news. i called the head guy at nascar, the chief marketing officer, and we have a meeting. so we're gonna pitch him on licensing the nascar brand on one of our toys. >> really? >> anytime you can have a chance to take your toy car and partner with somebody like nascar, well, that's a huge opportunity. we want these big box retailers to take us seriously, and this gives us that shot. and those 75 million nascar fans, well, they now become our customer base. we want to talk about getting into retailers, this is a game-changer. >> okay. um, i think that that is a mistake. some people would stay away from the nascar name. >> why? >> every time i go to the shows, they say, "no, we don't want anything to do with nascar." i ju--i mean, it's like all-- almost instantaneous. i tell you, nascar's down a bit, and you go into those stores. go walk into a walmart. how many nascar items do you see in there? >> well, here's the two issues that i have. you say that nascar's down. there are 75 million nascar fans in this country. >> mm-hmm. >> and we know that when people think about cars i

stuart: breaking news. nascar has lifted the suspension of kurt busch.e is now eligible to come teeth again effective immediately. he is still under definite ovation. the strong dollar. it is calling off a red-hot miami condo market. >> the condo building. it is going down. we have percentages now. this is flowing into miami because of the weak dollar. earlier it was because of the weak dollar. now, the dollar is strong. starting to pull back on development. pull back on buying. we are seeing condos that should have been snatched up. >> can you show me? >> i brought you one condo. panoramic views of miami beach. $1.1 million. four bedrooms. four baths. very large. this thing was bought and sold in 2005. it is a nice dark up. 124 days. that is a surprise at this price point in miami. normally it is not that high of a price to pay. stuart: the u.s. dollar is extremely strong. foreigners that want to buy real estate in america have to pay a higher price. there are some canadian buyers in florida. that is for sure. it was $1.05 not that long ago. >> this cou

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. >>> new allegations against nascar driver kiter -- kirk busch. >> reporter: we'll talk about constructionn the turnpike and crash in new jersey. >> who is more nars narcissistic, men or women? researchers think they figured it out. we'll be right back. >>> you know your dentures can move, unlike natural teeth. try fixodent plus true feel. the smooth formula helps keep dentures in place. it's free of flavors and colorants, for a closer feeling to natural teeth. fixodent. and forget it. >> welcome back you're taking a live look philadelphia international airport, back up and running this morning, it was a rough day yesterday after the snowstorm, but things looking like they will be off to a better start today. >> bad news for drivers it's only getting up to 26 degrees today. >> reporter: that does not bode well because there's ice and snow on the roads. we need happiness today is national oreo cookie day i brought some for us, there's something for us to hang on to this morning that's going to give us challenges. this is 309 by the pennsylvania turnpike. i want to assume in, i think you can

to me that snas car is investigate -- nascar is investigating this further. >> reporter: nascar telling abc news that tire inspections are frequent and not unusual. this is the third time in two weeks, that nascar has taken away top drivers tires for inspection. conrecess indicating wheels -- wheels -- -- -- conor -- we don't hear about them inspecting tires, with a 0 a lot of rumors in the garage they are taking them more often. >> reporter: if caught cheating drivers could face up to 125,000-dollar fine and 6-race suspension. some racers say that doesn't go far enough. >> if it's out there and they know about it, you should be gone forever. >> the final four is set for the purpose of the ncaa tournament. it's a battle of the big dogs versus a very big underdog. michigan state will be there in a thrilling overtime win over louisville. the spartans are the only team left that's not a top seed. kentucky wisconsin and duke also remain. >>> still ahead on "action news," a new face coming to late night. plus alicia vitarelli takes to the back stage of the academy of music as baby comes to town in th

it's definitely being done it's just not clear on how it's being done. >> nascar telling abc news overnightequent and not unusual. this is the third time in two weeks that nascar has taken away top drivers tires for inspection. confiscating the wheels of joey logano and kevin hair wick two weeks ago. and taking the tires of eight crews including kurt busch and logano again. >> in the past we don't really hear about them inspecting hires but with the rumors in this garage they're taking them more often. >> reporter: nascar is still awaiting resultshe last eight tests. if caught cheating drivers could face up to a $125,000 fine and six race suspension. but some racers say that doesn't go far enough. >> you should be gone forever. >> i think some would agree. rets go to amy with "the speed feed." >> trending on twitter this morning the live streaming video app periscope creating big buzz allowing users to live stream to anyone anywhere in the world. from san francisco's golden gate bridge to checking out a rainbow in hawaii. what's the most periscope past time. people showing us the inside of

