Windchills right now in the Single Digits to lower teens. Current windchill in d. C. Coming in at 14 degrees. This is the way it will be the next few days. Tomorrow at least we bump back up into the mid20s for windchills but look at saturday and sunday. Single digits most likely even below zero at times Early Saturday Morning and again early sunday morning. We rebound on sunday ahead of the next storm system. The headlines a frigid night tonight. But as cold as it is today it gets even colder or the weekend. And then tracking our next storm. It will have snow, it will have ice, it will have rain. Its got a lot with it. Well talk about it and ill show you what it moves in. Weve got it all in a minute. All right, doug. Right now at 4 00, were waiting at the live desk for a News Conference on the zika virus beginning in maryland. Well look live at the department of health and Mental Hygiene in baltimore. Folks will go to the podium and address the media in a few moments. Our chris gordon
3f developmental. We press on with testing and it will be critical that the program rapidly correct these deficiencies while mitigating the impact. The programs commitment is to mitigate these risks Going Forward and to do so within the bounds of the budget while delivering the full capability. Meanwhile, the programs focus is shifting to operations and support of inservice aircraft. The program has accumulated 50,000 flight hours and with 152 aircraft operating at eight bases across the country, the feedback on the aircraft and support systems is beginning to shape the programs priorities. The marines have two full squadrons in operation today and will stand up their third this june. They are Building Momentum as the service in the f35 effort gains capability and confidence and employing it tactically every day. They have demonstrated operations in 29 palms. They are training british pilots as well as marine corps pilots in beaufort, north carolina. Marine pilots love this plane. The
Talk about the blimp. The blimp is used for the defense mechanism for the United States and they are supposed to be tethered not come untethered. Feel us in on the problem and the threat it poses now. Michael i can tell you p 12 20 this afternoon eastern time as mentioned earlier, it became untethered. We are watching it closely and coord mating closely with the Pennsylvania Emergency Operation Center folks. We are coordinating with the state and the Law Enforcement officials. Id like to stress we are also interested in the Public Safety aspect of this as well as the infrastructure aspect of what the situation is presenting. Public safety is our number one concern. Our next priority after Public Safety Infrastructure Protection would be the safe recovery of the aerostat. Alison michael, what can you tell us about where this is right now . And what people, you talk about Public Safety, what should people be doing or looking out for . Michael so at this point, people are seeing things. I
Still besieged by Islamic State fighters. Translator i want to go to school, but right now, i must learn how to use a gun to protect our land. And we meet the unhappy greek tiger being given a new life in california. Thanks to the intervention of an animal lover. And aarons here with all the business, including a look at the impact of a general strike in italy. Yeah, stephen. The strikers motto means this is not the right way. Thousands of workers from transport and medical to teachers are taking to the streets across italy, protesting against this man, Matteo Renzis new jobs act, which is supposed to make it easier for companies to hire and fire. A very warm welcome to gmt. Its 4 00 p. M. In kabul, and 7 00 a. M. In washington, where the u. S. Senate report and claims of torture by the cia is still sending shock waves around the world. Attention now turning to those countries which may have been involved or complicit in the alleged torture of terrorism suspects. The uk government has
Concerns over venezuelan debt. Stocks dropped around the world on concern that tighter lending roles rules and china will slow growth. The s p 500 is seeing a second day of losses and the stocks slid more than 2 . The shanghai composite index plunged more than 5 . Larry think remains optimistic. He says the equity markets are cheap and that corporate profits are keeping pace. Despite this dramatic increase in prices, we are fair value to modestly above fair value today. We are not at the levels we saw in 2000. We are not seeing the same pes where you had true bubbles. Boeing is cutting production , thes 747 eight jumbo jet third cut announcement in less than two years. More efficient models are eliminating the need or four engine aircraft. Abercrombie fitch ceo and founder Mike Jeffries is stepping down immediately. He has been under fire as abercrombie lost relevance with teenage shoppers and profit tumbled. The board is looking for a new chief executive. Investors shares were up more