near session highs. i'm melissa francis. connell: sorry to interrupt. i get excited. melissa: that is exciting, when i see santa class. "after the bell." s&p and nasdaq in record territory. nasdaq leading the major averages for the year. we'll talk about that and the market movers. here is what is new at this hour. the busiest travel day of the year. it will be a bumpy ride. powerful coast to coast storms