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 after-market. i'll tweet about them a little later. marriottsolute phenomenal beat for them, razor guidance, we know where the gas money is going, every single day it's the restaurant stocks. solar stock including solarcity reported they're getting hit pretty good. we have a mix, louie, what do you make of tomorrow's session? >> this is good, earnings are working, and i live and die for earnings, i own marriott. i'm pleased when i see a stock reward. it's a good shot. >> the low cost of gasoline trickling into earnings, the marriott, for example, and the bj's restaurant. that's a little midwest casual restaurant. that shows people are affected most by low gas. >> pot belly reported. for the year, pot belly's year-over-year same-store sales up 0.1%, for the fourth quarter, 3.4%. a lot of that is cheap gashgs it's filtering in, not enough to help the housing starts today. what do you make of it all? >> housing starts, bullish on the housing sector. overall, my work, you get five close above 18,000, a slingshot to 20,000. stocks look good. short-t

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

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

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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

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

the first 11 call came from someone at a nearby marriott hotel. t'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 h

. >> 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. >>

. >>> 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 o

. >> 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

> you are getting a moxie. >> reporter: you won't have to wait much longer to see the moxie brand for yourself. 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 natio

nbc news has contacted the marriott which is across the street from the torch tower. a member of the concierge said we can see the fire but have not been told to evacuate. we can see police and fire departments on the scene. smoke and flames are billowing from the windows at the torch tower. keep your windows closed. we'll be right back. would you be willing to give up sharing your moments? sacrifice streaming all night long? is it okay to drop a connection, when you need it most? if you're not on the largest, most reliable network, what are you giving up? verizon. >>> we were told by our good friends the republicans that our actions would crush us and sploet explode deficits and destroy the country. grand deficits and doom and gloom and death panels and armageddon haven't come true. sky hasn't fallen. chicken little's quiet. >> speaking at democrats winter meeting today, president obama took a victory lap on the policy that was supposed to be his party's biggest liability. quite possibly the most controversial item american policy of the last five years, even in a ge

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 to

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 le

the second best performer, marriott international after the hotel giant reported better than expectede top four. back over to you. >>> buybacks shares of apple nearing all-time highs as the company's keeps commitment of returning cash to shareholder. thus far returned more than $100 billion to investors. how much money could be on deck for apple's next capital allocation program? here with more hardware analyst at rbc capital markets putting out a mind boggling figure when it comings to cash return. what are you expecting? >> thanks a lot. so our assessment is if it continues the three-year road map they've had in the past, they can return $150 billion to $200 billion of cash back to shareholders. it equates 25% of the market cap back to investors over three years. what's interesting, essentially aapproximate the amount of free cash flow apple will generate. it reflects the fact that apple's generating a ton of cash and already have a big ton of cash on the balance sheet. >> tim cook made comment we don't want to beat cash orders speaking to gary cone talking about hinting something's

i sat down with him over at the marriott courtyard he attributes his success to his hometown. >> i wouldn'ti am today if it weren't for overbrook high school, the music magnent i went through the settlement music school i went to inbetween schools to study drums and percussion and everything. that just helped me to be where i am today. >> more much with little john tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00, you can watch all-star grammy salute to stevie wonder on cbs-3 starts at 9:00. little john very, very talented. played with janet jackson. lou rawls, whole bunch of folks. >> great local guy. >> local guy. done it all. done it all still continuing to do more. >> we'll be right back. >> first a look at what's else is coming up tonight here on cbs-3. wrapping >> the world's best tatoo artist gathered in philadelphia over the week end. >> yes the 17th street jeer the philadelphia tatoo art convention took center stage at the convention sentiment for those searching for new ink they got it from artists from around the world. featured awards for best tatoo. >> that's a big industry. >> oh, huge.

the interesting thing was -- i am staying now in the marriott which at the time was the excelsior. i walked in and basically the president said -- new one and economic plan right now. i was told not to even get an apartment or anything. i just lived at the excelsior for a month. we went into this hyper put together that wound up putting people first. that was an amazing introduction to bill clinton. anyone who works for president knows that you get a little bit of a honeymoon when you first arrive. we were stuck on how to -- we have promised to balance the budget, so i was coming in and i was like the auditor looking to the books. i can use it to him -- you cannot balance the budget. we can aim for cutting the deficit in half, but you cannot do both the tax credit and tax cut, but you could give people a choice. i think that this was the moment that you expect the president or a political leader to be unhappy that you are not telling them what they want and he looked and said -- that makes perfect sense, is credible, is more believable. we went out there and we put out putting peop

