senator hutchison, let's talk about wisconsin. comes in over governor kasich, does kasich -- must kasich drop out in order to sort of unite a the gop against trump? and do you believe he would drop out if pressed? >> i don't think he should be pressured to drop out at all. these are the rules. everybody knew the rules when they decided to run for president. and i think john kasich has very good reviews. he is -- >> i'm just saying when you look at the votes and the electoral college vote takes as that are remaining, if he loses wisconsin, does cruz have a chance against trump? >> even if cruz wins wisconsin, can he for the win the first ballot. regarding donald trump, if donald trump loses wisconsin badly, then he's going to have a harder hill to climb for the first ballot. >> sadly. >> if he loses by 10 or 12 percentage points, all the congressional districts are swept by cruz, that will slow the trump machine way down. on the other hand, if trump loses more closely by four or five points, the real clear politics average now is a

he was thought to inherit it from kay bailey hutchison. rick perry endorsed david dewhurst and campaigned for him. dewhurst has a ton of money. he'd already been elected four times statewide. he was maybe not a household name but he was very well known in texas. he was absolutely the establishment choice for that senate seat in 2012. he was going to win it. so if you wanted to stop that from happening, if you wanted to prevent that establishment choice from taking that u.s. senate seat, how would you do it? well, two-step process. the first step would be to keep him below 50% in the primary. because this was an open seat and because it was a safe republican seat, every republican and their mother was running for this seat in that primary. there were nine people in the republican primary for that senate seat in 2012. so the first step was actually kind of an easy one mathematically speaking with nine people in the race, that means everybody's splitting the vote at least a little bit. if you want to keep him from getting to a runoff, step on

hutchison will challenge any block in court. you can get more and the rest of the day's news on bloomberg.com. talks in doha dragged longer than planned, still producing no common ground. alex, why no deal? alex: it was the country that decided not to turn up to this meeting that killed any hope of a deal. iran made it clear from the outset that it ruled out cutting or capping production until pre-sanctions levels. the notion it would freeze output was ridiculous. the day before the talks, the iranian oil minister said he would not attend and any deal amounted to a self-imposed sanctions. the saudi arabians and other gulf states said there would be no deal without consensus. effectively, these talks were dead on arrival. angie: what is next for the oil market? alex: the demise of these talks does little to affect the demand and supply balance. two of the producers pushing hard for a cap -- russia and iraq -- producing close to record levels. most analysts agree on one thing and that there is going to be more volatility ahead. wh

hong kong's hutchison is planning to block the attempted purchase of o2. they are looking to merge to o2-three. the commission is expected to obstruct the deal it believes would lead to reduced choice and higher prices for consumers. >>> crude prices trading sharply lower after the output freeze isn't approved because the saudis blocked the deal because iran was not at the table. but they knew iran wouldn't be at the table, didn't they? that's an open question. and russia's oil minister says $40 to $60 a barrel oil is acceptable. they are not closing the doors on the taps either, jeffrey. they are producing more than now than when we were young men in the '80s. >> reporter: absolutely, steve. i think to say that they have gone back to soviet era production levels gives you a sense of how hard they are working to try and maintain these output levels with equipment in many senses that could do with an infrastructure upgrade. so the russians are very keen to maintain the stream of revenue to assist an economy that is still obviously suffering from sanctions.

issues starting off with cross bronx bruckner interchange you have an accident and then in co-op city hutchison river parkway. draw bring in up position both delays. new jersey no problem. 80 and rule the 284 doing fine. l. iment traffic moving fine no delays. lincoln tunnel into the city starting to see a little volume but a five to ten minute delay. holland gwb same thing. street cleaning rules rules are in effect today city wide. ben and juliet. >> thanks ines. talking about presidential election. hillary clinton and bernie sanders within the at each other the other night. their fight not seem like it was a fight to the end. >> 16 more debates to come right. but this was easily most controversial democratic debate -- >> for them. >> and still pails in comparison let's be honest to republicans that's been done. robert moses good morning. >> but they're catching up. they were gaining ground. >> they were foaling the new york spirit. >> what do you mean by that, ben? >> no, can i appointed with their opinions right? >> and that's part of our charm had. >> it is. i think it's great. >> get on wi

kay bailey hutchison, you heard her say that was a step in the right direction with trump's views on women and how he will go after hillary clinton. the stop trump wants to keep fig fighting. they want to pick up the fight and make indiana a battleground. do they have enough juice left to make a difference. they're arguing we can't get a candidate over the line when they're not close to the line. >> a circular firing squad, where's my help? and the group saying, where's my candidate? >> that's been one of the things. our own political thing, chuck todd wrote about it, one of the biggest issues with the stop trump movement, all you're doing is promoting negative, you're not giving people one alternative and that's one thing that stalled momentum. >> in many ways, that's politics 101. people want to vote for someone, something they can get behind. the idea you will just sell people on a negative. >> the idea is donald trump is so unique he can be the person you want to vote against. >> those were fervently for him and those against him. this is happening in burlingame, california. if y

hutchison has offered more than $14 billion.ccording this antitrust regulators will block the deal within weeks. they will can -- they're concerned the deal will mean less competition and more prices. -- hsbc wille sbc step down in two years. they have started compiling a list of internal candidates. 2011, gulliver and outgoing chairman have slashed 87,000 jobs and exited more than 80 businesses. home prices in the u.k. have hit a record. $437, more price is than 7% higher than a year ago. many british homeowners traded up to larger properties and sold to investors who want to close deals before a tax hike on a second home. that is the bloomberg business flash. francine: dilma rousseff's pregnancy is such presidency is hanging by a thread after congress voted in favor of her impeachment. phone.ins us on the deal,eachment now a done and when can we get it over and done with and a new person in charge? john: definitely not a done deal. last night was a very significant step towards a possible impeachment of dilma rousseff but now

regulators are said to be unconvinced that hutchison's offer sale will create enough competition. to sell part of their network infrastructure to a new rival. the sunday telegraph said hutchinson will challenge any block in court. sources at bloomberg say china's second-biggest on dine -- online retailer, jd.com, looking to raise $1.5 billion in a bond sale. to company has declined comment. china's internet giants are providing a haven for bond investors fling mountain credit risks among state owned enterprises. face stronger headwinds if the boost from real estate pros unsustainable. property has been one of the key drivers of growth recently. let's ring in malcom scott. -- bring in malcom scott. werenk economists inspecting 1.5% growth, should we be worried? >> it does take some of that cross off the number we saw on friday, 6.7%, and match of economists expectations, a property-led stabilization, construction services in real estate services leading those industry breakdowns on saturday. of course, the property data was so solid, the rebound spreading , so theand more cities qu