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amanda: i'm amanda lange. welcome to "bloomberg markets." >> i'm matt miller. we are joined by our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences. here are the top stories we are bringing you from the bloomberg terminal. the u.s. house moments ago started voting on president biden's plan, $1.9 trillion stimulus package. we will bring you the latest. we will speak to david rubenstein on stimulus as well as inequality and his exclusive conversation with world bank president david malpass. we will hear from the cofounder and ceo of 3d printing -- printer manufacturer desktop metals which went public via a spac. our guest joins us later this hour to talk about that. amanda: we have been watching these markets today, it is a very interesting day for stocks. there is a lot going on. the stimulus checks that will happen on the others of the vote in congress is a reminder that gross stocks will do well here. the stimulus will work its way through these markets and yet we are seeing these advances without the big leaders. apple is down, tesla is down, amazon is weak. that gives

amanda: go ahead, laura.sing audio but laura, if you are still with us, rather than raising rates -- which a lot of people feel are already high enough if people actually pay the rate at which they were taxed -- why not close loopholes and try to keep everybody to his or her fair share? laura: that is the other thing they're looking at. their art so many loopholes -- there aren't simply loopholes, but they look to give more money to the irs for audits. that shows to have a good return on investment. for every dollar you give them, they can get another three or five dollars with that money. but there is a limit. you cannot give them to trillion dollars and expect them to get $10 trillion. matt: i remembered -- amanda: is there a -- matt: sorry, you could get $1.4 trillion if you close loopholes and larry summers a couple years ago argued you could get close to $1 trillion but more than aoc and elizabeth warren. it seemed like you could get a lot more, amanda, out of the rich who are somehow getting lower rates

amanda: you also have direct experience in the space. you know what kind of technologies you want and look for, but do you worry about valuation with what the market has done in the past few months? phyllis: i don't worry about valuation, because there are a lot of companies out there that the spac is an alternative opportunity. i didn't really understand the nuances that were involved with the spac and the more that people are familiar with how this vehicle works, i think you are going to get some great companies that would be on anyone's radar. i think the valuations, you are going to see a lot, especially in technology and cyberspace, understanding that landscape create great opportunities that are not on other radars. matt: thanks so much for joining us phyllis newhouse, the ceo of athena technology acquisition corporation coming from the floor of the new york stock exchange on the launch of her new blank check acquisition company. coming up, switching gears. the chip shortage making it difficult for everyone in the auto industry. th

. ♪ amanda: i'm amanda lang in toronto. welcome to bloomberg markets. matt: i'm matt miller.joined by our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences. here are the top stories we are following from around the world. turmoil in treasuries. curve dysfunction ignites talk to federal reserve a look to revive operation twist. we will bring you the latest speculation. manhattan office supplies hits its highest level in at least two decades. we discuss the health of the real estate market with the ceo of marcus & millichap. target and kohl's deliver strong quarters. is this the start of a retail recovery? we will talk about that with tom mcgee, ceo of the international council of shopping centers. amanda: we are keeping our eyes on the markets, gyrations in the yield curve and also in equities themselves today. the subgroups in the s&p 500 are definitely mixed. the cheerios, consumer staples showing strength. energy moving higher but tech is lower today, as is real estate. in toronto, it is the cheerios and energy that is sending the market higher. there is the 10-year, 1.41, the subject

amanda: i am amanda lang. matt: i am matt miller. here are the top stories. u.s. hiring surges in february as economic activity picks up as vaccine rollouts provide hope. mary kay henry from the service employees international union discusses us to discuss the outlook for the economy and a fight for higher wages. one of the decade's most successful strategies poised for a dramatic makeover. some say it will be the most turbulent rebound ever. amanda: we do see a bit of reversal of what we haven't seen with tech stocks moving higher. energy leading the way. in terms on the -- of the indices, it will be the tech that has the most influence. we are watching the strong jobs data be absorbed. that is one of the key numbers. not a lot of concern expressed by jay powell. we still have the 10 year at 1.55. today maybe a slip -- slight different interpretation on the strong jobs growth and what it means for stocks. according to one member of the u.s. council of economic advisers, the job numbers are good but a lot more needs to be done. >> we are always happy to see more p

