with our news in new york city, here's what gupta -- here's ritika gupta. lisa: president trump has pardoned -- ritika: president trump has pardoned his 2016 campaign manager paul manafort. he also pardoned political advisor roger stone. stone'slready commuted sentence for lying to congress. he also pardoned the father of his son-in-law jared kushner. house speaker ninja plus he is hoping to seek unanimous -- house speaker nancy pelosi is hoping to seek unanimous consent in the stimulus bill to meet president trump's demands. stopped,tempt is democrats will introduce a new bill next week that would raise payments from $600 to $2000. the u.k. and the european union have resolved differences over fishing rights, now set to unveil a historic post-brexit trade agreement. negotiators worked through the night to polish the copper mines. the deal will formally complete separation from the eu for and a half years after the 2016 referendum. china is targeting billionaire ack ma's alibaba empire in investigation. the pressure is on ma and part of a broader effort to

let's go to ritika gupta. mcconnell is rebuffing both democrats and president trump on covid relief checks. toreasing stimulus payments $2000. the president warned that failing to act now amounted to a death wish by republicans. a new variant and coronavirus has emerged in the u.k. has been found in the u.s. raising concerns that a more transmissible strain could move across the country. the first american known to be infected with a mutated form has no recent travel industry. in germany, the daily death toll has surpassed 1000 for the first time since the pandemic started. deathsere more than 1100 there in the european union since it started. british prime minister boris johnson plans to rush his brexit trade deal through parliament today. he's confident it will be easily approved. hard-liners in johnson's conservative party plan to back the cord -- the accord. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more i route tountries, could gro

in new york city, ritika gupta.dent-elect joe biden plans to fight the spread of the coronavirus from day one of his administration. on cnn, he said he would ask americans to wear masks for the first 100 days he is in office. he has asked anthony fauci to stay on as the government's top infectious diseases expert. president trump is threatening to veto a defense spending bill unless congress also strips social media platforms of a key shield. the measure is expected to pass despite the president's veto threat. the first u.s. state to tell residents to stay home to fight the coronavirus is about to do it again. california governor gavin newsom warned most of the state could be ordered to shelter at home within days. he said he will order lockdowns on a regional basis. california has the fastest increasing infections since the pandemic began. trade talks that were on the verge of a breakthrough descended into a fight between the u.k. and france. british officials say the european union turned up with a new set of dema

here is ritika gupta.united -- ritika: the united kingdom and the eu have finally signed a deal. johnson admits it is not as far as he wants to go on financial services. little clarity on so-called equivalents which allows the u.k. to participate in the eu single market. bloomberg sources say regulators could clear the astrazeneca shots for use early this week. it could be rolled out from january the fourth. the u.k. has already vaccinated over 600,000 people using the vaccine from pfizer and biontech. the european union has begun a coordinated vaccination campaign, less than a week after clearing the shots by pfizer and biotic -- and by on tech. -- pfizer and biontech. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by over 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. guy? guy: thank you very much. columbiahalloran, university professor of political economics will join us. that is all coming up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika:

m ritika gupta this is bloomberg.ine dying to talk to michael ward, managing director over the jimmy choo diamond crystal sneakers, priced $4000. francine: it was meant to be a surprise! tom: diamond crystal sneakers. only michael ward would have those in the proper size. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: good morning, "bloomberg surveillance", francine and tom in london and new york. visity, this is an annual with a gentleman from harrods so we can deplete them wallet at the acclaimed store. michael ward, even he, unprepared for a pandemic. we get a briefing. what an original holiday season. what is your biggest headache now to make it a celebration? closures is normal. lots of stock. we are going on sale today ahead of boxing day to make sure everybody gets a little love christmas. tom: it is about the experience. how do you manage restaurants? the acclaimed foodcourt. how do you manage that? escalators. how do you piece it together in a pandemic? changed.everything has we have standard operating procedures for every areas,

here's ritika gupta.loomberg has learned a deal would create an entity valued at about $9 billion, amongst the largest blank check deal this year. safee is blocked by -- pay is backed by blackstone. chick-fil-a is suing top poultry producers for alleged price-fixing. says they conspired to keep prices high. tysons says the claims are unfounded. the suit is the latest in years long antitrust litigation over chicken prices. faber doesn'txel expect to combined with credit suisse anytime soon. always good to talk about the missed purchase, but it is very hard to implement. these are very unusual times. it is very high uncertainty. in session and certain environment, such talks would be much more difficult. so i don't expect these things to happen. ritika: over the weekend, credit suisse's chair said a merger wouldn't be unreasonable. that is your latest bloomberg business flash. lisa: thank you so much. coming up in the next hour, terry haines, pangea policy founder. talking about that fiscal support package

