kevin cirilli from the white house on the state of the precarious cease-fire on the northeastern syrian border, and tom orlik in washington on the disappointing china growth numbers. what we expect in parliament tomorrow? is this the showdown? n: johnson is taking the brexit deal he reached with the eu for a vote. it may not happen. mps have put down an amendment that would delay the vote until next week and forced johnson to seek an extension. on one level, we could get a vote in favor of a deal, though johnson is short on the numbers. quite possibly it could be delayed until next week. could he get an extension? there was news out of brussels they were tired of the extension. edward: johnson said he did not want an extension.

let's bring in our chief washington correspondent kevin cirilli.ught we were going to hear about things like huawei and finland, but we have not heard a word of it. kevin: president trump doubling down, listening to those advisers close to him that are urging him to push back forcefully against speaker pelosi and not listen to those who say let this play out because, frankly, republicans are still behind him. the second point i would make, the president using the opportunity to hammer home the issue of usmca. pertaining to policy, democrats say speaker policy by the more inclined to get usmca done because it gives her the opportunity to say she is going forward with the impeachment inquiry but also working on policy. that is the final point i would say. in this attack, pushing back against the impeachment inquiry, also trying to hammer home some type of policy win that he feels will present the opportunity to say that he is doing business as usual in washington. david: you raise a good point. the president is calling them the do-nothing democrats.

let's bring in bloomberg chief washington correspondent kevin cirilli. t unanticipated, but there are consequences that could be pretty explosive. explain to us what this really means for the president. kevin: this is the first step in the formalized impeachment inquiry process that speaker nancy pelosi has laid out. from here, what happens is a much more public showing of the impeachment process. a lot of these hearings that were behind closed doors with key officials regarding that phone call between president trump and the you came president, and rudy giuliani's role in that, now come to a much more public showing. anticipate that the three congressional committees that are working behind closed doors on the impeachment process are now going to be having much more public hearings. a lot of the transcripts that folks testified on could be released publicly now as democrats continue to move forward with this. we should note, this is a largely partyline vote. there's rumblings, and we will get the final vote count within the next couple of minutes, that o

now we go to kevin cirilli in washington. it seems like every time i open a newspaper there is an extension of the impeachment inquiry. night the new york times reporting president trump had asked australian prime minister scott morrison about looking into the origins of the robert mueller investigation. "new york times" drawing the similarity between that call and the call president trump made several months ago with the president of ukraine. all of this comes as the house intelligence committee has been staying in session while the rest of congress is out of session to continue with their investigation into their impeachment inquiry. if that was not enough, we are now learning rudy giuliani, the president's personal attorney, has been subpoenaed, and in addition to that they are looking at the state department and mike pompeo, as well as others to get documents as well as other information to investigate the origins of that call. the white house is defending president trump, saying the call with australia was part of a depa

kevin cirilli reporting from the white house. now we go to ottawa. there is a big election going on. what is going on? josh: federal elections today in canada, and the two leading parties including justin trudeau's party and in national opinion polls. the way it breaks down regionally is it looks like judo as the inside track to stay in power but loses majority. that means he stays on as prime minister but will have to govern in cooperation with other parties, which he has not had to do before. we will see. right now a lot of four way races in some districts. it looks like justin trudeau will get a bit of a haircut but stay in the prime minister's office. david: will he need a coalition if it is as close as it looks? josh: he will govern on a vote by vote basis. -- a formal coalition, boat but his most likely partner is the left wing democratic party. they are the social democrats in canada. if they end up being his most reliable dance partner, they will push to goes -- they will post -- they will push justin trudeau's agenda further to the left and

kevin cirilli at the white house. big news overnight, grand jury convened in the investigation of possible spying on the trump campaign. kevin: william barr reportedly opening a criminal inquiry investigation into origins of all investigations into the trump campaign, predating years now at a time when president trump has said consistently he would like to see doj look into that. attorney general now taking his cues from the president. democrats pushed back forcefully saying the doj has been politicized facing the impeachment inquiry. republicans are praiseworthy. meadows who has come out on twitter saying, if this is true, it is about time. all of this following the heightened saga that has gone on all week with the hearings on capitol hill and another impeachment inquiry hearing set for tomorrow. the investigation continues on capitol hill, still behind closed doors. david: seems like everyone is lowering up. -- lawyering up. barr convening the grand jury or the u.s. attorney district of connecticut, john durham. su

