mr. trump, they say, is a rookie. tomorrow, leader ping speaks as a leader according to the chinese news agency. mr. trump has engaged in some confrontation, too. told the drug companies that medicare and medicaid will negotiate drug prices, lower drug prices and going off bmw importing from mexico. yes, it's confrontation week. one last headline. the debt will hit $20 trillion just before president obama leaves off. politics and money, it's still very intense and "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ >> today, the markets may be closed, but fox business is open for business. bringing you the insight and analysis you need and can't get anywhere else. while cnbc is showing reruns, we'll show you how to make your next move. no wonder we're america's fastest growing cable network, fox business network. stuart: it's irresistible, to poke the competition a little bit. the markets are closed, but the other guys are still sleeping, and we've got plenty to go at. congressman john lewis says he will not attend the inaugura

mr. trump's home is new york city. the far left mayor bill de blasio will hold an anti-trump demonstration in the city. will be a big one, with celebrities right before the inauguration. and the media, pouring on the contempt for trump and that is an accurate word to use, contempt. the editorial pages and broadcast networks are full of hostility, yes, contempt for our next president. and anything, any one who says anything favorable about trump is harshly criticized and yes, ostracized. steve harvey went to trump tower. that is all he did. he says the reaction was fierce. everyone has the constitutional right to protest, but is our democracy undermined when the legitimacy of mr. trump's presidency is questioned? my answer is yes. in a large bloc of politicians says the election was not legit and the media condemns him with contemptuous concerns, the democratic process begins to fray. media supporters and left don't do any good with this cooler heads should prevail, like vice president joe biden, albeit reluctantly, the

trump. mr. trump opposes that. ashley: and he said that on the campaign trail, a $85 billion merger. of course, his strong stance against cnn a time warner company, what does that do to anti-trust deliberation that mr. trump's justice department will decide on anti-trust implications. there's a belief that at&t would be happy if cnn was spun out of time warner, they're not interested in the news business, they want the entertainment properties that time warner has. it's interesting, we know that donald trump has spoken out against this saying it puts too much influence and power into the hand of one. stuart: isn't that fascinating, the president-elect who has a beef with cnn calls in the ceo of time warner which owns cnn and they're going to have a chat right about now. liz: we haven't seen that before. >> that's extroert-- extraordinary stuff, all rules have been broken, all changed. how about this, overnight the senate voted 51-48 in favor of taking the first real step toward repealing obamacare, part of a budget

as i see it, mr. trump is emerging as confident. he is actively going to do something, and he received a nice welcome in d.c. when he appeared last night for a couple of dinners. i think the trump side of the equation seems to be positive and encouraging. on the left, i see a lot of whining because they didn't win the election. 68 democrats not going to the inauguration, and there are various other -- there is an attempt to disrupt the inauguration as well. how do you read this balance here in politics? >> you know what, stu? i don't think there is much of a balance. i think most people think 68 democrats are simply crybabies and they do not want to get their head around that donald trump will be the 45th president of the united states. even earlier today on the morning show i had on senator joe manchin. i know that joe manchin is pretty much independent in the middle even though he is democrat, a conservative democrat but he too said it is so ridiculous see these people not showing up for the inauguration. the fact is, what john le

what did gm say about mr. trump's tweet? >> i don't know if this was the best example for donald trump to cite. they point out that gm manufacturers the chevy cruz sedan in ohio. they are built in ohio. they build the cruze hatchback for global markets in mexico and a small number sold in the u.s. the big question is if you are going to tax a u.s. company for bringing the cruze in, what about their competitors. toyota make its cor makes the cn mexico. are you going to tax them, too? if you do the price of cars will go up. stuart: i think what mr. trump was doing was sending a warning shot across the bows. he's serious about stuff made there coming back here. reporter: i agree, but he better be serious about all the companies. stuart: thanks for joining us. more on this later. we have this as well. angela merkel has taken in way more than a million migrants, the vast majority of them are muslims. she says islamic terror is the biggest threat to germany. nigel farage joins us in a moment. we are still up 139 points. they are p

