paul allen made an incredible claim. paul allen made an incredible contribution.sonal computers before he and bill gates got going but i think there were many other people innovating in and around that area and if it hadn't have been gates and allen, some otherjewel or treo coming out at the same time would have, but let's not underestimate the impact paul allen had. and how does it change the behaviour, the way we now take personal computing for granted ? it was at the forefront, wasn't it? tremendous at the forefront. when bill gates came out with a vision that we should have a computer at every desk and every home, we were ata every desk and every home, we were at a point when very few people had computers, there were locked in basements and there we leave them lying about on our couches. paul allen that the company in 1983, he was ill but went on to retain a major holding, which means he has a $200 billion legacy. it is a $20 billion legacy, but it is still a lot! he did extremely well, he held onto his shares and he showed his relentless curiosity, he ended u

the co—found of microsoft paul allen has died age 65.ributes have been pouring in from across the tech world. bill gates saying his life—long friend was a pioneer. making the case for money manipulation — the us treasury publishes a report today on currency practices. will it name and shame the chinese? and asian markets are making up some ground in early trade, but fears continue over the state of the global economy. microsoft co—founder paul allen has died aged 65 after complications arising from cancer. mr allen made his fortune at the software giant and went on to own several top—flight sports teams as well as becoming a leading phila nthtropist. according to forbes, he was the 21st wealthiest person in the world. dave lee reports from san francisco. paul allen and bill gates were childhood friends and they created a company that bought personal computers to the masses. it was mr allen who convinced mr gates to drop out of harvard to devote his time to microsoft, a decision that led to both men becoming among the richest in the world

paul allen was a visionary in the world of high-tech. of the rich est men on earth with a net worth once estimated at $40 billion. it was a company that he and bill gates envisioned when they were both young teenagers. as allen told lesley stahl in an interview for "60 minutes" in 2011. >> he was saying, imagine what it's like to run a fortunate 500 company. i'm thinking, i have no idea. my parents were the librarians. >> reporter: allen's breakthrough idea in 1974 was to write software for another company's small computer. that led to the home computer revolution and the birth of microsoft. after a falling out with gates, allen left microsoft at the age of 30. after he was first diagnosed with cancer. allen wrote that facing his own mortality forced him to reassess his life and follow other dreams. >> i've got such a diverse set of interests. movies, aviation, te >> reporter: an afrm i had sports fan, allen bought both the portland trail blazers and his hometown seattle seahawks and watched them win their first super bowl in 2014. in a

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mr allen later persuaded bill gates to drop out of university to work full—time at microsoft.l gates were childhood friends and they created a company that bought personal computer to the masses. it was mr allen who convinced mr gates to drop out of harvard to devote his time to microsoft, a decision that led to both men becoming among the richest in the world. as mr allen perpetually become a need you to bad health, they had fierce disagreements but they were on a similar page when it came to spending their vast sums of money. like mr gates, spending their vast sums of money. like mrgates, mr spending their vast sums of money. like mr gates, mr allen was an enormous philanthropist, giving more than $2 billion to endeavours in science, technology, education and the arts. he had a passion to naval history, investing in efforts to dive deep for sunken battleships. that's it, we got it. we try to do these really exciting examples of underwater archaeology and tributes to the brave men that went down with the ships. that said, he was no stranger to lavish spending on himself. he o

a a cancer diagnosis and disagreement with bill gates led to paul allen allen's departure from the company in 1983. three years later, he founded an investment firm to manage his intereststs. >> he had a huge vision on how to improve the world. a big part of our forward plans are to help realize that vision and to continue what he wanted to get done. reporter: in a statement, bill gates said he was heartbroken about losing one of his dearest friends. >> he deserved much more time, but his contributions to the world of technology and philanthropy will live on for generations to come. i will miss him tremendously. reporter: microsoft's current ceo has also paid tribute to alan saying, he helped change the world. fall allenen's esestate in micrt made him a billionaire. forbes estimated his wealth that more than $20 billion. the used his fortune for many philanthropic causes including science, education and wildlife conservation. he was also an avid sports fan, of owning the portland trail blazers basketball team and the nfl seattle seahawks and could often be found cheering his teams on to vi

