lady. lou: a beautiful moment it was. it turned into a beautiful three years, and i think five more for sure. that's it for us tonight. thanks for being with us. have a great lauren: it is 5:00 a.m. a. here are your top stories at this hour. breaking overnight, a plane carrying american consolate workers out of china is suddenly diverted as coronavirus cases spark serious panic in almost every corner of the world. u.s. airports bracing for the hundreds of americans fleeing from the deadly virus. >> apple hitting earnings out of the park. it may be a different story for boeing this morning. how bad will the damage be from the troubled 737 max jet. lauren: the super bowl is days away. americans are clear on what their favorite food is. it's not chicken wings. we've got the surprise winner coming you up. it is wednesday, january 29th. "fbn: a.m." starts right now. ♪

♪ take my blues away. ♪ wednesday morning, gonna be a brighter day. ♪ wednesday morning, come so many times before. lauren: it is wednesday morning. welcome to "fbn: a.m.." i'm lauren simonetti. tracee: i'm cheryl -- tracee carrasco, in for cheryl casone, who is at the super bowl. lauren: how are you, tracee. tracee: let's the a look at how your money is moving this morning. dow futures are up by 31 points, s&p futures up by 5, nasdaq futures up by 24 and-a-half. we've got earnings to keep an eye out, also the fed meeting this afternoon. the central bank wrapping up its

first meeting of the decade a. lauren: a lot going on. cautiously higher, i would say. oil is up as well, $53.86 a barrel. tracee: let's take a look at asia right now. you can see the nikkei pointing higher, hang seng steep losses there, down almost 3%, as we're getting back into the swing of things after the lunar new year holiday. the kospi pointing higher, the shanghai is closed. lauren: green on the screen in europe, cautiously higher this morning as we hear from more airlines, as they stop flying to china. the ftse i is up 1%. breaking overnight, the state department flying hundreds of stranded americans out of the coronavirus danger zone in china, passengers will a arrive at a military base in california early this morning. tracee: airports across the u.s. now setting up quarantine stations. jackie abanez has more as the

virus spreads around the world. >> reporter: china reporting more than 6,000 coronavirus cases and 132 deaths. the state department is flying more than 200 americans away from the center of the outbreak. a flight from wuhan, china refueling in alaska overnight. it will land at an air base in southern california where the passengers will be quarantined for at least three days. there are currently five confirmed coronavirus cases in four states here in the u.s. 18 american airports and two border cros crossings are settip quarantine station as flights are canceled to and from china. the cdc is urging people not to travel to china right now. >> the cdc in conjunction with the state department has updated our travel guidance and now recommends that travelers avoid unnecessary travel to china. >> reporter: more than 6,000 people have been sickened worldwide. the united arab emirates confirming its first case in the

mideast overnight. at the center of the outbreak in china, 16 cities are under quarantine and a brand-new hospital built in just four days will strictly treat coronavirus patients. although many americans have been evacuated from china, one wisconsin man says his family is stuck. >> this is not the ideal situation. i'm trying to think positively. this disease is frightening. >> reporter: other americans are choosing to stay in wuhan instead of flying to the u.s. back to you guys. tracee: thank you very much, jackie. president trump firing up the crowd at a massive keep america great rally in new jeer. lauren: it got wild. what do the voters think? petpete buttigieg is live -- pee hegseth is at the convention center. >> reporter: they could only fit a fraction of the people that

waited out here, some for days, many for hours and hours yesterday, just to get inside. 175,000 rsvps here in you south jersey, only 7,500 allowed in the convention center and it was a scene. when you think of new jersey, you don't think of it necessarily as a red state but down south here in jeff van drew's district, he just became a republican, remember, a lot of conservatives, a lot of supporters for this president. we went inside the convention and asked them, with impeachment going on, with the democrats in their process, why are you so supportive of his president, what is he facing. here's what the voters had to say inside the rally. >> when you think trump country, you may not think new jersey. we're here in wildwood, new jersey, crowds waiting to get in to see the president of the united states, donald trump. why are you here to see him today? >> because he's doing a great

