night. cheryl: it is 5:00 a.m. here are your top stories at this hour. the stock market continues its winning ways the nasdaq breaking another record. can the good times keep going into 2020? tracee: as the iowa caucuses get closer, who is best poised to take the first state in the 2020 democratic presidential primary. cheryl: have you ever suspected that the gift you got wasn't originally for you? you might be right. it is friday, it's december 27th and "fbn: a.m." starts right now. ♪ ♪ notice the children were

growing up. ♪ you were just too busy and too fabulous. ♪ too busy. ♪ too busy. cheryl: it's a fabulous friday. welcome to "fbn: a.m.." good morning. i'm cheryl casone. tracee: good morning, i'm tracee carrasco, in for lauren simonetti. last friday of the decade, of the year, my goodness. cheryl: it is. the last friday we're going to see marc markets trading and, w, it's incredible what the markets have been doing. this morning, after all major averages hit yet again new records on thursday, as you can see the dow is up 64, s&p up 5 in the premarket, nasdaq up 22. any gains today means more records will be hit. strong holiday sales, the fed cutting rates this year, less regulation, trade tensions easing, all of these things have been market positives for the year. tracee: let's take a look at stocks in asia, mixed after that record day on l wall street.

nikkei and shanghai pointing lower. europe, we can see gains across the board. the ftse up by 30, cac up by 17, dax up by 33. cheryl: following us here. and you know, the nasdaq, let's go back to this. it broke through the 9,000 level last night for the first time ever. this is the longest string of gains in 34 years for the tech-heavy index, names like microsoft, amazon, apple, netflix, have all had a strong year. we're going to talk about it a little later on in the show. really strong markets this week. tracee: we have seen for the week all three major u.s. averages up. cheryl: all right. your 401-ks are safe to look at and our other top story this morning is congress. they may still be out of session this week but the battle over impeachment is back in full swing as democrats defend their push for witnesses. tracee: democrats say this is

helping them ahead of 2020. ray bogen breaking it down in washington. >> reporter: they say all politics is local and president trump is using that mantra to a attack house speaker nancy pelosi's district and ask if she'll be challenged in the primaries. he tweeted, california leads the nation by far in both the number of homeless people and the percentage increase in the homeless population, two terrible stats. crazy nancy should focus on that in her very downs district and helping her incompetent governor with the big homeless problem. the ongoing back and forth revolves around negotiations regarding the rules of a future impeachment trial in the senate and whether senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will allow witnesses to testify. senate minority lieder chuck schumer tried to negotiate with the president. he wrote, president trump, if you are so confident that you did nothing wrong, then why won't you release the e-mails and let the witness testify

under oath. the wish list includes john bolton and acting chief of staff mick mulvaney. congresswoman madeleine dean had a message for mitch mcconnell and senate republicans. >> show us the rules of the road and the articles will come to you. >> reporter: one republican thinks the longer the process takes, the more it could help the gop at the polls. >> let nancy pelosi hold the articles of impeachment. the longer this drags out, the more swing voters and independents are coming to republicans in droves. i know some people think it's a bold statement, but i think we'll take back the house in 2020 and i think president trump is going to win in 2020. >> reporter: cheryl and tracee, this will drag out for at least another week and-a-half. congress is back in session on january 7th. back to you. tracee: ray, thank you very much. cheryl: well, one of the top stock performers this year, amazon, and we are now learning it was a record setting holiday season for the company. they reported billions of items were ordered worldwide and

amazon said some of its own products like the echo dot, fire tv stick and the echo show 5 were some of the biggest sellers for this holiday season. some other popular departments where they saw strong sales, toys, fashion, and home items. amazon said they added 250,000 full and part-time he seasonal roles to help with all of the demand. we'll talk about it later on in the show. tracee: i definitely contributed to that. cheryl: me too. tracee: fo.tracee:. tracee: more fallout from boeing's crisis. there will be another retirement next week. muilenburg was fired earlier this week as part of an effort to restore confidence in the company. the 737 max remains grounded as boeing works with the federal aviation administration to return the plane to service. cheryl: now let's head overseas, because turkey is now

