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to some of the risk, but the revenue potential and trajectory of this company will be significantly higher. >> we're entering this a.i. atmosphere, i think there's just a ways to go through the whole complex. >> and the effect it's having is turning donald trump into a sympathetic figure. they're trying to do this to create the rallying effect so he is the nominee for the democrats. be careful what you wish for. >> if donald trump had been on that stage the, almost the entire debate would have reinvolved around him, but you actually had the opportunity to see some distinctions. >> our nominee is going to want to face biden, they will demand debates, and the american people deserve that. ♪ everybody wants to rule the world ♪ ♪ ♪ [laughter] stuart: what's that? weezer? who is ease -- weezer? it's a new one on me. lauren: i've heard of them. i can't give you much

information, sorry. my music knowledge lacks. stuart: back to your computer. it is thursday, august 24th. the market has turned south across the board. the dow is down 190, the nasdaq down 120. wasn't like this at 9:30, oh, no, we were up across the board. we completely turned around. show me big tech. again, early this morning they were all up, now they're all down. that's a market turn-around. alphabet down just 69 cents, but apple is back to $177. down 1.7%. how about the 10-year treasury yield? if that's going -- well, it's actually going up a little, 4.211. it was about 4.30 this time last week. that's the markets. big day. now this. later today donald trump will be booked at the fulton county jail. it's already turning into a media circus. and that's exactly what the democrats want. trump hatred runs stronger than ever in the media, and they will

be there to make him look bad. they may overdo it. not everyone loves the smug, elite news types planting on a former president. his base will be enraged. but the booking will distract from last night's debate, and that's what the media wantings. it's what trump wants too. ron desantis came on strong last night about not rehashing the past. that's what trump is doing. his appearance today will bring us right back to january the ofth -- 6th. it's as if the media and trump are hand in hand getting past the debate. what a shame. it was a good debate. it was about policy and personality and generational change. it was a showcase of up and coming republican talent not to be ignored. third hour of "varney" just getting started. ♪ ♪ stuart: sean duffy with me this

morning. the judge okayed cameras in the courtroom. trump's expected to be fingerprinted and have a mug shot taken. unlike the other indictments. this is a circus, sean. is that that what the democrats want? i think it is. >> i think it is too. listen, they want to have donald trump do the perp walk, they want the picture, they want the cameras in the courtroom. they want all of this on display, stuart. and again, i think they think this is their way they're going to take down donald trump. however, it didn't work with russia collusion, leaks from the fbi, doj, it didn't work with impeachments, with january 6th. this is their last step, and donald trump just keeps going up in the polls. you made this point, he's to going to be a sympathetic figure because of the overplay of the democrats' hand. listen, he took bribes, he sold america out, he shot and killed someone, prosecute him. but no one actually understands the charges. this is -- the the charges are not in our lexicon of criminal

knowledge that donald the trump has committed, and i think that's the real problem democrats have. again, the charges in d.c., they were not charges for an insurrection, which is illegal, they were all these other charges that no one's heard of. same thing on the georgia charges that he's going to be booked on today. so it's going to be a media sir e cuts, and it's not going to play in the democrats' hands. stuart: you think trump's support could actually grow after today? >> well, stuart, it's continued to grow, right? every time he's indicted, every time he appears in court, his poll numbers go up. and, again, you made this point, there was a debate last night. a lot of ideas were put out there, there were, i think, winners and losers. some were a lot better than others. but the conversation today is now going to be about donald trump, right? you're not going to be replaying the clips of the back and forth that took place yesterday. it's all going to be trump all day long and, again, i think it undermines what happened last night. but donald trump, again, takes

center stage, his ideas and the political persecution is what america's going to talk about. not how to move the country forward. stuart: of the candidates on the stage last night, who do you think was the winner? >> 100%, vivek ramaswamy. i thought, i thought he was the one that distinguished himself whether he was talking about pardoning trump, whether he was talking about climate change being a hoax, taking money away from ukraine, he was able to stand up and give clear, crisp answers that not everyone agreed with. but i thought that was impressive. also the fights that he got into on stage gave him more time to respond, gave him more camera time to introduce himself to the american republican voter. i think ron desantis, he wasn't bad. he was kind of a push, for me. the problem was he needed to shine, he needed to razzle-dazzle on stage. he's lost about 8% of his polling numbers in the last month. he's losing donors. he needed to show that he was the top guy that could take on donald trump. he should be the actual number

two, and i don't think he crossed that bar. he want bad, but he wasn't great, and he needed a great night. stuart: who was the biggest loser? >> everybody else. listen, i thought they were, you know, early 2000-esque candidates. there was a lot of talking points, a lot of, you know, neo-con philosophy on stage whether it was from mike pence or nikki haley. by the way, we talk about a great bench in the republican party, there was a great bench in 2015 when you had two tiers of candidates on on stage. but burgum and asa hutchinson wouldn't have even made the second tier, they would have been in the third tier, and now they're on the main stage right now? again, i was not that impressed with a lot of the answers that were given. it was just kind of this rote, old school conservativism. there wasn't -- remember when donald trump, stuart, was talking about let's build a wall? no one talkses about building a wall, no one talked about securing the border.

