among our guests. we hope you'll join us. thank you for being with us tonight. a reminder to follow me on twitter and like me on facebook and instagram, lou dobbs lauren: it is 5:00 a.m. here are your top stories at this hour. iran threatens to burn up places that support the u.s. as the company designates the u.s. army and the pentagon as terrorist organizations. cheryl: what is the hottest tech you need to get your hands on. we're live at ces in las vegas. lauren: can you do anything in your life without googling it? the new study that shows how much americans rely on the internet to get anything done. it is tuesday, january 7th. "fbn: a.m." starts right now. ♪ ♪ and then i saw her face.

now i'm a believer. ♪ not a trace. ♪ or doubt in my mind. ♪ i'm in love. ♪ i'm a believer, i couldn't leave her if i tried. cheryl: we're believing that it is tuesday and welcome to "fbn: a.m." and good morning, everyone, i'm cheryl casone. lauren: good morning, i'm lauren simonetti. cheryl: let's take a look at how your money is moving this morning. we're seeing slightly positive numbers as the tense situation with iran continues. there was early pressure on headlines crossing overnight. right now, green arrows. lauren: a major turnaround yesterday too. take a look at oil prices, they are continuing their slide after reaching their highest level since september in the immediate aftermath of the soleimani killing. wti is down half a percent. gold is down a buck 20. cheryl: stocks in asia are focused on trade optimism as

chinese officials are pre prepag to sign a phase one deal with president trump, we expect the signing next week. the shanghai composite is up three quarters of a percent. lauren: certainly a global rebound this morning. that continues in europe. the cabbin cac and dax are bothh her. breaking news overnight, iran designated the american military as a terrorist organization following the a takedown of the country's top leader, qasem soleimani. cheryl: rick leventhal is in jerusalem as iran's revolutionary guard says it will set ablaze places supported by the united states. >> reporter: good morning, cheryl and lauren. the rhetoric had has ratcheted up over the past 48 hours, including threats from iran to set u.s. facilities on fire, chants from crowds yelling death to israel and a motion in iran's parliament to designate the u.s. military a terrorist force.

general soleimani buried today in his hometown. he was killed by the u.s. in a targeted drone strike early friday outside baghdad airport. huge crowds turning out today to mourn his death, just as they did yesterday when an estimated 1 million plus filled the streets honoring the hero who was revered as a hero by many iranians, blamed by the u.s. of killings thousands of americans. president trump said soleimani was planning more attacks against u.s. interests and threatened an overwhelming response if iran plans to retall retaliate. the pentagon back he pedaling after a letter written by u.s. military officials was leaked to the press detailing a u.s. troop withdrawal from iraq, this after the iraqi parliament voted to expel american forces from that

country. >> there's been no decision made to leave iraq, period. there's no decision to leave, nor do we issue any plans to leave. we are committed to the de-isis mission in iraq alongside our allies and partners p. >> reporter: military officials have begun making tentative plans to withdraw if they are forced to do so. in the meantime, thousands more troops are headed into iraq to help fortify u.s. positions there. cheryl: thank you, rick. a senior state department official is telling fox news that mike pompeo is expected to formally brief lawmakers on the air strike, that will be later on this morning. iran's state tv is reporting that 35 people were killed during a stampede during the funeral procession of soleimani's fine l rail, this -- funeral. this happened in his hometown. we're getting reports that 48 people were also injured. we'll bring more details as we get them. lauren: as tensions intensify,

the u.s. energy secretary is reassuring americans not to worry about a possible cyber attack coming from tehran. >> we are very prepared for this. these are not new threats to our energy grid, our electricity grid in certain cases or other energy infrastructure. these are threats that have been here for some time. the u.s. department of energy has the responsibility for the energy sector, cyber security threats within the energy sector. and we coordinate closely with our colleagues over at the department of homeland security. lauren: secretary brulette said there is a designated office within the department to specifically protect cyber threats to the energy grid. experts warned iran may use unconventional means of war fare as tensions escalate. cheryl: republican senators launched a new push to dismiss the articles of impeachment against president trump as house speaker nancy pelosi is delaying

sending this case to trial in the senate. lauren: marianne l laffrerty s more for us. >> reporter: the resolution would allow republicans dismiss articles of impeachment. nancy pelosi delayed sending the impeachment case to trial nearly a month ago. senator josh holly is rallying his colleagues to take action. >> i am introducing a resolution to update the senate's rules to account for this unprecedented aattempt by the speaker of the house to delay, to deny, to obstruct a trial in the united states senate. the senate would be able to introduce a motion to dismiss these articles for lack of prosecution. >> reporter: democrats started the impeachment inquiry last year over a whistleblower's claim that president trump asked the ukrainian president to investigate his democratic opponent, joe biden.

