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Of course, we're coming off of a record performance, markets up more than five percent in the month of November. Dow industrial is expected to be down about 30 points today.
It is all, though, about the jobs number. That may very well change the tone of markets. Right now, we're expecting weakness (ph) from the NASDAQ and the S&P as well.
European markets are on edge as well. Key votes this weekend in the Eurozone. We've got elections in Italy and Austria.
The major markets also there trading lower, the FT100 down one percent, the CAC quarante in Paris down one and a quarter percent. And in Asia overnight, take a look -- fractional moves but all to the downside, the worst performer, Hong Kong, down one and a third percent.
Two top brands looking to heat up your breakfast plans, the intriguing new flavors as Dunkin Donuts teams up with Pop-Tarts. We will tell you about it.
We kick it off, though, this half hour with requiring winning to register for the military draft. The Obama administration announcing its support yesterday stating the following, "The act of draft registration has long served as a powerful reminder to our nation's youth that public service is a valued part of American citizenship.
And as old barriers for military service are being removed, the administration supports, as a logical next step, women registering for the Selective Service." Joining us right now is Iraq and Afghanistan combat veteran, Amber Smith.
Amber, thanks so much for joining us this morning.
AMBER SMITH, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN COMBAT VETERAN: Thanks for having me, Maria.
BARTIROMO: So what do you think about this, the support from President Obama just weeks before the end of his term for women to get into the draft?
SMITH: I think this is just a White House in crisis mode a little bit after the election. Secretary -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter overturned the ban that restricted women from serving in combat in December of 2015.
And sort of the second order effect of that decision is do we need to decide if women now need to sign up for the draft or not because the 1981 ruling from the Supreme Court found that the draft, a male-only draft, was constitutional because they were filling those combat roles. So now that women can serve in those combat roles, I think the White House should have thought this through a little bit clearer of whether or not women were going to be required to do so a year ago.
So the fact that it's -- it's coming up now, I think they're just a little touchy about losing some of their signature marks like Obamacare, the Iran deal. So now, they're going to push women for the draft.
BARTIROMO: Wow, so there's politics involved in this as well?
What do you guys think?
DAGEN MCDOWELL, FBN CORRESPONDENT: But Amber, is it necessarily a bad thing that women will be required to serve their country the way that men would theoretically?
SMITH: No, I think that's a great point. And I've said this from the beginning when they -- when they lifted that ban.
I said there can't be a double standard. If women are going to be allowed to serve in those combat roles and serve in those very specialized positions -- infantry, special operation roles -- then we can't say you get to have it both ways where you get to try out for those positions but you don't have to sign up for the draft.
That's not the way it should work. If -- if you're going to have a one-way, you're also going to have to have it another.
MIKE MURPHY, CEO, ROSECLIFF VENTURES: Amber, it's Mike Murphy. First, thank you for your service. But.
SMITH: Thank you.
MURPHY: .looking at -- at this proposal now, isn't it just really leveling the playing field? And so I think (ph) kind of to Dagen's point, I -- I'm -- it doesn't seem like, you know, since now, women can be involved in combat, you know, now, it is, I think, really more symbolic than anything else, wouldn't you agree?
SMITH: It is symbolic. We haven't had a draft enacted in over 30 years. This is -- this is where people are -- would be signing up for the Selective Service.
So -- so right now, as it stands, men within 30 days of their 18th birthday, have to have to sign up for the Selective Service. So that is what women would be required to do if the White House had their way.
It doesn't mean women will suddenly be drafted to the frontlines. All it means is that women, you know, 18th birthday, will have to sign up for the Selective Service the same way that men do.
BARTIROMO: Well, you're on the frontlines. Tell us how you see the difference in terms of men and women standing beside you when -- when you're there on the frontlines?
SMITH: Look, I mean, I served in combat. I wasn't in ground combat. I was in, you know, I was a Kiowa Warrior helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We fly extremely low-level. And we do see combats. So women have been serving in those roles for quite some sometime.
But I think what's so important to remember is that our national security has to come first. Mission success has to come before gender success.
And so that's what I think we need to keep our priorities straight here in terms of we want the best people for these jobs. I don't care if you're a man or a woman.
If -- if you can do the job, if you're contributing the same way the person next to you is and you're a part of the team, then absolutely.
BARTIROMO: All right. Let me -- let me switch gears to the news of the morning, Amber. President-elect Trump choosing General James Mattis as secretary of defense. Your thoughts?