i had ritika gupta. this is bloomberg.ine: we will continue tracking the number of infected and the horrific number of deaths we are sitting in the u.s.. coming up, we speak to jason farley. that interview 6:30 a.m. in new york, 11:30 london. this is "bloomberg." ♪ francine: this is "bloomberg surveillance." i think tom has a great chart on oil. it is always a great time to talk about oil, especially when there has been a postponement of an open deal. still no good to have a deal but the timing of the deal is very much in question -- still no guarantee of india, but the timing of agile is very much in question. , how year because he has been chasing his sources he has had about one hour of sleep. i was going to get you on "surveillance," so thank you for coming on. is that almost a done deal but we don't know the timing of when the tapering would come or are we not certain we can get a deal today? i think we will have a deal today. as you understand saudi arabia is reached, proposal that they will develop ministers at 2:00

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vin gupta who is set to get his vaccine tomorrow. let me start with jacob ward out in san francisco. jacob, the first doses out there today. what did you see out there, and what's the reaction been? >> chuck, you know, it's been a very hopeful morning. i have to say it's hard not to feel some deep emotions looking at a place like this behind me. this is san francisco's general hospital. the one that got this city through the tuberculosis crisis, the aids crisis, the big earthquake and it's the epicenter of the vaccine roll-out. the first five people in san francisco are receiving their vaccine here today. we spoke to the director of the city's health department to find out what he is feeling, whether there's cause for hope now. >> well, i'm both hopeful and concerned. so we're in this third surge. we are not going to get enough vaccine to protect many people from this third surge. so it's very important in san francisco and the region that we continue wearing these masks, social distancing, staying at home, do not travel for the holi

i'm ritika gupta.ewer americans than expect it filed for an implement last week. totial jobless claims fell 712,000. that is better than all but one of the 40 estimate in the bloomberg survey. continuing claims were also down to a little more than 5.5 million. november jobs reports come out tomorrow. house speaker nancy pelosi and senate democratic leader chuck schumer are now backing a bipartisan stimulus plan. they see the proposal from house and senate lawmakers as the foundation for a new round of negotiations. the plan calls for $900 billion .f spending the u.s. has restricted travel visas for millions of memory of china's communist party new rules will allow party numbers and their families to obtain visas good for one month. previously they could get 10 year visas. the u.s. embassy in beijing says china's communist party actively tries to influence americans through propaganda and economic coercion. opec and its allies are making progress in talks on oil output cuts. that increases the chances t

gupta and i will focus questions about the vaccines. we begin tonight with the white house upheaval. our jim acosta is there. he did a reporting just now. this involves a president's staff, what's going on? >> we saw the white house's communications director stepping down. that raised some questions. you remember a month ago, a white house official johnny mcentire issued this threat. all of that is gone. staffers here at the white house from what we can tell doing our reporting they're ignoring those threats from mcentire and others. they're starting to head for the exit. i talked to a white house official today, listen, the atmosphere in this west wing and inside the white house is getting more toxic by the day and people are turning on each other and they're trying to settle scores. that's one reason why staffers are leaving because of this toxic environment and others are leaving because they are fed up with the president. there are staffers who are saying they are sick and tired of the president not conceding this race. this is tarn

here's ritika gupta.tch mcconnell has ruled out passing the house bill that would give most americans $2000 payments. mcconnell says the measure has no realistic path to quick pass in the senate. instead, the senate will work on combining the payments with legislation on election integrity and rolling back social media protection. the senate is closing in on a vote to override the presumed trump's veto on the defense bill. it's a battle with the white ause that may not end before new congress begin sunday. congress has already expected to override the veto and senators are to follow stu. -- follow suit. then, a dispute to boeing and airbus. november, -- thea has now approved countries for expecting of the coronavirus. the shot is made by china national biotech. >> we will continue to speed up the vaccine r&d and will not let up for one moment. we will provide more vaccine products and technological platforms, paying close attention to various mutations around the world, and respond scientifically to ensur

i am ritika gupta with your business flash.on mobil indicating it has suffered a fourth straight quarterly loss. they confirmed in a filing it would take a write-down of as much as $20 billion on its upstream assets. cash also reported smaller related to its refining business. the company has struggled to maintain a $15 billion per your dividend program. the bitcoinn end to rally. the largest cryptocurrency past $29,000. it has risen 50% this month and is roughly up 300% for the year. the maker of nordic track treadmill stationary bikes is reportedly going public. to pitch asked banks for roles in an ipo set for next year. fitness companies have thrived during the pandemic and icon has 700,000 subscribers to its service. that is the bloomberg business flash. francine: thank you so much. stocks are steady and markets are having a rough ride on the year on a quiet note. global stock indices are close to record highs, and in many cases, in record highs. the dollar is the lowest in two years. is increasing.n there seems to be a lot

