>> we need more economic freedom, we need more deregulation, lower taxes, that's how to create the innovation and jobs to propel this economy forward: >> inflation is continuing to ebb, and and that's a good thing for high multiple, future growth stocks which you find in a lot of techs. >> never in the history of western civilization has a thing come more expansive faster than the cost of a 4-year degree. >> the country's dealing with a president who clearly hassing cognitive issues, but americans went for it because we couldn't belief it. we're still stunned that things could have gone so quickly, with within two years. ♪ we'll have a house party, we don't need nobody ♪ stuart: house party. all right, i can get into that.

that ugly brown building on the left-hand side of your screen, that's not what new york really looks like. it's a nice day too. 11:00 eastern timing, it is friday, april the 14th. to the markets, red ink, left-hand side of the screen. dow is down 170, nasdaq's down 60. show me the banks. they've been -- the big banks have been reporting this morning. they're all up. they're doing the just fine. solid profits, solid outlook, look at 'em go up. check 10-year treasury yield, this is why the nasdaq stocks, especially big tech, are not doing well. the yield on the 10-year back above 3.5%. big tech doesn't like it, yields up. that's the markets on a friday morning. now this. there's an age problem in politics today, and it's becoming more and more obvious. it's a problem for both sides of the aisle and a very big problem at the white house. republican mitch mcconnell will return to the senate next

monday. he's been away since he took a fall on march the 8th. he has not revealed the precise nature of his injuries or where and how he recovered. he's 81. senator dianne feinstein is 89 and has just announced that she will have to stay away from the senate for the foreseeable future. she's recovering from shingles, but her troubles with memory and cognitive ability are very well known. if what is most troubling about cognitive ability and age is the example of president biden. the democrats cannot if avoid this. in ireland the president confused the all blacks with the black and tan. what a gaffe. the allblacks are the much-revered new zealand rugby team the, nothing to do with race. the black and tans were the ruthless troops the british sent to ireland to put down the irish independence movement a hundred years ago. what a gaffe, to confuse two. the democrats have a dilemma. if biden has a feinstein moment, who steps in and says, mr. president, step aside?

if he is the democrat nominee and has to step aside, the party is thrown into chaos. kamala harris becomes president, but would she be the party's candidate in the election? that is a tough one for democrats. and if biden plows ahead regardless and stays in the race, will voters support him? how's he going to the look 19 months from now? the these are difficult questions, but they've got on the answered because when your cognitive ability starts to slide, it because not come back, trust me. it just gets worse. the third hour of "varney" start right now. ♪ ♪ stuart: pete hegseth, fortunately, is with us this friday morning. pete, i don't think the democrats will let biden run because of his age and infirmity. i don't think he's going to run. >> i almost agree with you -- always agree with you -- stuart: but not now. >> i don't know.

it's the people around biden who have all the power and all the access who effectively control what he does, what he says and where he goes. those people love their purchase merchandise the white house. you're -- inside the white house. route -- you're rolling the dice with a new candidate. they've been, in their minds, able to keep him mostly on the rails through the campaign and in the white house, which we know a farce. there will be a book written in retrospect about what steps they had to take in the white house to keep him inside the parameters so he doesn't make a total fool of the institution. i mean, look, you've seen that clip. a kid asked about a step to success, and he says nobody should get covid? i mean, there's nothing there. it's not about age, it's about capability, mental acumen, and he doesn't have it, but they'll protect him -- there's a chance he doesn't run. i hope for the sake of the country he count and there's a candidate waiting in the wings in gavin newsom. it won't be cm la, it can't be

cm la. we've seen how she operates. stuart: that's true. i want to change the suspect. the fbi arrested jack teixeira in connection with the leaked pent pentagon documents. pete, how come a 21-year-old has vital state secrets and gets to the highest level of security clearance? how did that happen? >> well, first of all, our military's run by 18, 19, 20, 21-year-olds, you know? these are the guys i led in infantry ma toons, the the guys that go into tech. you want someone involved in tech, you hire a young person, right? the that's who we're recruiting from. in this case it sounds like he was more or less an i.t. guy. think about it right now. if fox news channel's i.. the guys wanted to the read my e-mails, they could. heir not supposed to but they could. that's what happened in this instance, he got access to things he shouldn't have been there but because of his security clearance was able to get it. we also overclassify. so what you're about to say here

