anna: thank you, jon. and an officer has been busted with a dui after he rear-ended a vehicle on highway 96 at around 6:30. his blood alcohol level was .017 -- .17. joel: you voted to improve schools. heather waliga has more where county officials are scheduled to meet at 5:30 and talk about how to find all of that money. heather? heather: yeah, joel, the two groups will meet for the first time since 2013 in the next half-hour, just like you said. the last time they met was when voters approved the school bond, but wake county schools says that it needs more than double that amount just for construction and renovation projects over the next several years. school board members and county commissioners will talk about those buildings tonight. according to the district capital improvement plan, they would need $358 million per year to cover all of the projects. $100 million is needed just for new school construction that would cover 10 elementary schools, and two middle schools staff project it would cost $10

anna: i think a lot of people would agree with that. don't forget that you can watch the game on our sister network at espn. keep it here for highlights on eyewitness news at 11:00. joel: there will be a lot of celebration, whether it is on franklin street or on the main quad in durham at duke. they should have some party good weather to celebrate, whoever wins the game. anna: they were not too bundled up. >> once that sunsets, it will cool down. 44 right before the game starts, falling into the 30's afterwards. if you're heading to the game, heading out wherever, you need that winter coat. look at the beach, nice and pretty. if you have plans to be there this weekend, you picked a good one because a big warm-up is on the way for all of us, including the beaches. 56, not bad at all. a nice afternoon, beautiful day after morning clouds and some rain. 56 at rdu. south hill 53. rocky mount wilson right now, 59 degrees in fayetteville. 55 at southern pines, upper 50's. these are all pretty close to the 30 year average grade clearing sides a

anna: and i'm anna laurel. a pair of teenage boys charged with damage to a house. joel: our reporter joins us live jail. greg? greg: yeah, good afternoon, guys. this has to be one of the worst times when they have to sit and listen as a judge told their young children how much jail eric mcleish made his first appearance at the cumberland county jail. he is one of the teens charged with trashing this house. light fixtures ripped out, holes punched into the wall, doors and stair rails ripped apart, water faucets turned on. and what the judge -- when the judge told the 16-year-old he could face years in prison, his mother -- you asked we not show her face or username -- was devastated. >> he is a little boys soon. greg: her son had been for bitten from hang around with ryan alexander parker. -- her son had been forbidden from hanging around with ryan alexander parker. he is the second suspect. eric remains under a $15,000 secured bond, while alexander park was released into the custody of his mother and hour and a half ago. he has a first appearance of the court deten

anna: heather while ago was there. she returns today touring the damage and spoke to people whose lives are forever changed. looking at those shots our hearts go out to those people. some lost everything. they are behind you even. >> cleanup could take several weeks. maybe several months. this is all that is left of the entire backside of the house. you can see part of the roof dangling from the tree and the front door also blown off. he and his neighbors said the through this rubble trying to find anything. the national weather service that the better part of the day trying to survey the damage and tornado -- determine the tornado path. several homes were damaged including a dairy farm down the street that has been around since the 1940's. also among the damage, a cattle farm. three of the owners cows were killed. amazingly no one was seriously hurt. today rick mcwilliams and his wife are counting their blessings as they sort through the debris. >> we have stopped and looked at what could have been. if he had been hom

anna: pipe burst. a you are shares this video of a water main break that cause flooding in north hills. she heard a metal noise explosion that saw a waterfall. all morning long crews responded to damage like that. joel: they knocked out power to thousands of people. joins us live this afternoon. trees started falling. >> several came crashing down. this solve the worst of it. you can see the pine trees block the driveway. part of the roof has been ripped off in one spot. it is actually a crash. next door another pine toppled down. this slid in half. one person told me a tree crashed outside of his window. here is how he described what he heard. >> just the sound, it was a lot of wind, traveling fast. amazing. it sounded like a train. it did. >> no one was hurt. the folks who live at this house do plan to stay here tonight. they have power and food and will be able to stay inside of this home tonight. they are just waiting for someone to remove this tree from their driveway. they need someone to talk th

anna: and i'm anna laurel. tisha: a raleigh -- joel: a raleigh mom accused of the baby back. anna: you may remember this story, breaking news in 14. she was charged with breaking her baby's bones and biting him, but now she has come to the i-team with what she says is proof of her innocence. troubleshooter diane wilson is here with her side of the story. diane? diane: it has been two years since she has seen her son. she is still waiting to appear in court, but she is done waiting to defend your self as a mother. >> i was a mom. this is all i wanted to be. dream came true for the professional manny. -- professional nanny. their son micah, born in 2014. >> i waited a decade. this is my miracle baby. diane: she documented just about every day of micah's life. >> i was so delighted to be a mom. diane: the charged with child abuse, locked up for breaking his ribs and even biting him. >> you could never comprehend this. diane: her miracle baby taken away at four months old, the prosecutor telling a tv audience -- >> for the first 16 weeks of this child's life, someone tortured him