here is ritika gupta. ritika: joe biden says he will ask all americans to wear a mask the first 100 days of his administration. cnn hesident-elect told will issue a standing order requiring face coverings in federal buildings and interstate transportation. he says that will leave to a significant drop in coronavirus cases. on capitol hill, the chances are on a stimuluseal package by year end. the basis of negotiation is getting more interest from the republicans. is spending $908 billion, less than what democrats are calling for, but they say it is a starting point. opec and its allies have found a compromise on output cuts. agreed to generally easy into reducing production next year. saudi arabia's energy minister called the process tiring and excruciating. global news 24 hours a day, on air and quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am ritika gupta. tom: we are doing one statistic in our data check today, and that is bitcoin. everybody cri

i'm ritika gupta with your bloomberg business flash.dit suisse is proposing that its next chairman be the outgoing ceo of lloyds banking group, antonio horta-osorio. he steered lords to profitability and full private ownership after the financial crisis. credit suisse is trying to avert a run of low profit. tesla will be added to the s&p 500 in one shot on december 21 . that is a move that will ripple through the entire market. money managers will have to adjust their portfolios to make room for a company worth $538 billion. s&p considered adding tesla into parts because of its size. it will be the seventh largest company in the index. that is your latest bloomberg business flash. francine? francine: thank you so much. that is it for the month of november, one of the biggest rallies on record when it comes to stocks. here comes december. the focus is on oil, from opec-plus not managing to find a decision, so they will meet on thursday. the focus also is on bitcoin. coming up, martin rats will talk about opec. oil, 45.38.de this is bloom

here's ritika gupta.anel food and drug and ministries and advisors has agreed the benefit of modernist advisorsdministration has agreed that the benefits of a modern vaccine outweighs the potential risks. greater los angeles is now the hardest hit metropolitan area when it comes to the coronavirus. los angeles county has an average 1100 daily cases per one million residents. neighboring san bernardino has 400. recently, rural areas have been hit the hardest. getting a better view of just how large the cyber by suspected russian hackers is. risk topresent a grave federal, state, and local governments. and to the private sector as well. microsoft says systems were exposed to malware, and bloomberg has learned that at least three state governments were hacked. so was the u.s. nuclear weapons agency. joe biden says efforts to use his son's problems against him i'm up to foul play. he told a cbs late show he is not concerned by accusations made against his son. hunter biden is subject of a federal investigatio

his ritika gupta.: a panel of fda -- ritika: a panel of fda advisers agrees that the moderna vaccine benefits outweigh the potential risks. the fda could authorize the use of the moderna shot as early as today. it is based on the same technology as the pfizer and biontech vaccine approved last week. theter los angeles is now hardest hit metropolitan area when it comes to the coronavirus. los angeles county has an average 1100 daily cases per one million residents. has 400.rdino county new york was the hardest hit area in the pandemic's first month. recently, rural areas have been hit the hardest. joe biden says efforts to use his son's problems against him and out to foul play. says he hast-elect often hit by accusations made at his son. for aicans have called special counsel investigation into his foreign dealings. -- u.s. reportedly is set to dozens of chinese companies. a chip manufacturer. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analy

this iska gupta, bloomberg. lisa: coming up, we are going to be talking about what could be the beginning of a trade. we are looking at a dollar spot index. seeing a row the terrier ration of the tape across the board with equities. up next, hsbc senior fx strategist. this is bloomberg. ♪ lisa: this is "bloomberg surveillance." i want to bring you these breaking headlines. the nasdaq is investigating connectivity issues to the exchange for some clients. we don't have more information, but it is an emerging story. just want to give you a sense. nasdaq futures down about .9%, not necessarily down as much as s&p futures. tom: we will bring you the data checks here. lisa and i watching futures negative -- deteriorate. more than anything, we're looking at the vix. 21.80. balloons out, six big figures. that is a huge move in the vix. we will have to see how that settles out toward the u.s. open. i also want to show sterling right now. stay on that board, 132.10. what the pros do is they look at sterling out four digit

