embattled united auto workers president gary jones resigned effective immediately. er for jones telling "detroit news," the decision was made before the union filed internal charges against jones earlier today. we'll keep you updated on developing story. connell: taking the stage for the fifth time, 10 of the top democratic candidates in 2020 getting set for a debate tonight in atlanta. where we find hillary vaughn with the latest on all of that. reporter: connell, mayor pete buttigieg is building on his early state momentum. he is the front-runner in iowa. he is chipping support from neighboring senators, massachusetts senator, elizabeth warren and vermont senator bernie sanders to take the top spot in the latest poll from st. anselm college. 25% pick pete, followed by sanders and warren. in in the third voting state south carolina, "qunnipiac poll" of likely democratic voters mayor pete has 0% support among black voters. mayor pete talking at historically black college said his prep will look different now that he is in the top-tier. >> we'll be ready for anything

the "detroit free press" and "detroit news" cit anonymous sources, official a is president gary jones. jones' home in michigan was raided last august. golf clubs were taken from the home. alleged $32,000 in cash were found in the home. a uaw spokesman issued a statement to fox business we take any allegation of about the claim of misuse of union funds seriously. the uaw is grounded on the principle putting our members first. that belief has never waivered. the uaw reached an agreement with general motors and ford. this investigation has been going on over two years. this is the 12th person now charged. charles? charles: mike, tell you, really is a shame. we'll find out what happens in the end, if it is true, it is despicable stuff. great reporting mike. thank you very much. >> thank you. charles: we're wrapping up the markets for the month. the nasdaq and s&p are on both record pace for closing highs. the message of these markets you won't hear anywhere else. i worked hard on it. come back. bring a pencil with you. ♪ every time. our 18 year old was in an accident. usaa took care of he

charles: united auto workers president gary jones is stepping down as a allegations in a lawsuit.hey're accusing them of bribing union officials to get more favorite contract terms from the uaw. jeff flock is following all of this corruption. jeff, i got to tell you, another chapter in a really tough, tough history here. reporter: oh, boy. this is getting crazier by the day, charles. we already knew about the corruption at the union but it is now led to gary jones removal as the president. i say removal, he did resign but the board was set to remove him as president of the union for embezzling member dues, spending lavish sums on cigars and fancy hotels and other things he didn't even account for and you know, he has not been criminally charged yet, and neither has his predecessor, dennis williams, the former president of the uaw. but he has also been implicated in this. he also mentioned in this lawsuit that you mentioned that gm has filed against fca, that is fiat chrysler. they say, take a look at the terms of the lawsuit or what they're alleging. they allege that sergio marchi

more turmoil for the united auto workers union, its president, gary jones, has resigned.een caught up in a federal corruption probe into an alleged scheme to split up $700,000 in union money. the announcement came after the uaw's board filed union charges against jones and director vance pearson. meanwhile, general motors filed a racketeering lawsuit against fiat chrysler, claiming the automaker bribed uaw officials to get a competitive advantage. fiat chrysler said it will defend itself vigorously against the lawsuit and questions if it's a move to disrupt the proposed merger with peugeot. fallout continues with prince andrew. the prince asked to step down from public duties. he's also saying that he's willing to help with any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations and that is what's happening now. cheryl: that was quite the bombshell interview, certainly rocked england and the royal family. thanks, tracee. lauren: take a look at your money right now. the start of the show, the dow was down 50 points and now down just 7. s&p could turn positive righ

well amid corruption probes, uaw 's president gary jones officially stepping down.his mean for the unions and for the auto industry we'll be asking the car coach lauren fix, she's next. driverless cars, or trips to mars. no commission. delivery drones, or the latest phones. no commission. no matter what you trade, at fidelity you'll pay no commission for online u.s. equity trades. only one thing's more exciting than getting a lexus... ahhhh! giving one. the lexus december to rembember sales event lease the 2020 nx 300 for $329 a month for 27 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. david: the uaw officials confirming a story we brought to you yesterday. uaw president gary jones resign ing from his position as he faces mounting corruption charges. also yesterday was a racketeering lawsuit alleging that fiat chrysler was paying off union officials get better contract terms from the uaw. all of this coming as a new report showing that unions are losing thousands of members and millions of dollars in dues. let's bring in automotive analyst lauren fix is with us,