sending troops into libya at the request of its internationally recognized government. president erdogan confirmed this yesterday. this, as the government struggles against p opposing internal forces who support russia, egypt, the uae and jordan. president trump went to twitter and he applauded turkey's work in syria. he tweeted russia, syria and iran are killing or on their way to killing dozens of innocent civilians. don't do it. turkey is working hard to stop this carnage. tracee: nearly half of germans believe president trump is the greatest threat to world peace. 41% of germans say trump is more dangerous than north korean leader kim jong un, russia's president, vladimir putin or chinese president xi. this highlights germans' lack of trust in trump's leadership. the relationship between trump and angela merkel has been rocky, fueled by disputes over

nato and import tariffs. cheryl: back to north america, it turns out that mexican nationals make up more than half of all asylum seekers at the southern border. the los angeles times is reporting that the increase of over the last year is due to the threat of violence from drug cartels in mexico. right now, only a small number of mexican asylum seekers are granted entry into the united states. the number of central americans seeking asylum in the united states has been falling due to more restrictive policies imposed by the trump administration as mexico and the fact that mexico has been stopping a lot of the central american migrants. tracee: iran rocked early this morning by an earthquake near its only nuclear power plant. the 5.1 magnitude quake hit 30 miles southeast of the plant on the southern gulf coast. so far, no official word of any injuries or damage to the nuclear facility. the power plant, which was built by russia, was officially opened

in 2011. cheryl: the united states has not eased any of the sanctions ahead of the new year deadline set by north korea, the sanctions against the rogue nation. tracee: christmas has come and gone, still no so-called gift from north korea. lucas tomlinson has the latest. >> reporter: for some japanese citizens, an alert from a major news outlook after midnight caused panic for fear a missile had flown over their country from north korea. the error was corrected 23 minutes later and there was no missile launched. over christmas, the u.s. military was not taking any chances. reconnaissance aircraft like this air force rc135 scrambled to fly missions over the korean peninsula to monitor for unusual military activity and a spy on communications. the her mit.north korea's chriss

been silent so far. kim jong un rent. hillary:recently met withtop mi. observers will be watching for what kim has to say in the annual new year's day address. in his 2017 speech they said they were in the final stages of launching their first intercontinental missile. by the end of the year, they had followed through three times, putting all of the u.s. in range. he now has roughly 30 nuclear warheads in his arsenal, according to intelligence estimates. they have yet to show they can successfully hit a target and launch a solid fuel long range missile. mark esper warned about the danger of putting solid fuel on a long range missile. >> they provide a degree of efficiency and mobility and gives you less warning than do

liquid fuel rock he et cetera. it's another thing -- rockets. it's another thing we watch. it reduces warnings. >> reporter: perhaps north korea's surprise christmas gift is coming next month on orthodox christmas. sometimes these things can get lost in translation. at the pentagon, lucas tomlinson, fox news. cheryl: thank you very much. tracee: here are your headlines for today. the faa proposing a rule that would allow for remote tracking of most droughns i drones in thd states. it would a allow them to be tracked by regulators and law enforcement, allow them to track the drones in real-time to see which drones are unregistered. the news comes as companies are beginning to seek approval to start testing fleets of drones for delivery services. well, the united nations secretary general concerned over reports that the united states is delaying visas to russian officials. russia and other countries have lodged complaints including cuba, china, north korea and syria.

the united states said that it takes hosting duties seriously and reserves the right to deny visas when necessary or for national security. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu easily won his control to -- maintain control of the party ahead of what is expected to be a difficult general election in march. in november, he was charged with krupps in three criminal cases. he's been unable to form a government throughout two inconclusive national ballots. the associated press named simone biles as the female athlete of the year, citing her championship medals and add advocates for survivors of sexual assault. she edged out megan rapinoe who came in a close secretary. cheryl:second.cheryl: that's a.

simone biles is amazing, but megan rapinoe, that's been a big part of this year. take a look at this. i'm almost getting tired of telling you we have gains for the stock market. tracee: i'm not tired of hearing it. you keep saying is. cheryl: major averages are looking to set new records again today. if they hold up, it would be the 12th r record close for the nasdaq. right now, the dow is up 67 in the premarket, s&p is up 5 and-a-half, nasdaq up 23 and-a-half. you know what, it's been a year for the stock market for 2019. why are some market watchers still talking about a recession in 2020? we're going to dig into that. and ups is gearing up for the second half of their busy season. the staggering number of unwanted gifts about to fill those trucks. we've got that coming up on "fbn: a.m.." ♪ you watch me bleed until i

