big announcement from anheuser busch. beer giant raised 46% and announced a $1 billion share buyback program. it's forecasr beer sales. that sent up shares $3 to $127.49. seaworld reported a wider loss in fourth quarter as attendance keeps falling. the company has been battling negative publicity since the documentary out a few years ago argued performing killer whales shouldn't be kept in captivity. the stock there fell about 6% to $19.17. >>> and still ahead, crowded airports and packed planes. antiquated infrastructure. is our airline industry simply overloaded and what's being done to alleviate that stress? >>> united airlines issued an urgent warning to pilots following near misses and incidents involving cockpiter ror errors errors. the danger of poor cockpit communication. as philip lebeau reports, these inlts may be symptoms of a larger issue facing the entire >> reporter: the memo from united airlines to its pilots was blunt. follow safety procedures in the cockpit. it highlighted significant safety concerns foll

anheuser-busch and coca-cola will not sell another beer or a coke, but they have heartwarming commercialswere extremely well produced. the budweiser commercial with the lost puppy -- 49 million people during the game on facebook downloaded and looked at that budweiser commercial. that is on top of the 150 million people who saw it on their tv screens. >> who did not get their money's worth? >> some of the newcomers. jublia, the toenail fungus -- >> i think most people who saw that said, why? >> imagine you are sitting around at the super bowl party with your children. >> did they pay $45 million for that? >> they did. others for the first time spent $4.5 million. no one even today knows what loctite is. why do that? the biggest advertiser was nbc. they had 15 ads. they advertised two or three months ago that the super bowl was sold us. -- sold out. they had a most $100 million worth of promotional spots for black list and some of the other -- snl and some of the other nbc programs. why didn't they sell that space and make the money? >> do have a personal favorite? >> i did not like any of

all those anheuser-busch beers. but john tweets before you praise budweiser, ask yourself this. will it have any influence on your choice of a beer to drink. and there's this one. do not buy anything you see in a super bowl commercial. except maybe beer but not because you saw a dog or a horse. what should we be drinking? our beer expert also known as joe six pack joining us by skype. good morning. >> good morning. >> we're all thinking about this. beer is one of my most favorite things in the whole world. what do you recommend if we're going to have a day of festivities? >> super bowl sunday is a beer drinking day, and it goes on 10, 12 hours. you want to have a beer that's going to be lower in alcohol for the most part but something that goes well with food. that's a big important thing for me. something you can eat and enjoy the good suds. so i tund to lean towards lower alcohol beers. there's a bunch out there right now, session beers. i've got one here called session ale. it's a belgian style goes really well with food. a little bit of a peppery bite. there's plenty of othe

. >> i want to go back, i really do want to bring up the anheuser-busch case that happened in 2013.amily to say -- because it said -- >> that's not what they're looking for here. they're trying to get a class action certification. >> not going to happen. damages, five million? >> inform the public. it's about respecting the consumer -- >> it's about making money for -- >> you know what? they're competing. unfair competition. there are people making hand crafted, small batch -- >> there are. >> -- bourbons, and they're -- gerri: thank god. >> and they're competing against these people who put out three and a half million -- >> it's the most popular bourbon that's out there. you just made my point. it's not handmade you said. that's not what the label says. it says "hand crafted." that's different. >> hand crafted is made skillfully by hand. not much of this is made by hand. >> here's what's going to happen -- >> and it's not a small batch. >> they're going to settle this for nuisance value. >> and what? >> this is what people hate about lawyers. you sue for $5 million because this gu

. >> anheuser-busch goes for the heart strings. want put a tear in your eye, pull at your emotions and get you involved in their ads. >> a record number of people saw those ads. the tv broke ratings records. >> there's been a lot of reaction to this year's ads, both good and bad. we want to know how you would rate this year's ads. here are the results of tonight's nbc10 chime-in poll. 12% say great. 42% rated them okay. the same say, not good. while 4% said last year's were better. >>> tonight we are watching temperatures drop off very quickly. it's getting windy outside, too. first alert weather day for tonight. we do expect those temperatures to keep plunging through the area, so those of you who are not seeing the freezing just yet on the untreated surfaces you'll be dropping below freezing soon. the flash freeze will be in effect for this evening. even overnight tonight. and a wind advisory is up. so winds are gusting near 40 miles an hour right now. that will stay the case as we go through the rest of tonight. temperatures alr