the stock of marriott and hilton accelerated away not only did starwood lose its cfo to be in universal pressure resulted in a series of major u-turns by the management team. the board publicly correcting guide 'staked out by the ceo. ultimately there were major reaccelerations in both sale of hotel properties and share buy-backs. to many the message lacked conviction and clarity, fritz never recovered from the conference call during which experienced analysts pulled rank and lectured the ceo of starwood. a call that frit told me was the worst of his life. what shareholders are saying is you have a great business model, business is good, you're selling hotels your balance sheet is less live ran than before. >> the straw that may have broken the camel's back, maybe marriott and hilton are showing stronger momentum getting hotel owners to sign up to the bran. it may nobody coincidence both ceos report earnings tomorrow. fritz van paaschen probably a victim of his prior success overseas, starwood gets 56% of revenues from outside the u.s. more than, say, marriott and earnings that are gett

the marriott. what is it? what's the matter? what are you doing? oh, no. my little tailor!t shoulders. good? thanks. maybe i'll just stand here and guard your corner. i'll be here when you get back. don't take connecticut. go... taxi! hey, nick. read this over. see what you think. sure. aaron. hey, george. what are you doing here? anchoring the weekend news. i'm going to anchor it. hey! way to go. this is terrific. this is a pleasure to read, really. is there water on the set? yeah, sure. you'll be fine. well, hello, tom. he moves and smiles and moves and smiles. if he doesn't see me soon, we're not supposed to be together. it's for me? hi, jane. hey, arlene. it's incredible who's here! who? me. that's an outlaw dress. thank you. yes! whoo! o.k., 20 seconds to air. 15 seconds. [music plays] 10 seconds. cue graphic. the weekend report with aaron altman. go, aaron. good evening. in mood and language better suited to an espionage novel than the delicate world of the western alliance, the british foreign secretary today pounced on what he termed the nest of professional spies a

the interesting thing was -- i am staying now in the marriott excelsior. i walked in and the president and george and then set we want an economic plan now. i was told not to even get an apartment or anything. i just lived at the excelsior for a month and we went into just this hyper rapid desire to put together which ended up putting people first. that was an amazing introduction to bill clinton. anybody who works for a president knows you get a little bit of a honeymoon and the new guy is a little smart. we were stuck -- we had promised to balance the budget. i am coming in and i am almost like the auditor looking through the books. i kind of said to him, you cannot balance the budget area you cannot cut the deficit in half and you cannot do both the child tax credit and the tax cut but you can give people a choice. they could have a payroll tax cut or a child tax credit. this is the moment you expect the president or a political leader to be unhappy not telling them what they want. he looked and said that makes perfect sense for it's credible it's more b

the prosecution would argue that kat mcdonagh under miss ayla's total domination lured the unsuspected lizzie marriottie was attractive. he was what he had been looking for and it all seemed to go be going to the defendant's sexual plot until lizzie said no. >> reporter: and the prosecution's start witness kat mcdonagh with a dramatically different story from the one she had been killing. >> who killed elizabeth marriott? >> seth maze ya. >> how do you know what he did to her? >> i was there. >> the defense turn this case right back to kat mcdonagh claiming she's a liar and lizzie lizzie's death, they say was an accident. tragic. >> how did that come ab>> she wasn't facing murder but covered up crime that cares a 20-year sentence. >> police and prosecutor says this is not a romanticized version of "fifty shades of grey." >> absolutely not. it's about spread of violence and control. >> that's what people are worried about. >> you can watch troy roberts' full report "dangerous games" tomorrow night right here on cbs. >>> and ahead, bradley cooper and the statement he wanted to make in portraying chris k

they were honored at beat 100.3 muse ache ward at the marriott in 2008. ime i have ever saw him. such a tender moment where she gave him a kiss. this was the first time before the the cameras are rolling and i got the this shot. it is one of my favorite shots. two philadelphia legend, icon. >> next one, from that justin beiber. >> okay. so selena was in town doing a concert at the man music center. every time before this other cities they would tweet about what they were doing. everybody was paying attention to twitter. i was paying a attention to twitter. i heard he was at rittenhouse square. i was walking by rittenhouse square. i heard this screaming. i followed them right into shops of the liberty place where he was getting a big smoothie. he didn't have a body guard with him. there is like a 150 screaming fans. he told me just go away and don't go. i said come on, justin. i was able to get security guard and he walk them back to the hotel. i just need one photo. >> hughe follows screams. >> bradley cooper they scream when they see bradley. >> this is b

