i think stephanie is absolutely right. we need to watch what people say when it comes to the guidance in the earnings season but also we need revenue growth because obviously it's easy to get -- it's easy to cost cut and trim away all the excess and, you know, create the appearance of profitability. at the end of the day we need to see revenue growth come through in 2014. >> and watching out of the corner of my eye, it looks like macy's is laying off more workers. it looks like the job picture is there, but again the most important -- or the most useful thing really at this juncture would be even if it means a corporate profit margins come down a bit, it's because they're giving more of that pie to workers because the economy is better and workers are able to have some power actually. >> that's what makes the economic data that much more important. if we get better economic data not just manufacturing or jobs it has to be the whole gamut, it has to be autos, the consumer, if we get business confidence as well, you will get

stephanie elam is stuck outside in it. she is in minneapolis tonight where it is slightly warmer than the last time we checked in with her. stephanie, i want to show our viewers who you were doing last night. last night you could throw up a glass of hot water and it would instantly turn into snow. i just find that remarkable. i've never seen that before. it's not that cold tonight, correct? >> reporter: no. and we were actually going to try to thrill you beyond your greatest dreams, anderson, and do more of it. we went out and bought this big old fertilizer thing so we could do hot boiling water like continuously. it's too hot, though. all things relative it's too warm. it's still cold. but it has to be super cold for that to work. so we've been trying it for the last hour or so and that has warmed up. i can actually bear a couple minutes out here with my ears exposed. that tells you it's a little better. >> how are you guys dealing with this? i know you and your crew can thaw out in the satellite truck in between shots bu

stephanie. >> reporter: that's right, jess, good evening. you know, it is too early to tell if this will be more severe or less severe of a flu season, which typically runs from october, november to march, peaking in february. now, the news of these three newly released reports of confirmed flu-related deaths here in the bay area come on the heels of the news of the death of a 48-year-old woman in contra costa county, a 41-year-old woman in santa clara county and two deaths in marin county, making it a total of seven confirmed here in the bay area just this flu season. now, what local health officials say is still a real concern is the h1n1 causing more illness in young adults and in children. >> over 60% of the reported cases, and again that is probably underreported, were otherwise previously healthy children who didn't have other risk factors. so again there was some prevention messages to get vaccinated. >> reporter: according to the american academy of pediatrics, babies younger than 6 months old who died from the flu in the last eight

cupp on the right. >> and i'm stephanie cutter on the left. in the "crossfire" tonight one was a labor secretary, the other was a governor. presidents have a long history of taking action when congress won't move. no one disagrees that we had a strong economy under president clinton, but when congress refused to act clinton took executive action. that's just what we saw president obama do today in north carolina. >> where i can act on my own without congress, i'm going to do so. today i'm here to act, to help make raleigh/durham and america a magnet for the good high-tech manufacturing jobs that a growing middle class requires where it's going to continue to keep this country on the cutting edge. >> of course, we can do more when congress does act, and the president has bipartisan legislative proposal to create 45 of those high-tech hubs the president was talking about all over the country, but getting republicans in congress to move on it is like getting teenagers to listen to their parents. the president made clear he's going to do it with c

and stephanie's turn is coming soon. we begin out front with breaking news, the fed sending stocks falling. stocks in america are down 800 points for the year and a special guest, jim cramer, will be out front tonight. >>> plus, children stuck sleeping in schools, cars abandoned in dozens on highways, and this in the united states of america. how is one of the biggest cities in the nation blindsided by winter weather? >>> and more breaking news, a new legal crisis for justin bieber. you're looking at a live picture of the police station in toronto where the pop star is expected to turn himself in on it seems maybe new assault

just enjoy what stephanie is going to show you. i give it over to you. >> i have never, ever had a preamble like that. thank you, anderson. last time for the night, i think. let see if it works. there you go, a nice long vapor in front of the camera. andrew sullivan's cut away was brilliant. >> thank you for sticking it out so late in the cold with us. >>> now we turn to the supreme court which put a chill on same-sex marriage in the state of utah. were you surprised by this? >> by the decision? >> yeah. >> 900 couples. >> i would defer to jeffrey about the constitutional issues. but i think when one judge in one state decides that everyone can marry when there hasn't been a decision process in that state, you have every reason for the supreme court to say hold on a minute. the trouble is you have a fundamental right to marry. when you look at the constitution, i'm sure jeffrey will agree, the right to marry is so deep in the constitution as usually interpreted for heterosexuals it is hard to find a way to take it away. people will

