anna: trade-off. g-20 finance chiefs resist protectionism as the trump trade trickles into the communique. deutsche discount. germany's biggest banks will raise 8 billion euros with share sales at a 35% markdown. and exit strategy. policymakers could step away from their commitment to keep rates low for a long time. a warm welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: europe," our flagship morning show from london. let's talk about what has been happening in the markets and what has not. volatility has not been happening. i've got this chart, volatility in fx markets. swings, currencies remaining well below average. of volatility is something we talked about with our guest on a number of occasions, and seems important to talk about, given we have seen from the g-20, avoiding protectionism. would there be a mention of trade? will they produce the communique at all? volatility still at fairly subdued levels, and this is out of the week where global stocks have had their best performance since january, and emerging ma

anna. anna: thank you. 6:09. let's get up-to-date with the asian equity session and other asset classes. juliette saly is standing by with the geopolitical story. very evident in the asian trading day. juliette: yes, anna. we have had reports of north korea's firing a ballistic missile, and a flight to the yen that has weighed on the nikkei, closing down by .5%. elsewhere there has been a pretty solid buy in asian equity markets, taking it in stride ahead of the expected rate hikes following janet yellen's comments. some solid buying in china as well. having a look at individual stocks, south korean defense stocks in focus, korea aerospace up by 2.5%, some even surging higher on the back of the missile launch from north korea. shopping companies down i on escalating tensions. and cathay pacific in hong kong -- jumping up over 4% in late trade. we are having a look at samsung, particularly this chart. this is essentially target price of of the stock, going back to march last year. you can see not once is it in the

anna: talk but no action. mario draghi gives a rate decision and his assessment of the european economy. is europe's inflation sustainable? exclusive interview with jamie dimon. -- trumps first 100 days in office. ♪ anna: a warm welcome to "bloomberg daybreak" europe. i am anna edwards. manus: i am manus cranny. breaking news. anna: the german pharmaceutical business merged if an update. a couple of headlines coming in at 1.20 per share. euros, ebit 400 and 5 million. -- 405 million. net income figure for the first quarter of 269 million euros. these are the numbers coming through as we speak. the broader story, the expectation from morgan stanley is that these would be a strong revenue but there were several moving parts in 2017 that will likely drive a cautious guidance. 1.3 -- 1.43 europe's, yesterday was 1.42. manus: some of the big drivers, the probability of a rate hike -- unitedted fans states stands at 100%. inflation, reflation, the great reflation trade. this is what china produced. the ppi nevers. b

growth looks like what, anna? anna: it was below the estimate of growth of 0.4%.ulprit, it seems, the strength of the swiss franc is one of them. manus: of course, the swiss franc has had the haven status. as political risks rise in france, you will see more of a rally in the swiss francs. anna: exports recorded their weakest quarterly results in more than a year. manus: and there is the line fro. the central policymakers have recalled -- have called the swiss franc overvalued. that means intervention. anna: let's get the bloomberg business flash. raiseinbev has the target for cost savings. synergies should reach $2.8 billion, 14% more than the previous forecast. adjusted fourth-quarter ebit sales dropped to $5.2 billion, missing estimates. blackrock reduced annual employee bonuses by an average of 2% to 4% last year, the first cut since 2011. flat from one year earlier. a blackrock spokesperson declined to comment. the asset management business is under increasing pressure as many flows from active strategies into cheaper offerings. forecasted sales and earnings

anna: on she is said to i a bid for 19 billion dollar -- anna: a very warm welcome. this is "bloomberg daybreak" i cannot wait to get started. like a racehorse this morning, coming back with a number. thee find the position on holding in energy. they will produce the holding. clarifying their decision because we are breaking issues on the anna: dental deal. anna:the story we ran is the former french natural gas mama -- 77% owned by rwe. also getting some numbers. 45.8 billion. at 1adjusted net income billion and 1.3 billion. the estimate had been 810.8 million. analysts looking for more detail on the strategy whether a that is different, cap what expenditure, on the subject of energy they are saying that they clarified they can cut energy to 51%. the oh 77% right now. just to reiterate we have been reporting that it is said to be eyeing a bid. manus: 1.4 billion worth, the split -- the rights are going to the one new every five existing. price 42.5. finishing trading at 52.5. the kind of discount you're looking at more than 10 euros. 42.5 is where we are looking at i