thanks so much to kevin cirilli. he is our chief washington correspondent reporting from washington. let's check in on the markets with abigail doolittle. is there any move in the markets because what we talked about? not a lot of movement? abigail says -- abigial: major u.s. markets flat, at least for the dow and the nasdaq. the nasdaq is the one major that is lower. the other two are slightly higher. macro headlines not weighing into much because we are in , earningseason reports good and bad to take a look at. one stock is facebook is sharply lower on the day, this on the news that the antitrust probe by the state attorney general has been expanded by dozens and generals,attorney this before mark zuckerberg goes to congress or before the house finance panel tomorrow. that is about libra and housing. it could also be a doorway to talk about antitrust issues. -- partard delivered two limited to libra. issues, weseen trade saw with hasbro and ups. abigial: relative to hasbro, those sales having the weakest day in 20

sticking with washington, kevin cirilli set him with the u.s.interior date to discuss deregulation from a federal lands, and the future of wind. >> it is having a huge impact. when you look at what the president has done with his vision of clear and common sense , inlation deregulating areas like interior, we are changing the amount of time it takes to get work done. the amount of effort that needs to go into deciding whether a project merits approval or not, and as a result of that, we are having tremendous results for the american people. today, i am excited to announce we will be rolling out oil and ,as revenues from federal lands and those revenues will today, from fym federal landsn have nearly doubled what they were in fiscal year 2016. >> your critics would raise concerns about the environment as it relates to fracking and whatnot, but you are saying these policies have enabled the government to make investments in the states, in the states decide what to do with those revenues. >> that is what people need to recognize, development on mea

joining me from the white house is kevin cirilli. where does the white house stand right now? that if you are outside of washington you should focus on. first and foremost is that nancy losey is looking to have this -- nancy pelosi is looking to have this inquiry and it by the end of the year. this leads me to my second point. mitch mcconnell has said he would have no choice but to take up an impeachment trial should the house do so. that said, the timetable for the senate remains unclear. he is suggesting, according to sources i am talking with, that the impeachment trial would be quick. there is an option that would allow them to have a quick option in the senate should they feel that be the case. lastly, a lot of folks i was talking with the head of the ukraine impeachment inquiry story developing anticipated usmca or nafta 2.0 would get finished by the end of the year. there is still that hope, but it sucks out all of the oxygen in the room with this impeachment inquiry. , orolicy, whether usmca pricing, it is more difficult to get done. alix: thanks to bloombergs kevin cir

on the brief today, kevin cirilli from the white house on the death of big daddy -- al-baghdadi and what it means for president trump. from london, what premised are johnson will do with that brexit extension. kevin, let's start with you. pretty dramatic yesterday morning. i am sure we were all gathered around our televisions. what does it mean for president trump? kevin: for president trump, it means two things. first, from a foreign standpoint, the president declaring victory, saying with the killing of abu bakr that isis is on the retreat. at the chicago chief of police summit, the president also sang another president should have gotten that done. meanwhile, the president has faced increasing criticism with regard to his decision to put troops from northern syria. that comes at a time when the president has also remarked about having a permanent cease-fire. then, domestically, it comes at a time with the president's impeachment inquiry is continuing and drew praise from some of his most ardent critics on capitol hill. including speaker of the house nancy pelosi. david: talk about the

david: many thanks to kevin cirilli, our chief washington correspondent. now we go to jenny leonard, also in washington. report aboutig what the chinese delegation will bring with it this week. jenny: the chinese delegation is coming for the 13th round of negotiations this week. we reported over the weekend that what they are bringing will completely put off the table any reforms on industrial subsidies or industrial policy, which is at the heart of china's economic model. made in china, 20 25, and all of the government subsidies that feel that model. it is something the chinese vice premier told a visiting u.s. delegation we will not address with you in this trade deal. you need to think about the scope that is narrowing. we are running out of time before the end of this year and another terrifying can mid-december. david: that does knapp sound optimistic. -- that does not sound optimistic. donald trump has said he will not do a deal unless it is 100%. jenny: the president maintains, just this morning peter navarro, another more hawkish advisor also reite

let's bring in bloomberg's chief washington correspondent kevin cirilli from capitol hill. s through expectations for today's vote. what will we see, how long will it take, and what will be the outcome? kevin: sometime in the next hour, we are anticipating that first key vote on the impeachment inquiry process. what they are going to be voting on essentially are the rules of the road for the entire process. they also could get the rules for open public hearings. many of these hearings that are occurring behind closed doors with various officials from the state department, the various embassies and whatnot, they actually could be called back, i'm told, to testify publicly. legally speaking, of course, here in washington, d.c., magical as he doesn't have to go through with this vote, but she in washington, d.c., nancy pelosi doesn't have to go through with this vote, but she has been facing pressure from republicans to do so. if there is any pressure from republicans to jump over and vote with democrats, that will be worth watching. also anticipate that there is really nothing

