joining us is kathleen hunter. take us through what it would be like in the white house, between the west wing, the executive residence. what did they prepare for? >> there has been a sense this could happen for months. we know they do have a plan in place for that. we know from the president's position -- he and the first lady plan to stay-at-home during their convalescence and essentially do what many americans have done, self-isolate and weight to get better. trump has canceled campaign events. i would expect that to continue. there is not going to be a lot of movement between the residence. i would expect the president and first lady to stay in the residence. they have not given out that level of detail. thehat about leading country? what happens next? give a lot of responsibilities to vice president pence? statement stage, the from the physician is saying the president intends to keep up his presidential duties, doing them from the white house. it is important to remember and march and april, the president did

joining us with the latest is kathleen hunter. o get you because there is so much going on in the lead up to the election. how will this affect the presidential campaigns? kathleen: i think after we saw the results of the first debate, which was epically chaotic, and i think a lot of people were put off by the performance that they saw from both candidates. in that regard, it's not surprising, particularly we are seeing, particularly given that we are seeing negative blowback for trump and some of the polls conducted after the first debate -- given that, it is not surprising the president has made the decision essentially not to compete, not to take part in the second virtual debate. given that, i think it makes sense for both sides to go back to their -- well, not from a political standpoint -- but it makes sense for both sides to go back to their political corners and hold their own events. even before trump's coronavirus diagnosis. myself and others were really questioning whether the american public will be well served by a sec

let's get to kathleen hunter. waiting for any response from the democratic side, although many in the u.s. clearly -- at this point. we are watching betting odds move on this. you have to wonder whether that is some kind of knee-jerk reaction or if this is a longer-term assessment of the chances of both sides. it's still think early to say, specifically how it will affect the election. a lot engines -- hinges on the extent the president becomes ill, how long it takes for him to recover, and other factors we just don't know yet. of course, this is a seismic event for the election just 30 days out. but i think we will need to see how this plays out over the weekend to really know what political fallout there's going to be. matt: what he think about the response -- what do you think about the response from china? i thought it was aggressive, blaming donald trump and melania trump's covid infection on his policies. relationsworsen the between the u.s. and china? kathleen: i think absolutely. they were already quite te

kathleen hunter there from our politics team. joining us this morning is etham, head of multi-asset management at royal london asset management. when you look at how the president has behaved so far, does it have a market impact because it has an impact on the election or is it just too soon to say? trevor: the market impact is really the impact on the election. it is clichÉ to say that the market wants trump to win because he will cut taxes. the government finances are such a mess with covid all over the world. big tax cuts are just not really credible. biden is seen as more pro-regulation. what the market wants to avoid is a close election. they don't really care who wins. they don't want a close election that drags on with lots of rancor and uncertainty. the market started to firm up a little after the presidential debate. the polling is now showing joe biden opening up a pretty largely. how the president -- large lead. how the president's illness is playing into this is really hard to judge. if he was to become seriously ill,

politics editor kathleen hunter. a week ago, 16 million americans have already voted. he vote wraps up. where do things stack up? kathleen: i think what we are seeing is, particularly on trump's part, and attempts of arm storm the country, particularly in the battleground states. that strategy is based around the idea that he has embraced throughout this race, that he is going to win if he can get his core, loyal base of supporters riled up into the polls. he has run a base campaign, and we are seeing that by him going out and doing in-person rallies, falling back on his 2016 strategy. i think that obviously a lot of -- it remains to be seen whether that strategy is successful. but i think he is doubling down on that right now. yesterday amy coney barrett got sworn in, cementing in a 6-3 conservative majority on the supreme court. to this mean we will seek potentially more of those evangelical christians that have supported the trump campaign and -- coming up to boost his numbers? kathleen: i think the barrett conversation -- confirmation yesterday was a boost for both

anna: thanks very much for joining us, kathleen hunter to talk u.s. politics.to u.k. politics. will boris johnson's plans be enough to hit the net zero carbon market? this is bloomberg. ♪ back to thee european market open. 30 minutes into a trading session that shows modest gains. let's get a bloomberg business flash. confusion over the plan. the ceo said the company would raise 1.5 billion euros through an asset sale. but the company clarified the capital increase would be below one billion euros. a house panel proposing far-reaching antitrust reforms. the recommendations are the most dramatic proposals in decades and if approved by congress, that could lead to the breakup of tech companies. the proposal has been mostly rejected by republicans. tesla is in talks on bhp for a .ickel supply they are targeting higher production and hoping to avoid the supply crunch. nickel is a key component to the ev battery. new supply agreements have been talks, but held up on pricing. that is the bloomberg business flash. anna: thanks very much, laura wright in london. the u.

here's kathleen hunter. great to have you with us. biden to georgia, harris to texas. going on? it's ate: --kathleen: sign of days out before the election. they been to pennsylvania and ohio, states seen as battlegrounds, but they are playing offense right now. georgia, in particular, texas as well, are states that democrats, two, three election cycles, states democrats have really wanted to be competitive in and seen opportunities to be competitive in, and they see election cycles where they are able to gain wins or come very close. the average in georgia shows the race is tied between biden and trump, so that, because there's inh an influx in urbanites the atlanta area and the potential to bring out african-american voters, there's a sense democrats could have a shot there. annmarie: internal polls must be showing something promising. this is either an historic political coup or a complete waste of time. we'll find out. what about the trump side? how are things looking going towards the election for him, given the fact coronavirus is once again front and center for th