate assistant for urban meyer at florida in the 2009. >> and he picked me up by my shirt and threw me up against the wall. >> a journalist for the stadium ays he has text messages from courtney significant shah show meyer's wife talked with her about the alleged abuse. affiliate wcmh reports urban meyer said he and his wifehe counseled tm during their marriage. ohel state university reased a statement which said in ert, th university is conducting an instigation into allegations. during the inquiry urban meyer will be on paid administrative leave. the statement went o to say, we are focusedn supporting our players and getting to truth as exously as possible. meyer releasesed a statement which said being on leave during the inquiry will facilitate its completion. dan sheneman, nbc news. >> right w, ohio state officials are not saying when meyer core reayrn. the schs they're trying to get to the truth of what happened. >>> survivors thank iing a hair power after t miracle in mexi

i'm courtney donohoe. this is "bloomberg." vonnie: thank you. we are going to have more on venezuela coming up. you can catch our interviews with the function tv . you can find breaking news and related functionality we discussed. this is "bloomberg." ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. bostick,i'm romaine counting down to the european close. vonnie: nicolas maduro carried out one of the greatest currency devaluation's in history. already forecast to reach 1,000,000% this year. the plunge will test the limits of a suffering population that is likely to experience worsening inflation. joining us is dan. tell us about the special bank holiday that has been called today and why? thisen before he announced devaluation, today's bids were going to cut off five zero's. to allowoliday was banks to stock up on new bills and fix the online platforms for banking. vonnie: how bad is it? what he has done is recognized that the black market exchange rate was setting the prices in the country. they had this overvalued rate and he has let that g

courtney smith claims her ex-husband zach abused her on multiple occasions. >> it was out of control to the point that he picked me up by my neck and threw me down on the ground in our bathroom and screamed at me, look what you turned me into. >> reporter: smith claims she told meyer's wife shelley about the abuse suffered in 2015 and agreed to her telling her head coach husband. but smith claims no action was taken. >> when somebody is crying out

i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. vonnie: a quick check on the offshore yuan which has been one of the things traders have been checking every morning. 6.8411. it rose to 6.9 earlier this session. the yuan strengthening a little bit. it seems like the pboc is higher in the week. eight weeks of -- china trying to question the currency. this is bloomberg. ♪ is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: from london, i am caroline hyde. vonnie: in new york i am vonnie quinn. time for a bloomberg exclusive. the italian 10 year topped 3% earlier before a budget meeting between the populist leaders and the finance minister. we spoke to the ceo about the budget and how it was. minister is between very important but it is also important the institution framework and the rules of the game. in italy you cannot make expenditure without inflows. it is not possible. it is not constitutional to make something that increase debt without allowing increasing growth. in italy in my view they focus on production. they will try to accelerate investment for g

. >> reporter: monday courtney smith had her day with investigators meeting with the

. >> courtney donohoe. courtney: hey there. officials unveiled a plan to dramatic they weaken pollution on power plants. it would give states the latitude to design their own plans for reducing carbon dioxide emissions at the site. it is day four of jury deliberations in the trial of former trump campaign manager paul manafort. say the's lawyers defense encouraged and the jury sent no knows to the judge and gave no indication of whether it is close to a verdict. the treasury department says russia blind conduct demands a firm response. the u.s. is imposing sanctions on russian ships that allegedly helped bring oil products to a vessel. are designed to pressure kim jong-un to get rid of nuclear weapons. acrosoft has uncovered russian effort to pack american political groups before the midterm election. the hackers created -- microsoft got a court order to take over those domains. global news 24 hours a day on air and on tick tock on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is b

courtney mentioned kimberly-clark.y were upgraded to neutral frunderweight at morgan stanley and the analyst cited the potential for the recent price increases to take hold which we reported on yesterday. the price target $114. that stock gained 1.5% to 118.26. >>> and breyer wasupgraded to equal weight at morgan stanley. the alyst expects improved results and the recent sell-off n the stock makes it attractive. the price target is $23.50. the shares re 4% to 1a38. astrazen was downgraded to hold from buy at jefferies. it is now fairly valued aic the target is 39.46. the stock closed below thatt level 37.96. >>> is the housing marke starting to favor buyers? some areas just might be showing f it. we'll tell you where coming ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ p >>sident trump is calling on the justice department to sue the makers ofpioids. duri a cabinet meeting in washington today mr. trump asked attorney general jeff s asions to bri federal lawsuit against certain companies that supply opioids to hospitals. several states already have filed

