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we'll end it right t the willis report is next. gerri: hello. to night on "the willis report." the $55,000 medical bill and a hospital bill also frustrated patients walked out of hospitals without treatment. wall street will crack down on cockroach jean? stockbrokers coming back. that is all coming up tonight on "the willis report." welcome to the willis report. it is great to be back home tonight and we have an amazing story for you. one band caught of the nation's health care system charging fortune for a routine suery proving that it will not been set health care cost curve as a result clerk from california had coverage and was charged $55,000 for the appendectomy his story fired of tens of thousands of people. he joins me now. we really appreciate you coming on the show. what happened in october you went to the hospital? >> i will cup october 1st with a sharp pain in my abdomen. they told me it was -ppendicitis so they admitted the with scallns i was out the next day. a few mnths later i get to a bill in december it is $55,000 daintily my insurance took care of $45,000. mel

"the willis report" is next. ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everyone. i am gerri willis.ht on "the willis report." >> consumer identity theft. we are pulling back the curtain on the shady underworld of hackers making millions in your name. and the only car to pass a crash test. it's american, but it barely got a passing grade. and digging out after a winter storm. bone chilling temperatures, 2 feet of snow and chaos at the airport. coming up tonight on "the willis report." at ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: welcome to "the willis report." you are showing your money and your voice. and tonight your personal information. many experts say that you should assume our identity is already up for sale on the black market. we are finding out more information about who is behind the target past and with us now we have the cofounder of crowd strike. a data security firm specializing in cases just like this one. welcome to the show and it's great to have you here. so can you tell us about this software? them our way or the we have used? where did it come from and who wrote it? >> it was built by 24-yea

"the willis report" is coming up next. ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everyone. i am gerri willis.ight on "the willis report." new evidence obamacare is not affordable. many hit with huge deductibles and out-of-pocket costs. the rest of us are paying for it. also a new warning of the most popular medicines in america. big change, and for painkillers. and it is your users guide the end switching careers. megan kelly is with us. we're watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ gerri: welcome to "the willis report." your show, your money, your voice. tonight your users guide. whether you're looking to move up in a rinse of your current company or change course altogether, we've got need to know advice for the new year. joining us, and organizational psychologist and author of the book "the you plan." welcome to the show, good to have you. i want to start with this idea of the new economy. i know a lot of people haven't been too excited if what is going on in the economy particularly in the jobs market. they are nervous, they are worried and really dissatisfied. dissatisfac

♪ gerri: hello, everyone, i am gerri willis. tonight on "the willis report" it. rri: consumers brace for another spike in ulity bills. >> it has been pretty rough ut here. gerri: new charges over hospitals inflating medical bills. and retirement accounts take a beating as stocks nosedive. if the market correction everyone has been talking about finally here? we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ double mocha ♪ ♪ gerri: we are going over to t chief oil analyst, welcome to you, it is great to have you here. everyone is facing these high home energy costs. when you look at these costs, i am hearing something like 90% can do how can it be when the whole country is getting a bigger bill? >> the problem is that you can't move it from where most of it is in texas. gerri: showing viewers what is going on with these winter heating costs. natural gas is up 13% year-over-year. electricity is 2%. heating oil is 1%. these are the costs as you see them of whathe average householwill face in paying thei bill. what are people doing out there? >> this is on

"the willis report" is coming up next. ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everyone come, i am gerri willis.ht on "the willis report." trips to the doctor got a lot more complicated. a new set of computer codes threatens to disrupt the whole health care system. also new mortgage rules could throw the housing market into chaos. lenders plead with congress to stop the changes. >> the massive amount of changes with this legislation has really put a difficult situation in our hands. gerri: and a user's users guide to a new year and new you. we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: imagine getting hurt by jumping off water skis that are on fire were getting bit by an oracle well. are you having a hard time conjuring? these are some elements that uncle sam has been assigning as part of an overhaul of our medical billing system. with more on this we have doctor kevin campbell who is a cardiologist. so what are they doing? >> the proponents say they are more specific with more specific to description and it is taking 50,000 kogenate and 150,000. gerri: okay, procedu

can't wait til tomorrow. >> from our fox business studios in new york, here again is gerri willis. hosen the best college as the best price can be a challenge. but just out with their annual list of colleges and universities of the best value. not the most expensive, not the cheapest but the ones with the best value. joining me now, senior vice president at princeton review and author of this book. the 150 best schools. always great to have you here. this is really important information for parents were thinking have to get the kid into school but how are we ever going to afford it. the prices overall with college prices on the rise, public schools coming in at 18,400? >> that is right. tuition, room and board, the whole shebang. >gerri: private college colleget $41,000. ouchie! >> for an average public university. think about the schools we talk about all the time. $60,000. gerri: you look at 2000 institutions and a bunch of stuff try to figure out which are the best. but people don't pay that sticker price, right? >> one-third of people will generally pay the sticker price. two-th

