insurance. >> when i would sit with ashley and you'd be battling through the headlines, ashley would be elbowing me pointing at his laptop saying look al these images and photos of newspapers in england printing and publishing drunk santa claus

photos. we were just having a hoot and you're being serious. stuart: i didn't know that. >> congratulations, stu, on 15 years on this program. that's a huge accomplishment. congrats. stuart: thank you, your honor, your best memory? lauren: the rnc debate. charles: the network began where we were where europe was, we'd gone straight up and productivity and all this and these companies are here. >> happy 15th anniversary to you. one of my favorite os any of the shows on the fox network. you're really great. >> i still remember 15 years ago today, stuart varney came in and said i got a new show, watch it, and we d. >> congratulations, stuarts on your anniversary. 15 years, what is that? what do you give someone on a 15 year anniversary? >> give him a hug; right? give him a hug. >> we'll give you a hug.

>> stuart would prefer bitcoin. >> i'll say this for stuart, your show is inter-staining and interesting and every day is like the first show. you're an idol for us all and we want to be half as good as you when we become almost as good as you. >> yeah, 15 years more, dude. >> that's right. congratulations! we love you, nicest guy, smart, clever, has one of the best shows. >> congrats. ♪ stuart: steve, ainsley, lawrence, thank you very much. it's 11:00 eastern time, friday, january 17. to the markets and dow is up 400 points and that'll be almost a 1% gain and the nasdaq is up 1.5%, that's a rally. show me big tech, please. i'm shire they're all up without exception. i'm right. nvidia, amazon, alphabet, apple

and microsoft are all to the upside. yield on 10 year treasury, that's now below -- just above 4.6%. little bit down today. that helps stocks. now this, yes, we're celebrating "varney & co.'s" 15 years on the air and looking back at most memorable stories we've covered. for me, there's one big standout: 2015, donald trump announces his run for the presidency. it became known as ride down the golden escalator. we were on the air live when it happened. we didn't know what to make of it. we'd never seen anything like it before and we certainly didn't know how it would develop. after all, on that day at trump tower, he first talked about criminal migrants and building a wall to keep them out. that was a shock. the shocks kept coming. we are a business show, you have to cover the presidential run of a business guy who was desitined to have a profound affect on the economy and the stock market. not to mention our place in the

world and our culture. of course, there were other stories with profound consequences, the pandemic for example, biden's disastrous debate performance, and the election of donald trump to a second term. but the political developments we see today started with that escalator ride, that's when american politics started it is dramatic swing. it's not over. we'll keep covering politics and money, simply because, as you know, it is fascinating. third hour of varney starts now. ♪ -stuart: steve hilton joining us this morning. the moment trump came down that golden escalator, i think everything changed. what do you say? >> i do agree, and i'll get to that in a second but, stuart, i want to say something. normally when i join you on a friday morning, i'm here with my cup of tea, which is here but for this special day, i brought

a special drink a bottle of champagne, which i will consume in your honor so i want to thank you for giving me that opportunity. congratulations. it is -- i want to add my voice to all the others, it is my favorite show to co. i love being with you. i'm going to be with you maybe in person next week, but thank you so very a much and congratulations. stuart: by the way, you bring the bottle of champagne with you, we'll share it here. let's do that. >> perfect, you're on. you're on. i started here at fox pretty much the same time to cover what we were talking about that my show was called the next revolution in order to capture this new populist politics. you're totally right and the other thing we saw happening around about that time of course was brexit in the uk. the votes happened -- the escalator moment of 2015 and vote was 2016, both brexit and the uk. trump here and everything changed. the whole orientation of the political parties, this

