bottomed he will of ad dulled champagne. dierdre: have a happy new year. adam: happy new year, my friend. warning signs ahead that could crash wall street's party. a deadly influenza strain is gripping a lot of the united states. the cdc now warning this is a quote, a severe flu season with widespread cases reported in 36 states. economic crisis not only thing vladmir putin has to worry about. thousands of opposition protesters taking to the streets in moscow. counting down to midnight, the world bringing in 2015 with a bang but back here at home it looks like more of a shiver. an arctic blast for much of the nation tonight. even when they say it's not it is always about money. adam: your new year's eve festivities may be hours away

but wall street has been celebrating all year long with the dow set to mark its sixth straight year of gains but like all great parties this one could set the stage for a massive hangover. looming interest rate hikes global slow down, weak earnings all have potential to put a damper on the market's run. here to discuss veronica daguerre from "wall street journal." matt welch, co-host of "the independents" and editor of "reason" magazine. what do you think? are we setting up for the correction everyone predicted would come but still has isn't. >> i think there is a lot like you said a different schools of thought on this some people are very bullish. they think economic indicators are looking good. job numbers are looking better, economic growth is looking better so that is one side of it. another side is saying corporate earnings, they will really be counting on the american consumer specifically to help boost profits and drive sales for companies going into the new

year. you can't count on europe. you can't count on some of these other countries to do that. really counting on american consumer. really depends how they feel. adam: matt, some of the corporate earnings we've seen, this is no secret, they get juiced because of stock buybacks and things like that. have they run the course on wall street? >> i wonder. keep in mind personally i'm a defensive investor and i love chasing bubbles where they seem to be forming. what i notice by watching this own network there is faithless bulls out there people who feel like i don't want to be on the sidelines of this thing. i don't necessarily believe in. for me that is a hint there is bubble mentality. that and fact we haven't seen household incomes go anywhere. they have been flat for -- adam: 10 years. >> 10 years. when that happens. and you have a housing boom that is investor-led not consumer led. now we're in 10% of the highes of 2007 in housing i wonder if there will be some investment level correction heading up in the near future. adam: we'll find out because the new year starts tomorrow but

let's move to something else. a mutated strain of flu. it is running rampant across the country. 36 states seeing flu outbreak at widespread rate according to cdc the flu shot is expected not much of a help. 90% of the cases have been all but immune to the vaccine. veronica there is great debate that doesn't get much attention even in years with no mutant strain of flu whether the it happens. in the elderly death rates don't get changed if they don't get vaccinated. >> i never got it before and got it this year and it won't work. the elderly and young children are ones we need to worry about that people tend to die from the flu. that is serious risk. adam: wash your hands cough into your arm. right the new york city subway and you will have natural immunity. how do you protect yourself? >> you do that and get the shot.

keep your eyes on, this stuff mutates, a vaccine even of more contagious and infectious diseases is not an automatic on-off switch. we treat the flu-like we treat car crashes in this country. there are some we decide to focus on ebola. adam: we think about one ebola death yet thousands and thousands of people die from infections at hospitals. either quickly jump in on this, i have a close friend who is somewhat callous he thinks the herd needs to be thinned humanity. when these mutant virus strains get going he says, here it comes. we have not had a outbreak with global devastating consequences like we had at beginning of century. are we do for that. >> i hope not. i don't want to be on the receiving end. we've advanced science so much hopefully we catch the things and they do happen. like in some countries where the hospital systems are not advanced. specifically we're lucky to be here in new york.