"the willis r gerri: hello, everybody, i'm gerri willis. welcome to a special edition of "the willis report." over the next hour we're bringing awe users guide to taxes as 2013 wraps up. we'll be drilling down on all the changes and telling you what you need to know with some concrete strategies. for a look what to do to make sure you don't pay more than you should, i'm joined by dominic sevila, president of personal wealth advisors. dominic, great to have you herek >> thank you. gerri: before we get intou solutions, let's talk very briefly, broadly, big changes coming. people will be surprised. >> people will be shocked. a lot having to do with obamacare. ancillary tax, limit on certain type of deduction. all will hit you hard april 15th next year. most people flying under the radar will be in for a rude awakening. gerri: a lot of people, they're running taxes ahead of time trying to figure out what the bite is going to be, before the end of the year, before with you know what you're facing. what we're hearing more and more people will pay

"the willis report." gerri: and our very first breakdown of the abrupt -- broken obamacare system hhs releasing who signed up so far a and it is not the young and healthy. the majority of the new enrollees have the hand in a uncle sam spot get. from american action forum, a dog, -- doug they had a conference call 24 percenter between the ages of 18 and 24. not what they wanted. >> is 18 through 34 they needed to give 40% so they are well behind that target. the focus has been on the young and then suppose you have to buy insurance those who are 18, 22 on their parents' policy so there further behind than the numbers would appear. is beduins -- bad news. gerri: 79% so far would get a subsidy to pay for the health care coverage and will be an expensive program at the end of the day. i think it will need more than that. >> and numbers come from two sources. the total number of enrollees. 2.2 billion hhs thought they would have 3.2 million they've all got hit the target of 7 million by the end of march but for each

i'm gerri willis tonight on "the willis report." >>> new questions about the so-called expansion of healthbamacare. the majority of new obamacare enrollees already had coverage. >>> also, it was blamed for much of the housing bust. now interest-only loans are making a comeback. >>> and got a great new idea? well, get moving. actress jessica alba is here to talk about her new business and how you can do it too. we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ ♪

the willis report is coming up next. ♪ gerri: hello everybody, i'm gerri willis.onight on "the willis report." >>> the consumer theft scandal hitting retailers widens. do we feel secure shopping again? >>> also as one nightmare at sea ends. how clean are cruiseships in do you know most fail basic sanitation tests. >> wash your hands. >>> new scam target anybody with a telephone. consumers ripped off $1 at the time. we're watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ >>> welcome to the willis report. your show, your money, your voice. and tonight your calls to the irs, well, they're going unanswered. over 61% of the people trying to talk to a customer service representative at the irs actually got through to somebody last year. that's according to a watchdog report. that left millions of us to figure out how to comply with our complex tax code ourselves. with more on this, scott hodge president of the tax foundation. welcome back to the show, scott. i went on the website; right. here is what they say. they say call us with your questions. >> right. gerri:

: hello, everyone, i am gerri willis. tonight on "the willis report." gerri: consumer data fast widens. over a million cards may have been stolen at neiman marcus and iconic consumer brands. these companies might not be around for much longer could leave the experts. and we have the latest research on omega-3. we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: welcome to "the willis report." the data breach affecting millions of consumers in this country just keeps getting bigger. neiman marcus saying over a million of its customers have@ neiman marcus saying over a million of its customers have had their credit cards hacked. visa and mastercard say at least 24 of those hacked cards were by thieves. and the fbi is reporting warning retailers of more attacks to come. welcome to the show. it is great to have you here on the set. so now we know about more retailers in the number of folks that have been hacked. tonight the fbi, we find out has said that you need to be prepared because there are more hacks coming. what does that tell you

