courtney, brianna and ashton.ll of them of course have heard scores of times the story of how their parents met. it was 1978. cristi had gone to see a relative at the air force base in nearby san bernardino. quite by chance, while she was there she encountered a security guard who, to her at least, looked just like elvis. it was blair christopher hall. chris to his friends. >> apparently she was a little flirty at the gate. [ laughter ] >> in short order, chris and cristi got married. she was 17. he, 20. and as the girls grew up, they said they never doubted for a single moment the powerful bond of love. their parents with them, and with each other. >> they were probably closer with their parents than most children. they're the parents i hope to one day be. >> cristi is the vivacious glue of the family. chris, her perfect mirror. >> my dad is a little more kicked back, quiet, relaxed. they're the perfect balance. >> chris was a police officer in san bernardino until he was shot in the line of duty. then he went of

>> i was michael is already leave something courtney is leaving already? a shocking finale that saw is elimination of the season's top two front-runners. 14-year-old courtney hadwin and father of six michael ketterer ♪ he don't understand >> when one direction were on one of our shows they didn't win and went on to did well. ♪ beautiful >> howie shared a similar sentiment when talking about courtney. >> my hand are sweaty and my knees are weak. >> john travolta a runnerup from a talent contest. >> plenty of those. jennifer hudson. >> he's going to be fine. >> as for shin lim's magical winning moment, only "e.t." was live with him today. >> it's a dream right now. maybe because it's tired. >> has it sunk in at all? >> not really. kind of but it's still such a crazy moment. i'm so happy. i can't stop smiling. >> congratulations. back to simon, he came out to support carrie underwood at her hollywood walk of fame ceremony. >> the "idol" family are a tight knit bunk. an emotional carrie underwood feeling the love. >> i have been so blessed in my life to have s

anne-marie. >> thank you, courtney. well, the mayor of wilmington says there are no roads leading into his city that are passable. in wilmington trap, they're waiting for basic supplies and david begnaud has been trying to navigate the area. >> reporter: look at that map from the department of transportation. every black dot represents a road closure. that gives you a sense of how difficult it is to drive around the southeastern part of the state. we found sam block stuck as slug water. he works at world central kitchen. they feed people after natural disasters and he had a lot of food with him. i got to tell you with almost every place closed, anybody will take a meal like that.pffr trthe communitp the community d there we ran into flood block. people from the stoney creek neighborhood were being evacuated, families as well as pets being taken across the floodwatep floodwaters flop nel. that was on highway 17 in bishop. frfrom therpfrom there wt , truck driver stranded in floodwater. he said he has enough food and wate

courtney zebrowski, light from wilmington, north carolina tonight. courtney, be safe. >>> the extreme conditions from florence could stick around for a couple of days at least. our chief meteorologist, paul vno has been tracking it. >> we want to talk about the storm surge. it could get as high as 13 feet. that is about as tall as a one- story house. the actual base of the ocean, rising that much for significant storm, about 18 hours away from making landfall. these are some of the wind gusts happening right now along the carolina coast line. hatteras has already seen wind gusts close to 70 miles per hour. wilmington, north carolina, the biggest city around is about 30- 45 miles per hour. on the weaker side of the storm, 35 mile-per-hour wind gusts around myrtle beach for 18 hours before landfall. the storm, near the center of the storm, which we really should not focus on, it is 100 mile-per-hour winds, the hurricane winfield now extends out 80 miles from the center of the -- center of the storm. the energy is not compacted over the center, it is sp

courtney: let me get you caught up. the leaders of north and south summit byped up their announcing the summit by announcing the next steps of getting rid of the north's brint down the missile test our. the president meets with south korean president moon jae-in on monday. president trump says he wants to hear from the woman who has accused supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault. the president has made it clear he stands behind kavanaugh but says that if dr. ford makes a credible showing, "it would be interesting." they want an fbi investigation before she appears. construction in the u.s. rose more than expected in the u.s.. -- theylized rate of fell the most in a year and a half, adding to signs that homebuilding is struggling to stabilize. a report that british prime minister theresa may is expected to reject the improved irish offer. michel barnier has not dropped his insistence that northern ireland be treated as a separate customs location from the rest of the u.k. that is one of the key issues pr

