liz: boston strong.y the way, two years ago sitting on the set, there was an explosion at the boston marathon. i covered the marathon three times. this is not some electrical fire. the video simply showed everything. something is just so horrific. a broken record. >> would you go for the brother issue? would you go for the venue issue? these guys , >> >> one with either temporary insanity or city itself or a mixed gambit to say the brother she was trying to confuse concepts to make it sound like he was not guilty liz: just personally with the show with the victims of for people that died you had in a year-old named martin richard was weeks away. >> it is horrible. with those legal principles just looked at the human part of its and the m.i.t. officer. liz: they're saying death penalty any news we get on this we will cover it but now let's get to the market's including those with the most recent fed policy meeting. the rate hike by june the former dallas fed president and we also have phil flynn. and also

liz: maybe? hbo is going that way, seems everybody is rushing to do that, tom. >> we're right at the cusp of a lot of action with video moving online. that's really exciting for us. we carry a lot of that traffic. but web performance. doing business online, making it be really fast, even if you're using a mobile device in a crowded cellular network. that's a hard problem that we do a lot of progress on. liz: a quarter of your revenue comes from overseas. you're a big international u.s.-based company. the u.s. dollar has been very strong. today it's dropping like a lead balloon. you went to princeton, m.i.t., some of the smartest people can't figure out how to hedge against the stronger dollar. has akamai? >> well, we have a little natural hedge in that our xepss are overseas as well. you are right, when we're selling services overseas in the foreign currency and translate that back into dollars to report revenue, when the dollar is strong, we're reporting less dollars of revenue, so it makes our

thank you, michael. >> thank you, liz. liz: michael cox. did you hear about this, preorders for the apple watch, they start on friday? before you jump in line and get ready, many are counting down the hours but should they watch something else as in one "wall street journal" reporter who says don't buy the apple watch. why? he is going to tell us next. >>> earnings season playbook as the season kicks into high gear. this week our panel gives you their number one play. one strategist says there could be huge gaps in your financial plans, three of them, that could quickly destroy your savings. you don't want that, right? you need to hear these. some of the threats may surprise you. we got them for you. you need to hear them. we'll break them down. stay with us. ♪ ♪ edward jones. this is shirley speaking. how may i help you? ♪ oh hey, neill, how are you? how was the trip? with nearly 7 million investors he's right here. hold on one sec. you'd expect us to have a highly skilled call center. kevin, neill holley's on line one. ok, great. and we d

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liz? liz: peter barnes, live in washington d.c. thank you. with the closing bell 49 minutes away, a pretty significant selloff right now. now we need to talk about what a failed comcast-time warner deal would mean for future media mergers and content providers. late word through a report that is being denied by the companies, that the department of justice will scuttle this megamerger, $45 billion. we have in the chairs two of the smartest guys in the business of media. they will handicap the outcome here. >>> is verizon helping cord cutters make money or simply keeping up with the times? we're looking at verizon's cord trimming plans. what they mean to consumers. >>> the rant heard round the web. >> you feel good about your job? so i could be a college dropout and do the same thing? because i have a brain and you don't? liz: popular espn reporter, verbally attacking a female attendant at a parking lot over everything from her appearance, her teeth, her weight and her education. will the tirade eventually cost the reporter, who has been suspe

liz? liz: david, some of the biggest investment themes in 2015 include oil price, how low do they bo, the global economic recovery and next move for u.s. equityies and american recovery. are investors believes totally wrong? our next guest, a market maven thinks some legendary investor and blackstone advisory investment partners vice-chair, byron wane. byron, you take four of these, you said these are myths, you said don't believe them or invest around them. let's tackle them first. the old adage, lately past couple years, american exceptional system over. it's a thing of the past. >> there are a lot of areas where we're not strong as we used to be. if you look at economic parameters they are very positive. the u.s. economy is having a tough first quarter. i think this year by end of the year we'll be growing 3%. our stock market, our economic performance, our corporate performance, all all these things since 2009 have been stronger than almost any other developed country. liz: what do we

liz: good. >> so. liz: patrick, you know we go way back. so i know you.e've been through thick and thin. >> look at my face. liz: did you go 12 rounds with mayweather or something? >> i feel like it. i just came back from big mountain extreme skiing in alaska at aleska. over the weekend, i hamburgerred my face. i'm going, going into the hospital after this, after this interview. so i have, toughed it out long enough to get through the interview. liz: this a guy who has beaten cancer several times. you are the toughest guy out there. amen. absolutely. patrick, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you, liz. ashley, great to meet you. ashley: going to the hospital right now? liz: leaving to go to the hospital. never a dull moment with patrick byrne. ashley: tough ceo. liz: that stock is up 39% over past year. it has been a good investment. ashley: certainly has. don't go heli skiing too often. >>> looting and eviolence erupted throughout the neighborhood. >> homeownership at lowest level in 25 years. will it get worse before it gets better? >> we're ab

