i am joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz in washington.come to the tuesday edition of balance of power on bloomberg tv and radio. the timing is awful. 12 days after helene the storm bringing huge challenges to emergency responders and complications to the presidential campaign. kailey: kailey the president don't -- the political situation is secondary to attempt to preserve life in

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz. welcome to the friday edition of "balance of power."brought up a lot of big questions about funding for fema, sva, and other organizations trying to help people in the storm zone. kailey: out of money by next week? fema for seeing rapidly depleting resources because of the two massive storms that require massive responses. president biden said he thinks congress should return to washington immediately to address funding needs, but no sign that that is actually going to happen. joe: we did hear that from speaker mike johnson last evening.

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz.e only blocks away from where the debate will start to 20 minutes from now. rarely have we spent so much time on a vice president of debate. kailey: this is the last scheduled debate of the election season. kamala harris has floated joining donald trump on cnn, that is a request he has denied. as we heard from congressman donald's, he thinks if anything happens going forward, it will be on fox. joe: this situation with 60 minutes, same network running this debate tonight, their election special that was to feature both candidates as you mentioned is in the works for next weekend donald trump has dropped out. that is a full hour of network tv coverage focused on kamala harris, which would be rather expensive to buy. kailey: it comes at a time when she has ad buys in place in the cash advantage. he is all about seizing free media but is not choosing to take all of this opportunities. joe: joining us now, the governor of colorado. speaking on behalf of democrats in new york. good to see y

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz in washington. to the friday edition of "balance of power" on bloomberg tv and radio. we may not be out of the woods on either front. bloomberg economics predi cting a weak report for september. kailey: issues that could be on the back burner for now. the dockworkers will not be another problem from the strike perspective until january 15. clear on the cusp of someone inaugurated by then. the

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz. welcome to the monday edition.u had a great weekend. the committee for a responsible federal budget is out with new numbers that probably won't make the numbers happy. kailey: no, the central estimate for donald trump, seven point $5 trillion at the high-end, that's what's astounding.

i'm joe mathieu in washington. kailey leinz is at world headquarters in new york.e early for the donald trump concert at madison square garden. kailey: i think i'm going to get out of here before that happens. i cannot imagine the gridlock it is going to cause in midtown manhattan as he takes his case to new york. but texas, as with kamala harris would be on site into. 11 days to go. across the battleground, 49-49.

i am joe mathieu look like it is to the washington.dition of balance of power here on bloomberg tv and radio. clearly, lovers are still recovering from madison square garden last evening. kailey: it was quite an event where some policy news was made, donald trump putting on the tax credit for those caregiving for members of their family. he could cut through to them dollars in federal spending if he runs for government efficiency commission, since elon musk. but that was overshadowed by the sexist, racis

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz in washington.o the monday edition of "balance of power." i guess it's no mystery morbi we find the candidates back in the swing states today. kailey: no surprise for kamala harris, focusing specifically on the blue wall rust belt states of pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin with none other than former republican congresswoman liz cheney by her side as she tries to reach across to those moderate republicans with just 15 days to go. with a record early voting turnout in states like georgia and north carolina, it's a good reminder that this election is well underway. joe: some people have already voted, which is important to consider the message and we are continuing to see it evolve even after some have already made up their minds. we will talk about that.

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz .lict still in our view, unclear what israel's next move will be. kailey: we are still waiting in the aftermath of iran's attempted attack on israel. missiles largely accepted through israel's arrow system. with the u.s. is providing to israel is intended to supplement that. it is operated by 95 american troops. obviously we have known there are american assets in the region, this is literal american boots on the ground. joe: boots on the ground in israel, you need those 90 or so troops to operate the system. they c

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz in washington. to the tuesday edition of balance of power.ve quite a contrast today. kamala harris on the ellipse invoking images of january 6. donald trump in allentown talking issues and hoping to get past some of the rhetoric from sunday night in madison square garden. kailey: allentown, pennsylvania noteworthy because it does have a heavy concentration of puerto ricans. the first latino mayor of that town is currently in office as he tries to shift focus from the comedian that appeared at his rally in madison square garden calling puerto rico a floating island of garbage. , hera striking a different town than we expected when we hear from her at the ellipse this evening. perhaps a bit more positivity.

alongside joe mathieu. we are waiting for editor-in-chief john micklethwait's interview with former president donald trump in connection with the economic club of chicago. this stage is set. the audience has gathered. we are about to see a conversation, notably, not a speech like we have seen from give at economic clubs in other cities. it is an interview where he could face tough questions about policy proposals. joe: we are hoping for a spirited back-and-forth and hopefully new ideas for how to pay for policy proposals donald trump brought forth over the past couple weeks. as we stand by for them to take the stage we assemble our signature political panel, rick davis partner at stonecourt capital along with jeanne sheehan-zaino political science professor at iona university and a senior democracy fellow at the scene debt -- center for the study of the presidency and congress. rick, there are a couple audiences donald trump could speak to today at a couple strategies. what would be your advice to him for c

i am joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz in new york. this debate tonight just got more complicated.ailey: absolutely the middle east will be the topic on everyone's mind. iranian state tv says this was just the first wave of an attack against israel. israel's military said the first we've included 100 missiles being fired at the country. this is the second time this year we have seen iran try to hit israel directly. if we think back to the hundreds of missiles and drones sent in april, largely intercepted, the question is what kind of defense israel and its allies including the united states can put up against this attack. joe:

joe mathieu joins us from the neck -- nation's capital.r's office think it would be premature? what's behind that? joe: they were talking about the saying that they want real numbers to write into legislation and he suggested that that couldn't be done until they came back after the election anyway. the calls are growing louder here, not just from joe biden. yesterday i spoke with kathy castor, a congressman from the district that includes the tampa bay area who joined me by phone, she is one of the more than 3 million people without power. she is making that call. as is anna paulina luna, mag a representative. another representative from florida and a trump ally here, who says that congress should go into a special session and that they can get it passed immediately, it needs to happen, speaker johnson call us back. it's coming from both sides of the aisle and it will be interesting to see how the speaker navigates this. lisa: especially with the dueling priorities of people's lives, health, and happiness, and politicking. how do they mak

i'm kailey leinz alongside joe mathieu moment the from bloomberg's five interview with former presidenttrump in partnership with the economic club of chicago. donald trump will take questions on economic policy from bloomberg editor and chief john micklethwait. there are attendees gathered in the room in chicago. the remarks will begin any minute now. joe: it could be 10 or 15 minutes until they finy

joe mathieu and kailey leinz in washington.k from new york, the site of last night's debate. kailey: it is not clear based on the spot polling after the debate if there was an abundantly clear winner. jd vance had the edge and was able to win some people over with a much more civil and respectful debate than many people were bracing themselves for. this was old school

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz in washington. tuesday edition of balance of power on bloomberg tv and radio. we have the swing state of wisconsin on the list of early voting states today. kailey: there will be a visit to wisconsin by tim walze and former president barack obama. you are right. we are seeing incredible numbers from the early vote already in other battlegrounds. according to the georgia secretary of state's office by the end of today one in four voters will have already cast their ballots. joe: remarkable. we have seen dail

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz in washington.with us on the wednesday edition of "balance of power." closing arguments coming in a media blitz that will not quit. >> it will not. already today we saw on fox donald trump's town hall with an all-female audience. we will later see kamala harris's interview with brett there as she tries to reach across the aisle to republicans who may be reluctant to vote for donald trump as she is trying to reach out to black men in particular. her conversation with charlamagne tha god yesterday. joe:

. >> i am joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz and we will be back from washington tomorrow. i do not know how we will pull that off. >> i will see you there. in the meantime, have a good evening. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ sandals jamaica sale is now on, visit sandals.com or call 1-800-sandals >> welcome back to bloomberg markets: asia. let's get to markets asia still managing to some gains despite escalating tensions in the middle east with iran sending missiles at israel and traders now watching for further headlines worth noting fix hovering at a key level suggesting more gyrations may be coming to markets. worth noting hong kong shares in particular looking at u.s. election debate escalating tensions in the middle east comping up 6% we have developers in particular doing gangbusters right now take a look at the bia china development index up more than 20%, 27 percent in fact and in terms of brent crude trading up 1.3 percent, spiking at 5% at one time but now tapering to 1.3 percent new york crude up one point 5% despite escalating tensions we are seeing supply concerns

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz. welcome to the thursday edition of balance of power.nts landing heavy on the energy markets as he touches down in florida for another day of surveying storm damage from the hurricane. kailey: he will be in georgia after surveying damage in the carolinas yesterday. oil prices climbing up 5% on wti. $73 65 cents a barrel. considering potentially this translating ultimately in higher prices at the pump as we get closer to an election. we will hear from the

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz.ay edition of "balance of power" on bloomberg tv and radio. the race is tied. 49-49. but donald trump still leads on the most important issue in the campaign, the economy. kailey: 50% of swing state voters trust trump's handling of the economy more than harris. 45% said the same for her. even as voters are likely to say harris is honest and fit for office.

i am joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz. thank you for being with us on "balance of power." from benjamin netanyahu. kailey: already we have gotten a statement from the foreign ministry confirming the leader has been eliminated. as part of the statement released, they called him a master murderer responsible for october 7. to quote the statement it says it could lead to the immediate release of inductees and lead to a new reality in gaza. that is the question. what is the new reality? . joe:

i am joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz in washington.on "balance of power" here on bloomberg tv and radio. happy halloween. you don't have your reflective vest on. kailey: donald trump did yesterday, literally taking a ride into a garbage truck as he leaned into the calf made by president biden this week when he referred to trump supporters as garbage, or may be one singular supporter, if the white house is to be believed. nonetheless, that is a distraction for the harris campaign d

joe mathieu joins us from d.c. for more.et's talk about how difficult it might be to settle some ground on the language. >> this is being framed as a big win for the administration, a breakthrough in think we would be talking about necessarily this morning and the administration's fingerprints are all over this. this is about a half measure as errors would put -- set her through would say in a moment. the idea of guaranteeing no automation is the ports is just as important as the wage increases for these workers and that has yet to be hammered out so we are delaying what could be the most difficult part of this whole negotiation and in the meantime it was this time yesterday morning that the chief of staff was on the horn with the shipping companies. they chose to divide and conquer it looks like. the labor secretary went to new jersey to meet with union leaders. it's interesting we can underscore enough that hurricane helene played in unlocking this deal. the message from the administration was ron desantis called up the na