miles o'brien looks at the science and debate behind it all, part of our weekly seriesle on the "ingedge" of science, medicine and technology. >> o'brien: when fidelia morales moved into her dream home nestled among orange grovess in californintral valley 12 years ago, she didn't know much about agriculture. >> we didn't know that they were fumigating with these huge machines, that they were spraying these extremely strong chemicals. >> o'brien: it happens on the calm margins of the day. when the wind ys down, growers gear up, to spray their crops with pesticides. >> ( translated ): look at the distance between the machine and our yard. it's impossible to keep the pesticides off my property. sometimes at night we have the air conditioning on, and we can still smell the pesticides they're spraying throughout the entire house. >> o'brien: she wonders what the y emicals may be doing to her children-- especiar youngest son, the only one born here. >> ( translated ): he can't sit in one place. we have received many complaints about him from his teachers, who say he nee to focus. >> o'brie

t o'brien: virginia rauh is an epidemiologist columbia university mailman school of public health.for 20 years now, she has followed 750 mothers and their children in the washington heights section of manhattan. pregnant mothers in her study wore a backpack withp designed to gather air samples as they went about the daily routin rauh's team found organophosphates in 99% of the air samples she gathered, and 70% of the blood samples of the children. rauh concludes that higher levels of organophosphates found in the blood of her subjects lead to lower birth weight, reduced i.q., a.d.h.d. symptoms, and tremors. m.r.i.s of the brains of exposed nobjects reveal enlargement in some areas, and ally thin cortices-- the outermost layer n-of nerve cells in the br crucial for cognitive functions suchs perception, language, memory andonsciousness. >> i think in reality, there is no safe level. it depends upon the level of risk that we tolerate as a society. but to damage even to the extent of several i.q. points or some t vey attentional issues, int my mind, is ceptable if we know that it is as

o'brien: in that race it was part of it.ut what she also had was an opponent that wasn't in the district that often. he did not come to the people for debates and didn't participate in the process which offended a lot of the voters in that district. the district has also switched more from a white district over to the bronx a bit and that is nearly did you percent hispanic. they had a lot of changes in their that crowley could not adjust to and he got caught flat-footed. shery: david: what has turn out told us? there's incredible energy on the democratic side. the cnet from the special elections and certainly from the primaries. turnout in some cases has rivaled what we see in presidential election cycles. as we all know turn on primaries is generally very low. it is good news for the democrats that there is a lot of energy there. there hasn't been as much on the republican side. that is not uncommon because they have an incumbent president. their president -- they own washington. it's nothing like losing that energizes a ba

soledad: i am soledad o'brien. "matter of fact with soledad o'brien." the russians are coming again. the intelligence community says no mistake about it, our electoral system is still a hot target for hackers -- especially agents of the russian government. we're less than 100 days until the midterms. and despite warnings from intelligence officials that foreign governments will try to interfere, the senate shot down a proposal that would have given states an extra $250 million to beef up security. 46 democrats and only one republican, senator bob corker, supported the measure. earlier this year, congress gave states $380 million to safeguard the midterm elections. and republicans want to know how that money has been spent before they recommit to more. in 2017 when homeland security desied infrastructure, many secretaries of state initially opposed the designation.s seetary of stawa it is nice to see you. thank you for talking with us. you were in opposition to this designation as i just mentioned. why? jim condos: so soledad, the whole reason why we act

i am soledad o'brien, and we will see you back here next week. robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america." i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. today, we profile people and groups changing our world for the better through innovation. every year, the nbc universal foundation awards grants through its program, project innovation, and today, we are gonna meet some of these winners. we'll start with the last mile, a very interesting program that prepares incarcerated individuals for successful re-entry through business and technology training. then wfeature talking points, a nonprofit with a mission to unlock the potential of millions of low-income, underserved families, through technology that transcends even language barriers. and finally, we look at centro community partners, which aims to foster socioeconomic change through business advisory

