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amanda: i am amanda lange. here are the top stories we are following around the world.dministration imposes new sanctions on iran targeting steel aluminum, copper and iron. we will have the latest. the u.s. jobs market into 2019 on a sour note. missing expectations. an airplane designed by clowns. internal messages from boeing show employees' discomfort with the 737 max. one says it was designed by clowns and supervised by monkeys. vonnie: let's check on the major averages. after all that has gone of this week it is moving very little today. the s&p 500 up appoint. oil down by about $.30. the dollar index soft but going nowhere. amanda: we did see a reaction on the currency front and can into our jobs data. weak jobs in the u.s., not so in canada. we got some reversal of the weakness in november. two and a half thousand jobs added. basis that puts us as the second highest increase in jobs since 2007. unlike the u.s. we had wage gains continuing here. 3.8%. all of that puts focus back on our central bank with questions of what it might do ahead. vonnie: let's get to the

amanda: i'm amanda lang in toronto.elcome to bloomberg markets. here are the top stories we are following from around the world. u.s.s tumble while the 30-year yield dropped to below 2%. investors grown wary of other coronavirus spread. criticism from american airlines becomes the latest to spend lights to the country. murkowski says no. the moderate republican senator from alaska says she will call against calling for witnesses in president trump's impeachment trial. amanda: plenty for the markets to chew on. that stepping up of the level of emergency from the world health organization maybe one thing preoccupying markets. in theseeing big moves s&p 500, energy leading the declines. groups moving at 2%, 3% increments. definitely some momentum at play here. the dow giving up its gains on the year. we are also getting some earnings. amazon crossing the chilean dollar, but caterpillar going the other way today. check out the 10-year, watching yields on bonds. the u.s. 30 below 2% for the first time since october. it has s

this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ amanda: this is bloomberg markets. i'm amanda langa in toronto. am vonnie quinn in new york. british hedge fund accusing it of accessing information on a crucial automated trading model. when gsa wasy all attempting to hire one of the security senior traders. here to break it all down is bloomberg's sonali basak. is this the first of what may be all of these programs that may be numerous? sonali: there have been suits like this before but it could become more common as things go along, people want to closely hold their own algorithms. talent would be going all over the place at wall street, and the traders here had been at securities for about 11 years for became an issue. you are right, it is not a one-off issue, necessarily. but it is a big targeted hits. amanda: how much money is at stake here? cost $100 million for them to even develop this model, plus the abc strategy that is being discussed here generate another $50 million annually, apparently, in u.s. and european equities. securities isdel one of the initial traders and they were making m

amanda: i'm amanda laying. lang. here are the top stories we are following. coronavirus crackdown.nnounces restrictions on travel from the mainland. the cdc advises americans to china.ravel to the s&p 500 rebound from the worst selloff as stocks march toward the biggest advancements october. apple after the bell. on0 -- $250 billion rally hiring expectations and looming risk from the coronavirus. shery: let's get a check -- quick tech of markets. it is a positive day. stocks rising the most since october, with the dow recouping some earlier losses. ground.500 also gaining financials in tech leading the gains. some of the biggest losers like airlines are the ones rebounding at the moment. investors focused on starbucks, apple, who report earnings later today. we want to see the impact of the coronavirus on their operations. investors and markets focusing on what we know so far. it seems to be we don't know what the final impact of the coronavirus but are focusing on the solid parts on consumer u.s. confidence. looking at confidence coming in at a five-month high, 131.6. the number f

amanda: and i am amanda langan toronto. the phase i one trade deal between the u.s.nd china has brightened the picture, but what lies ahead? i spoke with stephen roach, former chair of morgan stanley asia, and i asked him where he sees u.s. china relations going next. you willwell, i think be disappointed if you think there is going to be a phase two. there will certainly not be a phase two between now and the election. and depending on the outcome of of the election, we may never see a phase two. this phase i may be as good as it gets. i think that the structural issues that have been raised by the trump administration are going to remain high on the agenda irrespective of who wins in the white house and the congress next november. amanda: and if you are advising the many companies that have spent a long time thinking of china as a place not just to manufacture their goods but also to source to a consumer market, is there a big re-shift and rethink that might go on about what those companies think about where their future is? stephen: well, that is a great question.

