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) plus...continues this morning as people log in to their computers at work. we have the details on what is being called the biggest cyber attack in history. i try hard to get a great shape. this i can do, easily. benefiber® healthy shape is a clear, taste-free, 100% natural daily fiber... that's clinically proven to help me feel fuller longer. benefiber® healthy shape. this i can do! ( will ) this morning on the kron 4 morning news... breaking overnight... another shooting on an east bay freeway. i will tell you where it happened in a live report. ( lydia ) firefighters still on the scene of a construction fire. i will have the details in a live report. ( anny ) and a shootout on a san francisco street and the gunmen are still on the loose. i will tell you where it happened and what witnesses are saying about the shooting this morning. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)

(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

( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom.( mark ) and i'm mark danon... that breaking 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 morning we 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, including an 8-year-old girl. 12 children under 16-years-old are among the 59 people injured in the attack.( darya ) police say the attacker was carrying an improvised explosive device. also died in the explosion. let's get the latest on the attack now from samuel burke who is in manchester this morning. ( samuel) (nats concert)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 grande performed monday night.(nat pop screams)terrified concert-goers -- m

(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

(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

vonnie: can you repeat, mark? mark: how settled are we, post french election?ow settled do you feel now that the big hurdle that was the french election is out of the way? helen: i think we are very settled. i think you are seeing that in some of the m&a activity. the markets may have been concerned about french elections , the forthcoming elections in the u.k. that has not stopped the corporate's. the corporates are looking at the earnings recovery. they are looking at bond yields recovering and thinking perhaps this is the moment where we need to act. debt is as cheap as it's been a long time. we have seen the markets very strong. that helps their valuations, that helps their currency to go out and make acquisitions and we have seen a lot of corporates repair their balance sheets. they may have cash on balance sheets. that headroom -- headroom to allow -- hedge room to allow them to go out and make acquisitions. unrest has been popped to one side by corporates. mark: policy specifics is what we want, now. we got a bit from theresa may. it's all brexit, brexit

(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

) and i'm mark danon.s start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (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. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. new accident sb 101 at brokaw ( darya ) today is the first full day of jury deliberations for the man accused of murdering sierra lamar.( mark ) closing arguments wrapped up yesterday an

(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

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) 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

mark? coming up, my interview with the chief executive of 2-e, the world's biggest tour operator. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from london and new york, i'm vonnie quinn. mark: and i'm mark bartlett. this is "bloomberg markets" ploom. i want to focus on the world's biggest travel leashture and touring company dealing with uncertainties in the last year. earlier, i spoke with the executive and asked him how brexit is impacting tourism. >> sometimes it's amazingly fast . and if something is off media, you see that there's a conflict. particularly, turkey is coming off a little bit. we have more russian customers coming big because russia topes urkey again. mark: i think a third of your sales comes from here and the u.k. you did say there's a little bit of weakness in the u.k. why is that and will it persist? >> when you look at half of the numbers, you cannot see the weakness yet because our customer numbers in the u.k. has been up 8% in h-1. but it's true. when you look at forward, you

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

) 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

(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.

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) 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

) 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) 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

) 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

mark: i am mark barton. the u.k.ary will guard music and sports events as manchester police investigating network associated with the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a concert on monday. theresa may announcing the u.k. terror threat level has been raised. >> the threat level should be increased for the time being from severe to critical. this means that their assessment is not only that an attack remains highly likely, but a further attack may be imminent. our u.k. government editor joins us with the latest labor has said it will start campaigning. what do we know about the restarting of campaigning following the manchester bombing? >> labour will campaign on friday but no details of that. the u.k. independence party will launch its manifesto tomorrow. that will be in the morning and probably the real restart of things. the scottish national party has announced it will start with low-level campaigning. we have not heard from the conservatives and do not know how long they will be carrying on with this. mark: w

(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?it's necessary to address g-7 differences and he said germany and the u.s. will discuss trade issues bilaterally. the comments come after merkel gave the strongest indication yet europe and the u.s. are drifting apart. speaking at a campaign rally after the g-7 summit the chancellor suggested that relations forged since the end of world war ii are coming to an end. let's bring in our next guest, the's of the german institute of economic research and he speaks to us from berlin. you'll hear from the c.m.e. group. thanks for joining us today. is this election nearing by angela merkel and spoke today, the intelligence, a few moments ago. is this election earing or is this significant in the message that angela merkel was giving yesterday to her supporters? guest: i think there's a big shift currently in germany to the u.s. and also what's europe. what the german government has been pursuing the past five years is very much more and more isolation. the perception in germany has been look,

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

back to you, mark. mark: david, fantastic interview. you and gary cohn here on bloomberg markets. washington, out of the passage of the health care bill. senators are pushing it aside to write their on bill. kevin cirilli joins us. you heard that national economic council director jerry kohn says that they are excited -- gary cohn saying that they are excited. kevin: that was a great interview with david westin and gary cohn. by lowering the tax rate, corporate-wise, they will be able to generate that corporate tax growth. they're hoping to seize momentum as a look to advance the health care legislature to the senate. all that said, i spoke earlier this morning with a senior aide quite frankly,t this will have to change significantly to attract moderates in the senate. the big issue right now is the pre-existing conditions. it would call for an $8 billion increase to the pre-existing cause over a five-year period, but my sources in the senate say that is a lowball estimate and not enough to win over moderates. it would have to be closer