job. we love him. we need him. >> he wants to make the state great again. >> it's the first president, when he said he was going to drain the swamp, he means it. >> is there any other politician or rock band or music group that you would come out to wait in line like trump. >> no way. >> he's the greatest president of my time. i'm in my 20s. i just love the way he's so bold. >> why are the democrats so obsessed with impeaching him. >> it's jealousy. when people are jealous of you, they will destroy you. >> they know they can't win. that's why they're doing this, because they can't win. >> i think it makes it a landslide victory in 2020, absolutely, hands down to get this turnout in new jersey, it speaks for itself. >> reporter: it sure does. i asked folks who would they wait in line for. the couple answers i got were bruce springsteen and when he was alive, tupac. other than that, donald trump is

the only person these folks say they would wait in line in bitter cold to come see. the other sound we got was he speaks like me, he understands me, he has the values i have and he loves this country and i've never seen a politician who says what they're going to do and then actually goes and does it. the connection here, as close as you can get to a presidental candidate, is guess you could say -- i guess you could say he's still a candidate going into 2020, here in wildwood, bringing you the voice of the people. lauren: did it surprise you there was so much trump support in blue new jersey. >> reporter: you know, a little bit. if you spend time in ne new -- w jersey, there's certain pockets. they were ready for it. lauren: he pete, thank you very much, bringing the wild to wildwood. have a good one. president trump making waves, rallying on the jersey shore. the president slammedded democrats during that rally for

the impeachment trial and vowing to win again in november. >> well, we are creating jobs and killing care electricities, the creational -- terrorists, the congressional democrats are obsessed with crazy witch hunts and deranged partisan crusades. this november we are going to win back the house, we are going to hold the senate and we are going to keep the white house. tracee: griff jen p kins is jee on capitol hill with the night's biggest moments. >> reporter: south jersey, the president firing the crowd up, obviously, in particula heapingn the one house democrat who switched parties rather than voting to impeach the president. >> jeff was one of the few brave and principled democrat lawmakers, in all fairness we've been after him for a long time, who stood up to the house

democrats and the outray just abuse of power you seeing going on right now. they can't win an election. >> reporter: this after the president's' team wrapped the third and final day of opening arguments. >> future presidents, democrats, republicans, will be paralyzed the moment they are elected. before they can even take the oath of office, the bar for impeachment cannot be set this low. >> reporter: today senators begin 16 hours of written questions over two days. chief justice roberts i' imlorig the questions to be brief. the questions is whether or not we'll see witnesses. mitch mcconnell says he doesn't have the votes to stop it, sparking a warning from republicans. >> looks like we're starting to see some cracks in their numbe

numbers. we will see. >> if you go down the road of witnesses, it's not going to be one, it's going to be many. >> reporter: four gop senators will need to cross over for bolton to testify. politico reporting this morning there are three democrat senators still considering whether or not to vote to acquit the president. that would give him bipartisan support. tracee: thank you very much. lauren: president trump is set to celebrate another win on trade. >> replace the nafta nightmare, one of the worst trade deals ever in history, a massive win for new jersey workers, new jersey farmers, and everybody. lauren: tracee: the president expected to sign the usmca at the white house later today after sailing through the senate last week, according to the administration.

