mark: yes.rian: but their image in history is quite prominent. what did you find at the core of that? were those two men actually responsible for this controversy about rachel? mark: well that's what jackson believes. in fact there's one news paper editor in cincinnati ohio by the name of charles hammond, who is actually the one who is doing most of the mud slinging on that regard. he is one of those who spreads rumors about jackson's mother being a prostitute, about jackson being the offspring of his mother -- of jackson's mother elizabeth and an african american slave. so hammond seems to be really the central person who is involved in the mud slinging. but clay and adams don't do a whole lot to stop it. and it is -- it is kind of interesting, even though they're not actively propagating these ideas, they had the power to stop them and they don't. brian: how big did andrew jackson win in 1828? mark: he won substantially. he wins all the regions of the country except for new england. he -- i do

(darya)(mark) welcome back to the kron four morning kron four back to the welcome (mark)(mark) welcome the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... avoid 7th street bten brannan and townsend lanes blocked due toa sick hole. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (james)our cool down continues today as we celebrate cinco de mayo. let's check the view outside with our 4-zone camera network. the marine layer back again this morning with fog at the coast. morning temperatures are on the cool side with mostly 50s and a few 40s. by mid morning inland temps will hit the low 60, then warm to the upper 60s and a few low 70s by the afternoon. everyone will see partly cloudy skies. expect stronger winds from the ocean later this evening and lasting into saturday. looking forward, temps will continue to cool saturday. clouds will also build. we're still tracking a slight chance of rain sunday. stay with kron4 and we'll keep you updated. (james) and it's time for the kron fou

(mark) robin? major hot spot in niles canyon at palomares, head on collision blocking all lanes (james)today is going to be a nice day with warmer temperatures all around. it's mild this morning. we're seeing 50s and 60s at the moment. the sun will warm us up to the low 80s along the bay shoreline and upper 80s to low 90s inland. the warmest temps will be seen in the east bay valleys. looking to the weekend, temps will continue to climb with inland highs getting to the low and mid 90s on sunday. those temperatures will fall by the middle of next week, but between now and then we'll be enjoying warmer than average temperatures for the month of may. ( mark ) breaking news... one man is dead after a shooting at a wienerschnitzel in san jose.( darya ) kron four's will tran just got to the scene. will. (will)a shoting at wienerschnitzel in san jose. 935 s 1st st, san jose, ca 95110 ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) concerns in the south bay as a severe

(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)deep marine layer with nearly all areas starting the day cloudy which will keep temperatures on the cool side of normal today. saturday will trend back towards seasonable temperatures as high pressure begins to build. dry and warmer sunday and monday. another trough begins to approach by tuesday and wednesday with a modest cooling trend and continued coastal clouds. bart dealys up to 20 min a bart dealys up bart dealys up to 20 min a daly city due to a medical emergency bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) our top story this morning... a soccer coach in the east bay is arrested for child sex abuse.( mark ) and police say they are looking for more potential victims. kron 4's averi harper is live in union city this morning with the details. averi. ( averi ) 44-year-old victor juarez had been working as a private girl's soccer coach in union city... and recently started working as a soccer league manager at "bladium" in alameda. he is facing one count

(mark) and i'm mark danon.ets start the morning lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong): high pressure will maintain very warm and dry conditions for inland areas through today. a shallow marine layer and weak seabreeze will keep the coast seasonably cool. a cooling trend is expected regionwide from tuesday through friday. warming is then expected for inland areas during the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident nb 85 at santa teresa blocking two lanes (mark) happening today. the penalty phase of the trial for the man convicted of killing sierra lamar will continue. the court took a break friday after the prosecution rested its case. the defense will present its case this week. defense attorneys have asked the judge to allow a psychologist to testify about antolin garcia-torres' childhood. the judge has said she will consider the request but wants to hear testimony from garcia-torres' family first. the prosecuti

(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...ure will build over the region today into tuesday with a noted warming trend. temperatures will trend cooler as early as wednesday as the ridge breaks down and onshore flow increases ahead of the next trough. much cooler and breezy by thursday with a slight chance of north bay showers. trend of below normal temperatures but mainly dry friday and into next weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. heavy traffic on nb 87 between 85 and 101 ( mark ) flaring continues this morning at the valero refinery in benicia.( darya ) the refinery began flaring friday morning because of a power outage at the facility. kron 4's will tran is live in benicia this morning with more on what you can expect. will. ( will ) there will be continued flaring at the valero benicia refinery while crews work to restore operations of the facility. valero has advised the city that it is switcing the flaring from the south flare to the north flare. the purpose of the switc

mark: i'm mark barton. this is "bloomberg markets." said het had an absolute right to disclose information to russian diplomat's. the president responded to a washington post report that he revealed highly classified information about an islamic state plot. the president says he shared the information with the russians for humanitarian reasons. that they would step up their fight against islamic state. turkey's president meets today with president trump. this friction between the two decideds since the u.s. to arm kurdish fighters that turkey considers terrorists. president erdogan is likely to renew turkey's request -- they're blinged for last year's failed coup. rebels and government officials are meeting separately with a united nations envoy. the talks have been overshadowed by u.s. actions, but the syrian government built a crematorium in one of their most famous prisons. macron putsmanuel -- behind the time their bid for the olympics. the ioc will decide whether paris or los angeles will host the games. global news 24 hours a day

