the present time the stars patrick mccarthy said byrne was guilty of a severe breach of trust. he said that the offences were tired eyes with skill and cunning and then fall to pull off almost afraid that the recovery. the scale of the wrongdoing was colossal the amounts involved were staggering. his crimes require careful planning and execution. it was all very skillful all very cunning those were the words of judge pack the car can be forty cents. thomas turned to jail for twelve years the judge said his wrongdoings of the fines but the fact that he was the solicitor profession that serves the nation well. what does whom the wheels of commerce simply could not turn because they are given a particular degree of trust unfortunately thomas barnett abused every aspect of that trust. he said he didn't know this game of the damage being done to the profession. but it must be considerable. he imposed a nine year sentence for the offences involving theft of fifty two million euro for gina's colleague signature was a particularly nasty crime he said. and for this he imposed a consecut

byrne, overstock.com chairman, ceo and founder and really renaissance man. to see you. the fed -- >> the fed. david: is it having any influence at all on retail sales do you think? >> of course the easy money policy is, a way to prop up retail sales, a way to prop up the pockets of the rich. them saying they will taper in january is like you and i saying we're going on a diet in january. i don't think they can taper. if they do taper we'll slip back into recession. i don't believe anything they say. david: we're seeing retail sales up .7% in november. it sounds like it is fair to say you think the fed's influence on the economy has been pretty negligible? >> i think it as an influence, wholly pernicious. david: how? >> because they are enabling, they're enabling our federal government to run enormous deficits and buying the ious because no one in the world will buy ious of treasury anymore. so the whole treasury market is being propped up by the federal reserve. so that has kept the economy afloat. they may say they will taper, i don't believe it. if they ta

something we do want to be associated with now byrnes went on to say money is chew it porton to leave in the hands of government officials and the long run value of all these go to zero now overstocks project to accept the big coin is in its early stages and the retailer has not decided whether to allow payments via third parties or whether to create its own system but overstock expects a team of six to twelve people to formulate the company's bitcoin strategy shares of overstock which was founded in one thousand nine hundred seventy and went public in two thousand and two have doubled this year. well there you have it we're tracking these stories and keeping you posted on all the latest as usual. twenty thirteen what a year it has been now from the syrian civil war to n.s.a. leaks from twitter's i.p.o. to bitcoin media now there's been a lot of a balanced reflect on so let's you know first and foremost take a look back and see what insight we can gain for the year ahead now i'm joined now by david colum law professor at cornell university and author of the year and review you can fin

authorities also speculate byrne tried to walk to the hotel to avoid long shuttle bus lines. amount of buses and extended hours for a heated tent for those waiting for rides. just two days until christmas. and for those travelers still trying to make their way to family and friends. san francisco's international airport seems relatively calm. we're now passed the peak christmas travel days. we caught up with some fliers this weekend and asked how smooth their travels were going. those flying out of oakland avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. sign. then drive. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hurry, this offer ends january 2nd. visit vwdealer.com today with my united mileageplus explorer card. i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. [ delavane ] priority boarding is re

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. skirting volcker rule already.ng to find a way around it, don't you think? adam: yes. tracy: your tweets, our panel debate next. adam: the weather outside is frightful. the northeast is being hit with a storm that could dump half a foot of snow causing travel nightmare. we're live in the fox weather center to help you get around it. tracy: tomorrow's business today. there's a chick behind the wheel at gm. i could say that, because i am a chick and i'm psyched for her. general motors picks mary barra to lead the carmaker into the future. she drives a camaro which means i like her even more. adam: my brother want ad could marrow few years ago. fox business exclusive, we have the dunk, nfib chief economist bill dunkelberg behind all the chief headlines for. >> all that and the markets. i had a 1987 camaro. t-tops. adam: new jersey. tracy: we'll look at the snow hitting the financial capital of the world before we move on. could you see behind us? it is kind of weak right now but it is coming back. prepare yourself, ni

in addition, they will bring katie byrne as part of the political teen. she will be the personality representing the white house in the senate. she is just wonderful. the two of them will help so much getting good, political judgment. >> is this your assessment of the white house that they had trouble with their congressional, political relations? >> i'm not sure what the calculation has been. as far as i am concerned, we have wonderful people in the white house. we lose one of the all-time best white house staff in the country. pete has reached a retirement age. those two will fill that role. they need someone to replace him. >> do you think obama will have a better sixth year? >> i think he will. first of all, the economy will be better. we do not have to worry about the government closing or default on its debt. maybe we can do good legislation. >> will republicans make an issue of the debt issue in february? >> we talked about them committing suicide. by not passing the budget. it would be double suicide with that. i do not think they will do either.

