axel springer is predominantly owned by the widow of axel springer.ding together make up 45% or so. that is not part of the deal. kkr is essentially buying the free float off of the market. it's not clear what is happening to the 10% held by the offspring of frida springer. will they keep them? that might tip the scales one way or another whether kkr gets control or not. anna: this is part of a bigger trend when we see a number of companies being bought out and going private. we have seen this elsewhere. it seems to be something of a rising trend. >> that is absolutely right. on one hand, there is a lot of money to be spent. on the other hand, some companies listed and particularly companies with a small free float, might think, why go through the hassle of having a free float, having a listing. axel springer very much experienced that over the years. they have tried to transform the company dramatically over the years. it is traditionally associated with newspaper publishing, publishing, but they have moved very aggressively into areas like classifie

media group axel springer owns properties including the online outlet business insider and then germannewspaper billed k k r has promised if the $63.00 euros per share offer is approved to keep their new stake in actual springer for at least 5 years to give the media group time to stabilize after an expected low single digit decline in sales for this year that assurance seems to have so helped secure support for the deal from free to springer with all of the company's namesake and founder. argentina agricultural exporters say they are ready to pick up the slack of the trump administration eventually does impose trade tariffs on mexican imports and mexico strikes back against the us the us currently captures 95 percent of mexican court import purchases and is the top exporter to mexico of wheat the president of the argentine grain exporters trade association gustava diego to us said told reuters that tit for tat terrorist between the u.s. and mexico would neutralize u.s. exporters advantage and lower transport costs to mexico and change the game for argentina exporters mr david us told

of 63 euros per share in cash for axel springer.l springer is an investment pact with kkr to support the long-term. springer, kkr and axel in talks about a strategic investment. we already know that. this is the latest we're bringing you now. coming up, elon musk mrs. shareholder concerns over consumer demand. tesla shares jump in extended trading later, a conversation with philip handed -- hammond. this is bloomberg. ♪ we're the slowskys. we like drip coffee, layovers- -and waiting on hold. what we don't like is relying on fancy technology for help. snail mail! we were invited to a y2k party... uh, didn't that happen, like, 20 years ago? oh, look, karolyn, we've got a mathematician on our hands! check it out! now you can schedule a callback or reschedule an appointment, even on nights and weekends. today's xfinity service. simple. easy. awesome. i'd rather not. nejra: here's a look at what you should be watching today. japan's prime minister visits iran. this is the first trip to the islamic republic by an incumbent japanese leader

k k r has promised if the 63 euros per share offer is approved to keep their new stake in actual springerfor at least 5 years to give the media group time to stabilize after an expected low single digit decline in sales for this year that assurance seems to have sought help secure support for the deal from frida springer widow of the company's namesake and founder. of argentina agricultural exporters say they are ready to pick up the slack of the trump administration eventually does impose trade tariffs on mexican imports and mexico strikes back against the us the us currently captures 95 percent of mexican cord import purchases and is the top exporter to mexico of wheat the president of the argentine grain exporters trade association gustava a day ago to us said told reuters that tit for tat terrorist between the u.s. and mexico would neutralize u.s. exporters advantage and lower transport costs to mexico and change the game for argentina exporters mr david us told the news agency right now argentine corn has a very competitive price and there is plenty of volume available for export to

as it slows but consumer prices hit the highest level in 15 months >>> putting the spring in axle springer the german publisher offering 63 euros per share. >>> solutions in a deal worth 5.al billi5 $5.8 billion as it looks to boost its science and we'll speak to the ceo. >> we'll hear from mario draghi and christine lagarde as it turns to southeastern europe >>> riots in hong kong have turned increasingly violent over the last few minutes as police have tried to disperse protesters from outside government biuildings tear gas as they began to force their way in joining us from outside the hong kong legislative council with the latest i think we have lost sherry. you can see the live pictures there from central plaza with thousands of people collecting in central hong kong a reuters witness has been talking bout chartal talking about charges. i will bring in our colleague sherry with some of the latest details of these protests. >> thank you very much as we're standing outside the legislative counsel building here for this part of the protest, it's been very much peaceful all day, but thing

