Youre in new york. Are you okay there. They asked us to step outside for the beginning of the show but said no. I left my cowboy hat ott home so i couldnt possibly do it. Also you dont want to get assaulted by the tickle me elmos tackle me elmo. Theyre doing a whole show fromout side. Im Michelle Carusocabrera along with melissa lee. The wind behind us late winter blizzard is continuing to pack a punch, 72 million from West Virginia up to maine impacted by the storm. More than 6,000 Flights Canceled and the Weather Channel putting the hardest hit area from the storm here, dingmans ferry, pennsylvania. 24 inches of snow. Wow, we will have the latest on the storm straight ahead. First a check on the action on wall street. Stocks, theyre lower across the board, energy is certainly the biggest drive in todays session as crude oil touches its lowest level since november. 47. 32 a barrel. Fed kick off a twoday meeting and yield on tenyear treasury, 2. 6 , just a bit below right now. The wors
Closings because of matthews impact. The full list is scrolling at the bottom of your screen and on wral. Com. Mike, how long will it be this hot . It looks like it will be the warmest day of the week today, lena. And a warm day thursday but we have changes going through friday and the weekend, and well detail those for you in the 7day forecast in about 15 right now, not feeling fall like. We have upper 50s to low 60s. 64 for rocky mount and 63 at the tv station in raleigh. As we take a look at the areaings further south, 63 in erwin and 64 in fayetteville and Southern Pines. Goldsboro checking in at 65. The satellite and radar look quiet, and a couple of showers much dissipating. A couple of fair weather clouds popping up yesterday and sunshine as well. But as we look at the planner for today, we have clear skies and 63 degrees. 80 by lunchtime and 4 00 or 5 00, 86, and a couple of fair weather clouds. Brian . 7 02, mike, and we have problems on the wake county, 64 westbound before yo
With two counts of hit and run. Christopher moore was arrested after his vehicle was identified. Two cyclists were pedaling with others on high house road when they were hit. One of the victims, 55yearold ginny davis and the other, 48 yearold lori cove, seen her in an interview on 5 on your side. Both were seriously injured and taken to the hospital. After the issue extra, the 911 caller said that the driver pulled over and business carded the and discarded the bicycle that was stuck in the windshield and took off. Thank you, mikaya. A homicide happened in the 3600 block of wiggins street last night. Officers found a man shot to death and have not yet released his name. Duke energy is addressing concerns about a picture county. This picture shows a white powdery substance floating in the water at the hf lee power plant. Duke energy said its a byproduct of the coal burning power plant. It was confirm that some coal ash leaked but inspectors determined that the inactive basins are safe.
Not adjusting well. I dont think there are any winners. It is an accumulation of evidence that Monetary Policy is ineffective. Helicopter money practicality is zero. Scarlet it is straightahead on bloomberg best. Welcome. I am scarlet fu. This is bloomberg best. Start with a look at the top headlines. Monday began with a dose of disappointing data from japan. The company the economy grew less than expected. It contracted a second straight quarter. Well shy of the analyst thinking. What other standouts are there here . These numbers will not help. The take away, net exports were a drag on growth. X fell. Cap the strong yen is hurting demand from overseas. Fromemocratic drag coming a shrinking population is sapping demand. We are getting hit on both fronts. It puts the onus on Prime Minister abe to prevent a recession later. How might he respond to these numbers . He could accentuate the positive. Even that does not get him out of his hole. Think about the potential growth rate. It is lo
Take out artillery positions and convoy of isis positions in the north. 100,000 christians have been told to convert to islam or die that help is on the way. Today i authorized two operations in iraq. Targeted airstrikes to protect our american personnel, and a humanitarian effort to help save thousands of iraqi civilians who are trapped on a mountain without food and water and facing almost certain death. The president making a remarkable turn from this past january when he scoffed at the notion that isil was something to be taken seriously. Now you may remember the president saying quote, the analogy we use around here sometimes, i think this is accurate, if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms doesnt make them kobe bryant. In light of this major about face, the president s top Foreign Policy advisor today unwilling to answer whether or not we are now at war with islamic state. Ben rhodes, dancing around the question claiming the president was simply responding to a terror threat. But a