anna: sorry, i misunderstood. guest: [laughter] anna: that is very clear, thank you.people have asked whether there is a limit to the deals you can do in the u.s. because of the sizable chinese shareholder ownership. does that make doing deals difficult for accor? guest: no, it doesn't. it doesn't. anna: are you not thinking about enemy m&a at the moment? i'm guessing there is no m&a to be discussed. guest: no, that's what i told you there is nothing. there are two things about some of the joint ventures we're on that we may see evolve because we have what we call -- we areible] looking at whether we should go [indiscernible] or whether we should retract [indiscernible] the joint venture investment. so, there will be some of that [indiscernible] -- smaller amounts, much smaller amounts. [indiscernible] the real thing that we tried to do the last few years, [indiscernible] -- and by the way, look at the crisis today. [indiscernible] anna: thank you so much for your time. so good to speak to you. thank you for spending the time with us here at plumber television. minute

anna? anna: thanks very much.is the nature bio diversity in one million of the earth's eight billion species is facing extinction. it could cost $20 trillionia ear. let's discuss this with one of the authors over the report. equity research analyst at barclays. good to speak to you. if we didn't have enough reasons to look after the planet, you presented us with some more. if you care about the biodiversity, you basically have to avoid palm oil, are there ways to invest and make sure things are sustainable? rush good morning. thank you for having me on. you raised a good point. these commodities in the report as being important to diversity perspectives. we by no means expect investors to move away from commodities. take for instance palm oil. if you move to an alternative oil, you need 10 times the amount of land. t simply wouldn't be fees to expect such a shift. what we're seeing are the growing trends of the use of things, ensuring that supply chains are free are important ways that investors should be looking

♪ anna: good morning. welcome to bloomberg markets: european open. i'm anna edwards.att: good morning. the markets say, do the beats even matter? euro looks set for a second day of losses. early reports post solid results. the cash trade is less than an hour away. here are your top headlines from the bloomberg terminal. u.s. intelligence officers worn iran and russia are attempting to interfere with the presidential election. they say there's no hacking involved. there are 12 days left until the vote. spain is the first nation in western europe with one million virus cases. rome considers implementing a nightly curfew. it comes as u.s. hospitalizations reach a two month high. german cases jump to a new daily record of more than 12,000. the pound surges the most in six months as the u.k. and european union resume talks over post t-rex it trade deal a week after boris johnson threatens to walk away. negotiators arrive in london today. anna: let's get to some breaking news. corporate reporting. let's talk about some numbers from unilever. third quarter underlying sales u

anna, tom?really interesting, folks, what will it mean for the former president to campaign for his vice president? this will have to be watched very carefully. there is a huge american tradition of its, but there is something different. i like what one of the fox stations said locally out of philadelphia where they called obama the motivator and chief for the democratic party. what are the thoughts in london on this traditional appearance by a former president? anna: it is traditional, isn't it? i suppose it would make more headlines in london if it were somebody speaking out against their own party. it comes with the kind of, well they would say that, wouldn't they? certainlytivation is there. he had such a different style to joe biden. maybe it works. me inrancine would put the surveillance timeout chair for saying -- time fixture tie on the break. i'm going to fix my tie. there we are. we have much more coming up today. the excitement of kevin cirilli in nashville. belmont university, a real

anna: thanks very much for that update.rger on the banking sector and what it is or not allowed to do. minutes away from the market open. up next, we will get your stocks to watch including bayer considering sales of certain assets. we will talk more about that. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: welcome back to the european market open. futures look positive. u.s. futures also point to the upside. it seems there is some hope around stimulus getting through washington perhaps. they continue to talk today. we will see what progress is made. let's get it bloomberg wrist word news update. exchangee tokyo stock has stopped trading for the entire day, giving no timeframe for when trading can resume at the world's third-largest stock exchange. the buying and selling of thousands of shares will be frozen. it has only affected part of the trading day. are looking at -- the so-called rolling review allows for development well trials are still ongoing. u.s. regulators have widened the investigation into the incident that led a halt in the tr

anna: from a u.k. extra prominence because of pressure for another independence reference in scotland. the visibility of the fishing industry, promises that have been made to that industry, and to hold the union together. let me ask about the difference between a deal and no deal. you said the difference is not that great. is that because services is not included, or if you take away the services exclusion issue, they are not that different? jennifer: that is right. it depends on what industry you are looking at. looked atith oxford exactly this issue. we found a free-trade deal with the eu would see u.k. gdp fall by 3.1% in the next decade, as compared to a no deal situation where the drop in gdp would be 3.9%. thatifference is not significant. if you drill down, the benefits of the deal would be more significant. having a deal will be very important for manufacturing sectors in the u.k. such as the auto sector and health care that rely heavily on regulation of products and some mutual recognition bet