anna: we hope they got it all. a doctor in louisville kentucky was the first to perform this several years ago, and his results suggest patient outcomes that are just as good as if the term or -- tumor was surgically removed. joel: it moves so quickly and is see progress. anna: all new at 4:30 p.m., wake county ems going retro. we will show you why ambulances are being dated. joel: new information on what led up to a crash and the durham county sheriff's deputy, but first -- >> flames and smoke billowing on i-40, the latest on what was behind the fire. >> president obama announcing he not everyone joel: several brush fires burning along i-40. here is a view from chopper 11 hd. those fires were burning along a three mile stretch of the anna: authorities believe an suv malfunction and started the fire. >> traffic is back to normal, that it was a different scene this morning. take a look at chopper 11 hd video, small fires burning for miles. fire departments responded to the scene at 10:30 a.m. this morning, shutting

anna: thank you. president obama called on people with faith to respect the right of every american to practice their religion. he gave his speech in washington to urge unity between jewish, muslim and christian traditions. this came after his first visit the president says faith is good steward for fear. joel: at least 12 tornadoes were reported in parts of mississippi, alabama, tennessee, days. they damaged dozens of homes, schools and businesses. severe. no major damage. anna: rain continues. and some more iffy things in the forecast. >> there is a chance for a few snowflakes in the air. nothing close to a big deal but something to watch for tomorrow morning. back to the north and west, it is all drive. the rain had backed up into parts of darren county. you see this tracking to the northeast. there is more moisture down to the south. you see it funneling in. it will continue into the overnight. another disturbance may enhance the rain of bit. we will not be out of this until tomorrow morning. here

anna: they are very raised.ill: if we had a global economy with lower interest rates and lower cost production, like costs,lemenwer employment that should be increasing growth, but it is not. growth.ot all oil stops this is new growth. norm.s ththis is the new bill: the issue with the global economy rate is zero interest rates, negative interest rates, and qe. that is why the market is reacting in such a particular way to higher oil prices. this oil price agreement, again the skeptical eyebrows -- manus: there is a lot of skepticism around this morning. bill: i think saudi arabia desperately needs dollars. let's just up that production level a little bit. russia desperately needs dollars. because it is winter, russia can't actually slow down the pipelines. if it does, they would freeze. and venezuela is sitting there saying, please, give me a little before i go bust. anna: you don't sound convinced by the phrasing. -- by the freezing. bnill: as i said, skeptical eyebrows. manus: you will see in 10 seconds. ofl:

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anna? anna: caroline hyde with the latest on yahoo!.rg -- stick we are going to be talking with the yahoo! ceo. chemchina set to purchase syngenta $443 billion. the acquisition will be the biggest ever by a company in china, really under scoring china's ambition into food security. on the move this up next. we will have a weaker start to trade. on the move will be talking to the north's ceo. ♪ >> welcome to on the move and we're counting down to the european open. i'm guy johnson alongside jonathan ferro. busy morning. jonathan: busy morning. the wti back below $38 a barrel. the first downgrade since the depression. guy: other big headlines coming up. talking about the service data. data out of japan and china. italy. get spain and 8:59. story,n: the other big

anna, joel? anna: breaking into a fayetteville home and trashing caught. they are searching for a second 16-year-old. images. greg barnes joins us with a closer look. here is what a neighbor captured. greg: police cars like this lining the streets in this upscale neighborhood in north fayetteville. the property owners have been going in and out of this house when vandals literally broke in and trashed the place. look at these pictures. police say the vandals trashed in the walls, ripping out light fixtures and kitchen appliances. they turned on a water faucet in the second floor. wax it is uncalled for. they had nothing better to do than to break into this home, commit this much amount of damage, and by doing these things to this house, they will be charged with a felony. they may not realize it right now, but they will be charged with a felony. greg: they say the vandals got in and out of the neighborhood through a title under the bypass, and authorities say they need to make that tunnel more secure. investigators at this point believe there may be more v

anna: weather delaye capital murder trial. dclosing arguments were set to start in the tracy on smith case. just try the on -- travion smith case. he could face the death penalty. the you can watch them streaming live on abc11.com. you are going to love this next story. this dog looks more cute than scary but it had a mean enough work to keep an intruder from entering a durham home. ed crump is live outside the happen. the 14-year-old girl was home of calling the dog hero. ed: yes, she said someone was hard to the door right over there when the dog scared him away. she showed off her bark for us, we did not get the hear the low growled at scared away the burglars saturday night. when they came out of the bedroom, the dog got to the top of the stairs that she could see a man standing on the landing inside. the police found no sign of forced entry. they pulled fingerprints from the door and the light switch and a footprint. >> somebody was standing at the bottom of the stairs and i grab ed: she's of the burglar took off after th