liz.iz: my 13-year-old came to me the other day and said, mom, there are seventh graders using drugs. and i said what kind? and she said e-cigarettes. i'm amazed the cdc got this and got this right and see what happens. can't be positive for kids. thank you, peter. closing bell, 53 minutes away from it. how did this slow-moving, primitive aircraft make its way through one of the most restricted air spaces in the world where the only shot taken of it was by a cell phone. a former faa official who knows the skies around washington like most of us know our own backyards. has an exclusive assessment and what needs to be done. if today is any indication, 2015 could be the year for party city. james harrison in this final hour of trade about being the life of a very public party. ♪ >> a fox business stock alert. look at shares of sandisk. getting hit today after the flash memory chip maker forecasted a steeper than expected fall in sales today. fell two-thirds percent. it has to cut jobs. sandis

liz: interesting.nd isn't it fascinating too, that you can say one sentence and two different sides will hear something completely different. you now have iran's supreme leader khamenei. not liking certain things. spoke out against sanctions. they want those sanctions lifted. they're hurting. at least we know that part of it worked. but sanctions could be used i hate to say weapon, but it's a sharp tool we have at the moment. >> sanctions are an important tool. let's not forget, if congress had not pushed forward and forced the white house to agree with sanctions in 2012, in my view, we wouldn't be in this position where we're close to having a real agreement. i will also say, as the june 30th deadline approaches, it's important that we do this on a bipartisan basis. liz: indeed. >> that's why i did an op-ed with a fellow member who is a republican. the fact that you had the democratic ranking member and the republican chair agreeing to this legislation, let's make sure we keep that and don't allow thi

liz? liz: straight ahead with our money panel. u.s. money managers are reining in optimism at a pretty steady pace. do floyd mayweather or manny pacquiao have the what it takes to reinvigorate boxing or will that fight be a disaster? >>> once quantities of liquified natural gas as soon as this year, sounds great, getting money for it but could it have unintended consequences? we bring in our panel. steven lieb, who has written lots of books on energy. and our own adam shapiro. steven you get the nod right off the bat. what do you think are the moves and negatives exporting this stuff? three export terminals are under the process being built. we know when you redirect a dream or open a dam, things sometimes have unintended consequences. >> they do, list but this is my quick take. over the next five years or so we're fine. i think we'll probably ex-more more than we expect. but after that, based on university of texas study, forget about the d.o.e., you can expect, i think flows in the marcellus to really start falling. the one caveat th

liz? liz: that looks like iran and saudi arabia are at war. if you talk about a war of words escalating and saudi arabia entrenched in airstrikes over yemen. what next, peter? >> the iranians have sent a destroyer down to the gulf of aden off of yemen, and meantime, the u.s. is escalating its weapons shipments to saudi arabia. so, getting hot. liz: looks like captain nash made an appropriate prediction. thank you so much, peter. making sense of the most important stories of the week, we work hard to do that. it is challenging and people miss the point much like the duo from dumb and dumber. >> not good like one out of 100? >> i'd say more like 1 out of 1 million. >> so you're telling me there's a chance. liz: we are going to make sure you're not confused as an investor. what did you likely miss this week and what should you be watching for next week? ask the floor show, traders at the new york stock exchange, cme group and the nymex. also joining us the man who over the past 15 years better than buffett. warren buffett, john buckingham, with b

david, liz? liz: the fascinating but very touching and worrisome.y line, thank you very much. >> today with we have the news, rand paul is tauping to engage a younger broader group of voters than republican usually get. will his libertarian message resonate in silicon valley? let's ask our panel. we have a representative from silicon valley, rich karlgaard, "forbes" magazine publisher, sabrina schaefer. and rich, we've known for a while silicon valley leans to the left but have strong libertarian instincts. do you think rand will go over there? >> i think he could have very well. one of the better known billionaires of silicon valley, peter thiel, who create ad fortune from paypal, various other invests, big supporter of rand paul. the leftism from the silicon valley the ceos of apple and google lobby a lot. the real beating heart of silicon valley is still very libertarian. david: sabrina what do you think about rand and silicon valley? >> rich is on to something. silicon valley, left-leaning and culturally progressive. they will be attracted to so