anna: thank you.ourare look of some of week ahead. it is busy. the decision to trigger brexit returns to lower house. fed policydnesday, a decision and the dutch election. -- anna: and we round up the week with the d 20 meeting in germany. manus: coming up, europe's biggest bank gets a new chairman. and vodafone thousand to the u.k. job market and ledges to take up more workers in the coming years. manus: a diplomatic standoff with turkey and the netherlands overshadow the elections this week. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ anna: welcome back. cloudy skies and hong kong. hang seng is up. >> hsbc has named mark tucker to succeed douglas flint as chairman. is a former head of provincial and will take the post in october. his first major task will be to find a successor to stuart gulliver who is been at the bank for more than six years. it will have more than two dozen new jobs in the u.k. the gumby says the positions will be sold over the next two years in the midlands and north of england as well as scotland a

anna and manus? anna: juliette, thank you very much. packed week of fed speech hears the resulted in a marked change of expectations. march is very much alive. manus: it is indeed. today we hear from one that really matters. the fed chair, janet yellen herself. she delivers her outlook. ahead of that, of course we're looking at work. the probably of a rate hike. back with pretty much 90%. so let's -- discern -- anna: many who use the bloomberg and watch the program, it is based on the midpoint of the fed's rates. there are other ways to calculate the probability which might lead to another number. we got the fed pricing in nearly 90%, 89% chance of a rate hike in march. let's talk to a global investor strategist at global investors. let's get on to what you think about the united states and the chances of a rate hike in march. is that not your case? >> it is now. we were thinking two to three times a year but we're leaning towards twice a year. after the testimony, you could not ignore those kind of comments coming from yellen. we had a

anna: i am anna edwards in london. breaking news. numbers coming out.get to the french luxury goods company, saying they are confirming midterm goals for revenue growth. income.ion net i they are publishing this on their website. .220.timate was .et us get to kingfisher they are talking about the e.u. referendum having created uncertainty. they remain cautious on the outlook for the french business but looking back in terms of what the numbers are they have given us, adjusted sales of to be exactly in line with estimates at 11.2 billion pounds. adjusted pretax profits, 743 million pounds. that is out of the estimate. basic eps comes in ahead of estimate at 24.4 pence per share. daniel bernard will be retiring as the chairman in june and they are giving us more details of this change over at kingfisher. there has to be concerns for business on the high street about what we are seeing. we will see how that fares. let us check the features. matt: let us look. less than one hour now until the open of castrating in european markets. we can see that futures a

anna: good morning to you.to ask about your expectations for selling product, providing services to the u.k. government. considering negative headlines that your business is -- has created and also the brexit times in which we live. what does that mean for your relationship with the u.k. government and how much they will spend for companies like yours? anst: the u.k. government is important customer. it is important to put it into context. central government revenues in 5% ofk. represent around our global revenues. we are highly diversified numbers and as our show, our business globally is growing faster than our business in the u.k. having said that, the u.k. government has been, is today, and will remain i hope an important customer in the future. we do not yet know what brexit means for the government's procurement program. we have the skills, the capability to respond when the government comes forward with its procurement program. manus: brexit means brexit. i have seen it on the tv. that is what the prime

manus and anna. anna: thank you. u.s.nt donald trump delivered his first address to congress revisiting numerous things in his campaign. laying out policy agenda in immigration, infrastructure spending, healthcare and defense. president trump: i'm going to bring back millions of jobs protecting our workers also means reforming our system of legal immigration. the current outdated system depresses wages for our poorest workers and puts great pressure on tax payers. to launch our national rebuilding, i will be asking congress to approve legislation that produces a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure of the united states financed through public and private capital creating millions of new jobs. this effort will be guided by two core principles. buy american and hire american. tonight i am also calling on this congress to repeal and replace obamacare with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs and at the same time provide better healthcare. i am sending congress a budget that rebuilds the military, elim

anna: an warm welcome. this is "bloomberg daybreak" i am anna edwards. manus: i am manus cranny. a little bit more than 24 hours in article 50 being triggered and you should prepare for backlash. that is what we are being told by various voices. you have never had so good. another prime minister, this is the brexit or mr. released off the slate this morning. this is the moment that we voted for, brexit -- brexit in the united kingdom. it dropped below zero. we've risen in the fourth quarter and we peaked out. this is with 24 hours to go until we trigger article 50. is the moment of bliss in the index over? anna: the closer to blissfully get, when you add those core variables that feed this index into here. we will see where this has with inflation on the rise. let's put the risk radar and show you where the various classes has been overnight. we put this unchanged dollar index in you to show you the contracts -- the contrast of what we saw yesterday. we got here at the s&p futures. that confirms we are expected to go a little bit higher. charles evans talking about two hikes and