stephanie elam braving the cold temperatures all day. now to chad myers in atlanta for a broader look at the wild temperature swings and what to expect next. what is the latest? >> it's still going to be cold for four more days in a lot of cities, so what you feel now is what you're going to have for a long time, even to the weekend. 38 below is what it feels like in minneapolis, 35 below in milwaukee, so big cities, tens of millions of people feeling this, also the pets are feeling it as well. make sure that they are not left outside in this kind of weather. it's 34 in new york. and as you said, that's great, nice and warm here. yeah, but it's 2 in altoona and that weather is moving that way. by tomorrow morning, new york city is down to 11, boston 54 today, down to 17 tonight and 12 tomorrow morning as we work our way into wednesday. it does warm up a little bit, at least by the end of the week. we start to see a little bit of an almost to normal, i guess that's what stephanie was getting to. hey, we're up to 3. at least we're positive

simer baker and stephanie link who controls jim cramer's charitable trust. big beat from a big bank has stocks heading higher and trying to put together the back to back up days of the year. the nasdaq 100 is having the best two-day run in about three months. the s&p is also hitting a fresh all-time high today. let's send it over to the desk. you know, pete, i heard from a trader and a pretty big trader today, that's what's most interesting is the pattern seems to be holding true as it has for the last year. you get a slow, shallow correction, and then ramp right back up. >> right. and the theme remains the same as well, scott. when you look at what is working and what is really helping push and propel the markets tolths upside? obviously we got the reports from jpmorgan and wells fargo yesterday. the bank of america just solidified the financials are okay and possibly much better than okay as we start to look at some of the results. you get a new 52-week high out of the financials. financials are the leg that really push eggs this market to the upside. you

>> well, stephanie, that is a good question. quite frankly, one of the things that is most interesting is how technology will solve the problems that technology has created through intelligent design we are actually seeing touchscreens become more interactive and have half the controls which gives a little force feedback. that distracting user experience that was created a couple of years ago has the potential of increasing a better -- >> what is an example? >> we have voice-recognition systems and many of which have been frustrating over the past couple of model years. but as the technology gets better, we are seeing this become more natural. that is largely influence from google and apple with their google voice and apple siri. people are getting a lot more accustomed to using these voice- recognition systems and they cannot improve that driver experience and create something that is a little less distracting. >> it is not all just voice activated stuff. a lot of it is visual. to what degree is the new car, the car of the futu

but stephanie, right now, stephanie elam in minneapolis feels 40 degrees warmer than she felt yesterday. so that's good. i mean, that's something great about this. there are a couple of things you can do to make your life a little bit better, make your car run a little bit better, home run a little bit better or keep yourself a little bit warmer. one of the biggest things you ever want to do is to keep the washer fluid in your car full. because when a spray ahead of you gets on your windshield you're going to have to get it off. if you use regular washer fluid it's going to freeze on that windshield and you won't see a thing. look for the little number that says minus 20 degrees. because that will help you out. that will keep you safe and wash away some of that ice. you can't even buy that stuff in georgia. it's illegal. you have to go up to the northeast in order to get that stuff. 16 degrees below zero right now in green bay, 10 below in chicago and 23 degrees below zero now as we work our way into detroit, into buffalo. there will be more snow in buffalo. i saw pamela brown. wasn't s

ruhle. >> i am erik schatzker. >> i am stephanie ruhle. two.we are, day it is beautiful out there, and it is about to get hot in here, speaking to the most influential people in the world. >> we will start with one of the most influential men in the banking world, james gorman. great to see you again. >> great to be here. >> it is unbelievable. the sun is shining. let's make some news, shelley? to town last night. you have been able to hear a bit about what people are saying. talk about what people are saying, trust -- five years after the financial crisis, how is it that you think people trust banks so little? >> i am told we are the second least. fortunately, we still have congress. >> news reporters are third. >> in all seriousness, this is the most damaging financial crisis since the depression, and maybe well before that with all of the home foreclosures, bank failures, and the impact that had on the global economy. .t was devastating it takes a long time to recover the trust. it is not surprising. >> is the industry not doing enough?