it pits the largest beer producers like anheuser-busch and miller, coors, against the makers of smallerre backing opposing bills both of which are aimed at lowering some federal taxes for smaller beer producers. the breweries have lots of lobbyists making the rounds these days. no word on when the legislation could move forward. >>> and we've heard a lot about cyber attacks involving websites and e-mail, but there's a new concern. your car. >> yeah. with the advent of wireless features for your ride comes new possibilities for hackers. here's abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: an alarming new report from a u.s. senator finding millions of cars and trucks on the road could be at risk of hack attacks. watch as chuck gowdy of our chicago station wls demonstrates how a technology expert takes control of his car through this computer port. >> now the engine's shut off. >> you were able to do that with one mouse click. >> yes. >> reporter: the windshield wipers, the speedometer out of the driver's control. >> so can i start it? >> i don't know. can you? you can st

. >> and how do you think the big spenders during the super bowl the anheuser-buschs of the world, did were not bad ads but they weren't great. i talked to my colleagues we had favorites but they weren't break out. >> it was about lock tite. thanks for being here. >> that does wrap things up for "the reid report." i'll see you tomorrow here at 2:00. and go to "the reid report" at msnbc.com. and punxsutawney phil saw his shadow so that means we have to watch more weather. >> we're going to follow your lead and talk about the super bowl ads and the superbowl around it and the politics and more talk about the superbowl and that terrible call that marred the whole game. what were they thinking, joy? >> i don't understand. ari was so upset, he couldn't come in. thank you for filling in blake. it will be great. "the cycle" is up next. jack's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today, his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before your begin an aspirin regimen. at ally bank no branch

there's the possibility that one of these students in the product area could be the anheuser-busch orknow walker or the roth child of the future. >> students have star add web development business. >> it's everything. it's being able to set my own hours. it's going out and finding that client and always going what's next reason am i going to be? >> could i make a connection. something a partnership or something? you know what i mean? you just never know. i'm always open to everything. >> reporter: they're learning it's a highly regulateed industry that requires the significant financial commit many. >> this class is being offered in a state that hasn't legalized recreational marijuana. it is decriminalizeed for very small amounts less than 10-grams and maryland has medical marijuana program but why teach it here? >> listen, if business, if you are reactive you are dead. you need to be proactive. so i would rather coach these people up at this pound in time. >> entrepreneurs of tomorrow learning how the law is changing today. in anne arrundel beth parker, fox news. ♪ >> straight ahead

they both supply cans to companies such as coke and anheuser-busch. the price of oil is down almost 5% in -- speculation that he was crude inventory rose to another record last week. -- u.s. crude inventory rose to another record last week. back to our two big stories out of europe the head of the eurogroup confirmed greece filed for a loan extension. he did it through a twitter post. put it out plain and simple. germany maintains it is not good enough and rejects the offer. the ecb reveals details about its latest meeting for the first time ever. shedding some light on the decision to engage in quantitative easing. hans nichols and jonathan faro joining me now. what are the next steps from here? >> the next steps are the finance ministers will gather in brussels tomorrow afternoon. we will see whether there is any other countries -- we have the formal request from greece this morning. it shows greece blinking flinching, however you want to put it. it was going to be pro forma. apparently the fine print of the letter somehow antagonized or did not pas

anheuser busch boosting its dividend announcing a billion dollar buyback. >> i'm going to say it budweiserorite beer. enough with the craft stuff. >> disclaimer out of the way. >> what can you argue with 46% dividend hike that justifies the multiple high on it but with that and the buyback you can hold this. it's a great system. >> how about 3d systems. >> wouldn't touch it the stock is higher, q4, guidance for '15 was okay. cfo says they're going to moderate the m&a activities. they need to moderate it significantly and focus on execution. >> beat on both the top and bottom for rig. >> yeah. but thank goodness i got out of this when it popped over 20 earlier this year. because it opened higher on better earnings, better revenue as well, but the problem is, the stock is just having to cut back everywhere to try to makes these numbers. capex spending going way down. i think the stock is mired somewhere between where it is now and probably 18. >> okay. pete, salesforce. >> all about growth. >> raised guidance. >> bennyoffon with cramer last night. >> bulls on the desk about ibm. i was a bull

