investing in and know that space. connell: thank you, a lot in in short amount thank you, barbara goodstein. markets snap two-day losing streak. thanks for joining us. i'm connell mcshane. [closing bell rings] dade as man and melissa francis for "after the bell." david: snapping a two-day losing streak on big news out of washington. s&p and nasdaq get a boost. we'll tell you what is driving markets higher today. hi, everybody, i'm davidsman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bel" we have a very bessie hour ahead for you. we know what james comey will say under oath tomorrow in one of the most highly-anticipated hearings on the hill. we have his prepared testimony describing conversations with the president in months leading up to the dismissal, details and analysis coming up. meanwhile president trump is focusing on rebuilding america, returning to the white house moments ago after making the case in cincinnati, ohio, for

his one trillion dollar plan to fix our crumbling infrastructure. what he says needs to be done right now. and how it is all going to be paid for. among our guests former chief assistant u.s. attorney andrew mccarthy, editor-in-chief of "the hill," bob cusack, host of "the next revolution" steve hilton. david: that is a fun bunch. oil is plummeting down over 5%. phil flynn with details from the cme in chicago. nicole petroleum from the floor of the dow. what are they telling why the dow ended higher? >> they're looking for more from comey. we know comey will not be really putting president trump under intense scrutiny with some of his comments. so they do like that. also we saw financials bouncing

back. looking over to europe where they think theresa may will win