but that's why i want to ask david kaplan again. you seem to say if he got on to the supreme court like clarence thomas he may be -- this may not have any effect on his judicial thinking and processes, but talk a little bit about how this justice is very different than gorsuch, for instance. gorsuch took over from like-minded scalia. but kavanaugh would take over from what's been considered a swing voigt ate and that's anth kennedy. isn't it consequential who sits on the court and whether his temperament and non-partisanship can be vouched for, david kaplan? >> i don't think anybody has any doubt that brett kavanaugh is a conservative. he's been a part of the conservative political movement for several decades. he worked in the bush white house. he often was in effect a hatchet man within the party. don't mistake him for someone who's lived in the ivory tower his whole life and assuming he takes justice kennedy's seat, the court is going to shift right. those predictions are correct. are chief justice roberts, a conservative as well

david kaplan worked at "newsweek" for 20 years. his cover stories included profiles of justices william brennan and clarence thomas, not to mention george steinbrenner who's not on the court, but he did get a cover story. george lucas, mayor giuliani. and he interviewed a majority of the supreme court justices for this book. i don't know if it was 5-4 cooperating or 6-3 -- [laughter] you'll tell us. he's the author of three previous books, "the silicon boys" about culture of silicon valley, "the accidental president" about the 37 days following the 2000 election which was also the basis for the hbo drama "recount." his last book was called "mine's bigger," a biography of the largest private sailing yacht in the world which won the gerald loeb award for the best title -- no, the best business book of the year. [laughter] david also practiced law on wall street and was a white house intern. a lot information to unpack there finish a lot of information to unpack there. i always hesitate to use the cliche that our next guest needs no i

we are very pleased to welcome david kaplan this morning to talk about david's new and would you say timely book the most dangerous branch inside the supreme court constitution. we arranged at this talk back in the spring we knew only that it would be beautifully timed and scheduled because after all this monday was the first monday in october in the supreme court session of course began per routine. so that we have to turn people away from this evening. i'm even told that they have to advise of the book at the very last minute. all of us are fortunate that this book is so timely in every sense of the word. and of course what could be a more appropriate setting than to meet in the home of eleanor and franklin roosevelt. president roosevelt had his own problems with the court. and his own reasons for thinking it was the most dangerous branch. for those of you that don't know the history of the house and are first-time visitors with apologies to those who have heard this before this is a home that was the wedding president of sara delano roosevelt. it was really conceived as two separa

eastern legal affairs correspondent david kaplan examines the judicial power of the supreme court. on afterwards at 9:00 p.m. journalist beth macy reports on the opa crisis in america. she's interviewed by jerry connolly of virginia. the nick bunker break counselor early life of benjamin franklin. we wrap up at 11:00 p.m. eastern with mit's deborah bluhm's report on the science behind and development of food safety regulations in the united states. that happens tonight i'll book tv. forty-eight hours of nonfiction fiction authors and books every weekend. television for serious readers. the full schedule is available on our website, but tv.org. >> host: robert, were showing the book, pu pope francis. >> the book is written mainly by economists. were writing it in response to the encyclical that came out a few years ago on the care of our common home. it's known as the pope's environmental encyclical. were trying to engage the pope in dialogue, a word he uses 25 times. hopefully fill in some blind spots that he has. we all have blind spots. that is kind of the aim. to fill in the bli

eastern, former "newsweek" legal affairs correspondent david kaplan examines the judicial power of the supreme court. then on booktv's "after words" program at nine, journalist beth macy reports on the opioid crisis in america. she's interviewed by democratic congressman gerald connolly of virginia. at ten, historian nick bunker recounts the early life of benjamin franklin. and we wrap up our prime time programming at 11 p.m. eastern with mit's deborah rah blum's report on the science behind and the development of food safety regulations in the united states. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and weeks every weekend, television -- books every weekend. a reminder, this weekend's full schedule is available on our web site, booktv.org. >>> and now here's david kaplan on the power of supreme court. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening, everyone. good evening. i'm harold holzer, and i'm the jonathan fanta director of roosevelt house. and on behalf of jennifer rab, the president of hunter college, it's a pleasure to welcome all of you to this h