brexit. ♪ anna: a warm welcome to "bloomberg daybreak" europe. i am anna edwards.anus: back from paris, the euro star is a wonderful thing. if you're are waiting for the ecb, they used -- the u.k. budget, what is happening to volatility? there's a couple of different things he can walk away from this, the 260-day and fight volatility. the lowest since 2015. all of the usual rules seem to be breaking down in regards of volatility. that's located get development in.et participants you don't need a stomach for risk. anna: talking of emerging markets, how some of those have been doing overnight. volumes are pretty thin despite the tension. the one of by .9%. yuan up by .9$ the aussie dollar and stocks in australia maintaining their game. scrappingtsche bank and additional easing from the australians. still probably against the again. -- yen. merkel referring to europe this that rhetoric has done nothing. how overvalued is the dollar? saw the euro moving with the french politics story and we will continue to get more details. iron or downplay -- iron or down by 1.7%. le

anna: french face-off. macron and le pen in the first tv debate of the french presidential election. guymatt: brace for brexit. the eu takes control by leaving the u.k. prime minister waiting. we follow the european finance ministers to brussels. anna: a long shadow over a big week for trump. fbi director comey confirms he is investigating russia's interference in the election and establishes that trump's wiretapping charges false. warm welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: europe," our flagship morning show. i'm anna edwards. miller, here matt in brussels following the euro group and euro meetings. a lot to talk about today, anna, especially as it relates to trade and brexit. anna: absolutely. we will get to those in a moment. let's talk about emerging markets. we saw during the asian session that this has been once again one of the big themes, msci up for its eighth straight day. this is the largest track of the index. if you zoom to the far side of the screen, that unassuming bar represent something quite sign

anna: the u.s.retary of state meets with president under one at a crucial time for relations between the two countries. we'll go live to ankara for an analysis next. this is bloomberg. ♪ manus: it has gone to 3 p.m. p.m. 0 global equity markets are worth 71 trillion and counting. let's put some perspective in these markets. perspective,f global equity markets might be marching higher. europe and the u.s. closed higher yesterday but asia not quite following. the index is a little bit lower, the shanghai composite heading for its do -- biggest decline since december. austria doing all right on the commodity producers moving higher. in terms of the dollar we are seeing a little bit of a stronger dollar driven by the ericsh comments from rosengren and john williams. one10 year yield up about basis point. a little bit of weakness in metals coming through. copper and nickel down there. you mentioned dollar-yen, a spot price worth 111.0. this shows the option market is sending a signal that currency trader

anna? anna: deborah now there, thank you.e juncker has hit back .n donald trump's comments the european commission president told delegates from group, if he goes on like that, i am going to promote the independence of ohio and the exit of texas. at 10:00 a.m. london time we get an inflation reading from the euro area. i'm not sure -- david owen is still with us. under -- underlines the crazy atlantic -- transatlantic relationship. jean-claude juncker to donald trump. but in terms of politics around europe, we have had this meeting, the treaty of rome celebration, the 60th anniversary of the weekend and the maltese meeting -- meeting. there is a big argument as to how much closer together than the eu 27 are able to become and how much there is a two speed europe going on. what is your view on the strength of this union? razia: i think brexit and everything else is politically to form a closer union. david: things like the creation of the euro bombs would make logical sense. much, butt cost very it would take risk off of the b

anna: thank you.utch political leaders took the first steps towards forming a new multiparty coalition government under the prime minister -- as the prime minister beat wilders. focus now turns on the next political event in europe, the french election. spoke in berlin after meeting with angela merkel. he was asked about the dutch election and was cautious about making comparisons with france. >> i am extremely careful about that because i think there is no comparison. thattheless, i do believe it highlighted the fact that speech, deliver free when you explain what you do, what your constraints are in your country, you can defeat extremism. discussining us here to this and other geopolitical moments -- geopolitical issues at the moment is charles lichfield. great to have you on the program. we have had the dutch elections. let us focus on where that takes us next. macron did not want to make a link to the french vote. they doubted whether the french voters really cared how dutch voters voted. what is

anna: i am anna edwards. we have breaking news on the app or arrival to grab.argest rival to uber in southeast asia. tiny to raise over one and have billion euros. this being led -- backed by softbank. it wasn't clear if the money was coming from softbank or the yet disclosed softbank vision fund. softbank wasn't immediately available to comment. --s according to people with familiar with the matter. center is one and have billion dollars in a new funding round. matt: let's look at where futures are pointing. about an hour from the open of european trading. down.e euro stoxx ftse futures gaining, and cap futures down. very little movement today. the reason is we were expecting health care trump's overhaul yesterday. we didn't get it. congress pushed it forward to today. -- pushed back to today. traders have been essentially sitting on their hands. a lot of people see this as very important as an indicator to the power of donald trump to push through other legislation. more that is why we are fixated on capitol hill than we would normally be. but once we get thr

