1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now, I'm 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: Amy Morris. The Trump administration will comply with a court 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: order by providing partial food assistance benefits, according to the 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt. 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 2: Now. 6 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: The move comes after President Trump posted on social media 7 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: that snap money won't be distributed until after the government reopens. 8 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 3: We are digging into a contingency fund that is supposed 9 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 3: to be for emergencies, catastrophes, for war, and the President 10 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 3: does not want to have to tap into this fund 11 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 3: in the future, and that's what he was referring to 12 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 3: in his true social posts. 13 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: The administration plans to use four point sixty five billion 14 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: dollars in contingency money to provide recipients with fifty percent 15 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: of the amount eligible households normally receive. In November. The 16 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: government shutdown is now tied for the longest in history, 17 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 1: and the resolution of today's elections may alter the political 18 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: dynamics in Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson Today is. 19 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 4: A big election day. We certainly hope for a surprise, 20 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 4: but I mean it won't be if the Democrats the radicals. 21 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 4: When some of the elections, every hard working American in 22 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 4: any place, who's missed a paycheck, anyone who is hurting 23 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 4: you have a home in the Republican Party. 24 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries says, the voters will punish 25 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: Republicans at the ballot box. 26 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 5: The American people are smart, and of course what Republicans 27 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 5: always do is try to distract the American people, as 28 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 5: they've done in New Jersey and Virginia. It's over for 29 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 5: these people, and we're going to see it today and 30 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 5: we're going to see it during the midterm elections next November. 31 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: The House has been out of session since the shutdown began, 32 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: and it is election day in some states. A few 33 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: key races will show how voters are judging President Trump's policies. 34 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: Former Virginia Governor Terry mccaulliffe tells Balance of Power that 35 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: the shutdown will not help Republicans. 36 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 6: Republicans rightfull. They are being blamed for the shutdown. 37 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 2: When I ran for governor in thirteen, Republicans also had 38 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 2: a shutdown there. 39 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 6: I went up ten points in the polls. 40 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: We have five hundred thousand federal workers, and we have 41 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 2: a President Donald Trump who's now saying, well, I'm not 42 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: sure We're going to pay those people back. 43 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 6: So this is a perfect storm. 44 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: The race for governor in Virginia has Democrats feeling confident. 45 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: Every poll has Democrat Abigail Spanberger in the lead over 46 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: Winsome Earl Sears, the state's lieutenant governor. President Trump gave 47 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: a late endorsement of sorts in a social media post 48 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: to Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayor's race. 49 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: Bloomberg's Miles Miller says this probably won't be enough to 50 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: chip at the Democratic nominee Zoorron Momdammi's lead. 51 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 7: Cuomo yesterday had a press conference after that endorsement from Trump, 52 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 7: and he said it's not an endorsement because I didn't 53 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 7: ask for it and he didn't speak to me. 54 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 6: I never spoke to him by phone. 55 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: Bloomberg's Miles Miller in Manhattan. And we should note that 56 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: Michael Bloomberg, the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg Radio 57 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: parent Bloomberg LP, has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for mayor and 58 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: donated to a superpack supporting his campaign. We're also watching 59 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: the governor's race in New Jersey. It could be a 60 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: nail bier tonight for Republican Jack Chittarelli and Democrat Mikey 61 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: Cheryl Bloomberg's Romain Bostik is covering that contest and has 62 00:02:58,919 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: more from Jerseys. 63 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 8: This is a state where Independents outnumber Republicans by a 64 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,119 Speaker 8: significant margin and pretty much keepsway with Democrats on pace 65 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 8: about thirty eight percent to thirty five percent. And those 66 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 8: folks are the ones that are going to decide this elections. 67 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 8: Those are the folks that Jack chit Or really has 68 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 8: been courting, and so too has Mikey Cheryl. 69 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: Bloomberg's Romaine Bostic. In Jersey City and New Jersey, authorities 70 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: did respond to bomb threats at polling stations in seven counties, 71 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: prompting temporary closures as voting started. That's according to state 72 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: Attorney General Matthew Platkin. 73 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 7: We received by email earlier this morning a number of 74 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 7: threats to polling places across about eight counties. Law enforcement 75 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 7: responded immediately at each polling place. They've secured the polling 76 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 7: places and voters can vote safely. 77 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin on Bloomberg Intelligence flights 78 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: are resuming at Reagan National Airport near Washington. They were 79 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: halted for a time this afternoon because of a bomb 80 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,040 Speaker 1: threat on a United Airlines flight. Transportation Secretary sew And 81 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: Duffy posted on x that the flight from Houston to Washington, 82 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: d C was threatened. The flight landed safely at Reagan 83 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: National Airport. Shares of United Airlines fell nearly five and 84 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: a half percent. Papa John's trading was halted for volatility 85 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: as the pizza chain shares dropped. Reuter's reports Apollo Global 86 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: withdrew its offer to take Papa John's private about a 87 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: week ago. Shares of Papa John's now sixteen percent lower. 88 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: IBM is set to cut thousands of workers this quarter. 89 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: It continues to shift the focus of its business to 90 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: higher growth software and services. Shares of IBM now two 91 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: percent lower. Some Wall Street executives have been warning investors 92 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: to brace for a pullback. Those warnings triggered a slide 93 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: in stocks amid some worries about whether the market has 94 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 1: run ahead of itself. We do check the markets for 95 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: you all day long here at Bloomberg. The S and 96 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: P five hundred down one point two percent, Nasdaq down 97 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: one point nine percent, The Dow is down about seven 98 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: tenths of a percent, the tenure Treasury yield at four 99 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: point oh eight percent, the two year yield at three 100 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: point five seven percent, and Bitcoin has wiped out its 101 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: summer rally. Shares now nearly six percent lower, briefly dipping 102 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: below the one hundred thousand dollars mark for the first 103 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 1: time since June. Pallunteer shares more than nine percent lower, 104 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: even after the AI software giant beat and raised in 105 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: its latest earnings. Bloomberg Intelligence senior tech analyst man Deep 106 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: Singh says he'd compare Palenteer's market value to open Ai. 107 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 9: Why is open ai not valued higher than Palenteer, And 108 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 9: that question comes up, you know, even though volunteers grew 109 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 9: as stellar and the quarter was great, but it's just 110 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 9: not growing as fast as an open AI or anthropic. 111 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:41,679 Speaker 1: Is Man Deep seeing with Bloomberg Intelligence. Former Vice President 112 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: Dick Cheney has died. Cheney had a reputation as one 113 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history. 114 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: Dick Cheney was eighty four years old. 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