cheryl: it is 5:00 a.m. here are your top stories at this hour. boeing hitting the brakes, temporarily suspending the production of its most popular passenger jet, the 737 max. the impact it will have on the airline industry and passengers. lauren: it is the final stretch of the holiday shopping season. your last minute gifts may be late getting under the christmas tree. why amazon is telling fed ex shape up or ship out. cheryl: pay off the debt of your loved ones, is that really a good idea? it's tuesday, december 17th and "fbn: a.m." starts right n now. ♪

♪ it's the little saint nick. ♪ it's the little saint nick. ♪ just a little bob sled. ♪ we call it old saint nick. lauren: christmas tree shining bright. welcome to "fbn: a.m.." i'm lauren simonetti. cheryl: good morning, i'm cheryl casone. let's take a look at money. it has been a big market day. lauren: new records on wall street, despite boeing shaving 100 points off the dow. all three major averages closing in record territory, the dow hitting the 16th record close of the year, gaining 10,000 points since president trump's election. cheryl: with apple and microsoft hitting all-time highs, we've got a mixed bag today. dow is down by 32, s&p only down by 1 and-a-half and nasdaq still higher. remember, year-to-date the dow is up 21%, nasdaq up 32% year-to-date. it has been a great year for markets. lauren: and in asia, rally mode

yesterday. optimism on the trade deal helping the shanghai composite in particular, up 1 and a quarter percent. cheryl: china's economy looking kind of strong. the brexit cloud is lifting. look at the ftse right four in europe, again, a huge gain in that market, more than 2 and a quarter percent to the upside in london. now to the top story this morning, back here at home, the impeachment push on capitol hill today is going to move ahead as lawmakers lay the groundwork to try and push the president out of office with a full vote expected as early as tom he row. the time has come for democrats sitting on the fence to pick their side. lauren: some of them are. griff jenkins live in washington with those details for us. give, googive, good morning. >> reporter: they have to make a stop at the rules he committee,

the gateway for most legislation, setting parameters of a floor debate. it can get feisty today. once they determine the rule of what it will look like, we can predict when the vote will happen. it could be as early as tomorrow. some vulnerable democrats in swing districts are making their votes known. >> i made this decision out of principle and out of a duty to protect and defend the constitution. i feel that in my bones and i will stick to that, regardless of what it does to me politically. >> i will vote yes. the t senate will likely acquit the president in a display of partisan theater that republicans and democrats in washington perform disturbingly well. >> reporter: now as it appears impeachment is inevitable in the house, the focus shifts to a trial in the senate where chuck schumer is already calling for witnesses. >> in the coming weeks, senators, particularly republican senators, will have a choice. do they want a fair, honest

trial that examines all the facts, or do they want a trial that doesn't let the facts come out? trials have witnesses. >> reporter: schumer's witnesses include acting white house chief of staff, mick mulvaney, former national security advisor, john bolton, and a staffer named michael duffy. schumer is suggesting start dates but mitch mcconnell indicated he doesn't envision a long and drawn-out trial. they will meet to discuss the contours of the trial. we could hear more from mcconnell today. the rules committee hearing starts at 11:00 a.m. lauren, cheryl. lauren: griff jenkins, thank you very much. a major setback for dow component boeing, the stock falling once again in the premarket after the company said it is temporarily suspending production of its once popular 737 max jet. the stock down 1 and a quarter percent. cheryl: let's get the latest from fox's ray bogen.

>> reporter: boeing p putting the brakes on the 737 max. starting in january, the plane maker will temporarily stop production of its most important passenger jet, the move comes nine months after authorities grounded the planes following two crashes that killed a total of 346 people. experts say the decision could create chaos for the aviation industry and have h detrimental effects on the american economy. >> suspending production of a commercial air a craft is something that has been very rarely done. it truly is an unprecedented decision and it is one that has massive impact to boeing and its suppliers and the airlines. >> reporter: some argue the production halt will ease boeing's cash crunch. >> producing these planes, you'll have a lot of planes sitting on the ground, depreciating, needing to be paid for. the airlines aren't going to pay for planes until they're ready for flight.