melissa: dan springer, thank you for that. now to the news the acting customs and border protection commissioner, john sanders, will be leaving his post on july 5. jeremy now is the president of the national border patrol council, brandon judd. thank you so much for joining me. the announcement coming today amid all of the stories about this facility in texas. you know, where the reports of the conditions for the kids there are really bone chilling to a lot of people. did that haste and the departure of sanders? >> i do not think it did. sandra was never going to be the long-term acting commissioner. he doesn't have law enforcement experience but he's a brilliant individual, make no mistake about it. he was just never going to be the long-term person in that post. so with his departure allows a law enforcement official to take charge of the largest uniformed law enforcement agency in the entire country. that was going to happen, that jane was going to be made. i'll just said he's seeing that he's leaving the agency altogether.

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dan springer is in oregon for an extra ordinary tale of political hide and seek. >> day two of the salembleaker than day one, but democratic state senators surrounded by empty chairs had nothing to do. all 11 republicans in the senate went a wall yesterday, leaving oregon rather than voting on a cap and trade bill the democratic governor calls a must. >> it would've been historic for oregon, historic for the country and historic for the world. but senate republicans failed to show up and failed to do their jobs. >> to find the republicans and bring them back to vote. they need to go for a quorum. a couple of g.o.p. senators spoke with us from iowa. >> we do our job best when we represent our constituents best and that means doing everything in our power to keep them from being irreparably damaged which this bill will do. republicans say a cap and trade as a tax on all energy, raising gas taxes immediately and a lot more down the road for democrats blessed their colleagues, especially republican brian bo quist who says he will not be taken political prisoner and the state patrol said send

dan springer, thank you very much.ow on capitol hill we want to remind you because you've been showing you this all day, democrats on the house judiciary committee are questioning hope hicks about allegations that president trump obstructed justice. but the white house says she does not have to testify about her time as to medication structure. this as president trump claimed last night at his rally to launch his new campaign that he's been treated much worse than having clinton. >> can you imagine? if i got a subpoena, think of this -- if i got a subpoena for emails and i deleted one email, like a love note to melania, it's the electric chair for trump. >> harris: i want to bring andy biggs who sits in the house judiciary committee. great. great to see, congress meant. obverse of this is your domain, your committee. it's behind closed doors but what headline can you share it with us right now? >> the same headline i think you would expect, harris. the democrats are trying to relitigate the entire mueller investigation

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dan springer is looking into that in the seattle, washington, today. >> hi, harris. are taking an unusual step of lumping several tragic cases as an example of what happens when there is no cooperation with immigration enforcement. this man's life is dead almost certainly because local jail officials ignored ice's request to be notified when he was about to get out. without agents there to deport him again, he went home and killed his wife and then himsel himself. ice asked clackamas county jail workers to be told when martin gallardo was about to be released. that request was also blown off, and he is now back in prison charged with murdering his wife. and this month, eight shocking story in seattle. francisco ramirez was convicted of raping a wheelchair often bound woman twice. ice was never contacted. instead, they told him to self deport back to mexico. he did, but first he is also the same victim the third time. in other cases, two honduran illegal immigrants are charged with murder, one with dismembering his victim after ice detain requests were ignored, to eve

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takes an interest in axel springer, valuing the publisher at 2.8 billion euros.he streetss flood of hong kong to protest a controversial extradition brill -- bill. welcome to "bloomberb surveillance." conference, a bloomberg's flagship tech event in london. what comes to european stocks, the stocks are pretty much flipping globally. this is with u.s. indices futures also on the lower side. there is a sign that risk appetite may have overshot with trade concerns is still lingering. treasuries appear to be gaining with gold-yen also up. --ing up, we will speak that sit down with philip hammond, don't miss that interview. first, let's get straight to bloomberg first word news. a quote existential threat to the u.s., how joe biden cast president trump. president has weakened america's alliances and harmed u.s. workers. trump attacks of the former vice president, calling him a quote dummy and eak mentally. entally.g's -- weak m hong kong's legislature is postponing a discussion on a bill after thousands of demented they withdraw the bill. the chief executive says the

