marriott is considering it as the stock jumps 2%. ceo will join us in a cnbc exclusive later on this hour. "squawk alley" will be right back. . >>> welcome back. let's bring back simon hobbs as we count down to the close in the uk and across continental europe. >> thank you, john. european central bank, massive qe starts next wednesday. a month from wednesday. we're up to fresh seven-year highs in europe. come back down as a result of what's happening with greece. oil, we're cutting our losses here on oil but been below $60 a barrel. these oil majors are down. maybe rebound if the rally on oil continues. clearly a big deal in europe is the greeks, daggers are drawn, gauntlets down for the meeting tomorrow. there will be an emergency meeting of the euro group tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. new york time. the greeks seem to have given a lot of concessions in what they offered to the euro group earlier today. they want a six-month extension to the loans but say the existing program we have with you the agreement is legally binding. we'll honor t

marriott confirmed it will open its moxie doors in d.c. as early as 2016. r erika gonzalez, news 4. >>> the director of white house drug policy office says d.c. should be able to legalize marijuana without a federal government getting in the way. michael boot chelli says the district should be allowed to govern itself. last november d.c. residents voted to legalize small amounts of pot but congress moved to block that the d.c. council is not giving up sending the initiative to congress which has 30 day to review the measure's if congress does not act it is likely the decriminalization law likely will take effect. >>> there's a new report out saying the number of people driving drunk is going down but the number of people driving while drugged is on the increase. since 2007 the number of people getting behind the wheel with alcohol in their system has fallen by one-third. but the survey finds that one in four drivers, 25%, admit to driving while drugged with some substance or another. the national highway traffic safety administration conducted that survey a

you can have the marriotts and the airbnb.re's a certain demographic that won't go to an airbnb. >> uber will be there. and the next uber will be there. they're all the next wave coming. the aol of '99. charles: we talk about investing what you know. a lot of people invest on what they hear also. this whole thing about the food fad and these millennials like clean eating and healthy eating. then you look at jack and the box is through the roof. (?) the chicken part did well, but the burger part did well too. taco bell's burritos has less calories than chipotle's burritos. >> it's because there are less. if you compared the two, the taco bell one is like a fourth of the chipotle. charles: i'll answer a whole bunch of your questions. particularly one for first-time investors. we're talking about a speed round. me and the crew will make you money in just three minutes. ♪ ♪ i'm almost done. [ male announcer ] now you can pay your bill... ♪ ...manage your appointments... [ dog barks ] ...and check your connection status... ♪ ...any

let's move on talk about marriott. great report all these companies are reporting revenue per available room 6% 7% 8% gains, terrific numbers. corporate room rates marriott talking about up 5% 6% in 2015. those numbers are excellent. room rates are going up this year. anybody looking for a cheap hotel room is on the outs on that. piper jaffray had a very interesting report on the l.a. port slowdown comprehensive. best within i've seen in a while. they said even if we're resolving this problem in a week, it's going to take six to eight weeks to smooth out the supply. for a lot of companies, easter deliveries will be disrupted. impact the first half margins. specific emphasis on footwear toys households. put up the footwear companies, the problem is the spring offerings move from boots to spring goods, that's going to impact a lot of the companies overall. for toys and households like mattel hasbro rubbermaid, 50% of all products go through l.a. ports and some companies with a larger order commitment, like easter, are go

it was a resident or a guest at the marriott hotel that first called 911 to alert folks this fire was going on. it seems to have started in a drier vent outside the building. the people inside the units weren't immediately aware what was going on. fortunately by the time firefighters got there, they were outside of the apartment. they had gotten themselves out and none of them were injured. however, there were a couple, shall we say, minor injuries on the part of firefighters as we hear from montgomery county's pete perringger. >> two firefighters suffered some injuries one hand injury when he was putting up a ladder. another fell on the ice. in the teens this morning, very cold, but it was a dry cold. there wasa? a lot of ice out. >> and again it's still under investigation exactly what caused that. as pete said, probably somexe combustibles. sthaeg that's something folks have to be aware of all times but especially this time of year. dryers and vents have to be cleared because heat can indeed build up. we're told three families have been displaced. they are being taken care of by th

