also a big drag on ford and gm profits, too. so fiat needs the scale of chrysler to create a global and also because of the profits from chrysler. host: some stats on the european auto market. a story from last week. new car registrations totaled about 12 me and vehicles for the year, the smallest number since 1995 -- about 12 million vehicles for the year, the smallest number since 1995. smaller than some analysts protected. a dismal start, and then december, a gain of 13.3% from a year earlier, the biggest monthly increase since 2009. we have been talking with viewers this morning about the auto bailout, asking them whether they thought it was worth it or not. can you talk about the companies involved in the bailout and what their sales were in 2013, the state of their business right now? guest: sure. three primary companies got the auto bailout. gm, chrysler, and allied financial, which was the former lending arm of gm known as gmac, which during the auto bailout crisis was tapped to provide loans to both gm and chrysler. gm a

also a big drag on ford and gm profits, too. so fiat needs the scale of chrysler to create a global and also because of the profits from chrysler. host: some stats on the european auto market. a story from last week. new car registrations totaled about 12 me and vehicles for the year, the smallest number since 1995 -- about 12 million vehicles for the year, the smallest number since 1995. smaller than some analysts protected. a dismal start, and then december, a gain of 13.3% from a year earlier, the biggest monthly increase since 2009. we have been talking with viewers this morning about the auto bailout, asking them whether they thought it was worth it or not. can you talk about the companies involved in the bailout and what their sales were in 2013, the state of their business right now? guest: sure. three primary companies got the auto bailout. gm, chrysler, and allied financial, which was the former lending arm of gm known as gmac, which during the auto bailout crisis was tapped to provide loans to both gm and chrysler. gm a

ford went through a mayor restructuring, and gm and chrysler both received government bailouts..s. cars once scorned for poor quality, are now in demand, totaling $65 billion in export sales in 2012. why? >> auto makers have adopted a global strategy, where instead of building specific vehicles for specific markets, they build one vehicle that is appealing across the world. >> reporter: the two top export markets are canada and mexico. demand is also growing in places like chai and the middle east. lower wages and energy cost are making the u.s. fertal ground for auto manufacturing. >> reporter: you'll probably see the japanese and germans who will look to build cars here and export them, because in this terms of wages and compensation the u.s. has become much more competitive. >> reporter: 2 million exports is a small piece of the total pie, but the big three auto makers are rolling into the new year with a tighter grip on the global market. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, detroit. >>> it is not exactly where they planned on spending new years day, but the 74 people on board the sh

could we have done a partial buyout and try to have gm and chrysler, with the other half? in 2009, the obama administration opted to give gm significantly more cash than they needed because they were afraid congress would not agree to a second bailout, so they gave gm far more money than they --ded add a dash at the time at the time. in retrospect, some of the sayout officers -- authors they could have required gm to pay more of the money back and gotten more returns. hindsight is always 2020, but there are certainly plenty of alternative scenarios where the government could have been repaid more and the company would have been saved. obviously, we will not know if those would have worked or not. host: david shepardson is the washington bureau chief of "the detroit news." to ever talking to our viewers. guest: thank you, jon. host: our next guest served as the head of the national transportation safety administration. first he want to head back to the floor of the washington auto show. you.: thank host: electric and alternative vehicles are a big part of the washington auto

>> ford and gm keep their prices above the industry average.ysler right at the industry average. if you take a look at a graph of what gm has done with its prices as opposed to what dime x chrysler has done, they go in opposite directions. here you see gm in yellow, prices climbing, climbing, climbing. and daimler, the big luxury maker of mercedes, lowering significantly. >> and they also brought out cheaper models. >> they're really getting that entry-level luxury market. german carmakers across the board are lowering their prices. u.s. companies are raising prices. maybe that will have to change because we're looking at so much inventory on the lot's of u.s. carmakers right now. seasonably, it is a slow time. you don't go out and buy a car in january because it is cold outside. maybe we will see a reversal. maybe we will see these companies have to come back on their prices, although, they definitely don't want to. >> land rover also having a tough day. some of the 2013-2014 vehicles are being recalled due to potentially faulty side airbags.