anchorerg european open" anna edwards joins us now. anna? anna: thank you, annmarie.m pleased to be joined by trade minister greg hands. minister hands: good morning. anna: can you give us specifics on which companies will benefit from this deal, for which company is this better than what was before, the previous, existing eu-japanese relationship? minister hands: thanks for that. we have locked in all the gains, but we have gone first the crucial area of financial services, so looking to operate in japan, find it easier to get a license. it is a good news for fintech firms, because we have removed unnecessary data luke as those asian localization rules. so you and i can work, that will affect a lot of firms in a very positive way, particularly in financial services, professional services, but gains in agriculture as well. it is a very good deal for the u.k. trade asirst for the an independent trading countries more than 45 years. we signed the deal this morning. anna: yes, we saw the pictures. which parts will be easier to attain, which financial sector services will

anna? matt?att: you have also been pouring through analyst notes to see how this could affect the election or how this could change things in terms of what voters will do in the polls. what are you seeing? >> so far the majority that have trickled in are saying it would be more positive for the biden camp but we just had one coming through as you were mentioning it could change there in terms of trump getting the sympathy. the spread of the coronavirus is very widespread in the u.s. while meanwhile you have united first partners in singapore saying that biden will gain from this, particularly if trump goes into i.c.u. that could be a big problem. if the president is asymptomatic, that volatility could contained. the polls could tip widely in avor of biden. he says trump all but toast. anna: joining us now for a look ahead into the european market open, dani burger. what can we expects? futures fell along with u.s. futures. >> that's right. you have to imagine the a lot of the concern along the un

anna, you have earnings out. anna: let's get the closing details, the business talking about the year but remaining cautious on the demand outlook. when you look at the forecast for unemployment from various economies going into the winter period. profit at 142ax pounds just ahead of the estimate of 139.8. they see themselves delivering continued improvement in underlying profits, there is an upbeat take. the focus was going to be very much on the outlook after strong results had an expected. let's get to the broader picture. things gradually expected to improve, asia down by 0.25% overnight, but things looking more promising as we get to the european session were futures are modestly positive. we have been digesting comments about the chinese leadership for their vision of growth and a way to attract young people from hong kong. in south korea, we have seen some assets on the move. you can see that in the south korean kospi and the south korean won. there does seem to be concern in the u.s. on a number of fronts

anna: something to look forward to. good morning. let me ask you the markets live question of the day. this is something that for a long time we were fixated by. pre-election stimulus affect assets? nancy pelosi setting a tight deadline. the deadline is not far off. just tuesday, tomorrow, is this still a pre-election issue for markets? do you think markets are almost happy to leave this until after the election? have a think it would massive short-term impact. i think precisely because for most investors this is a postelection issue. i don't think this new debt by makes any difference, aside from keep the hope and the story alive. we have known it has been hard to get a compromise because it's not about the white house and the house democrats. it's because the senate republicans are not willing to go higher. i don't see how that will change going into the election as trump does much worse in the polls than he was a few weeks ago. senate republicans might be aware there could be a new leadership in a month's time. i think it's very u

anna: good tuesday morning. my name is anna palmer, i am co-author of the politico playbook. i am joined by my co-author, jake sherman. and welcome to a special addiction of the playbook interview, election countdown. joining us this morning is house democratic whip jim clyburn of south carolina, and former attorney general eric holder, who now is chair of the national democratic redistricting committee. you can follow this conversation on social media, and using the hashtag #politico election countdown, and share your questions by tweeting at @politico live. jake: what an election it has been so far, and what a next month it will be. the contort of this contest between the president donald trump and joe biden continues to be upended almost every day. as we sit here less than 30 days before the election, president trump and a growing number of his inner circle, practically his entire inner circle has been diagnosed with covid-19. biden, who has largely been off the campaign trail, is now on the stump. he was in miami yesterday, and he is going to gettysburg, pennsylvania toda