carl bernstein is here, abigail tracy and david kaplan. david is the author of the book "the most dangerous branch: inside the supreme court's assault on the constitution." now, that is the name of a book. okay. thank you all for joining us. so, carl, i'm going to start with you because president trump has been remarkably effective in reshaping the court, not just the supreme court but even at the appellate level, right? even statewide he's been appointing conservative judges. so he's going to get a conservative justice now. so it's good for trump, but is it good for the country? >> well, i think this whole process has been awful for the country in the following way. i mean i listened like most americans, i think, to susan collins' civics lesson today. and what i did not hear from susan collins in this civics lesson was anything about donald trump and how he conducted himself through this search for justice, anything about what judge kavanaugh said that was an offense to the senators and an offense to the court as well as an offense to the

. >> david kaplan, a pleasure. thank you. thanks for watching. our coverage continues. . . . >>> i wanted to be comprehensive. i actually think it's a good thing. >> we'll be voting this week. >> the senate leader has made up his mind on brett kavanaugh before the fbi finishes his work. whether he lied about it could pose a problem. >>> the first lady wheels up to africa on the first foreign trip. what will see hear following the president's controversial comments? >>> and this girl was

. >> david kaplan, a pleasure. thank you. thanks for watching.continues. [ doorbell rings ] janice, mom told me you bought a house. okay. [ buttons clicking ] [ camera shutter clicks ] so, now that you have a house, you can use homequote explorer. quiet. i'm blasting my quads. janice, look. i'm in a meeting. -janice, look. -[ chuckles ] -look, look. -i'm looking. it's easy. you just answer some simple questions online, and you get coverage options to choose from. you're ruining my workout. cycling is my passion.

and to legal affairs analyst david kaplan whoseew book warms the supreme court has become too power. plus, the oscar-winning actor anthony hopkins, from nnibal the cannibal to king lear.

eastern legal affairs correspondent david kaplan examines the judicial power of the supreme court. on afterwards at 9:00 p.m. journalist beth macy reports on the opa crisis in america. she's interviewed by jerry connolly of virginia. the nick bunker break counselor early life of benjamin franklin. we wrap up at 11:00 p.m. eastern with mit's deborah bluhm's report on the science behind and development of food safety regulations in the united states. that happens tonight i'll book tv. forty-eight hours of nonfiction fiction authors and books every weekend. television for serious readers. the full schedule is available on our website, but tv.org. >> host: robert, were showing the book, pu pope francis. >> the book is written mainly by economists. were writing it in response to the encyclical that came out a few years ago on the care of our common home. it's known as the pope's environmental encyclical. were trying to engage the pope in dialogue, a word he uses5

david rubenstein. plus, exclusive interviews with the south african president and dallas fed resident robert kaplan. up next, more highlights from the earnings report. could tesla's result be a turning point for the troubled company? >> they are profitable. first time they've been profitable since the third quarter of 2016. emma: this is bloomberg. ♪ emma: this is "bloomberg best." i'm emma chandra. plenty of earnings information to digest this week. let's continue our review of results with a profit beat from swiss banking giant ubs. >> ubs reported income for the third quarter that beat the highest analyst estimate coming in at 1.25 billion swiss francs. ceo sergio ermotti has hit key financial targets for the second time this year. >> we have to look at ways to become more efficient. we are doing that. the real story for us is how we free up resources for cost initiatives. to reinvest in our business. that is the reason why we expect our cost base to stay flat, excluding variable compensation. that is performance related and grow our top line. growing the top line is sustained by two secular tren

