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he walked into a wall. >> dana: glad you're okay. thanks for showing up. joe piscopo, happy new year to you. you can barely notice it. thank you for joining us. i'm dana perino. i'm going to see you on "the five." did you have a good new year? >> yes, and you? >> dana: it was a little quiet. no one will be surprised that my new year's eve was quiet. >> not much festivity going on. good to see you. thank you. well, she was held hostage, kept in a van, and then the cough caught up. a body cam caught what happens next. ♪ now, what we have learned about the witness who tipped off police and what cops say about the criminal history of the man with the van. plus, it's the worst wildfires he australia has ever seen, forcing thousands to run to safety.
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but 119-year-old woman chose to stay to try to save her family home from the flames. ♪ what she said it was like fighting the fire as fox news reportinfox"fox news reporting". and our reporting begins with the dramatic rescue of a kidnapping caught on police video. >> get out of the way! >> get out of the way! >> oh, my god. >> get out of the van. >> trace: it all happened in brookside alabama just outside birmingham. police say it's a witness called
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police, when he saw the suspect trying to drag a woman into the woods before throwing her into a van and speeding away. investigators say about the van had a cage in the back. the doors were chained shut, and there was a blanket covering the rear window. they say that the suspect is from here in los angeles, and jeff paul is here with more on this bizarre story. speak out this witness is that he could not just sit around and do nothing after what he saw in this wooded area. >> she asked for help. the only thing i did know was that i wasn't going to let him leave without the police checking it out. >> police then caught up to the suspect, leading to a pursuit where at one point investigators that he tried to run over an officer. they eventually performed what is called a rolling roadblock, barricading a van. the van. forcing the suspect to stop. from there, it turned into a very intense standoff where they say the suspect was holding a
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knife to the victim's throat and reportedly asked officers to kill him as negotiators talk to him. but a tactical unit busted through the back of the van, teasing the suspect and rescuing the woman. police crediting that witness who called them, likely saving the victim's life. >> even in our investigation, we determined that the suspect had every intention of dragging this lady into the woods and potentially murdering her. if it wasn't for the actions of the witness and the officers that responded, the outcome may have been much different. >> that hero witness says that he is no special person and believes, trays, it was divine intervention. >> trace: this is a very good term for it because this is blind luck. what do we know about the suspect? >> he is originally from los angeles. he has been identified as sean sanders. in los angeles, that is where he had a criminal background to the extent where he spent some time in prison. he is now facing a bunch of
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charges, including kidnapping, attempted murder on a police officer, reckless endangerment, criminal mistruths. as for the victim, she was hospitalized and has been cut on her hands and face. >> trace: jeff, thank you. breaking news right now. state of emergency and australia as deadly wildfires bridge across the country, destroying more than 1,000 homes, killing at least 17 people. fire officials say eight of those deaths happens in the last week. the countries navy now sending a military ship to evacuate those stuck in a remote area on the southeastern coast. they are sending smaller boats to drop off supplies and to bring people back to the ship. remember, only folks who are able to climb a ladder can actually escape that way. they will have to evacuate others by helicopter. it is happening in the state of victoria. the fires are burning across much of the country. the worst of it is in the southeast. more than 200 fires burning in
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that region alone. the flames on this map represent different fires. the red flames are all fires that began within the last 12 hours. the fires have burned more than 12,000 -- make that 12 million acres, an area ten times the size of the grand canyon. in the environmental minister says that they have made have wiped out 30% of the quality of population. they battled the flames wednesday, driving through the fire. a woman says that she is more than one of 1,000 people who lost their homes. >> it is completely burned. a yesterday morning, we went out there. from one side to the other, there is not a blade of grass. it looks like a big tin can. >> can you imagine? here is a 19-year-old woman that cites the fire that takes her
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family's home. she says that she and her dad were able to save the house, the cars, in their garden, using the fire hoses and their own gear. she also says that she did not want to encourage other folks to try to fight the fire on their own. benjamin hall reporting live with more on this tragedy. >> down in southeast australia where the fires are worse, many of these have become mega fires. when dozens of forest fires and brushfires come together to create a whole wall of flames. the 12 million acres that you talked about, that is also twice the size of connecticut. that puts it in perspective. the worst of the californian fires in 2018 burned less than 2 million acres. these are the worst fires on record and australia. they are caused by extreme heat waves and severe droughts. tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes. many of them pushed to the coast. authorities call for evacuations. the state of new south wales
