he's no longer the mayor l of new york city, michael bloomberg is still banking on his polical capital. >> he gave 1.8 billionli- >> pouring millions into democratic races and causes and making his case foris businesse gto step in dur this era of polarization. >> no one should be allowed to buy a gun without passing a background check,io p >> many thought michael bloomberg would run against n anothe york city billionaire that he's known for decades. >> the bottom line is, trump is a risky, reckless aec radical choice and we c t't affordo make that choice. >> whats doe michael bloomberg say now? >> announcer: "firing line with margaretiroover" is made de possible by the margaret and daniel loeb foundation.ng additionon funs provided by -- corporate funding is provided by sthens inc. >> welcome to firing line, mayor oomberg. >>>>hank you for having me. >> i first havek to u about the dramatic turn off events tht week, speaker pelosi has changed course a has called for an impeachment inquiry into president trump. do you support thisup action? >> i think congress has an obligation to inves

state owned tobacco company the indian tobacco company as well as former new york city mayor michael bloomberg spending hundreds of millions of dollars giving anti-tobacco whose money because there is no there is no small grassroots who are for banning these products it is only self obsessed billionaires like michael bloomberg that is funding or funding these efforts trying to destroy this i don't know what's what's in it for him the get the cigarettes ban i mean how is he going to profit from that. he's already a billionaire doesn't need a prop he hates vices that you know he hates they think and he sees it it's much more difficult to ban all cigarettes when there are a 1000000000 smokers around the world but when there are only comparatively 40000000 vapors you can actually make a dent and eliminate those products in a whole lot of countries without spending a great deal of money and you know you say a big tobacco is also behind this i mean i have to you know when you make a claim like back to have to back it up i mean where's the proof that big tobacco is doing that. not traditional big tob

he's no longer the mayor l of new york city, michael bloomberg is still banking on his polical capital>> he gave 1.8 billionli- >> pouring millions into democratic races and causes and making his case foris businesse gto step in dur this era of polarization. >> no one should be allowed to buy a gun without passing a background check,io p >> many thought michael bloomberg would run against n anothe york city billionaire that he's known for decades. >> the bottom line is, trump is a risky, reckless aec radical choice and we c t't affordo make that choice. >> whats doe

matters what was very clear was the reaction in the audience when former new york city mayor michael bloomberg view and special invoice for climate thing to president for his visit saying that he hopes that the conversations in the general assembly would help president try to formulate climate postings and the whole audience laughed at that so it was clear that president at this woman moment was isolated at least with regards to the topic climate change yeah it's true we go so caught a glimpse of growth that soon barragan her reaction when she's soul double truck walk in the room you have been talking to climate scientists there alexander. are they hoping for more to be expecting to come out of this summit some of them told us that it's just empty words that there are very disappointed some of them told us that they hope that there will be at least sort of message a signal to live up to the promises already made and to go because we are not going to meet this goal of keeping the temperature. well below 2 degrees celsius and others also told us that they were afraid that all their leaders can f

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david: michael bloomberg, founder and majority stakeholder of bloomberg lp, thank you. michael: good interview. you still have a job. [laughter] david: that is a relief. vonnie: thank you for that. that was david westin speaking with bloomberg founder michael bloomberg. plenty more panels to listen in on and interviews to come from their. i do want to point out that the s&p 500 has turned around. it is now higher by about zero point 25% after president trump unoke to reporters at the and mentioned that the china deal could happen "sooner than you think." that has the footwear index up 5.1%. the tobacco index is up 3.1% after phillip morris and altria said that merger talks are called off. this is the same time that juu tipping down. the health care index are still lower in the s&p 500 as house democrats are going to proceed with impeachment proceedings. guy: absolutely. i think the move in the s&p is worth paying attention to, but it is still relatively small. if you look at the s&p over the last five days, it's been tracking lower and lower, and the last few hours in a

you see michael bloomberg and others try to make this a big issue in some of these elections and they've very little success. >> michael bloomberg got a lot of success in the midterms. >> not at the senate level, and i do think the big issue and what is frustrating around the country is washington often doesn't get things done. it is much easier to stop things than it is to actually get things done particularly on charged issues like this. >> i agree with anna's point and that's why i think it's notable it hasn't been stopped yet. nobody has come out and said nothing is going to happen and republicans understand they have to do something because republican support on this issue has changed so much in the last year and a half. >> it works for politicians but it doesn't work for the american voter. everybody stick around. i have to go back to hurricane dorian which was once a category 5. it is now down to a category 2 but it can still do major damage. ken is with the national hurricane center. what threat does dorian pose? >> this approaches so close to the south carolina and north carolin