here is courtney donohoe. >> the u.s. is reimpose in first round of trade sanctions that had been suspended under the nuclear agreement. they go into effect one minute past midnight. will be barred from ewing u.s. dollars and will not be allowed to buy plane parts. sanctions targeting oil will be resumed in november. present from claims he has the upper hand in the trade dispute in china. -- president trump claims he has the upper hand in the trade dispute in china. china claims it is prepared for a trade war. china says it is prepared to endure the follow. trump says the sanctions are working big-time. there has been an escalation of a dispute between saudi arabia and canada. the saudis have suspended dealings. they protested for arresting a women's rights activist, one of them a citizen. global news 24 hours a day and at tic toc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. vonnie: thank you. coming up, theresa may says a brexit deal w

go, but then this happened. —— courtney tulloch.ulloch. oh no, no, no. from first to fourth, no medal by britain's divers were still looking back on this championships as a success. back on this championships as a success. meanwhile, gleneagles, second medal for the self—proclaimed underdogs, mclaren and thompson, beating fellow brits georgia hall and laura davies in the bronze medal match in the women's team competition. studio: we can stay with golf, because the final round of championship is underway in missouri. a packed leaderboard with tiger woods and ireland's shane lowryjust four shots off the lead. held by the american brooks koepka at 12—under par. shane lowry yet to win a major but has come close. wins for liverpool and manchester city. england win the second test. gold on the floor in glasgow and the pga championship still to come. we'll have more throughout the evening. hello, and welcome to the film review, taking us through this week ‘s cinema releases, jason solomons. what have you got for us? this week we go to beir

courtney donohoe has more. courtney: the death toll is rising on that bridge collapse in italy. 35 people were killed when a highway bridge collapsed, sending cars plunging 150 feet below. authorities believe there are survivors trapped in the rubble. the bridge collapsed in the storm. once again, turkey's president is sounding to find. he says today, the nation will stand strong against the dollar and promised iphones and other american electronics. falling 30% last month, driving against the dollar. turkish retail, full dollars after profits. police in london have arrested a man for what they are calling a terrorist incident. a car slammed into the barrier outside the public interest today injuring several pedestrians. authorities say none of them appear to be life threatening. the suspect is described as a man in his late 20's. a car plowed through pedestrians and crashed outside of parliaments. they killed five people before being shot dead. the trade war, having an impact on american farmers. prices for farm exports from -- for the most in 60 years. prices plummeted more th

vonnie: time for the first word news with courtney donohoe. trade talks between u.s. and china will take place hours after each country imposed tariffs on $16 billion of the others goods with u.s. placing goods on -- duties on motorcycles and red weight -- railway cars and china did it on medical instruments, cars, and coal companies latest negotiations expected to result in much more besides the joint statement. president trump is making it tough for his demonstration to close on the deal with the new north american free trade agreement. we learned the president's threat to punish carmakers who make me goes outside the u.s. are stumbling blocks as the u.s. wants to boost tariffs on cars imported from mexico that do not meet new stricter rules. the bank of russia is taking its most rheumatic step about the decline of the ruble as they will suspend sales of wrubel to buy foreign exchange near the end of september. u.k.'s warning that no deal brexit would raise prices for european goods and make life difficult for retirees. the brexit secretary published how the country

last month a judge granted courtney smith a restraining order against her ex-husband. he addressed the allegations last week. >> i was never told about anything. i never had a conversation about it. i know nothing about that. >> reporter: in atatement he said i agree being on leave will facilitate its completion. theluotto ing the words treat women with respect. courtney smith says sheis whes he would follow his own advice. >> i hope that in the future he never, ever turns his head away again. >> that was morgan radford reporting. meyer has a 7.6 million dollar year contract. it requires him to report any olation in the school police conduct policy. the ath letices department says the university is committed to supporting our stude athletes as they prepare for the upcoming se messiahic. -- semester. stadium.atch >>> police in costarica caut a narco submarine filled with 4,000 pounds of cocaine. in the past ten daysri autes have seized more than 13,000 pounds of illegal drugs. >>> it's supposed to be dairy free. recalling nearl 150,000 half gallon of almond breeze vanil

