Retreated on friday from the sevenmonth high after data showed that u. S. Hiring fell to the lowest in him a six years in may. The Dow Jones Industrial and nasdaq also fell. We are counting down to the open in australia and japan. Futures in australia looking like this, a slightly higher open. Economists are expecting the rba to keep Interest Rates at 1. 75 . , whereet over to japan the latest gdp numbers come out on wednesday. Futures trading in chicago pointing to a lower open. 6. 72, it is pretty strong against the u. S. Dollar ahead of brexit. Wo markets to tell you about u. S. Treasury secretary jack lew says china is moving in the right direction on the yuan, but needs to improve its Monetary Policy communication. He spoke to bloomberg in beijing where talks are due to start later today. Tom mackenzie is there for us. What exactly did jack lew say . Good morning. The u. S. And chinese side will be meeting in a few hours on the outskirts of beijing. It was a wide ranging interview
3 3 pattie Melissa Lefevre joins me now. And melissa Melissa Lefevre pattie3 Melissa Lefevre joins me now. And melissa a lot of Power Outages in appomattox right 3 now but at least the weather is quiet for now. 3 thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the area with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. Itll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during the day. Clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. Overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. Winds stay out of the west for the day and will continue to be breezy. The outdoor plans, enjoy cool dry 3 pattie tight we have learned this morning that appomattox county officials will be holding a press conference at 7 this morning. We will carry that live here on abc 13. That reported tornado devastated the community of appomattox. Marissa parra spoke with one survivor that shows just a small taste of the destruction many of his neig
Da3 3 pattie tight extensive damage in appomattox county at this hour from a line of storms that went through yesterday afternoon. We 3 3 pattie tight now lets go live to tola adamson. Tola, youve been out there this morning as well. Seeing the same thing. A lot of sat live3 3 pattietoss to melissa 3 for the rest of the workweek, we will see quiet but breezy conditions for the heart of virginia. Thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the area with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. Itll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during the day. Clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. Overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by friday morning. Well end the workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. Winds stay out of the west for the day and will continue to be breezy. The weekend looks great for dry and pleasant weather. 3 3 pattie 3 people are confirmed dead in waverly. Those severe storms ripped through the Hampton Roa
Emergency this morning where tornadoes and thunderstorms have left at least four people dead. Tens of thousands are still without power, and roadways are flooded. And in the midwest blizzardlike conditions left a huge mess. Nearly a foot of wet, heavy snow blanketed roads and knocked out power. Drivers planning to head out this morning need to be careful of dangerously icy conditions created by frigid temperatures overnight. The impact, nearly 1,200 flights in and out of chicago far, which is likely to impact air travel across the country today. And on the ground the full effect of the devastating storms and the massive cleanup ahead are just starting to unfold. Overnight, millions of americans hit hard as a deadly winter storm continues its march north. Torrential rains flooding the midatlantic to the northeast. The downpours creating flash floods, washing away cars and creating a mess for the d. C. I thinking like i called god reporter in new york heavy winds overturned this truck on
Dead at a local hospital hours later. Shelly the first six or seven months i was in denial. I knew he was gone, but i just couldnt believe it. It hit me at registration day, school r rgistration day and then just spiraled down. But today as she relived her own loss she learned a 19 year old man had drowned hours earlier at paradise pond. Shelly it just broke my heart because its still happening. the 19 year old and family members had gone to Paradise Park after three in the morning. He reportedly walked out on the ice toward an area stirred by a pump where the ice was weak and had fallen through. When rescuers arrived they found family members on the ice trying to get to him. Winkelman fortunately we were able to get them off the ice with no added injuries or people exposed to that. Its just not worth it. Were well equipped and trained to go do that. The young and daring. And some will tell you once it reaches a certain thickness, its safe. Winkelman there is no formula that can tell y