. ♪ amanda: live in toronto, i'm amanda lang. welcome to bloomberg markets.e are joined by our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences. here are the top stories that we are following from around the world. china trade data improves. yuan currencythe manipulation with less than 24 hours to go until that phase one trade deal is signed. cautious estimates, posting the best year for any u.s. bank in history. we will have a roundup of the important bank results. black rock has issued a dire warning on how climate change will upend global finance unit in some expect. we will tell you about the firm's new $7 trillion strategy to address the crisis. shery: let's get started on the with a quick check on the major averages. the dow jones seeing an all-time high, positive bank earning seeking off the season. that is helping sentiment. we are seeing the s&p 500 gaining .2%. the nasdaq also setting records for a second consecutive day. financials and industrials are leading the gains. we have a jump in shares of boeing. the did lose their title as world's largest playmaker

amanda: i'm amanda lange and toronto.gan stanley has been surging today after posting its fourth-quarter estimates, and met the highest bar. let's check in with sonali, we've been talking all week about the banks. is there anything in morgan stanley numbers that stand out as different from the other banks? sonali: it is the scale of how much they really rose in trading today. the jump in fixed income was pretty remarkable. they have had volatile activity billion, that3 compares to goldman at $1.8 billion, so their ability to really hold strong in that business has been a significant thing. shery: how does their results compared to their biggest competitor goldman? sonali: they beaten all of their investment revenue banking also, and they had a that -- where they did not. there market cap right now is above goldman sachs's and that is something for the last 18 to 24 months that we have really been watching here because there market value has really been battling. inre have been questions the market of whether morgan stanle

amanda: i am amanda lange in toronto.ound for ukraine crashed in iran early wednesday that killed all 176 passengers. 63 of those were canadian. just sort of an obviously, terrible accident, but not a business implication or something that the market is treating a little more seriously. >> certainly. you saw that in the markets, boeing shares pulled out as much as 4% just to have these headlines out there, implicating another 737 boeing jet is obviously not what the company needed to have it the news today. as far as business ramifications for boeing, it is really not clear at this point, there has been conflicting reports as to what exactly caused this crash and the iranians initially said it was a technical problem, with some officials implying it may be an engine failure. withdrawing the statement that all possibilities are still on the table, so it is not clear what may have caused the plane to crash. it is hard to say what the long-term impacts of boeing is going to be. vonnie: it is definitely a 737 max precursor, s

amanda: what about citizens united? sen.lobuchar: to me, that is not in the long body of precedent. that is a political decision that was made by a bear margin and is a much different kind of case and something that has been in law for so long like brown. amanda: are there any other that like citizens united you would consider not precedent? sen. klobuchar: a lot of the decisions made by this court have been made by political reasons. there are some things you can do. you can try to get those cases overturned. you can also change things legislatively. sometimes, like the citizens united story, there is only a minimum number of things. you can do some things with transparency legislatively. the best way to overturn it is with a constitutional amendment. amanda: you talked about nominating judges at a quicker pace. say mitch mcconnell still is majority. we have this tradition we have been asking about folks about -- asking folks about the day. would you under the blue slip tradition? sen. klobuchar: right now, the blue slip pr

amanda: i'm amanda lang in toronto.me to bloomberg markets. are the top stories we are following from around the world. with fear to increasing middle east tensions. oil jumps to $70, gold surges, and the yen rallies as investors opt for safety over risk. skies turned blood red over parts of southeastern australia, as residents desperately seek refuge from deadly bushfires. we will have the latest. is said to be booming for recreational marijuana and illinois, where more than $5 million worth of products have been sold in two days. we have the ceo of green thumb industries. a paul cap over things today, the funerals continuing in iran. live pictures showing massive grounds. however, you wouldn't know that looking at the market. it issued rubbing off all of the geopolitical tension. the s&p up 10%. the only place that you'll see it is in stocks. the semiconductor index having a down day, more exposed to geopolitical tensions. that said, they had a massive run-up. one of the other surprises today is the department stores.

