costco a-mex. welcome back to kron 4 news weekend. pact your bottom line. starting in june, costco says it will only accept visa or costco- branded visa credit cards. the new costco visa card perks will include four percent cash back on gas. but there is a catch. all the cash back will be issued in a voucher that can only be redeemed at costco. also you have to have a membership to get the card. if you already have a costco branded american express card, it will be replaced by a citi visa costco card automatically. toll plaza. for the weekned. it's the off the grid picnic in the presidio in san francisco. enjoy a variety of food trucks. it's happening at the main parade ground in the presidio from 11:00 to 4:00. the event is free to attend. >> dave: is see all is covering up. so the mayor and with what we're dealing with this morning. this can be the story today clearing like just a not as warm as yesterday technically. of middle of lead people should not >> dave: you can see visible deals dropped again in the north space center rows o

up another hurdle, another hurdle from angel investors funding the next new facebook, the next new costco, the next new starbucks, and putting tens of thousands of americans back to work. firm -- affirm the jobs bill. i reject the amendment by the gentlelady from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to the rule, the question is on the amendment by the gentlewoman from california, ms. waters. the question is on the amendment by the gentlewoman from california. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- the noes have it. ms. waters: a recorded vote is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman asks -- is requesting for the yeas and nays. the yeas and nays are requested. hose in favor of taking this te by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule 20, this is a 15-minute vote on the adoption of the amendment, will be followed by five-minute votes on a motion to recommit,

. >>> let's get some stocks in the news. costcomp in comparable store sales for march. that was a little bit below the consensus of 1.9%. bed, bath & beyond beat estimates by four cents. revenue also beat forecasts. and the company initiated a new quarterly dividend of 12.5 cents per share. sprint has given itself a cash infusion at better rates than it might have gotten in the debt market. sprint sold 3 billion in aseptembers to newly created entities and will lease those assets back. don't we all wish we can do that? create an asset. move all your debt there. and then have it pay you. >> you're the car guy so you might, maybe you should do this segment. tesla ceo elon musk says his electric carmaker will give an up where date on model 3 reservations today. phil lebeau has more. >> do you have a guest as to how many reservations after a week? >> 347,000. >> becky, you take this seriously. you have an exact number. that's not a bad number. your guess is as good as anybody else's. when you take a look at the number of reservations t

jenn: you can fast forward threw commercials, but new ads are coming that you won't be able to avoid 92 a. steve: membership changes at costco, here is new york minute. >> a new exhibit at met, showing works of earliest rulers of middle east. >> we have art -- a group who moved no iran from central asia. >> spans 300 years of progression through what is now turkey, syria, ran iran and iraq. >> exhibit from april 27 to july >> moody's mega-big mega-math workshop. >> they can be good at math but they are not sure why they are running math. we're helping kids see why to be motivated. >> kids within home with so scholarships that your new york pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. p flonase is the first and only nasal spray approved to relieve pboth itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. more complete allergy relief. flon

paying for those massive jars of peanut butter in rolls of paper towels will be different at costco. the new way you will only be able to buy your favorite bulk items. >> see the storm before it happens. download the new zap today. >>> -- new at today. >>> take a look at this. for a group of kids outside of london, the afternoon was spent easter eggs cunning and it turned and two and different kind of fun. police were chasing meant on foot. the kids dropped to the ground and formed an arrow. pointing police in the right direction. police saw this and told the police on the ground. a short time later the men were arrested. officers tweeted about the story with a #not an april fool joke. >> a woman was able to get out of her car just in time before it went plunging 300 feet down a cliff in canada this morning. responders say the driver was ejected or jumped out of the vehicle before it took the nosedive. she did tumble 150 feet down the cleft. emergency crews were able to pull her to safety. she was hospitalized with serious injuries but it could have been worse. >> starting in june cosco says

