this large shopping mall sits in a new residential area of eastern shanghai. here on this stage, crafts people are creating their wares. items such as these used to be sold at festivals and events as good luck passers by enjoy watching them being made and they can bring them home for decorations to bring fortune. recently in china, traditional crafts have been disappearing. figurines such as these for example, date back 1,400 years, and have long been part of the chinese culture. made of wheat flour, they are frequently used in special celebrations. they're simply made and a very dear item to the common people. shang shujia, but resigned to pursue her dream of keeping traditional crafts alive. all the artisans here were insightsed to take part in the event by shang herself. zhang has been making efforts to help preserve traditional crafts. but it has proved to be challenging. she tried incorporating cultural activities, and received support from the government. she was able to create an exhibitions space and office at the local community center. she says she f

eastern time on fox business. nicole: the shanghai composite index of half a percent.the hang seng, star of the morning for the trading day. 1.1%. lauren: over in europe have out there is a 26.5 points. dax 25. the dow looking down one from s&p unchanged. nasdaq down fractionally. nicole: we have been up three days in a row. key commodities this morning. oil guys trading. 3456 is the quote. gold has a phenomenal week across 1250 yesterday. a gain of almost $15. nicole: samsonite is fine to me for $1.8 billion. it will give samsonite presence in the high amateur business. they will pay $26.75 per share. 32% higher than the closing price on wednesday. lauren: chinatown and siena team holdings is about to become the largest movie theater chain in the united states. amc is by car mike cinema $30 a share. together anc and car mike would have 600 theaters across 40 fives they including district of columbia district of columbia. amc was purchased in 2012 by the wonder girl. nicole: coming up, what were the best and worst moments for the fox news gop debate? >> when your commo

eastern time today. checking the stock market futures ahead of bananas, dow futures up 24, s&p futures up 2.5. investors on hold against those japan. make a 150.8%, but in china shanghai of 0.2%. lauren: after falling 2.3% yesterday, oil looking like again up almost 2% at 37.04. nicole: president obama reportedly set to announce his pick for a supreme despite republican vows not to approve his choice. nicole: commuters in the nation's capitol may be waking up to the nightmare. the entire d.c. metro area shut down for the inspection. lauren: not convenient. 5:24 a.m. in new york. wednesday, march 16th. welcome to "fbn:am," the latest breaking news and what to expect the day i had. church is significant victories were donald trump when at least three states in yesterday's republican primary. in florida, trumped up 45.8% of the vote collecting all the collecting all of the state's 90 dang delegates. after losing his home state, senator marco rubio dropping out of the white house race. in illinois, trumped up 38.8% while senator ted cruz has 30.3%. lauren: trump on north carolina 30.2%. he beat ted cruz with 36.8%. missouri remains too close to call. trent is up 40.8% air

eastern time. dow futures up for, s&p futures up to. transfer investors rating the news as well. in japan, the nikkei rising one and a quarter%. the shanghai market was down 2%. nicole: is a talked about the announcement, they are very much in a wait-and-see mode with the exception in the ftse.i. half of 1%. lauren: after game 5%, oil prices down 1.3%. nicole: very interesting business exclusive sits down with kennedy. major security problems, possibly worse, possibly worse during the terrorist attack last year. he has some very controversial allegations. we'll share them with you. nicole: 5:23 a.m. in new york. welcome to "fbn:am." thank you for joining us. your first look at today's markets, the latest breaking news and much of that today ahead. nicole: republican presidential candidates attending a series of town hall event last night. programmer donald trump criticizing president obama's health care law. >> the cost of obamacare by 2017 would be astronomical. by the way, the premiums are going up 25, 35, 45%. if that correct? people are absolutely getting killed. it won't exist in 2017. it will explode. it will blow up. nicole: marco r