lauren: question.yer healthcare, they they should be ready to pay taxes like europeans. that's according to a new report by the heritage foundation. let's take a look at that report and compare the take-home pay of workers making $40,000 in europe with the same income in the u.s. and it shows europeans taking home, look at this, nearly $6,000 less. we bring in kristin tate of young americans for lib r earth. thank you for -- liberty. thank you for joining us, kristin. >> thanks for having me, lauren. lauren: the biggest question is, if we have examples of european style taxes and european style policy not working, why are we moving down the same path here? >> it's a great question. the democratic proposals like free college, medicare for all, and the massive climate change programs would fundamentallyal he tear the u.s. economy and punish working people in the form of higher taxes and the claims you can pay for big government programs by only raising taxes on corporations and billionaires, that is an o

lauren: do we care?because they have a huge catalog of movies that will be available right aa way. we saw with apple's tv plus there's five or six shows they have. they're going for quality not quantity you at this. quantity. disney has a huge library they will make available for us. there's a couple films that won't be ready right away. l ralph breaks the internet is one of them. there's rights that have been given away to other people so they have to wait for contracts to come up and then everything will be on. we're on the knife's edge of the streaming wars. you don't like to call it a war because there's a winner, so it's the excitement. lauren: there's multiple victories. >> the streaming super bowl. someone has to win that. it will be interesting, though. what's interesting, though, is when bob iger was talking, he was talking about how much money they're spending. lauren: how much? >> to build the streaming service. and part of the reason they're spending so much money, they're now competing with

lauren: okay.al candidate elizabeth warren and bernie sanders have both proposed taxes on wealthy americans like jamie dimon. deirdre: they sure have. u.s. futures are indicating a lower open right now, if you look on your screen. you will see the dow, s&p 500 and the nasdaq all indicated to open lower in the red right now. still ahead on this program, in honor of veterans day, winning the war on talent. how a retired navy seal is bringing veterans' talents to the business front. and apple under fire, its new credit card, well, it's being called sexist by many. one tech entrepreneur is raising a red flag. one of the company's founders agrees as well. there is a major flaw in the algorithm that is proveing to be a disadvantage for women. ♪ honey. ♪ oh, sugar, sugar. ♪ you are my candy girl. ♪ beyond the routine checkups. beyond the not-so-routine cases. comcast business is helping doctors provide care in whole new ways. all working with a new generation of technologies powered by our gig-speed netwo

lauren: good morning, welcome to "fbn: a.m.." i'm lauren simonetti.morning, i'm tracee carrasco, in for cheryl casone. lauren: thank you for joining us. let's take a look at you how your money is moving this morning. it was quiet in yesterday's session. right now, on news that the u.s. and beijing have agreed to roll back some tariffs, if had they can reach a trade deal upon signing phase one of a trade deal, dow is up 156 points, nasdaq up 50 this morning. tracee: well, let's take a look at how asia is moving right now after had that news out of china. you can see all the nikkei, the hang seng and kospi pointing higher. lauren: european stocks trading to the upside as well. the biggest percentage gain is in germany, 116 points to the upside on the dax there. let's start with that breaking news overnight and dig in a little deeper. china and the u.s. have agreed to lift tariffs on one another's products in phase as trade talks continue. china's ministry of commerce says tariffs will be rolled back depending on what's in the first part of a trade deal.

lauren: welcome to "fbn: a.m.." happy friday. i'm lauren simonetti.l: we're not going to let it go at all through the whole show. that joke is going to stop, i promise. good morning. i'm cheryl casone. it is friday. lauren: and frozen 2 is out, it's in h theaters, going tonig. it's been a down week, first down week for the broader market in six weeks but the dow is up 52, the s&p gaining 6 this morning. cheryl: the comments from xi-jinping overnight, let's take a look at asian markets right now and you've got green a across the screen except for the shanghai market, look at the hang seng, look at the kospi, all green. the nikkei as well. again, china looks like they're ready to make a deal. lauren: the new european central bank head christine lagarde is speaking and in europe stocks up across the board. cheryl: we start this morning with china, they are vowing to retaliate if necessary as they work to reach a trade deal with the united states. that statement from president xi-jinping coming one day after china invited u.s. trade officials to beijing f