amanda: i"m amanda lang in toronto. time for the bloomberg quick take.hina is trying to stop a mysterious outbreak of the mona that's been linked to a new coronavirus. that is a family of bugs responsible for diseases ranging from the common cold to sars. there's always a concern when a new pathogen emerges because people typically lack immunity to it. new coronavirus his have been known to start complicated outbreaks that has sickened thousands. that is what sars did 17 years ago. chinese authorities have onetified a coronavirus in of the pneumonia patients in wuhan. experts say it is about 70% makeup to its genetic the sars virus but appears milder in terms of severity and fatality rate. china is trying to stop the spread of the virus and has halted travel in and out of wuhan. neighboring cities have also current travel. beijing and hong kong are canceling large events planned for new year lunar holiday. virus: for more on the and its impact on global markets, let's bring in tom orlik from washington. overnight, it seems like it's a little more serious

amanda: i am amanda lange in toronto.kwell automation reported earnings this morning and raise guidance for fiscal 2020 off a better-than-expected quarter. the manufacturer sees a strong performance in the automotive and semiconductor segments. it said double digit is ahead in i.t. their ceo and chair joins us from milwaukee. i wanted to start with what lies ahead for you. you are a company that is intimately tied to the industrial manufacturing base, global supply chains. we would have been talking about a phase one trade deal if we were talking to you about virus that may be shutting down one of the globe's largest economies. where in your risk profile are those issues today? >> there remains a lot of uncertainty in the manufacturing environment around the world. we do see a reduction in some of the key production indicators like industrial production, which is what our performance is most correlated to. we have the additional disruption and we are following the coronavirus situation very closely. within manufacturing t

amanda: i'm amanda laying in toronto.per dive now into one of the biggest stories of the day and that is the phase one trade deal between the u.s. and china. with kelly is standing by a special guest at the white house who has had a special role in all of this. jason: special role indeed. thank you. steve schwarzman, chairman and ceo of blackstone joins me from the white house. we too heavy with the spirit steve: thanks a lot. glad to be here. jason: you were in the room and this was a culmination of a a lot of work by a lot of people, not the least of which you. you spent a lot of time doing some shuttle diplomacy here. what tipped this to a deal? steve: this got to be a deal basically because it has been going on for three years. since we really started this. it was two days before davos three years ago. of nearave had a lot misses. a little bit of success and now i a lot of success. i think it takes a while for each country to figure out what it really wants to get out of a trade agreement. what it wants to get out of

amanda: i'm amanda lang in toronto. wecome to bloomberg markets. are joined by our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences. deutsche bank is cutting bonuses. the its investment bonus pool by 30%. deepening pay reductions as part of its ongoing restructuring. and we have an exclusive interview with phil hogan about the race to avoid increasing trade tensions with the u.s.. meanwhile, the u.s. agrees to 20-year bonds. the treasury department will start issuing new 20-years in the first half of the year as the government looks for ways to fund a rising deficit. vonnie: let's get a quick check on the major averages. holding onto modest gains. the s&p is up seven points to finish out the friday session. banks in a large degree, another set of reports. best performer right now in the s&p 500. an upgrade from citi. the 10-year at 1.83. moving around to 1.84 after the u.s. said it would issue more 20-year bonds. commodities,ng to this will seem incredible to americans and canadians facing massively bad weather in the days ahead, including details. but natura

amanda: i'm amanda lang in toronto.s push to run a fine nafta would seal the trilateral trade deal expected to bring key revisions to auto and dairy industries among others. frank mckenna, former ambassador , has been looking at all of the possible outcomes. that we get it ratified is a fairly done deal. how much will, has been lookingt all of the possible outcomes. change? nafta 2.0, better or worse than the original version? frank: it is modernized. for canada, we need guide rails that would guide our trade relationship with the u.s. nafta was fined change? for us but the to be upgraded for the digital world. in the last negotiations, the once sent by labor and the democratic party in the u.s., i would say that we won back a few things that we lost in the usmca negotiation. right now, it's a good deal, a tribute to the government of canada, opposition parties, haying together to get a good deal. shery: are you saying that all of the tensions, uncertainty, the political capital that the three governments had to use, wa

amanda: i'm amanda lang in toronto.et's bonus culture is possibly going extinct, as robots take over. traders to online some of the most basic assumptions on how they make honey. our finance reporter is with us. in terms of the bonus culture, it's been pretty central to how people think about how they will learn, and therefore how they perform. how is it changing? >> it's a huge cultural shift in wall street right now. algos and electronic trading are beginning to take over. that means a lot of the people who measure the success by making lots of big bets and earning money have had to recalibrate those expectations have a toothing more about team players, how much the team can benefit from the strategies they are putting on. will trading just become more boring, instead of those big bets that really fueled wall interesting you mention that. i have gotten some emails from my contacts who say they are lamenting the loss of the kind of traitor who has a strong view and then takes a big position in the markets. amanda: one

