insight. he will stick to the line that came out of what the fed said last week. >> data dependent. >> absolutely. maria: it is time for "varney & company." i will see you tomorrow. stuart have a great show. stuart: ted cruz johnson and starbucks retreats. good morning everyone. saudi arabia almost surrounded. our fight against terrorism hobbled according to the new york times. a conservative joins the presidential race. senator ted cruz. elizabeth warren running against hillary. starbucks backs off on talking

race. i still say dunkin' donuts coffee is better. "varney & company," though, we are about to begin. ♪ >> i believe in you. i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of america. that is why today i am announcing that i am running for president of the united states. [cheering and applause] stuart: there it was. a speech at liberty university. the largest christian university in the country. his faith played a big role in that announcement speech. the first candidate to announce.

he did it first on twitter. i am running for president. i hope to our newer support. also releasing this campaign ad. a time for truth. ready to make america great again. i do not -- is there a problem here? he was born in canada. how does that work? we asked the judge mr. napolitano in about a half an hour. the un special says the country is on the brink of civil war. seizing control of the northern part of the country and the countries third largest city. iranian power is very, very close. k.t. mcfarland is with us.

>> president obama is about to do a deal with iran where they will unplug the program. they will peak you swear to not plug it back in. iran will be the dominant economic power in the region. it will also be the fresh golden power in the region. if you are in that region, you are saying that. stuart: what about the arabia? did they get thrown under the bus? >> it is even worse than that. the war that is in yemen yemen has a civil war. who cares. they have been fighting for

centuries. there is a large shiite population. it could be a multiparty civil war in saudi arabia. if that happens -- stuart: i just want to see their position. there you go. yemen. southern border right there. if that power moves across the border what does that mean? >> that is in a very dangerous part of the arabian peninsula. stuart: what is president obama going to do about this? >> he thinks that everything is fine. i think that he has accepted the fact that iran now runs the

middle east. he tweets out on a regular basis. over the weekend he lessened the chance to death to america. at the same time, you look it you look at the other countries in the region. the other countries are not buying it. a lot of them have said the same thing. signing a deal with russia to develop its nuclear program. while the president says we will have this deal what it will really do is usher in a nuclear arms race. unstable part of the world.

develop our energy resources. what is wrong with that? >> energy source of the world replacing the chaos. stuart: all right. take you. check the big board. we have a very modest gain this monday morning. the dollar is down a little tiny bit. pretty much flat this monday morning. $46 per barrel. the price of gas unchanged. still at 2.42. no plunge just yet. look at starbucks. lauren simonetti is here with the details. in case you missed it on the starbucks story. >> no longer serving up a

conversation with your coffee. starbucks says that campaign was only meant to last a week anyway. this phase of the effort was only just a catalyst for a much broader and longer term conversation. it will be completely finished as of today and today was actually yesterday. on friday, we showed you this questionnaire. x number of friends of a different race. starbucks is also hiring thousands of workers from different backgrounds. stuart: i just think that the place for a conversation about race is not necessarily in a starbucks door where you go into. coffee. >> it is also not with a stranger. >> i do not want to be provoked

into anything when i get my coffee. suppose if somebody hold an unpopular lytic rate incorrect opinion invoices that loudly in a starbucks store. is that what he really wants? >> the questions on not usa today questionnaire were released the late. i do not know how many friends of different races i have. they are my friends. that is it. you go into some starbucks in some of those workers do not even know what you are talking about. they have no idea what this even means. they're the ones that were supposed to be writing it on your cup. stuart: okay. thank you very much in deed, lauren. art laffer is next. does he support ted cruz?

art laffer is next. listen to crews. >> imagine and 2017, a new president signing legislation were appealing every word of obamacare. [cheering and applause] push your enterprise and you can move the world. but to get from the old way to the new, you'll need the right it infrastructure. from a partner who knows how to make your enterprise more agile, borderless and secure. hp helps businesses move on all the possibilities of today. and stay ready for everything that is still to come.

stuart: and modest gain. not that far away from 18,200 this morning. staples is a winner. ubs says get out there and by that stop. time is money. craft singles. you know, those individually packaged pieces of cheese, they have a stamp of approval by a viciousness group. one that says they are not even

real cheese. not so fast. some are calling it spyware. the new chevy malibu will have a tracking system. piece of the world hold on a second what is this, a piece in the "wall street journal"'s says lifetime ban from baseball. a story that you are interest is in. 43,000 comments on our facebook page. incredible. i want to get back to senator ted cruz announcing he is running for president. art laffer. you are the guy who created the prosperity after president

reagan and clinton year. the policies of test crews and let you know about him. >> his speech was the best beach i have heard in ages. that was a wonderful speech. i am very impress by ted cruz. i think that he would make a great candidate. i love the whole field to be honest with you. very impressive. that speech was a knock it out of the park speech. stuart: i was listening. carefully. let them up. just let them up like a firework. >> it was exactly like kennedy was. i got seven offers, i think from my mba at stanford. it was terrific.

