so in if you were the editor of peter baker story -- >> i love peter baker. i love peter baker, fine journalist, wonderful journalist. >> would you say, you know, authorities having studied the matter saying that 3,000 people died, president trump said that's not true only 30 people died -- >> i would bring in experts, i would bring in fema, i would bring in the mayor of puerto rico, i would bring in a whole bunch of people so you would know. see, that's the thing, i don't need to put my opinion in there if i'm doing my story correctly, you get all the information versus me giving you what i think. >> i think like where some of this gets complicated for me as journalist is i think as journalists our loyalty is to fact and fairps, objectivity is sort of empty word. it's impossible, like we are coming into everything from own experiences and informs everything we all see. i would say facts and fairness are paramount and in this moment in our country, it just so happens that facts and fairness often leave journalists in oppositional place with power in governmen

peter baker is back with us.onishing to read white house aides already sort of talking amongst themselves about the prospect of being under constant investigation. you covered the white house in which i worked where that was our reality. congressman waxman who subpoenaed records on enron, the energy task force. that's a new reality that would be a new reality for this white house and the talk about impeachment. talk about that. >> i think that's exactly right. i think you hear the president in public musing about the possibility of impeachment. he said in montana the other day that might be possible. he told supporters in the crowd, if i get impeached, it's your fault because it means you didn't go vote. >> he said if i'm impeached it was on you. >> it's on you. exactly. he's already, i think, sort of bracing for this idea that if democrats win, that does put him in very serious jeopardy, first of all, for multiple investigations and second of all for some sort of impeachment inquiry. it's hard to imagine democra

peter baker, chief white house correspondent for the "new york times." sam stein, politics editor for the daily beast. and cynthia ox ni is back with us, a former federal prosecutor and veteran of the civil rights division at the justice department. good evening and welcome to you all. cynthia, you're the lawyer here, so i'd like to begin with you. first of all, let's start with your takeaway of what's known thus far and the possible optics of next monday with the gop side made up of 11 white males on the judiciary committee. >> well, let's start first with the case itself. i was a sex crimes prosecutor. that's the way i started as a prosecutor. and i've looked at hundreds of those cases over my career. and it really is a base credibility balancing and we won't be able to know that until she testifies. and that's why it's so disturbing that somebody like senator hatch would already announce that he doesn't believe her, because he's never spoken to her. he's never read her statement. he doesn't know anything about her polygraph. he doesn't know anything a

peter baker and i are probably the two best-known. peter baker was on the metro desk at the time. sensational reporter. but there are others, and what we were very young, very aggressive, we were looking for a place to work in washington that would give us a place to do that work and move on if we could, and we all have. brian: nobody cares about this much today, but back in those days, as you know, everybody moonie paper." major: yes, they did. brian: were you ever labeled that and did you -- when you are inside that paper, did the reverend moon have an impact on the content? major: not at all. other than to finance it without the money, the paper would not have existed. other than that, putting the money behind the newspaper, i never felt any editorial interference at all. to the contrary. the people who ran the paper were given what i consider to be free reign. the idea of the moonie paper, but unification church paper, that anybody who works there, there was something wrong with them because he took that job -- peter baker proved that wrong, i proved that wrong, laura kelman p

joyce vance, chief white house correspondent peter baker on capitol hill and nbc's garrett haake is here, steve schmidt at the table, which is always a special occasion. former democratic congresswoman donna edwards is here and elise jordan, a former aide in the george w. bush white house. she and steve are the host of the podcast "words matter." i'm told the president and his public statements and private conversations is still firmly behind kavanaugh but that if tomorrow goes as badly as the fox news interview did, in his mind, that they may consider other options. what are you hearing? >> i think that's right. the president was a little disappointed in the fox interview. he thought kavanaugh came off too week. he thinks what judge kavanaugh should do is be more like president trump and express anger and unequivocal pushback on these accusers. that's not what judge kavanaugh wants to do nor what he ought to do strategically given the current environment. his goal tomorrow, according to his advisers, is to make sure his denials are as powerful as possible but express some indignation wi