boeing is between a rock and a hard place. >> reporter: they say they don't expect layoffs or furlough as a result of the stoppage. they promise they will determine later when production will presume. we believe this decision is least disruptive to maintaining long-term production system and supply chain health. we will continue to assess our progress toward return to service milestones and make decisions accordingly. the plane crashes and safety concerns have had a big impact on the company's stock which has fallen more than 23% since march. ray bogen, fox news. cheryl: ray, thank you so much. more on that story coming up later on in the show. lauren: the trump administration moving ahead on the phase one trade deal with china. layer are you kudlow says -- larry kudlow says u.s. exports to china will double under the agreement which could be steined next month. >> to the extent we will work through the mexico and canada --

>> that's the hope. you've got to go through as you may know translations, have to happen, and everybody's got to line up. i think bob lighthizer said yesterday it would be done the first week or early part of january. make no mistake about it, the deal is done. the deal is completed. lauren: the outcome on the second part of the phase deal will depend on the success of phase one. cheryl: turning to another major trade deal this morning, a top mexican official says he's, quote, very satisfied with the usmca trade deal after expressing initials reservations. he addressed part of the agreement that allows labor reviewers to be present in mexico for, quote, technical assistance. >> these personnel will not belabor inspectors and then in the next line it says also equally clearly, those

verifications will be conducted by independent panelists. cheryl: we told you yesterday he was concerned about the inspections of production plants in mexico. mexico has ratified usmca and the house is going to take its first steps on the deal today in the ways and means committee, setting up a ratification vote expected this thursday. lauren: procrastinators, you may want to order your gifts sooner rather than later. amazon is banning third party users from using fed ex for prime shipment. shipments. they cited poor performance. they say it's necessary to ensure people get their packages on time. the ban will last until amazon is satisfied that fed ex's performance has improved. fed ex responding, this is what they said in part. quote, while the decision affects a very small number of shippers, it limits the options for those small businesses on

some of the highest demand shipping days in history and may compromise their ability to meet customer demands and manage their business. amazon stopped using fed ex for its own deliveries in september, creating a riff between the two companies but still allowed third parties to use that service until now. cheryl: well, from payouts to lawsuits, maybe back room deals, there is big news this morning on the opioid crisis. lauren: let's go to tracee carrasco. she joins us with details. tracee, good morning. tracee: perdue pharma paid out $10.4 billion to family members who owned the oxycontin manufacturer. a new report shows as the opioid crisis grew, the stackwell family was taking in billions of dollars. this comes as the company faces a string of lawsuits related to opioid use, like in oklahoma, the state is appealing a judge's order for johnson & johnson to pay $465 million, saying it's not enough to address the opioid

crisis there. johnson & johnson is also appealing the judge's order, claiming the amount is too high and wants the award reduced to 3 $355 million. changes at roku, the cfo is stepping down after five years with the company. roku said he will depart after helping the company find his replacement. he joined roku in 2015 and played a key role in its initial public offering. shares of roku up 351% year-to-date. netflix for the first time revealing how fast it's growing outside the u.s. since 2017, subscriptions have more than doubled in europe, the middle east and africa accounting for 47.4 million subscribers. latin america shows sharp growth as well, nearly doubling to 29.4 million. asia-pacific region has more than tripled to 14.5 million subscribers. this offset the slowdown in the u.s. and canada.

overall, netflix has 158.3 million members globally. a majority of americans feel constitutional rights are being threatened, according to a new harris poll. 92% believe basic rights and freedoms are under siege. they believe the biggest threats are to the freedom of speech, the right to bear arms and right to equal justice under the law. that's what's happening now. lauren: powerful stuff. cheryl: the freedom of speech thing is interesting in the day and age of social media. we have free speech, yet you think it's under fire. lauren: it's a good point. tracee, thank you. cheryl: we'll see you on twitter, tracee. all right, let's take a look at had how your money is doing this morning, a little bit of a loss on the dow, down 32, nasdaq is by 2. coming up, despite the impeachment drama in dc and all of the critics attacking him, the economy under president trump is firing on cylinders. the markets hitting new high