it is through a variety of different -- anheuser-busch miller course and pepsi and coke.elocity -- the retailers are more than happy to put it on the shelf because it sells fast. it is a more premium priced product. they are excited to have this in their portfolio. >> is the exit strategy to be bought by one of those two? >> you see what's going on in the market. there is a tremendous opportunity for us to go forward. we just focusing on the business and what comes later on is -- depends on how successful we are. >> the ceo of sparkling eyes. we will be back in two minutes. -- sparkling ice. ♪ >> let's take a look at our world news headlines this morning for president obama's had to ask congress for authorization to battle islamic state. engagement will be limited to three years. the white house hopes it has found middle ground with lawmakers in both parties who remain skeptical of the plan. another public offering in madrid. shares surging in their trading debut. the stock sold in the top end of its price range. the 46 airports -- that is the latest world news. much more

it bottles coca-cola and anheuser-busch. profit fell 15 percent at air france klm.was hit hard by the longest pilot strike in history. overcapacity on routes to africa and asia held down ticket prices. nestle ceo says this was need to reconsider how to attract investments, because the country is losing its appeal. he says the reason is the stronger swiss franc and upcoming curbs on immigration. bloomberg asked him about this whispering. >> we have productivity and out of our factories in switzerland. we have to see if we have been able to compensate productivity gains. the strength of the frank is what we are looking at to utilize -- minimize the latest impact the couple of weeks ago. erik: nestle has the lowest annual growth in five years. mcdonald's is going back to the future jumpstarting sales with poultry. the poultry industry is freaking out after a two-year absence with mcdonald's bringing back chicken tenders. that is great news for chicken farmers dealing with an oversupply. allen is our agricultural reporter joining us from washington. allen, mcdonald's is

or for heinz or anheuser-busch. i do think these are big valuable brands.y recognize tony the tiger. there is value there. the current people at kellogg's are hurting to extract value. >> if they launched a huge marketing campaign and brought tony the tiger back -- kids eat breakfast cereal every single day. they are not eating that many eggs. my don't have green juice. if there is a great character, a prize in the box, my kids would be begging for. >> i don't think television advertising is going to do for them now what it did for them in that 1950's and 1960's. >> kashi is a success story from the last decade. they are seeing double-digit declines in some of their biggest brands. >> people decided sawdust doesn't taste good? >> is there something in their portfolio that shows promise? >> one of the big problems they've had is they have all these brand extensions and big success in the last decade with special k but the snack bars and all that stuff that their snacks division is suffering too. they were down by 2%. >> they bought keebler and pringles. >> a

as for as anheuser-busch is concerned, americans are not thinking enough beer anymore. fourth-quarter earnings that missed estimates. they invested more money and marketing to counter week consumption in the united states. the company has been struggling to turn around week sales of the flag ship budweiser brand. shares are up 44% in the last year. a warning from united airlines to pilots about dangerous mistakes in the cockpit. the wall street journal says mmo was prompted by several serious incidents. united pilots had to make an emergency maneuver to avoid crashing the plane. in another, the united plane landed with less than the minimum fuel reserves. they want, let's don't think this could happen in united. here is warren buffett's secret to staying young. eat like a six-year-old. i'm not sure he sees what my six-year-old dates. he is 84 years old and tells "fortune magazine" as a fourth of the calories he consumes comes from coca-cola. he owns $16 billion worth of coca-cola stock. he also likes ice cream and salty potato sticks. >> i don't even know what potato st

number eight anheuser-busch plans a buyback of $1 billion of shares after fourth-quarter earnings missed. it also said the beer industry volume in the u.s., its largest market, is going to continue to improve this year after several orders of slides in sales. it seems that people -- maybe it is the young ends -- the y oung-uns. they are not drinking bud. julie: if you look at bud market share, it fell last year to around 9%. it was 14% in 2005. they have spent a lot on marketing to try and seem like those craft beers are -- you don't want to drink them. jason: i hang out with a lot of hipsters from brooklyn. they would see craft beer from budweiser as disingenuous. betty: it is not just about the beer. the liquor and spirits industry have seen a revival. if you are not drinking liquor and beer you might be drinking coffee. why have a donut with your coffee when you could have a cookie coffee cup? kfc is now serving a level -- serving edible coffee cups made from a wafer like this get -- fr om a wafer-like biscuit. julie: it's only available in the u.k. jason: when they make crazy movies