where are those days today? we need seven-8% growth rates for a long period of time to catch back up to where we were. it would be spectacular. stuart: thank you very much. i have to bring you a downer. this is the fifth anniversary of the passage of obamacare. we have a few special soundbites from the folks that brought you obamacare. first one. no. >> affordable. affordable. affordable. stuart: affordability of obamacare. >> i do not think that it is

affordable. when things are given away free, probably the most expensive things on earth. you will get restrict it and they will be very, very expensive. probably of low quality. fifth anniversary did you say i think you really have to come the other way. i think it is three anniversaries of being repealed. [laughter] stuart: hold on. we are not done. let me roll another. >> more than the 250 million americans that are ready have healthcare insurance. you will keep your healthcare insurance. if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your dog or. if you like your healthcare plan you will be able to keep your healthcare plan. >> everyone knew that that was

not true. it is not true. it cannot be true. i do not know why the president chose to say it. it is just ridiculous. it is not nice. stuart: jonathan gruber. peter gruber was a hollywood producer. >> those same mistakes when he was my age two. [laughter] stuart: obamacare in the deficit. roll that tape. >> healthcare reform will not add one dime to our deficit. stuart: won't add one dime to the deficit. go. >> it is just not true. responsible for why we have the poor economy that we have today.

government spending is taxation. obamacare is just an elaborate scheme to tax people and one group to pay for people in another group. it is not affordable and it does not reduce the deficit or even keep it even. stuart: the ted cruz speech included a big section where he said we just have to to repeal obamacare. >> it was simple. we will appeal obamacare. exactly what should be done. stuart: that is very important. a social need, if you ask me. by market trip and forces. >> exactly.

>> doctors are in their jobs to make money as much as anyone else. you do not want anyone gaming the system. that is not which you want on this type of legislation. you want it simple and straightforward and it is not. three years from now we will not have it. how is that? stuart: that is just wishful thing in. thank you very much. stuart: tracking your teens driving habit. getting into an accident. what control are you comfortable with? how do you feel about this?

♪

so,as my personal financial psychic, i'm sure you know what this meeting is about. yes, a raise. i'm letting you go. i knew that. you see, this is my amerivest managed... balances. no. portfolio. and if doesn't perform

well for two consecutive gold. quarters. quarters...yup. then amerivest gives me back their advisory... stocks. fees. fees. fees for those quarters. yeah. so, i'm confident i'm in good hands. for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this.

>> entering into a joint bencher. pastors just love that. herbal life has momentum today that's all right. then they have -- [laughter] stuart: sorry folks. the chevy 2016 malibu. it comes with some new features to keep teenagers safe behind the wheel. i think that you can set the maximum speed two. even send the parents a report card on how the team is striving. lauren is back with us. i see this as inevitable. a car is a computer these days. >> that is what gm says.

this is just the beginning of putting more of this tracking information in cars. >> it can be in control. >> through all of these controls the volume on the stereo how fast you can go in the pan scan a report card. i think that it will be terrible. i would never as a teenager drive a car that lets my parents know everything that i was doing. teenage drivers are not safe drivers. everyone knows that. texting and driving is perhaps a bigger problem. >> $64 billion question. you are not old enough yet to have teenage children. maybe one day you will. can you see yourself buying this

chevy malibu? would you do it? >> i do not think so. i think that it is invasive. i would have a conversation with them if i was doing it. let them know. stuart: i do not want that control. >> all of this is done with with self charging cars on the road anyway. stuart: i am sure we will return to this in the next couple hours. a chicago lobbyist works for one day as a substitute teacher. that makes him eligible for $31,000 worth of retirement benefits. there is a lawsuit. we have an up date on this extraordinary situation. ted cruz lauren in canada.

constitutionally is he even allowed to be the president much of mark. >> today millions of young people are scared, worried about the future. imagine millions of young people coming together and standing together saying we will stand for liberty. [cheering and applause] the road. it can bring out the worst in people. but the m-class scans for danger... ...corrects for lane drifting... ...and if necessary, it will even brake all by itself. it is a luxury suv engineered to get you there and back safely.

for tomorrow is another fight. the 2015 m-class. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. the real question that needs to be asked is "what is it that we can do that is impactful?" what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer researchers. it used to take two weeks to sequence and analyze a genome; with the microsoft cloud we can analyze 100 per day. whatever i can do to help compute a cure for cancer, that's what i'd like to do. in new york state, we're reinventing how we do business so businesses can reinvent the world. from pharmaceuticals to 3d prototyping, biotech to clean energy. whether your business is moving, expanding or just getting started... only new york offers you zero taxes

for 10 years with startup ny business incubators that partner companies with universities, and venture capital funding for high growth industries. see how new york can grow your business and create jobs. visit ny.gov/business so,as my personal financial psychic, i'm sure you know what this meeting is about. yes, a raise. i'm letting you go. i knew that. you see, this is my amerivest managed... balances. no. portfolio. and if doesn't perform well for two consecutive gold.

quarters. quarters...yup. then amerivest gives me back their advisory... stocks. fees. fees. fees for those quarters. yeah. so, i'm confident i'm in good hands. for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this.

stuart: we will take it. modest rally. 18175. not much change for the price of oil. no change for the price of gas overnight, at least. the cheapest gas and all the united states of america $1.81 in crossville, tennessee. i may be driving through there. and then we have republicans senators ted cruz to announce he is running for president in 2016. cruz is an american citizens who was born in canada. this is article two section one

of the constitution. no person except for a natural born citizen shall be eligible to the office of president. does he have a constitutional problem? >> no. that has been defined several times i that congress is self in several different ways. if one of your parents was a natural born americans citizen and lived in the u.s. for 10 years, then you are a natural born citizen no matter where your mother was at the time of your earth. the statute is clear the meaning of it is clear. would the court here in?

the court would not concern itself with who is running or president, but only who is serving as president. they would probably not. until after election day. stuart: a strict constitutionalists. i suggest that you would approve of this candidacy. >> i am glad for that candidacy. he quoted jefferson this morning. the purpose of the constitution is to change down the government. then when he said it is a federal right -- he doesn't look at the federal government as one of limited authority. more than any other candidate likely to run for president except for senator randy paul.

i spent a lot of time with him. i knew him very well. stuart: where do you think ted cruz is going? >> i think that ted cruz will probably join all of the other republicans but randy paul. make the world safe for democracy. i think randa paul would pull back from that. stuart: which more with you have fought in the last 100 years? >> will you answer the question as asked. yes, absolutely.