mr. trump called him on it. he tells fox, lewis, that he got caught and pretty d and making him look bad. and most of the black and hispanic house membe wilnot be there. here is an ugly development. broadway star jennifer holiday withdrew from the inaugural celebration, she says she received debt threats. the names of some celebrities who will perform are being withheld because of a likely backlash. that's ugly. three highly contentious hearings, democrats will attack tom price. he wants to repeal and replace obamacare as health secretary. scott pruett will be pillaried because he wants to replace, and wilbur ross on trade. these three would roll back obama's legacy and the left will defend it vigorously. >> how about this, another win for mr. trump, the ceo of novartis, a swiss drug giant says he may invest more in america because of trump's corporate tax cuts. "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ oh, we begin with this. president george h.w. bush, 41 taken to the hospital. ashley: he was taken in on satur

and mr. trump's choice for secretary of state putting his diplomatic skilled to work today, rex tillerson under aggressive questioning, during his confirming a hearing from one of mr. trump's former rivals on the campaign trail. senator james langford and congressman chris collins joining me here. donald trump today delivering his phys new his first news conference at president-elect, his plan to separate his private business have public service at president, announcing obama will be repealed and replaced simultaneously, allegations of russian interference in the elect, fake news scandal and speculation that u.s. intelligence, might have been involved. and one reporter in left wing national media, unsuccessfully tried to railroad the president-elect. on a mistake. >> no, are in president-elect. >> go ahead. >> go ahead. >> no, not you, not you. >> can you give us a chance. >> your organization is terrible. >> can you give us a chance to ask a question. >> go ahead. >> quiet, quiet, go ahead. >> she is asking a question, dowdon't be rude. >>

i think mr. trump's self-respect appears to be in good form. president obama under fire for x commuting chelsea manning's 35-year prison sentence. >> this is partisan politics at its worst. the way we look at leaking depends on whose ox is being gored. lou: this group of women setting their sights on an extraordinary skydiving world record. this video will amaze you. just like the people who own them, every business is different. but every one of those businesses will need legal help as they age and grow. whether it be help starting your business, vendor contracts or employment agreements. legalzoom's network of attorneys can help you every step of the way so you can focus on what you do. we'll handle the legal stuff that comes up along the way. legalzoom. legal help is here. you may sometimes suffer from a dry mouth. that's why there's biotene. and biotene also comes in a handy spray. so you can moisturize your mouth anytime, anywhere. biotene, for people who suffer from dry mouth symptoms. at angie's list, we believe there are certain things

. >> mr. trump making good on his commitment to american energy independence. but democrats making good on their threat to stall the confirmation of his nominees. tom price, one of the dems' targets says it's par for the course. >> does it trouble you at all that your-- as a nominee to serve in this administration, that somewhat would hold you to a different standard than you as a member of congress? >> we know what's going on here. >> we do, we do. >> it's-- and i understand and as my wife tells me, i volunteered for this. >> among my guests tonight, the first congressman to endorse donald trump, chris collins, joins me. also, the british elites on the u.k. supreme court rule the prime minister theresa may must have parliamentary approval before the people's vote on brexit can actually be recognized. it's clear the elites are still ruling the u.k. former advisor to prime minister david cameron, steve hilton, joins us tonight. good evening, everybody, president donald trump telling auto industry executives today that environmental regulations are, quote, out of

mr. trump holding wide-ranging, fast-moving well organized news conference. if it produced a lot of ws and some drama. >> i think it's a disgrace that information that was false and fake and never happened got released to the public. >> lou: of the president-elect's secretary is among our guests tonight. the president-elect handed control of his business empire to his sons to remove any appearance of a conflict of interest. we will have the story. and mr. trump's choice for secretary of state putting his diplomatic skills to work today. rex tillerson coming under aggressive pressure during his confirmation hearing it from one of mr. trump's former rivals on the campaign trail. good evening everybody, donald trump today at delivering his first news conference as president-elect, and a lot of news to cover. trumps planet to separate his private business from his public service as president, announcing obamacare will be repealed and replaced simultaneously. allegations of russian interference in the election, a fake news scandal, and speculation that u.s. intell