a big dragon both ford and gm profits. so many this deal to create a global brand and also because of the profits from chrysler. >> the european on the market sets the, story from last week, the european union new car registrations totaled about 12 million vehicles for the year , the smallest number since 1995 says. the annual decline was smaller than predicted. a gain of 13% from 1 year earlier was the biggest monthly increase since 2009. also been talking with our viewers this morning about the of the bailout, asking them whether they thought it was worth their not. can you talk about the companies involved in the bailout and what their sales were in 2013 in the state of their business right now? >> sure. so preprimary companies got funds from the on a bailout. gm, chrysler, and allied financial which was the set the lending arm of gm, gmac, during the of bailout crisis was tapped to provide loans to both gm and chrysler. both gm and chrysler are doing very well, making billions of dollars in profits. chrysler has reporte

also a big drag on both ford and gm profits too. fiat needs the scale of chrysler to create a global brand and also, you know, because of the profits from, you know, from chrysler. >> host: some stats on the european auto market courtesy of the "new york times" on a story from last week. the european union's new car registrations totaled about 12 million for the year. it's the smallest number since 1995 about half as many countries. the annual decline of 1.7% last year was smaller than some analysts had predicted after the does ma'am start and in december a gain of 13.3% from a year earlier was the biggest monthly increase since 2009. we've, talking with our viewers this morning about the auto bailout. we're asking them whether they thought it was worth it or not. can you talk about the companies involved in the bailout and what their sales were in 2013 and just the state of their business right now. >> guest: sure. so three primary companies got funds from the auto bailout, gm, chrysler, and ally financial. which was the former lend

and the activity at gm and quite a bit this week and new ceo coming into play, what is happening at gm and particularly at flint? >> a lot of things happening at gm are now being discovered. they were happening several years ago. flint always did reasonably well because people love the trucks, but the crash really pushed the factory. i think what is going on now is a discovery of a bunch of things that have been going on. >> you have written about this plant, you have been there and spent time and seen it, are there lessons that other manufacturers have or can learn? >> yes, there are. i tell the story of flint, when i was there i was being toured around by a uaw guy and he was unhappy about the management, he was from the past management and current management was thrilled with the focus on the quality and during the tour, that took four hours and someone hit a button because of paint defects. >> paint? >> yes. they shut it down until they could figure it out. >> this really represents a change in thinking over the years here? >> yes, o

and you really have to look at at least a 90 day average. but longer term, think about what gm and ford could do on the other six continents. >> global motors. >> let's get today's top trades now. yahoo gets a price target hike to 40 bucks -- from 40 to 49 reiterating buyer rating, it's a bullish plan, ali baba's expected ipo a 24% steak in. >> this is simple as some of the parts math. and yahoo keeps getting pulled up. if you value ali baba, if you value yahoo japan you get to a place all these parts not including yahoo's core business add up to 45 bucks a share. you have seven or eight bucks a share. i think this stock has 20% in it. it's dependent on how we go on ali baba, look what's going on with the internet retailers, what these guys did on 12-12-12. china's version of black friday. that's a stock i want to own. >> singles day. >> talk about -- tim talked about it for a long time. we talked about yahoo since it was 16, 17. 20% gets you 48. i've been in the 40 to 45 camp. it's clearly much later than it was six months ago. nine months ago. when we talked about it in ernes

and gm dropping 6% in december, but for the fourth year, they were up 7%. >> . >> australia has an economic boom, mostly driven by mining. they provide china with most of its raw materials, but it comes at a high cost for other industries. >> reporter: it's a menacing sight. all the more so when you realize these vehicles don't have drivers. the trucks are the latest high-tech components of australia's mining industry. this will be the most efficient in the world. >> in terms of the cost, which gives us a lot of headroom compared to other producers. >> the rocks are put on trains to carry support. empty, and then loaded on to ships. to china, there it's made into steel. >> reporter: each of these ships is loaded with 180,000 tons of iron ore, and it's enough to make a city three times over. one of these ships leaves every 12 hours from this company alone. >> reporter: providing 100 million tons a year will bring in $420 billion in revenue. rivals mine even more. mining money has made australia rich. but it has consequences. it pushed up australia's currency, making it hard for non-mining co

