>> chair peskin: mr. ramos -- yes, it's absolutely appropriate, commissioner. >> through the chair, responding to the supervisor's inquiry. i wish i could provide some information to that question. i was unprepared. so what i will do is use this trusty device, and hopefully, before the end of the meeting when you're walking out, i can get you an answer. >> yeah. i think the answer, commissioner walton, but we will hear eventually from the m.t.a. is they were short staffed in their accounting department. they bought the l.r.v.s, they had enough cash. they purchased them, and we will reimburse them when they bill us, when they've been slow in billing us. >> that is amazingly great information chair, but i had a conversation with leadership m.t.a., and they got me very excited about the fleet that is on the way, so i want to know if they've purchased these vehicles or not. >> chair peskin: so if, they have purchased, and some are still being fabricated, and they will take title ii -- miss la fort, would you like t

liz: mr. ramosers eating garbage out of the backs of garbage trucks. ramos says maduro does not want the world to see what's going on inside venezuela. what your take on bernie sanders and ocasio-cortez and socialists here denying what's going on. your reaction to bernie sanders? >> by the way, the images of jorge ramos checked out the middle of caracas. that has been going on for many years. it's part of a daily picture there. regarding bernie sanders, it's a shame he would refrain from calling nicolas maduro a dictator. he's a dictator as fidel castro was a dictator. he just doesn't want to see the reality. he must open his eyes. liz: what's your concern about bernie sanders' run for the presidency given this position he has? >> let me tell you, nicolas maduro should be hoping for bernie sanders to win an election and become president of the u.s. that will be a dream come true for nicolas maduro. no doubt about it. with my friends to our annual get-together, especially after being diagnosed last y

the brazilian in global business classes have cheered mr paulson errol on and the lead researcher for latin america at goldman sachs alberto ramos praised mr ball scenario's pension proposal as quote robust and comprehensive. we now turn to take a look at the housing and the u.s. both in the u.s. and outside and we start outside of the u.s. with word of commentator steve malzberg hey steve let's start with the e.u. you told me earlier when we were talking that construction prices of really been growing steadily in the e.u. where are the costs the highest and how is it impacting e.u. housing prices well thanks for having me bart yeah you know construction has not kept up with the rising housing prices in the e.u. according to housing europe get this construction as part of the g.d.p. and the european union is that one a half of what it was back in two thousand and six so that's a that's a tremendous drop most expensive most recently construction in sweden norway switzerland and you have the housing prices continuing to rise at their fastest rate throughout the european union in general since the financial crisis most of the most

mr. romolo's was the taint beneath the presidential palace detainedt -- ramos was beneath the presidentialon that night. global news, 24 hours a day on air and on tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. powell is telling the senate committee today that the u.s. economy remains strong, but rangers are brewing. >> the outlook for the u.s. economy is a positive one, a favorable one. the predominant risks to the economy is slowing global -- slowing global growth. we have seen a significant slowing in growth over the course of the past year. with our policy rate in the range of neutral with muted reflation pressures and some of the downside risk, this is a good time to be patient and watch and wait to see how the situation evolves. we are in no rush to make a judgment about changes in policy. we will allow the situation to evolve, and to balance the risks and allow the data to come in. i think we are in a good place to do that. here with more insights into how markets are digesting the testimony, a

mr. barr he has great discretion. >> john, kim, thank you. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> univision anchor jorge ramos and his crew were detained tonight whileviewing venezuelan president nicolas maduro. they've since been released and i'm going to speak to the former u.s. ambassador who helped get them out of custody. have a big meeting today and 2 boxes of twizzlers.. yeah, uh...for the team... the team? gooo team.... order online pickup in an hour. get up to $200 off on pcs and your tech destination. at office depot officemax just as important as what you get out of it? get up to $200 off on pcs and your tech destination. our broccoli cheddar is made with aged melted cheddar, simmered broccoli, and no artificial flavors. enjoy 100% clean soup today. panera. food as it should be. need a change of scenery? kayak searches hundreds of travel sites and lets you filter by take-off time, layovers and more, so you can be confident you're getting the right flight at the best price. ♪ kayak. search one and done. ♪ ♪ t-mobile will do the math for you. right now, when you join t-mobile, you get two lines of unlimited with two of the latest phones inc

mr. barr, he has great discretion. >> john, kim, thank you. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> univision anchor jorge ramos and his crew were detained tonight while interviewing venezuelan president nicolas maduro. they've since been released and i'm going to speak to the former u.s. ambassador who helped get them out of custody. isn't what goes into your soup... just as important as what you get out of it? our broccoli cheddar is made with aged melted cheddar, simmered broccoli, and no artificial flavors. enjoy 100% clean soup today. panera. food as it should be. i'm a fighter. always have been. when i found out i had age-related macular degeneration, amd, i wanted to fight back. my doctor and i came up with a plan. it includes preservision. only preservision areds 2 has the exact nutrient formula recommended by the national eye institute to help reduce the risk of progression of moderate to advanced amd. that's why i fight. because it's my vision. preservision. also, in a great-tasting chewable. ♪ with venus, you're in charge of how your skin feels. so, when the world expects you to follow the rules, write your own. ♪ because no o