The pound is leading the way across the u. S. Dollar. Thes up about 0. 7 against dollar. It is time now for the global exchange, where we bring you todays market moving news around the world. Our bloomberg voices are on the ground with todays top stories. Lets start by going over to hong kong, bracing for more this option after christmas protests led to clashes between demonstrators and riot police. Igh joins us on the telephone. Give us a sense of what is in store. It sounds like theres more planned for friday and going into the new year. Karen theres protests planned for this evening in an area of the city that has seen some of the worst protests over the past six months, and again over the weekend in an area near the chinese border. All of this is leading up to a day, rally on new years led by organizers that have led some of the biggest protests since this began. The level of anger we are going to be seeing at the clashes willen protesters escalate, and we are looking for what this
Bridge. All right. So lets bring in abc seven news meteorologist andy patel. Yes, sandy is here to tell us exactly how long this heat will last. Sandy. Yeah, and dan and emma is just one more day for some of our bayside and inland communities of this heat. Let me show you a live picture. It was a picture perfect setting for the blue angels. Just nothing but blue skies, no fog and a record setting at that. Three cities actually tied their previous records. San jose, 95, oakland, downtown 93 and sfo 92 degrees. All right. It was hot elsewhere, as you will notice, 98 in fairfield, mid 90s for places like napa, santa rosa, concord, livermore, 97 in santa cruz, 95. In redwood city, it was 89 in fremont and 85 degrees in half moon bay. Right now were still feeling it. Its warm out there 80s and 90s. That heat advisory has been extended for one more day for areas shaded in orange until 11 p. M. Tomorrow as that heat risk will remain in the moderate to high category. For those who are sensitiv
North carolina, where hundreds are trapped by floodwaters from hurricane matthew. The storm killed at least 25 people in the southeast, nearly half in north carolina. More than a million homes and businesses in the south are without power, and some rivers are rising to record levels. Floodwaters topped a levee in lumberton, north carolina, and Mark Strassmann is there. Reporter all day on Martin Luther king drive, rescue teams from at least five states pulled d residents. You all right . Yeah. Reporter the mayor told us 1,000 people needed rescuing, many of them elderly or physically unable to leave on their own. Choppers pulled some of them off rooftops. Others came out two to a boat or by the truckload. Thank god were saved. A reporter jamie and alex hayes were rescued with their son. S very, very glad. Glad to see you. Life, ive never seen it like this, never. Its a lake now. Reporter matthew dumped 15 inches of rain here over the weekend. The nearby lumber river swelled to 24 feet,
Carolina where hundreds are trapped by floodwaters from hurricane matthew. The storm killed at least 25 people in the southeast, nearly half in north carolina. More than a million homes and businesses in the south are without power, and some rivers are rising to record levels. Floodwaters topped a levee in lumberton, north carolina, and Mark Strassmann is there. Reporter all day on Martin Luther king from at least five states pulled out lumbertons stranded residents. You all right . Yeah. Reporter the mayor told us 1,000 people needed rescuing, many of them elderly or physically unable to leave on their own. Choppers pulled some of them off rooftops. Others came out two to a boat or by the truckload. Thank god were saved. Reporter jamie and alex hayes were rescued with their son. Very, very glad. Godsend . Ive been in town all my life, ive never seen it like this, never. Its a lake now. Reporter matthew dumped 15 inches of rain here over the weekend. The nearby lumber river swelled to
Carolina where hundreds are trapped by floodwaters from hurricane matthew. The storm killed at least 25 people in the southeast, nearly half in north carolina. More than a million homes and businesses in the south are without power, and some rivers are rising to record levels. Floodwaters topped a levee in lumberton, north carolina, and Mark Strassmann is there. Reporter all day on Martin Luther king drive rescue teams from at least five states pulled out lumbertons stranded residents. You all right . Yeah. Reporter the mayor told us 1,000 people needed rescuing, many of them elderly or physically unable to leave on their own. Choppers pulled some of them off rooftops. Others came out two to a boat or by the truckload. Thank god were saved. Reporter jamie and alex hayes were rescued with their son. Very, very glad. Glad to see you. Godsend . Ive been in town all my life, ive never seen it like this, never. Its a lake now. Reporter matthew dumped 15 inches of rain here over the weekend.