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news? it's that the fairfly crowd, the nascar crowd are not necessarily the gamblers. ile it's great to have all the bodies here they probably won't do too much to help the state's struggling casino industry. tim furlong, "nbc10 news." >>> raising the minimum wage in pennsylvania was the focus of a hearing today in north philadelphia. nbc10 and temple university as state representative leslie acosta and other democratic lawmakers talked about the need for a higher minimum wage across the state. labor activists and public officials urge them to raise the wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour. pennsylvania has the lowest minimum wage in our area. delaware's minimum wage will go up in june from $7.75 to $8.25. new jersey is the highest at $8.38 an hour. >>> we're just a little more than six months away from the world meeting of families and a visit from pope francis to philadelphia. today organizers of the event announced who will lead the 15 committees to help with planning. the committees will cover issues like lit you arical development visitor business and finding

news this morning. >> also ahead, deflate-gate 2. nascar now investigating some of the drivers are letting air out of their tires to give them an edge. >> plus new bombshell documentary disturbing allegations being made in the film and the church responding. >>> the hair-raising stunt by tom brady that has patriots fans up in arms. up in arms. riots fans up in arms. 4 hundred million vacation days go unused every year. that's the stupidest thing i've ever heard. they're paid vacation days. if you guys agreed to travel more we'll all do better in school. we'll have a better understanding of other cultures. i will learn to parle france. oui oui. we're not asking for much. we just want one more day. [chanting]: one more day! for help planning your one more day, contact mastercard concierge services or download our new app. because one more day is priceless. at subway, we begin with freshly-baked-bread; then combine tender turkey-breast, with robust, spicy, melty italian favorites; adding a splash of our new subway vinaigrette. the magnificent

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nascar. >>> coming up at 11:00 new details in the crash that took the life of a concord man.the video shows what happened and the hope the family is getting to cope. >>> this historic cross journey that kicked off today in san francisco. what makes this ride one of a kind? >>> a danceoff today to raise money for children at a hospital in oakland. dozens of girls performed at tiffany's dance academy today to help arley smith raise money for children's hospital. we told you about arley's battle with ms and diagnosis of kidney "my ex-gay friend," talks about michael glatze a former lgbtq activist who's now a christian pastor. he would say things like, you know "christian fundamentalists should burn in hell." we also have a conversation with director justin kelly about his new film "i am michael," about michael glatze. he really was struggling for about five years and really, kind of, forcing himself to be straight because he was so convinced that he would go to hell. all that, right now, on swirl. ♪ ♪ thanks so much for joining us.

. >>> welcome back to the real story, some news now from the racing world. nascareinstated driver kurt busch following his domestic violence incident with his former girlfriend. busch will return to his number 41 car this weekend at the phoenix international raceway. >>> new defense secretary ash carter addressing the threat posed by isis on capitol hill now about to take questions on the same topic on his first press briefing as secretary. what more can be done to stop the terror group from spreading it's control in the northeast andnortheast -- middle east and some right here in america. joey jones is the executive director of boot campaign.com, and he joins me now. we eheart him testifying this morning and new we're going to hear his first press conference, what advice would you give the new defense secretary? >> absolutely, for sure he needs to become a leader in our department of defense he needs to lead our military their morale their effectiveness, their training one topic on the president's plan is a three-year end date, this secretary was fairly critical o