william byrne said he was lucky he was on the other side of the pub when the ceiling came down. >> there was a huge bang. and there was, like, a couple of seconds of almost stillness after this bang, and then the whole other side of the pub from where i was in collapsed. >> reporter: before emergency crews arrived, bystanders formed a human chain to rescue people trapped under the debris. jim murphy was one of those who stopped to help. >> there were people much deeper in the pub, and passing-- trying to pass injured people out, and all you did was grab the person that was given to you and pass them on to the next person. >> reporter: friday had seen the start of celebrations to mark scotland's national holiday, st. andrews day. instead, it turned to mourning. scottish first minister alex salmond. >> this is a black day for glasgow and for scotland, but it's a day we can take pride in courage and how we respond to adversity and tragedy. >> reporter: 14 people remain in the hospital, many with serious head and chest injuries. authorities haven't released the names of the victims yet. kim

didn't look at the content of the e-mails, but just -- >> do you put the number together with the byrne? >> i looked at the cell phone, the numbers you called and texted, the e-mail addresses of the people you e-mailed? wouldn't el get a lot of information? >> but you have to do a lot of work -- it's metadata. >> that's not correct. in order to -- the president assured us, and he was correct, that no one is listening in on americans' phone calls. >> he also denied this program existed before evidence of it came out and proved he was -- >> -- >> the administration. >> there's three different levels. no one is listening in on the content of phone calls. this massive information is being collected. it can't be queried without a reasonable suspicion, but the people who determined right now whether that's a reasonable suspicion are 22 people at the nsa. what this report says -- >> and a secret court. >> no, an nsa court. this report says in order to query that database, to figure out who your web is, that that like other things should go to -- you're i'm going to call it a responsible outsid

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster.rry klayman who convince ad federal judge to rule against nsa snooping will be in the hot seat next. this is the only place you can see him. he has got lots to talk about. it will be very interesting. tracy: very. this as edward snowden says the judge's decision slamming nsa phone surveillance vindicates his leaks to the news media. so is he a hero or a trade traitor? tweet us your answers and we'll put them on the screen. ashley: we've got a lot already. driverless cars coming to state of california. the director of the state's dmv to talk about the safety of the golden state pilot program. tracy: head injuries threatening the big business of professional football. we have a doctor ahead doing cool breakthrough research how to prevent them. ashley: add smart socks to the ever growing list of smart products you may not live without. why they do everything. measure how far you're running. there is no smell factor. all ahead on this snowy hour of "markets now." top of the hour. time for

. >> reporter: they already have, cars in ditches, fender byrnes and serious highway crashes like -- benders and serious highway crashes like this tractor trailer that rolled and shut down highway 270 in montgomery county. officials say they still fear people are drive doing fast for conditions. that's enough to keep shawn ghast off the roads. he'd rather walk. >> it's still safer than driving because of other people's driving, not mine. you have to watch out for everybody else. >> reporter: things are likely going to get worse around montgomery county in the overnight hours and for the morning commute. >> that's going to be a crazy drive. hopefully we'll come home. >> reporter: highway overpasses, bridges and ramps are the first places to become problems and freeze over. officials stress to be cautious and patient. it only takes a small patch of ice for things to go wrong in a hurry. >>> from the street to the air we continue to keep tabs on travel tonight for you, both national and dulles reporting massive delays and cancellations due to the weather. ken molestina is live at dulles

>> what i really love her and now is writing with gary byrne and george middleton, my partners.gwriters. the three of us sit down and we always get a song a day. that is fast for me. for them, it's normal. for me, i can take a week to write a song. writeis really a blast to with gifted writers who have tons of ideas, who never get stuck, whose ideas are bouncing off the walls all the time. and we wrote our first record together as a trio. we are writing a second record now. we have a christmas cd we will talk about. tavis: let's talk about it now. >> our album came out in february. it's called "finally home." it's that one there. so we came out with a christmas ep of four songs, for standards called "finally home for christmas," and it is only available online. i think itunes and amazon. over theat do you make course of your 40 plus career, the way that technology has changed the music business? this whole story of beyoncÉ putting out her record on itunes surprised everybody and it has been selling like crazy. she bypassed everything, everybody, straight to itunes. she sold more

