back before dupont and dow chemical merged dupont was trying to restructure to get its groove back. a part of that involved spinning off the titanium technologies products and commodities chemicals products last july t. point is these are commodity product lines and dupont wants to focus on the higher margin products that are much less cyclical and get a higher they kicked it to the curb. for the fist seven months of the independent existence you can understand why dupont wanted to keep these asset s in house. they started trading at 16.51. this is incredible. 16.51 the day it was spun off inle july the stock plunged to $3.06. dog. and that's exactly how it performed. it was a mongrel. it crushed everybody who touched it. [ house of pain ] >> in the last couple of months something strange happened. chemours came back to life. stock surging back to more than $7 a share giving you a monster 44% gain from january lows as it's been more than cut in half since it was spun off by dupont. this story is so improved. it's dramatic. gold man upgraded the stock from neutralle to buy this week.

caitlin roth is live in dupont circle where folks are soaking in the sun. hey, caitlin. >> reporter: hey there, tony and shawn. yes. absolutely gorgeous. it's all anyone can talk about. it's big news impacting everyone. busier than usual as you can imagine i think maybe people were leaving work a little bit earlier, wanted to be outdoors as much as they can. behind me 77 degrees still right after 6:00 here in dupont. so that is amazing any day of the year. but considering it's march 9th, i think it's giving everyone spring fever. earlier when we got down here, 82 degrees. people were out, i see people wearing sandals. they don't waste any time getting into the summer clothing and people are dining outdoors. a lot of the straents restaurants are telling us we opened our outdoor seating. a lot of people out in the circle, in the park this afternoon too. it's a beautiful afternoon. we did not actually hit the record high temperature here in dc. we had to hit 80 to tie it. but came pretty close down at reagan i believe. 79 was the high temperature that we hit.

scarlet: and a check on shares of dupont. they are gaining. company is working with advisers to look into the merit of making a counter bid for dupont, which agreed to a merger with dow chemical back in december. we will cover this story and more, when we return. ♪ find fantasy shows. when it comes to the things you love, you want more. love romance? get lost in every embrace. into sports? follow every pitch, every play and every win. change the way you experience tv with x1 from xfinity. ♪ scarlet: "what'd you miss?" -- china's congress will meet this weekend in and they will address economic and environmental concerns. will there be more fiscal stimulus in their future? we have a preview. >> ahead of the political pageantry in beijing, policymakers have a balancing act. they will be looking to vote for -- looking to put forth policies -- and we also expect them to push forward structural reforms, in particular when it comes to overcapacity in steel and coal. the pollution has returned to beijing, so the environmental and economic reasons are

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dupont has market capitalization of $55 million.merce bank has named their successor to the chief executive martin blessing. for overhauling the consumer banking unit. the persistent capital outflows downchina are not entirely going to the bank of international settlement which says it was driven more by companies paying down their dollar denominated debt. that is your bloomberg business flash. anna: eu leaders are in brussels for an emergency summit. invited because they played a critical role in the flow of refugees. tell us how things are shaping .p >> it's interesting. callally, greece's port of before moving onto germany which is the country that many refugees choose to make their final destination. a lot of the conversations will have to do with greece. one of the things that the european union is looking for greece to do is to not pass on those refugees to the other countries to provide more shelter and accommodation to the refugees that already exist. that's what if committed 700 billion euros to assist with that. the really

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will it be wanting to get its hands on dupont? guy: let me take you to the bloomberg imap.arket is mainly negative. oil is actually trading higher. , down is not doing badly by 3/10 of 1%. utilities are up. materials are coming down. telcos are up. materials had a stunning week last week. if you invested in anglo-american anytime that one one -- and you timed that right, you could have made money. health care is one of the out performers today. generally, financials are negative. hans: we will see what draghi does to those safe havens. the ecb is expected to deliver a package of easing measures. but what can draghi due to support the banks? earningsross said bank powers are limited. curve appears to at, and willy fl continue to be flat for a long time. to me, that means that banks, are not a bad investment, but let's face it. we are in a new age with limited ability to increase earnings based upon this flat yield curve. hans: i know you are never shopped, sometimes surprised. do you agree with bill gross? >> i'm just thinking that there is so much that can be done at this m