lauren: good morning. welcome to "fbn: a.m.." i'm lauren simonetti.eautiful shot of the new york city skyline this morning. good morning, i'm cheryl casone. lauren: the shot that never gets old, right? let's take a look at your money this morning. more records perhaps today for the dow, nasdaq and s&p. rally mode, dow surging 113 points, s&p up 10, nasdaq up 35. cheryl: never get sick of winning when it comes to the markets. let's take a look at what's going on in asia. we have a mixed bag. we're watching the situation in hong kong, that escalated overnight. we are looking at positive comments about the u.s. trade relationship going on. the shanghai and hang seng are slightly higher. lauren: in europe, stocks are in the green as well. a 1.2% gain in london and in frankfurt. cheryl: our top stories is the crisis in hong kong, the violence continued overnight as a group of protesters remain holed up inside hong kong university, creating a standoff with police there. the university has been occupied by hundreds since last week. it's been the scene of som

lauren: it's wednesday, right. welcome to "fbn: a.m.." i'm lauren simonetti.shley webster in for cheryl casone. lauren: let's take a look at how the markets are trading this morning, small setback for stocks. we had a record for the dow and nasdaq yesterday, dow down 18 points, nasdaq giving up about 3. ashley: what's been going on in you asia while you've been snoring. mostly higher, the shanghai down half a percent, the nikkei, hang seng and kospi in south korea all slightly higher. lauren: flipping the board to europe, we got a strong surprisingly upbeat report on german factory activity but red arrows across the board. the dax down two-tenths of 1%. while you were sleeping, kentucky governor matt bevin not giving up just yet. >> our race, would it be a bevin race if it wasn't a squeaker? i mean, come on. really and truly. this is a close, close race. we are not conceding this race by any stretch. [ cheering and applause ] lauren: that's governor bevin refusing to concede his race against andy bashire, calling it too close to call. president trump made a la

lauren and cheryl. lauren: hillary, thank you so much.major event was fed chair jay powell testifying before congress and talking up the u.s. economy. cheryl: we get the latest from edward lawrence on the other big hearing that washington was closely watching and wall street. edward, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. federal reserve chairman jerome powell taking a victory lap over the economy. he says the monetary policy has been accomodative enough to keep the economic expansion going. powell signaled there may not be another rate cut in december, unless economic data comes in weaker than expected. he went on then to talk about the consumer, saying consumer spending is driving this economy. he sees consumer spending remaining strong as business investment and manufacturing are weaker in this economy. powell made the revelation after saying that this is the 18th consecutive month the unemployment rate has been under 4%. >> what we have learned and what we will continue to learn is that the u.s. economy can operate at a much lower l

lauren: now.ard game because of red and blue, the colors, alcohol, they want like gender neutral colors of alcohol because people are getting offended by it, ridiculousness has gone overboard by far. lauren: thank you for joining us mike. cheryl: that's it for us, we send it over to maria bartiromo, maria, good morning. maria: good morning to you, happy wednesday, happy wednesday, everybody, thanks for joining us, i'm maria bartiromo, wednesday november 20th, top stories before 6:00 a.m. on the east coast. retail is in focus this morning, we are waiting on lowes reporting after this morning after home depot disappointed yesterday. another read on the american consumer when target reports, we will bring you all the numbers and look on how strong the holiday shopping season. u.s. china trade turmoil under pressure, president trump threatening tariff heights if china is not making heights, take a look, we have the nasdaq pulling back from all-time high yesterday and dow industrials down 100, 105 lowe

lauren: absolutely.t the troubles for the white house. because several white house officials expected to skip this week's impeachment testimony as democrats prepare for the next phase of their inquiry. this, as the whistleblower who sparked the inquiry offers to answer house republican questions. cheryl: griff jenkins joins us live from washington. you're smiling now, griff. it's early, monday, how are you, sir? >> reporter: good morning. i'm smiling because it's going to be a busy week again on the impeachment front. nearly a dozen new witnesses are being summoned to the hill but the whistleblower who sparked the inquiry is not among them. an attorney for the whistleblower is offering to answer questions from democrats and republicans tweeting they would do so, quote, in writing under oath in penalty of perjury. that may not be enough for gop leaders. jim jordan appears to be rejecting that offer. and devin nunes is not commenting. the president presiden wants the whistleblower to come forward. >> the w