gupta, can you transmit the virus? following cdc guidelines after vaccination? >> the question is -- this is vital. we do not know if any of the vaccines can basically prevent severe infection or do they also prevent the ability to transmit to others. so it might just be number one. it might not be number two. it's vital for right now that, even after that second dose of the vaccine, that you still practice all the infection control measures weave talked about -- until further guidance, until these phase three trials yield more data. >> and really quickly this question, with the vaccine coming, what will be the price to the public? will insurance pay for it? if people have no insurance, who pays? how often will we have to get it? once, weekly, monthly or yearly? >> the federal government said this vaccine will be paid for regardless of your insurance status for all americans. and so we have to take them at their word, that this will be free to all americans who are able to get the vaccine. >> and then we don't know if

gupta, let's talk about the basics of this vaccine for a moment. the cdc just published a list of recommendations and guidelines for who can take this. among them, it encourages pregnant women to check with their doctors. warns those with allergies to other vaccines, to avoid it, altogether. i am wondering how concerned you are about possible side effects? >> good evening, alicia. this is what i'll say. what we -- the data that we do have is what we should focus on. we have a pfizer, phase three, late-stage trial, that shows amongst about 40,000 individuals. this was a broadly well-tolerated vaccine and extremely effective vaccine in preventing serious illness. so, that -- those are two really, really good metrics there. there is a concern that, if you had a prior, very serious, allergic event. technically, called an anaphylactic reaction. that means you develop a skin rash. maybe, shortness of breath. some -- something along those lines. your throat starts to swell up, in really severe cases. those are exceedingly rare, alicia, to food or to other

gupta?lle, it is yet another lesson, as though we needed it, if you skirt basic common sense, you'll get infected and be vulnerable to covid-19. everybody impacted in pennsylvania and arizona and elsewhere in d.c., you should isolate for the benefit of your own health and those of your loved ones. and please, i hope for all the viewers out there, take what happened to mr. guiliani, hope he is okay and recovering, as caution to the wind here, do not travel, don't think that you can test and mask your way into safe travel. you just cannot. even if you're doing all of the things we prescribe at home, don't think you can get away with safe travel. it is too dangerous right now. >> dr. gupta, we hang on your every word. i'm glad we got your wi-fi back online. it is frustrating when we can't hear from you. especially you too, nick. wonderful to hear from you both. thank you for spending time with us. >>> up next, despite georgia's republican election officials strongly rebutting claims, lies about

ritika: with the first word news, i'm ritika gupta.sident trump has signed a bill containing $900 billion in pandemic relief, backing down from demands that lawmakers change the bill before he sign it. the legislation includes funding for federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year in september. the government has been operating on temporary spending authority that expires after the end of today. european union countries have begun fax it in against covid-19 as numbers of the 27 nation bloc struggle with a rising vestal from the virus -- rising death toll from the virus. this is less than a week than the eu cleared a shot from pfizer and biontech. federal officials have identified the men believed to be behind nashville's christmas day bombing, they have turned to the task of figuring out the motive behind the explosion. the blast injured three people and severely damaged dozens of downtown buildings. the suspected bomber, 63-year-old anthony warner, was killed in the explosion. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloombe

sanjay gupta. one of the first people to receive the vaccine, it all gets underway at 10:00 eastern time. it is very important right here on cnn. next for us, the calls are coming from inside the white house. the white house that is. president trump calling on lawmakers to quote, "do something to keep him in office" the in coming center who's eager to do just that. later forget "do something." can lawmakers really do anything? can they finally come up with a covid relief package? we started by making the cloud easier to manage. but we didn't stop there. we made a cloud flexible enough to adapt to any size business. no matter what it does, or how it changes. and we kept going. so you only pay for what you use. because at dell technologies, we stop...at nothing. ♪ five blades and a pivotingglide flexball because at dell technologies, we stop...at nothing. designed to get virtually every hair on the first stroke, while washing away dirt and oil. so you're ready for the day with a clean shave and a cle

i'm ritika gupta.resident trump is signaling he might not sign that massive coronavirus and spending bill passed by congress. the president called the build a disgrace and said it is filled with wasteful and unnecessary items. he demanded congress increase stimulus checks going to most americans from $600 to $2000. president trump handed out a number of pardons, including one to a former campaign aide. george papadopoulos was convicted of lying to the fbi. he also pardoned former congressman duncan hunter, who pleaded guilty to misusing. . his campaign funds -- misusing his campaign funds. israeli prime minister benjamin hisnyahu is heading towards fourth election in two years. he and the opposition of party badly-white weakened. authorities say nonresidents who are able to show negative coronavirus tests will be able to travel from the u.k.. traffic has begun to move. pfizer and biontech have agreed to supply 100 million more doses of the coronavirus faxing to the u.s. government. there have been repo