amanda: i'm amanda lang. welcome to bloomberg markets. matt: i matt miller. are the top stories we are following for you from around the world. block trade blow up. we are going to bring you continued coverage of the fallout from friday's $20 billion, at least $20 billion in block trades as banks tally their exposure. the ever given finally pulls three. we will discuss the return of navigation in the suez canal, and weekly inks that we spotted in the -- weaklings we spotted in the global supply chain. president biden says 90% of u.s. adults will be eligible for the vaccine but it will 19. we will discuss the pandemic with dr. i mentioned alger, senior -- dr. amesh adalja. amanda? matt, that it's pretty close to one of the stories that is affected again. it is the push-plug vaccine rollout versus the third wave of a pandemic. the cdc warning today that we are in dangerous territory. we know around the world the vaccine rollout is slower than in america, and we are seeing third waves everywhere. the markets are a bit muddled. you can see the s&p 500 flat on the

amanda: great to have you with us.orward to hearing about some of the deals you are suggesting. for what it's worth, a big deal in the transportation sector today -- cb rail merging with kansas city southern. we want to show you the map of what this does. the real significance is this creates a transcontinental railway system. there are links between canada and the u.s., but this is truly canada to mexico. an amazing system that would come together in this deal. matt: very cool. i was so psyched to see this deal pop up over the weekend because you don't really hear that much about rail. it's such an old school, old economy business and then to see a huge number tied to it -- a 25 billion dollar deal is quite cool. i wish we would travel more by rail in the u.s. amanda: me too. matt: do people travel by rail? when we come back, we will talk about weed. pot stocks may be off their records highs -- their record highs, but we will speak about a new public company. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: this is bloomberg markets. i'm m

amanda: it seems to me, forgive me, it is obvious what binance wants to do. it claims to have no headquarters, there are concerns it is a big regulatory headwind. why did you want to be involved? max: one, it is an exciting new technology, it part of the future. second, i spent some time with the founder. i'm not going to join binance unless i am assured that what you do is on the up and up, following all the laws. he assured me that is the case and after a long conversation, that is my conclusion. in addition, i checked with lots of people who know a lot about binance, former regulators who know binance, so my judgment was they are doing the best they can, they are doing a good job, and my reputation is on the line. if it looks like they are not doing the right thing, i am bailing out. but my goal is to help them and to try to help the industry work with regulators and with congress. i think congress should have hearings on crypto like they did on web hood and rabbit -- robinhood and reddit. matt: it would help the industry, it would help binance if they wou

up next, kimbal musk and his green initiative. ♪ amanda: i am amanda laying with matt miller. -- amandanda: hitting an important point that was laid bare by the covid-19 pandemic is this concept of the food deserts. there are places with very little access to healthy affordable food. these folks have to rely on fast food for their food, obviously an issue of inequity and health that will go right to the heart of some issues facing north america. matt: absolutely. you are in a place where there is not fresh food on offer and you are hungry, you are not likely to travel far and wide to try and get something. i have a friend in ho -- friend in ohio who has been trying to work on this urban farming initiative, but the funding is just difficult to get. i am excited to talk to our next guest, kimbal musk. you may recognize the name, he is elon musk's brother. he is taking the mosque initiative and creativity to find a solution to this problem. not only a problem in america, but around the world. he is the cofounder and executive chairman of big green. thanks for joining us. let me first ask,

. ♪ amanda: i'm amanda lang. welcome to bloomberg markets. matt: i'm matt miller.oined by our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences. here are the top stories we are following from around the world. tech stocks snapback paving nasdaq gaining 4%, on pace for its best day since april. the latest on the markets as investors moved back into risk assets. amid this tech rally, we speak to the ceo of sex about the companies -- saks, about the companies decision to separate from its online portal and the pandemic impact on craft beer. what the future is like once the economy reopens, with the ceo of harpoon brewery, dan kenary. amanda: it certainly is a reversal of the discussion we've been having, a rotation out of risk into value. don't count the nasdaq 100 out. it was in correction territory yesterday. today, up 4%. we are powered higher by the growth stocks that got this market to its record level. faang stocks, paypal, tesla is up 14%. as always, watching bitcoin. tesla now owns enough of it, once bitcoin moves, it may as well. the 10 year yield is still at 1.54, a hea

