minutes. back in u.s. the traditional indy race car drop pays tribute to the indianapolis 500 suspending a race car and dropping it instead of a ball. further south it is all about the orange. thousands turned out in atlanta, florida to watch the orange drop 120 feet. it was a color bowl celebration on the west coast invegas. new year s celebrations going off there about two hours ago. beautiful. new year new laws nationwide from gun control to hoover board safety. peter barns from our sister network fox business is here to break it down for us. peter? as the ball dropped thousands of new state and federal laws will go into effect. more than 4 dozen of them in texas. in one controversial move it will allow licensed gun owners to carry hand guns openly in most public places a practice known as open carry that 44
fiscal cliff. when john boehner is no longer speaker of the house. it will be fascinating to watch. thank you, bret baier. tune into special report as brett mentioned he has a live and exclusive many who are calling to be favorite for the next speaker of the house. the third person from the president. majority leader kevin mccarthy. and donald trump unveiling his tax plan today. he gave a little bit of a hint as to what would be in it yesterday saying certain americans would be exempt from paying taxes all together. simple, easy and fair is what he said his tax plan is about. peter barns has the details for us and will break down the plan later on in the program. that is happening right now in new york city. in the mean time, more politics, bill clinton speaking out about
what do you think about that. i understand that. every other country have been wheeling and dealing and visiting the great beaches of cuba for all of those years. they have have been in true engagement in cuba and nothing has changed in cuba. it won t be the united states that will make cuba change. cuba has to change from within. the castro brothers have to go. we want freedom and human rights respected. this president is not going to get them to this point. martha: we are waiting for a news conference by the police outside of the navy yard where there is a strong presence. but it seems to be a cool off. reports are coming in from peter barns saying all of the tourist sites in the area are open. streets are flowing with people. as soon as that news conference
a decade. fox business network peter barns explains what s happening and what it means for 2015. the u.s. economy could heat up in 2015 if millennials sell more houses and tractors in china and disney still has more to do with the animated hit pro frozen short term moran gnaw towel in a franchise. economists are optimistic the economy will grow faster in 2015 at least in part because of lower oil and gas prices. it is something that is certainly good for families, for households. it is putting more money in their pockets, having to spend lesson gas and energy. so in that sense it is like a tax cut that boosts the spending power. they predict it will grow from
thins more expensive overseas. as for frozen it counts. with disney planning a broadway musical new books and interactive projects and features at the theme parks you can bet it will be a plus. peter barns, fox business. well the time now 45 after the hour. not so sweet the price of chocolate expected to sore next year. that is not the only thing that will cost you more. we have the entire list next. plus a priceless present. they thought they would find out if their baby was a boy or a girl, but what was inside this box that you just saw? let s check in with rick to see what s coming up on fox & friends. he reveals himself on the fox news channel. the man who put a bullet in bin laden s head? what does he get for his heroic