stephanie elam takes a look. >> reporter: midnight in new zealand brought fireworks over the sky tower. in sydney harbor, more than 1 million people ushering in the new year with firework that is lit up the iconic opera house and bridge. it was temple bells in japan ringing the customary 108 times. a solemn, dignified tradition bringing in the new year. 2014 was welcomed with a bang by the chinese. from the great wall to shanghai. and if that wasn't spectacular enough, dubai's new year celebration was one for the record books, literally. the world's tallest building center stage for an attempt at the world's largest display. and at the same time, moscow rang in the new year in red square. in paris, tens of thousands celebrated at the eiffel tower, while in london big ben rang out the old and rang in the new. and in new york city, millions in times square celebrating the famed ball drop and the coming new year. stephanie stanton, nbc news. >>> and former first lady barbara bush is in stable condition in a houston hospital after being admitted for treatment of respiratory issues, possibl

nbc's stephanie stanton is one of them. stephanie, what's it like out there right now? pretty crazy? >> reporter: it is absolutely incredible. this is the first time i've ever been to times square for new year's. the first time i've ever covered. it is incredible. the energy is unlike any other. as you said, just a few hours away from midnight here. the party is in full swing. melissa ethridge took the stage. blondie is behind me. she's getting ready to take the stage at any moment. i'll tell you one thing, aside from the celebrations here, folks are doing whatever they can to keep warm. the temperatures are in the mid 20s. and it's going to be a chillily start to 2014. the new year's eve ball adorned with more than 2,600 waterford crystals and 32,000 l. ve.d. lights was tested monday along with confetti ahead of tonight's celebration. revelers from around the world have begun desecending on times square. >> everybody comes here for new year. >> my dream since i was a tr teenager and finally i could come here. i'm so excited. >> reporter: excitement fills the air as mil

stephanie. >> erica thank you. a federal judge has upheld connecticut's restrictions on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, the district court judge says the measure enacted last april does not violate the rights of connecticut residents, in his 47 page ruling the judge also acknowledged the second amendment rights of gun owners who sued to black it but said the law was created in the interest of public safety and crime control and it was passed following the shootings after the elementary school and killed 26 and most of them children. a house fire killed a mother and 8 of her children and happened in kentucky and jonathan martin reports that investigators are calling it a tragic accident. >> reporter: ricky saw smoke from a mile away and quickly realized his nephew's home was on fire and the family of 11 was in danger. >> we just fell apart. >> reporter: ricky says he ran to help but couldn't get close to the home. the fire quickly ripped through the wood-frame home in western kentucky coal country and

tony and stephanie are mixing up something healthy in the kitchen today. it's a salad with a twist. >> it's four bean salad. healthy, and delicious. now the beans that we have are red beans, kidneys, the difference in the red beans, and the chick peas. >> the other trick is to drain them and rinse them. the sodium in there is going to kill the flavor. >> i'm going to add a little bit of course salt, some dried oregano. >> adding chopped celery. >> all right. >> it's got a nice crunch. >> parsley. >> scallions. >> okay. >> some carrots, now we're going to squeeze some lemon on here. >> instead of balsamic for the acidity, we're going to add the lemons, and also -- >> a little bit of olive oil. >> that's right. >> rosemary. fresh oregano. >> beautiful. >> and we have some thyme. >> i'm going to serve some right here for us. here it is, four bean salad, loaded, loaded with flavor. delicious. >>> new hit show, intelligence moves to its regular time tonight. i had a chance to talk to some of its stars. >> we have a lot to offer the audience. we have action, we'

we begin with stephanie strong live in the city with what happens now that the drought is official. >> good evening, jessica. what this decoration means, this crowd emergency is launching a series of actions that are slated to prepare us here in california for the absolute worst. actions that the governor says must be taken immediately. >> we are in an unprecedented very serious situation. >> we are in an unprecedented period. >> from the governor to the office of emergency services to cal fire. >> we are in an unprecedented situation. >> those at the top are echoing the same warning asking californians to cut down 20% of their water usage immediately with 2014 on track to being the driest year on record. >> at some point we have to learn to live with nature, we have to get an nature eastside and not abuse the resources that we have. >> reporter: today's drought emergen decoloration,, making it easier to transfer water and hiring 15 firefighters to staff fire engines in northern california now, months ahead of schedule. >> we had a fire in one of the wettest places in the country, sus

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stephanie stanton looks at midnight around the globe for us. >> reporter: midnight in new zealand brought fiction over auckland's sky tower. in sidney harbor more than a million people ushering the new year with fireworks over the opera house and harbor bridge. it was temple bells in japan ringing the customary 108 times, a solid, dignified tradition ringing in the new year. 2014 was welcomed with a bang by the chinese. from the great wall to shanghai. and if that wasn't spectacular enough, dubai's new year celebration was one for the record books literally. the world's tallest building center stage for an attempt at the world's largest display. and at the same time, moscow rang in the new year in red square. in paris tens of thousands celebrated at the eiffel tower while in london big ben rang out the old and rang in the new. >> three, two, one! >> and in new york city millions in times square celebrating the famed ball drop and the coming new year. stephanie stanton, nbc news. >> former first lady barbara bush is in stable condition at a houston hospital after being admitted for treatme