amanda: i'm amanda lange. welcome to "bloomberg markets." shery: here are the top stories we are following from around the world. u.s. stocks edge higher, equities get a boost from technology shares as oil drops on supply concern and treasuries hold steady. pressure is mounting on the world's biggest oil company's ceo who told a -- who held a closed-door meeting in davos to talk about tougher carbon targets as they push for more action on climate change. mashing the $100 billion mark. climbs as shares surge as much as 8%. shares are not a loan. check on the major averages. technology stocks heading for fresh records. nasdaq moving higher. broadly speaking on the s&p 500, it is tech and intel is a standout to the upside leading is higher. energy is a weak spot. we will be talking about where energy fits into this overall climate change picture. there's a check on the u.s. ten-year. here in canada, we saw a strong reaction in the loonie after our bank of canada decision. no surprise they held steady on rates but their monetary policy review ma

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amanda nos tiene reportaje.no podrÁn vivir en sus casas. >> perdÍ la casa. perdimos la casa totalmente. >> la construimos poco a poco. >> desde el mar de las escuadras de rescatistas de negocio de emergencias han estado visitando una una de las casas en las arias que resultaron mÁs daÑadas por los sismos. >> estamos evaluando haberque nivele damos a las residencias. estamos haciendo un mercado con la fecha, y toda esa informaciÓn. y con los aerosoles. amanda: la vivienda quedan marcadas. un cuadrado vacÍo o con unalÍnea en/indican que la propiedad sufriÓ daÑos manera-- moderados y requerirÁ una evaluaciÓn a detalladas. de la marca que todo propietario temes una x. que indica que nadie podrÁ entrar esta casa ni siquiera para buscar sus pertenencias. >> no podemos vivir. ya no podemos entrar. solamente ellos. y los que vengan a verificar. pero ya nosotros la perdimos. lo que se quedÓ se quedÓ. enrique: en la hora asesinatos que azota a mÉxico en ceccini civiles-- y la familia elevaron organizaron que organizarÁn u

report lookive in miami, amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >> and you're just getting started, amanda. thank you so much. >>> well, still ahead here, it's not just the arugula. it's really hard to find right now. >> lots of smiles and picture taking of those smiles in richmond today. it represents a big step forward for one bay area team. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. enjoy the sunshine while it lasts because >>> pomp and pageantry in is only today for the vietnamese flag raising ceremony at city hall plaza. the event has been held for the last 15 years to celebrate the lunar new year. the yelle and red flag is that of south vietnam. it also symbolizes the struggle of the vietnamese refugees who came to the u.s. after the fall of saigon to the communists. >>> america is in the midst of a salad shortage. more precisely, an arugula shortage. the shortage is being caused by the unexpectedly colder and wet winter facing growers in the southwest. abc7 news reporter laura anthony is live from alameda with the local impact of this shortage. laura? >> well, hi, dan. let's just say it wa

amanda, 16 that christmas eve. dallas, who was 11 then. lacey, lisa's daughter from a first marriage, was 19 and had just moved into her own place in town. and as amanda said, life was fairly good. >> we would do lots of things, go on vacation a lot, go out and eat. my dad made pretty good money, so we were good on that end. >> seemed like a very good and stable environment. >> reporter: brad loved cars, especially classic muscle cars and extra specially the 1970 chevelle super sport he'd so carefully restored. >> by the time he was 12, he was redoing motors and helping put motors in and out of different vehicles. >> reporter: so brad opened a used car dealership. >> he was a great people person, and i guess that's what you have to be when you deal cars and stuff. >> reporter: and their mom, lisa? >> very pretty. she could be really happy and like a -- sort of like the life of the party kind of person. >> yeah, really fun to be around. >> reporter: while brad ran the farm and his car business, lisa worked at a local internet company. >> sh

amanda: muchas gracias y le deseo suerte.tados por todo lo que sucediÓ . sin duda pueden ver que sus propiedades no son aptas para vivir las de estos momentos, no saben dÓnde van a pasar la noche luego de la gran destrucciÓn que causó los expertos temen que ocurran mas los expertos temen que ocurran mÁs temblores y recomiendan que la gente se mantengan alerta y que tenga un plan de contingencia. nos conectamos directamente con el sismÓlogo alberto lópez quien es parte de la red sÍsmica de puerto rico. bienvenido. se esperan mÁs rÉplicas. qué tan preocupante es lo que pasa en este momento en puerto rico? alberto: buenas tardes. gracias por la invitaciÓn. definitivamente una actividad como esta va a tener resultados de mucha rÉplica que van a seguir a los eventos, estÁ hablando de la energÍa que se queda acumulada en las fallas. borja: por quÉ la actividad sÍsmica en esta zona en concreto? alberto: la falla es simplemente reflejo de la actividad geolÓgica, eso no lo podemos parar, siempre estÁ en movimiento. las placas tectÓnic

