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So we have to go back to -- it's a real melting pot. You want to come to America, you have to integrate into America. You have to share American values, then we will be much, much safer.
On the other hand, we will still have these people coming into our communities to exploit them, that's where you need human intelligence programs to identify them. The kinds of things the N.Y.P.D. has developed in which Mayor de Blasio is trying to shut down those at the programs that will keep American safe.
MCDOWELL: Jeff Sessions as the attorney general could advocate, right, Dr. Gorka?
GORKA: Oh, absolutely. And I expect him too. I expect to see the great initiatives that N.Y.P.D. has developed in the last 15 years, be looked at very closely and potentially reapplied to the federal level so we can identify a potential jihadi before they make a pressure cooker bomb, before they run people down with their vehicle and neutralize them, arrest them and prosecute them. AG Sessions will be a very proactive attorney general.
MCDOWELL: I want to ask you about this other story. A small Iranian boat has said to have pointed a loaded machine gun at a U.S. navy helicopter just off the coast of Iran. One navy official saying that this behavior was "unsafe and unprofessional" and that is putting it mildly.
Dr. Gorka, is this incident a cause for concern in your mind?
GORKA: It is because it's just one more piece of evidence the highly wanted Iranian nuclear deal but the White House was desperate to close has brought no change of behavior.
On the contrary after the release of $150 billion, then the ransom payments made to Iran, we've actually seen an escalation in their provocative. The targeting of our vessels by Iranian boats or even proxies. We've got no change of behavior.
On the contrary, Iran is being more aggressive than it has ever been before. This is going to be a challenge that Donald Trump will have to deal with on day one of his presidency.
MCDOWELL: Dr. Gorka, always great to see you. Keep us posted on potential job offers, Dr. Sebastian Gorka
GORKA: Thank you.
MCDOWELL: Coming up, Canadian cars go autonomous. I almost didn't say it. But the new car program that's hitting the road in Ontario. And pack like a pro, we show you the best luggage for business travelers.
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CASONE: Welcome back to MORNINGS WITH MARIA. I'm Cheryl Casone with your latest headlines.
Wildfires have forced the evacuation of Dollywood. In Tennessee, guest at the Tennessee theme park we're told to clear out as wildfires raged nearby. A state official tells ABC News the fires were quote, "Right on the doorstep of Dollywood." But firefighters were able to keep the flames from moving any further into the park.
Nearby communities including part of pigeon floors were Dollywood is located or under a mandatory evacuation order. As wildfire burned more than 100 homes in the surrounding area and one person has been hurt.
Well, pilots at German airline Lufthansa started a two-day strike forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights. The issue here, wages. The 5400 pilots are seeking an average annual pay raise of 3.7 percent over five years. Lufthansa's effort to increase the pilots pay by 4.4 percent in two installments and make another installment of pay. This is the 14th strike in a pay dispute since early 2014.
And finally, we were kidding about the phrase autonomous. Self-driving cars are hitting the road in Canada and there are three groups rolling out three different cars on the streets of Ontario after the province approved autonomous driving testing.
Well, a Lincoln MKZ hybrid sedan has been nicknamed autonomous. A Mercedes-Benz sprinter van is also going to be on the road. And a 2017 Lincoln. They're all loaded up with sensors, they've got radar, sonar and of course they're going to be put into phases. This is testing in Ontario. A driver has to be in the car. There is restriction on where they can go. And those are your headlines on "Morning with Maria." Stay with us. We'll be right back with a lot more.
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MCDOWELL: For business travelers, work does not end outside of the office. Some luggage retailers raking in sky-high profits. Globally the market forecasts with a luggage industry is expected to reach $67 billion by the year 2020.
Joining us now is Insider Picks and Commerce Editor for Business Insider, Ellen Hoffman.
Ellen, great to see you. Is this like the fastest-growing area of the luggage industry, the suitcases for business travelers? Is this hot, hot, hot?
ELLEN HOFFMAN, COMMERCE EDITOR, BUSINESS INSIDER: It is. The luggage industry is changing quite a bit. What used to be that everyone carried around the scene and discriminate black bag, that's no longer the case. There's a lot of new exciting options on the market today that come with new features and really cool new technologies.
MCDOWELL: So tell us -- we're going to go through some of these bags. The best carry-on suitcase made. You want to start -- you can walk out in front here. This one is the least expensive than the ones you brought in, right?
