continuing to perform. i don't think it is possible. my wife's homemade cooking. cheryl: your wife book cooked for me. adam: it is already 2015 in much of the world with australia greeting the new year in new york. fireworks lit up entire harbor with more than 1 1/2 million people lined harbor to watch that show. we're still seven 1/2 hours from the big waterford crystal ball drop in times square. crowds have been standing out in frigid cold temperatures for several hours. i'm adam shapiro in for gerri willis this evening. hope you get everything new tonight.

we will look back at 2014 and world of politics and advertising. we'll look ahead to 2015 with some trend in alcohol adult beverages. what can we expect? good times. but we begin with travel in 2015. a true story. it's a david versus goliath tale. 22-year-old entrepreneur and computer whiz kid figured out a way to help you buy cheap plane tickets. airlines and travel websites they're trying to shut them down. you probably heard about this. the website is skip lags.com. it takes advantage of what it is called hidden city ticketing t has been around for a while but he makes it easy to do. with us is that 22-year-old whiz kid. thank you very much for joining us. your website we should point out if you're trying to get on skiplag.com right now he is getting record number of hits. the web suite is kind of clogged. not a denial of service. if you want to fly use this

example, fly new york to los angeles and a round-trip ticket, without a stop, would cost $500. if i go new york atlanta los angeles, sometimes having a layover in a city like atlanta might be cheaper and that ticket might be 350. what i do, i rather, i just missed this up. if he wanted to go to atlanta as opposed to los angeles, the ticket that goes new york, atlanta, los angeles is cheaper so i buy that ticket as opposed to new york atlanta but get off in atlanta. >> right. adam: is it illegal? >> there is to law that says you have to get on every flight you pay for. when you search for flights and book it and market it flights for particular eye tin ari. adam: so i can book a ticket, but i can get off midway as long as there is layover city. there is no law against it but airlines might find out that i have done this and prohibit me from ever boarding their planes again? >> so, when you buy a ticket with an airline you agree to

their contract of carriage. so for some airlines it might be against their rules to miss flights on purpose. so that is something to consider if you plan on missing flights on purpose. adam: so you're violating perhaps their contract. this is what united, that is who is suing you and united and orbits the website are suing you. this is a quote. united suffers and continues to suffer damage including operating costs loss of revenue from perspective united customers who would have purchased seats on skipped passenger flights and increased risk of harm to public safety. how would this harm anybody? >> i'm not sure about these claims. but like there are a lot of, like a lot of things to consider. there are confounding variables. with this allow for more tickets to be bought and because like people are seeing discounts.

would airlines be able to sell the tickets seats that are not otherwise booked to standby passengers. adam: that is the point they're making. for instance, again, if i want to go to atlanta i fly new york to atlanta. but if i get a plane that is going new york, atlanta los angeles because i bought a cheaper ticket because it goes new york, atlanta, los angeles and i get off at atlanta that seat is empty from at lant to los angeles and the airline could have sold the ticket to somebody else right? >> that could be but the seat could also be empty. now it can be empty someone else can buy it standby. the seat previously purchased by someone else can be sold again. adam: the website essentially makes it easy to find these hidden city ticketing areas when you want a flight. you're not being paid to do this. you're not charging anyone to advertise on website. you're doing this to help consumers get the best possible price? >> right. so i see this as sort of a my

way of giving back to the community. this is like knowledge that can be derived from publicly available energy that has been suppressed. i don't think that is fair. adam: people have been doing this for years much no one made it easy the way you done. >> previously people would have to guess what the final destination. on skip lagged you search starting point and destination point and does rest. adam: do you have money for legal defense against united or orbits? >> this lawsuit, if it goes up to trial can be easily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. as a like this is a battle money i'm definitely not going to win against them. like corporations can easily outspend me. to answer your question, no. adam: okay. i think a lot of people are rooting for you. airlines have a case here we're going to talk about now.