i am ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. alix: thanks so much, ritika.he end of the year, so we have to talk about lead cables. one thing that held steady is goldman sachs, ending up on top. they were the number one world advisor on rogers and acquisitions for the fourth consecutive year in 2020. my guest is here to talk us through. >> something it is remarkable about the win here is not just that they were number one again, but they had more than 30% of the market share in the world. that is a lot, and it is the second year in a rut that they have done so. what helped goldman helps a lot of other people, and that is a big focus on middle markets. even though some of the bigger deals came back toward the end of the year, helping make the recordrough september a know goldman a bank we among investment banking, about a third of their business came from middle-market business. alix: are they stealing market share from teak banks or is this just more happening? sonali: there are a lot of boutique banks that go for the mega deals. a lot of boutiques also fell

i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ mr.now we just aren't getting all of the information we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas. it is nothing short in my view of irresponsibility. carol: of course, that is president-elect joe biden, making comments of concern about the transition not necessarily going smoothly and not necessarily getting all of the information, especially when it comes to national security. we know that is certainly an important issue as the administration gets ready for 2021. quick check on markets as we wrap up the last few days of 2020. you can see some more enthusiasm. s&p 500 futures up about 16 points, 0.4%. euro at one dollar 20 two cents. the 10-year note with a little bit of movement. crude with some support, too. we had some headlines in terms of global production levels, and that has given support. for our nextdy fro guest, emerging markets as a whole, if you look at the msci farx, it is up about 13% so this year. if you look at those large developed markets as m

i'm ritika gupta. house speaker nancy pelosi and senate democratic leader chuck schumer are backing a stimulus plan as the foundation for a new round of negotiations. the plan calls for $900 billion in spending, less than what democrats want, but an increase from the number being floated by senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the u.s. has had its deadliest day yet in the pandemic, according to johns hopkins university. the number of fatalities went over 2700 for the first time. meanwhile, hospitalizations going over 100 thousand. california posted 38% surge in the last week of november. the u.s. has restricted travel visas for millions of numbers of china's communist party. new rules will allow party embers and their families to obtain visas good for one month. previously they could get 10 year visas. the u.s. embassy in beijing says partys communist actively tries to influence americans. opec is making targets on out earlierer negotiations this week. one delegate tells bloomberg discussions are no

i'm ritika gupta.t is a spending bill that has something for everyone. the senate gave final approval to a measure that combines coronavirus relief with regular government funding and tax breaks for businesses. president trump will sign the measure into law. it includes 900 dollars in economic relief. the second largest such measure in u.s. history. most americans will get a one-time payment of $600, plus enhanced jobless benefits will be extended. cyber attackers are said to have targeted senior officials at the treasury department, according to senator ron wyden. but the extent of the attack isn't known. meanwhile, irs data and taxpayer data don't show any signs of attack. joe biden says the trump administration deserves some credit for the government program that speeded up vaccine develop met. the president-elect made the remarks last receiving a vaccine shot in delaware. biden joined vice president mike pence and other political figures who have gotten the vaccine in an attempt to boost public con

gupta will get vaccinated as well. that's terrific news.n it's important, the kaiser family foundation came out with an important survey, a poll in the last couple of days and it shows that two groups in particular have vaccine hesitant. one are republicans. that's the term they used. 42% and the african-american population. so for reasons that we can talk about, but the bottom line is having, you know, the vice president up there getting vaccinating as a role model for other people to the political right and republicans, i think that's going to be important, and of course, having dr. adams getting vaccinated is important. so that's a positive sign. but because we have -- i am really worried about the middle part of the country, the southern part of the country refusing to get vaccinated at this point. >> i know you're also a little concerned about some of the markers that have been put in place, specifically the age of 65. and in looking at that, you've said that that is really more of a cutoff for non-hispanic white men. and this, again,