i'm courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. vonnie: les moonves steps down from cbs, leaving the business he's been at for more than 20 years. we look at what's next for cbs and for national amusements. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. taylor: i'm taylor riggs. this is the european close on bloomberg markets. vonnie: les moonves has stepped down after more allegations of sexual harassment. saddened tos deeply be leaving the company after two decades. joining us on the phone is brian wieser. he has a hold rating on cbs with a price target of $53 a share. it's hard to imagine this is how it all came crumbling down after all of this time. if this was going to happen what didn't you just leave? -- he just leave? >> he needed to leave. the position was untenable to say the least. he will inevitably be gone. vonnie: why did he opposed the merger so much? he could have left without this shadow hanging over him and this investigation going if he had just agreed to the merger in the first place. >> i think t

and courtney from payne capital management. courtney, start with you. is he right? markets don't like hearing it. we don't know how much progress he is making. he is taking a tough stand. is he right? >> i think what is kind of interesting we finally had a week where china and the u.s. were not going to talk trade. now we're talking about the u.s. and canada. but it is actually not the first time that we've seen this. in the past the u.s. and canada has had trade negotiations gone down to the wire where they have to hammer out details. in all honesty i don't think trump is trying to go to a trade war. i don't think canada will do it either. i think at some point we come to a negotiation. especially by the midterms that will be a big win for trump. we'll see. melissa: speaking of win, gary, looks like he is closest to mexico, that would be the ironic first one to go in the win column. >> quite amazing and it is a start. i've been talking for weeks here, there is not one thing i like about tariffs. it is a consumer that pays for them in the enbut if these tactics get

>> thanks a lot, courtney, for having me.ome very rich data analytics in terms of preparing what we know is coming in. obviously we are -- we have a very resilient and experienced team of associates that have gone through matthew, maria, harvey, irma in the last couple of years so we know how to prepare our stores and obviously at 7:15 when had had landfall this morning we knew what to do. we always take safety first. and obviously our thoughts are with all of our associates and our customers and families in the carolinas. but we use a three tiered approach, which is plan, protect and then restore so we are right in the protection mode right now. >> typically how long does it take after the storm passes to get trucks with fresh produce and fresh goods back into the stores i mean if the roads are flooded and you have other -- literal obstacles in the way, how do you restock to make sure food -- obviously it's so basic ---en a everyone needs it -- is there on time >> yeah, courtney, we source very locally so we have immediate r

great weekend >>> in corporate news, the world's biggest retailer issuing a warning over tariffs courtneyeagan has what walmart is saying. we have heard of walmart >> they're the world's largest retailer we talk a lot about amazon, but by revenue walmart is the largest. they're warning robert lighthizer, these tariffs go into effect prices may have to go higher for the consumer the first round will increase by 10% on september 24th and then 25% on january 1st look at this list. it took me several hours yes, sir. >> it's long and hard to understand i don't know a lot of the things there's a lot of chemicals and weird products >> would products, products that go into beauty products. they also say carpet, christmas tree lights, patent leather, bicycles, golf bags. if all of those things are subject to a tariff, walmart says we will be forced to increase prices. >> could they buy american >> walmart has been trying for years. they had a big initiative and they laid out 2$250 pill o250 bt they wanted to buy in american made goods over the course of several years. they do a big event every yea

i'm courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. vonnie: let's get more on mark carney. quick check of the pound. talks.ere the u.k. premised are thinking mark carney is doing a very good job and there will be more news shortly from that meeting. the office of theresa may confirmed that hammond and carney discussed his future. keeping this waiting. right now the british pound is about .3% weaker versus the u.s. dollar. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. i'mime romaine bostick -- romaine bostick. the u.k. government has just been speaking about mark carney's future. theresa may's office says there will be an update on the boe governor shortly. not quite sure what shortly means. somebody who might know is stephanie flanders. we don't know whether it's going to be today or another day. right? >> we are getting a sense that it's not going to be today. it certainly could be in the next few days. flurry ofad this attention and mark carney admit in his testimony to lawmakers beenafternoon

courtney, a lot of contradictions here.ake us through it. >> what we are learning is that north korea is continuing to try to conceal the nuclear program. we reported on that earlier in the summer when we found out they were not only trying to conceal what they were doing, but continuing pace to work on their nuclear program with the production of uranium. in this case, what we found out from officials is that they are working to conceal at least one of their nuclear warhead storage facilities. what is important about this, as you mentioned, this is three months after the summit where president trump and kim jong-un met and agreed to denuclearize the korean peninsula. we have not seen that. there's another piece of intelligence, they are continuing on pace with what the assessment was there would be five to eight new nukes in this calendar year. that is still the assessment that the north koreans are workinging toward. >> i want to bring in juan. i want to get your reaction to this. intelligence sources, as courtney explain