the fire department says they got a call around 3:00 this morning from someone staying at the marriott across the street who spotted the fire. >> not exactly across the street but the vantage point they had was just the right angle and high enough in the hotel that they were able to see this fire. >> fire investigators believe the fire started in the area of a drier vent in one apartment spreading quickly into the walls and floors causing significant damage to the building. it took 150 firefighters to fight the fire. the fire department says smoke detectors and sprinklers went off and residents were able to get out safely in time. >> pretty good at maintenance. they keep up with their fire alarms and clean out the drier vents. i'm very surprised. >> now as residents are left picking up the pieces firefighters are trying to raise awareness on drier safety. >> pretty sad. i think they're safe. nobody got hurt. >> we're told two firefighters were injured today, one suffering a hand injury and the other slipping on the ice. damages are estimated around $1 million. in bethesda, diane cho, a

marriott.at i heard from somebody close to the board, frustration in terms of the faith in mr. van passionen's ability to execute, they were late to do things. >> yes. >> late to the spin-off. but got to it last weekend, benefited the stock. late to the buy-back. and most importantly, not gaining scale at the same rate as peers. >> bingo. >> when you're managing properties for a fee, not owning the underlying property they're not adding room quickly enough. why does interim ceo execute better than a former ceo? >> i think interim ceo's there to say don't fall behind you're going to fall behind in 2015. really push this company. you've done it before. aron is not the kind of guy who could take interim -- >> he may become permanent ceo. >> right. >> that will be five or six month before we know. >> i think he's going to blow the numbers out in 2015. >> really. >> put up a lot of hotels. i've got to tell you, steve holmes at windham has done a remarkable job. marriott. these companies are taking a

modern and tech savvy, right here this is a peek and marriott is not alone.ok and with brands you've never heard of. tonight at 11:00, we take you inside the hotels changed by the millennial movement. >>> just like us. we're wondering if those topless guys are part of the deal. >> i have no idea. >> the new trend. >> who's that guy? >> right. you definitely don't want to be out topless tonight, though. it is cold. >> no! >> i'm stretching here. >> yeah. very good. sometimes transitions work. let's show you what's going on tonight. definitely not. it is going to be a chilly night as you make your way across the region. friday night out, 34 degrees at 7:00. by 10:00 right around 32 but still a good night to get dinner. nobody's going to be eating outdoors though for sure. as we move on through the next couple days we'll see a warm-up after today's chilly weather, yesterday's frigid weather. today was a little better. 36 in d.c. 34 ft. belvoir, manassas at 36. warrenton, down to 27. it is going to be a cool night tonight. storm team 4 radar not showing much. we

her father bob marriott. >> let's call the fbi let's call police. >> reporter: she was supposed to meets lived with her 29-year-old boyfriend. as police investigates kat and seth, they found a troubling relationship. reporter rob daugherty. >> he's coming across on these sex and bondage spites. >> reporter: police brought them in for questioning. >> the local police were very active fast. >> reporter: kat stuck to her study. lizzie never showed up. but after 11 hows of interrogation he dropped a bombshell. he said lizzie did come over there was sex, something went wrong, and i willlizzie died. he even told police where he dumped her body. he was arrested that night and charged with lizzie's murder. kat was released and not charged. >> he fantasized about a lot when i was with him. >> do you think this was a sexual encounter that went awry? >> no, no. >> murder. >> murder. >> this is not a case. this was the exercise of power and control. >> reporter: the prosecution would argue that kat mcdonagh under miss ayla's total domination lured the unsuspected lizzie marriott to his apartment th