HOFFMAN: So this one retails for $225. That's from a company called Away. And the really cool feature about this suitcase is that in the back, it has a portable battery built-in to it so you can easily charge your phone or a tablet or what have you right from your your suitcase. You don't need to go find an outlet in an airport terminal.
MCDOWELL: At the next cheapest.
HOFFMAN: So here we have this suitcase which is really great for staying organized while you travel.
MCDOWELL: You want me to open it?
HOFFMAN: Let's open this front compartment here.
MCDOWELL: Bob Nardelli actually should be over here doing this because Bob is like Mr. Expert. He certainly travels about a thousand times more than any of us do here. Wait, so the outside --
HOFFMAN: So this front compartment is fantastic when you're going through airport security. You can easily remove your laptop and you're good to go.
MCDOWELL: By the way, you should have TSA pre-check. They might take your laptop out if you're traveling a lot for business. And then the one step up in price from this --
HOFFMAN: So it goes up from this one which is 350 is this Bluesmart suitcase. This is a smart suitcase that comes with a lot of special features.
MCDOWELL: When you say smart, what does that mean? Battery? I see a battery charger in the back.
HOFFMAN: Yes, so it has a charger in the back. It has Bluetooth tracking, so if your luggage gets lost or misplaced, you can track it from anywhere in the world. You can also weigh your luggage with this suitcase via your phone and you can lock it with your phone as well virtually from anywhere in the world. So if you're not with your suitcase, you're able to lock it.
MCDOWELL: So which feature on this one that makes this one special specifically? Because we've already -- and this is not the first one that we've even seen with the charger.
HOFFMAN: I think the Bluetooth tracking is very interesting here. I think a lot of times luggage gets misplaced and you don't know what happened to it or where it is and this could give you added peace of mind.
MCDOWELL: Tumi is 19-degree aluminum international carry-on, your list of best travel luggage. What makes this is the one that in front here, the beautiful shiny one that cost almost a thousand dollars. What makes this such a good suitcase to travel with?
HOFFMAN: So this suitcase is the real investment piece. This is for the everyday business traveler. Someone who's going on trips very frequently. It's made of aluminum. It's virtually indestructible and it has pretty much all of the features that you would ever want in a suitcase that has all of the locks. It has lots of compartments inside.
MCDOWELL: You can put it out here and open it. Can you keep talking why you do that? See the magic of TV. You have to talk and work at the same time. But do people like this really hard sided luggage like this? Do they prefer it?
HOFFMAN: There's an uptick in hard sided luggage. They think it provides people some added security. They know that their step is getting to their location safely and securely.
MCDOWELL: Is this regulation carry-on size though?
HOFFMAN: Yes. All of these are regulation carry-on size.
MCDOWELL: So you wouldn't even need to worry about checking this?
HOFFMAN: You wouldn't need to worry about checking this. But you always have the option if you want to.
MCDOWELL: Who do you -- can you breakdown who you think is the best luggage manufacturer? Because a lot of business travelers always fall back on Tumi. I know that Bob Nardelli does. We were talking about it and I do too.
HOFFMAN: Yes, I think Tumi is definitely the gold standard here. But you have a lot of new interesting options on the market from direct to consumer companies. So if you value a really good price, you might want to go with the Away suitcase.
If you really like technology and you love gadgets, Bluesmart might be you pick. If you really value just the best of the best, Tumi is going to be your go-to.
MCDOWELL: One tip for business travelers. What's your best idea?
HOFFMAN: I think obviously packing ahead of time. It's great too, you know, have something that --
MCDOWELL: How about having one outfit that you can wear everywhere.
HOFFMAN: Yes and a travel iron.
MCDOWELL: That's actually for steamer. That's my travel pick. Ellen, it was great to see you. Thank you so much for being here. Ellen Hoffman. I kind of dig this one, Bob. Bob and I will discuss later.
Next hour, we have the former president of Mexico here Vicente Fox talking about the current president approval ratings of Mexico tumbling to a new low after president-elect Donald Trump's victory. Former Mexican president Vicente Fox will weigh in.
Plus, a dairy delicacy comes to McDonald's where you can grab the fast food chain's new fried cheese curds.
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MCDOWELL: Good morning. I'm Dagen McDowell, Maria Bartiromo has the morning off. It's Tuesday, November 29th. Your top stories at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
Breaking news, a deadly plane crash in Colombia, at least 76 people killed, only five survivors. The jet was carrying a Brazilian soccer team that was traveling to a tournament match.
