Customer service, just a corridor away. I will introduce you to the robotic bellhop that is already transforming a hotel into a hightech haven. Fast casual dining. This is a category that has been dominating restaurant growth. We are going to meet to experts who want to transform your night out. First, lets get headlines from su keenan. We start with bank of america. Shares gained more than 4 , the largest increase since may of 2013, this after the company agreed to pay 245 million on s p allegations. And failed to disclose mortgage losses. That resolves part of the 16. 65 billion home depot has named its next ceo. The homeimprovement retailer says the new ceo will take over november 1. Craig has overseen the companys online businesses. Finally, old navy seems to be steering the gaia the sales shipped for cap. Gap. That is the latest. The s p 500 gained today on economic reports, as well as Federal Reserve minutes released for july. Janet yellen is going to give her firstever speech as
Price. This is in the interests of the airlines. We came up with a package that was unbeatable. Coming up, blackberry is reportedly selling portions of the company to several possible interested buyers. Announcer youre watching Worldwide Exchange bringing you Business News from around the globe. And a very good morning to you. Very good evening to you if youre in asia. Its the first Worldwide Exchange of the week. Its also day seven of the u. S. Government shutdown with lawmakers far from a resolution. They may vote on a bill passed by the house on saturday to give back pay to furloughed federal workers. House Speaker John Boehner insists that the president , barack obama, must negotiate if he wants to avert a debt default. They have a deal if they allow a vote. They wont pass a clean debt limit increase. The president , his refusal to talk is resulting in a possible default of our debt. All we have to do is pick up the phone. This is the most reasonable thing in the world. I think the
Here an Insurance Exchange in new york and healthcare. Gov. President obama praised the program and pummeled republicans. They have shut down the government over an ideological crew said to deny Affordable Health Care Insurance to millions of americans. Reporter a poll finds 72 of americans disagree with shutting down government to block oma care. The deals that House Republicans are considering at this hour and will vote on reopen the department of veteran affairs, District Of Columbia government and National Parks. Senate democrats rejected. They are demanding the whole shutdown be rolled back and the Affordable Care act left alone. Live from the capital, im steve handelsman, reporting. Back to you. Thank you, steve. Lets go live inside the capital building. D. C. Delegate Eleanor Holmesnorton is speaking. Lets listen. Both the the the appropriation committee, defer to the authorizers but said it believed that shutdown hurt the district of the columbia. The appropriation of the senat
When another two, three, four or five honor flights are expected to arrive. On the national mall, tom sherwood, news 4. Federal workers across the region left work early today because of the shutdown. Tonight, many are starting to consider what it will mean for them and their households. Tracee wilkins is in New Carrollton where she caught up with the frustrated employees. Reporter i want to show you how serious this is. The th is the irs and the walkway that leads to metro. Its 5 00 p. M. You can count on one hand the number of folks leaving. These are the essential employees brought in today. Some people left after four hours of work. All of this has folks taking a look at what the shutdown will mean. Its not good. Alexander of New Carrollton is not looking forward to his walk home today and the news for his wife. I was hoping this wouldnt happen. It did. Reporter hes one of the thousands of federal workers sent home today due to the shut down. If they know something, theyll call us.
And celebrity chef, Nigella Lawson, live, sitting down to answer questions about allegations from that bombshell trial. And what really happened with her personal assistants that led to that milliondollar fraud case . Good morning, america. David and amy with the team. Robin and george picking a great couple of days to be off. Hunkering down. It is a mess of a morning across america. More than 100 million americans in the path of this first storm of 2014. Look at the drive this morning. 22 states going to get hit with this one. Here is a live shot we have of chicago. Look at the snow coming down. The huge storm moving east as we speak. Some snow falling here in new york this morning. Roads everywhere are slick. And thousands of flights are already canceled or delayed this morning. Its how Mother Nature says happy new year. Welcome back. Our extreme weather team, live with it all. Lets get to ginger zee, live in times square. Ginger, it is coming. Its the day after new years. And you ca