. >> reporter: nascar telling abc news that tire inspections are frequent and not unusual. n nascar radio. >> we have got regular-scheduled audi at this times we do throughout the year. we have done it in the past as well. this is the third time in past two weeks nascar has taken away top drivers tires for inspection, joe viola gan know and harvin to two weeks ago. their tires coming back clean anding amore crew oefrs the last eight days including curt busch and logano again. >> in the past we don't hear about them inspecting tires much. with a lot of rumors in the garage they are taking them more often. >> reporter: nascar is awaiting results for the last eight tests. if caught cheating, drivers could face a $125,000 fine and a six-race suspension. some racers say even that doesn't go far enough. >> it's throughout and they know about it you should be gone forever. >> reporter: ryan smith, abc news new york. >> any little advantage. they toy with those cars so much because it is a fraction of a second that can make a difference in racing. >> every little thing on that car i

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nascar xfinity series. we'd travelled from haiti to new york to get answers for the families who'd waited more than a year for the un to respond to their lawsuit over the cholera outbreak. but before we even arrived at un headquarters, we got word from mario's legal partners in the us that a decision had already been made. >> they sent me an email shortly before they made the public announcement, they sent me an email with the letter. >> what did it say? >> the letter was one paragraph about how the un was sorry about the cholera and the harm it caused. several paragraphs about all the things they were doing to combat cholera, and then a paragraph at the end saying they were not going to respond justly to cholera victims. >> human rights lawyer brian concannon says he'd been expecting the un would try to avoid paying compensation, but that the lack of any explanation caught him completely off guard. >> it was also a slap in the face to the 660,000 haitians who have contracted cholera, and the 8,000 who have died so far, or at least their families. >> the un announced its decision to the world in a brief, 5-mi

welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >>> breaking news out of ukraine.a coal mine explosion. >>> plus, benjamin netanyahu defies his critics and delivers a highly controversial speech to the u.s. congress. >>> and a major scare for more than 200 passengers after their jet skids off the runway. >>> hello and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and all around the world. you have another hour with us. i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> breaking news out of ukraine where at least 30 people are believed to be dead after a coal mine explosion in the eastern part of the country. that report coming from the reuters news service. it happened in the donetsk region controlled by russian-backed rebels, the scene of heavy fighting over the past year. >> information is still coming in. local officials tell reuters that rescue workers haven't been able to make it to the part of the mine where the explosion

new taste of cookies and crème. >>> that's our report. uh preesh -- appreciate your time. >> stillllllllllllllll them. >>> we have a big weekend coming up in phoenix. nascar forward to a new treat that's sure to have their engines racing. >> it's called the carburetor crunch. it's a deep-fried peanut and put jelly sandwich, with captain crunch cereal, and banana and caramel drizzle. what's your guess? how much calories? our director says ten. he's being kind. 900 calories. >> what? >> each one of these things is 7 bucks. a double-order for 13 bucks. what a deal there. there you go. >> you know what the theme music should be for this? >> i'm listening. >> peanut butter and jelly. peanut butter jelly. do you know that song? >> and a baseball bat?> we got "the mix" coming up. i can use a baseball bat around here. we got one. you're a flight attendant. you think they're cranky sometimes? in the skies, we have a different one to show you. she's going to dance her way into your heart. >>> later, the major lawsuit involving pharrell williams and robin thicke. did they steal music from the late marvin gaye? the jury is in. there's a lot of money at stake. >>> you

welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >>> hackensack, new jersey, is better known for nice homes anduaint downtown shops than it is for gang activity. gang-related crimes do occur here. in the city's bergen county jail about 15% of the inmates are gang affiliated. while most are divided among racial lines, the dominant gang here has found strength in diversity. >> the predominant gang inside bergen county jail is united blood nation. they recruit anybody. they believe in numbers. it's a numbers game for them. there could be bloods from different ethnic backgrounds, black, white, hispanic. when i worked in the state prison system system i actually had a blood gang member who was a hindu. their willingness to accept anybody into their gang is what makes them the most dangerous because we don't know where they're coming from. >> sometimes blood members don't even know each other. one blood everyone seems to know is michael bates, who has just met with his attorney and is not pleased with what he has learned. >> i got to go to trial now. >> why? >> they're throwing double-digit figures a

welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >>> big news in the california kidnapping mystery.yfriend of a physical therapist telling police she was kidnapped from their home. today the woman was found safe. fox news claudia cowan joins us live from california. claudia, this is unusual, this story. what's going on? >> it's a very bizarre case greta. but the good news is that this morning denise husband constituency was found safe. 420 miles south of here in her hometown of hunting ton beach. she turned up at her mother's house. how she got there and exactly what happened to this woman remains unclear. on monday, her live-in boyfriend told police she had been kidnapped in the middle of the night by intruders who demanded a ransom but he didn't report it until 2:00 that afternoon. police saying the boyfriend is not a suspect but won't shed any light on why he waited so long to call 911. several days of searches turned up nothing, then two big developments. last night the san francisco chronicle got an anonymous email from the alleged kidnapper that included an audio recording. sh

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. >> nascar driver, travis, stolen race car has been found. good news, it was stolen early friday morning and found by police in georgia early this morning in good shape. even though the car has been found, he will not race tomorrow in atlanta because he missed qualifying because of the missing car. she's only a junior in high school, yet they already call her the franchise. dennis o'donnell tells us at 17, sabrina is on the fast track to a long career in basketball. >> junior cocaptain number 20, sabrina. >> she's out to prove that she's the best player each and every day. i try my best to keep her humble and it's tough sometimes because she's so good. >> i started stepping up in bigger games. the coaches would always joke around about calling me the franchise and it stuck with me. >> that's because sabre sabrina is a basketball talent that can do it all. the junior guard led them to a 82-7 record with all 7 losses coming against nationally ranked teams. she's an assist machine. the 6-footer owns the paint. and naturally, she is a scoring machine. >> i

nascar xfinity series. >>> basketball icon michael jordan is one of 300 new members of the forbes billionaire list.owns an n.b.a. team and earns $100 million from nicky. bill gates topped the list >>> advertising executive thomas barell is an african-american in the so-called top 1%. adele walters reports, he made his mark on american culture, working against the odds in an industry run by white men. >> for thomas barell the distance from mean street in chicago to easy street is not measured in miles. [ singing ] >> reporter: instead, the distance is measured in the lyrics of jingles defining a generation - commercials like this mcdonald's ad. would you say you influenced america more with commercials than television. >> it's arguable. >> he is among the 1% of wealthiest americans. at 75 he takes the bus. it is his way of remembering his roots. looking back to move forward. >> i grew up on the block where only black people lived. but the demographics inside the graphics of that block were thoroughly thoroughly layered with wealthy people poor people professional people. >> reporter: and there's a l

welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >>> iran is gaining new influence and new traction inside iraq.backed militias are taking the lead in the offensive to retake tikrit from isis. senior iranian military leaders seem to be openly directing the mission. the u.s. on the sidelines, really not involved in this particular mission. this is all going on as isis fighters have destroyed a new key piece of iraqi history. they've bulldozed an ancient syrian city. i want to bring in senior cnn international correspondent, ben wedeman. what can you tell us. >> reporter: john as far as the city of nimrud which dates back to the 13th century b.c. yesterday we got a statement from the iraqi ministry of tourism and anticquityies saying isis dispatched bulldozers to this town about 18 miles of south of mosul and was in the process of destroying it. now, this is just the latest such act by isis just last week we saw they proudly posted video on the internet of their people smashing priceless ancient statues in the mosul museum. now, we have yet to see any video posted by isis of what's going on in nim

nascar xfinity series. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news this morning. protests turned violent in ferguson missouri. two police officers shot. two officers shot. what we're learning about the search for the shooter and the condition of the officers. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. 31 minutes past the hour. >> the breaking news from ferguson. two police officers shot among the protests outside the ferguson police department. [ gunshots ] >> multiple gunshots there. st. louis county police chief jon belmar says the officers came from neighbors police departments and helping ferguson. after you hear from belmar you will hear from marcus laurell. he will tell you what he saw. listen. >> the night was fairly uneventful up until midnight. at midnight, the crowd was starting to break up and some of the police officers were leaving the area. to the north/northwest of the ferguson police department several shots were fired, at least three, and two officers struck. st. louis county officer struck in the shoulder and webster