. >> costco members, information about the new credit cards many of you are about to get were. >> staffembers of a high school will be carrying guns in class. it is a controversial decision. >> we have heard of the health >> we have heard of the health benefits from as print but one thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that is tasty. is it real? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have another taste? not at all mmm you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah part of the complete breakfast >> santa rosa, berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> two, 16-year-olds are facing hate crime charges. the video is hard to see but they are holding a white moose and threatening a black classmate. it is a white person holding a noose. this is from the catholic high school. the mother spotted the video and reported it and looking for teen since that time. >> a small california school district voted to allow some st

several fights last month, and they even bought surveillance cameras at costco because they were tired of how long it took for a new surveillance system to go up at the jail. >>> the police have arrested a man on suspicion of credit card fraud, and they said the customer used a fraudulent credit card to purchase $600 in gift cards, and the 24-year-old jordan knight had 111 credit cards with various names, and merchandise they believe that he bought with the stolen car's, and he is facing charges including burglary, i didn't he theft and three counts of probation violation. >>> new legislation introduced in the state senate also the use of swab testing devices, and law enforcement could use them in the field if the driver agrees after failing a field sobriety test. this has brought bipartisan support and they contest for drug use, including marijuana and prescription drugs, and it will have its first committee hearing in two weeks. >>> the city of oakland passing a temporary moratorium on rent increases in convictions, and about 200 people signed up to speak at the public hearing, and the coalition of housing and re

costco is as beloved as a hollywood star and today the news coverage is following the pattern. the warehouse giant is expected to raise its gold star membership fees soon from about $55 to $60 and maybe $65. there's a lot of speculation. the executive membership is expected to jump to $120 a year. the company is not commenting directly, but did hint its president pointing out to u.s.a. that in the past costco has raised its fees every five to six years and the last raise was in 2011. the next time you're out shopping it would be a good idea to bring a lot of bills rather than a handful of credit cards. a new study finding when we hand over cash rather than swipe a credit card we are more aware of the money we're spending. it is more painful to pay with cash or a check they found out so we value what we buy more when we don't use plastic. the study found those who give to charity using a credit card or texting are less giving again. when they tell you to text, they get you to do it, but you're not a long time giver. >> it's a little less work. >> you're not making the same conne

costco could soon get more expensive. the fee increase that could be ahead. welcome back to kron 4 news weekend. , here are the stories from the week -- that could impact your bottom line. costco members could see their annual fees go up next year. a financial analyst says costco could bump its basic membership from 55 to 60-dollars. executive memberships could go from 110 to 120-dollars. the company hasn't made an official announcement. costco generally raises it's fees every five-to-six years. its last price hike was in 20- 11. costco is also getting ready for a big change this summer. its ending its long-term partnership with american express. live look outside. walnut creek. for the weekned. it's the pacific coast dream machine car show in half moon bay. check out classic cars and more. it's happening at the half moon bay airport from 10:00 to 4:00 the event is free to attend. we are tracking strong winds ahead for the bay area. meteorologist dave spahr is here with a look at your forecast. >> dave: owens of small compared are we have them. l.i. their compared of lake at single-digit most are

anchor: in a spot of good news athens has sealed the sale of a majority of its biggest port to china costco shipping corporation. it is the second this year. costco was the only bidder. it has agreed to pay three and 68 million euros for 76% -- 67% share of the property and its operations. costco has agreed to invest 350 million euros in modernizing the port. athens is way behind its promises to privatize national industry. with the refugee crisis raging on can greece be continued to continue on its austerity drive and overhaul its economy? we asked an economist. >> first of all the situation demonstrates how important it was to keep greece in the european currency union and the european family. it is so important on the southeast quarter and to solve the refugee problem there. that is -- it is a political issue. europe needs to take all the financial burden away from greece which is in connection with the refugee crisis. and in the situation where greece is suffering and greece is that has the refugee problem one has to discuss on how one should carry on with the austerity program. anchor:

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. >> and costco is ditching >> and costco is ditching american express f >> at the abc7 news app on theo on director schedule news that lives where you live. >> 40,000 you have done workers could strike tomorrow morning. their union is pushing for a new contract. the communications workers of america want verizon to limit outsourcing and improve pay and work conditions. officials say they are prepared for the strike and non-union workers have been trained to replace employees. the strike dead line is 3:00 a.m. tomorrow. work is under way in glen park neighborhood to fix the city streets that makes it impossible for muni buses foe make their turn without going on the sidewalk. but the city spent a decade surprising up the intersection and the transportation average said that they got the miles an hourment -- they got measurement wrong and now they have to fix it at a cost $450,000. >> now, i have a costco machine express and now they no longer accept it but why want their visa card. can you opt out michael finney? >> pat, great question. i am asked this lot of the change over will offici

new jersey. john? >> caller: jim, what are your thoughts on wmt? >> walmart? i think it's fine. i prefer costcomy charitable trust owns that. i think it has more upside. let's go to rob in my home state of new jersey. rob? >> caller: professor cramer, i want to send a rom bot ram in the bush booyah to you. i become a day trader rock star under your tutelage. my mom had my whole inter answer the tied up in j mpd j and then she heard somebody talking about rpm and she tried to diversify. >> i love j & j, rpm is good too but this day trading stuff, rpm should be owned for the long term. scott in texas, scott? >> caller: what's up, cramer? i have to give you a shoutout to my brother nathan. should by a buyer? >> i like toyota okay, i'm not a big fan of the auto companies because of the currency problems and latin america. a lot of thing -- go wrong. randy in florida. randy? >> caller: booyah, jim. >> booyah. >> caller: buy, sell, trade chesapeake bay energy? >> which he is sneak no, no, no, no, no. i don't like that bounce. i don stay away. neil in florida. neil. >> caller: booyah, cramer. what are

meanwhile, stateside, a lot of news in retail, whether it's costco with a 1% comp, lb spl splitting intorent units. >> first of all, i thought the costco, my charitable trust owns -- it's better for some guys. it's hard to read these days because of the deflation in food, but more important, gasoline. really hard to get a feel for it. can i just say that leslie wexner is never satisfied. he does a great number. i mean, much better than expected, and he still says it's time to break up victoria's secret into pink and some other. he's a wealth-creator. and he never stops. the man never stops. and i think you've got to appreciate that and you've got to buy his stock. >> march comps up three. street was looking for two. >> yeah! bath and body up five, amazon, bath and body, bed bath & beyond, by the way, wow! >> we'll get to bby later. there's the bell and the look at s&p at the bottom of the screen. at the big board, gts celebrating its acquisition of barclays, designated market-maker business. at the nasdaq, it's tusk, an african wildlife conservation organization. you mentioned biotech ye

. >>> new this morning youris m membership to costco is about tt get more expensive. >> they're expecteds from about $55 from 110 to $120 for executiveve membership. the change had likely take place later this year or early nextt year.ar costco last increased membershii fees back in 2011. 2 there are more than 81 million1l costco members.costco members >> are you a costco member. >> i am. i always forget to renew. r i wind up in a rush and then i i have to like, you know, checknoe out and hold everybody up behind me. >> you're the guy.>>ou'r >> i'm going to get on that.oing >> you're the guy. you'rthe i've ban costco member, too. i'm not going to worry about buck. >> in the big picture of whatre you safe there especially aspeca pretty good deal, but, you know, year to year they start getting competition.etn you know, they need to kind ofod keep i guess pace with the other retailers. >> yup, yup. >>> at&t -- go ahead sorry. >> at&t they're offering now a discounted internet service to o low-income families.ils and the reason they're doingheyi this is to promote internet access.acss >> tha

. >> costco will raise membership fees. fans are hooking forward to the newum of beyonce to be released. here is that story. >> good morning. lower start and sluggish as we are back to work on monday, the dow is down 80 and s&p is down slightly and we do have another big week of earnings including apple. the cost of the yearly costco membership could go up in the near future according to analyst s probably raising prices by 10% this year or early next year bringing the basic membership to $630 -- >> at&t is making good on a rome they made to the fkc announcing a new practice to connect more low income machines to the internet. the program could be as let as $5 for connection. beyonce's new album released only on her and her husband's music streaming service. the service could be short, because it was supposed to be on itunes but it did not happen. we will see. the title only has three million subscribeers and apple has many times that. as does spotify. >> thank you, jane, it is out on itunes, i just downloaded it. >> i checked a couple of times this morning a