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cheryl: stocks have been on fire in 2019. will the record run continue next year as investors maybe are taking some of the cash on the sidelines, putting it back to work. todd horowitz joins us now. as we look to next year and

celebrate this year, you've got the nasdaq hitting 9,000 last night. i would think the average investor is thinking technology looks prett brett pretty hot. what do you do at this point with your portfolio? >> good morning, cheryl. happy new year. the markets are going to go higher until they don't. right now we've got a market that wants to go higher. there's nobody that seems to be getting in the way. the only concern i would have at these levels is the overall complacency of investors, knowing that the markets will never go down again. we know there will be a selloff here and there. for now, everything looks like we're going to continue on this rally pace. we've got light volume and everything looks forward and money should still be flowing in. now, we'll see if anybody waited until after the first of the year to maybe do selling. i see no reason to say it's over and the market can't go any higher. we don't know how high they can go. for now, they're going higher and that's only way to play this market, if you want. investors should continue to

stay invested as always because at the end of the day, if you're an investor, not a trader, means the markets go up 8 and-a-half percent year over year, why try to fight it. for good, solid companies and hang in there. cheryl: the fundamentals of the per market in 2019, whether the holiday numbers which we just got, the fed cutting interest rates, trade tensions easing and really just the pro-business environment that we're in with frankly less regulation which is part of what thed administration has been up to for the last three years. but as far as sectors, do you look at specific sectors at this point or do you play the spread? >> i think you play the spread, cheryl. i think you look for -- i believe as an investor, you look for good, solid companies that you feel are going to be in business 10, 20, 30 years from now and that is the more secret. many tend to try to fall into the fast, quick movers, try to catch ipos which has been a

pretty nasty year for many of the ipos. i think if you stay the course, microsoft, the amazon, if you can play a stock that big, they look solid, look like they'll continue to go forward and there's no flaws in their business models right now. cheryl: netflix and amazon, start with netflix, best performing stock of the decade, the stock gained 4,000 percent. let's talk about netflix. they're spending $15 billion on content this year and their margins are pretty thin. >> you know, i think -- i've always been concerned about netflix. it's continued to defy me and my logic every time while it goes higher. i believe netflix is probably more of a potential takeover candidate one day than a stock that can really make it on its own. i think the competition in the streaming wars is only going to get more fierce and they do stretch, they seem to be more on a shoe string type of budget, they're spending, spending, not

making a lot of money. there's famous guy who made tht model work well and that's jeff bezos from amazon. cheryl: amazon has had a record holiday, it's looking like, so far, so good. >> amazon's unbelievable. let's just face it. they're in every business. they continue to find new business to get into, between the cloud and retail and everything else and they pour money back in. i see no reason other than a normal selloff in any market that amazon will not be extremely successful for the next x number of years and how long that is we'll see but it looks like a long time now. cheryl: it certainly has. it's been a heck of a year, todd. you've been a big piece of that for "fbn: a.m.." thank you for being here. happy new year. >> thank you so much. happy new year to you, cheryl. tracee: here's look at your money right now, all three major u.s. averages up for the week, this final trading week of 2019. you can see dow futures up by 75, s&p up by 7, nasdaq up by 27

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expecting a lot of returns, not everybody ships unwanted gifts back to the store. lauren: mike gunzelman joins us now. tell us about this, gunz. >> everybody likes receiving gifts and presents but what happens if it is a regift? whether you've been the one that sent out and regifted to others or maybe you're the one that received regifts from others, what's the thought behind it and all that, i hit the streets of new york city and i asked the people about it. check it out. what's up, everybody? it is gunz, i'm here on the streets of new york city and a of course it is the best time of the year. it's christmas. it's hanukkah. it's the holidays. one of my favorite parts is receiving gifts because who doesn't like presents? however, what happens if it's a regift? did you regift any presents this

