a shakeup at intel, the ceo is out. the chipmaker reveals he had a consensual relationship with an employee, a violation of company policy. first, to our top story. u.s. lawmakers push back against president trump's attempt to save a chinese telecom maker. senators passed a bill to restore penalties, cutting off chips and to the components it needs to build smartphones and network equipment. senator chris van hollen spoke to bloomberg to explain why lawmakers moved to pass what could be a death sentence for zte. >> zte poses a national security threat to the united states through their telecommunications network. on top of that, they violated u.s. sanctions multiple times, flagrantly. they tried to cover it up, so there is no reason to let them off the hook. emily: but president trump is not backing down, here is wilbur ross, speaking on bloomberg television thursday, saying there might be a compromise, but the government will take action if violations continue. >> we have taken over $2 billion in fines. for the first t