on o'brien, the defense -- conor o'brien, the defense reporter for politico, will be on.h the consumer product safety commission, ann marie buerkle will be here. we will be right back. ♪ announcer: this sunday on "oral histories," we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman pat schroeder. when we first got elected, i was in this idealistic mode of this is wonderful. how long do you think it will be before almost half of the houses female? so i asked the library of congress or somebody with a thought. they said probably 300 years. [laughter] it is very incremental. very incremental. announcer: in the weeks ahead, we will hear from sue myrick, eva clayton, barbara canales, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch "oral histories" sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. weekncer: on c-span this in primetime, tonight at 10 a p.m.,p.m., -- at 10:00 the net roots conference with cory booker. on friday, more from the netroots conference with senators elizabeth warren and kamala harris. ,his week on c-span www.c-span.org,

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i'm soledad o'brien. welcome to "matter of fact." it was one of the most popular campaign catchphrases in recent history -- "it's the economy, stupid." these four words helped send bill clinton to the white house. today, the economy is booming -- high job numbers and low unemployment. president trump is taking credit for the economy. but on the campaign trail, republicans are almost avoiding it. dems have seized the moment, saying, yes, the economy is growing, but the average person's paycheck is not, even though republicans promised the tax cuts would unleash rapid wage growth. is this a tale of of two economies, one national and one local? nell abernathy is head of research and policy at the roosevelt institute. it is so nice to have there. nell: thanks for having me. soledad: you bet. so, s&p close to an all time high. as we mentioned, unemployment is the lowest since -- i think it's 2000. and employers are saying, "we actually can't get enough people through our doors." and yet when you poll workers, 45% say the economy does not

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back with me is bloomberg's tim o'brien.hen you look at this, david, how inappropriate is this type of use of the intelligence powers, and the revoking of a classified access? >> i'll be blunt. this is not america. john said that very clearly when he compared this to the acts of a foreign despot that he would have studied as an analyst at cia. this is not the way we operate. this is political speech by a former government official, political speech. and he is being funnishpunished, or at least the president is attempting to punish him for it. the odd thing is it will probably be counterproductive in this way. i don't know of a single senior intelligence official or u.s. government employee who would feel constrained from speaking out because of this. in fact, this is likely to motivate more of the very thing that presumably the president is trying to prevent with this unprecedented action. so it's both counterproductive -- >> i don't want to be -- i take your moral and patriotic criticism, and i think that applies. and i don

tim o'brien, executive editor for bloomberg opinion and author of the book "trump nation." ashley, let me start with you. intelligence community is usually reluctant to wade into domestic politics, viewing their voice as something to preserve for times of war or grave national security crises. i'm told that they view the trump presidency, the encroachment into the intelligence community and their work the disdain they show for their work product, and sort of the obliteration of norms as dire enough to warrant their participation. >> well, it's a striking group, a strikingly bipartisan group of former intel officials who signed that letter and striking the fact that they were willing to take the president on so publicly. i think one thing that's interesting there is you see a disconnect between these members who are willing to speak out and lend their voice which as you pointed out is something they don't ordinarily do because they view this as such a matter of national importance compared to the president himself who sort of enjoys power of being able to strip away security

ambassador it's in retaliation for canada's call to release human rights activists here's alexie o'brien. among those detained in saudi arabia is the sister of this man six years ago blogger by the way was sentenced to a thousand lashes to be administered over twenty weeks for criticizing saudi arabian clerics now his sister summer is among a number of women's rights activists who've been imprisoned sparking protests from the canadian government and which in turn was met with a shop and immediate saudi response via state controlled television of. the kingdom used the canadian position as an affront to the kingdom but requires a sharp response to prevent any party in from attempting to meddle with the south and serve until. the canadian foreign minister makes it clear they will be no backing down. to canada's commitment to putting human rights at the center of our foreign policy has drawn some attention in recent days. i'm referring of course to the expulsion of canada's ambassador to saudi arabia. and let me be very clear with everyone here and with the canadians who may be watching and