some of the best hospitals of year. >> wealth is the greatest prophylactic. we have running water ate least clean water. >> right now we do. >> one place where might have programs russian prime minister vladmir putin, facing any russian demonstration in moscow, yes from his own people. protests erupting outside of kremlin when one of putin's chief political foes was convicted of embezzlement. his foes say this was trumped up. this comes as putin stares down the barrel of economic problems. the man we're talking about is alexei navalny. >> that is serious commie level behavior. kind of shocking that would happen. everything vladmir putin has done in 2014 has been shocking. he invade ad european country and seized its land and swallowed it. adam: that happened in crimea. >> that happened this year. he is finding out intrading other countries and facing wrath

becoming a pariah internationally is not great deal for your economy. the problem even if putin is in trouble, putin system thing among russian public and until it is not -- adam: veronica he believes drop in oil and economic sanctions will drive him from power. we learned one thing about aerial bombing in world war ii, it reinforce as population to support a despot. could that happen in russia. >> there could be very prorussian people that want to stay people in power. alexi has grassroots support. he has a lot of young people. has a major social media presence. for first time we're seeing someone who is potential real threat to putin. adam: the fact you're nobody until you ride a horse without your shirt. >> good point. adam: not a campaign. all right. automakers picking up the pieces after a record year of recalls. more than 60 million vehicles

were pulled in the u.s. or equivalent of one in every five cars on the road. still promising december sales figures are offering hope for industry in 2015. veronica. i can think of nothing more pleasurable than an automobile. i'm a car nut. >> are you? adam: gm, 60 million vehicles yet we'll have next year record numbers of sales if economy stays mundane as it is now. >> they want to get the new car new model. with gas prices dropping i think this also will help fuel sales not just regular cars but bigger cars like trucks in the new year. watch the consumer for that. >> matt what do you think? >> i think it is interesting but i think the real revolution is five, 10 years ahead of us. we don't know exactly when it is going to happen but we're shifting from the car culture we grew up with the culture of the sharing economy. things like uber. people are using slack time to share and driverless cars and driverless technology even in cars we drive.

we'll see at some point a large reduction in cars in this country as we use capacity more. adam: other transition the kids are on the cell phones, want a car like a cell phone more of a technical device as opposed what we're used to. my brother is not a kid but he has got one and loves it. finally one new year's tradition getting a little less hairy thanks to animal rights. possum drop will not feature a live possum following a lawsuit from who else, peta. the town claims it will substitute stewed possum or festive road kill. they will not drop the possum to hit on the ground. they put it in the device to drop it. peta makes argument the critter could be scared after it released in wild could be dropped dead. what do you think? >> how powerful animal rights activity is are people listen. i had possums in my backyard. i think they're pretty tough. i imagine it might hold up in the little came.

>> this shows how far ethical treatment of animals in this country when peta is focused on capture myopathy, totally made up ailment. if you have gone through a traumatic experience later you might wobble around and take a long nap. adam: that would be a possum wobbling around. we'll keep this going but later on president obama will ring in 2015 with something he hasn't seen over a year, higher approval ratings but they're not exactly a hole-in-one. plus freezing temperatures won't stop over a million party goers from packing times square to watch the time sways square ball drop. not one of them native new yorker. more money and maybe some confetti coming up. ♪

adam: the new year is already here for a lot of revelers. new zealand kicked off a celebration with fireworks at giant clock hit midnight down under. more than a million people lined sydney's shores in a glitery

fashion. tokyo put its own spin releasing hundreds of balloons to mark changing of the year. hong kong, not to be left out dazzling spectators with brilliant bursts of color over hong kong harbor. secretive state of north korea did something it rarely does eating dinner. fireworks pierce the dark above the capital of pongyang. back here in new york city people are already gathering in times square. more than one million people are expected to ring in the new year at the crossroad of the world. security will be tight as the that comes in the wake of protests and two murdered police officers. julie banderas from fox news channel is live in times square. that is big concern will protesters or some one else cause some kind after problem julie? >> anti-police protesters coupled with recent execution and murders of two police officers raising heightened alert here in new york city.

