good morning. we ve got some will bring you all the details, but i ve come here to learn more coming up shortly. disruptive and potentially dangerous about local projects that are trying weather on the cards today, as storm to rectify some of the problems that have been caused in part ciara ‘s sweeping end. severe gales storm ciara is arriving by tourism, too. right across the british isles. it is sunday 9 february. in the uk this morning, our top story: strong winds, bringing high winds, and we re starting with something flipping heck! flooding and heavy rain heavy rain and large waves as well. heavy rain and flooding are expected across the country. severe weather warnings that up until now, most tourists one minute i was just floating, this morning as storm ciara arrives in the uk. are in place, with winds haven t wanted to see then antoine said, look below you. we have got amber warnings in force. of 80 mph predicted. on their pristine beaches, forecasters are predict
Let the bracket busting begin. The march madness teams celebrating big this morning. Northwestern has won. The huge mistake that helped northwestern make history. And the 12th seeded team taking home a huge upset. Whos on their way to ncaa glory . And, good morning, america. Boy, march madness living up to the hype already. Huh . How is your bracket doing there, michael. My bracket is good. I picked northwestern. You did . Im doing all right. Wow im impressed. Oh, yes. Good start for you. Happy st. Patricks day, everyone. Take a look at the white house getting into the spirit. Turning their fountain green. Were all wearing green too. Sort of. I have a green leaf on my dress. I have teal. Mint, mint, thats good. Robin is on a very special assignment in austria this morning. Good morning, robin. You guys agrre green with en. Special olympics. It is spectacular. In a word, the incredible athletes from all around the world competing here and did i mention the setting here. The majestic aus
Sharply lower than what had been expected in april. Also lowering its growth forecast for 2015. The main reason, according to the International Monetary fund, geopolitical risks. They cite risks coming out of the middle east and coming out of the tensions between russia and ukraine. On the up side, the imf revised the u. S. Outlook higher. Growth for the United States set to be 3. 5 for the second half of 2014. 3. 8 in 2015, but the u. S. Is certainly a bright spot in what is otherwise a down beat picture. Europe, japan and the emerging markets all taken lower. Of the emerging markets, i thought it was interesting that brazil was actually cut in terms of the growth forecast the most. Some quotes to highlight from the International Monetary report, mediocre is the word. We heard this from lagarde last week. It sets the tone between finance ministers. Theyll be gathering in washington. Theyll be there to discuss the new mediocre which is what the imf is calling it. Flag warnings about th
Has let them down. In parts of eastern ukraine, voters are casting ballots on a referendum involving self rule. It has been described as a disaster by the kyiv government. The ballot has been held in two regions. Donetsk and luhansk well 6. 7 Million People. But only people under separatist control are voting. Organizers say there are more than 3,000 polling stations. People are being asked one question in ukrainian and one in russian. Do you support self rule . A recent opinion poll suggests more than twothirds of people in the east dont support the separatist movement to join russia and break away from the ukraine. But polls also show that the majority in the east reject the new government in kyiv. In a moment, we will go to kim vannel but first, to paul brennan, who is outside a polling station in donetsk. But i guess its not hard to speculate about what the outcome is going to be, paul . Reporter no. I think the outcome is a foregone conclusion. I am here at school 12, which is in