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lauren: might be an understatement to say that stocks have been on fire since president trump's election. the dow shot up 10,000 points, 54%, since november 8th, 2016. can that continue into the 2020 election year? gus gako, ceo of hudson valley investment advisors is here. it's unbelievable, 10,000 points since the 2016 election. can you just keep growing? does the bull market continue? >> you have to remember, people are looking at how this market has been the last couple months. we were down at the end of the fourth quarter last year. we reversed. looking at $180 for the s&p 500 this year, this is a discounting mechanism. put a multiple on it you can he get to 3600. lauren: you're echoing piper jeffrey, the most bullish call, 3600, a gain of 13%. >> we end up having -- interest

rates are held at bay. they're not going higher be in the short-term or medium term. have you the escalation with china which pulled back and most companies that made their earnings announcements, nobody gave any type of warning. we're looking at pretty good earnings and people are giving outlooks that are better than expected. lauren: bank of america said something interesting yesterday, they had a bullish call, 5% gain until march 3rd. why is march 3rd significant, super tuesday? meaning when we finally get a sense of who is the democratic nominee, who is going to win the 2020 election, things could change. if there's a democratic sweep, what do you think happens to the stock market? >> you're going to have the risk of what the democrats are going to be talking about. so there's always the risk they come into power and these are the things investors will be looking at. even if you do get a democrat that comes into the presidential house, you're going to end up having a couple things. you have the house and the senate, they have toet laws passed through. the economy's on a roll. things aren't going to change that much.

people worried when clinton came into office and things continued in the sam same vein. lauren: we're talking about the stock market but you brought up the economy. we got a reading on home builder sentiment yesterday, the highest level in 20 years. is that because amidst all of the good things you have interest rates staying low? >> that's part of it. people are being employed, consumer's doing well, and let's face it, we pulled back on regulation. a lot of things that held up the economy are gone. if you're a tradesman right now, this is the best economy you've seen in your tim lifetime. lauren: can you repeat that. >> if your a trades person, this is the best economy you've seen in your lifetime. lauren: a lot of people use that language to describe the type of economy we're living in. i know you have years of experience. the boeing 737 max et je 737 mas temporarily suspended.

12,000 workers at the plant, hundreds of suppliers. if there's a loss of jobs there, does that hurt the president in 2020? >> it will hurt the economy somewhat. that's our largest export. none of those individuals are getting laid off at this point in time. they're all skilled, the majority of them. it's difficult to replace them. they haven't stopped producing planes. they just announced they would. otherwise, they're producing 40 per month. it's one of the largest producers in the united states. it's the suppliers that feed into them had that you'll have a problem with. lauren: cheryl, over to you. cheryl: we'll take a look at boeing later on as well. if you're thinking of swiping your credit card at the gas pump, you may want to reconsider once you hear our next report. and the chicken wars are hitting a whole new level of insanity, folks. popeye's has a new ad that's aimed at one of its fowl foes.

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out, reading magnetic chip. that's the issue. they're not using the chip card readers yet. that's where they'll run into problems. lauren: there's nothing you can do about it. >> this time of year, keep an eye on your credit card for any unusual spending activities. lauren: the fast food chicken wars, popeye's amps them up again. >> popeye's is looking for a few good people to work in the louisiana and memphis area. you must be available to work on sundays. we know who they're going after here, eat more chicken, chick-fil-a. they placed an ad in the newspaper. it's popeye's chicken sandwich e better one there. would you guys be interested in a pair of vegan shoes? lauren: no. >> there's a new pair of shoes

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lauren: here's your morning cheat sheet, the top headlines to get you through the day. fireworks expected on capitol hill today as lawmakers lay the ground work for the house impeachment debate. the rules committee will meet in hours from now to set parameters

for amendments during the debate and break down the timing. full house vote could come as early as tomorrow. meanwhile, a winter storm pushing into the northeast wreaking havoc and making a mess for commuters this morning. we'll have a full report coming up boeing temporarily halting production of the 737 max jet as boeing struggles to get approval from the faa. cheryl: getting approval from the faa certainly is key to the success of the max but staying with the company, what took them so long to halt production especially when they've been making still, after the grounding, 40 planes a month. let's bring in mike boyd, the president of boyd group international. long time coming on this decision, mike. what took them so long? >> well, i think the fact is, they weren't sure when the airplane was going to be approved, so keep it going. shutting a factory down is pretty expensive to do. they put it off as long as they can. airplanes coming off the factory line right now are i incomplete.