incredible transformation of the republican party into the worker's party, the party of the blue collar american fighting for manufacturing, for jobs, good jobs, the middle class, all of that is a massive change. now you have the democrats who are the party of the el elites d the rich who live on the coast. it's a massive turn around. stuart: it really is. >> we'll see it really accelerate in the trump second term. stuart: could be. i want your thoughts on the supreme court, which just upheld the tiktok divest or ban law set to go into effect on sunday. president elect trump spoke with xi jinping of china on the phone today. tiktok's chief executive will be at the inauguration. i suspect there's a lot going on behind the scenes. i suspect that trump is trying to negotiate something to keep tiktok available to americans. what say you? >> 100%. it's very clear from everything that president elect trump, soon

to be president trump is saying. he doesn't want tiktok to go dark. he see it is as a valuable platform. i'm sure he's concerned and his team are concerned about all the national security aspects that led to this ban in the first place. he's got very smart people around him, mike waltz as national security adviser and they're very concerned about china. i think you're going to see a deal that protect this is platform that so many americans use and mitigates the national security concern. i don't know the shape or seeing it but i'm very convinced that's what donald trump wants to see happen. stuart: trump's the guy to negotiate, that's for sure. steve hilton, it's a real pleasure on the show all these years and much appreciate it and seeing you next week with champagne. see you later. >> fantastic. you got it. stuart: programming note, yes, we'll have live coverage of president trump's inauguration monday. that's all day right here on fox business. getting back to the markets,

still plenty of green and getting better and the dow is up 414 points. that is 0.96%. the nas knack up 1.5% and 303 points higher. jonathan hoenig joining us this morning. to help us celebrate our anniversary, you've been looking at 15 years of price increases. starting with a big mac. how much was it back then and how much is it now? >> about $3.05s back then, stuart. just to fill out a few. they're celebrating it on wall street, the market is up 400 and celebrating here obviously on fox business [ blowing ]. you set the standard, stuart, politics, market coverage and your team and audience, they're the best if business and celebrating you with cake and green on the screen but you're right, price haves gone up. 15 years ago, stuart, a big mac was about $3.5 and today it's over $5.5 or something like a new car, stuart.

15 years ago a new car was about $28,000. today a new car will set you back $48,000. this is inflation over time, stuart. prices compound higher, even something like a ticket for example to disney world, 15 years ago, you could have gone to disney world for under $80. today it's over $170 just to get to that ticket to disney world. stuart, i'm celebrating, but i'm also a little scared because what will the next 15 years bring when it comes to prices and this cpi, which i think was a lot hotter than analysts would otherwise believer. stuart: jonathan hoenig, that was good. 15 years of inflation, it makes a difference, doesn't it? thanks for the -- i didn't get to eat the cake, but next time you come to new york, bring me a slice and i'll devour it. >> we'll share a slice. congrats again,. stuart: thank you, jonathan. lauren is looking at important movers including goldman sax, moving up nicely -- goldman sachs. lauren: this is on the rally of

ceo's leadership. they've boosted his pay to $39 million lining him up for five more years at the helm. stuart: well. 39 million, not bad and the stock is up 1%. how about this one? lauren: it's a utility company and operating one of the largest battery storage facilities. it's on fire. it's not related to the wild fires. it's near san francisco and had to evacuate homes nearby and officials are saying the best solution is to let their factory burn even though chemicals and toxic fumes are being released into the air. stuart: ouch. oil services company. lauren: up 7.5% and their earnings were stronger and revenue for the year rose by 10% and their increasing dividends more than 3%. stuart: thanks, lauren. what else do we have, senator bernie sanders tried to say oligarchy is taking shape in the u.s.. trump's treasury secretary pick scott bessent turned the tables on him. >> president biden gave the presidential medal of freedom to two people who, i think, would

qualify for his oligarchs. stuart: all this oligarchy talk valid? kim strassle is here next and has a lot to say. >> happy 15 years, stuart. you've been an amazing friend and colleague and always a consummate professional and we've all learned something from you. many more years, my friend. ♪ ♪