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two more suspects connected to the scam's mastermind rick springer. >> he made it official, becomingest defendant to enter a guilty plea and he's also cooperating with prosecutors. the ex-women's head soccer coach at the university of southern california returned to court in boston today pleading guilty to within count of conspiracy to commit racketeering. like other defendants in the case, she faced a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. but prosecutors recommended 46-56 months in prison. coach k worked with his assistant coach. prosecutors say they took roughly $350,000, the money directed to a private soccer club controlled by the two of them. for some reason they got into him. he started recording people on the phone consensually and it melissa: they got to him because they had somebody else on a totally unrelated case. they were like, what? >> interesting. so to me the dumbest thing about this was making it a charity, and taking the bribe as a tax deduction. but then you committed tax fraud and you screwed the irs which is a really bad idea. it makes it such a bigger crime. ju

correspondent dan springer is in salem tonight with more. >> day two of the salem stalemate, looked bleakery one. state senators had to the to d. all 11 republicans in the senate went awol yesterday, leaving oregon rather than voting on a cap and trade bill a governor calls a must. >> it would of course a historic for oregon, historic for the country and frankly, historic for the world. unfortunately, senate republicans failed to show up and failed to do their jobs. >> governor katebrown took the extraordinary step to call on the oregon state patrol to find the republicans and bring them back to volvement they need two for a quorum. a couple of gop senators, folk to yous from idaho. >> we do our best and represent our constituents's best that, means, doing everything in our power to keep them >> we represent our constituents meaning to everything in our power to keep them from being irreparably damaged with this bill will do. >> republicans say cap and trade is a tax on all energy, raising gas prices $.22 a gallon immediately and a lot more down the road. democrats blasted their colleagues

dan springer tell us why the feds would have to conduct those round-ups without the cooperation of local officials in big cities. >> reporter: when president trump left for camp david saturday, immigration customs and enforcement was gearing up for weekend of raid. hours later trump called you a the sweeps for two weeks tweeting, if the democrats and republicans can get together and work on a solution, if not, deportation start. if they do start, in some major cities, i.c.e. agents will be on their own. >> our president has failed to build a wall. instead he'll go back to his old play book and rip families apart. >> i want the immigrant community to know i will continue to stand with you as your mayor. >> reporter: san francisco's mayor urge residents to call hot line to report raids. chicago has gone further. blocking i.c.e. from police records. >> we have put i.c.e. off from access to any cpd databases to help facilitate their immoral, round-up of immigrant families. >> reporter: i.c.e. is now fighting back. saying this lack of cooperation not only puts the community at risk but also c

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kkr made a 6$6.7 billion takeove offer for axel springer.ratheon is said to be considering a mega merge their would boost sales to around $74 billion a year let's look at volkswagen the ceo there talking in the last few minutes the company has been very much on the focus of investors minds over the course of the last few weeks and months because of what's going on with trade situations involving the eu and the u.s. the ceo says performance is at the top end of the range the share price is still too low. the company saying they need to change that, saying they're working hard to improve the ipo of trapeon, they want to do that before the summer break. the ceo also saying the company risks getting into a desperate situation regarding global trade operations cooperation talks with ford on electric car platforms are almost finished. we've been talking about mergers. let's bring in nick o'donnell from baker mackenzie we ran through some of the megamergers and big tie-ups we've seen this week on the subject of cross border protectionism, the frenc

dan springer, fox news. eric: we have a sad note here in the fox news family.r mike sheehan has passed away from cancer. he was not only a hard charging television news man but a legend in the new york city police department from his time as a detective. he handled high profile cases from the central park five jogger case that was eventually overturned to the conviction of the so-walled preppy murderer robert chambers. he lived near the world trade center and went right there on 9/11. he was considered a sharp dressed man full of irish wit. the head of the detectiveen do e dowment association said he was an old-time detective that people write books and make movies about. he lives his wife and daughter. our thoughts are with them today. mike sheehan, an iconic new yorker, was 71 years old. dad: oh, hey guys! mom (on speakerphone): hi! son (on speakerphone): dad, i two goals today! vo: getting to a comfortable retirement doesn't have to be an uncomfortable thought. see how lincoln can help. hi. maria ramirez! mom! maria! maria ramirez... mcdonald's is committing

