plus insight and analysis from our powerhouse roundtable with chris christie and rahm emanuel. we'll break down the politics, smoke out the spin. the facts that matter this week. >> announcer: from abc news, it's "this week." here now, chief anchor, george stephanopoulos. >>> good morning and welcome to "this week." we come onto the air after a rare last night retreat from trump, bowing to fierce criticism and the prospect of a new front in the fight over impeachment. trump fired off a tweet shortly before 10:00 p.m. announcing that next year's g7 summit would not be held at his miami hotel after all. the original announcement made thursday at that stunning press conference where acting chief of staff, mick mulvaney, admitted what the president had been denying for weeks, that military aid in ukraine was conditioned on that country pursuing a political investigation for president trump. >> but to be clear, what you just described is a quid pro quo. it is funding will not flow unless the investigation into the democratic server happens as well. >> we do that all the time with fo

back in 2013, when chris christie was up for reelection, the mayor of fort lee, new jersey did not want to endorse his reelection bid. that led to his deputies chief and two high levelgh court authority staffers to put together a plan to take those three traffic lanes and close them down to one lane to punish the mayor for his failure to endorse chris christie. they needed a cover story to do that, so they concocted a fictitious traffic study and gridlock. they did on the first day of school, september 2013, without a heads up to anyone in port authority or fort lee. there were reports of children on school buses for hours, paramedics having to get out to walk to the to someone who is having a heart attack. it also cost the port authority it also cost the port authority approximately $5,000 because they had to pay overtime for toll collectors and pay for the engineers that were conducting the phony traffic study. eventually, the head of the port authority figured it out, they went back to the old system and heads rolled. bridget kelly, david wild scene, and william baroni all resigned.

>> if you read chris christy's memoir, there are so many parts of him giving advice and the president just ignoring him. >> whether he thinks he's going to be removed from office or not, he is at a perilous moment in his presidency and he does need a support system around him. if you look at the support system around him in his own administration, it's pretty small in part because so many have left and they're having a problem getting other people in. he's surrounded by mostly loyalists, mostly family at this point. he needs a party around him to back him up, to help him out through this process, and he just keeps taking steps that alienate them. the syria decision, this is not a surprise what the reaction would be, because he's heard from people like lindsey graham for months and a couple years on this front, and he continues to do t anyway. >> we'll bring you the video of this as soon as we can, but he's defen defensive about his decision to withdraw. he says the kurds never intended for us to stay there forever and now the kurds are leaving sbettle intelligently. a lot of what the

sources say includes matthew andaker, chris christie, wayne berman. there are signs president trump is in a hurry to replace mulvaney, but some white house aides were on come -- were unhappy with his performance at a press conference on thursday. global news, 24 hours a day on air and @tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. >> thanks so much. employinguest millions of people in the u.k.. what they want from westminster. ♪ >> economic, finance, politics. let's get straight to the bloomberg business flash. >> ubs is cutting 40 jobs in the asia-pacific. bloomberg has learned protections are split -- reductions are split at vice president level or below as part of the global push to trim costs. a goldman sachs banker has been arrested on insider trading allegations. u.s. securities says the vice president linked to non--- leaked to nonpublic information as part of a scheme that led to -- he is the third goldman employee in 18 months to be charged over insider trading. china's bas

chris christie he wanted to get all of these endorsements to build momentum for his campaign was not elected president. pleaded guilty to conspiracy. kelly was charged with violating federal fraud statutes. the government's theory was that they had deprived the port authority of property in the form of the extra salaries for the toll collectors and the engineers. the fraud came because they had lied about why they were conducting the traffic study. kelly and baroni's argument is that the government is only relying on this theory because it could not do this under the actual federal honest services statute because back in 2010, the supreme court ruled you can only rely on the honest services statute if there actual bribes. they did not get anything out of this other than the pleasure of knowing they were getting retribution to the governor of for lee. they say if you allow the government to define property for purposes of this fraud statute, this is going to sweep in all kinds of political misconduct. when somebody prioritizes one neighborhood over another for snowplowing because they