(mark) the u.s.overnment is investigating whether general motors should add about 312-thousand cars to a 2015 recall for headlights that can suddenly go dark. this comes as hundreds of new owners are complaining that the low-beam lights can fail. the investigation covers the 2005 and 2009 buick lacrosse, the 2006 and 2007 chevrolet trailblazer, gmc envoy and buick rainier, and the 2007 pontiac grand prix. (mark) more than 80-thousand child carriers are being recalled because kids can fall out of them. it affects all models of poco, poco plus, and poco premium child backpack carriers made between january 20-12 and december 20-14. the company says the leg openings may be too big... causing children to slip through and fall out. the carriers were sold at r-e-i, amazon, and other outdoor stores from january 20-12 and december 20-15. there have been four reports of children falling... and in one incident child's skull was fractured. (darya) a new report from the associated press found a large number of se

) and i'm mark danon.ts start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)it's clear and mild outside this morning as we wake up to the month of may. hot temperatures are on tap for today, the beginning of a mini heat wave. let's go outside and check the 4-zone camera network. it's clear this morning. we are expecting a warmer day today with inland highs reaching the mid to upper 80s. and it will continue to warm over the next several days as high pressure builds inland over the great basin and offshore winds develop. widespread 80s to mid 90s are expected tuesday and wednesday afternoons. a cooling trend is then expected for the latter part of the week as ocean winds return. rain showers are possible as we head into next weekend with a storm system approaching our region. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. all lanes open in san francisco at the octavia onramp to sb 101 and no delays on nb 880 after a fatal crash in san leandro ( darya ) thousands of

(mark) president trump is still president (mark) plaza.esident trump is still looking for a new f-b-i director after the firing of james comey. ( darya ) james fletcher is here with the details on the search. james? (james) as president trump considers a replacement for comey... lawmakers are urging him to steer clear of appointing any politicians. the advice comes amid growing criticism over the president's dismissal of comey during an fbi probe of russia's meddling with last year's election and any ties to the trump campaign. republican senator lindsey graham says selecting an fbi agent to lead the agency would allow the nation to "reset." democratic senate leader chuck schumer says the new fbi director should be someone without a partisan background but with "great experience" and "courage." as for when the appointment may come?... it could be this week. the president says he's hoping to name comey's replacement before he leaves for his first overseas trip as president... which is this friday. (mark) a woman is arrested in connection wi

) and i'm mark danon.lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)cooler than normal temperatures will continue today as we enjoy mostly sunny skies on this friday. let's get outside and check out the 4-zone camera network. it's pretty clear outside with no major fog. temperatures right now are in the mid 40s to low 50s. your daypart forecast shows inland temps warming to the mid 50s by 9:00. we should see low 60s by noon, then mid to upper 60s by later this afternoon. bay shoreline temps will peak while coastal communities will stay in the mid 50s. your weekend outlook shows temps staying flat. mother's day sunday will see mostly sunny skies and highs in the 60s. your extended forecast shows a chance of rain returning on tuesday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major issues on wb 4, wb 580 or nb 101 ( darya ) breaking news we are following this morning... two more cars set on fire overnight in contra costa county.( mark ) this brings

: i am mark barton. bloomberg markets. in the wake of the g7 meeting, angela merkel says that eu leaders are committed tr ans-atlanticists. she spoke in berlin. still with me is carsten brzeski. the relationship between germany and the u.s., despite merkel's pledge and views that we are all trans atlanticis ts, that it is tarnished since the election of trump? >> it has become more difficult after the trump administration has criticized the eu based on trade and nato but let's not forget that the relationship is a long-standing relationship. germany needs the u.s. as much as the u.s. needs germany. mark: merkel was singing the merits of the eu saying we have overcome the dutch election and the french election and it seemed to be a call to arms for the project. can merkel and the likes of mccrone make the next step when it comes to key issues like -- make the next step when it comes to key issues like immigration? >> if they're unable to make these hopes and promises come true, then in four or five years

