attorney in terms of going after john lynch and all of these other tempt power brokers.that whole atmosphere is to me quite intriguing. >> and when i try to explain outside of new jersey -- i cover new jersey, you served in the legislature in new jersey. when you talk about the reputation of new jersey as a corrupt state, i always say it comes down to one word, development. more often than anything else it is related to these development projects. that's where the corruption kind of springs out. when we started hearing this story from the mayor of hoboken and in looking at these documents, it was not surprising if what she is saying is true, the fact it would be linked to a development project is not surprising. david -- what david chen is saying, though, we're trying to find out if this happened, why would chris christie have had this kind of interest in the project? the only obvious link that exists is the chairman of the port authority, david samson, his law firm wolfe and samson, represent this. the lobbyists trying to make contact with city officials of hoboken, try

denver bronco john lynch. >> good morning. >> nice and warm out here, huh?i'm from san diego. >> you're not that layered up, i have to say. no stranger to super bowl championships yourself and mvp of the pro bowl last year. we're trusting your instinct when is it comes to picking the turkey that is going to tell us the winner. can you tell bus this? >> i've got the denver bronco. i'm going against my cousin marshawn here. he's a quiet cousin. he doesn't like talking to the media. >> i'm confident of the seahawk. >> the seahawk -- i kind of get the turkey is a bird, a seahawk is a bird i think kind of birdish. and a bronco should be a horse and you got a turkey. >> that would be unfair. we had the clydesdales out there to maybe represent a bit. so this is for free birds and it's a pairing up right here. we've got modalis and fox seeing who will take it all the way into the end zone for the super bowl. >> you ready? >> let's do this. >> ladies and gentlemen, here it is, it's free bird super bowl. you're only going to see it right here on "fox & friends". and g

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lira, record low yesterday. , fixedto bring in john income strategist at bank of america merrill lynchwe have seen some pretty vicious moves over the last couple of days. it is pretty much priced in, but if you look at some of the moves we saw in december, they were magnified by liquidity. what we're seeing now are moves, a calming down of some of those, they went to been too far. moves innd yields, the the currency as far as the stronger dollar continue over the coming year. they have, and awfully long way. -- they have, and awfully long way. >> is it a question of growth? we saw in theh third quarter will not be replicated in the fourth quarter. tapering is not going to go along in the smooth line. >> that is the most likely outcome, to be honest. if the fed finally manages to make that first step. they are likely to persist with that policy. growth is better in the u.s. and some of the data surprised to the upside in december, there are lots of froth -- flaws that need to be repaired. >> we have ben bernanke speaking in philadelphia this afternoon. what are you anticipating? >> the

he was not final ceo of merrill lynch. johnit was sold to bank of america, but he can't be the only reason merrill lynch brew up. there was board of directors, right? they bear some responsibility. then there is the merrill did i as pour a i take you out of that, because i remember the day you left merrill i believe in 2003, correct? >> 2001. >> you were very critical of stan. critical throughout even when they were making a lot of money. how about all these other guys, former names, ceo dan tully, dave komansky. all these guys knew that stan was going out, rolling the dice, not only that, creating a culture of fear, firing people. that place was run like the mafia. put a bullet in your head, if they think you might be saying something wrong. >> right. >> don't they bear responsibility for letting merrill implode? >> first of all, let me talk about the board of dirrctors. i agree with you, the board of directors is accountable. i think collectively they were very responsibility for what happened. individually good people but co

first and foremost if you are john fox, you want to tell jack lynch atstop marshawn all costs. force russell wilson to beat you. there is a secret weapon coming into this game, percy harvin. now 100% healthy. he's a difference maker in this game. if he touches the ball 5, 6, seven times on offense he could have a major impact in this game. the seahawks offense will go as far as percy harvin takes them. >> prediction, who's going to win? i have bets to place. i like the defense of the seahawks. i think they're going to win 24- 20. it will be a hard-fought football game and hopefully peyton manning has a chance to win the game at the end. as a former quarterback, my heart goes out to him if he loses the game, but i think the seattle defense will come up big. >> thank you very much. wonderful to have you with us, boomer esaison. we have a quick break to take. when we come back, private equity more than a trillion dollars. where the money is likely to go. ♪ >> pe firms have money to spend. they are sitting on more than $1 trillion globally, with an estimate of where the money will

the new leader john field who grew up at merrill lynch is celebrating history today, i'm speaking tostanford, connecticut, going back to celebrate the 100th birthday. so i like what i see. >> what do you think of morgan stanley now getting into the business? >> the irony is morgan stanley and ubs are run by former merrill guys, bob mccann, bob muhulland, invitation is the best form of flattery, i think. >> i remember when tully walked in to our class, he was 6'4" and the perfect suit with gray hair, it was like -- >> it was interesting, i loved your segway into my segment, but dan tully, if he had ever heard of that, that person would be down the stair in a flash. he was a moral, ethical guy. he called everybody pal. and he understood merrill lynch to make it what it was. >> bear stearns is one thing, lehman is another, when i saw merrill, i was like, you're kidding me. mother merrill, i thought it was big and invincible. >> it should have been. the one thing we learned from charlie merrill is the value of leverage but the destruction of leverage. and that was passed on. we were the

lynch, the chief executive and president of vsp. now to a big personnel move from yahoo! mayerexecutive marissa says chief operating officer henrique de castro is leaving the company. our senior west coast correspondent johnman has the details. any reason for the sudden departure? >> i think this is a reminder that there are still some struggles for the yahoo business. we have talked about this being one of the hottest stocks around over the last 12 months and the fact that they have a prized position -- possession in their stake in ali baba. difficult these days when you're competing with the likes of google and facebook. that has shown up in their numbers, the operational performance, and this is the operations guy. this is somebody that marissa mayer did know from her time at google. >> do we know whether he went on his own, or was he pushed? >> well, we know this is somebody who got a lot of money. a big signing to come to yahoo! when you look at somebody who is getting paid versus his performance, and some of the people who have been trusted executives in the inner circle of marissa mayer, that is how these pieces seem to come into play, and to suggest that there is another coo coming into this job r

lynch. >> marshawn is in for the touchdown. >> buckle up or bundle up, because this should be a good one either way. ross shimabuku, aljazeera. broncos vice president of football operations joh johnin five superbowls shared his thoughts at the team meeting. they're saying hey, these guys have been here before, listen to their experience and draw from that for next week's game. >> that's leadership. >> the seahawks don't care about that. >> it's going to be an exciting game. up guys go on. >> let's wrap. >> demonstrators are expanding across the country of ukraine. >> what's sparking the latest outrage. >> al jazeera america is a straight-forward news channel. >> its the most exciting thing to happen to american journalism in decades. >> we believe in digging deep. >> its unbiased, fact-based, in-depth journalism. >> you give them the facts, dispense with the fluff and get straight to the point. >> i'm on the ground every day finding stories that matter to you. >> in new orleans... >> seattle bureau... >> washington... >> detroit... >> chicago... >> nashville... >> los angeles... >> san francisco... >> al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >> syrias warring parties come tog