donald trump tweeted thank you to linda bean of ll bean for your great support. and courage. people will support you even more now by l.l. bean. that after an anti trump move u called dprab your wallet added it to a list of companies it says consumers should boycott for supporting trump. >> i think it's very much a case of bullying. it's bullying the companies that i own. >> federal election commission report shows bean donated $30,000 during the 2016 campaign to a political organization backing trump, l.l. bean is encouraging that boycott organizers to reconsider saying in a statement released over the weekend, no individual alone speaks on behalf of the business or represents the values of the company that l.l. built, adding that l.l. bean does not endorse political candidates, take positions on political matters or make political contributions. simply put, we stay out of politics. trump, not the only one coming to the company's defense. independent senator of maine tesays it's misguy. l.l. bean is a nonpartisan company. i have known and worked with them for virtually all my

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this morning he deciding to pick winners and losers again, tweeting about ll bean, thanking ll bean for its support and saying that people should now buy ll bean, making the it very clear in this country if you're not a champion of donald trump, you are an enemy of donald trump. and he will go after you either on social media or whatever platform he chooses to do so. and he will make your stock plummet if he wants. to he'll get you attract on social media or he will try and get his social media allegiance to change policy and congress. so it's going to be an interesting time. it's going to be very interesting to see what republicans do and whether they vote with their own conscience or vote with their policy ideals or if they bend to the will of donald trump. we saw this yesterday with marco rubio, most notably when questioning tillerson. but pretty forcefully not only on russia and putin and cuba and what not. it became clear that he was not comfortable with tillerson nomination at least not yet. i'm not comfortable with his answers. does marco rubio stay true to that and stick to his

ll bean says this weekend the company does not endorse candidates. board member, linda bean, who wrote the check says she does not plan to resign from her position. >> i never back down. if i feel i am right, and i feel like they are bullies, and that's all they are. a small colonel of hard core bullies on the west coast trying to control what we do and what we buy and what we sell in main. >> she is the granddaughter of the company's founder. >>> officials in a mississippi city say they did not mean to disrespect martin luther king jr., and are working to correct the mistake. it all started when a social media post for the city of biloxi stated that operations would be closed monday for great america's day. not mlk jr. day. officials admit the designation made in 1985 gives the town a bad image. >> we're being called racist, and that's not the people of biloxi, and that's not the mayor or the city council of biloxi, and it's just unfortunate that we are now being painted with that brush. >> it was an honest error. i think they pulled the verbiage fro

buy ll bean.r people on social media that still say they're going to boycott the company. allison tweeted i'm about to find and throw out the llbean backpack i had. and someone tweeted ll bean is the kiss of death. brian: i think we're going to be back on monday talking about how ll bean had this huge boom. >> we'll certainly be tracking that. and nicole kidman is in the news today. she did an interview with the bbc, and she had some interesting things to say about the election and president-elect trump. she said he is now elected, and we as a country need to support whoever is president because that's what the country is based on. steve: okay. the lefties aren't going to like that. >> you're right. they didn't. and a lot took to social media to complain. dan asaid i think it's time for nicole kidman to move to russia. brian: think about how stupid she is. she's saying we live here, we want to stay here. >> yeah, and mike said sometimes celebrities shouldn't be political commentators. steve: so it

stuart, because of the unjust boycott of ll bean, i just ordered my wife a pair of ll been boots.l bean. would how to. last one from susan. just ordered an ll bean hat with a logo and will wear it everywhere here in liberal, southern california. i could see that coming to my office. ashley: yes, and good for them, and i'm very tempted to do exactly the same thing. because these liberal elites say, oh, no, this company did business with donald trump. linda bean did business with donald trump. huge backlash on them. good. stuart: good. liz: and i like the california guy. stuart: susan. it was a lady. liz: i beg your pardon, susan. she's amazing. i hope it's not a wool hat. but, yes, you don't want bullying. ashley: no. liz: it's intolerant. stuart: yes, a boycott is an intolerant bullying of a company. ashley: you don't agree with my point of view, so i'm going to boycott you. stuart: i think it's going to backfire, and i think it has already. we'll be right back company. i get it. but you know i think you own too much. gotta manage your risk. an honest opinion is how edward jones m

ll bean says the money was her private contribution. nts linda bean removed from the board. >>> a local man who sold drugs for years in kensington is trying to change not only his life but others as well. >> you know, everything i've been through my experience, um, being shot, um, just going through incarcerations, and there's nothing good that comes out of this. >> how he's turning his old problems into something someone else's salvation for goodness sake. kathy? >>> temperatures are on their way up already. that rain it's a signature to warmer days ahead. at least a couple of days as we chase record warmth before a chance of snow. the tail of two seasons in the seven day coming up. for millions of baby boomers there's a serious virus out there that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. one in 30 boomers has hep c, yet most don't even know it. because it can hide in your body for years without symptoms, and it's not tested for in routine blood work. the cdc recommends all baby boomers get tested. if you have hep c, it can be cured.