is not classifieded, but in the military they might say classified, okay? how do i read it in i need a security clearance. as you classify everything higher, more and more people need clearances because they need access to the information that shouldn't even be classified, so it leads to a situation like this. stuart: i think if you've got that high a level of security clearance, you abandon your privacy. i think the authorities should be able to look at anything you're doing, saying online, anywhere, because you've got that clearance, and we want to know what you're up to the. ing. >> until you're looking at tens of thousands of people with that clearance, you vet them for their background, probably had no red flag, it's an extensive thing to get a higher clearance level than i had. he's got a higher classification, and then you've got the threat of what happens to you if you reveal hose documents. there's a consequence. but the country's hurting as a result. stuart: i think some youngsters believe we should have no secrets at all.

if you've got a secret, you're hiding something. therefore, let it all out there. you can't run an intelligence service like that. >> no, you can't. it doesn't appear this guy, though the, had an anti-war agenda, or he wanted to look cool to his buddies on this the chat. who knows. lauren: would the trial move to a military court to protect some of this information? >> oh, this would -- this, i don't know, i'd have to look at the details, but this could be uniform code of military justice, he'll be tried under that as someone who, where you commit treason or exposing classified information. i mean, these are presidential daily briefing levels, that's what's shocking, that he had access to that. stuart: that is extraordinary. i've got a smile on my face because i'm going to change the subject. pete's going to be the very happy. show me bitcoin, please. okay, i admit when i'm wrong, and i've been wrong. i suggested that you maybe wanted to sell your bitcoin, pete, because, you know, maybe you were underwater. you didn't sell and now you're looking good. >> i'm looking better. i was eating a lot of crow on

your show when it was down to 14, 15 -- stuart: i'm very sorry. >> and i said to my wife, okay, when bitcoin goes to 25 and etherium goes to 2, then i'm going to the sell. [laughter] and then i'm going to sell. here i am with the chips still on the table. stuart: you're letting it ridesome. >> there's a lot of upside. look at our financial institutions. look at our government. look at the level of recklessness and irresponsibility and lack of financial acumen. i mean, the dollar, what's being done by brinks and others to -- brics and others to try to replace it, this could be a store of value. stuart: he talks a yard and then a mile. [laughter] >> you know i have no idea what i'm doing, i just love it that it keeps going up. stuart: that is not true. you're all right, pete. thanks for being here. we will be watching you on "fox & friends", the weekend show. you have four hours. of course, you've got three anchors, so that doesn't really count. >> i knew that was coming. >> thank you, pete. to the markets, please. mike murphy with us this morning. we've still got red ink across

the board there, dow's off 200 points, nasdaq's down 64. mike murphy with me. do you -- you like where the market is right now, don't you? you think this market's going up? >> i do, stuart -- stuart: you with always think the market's going up. >> for the most part, i tend to be more bullish than bearish at nature, but i base that on the last 150 years where the market goes in one direction, for the most part, and that's up. we'll stick with that trend since it's batting a thousand right now. it always goes up. stuart what about bank earnings this morning, what because the that tell you about the market? >> let's look at the best earnings of the bunch, jpmorgan. huge quarter. record quarter. and then look a little deeper. what jamie dimon had to say, he said the consumer's still strong, he said businesses are still strong. so with everything we've been through with interest rates going up in a historical way, with two major bank failures in the first quarter, this is the quarter these guys put up. and the reason is they figured out, stuart, how to make money,

how to be profitable even in the this environment. so i think this bodes very well for all of earnings season because the banks are figuring it out in a very tough bank environment. i think when big tech starts, they're also going to have to figured it out, and you're going to have great numbers from them as well. stuart: i'd love to see that. stay there, murphy. lauren's back, we've got amazon moving not that much, but it's a big company. lauren: 1p. when i return an amazon order, i just bring it in to the ups store, and they box it up, print out the label are, super easy. that's expensive for amazon, so there's a report that to cut back on that expense, that they're going to the to the charge you, potentially, if you return to ups. if you go to a whole foods, for instance it's fine. but if you go to a ups, you're going of to have to pay. looking to save is money. >> save money and drive traffic into where they want you to be -- lauren: right. am anson fresh store, which they ebb own.