amanda, you were a senate staffer. i'm wondering what you are hearing from republicans in the senate, what you're hearing from -- what you imagine -- do you think any minds were changed on the republican side? >> of the peoples who could be persuadables, they're thinking about the politics and of the people i'm watching, like my former boss ted cruz, i mean, brace yourself, the republicans are going to mount a very strong counterattack. they are going to have a perfect call defense. they're going to go out and say -- >> nothing short of a perfect call is okay for them. >> no, they're going to go for it. i think this is going to get ugly. it's going to get personal about the bidens very quickly. they're going to go to that floor and they're going to say, listen, we spent all this time talking about things that we know happened. we know trump asked for the investigations. we know he paused the aid. that was legitimate. he was justified in asking for the investigation of hunter biden because a powerful ukrainian company w

amanda carpenter, former communications director for senator ted cruz. and brendan buck.hanks to both of you. so i'm trying to figure out what the politics here are for republican senators on the fence. if you look at the polling, 75% of americans want to hear from witnesses. they've got to be hearing that from home. it's cnn's reporting that senators in tough races, tom tillis, cory gardner, joni ernst, martha mcsally got up and said, prolonging the trial is the risk for them, not voting against witnesses. amanda carpenter, which -- where do you think they are feeling the real political pressure here? >> i mean, mitch mcconnell only cares about one thing. fast forward past acquittal, which is almost certain to happen to this summer. can republican senators essentially defend the quid pro quo that happened on the campaign trail? john bolton is just going to confirm as a firsthand witness what we already know. and so we are in a waiting period. they are testing out their arguments to see if this defense works. the defense is going to be, yes, the quid pro quo happened. don

amanda del castillo. >> reporter: compassion on campus, rafael vargas, started with unusual site. >>doing normal patrol, saw someone who looked like they were sleeping under bushes. went to make contact with this gentleman. >> reporter: met a man named steel, colorado native, homeless, looking for work. >> wanted to work. needed means to do so. saw the opportunity. why not? >> reporter: vargas had his i.d. and social security number but didn't know much more. needed work boots. came to big 5. >> drove him up, had him try them on, drove him back to the salvation army shelter. >> reporter: small purchase for vargas, big deal for steel. setting someone up to provide for themselves is a gift like no other. >> easy to do the right thing. >> reporter: vargas says part of building a better bay area is recognizing we're all trying. and we all go through tough times. >> there's no crime being homeless. i'm a human. they're human, just talk to them. >> reporter: a strategy the department feels has led to stronger bonds between police and people they serve, amanda del castillo in san jose, abc7

christmas eve she became unresponsive amanda rushed her to the hospital >> i was holding her she went limp.d he eyes were in the back of her head that's when i looked at him you need to move we have to go. >> reporter: jade spent over two weeks in the icu, much of that in a coma she deveswlopeling of the brain that caused her to lose her vision doctors telling amanda they won't know if her vision loss is permanent for up to six months >> at that point they didn't come out and tell me they were a little bit worried but looking back now and seeing some of the doctors responses, it was pretty bleak. it's okay. >> reporter: jade got the flu vaccine last march, so her parents thought she was covered. but doctors say it's critical to get it in the fall before each season amanda hopes her story will be a lesson for all parents. >> you do what's best for your children you know your children and you educate yourself and make the decision for yourself and your kids that's all we can do >> such a hard story it's not too late to get the vaccine. right? i saw you the other day. you said i could st

amanda del castillo. >> reporter: compassion on campus, rafael vargas, started with unusual site. >> cadets doing normal patrol, saw someone who looked like they were sleeping under bushes. went to make contact with this gentleman. >> reporter: met a man named steel, colorado native, homeless, looking for work. >> wanted to work. needed means to do so. saw the opportunity. why not? >> reporter: vargas had his i.d. and social security number but didn't know much more. needed work boots. came to big 5. >> drove him up, had him try them on, drove him back to the salvation army shelter. >> reporter: small purchase for vargas, big deal for steel. setting someone up to provide for themselves is a gift like no other. >> easy to do the right thing. >> reporter: vargas says part of building a better bay area is recognizing we're all trying. and we all go through tough times. >> there's no crime being homeless. i'm a human. they're human, just talk to them. >> reporter: a strategy the department feels has led to stronger bonds between police and people they serve, amanda del castillo in san jo