website is skip lag.com. skip lag.com. having trouble getting on there -- skip lagged.com. a i have give it a shot. a lot of people are going there. >> thank you. adam: we have an attorney with us. start with you, brian, what is wrong with doing this? anything? >> well there is nothing legally wrong in my opinion but you know it is clearly against the rules of the airlines and you can have frequent flyer miles completely deleted by the airline. they can take your elite status away which can be worth thousands of dollars. i want to stress there are risks involved for people who do this. obviously there is easy money to be saved but there are a lot of risks involved. adam: brian or rather scott what about people who the airlines threaten to keep you from getting on their planes in the future if they discover you're doing this. can they legally do that? >> yeah. look, you know, i'm not sure why

airlines didn't, orbits, why didn't they hire this guy as opposed to sue them. this guy is entrepreneur. has a certain amount of technical talent. might have been made more sense to hire him than sue i am. the airlines have a point here. when you don't show up, they're looking for you. they got headcount issues. they're delaying depart you are of the plane. you're violating contract with the airport. the airlines, i'm sorry the airlines and, orbits they do have a point here. -- orbitz. adam: in fact, scott american airlines put out a statement, this is a quote in regards to whether or not the consumer is actually cheating, quote, purchasing a ticket to a point beyond the actual destination around getting off the aircraft at connecting point is unethical. it is tantamount to switching price tags to obtain a lower price on goods sold at department stores. is it the same thing? >> yeah. i mean it is really close. look you know the airlines

have been very clear about this. you know, hidden ticket or hidden city ticket something against their rules. it is against the contract. they don't permit it. and essentially really just screws up their ability to rationally control moving passengers from point a to point b and i think the other point we shouldn't really lose sight of here it is a safety issue. we want in this day and age the airlines to be able to track passengers so they know where they are. you know, in some respects it is a counter terrorism issue. this guy comes along. my hat's off to him for being entrepreneur. it tries to screw up what airlines are doing here. adam: brian i have a question because i don't think anyone truly understands airline ticket prices. why would a trip that stops in atlanta as a layover on the way to say los angeles be cheaper than the direct flight from jfk to los angeles? >> well i think the real issue here it is all markets. it is simple. i did an example in my blog.

new york to atlanta big business route. last minute ticket they will gouge the big corporate clients. but if you fly new york, atlanta, on to orlando a huge leisure route fly the same exact flights for the half the price. supply and demand. people flying to certain destinations will pay more. what the market will bear. airline price something not simply per leg. adam: should airline pricing be perhaps more transparent per leg, per distance so that -- >> i think these days it is pretty transparent. you can see google flights. fares are for different destinations. i don't think necessarily the airlines obligation to provide absolute cheapest fares. they are corporations that have shareholders. i don't think there is anything actually nefarious. i'm generally pro-consumer here but you know. adam: scott? >> adam other thing that is missing here, while this guy has invented a search tool when you

go on his website it looks like he is legitimately or properly associating himself with united or with orbitz and trading on their information. he is trading on their links. he is trading on their information. they haven't given him permission. and you know, that is something they spent a lot of time and energy -- adam: i'm not a lawyer. i come from a family of law us. i play one on tv this is all public information. he made that point, trading on links. you can figure this out on your own. he is making it easier for you to figure out. who will win in the end of this? is united going to win or will he win? >> i think he has got an uphill battle here, i really do. he is put himself in a position where he is interfering in the relationship between orbitz and airlines between consumers and airlines. i think he is trading on, brand names and trademarks and goodwill he shouldn't be trading on. i think he will have a hard time here. airlines should have hired him instead of sued him. adam: brian last word.

