[ indiscernible ] well find out. Are you willing to go to war with iran . Youll find out. Youll find out. I have a feeling, and i may be wrong, and i may be right, but im right a lot, i have a feeling that it was a mistake made by somebody that shouldnt have been doing what they did. I think they made a mistake. I think that somebody under the command of that country made a big mistake. Charles joining me now, retired general anthony t after. Youre also the author of the book, double cross fire. We appreciate your expertise this morning. How do you assess what went down . How do you think the administration handled the situation . Thanks for having me. I think what were looking at right here is the president ordered one of two things which could have been a probing attack to see what kind of air defenses the iranians had and then there were a series of decision points built in there to go or no go, based upon the level of defense that we saw. Or it could have been simply a show of force, used in concert with a deliberate diplomatic overture. This president , this administration has been very good at synchronizing the elements of National Power where you have diplomatic, informational, military, economic. Weve got sanctions going on, squeezing iran real far for supporting hezbollah and developing the Nuclear Program and all of that. Then weve got a military show of force in persian gulf with Carrier Strike group and we also have very good Information Campaign going on and iran gets a vote too. They have an Information Campaign. Were playing brinksmanship with iran and this chaotic picture that the New York Times is trying to paint i think is pure trump attack. It really to me, my sources tell me that we had jets in the air. We were probing. And we had a series of go, no go decisions. Charles general, i want you to take a listen to what lawmakers from both sides of the aisle had to say as they weighed in on the situation. Heres what iran needs to get ready for. Severe pain. Inside their country. That their capabilities pale in comparison to ours. Were not going to let them disrupt navigation of the seas, attack our allies and u. S. Interests. If theyre itching for a fight, theyre going to get one. The president may not intend to go to war here, but were worried that he and the Administration May bumble into a war. We told the room that the democratic position is that congressional approval must required before funding any conflict in iran. How we go forward from here has to be strategic and smart and close alliance with our allies. We have common interest in the region. We know that the high tension wires are up there and we must do everything we cannot to escalate the situation. Charles general, i was shocked a little bit not only with some of the comments from congress, but also with the mead media, would seem to take President Trump to task for not acting for aggressively. What are your thoughts about all these comments . You know, the president is not an interventionist and he does not want war. He campaigned on really getting us out of the wars that we were in and defeating the enemy quickly. He prefers overwhelming force and quick victory, sort of president hw bush style in desert storm one, i think thats more akin to what President Trump seeks as opposed to what weve been involved in over the last 18, 19 years. And he will not i see know path to war, ground war in iran. What i see is him defending our vital interests in the region. We have serious vital interests in the persian gulf region, relationships with many of the countries in that area, and the free flow of oil and commerce through the persian gulf. The oil fuels the world economy. So as you led the show with, the prices of oil. I think thats what were doing is protecting the shipping lanes and thats what the u. S. Navy does. Charles the federal Aviation Administration taking action, barring all u. S. Carriers from flying over iran, other carriers around the world also announcing similar moves. Whats your reaction to that . I think thats prudent. I think right now iran is in a pretty aggressive posture. Theyre feeling the pain from the sanctions and theyll do whatever they can to continue to get the headlines and get attention. Theyre playing a little bit like kim jong un did in the past, a couple hell years ago, and i thinkcouple years ago, it would not be surprising if they were to go rogue and have what the president called, quote, another mistake and shoot down some kind of civilian airliner to make a statement. I think the faa is being prudent and cautious here. Charles brigadier general, thank you very much for your expertise this morning. Oil prices extending their gains on this tension, crude surging nearly 6 yesterday, jackie delandeangeles, what does commos look like from here . The commodities are in a wait and see mode, after the u. S. Called off potential strikes back against iran. Prices making that near 6 move yesterday, that was big. A lot of supply out there in the market, so not as large of a percentage gain as we might have seen, say, 10 years ago. But still, oil is trading around 50 not long ago, now its closer to 60. This is a substantial move. When there are geopolitical tensions overseas, the markets can be rattled very quicklies especially if tensions escalate. Its something to watch. I want to draw your attention to gold prices. We say a big bumpup, just under 1400 yesterday. We havent seen those numbers in quite some time. Gold is moving a little lower today. Some would say this was a safe haven trade on the back of geo politics, but mostly moving higher because of what we heard from the te fed this week, soung like it will be poised to cut Interest Rates this year. When you have a doveish fed, you see the