lauren: okay. to spend a lot to get what we need for our kids and for the holidays or are you seeing a slowdown. when you look at the numbers, this is why i'm asking, the average consumer spends $10 on toys. $10. i can't tell you the last time i was able to spend as little as $10. how does that work out. >> with the varying price points, it works out just fine. this right here is less than 10s dollars. so kids want to pick out what they want and parents and guardians are looking to get the kids what they want. lauren: is there a toy that surprised you this year that you didn't think it would be popular, yet is actually a really hot toy. >> there are some adorable trends, unicorns are very big this year. lauren: still. and sequins. >> that's part of the picks thn here. kids love it. lauren: are there toys that get kids outside and doing physical stuff. >> the outdoor toy of the year, there's ride-ons, kids want to be outside, running around and fun. lauren: we want them to do that too. it tires them

lauren and cheryl. lauren: that's ad goo ad -- tha good point.ople would say the debate was somewhat boring. but that report wasn't. thank you for getting up early. cheryl: let's stay with the debate. timing is everything, especially when running for president. joe biden's campaign, their timing was off. they jumped i the gun, sent outa fund raising e-mail praising his performance six hours before the debate started. ithe.they sent out a second e-ml and apologized for the misfire. >>.lauren: democrats and republicans claimed victory after grilling ambassador gordon sondland. cheryl: hours and hours of testimony in the books. ray bogen is on capitol hill with more. >> reporter: according to sondland's testimony, it had been much anticipated after bill taylor testified that sand longed told his staffer president trump only cares about an investigation into the bidens. sondland appears to have given democrats exactly what they wanted. >> was there a quid pro quo? >> the answer the answer is yes. >> reporter: he said he believes the quid pro quo was

lauren simonetti sitting the mall this black friday. what's coming up today, lauren? >> good morning and happy black friday. i'm out one of the busiest shopping malls in the state of new jersey and look, cheryl, no one is online. doesn't mean we aren't shopping, it just means we aren't excited to go to the store. i'm a traditional black friday and "fbn:am" starts right now. >> it's how we are shopping today is the big story. looks-- let's look at your money -- money after wednesday's triple win. strong gdp and right now the dow jones is lower about 58.2 the free market and as a pete down six and three quarters, mastic down 25 and a half and last trading day for the month of november. it's been a strong november. asia, there is pressure overseas a lot of this has to do with the back-and-forth between the chinese and us officials especially the overnight remarks from the chinese and right now you see those averages in the red. looking at europe we have a bit of a mixed bag, quiet to trading session on their friday. >>> one of the biggest shopping is a beer and fox busin

lauren and cheryl. lauren: thank you very much.heryl: well with more trouble believe it or not for boeing as trying to get that 3737 max jet back in service. lauren: tracee carrasco here now with details and what they have planned might take a long time tracee. >> boeing has a new hurdle federal regulators want to innocent and sign off on every jet before delivered to airlines. the faa decision impacts more than 300 planes still sitting in storage . the 737 max has been grounded since march following two crashes that killed 346 people. changes rolling around at soul cycle ceo melanie has resigned expected immediately. also stepped down from company board of directors. cfo thunder will serve as interim cross-examination oh a source telling fox business wii land and soul psych physical agree to part way and she'll serve as a company advisor during the transition process well good news for kids young and old toy are us is back just in time per the holiday. the retailer opening its first new store in the u.s. today at westfield garden

lauren? lauren: well, why would you do that?possible foods, you put the fake meat in the stuffing and you can buy it at the grocery store this thanksgiving. it just shows you that plant-based is literally everywhere. every company, even the ones you don't expect, are getting in on it. we should try to make a list of the companies not getting in. stuart: not bad. there are a couple. lauren: there are a few. chipotle. shake shack. stuart: i want to get into an area which could cost some people a lot of money. facebook's picture sharing site instagram, they started hiding likes. social media is not something i profess to understand thoroughly. that's why kurt knudssen is with me now. >> this is my instagram page. will you like me? press that heart right there. stuart: okay. i liked it. yeah. >> it went up one. but you wouldn't see the number anymore of how many people like me because that's what instagram is doing, removing the count of the likes. stuart: so what? >> if you are an influencer, who makes their living off of this, tha

