connell: all right. holidays to you. >> merry christmas. connell: online holiday sales, merry christmas. online holiday sales as we transition to another big story, already breaking records. i'll tell you the brick-and-mortar story are they having the same luck as they are having online? we'll have some analysis on that, numbers on that later on in the show. another wild ride on wall street. we were up almost 400 points earlier in the day. down another two hundred. another turn around. we're all over the markets and coming back to talk about them some more next. ♪ a business owner always goes beyond what people expect. that's why we built the nation's largest gig-speed network along with complete reliability. then went beyond. beyond clumsy dials-in's and pins. to one-touch conference calls. beyond traditional tv. to tv on any device. beyond low-res surveillance video. to crystal clear hd video monitoring from anywhere. gig-fueled apps that exceed expectations. comcast business. beyond fast. and all thro

connell: okay.here is something called the cost sharing reduction which would essentially stablize the market and enable some market stability for costs associated with covering preexisting conditions. that is something democrats and republicans in the senate in particular said they're okay with. i really believe, democrats need to come to the table to have a plan. >> think they will work together if hold on, you don't think? >> i don't. i think they try to make this more after political play. connell: right. >> i think the american public wants solutions. more both sides play games the worse it will be for both sides. connell: that might be true in our theme of the show. i was ready to put you in the half-full camp now you said, i don't think. i agree, sad to look at it this way, the incentive structure of congress. what is the incentive to work together? democrats coming in. they will stand up to the president. the president will push what he wants and republicans? we'll talk about this -- >> for

connell: yeah. >> yes.the fed, when financial markets are volatile, they use that as an excuse to stay on the sidelines. most notable recent would be september 2016. a lot of market participants thought a rate hike was telegraphed. there they chose a delay. there instead they hiked december of that year as you recall. connell: sorry to interrupt, jeffrey, before we wrap this up, i want to broaden it slightly, ryan, market is way off the highs. we're up only 50 points on the dow, s&p is actually down. >> yeah. connell: something we brought up at the top even of this hour, for the bounceback rally we had been seeing, now it is fading, didn't seem like sentiment changed much. a lot of negativity out there. >> saw statistically, $81 billion went to money market funds. that is the biggest number since 1992. we're in -- connell: i have to be in cash for all intents and purposes? i have to be safe as i possibly can? >> sentiment is extremely negative. you will need some catalyst to turn the ship around. probably s

connell: okay. these matters far better than i would, you're saying this was already on the table, this was already a known to people who follow this kind of thing, and if anything, the u.s. move might put it in jeopardy? >> absolutely. i think saudi money was committed months ago, something the president had gotten, but it was in the context of an american commitment to remain in eastern syria and rebuild that part of syria as a counterweight to russia and the assad regime in the east. connell: okay. that's good context and puts the president's comments which we just received in some better context from john. all right. let's talk big picture about what we're doing here. with the united states pulling out of syria, you know the criticisms have come from the left and the right of this president, essentially saying that, as lindsey graham said, it's an obama-like mistake, similar to when we pulled out of iraq, and isis even, if it has been beaten down if not defeated, could come back stronger than ev

connell: what a day to stop by, cheryl. i'm connell mcshane, this is "after the bell." we have you covered from washington to wall street on this crazy day. first, gerri willis on floor of new york stock exchange. >> what a day today, you guys have it right, we're down 791 on the dow companies doing a lot of business in china falling. 3m down 2.9. apple here interesting. because they fell dramatically as well, down 4%. they had some stocks specific news. their shares downgraded today. financials, also doing horribly as well. jpmorgan down 4.3%. citi down 4.6. bank of america down 5.8%. so big trouble in financial land as well. you can see the regional banks here having trouble as well. their selloffs bigger in fact than the big money center banks. i want to talk about treasurys and the flight to quality. we saw people piling into bonds, specifically treasurys, government debt. spread between the three and five-year yield inverting the first time in a decade. 10-year yield at a 3-month low. this was unnerving for traders all day as they were watching that very closely. a