they don't have whatever modifications are needed. cheryl: i think the point is that this is a be leagu disslea. there's no trust. you have southwest, united, kind of scratching their heads, thinking do we stick with the plane. why not ditch the max? i've been told it's impossible, that the design is done, it's in production, we're stuck with the max. but are we? >> we are. all those things, all of the above, check them off, they're all there. the real issue is airlines do want -- they've had several orders. british airways' parent ordered 200 of them since then. the airplane on big paper is a good airplane. we have to get through the faa, get through the eu. the signature alone will take months, probably. cheryl: what do you expect as far as the impact on the economy and the workers. boeing told us, we got the news

yesterday, they don't plan to lay off a or fur are low any workers -- fur loaf an furlough. do you think first quarter 2020 is realistic for the jet to come back online? >> i don't know, as far as that goes. i know first quarter 2020 is not realistic for boeing to get back to normal. it will be all of 2020 trying to digest the 400 airplanes they have sitting around, fixing what's out there already. it's going to be a long, painful year for boeing. so this chaos is going to go on for, again, i would think 10 months or so. it's not going to be an immediate fix. it's not going to be an immediate solution. cheryl: what do you hear from the pilots you talk to. a lot of pilots i know, they were very frustrated the way boeing launched the jet, the way they didn't tell them about a new m-cast system. you put a new eye l testimony it inform the men and women flying

the planes it's there, that's a tough thing to get over. how do you trust the plane? >> all pilots said the airplane was safe but they didn't know about certain things. that's unconscionable. at best, it's sloppy on boeing's part. now they do and i think they can fix those kinds of things. right now, the problem boeing has is trust with regulatorses. i'm not worried about the consumer, it's trust with regulators across the world that's going to be thish. cheryl: realistically, when people get on the airplane, do you think they know if they're on an air bus or boeing plane. >> they don't know if they're on an airplane or a chair on a duck's back, just get me where you need to go. cheryl: my experience, when i was a flight te you attendant, y didn't know what kind of plane they're on. lauren: porsche is teaming up

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[crowd chanting] lauren: that was house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff getting heckled at a town hall over the weekend. voters seem to be straying away from democrats as they move on with the impeachment vote and a new poll is proving that. joining us now is author kristin tate and democratic strategist,

kevin shuvall. thanks for joining us, guys. >> thanks for having us. lauren: do you think voters are really seeing that impeachment is highly partisan, no matter how you look at it, no matter what side you're on? >> absolutely. i think that voters are baked into their opinions on this. there are polls that show that 54% support impeachment, that was a recent fox news poll. you have other polls that show that it's less than 50 and around 45. but the point is that it's not moving much. and you see democrats support impeachment overwhelmingly and then republicans on the other hand are against it overwhelmingly, 5% support. so people i think are locked into their opinions here, but i think the key is that democrats in swing states need to show conviction and do the right thing regardless of potential political risk because abuse of power is a are pretty serious charge. lauren: they're starting to

especially the undecideds, kristin, say i take my responsibility to vote on these historic articles of impeachment seriously and, you know, one lawmaker, such as a freshman democrat, aalyssa slotkin, says i realize it may cost me my position, but she's voting to impeach. >> 31 of those democrats represent districts who voted for donald trump in 2016. the impeachment process has become so partisan, it's so obvious what the motivationses are here. it has little to do with finding the truth or defending the cons tuesday. democrats -- constitution. democrats have been trying to get him out of office since the day he got in office. most working class, tax paying americans, particularly those in fly over countries, i suspect they're tired of hearing about