stephanie stan stanton with morn that fire and that drought. >> reporter: good morning to yon to you, morgan. this fire is 30% contained. we do expect to get some updated numbers throughout the day, but this fire is just one consequence of the drought that is crippling california, and the governor's recent drought declaration is hoping to actually alleviate and prevent some of the damage from this drought, especially the the drought for the agriculture industry. >> reporter: mounting pressure from politicians, business leaders and farmers struggling to cope with the dryest year ever on record. emergency declaration means california can now apply for relief aid from the government the news count come soon enough for paul who is struggle to go feed his cattle just outside of santa barbara, california. >> if we don't get rain, we'll be in dire straits. we're faced with no feed and cows that need fee. >> cal's a.g. industry is worth $40 billion and produced a large percentage of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed by americans. the industry is threatened by the catastrophic condition. re

i'm stephanie sy. >> the first big winter storm of 2014 has arrived in full force. it's slamming the north-east with stiff winds and punishing cold. it's dumped near 2 feet of snow in parts of region. you are looking at a live shot of new york city. the wind is creating blustery conditions, but the bone-chilling wind is causing problems. in new england 2 feet of snow is on the ground, and there could be wind chills drop 25 below zero. john terrett is in boston. >> well, i'm standing in cockney square in the center of downtown boston. over my shoulder is the finish line for the boston marathon, so you know where we are. the snow is piling up behind me. snow ploughs are coming up and down all the time. the forecast is for driving snow, high blizzard conditions as two storms come together. there's the nor-easter and a storm from the midwest that dumps snow on the midwest. and that is why the snowfall totals are expected to be large. between 8 and 18 inches of snow forecast, even as high as two feet in the capes and the island. one of the areas of great concern is the b

both cooks they decided to change after a wedding anniversary stephanie has brought her two children to be with her husband . has come alone. will. not. come without her husband that's a first. about a year ago another woman came on her own she left pretty soon though. she was an accountant. usually it's the other way around. well after their husbands men try to find jobs for their wives on the island mist of the season. new arrivals go there beside the personal department. brings her children with her. there's no one else to babysit because everyone has to work. arctic cold also owns a productive mine the parents. everyone has to attend a briefing when they first get here. there is going to work at a sauna she'll start as soon as the children are going to kindergarten but first they have to get used to their new home. movies and the kids study whimpering and i decided to leave so we wouldn't disturb anyone. it's always dark outside so i'm constantly sleepy and my eyes hurt but i'll get used to it. but other people cope somehow so will i will wait for the light i hope will settle her

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> and the city of detroit got a new mayor today. mike duggan was sworn in as the 75th mayor. he is the first white mayor of detroit in 40 years. he inherits a bankrupt city and must share power with a city manger trying to get detroit out of $18 billion in debt. >>> high honors for a group of women from world war ii. >>> finally tonight, there was a special float today at the annual tournament of roses parade, and on it were some pioneering women who were aviators during world war ii and whose contributions have often been overlooked. we get the story tonight. >> reporter: the rose parade is a long ways away from the farm flora bell grew up on during the great depression where she first told her father she wanted to fly like the birds in the sky. >> and he'd always shake his head and say flora bell, that's not something women usually do, but if you can figure out how, more power to you. >> reporter: her dream became a reality when more pilots were called to combat overseas, leaving women to fill the void at home. so you proved them

stephanie stanton, nbc news. take a look at new york city's times square. crews hit the deck removing tons office confetti and other debris. roughly 1 million people jammed into times square for the party. you, like me, were probably sound asleep. >> yeah, until the fireworks started going off in campbell last night. you know what, it is the fireworks in combination with our pattern that we've had in the weather department. spare the air day for the first day of the year. temperatures this morning are chilly. travel cautiously. i do want to point out, you won't be alone. you really want to take it easy out there on the roadways, as a lot of people have been celebrating. a nice, clear start to the day yesterday. we had a lot of fog. even flight delays as a result of that fog. not the case for today. looking pretty good. all across the bay area, you might find some patchy fog in the north bay where temperatures are cold enough for a little patchy black ice. looking pretty good. take a look at where we're headed for the first day of the year. 2014, record terr