bridget kelly and david weinstein and others and chris christie who wanted to gather the presidential momentum to run for president, which he did not. and the government's theory is that they had deprived the port authority of property in the form of the extra salaries for the toll collectors and the engineers and the fraud came because they had lied about why they were conducting the traffic study. so kelly and barone's study is that the government is only relying on the theory, because it could not do it under the federal honest services statute, because the supreme court ruled in 2010 that you can only rely on the statute if there are bribes and kickbacks, and kelly and barone didn't get anything out of this other than the pleasure of knowing that i were getting retribution for the governor of fort lee. they say if you allow the government to define property for purposes of this fraud statute, this broadly, it is going to sweep in all kinds of political misconduct when somebody prioritizes one neighborhood over another for snowplowing, because they want to curry favor with that nei

sources say it includes matthew and aer, chris christie, veteran political operative.re few signs trump is in a hurry to replace mulvaney. some white house aides were unhappy with his performance at a press conference on thursday. lebanese officials are scrambling to avert a financial meltdown a bit nationwide protests. talksime minister held with coalition partners on sunday two days after he gave them 72 hours. tens of thousands of people took to the streets for a fourth day of antigovernment demonstrations. global news, 24 hours a day on air and @tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. much. thank you very six of theeek largest u.s. banks climbed on better-than-expected gains in trading at a surprise jump in investment banking. this week, we get a look at how european banks are faring in this falling rate environment. tomorrow investors get their first indication from ubs. they expect revenue to decline. wednesday, we will be watching for updates on the swedbank money laundering scandal as t

previouslyewt gingrich and chris christie had been the top picks for vp. i won't go all the way the but but me just say that th does open the door for mikeis pence, but imart politicking by his staff that actually makes him vp. laura: how important is his ma hiage, this politic marriagerro karen pence? and where could it take them? tom: hely important to understand. it is a joint political career, and where they are focused right now is the white house, and not just impeachment, removal, and insertion as a gerald ort of president with an asterisk. that is not what they want. they want the presiden in their own right, winning an election. the way they best see it isest after eight years of trump, trying to ride some coattails.al that is hard to do and would probably not work out the same way that h.w. had after reagan. laura: tom lobianc tnks for being with us. tom: thank you. ura: the power ofoems is cited by lovers of the english language as one of the great gifts of literature. atthey can that our esirits and ex our love. i can words heal, too? that is t

he is assembling a roster of candidates and putting matthew whitaker and chris christie.as not offered resignation and thought he was doing a good job. minister'sn prime liberal party has a narrow lead over its conservative bridal -- rival. respondents favor liberals versus 30 for the conservatives are you it is one of the closest races in the country's history with the winning likely to not have an -- a majority. the indonesian president will announce his lineup monday after being inaugurated for a second five-year term. oath of office in front of heads of state and representatives from 150 countries. he aims to eliminate poverty and make indonesia one of the top five economies by 2045. global news 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am selina wang. demonstrators in hong kong set fire to rail stations and what was the 20th straight weekend of protests. at least 350 people -- 350,000 people took in the peaceful but rally.-- unauthorized what happened over the weekend? there is no s

told the president's team is a sibling a roster of candidates, including matthew whitaker and chris christieaney says he has not offered his resignation and told reporters he thought he was doing a pretty good job. a senior goldman sachs investment baker faced course -- court after allegations of insider trading. he is accused of leaking nonpublic information for almost three years in exchange for cash. goldman says the bank was not aware of the allegations until friday's arrest, this is the third insider trading allegation lodged against a goldman banker and three years food global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am paul allen. this is bloomberg. china's growth rising just have a percentage point in september. the long housing downturn may push buyers to the sound -- sidelines.. us, our guest from morningstar investment and he covers property. nice to see you. your key takeaway? are seeing a continued price deceleration, as pretty much expected purity -- expected. september is usually strong and this year was no exception