to buy out the largest axel of a german publisher springer.roperties is the website business insider. phil ackman is threatening a united technologies' raytheon.quire tesla ceo elon musk is dismissing concerns about demand for the electric vehicles. musk told shareholders that sales this quarter could hit record levels. questions about demand have lingered. shares are down about 35% this year. that is your latest bloomberg business flash. inflation trailing forecasts in may, which may reinforce the case among investors that the fed needs to cut interest rates. it,ooks on the face of headline was a tech lower than estimates. core came in at 2%. we were looking at 2.1%. it still looks to me like this is as healthy as the fed once it. they talk about a symmetric target, but what is wrong with 2%? the fed was talking about transitory sectors weighing on core inflation. this transitory effect is actually normalized in the may report, but inflation is still quite tepid, so it will become a little bit harder for chair transitoryefend this nature of w

correspondent dan springer tells us why tonight. >> howard schultz's would be run for president had gonerk as his espresso roast after saying this on six to minutes in january. >> i am seriously thinking of running for president. >> his media blitz included a town hall on fox news channel. schultz said if he did run it would be as an independent but immediately vilified by many on the left he would hand president trump a second term. the lifelong democrat was stunned by protesters spiritual did butch to give moderates in both parties an option. but then schultz went silent for his last public event was april 16th at the border in arizona. the tweets stopped, his last facebook ad was april 23rd, 2 days before vice president joe biden announced he's running. within days, team schultz seems to pull back. >> if joe biden were to emerge as the nominee and not a bloodied nominee and a more moderate democrat, howard would think twice about it. >> schultz laying low because he's recovering from back surgery. a leader in the centrist movement says there is still time. >> i think he has an ample o

fox news' dan springer is bringing us details from salem, oregon. what the heck is going on, dan? is extraordinary. as we speak we have oregon state troopers out across the state pounding the pavement looking for republican senators to haul them back here to salem and the capital so they can vote on a sweeping cap and trade bill which they absolutely hate. the vote was actually scheduled for yesterday, but republicans were a no-show. the senate needs at least two republicans to have a quorum so the democratic leadership asked the democratic governor if she would order the state patrol to assist the sergeant-at-arms in finding enough republicans so a vote can be taken. >> in our country, we go by the rule of law, and in our legislative process, if you don't like a bill, you build up support and kill the bill. you don't walk out. >> the republican offices are all empty. i'm told all 11 senators are in hiding outside of oregon. they plan on running out the clock on the legislative session, which ends june 30th. i spoke with one of them who is in idaho. >> we do our jobs best when we

tiffany morris-springer is an attorney here in tlnatlanta. >> good evening. >> it's no secret that manyling student loan debt. there are candidates who wish to offer a free college education. however, what plans, if any, do you have to provide relief or assistance to americans who have completed their education but cannot afford their student loan payments under the current repayment options because -- in spite of their high levels of education? >> tiffany, thank you. >> the way i see it is that the lessons and memories of college should last a lifetime. the debt should not. but that's the real for too many people in america, including me. i'm paying off just under $100,000 in student loan debt. my wife still married me. she knew before. don't feel sorry for her. but every month, every month i click that link and i know 40 million other americans do, too. and it's deferring the dreams of our generation. buying our first home. starting a family. it's like a first date conversation now for young people. what your student loan debt is. i'm serious. that's now on tinder, i think. taking a g