connell: right. >> springtime. connell: yeah.like we have a relatively optimistic steve forbes with us today. >> i think both sides want a deal. china wants to keep the economy going. president trump knows the democrats will be after his scalp. version of death by a thousand cuts. if congress starts to mess with it. i have a perfect issue. i negotitated a great deal. improved america's economy. the democrats are trying to block it. connell: the question from wall street's perspective, is there any teeth to this? on paper only and china is making promises they don't follow up on? >> first on purchases, you either have a purchase order or you don't. connell: right. soybeans -- >> soybeans and natural gas and stuff like that, absolutely. in terms of -- connell: i.t. theft is tougher. >> what they do, bring in a deal with a company, pick a company. we bring them in, don't need a chinese partner, you don't have to share it. you do some showcase deals you see, we're changing our behavior, which we never did in the first place. connell:

connell. connell: if we wrap up the market especially for the week, talk about oil. 52-week low for the price of oil. if you look at the price, it just for the week this, week alone, it was down something like 11%. phil flynn at cme for us as usual in chicago. what do we say about this week, phil? >> we say i wish it never happened, we start over again. this is what i say. this has been an incredibly bad week. we look at the stock market. we see this turmoil, all these unanswered questions and it led to one of the worst weeks we've seen in the stock market in many, many years. so you look at that then you look at oil, oil is actually trying to find a bottom. there is a lot of news out there generally would be pushing prices up. strong consumer confidence, they're driving their cars. we're hearing from opec that not only is saudi arabia going to adhere to production cuts, they will overcut. they're trying to say things to stablize the market and the oil just cannot stand up when you look at all

connell. think you're coming to me. we just heard from president trump there a little while ago saying some principles are worth fighting for and because of that, he is following through on his threat to potentially have a post shutdown here come tomorrow night at midnight. that would involve 25% of the government. here is the issue at play. the president wants $5 billion at least for border wall, border security, somewhat modifying that it could even be for steel slats, considering those things are steel and see-through. there was a bill up that was passed by the senate last night. but the president saying today he would not sign that bill. so right now there is all sorts of confusion and questions how washington, politicians here and white house and capitol hill will figure this whole thing out. there is an amendment discussed within the house of representatives. do we have the sot there? let me know if we do. with the house of representatives, that would involve $5 billion worth of border f

connell: i'm connell mcshane. the good news it is friday. melissa: there you go. connell: this is "after the bell." we have team coverage of all going on the crazy markets. gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange. susan li in the news room. edward lawrence in washington. phil flynn watching all the action at the cme. gerri, you get to go first. >> i tell you the traders are happy to close out the week. the dow down 559 points. as you just said, that will be down 4.5% for the week. markets across the board. index is down 4% and change. take a look what dragged this lower. financials people are focusing on right now. in the dow, jpmorgan chase down. american express down. financials a big drag. this is reaction to flattening yield curve. other sectors, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. industrials, technology, also dragging on the dow. look at worst performing stocks from today. united health, boeing, 3m apple, ibm. what is going on here? it is all about china trade. that was the biggest issue today i can certainly tell you that not just traders but

connell: right.> for the markets, for those looking at this, understand that the overwhelming majority of government is already funded and will continue to work in its full function. the house is, 75% of the what the government spends of the $4 trillion is already, it is automatic, programmatic spending. continues in perpetuity is not affected by this five bills already passed, the big bills. dod appropriation, health and human services, labor, all of this is already passed. it would not be affected by the shutdown. we're talking about billions of dollars in a multitrillion dollar budget but i think president, this is the time he is is going to have to hold tight for a miniscule part of the budget and make the issue about border security. i think that is winning issue for the president. connell: point on markets is well-taken. most investors sort of understand that. this one other factor, not only one, not only reason we're down 660. certainly added to the declines. another factor of uncertainty. pol

connell: dan, as always, good to see you. >> good to see you, connell. connell: melissa.ching closer to a potential government shutdown. where we stand on the spending battle right now. we're live at the white house with what the president is saying today. the commander-in-chief appointing mick mulvaney as acting chief of staff. how the president's choice increases the chance of a shutdown. details next. ♪ because my body can still make its own insulin. i take trulicity once a week to activate my body to release its own insulin, like it's supposed to. trulicity is not insulin. it works 24/7. it comes in an easy-to-use pen. and i may even lose a little weight. trulicity is an injection to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. don't use it as the first medicine to treat diabetes, or if you have type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. don't take trulicity if you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, you're allergic to trulicity, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop trulicity and call your doctor r

