richard low us -- richard lewis with us, with fidelity. joiningp, james sweeney from credit squeeze. good morning, everyone. it is "bloomberg surveillance." ♪ tom: good morning. "bloomberg surveillance." myis about time i started christmas shopping. economic conditions in china have gotten worse in the fourth quarter. a survey published in new york weakerina sales were than in the third quarter. her has been some stabilization in the country's slowdown. expects the down industry to recover next year. casino operators expecting revenues to fall by a third this year. movie ofanticipated the year has opened around the world. "star wars: the force awakens" is thrilling viewers. the movie may bring in $2.4 billion globally. that is our bloomberg business flash. francine, are you going to go see it? francine: we will. cameron was at the premier. osborne helped fund it. this is where david cameron is saying he wants to change britain's relationship with the european union. that momentum gathering peace after others say they are willing to find co

richard roberts: yes. when you ask -- what was surprising, i guess what surprised me is how difficult it's been for us to shift the paradigm and get other healthcare providers to consider that manyny of the classical teachings on concussion such as virtually everyone fully recovers from one instance of concussion, are actually false, and a particularly lethal combination is when more than one concussion occurs in a short time period within, say, two to three months, particularly with children children, that is a recipe for long-term problems. >> ron: now, when you say mild traumatic brain injury, the come to mind probably is concussion and that's part of it, but there's so much more than that too. is that the main focus you're talking about, concussion, or just any injury that has to do with brain trauma? >> dr. richard roberts: for the purposes of telecast, the viewers can sort of reward mild traumatic brain injury and concussion as roughly synonymous. both imply that there's been a transient disruption o

because richard pryor had so many tools. so richard pryor, to me, is the greatest individual standup of all time. and-- and lenny bruce, the most important. >> you became successful pretty early. you started-- goin'-- >> i was on the tonight show, i was on with carson in two-- almost two and a half years, and that's not-- that's pretty fast. and-- i had a lotta breaks, too. i had-- letterman gave me-- he came over to me, and he says, "you know, you're-- you're good with johnny. some nights are better than others. but when you do standup, the camera's right there." and if i was-- and i w-- i'm real f-- kinetic, and-- no, i-- what did you ask me? >> (laugh) w-- you were talkin' about-- >> it was so prof-- oh yeah, well letterman says, "oh--" >> yes, he did, exactly. he's-- called me in in '81, before his late night show, for-- and he said, "you can come on as often as you want, in fact, you can write for the show, if you wanna move back to new york." i went, "no." i just had moved to l.a. five years or so before. and i said--

richard quest -- ms. richard: no. >> ms. richard, you made the testimony that there is no relationship to political asylum and acts of terrorism in this country. true? address.rd: i didn't i said no refugee who came in through this process has carried out a successful terrorist attack. there have been some troublemakers. >> how many of those troublemakers, by the way? ms. richard: about a dozen. there is also an element of people who break the law, too. fbi.e to revert you to the >> i would like to get those numbers. what happens when they have a problem? ms. richard: the fbi has a program to track people that they are a flame -- that they are afraid -- a counterintelligence program to track people. two iraqs case was the is who were brought to bowling green, kentucky, and it was discovered they had been up to no good in iraq. >> we had a gentleman in arizona tried to to grow up -- blow up the social security building during my first term. there was a reason i asked you a question at the beginning about guidance over certain

richard counts his blessings. and because he stayed behind and filmed, his footage can now be used by the texas forest service to better understand the path the fire took. even so, he has a word of warning for those who find themselves in the path of a wildfire. >> my advice to others that get in a situation like i was in, if you can get out, get out when you can. hope i get to see you guys again or hope you guys get to see me again. >>> coming up, a stormchaser catches up to the storm, but gets a little too close to the action. >> oh, my god! >> when "caught on camera: man versus nature" continues. >>> now we are going to take back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. many victims of natural disasters are caught off guard, overwhelmed in their homes or simply going about their daily routines. others go out of their way looking for trouble, and find it. stormchasers love the adrenaline rush that comes while hot on the trail of extreme weather. >> we're in a tornado wa