President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet taking shape. The president-elect announcing that Congressman Tom Price is his pick for health and human services secretary. But most speculation now still swirls around secretary of state. General David Petraeus weighed in on his meeting with Mr. Trump.
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DAVID PETRAEUS, FMR. DIRECTOR, CIA: The meeting went very well. I was with him for about an hour. He basically walked us around the world, showed the great grasp of a variety of the challenges that are out there, and some of the opportunities as well. So very good conversation, and we'll see where it goes from here.
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MCDOWELL: And president-elect Trump will have dinner with Mitt Romney, tonight.
Classes resuming at Ohio State after yesterday's attack. Eleven people injured, after a Somali-born student went on a slashing spree before fatally shot by a campus police officer. Now, authorities are searching for terror ties.
Devastating wildfires in Tennessee. Some towns getting mandatory evacuation orders as thick smoke fills the air. And major resort destinations including Dollywood are affected.
And McDonald's going local, the fast-food giant offering fried cheese curds and bratwurst in Wisconsin. Now, all you need is beer.
Turning to markets, Futures pointing to a slightly higher open the Dow Futures up 17 points today, looking to bounce back from yesterday's declines.
In Europe, markets little changed. They have been mixed all day, only the FTSE 100 in negative territory at the moment.
Tomorrow's OPEC meeting adding uncertainty to these markets.
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(Show: MORNINGS WITH MARIA) (Date: November 29, 2016) (Time: 08:00:00) (Tran: 112903cb.231) (Type: SHOW) (Head: Plane Crash Killed 76 in Northwestern Columbia; Price for HHS Position; Trump Tweets About Burning the U.S. Flag; Thursday Night Football Under Consideration for Cancellation; Protests in Chicago for $15 Minimum Wage) (Sect: News; International)
(Byline: Dagen McDowell, Blake Burman, Cheryl Casone, Tony Sayegh, Jared Max )
(Guest: Bob Nardelli; Jason Miller; Kirsten Haglund, Tony Sayegh, Jeff Flock, Vicente Fox, Stuart Varney, Bob Wheeler, Kirsten Haglund )
(Spec: Elections; Politics; Government; Sports; Accidents )
DAGEN MCDOWELL, FBN ANCHOR: And McDonalds going local, the fast food giant offering fried cheese curds and bratwurst in Wisconsin. Now all you need is beer.
Turning to markets futures pointing to a slightly higher open the Dow futures up 17 points looking to bounce back from yesterday's declines, in Europe, markets little changed, they have been mixed all day, only the FTSE 100 in negative territory at the moment. Tomorrow's OPEC meeting, adding uncertainty also the looming Italian referendum that keeps the stocks in a tight range today. In Asia, overnight mixed action but Shanghai composite closing at highest since January.
Not so top play a college basketball player running out clock without realizing his team was losing. All that so much more, coming up and with me all morning long, conservative commentator Kirsten Haglund, former Home Depot CEO and Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli, Republican strategist Tony Sayegh.
Good to see you. I am very lucky to spend all morning with you particularly given all the news developments about what a is happening right here right now, around the world, also the future of the president -- Trump's cabinet.
BOB NARDELLI, FORMER CEO, HOME DEPOT: A lot of picks coming up this week.
MCDOWELL: That's what we are going to talk about joining the conversation this morning, we have Jason Miller on deck but also the former president of Mexico Vicente Fox, Airstream CEO Bob Wheeler, host of "Varney & Company" Stuart Varney. You don't want to miss any of those gentleman.
Plane crash killed 76 in north western Columbia. The charter aircraft from Bolivia came down less than two dozen miles away from airport in Medellin. Pilot reported about Electrical flaws shortly before the accident. Investigators also not ruling out the possibility plane ran out of fuel. Authorities say five survived the crash low visibility heavy rainfall hampered the recovery efforts there. Among those onboard charter plane members of the Brazilian soccer team, and authorities say that there are players who are among the survivors. Team was set to play in the finals of a regional tournament tomorrow.
President-elect Donald Trump nominating another member of incoming administration, this coming as the President-elect is holding a series of meetings today to continue to shape his cabinet, Blake Burman in New York City outside Trump tower with a whole lot more, hey Blake.