joining me now is courtney kube, nbc national security reporter. courtney, hi. this is pretty shocking, i can't recall this kind of investigation against another pentagon spokesperson. >> certainly not, andrea. we've seen cases like this with military generals and admirals, leaders. and i mean, that is what really presents us a very clear path of what this is supposed to look like here, when you are a senior civilian or officer here in the military, here in this pentagon. there are very specific rules that you cannot have members of your staff conduct personal errands. you cannot have them do things during work hours in the office place that would in any way constitute personal errands. we've seen general officers brought down over these kinds of allegations. and what's particularly striking about this case today with dana white is that secretary mattis, of course a career marine general, marine officers, he is -- these actions, these allegations run so counter to the way that he operates here in the pentagon and the way that he operated when he was a general of

i'm courtney your project manager. we're local san francisco developer. we acquired the property at the end of 2013. it's vacant sites with one paved cul-de-sac and three unapproved, unaccepted streets. we worked with city staff and held 150 community stake holder meetings, workshops and working groups to develop the plan before you today. we will reconfigure the street grid and buildup to 1575 residential units, 200,000 square feet of commercial space and up to 1800 parking spaces and three subterranean garages built into the hillside. over 15 acres of publicly-accessible open space. the density will be concentrated along innis avenue with height decreasing as one travels towards the bay. now i'm going to turn it over to anne to talk through the points of the agreement. >> good afternoon. project manager with oewd. i'd like to start just by taking a minute to acknowledge the m.t.a. staff who worked to get this project prepared for your consideration today. particularly carlie pain, james, dustin white, mike, daniel and frank marco wits. these staff membe

courtney's on the this is the security footage from the c.c.t.v. cameras from the night of talk when they go through the. x. ray like they don't all four of them must have beat yeah right and they have didn't stop them didn't i know the security guy when i see such people they're suspicious yeah i'm going with unusual clothes in such a place. and it happens when they see that you're not for example normal or something strange muskie did we were going. to just from the very beginning when they have a body search right until here it shows that no one is also kingdom that we're going. to just love see here this city become a most. right that's amazing they were tracking them the whole time yeah how did they not stop them as you do t.v. cameras did you know the room when it's normally somewhere on the it does not move it around but right now they're tracking these guys that yes they were watching them they were watching from the minute they entered the front first gates yeah yeah. the c.c.t.v. footage of the attack actually happening inside their resta

courtney donohoe has more. courtney: the latest inflation report under expectations that the federal reserve will raise interest rates next month. rose and-- arose -- it it jumped 2.4%, the biggest jump since september 2008. the british economy bounced back in the second quarter. gdp rose at 1.5% annually. the bank of england estimates is the economy speed limit. june, it was unchanged. it appears the trump administration will come up short of its goal of locking sales of your -- iranian oil. and a significant reduction would be a blow to brands battered economy. battered economy. more than 20,000 people order to flee wildfires coming dangerously close to their homes. one person has been charged with setting a fire. in northern california, more progress and what has become the largest wildfire in the states history. it has destroyed more than 100 homes. global news 24 hours a day, online and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm courtney donohoe. thi

thank, courtney. >> 4:40. if you're traveling american airlines anytime soon, you want to hear this story. the airline is changing its carry-on restrictions for it cheapest fares. american airlines will now allow basic economy passengers to have carry-on bags starting september 5th. passengers with these tickets still won't be able to select a seat in advance, make any changes to their tickets or upgrade. they also board last. so there still may not be room to stow bags in the overhead bin. >> a little help. >> more to come right here on today in the bay. a look at your forecast for the day. kari, looking good? >> it does look good. as we get a live look outside in palo alto, as you get ready to step out the door, a mostly cloudy start and temperatures in the low 60s. upper 60s today for the high, and as we get a look at all of our microclimates, looking at cooler weather. i'll have a look coming up next. >>> and looking at a smooth flow of traffic right here through oakland. 880 to nimitz freeway, no problem.