explosive laden drones during a military parade in a televised address hours after the incident majeure o'briens the attack on colombia's president juan manuel santos as well as on that as well as opposition and financial backers in florida colombia has denied any involvement we now have this look at how the alleged attack unfolded in the face i get my do in full flow suddenly cut short. this footage broadcast live on state television shows the moment when an apparent explosion rocked a military parade sending hundreds fleeing on foot to. the government declared it in assassination attempt. that on a modern day which i don't want to see on the explosions were heard which we have established as coming from multiple drone idea. of the fact of what i want to get people to do that i do not think it was an attempt on the life of the president of venezuela nicolas maduro would you idea but to put everyone at ease the attack has failed or that it or others would go complete i mean. just hours later mudra gave a defiant speech speculating that the incident was a right wing conspiracy with ties abroad. a

from i'm miles o'brienxÑ] 08/24/18 08/24/18 [captioning made possible by democracy now!]amy: from pacifica, this is democrcracy now! >> the sentence rendered today is the longest received either been a friend unauthorized disclosure of national defense information to the media. amy: nsa whistleblower reality winner has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for leaking a top-secret document to the intercept about russian interference in the 2016 election. we will speak to pulitzer prize wi

let's bring in rebecca david-o'brien from the "wall street journal." rebecca has been covering the cohen story. this development today that now the chief financial officer goes back more than 30 years with president trump has turned state's evidence. how big a moment is this? >> it's a big deal. alan wiselberg was the financial rights-hand man and the financial gate keeper for the trump organization. he knows secrets. it's a big deal that he's speaking to the feds. >> shepard: you don't get immunity until they know what you're going to provide them. >> correct. they had a search warrant for michael cohen. >> yes. they got 3.2 million documents, audio tapes as well. many have been with the mueller team for a long time. now it would seem at least from looking at the way this lays out that wiselberg would be one that could confirm or deny or knock down the cohen statements. >> michael cohen and his plea on tuesday said that -- the plea documents themselves said a -- mr. wiselberg was among the people that worked to approve the repayments for those women.

peter o'brien has the details. peter: knock arrives at parliament house before the -- mmlcolm turnbull arrives at parliament house before the meeting that ended his leadership. treasurer scott morrison will replace him, winning out over the form -- home affairs minister and ffreign minister. morrison: we will provide the purpose expected of us as leaders, of our prty and of our great nntion. won a vote onl tuesday, but ministers have defected. >> australians will be just dumbstruck and so appalled by the conduct of thh last week. [applause] peter: he said he would be leaving parliament "not before too long." if you vacate his sydney seat, there would be a by election for it, and the current government would risk losing its one seat majority. and right-winger pushed tonister ,nseat mike - malcolm turnbull a backlash against moderate politics. triggered by his plans to enshrine carbon emission targets in laww australia's prolonged political they now hhve their seventh prime minister in just 11 years. polly: in syria,

"30 rock" star tracy morgan must have rocks in his head. >> sarah silverman was on conan o'brien and it didn't take long for his tweets to be condemned. >> everybody thinks you have to be burned at the stake if you've said something that is deemed to be offensive by however many thousand people on twitter decided it's offensive. >> i really think that we're at a point in this country where people really need to take the thumb out of their mouth and grow up a little bit and realize there's a lot bigger problems out there than what a comedian did a joke about. >> i mean, you have to feel the same way about comedy. >> yeah, i do this joke about the way people need to justify their cell phone. i need to have it with me because people are so important. >> right. >> you know, they don't seem very important the way you scroll through them like a gay french king. there's a creepy pc thing out there that really bothers me. >> the rise of this new politically correct trend is the cover story in the new issue of "the atlantic" magazine. the protective atmosphere on many campuses has become so c

and his partner, this guy jack o'brien. as the story goes, o'brien asked macky if he had any money about his clothes. that's how you asked a gold rusher. do you have anything about your clothes. he said nary a cent. he said we need to walk into this camp like gentleman. and he fished out the $0.50 piece and heaved it down into the sage brush. and they walked the last quarter mile and arrived in virginia city. and later in life when somebody asked macky about that story, he sort of grunted and said, yes, it did happen and that's what jack did with his money all of his life. [ laughing ] . . . . >> although you did not own the land. nobody wanted to own the land for fear do you have to pay taxes but you you had the permission to extract the minerals. an earthquake fault or a fissure in the ground circulating hot high pressure water will dissolve the minerals and as it comes up through the salt zone it cools and they are deposited out and silica is the most common mineral but sometimes you get calcium or copper or arsenic in t