i am stephanie ruhle. we are going to hear from chris christie at 11:00. everyone is talking about this, many people in the financial industry have been big backers of chris christie. what could this mean? >> given the widespread belief that chris christie has presidential ambitions, this is not just a new jersey -- new york thing. time for the news feed. parent company of victoria's secret lowered its profit forecast after reporting holiday sales that came up short. it says december sales at the tory sticker was 3%, analysts 4% increase.a sales at family dollar fell. barnes & noble sales also dropped. an investigation has concluded at the world's largest money manager. to payck has agreed 400,000 dollars in investigative costs to the new york state attorney general. blackrock had a program that surveyed analysts, collecting views on companies before analysts published research. blackrock neither admits nor denies of the findings. ibm creating a division for watson, the computer that be people on "jeopardy

i'm stephanie ruhle. they're punishing eric and i for having such a good diamond davos, switzerland. it just got really cold. >> another big hour here on bloomberg television. two of the richest men in the world will be here. irish telecom mogul dennis the ceo of the biggest alumina manufacturer. the story everybody in the markets is talking about. the u.s. senators asking federal regulators to investigate the nutritional supplements company which is under bill ackman. peter cook has more. tell us what this really means. all, no publicly traded company wants a u.s. senator questioning his business practices, especially someone like the senator in massachusetts who has a track record. you can ask a long list of energy companies who tangled with him when he was over in the house when they entered his radar screen. he has been taking on companies in the past and doing damage in the past. he lists in these letters regulators extensive complaints from herbalife -- from his constituents, including one who lost

i'm stephanie sy. remember news at the top of every hour, thanks so much for watching. have a happy new year. loses sight of a conversation's serious subject. cathy griffin joins us.

stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: even by new york city standards the traffic that clogged the entrance to the george washington bridge last september was maddening. for four days two traffic lanes in new jersey were shutdown bringing that city to a stand still. among those caught in the jam for hours, police officers searching for a missing 4-year-old girl. e-mails and text messages released by new jersey officials suggest the traffic nightmare was deliberately strtriggered b one of the top aids to new jersey governor chris christie. >> the documents that have been published are both shocking and outrageous. they show government at its worst. among other things, they call into serious question the honesty of this governor and his staff. >> reporter: in a strongly worded denial governor christie says what i have seen today for the first time is unacceptable. not only was i misled by a member of my staff but this completely enappropriate and up sanctioned conduct was made without my knowledge. two weeks before the monster traffic jam, the deputy chief of staff e-mailed the local transpor

we have much more with tom keene and stephanie ruhle here. ♪ this is "bloomberg surveillance." i am scarlet fu. time for this matters now with our guest host, craig moffett. we are going to talk about housing information. when the housing market sank, it put the brakes on new households. now that housing is in full recovery mode, has household inflation kept pace? >> it has not and there may be reverse causality. it may be that the failure to create new households is what is keeping the housing market back, but there are two fundamentally separate issues. there is the question of -- our children moving out or moving in? -- are the children moving out or moving in? the industries that i follow are very much driven by household formation. household formation has ground just about to a halt. >> is it causation or correlation? >> i think in some ways it is causation. the failure to create new household units is creating less and less demand for new housing stock. so, you are seeing some decoupling of those things in how the stock is increasing as we get a recovery, going into secon

not just adam and robert and stephanie. robert mentioned bill gates -- bill gross. officer,ief investment mohamed el-erian will be "in the loop" next hour. we will ask him about the stay long on bonds call. ♪ >> you are watching "in the loop," a fresh read on the u.s. economy, december jobs number is. adding just 74,000 jobs. here's is what is so curious, it fell to 6.7 -- the jobless rate fell to six .7% because we are counting fewer people. the labor force participation as low as march 1978. that is the problem and that is why the market and wall street players are going to have to debate this number and figure out what is more important. as we look at different industries, one thing that is clear -- airlines are hiring. that may come as a surprise. take a look at this, there is the airline index versus the s&p 500, up about three times as much as the s&p over the past year. who is actually doing hiring? >> airlines are finally hiring again force-out for the first time in three years, southwest airlines is looking outside the company to hire flight attendants. e

today stephanie tantillo is looking for lemons. >> hello, everybody. today we're going to talk about lemons. lemons in the wintertime are absolutely beautiful. but selection and storage is always very important. so when you see lemons in the store here's what you want to look for. they should have this nice beautiful sunshine yellow all the way around. it should be free from any greening or shriveling. and also, make sure they don't have too many blemishes because one of the best things about lemons is when you bring them home, you can zest them. lemons are great. you can use the inside, the outside. the only thing i don't use is the seed. but remember, when you zest a lemon, always wash them because there's a lot of wax on the skin. but also, the inside the juice you can use it on fish, pasta, you can use it on salads. lemon, they are so versatile and beautiful. and they are the sunshine of winter. i'm stephanie tantillo with your tip of the day. >>> coming up at 5:00, there's a big trend towards choosing foods labeled natural. but what exactly are yo

