a good day all round, we are hoping, right across the west end.ed pound on shopping here, how is that working out? where are you seeing people coming from abroad to try to get better value? i think china now is our top market. it will reach number one this year. really a key market for us. they love going to regent street, all the flagship stores down there. i think with the pound still decreasing a little bit more probably, we're really buoyed by the international visitor. i think the chinese now account for 20% of overall spending in the west end. jace tyrrell, thank you very much. it feels really busy today. there are people out enthusiastically looking for bargains, but it seems more and more people are logging on, on christmas day in the hope of getting some even better online discounts. the royal navy says there's been an increase in the number of russian ships travelling through or near the uk's territorial waters over the christmas period. yesterday, hms st albans was sent to escort a russian warship through the north sea as it passed clos

we make sure we have the best prices, the best seats across the west end and across culture.e shows in the west end on lottery programmes, maybe for £20 tickets for the front row for a show. where you can on the day sign up first thing in the morning and access tickets for the best of the west end. how does the relationship you have with the theatre work? why is it not cheaper for mejust to theatre work? why is it not cheaper for me just to call the theatre? why go through a middleman? we work directly with every theatre owner, producer and director in the west end to offer our customers the best seats at the best prices. we have great prices. some of these access programmes. you can see the rsc at the barbican for £10. does the theatre, go to you and say, we have got 50 seats still empty, we need to get rid of them? can they offer you a cheaper rate? we work in a variety of ways with different shows. working with our partners and finding out their needs. do they need more audience numbers for this tuesday? how do we help them with fulfilling seats for weeks in advance becaus

those good bargains and here on oxford street as well so good day all around we hoping across the west end weakened pound, how is that working out where are you seeing people coming from abroad to try to get better value? china is our top market, it will reach another one this year, so a really key market for us. they love going to regent street, the flagship stores there, but i think with the pound degreasing more, we are buoyed by the international visitor, and chinese visitors are now 20% of the overall spend the west end. annita, it feels really busy today. there are people out enthusiast it is looking for bargains, but it does seem that more and more people are logging on on christmas day in the hope of getting some even better online discounts. emily, thank you very much. the royal navy says there has been an increase in the number of russian ships travelling through or near the uk's territorial waters over the festive period. on christmas day, hms st albans was sent to escort a russian warship through the north sea as it passed close to uk waters. defence secretary gavin williamson

she would say, i've just been in west end musicals.d a lot of flak online. she's been asked to do the show — she's doing it. and the standard is so high. it is not like series one, where you could probably b&i motor. ithink series one, where you could probably b&i motor. i think good luck to her. do you think we will ever see a situation where a true amateurs could win it any more? junie joe is an amateurand he could win it any more? junie joe is an amateur and he could very well been. everybody has got some kind of advantage you fear you are a sports person or an actor or whatever. everybody has got something to help them. it is very wide open this year. how are you going to be watching? i will be there! year. how are you going to be watching? iwill be there! i'm year. how are you going to be watching? i will be there! i'm so excited! you are a very lucky woman. thank you very much forjoining us tonight, emma bullimore. now, it is time for newswatch. hello, welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. today we've got a special edition

to the director and stars of a west end revival of david mamet play glengarry glen ross about real estate and the savagery of western capitalism the headlines deafening silence holding steps out for a peace prize while we get down to war right here. all the civil war going on in today's going underground. but first early speculation even in british mainstream media about monday's pipe bomb attack in new york centered on donald trump's decision to move the u.s. embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem connections between national security and major nation middle east policy are often drawn in britain but not in the context of years of nato nations support for islam missed militants in syria to take down the government of president bashar assad no one appears to ask how wise it is to use u.k. taxpayer money to fund militants who can do us harm here in britain but when it comes to british military support for the persian gulf war talk receives like bahrain and of course saudi arabia it is national security that is often actually invoked take this prime ministerial response to a question