by trying to make a bid for dupont. says the same thing, they have been considering it for weeks, a counterbid. they also say the chances of an offer are low. again, i don't have reporting on this one. i would simply say having followed this area for so long, it's hard enough to do a cross border hostile. but to do a cross border hostile to break apparent an existing deal, where there's a 1.9 million break fee, and some antitrusts as of late, if thank you don't want it, look what united technologies was able do in terms with honeywell. we got the background of the merger last week. we think one of the companies referenced there was basf. they sniffed around dupont, as you expect they might have. to break apart an existing deal, antitrust risk, doesn't happen very often. >> thank you. when i read this, i know it would make sense. basf looks a lot like dow. if you felt that dow and dupont should team up, you can understand why they would do this. dupont is a major american company. basf is a major european company. our co

. >>> keeping dupont and dow in delaware. council members approved giving dupont $7.5 million over five years. dupont undergoing $130 billion merger with dow chemical. >>> decision 2016 has turned to the candidates' wifrns. trump started it, lyin' ted cruz just used a picture of melania from a gq shoot in his ad. be careful lyin' ted or i will spill the beans on your wife. cruz tweeted pics of your wife not from us. if you try to attack heidi, you're more of a coward than i thought, #classless. heidi cruz said this today -- >> i know that people always know the truth and we will not stoop to the level of donald trump. this campaign is about a positive optimistic agenda for this country, as you may know about now, there are a lot of things that donald trump and his campaign say that have no basis in reality. >> ted cruz jeb bush endorsed ted cruz. >>> on the democratic side, hillary clinton wrapped applause a counter -- terrorism speech at stanford. bernie sanders has an event later tonight in los angeles. for a complete decis

for more go to dupont theater.com or visit 6abc.com love the arts for events.rs. >>> and topping our people scene at 12:30, the rolling stones say they will play a free concert in havana on march 26th, the biggest act to play in cuba since the 1979 revolution. the concert is expected to bring a massive audience in a country where the government once persecuted young people for listening to rock music. they have increasingly allowed large none official gatherings there. >>> david with a final look at accuweather. >> we have decent numbers this afternoon. under the sun and a few puffy clouds and not as windy today and mid to upper 50s in the northern and western suburbs. we'll hit 60 along the i-95 corridor and could get better than that in a couple of places. down the shore cooler but less wind than yesterday and lots of sun, it's a beautiful beginning to march. >> we'll take it. thank you david. >>> here is a look at stories coming up on "action news" at 4:00. a fast food chain hoping to bring families together. >> and our vegetables actually making you gain we

were reports that they had discussions with dupont before the dow deal was done. >> that's right, dupontsaid this in their proxy statement. one of the meetings they held was one mile from the basf headquarters. they are still looking at it and continuing to explore whether it might make sense. an investor, what do you make of it? is this a bigger opportunity for you? >> it's interesting and it's another reflection of the fact that in a world where global growth is dear, you will look for any signs of growth. urge to merge especially with low rates and capital being readily available. i think we will see more and more of this. there are strategic mergers in an attempt to get some growth. for at the earnings outlook 2016. we see fairly positive revenue growth and we got some incredible headwinds from industrial companies. it's a most a requirement, necessity, to look for a partner. stephanie: does this not seem like too little too late? why didn't they come to the party sooner? >> it does, it reflects that basf is one of the most conservative of the big chemical businesses worldwide. it's