and gm dropping by 4%.ever, for the year all three said they had solid gains. >>> brad pitt has been a picture in new orleans since hurricane katrina. building energy efficient homes for families that were displayed by the storm, but there seems to be a problem. >> reporter: willie lives in one of the 100 homes that brad pitt's make it right foundation built for victims of hurricane katrina, but only after four years he says his house is rotting. the make it right foundation says some of the energy efficient homes were built with a new high text wood infused with glass. >> everything is environmental friendly, the only down side to that was that everything was knew and hasn't been through trial and error. >> reporter: according to the website this new wood is made out chemicals so it's better for the environment. but residents say the problem is it can't withstand water. some environmental specialists say the wood may not be a perfect product but the effort is admirable. >> that's what happens in the field,

the chevrolet silverado won the truck of the year, and gm offered the most watched car with not a car but a coe, the first female executive. all that five years after the company filed for bankruptcy. >> it's a pivotal time. there's no government involvement. the debt has been repaid. everything is clear. we can step forward, and continue to make great cars. it's an old cliche. >> it's not just general motors, sales in north america surged 13% last year. >> a good time for the industry. >> a great time for the industry, yes. from the subaru to the big general motors. everyone is experiencing good products. >> with dramatic innovations planned for up-coming models, auto motors hopes to accelerate sales. >> under the hood is nothing. the engine is under the passenger compart. . the real innovation is not under the hood, but inside the passenger compartment where high speed internet is offered. >> heavy trucks are light weights with the ford pick-up replacing steel with aluminum. >> the frame is stronger. it is the next generation of truck. >> those looking for speed have mercedes new en

and volkswagen. gm sold 9.7 million. vw 9.5 million and toyota says 2014 will be the first year ever to sell 100 million vehicles. >>> and donald trump unveiled the new and improved trump national resort in south florida yesterday. it underwent a $250 million renovation updating, sprucing it up and adding about eight new villas to the property and also revised the resort's five golf courses lobbies and swimming pools and i will tell you i'll volunteer to do a consumer investigation for you to make sure the sun feels as good as it looks. back to you guys. >> you might get some company there jess. >> i think this is important. this needs to be done for our viewers. >> it's good for the morning show. yes. >> thank you jess. >>> the debate over supplements heats up. researchers are now saying you may want to reconsider your daily vitamins. coming up why a certain supplement is declining in popularity. >> plus, imagine making it above freezing for a change. sounds good right? howard is goin >>> 4:45 on this friday morning. we

it's 2014 silverado and gm gmc sierra models have a software problem that can cause engines to overheat. eight fires have been reported so far during extremely cold weather. the company is warning customers not to leave idling trucks unattended. stay with us because "real money" with ali vel shi is next. always find us online. go to aljazeera.com. > >>>. >>> facebook can translate into real sales for a small business. i am ali velshi. this is re"real money." this is real money, you are the most important part of the show. so join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter using@ajreecemoney or facebook/ajreal money. call it a december surprise. in january the u.s. created 74,000 net new jobs in the last month of 2013. >> is the lowest monthly number in three years. a steep decline from the 341,000 jobs added in november. way below the 182,000 average monthly gain in 2013 blame brutal weather for part of the drop. >> put a chill on construction which lost 16,000 jobs. the cold snap doesn't explain the healthcare sector losing 6,000 positions. >> that's the industry's first m

it's been growing by leaps and bounds. gm just released a new silverado. d next year we're expected to see a new f series in q 3 and q 4. a lot of that is driven by the fact that the real estate market has improved after bottoming out and specifically new home construction and the energy boom in many parts of the country have gotten small business owners back in the marketplace. >> alan gutierrez with kelly blue book. thank you for being on the program. >> thanks for having me on. >> next up, frigid temperatures could cost you big. we'll explain. >>> later, everyone school wants to win a national championship, but what does football success mean to an university's bottom line? we'll bring you an inside look as real money continues. >> what, if anything, should you do with your money? we turn to a woman with 25 years of investing experience, hilly cramer chief investment officer with a & g capitol. hillary joins us in washington. correction in february, what does that mean for people who have investments in the market right now? >> it means that all investor

