Policymakers say they want to stab the stock market route. We are seeing optimism, shares shipping on the prospective deals in the space. Well get you more details on that as we receive them. Region, i doubt day across South East Asia is on holiday today. They celebrate the 50th anniversary, and we wish them well in the lion city. Malaysia, some challenging times. Selloffl risk showing a , Foreign Investors get on the market. Keep an eye on the market. Vietnam giving us a little reason to be optimistic, and the philippines, Philippine Airlines is a key member, as it executes its turnaround. Rishaad thank you. Policymakers to boost stimulus after that weekend ada. Ande than expected demand Stephen Engles with me now. How bad . There was a lot of euphoria in the first half with the stock market bubble. Asking thewas continuing weakening of demand. Imports were bad, exports were bad. Cpi is pretty tepid. Ppi, the biggest decline since october 2009. These are wholesale prices. Ppilast infl
The road. Were talking about this portion right there. Both directions had reports of traffic at a standstill. It turns out my friend shawn over at our news desk said they found out they were shooting a commercial. The bay bridge did have a closeup and now its clear. In menlo park, a smoother drive now that chp says theyve cleared one lane at university. It was an earlier crash activity. Back to you. Thank you very much, mike. 5 01. We are staying on top of developing news out of texas this morning where we continue to see images of total devastation. And so far theres no end in sight from this relentless storm. Tropical storm harvey is still barreling through the region. Here is where things stand this morning. And now were learning twostory homes are in danger of flooding down streams. Three people confirmed dead but many more uncontracted for this morning. The family of six, in fact, is missing possibly swept away in the floodwaters. The today show obtained the pictures. And in just
Mix as we start out this morning. Here is a look at the highs today and where were headed. At least we dont see a lot of 100s here but still hot in concord and antioch reaching into the upper 90s. Oakland 75. Palo alto 76. Well talk more about that. Mike is tracking some Police Activity in san jose. Well show you theyre looking great right now. Remember, its also the week before the Holiday Weekend so we may see traffic change as well. I took away the sensors so i could show you the detail off 280. Back and forth through the area, that is impacted by Police Activity from monroe to clover, that oneblock area is closed for Police Activity. Thats better news and getting to the bay bridge a smooth drive. Back to you. New video has been coming into our newsroom overnight showing the devastating impact of what was once Hurricane Harvey. This is brandnew video showcasing rescues overnight in the houston area. Your heart goes out to these people, the situation in texas has been developing nons
Good afternoon. Stocks steady despite jobs and gdp data financials and tech the best performers and telecom and energy the biggest laggards. Bob evans farms soaring, beating Sales Estimates and raising outlook and chicos taking a hit. Comp store sales also missing the mark. Lets get you caught up on latest headlines on har vixt the governmentrun u. S. Flood Insurance Program now says it has already received 35,000 claims, as of noon today and as of midnight, dumped 21 trillion gallons of rain, and its enough to fill half of lake tahoe. And the storm is hitting louisiana now. The state bracing for tornadoes and flooding weve got you covered. Lets go to Team Coverage on the ground in texas. Brian sullivan live in pasadena with the latest on the refineries Contessa Brewer still in houston where businesses are continuing to get back to business. Lets start with you. All right, sara, thank you very much. We want to look at these refineries and show them to you. Right along the buffalo bayou
Did someone use the storm to cover up a crime . And reunited. Thousands of pets displaced in houston, the families desperately trying to get them back. Michael is there for an emotional reunion, how to keep your animal safe as Hurricane Irma approaches. We do say good morning, america. And a lot of news to get to on this wednesday morning. Were getting our first look at Hurricane Irma hitting the caribbean islands right now. One of the most powerful storms ever in the atlantic. We want to show you the image of the hurricane from space right now. There it is, it shows the eye of this now category 5 storm. It is moving toward puerto rico right now then florida, states of emergency are already declared and some cities have ordered mandatory evacuations. Officials call this a worst Case Scenario for the florida keys. As you can imagine the lines are growing in florida to get gas and many of those stations, unfortunately, are sold out. People desperate to stock up and hit the road and thats