over his lifetime allen donated more than $2 billion to charity. he also owned the seattle seahawks and portland trail blazers. paul allen was a civic leader in seattle as well with some ties to the bay area. he funded a medical research facility. allen's investment company, vulcan capital opened up a branch in palo alto. >> paul had a tremendously huge vision on how to improve the world. a big part of our forward plans are to help realize that vision and to continue what he wanted to get done. and that's how we are rallying together this week and the next weeks. >> paul allen had an amazing home here in the bay area. giving us a look at his estate. staid to be worth in excess of $27 million. paul allen was known for being one of the big three pioneers in the tech world. along with apple co-founder steve jobs and ms-13 co-founder steve gates who received a statement over the passing saying, paul was a true partner and a dear friend. personal computing would not have existed without him. i will miss him tremendously. >>> jurors who handed down a lan

allen left in 1992 after he was diagnosed with hodgkin's disease. >> allen remained on the microsoft board as he launched his own foundation at an investment firm and bought the portland trailblazers and seattle seahawks. quarterback russell wilson said we lost a giant and friend. mr. allen, thank you for your vision and generosity and believing in all of us. you made us all better and kinder. may you rest in peace. go hawks. a part founder in the seattle soccer team. >> his early ambitions and vision changed the way all of us lived our lives. >> how many can you say that about? >> truly, truly visionary with bill gates and steve jobs. >>> nine minutes past the hour. economy is thriving, but the deficit is at a six-year high. why the trend is showing no sign of slowing. >>> president trump and the first lady getting a close up clock at the devastation left by hurricane michael. they handed out water to storm victims and visited a red cross center. the president praising the storm response and in awe of michael's power. >> to see this personally is very tough. very, very tough. total

the seahawks were one of the first to acknowledge allen's passing. bowl victory. and the trail blazers expressed their condolences. and apple ceo tim cook remembered allen as a pioneer. >>> in the north bay, pg&e says 70% of customers affected by the fire prevention power outage will have their service restored by midnight. pg&e cut pow tore lier to lines night to prevent sparks in areas with a high fire danger. power will be fully restored by tower. some businesses said it didn't make any sense. >> take care of where the real problem is, up in the higher elevations and more rural areas and save the small communities the pain, shall we say, until it's absolutely necessary. >> pg&e says winds gusted at 70 miles per hour in the hills, and the company only cuts power as a last resort. so are we done with the wind? let's check in with sandhya patel. >> we are done with the real strong winds that weed a last night. take a look at the winds right now in the hills. everyone under 20 miles per hour. mt. diablo gusting at 25 miles per hour out of the northwes

paul allen isn't a name we know as well as bill gates. hearing from many today, modern computer inc wouldn't be where it is today without him. -- computer inc. that's right. gates has taken all of the headlines with the microsoft story but aleen was there at the start. —— allen. he left microsoft early in its journey in 1983. he and gates fell out over the direction but also shareholding in the business, it can often happen in business. but listening to what gates said about his friend, and they remain friends all their lives, very warm tributes to him this morning and an absolutely groundbreaking... not just in morning and an absolutely groundbreaking... notjust in terms of computing, but in his future life after microsoft, supporting wider scientific endeavour. he had a very successful second career as an adventure capitalist —— and then the capitalist, didn't he? yes, the lampre best, venture capitalist —— and venture capitalists. —— venture capitalist —— philanthropist. a very eclectic character. without him we simply wouldn't have th

the new paul allen. this is what he had to say about the values of paul allen. >> it felt like it was about sharing, it was not about building an empire. he did it quietly. it wasn't like he was beating his chest and telling the world what a great person he was. it was the right thing to do. he hired great people. hopefully they will continue. david: it's important, this was a quiet man. he was an introvert. we see ceos that are larger-than-life, he was smaller than life and he had a major impact. alix: he was the brains behind the operation. it's a big loss for the second philanthropic communities. david: we will bring you more on paul allen's contribution to his industry in the world. paul allen was 65 years old. ♪ taylor: we have your business flash. walmart expects some of the fastest sales growth next year. the largest retailer said it they are getting more digital customers. sales grew 3% as expected. that would be the fastest pace since 2008. the largest health insurer added hundreds of thousands

gates remembering allen as a dear partner and friend. personal computing would not exist without him. >> allen remained on the microsoft board as he launched his own foundation and an investment firm and bought the portland trailblazers and seattle seahawks. quarterback russell wilson said we lost a giant and friend. mr. allen, thank you for your extraordinary vision and abundant generosity and believing in all of us. you made us all better and kinder. may you rest in peace. go hawks. actually, you have to say one of the giants of the 20th and 21st century. how microsoft and i would say steve jobs. >> right up with steve jobs. >>> ahead, the economy is thriving, but the deficit meanwhile is at a six-year high. why the trend shows no signs of slowing. is it possible to save someone's life... from thousands of miles away? yes. thanks to the dedicated technicians at the american red cross... who worked with vmware... to develop technologies to help redirect the flow of blood to the areas and people needing it most. helping them recover... a