tony and his daughter stephanie shows us how steak and pizza lovers can make the best of both world's. >> if you like steak, pizza, what about-- >> i do. >> so in the sauce you have tomatoes, peppers, a lot of herbs in here because you'll have to take spin ash in the sauce that's what makes it so soft. >> we'll add in more fresh herbs. fresh oregano in there. >> this smells so good. now we'll finish this off with romano cheese, and a little bit of pepper, and how about just a touch of this? >> yeah, actually i forgot. when we seered the steak you did with the sea salt. >> and stephanie is here to remind me about a lot of things and italian peppers and herbs and cheese and tomato sauce, it's beautiful. enjoy it. there's so many things going on but it's delicious. beautiful. thank you, dinner is served, lunch, breakfast, whatever. >>> no means no, even when a puppy says it, why this pup is protesting, next. >>> and a reminder if you got a consumer problem or question call our hot line, we've got volunteering standing by right now to take your calls. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

today stephanie tantillo is shopping for leeks. >> reporter: today we'll talk about leeks. now, you know that leeks are actually part of the onion family but they are slightly sweeter. so when you select and store them it's just as important. now, when you see leeks in the store, here's what to look for. this dark green part although it's usually discarded should be firm and standing straight up but you want to be sure there's more white and light green because this is the part that's cooked with. store them in the refrigerator in an open plastic bag so they can breathe and it will stay crisp. because they are part of the onion family, you can use them in a lot of the same ways. what i like to do is slice the bottom part right here, i saute it up with a little bit of crumbled sausage and use it in pasta. it's a great sauce, smells fantastic and it's nice and hearty. and i'm stephanie tantillo with your tip of the day. >>> a cafe in europe has a novel way to charge customers. the shop in london charges not by the item but by the amount of time you spend in the cafe. it costs

>> i don't want anyone to touch it. >> reporter: stephanie points out, it is unloaded. but since so many little american children live in homes with guns, or play at their neighbors' with guns, we wondered, how many parents ask the question, what's gun safety in your house? >> i think the parents will be surprised to see which of their friends actually own guns. >> reporter: so, we decide to go knocking. what we find is a big surprise. and we hope you'll join in this conversation with us. we want to know what you think. see our full report, as well. a special "20/20," "young guns" tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern. >>> and up next right here tonight, that incredible rescue at 12,000 feet. for the first time, meet the unconscious skydiver plummeting to earth, unable to open his parachute. and this new video shows what his friends did, before he finally opened his eyes. we're coming back in two minutes. wow, this hotel is amazing. oh no. who are you? who are you? wrong answer. wait, daddy, this is blair, he booked this room with priceline express deals and saved a ton. yeah

i like stephanie's strategy. pal >>> quick programming note. becky quick is going to interview target ceo gregg steinhafel coming up on monday exclusively on "squawk." look forward to that and see you on monday for that interview. >>> all right, mcdonald's versus yum. what is the he thinkest stock? terranova versus link. someone is going to have egg all over their face. and later, abercrombie enjoying their best day since november of 2012 of better than expected ol day sales. top analyst who upgraded the stock today when we come back. '. and i'm michelle. and we own the paper cottage. it's a stationery and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage your business expenses and access them online instantly with the game changing app from ink. we didn't get into business to spend time managing receipts, that's why we have ink. we like being in business because we like being creative, we like interacting with people. so you have time to focus on the things you love. ink from chase. so you can. so

i'm stephanie sy, here are today's headlines. how to help the people of homs is being debated in peace talks in geneva. the government wants to evacuate the people. the opposition wants aid convoys to be allowed in to the besieged city, something the u.s. supports. the talks are deadlocked over a transitional government. anti-government protests are spreading throughout ukraine. some are demonstrating in eastern city, the base of president viktor yanukovych's support. parliament is holding an emergency meeting tomorrow. >> president obama will address the nation on tuesday in his fifth state of union. the president is expected to tackle the issue of income and equality in the united states. >> returning to a top story. saying it is cold in parts of the country is an understatement. with the wind it feels like it's 20 below. even our friends in the south need to be spared. >> you may not be used to the cold but you could be getting used to us talking about the cold. the weather pattern is not changing. blasts of cold air. feeling