marriott in hilton have 20 number of brands -- 20 -- 20 different brands.hilton have 40 million loyalty users, or starwood has about half of that. a big part of it was the m&a profile. betty: why wouldn't shareholders reward the fact that he was willing to buck the trend and focus on growing the existing brands? they have some strong brands themselves. guest: they do have strong brands. more importantly, great relationships with owners who put the capital to invest these brands around the world. the biggest thing here is, companies like marriott in hilton have over 200,000 rooms in the pipeline and part of getting there came to the building of new brands. starwood has about half of that. you can only build so many sheraton's. phenomenal brand, but to expand in new areas and in lower end segments, you probably have to invest in a new brand. betty: the stock has been up over about 10% in the last 12 months. which is decent. the others have outperformed, of about 30% or so for the other brands like hilton and hyatt. given that, what does the interim ceo have t

the first 11 call came from someone at a nearby marriott hotel.it's one of the taller buildings in the area.gt they're actually able to see the flames. the good thing about that person just being up and having the sense -- the frame of mind to call authorities, not even knowing the address but getting them here. this fire wasn't easily detectable inside when it started as we hear from pete perringer. >> it appears it started in a drier vent into the siding. eventually we lrnd it was in many concealed void spaces. >> reporter: as this fire was burning, people were able to get themselves out. three families have been displaced displaced, but no october panltsz were injured. two firefighters were injured. one injured his hand as he was putting one of the ladders up. another slipped on the ice, always a hazard when you have fires in theqd subfreezing temperatures. crews came out and put down some salt. we've seen someone from the management company down and put more samt out. luckily it's warmer. someone from the marriott hotel from across the street

and marriott also issuing guidance above current forecasts. that's a combination of profits topic estimates but the rental company revenue fell short and sunedison sales failed to meet forecast. solarcity under pressure. the company reporting a wider than expected loss. foot locker shares going higher after they raised the quarterly dividend by 14% and then increased the buy back program. >> let's get a check on the markets this morning. yesterday we did see the stock market down slightly but you're still looking at the dow with -- closing yesterday at above 18,000. you're looking at dow futures down by about 20 points. s&p few turs off by about 4 points and nasdaq down by 2.5 points. yesterday we did see choppiness all through the morning after the fed minutes that came out yesterday afternoon. we continue to see where things are headed this morning but if you take a look at what's happening in europe and the early trade you see green arrows most of the way. ftse is down but slightly. in asia most of the markets are closed for mayor holidays.

more than one generation politicians and businesses and corporations and civil society not on the marriott academy but the failure of all of us the good news we stand at a historic moment where there's a number of factors converging that will present mayor ed lee and chief suhr and supervisor kim and you commissioners to create the changes the structures for change that can make the tenderloin safer than $0.30 its been in 50 years you'll hear. >> thank you, sir. >> you're going to hear. >> your time is up, sir. >> all right. thank you. >> you'll hear about the borderers and such. >> thank you very much (clapping.) welcome, welcome. >> good evening thank you, commissioners my name is wayne hayes i'm a case manager for homeless veterans in the bayview district 10 and also over the last 15 years of my life going dot juvenile halls and such agencies that marshall boy's club i'm here to be an advocate for disabled people there was a word that was used disgrace ♪ district 10 on november 18th there was a gentleman that was paralyze from the neck adopt he was a assaulted by officer occurring rose

. >> but specifically, how do you make sure that loews differentiates itself from a marriott or a hilton>> when our new hotels are done, we will have 21 properties. we are much smaller than the big-name businesses. we will be competing against a hyatt and the fairmont. we could be competing against the four seasons. why people want to come back here is about the service. they say, betty, welcome back to the loews regency hotel. >> it is a welcome tisch is extending for many this year, including nfl fans, new york tourists, and most importantly, his regency hotel guests. a lot is riding on a simple hope that they enjoy the new hotel as much as he does. >> it is our best shot at it. we spent $100 million to reinvent the loews regency hotel. but always coming back to the basic great service, but now in a new box. ♪ >> oleg tinkov is one of russia's most passionate cyclists. >> oleg tinkov is the man. he is number one. >> he is also one of its most prolific, patriotic, and outspoken businessmen. >> you have to go to war. then you have to go to the world. you have to go. >> he is happy to wei