lauren, bullet points? lauren: start with hong kong.e said i stand with hong kong with respect to freedom. i'd like to see them, meaning china and hong kong, work it out. of course, reuters reporting that president xi wants that phase one deal but said china would retaliate if needed if the president signs the congress-passed legislation to support the pro-democracy protesters in hong kong. would beijing retaliate. that's that. if they retaliate that gets us to the trade comments. the president just moments ago said president xi wants to make a deal more than i do, i'm not anxious. stuart: he has said that before in precisely the same language. he has said that before. there are all these elections coming up in hong kong this sunday. let's see what the authorities respond to that election with. we'll see. >>> okay. that did not make any -- what the president had to say did not make a difference to futures. we are still up 40 or 50 points on the dow. >>> now, next one is mcdonald's. chicago area employees are suing the company over its a

lauren: yeah.art: a lot of that is on the streaming development which investors think they will go a long way, interesting stuff. other stuff to look at this morning. check cisco, they gave a not so rosy forecast, that's hurting them down 5 and a half percent. chip maker, up $209 a share, overall, though, we are going down just a little at the opening bell this morning, all 3 indicators down 40 for the dow, 6 for the s&p, down for 20 for the nasdaq and then this professor, actually he's an instructor at berkeley, he called americans in flyover people bad people, i will tell you how that reminds me of hillary clinton's deplorable speech, we don't like that,i will editorialize about it at 10:00 o'clock. record-breaking low temperatures, that's bombing for someone like sue atkins, star of national geographics of life below zero, i can't get enough of, the star is with us in the studio later this hour. neither one of the democrats star witnesses at the impeachment hearings could point out an impeachabl

lauren: it is unusual that i'm not the bear at the table. [laughter] lauren: but it's true.ots of trying to call the bottom, lots of hope for cyclical upside. for us, you want to be flux of. some of the selling we are doing at the top, we are taking advantage of tactical opportunities. right now, statistical upside is not here to stay. alix: thank you. and vincentnna cignarella, thank you. lauren goodman of new york life investment will be sticking with me. stick around later today for the interview with larry kudlow, the national economic council director. that is at 9:45 a.m. eastern time. you can check out the charts used at gtv on your terminal. this is bloomberg. ♪ viviana: you're watching "bloomberg daybreak." a 2.7 billiong dollars stake in chinese-american drug maker that will clear the way for about two dozen cancer drugs to be developed and sold in the chinese market. percent.l own about fiat chrysler and psa turning to small advisory teams. with a french boutique that has only five partners. sca used goldman sachs. the firms will divide up to $90 million in f

i want to start with you first, lauren. takeaways from the cover story? >> big takeaways are that while china's in the news for a variety of upsetting things -- the trade war, the hong kong protests -- in fact, it's a wonderful place for investment because the population of people with money is growing and growing very rapidly. so there's a whole array of consumer companies that are going to benefit from this, and we're not just talking about the wealthy people in shanghai and beijing, we're talking about third and fourth tier cities which together represent a population the size of the u.s. jack: that's an amazing statistic. leon, we're journalists talking about this, you're putting money to work. to you agree with what lauren had to say? >> i think's totally correct. the story is around the revolution of the consumer, how changes in consumer behavior are happening as that consumer becomes wealthier, and they're going to make choices which benefit consumer companies that can serve them. jack: it's just hard for me to talk

lauren.heryl -- >> trey reporting from gaza trey, thank you. >> well people lining up outside the supreme court overnight ahead of today blockbuster case over dhaka justices here documents to whether effort to end immigration program is lawful. president trump called for end to dhaka but blocked by lower court. daca protects 700,000 immigrants who came to the united states as children protect them from being deported. >> well the long pest living pex president 495-year-old jimmy carter has been hospitalized it this morning in atlanta. >> tracee carrasco here now with details on this 3th president of the united states. emplet well carter admitted to the university hospital where he's expected to have surgery to release pressure on his brain todays and according to spokesperson the pressure caused by bleeding due to his recent falls. carter has fallen three time this is year the latest was last month, where he fractured his pelvis. some trouble for southwest airlines according to "the wall stre