(darya) thanks for joining us, i'm (mark) and i'm mark danon. we're following breaking news out of the southbay.... where police are looking for a missing 12-year-old girl. her name is treasure anderson and she is from san anselmo. according to the marin county sheriff she is considered at risk. she was last seen yesterday afternoon after school. she went to white hill middle school in fairfax. friends say they saw her on the bus headed home after school. she lives with her grandmother in san anselmo. she is 5 foot 1... 100 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. she was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt... light colored pants and blue and white striped shoes. marin search and rescue is helping central marin police with the search effort. will tran is on his way to the scene. he will have the latest in a live report as soon as he gets there. (darya) lets get a check now of weather and traffic... (mark) james and robin are here. (james)we have the possibility of showers today, so bring the umbrella with you to work just in case. let's go outside

(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...or hot spot on the san mateo bridge. a stall at the high rise has traffic backed up onto sb 880.a major hot spot on the san mateo bridge. a stall at the high rise has traffic backed up onto sb 880. a major hot spot on the san mateo bridge. a stall at the high rise has traffic backed up onto sb 880. (anny hong): continued seasonably cool and breezy weather will continue along with a chance of showers tonight into wednesday as an upper trough moves through. a drying and warming trend thursday into next weekend. ( darya ) a warning before you leave your car at a bart station this morning... a dozen cars were broken into and another car stolen at bart stations in just one day.( mark ) kron 4's will tran is live at the millbrae bart station this morning with the details. will. ( will ) there were 12 car burglaries reported yesterday. 9 were right here at the millbreae station. 2 cars were burglarized and one stole from the el cerrito del norte bart station and another car was burglarized at

(mark) and i'm mark danon. breaking news just in to kron four... bernal heights neighborhood.( darya ) kron 4's will tran just go on the scene. will, what do we know? ( will ) a body was found in bernal heights near anderson street. at about 5:30 this morning police responded to a call of a person down in bernal heights park. officers responded and found a male victim. he was suffering from apparent stab ( will ) a body was found in bernal heights near anderson street. at about 5:30 this morning police responded to a call of a person down in bernal heights park. officers responded and found a male victim. he was suffering from apparent stab wounds. paramedics responded and the victim was declared deceased. the sfpd homicide detail is investigating.

s ( mark )( mark ) ( mark ) a man is randomly stabbed while on a walk in the east bay...er is still on the loose. anny hong is at teh breaking news desk with a look at a new sketch of the attacker. anny. (anny) we first told you about this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news and this morning police are releasing a sketch of the attacker. her it is... police say this man stabbed nother man while he was walking his dog near john hinkle park in north berkeley. it happened just before 8 friday night. the stabbing appears to be random and police say the attacker might have some mental issues. ( anny ) the victim was stabbed in the stomach, but he is expected to be okay. back to you in teh studio. . ( darya ) happening now... police looking for a man who lifted a girl's skirt in pleasant hill. this is a sketch of the man police are looking for. police got a call yesterday af

(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...he day the weather changes. a dramatic cool down begins that we will ride all the way through the weekend. let's start with what's happening right now. our 4-zone camera network shows the marine layer back in play with fog at the coast. morning temperatures reflect that with 40s and 50s near the ocean. it's slightly warmer in the east bay and south bay valleys with 60s there. by mid morning inland temps will hit 70, then warm to the low 80s by the afternoon. bay shoreline communities will enjoy mid to upper 70s. everyone will see partly cloudy skies and temperatures that are 5 to 0 degrees cooler than yesterday. looking forward, temps will continue to cool friday and into the weekend. clouds will also build. there is a slight chance of rain sunday. stay with kron4 and we'll keep you updated. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) breaking news from overnight... san jose police shoot and kill a man who is believed to be the suspect in a do

(mark) breaking news...t trump says the country needs a quote "good government shutdown" and is advocating for changing senate rules in a pair of tweets this morning. anny hong is at the breaking news desk with more on what the president is suggesting. anny. (anny) in the last hour president trump took to twitter to vent about the recent deal reached by congress to avoid a government shutdown. president trump said in part that the only reason why republicans worked with the democrats is because they didn't have the votes they needed to do it themselves. but he tweeted that a government shutdown is what's needed to get the job done. he went on to say quote: "we either elect more republican senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. our country needs a good "shutdown" in september to fix mess! earlier this week congress avoided a government shutdown by reaching an agreement on a one trillion dollar spending bill. the bill will fund the government until october first. then congress will have to reach an a