here in times square a million revelers will take part. the focus for nypd will be focus doing what they do best, essentially keeping city safe. 1000 police in uniforms will patrol the streets. i'm told they're traveling in pairs due to recent anti-police protests. they are under heightened alert. the tragedy only made the force stronger. they will be out in the thousands. the police chief says as far as protests tonight that is possible that police say that people absolutely have the right to protest as long as they do it peacefully and laws are not broken. in addition to that, counter terrorism forces will be patrolling the streets with bomb-detecting k-9s and heavily armed units and roof surveillance teams. all the activity is closely monitored at nypd joint operation center located downtown on the second floor of one police plaza. that is the security hub behind the scenes. they will keep a watchful eye on any suspicious activity on all

over the city. they have cameras positioned all over in hidden positions. some in seen positions. the chief of the police assures revelers that their safety is in very good hand. >> let me stay times square is probably the safest place in new york city on new year's eve. this celebration is one of largest televised events of the year. the world will watch the ball drop and be part of the biggest block party around the world. >> with tonight's largest televised event of the year, the celebration will be huge. the hope everyone will behave as we ring in 2015 and a lot of people hoping protesters don't try to spoil this evening's fun. back to you, adam. adam: julie banderas, a happy day but a very serious subject. thank you very much. a bone-chilling storm turning parts of southern california into a winter wonderland. the arctic temperatures are not going anywhere as the storm pushes into neighboring states in the southwest. joining me from the weather center our chief meteorologist rick reichmuth.

will this help the drought situation out west or chilling to the bone? >> not really. snow in urn socal fornash, any moisture is good, they need so much moisture years and years of moisture to catch up but you have to start somewhere. the moisture they're getting temperatures incredibly cold. most of us forget in december it was winter, it was so incredibly warm. get ready it is all coming back. current thames, we're below freezing for majority of the country at this point. snow into southern california, inland empire, elevations 1200 feet see accumulating snow. see that mexico snow. very heavy snow falling across northern arizona above around 3,000 feet elevation. we'll continue to see that. we have winter storm warnings. california those are expired and those are mostly done. around parts of the four corners tonight and tomorrow, big bend of texas we'll talk about accumulating snow and some icing going on. overnight tonight, these are the low temperatures. every state except for florida.

i think we'll see temperatures below freezing tonight. at midnight tonight looking like this, six degrees in denver. 50 in l.a. you will have to bundle up in southern california. miami adam, 72. that is sounding very very nice for tonight. one spot, 28 at midnight, right in times square. adam: place to be is florida as they say on long island. i can't even say that right. rick, thank you very much. happy new year. >> you too. adam: a few stories on our radar screen right now. president obama breathing a sigh of relief for the first time since september 2013. just as many people approve of his job performance as disapprove. his ratings spent had 50 days in un-- 450 days if unpopular territory. the longest strep of a president in more than 30 years. group trying to overturn the ban on plastic bags collected enough signatures to force a referendum. if it qualifies the ban could be suspended until voters have a

chance to weigh in. wall of chicago's salt warehouse collapsed and spilled contents over some cars, brand new cars outside. mountain of salt proved to be way heavier than the wall containing it. tons of salt crashed down on a about a dozen brand new acuras. luckily nobody was hurt. good news for people in first class but a tough break for the rest of us. how new frequent flyer rules could leave you grounded or possibly paying for more. a look at unforgottable moments from 2014 including this gem from steve ballmer. more "money" up next. >> do we have any clipper fans here ?!. i can't hear you!

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adam: sony working hard to get more people to watch "the interview." the troubled movie is about to receive a wider audience and that starts tomorrow. sony says it will expand its video-on-demand distribution of the film making it available on playstation on new year's day. not only that it reached an agreement with cable and satellite providers to bring it to an even larger audience at home. the number of theaters showing the movie will increase, doubling to nearly 600 screens. sony so far reported a big loss on the movie making just $18 million on what is expected to be a $100 million investment. the markets 2014 bull run is looking like its going out with more of a whimmer. the dow is fighting a losing battle to end the year over 1,000. lori rothman is watching new york stock exchange. >> we're at worst levels of the

