westfield's san francisco centre already has many of these amenities; state of the art movie theatersey component, this community space under the dome which brings people together for public events. sot leah heil/senior g.m., westfield sf centrewe are a curated city within a city, everything you want and need as at your fingertipsleah heil is senior general manager at westfield's san francisco centre. here they've gone beyond traditional retail, dining and entertainment to have office space, university classrooms, and bespoke, an events center and office environment co-working space for individuals and groups right in the heart of the mall. sot leah heilwe continue to look at experiences, bringing in things like bespoke, our office tenants and focusing on what's next from a retail perspective.and the experience is key these days when it comes to the success of traditional retail stores sot ben lazzareschithey need to provide a reason for customers to come to those stores. they need to be unique in their product offering and excellent in their customer service so when customers come in

westfield's san francisco centre already has many of these amenities; state of the art movie theaters spa, and another key component, this community space under the dome which brings people together for public events. sot leah heil/senior g.m., westfield sf centrewe are a curated city within a city, everything you want and need as at your fingertipsleah heil is senior general manager at westfield's san francisco centre. here they've gone beyond traditional retail, dining and entertainment to have office space, university classrooms, and bespoke, an events center and office environment co-working space for individuals and groups right in the heart of the mall. sot leah heilwe continue to look at experiences, bringing in things like bespoke, our office tenants and focusing on what's next from a retail perspective.and the experience is key these days when it comes to the success of traditional retail stores sot ben lazzareschithey need to provide a reason for customers to come to those stores. they need to be unique in their product offering and excellent in their customer service so whe

(steve) in part one of a two part series, kron 4's dan kerman takes a look at two bay area westfieldpping centers which have already taken steps to evolve in the mall of the future. if rumors of the shopping malls demise are true what's happening here at westfield's valley fair property in santa clara, they're spending 1.1 billion dollars to remodel the mall from floor to ceiling and expand.sot ben lazzareschi/exe cutive v.p., jllthis is a large format remodel where they are not only adding a large format bloomingdales but also adding a plaza and some open spaceben lazzareschi (laaz-er-resk-ee) is with jll, a commerical real estate management firm which has studied what retail centers are doing stay relevant. he says valley fair is a great example of how malls are changing with the timessot ben lazzareschiwhat we're seeing is malls adding new amenities to increase their attractiveness and draw to their customerslazzareschi says that begins with unique and great restaurants. valley fair has already started in that area with din tai fung, the steamed dumpling and noodle restaurant. and

in part one of a two part series, kron 4's dan kerman takes a look at two bay area westfield shopping centers that are trying to change with the times. if rumors of the shopping malls demise are true what's happening here at westfield's valley fair property in santa clara, they're spending 1.1 billion dollars to remodel the mall from floor to ceiling and expand.sot ben lazzareschi/exe cutive v.p., jllthis is a large format remodel where they are not only adding a large format bloomingdales but also adding a plaza and some open spaceben lazzareschi (laaz-er-resk-ee) is with jll, a commerical real estate management firm which has studied what retail centers are doing stay relevant. he says valley fair is a great example of how malls are changing with the timessot ben lazzareschiwhat we're seeing is malls adding new amenities to increase their attractiveness and draw to their customerslazzareschi says that begins with unique and great restaurants. valley fair has already started in that area with din tai fung, the steamed dumpling and noodle restaurant. and its redevelopment project will

westfield's san francisco centre already has many of these amenities; state of the art movie theaterspace under the dome which brings people together for public events. sot leah heil/senior g.m., westfield sf centrewe are a curated city within a city, everything you want and need as at your fingertipsleah heil is senior general manager at westfield's san francisco centre. here they've gone beyond traditional retail, dining and entertainment to have office space, university classrooms, and bespoke, an events center and office environment co-working space for individuals and groups right in the heart of the mall. sot leah heilwe continue to look at experiences, bringing in things like bespoke, our office tenants and focusing on what's next from a retail perspective.and the experience is key these days when it comes to the success of traditional retail stores sot ben lazzareschithey need to provide a reason for customers to come to those stores. they need to be unique in their product offering and excellent in their customer service so when customers come in they have such a positive exp

anna: what kind of disposals what you have to make as result of the westfield purchase?is something you must be talking a lot about. are you concerned the right be a lot of non-prime real estate coming to the market at the same time? or if you are rejecting it for some reason, are we in danger flooding the market with that kind of asset for sale? jaap: i hope not. last year we sold about 10 million euros worth of assets to a appraised value. we always have to think about what we would consider non-core is considered high quality by people looking to buy real estate. because rents are indexed linked, it's generally a good long-term investment for folks looking for stable income. manus: the other figure that struck me is incredible in the u.s. in your, the difference in foot per000 square thousand people. 2856, look at your, it's a little bit lower in your. are we about to embark on a significant reshaping of that market? jaap: that trend has been ongoing for some time. manus: do you think it will accelerate? jaap: over time, it will accelerate. europe has not been the hea