"the willis report" is next. ♪ gerri: hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis.onight on "the willis report" a where a warning of danger from the national weather service has a good deep freeze cribs the nation. >> adelle number five ever seen it this cold. gerri: well will it take to get the federal government out of the mortgage business? and the price war is on. mobile phone companies offering consumers hundreds of dollars to switch. bear watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ gerri: welcome to "the willis report." tonight we have our eyes focused on just one thing, and that, my friend, is that the modern. an air mass covering most of the country, 200 million subjected to a wind chill advisories from montana alabama. heavy winds, temperatures plummeting ten, 20, 30 degrees. coming up, how you can keep your home safend the pipes and yourself from freezing. first, fox news meteorologist janice dean kicks of our coverage. >> this is quite historic and a lot of places. from the upper midwest all the way south toward the south florida. and the tempe

"the willis report" is coming up next. ♪ ♪ gerri: tonight on "the willis report."lo, everyone i am gerri willis. a winter storm brings travel chaos many parts of the country. >> it is freezing and it's awful. gerri: and will target pull the plug on new technologies to better protect consumers? and the government takes on education standards of common quarter. >> are children who are testing in this percentile are coming home with terrible grades on their report cards. gerri: we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: another arctic winter blast. the potential of more than a foot of snow is coming the mid-atlantic and northeast. thousands closed government offices in washington and that is only the beginning. janice dean joins me now with the latest from the weather center. reporter: it seems like groundhog day. every other week we are talking about another -underscore in an arctic blast. this storm is different because it has dropped over 2 inches of snow in washington dc, which is some most so they have seen in two years. you are gett

"the willis report" is coming up next. ♪ gerri: hello, everyone. night on "the willis report", sub zero temperatures we have it across the country. >> also millionaires on medicaid. and a crackdown on companies peddling weight-loss. you are watching "the willis report" and we are watching out for you tonight. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: a lot coming up tonight, but we start with your high heating costs. temperatures plummeting to record lows all the way down to the deep south. the storm has knocked out power for thousands of americans and officials are asking americans to conserve electricity. so how bad can things get? we have the ceo of the conservation group and he is coming on our show. todd, it is great to have your. >> thank you for having me. gerri: i have been talking about how people are getting an ugly reminder of the storm and they have that january bill in hand. you say it every degree it represents an increase of energy costs. can you explain that to me? >> yes come as a rule of thumb as the temperature drops, every 1 degree represents about a 3%

. >> from our fox business studios, here is gerri willis. gerri: it is warming up out there. required hospitals and physicians to move away from paper records into digital records. the new report from the office of inspector general said the federal government is not taking enough precautions to weed out fraudulent activity. joe, thank you for being with us as our guest tonight. the government is spending $22 billion to encourage the health care community who digitizes this and somehow making more liable to have this information gathered? >> it's not too surprising. it's cheaper on a per unit basis. that is basically what the inspector general this is an effort to preventing these kinds of prods when activities that could occur down the road. gerri: here's what i don't understand and that is essentially what happens with these records. and so by virtue of making these digital, it's easier to steal the information. >> absolutely. and that seems like something that we can figure out ahead of time. >> well, yes. and this is not a criticism and this is a private industry that str

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the "willis report". gerri: major advancements for the keystone pipeline the state department issues the even if they say it's not, it's always about money. volume report saying it will not hurt the environment by proponents claim our next guest is in the middle of this fight in nebraska. welcome to the show. even the state department, the state department says no bigger environmental impact. how do you respond? >> first of all, has to be in the national interest with the national interest we have energy security but the president's promise to delay this five years and not taking action to make sure it did not hurt the environment and increased carbon dioxide. this report clearly states the impact to the environment is minimal and in fact, does not increase carbon dioxide and could lower its so there is no more excuses. i with the president to take his phone to call the prime minister of canada to say we are donee i will approve this. gerri: i have to tell you we have other hurdles before she will think about t

tonight on "the willis report" it. gerrility bills. >> it has been pretty rough out here. rri: new charges over hospitals inflating medical bills. and retirement accounts take a beating as stocks nosedive. if the market correction everyone has been talking about finally here? we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ double mocha ♪

"the willis report" is coming up next. ♪ ♪ gerri: tonight on "the willis report."i am gerri willis. a winter storm brings travel chaos many parts of the country. >> it is freezing and it's awful. gerri: and will target pull the plug on new technologies to better protect consumers? and the government takes on education standards of common quarter. >> are children who are testing in this percentile are coming home with terrible grades on their report cards. gerri: we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis

"the willis report" is next. ♪ gerri: hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis.port" a where a warning of danger from the national weather service has a good deep freeze cribs the nation. >> adelle number five ever seen it this cold. gerri: well will it take to get the federal government out of the mortgage business? and the price war is on. mobile phone companies offering consumers hundreds of dollars to switch. bear watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ gerri: wel

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i'm gerri willis. tonight on "the willis report." >> obama another critical.urity. >> health care.gov is not secure. >> and new congressional investigation is underway. >> also, banks targeting our heros. military men and women hit with hefty fees. >>> more obama dried to fix the wrong thing with health care. we have a new study on the outrageous differences in prices people are charged for the same procedure. we're watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ ♪ >>> is your personal information safe? from hackers and other criminals on the obamacare website? the ants depends on you talk to. >> the protections that we have in place have successfully prevented attacks. >> health care.gov is not secure today. and nothing is really changed since the november 19th testimony. in fact, from our november 19th testimony, it it's even worse. >> gerri: that was the varying opinions of one government official and one hacker at hearings today on the hill. saying, totally different things. so who is right? we brought in our own experts tonight. with more on this i

"the willis report" is coming up next. ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everyone, i am gerri willis.eport" it. gerri: consumers brace for another spike in utility bills. >> it has been pretty rough out here. gerri: new charges over hospitals inflating medical bills. and retirement accounts take a beating as stocks nosedive. if the market correction everyone has been talking about finally here? we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ double mocha ♪

. >> fox news, gerri willis. >> president facing low poll numbers. why can't he shake the sagging approval. we'll depate. that >> all eyes on the winner games and the growing security concerns on the olympics less than three weeks away. peter king has that next and there is this. >> a braizen robbery in the middle of a mall send shoppers running for their lives. >> store said someone is shooting. >> they are coming over here and i am going to hide in the bath rom. and i will look myself in there.  >> in tennessee newel thieves pull off a brains robbery. shoppers were terrified after 5 or 6 men dressed in black stormed a julie store and take a look at the cell phone video from an eyewitness. some people mistake the sounds of breaking glass for gunshots. listen to the terrified shopper. >> we just waited for a good bit and police came by and showed our badges and told us to start letting people out. >> police are still searching for the suspects. >>> the job of the olympics hosts is to insure the security of the visitors in the olympicsment we'll do w

"the willis r gerri: hello, everybody, i'm gerri willis.f "the willis report." over the next hour we're bringing awe users guide to taxes as 2013 wraps up. we'll be drilling down on all the changes and telling you what you need to know with some concrete strategies. for a look what to do to make sure you don't pay more than you should, i'm joined by dominic sevila, president of personal wealth advisors. dominic, great to have you herek >> thank you. gerri: before we get intou solutions, let's talk very

"the willis report" is next. ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everyone. i am gerri willis.umer identity theft. we are pulling back the curtain on the shady underworld of hackers making millions in your name. and the only car to pass a crash test. it's american, but it barely got a passing grade. and digging out after a winter storm. bone chilling temperatures, 2 feet of snow and chaos at the airport. coming up tonight on "the willis report." at ♪ ♪ ♪

"the willis report" is coming up next. ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everyone come, i am gerri willis.ort." trips to the doctor got a lot more complicated. a new set of computer codes threatens to disrupt the whole health care system. also new mortgage rules could throw the housing market into chaos. lenders plead with congress to stop the changes. >> the massive amount of changes with this legislation has really put a difficult situation in our hands. gerri: and a user's users guide to a new year and new you. we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report."

i'm gerri willis tonight on "the willis report." >>> new questions about the so-called expansion of healthurance under obamacare. the majority of new obamacare enrollees already had coverage. >>> also, it was blamed for much of the housing bust. now interest-only loans are making a comeback. >>> and got a great new idea? well, get moving. actress jessica alba is here to talk about her new business and how you can do it too. we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to the willis report. the broken promises of obamacare, well, they keep on piling up. the "the wall street journal" reporting two-thirds of obamacare enrollees already had health care coverage. already had insurance coverage. of course, that leaves doubts that president obama's promise of helping the uninsured will actually happen. with more on this dr. kevin campbell, a cardiologist, and a health policy scholar at american enterprise scholar. i thought the point of obamacare we were going insure the 48 million americans that don't have insurance or at least 25 million of these. what do you make