the president is accused of you using oval office power to influence the 2020 election. president trump is accusing democrats of doing the same thing. >> well, i think what they're trying to do is affect the election illegally, but that's what they're trying to do. it's so sad for our country. think of it. we'rfighting with iran, fighting with all of these different places and in many places doing great, making trade deals and doing so good, our country is doing so good but i have to spend and my team has to spend time on this stuff. >> reporter: this comes as former national security advisor john bolton announced he would testify in the impeachment trial if he's subpoenaed by the senate. bolton's willingness to talk could reignite democrats' calls for other witnesses to take the stand. cheryl, lauren. lauren: marianne, thank you very much. cheryl: victim of a coup, that is what for former nissan chairn carlos ghosn is saying and he says he can prove it. ghosn telling maria bartiromo

there is evidence that proves there were people in the japanese government who want todd take him out over his plans to merge nissan and renault. ghosn says he will name names at a news conference reportedly set for tomorrow in lebanon where he fled after being charged with financial misconduct. ghosn says the straw that broke the camel's back is that he couldn't talk with his wife, carol. lauren: breaking overnight, the associated press reports that tokyo prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for his wife, carol, on suspicion of perjury. i think it's very likely to say neither one of them are heading back to japan. cheryl: a lot more of that story will be covered on maria "mornings with maria." lauren: puerto rico is hit with yet another earthquake early this. cheryl: kind of a big one. tracee carrasco has that story. tracee: a according to the u. geological survey this was a 6.6 magnitude quake.

it struck early this morning with the epicenter south of indio. 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the island yesterday. no injuries were reported. parts of puerto rico are struggling to recover from the aftermath of the hurricane maria in 2017. harvey weinstein is trying to he delay his criminal trial in new york. jury selection is set to begin today. reports say lawyers for weinstein may ask for an adjournment after he was hit yesterday with four counts of sexual yo assault in los angele. the charges came hours of after weinstein appeared in a manhattan courtroom. he has denied any wrong-doing. illinois is forced to close several marijuana dispensaries due to shortages, this less than a week after legalized sales for recreational use went into effect. the state says it racked in $10.8 million in sales since january 1st. but due to a higher rate of supply and demand, many chicago

shops began closing over the weekend. and finally, burger king is trying to piggy back off the success of its impossible whopper. the chain is testing an egg sandwich made with a plant based pork sausage patty from impossible foods. it will be found at select u.s. locations starting the bed end f the month. cheryl: our own dagen mcdowell says the dunkin' donuts plant based breakfast item is fabulous. lauren: we had them, right on set. cheryl: she's a tough considerateic. lauren: i thought it was pretty good. we want to turn your attention to a live look at this, the international space station where spacex cargo capsule has just undocked. cheryl: the spacex dragon head on a five hour journey. it's going to come back to earth after a 30 day stay at the space station. it will splash down into if the pacific ocean, southeast of

california. lauren: let's take a look at futures right now. it seems calm has returned to the global markets, at least temporarily. in the u.s., dow up 46 points, s&p up about 6, nasdaq gaining 32 this morning. still ahead, iran making new threats against the u.s. after the killing of general qasem soleimani. what does that mean for our troops in the middle east? and businesses going to some extremes to keep away loiterers. how one mcdonald's is being blasted by neighbors for its lateest strategy. -- latest strategy. keep it here on "fbn: a.m." ♪ they've got the beat. ♪ they've got the beat. ♪ yeah, they've got the beat. ♪ ening my cold, with zicam! zicam is completely different. unlike most other cold medicines, zicam is clinically proven to shorten colds. i am a zifan for zicam! oral or nasal.