SMITH: I think that is an excellent choice. I could not be happier with President-elect Trump's choice to nominate General Mattis.
He is a combat effective leader. The troops love him. There are a lot of people walking around in uniform after that announcement with a big smile on their face.
They're probably.
BARTIROMO: Wow.
SMITH: .not the same for a lot of the civilians I work in the Pentagon. But the military is quite pleased with that decision.
BARTIROMO: What -- what do you think the sentiments from the military is of Donald Trump?
SMITH: I think they're -- I think they're really happy. I think that for the past eight years, you know, the military has taken huge cuts.
And a lot of times, that's put a lot of strain on that military lifestyle with the link of deployments and the -- the troop cuts, with not a lot of notice of saying, hey, you know, you've had your career track planned out for this long. And because of certain circumstances, you now have six months, sometimes in certain situations, half of that to get out of the Army, find a new job, you know, move your entire family.
And so times have been tough for the military over the past eight years, especially with the flip-flops in the Middle East. And we're pulling troops out.
Now -- now, we're putting them back in. We're at war. But we're not going to call it that. And so I think the -- the military is -- has high hopes for a very strong leader, a strong secretary of defense that's going to put our national security and our -- make -- take care of our military, ensure that they have all of the assets and training that they need to be the most effective fighting force in the world.
MCDOWELL: Big picture, amber, he's been critical of the policy of disengagement by the Obama administration, saying that that's led to the rise in terrorism and extremism in the Middle East. And he was very hawkish on Iran.
That's why his -- his tour running a central command ended early. On the flip side, he doesn't think we should pull out of the Iran deal.
SMITH: Well, I think that General Mattis -- this is his area. He was the -- he was the commander of CenCom (ph), which is, you know, the Middle East. He led troops in combat after 9/11 in Afghanistan.
He led Marine forces during the invasion in Iraq in 2003. So he's been there on the ground with -- with his troops in combats.
So I think that perspective as a leader, that combat experience now is going to basically help him in those areas. So in terms of the Iran deal, he knows the ins and outs of the deal.
And -- and I think that we might see basically some navigating of it. There are definitely.
BARTIROMO: Right.
SMITH: .ways to get out of the Iran deal. But we'll -- we'll have to see where they go with that one.
BARTIROMO: Yes, it's a really good point actually because that's -- that's being debated right now. And -- and we know what Trump has said about the Iran deal.
Let me ask you about Veterans Affairs. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin now reportedly interested in the V.A. secretary position. Other reported candidates include former Senator Scott Brown, Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran Pete Hegseth. What do you think Trump is looking for in the Veterans Affairs secretary?
What would you like to see?
SMITH: Well, look, the -- the pick for secretary of the V.A. is going to be a really big choice. We've seen President-elect Trump on the campaign trail where he has said that he wants V.A. reform because he wants to fix some of the problems and make it that much better for veterans.
And so this is no small task, reforming the V.A. This is post-PhD- level management. And this is a government department.
BARTIROMO: Yes.
SMITH: So this isn't a position where we can just say, oh, you know, come in and be a spokesperson for the V.A. No, we need a leader who understands the ins and outs of the V.A., how it works, the reforms that need to happen in order to fix some of the issues that we've seen at the V.A.
And -- and so I would like to see someone who has worked on V.A. reform in the past and does know what it requires and some of the obstacles and red tape that exists in the V.A. today that need to go away because we don't have a lot of time. We need someone who already knows what's going on at the V.A. so they can get in there and start cleaning house.
BARTIROMO: Yes.
SMITH: .removing some of that red tape and making it a -- a better facility for veterans.
BARTIROMO: It's going to be a really important role to fill. Amber, thank you so much. And again, from all of us.
SMITH: Thank you.
BARTIROMO: .thank you for your service. Amber Smith there.
SMITH: Thank you.
BARTIROMO: Coming up, from the moon to the South Pole, the second man on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, recovering this morning after being evacuated following a health scare. Then a Snapchat Spectacle for everybody, the addition to its video recording devices now includes people who wear prescription glasses.
We're back in a minute.
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BARTIROMO: Welcome back. Markets looking lower this morning. Take a look. We're coming off of a record performance, certainly for the month of November.
And it is jobs Friday. So we'll see when the numbers come out in less than two hours. That will certainly set the tone for markets.
But right now, expect to pull back. We're watching Johnson & Johnson this morning in the former (ph) industry, the company required to pay over a billion dollars to six plaintiffs as part of a verdict reached over defective hip implants.