lauren, do very have an update? lauren: back up and running apparently.o issues, no interruption in the streaming service. now you know. life can go on. connell: stock is at $305 a share. hardly affected the outage that was. big meeting at the white house about vaping. the american medical association says vaping should be allowed only through prescriptions. i will talk to one of the first juul investors about that, juul being vaping people. i will talk to him about it. china increasing carbon pollution. i will talk to presidential candidate tom steyer. i will put it to him. you can't legislate a climate change revolution if china doesn't play ball. that's next. ♪. every american wants their dollars to work as hard as they do. however, since 2000, the buying power of the dollar has dropped by over 31% - that means the dollar is only worth about 68¢ now compared to 2000. had you owned gold, your value would have increased over 400% and owning gold is easy... with rosland capital - a trusted leader in helping people acquire precious metals. gold bullion, la

lauren: i did it right away. ashley: lauren has two to scalp. if you can cut the transaction. stuart: 11 bucks a ticket and this is manhattan? lauren: one child, one adult. it's in new jersey. stuart: new jersey. you can't get into a cinema in manhattan under $12, $13, $14. something like that. ashley: at least. stuart: shah, you going to see it? >> yes, and i get the senior rate. i will definitely see it. stuart: time's up, shah. thanks for joining us. 9:40. see you again real soon. thank you. >>> check the market. ten minutes in, look at this, we are down, what, 39 points as we speak. >>> the new electric mini cooper making its debut at the l.a. auto show. we will take you there, get a closer look at this thing. that will be in our 10:00 hour. >>> in about an hour from now, the president will leave the white house on his way to texas. he's going to tour the apple plant in austin. it's a good bet that he will talk to reporters. what will he say? you never know. we are going to take you there, see what he's got to say. we'll be right back. does

hey, lauren. >> hey guys.achelorette hannah and -- oh, he's never won before -- alan. how nervous are you guys feeling? >> pretty nervous. >> pretty nervous especially with that happening. >> yeah. >> well, we are here. the pressure is on at the very last rehearsal for "dancing with the stars." >> hannah and alan's waltz is silky smooth, but this girl is in pain. >> my body hurts everywhere so bad. his body hurts really bad, like, we're tired. >> we were watching. you emerged from a ball. >> sh. >> you are lifted in the air. i'm sorry we're spilling all the secrets. >> we're out there just literally celebrating every single second and having a blast. >> finally. get it? >> oh! >> it's a sign. that's a sign. >> each couple is doing two dances tonight, a free style and a new number. and we're breaking some news -- both ally and lauren alaina will sing. >> can you give us a taste? ♪ hey ♪ hey >> i feel great. i feel really excited. i was nervous. i didn't know what we would do with the free style. it is literally

lauren says yes. number of people are actually making travel plans because of people they follow on social media. those people are called influencers and one of them is here to explain the phenomenon. susan is rolling her eyes. >>> trade reps from the u.s., canada and mexico meeting in washington today to discuss the usmca. north dakota senator will join us. his constituents eagerly awaiting the outcome. how long have we been saying that about this trade deal? we will ask what his hopes are in the 11:00 hour. >>> the bill supporting protesters in hong kong on the president's desk. why hasn't he signed it yet? china watcher gordon chang weighs in next. you're still out there chasing what matters. that's why at aetna, we're committed to taking care of the whole you. with medicare advantage plans that offer health coaching and fitness memberships. plus hospital, medical and prescription drug coverage in one simple plan. with monthly plan premiums starting at $0. aetna medicare advantage plans call today

let's bring in automotive analyst lauren fix is with us, good to see you, lauren so this could be thef the end for the uaw? >> well certainly not going to help them. i mean look there's no oversight apparently, there's money being spent millions of dollars changing hands. people are buying ferraris and pools and where is the money going from all of these members paying to get support? they are supposed to get training and that training money is going into someone's pocket that's a problem and why they are losing members and also why manufactures are building plants on right to work states. >> lauren i feel so bad for these workers. >> i do too. >> you mentioned the corruption i know the union members are actually paying increased dues at the same time. what is the attitude among the rank-and-file when they see the type of corruption at the highest level in the union? >> i really feel bad for them too. they pay money in so they can get support and they're not getting support and it causes people not to want to be a member of the union when there's a union vote at a shop that might need