democrats will not be invited to attend. the agreement is projected to ad $68 billion to the u.s. economy and create 175,000 new jobs. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is praising president trump's historic middle east plan. the plan establishes a two state solution and gives israel control over long contested west bank settlements. palestinians took to the streets to protest the proposal before it was even announced. president trump believes with an end p pent state and the -- independent state and the potential for $50 billion in u.s. aid, palestinians will eventually come around. lauren: here are other headlines making news this morning. at least 50 u.s. service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following iran's missile attack earlier this month he despite initial claims there were no injuries related to that incident. traumatic brain injuries have become a major concern for the military recently. the pentagon reports that 31 of

the 50 service members diagnosed have returned to service. secretary of state mike bomb maymay-- pompeo on the way to te u.k., amid the u.k. decision to allow huawei to allow a limited part in building out the 5g network. the president has said previously he would sus tend intelligence sharing with any country that allows huawei into the 5g network. shaquille o'neal reacting to the death of his former teammate, kobe bryant. >> i haven't felt pain like this in a while. i lost two grandmother's, lost a sarge, lost my sister and now i lost a little brother. lauren: as the investigation into the crash continues, it's being reported that the helicopter carrying kobe, his daughter and seven others, was not equipped with a terrain awareness warning system which could have provided critical data to the pilot before that crash. the ntsb said it will issue a

preliminary report in 10 days. and tim horton's moving on from meatless meat. they are parting ways with beyond meat, saying the product was not embraced by customers. they did not, however, rule out bringing meatless meat back at at a later time. so after all that, tray you sigh, i guess -- tracee, i guess it wasn't so popular at tim horton's. all eyes are on boeing this morning, one of the most heavily weighted dow stocks to report, the first results under the you new ceo. how bad will the damage be from the grounded 737 max. tracee: remember this, when mayor bill de blasio dropped the groundhog. this is painful to watch. well, if peta has its way, groundhogs will only have to fear their shadow. details coming up on "fbn: a.m.." ♪ at least we'll both be numb. ♪ after all we said the best of me, the worst is yet to come. we in our new home.

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most, though, is the wearable, home and accessories category, first quarter that it reported over $10 billion in revenue, that includes the apple watch and air pods which keep selling out. i also think it's important, services grew another 17% quarter over quarter to almost $13 billion. so for all the people dogging apple for being nothing but an iphone company, here we have two other categories that are showing it's much more than just iphones. lauren: don't wearables and services derive from being linked to the iphone, so how do they grow their base, if you will? >> absolutely. i think it's all about the ecosystem. i think apple's the only company you can talk about that has this advantage. they have 1.5 billion devices. the iphones lead the way. and now you start adding these accessoriesnd then you add on the services to those accessories and you have a wonderful business that still has a lot of room to grow. tens of billions of dollars in potential growth for sales and profit from services still. lauren: growing might be a problem, mike lee, at boeing. they report today. what do investors need to know,

what do they need to hear from the new ceo. >> there's a lot of problems at boeing. the focus is on the 737 max. and there is a new ceo because the former ceo said it would be back online by the end of last year. so as that's what all the attention is going to be focused around is when it comes back online. i think there's real problems, though, because some of their suppliers, notably spirit aero systems, have laid out workers in plants that supply the 737 max. i don't know when it's coming back online. to compound those problems, their 787 dream liner, they're reducing the number of production from 14 to 12 a month. when you sell those things for 200 or 250 million a pop, that's like five or six billion dollars in revenue less a year. that's meaningful to any can anywhere. lauren: there's concerns that boeing because of its size will actually ding overall u.s. gdp. another concern, lou, and mike,

for investors is coronavirus. and tesla is reporting today, for instance, apple certainly has major factories in china as well. how concerned are you, lou, about the coronavirus? >> look, i think it's a near term concern, largely in the semiconductor space. i treat it as a buying opportunity. semiconductor chips are going to be in everything we do from now until the end of time. if you get a pullback, the sox index has had a great runup over the last three, four years. i really view it as a short-term buying opportunity. lauren: boeing yo does report s latest earnings before the opening today. we'll take a look at the results as soon as they come in. the new ceo will join maria bartiromo this morning, 8:30 a.m. eastern time. tracee: president trump calling on the federal reserve to lower interest rates. trump tweeting yesterday, quote, the fed should get smart and lower the rate to make our interest competitive with other countries, which pay much lower,