but worse than that, how do you think courtney smith, the victim of the domestic violence, is feelinghear that urban meyer got a three-game suspension for mishandling, you know, what to her was the trauma of her life? >> and to be clear, courtney smith, married to zach smith, who vehemently denied he abused his wife. zach smith is the assistant coach under urban meyer. we should note zach smith has not been charged with domestic violence. but reportedly his wife shows the pictures of the abuse to urban meyer's wife rchts we. >> well, there were photographs and text messaging between urban meyer's wire and courtney smith. interestingly enough, urban meyer deleted all of his text messages prior to one year ago. so there is no way of knowing what he ever received. that was in the 23-page report that ohio state produced when evaluating what to give him as a penalty here. so it doesn't look great. at a minimum it looks like there was an attempt at a cover-up on urban meyer's part to delete those text messages. >> to you think if this was a lesser known coach, a less successful coach, if th

courtney: trade talks between the u.s. and china are getting underway in washington after being at a stance and -- stansell. -- stand still. a u.s. undersecretary and chinese rice commerce mina -- they are set to take effect tomorrow. the u.s. trade representative's office is downplaying speculation that a nafta deal with mexico is imminent. officials say there are major issues to be resolved. x ago's economy minister is hoping to resolve nafta issues in the next hours or days. the new u.s. national security adviser john bolton said the trump administration has not decided when to release long awaited mideast peace plans. he said the palestinians should move on from president trump's decision to shift the u.s. embassy to jerusalem. global news 24 hours a day on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. coming up, jay monahan and patrick fitzgerald. we will have a chat with them and we will continue to dissect how d.c.

hi, rick >> hi, courtney. know, we're drifting off into the bottom of the range we're below the lowest close since we jumped the broom from the 280s into the 290s on the 23rd of july if you look at the february 1 st start of this year to tens, we really have spent a good chuck chunk of the year in very tight closing ranges outside those very few forays above 3% foreign exchange, yes, it's all about the dollar hovering at the best levels since july 17th. let's break it down into the pieces let's look at a july start to the euro versus the dollar even though you could see it's not quite there yet, it is just about there with respect to trading down dollar index a little ahead of the euro specifically and the same could be said for the pound versus the dollar there's a chart starting in september of last year these are the lowest levels outside of september and what's fascinating is all the issues that mr. kearney addressed when he raised rates seem to be moving in counter intuitive directors as the pound reflect

claim against wide receiver's coach zack smith who was recently fired after reports his ex-wife courtney was granted a domestic violence order of protection against him. independentalist brett mcmurphy reports he obtained text messas from 2015. they are between courtney smith and the wives of other coaches ' including me wife discussing the alleged abuse. he sics the text ie coach meyer had knowledge of the situation. nbc news has not seen or verified those rsxts. the uniy said in a statement, it is conducting an investigation into these allegations. adding, we are folk used on supporting our players and on getting to the truth asou expediy as possible. >>> meyer also issued a statement saying athletic director gene smith and i agree that being on leave during this inquiry will facitate its completion. i eagerly look forward to the resolution of this matter. >> after wting more than 60 years, some families of fallen soldiers who never returned from the korean war may finally have some closure. in a solemn ceremony u.s. militaryfficials escorted 55 cases of presumed u.s. remains draped in

some pundits and fans are criticizing meyer for never directly apologizing to the alleged victim, courtney smith. others saying the school's decision makes it clear thatt prioritizes its successful team and coach over anything else. nbc's miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: suspended without pay for three games, legendary football coach urban meyer sidelined by leaders at ohio state. and i want to apologize to buckeye nation.or >> rr: in a 23-page report investigators determined meyer was aware of 2015 domestic violence allegations against former assistant coach zach smith. and failed to report them to the university. >> i fell short in pursuing full information because at each juncture i gave zach smith the benefit of the doubt. >> reporter: smith's ex-wife, courtney, says she sent photos of the alleged abuse to meyer's wife, shelley. zach smith denies the allegations. the investigation determined mer made false statements. >> i was never told about >> reporter: when questioned about his knowledge of the 2015 allegations. >> while those denials wereot plainlyaccurate, coach meyer did n

they are between courtney smith and the wives of other coaches including meyer's wife discussing the alleged abuse. he says the text indicate coach meyer had knowledge of the situation. nbc news has not seen or verified those texts. the university said in a statement, it is conducting an investigation into these allegations. adding, we are folk used on supporting our players and on getting to the truth as expeditiously as possible. >>> meyer also issued a statement saying athletic director gene smith and i agree that being on leave during this inquiry will facilitate its completion. i eagerly look forward to the resolution of this matter. >> after waiting more than 60 years, some families of fallen soldiers who never returned from the korean war may finally have some closure. in a solemn ceremony u.s. military officials escorted 55 cases of presumed u.s. remains draped in american flags at hanger joint base. vice-president pence was there to welcome them and called this home coming the beginning. >> today begins a new season of hope for the families of our missing fallen and we pledg