>> i think he already won in the court of public opinion. i think airlines, this is bone headed pr move of the year. how many millions of people are now looking into this hidden city ticketing. this poor guy wasn't making money. i totally agree they should have hired him. he has already won. has 30,000 in legal fees. so to the airlines i think they have already lost this one. adam: united breaks guitars. they might want to start a kickstarter campaign for his legal defense. brian, scott thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you. happy new year. adam: fly in the new year, don't get off the flight until you get the final destination if you layover. all the best to you. still to come, what classic cars will hit the auction block in 2015 two weeks from today. it was ebola that captured a lot of headlines in 2014 but it is flu causing problems a cross a lot of the country right now. we'll have latest on a epidemic for you.

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adam: mutate the strain of flu virus running rampant across the united states unchecked by this year's flu vaccine. the cdc said the outbreak crossed into epidemic territory. number of people being hospitalized are on the rise. just how bad will the flu season become? why isn't the flu vaccine working? we'll ask that question of dr. eric atkins, ohio state university western medical center. thanks for joining us on new year's eve. why is the vaccine not working? >> thanks for having me. happy new years to you guys. the issue with the vaccine this year unfortunately looks like the strain target within the vaccine was missed with the h 3 n 2 virus. adam: very simply the vaccine is ineffective. those of us who got the vaccine were susceptible to this mutated strain as people are dying from.

people are getting sicker from it. adam: go ahead. >> many of the flue vaccine is helpful preventing other strains that may pop up. adam: in any given year, is it like, four or five different strains or are there multiple strains of flu that you know, can be caught in any given year? >> the challenge each year is to make sure they target the right 3 to 4 strains to put into the virus. unfortunately this year we're seeing current strain that is active right now is not being covered by the vaccine. adam: so when we say a mutated strain, would it have been mutated because of the vaccine or is it something that happened overseas and then, just through the normal course of human interaction, it gets -- >> yeah. exactly right. more the natural process of the evolution of the virus. but it is important to recognize that even though the flu is

running rampant right now there is a lot of good things we can do to try to prevent ourselves from getting the flu such as, i mentioned the vaccine there but very simple things like good hand hygiene if you're sick, staying home from work because the worst thing that can happen you're getting coworkers sick. you know, if you're working in health care environment. adam: you just mentioned washing your hand. we were talking about this earlier today. tell your kids to sing twinkle twinkle little stars. it is 20 to 30 seconds of open water. >> yeah. adam: is that better than hand sterilizers? >> i like hand sanitizer. i think hand sanitizer is quick and effective being able to basically eradicate any bacteria or viruses sill on your hands. adam: what about the virus when the person who is i will may not show it sneezes on computer that we all share? how long will a virus live on computer keyboard. >> i can't say for sure. i don't know that exact data right offhand. the thing i would recommend if

i work in a health care environment, obviously working in the emergency department, we have doctors at times that will actually wipe down the keyboard when we change shifts from the doc to doc and nurse to nurse of the having good situational awareness of our own working environment and what is going on around there to keep it clean particularly during the flu season is important. adam: you know, with that bit of advice i'm worried, we're all in trouble here where i work. i don't think anybody wipes down their computers. dr. atkins, happy new year to you. hopefully the flu virus won't become even worse as we get into the middle of the season. thank you. latter in the program tomorrow starts a big year for people with minimum wage. we'll look at the pros and cons of a new increase in wages. next we'll bring you a preview of one of the biggest classic car auctions around. with you can expect is coming up. ♪

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adam: car lovers rejoice. it is considered one of the greatest classic car collections on the planet. now you can own a piece of it. the cars belong to legendary car collector ron pratt. an arizona businessman made his fortune in the construction business. he is selling it all. the lot goes under the hammer at the world famous barrett-jackson car auction starting second week of january. with us is barrett jackson's chairman and ceo craig barrett. always good to see you. it is the best time of year. some people love christmas. i love january because it means the barrett-jackson scottsdale auction. it is big. these cars you have got coming