they didn't think they could. donald trump did. he led e the party. he was talking about russia taking jobs away from american workers, we're going to use tariffs to actually attack china.. i'm not a big tariff guy, stuart, i'm a free trader, but he was right on a lot of that stuff, and he won people over because he was a big thinker. there was no big thinking last night, no new, big ideas that took place last night. stuart: maybe trump should get into the second debate in california hosted by fox business -- >> what network is that on, stuart? stuart: fox business, i believe. [laughter] duffy, you're all right. see you again soon. >> i don't know if we're going to -- are you moderating that debate, stuart? stuart: don't know. i'm going to watch you on "the bottom line" live, 6 p.m. eastern right here on fox business. thank you, duffy. [laughter] back to the markets, have a look at this. i'm afraid i've got a lot of red ink to report this morning. very different from 90 minutes

ago. the nasdaq's down 35. show me nvidia -- 135. that started out with a huge gain. it went to $507 a share, i believe. now it's a mere 475, still up $5, up another 1%, but nowhere near the gains earlier in the day. dr barton with us now. would you buy nvidia now at 476? >> you know, stuart, i don't love it right here at 476. i love it long term. we've had lots of people giving us $600 numbers going forward, and i like that a lot. i believe back in february we were looking at it at 208 on a huge pullback, and and that was a recommendation that i liked right here on the show. i like a little bit of a budge, a bit more pullback, then i'm back in. this is a long-term keep or. stuart: yeah, that would be my point. if you're trying to establish sort of a core group of stocks

for your portfolio that you're probably going to stick with over the long term, it strikes me that nvidia pretty much has to be in that core investment holding. you would agree with that? >> i would be fully onboard with that, stuart. and i think right now, today, if you're going to do out and buy some or if you already have some, good on ya. this is the picks and shovels play for this current gold rush. right now nvidia's making all the profits while selling to everyone who's scaling up for the a.i. revolution. and they're doing that really well as we've seen in the numbers. stuart: i've got 30 seconds left. would you pick any other big tech stock to be a part of your core investment holding? >> i do like a bunch of 'em, stuart. you and i have talked. i love microsoft, still do. they're going to be part of the a.i. revolution. i think amazon's broadening, and the fact that they've gotten

beaten down so much makes them a good play for a long-term holding. so those would be the two i really like, apple if you've got it, love it as well. stuart: got it. dr, thank you, very much for being with us. see you again soon. lauren's got the movers. dollar tree. i i've got a question about dollar tree. retailer. did they mention theft? lauren: absolutely. and the stock is down by 10%. it was theft by shoppers, by employees and also the fact that people are going into the dollar stores to buy essentials like food which carry lower margins, so their profitability is hit. the stock is down 10%, number one decliner on the broader market. stuart: ouch. spirit aerosystems, that's spr, i believe. lauren: way down, down 15%. boeing down more than 3. quality concern issues on certain models of the top selling boeing 737, the max. it's with the fuselage, and this is putting in question the ability of boeing to deliver on time. stuart: build-a-bear, is it

coming back? lauren: bigtime. consumers are sprurnlging on stuffed animals. the stock is up 15% and 40% of build-a-bear sales are from teens and adults. stuart: so now you know. lauren: you can go with into fao. >> schwartz and design your build-a-bear, what it smells like, what it wears -- i haven't seen a teenager doing that. stuart: irresistible. lauren: really? stuart: not. a.i. is helping a paralyzed woman speak for the first time in 18 years. she doesn't even have to open her mouth, he just has to think. we'll explain. extraordinary. the president is talking -- is taking pilates classes on vacation, congress is digging into the hunter biden investigation. two committees just sent subpoenas to the fbi and irs agents. we'll have a report proon that. mike pence makes a bold campaign promise on the debate stage. roll it. >> those trump-pence tax cuts that we got signed into law go