the reason behind the backlog in ll bean's duck ot >>> and sticker shock, mu stores at landmark malleing good morning, guys. this is big news. there's a meeting expected today .we are looking to hear a whole lot more details from landmark mall, the owners there about the man ahead. some of the merchants, like you said, have confirmed to news 4 they've been told to leave by the end of the month. news 4 broke this story last week. we've already heard from macy's set to close in the spring. that could possibly be expedi expedited. the plan is to tear down the mall to make way for a brand new and comin alexandria leaders say this is their top culver about it. >> so in many ways, this closure kind of clears the pas path and makes the redevelopment of what is a complicated site a little easier. >> now, redeveloping landmark mall has been in the works for some ten years now. the plan, the idea, we are working to find out the exact timeline for what's expected to bring a lot more new jobs and a new way of living to a mall that needs new life. that is the latest now live from alexandria. back

linda bean of ll bean gave 60,000 to trump super pac, stop shopping there, the money was bean's privateand personal contribution and the company stays out of politics, julian. >> now over to fox business alert, a favorite household snack was recalled for contamination, cheryl casone from our sister network fox business is here with everything you need to know about this. cheryl: well, good morning, guys, hostess recalling tweaky boxes for possible simonela. can your hart be hacked? this is the concern after st. jude medical and cardiac devices could be vulnerable from cyber criminals. monitor and control patient's heart functions to prevent heart attacks, there's a software patch to fix the issue but patients must plug in the transmitter and connect to the network to fix it. abbott spokesperson said have potential vulnerabilities. well, 40 million low-income americans may face delay receiving tax return this year. agency says it needs more time to fight identity theft and fraud. it will affect those who use additional tax credit. the refunds won't appear until late february at the earli

why liberals are targeting ll bean. ainsley: back about lash boycotts.t risk for scammers taking even more of your hard-earned money? property man bob with what you need to know. next. steve: i like the new yellow garage door. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. steve: we have got some quick headlines and then bob massey. first up, a troubling new intel report confirms many people's suspicions. three gitmo detainees are going back to the terror business. president obama plans to free up 18 more terrorists before he leaves office. great. congressman ed royce chair of the house foreign affairs committee now demanding the president immediately stop all the transfers out of gitmo. and a navy sailor jailed for mishandling classified information wants the hillary treatment, what she got and petitioning president-elect trump for his release. was sentenced to a year

cnn, he whipped the -- he ended the boycott of ll bean, whose head was backing him. then look what he did to meryl streep. she'll never recover. lou: well, and the left, by the way, is not only -- many elements of it as you correctly state are just forever branded as expedient in their view. but we're watching the left crumble here. this identity and group, coalition of constituencies, i mean, it's falling apart before our very eyes. >> it is. and look at them. lou: by the way, i'm saying that without complaint. let me be very clear. >> all of these protesters are coming to washington not to complain about some issue or some policy. they're coming to complain about donald trump. they don't like him. it's personal. they don't really have any big issue. i mean, this isn't like a civil rights march or an antiwar march. it's just the guy they don't like. lou: their hatred and their confusion is their only connection to relevance right now politically. what ensues, we'll see. but one thing clear as you said, the president-elect is winning. and winning big. fred, thank you

. >>> in your money tonight, president-elect donald trump is responding to the backlash over ll bean.told you about the boycott last night. when group called grab your wallet called for customers to stop buying from the retailer because family member who was also a board member supports trump. well today trump responded on twitter. he thanked the great granddaughter of the company's founder and told supports to buy from the store. >>> actress jessica alba's company is recalling baby powder. honest company is voluntarily recalling its organic powder. it says the product might have micro organisms in it that could cause skin or eye infections. the baby powder has been in stores since april of 2014. if you have it, you can return it for full refund. >>> so cbs now selling a rifle generic version of the epipen. it will charge 110 bucks for a two pack. epipen became a flash point over surging drug prices. meanwhile insurance companies cigna is dropping the name grand are brand drug from 2017 coverage. >>> traditional department stores are closing other retailers are adding jobs. >> amazon.

the political backlash for ll bean. the outrage coming up. peter teal takes aim at apple.hnology deck giantess peaked giant is peaked at this point. more trouble for jessica alba and her honest company. it's pretty steady this morning. expected at the open. the numbers show the story down one half of 1%. all of the stories coming up this morning. great to see you. i can't think of what president you rather go you'd rather go through the confirmation hearing with. and that's what people hope for. it was a firm and in command yesterday. i think that was perfectly on display. the threat of china you know he sees the world and knows how to lift america. even in the face of big challenges. coming up to join the conversation. the granddaughter of l.l. bean and board member is with us as she faces pushback. nicholas burns is here. and the chief economic advisor rolls-royce north american president. with the new hot wheels. we will bring those to you as well. our top story now. the contentious confirmation hearings. he faced tough questions yesterday on some major issues including

. >> i don't want to go on that ll bean founder's website and buy those lobsters that you can ship. but i think the rule is, actually, which was put into place by obama, you can't endorse specific companies or products, but trump could roll back the rule. he did not violate it yesterday. he's only president-elect. >> can he fire the head of the ethics office? yes, right? >> i think the senate and the house -- jason chaffetz is going after walter schaub, the governor of ethics guy because he thinks he has gone way anti-trump. >> in a previous world, if you gave out a comment like that, like the kind of comments he gave out, you would have a job for life. >> are we supposed to bring joe in on this? >> yeah. >> i want to start off where i began the week. in chicago, i watched ken griffin from citadel talk, he said you guys better get ready for no major infrastructure spending and no major tax cuts, that all the pro growth stuff is coming from deregulation because also not enough money. deficit politics will constrain the stimulus from the trump administration. is that your view? >> it'

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