(mark) happening today... university of california officials are considering a proposal to cap undergraduate out-of state enrollment to 18-percent. the move is an effort to prioritize in-state applicants. the board of regents is also discussing a controversial audit on the u-c system. it found that u-c administrators hid 175-million- dollars in a secret reserve fund and that the presidnet's office interfered with the audit process. u-c president janet napolitano denied her office improperly stashed money. ( mark ) the number of people arrested by immigration agents has increased dramatically during the trump administration. u-s immigration and customs enforcement says arrests are up nearly 40-percent compared to last year. arrests of immigrants with no criminal convictions more than doubled. however, the number of people deported from the u-s has declined under president trump. the president signed executive orders to boost deportations back in january. ( darya ) we are learning about new health risks of e- ci

(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james) today is the day the weather changes. a dramatic cool down begins that we will ride all the way through the weekend. let's start with what's happening right now. our 4-zone camera network shows the marine layer back in play with fog at the coast. morning temperatures reflect that with 40s and 50s near the ocean. it's slightly warmer in the east bay and south bay valleys with 60s there. by mid morning inland temps will hit 70, then warm to the low 80s by the afternoon. bay shoreline communities will enjoy mid to upper 70s. everyone will see partly cloudy skies and that are 5 to 0 degrees yesterday. forward, temps will continue to and into the weekend. also build. there is a slight chance stay with kron4 and we'll keep you updated. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) breaking news from overnight... san jose police shoot and kill a man who is believed to be the suspect in a double homicide. ( darya ) will tran is live in san jose

mark: in london, i am mark barton and this is bloomberg market.for the bloomberg business flash. american home builders are optimistic that demand will keep growing according to the national association of home builders and wells fargo. the sentiment is the highest -- the second highest since 2000 five. the pickup and current sales is making builders upbeat about the market prospects for the next six months. dhabi's investment company plans to invest 15 billion dollars in bank funds. it will be wrapped up into-three ofks with $95 billion commitment and i plan to start to new capital venture funds to build its technology. jpmorgan has agreed to buy an office building in dublin that can hold more than 10,000 workers. the 200 capital. building is not finished yet. about $137ll pay million. dublin is among the cities that jpmorgan is considering for an workforce after the brexit vote. that is the latest bloomberg business flash. vonnie: time for our bloomberg quick take where we provide context on issues. today's topic is china. the name silk road con

this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: i am mark barton.nie: i am vonnie quinn and this is bloomberg markets. in brazil the prospect of back to back impeachment is running tread across -- is spreading tread across the country. ms. miller of congresses accuses hush money to the former speaker. he said he did nothing wrong and will not resign. in index down as much as 17% dollar terms. we check out this on the bloomberg. the stock fell below the latin american peers, including colombia and mexico. but it more from sao paulo. -- let's get more from sao paulo. julia, how much does this surprise regular, everyday brazilians? it seems like impeachment is par for the course these days. >> a carwash probe has been going on for three years. over the last three years, it is every other week or every other month. it is getting -- if you speak to people on the street, they are tired of so much corruption. mark: what our money managers saying. it shows the massive move that we saw yesterday in the real. run uply, we saw a big in the real in the last yea

(mark) the morning. (mark) president trump is weighing in about his decision to fire former f-b-i director james comey.(darya) rebecca strom is here with more on how the decision could impact the russia investigation going forward. rebecca? (rebecca) the acting director of the f-b-i says the russia investigation has not and will not be hindered by the firing of former director james comey. andrew mccabe testified yesterday on capitol hill... telling members of the senate that he will inform them if there is any tampering with the investigation. meanwhile questions are still looming around why the president fired director comey. the president tried to explain his reasons during a recent interview. (rebecca) sources close to the preside

i'm darya folsom.( mark ) and i'm mark danon. that breaking news we are following this morning... one man is dead in an officer involved shooting overnight in south san francisco.( darya ) kron 4's averi harper is live at the scene this morning with the details. averi. ( averi ) we're on the scene of a deadly shooting in a south san francisco neighborhood. at this time detailed are limited. we've gotten reports that the shooting involved officers.... but we're waiting on official word from police here on the scene. we're told a representative is on the way to talk to reporters about what's going on here. this is what i do know. take vothere is a heavy police presence on cork place. i see several squad cars in the area. the san mateo county coroner is on scene.the 3600 block of cork place is blocked to traffic while police investigate. they won't say much on scene, but that they'll be here processing this scene. blocked off appears to be a only the people who 3600-block of cork place will the street closure. on cam scene throughout gathering more back to you. .

