-- madoff?ink there is definitely a lot of interest on behalf of the democrats in looking at donald trump's taxes. the fact that they have not been made available to the public is extremely unusual. it is unusual to not have a presence taxes available. it will be interesting to see what happens with the midterms. host: what about the larger issue of what happens with the estate tax in the gift tax? we went through a large tax overhaul in this past congress. where the estate tax and gift tax changed during that overhaul and are there plans to change it further? guest: yes. over the last overhaul, the exemption amount was increased over $11 million to million. per person. that was a big increase that occurred. happens in the future, it is hard to say. i would say that the problem is that the -- there has been a big marketing effort against the estate tax. that marketing effort has made both democrats and republicans reluctant to push for a strong estate tax. disinformationa campaign about the esta

on sunday russian mixed martial arts fighter but not a michael madoff defended his title against the irish superstar called him a grego however his victory was marred by scandal. one of the most eagerly anticipated contests in the ultimate fighting championship history congregants returned to the usa has been overshadowed by an ugly post fight brawl and ugly brawl broke out following the u.f.c. championship match in las vegas the post fight brawl however did not stop thousands of fans in his hometown in southern russia celebrating many said that the fight was about standing up for not about god madoff's country and religion which were marked by mcgregor the fight standard not only fans but also sporting heavyweights. watching the no tourists m.m.a. versus team should be for it's unimaginable never thought it would go down like this crazy or the my fight riots you know it's bad when mike tyson himself the guy that bit his opponent's ear off expresses shock and it was a free for all vengeful brutal star store room filled wash pit where now calls did the talking and a great cliffhanger

while mcgregor of us is not a michael madoff may be the most anticipated fight this season some would rather see two other big names tear into each other. they want to get into a boxing match. and i just about wraps up the program here for this hour on r.t. international certainly back soon with more hope you can join us in about twenty five minutes. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race off and spearing dramatic development only personally i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. this is. the church secret indeed just like priests accused of sexually abusing children can get away with it quite literally i like to call this the do graphic solution so what the bishop needs to do then he finds out that the priest is is a perpetrator is simply moves him to a different spot were the previous standards not the highest ranks of the catholic church help conceal the accused priests from the police and justice system to that of those known as the i an

a mixed martial arts champion how bieber norma go madoff has returned home to a hero's welcome in russia's dagestan republic beating color mcgregor in a u.f.c. title fight the drug headlines more in fact for what happened outside the octagon here's how his supporters embrace them. with was going off showed off his belt which she writes hey you should cheering for all the stadium and i just found out bill his was the size of fellas churned up to congratulate the fighter who holds the longest streak in the sport's history our team sports and delhi armstrong was there a lot of them. at the stands a full as if it were much they had and she irene at their own head to see one might not be an amalgam out of who had the victory all that quantum of baghdad with i wasn't it was a thank you for coming here and supporting me thank you for sharing not sleeping all night i saw that in the city in all of the august town and right across russia many people at the march on ice and i hope i met your expectations thank you brother i thank you very much for coming us opposing made by design this way i feel em

history sees rush's head be gone madoff retain his title against ireland's quantum of regular but the bout ends in chaos and a mass brawl we report from the beach home town. to. go out. with angry protest sign disruptions of the confirmation vote brett kavanaugh is sworn in as a us two freed court justices they buried deep divisions not only within the senate but the whole country. confirmation is a low moment for the senate. for the court. for the country exceptionally qualified to judge. and among the week's top stories the west takes out of russia's g.r.u. military intelligence service exposing an alleged campaign of global fine for attack. a very warm welcome you watching the weekly here on r.t. international great to have you with us our top story russia's undefeated and they fight ahead gone mad dog has defended his u.f.c. lightweight title beating islands call them or gregor but the event was marred by a mass brawl at the end r.t. sport correspondent. reports from the russian champs hometown. absolute seats in my house yet the superdome sitting in a lot of these guys says happy

history sees rush's head be pretty much gone madoff retain his times in the good style and is quantum of america but the bow tenzing tails and the last grohl we were pulled from the beats comes down. to. the angry protests on disruptions of the confirmation vote brett kavanaugh is sworn in as a us to clean court justice game bad deep divisions not only within the senate but the whole country.

madoff as he returns home to russia's republic following victory over irish superstar color in a plush. fight. coming up from our international news center this is r.t. welcome wherever you're joining us from you know neal we will get your headline stories in just a moment but first ten people we are hearing have been evacuated in north ukraine after explosions on a military munitions depo there are no details yet confirmed whether there are any casualties or otherwise we do know that the ukraine defense ministry says the explosion happened three thirty am local time the middle of the night in the gulf. region restrictions are in place across the region along the russian border with rude unreal traffic halted on day twenty kilometer. exclusion zone has also been imposed a local crisis center we know has been established to as we say there's no details yet as to be cause either of the explosions are website r t dot com is keeping abreast of developments some witness videos there as well we'll also be keeping up to date with this story here on our to international. there's concern over t

