was one disappointment, but you look at intel just up dramatically in their result9s, you look at gp morganocter & gamble, verizon. high quality companies delivering great results even in a challenging environment. maria: so you think that the earnings season has been better than feared. >> overall, it's been better than feared, and it's been particularly better in the dividend growth space that we're in. maria: let me go back to what you just called the low rate environment, because investors or are focused on next week, october 29 and 30 when the federal reserve's going to have its upcoming meeting, and the second date is november 16th and 17th, and that's the apec meeting, the asia-pacific economic council meeting, and that's where president trump is supposed to meet with president xi of china, and they're going to sign a deal for phase one of a trade agreement. your thoughts on the federal reserve first. does the fed cut? >> yes, they do. the market's quiting in 96 -- pricing in a 96% chance you get one cut next week, one quarter point. december looks more questionable now. it'd been ab

was one disappointment, but you look at intel just up dramatically in their result9s, you look at gp morganocter & gamble, verizon. high quality companies delivering great results even in a challenging environment. maria: so you think that the earnings season has been better than feared. >> overall, it's been better than feared, and it's been particularly better in the dividend growth space that we're in. maria: let me go back to what you just called the low rate environment, because investors or are focused on next week, october 29 and 30 when the federal reserve's going to have its upcoming meeting, and the second date is november 16th and 17th, and that's the apec meeting, the asia-pacific economic council meeting, and that's where president trump is supposed to meet with president xi of china, and they're going to sign a deal for phase one of a trade agreement. your thoughts on the federal reserve first. does the fed cut? >> yes, they do. the market's quiting in 96 -- pricing in a 96% chance you get one cut next week, one quarter point. december looks more questionable now. it'd been ab

morgan. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. a new branch of a virtual gpd service gives people access to a doctor via a mobile phone app, normally by a video call. but it has seven physical centres in london to help people with complex or serious symptoms. the growing service now has 60,000 patients, and there's been concern about how quickly nhs funding has moved around the system to pay for them. london zoo conservation charity is helping the number of wild tigers on the other side of the world. there are fewer than a,000 tigers left in the wild across asia, but in nepal the numbers are now increasing, from only 121 in 2008 to 235 in 2018. the zoological society of london plans to boost nepal's tiger population, with the help of local people there and the nepali government. making shopping more accessible in reading — that's the aim of a new quiet hour launching at the oracle shopping centre today. every tuesday, between 09:30 and 10:30, the ambient lighting, music and tannoy announcements in the centre will be either turned off or down to a minimum. the