connell: way off session lows too. melissa: right. connell: crazy day. i'm connell mcshane. this is "after the bell." the s&p 500 kind of fighting for gains. it is up higher. nasdaq in positive territory snapping what was a three three of 3 day down streak. much more on the big market movers. here is what else is new this hour. we're looking at washington intense negotiations underway on capitol hill. lawmakers are still not able to reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown. now the trump administration is looking into other ways to possibly fund the president's border wall. we're live with the latest from the white house. >>> plus new calls to boycott facebook. the tech giant is under fire once again for its response to russian interference in the 2016 election. we have the latest defense from the company. >>> targeting your tax cut. the democrats plan to roll back the president's signature achievements. melissa: back to the markets. the dow snapping a two-day massive is losing streak. go to gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange. gerri. >> let me tell y

connell: yes it is. melissa: sure is. connell: dramatic drop on wall street. all three of the major averages sinking the last couple of hours of trading, reversing earlier gains following that decision that came in from the federal reserve raising interest rates for the fourth time this year. melissa: thanks a lot, fed. connell: thanks, jay powell. the dow down about 350 as it settles in at the close. it was up, top to bottom. the swing was almost 900 points. 894 points. melissa: amazing, s&p falling to a 15-month low. tech-heavy nasdaq firmly in the red. down more than 2%. i'm connell mcshane. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell. we have you covered from washington to wall street. a live report from outside of the federal reserve. start with gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange. gerri, take it away. >> okay, frowning faces down here absolutely. an intraday swing as connell said, 894 points t was all about the federal reserve today. traders down here did not like the rate hike, not one little bit. exactly anything that the

back to you, connell. connell: edward lorenz in washington.ie gasparino in new york to react to some of that. [inaudible] >> either way nobody seems to believe -- they reminded me of macho man. here goes to show. as the mother talking about terrorists. >> there is literally zero thought. leather and orange hair. connell: a serious plan on not in the middle of saying i might make a deal. >> listen, the problem with the president is both sides of his brain. one side is peter navarro who want an lightheaded or just got appointed to run the negotiations with china. those are trade talks. a blunt force instrument. i think it is hard of heart he does. and then a stocking also getting good advice from larry kudlow and steve mcgeechan icing. i like peter navarro. he's identified i believe to china as a threat. what i disagree with him is his approach and the heavy end up using trade like what tariffs on everything instead of let's focus on intellectual property. let's make sure we get other countries to prevent them from stealing their intellectual pr

connell. connell: hang with me for one second, blake. want to hit a couple key points so we're all on the same page because some of this is confusing. on the car tariffs we don't know for sure whether that is 100% that is going to happen. i understand that let me actually ask you blake, do we know, i think this is important as at least, do we know who is leading talks from here? reports are lighthizer the trade rep or being involved with mnuchin or president is really in the lead. do you we know who is leading it from the white house perspective? reporter: the white house says there will be further discussion. treasury secretary steve mnuchin confirming that earlier today, there will be further discussion between president trump and president xi. so at the top line level this is going to be a president to president discussion. connell: okay. reporter: over the upcoming month. remember in president trump's tweet today said or over the last couple days said, it is him and president xi, those two who can strike a deal. there are many member

connell. call sitting else. connell: hereto react on all of this as market tries to make sense, kingsview asset management, scott martin, capitalist pig hedge fund, jonathan hoenig. both are fox news contributors. everybody was watching this guys, you could say the markets traded down on worries of a government shutdown or next on trade optimism or "brexit." jonathan, we talk all the time about price action. what did you see today in market. >> it was ugly. the price action was ugly. it was well of the lows that was positive. well off the highs as you said. gave off hundreds of point. the internals of the market were very poor, 500 new 52-week lows, only 50 new 52-week highs. in particular, connell, not just the financials but in particular the big banks, citigroup, bank of america. high yield, before it was just technology we were talking about, or industrials. the facts banks are so week, belies even worse internals in the market. connell: do you agree with that scott? do you see something different? these hea