this morninge remember microsoft co-founder paul allen. >>> a federal judge has dismissed stormy daniels' defamation lawsuit against president trump. >> you're blocking the door. >> i don't need to tell you that. >> caught on camera, an african american businessman blocked by a white woman who called police to stop him from entering his own luxury apartment complex. the incident is the latest racially tinged encounter making headlines. >>> and the morning greeting done right that we can all learn a thing or two from. buckle up. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm marley haul. will saudi arabia take responsibility? a new twist in the disappearance of a "washington post" journalist who was a prominent critic of the crown. jamal khashoggi was last seen walking into saudi's consulate in turkey two weeks ago. now nbc news has learned saudi leaders are discussing a plan to admit to his death as the result of an interrogation gone horribly wrong. sources say the explanation would give crown prince mohammed bin salman plausible deniability, potentially avoi

allen? >> reporter: yeah, liz. a year ago i stood here in coffey park, and i was devastated by the destruction i saw house after house, street after street, car after car reduced to ashes. tonight i stayed here in coffey park, and i am amazed at the signs of rebirth. sky drone 5 is in the air above us. let's give you a little aerial tour because 1,500 homes in coffey park were destroyed and 41 people lost their lives. but you can see lot after lot, house after house under various stages of construction, there are foundations poured, some being framed, walls are going up. they're being framed. the roofs are going oranges painting being done inside and -- going on, painting being done inside and outside. there are a couple of houses that are finished. the landscaping is in, people have moved back in, and that is pretty amazing for one year later. this is called the tubbs fire that roared through here. that fire ripped through one of several huge wildfires that burned more than 245,000 acres in

the co—founder of microsoft, paul allen, has died at the age of 65.ributes pour in from across the tech world. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday the 16th of october. bill gates has described his life—long friend paul allen as a pioneer, saying that personal computing wouldn't have existed without him. also in the programme... google‘s boss gives more detail of its plans to re—enter china — a market it abandoned over censorship concerns. markets are focused on events in italy today, where the government is set to approve a new budget for next year. it's hoping the eu will avoid a confrontation over its high debt levels and promise to borrow even more to pay for election promises. firms have never had more

allen was 65-years old. the dry air mass the dry air mass the dry air mass aloft will cool down overnight temperatures this evening. expect 40s in the north bay and interior valleys with 50s along the coast. cooler temperatures are forecast for tuesday with near average to slightly above normal highs. tracking 70s along the coast and 80s inland. it is worth noting that the dry air mass in place will result in chilly overnight temperatures through midweek. the return of the onshore flow late in the week will bring overnight lows up a bit. onshore winds increase a bit late in the week which will help moisten conditions while temperatures remain seasonably mild. (ken)new tonight at ten: a mother's desperate search for her son after hurricane michael. the last time she saw him was before the storm... he was staying with his father at the time. reporter steven fabian was there the moment she found out he was safe. a florida mother's desperate search for her 10-year-old son ended with an emotional reunion. eli pug

and saddened by the passing of paul allen. a great leader in tech and a man of all seasons who fully enjoyed his life and wealth and gave back to the world at scale. in san francisco, jessica flor heated tomorrow night when the dublin city council debates a decisive project, a newcinemas. opponents say driving in that area is already a hassle with several strip malls and the theater traffic. >>> the sales force transit center remains closed. but fremont street is back open tonight. a four-level shoring system is complete. it was shut down about three weeks ago because of the cracks found in two steel beams at the brand-new facility. fremont street reopened this morning, two days ahead of schedule. >>> headed across the bay bridge? plan accordingly. there's going to be lane closures. two westbound lanes will be closed at a time. the work 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 in the morning for the next two big decision looms homeless building. right now, the county has leased the land for six months and is letting 14 people stay there. >> the coun

the business world is in mourning paul allen has died at the age of sixty five the microsoft co-founder has ranked among the globe's wealthiest people and he put that wealth to use from personal computers and conservation to american football. when the seattle seahawks won the super bowl for the first time in two thousand and fourteen paul allen could hardly contain his delight seven years earlier he'd brought up the american football team on behalf of his home city but the man estimated to be worth around twenty billion u.s. dollars wasn't just interested in sports teams and he also invested vast sums in medical and scientific research and set up among other things a foundation and an institute this was how allen made his fortune microsoft in one thousand nine hundred seventy five he convinced his school friend bill gates to drop out of harvard university and co-found the computer company while gates mainly focused on growing the business allen was the techie with the operating system m.s. dos and the text processing program word he helped bring the home computer into people's lives af

