last year overall car seams dropping and as david chuter reporting breaking into those new markets could be a bumty ride for the big 3. >> as auto sales and brick nation stall the next frontier of emerging markets appeared to be the so called future 15. countries mostly clustered in southeast asia, the middle east, south america and north africa. they boast a combined population of 1.2 billion people, and sales today of 10 million cars a year. expectations of economic growth mean sales could reach 14.5 million by 2020. but winning the race to these new consumers will not come without challenges for the u.s. auto makers. for starters many f othese markets already have established players. >> the government in smaller countries tend to favor local car makers. or big car makers that got in there fast. and have relationships with the government. trench makers dominate, and in south a sha they control 60% of the share. regional leader has even built production facilities locally including malaysia and thailand. toyota has taken that brand approach to to rest of asia so the big players are use

we will be back in a moment with a update on the day's top stories and then of course it is david chutern for ali veal hi on real money at the top of the hour. coming up on real money, why it is easier to climb the economic ladner some states and harder in others. plus the cold snap across the eastern united states has been great for people, but what about the rest of us? we will look at the economic impact, and ali is in switzerland with. all of that and more on real money. there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. states. researchers say air pollution from the factories made its way across the pat iffic, into california and arizona. the u.s. national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution. the pollution is a reminder tha

i'm tony harris, real money, is next, david chuter is in for ali velshi tonight. >>> climbing the economic ladder in america. it's easier in some states and harder in others. we'll explain. >>> plus across the united states this has not been a good day for mcdonald's, but it has been a great one for people who sell natural gas. >>> and at davos switzerland the head of nissan reveals where the auto industry is headed and what it means for you. i i'm david shuster and this is "real money." ♪ >> this is "real money," and you are the most important part of the show, so join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter, and facebook. for years politicians have been claiming that your odds of moving up the income ladder have been getting worse. but a new report show politicians are wrong. it is not getting worse, but it is not getter better either. the study was published by economi economists, and their findings are based on millions of tax returns filed by 30 year olds across the country. the data shows there are big differences based on geography. this map shows the odds in various

david chuter is here, this extraordinary news cop presence this morning. >> extraordinary because republicansre now saying they believe kristy may have bought himself a little bit of time, but the question is will his story hold up in chris christie told reporters that in fact he is responsible for everything that happened in his office, but that membersre staff members that were acting without his authority, here is what christie had to say. >> i am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team. >> no doubt in my mind, that conduct they exhibited is completely unacceptable, and showed a lack of respect for their the appropriate role of government. and for the people that were trusted to serve. >> by that conduct, he means not just ordered the lanes closed but also that that lied to him last month. christy said he had a meeting with he brought up the allegations that were made, and that he said if you say that you were not part of this i am about to go out and have a news conference and deny that anybody in my office has anything to do with this there was silence,