i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg.onnie: coming up, taking a stand, president trump speaking out against beijing as the next round of tariffs are set to kick in on monday, we will speak about it next. this is bloomberg. ♪ live from new york, i am vonnie quinn. guy: from london i am guy johnson and this is the european close on bloomberg markets. let's turn our attention to china, american company should not count on carveouts in the latest round of tariffs on chinese goods as we learn the trump administration has put an existing process in place. -- a singin process in place. -- exemption process in place. zhu guangyao joins us live from berlin. good afternoon in berlin. how should china respond to the latest round of tariffs that have been generated out of the trump administration? there is the threat the tariffs will be raised. how should china phrase its response? >> that is a trade war, it is economy.damage to the any trade war with the u.s. the u.s. imposed the tariff increase. -- the chinese government responsibl

courtney, thank you very much.ur of the new amazon tour speaking of amazon, eu antitrust chief margarethe vestager will talk about her probe into that probe. that's something she is looking into. >> she is a formidable presence when it comes to all of those things in terms of competitiveness in europe. >> and tends to focus on u.s. technology companies which she gets criticism for about being anti-american but she says we have to look into their anti-competitive behavior. >> indeed. >>> the bt president rejecting meeting with canada's trudeau. we'll talk to the president and ceo of institute for international finance in a moment >>> plus, one retailer plunging this morning you probably know what it is but we'll keep you guessing. chairman grassley making some open statements, apologizing to both ford and kavanaugh, calling for senators to exercise civili or e xttyvethne couple hours. we're back in a minute this isn't just any moving day. this is moving day with the best in-home wifi experience and millions of wifi

i am courtney donohoe appeared this is bloomberg. vonnie: coming up, we will speak to alessio de longis from oppenheimerfunds. this is bloomberg. ♪ amnie: live from new york, i vonnie quinn. romaine: i am romaine bostick and this is the european close on bloomberg markets. vonnie: the fed president speaking now at a panel titled reality check, the former vice , the former viceederal chairman of the federal reserve -- she says the policy rates should be moving towards neutral. -- growth outlook strengthening from the june forecast. let's bring in alessio de longis . what is the turmoil in emerging markets signal to you? alessio: the continuation of the turmoil is what we expect in the foreseeable future. emerging markets are lose -- are looking attractive. we are looking for a few catalysts to see the route to stop and they carry a low probability. the catalysts are -- global rate synchronization of growth acceleration, the beautiful story from last year and quarter one, we know what happened since. the latest pmi survey suggest local

thank you. >> thank you, courtney. so can i get everyone to standup, please, for the presentation of colors and the playing of our national anthem. [presenting of colors] [national anthem] >> next, megan fox is going to be leading us in the benediction. >> i invite you to carry the face that you have in humidity, or the face that you find in the training and the wisdom that we have shared together through the police curriculum and through the command staff. center yourselves in gratitude, center yourselves in compassion and peace. claim self-care more often than you think you need to, and for those who are feeling a bit anxious about getting an honor when so many brave acts have been every day that maybe don't get acknowledged, i want to thank you for being a blessing to us for letting us thank you, and to thank the families and friends who have gathered for blessing us through the support that you provide to all of the officers in this space. may safety surround us, may love hold us, and may compassion be the undergir

this festival invites many comedians from all over, but i'm pretty sure that courtney here is probablyone of their top comedians. >> last week i was late for a party because i put moisturizer on my arms and spent the next 25 minutes trying to open up my door. >>> there are so many beautiful places in the united states. and nia creek in yosemite, california, is one of them. look at the natural water slide. once you discover it, why not decide to -- >> slide on it. >> oh, cool. in this case, kayaking. >> wait a minute, we have seen so many pictures of yosemite, we went there, where was this hiding? >> it is there, you just got to know how to get to it. this is from the youtube channel. staying in the world atrium brought to you byohnny isow >> whoa! >> the water is not deep. you're basically skipping a stone. watch this, this guy slams hard >> where is the chill piece? >> there's no chill. >> at the bottom, what is it like? >> wow! >> that was sick. >> that's amazing. >> it doesn't come without some injuries and repositioning. >> time to try out the north. >> wait a minute, he >> that's

