here with reaction, herman cain and our friend, melissa francis.er brand-new book -- look at that cover. >> buy it, please! >> sean: the surprising secrets to happiness, success and sometimes, survival. you cover the economy. it might be a little higher depending on where it comes out budget wise, revenue neutral. that of course we have repatriation of money. then we've got energy independence. to me, this is the key to economic growth, success, bringing those people off of poverty and food stamps. >> it's a great idea that 15% tax cuts -- no, the truth is, when you cut corporate taxes, it instantly frees up money for those companies to go out and hire more people. they can lower the prices of the goods we are buying here. it unleashes american economy and prosperity. the problem with supplying the tax code is they will take away everybody's favorite tax cut. everyone is going to have an objection to what is the thing in there that you care about? i care about the deduction for local and state taxes. when you simplify it, there will be little thing

i'm melissa francis.re awaiting a white house briefing amid reports that michael flynn may have broken the law regarding dealings with russia and turkey. plus, the senate intelligence committee meeting next hour. we'll see if they have any update on the flynn story. the u.s. put a nuclear submarine in a south korean port. so much to discuss coming up. >> jenna: more information on a looming trade war with canada. there's a key deadline days away. this comes down as the lumber industry cracks down on the imports. canada has made business for our dairy farmers very difficult. we will not stand for this, says president trump. watch! mike tobin is live with more. >> jenna, the first shot in this trade war was fired north of the border and hit here in the dairiland. here's in wisconsin, they sell milk in canada and used in cheese. canadian dairy farmers knocked their prices down and knocking the wisconsin dairy farmers out. as of may 1, they were told the contract is no good anymore. losses to dairies in new y

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i'm melissa francis. thank for joining us. there was a lot of news there that we had to cover.ow here's shepard smith. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast, 3:00 in washington. 10:00 p.m. moscow with secretary of state rex tillerson met with vladimir putin. that was unexpected. moments ago, a remarkable moment as secretary tillerson came face to face with his russian counter part about the only agreement is how bad things have gotten. and "the washington post" with a blockbuster said that the fbi monitored carter

here today, here and make -- meghan mccain, melissa francis melissa francis, marie harf, and today's #oneluckyguy, with a serious hat on, brian kilmeade, cohost of fox and friends. he is here on outnumbered and he is outnumbered. >> brian: what a big day. you have one idea what it's going to be and then the chairman of the intelligence committee says i'm going to recuse myself from the russian investigation. i could give a solid argument for about four lead stories today. >> harris: we are going to throw everything at the canvas and do the news. fireworks in the senate floor. republic is the next few hours are expected to finally go nuclear in order to end the democrats filibuster of judge neil gorsuch. that will change the process for only a simple majority of votes needed. earlier, the leader of the senate democrats, chuck schumer blasted the republicans vowed to use the nuclear option. speak out it doesn't to be this way. when a nominee doesn't get enough votes for confirmation, the answer is not to change the rules. it's to change the nominee. presidents of both parties have done

megan mccain, co host of "after the bell", melissa francis. republican strategist for president george w. bush, murder say -- mercedes schlapp is here and bill hemmer. >> we can never have too much hemmer. >> i appreciate that. >> it's hemmer time. >> we're going to have a great hour, a little fun. all right? we'll see what is happening today. >> let's get started. >> we begin with the worsening relations with russia. president trump not holding back with u.n.'s secretary general yesterday at the white house. watch. >> right now we're not getting along with russia at all. we may be at an all-time low in terms of relationship with russia. this is built for a long period of time. we're going to see what happens. putin is the leader of russia. russia is a strong country. we're a very, very strong country. we'll see how it works out. >> here's president trump when he thought if bashar al-assad could have gassed his own people without the russians knowing. >> i think it's certainly possible. it's probably unlikely. i know they're doing investigatio

