with that in mind, it is not quite friday. in fact, the opposite of that. melissa francis is here. "money" starts right now. you feel down right tropical here in the northeast. not for long. from maine to florida, thanksgiving for the 1%. would you pay $35,000 for this turkey and all of the fixings? we will tell you what makes it so special. a behind the scenes looks of what goes on here. it is all about money. ♪

>> when i nominated you for this position, you said that you would always give me your honest advice. for that, i will always be grateful. let's bring in today's panel. charlie gasparino and veronica and dan shafer. >> i think that since november there were some rumors about him leaving because he canceled his trip to asia. that got the ball rolling. there are rumors it could be a bipartisan. potentially, our first woman.

>> i think from a business standpoint,. >> we are trying to go out in the future. chuck hagel did not call isis the jv team. this is not the guy that was downplaying all of the stuff that was going on around the world. >> i cannot wait for the book. the obama administration does not have a fabulous foreign-policy for him. melissa: i think it makes us look even weaker all around. choose the season for spending.

retailers are pulling out all of the tricks for the second shortest holiday season ever. are you done with your holiday shopping, or on a cup? >> what kind of profit margins will the company skit? the sales are just going on longer and longer. you are just more crushed to do it. >> right. these are the early stages of it. they are even lower here going into thanksgiving. this is terrible here.

when retail sales -- the number could actually be less even though people are shopping because the prices are lower. if the gross sales are lower -- the numbers will be lower speed 17 here is a blast from the past. >> here is the interesting thing. it is lapsing. his friends say he is pretty heartened by that. at some point, he will want to come out and tell his story. i also spoke -- he has toyed

with doing books in the past. the civil litigation is still quite substantial. friends of his are saying he is itching to get his story out. he is really angered at hank paulson and the guys that handled the bailout back in 2008. he really believes that lehman's collapse was the collapse of a liquidity crisis. >> there are a lot of people who think that. >> his attorney was kind enough to call me back. she said no plans.

melissa: the faa is set to restrict the use of commercial drones. what do you think about that? veronica? >> right now, technically, it is completely restricted. we are not supposed to be doing it at all. these could be a big risk. you have to find a way. >> there it is.

[laughter] >> it would be a big liability. >> absolutely. amazon could move forward. they would know what the territory is going to be. >> it is restricted right now for personal use. they could have no one that they bought at sharper image. >> regular air traffic. >> yes. [laughter] anyway, money coming out last night. check it out. >> after high school and little house, alyssa left hollywood for harvard. she is now her own host on the fox business network.

will it be -- melissa: this is from when i was on little house on the prairie. i remember that day so clearly. it was very idyllic. he had a great sense of humor. a great businessman. he also had a great heart. >> charlie, you look worried. are you worried about this? >> charlie gasparino. what more could you possibly want? [laughter] >> i am actually more afraid. >> i loved him. >> i was on a different show.

[laughter] >> my parents died on little house on the prairie. >> it happened all the time. there was blood and guts on my very first episode. [laughter] melissa: thank you, guys. that was a lot of fun. the country waiting for a decision. we are live in st. louis. you either watch the super bowl for the football or the commercials. some of our favorite advertisers are already pulling out of the game. we will tell you who. more "money" coming up. ♪

the 12th the dow closing in on 810,000. >> i am looking very closely here at barnes & noble. what barnes & noble is saying

this holiday season, they look a little unusual. maybe, just maybe your favorite author may have a signed copy of a book there waiting for you. they are trying to build this and garner more sales. they said that they have over 5000 copies of different books. 500,000 signed books. including george bush, hillary clinton and many, many others. nuclear talks with the country have been extended another seven-month after missing two days deadline. john kerry said real progress has been made, but disagreements remain.

