everything from the g.e. smart living room to l.j. smart kitchen and app on any device. >> you see a lot of sbejts in the home and homes not necessarily brand new. these are places that have been around and you can install a layer, so you don't have to buy new products and start from scratch. >> reporter: connected cars and autonomous vehicles big at ces. audi and ford showcasing the latest technology. helping consumers stay connected wherever they are, whatever they're doing. for "nightly business report," i'm julia boorstin in las vegas. >> also with the consumer electronics show mercedes benz unveiled new concept car. the f 015. all electron autonomous drive vehicle with inside door panels web connected touch screens and the head of mercedes benz cars say the future of driving is near. >> this is a prototype which works. it's working and this will be in the showroom next decade. >> so philip lebeau took this high-tech car out for a ride. >> reporter: mercedes calls it hux luxury in motion. the f015 unlike any car you've seen. merce

g.e.'s business which makes kpes soars and drilling equipment was 20% of the 2013's sales with billions of dollars to expand that and after a year of stellar growth experts watch railroad operators as well. >> because we see the potential for these lower crude prices to persist for a period of time in 2015. you could see some production drops. you could see some of the volumes come down. >> reporter: however, whether we don't know oil and related fracking supplies make up a tenth of overall rail volumes. analysts say the caterpillar, laying off weakness in mining could come under pressure from exposure to oil and gas. and archer daniel midland could feel the pinch as export demand waens. but every company hurt by oil downturn many others benefitting. airline carriers realizing cheaper fuel costs and retailers in theory could see a boost as consumers spend more on things other than gasoline. for "nightly business report," i'm morgan brennan. >> the drop in oil could be a driver of merger and

india will approach liability for operators of nuclear power plants and that means that companies like g.eand westinghouse may be more willing to invest in india in the nuclear power industry. it remains to be seen if companies site as big as the governments do. >> what role does the personal relationship that we're seeing grow between obama and the prime minister really weigh here? >> that's the important part which is why their second meeting since he became prime minister since last year. they've spent a lot of time together both in washington where president obama took the prime minister to the martin luther king memorial which is very meaningful to the indian people and it's a significant visit in india. the two spent a long time together in a series of meetings yesterday and the personal relationship really is important to improving relations between the u.s. and india which were very tense after last year. things have greatly improved since then and the leaders of both countries are much more optimistic they can be strategic partners especially given the tensions in the middle east

starts at 8:30 this morning at the washington convention center with an employment workshop presented by g.e. a job fair between 10:00 in the morning and 1: mentoring sessions resume writing sessions will take place. admission to the event is free. >>> the nfl is back in the spotlight, accused of dropping the ball on the ray rice scandal. the detail the fbi says the league missed. >>> studying the effects music has on your child. now it can significantly impact their development in the classroom. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking a big dip in the forecast. he has an hour-by-hour next. still a lot colder with the ♪ ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back at 5:39. people who feel a little self conscious about their acne scars m

g.e. introduced a new refrigerator that has a a built-in coffee maker which can be programmed with an app to have your drink ready at a a certain time. >> wow. >> jimmy: yeah. the company says it's the perfect gift to watch your parents try to use. [ laughter ] what the heck is this? how do you make coffee? [ cheers and applause ] what? huh? what? huh? huh? what? huh? [ laughter ] huh? what? huh? making coffee. i'm not coughing. [ laughter ] i spent a lot of time with my parents over the holidays. [ laughter ] this is very interesting. i read that some players of the green bay packers have regular board game nights where they play the strategy game settlers of catan. [ scattered cheers ] yeah, football fans are like, "what a bunch of nerds." [ laughter ] then went back to doing research for their next year's fantasy draft. [ cheers and applause ] speaking of the packers, one of the big match-ups this weekend is between the packers and the seattle seahawks. that's going to be a good game. [

. >> thank you david nelson with g.e.i think that for many years in europe there was an idea of don't ask don't tell in terms of electricity generation. so people don't know. and this is fine, but people don't know what it cost because you don't -- i mean i'm not able to read the reseat of the electricity every month. i don't know what i'm paying for the renewables. people should know and should know that we are bound to be dependent on a import and the efficiency is very good. >> thank you on that very spirited note, let's go back. they will be joining us very shortly. [ applause ] screeria -- nigeria. -