and quite a bit of activity at gm now. quite a bit this week, and the new ceo coming into play, and what's happening at gm and particularly at flint? >> i think that a lot of things are being discovered. they started happening several years ago, and the company, as a company hit bottom during the crash. flint always did reasonable well because people loved their pickup trucks, but the crash really pushed the factory and went on two shifts in 2011. so i think what's going on now, a discovery of a bunch of things going on in the entire company. >> so you wrote specifically about this plant. and you have been there, and you have seen it. are there lessoned that other manufacturers have or can learn? >> yeah, i think there are. one of the things, i always tell the story of flint. when i was there, i was being toured around by a uaw guy, and he was very saying, and product management, he was focused on quality. and while he was giving me the tour, someone hit a button and they had safety effects, and they shut down. >> no safety

and ford were running on empty. the u.s. government under the obama administration bailed out both gm and chrysler and ford found financial reliefderal loans. >> that had to happen to help extricate themselves, and the problems were found by management and by union organizations. >> next major restructuring which included job losses, plant closures and union concessions. gone were the days of generous health benefits and the $25 an hour factory job. >> people in the industry knew there would be another day. >> i think it's a come back year and it's just the beginning. >> in a dazzling display of hot wheels and new innovations, the international auto show is kick off the 25th year in detroit. >> today's marketplace was a lot different than when we were young. i grew up with the big 3, ford, gm and chrysler. there's hyundai, toyota, and honda. and this is a global market plate. >> the auto makers wouldn't be investing in the kind of money to build any of these exhibits were the business not there. and you could feel the confidence, you could feel the optimism, it's a very, very exciting time. >> reporter: they are back on the road

after strong pressure was applied during the summit of regional leaders and churned out a challenge and gm has failed to take on reaches into the chat between his residence in that the rebels and christians to seizing power in march. meanwhile francaise that the european union to send more troops to ca on a couple that sixteen hundred french soldiers and drop last month. it's really not as a prosperous nation but somehow suggesting the society think it's time for the country to shift to the light catches groups according to honda mine to be taken against enemies but the time and a boat on skis and exceed your task and it's now the trend may echo through the entire region the day. it's become a tradition in japan when some foreign officials are subjected to verbal abuse on this particular case in japanese nationalists made their feelings known loud and clear to russia's foreign minister china and south korea hopes of being in their crosshairs one for an island dispute. the other for sending to me labor migrants to japan. probably just told s korean workers would describe the scope approache

and. the automaker said it will pay a dividend on its stock, something it stopped in 2008. it's expected to report a 16th consecutive quarter of profits. the health of gm and the auto industry has a lot to do with the u.s. economy. and how willing consumers are to spend money. retail sales rose 2 of 1%. better than expected. the overall numbers were dragged down by a decline in auto sales. if you strip out cars and trucks. sales jumped 0.7 of 1%, the most in a year. it's a bit of a mixed bag, especially if you are an automaker or you work for one. we knew that december was flat for car companies, because cold winter weather kept some out of car showrooms. 2013 was a solid year for gm and the industry. the question for automakers coming off the best sales year since 2006 is what happens next the the answer has a through the do with the strength of the u.s. job market and consumers confidence and how fast interest rates move. rising interest rates have an effect on the economy in detroit. high rates are sending the u.s. economy up. detroit is an international trade hub linking both companies with the rest of the world. and the decline has negative implic

and the gm asking for thoughts and prayers for this officer right now, officials with bart are upstairs gathering thoughts in figuring out what happened in during this tragic incident. >> we're going to take you live shortly where that officer was taken. that tragedy involving this police officer extensively. more in just a moment. >> we know the identity of a man shot to death by two chp officers reports say the 19-year-old was trying to run from officers. the incident began about 2:45. investigators say the bmw suv did not have a plate and turned out to be stolen the chase ended on east 15th street. >> and a police dog helped end a stand off between officers and a man near san jess yeah city college this afternoon. officers claim he tried to grab a taser. >> now a vote for mandatory water conversation in the north bay the town of heelsburg with is about to take that step. >> about an hour, town council going to be meeting on this issue heelsburg has been on a program if this passes all of the water saving strategies will be mandatory. mike wilson laid out frefsh soil for plants. it's