peter o'brien reports. crexendo donald trump's most direct demand yet for an end to the russian investigation. president trump has called on his attorney general jeff sessions to stop the ripped witchhunt right now. in tweets attacking mueller investigation into whether the trump campaign conspired with russia to sway the 2016 presidential election. conspired with russia to sway the 2016 presidential election. later his press secretary clarified that it wasn't an order to the justice department. >> the present is not obstructing. he's fighting back. the president is stating his opinion. he is stating clearly. >> his lawyer stressed that he used the word should, not must. said goodness come here saying the same thing we said. i said it about two weeks ago. yesterday on fox that we believe the investigation should be brought to a close. >> former fbi director mueller has already charged dozens of people and her guilty pleas from at least three former aides to donald trump. including congress some republicans

each year the nba produces a documentary about the championship teams road to the larry o'brien trophy. fans it's a even in the off- season they want to relish in the warriors success . >> even though you were there and you saw what they did it is good to see it again. i love it. >> this team is one of the greatest assemblies of players i've ever seen. >> reporter: andy thompson pr uncle of the warriors klay thompson. >> what they see is what this team is also about. this is authentic and in the moment. we are flies on the wall trying to capture everything as it unfolds. >> reporter: this is a third documentary the nba has produced on the warriors. one for each championship season. rick welsch says he watched the film for the first time at the screening. he says the documentary captures what he describes as a hard-fought season. >> the league is more focused on beating the warriors every night. there was a lot to overcome. >> reporter: while no players attended fans were given the vip -- vip treatment. fans it's a they are still savoring the warriors third championship victory in four

. >> reporter: today's announcement long-awaited relief for millions of americans, like robyn o'brientions, and she's watched epipen's price soar. >> the impact exponentially of this device being jacked up in price over and over and over again is taking such an incredible toll on american families. >> reporter: but the fda now approving the first generic version of epipen which will be made by tev pharmaceuticals that it says will be cheaper, though the price hasn't been revealed. epipen maker mylan has come under fire for massive price hikes, after buying the rights to sell the drug, hiking the price nearly 500%, from $100 to $600 for a two-pack, following public backlash offering a $300 generic. mylan's ceo grilled before congress. >> by introducing a generic which truly is unprecedented, we cut the price in half. >> well, it's unprecedented to raise the price $500. >> reporter: the fda announcement likely to spark more low-cost alternatives. >> it is absolutely critical when it comes to protecting the lives of children that not only work t lower price. dr. john torres, nbc news. >>

you didn't see any cameras, because francis o'brien got the idea. he didn't want people to think they were -- he wanted the people to be right in there with the committee. so he said to the mighty brass of the network, you want to cover it? you're gonna do it through a hole in the wall. you're not gonna be in the room. things like that that most people, you know, don't think of. and mainly it was the character that came out. they all knew the gravity. the book will show you -- i was talking to a lot of these members who truly couldn't make up their mind. but they talked to me because the deal was i wasn't going to write about it, until afterwards. and they were very serious. what is a crime? what is a high crime? what is a misdemeanor? what does that mean? is it just -- you know, they have to have burglarized something, or is it beyond that? what is accountability? this was a very, very serious set of questions. and it was sort of a model impeachment. the stuff that goes on now, and of course, it got ruined when gingrich ran that impeachment against

. >> and let's stay right here, tim o'brien. this is part of the media run state, so much for state-run media. this is the president talking about this justice department official. this could be the test case to leap from stripping away clearances from former national security officials to stripping away clearances from sitting justice department officials. watch the president on this employee today. >> i think bruce ohr is a disgrace. i suspect i'll be taking it away very quickly. i think that bruce ohr is a disgrace with his wife nell i. for him to be in the justice department and to be doing what he did, that is a disgrace. that is disqualifying for mueller. >> doesn't work for mueller, he works at the justice department. it's reminiscent of his attacks on former acting fbi director andy mccabe and his wife who ran for political office. we should point out the other people targeted for removing their clearances are andy mccabe, jim comey and sally yates. i actually don't think any of them have clearances any more. just talk a