amanda, let's pick up that point- how has— system. amanda, let's pick up that point.ndoubtably, a lot of --eole america? undoubtably, a lot of people feel— america? undoubtably, a lot of people feel isolated _ america? undoubtably, a lot of people feel isolated right - america? undoubtably, a lot of people feel isolated right now, | america? undoubtably, a lot of. people feel isolated right now, and so you can only imagine what victims of sexual violence must be likely to the rates have been spiking and unfortunately these rates, even if the pandemic is going to slow down, will continue on for years, so it is important right now not only have resources provided to survivors but also to let people know that there is a community standby for them and that they are not alone. elia is a community standby for them and that they are not alone.— -- ella, —— ella, how difficult is it for someone who has suffered violence to be able to speak out, given that we are still in a pandemic, we are all told to stay at home and so on? fine told to stay at home and so on? one ofthe told

amanda? amanda: we do have markets with a turn to favoring the cyclicals today.y is leading the way higher. more on that coming up. it may be anomalous with the price of crude today. industrials and financials moving strongly higher. we still do have a bit of supportive action on the yields front. the story remains the same and you can see the weak spots are tech, communications, the big spots of the s&p that are weakest. it is crude that is in focus. back above 15 for new york. we are watching west texas climb back up again, seeing more than 5% move on the day. the question is whether that is rational based on the bottleneck. for what it is worth, the suez canal is 12% of global trade passing through and we are looking at data from last year. some 19,000 ships pass through that very narrow passage and that is in a year whenably you might have seen fewer ships than in terms of peak years. it is an important bottleneck to have and you can see the effects on the commodity price. matt: actually, a very interesting conversation i had earlier today. he covers oil for

amanda: this is "bloomberg markets."we get vaccines rolling out, one big question will be house normal do we get? do we all go back to work? there is evidence that work from home is sticky. as we look at job listings on indeed, listings of working from home jobs have seen massive increases. that suggests that in the short term this will be with us. matt: i believe they have doubled to a not insignificant number. 7% or 8% of all listings on indeed mention working from home. there is a disagreement on wall street as to whether this is such a great idea. david solomon at goldman sachs is not a huge fan of full-time working from home. he wants bankers back in the office. -- has recently said they want bankers back too, but understand if they stay home for a couple of days out of the week. they want to get there bankers in by september but can envision only having a three-day day at the office week, which seems like a split we will see yet a lot of institutions. amanda: there is a lot riding on this. one company that will hav

to record high after record high, amanda. china's trade surplus soaring. amanda: amazing.ke the pandemic come along and upset anybody's plans as many of those in the western part of the world, including canada and the u.s. have been ordering goods made in china during the pandemic. we have seen the intention, the policy intention upset but the politics might work. it is all back in focus as we have the first meeting of senior level officials from both administrations meeting in alaska. all eyes there. it feels like expectations are being lowered. wendy cutler is with us now. it is fair to say the lowered expectations are what to expect here. what are you hoping to hear? wendy: i could not agree with you more. expectations are being lowered hour-by-hour. the lead up to this meeting the u.s. has proposed two sets of sanctions against chinese officials. one with respect to hong kong. another with respect to telecommunications and national security risks. this suggests it will be a tense meeting. both sides will go through their priorities, what is on their mind, their concern

i am matt miller with amanda lange. ♪ ♪ matt: this is bloomberg markets. miller with amanda lange. we have seen some pretty steep moves in treasury yields. i want to pull up the 10 year to show you the line up after jay powell started talking and didn't say what the markets thought he would or maybe wanted him to. right now, we are trading at 154 but we almost hit 156 -- 155 a little while earlier. i also noticed a big jump and you can see that playing out against a number of currencies. it's especially against the japanese yen. you can buy almost ¥108 for one ingles dollar. let's go over to brian who follows the treasury market for us. i love your last column, don't fight the fed. but you kind of do see markets pitted against jay powell right now or am i not reading it right? >> obviously, jay powell has moved the markets but it kind of raises the question -- what do you want him to say? the 10 year yield going up his tightening in a way. mortgage rates go up and obviously you see the impact on stocks so that's a self reinforcing mechanism and the fed con