. >>> let's go live to dupont circle where mola is enjoying the night air. >> reporter: it will coolown behind me. the digital thermometer reading 55 degrees right there, and we saw mid-60s around dupont circle, leaving people feeling the spring weather. you know anything is still possible if you're familiar with the dc weather. >> reporter: jackets in this weather? who needs it. >> it's lovely weather. >> reporter: as the sun was setting over the district today, temperatures were still in the mid-60sin dupont circle. for some, good enough for shorts, t-shirt, or shirt on, it's spring to you. >> it's high time we get outside. >> reporter: it is high time to get outside and do the things that winter wouldn't allow. jump on a bike or take a jog, maybe find a seat on a patio somewhere. >> maybe the first day of spring? >> reporter: not officially for another 2 weeks, but it definitely felt like it, and some remain unconvinced, bundled up, bracing for a late winter blast. >> we had snow in april or march, and hopefully this is the end. >> reporter: the end of what many say was not too ba

december, dupont agreed to merge with dow chemical. the news came out after the bell. it closed the regular session up 2% to 6318. dow chemical also rose slightly when the news hit after closing out more than a percent today to 5829. >>> staples plans to close 50 more stores this year. >> that news comes after the office supplies retailer issued disappointing results. so much so the company's ceo calls them under welling. same store sales fell 5% and overall sales continuing to fall this quarter. they confirmed their commitment to acquire rival office depot despite a lawsuit from the federal trade commission. sales of staples fell to 9.60. >>> the attached refund season dragged down revenue at big lots. it topped estimates comparable store sales rose for the eighth straight quarter. big lots also hike its dividend by 11% to 21 cents a share. big lots rose about 2.5% to 42.90. h & r block says a trend of taxpayers attributed to the wired than expected loss in its most recent quarter. revenue came in below estimates, dragged down by foreign exchange in what the ceo calle

. -- a look atad dupont. we will find out what this means for investors.ming up. ♪ mark: this is bloomberg markets. i mark barton in london. and i'm vonnie quinn in for betty liu. now for a check on the stocks, abigail doolittle has the latest on the nasdaq, starting today with micron technologies, abigail? abigail: micron is one of the ,orst performing stocks today after it was downgraded to a neutral. really a bearish call by analyst from it shock, who says that supply is ample, and the price good good lower. other analysts are calling for a margin recovery later this year. this analyst says that is unlikely. current -- that my bearish callhave a later. i love the ticker there. what else? performing,ron was outperforming the nasdaq. most recently the board did form a committee to explore strategic alternatives, including a reverse been of the company's stake of alibaba, even the sale assets, including patents and properties. even with yahoo! up, shares are down sharply from the record peaked back in november 2011. vonnie: thank you so much. we will check

. >> reporter: the noise is coming out of this dupont bar.t can be too loud for the folks that live nearby but for the business owners, they say noise is a part of living in the city. why most people choose to live in the city. it comes with convenience and assessability and you are in the heart of makes noise. >> there is boom boom. >> boom boom is the amplified music from some dupont patio bars and some find it annoying. and ga gail says it is annoying. >> i have been concerned now that weather is getting nice. it is a very low bass note. >> you hear traffic and everything but it is part of living in the city. >> reporter: so is being a good neighbor with some bar and club owners try to be and one didn't want to be on camera said he sank $30,000 into soundproofing his patio but still gets complaints. mark lee with the hospitality association says virtually all businesses comply with noise ordinances. >> when the city did random inspections hundreds of inspections across the city, they found that there was a 97% compliance rate. >> reporter:

yesterday, a state financial panel granted dupont the money over the next five years.e actually offered this money to dupont so it could keep the firm in-state following the merger. nearly $4 million of the money will support job creation. >>> it's 4:50. let's take a look at the roads this morning. jessica boyington joining us with that. how's it looking out there? >> we're pretty quiet so far. that's typical in the 4:00 hour heading into 5:30 or so. we start to see more volume. we are looking at the schuylkill expressway around 202. no problems in either direction. we are pretty much smooth sailing eastbound right there, heading into the center city area, 13-minute trip from the blue route to the vine street expressway, average speeds just down there into the 50s. but still doing really well, as you can see. route 70 in cherry hill, new jersey right around king's highway. no problems there either. the roadways are dry. on route 70, though, watch out for construction headed westbound between spring dale road and west gate drive. that's scheduled until march 13th around

