Country thats Green Energy Solutions and resource efficient. Community interactive content teaching the next generation of the fundamental potential. Music channels available to inspire people to connection and return to doing some thinking for the next generation gloomily the environment series of global 3000 on d w and online. U. S. Markets take a beating as fears grow over the spread of the coronavirus tech and travel stocks are hit especially hard with investors watching new outbreaks in asia and europe. Also in the show well take a closer look at one of those elferink areas in italy where an already fragile economy braces for more bad news. And the coronavirus isnt the only illness putting pressure on european economies the bird flu is spreading in Eastern Europe. This is your Business Report im stephen bears in berlin its good to have you with us we begin tonight in the u. S. Where markets plunged on fears over the spreading coronavirus the Dow Jones Industrial average falling 3
Art laffer on what this can be done to correct this. The fda is under fire for its handling of food recalls. What the agency is accused of doing. Were fourdays away from new years eve. New york city is bracing for unprecedented security and record low temperatures. What is being done to prepare for the nations largest celebration. Leah . Lea dow making a turn around this afternoon. Inching closer to 25,000. Gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange. Gerri, what are the traders saying. Lea, were down with the traders and they are optimistic. The dow closed up 27 points. Back and forth all day long, finally ending in the green for the dow. Winners in the dow, visa, mcdonalds, amex, unitedhealth. Variety of industries there, broad improvement across the board. Other news that markets responding to, pending home sales increasing. 2 of a percent, exactly like it sound. Tells you how the Housing Market will be in future weeks. Gaining hovnanian, lennar, pulte group and toll br
Heightened concerns over counseling and intervention. The bridge patrol captain says it benefits everybody. Years ago we would have maybe one or two on the sidewalk. But when we increase the staffing level we have three to four sometimes five assigned to the sidewalk or parking areas for the pedestrian approach to the span. Reporter the 36person unit combs the bridge by foot, in car, on cart. The size currently larger than the salts o police department. Other changes recently pb San Francisco marathoners won be able to run on the road after 2017. And stuntman scaling the bridge back in april brought more security and added scrutiny. And we want people to feel safe. Thats the number one things the officers are seeking for the citizens, safety. Knowing there are people its more peace of mind. Sight seekers taking in views without being preoccupied with the scares. Reporter now captain lisa hue heard from a second ago retired today after 40 years patrolling this bridge. What sme told me t
Im katty kay in washington. Christian fraser is off. Its not entirely clear why relations between germany and america have deteriorated so fast this week, but theres no doubt they have. Both Angela Merkel and donald trump today continued their war of words. For the american president , that meant taking to twitter. We have a massive Trade Deficit with germany, plus they pay far less than they should on nato military very bad for us this will change. The German Foreign minister wistfully suggested it isnt helpful for the two countries to be communicating with tweets but his chancellor restated her view that europe now has to look out for itself. Translation transatlantic ties are of paramount importance to us. The only thing i did was to say that the Current Situation gives more reasons for us in europe to take our destiny in ourown for us in europe to take our destiny in our own hands. So what is germany and the rest of europe making of the apparent us german row. Joining me from bruss
Look at this. Tempers flaring as a texas legislative session gets physical. Protests and threats emerging over a law banning sanctuary cities in the state. Well speak with one state lawmaker behind a bill who was a witness to that fight. Dont mess with our flag. Well be speaking with two veterans who are fighting a local ordinance would prohibit them flying the stars and stripes in their own homes. Why . Well ask them. Melissa goldman sachs, jpmorgan, exxonmobil among todays biggest drags. Go straight to Nicole Petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. Nicole, markets as a whole seem to sit tight until tomorrows big jobs report. Big stocks closing at brand new record highs. Thats right. Great to see some names that everybody holds in their 401 k s, iras. Alphabet, microsoft, tesla doing great despite a market that pulled back. Alphabet, 996 getting so close. Google alphabet getting close. Not only intraday highs but closing at record highs. Microsoft at its third record c