Of christ in White Settlement, murder as new york state leaders texas, a suburb call in the latest incident a string the past few months of suspect accused of stabbing five domestic terrorism. People inside a rabbis home is Fox News Team coverage continues now being charged with attempted with Jacqui Heinrich whos live at the scene with more. Murder. We have live fox team coverage. Reporter yeah, eric, Christina Coleman is following the texas church shooting, Governor Andrew Cuomo came out and said call it what it is, an Jacqui Heinrich in monsey, new act of nest ific terrorism, and this afternoon the president is york, with the latest on the responding. He tweeted the antisemitic stabbing there. Hi, christina. Attack in monsey, new york, on reporter well, the fbi is now on scene. Two people, the suspect and a the seventh night of hanukkah is victim, have both died. The third person who was shot is horrific. We must all come together to fight, confront and eradicate fighting for his life at this hour, hes listed in critical the evil scourge of condition, and he also suffered cardiac arrest. Antisemitism. Melania and i wish the victims a White Settlement police got the call about this deadly shooting quick and full recovery. At west Freeway Church of christ the suspect is now facing five counts of attempted murder and just before 10 a. M. Central time, that would have been about a half hour into the morning bible study according to the burglary. Grafton thomas pleaded not churchs schedule posted online. Guilty, at least 60 people were multiple reports indicate that inside the home, 5 were injured, shooter was taken down by that Armed Security officer at the church. Officials dont believe theres 2 critical with one person reportedly stabbed six times. Any additional threat to the community, but they still had worshipers threw tables and chairs at the suspect, and at whomsniffing bombsniffing least one man chased him out of dogs check out the church after the home and got his license the shooting to make sure the plate. Throwing tables and and grounds were safe and secure. Police are now interviewing chairs that he should get out of witnesses and trying to pin down here, and the injured guy was a motive. Again, they cant question the suspect who has succumbed to his bleeding here, bleeding on his injury withs. There were also two people who hands, all over. I ran into the other room sumped minor injuries. They were t our community suffes because i tried to save my life. Reporter Police Tracked thomas down in manhattan. Prosecutors pointing out he went to the city after the incident, not to his home. Thomas has no criminal history. Eric . Eric jacqui, this happens to, sadly, be the latest in a series of antisemitic attack in and around new york city, about nine so far. What have officials said theyre going to do about this . Reporter yeah. And the governor also saying there have been 13 in the last several weeks. The governor said he wants a law on the books to be able to prosecute these cases of antisemitism as domestic terrorism. He wants new york state to be the first in the country with that law. This december 23rd theres been one antisemitic attack around new york city including one incident Christmas Day when a man in traditional clothing was punched in the face in brooklyn. The next day a jewish woman walking with her child said someone beat her head with a bag, the day after that three women were slapped in the face at a jewish site. Plus earlier this month four People Killed at a Grocery Store in jersey city, Police Called that domestic terrortism as well. Eric . Eric all right, thank you. Laura a fox news alert, texas authorities giving an update on the Deadly Church shooting at the west Freeway Church of christ near fort worth, texas, that left two people dead. Lets listen in. This will be the first press conference, we anticipate having another around 4 30, but in this first one the chief is going to give you a statement, and therell be no questions this first press conference. So, chief . Good afternoon. Im chief [inaudible] White Settlement police department. First of all, i want to give my condolences out for all the parishioners and the parishioners at the church and our community. Prayers for everybody at this time. Today will just be a briat thiso tell the community theres no ongoin 11 15 a. M. , a gunman entered the church of christ during the church service. Preliminary reports indicated the man fired a weapon. A couple of members of the church returned fire, striking the suspect who died at the scene. Tragically, the person shot by the suspect died at a local hospital, and a second parishioner has lifethreatening injuries. As we stated, the suspect is deceased, and the threat has stopped thanks to the heroic actions of those parishioners at the church. With the Resources Available with the Texas Rangers and dps, they will be leading this investigation. If we have additional information, well release it to the media and the public. In the meantime, like i said, we just ask for your thoughtses and prayers for our community and the parishioners