even though we are by far the high standard. we would then focus on paying off and refinancing debt. trump's demand coming as the congressional budge he et office estimates the national debt will rise to $31.4 trillion by the end of 2030, that would be 98% of gross domestic products. the federal reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged when it announces its decision today. we will have live coverage of the decision and the news conference starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern right here on fox business. still to come, they promise to keep you and your information safe. one privacy service is reportedly selling your information. where is it going and what you need to know. lauren: plus, your loved ones might have to guess your feelings this valentine's day many why this iconic candy is going blank this year. keep it here on "fbn: a.m.."

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you know that thing you click okay, says do you agree to this and you click okay, that's what you agreed to. here's what's happening. to give you an idea of how this works, it's watching everything you do online, where your mouse is hovering, what sites you're going to, what you're searching for, what you're buying, what you're putting into your cart, videos you're looking at. all that data is captured. it's handed over to their subsidiary, jump shot, and that data is sold to all of these different companies, aall of whom declined to comment for the art l kell that did this -- article that did this research. in some instances, there's a reason the companies want the information. home depot, a shopping site, for example, they may want to know where's the disconnect between you shopping for something, adding it to your cart and completing that purchase. a lot of people leave stuff in the cart, don't come back. in a lot of ways, it's a way to look and say how can we make this easier for the customer, how can we make our website more responsive, how can we place advertisement that's more i'm

her sieve. there's -- i' immersive. the data take is so specific, it could be matched to you. this is everything you're doing online, that means the naughty stuff too that they are tracking. lauren: so read the disclaimer, bottom line. >> read the disclaimer. they said you can opt out of it. lauren: you're a child of the '80s. atari is opening up an owe way . >> it's the atari hotel. they're opening in many locations. how amazing is this going to be. it will be a virtual reality video game experience. if you grew up with the atari 2600. lauren:s was that you, brett. >> interactive pong. think about the endless opportunities you could have at the you atari hotel. lauren: do you know how much it's going to cost?

>> we don't know the room rates yet. does it really matter? is there a cost you can put on an interactive atari experience hotel. nintendo has nintendo world coming which is very exciting hope to get the exclusive on that so i can play in the super mario world. lauren: now we know what to get him for his birthday. tracee: h.tracee: these hotele very popular. >> the trend we're seeing is the age demographic is starting to spend money, starting to travel, so why not give them something fun. lauren: brett larson. you can get fun when you watch brett on fox news headlines, 24/7, sirius xm channel 115. fears are growing as the coronavirus virus. you does china have the threat under control? tracee: as fans gear up for super bowl liv, we break down

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lauren: here is your morning cheat sheet, the top ted lines to get you through the day. president trump preparing to sign historic trade deal into law today. he will officially sign the united states, mexico, canada agreement, the usmca during a ceremony at the white house. the deal was passed by the senate last week, expected to generate 176,000 jobs in the u.s. boeing comes out with its earnings in just about two hours from now. investors expecting boeing to take a hit because of the continued grounding of the 737 max jet. as the coronavirus spreads across the globe, 18 u.s. airports plus two border crossings setting up quarantine stations. 132 people have died. there are five confirmed cases in the u.s. tracee: here to discuss china's response to the outbreak is dean chang, a senior research fellow

with the heritage foundation's asian study center. good morning, dean. >> good morning. tracee: i want to ask you, we just heard 132 confirmed deaths, nearly 6,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. earlier this week a nurse in china said that there was no -- that china was not giving us the full picture here. what do you think, is china giving us the full picture here, can we trust the information coming out of the country. you think back to sars in 2003 when china concealed a lot of the information and was criticized for it. >> i think the chinese did learn an important lesson from sars, both domestically as well as internationally. they lost a lot of credibility and they also helped create an internal lot of concern. now we have this new virus and there are a lot of very scary stories. i think the chinese government does want to try and limit