(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)the bay area cool down begins today cool down the bay area (james)(james) the bay area cool down begins today with some inland communities seeing their high temps drop by 15 degrees or more. let's start by going outside and checking our 4- zone camera network. it's partly cloudy this morning with a deepening marine layer at the coast, so expect to see some fog this morning. those low clouds will burn off somewhat by mid morning. temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. expect today's highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. look for afternoon highs to be 10-15 degrees cooler than yesterday. that will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. your mother's day forecast looks sunny and cool. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (darya) our top story this morning... 26-year-old g

i'm mark danon.e morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)we're waking up to cloudy and cool conditions this wednesday morning with temperatures in the 50s. light showers fell in the east bay overnight. weather gauges are showing .01 - .02" since midnight. that chance of light rain will continue throughout the morning commute then disappear after mid morning. this afternoon should be partly cloudy with high temps reaching the upper 50s at the coast, to low 70s by the bay, and mid 70s inland. some of our warmest spots in the east and south bay will climb to the upper 70s. beyond today, temperatures are expected to rise friday and saturday into the low 80s inland. then another system will bring clouds and cooler weather for sunday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) breaking overnight... the city of oakland has reached a large settlement with the woman at the center of the o-p-d sex scandal. anny hong is following the latest from the brea

>> mark: seven on the clock. james downhill. partially blocked and a foul called as james crashes to the board. >> hubie: see, they wanted -- they got what they wanted in thamp wanted tucker to go over the top of the screen. once he goes over the top of the screen, if you're going to step up -- ibaka says no. i'm going to take the angle. unfortunately, you get the body. >> mark: the good news for the cavaliers is they have been shooting free throws excepti exceptionally well here. lebron, 7 for 7 from the free-throw line. taking advantage of his time with kyle korver, a little tutorial from him time to time. one of the best free throw shooters of all time in the nba. this is lebron's first miss of the game. >> hubie: this is a sthothat sh it 75%. but plfriday night, they were 2 for 28. games three and four on the road, they shot it extremely well. >> mark: can the raptors remain alive. powell. rebounded by thompson. >> hubie: got a good look. and screen on the lane. >> mark: the raptors right now, it could be a q

new this ( mark )( mark ) new this morning...g to keep a popular toy on their shelves. "fidget spinners" exploded in popularity last month.( darya ) they are not made by a major toy company and are more common at gas stations than at major toy stores. some toy store owners say they are getting between 20 and 30 calls per day with people checking to see if they are in stock.( mark ) toy experts say the fidget spinners will probably stay popular through the summer and then fade in popularity as more of them hit the market. (james) i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. ( darya ) governor brown's new budget proposal could help protect undocumented immigrants. we'll tell you how the money will be used. . ( mark ) we're coming up on 6:45... here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... there is more flaring at the valero refinery in benicia. this is the same refinery that started flaring almost two weeks ago that lead to some evacuations. a power fail

it is a modest mark: forecast.n wages, which we love to talk about as well, he expects no increase in real wages this year for the obvious reasons, but he says wages will pick up in 2018 and 2019. courieranny bonds file -- earlier. forecasting about wage is wage always picks up into years time. i said that for the past 10 years. i would not be surprised if we end up with another forecast here. low.loyment is very when is it going to pick up? it is not knowledge, it is hoped. mark: hope from january of bloomberg intelligence. let's move it on. let's get more insight on where the economy stands, where it is headed, what it means for investors. sterling is lower today. mark richards is here, global strategist to jpmorgan. questec did you see you. meeting, were you on the hawkish side? or were you on the neutral side and when you send out? -- stand now? i think what the market reacted to was the lack of an additional vote for a hike and what we found was that commentary of wage inflation. if we take a step back, a lot

(mark) and i'm mark danon.ith a check of weather with a check the morning danon. and i'm mark (mark)fletcher..james good (james) got out."> (james)(mark) lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong): high pressure will maintain very warm and dry conditions for inland areas through today. a shallow marine layer and weak seabreeze will keep the coast seasonably cool. a cooling trend is expected regionwide from tuesday through friday. warming is then expected for inland areas during the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark )( mark ) ( mark ) a criminal investigation is underway after a fire at a marijuana grow house in the east bay. it happened yesterday afternoon on bugle way in antioch. fire officials say they found dozens of pot plants in several bedrooms throughout the home. investigators say a cigarette butt started the fire in one of the planters inside the home. with hot temper

) and i'm mark danon. the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james) the bay area cool down begins today with some inland communities seeing their high temps drop by 15 degrees or more. let's start by going outside and checking our 4- zone camera network. it's partly cloudy this morning with a deepening marine layer at the coast, so expect to see some fog this morning. those low clouds will burn off somewhat by mid morning. temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. expect today's highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. look for afternoon highs to be 10-15 degrees cooler than yesterday. that will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. your mother's day forecast looks sunny and cool. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge driv

mark: live from london, i'm mark barton, counting down to the european close.'s turn to m&a, the latest on big potential deals in the works today, a busy day. vivendi's offer for a french advertising firm, sprint said to have started talks with t-mobile. david, us is ruth everything you needed to know in a function about m&a. let's get specific. and we will talk more generalities. it was always on the cards, vivendi? it was just a matter of time. ruth: they had indicated that this combination would make sense. some analysts are calling it a left-handed, right hand kind of deal. in the french market a few weeks ago, there was a similar thing. you are kind of sitting back and wondering if this is the market where the friendly deal where you have billionaires consolidating their holdings and some other different companies, because even today's deal will raise takes in both of them. those are the ones that might be the new trend where things can get done. mark: is there a conflict of interest here? ruth: yes. and that is something that analysts have spoken about. h