anna: u.s.esidential candidates kamala harris and mike pence sparring over the virus response. for more on the debate, we are joined from new york. .his debate was more polite they did not talk over each other as much from the presidential debate. and more focused on policy. what were some of the key issues? >> the key policy issue was the covid-19 pandemic. you could not avoid that given these candidates were 12 feet apart with plexiglas dividing them. center.s was front and senator harris came out swinging, saying the trump administration handling of the pandemic is the biggest failure of any u.s. administration in history, putting my tense on the defense -- putting mike pence on the defense. time dodgingt of harrises attacks. on theushed her supreme court and whether she would support stacking the supreme court. he paid a lot of attention to their energy policy. harris on climate said they would rejoin the paris accord. a number of policy issues discussed. will it make a difference in the way

anna: great to see you.ery fluid conversation these days with many asset managers around esg and climate change. sonja laud stays with us on the program. coming up on the open, mohamed el-erian, bloomberg opinion columnist, joins the scene, and this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: this is bloomberg surveillance. falling asntel are new concern that the company is losing his lead in computer chips. droppedported its price in data center sales. plus it says sales to current computing providers will slow down in the current quarter. another strong quarter for traders at barclays. in currency23% jump rates and credit income in the third quarter. that helped barclays beat earnings estimates, taking a smaller impairment charge than its -- than expected. bloomberg's emily chang sat down with silicon valley veterans to promote the hit movie "the social dilemma they discuss the impact of social media on society. she asked about the creator of one of those sites. >> there is a lot of negligence. each company is different. pers

anna: i apologize.hat is really interesting with the guests this morning, when the debt level starts to matter to markets, are we seeing some of that already with the pickup in yields that we have been talking about? valentin marinov did give you that term, that it will matter down the road. i heard that phrase this morning, and governments will not understand how long that road is. when will it start to matter? going to be interesting to see. futures at negative two. they were negative seven earlier. this is fun. she is the most interesting person in tradable markets today. adena friedman runs the nasdaq shop, always an important interview. look for that in the 9:00 hour. stay with us. markets on the move. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: this is "bloomberg surveillance." ." john mckay has been the ceo of whole foods market for over 40 years. he sold his company to amazon for $2.4 billion and agreed to stay on. the question is when will he live. on the davids rubenstein show. >> i will leave whole foods so

anna: good morning.elcome to "bloomberg markets: european open open." i'm anna edwards, live in london, alongside matt miller in berlin. matt: today, the markets say sell the yuan. the currency falls after pboc officials make it easier to bed again. asian stocks again with u.s. and european equity futures. the cast trade just an hour away. these are your top headlines from the bloomberg terminal. tipping point -- boris johnson is set to tighten u.k. restrictions after a spike in virus cases. italy's government also considers stricter lockdown rules. britain's other headache -- the prime minister tells angela remains significant gaps in brexit trade talks. a crucial eu summit takes place .hursday, and stimulus/ president trump and house speaker nancy pelosi blame each other for a lack of progress on a second package. larry kudlow says he expects more negotiations this week. we are just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading throughout europe, and in the u.k., let's look at futures, indic

anna: thank you very much.burger with the latest on the banking m&a story and let's continue talking about m&a. we are joined by the deputy head citi.arch for india at thinking about the banking sector, what do you think it will be that will drive m&a in the end in the banking sector? what is the overarching rationale for doing m&a? >> thanks for having me on the show. taking a quick step back, we europe drivenp in by the fact that usually when you have a recovery, the market 40% up globally from the trough, we usually have a timeline of six months and we see m&a picking up. in the banking sector, there are forces. overall, oneat m&a of the motivating forces is defensive where other sectors will be more growth driven. what is defensive, m&a motivation in the banking sector , profitability, maybe challenging post covid-19 and we see consolidation could be a way for european banks to improve profitability, which is something the regulator -- regulator would support and would also be a way of decreasing excess cap

i'm anna edwards alongside matt miller in berlin. matt: the markets say get ready for a bumpy start. u.s. future steady. european contracts set for a rough morning. the cash trade is an hour away. here are your top headlines. president trump calls off stimulus talks hours after jay powell makes his strongest plea for greater spending. stocks selloff into the close, and treasury yields slide. christine lagarde warns of a cliff effect if fiscal aid is ended too soon. france downgrades fourth-quarter growth expectations to 0%. on nightlife.down the german capital joins paris, madrid and london setting a curfew for businesses amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases across europe. let's look at german industrial output figures. speaking of the economic engine of europe, august industrial output falling 0.2% month over month, that is worse than the estimates for a 1.5 percent gain. in terms of an industrial output, things do not look good. news let's get breaking here in london. numbers coming through from various corporate's including tesc