internal panic. but at the same time, this is also an internal security issue. i suspect that within the chinese system, because information is always an aspect of power, it's a good question whether we're getting all of the information or not or even whether chinese citizens are. tracee.tracee: china doesn't wo cause panic for people that live there. airlines are starting to stop flights, businesses are starting to shut down. we're seeing a number -- obviously the quarantine, is it too little too late? is china doing enough right now? >> the reports have come out that the mayor of wuhan has aa parentally gone on-- apparent has gone onto chinese television, saying i had more information but the government kept me from sharing it, is almost certainly indicative that measures are coming a step behind. the other thing to think about is the chinese have extended the chinese new year, it's like saying we're going to change christmas. so the government china can do

that. but in order to keep people at home, rather than going back to work. tracee: how worried right now do you think president xi is? you've got the coronavirus, a number of things on his plate, trade still a big issue. what do you think? >> i think xi-jinping is looking at this and saying basically you've got to be kidding me. he's got an economic slowdown. he's got the ongoing problems in hong kong. he's got pork problems because there's separate disease going on with chinese pigs. this is really almost a perfect storm of problems, almost all of which are internal and domestic. he can't even blame foreigners or the outside for them. tracee: thank you very much for joining us this morning. >> thank you for having me. lauren: as the super bowl approaches, the quarterbacks in the biggest game of the year are taking center stage. who are the people that put them in those positions to succeed? tracee: ray bogen joins us live with that story. good morning, ray.

>> reporter: good morning. it's taken about 6,000 crew members to get miami and the surrounding area ready for this super bowl. everything from security measures to installing a camera above hard rock stadium to give viewers at home bird's eye vie. when the game starts all eyes will be on talented but relatively young quarterbacks who are being mentored by nfl legends. ism m-- jimmy garapalo forthe 4a lot from tom brady about being a team player and brady sent him a text wishing him luck and saying, quote, go win. >> i learned a ton of things, on the end field, off the field, how he goes about preparing, how he deals with media, everything. >> reporter: then there's patrick mahomes of the chiefs led by head coach andy reed.

mahomes had to make multiple comebacks during the playoffs and says he doesn't want to be in that position again for the big game. >> one play can be the difference on winning a championship and not winning and so whenever you get your opportunity you have to get out therend a maximize it. >> i love my time in philadelphia as my family did. we have great memories in philadelphia. it's almost a badge of honor when you get booed. >> reporter: patrick's college coach, who now leads the arizona cardinals, gave him super bowl ticket to patrick's high school coach, adam cook. so that's a very nice gesture and patrick's high school coaches is really going to be able to enjoy this very special moment. lauren and tracee, back to you. lauren: making any bets, ray? >> reporter: you know, they say defense wins championships. we have one of the best defenses in the league versus the offense. so it's tough to say.

i have to be honest, i'm a giants fan, i'm pretty loyal, i'm not going to root for either team. lauren: just a reminder for our audience, cheryl casone will be reporting live in from the super bowl, starting tomorrow right here at 5:00 a.m. few nfl franchises have the history and prestige of the 49ers interest, the hay day in the 1980 and '90s to this year's super bowl, one family has been behind it all. >> joe montana, jerry rice, bill walsh, each the greatest at their craft and a all sill on muse with -- synonymous with the san francisco 49ers. they kick started one of the greatest dine cities in n -- dynastys in history. the architect, real estate

tycoon, eddie dib a arteloow junior. >> the personal relationships he had with his players, guys like ronnie lot, guys like jerry rice and joe montana, that really kept that team and that dynasty together. >> he eventually handed control to his sister in 1997. she would eventually hand those reins to her eldest son. he quickly overcame early criticism. >> i have a lot of respect for jed, he took some s took some sm the fans and now he's the right guy to lead us forward. >> john lynn p. is general manager and kyl shann