>> probably not. at the time, yes. today, no. all of these things that was an absurd use of the military. all of that stuff -- a cia agent which went rogue. p2 vietnam at first. >> i was wrong. [laughter] stuart: -- >> the purpose so for this to be the absolute last resort to save the nation.

it is not to be used to move national borders because we do not like what is going on in other countries. >> a half to be that close to pulling a trigger. if they do not have an air force, they do not have the ability to pull the checker. stuart: judge great stuff on a monday. a retired union lobbyist he substituted as a teacher for one day. he is now at legible for pension benefits. the state retirement board scaled back his benefits. now, suing the city to keep it.

jeff flock is in chicago. jeff: i do not know what to say. he says that this was legal. there was a state law that passed. he taught history by the way in springfield illinois. he got paid $93. you are right. exceed five years old. union lobbyists for the teachers union. pin this one is. proof is constitution which says pension cannot be diminished after they are delivered. this goes to the heart of whether the state pension funds have been restructured and

someplace. not necessarily constitutional. valid and well. just. it reads the presidency. a judge should invalidate that statue. >> that is breaking new legal ground. a deal can be upset and overturned. you think that that is legit? >> leap is to have him from his

benefit for one word. being that it was lawful, but the law is found in just. >> you are not. credible. stuart: wash your mouth out judge. you are proposing to really overturned a huge deal which would save a little late, but really mess up a contract.

>> yes. stuart: a bid lower lip government bizarre confederacy. not caring about future generations. stuart: i would give you a nine out of 10 on today's performance. watch this. it says the u.s. constitution -- next case. a major walmart investors says they want walmart to stop selling assault rifles.

how much power does shareholders have. also eric schmidt. ♪ per per pop up up up him him him him

learning dow jones average of 43 points. take a look at some of the leaders here. we are watching pfizer. with that, we have seen the real winner and moving to a new high. talking about healthcare. looking at some of the biotech stocks. a buy on the dip. lulu lemon cutting their price

target. a weak start to the year. much more and warranty and company coming up. ♪ and the rush i get, lasts way more than an hour. (announcer) at scottrade, we share your passion for trading. that's why we've built powerful technology to alert you to your next opportunity. because at scottrade, our passion is to power yours.

stuart: trinity wall street church. they are challenging the assault rifle sales. they challenged walmart. are they going to win in court?

they blame these types of guns for the mass killings we have seen this country. a quarterly shareholder. stuart: that is what the court said. >> right. three panel judges will be meeting. even if they say okay ultimately it will not have an impact. 50% already of the companies. the broader impact here is the

impact and the influence of shareholders on companies. stuart: you would be able to raise this question. proposals from shareholders the same. it will slow them down from running the day to day business. stuart: thank you very much, in deed. let's talk about google, for a moment. let me lay this story out here. google got a pass from the administration. that is when the government wanted to sue google. then the government backed off. google received a merest lap on the rest. big-time google guy had just

organized president obama's election victory. let's ask the ceo. i say i smell crony capitalism. you run a big perforation. you know how it is you have to work with the government. >> it is interesting here. there were some things done wrong here. the challenges were brought to the ftc fight their competitors. eric schmidt help them run obama's campaign. on the other side, his competitors did to. i think that you are onto something when you call it crony capitalism launching a federal

campaign they are not competing with these people in the market place. when they grind an ax with the government. >> all in favor of wind power. going for transporting oil by his railroad line. that kind of thing. did you find yourself rubbing up against big government and having to bend a little? >> it is always a temptation. you do not want to be stupid by letting them take over the government. if you look at our entire tax system it is riddled.

all of that action has distorted the plane field. all business owners need to stand back and take a breath. what will we end up with? the latest net neutrality situation is also part of this. i think they would be better off saying let stand back and let's not invite the government and. stuart: indeed. you know i am a stickler for good ground. i was challenged on it last week. impactful is not a word. janice dean disagrees. now, she has a leg to stand on. she is next. stuart: did you just say

impactful? there is no such word as impactful. did i really just make up a word? >> no. i have heard it before. ♪ there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment. so why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to plan around either.

it's the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the frustrating urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may i delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision or any symptoms of an allergic reaction stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. why pause the moment? ask your doctor about cialis for daily use. for a free 30-tablet trial go to cialis.com you total your brand new car. nobody's

hurt,but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do, drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had a liberty mutual new car replacement, you'd get your whole car back. i guess they don't want you driving around on three wheels. smart. new car replacement is just one of the features that come standard with a base liberty mutual policy. and for drivers with accident forgivness,rates won't go up due to your first accident. learn more by calling switch to liberty mutual and you can save up to $423. for a free quote today,call liberty mutual insurance at see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance.

stuart: i confess that i gave janice dean a hard time when she said the word impactful during one of her weather reports. apparently i was very long. listen to this. >> there is certainly such a word as impactful, and i can prove it stuart it's in the dictionary. it's in the great repositories of the record of the english language, the ox toford english diction -- oxford -- stuart: in the great repositories -- >> oh my goodness! [laughter] and he was british. stuart: you've never used the word impactful -- >> no. it comes to my lips when i'm about to say the weather is very -- it's not very good outside. so you have. i want to ask you, in your years of broadcasting, have you not, you know, been live and said something that perhaps was questionable? stuart: i have always attempted to use good grammar on any and all occasions.