what we've seen the past ten years or so innovation in central banking came in under byrne anky used to be when the fed printed lots of money he'd see prices of wages consumer items and assets go up in value but under bernanke he there's been an innovation in central banking where they print money and they put it directly into the pockets of bankers so wages don't go up so it's a beautiful new world where the central banks simply hand over billions of dollars to their cronies in the banking system and wages never go up so this is the new world order and i want to ask you is christmas and what about if you had to buy your favorite bank jamie diamond a christmas present this year what would it be why i think if i could give jamie diamond a present for christmas it would be syphilis so that he could experience firsthand what everyone around the world experiences with his day to day banking terrorism what about don't believe that what we get from may. well for george osborne my first choice would be maybe a little polonium two ten but maybe not bad aggressive something along the lines of

authorities believe 19-year-old melissa byrne tried to walk to the hotel to avoid the shuttle bus lines. her body was found two days later on a route back to her hotel. authorities say she died of hypothermia. >>> right now we're going to check in with meteorologist anthony slaughter on the weather situation around the bay area. what's up, anthony? >> good evening, diane. we saw very bad air quality over the past seven days. we were finally looking at improving air quality. as we head through the day tomorrow. we are not having to spare the air. here's what we're looking at. good to moderate levels across the bay area for tomorrow. you'll also find as we head through this upcoming week by wednesday, thursday, that air quality will really start to improve. even today saw some very picturesque scenes across the bay area with our sunset. you'll notice right now we've got clear skies for the most part. no fog to speak of even in san francisco. but here's the thing. improving air quality. that fog will start to return as we head through this upcoming week. i do think by tomorrow night we wil

. >> hey, i'm tracy byrnes with the fox business network. welcome to "wine with me."ng ts special we will talk about one of my favorite things. wine. we will go to some of the best wine cellars, talk the best people in the industry and more importantly get to see inside some of the greatest sellers. let's go inside the 21 club. >> have the utmost honor to be sitting in the basement of the 21 club with the wine director. he will tell us about how this place came to be. >> i have a story of one of my guess who have a chÂteau in

bradley byrne is a businessman. he is rational and he is reasonable. i wish he had been elected governor of the state of alabama and as you said the chamber of commerce said enough. joe reagan said enough. other business leaders said enough. we are not going to give a blank check to these people that are going to hold their government hostage. and you knew that this just might be happening. halfway through the government shutdown when the coke brother said to heck with this. we are out of here. we don't want the government shutdown and don't even think about defaulting. the united states needs to pay the bills that they owe. so when they made that move i started thinking, hold on a second. why did they wait so long but then i started you know maybe just maybe the business community is going to step up. there are a lot of people because of the gerrymandered districts that have absolutely no fear. they think they can do whatever they want to do, say whatever they want to say think it's good for them back home. they don't care how it impacts the republica

byrne see that you brought to people's attention and you mentioned it earlier goes by the name of quark why is it different than bitcoin why do you like it bill still well as i said before the cryptographic algorithm was created after the snowden revelations and with the whole n.s.a. intrusion in mind so it's a way more complex way more difficult perhaps the n.s.a. could eventually break it but they certainly can't break it in real time or anywhere close to real time so. i'm not smart enough to know you know exactly whether or not they'll ever be able to break it but all i know is this is the best one that as far as i can tell and. the privacy issue is all important to me because if we are going to put a dent in this central bank monopoly we've got to be able to have some sort of privacy in doing so right now bill is one of the great things about bitcoin of course is they cannot double spend a bit coin that's part of the the the open ledger that is the inherent in the technology you liken it you made the comparison to a digital tally stick so can you talk a little bit about that because

authorities also speculate byrne tried to walk to the hotel to avoid long shuttle bus lines.al featured double the amount of buses and extended hours for a heated tent for those who won that is waiting for rides. >>mark: on the bay area sports. the raiders and san diego, trying for a better record than last season. trying to break a four game losing streak. but the raiders outscored 16-3 in the second half committing 12 penalties for 73 yds in the game. they turned it over three times, the most painful and blond punt that led to a touchdown. final score 26-13. the raiders are now four and 11 on the season and a face a very tough broncos at the o.co next sunday. trying their best to best last year's four when season. the last regulation game against the atlanta falcons tonight. send us your pictures of your great memories at candlestick. we'll be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. kron4 morning news continuegood. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was