vonnie: kevin cirilli joins us now from westerville, ohio. were definitely fighting moments last night. everyone came ready to present their plan. how many of them presented concrete plans? kevin: three takeaways. first, this is the first time elizabeth warren taking heat from her political rivals now that she is leading in many of the polls and is a top contender for the democratic nomination. the second point is, take a look at pete buttigieg. he is trying to position himself as a centrist, alternative to joe biden. he did not clash directly with joe biden, and instead vowed to draw the contrast with elizabeth warren to show he would be able to take her on should biden begin to dip in the polls. same case for senator cory booker to some extent. and to some extent, the harris -- kamala harris. buttigieg suggested he could be the alternative should he go down in the polls. and bernie sanders, following his heart attack, his first reintroduction following that heart attack, and he picked up a key endorsement that he will unveil in queens, new y

in the meantime, we want to check in with kevin cirilli on capitol hill. kevin: i thought there were a couple of takeaways that had emerged following this hearing, and the first of which is that mark zuckerberg is making the case that facebook's libra could underserved communities in the banking sector, whether rural communities or more urban. that has been greeted with deep skepticism by lawmakers in both parties. it is a tactic that the financial industry has utilized over the past decade on a host of more in the weeds issues as it relates to financial services regulation. that said, never have we seen such i hope our file -- high-profile figure embrace that strategy. even mark zuckerberg conceded the point that he feels he is a flawed messenger to be trying to move this issue along. so there is that issue on the political front. when you look at the geopolitical front, the issue of china has come up again. making the case that it facebook, u.s. businesses don't act, china has already acted, and that the u.s. would be ceding ground internationally to othe

chief washington correspondent kevin cirilli at the white house.een some cold water thrown on the credibility of the complaints, and the focus seems to be on the credibility as opposed to the actual content of the complaints. kevin: what we know is that the house intelligence committee has been meeting behind closed doors , hearing from various people throughout the week, during what they are saying is this investigation into the ukraine, whistleblower affair. committee,n of the house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff, the democrat from california, saying that this is really the only option that they have in order to press forward. meanwhile, the white house digging in, saying they are fully prepared for battle. the white house has been adamant they are acting within the law. i spoke with a source yesterday who works closely with this administration, who said they are fully prepared to keep continuing on against this, and ultimately they feel that this will spell bad political problems for the bidens. guy: good morning. let's talk about t

let's head over there and join our chief washington correspondent kevin cirilli. will this debate be for vice president biden because he seemed to have given a lot of ground to senator warren? kevin: this is a crucial debate for former vice president joe biden as he has faced a barrage of criticism from president trump and republicans over hunter biden, his son, who gave an interview to abc news earlier today which he vowed not to serve on international boards should his father become president. the biden campaign has put out to the other democratic challengers that they hope they will not bring this up because they feel it will be playing right into president trump's political playbook. it is not just joe biden who has high stakes tonight. as does senator elizabeth warren, the democrat from massachusetts, who has emerged as another potential front runner for democrats. how will she continue to make her economic populist pitch and how will she look to unify the party? there is a poll that shows she is the second choice for both bernie sanders and joe biden supporte

now, kevin cirilli in washington and rosalyn matheson joins us. into syria. to establish a safe zones of 20 miles wide to place refugees in? rosalind: it is the early stages, just a preliminary action by turkey. we are looking for a large ground force moving in to push the kurds back and hold it. we are seeing early stages in a bombing near a border town. to thee response president yesterday of going after the turkish economy is setting up a safe zone along the border enough of an event to create trump fury? , when iot enough fury talk to republicans and democrats on capitol hill. this is precisely the action that republicans including mitch mcconnell and lindsey graham were increasingly nervous about. there is a vetoproof majority for there to be more crippling sanctions to be lodged against turkey as this continues to escalate, but this was precisely what the president's critics hoped to avoid. francine: what does president erdogan want to achieve? rosalind: he wants the kurdish problem off his back. the u.s. has said no, we need to ourect the k

