highs. i get a little worried about crude especially considering it was negative recently? [closing bell rings] i'm sorry. because we're having technical difficulties i can't figure out anything at the moment. i know one thing, that is the closing bell. markets closing at session highs. a gain of 378. folks this is a 700 point swing for the dow today. time for "after the bell." melissa: hopes for a possible treatment sparking a turn around on wall street. the dow turning positive after president trump revealed he believes the country may a vaccine by the end of the year. i'm melissa francis. connell: i'm connell mcshane. welcome, everybody, to "after the bell." it was quite a session on wall street as the stock market was able to reverse loss, steep early loss and end up around session highs firmly in the green. we'll talk about it with fox business team coverage. blake burman with the latest on the presidents' day. but we start today with lauren

simonetti with the markets quite a day on the markets. lauren: doing fast math i think the swing is 830 points. volatility is back. nasdaq not quite positive for the year but close. nasdaq choppy session, up 1.1% in the end. the dow was down as many as 458 points, as near nearly three million americans filed for unemployment benefits to the two month total, 36 1/2 americans out of work. the market started popping when president trump said a covid vaccine is likely by the end of the year. the dow up today for the first time in four days. the pharmaceutical industry however, more cautious when it comes to a vaccine. the novartis ceo says most likely we'll not have one until middle of next year. sanofi amending the pretty

convertal comments that the company u.s. would receive the vaccine first. the company now says it would be available to all countries at the same time. some pharmaceuticals were down today. oil closing at near six week high. look at that 27.59. the banks surging really large gains across the board. they rallied into the close. charlie gasparino is reporting that goldman sachs bancorp, wells fargo, pnc financial as a potential merger. capital one up almost 10% today. but a pretty exmixed picture for the airlines. delta sent a memo to the pilots, we might not need half of you, or 7,000 come fall. it is retiring all of its boeing 777s as it tries to match demand to the size of its fleet. look at united. it closed above $20. 20.30. it was under 20 at one point t would have been the first close

under 20 since 2012. mixed reaction from the airlines. what a day. 800 point swing for the blue-chip average. connell? connell: huge swing. mr. burman is following the president on his day as he left the white house for a trip to the state of pennsylvania. blake? reporter: yeah, connell. so you have the comments from the president who said that he believed there could be a covid-19 vaccine by years end but also the president saying that he will unveil tomorrow how the military would be involved in that distribution process should there be vaccine by year's end. this was really the comment from the president earlier today that moved the markets to upside. watch. >> i think we'll have a vaccine by the end of the year. i think distribution will take place almost simultaneously because we've geared up the military, and you will see that tomorrow.

reporter: investors liked hearing that, however there are still some questions about the status of the trade deal with china. the president also telling maria bartiromo that he doesn't feel the time is right to talk to the chinese president xi xinping, and, he floated the idea of cutting ties all together. >> right now i don't want to speak to them, irdon't want to speak to him. >> because you know, senator cotton was saying maybe we should be limiting the amount of visas that we give to students to who want to study things like quantum computing and a.i.? >> there are many things we could do. we could do things, we could cut off the whole relationship. if you did what would happen? you would save $500 billion. if you cut off the whole relationship. reporter: so that was sort of both sides of the market today. meantime the president wrap ad tour of a distribution center in pennsylvania. that sent focusing on ppe. that the the administration,

connell and melissa to build up the national stockpile, to have 300 million masks within the stockpile in the next 90 days. eventually bringing up the number to a million masks. that is at least part of their goal. thank you. connell: blake burman. thank you. melissa. melissa: here now to react is bill mcgurn. he is a "wall street journal" columnist and a fox news contributor. i know we're talking about this trip to allentown but a billion masks in reserve, what do you think about that? do masks, do with change our requirements for them? does it make sense to have this kind of a reserve? >> well i'm not, you know, i'm not an expert how many masks we need. i'm a little bit skeptical of government stockpiles and government distribution. seems to me the best distributor is the marketplace and we can't, if we get the production up, i don't think it will that be tough distributing masks. i mean, maybe a governor says,