liz, over to you. liz: how is this for angry?he cincinnati reds manager dropped 77 f-bombs in a matter of minutes. pretty mad. we'll have the answer as well as a little taste of his rant next. david: 77 f-bombs in -- you have to really try for that. >>> a saudi-led coalition announcing the end of bombings against houthi rebels in yemen, however the u.s. military ships are going over there including a big u.s. aircraft carrier. why? what are they going to do with all this, all that firepower, all the jets? is there a real cease-fire a at all? we'll ask former u.s. navy captain chuck nash coming right up. ♪ new york state is reinventing by leading the way on tax cuts. we cut the rates on personal income taxes. we enacted the lowest corporate tax rate since 1968. we eliminated the income tax on manufacturers altogether. with startup-ny, qualified businesses that start, expand or relocate to new york state pay no taxes for 10 years. all to grow our economy and create jobs. see how new york can give your business the opportunity to gr

liz:.cy workers going house-to-house after a tornado was up braintrees destroying buildings and illinois. jeff flock is on the scene. >> today they found one additional body with two dead and 11 injured. there is a lot of activity. i am surprised how quickly the communities can start to come back. these are the new light poles or power poles. they just brought those in and getting ready to put those up. but get the pictures of what it looks like cutting across the. this community was ground zero but it took out farm houses over a fairly wide area. i talked to the of governor earlier a new the republican elected governor who got press for cutting the budget people want to know if they would have the impact on any type of data of recovery. it is of a tough question budgets need to be cut but there are needs. i will leave you with some still pictures we cannot get you deeper into the damage. every structure in in this town is damaged or destroyed david: congrats getting up to ask that question

liz?iz: okay, today with our panel, a very bullish call on netflix as the stock soars to all-time highs. ruling spares general motors billions of dollars in claims. and jerry seinfeld, the creator of one of the most popular sitcoms of all time says, television is dead. but first, three huge companies, not that they're so gigantic in market cap but gigantic in profile going public today. etsy, party city and virtu financial. if you had to pick one to put in your portfolio which would you buy? let's bring in the panel. larry shover, gary b. smith, fox business contributor and our own adam shapiro. to gary, i know this is the kind of thing you want to plug your nose say i don't want to do it because you don't go with crazy names, one much these names, all three had great performances today is there one you should feel should go into a portfolio? >> you stole my lead when i say don't go with the crazy names, thankfully. do my part, okay? i would go with party city. that is the most, warren buf

liz: right. horrific. >> every day people are looking at the news programs as it were to see what's going to happen next. and in the middle of that, you're expecting a rather sober-minded diplomats to sit down round -- liz: indeed, indeed. >> -- deal forming hope any in front of them. liz: we must leave, we must go because everybody's busy. christopher's in london, grn live correspondent, reva, we so appreciate your expertise. peter barnes in washington, d.c., i suspect peter will be out at least within the hour with the very, very latest. the markets still moving higher. we've got so much more straight ahead, lots of breaking news. california, the water situation there and so much more. i stay tuned, we're right back in a minute. [announcer:] what if one stalk of broccoli could protect you from cancer? what if one push up could prevent heart disease? [man grunts] one wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease- pneumococcal pneumonia. one d

>> hi, david, hi liz. you know as i look at action, as i look at the market, you see the markets have been very jittery. the last two days we were up all day and sold off. you saw this morning early, the markets broke 200 points in about 15 minutes. about 10:00 a.m. this morning eastern time. now we close ad little stronger. but the fed can't even make up its mind. we have a split fed on fomc minutes today. there are a lot of reasons to believe we'll go lower. we have earnings quarter coming up starting today. that is already based to be, expected to be worse than we looked for. at end of the day, valuations we have, we have no growth. i still say that we have not seen any real improvement. we've got trouble in production with the dollar, deflation. there are a lot of reasons to believe we'll go lower. that is the way i see it. liz: now i get to beat up todd again. you will be amazed, todd. i'm not i think in a way you might be right. atlanta fed, this brings in anthony, and how you see things, atlanta fed

liz? liz: okay, watching it peter. thanks for doing the money counting for us. >>> so-called unicorns, private companies or start-ups that are worth a billion dollars or more. there are dozens now. could the good times soon come to a standstill for many of the names? at venture capital, the initial sugar daddies, as they seek a return on investment, these unicorns are faced with two choices. diving into the often rough waters of an ipo or being acquired by a bigger or more established company. which will survive and which will be trampled? like the one in the "harry potter" movie. joining me now, avalon venture's counter kevin kinsella who put early money into a few of the names that have done well in the past. welcome, kevin. >> happy to be here. liz: the concept of unicorns, fortune put a gorgeous unicorn on the cover and asks the same question, are the start-up companies on a clock that's ticking down? not necessarily the ubers which is shown strength, etsy announced it's going public. are they pushed too far, too f