[laughter] thanks to kevin cirilli at the white house. now to tom orlik. pretty important numbers out of china last night. i guess they were somewhat disappointing. tom: that is right. 6% gdp growth for china in the third quarter. 6% is not a disaster. at the same time, it was disappointing for a couple of reasons. the first was that it missed expectations, consensus forecast was for a .1% reading. this was below it. reason it was disappointing is because in china, if you're going to miss, you better missed by a lot to spark market expectations of stimulus. this was a mess, but not a significant miss. growth continues to grind lower. expectations of government stimulus support remain limited. much foranks so reporting from washington. that is tom orlik. now we want to return to the breaking said news. a report from reuters that mark hurd has passed away. he had been co-ceo of oracle and had been on medical leave since september for unspecified reasons. joining us from san francisco is bloomberg technology senior executive editor brad stone. what do we know

kevin cirilli is in washington. kevin: the white house is preparing for a long battle against, kratz over that impeachment inquiry -- against democrats over that impeachment inquiry. the behind-the-scenes notions of that letter's adjusts republicans have calculated that politically speaking, they are daring democrats to challenge them in the court. that would essentially prolong this impeachment inquiry months into the next calendar year, leading right ahead of the 2020 election, and republicans are banking that the longer this impeachment saga plays out, the better it will prove for them, not just as a presidential reelection effort, but also on down ballot races for the house of representatives for more moderate leaning democrats who flip conservative districts to blue in the last mcdermott elections -- the last midterm elections. democrats say bring it on. they are looking at polls that suggest increasingly, americans are behind speaker pelosi's decision to investigate this impeachment inquiry. the bottom line, d

tom: breaking news and we are glad that kevin cirilli is here. dynamics with our washington news bureau. the chinese delegation may leave one day early. surprise. is not a kevin: given the developments with regard to the tech companies, this is not the type of development that you want if you are trying to get a deal by mid-december. , that wedo we respond are linking sanctions and blacklisting directly to human rights in western china? kevin: you have to take a step back and look at the situation in hong kong and developing with the houston rockets. the chinese avenue eventually -- have essentially said game on, if you think hong kong is a problem, watch what we are going to do with the houston rockets. we see the blacklisting from the u.s. perspective with regards to human rights and president xi is saying we are going to keep going. tom: there is a chinese experiment here that you are more than conversed in. william: you have a lot of chips on the table and you are moving a lot of pieces. tom: but the western chinese experiment is one communist

so much, thank you kevin cirilli. markets, the fed a little bit later on, and of course the u.s.-china trade war. let's go back to tony crescenzi of pimco and debit rubenstein at carlisle. also the author of "the american story." if the trade war changes course, and i don't know the likelihood of an agreement in the next couple of months, what does that mean for the federal reserve? david: even a trade agreement will not get rid of the underlying facilities. the u.s. and china are traversing toward decoupling, the battle for power. it is not like it was with the soviet union when that was more, you could say, military. this is more economic. the u.s. may stand to be second somewhere in the far future, and this worries many. many think far sinister ideas from the chinese. it will not go away completely, if if you are an investor, you shied away from taking risks, you lost. so you have to simply not worry so much about the ups and downs, so long that it is relatively stable. and you think about what to do in terms of be

francine: let me bring in kevin cirilli in ohio.senator elizabeth warren but also for bernie sanders as he picked up a key endorsement from the progressive base. i was told by senior members of his campaign that they feel that as a sign he will be able to coalesce the generational argument and sees the millennial youth vote turnout. on joe biden, a report was published but found he was significantly lower in fund raising in the third quarter behind elizabeth warren and bernie sanders, giving an gig --tive like pete 30 or cory booker. it will be the conversation, who is the alternative centrist candidate to joe biden who has lost his inevitability factor? tom: how did this play in the 17th district of pennsylvania? forget about the beltway elites like you. 17thid this play to the district of pennsylvania, mr. lamb's district? kevin: if you are conor lamb, you are looking at look and elizabeth warren -- booker and elizabeth warren. she will face autobiographical questions, not just pertaining to the attacks from the conservative movem

kevin cirilli has details. irst vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry into president trump. upon a largely partyline vote of 232-196, lawmakers voted to advance the impeachment inquiry. there were two democrats voted with republicans. the next step? likely public hearings ed morse call for testimony from officials in the trump white house and state department. kevin cirilli, bloomberg news. shery: let's get more from senior international editor jodi schneider. what does the impeachment resolution passed by the house set out? what are the implications? mac for sets up a road forng ahead -- a roadmap moving ahead with the public phase of the inquiry, and also legitimizes it. there had been criticism from republicans and president trump that the inquiry was illegitimate, that was unauthorized because there had not been a vote. basically, white house officials were being told not to cooperate, either in terms of giving testimony or documents. so now there has been an official vote, it is authorized, and it is a