wings that help with vertical landings. he is also developing a landing pad for the rockets at sea. very cool. google is to be testing a program. anyone paying up to $3 a month will be spared. interesting. a decision from the ferguson grant jury could come at any minute. we await a final call on whether officer darren wilson will be charged in the killing of michael brown. >> the very latest is that there is a tremendous amount of buzz coming from a number of different media sources. the grand jury has indeed reached a decision and an announcement about that decision is imminent. we are not getting it through

any of the official channels. we expect the announcement to come through them. they are supposed to get a heads up if an announcement is imminent. the attorneys have not been notified. a lot of buzz, but no official confirmation. we see the demonstrators out on the street every night. last night, there was a little bit of trouble. captain ron brown anticipates that there is a lot of hype. he anticipates that most people want to express their opinions peacefully. through it all, officer darren wilson got married. he was married october 242 his live in girlfriend. they are expecting a baby.

they are both members of the ferguson police force. melissa: thank you so much for that report. officer darren wilson had been meeting with news anchors. some of the anchors confirming the off the record meeting. they have stayed quiet on their attempt to get wilson first. he joins me now. there is a lot of reasons why this is really interesting. darren wilson is really doing a great disappearing act during this whole thing. >> it makes him more ethical in the business. we have not heard his side. it was set what we got all of this information. we heard nothing until fairly recently.

>> that is the big interview. various anchors have flown out for these off the record hearings. they try to persuade him that they should do the interview with him. they are all saying that they had these off the record meetings. is there anything yucky about that? >> on one hand, anchors always do this. i will give you -- >> you think that they actually say that? >> i want you to be able to tell your story. we will give you all kinds of time. we know so little about darren wilson's version of events. there is something that makes me deeply uncomfortable.

on the one hand, they should be trying to get something that they could report. of course, that is not part of the game. melissa: does anyone ever pay for that? there are always rumors about what is paid for. how does that work? >> what they do -- they may bring the person to new york. they also made by photos. tell us about growing up. some networks are a little more lenient and others. melissa: what does it say about who wins? how does it usually work out? >> normal people.

>> it tends to often be a multi- program deal where we will put you on the evening news. they are really trying. melissa: thank you so much. people do not understand how these interviews, about. a sinking feeling for tourists and venice. we will tell you what is on the chopping block there. people who tried simcity. a little too excited. building a virtual metropolis. how is your stock portfolio? smart money is coming up. ♪ she's still the one for you.

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melissa: from the u.s. to every corner of the globe, money is flying around the world. in venice italy, considering a ban on luggage with wheels. we are so annoyed by the sound of rolling suitcases that they want them gone altogether, just gone. they could be fined as much as $620. that is insane. over to russia where vladimir putin has been thinking long and hard about ruling the country forever. though it is unlikely he will be president for life but he did not rule out running for another six years term in 2018. it all depends on how he feels at the time and the mood of the country. landing in israel where researchers come up with a way to charge your phone in just seconds area did they say they

made a spongelike batter that also cup power more quickly than ever before and your phone could reach 100% charge in half a minute. i hope apple is listening to that one. fidelity investment, boldly teaming up with ocular thrift creating virtual reality experience nobody asked for. allowing you to walk through your portfolio in the form of a virtual city. if it takes a dive, it could turn into rainstorms and minutes and birds. here to discuss all of this, fox news contributor, everybody here is laughing, charlie has been making fun of it but i think anything you can do to get people engaged with their portfolio and retirement is a good thing. what do you think? >> i guess so. a concussion that nobody asks for. i agree. if you see in the city, you can

easily get lost and frankly my clients when i deliver a statement they kind of like the simplicity of it but it speaks to the fact the millennials, then new investors may actually like this in traction because it is very cool, very cutting-edge and could get them interested. melissa: when normal people read the company plan, their eyes glaze over and they think maybe this is the way not for us, we are too old, but for people younger than we are to get engaged, what do you think? >> they have no money. they voted for president obama, making less money so i don't even think they have portfolios. that is the problem, people that generally invest in this country are older. they will have money when they are older and these gimmicks don't work.

melissa: goldman sachs turning to tech investing in a company that could replace stock analysts with algorithms. what do you think? >> algorithms replacing people is extremely dangerous. i override algorithms with things going on that i can watch and see. i am not sure they can do that because it causes the market to dislocate itself. melissa: you have the analyst out of school pressing f5 and doing the model again and again. they don't have to do the model anymore. >> it is just modeling the environment, that is fine but eventually the model could see its place in the facade. >> this has been going on for about 12 years, stock analysts are going extinct on wall street in a bull market.