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liz? liz: breaking news, president obama hailing the framework reached just hours ago on iran's nuclear program, as quote, a good deal. the united states, iran and five other countries will now hammer out the details of a final deal ahead of the next deadline on your screen in bold numbers here, june 30th. speaking just over an hour ago from the rose garden president obama said both sides accomplished what they set out to do. >> this framework would cut off every pathway that iran could take to develop a nuclear weapon. iran will face strict limitations on its program, and iran has also agreed to the most robust and intrusive inspections and transparency regime ever negotiated for any nuclear program in history. liz: let's first show you reaction. oil prices, tumbling, again today, on iran developments. then fighting back at the end of the session, still with a slight loss. let's find out if all of that is perceived to be true by some other sides of this. joining us now with more, former e

liz. liz: absolutely. keep us posted.rops to the businesspeople standing atall and keeping their heads up. coming up, a major university slams its doors and windows shut. jay live on how long the school will remained close. plus, former maryland governor bob on what should be done now. we have concurrent breaking news headlines here. reports earlier confirming that islamic revolutionary guards navy vessels were ordered by the iranian government to fire shots. to board the mars ship. in harmoz. analysis of the situation. captain nash, do they have the right to fire on ships like this. >> what they made the claim to do, the ships right into their territorial waters. the straight of hormuz, you're allowed free passage as long as it's innocent package. military ships can transit there as well. it's considered international waters. even though normal rules consider it to be in the territorial waters on either side of the strait. in this case, iranians went out there, put fast boats alongside. tried to hail the boats to get it

liz? liz: david, shares of taser international, the maker of the body camera specifically made for law enforcement, hit session highs on a spike in volume just after president obama called for more police body cameras as violent riots in baltimore continue. >> the department of justice just announced a grant program for those jurisdictions that want to purchase body cameras. we are going to be issuing grants for those jurisdictions that are prepared to start trying to implement some of the new training and data collection and other things that can make a difference. liz: that's definitely taser's bailiwick. joining me now, rick smith, taser international founder and ceo. rick, give me one second here. we just got gopro numbers. we'll get those and start our interview in one second. liz you cheryl, you have numbers for gopro. >> 18 cents was the estimate. they are meeting that. coming in 18 cents. that is earnings per share. revenue a really nice beat by the way, guys on the revenue. the es

liz: anytime.icken is not safe to eat at least at the moment, although as you heard, the cdc says you can't get infected, is there another alternative to make you feel better? hampton creek has a vegetable-based protein product backed by bill gates for consumers who are really concerned about the safety of chicken. hampton creek's ceo right here to tell us how he's changing the way people think about food. hey, look, we've now heard from two people that it's still safe to eat chicken, but there are people who maybe just want to stay away. what is your product made of? >> it's made of a yellow protein and also made of sorghum or grain that's grown by farmers in the midwest, liz. the way we think about it is we always spend all this time talking about this, and if we just started over, if we just wanted to start over, we're not going to be worried about all these chickens crammed together in cages, we'd probably just work with farmers to grow plants that may be more affordable and tastier. we just th

david and liz, back to you. liz: thank you very much, rich.he growing protests over indiana's religious freedom restoration act, tickets keep soaring. if you're planning to attend, if you're one of the lucky ones, dig deep into your wallet. fans have to shell out an average of $1833 to watch duke take on michigan state followed by the probably more popular kentucky v. wisconsin game saturday. that is the highest price since 2011. the cheapest price for a ticket to the games, $659. the most expensive ticket up for grabs right now is $4600. liz: will they sell? that's always going to be the question, right? as the april 15th tax deadline looms, you may be finding it harder than ever to get a simple tax question answered by the irs. here's the deal. the irs, this is shocking, is saying that service has gone the so bad that the organization is ignoring more than 60% of taxpayers' calls. what should you do if you're a taxpayer and need help? we're bringing in mike sullivan. the founder of fresh start taxes. former irs officer, trained agents, did u