jeff bezos called allen relentless to the end.ake a look, mark benioff was impressed by how he gave back and cherished the environment. and apple ceo tim cook remembered allen as a pioneer. >>> a member of a suspected white supremacist group with bay area ties will remain in trial . cole white is accused of starting riots. they were arrested in charlottesville, virginia, last year. a judge says white is a flight he his tr more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we'll start with temperatures along the east bay where they're coolest in fremont, 47. castro valley 49. oakland, san leandro 51 to richmond at 55 and 57 at alameda. we've got low to mid-50s in pacifica, san francisco, all the way down the peninsula into san jose. 49 in los gatos, 43 in pleasanton. napa, 39 degrees. we've got a light wind and it's blowing in the opposite direction. it's coming off the ocean and blowing west at 7 miles per hour across the golden gate bridge. that's why it's not going to be quite as warm, especially at our beaches, where a

allen also had ties to the bay area and helped found the paul allen discovery center in stanford, which aims on new ways to fight diseases. he also owned a home in atherton. >>> heading live to chopper 5 right now where major traffic delays are still happening this hour, a deadly crash this morning on highway 101 in san jose involving a pickup truck at a caltrans truck. and that's what caused it all. it happened just about 10:30 this morning near the brokaw road offramp. you can see it is still kind of a mess out there as lanes are still closed. the man slammed into the back of that truck. the driver died. officials sate truck was following the caltrans vehicle when it happened. the identity of the person killed has not been released. >>> right now traffic is still being diverted onto highway 87. just look at that backup. unbelievable. we'll continue to bring you updates on this one as they come in. >>> and something else to check out. our crews caught firefighters battling this brush fire near the interchange. a tree somehow caught fire as flames burned below as well. fire crews had th

paul allen was 65-years old. "pocohontas!/i will give you a million dollars, to your favorite charity, if you take the test and it proves you're an indian."(terisa) massachusetts senator elizabeth warren says she has the proof ... and now the president must pay.(ken) the president now says he'll only pay if he's allowed to administer the d=n=a test personally.(terisa)as grant lodes explains, the test did prove one thing: warren is serious about challenging president trump in 2020. "hi, i'm elizabeth warren, is doctor bustamante in please" warreen chose stanford university geneticist carlos bustamante to deliver the verdict. "the facts suggest that you absolutely have a native american ancestor in your pedigree."the d=n=a report says there is strong evidence of native american ancestry six to ten generations ago. warren's video is the latest attempt to silence criticism dating back to her first run for the senate in 2012 ... that she cited her ethnic background to advance her law career."no, no, no. her heri

the death of microsoft cofounder paul allen.started microsoft with bill gates and used the fortune he made to invest in professional sports teams, cable tv, and real estate. he was 65. , whong us now is dena bass covers microsoft. so first of all, what was his legacy here? dena: when you look at paul allen's work, he together with bill gates really created the computer software industry as we know it. they created a situation where we have hundreds of billions of dollars of software sales for smaller, more affordable computers on desktops and in offices. in the 1970's, computers were very expensive, very rare, and software was complex. they saw this moment where computers were starting to become smaller and more affordable, and realized there was a need for software to run computers that a number of people could use. they could take advantage of that when they founded microsoft. shery: post microsoft, what would be a summary of what he has done since then and his legacy after what he really is best known for? dina: sure, he has

good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook.camino real is shut down in both directions between millwood drive and santa clara avenue. kpix 5's andria borba is there live at the scene with the very latest. andria? >> reporter: well elizabeth and allen, this is being described as a, "critical incident, by the san mateo county sheriff's office at this point. they are not saying what they think a critical incident is, only clarifying they believe this is not a shooting. take a look behind me. the center of the activity is around the tri county bank on el camino real at cappuccino. we are told first reports coming in from the scene that two officers were injured