let's focus on gary jones and vance pearson.rson was actually charged and arrested for embezzlement of funds, money laundering, they are both being accused of work together and stealing 1 million dollars of member union fees to spend on fancy cars and other things. you have this situation. about two weeks or so to vote and remove them from their roles. then like you mentioned you have gm going after fiat for bribing uaw members and them taking it to get more favorable terms in the labor negotiation contract. so right now you saw -- maybe we could bring it up the share price of both of those companies dropped dramatically. but wow for uaw today. david: carol, you had the union workers out on strike getting $250 a week barely enough to cover food expenses for a week. >> this is a challenge. when anybody has a criticism of the free market and they say sometimes there's fraud, there's bad actors in any system, whether it's a free market, whether you have a union, whether you have politics, there's always bad actors any time there's

gary jones, uaw, his lawyer announced it, gary jones is out stepping down as he was about to be removedy the union embesting union dues and spending money on cigars, golf clubs, crazy stuff. he has not been criminally charged. neither is the previous president david williams, even though he is implicated williams is also now mentioned in the lawsuit gm is filing against fiat chrysler. here is their contention, they believe fiat chrysler got a much better from the union, because sergio marchionne, former ceo was authorizing bribes, in a multiyear pattern of corruption to eventually take over gm. gm maintains they were caused substantial damage. fiat chrysler says that is all a bunch of baloney. here is their response from mike manly, the current ceo. we are astonished by this filing both its content and its timing. we can only assume this was intend to disrupt our propose merger with pas. pew go group. we will will con intend to vigorously defend against this meritless lawsuit. this is wacky. neil: it is not going away either. >> no. if you're a lawyer it is good news though. neil: lawye

union president is steppidecurrent amidst a federal corruption investigation of its leadershio gary jones, s held the top job at the union for less than two years, will start his leave of absence as on as tomorrow. on thursday, federal prosecutors accused jones and a close aide of conspiring to emb00zle close to00 dollars in member dues. it's the latest development in a corrupon probe that became public in 2017. in west africa, at least 50 soldiers and one civilian are n ad following an attack o military outpost in mali. the assault took place yesterday in the northeast region of naka. today, a government spokespersod said aen carried out the attack and then fled to the border with niger. no group has claimed responsibility for the violence, but the region has active groups with links to al qaeda and the islamic state. this is the second attack on mali's military in less than two months and one of the deadliest in recent history. in afghanistan, nine children were killed after they stepped on a deliberately-planted roadside mine while walking to school today. the police chief of the north

in the u.s., united auto worker president gary jones is taking a leave of absence. s involved in a years long corruption scandal has surfaced. jones says he does not want to do anything that distracts from the mission. thatd uaw negotiations ended the strike against general motors. that is your latest bloomberg business flash. guy: coming up, it is mckie versus quinn. the global battle of the charts. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ guy: global battle of the charts time. you know you can find these on your bloomberg. gtv is the function. michael mckee will kick things off. michael: one of the great victories of the labor market -- one of the great mysteries of the labor market has solve itself. great news for those wondering if the labor market is running out of steam. for years labor market participation falling. that is not unusual because a lot of baby boomers are retiring. the white line is participation rates for people 25 to 54 years old. primate workers. those -- prime age workers. those workers were also leaving the labor force. you would expect that d

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. >> a raid on the home of united auto workers president gary jones last august continues to generateriminal charges and continues to move closer to jones himself was a criminal complaint filed thursday in federal court charged an associate of jones and repeatedly references uaw official a once the detroit free press citing anonymous sources identified as jones. another reportedly is former president dennis williams. >> concessionary contract after concessionary contract and they have been stealing from us, negotiating for themselves. >> reporter: jones speaking about negotiations with the company. >> we have seen record profits from american companies and they translate to our members. >> reporter: the complaint alleges dues which came from the members were embezzled by a number of top union officials who buried their luxuries as official offenses the two purchases of cigars and $13,000 and above. almost $20,000 in greenpeace, golf clothing and equipment. several meals, some reaching $10,000 were double billed to union funds, the cash split by officials. in some cases checks were gen