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from hunter's infamous laptop revealing that he traveling to at least 13 countries with his dad, then-vice president joe biden, tagging along on trips to asia, africa, europe and is mexico. hunter seemingly hitching rides on air force two to pursue his business deals overseas. in a 2010 e-mail to a business associate, hunter proposes a meeting with serbian officials saying, quote, how about we go over on a may 10th. jrp, his father's initials, will be in madrid, and i can catch a ride with him, fly over to serbia and back with you. he also requested official protection during several personal overseas business meetings including a 2010 trip to germany, a 20213 trip to the philippines and a 2014 trip to israel. stuart: thank you, lauren. while president biden vacations in lake tahoe, the investigations continue in washington. jacqui heinrich joins me. what did the 2024 candidates have to say about those investigations? >> reporter: well, stuart,

last night there were only two mentions of hunter biden which was likely a pleasant surprise for the president's team because democrats were expecting the candidates to equate the legal troubles of former president trump to those that the first son is facing. at a prebuttal press conference, the biden campaign cohair, cedric richmond, dodged questions on how the campaign would navigate the federal probe into hunter's business dealings and also congressional investigations into the first family and what kind of a drag that would be on the president's campaign especially after house speaker ken -- kevin mccarthy said an impeachment inquiry could come as early as next month. >> mccarthy wakes up every day still praying he has 218 votes to be speaker of the house. we have really no time to focus on what mccarthy says day by day. we will continue to do our job which is to remind the american people that this is a choice

between chaos and division and a president focused on their issues. >> reporter: last night florida governor ron desantis tried to contrast financial struggles among working class americans with hunter's lucrative painting sales, but chris christie highlighted the soft treatment the justice department is giving the president's son over the gun charge. >> facing a 10-year mandatory minimum which was mandated by legislation sponsored by his father. and then you have a justice department that walks away from those charges? we're telling people that the law doesn't apply to everybody. in a christie administration, he would go to jail for 10 years. >> reporter: so hunter biden is here in lake that hoe, he joined in on the family vacation, but he arrived separately by commercial flight which is a change from how it used to be. fox digital, as lauren mentioned, traced e-mails and secret service records showing that hunter biden traveled to at least 13 countries with the president when he was vp and in

a few instances on those official trips proposed setting up business meetings and calls although it is unclear if those ever panned out, stuart. stuart: all right. thanks very much. congressman jason smith, republican from missouri, joins me now. hunter is flying around the world with his dad and doing business deals. you're investigating. congressman, how close are you to prove thing the president -- proving the being directly involved in these business deals? >> you know, it's pretty disappointing, stuart, and it's not that hard to connect the dots. you see more than $20 million has went to the biden family and its affiliates k and it's solely because of the perception of influence that hunter and other members of the biden family have with the president of the united states. including where several individuals have came forward saying that they had the president on speakerphones talking to their business

associates. it's so disturbing. we had that whatsapp message that the whistleblowers brought forward to us that was from hunter biden to a chinese business partner saying we, we need to hear from you immediately, i'm seated right next to my father waiting. it's just, there's so many lines to it, and it's starting -- we're starting to connect the dots. but we're following the facts, and it's going to lead to something that may not be the the most fitting for the president of the united states. stuart: the fbi and a couple of irs agents, i believe, are going to be subpoenaed. what are you looking for? >> absolutely. we've subpoenaed two irs agents and two members of the fbi, and it's all based around an october 7th, 2022, meeting where our irs whistleblowers said that at that moment the prosecutor in the case, mr. david weiss who's now the special counsel named by the

attorney general of the united states, said that he was denied the the ability to bring charges in california and to bring charges in washington, d.c. and also denied special counsel access. well, now you have mr. weisss saying something differently, you have the attorney general of the united states who's testified before congress saying something differently. and these other individuals that we have subpoenaed were in the room. we want to hear from them. but unfortunately, the biden administration if has been stonewalling us and preventing them from coming before congress. but let me tell you, jim jordan and myself are not going to slow down, we will have them come before congress, that's why we issued the subpoenas on monday. stuart: quickly k congressman, let's get back to the debate. mike pence promised to bring back trump era tax cuts if elected. watch this real fast, please. roll tape. >> when i'm president of the united states, we're actually going to cut taxes further. we're going to extend those tax cuts, and we're going to close the federal d. of education --

