>> lauren: breaking news the morning. war of words this morning. we will have the latest from the campaign trail, good morning, i'm lauren simonetti. >> nicole: good morning, i'm nicole petallides. let's check out u.s. stock market futures today ahead of the opening bell after a gain yesterday. we are seeing dow futures 83 points. a gain of one half percent. >> lauren: a mix picture overnight. stock prices in china move to the upside. >> nicole: after oil surge yesterday, gains continue overnight. let's take a look at what oil is

doing right now. >> lauren: computer problems at the internal revenue service. we will tell you what it means for your tax return. >> nicole: stepping down as chairman of cvs and also may resign of chairman as viacom. >> lauren: in sports the denver broncos and carolina panthers get busy at california. welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets, breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. >> nicole: ben carson saying false rumors circulated by the cruz campaign that the neurosurgeon was quitting the race. certainly affected the outcome of iowa caucus. dr. carson talk about senators ted cruz.

>> he said that he was unaware that those things were going on and certainly didn't agree with them but i don't know what he's going to do about it. if in fact, agrees that this was a very inappropriate thing to do and certainly does not represent his values, then he needs to do something about it. if it does represent his values, he doesn't. >> nicole: donald trump is accusing cruz of stealing the caucuses. he's now demanding a doover. texas senator firing back at trump. >> donald's insults get more and more hysterical, the more upset he gets and that's fine, he can do that. i'm not going to respond and comment. >> do you think they're funny in. >> i wake up every day and laugh at the latest thing donald just tweeted because he's losing it. >> nicole: cruz calling the accusation a trumper-tantrum. meanwhile trump's private jet made an emergency landing, it

happened when the pilot reported engine problems. trump made it to arkansas. >> lauren: rick santorum dropped his bid and endorses marco rubio. >> he's a gifted young man and he's a leader and someone i just feel a lot of confidence in that he is the new generation, the ability to track younger people to have that optimistic message. >> lauren: kentucky senator rand paul will pay his attention to senate campaign. >> it's been a privilege and i believe we have broaden the debate by being part of it.

although today i will suspend my campaign for the presidency, i will continue to fight for liberty, for the constitution, for justice in the united states senate. >> lauren: make sure to turn in to liz claman. 3:00 p.m. eastern on "count down to the closing bell. ". >> i do not know any progressive who has a super pac and takes $15 million from wall street. [applause] >> i was somewhat amused that he set himself as the gait keeper of being a progressive. i know where i stand, i know what i've done. >> make sure to mark your calendars for the fox business network prime time coverage on the new hampshire primary.

7:55 p.m. eastern time tuesday february 9th. >> lauren: well, north korea may be getting ready to launch another rocket. a website monitoring the country and says increase vehicle activity was detected at the rocket launch site. surveillance of the size has increased since north korea conducted fourth nuclear test last month. south korea and japan warning they will shoot down any debris that false on their territory. >> nicole: computer trouble at the irs. the irs say it is problem could affect refunds but doesn't anticipate any major disruptions. it's making repairs as soon as possible. >> lauren: florida governor rick scott declaring a health emergency in four counties in florida due to the zika virus. that least nine cases in the

state. two of them in hillsborough county where an official is calling on the county to speed up a report on zika prevention. >> my office is literally buzzing with, you know, requests for mosquito spraying. >> lauren: health officials believe that all of the cases are from people that contracted the disease but the zika virus has been linked to birth defect in babies. a person in texas became infected with zika through sex. first case transmitted within the united states. >> nicole: let's get you caught up in the global market action overnight. mixbag with the shanghai composite. hang sen gained but the nikkei pulled back three quarters of 1%. >> lauren: in europe nice gains to the ftse. the cac is up 30, dax is up 87. all of them up at least .7%. >> nicole: looing at u.s. stock

market futures, we will see if the bank of england decision moves our markets at all. s&p futures up 11. >> lauren: after an 8% surge in crude oil prices yesterday, they are up once again this morning. gold up 5 bucks to one thousands 46 an ounce. >> nicole: dollar pulled back yesterday and that certainly helped commodities. >> lauren: yeah. >> nicole: euro, canadian pound, peso, all stronger against the dollar. >> lauren: taking another bath. 1.88%. >> nicole: changing at the guard of cvs. cvs says he will be replaced. red stone now serves as chairman of meredith, change comes over concerns over health of 92-year-old and they have concerns that have intensified.

a former girlfriend filed a lawsuit suggesting that red subpoena stone is not mentally competent. we will see what they're doing here this morning, looking a little higher. rising 9% as they appear to replace redstone today. >> lauren: week-fourth-quarter earnings. things are so bad that it would cease production of cameras. go pro's chief financial officer said that he will retire effective march 11. shares have fallen 78% over the last year. another 9% in after-hours trading and yeah they're under pressure again this morning.