earnings keep coming, including walmart, priceline, marriott, and john deere. monday all the markets are closed for the holiday. tuesday marks 43 years since lincoln left for his historic trip to china in 1972. wednesday we get housing starts for january. also wednesday the federal reserve will release minutes from its last meeting. that is alms a closely watched event. and pitchers and catchers report for spring training. that means the nice weather can't be all that far behind. peter ueberroth has had all kinds of triumphs. and now he's co-owner and chairman of the bebl beach company. i asked how he's protecting the of this golf course. >> when i had a chance to buy this great property, 5,000 akch acres who has cared for it very well. and it was a dream for me. and put together a group of people. and we're not going to ever sell it. and it is going to be number one golf course that anybody can play. not a private course but public course. number one basically in the world. >> i look around when i walk it. and you see the bob hope pictures. bing crosbiy and th

of crimea while ukrainian troops have launched the counteroffensive around the strategic port of marriott poll. -- mariupol. >> i don't have parents. i am from an orphanage. i saw on television how other people's parents were killed. it made me so sad, so i decided to come here and help. >> chilling scenes like this are likely to get much worse unless leaders reach a peace deal in minsk. >> for more on the minsk talks to end the fighting, but let's bring in our security analyst from the german institute for international security affairs p he joins us now on the set. welcome to the show. we have seen the cease-fire talks before in minsk. what needs to be different this time to get a cease-fire to hold? >> we need a clear timetable for implementation of the agreement. second, a clear role of international services from the eu are the united nations. on top of that, we can speculate about certain political measures which might be effective. for instance, institutional relations between the european union it may be a deliberate step of the ukrainian government not to approach, and a variety

it's why marriott did well.on't forget scott, last year over 60%, this relentless returning of cash to shareholders people love that. it's what did it for mar yot and may do it for hilton. >> thanks so much. >> okay. >> doc, interesting move in the stock on that interview. put hilton in the basket with marriott and then starwood news yesterday. what do you like? >> i love hilton. you had it to love the fact they sold the waldorf over $2 billion to the chinese it firm and one of the ways, obviously, scott they're going to try to get cash to shareholders is not only are they going to take that money in, but they're going to have to reinvest it in 1031 around the country or around the globe to keep them from having to pay tax on that. that's one of the ways they will be able to return money to shareholders. this is a company flush with cash right now. >> lots going on today obviously in and around the markets. tyler has a news update for us. >> thanks very much. here's your cnbc news update for this hour. the unite

betty: but specifically, how do you make sure that loews differentiates itself from a marriott or a hiltonwhen our new hotels are done, we will have 21 properties. we are much smaller than the big-name businesses. we will be competing against a hyatt and the fairmont. we could be competing against the four seasons. why people want to come back here is about the service. they say, betty, welcome back to the loews regency hotel. betty: it is a welcome tisch is extending for many this year, including nfl fans, new york tourists, and most importantly, his regency hotel guests. a lot is riding on a simple hope that they enjoy the new hotel as much as he does. jonathan: it is our best shot at it. we spent $100 million to reinvent the loews regency hotel. but always coming back to the basic great service, but now in a new box. ♪ ♪ emily: by now, you know his story. the kid who started the social network in his harvard dorm room. grew it to 1.4 billion users. he became one of the wealthiest men in the world. but mark zuckerberg may not be done changing the world just yet. taking facebook public ha