kohl's, kohl's is in there. stuart: what's with american eagle teaming up with somebody -- >> thread up. thread up is up 5%. used clothing. so these who the company have this partnership, it seems like poshmark to me, the web site where with you can sell your used or new items, it's like a big closet sale, and they're incorporating augmented reality lenses so you can kind of see what the items might look like, and they can cure rate some used items for you. stuart: 20 years ago nobody could figure out how on earth could you possibly buy clothes online. however lauren i prefer to buy them online now. lauren: stuart: what you co, you order six yes, sirs and send five back. [laughter] the white house his it's finally time for federal workers to come back to the office. they're stopping short of forcing them back though. full report coming up. nancy pelosi suggests cause -- calls for senator

feinstein to resign are sexist. watch this. >> i've never seen them go after a man who was sick in the senate in that way. stuart: was that a subtle dig at senator john fetterman who has been out of the senate for some time? we'll report on it. some california lawmakers want to ban police dogs during arrests. a new bill claims police k-9s have ties to slavery and racism. i did not make that up. we'll report on it of after this. ♪ who let the dogs out? ♪ who let the dogs out? ♪ ♪ you ok, man? the internet is telling me a million different ways i should be trading. look! what's up my trade dogs? you should be listening to me. you want to be rich like me? you want to trust me on this one.

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stuart: some criminals in california are recruiting children to commit their crimes, to commit crimes on their behalf. the sheriff of riverside county, california, chad bianco, joins me now. sheriff, why are criminals contracting out to youngsters? >> well, good morning. it's a kind of a long story, but here many california we are, our legislators have made a decade the-long attempt in destroying our criminal justice system and basically decriminalization of everything. but one of those issues was juveniles. they have made it next to impossible for any law enforcement to contact juveniles, to interview juveniles. we can't interview any juvenile anymore unless they have an attorney will the present. basically, your name, that's it. and so these criminal, they know that, and so particularly, ironically, the people making these laws claim

that we target persons of color. and so ironically, it's the persons of color that are in these gangs, the hispanic gangs and our black gangs, that are recruiting juveniles to actually commit their crimes, to do their shootings, to commit the robberies. and then if they get caught, hay know there's no repercussion to them, and the adults are just going to blame it on the kids, and it's a horrible cycle. stuart: so you can't -- so the criminal culture of california, you can't do anything about it at this point, you can't change this, can you? >> you can't. we, we need a very huge grassroots effort in california from the 95% of us that are law-abiding residents to get rid to have legislators that are doing this. they're seriously destroying the state from the inside, making -- releasing all of the criminals from jail and prison, making it impossible to put them in, ask they're recruiting younger ones to go right back into

it. a legitimate, honest, common sense person has to say that this is on purpose. stuart: i agree with you. and newsome wants to be the president of the united states. >> yeah. stuart: next one, a new bill would keep police dogs from being used, stop police dogs from being used when make an arrest. why? what's the problem with police dogs? >> you know, the problem with police dogs is they're the unbelievablyfect i have. and -- effective. and during the couple years of civil unrest or that time we had a couple of years ago, we showed rest of the country and law enforcement followed after us the effective way to stop those riot ands those protests without injury to the protesters, without injury to deputieses and really without any injury to property. and one of those effective methods was k-9s. and our legislators here have -- everything that was effective for us, our pepper spray, our gas, our rubber bullets and now our k-9s,

they're doing everything they can to make those illegal and to say that we cannot use them in those situations because they were effective. they do not want law enforcement to befective. -- to be effective. this is just the most ridiculous thing, and they're blaming it on racism, of course. stuart: of course. sheriff, i understand that the big music festival, i think it's coachella, i think it kicks off today. it's in your county. you've got special security precautions? >> we do. we have -- coachella and stagecoach for the next three weeks are fantastic events here in riverside county, we have plenty of security. as many people as you can see will the, they usually go off without a hitch. we have some intoxicated persons once in a while, but the people that are there are just having a good time the, they're enjoying the music, they're enjoying our summer sunshine, and we have plenty of law enforcement to keep it calm, and they usually go off without a hitch. it's a great three weeks. stuart: you ever been empty thed to be a police officer --

tempted to be a police officer in another state? >> absolutely not. i look at it sometimes, but the reality here is we're the best trained in the country, and we mow that, everyone knows that. and we may have some crazy people that are trying to ruin it for us, but i love it here. stuart: okay. keep coming on this program, we love to have you. sheriff, thanks for being here, sir. thanks a lot. >> thank you very much. you have a great day. stuart: i shall. look at those markets. we've got some red ink, dow's down 170, nasdaq down 46 pointings. big tech, with interest rates rising, the yield on the 10-year treasury is up above 3.5%, that's usually bad news for big tech. apple's down, amazon's down, meta is up a fraction. alphabet is up and microsoft is down. we got that, all right. senate majority leader chuck schumer taking steps on capitol hill to regulate a.i. ashley, do we have any details on how a.i. would be regular hated?