>> okay, wait, though i think we have a video clip. stuart: what? [laughter] if you deflate the ball by two psi, two poundser if square inch, you bring it down two pounds, does that indeed, make a difference to-off it goes -- to how far, the catchability of it? >> oh! catchability? stuart: oh i was just making it up as i went along. it works didn't it? >> it wasn't a word. [laughter] i'm so glad you're such a good sport because i was telling your producers will this be the last time i'm on varney? [laughter] stuart: two questions for you number one the word party, is it a noun or a verb? >> i'm going to a party. i'm partying. stuart: you can't -- it's not a verb. can't do that. last one. what's wrong with the sentence? my mother told me to quickly run to the store. >> my mother told me to quickly run to the store?

i don't think that's correct. stuart: why not? >> i don't know because you're questioning me about it. stuart: it's a split infinitive, girl. >> i feel like i have to go back to school. you should have, i think, a segment on varney where you do this more off, because it's very important. catchability. stuart: catchability. thank you very much, indeed, janice. you can come again. >> this was very impactful. [laughter] stuart: you ruined it. >> sorry. stuart: no, you didn't, you're all right. ted cruz announces his presidential run. up next stephen moore he's all about economics gives good advice. would he -- does he think that ted cruz would return us to prosperity?

stuart: which political party has the most political talent? bench strength. it's on full display as the race for the white house gets under

way and in my opinion -- yes my opinion -- the republicans are way out front. i'm not saying a republican wins in '16, but attractive talent is on the right, not so much on the left. ted cruz announced today. i think he's just one of the few young the new young faces in the republican party. rand paul scott walker, they're two others. all three of them are making a first bid. all three bring ideas and, yes passion to the race. the establishment well represented by jeb bush. success is the governor of pl, and he's not afraid to take on the big issues like immigration. there's governor huckabee, governor perry, dr. ben carson perhaps ohio's john kasich, a long list of people. the democrats, a narrower field and, again, in my opinion hess talent. hillary is the front runner oh, yeah, there's plenty of political talent there, but is that the kind of political talent america needs in the white house? the boston globe wants senator

elizabeth warren to oppose hillary not because ms. warren has great talent but because hillary's scandals may doom her candidacy. as for senator warren's ideas since when has socialism been a winning idea in america? then there's martin o'malley, former governor of maryland. his job was taken by a republican in maryland. and let's not forget vice president biden, apparently willing to throw his hat in the ring. republicans must be hoping fervently for a biden gaffe-prone candidacy. no when it comes to bench strength the republicans have it the democrats do not. maybe after eight years of the most left-wing president of all time, endless failure has brought out the talent on the other side of the aisle. i live in hope. ♪ ♪ ♪ stuart: well, why don't we get

right to the race for the white house. senator ted cruz is running for president, made the announcement a couple of hours ago. listen to this. >> i believe in you. i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of america. ands that is why today i am announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] stuart: oh, yeah. heritage foundation's steve moore is with us. all right, steve you're the man who wants -- >> oh, sorry i thought you said i'm going to -- stuart: you're the guy. i was hearing something else for a second, you were too. you're the guy, you want lower tax rates. you want growth. do you think ted cruz is your guy? >> look, i don't have a horse in this race, but i think ted cruz is a great addition to the field. i think the guy has a spine of

steel. i think he has, you know, unbendable political principles, and that's something a lot of conservatives who have just been kind of unnerved by this kind of feckless congress are really looking for. so i think he will be a very welcome addition. he wants to repeal obamacare move to a flat tax, personal accounts for social security i find him very attractive. and i agree entirely with what you just said by the way, stuart. if you look at this field of candidates the republicans are putting out there, people like marco rubio and rand paul and scott walker and jeb bush i would make this point, everyone who is running this time in 2016 is better than anybody who ran for the republicans in 2012. it's a powerful field. stuart: do most of them -- i'm not going to say all, but do most of the candidates as we know them are most of them in favor of growth through lower corporate and personal income tax rates? >> well, they'd better be, that's why larry kudlow and steve forbes and art laffer and i started the committee to

unleash american prosperity because we believe that is the central issue in this campaign. how do we get growth in this 2% slump up to 4%, and i've even heard you talk about 5% growth which i would love to see and i think we're capable of. i would say i've talked to almost every one of these republican candidates now, and they've got that growth message, you know right smack in their head. and they are going to really focus on tax reform. in fact, you know i think you're going to see four, five or six of these candidates, stuart, talking about some version of a flat tax. remember when steve forbes ran on that 20 years ago. stuart: do you think that's sellable to the american electorate? >> yeah, i do. stuart: do you really? that's a revolution steve. >> it is a revolution, but here's the point, i don't think americans should play small ball. i think they should be talking about blowing up the tax system starting completely over. i've said this on your show i bet, stuart, you and i could sit down in half an hour and come up with something that is much more pro-growth, more fair and