i am melissa francis. president trump's top two economic advisers, you just saw them there. steve mnuchin and gary cohn. they were unveiling the blue print for what the administration is calling true tax reform. there was a lot in there if you were listening. it was a lot of math. but it means a tax cut for basically everyone. we are looking at three instead of seven brackets, 10, 25, 35%. that's taking that top rate down basically all of them. they are putting in a child care tax credit, but they're also protecting that credit for saving in your 401k. also for mortgage. they're lowering the dividend and capital gains tax to encourage people to invest, to create jobs. lowering the corporate tax rate to 15%. also putting in a one time tax to encourage companies to repatriate their profits back here. they doubled the standard deduction. that's a big tax cut for everyone. so this is a lot for tax cuts, for growth in the economy. incredibly important. job creation. let's bring in chief white house correspondent john roberts who joins us now with more. boy, who was thering for ev

i'm melissa francis. navy warships firing dozens of missiles. the u.s. strike was in response to syria's chemical attack that killed more than 100 of its own citizens. the missiles nearly levelled the syrian air bass. allies are rallying behind the decision. iran around russia speaking out against it. now a russian warship is heading toward the u.s. destroyer that launched the missiles in the eastern mediterranean. we have fox news team coverage. jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. but we're going to start with chief white house correspondent john roberts in palm beach, florida, where the president is hosting the leader of china. john in >> reporter: melissa, good afternoon, yes. president trump and president xi are well into their bilateral meetings. their summit will be wrapping up sooner -- will be wrapping up very soon, rather. the united states very happy to see the world reaction to the strike last night in syria. they are hearing from allies and they're hearing from most arab nations in the region that they are pleased to see that bashar al-

i'm melissa francis. greeted by rex tillerson and others, with president trump and the first lady set to arrive within about an hour for high stakes meetings. nuclear armed nuclear and trade both very high on the agenda. we can see there the greeting by rex tillerson now shaking hands, as you can see. lot of expectations set for this. chief white house correspondent john roberts is live in palm beach, florida, for all of this.

only from tums >> hello, everyone, i am melissa francis. own john roberts sat down with white house press secretary sean spicer moments ago. president trump's reaction to the air strike on syria. plus, we have senators james lankford, rand paul, and james white after a briefing on the syrian operation. we'll have brand-new information from them. and officials now saying the pentagon is investigating whether russia participated in syria's chemical weapons attack. all that and more on "america's newsroom hq" ." >> julie: back to the follow-up from the u.s. air strike on syria. senators are being briefed on the operation at this hour as we speak. meanwhile, the trump administration getting praise and criticism for launching the attack. in fact, in response to a deadly chemical attack in syria, all of this as the secretary of state rex tillerson prepares to travel to russia next week. moscow and washington now at odds over syria s russia continues to support president assad. >> there is no doubt in our minds and the information we have supports

i'm melissa francis. the senate judiciary committee about to vote on moving the judge gorsuch supreme court nomination to the senate floor. as the chamber appears likely headed to nuclear showdown. this comes amid developments on the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election. with the house intelligence committee now getting ready to hold a closed door meeting. and we get some new information about the unmasking of names. adam housely is live in los angeles with that part of the story. adam, what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, melissa. the story was coming out friday. we're getting much more details now.

hello, everyone, i'm melissa francis. topping the agenda will likely be new allegations against former national security adviser michael flynn. with evidence he may have illegally accepted money from russia and turkey. another hot topic for the white house today. rising tensions with north korea. the entire senate has been invited to the white house for a rare briefing by top officials on the situation. for more on this let's bring in corey gardner. thank you very much for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> melissa: what do you expect from this meeting? >> i think we have to have a conversation about what clearly is the most unstable point on the korean peninsula since the armistice was signed. i expect tomorrow to hear a plan to be laid out under the new doctrine of maximum pressure that president trump has put in place. i expect to hear about what actions we can expect in terms of show of force, how we're going to work with south korea, japan, to put pressure on china to change this behavior of the madman in pyongy