maria: any thoughts on gary jones, what happens to him?ast 96 hours while he is handling this situation. the latest coming out on him, cigars, golf trips, i mean, it's almost like a bad movie frankly. maria: he was accused of splitting up 7 p hundred thousanhundred thousand$700,000. >> union dues. no just union money, but dues, this is where workers work about two hours of their pay go to dues every month and that's what's so -- everyone is watching gary jones. he's only held office one year. this is even more shocking. maria: phoebe, it's good to have you. thanks very much for your insights this morning. we'll be watching this story develop for sure. coming up, impeachment battle, that's heating up as well. the house intel committee holding public hearings next week. what it means for the probe. we'll look ahead. texas police crash, an officer's vehicle hit by another driver. we'll have the story. stay with us. ♪ right now. ♪ come on, it's everything. ♪ right now. ♪ sir, you're a broker. what do you charge for online equity trades? um ah,

. >> the federal investigation that sparked a raid on the home of gary jones last august continuous toop criminal charges. and repeatedly references you a official a. the press citing anonymous sources has identified as jones, another reported former president. we've been getting concessionary contract after concessionary contract. and now we know why. >> this was jones in july. >> we are seeing record profits for our american companies and we are saying that's translating to our members. >> they were all embezzled by a handful of top union officials. it alleges two different purchases of cigars at $13,000 and above. greens fees, golf clothing and equipment. some meals reaching $10,000 were double billed to union funds in the cash was split by officials and in some cases checks were generated out of community action accounts and just cashed. 1.5 million was embezzled and hid from the irs. in august witnesses said to cash into golf clubs were taken in the raid on jones' home in the complaint says on the day of the raider, $32,000 in cash was found in the home of official a. a spokespers

mike: the federal investigation that sparked a raid on the home of united auto workers president gary jonesast august continues to generate criminal charges and continues to move closer to jones himself. a criminal complaint filed thursday in federal court charged an associate of jones and repeatedly references u.a. w. official a which the detroit free press citing sources has identified as jones, another is reportedly former president dennis williams. >> we have been getting bad contract, concessionary contract after concessionary contract and we know why. they have been stealing from us. they have been negotiating for themselves. >> jones in july speaking about the negotiations with ford motor company. >> it's sad to say the gains are not translating to our members. >> the complaint says that dues were embezzled by top union members. almost $20,000 in green fees, golf clothing and equipment. several meals, some reaching nearly $10,000 were double billed to union funds, the cash split by officials. in some cases checks were generated out of community action accounts and just cashed. the co

cheryl: a top associate of the united auto workers, gary jones, has been charged with conspiracy to embezzley to h defraud the unid states. uaw released a statement, saying we take any allegation or claim about the misuse of union resources very seriously. the uaw is grounded in the principle of putting our members first and that belief has never waiverred. we remain focused on finalizing strong contracts for our members. then there is this. wework founder ad daer adam news facing scandal. he is accused of discriminating against a woman because she became pregnant. she said she was demoted for going on leave and ultimately fired for raising her concerns. she also claims newman smoked pot in front of her. a spokesman for the company say they will vigorously defend themselves against the claim. ashley: still ahead, let's move on, still ahead, helping our military, how one veteran-owned company is making sure our nation's heroes always have a roof over their head. and a chick-fil-a schedule snafu gives new life to fast food fight. how popeye's got the last laugh ahead of national sandwich day.

. >> neil: we're just getting news right now that the united auto workers president gary jones is leavingorced out for an expense report and related issues. he's out of there. we will have more after this... >> everyone was in the loop. it was no secret. everyone was informed via email on july 19th, days before the presidential call. >> neil: everyone was in the loop. republican congress rich crawford was placed on the committee by representative jim jordan. very good to have you. everyone kept pounding everyone was in the loop. he dialed that back by the end of the day. what you make of that? >> one of your colleagues has tweeted that in fact not everybody was in the loop, because there was a statement to the effect that secretary pompeo was not informed to any of that. if i've gotten that right, forgive me, but that seems to be what has developed since the close of the hearing. the fact is that there was an awful lot of presumption on the part of the ambassador. i just don't think you can build a case on conjecture and speculation and hearsay. >> neil: one of the things that sondland ke