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stuart: yes u it's our 15th anniversary and freedom caucus a two bill proposal for passing trump's agenda instead of one big beautiful bill. aishah hasnie on capitol hill. what does it cover? reporter: hey, stuart it. all covers everything president trump wants but pushes tax cuts and all important tax breaks for folks in the country and pushes that to a second bill. the first bill allocates about $100 billion for border security and up to $200 billion for defense over the course of four years. it would also raise the debt limit by two years, about $4 trillion. again, that's a big one that the president elect wants. the second bill is what includes the trump tax cuts, and the question that everybody has is how are they gob that pay for all of this? they say they will repeal biden policies like those ev tax credits and funding for the irs and student loan relief plans.

it will also, again, do a lot of things, it will just split up into two and what one of the house freedom caucus members say is the reason why they're pushing this. >> i think the strength of the two bill plan allows us to bank wins early and especially when it comes to border security, which this administration prosperitied we'd do on the first day. reporter: remember, stuart, the house freedom caucus was meeting with trump at mar-a-lago last weekend and clearly they're on a different page and moving forward with their own plans despite the one big beautiful bill that trump prefers, and in fact what speaker johnson prefer asks has been pushing forward, he was asked about this, house freedom caucus proposal the other day and said he's not bothered by it. so when they come back after celebrating the inauguration, they will have a lot of talking to do to try and figure out how to get the entire conference on

the same page. stuart. stuart: a lot of talking. i can see that. aishah, thank you very much indeed. the headline to read from "the wall street journal": senate confirmation race, donald trump set a speed record naming his cabinet. will the senate match his pace in what's become a crawling appointment process. kim strassel wrote that and she joins me now. kim, trump wants to hit the ground running and get his cabinet in fast and will schumer play the spoiler 124 >> stuart, by the way, congratulations and this must be said, you've not aged a day. that's the most important thing. stuart: flattery. thank you, kim. >> i'm good at it. no, look, chuck schumer, by the way, he's only a small piece of this. we need as a nation to have a conversation about the appointment process. what is rightly a very serious job that the senate has, consent

really turned into this mount everest of bureaucracy and obstruction by whoever the minority party is. we have 1300 political appointees that have to be confirmed by the senate. it's a stunning number. and democrats have an ability to slow down every one of those if they so choose whether through committee or on the floor of the senate. chuck schumer will let a few of the guys go through with the beginning and sort of like pat on the back, good thing you won, marco rubio will be one, but they have the ability to slow this to a crawl if they really want to. stuart: next one, kim. senator bernie sanders and trump's treasury secretary nominee scott bessent, they went head-to-head over president biden's oligarchy comments. >> what biden said last night is we're moving toward an oligarchy, do you think, forget how they made their money, do you think when so few people have so much wealth and so many economic and political power that that is an oligarchy that

forms a society? >> well, i wouldn't note that they -- president biden gave the presidential medal of freedom to two people who i think would qualify for his oligarchs. stuart: nice comeback i've got to say. sanders specifically called out tech billionaires musk and zuckerberg and jeff bezos. that was during bessent's hearing. got it. are these people, are these billionaires robber barrons or is he supporting trump? >> look, the definition of the oligarchy, stu, can i note is a small group of people who control a government. you can find that in a textbook definition. if i need to remind bernie sanders, the guy who's about to run the country was elected through america's amazing electoral system with the electoral college and people he's naming to run as departments are going through the checks and balances with advice and consent through the senate. that's who's running the government. he can call them an oligarch if

you want, but this going to scott bessent's point, nobody had an issue with wealthy people in the democratic party so long as those wealthy people were kissing the democratic ring. it's only when they decide or dare to support republicans do they suddenly get slapped with pre-jordytives like oligarchy. stuart: these billionaires close to trump have created america's crown jewels of business. they've created american supremacy in technology and almost all of its forms. bernie is just steamed that they've got a lot of money. i mean, this is typical socialist i guess; right, kim? >> well, that's the other thing too, stu. as an oligarchy too, i mean, one way we think about it is often it was applied to russia and formally state owned property sold off to the private sector so ca called and certain peopleo were insiders benefited from that and that's not how any individuals made their money in the amazing, beautiful,