melissa francis on cnbc suggested that obama care's math didn't add up. >> i was called in management where i was told i was disrespecting the. >> and they don't want to hear ideas and they don't want other people to hear the ideas they disagree. >> when it comes to things like global warming and gay marriage, affirmative action, the left often said the debate is settled. >> that's it. there is nothing else to talk about. liberal believe in free speech and debate. and this used be liberalism and let the best idea win. but now, it i am offended. >> get off of the campus. >> if you don't shut up we call you a bigot or homophobe. >> you are a slut, right? >> and rush limbaugh said that the left tried to get the radio show cancelled. >> he was defended by a leftist. i am not a fan of rush limbaugh. but if you are one of the people trying to get him to go away you are part of the problem. >> juan williams said this. >> if i see people who are in muslim garb and identifying themselves first and foremost as muslim i get worried. >> npr quickly fired juan williams. >> a black person not allow

i'm melissa francis. david: seems highs from the tax cut talk is dissipating a little bit. you why that is happening. i'm david asman. glad you could join us. busy day on "after the bell." have you covered on the stocks. here is what else we have for you in the hour. the moment both wall street and main street have been waiting for. details of the white house's new tax proposal.

i'm melissa francis, i'm david asman. glad you could join us. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all big market movers. it was up, down, everywhere in between. this is what else we have for you at this hour. coming up new headlines, just crossing. russia may have known the assad regime was planning a chemical attack. this is secretary of state rex tillerson is on his way to moscow. he will have a lot to talk about over there. lieutenant colonel oliver north weighing in on these breaking developments. >>> tax reform, has it been scrapped? what the white house is now telling fox business about reports the president's tax plan may be starting over from square one. >>> conservative speech under fire yet again on campus. protesters shouting done an event where author and commentator heather mcdonald was due to speak about the war on cops but she says it is not the students to blame. she will tell us who, coming up. melissa: the dow ending higher but barely, led by shares of caterpillar. ashley webster is watching big movers from the new york stock exchange. ashl

megan mccain, co host of "after the bell", melissa francis.epublican strategist for president george w. bush, murder say -- mercedes schlapp is here and bill hemmer. >> we can never have too much hemmer. >> i appreciate

i'm melissa francis. >> i'm david asman. good to see you back.have you covered on "after the bell" with all the big market movers. a whirlwind week for the white houses a the president's first 100 days come to an end. president trump putting pressure on congress to tackle health care. of course we're getting brand new details on his tax plan that comes out on wednesday.

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i'm melissa francis. thank for joining us. there was a lot of news there that we had to cover. now here's shepard smith. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast, 3:00 in washington. 10:00 p.m. moscow with secretary of state rex tillerson met with vladimir putin. that was unexpected. moments ago, a remarkable moment as secretary tillerson came face to face with his russian counter part about the only agreement is how bad things have gotten. and "the washington post" with a blockbuster said that the fbi monitored carter page. clear evidence that there was contact with page and russian spies. this is after evidence of secret payments of russian interests to former trump campaign manager paul manafort. manafort denies any wrong doing. in less than an hour, president trump scheduled to hold a news conference with nato. could get very interested considering how the president has blasted that organization in the past. a very busy news hour ahead. let's get to it. this much, it's been removed. the u.s. and russia are not on the same page in syria and the future of the assad regime or j

i'm melissa francis. david: a drop doesn't look good. i'm david asman, this is "after the bell". more on the big sell-off. here's what else we have in this hour. heinous actions cannot be tolerated, president trump condemning serious chemical attack that killed dozens of civilians saying attitude toward dealing with syria and assad has now changed. how will america respond? also house republicans trying to find common ground and health care plan, the vice president's work with conservatives yielding a major new development or so it seemed, a key opposition group club for growth appeared to be on board last night, now singing a different tune. talking to a member of the group and senate republicans on the bring of taking historic measures to send neil gorsuch to the supreme court. you're looking at the live debate, utah senator orrin hatch, seen a lot of these, longest serving republican in the senate, he's joining us this hour. melissa: spectacular late afternoon sell-off. the dow down 40 points, up nearly 200 points this morning in reaction to the federal reserve minutes from th

melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell." on all the big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. details on who from the obama administration was responsible for unmasking the names from the trump transition team, swept up in foreign surveillance.