fights ahead big numa goal madoff has defended his u.f.c. lightweight title beating ireland's corner mcgregor but the event was mauled by a mass brawl at the end marty's sport correspondent and like serious s.q. reports from the russian champs hometown. absolute scenes in my house because the ocean yet to see plunging in a little while this guy says happy going to is still the champion of u.s.c. and these people are going absolutely bonkers right. but. it's important to know that most of these legal did not sleep tonight they were waiting for the slice. it was pretty loud i have to say out in the street celebrating for many it has been not only a sleepless night but probably a sleepless week because the broadcast from last vegas started at five o'clock in the morning and many parked the cinema which was the main venue for broadcasting this event as early as two at three am in the morning. when it comes to the fight itself it was absolutely incredible how calm and collected. i had of had been through that fight and he won absolutely deserve v

a mixed martial arts champion madoff has returned home to a hero's welcome in russia's darkest thought republic off the beaten clown of mcgregor in a u.f.c. title fight that grabbed headlines for what happened outside the cage this is how his supporters embraced him. was. it was. a moment of showed off his belt she retains a cheering crowds at the stadium capital his hometown thousands of fans turn up to congratulate the fighter who now holds the longest unbeaten record in the sport's history sport study armstrong was there. at the stands a full as if it were much the here and she irene they're all here to see one would be an amalgam medal. victory all that. it was. was was. was. a thank you for coming here and supporting me thank you for cheering not sleeping all night i saw that in the city. and right across russia many people if you much from russia i hope i met your expectations thank you brother i thank you very much for coming and supporting me this way i feel embarrassed and. u.s. assign it playing to this idea of the u.s. dollar reserve currency empire they built over a post wo

husband's fate she's appealed to the international community for help out here although i promised the madoff and we are always the cannot save my heart. they were caught me doing days. no matter of enough to the very need and the geography of the matter be tough to the international community in the matter belongs to the people of my mother that. the chinese government defended its actions. but you know i believe being hong wave being suspected of breaking the law and being investigated shows the chinese government's resolution to promote the rule of law and fight corruption make hong way is suspected of bribery and breaking the law. interpol has also now received manx resignation could not be reached for comment however questions also remain about how a chinese minister could be hired for the post of interpol chief to quote up the international olympic committee has picked its first african host of any olympics awarding the twenty twenty two youth games to senegal it was a unanimous vote the i.o.c. says with senegal beating botswana nigeria and tunisia setting goals president macky sall als

we give our thanks to boston college law professor ray madoff and suzanne woolley.m the senate floor, where senator richard blumenthal of connecticut is speaking. scarlet: i think that is actually patty murray of washington. richard blumenthal just finished speaking. caroline: i just saw what i am reading, but we have been moving around the senate floor. the key issue is that collins will be giving her confirmation vote or lack thereof for brett kavanaugh. we will bring you that live as soon as it happens. scarlet: it should be at the top of the hour. in the meantime, we want to keep you posted on the markets. with a week, we are looking at declines in u.s. stocks. the dow was the only once to gain this week, but it is now off by .07%. holding onto still the game thanks to the rise in interest rates. financials up i 1.6%. rude is rounding off it's one -- crude is rounding off another week of gains. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ i'm mark crumpton. it all comes down to tomorrow. brett kavanaugh's nomination to become a justice on the supreme court will advance t

. >> i remember when i thought madoff was a great guy favor will be on. >> i don't recall that. >> we can ask david. >> i remember a whole conversation about world com and about the accountants. also about arthur anderson, public policy issues you don't remember this? >> what year was this? >> oh, goodness, i would say -- >> you were at home watching like in school >> no, it would have been ear early -- for better or worse, why didn't you learn anything? >> so early and so aggressive. joining us -- >> we have favor on. he did a lot with bernie deborah cunningham is cio of global money markets ron dietrich is at lpl financial. so, deborah, i saw the person that put together the interview, you've got a lot of comments on the equities markets were you comfortable giving a lot of comments on equities? aren't you a money markets person that runs federated's business there. >> i am. i am. >> do you feel comfortable making -- does that translate into equity prognostications for you? >> well, i'm part of our bigger macro picture too. >> all right >> i can give you high level details but not s

next towere sitting each other when we learned about the madoff scandal. is theme of our listeners the technology overlay we do not understand. is that the mystery for chairman powell? john: it is not only the technological overlay. cut in the a corporate tax rate which has put the u.s. on a par with the rest of the world. capitall encourage spending over time and we are seeing that. we have to see more. if you look over time, coming which wasmy hometown, the home of the industrial revolution back in the late 1700s. longer the center of the technological world. it is on the west coast. the world ye evolves and --evolves and we cannot get too hung up on the latest data point. francine: this is what the fed look set. if we do not get hung up, how do you look at the fast pace of change? john: data is important. yesterday, the vice chair talked about a productivity growth measure. that is too low. if you're looking at the demand side, a quarterly number may be an important number to look at. you think the u.s. economy seems better than expected? john: this yea