we need them at this nursing home or at this hospital but, i would rather rely on the market to get those things produced in quantities we needed and out to the american people who need them. melissa: always seems like we're fighting the last battle and the last war. who knows what we need next time around when we have a 100 year pandemic. let me ask but the trip to owens and minor. he is going to visit a medical equipment plant. there is some criticism this is a campaign event. that he is going out there at same time. going to look at ppe and going to look at a place that is gearing up and trying to help americans. is a good thing, are you suspicious this is about politics? >> i'm not suspicious. i think it is partly about politics. i think all presidential visits anywhere are about politics. that is totally legitimate. this is an election year. pennsylvania is a pretty high contrast because there is a lot

of dissatisfaction with the democratic governor very high handed way he imposed restrictions and accused people of deserting in the face of the enemy and not been clear how and why he is imposed these restrictions. i mean this is all part of a legitimate debate we should be having in an election year. melissa: yeah. do you think that the debate what we should be doing really goes down party lines when you look at different governors and look at mayors? is it about whether you're left or right? or is it about something else? >> i don't think it is a hard-line although it does seem that republican governors are more inclined to open than democratic governors, especially up here where we live in the sort of blue northeast. but i don't think it is necessarily that. and these, they're making different decisions. not all lockdowns are the same. some are more flexible than others. i think what we're going to learn from them, you know, who

had the better approach. melissa: yeah, especially we watch the early states open up, you get to see, do they have these flare-ups again or do they not? do they move forward and you know, florida, for all of the concern about how almost liberal they have been with their lockdown policy, how is that state's reopening looking in your eyeses? >> so far it is looking pretty good. we don't know until all the numbers are in at the end. you raise an excellent point about that there seems to be so little attention to the actual results. governor cuomo is praised for the his press conferences and look at some of his cases, how they handled nursing homes. meanwhile governor desantis has been blasted, and i think numbers show he has been doing a reasonable job. they reflect different approaches. governor desantis focused on

nursing homes, kind of protecting the vulnerable first rather than quarantining the entire public. so you know the jury is still out but some of these states are looking reasonably well, catastrophe was predicted for them. melissa: yeah. it is interesting to see the way that governors, you know, they need the president because he is going to, you know, help them get money or not. but at the same time go back to the governor in pennsylvania the way he has been butting heads with the president. he have said on tuesday he didn't even know the president was coming to the state. others are raising their hand and coming to the white house. you know i noticed that after governor cuomo left from his meeting with the president, they weren't really trash-talking each other anymore. ahead of that there was a lot of back and forth, jawboning. he left, it has been a little quieter, feels like they made a few deals or acknowledged a few

things behind closed doors. what do you think is the most effective approach of these different governors as they try to navigate the relationship with the president? >> well you know, melissa, speaking for myself, i think i reflect a lot of the average citizens point of view. i'm not interested in blaming things. guys on donald trump or on governors for what they did or didn't do wrong. i would like to, i would like to see what they try and i root for everyone to succeed, from the people with the strictest lockdowns to people more liberal. obviously the more they open, the fewer restrictions it would be nice to see them be successful t means these things can be lifted. i think the average person is not interested in the recrimination. we're interested where we go from here. i will say a lot of people are also losing patience with some of the restrictions. i will give you an example from my life. my daughter goes to parochial school here or catholic high school run by a nuns.

we had a drive-by the nuns house where girls came up with the cars with parents. drove by for a few seconds to the nuns on the porch. everyone in the cars, except for the nuns safe on their porch. state authorities said we can't do that again. that is the kind of ridiculous restriction that gets people mad. we don't see what it is doing to advance public health. it is not explained. it is just imposed. melissa: yeah, yeah. you're so brilliant, bill mcgurn. thank you so much. thank you for that example as well. that puts frustrations. that is how people feel. thank you. connell. >> thanks, melissa. connell: let's get an update now on new york. new york on pause as it is called actually expires tomorrow. governor andrew cuomo did say today a fifth region in the state has now met the criteria to gradually reopen to end some. restrictions. 10 regions in total so five out of 10.