highly conflicted business, they tout their clients and there's a lot of regulation. i think the street is looking. >> you look back at every crash and there is a good or bad algorithm behind it. look at the 10-year treasury, that was all algorithm line with each other. if you replace the person, you are in trouble. >> this is an equity algorithm, not trading. you talk about individuals that are managing equity stocks. >> why are they doing it? >> because this works faster, it is more efficient. thank you to all three of you. president obama responds to reform policy critics by saying goodbye to be long the public in on the team. winter storms not cooperating with your holiday plans. better get comfortable because

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melissa: it is the first cap next level shakeup since the midterms. president obama announced this morning defense secretary chuck hagel is resigning. high-profile republican leave halfway into his four years term. for more, let's go to peter barnes at the white house. peter: some sources say chuck hagel has been pushed out, others say this was a mutual decision. the white house is sticking with the mutual decision story saying the two men began talking october ahead of the mitchell elections about hagel stepping down saying this was a natural point post-midterm transition time for a lot of presidents,

but there are signs of stress in this relationship. hagel criticize criticize the pt serious strategy, there were links to various media outlets suggesting the president is going to shake up his national security team and that meant hagel. white house press secretary josh earnest saying only the administration faced new challenges around the world in the president's final quarter as it put it. isis and ebola. at a minimum the frustration felt they could use a new defense secretary. here was the president earlier. >> last month chuck came to me to discuss the final quarter of my presidency and determined having guided the department through this transition it was an appropriate time for him to complete his service. >> now, there are three and is being quoted for this possible successor, one is the shell,

former under century of defense foreign policy and also ashton carter, former deputy secretary of defense and senator jack reed, former army officer. melissa: peter, thank you so much. here for reaction we have ron christie, former assistant to president george w. bush at thank you to both of you for joining me. what statement due to the white house is making with this? >> the white house make a statement by saying if you disagree with president obama publicly, you will end up paying for it. chuck hagel was pushed out, if you recall the defense secretary of defense made the comment he didn't necessarily agree with the present strategy related to isis on the heels of president obama saying they were nothing more than jv. the single i'm getting is he better be on the same page as the president otherwise you are on the outside looking in. melissa: is that how you interpret it?

>> it is very clear there is one person who watches the president on messaging and personnel more than anybody else and it is valerie jarrett. looking at the politics of this and the politics of the president's foreign policy have been terrible. a white house that micromanage his foreign policy things change in personnel and agency would help. it has been the white house where the problem resides. melissa: what does this say about who they will pick next? a number of names have been out there. senator jack reed. the runner up for this slot, michelle, is another one. and ashton carter as well. what do you think? >> first and foremost they will have some way for the same score scoresheet as a president. steve is right in his analysis in the sense if you're not on the same messaging page of the senior white house staff, you're not the same page as the president. i look to somebody like michelle mentioned very prominently the

first time around. i would not rule out jack reed getting his experience in the military. melissa: what does it say to our enemies about our strategy? >> it doesn't tell them we have a strategy. the president doesn't need a reason to ask the secretary and cap next resign but needs a reason why somebody else is uniquely qualified for this time. michelle is talked about a lot. she would be the least qualified person to be secretary of defense in the history of the department going from undersecretary to two steps up to secretary. harry reid is a friend of the president, traveling with the president when chuck hagel did in the 2008 election cycle would be a more natural move by it looks as if the white house is prepared to play perhaps gender politics to distract from the policy disy melissa: tough a time when we

need policy, strong policy more than anything else. >> you are hearing from steven yates, one of the best in the business. i can tell you one thing you have to be rocksolid and certain about is that you have somebody in the position who is qualified knows how to lead, unfortunately what we're looking at is somebody more of a loyalist then a leader. melissa: thank you to both of you. appreciate your time i had your gun alert? 7 feet of snow begins to melt. plus, this is the top new york eatery charging up to 35 grand for thanksgiving dinner. wait until you hear what is in it. tell me what you think about this one. at the end of the day, it is all about money. ♪

melissa: i am melissa francis with your fox business brief. big ideas to fix u.s. postal service. megan brennan slated to become the next postmaster general and says she wants to operate the service like a private-sector business. that is what i was going to be at all cells of the postal service has plenty of ways to make more money.