lauren, please stand up.applause ] one of the 200 jewish american soldiers who was saved that fateful day is staff sergeant lester tanner. lester is now 96 years old. [ applause ] boy, you guys are looking very good. 96. lester! you're really 96, lester? i don't believe it. you're looking good. thank you very much. thank you also for your very noble service and for sharing this incredible story with the world. thank you very much, lester. the men and women who have donned our nation's uniforms are the bravest, toughest, strongest, and most virtuous warriors ever to walk on earth. you left your families and fought in faraway lands. you came face to face with evil and you did not back down. you returned home from war and you never forgot your friends who didn't return, including prisoners of war and those missing in action. every day you think of them and pray for them, but your greatest tribute of all is the way you lived your lives in the years since. you raised your family, you endured the wounds of war, and

lauren, i think he tweeted this morning? lauren: earlier this morning.ution to the vaping and e-cigarette dilemma, and he will be meeting with medical professionals and doctors to talk about new regulations that might be needed to make sure that children and teenagers don't vape, illicit counterfeit substances. if you look at the deaths across the country, a common link is vitamin e cat tate. the teens in many instances are vaping that, and it puts an oil around their lungs, and they cannot breathe. now, the whole point of vaping and e-cigarettes is to get adults to quit traditional smoking if you use an approved cartridge, but that's not always a happening. so what kind of rule or flavor ban at the federal level could prevent this. stuart: very complicated. this is not an easy subject. all right, i'm going to switch fears for a moment because the president was in new york city this morning, first president ever to speak at a veterans day parade in new york city. kelly sadler with us. seems to me like the president is going right to his base or right to

lauren: i began filming in 2014 and never expected the project to take five years. with a bloomberg article by a journalist named william miller about this island will -- animal island that i never heard of. this was the kind of ultimate extravagance. she depopulated an island in the south china sea of its indigenous population and brought in animals from africa and four generations later, they have been inbred basically, because no new animals. they have no support, no vets, the parents were gone that brought them there. so the story began with that but what happened was bong- imled'a'sd nelda -- son ran for the vice presidency. nobody thought he had a chance. as he began to gain steam and became a front runner, the election story really took over the narrative of the film. what began as a historical film about this kind of crazy extravagance turned into a present-day political story about the connection between wealth and power and the possibility of rewriting history. carol: which we have seen repeated, i feel like, around the globe. how timely, right? jason: wha

lauren: certain gravy?bis company and they've now released their special gravy, if you would, it's got 10% thc and makes thanksgiving much more pleasant. thank you very much. cheryl: sending over the maria bartiromo. good morning, maria. maria: good morning to you, happy tuesday, thanks for joining us, i'm maria bartiromo, tuesday november 26th, top stories before 6:00 a.m. on the east coast, new optimism for u.s.-china trade once again this morning, top negotiators on both side held phone call overnight, chinese media is discussing that both sides discuss core concern and reached consensus. futures are pulling back a bit from unchartered moves yesterday but still in record territory right now. the trade battle here at home, usmca, president trump and nancy pelosi pointing fingers at one another while a vote on u.s.-canada-mÉxico agreement is in limbo, holiday shopping in full swing now, retailers with major sales early hope to go draw in consumers, we are taking a look who is the winners and losers, mornin

lauren?ly look at joe biden who is the moderate choice or what they thought would be and he's not doing well in the polls and mayor pete is at the top of a new poll in iowa, 37 years old so biden has been a disappointment and now mike bloomberg is saying this is maybe my time and hillary clinton is saying the same. two things to note about hillary as well as mayor bloomberg, they are not that radical. they would come in and they are not these leftists candidates that bernie sanders and elizabeth warren, so there is a riff in the party, infighting and the party. they don't have their candidate yet. stuart: seems to be chaotic. 10 candidates have qualified for the next debate november 20, with another six to want to get into that debate. we have do ball patrick former governor of massachusetts who may jump in and former attorney general eric holder may jump in. bloomberg is registering all over the place to get an. that's chaos. >> yes, so with 18 potential candidates for the democratic nominat