. ♪ soledad: i'm soledad o'brien. welcome to "matter of fact." the senate is back in session.embers have a lot of unfinished business before the midterms. the top priority for republicans, getting brett kavanaugh confirmed as the next u.s. supreme court justice. republicans want him sworn in by october first, when the high court begins its new term. democrats say they're being forced to make a rush to judgement. at least 49 of 51 republican senators have said they'll vote to confirm kavanaugh. senator ben cardin is a democrat from the state of maryland. it's nice to have you with us today. sen. cardin: thank you. confirmed without icde support llyou have 51 republicas -- let's say 50 depending on how senator mccain is able to participate or not. you would have to flip one republican, maybe two. you have three democrats in red states who are up for re-election who have signaled that they'd support kavanaugh. so you might have to flip four people in order to block kavanaugh's being appointed to the u.s. supreme court. what is the strategy right now? sen. cardin: i think first ou

reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. the u.s. bids farewell to two national icons. >> ♪ you make me feel jane: a star-studded funeral for the queen of soul. top names from musicpond tics come together to detroit to celebrate aretha franklin. mr. clinton: she lived with power, not without weakness, but overcoming her weaknesses. i just loved her. jane: in washington, john mccain's body is brought back to the capitol, where he is lying in state. friends and colleagues gathered to honor him. and the latest film by oscar-winning director fonso inron is getting top marks venice, but the decision to stream it first gets mixed reviews. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the world. it has been a funeral fit for de queen of soul, and it everything. detroit is bidding farewell to aretha franklin with hours of singing, dancing, moving tributes, and yes, more singing. stars of the music industry, a politician civil rights activists came together to remember the woman whose voice and life made such an impa

in 1861, abraham lincoln pardoned arthur o'brien for the crime of-- wait for it-- attempted beastality beardie back of penny dude pardoned the guy who swiped right on a barnyard animal. lincoln thought the dude had been too drunk to be held accountable. in the 1800, apparently being drunk was a legit excuse for beastality. amazing. now, some pardons aren't as easy to get behind. like, when gerald ford let nixon off the hook for watergate, ford said it was the to move the country forward, but thousands of callers flooded the white house switchboard-- and i know what you're thinking, minhaj-ers. what the hell is a switchboard? then there was the time bill clinton pardoned a dude who was once on the f.b.i.'s 10 most wanted list. >> bill clinton's pardon of marc rich was appalling, a disgrace. rich was a fugitive. >> clinton issued that pardon on his last day in office. he crop dusted justice. gross! >> wouldn't inhale. >> but trump isn't waiting until his last day. >> also new tied today, a white house official said trump was obsessed with pardons describing them as the president's new fa

kevin o'brien has suffered a knee injury in training with manchester city. —— kevin de bruyne. eight weeks he could miss the start of manchester city '5 champions league campaign and potentially the important match against liverpool on the seven. they will play huddersfield in the premier league on sunday. wilfried zaha has signed a new contract with crystal palace would looking at the clu b crystal palace would looking at the club until 2023. he became the clubs to record goalscorer in the premier league after netting in their opening day win over fulham. it to moses has announced his retirement from international football at just the age of 27. it played 37 times for nigeria, scoring 12 goals and played at the world cup in 2014 and 2018, also part of the squad which won the 2013 african cup of nations. atletico madrid have won the uefa super cup thanks to an extra time win over their city rivals real madrid in estonia. again look as though it would end up in a surge straight win by a real madrid, that was before diego costa schools a late equaliser. they dominated in extra ti

