Coming up later on the program, how would brexit be different if the u. K. s labour party won this election . We speak to the shadow home secretary, diane abbott, at 9 30 london time. Lets check on your markets. I want to start with crude. A slump weighing on Energy Shares as Global Equity markets seem to the heading for a lower finish. Crude below 50. It is a little bit higher than it was a couple minutes ago. However, theres a lot of speculation on whether opec stuck to the most predictable outcome in its plans, and what that means for the future. The onshore yuan heading for its strongest weekly gain against the dollar in four months and pound falling as polls show theresa may may be losing ground. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Heres nejra cehic. Nejra lets start with the u. S. The Justice Department has vowed to challenge a freeze of a travel ban against six muslim majority nations. The judge says the directive trips with intolerance and discrimination. Attorn
Kelseyville, 61 west and southwest win. Anything less than 30 or 35 will not make much of an impact. This is inching closer every day. Thunderstorms may pop up over the weekend. A few high clouds and fog on the coast, other than that, not much change. I know there are nuances but for those of us who use a blunt instrument, these days have all been the same. That is true. Status quo is what we say. Right. And i like it. You are in a nice zone. I was in San Francisco yesterday, it wasnt bad. Westbound ied as you are driving of the Altamont Pass, you will see as you drive, i was in a certain part of San Francisco because there are microclimates, as you know westbound 580 on the Altamont Pass, there is slow traffic if youre driving on 205 and 580. We like to know, how slow is a . 21 miles an hour is about as good as it can get considering youre still in stop and go traffic. Yesterday at this time it was 8 miles an hour. If youre in livermore on in pleasanton and basco road, basco road has
Pioneering a new kind of air warfare that the arm termed air mobile. Colonel Bruce Crandall is a veteran Master Army Aviator in fixed wing aircraft and helicopters and has led more than 900 combat missions during two tours in vietnam. He was drafted into the army in 1953 and in early 1965 he joined the Dominican Republic Expeditionary Force as a liason to the Airborne Corp and later that year commanded the first calvaries Division Company a. , 229th assault helicopter battalion in vietnam. He received many awards including the bronze star medal, the distinguished flying cross with one oak leaf cluster and the medal of honor. Dr. Tone johnson jr. Went to vietnam in 1963 as part of the seventh calvary regiment of the First Calvary Division. In november 1965, his unit was ambushed by the vietcong and all but destroyed. He received the bronze star for his achievement and in the recognition of his bravery during the campaign. Later, recovering from the hospital, he was inspired by the care
Vietnam. The twopart battle took place 1965. Ovember 14 to 18, it was thanksgiving day at home when Americans First read about the battle, which was a turning week of sorts, with single casualty numbers exceeding those of the worst week of the korean war. Americans had to face the facts that we really were engaged in a war. Today, we have veterans of the battle of the ia drang valley it wastalking about what like on the front lines. Mr. Vince cantu was drafted in 1963 and became a u. S. Army private in the First Battalion of the seventh cavalry. His battalion was charged with a new type of air warfare that they called air mobile. Colonel Bruce Crandall is a helicopters,or and and has led more than 900, insions during two tours vietnam. He was drafted into the army in 1953, and in early 1965, he joined the dominican republican republic as a liaison for the air corps and later commanded Division Battalion in vietnam. He has received many awards, including the bronze star medal, the flyin
Im anna edwards. Were getting numbers coming through from phillips. Fourth quarter revenue came in at 71. 4 billion euros. Broadly in line with what the markets were expecting. Growth of 2 . Of course the focus is on the part of the business that philips is going to keep. They tried to sell to a Chinese Business but the u. S. Stopped them from doing that. Who are they talking about to . What kind of price are they looking for . How has that business performed . What can they tell us about the falling apart of that deal . Their ablingte ability of being able to sell that part of the business and the broader lighting section. Market turbulence and how the china theme is playing out. The numbers surprised everybody overnight. Despite all the turbulence and speculation about china, they raised their guidance. They will earn between six and 640. The earnings per share up by 46 . Their orders for at the mobile business doing better. The Energy Business doing better and of course currencies.