the dow rising 117 points to 16,516, nas nasdaq up to 4686. u.s. government officials say the obama administration will announce efforts to boost self-driving cars. currently there is no legal framework governing autonomous vehicles. tech companies have called on regulators to clarify rules partly out of a concern. an accident with a self driving car could lead to costly lawsuits. >>> google the seeking partners to bring their self driving car to the market. google doesn't want to build the cars, but find technology to help them safely navigate the streets. >> landon, if it makes you feel any better, i think i had to go through two, maybe three road tests. if you're telling us we don't want to be in the car with you -- >> both of you, i'm driving. >>> happening right now, powerball madness in overdrive as americans everywhere gobbling up tickets dreaming about being the next billionaire. the latest estimates put jackpot for tonight's powerball drawing at $1.5 billion. you heard that correctly. we've heard the bods by now. your chances aren't that g

look at the nas dab -- nasdaq, up 51 points at this moment. >>> here's a quote, sell everything.ing that came out of the royal bank of scotland today, except high quality bonds. let's make sure we have that caveat. >> oh, yes. liz: one analyst warping of a cataclysmic year ahead say, quote, risks for the year ahead were very high and massively underpriced, and what we are now seeing is those risks now playing out. are there two nows? [laughter] okay. not exactly -- >> great writing. liz: the algonquin round table. [laughter] the fox business -- >> and you and i are extremely algonquin. ly riz that's us. >> i will say this, i guess this is a good story to do on a day when the market seems to be bouncing back from the turbulence of last week and, you know, we had kind of an okay day yesterday, and today it's up -- liz: we're fighting back, charlie. we're up 115 points. >> let's just be clear here, this is the other side of the story. i don't tell people what to do in terms of what to invest. i give them opinions, educated opinions from what i hear from my sources who are generally

the nas deck was down 1weubgs. the s& p500 one -- nasdaq was down. we have more on what it means for casual investors. >> reporter: when it rains it pours. let me tell you investors, financial advisories, they are saying take stock, think about how they feel about haoez changes, do you have a long plan? those are questions that they say are very important because we could be seeing more of it this volatility throughout 2016. >>> this morning oil prices moved lower. and oil prices now are a barometer of the concern is not only will supply excessive but demand is weakening. >> reporter: the along with oil dropping below $30 a barrel, fears over a drop in china's markets and reports of weak december sales added to the fears of the growth, that it is slowing, since the markets opened january 4th, the dow dropped len00 points in 2 weeks. you can still see the markets growth in the long run over the past several decades it is a sharp drop from the high last may and there are concerns it could turn into a 20% drop signaling a bare market. >> reporter: suzan