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>> he should have been taken out a long time ago and we had a shot at it and we took him out and we're a lot safer now because of it. we'll see what happens. we'll see what the response is, if any. you've seen what i said, our response will be. lauren: one response from iran is now declaring the u.s. l military and the pentagon as terrorist organizations and making threats to our allies. let's bring in policy director at defense priorities, ben freedman. how imminent is iran retaliation and yo how asymmetrical do you expect it to be. >> i don't think the iranians will retaliate directly to the united states because of the

probable consequences. what we're likely to see in iraq is more militia attacks. we killed not only soleimani but the deputy head of the mobile forces, shiite militias who helped fight isis. there's as many as 500,000 people in the militias versus 5,000 or 6,000 u.s. troops in iraq. so we've made our troops vulnerable with this strike and we've encouraged the iranians to restart the you nuclear weapons program. lauren: what does the president need to say now? how does he need to articulate what his strategy is in the middle east? >> what the president ought to do is speak less when he threatens cultural sites in iran and things like that of. , he makes matters worse. i think what we and the united states ought to do is get our forces out of iraq now that the iraqi parliament has said they don't want them there anymore, has asked us to leave. lauren: you think we leave iraq? >> tab absolutely. we should have left iraq before.

they've not ac-- they're not a accomplishing much. we should listen to the iraqis who we're supposedly he defending and let them do that work them chefs. lauren: that's -- themselves. lauren: that's an interesting take. many would say the opposite. is there a window for diplomacy. rand paul who sometimes sides with the president says taking out soleimani basically took out any possible chance of a diplomatic solution. >> i think it's made it much more difficult, which is one of the reasons why i think we should remove our forces, not only from iraq, but from over the next few months from surrounding countries, because with the absence of a diplomatic solution, u.s. forces have become vulnerable and it's not clear what they're accomplishing anymore, other than getting us into trouble. it's attacks on u.s. forces with more tar that have gotten us to where we are today with this

tit-for-tat series ofs escalations, so they're getting us into trouble. lauren: ben, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate your perspective. cheryl: despite the tensions with iran and the united states, right now we're looking at green arrows across the board. investors initially had been worried. now we're seeing a reversal a. trade optimism is picking up global markets. the dow is up 36, s&p up 4 and three quarters, nasdaq up 30. coming up next, the infernos raging across australia only expected to get worse as temperatures heat up and crews work to save helpless animals. anna kooiman is coming up next for us as crews try to save as many animals as possible. george lopez, he could be getting a visit from the secret service pretty soon following yet another comment he made about the president. you're watching "fbn: a.m.." ♪ if i live to see the seven

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cheryl: australia bracing for scorching heat this week as wildfires burn out of control. fire officials warning the flames could merge and form a mega blaze in the next few hours with a vicious red sky, crews are battling thick smoke, making the fight even tougher. at least 25 are dead, 2,000 homes destroyed. president trump offering his support in a call to the australian prime minister overnight. this is what the fires would look like if they were burning in the united states. you can see almost the entire country is covered. right now, residents are doing whatever they can to stay hopeful. >> [ crying ] >> it hurts.

it hurts to see this and i don't want anyone to go through this again. cheryl: well, fox's anna cloyman joins us from a wildlife park where they're helping displaced animals. anna, good morning. >> reporter: it is a nice thing to see so many volunteers here from sydney wildlife rescue nursing animals back to health and with the goal of returning them to the wild but of course their environments, their home environments are going to be very different. that will provide additional challenges. this mobile vehicle you see behind me is brand spanking new and it is headed to the south coast this weekend to be in the fire zone and have hands-on activity, helping out. they have all sorts of vets who are volunteering and average joes who have nor l mal normal , heading down to help as well. these kangaroos are about 10

months old. they're orphaned from the south coast. their mothers were both killed by cars, actually, which is a very common thing to happen. but they inseparable -- they are inseparable. they spend about 90% of their time in the pouch. they're supposed to be in their mother's pouch right now but unfortunately they have to be in a vest instead. i want you to take a listen to one of the wildlife rescue volunteers. >> our whole ecosystem is going to collapse if we don't do something. you know, it's tough. you've got the little -- all the animals, they all need each other to survive. >> reporter: they certainly do. they depend upon one another. in kangaroo island, according to national australian reports, koalas, the population there, 50%. 50% has been wiped out by these wildfires and here in new south