year? >> i don't know if i should say that on camera. [ laughter ] i don't want people to know. >> do you feel guilty? >> no, not at all. >> yes, i have. >> no. >> have you ever in the past, though? don't lie. >> yes, absolutely. >> never. >> never? >> i'm not a regifter. i cherish what people give to me. >> are gift cards acceptable do you think for gifts? >> i think so. >> you're young, we want any money we can get, absolutely. ever gotten something that wasn't for you in the beginning? >> i know i did. i got a book with someone else's name written up front. >> how did that make you feel? >> it was from my father so i wasn't too happy. >> let's just say, if you did, what did somebody get from you that might have been a regift? >> it might have been a candle. >> it had to be a fruitcake. i hate them. someone gave me one and i think i regifted. >> it was a perfume that didn't smell very good. >> probably a christmas mug. >> i regifted a roomba.

>> that is a random one. [ laughter ] a. tracee: i'd take that roomba. >> that's a really good one. hand that over, for shurm sure -- for sure. i was shocked how many people do regift. the majority were smaller ones, socks, mugs, things like that. the amount of things that people receive from secret santas from work, you take them and hand them over. cheryl: i have been regifted. it's something that i gave to someone and that person mistakenly gave it back to me literally like three months later. >> no way. cheryl: if you're going to regift, make sure it's not going back to the person that gave you the original gift. >> tracee: that is a cautionary tale. >> that's terrible. cheryl: that was awesome, gunz. you're having way too much fun in new york. tracee: gunz on the go. i love it.

let's take a look at how your money is moving right now. there's three trading days left in the year, in the decade. the nasdaq on the longest string of records since 1997. dow futures are up by 79, s&p 500 futures up by 7, nasdaq futures up by 27. well, mayor pete buttigieg at the top of the polls in iowa as the caucuses draw near. which candidate is right on his tail? you're watching "fbn: a.m.." when we were looking for a roommate, he wanted someone super quiet. yeah, and he wanted someone to help out with chores. so, we got jean-pierre.

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democrats continue their push for witnesses in a possible impeachment trial in the senate. the trump economy continues to soar, the nasdaq closing above 9,000 for the first time ever, up 35% this year. ups is expecting almost 2 million packages to be returned on january 2nd, known as national return day. well, 2020 contender pete buttigieg releasing a controversial criminal justice reform plan, calling for decriminalize the possession of all drugs. tracee: that's pretty big. aishah hasnie jones us live to break it all -- joins us live to break it all down. >> reporter: plenty of dems want to legalize wa legalize marijua. this is the first time we've heard a contender pledge to decriminalize every drug out there. >> incarceration should not be a response to drug possession. >> is that across the board, so if it's meth or coke or ecstasy,

any drugs, incarceration isn't? >> that's right. >> reporter: mayor pete releasing more details. it includes reducing sentences for other drug sentencing and expunging past convictions. bernie sanders and elizabeth warren both want to legalize marijuana. joe biden and amy klobuchar want to decriminalize marijuana but let the states decide whether to legalize it or not. none have expanded their plans to include all drugs. this is a way for buttigieg to stand out and he needs that. a national poll has him in fourth place with just 9 percentage points. he's doing better in iowa, with a quarter of democrat caucus-goers. it's not clear if this particular headline will be good for him or. tracee: definitely a way to set him apart.

thank you. we are a little over a month away from the iowa caucuses. pete buttigieg seems to have a slight lead in the state. one poll shows that iowans view bernie sanders as their first choice, their mind is made up. joining us now is siri. we are in crunch time for the cacandidates. the iowa caucuses are a month away. where do they 1257bd righ standw you? >> right now, pete buttigieg is on the lead and on average in iowa he has been in first place since the beginning of december. bernie sanders has consistently been around second or contained elizabeth warren has pretty much cratered her support. what's interesting for the democrats and the republicans who are going to vote for donald trump is that the democrats can't seem to settle on who they want to not just lead their

party but to win the nomination in 2020. tracee: you mentioned we have the real clear politics poll showing mayor pete has 22% in iowa, sanders with 20%, biden is following that. mayor pete has been spending a lot of time in iowa, as has amy klobuchar. a des moines iowa register poll shows 57% o 57% 57% of those thw bernie sanders said their mind is made up. >> that's what's great about bernie sanders. i don't agree with him at all, but he is consistent since being elected to the united states in 2007, he has stood for socialism, for free college, for medicare for all. i think voters when they look at bernie sanders, they're pretty much made up that they like socialism and nobody else. tracee: looking back at 2016, he finished less than 3/10 of a