believe that without the fed come the market is down we generally have liquidity, >> hey, i'm tracy byrnese to "wine with me." during this special we will talk about one of my favorite things. wine. we will go to some of the best wine cellars, talk the best people in the industry and more importantly get to see inside some of the greatest sellers. let's go inside the 21 club. >> have the utmost honor to be sitting in the basement of the 21 club with the wine director. he will tell us about how this place ca to be. >> i have a story of one of my guess who have a chÂteau in

tracy: hey, good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster.orkers protesting plans to cut pensions for retired teachers, nurses other state workers to help balance the budget. joining us for a fox business exclusive, republican state treasurer dan rutherford, the man who could be the next governor of illinois, who by the way opposes the plan. he is coming right up. tracy: in our tech minute, apple high on china. at 52-week high is china mobile which is 700 million subscribers strong. actually agrees to finally sell the iphone. ashley: a lot of customers. plus gotta have it. a doubleheader for you today in our week-long series as it continues. ceos of toy-maker leapfrog and upscale department store chain neiman marcus. they have some great gifts. tracy: so fun. and happy days are here again. it is the 80th anniversary of the end to prohibition. how are you going to celebrate? that's a tough one. tweet us your responses and presidents of the new york brewers guild will be here. all that and much more on this hour of markets now. ashley: that was

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. the market is down 94 points.ets. it will be the heard down day for the week. not a good as we head into the new year. tracy: we'll talk about fcc, ruling on cell phones, whether or not to allow cell phone conversations on planes. would you pay more? that is our question for today, would you pay more for a seat in the quiet section of an airplane? we'll have answers up at bottom. ashley: i will give you my tweet now. also ahead, jpmorgan getting socked with yet another fine. this one said to be over one billion dollars for ties, yep, you know it, bernie madoff. the question is, is the sec picking on jamie dimon's bank? tracy: hilton shares higher in the first day of trading. we'll see if the hotel stock is worth buying. if you heard of bit strips. check this one out. we have one of ashton. ashley: i'm one in the middle. trace to the right. that is ceo of the company to the far left. tracy: i look svelt. ashley: that is a good word. word for the day, svelte. thanks for joining us. time to look at stocks. they are d

authorities also speculate byrne tried to walk to the hotel to avoid long shuttle bus lines.xtended hours for a heated tent for those waiting for rides. on to bay area sports. the raiders and san diego trying for a better record the last season for it tried to break a four game losing streak. but the raiders outscored 16-3 in the second half committing 12 penalties for 73 yds in the game. they turned it over three times, the most painful and lot punt that led to a touchdown. final score 26- 133 if the raiders are now four and 11 on the season and facing very tough broncos at the zero got a call next monday. no one-- o.co. 26-13. trying to best last years before when season. >>darya: a pair of eyeglasses is credited with saving the life of a teenage girl in seattle 316 year- old-16 yr old alonza byryant had a bullet lodged in the bridge of her nose but she says it could have been worse. the team was asleep on the crowd saturday night when according to police, suspects drove by the family's home and opened fire. bryant says she had forgotten to take off her glasses to read what

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tracy: and i'm tracy byrnes. the company is in the middle of its busiest day ever.s in middle of all in a fedex facility in new york. ashley: the fedex trucks may one day be replaced by these, delivery drones. pretty cool, huh? our twitter question is it really science fiction or will it happen? twitter us your reaction. your answers straight ahead. tracy: like george jetson. in our week-long series of got to have it. we have ceos of rue lala and hamacher schlemerrer. they are here with gift ideas. ashley: robotic night watch man, coming to a mall near you. those stories and more as the markets roll forward. tracy: that is kind of freaky. time tore stocks as we do every 15 minutes. nicole petallides on the floor of the exchange. hey, nicole. >> good morning, tracy and ashley. good afternoon. the day blends together. dow jones industrials having back and forth action that is what we've been seeing of late though the trend has been to the upside. dow is down 26 points to 16,059. the vix, fear index, to the upside. everybody is keeping close eye on 10-year bond at 2.80