asking me is china going to war essentially with the u.s., and that is a term that trump and chris christie and others have used. the way that i think about it is it didn't start out that way. it started out because china wanted to encourage its chemical industries, its exports wanted to grow the chinese economy through all of these exports. the problem is these tax-free. they go to these companies exporting fentanyl and at one point you've got to say who is in charge and who is steering the ship and one example. from 9% to 10% right in the middle of this huge crisis, all these people buying. china raised this rebate and maybe wonder is it intentional or not. i appreciate the depth of your research and this is just extraordinary and in a couple of minutes that we have left is there any other story that stands out or any other method you want to be sure to get across to the listeners for example fingerprints people are taking what they think is cocaine and dying and the unfortunate thing is these type of drugs just are not safe anymore. i have experimented with drugs and when i was younger t

embarq has learned the list includes -- bloomberg has learned the list includes chris christie. the president is said to be overpy with mick mulvaney the white house low response to the democrats impeachment inquiry. global news 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david? , remember those u.s. china trade negotiations? corporate america is hoping washington does despite all of the talk about impeachment. libby cantrills about whether the beltway can do these big things at the same time. that is next on bloomberg television and radio. ♪ david: this is balance of power on bloomberg television and radio. i am david westin. speaker blocking a vote on the brexit deal. we handed back to emma chandra. emma: thank you very much. i am here with the former u.k. ambassador to france and the u.s.. thank you very much for joining us. mentioned, we have seen there'll be no meaningful vote on the brexit deal. --do expect the government the next step on trying to get the br

republicans, went after mitt romney tells you that he's not hiding the advice of his own friend chris christie, who went on tv this morning saying, you know what it's time to stop. we need friends right now. he's doing it as much as he says the democrats don't have a mitt romney, he's not a student of history, he's had it really good when it comes to republican cohesion, because he is so popular among the republican base, and that is the constituency of most of these republicans, especially in the house. normally you have congressional republicans who are so wary of the support the president has, they don't want to upset those sporters of president trumps and they cow tow to whatever he does. now that is not the case, there are a lot of issues where they aren't fully taking aim at the president and he says he wants them to fight more specifically when it comes to impeachment. what does the president want and two r two, what will republicans do. republicans are seeing their own -- they're having their own questions about whether or not they're on a sinking ship, and that is the trump ship or no

the list includes former new jersey governor chris christie and attorney general of matthew whitaker.resident is said to be unhappy about mulvaney. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. shery: live from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm shery ahn. amanda: live in toronto, i'm amanda lang. welcome to our special election in addition, canada countdown. as canadians head to the polls, here is what we're looking at. candidate's is in the fight for his political life as he struggles to keep his liberal party in office. the latest on the canadian election. joe oliver, canada's former conservative minister of finance will weigh in on the issues that are not being talked about in the race for prime minister. where do the candidates fall when it comes to taxes? promises to live tax cuts to business tax cuts are on the table. let's get started with a quick look at the major averages. u.s. stocks pushing higher in the afternoon session with the s&p 500

chris christie. this is the topical storm. topic 1. >> let's start in michigan. what is that? davis son fire deputy held annual pum pumpkin drop, it wasa smash hit, it pays raises and money for their most cause, beer money. >> and local love it because, it is nice to see something falling in michigan besides wolverines. jim harbaugh would be better off letting hugh jackman play quarterback. deflate the football, tom brady. >> this year a 100 foot pumpkin fall, highnis highest in historu think that is a big drop, have you not been following beto's prison numbers, i don't know. we head to california. police busted a criminal who shows up once a year. mm-hmm. dad? night before christmas all through the big house. santa was sleeping, because he got really soused. yeah this fellow put the conin santa con, he robbed a shed in town of brea, he was hung over at the time of photo, did you bt doctors say he within into a by bettidiabetic coma after all cos and milk the night before. the good news is he ended up under the mistletoe, bad news he ended up under the mistletoe,