percentage point behind hillary clinton, the closest margin in iowa history, so an interesting note there. we have 15 democratic candidates going into 2020. do you see any of them dropping out before iowa? after iowa? where do you see them going? >> well, i don't see any democrats dropping out because iowa is important for two reasons. one, it's the first time you really get to put your money where your mouth is. it's the first time that the democratic party has actual votes. and second, it's important because when you win in iowa, you don't necessarily need a lot of money for media. iowa is critical because you do get that face-to-face time and it gives you that big mo, momentum, moving forward into new hampshire and into march madness. tracee: we have the potential trial in the senate, that could take senator amy klobuchar away

from iowa. what do you think happens to her as far as iowa and moving forward? >> well, this is the irony of the democratic party, saying that senator mitch mcconnell is political and a partisan in the senate trial to come. amy klobuchar, els elizabeth wa, bernie sanders have all said they're going to vote for impeachment. they don't need evidence, they don't need a trial. they're going to see everything they're going to see. hon ofestly, senator klobuchar will probably stay in iowa because there's no point in going to the. tracee: we've got the democratic debate coming up before the iowa caucuses. what are you expecting out of that? >> well, i expect two things. first and foremost, pete buttigieg got a taste last week of what it was like to be number one in the poll and i think what he felt was unprepared. he was unprepared to be top of the poll. he certainly is unprepared to be the nominee. the second thing that i look for is what are these people going

to say about their actual policy positions because right now lock stock and barrel the democratic party is all about donald trump. tracee: siri kim, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks so much, tracee. cheryl: here's a look at your money. if we close again with these numbers that you're about to see on your screen, there you go, we would have yet another day of fresh records. it would be the 12th close for the nasdaq in record territory. those are days in a row. nasdaq up 31 and a quarter, s&p up 7 and-a-half, dow is up 88. it's been a big year for movies. which ones came out on top, which stewed he yow came out on top-studio came out on top and one were some of the biggest flops of the year? we're also going to talk oscar buzz, coming up on "fbn: a.m." ♪ when i say i need you, you say you better. ♪ you better, you better, you bet. ♪ you better bet your life.

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cheryl: 2019 saw some of the most anticipated movies ever with avengers end game premiering this past summer and the end of the star wars saga. this was star wars the rise of skywalker. tracee: not every movie was a hit or meant to be a

blockbuster. joining us now is film critic mike sergeant. first off, tell us about the hips of the year. >> we had significant hits. avengers end game made $202.79 billion. it replaced after r ta avatar at money making film. that's pretty huge, the biggest ever. cheryl: what about star wars? didn't it come in below expectations? >> a little bit. but it's just getting going. it's only been out a week. by next year, we may see it. i don't know if it will beat avengers, i think it's been too controversial. it's going to do well past a million and-a-half -- a billion and-a-half, i should say. tracee: the rise of skywalker could be disney's seventh bill dollar movie of the year. what were some of the misses of the year, the flops? >> one of the biggest flops of

course was cats, it cost $100 million and made like 10 at the box office. cheryl: they rele rereleased aw version. >> with better effects. cheryl: that's unheard of in hollywood. why did the director do that? >> they're desperate. that was one of the biggest criticisms of the film was the effects were kind of cheesy so they went back and redid them. but i think it's one of those films where the consisten the ct work. it's one thing to see people dressed up as cats. it's another to have cgi cat people. cheryl: that you know are real people. tracee: absolutely. cheryl: we have to talk about oscar buzz. 'tis the season. who are the top names? >> it's a surprising year. a lot of critics, all the groups, even golden globes have nominated dolemite, the new eddie murphy film. i also think joker, a surprise