anna: a crowdpleaser.have tory after stand up and criticize the measures he wants to put in place. tier 3 -- for high risk areas. liverpool is going into that tier three restriction. which areas will follow? and when will we get that information? tim: there has been a lot of speculation about london. theink manchester is on table. he is struggling to persuade the local government leadership there. and the approach requires that. ,f he can make the case manchester and other areas come if they can accept that, they will probably be the next areas to be put on restrictions. we are still only in october and there is quite a long winter ahead. matt: tim, thank you for joining us. tim ross is the head of the bloomberg u.k. team to talk to us about the tier three planned for the u.k. laura: johnson & johnson said it's covid-19 -- its covid-19 vaccine study has been halted after a participant has experienced an unexplained illness. it is being evaluated and they will share more information. a shakeup of operations

we review all of our interventions, anna.e entered this pandemic in march, we listened to business, the furlough scheme, we extended it to the end of october. we made it more flexible. we introduced the coronavirus interruption scheme and introduced a larger one for businesses that were sort of falling between the gaps of the scheme of the bank of england scheme.cl bill we continually review our interventions in the economy, and we want to make sure that we get them right. i talked to businesses every single day -- anna: on that subject, yes, let me hear you about brexit, because we are hearing lines this morning from michel barnier, just as our speaking and talking a lot about compromising, about the need to balance compromise, referencing the sovereignty of the u.k. i wonder if this is the language the u.k. government is looking forward to take the conversation further on brexit? mr. zahawi: well, i have not yet seen michel barnier's comments, but from what i am hearing from you, it sounds incredibly positive, that he is ta

[laughter] anna: all right. fair enough. attorney general holder, one of the things that we wanted to talk to you briefly about, there's been a lot of criticism about the current attorney general bill barr and his politicization of the department of justice on behalf of president trump. can you give us your take? atty. gen. holder: i think bill barr has gone beyond politicizing the department. i think he has weaponized the justice department by using the department to do things in a favorable way for people who are allies of the president. that is unprecedented. the way in which he has talked about everything from voting to social issues, he has clearly put the justice department on the side of this president. he is an integral part of the president's reelection effort. people don't understand how -- this is inconsistent with the way in which attorneys general and the justice departments acted in the past. that means republican as well as democratic justice departments, republican as well as democratic attorneys general. jak

anna? do you have a louis vuitton bag? anna: no. a lot of stocks on the move this morning.o see them beating expectations on high-margin sectors. nothing against them, just being honest. don't have one. boris johnson's corona's verse -- coronavirus strategy industry. they reject the government's rules and demand more cash for businesses. up next, we get a business perspective of what's happening here. an excellent chance to have the conversation with the vice president of tesco. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to bloomberg markets. this is the european open. it's half past. we do see gains. this is the broader benchmark index. you is up .7% right -- you see it's up .7% right now. that's the group ranked returns strin -- screen. it has become a little bit more interesting. but nonetheless, it's still helpful, regardless of the fact there are a few more industry groups and some of them have strange names these days. now inee gains right auto parts. we see gains in retail. the biggest gains, if you do look at the grr, we'll see in consumer products and services. so, th

anna, matt. anna: laura wright in london.arkets are studying this morning on easing fears over president donald case of covid-19. optimism over president trump's is growing rapidly, prompting buying in the stock market, while the yen is being sold. at the dollar resumed its slide after the dollars risk-off gains. we are joined by the chief currency strategist at dws. good morning to you. the big picture around the dollar. on the one hand, it behaves like something of a haven, although some people are raising questions about its haven status this time around. on the other, it needs to react to the possibility of a democrat win in november. certainly if it trades the latest polling data, what are you seeing as the guiding force behind the dollar at the moment? >> there is a lot influencing the u.s. dollar from this point in time. you already mentioned a few to start with the safe haven characteristics of the u.s. dollar. i think you can see quite clearly now that it has regained some of the safe haven care mystics. if you look

anna: thank you very much.berg rockets live macro strategist joining us with the latest on these markets. we've got european equity markets trading slightly to the downside, down .2%. the ftse 100, weighted down by one of the laggards. u.s. futures, the nasdaq down .3%. a bit of concern about what the house panel may propose. we talk about this earlier with alex webb. matt: well, we will hear more about that throughout the day and we will see how that affects tech stocks that trade in the u.s. we don't have those big marketplace kind of tech stocks trading here like google, like apple, like amazon, but definitely a fascinating problem that tech has on that side of the pond. they got the tax problem on this side of the pond. stay with bloomberg television. next is "surveillance." this is bloomberg. ♪ so you're a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? you don't, you bounce forward, with serious and reliable internet. powered by the largest g