police were called to the dupont circle hotel. ever since they found the body of russian mikhail lesin, it has been a mystery what happened to him. ties with russian president vladimir putin have led to wild speculation. in a press release from the d.c. medical examiner's office, blunt force injuries of they head are listed as the cause of death. there were also injuries to lesin's no, torso, and operate lower extremities. is stillr of death undetermined. that means the medical examiner did not rule this an accident or on perp us. -- that means the medical examiner did not rule this an accident or on purpose. credited with helping create the russian- channel. russian media had previously reported that his family thought he had a heart attack for stop the russian embassy has not been able to get "substantive information from u.s. authorities," according to their facebook page. leon: on the campaign trail, we await the next round of primaries, the candidates making their passionate pages. last night, hillary clinton and bernie sande

tonight, a vigil for the vision comes -- a vigil for the victims and dupont circle. jonathan: a very emotional evening, a small group of supporters gathering and dupont circle, holding signs and candles to show solidarity with the victims. a few people pull stories about how the attack affected them, preaching togetherness. one speaker said what the most was the number of children who were targeted and killed. >> of the 60-plus victims that were killed, about half of them were children. and hearts across pakistan are silent right now as families are burning their dead and mourning. people don't know what the future holds. people are afraid. jonathan: most supporters say they were there tonight to raise awareness for an attack that most people may not even be aware of. jonathan elias, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, jonathan. reports of a person trapped inside of a house on fire in gaithersburg. alison: jay korff just arrived on the scene. what can you tell us? alison and leon, literally just got here seconds ago upon the scene. behind me, this row of townhomes, the smok

its plans are considering a counter bid for dupont. we see those shares rising. caterpillar has reached a key technical level. take a look of the bloomberg. i have caterpillar versus its 200-day moving average and purple. here we go. it is above that 200-day moving average, and that is the level technical strategists were watching. have definitely seen momentum in recent days, mark. treasuriese see extending their selloff, julie, to a second day? julie: yes, indeed. a lot of traders have pulled forward their expectation for an interest rate increase. the two-year seems to be most reactive to the expectation of a change in interest rates. you see the bows of the bottom, the highest since january for the two-year yield. we are seeing gold off a little in itsay, pausing winning streak we have seen recently, down a quarter of a percent, which interestingly, there is a dichotomy between -- gold old miners miners. intracks up 3% and one miner particular -- the etf rises to the highest since may 2016, we are looking at barrick gold. here is t

let's go to seema mody for a market check. >> reporter: a bid for dupont takeover.ding. the chemical giants are both under antitrust review by the u.s. regulators so we'll see if the story changes. the stock is up 5% on the support after hours. kelly? >> seema, thank. a stock, mike, that was already a top performer in the dow today. >> without a doubt. very interesting. been the big kind of unanswered question as to whether longtime rival directly of these two companies, and, you know, if they did, dow and dupont get together, it is a big threat to basf. >> the euro and all the things that will fit into it, plus, of course. any trust on two continents. true? >> evan? >> one of the things that is stuck in brussels for about a decade. >> you know, look, i don't know, i don't know how it's going to turn out, but these deals in general, these are good deals in the sense that strategically plus or minus they bake sense. not some lbo fund coming in there trying to pick at pieces. i'm not saying how it's going to turn out, but the good news about all the m & a activity rea

we're down in dupont circle. everyone is in full spring mode which includes eating outside, leaving work early. it's a beautiful day and this is the second day in a row that we've been so warm. yes, it's normal commuting time, we've been out here for a little bit and observing everyone who's been sfeng the afternoon outdoors. people maybe just hanging out in the circle there or like i said dining outside. i know there were no records officially at reagan, but the thermometer that weal here in dupont circle still 80 degrees. it was actually 82 when we got here just before 5:00. temperatures in the 80s. it's been absolutely gorgeous. fun for us to be outside too. everyone that we've spoken to cannot believe this weather. it's just ideal, because it's warm but not too hot. and it's pretty amazing that it's this warm in early march. more warm weather on the way for tomorrow and we'll see how long it sticks around. but for now we'll send it back inside and sue will have to 7-day forecast coming up in just a bit. >> we