nascar xfinity series. >>> here's your hour's top stories. chilling newe video released in an edited form by tunisia's interior ministry shows gunman walking around the museum during wednesday's attack. an isis-linked group has claimed responsibility for that incident which left 23 people dead. the man suspected of attacking three tsa agents in new orleans last night is in critical condition. richard white was shot by a sheriff's deputy after he allegedly brannished bug spray and a machete. officers found other weapons in his bag and car. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. we're watching adventure seekers pushing the limit, breaking records and, all too often, crashing. but why do they do it? what makes them drive faster? climb higher? take bigger chances than the rest of us? our next risk taker has an interesting motivation for a breathtaking stunt that puts him on top of the world. christian skoue is balancing on a narrow cord more than 3,000 feet above a norwegian fjord. he's attacking the world

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news at 5:00. we'll be right back. i'm brian vickers, nascar® driver. i'm kevin nealon comedian.and i'm arnold palmer, professional golfer. know what we have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. me, when i had a blood clot in my leg that could have traveled to my lungs. that's why i took xarelto®, too. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. i took xarelto® for afib... an irregular heartbeat that can lead to a stroke from a blood clot. xarelto® is proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. hey, well i'm glad we got together. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. i tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. tell me about it. let's see, golf clinic, or blood clinic? ooh, that's a tough one. not this time. not with xarelto®. anything else? i'll have another arnold palmer. ok. make mine a kevin ne

nascar xfinity series. >>> hello. i'm philippa thomas with bbc world news. our top stories.ary operation to recapture saddam hussein's hometown of tikrit from islamic state fighters. >>> cold aloof, a loner. a former islamic state fighter tells the bbc about the i.s. executioner known as jihadi john. >> some love him. some joined isis after watching and admiring him. they take him as an example. >>> the vice president of sierra leone tells us why he's put himself into quarantine after one of his bodyguards died from ebola. >>> and a big cake for a big day. the people of rio mark the 450th birthday of the brazilian city. >>> hello and welcome. the iraqi prime minister has said government troops are beginning a major offensive on the city of tikrit. their hometown of former iraqi dictator, saddam hussein, was captured by islamic state last summer. previous attempts to retake it have failed. tikrit is 150 kilometers north of baghdad. it's the capital of the northern province of salahuddin. as you can see there, islamic state militants have control or at least influence over lar

nascar xfinity series. >>> 31 minutes past the hour. >>> we are learning new information about malaysia flights 370.ay marks the one-year anniversary the boeing 777 disappeared with 239 people on board. according to an interim report just out this morning from the malaysian government, no evidence that the pilot or the crew was unstable. we are learning that the pinger batteries that would have helped find the flight data recorder had expired because of a maintenance mix-up. officials also say there's no evidence of any unusual engine behavior. the report reveals hours of chaos and confusion between civilian and military radar operators and air traffic control. we will have more on that report at the top of the hour. >>> meanwhile, the frightening new alliance may be forming today. boko haram may be committing its involvement with isis. look at this map. the country highlighted here indicates where boko haram is primary active. this move obviously would give isis a stronger foothold in afri africa. >> reporter: a new alliance for the nigerian group of boko haram, the leader pledged this in a message

nascar xfinity series. >>> that rarest of all things. here is good news. i know.sts thought that in february this year the economy would get clobbered, including terrible weather. they thought the job creation numbers in february would stink. they did not stipg. much to the con -- they did not stink. but not this time jobs are up way more than they were expected to be that is great news. it is the 12th straight month of the economy creating more than 200,000 jobs a month. we have not had a job run this good since 1995. with the news today that the unemployment has dropped to 5.5%. clip and save right? and with the most recent data coming in the middle of a terrible wip ter that would usually have a depressive economic effect. don't worry, we can still screw it up. today, just as the excellent jobs numbers were coming in jack lou this letter saying that the debt ceiling is upon us again. it is upon us as of march 16th. if congress does not come our way, they will have to take extraordinary issues. >> treasury secondary saying they are pleading to not let the govern

