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retail sales there are tumbling. susan li here to break it all down. hey, susan. susan: impacting china's largest company alibaba as well. after reporting a stellar quarter where they saw increases in the cloud business, online sales and record singles day, after that, despite we beat on every metric there are a lot of questions about coronavirus impacting our business in the first quarter of this year. then you heard from the ceo using the term black swan. that had a lot of people concerned because black swan refers to an unforeseen event that might have a huge impact on the economy. if we bring up the quote on the earnings call which really hurt the shares afterwards because after the earnings the stock went up a little bit. there was a lot of enthusiasm and optimism on the chinese consumer and chinese economy. daniel jeong said we were virus impact significant impact on the economy and may effect the global economy and it will present near term problems for the alibaba business across the globe. this is half trillion company. $600 billion market cap one of the top companies in the world. china is the second largest economy now. economists predict the growth rates might come down to 1% definitely down from 6% that will have global ramifications. you're seeing that impacted on the u.s. stock markets, how people gauge the threat and the slowdown that might take place on the coronavirus. here in the u.s. we saw a leg down as well during the morning session when the 15th confirmed case was just announced. listen to the cdc. >> there may be additional cases we identify, i do want to prepare you for that. we're still within the potential incubation period for coronavirus for people coming out of wuhan city in china. we continue to monitor these passengers every day, twice a day with temperature checks. we're looking at symptoms. susan: around the world 48,000 cases, over 1300 deaths now. in fact the number of cases on the mainland last night spiked close to 15,000 because the way they changed how to test for coronavirus. they used to test with the nucleic acid tests but because of the overstretched facilities in wuhan province and lack of testing kits, they're resorting to these lung x-rays which a lot of medical experts will tell you isn't that accurate. if you have pneumonia or common cold that might show up as residue in the x-rays. neil, the big concern that maybe china doesn't have a grip on the spread of this coronavirus. neil: yeah, what is interesting the cdc kind of walking a fine line. they might not have a real grip on it. we think we do here. maybe that buoyed stocks a little bit, as crass as it seems. susan, thank you very much. you know the predictable kind of reaction. as much as focused with trade with china, better things look stocks, things could be worse in china is one of those factors weighing on the markets. though not near as much as earlier on. casino stocks feeling the pinch. airline stocks feeling the pinch. it is following a predictable sort of direction. john treanor follows this closely for a living. he is people united advisors cio. it is playing almost like the china trade situation but how do you see it? >> we've gone back taking a look at our assumptions going into the year? we shout the u.s. would be slowing. we thought the global economy would still be slow. if anything the coronavirus is increasing our confidence in our initial forecast. so when we speak with clients, we feel comfortable with the portfolio structure that we have right now. a concern that we've got though we don't think. your report on alibaba was really telling. we don't think a lot of companies factored this into the earnings estimates. we don't think investors factored this in. what could take place with earnings going forward. we prepared people for rough water as we get into the first quarter reporting season, sometime just in early april. neil: i always forget. that is coming up next, right? people view u.s. companies have cited this as a storm cloud over the horizon. i know apple threw it out there in their conference call after the earnings. we had similar comment by mattel and hasbro saying it is going to affect shipments of toys and such from that region but, getting materials off to that region. maybe, you know, under armour as a big player in that region getting stuff from that region but very few. what do you make of that? >> yeah. no, you're starting to see that. you're starting to see companies say, boy, oh, boy, we'll see some supply disruptions. companies talked about alternative sourcing but that is a long-term strategy. you will see this slowly start to ripple through. we think you will see that, companies really start to factor this into their earnings forecasts. we don't have great expectations, not only for china but we think it is going to ripple through a lot of the emerging markets. so we're continuing to remain underweight in emerging markets. if china catch as cold the emerging markets get the flu to coin a phrase. neil: sort of like retailers used to do if they had a rainy quarter, they said that would put a damper on sales. they never credit the sun if they had a good one but do you think that is going to happen? >> absolutely. i think you're you're going to see a lot of consist use this as the opportunity to say business is slow and we're going to blame what is going on in china. again we didn't have great expectations for u.s. economic growth. we're about 1.8% this year. we think we're probably going to be, be in that range. it does though, take a lot of pressure off the fed. so we could see a very benign, we believe we'll see a benign interest rate market this year. so there is potential good news on the horizon also out there. neil: there is that. very balanced report, john, always enjoy chatting with you. >> thank you. neil: look forward to the next guest, talk about an expert. people are afraid to fly. you might be among them. how do you protect yourself when you get into a jet. a lot of people are not discerning whether they're going to asia. they're scared. dr. richard tub, on what you need to know. >> thank you for having me. neil: people panic as you know, doctor. the biggest thing i've seen and heard from people, even if their jet is going nowhere near that region they're frightened. should they be? >> no, i don't think they should be frightened at all of this. it is important to give them reason to treat it with respect and make sound decisions and the way to do that is to take a systemwide approach to find a solution to both containment of the situation where it is located, prevent it it from going elsewhere, prevent others from contracting it and also treating those people who have contracted it. neil: say authorities are addressing it, we hope, right? you're getting on a plane. you're giving advice to someone who doesn't nearly have your expertise. they're nervous. whether they want to know if someone has this thing on my jet, what do you do? >> one of the main causes of fear talking about coronavirus or medical threats or non-medical threats is simply the fear. having worked in washington, d.c., as many many years as i have in the white house, the adage there is perception is reality and leadership needs to address both of those because they're real as far as the individual is concerned. what is the reality of the clinical threat and what is the perception? the reality as we know now the most critical points are the touch points. for example, you mentioned airlines. plenty of touch points on the airlines that had received any amount of news long before coronavirus, looking at seat back trays and pockets being most contaminated areas of t i f coming up with any solution not only recognize that it is a multipronged solution, one of ao understanding as you're dealing with people and human nature. for as long as we've been on this earth human nature doesn't change a whole lot. we build that into our solution and given my experience at the white house in the time of sars where we had to wrestle with these very things that are being discussed by you all now, i know that we've got to build that the answer and based on that experience a company much entrepreneurs from denmark approached me with a product back in november that i believe can be part of the end to end solution for the policy makers to prevent spread alleviate the fear, perhaps get the transportation network back up and running in a safe way in allowing the public health authorities, the private sector, and the public