he is and has had history, michael bloomberg, of spending money and said he'll do the same to try toat donald trump. what's so remarkable about the howard schultz nonstarter is the way he got vilified by democrats who have one goal -- >> that shocked him. >> yeah. he had one goal only which is defeat donald trump because they saw a strategic road block in a howard schultz run because it would siphon votes away from the democrats. >> was howard schultz ever really running for president? >> i don't know. that's a question for poppy. >> thanks very much. >> i think the answer is yes. i mean, i think he really, really thought that this could happen. all right. >>> ahead for us, a search and rescue operation push in the bahamas. the push for the islands getting more support is also pouring in. you've got private citizens, volunteer groups. and even the defense department pitching in. we're going to speak to a group that is helping provide meals to thousands next. ♪ did you know you can save money by using dish soap to clean grease on more than dishes? try dawn ultra. dawn is for more than

philanthropist michael bloomberg is foot 0ing the bill. flavor is why most young adults started using e-cigarettes. banning the flavored devices and ending marketing that appeals to kids. >> if you live in a mint and mango you can be sure you are going to see a dramatic decline in youth use of these products. >> the new push comes a day after the fda accused of bay based juul of illegally marketing products as safer than traditional cigarettes. juul is cooperating with the federal investigation. >>> here is a new study i can get behind, napping may be good for our hearts. research published in the journal heart found that adults who took one or two daytime naps a week had a 48% lower risk of cardiovascular problems than non-nappers and length did not influence those findings. so. >> naps for everyone. >> do it. >> just not during newscast or mary's forecast. >>> well we are looking at a beautiful afternoon, here is a live look at ocean beach club house camera, and it is a breezy afternoon watching this camera shake in the wind this afterno

michael bloomberg is the founder of bloomberg lp. great to see you for the third year now. so why do you do it? michael: it is certainly good for the company. building brand, getting people to come in that you can then interview. for altruistic reasons, it is good for the world. for selfish reasons, this is good for my kids. i want to have a better world for them. the way you do that is addressing some of the key change,climate education, all sorts of things. by us making a difference, and i take all of the profits from the company and put it in, and then patty harris spends the money on trying to do some good for the world. it puts a smile on your face that you are per dissipating in doing something, and i get a chance to talk to you -- that you are participating in doing something, and i get a chance to talk to you more than i typically do in a day. [laughter] guy: we have a lot of world david: -- we have a lot of world leaders --david: we have a lot of world leaders and business leaders here. what do you hope they take away? michael: we want them to take it seriously. cli

first on cbs this morning my michael bloomberg and the president of the campaign for tobacco free kidsns us with $160 million effort. >>> and the 16-year-old climate activist gratitude berg who sailed across the atlantic walks into studio 57. she has a message for world leaders. >>> and looking live from the mount back a camera at the beautiful sun shining brightly. 45 degrees in the top stories when we come back. by the strolle♪s hey. hey. you must be steven's phone. know who's on your network and control who shouldn't be with xfinity xfi. switch to xfinity internet for $29.99 a month for 12 months and get complete control over your home wifi network with xfinity xfi. call. click. or visit a store today. >>> i'm jackie ward live in palo alto down in cupertino, apple is just a few hours away from announcing their new iphones and we expect them to be giving us details on a possible upgrade for the apple watch. at 10:00 this morning, apple is expected to announce the three new iphone models. bloomberg reports that two of them will be designated pro and will include a new triple lens came