new this morning, prosecutors say they won't file criminal charges against busch. nascarded him an indefinite suspension when the accusations came to light. he's already begun the process of seeking reinstatement to racing. >>> a 7-11 store was damaged after a car plowed into it. frank summerville just happened to be driving by and took the pictures from inside the store. the woman was not injured but was very shaken up. she says she believes she hit the gas instead of the brakes. the only person inside the store was the clerk and he was not hurt. >>> the government may reopen the investigation into a plane crash that killed singer buddy holley and two other big music stars of the 1950s. buddy holley died in that crash along with richardson and one other, and it became known as "the day the music died." it's listed as pilot error but a report says they may reinvestigate after getting a letter that outlined other factors that should be considered. >>> an emergency fundraising campaign is trying to keep the ballet open. they were left in debt. the plan is to raise money thr

nascar xfinity series. >> live from bloomberg headquarters in new york, this is " market makers" with erik schatzker and stephaniehanie: welcome to "market makers." markets overseas are closing for the day, let's go back to our chief markets correspondent, scarlet fu, for a recap of action overseas. scarlet: recent gains after the stoxx 600 number last week and the days before that cap making new seven and a half year highs, so you're seeing the stock 600 falling by the most in at least two weeks because of the ecb rate decision and mario draghi's news conference. will the focus really be on the technicalities of qe and release -- reinstating the greek debt waiver so they could use their sovereign bank greek holdings as collateral. in the meantime, let's get some individual names -- vivendi saying it plans to return about $6.4 billion to investors, less than analysts anticipated. he also agreed to sell their stake in a company, vivendi accepting a 40 euro share bid. shareholders are pressuring a swiss cement company to renegotiate or reconsider a deal entirely -- that stock is down about 4%. this is all according

new york harbor. we suppose you could call it a happy ending for the owners of a $250,000 nascar race car that had been the parking lot of an atlanta hotel. in this surveillance clip you see a pickup truck and trailer being driven away. the car owned by team extreme inside the trailer. the car was found this morning about 20 miles away, still missions a spare engine valued at $100,000. and the dress that lupita n'yongo wore to the oscars, also stolen this week, appears to have been found. after a call from a person claiming to be the thief, it was discovered in a bathroom at the same hotel in los angeles where it was stolen. apparently, after the thief discovered it was not made of real pearls after all. authorities are working to confirm if this is the same dress. while that dress was big news, this one blew up the internet. what the dress debate says about us when we come back. ♪ people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exe

new family. >> that is right finding loving homes. that is terrific. so much cuteness in one day. thank you for joining us. i'm brian vickers, nascar® driver.vin nealon comedian. and i'm arnold palmer, professional golfer. know what we have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. me, when i had a blood clot in my leg that could have traveled to my lungs. that's why i took xarelto®, too. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. i took xarelto® for afib... an irregular heartbeat that can lead to a stroke from a blood clot. xarelto® is proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. hey, well i'm glad we got together. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. i tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. tell me about it. let's see, golf clinic, or blood clinic? ooh, that's a tough one. not this time. not with xarelto®. anything else? i'll have another arnold palmer. ok.

nascar xfinity series. >> live from bloomberg headquarters in new york this is "market makers" with erik schatzker and stephanie. erik: good morning once again. i'm erik schatzker. stephanie: on stephanie ruhle. erik: we will start with the top business stories of the morning. a half hour from now the prime minister of israel goes before u.s. congress to try to derail a nuclear deal with iran. benjamin netanyahu will show why he fears negotiations will lead to iran getting a nuclear bomb. he accepted this invitation to address congress from house speaker john boehner. house was never consulted. netanyahu is in the middle of an election campaign. president obama makes it clear what he thinks of netanyahu's visit. >> we think it is a mistake for the prime minister of any country to come to speak before congress a few weeks before they are about to have an election. and makes it look like we are taking sides. erik: you can watch all of the prime minister's's right here starting at 11:00 a.m. automakers came up short last month. several posted sales in february that missed analyst estimates. ford up 32% for mustang