of the west Freeway Church of christ. This is agenting desarto with the fbi, and hell make a couple statements. Good afternoon. Thank you, chief. I would like to echo the chiefs comments for the entire community of west Freeway Church of christ, were very sorry about this incident. The fbi has dedicated significant resources to aid in this investigation. Those are investigative resources and technical resources. We are working very hard to find motive, get to the bottom of what happened. Were working very closely with the victims of this to provide partnership and resource support throughout this. As you see from the group assembled behind me, an incident like this doesnt get, does not get solved and we dont get to the bottom of it without with Significant Partnership with the Fort Worth Police department, White Settlement police department, obviously, the texas dps and the fbi working together in concert to find justice for these victims. So id like to introduce jeff williams, the regional directer of texas dps from north texas. Good afternoon. My name is jeff williams, im the regional director at texas dps. Like the chief and special agent in charge said, id like to echo those sentiments that our hearts go out to the victims and their families. Id ask everyone to take a moment today just to lift them up in prayer. We have an enormous response here today to get to the bottom of what occurred. The resources that are represented behind me and the men and women who are inside the Church Working this crime scene. Unfortunately, this country has seen so many of these that weve actually gotten used to it to this point. And its tragic and its terrible situation couple of hec parishioners who stopped short of just anything that you could even imagine, saved countless lives, and our hearts are going out to them and their families as well. This is an ongoing investigation. We dont is all the answers have all the answers. Im sure there are a bunch of them out there right now. We will continue to turn over every rock to get to the bottom of who a of what occurred. I want to thank you for your support and getting the message out that there is no threat to public. Were doing our best to get to the bottom of this, and as soon as possible we have more information, well pass that on. Id like to introduce the [inaudible] just reiterating what youve already heard. Its a horrific day in the county, and our prayers and thoughts are with the folks over here at the church and the people that are lost. But today evil walked fully among us. Let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse. No, were not taking any questions. Therell be a further brief later, but weve got a lot of resources to bear. Everybodys involved. We will get to the bottom of it. Thank you. Hi, folks, thanks. Again, no questions now, but well be back around 4 30, 5 for a followup. [inaudible conversations] eric well, that is the end of the news conference, no questions as you saw officials saying the gunman entered that church at 3 11 5 11 50 this morning. As you saw them say, evil walked in, but good people stopped it. Two of the parishioners had their own guns, allowed in texas. Fired back, shot that gunman to death and, sadly, another parishioner perhaps, were told a security guard, also died at the shooting. Well bring you more, the latest as we can. Laura . Laura and we want to turn back now to that mass stabbing in new york. A lot to cover this weekend. Since december 23rd theres been one antisemitic attack each day including one incident Christmas Day when a man in traditional clothing punched a man in the face in brooklyn. The next day a jewish woman walking with her child said someone beat her held with a bag. Her head with a bag. Michael masters, National Director and ceo of secure community network, i want to thank you so much for being here. First, your Organization Works with protecting the American Jewish community, and your expertise involves antisemitic attack and hate crimes. First, just want to start with your take on what happened last night with the 13th antisemitic attack in new york since december 8th. Its hard to believe were at that number. It is hard to believe, but it is a reality of being jewish in this country today. And as we have seen in just the last few hours, a reality of being a member of the faithbased community. Religious freedom in this country very much is under assault in a real way, which means that we have to stand up as Law Enforcement just said and rise up together to protect our institutions, our country, the faithbased community. Thats what were working to do every day with our partners in state, local and federal Law Enforcement and throughout the Jewish Community to put a stop to these events and make sure the Community Feels secure and empowered. Laura over the weekend the nypd has beefed up patrols in brooklyn neighborhood zs with large jewish population, houses of worship and other place all over new york. And now weve heard that the group the Guardian Angels has said its going to begin patrolling jewish neighborhoods as well trying to help