ashley: good question, and it's one that lawmakers are debating right now, but the fear behind this is that artificial intelligence is developing faster than society can keep up with. potential regulations from congress could be focused on four main areas, the identification of who trained the algorithm and who its intended audience is, the disclosure of its data source, an explanation for how it arrives at its responses and transparent and strong ethical boundaries. quite a few there. the commerce department is already beginning to create some a.i. safety rules, and senate majority leader chuck schumer is reported hi spearheading an effort to create a regulatory framework. now, the push is being treated as urgent and time-sensitive because the u.s. doesn't want to be left behind as other countries, particularly china, race ahead with developing the technology and shaping its rules. heavy got to keep up with the technology. stu. tour stuart e yeah, they do. elon musk is going to

sit down or he is sitting down with tucker carlson about the risks of a.i. that interview is going to the air on monday and tuesday of next week. i've got a preview for you though. roll tape. >> a.i. is more dangerous hand the, say, mismanaged aircraft designed for production maintenance or bad car production in the sense that it is, it has the potential, however small may regard that probability, but it is non-trivial, it has the potential of civilization destruction. stuart: did you hear that? civilization destruction. mike murphy's with me. would you go that far? >> i wouldn't, but elon musk has been talking about the for a long time. he believes that google's a.i -- that was what originally pushed him to the look for life on mars, in the event that potentially google's artificial intelligence took over this planet, he wanted to have an escape -- stuart: realliesome i didn't know that. he took -- i didn't know. >> he says that google's

artificial intelligence, he believes, could be evil, and we could need as a civilization another place to live, thus -- stuart: but you're not going that, you invest in a.i., don't you? >> i do. we actually, clue rose cliff acquisition corp., we just merged with an artificial intelligence on tuesday called spectral md this is a company using artificial intelligence more wound treatment and for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. so it's taking the amount of time it takes to treat a patient from 21 days concern days to 1 day realtime, and as the system works, it gets starter. stuart: a.i. did that? >> yes, and continues to do it. stuart: no wonder you're investing in it. now this, democrats in georgia reportedly furious with the democratic national committee. they feel snubbed because chicago was tapped to host the democrat convention, not atlanta. we've got the story. a republican has an answer to bud light's partnership with

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♪ i know i'd go back to you ♪ stuart who's that on the screen? >> selena gomez. stuart: some people think my daughter angela looks like selena gomez, that is capitol hill, of course. the white house wants federal workers back in the office. they've issued new guidelines to get them, get agencies to just

boost in the-person attendance. in the past, the mayor of d.c. has complained that remote work is killing the city. mike murphy, glutton for punishment, still me this morning. do you think the era of remote work is coming to the an end? >> it is. stuart the, employers are realizing they're not getting the same return for their investment because, remember, when you're working a 3-day workweek or completely remote, you don't ask for less salary, you don't require less salary. so as the business owner, you pay the same amount, but you don't see the person. i think there's a very small percentage of people who can actually be as productive working from home as they are working from the office. stuart: i put it at 10%. >> or less. stuart: 10% of employees will be always working remote because that's what they want. >> yes, yes. stuart: that's a big chunk of the work force out of the office. >> yes, but concern well, to a cree. i think as people come back into the office, i'd say working five

days a week especially in new york city, it's a lot more than 10%. you're going to see the streets a lot more crowded as people come back. stuart: well, we can't wait for that. check those markets, please, the dow's off 200 points. susan's back looking at the banks, please. susan: yeah. and jpmorgan telling their managing director to to get back into the office at least five days a week. so if you're making a ton of cash, you better be back in. we're looking at the best day the for the stock since november 2020, over two years. biggest reaction to jpmorgan earnings in almost two decades. wall street seems to be a bit surprised here that jpmorgan did as well as they did to start this year especially after the silicon valley bank collapse and credit suisse, etc., depositors have been pulling their money from smaller regional banks and out putting them into large, too big to fail banks like jpmorgan which took in over $30 billion in deposits in the first three months of this year. high e interest rates boosted