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chrysler 9% and gm and toyota up 7%. the dow rebounded after yesterday's rough start to the year. industrial average gaining 29. the s&p lost two thirds and the nasdaq dropped 11. for the week, the dow was down.500 of a percentage point and the s&p and nasdaq both lost about half a point. >>> one of the most premier companies in the native northwest may be decided tonight. union members at boeing are voting right now on whether to take a new deal from the company or reject it and put their jobs in jeopardy. dan springer has the latest tonight. [ chanting ] >> reporter: there has been anything but union solidarity in everett, washington, since boeing, the world's biggest airplane maker, threatened to move 12,000 high paying jobs out of the area if the machinist didn't vote yes on a contract extension. boeing wants to free pensions and move to a 401(k). members rejected the offer by a two to one objection and they vote to build the 77 x and the cutting-edge composite wings before choosing from 24 bid sites in 24 states, boeing tweaked its offer to the union. the local district 751 r

just four years ago ford was in trouble and gm and chrysler were near bankruptcy.and now they've rebounded and then some as bisi onile-ere the future looks even brighter. >> reporter: the big three automakers are on a roll, chrysler, ford and general motors are on a record pace to close 2013 exporting more than 2 million cars and trucks around the world. >> there are still many more imports than exports, but experts will grow for the next three to five years. >> reporter: the turn around comes four years after ford was in financial turmoil and chrysler and g.m. were nearing bankruptcy. ford went through a majoring restructuring and g.m. and chrysler both received government bailouts. u.s. scars once scorned overseas for a poor quality are now in demand. why? >> automakers have adopted kind of a global strategy where instead of building specific vehicles for specific markets. they build one vehicle that is appealing to people across the world. >> reporter: the top two export markets are canada and mexico. lower wangs and energy costs are making the u.s. fertile grou

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safety regulators and gm have decide to return some cash to shareholders.n that, seema mody is with us at cnbc hq. hi, seema. what are you going to start with? >> let's start with gm. of course, a lot of auto news. when it comes to gm, the company will start paying a quarterly dividend at 30 cents a share in march. it's the automaker's first common stock share in june 2008 before starting with bankruptcy. gm had been pressured to reinstate the dividend since before the treasury department sold off its remaining stake. it will cost nearly $1.7 billion. it comes as the company says durable sales rose to 1.79 million vehicles. u.s. sales rose 7%. that helped gm secure secretary place behind toyota. shares rose 3% in after hours trade. >>> ceo elon musk is disputing the use of the word "recall" by safety regulators. tesla's most la week to provide upgraded wall adapters and charging software for about 29,000 model s sedans as a recall citing the risk of fire. that comes after a garage fire in november which authorities say may have been caused by a charger. on

and being accepted or even asked for. from my understanding, that's not how gm of the old was. o it's a much different place than it was even a decade ago. >>sales came in at 9.71 million cars and trucks sold worldwide. that is a 4% increase from last year. will gm be able to reign this year over toyota? >>that's a great question. toyota's had a great show here. they showed a really cool concept car/sportscar called the ft1. the game is on for sure. i think the fact that we've got the silverado pickup truck, we also have the gmc canyon truck to go up against vehicles like the toyota tacoma that really hasn't had any competition for a better part of this decade. i think real big volume vehicles coming out not only in north america but also around the world. our growth in china doesn't seem to be on any downward curve yet. it's gonna be a tough battle and one we're excited to take on. >>thank you jim bell of gm. g-m isn't the only automaker "showing off" in detroit this week. luxury brands continue to top the "trend watch." buzz is big surrounding cadillac's 20-15 a-t-s, as the lo

. >> ford was in deep trouble, chrysler and gm were near bankruptcy.ow two bailouts later the big three have rebounded. bisi onile-ere has our report from detroit. >> reporter: the big degree detroit-based automakers are on a roll. experexports it million cars and trucks around the world. >> there are still many more imports than experts but the expert also grow for the next three to five years in. >> reporter: the turn around comes five year after ford was going through a major restructuring. u.s. cars once scorned oversays for poor quality are now in demand totaling $65 million in export sales in 2012. why? >> automakers have adopted a global strategy where instead of building specific vehicles for specific markets, they build one vehicle that is appealing to those as the word. >> reporter: the two largest experters is canada and mexico. >> you'll see more jobs coming from the transplants. japanese and germans because the u.s. has become much more competitive in the last two years. >> reporter: 2 million experts is a small piece of the. but the big t

