. >> not a slamdunk. >> it is hardly a slamdunk, but i think, again, you have to look at this in terms of the alternative, which is do not aggressively go after this group, and i think the president has taken the bull by the lawrence year and has said i'm going to lead an international coalition using american power, american influence, and i think that is commendable and >> so america power at play, america building a coalition, but ground forces do matter, right? you cannot defeat this enemy just from the air. and there are the iraqis, who have not been the world fiercest force in this battle or in general, and then training the serious, a group of people this president has been reluctant to train. with a limited number of people going into the region, how do we train these people to make them fears and up to win this? >> let's go back to iraq, because there is another ground element here, the iraqi security forces. k upre also trying to re-lin with the sunni tribal elements who through isil in 2006, and they let isil back in because they hated al-maliki more than they feared isil an

unless something comes up with a slamdunk. with theas sam grobart new motorola smart watch. be right back. >> it is time for on the markets. of let's take a look at where stocks traded today. we saw a record for the s&p 500. that is despite the fact that the economy added the least jobs all year last month. despite that news investors seem to read it to say the fed has more running room here in terms of not tightening rates. more "bloomberg west" is next. >> i am cory johnson and for emily chang. salesforce software is coming to the job own and oculus rift announced it is expanding its sales force. of salesforce already bringing developers into businesses with who will class, android where, and some sun gear. wearables and enterprise software, really? president atice salesforce. >> we are super excited about wearables. we think it is the next mobile revolution. the momentum has been tremendous. there are tons of applications for wearables, in business, health care, retail, hospitality. rift mentioned the oculus to you what might you do with that? >> i think there are tons of

again, it is not -- it is not a slamdunk for them. the iphone and ipad were game changers. i don't feel this is a game changer just at. >> gene, how optimistic are you about this being a game changer? how much will it add to apple's bottom line? >> i think in 2015, it will be modest. i think in 2016 is the wildcard in terms of what developers do and how the watch evolves. i think it is good for investors to realize that wearables is a category for the future. it is a critical starting point and it will take time for the value of this to evolve. i think it will happen. >> gene munster and cory johnson and om in student with me. and apple also unveiled two new iphones today. is it enough to fend off competition? you can watch us streaming on your phone, tablet, and bloomberg.com. ♪ >> these are the new iphones -- the iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus. these are the best iphones we have ever done it i hope you will agree that they are the best phones you have ever seen. >> i'm emily chang. this is "bloomberg west" on bloomberg radio, bloomberg tv, and streaming on bloomberg.com. that

unless i'm of course, someone comes up with a slamdunk.s sam grobart new motorola smart watch. "lumbered west" will be right back. >> it is 26 minutes after the hour which means we are "on the markets.." let's take a look at where stocks are trading in the wake of that disappointing jobs report. we see some gains on market as people speculate that the fed will not have to tighten if the economy is not on solid footing. in terms of individual stocks, we are watching gilead. they want to bring its hepatitis c treatment 280 developing countries. the 12 rate treatment -- the 12 week treatment will be in developing markets for about $900 and we are looking at that which posted same-store sales that trailed estimates pulled down by a six percent slide at its clothing chain. more "bloomberg west coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you are watching "lumbered west." -- bloomberg west. -- therce software company announced exist banding salesforce, platform that allows developers to create apps for wearable devices. really? we are joined from toronto, the senior vic

the technology is well thought out and very carefully crafted, but again it is not a slamdunk for them. the iphone and ipad were game changers. i don't feel this is a game changer just yet. youteve how optimistic are for the watch being a potential game changer how much will it add to apple's bottom line? >> i think in 2015 it will be modest. in 2016 it is the wildcard in terms of what developers do and how the watch evolves. it's important to recognize that wearables are a category for the future. it will take time for the value of this to evolve. still ahead, apple may have created apple pay but what about the payment system hoping to power these transactions. ♪ >> you need to work with a payment platform. you need something on the other end that enables you to charge the credit card. obviously strike is already doing this today. us and wepproached worked together over the past couple of months how to make it easy for developers to take advantage of that. we will be working with these developers over the coming weeks and ensuring that their apps are ready. no do you do all of the tra

again, it is not -- it is not a slamdunk for them. the iphone and ipad were game changers. don't feel this is a game changer just yet. >> gene, how optimistic are you about this being a game changer? how much will it add to apple's bottom line? >> i think in 2015, it will be modest. a couple percent to the street revenue. i think in 2016 is the wildcard in terms of what developers do and how the watch evolves. i think it is good for investors to realize that wearables is a category for the future. it is a critical starting point and it will take time for the value of this to evolve. i think it will happen. >> still ahead, apple may have created apple pay for the new iphone but stripe is one of the payment systems helping to power these transactions. we'll speak to their c.e.o. about their partnership with apple next on the best of "bloomberg west." ♪ >> welcome back to the best of "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. perhaps the most important product apple introduced was not a smart watch or an iphone but apple pay which c.e.o. tim cook says will forever change the way we bu

it is not a slamdunk.blicans do take the senate, you are looking at a final two years of president obama's term in office that could be arguably more than -- dysfunctional than we have seen to this point and that is hard to imagine. there is not a lot that will get the republicans take the senate. >> debt ceiling showdowns will be an entire show. within this, what does this mean for the business community? does the business community want this kind of gridlock? >> i think it depends on who you talk to in the business community. have away, you will divided washington with the president in power and the republicans controlling the house. not much is going to change, except a lot resting in the hands of mitch mcconnell. this he want to get something done? forhere an opportunity comprehensive tax reform? is there an opportunity? some in washington think there might be a sliver of opportunity for tax reform and maybe even a larger conversation about the budget. i'm not so convinced that is going to happen. to f

the consensus is he is a slamdunk. something that undermines his campaign he is destined for a fourth term. .t's going to be heavy spending he doesn't like to spend money. if he doesn't have to he probably won't. there is not much else going on in california to attract big-money. it is likely to be a light spending election. and a light turnout election as well. it has some democrats worried about the downtick. >> the kashkari called for 10 debates. jerry brown said this one tonight will be the first and only debate. >> that is in keeping with most incumbents. they don't like to debate. why give your challenger and opening to a free platform? becauseing it i presume you can't say i did debate. the date was chosen to be the opening night of professional football, which is one thing that will limit the audience. it is an interesting event but probably not a significant one. >> 10 walters joins us from sacramento. he is a columnist for the ."acramento bee you >> and now the debate between governor jerry brown and neel kas

i would also tell you it is not a slamdunk. when george h.w. bush called congress back to consider whether -- whether or not to engage in the first gulf war, that was a close vote and there was a lot of opposition, including all of the leadership in the democratic party at the top. i was in d.c. at the time. that has been true of a number of others. i do not buy your statement it would be a sham debate. look at our to debate on syria for six hours. it was not a sham debate. each side had dozens of members who opted against what the president asked for, which was much more limited than airstrikes there it is specifically ruled out action in syria. this is a position that we largely agree and. with you, i amee disappointed congress is doing this. i am not sitting here justifying it. quite the opposite. victory inwould a isis look like question mark what would you expect to happen after victory? >> you would want the government to reclaim its authority over the whole of iraq. right now, one third of that country, an area about the size of indiana,