as head coach. >> i would like to see him take a few more bows because he's deserved it. >> york spearheaded the opening of levi stayed you'll. prior to the start of the season, forbes named the 9ers at the fifth most valuable nfl franchise worth and estimated $3.5 billion. a sixth super bowl title might bump that up a little more. >> what this super bowl really represents is the rebirth of the greatness of the 49ers. lauren: this game means a lot to both teams and as we await the big game, the ceo of the san francisco 49ers, jed york, will be joining "mornings with maria" later today in the 7:00 hour. he's just 3 39 years old. he got his start in the financial industry. tracee: when it comes to the super bowl, nothing says game day grub quite like a big pile of wings. >> i'll go turn the fryers back on and throw some wings in for

you. >> thanks, helen. tommy likey. tommy want wingy. tracee: it turns out most americans don't you agree. google search results from a across the country show that super bowl fans rank the cocktail weiner as the number one favorite game day snack. wings came in second. a variety of dips like seven layer dip and buffalo chicken dip also making the list. what's your favorite? >.lauren: i kind of agree with everything you just named. that's our question of the day, what's your favorite game day snack. tracee: i like the dips, all the different kinds of dims. take a look at futures right now, you can see some green, a little bit of stability after the last few days. dow futures up by 47, s&p 500 futures up by 6 and three quarters, nasdaq futures up by 9 and a quarter. waiting for earnings, boeing the big one today. will more workers -- more

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would give to having the discipline to get work done? >> yeah, good question. you do need to be disciplined. i would recommend setting up a dedicated office space where there are not many distractions, maybe shut your phone off, definitely stay away from social media if you can and make sure that you've got the necessary tools in order to converse with your coworkers. lauren: i'm glad you say that, to converse with your coworkers. i would imagine you would feel awfully lonely and disconnected when you're setting up at your kitchen table for eight hours a day and not commuting or going to an office to interact with real people. >> yeah, absolutely. when i worked for a company remotely, we had video conferencing, which helps, it's a good way -- it's a good tool in order to stay in touch and not feel so isolated. lauren: as you link people to jobs, what are the companies saying to you about the ability

to offer workers this perk? >> well, it's mutually beneficial. whereas once it was seen as a perk for the employee, i think employers are now embracing it. they realize they can -- there's a lot of cost savings, overhead that, can reduce the amount of office space they have. it's something that mutually beneficial. lauren: in a tight job market when people want higher salaries, does cutting down on costs enable the company to pay you less because they know you're not paying to dress up, you're not paying to commute to work, it's cheaper for you too? >> it is cheaper for the employee but this is something that can be negotiated. because again, the one nice thing is it opens up the talent pool for employers and employees. this is something that they can negotiate. remote work is not black and white. it can be part-time remote work. it's not necessarily 100% telecommuting. lauren: thank you for joining us. tracee: can we work from home,

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tracee: here are some other headlines making news this morning. a powerful earthquake sent shock waves through miami. the quake struck yesterday between jamaica and cuba but its effects were felt in south florida where buildings started shaking. no damage or injuries have been reported. the quake happened along the same fault line that devastated puerto rico in recent weeks.

hollywood is foregoing airing movie ads during this year's super bowl. instead, trailers like this one for top gun maverick will be seen during the pregame according to the hollywood reporter. the reason is the price. a 30 second spot costs at least $5.6 million, that is up from $4 million last year. you can watch super bowl liv this sunday only on fox. federal health officials are warning the company behind hand sanitizer purell to come clean. the food and drug administration wants gojo industries to stop claiming some hand sanitizers can guard against the flu and other illnesses. an fda official says the company has made claims about its products on the website. a company spokesperson says they have begun to make updates. this comes as americans fight the flu and global concern rises over the coronavirus in china.