we will tell you what it looks anna? anna: it may feel like spring, but the flu is spiking in some areas, and it is f we will give you a look at what you need to know and what is at john: biggest primary day of the election season. barbara: i will introduce you to an ama joel: well, tomorrow is the biggest day before the primary voting. the candidate's not in the lead are hoping to survive and onslaught. marci gonzalez. marci: today, the jets are flying. mr. trump: he could not be elected talk catcher. mr. rubio: we are not going to let a con artist take over the mr. cruz: the only people who can beat donald trump is us. marci: 1610 delegates at stake. mrs. clinton: america has never stopped being great at what we whole. mr. sanders: we can get the nomination. shows 49% of republican voters support donald trump. mr. trump: get him out. get him out. marci: rushing off controversies over this endorsement from david duke. >> would you say unequivocally that you condemn them and you do not want to their support. >> well, i h

i'm anna edwards. china stepping up supporti for its economy bys ramping up spending and considering new measures to boost bank lending but it comes as voices raise concerns about the sustainability of the country's credit. the minneapolis fed president has called for greater regulation. he floated the idea of breaking banks up to protect the economy. significant progress has been made to strengthen the financial system, i believe the act did not go far enough. i believe the biggest banks are too big to fail and continue to pose an ongoing risk to our economy. president barack obama says donald trump will not be elected president. the republican primary campaign has alarmed foreign audiences who expect the u.s. to lead the world. president obama: i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president. the reason is because i have a lot of faith in the american people. i think they recognize that being president is a serious job. -- hosting aing talk show or reality show. it's not promotion. it's not mar

anna? anna: thank you very much. let us check in on how the market is doing.ne hyde has details for us. again, riskce aversion sweeping through asian trading at the moment. we have a great function on the bloomberg, that is showing you the indices being hit at the moment. i am focusing in on the nikkei index in japan. industry group being tarnished in this risk aversion trade. up by 1.45%. one of the real downsides, tell bymunication leading, down 4.3%. that really does break down just the overwhelming risk aversion that you are seeing across every single industry group over in asian trading. and we see some of these themes in u.s. and european trading, but let us have a look at what is happening at the yetn. once again those havens info. continuing to rise, and i have a chart showing you how volatility in the fx market bills, so, too, has the yen. this is inverted, usually you have dollar-yen, but the blue, that is continuing the upward factory. as we see continued volatility. on the white charter we have the jpmorgan global fx volatility index. that is showi

anna: that is such a fun place to see an outdoor concert. joel: come on. anna: perfect. one of the most famous models of the world calling it quits. joel: then, the seal shortage is putting the break on production. where the automobile assembly anna: saving money when it cjoel: new details this afternoon in a power outage at usc that left a man in critical condition. he suffered burns on more than 40% of his body after an accident caused an outage throughout central campus. anna: stephanie lopez shows how you and abc 11 can help. stephanie: unc student says him and his friend alex weren't even thinking of their own safety help save another man's life. james custer says students saw flames outside a lab window and rushed outside. he says when he and fellow grad student alex noticed bishop was on fire, they rush to get the flames out, even burning their own fingers slightly in the process. despite the danger the flames posed to his own life, custer says he admired bishops fight to live. >> to have the strength to walk out of where he was to make sure he could get outside.

anna: these are awesome. you can go to abc11.com and section for more pictures of they look bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning. joel: an exciting day for stephen tisha. i can't -- steve and tisha. i can't wait to hear more. they might make it to the 6:00. -- chris: they might make it to the 6:00. some rain tonight, rain tomorrow, but it is wednesday we are most focused on. a strong for -- strong cold front could set out strong to severe thunderstorms for my job state, south carolina and parts of virginia. maybe even isolated tornadoes. i wouldn't be surprised if this is upgraded to the enhanced risk. into the day wednesday, especially into the afternoon and evening. that it is clear sailing after you see where the yellow is, that is steady and heavier rain. that is some heavy rain along capital boulevard, back towards highway 70, pressing on to the east and stretches up to parts of granville county. south way drive, light rays across the sand hills. bottom line, it will be wet at times. little more wid

anna: thank you. now to the race for the white house. if you can believe it,megan hughes, abc news, south carolina. anna: we will have more answers tomorrow night. now we have news from our three newsrooms. heather: soldiers return home to fort bragg after being deployed for nine months. raleigh newsroom with a gas leak that shut down a busy road. chopper hd 11 was over the scene. this is the air -- that road was temporarily shut down in both directions. heather: and from our fayetteville newsroom, the airborne and special operations museum unveiling a new paper. the paper honors his commitment to the army and country. out perez joined the army in world war ii and was sent to be first infantry division. his first action was landing on omaha beach on d-day. he has been a big supporter of the museum even before it opened. also, an early-morning celebration at fort bragg. paratroopers and their families are back together. overnight. they left lasted june in support of operation inherent resolve. anna: from our durham newsroom -- two interne