richard: right.ver the last 10, 15, 20 years, we have been building new factories and plants at her so much more efficient than they used to be. we just do not need that much energy. orid: when things go to $80 $100, we hear the sky is falling. when it goes to $20, which does not make that much difference -- richard: higher is uglier, especially for the consumer. david: but why is low good, for the consumer, for example. richard: it is a wealth of xp or you are getting some money, but you are not if you are filling up your gas tank once a week. you are only seeing it in 20-gallon increments and gasoline. thosee not realizing all -- appreciation of all the funds that you have saved over the last year. stephanie: matt? a veryere is glco, simple bloomberg chart that shows you all commodities prices, and if you look at metals, obviously we are in a huge storm. palladiumn 25%, even with the big bone ion in cars. one of the reasons a lot of analysts give me about the big the price of oil is lower, the inpu

richard: wow. but it is not just the roadways. it is always difficult during christmas and new year. it is not easy. richard: experts say it is the third busiest of the holiday season for air travel. nearly 6 million people flying during this period flight being delayed, and then we got a message on our phone saying flight canceled. richard: weather and overbooking is the suspected culprit in this perfect travel storm. would you do this again? >> travel on christmas? no, probably not. richard: it is certainly a good idea to check with your carrier. very similar situation trying to get into houston. and he is canceled, among millions of people trying to get home to go to work on monday morning. live from reagan national airport, richard reeve, abc 7 news. kellye: new information but the overnight crash in northeast children.injured two twice six-year-old freddy herndon, the driver, has been arrested and accused of being freddyhe -- 26-year-old herndon, the driver, has been arrested and accused of being under the influence. just abo

leon: richard reeve has the latest. richard: you have to admit these holiday laser lights are pretty cool. check it out. but the big problem, as you indicated, if the lights are pointed skyward, they can cause big problems for pilots. they are the hot new holiday decoration. laser lights on the street for the first time. >> they are very pretty. richard: the gadget comes with a warning. >> i did not realize it was a projection. ri i can cause problems in the sky. >> it brings risks to the air crew and passengers. richard: this at aa video shows the concern, pilots impaired by the laser lights pointing skyward. news chopper 7's photographer says it's a real problem. >> it can hit their eyes and bounce off the instruments in the cabin. richard: pilots over dallas and sacramento have sighted lasers, but a reported -- but no reported incidents. >> we should try to angle the slightly differently or have it hiring pointing down. richard: she agrees it's not worth risking safety. >> they are happy that they are home. richard:

richard reeve was at tonight's rally. richard: donald trump got a rockstar reception. >> he says what a lot of us americans are afraid to say. : richard clearly happy with a jump in the polls. >> this is a movement. richard: for everyone inside the rally, and the long lines -- >> those of us concerned about veterans, radical islam, and immigration. richard: there were protesters outside. >> i think he is a bigot. outraged aty are his statements that illegal immigrants are rapists who bring crime and drugs into the u.s. tonight, trump focused on the economy and health care. >> we will get rid of obamacare, which is a disaster. richard: and how he would do a better job stopping isis. >> he is more worried about global warming. richard: many say they like his tough rhetoric. i guess it is the chance you take. you don't know until they are in office. richard: a poignant moment was when trump called for a moment of silence for the california victims. did he win votes tonight? it's hard to say, but virginia is such a valuable p

richard counts his blessings.ause he stayed behind and filmed, his footage can now be used by the texas forest service to better understand the path the fire took. even so, he has a word of warning for those who find themselves in the path of a wildfire. >> my advice to others that get in a situation like i was in, if you can get out, get out when you can. hope i get to see you guys again or hope you guys get to see me again. >>> coming up, a stormchaser catches up to the storm, but gets a little too close to the action. >> oh! oh, my god! >> when "caught on camera: man versus nature" continues. liqus rush liquid fast relief to your tough cold symptoms. and they outsell mucinex liquid gels 2 to 1. alka seltzer plus liquid gels. nobody's hurt, but there will you totastill be pain. new car. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do? drive three quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement, you'd get yo

