in fact earlier this year the caldwell group purchased a unit from johnson & johnson for over $4 billion. given the fact that the private equity firms have over $700 billion of dry powder that is unused capital, the health care sector could be one that is increasingly looking as targets. >> are these going to be big deals? this was a big deal. $25 billion is a lot of money. are we going to see smaller strategic deals, or are they going for big deals where in this new landscape bigger is better? is that the case? >> well, i think you can look over the numbers of transactions that occurred over the past six months. the average deal size was about $2.9 billion. so we're talking about the middle market of deal size. so $25 billion was the biggest over 2 1/2 years. today's deal is really the exception rather than the rule. in some cases companies look to acquire assets, divisions, units that are underperforming or just trying to grow their footprint by buying companies that are privately held and not in the public marketplace. >> 30 seconds, rich. in the drug spaces being driven by pipeline c

i mean, here you have a united states senator, mr. johnson, from wisconsin, who's all over president obama about trust and being able to function as the president of the united states, yet he has no questions about his own governor when damaging e-mails like this come out. i find this amazing. i called on the republicans of wisconsin to grow a pair, grow a spine, get some integrity, hold some hearings, get to the bottom of this. this man wants to be president of the united states. and now i want to know what rins pree vus, head of the rnc and head of wisconsin, does he have any comment on these documents? it's clear this goes way beyond any kind of political witch-hunt. john, i have to ask you about this. what about impeachment? is that off the table? that can't even be talked about because you don't have the legislative power there either? >> again, i don't think impeachment comes up at all. i think what needs to happen here is exactly what you said. he needs to come back to wisconsin, needs to sit down, needs to be honest. this is a matter of tru

united states will stop. >> george has a huge problem from those who came into jordan from syria. the secretary jay johnson, he said the other day and i'm quoting him, syria has become a matter of homeland security for the united states. all of the potential terrorists were being trained right now. they could come to europe or the united states and commit acts of terrorism here. how big of a problem do you see this? >> it is a big problem on many levels. on the security level and the refugee situation is truly unsustainable and some of the other countries. the sectarian divide between the sunnis and the shiites threatens to affect the region. in many ways, the continuation. >> what should the u.s. do? >> i'm not sure much can be done. there is no appetite. he cannot rule over all of syria. the opposition cannot win and nobody wants to interfere. i'm afraid we are going to keep this stalemate. >> they will continue with all the consequences. is there anything the u.s. can do to stop this? >> humanitarian aid and shoring up jordan that has been inundated and trying to ease as much as possible the suffering o

united states homeland. here was a comment from the new secretary of homeland security, jay johnson. >> extremists are activelyruit winners indoctrinate them and see them return to their home countries with an extremist mission. >> chair, how big a threat, americans and other westerners being trained in syria and coming home to carry out jihad? >> i had this conversation with the secretary jeh johnson last week, before his speech and we both agreed that syria is probably the largest and most significant threat to the homeland security of the united states today. the reason being, we have so many jihadist pouring into syria each day, training, they have training catches, military training camps and this is far surpassing the the fatah in pakistan and is the world training ground for terrorists and concern for americans who have traveled there with legitimate travel documents who can come back into the united states or in western europe with this kind of expertise, this kind of training and pull off a terrorist attack. don't forget the external operations they have. right now their goal is syria. after syria, st

unit found near darrell north's body. darrell may have used it to defend himself, causing an injury, a facial cut, or nosebleed. to identify the killer, dna samples were collected from the two suspects, bob johnsons pope. dna testing revealed it was curtis pope's blood at the crime scene. >> if darrell north had not taken some steps to defend himself, this case wouldn't have been solved. >> would have never dreamed that firing somebody would cause somebody to, you know, go postal. >> darrell's family couldn't believe that the man whom darrell had mentored in business and treated in many ways like a son would have done this. >> not until the day they came out here to the house and told me that it was his dna that had been identified did i really believe. >> the bruises police noticed under pope's eye were probably the result of the fight. >> i was able to examine his arms and his hands for injuries. he didn't have any. there was no cuts. >> on the night of darrell north's murder, the dallas/ft. worth area was hit with a driving rainstorm causing flash floods and power outages. the storm was so bad, darrell sent his construction crew home early. but he stayed behind because he had a 5:00 p.m. appo