something that the american people that would buy into, get rid of the loopholes, get rid of the special interest carveouts. yeah, i think the american people are ready for that because they see this tax system is sending jobs abroad. stuart: last one real fast, "the boston globe" wants elizabeth warren to run against hillary. let's suppose wildly that elizabeth warren is elected president of the united states of america. what would that do to the united states' economy? [laughter] i'm not being funny she's the op opposite extreme, she's way out there on the left. i think she's a socialist. what would that do to the economy? >> well, it would be negative but, look, we've had barack obama for six years, and he's pretty much a socialist himself, right? somehow we muddle through. this is a nightmare scenario you're laying out, it is a total night mauer that after eight years -- nightmare that after eight years of barack obama we'd have brent warren. i don't think it's going to happen. i think people are looking for the opposite of obama, someone with experience, who beliefs in

the free enterprise system. this is a business show, why can't we have a president who thinks that business is a good thing that companies are values, that there is value in our company that makes profit? i mean, everybody in this town that i'm sitting in thinks companies are evil, businesses are evil, profits are evil. stuart: maybe that will change. it sure has to in my opinion. stephen moore, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you, stuart. stuart: more on "the boston globe" which is indeed calling for elizabeth warren to run against hillary. that's the headline, boston globe "run warren run." charlie gasparino is here. this looks like -- you're smiling but it looks like the gips of a -- beginnings of a serious challenge to hillary's nomination. >> we should point out you'll never see the boston globe editorial page invited to the federalist society to give chats. stuart: true. >> we are talking about one of the more far left editorial pages out there in a city that, you know, is pretty far left

itself. this is a fantasy on the left. stuart: you discount this completely? >> yes. here's why. well, you know, the odds are very heavily in her favor, why is that? you have to start raising money. you really have to raise money from corporations. you do need that, that sort of -- remember, barack obama may have beat up corporations when he got into us a, but i'll tell you in 2007, right, when he was gearing up for 2008, early 2007 which would be, you know, time frame sequence about where it is now, he was courting wall street. paul volcker, dick fold a lot of the big bankers at goldman sachs larry fink the guy who runs blackrock, they all had a meeting with him at that place right next to the fox news headquarters in washington johnny's fish -- it's right downstairs. stuart: is that right? >> they basically raised money for him. elizabeth warren is not even close to that right now. stuart: listen to what you're saying. are you saying that corporations actually run these elections?

>> they -- stuart: with that money? >> they give a lot of money, and you need some of that money. i don't think you can run as a pure populist without any sort of support from wall street, from special interest groups on the right. excuse me from corporate special interest groups. i just don't think you can do that. she will not be able to do that and unless hillary clinton's e-mails come out with some sort of scandal, she's going to be the presidential nominee for the democratic party. i mean -- but the left just loves this whole thing. it's like a fantasy. of it's like i think elizabeth warren has about as much chance of unseating hillary clinton as i do -- now listen to the this analogy -- going to del frisco's, picking up jennifer aniston, bringing her home and not having my wife kill both of us. [laughter] that is the chance that elizabeth warren has to win. stuart: the show's got a friday feel on a monday morning. [laughter] >> friday, monday -- stuart: they're close. gasparino strikes again. thanks very much, gaspo.

i want you to look at the stock price on michael kors. it is up. now, why is it up? it's got what we call the barron's bounce. phil roosevelt is here. you wrote about michael kors over weekend. you said you liked it. monday morning, it goes up. barron's bounce, why do you like it? >> well michael kors has been a hot stock now for a few years, a hot company and a hot stock. the sales have come down, probably half of what they were before they were running at 60% a year sales growth, probably down to the 30% now, and that has scared a lot of the momentum investors out of the stock and left it quite cheap much cheaper than coach on a price to earnings -- stuart: really? that's interesting. i always think of coach as the old -- i call it a democratic luxury stock because it's handbags and that kind of thing were just in reach. >> right. stuart: and then along came kors with maybe a better selection and they took over that role. you're saying kors is now

cheaper on a financial basis than coach? >> it's stock is cheaper on a price-to-earnings basis. some of the stuff they sell is actually a lot more expensive than coach. they do the affordable luxury like coach does, but they also have coach that's closer to lvmh territory. stuart: where do you think the stock's going to go to? >> probably 25% up over a year. stuart: and you said that? >> we did. stuart: that's why you've got the barron's bounce. thank you very much indeed. >> thank you stuart. stuart: radioshack is on death watch. lauren simonetti, in case you missed it. tell me, what save radioshack? >> well, its future will be be decided at bankruptcy auction today. right now the hedge fund standard general, the p only hope for the 94-year-old chain's survival. it has teamed up with sprint to save nearly half of radioshack's 4,000 stores and turn them into co-branded sprint stores. radioshack would feel devices.

standard general says a win on its part will keep 900,000 people working but its plan also relies on being able to cancel much of radioshack's debt. another option is liquidation. that will produce cash for creditors, so we should find out at the end of the month. like i said, stuart that hearing is at this hour. stuart: i think radioshack was done in by apple stores beat 'em -- >> true. stuart: it's a generational thing, it's my generation store, not yours and the internet. online sales. >> yeah, i mean, your right. you're right. i was hoping that super bowl commercial would have saved them, but it didn't. stuart: thanks so much lauren. here's what we have the rest of this hour. pete rose banned from baseball, you know that. you had a lot to say over the weekend about that. 43,000 comments on the varney facebook page. if you know anything about social media, that's a lot, and we're happy with that. 12:23, we'll discuss it. we have the actor who plays

jesus in bill o'reilly's book. and up next, kraft singles getting the stamp of approval from a big nutrition group. after the break one nutritionist who says those kraft singles aren't even real cheese.

