more now from kayla tausche, jon fortt and john carney.st question to everyone here beginning with you, kayla, should facebook share less of its stock with the banks and more with its own clients and customers? >> well, tyler, the original issue with the $100 billion figure when it came out was a bit of sticker shock, but also the company wanted a little bit of room for upside if $100 billion is full valuation, you got to be able to have some upside there. they hired the banks to be able to price this conservatively and build in that upside. when you open it up to the entire market, you can't engineer it that way. >> jon fortt, same question to you. >> i don't see the point. when you think about more than 800 million facebook users which of those actually get to participate in the deal, pretty much everybody who's going to be buying it after it's publicly traded is the same people who would get in before. it seems to me like they would have to play favorites to do that. >> john carney, am i being too populous here? >> i think you are. i al

john carney brings up a good point when he's talking about motorola.torola, google is buying into the living room. they already have a huge set of installed base boxes. how could they use those set top boxes to have access to this video streaming market? >> jon fortt, what's your take? >> one more try. okay. here's the problem here, carriers are already really scared of google going over the top on them. this is going to make them even more scared. so motorola could lose serious set top box market share to cisco in particular. also, this market of home entertainment, it's like an accessory market to the cell phone. it's not a huge market in and of itself. apple already sold 1.4 million apple tvs in just the holiday quarter alone. it's really hard to see how google makes a business out of this. you really hope they'll focus. it's a question -- is this the thing to focus on? probably not. >> wow. all three of you. >> how long do you think it will last if indeed they do it, john carney? >> i think -- google has a lot of money. if they want to chase this p

you stay there meantime while we bring in john carney and kayla tausche for today's edition of the hotla, you just heard what julia said about twitter. weigh in here. can it make money? >> i think it can make revenue. i'm not sure it can make profit. i think the part of that campaign that julia didn't mention that she did mention earlier is that they're actually going to allow for political advertising. that's going to be big during this election year, but i don't think that's going to create enough of a revenue stream to create the sort of numbers you would need pre-ipo based on what we've seen from other companies, i do think some strategic players need twitter more than twitter needs to go public. so i think as far as it building out some of these platforms, that's important as far as a product is concerned, making money is something that's still in the early stages. >> john carney, you strike me as a twitter kind of guy. will they make money? >> i think they can make money. i think this is one of the steps they need to take to figure out new sources of revenue. it's very hard to ma

so a dividend is a way to get new people involved. >> john carney, when tim cook took over the reignste how apple might be different, i think already he's proven he's different in a number of ways. what's struck you? and what do you think people want to hear today? >> i think people would really like to hear they're going to pay a dividend or at least that they're seriously considering paying a dividend. they have so much cash on the books. investors really have to wonder if you don't have plans to use it, there's no way you can possibly need that much cash lying around. it's always a bad temptation for management to have so much cash that they can be tempted into doing foolish things. some of that should go back to the investors in the company at some point. i think that the new ceo is actually probably more open than steve jobs would have been to paying a dividend. i think he comes from a slightly more business-minded sense where steve jobs was much more of a sort of messy onic character if you will. >> would you agree with that, andy? >> yeah. i would. so far in the messaging tim c

julia boorstin joins us live from los angeles along with with cnbc.com's john carney.et's begin with sirius. do you think it's hot or not? >> i think not so hot, simon. i mean, this company projected much lower than projected subscriber growth for 2012 despite the fact we're expecting some good auto sales. the company raised prices for the first time. and that drove some subscriber losses. and i think they're going to be facing increased competition from pandora. >> hot or not, john kacarney. >> i said not as well. the low growth subscribers is troubling for the company at this stage. they should be able to boom and move ahead especially with car sales picking up. and they don't see that happening. so neither do i. >> switch to linkedin. julia, what do you think? this one hotter than sirius? >> i think this is hot. linkedin reporting after the bell i think it's going to benefit from the jobs market picking up. two-thirds of revenue -- more than two-thirds of its revenue from company payments. a lot of that is recruiting. linkedin will benefit from a hotter job market a