connell? connell: edward thanks. edward lawrence in washington. we're joined by danielle dimartino booth, former federal reserve advisor, "fed up" author. kevin kelly is here. welcome to you both. it is interesting, guys what we're seeing from either economists or from in one survey from duke university, chief financial officers, more and more pessimism working its way into people's outlooks show you numbers from duke. kevin, almost 50%. 48.6 believe recession is coming next year. by end of 2020, more than 80% think we're in recession. risks inability to attract, retain qualified workers, so-called skills gap. what do you make of this so-called pessimism building? what does it mean to you? >> cfos are saying this, they have rising input costs via labor and costs of capital. if you're a cfo, you have a hard time, trying to maintain profit margins, go back to what recession really is, that is slowing of economic output. connell: right. >> from gdpwise, go from 4 1/2% growth to 4%. and unemployment rate go from 3.7% to 4% unemployment that is recessi

back to you, connell. connell: that is the key how many we have going forward. edward lawrence at the federal reserve with breaking news. market selling on the news at least for now after being up 275, 300 points on the dow jones industrial average right before the decision. we're now up 140. we're joined now by the former federal reserve advisor quill intelligence ceo, danielle dimartino booth, from fox business network, kristina partsinevelos is here. point view capital hal lambert joins us and wealth management founder kimberly foss. welcome to all of you. danielle, start with you in studio. anything there that edward reported surprised you? we got quarter-point hike everybody was expecting. the news we get two anticipated rate hikes next year as opposed to three? >> right. the thing that concerns me, the thing markets initially reacting to we're seeing right now, there was no hint of a pause. connell: okay. >> there wasn't that much softening of the language even though they obviously did allude to what is happening out side of the united states. but they le

connell: robin, george w.ush's sister who had died from lukemia when she was just three years old. bill mcgurn joins us from "the wall street journal" where he is a columnist these days. bill, you may or may not know was chief speechwriter at the time for president george herbert walker bush. that was some eulogy. what did you make of it? >> it was extraordinary on two levels. it was one president saying good-bye to another president. filled the same shoes, sat in the same chair, borne the same burdens. that was extraordinary in itself. that was a son for a father. that came through at the end. my heart went out to president george w. bush who i worked for, he talked about tears. he knows tears are for this world. his father is in a world beyond tears, he spoke confidentially of his christian faith he will be with his father once again this time. connell: it was really remarkable to watch today, just for those reasons you point out and others. there were so many personal remembrances. alan simpson had some and

connell: tough to explain. we're going to france, speak of things tough to explain, paris witnessing fourth weekend of violent protests with a rise in the fuel tax. today president macron came out and made some promises intended to calm that nation which is on edge. dan henninger joins us whether that plan will end up working. >> plus president trump announcing his chief of staff john kelly is set to leave the white house, so who is the best person to take on the highly critical role. former governor mike huckabee has a few people in mind. who will he tell us is the best suited for the job. connell: interesting. winter storm slamming the southeast, leaving more than 200,000 without power. we're live in north carolina where residents there are struggling to recover. ♪ (toni vo) 'twas the night before christmas, and all thro' the house. not a creature was stirring, but everywhere else... there are chefs, bakers and food order takers. doctors and surgeons and all the life savers. the world is alive as you can see,

connell: quick thoughts, john. we'll get back to ashley webster as well. >> as long as we don't have any clarity what these trade agreements are going to look like, that means that business investment and business hiring activity and -- in the uk will be lower than otherwise however i think it's a stretch to believe that a hard "brexit" necessarily means that the uk economy is going to slip into a deep and extended recession. connell: all right. we're going to revisit all of these. especially if theresa may, maybe she is having tea or something. hasn't had a chance to come out. ashley is freezing outside of westminster. let's bring him back with all of this. are they dancing in the streets, ashley, what is the scene over there? >> they're not. it is too cold. i think theresa may is having something a lot stronger than a cup of tea, i'll tell you that. interesting to listen to the nile and anthony, because the same argument plays out day after day on the tv shows here, the news programing here. one side saying, list