peter baker and then i'd like david's reaction to this as well.porting, peter, does this speech yesterday represent a real ascendancy for john bolton, along with stephen miller who is always there drafting these epic speeches, but john bolton's voice seems to have been implanted in parts of that speech. >> it is, yes. obviously right now bolton is probably the most important voice in their ear when it comes to foreign policy other than perhaps steven miller particularly on immigration issues. you heard bolton's view about iran in that speech. iran has been an important element of john bolton's world philosophy going back years, so the confrontation, the desire to sort of take on iran is going that john bolton has been add vieding republican presidents to do for quite a while. remember, no speech is going to constrain president trump. no speech is going to define even how he approaches things. a year ago he was full of balcosity towards north korea, today he's praising kim jong-un as terrific and practically his best friend on the world stage. it's

it sounded like we were dialing peter baker by telephone there. there's mr. baker. peter, what more do we know at this hour here? 5 after 11:00. rod rosenstein at the white house. president trump here in new york city reports that rod rosenstein is out. >> yeah. this is a culmination of months and months of tension, but advisers to the president told him it would be better for him not to push out rod rosenstein right away, that, in fact, if he was going to do it as a result of this report about discussing secret tapes and the 25th amendment, he should wait until after the midterm election, not to create another big furor in the middle of this campaign season, but obviously it looks like the president is moving the other direction. he told someone yesterday in a radio interview in cleveland that he -- this was on the table. he said i don't have all the facts but once i know the facts i want to make a determination. that made it sound like he was kind of pushing off the decision until november. but suddenly here we are. and it may be it was untenable for rosenstein to

we seek the truth and we pass on the product. >> weokay, peter baker. will you know when there are any signs if there are ever any signs of wobbly support by the white house? >>e for the moment the white house is all in on judge kavanaugh, and there's a couple reasons for that. one of coursere is the presiden who himselfe has been on the receiving end ofo allegations sexual misconduct. he has a tendency to therefore sympathize with those whoto als are somp accused and gets his bk up when the accusations come across. remember of course roy moore in alabama.n secondly it's a matter of strategy. there's not enough time between now and the election to put forth another mom nii and get the nominee confirmed most likely. if that's the case they're taking chances on how the election turns out. if democrats were to win, and remember it's a 51-49 senate right now, it's a very different ball game for the supreme court seat. the best strategypr is to try t get judge kavanaugh in there relatively quickly, which is why youck saw senator mcconnell getp on the floor t

peter baker is going to join us in a minute as soon as we get to it. >> well done, my friend. thank you. >> we have breaking news tonight from the new york times about "the new york times" and the panic "the new york times" has created within the white house. the times is reporting that the white house has discussed senator rand paul's idea to use polygraph tests on senior officials of the trump administration. here is the times report tonight. senator rand paul of kentucky recommended that the president force members of his administration to take polygraph examinations, and there was at least briefly some discussion of that among advisers to the president. another option mentioned by people close to mr. trump was asking senior officials to sign sworn affidavits that could be used in court if necessary. one outside adviser said the white house had a list of about 12 suspects. and joining us now by phone is new york times chief white house correspondent peter baker, who is one of the reporters on this article. and, peter, this is an extensive look at what "the new york times" h

he's already said, look, this is the swamp fighting back. >> peter baker, hallie jackson, thanks very >>> and we have one more thing for you, coming up next. how the white house used to address anonymous sources. you're not going to miss this. you're not going to miss this. claritin-d relieves more. diabetic nerve pain, these feet... ...raised a good sport... ...and became a second-generation firefighter. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. so i talked to my doctor, and he prescribed lyrica. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worse depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. common side effects: dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. now i

so in if you were the editor of peter baker story -- >> i love peter baker. i love peter baker, fine journalist, wonderful journalist. >> would you say, you know, authorities having studied the matter saying that 3,000 people died, president trump said that's not true only 30 people died -- >> i would bring in experts, i would bring in fema, i would bring in the mayor of puerto rico, i would bring in a whole bunch of people so you would know. see, that's the thing, i don't need to put my opinion in there if i'm doing my story correctly, you get all the information versus me giving you what i think. >> i think like where some of this gets complicated for me as journalist is i think as journalists our loyalty is to fact and fairps, objectivity is sort of empty word. it's impossible, like we are coming into everything from own experiences and informs everything we all see. i would say facts and fairness are paramount and in this moment in our country, it just so happens that facts and fairness often leave journalists in oppositional place with power in governmen