the real question that needs to be asked is "what is it that we can do that is impactful?" what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer researchers. it used to take two weeks to sequence and analyze a genome;

with the microsoft cloud we can analyze 100 per day. whatever i can do to help compute a cure for cancer, that's what i'd like to do. the road. it can bring out the worst in people. but the m-class scans for danger... ...corrects for lane drifting... ...and if necessary, it will even brake all by itself. it is a luxury suv engineered to get you there and back safely. for tomorrow is another fight. the 2015 m-class. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services.

stuart: were you even going to a starbucks store if you think the race question is waiting more you? i'm still shaking my head over this one. it's a rotten business decision. starbucks is pushing me out the door. i'm not even going to go in. so here you have it, starbucks has ended its race together campaign. howard schultz says this was a scheduled end. i say it's because of the backlash that they received. cheryl casone is here, and she will now be asked for her opinion. >> yes. i absolutely think it was because of the backlash. oh, we were always going to taper off the campaign after one week? that could not have been the

plan. they have been really building up to this big event they've been having group meetings around the country with starbucks employees, video from texas in particular talking about race. this was supposed to be a much bigger deal. they have completely backed off of that, and think his statement really does show that from howard schultz, as we just mentioned. stuart: i think we killed it cheryl shall we be honest? we did it. >> i think this show and the backlash from the american public. [laughter] stuart: the great american public. >> yeah, them too. stuart: cheryl, stay there. the academy of nutrition and dietetics gives its coveted kids eat right stamp of approval to kraft singles. whoa that's not sitting well with some members of the nutrition community. one of them joins us now from las vegas. here is andi with dieticians for professional integrity. all right andi, list it for me. what's your objection to kraft

singles? >> the issue isn't so much about kraft singles really although it is not a very healthy product, and when you look at the average american child's diet, they should not be pushed to eat processed cheese. but the issue comes down to the fact that for years now the academy of nutrition and dietetics has had very cozy ties to corporations like coca-cola, pepsico, hershey's mcdonald's, kelloggs and general mills. and a lot of dietician including myself, are tired of what should be an organization for nutrition really protecting corporate interests. stuart: really this is part of the processed versus fresh food debate. i think the country's moving more towards fresh food and away from processed food, and this is part of that debate do you agree with that? >> absolutely. stuart: okay. now, apart from the conflict of interest tell me what is wrong with kraft singles? because i've got six kids and nine grandchildren and that's

the only kind of cheese that they eat. certainly when they were youngsters. you want to remove that from kids' -- was i a bad parent a bad grandparent for feeding my kids this processed cheaz? >> absolutely not. the issue is that dieticians feel that this seal comes across as an implied endorsement, and a product like kraft singles is pretty high in sodium and does not really offer many of the nutrients that most children in the u.s. are not getting enough of. and this is exactly why dieticians have been extremely upset and in a beta has never happened -- in a way that has never happened before are really protesting. there is a petition on change.org that has over 10,000 signatures. stuart: are you in a war against the big food companies? >> it's not so much that, it's really more a battle against our own organization selling out our credential year after year, because what ends up happening is that dieticians are starting to realize that these kind of partnerships ultimately hurt our

credibility. stuart: okay. >> the public and other health professionals don't see us as objective nutrition experts. stuart soother i see your point. i know where you're coming from, and i'm to some degree on your side. i just wonder, what would you feed a 4-year-old instead of kraft singles? if you want to give them cheese what would you give them? >> you're asking me if it has to be exceed? stuart: no what would you feed them instead of kraft singles? >> well, i would actually feed them real cheese from the sense -- stuart: supposing they won't eat it? >> kraft singles is not. stuart: supposing they won't eat it? >> give them other foods that contain the same singles -- stuart: do you have children? >> i do not. stuart: ah. >> but i counsel a lot of people that do have children. stuart: look, it really does count because a parent really wants to feed their child. they want the child to eat.

it's inborn in us, you know? and it really matters that they eat what you put -- >> and the great thing is that there are so many other varieties of cheese out there that are more healthful, and there's many foods that contain calcium and vitamin d if that is the main thing -- stuart: i'm sure my children would have listened to eat spinach and not kraft singles. thanks for joining us, come again, okay? >> thanks for having me. stuart: tenet health care it's not doing much today but tenet health care is big mover in the s&p 500. it's going to have a joint venture with united surgical partners, tenet will have the option to buy them over five years. tenet is up 5%. and then there's pete rose. ah there's a growing effort to lift his lifetime baseball ban. you, the varney viewer had a lot to say about it on the varney facebook page. would you believe 43,000 comments? by far our most popular post

ever. more on rose next. ♪ ♪

stuart: wichita state tops kansas, it was a stunning victory over the weekend. most people's brackets were busted when villanova lost to north carolina state, including mine by the way, such as i know about it. another big upset was michigan state's win over virginia according to espn. out of the 11 million people who filled out their bracket on their site, not one person has it perfectly correct at this point. not good. an opinion piece in the "wall street journal" this weekend said, yeah, it's time to forgive pete rose and let him into the bauble hall of fame. we -- baseball hall of fame. we simply asked on our facebook page, should rose be admitted? 43,000 of you and counting responded. all right here's what some of you had to say. first of all mike: without a doubt,-one of the top three players ever. isn't it the baseball hall of fame, not the good human hall of fame? good question, good point. steve adds: the hall is for what one does on the field.

