michael bloomberg is here. elizabeth understands a strong growing economy begins with a strong middle class. >> joe's candid honest counsel made me a better president in chief. and the best part, he's nowhere close to finished. >> in south carolina, a voter who switched frommed byton sanders, says, walla, barack obama, who is neutral. >> you really would not know. i have been talking to the other campaigns. this is a source of anxiety. voters are coming away from the television screens believing obama has weighed in on this race when he has not. there's nothing you can do about it. the ads are everywhere. the debate stage, i'm sure someone will bring this up tonight. that will not do the trick. especially for joe biden, a real problem for him. >> someone will criticize obama for endorsing them all. >> make a decision. >> just to show you how much his good will is within the democratic party but no way we can return to the obama way of doing this. >> i saw him at the all-star game in a panel discussion, i saw hi

michael bloomberg confessed. pa rt sure. michael bloomberg confessed. part of leadership is, when you mess up, you confess. you see that you made a mistake. michael bloomberg has said that and, further said, he has said that and, further said, he has learned from that. and learning from that, he has made so many great proposals on african—american empowerment. he has created 100,000 new business opportunities in the united states, and affordable housing programme for african today, he is announcing his total criminal justice reform package that hits on every point that african americans in this country have been talking about for decades. the thing about michael bloomberg is that, as a mayo, what you promise and when you make a policy proposal, you do it. michael bloomberg has a record of doing things that he has committed to do. on capitol hill, he will perform them. when he was back or do you make mistakes and he apologised and learned from it i need to do more to explain to african—americans the us, hey, he was wrong. in doing so, move on and i d

rob: that will take aim at michael bloomberg. jillian: griff jenkins joins us with highlights from the campaign trail. >> i'm staying at the hotel, i'm terrible at the casinos. i digress, they are not rolling out the welcome mat for michael bloomberg. bloomberg along with sanders, warren, buttigieg, klobuchar and biden. any doubt the knives were out for bloomberg, listen to elizabeth for net latest tweet. it is a shame michael bloomberg could buy his way into the debate. primary voters curious how each candidate will take on donald trump get a live demonstration of how we each take on an egomaniac billionaire. bloomberg's name coming up last night in that townhall with candidates asked if they would consider taking a bloomberg's money should they become the nominee. watch. >> if nominated would you help a billionaire like bloomberg? >> our contribution is average contribution all of $18.50. >> i was asking, $500 million left over to give to you would you accept that? >> if mister bloomberg wins and i hope he does not i will suppo

i think michael bloomberg learned his lesson. that was so long ago. a few years ago as mayor of new york. it was not just stop and frisk. he said run lighting, canceling redlining started the financial crisis. the african-american community were not the perpetrators of that crisis. many of them were the victims. what is he talking about? this billionaire that has made this life's wealth in the financial services industry is now saying that. burning a flag at woodstock. he said this several years ago. it is the way he said it appeared you can basically xerox a description of male minorities between the ages of 16 and 25 and handed over to the cops. that is somebody who looks at people beneath him differently. we cannot have that. i literally cannot, this week, i cannot believe all the prominent african-americans i have seen publicly say i think we can support bloomberg because after all he is electable. he can beat donald trump. the calling card for hillary clinton four years ago. joe biden this entire year. electability means nothing if the person loo

michael bloomberg is here. to why don't you and they said no but he's here so almost immediately started working from one coast to the other to improve our schools both. maire bloomberg and myself inherited schools that were failing for 50 years in my case one out of 3 schools are failing schools were in too much better than that we work together to improve those schools dramatically our graduation rate went up by more than 40 'd percent in new york and in l.a. and he raised teachers' salaries by 40 percent work and there's against gun violence you know crime big issue even though new york has a save big city and the safest big city it was still an issue and as it was here in l.a. and the 2 of us worked to reduce gun violence we started an organization called mayors against gun violence worked on climate change and a whole other slew of issues what was he like to work with. you know. he's a character he's a guy who. not a guy have a lot of words if you will but he puts his money where his mouth is or does he le