if you're trying to go cold tour kif from meat, this might be able to help you. an irish vegetarian company what has developed this patch, similar to a nicotine patch and allegedly can help curve cravings for bacon. this bacon patch only gives you a smell of food. do you walk around smelling like bacon a little bit? lauren: does it work for all food? that would be great. not just for bacon. tracee: desert. lauren: 's do some weather. let's get a check on the wednesday forecast. senior meteorologist janice dean is live in the fox weather center. good morning, janice. craving bacon this morning? janice: i always crave bacon. that's a loaded question. bacon on everything. the past 24 hours, no bacon unfortunately across the midwest. we're dealing with a bit of snow over the central u.s. and then rain south of that in towards the gulf coast.

this is a weak system but it is going to cause problems on the roads this morning. the future radar shows a bigger system kind of developing across the gulf coast, that's going to bring rain into the forecast for south florida as some folks are getting ready for the big game in miami, for the super bowl. but the actual day of the super bowl looks spectacular. so there's your forecast. we're going to have to watch this area of low pressure. the computer models are showing it offshore, not affecting us too much. it will be mainly a rain event. it is too warm for snow. the northwest is very active with several systems coming in from the pacific with more coastal rain and mountain snow. there's the forecast today. pretty average for temperatures across the u.s. again, we're going to deal with that system in the gulf that's going to bring some rain and some wet conditions to miami for the super bowl but as i mentioned, sunday looks good. clears out completely. tell cheryl she might have to bring rain gear.

tracee: we'll keep our fingers crossed. lauren: she was nervous about packing. i don't know if she brought the rain gear. coming up, peta, speaking of bacon, looking to l follow in bill murray's foot steps. >> we must not keep our public waiting, huh? >> it's show time. tracee: how the animal rights group is looking to keep punk py phil from forecasting duties. keep it here on "fbn: a.m." ♪ i got you, babe. risk still remains. many have turned to fish oil supplements. others, fenofibrates or niacin. but here's a number you should take to heart: zero-the number of fda approvals these products have,

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lauren: could soon see his job outsourced with a robot. >> already coming sunday is ground hog day, which is crazy because it feels like it was just thanksgiving, they want to get of beloved ground hog, when they hold him up and getting all the camera flashes, this causes him stress, new york city mayor bill de blasio dropped chuck and died from internal injuries that was quite something, but so peta said instead of using a real

ground hog they want to offer a robot ground hog that's full of artificial intelligence that will better tell what the weather is going to be. it's a ground hog, come on, people. come on. can't we have fun at all? right? peta is at it once again and want to get rid of actual animal last year they weren't available because the parent company, the candy got bought out by candies and because of transition we don't have enough in production, full year later we find out that the printing equipment that would write the words and phrases on them, now the majority will be blank for valentine's day, the candystore.com and only 3% had the full phrases on them, why is

there no words, that's why. lauren: i don't like any of your stories today. >> well, it's wednesday, great. lauren: come back tomorrow. >> i'll be here all week. tracee: try again tomorrow. lauren: that does it for us on fbn:am, mornings with maria start right now. maria: hey there, ladies, i'm maria bartiromo, it is wednesday january 29th, your top stories right now just before 6:00 a.m. on the east coast, the coronavirus outbreak is growing, the death toll now rises to 132, nearly 6,000 confirmed cases, major airlines suspending to and from mainland china and americans evacuated from hot zone back in american soil. we have the latest, markets pointing to higher opening, tension is pointing to coronavirus to dow industrials up 70 points, nasdaq up 37 and s&p 50 right now up 9 and a

quarter. apple-record breaking record, big boost from iphones, wearables and accessories including airpods, the stock is up, we are breaking down those numbers and tell you what's ahead for am, two more dow components on tap this morning with earnings, mcdonalds and boeing, i will be speaking with boeing's new ceo dave calhoun joining us live, join us, the latest on getting 737 max back in the air, restoring the company's reputation and credibility and the impact of coronavirus, mornings with maria begins right now. ♪ ♪ maria: tom -- some of the top stories we are watching, 6,000