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have -- the ones picturesque post. they have literally nowhere to run. 60,000 people are without water, and some towns have no access to drinking water at all. donations of water, essentials, foods, and other supplies are now being collected by community members. everyone doing whatever they can to help this fire ravaged regi region. >> benjamin, we are hearing now that some people heckled the prime minister over how he handled these fires. what do we know? >> not just heckled. he is being chased out of town. they are furious at him. he was on vacation in hawaii when some of the worst fires were going on. he has also insisted that the responsibility for fighting them doesn't belong to the federal government. it belongs to the state. he has washed his hands of it. they say that they are not getting enough help. furious firefighters have even refused to shake his hands. he says that he understands the anger. >> i understand the very strong
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feelings that people have. they are still some very dangerous days ahead, and we understand that. we are going to do everything we can to give them the support that they need. >> more than 1400 homes have already been destroyed. now a state of emergency has been called. giving authorities more control, more power to move people out. already, whole communities have burned to the ground. today and yesterday and australia, they are going to bring their expertise and their advice. it is going to get a lot worse over the next coming months before the rainy season. there is not much that they can do to stop these mega fires. >> trace: benjamin hall reporting live. we should know that a lot of the australian people rely on volunteer firefighters to fight these, so there is a shortage of firefighters over there as well as what you saw, the outbreak of the flames. i want to bring in kimberly harrell. she was forced to evacuate.
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she joins us now on the phone. kimberly, you said that you live on the coastal side of these fires, but the flames were coming over the mountains, kind of bearing down on your home. can you tell us about what happened? >> yes, so the night before, we could see some of the warnings. we had a plan to go into town near the shopping center. that it all just happened very quickly, and we were stranded in a cafe when the flames came ov over. >> trace: when you were stranded in the cafe, how long were you there, and when did they come to evacuate you? after that, what happened? >> we were there for probably three hours. we didn't go to the evacuation center because it was so full. so we ended up stuck in this cafe. we were in the bathroom. it was blacked out, so we were all sitting in the darkness. after it went black, we waited a couple of hours to come back o out.
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and then i got bad again, so we left again. >> trace: how long did it take you to get down to the evacuation area? i know that traffic has been backed up for hours and hours. >> it was. it was bad. everyone had taken it into town. so we likely have some in the house down there in the garage, so it took nine hours to get o out. usually, it is a two hour drive. with the roads blocked, it is a six hour drive out the worst. but it was over nine hours to get there. >> trace: we are showing our viewers some of the pictures of the worst fires burning over there. what is it like? how was the smoke? is it just hard to breathe? are you feeling the heat and the impact? how is it impacting you and your family and the people in your community? >> definitely beth air quality is pretty awful. we are feeling quite sick. my little one is eight months old. he has got red eyes.
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feeling pretty ill. ask me when i can imagine that the smoke inhalation must be pretty bad. we are in southern california right now, and over the past several years, we have had these amazing wildfires that have just destroyed so many properties, so we kind of know what you're going through there. as we watch these pictures, you have to realize that a lot of these fires have the ability to create their own weather. in fact, an australian firefighter was killed recently because one of these tornadoes, which was caused by the fire, lifted up a fire truck, and landed on him. i am curious, kimberly, what have you heard from your neighbors in your community? do you still know if your house is fine? >> it is of the moment. my dad is still there. he is going to be there for a little while. coming on the way in, it is not looking great. it just takes on a life of its own. >> trace: and what are they telling your father, and what are they telling you about the
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conditions over there and what the days and weeks ahead will look like? >> essentially, they are telling everyone to get out. it is probably going to be worse than what it was. it is taking some people 16 hours to get home. it is absolute chaos. >> trace: i think chaos is a good word for it. kimberly, best of luck to you and your family and your communities. our hearts go out to you. we are hoping that support is coming from the united states and canada and from other countries to help get those wildfires under control. let's get to our chief meteorologist. he is live in the fox extreme weather center. is there any relief on the way for the fire crews in australia? >> no, not really. kind of a long-term situation because there is an ongoing drought they are. in the immediate, it has been a little bit better, but take a look at what happens on saturday as temperatures go back up to around 100 degrees. so that he will go back in.
