a quick check on the markets only bartz and frankfurt. yeah the e.c.b. is on everybody's minds the markets are flat in europe and i think the european central bank meeting on thursday is one of the main reasons for that it's going to be a very important one considering the minutes of the last meeting the one in december people assume that the e.c.b. is looking at a way to tighten monetary policy earlier what does that mean perhaps raise rates earlier and go back with khan wanted to easing earlier it's not just said and done yet but people will be watching very carefully what mario draghi says this coming thursday in order to get any hint of that sort of thing it's possible that the e.c.b. will wait until the next meeting but people are very anxious about what is coming and that's an important topic for the market today but it also big changes that a diligent buzz image runs the france talking strange there where you are what can you tell us. that's right the new c.e.o. ted of i'm of who's been in the office and so january first is going to have his first

.>>> two of bartz train cars were out of service after their big debut. the cars needed maintenance. they are complex machines and the operators are facing a learning curve. they are due for routine maintenance. >> they knew these technical issues when the cars were ordered. that is why our confidence is at such a low point. the project leaders say that they are confident that things will catch on. >>> they want to turn this parking lot in livermore to a brand-new destination. there is a debate over a location of a new hotel. >> this week the planning department released a conceptual design of a brand- new development. >> one of the parties for the community was to provide open space. and for there to be enough of it to be a place to go for a peer it of time for a picnic or to enjoy an outdoor performance, but it would be large enough to be meaningful in terms of a nice space. >> the city planner shows the two plans that are available on the city's website so that they can review them. many say it is a much needed hotel that is needed. >> instead of housi

bartz, by the way, most transit groups are operating on a sunday schedule. keep that in mind if you're getting around town. let's welcome back in meteorologist, rosemary orozco. a lot of people sleeping in this morning, i am guessing >> hopefully they have one more day of vacation holiday. for your weather we will have another dry and cool afternoon. a couple of changes to talk about, bigger changes coming in the extent of forecast. here's a look at storm tracker 2 where we have a couple of systems in site. this will be what we see in the coming days, by wednesday. thursday and friday a possibility as well. here's a look at what is happening into wednesday we will stop it, by the afternoon it was like we have some rain, not only for the bay area, but southern california which is great news as they continue to try to get those fires out. there is a look at thursday where we are in the possibility of scattershot activity. on friday he may also have some as well. the models change with each passing day. anywhere from .50-1-inch of rainfall with the next few day

markets i'm now joined by a hell of a humphrey in davos and of course the frankfurt stock exchange only bartz let's start with you helena no surprises there in that speech really was there anything in there that impressed the assembled business leaders. i think impressed would be the wrong word the general perception here now in davos is that speech was overhyped that said considering the perception of business leaders they certainly are receptive to the fact that donald trump has cut the corporate tax rate from thirty five percent to twenty one percent making his call for investment senshi what was a sales pitch all the more attractive to them but i don't say think that they were necessarily i'm surprised as to some concerns here from the international monetary fund that that corporate tax rate could hurt growth in the united states off to twenty twenty two due to the fact that the budget deficit would be considerably enlarge that's not so much of a worry of course to international investors because it wouldn't be hurting their home grown a con and it would be more of the united states so to

positions and that is the stumbling block for ram our ports are you know you need to get the growed bartz you know the stumbling block is actually inside the a.n.c. itself and must assume or so he needs to take in this firstly get mr zuma out of the governing space and then take control of government appoint his own people so we really can get a a confidence pounds so that the markets can response you know local business can. respond and so on so that that really is his challenge now that this zuma group has gone for populist policies you know lie for example you know taking land where are without compensation are what there does that undermines confidence ok and that really is the problem then so or me. where i am a course i will have to work against a big part of his party debts you know because some of the policies from the zoom are going to coming from this remarkable very popular spartacist absalom that my and rama poses over strategy you know to support for the i see your point there number any so how does rather pose a gain confidence is it by as he says he will confronting corrupt

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and a member of president trumps cabinet was in damage limitation mode bartz it's pretty clear to that she did not apologize our colleague here at the united nations from south african broadcasting s.a.b.c. obtained the minutes of the meeting and the ambassador told her african colleagues that she doesn't know what was said in the meeting that took place in the white house she said she wanted to stress the longstanding ties between the continent and the united states for example she said the u.s. had invested some sixty six billion dollars in the continent to fight hiv aids since the year two thousand and she stressed the importance of the continuing relation between african nations and the united states on those comments she simply said she regretted the political drama regarding what had been said in the meeting now at the african embassy bassett as listen to this very carefully remember that only a few days ago they were asking for president trump to come out publicly to retract my comments and to apologize they thanked her for her contribution but they also made it clear that it wa

the president of the united states is a great man most of or quite a few people on his site bright bartz appear to be splits brenne here has a popular post talking about a huge divide in trump's base that these comments this book have created and if you mine the comments on breitbart a bit you'll see quite a few people using words like betrayal to talk about the site's creator so divisions are clearly apparent there and more broadly speaking the most prominent or effective voice that i've seen in the past day or so pushing back on the book is arguably the former white house communications director anthony scaramucci you'll remember he was in the job for about ten days before being sacked for some very colorful comments he made to a journalist about steve bannon well he might be making a play to get back in the white house he's been making the rounds on cable networks including the president's favorite morning show fox and friends saying that bannon needs to apologize and walk back comments that he may have made about the president's son. everyone's talking about this book that michael wo