richard: yes. it's federal law for any transaction involving a federal that system works well. i don't see any reason to change that at this time. steve: what -- one of the big debates at the statehouse was making records private. should they be private? richard: yes. this system not only made them private so you don't have an outfit go in and get all the records in them publish them, including with an interactive map online, but it also -- the provisions of that law also allowed law enforcement to check and verify either iowa law enforcement here in the state would check to see if your permit was expired. there were good provisions in the law. if an individual had a permit, that was still available under certain circumstances. but there is no reason for the availability of maps, public records for who has a gun in their house or on their person. steve: the age that a person gets to use a firearm, can so many be too young? richard: certainly. that is a judgment that needs to be placed in the family

i'm richard bacon. let's just say that one of us didn't see all of "star wars" tonight tonight. >> there's a reason. >> a great reason. details to come. you're looking for a plot twist, we've got one. and let's get started with last night's republican presidential face-off. nine candidates took the stage in las vegas. >> their answers and attacks on each other reflecting the nation's concerns about terrorism and security. we begin with abc's brandi hitt who's in las vegas this morning. brandi, good morning. >> good morning. good morning, richard and reena. it's hard saying both of your names together back to back now thur on set together. what a night here in las vegas. they talked about terrorism, protecting the homeland and battling isis. really critical issues that and as you mentioned, man, was it entertaining because several of these candidates didn't pull any punches. >> dobld is great at the one-liners. but he's a chaos candidate. and he'd be a chaos president. >> reporter: in their fifth face-of

it is always nice to have richard edmund in the house. richard: way too kind. patrick: happy almost new year. richard: the fog is exactly what we are seeing. this is right around highway 101. you can see the fog developed in that area right now. that will have an impact on our travel this morning. does not look bad now but it will get worse as we get into the morning. let's show you sometimes. -- some times. 85 a speed limit drive. that will continue to look good as you hit the highways right now. 70 miles per hour through this area. one accident to tell you about in williamston around maxwell midwest right. we will be back in a few minutes. myra: thank you. we are back here in greenville. officials are still searching for a hit and run driver who seriously injured a woman riding a moped nine days ago. patrick: wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from where that accident happened. aly: we are here at the intersection of whitehorse and anderson roads. a very busy intersection. happened nine days ago on decemberer9. we have been these are the new photos of what

. >> reporter: good morning, i'm richard lui. live in san bebeardino, california with the latest on the mass shooting that happened here yesterday on a wednesday. this is what we know right now. injured after a man and woman armed with assault rifles and semiautomatic rifles stormed during a christmas party type event.t. abououan hour east of los angeles. three explosive devices were later recovered that center which authorities rendered safe andd destroyed justt hours ago. police making contact with the suspects about four 1 hours after the initial report and a car chase then ensued ending with a shootout with police. and they identify the suspects as 28-year-old siedfuand they say the couple has a 6 month old daughter who they dropped off at a grandmother's house in the morning saying they had a doctor's a aointment. farook was a u.s. citizen. he was employed as an environmenl specialist and a county employee for five years and was at the party right before leaving under quote angry circumstances. the police chief says there wa

richard: it is. against the informal 10 year rule where any leader in any democratic society, people get tired of you after 10 years. there is serious talk about who from within. she knew she was taking this risk. one of the reasons i'm glad to see she is getting the credit, is she knew she was taking risks , and it is the rare political leader who does things out of principle. vonnie: should other leaders follow her example? large popular vote for french national that front national candidates. richard: the second round was much more stable. look at the cover of "the economist." there is something in the air. you see it in the united states come in europe, and around the world. the antiestablishment, populist edge. there are real losers as well as winners from globalization, from technological innovation. haass, as weor march 2-year-end, some of that disillusion is about lagarde's new mediocre. do you have any concept or frame that we get back to normal growth, or is the new normal for richard haass

richard: richard reeve, abc 7 news. kimberly: i saw waves of people walking across the memorial. at that they were those volunteers. thank you for your service. taxicab rates are going up in arlington, the first hike in four years. the initial charge is $2.75, and now three dollars now, and the per mile rate will rise by six cents. officials say the rising cost of doing business led to the height. someone who might benefit from that, uber. they one day drivers to sign an agreement touring -- barring them from participating in class action lawsuits against the ridesharing company. it was two days after a company judge expanded a class-action suit against uber, pushing them to define employees -- their drivers as employees, not contractors. they say the new agreement will only apply to new drivers who began driving for them after friday. terrorists from switzerland. two people from behind bars, and whether they could be linked to the paris terror attacks. and a historic climate agreement in paris to slow the rise of greenhouse gases. have you get 195 countries to agree on any one t