capitalist system in america. bernie sanders knows this and wealth disparity and always has been and people with wealth have influence and always has been. it's a double standard of when democrats are okay with that wealth and influence. stuart: got it. kim strassel, always a pleasure, thanks for being part of the program all these years. >> you too . thanks, stuart. stuart: good stuff. donald trump reportedly working on a plan to make crypto a national priority. ashley, how will he do that? ashley: well, according to bloomburg, the incoming president has plans to release an executive order naming crypto as policy priority and guiding government agencies to work with the crypto industry. the report claims there's plans to create a crypto advisory council to voice policy priorities of the industry. all of this of course expected to turn around the fortunes of the u.s. crypto industry, which has faced multiple fraud investigations during president biden's administration and

president biden's national bitcoin stockpile. i didn't know this but the u.s. government's cryptoportfolio currently valued at $20.6 billion of which 20.15 billion is bitcoin. so fortunes on the rise for crypto in this country. stu. stuart: all right, ash. this is breaking right now, donald trump posting on truth social about the supreme court's decision to uphold the law that requires tiktok to be sold or face a ban. trump says, and i'm quoting, "the supreme court decision was expected and everyone must respect it. my decision on tiktok will be made in the not too distant future, but i must have time to review the situation. stay tuned". trump responds. coming up, some congressional staffers want to work less. they're pitching a four day workweek for more sustainable work/life balance. idea is dividing even the progressives. we'll bring you to capitol hill and get you the story in a moment.

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stuart: yes, it is our sat anniversary. lauren, you've been looking back at the economy 15 years ago. what do you see? lauren: key parts like price to fill up your car, gas costs 15% more now. $2.74 a gallon in 2010, $3.11 today. how about bitcoin? bitcoin launched in 2009. 15 years ago were the very early days where it cost a nickel and now above 100,000 much the translation is if you decided to be risky then and put $20 in, i think that would be worth tens of millions 15 years later. stuart: some people did do that. lauren: u uh and probably bought a lot of homes and paid cash. if you're in the market for a

home, rates in 2010 under 5%. now over 7%. home prices under $200,000 then over $400,000 now. if you do the translation to the median monthly payment in 15 years, it's basically tripled. stuart: ouch. l. lauren: yeah. stuart: we hear it. thanks very much. the progressives -- some progressive staffers on capitol hill, they're proposing a short workweek, 32 hours, four days a week of work. that's all they want. hillary vaughn on capitol hill. is this dividing even progressive lawmakers, hillary? reporter: stuart, it is. senator elizabeth warren think this is is a terrible one, and congressman richy torres, democrat from new york chiming in on this idea tweeting: why not be bold and ask for a zero hour workweek? i wonder how blue collar americans feel about white collar workers demanding a 32-hour workweek?

it was presented to top senate and house leadership and chuck schummer and mike johnson in a letter from the congressional staff association that write they hope a 32-hour workweek on the hill would cork as a pilot program to prove it could work on a nagsal scale. the group writing "by setting a 32 hour workweek as standard, staff could plan scheduled and importantly their rest and recovery days to maximize efficiency". national four day workweek is something senator bernie sanders pushed for and sanders prophoseed a 32-hour workweek nationwide and sanders has not endorsed this specific plan to institute that here on capitol hill, he spoke in support of the general idea to me yesterday. >> we're seeing huge advances in administered official intelligence and technology at a time when 60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck, i want to see those advances in technology that make you a more productive work of benefiting you and not just billionaires. one way we can do that is move

to a 32-hour workweek without loss of pay. thank you very much. reporter: how would businesses afford that hire someone to work the extra day? reporter: it's the day their staff is not working. stuart. stuart: we noticed he didn't want to talk about that. hillary, thank you very much indeed. gnat torr marsha blackburn, republican from the state of tennessee. what do you make of a 32-hour workweek for federal workers? think that's a good idea, senator? >> stuart, i think if they had a zero-hour workweek and never even came into work, they wouldn't be able to push some of their leftist agenda.