let's drill down from the tech columnist and cnbc's julia boorstin and cnbc.com's net-net john carneying to start with you, julia. weigh in on the yahoo! news as well, as well as zynga. what dooing do you think about zynga and what might happen to it in light of the trend in gaming, online gaming and mobile phone gaming? >> reporter: well, sue, first off, i have to say zynga is reporting earnings after the bell today. expected to report three cents in eps on $302 million in revenue. we know this is a strong company in terms of the fact that it's profitable. it is the leader in this space. but there are going to be some big questions at earnings today. not only how fast is zynga growing, but how much are they diversifying? zynga is in a position of strength in which they have this symbiotic relationship with facebook. i think on the earnings call today, there's going to be a lot of attention even more than just on the numbers themselves but a lot of attention on what zynga is doing to diversify its user base in terms of where the revenue comes from and diversify into new types of games

shaped the campaign so far, we turn to: john dunbar, managing editor of the center for public integrity, which has been tracking the spending; and eliza newlin carney, staff writer for "roll call." welcome to you both. john dunbar, start by telling us what we know based on these reports about who is behind all of this money coming spot campaign. >> with the, they're mostly wealthy individuals. there's a lot of corporations, a number of corporations, but we're seeing a continuing trend of, you know, basically rich people making extremely large donations. >> ifill: were they not able to do that before? >> no, not this way. they're able to give a contribution to-- by giving a contribution to a superpac they can actually affect the campaign in a way they couldn't before. the contribution limits to a candidate are $2500. there are no contribution limits to a superpac, and yet a superpac can run an ad that's just as effective as something that would be run by a candidate. >> ifill: are the superpacs outspending the candidates right now? >> ? n some cases they are, and i think what's interesting about restore our future, the romney superpac, it raised $30

shaped the campaign so far, we turn to: john dunbar, managing editor of the center for public integrity, which has been tracking the spending; and eliza newlin carney, staff writer for "roll call." welcome to you both. john dunbar, start by telling us what we know based on these reports about who is behind all of this money coming spot campaign. >> with the, they're mostly wealthy individuals. there's a lot of corporations, a number of corporations, but we're seeing a continuing trend of, you know, basically rich people making extremely large donations. >> ifill: were they not able to do that before? >> no, not this way. they're able to give a contribution to-- by giving a contribution to a superpac they can actually affect the campaign in a way they couldn't before. the contribution limits to a candidate are $2500. there are no contribution limits to a superpac, and yet a superpac can run an ad that's just as effective as something that would be run by a candidate. >> ifill: are the superpacs outspending the candidates right now? >> ? n some cases they are, and i think what's interesting about restore our future, the romney superpac, it raised $30

jobs bill plan as outlined by congressman eric cantor and the speaker of the house john boehner and reaction from jay carney. news tonight about maine senator olympia snow. she's a moderate republican, but announcing tonight according to the "washington post" that she will likely not seek re-election. "the washington post" is saying this with regard to two sources with knowledge of the plans. they say that represents a major set back for the republican effort to remain in the senate. as a moderate she may be the only hope to hold a seat in this strongly blue state. republicans did regain the governorship with paula page, b but in a more neutral requirement and anyway federal race dems heavily favored to take this seelt away from republicans. this story posted a short while ago. it's available online at washingtonpost.com. you're listening to washington today. we kl woman listening and we're streamed on the web at c-spanradio.org. first other news on wall street oof a couple of tries the dow finishes above 13,000 today for the first time since 2008. dow was up 23 closing at 13,005. nasdaq was up 20, s&p was

beat john mccain by 55 points but jay carney was playing a balancing act.gion beliefs and increasing access to important services we will continue to work closely with religious groups during this transitional period to discuss their concerns. >> reporter: covering contraception could mean the morning after drug. that opens the door to abortion into this controversy, that is how it could get more intense. >> shep: ed henry at the white house, don't forget it's the economy and we have trumps in europe. unemployment has hitter a record high. one of over ten persons ended 2011 out of work across the 17 countries using the euro. 10%. that is you see the jobless rate is wildly, 22.9% in spain now. 19.2% in greece. notice those are the austerity countries. 5.5% in germany, 4.1% in austria. so european stocks went up today after leaders at a summit void to create more jobs. here at home, stocks are off to the best start in 15 years. dow and s&p 500 with the biggest gains since 1997. there was a dip today. dow dropped and s&p 500 was basically flat. >> only a few m