richard reeve, abc 7 news.lison: a happy ending to tell you about on a 7 on your side story that we brought you. a mother of eight to add been living out of her car as a place to call home tonight. she was thea said victim of domestic abuse and kicked out of her house by her boyfriend. agencies and organizations all turned her away because she had too many children come she said. after seeing the 7 on your side story, the d.c. department of human services stepped in and found the family a permanent home. she says she knows that other mothers are out there in her situation and she tells them, do not give up. leon: a lesson that i'm sure her daughters will take from her. nice to see them smiling. will we have something to smile about when christmas rolls around? steve: one step at a time. we are well above average the next week or so. there is really no big cold outbreak out there, not right now. we will take it. 56 degrees was the high earlier today, above average. intowe are, a week december, and only one day w

i'm richard bacon. >> and i'm reena ninan. >> let's begin with the republicans who want to be president of the united states of america. last night's debate marked by several flash points. >> jeb bush taking on donald frump. two senators, marco rubio and ted cruz, going at it. >> and for details we are joined by abc's brandi hitt who is still there live in las vegas for us. brandi, you've not hit the slot machines yet. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reena. good importanting, richard. no, we're still here covering the debate. not at the slot machines just yet. but man-d things get a little ugly last night. we saw jeb bush and donald trump go after each other not once but twice. and then you saw ted cruz and rand paul also on the attack together against marco rubio. >> donald, you know, is great at the oneliners. and he'd be a chaos president. >> reporter: in their fifth face-off it was a no holds barred battle over national security with donald trump's proposal to ban muslims fren sterg the u.s

richard: holiday atmosphere was everywhere. still, after the california shootings and the paris attacks, some were taking no chances. bringing my about friend passed children with me and decided that was a bad idea. >> things will happen, but you cannot let them stop you from living your life. end, the treee off without at hitch. many felt this was the place they wanted to be because they did not what to give into --rful stop did reeve, because they did not what to give in to fear. richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: check wjla.com for updates around the clock. alison: now to the weather, after days of rain, the sunshine was back in will be sticking around for a bit, but the temperatures will stay chilly. steve rudin is here with a look at the temperatures and everybody is bubbled up outside. steve: it is cold, alison, dropping into the 20's in some locations. the belfort furniture weather center, 36 springfield, 38 falls church. to the west is where the coldest temperatures are right now. satellite radar, not a lot going on, main

brent: richard, thank you very much. more evidence that that the german chancellor angela merkel has earned a reputation as one of the most politically savvy leaders in postwar history. this weekend she went into her cdu conservative party conference, facing an internal rebellion for her open-door policy towards refugees. two days later she is pledging to bring the number of migrants down and retake control of germany's borders. what does her party give her in return? i 10-minute standing ovation. reporter: while chancellor merkel had faced mounting criticism over her open-door migration policy, she was greeted with a standing ovation by party delegates could be adopted resolution calls for a noticeable reduction of the numbers of refugees entering germanym. merkel is calling for specific change the across the board. "we want to uniform european silences them with similar decision-making standards and measures across europe that can be implemented to fight effectively against the abuse of asylum rights." merkel appealed

richard roberts: yes. as brilliant fellow sta work out an anatomical model to explain what's going on in the brain in producing these transient symptoms, and he's acknowledged post traumatic headaches, which is one of the troubling symptoms we really haven't said much about. and finally, the neuroclinic at allen unity point has given me a lot of support and taken a chance on an older guy, and i really appreciate working at allen. i think mary ann has other people she'd like to thank or acknowledge. >> dr. mary ann roberts: i also want to reiterate that george phillips has been a -- basically his interaction with me and my work with him has been kind of the highlight of my career because he and i sort of grew up together with this idea. >> ron: i see. >> dr. mary ann roberts: and i was willing to take a chance on me. i brought him some research articles and i said, i have this patient, i really would like to see if you would see her, and concussions within a two-week period of time in women's competitive ic