anna: terror strikes london. prime minister may says parliament will meet as normal after a suspected islamist extremist killed before and injured many at westminster. matt: the global selloff. investors wait -- a weight of verdict. anna: the ecb takes one more step toward exiting. how big will demand be? ♪ anna: a very warm welcome to bloomberg daybreak, our flagship morning show here in the city of london. matt: i am matt miller dropping in for a couple of days to keep you company. have you here in london. we are going to talk more about the general state of the market, what trump is doing on capitol hill and what that tells us about his ability to pass legislation. let's rely, we saw yesterday around london and westminster and the lack of reaction in equity markets and markets in general. this is the ftse 100 standing firm, facing down against that terror threat. we saw at around 2:45 p.m. yesterday london time the first news coming through of the attack and westminster -- and westminster. it took some time to

i am an edwards. -- anna edwards. manus cranny. 13 million dutch people go to the polls, the open in just under 13 minutes. immigration, integration, and islam are the key issues in this debate. the issue is populism goes to the polls in europe today and the dutch put a firewall. the exit polls will be at adequate p.m. tonight, we will be live in the hague. manus on the ground to cover the dutch elections. with us throughout the program. is coming in.news coming in.bitda shy the 1.4 billion that was estimated. sales were up by 13%. giving us some guidance on the picture as a report the full-year numbers. 1.6full-year net profit billion. that is in line with the 1.6 billion that had been estimated. let's leave the retailer there for the moment and watch shares at the start of trade. we need to talk about volatility and -- in a number of places. oil is increasingly one of those. give uti soaring overnight. all of that mixing in here. we're up by 1.7% on the price of a barrel of crude at 48.56. we have down by 2.7% in th

anna: thank you.et's get you an update on the markets. juliette saly has that for us. confidence -- consumer confidence putting a lift under asian equities. juliette: that is right. we did have that strong reading and consumer confidence and that has boosted asian equity markets. you have seen the nikkei close looking fairly flat. topiding to the topics -- x, it is in the red. elsewhere it has been broadly stronger in terms of sentiment. the asx 200 closing up .8 of 1% to its high level -- the highest level in two years. if we look at some of the stocks we have been watching, this is a nikkei report that the westinghouse unit has filed. to see me is up in the late japanese session. h shares continue to rally and energy players in the back of the rally on oil. to watch ins story australia, one of the best performers on the asx 200 today. it is also worth noting it is 40% below the bloomberg consensus one-year track on that stock at the moment. a good day for that one. let's have a look at the g chart.

anna: janet yellen.te the move higher in rates, both the dollar and 10 year treasury yield fell on the announcement. joining us in the studio, peter chadwell, head of european rate strategy. rate have you on the program to tell us your thoughts post fed group. see so muchng to market reaction to something so widely expected. the way she talked after the decision. the things she said and some characterize this as dovish. is a fair that characterization. the point of what the fed is doing here is they are increasing rates, but also acknowledging the terminal rate. the peak of their interest rate cycle is still not very high. in that speech, she talked about still having a low neutral interest rate. that is important. the pace of hikes is still going to be gradual and that is another reason we had the rally in treasuries. and this is on gradual. but secondly, it means that we don't have to be too concerned about getting the funds rate up to a certain level very quickly. we do have to be more concerned about

anna mae reminisces about those early years in this recording decades later.1931 by chance or kismet, their traveling families wind up in the same town, pamplin, virginia at exactly the same time. they combine acts for a one week variety show. >> your grandparents met pretty young. >> oh yeah. they were really teenagers. >> and suddenly, they're teenagers in love. >> grandma would always tell me "we weren't supposed to be seeing each other, but we did." [ laughing ] that's funny. they had planned this big getaway and off they were. >> they eloped to new orleans and at first stick with what they know, vaudeville. then one day bob goes to see a man about a car. he returns, instead, with a 90-pound chimp named snookie. >> grandpa actually put up $300 to get him, and back then that was a lot of money. >> he plans to make it all back, and more by taking a new act on the road featuring the world's only athletic ape. >> so, they went from juggling and joking to monkey business? >> absolutely. yes. >> and part of this act was allowing people to go in the ring with a c

anna: the u.k. prime minister visits scotland to call for unity ahead of triggering article 50 on wednesday. manus: oil producers say they will continue -- will consider extending output cuts. we are live in kuwait city with the latest. anna: a very warm welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: europe," our flagship morning show in the city of london. i'm anna edwards. manus: and i'm manus cranny. so you go away for a weekend ball euphoria -- donald trump didn't get his health care through the squabbling. the impact on markets is immediate. this is the dollar. the rise of the dollar on the accession of trump into the white house and his promised policies, and there, down, down, down. you seem the dollar touch a four-month low. the 200-day moving average could be breached. thisof america merrill say is still one of the most crowded trades out there even though 32% of their survey say the dollar is overvalued. buoydata isn't going to the dollar. manus: anna: interesting to see just how far the dollar has retre