a shield in michael bloomberg? >> almost like they see that they see that campaign. i was speaking with his campaign manager yesterday and made the point that bloomberg is a natural foyle. it was pete buttigieg and before that to target but senator sanders with a billionaire there from front of him willing to more naturally willing to put the attack on and hearing a sense of that on the campaign trail over the past week. gone after mayor bloomberg aggressively on stop and frisk, the impact on african-americans and latinos, the opposition to a minimum wage, a key part of sanders' campaign in 2016 and the openness to cutting social security and medicare and not only go after bloomberg spending in the race but specific policy issues. >> mike, joeb biden campaign pu out best of bloomberg if you will. are they telegraphing that they view bloomberg as more important to take down tonight than bernie sanders who looks like he is about to take off? >> bigger imperative for the biden campaign to take down bernie sanders, wor

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michael bloomberg is not the one who is going to take him on. maybe somebody else on the debate stage tonight for just shows $1 billion doesn't make you prepared for prime time because obviously michael bloomberg was not prepared for even the simplest questions he should have anticipated. if bernie sanders wins in south carolina which he is falling very close to joe biden right now, it could be a katie bar the door kind of mentality for bernie sanders and his team. >> any sense of how the president is doing right now? >> the president had not only a great week over the last couple weeks with the debacle that started in iowa, the acquittal on impeachment but had a great rally tonight not just in california but in scenics. he's feeling really good, feeling positive mainly because he is delivering on the promises he made, he set out to make america great, we are keeping america great because he delivered on the promises and is going to continue to do that not only for the next nine months but the next five years. >> congressman mark meadows, see yo

michael bloomberg is here. vo: together they worked to combat gun violence, and again to improve education for every child. obama: i want to thank the mayor of this great city, mayor bloomberg, for his extraordinary leadership. i share your determination to bring this country together to finally make progress for the american people. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg, and i approve this message. he spent his life bringing people together. i know he'd be happy that we are all together now. (crying) what is happening? [what is that?] (baby noises) is that a baby nut? (baby noises) (dolphin noises) just kidding, i'm back. where's my monocle? with moderate to severe treplaque psoriasists uncover clearer skin that can last. in fact, tremfya® was proven superior to humira® in providing significantly clearer skin. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occ

ad, where everybody who opens up instagram sees a michael bloomberg ad or facebook sees a michael bloomberg ad or they're near a rally and see everyone walking around with mike bloomberg t-shirts given to them by the michael bloomberg campaign, how do you, in these individual states, go out there, especially on super tuesday when it's as many states at once, and compete on that same level? >> anyone who is concerned with an oligarch becoming president, anyone who is concerned with the fact that michael bloomberg has spent more than every candidate in this race, every nonbillionaire candidate in this race combined on advertisements should be thrilled the fact that in bernie sanders we have a candidate that has that organic support that michael bloomberg is spending so much money to pay for. with bernie sanders, you have record crowd sizes, including the crowd we just had in washington state last night, with over 17,000 people in attendance. you have grass roots enthusiasm. you have volunteers coming out at record numbers. you have people, yes, posting and creating organic memes in support of

bloomberg and the president said michael bloomberg was 5'4" and michael bloomberg said i'm taller than that -- i'm the only one who has a claim to be 5'4", i want to be very clear. >> michael bloomberg is the only democrat who has been personally attacked by other top-tier democrats, referred to his record as racist, they called him an egomaniac, the even called him a republican. it does seem like tonight is going to be all about michael bloomberg even though he's not on the ballot. >> bret: we will have full coverage after the bait on fox news tonight. his addition to the race means three of the top candidates are either 77 or 78 years old. older than ronald reagan was when he left office after two terms. we have new polling information indicating that could be a problem for some voters. if doug mckelway looks at presidential candidates and how old is too old, plus is their health a fair election question? >> it was a presidential debate one-liner for the ages. >> i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> president reagan was 73 at the t