he did not use steroids to enhance his abilities, he played the game it was meant to be played. but dave disagrees. he says: he should not be in the hall of fame. quote: he single-handedly cost his players a chance to win or even play in a world series. self-centered greedy and a cheater. cheryl, i want to get back to that number, 43,000. we were astonished at that. is that the power of social ya? >> that's incredible because this is a story that hasn't gotten a lot of attention yet the response has been overwhelming on your facebook page. i was looking most of your i viewers support pete rose getting into the hall of fame. and if you lack at the stats -- look at the stats, they're making a great point. he played more games, 3,562, got more hits than anybody else ever ever in baseball. now, why can't -- what's the rule that he broke, right? stuart: gamble. >> can't bet on a game that you're playing in. well, now you've got all these players using steroids.

i mean, any -- i'm sorry but any morality in baseball was gone when the steroid scandal broke. stuart: most of our viewers said put him back in -- put him in not back in. we were just astonished. >> he was banned from even going to the hall of fame he really became -- he just got so beaten up and this was 30 years ago. it's time to move on. that's what your viewers said anyway. stuart: up next, the car that can track your teenagers, how fast they're going, how far they're driving, if they get too close to another car. it can even turn down the stereo volume. is that just a little bit too much parental control? ♪ ♪

♪ grind virtually any kind of food waste

into an unending source of electrical power for a city? when emerson takes up the challenge it's never been done before simply becomes consider it solved. emerson. if you take multiple medications, a dry mouth can be a common side effect. that's why there's biotene. it comes in oral rinse spray or gel so there's moisturizing relief for everyone. biotene, for people who suffer from a dry mouth.

stuart: 50 points up on the dow industrials. 18,178. been sitting there at that level for some time. still moving a little bit higher.

no change for the price of gas since last friday. $2.42. where is the cheapest gas in all the land? tennessee. i want to say on money and the dollar. cash leaving your up coming here. pushing up the dollar. is that accurate? is that a accurate statement? >> absolutely. all talking about them thinking that they euro will ease up even further. they are playing it from a short side. stuart: you are traitors. you are moving second by second on currencies. if the dollar getting stronger

in the euro and other currencies getting weaker? >> absolutely. everybody is really selling that euro short. the dollar has gone up quite a bit. certainly, we are seeing, on the euro side. i would tend to agree with that. stuart: is it bad for the american economy? >> i do not really think so. i do think that there will be a time where it will settle down. markets like to fluctuate back and forth. i think you will see that, i just do not take you will see that real soon. speech you. stuart: angela merkel is having dinner -- we will see the results. thank you very much. now this. craigslist. it gets a lot of bad press.

users getting robbed or attacked during a transaction. they are trying to fix it. designated areas outside of polling stations where people can meet safely. >> this is a brilliant idea on a part of the police department to open their doors. coming and meeting a buyer or seller on craigslist. stuart: however a lot of the attacks have taken place on women who have advertised their bodies on craigslist. they will not be showing up in the lobby of a local police station. >> there are certain transactions that would not be appropriate. generally speaking, let me just tell you this, i criticize

craigslist for being pretty weak on their safety. they should be doing a lot more in terms of educating eric -- educating their users. they are not doing an educative approach. it is still a great place for you to be. if the police have a problem with it, too bad. stuart: good point. the chevy malibu has a new feature. >> i love this. this is the car that i want my kid in. it gives me that control. >> i think that it is a great idea. we can be tough and our teenage

years. >> you ultimately have the control. what i would not want to hear is that chevy has come out with a technology that would say you have to use it this way. i like that control of it. stuart: that is a new brand-new all-time high. you like the idea of having a choice. do you think that parents feel that a need that level of control? >> parents still do not quite know how bad it is with their kids behind the wheel texting and driving. >> this has to do with discipline behind the wheel.

there is more to life than just rolling around the car without any rules. i think that this is a huge move we have to draw in some limits. technology is leading into an area that is unsafe for a lot of people. stuart: okay. a self driving car. driving from san francisco. >> gimmick. a guy sitting behind the wheel the whole time. stuart: i did not know that that was legal. a self driving car going coast to coast. >> technology does work. stuart: they are our public

roads. >> it is like cruise control. it is not a big deal. and legitimate way for them. turning onto a hole at the press sitting there with our cameras on them. great. i think that there is a lot of innovation going on. this is a car i do not have my eye on. stuart: it gets rid of the texting and driving problem. >> definitely headed towards the right direction. >> i will enhance the app.

a super fast pace. what do you mean, you have to drive your car yourself? i think we are headed there. stuart: hello riley. killing jesus made into a movie. we have the actor that played jesus. he is next. >> nothing has been forgot 10. ♪ ♪ edward jones. this is shirley speaking. how may i help you? ♪ oh hey, neill, how are you? how was the trip? with nearly 7 million investors he's right here. hold on one sec. you'd expect us to have a highly skilled call center. kevin, neill holley's on line one. ok, great. and we do.

it's how edward jones makes sense of investing.

♪ nicole: i have your fox business. period the dow jones industrial average up 65 points. 2112. the russell 2000 hitting a record all-time high. you can see windstream. at&t and front tier among those. we have some analyst calls worth noting. up $20. and then you have carnal full working for the downside. down 1.2%.

pulling from behind. starbucks is relatively flat. they have taken away their rates. you have tora keep that campaign going in some late. ♪ (announcer) at scottrade, we share your passion for trading. that's why we rebuilt scottrade elite from the ground up - including a proprietary momentum indicator that makes researching sectors and industries even easier. because at scottrade our passion is to power yours.

[vet] two yearly physicals down. martha and mildred are good to go. here's your invoice, ladies. a few stops later, and it looks like big ollie is on the mend. it might not seem that glamorous having an old pickup truck for an office... or filling your days looking down the south end of a heifer but...i wouldn't have it any other way. lo ok at that, i had my best month ever. and earned a shiny new office upgrade. i run on quickbooks. that's how i own it. stuart: we showed you earlier the russell 2000 hitting an all-time high. and existing home sales. characterize the report. good or bad.