i'm melissa francis, i'm david asman. glad you could join us. this is "after the bell." on all big market movers. it was up, down, everywhere in between. this is what else we have for you at this hour. coming up new headlines, just crossing. russia may have known the assad regime was planning a chemical attack. this is secretary of state rex tillerson is on his way to moscow. he will have a lot to talk about over there. lieutenant colonel oliver north

i'm gerri willis in for melissa francis. >> a lot depends what happens over the weekend.end. goods to have you with us. i'm david asman this is "after the bell." here is what we have for you at this hour. u.s. military on very high alert waiting for the world to see if north korea test as nuclear weapon tomorrow. and how the white house then responds of the latest from our

hello everyone, i'm melissa francis. rice is not denying the unmasking, but flatly rejected any claims of wrongful or political motives behind the move. especially concerning michael flynn. listen. >> did you seek the names of people involved in -- did you unmask the names of people involved in the trump transition, the trump campaign, people surrounding the president-elect in order to spy on them, in order to expose them? >> absolutely not for any political purpose. >> did you leak the name of mike flynn? >> i leaked nothing to nobody. never have, never would. >> melissa: john roberts joins us from the north lawn. what else did rice have to say about the allegations? >> reporter: good afternoon to you. it's interesting to note that when asked about it, susan rice did not deny the reports that she asked for members of the trump transition, trump campaign to be unmasked in these intelligence reports. what she did deny, as you saw there, is she had any role in leaking any information, though no one has accused her of doing

i'm melissa francis. here's >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast, 3:00 in d.c. where the president lost a round on his border wall. last year the cry was fund it now. today it will wait. we'll explain the reality of what happened and what is yet to come. booed in berlin. ivanka trump handling tough questions about her role in the white house and what she thinks of her father's attitude toward women. that brought scattered hisses and boos but she stood strong and poised. and michael flynn, the president's now fired national security adviser may have committed a crime. republican and democratic leaders of a key committee say it looks like flynn did indeed break the law and could face prosecution. now the white house is accused of withholding documents. today the search for the truth. let's get to it. first from the fox news deck, it appears there was a crime and that now the white house will not help investigators uncover it. that is the bottom line from a stunning news conference today by republican and democratic leaders of a congressional investigation. they ha

i'm melissa francis. here's shep. >> it's noon on the west coast, 3:00 in washington. 10:00 p.m. in damascus. we're waiting to here how bashar al-assad will respond to president trump's missile strikes. al-assad is not the only one watching now. fox news has learned that a russian naval ship is heading to the region. experts say it's of no concern. we'll here from general jack keane and chris wallace. the president is monitoring the aftermath. we'll get reaction from around the world and hear what lawmakers from both sides have to say. two other major stories. the confirmation voted for neil gorsuch and attacks in sweden. a driver plowing his truck into a department store, a lot of news. let's get to it. and first from the deck this friday afternoon, we begin with a stark warning from russia. the russian prime minister is now saying that the syrian strikes have put the united states on the verge of a military clash. quoting here "the last remaining election fog has lift. instead of a overworked statement about a joint fight between the enemy, isis, the trump administration proved

i'm lea gabrielle in for our melissa francis. david: first time. good to have you here. i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." happy friday. we have you covered on the big market movers. first here is what else we have for you at this hour. president trump saying a massive tax plan is on the way. the president will reveal highlights of the plan. what we're hearing could be in it. the details and what may be left out. >>> congress could be votes on a new health care bill next week. as well and it is all happening under the pressure of a looming government shutdown and the end to the trump administration's first 100 days in office. among your guests weigh in and a lot more, congressman tom reed, is on the tax writing ways and means committee. forbes media chairman steve for example is here. captain chuck nash. lea: gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange. is there doubt any of this will happen? >> that is exactly where i've been boeing at the top of this. it has been whiplash down here. traders trying to figure out what is going on. 50-point hit, incre

i'm melissa francis. here's shepard smith. >> news on the west coast, 3:00 here in the city. we're monitoring several fast-breaking stories. at this moment, senators are arriving at a building on the white house campus for a briefing on north korean. this as the north korean dictator flexing his muscles showing off his forces. the pentagon showing off its strength. president trump signing an executive order on education. one aimed at minimizing the federal government's role in teaching america's children. but critics say it could end up hurting some kids. and the trump administration releasing new details about what it calls the biggest tax cut ever. major changes proposed on how much we can deduct on our tax bills along with big breaks for companies. how do we pay for all of these cuts? and will the congress ever give the okay? let's get to it. the entire united states senate, all 100 lawmakers inviting to a briefing on north korea. that briefing to happen now at the eisenhower executive office building next door to the white house on the white house campus. it comes as tens

