today, vladimir putin sent a telegram to mikael gorbachev's family, expressing his condolences.hese two leaders are polar opposites. gorbachev was someone who tried to open up his country, give people more freedom, freedom of speech, freedom to criticize the authorities. under vladimir putin, critical voices are being silenced. >> i don't know when -- correspondent: but how much do russians care? some of mitch to gorbachev -- of mr. gorbachev's closest allies are starting to wonder. >> some of us overestimated the attractiveness of the ideas of democratic institutions and rule of law in russia. apparently there are many people in this country for who these values are irrelevant. correspondent: as for gorbachev's legacy, that is being destroyed by the invasion of ukraine, renewed east-tension, and the kremlin's crackdown on its opponents. some believe that today's problems are gorbachev's fault. >> he failed to stop the fall of the ussr, one man says. that was a huge mistake. but one woman says, i respected him. to me, he was hope and freedom. his supporters hope that one day rus

laura: do you know anything at all about mikael gorbachev's attitude towards vladimir putin's invasionukraine? >> he hasn't been very outspoken or talked about it. it will be very interesting to see how vladimir putin remembers mikal gorbachev. obviously, in the present campaign against ukraine, he's going against what gorbachev tried to do which was a peaceful transition from the soviet union to the russian federation. a peaceful transition to eastern europe. vladimir putin, with this invasion of ukraine, has en outspoken about how russia lost ukraine and he's trying to gain -- game russia back into the orbit of the russian federation. it will be interesting to see how mr. putin remembers mr. gorbachev and whether indeed there is some sort of marking of his passing in the russian federation. laura: was gorbachev concerned though about the eastward expansion of nato, and didn't he accuse the west of arrogance? >> he did not really accuse the west of arrogance. there was a discussion about what was decided about the expansion of nato and according to gorbachev, there was a promise that

febreze small spaces. >>> former soviet president mikael gorbachev has died.end the cold war our keir simmons has more. >> reporter: by soviet standards, mikael gorbachev's rule was short but the last leader of the soviet union says his six hours in power felt like a lifetime. in 1985, the age members of the soviet politburo turned to gorbachev to breathe new life into the city tem. little did they know that dark-suited bureaucrat with the distinct birthmark would not only change the country but the world. >> let's abolish nuclear weapons. that was revolutionary >> reporter: gorbachev made friends with the soviet union's former enemies, including ronald reagan they formed a strong bond. the same year, gorbachev sat down with nbc's tom brokaw, a tv first, and americans were amazed by this open, reassuring soviet leader and charmed by the first soviet first lady they'd ever seen and it was at home where his ideas, economic restructuring, let a genie out of the bottle even he couldn't put back. >> we could and should have saved the soviet union but we lost politi

it has been said very few leaders have in modern history the kind of impact mikael gorbachev did. is it a fair assessment? andrew: it is a very fair assessment. when gorbachev came into power in 1985, the soviet union was a formidable, multinational empire and had an enormous external empire in eastern europe, and when he left office, the soviet union was no more and the countries of eastern europe are independent. a remarkable, mixed legacy. amna: the policies we mentioned, perestroika and glasnost, what should we understand about those? what was behind the push for those? andrew: when gorbachev took power, the soviet union was basicay a stagnating society, which in the eyes of leadership needed to keep up with the west, but gorbachev wrote -- gorbachev unleashed these reforms, trying to introduce more governmen-- more democratic governance, as well as glasnt, to open up some of the dark spots in soviet history, it was his idea that this would humanize or modernize the soviet system. in the end, it was the undoing of the soviet system, an unref ormable system. he did not understan

dan: mikael gorbachev has died after a lengthy illness.forms that ran to the end of the cold war. he won the nobel peace prize in 1990. however, his grip on power faded, leading to his resignation on christmas 1991. the soviet union collapsed a day later. former san francisco mayor met gorbachev. >> frankly, it is a loss for the world. he was an unusual human being. when he put together the program that allowed the soviet union to do what it did and create an opportunity for world peace to be the beneficiary, it was incredible. dan: willie brown. mikael gorbachev is survived by his daughter. . he was 91 years old. ama: the heat is for decades, i've worked at the intersection of domestic violence and homelessness. so when prop 27 promised solutions to homelessness, i took a good, hard look. it's not a solution. 90% of the money goes to the out-of-state corporations who wrote it. very little is left for the homeless. don't let corporations exploit homelessness to pad their profits. vote no on 27. what's it like having xfinity internet with s

it was mikael gorbachev who be came the terminator of the 20th century, who ended the cold war, who endedn over central and eastern europe. he dismantled this domination in the most peaceful and willing way. he let them go. by now, his own country was breaking apart amid ethnic conflicts and economic chaos. gorbachev was losing control. in august 1991, communist hardliners staged a coup. it collapsed — but soon after, so did the soviet union. president gorbachev resigned and the ussr was consigned to history. many russians still blame gorbachev for letting a superpower slip away. many of the changes mikal gorbachev tried to make haven't lasted. democratic freedoms have been rolled back in russia and the arms race is back, and geopolitical confrontation. gorbachev will be remembered for at least having tried to end the rivalry between east and west. but i will remember him for this. after one interview, he invited me to play his piano while he sang the favourite songs of his late wife. it was a surreal but special moment that showed the warm, human side of the russian leader who'd struck a

so touch on how ronald reagan and mikael gorbachev for the right man for the moment. >> and then to feelly. so one is that she wanted her husband to go down in history as a great president as a peacemaker and really believe that this was his role. also some political sense those that like ronald reagan were afraid perhaps a little too close on the trigger but she also understood something that many people did not about ronald reagan. along with the anti-communist rhetoric a little idealism to ronald reagan as a believer of armageddon and really was the idealist to envision a world without nuclear weapons. that is something she understood that not a lot of people did. and then to tone down the rhetoric and especially disturbed when he referred as the evil empire. and then arguing over dinner one night. and why in gorbachev has a partner of who could work with him on this. and she is absolutely relentless in pushing for this and the reservations and with their husbands own administration with caspar weinbergerne said one of the oral histories i read and was a lot more willing to trust the

. >> the death of mikael gorbachev remind his -- reminded us of the major shift in the late 80's.o you think we are in an era where the world order it is shifting again based on what we saw with the invasion of ukraine? >> i think there are challenges. it is important that the united states and europe stands together in defending that because there is only one way when it comes to building the future of the world and that is a comment recognized international will based order -- rule-based order. that is what we felt during the cold war. we cannot accept a charge like putin and others going against that. we have about three minutes left and we -- looking beyond the ukraine war, what is nato need to do in terms of posture and strategy and policy to manage an enduring russia? >> we will look at the future when it comes to nato where date so well organized -- nato will organize through the east. you will see in the last nato with sweden and finland, that is historic and we will see countries filling and --in at the east. like denmark and others are filling in at the optic see and for

. >> mikael gorbachev brought down the iron curtain and now has died after a lengthy illness.wer 1985 after the political will form that led to the end of the cold war. he won the nobel peace prize in 1990. however, his grip on power quickly led to a resignation in 1991. the soviet union collapsed that day later. he visited the bay area many times over the air, and a san francisco mayor named willie brown met him. he remembers his legacy this way. >> frankly, it's a loss for the world. he was an unusual human being. when he put together a program that allowed the soviet union to do what it did and create an opportunity for world peace to be the beneficiary, it was incredible. >> mikael corbett have -- gorbachev is survived by his daughter. >> jon gruden made his first public appearance since the racist email that cost him his job. speaking to a podcast, he asked for forgiveness. >> i'm a good person. i go to church. i've been married for 31 years and have three great boys. i love football. i made some mistakes, but i don't think anybody else in here hasn't. i just asked for fo

mikael gorbachev is being remembered as the last leader of the soviet union who ended the cold war.moscow hospital. his career disintegrated in the process. he was 91. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. jonathan: live from new york city, good morning. do not shoot the messenger. downside surprise on the adp. bad news is good news? equities up .4% on the s&p. yields fade a little bit on the two-year. almost unchanged on the session. 3.4561. this out on twitter. adp unveils a new dartboard. michael mckee is with us. mike: i am the messenger but i don't know what the message is. adp says it's a brand-new survey that's been retooled, does not depend on models. it is a snapshot of the labor market during the month based on the payrolls they process. 132,000 jobs. 22,000 in the goods producing sector, although there was no change in manufacturing jobs. service providing jobs rose 110,000. what does this mean for friday? the adp people say this is

and i really think there is two legs today as we look at mikael gorbachev's life one for the west a positiveviet evil empire without a catastrophic nuclear war. for the russians, particular lear for vladimir putin. it's that when you allow any sort of democracy and human rights to seep into that russian society, you risk tearing down the system that they seek to control for themselves. >> brian: they. i guess they wanted perpetual hell because they seem to keep subscribing to it. so, gorbachev loses power. yeltsin comes in and hands it right back to the kgb. and that's why we get vladimir putin as he drinks himself to oblivion and gorbachev goes to the sidelines. >> that's one of the great -- one of the many but great ironies of russian history that boris yeltsin who we remember for standing on top of those tanks coup attempts in 1991 opposing the kgb turns back over to everything in the kgb guy vladimir putin. the first thing that putin did upon becoming president was to give yeltsin and his family immunity. that's what yeltsin wanted. only thing that didn't collapse during the soviet union

of course mikael gorbachev triggered things he didn't expect.ocracy in russia and that democracy and freedom became possible in europe, that germany could be united and the iron curtain disappeared. the democracy movement in central and eastern europe also benefited from the fact he was in charge of russia at that time. we know that he's died at a time when not only has democracy in russia failed — there is no other way to describe the current situation there — but also russia and the russian president putin are digging new trenches in europe and have started a terrible war against the neighbouring country, ukraine. and that is precisely why we remember mikhail gorbachev and know what significance he had for the development of europe and also of our country in recent years. but for many in russia, mikhail gorbachev, remains a controversialfigure. here's some reaction to the death of mikahil gorbachev from the streets of moscow. translation: it seems that he did not realise i the gravity of his decisions. he did not fix his mistakes. he passed aw