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we are expecting to see its saturday to sunday, incredibly dangerous conditions. southwestern side as well. one area, heading for catastrophic weather conditions under a warning right now. a little bit of precipitation in the up towards the north. not exactly where this fires are. winds are going to increase. watch what happens here. going up to the 50 to 60-mile-per-hour range. on saturday, trays, the rainy season, they have pretty much not have them for the last three winters. that's why the drought conditions are so incredible right there. you don't have any moisture to kind of evaporate. because of that, there may not be any long-term relief. they are winter potentially coming for them then them then. >> trace: people know this, i'm sure, it is summer over there. we talk about the bush country. when you have extended periods of drought, it is amazing how
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much fuel these things can engender. it is just very difficult to fight. >> humidity and plan sand and soil, makes a big difference across where we inhabit that earth. without that. >> trace: live for us in the extreme weather center. thank you. tough talk from the iranians after president trump accuse them of organizing an attack on the u.s. embassy in iraq. news that could affect millions of americans who vape. the federal government just announced a new restrictions, and we will have the details. from all of the journalists of fox news, this is e"fox news reporting." the newday va streamline refi is the reason why. it lets you shortcut the loan process and refinance with no income verification, no appraisal, and no out of pocket costs.
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forces on our personal by iran or its proxies. >> trace: their armed forces are ready to confront the enemy and will decisively react if anyone makes the slightest mistake. trey yingst is reporting live from jordan. >> trays, good afternoon. major development today after defense secretary mark esper spoke with fox news, indicating that the united states is preparing for offensive, not just defensive action against iran and its proxies across the middle east. they are both preparing for the possibility of a direct military confrontation. all of this today has hundreds of u.s. troops are headed to an american base in kuwait, coming from the 82nd airborne division. they also have thousands of other soldiers in their battalion standing by just in case they need to call of those trips for service. the latest images that we have seen in fact it indicate that everything is secure at the u.s. embassy that was formed earlier this week for two
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straight days by supporters of the militia group. this is an iranian backed group across the middle east, continue to respond to u.s. tracks that occurred on sunday, killing 25 of their fighters. trace. >> trace: trainings to lie for us in jordan. late evening there. thank you. announcing new restrictions to try to keep underage teens from vaping. ordering companies to stop the sale of unauthorized vape cartridges, including fruit and mint flavors. at the new rules won't cover tobacco or menthol flavors. the fox business networks lawrence live from the white house. >> he mends no words today when he said that all you cigarettes on the market today are illegal. he said that the law in 2009 passed by congress require them to have premarket approval with the fda. no applications have been approved as of right now.
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some have just now been accepted with the fda. he says that enforcement now in the next 30 days for a company is selling flavored vaping products. the administration acknowledging that those flavors help people get off smoking. stay knowledges that it is not technically a ban. doctors, though, are worried. >> certainly making it more in convenience, and it will decrease the numbers. what i am worried about is that teens are clever. they find other ways around this. it is disingenuous marketing. twice as many high schoolers are vaping e-cigarettes this year than last year. >> there is a may 12 deadline that all shops and e-cigarette companies have to have these obligations in. after that may 12 deadline. he says of the enforcement will expand to all shops and industries big and small and small. back to you, trace. >> trace: a 13-year-old boy
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>> trace: developing now, a 13-year-old murder suspect in court this moment. he was involved in the stabbing death of new york city college student tessa majors. he is facing multiple charges, including felony murder. they say that the teen admitted he was there when the attack happened but claimed he wasn't the one who stabbed majors. a judge could decide whether prosecutors can use the 13-year-old as evidence in the case. david lee miller is live at the courthouse in lower manhattan. david lee. >> trace, that hearing is still
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going on behind me in family court. moments ago, we learned that a trial date has not been set. the 13-year-old is going to go to trial on march 16th. during the hearing, some of which took place behind closed doors and judges chambers, we are told that the 13-year-old were handcuffs, he was dressed in black, wearing sweatpants, a coat, and a hoodie. he was leaning over that defense table with his head down during some of the proceedings. the topic today was whether or not the 13-year-old should be released before trial. the defense arguing that he should be set free, saying that the horrific nature of the crime itself should not be the sole reason in deciding that the teen should stay in custody. and again, at this hour, that hearing still continuing. the judge did say, trace, that the 13-year-old did have a "serious risk of reoffending."