let's start with stephanie. stephanie, the temperatures well below zero. what is being done to reach a lot of these folks who may be in real danger from this weather? >> reporter: yeah. wolf, it actually feels like it's getting colder here. it's really -- it doesn't take long for the shivers to start setting in. we have been out here for maybe about five, seven minutes now, and already you can start feeling the chill come in, even though we have on so many layers. and what they have been doing -- we talked to the police department. they said they have been out patrolling, really looking for people who were in danger, who needed to get inside. taking them to hospitals, taking them to shelters, whatever they needed to do. they say crime has gone down a lot, because it's just so cold. what they see more of are more domestic disputes, because people are kind of caged up at home. dealing with this. they're also very concerned about people driving here. because if you're out, if there's any issue, if you don't have gas in your car, and you've run out, don't have

rob mayeda is tracking our dry conditions, but we begin with stephanie trong. >> reporter: march, 2012, the rain came after some days and locals called it miracle march. it appears that the north bay needs another miracle. in the meantime, the water district is pumping water from phoenix lake reservoir. the plan is to pump 65 million gallons to serve most of the county. however, reservoirs in the area are only 55% of normal. if there isn't a big change soon, we could be looking atwater rationing by late march. today, one resident recalled the '76 drought and the water rationing that followed. >> it was very dry. they put across a pipe across the bridge. quit watering your garden and washing your car. >> reporter: the worst case scenario includes severe water rationing plans. but it may tap into the second reserve reservoir. that hasn't been done since the early '90s. there are the rebates available for people who buy the high efficiency systems from toilets to washers. and the counties have kicked off their awareness ad campaign, drought on, water off to remind people to conserve. but

and stephanie, i've got to start with you. i know what it's like to be out there when you're covering the cold weather and you can't talk. you're literally -- your mouth freezes and everything is frozen. how are you doing? >> yeah. i learned my lesson, suzanne. i'm not going to take this thing off until it's time to talk. because i know i look like i'm in a horror movie. but it is that cold out here. i've never felt anything like this before. i've never felt any kind of cold that is this deep. and it's just not the right way to describe it. we have checked in with the city to see how they're dealing with it. what's interesting, they said crime goes down when it gets cold, but when it gets really cold like this, it goes way down. what they do see more, though, more domestic issues, because people are cooped up in the house. but they said overall, they have been working on clearing the streets, people who are homeless, need to get to hospitals, get them to shelters. they have been working to do that. transportation departments s

stephanie, to you first. i hear that you can holding the least amount of cash you've had in a long time. >> yeah, because the economy is improving. we feel good about that, right? i don't know if they're going to hit the high end of 250 whisper number tomorrow for the nonfarm payroll numbers. jobs are improves if you look at the adf and ism employment series. look at other parts of the xwli. auto sales still strong even though it was a disappointment for the stocks. numbers are very strong. housing continues to hang in even in the face of higher rates. all of that combines into higher rates that i think are going to continue. good for financials. i do think that the international markets also offer some really good value and the monetary policy easing over there in europe and in japan make those markets attractive, too. that's no change. >> joe, are we going to get this correction that everybody seems to be thinking is coming or not? >> well, i think the clock is running out on the correction. i think everyon

. >> time to bring in the new host of cross five, stephanie cutter. >> stephanie cutter recently joined cnn, but in her previous role she was a strategist for the democratic part. and frank who hayes contract with fox news and cbs. is also a strait jus strategistd pollster for the republican party. th"the listening post" got in touch with these channels channs regarding the story only abc responded choosing not to comments. tara spent a year working the obama administration. she also served under president clinton. in between those two jobs she spent 10 years at ab c news. >> if you cover foreign policy, you really want to know how foreign policy is made. a journalist knows how to explain stories. and i thought it would be very valuable to help in the communicating of u.s. foreign policy and if you are going to work with journalists, you do need to understand the time clocks, their requirements, and what it is they are hoping to do. so profession to profession, i thought it was a very good transition. >> it's seen as not that big of ideal to go from one side to the another. and i think

and i'm stephanie tantillo with your tip of the day. >>> bracing for bitter temperatures in green bay. what the 49ers can expect sunday for game and a wager on the outcome. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,, of swine flu reported in thy area. the special warning to young people about getti vaccinated. that story and at five. >>> several cases of the swine flu reported here in the bay area. the special warning to young people about getting vaccinated that story and more coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> and finally, the 49ers will be battling the elements along with the green bay packers over the weekend. >> they are predicting single- digit temperatures at la. bow field in the wild card play- off game and -- at lambeau field in the wild card play-off game and that's nothing to packers fans. they are counting on a win and our colleagues at our sister station wfrv in green bay are as well laying down a little friendly wager. frank and michelle, we meet again. we can't tell you how much we are looking forward to this sunday's game between our great green bay packers and your so so 49ers. >> not only are t