anna: thank you so much.us: why the economy remains ronnie's -- the prime minister's primary target. we go to toronto. ♪ -- manus: let's get to your bloomberg first wellness. nejra: good morning. the indian finance minister is third touch.is he says gdp growth will accelerate to 7.6% and says india must continue. island is facing this prospect of a grand alliance. prime minister is expected to finish ahead of the pack, but will have to negotiate a coalition with other parties. the outgoing government suffered a huge loss of support with voters angry at spending cuts. the leader of britain's opposition labor party says he will advise his party in some capacity. in an interview, mr. corbyn says he is interested because of his experience and europe. brexit willays a cause ruptures in the eu. the u.s. secretary is also weighin in. he thinks britaqin should remain within the eu. unitedee a stronger kingdom, a stronger europe, a stronger global economy, and a more secure world with the united kingdom and the europe

anna: and i am anna laurel. >> joel and anna, their loved ones served the country. the family members were expecting a proper military funeral, but instead, they are wondering how long it will take to bury their loved ones at a local cemetery. inside a funeral home in goldsboro, the flag-draped sergeant bergeron's family is stuck in bureaucracy as they wait to bury this world war ii veteran. to>> to have to stand in line to be buried is a little bit much. >> down the road, nine urns are waiting for their turn to be buried. this woman's father died last month. >> in korea he was a combat veteran. >> he wanted his final resting place to be the veterans cemetery in goldsboro. however, his daughter still can't bury him. in november, governor mccrory dedicated this 60 acre cemetery, but it is still not open. insured that they would get a proper burial. i have a friend who is waiting to be placed here and the family is still waiting for closure. >> the state director of veterans affairs -- >> we are here today to get justice for these families. >> what i would say to thes

anna: there you go. and going up in flames it firefighters say a bus fire this morning at an elementary school was accidental and started in the engine. someone driving by spotted flames and called authorities. it was worth about $83,000 and is a total loss. trying to get students to class on time without any more problems. joel: it is comfortable, but this time tomorrow, it will be a wet trip home tomorrow. anna: chris, i know you are tracking this for us. chris: yes, and there may be testing wind, as well. we will talk about it. it does not look like widespread severe weather. afternoon, that is nice. a lot of clouds overhead, but it has been a nice one overall, just not the sunny, 70-degree day we had yesterday. at the airport, humidity 55% and an east wind at nine. 58 in durham. 59 in clayton. officially at the airport at 5:00, it is 60. probably about 58 there. 56 in chapel hill, and mid-50's in roxboro. not a bad day. there was some sunshine around during the day, and a cool front that went southwa

anna: thank you.ow, google is looking to leapfrog apple when it comes to the company in the world. that is the latest. with more, here is caroline hyde. . caroline: it is encroaching and other territories and you can see the bottom line here. both companies now worth more than half $1 trillion overall. it is happening yesterday and we than $550ere it more billion will be traveling into this pocket. we have tech companies. -- the into the numbers fourth quarter sales will be now i'm -- 19%. . it is now 36%. remember, affable crumb -- check out what google has to offer. maps -- chrome coming youtube and google play all have over one billion users. i am pleased to share gmail joins the crossing numbers. even though the profits and revenues are nowhere near where they should be. they had can be worth more. what about on the field? thesephabet googled shots. what can happen? and is screaming ballooning -- just think google could generate 2.5 billion dollars. but clearlye days this is worth that. but we're

anna: thank you very much. let us continue the oil conversation now on earnings. of crudee miss extending the rebound from its biggest drop in almost seven years. let us get straight to ryan chilcote who has been analyzing the oil story. ryan, oil, despite the rising u.s. dollar, a great picture it seems. ryan: yes, i a you a big apology. back manus was knocking the fondue in switzerland, i was telling you fibs saying that it would rise more than expected. that means the glut is extending. course, that was all wrong. i forgot about the dollar, right? you should have bought that aboveground swimming pool and filled it with crude. you would be a 9%. not only that, but now that we have this bounce in the pound, you cannot use the swimming pool. manus: everybody told us, you and various ceos, it was to do with the dollar. $70 would be the supply. was the dollar. where do you stand now, make the call? no pressure. ryan: i feel like every single day we have to come up with a extraordinary oil prices. i heard from sco