bloomberg has learned former new jersey governor chris christie and former acting attorney general matthewon this list. president trump is reportedly unhappy with mulvaney over the white house's slow response to the impeachment inquiry. china's top trade negotiator says talks with the u.s. are making progress. bothpremier liu he saying sides are working towards a partial deal. $50 billionbuy worth of agricultural goods from the u.s. return, the u.s. would halt tariffs. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. tariffs. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm viviana hurtado. this is bloomberg. guy: let's figure out where we go with the latest on china, trade, and the fresh evidence that the world's second largest economy is heading for the slowest expansion in more than three decades. we are joined by bloomberg economic's chief economist, live from washington. the chinese are talking about m

understand, while the fbi is investigating, they never gave a briefing to anybody on the campaign like chris christieecided to use invested invasive techniques. these were decisions that were made based on exactly what's? part of that is business really prime minister, part of it involving a professor who is originally from malta and taught at a university in italy. of course, united kingdom where papadopoulos had these meetings with people and at times fbi undercover agents. so the question is what role, was there other intelligence set that the system, it was that intelligence given to the cia director make its way to congress, particularly a letter from harry reid wrapper for the election? those are legitimate questions. >> martha: with all of that going on that the campaign wasn't included in their concerns and maybe they ought to check it out. thank you, gentlemen, eli lake and marked and mark klassen. thank you for joining us today breaking news in the case of a dallas police officer who has just been sentenced for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home next. i'm your cat. ever since you bro

chris christie was one who was in the mix for instance. >> did he offer him the job? >> i can't remember now, chris, whether or not -- >> christie's never -- >> he put himself out of the running. >> three for three. three years of this presidency and three different chiefs of staff. and if he does make a second term, he has wasted second, third, fourth, fifth choices. what's left? what's his second term going to look like? jesus, thank you. >> you know, 17 members have come through the revolving door of the cabinet and that's making it very difficult to serve. >> 17 cabinet members. thank you so much. in other words, they're gone. secretary david shulkin, thank you. good luck with this book. "it shouldn't be this hard to serve your country." well said. thank you, michael crowley of "the new york times". >>> coming up next, president trump reversing on holding the g-7 at his resort down in florida? is this a sign that when republicans push back, he actually listens? i don't know. you're watching "hardball." i don't know you're watching "hardball. i took your advice and

rudy giuliani took chris christie's spot and he said stuff like this. >> first of all, i don't know thate did that to anyone. this is talk. he who hasn't sinned throw the first stone here. the fact is that men, at time, talk like that. not all men but men do. >> what would you like me to say? >> here is my question from this. if trump is selling out rudy, which he is doing publicly now. who is it that won't jump off trump's ship? why is it anybody would give a person loyalty when the person who did that for trump is still dispensable? >> trump has a lot of people around him who agree with what trump does and what he says and there are a will the of those people who will stay through no matter where it goes. i think there are some it won't happen to. we have to step back here and look at this conjoined apparatus which is giuliani and trump and the out of control, unraveling of both parties here. how this is looking in ret retrospect in terms of republican looking at video and looking at old video of rudy giuliani flapping and donald trump and what he has said. we're talking about a matter

. >> after losing the fight to access cbd because of then governor chris christie's medical marijuanait will not happen on my watch ever. >> the family moved to colorado. >> come on in. >> to legally access the cbd oil the stanleys had used with charlotte, now called charlotte's web. we were there in their new house for vivian's first dose. 2014. >> we came out here for cbd and you want to believe that it's going to be the cure. >> is this her? >> yes. >> i'm excited to see her. >> 2019 when we arrived back in denver to see the wilsons again we quickly learned that vivian had tried many different kinds of cbd, and none of them had been a cure. >> how are you? >> we moved two-thirds of the way across the country for cbd which is like something that you can buy in your butter now. >> is it all good? >> i don't think so. i think there's a lot of misinformation. >> what'cha doing here? >> turns out vivian's experience with what seemed to work miracles for some was not miraculous for her. >> we saw this like initial improvement and things were good. the more we were increasing her cbd, the