sector -- neil: when you say product, what you're talking about? >> the product they approached me with was made by of all things a group of men from denmark. the ceo had been working in the beverage industry for the oldest brewery in the world and understanding that microbiology and the micro biom is part of brewing from clean water what you actually use to produce the beer and he felt like this solution he had come up with could be used in the beverage, the food, the hospitality and the hospital market sectors. they came to me about it, and looked interesting. neil: what is it? >> it is a three-pronged solution. the first and most important is what they call clean coat. it is a spray or a solution that they administer to every surface in the area that you want to protect. it is a nano particle derived titanium dioxide -- neil: you're brilliant. i want to bring this back to reality we face. do you think, whether you put that on any substance you might touch on a plane, we're told you wash your hands, i get that, all that. on a plane, now knowing cases of human-to-human contact would you say that you either avoid people, you don't eat the food on the plane what do you do? >> what i think this provides that nothing else provides is this is pert pet all self-disinfecting solution for sources, any surface. neil: but not out yet? >> yes, out in limited use in europe in toes original sectors. neil: you don't have that yet here, what do you do, doctor? >> the goal is to get it here. neil: i'm not here to push the product, what would you advise average folk. >> i think the advice for any public health if you are sick -- neil: don't get on the plane. >> hand washing. social distancing. neil: got it. >> self-isolation. from a global perspective i think the quarantining helps contain the virus until we can dress it directly. neil: do you think this gets worse, your own gut feeling. >> i don't think we've seen the peak yet. there is a lot we don't know. the right people are working very, very hard to know what we don't know and then we can answer your question. neil: i hear you. thank you very, very much. >> thank you. neil: we have a lot more coming up on this we're also hearing how a lot about how the governor of new york plans to chat with the president of the united states in about three hours. a lot of it is addressing issues that are not front and center with the president right now or the two even get along right now. this is really focused on climate change but it escalated into something far worse, a political tit-for-tat that both hope to settle at the white house in about three hours. stay with us. you're watching fox. begin to tell you... how bright you shine. how strong you are. how brilliant... unique... how you're... my rock. my diamond. for the diamond in your life, there's only one diamond store. it's the valentine's day sale. get 25% off everything. including these special deals. at zales, the diamond store. can you help keep these iguys protected online?? 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[ applause and band playing ] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪. neil: it's so big no wonder california is playing such a big role in 2020. the president fund-raising at oracle chairman larry ellison's estate next week. democrats hope for a big delegate grab on tuesday but it is proportional. with the 400 plus delegates you have to share them. william la jeunesse how the changing demographics in the state could change the race a lot. sir? reporter: california lost a million residents in the last decade, leaving the state more liberal, more expensive. 52% are thinking of getting out. 71% of conservatives who cite politics. many businesses already have. this aircraft company left l.a. for texas which adds 80,000 californians a year. that state is set to add three congressional seats. california losing one. >> we went back and told our employees, look, we're thinking of moving the company to fort worth. 90% of them were onboard. >> if you're running a profitable company, the number one reason to leave california is taxes. it is not only taxes on your business, it's taxes on your employees that are so high. reporter: ceo magazine calls california america's worst state of business. quality of life the worst according to "u.s. news & world report." traffic, taxes, housing energy, costs, studies show almost 700 companies left in the last two years. yet, the state is growing, thanks to immigration from abroad. it is a diverse economy. among the world's largest, attracting more college grads than any other state. >> i see people move here regardless. they can afford it. they want to live here. they want jobs. they want access to the companies. they are moving here and will continue to. i will tell you this that is successful economy, it is not a successful economy for all. reporter: very rich and retirees are leaving but stats show the state is adding more voters making more than 125 grand while losing those making under 75, neil. latest rcp poll shows bernie sanders leading into the state going into super tuesday on march 3rd. back to you. neil: that will be a big day. thank you, my friend. meantime michael bloomberg is counting on california but some old comments are coming back to haunt him including this. >> red lining, if you remember was the term where banks took whole neighborhoods and said, people in these neighborhoods are poor. they're not going to be able pay off their mortgages. tell them with your salesmen don't go into those areas. neil: but clumsy though those past comments might be, they're being reearthed right now, this does not stop bloomberg from taking on the president himself. take a look. >> the president attacked me again this morning on twitter, thank you very much, donald. he sees our poll numbers and i think he is fair to say he is scared because he knows i have the record and resources to defeat him. neil: we've got catalina magazine publisher kathy rue on the impact of all of these comments many so from many years ago and whether they are going to derail this, what do you think? >> he needs to stop apologizing. i have interviewed nypd officers about the stop question and frisk policy. i have to say it properly. stop-and-frisk is not proper. stop, question and frisk. every city has a policy like this. mayor bloomberg is apologizing for making new york safer. now he is apologizing for for the housing crisis. he is apologizing about making those comments about the housing crisis. he is turning to a politician not a mayor of the city we saw helped the city become more prosperous. we're also very safe there he did everything right as mayor. we would love him as mayor for life. i was happy as a new yorker with him as mayor. neil: are you for him, cathy. >> i am for him. i said he would run before anyone jumped into the race. neil: he is pretty blunt. he has said things that us. what he was talking about the at time was the community reinvestment act that sort of propelled congress to push for mortgages for more folks. that included minorities and the like but not exclusively. that that zealousness, ultimately, boomeranged. that people who could ill-afford mortgages they were getting would obviously default on them once the problems started hitting. that is problem a hit whites an minorities the like. the fact he recoils from that, refuses to explain that, that tells you he is kind of a political weanie, isn't he? >> he is not, like i discussed with the nypd officer he is not explaining everything as he should. he is kind of apologizing here for -- own it. i say own it. used to say mitt romney disavowed his wealth. own it. you're rich, you can't help it move on. >> right he is not own it. neil: why was he apologizing for something where he was citing red lining you want to go to a crash? what is left out of the comments extended discussion of that community reinvestment act congress with very good intentions wanted to get more folks in homes. it was a good, meritorious goal, but it led to no document loans, led to a lot of stuff -- >> the housing crisis. neil: exactly. now what i'm wondering why doesn't he explain, rather than run away from it, apologize for it, regret it, never explain it? the president might be right about him at that point? no churchhill moment there. >> no, i mean almost like kerry could not explain he was a great veteran. he lost to the tugboat veterans on that one. becoming a politician might be more difficult for some people. he is not defining himself very well. his messaging is off. he needs to explain