the president has turned down invitation to throw out first ball at washington nationals homeowner, unofficial presidential tradition. i should make very clear you know jimmy carter didn't do this. it has been done off and on since 1910. my friend chuck todd crunched the numbers. he found that in the district of columbia 12,700 people roughly voted for donald trump. that is the total vote for trump. he points out that the average attendance at a ball game there is 30,000. so he asks why would the president head into a hot bed of booing? >> i can understand that that is possibly a reason why he might not do it although it is a ritual ever since taft when he threw out the first ball and ronald reagan came to the mound. i think they all look pretty awkward and maybe he is afraid i might not reach the plate. >> 6'06" sounds manageable until you look at home plate from the mound. it has been a symbol of george w. bush after 9/11 of great hope and renewal and things were back to the familiar and going to be okay. >> something about baseball and spring being renewal and maybe had he done it and gone

. >> not formee the homeowner against the nationals kicks off friday april 7th. >> you're more the macg with a fork, ya, that's good. >> ah. as the phillies get ready for that's seen, i was thinking of mac and cheese, went off on dan gent here. >> young base mall players across the region also hitting the batting cages getting ready for their season. our own pat gallen getting some tips from one of the best. >> patrick? >> you know it, i'm getting ready for my own baseball season here. yep, hanging out with kevin wilson, he is one of the best hitters, or hitting coaches, i should say, already taught me quite a bit. >> so still got to work on few things, we will do that whether i come back. >> impressive. ronald mcdonald house charities telethon is impressive. and it is underway. we want to hear those phones ringing, no donation too small. call 1-844-977-cbs3. we'll have much more on hour ooh donation can help a child. coming up. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> how would you like to pick up two free tickets to a dirt bently concert? >> am i eligible in i don't think so, i'm employee. just watch for the wo

homeowners could see a pinch again. i'm not saying prices will go down nationally but the increases could shrink and some markets could go negative. >> the largest advertising firm reported satisfies growth that was in line with estimates. the company said a sluggish start to 2017 in a very come petty ad market prompted wpp to slash its sales outlook for the whole year. shares fell almost 8% to 107.91. big lots had a difficult retail environment and a lower store count. profit did come in ahead of expectations and they said they would raise the quarterly dividend. shares rose nearly for you% to 54.23. revlon which sells many of its make-up products in drug stores said consumers shifting to specialty cosmetic chain caused sales to fall flat last year. revlon shares were off. >>> hudson bay which owns lord and taylor and had saks fifth avenue. they have reportedly failed to get financing for that deal which has caused talks between the two companies to be put on hold for now. macy's shares down for you% as a result to $31.77 today. drug makers astrazeneca said they would be working together on develop a medication for prev

latest on the story out of union county, new jersey that garnered national attentionly remember that house in westfield where the homeownersd they had been stalked by an anonymous creepy letter writer known as the watcher. that family is looking to have their six bedroom house in that tony town demolished. derek and mariam broaddus are suing the town after the planning board rejected their plan to tear down the house and subdivide the this afternoon build two homes there. the couple claims a person who goes by the watcher is that righted sending them disturbing letters saying they had rights to the home. well, they tried selling the house and even dropped the price but no dice. their attorney says they're caught in a situation they did not ask for. >> pretty awful situation. >> yeah. >> that will be a lifetime movie some day. >> it will. >> mark my words. >>> time for another check of the accuweather forecast. >> let's head to meteorologist adam joseph. keep the umbrellas handy i take it. >> yes, going through the day tomorrow. you're not going to need it the entire day but just have it very close by with some hit or miss

if prices are overheated and ripe for a correction, homeowners could see a pinch again. prices won't go down nationallyand some markets could actually go negative. back to you guy. >> diana, thank you so much. >>> let's bring in president and ceo of the independent community bankers of america. are people being stupid again, camden? >> no. not yet anyway. the old hennie wyman line. home equity lines of credit were down in the fourth quarter. down payments are a little lower but not like prerecession levels. in relation to what? we're not near ly to where the o go days of early 2000s were. we're in pretty good shape. >> fair enough. fair enough, camden. i think it was ray dalio, legendary hedge fund manager who said something to the effect credit is borrowing from your future self. >> correct. >> whatever the ratios, is there ever a good time to use a home equity line for anything but the most dire emergency? >> you shouldn't get wild on home equity lines of credit. because you are eating into your future. i don't think that that's out of control yet. and i know it's not out of control in the community

