Up 118. 3. This is after the index which is the conference index versus the business index conference. The pmis have been upbeat and all of this is pointing to very healthy growth for germany. And here come the expectations, 105. 7 for march which is also a little bit above the forecast of 104. 3. A small beat on the figures. Youre looking at it right now, 108. 67. Maim maybe people are looking more towards the political environment. The victory in germany over the weekend. I would think so the euro dollar has got very little to dough with whats happening with one of the smallest states in germany but the failure, the huge failure by donald trump to get this vote on the Health Care Bill. Thats why were seeing the dollar index at a twomonth low. Completely agree. Some indicating that funds is a little low this morning. Only 800,000 people are eligible to vote. Is that right . Yes. 800,000 people. Psych wilologically europ markets called a little lower across the board. Most regions up a
It rocks rupert harrison. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news. Here is Sebastian Salek. Sebastian the u. K. Prime minister will follow her initiation of the Brexit Process by setting out how she plans to bring thousands of European Union regulations under british control. Theresa may announcing the start of departure negotiations. The following day, her government will publish plans for its repeal bill. Portugals economy minister told bloomberg the negotiations must not be allowed to weigh on the rest of the block. 48 asl is trading near some opec members back an extension of the deal to cut output. Five opec producers joined with support fore prolonging the cuts. Russia said it needs more time before making a decision. Prosecutors are seeking a warrant for the arrest of ousted president park. She was questioned about the undue influence scandal that forced her from office. Shes accused of pressuring businesses to donate millions of dollars to a confidant in return for government
Streamlining and overhauling the federal government. The Senate Judiciary committee is set to vote on judge Neil Gorsuchs hearing. News 4s tracie potts will be live on capitol hill with more on what we can expect on judge gorsuchs nomination. Prince georges county, investigating a death just behind ikea. Outside the Camden College Park Apartments that are in the same plaza. Police say one man was found dead on the scene and another found nearby with a head injury. Now police are also investigating a shooting in laurel that left a man dead there. Another case in Prince Georges County involves a teenager who two neighbors desperately tried to save. The 15yearold was shot right landover. He was bleeding heavily and, you know, soon after myself and my sister came out and started doing chest compressions and mouth to mouth. Dennis taylor was found dead in front of his grandmothers house. His family wants to know who pulled the trigger. He keep you laughing all the time. That was nothing. Hi
Two chances for rain today. You should have your umbrella ready to go. There is on radar most of the moment. Most of the rain coming into the eastern parts of the West Virginia panhandle moving into washington county, maryland. Friendly neighbors in frederick, maryland, the rain drops are 15 to 20 minutes away from leaving you. Likely to be coming towards the capital beltway. Grab the umbrella. Have your raincoat coming. Fog and rain visible this morning. Afternoon temperatures back into the 70s. That is nice. Be sure to keep your umbrella with you. Its all about preparation. It is. Inner loop at 450, a crash here. It sounds like its on the right shoulder. Heads up soubo the crash hanging around blocking the left lane. Response still on the scene. 95 north of courthouse, there is an issue. Theres a broken down bus. Sounds like a lot of folks are looking over to the side of the roadway there and we could start seeing some slowdowns because of that. Rock creek parkway, difficulty getting
Realize, someone has to pay. Reporter lawmakers have set an pri sixth deadline to decide on the plan, if is a proved, it would be the first increase in the state gas tax in 23 years. Thank you. Pg e has agreed to a multimilliondollar settlement in the wake of the pipeline disaster in san bruno. Emails revealed a cozy relationship between pge and officials and the California Public utilities commission. The settlement includes 6 million each to the cities of san bruno and san carlos. We want to see that the citys culture and operations are transformed and reformed to focus on safety as a high priority outcome. Eight people were killed and dozens of homes were destroyed. If approved by the state utilities commission, the settlement will also go fo a rate reduction for customers. In oakland, three dozen people displaced by a deadly Apartment Fire on monday are living at a red cross shelter. People have been coming by to donate supplies. Today, an east bay state senator said, the tragedy h