stop-and-frisk is not stop-and-frisk. it is another policy completely by a different name. every state in the united states has it. nothing to apologize for. this red lining, he needs to explain it. needs to explain it like the economist, businessman that he is and everybody would probably understand him. looks like the messaging isn't exactly right but lucky that so much money he can write off all the messaging mistakes and get it right. and the president will keep tweeting, keep us interested in bloomberg. and he will hopefully get some people in his ear, get those messages out right because he has nothing to apologize for. neil: but he keeps apologizing. >> but he keeps apologizing. neil: we'll see what happens. eventually you have to own what you say, explain what you say constantly apologizing doesn't help you. >> kerry learned the wrong way. kerry did not have to apologize for being a great veteran and he did. neil: there is fine line between acknowledging mistakes which you all should do and just apologizing for everything you do in case it offends somebody. you will never lead that way. you will never win that way. >> i agree with you. neil: that is weird right there. cathy, always great seeing you. we'll have more. is changing things up. with an app that's changing the way we do money. download robinhood now. neil: if big endownments were not enough. education department is investigating harvard and yale for failure to report funding from china, saudi arabia. a tip of the iceberg. edward lawrence has more. reporter: for harvard lax institutional controls. yale refused to report a single foreign gift from 2015 to 2017. they are required to announce the foreign exists let them an be known by law. department of education says $6.4 billion unreported gifts from china, qatar, saudi arabia and united arab emirates. the fear from the administration countries want return on their investment like stealing research. attorney alex hontos used to work for the justice department prosecuting cases like this. he works for dorsey and whitney. he see as whole government approach to crack down on foreign actors who may try to steal intellectual property. >> i think the big takeaway, this is a a wake-up call for u.. research institutions. this is not scrutiny that they're usually subject to. it is a sign that the administration is really serious about pressing on all fronts to ferret out chinese influence in the united states. it is new reality. i think organizations need to adjust. reporter: the office of science and technology policy within the white house is concerned that countries like china see universities as soft targets to steal its research. back to you, neil. neil: edward, thank you very, very much. tariffs on the european union are hitting american whiskey producers. kristina partsinevelos with more on that. reporter: although local sales are doing well in the united states, exports to the eu have dropped dramatically for american whiskey producers. i spoke to the vp of this shop at park avenue liquor and he told me we haven't seen price increase but listen to the future how he he sees futures of price increases. >> a lot of distributors are pressured to get prices over here, keep prices in check. if they can't do that there will be more people on the street looking for jobs. reporter: hasn't necessarily increased prices yet but a lot of distributors are eating away, encompassing them. i spoke to tom potter, the cofounder of the new york distilling company. he distills rye. he told me had to slam the brakes on his business because of the 25% tariff. listen in. >> all our distributor partners in europe, around the world, took a step back, what is the future here? 2018 was a crummy year. 2019 with full year effect of tariffs, sales on exports were down more than 40%. i unfortunately think it is going to be worse in 2020. reporter: talking about a 40% drop for his own personal business. according to the report we're seeing an overall 27% drop for american whiskey exports outside of the country, neil. it is definitely affecting the industry heavily. eu tariffs. 25%. kristina. illinois banning drivers from pumping their own gas. why that could drive up the price of the gas. so what are you working on? >>i'm searching for info on options trading, and look, it feels like i'm just wasting time. wasted time is wasted opportunity. >>exactly. that's why td ameritrade designed a first-of-its-kind, personalized education center. see, you just >>oh, this is easy. yeah, and that's >>oh, just what i need. courses on options trading, webcasts, tutorials. yeah. their award-winning content is tailored to fit your investing goals and interests. and it learns with you, so as you become smarter, so do its recommendations. >>so it's like my streaming service. well exactly. well except now, you're binge learning. >>oh, i like that. thank you, i just came up with that. >>you're funny. learn fast with the td ameritrade education center. call 866-285-1934 or visit tdameritrade.com/learn. get started today, and for a limited time, get up to $800 when you open and fund an account. that's 866-285-1934, or tdameritrade.com/learn. ♪ neil: all right. time to fill up. you might want to sit down. a new illinois bill would ban drivers from pumping their own gas. grady trimble at a gas station in chicago with the details. what's going on? reporter: neil, the democratic lawmaker proposing this says it would create jobs, make things easier and convenient and safer for drivers if they don't have to pump their own gas. here is the legislation, the bill proposed by the lawmaker in illinois. no gas may be pumped at a gas station in illinois unless it is pumped by a gas station attendant employed at the gas station. this is one of the few gas stations in town with an attendant. here he is here, rafael. he has been here for 44 years. but this proposal got a lot of pushback actually because people say it will drive up gas prices. you can see here it is 50 cents more expensive than if you went to a pump that is not full service. look at this tweet from somebody who is pushing back against this proposal. th jobs at the expense of others, this man says. he says the illinois democrats are taxing us all to death as it is. don't worry. all of us are leaving anyway. this tax that he is referring to is the gas tax which is one of the highest in the country here in illinois. once all that pushback and backlash started to come in, the representative proposing it kind of backtrack ad little bit. she tweeted a little bit of clarification saying this bill is concept legislation that creates safety and convenience at the pump. it is not intended to pass as is. i asked her why she would propose a bill that is not supposed to pass the way it is written. she didn't get back to me. the only other station state that requires attendant at every single sass is is of course into h new jersey. neil? >> you have a problem with new jersey? i live in new jersey. i have a problem with new jersey. thank you, my friend. is the government overstepping itself. executive director daniel turner says the people of illinois might not want to get this. why? >> this will raise the price of gas, the price of gas being more expensive makes price of everything more expensive. commuting to it. neil: why will it raise the price? >> when you add a middleman between any transaction between two private individuals, a person buying gas, a person selling gas, that middleman, taken dan, the salary has to come from somewhere. the gas station will not pay out-of-pocket. he will pass the cost on to the consumer. who will suffer the most? the person with the lower income bracket who doesn't have excess cash. neil: i'm in new jersey. this has been in effect for as long as i can remember in the state for decades. someone else pumps your gas. we have the lowest gasoline prices in the country. i know we're a refinery state. that is a big reason. illinois politician has said, that is the example, new jersey. what do you say? >> if they start moving all their refineries and midwest refineries to the state of illinois maybe then -- neil: they have the opposite of that. >> new jersey has low gasoline prices they have abundance of supply. economics. something this legislator is suffering from. i ask the legislator, why do you need a jobs program? national unemployment rate is 3.6%. illinois trending a little higher, 3.9%. which is relatively good. neil: someone like the idea of someone else pumping the gas. they don't want to get out, hassle on a cold day, maybe she is