>> nicole: the january job's report comes out tomorrow morning. forecast is for another strong month of job creation with 190,000 new jobs, unemployment is expected to hold steady at 5%. economist will be looking how the job market has been holding up after rocky start this year and also signs of weak-economic growth. mornings with maria will have complete coverage with special job's in america report that begins tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. eastern time. >> lauren: martin zakreli appearing but will not be talking. he faces charges of running a ponsy scheme. his lawyer told shkreli to stop talking and he had a lot to say about his appearance before the congressional committee.

>> i think it's ridiculous that they would also force me to be there in person when i've stated that i will be taking the fifth. in fact, i think it's unethical. the dc law manual says it's unettal to subpoena someone to take the fifth. nothing more than advertisement for congress who want to get votes and cheap publty after my name. >> lauren: increased virus drug by 5,000%. >> nicole: sharp entering exclusive talkses over takeover. taiwan in japan innovation network have been battling for control of sharp since last year. delta airlines ceo to retire. he will be succeeded by long-time president ed. comcast results show cable's comeback. cable giant added tv customers in the fourth quarter

thanks to change in box and customer service. >> lauren: coming up super bowl 50 is just around the corner and both teams got to business in the field. peyton manning meets the press. >> i'm excited to be in this game and have the opportunity and keep my focus just on that. >> lauren: cheryl casone will be at the festivities tomorrow bringing you life reports all day long. apparently giving stock picks to fellow prisoners, what, we will have that story. let's check u.s. stock market futures ahead of the opening bell. nasdaq futures 23. you're watching fbn:am, first look at morning markets and breaking news.

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>> nicole: get you caught up with the global market action overnight. the shanghai composite index one and a half percent and also the hang seng gained more than 1%. >> lauren: european stocks are up as well. cac is up by 24 points and the ftse up by 88. >> nicole: u.s. stock market futures this morning look just like this. check it out after a gain yesterday, a wild day yesterday. we were nearly down 200. look at what happens with the dow this morning. s&p futures up 8. >> lauren: dramatic in crude supply and oil prices go up. 32.50 is your quote. gold is up # bucks for 1147 a troy ounce. >> nicole: now let's take a look with the world of sports.

panthers held a noncontact practice on the grass field at san josé state university. linebacker davis had a full practice and defensive end jerad alan had a limited practice and the denver broncos began their final preparations for super bowl 50. two starting safetyies in limited roles, all 53 broncos went through drills in sanford stadium. cheryl casone will be at the super bowl festivities tomorrow bringing you live reports all day long.

golden state warriors beat wizards. >> i'm home b that senator cruz recognizes and will come up and stand with me with this whole issue of corruption wherever it exists and get rid of it. >> lauren: we will have the latest, computer problems at the irs shut down electronic system, we will tell you what it means to you. checking u.s. stock market futures, nasdaq 19 and a half. you're watching fbn:am, first look at morning markets and breaking news. keep it here. ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> nicole: breaking news this morning t -- the war of words with ben carson, we will have the latest from the campaign trail. good morning, i'm nicole petallides. >> lauren: and i'm lauren simonetti. good morning, everybody, stock prices still falling, oil prices i didn't do and so are stocks. dow futures up 69 points. nasdaq futures 17 and a half. >> nicole: mix picture, mostly up arrows. all gained more than 1% each. >> lauren: gains continuing. that's up about 1% right now. >> nicole: computer problems at the irs, the internal revenue

service shuts down the agency electronic tax filing system. we will tell you what it means for your tax returns. >> lauren: it's the end of an era cvs and possibly viaco redstone stepping down. we will have the latest on that situation. >> nicole: it's time. denver broncos and carolina panthers get down to business in the super bowl. we will have the latest in california. welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets, breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. >> lauren: breaking news this morning, republican candidate ben carson false rumors circulated that the retired neurosurgeon dropped in the race. >> he said he was unaware that those things were going on and certainly didn't agree with them. but i don't know if he's going