unlike michael bloomberg who is completely unvetted. and in this last news cycle we see has an enormous amount of baggage to contend with. and not what we need going into a test with donald trump. >> in fact, i have heard you say that before. i know you are not a fact of michael bloomberg, but i have also heard senator sanders say what will be needed in the fall is unity. and senator sanders said he will support any democratic nominee. so i am wondering before we talk more about michael bloomberg, the negative things you have to say. in what ways do you think michael bloomberg will be better than donald trump as president? >> you know, i'm not in the business of advocating or being a spokesperson, but what i will say is that we will support the nominee. but this is a primary election. and it's important for voters to recognize it in a premare election, it's our opportunity to not be stuck with a candidate who is a hold your nose candidate or a lesser of two evils candidate. we saw what the consequences of that were in 2016. what we don'

michael bloomberg is dominating the airwaves. but you are right, i don't know where the energy is pore michaer michael bloomberg. but we'll have a nominee by the end of march. 60% of the delegates. we'll have a shot of the figuring out hot last two or three candidates will be. chris: is bernie sanders a suicide pact? >> bernie sanders is a strong viable candidate with a lot of support out there. chris: do you think he can legitimately beat donald trump? >> i'm not there yet because i'm not sure he will be the nominee. chris: up next our power player of the week. he's known for merging punk with piano. now he's trying to bring a new union between classical and pop. [♪] looking to repair dry, damaged hair without weighing it down? try pantene daily moisture renewal conditioner. its color-safe formula uses smart conditioners to micro-target damage helping to repair hair without weighing it down. try pantene. - [announcer] as face challenges dav is there. dav helps veterans and their families get the benefits they've earned. suppor

amy: that was michael bloomberg speaking last night in charleston. he made this same claim during last week's democratic debate in las vegas, saying he had put out his tax return every year for 12 years in city hall. well, our next guest says he has the proverbial receipts to prove this is not true. bob hennelly is an award-winning reporter for the chief-leader. he covered billionaire michael bloomberg during his time as mayor. all three terms. at that time, bob hennelly was a reporter for wnyc, new york's main public radio station. in 2012, he had this exchange with bloomberg after a press conference. >> why will he disclose what you actually physically pay in terms of federal taxes? >> there's no reason to. we have categories and i have a personal life. the accountants will tell you i pay 100% of my taxes. i don't have tax shelters in the context you would talk about it. i pay what i'm am supposed to pay. thearn money all around world. amy: for more, we're joined in new york by reporter bob hennelly. you heard in that clip. what is wrong here? >> i

and michael bloomberg did have some strong moments. but he had -- he suffered the worst blows on that stage. the nondisclosure agreement round that elizabeth warren opened up on him and the women and others in his company with nda settlements, joe biden and elizabeth warren double teaming michael bloomberg saying release them right now on tv from their obligation not to disclose, and michael bloomberg absolutely wasn't ready for that at all. on the other hand, and by the way, on the bernie sanders thing about he thinks the person with the most delegates even if it isn't enough to lock up the nomination should get the nomination, that is exactly opposite of the bernie sanders' position of four years ago. when someone else he believed was going to go into that convention with the most delegates. that's always a position of convenience and always has been. the most fascinating thing that happened on the stage our viewers at msnbc got to see during a commercial break in a box on the screen, and that was after elizabeth warren just flattene

elizabeth warren going at michael bloomberg. but she was not they thing most people on stage had in common is they felt it was good for them to go after michael bloomberg and have a point, have a moment at his expense. his campaign admits it wasn't the best night for him. said in the second half of it, that's when he got sea legs. this is what it is. you come into a presidential contest late, michael bloomberg was able to catch up in terms of scaling up his campaign, getting on air waves. you also have to catch up in terms of getting on debate stage, being able to defend your record. i think the other person that benefitted from the way the debate shook out last night, certainly elizabeth warren able to reinvigorate her campaign, but bernie sanders. don't forget, he is the frontrunner now, across the polls, in terms of delegates, bernie sanders is the frontrunner. what we saw last night on stage was michael bloomberg taking most of the fire and focus a frontrunner would typically take, which means sanders got off probably easier