department of education, block grant all that funding back to the states with a growing economy and education al choice can -- educational choice and law enforcement, we will bring our cities back. stuart: congressman, you are the powerful chair of the house ways and means committee. you control the pursestrings. i understand that you want to cut spending, that that's a must to you. can you tell us what spending you would cut? >> well, first off, i'd like to respond to the vice president's comments on the tax cuts. i was thrilled to hear him say that in the debate last night because no one's talking about the roughly $3 trillion of taxen increases that's going to happen on americans, all americans, when these tax cuts expire in 2025. in regards to the spending, there's numerous areas where we can look at, stuart, to cut spending. for example, let's start with the executive orders that this administration has done with the stroke of a pen. they have cost more than a

trillion dollars to taxpayers. that's an easy way to start. and then look at the inflation reduction act that passed. it is the more than 250% higher than what the costs of what they passed just over a year ago, more than $700 billion. and guess what? those tax credits, 90% of those credits go to companies with more than a billion dollars in sales. so it's the not about the little people, it's about the big guy is what the biden team has definitely rewarded. stuart: we'll leave it right there. congressman jason smith, the powerful chair of the house ways and committees committee, thanks for being with us. come back soon. >> appreciate it. stuart: take a look at this, please. this is a grim reaper flier handed out at yale. the police union made them to warn new students about crime. the school calls it misleading. yeah, we got the story. trump supporters gathering outside the fulton county jail where donald trump's expected to turn himself in later today. ashley webster is there and has a report from the if jail right

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♪ because i don't want to work. ♪ i don't want to bang on the drum all day ♪ stuart: i really do like this song, and i think the name of it is i don't want to work, i want to bang on a drum. lauren: is it a good friday song or a monday song? stuart: we're playing it for a reason. let me read it. did you know -- this is for you. did you know that more people call in sick today, august the 24th, than any other day of the year? there's really no reason why, not that we can find. maybe people really are sick or they want an extra day off in summer, but i don't know the reason for this, but it is statistically true. lauren: more than the day after the super bowl? stuart: i believe so. lauren: that's crazy. stuart: more people call in sick. lauren: maybe they're getting an early start on labor day weekend plans, soaking in the final rays of summer. stuart: it's 10 days away -- [laughter] we thought we'd tell you about it.

let's have a move at -- a look at disney. where is it now? lauren: way down. stuart: whoa. lauren: 83. could be the lowest close in 9 years. stuart: yes, it could. lauren: since 2014. there is no news, it could be worries that the hollywood studios, remember, they released their revised proposal to the writers in that union, didn't like it. a lot of issues for disney. stuart: williams-sonoma, a retailer who i presume is not having a problem with shrinkage. lauren: not even a buy, an upgrade to neutral, but bank with of america was positive and optimistic on the housing market. they see mortgage rates coming down because the fed will either, and this is their quote, pause or potentially cut next year. and we haven't spoken about it all show, but we hear from jay powell soon, tomorrow. jackson hole. stuart: it's the jackson hole meeting. is he going to speak publicly? i think he is. lauren: yeah. stuart: we haven't mentioned it

the entire show. lauren: i know. you're patting yourself on the back for that. stuart: it's boring. it's the way it is. burlington, up-price retailer: lauren: and they typically do well, remember the tj maxx story? why is burlington down 9% in they cut their annual sales forecast because their core customer is a lore income customer, and they're still under significant economic pressure. stuart: that's an important indicator, i'd say. donald trump will turn himself in to authorities in georgia today. ashley webster is outside the fulton county jail. has he got a lot of support outside there, ashley? >> reporter: he does, stu, and good morning to you. they've been turning up as time has gone by here and, yes, there are large groups waving flags. but just in the last few seconds a group wearing rat costumes, i say again rat, rat standing for republicans against trump. so we have people on both sides of the issue. meanwhile, fulton county

authorities say donald trump will be treated just like any other defendant when he comes here later today. i find that hard to believe. he is, after all, the former president of the united states. he's also the leading republican candidate to take biden on. however, let's look at the procedures that will be in place when trump shows up later today. as per fulton county regulations, there'll be a property intake, there'll be a medical screening, there will be fingerprinting and also photographing. oh, yes, a mug shot is definitely on the table. at least that's what we believe. also there will be a warrant check. we're also expecting a hard lockdown of this area which is already really underway. secret service personnel are here, the fulton county deputies that are really everywhere here and also atlanta pd. trump and his 18 co-defendants are accused of running a criminal enterprise to try and reverse the outcome of georgia's 2020 presidential election which trump lost. trump himself facing 13 counts