david lee miller with more on new york. david? reporter: connell, by this time tomorrow some businesses in parts of new york state will have reopened. governor cuomo's plan to restart the economy is gradual. it only will take aeffect in geographical areas after specific criteria have been met. the latest area is central new york. some areas that are reopening are closer to the canadian border than they are to new york city. the cities affected include syracuse, rochester and binghamton. the first businesses to get back to business will be construction, manufacturing, retail, with curbside service. in other for a region to get the green light to open it must meet seven metrics among the cdc guidelines. among them two week decline in deaths and hospitalizations. mayor bill de blasio says it is moving in the right direction and could meet the threshold for

reopening next month. >> indicators have been moving pretty damn well, not quite as well as i want them to but pretty dam well. we're getting in range to hit the numbers, the first half of june, if it is consistent that is when we take first steps to open up more. reporter: governor cuomo said there are 110 cases in the state from kids suffering to an inflammatory illness linked to the virus. three children have died. that makes the recovery of 8-year-old jayden even more remarkable. suffering from the illness, had cardiac arrest. first-responders saved his life. many were on hand to well him home from the hospital. his father said the ordeal was nightmare that is now over. in his words, i'm, very, very happy. connell? connell: wow. a whole new worry for people with children now involved. dave, thank you, david lee miller from the streets of new york city. melissa. melissa: more than 10 million

covid-19 tests distributed across the u.s., 10 million. 43 states moving forward with easing some restrictions allowing non-essential businesses to reopen with limitations. that is including salons and barbershops in at least 22 states. lucky them. the impact on that industry and how other small businesses are fighting back. plus fallout on capitol hill. senator richard burr is temporarily stepping aside as chairman of the intel committee amid a justice department probe of his stock trades. according to a statement made to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell the move goes into effect at the end of the day tomorrow. ♪.

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recently been in contact with someone who has symptoms? if you pass you're then allowed inside. you will notice everybody, customers and employees, they're all wearing masks. this salon has been extremely busy. they're open 12 1/2 hours a day as they try to fill the -- keep up with this influx of customers. >> we're pretty much booked until the beginning of june. then we were able to take appointments after that but for now we're accommodating everybody that hasn't been to us for two months. reporter: regulars first? >> our regular clients, absolutely. reporter: of course even for those regulars this does take some getting used to but they say it's worth it because they have gone almost two months without a much-needed cut. >> it was so excited, i got up early. i was so excited to be able to come back, to have her cut my hair for me.

reporter: meanwhile the governor of illinois, only about an hour from here, in chicago still considered a hot spot, illinois still under much stricter stay-at-home order. the governor urging people not to come to indiana to get a haircut. this salon says they have heard from people in other states. as of right now, they're still only taking appointments for regulars, so they wouldn't be able to accommodate those people anyway. melissa? melissa: good stuff, grady, thank you. connell? connell: all right. to the price, melissa, of reopening now. states slowly begin to ease restrictions, some restaurant owners have a decision to make, is it worth it to open up the doors again, is it sustainable, is it cost effective? we're joined by a bar owner coming to us from the state of north carolina. thank you for coming on. i think you guys have pick up delivery, take-out delivery, you will have a decision to make if

you haven't already pretty soon, so where do you stand? >> for us personally it doesn't make sense to open our doors for dine-in. it is just not really 100% safe and then the economics of opening at a limited capacity are pretty problematic. on a good day, in a good year, we're lucky if we get 5% profit. so and that is full operations at 50% is just not really feasible for us to make the numbers work, especially after being closed or limited in our, in our operations for so long. connell: okay. so the health side of it i understand. that is a decision you have to make. you look at the data. you figure out what is going on in your state. it is somewhat after judgment call. on the economics, let me explore that a little bit further if i can. how many people work in your restaurant normally? did you run the math on that or is it nowhere close doing it at 50% as you said which i assume the first state restriction on

the first phase? >> yeah. we've done the math. in our building we have a music venue, a restaurant and a bar. we're all encompassed in one space with three separate distinctions. so the restaurant alone employs 26 to 28 people, between part time and full time. so you know, we certainly can't bring everybody back but there is a certain minimum that you kind of need to have operations, you know. when you're, offering a full in dining service with good service, you need a certain amount of people in the kitchen and on the floor and in order to make it work you have to have that number of people regardless whether you're feeding your full capacity or even half capacity. so just, you know -- connell: how are your numbers on the pickup and delivery side? how is that working out? >> we're actually about to launch a meal kit service and that's the most secure model for

us because we can kind of predict what those numbers are. we can operate without a kitchen being really crowded which is the norm for most kitchens. there is no way to keep that six foot socially distance, you know, requirement in a kitchen under normal circumstances. so that, so that part of it is -- connell: would you do that until you can get back to 100% then? is that how you would work it out? >> that would be our, that would be where it would be comfortable for us economically and than also, assuming that 100% is rolled out when it is actually safe, maybe we have a vaccine or numbers gone down long enough to where we feel like it is okay. right now we can't really guarranty -- connell: let me ask you one more question if i can about your workers. so you have, i think you have 20 some odd workers you were saying earlier, how do they feel about all of this? on furlough i assume? how have you been communicating with them? how do they feel about getting back to work?

