juncker said he would not be demanding unconditional obedience from the commissioners. he joked that at his age he was not interested in launching a new career as a dictator. juncker was forced to make a few changes to his original lineup after slovenia's commissioner failed to meet the approval of delegates earlier this month. juncker said he would unveil a 300 billion euro investment program shortly to boost growth, and that he is asking the private sector to help finance it. >> this investment program is very important to me. i want to say it very clearly here, all attempts to dissuade me from this, and there have of course already been such attempts, will not bear fruit. i will carry this through. >> juncker promised to streamline the commission and focus on key problems, such as europe's troubled economy. the new commission will start working on november 1. >> to northern iraq now, where kurdish lawmakers have voted in favor of sending fighters to help defend the city of kobani in syria. fierce fighting is continuing around kobani, with kurdish fighters holding out

capital markets union, juncker wants that. the banking union, juncker wants that.ndon once its rights protected. what can he do? >> lord hill is well known in the city of london. >> as a financial lobbyist. >> he's well-known. the most important thing is not lord hill's appointments, it is the creation of the financial services commission. bringing this together will make it more efficient. that is the important thing, not the appointment of a particular individual. city lobbyists were cheering when they heard the appointment. the consumer groups were quite worried because of his background. are not to judge a guy by his background. juncker has given him a strong mandate and told the man what to do. >> he has the skill set and knowledge to deliver. >> he's a very experienced guy. juncker has made clear what he expects out of the financial services commission. not hisdge by results, background. >> you think the industry will give him the fair chance? a lot of people in london cheering, he is going to fight our corner and we will get what we want. upyou think he coul

we have to remind our viewers that exactly one month ago jean-claude juncker is the new president ofhe european commission and unveiled his lineup of commissioners. 27 in total one for each country minus luxembourg. each commissioner has been assigned a portfolio and now as part of the european system of checks and balances, it is up for the -- to the european parliament to grill the candidates. they must be confirmed by the parliament. they have the power to check their cv's, to see if there are any conflicts of interest. it is a pretty aggressive exercise. i was listening this morning. it was here's -- peirre's turn to lender -- to come under fire. liberals and conservatives were accusing him of being the ambassador of france and as such, questioning his right ability, reminding him that his country systematically breached the eu fiscal rules. but listen to what he had to say on that. -- let's listen to what he had to say on that. >> i am french, and i am a social democrat. i am not denying that, nor blushing, but i say this, as ambassador, i will not be -- as commissioner, i will

junckers is talking about the capital market as well, which is interesting.company's going directly to the capital markets rather than the banking channel. that could be important for europe's recovery. hill will be front and center for that debate. we will talk about the options that lord hill has in front of him. we will also be talking about sainsbury's. the cut could be a big story for that business. it already is a big story from here. its balance sheet is its main point of weakness. what happens on the high street, it is the balance sheet you need to focus on. we will talk about that as well. "on the move we will go out to hong kong. we will get the temperature of what is happening there. we will also talk to another guest about whether hong kong starts to have an impact on the taiwanese story. the taiwanese are pushing back against the influence of china. lots to talk about. a busy wednesday. back to you. >> i don't know how i can follow that is, but i will try and talk about marijuana, one of the most controversial drugs a doctor can prescribe but an

setback fora incoming european commission president jean-claude juncker.d not approve one of his appointees coordinating energy policy. her candidacy was thrown out by two annals of lawmakers and european parliament. meanwhile, they approved the u.k. candidate to become a member of the european commission. and the u.s. has announced screenings advancing for the ebola virus. they will have to have temperatures taken and will be asked if they have had contact with people infected with ebola. screenings begin this weekend at jfk and expand four other major airports next week. >> facebook chief executive begins a trip to india. he was speak in new delhi on the importance of boosting internet access. for more, bloomberg tv india joins us now from mubarak. -- from a by. take us through mark zuckerberg's schedule. be ans going to interesting one. i can also tell you he is choosing to visit india. however, most of them making a visit like you mentioned only to the capital of new delhi, an indication of where priorities really are at this point. what we do know of

debate in virginia between incumbent democrat mark warner seeking a second term and his republican juncker ed gillespie, the former head of the republican national committee and counselor to president george w. bush. is his first time running for elected office. the debate is coming up next after some of the campaign ads that virginia voters are seeing. >> i [video clip] am mark warner and i approve this message. >> enron, the largest -- industry. enron paid gillespie and his firm $700,000 to raise utility rates and then it got even worse. >> thousands lost their jobs and life savings. enron, ed gillespie, the million-dollar lobbyist to put enron ahead of you. that either directly through a carbon tax or carbon trade, we will put a tax on coal. >> mark warner and obama want to tax coal which will kill thousands of good paying virginia jobs in our communities. coale obama-warner directive will kill thousands of virginia jobs. my plan will grow our economy and create good paying jobs. i am ed gillespie. i approve this message. >> ed gillespie is attacking mark warner with false as experts ca