A jury found that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn the consumers about the risks associated with the Pinnacle hip implant. It says they were defectively designed.
Shares of Johnson & Johnson right now, as you could see, they're looking a little higher. We're watching CBS this morning, the broadcaster reaching a deal with the NFL to stream games on its over-the-top service, CBS All Access.
The multi-year deal kicks off this weekend. It gives users access to both the regular season as well as the postseason. Shares of CBS up nearly 30 percent this year alone.
Officials in Tennessee reporting one additional death after massive wildfires in the state. Cheryl Casone with all the details this morning.
Cheryl, over to you.
CHERYL CASONE, FBN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Maria. The death toll from the historic wildfires in Tennessee has risen to 11, with extensive damage to hundreds of homes and businesses.
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MIKE WERNER, MAYOR, GATLINBURG: Gatlinburg is the people. That's what Gatlinburg is. It's not the buildings.
It's not the stuff in the buildings. It's not, you know, anything else but it's the people. And we're the strongest community I've ever seen.
LARRY WATERS, MAYOR, SEVIER COUNTY: All of us that -- that are working here extend our prayer -- our prayers and our thoughts to the families of those victims. It is certainly a distressing time for all of us.
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CASONE: Well, in Gatlinburg, which has really become the center of all of this, residents are going to get their first chance today to see whether their properties are still standing.
Well, another headline this morning, the second man to walk on the moon back in the news. Buzz Aldrin was evacuated from the South Pole yesterday due to a medical issue.
A statement from the tour company that arranged the trips says that Aldrin is in stable condition after he was flown with a doctor to a research station in Antartica. And from there, he was flown to New Zealand.
Well, until now, people who wear glasses were cut off from Snapchat's Spectacles. But that's no longer the case, a New-York-based lens manufacturers offering (ph) prescription lenses for your Snapchat Spectacles.
Prices start from 99 bucks for a standard single-vision lens in addition to the $130 they have to pay for the Spectacles themselves. And finally, Maria, it could be the hottest combination of the holiday season.
Pop-Tarts is teaming up with Dunkin Donuts for chocolate mocha and vanilla-latte-flavored Pop-Tarts. They're limited editions.
You can find them in grocery stores. They're not going to be around for long. This new combo going to be available this month, going to retail for $2.59 a box.
I'm going to find some and bring them on set. Back to you.
BARTIROMO: And we want those.
MCDOWELL: No doubt, no doubt.
CASONE: I'm on it.
MCDOWELL: And a shoutout to Buzz Aldrin who's been a guest on your program, who actually -- you're the only person we let take one of these mugs off (ph) the set.
BARTIROMO: That's true. He wanted the mug.
JOANIE COURTNEY, PRESIDENT, EMPLOYBRIDGE (?): Oh.
MCDOWELL: We -- we hope you feel better. You're an amazing, amazing American.
BARTIROMO: It's true. Great shoutout, Dagen. Thanks for that. And in case you missed it, we had a great week this week here on MORNINGS WITH MARIA.
Take a look at some of the top moments from the show.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We do have two positions that we have to fill at - - at the Federal Reserve -- two governors. One of the very important jobs is vice chair of bank supervision.
That -- that has been open for a while. And that will be a big priority of the administrations to recommend someone to Congress to pass.
We've got to get Fannie and Freddie out of government ownership. It makes no sense that these are owned by the government and have been controlled by the government for as long as they have.
In many cases, this displaces private lending in the mortgage markets. And we need these entities that will be safe.
WILBUR ROSS, FOUNDER, W.L. ROSS & CO.: Government is not the right way to allocate capital. Private sector is the right way. Look at Fannie and Freddie, the two things that government had the most influence on.
They're not exactly role models.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Carrier and other businesses right now are relooking on where the right place to do business is and realizing that America is open for business. It all fits together.
Low-cost energy, good solid workforce, properly trained and motivated makes America competitive. And I think that's what the Carrier story is going to be along with thousands of others.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We had a bad year, we, the Democrats. I think Nancy Pelosi has been an effective leader. Within the party, we're talking about change.
We're talking about a new economic message. We have to appeal to working-class Americans.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That kind of the (ph) fellowship (ph) that kind of authoritarian leaders (ph) is very similar to Trump. They lie. They cheat. They are false prophets.
And promise many things. But they are not going to be able to comply so we need a strong.
