i want to go to kailey leinz to give us the latest. what did we miss? kailey: he's adjusting -- addressing fiscal issues and once that she doesn't want to see a default on the debt ceiling. he wanted the debt either abolished or lifted until he's out of office before he takes the oath on january 20. he was talking about that in conjunction to questions around plans for a budget reconciliation package early on in the administration. he says he likes the idea of one big bill. that's what the house is advocating for. he's open to the suggestion of what senate republicans have been pushing for. he will meet with republican leaders in washington at the capitol ahead of jimmy carter's state funeral on thursday. the other interesting point, one of the most interesting. he's covered territory around greenland and panama. he's walking away from the party him. -- podium. he was asked if he could rule out using economic or military conversion for greenland and panama. he suggested he might impose tariffs on denmark if they don't get greenland up. his reasoning is b

scarlet: bloomberg "balance of power" cohost kailey leinz joins us now. is expecting 15 rounds like two years ago, when it took kevin mccarthy it felt like days to get the speaker gavel again. kailey: did take days, and that is kind of the bar here. anything less than 15 rounds might prove to be a win for mike johnson, though he and others around him have projected confidence that he could get this on the first round of voting. that vote has not begun yet. have just finished a quorum call that showed 432 members are present. that means a couple of missing -- couple are missing. it would make the magic number for securing the gavel 217 votes. we know mike johnson does not have at least one republican vote. tom massey is a firm no. it does not seem there is any world in which that would change. congresswoman victoria spartz of indiana, chip roy of texas, andy biggs, ralph norman, all of those are going to be the ones we are watching when this roll call actually takes place, which could begin moments from now after nominating speeches take place. we know a l

bloomberg balance of power cohost kailey leinz in washington. coming up, the s&p 500 now turning a bit lower here, losing about .25%. we will look at individual stocks moving in the session. this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: this is bloomberg markets. we are looking at the s&p 500, down with eight out of 11 sectors in the red. let's bring in natalia. >> we are watching shares of ebay and meta. meta is down, but that is part of bigger risk off sentiment. ebay is the current best performing stock as humpton said ebay -- as meta said ebay will be able to publish listings and customers will complete purchases directly on ebay. it is a big move for the company. we see the stock reacting positively. next is a biotechnology company. it is a big move. the stock is up by more than 200%. the company posted positive results on its trial and treatment of type one diabetes. the study found no safety issues. analysts are excited about this news, but they are saying on the one hand, the timeframe between now and the moment when the tree it will be available for co

joining uslancof power cohost kailey leinz. e there might be some kind of announcement. we have not got an official announcement yet but the by then white house has been working very hard behind the scenes. kailey: not just abide in white house but the -- the biden white house but the incoming trump administration. not just israel and hamas but other mediators like egypt and qatar who have been involved in this process for months now. this cease-fire agreement has been reached, has been long and hard fought to try to bring a consensus around what this agreement ultimately will look like. what had been reported earlier this week as officials were signaling that this was what -- getting closer to a reality. 33 hostages would be released. that are currently being held by hamas, prioritizing women, children, people who are injured, and people over the age of 50. israel would be releasing hundreds of palestinian prisoners from its prisons. we have not gotten confirmation yet but we are waiting to hear from the israeli side and the ha

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz and washington, d.c. being with us on the monday edition of "balance of power." it is january sixth, four years later. kailey: this proceeding stands in stark contrast to what we saw four years ago as known inside or outside the capitol is contesting the results. the woman who was defeated in november will be presiding over the proceedings today. kamala harris already standing next to the speaker of the house, the gavel has come down, these proceedings will get underway shortly as the county's electoral votes and donald trump will officially be certified as

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz in washington. friday edition of "balance of power. this just coming on the terminal. donald trump's new take on this, his evolving position, is why we are here today. kailey: and the ban is set to go effect one day before tromping back in office and incidentally 10 days before he is back in office, trump also was sentenced today and will become a convicted felon. that sentence of course not really anything, no probation,

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz. this is the monday edition of "balance of power."are with us on tv and radio. donald trump is asking lawmakers to consensus on this. based on what we are hearing from our first guest this hour, it may involve incentives to some states that actually lower their property taxes. getting interesting. >> we know this is going to be difficult as you have to get the 218 vote in the house and those two aren't from high tax states like new york and california and they may not like the idea of lifting the salt cap as those were from those blue states especially. the question is going to be how long does that take and ultimately what is the form of that consensus, what kind of bill, how large of a package? will it be split off into something else and leave energy and immigration issues to be dealt with separately? >

i'm joe mathieu alongside kailey leinz in washington.y edition of "balance of power." great to see you, happy new year, as we hear from authorities today they don't see a connection between these events. they think the attacker in new orleans acted alone. kailey: it does seem based on the inventor fraser and -- based on the information that this was a lone-wolf attack and this was terror inspired by isis, which raises questions as we wait clarity on how if it all there was any connection which authorities do not see at this