paul allen was a visionary in the world of high tech. allen became one of the richest men on earth with a net worth once estimated at $40 billion. it was a company that he and bill gates envisioned when they were both young teenagers. as allen told lesley stahl in an interview in 2011. >> he was saying imagine what it's like to run a fortune 500 company and i am thinking i have no idea. my parents were librarians. >> reporter: allen's breakthrough idea in 1974 was to write software for another company's small computer. that led to the home computer revolution and the birth of microsoft. after a falling out with gates, allen left microsoft at the age of 30. after he was first diagnosed with cancer. allen wrote that facing his own mortality forced him to reassess his life and follow other dreams. >> i've got such a diverse set of interests. movies, aviation, technology. >> reporter: an avoid sports fa, he both the trail blazers and the seahawks and watched them win their first super bowl in 2014. seahawks head coach pete carroll says the s

allen ranked among the world's wealthiest people and he was known for his philanthropy as the owner of two professional sports teams in the us the n.f.l. seattle seahawks and n.b.a. portland trailblazers when the seattle seahawks won the super bowl for the first time in two thousand and fourteen paul allen could hardly contain his delight seven years earlier he brought up the american football team on behalf of his home city but the man estimated to be worth around twenty billion u.s. dollars wasn't just interested in sports teams and art he also invested vast sums in medical and scientific research and set up among other things a foundation and an institute this was how allen made his fortune microsoft in one thousand nine hundred seventy five he convinced his school friend bill gates to drop out of harvard university and co-found the computer company while gates mainly focused on growing the business allen was the techie with the operating system m.s. dos and the text processing program word he helped bring the home computer into people's lives after eight years at microsoft paul all

in addition to his noted philanthropy, allen owned the seahawks and the tra trailblazers. he passed away from complications from non-hodgkin's lymphoma. paul allen was 65 years old. >>> now to the olympics superstar taking a stand, simone biles taking aim at the new head of u.s. gymnastics, the latest twist in a deepening crisis for america's golden sport. we get more from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: simone biles has her sights set on tokyo 2020. she's still keeping a close eye on usa gym nass particulars. -- gymnastics, over the weekend criticizing former congresswoman mary bono, usag's latest president, for posting this photo about colin kaepernick's ad campaign. simone biles posted, "mike drop." nasser is now in prison for life but usag continues to trouble. bono, wife to the late congressman and musician sonny bono, is the organization's third president in less than a year. the last president, kerry perry, resigned after gymnasts, including aly raisman, accused her of mishandling usag's response to the nasser scandal. now her replacement is under fire. bono remo

. >> allen martin joins us now with a new alert system. allen? >> reporter: ken and liz, it won't be a personal message, but every american with a smart phone across the country will get that alert. it's a first test of a national presidential alert system that will let any president issue a warning about a crisis. that could include a missile launch by another country that's aimed at the u.s. or a possible tsunami. >> it should be reserved for true situations, true emergencies, when we need to get the public's attention. >> this alert will be similar to the ones you already get for amber and weather alerts. those have been regional. the new presidential alert will be used nationwide, but only for advanced warning of a national crisis. >> you say presidential alert and some people are thinking oh man, i see president trump sending out twitter messages all day long. does this mean i'm going to get whatever message that president trump wants to send out through this alert system now? >> no, not at all. you know one thing we need to make very clear

allen and gates were childhood friends. their big break came in 1980 when ibm asked them to provide the operating system for its personal computers. allen became a billionaire philanthropist eventually giving away more than $2 billion to a wide range of causes. he also owned the portland trailblazers and seattle seahawks.ws a new ntroy. caravan of hundreds of p u.s. >>> and a dating app glitch. trump supporters looking for like-minded people have their information leaked. this is the "cbs morning news." aked. this is the "cbs morning news." migraine with botox®. what if you had fewer headaches and migraines a month? botox® prevents headaches and migraines before they even start. botox® is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more. botox® injections take about 15 mins. in your doctor's office and are covered by most insurance. effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks after injection causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away, as difficulty swallowing, spea

i'm paul allen.s is bloomberg. >> southeast asia is set to require investment of at least $1.7 trillion per year over the next decade to meet its infrastructure needs. >> and singapore, for one, believes infrastructure development and participation is a key priority at this point. haslinda amin is with us in singapore to answer the question how the country can lead the way. question.a better give innovative project financing. let's bring in the second minister for finance and education. good to have you with us. singapore wants to be a hub for innovative private financing. what does it have in mind? >> well, there is a huge demand for infrastructure in the region. asian development bank estimates -- we probably need something like 10 trillion or 6 trillion. we are seeing something like 1.7 trillion annually. right now what is being spent is about 880 billion annually. we need to mobilize capital, and we need to connect the demand and the supply yen make projects bankable. we think we can play an impo