costco first? no, it's going to be a blood a bath in there.th i virginia, bob barnard, fox5 local news. > good stuffe.d the news tonight, it is far from over. the news at 11 starts right now. this is fox5 local news at # 1. thanks forth staying up with usu i'm matt ackland.i' we begin the 11 in prince george's county with new c developments in the heart breakingts shooting of two firefighters. john objection to the form sideh was killed and kevin swain was wounded as they responded to a home in temple hills. but tonight we are learning the shooter has been freed. fox5's alexandra limon has more. multiple forces tell fox5 the shooter may hey had some sort of medical emergency and thatand during his interviews with w police he told them that when he woke up, or came to, he didn'toh know what was going on.n. all he knew is people were coming through his door. so he grabbed a gun fire. black bunting is draped across the landover hills fire station and 24 hours after a firefighter was shot and killed fellow firefighters bowedç their headi in prayer. we're still in shock.hoc we're trying to grief, muriel

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costco memberships will increase to $06. executive memberships will be $120. analyst say memberships increase every five to six year. last time it happened was 2011. a new increase could happen as early as this fall. >>> we are learning new details about the new "star wars" attraction still being built at disneyland and walt disney world. world. there will be two major attractions. one involves flying falcon spacecraft. space travelers will take control, steer the ship through space and fire the laser cannons. the other ride will put guests in the middle of battle between the resistant forces and first order. construction on both adventures started earlier this month. disney has not announced when guests will be able to enter the world of "star wars." >>> this morning britain's prince william and prince harry tested their life sabers. they were behind the scenes of pine wood studios. daisy ridley showed william and harry how masks and sets were created. future "star wars" movies are expected to be staged at pine wood studios in the u.k. he u.k. >>> back to the story we started yesterday. the search continues for the person who robbed a casino in the eas

news at 11:00, mean tweets at an east bay high school. vicious gossip on-line that brought police to one campus. >> and the cost of costco. the big change customers at the big box retailer can expect. >> and the colonel sanders bucket that came crashing down to earth at a california kfc. >> the winds have subsided here. i am sandhya patel. time line is coming up. >> thank you, sandhya. first here is a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live." >> thank you, dan and ama. feast your eyes on this. >> don't you think it is a little weird that you would come out and kiss him on the mouth? >> you did kiss him on the mouth. >>> san ramon, san mateo and all of the bay area this is abc7 knew. >> tonight livermore high school officialses are warning pairns about some social media sites that are downright mean. >> abc7 news reporter alyssa harrington is live with what the principal is doing to stop the cyberbullying. >> reporter: ama and dan, students including livermore high school were involved in these really nasty tweets. most of the sites have been taken down. the students are being reminded that cyberbullying has very r

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last month, new security cameras caught this huge inmate fight in the maximum security section of the jail. it happened after a day the sheriff bought cameras at costco charging them to her personal credit card after she learned it would take two more years and $20 million before any more cameras made it inside the jail. betty yu, kpix 5. >> the sheriff's office says it is their hope more cameras will reduce those kinds of inmate fights. there are no cameras in the area where this fight happened because it is an older part of the jail. new ones will first be installed in the more modern areas of the jail. >>> new this morning, a unanimous decision around midnight from oakland city leadership. they passed a 90-day moratorium on rent hikes and evictions in the city. more than 200 people signed up to speak and more turned out for the meeting that ended around 1 a.m. it also expands rent control to include more eligible units. many who spoke aid they are concerned about ending -- many who spoke said they are concerned about ending up on the street. >> people will be living on cars, under freeways. i know, gonna be even more so! people who work every, sin

costco, is going viral. >> first -- a philadelphia nun accused of driving drunk is on trial in new jersey.berly miller was arrested after she crashed into a building in gloucester county in november. nora muchanic joins us live outside of that courtroom in washington township with the details. >> reporter: an important development in the trial of sister kim miller who was arrested back in november for dui, a municipal court judge threw out the results of her blood alcohol test because of a tech quality. they said she was under the influence of medication not alcohol. >> it happened at 2:00 in the morning on the black horse pike in turnersville. that is where kimberly miller a nun was stopped for drunk driving. today sister kim appeared in washington municipal court to face charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and failing to report an accidents and leaving the scene of an accident. witnesses say sister kim was driving erratically and hit a parked car and turned around and shattered the glass. >> they said a car hit your car. with a weird look on their face, they said it was a n