impeachment trial of president trump officially under way right now, joining me is pamela brown, amanda carpenter as well and frank bruni. frank, the seriousness and gravity of this moment, do you think it's sinking in for senators? they're going to have to sit in silence for six days a week. >> i think it is, i hope it is, it's hard to believe it wouldn't when they took an oath and the chief justice of the supreme court is over there administering an oath. >> powerful moment. >> it was extremely powerful, but it was also really, really sad. they all said they were going to administer impartial justice and we know at the end of this the foregone conclusion is going to be a party line vote. if that's impartial justice, how does it break down so neatly along party lines? it's a disappointing preview. >> pamela, where is the president's defense team on this, are they set for this trial? >> in terms of the lawyers we could be learning more about who else is on this defense team, what other lawyers are on it that will be arguing on the senate floor. the white house hasn't made that official

amanda was fantastic. >> i cried.listen to them in just a little bit. we have all these great people. this guy came all the way from jordan. i think he's from jordan as well. >> we're twins. we come from jordan. >> 17-hour flight. >> amazing. >> we fly 18 hours. >> 18 hours they're flying. >> just to be here. >> just to be here. was it for keith or for stevie. >> it was for us. it was for us. so, guys, i mean it is so great to be with people on new year's eve and hanging out. andy and anderson rang in new year's, what, about 45 minutes ago. i have no idea what time it is. oh, almost an hour ago. >> yes. >> but we still have new year's to ring in in the central time zone. >> so we're here to bring the party through midnight here. we're going to talk to all kinds of people throughout the country still. we're going to talk to people in this crowd. what do you think of nashville? >> what do you think? give me a little hop. >> i'm from ohio. we drove 11 hours to get here. >> what is the thing about nashville? >> it's my fi

amanda hopes her story will be a lesson for all parents. >> you do what is best for your children soself and you make the decisions for yourself and for your kids. and that is all that we can do >> reporter: flu experts i talked with this year are telling me that now instead of touting the flu's overall effectiveness they will focus more on the message to help reduce severe symptoms like the one jay has in the hopes tha th. >> flow usol o . >>> at least 11 people are dead after a s.stg high wind and rare january toeshldss. we'll tell you what's ahead for the week. >>> impeachment coverup? that's what nancy pelosi is warning. >>> family feud. an emergency summit between the queen, prince charles and william, all to decide the fate of prince harry and meghan markle. >>> survival story the harrowing experience from the alaskan wind derness a man stranded in the brutal cold for weeks is alive this morn

i'm amanda berry. i've been kidnapped, and i've been missing for ten years, and i'm -- i'm here. i'm free now. >> reporter: slowly but surely, each one of the women building a new life for herself. >> our foundation's name is the cleveland family center for missing children and adults. my center is located right next door to where i was held at. >> reporter: girl, you know how powerful that is to put it on that street? >> i just want to turn the neighborhood. i want to turn it to, like, positive and i want to give back. >> everybody in life that goes through a tragedy, that's been in the dark for so long, needs to see the sunset and the sunrise. just show the people that have harmed us that they don't control us anymore. >> strong women, powerful stories. our thanks to robin for that. she'll have much more on a special two-hour "20/20" event at 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight. >>> still ahead on "world news tonight" this friday, a major break in the desperate search for a missing young won. what police have revealed. >>> the darin rescue. deputies rushing toward a burning house, search

in union city, amanda .ha ewelopments homeless moms as they rally outside the very home they were evicted from just this morning. >> moms for housing held a cookout to keep fighting for affordable hou forhem from a hoe they took over in november. >> two of the women were arrested and released hours later. they say it has given them new momentum. >> it was never about taking over the house. the statement and the movement was way bigger than that. and that's the within we're standing in front of mom's house today, because it was never about being on the inside. >> a judge issued an eviction order. the moms say deputies used strong-arm tactics to get inside the house. >> they used a battering ram and a robot. deputies say the doors were barricaded from the inside. >>> sonoma county has been looking for a place to relocate a homeless camp along the joe rodota, part of the effort to building a better bay area. the board of supervisors voted to move the encampment to the los guilicos park. the location is remote a

