Tom good morning, everyone. An exceptionally busy day here at bloomberg surveillance. Lots to talk about on the news front. Stimulus in washington or nonstimulus, the breaking news on china, and markets as well. The dollar moments ago breaks down to new week this of dxy new weakness of dxy. An ever weaker dollar index. That will be one of our themes across the hour. Our Kevin Cirilli reports a deeply divided reports on deeply divided republicans, and there are fire trucks in houston. Jonathan they are united on one thing in washington, and it is china. The consulate in houston shutting down after the u. S. Demand. We have looking up 70 times to that headline woken up so many times to that headline, so we have woken up so many times to that headline, u. S. China tensions. Gold, 1863 note an ounce. On a weekly basis, gold has had a record high. Go to the dynamics you have seen in highyield and ig. Lisa if you take a look at highyield bond spreads today, you can see to have shrunk dramati
Gov. Pritzker good afternoon, everyone. I want to start today by ,nforming you that this morning a member of my Governors Office learned that they had tested positive for covid19. This individual started to feel on thursday, march 26. And immediately went home. That same day, we sent everyone that works in the Governors Office home and had a professional deep cleaning done. March already earlier in significantly reduced our in office staff and directed all of those who could to work at home. Instructions same ive asked offices across the state to follow. Back then, we also implemented temperature checks for anyone still coming into the thompson center. Those temperature checks have continued. Following the staffords exit from the office, we reduced in office staff in the Governors Office even further to a critical few. Asking all of those who are staying at home to selfisolate as the medical professionals advise. We also put in place additional protocols about in office and out of offi
Pritzker provides an update on the coronavirus outbreak in his state. This is 40 minutes. Gov. Pritzker good afternoon, everyone. A member tell you that of my Governors Office has tested positive for covid19. This individual started to feel unwell on thursday, march 20 six, and immediately went home. That same day we sent everyone who works in the Governors Office home and had a professional multihour deep cleaning done. We had earlier in march significantly reduced our Indoor Office staff and had all those who could work from home. These are the same that i have stateoffices across the to hold. We have asked to bitter checks for anyone coming into the thompson center. Those checks have continued. Following the staffers exit from the office we reduced in office staff in the Governors Office further to a critical few , asking all those staying at home to selfisolate, as the medical professionals advise. We put in place additional protocols about in office and out of office behavior. The
Character of colonel than i thought this was very interesting certainly wasnt unexpected it was very interesting for this reason they didnt really question anything colonel that man said after all what colonel inman said is what what you said he was in that july 10th meeting he heard the same quid pro quo the same comments by some and if you want this meeting ukrainians and we have an agreement about this you got to an ounce youre going to do these investigations are the same quid pro quo that you did so why are these smearing him. Mr holmes you testified just as venom and said kernel of him and said that he warns alinsky about getting involved in u. S. Politics you dont question that they didnt take issue with that so why smear this purple heart recipient just like this mayor of a vast array of audit its just gratuitous i dont question the facts its just gratuitous the attack on you mr holmes that you were indiscreet and mention this conversation to others well i think youre quite rig
You have written 1450 pages on material open the white house. What was the hardest part . Well, i guess the research was the hardest part. Also, compressing it for that many pages. Compressing the huge story for many things that could be used or had to be dealt with in the senate. I would love to have gone on and on about but i couldnt. Its the process of actually throwing things out. Even with 1400 pages. Ive got this here, two volume set. When did you first write this . The first part of it up to president trumans renditions novations at the white house. This takes the story to the end of the first bush administration. How did you approach the story . The whole story. Who are you writing it for . The central characters of the house and the various people who go there and the various people and their reactions to living there. The development of an institution which president obama will enter a very well organized institution to serve his work. And you have to look at it that way in t