the way paul allen shaped the world we live in. also helped millions. the world is remembering one of the tech industry )s early innovators. in an emergency, minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and active shooters and natural disasters. vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 emergency care is there when you or your love one need it. >>> welcome back. the world is certainly remembering one of the tech industry's early innovators, paul allen, who co founded microsoft, alongside his childhood friend, bill gates, died monday from cancer complications at the age of 65. >> nbc's joe fryer takes a look back at his remarkable life. >> reporter: during his ground breaking computer software career, paul allen was affectionately known as the other guy at microsoft. overnight, his one-time partner

let's go to paul allen from sydney. >> thank you. reports from brazil say the outgoing acting president has been charged with corruption. police have presented a formal indictment days after the next presidential election. he has been in the role since 2016, but is not standing in this weekend possible. the latest poll puts him 18 points ahead of his rival. holdingsreasury falling for the third consecutive month. was down from one points of enjoying dollars in july -- 1.7 trillion dollars in july. is the next biggest owner of u.s. treasuries after china. they decreased holdings. the renegotiated north american trade deal will not come to a vote in congress this year. mitch mcconnell told bloomberg there is not time on the legislative calendar. that sets up the possibility of a cross party fight if the democrats win the house. he says he has not discussed the matter with the white house, but will bermed the vote top of the agenda, 2019. >> the process will does not allow that to come up before the end of this year. japan has seen a fa

joining us from washington, co-founder mike allen.. >> morning, francis. >> what you got for this morning's one big thing? >> one big thin is president trump's pocahontas employ. we've been hearing about senator warren announcing her dna results. even democrats are saying she's a little bit taking trump's bait here. they say that he loves it when his victims litigate his nickname. so we're told that pocahontas is one of the nicknames that he's proudest of. he's been out on the stump talking about weepy joe biden and another thing he says he's proud of is the one for the democrat senator for connecticut and the president calls him denang richard. >> curious when it comes to this reunited back and forth pocahontas, what that is goes to go for the messaging for midterms and democrats. we're talking about big money here going through the roof. axios has inside knowledge new information from a pac. >> this is an ad running on prime time, college sports, on broadcast, on cable, spending up to $10 million. this is an ad called any democrat.

paul allen was 65 years old.>> a new book from the late stephen hawking has some warnings for humanity. the book is titled, in brief answers to the big questions. he predicts within the next 100 years we will be able to go anywhere in the solar system. hawking also wrote he believes advances in genetic science could lead to a future generation of superhumans that could ultimately destroy the rest of humanity. he also said there is no god and that there is no afterlife. hawking was known for his research into areas like black holes, but near the end of his life he focused on future problems the world could face. >>> we report on mountain lion sightings here in the bay area often but this is the first time we have seen this. the sheriff's department tweeted these pictures last night of a mountain lion walking down the hallway inside a local business. the state fish and wildlife department was called in and they safely removed the big cat. there's no word on how this mountain lion got into the building. >>> here's a

and the business community remembering the life of microsoft co-founder paul allen today. it is tuesday, october 16, 2018. "worldwide exchange" begins right now. >>> good morning welcome to "worldwide exchange." i'm dominic chu. brian sullivan is on assignment today. let's get you up to speed on the market action. you're seeing green, it's not strong yet but better than yesterday. the dow would open up by 27 points the s&p by 5 the nasdaq by 29 on the treasury side of things, just a little bit of action in the ten-year u.s. treasury note. 3.17%. so a slight tick higher. the two-year note yield, 2.87% now, turning overseas. we are seeing action in asia as well you can see there that the nikkei in japan, 1.25% gains there helped along in part by a stronger u.s. dollar and a weakening japanese yen better for their export economy over there we're watching the shanghai, off by 1%. hang seng in hong kong flat on the day. on the european side of things, a bit of that risk on trade happen though just fractionally speaking the dax is up by a quarter of a percent. the cac in france,

cupertino, santa clara, morgan hill, allen rock, everybody in the low to mid-50s.got mid-40s around redwood city, newark, lafayette. brentwood 51. napa is up to 43 after being down to 39 earlier this morning. 57 in san pablo and san francisco 56. here's a look at the san francisco bridge and you may need the heater. mass transit, definitely dress warmer but dress in layers because even san francisco will warm from 54 this morning to 68 at noon to low 70s this afternoon. down to 59 at 8:00. then you go up to the north bay, 42 this morning and then 74 by noon already. near 80 by the afternoon hours, down to 62 in the evening. we'll go back down to the south bay where we're at 50 at 8:00 but 73 at noon, hanging out in the upper 70s with sunshine and down to 64 degrees by 8:00. that looks like some pretty good weather to be outside. but for the commute this morning, i want to bring alexis in and find out how that is going. >>> it hasn't been the best commute ever. there's a slow spot at the bay bridge toll plaza. we've had three separate collisions and i believe we're