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MCDOWELL: Comparing Donald Trump to -- to Fidel Castro is beyond the pale.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: .on the floor (ph).
RE. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R), FLORIDA: It would be wise of President- elect Trump to follow through with his campaign promises because what we saw in President Obama are sweetheart deals, giveaway, one-way concessions from the United States to -- to the Cuban regime. He's known for his business acumen.
I think that tells you that he knows that doing business in Cuba is not a good deal.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Come January 20, this war will be taken seriously. The president-elect understands we are at war with the global Jihadis.
And Mr. Trump wants to win this war.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The cauldron that exists in the Middle East is certainly going to be front and center to the Trump administration because we're in conflict in the Middle East. And any incoming president has to deal with that.
JOHN BOLTON, FORMER AMBASSADOR, U.N.: I don't want people switching off to a more exciting channel like Gulf (ph) channel or anything like that. So I'm -- I'm still not really going to commit news on this subject.
Well, I still play by the own rule -- the old rules which -- which may or may not be a mistake. Since nobody's been nominated yet, there is no Senate confirmation process yet.
And the nominee traditionally defends him or herself in the confirmation process. And so I know there are others out there commenting on things that haven't happened yet.
That's not my style.
ADAM SHAPIRO, FBN CORRESPONDENT: Look, this one outdo tickle me (ph) Dagen. But it's a hot item this year.
MCDOWELL: As a general rule, don't tickle me. It will -- it will not end well for you.
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The Mets (ph) judge (ph) is to you, Adam, standing body.
SHAPIRO: You got it.
CASONE: How about baking candy canes? Those are being sold across the country. There's a new flavor called pickle.
BARTIROMO: This pickle one (ph) is a good candy cane and a pickle. And you know what, I love it.
CASONE: You're in it?
BARTIROMO: I love it. I love.
You're not impressed (ph)?
TIMPF (?): No, certainly not.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The -- the bacon one is phenomenal. I've actually been -- been using it for a while. It's good.
And I like bacon and pickles on my sandwiches so you can double them up like this.
BARTIROMO: Wow, on dates, I would not recommend that.
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BARTIROMO: Welcome back. The NFL stirring up the drama last night with a controversial loss for one team. Fox News sports reporter, Jared Max, now with all the action.
Jared?
JARED MAX, FOX NEWS SPORTS REPORTER: Maria, good morning. What's worse than feeling like you got robbed by the referee? Minnesota Vikings fans got to taste what the University of Michigan have been steaming over since Saturday's loss to Ohio state.
Dallas Cowboys were playing for an 11th consecutive victory. Vikings once five and 0. We're trying to avoid going to six and six. Dallas takes the lead of the fourth quarter on the touchdown pass to Dez Bryant.
Dallas goes in front of the eight-yard score, 14 to nine. Now, 17-9, final minute, Vikings in position to even the score. But they needed two- point conversion (ph) after Jerick McKinnon's touchdown.
So Sam Bradford steps back, leaves (ph) the two, not even close, but Bradford gets whacked -- whacked in the head on this play by Dallas' Cedric Thornton. There was no penalty call, the Cowboys heading (ph) on to win 17-15. The streak now, it goes to 11.
There wasn't a spinal tap but a herniated disc in the lower back of the Patriots titan Rob Gronkowski means New England will likely play the rest of the season without it's all-pro tight end. Gron's (ph) injury believed to have occurred November 13 on what he called, quote, "one of the hardest hits I've gotten in my career" by the Seahawks' Earl Thomas.
Hey, Tiger Woods is back. Former world number one golfer now ranks 898th. Yesterday, Tiger teed off from the first round at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
And even if Tiger finishes last in this tournament, he still moves up around a hundred and 50 spots in the world rankings. Now, he birdied the par 5 third hole yesterday and was off to a pretty strong start after his first birdie in 466 days.
One point, Tiger was four under par. But he didn't end so strongly. He hit double bogies on two of the final three holes. So Tiger shot one over 73.
He's 17th place out of 18 golfers and nine shots off a lead of J.B. Holmes.
But hey, all in all, Maria, not a bad return for Tiger Woods and another win for the Dallas Cowboys.
BARTIROMO: Hey, that's true. All right, thanks so much, Jared.
Let's get to Dagen. She's on this week's ETF report.
Over to you, Dagen.
MCDOWELL: Maria, OPEC and Russia said on Wednesday that they would reduce their output of crude oil in hopes of more quickly draining the global supply glut, sending oil to six-week high. The VanEck Vectors oil services ETF took their OIH up almost eight percent this week, touching its highest levels since July of 2015.