. >> but specifically, how do you make sure that loews differentiates itself from a marriott or a hiltonny of the smaller operators? >> when our new hotels are done, we will have 21 properties. we are much smaller than the biggest names in the business. we will be competing against a hyatt and the fairmont. we could be competing against the four seasons or ritz-carlton. why people want to come back here is about the service. they say, betty, welcome back to the loews regency hotel. >> it is a welcome tisch is extending for many this year, including nfl fans, new york tourists, and most importantly, his regency hotel guests. for tisch, a lot is riding on a simple hope that they enjoy the new hotel as much as he does. >> it is our best shot at it. we spent $100 million to reinvent the loews regency hotel. but always coming back to the basic of great service, but now in a new box. ♪ >> 2014 was the year of progress and confusing signals for the global economy. it is far from clear where the world is heading. we hear from blackrock's larry fink. >> we'll have volatility. 20% risk. we believe

later in life he has the turmoil at the marriott, one as president he wrote in his note february 1828, my wife was almost the whole of this day extremely and alarmingly ill and i was as more than what happened in the course of my life distracted with the multitude at the same time and the deepest distress. the agony of mine which at such times i adore as indescribable the suffering that must be suppressed in the cheerfulness that must be assumed, the indifferent to gaiety, which surround me the various calls of sympathy with those brings society to me from altogether become both the state of existence, which sometimes seems as if there would bus every ligament of self-control. but of course, there were better times as well. i was especially pleased to learn of the affectionate relationship between john quint in his nibbling and vastly entertained john and abigail as pushy as any present-day parents when it came to fostering john quincy's admission to harvard. [laughter] certainly not the last parrot to attempt to ease the way for their son or daughter's entrance, john adams eagerly so

. >>> later in earnings with marriott results beat wall street estimates and g than expected full year and quarter guidance. shares shot up after the close, before the bell shares were up a fraction at $81.45 but hyatt hotels out with mixed results. revenue missed consensus and national markets remaining challenged here while u.s. markets expected to be relatively strong. shares off more than 1% today at $58.79. hilton forecasts lower than expected earnings for the first full year. this as the stronger dollar said hilton makes it more expensive for foreigners to travel here in the u.s. the company's ceo told cnbc hilton plans to return cash to shareholders later this year. >> our view is first instituting a dividend which most of our competitive not all of our competitive set had. and come in a form of buyback. i think we'll be in the zone of our targeted credit ratio the second half of the year and those things will be on the table at that time. >> hilton shares however dipped a fraction to $28.54. gar min issued down beat guidance for the year sending shares way down. the company cit

he's played with the who's who of musical artists sat down with him recently over at the marriott courtyardsis success no place like home. >> i wouldn't be where i am today if it wasn't for overbrook high school. the music magnent that i went through, the settlement music school i went to, inbetween schools, to study you know, drums, percussion and everything. that just -- that helped me to be where i am today. >> more with little john coming up tonight at 11:00. you can watch the all-star grammy salute to stevie wonder here on cbs-3 starting at 9:00. going to be a great show. >> before you walk out the door, we will get another check on this dangerous cold, and also, katie tracking some snow headed our way. we'll have that with traffic and weather together on the 3's. >> but first here's a look at what's coming up tonight during evening prime time viewing on cbs-3. check out stevie. great show. we'll be right back. how do i know i'm getting the best price on this? we'll match any competitor's price. what about this? price match guarantee. and this? yup. so no monkey business? no tom foolery

it room at the five-star marriott hotel in caracas, $60. a big mac is only $.92.up another player may be taking a bite into the auto industry. apple has revolutionized how we consume music. it may have plans to reinvent the wheel. we will have that story next. ♪ mark: welcome back. it is 45 minutes past the hour. let's check bloomberg world news. the euro zone biggest economy saying no to greece. germany has rejected the greek proposal to extend bailout funds for another six months. the greeks wanted to get rid of the belt-tightening terms imposed by creditors. germany said any moves would come with string attached. >> we have always made it clear whether it was greece, ireland, portugal or spain, when countries are in trouble, we show solidarity. we remain firm in that solidarity and not a one-way street. solidarity and countries own efforts are two sides of the same coin. mark: european finance ministers will discuss the proposal on friday. rare transparency from the ecb releasing minutes from last month's policy meeting. the first time they have done that. show