count down with liz claman starts now. liz: maybe this is part of the reason. breaking news from the new condition nuclear talks in switzerland, the talks, many participants have still been extended again, this time until tomorrow morning, quote, progress is being made, secretary of state john kerry, where will ego? he will remain at the top until tomorrow. what do the israelis think of this as they watch no doubt frustrated from law far? the former ambassador live with us on the one thing he and israel must be in agreement, as iranian-backed militant care through yemen right now. at this hour, law the breaking news. will you touch amazon's-button? what is it and how does it work? you thought this was an april fool's joke. the superstar analyst, why he thinks this button is more than a gimmick and how it pushes amazon's branch to make shopping simple and you wait here. it is not quite the same go daddy danika patrick poses but the company definitely ago as a public company. 31%, the trading continues for another 59 minutes. you are watching it with go daddy's c

liz: you're running from network to network. liz: so glad you're here. >> excited. weathathathathe david: they expected to you break all these records? >> i think so. liz: there are laundry list of names in support of you well before this. everybody from netjets to at&t. as we look at under armour, i think somebody counted, 16 logos on your belt and jacket and shirt and hat and everything else. on your bag. what did it feel like they came in before you were a masters winner? doesn't that say something about under armour and does their dream become nike's nightmare? nike of course supporting tiger woods. not putting you in the position to say anything negative about another golfer. this is great for under armour but also for you, they took a shot at you. >> when i came out of school i didn't have any status anywhere. they took a chance. i wasn't even on the pga tour. they took a chance, signing me, really just a gamble. with that trust, allowed freed me up to play my game. wear stuff i was comfortable with. play the equipment i already had and ultimately not have to

liz?ve been following developing news of a massive six-alarm fire that engulfed a ge building. ge reporting there were no ire started early this morning and nearly 200 firefighters have been battling the fire. the company says ge appliance park has suffered extensive damage. ge employees have been told all manufacturing operations will be shut down there next week for the cleanup. david: spectacular fire. it's a big weekend for sports with the ncaa final four and the start of the baseball season as well. don't forget that. who is the big money betting on? we're talking to a legend in the las vegas betting world coming up. liz: we're talking to the chief economist of the world's biggest job search site, in the world. yes, she says there are a lot of good paying jobs out there. where are they? she's going to tell you where and how to find them. . liz: breaking news. we need to dig more deeply into what is a disappointing jobs report. american companies added 126,000 jobs last month. the expe

liz? liz: that is up from 59%, previous number. go ahead mike. everybody is waiting on your two names. >> bank of america and citigroup are a way to play financials without trading too much they're trading at discount to their book value. industrial space, another area that underperformed really, we're looking at railcar manufacturers. they make the actual railcars that transport goods on, american rail. arii. earnings out next week. that has a lot of upside pulling back from 80 to $53 today. david: michael, let me talk with you about facebook for a moment. nasdaq hitting fifth teen-year high today. facebook coming in okay, less than expected. not hurting value after-hours as we see right there. would you buy into facebook now? >> in fact we own it, david. something, i look at facebook, kind of interesting. i almost look at facebook as modern day newspaper. remember back in the day, everybody wakes up, drink a cup of coffee and look at newspaper? david: sure. >> facebook is for today's generation. quarterly earnings, every quarter averaged 22% up

"countdown" with liz claman kicks off right now. liz: melissa, thank you. does it all come down to six? sales of apple's iphone six and the massive numbers from last quarter that need to be beaten maybe. we're gaining it all. should you buy apple stock, the most important question. tech companies large and small trying to help victims and survivors in nepal's deadly avalanche. viber will tell us about its efforts to improve communication. they're showing real compassion here. he's often referred to as the fed when whisperer. what can john tell us about a fed hike being canned? a lot of breaking news. let's start the "countdown." last hour of trade. ♪ liz: and we begin with that breaking news. melissa francis just told you about. timewarner cable reaching out to cox communications to discuss possible merger opportunities. but according to sources, cox, which is not publicly traded, but is the third largest cable company, did not show interest in a timewarner cable deal. we have you covered from every angle in the last hour on that story, plus everything that