that testimony continues on life .live let's bring in kevin cirilli. ors in washington judge dennis muilenburg -- investors and washington judge how dennis muilenburg has performed? kevin: the boeing ceo saying before the hearing even began that those new whistleblower allegations were a separate incident, a separate matter, from the cause of the two crashes of the boeing 737, trying to separate these new whistleblower accounts. quite frankly, following his testimony yesterday, i can tell you that i spoke with several sources on capitol hill who were critical of just how boeing has handled this. that said, this is just another example of a ceo having to go before congress to face a grilling. dennis muilenburg striking a remorseful tone, but also continuing to suggest that boeing has made the key changes that it needs to, not just with its 737 airline program, but also structurally and inside of boeing. that is really where he has to direct this if he hopes to get this back on track for boeing. meanwhile, we should note it is not just boeing facing scrut

now i want to turn to kevin cirilli the white house. we have a big vote tomorrow, on thursday by the house on whether they will officially go forward with impeachment. they are still taking testimony up there? kevin: two career foreign service officers set to testify today. christopher anderson and catherine croft. they have worked at the state department and reportedly are set to continue with this wasimony that rudy giuliani an optical of sort standing in the way of how the state department was able to work on u.s.-ukraine relations. closed-door testimony. it comes on the eve of the first vote in the house of representatives put forth by a speaker of the house nancy pelosi. it is the first step in the procedure to move along this impeachment inquiry. republicans, president trump, they have criticized democrats in the house for not owning precisely what they are doing. i'm told by sources on both sides that tomorrow's vote is really a formality of sorts to kickstart the impeachment inquiry. some rules ande guidelines that say if it goes

kevin cirilli from the white house, the doj going criminal. london on another hiccup in the march to brexit. news, a short time ago. they are making progress. maybe an agreement down in chile? >> absolutely. in the last hour or so, we got word from the u.s. trade representative office, bob lighthizer, steven mnuchin got on the phone this morning with vice premier in beijing. they continued their discussions about the phase one deal president trump to sign down at the apec summit in chile. interesting

joining me from capitol hill is kevin cirilli. the fireworks are going to start. what are we going to see? short in just a few hours, boeing ceo dennis muilenburg is set to kick off two days of testimony here in the senate, and tomorrow in the house of representatives, where he will face tough questions about what precisely boeing new regarding its 77 max airlines. it is the one year anniversary following the first of two crashes in a five-month period of the 737 max that impacted not just markets, but of course, hundreds of individuals. the victims of those crashes, some of which will be in the hearing room, are set to meet with dennis muilenburg after the hearing. he is going to strike a remorseful tone, or according to a portion of his prepared testimony that was released yesterday afternoon. "when the 77 max returns to service, it will be one of the safest airplanes ever supplied. we know we got something's wrong. we own that, and we are fixing them." the chairman of the senate commerce committee, roger wicker , a republican from mississippi, has said that law

we will check in with kevin cirilli in ohio. let's hear what we heard last night.he wealthy and big corporations and for hard-working middle-class families. costs will go down. >> yes or no question that did not get a yes or no answer. >> i want to give a reality check. no one on this stage wants to protect billionaires. >> i'm going to say something that is going to offend some people. i am only -- i'm only one who has gotten anything really big done

from ottawa, josh wingrove on the canadian election, and kevin cirilli in washington on the continuingeachment inquiry. let's go to emma chandra. a big vote coming up. what we expect in parliament? emma: all of the action taking place in parliament behind me. mp's currently in the house of commons debating the second reading of the withdrawal agreement bill. they are due to vote on that around 7:00 u.k. time tonight, that is about 2:00 in new york. a vote for this is essentially about to say you agree with the principle of the withdrawal agreement bill. the principle of the brexit deal that was negotiated by boris johnson and the

from the white house, kevin cirilli on president trump challenging week, and from ottawa, a reporterction day. prime minister johnson try to get a vote, did not get it, what happened today? emma: he did not get the vote again today. the speaker of the house of commons denying the prime minister a vote again on his brexit deal. he said mp's would not vote on the brexit deal this evening, citing conventions dating back to 1604. a historical tidbit, especially for you. he said mp's had already debated and discussed the same thing on saturday. there would be no meaningful change to what they might vote on today. he denied that vote.