. >> the west end is the same? >> i performed in the west end. >> what did do you there? >> the awesome dodger. >> yes. >> mario has a perfect way to get all the shows. >> on the hunt for a perfect holiday gift. how going to broadway. >>> in case that is not enough, sponge bob be square pants will be in a super prime show, and harry potter all coming to the great white way and given the experience of the quicker, easierer and secure master pass by master card. so, visit broadway.com for the best gift of the season. and for your chance to win a $500 gift guard. right now, i'm spreading the holiday love to the crowd. who wants one? >> today, we have the ultimate fashion and beauty guide for holiday gifts or just to treat yourself. what do you have for us? >> i am so excited. i have 100 gift card to 1 er avenue.com. getting shots the latest look. in honor of their 60th anniversary and then, handmade. of hand finished in frequency is the rain cry styling brush and the detangling paddle brush. >> read any beauty is the

wow, i have to say, you get a great view of london's west end from up here.the moment. these aren't any old binoculars. these are made by iq, and they are basically a combination of a lens strapped to a smartphone strapped to a viewer. and they allow you to record what you are seeing so you can watch it back later and share it with friends. nice. i'm freezing. i say, barman... well, hello there, spencer! if it isn't tv‘s nick kwek. it's me! how are you? cold. can you whip me up something hot? here you go, spen. it's a lovely hot chocolate. i say hot, because actually that is a smart mug you are holding. it connects to your mobile phone via an app, and that works like a thermostat. you choose the desired temperature of your drink, and that keeps it warm all day long. all day long! that is, until your smartphone‘s battery dies, at which point the power in the mug goes. i'll drink it, then. that will be £80. say what now? £80. £80! what's that, production? i'm needed back in the hub? spen! i hope you're enjoying the show. it's time for our clickmas elfing. stick

bus deck coating is underway on the west end and completed on the east end. elevator, escalators throughout are being worked on. the terrazo floor are 70% complete at this point. muni bus plaza is under construction, along with the m.e.p. throughout the entire structure. electrical is our controlling operation at this point. some pictures up on the roof. one on the right is some water proofing going the restaurant element and then on the left shows a portion of the pathway, the half mile pathway around the entire transit center being poured and looks like some cure there. this is what the bus deck is looking on most sections now, the bus deck is getting ready for the december busses to arrive. cat tracking, the temporary striping still first of december, and the first full week of december is where the testing will happen with all the agencies that transit agencies up on the bus deck. final striping by the 18th or 23rd of december, and turned over for training and ready for training any time thereafter. another element, the ceiling panels are going up. this i

newcastle came from behind to beat west ham 3—2, in a thrilling encounter at london stadium. endinggames without a win saw them pull themselves out of the relegation zone. the pressure eased on stoke city manager mark hughes, as he saw his side beat west brom 4—1. it kept his club out of the relegation zone, at the expense of alan pa rdew‘s team. there was a lot of outside pressure. i must say i've had fantastic support from peter and john coates. they've been in all this weekend, and all they have been doing is reassuring me, reassuring the staff, reassuring the players. but they're fully behind what we're doing, and that support is really important. swansea sacked boss paul clement last wednesday. they promoted leon brittan to player—manager. he couldn't inspire them to victory at the liberty stadium over crystal palace, which would have lifted them off the bottom of the table, but they did come from behind to claim a point. next up for the swans is a trip to liverpool, for what could be a bruising encounter on boxing day. elsewhere sam alla rdyce continued his unbeaten run as eve

this is the grand opening of the west end library and it is not your average library. it is a 325,000 square foot facility in foggy bottom featuring retail, apartments, and lots of books. this looks like fun, right? it's a lot more fun when some alleles pays for it. one of the men here is accused of using somebody else's credit card for the exciting adventure. the police say the couple used a stolen credit card to pay for their skydiving day. officers are trying to track them down and are getting help since they agree to be photographed and videotaped. still ahead, we continue to track the conditions outside. what we need to watch out for. kimberly: back now with our winter weather alert and the tale of two storms. we have the potential of icy roads. that is upper marlboro on the right. the beautiful winter wonderland and fairfax with the christmas lights. what a romantic saturday night to have dinner with your sweetie. brian: curled up by the fire. kimberly: that would work, too. brian: it was a pretty site today and tonight with the snow falling it will be fun. colle

but if the same beans end up in a large west end coffee chain, the roaster can get £6.37 up at the farmy aware customer paid a premium for higher standards, the roaster ca n premium for higher standards, the roaster can get over £13 and the export price also rises to £3.85. that third wave is a clear incentive forfarmers to that third wave is a clear incentive for farmers to invest in turning their beans into coffee with superior standards when it comes to sustainability and fair trade. farmer can be roughly three and a half times better off by taking advantage of the third wave and selling into that context. that obviously is a huge difference. it brings with it many benefits for the farmer, obviously a higher standard of income. also looking to cash in oui’ of income. also looking to cash in our beat umaga companies that sell the world more coffee than anywhere else. they have been spending billions buying smaller rivals like this one from california. the trend started in the us west coast. it has definitely been expanding into other parts of the world and some of the larger roasting