, my name is richard roth mnl. i grew up in district 1 in the richmond district and through my teams and move away, lived in the castro and then after i retired from the city service i moved back to the richmond district in 2010 and was appointed to be on prosack by supervisor mar in 2013, so i'm asking to be reappointed. district 1 is fortunate that most of our playground receive funding in the 08 and 12 bond measures, so accept for one, most the playgrounds have been modernized. i feel my roll on prosack is to help district 6 and 10 through open space funding to find spaces to put parks in their areas there. i also see my role as a liaison between rec and park staff and eric mars office and the rez sidents of the richmond district. i also-we had meetings about the strategic plan and i'm particularly interested in-besides rec and park having a lot of open spaces, they have a number of significant buildings in them with wpa murals and i have been working with the art commission in rec and park staff to make sure th

>> reporter: oh, that is the question, richard. everybody keeps asking. he was asked that twice again tonight and he said, "i will not run as an independent no matter what." now, remember this. back in september he also said he wouldn't run as an independent and then later said maybe i will. so who knows? from here on out we've got a lost time left until election day. >> abc's brandi hitt in las vegas. >> take a ride on the venetian canal. >> clearly richard's been there a couple times. and stay with us for more debate coverage. our deputy political director joins us for her insights. that's later in this half hour. >> look forward to that. the democrats, meanwhile, are preparing for their next debate set for saturday night right here on abc. during a campaign stop in minneapolis hillary clinton emphasized her experience when it comes to preventing domestic terror. she also said the u.s. needs to stand up against anti-muslim bigotry. minneapolis is home to one of the largest muslim american communities in the u.s. >>> back to class this morning for thousa

i'm richard bacon. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." fights over foreign policy were highlights of last night's republican debate in las vegas. donald trump clashing with jeb bush. marco rubio and ted cruz toe to toe. >>> an agreement in congress on a major spending bill, meaning no government shutdown at the end of the year. it lifts a 40-year-old ban on exporting crude oil, which is a major victory for the republicans. >>> the faa is investigating what caused a southwest airlines jet to go off the runway in nashville. passengers say started with a rough landing perhaps from a blown tire or damaged landing gear. >>> and next week is shaping up to shatter holiday travel records. more than 1 in 3 americans, more than 100 million of us, are expected to hit the roads, rails, and skies. the busiest travel day will be december the 23rd. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday december the 16th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now

richard: perhaps shining brighter now. signs ared everywhere, but finally long-suffering piscataway drive is open. >> we are glad that we are able to drive to our homes in time for the holidays. richard: in may 2014, intense rain saturated a layer of calais overlooking the road -- a layer of clay overlooking the road, causing a landslide. residents from 22 homes were forced to evacuate. >> we had about 60 residents whose daily life was upended. richard: as were crews started a massive $50 million repair, residents had to walk. some boat across the potomac. >> we built trails in the woods and stairs down the hills so we could bypass the construction. ite of the slope failure is reinforced with 400 steel piles. there is a new roadway to get home. a nice christmas present. >> very much so. the timing is good, the weather has been great so far. richard: the mild weather has been an issue. if it had been colder or snowed, the project could have been delayed further. six homes are still condemned. a lot of folks are happy here t

richard reeve is tracking the damage. missouri and illinois getting slammed by a huge storm system this week, shopping centers, highways, whole neighborhoods underwater. dozen waterr rescues from people trapped in buildings or cars in the water keeps rising. it is being called some of the worst flooding in history. parts of greater st. louis now underwater. >> you have more water, higher water than in 1993. richard: hundreds of roads and bridges closed, including 20 miles of i-44. >> we thought this is it. richard: but nothing like this. 16 million people in the flood zone, 24 killed, most of the deaths people trying to drive through high, fast-moving water. >> normally stuff comes in and you have a week or so to prepare for what's going on. this is instantly here. richard: some have been incredibly lucky. rescue workers pulled this man from on top of his pickup. look at all the water spilling out. >> it's already dangerous. we have had a number of deaths. we are trying to manage the situation and save lives. n illinois w

