everybody. charles payne in for stuart this morning. charles: thank you very much. now, stu hopes to be back tomorrow, but we have a lot of big stories for you today. the market feels anxious right here. remember, we had one big losing week and one big week of gains. we're going to hopefully get some clarity from the feds this afternoon but right now, there's feeling of uneasiness and uncertainty. one thing that is certain, nancy pelosi doesn't like the tax cut plan and add that to armageddon, and the list is packing up. she was even heckled while she was saying all of this. we're going to play that tape for you later on. and for the first time in recent memory, this is a real movement for republicans on guns. president trump calling for a ban on those so-called bump stocks, tougher background checks and today at the white house, president trump meets with students and teachers that have been affected by this issue. a lot can happen in three hours, so bulk up and get ready. "varney &...