courtney, by way of asking you how we know what we know, is this a two-track world? you've covered the pentagon for a long time. is it the pentagon and what they do every day and viewing the north as a clear and present danger, and on this other track, whatever happens to come out of the white house? >> i think it's actually more of an administration versus what comes out of president trump. and so there is, you know -- i've heard it described as a very bifurcated strategy where you have the president praising this dictator and while his administration at the same time is enhancing or maximizing this pressure campaign that we were hearing a lot about when tensions were at their highest with north korea at the end of 2017 and early 2018. this is similar to what we've seen with russia where he'll praise his relationship and talk about wanting a better relationship and at the same time they're cracking down with sanctions and whatnot and seeing that here with north korea. he tweeted about this parade yesterday. it could go either way depending on whether it's a abaaoud

morgan, back over to you >> thanks, courtney, courtney reagan, back at hq. >> even at last report, itbeen a huge two-year assessment of what the order flow can justify what the stock is at. >> elon musk made another surprising move on twitter today, re-tweeting a link to our interview yesterday with former gm executive bob lutz. in that interview lutz said, quote, tesla san automobile company that is headed for the graveyard. lutz also said in that, in another year or two, we'll see a movie called "who killed tesla," conspiracy movie starring leonardo di capio. i guess this is tongue in cheek for elon musk because bob lutz has said this before and it's a similar argument and he's highlighting to his followers, oh, look, another comment, probably on cnbc, but also maybe he liked the idea of leo playing him. >> who wouldn't for one thing, but also, yeah, i think the first observation is, you know, the more old, retired detroit car company ceos come out and say this guy can't do it, he probably wears it as a badge because that's the entire brand and personal image there you know, a littl

courtney was on a low dose of fertility drugs and was told they might have twins.beit tired parents to wales, saylor and bridge and these adorable sextuplets. >> this is layke, rivers, tag -- >> tag the tank. >> yes, big boy tag. >> this is blue, big boy blue, rawlings, this is sweet little rayne. >> how do you handle it when they're all screaming? >> it's hard, but i've gotten used to knowing they can't get >> the usually sweet tempered 9 month olds go through 30 bottles and 60 diapers a day and they're getting ready for reality tv show fame with their new tlc series "sweet home sextuplets." >>id you guys react when your mom and dad said you're going to have some little baby brothers and sisters, six in fact? >> well at the time i didn't know it was that big of a deal. but now it's a really big deal. >> what's the best part? >> just having all of our kiddos right here with us. this is the best place to be. just under this roof. >> so cute. brook looks like she wants another one. a new episodhome sextuplets" airs tomorrow night on tlc. now tonight get ready for the

let's check in on the first word news with courtney donohoe.s take up anaugh key supporter in his fight to win confirmation. said he willflake vote in favor of the nominee when the judiciary committee holds a vote later today at 1:30 . not clear whether brett kavanaugh will be confirmed by the entire senate. a test maybe held tomorrow and a final vote next week. the man who supervises the russian investigation rod rosenstein has agreed to speak privately with house lawmakers, not clear when the meeting will take place and republican leaders say they have asked him for a meeting and he threatened to subpoena him if he refused to answer questions. he will meet next week with president trump following a report he discussed secretly recording the president. it is clear that differences stand in the way between appropriations of between germany and turkey, angela merkel and the turkish president class over a turkish journalist that the president of turkey wants extradited but angela merkel says the countries have differences when it comes to free, d

in wilmington delaware -- north carolina courtney zebrowski. >>> the rain is more than enough, recordunts that will push numbers to astronomical heights over the next 3-4 days. as the hurricane crawls to a slow snail's pace, you could walk faster than it's moving tonight. rainfall amounts are now approaching to .5 ' and they picked up 30 and one half inches of rain and the expect as much as 40.0" in coastal north carolina. we will have that later in the forecast and in the news. >>> i honestly don't waste my time with people who don't believe in climate change. the woman believed as the architect of the paris climate accord. it's the deal that president pulled out of early this year. despite the us expanding the accords author says there is still a lot we can do here in california. kpix 5's andria borba explains. >> reporter: with al gore the marin action climate showcase was designed to show how people can reduce their footprint. and none of other itry good the an. business plan but if it's not implemented by any other business plan it remains a document on the shelf, so, this is abo