up some are quite notable. for instance, the shelby cobra super snake. this is actually, shelby, carroll shelby's original, this is his car right? >> this was his car. he made two super snakes. one of them is destroyed. this car was his. personal car, he put two superchargers on it. and he got caught actually dog 190 miles per hour in nevada driving this car. it has a lot of history to it. adam: not only that but the car i think sold last at auction for in excess of $5 million. is that accurate? >> that is correct. we sold the car with carroll shelby up on the auction lot to ron pratt. pretty spirited bidding war between two well-heeled collectors and ron pratt ended up winning that one. adam: i suspect that car will go for a lot more than $5 million. we should point out the barrett-jackson auction not only can you watch it on tv for those of us who are car nuts, it is terrific to watch the whole

crew put it together but you brought the car collecting world to average folk. you could spend six million five million for that car or spend 10,000 bucks and get an old chevy or stupid baker of your dreams thanks to you. >> yes, we, and thanks to television when we were first started we were only showing high-end car selling. people were like, we can't afford to come to barrett-jackson. over years we expanded the telecast to show cars you can collect. ron pratt started buying cars, his first car 57 chevy. you start you collect cars and you work your way up. and that is what car collect something all b we'll have some 1650 cars selling about 1600 of them at no reserve at this year's auction. so it is going to be our biggest event ever much there is something for everyone. adam: the something that some people might really love. i like this. some people to for speed like with the cobra but 1953 buick

road master this, actually belonged to howard hughes. what could this car possibly fetch at auction? >> we sold it last time right when the movie came out. my brother actually pulled this out of hughes's warehouse the week after he passed away. we had it in our family for a long time. in the two people that came to bid on it, the last time, hopefully the guy that didn't win at the last time will come forward this time. it is a unique piece of history. has a 24-volt generate tore that runs the air-conditioning. highs used this as his portable office. has a germ box in the front. he could run the air-conditioning through the germ box of the passengers windows do not operate. it is all sealed. this was the last car that hughes drove personally until he went into seclusion. last titled in 1958 or registered in '58. adam: one last car i want to show folks. as barrett-jackson entered that

sphere of himly collectable and some expensive cars. the blast roadster, is that the right pronunciation. >> they call themselves the blasteline brothers. first car they built was called the tank and for jay leno. this car they took references from adella hay. their own interpretation and built this absolute monster. i love the car so much that my personal coach i wrapped it and it looks like a huge blasteline. adam: you mentioned cars like the delahay cars like this are sex on wheels. >> they're rolling art. adam: scrag jackson -- >> we have quite a few of those cars in the salon. they're all rolling art. that's what we sell. adam: they are highly collectible.

kind of thing only used to say at pebble beach but now you've got it. people can watch the barrett-jackson auction this year on velocity channel. it's a week-long festival night is amazing. on discovery and velocity this year. adam: if you can get to scottsdale as some of us will be fortunate enough to do you will have a blast. craig jackson happy new year and continued success to everybody at barrett jackson. >> thank you very much. adam: take care. coming up next, some workers in 21 states will start the new year with a raise. and next, 2014 was a year that dramatically changed the political landscape in washington. we'll take a look back and see if there are any hopes, if there is any hope for an agreement in 2015. ♪ if a denture were to be put under a microscope we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique

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adam: earlier this week, we talked about how 2014 was the year of the hack. it was also a big year for politics. as republicans won elections which will allow the party to take over control of both houses of congress in the new year. but with president obama holding the veto pen congress faces an uphill battle. peter barnes joins us. hi peter. >> hey adam. the results of the congressional midterms a mandate, the republicans say. the president not so much. >> the american people seem to have indicated last november that they've had about enough of this crowd and might want to go in a different direction. obama: obviously republicans had a good night and they deserve credit for running good campaigns. adam: well, both sides have been belittling sides since then raising fears of two more years