anna: and the u.k. we were talking about austerity in years gone by, and that narrative certainly has been kicked to the curb, at least in the short term. let me ask you about what this means around the election, because we also talk about u.s. elections, how markets don't mind gridlock in washington because it means that policy doesn't change. but now from what you're saying, gridlock is bad because gridlock means we don't get stimulus or support for wages. elliot: that's absolutely right. i have been calling the u.s. election the ema election, and you almost use em analytics to think about it. in emerging markets, you don't like first of all my guy. you would rather have one clear picture with one definitive course of action. markets would prefer and if i government, whether it is a marginally preference for -- if you cannot have that, then you would rather go with democratic unified government because then you will get the stimulus, you will get the driver that markets and the economy needs. that is

[laughter] anna: fair enough. attorney general holder, one of the things we wanted to talk briefly about, there's been a lot of criticism about the current attorney general bill barr and his politicization on the process on behalf of president trump. can you give us your take? i think he has weaponized the justice department by using the department to do things in a favorable way for people who are allies of the president, unprecedented. the way in which he has talked about everything from voting to clearlyssues, he has put the justice department on the side of this president. he is an integral part of the president's reelection. howle don't understand inconsistent this is with the way attorneys general and the justice department acted in the past. republican as well as democratic justice departments and attorneys general. jake: let's get to the real reason we are here this morning. everywhere we go, and you guys are deeply involved in this, we hear about not only concerns this year with voting, but systematically

anna: good morning.ecommending to your clients that investors should move early to take advantage. what framework should they base those moves around? >> yes, it's pretty clear that not only you have companies looking to better align their own businesses with the transition to a net zero framework, but also, you have policy in many different markets whereby all of these policies are going to create what we call winners and losers as it relates to impact on financial return. the framework we are speaking to clients about is it will not be enough just focusing on individual companies in specific of, for but as a result example, what we are seeing in europe, every sector will go through its own transformation. very important to focus on it through the two cornerstones of investment management. the first one is obviously looking at individual companies who will better benefit from the transition to a low carbon economy and who is not so prepared, but also on top of that, it is important to look from a top-do

anna o'neill, thanks very much.ng you any updates on that and we hope to be hearing in just a few minutes from some people down in the isle of wight about the situation and what we know so far, but just to update situation and what we know so far, butjust to update you that is a tanker which is in the area off the south of the isle of wight, it is the nave andromeda and it was, as anna says, sailing from... there we 90, anna says, sailing from... there we go, we can see some pictures of it that have been supplied by the reuters news agency. it is now sitting tight, as far as we know. it was due at to dock at 10:30am this morning, but it issued a mayday alert at 9am this morning. that incident ongoing. a government minister has defended the decision not to extend free school meals to disadvantaged children over the school holidays. brandon lewis said providing support through local councils was "the right way" to help struggling families during the pandemic. pressure is mounting on the government from many sides, inc

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anna: he's doing debate prep. that is definitely a huge focus.doesn't really need to be out there right now. he's running so far ahead. he's got a ton of money in his war chest. he can just kind of coast to the election and hope nothing really changes before the. tom: i just figured out, that's where cirilli is. is he the moderator for the debate prep? anna: no, but i am sure he would be a good member of any candidate's team. i am sure he will be telling us what to expect next. tom: what do you expect next from the senator from kentucky? .nna: from mitch mcconnell he is going to be whispering in trump's ear, saying this is going to be a good idea, which is the last time he did when trump said he would pull his negotiators out of a stimulus deal. if he puts it up for a vote, it is not a good look for a divided congress. jonathan: anna, come back. i felt like i had to say it, given your abuse at the end. just have a bit of patience with people. rand paul is the other senator from kentucky. does anybody care what rand paul thinks about stimulus? jon