mr. trump met with automakers. green arrows for their stocks, especially fiat chrysler up 5 and 3/4%. good numbers at a homebuilder, this one, doctor. r horton, that stock is up 5%. gopro is a winner. if you have one of those karma drones, you can only replace the wrecked portion following a crash. that will save you money. i don't think that is why gopro is up 9% but a good story none the less. >>> another all-time high for alphabet, $845 as we speak. >> mr. trump had a meeting with automakers this morning and peter morici is with us this morning. peter, if we get a border tack, or border adjustment tax, if we get either of those two things, don't we get higher prices in america, don't we? the. >> we need to separate the two. if we get border tax adjustments, part of generalized tax reform. that is very important. if we have a 20% border tax, only affects retail prices by 10% because after all paying on wholesale, not retail. on top of that businesses will have better environment for manufacturing in the united st

i think mr. trump's self-respect appears to be in good form. president obama under fire for x commuting chelsea manning's 35-year prison sentence. >> this is partisan politics at its worst. the way we look at leaking depends on whose ox is being gored. lou: this group of women setting their sights on an extraordinary skydiving world record. this video will amaze you. we are coming right back. you got it. just say show me millions of used cars for sale at the all new carfax.com. i don't want one that's had a big wreck just say, show me cars with no accidents reported pretty cool i like it that's the power of carfax® find the cars you want, avoid the ones you don't plus you get a free carfax® report with every listing start your used car search at carfax.com when you're close to the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment? if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. with taltz, up to 90% o

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trump, our new president. out of respect for that at turnout that mr. trump got, paul ryan and other leadership are looking to his leadership and vice-president pence is playing a key role in setting the agenda, the pace of the agenda and setting the priority, as paul ryan indicated to us today in our conference meeting, they are all on the same page. our 100, 200-day agenda we are going to be talking about, the president will be with us on thursday in philadelphia at our retreat. all the republican senators and members of congress will be there. we are united and president trump is calling the shots. we are falling in line. we're following his priorities, and wee communicating incredibly well. lou: well, that is a news break and a delight, i'm sure, for most americans to hear. congressman, always good to talk with you. we appreciate it. >> you, too, lou. talk to you soon. lou: what a great meeting. >> we sure will. lou: congressman chris collins. breaking news tonight, three chinese warships are in the persian gulf. they've entered the gulf for the fir

. >> if putin likes donald trump, guess what that is called an asset. lou: mr. trump proposing a withdrawal of sanctions against russia in exchange for a nuclear weapons reduction deal, pete hook city said that mr. trump is showing true leadership, he is joining us. also, while our troops take up positions in poland, russians are howling about surprise arrival of 300 u.s. marines in norway. those marines are training and helping reenforce natoy northern most border with russia, we'll have details. and while there may be a lot fewer democrats as the trump inaugural this friday, there will certainly be more security than ever before. lou: good evening, president-elect trump firing back at outgoing cia director john brennan after presen -- brennan's interview on fac fox news sunday. >> mr. trump has to understand that absolving russia of various actions that it has taken in past number of years is a road he i think needs to be very careful about. moving down. lou: trump took aim at that patronizing brennan and obama administration's failed foreign policy, saying ou

a >> when you are mr. trump u. this and a lot you speak. i don't feel it is my obligation to it as the president. if he asked me i would tell him. this is all common sense. they're intelligent people around him. i tried again people under your side. anytime i women and replaced, whether it was notre dame i did nothing but praise him because i knew this. those fans i needed to help process the university of notre dame. you do nothing but create enemies. it is okay to criticize the performance. but do not criticize the performer. i hope you will learn this. >> give us a quick 20 or 30 seconds on this russian hacking thing and what people think about it. >> i can tell you what my thoughts are. i don't want any foreign country trying to live our government. they have enough problems of their own country they should be bothered with that. what did they say that was untrue. what documents were altered? to me they did with depression have been doing. data from the public's they could make an intelligent decision. that's completely wrong but i do n

he is mr. trump's economic adviser. he'll be with us in a moment. ♪ ♪ >> there's a big debate, stuart, about whether to do the business tax cut first to really get some juice in the ecomy and then deal with individualaxes in my opinion, that would be the wise way to go. stuart: that was economic adviser steve moore discussing trump's tax plan on our program about, what, about a week and a half ago. okay? now listen to what president trump said moments ago, this day, while meeting with business leaders. watch this. >> we are going to be cutting taxes massively for both the middle class and for companies, and that's massively. we're trying to get it down to anywhere from 15-20%, and it's now 35%, but it's probably more 38% than it is 35, wouldn't you say? stuart: wouldn't you say? come on in, steve moore, trump economic adviser. all right. to me -- >> by the way, stuart, you know what that clip means, you know what that tells us? that donald trump is watching stuart varney in the morning, and he's taking our advice. [