out. What more can be done as were trying to catch our breath over this latest news . What can be done to help the Jewish Community feel safe . First, i want to acknowledge the men and women of Law Enforcement. We have to recognize since the attack in pittsburgh in 2018, october of that year, federal Law Enforcement working with state and local Law Enforcement has disrupted more than a dozen plots aimed at synagogues around the country. The fbi said this summer they had over 850 domestic terrorism investigations ongoing in this country, so we have to recognize that a lost is being done right. But we have to stand up together with Law Enforcement and as a community. We saw in the attack last night people taking chairs and tables to protect themselves. A simple device like a lock on the synagogue door which prevented the offender from reaching potentially dozens more victims. And as we saw today, individuals standing up in texas and protecting themselves. So we have to all come together. The rabbi in the Orthodox Community says a little bit of light dispels a lot of darkness. Standing together as a country, we can be that light. Laura we do have to leave it there with so much news going on. Michael masters, thank you for your time, or your expertise and for weighing in on these important topics. Thank you. Thank you. Eric the president , as we reported earlier, sounding off on that attack saying it is horrific. Also dealing with politics in earlier tweets, this as the house impeachment effort for now remains in limbo. Lawmakers in washington have been grappling over the rules for a potential trial in the senate. If and when House Speaker nancy pelosi actually sends over those articles of impeachment to the other chamber. Rich edson is in West Palm Beach where the president is spending his holiday vacation. Rich . Reporter good afternoon, eric. And President Trump is a week into two weeks here in florida where he has settled into this routine of making sure to tweet about impeachment and House Speaker nancy pelosi almost on a daily basis. Today tweeting, quote crazy nancy pelosi should spend more time in her decaying city and less time on the impeachment hoax. Speaker pelosi still withholding those articles of impeachment the house passed earlier this month. That delays a trial in the senate. Shes doing so because she wants Senate Republicans to allow witnesses in any Senate Impeachment trial. Republicans say these tactics show the speaker is simply playing political games. For months she was saying how important it is theyve got to remove this president immediately, hes a threat to their, you know, their whole way of life. And once they passed impeachment, she opportunity want the senate to start the trial. They cant have it both ways. I think people see through this charade. Reporter democrats argue if the president did nothing wrong in suspending aid to ukraine, then white house officials should have no problems testifying in an impeachment trial. The meetings with the two leaders have produced very little in regards to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. Now we find that russias starting to operate with iran, with china. These are people who are enemies of the United States. Theyre trying to bring down our system of government. We have to treat their threats very seriously and make sure that we protect our National Security interests. Reporter a Senate Impeachment trial process is still unclear in the senate, and democrats and republicans are still arguing over it through twitter and through television interviews. And congress isnt back in washington to handle this in person til january 7th. Eric . Eric rich, thanks so much. Laura . Laura the u. S. Striking back after a deadly attack on an American Contractor. 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Save up to 400 a year when you switch. Plus, unwrap 250 off a new samsung phone. Click, call or visit a store today. Laura a fox news alert, the u. S. Launches defensive airstrikes against iranianbacked militia forces in iraq and syria, and this move coming in retaliation after fridays attack on an Iraqi Coalition base that killed an american citizen. Trey yingst is live in our Mideast Bureau with the very latest on this. Hi, trey. Reporter hi there, laura, and good afternoon. We are getting more information this evening in the middle east about those u. S. Strikes earlier today against five separate targets across iraq and syria, against a militant group linked to the iranian regime. That militant group is suspected of being behind a rocket attack on friday that left one American Contractor dead and four Service Members injured as well as a number of injuries to Iraqi Security forces working alongside the americans to defeat the islamic state. We are getting new reports from the ground that indicate in these strikes tonight 15 militants were killed and more than 50 injured, that according to reuters, and our Lucas Tomlinson over at the pentagon saying that he has spoken with defense officials who say u. S. F15s were used in the strikes in iraq and syria. The big question now, how