some people might be thinking it's just zimmer biomet is putting itself up to sale, perhaps to medtronic still a major position and never been shy and pushing for a sale. ask the guys that used to run whole foods. you know what i mean but -- this is the biggest of buts, you're going to have to be patient. do not expect fabulous results the next time the company reports. potentially lowering the bar even more. here is the bottom line. i believe zimer can, at last, turn itself around with this gentleman, hanson, at the helm you may want to wait for the company to report in six weeks if hanson under promises, the stock will like ly sell off again. this could be the last bad quarter and the stock will jump, be my guest. as this is, by far, the cheapest stock in the group because of all the things that have gone wrong. problem is, remember, it could get cheaper still when we see the quarter. so leave a little room to back up the truck much more mad money ahead. >>> with rumors that elliott management, looking at performance. then good news if the dog ate your homework. i did it for you and i

zimmer brought in a new ceo from medicitr medtronic. they've had some executions issues getting new products to market. we think if they can execute over the next 12 to 18 months, the vap and margin gap enclosure will drive the stock price much above where it's trading at now. >> let's quickly get these other two in here. here is an infrastructure play, martin marietta materials. >> sure, martin mariett materials is great. it will benefit from the rebuild in texas, the rebuild in the southeast from the natural disaster. the state highway funding bills will provide a long runway of growth for them. they have pricing power. rocks and aggregates, you can't make them in china and can't sell them on amazon. this is a great business model, great company. if we do get a federal infrastructu bill, it's going to be icing on the cake for this company. >> and finally, a familiar banking name, first republic. >> first republic is great. they're up with a growth strategy that i really like. they're going out and trying to grow their new customers by

heather: that is a robot, disney unveiling the latest and a medtronic addition to its hall of presidentscially reopens today after an almost year-long trance formation. that is amazing what they can do. "fox and friends" first continues and i will see you back here tomorrow. >> we are coming around the corner to take the bridge, we went on the ground. >> is everybody okay? >> i am still figuring that out, we have cars everywhere. down onto the highway. jillian: tuesday, december 19th. deadly train derailment, three people killed and 100 others injured after a passenger train going three times the speed limit plunges onto a busy highway. we are live on scene with brand-new information. rob: the largest revamp of the us tax system in decades. who is in and who is out for the crucial vote that is happening today. >> what you can't -- thank you for coming. jillian: meet the 5-year-old boy who saved christmas from the grinch. "fox and friends" first continues right now.

bunch of strangers blame you for all the personal problems and you get to have a little talking and medtronic at disney land or world and i don't know the difference because i'm a grown adult. greg: barely, i might add. >> thank you. greg: tyrus, let's ask you about eminem because you were snoop bodyguards i'm sure you iran into eminem once in a while. >> oh yeah, at the local rap convention. [laughter] we read coffee an poultry and h. you might underestimate him as mitch. mr. president is very quick to fire back on those who insult him and he would not touch eminem's comments for a very simple -- his base, his younger base loves eminem. when eminem dropped an album it's always platinum and is a major player in those terms of things and donald trump there's a reason why he doesn't fire back on him. greg: i don't think trump is aware of that fact. i don't think he's -- >> i think he picks his battles and he smart and it's not a fight. greg: i don't thank you have to report this to the president. i wouldn't -- he never thanks about his -- >> yeah, but some of the senators and house members with

consumer bio net has a new ceo from medtronics. jpmorgan likes the pic of him for ceo.ome earnings news out as well, actually. carnival, rising after the company says it will get back on course after the hurricane season. booking is running ahead of one higher prices. navistar, the truck maker, the company saying that the fourth quarter profit has a strong revenue growth and 2018 is shaping up to be one of the strongest industry years this decade. thanks to strong sales at olive garden, comparable sales overall rising by more than 3%. mark: let's get to the latest on brexit. just as the key ministers were starting to unite on trade policy, the eu chief trade negotiator is taking a hard-line position, telling "the guardian that he won't accept a special carve out for the u.k. financial services industry. what will it mean for the next round of talks? n.ining us is ia seems as if the next round of talks begins with a divide between what the u.k. wants and what the eu is willing to give. ian: well, that's right. and it looks like it is a big divide. what happened last week

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disney world debuted its medtronic president trump for its famed hall of presidents.sident's remarks which he recorded here at the white house come he said, from the beginning, america has been a nation defined by its people. it is why our founders began our great constitution with three simple words "we, the people." the talking heads will discuss what this year means. what it means for the president, what a means for the republican and democratic parties, and the never ending political theater in washington, d.c. i would encourage everyone to take a step outside of the beltway bubble and consider but this year means for the american people. to the forgotten men and women around the country, you are forgotten no more. as president, he is with you at 100%, and is this your already proven, he will never let you down. with that, i will take your questions. >> reporter: two questions, what is the schedule for signing? it may not happen until the break? >> secretary sanders: we are still working on the details. first we want to make sure it gets passed. that's what we are