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. the santa rally, could be a better gift for wall street?aditionally the best day to be in stocks. ups and fedex are grinches that delayed christmas for many. they couldn't deliver as many presents as they thought they could on time. liz macdonald investigate that is next. >>> are you shopped out or will you be taking advantage of retailers post-christmas discounts? tweet us your answers. edward snowden christmas manifesto. the nsa whistle-blower said government surveillance destroyed privacy. that and much more ahead on can't-miss hour of "markets now. floor and new york stock exchange. lauren simonetti is down there. hey, lauren. >> tracy, the stocks are up close to 16,500. if we close at another record high today, it would be 50th in 2013. that is the most in any year. nasdaq is at 13-year high. s&p 500 up half a percent at new high as well. not just major market averages right now. the transports at record highs russell 2000 at record highs. the vix is down. we have the dollar down. everything else is green. what do you think, tracy? tra

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tracy: good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. well pensions in peril.about to cut state pensions. does that make you worry about your own retirement funds? your tweets and our expert guests are coming right up. tracy: home sales through the roof? purchases of new homes in october soaring by the most in 30 years but we have an analyst that warns you should not be fooled by that. ashley: commuting get as little more taxing. the amount of workers can put transit costs cut in half by congress. at least those with the train. that is outrage. tracy: because they have drive evers? in tech minute we'll review lg's curved glass phone which is about to hit the store shelves. ashley: the dow has been down over 100 points for a long time but as you can see, desperately trying to make a comeback, down 99 points or there abouts. the market has been under a little bit of selling pressure these last several days. get breaking news on the fed beige book. peter baron's with the details. peteer? >> hey, ashley and tracy, the beige book for november says the economy contin

tracy: happy friday, i'm trace by byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. all about the dow and fed.ing 200 points as unemployment falls to a five-year low but where are the taper tantrums? we're all over that story next. tracy: and where america doesn't shop. sears spinning off lands' end. so is the iconic department store on its way out? tweet us your response. of course we're going to have our analysis of all that ahead. ashley: gotta have it. our week-long series wrapping up. have we got a deal for you. coming in by the busload. john cline president of premium outlets will be here. tracy: my favorite time of the week. wine with me. one of new york's oldest wine stores and wine catalog merchants. the president of morale's joins us to uncork her business model. ashley: cheers to that. big brother or retail savior? we'll report, you decide. we'll have that and so much more ahead on this tgif. tracy: it is top of the hour. look how dark it looks behind us. armageddon. ashley: pretty miserable out there. tracy: market not so miserable. nicole petallides on floor of the new york stock

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. the world's largest airline taking off.can and us airways officially now one carrier but are you worried about this further consolidation of the industry? is it going to result in higher fares? tweet us your responses and our expert is on next. adam: in tech minute, stopping big brother. google, microsoft, facebook and other tech giants are teaming up to fight back against government spying. jo ling kent investigates. tracy: talk about mc problems? mcdonald's sales decline further in the u.s. and wall street is not mchappy. adam: gotta have it. electronic cigars for men and women who already have everything of we have a the company ahead on a a can't miss smoking hour. there is cigar bar up the street. tracy: i'm not a cigar smoker. for those that are, it is nice option. won't get banished to the backyard every time you light up. nicole on the floor of the exchange. what is going on? >> i will attest to the popularity of e-gig garcia and e-cigarettes. everyone is using those that used smoke. i don't for the record. talk abo

tracy: happy friday, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: thank goodness for that. i'm ashley webster.as sales this weekend. could it hurt christmas sales during this key holiday season? tweet us. expert coverage of the upcoming storm is ahead. tracy: fed insider raising the odds in favor of the fomc reducing bond purchases at next week's meeting. at least one of our expert panel members disagrees, that they have the nerve to pull the trigger. you can't afford to miss this one. ashley: plus, come on, you know who you are. netflix says bing viewing is reshaping tv industry. dennis kneale ahead on the growing phenomenon. tracy: in our tech minute, twitter hitting a new high after users revolt and the social network agrees to restore a blocking feature. that and much, much more on the tgfi edition of "markets now." time for stocks. nicole petallides where she always is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. hey, nicole. >> hey, tracy and ashley taking a look at a market that is up about 30 points. we've had a lot of selling this week. down for the week for the dow and s&p. second we