) and i'm mark danon.e morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james) we're waking up to clear and cool conditions this morning as we look forward to a warmer day today. let's check our 4-zone camera network and see what it's like outside. as i said, it's cool to start. we're seeing 40s at the coast and in the north bay valleys. we're waking up to 50s elsewhere. your daypart forecast shows that by mid morning we should be looking at low 60s inland and by the bay. around lunchtime, temps will warm to the mid and upper 70s. then, by later this afternoon, we'll hit our peak temperatures for today which should be in the low 80s inland, mid 70s around the bay, and upper 60s at the coast. the short-term outlook has temperatures cooling starting tomorrow with a chance of a north bay sprinkle on thursday. in the long range forecast, temperatures will stay unseasonably cool as we head into the weekend with dry conditions expected for saturday and sunday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30

mark: i am mark barton. we are minutes away from the european close. let's get reaction from the u.s. april jobs report. payrolls increasing by 211,000. the jobless rate dropping 24.4%. cohn, he told bloomberg a while ago it was a great jobs report, but he still wants to see an improvement in wages. proving news is wage inflation. we have not seen wages improve in the u.s. we have seen wages grow year-over-year. we are not creating purchasing power. we want to create purchasing power for american citizens. vonnie: he also talked about tax reform, saying a 15% business tax would give the u.s. a huge bandage globally. mark: let's take a look at where european equities are. we are four minutes away from the end of friday's session. it has been a day of gains, a week of gains. the second consecutive week of gains. 0.6%.oxx 600 is up we are heading to the best levels is august of 2015. i will leave you with the currencies. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ mark: this is the european close. stocks are finishing up. they are led by basic resources. this is a different p

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) 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) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (rebecca)cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress the kids warm as you get them ready for school. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) breaking news this morning... for the second time in two nights... a fire department in the east bay is investigating suspicious car fires. ( mark ) kron 4's averi harper is live in brentwood with the details. averi. (averi) the contra costa county fire department is investigating a possible case of arson...after four cars went up in flames. pat mccormick who lives in lafayette came out to his drive way early yesterday morning to find his s-u-v engulfed in flames. and when he spoke with firefighters, he found out tha

( mark ) plus...lure a child into his car in the east bay. we'll show you how the child's quick thinking led to the man driving away. we continue following breaking news..... a deadly police shooting in south san francisco. kron four's averi harper is live at the scene with the latest developments. gúw get to kohl's memorial day weekend sale and take an extra $10 off when you spend $25 or more. save on summer styles you'll love and for a limited time get $5 kohl's cash for every $25 you spend. earn it on everything spend it on anything. only at kohl's. ( darya ) good morning... 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 shootin

mark: from london, i am mark barton. fluctuated between small gains despite saudi and russia outputs and metals continuing to drop today. thank you for joining us today. why haven't we seen a bigger boost on the back of that pledge from saudi and russia to not only extend output, but possibly extended into 2018? things.ple of number one, it has been talked about, so you'd don't keep discounting the same piece of information over and over. bank, the market is three dollars off the lows it was friday ay, so washout in the market or is this the beginning of a momentum change where if the market can keep gains towards 47 dollars or higher today, will that add to kicking wtiart brent towards the $49 or $50 mark. the russians say they are on board and everyone is saying they will go for the end of 2017 and possibly beyond. where do we get the math, that will be part of it. china is the largest importer of oil at eight point 5 million barrels a day. the u.s. is producing nine point 3 million barrels a day, so we are looking for

>> 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) 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. .

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

(mark) u.s.in a row thursday on strong first- quarter earnings results. the standard & poor's 500 index rose 0.4 percent to 2,415.07. the dow jones industrial average gained 0.3 percent to the nasdaq composite percent to 6,205.26, above notched last week. (mark)(darya) lets start the half hour 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. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) breaking overnight... another person has been arrested for the deadly terror attack in manchester, england.( darya ) james fletcher is at the breaking news desk with the latest on the investigation. james. (james) t

(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start danon. and i'm mark darya folsom..morning i'm good east bay. outside his a young boy outside his home in the east bay. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress the kids warm as you get them ready for school. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. (rebecca)cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress the kids warm as you get them ready for school. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less

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(mark) (mark) (mark) (darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...ot day today and this will be the final day of our mini heat wave. let's go outside and check out our 4-zone camera network. it's clear and mild this morning with temperatures in the mid 60s and 70s for most locations. your daypart forecast calls for temperatures to warm to the low 70s by mid morning. by noon we'll expect mid 80s inland and by the bay. later in the afternoon we'll reach our peak temperatures for today, ranging from the low 70s at the coast to the mid 80s along the bay shoreline and low 90s for the inland valleys. temps will begin to cool starting on thursday and continue to fall as we head into the weekend. there is a slight chance of light sprinkles on sunday. if we get anything, it looks to be very light. i'll keep you updated as we get closer to it. hot spot. an overturn crash wb 237 at zanker blockin two lanes. acciden on the san mateo bridge wn at the incline, slow out of hayward ( mark ) happening now... a warning for people in the east bay this morning. the risi