right now. oil is $52.58. that is about 3% decline here. but for the s&p 500 as a whole looking at gains 12.6% for the year and some best performers on the broad market average luv southwest airlines, up 120% year-to-date. airlines benefiting from low oil prices. cheap fuel and life sciences, treat late-stage cardiovascular disease. allergan the maker of botox bought out by company activist. that gave shares a nice boost. avago, strong sales big customer of samsung. adam? adam: if i don't see you again happy new year. >> happy new year to you my friend more airlines making frequent airline travelers with spending more money than distance traveled. he got back from the south pole. we'll talk about that. you have over four 1/2 million frequent flyer miles. it will be about the cash, not

the miles. delta starting tomorrow, how much you pay for your ticket that ads up now if you flew a thousand miles. >> both delta and united moved to the revenue mile model, miles to highest paying customers than fartherrest flying customers. adam: sucks doesn't suck? >> sucks. adam: why are they doing this. >> basically taking like a casino model essentially. they give the most benefits to their highest players the people who spend the most money. so they're basically trying to reward the people that spend most money. normal people who might fly the most. adam: how did you get the south pole? not on frequent flyer miles did you? >> unfortunately nobody flies there. we chartered a russian military cargo plane out of cape town south africa. and we flew to a russian research base in antarctica. look at you. happy. >> i have never been happier to be honest. from the russian base we chartered a d.c.-3 world war ii

planes and flew to the south pole. adam: that is so cool. go back to the photo of lee all excited. it need a strip mall and taco bowl. i'm joking. was it incredible, 24 hours of sunlight a day. whole different part of the globe. how do you describe it to someone who will be in and never going to go. >> only couple hundred people who are not scientists. adam: and lived to talk about it. >> amazing experience. 24-hour daylight is tough to adjust to. i can't tell you what a rush it is especially for someone like me to been to every country to go to the south pole. last year i went and failed on my expedition. this was such a rush to actually get there. adam: you won't be the first to do this. you will be the second. talking with people about taking a vehicle and leaving the earth's atmosphere. they haven't figured how to get you back in right? >> waiting to perfect coming back into earth before i actually go. there is, some companies that

are actually not just virgin, that are working on projects to get people into space. adam: two word for you heat shield. don't be the first to go. be the second. >> the second for sure. adam: stay right there. if you can't beat them sue them. united airlines is joining a lawsuit with orbits.com against a 22-year-old entrepreneur discover ad cheaper way to buy plane tickets. he made it easier. this has been involved a long time. method finding a flight with layovers with lower fare. joining me right now lee still. we have the guy who created the site. could buy a tick connects get a cheaper ticket instead of buying round-trip, buy a one week ticket to round-trip with destination and one-way trip from that destination to home base an airlines caught wind of that. they stopped allowing people to do. that in this case you want to go from new york to houston. and then you buy a ticket from new york with layover to houston and l.a. and cheaper than houston and get off off in

houston. >> this is the worst-kept secret ever. no one made a website bit. people like me, frequent flyer -- adam: you knew this. >> been doing this for years. no one just actually made a website bit or really talked about it because we didn't want airlines catching on, not necessarily suing us but stopping it. but at the same time they have been screwing people for years -- adam: don't give you free liquor delta, united, american, lufthansa will give you a free scotch in coach. just got one about a month ago. >> absolutely agree. it is ridiculous. they have been doing this for years. making you take layovers when you can fly direct lift make it more expensive to fly direct as opposed connecting in their hub. it is stupid. and suing a 22-year-old kid making money. adam: we'll have the 22-year-old kid on five. watch the gerri willis program. got to let you go. did you use the "s" word on this broadcast what the airlines are doing to us. >> absolutely not. adam: thank you very much. chik-fil-a is probing a

potential credit card data breach. the fast-food chain received reports of unusual activity involving payment cards used at a few of its restaurants. we'll bring you more about this this is popular restaurant chain in the united states. a lot of people have used cards there. time to wrap up 2014 with some of the most memorable money headlines. what had poor joe biden looking so sad? we'll bring you back. some of the most popular companies in america. can you guess who takes top spots? two of three have plans to hook up. if their merger plans go through, it will be a one big hated company. "piles of money" coming up.