on the brief today, kevin cirilli from washington with the latest on the impeachment inquiry.n the chinese j -- trade delegation, and bill fories on the u.s. you turn support for its kurdish allies. the talk all weekend was about impeachment. where does it stand? a second whistleblower has met with the inspector general of the department of justice. the white house remaining quiet with his new second whistleblower. democrats saying the second whistleblower might be able to cooperate much of the first whistleblowers account regarding the initial whistleblower report. remember they came under scrutiny with regards to the president making that telephone call to president zelensky over the summer, where key according to the whistleblower asked for political

kevin cirilli from the white house on the state of the precarious cease-fire on the northeastern syrianom orlik in washington on the disappointing china growth numbers. what we expect in parliament tomorrow? is this the showdown? n: johnson is taking the brexit deal he r

joining me now to discuss bloomberg's chief washington correspondent, kevin cirilli.e colorful language. >> i'm not going to say it either. >> they were once bffs. the president didn't necessarily ghost romney, but their relationship you get a sense is at a different phase right now. >> i don't think senator mitt romney is going to be secretary of state anytime soon as was rumored to be in the discussions during the president's transition. first and foremost when i talk to allies of the trump administration, they're rolling their eyes at senator mitt romney. they feel that he was a never trumper to begin with. they view him as sort of the likes of jeff flake so to speak, but the second point that i would make -- and this is where it's a little bit more nuanced -- is that president trump needs the votes of people who support senator mitt romney in the sense that folks in the republican party kendis, who are increasingly uneasy with the rhetoric of the president, they're independent voter that this administration is going to need to win back in the 2020 election, and it

let's bring in bloomberg's chief washington correspondent now, kevin cirilli, who's live on capitol hillat do congresspeople expect to get out of dennis muilenburg and his chief engineer that we don't already know? kevin: a guideline, and you heard that from the c.e.o. during his opening testimony, as well as in the opening exchanges with lawmakers in both the republican and democratic party. this was a much more remorseful tone from dennis muilenburg than we've heard, quite frankly, over the past year since the first two plane crashes of the boeing 737 max airliner have gone down. he says that he is working with the company in order to re-evaluate and restructure how it processes malfunctioning systems, particularly as it relates to the mcas system. that, of course, being the driving technology force behind these planes. now, members of both parties said that they are not going to be really pushing back any of their pressure until they are completely confident that boeing 737 airliners are safe to fly. beyond that, it was really a scene of high emotion as there are members of victims' f

on the brief today, kevin cirilli in ohio, the scene of tonight's democratic presidential debate. chapterdon, the latest in the ongoing saga of brexit. -- sally bostick on the kevin, what are we expecting tonight. three things -- kevin: three things, will any of the democrats take on joe biden? he has lived in the polls but his neck and neck with elizabeth warren. the biden campaign urging democratic contenders not to go after hunter prided who boat -- who broke his silence in an interview with nbc saying he should not serve on international boards and said he used "poor judgment" for accepting that position with ukrainian national gas company. joe biden has spoken out in forceful terms. he believes no democrat should take this issue on. he believes it would be playing into president trump hands. there are other issues at play. the second point is trade policy with senator elizabeth warren now leading the pack. will she come under fire for her economic plan, especially as a relates to global politics. finally, on the issue of global politics, it was a busy week last week with the p

writing for "vanity fair" and kevin cirilli, for bloomberg news. kevin, what do you think is the most explosive part of the former ambassador's testimony? what do you think it fits in the entire context of impeachment? >> i think this could be one of the key pieces to the puzzle for republicans and democrats. there has been a consistent movement towards having articles of impeachment by thanksgiving with getting a vote on the house floor by the end of the year. and one of the key strategies shifts from the administration this week was them saying bring it on. the longer that this goes on, the longer that this is drawn out, republicans feel if they can just kick this into 2020, that they would put at risk democrats, not just at the top of the presidential level of the 2020 election, whomever the nominee will be, but also on the down-ballot races. >> abigail, your thoughts? how much did her testimony add to the case against the president? do you think democrats are feeling emboldened now? >> i think one of the keys to point out here is after nancy pel

from the white house, kevin cirilli on the widening impeachment inquiry and from london, edward evansjohnson's plan to get a brexit deal. where do things stand in hong kong right now? stephen: it is an extremely difficult situation to encapsulate in a minute. so many issues at play. what i can tell you is what happened today. it is october 1. that means it is a national day in china. the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china, and the protesters wanted to send xi jinping and the leadership in beijing a message. they do not want the further perceived erosion of their rights protected under the basic law after the handover for 50