nascar xfinity series. >> live from bloomberg headquarters in new york, this is "market makers" with erik schatzker and stephanie welcome back to "market makers." i'm stephanie ruhle. erik: and i'm erik schatzker. across the pond, european markets are about to close. let's take you back to scarlet fu for a recap of the action. scar? scarlet: the ecb recently changed his forecast. then the currency reversed its selloff. it made a new fresh 11-year low at 1.1022. people are selling into weakness and the euro support level is one awake. one analyst wrote earlier that you could hardly invent a better backdrop for european equities even if that is counterbalanced by continued corrections globally. and that is what you're seeing playing out in spots. a fresh seven and a half year high, led by industrials and insurance and financial needs. the german dax has gained 17% in 2015. the ftse also a beneficiary. the bank of england, no change to its monetary policy. and the central bank will be ready to purchase bonds on monday. you can see those yields coming down as a result there is now that we have gotten some more detai

nascar xfinity series. >>> potential gop presidential front-runners are converging on new hampshire this weekend.eanwhile, the clinton camp and democrats are dealing with more fallout over her use of a private e-mail server at the state department. casey hunt who is in concord, new hampshire and fellowship joins me on set. a welcome to you both. >> good morning. >> i'll reach out to you. it's a little chilly out there. you're at that school where governor scott walker will speak at the grassroots training event. the poll shows jeb bush leading among the voters in new hampshire. rick perry is dead last. talk about the importance of this weekend's appearances for setting the pace. >> spring has not yet sprung in new hampshire. it's still a little bit chilly. you can see the mounds of snow behind me. but this weekend is important because it's a chance for these candidates to make in many cases, a first impression. this is jeb bush's first trip as a candidate in waiting. bush hasn't been here for a political trip in 15 years. last year for politics in 2000 when his brother was running. this is a chan

nascar xfinity series. >>> if you're a person that tunes out from the news on the weekends, let this weekend be an exceptionunday is the day we start to max out on our national credit card. a few years ago, the u.s. had our national credit rating cut for the first time in our history because republicans refused to raise the debt ceiling. that was four years ago. but now what's new again, because after he hit the debt ceiling on sunday, the treasury department will have to start extraordinary measures to keep us from defaulting. it can keep the government running through the fall, but then who knows? next crisis, ready to go, it starts sunday morning. i will be the one hiding under the covers. shopping for a used car is so intimidating. i mean, you feel like you have to be this expert negotiator to get a fair deal. i hate to haggle. when you go to a restaurant you don't haggle over the chicken parmesan. why can't car-buying be like that? ♪ ♪ as long as people drive cars carmax will be the best way to buy them. it's time to drop your pants for underwareness, a cause to support the over 65 million people who m

new securities at nats park. we'll have the information you'll need to know before the season starts in two weeks. i'm brian vickers, nascar® driver. i'm kevin nealon comedian. and i'm arnold palmer, professional golfer. know what we have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. me, when i had a blood clot in my leg that could have traveled to my lungs. that's why i took xarelto®, too. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. i took xarelto® for afib... an irregular heartbeat that can lead to a stroke from a blood clot. xarelto® is proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. hey, well i'm glad we got together. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. i tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. tell me about it. let's see, golf clinic, or blood clinic? ooh, that's a tough one. not this time. not with xarelto®. anything else? i'll have another ar

new energy superpower? it's red, white and blue. log on to learn more. i'm brian vickers, nascar® driver.nd i'm arnold palmer, professional golfer. know what we have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. me, when i had a blood clot in my leg that could have traveled to my lungs. that's why i took xarelto®, too. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. i took xarelto® for afib... an irregular heartbeat that can lead to a stroke from a blood clot. xarelto® is proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. hey, well i'm glad we got together. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. i tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. tell me about it. let's see, golf clinic, or blood clinic? ooh, that's a tough one. not this time. not with xarelto®. anything else? i'll have another arnold palmer. ok. make mine a kevin nea