apple shares a new high today up $118, analysts say the company may sell over 70 million iphones over the holidays due to robust demand. lot of questions at united technology. the ceo suddenly announced he is retiring at the age of 57 leaving immediately despite plans for him to present the company financial outlook to investors in two weeks. that is the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper.

melissa: live pictures now from president obama presented a the nation's highest civilian honor. the presidential medal of freedom. this team which group including meryl streep, the widow of late senator robert f kennedy, and singer-songwriter stevie wonder. also being honored, longest acting members of congress. a total of 19 people will receive the award. very cool. first came the snow, now buffalo, new york, is bracing for flood in the aftermath of a storm that dumped 7 feet of snow in the area. officials are warning rising temperatures could cause a runoff of melting snow and possible evacuations.

governor andrew cuomo estimated this storm has cost the state at least $30 million so far and counting. as buffalo thaws out, more snow and rain is headed east. the brutal blast could threaten holiday travel plans across the east coast. janice dean is here to give us all the details. say it isn't so. >> on the busiest day of the year, wednesday, watching the storm. you talked about the temperatures, 64 in buffalo as a daytime high. a quick shot of spring and of course concerned about the melting in buffalo. colder air behind it, happening right now across the areas. 7 feet of snow. it starts to get its act together on tuesday. wednesday the busiest travel day, that is going to be the messiest situation with a low off the coast, rain, wind and

snow will cause delays at the airport for millions of people for the mid-atlantic the northeast. along the coast rain to transitioning snow and interior sections could get 6 inches of snow, so that will be a very big deal for them. exiting on thanksgiving for most people enjoy a fairly quiet thanksgiving but getting there will be quite a trip for lot of folks across the northeast. in the northern rockies as well as the upper midwest but really we will be watching this area, we will keep you posted on your show. of all days. melissa: thank you so much. thanksgiving for the 1%. serving the most decadent holiday meal featuring turkey stuffed with imported japanese beef, sweet potatoes and other exquisite treats all for $8750

per person. now this is the job for your turkey day festivities. back with me now, they say they have sold more of these things already, capacity for eight. >> i cannot imagine, but if you really like nice food, dance lessons with this in the most service and shopping, if you can afford it, maybe. >> a lot of it is alcohol related food, a lot of infusion going on here. melissa: thank you to both of you. showing me now liz claman for what is coming up in the next hour. liz: we will have any breaking news and what is going on with your money at the market. and what about companies like amazon and google who have been dying to deliver things like holiday gifts via drone.

there may be new rules about to be released, those are actually drone ships. even something as tiny as the hummingbird drone may be under the new regulations the "wall street journal" predicts will be coming any time now. we have a senior advisor, he runs in essence what is called the unmanned air vehicle, he helps companies like google and amazon lobby for that, along with a drone company, is this going to make the efforts dead in the water? why didn't the city's relations coming through. heading into winter, who want to be freezing outside of this six flags, they are now launching something called the holiday in the park hoping they can turn from a summer destination to a winter destination.

fox news exclusive, six flags chairman and ceo, and the stock is up nearly 200%. melissa: thanks so much. oil ministers rushing to meet thursdays oil slide near $75 you thought you are things getting table was going to be uncomfortable. and larry ellison proves his giftgiving needs a little work. the mistake making him look like the grinch this christmas. you can never have too much money, he thinks.

melissa: whether it is on wall street or main street, here who is making money today.

a piece of virgin america. the stock searching after the debut earlier this month. shares of around 4% right now. very nice. good news for founder richard branson. holding 9 million shares inning he made $11 million since this morning. not bad. there he ellison asking pilots at his airline to pay back christmas bonuses saying they were given in error. folks were obviously pleased to find an extra $4000, pay check back in october. effective say the bonuses were given prematurely. pilots still might sue a mack received something next year instead. good luck to that. as america sit down for things getting dinner, oil ministers will gather, it is likely to be a big test is oil prices have tumbled. a trader at the cme.