we had some conversations with business owners, but it is tough that workers are making more with enhanced unemployment than if they came back to work. where are your workers now? >> we've been in constant conversation with everybody and it is all over the place. some people are dying to get back to work and they're getting unemployment but it is not really as much about the money as it is about just knowing what your future holds. right now unemployment benefit in our state run out at the end of july. then we're kind of doing the ppp numbers also which is a whole another very complicated and insecure aspect to this whole thing where we have eight weeks to figure out employment for eight weeks and then, after that, it is on us. so you know, it is a really bizarre math. so ppp, obviously needs to get fixed first. and then even i don't know that, i think you know the restaurant

industry, we laid off five 1/2 million people in april. so that's, that is just a small ban bandaid over an 18-month problem. our staff is all over the place. there is just not that much for, you know, a server to do if we're not doing in dining. connell: right. >> so we're looking at it on case-by-case basis. we haven't had as many people be reluctant to come back because of unemployment. some people have gone on to find other kinds of jobs they have been able to do just to sort of stave off the boredom that they have, they're kind of -- yeah. going a little stir crazy. connell: see the writing on the wall. >> right. connell: unfortunately in that industry. boy, that, that tells how tough times are. listen, maybe we'll check back with you as you guys work through this in north carolina and see how things go. but thank you, good luck.

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melissa: it is a bird, a plane, no, it is your lunch. one town in north carolina is launching a program to deliver meals to residents with the help after drone. we have the head of u.s. operations for fly tracks. wes, we have so many questions. walk us through it step by step. it starts with an app. how does it go from there, is there a limit on weight and size? >> hi, melissa. thanks for having me on the show tonight. we've been doing drone delivery for several years now, in other countries like iceland t actually all starts with a evaluation of the airspace and also setting up a distribution facility. once we have identified an ideal place to conduct drone delivery, we then allow users to sign up using the flytrex app. once inside the app you can easily select the store you would like to purchase items for or the restaurant.

place your order. we receive our order. instead of somebody delivering to you with a automobile, we fly it to your backyard and lower it to you from 65 on a cable. yes, there is a weight limit. six 1/2 pounds. melissa: six 1/2 pounds. that makes a lot of sense. currently doing this in north carolina, right? >> yeah. melissa: how far can the drone go from the home base to somebody? >> so underneath the part 107 rules it is required we maintain visual line of sight of the aircraft. so that is underneath one mile typically. more likely around 1500 feet. so, as we with the faa and integration pilot program here in north carolina, we're looking to chase down the beyond visual set of operations but that transfers us to part 135 operation with a air carrier, certificate air carrier. so once we can fly beyond visual

line of sight it also brings into the equation the other technologies to do the see and avoid requirements. melissa: is it a lot more expensive? what is it like for the consumer like curbside? for you, you know, what is it like, versus, i don't know, sending a car out? >> today we're running operations in a town called grand forks north dakota, in response to covid-19. we wanted to make a difference and have a positive impact on communities. so today in north dakota we're not charging a delivery fee but we anticipate it to be a just like a typical delivery fee you would see from another delivery service so it is much, much quicker than automobile. if you can do 10 delivers an hour in a suburban area, you're saving a lot of money by transporting via air versus

driving on the ground. melissa: forgive me, north dakota, is what i meant to say. do you see expanding beyond that? are there other areas, what kind of other area makes sense and, you know, how do you make sure as you lower that down you don't, i don't know, come in contact with a tree, a dog, person? >> yes. so in north dakota we're working with our partner ease drones. they are a part 107 operator. in north carolina it will be operated under cause aviation. they're a part 135 certificated, or soon to be certificated air carrier. we're looked to expand in north dakota and north carolina as we transition to a 135 operation. ideally looking for places in suburban, less populated areas just because of current rules and also mitigation to, you know, populated areas. so we're looking to scale in north carolina at first but, like i said earlier we are