back are peter baker and mia wiley. joining is 2016 independent presidential candidate evan mcmullen. let's get started with you here. right after manafort's plea deal announcement the president's attorney sent out the statement direct le referri directly referring to paul manafort and claiming he will tell the truth and as we know he told that lie. took it out of the revised statement. what does that tell you about how the president is reacting to what he considers manafort flipping on him? >> he's been very angry at the idea of flippers as he calls them in the past. people who turn against him and provide other people to prosecutors in order to win a lighter sentence. i think the change of that statement indicates that they're prepared to take on manafort's credibility if he says something that is incriminating against the president. they're not going to rule out calling him a liar if he threatens the president with information or allegations that could get the president in trouble. once you're on the other side with

let's bring in our reporters covering all of this, peter baker has a bi-line on the latest reporting from the white house and how they say it. i understand this hour they're feeling like the nomination is in much better shape than it was 48 hours ago. former congressman david jolly is here. with us at the table we're joined by jonathan and regulars who need no introduction. let me start with you, sung-min. >>> in terms of where things are on a congressional front we have a deadline for dr. ford and her attorneys. chairman chuck grassley wants her lawyers to respond by friday if she will appear on the monday hearing. and it seems like the sentiment on capitol hill among republicans is they're increasingly confident that kavanaugh can weather the storm. i think the major bellwethers we've been watching are senators such as bob corker, a republican of tennessee, jeff flake of arizona, and susan collins of maine. lisa murkowski has been quiet as far as i can tell today. senator collins did an interview with a maine radio station earlier today where she said -- where she seemed to side wi

joining us to discuss all of this, chief white house correspondent with the "new york times" peter baker. david k. johnson, and staff wire with "vanity fair." peter, let me begin with you. this apgs by the vice president today going out saying he's even willing to take a lie detector, what do we know about how hard the administration is working to find out who wrote this op-ed? are we going to get to a point that we can possibly see something like a lie did he to being tore test being administered? >> they have not opened a formal investigation but you see the president ask for a formal investigation by jeff sessions. they have a list they put together at least in an informal way of people they think could be possibly the writer. it's not clear how far they would go. one thing you see with this administration since president trump took office is that the things you might have ruled out in any other organization you shouldn't rule out because it could change at the end of the day. it's possible, but at the moment it doesn't sound like that's what they're thinking. and it would be an expos

i have peter baker now who is the chief white house correspondent for the "new york times." peter, what's the background on this letter? >> it's a letter basically intended to say slow down, that the committee shouldn't have this public hearing or even a private hearing on monday as senator grassley has scheduled. and in fact, that it's basically saying their client, dr. blasey ford, does not plan to be there, there has to be an investigation of her charge before she goes before the committee. it describes her already feeling aggrieved by this. she says -- the lawyer says in the letter the hearing was scheduled in six short days, an interrogation by senators who appear to have made up their minds, that she is mistaken and mixed up, unquote. and she obviously is looking ahead to the prospect of, you know, an anita hill type scenario. she doesn't want to feel like she's under the gun without some sort of non-partisan assessment by the fbi or something else to back her up. >> it also seemed crucial here that they ask that this line here, which has been a theme in some of the con

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with us michael steele, peter baker, correspondent for "the new york times" and msnbc political analyst and msnbc legal analyst danny cavalos. the republicans appear to be hunkering down at this point. are we likely to see a hearing at all monday, peter, with or without professor ford? >> that's the $64,000 question, isn't it? i think professor ford's letter saying that she only would testify after a fbi investigation and lawyer says that couldn't be done in time for monday's hearing has actually had the affect of solidifying republican support of judge kavanaugh again. i think that the people who had in the republican party said to hear her first like jeff flake and bob corker are a little -- expressed a little annoyance seemed to refuse or declined to testify on monday and urged her to come forward anyway. it's possible senator grassley offered today, to do it in private, with committee staff if you prefer or send his own staff to california to interview her there in private rather than do it here in front of the television lights a ten spectacle she might understandably not be happy