dollar move lower and the gold prices move higher. Thats why we saw a big jump in gold. But something to watch as we go forward as well. Charles thank you very much. Well see you in a bit. A refinery goes up in flames in philadelphia and Cheryl Casone has those details. Cheryl weve been tracking this breaking news since last hour. He local reports say it began about 3 00 this morning eastern time. Here are the pictures that were watching. Hazmat fire crews are on the scene right now. We dont know what caused the explosion or if there were any injuries. Some neighbors are reporting that they heard the explosion knocking the art off of their walls and saw it happening in the middle of the night. Pretty scary stuff. This refinery produced 350,000 barrels of Oil Every Day and was the largest on the u. S. Eastern seaboard. Again, breaking news out of philadelphia this morning. Well get you updates as we can throughout the morning 678 also this, a Police Officer in texas shot and killed in the line of duty. The unidentified officer attacked as he responded to a report about a man holding a gun. That suspect has been arrested. 21 officers had been fatally shot in the line of duty so far this year. And in florida, a Highway Patrol trooper dragged nearly 100 feet when a traffic stop went horribly wrong. The trooper holding onto the car door as the suspect hit the gas in orlando. The officer not seriously hurt. The suspect is charged with attempted murder. Well, American Airlines pilots want more simulator time before flying the embattled 737 max, sending a letter to boeing chief and heres what it said. Our participation in every aspect of returning the 737 max to service and restoring public trust in the airplane is absolutely critical. Earlier this week, remember, hero pilot Sully Sullenberger stressed the need for for training, he was giving testimony on capitol hill. And the pilot union chiefs are getting more vocal about the need to make sure this airplane is safe before they get back into that cockpit. Charles and everybody understands exactly where theyre coming from. Cheryl, thank you very much. Coming up, walmart paying up, the retail giant settles with the government over bribery violations and its an eyepopping number, straight ahead. Flacks stunning opening, shares of the work social media app skyrocketing after debuting on wall street. Were going to take a closer look, next. This is something big. This is something bigger. [ movin on up by primal scream ] that is big. Not as big as that. Sure thats big. Thats bigger. Big. Bigger. Big. Bigger. Big. But thats bigger. Wow, big. So much bigger. This is big. But thats. Well, you got this. Charles flack going public, the tech firm stock ending the first day trading over 38 a share, nearly 50 higher than Reference Price of 26. It gives flack a fully diluted valuation of 23 billion. Joining the conversation this morning, fox business jackie deangeles, the assistant Editorial Page Editor for the wall street journal, James Freeman, along with former u. S. Army special operations and strategic advisor, brad zelikovich. Jackie, flack wasnt a slacker on the first day of trading. There was a lot of appetite for the deal. That was reflected in the volume we saw yesterday. There was some concern that because it was a direct liftingg and it wasnt an ipo, that it wouldnt get the attention. In fact, it did. I think that speaks to investor appetite, which is theyre looking for deals, looking for alternative places to put capital and flack is not profitable but the profit the losses are actually closing in each year and i think investors are optimistic. Charles its been a good week for enterprise software, right. Or even ipos. You had pager duty which did very well, you had zoom which did extraordinary, oracle and adobe through the roof. Very few are paying for slack right now. I think it really is a show of force, not just the stock rising but to do a direct listing, cutting out the traditional wall street underwriting model with a brand that is not one of these big consumer brands, its a business application. I dont use it but obviously a lot of companies do. But yeah, another sign that the weakness on uber and lyft coming out is not indicative of overall very strong ipo market this year so far. Charles extraordinarily strong ipo. I think there were too many bites of the apple for those privately. People were smart enough to say you know what, you bid the stock up to the moon and you want me to buy it. No thanks. Having said that, though, i think wall street will come back later as this stock trades as earnings come out and if this takes a tumble, theyll say to companies in the future, hey, you dont need me on ipo day perhaps but you may need us later if the stock is under some form of pressure, you may need Analyst Research on this. You may need us to talk to institutions. You may actually need us, not on the first day but later on. Hindsight is 20 20. First day showing is pretty good. Charles it was. Theres a reason that only a handful of companies try this. Over 800 million in cash, theyll be around for a moment. Well see what happens. Slacks debut highlighting the growth of new workplace tools. Chief information officers, tech firm executives, analysts on wall street telling the wall street journal that its really driving a shift from individuals to group productivity. They also say that the showing is how much Office Workers have come to hate email. Slack says we wont have email in seven years. Its very possible. I worked at a company where all they used is slack. Everyone would say i slacked you, i sent you a message on slack. Email was not as pervasive. It depends on the culture and how sort of the diversity of the workforce and people that are working there, whether