were well below expectations with modest gains for ford and chrysler while gm and toyota actually saw their sales decline. some in the auto industry blame winter storms for keeping buyers out of showrooms. >> the weather that swept across the midwest and into the northeast had some impact, but, you know, november was a very strong month as far as the industry was concerned. so there was a little pay back there, as well. >> reporter: the average price paid for a new model last month was just over $30,000. according to true car.com, and because demand remained relatively strong, auto makers didn't have to jack up incentives to close sales. what did well in december? trucks and suvs. they were hot just as they were for most of 2013 thanks to moderate gas prices. >> trucks are in kind of an upward swing now. >> reporter: as are auto sales. just four years after the recession when annual sales bottomed out, they steadily climbed to more than 15 million vehicles sold last year. that led to more plants adding shifts and workers as they keep up with demand that should continue to grow, althou

says in her first interview as ceo, she hopes to revamp business in europe and improve profit margins, adding that gm's chevrolet and cadillac brands need a revamped image. cadillac just revealed it will increase the price of its new escalade by a hefty eight- thousand dollars, due to upgrades. tesla's model "s" cars go on sale in china...and the price tag is 50% higher than in the u.s. the car company is charging $121,000 for its luxury sedan as it tests the demand for electric cars. tesla shares charged nearly $3 higher thursday. in our earnings wrap...it was a mc-miss for mcdonalds. the chain reported weaker than expected results, with global sales down a tenth of a percent. however, it was a solid quarter for two airlines. united reported a profit, as revenues increased , and fuel costs fell. but, shares sank in anticipation of a weak quarter ahead. it was a record breaking quarter for profits at southwest, and the company's ceo is optimistic of the year ahead. on the ground... union pacific saw profits pop thanks to higher traffic of grain, automotive, and industrial goods. the stock jumped 3%. on

gm. overseeing manufacturing and overhauling the car design.e of the 50 most powerful women in business. barra, one of just 23 females running fortune 500 companies. joining women like hewlett packard's meg whit man, marissa meyer and ursula burns. what do they have in common? >> they're not the girly companies. a woman running the largest auto maker. women running america's two largest tech companies. we have women running two of the largest defense companies. >> reporter: and now 100 years after it was founded, the federal reserve getting its first female leader, janet yellen. earned a ph.d. from yale, and went on to run the san francisco fed where she famously flagged concerns about subprime mortgages. >> it's the classic story of how a very smart woman gets ahead. keep your head down, disagree quietly, don't look to get press about it. >> reporter: until now, when y yellen and barra both step into the national spotlight. for this week, rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> thanks to rebecca. dig in now with the experts this morning. liza m

ford and jim and mercedes -- gm and mercedes. the little screen in your car is getting smart.ook and pandora and available in the vehicle. >> google with android. they are trying to find partners. >> it will be a big battleground. ios for cars. it is going to integrate with ios and we will see it throughout the year. google is trying their own. >> give me a time frame. cars have a long lifecycle. >> if you buy a car, you have an option to the connected car. if you buy a tesla, you have it. >> toyota models that can do pandora. >> there are a few cars in the act as a wi-fi hotspot. if you buy a new car, you can have that. it depends. >> when you look at google and apple, how do see them stacking up in terms of how much of the territory? >> apple will win the car war because they are not trying to own the screen but be compatible. and let them own the screen. >> google owns the screen in the audi. it is valuable real estate. >> automakers are conservative. this speaks to apple's strength. it is updated system. android with some of the fragmentation is more the wild west. not sur

mary feels like gm is not just profitable but will be consistently profitable in generating cash and they can't afford to do that. it was well received before today's guidance. >> gm benefiting from new or refreshed vehicles in the u.s. the automaker coming back from his government bankrupting organization. she is still got a lot of work to do. >> it is always important to detroit and industrial america that gm be a healthy company. when it is not good, it sends a really negative and profound signal about the whole u.s. economy, but especially industrial companies. a talented person who does not have enemies around the industry. there is a lot of sense they want her to succeed. as far as the cutting for breaks, what she has is a healthy company in a healthy industry. everybody's making money now. gm is making money. for years, when it made money, such a small amount, it is really truly competitive now, so she has the opportunity to run a confident, global automaker and there is a lot of work to do to keep making better integration globally with product development, more growth in chin

