To tokyo, chiba, saitama, and kanagawa prefectures. The local governors have asked bars and restaurants to close by 8 00 p. M. And residents to avoid nonessential outings after that time. Companies are being asked to reduce the number of staff at their offices by encouraging remote work. Translator the trains are pretty crowded. I want to avoid them as much as possible. Translator there are still too many people. They wont switch to working from home unless authorities make a stronger request. Central government officials and experts are trying to figure out how to ensure businesses shorten their operating hours. One option being considered is a legal revision that would allow the government to punish businesses that dont comply with the request. Infections are also rising in parts of western japan. The governors of osaka, hyogo, and kyoto prefectures plan to ask the Central Government to include their area in the state of emergency. Japan is hoping its latest measures will limit the r
We are tracking your main travel times this morning. You are in the yellow coming through the altamonte pass. Elsewhere, you are in the green as far as main travel times are concerned. About a halfhour ride to the altamonte pass. Quarter of an hour on east shore freeway. 35 minutes easy out of the south bay. There is a fog advisory in effect for the golden gate brimming and look at this livepicture, you can see why because you cant see a lot. So take your time going over it. The san mateo bridge in the westbound direction not too many brake lights and not too much company. Bay bridge metering lights not on. We are seeing a stackup in the cash lanes, however. Everything in the east shore freeway and background of the picture is smooth sailing. Looking live at the ripmond san rafael brimming, flashing lights is the result of emergency construction in the westbound direction of 580. Of course, this is the final phase of that. We are getting close. The end is in sight for the Richmond San
Settlement, what it means for the future of iphones and 2020 race, President Trump predicting the democratic primary race. Twitter changes jack dorsey suggesting big twist. Find out what it is and users are revolting, mornings with maria begins right now. Maria welcome back, futures pretty strong, s p up 5 and 3 quarters, nasdaq up 20 points. We did have news out of china overnight, better than expected growth in firstquarter Economy Numbers and sales better than expected. Chinese market overnight, shanghai composite a quarter of a percent. Nikkei averaging up quarter percent. We are, of course, watching earnings, thats been setting tone notably, we are waiting on the numbers from pepsico, we want to look at earnings in terms of Growth Numbers because so far things have been better than lowered expectations, netflix also reporting First Quarter results beating on earnings per share, streaming giant gaining subscribers abroad but reporting lower domestic growth. Cfra media analyst, plea
Maria kick it off with breaking news, carlos goshn gelling out on bail after posting bail. Dagen incredible story, Maria Bartiromo, after you have been moment to one, after 108 days behind bars carlos goshn paying nearly 9 million in bail, you can take a look at photos of goshn as he he was leaving the devengs Center Detention Center after two bail requests were rejected. Lets go to statement of carlos goshn, im extremely grateful for family and friends who have stood by me during terrible ordeal, im innocent and totally committed to vigorously defending myself against meritless accusations, he will live in a courtapproved home in tokyo, he cannot leave the country or communicate with people overseas via phone or computer, the wall street journal reporting that carlos goshns wife and one of his daughters arrived at the jail according to television footage, but his release as journal points out marks really kind of stunning arrest, happened on november 19th, shortly after private jet la
Government shutdown all week long a standoff probably all week long in venezuela had is really putin versus trump. What a week all right heres how its starting lets go back to caterpillar they told investors this morning that is profit this is year would not be a strongest hoped earlier. Global slowdown hurts, the stock is taking a big heat, and a big hit i should say, and because its a dow stock caterpillar is hurt the industrials overall. The dow will be down almost what, 200 points. The s p on downside, and the tech heavy nasdaq will also be down. Reopening the government thats not helped. Perhaps because another shutdown is still possible in just three weeks time. Theres more here comes starbucks for the presidency, and here comes arctic cold to 100 million people. Varney company is about to begin. Were living at a most fragile time not only that the president is not qualified to be the president but the fact that both parties are consistently not doing whats necessary on behalf of