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>> trace: he claims that he was not the one who stabbed tessa majors. what we know about the other suspects in this case? >> that's right. based on the confession from the 13-year-old as well as surveillance video, police have been seeking to 14-year-olds in connection with the stabbing death of tessa majors. now, last week, exactly last thursday, the authorities questions and released a 14-year-old. to his attorney was present, we are told, during the investigation. he had his photograph released and posted on social media. he was found in the bronx a short distance away from where the stabbing death occurred. authorities would not reveal how they were able to locate him. published reports say that police took a dna sample. authority so far have only publicly so that they are waiting out the results of forensic tests. those tests, they believe, could link this 14-year-old to the
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crime, possibly wielding the knife that killed tessa majors. as he mentioned, there is a second 14-year-old. he was questioned and released. authorities have not set a great deal more about the state of his case. at this time, the investigations continue. it the pulley is very deliberately and very cautious cautiously. >> trace: breaking news. we have just been notified that parole has been denied for the 13-year-old and about the trial apparently will begin in the middle of march. march 16th. david lee miller life for us the courthouse. back to you. in the meantime, the man found liable for the death of whitney houston's daughter, bobbi kristina brown, has died at age 30. nick gordon's attorney did not reveal the cause of death. he was engaged to the lady
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daughter back in 2015. bobbi kristina somehow ended up face down in a bathtub. she died after months in a coma. autopsies show that she had drugs and alcohol in her system. her family blamed gordon and accused him of giving her a toxic cocktail. gordon never face criminal charges but was found responsible in a wrongful death lawsuit. relatives of a man attacked it during a hanukkah say that they are short if he will ever walk r talk again. now they are saying if he does wake up, they hope it's to a world with less hate. plus, long lines in one state where people have a new way to celebrate the new year. ♪ about newday's va streamline refi. it's the closest thing to automatic savings that we've ever offered. at newday, veterans can refinance their mortgage with no income verification, no appraisal
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rival has raised an eye-popping mound of campaign cash. it turns out google could be better than your doctor at predicting breast cancer. and of the fierce response from the united states to protesters who attacked their embassy in iraq. it is developing now. state department correspondent rich edson reporting live from washington. >> mike pompeo was supposed to be traveling to central asia this week. instead, the attacks in baghdad are keeping him here monitoring events there. the events began soon after the u.s. had air strikes in syria. on missile attack last week on an iraq ebay's that killed an american contractor. the iraqi government protest at those terry of defense is defending them.
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>> i think we responded quite forcefully. and it was a very bold and decisive move. and it asserted our right of self-defense and the fact that we will act in order to defend our personnel and our interest iin the region. >> over the past year and a half, the trump administration has had sanctions, prompting iran to lash out. "while the trump administration has touted its maximum pressure campaign against iran, the revolt so far have been more threats against international congress. more violent attacks across the middle east and now the death of an american citizen in iraq." they say it is starving iran's regime, and the money would otherwise be used on military groups across the middle east. >> trace: rich, thank you. the daughter of a man critically injured in a machete attack
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during hanukkah says even if her father survives, he may never be able to walk or talk again. making an emotional plea this morning. >> guys, i'm begging you, if you are watching this, please stand up and stop this hatred. it cannot keep going on. we want their kids to go to school and be saved. we want to go to our synagogue and feel safe. we want to go to grocery stores and malls and feel safe. i'm sure you can all agree with me on that part. >> trace: she also said she hopes that her dad wakes to a changing world with peace, unity, and love for all. reporting live from new york with the latest. >> that man's family asked people to unite against hatred so that their suffering is not in vain. the 72-year-old is still in critical condition. i machete went through his skull, penetrating his brain.
