it is pronounced houma. but most people say houma. and i respond to both.not the proper pronunciation. it is great to have you. here i appreciate you taking time for us. i know it's been a crazy weekend busy week. but i wanted to first of all talk to you about your book and get your thoughts. you know, as somebody who is very close to power in washington d.c.. in the lessons that you have learned in terms of election losses because this is a bit of a setback for democrats this week with some of the elections they lost. what lessons do you have for some of the candidates, and some of those in politics based on your experience and what democrats in virginia just went through? >> look, i think that the best advice that i can give is we just have to stay focus, and get reorganized, and keep the agenda and enthusiasm, an election recycle. and we're in the midst of a cycle. president biden is trying to do some very difficult things in washington. he just got one very big thing done this morning. we just have to stay focused. it is a long -- [laughs] >> i know tha

. >>> and our interview with houma be a dean. did welcome to this world.hoes to fill. people will tell you what to eat. everyone will have an opinion. and, yes, there will be tears. lots of new introductions. sleepless nights. that's normal. okay. so many new toys. it's not going to be easy. but, together, we got this. kaiser permanente. thrive >>> about 40% of all the food in the u.s. ends up in a landfill. now a san diego county distill i have turning that would-be waist into cocktails. >> for the most part, anything in a grocery store bakery aisle, we can turn into vodka. haven't in 2017, r ge alla and samuel had an idea some considered half baked. take old bread products and turn them into vodka. >> baked goods is a resource like anything else. it has the building blocks to making all alcohol. so that was really a lightbulb moment. >> reporter: they get a load of more than 100,000 pounds of bread products from san diego food bank. most are past their expiration date, but still usable. each battle of vodka here keeps more than two pounds of food out of

granted, they got some challenges here, but somehow adidas and houma -- jonathan: as a kid we used to nike "nyke" tom: i find it charming when you say "adeedas." i will call it tomato. let's call the whole thing off. lisa: aluminum cars. aluminum shoes. jonathan: i just don't care. whatever. it is cpi wednesday. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> there is bigger going on the bond market than just the inflation story. >> there is a good alternative right now, and that alternative is still equities. >> investors don't seem to care. they are hooked on the iv a very low interest rates. >> investors are tired of throwing good money after bad money. >> the fed is your friend during this period. >> this is "bloomberg surveillance" with tom keene, jonathan ferro, and lisa abramowicz. jonathan: it is cpi wednesday. good morning. this is "bloomberg surveillance ," live on tv and radio. alongside tom keene and lisa abramowicz, i'm jonathan ferro. your equity market a little softer, -15 on the s&p, down 0.3%. the data 90 minutes away. tom: equities finally reacting to what we see on fixed income.

you are owing to go to dubuque or a la houma or something like that and start over. think it's going to put pressure on if the structureut f arizona and new mexico but there you go. >> yet are concerned are the likes of elon musk while he's welding cars that are better for the environment he's talking about currency were a lot of mining gets done. >> you know your in 2021 where people are concerned about the environmentalt damage created by a cryptocurrency. you know? i never thought i'd see that day. >> one thing you touchedng on earlier antitrust and i apologize if i'm pronouncing it wrong but the relationship between silicon valley and antitrust. where do you see the antitrust hearings going and will it ever make a difference with the likes of facebook and amazon and apple and microsoft? isn't ever going to affect any of these companies? >> i think at some point it does. we watch this kabuki>> dance now for years and washington d.c. says we have to do something about big tech and their army of lawyers to and everything else back to d.c. with lobbyist the right big

and she lives in houma, louisiana. we are thankful that she is still here.ay not be able to walk, but her mind is still there. she is just as safe as ever and i say -- i pray to god for that host: will you wish her a very happy birthday from us? a very happy 100 earth day. sherry -- birthday. sherry and portsmouth, virginia. caller: happy thanksgiving to everyone and i particularly want to say that we are all grateful for the verdict in the ahmaud arbery case and that family has suffered and now on this -- it is very symbolic that on this thanksgiving, they have got some justice. i think the entire country needs to feel relieved and thankful for that verdict that came down in the ahmaud arbery case because lots of us know the american dream is still available to all. host: i wonder -- at the thanksgiving table tonight and is that something you think will be a subject that you all agree on or may have different opinions? caller: it is a subject we all can agree on. the video was conclusive in terms of their guilt and the verdict was symbolic of the fact that