peter baker proved that wrong, i proved that wrong, laura kelman proved that wrong.ther journalists proved it wrong. all we were looking for, young, aggressive, eager journalists in washington, was a place to find a home. we did. i don't think any of us said, this will be the only job we ever have in washington. that was -- it was a springboard. brian: what year did you leave there and where did you go? major: 1997 i left after serving for more than a year and a half as the deputy national editor. went to leave to write my second book. because i had reached a threshold where if i had stayed, i would go into senior management. having been an editor and line editor emma not out on the field for more than a year, i learned that was not what i loved to do in journalism or what i loved was be where the story is happening and bring it back. i went to write my second book. landed at u.s. news. was a senior congressional correspondent for two years. frank says -- frank brought me into the interesting world of television. i have been there since. brian: what is your best memo

peter baker of the "new york times, nancy cordes of cbs news, andrea mitchell of nbc news and dan balz of "the washington post." president trump's response toto the fir was at first out of character, restrained about the accuser, even as he stood by kavanaugh. yet thatnged on friday. is the president's aggressive turn a sign of what's c toe next week? peter: it's a small preview but it could be so much more vitriolic and combative and we've established the outer limit of the president's ability to the restrain himself withst circces like this. it's about 100 hours. his advisers toldim not to tweet about it and he said he stood by brett kavelaugh, sorry for his family, what was happening was unfair but didn't take on the accuser in t direct way he's been known to in the past until thursday night and immediately generated exactly the blow-back the white house feared, which is that he doesn't understand women and how would you think you have to come forward, a 15-year-old girl, trying toxplain to your parents why you were at the party and you have to go to the police. unrealistic, manyome

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peter baker that takes us to next week. what's it looking like?an event next week and it will be thoughtful and eye-opening and illuminating or a complete mess. seems to be we're heading towards some sort of a hearing where we'll put these allegations on center stage, apparently dr. christine blasey ford wants the senators to question her not special counsel, not a lawyer who might be more judicious in the way the questioning is approached. that seemed to suggest it's not anybody's interest on the republican or democratic side to get out of hand and so each side is faced with this incredible difficult challenge how to approach this question. 000 ask questions that actually probe for truth without looking like you're putting a victim on trial or being unfair to judge kavanaugh. not an easy thing. >> by the way, let's just talk about that request that you have senators asking you questions and not a legal counsel who is designed to be put in that place to be more respectful so the republican senators -- that seems like an awful strange request from

peter baker, sam stein, and cynthia, i think i'm authorized to invite you on live television to join the coverage of this hearing because we need a lead counsel. >>> coming up, peter mentioned this. the kavanaugh controversy just one facet of a white house in turmoil. looming midterms is another. the russia investigation yet another. let's not forget that's why the president's decision to declassify key documents and text messages late today is so controversial. we're just getting started on a monday night. >>> i have not spoken to judge kavanaugh. >> has he offered to withdraw? >> next question. what a ridiculous question that is. >> do you think his confirmation is on track? >> i think he's on track, yeah. i think he's very much on track. if they delay it a little bit just to make sure everybody is happy -- they want to be happy, i can tell you. the republican senators want to be 100% happy themselves. >> to repeat, judge kavanaugh was in the west wing for nine hours today by our count. president trump saying judge kavanaugh is on track for his nomination after the allegations surfa

and peter baker, one of the white house correspondents, actually put that on twitter as well, that paragraphhat you mentioned. they buried it in the story, but they did broadcast it in social media that they found that, you know, all these people they talked to. but it pals raises -- it also raises another question which is how did they get on to the tip also. and i think that gets to fact that ronan farrow, the new yorker reporter, says democrats went looking for this stuff. lou: of course. by the way, they acknowledged that -- >> they're trolling all their classmates from those eras. lou: it's stunning stuff to see this in the times, and that's more of a commentary on the times in which we live. >> right. lou: it is -- and i mean it, i'm grateful. to be reminded by times of what they're actually of and how important they are when they do repair to the highest standards of journalism p. to me, compelling. you may think it's a little early -- [laughter] >> obviously, if they'd had any kind of a source, it would have been printed. bottom line here is it's a made-up story, and i think there's