i'm paul allen. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> this is where we look at china markets, everything is turning down at the moment, 2.3% to the downside. we carry on from where we left off in the last month, but here in hong kong we've had six months of declining equities, the worst run since 1982. will this lead into haven buying? >> we have seen it in gold. gold sentiment is on the up, equity turmoil in geopolitical tensions fuel the demand for havens. traders and analysts are the most bullish in a month as represented on this chart. gold futures rose for a fourth straight week, the precious metals index also up .3% after reaching its highest since august 3. >> members of the london bullion market association meet in boston through tuesday and on the discussion is how blockchain could stop the trading of so-called blood gold. they released their quarterly review of global trends on thursday. >> let's bring in george miller ,nd, the head of gold strategy to talk us through what has been going on. just as we w

. >> allen martin has more on the rough day on wall street. allen? >> reporter: a heck of a day guys. the nasdaq was the worst offer. it was done nearly 329 points tumbling 4.4%. so today was the worst single day loss in more than seven years. the nasdaq, now considered in a correction falling nearly 13% from its all time high. it was set earlier this year. the dow fell more than 600 points at the 2.4% drop. the s&p 500 sank more than 3%. kcbs financial reporter says the stocks led the sell off. >> reporter: facebook, amazon, google were slaughtered today. semiconductor stocks also getting hit hard. investors are really concerned about the trade war impacts on companies' earnings. we have seen that already in a couple of companies. 3m and caterpillar had to cut back on their guidance. that's a huge concern from wall street these days. >> reporter: now one bright spot was good news for tesla. the company stock shot up more than 12%. they posted their third quarter earnings with a net profit of $312 million. tesla says it is still on track to crank out

i spoke to allen about it.it comes time to the finan financing. >> only michael cohen and donald trump know the entire substance of what they are talking about, but it's credible to believe this was absolutely about hush money. and if it was not anything other than that, they wouldn't be so concerned about how they were going to pay it and the vehicles they were going to use to pay it. >> lanny davis appeared on cnn's soon after the tape's release arguing donald trump wanted to use cash to argue his tracks. >> everybody heard just now donald trump say the words "cash, cash" after michael cohen people who use cash are drug dealers and mobsters. >> no longer able to deny the payments in the face of that tape, rudy giuliani instead tried to claim the tape proved the president did nothing wrong. >> giuliani was out there saying, well, they paid it by check and not by cash. that doesn't matter. it doesn't matter whether it's paid directly by cohen handing a bag of money to karen mcdougal or paid through ami. but onc

. >> then tim allen and jay leno out of control. >> this will be the longest s w "entertainment tonightrst he's got 60 acting roles to his credit. now jonah hill makes his feature film directorial debut with "mid 90s" out today. >> i wanted to be a film maker my whole life. i love it. it's my heart. >> jonah spent three years writing the film and hand selected all the actors. most are too young to remember life in the '90s. >> i took everyone's phones away. that was the one thing i did and as far as music, i gave them ipods with music from the film to kind of let them know what kind of music would be in the film. >> the film is told through the ises of a 13-year-old with a bad fit skaters. >> you're 13, all right.on scres in the movie. was this your first on screen kiss? >> yeah. >> was this your first kiss at all? >> that's exclusive. >>> how twisted is audrey and craig's ♪ >>> amy schumer strikes again. she and her husband chef chris fischer photo bombed this couple celebrating their engagement in central park. she did the same thing with this couple three years ago. and during this w

. >>> in a moment we'lla allen at the clintons i'm no chappaqua. but first, a closer look at the bomb sent to cnn behind me here. rehema ellis is here with more on those terrifying moments. rehe rehema, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. cnn journalists were reporting on the breaking news when sudden theyecame part of the story. an emergency today inside cnn's new york headquarters. >> excuse me, that sounds like a fire alarm here. we'll keep you posted on that. >> reporter: alarms ran rang out live on the air. minutes later, the time warner center evacuated as the bomb squad moved in. >> this clearly is an act of terror, attempting to undermine our free press and leaders of this country through acts of violence. >> reporter: a chaotic scene outside as cnn anchors continued reporting. >> the lights shut off. we walked down six flights of stairs. they're now moving us. >> reporter: anchor jim sciutto tweeting a photo of the package containing the live explosive device. just after 11:30 a.m., the device was removed and taken to a secure