thanks, courtney. >> 4:41. let's check in with kari hall. >> we start out with clear skies across the bay area. we're going to have another day of some sunshine. live look outside in san jose, and as we head down to sun sunnyvale, mid 80s by afternoon. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend coming up next. >>> a live look fremont 880 by the truck scales, moving very nicely right now. traffic helded throughout the east bay and some slowing over in hayward continues. state in t plastic straw >>> california will soon be the first state in the country to limit plastic straws. yesterday governor brown signed a bill which prevents dine-in strauts from automatically asking plastic straws. instead customers have to ask one. that law takes effect next year. >> before you know it we'll be paying ten cents a straw. >> yes. >> and we need straws. it is so hot outside. i had my ice water and my straw yesterday. >> nice coffee day today. >> ice coffee for sure. >> it's going to be hot. >> fall flavors but it's hot. >>

courtney reagan joins us with more courtney >> reporter: welcome to soho in new york city. amazon's brand new store this is called amazon four star. just opened an hour ago. let's come inside. this is a permanent store. has about 1800 items all items here are rated four stars or higher, trending, top sellers, or new. the first table you come upon in the store the most wished for. these are products most added to wish lists while it is a very physical store, you can see there are digital price tags for some products, it is one price for everyone but for other products, there are different prices if you're a prime member or nonprime member. the tags change, so does the information. >> price tags update in real time withthe website as amazon prices change, prices in store change. also customer reviews change and ratings change, they update in store as well. >> check out the books that's how amazon started. that's how amazon wants you to continue to associate with it at its core, its book selection even though they have 17 bookstores, you're going to find books in the more gene

courtney reagan breaks down the spending forecast. >> reporter: less t 100 days to go until christmas a it's looking like a joly season for retail pl various forecasts from retail consultant gup predict holiday sales grown between 3 and 5.5%. deloin estimates a t of $1.1 trillion. online sales expectsed to grow 16 and 22% with ecommerce making up as mh as 20% of holiday spending. the forecasts are robust compared to the historical average and because it representsolid growth on top of last year's strong season. e economists calculating the forecasts say strong consumer sentimt, low unemployment and stable savings rates are overpowering risks for now. but a significant decline in the stock market or a higher prices from new tariffs could change the outlooks from being as ros as santa's cheeks. more nightly business repor courtney reagan. >>> let's turn to deloit for more on the holiday spendingre st, the u.s. retail leader with his firm's retail andpr distributiontice, rod thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having plea. >> you're a popular guy with the forecast here. you know, we tal

reporter courtney zubowski is in the middle of it tonight. >> reporter: north carolina is still taking a monster beating from this storm, the wind going strong and the rain just 1/3 of the way over. florence slammed the carolinas with 90-mile an hour winds, then came to nearly a dead stop battering the coastal communities with torrential rain. homes, still occupied. (track #4) barbara diab came to check on her home. (sot pipe 4 13:19:22) cz: what are your thoughts after 26 i'm a in wilmington, north carolina, firefighters prayed outside the home where a mother and baby died after a tree crashed through the wall. >> this is only the beginning. florence is a very slow mover. >> reporter: in new bern, north carolina, streets look like rivers as rescue crews work to pull trapped people from their homes. officials say the storm surge has reached up to 10 feet in some areas. they are asking those who did not evacuate to stay off the roads. >> please stay sheltered in place. do not go out in this storm. >> reporter: but some north carolina residents did not heed the warning. >> i don't think

courtney reagan explains. >> reporter: jet.m is getting makeover. the site began as a low cold front retailer allowing shoppers to pay with a debit card or o waive returns save money. the step part of the offering is no longer main message. two years after the purchase of the company for $3 billion wlmt is making a renewed push for younger affluent city shoppers. >> wfohave sed the business and the urban consumer. it's a very customer-focused business that we are building. and we know that there is an opportunity to build something that's ver different from other people in other competitors in the city. >> but reports suggest jet's traffic is declining, increasing the need t tur the tide. to do that, jet is adding popular brands like nike. customers will also be able to buy from local businesses like all wyhers bak in new york city. fd in the big apple jet.com is promisingter grocery delivery options. taking a direct aim at competitors whole foods, target and fresh direct. in allows jet's part compa wal-mart to reach city shoppers it otherwise would