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approaching. here is a look back at what made us shake our heads over the past few months. >> and 24 team nothing but a number. a year of huge gains. it seemed like everyone was making money from jack mott and ali baba's record ipo. to the guy that raised 50 grand making potato salad. as the market headed for green -- >> we will make them squeal. the grand old party laying down with a midterm will pay.

it may have been enough to drive president obama to the bottle. the president was not the only one that could use a cold one. >> 10 seconds. >> we still have not forgiven jonathan gruber for saying some less than flattering things about our intelligence. tim cook became the apple of our eyes. launching a smart watching getting a new best friend straight out of, did. go pro is not camera ready.

steve ballmer finally got to hang with the jocks. becoming the most powerful man in hollywood. everyone from sony to jennifer lawrence. at least no one saw sony naked. going on a break. getting beaten by a bunch of nerds in the comments. google wages. while this is happening not everyone is so convinced. >> art artificial intelligence.

the fast food community struck back. meanwhile, michael bloomberg's nanny moves west. a grand new tax on sugary drinks. across the bay, san francisco led the fight to raise $15 minimum wage. including a drought that left the nation in jeopardy. much of the world. prompting the u.s. to get its first u-boat lazare. leading to a couple of tech moments. >> she needed to be isolated. illness scares also hit the high

seas. something called the knee defender created interpersonal -- having a bumpy ride of their own. it turns out people do not love having unwanted itunes shelved . the royals have a world rendezvous in the making. 2014 gave us everything. through the good and the bad america on in there. the great philosopher of our time.

happy new year everyone. we will see you in 2015. ♪ >> disagreeing about the great philosopher of our time. we are wrapping up the years top logo changes. head on down. the price is not exactly right. you will never believe what happened next. at the end of the day it is about money. not for him. ♪

♪ adam: i am adam shapiro with your fox business brief. big cities saw the biggest increases overall. up more than 7% in 2014. a mere 14% hike. the u.s. has released five more on, moe prisoners. the obama administration. the national average for a gallon of regular is $2.25. that is the latest on the fox business network. giving you the power to prosper.

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>> money is flying around the world today. starting in saudi arabia today. no other information has been released.

saudi arabia is one of the biggest oil producers in the world, but do not have a parliament. apple fans are already lined up to receive apple bags of goodies. they can be bought for $350. they have included t-shirts, headphones, even ipods and that both i pods. you can now have president putin wrapped around your finger. they are made of solid silver. simply the words that all changes necessarily a good thing.

he is also a fox news contributor. the soccer league had a wonderful logo. i do not get it much at all. >> it was really nice. >> it does look medieval. >> go back to london. get the flag. >> add on, they need to stay fresh. they need to stay relevant.

being seen by younger generations as outdated and uncool. really the worst of the bunch. they have a real premium. >> the old one looks like lack and decker. >> believe it or not what we found was that there housewares division was devastating. people thought of it -- they really did better.

instead, they looked like something painted on the side of a tractor. >> i really like the new logo. >> it is ginger ale. we will see you again out 5:00 o'clock. thank you very much, veronica. it looks like it is time to cut the cord. the internet and tv giants claim a not so coveted position of the most hated companies in america last year.

how do you turn around the fact that your customer service sucks? >> i think they just have to prove it. time warner's logo is wonderful. it tells you exactly who they are. their customer service, they have to focus. >> have you seen this? despite getting it, the guy ran up to claim the money. he did not realize his mistakes. the winner hightailed it out there to make sure he got her money. >> jonathan-- >> that is why we get up every

morning. i cannot tell you how many times. that is why we get up every morning. it is what makes the game such a joy to play. >> he kept saying you are not the winner. >> what is it all barker used to say? i have to thank you all. remember to get your dogs and cats spayed and neutered. >> here to conquer british boy band one direction. making a quarter of a billion dollars in the process. you can never make too much money. ♪