this going forward, senator john thune, the republican of south carolina said, quote, i think they've awoken a sleeping giant with this issue. the press secretary jay carney also pushed back in reports that suggested vice president joe biden had raised early concerns about the potential backlash over how the provision might be received by catholic voters, particularly those in key battleground states. secretary carney saying that's simply not true. >>> a new study shows drops in teen pregnancy and abortion rates in recent years. according to findings of a non-profit health research group in 2008 the teen pregnancy rate fell to about 7%. that is the lowest in more than 30 years. the teenage abortion rate meanwhile fell to about 1.8%. that is the lowest rate since abortion was legalized. the report suggests that the drop in teenage pregnancies was a result of a higher use of contraception. the authors point to reduced sexual activity among teens. >>> overseas, activists in syria are increasing their calls for international help as government forces continue to pound the country's third largest cities with tanks, rockets and sniper fire. the opposition says

carney was reacting to a question by a.p.'s ben feller on a question from the luncheon between members such as john boehner and mitch mcconnell, and nancy pelosi and harry reid, and also joining the luncheon today, vice president joe biden. on capitol hill lawmakers are hearing the testimony today on the safety of cruise ships, a hearing prompted by the deadly january 13th accident on the costa accordia which hit a reef causing the death of passengers. and several people cited incompetency on the parts of the captain and the crew. a couple from massachusetts were there to testify, because they were on the ship and on the lifeboat, and they were there when the chaos began as they sat down to enjoy appetizers before dinner. we will hear part of this, and then get a perspective from a reporter from the "hill" newspaper, and meanwhile, we will hear from a member of the maritime subcommittee who was at the hearing. >> thank you for the testimony, and sorry about your experience. i'm having nothing to do with it, i'm embarrassed by what happened. it is shocking what happened. were you at any time inle forred by anyone that the vess

sort of been a steady call for lawmakers, including senator john mccain to arm the opposition in syria. today, white house press secretary yea carney to give all political courses a chance. here's a little bit more of what he had to say from his daily briefing. take a listen. >> we believe that political solution is the right way to go. now, we never rule anything out in a situation like this, but we are pursuing a path that includes isolating and pressuring the assad regime so that it stops its heinous slaughtering of its own people. >> now, i asked carney if the administration still believed that assad's fall was imminent. this is something they have been saying for quite some time now. he said indeed, they still doll view the situation in syria in that will light. but as you know, tamron, a bit of a setback this weekend when russia and china voted against a u.n. resolution that would have essentially supported regime changing in syria. a lot of people looked at that and said it essentially was propping up bashar al assad. certainly very disconcerting situation in syria, that the white house and state department watching closely.

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jess, you asked the white house press secretary, jay carney, about franklin graham's comments this morning. what did he say? >> reporter: well, john, he essentially dismissed the entire question and tried to stave up the fight. he said that he asked the president -- he talked to the president this morning. and "amazingly the president didn't address the franklin graham comments". and he said that the president is focused on the job at hand, which is focusing on the economy, the issues that are important to the american people. he was asked earlier about some of rick santorum's comments on the campaign trail as well about the president's theology. and to that he said that, you know, the president has made it clear that he's a christian, and that it's up to news reporters, producers and our editors to decide whether these are stories or not, essentially turning it back on the media whether this is something we need to be talk about, john. familiar. >> jess, they can turn it back on us. they can say it's out of bounds. but i assume both at the white house and more importantly at the obama campaign they think this tone, this shift is