funnily base communities and so one thing that is quite remarkably said many of these broken circles o'briens is where the state is patently ups and so that goes to say you do not find infrastructure necessary education six really good stations or indeed i mean that he's one of the places where people go but very. and there is really just nowhere to go quite honestly and that means that it is in those places where you will find most of these cases are a lot of these cases of women who end up you know in very very precarious situations trying to sort out what to do and what to do not you know commit a crime two months ago pope francis did now abortion calling it and i'm quoting here a white glove to the eugenics program of the nazis was was that the pope openly campaigning for the anti-abortion side salute i mean there is they have made up saluting you know bones us here where they stand i think that what one has to keep in mind nonetheless is that in some sense disick special reflects the ferdi broad consensus as to how abortion is framed and so i've been saying this over the last couple of d

well, the secretary to the inquiry, john o'brien, he said institutions that don't change will not survivee numbers at ampleforth have begun to decline. in 2013, there were 611 students, there are now 546. the number at downside is at its lowest ever, 375. that number has been described as threatening to its continued viability. and as you said earlier, the use of fee—paying schools. if pa rents the use of fee—paying schools. if parents don't feel they can entrust their children to these places, they will not send them and i think ultimately, that is howjudgment will be rendered against ampleforth and downside. all right, thank you, martin bashir. the time now, 18 minutes past one, a reminder of our top story this lunchtime. a court hears that the england cricketer ben stokes could have killed someone in a brawl outside a bristol nightclub. coming up — a giant row over public access to northern ireland's most popular tourist sites. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, the latest transfer deadline news, butjose mourinho isn't confident the number of patients waiting mo

eastern with keith o'brien recount of a group of female pilots who made aviation history. that's tonight on booktv on

joining us now from beijing is bloomberg's, o'brien -- bloomberg's, o'brien.- it is it is a that not a good look to be below the japanese market. moving toen the easing for lending, liquidity to really try and support that market. what is really interesting about the mainland chinese market, which has fallen below japan today, is that it is dominated by retail investors. this does show how concerns about the trade war, an impact on the economy, how that is hitting hard on everyday people here. francine: yesterday there is a headline crossing the bloomberg terminal saying china will retaliate. because they are propping up their own economy, does it mean they can't retaliate? they have said that they aren't weaponize and the and, but that -- weaponize the 1 -- weaponiz -- weaponizing the yuan. think a lot of people do think they are stepping back and allowing it to weaken. market forces are pushing a lower. people are more pessimistic than they were before about the chinese economy and hits it could take from the trade war. there's so many unknowns related to th

so so please put your hands to gather for keith o'brien. [applause] >> thank you so much for that wonderful introduction. so with those visions of the archetypes that lydia discussed i i would like to make a confession i don't particularly like to fly. i don't like turbulence or the drops that planes make for the inexplicable reason and at take off when you barrel down theke f runway 100 miles per hour and leaping into the air as you movh further away from the ground from safety? i don't like that feeling at all. i have to fly for work i do likk to travel for pleasure so not s flying is not an option but inevitably you will find me from ofme to time in the middle seatw that i alone am holding up the plane. a few years coach as ago i wasf these flights new orleans to chicago where the pilot comes on before hand to say it will be a bad flight. it was hot and stormy and dark and he was right in the middle of the flight bouncing around in the sky i and in my seats trying to be in a tiny ball but also resisting the urge because that would look i

ambassador it's in retaliation for canada's call for saudi arabia to release human rights activists alexey o'brien reports. among those detained in saudi arabia is the sister of this man six years ago blogger. to a thousand lashes to be administered over twenty weeks for criticizing saudi arabian clerics now his sister summer is among a number of women's rights activists who've been imprisoned sparking protests from the canadian government and which in turn was met with a shop and immediate saudi response via state controlled television of. the kingdom used the canadian position as an affront to the kingdom but requires a sharp response to prevent any party from attempting to meddle with the saudis sovereignty. the canadian foreign minister makes clear they will be no backing down . to canada's commitment to putting human rights at the center of our foreign policy has drawn some attention in recent days. i'm referring of course to the expulsion of canada's ambassador to saudi arabia and let me be very clear with everyone here and with the canadians who may be watching and listening canada will alw