last month a judge granted courtney smith a restraining order for domestic violence protection.eyer addressed this last week after smith was fired. >> i was never told about anything. never anything that came to light. i never had a conversation about it. so i know nothing about that. >> reporter: in a statement, meyer said i agree being on leave during this injury will facilitate its completion. on the walls of ohio state's athletic center, meyer's motto including the words, "treat women with respect." courtney smith wishes he'd followed his own advice. >> i hope that in the future he never, or ever turns his head away again. >> we will be right back. photoba lot right now on social media. it )s an illinois couple .. >>> look at this wedding picture. doesn't the bride look beautiful? you're looking at the dog, not the bride. shared over social media. the illinois couple here getting married last week in montana and their dog boone took over the show. what a bad ring bearer. >> that's what it is. living it up there. temperatures going through the weekend. don't let the cooling f

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courtney reagan and our futures now crew has more on oil hey, courtney. >> thank you, michelle the crudeally gaining steam, up almost 3% after a drop in inventories, jeff and scott are breaking it down jeff, i want to start with you does this crude rally really have inany legs up 3% today but below that $70 a barrel mark. >> i'm a little concerned that the legs of this rally may have a pulled hamstring shortly why is that? we're seeing a $2 pop in crude oil by and large because of president trump's escalating rhetoric towards the fed if we see that weaker dollar, which increases the price of crude oil, we may see a tug of war here because the fed has its minutes coming out if we see a more hawkish tone, you'll see the volatility continue. >> interesting tug of war, scott. what do you think, we've got the dollar, we've got the fed. can crude really rally back to 70 >> well, based on what you see today, you would certainly think so since the newssaudi aramco came out, crude oil has stepped back just a bit, a dime. right now we're in an upward trading channel that we've talked about all yea

walmart, target, loezwe's, urba outfitters courtney reagan, you were at apple store last night whereoes sleep go into that? >> i'll sleep when i'm dead one day. >> we like you alive thank you. we know you've been working your tail off appreciate it. yesterday brian cornell telling cnbc on "squawk box" that it was the greatest consumer retail environment he's seen, yet there's a few stores like l brands that are not getting it right. >> i think brian is right. i'm glad that a retail ceo came out and said yes, our strategy is working, it's not just that >> the overall weather is good >> the economy is helping things out, and the literal weather is good, too. i agree with what brian is saying i think the consumer economic back drop is strong. balance sheets are good. people are willing to spend again. i also think fashion and merchandise cycles are in a better place than in the past. it's sort of everything clicking in place at the same time. it's a continuation of what we began to see in the holiday quarter. >> have retailers gotten smarter in the sense that retail and inventory manage

smith. >> what message do you have for courtney smith? message for everyone involved in this. i'm sorry that we're in this situation. >> underneath urban meyer's watch, this happened. >> reporter: paul meyerberg says those with authority in college athletics must do more than simply report alleged abuses. >> it's your responsibility as someone in a position of leadership to follow up on it. if that alone is what happened, that they did not follow through, the suspension is more than warranted. >> through his attorney, zach smith blamed his ex-wife who accused him of domestic violence that he has denied. the lawyer's statement read in part, vengeance against her ex-husband regrettably resulted in collateral damage to urban meyer, gene smith and the ohio state university. this is not the only scandal involving ohio state athletics. they are also facing lawsuits over a former university diving coach accused of forcing athletes into sex and allegations of sexual abuse from 1979 to 1997 by an athletic department doctor. >> i still don't unders

i'm courtney reagan. turkey's turmoil bringing out the bears. today's drop wiping out the dow's gains for the week and the month. the nasdaq breaking its eight-day winning streak the emerging markets getting crushed too. turkey, russia, argentina, china, all of those countries in an official bear market. but the real action is in the currency and bond market we'll have much more on that in just a moment. hey, bill. >> hey, courtney i'm bill griffeth. we have all kinds of angles covered for you. we have michelle caruso-cabrera on exactly what's been happening in the last 24 hours, seema and kayla tausche covering the political angle and steve liesman will tell us how much or how little turkey matters to the u.s. economy michelle, start us off. >> well, the turkish lira plunging today, bill, in one of the worst currency selloffs we've seen in decades. at its worst moment it fell 20%. on wednesday one u.s. dollar cost 4.5 liras today it costs 7 liras still very bad poor economic policies have been pushing the turkish currency for months but the sel