responding to a number before folks say, yeah, that would be okay with me? >> sure. that is fine for that one individual but should the rest of us collectively all have to pay a couple cents more per gallon per day, in perpetuity? at end of couple months, couple years is literally thousands of dollars. neil: haven't other states, you mentioned oregon, looked at and backed away. >> oregon had this up until 2018. they changed it. now explosion of the gasoline stations because they are free to pump their own law. this is silly law and passive voice which my mom would be so embarrassed at. this is terrible legislation from a politician who doesn't know economics. neil: would it be, jobs people come up with this, say it is a good idea. >> didn't obama tried this with green jobs for eight years. how did we lower the unemployment rate? we lowered taxes, got rid of regulation. if illinois wants to improve the jobs and opportunity in the state they will take a page out of president trump's book. neil: the obama people come back at you would say, we bounced off the lows because we were focused on reprioritizing everything. it was more than just taxes. they will say something like this where the government will have a hand in helping boost jobs you think it is a mistake? >> especially the green agenda. obama spent close to $100 million. there is not one green job to be found by it. only people benefited from that, the people who own the fake green companies people like solyndra. neil: they weren't exclusively. >> there were many. my focus -- neil: you don't know how many jobs created? >> for $100 million, no? neil: you think strong economy makes this less likely? >> a strong economy makes it less likely. why do we want the government infringing on people's freedom and incremental costs is not the way to treat your citizens. neil: thank you very much. get back to washington including new york governor andrew cuomo, he gave clues what he will be proposing when he meets with the president in two hours. say this is a fly on the wall time. which is always a weird expression to me because the fly doesn't even understand what is going on after this. my body is truly powerful. i have the power to lower my blood sugar and a1c. because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it like it's supposed to. trulicity is for people with type 2 diabetes. it's not insulin. i take it once a week. it starts acting in my body from the first dose. trulicity isn't for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have an allergic reaction, a lump or swelling in your neck, or severe stomach pain. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. taking trulicity with a sulfonylurea or insulin increases low blood sugar risk. side effects include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, belly pain, and decreased appetite, which lead to dehydration and may worsen kidney problems. i have it within me to lower my a1c. ask your doctor about trulicity. >> if they think they're going to extort new york giving them database of undocumented people, they are wrong. i will never do that. neil: this could get interesting. new york governor andrew cuomo making remarks before meeting with president trump at the white house on the global travel ban. it escalated to the point where both sides might regret bringing it to this point. he will sue the federal government in the president rejects his proposal to settle this. republican colorado congressman ken buck is pushing a bill that would withhold certain federal grants for states that ultimately do give driver licenses to illegals. good to have you. thanks for taking the time. >> thank you. neil: obviously he has come up with a plan would not go as far as what the president wants but go further than in the past. what do you think it is? >> i don't know what governor cuomo is offering. the bill i introduced, senator blackburn introduced in the senate, prohibits federal grants from going to, go to states that don't share driver's license information with the federal government and, give driver licenses to illegal immigrants. neil: so where is this all going ken? if new york through jfk and they're targeted, that is a lot of passengers who are coming in who might not know what the fuss is about but they know that they're angry, what do you think? >> well, i think that, we have heard from law enforcement across the country that, local law enforcement, that can't communicate with immigration authorities on a variety of issues, including drug trafficking as well as public safety related to motor vehicles. those officers want the information. the federal government want the information. it is only politicians in some big cities and very liberal states are prohibiting information being shared between the federal government and local officials. they are making their states, their communities less safe as a result of these sanctuary policies. neil: where do you see this ultimately going? the reason i'm wondering, other states like california, these entry points have the same issues, they could be drawn into this, couldn't they? >> absolutely. they should be drawn into this. their states are less safe also. and i think ultimately what we're going to see, we will either be a country that is embraces the rule of law or we will be a country that continues to walk away from the rule of law. i think that the local police officers are gaining momentum with the grassroots political efforts in this country to make sure that we overcome this very dangerous situation with sanctuary cities. neil: congressman, thank you very, very much. we'll see how it goes. we'll know a lot more in two hours when they have their big pow wow in the white house. thank you, sir. >> thank you. neil: all right. what does this trend mean? more couples sleeping in separate bedrooms? they argue it is the key to staying together. say what? ♪. y- cut. we'll dub it. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ the new rx. crafted by lexus. lease the 2020 rx 350 for $419 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. lease the 2020 rx 350 for $419 that's why xfinity mobile. lets you design your own data. you can share 1, 3, or 10 gigs of data between lines, mix in lines of unlimited, and switch it up at any time. all with millions of secure wifi hotspots and the best lte everywhere else. it's a different kind of wireless network, designed to save you money. switch and save up to $400 a year on your wireless bill. and save even more when you say "bring my own phone" into your voice remote. that's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store today. and my side super soft? 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if you have a dual master bedroom that accommodates two types of families, it would work for you. perhaps your pocketbook. seeing this with higher end homes, more land, et cetera. but a lot of older people are also saying, let's downsize. we don't need five bed rooms. we need really two great ones for the couple that sleep in the spare bed and the other bedroom is the sprayer bedroom. >> started out with people snoring. now you say might be humanity to look for mom and dad. >> i'm multidimensional. i'm multidimensional. oh, yes. neil: the former trend interests me, people have been snoring forever. that is an issue. so i don't really buy that. just people of your generation, younger, hard to believe are very impatient? you can't put up with stuff that -- >> asking me if my husband snores or i snore? sometimes, actually. very annoying i have to say. neil: seems like you were doing a beeline for yuppies. >> sleep is important. there is emphasis on sleep these days, to be mindful and well-rested f you don't get it,. neil: your generation started this. >> my generation. okay, boomer. are you even a boomer? neil: you're on need to know basis. just a tad younger than varney. >> i have a lot of questions for but i'm not -- neil: lincoln's cabinet. talk about a bunch of people who -- >> how about this? without getting too personal, would you buy a home with two master bedrooms? neil: no. >> why not? neil: because i think it's stupid. >> you can have your children, your children, when they have their jobs can still live with you in the other suite. neil: get additional bedroom. want one for kids and grandkids. would you do that. >> would i buy a home, i would buy a home with two master bedrooms if i could afford one. wink, wink. neil: here we go. put varney in his spot. that makes it all worthwhile. meanwhile the xfl, debuting to surprisingly good ratings. the