liz: right.nd we're still waiting on jeb bush and scott walker. >> the republican gets the nomination. the conservatives have to find their horse and ride that horse to the end. liz: that may be tougher than it looks. it will be a crowded field. mike. christopher. host of the christopher radio show. closing bell, 36 and a half minutes away. a fox business exclusive. we were just talking about the money. who on wall street will show hillary clinton the love and the money? charlie gasparino already knows. he's coming down with names and the exclusive story next. speaking of wall street, a lot of questions about the future for the big banks. but our earnings analyst says this earning season, you may want to bet on at least one part of this. she'll explain why next. ♪ >> closing bell, ringing in 31 and a half minutes. activists in action. so this broke this morning. janet partners pushing for qualcomm, the gigantic chip maker to spin off its wireless chip business. today in an investment conference,

liz? liz: that all important fico score for buying a house, getting a credit card, we have big changes for american credit. will newly revamped fico scores make it much easier for you to get a loan or credit card? fico's ceo is here. get the answer coming up a new study confirms what everybody knows, flying commercial keeps getting worse and worse. we'll tell you which airlines have the most to blame, straight ahead. >> i don't want to check my bag, okay? by the way, your airline, you suck at checking bags, okay? because i already did that once, you lost it. i had everything screwed up very badly for me, okay? >> i can assure you the bag will be placed safely below with the other luggage? >> how do you know the bag will be below my other luggage? will you go beneath the plane outside with the guys with the earmuffs? the pursuit of healthier. it begins from the second we're born. after all, healthier doesn't happen all by itself. it needs to be earned... every day... using wellness to keep

watch liz claman. she's coming up next. i'll see you at the ice cream shop, liz. >> i'm all about chunky monkey. big tobacco firing back. the government overstepping its authorities when it comes to cigarettes that has been there for years. whether the suit is lighting a fire on stocks. europe is falling in love with ford. sales of vans and trucks taking the top spot in market share for the first time in 18 years. with european sales jumping 12.5%. we're watching ford. three months of decline -- shutterfly to the container store to ulta. racking up huge wins. which names would follow the hot spring trends? we're looking at a market that is charging ahead. green on the screen for the dow and the s&p. but the nasdaq and russell can't make it yet. speaking of which, we're one hour away from the closing bell and an hour away from our live interview with masters champion jordan spieth. let's start the "countdown" ." ♪ >> we begin with breaking news and, of course, it has all to do with capitol hill. as investors digest a whole b

liz: breaking news.e want to take you live right now to rome, where pope francis is participating in the way of the cross at the coliseum, in of course, rome, he's leading a candlelight procession on this good friday. he proceeds with the good friday service and the way of the cross. we're happy to be able to bring that shot to you live here, because we are live. we're live because there is so much news happening right now, even though the markets are closed. well, we move onto our next story, beside praying for rain. how do you fix the worst drought in state history? california trying to mandate a 25% cut in water consumption which may not be enough. it could be impossible to enforce. business owners across the golden state are forced to overall some of the basic strategies. robert gray is live in santa monica, california with the business angle how they're doing that. hi, robert? >> hi, liz, joined by the co-founder of tinder greens, a fast fine restaurant and have 17 locations throughout state. thank

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liz: i know.o many people are saying, bill dudley of the new york fed making those comments in newark, new jersey of all places. it will be shallow. that's the new word. not patient. but shallow. thank you for joining us. we love our floor show traders. closing bell, 49 minutes away. full of american fair. the us central bank ramps up its stimulus program, should you load up on french food, spanish tapas and german soup? we have a bull bear debate. how many ceos complaining about the weak euro and the strong dollar, but not the ceo of fedex. he pulled a move that capitalized on both. ♪ >> we have a fox business stock alert. one ceo has just turned all that strong dollar weak euro whining right on its head. fedex figured out a way to cash in on it in $1.5 billion move. the package delivery giant seeking to buy t&t express for a billion dollars. it will give them access to t&t's network. rival had tried after european regulators blocked that deal. so far, that does not appear to be the case. it does

liz? >>> okay, thank you roberta and once again this traffic alert still in full effect in san leandro. in fact it is quite a mess, some video taken from the scene just a little while ago. wow. okay. this is the first time i'm seeing this as well. so obviously, there were lanes -- from at least one of the cars and it started innocently enough as just a solo car crash. that car crashed into the center divide and then it caused a ripple effect and just one car kind of crashing into another. and then at one point, up to seven vehicles now confirmed involved. so a hard closure in place. let's go ahead and show you the live look at the traffic backup right now. when they get the equipment in place, chp is going to start letting traffic by on the shoulder and possibly the far right lane but again a hard closure in place. you want to use westbound 580 as as an alternate at this time. that's the latest from here, back to you guys. >>> liz thank you. in this morning -- new many morning b.a.r.t. can