wow, i have to say, you get a great view of london's west end from up here.trapped to a smartphone strapped to a viewer. they allow you to record what you are seeing so you can watch it back later and share it with friends. nice. i'm freezing. i say, barman... well, hello, spencer! if it isn't tv‘s nick kwek. how are you? cold. can you whip me up something hot? here you go, a lovely hot chocolate. think you very much. i say hot, because actually that is a smart mug you are holding. it connects to your mobile phone with an app, and that works like a thermostat. you choose the desired temperature of your drink, and that keeps it warm all day long. all day long! at least until your smartphone's battery dies, at which point the power in the mug goes. i'll try and drink it before then. that will be £80. say what now? £80. £80! what's that, production? i'm needed back in the hub right now...? spen! i hope you're enjoying the show. 0h! good to be back inside. kate, what are you doing with your hand? i am making sweet, sweet music. can you not hear it? it is wonderfu

west end experience. alexandra burke, also has had west end experience.edia trolling?” scorer, alexandra burke, all the social media trolling? i am sad people feel the need to want to do that. she is an absolute beauty, as they all are. and they are having a great time and they have enjoyed the process. we want people to get involved in that element. the other stuff is just people not being very nice and being unpleasant. she is an amazing performer. next finalist, debbie mcgee, disgust. andy mcgee! i admire herso debbie mcgee, disgust. andy mcgee! i admire her so much. some of the evenings when i felt really tired, i bought myself, think about the debbie mcgee, that woman is incredible! she goes out there and does tricks which nobody dares to do. she is incredible. and she did show a lot of good to have somebody like her going all the way to the final and maybe even winning tomorrow night. i know! keep final and maybe even winning tomorrow night. i know i keep going on about professional dance training, buta on about professional dance training, but a ba

showers in the west end patchy rain in scotland.hat is where we feel the effects of the milder air. during this evening and tonight, this band of cloud and patchy rain will sink further south. misty, murky and cloudy conditions down towards the south. there could be a patchy frost for parts of scotland, but generally a milder night than we have been used to be simply. tomorrow, a grey and damp start. some mist and hailfog as tomorrow, a grey and damp start. some mist and hail fog as well. things will brighten up and across the board we can expect a bit more sunshine tomorrow. this band of cloud and patchy rain flirting with western areas will be mildest at 10-11dc. western areas will be mildest at 10—11dc. temperatures stay higher into the start of the next working week but there will still be a lot of cloud and sunny glimpses at times. hello. this is bbc news. two police officers have leaked allegations that pornographic imagery was found on the computer of damian green. president trump's former national security adviser michael fl

i was totally baffled and surprised and thrilled this year to have three political plays in the west ende at least, regardless of what i am doing, it proved thatjust because people are angry or disillusioned it doesn't mean that they are disengaged and they want to make sense of things. that is it for the week in parliament, a week which really did mark "the end of the beginning". looking forward to stage 2 already. dojoin keith macdougall for a round up of of all the parliamentary news on monday night at 11pm. for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. still snow and ice problems into the morning, but not as much snow falling on saturday. showers turning less wintry. some wintry showers coming perhaps into northern of england, away from northern ireland, and continuing across northern scotland. for many parts of the uk it will be dry and sunny day away from the south—west, where we have rain looming. a cold day. not as windy, so it shouldn't feel as cold, but we will find coming into the cold air some wet weather and that rain will turn to snow. especially across wales, the midlands in

i have done musicals, broadway and the west end and that feeling being on stage with incredibly talentede who become like a family, you are all in it together. it is transcendent. >> it is literally the quote where she says a man's station is limited only by his imagination. but i think it refers to women and men not only man in general. >> it was this overwhelming sense of confidence that we could make a special move that i had a really important message to get across. but also was about happiness and acceptance and leaves you, i don't know, humming and singing on the way out of the theater. ♪ this is where you want to be ♪ >> no one ever made a difference by being like everyone else. ♪ ♪ >>> a little medical procedure has big consequences for matt damon and kristen wiig in the satyrical comedy "downsizing." >> hi, i am kristen wiig you are watching "made in hollywood" and here is a scene from "downsizing." ♪ >> dave? >> that's davion son. he never struck me as the kind of guy that would go get small. wow. >> intrigued for sure. i knew what it was about. and i couldn't wait to actually