marriott, he's taking it from there, that's a good playbook.m, by the way has been great. steve holmes has been a remarkable ceo. welcome back. this is a good thing. >> we've got a lot more to watch. of course the opening bell right after this on "squawk on the street." on the street." live from the financial capital of the world on this tuesday. the opening bell in just about 60 seconds. a lot going on headlines out of greece making it sound like they're backtracking a little bit. the credit tours saying this thing may work out. athens having a very good day. >> and what happens if there is move in ukraine. i know they all say last-ditch last-ditch. what happens? i know the answer is that you capture a rally that will capture a lot of people by surprise. we're dealing with that idea that, yeah strong growth is bad in our country. the hangover from the idea that bad -- strong growth means high rate hikes. no. >>> opening bell about 20 seconds early. that's okay. we'll get a look at the s&p on the top of your screen. down here at the big board,

marriott and win resorts among the top gainers here. this despite wyn missing estimates for its fourth quarter, and mattel getting hit today. one of the biggest lose others the nasdaq 100. down over 1%. this as hasbro its biggest competitor, saw its revenues increase as mattel's fell in 2014 closing the gap between the two competitors. tyler, back to you. >> a lot to do with frozen toys i believe. >> it did. >> thank you very much. >>> let's take a look at these charts. the disease bisquely wiped out in the years following, but it is back in a small way, but an left arming way to many. a number of states with measles cases for 2015 now stands at 17. it is spreading from california to the midwest and right here in new jersey. at this hearing officials really emphasizing that the increasing cases should be seen as a wake-up call. >> we have indications that some of the unvaccinated microcommunities may be getting larger. >> now the hearing was called the re-meerj ens of vaccine preventible diseases, and it is a re-emergence here. measles

. >> we are on the ground floor with the convention, and the marriott and lowes across the street. big money for the city, absolutely. fantastic, at the people were looking to block rooms through the hotel. >> it's far in advance and we want to be selective with it. >> when the republicans came here in 2000, 45000 people attended and slept in 110,000 hotel rooms and the 2016 dnc is expected to have an even greater economic impact. >> they are estimating $170 million to 225$225, $250. >> that is $250 million the high end expected to come into philadelphia during the ndnc, the mayor says there is another aspect and that is the last can impression this city will have on the visitors that come here. live in rittenhouse square i'm southbound be. >> thank you. the democratic national committee made the announcement with a press release and then a facebook video. it shows debbie wasserman shultz getting a cheesesteak and then plastering a philadelphia sticker on the fridge in her role wasserman shultz will join the convention, to explain the organizing committee made it an easy source. >>

. >> can you contrast your business say with the marriott vacations, doing quite well, with wyndham and star board last week announcing they want to be in this business. how is your business different from those? >> it's not, it's a very hot category. in fact we list properties from those providers that you just mentioned. i think a lot of companies do provide two and three bedroom condos with kitchens and allow people to sit around in the living room. i think the big difference is what you mentioned from other companies, pretty institutional, hotel buildings with vacations. a lot of what you find in home away, true individual houses and ski houses that are second homes that people put up for rent. >> i know the comparisons were made, there was a piece -- air bb has this ridiculous valuation, i am not asking you to disparage their evaluation but there is overlapse in the business. if you worked to compared them one is profitable the other seems a little bit more pie in the sky to me. when you get asked the question you know why aren't you air b & b, what do you tell people? >> i think r

it was a marriott contract. stole all the food and cooked it ourselves and placed on big tables in the hall so people could eat and not stop working and that went on for days. we ended up having to write a check for something like $15,000 for stealing all their food. most people didn't leave. if they left, it was only to take a shower and change clothes and come back. we felt like we had to make up for this terrible mistake we had made and show we could make some sort of progress against al qaeda. >> i had to ask him if he ask is a reliable narrator of history. >> before we go further, i've had some experience talking to spooks in my reporting career, and two things have struck me. one is, a lot of them seem a little crazy. and the other thing is you guys are trained paid liars. >> yes. >> why should i believe anything you're saying to me now? you literally professionally lied for decades. >> yeah, you're trained to lie. you lie, you cheat, you steal, you swindle, you trick people. that's the nape of the job. ye