including violation of georgia's racketeering law, making false statements and and conspiracy to commit forgery. the booking process itself is expected to be relatively fast. he posted -- he agreed to a $2000,000 bond earlier in the week -- 200,000, so they won't have to go through that that. and also under those negotiations donald trump is barred from talking to or intimidating witnesses including on social media, so we'll see how that works out. the fulton county district attorney, fani willis, is pushing for arraignments in these cases to begin the week of september 5th. she would like to see a trial begin in early march. by the the way, today marks the fourth time that donald trump has been booked since april, really remarkable, but today as i say it could be the very first time that the former u.s. president will actually have a mug shot taken. one last point, stu, we understand the president or former president has replaced his lead counsel here in georgia. he's hired an atlanta-based

attorney who describes himself as a special counsel for white collar and high profile defenses. well, they don't come more high profile than this. we're waiting for donald trump later today as expected, and the circus and the zoo here continues to grow. back to you. stuart: you're going to have a big day, ashley. see you later. congressman mike waltz, republican from the state of florida, joins me now. congressman, i think this is going to be a circus, and i think that's exactly what the democrats want to the distract from last night's debate and make trump look bad. >> well, yeah, you just heard it, that they're saying they're just going to treat him like anybody else, but he's obviously not anybody else. and the democrats are trying to pretend like there's not an ongoing political process that, that there is not a race for president and that he's not the leading candidate for the republican party and, gee, what a coincidence, stu, that this has been an ongoing investigation for years.

you've got 18 codefendants, and it's all going to just coincidentally come together and have a trial date the day before super tuesday. i mean, come on. anybody can see that this is highly politicized. and when you have these liberal d.a.s whether it's bragg or fani willis campaigning and raising money on going after trump and then they do in the middle of the campaign year, i mean, this is why so many americans are shaking their head and talking about two-tiered justice. stuart: congressman, at last night's debate the candidates were asked about supporting trump. watch this, please. >> you all signed a pledge to support the event call republican nominee. if former president trump is convicted in a court of law, would you still support him as your party's choice? please raise your hand if you would. [cheers and applause] stuart: did you see that, congressman? governor desantis look around

and then raised his hand. what do you make of that? >> well, look, you can't, you can't have it both ways. you can't say the doj is politicized, i'm going to clean house. this is two-tiered justice and all about politics and what's good for thee but not for me but then say but that's not the case when it comes to president trump and, therefore, i would support him. i mean, look, either this is highly politicized and we've got to fix it, or it's not. which you saw asa hutchinson and chris christie say it's not. i believe it is. millions of americans believe this is all about politics. and this is ruining, eroding, killing trust in our justice system. and that, you know, that should concern every american. stuart: tomorrow morning, after today's circus, do you think trump's support goes up?

[laughter] >> yes, i do. because i think the message that resonates from president trump is if they can do it to me, a former president and billionaire, then they can do it to you. and i think that, that speaks to people. so it's the just sad, stu, that, you know, we can't just debate on the policies, talk about the direction and future of the country without the democrats, joe biden, merrick garland and these d.a.s, soros-backed d.a.s, weaponizing our legal system. i served in places like pakistan and africa where this happens all the time, you run for office, you're almost guaranteed to go to jail eventually. i never thought i'd see it here. stuart: maybe it's happening here. congressman mike waltz, thanks for joining us, sir, we appreciate it. thank you. change the subject completely. stop what you're doing, look at this. police find a burglar chucking gasoline after breaking into a home. now, that is one bizarre story and, believe me, we've got it

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parts that control your speech and then linked them to a computer. the team then trained the a.i. algorithm to detect for brain signals. today learned 39 distinctive sounds and a chatgpt-style model was used to translate those sounds into sentences. not done. they then made an avatar that looked like her with a voice personalized to what she sounded like before the stroke when she spoke at her wedding, they used that to help them get her voice. the it worked. it was not perfect. the words were incorrect about 28% of the time, but how promising? stuart: it's a start. lauren: what a huge step forward in restoring speech and, honestly, it's endless. stuart: good start. don't end ebb it now. thanks, lauren. parents are being warned about a new vape product, and it looks just like school supplies. c.b. cotton with me now. first of all, is this tobacco or marijuana? >> reporter: well, right now these are e-cigarettes with