amanda: absolutely. it's a double edged sword.home prices make people feel good and wealthy. that can keep consumer spending buoyant, but it can make them take on too much debt. if rates should shoot up, you can see a bit of a crisis happening. that is the concern that we are watching. coming up, we are talking to -- ken feinberg is known as one of the negotiation masters in the world. he will be up next talking about potential compensation for victims of the pandemic. stay with us. ♪ this is "bloomberg markets." matt: i have to complain a little bit about how germany is not dealing with the crisis. the main problem is we can't get the vaccinations out. within germany, there's an issue with the 16 federal states. they can't seem to agree with themselves or with angela merkel. today, two of their states have said they will no longer approve of the astrazeneca vaccine for men and women under the age of 60. there have been issues of blood clots that have sometimes led to death. i have always said i will take whatever vaccine they wil

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this is bloomberg. ♪ amanda: this is "bloomberg markets."moment president biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion stimulus package. then it flows into the u.s. economy. some wondering if it is too much may be too late. dick kovacevich is with us now. let's start right there. a lot of money, a lot of support. is it in our current concern inflationary? is it too much to most? dick: i believe our economy is already well underway of recovery. jobs will continue to grow. i think we are lucky to have an unlimited right that starts with a four by year-end. none of this, in my opinion, will be a result of the $1.9 trillion package. what it will achieve -- what will achieve these results are vaccinations of all americans. as fast as possible. president biden has already said he believes there will be vaccines available for all americans by may, just a couple of months from now. i think we owe a great deal of thanks to the creativity, talent and expertise of big pharma who have been criticized and demonized by politicians relentlessly. they and their

amanda: interesting to note he will not resign.f the first questions was do you think he should, particularly given there is a conflict-written budget coming down. can he do the job? the answer so far as he is not going anywhere. matt: absolutely. very interesting stuff, although he did seem to be getting the same questions over and over and giving the same answers. let's go to shelly banjo. he said it pretty clearly. i will not resign. he said he did not touch anyone inappropriately and will hand this full investigation over to the new york state attorney general. do you think it satisfied concerns within his own party? shelly: i don't think it satisfied 100%. i think the level of contrition was quite unusual for andrew cuomo. for andrew cuomo to go on tv and say, from an almost deep feeling of sadness or he tried to convey that that he was sorry for what he had done and takes full responsibility. his previous statements were on along the lines of i'm sorry if you perceived me to make you feel that way. it is a slight change in to

i need you. >> that was his call to action, amanda. so why don't we start there, and then we'll talk about asian-americans. so that was the president's call to action tonight. after a year of suffering through a pandemic, is that the kind of message americans need, amanda in. >> yeah. he gave a great speech, and i feel like a lot of the reaction has to do with how he positions against president trump. people always talk about the feeling of the relief they have hearing biden. but what he's doing now soars above that. this would be difficult for any president to navigate. he is steering a country out of a pandemic let alone grappling with everything in the aftermath of donald trump. he is doing a great job not only delivering on the plan -- what did the previous guest say? over 100 million doses have been out? that is incredible. and he's also being careful, managing expectations so that people can get back to normal in a steady way. and so it is really artful the way that he tries to bring everybody in. he doesn't stand up there and sa

amanda, where do things stand right now? what can you tell us about that stalemate over a unemployment benefits. >> good morning. there's been a lot of movement, obviously there's a lot still to happen. late last night there was a deal reached within the senate to begin to move forward as democrats are inching towards passing biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. this came to a standstill with senator joe manchin of west virginia holding up the passage of the next steps here over unemploymentre benefits about t expire. the new plan that's being put forward by democrats is looking to have those unemployment benefits come up with $300 a week. that's down from $400 a week that the house passed one week ago in their version of he said we reached a compromise that allows the economy to rebound quickly while also protecting those receiving unemployment benefits from being hit with unexpected tax bills next year. this is allowing the republicans here to bring up amendments and have debate over different elements over this covid

let's go to nbc's amanda golen who joins me right next. what is next on the docket, amanda? >> reporter: in light of the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill there are a number of things to push forward on but as we saw, there was no republican support and very narrowly were all democrats on board. we saw those fractions take place within the democratic party between progressives and moderates. so as congressional democrats are moving forward, a couple of key issues they're looking to address in the coming weeks,