wales along the mid-north coast, 30% of the koalas have been decimated as well. it's absolutely heart-breaking. the koalas get a lot of extra attention. they're gaining the headlines because they're the face of tourism for australia. but we can't forget about all the other animals as well and throughout the we'll be introducing folks to all sorts of native aussie species that are dealing with the fires as well. cheryl: one of the big draws of australia is the tourism industry, is the koalas and the joeys. there's got to be a lot of concern about the industry right now because it's summer in australia and this is when people want to go to australia and visit. >> reporter: yeah, and unfortunately what is happening here, we've heard from the prime minister who some have said has been slow to act. but he has committed an extra 2 billion australian dollars to relief efforts here which hopefully will help quell some

of those fears for tourists wanting to come here in the future. we don't have any substantial rainfall in the near forecast and so this is going to be going on for a long time. cheryl: it's devastating, just devastating to watch. anna, thank you so much for joining us this morning. good to see you. >> reporter: you too. lauren: sad story. let's stick with that part of the world. tesla's ceo, elon musk a, is in china today to mark the first public deliveries of the model 3 made at their new shanghai factory. the plant is tesla's first factory outside of the u.s. it's cut prices on cars in china, making them cheaper for customers. china is the world's biggest auto market. shares of tesla are surging in the premarket, not good news for the shorts out there, up 1.3%, 457, 60 each. cheryl: starting today facebook will ban users for posting

doctored videos ahead of the 2020 2020 election this novembe. the policy does not include parody or satire content. this crackdown is after anil teared video had gone -- an altered video had gone viral which appeared to slow house speaker nancy pelosi slurring her speech, that video again, a fake video. lauren: it gets confusing. cheryl: you have to be careful about what you believe. lauren: not only what you post, but what you believe. the consumer electronics show is apparently not the only place filled with tech out in vegas. cheryl: liz claman will take you inside the new football stadium packed with all the latest technology, liz. >> reporter: ces2020 opens today. we are going to kick off our coverage on fox business at the complete opposite end of the las vegas strip. for arguably what is the biggest technology story of all of 2020, the new home of the raiders'

football team. we'll take you on an exclusive tour of what will be the world's most connected, technologically advanced sports stadium. and then stay tuned all day to fox business because we've got your all-access pass to ces 2020 all day long. we've got the hyuandi flying car, the television by samsung that spins around, hotter zone tall, vertical -- horizontal, vertical. and 3:00 p.m. eastern we unveil the world's first foldable laptop by lenovo and arguably one of the it guys here at ces, the ceo and founder of impossible foods, pat brown. wow. it is the biggest tech show on planet earth and we've got it right here for you on fox business. cheryl: liz, thanks. a lot of buzz about the foldable televisions. lauren: let's take a look at your money this morning. dow up 21 points, higher after the major turnaround yesterday. s&p up about 3 this morning,

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cheryl: here is your morning cheat sheet, the top headlines to get you through the day. 35 people were killed, 50 hurt during a stampede erupting during the funeral procession for run's top military leader who was killed by u.s. troops. iran designated the american military as a terror organization following the takedown of the country's top leader there. iran's revolutionary guard said it will set ablaze support sedey

the united states. the senate is expected to vote this week on usmca. australia is bracing for scorching heat as wildfires burn out of control. fire officials are warning the flames could merge and form a mega blaze in the next few hours. crews also battling thick smoke, making their fight even tougher. at least 25 are dead, 2,000 homes destroyed, half a billion animals have been killed. well, george lopez is back pee l daling after joking -- pedaling after joking about the down tri iran placed on president trump. the comedian had to say this. we will do it for half. after facing backlash online, representatives of lopez told fox news the remark was just a joke. the secret service may need to interview lopez. lauren: bernie sanders is increasing his attacks on president trump and his decision to kill soleimani.