i have been to a lot of opec meetings my lifetime, this is when they get very tense, oil prices are high, everybody's happy, and then they are fighting. what do you make of all of this? >> i think what is happening with saudi arabia, they might be taking our eye off the ball. rumor was to gain back some of the market share or maybe opec will raise fares or not raise theirs. it is beginning to be a big problem. i think all of those taking eye off the ball because oil still a harbor chair for the economy and still worry about deflation. those two things are the cause for the oil prices to be low. typically think it is oversold. melissa: i have made that same argument. people very fond we more supply

than ever before. look at what is being produced in nort north america and a lott has to do with drilling. >> i agree. there is a lot of reasons why oil is going to have a hard time but even though we have supply, even though the miles per gallon are getting a lot better, the one thing that hasn't changed is this economy is not moving along that will really make you want to jump in and get behind oil be at at the end of the day until we get true growth, i can't really get long oil. melissa: thank you. katy perry is not the one who got away. popstar sits to take the stage for the big super bowl halftime show. but did she pay to play? at the end of the day it is all about money, after all. foreign markets. asian debt that recognizes the shift in the global economy.

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like, what if we covered the stadium in glitter. but the glitter was edible. melissa: right now it's all glitter and unicorns for katy perry and the nfl. the league tapping perry as the super bowl halftime performer. despite claims that artists would have to pay for the coveted spot, no word on whether money changed hands. what is this opportunity worth to her? what should she pay for it? >> she'll pay with her social media presence. people think she got picked because was her brother. >> i thought she was. >> katy perry is the most watched, followed personality on twitter. 60 million followers. that's more than you and i combined. 75 million followers are facebook. she'll pay with her social media credibility because the nfl has

finally figured out that's what it's all about. melissa: there were all these rumors before that maybe cash wouldn't change hand, but they want a certain amount of percentage of what you put on sale the next day. do you think there was a deal there? >> there might be. i'm still getting over the fact she's not related to the refrigerator. great music, images as far as how she talks to little girls. the other thing, total album sales are off the charts. by the way, she's dedicated to her fans. if you talk about empowering the youth, i think it's a great choice. >> you love her. >> i love her. cool girl. fun. i want to see her in the fall. >> someone who is peppy and fun. volkswagen several advertisers not advertising during the super bowl for the first time in five years. they had a great ad last year.

the most viewed ad. the force. darth vader with the car. now, they're saying it's not worth it. what do you think? >> same reason as katy perry being there. they have figured out also that that's not where the advertising buzz is going to be. as you said, they had the most watched super bowl commercial with darth vader. pretty good with the wings campaign. now, they're abandoning it. why? they're going social. going online. you don't have to pay for advertising anymore. that scares me to death. >> a little scary, but big investment. if they're not hitting their target customer, it's probably not worth it for them. do you watch the ads during the super bowl? i actually look forward to the ads when the game is terrible. >> when the game is terrible, a lot of us turn it off. you have another chance of a blow out. while we're on football, have you seen this? giants rookie beckham

sitting the internet on fire with his one-handed catch. leading posh to wonder if she chose the wrong beckham. immediately showing off her babies very similar athletic talent. cubs fans wishing back ham had been there to save them from steve bartman. here is beckham gracing the ceiling of the chapel. there are marketing opportunities here. go. >> there's a lot of marketing opportunities. best catch ever. personally i thought it was. but the point is, that something like this will be replayed forever. this is beautiful. >> what products should he be hawking with this. >> maybe glue. it had to have been on his gloves. i haven't seen a better catch. i went over the middle and caught a double coverage touchdown just like that one which made

me touchdown marty around the school. the problem with this guy, still has eli manning throwing to him. melissa: i hope you're making money. "countdown" with liz starting now. liz: we're watching and waiting for word out of missouri. a grand jury is expected to decide any day now whether to indict a white police officer in the august shooting death of a black teenager that triggered days of violent protests in the town of ferguson. we're going to bring you any news on this. the moment it crosses as well as reaction on the ground. we have been covering every angle of the drone story from the tiny hummingbird drone to the gigantic ones with eagle sized wing spans that can survey crops, but will their wings essentially be clipped if new got rules go into effect. how will the reported rules impa