i'm stephanie sy. after watching millions around the world celebrate the new year it was america's turn to ring in 2014 with midnight fireworks and festivities, the celebration on the west coast took place three hours ago. thousands watched as the space needle went up. further down the coast san francisco had a 15 minute fireworks show over the bay and in chicago they brushed off a snow storm to view the fireworks over lake michigan. in new york more than a million packed into times square. revellers packed in to see the ball drop. >> supreme court justice so. onya sotomyor returned to her home town, pressing the button that triggered the ball jot. she was at the center of a last-minute legal decision, hours before the affordable care act was set to take mect -- effect, the justices suspended the mandate covering workers with a wide range of care, including contraception which employees arg yud suspended belief. >> but that change won't stom health insurance coverage kicking in for americans who signed

i'm stephanie sy, and these are the top stories. six states declared states of emergency slammed the deep south. snow and ice have been on the roads for hours. state troopers had to rescue hundreds of students stuck at school. >> the country's president in ukraine wants of the offer of amnesty linked to protesters leaving buildings. >> president obama hit on jobs and education during the state of union. not all americans watching the state of union were focussed on the economy. as patty culhane shows, many wanted to hear about the foreign policy agenda. >> tens of millions of americans spent the evening watching the american president outline his priorities. the family that called the country home had to wait 48 minutes to hear him talk about their former homeland syria. this is all he said. >> america's diplomacy backed by the threat of force is why syria's chemical weapons are being eliminated. we'll continue to work with the international community to usher in the future deserved. a future clear of dictatorship, terror. >> it's d

and how about some red onions stephanie right there? >> i think so. >> you got it? now i'm going to add a little bit more olive oil to give it a little mitt more of -- bit more of a texture to it. we got the salt now. okay. and i am going to add some basil. could you add a little parsley there honey? >> a little bit more greens. >> right here we have some bread that we toasted and olive oil and red pepper flakes to give a little bite and now just add this on top just like that. >> just scoop it on top. >> to top it off a little balsamic reduction. beautiful. which one you want? i want the one with the most balsamic on it. >> i want that one everybody. >> bye. >> an online security company releases its annual list of the least secure passwords and for the first time, "password" didn't lop thetist. a new -- top the list. a new winner coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, [chris]still smoking up a storm? [tom]yeah.pathetic,isn't it? [chris] ever try to... [tom] quit?of course! my best time was six days. the worst was ...uh...23.4 seconds. [chris] so can i ask you... [chris & tom] why

i am erik schatzker. >> and i am stephanie ruhle.

if stephanie sent to me mama i don't want to live. i can't go on and turned out that it's enough. i don't respect that absolutely amazed. nor could they. it speaks to the accident. many parents are confronted with such desperate calls from parents and children. when they can even articulate their pain the pediatrician mission and minuses wants medicine has reached its limits. he wants to be able to perform euthanasia. all spelling me that if a young person of sixteen or seventeen bags for it. on the condition is pretty hopeless and become really fast physical pain then we as adults is may not signal that's it. it's that need to phone calls we have to try every possible therapy that was the patterns on the child psychiatry is also a fact which to die. we have to respect its welcome despising the cumin. the mood to talk to speak to them. but how will the children have to be to make an informed decision. most experts say twelve is the limit. in younger children even explain how great their pain and suffering ends. a pediatric nurse chose this theme thermometer she uses with human pat

i'm erik schatzker. >> i'm stephanie ruhle. we have to keep the beat going because it is bank earnings week on wall street. yesterday we heard from j.p. morgan and wells fargo. brian moynihan is reporting a great fourth quarter. scarlet fu has more in the newsroom. break it down for us. >> quarterly profit at bankamerica could quadruple in the fourth quarter thanks to approving credit trends. relatively strong sales and trading numbers and a favorable tax rate as well. earnings per share in the fourth quarter up $.29 compared to the consensus of $.27. revenue coming in higher than anticipated, $21.7 billion. over the past month, eight analysts ratcheted it down. the bar was lowered. pretax litigation expense. it is a noisy quarter because of these one-time items. a 2.1 $3 billion charge there. one investor who was on "surveillance" said he is not exactly sold on bankamerica yet, even though it is leveraging the bank economy. because of the legacy issues that remain. jpmorgan at ahead in terms of resolving the sales of defective