the study published in 2014, says that results suggest that a source dupont plant. may have had exposure to girls through their drinking water, and it led to the girls in cincinnati i for granular activated fitters. northern kentucky added dashion fittration in 2012, but people could have been drinking pfoa, they say it had gone that the ohio for decades. >> this chemical is a persistent chemical it will it will stay in the body for many many years. he has written to federal and state regulators saying that the need for immediate community wide public disclosure is imperative to protect public health. >> if in fact it was coming from the drinking water before it was fitered, the elevated blood levels wouldn't be limited to a small group of people who were studied it would be expected to be something found in the community. the northern our request for of for an oncamera, but engineering vice president amy kramer answered us by e-mail. she says there is no determine textable /-fplt >>. >>. an detectible. that there is no link to pfoa years ago. and the district at th

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hamburg road closed between route one and dupont highway. also, there is an accident, it is on roosevelt boulevard, the southbound lanes, two outer lanes block, right before rising sun avenue. so you are going to want to use the inner lanes instead of the outer lanes, a look at the wide map as well, everything looking pretty decent right now. you're looking at regular posted speeds throughout the philadelphia area. as you know, in about an hour, though. that will change, erika. >> naturally, of course, 6:00 a.m., thank you, pat. hey, march madness starts here and now for us. three philadelphia area basketball teams are punching their tickets to the big dance. one of them of course, the temple owls, "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joining us now at the liacouras center we're all so pumped for all of our teams, justin, good morning. >> erika, good morning, we are excited indeed. just an hour or so the buses will begin showing up here to the liacouras center, bound torture those who boards the buses go up to brooklyn and cheer on the ow

>> first time i don't think i gave one, oh, i did, dupont. i was waiting for that. dupont. you see that competitive bid. i think it goes higher and been long it forever, thank god. >> b.k.? >> so on this rally and going into an ecb that may do more -- even more negativer rates, short deutsche bank here. >> guy? >> take profits marathon oil, big profits report. >> big, big, big. do not move, "options action" starts right after this break. stay tuned. stay tuned. cl are when you're on hold, your business is on hold. that's why comcast business doesn't leave you there. when you call, a small business expert will answer you in about 30 seconds. no annoying hold music. just a real person, real fast. whenever you need them. great, that's what i said. so your business can get back to business. sounds like my ride's ready. don't get stuck on hold. reach an expert fast. comcast business. built for business. >>> hey there, we're live at the nasdaq market site and look who is joining us tonight. >> that's right. >> one and only b.k. the guys are getting ready and here's what's coming

to at -- dupont agreed merger with dow chemical.e sale of the london stock exchange may get nasty. they have said it's in talks with the largest exchange owners in the world. they may trigger a bidding war. launcheds in hong kong last month to a 25 year low. they are being deterred by falling prices and economic uncertainty. home prices are down 10%. that is the bloomberg business flash. francine: this is what we are watching today. the eu is holding in emergency meeting in brussels. they will discuss the refugee crisis. the summit begins at 3:00 in brussels, and :00 in europe -- new york. -- 9:00 in new york. we are looking ahead to thursday. the ecb governing council will meet and review interest rates. the council is expected to cut deposit rates below zero. tune in for the coverage of the decision. at 1:45 p.m. on thursday in brussels. carney's we have mark testimony. still with us is bank of america. thank you so much for sticking around. when we look across the world, we talk about china and negative rates. there is not much o

dupont, monsanto, gaining. dupont a name that we are watching after its bid, even though it and dow chemical had already agreed to merge. meanwhileean -- joe: interest rates and bonds continuing to yield across the curve. obviously these are still really low numbers, off their highs from earlier. we are starting to see a with -- a little more expectation on higher rates with inflation growth. is really been climbing over the last couple of days. currencies, the euro, down for the first time in four days since the polity -- since the policy decision on thursday. the euro has turned around, the loony in its third day, the aussie on a six today. commodity -- commodity currencies getting a boost. commodities, we have to talk about this, and iron ore. a 19% surge. you don't see this in a commodity. theoretically there is excitement about china. massive move today. amidsttting clobbered the china downturn. just an incredible move. scarlet: alix steel is kicking herself for missing this right now. joe: just unbelievab