BLAKE BURMAN, FOX BUSINESS: Dagen, good morning to you, when vice President-elect Mike Pence left Trump tower he promised there would be several big announcements today and appears we have gotten at least one of them the Congressman from Georgia is the pick according to transition team this morning to be next health and human services secretary. Price a doctor in his own right, and would be tasked potentially with dismantling Obamacare, there will be a handful of meetings today here at Trump tower with members of Congress but no meeting bigger than the final one of the day, that being a dinner between the President-elect and Mitt Romney
Round two potentially for job interview between Romney and President-elect Trump, the secretary of state role consistently attached to Romney's name also potentially, along with the famed war time general Petraeus here at Trump tower meeting with President-elect. He too former CIA director, characterized his meeting this way.
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GENERAL PETRAEUS, FORMER DIRECTOR, CIA: Basically, walked us around the world, shows a great grasp of a variety of challenges, that are out there, and some of the opportunities, as well. So very good conversation, we will see where it goes from here.
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BURMAN: Back to Romney I was speaking with a Trump transition aide yesterday and asked that person why the need for a second interview with Mitt Romney? The argument this way, they say, of course, the President- elect wants to be very thorough wants to make the correct decision, but they also said basically, that these two don't know each other. That is part of the reason for a second meeting today. Back to you.
MCDOWELL: Thank you so much for that, Blake Burman outside Trump tower for us joining us now the communications director for President-elect Trump's transition team Jason Miller, why do you believe Trump is nominating Congressman Tom Price?
JASON MILLER, TRUMP TRANSITION TEAM COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: He has been a fact of advocate for repealing, replacing Obamacare, each of the last several congresses he has introduced measures to do just that. In addition to Dr. Price, for HHS secretary, the President-elect has also put forward Seema Verma to run CMS will be the administrator overseeing. So, this tag team duo, in working in coordination with the vice President-elect and Congressional leaders from house and Senate we I think we really can move forward on this pretty quick.
MCDOWELL: How quickly do you think?
MILLER: One of the President-elect --
MCDOWELL: It is unwieldy. Betsy McCoy walks around with actual law in a binder and it really is it is astonishing at how complicated --
MILLER: It is like doing curls.
MCDOWELL: Not only ripped up, vast parts of one chunk of our economy but how complicated will be to undo.
MILLER: Not only big and unwieldy also seeing with Gallup poll that is out 80 percent think should be scrapped or replaced, or modified. If you are one of the folks one of the families getting letters, premium increases, actually policy cancellations this isn't some theoretical problem, not just people on Obamacare, it is affecting all businesses, all health care, that is part of the promise, driving our system down so we have to move quick on.
MCDOWELL: Kellyanne Conway when she first signed on the campaign, she was here in studio, with Maria, she knew early on, that those premium increases I will get to photo in a second, that premium increases were going to be critical in helping win election not only for Donald Trump but Ron Johnson in Wisconsin there has been so much she has been out in public, really talking out against Mitt Romney, as a potential secretary of state pick. There was so much written and talked about this division within the transition team, and that there is fighting, but that photo we showed was a photo that Kellyanne tweeted saying working hard, thank you for the privilege of a lifetime, so there -- was there ever any division at all? Like did Donald Trump know exactly what she was going to say publicly before she said it?
MILLER: He definitely knew she was going to voice her opinion, she called, asked if she could go out and have freedom to voice her opinion. He said go for it. I think one of the great things that about this administration, that is coming together, is the fact you do have folks able to voice their opinion and speak freely with the President-elect.
But the important part a lot of folks are not playing when they showed clip of Kellyanne she followed up statement making clear when the President- elect makes a decision when he finalized it, we are all behind it marching same direction. A lot of names put forward on the secretary of state, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Romney having dinner with President-elect this evening.
Blake's package earlier saying the two don't know each other that well or haven't spent much time together is accurate. I think another opportunity to do so there are other names in the mix as we are seeing with selections so far, the President-elect is taking a very methodological detailed process to figure out who he wants in each key position. When he made his decision, he will be the one that makes that ultimate decision will let us know we will move forward.
NARDELLI: There is no question Kellyanne Conway voiced an opinion many share out there today for a lot of reasons, either because of what governor Romney said during the campaign, some of the harsh words and criticisms of President-elect Trump, we look at the short list we look at short list earlier, you are on the inside now who is most qualified of that short list to become secretary of state.
MCDOWELL: Is Donald Trump giving you permission to speak out publicly on who is --
NARDELLI: Could be an exclusive that is what you do.