right now we're trying to get federal employees to show up and do their job, and if they're not going to do it and come back to work and be in the office 40 hour as week, then we will doge them out. stuart: doge. it's become a verb, hasn't it? i'm going to doge you. >> it is a verb. stuart: now it is, that's right. need your comment on this, the supreme court has to divest or ban law. set to begin sunday. senator for years you've been a really vocal critic of -- you want to hold tiktok and china accountable. are you in favor of banning it outright? i ask because the president elect has prevented a statement trying to work it out so americans can keep access to tiktok. where do you stand? >> yes, of course it wasn't a ban, it's a divest and the thing is we do not want tiktok to be used as a piece of spy ware,

which we know it is. that's when the court upheld the law when it came before them. no, i know the president is as committed as i am and many of my colleagues to protecting americans and protecting their data. so the point is tiktok cannot house that data and be owned in part by the chinese communist party because it is imperative that we protect americans and it's imperative because we have that spy ware in our systems. stuart: trump spoke to china's xi jinping on the phone today and says they'll solve many problems together. what do you make of that relationship? terms of tiktok? it seems like the president elect is doing it, he's going all out to negotiate something. i mean, if anybody can do it, it's him. >> you know, stuart, xi jinping knows that donald trump is not a

pushover. and he knows that president trump says something, he means that. and when president trump tells you he's going to take an action, he is going to do it. xi jinping knows that. so he knows he needs to be talking with president trump. the point that congress has made is that tiktok as it is currently structured and as it is currently held by bytedance and ccp, that allows ccp to have access to everyone's virtual use ask that spy ware in tiktok gets into every other app onier phone. we don't want that for the american people and we want those protections in place. this is not one of those issues where some people want to say it's just a free speech issue. this is a national security issue that is why congress passed the divestiture ban.

stuart: senator marsha blackburn, it's a pleasure having you on the program all these years and always appreciate you being here. thank you very much. >> and happy anniversary. stuart: we'll take it. thank you very much, ma'am. we're monitoring the breaking news out of the supreme court decision on banning tiktok. lydia hu has the latest. lauren: happy anniversary to "varney & co.". 15 years it's been my pleasure to make appearances on a pretty much weekly basis with stuart and also to run into him at the turkey trot once in a while in cchatham so, stuart, congratulations. ♪ how do you like me now, now that i'm on my way, you still think i'm crazy ♪ where ya headed?

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we're getting reactions from all corners of dc including president elect donald trump he posted on truth social just a short time ago this "the supreme court decision was expected, and everyone must respect it. my decision on tiktok will be made in the not too distant future, but i must have time to review the situation so stay tuned". we're also, stuart, hearing from carine jean pier and white house secretary for president biden is saying the next administration will be the ones that oversee the implementation of the ban and essentially passing off this hot potato to president trump. and we also interestingly hearing from department of justice, merrick garland issuing a statement saying they're welcoming this scotus decision allowing this ban to take place and they're drawing attention to the national security concerns that prompted all this in the first place and that's very important goal to ensure national security and ban tiktok and it's interesting to underscore because biden doj

saying they welcome it decision and yet the biden administration saying we're having nothing to do with enforcement. seeps like ambiguity there and nevertheless, trump is working behind the scenes to get a deal done. there was a phone call with president xi today and offer from frank and kevin o'leary and see where trump takes us. stuart: fascinating. thank you very much, lydia. we're getting back to 15-year anniversary celebration with a message from washington dc. >> stu, congratulations on 15 years of "varney & co." from the white house to your house. stu, you're all right. stuart: that's my expression. thank you very much indeed, edward. look back at some of the best bloopers. is there such a thing at best blooper? well, here they are. roll tape. >> prilosec otc. stuart: now, if i take it -- >> it's been so long, stu, since we've last laid eyes upon one