theyre going to adapt to that model. Charles i support slacking off in the workplace as a general principle. But ive never really seen the problem with email. I think it works pretty well. There have been so many instant messaging tools that have come out over the last decade or so. Im a reluctant consumer. I put up a post one time that says Im Old School because i carry luggage without wheels, i get a paper paycheck and i still use email. Charles Im Old School. Im into all the different messaging apps. Charles hes ahead of the curve. The apps are the future. This is the way its going to be. Im surprised it did so well in this initial public offering. I mean, the market is so t saturated with these different types of apps. I mean, im just surprised that it did so well in this initial public offering. Charles they made pretty good penetration in the workforces out there. Every time i turn on my computer, slack pops up. Thats everyday advertising for this company that i dont use. Another company that may be in hot water, wee works. Theyre being accused of gender and age discrimination. A spokesperson says the lawsuit is meritless and they will fight it. Youll have to monitor the story and sear where it goes. If there is any merit to this kind of suit it could be a black eye ahead of a an ipo. If not, wall street will tend to overlook these kind of things and look at the company and valuation and decide if its worth it. As i said, even with chewy last week for example, it gives you an idea of how much appetite there is for new issues and for some more diverse places for investors to allocate capital. I think most of these deals are going to do pretty well as long as the market continues to have this positive momentum behind it. Charles over the last deck ate or so, the amount of publicly traded companies out there have been sawed in half, to your point. So there is an appetite, but it helps to be controversyfree. Coming up, the record run on wall street comes amid the tariff tug of war. More American Companies urging the u. S. To drop plans that are in place for more tariffs on china. Plus, a real brawl game, two city workers suspended for this massive fight at a Little League baseball game. I was wondering where james was yesterday. Theyre doing the mess around. Theyre doing the mess around. Everybodys doing the mess around. Dear tech, youve been making headlines. Smart tech is everywhere. And youve done a lot of good for the world. But is that enough. Dear tech, weve got some work to do. We need tech that helps people understand each other. Tech that understands my business. Tech that works at scale. That works with my existing tools. That helps us help more people. Lets see some more headlines about that. Dear tech, dear tech, dear tech, were using ibm blockchain to help make sure food stays fresh. Were using ai to help create more accessible, affordable healthcare for all. Were using iot to create new kinds of digital wallets. Were exploring quantum to develop nextgeneration energy. Quantum, quantum. Thats the smart tech i need. Lets make a difference in energy. In commerce. In peoples health. In the foods you eat. Lets make a difference in government, business, and society. Lets make a difference in peoples lives. Lets expect more from technology. Lets put smart to work. But how do i know if im im getting a good deal . I tell truecar my zip and which car i want and truecar shows the range of prices people in my area actually paid for the same car so i know if im getting a great price. This is how car buying was always meant to be. This is truecar. 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The buffalo news says eerie county clerk, i will not be granting licenses to illegal immigrants, taking the first legal step to fight a new state law that allows immigrants in the country illegally to obtain a new york state drivers license. The clerk looking for a legal representation and determine den from federal court as to what his rights are as a clerk. The denver post writes two denver city workers suspend after a brawl at a baseball game. You saw the video yesterday on mornings with maria. Police looking into the identity of 20 people involved in this brawl. The incident going viral on social media. And the Detroit Free Press reports a pontiac man who won Mega Millions during a divorce case must share with the exwife. The suburban detroit man won more than 30 million. He must share his lottery windfall with his exwife. A Michigan Appeals Court says a marriage isnt over until its over. All right, james, what do you think . Which one is more fascinating . The brawl, you werent here yesterday for the brawl, what do you think of that . Kids sports, something about it just drive people insane and i try to put it sort of separate. People can be completely nuts aboutnot that ive seen this kind of thing, ive got to say, at a kids sporting event. Its obviously way over the line. But youve got to wonder it is a problem. What do you think . Absolutely terrible to see this. I think the sporting events are getting to the point where kids arent even having fun because theyre worried about their parentparent interjecting and mt fing it about themselves. Charles its almost like pro leagues, they have traveling teams, a speed coach. They have taken this people think their kids will be noticed by the nba at age 7, that a scout will come around. Its competitive. Theyre looking forward to college, are my kids going to be scouted to get a scholarship or be on the team and will that help their admissions, possibly. Its become super competitive in terms of not just what kids are doing in school but extra clickr activities too. Charles its driving academic decisions, so people reclassifying, holding their kids