david: and what better than to talk with someone from the fed? we will start this hour with robert kaplanking with mike, we go to him now. we would like to welcome robert kaplan, he is joining us from mexico city this morning. tightly integrated with mexico, but i have to start with the markets. last in heard over the minutes where we are today, back down again. many are saying this is the fed's fault, what are you making of what's going on in markets? i will avoid commenting too changes --kets market changes, other than to say some volatility in the markets is typical. the one thing i would comment on is that i watch earnings report and i talked about 30 ceos -- i talk to about 30 ceos a month, the story is consistent. input costs are higher, labor, materials, steel, aluminum, i think countries are struggling as to whether they could pass those increases on in part -- in price increases or if they are facing margin erosion. i see consistent story from what i'm hearing from companies. >> is there a level change or percent move that would cause you to believe the fed should slow down? what

perspective from david perspective from david rubenstein, plus, what is the fed thinking as financial markets take a downward turn? we speak exclusively with robert kaplan some amount of volatility in the markets, i think, is typical. emma: this is bloomberg. ♪ emma: welcome back to "bloomberg best." i'm emma chandra. weakening economic data, political turmoil, and mixed earnings results all caps it to another fragile week for global equities. so where should investors look for relief? our asia-pacific head of corporate and invested banking said that, despite trade tensions, he sees potential in china. ♪ >> the one big thing about china is that many chinese companies have a huge opportunity inside china, absolutely massive. the growth opportunity that is so big, they are very careful about where to expand, because they don't want to dilute the focus on that massive opportunity. where they are expanding, into places like indonesia and in some cases india, they are taking their spots carefully, because the opportunity at home is massive for them. >> are people putting the pin on m&a activity? are they holding back as they see what happens with the trade f

perspective from david rubenstein, plus, what is the fed thinking as financial markets take a downward turn? we speak exclusively with robert kaplanome amount of volatility in the markets, i think, is typical. emma: this is bloomberg. ♪ comcast business built the nation's largest gig-speed network. then went beyond. beyond chasing down network problems. to knowing when and where there's an issue. beyond network complexity. to a zero-touch, one-box world. optimizing performance and budget. beyond having questions. to getting answers. "activecore, how's my network?" "all sites are green." all of which helps you do more than your customers thought possible. comcast business. beyond fast. emma: welcome back to "bloomberg best." i'm emma chandra. weakening economic data, political turmoil, and mixed corporate earnings results all contributed to another fragile week for global equities. so where should investors look for relief? citigroup's asia-pacific head of corporate and invested banking said that, despite trade tensions, he sees potential in china. >> the one big thing about china is many chinese companies have a huge opportunity i

david: facebook executive was caught in the kavanaugh firestorm. vice president of global public policy for facebook, joel kaplansaying he made a mistake in attending last week's hearing in support of his friend judge kavanaugh without consulting facebook executives first. social media executive receiving a ton of criticism for his support of his friend. jack and peter are back to react to all of this. peter, let's just reverse the situation for a second. if joel kaplan was sitting behind dr. ford during the hearing, supporting her, do you think he would have received any criticism at all? >> no, he would have received accolades, positive tweets, congratulations all that. this just demonstrates it will be really hard to fix facebook, you're just not allowed to be a conservative inside of that company. you have to be stealth if you're a conservative. kind of like working at a university these days. david: jack, the point is, he already apologized and that is not enough. they want a pound of flesh in addition to his apology. >> first of all, this guy was hired because he is a right-winger. you got a right-wing gov

david: it is great to have you with us. julian emanuel, thank you so much. alix: mr. kaplan speaking at the economic club of new york.es not know if the fed should hike rates pass neutral. the dollar index is off the highs of the session. patientlyout the fed raising rates and he is comfortable raising rates three times from now to june. the question is, what happens after? david: inflation is not going to get away from us. he does not seem to be in a big rest. he also says there is room to run in this cycle, underscored by that steepening yield curve. long endking about the of the curve reflecting uncertain outlook. why? why are we seeing rates rally for the 10 year? is it a structural issue, pension funds are no longer buying? david: or all of the above. one less know, he is watching argentina and turkey. alix: who isn't? david: coming up, justice kavanaugh is on the high court. we will discuss what to expect today after that bitter fight. that is next in this is bloomberg. ♪ emma: this is bloomberg daybreak. i'm emma chandra. hour, up on the next chris grisanti, grisanti capital management founder. this is bloombe