>> this guy was a bad news guy, but he was a ranking official of the iranian government. and a you know what? once you get into violating international law in that sense, you can say there are a lot of bad people all over the world. lauren: sanders is one of the first 2020 candidates to call the president's air strike an assassination and investors shrugging all of this off. the mideast tension, after a top iranian general was targeted and killed in the u.s. attack last week. we have doug flynn, certified financial planner with us this morning and doug, it's unbelievable, this morning an iran news agency is saying iran is assessing 13 retaliation scenarios against the u.s. dow's up 18 points. not a major l rally but we're not selling off. what does that mean to you? >> it falls into history, if you

look back the last 30 years, there's been about 16 of these geopolitical issues and in all the cases the average down percentage was about 2%. some of those are wars. if you go back to world war ii, the maximum down is 5%. three or six months later we're up between 5 and 8%. this falls into a whole lot of nothing which is in line with the severeity of it. lauren: is that because you and other investors don't think we're headed to as some would say a world war iii scenario or a war with iran. >> most of this is at this point, it's really a nothing. we're energy independent. it's not going to you a expect n the short run. if it does escalate, you'll have a further retraction at that point. lauren: if you look at the tech sector, it has been so hot. phenomenal 2019 and the start of 2020 has been even better. alphabet, google especially, that stock at an all -- all-time

high. why do you think investors are so bullish on google. maybe there will be a first time dividend? >> the problem with tech is that it's already such a big percentage of the market. it was up over 50% last year. but as much as we think that it's infallible, it isn't. there are some things that could cause that to slow down but it doesn't look like that's happening anytime soon. lauren: it seems big tech is invincible, when you look at the share prices. 14, 01, above 1400 for google right now. >> tech is already over 20% of the s&p. the top five holdings in the s&p 500, they're tech stocks, 15% of the market. in your 401-k you have 16% of your money in tech and you might own some of these stocks as well. even though there's upside there, i like some better than others. and the thing is, you need to be

a little more diversified. interestingly, the average investor that has 60% stocks, 40% bonds, last year that mix had the best performance since 1997. bonds did well, as well as stocks. the year before, both those things were down. lauren: i want to quickly touch on boeing as we assess the 737 fallout. now the company is looking to raise debt. and as they do that, are you worried, are you investors worried that we could get more disclosures about how faulty the 737 max program was? >> seems like there's more to it. the stock is way down. i think they can handle this debt. if you have a long view -- nobody wants to have 100% airbus fleet. they need to pull their things together and the outlook probably long-term is pretty good. lauren: so buy it? >> if you own it, i don't think you sell it. but you don't buy it. lauren: it might be going lower. cheryl, over to you.

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cheryl: the iconic home of the chicago tribune getting a makeover as the newspaper moves on. they're not alone, as the industry itself shrinks and major papers begin to down-size, real estate developers are seizing the opportunity to redevelop the historic former homes of some of nation's most well-known papers and they're turning them into luxury apartments. roger sealy is here. happy new year. what an interesting trend to talk about. taking over an old newspaper, a newsroom, a building, and making it into condos. what do you make of that? >> i love it. i think it makes a lot of sense. the thing about the newspaper buildings -- i did my research while reading the newspaper, so they're still around. these places are in great locations. they're really in the bull's-eyes in cities like chicago, la, dallas, texas, tampa, boston, et cetera. so it makes sense.

these places are such large buildings on such large campuses that a developer really the only way to make it make sense financially is to retrofit the current building. cheryl: i was looking at the numbers for the luxury condos forks the chicago tribune building they start at 900 grand, go up to $7.6 million. these are going to be very pricey pieces of real estate. >> yeah. it makes sense in a city like chicago. people live and work in downtown and they want to go and have their lifestyle surrounded by where they live. $10 million is a hefty price to pay. in chicago, it's got the numbers to support it. cheryl: another big trend we're seeing in real estate, that is the smart homes. smart homes have been around for a while. now we're seeing amp son put -- amazon put their money where their mouth is. plant prefa prefab is one exampa prefab kateed home that you -- prefab bring kateed home that

you -- prefabricated home that you build. what are they seeing that we're not. >> they're one step closer to taking over the world. the prefab thing is a ways away from being a real trend that's going to be sustainable. amazon is making big moves. we're surrounded by them with alexa and ring devices. if they can add one more layer, i'm sure it will make sense eventually. i don't think it's going to happen where we're seeing it consistently for a few years. cheryl: you've got to follow what amazon does. their work with tri point, lee lenar, they put almost $7 million into this kind of idea and it's ring cameras, it's having an ipad control your own tire home, having no -- your entire home, having no wires in your walls. it's what buyers want.