. >>> and first happening now, billionaire michael bloomberg pledging $160 million to stop kids and teensrom vaping. the former new york city mayor said the goal is to ban flavored e-cigarettes and stop companies from marketing to children. we'll be back after the break. >>> kelly clarkson bringing there another musical star to kick off day two. >> we're talking about john legend stopping by and a very busy man. he explains why he is a good instagram husband to his wife christie teigen. >> i make an effort to give her good lighting and angles. [ applause ] >> i posted these afterwards. and my hashtag was good instagram husband. >> another career on his hands. if you are expecting him to talk about his twitter war with president trump, you're out of luck. that segment was taped before it happened. >>> the kelly clarkson show is all new for you at 3:00 this afternoon. then stick around for ellen with special guest melissa mccarthy. if you are not home set your dvr. it is a good one. >> what exing out cell phones at her shows. if you plan to see madonna in san francisco in october and novemb

what was clear was the reaction in the audience with former new york city mayor michael bloomberg, and special envoy for the climate thanked president trump, saying he hopes the conversations in the general assembly would help him to formulate his climate policies and the whole audience loved that. it was clear president trump was isolated, at least with regards to the topic, climate change. brent:brent: we caught a glimpse of greta thunberg and her reaction when she saw donald trump walk in. you have been talking to climate scientists. what are they hoping for or expecting to come out of the summit? alexandra: some of them told us that it is just empty words. they are very disappointed. some of them told us they hope there will be a signal or a message to look up to the promises already made. otherwise, we are not going to meet this goal of keeping the temperature low, well below two degrees celsius. others told us they are afraid that other leaders can follow the example donald trump and just now do not -- to anything. -- do anything. brent: thank you. the world's oldest travel compa

. >>> plus first on "cbs this morning," former new york city mayor michael bloomberg announces a newarettes and youth vaping. >>> and how newly discovered rocks offer a glimpse at the day the dinosaurs died 66 million years ago. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix

michael bloomberg, founder and majority owner of bloomberg news parent bloomberg lp, has given money in support of a ban on flavored e-cigarettes and tobacco. senator lindsey graham says he does not expect president trump plus foreign policy to change with the departure of john bolton. the south carolina republican is a member of the senate foreign relations committee. he says the president has a good foreign team around him. afghanistan, the taliban. honored guest inside of afghanistan. ignored whatistory was going on in afghanistan. we had no troops, not an embassy. we might do a peace deal with the tele-man, but they are not there yet. says a democratic senator bolton's firing was part of a familiar pattern with the trump white house. exampleis just another of the president getting rid of anybody who does not agree with him. i clearly did not agree with bolton's hawkish positions, but -- mark: president trump told reporters today that bolton was not getting along with other members of his administration. somber ceremonies are being held to remark the -- to mark the 18th anniversar

. >> a vaping band, why michael bloomberg is trying to keep e-cigarettes away from teenagers. >>> and billy bush's the reckoning. his relationship with president trump since the controversy. >>> and the teen climate change activist tha sailed across the atlanta to talk to the u.n. will be here for her first live tv intervhee u.s. >>> here is today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >>> the u.s. coast guard has freed all crew members in a capsized cargo ship. >> mission accomplished. >> i know they're happy to be out and into daylight. >>> congress is back after the august recess and congress is calling on senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to bring gun legislation to the floor for a vote. >> we are informing the brgrim reaper that this issue will be too hot for him to handle. >> the death toll rises. >> they expect to find more bodies in the rubble. >> if that story is true, the commerce secretary needs to resign. >> south korea's military says north korea has launched two projectiles after the u.s. has offered diplomacy. >> the fda ausing juul of illeg illegally marketing th

process of global warming of course it is worth pointing out that the former new york city mayor michael bloomberg did address donald trump although not directly while he was in the hall saying that he hoped that this summit taking place in their hometown as it were would in persuading the president to change his policies on global warming and to perhaps reconsider rejoining the paris climate change agreement it's pretty well known now that the president withdrew the united states from that agreement in 2017 that he is now directed his department his. environmental protection agency to go after the state of california which has very tough auto emissions rules a move which in turn has sent the california state government to court to try to prevent the federal government from its efforts to try to clean up the air so it's very much his 10 minutes in the hall did really galvanize people's attention because it is only the united states that is not a signatory to paris at the u.n. thank you. candy happening at the u.n. this week of course and sekret general antennae caetera has announced the formation

the prime minister of india delivered the keynote address and joined michael bloomberg, founder of bloombergp and bloomberg's lanter b, onstage for a conversation -- bloomberg philanthropy, onstage for a conversation. >> we believe the earth is our mother, and we don't have the right to exploit our earth. we only have the right to use it for our needs. india has this fundamental principle. we can understand needs, but we don't want to cater to people's greed. it is a very fundamental principle of ours. i believe the challenge of global warming in the world today, there are governments that are working on it. to be able to find a solution, it is the behavior of citizens that can make an impact. therefore, human behavior needs to be in harmony with nature. forward, keeping the environment in mind. also set a target of 175 gigawatts for the production of renewable energy. that can be well ahead of the deadline to achieve the target. we are already achieved 120 gigawatts. yesterday when i was speaking at the united nations and set a new target for myself, 400 50 gigawatts, with respect to climat

in the efforts against prop cars most c, most of that money coming from former new york mayor michael bloombergoomberg. >>> almost 100 fire survivors gathered in downtown santa rosa, sharing their hopes and their anger. >> nationwide, not on my side. >> reporter: homes lost in the wildfire. >> shame of the insurance companies for putting us through more grief and devastation. >> reporter: additional living expensings while a property is rebuilt, the commissioner asked companies to extend it from two years to three because of the scope. close to 6,000 homes lost, thousands more in the pipeline. >> liberty mutual, shame on you! >> reporter: the stipend keeps families afloat and homeowners who are close to completion are being turned down. >> 60 to 90 days extra, max. that means a lot out of our pocket. >> paying the mortgage and rent together. >> of the 24 months time frame, that's an arbitrary number. >> reporter: new state law requires three years of living expense coverage after a fire but it's not retroactive. >> they want to encourage customers to come to them, but i think it's important to

michael bloomberg, distinguished guests, , i ams, global businesses very pleased to be here among alln new york, the nerve center of global business and the economy. bloomberg global business forum has given me an opportunity to speak to you about sentiments and opportunities. india's expectations and growth. india's growth story. india's future direction. grateful to you for this opportunity. , today you have the government in india that went to the papers, presenting the work it had done, and came back with an even greater majority than the last time. the people have given us an opportunity once again. , you oftencussions speak about business sentiment. , 1.3g these elections billion indians not only express their sentiment but gave a judgment as well. the development was their only in biggest priority. there biggest leaders can understand is his strong mandate in favor of development is in reality an announcement of the new opportunities being created in india. support a of india notrnment that does hesitate to take the biggest and most harsh decisions in order to improve the busin

jason: and michael bloomberg, the founder and majority owner of bloomberg lp recently announced a $160 initiative initiative pushing to ban e-cigarettes. carol: nothing is immune from the sharing economy and that includes legal advice. jason: plus, virtual reality dining. is it art or delicious nonsense? this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ carol: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." jason: you can also listen to us on the radio on sirius xm channel 119, and on a.m. 1130 in new york, 106.1 in boston, 99.1 f.m. in washington, d.c. carol: a.m. 960 in the bay area, over in london on dab digital, and on the bloomberg business app. jason: on the radio, we cover topics from the magazine and beyond, like this story, bloomberg's dissipation in the -- participation in the covering climate now initiative, a global collaboration highlighting climate change and the efforts to combat it led by columbia journalism school. carol: here is our reporter in our radio studio with what is behind the world's against them -- climate victory. capitalism. >> the cost of solar panels and wind turbines came

jason: michael bloomberg, the founder and majority owner of bloomberg lp announced hundred millionunceditiative to ban flavored e-cigarettes. virtual-reality dining, this blew my mind. is it art or delicious nonsense? this is bloomberg businessweek. carol: welcome back. onon: you can listen to us the radio on sirius xm channel 119. 99.1 fm in washington dc. carol: in london on dab digital and the bloomberg business app. jason: on the radio we cover topics from the magazine and beyond. purchase up in the covering climate now initiative, a collaboration of more than 220 news outlets to highlight climate change and the efforts to combat it led by the columbia journalism school. carol: here is brian in our radio studio with what is behind the biggest climate victory, capitalism. >> the cost of solar panels and wind turbines came down a lot. part of it was there were subsidies from china and the u.s. and there are still subsidies, but we are seeing places like spain, italy, and china where these plants are no longer subsidized. where government, utilities, or corporations look for new power

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michael bloomberg pledging $150 million to fight teen vaping.ters battling a mossive wildfire that already torched 10,000 acres it's burning in the national forest 150 miles north of sacramento. investigators are looking at what cause it. reports that japan plans to dump radioactive waste water from the if you cafuturecastwaste what wn the wake of that 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. democrats say the president is stealing from pentagon construction projects. even the supreme court backs up the president on this. democrats now out with a major push to suburban voters in battle growrnltd states. niewlt gingrich warns senator warren will create massive job losses. >> the unemployment rate for african-americans just reached another brand-new yesterday all-time low. all money managers might seem the same, but some give their clients cookie cutter portfolios. fisher investments tailors portfolios to your goals and needs. some only call when they have something to sell. fisher calls regularly so you stay informed. and while some advisors are h

do you think michael bloomberg may jump i to the race? >> that is fascinating.it past mike bloomberg from tossing his hat into the ring. he represents a demographic we are talking about. wall street, kind of sort of centrist in orientation and a little bit perturbed and afraid of a comrade warren. david: i can see you nodding in agreement. >> the reason bloomberg didn't get in the race is because biden got in the race. i wouldn't count joe biden out. let's see how this plays out. david: he is tough. no doubt about it. david: his staff of six working for him in new york. he has kept it going. we'll see what happens. david, niger, thank you both. apparently impeaching our president just because you disagree with his policies something worth celebrating. rashida tlaib under fire for selling these t-shirts to raise campaign cash. former i.c.e. director tom homan in congress. >> do you want to know why this issue exists? you need to look in the mirror. david: a former cia analyst is speaking out saying president trump's call with ukraine wasn't near an intel matter.

. >> reporter: so michael bloomberg investing $160 million to educate parents and kids nationwide. >>is activate moms and dads and kids across the country who are frightened and angered to give them the tools to bring about change. >> reporter: change that could ultimately save lives. >> it is such an issue across high schools in the bay area. it's so pervasive. you see it all the time. >> there's a lot of people and agencies trying to figure out how to do this. >> it puts oil into your lungs and that's what makes a difference from other things. >> it is damaging. all right. let's talk about the weather. >>> damaging tomorrow a little bit dangerous as we move into the friday forecast. we are seeing promising signs of potentially rain fall as well. so we're going to break it apart for you. you may have smelled it this afternoon, especially in alameda county, just a little hint of smoke moving down from the walker fire near chico. we have a spare the air alert in effect for tomorrow. we could have more smoke in the north bay and east bay and unhealthy levels of air pollution for the sou

the prime minister of india delivered the keynote address and joined michael bloomberg on stage for aversation. >> we believe the earth is our mother, and we do not have the right to exploit our earth. we are only have the right to use it for our needs. india has this fundamental principle, we can understand and knee -- we can understand needs but we do not want greed. , this is a fundamental principle. the challenge of global warming in the world there are governments, et cetera that are working on its, , to be able to find a solution, it is only the behavior of citizens that can make an impact, and therefore, human behavior needs to be in harmony with nature. we need to go forward keeping the environment in mind. india initially set a target of 175 gigawatts for the production of renewable energy, today, we are well ahead of the deadline to achieve this target, we have already achieved 120. yesterday, when i was speaking at the united nations, i set a new target for myself, 450 gigawatts with respect to climate. there is another related topic to which we have not focused our attenti

michael bloomberg says he'll spend $160 million to get ecigarettes banned in the united states. >> too ahead and buy this product with flavors that appeals to them and to damage their health for the rest of their lives perhaps before we ever do the research is unconscionable. >> a safer alternative to smoking or dangerous modern variation of the same habit. health officials just don't know. chris pallone, nbc news, new york. >> up next here at 6:00, google wants to use artificial intelligence to help parents find out what their baby wants. a face buried in your phone. stop! look up. look both ways. let's start looking out for each other again. it's a busy world out there. and we're all in it together. go safely, california. . >>> some of the south bay's neediest families are getting an easier way to buy grocery. insanity clara county is giving cards for wick. families can pay with the card. this will help destigmatize grocery shopping for low income families. the card comes with an app so people can check their balances and find qualifying stores and foods. >> this makes it easier whe

former mayor michael bloomberg's foundation is offering $160 million to help kids stop getting addicted. the cd cy says 450 cases may have been caused by vaping. overnight we learned hawaii is investigating its first possible case. >>> all right. breaking overnight, significant structural damage in sioux falls, south dakota after a major tornado hit. almost 20,000 customers in the dark right now. this used to be an auto parts store. one hospital, the avera behavioral health center, is being evacuated. more than ten tornados were reported in tupper plains tuesday. the sameng another round of severe weather today. >>> on this morning 18 years ago america endured its darkest day, planes crashing into the twin towers, the pentagon, and a field in shangs ville, pennsylvania. almost 3,000 people were killed. there will be a memorial at the world trade center in lower manhattan. former president jorm w. bush and defense secretary mark will lay a wreath at the memorial, and a new tradition at public schools across new york staff. there will be a brief moment of silence every year on september 1

and michael bloomberg is pledging $160 million towards that cause. >>> a new jersey man was arrested and charged with criminal mischief for allegedly driving his car on to president trump's bedminster golf course and doing doughnuts on the putting greens. police say 26-year-old richard mccune drove on two different putting greens. causing $17,000 in damage. the latest incident happened wednesday afternoon. however this is not the only time that mccune has been arrested he was also arrested into breaking into singer taylor swift's home. prosecutors announced yesterday that mccune had been release and would be returned for a future court date. >>> a federal lawsuit filed in new england court accuses two incidents of sexual sexual assault by antonio brown. a woman hired as a train accusing him of assaulting her and then in may of the following year. the suit contains screen shots. in a statement given to nbc news by her lawyer, brown's accuser writes her decision to speak out was difficult saying, quote, i have found strength in my faith and my family. removes the shame that i have felt

>> what you have today actually is former mayor michael bloomberg contributing $160 million to an anti-vaping announced last week. it's no big surprise that following bloomberg pumping $160 million into an anti-flavor effort that various liberal progressive governors are coming out trying to destroy these products. neil: but you wouldn't want them for your kids, right? >> i don't have children but no, if i had children, i would caution them and stop them from using vaping but -- neil: in other words, that's the parents' responsibility, not the government's? you know as things stand now it's very easy for kids to get their hot little hands on. >> parents absolutely have a responsibility but the government does as well. the fda, for example, has done nothing about ebay sales of vaping products. neil: kids shouldn't buy them so whatever the government should do to make sure they can't, you would be for that? >> as long as the policy does not substantially impact the ability of adults to access these products and get off cigarettes. neil: it won't be easier for adults, right, if suddenly taking m

michael bloomberg and others involved in gun safety efforts are dramatically out spending them even in mitch mcconnell goes home, he sees these ads. they're very effective. all they're asking is for a vote on assault weapons, not to make mitch mcconnell be in favor of a ban, but just to allow a vote. that can be a very hard thing for him to resist. that doesn't mean there will be any real legislation, but it means he may have to allow some votes to put some people on record voting for or against this. the other thing i think is coming into view is that this argument that let's just deal with mental illness or video games, this is not playing anymore. most people understand that if you look abroad it's not like the united states has more mental illness or more people playing video games than the rest of the world. they all have the same level of mental illness and the same level of people playing video games. why do they not have all these shootings? they're not awash in guns. >> moderates on the right, erin, are saying consider mental illness, but consider red flag laws as well. as we

shannon watts is also the same woman who drives around in a bulletproof suv that's funded by michael bloomberg has also private security that's armed with firearms to protect her when she goes on her bloomberg funded paycheck to go lecture the rest of america why they shouldn't be able to protect themselves. women are the largest, fastest growing demographic of gun owners in this country. the thing they say about wanting to purchase a firearm is because they want to have self-defense for themselves, you saw that story just this week, last week in houston a borman, six men trying to shove her into a trunk. she had a gun and defended herself and saved her life. we've seen the gun-control proposals are actually trying to -- elitists and they target poor women. they target single woman. they target single mothers, they make it expensive and put them in dangerous situations. we've seen waiting periods for concealed carry permits. it gets them killed as their violent offender husband or ex-boyfriend gets out of prison and ends up assaulting them or killing them. >> laura: it's a great equalizer. >>

michael bloomberg is pledging 1$160 million to stop kids and teens from vaping. he says the goal is to ban flavored e-cigarettes and stop companies from marketing their products to children. >> we just have to do something. $160 million we will spend on this campaign to start. i emphasize to start because we are not going to stop and walk away from it. >> voters are heading to the polls in north carolina's ninth district. the scene has been vacant for nearly a third of the 116th congress because of a voting fraud scandal. as a result, the north carolina state board of election decided to hold another election. many see it as a barometer for how the nation is feeling right now. >>> wendy's is relaunching breakfast across the u.s. next year t. serves breakfast at about five percent of locations. it will spend $20 million this year to help franchisees hire 20,000 employees to support the effort. the stock is down big. lots of competition in the breakfast space. i'll send it back out there to you. >> thank you, sue herera. >>> the count down to apple's big event is o