(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)we're waking up to cloudy and cool conditions this wednesday morning with temperatures in the 50s. light showers fell in the east bay overnight. weather gauges are showing .01 - .02" since no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ace train delays up to 20 min on train 3 (mark) breaking overnight... the city of oakland has reached a large settlement with the woman at the center of the o-p-d sex scandal. the oakland city council voted early this morning to pay jasmine abuslin... formerly known as celeste guap... nearly a million dollars. abuslin claimed she was victimized and exploited by oakland police officers when she was under age. the investigation led oakland to go through three police chiefs. four current or former officers are also facing charges in the scandal. abuslin was originally looking for 66-million dollars. oakland's city attorney recommended that the city settle for just under a million dollars. around 2 this morning, the oak

>> me or mark? sam: mark. think you are showing an awful lot of confidence in the chinese and their ability to execute. mark: yes. don't know that history suggests that they are as good as you take they are. mark: so far so good. i think they have done a very good job. >> one of the things you did on, i feel will move like we should touch on venezuela and brazil. sam, you said that one of the things that this president needs to do is come up with a foreign policy or venezuela. because the contagion risk is very real, you are concerned that it could begin to affect brazil, which has a boatload of troubles on its own, let's talk about that more. sam: i think a better example is columbia. colombia and venezuela have a , a lot of people from venezuela are going into columbia to shop for things they can to get in venezuela. or,zuela comes apart some both to the south in brazil, and to the west in columbia. i think there is a real risk of destabilization. >> destabilization, how? how will that man of -- how will tha

(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning lets start danon. and i'm mark danon.ng with a check of weather and traffic... (dave) a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) breaking news just into the kron4 newsroom. we've just learned that the former chairman and c-e-o of fox news roger ailes has died. ( darya ) james fletcher is at the breaking news desk with the details. ( james @ flash ) word of his passing comes from his wife this morning. she released a statement which says, in part, quote: "i am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, roger ailes, passed away this morning. roger was a loving husband to me, to his son zachary, and a loyal friend to many." the cause of his death is unknown. ailes resigned from fox news, the network he created, last july after former network personality gretchen carlson filed a sexual hara

(mark) and i'm mark danon. breaking news just in to kron four... a body in san francisco's bernal heights neighborhood.( darya ) kron 4's will tran just go on the scene. will, what do we know? ( will ) a body was found in bernal heights near anderson street. at about 5:30 this morning police responded to a call of a person down in bernal heights park. officers responded and found a male victim. he was suffering from apparent stab ( will ) a body was found in bernal heights near anderson street. at about 5:30 this morning police responded to a call of a person down in bernal heights park. officers responded and found a male victim. he was suffering from apparent stab wounds. paramedics responded and the victim was declared deceased. the sfpd homicide detail is investigating. (darya) and we first told you this story with a breaking news push alert around 6:40 this morning. stay connected with breaking news... traffic and weather alerts. all you have to do is download the free kron 4 mobile app. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm ma

this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: i am mark barton. onto the european closing.me minister theresa may campaigning in south london, ahead of snap elections, as the u.k. negotiates parameters for a brexit. this is my favorite chart of the day. this is the conservative-implied majority. so many wonderful functions. what is interesting is that the implied majority is that the tories will win a majority of 12 . the implied majority a month ago was 200. it shows how things can change in the space of a few days. the trend is right. it is maybe a bit dramatic to be down at 12. frenchls got the u.k.ion right, but in the and brexit election, they underestimated the conservatives. mark: if they get a majority of 12, how do markets react? corbyn is viewed as anti-business, anti-markets. theresa may would still be in power, but let's say it is a weaker majority. how does that play out? >> a lot depends on where sterling is beforehand. now,ey are where they are 128 or when hundred 27, they may not have -- or 127, they may not have as much a downside. i member they were talkin