. >> reporter lauren martinez joins us live from san francisco with details on this. lauren? >> reporter: reggie and kumasi, the lawsuit charges the gilroy garlic festival association, it alleges that security measures, negligent security measures led to the deaths and injuries of that shooting on july 28th. now according to police the shooting took place on the north side of the festival and the cloetest team responded immediately when calls came in around 5:40 p.m. they were there and engaged with the gunman who was armed with an assault type rifle in less than a minute. a 6-year-old, 13-year-old and 25-year-old were killed. why the suspect opened fire still remains a mystery. a news conference will be held at 11:00 this morning. lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >>> community organizations plan a rally in response to an attack against three men in their 60s. police are looking for at least two suspects. this follows another attack on two men back in july. a suspect was arrested last month. they plan to condemn it at a rally. >>> police are investigating a suspicious death on a

lauren, and cheryl. >> no doubt about that. thank you very much.big news to report this morning there's a big deal in the pharmaceutical industry. another deal this monday morning tracee carrasco has details for us. good morning tracee. >> buying medicine company for 9.7 billion dollar, the medicines company is developing a cholesterol lowering therapy and company recently said preparing to file regulatory paperwork in the u.s. and europe for the treatment. well a lettuce recall expands to more major retailers just in time for thanksgiving dinner. salads that originated in california are being recalled after federal agencies qarn that they may be contaminated with e. coli bacteria. target wal-mart and aldi cams club and others acted on those warnings from the fda and cdc after 40 cay were reported nationwide in 16 states. at least 28 people have been hospitalized. and frozen 2 heats up the box office. who are you? >> i'm olaf disney animated film took in 167 in u.s. and china highest opening ever ford versus ferrari in second request 16 million. an

report live in san jose, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >> thank you, lauren. >>> opponents trying to stopavigation center near san francisco's oracle park are evaluating options after another legal setback. the city says it's moving forward and expects the center to be open by the end of next month. the homeless man attacked a woman outside her apartment building right next to the location. opponents challenged the approval process. >>> mcdonald's will pay $26 million to settle a class action lawsuit. >> they accuse mcdonald's of not giving overtime pay and denying timely breaks. >> san francisco-based juul has revealed its massive layoffs. juul will eliminate 245 workers in the bay area. juul announced they would cut 650 positions worldwide. they turn to lobbying officials to stop bans on vaping. >> you can see we are starting up now by about two points. >>> our approaching storm could cause problem for drivers. >> extra slick pavement so we went to a driving expert to get advice. he demonstrated what to do if your car enters a slide or even a deep puddle at freeway speeds. >> try to cut

. >> reporter lauren martinez joins us now live with what we know. good morning, lauren. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and kumasi. police shut down this intersection. i want to show what you we're seeing right now. police taped off east santa clara street and all we can see is there's a car illuminated by a light. i talked with one officer. all co-tell me, they approached this car and they approached. i don't know what that means. they're not releasing any more information right now. so far officers have been around that car taking pictures of it and surveying the area. so for the moment san jose police have shut down the intersection and there's just a lot of police activity each side of the street right now. people are walking and driving and having to turn back around for the time to remain here on scene and continue to just stand by while officers are just surveying this area but, again, that car right now seems to be the focus on their investigation and, of course, we will continue to bring you any updates as we receive them. reporting live

click so much education did lauren get? >> for the time she got it pretty good, she never graduated from high school. i think she felt a little badly about that. read for ate well person of her age. they never had a library when she was there. and talk about how wonderful had it was now that kids access to libraries. books, theyew really valued literature. the son of als was very literate man. i think reading at home with something they did all the time allowed. >> he was a bit of a storyteller. >> he would hear stories down at the hardware store, get the news, and love to read newspapers. and was a great storyteller. a tune, he heard would always remember it and reproduce it. >> how long would her parents live? >> laura and her husband and daughter ended up leaving in 1894 after a number of misfortunes they suffered. that was the last time lauren -- laura would see her father. >> about eight years? >> he died in 63 or something like that. -- ingalls lived on for some time. caroline angles -- ingalls died and was buried in