MCDOWELL: Feel free Jason.
MILLER: Here is what I can speak to the types of things that the President-elect is looking for, what he is looking for someone who is able to effectively articulate his foreign policy when they might be on the other side of the world, you are going to be in room foreign leaders. You need someone you can trust, shares your world view and your viewpoint. Third it is going to be someone who when out there they can effectively do a good job of speaking in representing the administration.
And actually, not just the administration, we are talking entire country, literally, there is no place to hide when you are on the world stage.
NARDELLI: No one other than mayor Giuliani put heart, life and soul out for this President during campaign of all those he is probably been the most outspoken loyal supporter.
MILLER: I am a big fan of the mayor I worked on his 2000 Presidential race, know him quite well.
TONY SAYEGH, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST, FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR: Can Donald Trump trust Mitt Romney? Look, I think Donald Trump is going to make it clear he is the boss, so Mitt Romney is going to have to be somebody who serves the agenda set forth by the President.
But Jason I think what is making a lot of those on the right especially excited especially after 8 years of the fact people who really haven't done very much, you now have the potential of general Mattis, general Flynn, potential of general Petraeus. You have Betsy Devos, people who really know how to get things done. Mr. Price a 20-year medical practitioner, is that the theme, it seems like you have a lot of doers in this administration.
MILLER: There are a lot of doers and don't forget about South Carolina governor Nikki Haley as we talked about the President-elect willing to reach out bring folks together who maybe weren't with him in the primary. Bringing on Haley who is doing a fantastic job with South Carolina to be our ambassador to the U.N., shows this President-elect really is worried about putting the country first.
And can put aside political differences, he is going to get the best people for each position.
MCDOWELL: There is no maybe there she backed Rubio and then Cruz before Donald Trump and was critical of him and now she is ambassador to the U.N. I want to get your reaction to something that the President-elect was tweeting about, earlier this morning, this is what Donald Trump tweeted, "Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag, if they do, there must be consequences perhaps loss of citizenship or a year in jail flag."
Flag burning protected under first amendment because of supreme court decision Texas V. Johnson in the 80s that Scalia was on the majority opinion. And that is someone the President-elect holds out in very high regard, and he is a model of who might be on the court, well, justice Scalia said that is protected speech, what do you make of this?
MILLER: Well, I think one of the great things about the President-elect is he is going to voice his opinion, and when he has something to say going to say people are going to Know it. And when we talk about something as fundamental as flag burning, it should be illegal, completely ridiculous.
MCDOWELL: Court says, no, even a justice who President Trump would hold out in the highest regard, somebody he would have nominated to the court he would nominate again if Scalia was still alive, he says it is protected under first amendment.
MILLER: We obviously disagree, on that issue, I think there is something that should be illegal.
MCDOWELL: I this a test for his Scotus pick you think, would this be a test for Scotus pick. Do you that flag burning is protected under first amendment if I say, yes, you are not nominated to the court?
MILLER: Well, I am not putting out conditions for the President-elect on who is going to put out there but I will say that I fully agree flag burning should be illegal, it is completely disgusting and I don't view it as free speech. I don't think the president-elect views it as free speech either. We are going to disagree on that but excited how the administration is coming together. This is going to be a great day we have another cabinet selection early afternoon today. The President-elect continues to move forward if you look back where we are. --
MCDOWELL: Which one?
MILLER: I would ruin the surprise.
MCDOWELL: No, which cabinet position will it be you don't have to tell us the name, which cabinet position?
MILLER: Transportation. That will be coming up early afternoon. That is something to look forward to and when you look at where this administration is compared to the last couple of administrations, we are way ahead of the pace. President-elect is doing a fantastic job getting people lined up, going through, like you said a very detailed process, going through when he is ready to make picks I think this is going to be a big week. Also, I tell you he we also have additional members joining the transition team additional elected officials people, vice chairs, executive committee members.
MCDOWELL: Who is transportation secretary?
MILLER: You will have to find out.
MCDOWELL: Thank you. Jason Miller, great to see you. Could NFL sideline Thursday night football the leagues respond to rumors that it is thinking about ditching Thursday games. Plus, the fight for 15 rages on in Chicago, a live look at fast-food workers hitting the picket lines in protest for higher wages. And speaking of that McDonalds is frying up something new where you can try out foot of food chain's take on cheese curds.