going to face and try to provide help, rather than threats to assist in that major challenge. >> leon panetta, i know you deal with a lot of students at the panetta institute out there in monterey. thank you for your time. good to see you. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." chuck todd and katy tur pick up our coverage coming up. stay with us. tvwhere we've got the best to odeals on refrigerators, microwaves, gas ranges and grills. and if you're looking for... (grilled cheese sizzles) (timer chimes) or psoriatic arthritis, little things can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased

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. >> former defense secretary leon panetta who served on the obama administration testified before a house foreign affairs subcommittee on threats from russia. the hearing focused on russia's use of cyber and disinformation as a form of hybrid warfare . >> see that we have a quorum present. everyone and an important issue andi'll recognize myself for opening remarks . and pursuant to the notice, we are holding a hearing to discuss the american lives on the line, lessons for managing therussia threat . two weeks ago, startling revelations broke that russia was battling american troops in afghanistan and we've been examining this egregious attack on americans and the trump administrations failure to handle it appropriately. it'simportant for the public to know this. i've been involved in four hearings this week alone we dealt with this issue . that doesn't include the actions of other committees working on their own so i want to underscore to people listening that they should know that wein congress have taken oversight of this matter very seriously . party politics and everything insi

for more, we are joined by leon panetta, the former u.s.tary of defense, former cia director, and former white house chief of staff under president clinton. great to have you here. when will you be looking for to make sure the public-private r executing fo vaccines once we get mine is enacted in an efficient and equal way? i think the key will be whether or not the federal government provides some kind of national strategy to back up the money they are providing. they have to put together a strategy that makes clear that as these vaccines are developed that there is a strategy for being able to deploy these the country, and for that matter, the world. this will be a huge task. first job is to try to get the vaccine. second job is to develop a national strategy as to how you will implement that. kevin: let me follow up on that point. right now, scientists are racing to find a vaccination cure. the work is being done behind the scenes at government, at the top level and at bureaucratic level in order to efficiently create this system. what sh

today we honor to be joined by secretary leon panetta, a dedicated public servant who shaped u.s. national security policy for decades and whose perspective and range of experience on these issues is frankly unparalleled. he served in the u.s. house of representatives, secretary panetta is lay with the important role of legislative branch place in shaping our national security trajectory. secretary panetta later served in multiple executive functions under two presidential administrations, including as secretary of defense, director of the cia, and white house chief of staff. we are fortunate to have you join us today because as we try to understand what transpired in the kremlin's bounty scheme and how much of the top administration knew about it or not, your experience is uniquely instructive. you are someone who is been responsible for american troops abroad, managing a primary elegy of our intelligence apparatus for ensuring the president has access to the intelligence and resources he needs to carry out the duties of that office. furthermore, secretary panetta has overseen and

neil: i want to go to leon panetta, former chief of staff, defense secretary, you name it. have you, and i'm just wondering this election year is really shaping up to be a statement on the president's handling of the virus itself. and stimulus goes along with that. republicans, as you know, are looking for more stimulus, just not going much past a trillion dollars. democrats 3, $3.5 trillion. eventually we have to pay for this. a are you worried about how we do that? >> well, we're at a time when, frankly, because of the coronavirus and its impact on our economy, i think there's a recognition by economists and others that we're going to have to provide some help to the country, to our economy, to the unemployed, to people who are suffering as a result of the coronavirus. so, you know, we've already done about $3.5 trillion. i suspect we'll do another few trillion dollars. it's understandable. i think ultimately this country will have to pay for it, but that's going to come in the next 5-10 years. i do hope that in this package there's a focus on how we get back to disciplin

katty: former defense secretary, leon panetta, thank you for joining the program. ondr.fauci has typically been the voice of calm during this panmic so whene has a dire warning, it is worth listening. in senat hearing, he told lawmakers that the country could see 100,000 cases every more is not done to contr the pandemic. >> we cannot just focus on those areas that are having the surge. it puts the entire cntry at risk. we are now having 100,000 plus cases every day and i would not be -- 40,000s p cases every day and i would not be surprised i am very concerned.o 100,000 katty:er e agree that it is largely up to all of us tseget this disnder control. we have to keep our distance from others, meet people in small group wear masks, and isolate if we are. wen have all se recent footage of crowdon beaches and bars. it seems that humans are strange creatures and infections are to do the things tll keepfor us us safe. here to explore that is stephen taylor, a clinical psychologist, and the author of the psychology ofan pandemics. you for joining us. it seems to me duringhe per