on the brief today, kevin cirilli in ohio, the scene of tonight's democratic presidential debate. , the latest in the ongoing saga of brexit. -- sally bostick on the kevin, what are we expecting tonight. three things -- kevin: three things, will any of the democrats take on joe biden? he has lived in the polls but his neck and neck with elizabeth warren. the biden campaign urging democratic contenders not to go after hunter prided who boat -- who broke his silence in an interview with nbc saying he should not serve on international boards and said he used "poor judgment" for accepting that position with ukrainian national gasny

let's get to kevin cirilli, chief washington correspondent for bloomberg news and francesca chambers. you were at the press conference, the briefing room. mulvaney acknowledged the president had saudi a quid pro quo for providing ukraine with american aid. what was the mootd like? >> he was given multiple opportunities to explain himself, but at no time in the room did he say there was no quid pro quo. which the president had said repeatedly. the white house line on this is actually been quite firm. so why mulvaney didn't say that in the room, is unclear. then he put out a statement clarifying his remarks the same day, there was a mad scramble inside the white house to get that statement out in time for primetime television. now we see mulvaney will be going on a sunday morning show, so the clean-up circuit continues, not very helpful for mick mulvaney. >> interesting to see how well he does with the clean-up there. because he tried it some five hours later. kevin, politico in the meantime is reporting that mulvaney is on thin ice. what are you hearing on this? >> you know, look, i th

we will check in with kevin cirilli in ohio. let's hear what we heard last night. go of for the wealthy and big corporations and for hard-working middle-class families. costs will go down. >> yes or no question that did not get a yes or no answer. >> i want to give a reality check. no one on this stage wants to protect billionaires. >> i'm going to say something that is going to offend some people. i am only -- i'm only one who has gotten anything really big done. co. following the financial crash of 2008, i had an idea for a consumer agency. >> i went on the floor and got u-boats. i got votes for that bill. i convince people to vote for it. let's get those things straight. >> i am deeply grateful to president obama who fought so that agency sure was passed into law. of sarcasmttle bit coming from senator warren. i really think obama. -- thank obama. what set -- what stood out for you? >> with the frontrunner status, comes political criticism that she had directed her way. i was struck by pete buttigieg who tried to draw a contrast to senator elizabeth warren to sa

kevin cirilli, jacob frenkel stays with us.oris johnson saying if a deal is passed in parliament, the government would legislate quickly and aim to pass the necessary laws before october 31, because the worry is they get a deal but do not pass it in time. coming up, and interview with mark carney. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ negative interest rates are not a great idea. asset purchases are not a great idea. overall, we should evaluate the pros and cons of this because there are both pros and cons and the bow -- negative balances clearly positive. francine: that was the bank of italia governor. christine lagarde has been officially appointed ecb chief by the e.u. council meeting in brussels. how will the ecb change under madame lagarde? the market is testing whether the ecb is running out of tools. what can they do next? jacob: madame lagarde is extremely eloquent and astute. she will recognize how occurrence in the ecb -- how the currents in the ecb are moving now. there is a risk under the surface and now it is coming out. it is no

kevin cirilli reports this is truly front and center right now.our first word news with viviana hurtado. viviana: protests in hong kong are taking a toll on the city's economy with retail sales falling 23%. sale of luxury goods were down by almost half, much of that due to a drop in the number of tourists from mainland china down 42 percent. this week, president donald trump outlining his vision for the future of medicare. he is expected to travel to florida tomorrow, where he promises to strengthen the program for elderly and the disabled. he will issue an executive order regarding medicare advantage, involving private insurers. he wants to contract his plans with those offered by democratic presidential candidates. a legal battle over harvard admission policies may be headed to the u.s. supreme court's. a federal district court saying the nation's oldest college does not discriminate against asian americans. it rolled it is lawful for them to use race as one of the criteria for admissions. the suit was brought by an anti-affirmative action group

kevin cirilli, we are thrilled he could join us.in "the new york times." lli, it is airi morning mess read that is direct. it is the time to discover how directly they can explain the parts of their biography and records that cry out for explanation. the distinguished senator kerry of nebraska, if a democratic candidate welts under the warm attention and criticism of another democrat, they will not be able to stand up to trump, to make sure there's no premature coronation. that is the goal. --m going to be the bad guy who is going to be the bad guy in the room at the debates? kevin: the lower tier candidates. of strategists will be looking for, will anyone take on the front, former vice president joe biden? his campaign circulated a letter to other campaigns in which he says, you are not a democrat if you take on hunter biden or raise the attack the trump administration has lodged. we are also anticipating we will hear directly from hunter biden later today. he has been at the center of this controversy, and speaks out in an intervi