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i'm ritika gupta. house has passed a bill that would replace the $600 stimulus checks in the new virus relief bill is 2000 dollar payments. house democrats and some republicans voted in favor of the proposal backed by president trump. that creates a dilemma for senate republicans. many of them previously opposed higher stimulus payments. trump's approval could put political pressure on them. meanwhile, the house has voted to override president trump's defensethe $750 billion spending bill. if the senate takes similar action as expected, it would be the first time one of the presidents vetoes has been overturned. president trump vetoed the bill in part because he wanted to attach an unrelated provision that illuminates content liability protections for tech companies. here in new york, residence suffering financial hardship due to the coronavirus will get a break. they will be protected from evictions and foreclosures until may 1. that is due to a law signed by governor andrew cuomo. the post-brexit tra

i'm ritika gupta.he trump administration is making its first move since election day to break a long standoff over a coronavirus release package. treasury secretary steven for $916 billion in spending that would include aid to states and liability protections for businesses. house speaker maisie policy called it progress, but said it shouldn't disrupt biggest -- house speaker nancy pelosi called it progress, but said it shouldn't disrupt discussions already underway. u.s. regulators won't get a chance to rule until early next year. astrazeneca and johnson & johnson together would provide up to 2 million doses of vaccine in the first quarter. the supreme court has dealt a sharp blow to president trump's efforts to overturn the election results. they rejected a request from some of his allies to overturn joe biden's victory and penciling a. the high court's decision -- victory in pennsylvania. the high court's decision did not say whether any judges dissented. poland and hungary have agreed on a compromi

i am ritika gupta.0-year-old woman was first in line when the u.k. became the first country in the west to offer coronavirus vaccinations. the national health service calls at its biggest immunization campaign ever. boris johnson warned mass vaccinations will take time. the u.s. is now averaging about as many debts from coronavirus as it did during the april peak. the seven day average of reported fatalities went over 2200 on sunday. it is likely reported fatalities will increase even further. that is due to the lapse between infections, debts, and when the debts are disclosed. -- when the deaths. an african-american will be nominated to run the pentagon. biden will name lloyd austin as defense secretary. he was the first black commander to command troops in the middle east. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ liquidity lesson is -- i hope is companies were

i'm ritika gupta.enate majority leader mitch mcconnell is rebuffing but the president and, kratz -- and democrats on action that would increase direct stimulus payments to $2000. the president warned that failing to act now amounted to a death wish by republicans. a new variant of coronavirus that emerged in the u.k. has now been found in the u.s., raising concern that a more transmissible strain could spread widely across the country. a man in his 20's from colorado is the first american known to be infected with the mutated form of the virus. he has no recent travel history. a republican congressman elect from louisiana has died from coronavirus. luke letlow was elected in november. he was 41 years old. he was hospitalized with the disease on december 19. british prime minister boris johnson plans to rush his brexit trade deal through parliament. he's confident it will be easily approved. a group of hard-liners in johnson's conservative party plan to back the accord. the main opposition labour party

i'm ritika gupta. the justice department is in talks about resolving charges against the cfo of huawei technologies. it is a long-running dispute that has fueled a clash between the u.s. and china. canada arrested her two years ago and she has been confined to the city of vancouver ever since. there's talk of a deferred prosecution agreement of violating sanctions against iran. that would allow her to return to china. joe biden says he will ask all americans to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his administration. the president-elect who cnn he will issue an order -- the president-elect told cnn he will to wear masks in government buildings and public transportation. after five days of difficult talks, members of opec agreed to ease into reducing production next year. saudi arabia's energy minister called the process tiring and excruciating. the priceas boosted range for its ipo and is now seeking to raise three-putt $1 billion. the biggest u.s. food delivery 35 millionmarking shares. doordash is p

i'm ritika gupta.he house has passed a bill that would replace $600 stimulus checks in the new virus relief bill was 2000 other payments. bill withcrats and -- 2000 dollar payments. house democrats and some republicans back to the measure. many previously opposed tires to meals payments, but trump's approval could put political pressure on them. the house has voted to override president trump's veto of the 750 billion dollar defense spending bill. if the senate takes similar action is expected, it would be the first time one of the presidents vetoes has been overturned. president trump vetoed a bill in part because he wanted to attach an unrelated provision that eliminates contents liability protections for tech companies. cardinfashion designer p -- designer pierre cardin has died. he wasn't just about clothes. he also stuck his brand on a wide range of products, everything from bath towels to fragrances. his career lasted more than 3/4 of a century. pierre cardin was 98 years old. more than 4.6 milli

i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ sen.onnell: we just need both sides to do what members of congress do when they are serious about wanting an outcome. ,rop the all or nothing tactics drop the hostagetaking, and make law in the many places where we have common ground. jonathan: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell in the last 24 hours, pushing back a little bit, asking for a compromise. from london and new york this morning, good morning. alongside tom keene, who's back in his seat, alongside lisa abramowicz, i'm jon ferro. let's get to the price action this morning. we shape up as follows. this tuesday morning, we declined by 21 points on the s&p 500, down about 0.6%. away from an ecb decision, euro-dollar coming back about 0.1%. in the bond market, after a big move friday, yields up. yields lower yesterday. toabout a basis point 0.9311%. tom: we are looking for december ferroe tradition of the method of christmas. we will decorate the tree december 23. right now, kevin cirilli on the stimulus calendar. what is the cale