i think mr. trump's self-respect appears to be in good form. president obama under fire for x commuting chelsea manning's 35-year prison sentence. >> this is partisan politics at its worst. the way we look at leaking depends on whose ox is being gored. lou: this group of women setting their sights on an extraordinary skydiving world record. this video will amaze you. hey, searching for a great used car? yeah! you got it. just say show me millions of used cars for sale at the all new carfax.com. i don't want one that's had a big wreck just say, show me cars with no accidents reported pretty cool i like it that's the power of carfax® find the cars you want, avoid the ones you don't plus you get a free carfax® report with every listing start your used car search at carfax.com lou: russian and turkish jets strike positions in northern syria. their joint operation is the first of its kind. both countries brokered a syrian truce. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov invited trump administration officials to participate. joining me, fred fleitz. g

trump. and he praised mr. trump calling him a great necessity negotiator. president trump will be making phone calls tomorrow to francois hollande and angela merkel. the other event in washington, the national march for life. they marched from the washington monument to the supreme court. a sitting vice president of the united states addressed the marchers. doug k elway with our report. >> life is winning again in america. reporter: vice president mike pence became the highest-ranking official to attend the march. as indiana governor he earned a 100% approval rating from the right to thrive committee. also speaking from the inner sanctum, kellyanne conway. >> allow me to make it very clear. we hear you. we see you. we respect you. and we look forward to working with you. '. >> reporter: this tweet from the president is quote the march is so important and puff my support. the president locked u.s. aid to any organization that provides foreign abortions. pro-life marchers knew that for now power comes from two ends of pennsylvania far knew. >> we are not talk

mr. trump says build that wall. and the drug cartels and the human traffickers are cashing in on that threat. what's going on, ash? >> it's interesting because just reading some of the numbers. past six months border patrol apprehended about 1300 migrants every day. in the last six months about a quarter of a million people. what's happening is, the drug cartels and the human traffickers are preying on people's fear of a donald trump who spoke tough about border patrols, building a wall, more enforcement and so on. we're seeing a spike and until he comes into office the perceived weakness of the obama administration on the issue. and they're flocking over the border. >> let them in now and who knows what happens a week from now. got it. we're told that some of the immigrants are going to chicago ahead of the inauguration. sanctuary city, liz. liz: yeah, what's happening the mexico consulate is speaking-- he's the ambassador in chicago. he says, yes, illegal immigrants are flooding into chicago. he admitted it. what'

we have seen mr. trump's kids. eric and donald jr., their kids were there. not add lincoln memorial for tonight's celebration. and welcoming party but we do understand that the kids will be involved throughout all this. liz: thank you carl cameron, terrific job thank you. >> thank you. liz: with more on what to expect tomorrow, trump's great america chair eric beech is joining me now, here is what is going on, this is trump's time. it is his moment to talk about this common experience we all share as members of this nation, and a time not just to make bold promises but for trump to show his animated vision. this is what america has been rate waiting for, right. >> this is what they have votedded for, he is talking about reducing government waste, and staff, and reducing the corporate tax. you know talking about securing our borders, these are the things he ran ohe ran overwhelmingly in though states because he is talking to middle america, he is talking to all americans, we see that with his appointment, with his policy positions, i am excited to see his exe

mr. trump just moments ago addressing supporters, at a welcome concert outside of the lincoln memorial. >> we're going to make america great for all of our people. everybody. everybody throughout our country that is includes inner-cities, that includes everybody. we'll do a special job -- lou: we're counting down now to the inauguration with many

many trump did say that he -- mr. trump did say that he will not propose the government single-payer system. trish? trish: all right. peter barnes, thank you so much. joining me right now is former new york lieutenant governor betsy mccoy. betsy, i was just telling you as peter was talking, i read this article over and over and over again, i'm trying to figure out what exactly this might look like. >> well, he's really telling us two things, i believe. the first is not to worry about the medicaid expansion. in fact, almost all the newly covered, the 20 million that the democratic party keeps talking about, the 20 million newly covered under the affordable care act, three-quarters of those people are in medicaid, and it's quite clear that donald trump is not going to eliminate medicaid. he he has made it a point of saying again and again that the needy, the poor, the low income people will be taken care or -- trish: eric, to don't worry about them -- >> number two, affordability. and this is something you don't hear fr