[applause] anna: good morning. happy friday. i'm anna palmer and this is jake sherman. thank you for coming out this morning. thank you for all of you tuning in online. we are very excited to have democratic leader nancy pelosi joining us. down with ae to sit california democrat a couple of days after trump's mission and attorney general jeff sessions recused himself from investigating on russian interference on the elections. jake: we will talk about the first 100 days. we will get started with the program. i want to extend a special thank you to our partners in making this event possible. a sneak preview that we are announcing. we will have mitch mcconnell in an event next week. the foundation is making a conversation possible. theto say a few words, president and ceo of the foundation, michael peterson. thank you for joining us. [applause] welcome. it is a nonpartisan organization. it is a critical issue. as we head into the 2017 policy potential tos the improve. it is important for the administration and congress to take into account of where we are headed. let me s

anna-lysa: anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. horace: the police have scheduled a news conference about the investigation tomorrow. stay with abc 7 for new information. alison: a prince george's county police officer is facing drunk driving charges for a second time. officer christopher brown clipped a tractor-trailer on the beltway and crashed his cruiser into a guardrail. he then left the scene, but returned and was arrested for drunk driving. in 2012, pled guilty to crashing a cruiser while drunk. he was disciplined but not fired back then. tonight, the chief said he finds the incident "greatly troubling." he apologized to the community and said he will take action when he has all the facts. steve: gearing up for a chilly start friday morning, starting in the 30's. we will rebound nicely as we move through the midmorning and into the afternoon. attic clouds during the early morning, macy see a shower, but don't expect a lot. -- added clouds in the early morning, may see a shower, but don't expect a lot plus, tracking the rain

anna-lysa gayle joins us with more. anna-lysa?nna-lysa: city leaders say they are not seeing an increase in the number of missing persons cases, but what they are seeing an increase in his attention through social media. many tonight are outraged. >> [inaudible] anna-lysa: a young person in tears as she stood before mayor muriel bowser and police chief peter newsham while expressing concerns about the young people on the mpd list of missing persons. >> we need help. >> many kids going missing in the city, and it's been that way for a long time. anna-lysa: newsham says it's not a rise in cases but a improvement in the way the cases are reported. there were several testimonies from people who knew those who went missing, including a mother whose daughter ran away several times. >> my brother disappeared. anna-lysa: a woman whose brother was found murdered after being reported missing. and a person whose mother has not been found after 25 years. derek butler also has a connection to the topic. his sister has not been seen northwestua

anna-lysa: correct. called for accountability in montgomery county today, rolling in front of the council office building. a say council office members need to do more to protect citizens following the alleged rape of a 14-year-old student at rockville high school by illegal immigrants enrolled at the school. across the street, counter protesters said immigrants deserve their right to an education. the council member said that montgomery county is not a sex were because they do cooperate with ice. the grade chilly day than i keep the crowds away from the tidal chilly daythe gray did not keep the crowds away from the tidal basin, checking out the cherry blossoms. for one family from wisconsin, it was a chance to share the spring tradition. >> when we lived here, we enjoyed coming down and wondering w >> it's something we wanted to share with our children. kimberly: once the blooms hit their peak, they will last about four to seven days. 8 areand news channel proud sponsors of the cherry blossom festival.

alison: anna-lysa gayle has with the police are saying about this. anna-lysa? jonathan, inison, addition to the person who died here tonight, a child was transported with life-threatening injuries and another adult transport with non-life-threatening injuries. i will step out of the way so you could look at the scene. we are at the top of this hill. the mangled car beneath what ap testament church on forestville road. this is video from sky track 7. the mangled car is around by emergency responders. the deadly crash happened at at thisp.m. intersection. at this time, we don't know how many vehicles were involved in this deadly crash. a u.s. park police cruiser was struck at the scene. the officer was not injured. right now officials are in the early stages of the investigation. turned on a spotlight so they could get a better look at the vehicles involved. if you are driving this way tonight, plan on finding a detour. this section of forestville road will be closed for quite some time. live in prince george's county come anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: s

i'm anna edwards. matt: and i'm matt miller. anna: let's talk about currency markets.o be watching capitol hill. we do see some yen weakening overnight. a slightly longer view, this is the first drop in the yen we've seen in nine days. i was drawn to the strength of the yen recently. a nice column on the bloomberg, the title of it is, "has anyone checked out they can recently?" clues asre looking for to where markets go, we miss the obvious. yen strength over the last eight days has been a feature. briefly,k up to 110 so can buy fewer yen for the dollar and that is going to be one of the interesting aspects of today's trade. we are going to get one of the best currency guests on the program today. i'm looking forward to that discussion with kit juckes. let's look at the asset classes a lot going on with currencies. do i put the euro in there, the was argued to me is sexier, so i included that. falling back below 1.25. if you look at the intraday chart, it is a rather abrupt move. take a look at the s&p futures. 0.25%.p just about it will be interesting to see how impor