i was struck by the viciousness of the essays by leon panetta and susan rice overnight.ir vehemence was stunning to me. and,ill ambassador bolton frankly, the republican intelligence community, respond? >> let's cut through the noise. what is fascinating about ambassador bolton right now is where does his ideology go? does it go to joe biden? who has become the heir apparent to his hawkish views as it relates to russia, china? that is what i'm looking forward to hearing from the interview you will do. this will be my first question to ambassador bolton. is there any evidence president biden can bring democratic foreign policyy back to the time of scoop jackson, john kennedy, and, dare i say, barry goldwater? >> that is an obstacle for vice president biden, especially if he wants to attract more centrists and republicans. he is the leader of a democratic they that, frankly, progressive flank thought that hillary clinton was to hawkish. biden wants to move beyond clinton in terms of the is staringbut biden down a progressive flank that is skeptical of hawkish worldviews. i

i looked, john bolton, at the susan rice essay and the and iby leon panetta, found the mystery. you recommend president trump extricate this now, and particularly how he addresses the military at the pentagon? >> i cannot tell the president how to get out of a mess that he has created. i heard three different stories whether he told it was briefed, whether it was fake, whether it was fake by the new york times. now his advisers are contradicting them selves as well. it is just another day at the office. that's the way it works. every day is a new day, every story is a new story. what you said yesterday is interesting but it does not indicate what you say today. what it tells the russians is we are in disarray and rife for this kind of provocation not just in afghanistan but in many other places around the world. jon: is there any reason why this would be put in the daily briefing, or that it would not be follow-up -- followed up by the president himself? say this, which i do say in the book. donald trump doesn't consume intelligence the way you expect presidents to do so. everyb

look at the susan rice essay and also the essay by leon panetta.ound them extraordinary in their heat. how would you recommend president trump extricate himself from this now, and particularly how he addresses the military at the pentagon. how: i can't offer advice to get out of a mess he has effectively created. in the last five days he has told three different stories whether he was briefed, whether he was told it was fake, whether it is fake news by "the new york times," a whole range of things, and his advisers are now contradicting themselves as well. how do i view that in terms of the trump residency? it is just another day at the office -- of the trump presidency? it is just another day at the office. every day is a new story, what you say today is interesting but it does not dictate anything. what it says to the russians is we are in disarray, rife for the provocation not just in afghanistan but in many other places around the world. jon: on this particular intelligence, is there any reason why intelligence like this would be put into the p

this comes on the back of leon panetta and susan rice's blistering op-ed's we have seen in the last 24. we will have complete coverage of this out of washington as we speak to ambassador bolton and move forward from there. kevin cirilli, thank you so much. it is an interesting day, to say the least. much more coming up. we have not touched really this morning on the pandemic stop we will go to johns hopkins university. lauren sauer with an update as the cases mount about. stay with us. this is "bloomberg." ♪ is "bloomberg surveillance." track the continue to virus, we have a partnership with leading authority from covid-19, johns hopkins has been at the forefront of the international response. every day we will bring insight from experts in public health and emergency preparedness. today we're delighted to be joined by lauren sauer, johns hopkins university assistant professor of emergency medicine. professor, thank you for joining us. when you look at the number of cases in the u.s. and the number of people in hospital, what needs to be done today for that to go down dramatically? >>

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coming up, leon panetta will be joining "balance of power." it is the last day of july.e getting crunchy in the markets. usually august you have liquidity and more volatility. cap maintaining its lead but the s&p into red following european stocks lower. gold still catching a nice bid. $1972. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ kevin: from washington to our tv and radio audiences worldwide, i'm kevin cirilli. taylor: and from new york, i am taylor riggs. the world of business is high and mighty today. joining us on the market is abigail doolittle. walk us through what is going on in the markets. last night after the bell we got the big tech earnings and the gains today. abigail: they do continue but it is interesting because at this point we are looking at mixed markets. apple, amazon, facebook putting up huge quarters. stocks surging. that is still the case for the stocks. the nasdaq 100 is up sharply, being helped out by the waiting, roughly 30% waiting to those three stocks. we have the s&p 500 and the dow down, the s&p 500 slightly, the dow more so. where we have real weakness is