chevron, caterpillar, dupont the leaders. the laggards, nike, visa. ♪ vonnie: welcome back to "bloomberg markets." it's time for the bloomberg business flash -- a look at the biggest stories in business right now. major asset managers in japan will close their money market funds and return money to nikkei.s, according to meanwhile, japanese stocks fell slightly today due to your offices to utilities and insurance companies. the sec is charging the rhode island economic development agency with defrauding investors stemming from the states $75 million deal with 38 studios, the failed videogame company started by curt schilling. 2012ran out of money in less than two years after the state agreed to give it a $75 million loan guarantee in exchange for moving from massachusetts. president obama is rejecting criticism from the left and from the right who say his administration has not done enough to prevent another financial crisis. speaking at a meeting with financial regulators, he said changes enacted early in his tenure have wor

back in december dupont agreed to a merger.with advisors and banks on whether they should enter. that is your business flash update. julie hyman been checking in on some energy stocks. looking at energy stocks almost up to percent. >> the rise we are seeing it in oil is helping the group but helping a short squeeze. many of these stocks have been heavily shorted. now we are seeing them surge in value. we have been talking about to buys company quest pepco. murphy, southwestern, chesapeake, continuing to move higher. issapeake -- chesapeake impressive in particular. the stock has doubled. cooperated into the investigation of a greeting by a cofounder and was receiving immunity for that, but it doesn't explain the magnitude of .he gain is a short trips? i'm short interest is the lines for status are the short interest. southwestern, 24%. murphy is still relatively high. then you see what the stocks have done. the color matches the short interest. in other words all of them have seen surges recently as we have seen the short inter

stephen: november 5, body found in the luxury sweet of the dupont circumstance -- suite of the dupont circle hotel. the mystery just got deeper. the d.c. medical examiner's office has not been able to determine what killed him. >> they know. somebody knows. it's just whether it is publicized or not. stephen: the national association of medical examiner states 90% of all investigations should be complete in 90 >> they don't know where russia is. >> within days of the 57-year-old death, the case captured international headlines. some speculate the billionaires was knocked off possibly cooperating with the u.s. intelligence. a recent british investigation found cause to believe that russian president putin ordering the poisoning in 2006 of k.g.b. agent turned kremlin foe. this woman who doesn't want to be identified thinks the current case deserves more scrutiny. >> there has been remarkably little reported on it in general, which is surprising. >> as far as going forward in the quest for the cause of death, all the medical examiner's office is saying keep checking. stephen tschida, abc7

hamburg is closed for a half-hour, stick to dupont highway. blue route, schuylkill expressway, i-95 speeds are doing all right, matthew. >>> a wild turkey went into a gloucester county car dealership and is being treated for injuries. the bird made itself at home on the desk of the manager. it shattered the glass and sat on the printer for a while and flew up on a shelf. an animal control officer chased it around a bit using a net to catch the wayward bird. once patched up, he will ebb released into a -- he will be released into a appropriate spot. >>> struggling atlantic city reinvestment authority has approved a three year contract with live nation saying they will put on 6 concerts over the next three years. >>> there's two recalls affecting tuna fish one from bumble bee and chicken of the sea worried about products being sterilized. there's more information at 6abc.com. >>> the dow gained 55 points. future are pointing to a mixed open. >>> national retail federation think we're going to go crazy with easter basks. $146 a person, most of it