he did bike the more traditional depictions of the west end named bonanza because of that. ike's era, horses were still used in the cattle race. was he himself a confident person? he was reallynt into calorie. one thing that aggravated -- calvary, one thing that aggravated his knee injury was going on and off the horse. there were -- he was told he could never be in the calvary because of that knee injury. he had horses and he adored them. it is interesting the number of pages he devoted to one. he had horses in retirement. he always maintained that connection and he raised his retirement out of gettysburg. he still loved westerns and was a bit of a stuntman. >> david from grand junction, colorado. just a note here. the last two or three years i've been i quest to see as many presidential museums. this is the fourth one and i usually read a biography beforehand. the best idea as to not do it in one day. [laughter] >> i realize now, stay at least a nine. i just read this biography by jean edward smith, maybe it prompts this question. i wonder if chase murphy also like wester

you know, there's a play on in the west end called inc.bout him buying the sun newspaper and turning it from a little sheet into a mega influencer. brexit couldn't have happened without the influence of "the sun." but obviously his fox news is supportive of president trump. does he give up that influence or does it continue without him? i know he's keeping fox news, but is it strange to give up at this time of unparalleled political prominence? >> it's an extraordinary retreat for a very proud man. he wanted to acquire, he wants control. these are not things he relinquishes usually readily. at least in the ways that we have seen him over the years. at the same time, if you're seeing the properties he's holding on to most of them are the ones that allowed him that influence. you know, the newspapers in australia and the uk in particular gave him the influence, the place at the table to influence national politics in the two countries. and then he was able to use those to come into the u.s. and buy fox studio, to buy major newspapers in this

i was totally baffled and surprised and thrilled this year to have the political plays in the west end of what i am doing, it proved thatjust because people are angry or disillusioned it doesn't mean that they are disengaged and they want to make that sense of things. that is it from the week in parliament, a week which really did mark "the end of the beginning". looking forward to stage 2 already. dojoin keith macdougall for a round up of of all the parliamentary news on monday, but from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. sunday morning starts on a bitterly cold note. temperatures down at around —12 or perhaps —14 degrees across the snow cover of scotland. further south, a band of rain, sleet and snow and increasingly, it is turning to snow as it pushes in through that very cold air. ice also an added hazard during the course of sunday morning. the met office has issued an amber warning for that snow. be prepared for disruptive snow through mid and north wales into parts of northern england and down to the midlands. 5—10 centimetres of snow at low levels, 20 centimetres possib

i was totally baffled and surprised and thrilled this year to have three political plays in the west end, regardless of what i am doing, it proved thatjust because people are angry or disillusioned it doesn't mean that they are disengaged, and they really want to make that sense of things. that's it from the week in parliament, a week which really did mark "the end of the beginning". looking forward to stage 2 already. dojoin keith macdougall for a round up of of all the parliamentary news on monday. but from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. snow caused a lot of disruption. this is how things were looking in shropshire, captured by a weather watcher on a sunny afternoon. here are some of the snow depth we have seen. 0ver are some of the snow depth we have seen. over a foot of snow. it has caused disruption and will continue to do so through monday morning. the main hazard will be highs. then the attention turns to this area of low pressure causing disruption over france will stop the northern edge of that will bring heavy rain, perhaps sleet and snow across the south—east of en

i was totally baffled and surprised and thrilled this year to have three political plays in the west end of what i am doing, it proved thatjust because people are angry or disillusioned it doesn't mean that they are disengaged, and they really want to make that sense of things. that's it from the week in parliament, a week which really did mark "the end of the beginning". looking forward to stage 2 already. dojoin keith macdougall for a round up of of all the parliamentary news on monday. but from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. good afternoon. the office still has a one “— good afternoon. the office still has a one —— and amber weather warning in place. still snowing for many, it has been all day for some. the snow will use down into the evening, still through the central zone, where we continue to see further flurries. the rain could turn to snow in southern counties. but the gales are easing. ice will become the major concern in scotland and northern ireland. temperatures in many parts of scotland haven't got above freezing today. understandably there will be a widespread frost here. wh

relevant today in an era of fake news donald trump and brutal inequality we went down to the set of a west end revival of glengarry glen ross of the players theatre in central london to talk to the play's director sam gate and members of the cast stanley townsend and daniel ryan the play is running until the third of february twenty eighth. sami aids the relevance of glengarry glen ross says the twenty eight banking crisis destroyed that glamour of the fat you're right bankers. i think so i mean suddenly it wasn't a sexy profession anymore and there's a fair bit of hate thrown in that direction for police reasons they were always hated estate agents anyway but in the end the main salesman who's not here because i come to you it is. all of the characters using language to mystify people rather than communicate absolutely gay or to to trick someone or to bomb someone up or. you know to wear them down or to sell an idea or whatever absolutely guys of must if using the word to get what they want and i know you said that donald trump of course was in the real estate business the state agency busine