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." a very busy hour for you >> but i want them to pay. i don't want to be taken advantage of. we don't want to be the stupid people anymore, okay? [applause] melissa: the president slamming nato on the campaign trail and then in office today he is hammering things out with the secretary-general. they will be holding a joint news conference at anyt.

i'm in for melissa francis. we have you covered on the market movers but here is what else we've got you for this hour. tax cut timetable. mixed messages coming from washington what we'll actually see perform. a group of former trump campaign advisors, big economic names are wondering why it has to be so hard. they have got their advice for the president. >>> political nail-biter in georgia with national implications. both democrats and republicans claiming victory in first round of a special election. who will win the runoff? the latest from atlanta. >>> competition heating up for both american express and ebay. how this is affecting the bottom li wheth companies release results. we'll have results at any moment for all of you. david: the dow sinking for the second straight day. oil a about drag on stocks with exxon, chevron the dow's biggest losers with gold town. we have team coverage. phil flynn watching big movements in energy from the cme lori rothman on the floor of the nyse. lori, we're down triple digit

i'm lea gabrielle in for our melissa francis. david: first time. good to have you here.d asman. this is "after the bell." happy friday. we have you covered on the big market movers. first here is what else we have for you at this hour. president trump saying a massive tax plan is on the way. the president will reveal highlights of the plan. what we're hea

i'm melissa francis. right now the president is hosting king abdullah at the white house. the president set to discuss peace in the paoeft and the deteriorating situation in syria following yesterday's horrific chemical attack. also breaking today the president's trusted adviser steve bannen removed from the national security council, reversing what was a controversial decision at the beginning of mr. trump's presidency. chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us live from the north lawn. and the president was pressed a bunch of times ab his stance regarding syria and assad and the impact that the recent attack had on him, right? >> reporter: it's clear those attacks had a profound effect on the president who talked repeatedly about the fact that children, little babies, were killed. the white house not buying the syrian explanation that they had a munitions dump of chemical weapons that belonged to the rebels. it seems to be changing white house policy moment by moment. early this week, the white house had reiterated that regime change when it came to syrian pr

i'm melissa francis. >> i'm david asman. good to see you back. we have you covered on "after the bell" with all the big market movers. a whirlwind week for the white houses a the president's first 100 days come to an end. president trump putting pressure on congress to tackle health care. of course we're getting brand new details on his tax plan that comes out on wednesday. meanwhile north korea is issuing another threat ahead of their military celebration tomorrow. the fight is heating up whether to include the border wall in the budget, a battle that could lead to a government shutdown on friday but is it all bluff? the latest details on all of this and more. melissa: the relief rally is on. stocks surging in the close. the dow ending up more than 200 points in results to response from resultsf first round of frenchlections. brand new detas on the presidt'taplan. wells wills on floor of new york stock exchange for -- gerri willis on floor of new york stock exchange where we have some of today's winners. gerri. reporter: we're up 216 point as yo

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. we're glad you can join us. covered on big market movers. here is what else we have for you, very busy news day. era for u.s. economic victory has begun. making comments to union workers this afternoon, big business and infrastructure. details of a rebuilding project

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. we're glad you can join us. which have you covered on big market movers. here is what else we have for you, very busy news day. era for u.s. economic victory has begun. making comments to union workers this afternoon, big business and infrastructure. details of a rebuilding project that could top a trillion dollars. susan rice, breaking her silence. how she is responding to accusations she was spying on the trump transition team and leaking information from surveilance. vice president pence leading from the house freedom caucus, late last night, with speaker paul ryan today. our own charlie gasparino is saying he is trying to broker a deal. very latest on all this coming up. >> dow ending in the green with two days of losses. on floor of new york stock exchange, who were biggest winners today? reporter: start with cat at tha- caterpillar. closing with 2% gain. adding to goldman sachs conviction list. that certainly helps. look at apple here. $144 and 12 cents a share. it closes safely above that level. you're lo