it room at the five-star marriott hotel in caracas, $60. a big mac is only $.92. p 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. showi

peninsula 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

the biggest thing here is, companies like marriott in hilton have over 200,000 rooms in the pipelineetting 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 to do? guest: he is stepping into a great situation. this is one of the best times in lodging. at the beginning of the fifth year of the cycle where all the companies are looking for five to seven -- 5% to 7% rate increases. that is in addition to the 5% to 10% unit increases. he will step in at a great time in the cycle, when group businesses up -- when group business is up, when leisure travel is up partly because of the decline in oil. what he needs to do is expand the performer leo and growth -- portfolio. they are looking to sell al

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 united states now urging greece to strike a deal with its european authorities and the international monetary fund over financial lifeline. the message was relayed in a phone call between treasury secretary jack lew and the greek finance minister yanis vare ru kiss. sony aims to boost profit 25 fold within three years by growing camera sensors

been a big winner over the years as we said earlier, up 3,000% over six years. 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 mos

the food. 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. yes

we are still in florida at the marriott. how sweet it is. im cantore getting excited. that's an under statement. a thunder snow up in new england. if you missed it take a look. >> oh, yes! yes! we got it baby. we got it! we got it! woo! oh! again! again! that's a two for. >> and for the three for. >> you gotta be kidding me! you gotta be kidding me! >> jim is making al roker look like a mellow guy. jim is in plymouth mass. why were you freaking out? what was going on? >> it's just you feel like you win the super bowl when you get thunder snow because it's a rare event. to be in a spot where we get it like six times. the fifth time during a live shot. it kept going and going. it was awesome. it lights me up. what can i say? it's my thing. >> what could top that? >> wow. that's a great question. in weather, probably a big tornado that is not hitting a city. out in the middle of a cornfield or a dust storm coming into phoenix. >> how about a sharknado? >> that's the top. why didn't i think of that. the sharknado. >> check it out. you are looking

marriott is bringing a european brand to the u.s. it's aimed at millennials. riott is not alone. major hotel chains have crossed over to the boutique look 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

take a look maybe consumers taking less money and putting it -- to put it in in the closet and spending on travel. marriott with a good number, the airlines with great revenues. we've got expedia. we have priceline. so i think there's more going there. particularly with the dollar so strong in overseas travel. >> coming up he's back. jon najarian doing a dance over his trade in bsx. find out if he's sticking with it. plus, pete seeing some unusual activity in a soda name. it's not easy to go against warren buffet. >> can't get enough of it. >> joe terranova already did. now jim lebenthal is taking issue with one of the oracle stock picks. >> man. >> can't wait to hear that one. >> debate on deer. >> debating warren buffet? >> yeah. >> buffet just bought, baby. >> we want you to weigh in. tweet us your take on deer. be part of the conversation. tweet us @cnbcfastmoney, #bull #bear. sometimes romantic. there were tears in my eyes. and tears in my eyes. and so many little things that we learned were really the biggest things. through it all, we saved and had a retirement plan. and someone who listened and hel

the pebb. >>> for more on our show and our on guests. you can go to our website. here interest stories coming up that may impact your money this week. 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. bi

yourself from the competition and offer a a product and service people can relate to and feel good about using. >> but specifically, how do you make sure that loews differentiates itself from a marriotthilton? or any 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

since the nasdaq is the percentage leader, we wanted to take a look at some of the leading names here. we've got marriottd a third percent, wynn resorts looking good, qualcomm, which settled with the chinese 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

by the way, in their same call they downgraded marriott to a neutral. owngraded 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 out

. >> moving from the auto industry to the hotels talking about share buybacks and returning capital to shareholders. 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 sha

all of the big business groups on the side of open borders, mass emigration, the different companies, marriottfacebook, they are pushing for more immigration. the chamber of commerce, the aclu. it is interesting. what we are hearing from your viewers is that this is not a right versus left, republican versus demonstration -- republican versus democrat issue. the average american tends to want to see lower levels of immigration and better enforcement. that is the divide here. host: one more facebook post from usa today's conversation that they had with their readers. david writes in about the decision to block the executive action. thank you, the checks and balances are starting to rain in. let's go to barbara waiting in lakewood, florida. caller: thank you. i have a question. when these illegals go to the hospital or doctor's who pays their bills? who pays their bill and they do not have insurance? guest: the same people who pay anybody's bills when they do not have insurance. the problem is they do not have work authorization and they do not have access to insurance. we set things up that way