courtney bembridge has more. the sicilian capital with a clear message, pope francis chose palermo's port, a centre of mafia activity, to send it. translation: today, we need men and women of love — not men and women of honour, of service — not overpowering. we need men and women to walk together, not to chase power. the catholic church has had a chequered history of relations with the mafia in southern italy, but the pope says people can't believe in god and belong to the mafia at the same time. a mafioso does not live as a christian because he blasphemes with his life in the name of god. the event was held to mark 25 years since parish priest giuseppe puglisi was shot dead on his doorstep by the italian mafia. it was his 56th birthday, and reportedly he said to the gunman, "i've been expecting you." the priest was known for being outspoken against injustices. with little support from the church hierarchy in sicily, he preached against the mafia and worked with young people to keep them away from the group. tran

courtney? >> reporter: right, we are along the intercoastal waterway, right there is wrightsville beach. what we are seeing here is that driving rain, still those strong winds. we've been driving around looking at damage, roof damage, siding damage, trees toppled onto power lines. we've talked with hurricane holdouts who say what's so surprising to them is how long this is lasting, 24 hours of this rain and wind. they're hoping to get through tonight, into tomorrow, and start the cleanup process. jeff? >> glor: all right, courtney, thank you very much. we're going to check in now with demarco morgan. lumberton, north carolina is still trying to recover from a hurricane two years ago, now dealing with florence and trying to shield itself as best as possible tonight. demarco, what's happening in lumberton? >> reporter: volunteers and national guardsmen are here outside the west lumberton baptist church sandbagging, trying to protect the town. tese volunteers, many of them residents, got the call

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today's presentation will be with courtney with a more detailed breakdown.i want to take responsibility for having counselled them not to do more general slides about the overall development. we look if you those facts verbally. but the slats will focus on the parklands. that will be filed by oe wg. i will get back up to talk about the specific agreements that will be brought back to you with the request for approval should you be so inclined. with that, i will hand over to courtney. >> good afternoon, commissioners i am the senior project manager for india basin project. i work for bill to, francisco developer derek -- i work for build, a san francisco developer we are redeveloping the india basin open space. and we partnered with rp be to design and title so they would be eligible to receive future funding at buildout. if he is doing out into the ownership of just our piece of the project, you will notice that court has jurisdiction over a few of the streets that are in our open space. about 3 acres. the majority of our site outside of the porch jurisdicti

now for more let's cross over to new york and our financial correspondent and courtney yes as u.s. china terroristic and markets in europe and asia have posted losses on monday are investors on wall street asked pessimistic finally the trade tensions also hit the u.s. the market for the first time since u.s. president donald trump announced a new round of terrorists last the week we did trade to the downside was the dow jones industrial average the loss was not dramatic but it was a downturn of almost two hundred points with blue chips there is a lobbying group called terrorists hurt the heartland and this group against more and more popularity hundreds of companies have already joined the cause so to speak a lot of companies varying from the toy sector from the chemical industries some from the car industry some tech companies specially the retailers the fashion industry they're all concerned that prices that costs are going to increase and therefore that will also lead to higher prices for consumers and how big the impact will be remains to be seen donald trump for reason for now

courtney: -- first word news. ceremonies and a moment of silence were held in new york, at the pentagon, and at schenkel, pennsylvania. -- shanksville, pennsylvania. president trump said passengers and crew of the plane fought until the very end. more than a million people living in the path of hurricane flies have been ordered to leave homes. the storm is taking aim at north and south carolina and poised to become the strongest hurricane to hit the region and 64 years. for -- were cast safe learns will make landfall late thursday or early friday, somewhere between trust and south carolina and virginia. the damages could reach $27 billion. small business optimism in the u.s. is at a record high. according to the national federation of independent business, companies are planning them as capital spending since 2007 and hiring intentions have never been higher. the chief casino relator in a are critics the new sports betting industry will pass nevada's by 2020. gambling was robust in the first weekend of pro footbal

here's courtney donohoe. the first time in 11 years a south korean leader is visiting the capital of north korea. president moon jae-in was greeted by president kim jong-un for a landmark meeting aimed at stolen nuclear talks. it's the leaders this year. high drama on capitol hill. an explosive public showdown with a seat on the supreme court as a state. the white house's pick for the high court and the woman accusing him of sexual assault will testify next week for senate committee. the hearing has delayed the republican plan for the senate judiciary committee to vote on the nomination this week. wilmington, north carolina, officials will hand out food, water and other supplies to residents stranded by record flooding. one road to the city was opened briefly allowing military trucks bring in some supplies. others are being delivered by helicopter. global news 24 hours a day on air and at tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm courtney donohoe. this is