how many hope that they crash and burn and then imagine so please put your hands together for keith o'brien speeseventeen. >> thank you so much. i am so humbled. so with those visions of the archetypes i would like to make a confession i don't like turbulent or the sound that the plane made for the inexplicable reason and i don't like take off when you are barreling down the runway 100-mile leaping up into the air so fast you can feel the weight of the plane and the air on your chest as you further away from the ground from safety. i don't like that at all. i have to fly for work so not flying is not an option so you will find me in coach as i alonw of coach as i alone am i alone am holding up the plane. so flying from new orleans to chicago when the pilot comes on beforehand to tell you will be a bad flight. if it was hot or stormy and dark and he was right to bounce around in the sky and trying to be in a tiny little ball but then she totally noticed and finally took pity on me and turned to me and say i think it can help you i have annexed one -- then i -- t8 t8. [laughter] why they woul

bloomberg editor m o'brien is in beijing. tell us about this.eer market, the world's fastest-growing, and the second-biggest and fastest-growing for premium brewers. it is not a cakewalk here in the beer market of china. you have a sort of fight between the big beer giants. ushedser-busch has p down prices and made a competitive market. they will have challenges coming in here and seeking a told. rishaad: what does it materially emma?here ultimately, a francine: they are get -- emma: they are gaining a 40% stake in china's biggest brewer, so not ends dividend, and it seemed like the pretty good move. it is probably a better decision than coming in alone. goodgain the very best selling snow beer brand in china and a platform to be able to promote their own premium brand, the fastest-growing sector of market.as theer middle class grows. -- they look for better bureaus for a premium experience, and that is what they are trying to tap into here. market.rishaad: thank you so ma o'brien, bloomberg editor in beijing. we have china resources here in hon

you can take a photo with all three larry o'brien trophies and the freebie you'll get when you show upe. say cheese. we will be right back. >>> welcome back and in this morning's health check, a breakthrough in the effort to end blood shortages. researchers in canada may have been found bacteria in people's stomachs to furnish type b blood to the universal blood supply type o. but they found enzymes that help in digestion that can remove things. >>> good news for carb lovers, the bill bowl of pasta may be okay it eat. a new medical study suggests that cut out carb, may cut your life stand up to fewer year. and indicts that include some carbs could promote a healthy life span. those that replace carbs with protein from animals have a shorter life span. >>> of the 35 states in this study, south dakota had the highest rate of teenagers texting and driving. 65% of high school students admitted that they engage that risky driving behavior at least one in the past month. california ranked 30th out of 35 states. grades were high near states where the drivers could get a permit at the age of 1

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o'brien how do you persuade people to throw those guys out when things are going well?eanne: we had to at what happened in ohio and what happened in pennsylvania, where those candidates were talking about issues important to voters, cutting medicare and social security. they were saying we will protect those, but our opponents will not. also, obamacare and health care on the map and under default. by this republican congress and president those are pocket -- default by this republican congress and president. those are pocketbook issues. tariffs will come down the pipes, and people really do care about social issues like abortion in this country, which is under assault. you combine those and republicans have an uphill battle on issues because they're out of the mainstream of the american public. how do i see my friend is not right? i guess i just did. we agreed to disagree. pocketbook issues are on the republican side. tax cuts are kicking in. unemployment is the.lowest since -- i cannot remember in the black communities, unemployment is at record lows. the second thing,

o'brien who wrote a biography of donald trump called the news a potentially momentous turn of eventsdent. in an interview with bloomberg yesterday, president trump shrugged off the development saying he was -- it was not a betrayal. he didn't 100%. he is a wonderful guy. it was a very limited period of time. shery: for more, we are joined by elie honig, former federal prosecutor. always great to have you with us. how important is mr. weisel brca are? elie: could be quite important. what we can see is the southern district of new york circling around the campaign violation this -- at this point. it is connected to the payoffs of various women are we saw michael cohen plead to those charges. we now know that the seventh district has immunized wessel berg as well as david packer from ami. what i read into that is that they are focusing on these payments and whether they violate the campaign finance laws. more broadly, wessel berg has been described as the guy who knew every dollar and sent by came into and out of the trump organization. depending on the spoke of how far his testimony we