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. >> you okay, anna? >> yeah. >> reporter: meet anna, a survivor of two global pandemics. anna's family says she caught the flu in 10918, the deadliest of all time. but she beat it at just six years old. and more than 100 years later she got covid-19 in may at her nursing home in new jersey she battled it for six weeks what was it like to see her suffering from coronavirus. >> we all felt so bad for her. but she bounced back. >> reporter: bounced back, all right. and conquered coronavirus. i'm sure there are a lot of people, miss anna, who want to know what the secret is to living so long >> to be honest and kind, believe in god all the good stuff. >> reporter: 60 miles away in queens, new york, anna's younger sister, helen. she's 105. in march, she also got covid-19 and had to isolate >> i miss you. >> i know, mom, i miss you, too. >> reporter: her son and granddaughter couldn't visit. >> when we heard she had the coronavirus i thought that was it i thought this was the en. >> i didn't. >> she is so strong. >> i said there is no way this is bringing her down not after all

anna: and i am anna rau. we would like to welcome visitors and viewers viewers joining us nationally on c-span. john: we have both candidates on the ballot in our studio tonight. they are incumbent republican steve daines. senator daines. and democratic governor, steve bullock. welcome to illinois. we appreciate having everyone here in person. but we are safely distanced and ready for a spirited debate. anna: we have a slightly different format. each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer the question. afterwards, there will be an open discussion period for that topic with a chance for rebuttals, comments, and exchanges. we will finish the debate with a 90- closing statement from each second candidate. john: let's get set with the supreme court justice confirmation. just this past saturday, president trump announcing his nominee, amy coney barrett. this promises to be another contentious process following the ugly scene with the kavanaugh confirmation. critics,at has opted democrats, to talk about possibly

santa anna than pushes forward, determined to wipe out all the rebels. a battalion of volunteer texas citizens, led by sam houston, are forced into retreat. >> they're up against an army that was larger, with a european-trained officer corps that had wrought devastation, not just in texas, but also against mexican states that were rebelling elsewhere. >> on april 21, houston leads his ragtag group of troops, about 900 in all, on a surprise attack of the mexican army, which is camped along the san jacinto river. as they charge, the soldiers shout, "remember the alamo!" >> it was revenge time for them. >> the bloody skirmish lasts just 18 minutes before santa anna surrenders. >> that was the day that texas won its independence from mexico. the american west was won. >> how many texans were lost? >> only nine. >> more than 40 years later in the 1880s, harry mcardle makes it his artistic mission not merely to depict the battle with painstaking accuracy but to use his oils and canvas to tell a great story. >> he talked to maybe all the surviving veterans of s

anna: i wanted to follow up quick. you guys both answer the question where you are with concealed carry. is there any type of gun or ammunition that you would -- is there any type of gun or ammunition you wouldn't support somebody having, a civilian having? john: lieutenant governor cooney? mr. cooney: i'm a supporter of the second amendment. i think what we need to do -- i have been criticized for doing this because i support law enforcement and the ability of law enforcement to be making the rules and the guidance they need in order to give their communities safe. that's where i'm going to be focusing my attention. that looking at ways of trying to figure out how we are going to keep people from owning guns, and a certain kind of guns or ammunition. i think we need to understand, montana gun owners are responsible. we know that. they own guns to hunt. they own and keep guns in order to protect themselves. we need to respect that. i will respect that, but we also need to look after the saf

does this add pressure to susan collins, anna?> i think the decision by murkowski to say on the procedural vote she's not going to be forum, but for the vote that will confirm amy coney barrett, she is going to support it. i do think that puts pressure on susan collins, but i will say, she's the only republican who has not endorsed trump this cycle, and she is going to need those more suburban, moderate republicans to stay with her and not vote for sarah gideon. so, she has a very fine balancing act here in the closing days of this election. >> amy walter, if the georgia senate race runoffs are what decides the senate majority, does that mean it was a bad night for democrats on election night? >> yeah, it would be -- that's probably a good way to think about that, chuck. i mean, i think democrats have at least five seats right now where they're currently ahead. and so, if we go nine days from now, it meant that they only won three of those, and it would probably be the north carolina and iowa and, yes, determining control of the s

does this add pressure to susan collins, anna?as a good decision by murkowski to stay on the procedural vote, she will not conform, but the eventual vote, confirm the support for amy coney barrett. i think that puts pressure on susan collins but i will say she's the only republican who's not endorsed trump this cycle and she's going to need those more suburban, moderate republicans to stay with her and not vote for sarah gideon. she she has a fine balancing act the closing days of the election. >> it if the senate runoffs decide the senate majority, does that mean it's a bad night for democrats on election night? >> yeah, it would be -- that's probably a did way to think about that, chuck. i think democrats have at least five seats right now where they're currently ahead. and so if we go nine days from now, it meant they only won three of those. and it would probably be the north carolina and iowa and, yes, determining control of the senate in georgia in january. wow. >> yeah, like i said, i talked to democrats who said if senate