Welcome to fbn am im laurenen lauren. Good morning everybody im cheryl casone. Lets take a look at how your money is moving this morning the nasdaq closed at a record high yesterday the dow and s p 500 back in the green today dow up futures high per by 76 points. Nasdaq and s p futures higher as well and nasdaq by about 30 and a half taking a look at asia right now again as corona virus fierces way on markets we have red excuse me l green arrows at least in japan for hang seng and south korea and shanghai composite down of a quarter of a percent. Green on screen is europe gaining half a of one percent and london gaining three quarts of one percent. Cheryl our top story this morning it is a city showdown tonight 6, 0 contenders take debate stage in las vegas. The democrats expected to take aim at Mike Bloomberg who qualified at the very last minute. Lauren can he keep his poker face live with highlight it is from campaign trail. Griff,ing good morning. Good morning, lauren, and cheryl,
The 49 is that 133. Taking on the Minnesota Vikings at 106. The winner moves on to the nfc championship game. Just one win shy of super bowl liv. The game is a complete sellout, in fact it is stanley room only. This could be the biggest crowd ever at a 49ers. 75,000 strong. All 53 49ers are healthy for the first time all year, including a linebacker who will be activated later today. The 49ers are 7 point favorites, and they are ready to go. Every seat that is in the stadium is going to be filled. Especially now that we are winning. My favorite part is just having all the fans excited as much as i am. We feel very confident in what we do. We do a great job schematically. Reporter for those that do not have tickets, the 9ers challenged the fan to a slip and slide content. Over 100 faithful on hand trying to do the best that osa imitation from the mud bowl in washington. At stake, tickets to the big. I need to get some oil. Some baby oil. For me and my son, right here. Reporter what is y
Thats where Christina Marleau comes in. She saw our story online and reached out to us and the family via social media. She also brought along some star power. Her husband is sharks left wing patrick marleau, and they say they simply couldnt stay on the sidelines. As a parent, my first thought was i dont want their daughters to associate bad with christmas, right . Like, christmas is supposed to be joyful and magical and giving. Christina not only reached out to the gomez family, she also reached out to other members of the sharks family to organize and collect clothing and other items the the family will need as they rebuild. Shes also asking her online followers and friends to help find a home the family can rent. Holidays are already stressful and they can be difficult for so many people. You just, like, i couldnt just swipe to the next story. I just checked the gofundme page thats been set up to help the gomez family. It sits at about 32,000 right now. Coming up tonight at 6 00, th
Making their way onto in the next hour or so. When is not that out there. Its everybody under tennis per hour. Things further south and we could tell you as a full looking lidded at right now. Talking about your extended forecast when i come back in just a bit. Make sure to download the ktvu app to stay up to the minute. Forecast as you travel over the holidays. And video hard to believe. Two people walked into a church to pick up a wooden box filled with donations and just work out. The money was supposed to buy Christmas Gifts for kids now, police are trying to track down those suspects. Katie is andre senior like tonight as i the church in san jose. Andre . Reporter the mass is underway. They keep the doors open all the time to keep people coming in to light a candle and say a prayer. To people came in not to repent for since but to commit an act of sin. Christmas season is forgiving but for others it is the season for taking what others generously give the realization shown in this
Reporter the president remained at his Vacation Home in florida as the strike unfolded. He ordered the operation without congressional authorization, and lawmakers are divided in their reaction. Long without restraint. Im encouraged by the steps the u. S. Military is taking to defend american interests from a growing threat. Reporter Chuck Schumer said no one shed a tear for Qassem Soleimani but said he questions consequences. This may have brought us closer to another endless war. Reporter as irans Supreme Leader vows revenge, the u. S. Is sending about 3,000 more troops to the middle east and advising all other american citizens to leave iraq immediately. Weve been hearing from lawmakers throughout the day and since this air strike actually happened. They all agree that Qassem Soleimani was indeed a threat, but some question the timing of the strike all together, concerned it could lead to a retaliatory attack by the iranian government. So allen, we are stuck now trying to figure out