activist shareholder practically ruled out chemical enforcement out of dupont, he was trying to force them to sell a division that was making money makehat he admitted would twice as much within three years and was serving customers. said i don't care, i want my money. that is capital gains today. hillary thinks we ought to link than that capital gains time to two or three years. there will be much of that business. she thinks when people leave we have to charge them an extra tax and spend more money to take care of the workers that have been left behind and give incentives to bring jobs back to america. just so you won't think this is when i ran for president in 1992, my state was one of only eight states in america that gained manufacturing jobs in the previous decade. labor is a smaller percentage of all manufacturing because it is highly productive. what really matters now is the cost of material, energy, and transportation. argument for getting into advanced manufacturing is simple. since we have the biggest market in the world, let's save the transportation cost and make more th

his body was found in november in a hotel in dupont circle and the thought was at the time that he had heart attack. an autopsy was conducted but the a -- results were not announced until this week. they're looking into what happened here. we've been told that surveillance video from the hotel shows he was disheveled when he came back to the hotel the night he died. so that raises the possibility that these injuries were suffered before he got to the hotel and investigators also say that he had been drinking heavily. they said that at the time as well. but they don't know whether, in fact, it was a homicide, whether he got in a fight or something outside the hotel. there's no sign of forced no sign anyone else came to the room. so it's a bit of a mystery. the russians have said they want to know more about this but the state department said they have been trying to coordinate information between the police and the russians and to keep the russians informed. one thing about this, the fbi is not investigating this. it's entirely in the hands of metro pd which i think tells you something

. >> around dupont circle people were in shorts and t-shirts. if you are familiar with the d.c. weather, you know anything is possible. >> last year we had snow in april, right, during march. hopefully this will be the end. >> the first official day on the calendar of spring is march 21st. circle that. this week we expect to time temperatures. >> the guy was hoping this is it. is this it? >> if winter is not dead it's on life support. it doesn't look like we will have much more winter. stay in the 70s the rest of the spring. no, i don't think so. but the next four or five days are looking toasty. average highs are 53, 54. we are talking 70s, potentially 80 thursday. tuesday day planner. a couple of sprinkles south and east. sunshine today. well into the 60s by lunchtime. low to mid-70s this afternoon. it will be nice out there. 60s this evening. tonight, you know, a lot of us will stay in the 50s for lows. a few 40s. [no audio]. i am thinking thursday we will break the record of 78 degrees. ar, this is quite a stretch we the coldest spot like frederick at 41. winchester and fron

yesterday a state financial panel granted dupont the money over the next five years. the delaware actually offered the money to dupont so it could keep this company in state, following the merger. nearly $4 million of the money will support job creation. >>> if you love classic rock 'n' roll, this is your summer. >> yes, it is. >> the rock legend will take the stage later this year. ♪ i heard the song >> bob dylan's returning to philadelphia, dylan will play the mann on july 13th. tickets go on sale march 19th. ♪ how many roads must a man walk down ♪ >> bob dylan played in philadelphia many times throughout his career, in 1985 he helped close out the live aid concert at the old jfk stadium. ♪ >>> ac sfxt dc is postponing the rest of its tour. doctors told brian johnson he could become deaf if he keeps touring. ac/dc was supposed to make a stop at the wells fargo april 1st. that is canceled for now. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, this morning we are waking up to nice, mild temperatures across the area. we're mostly i

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. >>> many held a vigil in dupont circle last night to show solidarity with the victims of the deadly bombing in pakistan. the group sent these photos. they also say they condemn all acts of violence. the vigil came after thousands were rounded up in pakistan yesterday. no one was arrested. a playground in pakistan was bombed. more than 70 people were killed, over half of them children. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attacks. >>> and the airport back to norm after police evacuated a terminal. about 5:00 yesterday afternoon, a police dog found an item in a baggage area. after 45 minute this cleared the bag and let passengers back inside. the evacuation affected seven airlines. it's not sure h >>> baseball is so close, we're getting our first taste of it. news4's tom sherwood. >> literally. look at that food. >> with the preview of the ballpark, food and everything else you can expect this year. one thing you may or may not see, new security around the ballpark. outside there's plenty of new developments that could add to the city's economy. i live in that area, and they