impeachment every day. they're more interested in issues that affect their daily lives like taxation and healthcare. impeachment has become a distraction. lauren: there's a new poll that shows when donald trump is placed up against any of the democrats, he beats you all of them, beating joe biden by 5 percentage points. that's happening as we'll see an impeachment vote this week. explain that. >> well, that's not good news for democrats, but i would counter and point to the other polls that have been released that show that biden in particular, joe biden, retains his head to head advantage over trump. i think there was investor business daily poll recently whereby den had a lead -- where biden had a lead. it's clear that his support is durable, despite the attempts of the gop to smear him and his family and linking him to corruption with no evidence of

course. but he hasn't really suffered in the polls. he remains the main threat to donald trump and his support remains solid. so i think it's going to be a toss-up, it's going to be a very close race, probably too close to call at this point, but biden remains the biggest threat to trump's re-election, for sure. lauren: elizabeth warren is certainly slipping in th in the. why do you think that is, kristin? >> probably because of her wealth tax proposal, a wealth tax would set off almost an instant stampede of capital from the united states. the more that elizabeth warren talks about her wealth tax, the more she slips in the polls. the tax would bring in $2.75 trillion over the first decade, not enough revenue to cover three years of current deficits, let alone a government takeover of healthcare. more importantly, lauren, a wealth taxis unconstitutional. under the constitution, congress has the power to impose certain

taxes like taxes on imports, taxes given to the states and then also taxes on income, thanks to the 16th amendment, not wealth taxes. these kind of taxes have failed spectacularly in europe. they wouldn't work here. and people are starting to realize that. lauren: and do you think maybe voters look at her, kevin, and they say she says she's a capitalist as a as she says an accountable capitalist but she holds views of capitalism and rich people. >> i think that has hurt her with independents and definitely republican-minded voters or people who are more moderate in the democratic party. but i think her drop has also been fueled by her sort of ambivalence on healthcare or equivocation. we don't know what her plan is. has she changed her view.

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cheryl: football is the of most watched professional sport in america but every play, every catch, every tackle takes a toll on those who hit the field. to make the game safer, the national football league announced a partnership with amazon, to use data to help predict injuries and protect the players. >> that's over 50,000 plays, each one generating thousands of points of data, with aws' machine learning, the nfl is analyzing that data like never before with hopes of uncovering the insights that could lead to innovations that could make football safer than ever before. cheryl: the combination of football knowledge and scientific data prok day data po change the way we look at the game forever. joining us now is jeff miller. tell us about the partnership with amazon, you're expanding it on and off the field to help players. >> that's right. it is an expansion of a current

really strong partnership with amazon around work that we do on-field. what we're doing with them now on health and safety is taking all the information we collect on-field from players, play types, the speeds that the players are running and a lot of other information, the equipment they wear, and combining it with amazon's artificial intelligence and machine learning to find out what insights we can derive about the players on the field, potentially injuries, things that would potentially change behaviors and practice types. cheryl: amazon is going to intake into their systems things like from video from player positioning from the type of play, the type of -- say it's a tackle, say it's -- whatever, or the environment as well, but when all of that's combined how do you analyze it? >> well, that's the big issue. we realize we sit on on volumis data. added to it, all of the video, all of the cameras that are on field. the fox is showing the super bowl this year, i don't know how

many cameras you'll have. cheryl: a lot. >> that's collecting an incredible amount of information. if you integrate datasets, apply machine learning and see what you can find in there, the machines will come back you should be looking at this. we're really eager for that opportunity. cheryl: update us on how players are doing. how are we year over year for concussions and lower leg injuries which have taken a lot of players, that takes more players off the field than concussions. >> sure does. i know you did work on that previously. concussions were down last year 29% year over year as a result of players moving to better performing helmets, a couple rules changes which were done from insights, looking at a lot of video. and some other information and so we'll see how that goes this year. lower extremity injuries having we're focusing on a lot on now, foot, ankle and knee, 60% of our injuries. a torn acl keeps you out of play for a while.