marriott's platinum members get complimentary uenited silver status. second, spend, spend, spend.can express has cards which earn you miles the more you charge. third, match the status with another airline. if you are already an elite other airlines can offer to match that qualification if you fly enough within 90-days. and then 4th just buy it. p united will let you buy additional qualifying miles if you vote on-line. finally get your favorite airline's co brand credit card. it is a sure fire way to get all of the benefits for traveling in style. >> it is 47 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up it is the first any one heard of this happening. look at that picture. this deadly plane crash being blamed on a selfie. what went wrong in the cockpit. >> 77 percent of millennials can't do this, the answer after the break. first let's check in with steve doocy to see what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> coming up on "fox & friends" how should the united states tackle isis particularly given yesterday they issued the video where they set that man on fire. adam kin zinger and mo

we've got marriott jumping five and a third percent, wynn resorts looking good, qualcomm, which settlede government -- yes, that'll always do can it, won't it? -- up nearly 5%. let's talk about some of the other winners, nicole. >> absolutely. micron, semiconductor equipment did so well today, the dow's up 148 points, the dow, the nasdaq, the s&p all in positive territory now. the russell, still close but not yet. and the transports are down. we're seeing consumer-related names hitting new highs, record highs. starbucks, hasbro, home depot, l brands, delphi automotive and constellation brands, we're seeing an array of different types of companies from a toymaker to a home improvement retailer. and, of course, even wine, right? and starbucks, coffee. certainly shows you the wide array. and with home depot, that shows you people are believing in the economy and the improvement in housing, right? you know that, liz. and they also noted that they're going to be hiring workers as well for the spring selling season for home depot. this is christmas time, springtime. so right now volume's a li

. >>> the 56th annual affair of the luncheon fashion show took place this afternoon at the marriott. it's one of the old fundraising events in our area. the goal, raise money to go to an american heart association research grant aimed to help stop heart disease. amazingly, this event raised nearly $400,000. february is heart disease awareness month. >>> thousands of drivers erroneously ticketed on virginia's hot lanes soon get refunds. peggy fox brings us that story coming up at 6:00. >> and trending now is your tv spying on you? plus kanye west lashes out at beck a some questions can't wait until morning. so i'm one of many nurses at cigna with answers anytime, day or night. i'm lauren and i've got your back. >>> taking a look at some stories trending right now. it's the grammy moment everyone is talking about when kanye west pulled a kanye west. >> you would have missed it. it was that quick. yes, he basically was being kanye west. >> it happened very quickly. it turns out kanye was not joking when he crashed the grammy stage for a second time. when beck's morning phase took album

marriott with a boost, up 2.5% this after the company announces its quarterly dividend, regular one of 20 cents a share, and also increases the authorization of the stock repurchase plan by an additional 25 million shares bringing the total authorization to 40 and marriott spent $1.5 billion to buy back 24 million shares in 20 146789 back to you. >> thank you. cisco systems soaring boosting dividends, an overhaul of the switching business that handles traffic at data centers. american express biggest decliner in the dow, news that the exclusive partnership with costco ends next year and general electric ge, allows shareholders to nominate board directors, investors owning at least 3 percent of shares for three years to receive the proxy ag access. market, what do you think of that, ge taking this step? they resisted these shareholder initiatives in the past as many companies do. why shouldn't shareholders be allowed to nominate? >> well there's a little more than that, right? the number of shares a person has has to be more than 3%, hold the shares for three years. >> big holders, big

