Hello from sydney where it is past 8 00 a. M. We are two hours away from the open of asias first major market, reacting with the remarkable developments in the French Elections. Betty that is right, setting up the Runoff Election in a few weeks. It is just after 6 00 p. M. In new york. We will be looking at how all the action on wall street is going to play into the asiapacific trading day. The top story today, we mentioned and time zero, immigrant Leader Marine Le Pen is against the untested Emmanuel Macron for the presidency of france. Earning20 with macron 22 . Withois fillon came third another up forth. The markets, quite a dramatic day. Gaininghere was lots of out of different scenarios, what would be worst to the market, manageable. How would you describe this result . I would say it is manageable for the market, especially the reaction from the euro, reaching a fivemonth high against the u. S. Dollar. Remember results are still being counted, so we could see Emmanuel Macron taki
Six flags is working with authorities and we will bring you more information on this breaking news as it becomes available. Security searched the park and found at least one package that appears to be suspicious and out of place. Out of an overabundance of caution, the bomb squad as they called to investigate the contents of the package. Jummy the Public Information officer and prince georges county, stay with us as we continue to follow new developments. Turning to the forecast, we hear some rain on the way, doug hill is on the way with a look at our wednesday. Doug showers across the area overnight. More chances as we get through the afternoon. Doppler radar shows heavy thunderstorms that developed over the western shore of the bay and now active with heavy rain on the eastern Talbot County and dorchester county. That will be the story for this afternoon. , theore sunshine we see more showers we see come a couple of showers across mclean and headed up inside the beltway towards bethe
Tomorrow, and we will have more in a few minutes. And now to france, where for the third time in the best 18 months, the country is dealing with the aftermath of mass murder at the hands of terrorists. 84 people are dead after a truck plowed through a crowd of people who were celebrating best deal day. More than 200 people have been hurt, many in Critical Condition it happened during bastille day. It is a French National of tunisian descent as the identified terrorist. He is not known to be part of a terror organization. Authorities taking the suspects exwife into custody. We do not know what this woman is being charged with. Lets get more from kenneth moton. Fear. Ic and cheers for celebrations turned into terror as thound french resort town filled with tourists. A semi truck plowed to this than 80promenade, more dead, including american Sean Copeland and his 11yearold son, from texas. Dozens of others were injured. I mean, i just grabbed my fiancee and we started running. The truck l
Words with the driver and pulled out his metro handgun and said, im the police. You dont want this. Eric, the victim had to stare facefirst at smiths semiautomatic pistol. The 40yearold said he was afraid for his life but managed to copy down smiths license plate number. Montgomery county officers quickly caught up with the offduty cop fleeing in his ford mustang. They determined that smith was a 15year veteran of the Metro Transit Police department and today he pleaded guilty to seconddegree assault and misconduct in office. He also had to resign from the department plus give up his taxpayer funded pension which would have provided him with thousands of dollars of retirement benefits. He pulls up on the side and he has his pistol pointed. He goes, what now . Im the i said, you better be jesus christ if you are pointing a gun at me. He said, what . Im the [bleep] police. With what is going on today you are a white officer pointing a gun at a black guy in his car for no reason. Kevin a
Senator tim kaine had been rumored as the top choice. Can i come Hillary Clinton made it official, tweeting out to her 7. 5 million twitter followers. She followed it up with a spanish version. Why . Tim kaine is fluent in spanish. He was a jesuit missionary in honduras while in college. Say duringnalysts this polarizing race, especially on latino issues, even though Hillary Clinton is doing well with hispanic voters, that kaines talent is a critical edition. Critical ambition. Thehen you look at commentary donald trump has offered, it is clear that latinos are not infatuated with him. What tim kaine to dc can do clinton and tim kaine campaigning and in and theyll last week. Kaines reputation and his ability to get both the democrats and republicans in his home state, he has proven it before. That gives the taken a huge advantage trying to win virginia, one of the most valuable purple swing states up for grabs. Lieutenantoth governor and governor in virginia before being elected to the