the gang is back, liz is back. michelle is back. ro's back. >> i never win anything. >> happy monday. >> what a terrific weekend right? >> it was beautiful. >> it was gorgeous and today an increasing wind and we're going to cool down. and it's the home opener for the san francisco giants we'll have that forecast. right now 40s and 50s will growth you heading out the door. later today numbers in the 60s and low 70s that full forecast but first, hi liz. >>> hey good morning roberta. now we already have a traffic alert in san jose. fire crews are actually blocking two lanes of northbound 101 approaching the road 13th street. there was a fire near homeless encampment. it is on the right hand shoulder but no huge delays yet. we'll let you know if that changes. they just issued the traffic alert a few minutes ago. >> i think you're going to be busy today. >> already a few crashes overnight. be careful. >> lots of people going to the giants game too right? >> back from spring break. >> get to work. >>> all right, well today divers will loo

liz turned of his letters to the police department.lty to aggravated sexual battery and served time. liz says that's what made her story appealing to "rolling stone" and its reporter. >> i'm sort of that rare bird who has something that is on the public record, and can be used in the context to bolster the story she was trying to tell. >> that's what you think she wanted to accomplish to bolster jackie's story? >> absolutely. providing anything with context, especially a gang rape at the same fraternity the same school, the same time of year to a first-year student, who are the odds? it's like seeing a unicorn, you know what i mean? >> and seeing it twice. >> and seeing it twice. >> then there were the similarities between liz's stories and jackie's. >> she goes this is going to blow you away because it's so much like your case anonymous people, blog commenters, my friends and my family all called me or commented or wrote to me and said this is your story. i can't comprehend how someone would co-op someone else's pain and story for thi

but first here's liz. >> thank you, roberta. and yeah, out the door, like i said, at 4:34 this morning we're still off to a nice start. your usual overnight roadwork and not much of it really will slow you down. here's a look at the bay bridge, the toll plaza. still clear coming into san francisco. and yeah, we're not really seeing much from the center anchorage into the city. here's a live at the san mateo bridge. westbound 92 shows some slowing on our sensors. the roadwork continues westbound until about 5:00 between clawiter and foster city boulevard. both directions of the span. fortunately we are not seeing any weather-related delays. we have had some wind advisories the past couple of days but those are dying down. so now it's quiet if you are crossing the golden gate. haven't seen the zipper crews yet. and more overnight roadwork not in oakland. this is near the oakland airport but it's farther south heading into san leandro. maybe a touch of slowing on the sensors between davis and marina southbound but that should be pi

liz claman lined up an all-star roster from the annual meeting.on't want to meet any of liz's coverage. ♪ cheryl: we're getting breaking news on the situation in baltimore. in particular with the case of freddie gray. the victim and really the incident that started all the rioting in baltimore. quoting the local abc station in baltimore that sources are telling that station, the abc affiliate in baltimore that the medical examiner has found that freddie gray's fatal injury was when he slammed into the back of the baltimore police van. that broke his neck. this is the abc local affiliate. reuters is coming out with this headline. no evidence that freddie gray was injured during the videotaped arrest. you've likely seen that video on fox business. while also sources are saying the medical examiner found that gray's fatal injuries was when he slammed himself into the back of the police van. that broke his neck. we're getting more details. the local police investigation has been turned over to the state attorney general, the state of maryland. follow

the transportation authority does in support of this work thank you. >> good evening, commissioners liz brison a senior transportation planner at the transportation authority as a background some people often have not heard of the sf mta agency we have a role in the planning and funding of transportation we serve as the counties fields task action we administer prop k the we're up to one hundred million dollars a year to fund the transportation improvements by the voters and we coordinate san francisco with the rest of the region and we report to the board of supervisors as our board so it is really in that role we were asked by supervisor wiener to come in and play the transportation role with this process with ben and jocelyn with the stakeholders so. >> can it interject supervisor wiener walked in do you want him to go go ahead of you. >> why. >> thanks for being here thank you sorry i wasn't here earlier you guys are started. >> we're efficient. >> we were at the mta board earlier that is great we're not just putting out a report and let it collect dust open the shelf but making sur

liz: you have a lot of competitors out there.see, you're not alone with the logos on the screen. >> we're not. liz: i call them artisanal beef jerky. i believe hers hersheys is buying your competitor. let's talk about the price. how much? >> it's between -- right in line with every other jerky. 5.99, 6.99 retail. >> i'm sold. not a jerky fan, but i'll give that a shot. thanks, liz. closing bell, 15 minutes away. big rally. decent earnings. more stimulus care of the china central bank. does the nuclear deal with iran mean to put your money to work there? we'll ask one frontier market analyst when we return. ♪ it is. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up to you to pay the difference. so think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare in