another. stuart: that's not an english accent. even i know that you play for the cincinnati reds. >> you read that on the monitor. [ laughter ]. stuart: today is take your child to workday. well, this is one of my children. this is angela, no child by the way. you're in your 20s, aren't you? >> yes, yes. do you want to take a stab at how old i am? system of articulation stuart: uh no. stuart: great. joe namoth, i hope you'll autograph that book for me. i wish i had that. are you over it? >> yeah, i'm over it. stuart: i'm over it. >> had to get through security 15 times to see you. stuart: not that important. excuse me, i'll educate you through a soccer game. >> i'd go there and board out of my mind. great game, what's the score?

1-0. >> let's go to highlights. stuart: by the way, barbie just released a new queen elizabeth doll onset. i didn't say that, it's on sale for $75. move on, quickly, get out of this. ♪ baby shark ♪ lauren: totally catchy. stuart: i think that is the first time we've ever had a camel on the prom. oh, it's not a camel, it's a rhino. i couldn't see the hump. i couldn't see the horn. stuart: oh, we're on. we're back. lauren and ashley, back with me. okay, what do you think. what was the funniest moment on the set from the last 15 years? lauren. lauren: when i dropped something and you don't get distracted even though it totally distracted you or my pen rolls on the table as you're doing your my take and pretend it didn't happen and sink in my

chair and you move on. stuart: that was funny? lauren: always funny, it's your reaction when we're done. stuart: ashley? ashley: this june i've been on the show ten years, stu, but the funniest thing i think i ever saw when you had a live studio audience, and they were following you into the studio and you got lost behind the scenes. that was just like the movie spinal tap where the band gets lost and can't find the main stage. it was so good and you handled it great. stuart: i do remember that. thanks, ash, and lauren. we're reading your friday feedback next. >> hey, stuart, happy 15th year anniversary. we all know your undies pure tone averaged and no. 1 guest and most intelligent guest. hope to join you soon, another 15 years, if you make it that long. ♪

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i want to wish you a merry christmas, happy new year. greg long from iowa. my favorite times are when the markets are up and you're as happy as i am. >> hi, stuart. hi, lauren, congratulations on your 15 year anniversary from florida. you might notice i'm wearing red today. go doge. >> hello, i'm from ft. worth, texas. been watching your show for ten years or more. and every segment is absolutely the greatest. you are number one in my book. >> greg from stuart, minnesota. my favorite part of the day is watching "varney & co.". >> you're old school con servetive and the country needs more like you. you're a true patriot. the songs before the commercial break are always a hit and don't forget, roll tape. stuart: that is what i say. i do say that. roll tape. lauren: only time will tell. not supposed to say that one. thank you to all our viewers for the kind messages.

friday feedback, ashley and lauren, get started from this from douglas. stuart, congratulations on 15 years and my wife and i love your show and with the former of having guest analysts for an hour. ashley, lauren, and madison are awesome too. you are right, sir. absolutely right and i'm blessed with a wonderful team. the next one is from jim. i have woken up to a telecast every weekday for last 5 years and look as young and vigorous as years ago. do you exercise on a regular lay bis? if -- basis, if not, how do you do it? congratulations. you're right, i do not exercise on a regular lay sis. basis. never been in a gym in my life. try to do 6,000 step as day but find it hard. lauren: you eat well. >> i do? lauren: you do. you're consist with your food and timing of it.

same breakfast every day. stuart: had a grapefruit every day of my life for the past 65 years. that's consistency. ashley: that's boring. stuart: moving on. this is paula. inspiration and hope. 69-year-old lady rancher from oklahoma and i've watched you every morning since i started trading for the first time since the pandemic. i've made more money than any my in my life. thank you for helping me to do that . we were helped bay 12, 13 year rally in the market when big tech went straight and you happen put money straight in and went straight up. we've been lucky and i got to say that. then there's this, it's from alfie, i've watched from day one and heart to stuart for introducing me to soccer. i've always had trouble falling asleep, even for naps. just turn on a soccer match, it's lights out. thanks again. oh, that's not fair. that's not fair. lauren: so fair. ashley: come on.