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. >> final resolution seems to be a win for west end digital.rlett: this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ scarlett: this is "bloomberg best." i am scarlet fu. let's continue our global tour of the week's top business stories. a sudden spike in oil prices. brent crude jumping above $65 a barrel for the first time since 2015 after one of the most important pipelines was shut. discovered in a northne system in the sea. it is expected to take two weeks to repair. why is this so important? >> it transports a quarter of the uk's oil and gas production. it providesrtant is brent crude oil. that means more than two thirds of the global oil is being priced from 40. >> does that mean looking for alternatives to the north the supply? >> yes. that particular grade is being bid up. >> the costs have to be enormous. you have an estimate? is this a force majeure insurance situation? >> it is. we don't have a feel for the actual numbers, because it depends on the alternative arrangements. most have additional cost with them. it is a force majeure situation. >> in the u k, inf

the blue line is the midwest, and the yellow line is southern california, so the west end the south.hey are suppressed because of lack of supply and bottleneck in the infrastructure, so that will put a cap on the natural gas prices in general. you can have it, but you cannot buy it anywhere. that will create a glut and some differential between the benchmark in different areas of the u.s.. shery: alix steel, thank you so much for joining us. let's get a check of the rest of the market. are looking at small moves to the upside to the major averages in the u.s., very consistent with what we have seen in the past for holidays. aredow, s&p, and the nasdaq slightly higher, the nasdaq flipping between small gains and losses. relative to the volume, the s&p 500 volume is 50% below the 20 day moving average. traders have taken the week off, and the s&p 500 is on pace for its best year since 2013. you were talking about natural ce sincech is on pa october of 2016, but we have a rally for commodities overall. -- up .5%, and this is beyond commodities. gold and copper on that record, 16 days hi

. ♪ ♪ >> hamilton opened in london's west end tonight and it tell the story of the french revolutionchy. and it's in the shadow of buckingham palace and runs through june. >> quite the scene to have it there now. coming up the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> looking live from sky 6 hd cameras at city hall at the rothman rink and what a pretty holiday picture, cecily tynan has the details on what to expect as we countdown to christmas when we come back. what do you think? hey, think ben will like it? yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music? i'm serious, i never know what to get him. just tell me you got him fios too. sigh. mrs. layne, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. that, plus this sick console, he'll be like whaaaaaattt. your new tech is best on the 100% fiber optic network. so get fios. now just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. >>> it was an arrival fit for a rock star today at the elementary school in chester. the man of the hour santa claus rolls up in a fire truck to the delight of students, once inside santa gree

on sunday we are live with authors: no west end robert took the two professors who come from all this it ends of spectrum have lectured and taught together and they discuss their work and take viewers questions beginning in on sunday. also this weekend at david horwitz examines the left impact on american university and colleges. rolling stone recounts the life and death of eric garner. and we visit kansas city missouri to tour the city's literary sites and talk to local-- local authors this weekend on c-span2 book tv. television for serious readers. for complete schedule, visit our website, book tv.org now, we kickoff the weekend weekend with former high school principal linda nathan who examines his the challenges facing high school students pursuing higher education. >> i'm here to introduce linda nathan who is also my mom. very lucky. so, linda has worked in vps for 38 years, founded three different schools and

"mama mia" several times, and i love abba, and so it was -- a lot of my friends have been in the west end's kind of like a whole group of us that have been in like a little family. yeah. >> seth: and just the excitement of getting to be in this show that meant a lot to you, you play a young meryl streep, so that -- what is more stressful, playing a young meryl streep or playing winston churchill's personal secretary? because both seem to be very high stress roles. >> i mean, meryl. >> seth: yeah, i mean young meryl. that is quite an undertaking. >> yeah, i mean both parts were intimidating, elisabeth layton, who i play is a real person, she worked for churchill through the whole of the second world war, and was so dedicated, and incredible and her stories are fascinating, but then meryl's meryl. like -- [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> so, it was -- it is intimidating, but i was just, yeah. >> seth: i just hope one day, what i would love is, i'd love you to retell the churchill story to abba music. like fully bring them together. [ laughter ] >> that would be great. >> seth: you injured you