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anna: indeed. what they are talking about is opening up bt and allowing it to work for other people, but they will consult on how to make it easier to switch providers. we're not seeing words like full structural celebration, and that was the big question. they are trying to increase competition in the market, but it doesn't look like a full structural separation. manus: i can only imagine what they will come back with. they will probably say that they've invested 20 billion, the whole discussion is about a level playing field. i wonder if that will -- anna: we'll hear as the day goes on, no doubt. let's talk about futures. it's a mixed picture. manus: that's europe is doing -- they're playing the magnificent catch-up game. and shanghailly, is down by 5%, u.s. equity futures shy coming off the top. u.s. equity futures just a little bit lower, off 61 points, 20 on the nasdaq. lets us see whether the shine fades in the european session. we are set at this chuck schumer about too, talking early to tel

anna: i'm anna edwards. let's think about what is going on in france right now. number the full year euros, a at 3.43 little bit shy of the estimates. ebit came in at 4.1 billion euros, short of the estimate of 4.3 8 billion euros. a lot of focus is going into this on the outlook and they are confirming that outlook today. for is the overall guidance 2016. they describe their 2015 numbers as solid 2015 results. we know how details on some of the individual aircrafts. updates on the profiting cash forecasts. progress or disposals will be of interest, as book comments on the civil is the -- as will comments on the civil aviation cycle. the cfo will be talking to bloomberg little bit later on during programming. that will be on bloomberg go. manus: if you are a shareholder with airbus, you get a dividend of 1.3. i know you have got the consensus estimate in their. -- in there. one velocity changes in sterling, they can really get going. he talked about the northern crisis, a 15% drop in sterling. that is something we have seen over the past 40-50 years. this is when

anna: first let's go outside. it is a little windy, but tomorrow at this time it will be anna: listen to this wild story. an irate passenger hijacks a bus in new york city today after she was told to stop smoking. the driver of the city bus solve the woman smoking and told her to get off. the woman got very angry, and so the driver call for another bus the woman took over the bus and took off. she made it only for blocks before they reached in the window and turned the bus off. back apple, but microsoft founder bill gates saying they must support the balance between privacy and security. court nominee. this is from republicans. joel: donald trump is the heavy hampshire and carolina. he is going after ted cruz who fired his communications director this week after reposting a false report about marco rubio disparaging the bible. in south carolina theis we get it should be a lot better. chris: we have the whole team in during the day tomorrow. the storms will be moving fast tomorrow. you'll want to take cover this co

anna: another big concern for parents. they are starting to worry about more and more moms finding mold in city cups. school basketball player pulls off on the court one day after his dad's death. a performance you can't miss. >> this dock and another were >> abc 11 is keeping you connected. get notifications for the latest eyewitness news updates. anchor: a young player proves to be a winner in and outside the line. anchor: he's inspiration for so many. he might just inspire you. now a pretty moving report. anchor: this is the story we hate to hear about but love to tell. a senior on the basketball team in raleigh, the season is now over. matt and teammates out having a celebratory meal after a home win when his mother called to tell him, his dad had passed away. matt was obviously crushed. two days later he had to take the court for a conference tournament game. he averages 12 points a game. he exploded for 26 points the highlights of his performance have gone viral. >> he's my biggest supporter. he always checked up on

anna: that is interesting. joel: hopefully we will be back. anna: nobody likes to lose. joel: we are winning with weather. depending on how you look at things. anna: a nice quick snow shower came through and now it is gone. steve: we'll never have a problem with the roads with this. still a few snow showers out there. good news, temperatures are well above freezing and they will stay that way until all this mess out. in the evening, temperatures falling slowly. by the time we get two or 10:00, we will be around 30 or 32 degrees. precipitation will be gone by then. roads should be dry. not anticipating any travel problems. a cold start your day. still a few showers, north of raleigh and granville county and frequent county, warren county. this know is coming down at a accumulate much at all. it should blow away or dry up. the roads should be no problem. this should be out of here by 8:00 or 9:00 as a continues tracking eastwardn not much down to the south. overall, a very quiet evening coming up. once this miss out, a couple is no showers to about 6:00 or 7:00, and by 9:0

anna: thank you very much.our week ahead. we kick off a busy week with pmi day across the globe. we have had those numbers out of china. numbers across europe and the u.s. throughout the day. we will talk run the u.s. manufacturing picture and the consumer as we look for where the oil price dividend is going to. we also have the head of the ecb, mario draghi, and stanley fischer speaking later today. and then iowa holds the u.s. nominating caucuses in the republican and democratic presidential contests. the bank of england will unveil the quarterly inflation report and hold a press conference on thursday. on friday, the all-important jobs data from the united dates. up next, we are live in zÜrich. manus is there. we will speak to the julius bar ceo as the bank sees profits eroded. anna: welcome back. this is "countdown." let's get the bloomberg business flash. here is caroline. caroline: reiner has announced an 800 million euro share buyback. it will start on february 5 and will be executed over nine months. th