stuart: thank you, ashley. thank you very much indeed. lauren: me and alfie verse the two of you. ashley: how long is an american football game? like three and a half hours? it's only 90 minutes. come on. stuart: all the commercial breaks in football. come on. this is from noreen. favorite pictures are frequency conductive the varney christmas true and ashley's birthday with man in fox square where a crew member was standing with a handwritten sign in fox square letting everyone out there know it was ashley's birthday. that was very funny. i wish we got video of 25 but apparently we do not. i think we got it. ashley: oh, you got it? stuart: we found it. that's chris. he's our guy. [ laughter ] stuart: nicely done, chris. lauren: did you pay him, ashley? ashley: i did not. i'm mortified and don't like my attention on my birthday. i don't have birthdays anymore. stuart: thank you, everyone, for

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indoors on monday due the dangerously cold temperatures in washington. the swearing in will be inside the capitol rotunda. according to fox weather's, monday's high on capitol hill will be 28 degrees, the low will be 13, and it'll feel like just 5. the last time this was done was for reagan's second inauguration. before the break we asked how many months have exactly 30 days. i'm sure everybody in the audience is going 30 days hath september, april, june and november. all the rest have 31 case except february alone which has 29 days each leap year. lauren: good job. stuart: what's your answer? lauren: i'm first? stuart: yes. lauren: 4. stuart: yeah, the answer is. april, june, september and november. okay. lauren: we have one more thing for you, stuart.

i'm stealing the show. a special message from some people in your life who love you. stuart: what? lauren: yes. >> happy 15th anniversary, dad -- >> happy anniversary, varney and co.. you are all amazing. dad, it is an honor to watch you every single day, and i can say the hard work is truly an inspiration. >> happy 15th anniversary, granddad. you came a long way from derby, england, and you have grown to be an amazing gentleman and role model. >> congratulations on 15 years of "varney & company". >> congratulations, granddad. we're so proud of you. >> happy 15th anniversary, dad. >> hi, granddad. happy 15-year anniversary to "varney & company." here's to many more. >> happy 15th anniversary, granddad! stuart: well, how did you do that? well, i know how you did it --

lauren: -- and talented. stuart: our thanks, i think, to jill. oh, and looky here, a cake. lauren: look at the top of it. stuart oh, that's really nice. thank you very much, indeed. "varney & company," 15th anniversary. we're not going to speculate how many more years i may be around -- [laughter] not going to do that. lauren: well, going to 91 would be hard, but one never knows. [laughter] stuart: well, this is great. ashley, what have you got? ashley: you know what? one thing i've learned from you, stuart varney, is you know television. my first joshes i started in 1987 which is, what, 38 years ago. you above anyone i've ever worked with taught me about what makes good it's, and that's why -- television, and that's why the show has gone on for 15 years. it's very high highly rated and thank you for that. stuart: anything to add to that, lauren? i'm open to flat ifly.

[laughter] lauren: you've you have a lot of energy, and you've been a role model -- stuart: i think my energy level is coming down. it's not completely gone, so what's in this cake? is it a chocolate cake? is it a sponge cake? it's chocolate? good, i happen to like that stuff. thank you very much, indeed. i'm going to have trouble getting it home today, but i'll put it in the fridge -- lauren: there's pizza up here. we can have it for dessert. stuart: we'll do that. we're almost out of time, so i'm about to hand it over to cheryl casone. cheryl, it's yours. cheryl: happy anniversary, stuart. stuart: thank you. cheryl: we are going to continue with the breaking news that stuart just brought to you, president trump's inauguration has moved indoors to the capitol rotunda due to the freezing weather that is forecast to hit the d.c. area on monday. i want to bring in live chad pergram on cap