i'm gerri willis. tonight on "the willis report." >> obama another critical. not secure. >> and new congressional investigation is underway. >> also, banks targeting our heros. military men and women hit with hefty fees. >>> more obama dried to fix the wrong thing with health care. we have a new study on the outrageous differences in prices people are charged for the same procedure. we're watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ ♪

i'm gerri willis. tonight on "the willis report."nt obama gets set to deliver his state of the union. we'll show you the numbers the president s hiding. >>> also, a new report on home prices. home values down slightly. will that trend continue this year? >>> and low tuition rates with high academic standards. we have the new list of best value colleges in america. we're watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ >>> welcome to the willis

"the willis report" is coming up next. ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everyone. i am gerri willis."the willis report." new evidence obamacare is not affordable. many hit with huge deductibles and out-of-pocket costs. the rest of us are paying for it. also a new warning of the most popular medicines in america. big change, and for painkillers. and it is your users guide the end switching careers. megan kelly is with us. we're watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪

joining me to break down details, fox business networks gerri willis. great to have you here. let's get right to it. should we stop using credit card? >> yes, maybe. let me till you. several options as a consumer. a, one, use more cash. not every family can do that. a lot of families use credit card to bridge the gachlt p. if you can, do. use fewer credit card. an expert on my show say you need to check your credit card every day. if you have 15 of them. hard to do. i recently got wind of the super chip and pen cards. which will proprotect. >> explain super chip and pen. >> emv card, smart card, chip and pen, a microchip imbedded in the card it does a much better job of protecting your personal information you. know we took a recent look recently at how many times your information flows through the system with just one credit card purchase. 12 times. 12 people exchange your information. that's a lot of opportunity for hackers to get your stuff. >> so this card, how do you get one of those opposed to the magnetic strip? >> tough in this country. it is not the rule. my credit c

the willis report is coming up next. ♪ gerri: hello everybody, i'm gerri willis.t on "the willis report." >>> the consumer theft scandal hitting retailers widens. do we feel secure shopping again? >>> also as one nightmare at sea ends. how clean are cruiseships in do you know most fail basic sanitation tests. >> wash your hands. >>> new scam target anybody with a telephone. consumers ripped off $1 at the time. we're watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪

i and dennis kneale in for gerri willis great stock soaring 27% or more in 2013. like the year of the letdown? stock bonds and gold coming up. and the light doubts about money? will tell you what lies are being told in a smoking starting colorado. but how long will the feds allawi? all of that and more coming up tonight on "the willis report." ♪ double

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matt welch the willis report is next. gerri: hello. tonight come on "the willis report." the scandal widens at least six other national retailers reportedly packed. is it legal? the man arrested for warning to other drivers about a speed trap is said morally wrong to make money on companies like apple and one is here to tell us why. on though "willis report." gerri: a shocking discovery tonight more retailers across united states are under attack by the same now we're used to hit targets. the creator is a 17 year-old russian teenager the new york times says reporting thsecurity breach at neiman marcus started last summer, months ago. we have chairman of the commerce manufacturing and trade subcommittee that is a holding of hearing on the breach next month. we just heard as many as six national retailers may have been hit exactly like target what do you think of that? >> it is massive. this is a very dangerous, a sophisticated malware that is in the handsf russian criminals and the kids. i want to compliment target. not only has this complicated now six others are currentl

good to have you the willis report is next. gerri: hello. tonight come on "the willis report."ailers reportedly packed. is it legal? the man arrested for warning to other drivers about a speed trap is said morally wrong to make money on companies like apple and one is here to tell us why. on though "willis report." gerri:

"the willis report." gerri: face it.etting a loan was already a financial all strip search but if not bad enough already the documentation the forms, files, some lenders are asking for much more. they want to know your social media post your facebook page, are they going to far ian to invade your privacy? we have our small business experts in the director of consumer education. what do you make of this? it seems so weird but there is a lot of lying on the internet. >> and i think raises serious privacy and regulatory concerns not to mention we don't know how accurate this confirmation is. it is of reported i could say anything want. gerri: what are they looking for. you think it is a good idea? >> they're looking for character. character is one use of credit. you could tell one story on your application but social media postings tells the real story. honestly anybody who thinks there is any privacy of the internet is a fool. gerri: i get that. but when i go for a loan i have an expectation of privacy. let me ask you says