of gridlock in the last two years of obama's presidency. rather than through legislation with -- through congress. but gridlock is not a foregone conclusion for everything. the president himself has said he could work with republicans on free trade legislation, tax reform and infrastructure spending, for example. both sides want to extend the government terrorism insurance program that expires today. also been bipartisan support for repealing the 2% medical device tax on obamacare. >> we think there's a limited window for real legislative collaboration between the congress and the president next year, before -- before we reach the -- the campaign season ahead of the 2016 presidential elections. and because that window is short realistically there are probably not very many great

legislative accomplishments that are possible. >> but if past elections are any guide and history is any guide here congress and the president will have a limited window to get anything done in the new congress maybe six months or so before the 2016 presidential election cycle kicks in and pushes politicians back into their partisan corners. adam. adam: i was going to say back in their caves. what's on the agenda is unlikely to get done, i can only guess. >> let's talk about the republican side. they, of course, say they want to try and repeal obamacare yet again or change dodd-frank financial reform. the president has issued veto threats on those. probably won't see anything -- you know minor changes. maybe the 2% medical device tax and obamacare gets repealed. the president hinted he could support that. it's a tax on grandma's hip replacement. not good politics. nothing major there. don't expect any major

entitlement reforms certainly. the big stuff waits until after the 2016 election. adam: it's always after the presidential election. you have to have realistic expectations. all i want out of life is a 20 sharon and 30 rating. all the best to you. happy new year. >> i'll get you that. adam: your mouth to god's ears. be well. millions of people will see their wages rise. the presidential proposal from the white house remains stalled. twenty-one states are hiking hourly wages. will this do more harm than good? here to debate the issue, democratic strategist. and katherine reporter for the national review. let me start with katherine. the argument for raising the minimum wage, you might have employers who decide okay, we'll raise the minimum wage, but i won't hire as many people.

is that a valid argument supported by history? >> of course. most people agree that know anything about the economy that it will at least eliminate a lot of starter jobs. workers -- or excuse me employers won't look at a beginner worker and say i'll take a chance on this guy. this robs the least skilled workers of the opportunity to start small and work their way up. adam: jessica, a lot of news yesterday. shake shack and their ipo. shake shack pays its workers higher than minimum wage in new york city. they're highly popular and highly successful. is that the argument? >> yeah. and i think we've seen this time and again. this is an age-old argument since they announced there would be a federal minimum wage back during the depression. we've seen job growth and a growing economy. even with the increase in minimum wage multiple states around the country, walmart says

they can absorb these costs because it's very minimal. we're looking at the federal minimum wage being set at 7.25. the average go up to $8. not a huge increase. the highest it will go up to is 9.15. adam: what about the non-walmart small store. can they absorb the increase? >> i believe they can. adam: you believe they can. but can they? when we talk to small business owners, they say no they can't. yes, walmart can do it, but the mom-and-pop stores can they? >> with the franchises absolutely. literally where you're talking mom and pop shops where they have one or two people, they're small some concern if there's an increase in minimum wage and if they're having to deal with health care issues as well. but it's interesting because the minimum wage was actually passed into law in several states on this last ballot in november. so it's very popular. i mean, polling has it where even in states

like florida where it wasn't it's still over 50% popular to have an increase in the minimum wage. adam: katherine, let me bring you into this. the vast majority of people earning the minimum wage are in families. these are studies that have shown this. are already in families where there's a wage earner who has far greater than minimum wage. is this a non-discussion. what we should be talking about is how to deliver services to the non-impoverished. the taxpayer will pay anyway. >> this isn't helping the people it's supposed to help. families below the federal poverty line, only 7% of them have one member working a full-time job at all. so what they don't need is an hourly wage increase. they need jobs. the problem is that they don't make enough because they don't have jobs or because they're not working enough not because they're not making enough per hour.