richard admin is here. richard: in anderson county at interstate 85 on how it 178, traffic is moving along with no issues. heading into the electric city is looking good. a little slight fog as you travel this morning to the area. a lot of extra driving time. dale has been talking about weather. accident cleared at interstate 85 and oconee county before anderson county at mile marker for in the north and lane. proaching nearly 70 miles an hour. as you travel through cherokee coun and gaffney on highway 29, getting busy and slowing down. crews are on the scene of the hit and run accident right now at each street and jefferson street. hopefully, that will be cleared before traffic picks up. in spartanburg, issues this morning on vanderbilt road. still closed, but they were placed the bridge. as you travel at the old road, and that is -- ethel road, we had that same cold and that is opened up. our troubled times on the interstate looking good. the 85 and 85 speed limit drive. a live look outside from the hilto

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. -- richard reeve spoke with his mother. and his final moments was with special police, security guards were giving arresting power by the district. his family wants to know urgently what was going on in those final moments. of thethered outside apartments. >> we need answers. richard: family and friends of 27-year-old alonzo smith want to know how and why he died. >> what happened to my son? we want truth and justice. richard: mpd officers responding to an assault in progress call found smith handcuffed in this hallway unconscious. >> he was screaming, help, help, they are going to kill me. richard: a witness heard security guards talking with investigators. the guard said that he grabbed smith because he was being difficult and tried to resist. then one guard put in armor around smith's and neck until he stopped breathing. black guys come he had massive bruises on his neck. richard: smith pronounced dead at the hospital had been in custody of special police. his mother says that prosecutors are reviewing the case. she says

its a german shephard named klinger who's in charge of caring for richard hunter. 3) richard, is blind, and klinger is his guide dog... and the only one in america trained specifically to lead a alind ruruer.(richard) sosowhat klinger does when he runs with me is no different than-- his regular guide dog work, he's just moving at a slightly faster pace. (edit to) he can be highly f-- focused. barry petersen 21:23:29:00 he sounds like you, maybe? richard hunter 21:23:31:00 well, (laugh) // i think klinger actually has a lot more drive than i do. (laugh) (file/stills of richard as athlete)4) richard started when he was a marine corps 2nd lieutenant. now 48 years old, he's almost completely blind. but despite that loss, richard started competing in triathlons with the help of human guides. (stills/hunter in bed)5) one day during a bicycle training ride, richard and his guide collided with a carhe went through the windshield, his neck broken. richard 21:25:17:00 that was a big wake-up call for me and my family// 6)just three months later he was back running races, and nine months after the

richard, you had an incredibly lucky escape. tell us what happened to you. richard: we were on the sixth floor in a restaurant and it was the same side that was engulfed with flames around 10:00 local time here. eating dinner out on the terrace. there were people on the garden about three stories below us who started pointing above our head and we could maybe see risks of smoke and what looked like reflection of flames or something, and because it is new year's eve, we naturally thought maybe it was part of the celebrations, perhaps a thatrsor to the fireworks are going to happen directly opposite where we were. when the people's restores the lowest started screaming and running away, and bits of debris started to fall, initially just small pieces, they obviously realize that perhaps things weren't going according to plan. and then a large piece of debris landed in the garden and basically took out garden furniture in flames. i grabbed a hold of my friend and said we are going. we fairly calmly walked back through the restaurant, where people were dining lik

richard: that was a very bad incident. jessica: those undersides fall under the jurisdiction of the division of the state architect, but only at the time of construction and during renovations. and this school was built in the 1960s. maryann: and again, that was not during school hours. that was when there were no students there. so, the fact that every time--i mean, one of these times, it's not going to happen in the middle of the night. jessica: and that's a scenario that has a lot of people worried, and wondering if more can be done to keep kids safe. richard: we're going to be tested here pretty soon, i'm sure, with a big event. jessica: well, it turns out that more can be done. fire marshals inspect schools every year, but seismic safety isn't part of the fire code. the fire marshals that we spoke to said they would be glad to take on earthquake safety if the state would give them the legal authority. and so far, the state has not. we have a lot more photos of damage inside those schools. if you'd like to see them, go