united states and those of you joining us from around the world, welcome. we have full coverage of the stocks and stories making headlines today. cory johnson looks at google's efforts to speed up connecting to the internet in several u.s. cities will stop peter cook has highlight of janet yellen's testimony before the senate banking committee. those stories in just a moment. first, let's get you the latest on ukraine. ryan chilcote filed this report from key of. >> the ukrainian parliament has just ordered in a new government in the ukraine. its job will be to prepare the public for snap elections in may and make sure they are able to get enough money from international creditors to pay their bills in the meantime. u.s. has ponied up a billion dollars in the form of a loan guarantee and the imf says they will send a delegation next week and they are ready to talk all stop but those loan issues are big ones will stop working billion dollars is what this country owes over the next 12 months. a lot of that money is due in june. i spoke to the country's new prime minister and he says he can keep things together. >> we will do everything not to

united states. i'm guy johnson. >> and i'm francine lacqua. this is "the pulse" live from> what have we got coming up for you? saving sony. the firm forecasts a surprise $1 billion loss. we'll see if a major restructuring plan can ensure its future. >> and, of course, it's a big day for automakers. volvo trucks is one of the biggest gainers in europe. the company reported operating profit that beat estimates, and they also announced job cuts. >> daimler posted a 45% surge in profits. later this hour, daimler's dr. z jones us live. but first of all, we have dr. r. he's here with the latest. let's start with voluntarily vosme >> yeah, nice pop for them, biggest rise since the summer before last. was it the muscles from brussels and that extraordinary feat between the two trucks when he did the split? >> you're obsessed with this. >> well, i've been watching it. it's not really about jean-claude van damme and the split, it's about the trucks right there, which have this incredible emergency brake system, where they can brake on a dime, really extraordinary. even better than t

eugene mccarthy was a senator from minnesota in 1967 who decided to take on the president of the united states lyndon johnson who was increasingly unpopular with the vietnam war. he tried to unseat him and he needed a press secretary. sy hersh was out of work and he became his press secretary. he finally quit. he wanted mccarthy to go into the neighborhoods in milwaukee and more mccarthy said that's not my style. he wasn't good on race related issues so he quit and it was on page one of the new york times. i didn't know how i would re-create this tumultuous three-month period areas hersh has been accused of three things over the years. one is he use too many anonymous sources number two he's a lefty and number three he is not reliable. he's not reliable because he worked for eugene mccarthy. we all know what the politics are. this is an important chapter and it turns out the university of minnesota which has the mccarthy papers right after the mccarthy campaign ended are the oral histories. everybody who worked for eugene mccarthy. there was a two-hour oral history interview with seymour hersh about what to

united states but of the world. but here's the other side. the boycott was effective but it was an order from frank m. johnson as a part of a three-judge panel concluding that that segregation was unconstitutional based upon brown vs. the board of education which had been decided about a year earlier. frank m. johnson signed the order along with two other judges. frank m. johnson went on to sign orders integrating schools, voting rights, his history is replete with orders that he signed to change the face of the south. paraphrasing dr. king, frank m. johnson gave meaning to the word justice. a white, republican federal judge. i mention these things tonight because i want people to know that black history is american history. and that it includes people of all hues and genders and persuasions and it is a history that quite frankly we cannot forget, there are some aspects of it that we are not proud of, but it's a history that is ours and we can never, ever ignore our history. just as we cannot ignore what happened at pearl harbor, just as we cannot ignore what happened on 9/11, we cannot ignore many of the thi

johnson. here are some companies on the move. deutsche telekom to go over their wireless unit from investors.to broaden their reach in eastern europe. vodafone is said to have approached gain about a first -- a possible purchase. there will be fewer many major cable providers. extending the flash sale model. that the bloomberg site is known for discounting goods for a limited length of time online. they plan to attract more customers in europe and the united states. up next, no gravity and no problem. we will talk about the businesses that are helping space visitors ride in zero g. we will tell you which countries pay the most to their top athletes. that is coming up next. ♪ >> welcome back. galacticranson virgin is set to make its maiden voyage this year. the zero g corporation comes in. cory johnson travel to cape canaveral to check it out. he says it is a giant leap for bloomberg television. >> i'm cory johnson. this is one of the enjoyable moments of my life. it was not always this way. a few minutes ago, i looked like this. i'm down in cape canaveral and on my way to experience zero grav

united states. i am guy johnson. francine lacqua is off today. this is "the pulse." we have had data across the screen frome. the data is interesting, to say the least. .8% lead on the inflation number. any people were expecting a weaker number than that area and on them -- then that. unemployment numbers coming in. >> forget unemployment. look at inflation. .6.le calling for the euro has the story of what the market is expecting. they have not gone a week number. the euro pushing toward the dollar 38. towards $1.38. is it a game changer? probably not. they have been looking through these numbers, looking through and saying that we will see inflation move back towards target. >> it is still way off target. they used to talk about a single needle in the ecb's compass. >> how much has changed in two years? we'rele of years later, talking about what are they going to do to get the inflation numbers back towards target. is beating say it expectations, but this is low. the ecb have got a job to do. the next up will be the forecast. i would not disregard the ecb's actions. is important. we get the full source --