lauren martinez joins us live with all of these details.ood morning, lauren. >> reporter: san franciscans will vote on two propositions including the mayor's race and the district attorney's race. incumbent mayor london breed is looking for another full term. she is expected to win re-election. breed is facing five challengesers. her opponents don't have as much recognition. now a race for san francisco's district attorney will be closely watched as well. suzy loftus is running for full term. she was appointed by mayor breeze after the resignation of george gascon. now thatppntnted to protests because some say it gives loftus an unfair advantage over the other three candidates running, chesa boudin, leif dautch, and nancy tung. there are several importanteare with vaping and imposing a tax on ride share fares. if you haven't mailed or dropped off your ballot, head to the polls. they open at 7:00. as you can see volunteers have already started setting up. reporting live outside of san francisco city hall, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >>> of

lauren, cheryl. >> griff jenkins thank you very much.esident trump not missing chance to take on fed chair jay powell in a speech to economic club of new york yesterday, all while the pet touted the bombing economy under his watch. this as he prepares to testify on capitol hill today. we've got ed lawrence with all of the details on the fed chair. >> good morning cheryl and lauren president donald trump taking credit for what he calls the greatest recovery economic recovery in u.s. history. he said that his tax policies his deregulation policies is have brought the u.s. to this economic expansion and kept it going. now within that the president saying, that despite the federal reserve, raising rates too quickly and cutting slowly his policies are keeping this economy going. now president trump says -- that he's leveling the trade playing field and he's unapologetic with how he's doing that through terror policy and strength of the u.s. economy. listen. >> my goal is to ensure that this power work for america's favor and for america's wor

lauren, please stand up, thank you very much. [applause] pres.rump: one of the 200 jewish-american soldiers who was saved that fateful day is staff sergeant lester tanner. lester is now 96 years old. [applause] pres. trump: and he joins us here. boy, you guys are looking very good. 96. you are really 96, lester? i don't believe it. you are looking good. thank you very much. thank you, also, for your very noble service and for sharing this incredible story with the world. thank you, lester. the men and women who have donned our nation's uniforms are the bravest, toughest, strongest, and most virtuous warriors to walk on earth. you left your families and fought in far away lands. you came face-to-face with evil, and you did not back down. you returned home from war, and you never forgot your friends who didn't return, including prisoners of war and those missing in action. every day, you think of them and pray for them. but your greatest tribute of all is the way you live your lives in the years since. you raised your families, you endured the woun

i want to start with you first, lauren.ver story? >> big takeaways are that while china's in the news for a variety of upsetting things -- the trade war, the hong kong protests -- in fact, it's a wonderful place for investment because the population of people with money is growing and growing very rapidly. so there's a whole array of consumer companies that are going to benefit from this, and we're not just talking about the wealthy people in shanghai and beijing, we're talking about third and fourth tier cities which together represent a population the size of the u.s. jack: that's an amazing statistic. leon, we're journalists talking about this, you're putting money to work. to you agree with what lauren had to say? >> i think's totally correct. the story is around the revolution of the consumer, how changes in consumer behavior are happening as that consumer becomes wealthier, and they're going to make choices which benefit consumer companies that can serve them. jack: it's just hard for me to talk about china though wit

reporting live at sfo, lauren martinez, abc7 news. >> lauren, get yourself a ticket.s not too late. >> don't leave us. >> spin the wheel. >> i'm tempted. >> we'll see if we check in with lauren later today. >> is she here or not? >>> frontier airlines is apologizing for a travel scare. some customers received an email from the airline this week about changes to their upcoming flight. it told them to call a rebooking hotline to speak with an agent. many customers say when they called that non-toll-free number, the line was busy or it went to voicemail. frontier later said on twitter there was a technical issue and the email was sent by accident. >>> tesla's new electric cyber truck is here and elon musk promises this is the truck of the future. musk claims it can go 60 miles per hour in three seconds. he also showed off the car's body but ran into an issue with the windows. >> we threw everything -- we literally threw the kitchen sink at the glass, it didn't break. for some weird reason it broke now. i don't know why. [ laughter ] >> i will never get over that. >> it's