peter: what do you say about all that, anna?nna: i admit i was skeptical's to see this parallel between the women'sainst racism and rights. when i thought about it a little more, often what we look at it means to fight inequality, it's exactly the same things that can be done. it'sraising awareness, putting up quotas, it's affirmative-action programs. so i guess i''ve sort of changed my mind a little bit and i do think it is pretty much the same . inequality is the same, no matter who it is applied to. peter: coming from a pakistani perspective on that? pretty much the same. in pakistan, a lot of things have changed on paper. the women's quota has been increased in the parliament. there is 33 person representation that they have in the parliament. but on the ground level, nothing changes. influentialose people who make it to the parliament. it's only those influential women who have the right, but not the common woman. so it remains the same. the struggle remains in the problems have increased, in my understanding. peter: we've

anna-lysa: anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: part three of "when we rise" airs right in frederick, northbound lanes of270 are closed south frederick. at least one person has been killed in a crash. two cars were involved. a few additional details are available. stay with us for updates on that as soon as we get them. jonathan: during an emergency, every second counts. house caughtur fire, in the past used to have about 17 minutes to get out. but new hidden hazards are cutting that time. jonathan: and what has to do with this? [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] if your house catches fire in a you are sleeping, could you get out in three minutes? jonathan: firefighters are warning that what your house is made of could put your family and their crews in danger. >> we have a fire in the house next door. kimberly: it used to be homeowners would have 17 minutes to escape a house fire. today you may have fewer than three minu

anna-lysa: it would be, kimberly . this is such a big part of our tradition in d.c., and the people i talked with today are this cold weather will not affect them too much because they are so beautiful. not too also hoping for much snow on the ground, but everybody loves a good snow day. >> the wind was cutting today. >> i came down to see the cherry blossoms before they potentially die off. anna-lysa: cherry blossom lovers are soaking up as much as they can this weekend. the peak bloom date, pushed back butarch 19 through 22, officials are worried they could lose 90% of the blossoms if we drop below 24 degrees. >> keeping my fingers crossed when my mom visits next weekend they will be here. visitor fromis minnesota was not expecting the weather to change so drastically. >> i saw the weather last week and i thought it would be nice. then suddenly north. i'm sorry, everybody. anna-lysa: southwest airlines issued a travel advisory saturday afternoon, warning travelers to be prepared for possible disruptions in several ci

anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: we wish him the best of luck, and he is fundraising for medstar washington hospital center. that is the hospital that saved his life. there will be a lot of road in thes -- road closures district and arlington. to find out where, go to wjla.com. happening tomorrow, the harriet tubman visitor center will be open to the public. today, governor larry hogan went to the grand opening. located in the dorchester county of eastern shore, it celebrates the life of the maryland native who freed slaves on the underground railroad. courtrps are taking the for the first match of the big ten tournament for stop tim barber is there now. know you are a huge basketball fan. tim: 72-64. it would be more excited if they won. a lot of disappointed fans. no matter what, the dmv is winning tonight because they are expecting $33 million in the local economy. tonight, we spoke with one man who drove all the way from baltimore, and he did not even have tickets. >> yeah, i have to support the terps.

anna-lysa: anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news.e it. 7 on your side, and we are waiting for test results at a school bus lot. workers in prince george's county say that mold is growing inside of their office and lounge. it is making them sick. the school system says if there is a problem they will fix it. we will keep you posted. she says it is a reminder that good can come from evil. jonathan: a crime brought an unlikely pair together in faith. a 60-year-old woman had her purse snatched. the fairfax county police responded. in the report, the woman said among the things stolen was a rosary belonging to a friend's mom who had passed away. grandmother, so i felt obligated to make sure she had it returned. jonathan: talk about good police work. he got a rouge or a from a priest and showed up at the woman's home. she was so grateful she sent a thank you card and letter to the officer's boss. alison: what a nice story. the white house easter egg roll will happen april 17. there is still no word on the ticket lottery. we should find out