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from the department of defense. this is the most significant attack on the electric grid that ever happened in the united states. >> back in november mark johnson expressed similar concerns. the fbi says it's still investigating but so far has no evidence that terrorists were involved. no one has ever claimed responsibility. >>> happening today in san jose, an arson suspect scheduled to enter a plea. police say 48-year-old patrick william brennan has admitted starting a series of fires last month. one of them did $5 million of damage to a warehouse. brennan has a history of arson convictions. >>> a man suspected of kicking a woman in the head and robbing her in san francisco is due in court today, as well. the crime was recorded last june by a surveillance camera. christopher porter-bailey of oakland has pleaded not guilty to charges connected to the attack which happened during san francisco's gay pride event. >>> a judge is asked to release more information about a 3-year- old found dead over the weekend. kayleigh slusher's mother and boyfriend are accused of killing her. police were called out to the home 14 times since 2012. a judge refused

. >> in 1964 the united states government passed the civil rights act. here is a passage from lyndon baines johnsonis session of congress be known as the session which did more for our civil rights than the last hundred sessions combined. >> why did you pick that passage? >> i think it was an important moment. kennedy had just been assassinated. civil rights was on the agenda but it took somebody like london johnson, a southern democrat, to pass that. he knew when he passed that legislation the democrats would probably lose the south for a generation and he was right. it was a trajectory for this country. >> in terms of moving the country through watergate and beyond, it was president nixon. >> i gerald r. ford, president of the united states, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by article 2, section 2, of the constitution, have granted and by these presence do grant a full free and absolute pardon unto richard nixon. >> with jerry ford saying that, what happened? >> easily we could have mired in watergate for years and years. ford knew it would be unpopular, knew it would probably end h

united states and somebody said he is a negro. >> thurgood marshall served as solicitor general to the johnson administration from 1965 to 1967.hear more from the justice at c-span radio concludes the series of the oral history interviews with former supreme court justices later today at 4:00 eastern in washington at 90.4 fm and c-span.org and nationwide on satellite radio channel 120. >>> congressional budget office director doug elmendorf defends the newly released minimum wage report calling it a balanced and consistent with many other economists thinking the report finds that the minimum wage is increased it would raise family income levels but also cost jobs. david cook the monitor bureau chief moderates the hour-long conversation. thanks for coming everyone. our guest today is doug elmendorf director of the congressional budget office and this is his fifth visit in the group. mr. elmendorf became director in 2009 and brings a background to the assignment. his undergraduate degrees from princeton, his master's and doctorate in economics from harvard, before being named the cbo director from our guests talk at harvard and

from the department of defense. this is the most significant attack on the electric grid that's ever occurred in the united states. >> the "wall street journal" says back in november, former pg&e executive mark johnson expressed similar concerns. the fbi says it's still investigating but so far has no evidence that terrorists were involved. no one has ever claimed responsibility. >>> 6:07. come tomorrow the world will focus right here on sochi for the winter olympics. a live look where the opening ceremonies will begin in 24 hours even though some events start today. meanwhile, a new potential terror threat against the games has airliners on high alert. homeland security says it's not aware of any specific threat but it is telling air carriers heading into russia that terrorists might try to smuggle explosives on planes in toothpaste tubes and put together a bomb while in flight. the toothpaste alert originated after the arrest of chechnyan female suspects in australia and france. >> we have taken all the necessary measures to ensure safety. this includes deploying more than 40,000 police and soldiers. >> a warning is for flights going into the country into russia. the state department says this wil

johnson today over at the wilson center. and he really had something that was pretty alarming to me to say about terrorists returning potentially to the united states fromindividuals from the u.s., canada and europe are traveling to syria to fight in the conflict. at the same time, extremists are actively trying to recruit westerners, indoctrinate them and see them return to their home countries with their extremist mission. >> pretty alarming stuff when you think about the thousands of folks that have gone to syria either to simply fight the musharraf al assad regime. >> sear dwra's pretty close to russia. might try to go up through the caucasus and attack at sochi, too. syria is the afghanistan of 2014. it's a new training ground. >> is there anything the u.s. can do about this? >> well, we're trying. our intelligence services are pretty good. we're trying to find out about these folks and where they're going. if we're good at tracking where they are, we'll find them before they return and cause us paul. >> you want to weigh in quickly, paul, on this? >> there's huge concern about syria right now. there's an estimation up to 2,000 western europeans wh