Alisa global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. This is bloomberg. Isloomberg technology next. I read stone in for emily chang, and this is Bloomberg Technology. Coming up, a bloomberg scoop. Another bombshell just after announcing a big move back to the u. S. On thursday. We will break down the plans to acquire qualcomm in a deal that can be the biggest takeover of a chipmaker ever. Plus, apple recess the Smartphone Market with the official launch of a 1000 smartphone. Frome covering this story all angles as lines form around the world for the iphone x. And the great bitcoin debate. Is the cryptocurrency a boon or bubble . We will continue the conversation as bitcoin crosses the 1 billion mark. First to our lead. A company is set to acquire qualcomm in a deal worth 100 billion. This be the largest deal ever for a chipmaker. Shares rose 19 , the biggest intraday move since 2008. Valuing the company at 111 billion. As a maj
Wounded oniers were the search for bergdahl. Hery pelosi continues criticism of the republican tax plan. Yesterday, the republicans unveiled a terrible assault on opportunity for the middle class in america. They want you to believe they are cutting taxes on the middle class but the republicans are plundering the middle class. Global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. I am a alisa parenti. This is bloomberg. Is next. Technology i am brad stone in for emily chang, and this is Bloomberg Technology. Coming up, a bloomberg scoop. Another bombshell just after announcing a big move back to the u. S. On thursday. We will break down the plans to acquire qualcomm in a deal that could be the biggest takeover of a chipmaker ever. Plus, apple resets the Smartphone Market with the official launch of a 1000 smartphone. We are covering this story from all angles as lines form around the world for the iphone x. And the great bitcoin deba
Jersey. Tell me why youre here. Were here because we heard about the beach ball drop yesterday and we wanted to make a whole beach day out of it we came here. You got lucky with this weather. We did. It was beautiful outside. Three, two, one beach balls, beach balls. Whoo utoh. Oh, no. Stand by. The beach balls didnt drop. Theyre having some trouble here. All right. Look at this chaos happening behind us here as the beach balls are coming on to the boardwalk here. Lots of people, we will be back live at 6 00. Jenny, thank you. Well the other big question tonight is one that is on everyones mine how will the weather hold out for the Holiday Weekend and to answer that question, well, could be a little half and half. I tell you it is hot out there tonight. Dave warren in old city for us. Dave, i tell you walk outside someone flip the switch on summer. We hit 80 degrees earlier this m now were into the 90s. Probable dale number two right now. Were headed for heat wave but theres that big c
Inaccurate comparisons to another president. Monday night massacre. President trump fires the acting attorney general for refusing to even if force his travel ban. Monday night massacre. Lou a look at the coverage of Supreme Court nominee neil gorsuch. On this super bowl sunday, national football. Im howard kurtz and this is media buzz. Kellyanne Conway has been at the center of just about every controversy swirling around the trump white house. I sat down with her in new york. Welcome. The leaking of the president s tough calls with the leaders of australia and mexico is extraordinary. It suggests there are senior officials in the government leaking. We are very concerned because we are not leakers. We are tight lipped. Wee respect the intel security process. As commanderinchief we are duty bound to this country to not leak information that could jeopardize all of us. Im not going to conclude on speculate. It could be state Department Officials who are holdovers. It isnt Rex Tillerson
Those questions go all the way up to the top, our president , a major shakeup on just day 26 of the trump presidency. We have it all covered. Lets begin with joe johns is live at the white house. Reporter good morning, chris, just a month into this new administration and backdoor communications with russia have already claimed a casualty. General Michael Flynn was on the job just 24 days, he says, he gave the administration incomplete information. Now the question is, who on the Transition Team perhaps now in the government knew about it . President trumps Embattled National security adviser Michael Flynn stepping down monday night in a fire storm of criticism of misleading Vice President mike pence and others about his conversations with the Russian Ambassador. An official telling the white house that the flynn discussed sanctions with Russian Ambassador. Despite repeated denials. Acting attorney general sally yates informed the Trump Administration prior to being fired that general f