>> we're seeing it everywhere. something like that is not a difference maker as far as them making or breaking a deism it's. it's definitely an incentive. at the end of the day, if it's not done for them, they can get it done after the fact for not that much money, it's the convenience factor that comes into play. when you put amazon behind it, it's got clout for sure. cheryl: i'm a tech nerd and i love the technology in homes. i think it's great. you should stick around for the next story. >> i'm not leaving. i'm sitting right here. you got it. happy new year. lauren: i hope he doesn't have allergies. okay, stay tuned. let's take a look at futures, they look like his jacket did, we're in the green this morning, dow up 20 points, nasdaq up 25 this morning. it's time for ces, the consumer electronics show, the latest and greatest tech you need to get your hands on. we're going live to has ra las . plus, people poking fun at the long cvs receipts. the latest way they're going

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lauren: take a look at this, you'veven looking at it might me you want to sneeze. austin, texas is inundated with cedar pollen and it's spreading so-called cedar fever with it. cheryl: texans are reporting vicious allergies, they think it could go through february. this is my worst nightmare. i'm very allergic to pollen. i can't look at the video right now. >> this is the time of year they experience it. because of the relatively warmer temperatures, they have a bit more pollen in the air. allergy season, my friends, in

texas a. it's 42 in dallas, 39 in new york, so relatively warmer. this is january, right. we have temperatures in the 30s and 40s. we do have a quick hit of winter coming across the mid-atlantic and northeast today and tonight. so here's the system we're watching, not a big storm system but it could bring a little bit of snow across areas outside of the dc region, in towards new jersey, new york city, overnight tonight and new england. so we will watch for that. again, not a big blockbuster storm but it could cause travel delay as we get into the evening, overnight and into tomorrow morning. there are your totals, not a huge deal. mainly rain along the coast. then across the northwest, that's our next storm system moving in, coastal rain and mountain snow across the mountains. otherwise, pretty good-looking forecast for the central u.s., except for the pollen. except for the pollen. lauren: janice, thank you very much. cheryl: all right. well, ikea has now reached a big

settlement after a tragic accident for one family. lauren: tracee carrasco has the details. tracee: joseph dudek was killed after a recalled dresser tipped over on hill. as part of the settlement, ikea you agreed to meet with members of parents against tipovers which promotes child safety. there have been at at least 186 reports of ikea's dressers tipping over, along with 113 more other reports of dressers from ikea tipping over. ikea recalled the dressers in 2019 and supplied one million anchoring kits to families to help prevent further incidents. pier one imports saying they will close nearly half of its stores. they will shut down about 450 stores in an effort to restructure its business. some distribution centers may also close as part of the cost-cutting measures.

during the last quarter, sales at pier one stores decreased more than 11% compared to the same time last year. trading of the company's stock was halted on monday due to volatility. amazon making your next trip to the pump a little easier. carl's enabled with alexa will be able to pay for their gas by asking for the card to pay for it and confirming the location and pump number. the payments will be processed through amazon pay and the pump will be activated. the feature will be available at nearly 12,000 exxon gas stations later this year. and finally, the latest fashion trend taking aim at cvs' famously long receipts. multiple small retailers now selling scarves that resemble the receipts which have been a target of social media ridicule. the scarves are available online and can be customized, allowing you to print anything you want on that receipt. lauren: we've thought of everything. back to the alexa gas story, i was hoping she would pump the gas. tracee: not yet. maybe one day. cheryl: alexa, help me lose

five pounds. how about that. tracee, thank you. lauren: the question an 2020 cr electronics show underway in vegas. cheryl: brett larson is there with a preview. the big question, what are the hot new things we can expect out of ces? >> reporter: so much cool stuff is going to be unveiled here during the week today. the show opens just a few hours from now. we are in beautiful las vegas. couple of trends that we're seeing this year. a lot of talk about 5g wireless technology. i know we talked a lot about that last year, we talked about it towards the end of the year. this year we definitely expect to see several more 5g capable handset as the wireless carriers, verizon, at&t, t-mobile, begin to turn on more of those 5g towers. i know this is something out of the jetsons, this is very future looking. we may finally be closerre closo actual flying cars. bell helicopter is here with