ma kale lesson died inside of the dupont hotel back in of post office. an autopsy release -- an autopsy report today sealed that he died from blunt trauma to the head and upper body. following the incident they reported he died of a heart related. there is a new proposal to reimburse inconvenienced we will explain how that will work. also coming up tonight, from the rails to the roads, there are more than $80 million of unpaid parking tickets in the district. how come there's no pressure for people who live in maryland and virginia to settle up their unpaid fines. >> hey, mike. for the second day in a row the region reached 80-degrees. all good things must come to an end. what changes are in store, full forecast in just a minute. plus some farmers markets in the district have plans to sell more than fruits and veggies, soon > pretty scary moments for people inside a restaurant in gaithersburg. a car drove right into the front of the ls borons owe restaurant. one person was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. there is no word tonight what le

it's taking place at a private dupont estate near brandy wine creek estate park. beau biden's wife and sister are expected to be there. >>> gunfire in belgium as police carry out a raid that nets the last suspect in the paris terror attacks. we'll report from overseas when we come back. >>> havana is making final preparations today for president obama's final trip to cuba. president obama arrives tomorrow. he will be the first u.s. president to visit the island in nearly 90 years. the trip will cap a diplomatic experiment to restore relations between the u.s. and cuba for the first time in more than half a century. lester holt will report and anchor "nbc nightly news" from havana, cuba, tomorrow and monday right here on "nbc 10." >>> the most wanted fugitive from november's terror attacks in paris is in custody this morning in belgium. nbc's keir simmons reports from brussels on the raid that captured him. >>> gunfire on a sidewalk. special forces aim at a suspect. they drag him to a police car. he falls. people flee as more gunfire erupts. and live on belgium tel

his body found in the dupont circle hotel in washington, d.c. his former newsnetwork rt reported that his family died -- said he died of a heart attack. fresh details paint a different picture. the medical examiner said the cause of death was blunt force injuries of the head, with other causes being injuries to the neck, torso, arms and legs. the manner of death was undetermined. this latest development raise more questions than answers. most autopsies are completed within 90 days. why did this one take so much longer? and one newspaper is reporting that mr. lessin was involved in an altercation before he returned to his room. so, how did he die? and was he killed? in what seems like an ordinary crime scene, the circumstances around his death or anything -- are anything but. before he died, he was being investigated by the fbi for money laundering. as police in washington continue their inquiries, the russian government is to mandy moore -- demanding more information from u.s. authorities. so far, officially at least, there are no suspects, no m

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on dupont highway ham berg road. that's closed until 5:00 a.m., erika, over to you. >> from the three teams from our area the march madness tournament starts today. st. joe's is in spokane for their match up against the cincinnati bear cat. only cbs-3 was therefore the shoot around. and it could be a tough game. the bear cats have a top ten defense, but the hawks shot red hot 61% from the field in the atlantic ten championship game. game starts tonight at 9:57 p.m. >> meanwhile, villanova and temple are in brooklyn practicing for today's game. the wildcats play unc ashville and the owls take on iowa. for nova chance to make up for last year's early exit. for temple they are facing iowa team coached by philly native fran mccaffrey who played for penn then later covered at penn and lehigh f both teams win today, interesting, actually will play each other in round two sunday. the villanova temple and st. joe's games will all be on tru tv. >> one of the thrillers on day one of the tournament was last second win by the pr

newsroom, police say they made a record heroin bust in dover at a raid at the first state inn on north dupont highway, they found 65 bags of heroin and $13,000 in cash. officers from five different departments worked together on the investigation. >>> there is much more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, find out why an expert says the knife found in o.j. simpson's former estate is likely not the weapon that killed nicole brown and ronald goldman in 1994. those stories and much more when "action news" at 12:30 comes right back. >>> thousands of people are expected to pay their respects today on the second day of a public viewing for former first lady, nancy reagan, her buy body is lying in repose at the presidential library. a private funeral will be held tomorrow. their two children will speak at the service. >>> and now to the race for the white house, it's being called the final major republican debate of the primary season. frontrunner donald trump and his rivals will hit the stage before tuesday's winner take all primaries in florida and ohio. and today hillary clinton and bernie sanders a