question, can it stick and make good money? go to robert gray outside the xfl home of the los angeles wildcats, sir. reporter: that's right. xfl is betting some football fans are always ready for some football. the first week of the new league kicking off to a successful solid weekend. more than three million viewers watched the game. 17,000 fans per game the average there. we're at the home of the l.a. wildcats. they share it with the la galaxy of the mls this is trend here, smaller, intimate settings for crowds. that seats 25, 27,000 here. their first game is this coming weekend. they're expecting the lower bowl to be full. we'll see how that goes but spring leagues historically struggled. we've seen several start off well. the alliance of american football started off well, didn't make it through the whole season after promising first start. xfl signing herschel walker and steve young with contracts that singed the league. vince mack hand back now. he says they're focusing more on football than flash. i talked to folks former nfl player turned investor andrew klein. he advises buyers of pro sports team. they are savvy and the ownership of the league can eventually hit pay dirt. >> i think he is financially committed for a very long time to make this work. on top of that he will bring in sponsors. he will have it. v deals. they will get better in time and sell tickets which are the three things that drive revenue in sports. reporter: all the games are on national tv, split between fox, abc and espn. they have shorter play clocks. extra point. no kicking. you have to go for it. get as many as three points if you start further back. also have shorter play clocks to keep faster play going. we'll see. verdict is yet to be in. they're off to a promising start. back to you. neil: you're right. i'm not really into this stuff or know nearly as much as you. it was an interesting game to watch. it is fast paced, boom, boom, for someone with no attention span like me. what was i saying? 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neil: that was a great report. i appreciate all the information there. let's go to deirdre bolton who has been breaking down the market reaction here. deirdre: i was all set to tell you about a turnaround for the s&p 500 and nasdaq, but i have been scooped as we just showed our viewers. the s&p 500 and nasdaq now down with the dow. i just want to take the silver lining at least for the dow. we had been down more than 180 points at one point in today's session earlier on. as you can see from your screens, we are down about 77 so we sort of more or less call that half, clawing back up. i want to tell you about the groups that are supporting the markets the most, that is to say limiting the losses. you're looking at utilities, duke energy posting solid results, infotech, applied materials, another corporate story, posting better than expected results, consumer staples, another strong part. but the part of the market that is really weighing and dragging down particularly the dow and s&p 500, they are mostly energy related plays. one in particular, marathon oil, posting very disappointing quarterly earnings as we know, we have seen the prices of oil come down. year to date if you look at the contracts down around 15%, when you speak with most commodity traders they talk about the fact the story in the oil market is oversupply. obviously some of these energy companies are going to feel that and going to reflect that. i was asking one of the floor traders here, john corpina, why he thinks the dynamics are functioning as they are today. he was saying the algorithms at least for the moment are not -- i was asking to what extent coronavirus fears are playing into market sentiment. he seems to feel there is a limited effect at the moment for the coronavirus. quick something just to leave you with. today is valentine's day, i don't know if you knew this. tomorrow is valentine's day. tons of retail companies are offering very good deals. for people who enjoy starbucks, mcdonald's, chipotle, olive garden, go to any of their websites. there are deals to be had in the next 24 hours. back to you. neil: that's tomorrow, you say? deirdre: there you go. write it down. neil: tomorrow. got it. all right. great job, as always. you just saved my marriage. meantime, coronavirus is certainly stunting business production but in a limited way. so far, apple is looking to reopen eventually. the impact on that stock has been minimal. in fact, if anything, since this whole thing started it's been rising. tesla is still looking to expand in the region. so this notion that something like this batters stocks, i was getting stats on some of the biggies we have had over the many decades or years certainly from sars to mers to ebola to zika to coronavirus, still early in the coronavirus, obviously, but stock is still up which is kind of interesting. we will get into that. also from a retail perspective, aaron, looking at that part of it, are investors like consumers, like shoppers, this is a worry but it's not a panic? >> i think people are panicking more on a personal level than necessarily on an economic level here in an investment level in the united states. that said, if you look at brands like lauder, true luxury retailers, they have a ton of exposure to china, to hong kong -- neil: not only there but the virus could come from there to here, right? >> exactly. on the flipside, we look at somebody like alibaba, of course, based in apac and they had a great call this morning. they have a large focus on delivery just like amazon does here in the united states. so in some ways, the impact on retail could actually be positive if you have a delivery mechanism truly built out. so it's a catch-22. neil: i always wonder when we get stuff from that region whether it can be trusted. i always thought that about their economic numbers. it's like the jon lovitz character, we're growing at 10%, that's the ticket, and i never bought it. am i right to be cynical about what they're saying now about this, having it under control and we're on top of it? what do you think? >> i think that that's probably the reason that we had the excuse for selling off today, after such a strong surge yesterday. neil: they redid the math. >> redid the math on how they're doing and also, what are they testing for in terms of checking the lungs versus just checking for fever and so forth. yeah, you do sort of wonder if everything is being done. but certainly, as you were implying earlier, a lot of the contraction in economic forecasts had been more regionalized. emerging markets in general, china in particular, whereas we're not really seeing that kind of an impact on economic forecasts here in the u.s. neil: i always wonder when i heard, i think it was this week, mattel and hasbro said this is going to affect our supply, getting certain things, toys presumably later than normal. do you know a cutoff point, i can't believe i'm saying this already for christmas, that it could have a domino delay effect? >> absolutely. it really depends on the products you're looking at. a lot of packaging services are based out of apac as well. that is a shorter lead time than necessarily the components to make a toy. so it really depends on how whatever product you're looking at is packaged and what it really takes, is it electronic, is it simply plastic molds, that type of thing. i mean, you're looking at at least 12 months to really get a new product soup to nuts out to market. so we are already looking at an impact on the christmas season. neil: so already, we know our consumers are resilient. theirs are sort of stuck in place right now in that region, right? >> yeah, well, i mean, we have seen such growth out of the region and such middle class income growth, so it's a very tough situation in that people are not necessarily going out to shop in china right now but they are still definitely shopping. and if you look at some of the chinese delivery services, then they are going to see positive, especially in the grocery sector, some positive outcome from this. so it's a mixed bag. neil: you know, i'm curious, given this, apples and oranges, talking about people who are sick and many dying so i don't want to trivialize this, but we just signed this trade deal with china and they committed to buy $200 billion worth of goods from us. could this affect that? could this impact their ability to make good on buying those goods? >> well, possibly. i think a lot of the optimism that investors have is for the second half of this