P. M. Eastern time. Tenyear yield still a shade below 3 . Germany, italy, switzerland all closed today. London did just wrap up an early close with a 14 gain for the year. Stocks are set to open up high again today. Streaming video getting a little bit cheaper. Will it be a hit . Netflix working on a lower price plan that only lets you watch on one screen at a time. And the surge in home prices continue. Prices in october did jump over 13 yearonyear. Thats the highest gain since february 06. Robert shiller is here to tell us exactly what we need to know. The dow up nearly 26 , s p up 9, the nasdaq 38 this year. The dow is on pace for its best year since 96, s p the best since 97. All the coverage is trying to take stock of what went right . Or is it fewer things going wrong . David kelly in usa today saying it was the downsizing of fear that allowed money to come back in the market. Its interesting when you talk about that downsizing, we have not seen the broader participation of the r
We learn more about him this morning. And its gmas new years rockin morning. Were counting down to 2014 with the dynamic duo of times squares big night, Ryan Seacrest and Jenny Mccarthy, with everything you need to know to ring in 2014 in style. Plus, Macklemore Ryan lewis. Good morning america. Good morning, america. A new years eve. Wow, did you see that . What a great crowd here this morning, getting ready for the new year. We want to take you skyhigh here in times square. Want to show you the famous ball right in front of us, right here in times square. Bravest woman in america this morning, rachel smith, who is up there for us. It is freezing cold here. She is in the new years spirit. And well check in with her coming up in just a moment. Dont flip the switch, yeah. It is colder up there. I can tell you that. The windchill by the crystal ball. Its midnight somewhere. Theyre celebrating down under. The clock striking midnight in auckland, new zealand ju, just moment ago. And look a
On this morning we are waking up to clear conditions. It will be fairly, later ron this afternoon. Calm later on this afternoon. As we go to the afternoon we will see plenty 60s. It will not be as warm as the past couple of days. 52 degrees for antioch. Your 7 their round the bay shows that will start to warm things up as we pushed closer to the week. Overall, we will have very dry conditions. Mild weather will stick around as we go back to work on monday. We will continue to monitor this part of the forecast. There are no hot spots or slowdowns to talk about for traffic. A lot of people still have today off. Heres a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. As we take it over to the traffic maps the drive time is about 12 minutes. This is from hercules to berkeley. It is a clear shot through the caldecott tunnel. An emotional statement from the family of 13year old jahi mcmath after a judge rules she will stay on a ventilator for at least another week. The family says it has a facility
Meantime, over at the Emerald Isle shop, Fred Curtis is showing how Waterford Crystal is turned into art. The master designer and sculptor says he doesn't.