to do about it. if in fact, he agrees that it's an appropriate thing to do and does not represent his values, then he needs to do something about it. if it does represent its values, he doesn't. >> lauren: donald trump accusing trump of stealing, texas senator firing back at trump. >> donald's insults get more and more hysterical, the more upset he gets and that's fine, he can do that, i'm not going to respond. >> do you think they're funny? >> i think they're very funny, i wake up every day and laugh at the latest thing donald just tweeted. [laughter] >> because he's losing it. >> lauren: cruz also calling the accusation a quote, trumper-can trum, meanwhile we will bring you this story. trump's private jet made an emergency landing in nashville. fa ark says it happened when the pilot reported engine problems. trump eventually made it to an

event to little rock, arkansas, he was a little bit late but he made it safe and sound. >> nicole: former senator rick santoum bid and endorses florida senator marco rubio. >> he's a gifted young man and he is a leader, he's a born leader and someone i just feel a lot of confidence in that he is -- he is the new generation and someone that can bring this country together, moderates and conservatives, the ability to track younger people to have that optimistic message. >> nicole: kentucky senator rand paul quit the race and will give his attention to senate campaign. >> i believe that we have broaden the debate by being part of it, although today i will suspend my campaign to presidency,ly continue to fight on for liberty, for the

constitution, for justice in the united states senate. >> nicole: make sure to tune in the liz claman's interview and ohio governor john kasich. >> lauren: on the democratic side bernie sanders and hillary clinton clashing over who's a true progressive. >> i do not know any progressive who has a super pac and takes $15 million from wall street. [applause] >> i was somewhat am uized today that he set himself up to be the gait keeper on who is a progressive. i'm not going to let that bother me. i know where i stand. i know who stands with me, i know what i've done. >> lauren: former secretary of state also faced tough questions about millions of dollars in speaking fees that she received from wall street firms including her fees for three speeches to

goldman sachs. >> did you have to be paid $675,000? >> well, i don't know, that's what they offered. [applause] >> you know, every secretary of state has done that. >> lauren: make sure you mark your calendars for fox business network special hosted by niel cavuto 7:55 p.m. eastern on tuesday february 9th. >> nicole: tracy yu live in beijing, tracy is a reporter for chinese state television. >> tracy: in china shanghai composite one and a half percent. a very thin volume ahead of the chinese new year after president xi ping made remarks. hang seng rebounded by about 1% as well. emergency companies are widely

up as oil prices recovered and lifted by a much weaker dollar. much weaker dollar is having exactly opposite effect on japanese stocks. nikkei down after the dollar index followed drop and also strengthen against u.s. dollar which really hurt the company's exporters. kospi ended in the green supported by heavy foreign buying, back to you. >> nicole: thank you tracy yu in beijing. >> lauren: gets get you caught up on other global market action overnight. ftse is up one and a half percent, dax is half percent. >> nicole: we will wait for the bank decision at 7:00 a.m. this morning. duh futures right now at 56, s&p futures up 5. we have certainly had the volatile 2016. >> lauren: weak dollar helping commodity prices. oil 32.68 a barrel.

that's up 1.2%. goal is up about $6. >> nicole: there is a changing of the guard at cvs, redstone has resigned, he will be replaced by president and ceo since 2006, redstone now serves as chairman. the change comes as concerns over the health of the 92-year-old have intensified. a former girlfriend filed a lawsuit in november suggesting redstoap was no longer mentally competent. cvs shares up 4% after hours. viacom shares rising 9%. appears to be ready to replace redstone as chairman today. >> lauren: wal-mart doesn't want anybody else to run gas station in the future. murphy usa is the company. wal-mart stores have told murphy

that from now it will build and operate gas stations. murphy will continue to run the one thousand locations near the wal-mart stores. >> nicole: tornado rips through georgia leaving behind a trail of destruk. twister tearing up roads, trees, power lines and leaving dozen kicked out of their homes. no injuries reported thankfully so far. this comes as hundreds across the south start to clean after surge of at least 12 tornadoes that touched down earlier this week. we have had some wild weather. >> lauren: absolutely, right here on the east coast we could be expecting more snow, say it isn't snow. for the details we go to fox meteorologist maria molina. participate maria i know nicole is really hoping for some snow for her kids to go out and have some fun in the northeast. it looks like we could be seeing snowfall next week and accumulating in the northeast. i want to focus on what's going on here throughout the day and

up to the upcoming weekend. we have major changes. we have a front east ward and bring severe weather and there could be isolated snow showers lingering and moving through us. we head into tonight and also tomorrow morning. the bigger story right now is a much colder air behind the cold system. take a look at some of the numbers this morning, you're in the teens in denver, rapid city, seam in minneapolis. only in the 20's across the plains in kansas city. we have massive storm system coming upbringing snow across mountains and rainfall. eventually some of that cool air is going to make east ward, but for now get out and enjoy the mild air like raleigh and new york where temperatures could reach 50's and 60's. >> lauren: 56 in new york, thank you. >> nicole: they missed the blizzard of 2016. i need a little bit of snow, folks.