their bottom line and that has investors now predicting other banks that have not even reported yet -- talking about bank of america and goldman sachs and the like -- will do even better when they report. blackrock may have missed on first quarter sales and profit, they took in more money so now they manage over $9 trillion in assets, and ceo larry fink just said he doesn't see a recession this year. it might happen to start next year, but if you look at interest rates right now, that's what's helping bottom line. 82% one more interest rate hike to start next month. stuart: i bet lucid is down because they're not making deliveries, right? susan: i thinkable this is a case of overpromising. they only delivered 1400 of those exe pencive luxury air sedans, and this might be on weaker demand, missing wall street estimates. and they really surprised everybody with production targets that were just way too bullish for this year, 10,000-14,000. rivian also got a downgrade today as well, and this is on cash burn.

so rivian, of course, only worth $15. stuart: $15, that's it. susan: you still get -- [laughter] stuart: you might get $2. look, i've been looking at the tape this morning, and travel stocks seem to be doing well. susan: yeah. outperformance here in marriott as well. delta continuing to rally after forecasting some pretty strong travel in the spring and summer despite the fact that they reported a loss to start this year because of labor costs and jet i fuel -- jet i fuel, etc. $40 at bank of america, marriott, the hotel operator, it tells you we have revenge travel still taking place, being locked up and cooped up for the last few years during covid. stuart: revenge travel. well, that's good. susan, talking about very much, incompeted. e we'll see you later for friday feedback. all right, growing calls for california senator fine sign to -- senator feinstein to resign. former speaker nancy

pelosi came to her defense and seemed to take a dig at senator john fetterman. >> i don't know what political agendas are at work that are going after senator feinstein in the the that way. i've never seen them go after a man who was sick in the senate in that way. stuart: speaker pelosi seems to see sexism had the in the fine stein controversy. tomi lahren is with us. do you think there's sexism here? >> first of all, from the party that doesn't know the difference wean a man and a woman, right in they literally cannot define a woman. i don't want to hear any democrat talking to me about sexism or misogyny when they are propping this up -- we're going to get to that later -- in every instance of popular culture. i don't want to hear talk about dianne feinstein and her step stepping down being a sexist desire. no, it's not the at all. and is john fetterman, joe biden, feinstein, all of them should step down because they're not serving the constituents that elected them. i understand they're californians and pennsylvanian, but listen, if you can't serve is, step down.

stuart: okay. biden's not going to step down, but i think the democrats have a real problem with his age and him running again. >> oh, they certainly do, and that's why another californian's going to come running to the rescue, mark my words. i cobelieve began newsome is going to be the nominee in 2024. just d just yesterday the president said, let's go lick the world -- stuart: we've got a conservative activist launched his own beer brand in response to the bud light/dylan mulvaney controversy. watch this again, please. >> i created conservative dads ultra-right, 100% woke-free beer. as conservatives, we're constantly getting hit in the face, left and right by the woke mine virus. stop to giving money to woke corporations that hate our values. [background sounds] stuart: all right, tomi, do you think that was a bit over the top, perhaps? >> no. i think it's exactly what we need right now.

listen, if we want to complain about these woke companies catering to a very small minority of woke activists, then we have to insert some competition. that's exactly what he's doing. does the beer taste the good? i'm not sure, but the message is clear. instead of just griping about everything, conservatives need to get into the game, and we can change it. bud light is really suffering because conservatives have gotten into the game, and they're suffering billions of dollaring in loss. -- dollars in loss. we're finally understanding that we have consumer power. it took so many years for us to realize it, but i think now's the time. stuart: all right. of here's another one for you, tommy raven, some women are setting their nike sports bras on fire. i believe this is in response to nike's partnership with mulvaney. looks like the the rebellion is spreading. of what do you say, burn the bra. that was 40 or 50 years ago. >> right. i'm not going to burn something that the i already own because that's not helpful to me, but will i buy a nike product? no, i haven't since hay the had

colin kaepernick. but i'll tell you this, conservatives are the new femme nists. we're talking about this bra burning, that have reminiscent of the women's movement. you didn't have it on your bingo cards, but conservatives, we are the new feminists, let us roar. stuart: that's a good one. that's a good line are. i'm going to steal that one right off you. >> you can have it. stuart: thank you very much, tomi. good luck to you. all right, walmart shutting down half its locations in chicago. they say the stores lose millions of dollars every year. lydia hu is going to report from chicago next. ♪ help me, help me -- ♪