oft would not have worked chris christie or newt gingrich were there. if you look, mike pence is every bit as busy on twitter as president trump is. guest: yeah. the funny thing is i am blanking on the exact many scale that was a few weeks ago. there are so many of them. he adopted trump's tone and the response was interesting. you don't always see him do that. occasionally, he will take on all caps referring to pick this -- fake this. he loves to do that and you see it in his career. host: does he stay away from partisan attracts? -- attacks? guest: no. no. he does partisan a tax-free he has always done partisan attacks. previously, he was better about not being as avid about them. that was a hallmark of his political career. he would say i am conservative but i am not angry about it. that was something i think they worried about when they decided about whether or not to join trump. it is hard not to stand next to trump. , a sistereech coach from the catholic school he went debate whereed the he accepts the nomination for vp at the convention. she said

if you recall, even chris christie wouldn't do it. >> so that was before donald trump won, right?giuliani put himself out there and defended that tape that everybody heard with their own ears. and why? >> because he wanted to remain relevant and he wanted to gain the president's trust and appreciation and, you know, probably, you know, he was in the running for secretary of state at the time. so this is what a campaign proxy does. only you have to draw the line. >> so you think that it is relevance at any cost? because some people have speculated that, i mean, i know you're not a doctor but that it may be some sort of mental decline. >> see, i'm not a doctor so i can't sfeek that, but i just see a forocity in him that i didn't see 25 years ago. and i think it's his zealous need to remain relevant and to make a living, frankly. he has one client and there's only one president of the united states, right? >> you make a good point. ken frydman, everybody should read your op-ed to see what has changed from the man that you knew. thanks for sharing with us. >> thanks for having me. >>>

reached a particularly creepy crescendo at the 2016 republican convention, when trump advisers like chris christie and mike flynn led the crowd in chants of "lock her up, lock her up." and what did they want to lock her up for? for her e-mails. >> as a former federal prosecutor, i welcome the opportunity to hold hillary rodham clinton accountable for her performance and her character. [ cheers and applause ] [ crowd chanting: lock her up ] >> lock her up! that's right. yes, that's right. lock her up! i'm going to tell you what. it's unbelievable. >> this didn't come from the democratic primary. but all through the general election, right, candidate trump would get as much mileage as possible out of the ongoing, not just conservative, but especially the media obsession hillary clinton's e-mails. >> this is bigger than watergate. we have only seen the tip of the iceberg. she should be in prison. let me tell you. she deleted the e-mails. she has to go to jail. she shouldn't be allowed to run. [ crowd chanting: lock her up ] >> she was allowed to run. sorry. but the state department investigation into

sources say includes matthew whitaker, chris christie, and a veteran political upper -- operative, waynee white house aides were unhappy with his performance at a press conference, and that was on thursday. global news, 24 hours a day on air and @tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. anna: -- matt: thanks very much for that. week sees mario draghi's final policy decision as head of the ecb. he will pass the throne onto christine lagarde, who inherits the european economy that has stagnating inflation, slow growth, rates that are deep below zero. is the chiefw economic advisor of a firm and the -- thanks for coming in. first off, of the surprise message that we are not going to get any more action in terms of lower rates from the ecb, what do you think? they did come out with the renewed bond buying program that is open-ended, but it was only a 20 billion a month. are they doing whatever it takes? >> there is not that much they can take in the current framework they are applying. you buy 20 billion more or less,