back to you guys. ( mark ) breaking overnight. bart police are now investigating a hate crime at a station in san francisco. it happened last night before 11-30 at the powell bart station. a man was standing at the platform when another man came up to him and called him several gay slurs. the man then punched him in the face. the victim reported the crime to a station agent as the attacker fled. police say the attacker was wearing a black security uniform and a silver badge on the right side. ( darya ) a vallejo mother is demanding answers after her 6th grade daughter was attacked at school. the attack was all caught on camera.( mark ) spencer blake has the story you will only see on kron four. (pkg) (looklive)"at solano middle school, plenty of students have seen the video that somebody uploaded of a sixth grader getting pummeled during p-e."this is that video. it starts with the victim seated in her spot, ready for p-e.if you listen, you can hear taunting from others."she said, 'hello' and i was sittin' there ignoring her and sh

we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) ( mark ) ( mark ) a man was attacked andt bay and the attackers are still on the loose. the crime happened sunday at the richmond bart station. the victim was punched in the face and then robbed. the attacker ran off. police have not yet released a description of the thief. ( darya ) in the east bay.. police say two people are dead and six are recovering this morning after a crash in alameda. it happened in the area of park street and lincoln avenue yesterday morning. the crash involved a minivan and a full-size truck. seven people were in the truckone of whom died at the scene. another victim in the truck was taken to the hospitalwher e he died of his injuries. the other five people in the truck are in critical condition this morning. the woman driving the minivan has injuries that are non-life threatning. police say speed appears to be a factor in the crash. ( darya ) a brand-new water park in dublin remains open with the exeception of two slides after a child was hurt on one of them. during the park's big grand opening on

mark: i am mark barton with the european close.cial industry is bracing for impact as theresa may moves forward with plans for what many are saying is hard brexit. andpoke about the costs implications of the looming divorce. >> brexit means brexit. >> that is theresa may's line. >> that is the point. markets have to realize there associatedsequences with brexit, and those consequences will probably be much stronger and go much deeper than anticipated or many people would like it to be. the reality we are experiencing today where the single currency of the eurozone is one of the european continent, 40% to 70% of trading done in london, is fine. where the finances in wall street, the technology in palo hollywood,ndustry in in a world where london has decided to move away from the andicit federal ambition strong regulatory convergence is an anomaly. things will be different going forward. >> well that fragmentation result in higher costs, and will that be ok? >> there will be costs associated to the consequences in the financial marke

matt: mark: i am mark barton and this is bloomberg markets. futures are in focus in oil prices are rising and all signs point to an extension of opec production cuts. spokeudi energy minister to bloomberg over the weekend. >> i have not spoken or heard any country that is against the extension. everybody wants the extension because we realize we have not foreved our objective bringing global inventories were they need to be. mark: joining us for more it is the head of the kissick group. it seems like an extension is very much in the cards this week. involvest a cut that more deeper production cuts? is that what we need to send oil higher? >> yes, most definitely. not only the extension which they have been telegraphing for a couple of weeks with russia and saudi arabia and now iraq this morning saying they would commit to six months at least. the bottom line is that it looks like that's what everybody's waiting for. go deeper thanto the 1.8 million barrels per day? that will be the catalyst to the upside because right now, the dollar weakness

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this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: live from london, i am mark barton.nie: i vonnie quinn and this is "bloomberg markets." jared kushner is front and center in the fbi's investigation into russian meddling in the u.s. election. this is according to "the washington post." investigators are looking to meetings that custer had with the russian ambassador and a banker from moscow. bloomberg view executive editor timothy o'brien wrote about the probe. you can view it on your bloomberg and he joins us now from washington, d c. draws the line work on the may becomes a little unethical to actually illegal. timothy: one of the issues is that the investigation is focused on solution the twin the trump presidential campaign -- collusion tween the trump presidential campaign and the kremlin. with jared kushner, you find this extending into a new area. one of the properties is a troubled property that needs to be refinanced. it has debt problems and jared kushner spent the better time of last year trying to lobby a major chinese insurer to invest in the building and

) and i'm mark danon...ng news we are following this morning... 22 people killed in an attack at an ariana grande concert in machester, england. this morning we have learned that a 23- year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attack and that isis has claimed responsibility. we do know that children are among the dead. nearly 60 other people were injured in the attack.( darya ) police say the attacker was carrying an improvised explosive device. they say he also died in the explosion. and a short time ago, police said another man has been arrested in connection with the attack. let's get the latest on the attack now from samuel burke who in live in manchester this morning. samuel. ( samuel) it was supposed to be a night of fun.(nat pop blast)but it turned to a night of terror, after an explosion outside a concert in the u-k by american pop singer ariana grande.the blast occurred just outside the manchester arena where ( samuel) it was supposed to be a night of fun. (nat pop blast)but it turned to

mark: i'm mark artan.ut 40 minutes time, euro area inflation forecast today to the lowest level, the report heading -- mario draghi pests calls to continue stimulus. >> for domestic rice pressures to strengthen, we still need a comet financial conditions which are themselves dependent on a fairly substantial amount of monetary accommodation. >> joining us now in both the eurozone in the u.s. come bloomberg intelligence chief euro area economist david at bloomberg news international economics and policy correspondent. you, this start with is a chance of the euro area headline, 1.4.9. how does that play into the ecb meeting? >> largely going to ward -- toward the decline of the headline, that was largely due to oil prices. wheny, oil prices fell and europeans went down holiday for haver, in april, airfares fallen back. is probably close to unchanged. look at what strips out the of the target and the ecb will be focused on that. that is the continued asset. it has been fascinating on both sides. in number of