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>> lauren: let's take a look at stock u.s. stock market futures in the u.s. dow futures up 61 points, nasdaq futures almost 16, s&p futures up 6. >> nicole: we are at 25 days of triple-digit swings for the dow. imagine the volatility we have seen. oil 39 cents. 32.67. up more than 1%. gold gains 1.20. >> lauren: lottery winner might lose a 63 million-dollar prize. winners have 180 days to claim. the numbers were announced in august and the time to claim the prize is almost up. the winner will forfeit if she

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>> lauren: coming up on the campaign trail, the war of words between ben carson and ted cruz. >> i'm hoping that senator cruz will recognize and stand with me with this whole issue of corruption wherever it exists and get rid of it. >> lauren: we will have the latest of the campaign trail. computer problems shut down with filing system. we will tell you what it means for you. checking u.s. stock market futures, dow futures popping 62 points. you're watching fbn:am, first look at morning markets and breaking news. ♪ ♪

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good thursday morning, i'm lauren simonetti. >> nicole: good morning, i'm nicole petallides. stock prices still following oil prices up yesterday and they're up again today. check out u.s. stock market futures, 59 for the dow, s&p up 5, nasdaq up 15. looking good. >> lauren: stocks in asia were mostly high we are the exception of the nikkei. shanghai was up one and a half percent. >> nicole: after oil prices rose, gains, 3 quarters of a percent. sitting at 32.52 the barrel. >> lauren: computer problems at the irs. we will tell you what it means for your tax returns. >> nicole: cvs, 92-year-old redstone stepping down as chairman as cvs. we will have all the situation. >> lauren: in sports broncos and panthers get down to business at

the super bowl. welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets, breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. >> nicole: let's kick it off with this news, ben carson saying false rumors circulated by the cruz campaign that the retired neurosurgeon was quitting the race. dr. carson on risk andre ward talking ant senator ted cruz. >> he said that he was unaware that those things were going on and he certainly didn't agree with them but i don't know what he's going to do about it. if in fact, agrees that it's an appropriate thing to do and certainly does not represent his values, then he needs to do something about it. if it does represent his values, it doesn't. >> nicole: now demanding a do-over, sex -- senator filing back at trump. >> donald gets more and more

historical. i'm not going to respond. >> do you think they're funny? >> i wake up every day and laugh at the very last thing donald tweeted. >> trumper-tantrum. trump's private jet made an emergency landing and the faa says it happened when the pilot reported engine problems. trump made it to an event in little rock, arkansas last night. >> lauren: bernie sanders and hillary clinton are clashing over who is a true progressive. they were at a democratic forum in n last night. >> i do not know any progressive who has a super pac and takes $15 million from wall street. [applause] >> i was somewhat amused today that he set himself as being the

gait keeper of who is a progressive. i know where i stand and i know what i've done. >> lauren: former secretary of state faces more questions about millions of dollars in speaking fee that is she received from wall street, including speeches to goldan -- goldman sachs. >> did you have to get paid $75,000? >> well, i don't know, that's what they offered. every secretary of state that i know has done that. >> lauren: make sure to mark your calendars of special prime time coverage hosted by niel cavuto 7:55 p.m. eastern on tuesday. >> nicole: computer problem at the irs. the agency stopped accepting electronic filed tax returns. the problem could affect refunds but don't anticipate any major

disruptions. >> lauren: gets get you caught up in global market action overnight. in asian, stocks mostly higher. nikkei down .9%. >> nicole: superthursday in europe. credit getting crushed this morning after quarterly report. ftse and cac all gaining. ftse is up one and a half percent. >> lauren: u.s. stock market futures looking for a higher open. dow futures 75 point and s&p 7, nasdaq up 19. >> nicole: we have seen commodities climbing higher. thirty-three cents. 32.61 a barrel. up 1% and gold is up almost six bucks. >> lauren: redstone resigned as chairman of the company, he will be replaced president and ceo since 2006.