we just checked and gm is down 1%. it was up more than 3% in premarket trading. that was after general motors announced after yesterday's closing bell that it would pay its first stock dividend in 5.5 years. stock owners will get 30-cents a share on march 28th. its the latest sign gm is on the road to recovery after filing for bankruptcy in 2009. bank of america announced its fourth quarter profits to jump. they reported net earnings of $3.44 billion. profits got a big bost because the bank was able to cut legal costs and didn't have to hold as much money to protect itself from bad loans. all right markets have been up and open for a little bit. and they are still up. the big board you can see it on the screen. up 46 points on the dow. the s & p also expecting a good day today. >>> time is 6:55. be careful. that is the word from top cosmetic manufactures and the fbi when it comes to buying makeup and fragrances online. officials warn there is a chance the products you are buying may be counterfeit. even if you buy them from e-bay and amazon. tests of some of the

some of the big spenders include anheuser-busch, godaddy, jaguar, dannon, wonderful pistachios and gm on a hiatus. also the big ads, teer ads. they help companies build hype and give fans a heads-up on what to watch for. much of it social media which brings more buzz and a lot more than a little spot on tv. >> don't you think it's time we all get our own places. >> star players, moneyions of dollars on the line and an audience who likes to play favorites. christine romans, cnn, new york. >> i will be watching. >> you will? i will be. >> for the commercials and the chips and the drinks. >> i'll be watching. i we've got to go. >> thank you for watching. cnn newseum starts right after this. well, did you know that just one sheet of bounce outdoor fresh gives you more freshness than two sheets of the leading national store brand? who knew? so, how do you get your bounce? with more freshness in a single sheet. and i know there are many myths out there about a reverse mortgage, so i want you to know the facts. there are currently no credit score or income requirements to qualify. you can ge

some markets in southeast asia are showing signs of a slowdown and competition between gm, volkswagen and other automakers ares more intense. >>> hyundai also posted record global sales in 2013 but did see weak earnings. last year's global sales climbed 7.3% to 4.73 million units, strong sales in the u.s. and chinese markets pushed up the figure. operating profit was down 1.5% to about $7.7 billion. hyundai says stronger south korean currency hurt the company's profit. executives have set this year's target at 4.9 million units which exceeds last year's target and a counting on a new product lineup. >>> officials at south korea's central bank says the economy grew by 2.8%. solid performance by exports led to the rise. the bankers say it's the first time in three years that the pace of gdp growth increased. the last time expansion exceeded the previous years was in 2010 when gdp grew at a rate of 6.3%. in 2013 exports rose by 4.3% helped on by strong demand in south korea's biggest trading partners, china and the united states. personal spending rose just under 2%. capital investment w

it tells us that gm and ford are not the only two american manufacturers.nd chrysler, if you -- honda is an american manufacturer. toyota is close to be a american manufacturer. >> the interesting thing, they didn't gate bailout from the government they are doing very fine for themselves, thank you very much. >> that is right. that is entirely correct. you know, another thing to not forget, the bailout was something that came after the bankruptcy. the bankruptcy was the key to getting general motors to continue as entity. the bailout was an extra $50 billion after wards or during the process. gerri: could they have survived without the bailout? >> the assets would survived. the main probably would have survived. the stockholders would have been -- as they were. there may have been more changes. but the factories weren't going anywhere. the tools aren't gory anywhere. gerri: it's to operate them. >> yeah. gerri: okay. james thank you very much for coming on tonight. interesting stuff. there are many ironies in the state of the union tonight. you helped point

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the 2014 silverado and gm gmc sierra models have a software problem.ht fires have been reported so far all during extremely cold weather. the company is warning customers not to the leave idling trucks unattended. >>> still ahead on al jazeera america, baseball star alex rodriguez says he will fight the suspension that takes him out of the 2014 season. what are the chances a-rod will win that fight? >>> . >>> 50 years ago today, a historic announcement about the dan dangers of smoking. how attitudes and laws have changed. >> that's ahead. >>> a plant in charleston, authorities have banned people from drinking and bathing with tap water. jonathan martin hopefully you can hear us. >> jonathan, we heard not too long ago from the president of the water company. he told us they have done a lot of testing on the water. they say the chemical levels are lower but they are not confident at this point, they don't have a broad enough sample to say people can use it again. people are filling up at tanker trips. they also have about 75 tractor trailers full of bott