i'm courtney reagan. had been up 123 points and now down by about 24 the nasdaq turned negative before rebounding. higher by just about 17.5 points nike, home depot, american express. nike erased all the losses linked to the colin kaepernick ad and helped online sales for nike footlocker the big winner along with el brand. snap lower and tesla jumping on the back of positive comments. hi, dom. >> we'll begin with the markets and bob on the floor of the new york stock exchange. bob, like courtney said, we lost a lot of steam and a lot of the gains cut in half. what exactly is the thing that is dragging us down, if it's just one >> no, it's several. tech ruling and we have some tariff worries continuing and we just have a general loss of momentum in some key sectors like health care let me just show you apple not only that, cisco and some big tech rolling over a little bit. then the financials. goldman has been descending and most of the big cap banks have slowly been descending that is continuing again tod

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i'm courtney reagan. >> good friday morning.e're watching showers trying to ve into southern portions of our area. could be nearing 95 in an hourso or so this morning, chances of showers around 8:00 and as weroo h the day it will be cloudy with temperatures around 80 gdegrees. changes to your weekend though. that forecast coming up. >> plus brand new crash on 66 causing some delays. we'll take a lookra at your tvel times and t >>> welcome back at 6:44.id former vice prt joe biden is not giving up on a mission he started while at the white house. an all out effort to increase research and funding to end cancer. kicked off the cancer summit last night. they will be delivering later today at the wharf when the summit continues. >> craig melvin is there you understand you have an exclusive sit down interview this morning. tell us what you're going to be talking about. >> aays good to see you. good to see you as well. we look forward to talking y abt wh guys were talking about. the biden cancer summit here at thewharf. the vice presi

i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. vonnie: thank you.news, event bright has just started -- preventbrite has just -- eventbrite has just started trading. it is having a wonderful beginning, depending on how you look at it. 6, the second ipo where we are seeing a performance in the first trading. really's health unit -- eli lilly's health treatment was also spun out. at 37.71, trading up, and the cofounder will be on in the 1:00 hour. this is bloomberg. ♪ it is time for our global battle of the charts. you can see all of these charts on the bloomberg, run the function gtv . it is abigail doolittle. weakness, at the low, it had been down, on pace for its worst drop since late june. interesting considering most investors expect the fed to hike next week, typically solid rates rising, as is the case now. but we have this week, off of the lows. with this five-year chart, we with choppy uptrend investors uncertain as to the path of the fed over the last few years, we seek a few different uptrends. if above 94 coming toes you that the dolla

if there is no possibility for the different positions and views to courtney's this was mutual understanding and respect. then jump around chris to undertake a fundamental assessment and its position as a member of the sea. the decision is a relief for environmentalists to calling for a complete ban on whaling and more protections for them by listening and take me inside whales face dangers on multiple fronts commercial fishing underwater noise pollution toxic chemicals and of course ubiquitous plastic waste dealing with these problems is a tall order. this year's meeting of the whaling commission was the first time these problems were officially recognized member states also say that they want to address the increase well populations. in bonn is a good football dortmund's be fine for three one of the fight and i game they're now in first place at least for a day so resigning open the scoring for dortmund in the thirty sixth minute his first goal for the black and yellows and the sixty eight minutes of us in and they are equalized for frankfurt's hammering home danny to cost across in style

announcingand unions a courtney did strike for later this month. the details coming up in business. the french might be good at a lot of things but learning english is not one of them. it look at what the country is trying to do to sort that out. but first, our top story, live from paris. ♪ french president emanuel macron has unveiled a new plan he hopes will tackle poverty. he has presented the 8 billion euro project earlier today near the eiffel tower. macron had been criticized as the president of the rich. this plan seems to be his way of trying to change that image. all of you ladies and gentlemen, i want to set out a new fight, one that is indispensable and vital for our country. one that will forget no one. speaking more about the and treating the consequences, to go beyond a system that is too complex for services and work on a company for each person. .> we are joined now chris, tell usus what is in this plan. as you heard, 8 billion euros worth of spending announced over the next four years. measures forching access.e and improving a lot of money going into jobs training s