i'm ritika gupta. the u.k. has become the first western country to approve a coronavirus vaccine. british regulators have given emergency authorization to the shot developed i pfizer and biontech. the two companies have said there vaccine is 95% effective in preventing the illness. it will be available in the u.k. starting next week. president biden won't quickly end the phase one trade deal with china. he told "the new york times" he first was to conduct a review of u.s. policy with beijing. that will include consulting with key allies. biden also said he would not make any immediate moves on tariffs imposed by president trump. in hong kong, activist joshua wong sentenced to more than a year in jail for leading a protest outside police headquarters last year. it was one of the most high-profile cases in the government crackdown on the pro-democracy movement. nowother members of wong's disbanded political party received shorter sentences. bob iger says he would consider a role in the biden adminstratio

i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika gupta.his is bloomberg. ♪ (announcer) do you want to reduce stress? shed pounds? do you want to flatten your stomach? do all that in just 10 minutes a day with aerotrainer, the total body fitness solution that uses its revolutionary ergonomic design to help you maintain comfortable, correct form. that means better results in less time. and there are over 20 exercises to choose from. get gym results at home. no expensive machines, no expensive memberships. go to aerotrainer.com to get yours now. >> this will be very interesting to watch because of course, he's weighing in essentially on the side of the democrats, calling for a lot more money at very short notice after many months of just being the most difficult agreement to strike with a december 28 deadline. all of theock and president -- shock and awe of the president's speech that we are monitoring. it will be an eventful wednesday. you can read up on it and us ono -- and listen to us bloomberg television as this unfolds. the vix, 23 poin

sanjay gupta. dr. murray, your latest projections showed that, even with the expected vaccine rollout, the united states forecast to see 539,000 deaths by april 1st. even more astonishing, even with a vaccine, if states don't act to bring current surges under control, the death toll could reach 770,000 by april 1st. that's more than died in the so-called spanish flu epidemic/pandemic, back in 1918. >> yeah. we're -- we are facing, you know, a number of pretty grim months, ahead, anderson. and we've seen the numbers very high, this week, already. we think they'll go up towards 3,000 deaths a day, in january. so it -- there's a long -- a long passage, ahead. and, although the hope of vaccines is there, it's not going to come in time to deal with that january-february surge. >> and, dr. murray, you know, when you look at the model, people may not realize. bu but there's sort of these triggers built in. it assumes many states, for example, if i read it correctly, once you hit about eight deaths per million

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let's get to first word news with ritika gupta. good morning.he trumpet ministration is making its first move since election day to break a long standoff over coronavirus relief package. treasury secretary steven mnuchin plans call for $916 billion in spending. it would include aid to the states and liability protections business. nancy pelosi called it progress, but she said it should not disrupt negotiations already underway. the u.s. government has an ambitious plan to vaccinate most americans by next summer, but it rests heavily on two coronavirus shots. u.s. regulators will not get to rule on them until early next year. astrazeneca and johnson & johnson together would provide up to 200 million doses in the first quarter. the supreme court has dealt a sharp blow to president trump's efforts to overturn the election results. it rejected a request by allies to overturn joe biden's victory in pennsylvania. the high court decision came in a one sentence announcement and didn't say whether any justices dissented. british prime boris johnson heads

i am ritika gupta, this is bloomberg. we say?pic of potential food disruption, the ports that were shut down in response to the new strain of the virus. doug banister joining us of the dover board. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ an excellent conversation with the french president, this will be sorted out in the next few hours if we can and our teams will be working on it. if we can get a result then that would be great. we will do this as fast as we can. it only applies to a small percentage of food entering the u.k., and british supermarkets have said their supply chains are strong and robust. everyone can continue to shop normally. the moment forf the prime minister of the united kingdom, an extraordinary day yesterday and the images that we ent and the of k port of dover of trucks backed up for miles. authority, douglas banister, the chief executive officer of the port of note are -- port of dover after tours of duty in jersey, he is a pro on port logistics. we are thrilled he could join us this morning. basics,tart with the not back

