On today's podcast:

1) Ohio voters enshrined abortion rights in their state’s Constitution, a boon for Democrats running on the issue and complicating Republicans’ approach to the 2024 elections.

2) Political polarization has helped make 2023 the biggest off-year for ballot measures in more than a decade in the US,

3) Israel said its troops have entered the middle of Gaza’s main city, as they continue their operation against Hamas.

4) Two days after former President Donald Trump testified at his New York Fraud trial, it's his daughter Ivanka's turn to take the stand. 

Full transcript: 
Good morning. I'm Nathan Hager and I'm Karen Moscow. Here are the stories we're following today. We begin with last night's election results and a major victory for abortion rights in Ohio. Voters approved Issue one, which enshrines the right to abortion access in the state constitution, by a fifty six to forty four percent margin. Bloomberg Politics reporter Mark Niquette is in Ohio and has more It passed pretty overwhelmingly. And what's going to get a lot of attention is this past in what has become a Republican state. And it's clear that this issue passed even in counties that Donald Trump carried pretty handily in twenty twenty. Bloomberg's Mark Mniquette reports this makes Ohio the latest state to back abortion rights after last year's Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. In the interest of transparency, we should note that Michael Bloomberg, founder and majority owner of Bloomberg Radio parent Bloomberg LP, donated a million dollars to the campaign supporting Ohio's abortion rights amendment. Well Nathan, It was also a good night for Democrats in Virginia, with every seat in the state legislature up for grabs. Democrats won majorities in both the House of Delegates and the state Senate. It's a blow to Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin. He's seen as a presidential contender in twenty twenty eight and had hoped to pass a fifteen week abortion band with GOP control. And in another major race, Democrat Andy Basher has won a second term as governor of Kentucky, a state former President Donald Trump carried by nearly twenty five points in twenty twenty And In other political news, Karen Tonight, in Miami, Republicans hold their third presidential debate. Five candidates will take part. Ron De Santis, Sneaky Haley, Vivek Ramaswami, Tim Scott, and Chris Christy Well Nathan notably absent, will be GOP front runner Donald Trump. Two days after the former president testified at his New York fraud trial, it's his daughter, Ivanka's turn to take the stand, and Bloomberg's ad Baxter has the story. The trial issue is whether Donald Trump inflated the worth of his properties to lenders and other business dealings. Ivanka Trump has pretty much disappeared from the public spotlight, opting to leave both New York and Washington, d C. For Miami, but part of what prosecutors want to look at as her role in several real estate transactions, as well as the valuation of her New York apartment, which they say was priced at about two and a half times the value ed Baxter Bloomberg Radio. Okay, Ed, thank you. We now turn to the latest developments in the war in the Middle East. Israel says its troops have entered the middle of Gaza's main city. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment says talks toward normalization of ties with Israel remain on the table, Despite the Kingdom criticism of Israeli military action. We spoke exclusively with Khalid Alfala, you know when those discussions were taking place, and his Royal Highs, the Crown Prince was clear that it is contingent on a pathway to peace for resolution of the Palestinian questions. That was on the table, that remains on the table. And obviously the setback over the last month has brought that has clarified. Why was Saudi Arabia so adamant The resolution of the Palestinian conflict has to be part of a broader normalization in the Middle East. Saw the Investment Minister. Khalid Alfala added his country is pained on a human level at the loss of life in Gaza and in Israel. He spoke at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore. Well back in the US, Nathan, the House is voted to censure Democrat Rashida Tahlieb of Michigan for her rhetoric about the Israel Hamas war, and Speaker Mike Johnson presided over the vote on this vote. Quote. The yea's are two one hundred and thirty four and the nays are one hundred eighty eight, with four answering present. The resolution is adopted. The House's action was an extraordinary rebuke of the only Palestinian American in Congress to leave defended her stance, saying she quote will not be silenced and I will not let you distort my words. Turning to markets now, Karen, the s and P five hundreds. Coming off seven straight days of gains. Today, investors await more clues on interest rates from a host of Central Bank officials, including FED share J. Powell. Yesterday, FED Governor Christopher Waller commented on the recent jump in tenure yields since the beginning of July. This thing has gone way up, almost a full percentage point. I think in Central Bank terms of financial markets, that's an earthquake. Governor Chris Waller notes yields on ten yere treasuries have climbed more than one hundred basis points since the end of July. Well, earnings will also be on investors' minds. This afternoon, we hear from Disney, Nathan and Bloomberg Stown Buzzby as a preview. With strong revenue expected at its theme parks, Disney forecasts report overall earnings growth for last quarter and to once again add subscribers to its flagship Disney Plus streaming service investors also watching any comment on when that streaming business will be profitable, the latest on spinning off its ESPN network into a separate streaming unit, and updates on selling off a ABC network and other non core media holdings. Bloomberg consensus calls for adjusted earnings per share of sixty nine cents revenue of twenty one point four to three billion dollars. Tom busby Bloomberg Radio, Okay, Tom, thanks and after the bell earnings to get you caught up on watching Shares of Robinhood They're down seven and to half percent in early trading. The online brokerage reported revenue that missed estimates. Bumble shares are down nine percent, a day after announcing it would replace its CEO. The dating app reported worse than expected revenue guidance. Rivian Automotive shares are up six and a half percent. The ev makers raising its forecast for overall production this year, and forgive me. Shares of Toast are Toast this morning they are down seventeen and a half percent. The restaurant software company lowered the upper range of its full year revenue forecast, and it is time now for a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. For that, we're joined by Bloomberg's John Tunker. John Good Morning, Good morning, Karin. History made in the City of Brotherly Love. Among the results of tuesday's election, Democrat Cherrell Parker won Philadelphia's mayoral election. Parker becomes the first female mayor of the city. No matter where we went, our message stayed the same. And guess what I learned during that time Philadelphia that people were yearning for authenticity. Parker won with seventy four percent of the vote. Another first in the nation's small estate, Democrat Gave Mmo defeated Republican Jerry Leonard to win Rhode Island's first congressional district seat and become that state's first black candidate to elect it to Congress. The journey of so many Rhode Islanders and their families is one of Britain, hard work, determination and resilience. And I stand on the shoulders of so many who came before me to make this day possible. Imoll picked up sixty five percent of the vote there. Based on questions for the bench, a majority of justices on the Supreme Court appear inclined to uphold a federal gun ban on people who are under restraining orders for domestic violence. The Solicitor General, Elizabeth Prelogord defended the law. The constitutional principle is clear, you can disarm dangerous persons. The federal ban has been on the books for thirty years. We Works collapse is spreading through the battered commercial real estate industry, threatening to upend dozens of leases in cities including San Francisco and New York. That story from Bloomberg's Charlie Penllett. The co working giant spiral into bankruptcy, hit landlords along the way as it renegotiated and sought to exit many leases. Now Monday's bankwet see filing and a plan to terminate nearly seventy of those contracts is set to exacerbate issues facing many of we Work's landlords. The tenant wants out and could have more power to leave. Office owners have been grappling with a slowdown spurred by higher borrowing costs that are pressuring building values, as well as a shift in tenant demand with a rise in remote work in New York. Charlie Pellett, Bloomberg Radio and Global News twenty four hours a day and whenever you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm John Tucker, and this is Bloomberg Karen. All right, John, thank you. It is time now to get a check of sports. But first we're going to tell you that you may bring your news throughout the day here on Bloomberg Radio. But now, as John said, you can get the latest news on demand whenever you want it. Subscribe to Bloomberg News Now to get the latest headlines at the click of a butto