(mark) robin?emont an overturn accident at the alvarado onramp to sb 880, no major delays. an overtur in oakland on skyline at redwood (james) today is going to be a nice day with warmer temperatures all around. it's mild this morning. we're seeing 50s and 60s at the moment. the sun will warm us up to the low 80s along the bay shoreline and upper 80s to low 90s inland. the warmest temps will be seen in the east bay valleys. looking to the weekend, temps will continue to climb with inland highs getting to the low and mid 90s on sunday. those temperatures will fall by the middle of next week, but between now and then we'll be enjoying warmer than average temperatures for the month of may. ( mark ) breaking news... one man is dead after a shooting at a wienerschnitzel in san jose.( darya ) kron four's will tran just got to the scene. will. (will)a shoting at wienerschnitzel in san jose. 935 s 1st st, san jose, ca 95110 ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya

(mark) u.s.g slightly higher as investors find a lot to like in corporate first-quarter results. the standard & poor's 500 index rose 3 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,391. the dow jones industrial average gained 38 points, or 0.2 percent, to 20,951. the nasdaq composite continued to set records as it gained 8 point, or 0.1 6,100. ( mark ) coming up in kron four news at seven... a man is stabbed in the east bay and the attacker is still on the loose. we'll show you where it happened and what led up to the attack. and before we head to break... taking a look at afternoon highs around the bay area.. . ( mark ) three sea lion pups rescued in ventura county have now been released back into the wild. wildlife officials released the pups yesterday afternoon. they were rescued a few months ago and were found malnourished. the institute released the sea lions at channel islands after they reached a healthy body weight. (darya) coming up.... i'll talk more with gary about how the warriors are trying to psych

mark: i am mark barton, this is "bloomberg markets," on bloomberg television. peek at equity markets, where one hour away from the end of the friday session. today we are unchanged, over the week, unchanged. heading for a third week, he will be by the smallest margins. that would be the best run since january the 13th. the ftse up by 131% in germany and france today -- one third of 1% in germany and france today. economic growth out of germany accelerating to the strongest pace in a year. mild weather boosting construction, exports benefiting from that. we will see how euro is faring today. dublin,ing to get to we're joined by the chicago fed president charles evans. >> mark, thank you. we have the president of the chicago fed, mr. charles evans. cast, welcome to bloomberg and welcome to dublin. the weather hasn't january favors. since you have been speaking this afternoon, with got another 1.9%, the breakevens are quiteing to dip aggressively. is this the goodbye to inflation? where that too harsh? mr. evans: i haven't had a chance to look at the most recent i

mark: live from london, i'm mark barton.ounting down to the european close, roughly 15 minutes left. oil falling on the news from opec. manus cranny is in vienna where we have been all day. as we have heard from delegates and heard from kuwait -- is it confirmed we have this nine-month extension? : i have it on good authority from a variety of sources that we are at the point where when they hit this podium in the next couple of minutes that they will confirm a nine-month extension at 1.24 opec. what does in different look like? -- indifference look like. our senior correspondent over there is saying in 20 years of covering opec, he's never seen as muted a reaction when you saying we will take this market by the scruff of the neck and try to give it a shake. he made the point that it is about cooperation. using,guage kuwaitis are talking about a monitoring committee, when you start to use language like that, read this. we're going to look at the data, we are going to look at the data on a continual basis, and if we think it'

) and i'm mark danon.t the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)high pressure will build over the region today into tuesday with a noted warming trend. temperatures will trend cooler as early as wednesday as the ridge breaks down and onshore flow increases ahead of the next trough. much cooler and breezy by thursday with a slight chance of north bay showers. trend of below normal temperatures but mainly dry friday and into next weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident in fremont sb 680 at washington backing up traffic. ( mark ) you can expect to see more flaring at the valero refinery in benicia today.( darya ) the refinery began flaring friday morning because of a power outage at the facility and it will continue today. kron 4's will tran is live in benicia. will. ( will ) there will be continued flaring at the valero benicia refinery while crews work to restore operations of the facility. valero has advised the city that it is switcin