the iranians will respond to this retaliation by the United States in response to that friday rocket attack that did leave one american citizen dead. We are getting reports out of baghdad this evening that the iraqis and the iranians are meeting to determine the next steps in the region x there are also reports tonight that u. S. Bases are on high alert fearing that active iranian response. Laura . Laura trey yingst, thank you so much for that live report. Eric . Eric and as the year comes to a close, you know there are a number of Foreign Policy challenges facing President Trump in 2020. Tensions continue to rise with iran as it begins conducting joint naval drills with china and russia, that in the indian ocean. In north korea, well, kim jong un sti given up his nuclear weapons, and those talks have stalled. The produced very little have produced very little in regards to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. Now we find russias starting to operate with iran, with states. Theyre trying to bring down our system of government. We have to treat their threats very seriously and make that we are protecting our National Security interests. Eric for more, lets bring in dr. Rebecca grant, president of irs independent research. Dr. Grant, good to see you. Out with the old and in with the new, but lets start with north korea. The threat that continues. We still dont have that socalled christmas surprise that kim jong un threatened. Do you see any progress with this regime in the new year . Well, 2019 has been disappointing but, eric, well learn on new years day or thereabouts when kim jong unking gives his big annual new years speech. Last year he talked about u. S. And north korean relations bearing fruit, but we really have to see how he chooses his words this year. Will he reaffirm his commitment to denuking and maybe take a real step like giving a weapons inventory, or is he going to go back to the harsh rhetoric. Thats what well be listening for. Eric and what happens if he does go back to his harsh rhetoric, or what do you see potentially could be a breakthrough, if there is one . To me, the real wildcard here has got to be china. China has met a lot with kim jong un, and i am beginning to think that they have said something like, hey, cool it on the denuking while we sort out some of these trade issues. We know that china is really key here, we know that President Trump and president xi of china discussed north korea in their december 20th phone call, so were waiting, i think, partly to see what the china wildcard is and whether they are going to continue to pressure north korea to denuclearize or not. Eric speaking of the china wildcard, i mean, youve got china, russia and iran now teaming up in the indian ocean with joint patrols. How troubling is that . I do not like these drills. Not so much for what they are because they only have a few ships. Theyre doing mostly counterpiracy and relatively small scale operations. But its a bad precedent. Russia and china have operated together a lot in military exercises in the pacific, but i think that this is the first time weve seen them try this in another theater. Now, they picked the gulf of oman, i think partly because its deep. They wont run aground. And its a great opportunity to see just how good they are. But its a very, very dangerous political signal, and iran is eating it up and giving hostile comments, talking about getting the u. S. Out of the region. On the whole, bad, bad, bad. Eric yep. Certainly. Now speaking of iran, i mean, weve seen massive demonstrations. Those demonstrations have continued on the streets of iran. The opposition, the National Council of resistance of iran, or has about 1,000 protesters murdered, massacred in cold blood on the streets protesting against that regime. Do you think this type of uprising against the mullahs in tehran and their policies, do you think that that will continue in the new year . Such tragic reports, and it tells us that there really is an impact from the if maximum financial pressure, and it tells us that the iranians dont like this regime either in some cases. Will it continue . It might. And, again, this is why its so disappointing to see china giving iran a back door by purchasing oil and russia in there egging them on. They could be a lot more helpful as we continue front irans con front Irans Nuclear ambitions. But, yes, i think well see turbulent developments in iran this year, for sure. Eric could there be a Tipping Point against that regime as the people fight against the power that oppresses them . And whats so tragic is that that regime loves the conflict and the turmoil. This is a regime that fought with iraq back in the 80s for eight long years in a very bloody war. Its hard to know where the Tipping Point is. But President Trump and secretary pompeo have been very clear that they are ready to talk at any point in time. We see europe continuing to put pressure on both macron in france and even the germans, so hopefully there will be a little diplomatic breakthrough in 2020. I think theres at least some chance of that