been thrown into some real drama, the executive board has just filed charges against uaw president gary jonesouis regional director pearson, they will remove them from office and there uaw membership. jones and pearson are accused of directing the submission of false and misleading and accurate expense records to the uaw accounting department and apparently further concealed the true information concerning those expenses, that is in violation to the uaw ethical practice code and applicable law. a lot of uaw news in the past hour. one of the most highly anticipated holiday list, the wall street journal best tech gift of 2019, the list is now out. here's what we got, not one, two, apple products have made the cut. air pod pros which deliver active noise cancellation for immersive sound imprint transparency. an apple watch series five in the latest iphone 11 with the new dual camera system that has the fastest chip ever in a smart phone with all-day battery life. which one of these will you be getting your hands on. we will let you know the other names unrelated to apple but on the list. as we a

gary jones stepped down today, shortly after the union moved to in a separate case, general motors filedwsuit claiming fiat chrysler brought uaw officials for special breaks in labor agreements. announcer: this is the "pbs newshour" from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: turning now to today's other major televised political event, that is the fif democratic presidential debate. this one being held in atlanta. our am not know was -- amna is there. what should we be expecting? reporter: first, i should point of the democratic debate, on all the screens, the impeachmela hearings ared. 10 democratic candidates will face off on that stage here. take a look at the lineup. it is cory booker, tulsi gabbard, amy klobuchar, pete bernie sanders,, let harris,den, andrew yang, and tom steyer. thnce the last time they met, top-tier has remained consistent. most notably,ayor pete buttigieg had a bit of a surge in iowa, giving him a clearea . that means he's probably opening himself to some lines of scrutiny from

united auto worker's president gary jones has been forced to take a paid leave of absence amid a federaligation. the union executive board voted to sideline jones after he was implicated last week in a plan to embezzle $700,000 of member dues jones has not been criminally charged in that probe. >>> the ceo of ryanair says boeing 737 max aircraft has the potential to be a game changeser despite its delayed return to service over safety concerns speaking with cnbc earlier, michael o'leary said it's not expecting its first delivery of the 737 max until march or april of next year. >>> "squawk box" more on this coming up speaking with the cfo. an interview yesterday, commerce secretary wilbur ross said the licenses allowing u.s. companies to sell to huawei will be coming very shortly ross also said the u.s. and china are very far along in phase one of a trade deal. >>> for more on today's market headlines let's bring in strategy founder, jeff, always a pleasure to have you with us in the morning here let's talk about the record high in the markets it's amazing we were so not so long ago talk

gary jones requested the paid leave. it comes as the fbi investigates uaw executives accused of misusing union funds for more than two years. agents searched jones' home as part of the investigation. he is not been charged but ten other union leader and company officials have been convicted. . >>> a record was broken off the field in the start of the nfl season. about 1.4 billion dollars were wagered on sports in september indiaa is the latest state to allow betting on sports matchups so. far this year, legal u.s. betting reached 7.8 billion dollars. total for 2018 is 6.6 billion. >>> among the stocks to watch is mcdonald's. after the board of directors fired ceo for having a relationship with an employee. the board says terminated steve easterbrook because of his relationship with a subordinate which is a violation of company policy. he agreed with the board decision and is responsible for several changes at mcdonald's that's been very popular including an all day breakfast menu and home delivery service. >>> we are lea

the department of you can't make this up, fresh off striking a deal with ford, the uaw president gary jonesce. subject of a federal corruption probe. jones and another official are accused of embezzling $700,000 from union and stealing 1.5 million dollars of member dues and using it on personal lux ris. joining us on the panel is automotive expert. some people are suggesting that the government needs to step in and take over the union. is this a good idea? >> i don't know if you want the government to take over the union. they have enough trouble trying to organize the post office and amtrak. but i would think that the best thing for them to do is yeah, they need -- basically they need to go in with a forensic accountant and find out where every nickel is. if you were selling the company, you would have a forensic accountant going through the books. if you are talking about federal probes with the fbi, irs and labor department and this kind of dollar amount and they already have arrests? this has been going on four years. this is much deeper than what's on the surface. >> lauren, this is ga

