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he's speaking on it with jj abrams. kip thorne, a huge astrophysicist as well.ie: great to see you. thank you for joining us. see you next time. ♪ i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg news. let's begin with a check of your first word news. hurricane matthew is taking aim at the east coast. at least half a million people have been ordered to evacuate. the storm killed at least 11 people in the caribbean. president obama is praising the climate change accord. the agreement commits rich import -- rich and poor countries. >> if we follow through on the commitments that this paris agreement embodies, history may well judge it as a turning point for a planet.