we all know that here at trump tower. mr. trump is not even thinking that way. believe me, there are so many different things he is working on right now. neil: all right. >> so many things he is concerned about, i would put that in a very lower bucket. neil: i'll write it down for now. >> happy new year. haven't seen you in a while. haven't seen you in a while. neil: to you as well. donald trump separating from vast business empires, giving to the kids, no foreign deals while he is still in office, it is in a separate trust, is that real doable? there are a lot of cynics saying no, no, that is not going to work, what do you think? >> well, listen i think it's pretty doable. that stuff i have looked at. i think there will be a little bit of a process. there will certainly people criticizing it. very, very good news for the president-elect, he has unbelievable air cover. if you study these laws he is the one person at the head of the government that has complete exception. he could technically run the government and operate the trump organization. so he is clearly

, from president trump that mr. appreciate this. >> i love what the vice president-elect said, the trump administration is in the business of delivering on promises. ken blackwell, great to have you with us. congratulations, and god speed tomorrow. and beyond. thanks for being with us. >> right back at ya. lou: two more confirmation hearings today, despite the democratic efforts to delay and on struck the process. >> it's important we get these individuals up fan front. these are amazing individuals that have a commitment to acting on an he general today of change. this is not time for partisan politics. lou: rachael campos duffy and we are coming right back. hey there, starting your search for the right used car? i don't want one that's had a bunch of owners just say, show me cars with only one owr find the cars you want, avoid the ones you don't plus you g a free carfax® report with every listing it's perfect. start your used car search at carfax.com (ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh) (hush my darling...) (don't fear my darl

mr. trump is hard at work at trump tower since early this morning. he just met with martin luther king jr. the third as the trump transition team faces this backdrop. this fast-growing wave of men and women that say they will sit out the inauguration. jerry from new york is one of them. there more that said they will not be going. we have the inauguration covered wall-to-wall step by step. adam shapiro, this is interesting. he's about to walk the path for you live that trump will follow friday. and former ambassador howard reveals the challenges he faced eight years ago. he's the guy who put together the obama inauguration back in 2008. i have to ask. will any executives be on the list? maybe not as trump iced them out again saying their prices are too high. they move overseas to dodge taxes. epipen maker guilty on both those counts. food activist robert here live. are trump's threats already saving patients money? plus first the elephants and now ringling bros. circus is putting the entire show out to pastor for good. did the greatest show on earth

in addition, i think that mr. trump has a lot of sources with general flynn and general kelly from the pentagon and inside the bureaucracy that are feeding information that are saying do not believe this. this is a false flag operation. and so i think that trump gets it and that the white house narrative is in the wrong direction. melissa: although, i mean, the details who exactly is behind this seems to sort of take the focus away from what is the

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shares of cybersecurity companies jumping after mr. trump admitted that the u.s. has been hacked by russia and also china. he plans to tackle hacking defense as soon as he takes office. he says we don't do nearly enough. we need to do more. speaking of jumping higher, the nasdaq staging quite a comeback. on track for record close. if you own tech stocks you are making money. up one point is all it takes. anything can happen in the final hour of trade. i'm glad you're saying with me. a lot of news here. i will weave it through to you. donald trump's first news conference in 168 days he did not hold back. when we talk about what the president-elect actually said, he faced a flury of questions how he plans to separate himself from his massive business empire but he did detail you how he will not include the word divest. he will instead turn over all operations to a trust that is controlled by his oldest sons, and a long time -- soot. he addressed issue of fake news. a -- connell mcshane at trump tower, definitely not your average presidential news conference here por

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mr. trump, you have to stop winning, we can't take it. stuart: that is what he said in the election campaign. ashley: yes he did. stuart: you will get tired of winning. there is genuine sense of excitement in our country, not just on wall street but in our country generally. ashley: oh, yes. stuart: small business optimism is 12-year high. i see a balloon go there? ashley: yes. stuart: maybe that was for 20,050. i don't know. ashley: many balloons. see now -- stuart: that was expensive balloons -- ashley: that is next year's budget gone as well. stuart: there is a change of mood in america. there is a change of mood in small business, in business generally. there is a change of mood in politics. we have a can-do president going right at it. there is certainly a ink that of mood on wall street. the bulls are out, they are running, they are out in force, first thing this morning at 9:30 we hit 20,000. we'll have to takest commercial break of the day and we will be back. the t back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant i