michael bloomberg is here. vo: together they worked to combat gun violence, and again to improve education for every child. obama: i want to thank the mayor of this great city, mayor bloomberg, for his extraordinary leadership. i share your determination to bring this country together to finally make progress for the american people. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg, and i approve this message. oh no, here comes gthe neighbor probably to brag about how amazing his xfinity customer service is. i'm mike, i'm so busy. good thing xfinity has two-hour appointment windows. they have night and weekend appointments too. he's here. bill? karolyn? nope! no, just a couple of rocks. download the my account app to manage your appointments making today's xfinity customer service simple, easy, awesome. i'll pass. >>> we are following a new group of aggressive attacks as polls are showing bernie sanders is leading the democratic nomination race with former mayor of new york michael bloomberg on the rise. we will discuss this with

how wealthy is michael bloomberg? the richness of the russian oligarchs, ladled mickelson, is worth about $24 billion. michael bloomberg could literally give away twice amount, or spend it on a presidential race and could still be five times as rich as donald trump's. it's still hard to imagine how much money that is. bloomberg can seize power. a ruling class which worships money above all sees nothing wrong with it, they are equal to eager to help bloomberg with it. they are libertarian on economic matters, something that shared with only a tiny fraction of the population. no normal person things the widening wealth gap is a good thing. it's obviously making america unstable. but mike bloomberg has been one of its chief beneficiaries. he will defend the current system above all else. there is a reason he is a favorite of finance moguls and tech commissars. again, this is a total departure from anything we have seen before in the history of this country. say what you will about donald trump, but in 2016 he ran for 201

how wealthy is michael bloomberg? for context, the richest of the fabled russian oligarchs is worth about $24 billion. michael bloomberg could literally give away twice that amount, or spend it on the presidential race, if you wanted, and still be five times as rich as donald trump is. it's hard to imagine just how much money that is, but with that money, bloomberg could suffocate all opposition and seize power. aa ruling class, which worships running above all, sees nothing wrong with this. they are eager to help bloomberg do it. like bloomberg, they are heligiously libertarian economic matters. that's a position that shared by only a tiny percentage of the population. no normal person inn this county thinks the widening wealth gap is a good thing. it's so obviously making america unstable, but mike bloomberg has been one of its chief beneficiaries. he will defend the current system above all else. there's a reason he is the favorite of finance moguls and tech commissars. again, this is a total departure from anythin

we haven't seen michael bloomberg. who gets the incoming is really important. >> molly what is fascinating not only is the 9 point drop that biden suffered in this new national poll, but the african-american support in the quinnipiac polling about a week ago that has declined for biden by 20 points, and the increase in african-american support nationally, molly that bloomberg has seen, despite all the questions about stop and frisk et cetera. what do you make of that? >> well, look, african-american voters were democratic voters like everybody else. they're just asphyxiated on electability as the rest of the democratic primary electorate. perhaps more so. i think, you know if you're an african-american voter for a long time you haven't had the luxury of waiting for a candidate who is perfect on all of your issues. you want a candidate who can win, you want a candidate who represents what you see as the mainstream of the democratic party. so fundamentally i think we just see african-american voters making the same calcu

the difference this time around is mayor michael bloomberg. you can tell bloomberg is much more of a natural foil for him than compared to mayor pete buttigieg or vice president biden and is a person he's willing to go after. listen here. >> so here is the message, anybody here worth $60 billion, you can run for president and you can buy the airwaves. my friends, that is called oligarchy, not democracy. >> reporter: sanders was kind of making fun of the situation in that bite there but he's made clear in the past there are other areas he plans to go after mayor bloomberg on, stop and frisk and the impact that has had on the african-american and latino community, especially in new york city. he plan foss go after him on bloomberg's previous oppositions to increases in the minimum wage and openness and willingness to cut programs like social security and medicare and medica medicaid. those are areas we've heard from sanders before that he's had to defend and talk about before on the debate stage. it's clear the campaign is ready toaybe bloomberg

michael bloomberg is here. vo: together they worked to combat gun violence, and again to improve education for every child. obama: i want to thank the mayor of this great city, mayor bloomberg, for his extraordinary leadership. i share your determination to bring this country together to finally make progress for the american people. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg, and i approve this message. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. so my doctor said... symbicort can help you breathe better-starting within 5 minutes. it doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. it may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. symbicort could mean a day with better breathing