. >> john: world bank president says he is stepping down at the end of june. president's traditio position traditionally filled by an american. carneyhe has no information on possible successors. euro zone finance ministers want to put greece under tighter surveillance in return for $170 billion bail-out. they announced that greece's president will forgo his salary as symbolic gesture. stocks were down today, the dow lost 97. s&p off 7. nasdaq dropped 16. factory output up .7 of a percentage point for january. that is the best month of growth in five years. home builder sentiment reached the highest level since may of 2007. >>> government worker says mom's homemade lunch is not good enough for her child. that's next in grapevine. don't forget about the infinity sponsored text to vote question. at what price per gallon will you change your driving habits? text sr1 for 36288 if you think it's $3.50. text sr2 for $4.00. sr3 for 4.50. and sr4 for $5.00 and up. we'll bring you the results at the end of tonight's show we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and l

carney say a few minutes ago, expressing that he gets it. that he understands that this is hurting people. >> woodruff: john, coming back to you. historically how difficult has it been for presidents to do something about oil, the cost of oil, the cost of gasoline in a way that has a material effect on what people see, what they pay? >> well, it seems to bedevil administrations of all stripes and parties. each administration seems to blame the previous one for a lack of an energy policy. i can recall president clinton released a strategic petroleum reserve in the final months of his administration back around 2000. so these projects take a long lead time. the thing... the commodities, judy, i would like to point out the way to lower the price of commodities is to produce more or use less of it. that's the magic formula there. these projects requires hundreds of millions if not billions in investment, require a long lead time and also you have to deal with the vagarys of the boom-and-bust cycle of energy prices. in 1998 when prices got down to $10 a barrel it was ruinous to our domestic oil production. took a long time to come b

john tweets -- let's listen to jay carney, the president's spokesperson talking about the president goestax proposal. it will create a lower tax rate for american businesses and that will make them more competitive, a broader base to ensure that the reform does not add a dime to the deficit, and a situation where the american manufacturing sector and in particular the advanced manufacturing sector is further incentivized to grow, and where small businesses , where the environment is made easier for them to deal with taxes by simplifying the tax code for them, allowing them for example to expense up to $1 million. there are a variety of other measures that would make american business is much more competitive. nec's host: to a call on this topic, albuquerque, betty, republican. caller: thanks for taking my call. it was released recently that 30 of our largest corporations paid more to lobbyists than they did in taxes. i don't see how anybody can say that the system is fair. i, as a small working person, probably pays more in taxes than a great many of these corporations do. exxonmobil las

interesting the one big thing jay carney is touting at the podium is the increase of oil production on this president's watch. if you think back to the 2008 campaign when johning about drill here, drill then, then candidate obama was mock obama saying that was his only strategy and it wasn't going to work. though mccain insist he had an all of the above strategy. the president says he has an all of the above strategy. so he's using some of the same rhetoric from 2008. they know they are under pressure. the unemployment rate has been coming down. but if gas prices go up the president will be in trouble. megyn: we have heard reporters ask if that's real. we'll talk about that in 20 minutes right here. thank you. fox news alert. a virginia man accused in a plot to bomb the capitol is going before a judge in virginia. the moroccan national was arrested friday following a year-long fbi investigation. suspect accused of planning to blow himself up at capitol. but we are learning he also had or targets in mind involving the u.s. military. catherine herridge is live in washington with more. >> reporter: at this hour the detention hearing for amine khalifi is underw

john allen. he has apologized not only to hamid karzai in that country, he has apologized to the people of afghanistan. even the white house weighing in. jay carney, the spokesperson suggesting in a news conference yesterday that america is offering its sincere apologies for this inadvertent burning of the religious material. however, we all remember last year when a florida pastor burned a koran in protest. that sparked violence in that country that led to dozens of people being killed. a united nations compound being stormed. so clearly, this is a critical, critical issue to keep an eye on. i think we, unfortunately, don't have ben farmer any longer, do we? we've lost that signal. we'll continue to try to watch that and keep an eye on the developing situation for you. >> i also read they're going to do additional training now for this not to happen again so they can identify when it's religious documents and this does not happen again. we're hoping that will happen soon as well. >>> it's five minutes past the hour here. major market milestone. the dow jones crossing 13,000, that mark for the first time in nearly four years. blue chip stocks up