host: peter baker in the new york times wrote a little bit about president trump's response to president obama's speech. speaking to supporters at a fundraiser in north dakota come he dismissed -- dakota, he dismissed mr. obama's speech. i'm sorry, i watched it, but i fell asleep, he said. reemergenceobama's will motivate his base. he said if that does not get you out to vote for the midterms, nothing will. let's go to dennis. good morning. caller: let's talk about divisions. let's talk about the fact that barack obama does more to divide this country than anything else. let's talk about obama's racism. my grandmother was a typical white woman. the republicans could come along, but they had to ride on the back of the bus. your viewers want to talk about the unemployment numbers under barack obama. the only reason you had unemployment numbers going down under barack obama is because when you are no longer looking for a job, you are no longer considered to be unemployed. host: roger, good morning. caller: good morning. the reason obama -- can you hear me? host: i can hear you. caller: the

. >> peter baker, this is a human issue what kimberly is describing there. she get a fair hearing to lay out what she allegations against brett kavanaugh. this nomination has been a political issue from the very beginning. this is something the president has been on campaign swings. talk to us about the politics and the degree to which that has weighed on the chairman of this committee, other majority members as well as they approach this hearing on thursday morning. >> this is a human issue. these are two human beings in the center of this conflict. it's difficult position but politics overlays everything. the clarence thomas, anita hill hearing happens. some voters have begun casting ballots. this will drive the conversation, at least part of the conversation that voters have heading into this very critical election. both sides are keenly aware of that. both sides are nervous about how this will affect the perception of their parties heading into those elections. both sides are trying to point the finger at the other side for playing politics or being unfa

joining me nbc news capitol hill corresponde correspondent, kasie hunt and peter baker. why is there such a rush from senate republicans? >> i think senate republicans would say is dr. ford's attorney came out on monday of this week and said she wanted to testify. they were eager to have a hearing. they didn't want to deal with this at all. they scheduled hearing and now she doesn't want to testify at this particular stage. the real reasons of why you would want this to if forward is you want to get this done as early as possible. the midterms are six weeks ago. here we're in unknown territory where it's happening six weeks out. i think they want to get this done and move past it. both sides trying to present the the other side being unfair about this. >> blasey-ford is saying she's getting death threats. she feel like her life is in danger. is any of that being taken spin considerations of when they schedule this hearing and if they will give her room for a delay to decide whether she wants to sit up there in paa public hearing on marble television and put ourself out t

. >> peter baker, stay tuneed, as they say. and coming up, fair fight. dr. ford's lawyers are expressing concern over who is going to be questioning her at the thursday public hearing. we will be right back. i know that every single time that i suit up, there is a chance that's the last time. 300 miles per hour, that's where i feel normal. i might be crazy but i'm not stupid. having an annuity tells me retirement is protected. annuities can provide protected income for life. learn more at retireyourrisk.org abut prevagen helps your braind with an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis was intense. my mom's pain from i wondered if she could do the stuff she does for us which is kinda, a lot. and if that pain could mean something worse. joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop further damage enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, somet

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msnbc political analyst peter baker, msnbc white house correspondent. welcome all. kristen, start us off here, the president for once clearly watching the "today" show instead of fox news and responding in real time. >> reporter: responding in real time, andrea, lashing out at bob woodward again and again on twitter this morning, and again trying to paint his book as being false. but woodward, not only stands by his reporting, but he talked about his methodology, the fact that he talked with hundreds of currenting and fo inand former . what is striking, what is notable, is that during the watergate era, the push back was very similar. the other piece to this is that what is in woodward's book, what is in that anonymous op-ed, echoes some of the reporting that we have been doing here at the white house. the fact that we have heard of top officials who have disparaged and questioned the president at critical moments. the president has been advised by some of his top officials to move on, to not focus on the books, not focus on the op-ed, to focus on the midterms, his