i recently spoke with amanda about that and a whole lot more. >> help me, i'm amanda berry.ever giving up. >> trying to stay as strong as can be. >> reporter: when amanda and i first met she shared how seeing her own missing persons story on the news inspired her to stay strong. >> that kept me going and said i'm going to make it home to you as long as you fight, i'll fight. >> reporter: amanda's beloved mother passed away in 2006 without ever knowing the truth of her daughter's disappearance. you said you could never forgive him. do you still feel that way? >> i absolutely do feel that way because i never got to see my mom again and i'll never ever ever forget that. >> reporter: now amanda is working to help bring other children home as a missing persons advocate. >> i'm amanda berry and i've made it my personal mission to help police find missing people. >> reporter: and recently partnering with the u.s. marshal's service. >> i need you to think of every single case as it's your own child. fight as if it's your own child. every single day. >> reporter: as part of an initia

amanda? matt, he might expect to see equities even quieter than they are headed up at 2:00 p.m. decision. the decision not expected to be super interesting, but a related statement at any commentary jay powell makes in the press conference a well be market-moving. it could be market-moving regardless, because of the way bets are lined up in the market. u.s. 10 year had been even higher, and that is going to have a reaction in stocks. we have some negativity out there. it is fairly broad-based. financials are doing well. techs are weak. we are watching energy as well today. still at a very high level. it is coming off a little bit. that is playing a little bit of a roll here. matt: taking a look at financial conditions, we can see, if you look at the goldman sachs data, big jump in financial conditions, or a big drop, i should say, down to a level we have not seen in years. this is financial conditions conditioning. according to goldman sachs, it is a level still easy. i'm used to reading the

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also with us, amanda nguyen. she is the ceo and founder of rise. thank you all so much for being here. amanda, you, daniel, and i spoke last month about the rise in hate crimes against the aapi community. and at that time, there was understandable frustration. understandable fear about the fact that this pattern of violence wasn't being taken seriously. what was most in focus for you as you processed this week's news? >> first of all, i want to say, thank you so much for dedicating your hour to this. all i can tell you, from the heart, is that we have so much grief, right now. we are heartbroken. when we spoke to you just a mere-few weeks ago, we bore our soles to this country. asking people, how many-more bodies will it take for people to finally listen to our stories? and now, here we are. after a massacre. do we matter, yet? you know, i -- i hesitate but, also, i know that, in this grief, there must be a silver lining. and so, moments, like this, where you are using your show to highlight these stories, are so important. and i want to start off

joe kennedy and amanda carpenter. good evening to both of you. amanda, hello. representative kennedy, can you hear me? i don't think representative kennedy can hear us. or he's frozen. not sure. but any way, hello, amanda. >> hey. >> president biden spoke out against the recent rise in hate crimes against americans tonight. i want to you listen to this. >> i will not relent until we beat these fires. but i need you, the american people. i need you. i need every american to do their part. and that's not hyperbole. i need you. >> that was his call to action, amanda. why don't we start there, and then we'll talk about asian americans. so, that was the president's call to action tonight. after a year of suffering through a pandemic s that the kind of message americans need, amanda? >> yeah, he gave a great speech. i feel like a lot of the reaction has to do with how he positions against president trump. you know, people always talk about the feelings, the relief they have hearing biden, but what he's doing now soars above that. this would be difficult for any presi

amanda, thanks very much — drive that vision. amanda, thanks very much for— drive that vision.with us. thank you for having _ very much for being with us. thank you for having me. _ the first "televised" presidential press conference was held on 19 january, 1955. president eisenhower spoke to the press in the indian treaty room of the white house. before you were burned and even me —— important! it was broadcast, as well as being shown in us cinemas, around the country. more than 200 correspondents are gathered _ more than 200 correspondents are gathered in the chamber. the president viewed it as a novelty, he could never have imagined how important these televised events would become to the fortunes of those who followed him. i see we're trying a new experiment this morning. i hope it doesn't prove to be a disturbing influence. i have no announcements, we'll go directly to questions. mr president. i thought this was a new experiment because it was good to be different than what we had over the last four years. he likes to compare himself a little bit to franklin d roosevelt an