hit, i think joaquin phoenix is going to be getting a nomination. i think for judy -- tracee: renee zellweger. >> the movie is okay but she's fantastic. she's fantastic in it. cheryl: adam sandler is getting oscar buzz. >> it's the best thing he's ever done. i'm not an adam sandler fan. but i'm going to tell you, it's a pretty-it takes place in the jewelry district. from the first five minutes, the film is tense, it's tense and maintains that throughout two hours. a hard thing to do. sandler is terrific. i never thought i would hear myself saying that. cheryl: he was kind of box office -- he was hollywood poison, let's be honest, if you looked at the financial returns of his movies, they weren't there. i don't know why i know that. >> it's an interesting thing that comedic actors can make the transfer to drama and win

oscars, tom hanks, people like that. robin williams. so i think this could be his year. cheryl: mike sergeant, you'll have to come back and update us. thank you, sir. >> you're welcome. tracee: let's take a look at how your money is moving this morning. taking a look at futures, dow futures up by 87, s&p up by 7 and-a-half, nasdaq up by 31 and-a-half. this is the final traysing day of -- trading day of the last week of the year. well, tech is always a top gift when it comes to christmas. but you may need someone to help set it up. the top tech down listen-only l- downloads after christmas. you're watching "fbn: a.m." ♪ i know for sure that life is beautiful around the world. ♪ i know -- there were babies involved... and they weren't saying much. that's what we do at 3m, we listen to people, even those who don't have a voice. we are people helping people.

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tracee: snow in a place you probably wouldn't expect, meteorologist adam klotz is live in the fox weather center with your forecast. good morning, adam. >> good morning, tracee. snow just outside of los angeles yesterday, not something you typically see, that systemicsing in with rain. this is going to be the one to watch over the next couple days. as we currently see winter storm watches and warnings from southern california all the way across the plains states into the upper midwest, that's minnesota. the system will be lifting that direction from now over the next several hours, actually the next several days. this is your future radar. pay attention to the time stamp. as this lifts to the north, becoming more of a snowstorm, across the northern plains and upper midwest. big thunderstorms in front of this. there's a cold front, it's been warm in the eastern half of the country, it is not going to eventually flow there because the temperatures are too warm. where is the line going to be? in areas where you get heavy snow we could see 12 to

18 inches of snow, everything out in front of this, that is going to be an absolute downpour in some of these locations. but it is just too warm. these are your forecasted highs for friday, once again you're ye looking at spots in the east running up into the 60s. 53 degrees in new york city today so it's warm in the east, snowstorms in the west. tracee: we'll take it. we'll take the warmth. thanks, adam. 2019 was a big year in healthcare for americans from drug recalls to revolutionary medical procedures. jacqui heinrich on whatted happened in healthcare in 2019. >> reporter: u.s. health officials found low levels of potentially cancer causing chemicals in zantac, a popular heartburn drug. the fda said samples contained a contaminant, a classified probable human carcinogen. therwalmart, cvs health, walgres

and rite aid pulled zantac products from their shelves. the u.s. department of health and human services released new opioid treatment guidelines. they recommend that opioids should not be tapered rapidly or discontinued suddenly due to the risk of significant opioid withdrawal. the wide ranging guidelines which pinpoint when to consider tapering and steps to consider before deciding to taper outlined six steps doctors should take before initiating a taper including discussions it with the patient. the number of lung illnesses linked to vaping increased over the united states. over 3,000 vaping injuries have been linked and 47 deaths have been confirmed in 25 states and the district of columbia. some states enacted flavored e-cigarette bans. some cities outlawed

e-cigarettes all together. a new drug to treat cystic fibrosis patients has been approved. it's the first triple combination therapy for patients 12 and older who have the most common cystic fibrosis mutation, which is 90% of the patients. it was based on results of two criminal trials involving 510 patients. a baby girl born at cleveland clinic made history by becoming the first baby had in north america delivered by a mother who received a uterus transplant from a decease dough donor. the trial involved 10 women with uterine factor infertility. these women don't have a uterus or had their uterus removed so they aren't able to get pregnant. this was the second time worldwide a woman has been able give birth following the transplant of a deceased person's uterus. the first case was reported in brazil in december of 2017. the flu continuing the to pose a

threat with deaths and hospitalizations reported across the country. make sure to get your flu shot and wash your hands regularly. jacqui heinrich, fox news. tracee: let's take a look at some of the other headlines we're following today. a high court in turkey rules the country's blocking of wikpedia is unconstitutional. turkey's president ordered the ban in 2017, of after the site refused to remove pages the government found offensive. they took the case to court and argued it was a violation of freedom of expression. a big honor for two of the men who helped tackle the london bridge terrorists. british media says they will receive the highest bravery medal for civilians. they jumped into action after the us suspect killed two people. they used a norwal tusk to beat the man before he was shot and killed by police.