flying demonstrations. bell helicopter was here last year as well with a flying car device, it looks like a quad copter. ikea unveiled a demonstration. saw some very cool stuff from lg yesterday. lg makes the screens that go into, well, basically all the screens of devices that we like to buy. our laptops, our televisions that we have in our homes. they showed all kinds of cool stuff. these really thin 8k displays. if you have an hd tv, the 8k display will be better than that. we're a few years away from that. we saw screens that will roll up into your ceiling. we saw the dashboard of the future that's probably going to be in some cars over the next five to 10 years take takes advantage of the flexible flat

8k displays that goes in through the dashboard that gives you lots of distractions when driving around. lots of cool stuff to see this year and we will be here throughout the day to tell you about it. cheryl: the big question for everybody at home is probably when can they get these items. when are they available for consumers? >> reporter: usually the stuff we see at ces hits the market in the march and june timeframe. some of the stuff is a preview for next year or years to come. more stuff we'll see, smart home devices we'll see will be ready in time for the holidays for 2020. a big runway for a sneak preview of stuff we'll see here. cheryl: foldable tvs on my christmas list. thank you for getting up at 3:50 in the morning. >> reporter: i'm trying not to think about local time. i'm trying think about home time. lauren: for some reason i don't

believe my tv will roll up into the ceiling any time soon. cheryl: come over, because i'm totally buying one. coming up next, mcdonald's making enemies, why one local franchise is driving its neighbors mad with new circumstance of all things. do you think you're handy at home? why google is becoming the one tool that homeowners can't seem to live without. you're watching "fbn: a.m." ♪ hang on, help is on its way. ♪ i'll be there as fast as i -- . unlike most other cold medicines, zicam is clinically proven to shorten colds. i am a zifan for zicam! oral or nasal. ♪ ♪ everything your trip needs, for everyone you love. expedia.

cheryl: mike gunzelman has that story, good morning, mike. >> exactly, residents sacramento, california neighborhood not too happy with mcdonalds because they've been blasting bag pipe music in order to keep the homeless away. now driving the neighbors crazy, they can hear in their houses even with the television on. and the homeless, it's not affecting whatsoever, they said it's a corporate issue, but, of course, maybes not happy regardless, i don't know if the city will get involved; something has to happen here,

it's called weponized sound and we are hearing more stores and restaurants use it. at 7elevens they keep from teenagers from loitering around. they are using sound to annoy you but this is neighbors, not good. cheryl: real quick, are people to dependent to do stuff? >> nearly 40% of young adults have to google how to fix basic maintenance household skills, so, example, 40% say they have no idea how to fix a running faucet, 30% have no idea how to use drywall and 40% don't know thousand unclog a drain, they are all googling, i'm one of those people as well. i call my buddy and hire somebody to put together my bed frame, listen, i don't know how to do this, google is the

answer. lauren: mike gunzelman, thanks for joining us in fbn:am. maria: tuesday january 7th, top stories before 6:00 a.m. on the east coast, fox business alert right now, growing turmoil in iran, iran threatening retaliation for the death of soleimani would be historic nightmare would be iranians and massive stampede killed people at soleimani's funeral, what it could mean to american security and the prices you pay at the pump, the latest developments, pointing to higher opening, complete reversal, dow industrials up on top of gains at the lose yesterday, s&p up 3 and nasdaq higher by 29, well, the great escape, japan looking

to have carlos goshn legally returned to face trial, also issuing an arrest warrant for his wife carol goshn, goshn telling me he has evidence of an actual coupe to take him down. elon musk has something to dance about, breaking into the china market as the first model 3 rolls out of a factory in shanghai, we are taking a look at big plans to to electrify sales across the world, mornings with maria begins right now. joining the conversation turning point conversation and iraq war veteran rob smith is with us, dagen mcdowell is here with us and wall street senior writer jon hilsenrath. we have a lot to talk about, we have breaking news which i have to get your take on, middle east tensions this morning, iran reporting that 35 people were killed and dozens others injured af