richard edmund is in. richard: 85 from spartanburg to greenville, take your time. let's start with 85. road, highway 101 in the greenville area, of also extra driving time as you head in that direction because water is ponding on the roads. more so on the spartanburg side of interstate 85. once you hit the puddle, you could get out of control. on landrum at highway 14 at interstate 26, flooding reported on highway 14. traffic is moving through that area just west of landrum. dot has been notified and they are trying to get that taken care of. around asheville, obstructions from trees to debris to even water ponding. most o oit appears to be south of asheville. reports of clayton road right here and on glen bridge road where they are trying to get these areas cleaned upone accident in the upstate at donning road this morning. this direction. ems and highway patrol on the scene of this accident. we will update you u th what is happening. we will take a look at the hilton-greenville skycam at 385 into downtown greenville where traffic volume is starting to pick up. mi

so sadly, richard, there are two sides to this case.ely because the case is too old, that the evidence even if they were to charge him would not be enough to be able to sustain a guilty plea because of a lack of evidence. it would basically be her word against his. the questions definitely come down to with all of these witnesses, all of these horrible cases we've been hearing, would they be let into trial? and the odds are because they were so old that they weren't. and, you know, it's unfortunate, richard that, these cases, these rape cases are not taken seriously and ten years ago that this case was overlooked. >> karen, you know, put this in context of what you just mentioned which is the more than 50 cases, 50 women who have come forward saying and accusing the veteran television star bill cosby of sexual misconduct and assau assault going back many, many decades. put that in context of what we're learning today with all of that. >> well, you know, interestingly enough with this case, richard, there were at the time six to eight wo

in clinton, richard reeve, abc 7 news. the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms said the christmas day fire at a houston the twos suspicious, it alarm fire causing major damage, nobody injured. nearly 80 firefighters responded to the scene. an hour before the fire broke out, the mosque was filled with 200 people. fire officials believe in accelerate was used. the day after christmas was filled with many happy returns, people exchanging gifts that did not quite hit the mark, taking advantage of post holiday markdowns. shoppers say there are a lot of deals. course i'm looking for myself. i mean, the sales. i pretty much got what i wanted for christmas, but come you know, what's wrong with shopping for myself? kellye: most people say they wore out there to shop for themselves, as you heard. surveyrican express shows 66% of consumers plan to shop today compared with just 45% on black friday. theng up -- you have seen lights and decorations, but wait until you see a movie that is good enough to eat. a big day for washington

i'm richard lui. patrick baccari is one of the lucky survivors of the inland regional center here p. he remembers seeing syed farook at the christmas parey and a trip to the bathroom that may have saved his life. the horror unfolding on the other side of the door. >> someone asked, where is syed, i didn't realize he wasn't there i hear pummelling and we stayed in the restroom. i laid on the floor and put my feet against the door and had my other gentleman to the side me do the same. >> reporter: did the gentleman come into the restroom? >> he wasn't going to be ablesto get in. i guess if he did, it would have been over our dead bodies. when the s.w.a.t. team came, we tried to run as fast as we could away from the building and iha a paramedic, and saw my friend and >>er aid. we could see the bullets lodged under the skin on her wrist and that's not where the in entries were. >> and what is the religious background of the male suspect? i had an opportunity to speak with the director of the islamic cente

richard: sluggish. manus: tepid. richard: yes, tepid is a good one.d i have discussed this. if you look at the way the fed assesses the external elements outside the u.s. economy, the way mario draghi assesses it, his take is much more -- he has a much bigger concern than the fed seems to. i think they're are really concerned about what's going on outside the eurozone. and the impact on inflation, on growth, and i think the word sluggish is a good one to use. think growth inflation is far too sluggish for the ecb's liking. manus: let's talk about the u.k. we saw pretty bad data in construction. it was quite a bad drop from what the market were expecting. it really is itchy. tohas an itch in its pants get back below 1.50. this construction data is just below, a little bit more negativity for us to consider. a lot of our recovery was based on construction. francine: -- richard: it also follows very weak manufacturing data. manus: it is coming off a 16 month high. richard: the new services data and the reading tomorrow will be the most important. straigh