. >> melissa: this is from "the new york times" itself from peter baker, the times interview could findo one with firsthand knowledge. told ex-classmates she couldn't be certain kavanaugh was the one who exposed himself. "the new york times" saying why they did not go with the story. >> jessica: there's been a lot of discussion that this is actually undermining dr. ford story which we've been discussing for about a week and a half and we do know that once there is a first allegation throughout the me too movement at the floodgates are open for people to be able to speak up and that went on with the harvey weinstein story most notably that once they came forward, actually more people felt comfortable going forward but if you look at the professor at harvard, he's been talking about this point debbie could see dr. ford's testimony undermined by these last-minute accusation accusations. >> melissa: six days for her to get comfortable with the idea that it was him? >> jessica: i also saw the republicans knew about this for six days, they asked for an fbi investigation, they weren't dealing

and actually my colleague peter baker had a really great detail in his piece about the speech day whichd out that on 9/11, president trump who, of course, was not president then but a real estate developer in new york, that when the towers went down, his building was now the tallest in all of manhattan. so the tragedy was used to promote his own agenda, and we're seeing it again today. rudy giuliani is his lawyer. so pumping up rudy giuliani and the well-lauded moment of 9/11 certainly helps the president. >> those were the two graphs, the poetry graphs from the speech, they needed to be read as is off the teleprompter. he succeeded. there is so much to take in there. the fact we can hear every breath has to do with the microphones on a long gooseneck because his years as a performer have taught him vocal control. that's why his rallies sound different. that's why he sounds different. there's something i want to talk about and that's empathy. that comes into play certainly on a day like today, one day every year. and it also comes into play that it always strikes me what presidents have

peter baker, sam stein, and cynthia, i think i'm authorized to invite you on live television to join the coverage of this hearing because we need a lead counsel. >>> coming up, peter mentioned this. the kavanaugh controversy just one facet of a white house in turmoil. looming midterms is another. the russia investigation yet another. let's not forget that's why the president's decision to declassify key documents and text messages late today is so controversial. we're just getting started on a monday night. ower my a1c. i take tresiba® once a day. tresiba® controls blood sugar for 24 hours for powerful a1c reduction. (woman) we'd been counting down to his retirement. it was our tresiba® reason. he needs insulin to control his high blood sugar and, at his age, he's at greater risk for low blood sugar. tresiba® releases slow and steady and works all day and night like the body's insulin. (vo) tresiba® is a long-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you are alle

and actually my colleague peter baker had a really great detail in his piece about the speech today which pointed out that on 9/11 president trump who, of course, was not president then but a real estate developer in new york, was quick to point out that after the towers went down his building was now the tallest in manhattan. so the tragedy was used to promote his own agenda, and we're seeing it again today. rudy giuliani of course is his lawyer. so pumping uppide giuliani and reminding the public of giuliani's, you know, moment and well-lauded moment during 9/11 certainly helps the president. >> eugene, that bit we just saw from pennsylvania, arguably the most presidential thing he did all day. those were the two graphs, the kind of nut graphs, the poetry graphs from the speech, they needed to be read as is off the teleprompter. he succeeded. there is so much to take in there. the fact we can hear every breath is due to the new microphones he's had fixed to all of the podiums on a long gooseneck because his years as a performer have taught him vocal control. that's why his rallies sound

thank you, peter baker. thank you, jennifer.you're always great. >>> up next, what should we expect from thursday's hearing when brett kavanaugh basically faces his accuser and will senator mcconnell follow through with a vote friday morning and then the full senate get their 50 votes. if they're going to get them, they're going to get them tuesday. this is "hardball" where the action is. or delicious. or fun. but since you need both car and home insurance, why not bundle them with esurance and save up to 10%? which you can spend on things you really want to buy, like... well, i don't know what you'd wanna buy because i'm just a guy on your tv. esurance. it's surprisingly painless. to me, he's, phil micwell, dad.o golfer. so when his joint pain from psoriatic arthritis got really bad, it scared me. and what could that pain mean? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, helps stop irreversible joint damage, and helps skin get clearer. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometime

peter baker's analysis, he rites -- host: by the way, we kfered yesterday's memorial, all of our coverage is available to you online at c-span.org. back to our calls and comments about the employment situation. how secure are you in your job? michigan, steve's there and considering switching work. good morning, steve. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call, and thanks, c-span, for all you're doing. yeah, i'm thinking about switching jobs. i'm an embedded programmer, and there's a lot of work in my field. i'm current am working for a company. but a better opportunity came along that's closer to home, so i'm thinking about moving. but one of the areas of my field, which is embedded programming, that's really got a lot of jobs available all over the united states is embedded programming. of course, you need an engineering degree for that. host: give us an idea of your age, and do you feel like you have kind of the pick of the litter in terms of where you want to go, and where you move -- you're calling from michigan -- would you move elsewhere? caller: probably not. i have a nice ho

. >> bill: here it is from peter baker, "new york times." this is what he tweeted out this morning an hour ago. he said the times interviewed dozens and could find no one with firsthand knowledge. ramirez told ex-classmates she count be certain kavanaugh was the one who exposed himself. does she hold a press conference or given a hearing? how does grassley deal with this? >> the important word is credible. you heard democrats say an allegation against judge kavanaugh doesn't have to actually be true to affect his nomination and disqualify him for the supreme court. it merely has to be credible. already in the new yorker article, senator hirono, a member of the senate judiciary committee found the new allegation to be credible. we've already seen senator feinstein say let's just call everything off right now. no more hearing on thursday with christine ford. let's just get the f.b.i. to investigate and stop everything. which is precisely what republicans are determined not to do. >> bill: in the meantime what do we understand from the judiciar

stephanie baker who has been following the trump demonstration and peter dixon from commerzbank.p next, record temperatures in europe made it difficult for holiday companies. how are they planning for future heat waves? we will speak exclusively to the chief executive of the tribe -- of a travel giant. we have some interviews you don't want to miss. you can also talk about dollar dynamics and foreign-exchange. number bloomberg area -- -- bloomberg. ♪ francine: economics, politics, finance. this is "bloomberg surveillance." i'm francine lacqua here in london. h whatcheck in wit is happening around the world. colin kaepernick has been tapped as one of the faces of nike's just do it campaign. ing is putting $900 million to settle a money-laundering investigation. executivelace, the jd is back to work in china. in second place, trump cancels is labor day plans as he prepares to confront china and canada over trade. competition over trade managers and china has pushed pay hikes. china is set to be exploring a merger between two of its wireless carriers. bloomberg says the combination

baker chief counsel at fbi demoted left. lisa page, fbi counsel, demoted and letch. petertrzok, head of counterintelligence, demoted and fired. these people ran the clinton investigation and started a launched and ran the trump russia investigation before robert mueller took over. that is all fact. when have you ever seen that? was there a key group of people running all this? sure was. they have been fired or demoted from the fbi. stuart: just incredible to me, mueller, russia, russia, gets all the media attention and this clear-cut cabal plotting away under the radar there gets very little attention. it is astonishing. you follow it closely. thank you very much for telling our viewers exactly what is going on. we appreciate it. >> take care. stuart: where will we open the market? up and down on s&p. down nine on nasdaq. flat at the open. rahm emanuel east latest plan to tackle poverty. what is it? universal income. he set up a task force. free money by any other name. more "varney" after this. jardiance asked- and now you know. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill

baker pool anda safety act. he led work on numerous bipartisan legislative commissions including the consumer review freedom act, the better online ticket sales act and the child nicotine poisoning prevention act. peter is very well qualified to serve as a commissioner on the cpsc and enjoys the support of a wide range of stakeholder groups including safety advocates who describe him as a professional, thoughtful and committed public servant. mr. president, nevertheless, it's my understanding that some on the other side are requiring us to hold multiple votes on his confirmation for reasons that have nothing to do with his qualifications. in nutshell, democrats have expressed no objection, no objection to peter's qualifications to be a cpsc commissioner. instead democrats object to the fact that in addition to being nominated to complete the remainder of a term expiring next year, president trump has also nominated him to a full seven-year term on the cpsc. while peter's situation is somewhat unique, it's not unprecedented. in 2005 the senate confirmed former cpsc commissioner nrrd to similar successive terms, a remainder term and second full term and the senate did it by voice vote. what is unpreced