inflationghtly softer in the dvi printouts from the united states earlier today, which might be why thekets decided to buy the debt in the equity markets. either way, the dollar is coming off but equity markets might have formed but are beginning to roll over again. european government bond markets have been attaching a little bit of a bit, but that is coming under a bit of pressure now. let's get our bloomberg first word news update. authorities are now searching for survivors of the third worst storm ever to hit the continental u.s.. hurricane michael devastated the , at least twodle people were killed. also55 mile per hour winds dropped a storm surge that turned neighborhoods into lakes. it is now heading to the carolinas, which is still recovering from hurricane florence's record flooding. president trump attack the federal reserve again, a day after saying the bank was going "loco" with interest rate hikes. the fed chairman is jerome powell, pointed by president trump. tens of millions of social security recipients and other retirees will see bigger checks next year. the government

would it be dvi or housing? >> d.b.i. >> ok. so i want to have a conversation about planning to understand how we define these vacant storefronts. i'm getting mixed information on how we get there and i know there is some strong opinions about some of the retail uses and that will never be able to be filled for one reason or another because of the zoning issues and so on. we will have another conversation about that. i was not expecting an update on that but it is great you're putting that in front of us as well. would that be done on a monthly basis as well? >> yes. great. >> commissioner moss? >> in terms of the public reporting vacant storefronts, i do believe that is an asset that so far has not been tapped as much as we can. i know your office only has so much manpower. is a possibility that the department could issue some type of e-mail that -- and explainer of how to tell if something is vacant and how to report it that can be e-mailed out? like if you are on the city's e-mail list? i am asking how to get to neighborhood