amanda fisher, thank _ pandemic to begin with. amanda fisher, thank you _ pandemic to begin with.to begin with. amanda fisher, thank you so much. - pope francis has met the influential shia muslim cleric, grand ayatollah ali al—sistani, during the first—ever papal visit to iraq. later, francis celebrated a public mass at stjoseph's cathedral in baghdad. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen is travelling with the pope. peace in iraq will take time to flourish, but this visitor is determined to see it. along the narrow alleyways of najaf, and into a historic meeting of two faiths, catholic and shia islam. grand ayatollah ali al—sistani face—to—face with pope francis. at 90 and 84, it's taken long lives and generations to get here. the two religious leaders spoke of friendship to overcome oppression, rare unity after iraq's sectarian conflict. that theme of dialogue then spread further to the remains of ur, biblical birthplace of abraham. and in the shadow of its ancient citadel, pope francis met followers of other faiths. gestures of respect to those often sidelined, and victims of ira

amanda: we have to leave it there but thank you for your time today. keep the conversation on diversity. we will speak with the ceo of girl to invest. she is looking to change the face of finance by increasing diversity on many levels. this is bloomberg. ♪ kailey: this is bloomberg markets. today is international women's day and throughout the day, we are talking to various leaders and finance about increasing gender diversity on wall street. the percentage of women occupying roles on wall street are low, most studies put it below 20%. one of the leading groups behind the efforts to change that number is girls who invest in the ceo joins us now. it is great to have you. girls to invest as a goal to have 30% of the worlds investable capital managed by women in 2030 and you have nine years to go, how far do you have to go? >> we have an incredibly ambitious mission by design. we anticipate the industry is less than 5% and we believe firmly we can move the needle by changing the pipeline in asset management and ensuring there is an incredible group of peo

also with us is amanda nguyen.trepreneur, a civil rights activist and the ceo and founder of rise, a nongovernmental civil rights organization. so, welcome to you both. and thank you for being here. helen, what would you say to someone who's trying to understand what's driving this surge we're seeing now? helen: i think we have to understand that this, as you said, amna, was something that has been happening for a very long time and is actually part of the fabric of america, how asian americans have lived with this, ever since we have been in america. i was part of a ry similar time in the 1980's, when a chinese american man named vincent chin was killed in detroit because japan was being blamed for the economic crisis in america. and, today, unfortunately, we are facing something very similar, that now china is the cause of everything bad in america now. folks are looking for people to blame. and from time immemorial, since asian americans have been in the americas, asian people have been blamed and attacked and s

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amanda, you mentioned the whole dr. seuss thing, bakari did, this fake outrage about the term neanderthal. we're any way pandemic. this is what they're focusing on? it's clear they're trying to have another basket of deplorables, right? >> it's silly, which makes me think the democrats should be able to roll all the much easier. i understand the progressives want to have this big fight over the minimum wage, and this has been on the shelf for quite a long time, but the fact is it just didn't belong in a covid relief bill. joe biden campaigned on being the guy who would come in and start fixing things fast, and i think there is a concern if he doesn't start doing it -- he's doing a great job getting the vaccines out. his prom toys say we are going get all teachers vaccinated by the end of this month is tremendous. but it's almost looking like the teachers are going get vaccinated before the checks even get out. it's almost like a self-own at this point. >> bakari, i understand we have to live with the audio, so i'm going

amanda, where are republican lawmakers, you know? they're forcing clerks to read this bill out loud and slow down this process. they can't even show up. what is the point of senator johnson's stunt? >> to slow it down and resist it. listen, i'm going to give the democrats some tough love. i'm a never trump republican that wants to see joe biden be successful. so my question is what is taking the democrats so dang long to just get the checks out? it's because they junked up this bill with all kinds of other stuff. i mean why are we having a minimum wage debate and talking about abolishing the filibuster for covid relief? this should have been done last month. all they had to do was push the money button that donald trump did, get the checks out to people who need it, okay? give small businesses the help they need to stay open until the population is vaccinated and make sure schools are open in the fall. but instead, like the democrats always do, they want to attach all this other stuff and blame the republicans. i'm sorry, the democra

amanda, let's talk about minimum wage here. let's show video of senator kyrsten sinema giving a thumbs down to the minimum wage being attached to this covid relief. that's a big progressive priority right now. what do you make of some of these moderate lawmakers, kyrsten sinema, joe manchin, flexing the power that they have right now? >> reporter: yeah, lindsey, i think this speaks to the larger political lens, especially with this 50-50 divide in the senate. for democrats, there are actually these very apparent divisions within their own caucus, within their own constituency of having very moderate democrats as well as progressive democrats and not being in unison. and that's something that senate majority leader chuck schumer has had to grapple with over the last couple days. and seeing those divisions play out, especially with joe manchin holding things up. carol lee made a great point when we spoke just one hour ago of saying this is supposed to be the easiest package for democrats and the white house to move forward. this