>> i think that it is a sign of more trouble. prices year-over-year are up substantially. we should be clear here. also first-time buyers, 29%. that number is not catching up. renters not motivated to become buyers. 3.7%. we are not getting the numbers. investors trying to back out of the housing market now. first-time homebuyers not eating in. where will we go with this? stuart: cheryl, good stuff. thank you. the role of a lifetime.

playing jesus in "killing jesus" ♪ stuart: we are joined now by the man who played the role of jesus. may i ask were you born and raised a christian? >> no. i was born and raised a muslim. how do you approach this role? >> first of all jesus is

message more than mohammed. it is an honor for me to be in this position. i was not in any way as in not her, first of all that is my job to commit to the role work artless. jesus was no exception and not sense. as someone that was raised muslim i have the opportunity to tell the story. in no way would i be walking in trying to change that was trying to promote anything opposite of that. we all have the same guide essentially. you can forget that. they think that god is different

from. it is just a different name. >> look at the finished product. is there anything that you would change in the way you handle that role? anything you would change at all? >> there is always something that you want to change. you just have to let go. it is probably, it cannot get better than this for me. stuart: how do you like this role? >> when i got it, i was so excited. i love juices jesus and i love what he stood for. muslim or christian or not i

think that it transcends all of that. stuart: have you shifted your religious thinking at all? >> jesus was even if you look at his teachings. love your enemy which we have a hard time doing. it is interesting how people are so passed and it about jesus. it tends to be some of them that seem to be close minded. it was because of jesus that i became more inclusive and more open.

me being cast as a muslim is an amazing opportunity for us to build bridges and connect with each other. stuart: are you ever concerned that after it airs -- >> we will see how that goes. one lady did not believe that it was me. she played my mother. she said i still do not believe that that was you. stuart: congratulations on a well played role. stuart: jamie colby.

the star of the new fox business show. strange inheritance. you have to look at this. >> one of the most important discoveries in this century. >> this is a job for tyrannosaurus rex. ♪ never before has this kind of passion this kind of innovation, engineering, design and performance... been available... for this kind of price.

the 2015 cla from mercedes-benz. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. ♪ approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your

medicare options until you're sixty-five but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans they could help pay some of what medicare doesn't, saving you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you've learned that taking informed steps along the way really makes a difference later. that's what it means to go long™. call now and request this free [decision guide]. it's full of information on medicare and the range of aarp medicare supplement plans to choose from based on your needs and budget. all plans like these let you choose any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients

and there are no network restrictions. unitedhealthcare insurance company has over thirty years experience and the commitment to roll along with you, keeping you on course. so call now and discover how an aarp medicare supplement plan could go long™ for you. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations. plus, nine out of ten plan members surveyed say they would recommend their plan to a friend. remember, medicare doesn't cover everything. the rest is up to you. call now, request your free [decision guide] and start gathering the information you need to help you keep rolling with confidence. go long™. ♪

stuart: can you imagine inheriting a ran down ranch and then you realize you are sitting on dinosaur bones worth a small fortune? that happened to a guy in montana. >> this place is not enough. the need for the soil, he finds prehistoric treasures. >> one of the most important discoveries in this century. >> well this leads him to boom or bust? >> maybe never. stuart: i do want to know.

jamie colby herself is with us. >> what is your guess? stuart: boomlet. it was pretty exciting. he has made an incredible discovery on a piece of ranch land that was not significant enough to ranch and feed his family. one fossilized skull that he found was worth 30,000. they were on the help creek formation. if you want to find fossils this is your guide. he found a dinosaur locked in battle with another. it was so well researched. that is all i am telling you about the episode.

stuart: that has to be worth millions. possibly a species never before seen. stuart: you know that it is millions. >> we know how you roll. stuart: is it tens of millions? >> we do not know. we have not been told at this point. if you love animals you have to meet lori who was married to a guy named pete. lions and tigers and bears. they have to save the animals. >> the second episode. >> stranger and harrington says. it is on tonight. 9:00 o'clock. national puppy day today. is that eight: sentence?

>> coming up in a future episode, i do wrangle an alligator and yes it was alive. stuart: tonight. 9:00 o'clock everybody. jamie colby. >> we are having fun and if you watch us, you definitely will to. stuart: more varney after this. ♪

>> so while the president says we're going to have this deal that's going to stop iranian nuclear weapons, what it really is going to do is usher in a nuclear arms race in the most unstable important part of the world. stuart: that was kt mcfarland discussing the ever-increasing power of iran and how dangerous that can be. my time's up, now here is deirdre bolton. deirdre: stuart, thank you very much. ted cruz taking to twitter to announce he is running for president. we are going to dig into this

intersection of politics and social media. speaking of social, there's a good chance you own shares of pinterest why companies are finding more value in start-up and private companies. and on the fifth anniversary of the affordable care act, we zero in on how health care is going high-tech with the ceo of care first blue cross. senator ted cruz made a key announcement via social media. he announced his 2016 presidential run late last night on twitter. i am running for president and i hope to earn your support. that's the message he sent out to his 360,000 followers. natalie andrews with me now from "the wall street journal"'s social media editor. she joins me from d.c. luke williams professor of innovation at nyu's stern school right next to me here in new york. thank you, luke, thank you natalie. i want to start with you, because what do you make of the twitter announcement? short, sweet, to the point.