A high rise apartment in north and south korea where live from seoul. We begin in mali where a kid not a politician and a french aid have landed in the capital bamako after being released as part of a major Prisoner Exchange the deal was announced by the countrys new Transitional Government on choose day the hostages had been held by an alliance of groups linked to Al Qaida Nicholas Haq as the story of. The end of their ordeal. Wrapped in a white scarf is french aid worker Sophie Pickler not free at last after spending almost 4 year hostage in the hands of al qaeda affiliate fighters in northern mali as desert. Shelter 51 year old son sebastian. Before. He had lost hope of ever seeing her life something. That says to her son they held me for almost 4 years you were there with me i could hear you say hold on dont give up here among those released are also italian missionaries Somalian Army soldiers and opposition leaders who say all were held by armed groups affiliated to al qaeda. I wa
Ran out of ammo, no more stock left to sell the buyers ran right back in dow surging 440 points, s p pulled 2. 01 nasdaq soaring 2. 71 so how do we explain this incredible rebound as the averages gave up gains after trading . Its easy enough to argue things are better than we think and thats definitely a part of it not the whole thing. It doesnt explain the broad base of the rally. We had a dramatic decline in tech late last week and yesterday and the same stocks roared higher today. No surprise. Last night i told you the sell offs tend to last three days and tech bounces back. Thats exactly what happened what shocked me, though, the incredible buying in the industrial industrials, retailers and railroads. The last being really surprising in other words, we had a rally in both the covid stocks and recovery stocks when nearly everything goes up, youll hear people its the fed or people betting ochon a stimulus package those explanations miss the mark how do we figure out the driver . Fir
This friday. Thanks for joining us. Im marcus washington. And im laura garcia. How many times have we said friday and were like 30 seconds into the show . Friday, friday, maybe six. Good morning to you. Im laura garcia. Well get to that morning commute friday morning commute with mike. But first the friday morning forecast with kari. Happy friday we are going to see more sunshine as we go into the afternoon but were starting out with some drizzle here and some cooler temperatures and this is part of the reason why, a thicker layer of fog along the coast and here in the city thats going to transport some of the cooler air inland. Were coming down a few degrees from yesterday with the south bay reaching 78 degrees. 78 in palo alto. 68 in oakland. For napa look for a high of 81 degrees. Well talk more about the weekend forecast coming up. Kari road work which is good news for those doing the work. Theyll be on to their weekend very soon. When you come across the cone zone, be careful. Im
Friday light. It has been a great drive right now. Its going to be a lighter volume. Kari, its shaping up to be a we havent had any major problems. Taking a peek at 101. Good one for us yes. In fact, a little bit cooler san jose right on schedule. Compared to yesterday. We see a little increase and the lets head over to concord and see how our morning shapes up. Though well start out with a lighting will improve. Few clouds, well see it quickly well give that a little bit of time. Clearing out and temperatures the volume building on pattern gradually warming up. 71 degrees at 11 00. But no slowing and thats typical for a friday. Well talk about all of our microclimates coming up. Mike, how is it looking right just 13 minutes from highway 4 now for the commute . To the bay bridge. I just got an update from caltrans. They have cleared their construction. As we look at your map we have a smooth drive around the bay. Well show you that in the next report. Thanks, mike. A final goodbye. Sti
Walmart, starbucks and costco. Weather today. And, kari, working from home is mcdonalds says it will have those masks for customers who never that easy. Dont have them. You roll with it like a pro. Customers who refuse to wear coming up for you, it is the those masks will have their perfect time to learn more about orders expedited and served in a the south bays past. Pickup area. The way you can actually do it this is away from other and still social distance with your family. Customers. Meanwhile, San Franciscos but first happening now, a fairy building is open again. Statue of Christopher Columbus this is after closing briefly removed overnight in chicagos after questions of whether its a transportation hub or an grand park. That statue had been home for indoor mall. Nbc bay areas kris sanchez numerous protests for weeks. Joins us live with more of that the mayor said that the statue back and forth about that. Was removed to ensure the safety so, kris, what did they decide . Of resi