It attracts companies involved in drilling equipment and services for the oil business, some of the leaders in the ETF Transocean, and Halliburton, to name a couple.
And by the way, Jared, I got your spinal tap reference. Well-done, my friend. Well-done. MORNINGS WITH -- MORNINGS WITH MARIA Bartiromo will be right back.
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BARTIROMO: Good Friday morning, everybody. Thanks so much for being here. Welcome back. I'm Maria Bartiromo.
And it is Friday, December 2. Your top stories right now, 7 a.m. on the East Coast. President-elect Donald Trump starting his tour to thank voters last night, both he and Vice-President-elect Mike Pence focusing their message on what's to come.
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TRUMP: We're going to defend the American worker.
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(Show: MORNINGS WITH MARIA) (Date: December 2, 2016) (Time: 06:00:00) (Tran: 120202cb.231) (Type: Show) (Head: Trump Shaping Cabinet; Republicans vs Democrats; A Year after San Bernardino; Millennials are Not Retiring, Putting America to Work; Ready for Blast Off?; Trump: America First! Dems in Disarray ) (Sect: News; Financial)
(Byline: Maria Bartiromo, Frank Luntz, Dagen McDowell, Tucker Carlson, Cheryl Casone )
(Guest: Joanie Courtney, Aron Levine, Caroline Ghosn, Christi Kunzig, Frank Luntz, Evan Achiron )
(Spec: Stock Markets; Government; Politics; Terrorism; Lifestyle; Financial Services )
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MARIA BARTIROMO, FBN HOST: Good Friday morning, everybody. Thanks so much for being here. Welcome back.
I'm Maria Bartiromo. And it is Friday, December 2. Your top stories right now at 7:00 a.m. on the East Coast.
President-Elect Donald Trump starting his tour to thank voters last night; both he and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence focusing their message on what's to come.
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DONALD TRUMP (R), U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT: We are going to defend the American worker. Look at what has happened right here. They forgot about the American worker. They forgot that it was the American worker who truly built our country. We are not going to forget. Never again will anyone's interest come before the interests of the American people. It's not going to happen again.
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BARTIROMO: And on the agenda today, more meetings at Trump Tower as the President-Elect works on making his new and next cabinet selections.
Jobs in focus, investors waiting on the November jobs report this morning. 175,000 new jobs are expected to have been added to the economy in the month of November. The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 4.9 percent. We're focused on wages. We've got all the experts on set this morning.
A sober anniversary for San Bernardino, California today. Today marks one year since that deadly terrorist attack. We have the very latest on the investigation and what may have triggered the attack, coming up.
Facebook takes new measures to fight fake news. Details on what the social media giant is doing now.
And markets looking lower right now. The Dow Industrials coming off of a record close. We've had a record month of November -- up 5 percent for the market in November. Today, futures pointing to a lower opening as you see there. Dow Industrials expected to be down about 30 points; weakness in commodities weighing on the market this morning.
But of course the jobs number out in an hour and a half. It could change everything so stay with us on that report.
European markets are on edge this morning. Key votes this weekend in Italy and Austria -- that elections on tap in Europe. That's what the major markets are watching and they are lower right now, down better than 1 percent on average.
In Asia overnight, declines across the board. The worst performer was in Hong Kong; the Hang Seng index down one and a third percent.
Well, the cast of "Napoleon Dynamite" coming back together for "Burger King". The details coming up.
And Starbucks is getting into the holiday spirit; the coffee giant adding new flavors to its winter line. The CEO is stepping down. News on Starbucks coming up.
All those stories coming up this morning. And joining me to talk about it Fox Business Network's Dagen McDowell; pollster and Fox News contributor Frank Luntz with us on set this morning; and EmployBridge chief operating officer and president Joanie Courtney.
Good to see you.
JOANIE COURTNEY, EMPLOYBRIDGE: Good to be here.
DAGEN MCDOWELL, FBN HOST: Great job.
BARTIROMO: Welcome -- Frank.
FRANK LUNTZ, FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR: I love getting up this early -- not.
BARTIROMO: Not. Yes, but you've got great insights and we're talking jobs this morning. Dagen -- that's the report that everybody is focused on.
MCDOWELL: And the markets which you called while in advance of the rocket ship that they've been on because of the policies. Again when do the higher interest rates get in the way of the rally that we've seen in stocks? Maybe not.