redstone serves as chairman of meredith. a former girlfriend filed a lawsuit in november suggesting that he was no longer mentally competent, cvs shares up 4% in reaction to the news in after-hour trading. the board appears to be ready to replace redstone and that could happen today. >> nicole: martin will appear but won't be talking. his new high-power lawyer has told shkreli to stop talking. this morning he was with mornings with maria and had a lot to say on his appearance before congressional committee. >> i think it's ridiculous that they would force me to be there in person when i've stated that

i will be taking the fifth, in fact, i think it's unethical. the dc law manual says it's unethical to hear someone take the fifth. it's nothing more than advertisement for congressmen who want to get some votes and cheap publicity off of my name. >> nicole: the world east most hated man after drug company increased the price of hiv drug by 5,000%. >> lauren: coming up super bowl is just around the corner. both teams got down to business yesterday on the practice field. and broncos quarterback peyton manning meet its the press. >> i'm excited on this opportunity and i will keep my focus on that. >> lauren: cheryl casone will be with the festivities all day long. we will have the latest forecast. checking u.s. stock market futures ahead of the opening

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>> lauren: take a look at u.s. stock market futures, dow futures up 725 points. nasdaq future up 20. >> nicole: let's check out oil, right now 32.55, 27 cents, gold gain almost 6 bucks. >> lauren: now let's take the latest from the world of sports. denver broncos and carolina panthers hit the practice fields yesterday with just a few days till their showdown in super bowl 50. panthers held a one-hour

15-minute practice on the grass field at san josé state university. on a perfect afternoon for football, the denver broncos began their final preparation for super bowl 50 all 53 broncos on the active roster went through the one-hour 35-minute practice at stanford stadium. she will bring you reports all day long. buzzard beater for kevin durant last night. oklahoma city thunder held off the orlando magic 117-114. durant finished with 37 points. >> nicole: a tornado ripped through georgia leaving behind a trail of destruction. the twister tearing off roofs and trees and power lines and leaving dozens kicked out of their homes. no injuries reported so far. this comes as hundreds across

the south start to clean up after surge of 12 tornadoes touched down earlier this week. >> lauren: right here on the east coast it might feel like spring but we could be expecting more snow for the latest details we head to fox meteorologist maria molina. >> maria: that's right. we have to watch the model carefully, coming up eerl -- early we will see snow with the cold front. keeping it in place, over the next couple of days, so it's going to be pushing east ward bringing in the rain in parts of north carolina, florida panhandle and lingering snow showers as well. don't be surpr flakes flying throughout tonight and into tomorrow morning. behind the system, we mentioned the cooler air mass. take a look at the numbers this morning. only 10 in minneapolis, and single digits across parts of utah.

we have another storm system that's pushing into parts of the pacific northwest bringing heavy rain along lower elevations and amounts of snow. not only cascade but northern rockies, here is a look at the forecast temperatures, 29 for minneapolis, and across the east coast it's mild for now. temperatures in the 50's and 60's but this could be changing coming up as cooler air arrives. >> lauren: maria, your blue dress matches that map this morning. >> thankthank you. >> nicole: we have up arrows to commodities. s&p futures up 6. ♪ ♪ ♪

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right now. ftse 1.3%. dax and cac also gaining. that will be in maria bartiromo's show. we still see up arrows. s&p futures 6 and a half, nasdaq gaining 17. oil continues to gain. we've had a weak dollar for the last couple of days, that's helping commodities along oil in particular. right now up almost a full percentage point. gold also gaining, we are turning it right over to mornings with maria, we say good morning to maria bartiromo. hi, maria. >> maria: hello, nicole. happy thursday. i'm maria bartiromo, it is thursday february 4th, with me this morning maverick pac morgan ortegis and jo ling kent. democratic candidate bernie sanders and hillary clinton taking questions from voters at a town-hall last night.

clinton struggled when asked about getting paid. >> i told them what i thought. >> did you have to be paid $675,000? >> well, i don't know, that's what they offered, so -- [laughter] >> you know, every secretary of state that i know has done that. >> that's not running in office -- >> hob ons, i wasn't committed to running, i didn't know whether i was -- >> you didn't think you were going to run for president? >> maria: mean wile on the republican candidate rick santorum decided to drop out where he also endorsed marco rubio. listen to why he's making this choice. >> he'll a -- he's a gifted young man and i feel like he's a new generation and someone that can bring this country together,

not just, you know, moderates and conservatives but young and old. >> maria: trouble in the skies for donald trump. jet made emergency landing in nashville, tennessee, pilot reporting engine problems. tax filing season getting underway and the irs facing problems. agency hit with a computer outage. what that means to your tax refund, coming up. the zika outbreak is worse -- worsening. future showing some strength this morning. higher opening for the broader averages, we are all watching for the employment numbers out tomorrow. that is the job's report for the month of january. oil prices once again very dictating the market in equities. oil is up 32.51. check out equities overseas.