those are troubling injuries. we want to prevent as many of those as possible. hope any we'll be able to predict those injuries before they happen. cheryl: we'll see you in miami at the super bowl. lauren, over to you. lauren: i'm watching a winter storm, pushing into the northeast. janice dean is tracking it, she's here with the very latest. janice, rough commute? janice: unfortunately. we had severe weather associated with the same winter storm, over two dozen reports of tornadoes yesterday. unfortunately, the tornado outbreak was deadly. and we have the threat for strong storms later on today. severe thunderstorm warning in alabama and this system is bringing a messy commute to millions of people across the northeast where we have rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow. the commute is going to be very challenging for a lot of folks. you can see the winter weather advisories that are posted. throughout the morning, we'll see a mixture of rain and ice and snow and so you need to listen to your local forecast,

if school is canceled, you need to heed warnings and be off the roadways if you can. the blue here is rain. it's the pink, the icing on the roadways and bridges that will cause delays and of course we have the potential for snow as well. so listen to your local forecasters. they're doing the best to make sure everyone is safe this morning. cheryl: the ice on the roads is probably the most dangerous concern for driver. lauren: the police came to my house yesterday because my neighbor when pulling down his driveway, the ice he slipped and his car went into my house. cheryl: are you kidding? lauren: everyone's fine but the ice is that bad. janice: oh, my gosh, lauren. lauren: instagram fighting misinformation. cheryl: tracee carrasco is here on set with a lot more details. tracee: facebook says it's expanding fact checking operations to include instagram. the app will use image recognition software labeling it as misleading if there is false information.

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moon light coffee house in oregon shut her business down to work in a competing coffee shop to help support the owner who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. adams redirected her customers to the rival shop to drum up donations. she said it was an incredible opportunity to show support. cheryl: that's called being a great neighbor and a good human being. tracee: very nice community member. cheryl: love that story. thank you very much. lauren: because it is the season of givenning, you might want -- giving, you might want to rethink what you give people and the gifts they actually want. we have the list of what americans say they want coming up. ♪ i don't want a lot for christmas. ♪ there is just one thing i need. ♪ and i don't care about the presents as a struggling actor,

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chart. cheryl: new gift-giving trend shifting the nation, is it a good idea? >> how about all i want for christmas is money, that's what people are saying, nearly halfo respondents say they would rather receive cash to pay off debt or some sort of loan, they found out too 20% of the respondents would need 20% to pay off mortgage, 13% debt, i kind of understand, you can get rid of a debt or any sort of loan, you can buy all the materials that you want after that. that's like oh, i have to pay the debts every single month reasoned what not, new survey, 61% of people say they would rather receive a gift of

experience rather than a store-bought item. cheryl: i think that can be just appreciated like the toaster that you didn't want or candle. >> maybe one, two, maybe 3 times, vacation and going out somewhere, even the classes that you can take with your friends, just sharing that experience, more people want to do that this holiday for sure. >> we are going to see frozen on broadway. >> there you go. >> you guys have been giving great response this -- response. cheryl: i went to a wedding and they actually asked for gofundme account to be funded, it was a very good reason, i will say

that. >> there you go. cheryl: i don't know. lauren: i'm against it, i'm sorry. >> you don't want to give somebody money and still have -- lauren: gift cards were weak gifts, unless something you wanted to do or massage fine but you're pushing cash in an envelope, zero thought. cheryl: one more story that i can't believe, there was a bride that used wedding invitation as christmas gift. >> she went on reddin and want to invite coworkers in wedding but she didn't know what to do, she went to white elephant and she asked if she could give her wedding invitation as the gift that she would bring which is wild, imagining open up gift,

now i have to go to for person's wedding or buy them another gift on top of it, so i mean, that's so ridiculous. lauren: brides can be obnoxious, mike gunzelmamm. cheryl: good morning, maria bartiromo. maria: i'm maria bartiromo, tuesday december 17th, 6:00 a.m. on the button, the 737 max crisis is escalating, boeing is suspending production of the still grounded aircraft, we are taking a look at what i means for the company and the broader economy this morning, the stock is down 1 and a half percent, broader markets on record run, taking a breather this morning as it pulls back for more record highs yesterday, we were look agent lower opening this morning by 59 points on dow industrials, trade deal continues, robert lightizer joins me live to give us details about where things stand on