Off. s make a bad combination in place tonight, excessive heat, driver dictation and now diablo wind. Good evening, everyone. Im frank somerville. I am julie haener. To try to prevent fires, theyre taking a protective step to the first time this year and shutting off power. They confirmed the shutdowns are already underway, they are scheduled to happen between 9 00 and midnight. A total of 100 they confirmed the shutdowns are already underway, they are scheduled to happen between 9 00 and midnight. A total of 172,000 customers in 22 Northern California counties are affected, that includes the east side of santa rosa and Sonoma County and the calistoga area in napa county. Power is expected to be restored no later than wednesday evening. We have Live Team Coverage on the weather conditions, greg shows us how people are coping with the recordbreaking heat. Deborah gives us a look at how people in the north they are bracing for the power shut off but first lets go to our chief meteorologi
Provisions in a decade and a vote on the virus. South korea heads to the polls in an election seen as a referendum on president moons pandemic performance. Shery we are seeing qe stocks gaining ground again, now at the highest level in over a month. And this after the u. S. Really finished at a one month high for the s p 500 jumping. We had gains in tech giants. U. S. Futures at the moment under pressure, down 1 . Nikkei futures not doing much right now. We have the japanese yen Holding Steady but this after four sessions of gains. We had safe haven demand as we continue to see concerns of the coronavirus outbreak. Wti at the moment rebounding after plunging more than 10 in the u. S. Session to the lowest level in two weeks. This despite that historic opecplus agreement. Closedave south korea today for parliamentary elections. Happening right now, President Trump having his daily coronavirus presser. He said that he hoped u. S. Funding to the World Health Organization failed in its bas
Misinformation as elon musks x faces backlash over changes to its content Safety Policies. Caroline and well return to the trial of freed as it enters its second week with a key witness taking the stand. First, lets check in on these markets because as we see the geopolitical tensions, we also factor in what that means for macroeconomic policy here in the United States. Many are dialing back the anticipation of a fed hike coming in the next month. Nasdaq currently up. Were looking at a 10year yield after being shut yesterday, the bond market reopens with a significant move to yields to the down side. The vix also does back that volatility, that fear index, just off by one. Lets have a look at whats really some of the assets that are focused on israeli tech. This is the e. T. F. Weve shown a light on yesterday coming from arc. The arc israeli innovation e. T. F. Managing to bounce back a little bit today. But dig into the microfor us. Ed there are a few new stories and movers out there
In a bid to break political deadlock in washington. Premier League Football clubs hold a minutes applause for cyrille regis, the 59 year old former engand player who has been described as a trailblazer for black players in modern english football. And how Predictive Analytics can help in emergencies. Thats all in click in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc news. Welcome to bbc news. The Us National Government has officially shut down, a year to the day after Donald Trump Took Office as president. Senators had failed to agree a stop gap budget amid a bitter dispute President Trumps republicans and the opposition democrats over immigration and border security. The impasse will affect hundreds of thousands of federal workers, but essential Government Services will carry on. The recriminations have already begun. David willis reports from washington. The theys are 49. The vote to keep funding was short of the majority needed, the last hope of avoiding an embarra
Deadlock in washington. And in sport a moment to reflect on the life of cyrille regis, the former england player described as a trailblazer for black players in modern football at stadiums across the country. And on dateline london, janel hill and her panel of guests examine uk french relations and why iran has upset russians. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The Us National Government has officially shut down, a year to the day after Donald Trump Took Office as president. Senators had failed to agree a stop gap budget amid a bitter dispute President Trumps republicans and the opposition democrats over immigration and border security. The impasse will affect hundreds of thousands of federal workers, but essential Government Services will carry on. The recriminations have already begun. David willis reports from washington. The ayes 50, the nays are 49. The vote to keep funding the federal government was well short of the majority needed,