. >> reporter: in court today, the family attorney asked the judge for a third evaluation by paul byrne, a pediatric professor at university of toledo and a past president of the catholic medical association. the judge has yet to make that decision. >> i think jahi will live through christmas. that is a major goal of this family, which was to have her be present on christmas day. >> reporter: now, late today the family attorney was able to get a stay from the judge, which means that jahi will remain on a ventilator until december 30th. meanwhile, dr. fisher will release his findings in court tomorrow at 9:30. reporting live in oakland, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> bart's board of directors will hold a special meeting on january 2nd to decide whether to approve its tentative deal with its labor unions. the deal agreed upon over the weekend would avert a third strike. the two reached a compromise on a contract provision on six weeks of paid medical leave is gone, but b.a.r.t. will expand its bereavement leave policy to allow workers paid time off in the event in the death of a

i'm tracy byrnes. >> i'm ashley webster.ll street has been waiting for for months, let's face it. will the fed start tapering its bond buying or signal changes to come in the near future. we're moments away from finding out. right at the top of the hour. ben bernanke meets media in about half an hour for very last time as fed chairman and asking about policy and outlook and oh so much more. tracy: we have an all-star panel to guide you through the much awaited fed decision. with us on set, bob pavlick, so glad you're here. in washington, former fed economist, steve olinner at aei. and nicole petallides on floor of the new york stock exchange and sandra smith in the pits of the cme. bob, do to you first, what do you think will happen? >> they come out and say the economy is improving and we're not there yet. i don't think they make announcement to reduce the asset pprchases. we're just not there yet. we moved along the track but we're just not there yet. ashley: lee's go to steven. your thoughts. what is going to happen? >> i

remember last year 19-year-old melissa byrne wandered a way from the event on new year's eve.er body was found inspect snow a couple of days later. the coroner determined she died of hypothermia and had drugs in her system organizers will increase the number of buses available this year. they will extend the hours of a heated tent. the event will take place from december 29th through the 31st. >>> the san francisco african- american chamber of comears wants a boycott of -- commerce wants a boycott. they say back workers are being shut out in the city's top- money-making sector. the ncaap says that's a form of discrimination and say no one in the public sector is willing to stand up for the african- american community. now, the chamber promises to hold peaceful demonstrations outside of conferences that do come to san francisco beginning next month. >>> from the football field to the battlefield. the philadelphia eagles are paying tribute to one of their own. rachel washburn worked as an eagles cheerleader but is now wearing a different uniform. he's a first lieutenant in the f

fox news legal analyst, doug byrnes, defense attorney and former prosecutor. what have we come to in our society? if any of this pans out to be true, that you just kill somebody together because you want to? >> apparently they've been planning to do this for a while. they just had to find somebody. they found this guy because he answered the ad. and they -- so that's from a prosecutor's standpoint, that's great, in quotes, gretchen. that means premeditation. they premeditated. they knew when they went out there to get this guy to answer that ad, him in the backseat, they had a plan. in fact, the husband said i did it, meaning the rope around the neck, on her signal. then the stabbing happened. 20 times. 20 stab wounds. >> you don't agree with the premeditation, though, right? >> not necessarily. first of all, it's interesting. a little legal history. in the '20s there was a case. two young kids from upper middle class wealthy backgrounds decide they want to kill somebody. they were both convicted, by the way. the case, multiple books about it. i'm not saying i

it's illegal to byrne. with the cold temperatures it's hard to resist using the fire lace. they are asking you at the air quality district to not burn. let's get a look at our microclimate forecast as we head throughout saturday. we told you it was getting better. temperatures, san jose, 62, sunny skies. one of the warmest spots could be palo alto at 67 as we head throughout that forecast on saturday. san francisco, getting in on low 60s throughout the first day on that weekend. for the north bay, east bay and tri valley, don't worry, we haven't left you out. warmer numbers in santa rosa with 63 after starting off with 35 in the morning hours. nearly a 30-degree temperature jump expected from the morning hours into afternoon. we'll also get up there down here across the tri valley with low 60s expected in the forecast as well. let's look at the overall pattern. the storm track is going to be just off to the north. so we'll keep most of that rainfall up toward washington. that's going to mean high pressure building in for about the next two to three days. it's going to defle

patrick byrne is overstock.com's ceo and chairman. thanks so much for joining us.t is behind, what is behind this decision? >> well, there are two reasons. one is business and one is philosophical. the business reason i thiik there will be a market people want anonymous currency. people are, so i think there is going to be a market. if we're the first major retailer to be selling through bitcoin or selling with bitcoin we should be snapping up the market. on the philosophical side, as you folks know i'm a pro-freedom guy and i believe in limited government. sound money is one things you need to limit government. government is always trying to go to expand goes for fiat currency. i'm austrian school guy, austrian economics, we ultimately like gold. for 5,000 years it is growing 2% a year and government mandarins can't create new gold. it is mathally limited rather than physically limited. limited to 21 million units. as the u.s. continues to debase our currency, this will be a more and more viable alternative. melissa: there was a lot in there i have to ask you abou