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costco first. no it's going to be a blood bath in there. on the road in leesburg, local news.ery time iwatch it. i disagree with the choice ofceo cake. i think you go with the chocolate. leave the fun fetti behind. > well done.> there is no apock lips coming quite soon. we have a beautiful week onon deck. we do. we have great weather i'm happy to say. a fantastic weekend. we have par razor and festivals going on.on. it was absolutely perfect.erf we'll keep on that wonderful weather role. and beautiful sunshine outside right now. you can see skies are pretty clear, too. we've had a clear night last night, a nice day yesterday and another nice day today i'm happm to say.to s hopefully you got a chance to be outside even if it was just tojt go for a walk or sit on your balcony or whatever. at least i hope you got to enjoy it.it we've got more sunshine ahead id you didn't.yo you will get a few more chances and we are talking temperatures that are goingki to start to ri we've got temperatures that are going to rise into the 80s,s, unbelievable. take a look. loo it's going to be a p

costco first? >> no, it's going to be a blood bath in there. >> on the road in leesburg, virginia, bob barnard, fox 5 local news. >> i love how they kept straight when she would stay stuff like this. at one point they get news that dad called and said we should go to mexico do you remember any of your spanish. she says i can say "pants." they just play it straight. it was great. >> >> keep it right here on fox 5. the news at 11:00 is coming up next. >> listen up drivers. we've got a recall and it's a big one. general motors is pulling back more than a million of the pickup trucks. there could be problems with the seat belts coming lose. if you're heading the road this weekend you aren't getting a break at the pump. the national affirming for regular unleaded is $2.11 a gallon. we could be looking looking for a spring slowdown for shoppers. it turns out more people are feeling jittery about the overall job market. >>> have you ever seen a billboard slam dunk? soon you will. starting two season from now, nba teams can sell corporate logos. the nba becoming the first major u.s. sports league to sell ads on game shirts. that's business. i'm neil ca

costco. get to know your local garden center and they may match what you find at lowe's and home depot. so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese. abc7 news alison: tonight, law enforcement in the line of fire. abc7 looks at the local tragedies to see how they compare to a national trend. a 4-year-old goes for a walk with her mother and ends up in a body cast. >> he didn't say sorry. he just rolled away and simple request. cutting ties. why d.c.'s mayor told north carolina we won't be visiting anytime soon. >> now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: first tonight the warm sunshine we have enjoyed today is giving way to storms in the area. alison: our chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking it for us tonight. what is the latest? doug: a couple of storms turned severe. we have a cluster of storms northwest of the metro area. a little orange box you see is an area under severe thunderstorm warning for 15 more minutes. stretching now from jefferson, maryland, through frederick. southeast of there. racing northeastern toward eldersburg and carroll county, maryland. otherwise only a few additional showers are expected with the cold front

costco sales rose in march. share price is flat this morning. >> a cloud of uncertainty may be driving many companies to tighten their belts this year. there's a new report out by gartner forecasting i.t. spenting to decline by half a percent in 2016. joining with us more in this exclusive report is john lovelock, vice president of research at gartner. good morning. thank you for joining us with this data. >> good morning. >> so this is a good gauge on corporate spending. walk us behind the headline numbers to do what you're seeing and how much is related to economic uncertainty, john. >> well, a great deal of it is actually related to the economic uncertainty. businesses for this year are facing a lack of revenue expectations. many things are playing into their market. there's a lot of new business they want to do, but they're stuck with an i.t. budget that's flat to down in most cases. >> we've been talking earlier in the show about these currency fluctuations we're seeing both today and year to date. does that hurt spending? does it make it harder for companies to predict where the economy is going, where their currencies are going? >> well, it

costco bridge, there's an accident that is being cleared. no trains from east 180th street over because of the platform collapse. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, the intruder at the white house that led to a lockdown and quick action by the secret service. >>> we are just weeks away from the big graduation ceremony at rutgers university with president obama has the commencement speaker there why students say the changes that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. >>> 5:13. a judge in new york has denied a request to force new york magazine to turn over audio, video, and notes to bill cosby's attorneys, and it's from interviews of six of the 35 women who accused him of sexual assault. the judge said it was a phishing plan. >>> a man running for the white house jumped the fence, triggering a brief lockdown, but shortly after visitors and staffers were seen walking about the complex. the jumper was promptly arrested by security.