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joining me is kevin cirilli. kevin: this is the first step of a resolution that would kickstart the impeachment process. this is the first time lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are going to be held on record for whether or not they support this. it sets up the procedures for the process, and also opens the door for public hearings with regards to the impeachment inquiry. i'm told the vote will likely happen sometime before noon. this is just the first step in the process, however, and it also comes as the former national security advisor john bolton has been asked to testify sometime next week. no word yet on whether he will show. alix: thank you very much. coming up on this program, much more on your morning trade and analysis of the markets. this is bloomberg. ♪ alix: time for bloomberg first take. joining me from our in-house team of wall street veterans and insiders is vincent cignarella, voice of bloomberg's audio isawk, and joining us also darrell cronk, wells fargo investment management cio. i thought w

joining us with more is kevin cirilli. kevin: mark zuckerberg prepares to go on offense. his testimony was released late last evening. he is set to say that facebook does not have the ability to move forward with its libra and digital currency and while it, that it will cede ground to china. he has said, "while we debate these issues, the rest of the world is in waiting. china is moving quickly to launch similar ideas in the coming months." meanwhile, progressives on the committee, including freshman alexandria because he accord as -cortez, area ocasio .reparing to go on the attack facebook hopes it will continue to work with regulators on future regulations. alix: thank you so much. stay with bloomberg television later today. we are going to have live coverage of mark zuckerberg's testimony at 10 a click a.m. eastern time -- at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. we have general dynamics coming in quite strong. revenue beating on a year on year basis, up 7%. earnings beating as well. there backlog came in a little light. it was down by about 3% year on year. free cash flow really s

alix: kevin cirilli joins us from westerville, ohio. very different tone than the last couple of debates, kevin. kevin: very different tone. former vice president joe biden taking it to senator elizabeth warren, drawing that stark contrast. but in the spin room, all chatter was not just about senator elizabeth warren, but also senator bernie sanders, who picked up a key endorsement that he's going to unveil later this weekend from freshman congresswoman alexandria omar.-cortez and ilhan they say that will help unify the youth vote and the progressive movement of the democrat party. for elizabeth warren, this was the first time she got experience on a debate stage as being a democratic presidential front-runner. she has surged to the top of the polls. in contrast, there was another person on that stage last night whom the biden campaign is likely waking up with a new reality. that is south bend mayor pete buttigieg, who shined last night as he sought to portray himself as an alternative to biden, but also someone more levelheaded in tone

on the brief today, kevin cirilli from the white house on the death of big daddy -- al-baghdadi and whatp. from london, what premised are johnson will do with that brexit extension. kevin, let's start with you. pretty dramatic yesterday morning. i am sure we were all gathered around our televisions. what does it mean for president trump? kevin: for president trump, it means two things. first, from a foreign standpoint, the president declaring victory, saying with the killing of abu bakr that isis is on the retreat. at the chicago chief of police summit, the president also sang another president should have gotten that done. meanwhile, the president has faced increasing criticism with regard to his decision to put

kevin cirilli is in washington. the white house mute yesterday when it comes to the morning shows. what do we know now? kevin: a second whistleblower, theording to attorney for the first whistleblower, poses potential significant political risk for president trump and the administration, who have attacked the first whistleblower as being largely partisan. the second whistleblower could potentially corroborate much of thenarrative espoused in nine page original report that the administration has picked apart, much so during the last week. that said, the president still not at risk of losing republican support. in fact, many of the president's prominent republican allies over the weekend defending the administration. they also suggest that house speaker nancy pelosi has been working in tainted with house intelligence committee chair adam schiff on a political operation. democrats, for their part, issuing tons of subpoenas, trying to get to the bottom of this, i'm told by thanksgiving, where articles of impeachment could potentially be brought to the house floor. that would set up this

kevin cirilli joins us. nested get managed by the white house or is it the president alone? kevin: i think it is the president alone and when you look at how the president has responded with regards to the impeachment inquiry, you have seen he has really been in a vacuum pushing back forcefully on his own terms and with his own strategy. bolton -- thejohn idea of a new book from john bolton and john bolton has something to say. kevin: it is interesting because there are many similarities in terms of how john bolton lost clout -- there are parallels with steve bannon. steve bana never really wrote a book. go this route, i think it would be different in the sense that it would lay out his foreign policy vision at a time in which there is open debate not just in the republican party, but the democratic party as well about america's clout in the middle east. tom: can we go to politics and guess about something that is interesting? what is senator warren doing this week? it is so off-topic. kevin: she is in iowa a