gary jones stepped down shortly after the union's board moved to oust him.rs earlier, general motors filed a suit claiming that fiat chrysler bribed u.a.w. officials for special breaks in labor agreements. a new wave of forced power blackouts is underway for some 170,000 people across northern and central california. pacific gas and electric began the shut-os today to prevent high winds from downing power lines and sparking more wildfires. it's the latest in a string of mut-criticized outages, and could last into thursday. and, on wall street, stocks fell, amid new doubts about trade talks with china. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 113 points to close at 27,821. the nasdaq gave up 44 points, and the s&p 500 slipped 11. >> woodruff: turning to today's event: the fifth dtic political presidential debate in atlanta, georgia. our amna nawaz is there now and ins me. so, amnarks as we said, it's the fiftin a number of debates for these democratic candidates. set the stage for us. what should we be expecting? >> reporter: judy, first, i should point o

united auto workers president gary jones is taking a leave of absence. he is involved in a years long corruption scandal. joan says he does not want to do anything that distracts from the mission. he led negotiations that ended the recent strike against gm. airbus has jumped ahead of boeing. the european plane maker has taken orders for more than 350 planes in asia. in the last months, boeing received just 16 orders. it has struggled to revive its grounded 737 max. the parent of british airways agreed to by a spanish carrier for $1.1 billion. the deal would give iag further access to the spanish market. the company also owns two other spanish airlines. the deal will help iag reestablish itself as a leader in the europe to latin america market. that is your bloomberg business flash. alix: time for bottom line. we'll take a look at three companies worth watching. first we are joined by snarly basset -- we are joined by sonali basak. under armour is down 14% premarket. over the weekend, the wall street journal reported federal authorities are examining the

gary jones will take a leave of absence.as not been charged charh any crimes but the uaw accuse of embezzlement and corruption. fbi agents raided jones' home in august this year, neil? neil: susan li, as thank you very much. another shoe dropping at mcdonald's. david barris announced he is leaving. bloomberg is passing item along on the heels of steve easterbrook leaving the company over inappropriate relationship with a, with a worker. subordinate on the violated company policies. mcdonald's stock is already down better than five bucks a share. all these other developments greasing the skids so to speak. all this at a time, when take mcdonald's out of it, the dow itself raising along nicely. it is sort of a very good read on markets themselves. a man who profited very handsomely off these markets, you can argue democratized them, the man who founded td ameritrade, has best-seller out on it, harder you work, the luckier you get, for some people it is opposite. nevertheless god premise for a book. good to see you. >> nice to

we should mention gary jones, president of the union, stepped down, taking paid leave of absence. be charged. appears with more charges in the case the investigation is getting closer and closer to top uaw brass. neil? neil: thank you very much, my friend. you heard a lot of teasing back and forth when it comes to millenials, they complain, that is what boomers say of them. there are hard and cold disturbing facts that support millenials. they are in a world of hurt. on percentage terms, much more hurt than when boomers were their age. some boomers and millenials. after this. sometimes your small screen is your big screen. and with the xfinity stream app, which is free with your service, you can take a spin through on demand shows, or stream live tv. download your dvr'd shows and movies on the fly. even record from right where you are. whether you're travelling around the country or around the house, keep what you watch with you. download the xfinity stream app and watch all the shows you love. neil: i think charlie gasparino needs to hear this. there is reason why millenials are

well, more turmoil for the united auto workers union, president gary jones stepping down, jones has been caught up in a federal corruption probe over an alleged scheme concerning $700,000 in union money, resignation announcement coming after uaw's board filed charges against jones and director vance pearson, well, all that glitters, take a look at shares of tiffany, parent of louis vuitton has raised bid to buy the company, $130 per share, that's 8% more than original offer, tiffany rejected earlier this month, values tiffany at $16 billion, holiday news for you. maria: all right, cheryl, thank you, coming up caught on camera, car stuck on train track slammed by amtrak train, more of terrifying video. investing in the real estate market, we will tell you about one company making it easier for getting foot in the door on real estate, back in a minute. it's used by some of the biggest retailers everywhere. a nice wedge. so more food ends up on your table, is that daddy's lettuce? yeah. and less food goes to waste. ♪ ♪ here'sthe itchy ones.y ones. the black, brown, red, and grey ones. the o

well, president gary jones is charged with conspiracy to embezzle union funds and conspiracy to defraudrd nick robinson, person charged in federal investigation, his house raided by the feds in august, we think any allegation or claim act the misuse of human resources seriously. uaw grounded in putting members first and lease never waived. remains focused on the strong contracts for our members especially in round of auto negotiations. well, weaker than expected results in pinterest, down 20%, pinterest adjusted profit actually beat the street's estimate but revenue came up short, the company which went public in april issued disappointing sales, the world series winning washington nationals back home ahead of tomorrow's huge victory parade, along with a win, wednesday's game 7 raked major tv rating, over 20 million people tuned in to all fox platforms for nail-biting final matchup, 39% increase, this is washington's first world series win, neil, and more than 100 years and neil i have to tell you what was so great about it, watching the nationals would go texas and win and -- neil: inc