new cameras would be. >> the sheriff has been under fire since the death of michael tyree. three former guards face murder charges and the case prompted the sheriff to purchase these cameras at costco with pher personal credit card. sergeant jensen says it has security in place including motion sensors and assures me these memos were not ignored or overlooked. the sheriff's office ensures me this system will be in place within 90 days. we will stay on top of it. live outside the elmwood jail. >> thank you. this was part of a bigger story. are more jail reforms on the way. tomorrow a blue ribbon jail commission digging into the county's problems will reveal findings. the commission was ordered following the beating death of this man inmate michael tyree last august. 25 minutes spent months investigating jail operations and holding public hearings. they recommended a change in leadership. to find out more about the commission's 30 recommendations to help fix the main jail, heat to nbcbayarea.com. >>> turning to the micro climate forecast as we try out after a weekend filled with rain, clouds in the sky in dublin and san jose. jeff ranieri is tracking more rain on the way. >> we're he

costco, buy some things in bulk on one side and already prepared meals. >> yes. >> i like ate lot. >> i could live at a wegmans. >>> how much do americans really truce trust the muse newsia results of the new study are in. you don't trust the news media much at all. i hope you can trust us though, lauren. >> that is what i'm hoping because we're here for six hours every day. recent poll from the associated press say only 6 percent of the people, have a lot of confidence in the media mainly because of perceptions of the accuracy of reporting or bias. study shows gaining public trust in america goes beyond traditional news reporting. people want information, that is up to date, and it offers expert sources. 90 percent of the people say that it is very important that the media get their facts straight majority of the readers get their news from social media like facebook and twitter. it offers hassle and preview without sifting through ads that traditional televisions gives us. the study mainly shows readers want balance in news conference and they have a desire, mike and alex, to see their communities represented fairly in that reporting. >> we try to to do that. >> true

customers are increasing spending, good news for a company that has been hit recently by a loss of deals. for example, with partners like costco. let's take a look at mattel. it is down this morning. in the midst of a turnaround, kind of stumbling after the first quarter loss. the estimated week sales from the flagship rb toys -- barbie toys. they are losing partnerships with star wars and marvel toys, so take a look at the shares down 6%. in sweden, ericsson is getting crushed after first order sales missed analyst estimates. the stock is down the most it has been in four years. this is a $150 billion company. not sure everybody realizes in the states how big ericsson is. that andt get past raise their revenue. as a result, the stock getting killed in sweden. david: let's talk about volkswagen up about 24% over the last two weeks. a person with direct knowledge in the matters is that the german car company has agreed to pay billions of dollars to settle claims over the emissions scandal. let's get the latest, joining us live is chris. tell us how certain is this settlement and where is it and how big is it? chris: it is likel

a deal would include more new directors for the airline's board as well as the possibility of an independent chair hahn. costco up 1 million shares of the warehouse retailer at 149.50. watching shares of legg mason. activist investor is holding its investment in the group. the stake represents a 9.9% of legg mason's outstanding common shares. >>> now to our news maker of the morning, lease is at the federal reserve bank in dallas and he has a very special guest with him. steve. >> reporter: good morning, andrew. i ham here in the great state of texas with the new dallas federal reserve bank president robert kaplan. mr. kaplan, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. welcome to texas. >> reporter: let's start off with the national stories and there's a lot of stories we want to get to here in texas as well. gdp in the first quarter has come down. it's crashed people say from a 2.3% on our average to down just half a point. how much concern do you have right now that the u.s. economy is decelerating. >> we had other years where first quarter gdp was week. our own forecast is still that gdp growth wi