voice that carried the inauguration we all remember that moment on january 20th when 23 year old amanda gorman approached the podium the new u.s. president and vice president behind her the country and world and her future all before her and then america's 1st ever youth poet laureate spoke and showed us the hill we claw the loss we carry a c we must wait we have braved the belly of the beast we've learned that quiet isn't always peace in the norms notions of what just is isn't always just if. gorman's poem was a message of hope and inclusiveness it seems only right that it is now being translated from english into every language you can name including dutch but the dutch author he was picked by amanda gorman to translate the hill we climb after initially saying yes has now said no my next guest played a key role in that decision or that is how it appears last month in a dutch newspaper janice do a cultural activist wrote that hiring maria lucas rhein of a white non-binary person to translate a black woman's poem was for her in comprehensible it created such an uproar that 3 days after

voice that carried the inauguration we all remember that moment on january 20th when 23 year old amanda gorman approached the podium the new u.s. president and vice president behind her the country and world and her future all before her and then america's 1st ever youth poet laureate spoke and showed us the hill we clock the last we carry a c we must wait we've braved the belly of the beast we've learned that quiet isn't always peace in the norms notions of what just is isn't always just if. gorman's poem was a message of hope and inclusiveness it seems only right that it is now being translated from english into every language you can name including dutch but the dutch author he was picked by amanda gorman to translate the hill we climb after initially saying yes has now said no my next guest played a key role in that decision or that is how it appears last month in a dutch newspaper janice do a cultural activist wrote that hiring maria lucas rhein of a white nun by mary person to translate a black woman's poem was for her in comprehensible it created such an uproar that 3 days after

voice that carried the inauguration we all remember that moment on january 20th when 23 year old amanda gorman approached the podium the new u.s. president and vice president behind her the country and world and her future all before her and then america's 1st ever youth poet laureate spoke and showed us the hill we clock the las we carry a c we must wait we've braved the belly of the beast we've learned that quiet isn't always peace in the norms notions of what just is isn't always just if. governments poem was a message of hope and inclusiveness it seems only right that it is now being translated from english into every language you can name including dutch but the dutch author he was picked by amanda gorman to translate the hill we climb after initially saying yes has now said no. my next guest played a key role in that decision or that is how it appears last month in a dutch newspaper janice do a cultural activist wrote that hiring america lucas wine of a whites non-binary person to translate a black woman's poem was for her in comprehensible it created such an uproar that 3 days af

and thank you amanda, great presentation. you know, first off, in san francisco, you know, we've got to make sure this is all the multi-language. getting it out. you may want to, i know there's a lot of the merchant organizations plus council and district merchants and make sure you get it out to all those organizations of your renaissance, your neighborhood groups, la cucina and anything that brings small businesses together through all these organizations and that's -- you have to just get this out. i was just reflecting back on the shut down and unless you were an essential business, last march 16th, when we shut down, only essential businesses were around. pretty much everybody shut down at least for two months there. so, this is stuff these people need to see. even the retail stores were shut down at that point. we have to get these people this information. >> one thing i have is do they have access to texting or. >> we haven't rolled out texting for taxes yet. for the college programs and it's smaller things that we do

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. >>> the disturbing revelation from amanda gorman, the inauguration poet. what she says happened to her on her way home. >>> and meet the dating coach who says it's challenging but not impossible during the pandemic. it is monday, march 8th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good monday morning. i can't wait until years from now, down the road. we will start getting those, like pandemic-themed romance movies. >> yeah. >> you can wait? >> you said it's hard but not impossible? >> yes. >> no, it's impossible. >> oh, no! listen. we'll have that story. another story is that interview that oprah had with prince harry and meghan markle. we'll get to that bombshell interview in a moment, but first the very latest developments in the pandemic. >> officials are urging students not to take a typical spring tyc break trip. >> more fromault. >> reporter: spring breakers flooding into places like florida. >> i'm from boston! >> i'm from new york. >> reporter: behaving as if the pandemic is already over. >> gives a sense of normalcy. >> reporter: and in da