manus and anna, back to you. anna: thank you very much, heidi lynn.eporting a 92% drop in profits. james foley joining us in the studio now. good morning to both of you. ryan, let's come to you first. the top line on bhp, the focus very much on what these businesses in the sector can do to get them out of the slump. >> they are effectively doing two big things. .ne is a dividend cut they cut $.16 per share. the market was looking for $.31 per share, down from 32 last year. as the biggest cut since 2001, when bhp and billiton merged. you have to go back to 1988 before then to find another dividend cut. there is room to save. guidance fort the this year, it had been $8.5 billion, now it is $7 billion. in the last six months, down 7%. in 2017, they want to go from an earlier forecast, about $7 billion to about $5 billion. manus: they also spend a heck of a lot of money building up u.s. shale. they built a new find billion dollar pipeline. ryan: i think it is interesting. you look at the net loss, it was -- it5.7 for the first was about $5.7 billion for t

anna: a lot is at stake. new hampshire is getting another round of snow just in time for voters to head to the polls. new hampshire is used to seeing a lot of snow and harsh winters, but this is a doozy. liz: that's right. they may have something you to deal with as they wake up to head to the polls. snow is already falling in new hampshire. this drone capturing this amazing shot. more snow will fall overnight. strong wind will cause falling and drifting snow which will make clean up even more difficult. it could lead to low visibility right now, the national weather service has issued a winter advisory for tomorrow for the state of new hampshire. you will notice the forecast says three to six inches, sections. looks like some isolated spots snow. folks will have to watch our first live rose as temperatures dive into the teens tonight. it should get a little better in the afternoon, which should help voters get into the polls. a recent study shows that whether turnout is more affected by cold temperatures tha

anna: thank you very much.y markets in asia are closed for the lunar new year, year of the monkey. caroline: we are seeing risk sentiment picking up a little bit. it's really does seem to lead the market higher. we are seeing japan stocks trading up today. we are seeing wti crude, brent crude picking up. we've got that so-called successful set of meetings on sunday between saudi arabia and venezuela. countries really trying to galvanize some sort of agreement that they will stabilize the oil price. so we see the oil price up. this is the amount of that's being put on oil -- completely at odds. they don't know which direction it will go. they are at records high -- record highs. the long contract is this white particular line here. short contract the orange. so a bet we will see oil prices actually rise. this is a record high at the moment. we are also seeing sure to bets reaching a record high. clearly showing the market doesn't know what to make of which direction the oil price is going to go. but they are mak

manus, anna?nna: we have numbers reported ahead of where the analysts had estimated they would come in. we have talk about job cuts. they cannot disclose the number of job cuts. they are in talks with unions on the reductions. manus: they are going to pay dividends at 2.93% a share. the estimate was for three euros a share. options forsidering the generic business. the are in a real state of reconsidering what they are doing with of the business and how they take it forward. let's check out what is happening with these markets. caroline hyde has been pouring over details for us. caroline: it is dragging overall world stock's lower. no industry group is spared. every single one is in the red. the oldo show you wha world index. you are seeing it on the brink of a bear market. we're so close to 20% of our previous high that we reached in may of last year. we are now 18.5% clone war. we have seen that spiked low continue to fall on the brink of a bear market. also, we have been talking all morning abo

anna: brutal and that are out there. praise ray durham county sheriff stepping you helped rescue a an abc 11 eyewitness just missed getting hit on tuesday in the lucky. but a deputy passing the scene is stuck in one person's mind. reporter: mike jones said he survive after watching this dump truck flip over four times. the deputy says he was on his way to lunch when he saw the wreck and saw the driver's legs trapped under a crushed steering wheel. the truck was leaking gasoline and covered in shards last. the deputy -- he says the deputy is a hero for pulling this driver from the truck. the deputies as he doesn't think it's her luck because it's what any officer would do. despite his modesty, the eyewitness says is a shining >> he climbed through grass -- through glass. that truck could have exploded. he had no fear and when you think about law enforcement, that's what you should think about, not that they are out to get you or cause you trouble or they do help you. >> i personally don't consider myself a hero. especiall

anna: ok. ok. joel: easy. chris, thank you. let's talk about the super bowl. anna: ok. joel: millions will gather around the television and watch the big game. anna: you may need something to add that extra touch like sweet treats in your favorite team colors. business is in the triangle are already extremely busy. reporter: durham mad hatter bakery -- durham from mad hatter bakery is already busy. >> we are in tune with our fans, our sports fans. so, we are looking forward to having a victory this sunday. reporter: orders have been rolling it all week and they will be stocking up for a last-minute game day party. another local bakery in mooresville says they have been making nearly 200 cupcakes for super bowl orders today alone. >> we wish people would give us a lot more notice, but we take reporter: between buying extra ingredients and waking up extra early to make frosting, bake, and assemble cupcakes, it is exhausting. they will still be taking orders until friday for saturday's pickup. a >> [indiscernible] >> i might. i might instead take a nap. reporter: stephanie

