Of significance in what is happening. I just want to make sure every audit i just want to make sure everyone understands that. If you look at the markets, there is the election uncertainty. In the u. K. , we are being briefed by the Prime Minister at that 00 p. M. It has been a long time since it we have been briefed. We are expecting him to announce measures such as closing of restaurants at 10 00 p. M. Why not catch the virus at 8 00 p. M. . Cut to the deli delinquent way of not crushing hoursnomy, but avoid the of drink and cocktails when you do not social distance as you should. Tom if i want the yorkshire the last sitting is 6 00. Is that what youre telling me . Franciene 7 30. You are right. Settings, one two at 7 30, one at 9 00. It really crushed the restaurant market. Tom there is the most Important Information today. [laughter] here is ritika gupta. Ritika the u. K. Government is telling the public to work from home if possible. It comes alongside new restrictions for bars an
Manufacturers from foreign competitors. French president emmanuel micron is calling the attack of russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny in assassination attempt. He is calling on russia to launch a transparent investigation. The comments came on a phone call with russian president Vladimir Putin as to more european laboratories found traces of a nerve agent. Navalny is in a hospital and is said to be improving. President trump started a process that could cut u. S. Drug costs. An executive order would tie prices to those paid by countries with National Health systems. Of ander falls short immediate cut the president has said would lower patients outofpocket costs. Global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. I am Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. Vonnie it is 1 00 in new york, 6 00 in london, 1 00 a. M. In hong kong. Here are the top stories on the bloomberg and are in the world we are followi
Mann, author in residence at Johns Hopkins school of advanced International Studies, he talks about his biography of president george w. Bush. James mann, author of the biography on george w. Bush. If a friend of yours who had never met george w. Bush asked you to talk about him, what would you say . I would say he was a guy who was the son of a president , had trouble dealing with that fact for the first 40 years plus of his life, and then got his own personal life together enough to be a quite successful and shrewd politician to be elected governor of texas, and then became president of the united states. The first thing he would be known for then at the time of his presidency now, and forever more, will certainly be the fact that he was president at the time of the september 11th attacks and chose to wage a war in iraq that turned out to be a disaster. What were his early years like . Well, he followed in his fathers footsteps, and i say that quite literally, because he was forced,
Among the top issues will be zero down Greenhouse Gases by the middle of the century. That is the cornerstone of the green deal pledged by incoming the Incoming European Commission president. Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. In his 1 00 in new york, 6 00 in london, 2 00 and hong kong. Im shery ahn. Welcome to bloomberg markets. From bloomberg World Headquarters in new york, here are the stop top stories on the bloomberg and around the world that we are following. Stocks in the green after china says it will raise penalties on violations of intellectual Property Rights. Its trade deal imminent. N versus oxime. Carl icahn is about to receive control of the board. We will have details. Drug pricing transparency. To medications cause three four times in the u. S. And elsewhere, and what President Trump proposes to do about it. In the meantime, halfway into
Were going to be talking about Public Diplomacy in the trump administration. At least i think someone who studies this extensively, not enough has been really coming forth about the senior official ain the bureau of public affair. She joined the state department of february 3rd, 2018 and a year later, she became, she was already assistant secretary, but took on the responsibilities of the undersecretary of state. So this is a very ambitious and interesting effort which has now created the bureau of Global Public affairs. Of which she is the head. She brings a a breath of global Strategic Communication experience. She was Global Corporate Communications President in new york. And she has previously in washington work ed for Newt Gingrich on his Communications Team and Communications Director for go pac. She holds aers degree in political management from George Washington university and degree in Political Science from ucla and one of the things that impressed me most was that she was te