. >> thank you david nelson with g.e. my question is what is needed politically to get european countries to exploit their shale resources? how would you encourage it? >> first thing, i would find a way to reward the owners and all of those that -- honestly this is not all. i, in spain for instance we had a big debate. one thing i would do, the second thing, i think that for many years in europe there was an idea of don't ask don't tell in terms of electricity generation. so people don't know. and this is fine, but people don't know what it cost because you don't -- i mean i'm not able to read the reseat of the electricity every month. i don't know what i'm paying for the renewables. people should know and should know that we are bound to be dependent on a import and the efficiency is very good. >> thank you on that very spirited note, let's go back. they will be joining us very shortly. [ applause ] >>> today and tomorrow they're holding their first joint retreat in years. represent john boehner spoke of recent security

. >> thank you david nelson with g.e. my question is what is needed politically to get european countries to exploit their shale resources? how would you encourage it? >> first thing, i would find a way to reward the owners and all of those that -- honestly this is not all. i, in spain for instance we had a big debate. one thing i would do, the second thing, i think that for many years in europe there was an idea of don't ask don't tell in terms of electricity generation. so people don't know. and this is fine, but people don't know what it cost because you don't -- i mean i'm not able to read the reseat of the electricity every month. i don't know what i'm paying for the renewables. people should know and should know that we are bound to be dependent on a import and the efficiency is very good. >> thank you on that very spirited note, let's go back. they will be joining us very shortly. [ applause ] screeria -- nigeria. - counterterrorism movement. >>> president obama gives his state of the union address to the joint ses

lynch raised a concern that companies like g.e. capital might be able to take large bets in one part of their company but receive relief from rules intended to mitigate those risks in another. mr. lynch also offered three amendments on title 11. all intended to ensure that employees understand their compensation. elsewhere in the bill, mr. capuano offered an amendment to title 10 requiring companies to disclose political campaign contributions. in the same title, mr. ellison required the s.e.c. to finalize its dodd-frank rules related to executive composition data within 60 days. mr. grijalva proposed an amendment to restore the swaps pushout provision republicans eliminated by attaching it to the cromnibus last night. mr. ellison and mr. grijalva proposed a substitute amendment to help the congress focus on ending budget sequestration. finally, i propose we find a way to pay for part of the budget of the cash-strapped s.e.c. by imposing a user fee on investment advisors. this is a commonsense proposal that has been supported by in

. >> big thanks to home depot and g.e. for donating the fridge right here.ey safe as well. >> thank you. >> we love that. >>> coming up, more signs the racial tension is boiling over in ferguson, missouri with a brawl inside city hall. what sparked the out of control fight up next. and this photo going viral of a man shoveling snow off the iconic finish line of the boston marathon. my favorite image of the day. the mystery man is revealed, up next. >>> good morning. it's thursday, january 29. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. isis sets a new deadline for a prisoner swap. but you can't compare it to the beau bergdahl case don't you dare, because the taliban are not terrorists. >> the taliban is an arm of insurgency. isil is a terrorist group. so we don't make concessions to terrorist groups. >> well that explanation had reporters stunned. >> the taliban plays laser tag. this is different. remember how well this went over? >> scott walker has given women the back of his hand and there is no -- i know that's stark. i know that is direct, but that is r

expanding the eitc means more people getting g g.e. e.d.'s. why wouldn't we invest in the earned income tax credit? these workers but if we -- it means stronger communities,if if we fail to act to renew the provisions that expire in 2017, 50 million americans would lose all or part of their eitc. 50 million americans who are doing things right working hard taking responsibility for their lives and we would just give up on them, we would be glad to do corporate tax breaks but we would give up on these 50 million working americans. 16 million of them including eight million children if we don't renew would be pushed into poverty or deeper into the poverty they're already in. it's the worst kind of class warfare aimed at working families. these workers help -- need help to get out of poverty not to be taxed into it. renewing the expanding the eitc will help so many people in this country and it's not just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do because it will bring more wealth to our communities, they'll spend that money locally, help