anna: so good to see people coming together. a sheriff's deputy reunited with a dog she helped rescue from horrible conditions last week. the alaskan malamute for the last seven months being nursed back to health. gloria rodriguez has the story. >> he gave me a hug. andrea: this is what marty did win sheriff's deputy dakota banks found him in deplorable conditions last july. marty, dimple, and two dozen other dots were found in a home, emaciated and dehydrated. three dogs died. the owner had 28 counts of animal cruelty. but a rescue took in marty, dimple, and other dogs and nursed him back to help. >> i like that he has been through the worst conditions known to animals, but he still wants to love. it is inspiring to me. andrea: -- gloria: she made the track to reunite marty with deputy back. >> they have a special relationship. they were hugging and it was really happy. gloria: dimples was part of the group taken along with marty and now dimples is looking for a good home. if you're interested in adopting him, go to my facebook

tisha: thank you. -- anna: thank you. the same for the wife of a pastor shot and killed at a charleston. you could still since her pain. today's event centered around faith and race. reporter: jennifer spoke with people here to talk about how she is coping eight months after the tragedy in charleston. she said not a day goes by that she doesn't think about her husband. tonight, she will talk with students and the community about the importance of faith and having an open dialogue about race. there has been some more from people of all backgrounds. her faith is strong and her belief in forgiveness. today it is difficult for her to not see their husband and father in the poll that but they tried to keep the memory alive in other ways. >> i tell the girls we talk about daddy all the time. that is one thing i let them know. if you have something to say about daddy, saying it. talk about your father. he was a great man. reporter: she will carry on his legacy through the p me foundation to participate in a mobile health unit to

anna: this morning, u.s. airstrikes in a remote region of afghanistan destroyed a radio station operated by isis. the radio station was broadcasting y that they use as headquarters. john: we are back with don schwenneker now. talking about the difference from yesterday and today. don: we are above normal for this time of year. temperatures in the low 50's. we are in the mid 50's today but we will go a lot warmer tomorrow. let's take a look at the next 24 hours. out of outcome ecb temperatures near 60's in the sandhills. a shower tonight, mostly because we may see a sprinkle in the overnight hours. take a live look here in downtown raleigh. a rare sprinkle or two. the east wind is at six miles for our. 51% humidity with a southeast wind. we go from there. 60 degrees with a wind at eight miles per hour. a lot of sunshine at the beast -- at the beach. we go from there to the mountains. yesterday we battled snow in the mountains. the current numbers across the region show 55 degrees in smithfield. 56 degrees in s

anna: a lot of red flags. that is one. joel: if you have a consumer complaint or needy troubleshooter to get involved send an e-mail or reach out on twitter. chris hohmann joins us now. the arctic air continues to dig deeper. chris: it keeps coming. some spots by sunday could be in the single digits but most likely low in midteens. let's show you the temperatures. these are high temperatures. 54 for quite a while. we will be getting back to around 50 or so. our high is going down by sunday, upper 20's to near 30 with a full day of sunshine. downtown durham looking good. some clearing to the west. everyone pretty much in the 30's. it has been a cold one. 36 that rdu. the west wind at 13 is producing a wind chill in the low and mid 20's. 37 in durham. 38 degrees in rolesville. ground the rest of the region, temperatures in the 30's. 37 at goldsboro. with skies clearing and the wind a little band of snow here. not amounting to much. that is going to dissipate and not come our way. you just need to dress warmly. temperatures 2

anna: i don't know. it looks good in an experiment where everything is perfectly settled but in the real world i would not want it to hurt one of our eagles. joel: the company behind the eye 77 toll plan in charlotte is under investigation this afternoon. >> with the attorney general's the governor opposes the move. joel: and details on the plan to unite the carolinas this super bowl sunday in support of the panthers. first, a live look outside the raleigh eyewitness news center. utility work, fixing the sidewalks. some of the pavers head, a little bit. they are fixing those. joel: introducing longhorn's steaks that sizzle for $12.99. like the new smoky bacon sirloin. and the parmesan crusted sirloin. only at longhorn steakhouse. joel: around the state the body of a missing four-year-old boy has been found in a pond in southern iredell county. they focused on a pond where an electric power wheels jeep was found upside down in the water. the boys foster mother reported last seeing him. the delay was due t

anna: looking to countdown, i am an edwards. manus: i am -- i am anna edwards.i am manus cranny. dollar-sterling is where the pressure is. volatility is rising. as boris joins the brexit bandwagon. anna: nervousness in the market surrounding that split in the conservative party. manus: will get a nice bounce in equity. i think that the u.k. story is almost idiosyncratic, whatever sterling volatility you have. but you have money coming out of the yen. got the rise of a half percent in london. you are seeing the shanghai market ramp up a little bit higher despite those nerves. anna: a little bit of money coming up from a bee foods. this is the diverse bit of business. they're talking about their number sing that half of their adjusted eps is expected to be slightly lower. they were saying that the underlying trading outlook would be unchanged. manus: are going to talk to them very shortly but the underlying pretax profit comes in at 1.2 billion euros. roseet interest margin eight basis points. they say a gradual rise in the dividend ratio toward nevada which is 15