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." here is what we have for you at this hour. sending a clear signal to the world as a non-nuclear weapon is dropped on afghanistan. latest details of white house an the pentagon. north korea says prepare for a

i'm melissa francis. david: seems highs from the tax cut talk is dissipating a little bit. we'll tell you why that is happening. i'm david asman. glad you could join us. busy day on "after the bell." have you covered on the stocks. here is what else we have for you in the hour. the moment both wall street and main street have been waiting for. details of the white house's new tax proposal. both for individuals and corporations. >> the president is going to seize this opportunity by leading the most significant tax reform legislation since 1986. and one of the biggest tax cuts in the americanhistory. >> our objective is to make u.s. businesses, the most competitive in the world. david: more on this, rare white house meeting is underway right now. all 100 u.s. senators invited for a briefing with the secretary of state, defense, national intel. and nuclear threat from north korea. what is going on behind closed doors? louisiana senator john kennedy will head to a camera to speak with us as soon as he is back from the meeting. melissa: the dow was as high as up5 points. detail

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."the big market movers. here what else we have for you coming up this hour. dealing with aggression in syria and north korea, president trump meeting right now with both his national security advisor and the head of his national economic council. this as secretary of state rex tillerson issues and ultimate testimony -- ultimatum, side with

i'm melissa francis. david: a drop doesn't look good. i'm david asman, this is "after the bell".ll-off. here's what else we have in this hour. heinous actions cannot be tolerated, president trump condemning serious chemical attack that killed dozens of civilians saying attitude toward dealing with syria and assad has now changed. how will america respond? also house rca

i'm melissa francis. top democrats accusing the white house of derailing budget talks and risking a shutdown over the border wall and healthcare demands. lawmakers have just a few days to reach a deal on the federal budget and to avert a government shutdown as well. a lot of the questions that we heard there had to do with taxes, the budget, north korea and the first 100 days. chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us live with more on that. what stuck out to you? >> reporter: melissa, good afternoon. that deadline of friday looming when most agencies do run out of money. this president does not want to put an exclamation point on his first 100 days by seeing the government shut down. so mick mulvaney is negotiating. including subsidies for obama care if they'll give $30 billion for the defense department, for border funding and if they'll put in $1.55 billion to begin construction on the wall. the president has said that is one of his top priorities. certainly top priority when it comes to th

hello, everyone, i'm melissa francis.cer fielding a multitude of questions on former national security adviser michael flynn and whether the vetting process was sufficient enough. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel's on capitol hill, eric sprowling is standing by with analysis. let's start with john roberts, though. he's live with more. >> reporter: melissa, good afternoon. what the department of defense is investigating, the inspector general's office, is whether or not lieutenant general michael flynn, retired military officer, asked for permission to receive payments from foreign

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." here is what we have for you at this hour. president trump sending a clear signal to the world as a non-nuclear weapon is dropped on afghanistan. latest details of white house an the pentagon. north korea says prepare for a big important event this weekend. uh-oh. what kim jong-un may have for his biggest national holiday. that has the u.s. and japan on high alert. there is unusual twist. how north korea's defiance may have a positive impact on the u.s. coal industry. we'll explain that one. you will like it. it is a good one. david: there was the huge bomb, bigger other than nuclear that was sent to afghanistan. stocks tumbled on the news of the bombing. we had it for years. we never used until today. the dow ending down about 137 points. this is down for the week. let's go straight to ashley webster at the new york stock exchange. ashley, what caused the late-day selloff. ashley: it is interesting, david. i think that was pretty much expected going into the session today, the last one before the long weekend. there was a bel