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we'll come back to michael bloomberg in just a second, dana. thank you so much for the setup ahead of the debate tonight. let's talk about this, remember when senator bernie sanders promised last september to release, quote, comprehensive medical records ahead of the presidential primary season? >> i think it's the right thing to do. the american people have a right to know whether the person they're going to be voting for for president is healthy, and we will certainly release our medical records before the primary -- certainly before the first votes are cast. >> so that was before his heart attack in october. he still hasn't released, by the way, those comprehensive medical records. last night at cnn's town hall in las vegas, anderson cooper pressed him on it. >> we have released, i think, anderson quite as much as any other candidate has. you think i'm not in good health, come on out with me on the campaign trail, and i'll let you introduce me to the three or four rallies a day that we do. how's that? >> just to be clear, you don't plan to r

michael bloomberg is here. vo: together they worked to combat gun violence, and again to improve education for every child. obama: i want to thank the mayor of this great city, mayor bloomberg, for his extraordinary leadership. i share your determination to bring this country together to finally make progress for the american people. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg, and i approve this message. >>> all right. now to president trump. yesterday announcing a host of pardons and commutations, wiping away the crimes of nearly a dozen once powerful public figures, among them trump commuted the sentence of former democratic governor of illinois, rod blagojevich, one time contestant on trump's tv show "the "celebrity apprentice."" blagojevich served eight years of a 14 year sentence after being convicted of corruption for trying to sell the u.s. senate seat from illinois vacated by barack obama, in an effort in part caught by fbi wire taps. trump also pardoned former new york city police commissioner bernard kerik, a clos

we know bernie sanders is in the ao stem michael bloomberg's game. michael bloomberg's got make a big splash on to tonight because first impressions are going to count. what is success looking look like for elizabeth warren? tied in third place in polling nationwide and yet you might think from listening to news coverage she is out of the race. >> reporter: yeah. i think the campaign is very much aware of that kind of news coverage but i think what i'm hearing from them and frankly from senator elizabeth warren is that she's just going to go forward into tonight and do the best that she can on the debate stage. when you think about who she is trying to stop or who she is trying to go after, an outside adviser said shesz someone who tends to pick smart fights, not every fight. bloomberg is a perfect foil for warren and bernie sanders and regularly rails against the billionaire class and of course it makes sense to go after bloomberg an seen her drawing contrasts with bernie sanders this week because if you look at when's at the top of the polls you ha

it pull bloomberg to work. i'll make him work. michael bloomberg, donald trump. who should be president? donald trump? >> i don't know. am i scaring you? who do you think would be a better construction work. donald trump pore michael bloomberg. >> donald trump. donald trump all the way. judge jeanine: do you like bloomberg? >> no. judge jeanine: he was the mayor of your city for three terms. did you watch the debate? >> i watched it, they should have closed it down right away. i don't understand what's going on with these democrats. judge jeanine: who would make a better construction work, donald trump or michael bloomberg. judge jeanine: did you like the way elizabeth warren beat down michael bloomberg? >> yes, i did. did you see the tears in his eyes? order up. fries on the side. right where i like 'em. don't forget the grease fire. burn, baby -- wait, what? -[ alarm beeping ] -i said grease fire. what are you doing on the counter? when owning a small business gets real... sorry. can i get a to-go box? ...progressive helps protect what you built -with customiza

michael bloomberg making 2020 debut tonight. cheryl: good morning, ninth democratic debate in las vegas ahead of caucuses, while he may not be on the ballot in nevada, former city mayor michael bloomberg qualifying at the last minute, in total 6 candidates will face off, here they are. all right, sick of robo calls, get ready to lawyer up, a new app do not pay helps you register on the do not call list and if you keep getting calls helps you track offender and file lawsuit, you can win up to $3,000 per call, tom brady pointing a pointed message to all haters as he put it during workout with his wife, patriots quarterback had this to say, i'm grateful for you doubting me and i'm determined to prove you wrong again. and you think you have seen the best of me, important note, guys, he's expected to become a free agent next month. i think the patriots might be hanging something on that. [laughter] maria: i like it. cheryl, thank you. meanwhile a tragic case out of los angeles to report, the cause of death now revealed for the exfian