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his family is asking for support, saying that his neck was also sliced, and doctors are not hopeful that he will recover. >> the trauma is just ongoing. >> we know that god is here, and that is the only thing that we can pray to. >> four others, including the rabbi's son, were also hurt. one of at least several anti-semitic attacks in new york in the last two weeks. two women were arrested for allegedly shouting slurs at a hasidic man and punching him in the throat. a religious gathering at metlife stadium with over 200,000 attending. they say he is not an anti-semitic person but developed schizophrenia and bipolar disorder after joining the marines. military officials say that he was removed from the marines just months after fraudulent enlistments. after his arrest, they found journals referring to it a adolf
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hitler and nazis. >> trace: lynn castro suspending his campaign, making the announcement and a video released by his campaign. >> with only a month until the iowa caucus, and given the circumstances of this campaign season, i have determined that it simply isn't meant to be. so today, it is with a heavy heart and profound gratitude that i will suspend my campaign for president. >> trace: the announcement comes as they begin reporting their fund-raising numbers. bernie sanders leading the pack with $34.5 million. a record for this democratic primary race. he is followed by pete buttigieg, joe biden, andrew yang, and tulsi gabbard. senator elizabeth warren campion has not yet released at fund-raising totals. let's go to peter doocy,
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reporting live. >> joe biden told us on his way into this event here that he thinks for thinks bernie did a great job. he was referring to the eight figure fund-raising leave that sanders now has over joe biden. teachers donated the most frequently to senator sanders, but the biden campaign is telling us that they still see signs of hope and that's $22.7 million that they may last quarter. their best quarter ever. even though it is behind sanders and pete buttigieg. he tells us that these numbers clearly demonstrate the attacks on the vice president, expanding his support, serving as a constant reminder to democratic primary voters that trump is terrified by the idea of phasing joe biden in a general election. the team is also arguing that they think the impeachment hearings are driving the former vp.
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>> trace: hauling in quite a bit of cash. >> quite a bit, trace. they do not think it is a coincidence that they are best quarter of the cycle also overlapped with the impeachment hearings. so the 2020 campaign manager says that democrats and the media has been on an impeachment frenzy. the campaign only got bigger and stronger with our best fund-raising courted a cycle. they have now got $102 million on hand, they raise $46 million in the last three months of last year. and it could be a while before they have any idea wh who their opponent will be. >> trace: thank you. long lens in illinois after any of state law legalizing recreational marijuana took effect in the new year. illinois is the 11th state where people 21 and older can buy weed without a prescription few thousands of people lined up to purchase pot, some of them before the sun came out.
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the lieutenant governor was one of the first shoppers. bought some orange flavored gum is pure mike tobin is live at a dispensary in chicago. >> trace, demand is so hyped up for the second day, they are running out of weed. the one behind you right now, selling the edibles, things like dummy's that are laced with thc. that is one of the reasons that the street-level dealer is not going to go out of business because of the legalization. they don't have to deal with things like taxes and regulations, south pot that he sells is considerably cheaper. still, people showing up here say that they take some comfort in the regulations. >> is a lot more expensive here. on the street, it's a little bit cheaper because of the taxes and stuff. but this is a little bit safer. >> the governor of illinois has advocated legalization disproportionately impacts minorities, so as i went to the market, he issued pardons for
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some 11,000 possession cases. >> the war on cannabis has destroyed families. it has filled jails and prisons with nonviolent offenders. it has disproportionately affected black and brown communities. >> sales in the first day, some 77,000 customers. one consultant told us that two years ago, illinois marijuana growers service to some 40,000 people in the medical marijuana market pure luster, 80,000. now suddenly, they are open to 12 million people in the state of illinois, and that is why they are having a hard time meeting demands. >> trace: how much can you buy? dummies and weed, if you go into these stories. >> the limits are variable, to some extent. there is a degree to which they are not letting people buy the full limit simply because they don't have the supply on hand. but what they do not want to see happen is people stocking up and
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driving back across state lines. there are limits imposed as far as how much you can buy, but right now, it is how much they can provide. >> trace: make sense. mike tobin, live in chicago. artificial intelligence could help save lives. google might be better than some doctors at determining a diagnosis. and that is next. ♪ every year. activate your va refi benefit now and start saving. d&fc?z@l5@hm ql [sneeare you ok?fles] yah, it's just a cold. it's not just a cold if you have high blood pressure. most cold medicines may raise blood pressure. coricidin hbp is the... ...#1 brand that gives... powerful cold relief without raising your blood pressure.
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>> strike three. it is the first no-hitter ever pitched. perfect no-hitter. astounding. >> trace: and that it was. don larsen, the only player to pitch a perfect game in the world series. he died last night. his age and made the announcement on twitter and the associated press that he died of cancer. he was 90 years old.