happening. Eric and finally, quickly, what would you like to see . One prediction on the international front. Do you have one . Id like to see china behave well and abide by those agreements and buy u. S. Products and make a stride so that china can be a more trustworthy global partner. That would be great. Im not betting on it, but id like to see that happen and it might. Eric well, theres a new years resolution. Well see if beijing can keep it. Happy new year. Thank you, happy new year. Laura well, the countrys Homeless Population is rising especially along the west coast. Ahead, a new federal study showing where the crisis is getting worse and how some communities are making progress. America has room for people of every race, of every religion, of every creed. But america has no room for hate. Laura south bend, indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg on one of several Democratic Candidates expressing sport for the Jewish Community after that stabbing rampage just north of new york city that left five people injured as they celebrated hanukkah. Ellison barber is live in milford, New Hampshire, where some of of 2020 hopefuls are making their plea to voters today. Hi, ellison. Reporter hi, laura. Every 2020 democratic hopeful has commented on the monsey attack, so far offering their sympathies and speaking out about the rise of antisemitism in america. At least one candidate, tom steyer, has called it an act of domestic terrorism. Senator Amy Klobuchar called it a horrific act of antisemitic violence that does not belong in america. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says i am shocked and shaddenned by last saddened by last nights attack and horrified by the rise of antisemitism in this country. Former Vice President joe biden saying it is tearing apart the fabric of our communities and the soul of this nation. Biden is speaking to voters here in New Hampshire. He had a town hall event earlier this morning. We expect him to speak here at this middle school, talk with voters, take questions from them in a little over an hour. Laura . Laura and widens comments on bidens comments on subpoenas are also raising eyebrowses over the weekend. Hows he handling the pushback . Reporter biden now says if the senate were to subpoena him and say that he needed to appear in an impeachment trial, he would comply with that subpoena, though he says that he doesnt feel like theres any legal basis for him to appear as a witness. On friday the Des Moines Register asked biden if he stood by statements he made earlier this month that he would not comply if he were subpoenaed to testify. Biden said he stood by those remarks and that he would not comply with a subpoena news, in his view, it is designed to take the focus off President Trump and the crimes he is accused of. Failure to comply is part of the reason the house voted to impeach President Trump. The former Vice President tried to clarify his comments in a series of tweets before reversing his position at a New Hampshire town hall last night. Biden is a frontrunner in this state. In a recent poll among democratic 20 hopefuls, he was in second place just behind Pete Buttigieg by one percentage point. Laura . Laura all right. Ellison barber tracking it all, thank you so much. Eric . Eric laura, homelessness is on the rise in our country for the Third Straight year in a row. The federal government reporting a 2. 7 increase, that according to an annual with count that took place in january of this year. The report finds new mexico, california, indiana, West Virginia and kentucky, that they have the highest rates of people who are living on the streets. But housing secretary ben carson is blaming one state in particular for that uptick. If you take the other 49 states, if you subtract california, the rate of homelessness is actually going down. But california is 16. 4 increase. You have to ask yourself the question, why is that happening . Eric Vice President of programs and policy for the National Alliance to end homelessness, you know, steve, you see people sleeping on the streets, theyre under the freeway overpasses. You stop at a light, it is heartbreaking, it is sad, it is alarming, to some disturbing and even frightening. Our fellow americans with no roof over their heads and more. Why the recent increase . Well, we think the recent increase is a lot, part of a longer term trend thats about really how much it costs to afford rental housing. Theres too many people who just dont make enough money to afford housing that is available on the rental market. Thats especially the case in some of our biggest cities, its especially the case on the west coast. We made a lot of progress on homelessness. The Overall Results in the short term differ from sort of longer term results. Theres a number of places that have succeeded in really reducing the number of Homeless People. New orleans is an example, houston is another example eric what have they done to reduce the population . Well, theyve done what we, since the beginning of the george w. Bush administration, that understood is the right way to deal