my name is courtney mckinney, and this is my ancestrydna story.ith 2 times more geographic detail than other dna tests. order your kit at ancestrydna.com >>> a former aide to president trump's campaign said he's fairly certain he knows who wrote that op-ed in the new york times last week. talking about the anonymous opinion piece by someone claiming to be a senior official and part of what the author referred to as an act of internal resistance. >> let me tell you, i'm physical therapy -- fairly certain i know who it is. they are on the list of people who they said didn't write it. >> who do you think it is? >> i'm in the going to go into that. i believe, first of all -- sdp y. >> you talked to your attorney. you said i think i know who this is based on certain language and he says don't reveal it? >> yes. based on language and the fact i believe these kinds of people leave a trail of crumbs when they're trying to deceive people around them. that's the way it always is. >> that's one take. i want to talk about the broader impact. former national p

kate courtney, 22 years old and enjoying the view from the top of mountain biking. has it sunk in? >> i'm like who me? >> reporter: yeah. >> no. it's really a special feeling. it sunk in in layers i think. >> reporter: what the kentfield native did in her first year of pro elite level racing was first won the u.s. national championship and then a few weeks back in switzerland -- goldndsilver switches just like that. >> reporter: turned a 30 second deficit into a rout like secretariat at the belmont stakes, became the first american in 17 years to win a world championship winning by 48 seconds. >> crossing the finish line i went straight to my parents. it was really special to have them there and there was not a dry eye in my village of support. for me in the moment it was in some ways less anxiety provoking because all i had to do was focus on okay, ride this route clean. ride this rock section. i know i'm really good in this one section or i know i need to push a little harder in this section. >> reporter: it took the sting out of a second place finish in 2017 and further elevated

almost 1 million homes and businesses have no power, courtney is a basque he is in north carolina. >> we been under -- >> reporter: we've had heavy winds and rain all the cleanup continues. florence is showing no mercy to north carolina, the slow-moving storm has virtually stalled dumping relentless rain after making landfall as a category one hurricane. >> it's deep, there's scary. there are cars going under and people freaking out. >> reporter: water is rising fast in the northeast part of the state leaving entire communities flooded in jacksonville. people trapped in their submerged homes have been rescued by boat and helicopter. anthony loved watched as the water crept up to his front door. he says he wasn't taking any chances. >> if you see the water coming in, it's like i'm not going to stay here and get wet. >> reporter: officials in wilmington are asking evacuees not to return home just yet, to give crews enough time to remove downed trees and restore power. this grocery store opened early this morning, just in time, people here have been running out of supplies. >> we were pr

courtney has the details >> hi.w-cost retailer giving shoppers options to lower their total it is still part of the offering but no longer jet's main message as of today. two years ago walmart bought jet for 3 billion plus dollars it is making a renewed push for the younger affluent city shoppers it is ramping up personalization like showing you home products that match whether you live in a studio apartment or suburban home it is adding from local businesses and big national brands like nike rather than buying nike from a third party seller nike will sell directly on the site. >> what i like about nike and it's similar to the partnership that we announced in the summer is we have a shared view about what it is like in the retailing. nike shares that in terms of how they represent their brand you need a different experience. >> so it's not quite up yet but coming soon. walmart did lower the marketing budget saying so in the most recent quarter and saying jet cease traffic is declining which may be accelerating the n

tim courtney has some of those juicy bites that we should put our teeth into. them. >> sure, sure. a couple of individual names that we like, one is international flavors and playing glances. they made a pretty large acquisition of, an israeli company that makes them a leader in their space. trading below 20s. 18 pe for next year. the company had management issues. they fixed that. they're increasing market share. they're in a great position. one of the few carriers that has capacity to take on more transportation. they're also trading in the high teens, around 17 pe forward-looking. the other name we like is martin marietta materials. they're, after a recent acquisition will be the number one producer of aggregates in the united states. they are positioned in some fast-growing areas in the u.s. like texas, colorado, southeast part of the united states. and they are greatly benefiting from the tax law change as well as infrastructure spending. so they should be really participating well in the overall u.s. growth story. liz: tim, we're straddling at exactly 26,

almost 1 million homes and businesses have no power, courtney is a basque he is in north carolina. >> we been under -- >> reporter: