the former mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg, has qualified for the democratic presidential debateesday. it's the first time the billionaire will appear on stage alongside his rivals for the democratic nomination. it could be money. he has a tremendous amount of wealth behind him. he spent $400 million on television advertising stop you cannot sit down in the evening without saying a mike bloomberg ad. 65% of americans say they have seen some of these commercials and thatis some of these commercials and that is why his profile is already very high in this democratic race for the democratic race to challenge donald trump. what is going to be different is we will hear from him in his own words and see he responds and stands up to his opponents, people like joe biden, the former vice president, bernie sanders, the frontrunner and pete buttigieg, the man who has had a great level of success especially in iowa. what does it need to do tomorrow night to make a difference to democrats in nevada? i think it is to have a good answer to the question, is he trying to buy his way to the reside

the former mayor of new york city michael bloomberg has qualified for the democratic presidential debater in the campaign to choose who will be the pa rty‘s candidate to fight donald trump, the billionaire has not been tested live on a debate stage alongside his rivals for the nomination. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more on the campaign and mike bloomberg's financial influence. money is going to be a huge issue. he has reportedly spent some $400 million already on national television advertising. it's very difficult to sit down in front of your tv for an evening and not see a commercial by michael bloomberg, supporting his candidacy. and that in part is why he has managed to qualify for the debate on wednesday night in nevada, going up for the first time against his main opponents for the democratic nomination to challenge donald trump. bernie sanders is in the lead in that race so far. he's done, so far, very well in the caucus and the primary election that we've had to date. but what hasn't been tested is who would come off better in terms of the two of them arguing

the former mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg, has qualified for the democratic presidential debate on wednesday. so far, in the campaign to choose who will be the pa rty‘s candidate to fight donald trump, the billionaire has not been tested live on a debate stage, alongside his rivals for the nomination. live now to our north america correspondent, peter bowes. michael bloomberg has not been physically present in the campaign but his ads have been everywhere, his money has been everywhere. he is a huge philanthropist for causes close to democrats but the money comes with complications? the money will be a huge issue. he has reportedly spent $400 million already on national television advertising. it is difficult to sit down in front of your tv of an evening and not see a commercial of michael bloomberg. in part that is why he has managed to qualify for the debate on wednesday night in nevada, going up for the first time against his main opponents for the democratic nomination to challenge donald trump. bernie sanders is in the lead in that race so far. he has done so far very well

the former mayor of new york city michael bloomberg has qualified for the democratic presidential debateday. it is the first time the billionaire will appear on stage alongside his rivals for the democratic nomination. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes explains what could be behind bloomberg's quick surge in polls to second position. could be money. he has a tremendous amount of wealth behind him. he has spent $400 million on television advertising. you can't sit down in the evening and watch tv at the moment without seeing a mike bloomberg ad. 69% of americans say they've seen some of these commercials. that's why his profile is already very high in this democratic race for the nomination to challenge donald trump. but what of course is going to be different is that fact that we will get to hear from him in his own words, and see how he responds and stands up to his opponents, people like joe biden, the former vice president, bernie sanders, of course, who is the frontrunner, and pete buttigieg, the mayor who's had a trememfous amount of success in the last few weeks, especial

guests, democratic candidate for president former mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg. [applause] fmr. mayor bloomberg: thank you. thank you. how are we doing? [applause] we will wait for the music to stop. hello everyone. however doing, we will try that again. i cannot even see that far at both ends. so i'm sure you are there. but if i've learned anything tonight it is that the virginia democrats know how to put on a party and a party dinner. [applause] toanted to thank the chair -- for inviting me here tonight. what about another round of applause for her. [applause] ok. it is always nice to be welcomed. this you for being in venue with me. i'm glad to be back in virginia. very first state i came to when i launch my campaign a couple of months ago and since then i have been to 62 cities in 25 states. but i have been to virginia more than anywhere else. [cheers and applause] in fact i was just here last week. veteransting with starting businesses including one who has opened a bakery. and yesterday was my birthday. so i thought i michael back for a piece of birthday cak

former new york city mayor michael bloomberg has just qualified to face off against his rivals, and it's a big deal. this is the first time voters will get to hear from the billionaire who's been criticized for trying to buy his way into the white house. eric weirson worked along side bloomberg for nearly nine years. thank you so much for being here. >> good to see you, brooke, how are you doing? >> it's been a wild afternoon, but i'm hanging in there. let me ask you about your opinion piece for cnn.com that argues bloomberg would be better off actually sitting this debate out tomorrow night. why do you think that is? >> well, he's obviously going to

new york city. as we prepare for a central in the apple. who is going to be better, new york city's michael bloomberg or new york city's president, donald trumphey, what's your name. cliff. it reminds me of a democrat debate the other night. do you think michael bloomberg fell off the cliff? >> oh, yeah, he did. he was not saying the right way. he fell off the cliff by not answering truthfully. judge jeanine: do you think in the end michael bloomberg will be on the stage debating donald trump? >> maybe bernie sanders. judge jeanine: do i like bernie? >> i spliek bernie. judge jeanine: who would make a better construction worker, bernie sanders or donald trump. >> donald trump. where when does the guy sleep? judge jeanine: i don't know and i ain't asking. >> no way, bernie would fall asleep on the job. we need donald j trump on a construction job. judge jeanine: do you think ask bloomberg could match donald trump. >> no way not after that last debate. >> michael bloomberg or donald trump. >> donald trump is the best president ever. it pull bloomberg to work. i'll make him work. michael bloomberg, donald trump. who should be president? donald t

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the former mayor of new york city michael bloomberg has qualified for the democratic presidential debate in nevada on wednesday. it is the first time the billionaire will appear on stage alongside his rivals. and this story is trending on bbc.com. there are reports that former one direction singer harry styles was mugged in london. police confirmed that a man in his 20s was robbed at knifepoint, but they didn't name him. it happened on valentine's day. that's all, stay with bbc world news. more on our website, bbc.co.uk/news, and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. floating petrie dishes. virus hit diamond princess passengers begin disembarking today. we look at how companies are boosting economic aid packages to fight the outbreak. in the future of waste. we take a peek at singapore's later solution on managing rubbish. hello and welcome to asia business report. i am karishma vaswani. let's begin with the coronavirus, also known as covid—i9, because in just the coronavirus, also known as covid—i9, because injust over an hour or covid—i9, because in

bloomberg to muscle in on the morning news cycle. >> the first winner overnight was not even on the ballot. we're talking about the former mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg. >> reporter: by afternoon, the story had changed. after audio surfaced from a 2015 appearance at the aspen institute, where bloomberg defended the controversial new york city police policy known as stop and frisk. >> 95% of murders and murders and murder victims fit one mo. they are male, minority. if that's true, that's where all the crime is. >> reporter: knowing a democrat can't win without turning out african-american voters, bloomberg apologized for that stance just before he jumped into the race. >> i was wrong. and i'm sorry. >> reporter: by the end of the day, the hash tag was trending, bloomberg is racist. the others pounced. >> you don't xerox people. and it's upsetting to hear that kind of language. >> reporter: how big a worry should that be in the minds of voters? >> look, this is part of his record, and record matters. it tells you about a person. what they've been out there fighting for. >> reporter: at the end of the day, is itlearer who democratic standard

the former mayor of new york city michael bloomberg has qualified for the democratic presidential debate in nevada on wednesday. it is the first time the billionaire will appear on stage alongside his rivals. a national opinion poll has placed him in second behind bernie sanders. the jury in the trial of harvey weinstein has begun its deliberations, after the judge delivered a warning to the hollywood producer's lawyer, following a magazine article in which she wrote jurors should do what they know is right. she said the piece was not intended to address the jury directly. yet another winter of flooding has raised questions about britain's defences, how much we spend, and whether it is in the right places. the uk and welsh governments have activated emergency money for areas affected, but what does it take to protect communities? here is our science editor david shukman. the river wye tearing along at a record height in monmouth, in wales. the torrent so large, it has even overwhelmed the water treatment works. in derbyshire, the river trent has burst its banks, flooding one village afte

former new york city michael bloomberg. >> i didn't have one that said kill it as allegedly said to employees. >> reporter: candidates fighting to speak over one another. >> if we spend the next four months tearing our party apart, we're going to watch donald trump spend the next four years tearing our country apart. >> reporter: ahead of the primary, joe biden holding on to the top spot and promising. >> if you don't win south carolina will you continue? >> i will win south carolina. >> reporter: this debate particularly important, last before the primary saturday and before super tuesday, more than 30% of the delegates up for grabs. abc news, new york. >>> at manny's, packing the space, some watching from the sidewalk. week. asked by show of hands, many voters indicated they're still undecided. i was undecided coming in. have a couple of people but leaning toward one candidate today. we'll see, it's a week away. >> manny's will host another debate watch party. our coverage continues on abc7news.com. fact highlights and fact checks of the claims this evening. >>> mother and newborn were inju

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on the ballot earning the wrath of bernie sanders supporters like no other, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. >> he's definitely trying to buy the election, and it's not fair. he should have had to go to all the other states like iowa and new hampshire. it's not okay. >> my thoughts are if it's true about what they're waying about his woman hating, i don't want him anywhere near me. >> i can't vote for another racist republican misogynist billionaire as a democratic nominee. >> reporter: now senator sanders said that california will likely be the key to clinching the democratic nomination. live in richmond tonight, andria borba, kpix 5. >> today's bernie sanders first streamed live on cbsn bay area. you can stream news any time on kpix.com and can from any of your favorite devices. now before today's rally, i got to spend a little time with senator sanders talking about michael bloomberg entering the primary, how sanders is reaching out to california's minority voters, and should he win his party's nomination, how would he defeat president trump? >> he's a liar and a fraud. he promised that

former new york city michael bloomberg is under fire for his alleged treatment of women in the past. pete buttigieg is defending himself against conservatives attacks that america is not ready for a gay president. >> i'm not going to be lectured on family values from the likes of rush limb baa or anybody that supports donald j. trump. >> joe biden trying to reinvigorate his campaign. bernie sanders hoping to solidify his lead. and elizabeth warren working to inch up in the rankings. our website a good resource for super tuesday. we have a complete voter guide highlighting issues in every county. go to nbcbayarea.com/electi nbcbayarea.com/electionguide. >>> if you were outside today, the weather was gorgeous. it was spring-like. rob joining us live. any chance of rain coming down the pike? >> that's really the big story. we're really not seeing much of any rain in the forecast. now we're seeing an increase in clouds. to keep you up-to-date on how much rain we missed out on, more than three inches not showing up in the north bay. some changes outside right now. obviously we're looking

mayor of new york city michael bloomberg and on wall street i will quote george w. bush who said we judge other countries by the worst of their actions we judge our own country by the best of our intentions and i think that's true you can look at a country like cuba and yes you can learn about literacy programs that work health care programs that work and we should be able to do that in a rational way again especially when you look at the fact that people like president trump and president obama before him and numerous presidents before them partnered with murderous regimes like saudi arabia which now is being funded by the u.s. in its war against yemen which is threatening to kill millions of people and yet that is something that isn't being discussed. 80 percent of employees in britain and coaches say that they say that they hide their views if they don't fit in with liberal norms that include support for the country's conservative party among other things and you survey has revealed a growing environment of self-censorship. our survey shines a damning light on th

bob dylan once said money doesn't talk it screams former republican new york city mayor michael bloomberg is proving this just the sheer force of lavish spending has made him a serious contender to capture the democratic nomination are we experiencing peak trying to arrangements syndrome. and welcome back this is our international pentagon report has accused the u.s. military of failing to keep track of weapons worth hundreds of millions of dollars in syria it suggests weapons were left vulnerable to loss or theft or to kill him off and has more if you were spending hundreds of millions of dollars to send weapons to a foreign country it would probably pay to keep track of them but apparently that's the last thing that was on the pentagon's mind when it came to operation inherent result in syria. special operations joint task force operation inherent result person no did not account for the budget is 715800000 of count arses trained and equipped fund equipment for fiscal years 2017 and 28 seen hundreds of weapons were not properly stored duplicate purchases were made the amount spent went

bob dylan once said money doesn't talk it's chremes former republican new york city mayor michael bloomberg is proving this just the sheer force of lavish spending has made him a serious contender to capture the democratic nomination are we experiencing peak trying to arrangement syndrome. the likes of mike but why former l.a. mayor antonio via ago says here to explain his full throated endorsement of presidential candidate mike bloomberg it's all on this edition of. welcome to politicking on larry king he was elected the 1st latino mayor of los angeles and nearly a century made an unsuccessful bid for the california governor's office and 2018 remains active within the democratic party most recently demonstrated by his the dorsal end of the mike bloomberg campaign for the presidency we'll talk about that and a lot more as antonio vieira goes joins me in studio why did you endorse michael bloomberg because i know because i worked with him you know the joke i like to tell the press is that. on my inauguration day. he was there al gore and a whole slew of democratic leaders my staff told me. m

bob dylan once said money doesn't talk it screams former republican new york city mayor michael bloomberg is proving this just the sheer force of lavish spending has made him a serious contender to capture the democratic nomination are we experiencing peak travel arrangements syndrome. welcome back to politicking i'm talking with antonio via a ghost democrat of california the 1st mayor of los angeles was national co-chair of hillary clinton's 28 presidential campaign and chaired the 2012 democratic national convention early is this month he endorsed former new york mayor mike bloomberg for the oval office and he's joining us here in studio kenny when. i have no doubt in my mind that he can win look i started out as a long shot i think in january when i came on board it was something like 5 percent nationally he's 18 percent i heard. you know i turned on the t.v. this morning and heard one station after another mentioning the name michael bloomberg i can tell you that all the candidates know who he is and i can tell you this he's committed. to working to win this race and doing what ever i

the former mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg, has qualified for the democratic presidential debate in nevada on wednesday. it's the first time the billionaire will appear on stage alongside his rivals. and this story is trending on bbc.com... there are reports that former one direction singer harry styles was mugged in london. police confirmed that a man in his 20s was robbed at knifepoint but they didn't name him. it happened on valentines day. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. there are international laws and norm designed to prohibit states from bumping off their enemies, internal or external. but look around the world and it is clear those laws are being violated, often with impunity. my guest today is agnes callamard, a renowned human rights investigator who serves as the un special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing. given the scale of the problem, have her investigations become an exercise in futility? agnes callamard, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. agnes, let me start with this grand title of yours.

bob dylan money doesn't talk it screams former republican new york city mayor michael bloomberg is proving this just the sheer force of lavish spending has made him a serious contender to capture the democratic nomination are we experiencing. the tug of war between the u.k. and greece over classical sculptures and see nothing fail for decades to secure the return of relics it says was stolen however breck's it could be about to change all that with the reportedly backing greece's claim to the so called elegant models in brussels could now push britain to return them the collection was originally part of the parthenon in the greek capital but the display in the british museum in london claims they were stolen by lord allegan in the 19th century while the u.k. insists it acquired them legally and it isn't budging. the case position on the parthenon sculptures remains unchanged they are the legal responsibility of the british museum that is not up for discussion as part of our trade negotiations cultural historian wendy earle political and social commentator earlier discussed the links betwee

bloomberg. >> you probably watched it right here on nbc bay area, the candidates taking aim at former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. the fallout as the candidates look towards saturday's nevada caucuses. >>> as we go to commercial break why don't you check out instagram show synched in. how one bay area company wants to save you space. >> san francisco startup is using tech and design to maximize small living spaces. bumblebee spaces installed from beds, closets to books in your ceiling that come down by talking to your phone. >> get my clothes. >> done. >> you talk into your smartphone and your clothing descends. >> the company says it's working on designing both rentals and condos that will include this modern feature. tom steyer will beat donald trump on the economy. his people over profits plan makes a living wage a right. creates thousands of good paying green jobs in california. and provides a 10% tax cut for everyone making under $250,000. tom's plan also makes health care a right, by adding a public option to obamacare. protects union negotiated plans. and ensures californians can make their own

mayor of new york city michael bloomberg and on wall street i will quote george w. bush who said we judge other countries by the worst of their actions we judge our own country by the best of our intentions and i think that's true you can look at a country like cuba and yes you can learn about literacy programs that work health care programs that work and we should be able to do that in a rational way again especially when you look at the fact that people like president trump and president obama before him and numerous presidents before them partnered with murderous regimes like saudi arabia which now is being funded by the u.s. in its war against yemen which is threatening to kill millions of people and yet that isn't something that isn't being discussed. this year marks 75 years since the allied victory over fascism in the 2nd world war in a special series on he's telling the stories of veterans from all across the world a decorated french soldier who told us about his experience on the front line and he wants to hear your family stories too. we're going to we're

mayor of new york city michael bloomberg and on wall street i will quote george w. bush who said we judge other countries by the worst of their actions we judge our own country by the best of our intentions and i think that's true you can look at a country like cuba and yes you can learn about literacy programs that work health care programs that work and we should be able to do that in a rational way again especially when you look at the fact that people like president trump and president obama before him and numerous presidents before them partnered with murderous regimes like saudi arabia which now is being funded by the u.s. in its war against yemen which is threatening to kill millions of people and yet that is something that isn't being discussed. violence broke out between riot police and hundreds of residents on the greek islands of last bus and here are people there are furious over their thirty's plan to build new migrant detention centers officers resorted to tear gas to disperse the crowd which had set fire to trash bins and tried to blockade the local p

the former mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg, has qualified for the democratic presidential debate in the campaign to choose who will be the pa rty‘s candidate to fight donald trump, the billionaire has not been tested, live on a debate stage, alongside his rivals for the nomination. a danish court has sentenced a former senior civil servant to six—and—a—half years in prison for stealing $17 million from the country's welfare agency, where she worked for a0 years. britta nielsen was accused of siphoning the funds, meant for people in need, into her own accounts. she confessed to the fraud, which took place through non—existent projects. our main business story is the effects of coronavirus on the cruise industry and also the knock—on to the travel business as a whole. priya lakhani, founder and ceo of century tech joins me now. this is, potentially, the effect and for how long this will be felt is far—reaching. exactly. we don't know how long this will go on for that we have two stories one is about southeast asia and the fact that their tourist hubs rely on the chinese visitors to

is a dark horse in this race that no one is talking about and that is former mayor of new york city michael bloomberg he got in very late he said basically missed get by with new hampshire too late for that and he has been pouring millions of his own money and he's a really really rich guys worth billions and billions of dollars but i've been in new hampshire for several days now the only ad i've seen on television is michael bloomberg and he is doing that across the states that are going to be voted later and the most recent polls show that his support among african-americans is really rise it was up to about 20 percent so that is a concern for joe biden bottom line for joe biden iowa new hampshire that means money momentum he's still in this race but if he doesn't win or place incredibly high in the upcoming contests of nevada and south carolina it's unclear that he has any path forward and the same pretty much goes holds true for elizabeth warren as well ok patty thank you for that update let's bring in christine salumi now she's joining us from a watch party for over a not so it seems to be comin

the former mayor of new york city michael bloomberg has qualified for the democratic presidential debate in nevada on wednesday. it is the first time the billionaire will appear on stage alongside his rivals. a national opinion poll has placed him in second, behind bernie sanders. the jury in the trial of harvey weinstein has begun its deliberations, after the judge delivered a warning to the hollywood producer's lawyer following a magazine article in which she wrote jurors should do what they know is right. she said the piece was not intended to address the jury directly. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the designer catwalk and the glossy magazine cover are powerful cultural signifiers. the top models who occupy those spaces are deemed to have a look that attracts and sells. but how diverse is that look? how inclusive? my guest today has challenged a host of stereotypes that come with the label "supermodel". halima aden is a refugee from somalia's civil war. she's muslim and follows a modest dress code. hers has been an extraordinary journey to intern