kron 4's dan kerman takes a look at two bay area westfield shopping centers...aken steps to if rumors of the shopping malls demise are true what's happening here at westfield's valley fair property in santa clara, they're spending 1.1 billion dollars to remodel the mall from floor to ceiling and expand.sot ben lazzareschi/exe cutive v.p., jllthis is a large format remodel where they are not only adding a large format bloomingdales but also adding a plaza and some open spaceben lazzareschi (laaz-er-resk-ee) is with jll, a commerical real estate management firm which has studied what retail centers are doing stay relevant. he says valley fair is a great example of how malls are changing with the timessot ben lazzareschiwhat we're seeing is malls adding new amenities to increase their attractiveness and draw to their customerslazzareschi says that begins with unique and great restaurants. valley fair has already started in that area with din tai fung, the steamed dumpling and noodle restaurant. and its redevelopment project will expand to include an outdoor dining

westfield as well, net income up billion, a over $1.5 dividend of $.25.fident on the future outlook even though the retail space is a tough one in australia. westfield in the news, currently attracting a $30 billion bid from a french company. we will keep an eye on any more news on that. >> thank you. paul allen for us in the qantas headquarters. we are playing musical chairs with paul and alan joyce, the ceo of qantas joining us to break down that record profit and the buyback program. first, let's get to first word news with courtney collins. up, the minutes of janet yellen's last fed meeting show policymakers more positive on the economy and increasingly optimistic they will reach their inflation target. they say they expect the rate of growth to exceed initial estimates. the minutes show several members have raised their forecasts from those made in december. u.k. prime minister theresa may is seen in flaming tensions within her conservative party by asking brussels to be flexible on the length of the proposed transition brexit. london has said it sho

degrees you can see the road off in the distance looking just fine but this parking lot here at westfield elementary school all of that is still snow covered. and that's because reading picked up over about 6 inches of snow last night. allentown was the winner with over 8 inches of snow. right around five and a half in green lane, hokessing, 1.9. that philadelphia international airport around 1.2 inches of snow accumulated future weather shows that we stay dry throughout the day today. tons of sunshine on tap. heading into monday, we start out the day with sunshine, clouds quickly increase, couple of scattered showers around lunchtime. then some steadier rain is going to move in as we head into monday afternoon. so you have to grab the umbrella, but it is just plane old rain as we start out monday. behind that rain we will see the jet stream lifting well up to the north. this is where we get the surge of warmth, as we head into both tuesday and wednesday. forecasting high temperature around 71 on tuesday, and 73 on wednesday. those will break records. temperatures across the region , 48 t

someone talked about sky and all of its products and the sky sports packages and then he went to westfieldy in a sky shop and he was impressed and he thought it was a decent chance to make inroads into the european market because sky is strong in the uk and ireland and germany and italy. you seen a scrap over a very profitable and very sought after assetin profitable and very sought after asset in europe in the media world in europe, between disney is set to buy fox and the part of sky that rupert murdoch owns and one of its rivals, comcast and perhaps we could be seen in a bidding war between these companies for a uk and european asset. while you are with us, iwant european asset. while you are with us, i want to ask you about this tweet saying that am is buying the smart doorbell maker ring, why are they making this move?|j smart doorbell maker ring, why are they making this move? i did not know of such a thing as that! amazon has been interested in companies like this for a while and the reason is simple. what ring does is it allows you to have video doorbells you can control from your

. >> we moved up the street to westfield gardens and went to prescott elementary, west oakland middler children, carter was raised by a single mom in public housing. thankfully a few blocks away was his outlet where his only male role model lived here. >> you spent a lot of time here. >> yeah. my grandfather would get up at 5:00 in the morning and go out and work and do different things. he would take me with him. >> reporter: at a young age his grandfather taught him responsibility. he would head over to the bart station where he made money to help contribute to his families. >> sort newspapers in the morning. that graduates to oakland tribune. i sold newspapers right over there at the west oakland bart station and the west oakland post office. >> reporter: although he moved away from the area, carter says coming back always feels like home. >> i see you know a lot of people in the community. >> yes. >> you give them hugs. >> yes. >> what does it feel like being here? does it ground you? >> i love it. i bleed orange and black. >> his alma mater where he fell in love with football and