here's liz. >> thank you roberta. we've been watching the flashing lights near the coliseum and crews heading farther north with the road work happening overnight. southbound 880 between 23rd and 29th you may hit road work in the northbound lanes as well. also more road work that could slow you down in the eastbound lanes through lafayette. likely it won't because we are not seeing much of a delay but expect crews to be out there for awhile longer approaching the exit. here's a live look where we are seeing slow downs in the area on 205 extending to north flynn. once you get past there everything is fine for the valley and dublin interchange and southbound 680 still looks great into the pleasanton. there's a live look. see how crowded it is for a monday. right there near the dublin interchange headlights are the commute direction. a quick look at the south bay 101 moving at the speed limit through san jose and mass transit off to a great start with no delays for the bart more than 25 trains. that's kpix traffic. >> th

there is another woman in that article, named liz.ed story of rape from that very sape fraternity. she down with me for the first time since this controversy and said she has a whole new set of concerns. >> i'm tainted by the whole rolling stone situation. >> reporter: in 1984 liz was a freshman at the university of virginia. >> i was invited to a fraternity rush party. i was offered a drink from the bar by two men who said they were brothers at the fraternity. >> reporter: liz says she was gang raped. the same fraternity where the rolling stone's rape took place. >> i knew something terrible had happened. i knew my injuries were bad. >> reporter: liz's case said her case ended up with a conviction. >> i'm sort of that rare bird who has something that is on the public record cannot be assailed and can be used in the context to bolster the story that she was trying to tell. >> reporter: that's what you think she wanted to accomplish, to bolster's story. >> absolutely. there were those similarities between liz's story and jackie jackie'

olivia: liz we will live it there, our thanks to abc news reporter liz hur joining us live on a sceneimore. this brings us to our twitter question of the day -- did urban renewal fail in baltimore? we would love to get your thoughts about what is behind the violence. tweet us. ♪ tom: good morning, everyone. "bloomberg surveillance." craig moffett and brad hintz. craig moffett does not follow apple products directly, and brad hintz uses apple products. that is about his only qualifications. [laughter] craig, what is so cool about this? you wrote "black book" for sanford bernstein about these sum of all technology. craig: apple already is just about the largest supplier to the telecom industry, so that has become one of the largest consumers of media business. tom: the big thing i thought was a shift from a luxury park at that cap talking about the craig: middle class craig:, the middle class, the middle class. -- about the middle class some of the middle class, the middle class. craig: in china. remember, there was a push to make low andend phones to serve china. what are they buying?

here's roberta. >> thanks, liz. good morning, everyone.have over 100 weather watcher in and around the bay area to assist us in the current conditions to get you out the door with an idea of what's going on around the bay area. so let's see what's going -- let's look at this one right here. it says 52. that's gordon steele from san mateo. reporting a little bit of a breeze at 12 miles per hour. one more, let's take a look at this one over here 53 degrees that would be keith rodriguez reporting a slight breeze in san leandro with mostly cloudy skies. thanks, guys. this gives me a really good picture of what's going on around the bay area. and speaking of pictures, i have a nice one for you this morning. this is a live weather camera looking out towards the embarcadero and see the blue and see the gold lights? they are saluting our golden state warriors who are now three games up on the pelicans. we have dennis o'donnell's sports report coming up at 5:23 but right now your current weather conditions suggest 50 to 56 degrees out the door, but

liz: the secret -- watch what he's working. not just the belly. but -- >> having him do something asymmetrical that will work on his core muscles to stay balanced here. liz: along with aerobic exercise, good core workout and a change in lifestyle can help you beat belly fat. >> core strength keeps your body good and makes it easy to exercise other things. liz: in addition to that however, a few foods can make a big difference in this one area that want to spot reduce especially as we move into the warmer months. those foods include fruits and vegetables for fiber, fish and chicken for lean protein and whole grains instead of white or refined foods. eating foods with better fats may also help you balance belly fat. those include olive oil avocado, and nuts. to reduce empty calories you may need to cut back on alcohol and dessert. but not completely. a recent study in the american journal of clinical nutrition actually found those who keep off the weight indulge in what they love to eat. they just include it more and eat and drink less of it at each

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