with people who are homeless, and thats really to focus on getting them housing in the short term and then once theyre housed, get the help they need to deal with other issues they have. And people have a whole range of different issues from very severe issues like Mental Illness or addiction to opioids to just having not very good job skills that need to be upgraded or needing help finding a job in the economy. But the, using this sort of approach of getting people into housing and then dealing with other issues has made a big difference. The problem is in some places the larger Housing Market is overwhelming. The work of the Homeless Services groups who are trying to house Homeless People as quickly as possible and are succeeding in that, but for every person they house, another person loses their house. Eric new york mayor with ed koch started a billion Dollar Housing Program back in the early 80s and 90s, and mayor de blasio was on Fox News Channel earlier today saying he especially wants section eight vouchers from the federal government. Do you think that can help, and to what extent does the deinstitutionalization wave that occurred decades ago contribute to this . Yeah. Section eight vouchers would definitely help. I mean, thats just money to pay rent, is what that is. People find an apartment, they need they dont make enough money to pay the rent in a city like new york. Of i i mean, some of you all live in new york, you know what rents are like. Its not possible for people who are working minimum wage jobs or living on disability benefits to afford that, so they need help, and thats what vouchers do. Thats part of a solution. I think the issue of deinstitutionalization, deinstitutionalization was going to happen no matter what because for too long we had found that keeping people with Mental Illnesses locked up in institutions was not a humane way to deal with that. We have solutions for homelessness, even for people with the most severe Mental Illness. We can help them afford rent and help them with Outpatient Mental Health treatment. Places that are doing that, its working really well. Its just the scale is such in a city like new york that they just need to get serious about investing the money that its going to take. And everyone will be happier. Eric and finally, do you think that it will be able to be, basically, solved . I believe so. I mean, i work for an Organization Called the nati wot think it was possible, and i do think its possibl w york city, for example, theres veteran, u. S. Veterans are homeless, have been homesless at a higher rate than other people. New york city has reduced homelessness among veterans by 80 in the last six or seven years because theyve put the money on the table through different v. A. Programs to make sure people can afford rent and get the Health Services they need. We havent done that for other peel. It just shows that it can work if the investment is there. Eric i just want to point out the families with kids, thats down 4 . Those under 18 , down 4 . As you point out, thats 2. 1 down, so there is hope and there can be good news. Robert w. Hayes founded the coalition for homeless here in new york in 1981. Its an ongoing problem in our country, has only gotten worse. Steve burke, we thank you for your work and for coming on Fox News Channel this afternoon. Thank you for having me. 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Kind of like a water torture, its just this drip, drip, drip of taxes. Reporter massachusetts and new jersey are the latest to consider banning singleuse plastic bags, the proposal in massachusetts would instead make Business Owners sell paper bags at 10 cents a pop. People need to be more careful about it. I dont need my government telling me that. Diswhr while others say its needed. Its affecting the environment, getting into our food, our bodies, so we really need to think twice about plastics. Reporter eight states are have some sort of already have some sort of ban on the books. The National Federation of independent business is concerned. We have some of the highest Health Care Costs in the nation, highest energy costs. This is just one more thing. Its almost becoming death by a thousand cuts for Small Businesses in massachusetts. Reporter but environmentalists in favor of the ban see it differently. I think its false to think that this is going to Impact Business in any meaningful way. You know, plastic bags as a free thing at point of sale are not really free. They get wrapped into the cost to the consumer anyway. Reporter sullivan says instead of forcing peoples hands, the government should focus on recycling incentives similar to bottle deposits. Want to go scoop up cans and bottles and get your money back. Why not do that with plastic bags . Reporter if the bill is signed into law here in massachusetts, plastic bags will be essentially outlawed by 2021. In boston, fox news. Beautiful dreamer wake unto me Beautiful Dreamer awake unto me theres a booking for every resolution. Book yours, at booking. Com and mine super soft . Theres a booking for every resolution. Yes. With the sleep number 360 smart bed, on sale now, you can both. Adjust your comfort with your sleep number setting. So, can it help us fall asleep faster . Yes, by gently warming your feet. 