japan hit another snag when it comes to cleaning you up the fukushima nuclear plant. the removal of fuel rods is being delayed by 10 years. officials say more preparation is needed to reduce radiation and clear debris and other risks. the power plant was wrecked by a tsunami and earthquake in 2011. well, amazon echos and fit bits seemed to be the gift of choice this year. the alexa app was at the top of the apple store's list after christmas. as for fit bit, it took the seventh spot. there is usually a spike in downloads for these apps after christmas as people try to set up their gift. you can never go wrong with those tech gifts. here's a look at your money right now, taking a look at futures. you can see green arrows, dow futures up by 88, s&p up by 7 and three quarters, nasdaq futures up by 30. well, remember the controversial peloton ad? well, the actor is back in the

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tracee: remember that controversial peloton ad? guess what, the actor bought his girlfriend a christmas, guess

what he bought her. mike gunzelman joins us with more on that. let me guess. >> exactly. the peloton ad was controversial because some deemed it as demeaning or just kind of rude, the fact he got his girlfriend or wife in the commercial a peloton bike. so the actor in real life, his name is sean hunter, surprise, surprise, he got his real life girlfriend a peloton bike for christmas. tracee: oh, my goodness. >> he went to instagram and posted that, quote, here's hoping this goes better off the second time around. now, the girlfriend in the picture seems to be smiling. some are like, really, dude, like you know maybe kind of you want to step you away from this, don't double down on it. tracee: don't add yourself back into the drama. >> kind of steer away from it. but no, he went right in on it. so good luck. tracee: let's hope the reaction to that is a little better. >> yes, yes. tracee: i want to ask about this.

the trump campaign lawn offed a new website -- launched a new website to help you win arguments, very useful around the holidays, you're with family a lot. >> it's called snow flake victory.com and the trump administration put it together and you can go there, it's got 12 different topics about president trump, his points, as well as facts behind it. they're pushing facts, everything from the economy to immigration, healthcare, et cetera, and it's a way to combat snow flakes, they're pushing that as far as the marketing campaign, whether it's for the holidays that you get into arguments or maybe in your friend group that, a lot of times people might have he emotional reactions rather than factual basis for what they say. go to the website and that way you actually can defend the president or at least kind of combat people that are going after you. tracee: it's a little tough, in the middle of an argument, hang on, let me refer to my app. thanks, gunz. we'll send it over to cheryl right now in for maria.

"mornings with maria" starts right now. cheryl: tracee, thank you. good morning, everyone. i'm cheryl casone, in for maria bartiromo to. today, it's friday, december 27th. your top stories at 6:00 a.m. eastern time. santa claus rally is on. the dow, nasdaq, s&p 500 all hitting record highs last night. the nasdaq broke through 9,000 mark for the first time, looks like the rally and these records are going to roll on today. right now the dow is up by 91, the nasdaq up by 33 and a quarter. we're watching amazon today. the company delivering, retailer scoring the best holiday sales ever and that news is propelling the stock to its best day in nearly 11 months. we have a look at the retailer's big sellers and where the stock could go from here. plus, intruder alert. a couple calls 911 when their vacuum goes bomb bump in the n.

"mornings with maria" begins right now. ♪ i'm on top of the world. ♪ i'm on tom of th top of the w. ♪ waiting on this for a while now. ♪ paying my dues. ♪ i've been waiting. cheryl: we've got a big show for you this morning. joining the conversation, columnist for the hill and fox news contributor, liz peak, former nfl star, jack you brewer and wall street journal senior writer, john john hilsenrath, lt the markets. >> the markets are set up for a really good 2020 also. the fed has cut interest rates. they're not going to be raising them for a while. we have an economy with with af uncertainty because trade deals are getting done. as we've seen with the headlines, all over the wall street journal, consumers are spending and low unemployment. cheryl: the stock market surge