that we just noted here, in addition to that the restaurant is continuing to be worked on in the west end, and there's landscaping throughout, the gondola construction. at the bus deck level and other items are the elevators and escalators but then ultimately it's really electrical throughout the entire facility is our most important activity throughout the project. and in keeping with our slide we chose the east end at the bus plaza. the awning is coming along, it looks beautiful, as they fill in the rest of the bus plaza soon here, the lighting is -- we can't get that lighting anymore now with park tower in place so we won't get that sunshine but, still, it still looks real nice. the awning is looking beautiful. on the bus deck, this was our -- as mark referenced, the aisles were cleared and the drive aisles, you know, a lot of material was stored on the drive aisles but it was a very successful activity with muni and a.c. transit cuing up there in this particular picture and it was a very good outing, some 30 to 40 different groups were in attendance. there's a safety meeting in the up

portion that heads through the maze westbound right around 24 connector this is the view from the west end you can see traffic actually looks nice and typically around 6:15 we see a lot of cars stacked up in the area but right now traffic is moving pretty easy and stays that way as you head towards the bay bridge this morning. about a 10-minute ride to go from the maze into san francisco over into san francisco. you won't see any trouble spots or delays on the upper deck of the bay bridge. once you get into san francisco, this is what it looks like coming off the skyway westbound right at fremont street so if you exiting into san francisco through there, no delays in that area. 880 through oakland to the coliseum, looking good. no trouble spots out of oakland into hayward. 880 stays nice all the way into union city in fact. if you are on the san mateo bridge easy ride 880 one one but we are seeing fog this morning. emily. >>> oh, yeah. lots of fog. in fact, taking a live look out now, if you aren't looking at your tv, take a look at this, this is the golden gate bridge. the fog is moving i

your drive time only 5 minutes to go from richmond parkway to the west end of the bridge. so an easy ride if you are working your way out of richmond towards marin county. heading towards 101, you should have no troubles now on the richmond/san rafael bridge. all right. let's go north of there towards petaluma where you can see traffic is moving nicely along 101, as well. just north of petaluma boulevard no delays through there. no delays in santa rosa. all the way south of there, if you are taking 101, at least from 580 down to the golden gate bridge, that will take you 11 minutes and we're not seeing a lot of cars on the roads on this stretch either. so pretty easy ride if you are commuting into san francisco out of marin county. this is pretty much the case around most of the bay area right now. here's a view of 101 at 17th street in san francisco. a few more cars out there in the commute direction but overall traffic is moving at a really nice speed and if you are heading to sfo this morning for an early flight maybe you're taking advantage of the three-day weekend the

i got a job at emi music publishing in the mailroom, which i used to have to walk around the west endmail cart. i actually was a bit intimidated in those days, because a lot of the guys my age who were in more kind of administrative roles, they used to look down at me, because i was their age, and i was delivering the mail. and then i met a friend of mine who was a manager. within three months, we started our own record label, and then i had my first hit. - which was? - a girl i was dating, actually, called sinitta. ♪ so macho ♪ he's gotta be ♪ so macho ♪ he's gotta be ♪ big and strong ♪ enough to turn me on simon: cute, fun, and i just thought, we should make a record with her, and i started this record label. i had £5,000. i made the record, the video, i was the promotion person. i sold the record into the stores. i was the distributor. it took a year and a half, and then eventually i had my first hit. and you also had wonderdog. oh, god, harvey... ( music playing, dog barking in rhythm ) harvey: so, that was a big hit, but you kind of got in the act, didn't you? - simon: literally.

traffic looks clear no delays right now as you work your way from richmond parkway to the west end ofe. it will only take but five minutes to make that commute. 80 to 101 about 22 minutes drive time the traffic is easy, free-flowing over towards marin county there. jets jump to 101. traffic is not bad at all. southbound from five to the golden gate bridge, it will take you about 11 minutes to commute into san francisco. no delays on the golden gate bridge itself. now, we had one minor accident in the south bay. that's been cleared. that was at 101/680 connector. everything is open, no delays. 101 looks good out of the south bay. 280 also checking in problem- free. let's look at the drive times here. 85 to 80 northbound 101 all in the green. here's emily. >>> your drive times look good. a live look at the mount vaca cam, east bay looking beautiful. just a few of the high clouds out there. that's keeping our temperature mild. warmer for the rest of the week this morning in the east bay, 38 degrees in concord. 33 degrees in the north bay in santa rosa. san francisco sitting at 49 degrees