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What to you say . What do you say . Yeah. I think its a continuation of all these issues that got the market in trouble almost exactly a year ago. You mentioned some of them, the china trade war, the Federal Reserve was actually raising Interest Rates a year ago, theyve now lowered Interest Rates. So a lot of these issues that came boot markets and really frightened the markets Fourth Quarter of last year have kind of resolved themselves. So i think were going to go into a pretty good stage of recovery continuing into 2020. Laura you know, i went back and was listening to one of your interviews from august on fox business, and you said even in the summer you felt the u. S. Consumer spending was healthy and confident. So it sounds like we might be on track for that at least to start with, but how are you feeling about where we are domestically compared to Global Economy . So is we were definitively in the no recession camp in august, and a lot of people really thought the possibility did exist for the economy to go into recession. Weve maintained the consumers been incredibly strong and healthy. Earnings are positive, job growth is positive. Its been a terrific year for anybody looking for a job. So i think if the consumer stays positive, the job situation stays well, were still looking at about a 2 economy next year. If we get china to start buying american products, if we get europe to come off the floor, maybe theyre selling more goods to china, maybe theyre buying more goods from us, this could be the stimulus that brings the economy maybe into that 2. 5, 3 growth rate. Laura overall, what is it that holds people back from spending and investing when the economy is so strong . Obviously, many people want to keep their nest egg protected. We all do, right . But what else do you see as a common denominator when people hold back . Honestly, its fever. And, in fact its fear. And, in fact, i saw a recent study that said 70 of investors say they wish they had done something differently with their money this past year n2019. And thats because the Fourth Quarter last year was brutal. The s p was down about0 a you had market darlings like apple and netflix and amazon that were down 25, 35, 45 in some cases of these stocks. Fear comes along, people take on to their money, they hold on to it tightly, they dont want to lose it, they dont want to take risks. And, unfortunately, if you had gotten out of the market a year ago today, you would have missed one of the best bull markets weve had in 20 years. Laura wow. Well, as were about to round out this decade, when we look ahead to 20, what aside from the outcome of the 2020 election should we all be looking for . There could be a shift in tax policy, right . Sure. Depending on how the political winds go, we could have a very significant economy Going Forward into 2021. We saw that once we went from an obama economy to a trump economy, it was a big difference. Now, we can argue it good or bad in terms of what the net effect was. Theres no argument the economy in 2017 grew upwards of 3. 5 . So depending what tax policies we have, what regulatory policies we with the next elect, that could have a very dramatic effect on the overall economy and employment. Just think about regulation, environment, tax policies, Corporate Tax laura right. All these affect daytoday lives. Laura dominic, thank you so much. Cant wait to hear what you say in 2020. Well be checking in with you next year. And well be right back. If your glasses arent perfect, well fix them. So will we. No we wont. Dont forget to use your vision benefits before theyre gone. Now innetwork with vsp. Visionworks. See the difference. Eric christmas, a 12yearold boy set his home front lawn on fire by using a magnifying glass he got as a present. The family ran outside in their matching Christmas Pjs and they put it out before the flames could spread over to the neighbors. Thank goodness nobody was hurt. The fire as you can see just damaged the grass and some of the christmas decorations. Thats like one of those things in a movie. That is a grinch present, i guess. We want to ask you to tune in tonight for the Fox News Sunday power player hall of fame special with our own chris wallace. It will not disappoint. It airs at 7 00 p. M. Eastern right here on the Fox News Channel. Its been great to be with you. Eric, thank you very much. Eric i will see you tomorrow on americas newsroom here on the Fox News Channel. Have a great day. There has never been and they will always correct me in the history of politics, in the history of our country, there has never been anybody that drew crowds like we draw, and i dont have a guitar. I have no guitar. Guitar. Greg imagine if he had a guitar. [cheers and applause] greg stop it. Stop it. All right. Not a bad year. Super low unemployment, super high stock market. Your 401 k is thicker than