, from president trump that mr. appreciate this. >> i love what the vice president-elect said, the trump administration is in the business of delivering on promises. ken blackwell, great to have you with us. congratulations, and god speed tomorrow. and beyond. thanks for being with us. >> right back at ya. lou: two more confirmation hearings today, despite the democratic efforts to delay and on struck the process. >> it's important we get these individuals up fan front. these are amazing individuals that have a commitment to acting on an he general today of change. this is not time for partisan politics. lou: rachael campos duffy and we are coming right back. when you have something you love, you want protect it. at legalzoom, our network of attorneys can help you every step of the way. with an estate plan including wills or a living trust that grows along with you and your family. legalzoom. legal help is here. (snap) achoo! (snap) achoo! achoo! (snap) (snap) achoo! achoo! feel a cold coming on? zicam cold remedy n

mr. trump not wanting to answer a lot of questions. martin luther king iii asking about issue of john lewis. >> certainly he said that he is going to represent americans, he said that over and over again. we'll continue to evaluate that. i think that the nation supports, i believe that is his intent but i think also we have to consistently engage with pressure, public pressure. it doesn't happen automatically. my father and his team understood that, did that. reporter: all right. open dialogue between the two as we move into the inauguration, gerri. i want to add what is interesting about martin luther king iii, actually back in 2008, he spoke at the inauguration for then candidate presidential candidate barack obama at dnc in 2008. so now he is meeting with our next president of the united states, donald j. trump. here at trump tower in new york city, back to you. >> cheryl, thanks for that. david: all right. here now is david webb, siriusxm patriot radio show host, fox news contributor. david, we heard from another king, alveda king,

lou: mr. trump's incoming counselor weighed in on concerns about the upcoming confirmation hearings, and the process. >> looks like the democrats are going full on with obstructtion and trying to embarrass some of the nominees, people should be reminded, what is the purpose of the confirmation hearings, to play got you, that swift sound bite? it is politics, we need them confirmed, rex tillerson is brilliant, he will do error welvery well as well as senator sessions. lou: on wednesday it is rex tillerson elaine chao. hearing for mattis, and carter and ross take place thursday. we're coming back with anticipation of that and much more. lou: trump moving at lightning speed to fulfill his promises to the voter. >> i will be the greatest jobs president that god ever created. i will bring back our jobs and i will bring back our money. lou: investing billions to bring jobs back to this country thanks to our president-elect. authorities investigate how fort lauderdale shooter of able to bypass securi

that probably didn't sit well with the pretty volatile mr. trump. any way with a few days to go these guys can patch things up, talk about, whether you like donald trump or not, whether he likes congressman lewis or not, move on, for the good of the country show that we're unified? >> good afternoon, neil. yes, i think they should. i think donald trump and congressman lewis should have a phone conversation at a bare minimum. you're talking about an icon as marjorie said from the civil rights movement, someone who stood by dr. king's side. what did dr. king tell us, not to drink from the cup of bitterness. seems to me john lewis sound very bitter. sound like he is very upset by the election results but we're the beacon of freedom and democracy around the world, neil, we have a peaceful transition of power and donald trump and john lewis have obligation to find ways to work together before he is inaugurated and more importantly once he becomes the 45th president of the united states. neil: there is very little danger here of ones who aren't going, sin

lou: day after day, mr. trump is working hard to make america great again. our commander-in-chief, also promising to crank down on sanctuary cities, but some mayors on the left vowing to de defy president trump. we'll take that up with one of the country's leading republicans, randy evans, who joins me next. we'll be right back. stay with us. [vo] quickbooks introduces rodney. he has a new business teaching lessons. rodney wanted to know how his business was doing... ...so he got quickbooks. it organizes all his accounts, so he knows where he stands. ahhh...that's a profit. way to grow, rodney! visit quickbooks.com. won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the wrong insurance plan. no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with liberty mutual new car replacement™, you won't have to worry about replacing your car because you'll get the full value back including depreciation. make the switch and find out why 96% of our customers are satisfied with liberty mutual. call for a free quote today. liberty stands with you™. li