adam: is that accurate, jessica? >> i don't think so here. first, two issues. the increase in the minimum wage is actually -- adam: it is accurate jessica. she's making a valid point. >> over half of the people who get the minimum wage right now, you're talking about people deeply impoverished. there's a difference between the people who get the minimum wage -- over half the women are actually representing their family. and 56% of them have full-time jobs. they're working multiple jobs at minimum wage and still barely getting by. the minimum wage increase won't make people wealthy. it will pump money in the economy based on 1.5 billion in the next year. adam: i'm not saying they don't need assistance and the citizens of the greatest country on the planet and the wealthiest, we don't have some responsibility. such a small number in genuine terms. aren't there better ways to help these people than this increase

because, at the end of the day, it doesn't help them as much as perhaps the political argument says it will. >> i mean, in what other ways are you referring to? getting them -- i don't know -- adam: getting them take for day care for their children. >> as long as people don't call that an entitlement program and cut funding for that. it's a chicken and egg situation. two separate things. i'm fully supportive of day care situations where people can increase their training, get out of their low income jobs into the higher income jobs and continue on in that way. but we'll always have minimum wage jobs. that's the bottom line. adam: katherine, you have the last word. >> the government can't decide what labor is worth. only the free market, baby. that's the only thing that can decide that. unless they can see into people's minds and see into their businesses this isn't up for debate. adam: in 21 states the

government decided what the free market will pay. >> their voters decided. adam: i'm not saying it's right or wrong. i'm saying the government did whether it's right or wrong will play out as we go forward. both of you, thank you very much. happy new year. when we come back we'll take a look back at 2014 in a more fun way than politics with the best ads on television including a favorite from the super bowl. will we have to bleep it? the hottest trends. alcohol coming next year. we'll sample them all. get ready to drink up. but first here is your consumer gauge. we'll be right back.

adam: as we rap up 2014, we'll look at the year's most memorable commercials everything from the super bowl and mother's day. here is bruce.

good to see you. got to see you at 2 o'clock. happy new year's. i watched your number one pick. >> happy new year to you. adam: let's start with your number one pick. the super bowl ad. we don't have time for the entire two minute clip. we'll run a little bit of it. i want to ask you why you love it. >> i was excited to make a commercial with newcastle, but turns out they don't have the money or permission to make a -- commercial. they can't even say the word -- adam: bruce, tell us why you love it. >> well, it's very simple. newcastle is trying to tell you that they're the beer for iconic class. then they're showing us a commercial that makes fun of beer commercials and they did it masterfully. you can't stop watching. it's wonderful.

adam: you can see it on youtube. american greetings. the world's toughest job. we have a clip of this one. then i'll ask you why it's number two for you. >> we're looking for someone who might have a degree in medicine, finance and culinary hats. the associate needs constant attention. sometimes they need to stay up with an associate throughout the night. being able to work in a chaotic environment. no vacations. in fact, thanksgiving christmas, new year's and holidays the workload goes up. we demand that. with a happy disposition. >> that's almost cruel. that's almost a very very -- adam: bruce, this was your number two. why? >> when this ad is over, if you don't call your mother and give her a hug, you're not human. and american greetings wants you to use their services to reach out to your mom. this hits you right in the heart and makes you do it. adam: hbo family viewing.

why this one is number three and perhaps not one or two in your book. >> you know, nana and grandpa joe are first cousins. adam: i just gringd. cringed. bruce. >> that's what they want. if your parents or kids, you don't have to watch these shows together anymore because hbo will let you do it somewhere else. go online and watch the other ones that you can't put on regular tv. they're hysterical. the budweiser puppy commercial. i want to show you a clip. as long as you have a cat or puppy, it will be a hit. that's why you'll love it. >> that's right.