nicotine, but who knows what will develop. i do want to tell parents, double check your kids' book bags after watching this. >> the tip comes out and is for the smoking vessel, and the capita that hides the the bottoe bottom is actually the charging port. >> reporter: the fda now warning parents and teachers about these e-cigarettes disguised as highlighters. they come in a variety of neon colors and flavors. some vape store owners we've spoken to say they won't be putting these on their shelves including this dad and daughter duo. >> there shouldn't be any kind of underage sales period but, unfortunately, there are cracks within that system. so with that there comes products like this. >> reporter: health experts warn some vapes designed to appeal to children can be especially dangerous because many are are not federally regulated, so no one knows the exact amount of nicotine or other chemicals inside them. the cdc says e-cigarettes are highly addictive for kids and

teens and can harm brain development. according to law enforcement, some manufacturers are getting more creative in designing these devices. >> there's other devices that are shaped like a usb flash drive. the most recent item i've seen is a hooded sweatshirt, and the strings are a vape device. >> reporter: the fda is now telling 15 online retailers to stop selling unauthorized e-cigarettes that appeal to kids with designs that look like a gameboy, super mario, spongebob or other school supplies. and, lauren, i want to point out, you had that highlighter with you, this is an actual highlighter. but you see the vapes and the e-cigarettes just like this. stuart: you can't tell. and marijuana vapes still to come. >> reporter: yeah, yeah. a lot to watch. stuart: great story, thank you very much, indeed. the police union at yale university warning students about rising crime. okay, what's the warning, what are they doing?

lauren: they're handing out fliers that literally have the grim reaper on them warning that homicides have doubled, awe though theft up 56% and burglary ares up 33% in the past year. they're saying new haven, where yale is, is not safe and students need to be very aware of this. they're calling it the you are is vial guide. if you have to leave the premise after 8 p.m., watch out. so my question is, is this a reality check or is it a buzzkill for all of those incoming freshmen and their families? you just got a ticket, you're going to yale, and you have to worry about all this other stuff here? stuart: disappointing in the extreme. thanks, lauren. some 911 calls in seattle will soon be answered by crisis responders instead of real police officers. the city is in crisis, and they think unarmed social workers will help fix it. seattle guy jason rantz next. ♪ ♪ somebody save me ♪

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stuart: you've really got to take a look at this i'm going to say insane police body cam video in seattle. it shows a man locked inside a car drinking gasoline from the can. police say he was hiding out in the garage after breaking into a home. you've got to watch this, roll it. >> put that down the. >> open the door, or we'll bust it open. open the door, or we'll bust it open. [background sounds] >> get your hands up! drop it! what the9 -- [background sounds] stuart: that that man is now under arrest, and i think you'll agree that that's some of the more bizarre video that we've ever shown on this program. still on the air. all right. staying in seattle, police officers will no longer respond to 911 calls for mental health emergencies. instead the city let unarmed crisis responders deal with those calls. jason rantz is our seattle guy, and he's with me now. you live in that city. what happens when the person having a mental health crisis also has a gun? >> yeah.

what happens is that social workers are going to get injured and/or killed. this is a horrible idea. the concept of bringing in social workers, any mental health experts along with cops on certain calls does make sense. you have someone who at least is trained. but the fact of the matter is we're going to rely on someone calling 99 11, assuring the operator that there's no weapon there, only to send a social worker to be ambushed. and even in cases where it's clear that there's no person with a weapon of any kind, it's still deadly. we go back just a few years ago where a king county deputy was called at 5 p.m. to handle a naked guy running in and out of traffic. he gets there, he ends up -- the naked guy -- taking the officer's gun and then murdering him. so we're sending these folks into harm's way, and it's -- i cannot believe that they're even considering this. stuart: who'd do the job? who would volunteer for a job like that? who would do that?

>> the people who would volunteer are the ones who don't understand policing and look at the entire issue through that anti-police lens thinking that that cops are the problems. if only i was there, the mental health expert, i could deescalate and calm everything down. but that is naive. it's people who have no clue what it is they're doing, and this is unconscionable. stuart: jason, chris christie went after china for the fentanyl crisis which, obviously, is hurting seattle. this was at a last night's debate. roll tape. >> china is sending these chemicals to these drug cartels for them to create the the fentanyl that is killing hundreds of thousands of our citizens. the chinese are engaging in an act of war against us, killing our citizens. we better make that priority one in our conversations with china and to try to straighten that relationship out, because if we don't, we're going to lose more and more of our citizens -- stuart: jason, is china the problem? >> china is a big part of the

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stuart: how many players are allowed on an nfl team. there is your choice. i'm going to go with 46 not having any clue whatsoever. the answer is you got it right, 53. better check the markets before we close out, the dow was down 208 points. nvidia started with a huge gain pulled back a lot. time is up for us on "varney and company" lodz stay tuned because coast-to-coast starts now.