. >> amanda says it is too late. >> we discussed this. >> it's never too late. let's talk to mike now. >> don't put me in the middle of this. i'm just the weather guy. >> i'm trying to keep an eye on her budget. >> fair enough. i'm sure she appreciates that. let's talk about weather-wise, it's 4:38 this morning. 41 in morgan hill. the cool spot in the south bay. 47 in san jose, 50 in los altos hills. we have 50 in newark, alameda, 54 in san carlos, half moon bay. novato and san francisco, 53. bodega bay, 52. everyone else in the mid to upper 40s. here's a look from south beach, 51 degrees as you come across the bay bridge. fair on driving because of that coastal fog. cool this morning, mild if you're taking mass transit this afternoon. probably won't be wearing the same jacket home that you're wearing this morning. the bay commute, breezy but not aggressive. north bay, we have 47 at 7:00. 60s at 11:00. aar 70 at3:00. high clouds a sunshine will dominate the east bay going from 48 at 7:00, 60 at noon, low to mid 60s from noon through 5:00. let's look at san franc

amanda? >> yeah, larry, there are so many fan stories to tell here across south beach, but we are focusing tonight on the castillo family here from san jose. now they didn't think this trip was going happen because of a major medical scare. the castillo family made to it miami. the san jose natives are 49ers superfans and season ticketholders, as faithful as they come. but that faith tested shortly after this august 10th game. dad albert castillo was home when his world suddenly went black. >> all of the sudden i wake up. i was on the floor. >> reporter: he suffered a brain aneurysm, a condition that could limit his abilities or worse. >> we didn't know for sure, you know. i don't remember it, but my doctor was telling me, they didn't know how i was going to come out of it. >> it was a shock and we weren't sure if he was going to make it. >> from his hospital bed recovery with a side of red and gold. over four weeks albert overcame hurdle after hurdle. eventually he was cleared to travel. beh

and listening to what amanda is saying, i think that's right, we've already seen the republicans kind of lay out the kind of arguments that they're going to make, arguments that we've been hearing a lot. but i just -- what i don't understand is how anybody can listen to that and agree with it. it's just -- what it would mean is that if there's a democratic president in the future and scott, if you could just answer this question. if there's a democratic president in the future, and they ask a foreign government to investigate a political rival in the republican party and they use foreign -- some sort of official foreign policy, whether it's a white house meeting or aid or whatever it is, are you okay with that? >> i'm not -- >> and will republicans be okay with that. >> republicans will argue, to amanda's point -- >> they'll deal with that if that happens. >> what amanda said, there were -- there could have been multiple motives for this, which is in the uncommon for presidents to have multiple motives. >> i'm giving you a very specific thing. this is important is what's going to happ

amanda? >> yeah, dan, ama, the decision to close fire station 30 came down in july.onight there is still a fire crew inside, ready to respond until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. neighbors in the area are asking what's next. neighbors near fire station 30 in union city are sounding the alarm on safety. wednesday's 8:00 a.m. closure is leading to a list of concerns and questions. >> my question would be why in this economy when everybody and everything is doing well. and the other concern i have is about response time. >> so we asked the city's mayor. >> the purpose of the closure first and foremost is because it was underutilized. >> the mayor says on average the station received 1.7 calls in a 24-hour period. she says underuse was costing the city more than $3.2 million a year. union city is currently facing a budget deficit. >> it's a puzzle to us, the firefighters, especially with the public safety tax that they are already collecting from citizens who voted to pay the money to maintain the firehouses that they have. >> reporter:. >> but the city says it was a data driven de

. >> reporter: amanda disley and her husband benny correa were driving wednesday night with their fiveof police reports that a girl had been forced into a blue honda and then benny saw the car. >> i said, yo, babe, that's that car. that's that car. you showed me that car. that's the car. >> reporter: amanda and benny got close enough to give police the license plate number only stopping their pursuit when they ran out of gas. >> we blew our suspense. >> our tire. >> i hit some dirt. i wasn't thinking about that. i played it safe. >> reporter: but police soon followed and eventually rescued the girl. the couple posted this video when they heard that charlotte was safe and sound. >> i cried. someone just messaged me that they think they got the car. >> reporter: the suspect, 24-year-old miguel rodriguez, was charged with kidnapping and assault as charlotte was reunited with her family. incredible action by benny and amanda there and they will tell more of their story later during an interview on "good morning america." >>> a south carolina woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison f

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