for "nightly business report," i'm courtney reagan. >>> and it was a blowout court for dfw. the company reported record earnings and revenue and raised its full-year guidance. the discount shoeai retailer sd its results were helped by the launch of its reward program, both its traffic to stores and its website. the stock soared 20%, its biggest one-day gain ever. >>> so with consumer con adence discretionary spending solid, what is ahead for the retail orse oliver chen is the senior retail analyst at keown and company he joins us now to talk about that. good to see you again, oliver. welcome>>back. hanks for having me, sue. good evening. >> you make the point tha is the best consumer environment you've probably ever seen,gh >> yeah, we are very excited about what we're seeing. what's happening is low unemployment, wage growth, a hague dmeree of con confidence, the customer is back and it's showing up in numbers at a walma target, the top line is very strong. that being said, this is a very changed consumer environment, given the threat of amazon, given the rise of digital an

courtney adelai is the founder and ceo of her own hair care company.tch several buses just to get to school every day, courtney decided to do something about it. >> oh, my gosh! >> we don't want you to have to catch the bus or try to get to work. >> oh, my gosh, i don't even know what to say. oh my gosh, like i cannot believe this. oh my gosh. >> yes, that is a new car, the first the teacher says she's ever had in her life. courtney posted the video to her instagram page writing "when you ask me to define success, this is my response, give to those without expectations." the generous ceo says the teacher has been helping her daughters for several years now, and they were happy to give her that gift. >> that's amazing shall the bow -- the bow on it and everything. >>> final logos to the perp who would have gotten away with her crime if it weren't for the meddling cows. >> south and east the large group of cows is following her for a good visual. looks like they may attack her. if you see the large group of cows they're literally following her, and chasi

nothing. >> i was scared. >> reporter: but courtney telling stadium sports network he was abusive as of 2009. >> he picked me up by the neck and threw me down on the ground in our bathroom, and screamed at me, 'look what you turned me into.' >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with espn smith also delivering this bombshell, that head coach urban meyer knew about the allegations in 2015. >> he said, 'what the hell is going on? what is this? what is this?' and i told him. i laid it all out for him. i said apparently my ex-wife is trying to get me charged with domestic abuse. >> how did he respond to that? >> he looked at me and said, i swear to got, zach, if i find out you hit her, you're done. you're fired. >> reporter: meyer denied any previous knowledge about the allegation. >> i was never told and nothing ever came to light. i was never told about anything. i never had a conversation about it. i know nothing about it. >> reporter: tonight, coach meyer just releasing a statement saying he failed when he made those very remarks. writing, quote, my intention was not to say anything

joining to us discuss it, board visor courtney broom. cofounder of investment firm m 13 which invests in consumer tech brands lyft. how did you get other big names in the vc world? you have forces behind this venture. >> tony robbins, greatest strategist coach in the world, mark mark benioff, ceo of sales force, leading software enterprise company and courtney and his brother carter are doing, take a good idea, become a great company. you have shelley salas doing more for women to promote equality than any other female around the world, literally going around the globe helping women. they are helping modernize what is being done for a long time. fidelity and millionaires and maybe it could have been multimillionaires if we attacked some things along the way. maybe we'll help them being at global level. cheryl: fees at smaller business you want fees lower. m 13 really focused on consumer tech. i don't think i expected with you retirement planning in any way. what got you interested in this. >> sure, first off, we're lucky enough to touch

after a beat on earnings boosted by 40% jump in online sales as e-commerce continues to see growth courtneyknows the story upwards, backwards, forwards and has more >> there's a lot of numbers. strong quarter for walmart across the board adjusted earnings beat forecasts by 7 cents revenues stronger than expected, too. the retailer raising guidance for earnings to above consensus. revenue u.s. comp. sales guided higher too check out u.s. comps, up 4.5%. consensus was for growth of 2.4. it was the best comp. reading in more than ten years. driven by grocery, apparel, seasonal items best grocery comp. driven by fresh food who is driving the growth, whose the shopper. he said as grocery pickup and delivery options expand, it is attracting customers it is leading current shoppers to add to baskets. sales strength was across the country. and in both private and national brands really not calling out one particular area. walmart e-commerce sales grew 40%. strongest in three quarters. not the strongest in ten years but strong on the media call, the ceo said they expect e-commerce losses to be highe

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