anna: what will that cost the u.k.? an irresistible metaphor, the divorce, that the media insist on using. what kind of settlement are we looking for? what amount of money are we talking about to get past that first hurdle and move on to those things that you can government would like to talk about? >> we've had a bit of posturing on the question of some sort of exit bill. it is not backed up in any basis in a you law, either in terms of what the obligations would be, or how you would resolve any dispute. we will wait and see a bit more detail on that. the one thing we know is we get our net contribution back which is in excess of 10 billion pounds. but i don't want to turn this just into a handle on the bean counting and the money, as important as that is. i want to look for the win-win, not the lose-lose, around trade, military cooperation. also, commonsense immigration arrangements. anna: around trade, i spoke to the food and drink administrator, and this is an interest rate that has -- an industry that has a lot at

anna-lysa gayle spoke with the family as they search for the killer. ♪ anna-lysa: hundreds packed largoigh school friday night to remember mcallister, shot and killed monday night in northeast and a parking lot off of benning road, were a friend's music video was being filmed. >> that was the love of our life. >> she was a beautiful spirit. anna-lysa: her parents sat in the front row as colleagues and mentors remembered her as a hard-working and vibrant student. my eyes and say i will be just like you. i never knew how much that meant until now. anna-lysa: over the years, ayana played basketball at largo high school before graduating. she also participated in the maryland state police cadet program. she was attending saint augustine in north carolina, where she was majoring in criminal justice. she was home on spring break when she was murdered. >> we will miss her. >> i have found faith i did not even know i had. so far, no arrests have been made in connection with her murder. this flyer was distributed at the vigil tonight. $25,000 r could lead to an arrest. live in largo tonight, ann

anna-lysa: that is for sure, kimberly. this is not what folks were expecting last week, but they are prepared for whatever mother nature has in store. that means calling airlines and being prepared to work from home if needed. >> they say a huge storm is coming to chicago and here, and we are like it out of dodge, get to where we are going. anna-lysa: they decided to rebook their flights sunday to avoid potential cancellations because of the weather. >> i got up early this morning and saw storms coming and i'm like, we better get on an earlier flight. here we are. airlines: a number of have relaxed policies on changing tickets. >> we will be here until thursday, so hopefully it will blow over. anna-lysa: and shoppers in arlington are planning for interruptions during the work and school week. >> getting all the extra eggs, everything our children will want if we are down several days because of the snow. >> the makings of spaghetti and meat sauce. we want our kids in school, but if it's not safe, we want them home. and if

anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news.imberly: abc 7 and news channel 8 are proud sponsors of the national cherry blossom festival. we want to see your pictures. burst.com/wjla and upload your photos. in silver spring, a fire left a family of 12 and their pets without a home tonig of the home on stony hill drive. thankfully, everyone made it out safely. firefighters say the kids were cooking when the fire started and the home did not have working smoke detectors. one firefighter suffered a non-life-threatening injury. a woman was airlifted to the hospital after getting pinned , inr an suv at about 5:00 the library parking lot along duke street in alexandria. tim barber filed this report earlier. tim: this medical evacuation and crash investigation captured the attention of this normally quiet alexandria library. >> hopefully she is ok. tim: yellow tape surrounded the center of the investigation. the driver hit a woman and the woman was pinned until first responders got her out. it is not clear what condition the victim is

anna-lysa: anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. michelle: we are waiting to hear if the police will be at the park and alexandria searching for possible human remains in connection with gang activity. this comes this week after a teenage girl was found murdered in springfield. that case may also be tied to gangs. te police in frederick memberswo ms-13 gang accused of attempted murder after an assault in frederick last month. >> this is a stormwatch 7 weather app alert. steve: a cold night ahead, windchill factors in the middle to upper 20's, lower 30's, and the wind is finally beginning to ease a little bit. fullrow, which are returns force, snow flurries and the forecast during the afternoon, highs in the lower 40's. talk about snow totals so far this season and another warm-up on the way. although of that coming up in just a few minutes. relief, finally home, a mother beaten and detained. nearly a year later she is getting to hug her daughter. tom roussey is at dulles international airport for the happy reunion. it is a reunion t

anna: have you had any interactions with trump? what has it been like since he moved into the white house? rep. pelosi: i spoke with him right after the election, but in terms of when he went to the white house, you know what happened. we go to the first meeting at the leadership house and senate, democrats and republicans. i will skip to the meeting part of it. the meeting started with him saying that he won the popular vote. what? even if you thought you did, we are talking about a legislative agenda. we are talking about a new president of the united states. show us your values. i won the popular vote. jake: he didn't. rep. pelosi: it doesn't matter. it matters that he thinks he did. here's the thing. i mean, look, this is trivial. it is just a reflection of what is important to a person -- the size of the crowd, the size of the vote. neither being factual statements. this is what we have to deal with. when a person who doesn't know the size of the crowd or the size of the vote makes a statement about my leadership, i don't trus