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you not whether it is on wall street or main street, here is who is making money today. on air personality. it could just be for the postseason. one direction had the highest grossing concert to wear. that is way more than runner-up. running off with $300,000 worth of wine. the thieves have broken into one of california's most expensive

restaurant in napa valley. seventy-six bottles of the finest. $15,000 each. the owner says he is working with the authorities. hockey fans. washington, d.c. is buzzing with excitement. very own rich and thin. >> will you will leave that to the professionals. in the middle of their product this. normally, we are looking at baseball. it has really made its mark with these types of out door games. you look at lead revenues from about 2008. they expect this year.

owning an nhl team is a good investment. >> these have become really big businesses. your season-ticket owners. they give it a lot of the same characteristics. >> 280 bucks for standing room only. >> they should team up with the players. the tagline can be protect what you've got.

>> i do not know anything about hockey. thank you very much. happy new year. desperate need for some radical new years resolution. luckily, we have been getting them a few ideas. at the end of the day it is all about money and new beginnings. ♪ t daddy's got... ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! growth you can count on from the bank where no branches equals great rates.

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so ally bank really has no hidden fees on savings accounts? that's right. it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things..." ok, why's that? no hidden fees from the bank where no branches equals great rates. >> it's been quite the year for the government, but hey, 2015 is hours away time for them to start fresh, right? money hit the streets to see what you think government's new year's resolution should be. listen up. >> less taxes. >> lower lackses. >> lower taxes would be awesome. >> work together and get things accomplished. >> balance the budget. that simple. >> worry about the budget and worry about repaying those loans to china. >> i'd like to see whatever the government can do to improve the consumer confidence to get

the money moving again. >> look at the national debt maybe reducing that and a bit of honesty. >> lower debt. >> repeal obamacare and cut the debt. >> help veterans and people who are disabled and who are out of work and need help. >> the united states government new year's resolution should continue to do amazing work they're doing and make this country even better for all the people that live in it. >> that's something that washington should listen to. veronica and matt are back to talk about that. veronica, what do you think? what you heard or something else you would like to add to that? >> i like the idea of the government getting together and doing work. i like the help for veterans. it's a nice idea a lot of our vets need help, they served our country and we need to help them. >> can i be the bah-humbug or scrooge, sometimes when the government gets together to get things done we get to health care we can't afford.

what is the medicare part g or -- >> medicare part d, the farm bill, every few years is a monstrosity. when both parties are totally agreeing on things, time to run screaming. these interviews must have been all the tourists by the way they're all talking about lowering taxes and the debt. there's a truth behind that in new york fee and state is that lowering the debt and the debt ceiling and cutting spending are consistently popular in the polls and not even republicans run on the insight for that. republicans retook the house or the senate without running on cutting the size of government because they're afraid to give up the cookie jar. >> have to wish you a happy new year, thank you for joining us. we asked you on social media what do you think the government's new year's resolution should be greg says actually productively pass legislation, don't be a do-nothing congress. and charlie keeps his advice to one word retire!

melissa is back on monday until then check the show out on facebook at melissa francis, fox and on twitter at melissa a. francis. hope you have a safe and happy holiday. "countdown" starts right now. cheryl: thank you very much and, of course happy new year to adam. six years up for the dow industrials. 2015 make it lucky seven? wall street getting ready to wrap a record year but can investors count on the gains to keep on coming in the new year tracking the biggest factors for money in 2015 all hour! as we countdown to the final closing bell of 2014. also, this new question about housing, pending home sales rose in november but at a sluggish pace. will the housing market shake up the recovery in the new year? getting answers from a housing ceo comi