anna: donald trumps that the adele's song. now adele wants everyone to know she never gave him permission. this isn't the first time this has happened. steven tyler previously asked trump to stop using the band classic "dream on." there is a long list of fans and musicians who do not want them playing the music. >> when i read the letter, i broke down and cried. joel: k north carolina mother talking about the very special gift she received in the mail of panthers. anna: now to a look at stories making headlines across the area. joel: an important in the civil rights movement sparked by for remembered today. and a mother received an incredible gift in the mail from the callen a panthers. anna: people who live near seymour johnson air force base could have some trouble getting to sleep the next three days. today, fighter wings began a two-day exercise. people in the area can expect increased noise and potential traffic congestion on and near the base. joel: today is the first day of black history month. it was also 56 years ago

let's begin with you, anna. i mentioned you wright for "the new york times" and your most recent piece was much quoted, most talked about. controversial, i might say. the end of the merkel era. no question mark, interestingly. what was your message? anna: i didn't make the headline, evidently. but how i view it is, i was focusing first of all on the german side of the problem, that i think we already have seen the end of an era because germany in the past decade has been -- has seen a movement, a trend toward the middle, both politically and in society and merkel was the epitome of this movement, being a woman, being an eastern german, in her person, everything came together like all the parts of german society seemed to grow together and do like this really cozy, huddle thing in the middle of society. and i think this has ended. and merkel as a symbol is facing the problems of this new diversion and the forces we see at work in germany now. per: the md has changed if the germans have fallen out of love, what ha

anna: we have one of our mobile vehicles live in the triangle looking for any trouble spots. chris: around the triangle is light to moderate rain with the threat of those heavy heavy downpours and gusty winds pre-much over with. things playing out pretty much like we planned. the main thing has been the heavy rainfall causing some minor flooding issues. damaging wind gusts. parts of western wayne. so some gusty winds. right near the wayne johnston there is a thunderstorm here in robinson county. these are some lightning strikes that we haven't seen elsewhere. aching its way to the east and northeast. the main thread again has been a very heavy rainfall. back around the triangle is mainly just like to moderate rain and we see the back edge of it now. the rain shifting to the northeast. it will hang around through the evening hours. it will diminish pretty quickly. these are flood advisories that is the main issue. minor flooding possible in these areas. eastern wake potentially. that is in effect until 6:00. until about seven or 730. some minor flooding if you live in a flood

day.l news, 24 hours a anna, manus. anna: thanks. let's talk more about the anglo-american business we had earlier. just to recap, anglo american adjusted to $.64 per share. of course, it is the biggest rock sure long-term picture, all of interest to investors. caroline: another headline -- manus: we have jesse ross bury here. optionstalking about for their mines in south africa, including a spinoff or exiting. this is about radically overhauling anglo american. we thought it was hit hard in terms of its credit rating and equity fighting. what have you made of the numbers so far? they expect capital expenditure to be cut further. they are making all the right noises. >> exactly. is that criticism they have been too slow, but today they came out with more details on a new plan, net debt target of $6 billion, almost half of where it is now. i think it is a fairly significant chunk of debt. pey're talking about the key illars, so bulk commodities seem to be there. iron ore and coal, looks like they are willing to sell those assets. we d

stay tuned. ♪ anna: welcome back.de generale fourth-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates. we spoke to the deputy ceo about the potential cost. >> first of all, there is no new litigation. it is a conservative approach. zÜrich insurance reported a fourth order loss after damage claims. the net loss of 400 24 million dollars compared with a profit of $860 million a year earlier. nokia's fourth-quarter earnings topped estimates. the company kept costs in check. that's your bloomberg business flash. morgan stanley's chief european economist is still with us. fed.scussed the let's switch our attention back here to home. the european central bank, the great negative experiment. do you think negative rates will go lower and do you think they will deliver growth? >> we think they will go lower. we are expecting another 10 basis points from the ecb in north and 10 basis points from japan in the summer. they will go further negative and i think what they obviously achieve apart from the obvious impact on currencies, whi

anna: tonight, the i-team investigates claims of retaliation by the v.a.a. joel: a local vet said that he was targeted and ignored after a 9 thousands of people have clicked on this story on abc11.com since it was posted on friday. court, my claims now have much been denied. reporter: you think that is retaliation for the story we did? >> yes, sir. reporter: he received another vertt's detailed information in the mail. >> the social security, his wife's name -- reporter: this story still resonates. >> that should never have happened. reporter: that is congressman walter jones watching this story about white today but furious years ago. >> i don't know who is responsible for sending him someone else's record. that is unacceptable. reporter: white's story with his experience with the v.a. was just getting started. reporter: direct retaliation. they would not talk to me. they would not respond to anything i say. password two years later, i asked v.a. for help. reporter: he said he was here when he picked up the phone, called the v.a. and said he was thinking of