year, so yes, maybe it ends up being delayed, pushed out to the second half, maybe the fourth quarter of this year, but we have been seeing the market advance to rally strongly, i think, as the old saying is that prices anticipate fundamentals. right now, we have actually seen 2020 earnings come down starting at around 8% at the beginning of the year, now closer to 6%. so i think we're going to have to start picking up the pace if we're actually going to have an improvement in earnings in the second half, so this could end up being a bit of a disappointment. neil: we will watch it closely. guys, thank you both very much. meantime, the president making a push for fund-raising in california. the last republican to win that state was ronald reagan. don't think he's trying to do the same. this is michael bloomberg. after this. our retirement plan with voya gives us confidence. yeah, they help us with achievable steps along the way... ...so we can spend a bit now, knowing we're prepared for the future. surprise! we renovated the guest room, so you can live with us. oooh, well... i'm good at my condo. oh. i love her condo. nana throws the best parties. well planned, well invested, well protected. voya. be confident to and through retirement. [ fast-paced drumming ] neil: all right. time for vegas, baby, because now after a caucus in iowa and of course, the primary in new hampshire, all eyes now shift to neva nevada. that just invites all sorts of speculation. jonathan hunt now just having wrapped up the big breakfast buffet, doesn't have an ounce of fat on him which is annoying but nevertheless, he can preview what's at stake. jonathan. reporter: neil, you know, as we gear up for the nevada caucus, which takes place on february 22nd, a candidate who isn't even on the ballot here is grabbing the headlines today. that is former new york mayor mike bloomberg. it all started as so much political does these days, with a tweet from president trump, a series of tweets, in fact, in which the president attacked mike bloomberg, saying among other things quote, mini mike bloomberg is a loser, all caps, by the way, who has money but can't debate and has zero presence. you will see. bloomberg hit back in equally mature fashion, calling president trump on twitter a quote, carnival barking clown and then campaigning in north carolina, where he is today, he told an audience there that he knows exactly why the president is attacking him. listen here. >> thank you very much, donald. he sees our poll numbers and i think it's fair to say he's scared because he knows i have a record and the resources to defeat him. reporter: coming into the nevada caucus, senator bernie sanders remains the frontrunner but he's struggling here in nevada with union support, and union support in particular, the powerful culinary union, is very important for this caucus. they have criticized bernie sanders' stance on medicare for all so senator sanders tried to make nice with the union today, tweeting out in part quote, i stand with culinary 226 fighting for health care, a pension and fair wages. now, the latino vote also very important, a large proportion of the democratic party vote in nevada. pete buttigieg, the mayor of -- former mayor of bend, indiana, put out a spanish language ad to reach out to the latino community today. he will be doing the same tonight at a latino community organized town hall. also on stage with him there will be senator amy klobuchar. she obviously is in a battle for the moderate wing of the democratic party against mayor pete so it will be an interesting debate tonight. senator bernie sanders also taking part and then on saturday, neil, early voting begins with, as i say, the actual caucus itself just over a week away, saturday, february 22nd. it's going to be an interesting nine days here in nevada and i will increase in size as i continue to take on the breakfast buffet. neil: oh, man. you're the best. thank you, my friend. all right. that is a caucus state and again -- we'll see. president trump saying he would rather battle mike bloomberg than bernie sanders. take a look. >> frankly, i would rather run against bloomberg than bernie sanders, because sanders has real followers, whether you like him or not, whether you agree with him or not, i happen to think it's terrible what he says, but he has followers. bloomberg's just buying his way in. neil: all right. but will he have the war chest to compete? the rnc has already raised about $60 million since january but still not close to the $90 million that bloomberg is spending on super tuesday alone. some reports are that he's prepared to spend upwards of $200 million which would just be a rounding error on the interest he generates off his $55 billion in wealth. blake burman is in kind of that same league and joins us now. how are you? reporter: doing well. good to see you. neil: what's going to happen here? do you believe, the white house people talk to you, i would love this to be bloomberg, he does? reporter: when i talk to the campaign, they say michael bloomberg isn't our problem right now. there's a democratic primary, that will figure it out, all of this stuff out. they thought the take from the other day that was just dropped on bloomberg showed that he was a quote unquote, phony, he was a fake -- neil: curious the timing of that. >> you know, it came within hours of bloomberg hitting 15% nationally and oh, by the way, this other red lining issue that came out, now three, four days after he hit 15% -- neil: you know more are coming. >> more is coming. this isn't some billionaire who has been out of the public eye for awhile and we are trying to figure out who he is, what he thinks and what he says and does. we have known about mike bloomberg for 15, 20 years now, at least in the public spotlight. you got to wonder what's next. as far as it relates to the campaign, trump potentially versus bloomberg, yes, this $60 million they raised, the trump campaign, the rnc in january, lot of money. $200 million cash on hand, lot of money. it would go like that, 12 seconds for michael bloomberg in a general election campaign to write a check and even things up. neil: the president has the strong economy going for him but bloomberg in his ads, i can remember even first time he ran for mayor here, you would think the name was ubiquitous and well known even in manhattan, was kind of well known but he was largely an unknown to voters. as odd as that seems. so he did that through a series of ads, built up his stature, then we remember 9/11, but it was an uphill climb. >> there was a poll out from quinnipiac yesterday or two days ago that had all the democratic candidates matched up against president trump. it was bloomberg at the top, plus 9 against the president. but also, 25% i think was the number, somewhere in there. about 1 in 4 voters still needed to learn more about michael bloomberg. is that a good thing? is that a bad thing? who knows. but it will be interesting once he presumably gets to the debates, is that a plus, is this a minus for him. cnn also put out a release last night saying they will be doing a series of town halls and biden is doing it, buttigieg, the top four or five are doing it. michael bloomberg was invited. they haven't yet said that he will be doing a town hall with them as well. it raises the question when is he going to be put before that forum to answer questions from people -- neil: it's one thing to say about stop-and-frisk, he championed that, his latest comments on red lining, you know, where he -- >> awkwardly, if he can just run ads -- neil: what i'm asking, by constantly apologizing for this, not owning it and just explaining it better, does he risk looking to be the cheap politician he rails against? >> i spent the last four years covering someone who many would say hasn't apologized for anything, which is the president. and that was successful. i think the president the other day at the impeachment celebration said i apologize to my family for what they have been through. i believe that was the first apology since the "access hollywood" tape. there's two schools of thought. either address and apologize an neil: or constantly -- >> the roger stone thought of attack, attack, attack. neil: on roger stone and all this related stuff, lot of people nipping at the president's heels on this. has that turned into anything? 