. >> marriott? mario? >> we will open a couple of eataly's.ne, next up is in chicago. >> amazing concept. >> fantastic. a country in a store. >> i have never been more jealous than when i the first time i walked into that place. you guys killed it. >> thank you. we're proud of it. it is an honor to be able to associate ourselves with the italian food culture in such a way that it just feels great. anyone who walks in there can be italian if they want. they can feel that way, and it's a real share. >> what was the key to that success? >> the originator of the idea, a really cool guy named oscar farinetti, came up with this because it was all the things he is passionate about. at times most love the food -- whatever their mom or aunt made growing up, or their grandma, or anyone in their family. so, it is generally about the flavor of the wind on the hill closest to your house. oscar grew up in the area where they made this wine. he wasn't a rich kid, but he worked hard and really made this great idea. and celebrating all of his favorite things t

hilton, hyatt and marriott. charles: walmart beats? >> yes, i'm going with a beat. charles: matt?ed. charles: change a little bit. shoot me an e-mail. >> the banks and financial stocks are going to move one way or the other. charles: we'll leave it on that note. [ laughter ] >> winner! >> thank you for joining us every night at 6:00 p.m., if you can't see the show, dvr it. lou dobbs is next. fox business. lou: good evening, everybody. i'm lou dobbs. a federal judge has stopped president obama's efforts to unilaterally block deportations of as many as five million illegal immigrants. district court judge andrew hannon issued a temporary injunction banning the administration from implementing the president's hotly criticized fiat that was to begin implementation tomorrow. the judge's decision a victory for the 26 states that are suing president obama, accusing the president of exceeding his constitutional powers. the president himself dismissed the ruling today and tried to blame congress.

the organization's 58th annual ball is this saturday night at the marriott at 12:01 market in center city. here to tell us more is linda paulschuch from the american heart association. thank you. welcome to the studio. tell us about the ball and tell us how much money you expect to raise and who exactly benefits from the money i'll raise this saturday. >> the american heart association's heart ball is one of three major campaigns. with that go red for women, and the heart walk all together we raise about $3 million. and the ball -- this year's ball we are honoring business men, jerry mcginnis, from kpmg and cardiologist dr. peter co- err coew from main line health. >> how many people suffer from heart disease? >> about 80 million americans are considered to have cardiovascular disease. in this area close to 9,000 people die annually because of the problems with cardiovascular disease and stroke. >> that's significant. tell me how the american heart association helps those folks out. >> yeah the money that is raised from the american heart association campaigns really goes primarily t

we will address issues related to the global economy when we meet in the marriott. from a european vantage point, i think that we can say that we have made significant progress in a number of areas. we are now iconic -- back on the growth path. strong phase of structural form have now made significant progress in new commissions and we have launched a growth program in which germany will participate. we will pen our hopes basically on growth and infrastructure but also another growth project. i think if the states in the additional economy in the united states. there is a lot of things to be done by the europeans. i would say that a free trade agreement would go a long way towards increasing growth. we know that you are very engaged with the asia-pacific area. germany will come out very forcefully and seeing that the negotiations between the eu and the united states on free trade agreements are pursued in a vigorous manner. it is in our own best interests and it is also in the united states enters. we are dealing with the g7 and initiative with health issues. what l

by the way, in their same call they downgraded marriott to a neutral.downgraded yesterday or the day before because of currency concerns. hilton getting the upgrade today. >> j.m. smucker, deutsche bank raising it to a buy. >> this was our jelly/cat food thing. >> yuck. >> >> so they've been cautious on the stock. sm smucker known for its jams and jellies. the target is $125, 18% upside. >>> steven is uping wendy's to overweight. overweight being the operative word here. is this bad? low blow. >> no. you will not be fried over that comment. >> their target on wendy's goes from 13 to 9. web bush morgan upgraded the stock and raised the tarring tote 13.ç wendy's corporate agreed to sell about 500 restaurants back to the franchisees. watch out for the red head with pig tails when you're walking down the street in manhattan now. >> she's mean. >>> up next, itt education, wells fargo is out defending this stock. >> this stock has been whacked over the last year. a government agency came -- actually the consumer finance protection bureau, the new one, came ou