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have more on the markets.e coming up for you at this hour. 59 tomahawk missiles launched at a syrian airbase, causing massive destruction of facilities allegedly used by the assad regime to mount chemical weapons attacks. we have unconfirmed reports of

cheryl: i'm cheryl casone i'm in for melissa francis this. is "after the bell." we have you vered on big market movers, here is what else we have for you at this hour. buy american, hire american. president trump signing a new executive order moments ago to create more job opportunity for americans. >> with this action we are sending a powerful signal to the world. we're going to defend our workers, protect our jobs, finally put america first. cheryl: the president making these comments at snap-on tools in kenosha, wisconsin. we'll ask the ceo what the approximately's policies mean for his business. >>> plus on this tax day, more signs that tax reform is going to be delayed. why treasury secretary steve mnuchin says that he is changing his stance from what he told fox business last month. >>> and two tech titans out with their results at any moment. we'll bring you the numbers from yahoo! and ibm soon as they come out. david? david: expectations of a great earnings season driving markets a lot higher yesterday but today, a little bit of reality settling in. a pai

hello everyone, i'm melissa francis.denying the unmasking, but flatly rejected any claims of wrongful or political motives behind the move. especially concerning michael flynn. listen. >> did you seek the names of people involved in -- did you unmask the names of people involved in the trump transition, the trump campaign, people surrounding the

some of its biggest names hitting new highs ahead of the earnings report this hour i'm melissa francis asman. so glad you could us. this is "after the bell." here is what we have coming up. buckle up, everybody. the markets are just waiting, they're on tenterhooks, waiting on a slew of earnings. all major tech titans, at least most of them, some as liz was mentioning are hitting all-time highs. amazon, alphabet, which is google, microsof

hello, everyone, i'm melissa francis. spicer fielding a multitude of questions on former national security adviser michael flynn and whether the vetting process was sufficient enough. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel's on capitol hill, eric sprowling is standing by with analysis. let's start with john roberts, though. he's live with more. >> reporter: melissa, good afternoon. what the department of defense is investigating, the inspector general's office, is whether or not lieutenant general michael flynn, retired military officer, asked for permission to receive payments from foreign governments, foreign entities, namely a speech he gave to a russian media conglomerate at a speech in which president putin conducted, that work was $530,000 for a dutch firm which represented turkish interest. jason chaffetz said that he has seen nothing to suggest in any of the documents that lieutenant general michael flynn ever asked for permission. back in 2014 the pentagon warned flynn against taking such payments. the ra

i'm gerri willis in for melissa francis. >> a lot depends what happens over the weekend. very important weekend. goods to have you with us. i'm david asman this is "after the bell." here is what we have for you at this hour. u.s. military on very high alert waiting for the world to see if north korea test as nuclear weapon tomorrow. and how the white house then responds of the latest from our reporters at the white house and on the ground in pyongyang. >> moment of impact. the defense department releasing a video of the moment the largest non-nuclear weapon in the world was unleashed on isis. guess what there is a bigger one. among our guests to talk about this retired three-star general lt. general commas mcinerney. gordon chang and for example media chairman steve forbes. >> poised for another nuclear test. new threats from north korea on the eve of rogue nation's most national holiday that is. our own blake burman is live at the white house with the latest. blake? reporter: gerri, just to give you an idea how much foreign policy headed by the white house this weekend,

i'm melissa francis. david: and i'm david asman. glad you could join us today on "after the bell." we've got you covered with the big market movers but first here is what else we have for you in a very busy, very historic moment. first of all, this meeting with president trump arriving at mar-a-lago for a key diplomatic test with the chinese president and the stakes couldn't be higher. the two leaders will address growing threat of north korea and its growing nuclear program. >>> republican senators souping you the harry reid rule change in 2013 to include supreme court nominees. this change will fundamentally alter the way the supreme court justices are chosen. the senate currently is in 30-hour debate period before voting on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. melissa: back to the markets, the dow pulling back in the final hours of trading. lori rothman is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. lori, what is behind the downturn? reporter: politics, melissa, summing it up. markets broke 2:30 p.m. eastern that steps are underway to remove bashar al-assad in syria, in response