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reporter: they couldn't do that because the soyuz missions come up and are all scheduled so the only way she could have broken the all-time record was to commit to another six months. neil: all right. that would change my mind fast. i will go back now, thank you very much. great job. thank you. phil keating on that. meanwhile, back in washington, lawmakers are pushing the importance of autonomous vehicles. the view is that the u.s. will fall behind if we don't give this priority federal support. kathy mcmorris-rogers leads that effort and joins us now. thank you. >> thank you. good to be with you, neil. neil: is this something we as a nation have to do? there are a lot of autonomous vehicle makers out there. where would the government come in to push it? >> right. well, it is important that we pass legislation to establish a federal framework so that there can be the deployment, the commercialization. yes, we have manufacturers that are moving forward, but currently there isn't that framework for commercialization. so to make sure that america is leading, not other countries like china and others, it is important that we get this legislation passed. it will clarify what is required by the federal government, the safety of the car really falls into the federal jurisdiction and what will be at the local level, which is more about traffic patterns and licensing and registration and those kind of issues. neil: so this would be apart from what role the federal government has just looking at auto safety and the rest, this would be only for these autonomous vehicles? >> this is something new, obviously, driverless cars, and so our laws currently do not reflect driverless cars. so that's why we are working on this legislation. it passed last year out of the house unanimous but got caught up in the senate. the trial lawyers and some others had some concerns. we had a hearing this week in the house energy and commerce committee and it went really well. the potential of the benefits of these cars is really broad, when you think about 37,000 individuals that were killed on our roadways last year, largely due to human error. you think about the movement of goods and people, all the congestion in america, this would really create some efficiencies. the impact on those with disabilities or seniors, we had the president of the national federation for the blind testify and it was really powerful to hear about the benefits for those are disabilities. i have a son who is in sixth grade, you know, with special needs and i would love for him to be able to be more able to get around town and driverless cars will open up the benefits for those with disabilities in a whole new way. so it's going to be transformational in a lot of different ways. neil: congresswoman, while i have you here, any thoughts on the president and all this dust-up over these prosecutors leaving because the president intervening, they say, in the sentencing process and the attorney general acting on his behalf and right after the impeachment hearings, you know, firing colonel vindman and our ambassador to ukraine, that that's the kind of stuff some of your colleagues have said is going to stomp on his otherwise great message on the economy and the markets. you agree with that? >> oh, yeah. well, first of all, the economy is booming and it's such a great story. last week to be able to hear the state of the union, seven million new jobs since president trump was elected, and he was told he shouldn't even think two million. but these people serve at the pleasure of the president and so i think that he's certainly within his authority and you know, and he's doing what he thinks is best for his administration. neil: do you think that's best, though, or should he just be quiet about it? because he does have a good case to make on those jobs and this economy and the markets. >> right. well, you know, i think the president needs to have people that he feels confident in these roles so i think he's well within his authority to do that. i also think it's great, you know, what he's doing to uphold the rule of law as it relates to sanctuary states and sanctuary cities right now. they need to be working with the federal government for our national security and to ensure the rule of law. the president is standing firm. neil: all right. we shall see. congresswoman, thank you very, very much. >> thank you. neil: now we are learning that barclays ceo is pushing back on this alleged relationship he had with jeffrey epstein. the details are coming up. neil: all right. some growing signs right now that softbank may, may, may ditch plans for a new fund over falling profits. that's the catalyst for a lot of technologies, infant all the way up to mature. charlie gasparino, which is kind of like infant all the way up to mature. good to see you, my friend. charlie: thanks for having me. neil: what's happening here? charlie: right now, michael milken and the milken institute are having a big conference in aeb dae aeb da abu dhabi. this is very controversial. the first couple years, didn't do good lately because of wework, they are trying to start a second one. there's a lot of pushback on the second one. first off, in the conference, we understand mike milken in abu dhabi is basically giving yoifrits overall performance a vote of confidence, at a time when this fund and softbank's playing in this fund is coming under incredible scrutiny. again, elliott management, the activist investor, is involved. the reason why, they made a lot of bad investments recently, a lot of good ones over the years and they are essentially the incubator for tech unicorns. take them out of the business, there's not going to be -- this is such a -- if they cut back on financing unicorns, there may not be a union cocorn market go forward. uber was financed by them. this is a big thing. they are under a lot of pressure. two things came out in this private meeting. we have sources who were there. it was a confidential meeting. that doesn't mean i have to keep it confidential, right? just so you know. two things came out. number one. the meeting was co-hosted by the big pension fund in abu dhabi so major players there. 50 top financiers, milken was there. first thing milken gives the overall performance a positive. that's a big thing for softbank. but number two, we are getting this from people in the fund, or in the meeting, mizra threw cold water at the prospects of a second one. people walked away thinking there may not be a second vision fund. listen, they have some internal investments, they still don't have the abu dhabi pension fund, they don't have the saudis who are big investors in the first one, in the second one, that he may scale that back. that's the two things that came out of this meeting. again, this is more than -- neil: say they do to the degree you say they might. what's the fallout? charlie: that's why this is a good story. if the vision fund is scaling back, if it's not going to do the second one, or it's going to scale back dramatically, the second, which is kind of the message out of this, or if it's in the first one going to focus on performance of what they have now, the unicorn market in many ways could dry up bec finding these companies and some were good, some were bad. the last two years have not been good. wework was one of those. that's what drew the attention. you're not going to have much of a unicorn market without these guys. that's how big they are. so you know, we will see as it develops. i think on the positive side, they got a vote of confidence from none other than mike milken, but right now, he's remade himself as both a financier and a philanthropist, okay. this conference is attended by everybody. he has one in l.a., one in abu dhabi. so this is a big thing. number two, misra is clearly feeling the heat from the activist investor, elliott management, which is why he's basically suggesting that he may scale back the second fund. that's a big story. if that happens, you know, less of a unicorn market. neil: still plugged in. i see you on the phone, walking the lobby. one night i was listening in, you said extra pepperoni. charlie: actually, no. it's like dinner for three. my wife -- neil: i understand. i understand. we are howard johnson's or bust. charlie: i know you don't do that. i have gone to dinner with you. you do order your salmon rare. neil: is there such a thing? charlie: yes. neil: you are the guy for me. you go to these fancy restaurants and they all pay homage to you. i'm like -- charlie: what i find interesting, you keep talking about applebee's or whatever. you don't eat at these. you eat at good places. neil: are you kidding? charlie: you eat at good places. you