it pull bloomberg to work. i'll make him work. michael bloomberg, donald trump. who should be president? donald trump? >> i don't know. am i scaring you? who do you think would be a better construction work. donald trump pore michael bloomberg. >> donald trump. donald trump all the way. judge jeanine: do you like bloomberg? >> no. judge jeanine: he was the mayor of your city for three terms. did you watch the debate? >> i watched it, they should have closed it down right away. i don't understand what's going on with these democrats. judge jeanine: who would make a better construction work, donald trump or michael bloomberg. judge jeanine: did you like the way elizabeth warren beat down michael bloomberg? for all out confidence... ...depend® silhouette™ briefs feature maximum absorbency, beautiful colors and an improved fit for a sleek design and personal style. life's better when you're in it. be there with depend®. [♪] judge jeanine: that's all for tonight. remember, follow me through the week on facebook and instagram. go to our store, judge jeanine do th

michael bloomberg expected to take incoming from all sides. bloomberg's campaign manager giving me a preview of what we will see tonight. >> you can have a mayor who's going to go out and spend his own money to take on donald trump or otherouts side special interests to fund candidates. i think they want a candidate who's interest and ultimately going to stand up for them. >> political reporter for the independent, lauren messerli. mark, they have made it clear, well, they're going to go after bloomberg as i -- on a lot of things, but buying the election is what they're -- they're going to go there, and that is going to be what bloomberg is -- at least that's a preview of what he's going too say. >> the candidates on stage tonight are broken into two groups, into real lib rat and centrist democrats, and they don't have much in common when it comes to policy issues. what they do have in common common is the fact they don't like the fact that michael bloomberg can come in and write a check. does not have to spend time begging for money, and the

they have been going to michael bloomberg. he's got to get up there and prover he's the person we have been seeing on these ads. he's been flooding american's homes, $400 million in ads. how close is he to that person that some people have come to like and respect. i think he will have a problem in terms of he's not the necessarily the most ka -- charismatic. he comes across as wood. >> he's not used to people coming out and challenging him. the biggest problem will be him keeping his cool. he will have a lot of people ke questioning his record and motivations for being in politics nor saying some of the things he's said on racial issues. he has to keep calm. otherwise, i think things could really go sideways. i think -- but at the same time i think the bar is a bit low for him. people are expecting he will be a little rous trusty compared t other competitors. he needs to treads water tomorrow night. he needs to get through the south carolina debate and it's onto super tuesday and then we will see whether he has what it takes

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michael bloomberg is here. she's a janitor's daughter who has become one of the country's fiercest adver cats for the middle class. >> he has not endorsed a candidate, but that has not stopped president obama from making multiple aerns pas in the 2020 campaign whether he wanted to or not. many featured him in their campaign ads using footage of the popular democrat placing their political achievements. "new york magazine" reports that president obama intends to remain signment about the 2020 primary, at least until the summer, quote, with the race looking more and more likely to grow bite and messy, the former president and those around him are increasingly sure he will need to play a prominent role in bringing the party back together and calming tensions later this summer, including perhaps in milwaukee where the party's meeting is scheduled to be held in july. joining me now from new york, former white house communications director during the obama administration, doon pfifer. he's a co-host of pod save ameri

and now, michael bloomberg comes in second and qualifying for the first debate. >>> and dr. dangerous, and the coronavirus claims the life of a second key doctor as the cases are near 75,000. tonight, new concern about the risk that medical workers are facing. i'm wolf blitzer, and you are in the "situation room." >> a former illinois governor and former police commissioner and junk bond king are among a group granted clemency today as the president has declared himself the top law enforcement officer, and he is saying that he has confidence in attorney general barr, and he also says that roger stone has been treated unfairly. we are following the democratic campaign, and also, we have been who has a double-digit lead over the second place finisher, new york mayor michael bloomberg and this is just days before the nevada caucuses. this hour, we will have advisers je jeff weaver and so, jim acosta, the president announced these pardons before he was leaving? >> yes, he declared himself the chief law enforcement officer of the u.s., and also announced the high profile pardons

bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. >> brennan: that's michael bloomberg. and he's taken income based on things he said in the past. we can't wait to see what people say about that one. we'll turn to the panel. amy walters, host of the take away. eliana johnson editor and chief of washington beacon. and paula reid, and ed o'keefe o the campaign trial. ed, i didn't know they allowed you back in washington. >> i didn't either. >> brennan: that's the first uplifting bloomberg clip. there are a lot of really damaging things that his campaign had to respond to this week. >> there were, and past comments on stop and frisk. and red lineing and of course all the issues that were you know, dealt with at bloomberg news back in the day. they were preparing for this, and i think it's telling, when on a sunday morning. kellyanne conway, and bernie sanders are all in agreement something is wrong with michael bloomberg. the problem is he's spending mony and climbing in the polls. and opponents are terrified what's coming. he's going to do well enough to accrue delegates i

now warren is accusing michael bloomberg of peddling racial demagoguery. >> michael bloomberg is saying in effect that the 2008 financial crash was caused because the banks discriminate against black and brown people. that crisis would not have been a verdict if the banks had been able to be bigger racists and anyone who thinks that should not be the leader of our party. >> the 2020 election alert, former neighbors -- sanders national standard and former assistant to george w. bush brad blakeman, thanks for sending your evening with us. jonathan weston, a warren ally, anyone who tries to be more aggressive and push the envelope in terms of policy, there has been a sharp rebuke from the press and the public against her. there is obviously a sexism factor on how she is able to go on the attack. is that true? >> i was cheering her on early on in the race. the bottom line is michael bloomberg isn't even on the ballot in nevada, certainly not in south carolina and i am here, his terrible record needs to be talked about. michael bloomberg and his policies, the easy copout, let's give a remind

team coverage following biden and michael bloomberg down south. we took it off to peter doocy at the sanders victory party. >> reporter: there were moments this sounded more like the crowd at a world cup game than a primary night rally as hundreds of faithful sanders supported waited hours to hear the senators speak and after nearly four hours in the fieldhouse they got to hear him do something he could not do in iowa, giving victory speech. >> with victories behind us, popular vote in iowa and the popular victory tonight we are going to nevada, we are going to south carolina, we are going to win those states as well. >> reporter: before sanders took the stage, peter buttigieg appeared on a monitor showing primary results giving his speech, sanders chanting wall street teeth but sanders praised all of his rivals including buttigieg and stress to his supporters he will support whoever the nominee is but said it will be him and talked about more about policy than personality because every time he rattled off the key pillar of his platform there was

going into this first debate, it was clear michael bloomberg would be a prime target. the headlines have not been kind. here are just a few, calling his performance rocky. says that he walked into a buzz saw. one even said "titanic meet iceberg." how is the bloomberg campaign looking to turn the page after last night? how are they spinning his debate performance? >> reporter: yeah, they're doing what campaigns do after a bad night, craig, which is try to find a silver lining, some positive out of this. the bloomberg campaign has been arguing he's the only one that really got a hit in on bernie sanders last night when he talked about sanders having several houses. they've also been trying to make the case that the fact that bloomberg was at the center of all of these attacks from his rivals is an indication of the fact that he is a serious candidate that everyone else is afraid of and a sign of his fortitude in the race. there's no doubt the bloomberg campaign knows this was not the performance that they wanted him to give last night. take a listen to what the campaign

bloomberg in the press have been paid by michael bloomberg or their city received money from michael bloomberg. this is a crucial part of the bloomberg strategy. i think it's not an accident. tom friedman made a column michael bloomberg has to disclose, michael bloomberg's funding my wife's museum. so, this is -- >> wait. hold on. can i say one thing? >> even if it's not a corrupt -- >> that's not fair. >> hold on. >> that's unfair. >> yeah, let -- because -- >> can i finish my point? jonathan questioned my argument. i'm happy to send jonathan a copy of "winners take all," it's written for the question he asks. aren't there some billionaires better than others? they're not all donald trump. i agree with that. the argument i make carefully, and i'll send him a copy, even the good ones are part of a generational theft in this country that have seen the top 1% add to their wealth by $21 trillion and the bottom 50% lose $1 trillion of wealth in that period. and the good ones and the bad ones have all in different ways participated in that. if you use a tax haven, as michael bloomberg doe