oft would not have worked chris christie or newt gingrich were there.you look, mike pence is every bit as busy on twitter as president trump is. guest: yeah. the funny thing is i am blanking on the exact many scale that was a few weeks ago. there are so many of them. he adopted trump's tone and the response was interesting. you don't always see him do that. occasionally, he will take on all caps referring to pick this -- fake this. he loves to do that and you see it in his career. host: does he stay away from partisan attracts? -- attacks? guest: no. no. he does partisan a tax-free he has always done partisan attacks. previously, he was better about not being as avid about them. that was a hallmark of his political career. he would say i am conservative but i am not angry about it. that was something i think they worried about when they decided about whether or not to join trump. it is hard not to stand next to trump. , a sistereech coach from the catholic school he went debate whereed the he accepts the nomination for vp at the convention. she said she

but we've got to remember this, chris, this isn't exactly an agatha christie mystery at this point. we know what happened. we're trying to fill in -- >> basically -- >> we're just filling in the details at this point. >> the crime was admitted to in the first page of this. we're just in flashback mode of how did we actually get there. okay, there's more breaking news at this hour. two big stories coming up. nbc news is now reporting exclusively tonight one of the former trump administration official slated to testify next week is going to reveal rudy giuliani and eu ambassador gordon sondland circumvented the national security council and white house process to pursue a shadow policy on ukraine. and this comes as "the washington post" is reporting that least four national security officials raised alarms about the trump administration's attempts to pressure ukraine for political purposes both after and before the infamous july 25th call between presidents trump and zelensky. and that is where we begin tonight with greg miller who broke this story. he joins me by phone. greg, what ha

i know everybody loves a good mystery, chris, but this is hardly an agatha christi novel. we have mulvaney, the white house chief of staff, coming out and admitting to the crime. now, i think he thought that committing another crime was an alibi for this crime, but it's just as an constitutional to shake down a foreign government for political reasons related to the 2016 election as it is relating to the 2020 election. and so the smoking guns are just piling up at this point. it all started with the contemporaneous telephone memorandum they gave us in which we basically had everything we needed at this point and now we're just getting a surplus of evidence filling in the picture. we know exactly what they were up to. they shook down a foreign government, a vulnerable ally, in order to get political dirt or in order to support a deranged conspiracy theory. none of that is within their constitutional powers and all of it is an assault on the national security and the constitution of the united states. >> the biden part, though, is obviously a more flagrant foul. in mr. sondl

and of course called in the middle many civiliansns chris doyle is director of the council for british arab underststanding joins us live now christy do you pressure type the other one's attitude that we heard in that clip. will be making friends internationally but imagine. within turkey a what he's saying is playing very wellll. each one is a postmaste. winning the supporter of turkish nationals who want to see turkey is a major player will states that's why he- keeps on saying for now. the security council should haveve five hundred members you know is that he is trying to extend turkey's influence across the middle east and- elsewhere. and here in syria what he is doing is trying to appeal to those you see the current zacks rank. remember that turkey has a very large. kurdish population and it has being att loggerheadsds with them so much the last three or four decadess and it has blames. ththe pkk bebecause some workers policy. opoperating from syria now on the phonee state it was protections universal ypg sir f find g goinn and telling his nice that t he's going to give turkey protection he's standing up toto united states he

christi. china is now home to face kristie. china is now home to more the most wealthy people than the u.s. for the 1st time in history according to chris one more the most wealthy people than the u.s. for the 1st time in history according to credit suisse his latest global wealth report and overnight 24 year old eric schiff son of this is latest global wealth report and overnight 24 year old eric schiff son of billionaire founder of pheno buying a pharmaceuticals became the richer than trump that its parents give billionaire founder of you know buying a pharmaceuticals became the richer than trump that its parents give to him a stake in the company worth about $3800000000.00 the transfer of to him a stake in the company worth about $3800000000.00 the transfer of $2700000000.00 shares made eric one of the wealthiest individuals as there was no gift tax 2700000000 shares made eric one of the wealthiest individuals as there was no gift tax in hong kong it's the latest in a tsunami of asian wealth that has been passed down to the next in hong kong it's the latest in a tsunami of asian wealth that has been passed down to the next generation