. >> lou, there is something mr. trump could do. i hope he's watching. this is what he should do. he should say immediately any nation that aids and abets president obama's radical anti-israel policy will be held accountable. and he should say to the british and french governments. if you don't veto these resolutions there will be consequences. lou: it's inconceivable to me that the british would permit that resolution to go through. am i being naive in the french no question. that is a possibility. given recent experience with the french. but the u.k.? >> well, lou, they let the last resolution go through. that's why i think mr. trump has to lay down a marker right now, no security council votes on israel before it gets into office or the nations that vote for it will pay. >> this is a deeply troubling and provocative issue to be taken by kerry and obama. and, you know, weir we'll watch it as close as we can here. if you will, be with us, fred, next week as we try to sort this thing through. this is really -- you think just about -- you have seen the least of this administration,

trump is doing a great job engaging business. we're all on the same page. mr. trump's engaged in industry and help grow manufacturing jobs in this country. reporter: okay. that is what it comes down to, right? job creation, boeing says it helps to supports 1 1/2 billion manufacturing jobs within the united states. looking after that, other companies making similar announcements that medical list saw talked about there. as for his own planes, mr. muilenburg said he and mr. trump had excellent conversation about bringing down the costs. you can add fighter jets as well. there is talk about a superhornet in competition with the f-35 from lockheed martin. definitely more talk of bringing down costs and talk from bowing and other companies adding more jobs. melissa, back to you. melissa: thank you, connell. here to react, gary kaltbaum, kaltbaum capital management, fox news contributor, founder of cheddar, john steinberg an dan henninger of "the wall street journal." thanks for joining us. gary, start with you. you saw all the good news in the press. markets have ru

[cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] david: okay, donald trump and mrs. trump -- >> in country music history. >> here we go. >> from lone star, ritchie mcdonald, from little texas tim rushlow, and from little heart larry stewart. welcome the front men of country. ♪ hello america. >> been lonesome the sun is setting slow ♪ david: the mics are open, but we're going to listen in to the music. let's listen. ♪ i close my eyes for a moment, i'm still there. ♪ ♪ how can i make it right. the moon is high in texas. ou♪ blue skies in texas are haunting me tonight ♪ ritchie mcdonald with lone star, everybody. >> put on my blue suede shoes and i boarded the plane. ♪ don't you look down over me ♪ i'm as blue as a boy can be ♪ melissa: we just saw the first family, that will be sworn in tomorrow, president-elect trump, future first lady, melania trump, sit down, take their place with the rest of the family. david: since i outed myself as a country music, blue grass fan, i just wanted to hear that. i want to thank our guests, steve moore, and erin el

mr. price -- who's going to take over hhs. so not only republicans saying that they're going to repeal it, but we also do have an idea of what a replacement would be like. david: it's going to be a wild time this quarter. thank you very much. the panel is going to be back with us, melissa. melissa: breaking news. tesla motors saying that it has produced 64 more vehicles in 2017 than a year earlier. that sounds like a lot but missed their goal of 8,000 units. share of the company now down 2%. it had been down over 4% on the news. david: well, president-elect versus the mainstream media. reporters exposed for bias are following trump straight to the white house. what that means for the president-elect and the media coming next. melissa: plus the scandal-free administration. how president obama senior adviser is rewriting history. that's coming up. >> hundreds of people dying as a result of a obama administration program? is that not scandalous? come on. what super poligrip does for me is it

that is according to people close to him, mr. trump. he has been silent about it for the past few months but he publicly would say he would block it as it would give too much power to the media industry. we'll deal with that in a moment. first, here is what he said. >> at&t is buying time warner and thus cnn, a deal we will not approve in my administration because it is too much concentration of power in the hands of too few. >> i'm nicole petallides with your fox business brief. we gained some momentum here in the markets. right now the dow is up 57, and less than 50 points away from dow 20,000. s&p 500 currently sitting above its closing record, and nasdaq setting a new record as well. let's look at some dow winners and losers. tech, industrials are doing well today. you can see disney and mcdonald's are winners. we got positive comments from rbc. verizon and walmart coming under some pressure. also watching, as i mentioned, nasdaq with a new record high. looks like it could have the second record close in a row. am again, ebay, some