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separated into its own business that will include the dating center as well as tutor.com and david byrnen off red lobster and forgo acquisitions of additional brands for the foreseeable future. >> number four, tesla motors. regulators say the model as and the charging system did not cause a fire in a california garage last month. shares have fallen over 20% from the peak in september partly on that news. oracle third-quarter sales, interesting growth from the company, up two percent over the -- year-over-year. really seeing great benefit from the acquisition results announced last night. >> number two, right aid, the drugstore operator. posting earnings on continued sales growth. but shares are down in response to cutting the forecast. to date.still up >> number one, nike, the biggest isrts company in the world stepping up its sneaker strategy and has 11 new basketball shoes coming out the next 30 days. including a signature christmas edition. >> those were ugly shoes. did you see those? ?id you see them >> it depends on your opinion. [opening bell] is the president of trading advantage.

on the store doing charlie can show you these courtesy of david byrne's book or how music works. this is sales of cds over twenty years. you can see that charges is busy heading south the right terry evans were saying before the break and before when a man out when you recorded your first album sort of caught the tail end of that. that gagne was always fit me was the least see sales were always the strongest on stage you not to the concerts and back then. then he thousand and six seven. there weren't a lot as a century in the electronic nine season and remember what the name of that. the downloading things were i didn't think he still had not stare it is. can something. the orissa me differently sachs is an easy since it began in the end and the idea. i sensed it was the beginning of something we now read and down i held on for a long while i still bought cds to let you know couple years ago and then. and books notebooks. we'll talk about that in a moment. what is little wonder though that two thousand thirteen the year that here in parents the virgin mega store closed its giant

talk was tracy byrnes and ashley webster at 2:00 p.m. journal" reporting americans with chronic illnesses might also be big losers with higher out-of-pocket drug cost. joining us to talk about how it will affect the pocketbook, it is great to have you on the program. the journal found the biggest issue here is the still had to sign up for the plan before they will tell you what your benefits are going to be. how are we supposed to know what it will be? >> they are very tough, especially where lots of sick people are opting into the exchanges premiums may be lower. they will have a tough time figuring out how much will cost them. typically can be brand or specialty drug people paying for their own individual responsibility. what is almost impossible or very difficult for consumers to figure out when they go to healthcare.gov and the exchanges is what plans are available and what drugs are in the form of various for the plans they are picking. we end up with a lot of sick people who think they will get the drugs they need or find out they

tracy: tracy byrnes with your fox business brief, jpmorgan chase suing over acquisition of washingtonk was encouraged to acquire them by regulators in 2008, at odds over responsibility for legal claims stemming from decisions before the deal. jpmorgan claims the fdic is more the $1 billion. fedex disappointing second quarter results, the company earned $1.57 a share, $0.07 below the estimate, a $11.4 billion, just missed expectations. and increased meg whitman's base salary for $1.5 million a year, this comes two years after she agreed to take a base salary of $1 when she was named ceo, risen 20%, the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. dennis: of the big problem with the obamacare is it tries to cover too much. the next guest saved billions of dollars in health-care costs by preaching a tough message that a business can lower its costs by making employees pay a bigger portion of everyday health care saving the insurance, and jim martin, a cattle partner ceo. let's talk about the problem of obamacare, supposed to help with rising health care costs but

tracy: i'm trac tracy byrnes wih your fox business brief.tructed homes jumped or the 25% in october from december. commerce department reports that his highest level in four months with double-digit gains in all four regions across the country. mortgage applications slipped for the fifth straight week. mortgage bankers association index found applications fell by 12.8% last week. the index is now at its lowest level since early september. the private sector added 215,000 jobs last month topping expectations for a gain of 173,000. this it is the most jobs added in a year. on friday we look at the big monthly jobs report from the government. latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. dennis: a drop in supply helping oil to fourth straight session gain work on the fourth straight session in stocks. phil flynn. phil: this thing is rocking today. 4.6 million barrels drawdown, but the question is why. you heard of christmas in july. the heaven like fourth of july near christmas. refiners are going crazy refining gasoline

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