. >>> the disturbing revelation from amanda gorman, the inauguration poet. what she says happened to her on her way home. who says dating during the pandemic is challenging but not impossible. it is monday, march 8th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good monday morning. i can't wait until years from now, down the road. we will start getting those, like pandemic-themed romance movies. >> yeah. >> you can wait? >> you said it's hard but not impossible? >> yes. >> no, it's impossible. >> oh, no! listen. we'll have that story. and she'll probably have some tips in there. another story is that interview that oprah had with prince harry and meghan markle. we'll get to that bombshell interview in a moment, but first the very latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. >> public health officials are urging students not to take a traditional spring break trip to florida where the uk variant of the virus is widespread. >> more from abc's trevor ault. >> reporter: spring breakers flooding into places like florida. >> i'm from boston! >> i'm from n

amanda, thank you. john, thank you very much. i want to bring in now former defense secretary william cohen. defense secretary cohen, good to see you. thank you so much. as i said to them, the two folks before, we have a lot to talk about. let's start with christopher wray, the director of the fbi. he said it over and over and over again. white supremacists, far-right extremists attacked our capitol on january 6th, but the republicans, they keep trying to distract and shift the blame. how dangerous is this? >> you know, as i watched some of the hearing -- i'm getting a little bit of feed -- but as i watched, i came to the conclusion or i was listening to the song aretha franklin, who's zooming who? for the republicans to then try to divert attention to black lives matter, antifa, it just seems to me it's like white guys trying to shift the blame to black guys again, which is the history of this country. and i was a little bit disappointed. christopher wray seems to me to be a very decent man full of integrity, a joe friday type o

cnn political commentator doug jones and cnn political commentator and columnist for the balwark, amanda carpenter. it wasn't a pretty process. democrats didn't get everything they wanted, but they could say the american people needed help, and we got it for you. own it, no? >> well, it is a big deal. as joe biden would say, this is a big deal without the colorful adjectives he's used in the past. this is huge. joe biden ran on this. democrats ran on this and promised this to the american people and they delivered. it was not pretty, and i know that the president would have loved to have had more votes, more bipartisan buy-in from members of congress. but let me tell you something, ana, this is a bipartisan bill because there is overwhelming support, i believe, among republicans across this country including republican state and local officials. so simply because you didn't get members of congress voting this way doesn't mean this bill doesn't have support across the country. and it's a great sign going forward in its first 45 days to be able to deliver on something he promised. >> amand

and i am just so damn tired hours ago amanda amanda and confront him there from now on that and the last and. this morning i'm not so common that everest mimics the dew on the canals. president obama just made history by being the 1st sitting u.s. president to visit laos obama has so far refused to issue a formal apology for the secret u.s. bombing campaign in laos during its war on vietnam the u.s. secretly dropped $270000000.00 bombs on laos in part to cut off north vietnamese supply routes again margaret this plan $90000000.00 or so to help clean up and detonated bombs still in the country what are the details this is $90000000.00 over 3 years to clean up what's called unexploded ordinance these are they look like little balls little kids pick them up and often become victims of these bombs that were dropped nearly 40 years ago in a war that this country was never technically a part of up to $80000000.00 of these failed to detonate and just one percent of them have been cleared obama's $90000000.00 for bomb clearance in laos it's not enough we bombed allow so much it is officially the

amanda gorman a young black author recited her poem the hills we climate biden's inauguration in it she called for peace and unity and the togetherness of the american people and her poem inspired many including dutch author marie clucas reinfeldt who is the youngest winner of the international booker prize award and she was chosen to translate gorman's work into dutch at a time of increased polarization amanda gorman shows in her young fellows the power of spoken warrant the power of frequency the power of someone who looks to the future instead of looking down when i was asked to translate well i could do was say yes and get behind her but it seems reinfeld underestimated the increasing polarization of today's perpetually offended society the announcement quickly caused an uproar why because gorman is black and reinbold who is translating her is white and as we know in 2021 that is just simply unacceptable naturally the mounting criticisms led brian veld serve reject the assignment completely i'm shocked by the opera around mine volume and in the dissemination of amanda garments messa