. >>> uaw president gary jones has resigned.oard moved to remove him and another executive. jeff flock, come on in, please. what did they allegedly do wrong? >> embezzled millions of dollars, misused funds, submitted expense reports that were not true, and by the way, uaw now just confirming that resignation. it's only come from his lawyer. now they confirmed that it's happened. this is the second big bombshell. you know, 13uaw union officials have been charged in a federal probe. now you have general motors suing fiat chrysler because of these bribes essentially. they are alleging that because they bribed the -- the fca bribed the uaw, they got a better deal than gm got over several years in terms of contracts and it cost gm billions of dollars and that the former ceo of fiat chrysler was essentially trying to take gm over through this scheme. he of course can not defend himself, owing to the fact he is dead. i tell you, i was at the auto show yesterday on the floor, as you know and boy, the buzz that came through there. this h

former uaw president gary jones is also facing federal charges. to more ray juror retailers -- major retailers in time for thanksgiving. federal a agencies are warning the lettuce may be tainted with e. coli. they are acting on the precautions, some 40 case is of e. coli were reported nationwide. 28 people have been hospitalized. 42 climate protesters are charged with disorderly conduct after they rushed the field at the harvard, yale football game. as you can see, it was a big game. it was a popular game. the students demanded both schools stop accepting endowments from fossil fuel companies. bernie sanders, elizabeth warren and alexandria ocasio-cortez voiced support, maria, for the half time protests. the football field is not my safe space anymore. maria: coming up, shrugging off negativity, stocks higher despite trade uncertainty. snl pokes fun at the 2020 democrats, lampooning last week's debate. in case you missed it, thomas rhett rocking the american music awards last night. take a listen. ♪ answered my prayers. ♪ the way that she moves. ♪

jefferson and the embarcadero and a veterans day block party that starts at 11:00 on gary street between tailor and jonesas a list of restaurants offering deals to veterans as well. >> nice. okay. should be getting a little bit nicer out there, although we are stuck with the same old pattern for the next day or so with visibility reduced. look at all the fog out there, the north bay, wow, petaluma, napa, just over a mile in san jose. spare the air alert today, a little brighter tomorrow, little more wind to hopefully mix out the atmosphere through tuesday and cool off with extra clouds and a nice seasonal week ahead. >> thanks, lisa. thank you for joining us on "abc 7 mornings." i'm liz kruetz with lisa argen. abc 7 news continues at 9:00 a.m. "good morning america" is next. have a great day. frustrated that everyday activities cause wrinkles and there's nothing you can do about it? now there's a solution! downy wrinkleguard is a fabric conditioner that helps protect you from wrinkles all day. just pour the dye free liquid into the rinse dispenser. after a day of wear, pants washed with downy wrinkleguar

letter she has written to their head coach eddie jones and the duke of sussex is in japan and will deliver the message in person. the england football legend garyhe current squad to make all of the sacrifices worthwhile. —— neil back. and scottish rugby in a rare show of support, say they will support their home nation rival but they worn normal service will be resumed at murrayfield. we enjoyed the friendly rivalry between the home nations. it is coming up to ten minutes to eight o'clock. now it's time for newswatch. this week, shaun ley examines how bbc news plans to cover the election campaign. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, shaun ley, standing inforsamira. coming up on this week's programme: as borisjohnson gets the election he has been seeking, what challenge does bbc news face in covering the campaign ahead? and why did the bbc feel the need to break the embargo on the grenfell enquiry report and reveal what it had learned from a leak? now, they've been under starter‘s orders for so long now, when the election starting gun was fired, the campaign began almost immediately. a general election — the third in four years — may not be