michael bloomberg is making his big tv debut in the race for the us presidency. as the coronavirus reds, criticism of how japan handled the cruise ship with the infection on board. the conflict in syria is on the verge of a dangerous escalation according to a senior united nations official. he want the cost to civilians could be insta nt cost to civilians could be instant and huge. cost to civilians could be instantand huge. he cost to civilians could be instant and huge. he made those comments as turkey threatened to launch a new offensive. talks are yet to succeed. this report from istanbul has distressing images. explosion ducking for cover... even if you can barely stand, it's time to run. with bombs falling nearby, the abdulaziz family are trying to pack up and go for the fourth time. take the children inside, says ebrahim, a parent's instinct. but he knows they aren't safe there either. he says they fled their village in idlib because of bombing. but the war keeps catching up wherever they go. so they hit the road again, joining the exodus to camps at the b

so now the big wild card is michael bloomberg's money. it had a huge impact on the race now. he's climbed into arguably into second place behind bernie now nationally. and he's -- if he pours twice as much money in the next couple of weeks into the super tuesday states. in the next week. >> i want to ask you about intellectual honesty because a journalist made this point to me on saturday after our coverage and he said, listen, if all of the coverage over the last three years is about trump about a threat to the rule of law, to the intelligence product, to corrupting the military justice system, isn't anybody, including bernie sanders, an improvement, that is the philosophy that undergurds your piece. >> it does. and there are people you could imagine who could be worse than donald trump as president. but none of them are running in the democratic primary process. i think so that bernie sanders would respect the rule of law. i think he would not politicize the justice department. i think he would staff the government. so we're ready for example to confront something like the

michael bloomberg is here. vo: together they worked to combat gun violence, and again to improve education for every child. obama: i want to thank the mayor of this great city, mayor bloomberg, for his extraordinary leadership. i share your determination to bring this country together to finally make progress for the american people. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg, and i approve this message. >>> michael bloomberg's rise in the polls and growing list of endorsements have propelled him into his first democratic presidential debate, but the one endorsement many candidates are hoping for from former president barack obama remains elusive. he has been quiet thus far leaving everyone wondering what he is going to do, and more importantly, when. but a new report in new york magazine says that president obama promised democratic front runner senator bernie sanders that he would not weigh in at all on the primary. of course that hasn't stopped some candidates from using obama's likeness in their campaign ads. gabriel de

but michael bloomberg is a game changer. when you look at the candidates, you know, elizabeth warren, buttigieg are spending doubled then they are bringing in. and 100% of what they are bringing in. elizabeth warren raised as much money as she has raised after the debate in a single 24-hour period. but the bottom line is it is still not enough. she should have never said that. if i was running, i would say, i would take money. it does not mean that you have to give promises back to the people that rode the checks. >> trace: you are not selling your soul, but you have to stay in the race. you look at nevada, and it is a bell winner, much more than iowa and new hampshire, 20% african-american population, and these are critical states or important states for joe biden. doesn't he at least have to make a showing here? >> yes, he has to come in top three. and i think anybody who is not top three needs to walk away and put your support, your voters, your percentage into one of those top three candidates. going to go in south carol

. >>> with the nevada caucuses just days away, michael bloomberg and bernie sanders are turning up the heat. bloomberg who has largely focused his attacks on president trump is turning his attention to sanders and the senator is now hitting back. >>> plus, president trump and former president obama go back and forth but bwho should get te credit for the robust u.s. economy. >>> the boy scouts of america files for bankruptcy protection. the nonprofit is facing mounting legal costs after defending itself against multiple lawsuits alleging sexual abuse. >>> good morning, everyone, it is tuesday, february 18th. i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside alicia menendez, filling in for yasmin, much of the week. the battle between michael bloomberg and bernie sanders, now kicking into high gear a day after sanders accused bloomberg of trying to buy the president. bloomberg has this dramatic ad, ripping the online bullying of bernie bros, releasing a statement called bernie's new bro, donald trump, accusing the sanders campaign of using trump's tactics against the former mayor. one instance involves bloom