i'm paul allen in sydney.sident trump says he is ready to deploy of 215,000 troops to the southern u.s. border as a group of migrants heads north. he has last out at the house speaker after paul ryan criticized his proposal to end birthright citizenship. he tweeted, paul ryan should be focusing on holding the majority, rather than giving his opinions on birthright citizenship, something he knows nothing about. let's cross to washington, greg sullivan is there. this is personal spat resurfacing or is it just an election tactic? harshit was certainly a tweet, attacking paul ryan over comments a birthright citizenship. paul ryan tamping down any kind of thought that president trump could take executive action on ending birthright citizenship noting it would take a lengthy constitutional process. president trump has sought to make immigration a focal point with the upcoming midterm elections. recent events such as the mail bombs threat and the pittsburgh synagogue shooting have deflected attention away from where

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. >> our allen martin is here with that part of the story. >> reporter: a judge has issued a preliminary ruling that would throw out the huge jury verdict against monsanto and lead to a retrial. back in august, a jury awarded a former bay area grounds keeper dwayne johnson $289 million. johnson is dying of cancer and saying his illness was caused by a weed killer called roundup made by monsanto but a judge said his attorneys failed to present clear and convincing evidence of malice and oppression. she will likely order a new trial an may order a retrial as well on the separate issue of liability. the active ingredient in roundup, monsanto argues, is safe to use. >> thanks for that, allen. >>> meanwhile, in the south bay, a truck rear ended a charter bus this afternoon causing a huge backup along the bridge. you can see the sims metal truck, the front end of it crushed there. both drivers were transported to the hospital for minor injuries. this crash happened on eastbound highway 84 west of the toll plaza. in fremont just after 2:00. the right lane has been closed. chp says no passengers

and microsoft co-founder and through and through post paul allen dies at the age of sixty five. the u.s. secretary of state has arrived in saudi arabia for talks with the king and crown prince about the disappearance of saudi journalist. turkish authorities say he was killed inside this stumble consulate like touch down in riyadh a short time ago he was sent by u.s. president donald trump who suggested rogue elements from saudi arabia could have been responsible for murdering so sure in the mean time i'll just syria has learned turkish investigators have found evidence the journalist was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. let's go live now to charles stratford in istanbul so first of all charles bring us up to speed now with the investigation what direction is that heading in. well we understand that a lot of evidence was taken away last night by the investigation seems full analysis there were pictures dropped by the voices news agency of two trucks covered in blue tarp pulled ins that we understand were carrying soil simply rubble indicating some sort tensional e

it was paul allen who convinced bill gates to start working full—time on microsoft, the company thatses. he made his fortune at the software giant and according to forbes, he was the 21st wealthiest person in the world beyond a number of top—flight sports teams including the nfl champions and the seattle seahawks. at is that —— that is all for this edition of asia business report. this is bbc news — the top stories this hour. nearly two weeks afterjamal khashoggi, a saudi journalist, disappeared in istanbul, turkish investigators have gained access to the saudi consulate. prime minister theresa may calls for calm ahead of crucial brexit negotiations despite differences over the future of the irish border. the energy firm cuadrilla has resumed the process of fracking for shale gas in lancashire. it's the first time it has taken place in the uk since 2011 when the process was linked to two small earthquakes near blackpool. the controversial work involves pumping liquid underground at high pressure to fracture rocks and release natural gas. dozens of protestors gathered near the site as

allen left the company after eight years to bamgts hodgkin's sease and channelled his frrn into media quips, space exploration, dwefrmgla the seate union district and buying the seattle seahawks and trail blazers. he gave more than $2 billion to charity and his estate is likely toive even more having signed the gates buffett giving pledge plannio donate most of his $20 billion frrn. and vulcan, inc, holding his investments will pass to his sister jodie. but shi has said she may not be interested in owning teams. >>> some of his personal troe trophies the 4149 yacht octopus and fleet of jets and 1plus mansions scattered from mercer to london and brance cou sold would the proceeds going to charity. for nightly business rert, robert frank. >>> all right one more look at the big rally on wall street today. thanks to the better than expected earnings, the dow advanced 547 points. e nasdaq added 214. the s&p was up 59. >> and that will do it for us ton. i'm sue her aire thanks for joining us. >>> i'm bill griffeth. have a great evening. y se tomorrow. "bbc world news america." fundin of thi