are a fine dining -- neil: i don't gravitate to places with tassels on the menu. i really don't. he's always on the phone talking to people, as is my friend charles payne, now catching the attention of the team by the new taylor swift documentary. i kid you not. after this. stay restless with the icon that does the same. the new rx. crafted by lexus. lease the 2020 rx 350 for $419 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. lease the 2020 rx 350 for $419 a month for 36 months. wheneveryone is different.a, which is why xfinity mobile created a different kind of wireless network. one that saves you money by letting you design your own data - giving you more choice and control compared to other top wireless carriers. now you can choose unlimited, shared data, or mix lines of each and switch any line, anytime. no one else lets you do that. design your own data with xfinity mobile. it's wireless reimagined. simple. easy. awesome. the end might not be as happy as ayou think.end. after all, 4 out of 5 people who have a stroke, their first symptom is a stroke! but the good news is you can rewrite your ending and get screened for stroke and cardiovascular disease. life line screening is the easy and affordable way to make you aware of undetected health problems before they hurt you. we use ultrasound technology to literally look inside your arteries for plaque that builds up as you age- and increases your risk for stroke and heart disease. so if you're over 40, call to schedule an appointment for five painless screenings that go beyond annual checkups. and if you call us today, you'll only pay $149-an over 50% savings. read it again, papa? 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charles: no, you know, she was talking, she was upset that she won. neil: i know that. but i don't know why it's such a big deal then that she comes on as a guest on a show, yours or anyone else's. right? charles: you're right about that. but she was so, again, she was devastated by this. half the documentary is her devastation. she made $185 million last year. this was what dominated the thing but again, i think there were some comments, some observations that i just don't think were right. listen, when someone young hears, for instance, that a president wants to put up the affordable care act and that someone is against it, they sound mean, who would be against affordable health care? but that's not how it really works. i think there's a miscommunication and perhaps a chance for us to clear the air. neil: all right. so you have your fame there, my friend. i'm in the latest ponderosa ad. see what you do to top that. charles: but you get it free for the rest of your life. neil: a prime rib warning. i will leave it at that. america, just wait. thank you, my friend. good stuff. charles payne, seven minutes away. with the senate voting right now on this whole war powers restriction on the president of the united states, it looks for the president like it could be problematic. to "liberty file" host, judge andrew napolitano. what's at stake here? >> this is a bipartisan effort by both the house of representatives and the senate to tell the president, a, under the constitution, we declare war, b, under the constitution, you wage war, c, you may only wage war where we declare war, unless somebody is imminently about to attack us. neil: what was the genesis of this? >> i believe it was the assassination of general suleimani. however, senator tim kaine, who is the democratic force behind this in the senate, has been talking about repealing the authorization to use military force of 2002, which is the language that the president relied on to go into iraq and kill an iranian general. he's been talking about this for a couple of years but now he has, as we know, since the vote passed, sufficient numbers in both houses. now, the president -- neil: president won't sign this. >> correct. they could have added this to the defense authorization act in which case the president would not have been able to veto it without shutting down the government. neil: they didn't do that. >> they didn't. this is stand-alone litigation, part of mitch mcconnell's way of saying okay, most of the congress is against you, but come veto this. mcconnell and the bulk of republicans are of the view that the president should be able to engage in pinprickstrikes whenever and wherever he wants. the more libertarian republicans and the bulk of democrats are of the view he can't do that, because the constitution doesn't authorize him to do it. neil: the presidents of both parties over decades have been doing this. right? >> barack obama declared war on libya and bombed libya, it resulted in moammar gadhafi's horrific public assassination, while the congress was on spring break. remember, the congress gives itself a spring break. but when they came back from spring break, they didn't do anything to undo it, because congress doesn't want to take the heat. if the war prevails, they will say we didn't interfere. if the war fails, it's the president's fault. so congress often looks the other way when presidents do these things. the targeting of general suleimani, i think because it was in another country with which we are profoundly not at war, iraq, our ally, felt this was too much. neil: in this case, they said part of their strategy for going after him was that he was planning more attacks but apparently in an intelligence briefing there was no proof or indication of that. >> correct. neil: where does this go with this president, future presidents? presidents are going to do what they're going to do. >> unless there is a ron paul type person in the white house, presidents are going to do what they want to do and quite frankly, most presidents like war. even these pinpricks because when the person is horrific and unpopular and perceived as a danger, the president's approval ratings go up, irrespective of the law and morality. neil: the democratic candidates are busy as they re-align themselves. to a man or woman, with the exception of amy klobuchar, they are looking at wealth taxes, in other words, beyond just raising taxes, targeting income above a certain level, usually it's a million, $2 million, up to $5 million, then putting a surtax on that. >> they can raise rates, the supreme court has said the courts will not get involved in deciding what the tax rates are, but if they seize wealth, at one point elizabeth warren, i don't think she's there now, was talking about if you have x dollars in assets, we can seize y percent of that, that would clearly be violative of the fifth amendment. neil: a lot of those assets can move? >> absolutely. they can move around in a heartbeat. so i don't know where this is going to go. i don't know who the democratic nominee is going to stump. >> yes, it is. look out, bernie sanders. a socialist is leading. neil: absolutely. >> where is gasparino? soak the rich. neil: they just want you, judge. they just want you. who manages to tick off both sides. touche there. a lot more coming up, including the dow that is confounding a lot of folks, down better than 200, now 44. not quote sure what to make of what's happening in china but cooler heads prevailing for the moment. after this. sfx: [sneezing] i am not for ignoring the first sign of a cold. i am for shortening my cold, with zicam! zicam is completely different. unlike most other cold medicines, zicam is clinically proven to shorten colds. i am a zifan for zicam! oral or nasal. . . ltra wideband can deliver. 1.7 gigs here in houston. 1.8 gigs here in frigid omaha. almost 2 gigs here in los angeles. that's outrageous! it's like an eight-lane highway compared to a two-lane dirt road. ♪ neil: everyone watching candidates right now. how they're reapportioning things, especially money they're raising. i was so busy watching that i missed the call from adeal because of the taylor swift thing with charles payne. it has been a crazy two hours. charles: she is looking great by the way. neil: indeed she is. charles: thanks, neil. hello, everyone, i'm charles payne. the s&p andat all-time highs. this after being down most of the session. reports of sharp spike in coronavirus virus cases in china. the numbers may not be what they seem. we'll get reaction from florida senator rick scott from the lack of transparency from china on the coronavirus. president trump welcoming one of his toughest critics to the white house any moment. new york governor andrew cuomo as they debate sanctuary states. senator m

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