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he pitched for seven different teams during his 14 year career, but he is best remembered for his legendary performance in game five of the 1956 world series. my son took them out for the new york yankees against the brooklyn dodgers and retired every batter he faced. to this day, it remains one of the most iconic moments in baseball history. and a great one. at google's artificial intelligence system can detect breast cancer more accurately than doctors. at least in some cases. that is according to a new study in the journal "nature." >> hi, trace. improvements, yes. some say it is marginal at best. 25,000 mammograms from the u.k. 3,000 from the u.s. and it reduced miss cases by nearly 10% in the u.s. over 2.5% in the u.k. as for reducing false positives,
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which is a drag on the health care system, google helped reduce the right diagnosis by 6% in the u.s. and a negligible 1% in the u.k. not huge numbers here. did they actually beat six radiologists in identifying certain cancers, but then the radiologists identified other cancers that google could end. so there is a need for a lot of improvements. people hope that this will be a great complementary second opinion to your doctors in the future. >> i think we are excited about empowering radiologists with these tools and hoping that they become ubiquitous, such as spell-check now permeates your life. you would not think about writing an email without spell-check, and you would hope that the doctor would not interpret a mammogram without the help of some ai assistance. >> they made these diagnoses without knowing the previous medical history or family history. >> trace: the technology it is fascinating. what is google doing in terms of protecting the data?
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>> that is a big concern. late last year, it was reported that google is accessing millions of americans health care data them knowing about it. project nightingale that was reported, working with the ascension health group, the second largest in the u.s. in the meantime, under scrutiny from the from the department of justice, concerned about google's access to the health care of its users in the privacy, keeping that information private going forward. trace. >> trace: susan li alive for us. thank you. some fishermen say that they were lounging on their boats when the whole thing kind of shifted it. all because of what was at the end of their line. one of them said it was like looking death in the face. and are you going to go dry in january? some beer companies apparently support that decision. ♪ limu emu & doug
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display to a fishing trip off the coast of south florida took a big turn when something very big snag of the line. speaker we were out there for probably a good three hours with not much activity. all of a sudden, pretty much the entire boat started yanking down. we knew that we had hooked a big one. >> it turned out to be a great white shark estimated at 13 feet long and weigh more than a thousand pounds. that's about a bigger boat. it took about an hour to reel it in. they got the sharks close enough to liberals like to get video and pictures. they also tag the animal before releasing it. one of the fishermen told a local fox station it was like seeing a unicorn. it was apparently the second great white spotted in the area in the past few days.
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well, if you are giving up alcohol to kick off the new year, you will be getting some help from some of the country's largest beer companies. many of them are rolling out new nonalcoholic options for people participating in dry january. it's the recent trend where people stop drinking alcohol for the first month of the year as a way to detox after the holidays. the fox business network has the story. >> it is not just a small percentage of people participating in dry january. a recent study found one in five americans participated in dry january in 2019. of those who did, 83% said they would do it again this year. a study from the university of sussex in england, the country where dry january started found people who participated drink at last the rest of the year. they also slept better, lost weight, had better skin, and save money. it might seem counterintuitive for the big beer companies to encourage dry january, at least
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one of them is. heineken is pushing their own brand of nonalcoholic beer. it's called heineken 0.0. heineken giveaway january dry packs which are essentially advent calendars for beer. do you drink one beer a day for the entire month of january. it was so popular and limited that the company already ran out of them. >> the problem is they never taste very good. what happens after dry january? >> this segment of alcohol free beer is one of the fastest growing segments in the beer industry right now. all of the major beer makers have some kind of nonalcoholic beer from anheuser-busch, smaller craft brewers have also started to make their own. they are following the money. fox business recently visited brooklyn brewery which released its nonalcohol special-effects beer last year. nonalcoholic beers sales are
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expected to surpass according to a study by global market insights. beer sales are whole or down recent years. they see it as an area where they can grow. as far as this trend away from alcohol, people in the industry say that is driven in part because people are trying to be a little bit more healthy. >> who knew? thank you. moments away from the final bell ringing on the first trading day of the new decade, when a strong start it is. here's the deal. the dow plowing through another record. the bottom line is that it had to close up 106 points. you can see it right here. 324 points up. the nasdaq, s&p 500 also setting brand-new records today. tech stocks -- the rally led the way. it was based on some financial analysts saying progress on the trade deal with china. that is apparently partly what
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is driving all three indices. a very good start to the new year. the dow going up on the corner of wall and broad. here in southern california, i'm trace gallagher. "your world" now. >> charles: stocks rocking as we kick off the new year still more records broken on wall street as the bulls charge into 2020. welcome everyone. i'm in for neil cavuto. this is "your world." we will talk to white house advisor in just a moment why he is bullish on this economy. but first, our market pros on the first trading day of the new year. fox business -- we have outside of the new york stock exchange. let me start with you. what is the atmosphere like out here?

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