. >> uli is in frankfurt, looking at market indexes. the blue-chip dax index finished the trading day down 0.4% to 6110. the era stocks 50 index was down about the same percentage. in the york, we see the dow industrials finished the trading day on friday down just a bit, to 10,303. on the currency markets, at the euro was trading for $1.2750. the french economy rose. french gdp aged -- edged up 0.6%. the economy in the netherlands is also picking up speed. preliminary estimates pegged the country's second quarter gdp growth at 0.9%. the spanish economy is still struggling, growing only 0.2% between april and june. >> thank you, peter. more flooding is expected in pakistan as monsoon rains continue and dams threaten to burst. authorities said the swollen river will continue to rise as it passes through punta of province. more than 400,000 people have been evacuated from a town ahead of expected flooding. many residents refuse to leave their homes, concerned about abandoning their possessions. normally, pakistan would be getting ready to