this week, manchester‘s victoria baths will be full with the sounds of water once again.that happened in leeds. we feared losing it. come in through this way. hello. council cuts looks like they would threaten the future of this pool. the people were inspired and did not want it to close and become a museum. inspired and did not want it to close and become a museumm inspired and did not want it to close and become a museum. it was a team effort. we were supported. close and become a museum. it was a team effort. we were supportedm newcastle, the community came together when the threat of closure turned into reality. when we heard that the turkish baths were going to close, i cannot tell you the reaction. it has been used by generations before me. i thought that future generations would want to use it. it would be so sad if it closed. after a £5 million redevelopment by a charity, this place will reopen next year. britain has lost just over place will reopen next year. britain has lostjust over half of its historic pools. campaigns like these arejust a race historic pools.

before we go, britain's oldest swimming pool — victoria baths in manchester — will be open for swimmingst time in 2a years this sunday. the ioi—year—old baths fell into disrepair in the 90s, but after winning the bbc‘s restoration competition in 2003, they are slowly on the way back to life. they will open for one day only, but organisers hope the money raised from the event will allow them to complete the restoration. here's a look at manchester's so—called water palace, then and now. goodnight. music box plays. wondering if i can put myself up for the next series of restoration. who knows? not a bad day coming to a close. a decent end to the day in the south—east of the british isles. at worst, low pressure kept cloud coming in some locations. it was something more persistent and heavy as well in places. for the showers, you have to go to the north—east. on to saturday, the same low pressure area m oves to saturday, the same low pressure area moves over the next few hours to the north of northern ireland and the west of scotland. it won't be very cold, single figures in the north of s

we are live at manchester's beautiful, glorious, historic victoria baths.ool has been refilled, ready for the first public swim in 2a years. we will have more on the plight of britain's glorious historic pools and the fight to save them ina historic pools and the fight to save them in a little while. and matt has them in a little while. and matt has the weather. good morning. another dry day., but for the rest of you there will be the smell of fresh rain in the air and maybe eight thunderstorms later. —— dry day for scotland. good morning. first, our main story. thousands of weapons have been seized in schools across england and wales. they include swords, axes and airguns. some of the cases involved children as young as five . police chiefs said there had been a "worrying" increase in young people carrying knives. andy moore reports. some schools have taken to using metal arches to make sure no weapons are brought on to their premises. but figures obtained by the press association show that the number of seizures in the last year is up about 20% on the pre

this week, manchester's victoria baths will be full with the sounds of fun and water once again. hello. come in through this way. council cuts looked like they would threaten the future of this pool. the people were inspired and did not want it to close and become a museum. it was a team effort. we were supported all the way by the public. in newcastle, the community came together when the threat of closure turned into reality. when we heard that the turkish baths were going to close, i cannot tell you the reaction. it has been used by generations before me. i thought that future generations would want to use it. it would be so sad if it closed. after a £5 million redevelopment by a charity, this place you are going to be coming here for some time. i hope so. i am hoping to get to 100. in newcastle, the community came together when the threat of closure turned into reality. when we heard that the turkish baths were going to close, i cannot tell you the reaction. it has been used by generations before me. i thought that future generations would want to use it. it would be so sad i

it's part of a fundraising mission to reopen the edwardian victoria baths in manchester for good. opened in 1906 but the council closed the baths in 1993 because of budget pressures . that's a summary of the latest bbc news. more at 9:30am. caitlynjenner is live in our studio from quarter past. if you've a question you'd like to ask her, or an experience you'd like to share with her, do get in touch with us throughout the morning. use #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. iam i am excited. let's get some sport now with tim, and manchester united are through to the europa league final in a couple of weeks, yes. iam yes. i am looking forward to that chat. it was a nail—biter at old trafford last night, united squeezing through 2—1 on aggregate in the 96th minute. sell the vehicle had a great chance to is that it on away goals but it is mourinho‘s men who will travel to stock on for the final. this goal proved crucial. a brilliant pass from rushyford to set him up. united looked through but this got vigo level. united through after six minute

after the close, cisco, l brands, the parent of victoria secreted and bath and body works. >> you'reamiliar with that chain? >> no. >> i was going to say bed bath & beyond. >> this is for your body lotion needs. >>> shares of jack in the box surging in the premarket on news its considering a shakeup. landon dowdy has been following this one. >> jack in the box telling investors it is considering spinning off the mexican chain qdoba. shares jumping on news that the company retained morgan stanley to search for alternatives. jack in the box says owning restaurant chains with different business models is hurting the val you'll of tue of the stock. investors eating up results from red robin. shares popping as the burger chain posted better than expected earnings and sales. total revenues rose 4%. red robbin's ceo says the company's moves are strength strengthening the business and helping it gain market share. >> back over to you. >>> our top trending stories. jimmy kimmel is getting a chance to redeem himself after the envelopegate. the production team from this year have been asked bac

now the parents of victoria secrets and bath and body works are raising the forecast range.t investors knew that from the monthly sales report and the exit from swimwear and apparel had a 6 percentage point negative impact to total company comp sales. swim and apparel are 400 million all of last year for the ab accepts of those categories is expected to have a three to four-point negative comp sales impact for this year. now, ugly after hours for a scene of retail groups. shares shed a third of their value in the last hour now under $2 a share significantly slashing its full year earnings guidance. expect comp sales to fall 8%. that's twice what the street expects. they have 400 stores for ascena, lane bryant among others, the ceo david jaffe says it no longer believes it is appropriate to expect a stabilization of normal comep sales and specialty retail is in a period of unprecedented secular change that is disruptive to traditional business models. whew, quite a blow and quite strong words in that statement. back over to you. >> did he say anything about how he plans to fi

key reading from company called l brands, owner of victoria secret and bath & body works.prevalent in a lot of the country's malls. we're talking about declining mall traffic and trouble with that sector of late. look for sluggish sales out of l brands in first quarter. both companies do the report after the closing bell in about eight minutes or so. back to you. ashley: very good, lori rothman. busy day for all of us as market sells off. new low on the dow, 357 points at one point. so there you go. we're down 347. we're certainly not getting any sellers or buyers coming in as we head towards last final minutes of today's session. wall street worries that the president's economic agenda won't happen this year if ever. i hope that is the not case. let's bring in a financial analyst and pnc chief wealth management specialist, bill stone. heather, to you first, what do you tell your investors on a day like today? >> i think the markets were due for a sort of pause or pull back. valuations at all-time highs. most indices, were led at market breath, they were only led by five t

we have l brands, the parent company of bath and body works and victoria secret.he company reporting earnings of 33 cents. that does beat analysts expectations of 29 cents. the revenues coming in, what the company told us previously, remember, this is one of the retailers that still gives us the monthly updates for sales and comps. comps, by the way, for the fourth quarter something we knew but down 9%. what is interesting about that is this is the first quarter they're dealing with the exit of the swim category. so you have a little bit of a mess in a numbers there. but l brands also upping their full-year earnings guidance 310 to 340. that is a nickel higher than their previous range. back to you, kelly. >> courtney, have they shown signs of rethinking that exiting swim? do they feel like full steam ahead? >> you know, they haven't. what was interesting today, target reported results and target had the number one market share in swim for sometime, and ceo brian cornell says since the exit of one of its competitors -- when we all know is victoria secret -- they'v