dan springer reports a major change in philosophy and strategy by some democrats and could actually becomeig campaign issue. >> it is an unconventional campaign billboard planted in the center of silicon valley. the candidate behind it is not a surprise. >> it is time to break up america's tech giants. [cheers] >> senator elizabeth warren introduced a whole new campaign issue. one getting play on the campaign trail and inside the beltway. warren's plan is to break up google, facebook, and amazon, preventing them from competing on the platforms they own and operate. >> they want to be the umpire in the baseball game and they also want to run a bunch of teams in the game. >> many of the two dozen democrats running for president have weighed. in. >> we are, in fact, in not just heading into another gilded age. >> kamala harris is taking a more cautious approach. the california senator has held several fundraiser in her tech heavy backyard but still throw as bone to the democratic party base. >> there's no question in my mind that there needs to be serious regulation and that that has not been

dan springer fox news. >>> speak a we are one hour away from the u.s. second match. the americans will face chile. back here in the bay area , there's a watch party in san jose. good morning, to you, alyssa. >> >>reporter: is a watch party fans are beginning to show up. i am not the only one wearing a puffy jacket. people are bundled up. it is chilly out here this morning. they are given away copy and paste three. there are games. it will be fun. chile has to win to stay alive. they will played their hearts out. the u.s. team is coming away from a huge win against thailand. the final score was 13-0. the team from chile has one of the best goalkeepers. they played chile twice. they won both matches. thailand took on sweden this morning. sweden won that game 5-1. this is the first match for the women's team they will play in paris. if you want to join in on this watch party, it is free to enter. the concession stand is open. there are lots of activities for the entire family. live in san jose. plan for speak of mornings on tubal end in 30 minutes. we will

did that in a statement to the europeans, sort of saying , it kind of reminds me of the old "jerry springer show." hold me back, hold me back. i don't want to do this. i give you 60 days to give us some of the money that was promised to us in the context of the jcpoa, and to bring the americans back into the jcpoa. so, it's actually a subtle and complex diplomacy that the iranians are engaged in. on the one hand, they elevated -- they raised the specter of war. at the same time, knowing full well that the europeans and of course large number of democrats, significant segment of the american press, regard the iranians as the injured party in this conflict with the trump administration. so they raise the specter of war but said, here's the diplomatic path back. now, the 60-day deadline is interesting because secretary pompeo, when he revoked one of the seven waivers for the civil nuclear program, shortened the length of the waiver for the other six waivers. and that length is now 90 days. so, in 60 days, the iranian deadline comes due. and in 90 days, the americans face a question of another

astros were missing altuve, springer, and correa. >>> making lots of noise.i will pick up his first big league home run. he's been a bright spot. the giants couldn't keep the ball in the yard. o's go up 8-6. and just because they can. nunez with a solo home run in the 7th. giants are 16 games behind the dodgers, it's june 1st. they lose 9-6. >>> a west oakland neighborhood is about to get a new grocery store. there'll be a cafe along with the grocery store. the founder got his start in 2002 with a mobile market. >> the company says the safeway closed and no other grocery stores have steps in. >>> up next, new information regarding the controversial san francisco police raid of a freelance photographer's home. >> in the meantime what we've learned about one of the search warrants. ♪ i've slain your dreaded dragon. for saving the kingdom what doth thou desire? my lord? hey good knight. where are you going? ♪ ♪ climbing up on solsbury hill ♪ grab your things, salutations. coffee that is a cup above is always worth the quest. nespresso. tis all i desire. did thou

dan springer is live in seattle on more with what's happening there. >> unlike in the past the fightdmissions, hiring and government contracts is being led by asian americans. a group called washington asians for equality is gathering signatures in hopes of getting a new law overturned by vote of the people. it's aimed at a law that pushes participation goals for underrepresented minorities. they make the same argument as lawsuits filed against har vards and the gifted schools program trying to helps blacks and latinos discriminates against asians because they are at the the most overrepresented group. blacks make up 14%, asians 24% and foreign students who are predominantly asian and yang says they earned it. >> it's a choice. the asian family values education. do i go watch tv or put extra hours study? when you sacrifice it should be rewarded for your sacrifice. >> what backers of affirmative action say it levels the playing field when it comes to government contracts that can open doors previously shut by prejudice or old boys network. the measure passed along party lines. democra