welcome to the nascar xfinity series. access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >>> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. israel's prime minister accused the u.s. president of the putting a country at. rask. binyamin netanyahu -- country at risk. >> binyamin netanyahu said it would delay iran's acquisition of a nuclear bomb rather than prevent it. it was said that israel's leader was not offering a viable alternative and the speech was labelled boring and competitive. >> iraq's army is fighting to regain control of i.s.i.l. thousands of soldiers and militia men are part of the offensive, which is the biggest in the region since the middle of last year. >> the three west african countries hardest hit by the ebola outbreak is continuing a fight to drive cases down to zero. at a high-level conference delegates pledge to not only get them back on their feet but to make them stronger than ever. >> reporter: it's a year since the outbreak of the ebola epidemic, time for agencies to plan the

new law might affect student athletes. he hinted he might consider moving future events out of the city. nascar which races in indianapolis says it's disa pointed with the law. some states are going so far as to ban official travel to indiana. state democrats say the only fix is undoing the law altogether. >> the most clear, decisive and understandable thing we can do is to repeal the statute and repeal it promptly. >> reporter: governor pence says it was never his intention to create a license to discriminate, but he admits indiana now has an ima >> -- has an image problem. >> the state legislature in arkansas this afternoon passed its version of a measure billed a religious freedom law joining indiana in a swirl of controversy that sees little sign of calming down. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather. today i literally had to hold onto, something blowing around all over the place. >> a bad hair day. >> need some hairspray? >> i have a fair amount in there. let's talk about march. this time last year it was still snowing, so it's a little better now. generally if y

nascar xfinity series. ♪ >> welcome back to the second half-hour of "bottom line" on bloomberg television. i am mark crumpton in new so much for staying with us. let's get to some of the stories we are following, floor trading on the screen, you see crude down about one third of 1% ending the day at 49.57. in boston, it is almost a winter for the record books, and now boston is within four inches of this becoming these know he is -- the snowiest winter on record, and more snow is forecast for tomorrow. samsung unveiling their new smartphones, the new 26 -- s6 and the s6 edge, and the edge has a screen that extends on the sides, and they are compatible with almost all card readers. samsung is trying to reverse losses to apple. that is a look at the top stories we are following. tech executives from all over the world are in barcelona for the world congress trade show. the world's biggest mobile companies are there to showcase their newest gadgets and bloomberg is there, as well, and brad stone joins us. what were some of today's highlights? >> hi, mark. you mentioned the new samsung phone. it is the show and tell of

nascar xfinity series. >>> crews recovered two bodies from the rubble of a building collapse in new york.ictims have not been identified. two men were reported missing after an explosion caused three buildings to collapse on thursday. tunisia's prime minister said the leading suspect in the deadly museum attack was killed in an anti-terror operation. that announcement come the same day thousands rallied against violence in tunisia's capital. gunmen killed two people at a museum. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. so far this hour we've seen average people going about their everyday lives when danger strikes unexpectedly. but, in our next story, we'll see what can go wrong when thrill seekers take a leap of faith. las vegas, nevada. a fun-filled weekend becomes a life-and-death struggle when a bungee cord becomes a noose. >> i definitely wasn't breathing. i was unconscious. >> whoa! >> it's may 2001, and these friends are looking for a thrill ride. >> it was my 21st birthday so my brother and i and my best friend vernon decided to g

news for years. that young woman, amanda knox, may be about to find out her final fate. nascarin nealon, comedian. and i'm arnold palmer, professional golfer. know what we have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. me, when i had a blood clot in my leg that could have traveled to my lungs. that's why i took xarelto®, too. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. i took xarelto® for afib... an irregular heartbeat that can lead to a stroke from a blood clot. xarelto® is proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. hey, well i'm glad we got together. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. i tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. tell me about it. let's see, golf clinic, or blood clinic? ooh, that's a tough one. not this time. not with xarelto®. anything else? i'll have another arnold palmer. ok