>> ♪ adam: bruce, what is it about little puppies that we love? >> well, i think the whole internet is built on puppies kittens and babies. this ad tells you how ads work. it's nothing about the beer. it's nothing about the taste. it's about something that every time we see it we all just turn into little piles of mush. and it makes us love the brand. and that's what it's all about. adam: yeah budweiser. what is it you said puppies, babies and in some cases, tracy lord. but that's another situation. and kittens. thank you very much, happy new year, bruce. >> happy new year. adam: still to come, while you're getting ready to break youout the bubbly, what you could and should drink in 2015. stay with us.

adam: with the new year comes new trends in the spirits industry. adult beverages. some emerging trends. thank you very much for joining us. i'll hold something up for the camera. take a close-up please. this is silver and not blue. usually the crown royal bag is blue, but this canadian whisky, the crown royal modern blend

is special at 70 bucks a barrel. >> i think this will be the year that canadian whisky breaks through. irish whisky was the big deal in the last year or two. as popular as a bourbon is becoming as rye is becoming, people are looking for something more approachable in a brown spirit. that's where this fits in. it's the 75th anniversary. you get the nice bag. adam: nice bag if i want to go out and about. >> absolutely. adam: let's go to the cognac. tell me about this. $140 a barrel, it better be good. >> yeah. what we're really talking about is cognac has been dominated by the big brands. martel and, you know we're now starting to see this idea of almost craft cognac. these are smaller family run brands. they sold their cognac to the big brands. they're emerging on

their own. adam: i love saying cognac. why are we seeing what's happening with beer, craft breweries why is that happening in the higher end spirits. >> they're looking for entrepreneurnewer flavors. this doesn't have the massive marketing machine behind it. tastes good too. adam: this is a pretty bottle too. let's move on. for high end blended cocktails. how do i pronounce this? >> slow and low rock and ride. adam: sounds like a punk rock bar. >> this is an old-fashioned in a bottle. adam: that i can say. >> and the idea is, is that -- we used to think of bottled cocktails a cheap ready made thing. now they're coming up these versions which are basically like the quality cocktails you'd get in a good cocktail

bar. this is rye with sweetener, but it's done incredibly well and we're seeing a lot of this go on. and bars are frankly doing their own bottled cocktails as well. adam: let's move on to cider. i've never been a cider drinker. cider has alcoholic content, does it not? >> hard cider yes. adam: what you brought here is foggy sweet -- >> this is a cider from virginia. i think cider will be the new beer. adam: really? >> maybe not as big as beer. it will start to occupy the place that craft beer is occupying. we'll see more cider on the shelf. sam adams is in the cider game. but we'll see more. adam: i worked way wonderful man in cleveland ohio. don. he says, the problem with the united states is we gave up the free martini lunch or whatever they used to call it.

it seems there's a shift away from adult beverages. are we shifting back? >> i think so. our foody culture has spread into our drink world. we're eating and drinking better. adam: we'll be right back. break it open.

adam: it may be 2015 in other places but we're still six hours away from a new year on the east coast of the united states. if you're hoping to take uber home, make sure you have not quite a few extra bucks. expect the next 12 hours to be the busiest ever. uber is bringing back surge pricing, which is a fancy way of saying we'll gownl gouge you. fairsfares will increase.

rival lyft will have prime time pricing. how much you will pay will be determined on a case bycase-by-case basis. both companies are donating a portion of their proceeds to mothers against drunk driving. the entire hour tomorrow will be devoted to retirement. and it's an issue that needs to be talked a lot more. 80% of americans between the ages of 60 and 75 failed a retirement income literacy test. ways to double your nest egg. that's it for tonight's report. thank you for joining us. have a good night and safe and healthy 2015. happy new year, everybody.

charles: i'm charles payne. you're watching "making money." happy new year everybody. okay, the dow, we're up six straight years. this was a very good one. proves what i've been saying for a long time. don't listen to the naysayers. you have to be in this if you want to win it. we'll make 2015 a good year. right now, straight to laurie rothman. she's in for nicole on the floor of the new york stock exchange. laurie. >> it's a wrap for trading in 2014. the dow gave up 160 points. economic news may have had a larger impact than an otherwise volume trading session. a banner year for the us markets. dow jones industrial average gaining