brent crude $43 a barrel. , a critical important conversation with leon panetta on washington.loomberg. good morning. ♪ senator schumer: we just need our republican colleagues together act together, roll up their sleeves, understand the gravity of the problem, negotiate with us. jonathan: from new york city, good morning, good morning. "the countdown to the open" starts right now with equity futures positive .2% and tech stocks ripping. we begin with the bait issue. the stock market is not the economy. major tech companies smashing earnings estimates and a quarter where most americans were rarely leaving their home. seemingly immune from the beating the economy talk. make a cap tech stops making up a large chunk -- their performance hardly a reflection of the underlying recovery. in economic recovery stalling and job loss rising. likely little comfort to the million still unemployed. we are closing on july with enhanced umpym

joining us florida democratic congresswoman and clinton secretary of health and human services and leon panetta who in addition to his national security resume served as white house chief of staff in the clinton administration. thanks to both of you. we benefit from your decades of public service. secretary panetta, when this president says again that the virus will disappear and you've seen the graphs going in one direction up and very sharply, it shows well, a state of denial, does it not? you serve' at chief of staff to a president, what would you be telling him to do right now? >> well, it would be very different from what we're seeing because this president has essentially gone awall from the job of leadership that he should be providing a country in trouble. this is a major crisis. we're looking at 41,000 new cases today and i think dr. fauci has said there is a good chance we may go to 100,000 cases, but the president rather than bringing together some kind of national strategy to confront this crisis simply resorts to tweeting about vandal listism a other things to divert attention. he'

know veryone you well, former defense secretary leon panetta said that for the sake of american livesecause of thi someone has to be held accountable. who do you think should be held accountable? eaker pelosi: again, we have to get the facts of all of this. but the fact is the buck stops at the president of the united states. if information was withheld from the commander-in-chief w because the afraid to tell them about his friend putin, that is quite an indictment. but let's do this, let's protect our troops. let's make sure that this can't possibly continue to happen. our men d won in uniform, we owe them so much. you think force protection would be just such aiv and that the white house would be in such disarray about when they knew told the president and when. wh we get more information, i will be able to label it it should never be the case that the president should have awareness of it or the white house should have awareness of it and not act on it. judy: another important issue, police reform. as you know, the house has the senate republicans tried and failed. right now, the t

. >> former defense secretary leon panetta who served on the obama administration testified before aouse foreign affairs subcommittee on threats from russia. the hearing focused on russia's use of cyber and disinformation as a form of hybrid warfare . >> see that we have a quorum present. everyone and an important issue andi'll recognize myself for opening remarks . and pursuant to the notice, we are holding a hearing to discuss the american lives on the line, lessons for managing therussia threat . two weeks ago, startling revelations broke that russia

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essay andsusan rice the essay by leon panetta, i found them extraordinary in their heat.ould you recommend president trump extricate himself from this now, and particularly how he addresses the military at the pentagon? >> i can't offer advice on how to get out of a mess he has created. by my count, in the last for five days, he told three different stories on whether he was briefed, whether he was told it was fake, whether it is fake news by the new york times, a .ange of things his advisers are contradicting themselves, as well. how do i view that in terms of the trump presidency? it is another day at the office, that is the way it works. every day is a new day, every story is a new story. what you said yesterday doesn't dictate what you say today. what it tells the russians he is, we are in disarray and right -- ripe for this type of provocation, in many places around the world. >> on this particular intelligence, is there any reason why intelligence like this would be put in the president's daily briefing and not be followed up in person directly with the president hi

. >> former defense secretary leon panetta who served under the obama administration testified before a house foreign affairs subcommittee on managing threats from russia. the hearing focused on russia's use of cyber and

. >> if the susan rice essay and panetta, essay by leon i found the mixed ordinary in their heat.ould you recommend that president trump extricate himself from this now? particularly, how he addresses the military at the pentagon. >> i can't offer advice on how to get out of a mess he has created. by my count, in the last five days, he has told three different stories on whether he was briefed, whether he was told it was fake, whether it's fake news by the new york times, a whole range of things. his advisers are now contradicting themselves as well. how do i view that in terms of the trump presidency? it's another day at the office. that's the way it works. every day is a new day. every story is a new story. what you said yesterday is interesting but does not dictate what you say today. what it tells the russians is we are in disarray. we are right for this kind of provocation. not just in provocation but in many other places around the world. is there any reason why intelligence like this would be put in the president's daily briefing and not followed up directly with the presid