sanjay gupta. if you would like to react to admiral giroir and what he told john there. >> you know, i think the whole question about testing, we are talking a lot about vaccines, but testing has been an issue since the very beginning. we have not been adequately testing. you remember the roadmap to recovery at the harvard school of public health had put out at one point they said we should be doing 20 million tests a day in this country to really get to that path to recovery because you can get tested, people have a better idea of whether or not they are contagious, stay home. by the end of january we are calculating the numbers perhaps 70 million tests per week. so it's good, it's freight news that these other tests are coming online. we are in december of this year now, 11 months after this. you know, it will still always be a question for me, i think for a lot of people, why we did not lean more into testing. there was these antigen-based tests, one had been authorized in may, why weren't those

jerome adams joined don lemon and sanjay gupta for a new town hall.color of covid the vaccines." tune in tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern. tomorrow morning the "sesame street" crew is back about staying safe this holiday season and the abcs of covid-19. we await final word on the fda giving emergency use authorization to the moderna coronavirus vaccine, we will talk with the new jersey governor phil murphy about the plan to get the vaccine into people's arms. sure, anything. we searched you online and maybe you can explain this? i can't believe that garbage is still coming in. that is so false! frustrated with your online search results? call reputation defender today to join tens of thousands who've improved their online reputation. get your free reputation report card at reputationdefender.com or call 1-877-866-8555. if you have postmenopausal and a high risk for fracture, now might not be the best time to ask yourself, 'are my bones strong?' life is full of make or break moments. that's why it's so important to help reduce your risk of fracture with p

vin gupta, thank you so much. vaughn hillyard, thank you as well.ood-bye, but calling out many of his party's voters. >> this information hinders our free exchange of ideas and create superspreader digital viruss that create a fever of nonsense. >> now that he is about to be out of office, does congressman wriggleman know how to fix the problem? he joins me next. this is decision tech. find a stock based on your interests or what's trending. get real-time insights in your customized view of the market. it's smarter trading technology for smarter trading decisions. fidelity. >>> cdc director yesterday said a mask can be more effective than a vaccine for more people. >> the cdc didn't say that. >> i'm not trying to argue with you. >> i saw t it's not true. >> there's a lot of stuff on facebook that says democrats are running child trafficking rings. >> i believe it. >> you do? >> i believe it. i believe it. i mean, come on. go look at epstein's island. go look at his -- come on. >> when they show pictures of him. >> come on. >> a refusal to believe fa

sanjay gupta and jerome adams tonight at 10:0 p.m. for families." >>> already 180 votes have been cast in the contest that will determine the battle of control for the u.s. senate. i'll ask georgia congresswoman-elect nakena williams about that. (upbeat music) - [narrator] this is kate. she always wanted her smile to shine. now, she uses a capful of therabreath healthy smile oral rinse to give her the healthy, sparkly smile she always wanted. (crowd cheering) therabreath, it's a better mouthwash. at walmart, target and other fine stores. tthe lack of control whenover my business kai, made me a little intense. but now quickbooks helps me get paid, manage cash flow, and run payroll. and now i'm back on top... with koala kai. save over 30 hours a month with intuit quickbooks. >>> all right. we're following major breaking stories, i want to get up to capitol hill, manu raju is joining us. millions of americans are in desperate need of help right now, what's the latest on this coronavirus relief package? >> reporter: wolf, talks are still

i'm ritika gupta.as signed amp bill containing $900 billion in pandemic relief, backing down from demands lawmakers change the deal before he signed it. the government has been operating on temporary authority that expires after today. the two georgia runoff that will decide control of the u.s. senate begin their final stretch this week. president trump heads back to georgia to appear with a mourn a dated purdue, and kelly loeffler. democratic candidate rafael worn after nine of the candidates capacity. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ if we can really get vaccines going in april, may, june, july, and august, by the time we get to the summer, i think we can get to that goal of getting the overwhelming majority of the population vaccinated. matt: that is of course the famous dr. fauci, talking about the possibility of getting vaccines rolled out. he is say

sanjay gupta. sanjay, merry christmas to you, it's so great to see you this morning.ook, the vaccine rollout has finally been able to provide some protection to front-line workers, the health care workers. how incredible of a feat is this? what has it been like to watch this for you? >> it's been a pretty remarkable year. i think scientifically we see these shots going into arms and it looks like, you know, a fairly routine things, i mean, most of us have received shots at some point in oir life, but the story behind these shots, the scientific progress, the pace of medical innovation i think has forever been changed not just for this pandemic but forever been changed. i mean, it's remarkable. when people's backs are up against the wall some of our greatest innovations result. what i find really, you know, heartening in some ways is i still spend a lot of time in the hospital, i talk to a lot of health care workers, there's people who are working in covid units and they're doing everything they can to protect themselves, and they're doing a good job, but you still can