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are not happy that the party, the democrat party, chose chicago to host the '24 convention. all right, ashley, what is georgia saying? ashley: not happy. one georgia end rep called it a slap in the face. the party reportedly secured $20 the million in financial commitments from donors and corporations to be the dnc host in atlanta, arguing that, well, georgia -- which has become a key battleground state many recent years -- has played a critical role in securing power for democrats in washington. but illinois governor j.b. pritzker says chicago is the perfect choice as it's the center of the blue wall of key states like wisconsin, michigan and minnesota. no surprise here, the afl-cio opposed hosting the convention in atlanta citing the lack of union-backed hotels, but georgia democrats called that insulting saying that the state has become the country's premier battleground state and is the

pooch of the democrat party -- future of the end democrat party. stuart: thanks, ash. walmart's going to close four stores in chicago this weekend. by the way, that is half the total in chicago. lydia hu is here -- welsh she's in chicago. what is mayor-elect brandon johnson saying about these closures? >> reporter: hi there, stuart. brandon johnson is saying the closures here in chicago are part of a larger, nationwide trend. listen to this. >> you know, walmart has been doing around the country. it's, you know, certainly some reflection of the way business is shifting and changing throughout the country. >> reporter: and, stuart, you know, johnson's not wrong on that point. you can see here walmart is closing more than 20 stores across 12 states and the district of columbia this year, but about the closures here specifically in chicago, walmart issued a statement saying, quote: our chicago stores have not been profitable since we

opened the first one nearly 17 years ago. these stores lose tens of millions of dollars a year, and their annual losses nearly doubled in just the last five years. and, stuart, we had a chance to talk to a local business analyst who says that the problem with closing these stores here in chicago, that's a reflection of the chicago business community. he points the finger at rising crime and high taxes. watch. >> -- taxes can be tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of dollars even for businesses. we also have one of the most cumbersome if regulatory environments in the city of g chicago. >> reporter: and now we're seeing four g chicago walmart stores closing for the residents that remain. that means fewer options for affordable goods, the necessities and grocery items that they so desperately need particularly in this inflationary environment as food remains expensive, stuart. stuart: all right, lydia, thank

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♪ you say it's your birthday ♪ stuart: that's a really good birthday song and, of course, you know why we're plague it. [laughter] before we get to the real friday feedback,s it is the lauren's birthday. [applause] lauren: thank you. >> happy birthday, lauren. up lauren i tried to ignore it, nobody mentioned it, i thought people would forget. [cheers and applause] thank you. stuart: i thought we bought some flowers for you, but they haven't arrived -- lauren: you bought me flowers -- stuart: we put them on expenses, but you'll get them after the show. friday feedback.

lauren, ashley, super, murphy all here. here we go. richard, happy 29th birthday, lauren. any fun things done to celebrate someone's birthday? you got mig special? lauren: oh, yeah, all weekend is planned. we're busy tonight, tomorrow my dad is 75 and my son, his party is sunday, he turns 5 on monday. stuart: so you're not coming to work on monday? lauren: i'll be off. susan: i didn't get an invite. stuart: no, we're not invited to any of this. >> i got invited. [laughter] stuart: this is coming to us from lucille. i know that stu and ashley love the beatles, as do i, but i was wondering if there is one beatles' song they don't like. my choice would be i i am the walrus are. that's a wonderful song. i dislike entirely yellow submarine. do you know any beatles' songs, susan? >> hard day's night. stuart: you don't like it? susan: i love it. is there isn't

a song i don't like. stuart: ash? a. ashley: octopus' garden and yellow submarine. >> penny lane is not one of my favorite songs. stuart: what's wrong with penny lane? you weren't even born when penny lane -- i happen to know that. it was 1966. francis writes this: costco, do you eat the hot dog pizza sunday when you are there? no, i don't. i eat the free lunch samples. [laughter] lauren: you don't eat the hot dogs? stuart: no. you get it for tremendous between -- free when you walk around the store. of next one from scott. hi. please list something you all have wished someone had told you about broadcasting before you started your careers. okay. [laughter] susan? susan: okay. someone had told me that 99.9% of the work was behind the camera. stuart: you can't know that? okay, all right. [laughter]

