greg boutle, thank you. don't think you will mind that when we asked him about this situation, he said, most of the s&p -- most of the market is following the s&p 500, but my kids are following the nasdaq. tom: one of the great americans has died. the john warner story, they are going to play it off. he married an actress. i can't renumber her name. john warner -- i can't renumber her name -- i can't remember her name. john warner joins the military. he became a captain in the marines in korea. he was the navy guy on the hill. he was a textbook virginia politician of washington and lee. what this guy did, he was the last of the old guard liberal senators. in virginia with the geography to the south, he was the one that for years fought often the senate the real conservative tilt of the republican cell. jonathan: the former senator died tuesday at 94. ritika: with the first word news, i'm ritika gupta. the u.k. prime minister's former advisor has unleashed an onslaught of criticism toward his old boss, saying

greg boutle coming up of bnp paribas. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: with the first word news, i'm ritika gupta. the european union is aiming to hit belarus with a new round of european sanctions by june. bloomberg has learned the strictest measures could target a soil nutrient used to improve crops. it has already sanctioned seven entities and eight individuals. secretary of state and any bling can is in egypt on the next leg of a diplomatic mission aimed at shoring up a cease fire -- antony blinken is in egypt on the next leg of a diplomat mission aimed at shoring up a cease fire in gaza. in india, more than 2 million people have fled their homes is a powerful cyclones hammers the east coast, packing winds of up to 96 miles per hour, and it may push sea levels 10 feet above regular levels. it comes as the country battles the world's worst outbreak of covid-19. one of japan's most influential newspapers is calling for the event to be canceled. it says it would be unforgivable to go forward with the summer games and risks t