conducting operations in other countries like iceland. so as we learn the rules with the faa and help, you know, rewrite the rules for drone operations underneath part 135 we will be scaling in other places around the country. melissa: would it ever make sense to do it in a city or is this just strictly about covering a distance where it is a long way to travel to see the next person? >> you know it makes it really challenging in and urban environment when you have to ask the person to climb up to the roof to get your package, right? drone delivery in and urban environment creates a lot more challenges. with the suburban area, less populated area with backyards we're able to survey their backyards to make sure there is a nice, clean, place for the package to lower to. so in initial stages that is what we will be doing, doing initial valuations of the backyards to insure there is not a pool, a grill or tree we'll lower the package to but as we

scale and grow we'll find more efficiencies doing that process. so is suburban areas are much better not only for safety in that aspect but most suburban areas are not reached by delivery drivers and we can get there a lot quicker via air via drone. melissa: very cool. wes, thank you so much. connell. >> thank you. connell: really interesting to hear about that. we'll get on to escalating tensions here in a moment as hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the michigan state capital protesting that state's stay-at-home order. we'll have the fall out from that protest in the rain as we continue. hospitals under financial pressure, a lot of pressure. we'll talk to one doctor why he says the burden on medical facilities could have terrible long-term consequences. we'll be right back. want to brain better?

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♪. connell: back with a "fox business alert." news just into us on the reopening plan for the new york stock exchange. the president of the exchange, stacy cunningham, made some comments to our friends at "the wall street journal" saying they will reopen the trading floor in lower manhattan to what she described as a subset of floor brokers on may 26th. that is tuesday after the

memorial day holiday. i don't believe she said how many but a subset of floor brokers will be coming back to lower manhattan right after the memorial day holiday. melissa. melissa: wisconsin supreme court striking down the state's stay-at-home order. in michigan protesters gathered at the state capitol today to protest their stay-at-home order which was recently extended through may 28th. mike tobin has more on the midwest. mike. reporter: hi, there, melissa. you don't often here a state is in chaos but governor tony eve verse, said that republicans convinced supreme court justices to throw the state into chaos. it didn't take long for the bars to fill back up after the court shut down the order. the state supreme court said evers extended the lockdown without legislature. in 4-3 decision, judges said he overstepped the authority. they vacated order. bars are back in business.

drinks are being served. governor evers said this will undo sacrifices already made. wisconsin republicans don't doubt you will ultimately sigh the spread of the virus because of this. the belief of many patrons out there today big part of the argument that individuals bear the responsibility. >> if people want to quarantine, quarantine. if you don't want to quarantine, don't quarantine. go out, do what you normally do. >> the supreme court may have changed the rules for how we operate but sure the heck didn't change how viruses operate. reporter: very similar argument to what governor disbench chen chen -- gretchen whitmer is facing. 200 people are there but numbers down because of the rain. protesters showed up armed earlier. they discouraged the arms and there were not arms today.

safety protocols were violated in terms of masks. whitmer extended the lockdown in defiance of the republican legislature. the legislature is now suing governor whitmer. melissa, back to you. melissa: wow, thank you, mike tobin. connell? connell: melissa, treating coronavirus is taking millions of dollars out of the nation's medical system and threatening resources in that system. in fact the former veterans affairs secretary david shulkin is warning that u.s. hospitals could lose more than $500 billion in 100 days during the pandemic. here from thomas jefferson university and jefferson health, the president and ceo, dr. steven klasko. tell us about your facility, your hospital, what's the financial situation? >> yes. so the great news is that we were very prepared for the pandemic. we had one of the largest telehealth networks in the country. we had a pandemic surge groups.