what's your name again, birthday girl, lauren? lauren: i was well warned, i have to say. i kind of knew -- stuart: warned about what? lauren: everyone said if you get on camera, make sure you don't change who you are fundamentall- ashley: yes. lauren: and they said it could be a little catty amongst the women, but with i have to say -- [laughter] >> really. lauren: i worked at another network, i came here and that has not been my experience. stuart: ashley, do you want to sort this out and end it? [laughter] ashley: you know what? you can have a bad -- you can't have a bad day, it doesn't matter what it is, you have to be on every day because you're only as good as your last newscast, so that is something that jumps home to me every day. stuart: i've got this one for susan. when you're on tv a lot, and you've been on tv a lot in your career. susan: around the world. stuart: you're often a looked at, you're stared at. did you know about that before you got into the business, and do you like it? >> i don't see television as a

visual. i feel like it's our privilege to give information to the audience. that's how i see it. stuart: do you like being stared at this? susan: it's more like i'm communicating to the audience and here is the info. stuart do you like always having to be on? [laughter] susan: that's a good point, you're right, yes. stuart: i knew i'd get there. this is from vicki who writes to us on facebook, who chooses your guests? love the show, been watching from deep blue oregon since 2008. i'm glad you're still watching. the truth is, this is a collective endeavor. not that we're socialists, we're not collectivists, but we do get together the, all of us, to figure out who's going to be a guest. why we keep murphy on the show constantly is a mystery to me -- >> if you bring gifts for stuart, you get invited back often. [laughter] lauren: is he the only who does friday feedback? stuart: yes. no, the governor of alaska actually did friday feedback -- >> i do a better job than that

guy. [laughter] lauren: gives better gifts. stuart: there's a gentleman who often e-mails us, and he's got this one, have you ever purchased a stock that you thought was going to be very profitable and after a while it went down, you cashed in, then it went straight back up again? yes. boeing. lost my bloody shirt, i did. how about you, murph? if you going to admit? >> it happens all the time. know thing how to cut your losses is a good thing. stuart: ashley? ashley: same story. my biggest regreat is not buying bank of america at $2.50 in 2009, but that's another sign. stuart: susan? >> citi would have been great in 2008. i've seen nvidia do this, and i always miss out on the spikes. stuart: lauren? lauren: i have a lot of regretses -- stuart: on your birthdaysome. lauren: stuff i should have purchased. where are my flowers? stuart: they're coming. [laughter] okay. here's the friday trivia question with.

which of the following is not one of the original 13 kohl cannies? i think i've got this one. new hampshire, georgia, rhode island, vermont. i think i know this. bow i'm not absolutely sure. oh, my daughter gives the best hugs! we're just passing through on our way to the jazz jamboree. [ imitates trumpet playing ] and we wanted to thank america's number-one motorcycle insurer -for saving us money. -thank you. [ laughs ] mara, your parents are -- exactly like me? i know, right? well, cherish your friends and loved ones. let's roll, daddio! let's boogie-woogie! your wyndham is waiting. ♪ when bucket lists need checking... points need redeeming... work trips need crushing... or anniversaries need... celebrating? no matter who you are, where you're going, or why. with 24 trusted brands

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stuart: all right, i think i know this one. which of the following is not one of the original 13 coloniesesome i think it's georgia. ashley? ashley: i'm going to go vermont, number 4. stuart: susan. susan: rhode island.

stuart: lauren? lauren: georgia. >> i'm going with the birthday girl, georgia. stuart: the answer is -- oh, no, it's vermont. vermont didn't become a state though until 1799 1. 1791. watch this, we've got a student many if new jersey just made a sandwich inspired by this program. look at this, roll tape. >> ah. look at this. prosciutto, fried tomato, arugula on sourdough bread. this is going to be a special this month, it's going to call the varney and co., enjoy. stuart: how about that? it really is delicious. it's made by our friends in hoe to bogen, new jersey. that's it for "varney & company" for the day and this week. "coast to coast" starts now. [laughter] ♪ every