homeowner is on monday, april 10. some of the cast from "hamilton" are going to be there to sing the national anthem. >> now, that's cool. >> the team tweeting out this photo of some of the singers in giants uniforms. >> those schuyler sisters. >> probably your only chance to see it. >> and cheaper. >>> one of the most vocal critics of illegal immigration heading to the bay area. >> find out where controversial conservative ann koulter er co scheduled to speak. >> that pothole you keep hitting on your way to work could soon be fixed but to fix your bumpy ride it's going to cost you. the increase you may soon see at the gas pump. you're watching today in the bay. wre tchg t weheracss e b ar >>> good thursday morning to you. right now at 6:30 we are watching the weather across the bay area as we look outside across palo alto. morning temperatures cooling down slightly from earlier this week. we're also tracking the possibility of spotty showers out there. a nice look at university avenue, those showers will clear up. i'm no meteorologist but i've been listening to one over here. >> good morning, thank you for joining us.

a homeowner's decision to fly the confederate flag is met with backlash from some of his neighbors. kron four's philippe djegal reports from brentwood... where the nation's political and racial divide are coming to a head. eric harvey explains why he chose to start flying the confederate flag on his side yard. he lives on craig court in brentwood.eric harvey/homeowner- "its more or less a redneck thing, because of being a cowboy. it's just, to me its more a stand point of just the rowdy, get rowdy, get crazy, just do stupid things." he says he means no harm... because he's an ardent supporter of president trump.. he says some neighbors have interpreted this as a racially charged message... but harvey says it's just as patriotic as the other flags he flies.eric harvey/homeowner- "that flag is pretty much, in the beginning, you know, they carried that one when they were fighting for this country. everybody thinks it has to do with racists, racism and slavery and all that, but you know, that's not the case." bridge harvey says he put the flag up about a week ago. it was a gift from his friend -- doctor burt broussard.dr. burt broussard/harvey's friend- "i t

homeowners insurance. >>> questions tonight about the house investigation into possible ties between the trump campaign and russia. i want to bring in cnn nationalteve hall. sally quinn, "washington post" contributor and founding editor of on faith. legal analyst laura coats, political commentator jason miller the former trump senior communications adviser. and jonathan sanders, professor at stony brook university school of journalism and the author of "the russians emerge." i want to ask you, jonathan, about -- tell us about this recent case, this bank because there was a recent case in new york where one official with this bank was sentenced as a spy. >> well, don, what you need to know is it's been around since 1922. it had a monopoly in soviet times doing all the business of the soviet union with any foreign country. so it attracted two kinds of very interesting people. people who actually wanted to learn about capitalism and have contact with the west and spies. and so for a long time it did things like it facilitated the purchase of american ice cream technology so that all russian kids are addicted to vanilla ice cream now. but it also se

homeowners received three creepy letters from an anonymous person known as the watcher. the person claims that they have the rights to the six bedroom house. after getting nationalon the family wasn't able to sell the property and they're now suing their town of westfield because they say the town has rejected their request to demolish this version of the home and rebuild. >> the sixers face the brooklyn nets tonight. jahlil okafor is unlikely to play. the center has missed the last two games with soreness in his right knee. >>> the flyers start a three game home stand tonight to face off against ottawa. the flyers blew out the penguins six to two sunday night. they are six points out of the final wild card spot with seven games to go. >> phillies home opener 10 days away. we have a look at what's new to nosh on at the park. new menu items like a jersey shore inspired hot dog that's topped with a pork roll and cheese sauce. harry the k's restaurant will serve up a grain bowl with quinoa and veggies. they have a pastrami sausage and new falafel sandwich. the park will offer both hot and cold primo hoagies. i don't have falafel a lot but when i do i'm reminded how

homeowners could see a pinch again. i'm not saying prices will go down nationally. that does not happen often.reases could shrink and some markets could go negative. joe? >> all right. diana, thank you. >>> when we return, what's working in the markets now? we have more from our guest host next. then andrew is in washington for the first sit-down interview with new commerce secretary, wilbur ross. as we head to a break, a quick check of what's happening in european markets. things are mixed. the dax and the ftse slightly lower. the cac is up by 0.6%. this car is avover 2 miles per ur toinery millisecon matter bothn the track and ousands of miles away. with the help of at&t, red bull racing canhare ctilinfoation aby ch of car from virtuallyy. anywhe. brak are getting wm. confirmed, daniel you ed to cool your brakes. giving them the agility to have speed & precision. because no one knows & like at&t. e firsstock index ♪music pcreatedhout) over 100 years agos benchmfor erage. yema people stl bud portfolios buinsting isn'tt justabout achieving averag it's aut achieving goals. and invesco believesi