we had 60 days ppe but like everybody else we're losing hundreds of millions of dollars a month by doing the right thing. let me give you one example, connell, we use 15,000 gowns a day. gowns that used to cost us 20 cents now cost $11. so you can pretty quickly do the math, at a time where less people are having elective surgeries. it is a huge issue for the economy, because that part hasn't even been factored in yet. we're one of the largest employers in philadelphia. almost every health system is a large employer and as those number, the hangover of those numbers will have huge effects on invests, on employees, on unemployment, many other things. connell: as bad as it is a lot of people look at it and think it will come right back once we reopen, that the elective surgeries will start up again however i saw you quoting saying in the state of pennsylvania losing already nine billion dollars and only 30% of that

might come back, is that right, only 30%? >> well, we, we think that about 30% will come back from government cares acts and other covid related pieces. the biggest issue for your audience though, connell, is getting people to understand that they can talk to their doctor and get safe care. that is with we're concerned about. people are afraid to into the system. literally we call it sort of the pan didn't. 60% of people didn't get care they need, that is emergency care. cardiology, oncology, breast health, did not get the care that they need to prevent a heart attack, to prevent breast cancer. so we're concerned about the crisis of collateral damage, that people won't come in for those procedures post the pandemic. that is actually something you guys could help a lot with, of having people understand how important that is. you don't just die from covid. you die from lots of other

diseases. connell: right. makes a lot sense. what is on the line here though, doctor, if they don't come back? if they don't come back you would have to prioritize, right? have you had job cuts, what would all of us lose on services that wouldn't be available if you have to make tough decisions down the line? it is not sustainable. >> it isn't. we had two hospitals go bankrupt in philadelphia precovid. a place like jefferson is stable, arated. really tough on us. we have not laid off or furloughed anybody else yet. we have put people first mentality. it will be increasingly hard. there will be some safety-net hospitals that frankly go bankrupt that have to merge or bought out. this is opportunity, i'm an optimist, health care gone kicking and screaming into the consumer revolution, we at jefferson talked about getting care at the home well before

covid. one yo of finances, said to me, banking and health care used to be the two least consumer friendly entities. now you're alone. the ones that can make it start to look how can health care get out to the home. you have to align the payer and the provider. remember the payers have gotten all the money. they're not putting it out. if you don't have an align payer provider strategy there is no way out of this. connell: all right. boy, important discussion about the financial side of this for hospitals, that hasn't been talked about as much as it should be. stephen klasko, jefferson health. we'll stay on top of this. melissa: future of dining out. restaurants preparing to reopen are predicting one change could be the difference between keeping their doors open or closed for good. our interests

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connell: another fox business alert on this reopening plan at the new york stock exchange. it came not from an interview, from an op-ed. stacey cunningham, the president of the journal wrote: may 26th, day after memorial day, some floor brokers come back. what she said in the piece is is the ones that come back have to avoid public transportation. totally. they have to get there in another way, and they'll be screened on the way in, have their temperatures taken as they enter the building and wear masks while they are working. sounds like it'll be a small number of floor brokers coming back the day after memorial day. melissa? melissa: outdoor seating could be the key to keep restaurants and bars running. hillary vaughn is live from the across the pond pub in washington. hillary. >> reporter: hey, melissa. well, some bars in d.c. are are petitioning the mayor to actually close down the streets to they can open back up for business. the idea is they want to move

what they have going on inside outside so that customers feel more comfortable. it would look a lot like what you see in europe where people are wining and dining al fresco. this pub would move their tables and chairs on the sidewalk but also on connecticut avenue, this street. it would only be for a limited time, kind of something like what you see when farmers' markets and street fairs take over the street for a small chunk of the day, into the evening. that's what bar owners are asking the mayor to do, allowing them to safely socially distance customers, keeping them 6 feet apart in the open air. that would allow them to have a lot more business and also boost the morale of the city that has been locked down for months. >> yes. the dupont business association, they're full blown behind it. we're all for it and ready to roll. they think it's a great idea. and i think this'll bing morale back to the city -- bring morale back to the city, bring

liveliness back to where people can feel some sort of normal life again. >> reporter: melissa, back to you. melissa: yeah. i would go have dinner in the middle of an empty parking lot. anything. hillary, thank you. that does it for us. "lou dobbs tonight" -- ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. we begin with breaking news from capitol hill. the senate has not only voted in favor of sending the fisa renewal bill back to the house, but by an overwhelming 80-16 vote. the bill renews some provisions of fisa through the end of 2023 but will go back with one change, a change proproposed by senators mike leahy -- mike lee, rather, and patrick leahy. a change that requires fisa court judges appoint a neutral third party observer in any case involving a, quote, sensitive investigative matter. but don't you