anna-lysa: they wound up in a gaithersburg restaurant. at one point, he intentionally rammed the passenger side of a police cruiser. once taken into custody, officers noticed he was hallucinating. he made strange >> i'm coming from heaven right now. >> coming from heaven? gayle, abcanna-lysa 7 news. alison: meanwhile, new developments on metro. is the safetrack plan working to make your ride better? commuters have dealt with closures and delays in the name of safety. jay korff breaks down the progress report. jay: the government accountability audit blasted metro for moving too quickly to begin repairs on a transit system plagued by safety and reliability concerns. criticized metro for poorly planning and managing aspects of this month's long projects that has led to widespread service delays. federal authorities say approach of safetrack is the most effective way to identify and address safety issues. they said because metro does not have procedures to plan future large-scale rehabilitation they lack a key tool to ensure their projects a

anna: thank you very much, guy.t belly three on the -- an assessment that least reflects on that. he will be wanting to get the economy match fit for the exit negotiations that are set to take place. forecasts on which the government bases its tax and spending plans. it looks as if they will get the chance for more room to maneuver and more room to build up that for a rainy day that you might need when the brexit negotiations get underway. that is what we are looking for for this year, and what will they say about the deficit? has he got another 12 billion pounds worth in this financial year in terms of room for maneuver and what does that do to gilt issuance? care,of money for social retailers facing higher taxes, and invested in the productivity fund. of course, all budgets take place against a very political backdrop, and today is definitely one of those. the lord last night, as we were saying earlier on in programming, voting to increase the ability of the parliament to veto what theresa may comes back from brus

anna? anna: thank you, juliette saly in hong kong. that's talk about g-20.ith german finance minister ahead of the g-20 in berlin yesterday. minutia described the talks as both extremely productive. this in contrast to other administration officials who 's $68 trillion -- 68 trillion deficit needing to be counted. here is what mnuchin said. >> the united states has had one of the most opened trading markets of anywhere in the world and is one of the largest markets of anywhere in the world, so the president is thatested in making sure our agreements are reciprocal, but they are fair and they are reflective of making sure that leasterican worker is at at the same playing field to compete. for: steve mnuchin arrived the two date meeting with finance ministers and central bankers from g-20 countries. trade is on top of the agenda. let's head to baden-baden or matt miller is standing by. good morning to you. what role is germany playing in this question mark -- in this? they are trying to force a consensus on global trade. what we are hearing from as well aserma

[applause] anna: good morning. happy friday. i am anna palmer. this is my co-author jake sherman. thank you for coming out this morning. we are very excited that house democratic leader nancy pelosi joining us this morning. it could not be a better time to sit down with the california democrat, a couple days after trump's joint session, and after attorney general jeff sessions just recused himself from investigating on the russia interference in elections. issuese will talk about leading to the first 100 days. before we get started with the program, i would like to extend a special thank you to our partners at the peterson foundation. also next week a sneak preview that we are announcing. we will have mitch mcconnell in an event next week. the peter g. peterson foundation is taking that conversation possible. here to say a few words is the president and ceo of the peterson foundation. mr. peterson, thank you so much for joining us. [applause] >> thank you. [inaudible] we are a nonpartisan organization. [inaudible] let me start with a brief context of our fiscal situation. 2007 we

anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. q: we are also following this story, no arrests yet in the sexual assault case of a woman in d.c.'s colorado neighborhood. the man broke into the woman's home last night. investigators say the woman was tied up, blindfolded, and sexually assaulted. >> it's very unsettling. to hear of a break-in is one thing, but the physical attack is unsettling. q: the man also stole several items. investigators say they do not have a description of the attacker. other kalorama family, and jeff bezos, the founder of amazon.com. theilly weekend, to say least, and will continue. josh knight is in the weather center with a forecast. josh: for a lot of us, this will be one of the coldest mornings we have had in a while. clear skies all day long, still clear tonight, allowing temperatures to drop quickly. a nice shot of the capital, looking nice most of the day. the big reason for the chilly temperatures, the clear skies the rest of the night. at least it will still be clear tomorrow. we will get all of t

anna: there are two things. medicaid is a shared state and federal program for the low income and there are cuts coming to that. in 2020.wn many poor people might be kicked off medicaid. there are tax credits that republicans are trying to get in place of subsidies. they are lower than the subsidies. it looks like the older and the less money you make, the harder time you might have finding health care that you can afford under this plan. any indication when we will get that cbo score? what are outside groups saying about who might lose coverage under this bill? anna: the cbo score, we heard from nancy pelosi's office, the , sheity leader, a democrat said the cbo score won't come until monday. this could be long after the markets are over. even though they will last a long time. that will give us the true look at how many people might lose coverage under this or how many people might gain it. there been estimates out there -- s&p put one out yesterday that talks about 4-6 million on medicaid and 2-4,00 million i