connell. connell: it is interesting, we've been watching all of this here in pennsylvania as well, especially the back and forth on trade. wall street investors are rattled by that it seems but if you look at president trump's tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, from the perspective of a company like one i'm at, u.s. steel it is boosting the bottom line. we see it in all the steel plants. i learned a lot being here all day long. plants like this, plants all around the country really. the tariffs triggering increase in steel prices, really help these companies. the united states steel prices are going up while foreign prices continue to fall. this we'll talk about as the show continues today, even with the higher revenue, u.s. steel corporation stock price has been suffering. down for the year. when the tariffs in place the price didn't go up but profits went down. we'll try to make sense, investors wonder what will happen to this business if the tariffs as part of some sort of a negotiatio

connell: probably.by the former senator from wyoming, a very, very funny guy, for those who have met or interviewed him over the years, said those who travel the high road of humility in washington are not bothered by heavy traffic. >> that was a great line. that was a great line. connell: thanks so much for calling in today. we appreciate it. talk to you again soon. tom buchholz. looking at the motorcade leaving the cathedral as the body will be taken to joint base andrews, flying back later in the day to texas. there will be more sr monceremo from that state tomorrow. we are given a chance to remember the legacy of this president. greg, what are you thinking about today? >> thinking of some of the things bush did on the economic front that we didn't really appreciate at the time, he of course raised taxes which didn't endear him to the republican party, but it kind of set the deficit on a downward path which eventually reached a surplus later in that decade. he put in place rules that made it much har

connell: he did indeed. the motorcade makes its way from joint base andrews, to the national's capitol. once we arrives there we will pick up our coverage of the nation honoring former president george h.w. bush. the dow on the day higher by 288 points, off session highs. off more than 400 earlier in the day. s&p 500, nasdaq, both starting off the new month of december in the green. good to be with you. i'm connell mcshane. melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell." gerri willis on floor of new york stock exchange. phil flynn at cme and our own hillary vaughn is at the white house. we'll start with you, hillary. reporter: good afternoon. president trump really declaring a 90-day trade truce with china during a heart to heart at g20 in argentina, with chinese president xi xinping. the trading partners agreed essentially to relationship reset. top white house economic advisor larry kudlow saying this at the white house lawn just moments ago. >> ambassador lighthizer will be in charge of shall we sa

connell: we have no idea.is year more than most that's the theme that the uncertainty that kind of played the markets at end of 2018, we really have no idea what's going to happen with china. i think it's hard to make informed guess on some of the things because there's so much back and forth. maria: these are big issues, stealing ip, forcing forcing the technology transfer, when you look at interest rates, you have to ask yourself, is there an opportunity to actually broaden out the portfolio and maybe put some money into the short end of fixed income because if you will get 3% on the 10-year or 3% onton -- on the 2-year, maybe carve out, i don't know. connell: yeah, it definitely does and should. the fed will act to unpredictability a little bit too. a -- everybody was looking ot outlook that was doofish, he did say over and over, we are data dependent, data dependent, as quickly as the fed put this, it could flip the other way if some of the issues end up going differently, if there's a deal cut with chines

. >> connell: thanks, rich. for some perspective on all this, this is the worst christmas eve sell-off that we have seen. both for the dow and the s&p 500 on record. what can we expect when traders get back at eight on wednesday after taking tomorrow off for christmas? we have market watch is with us on christmas eve. let's start with you gary, you've been saying that this is a bear market for some time and now the numbers are catching up. so this is a guess, what it looks like? right? >> it didn't start in just the last couple months. world markets were bearish and about half of our market was in bad shape. this is the other half playing catch up. i must tell you, i don't think the power powers that be understand that in bear markets, they are very fragile so you have to be careful about what you say and how you say it. when you have the president of the united states ripping on the central bank i can promise you that markets will not take kindly to that. then you have steven mnuchin which looked like a despera

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connell: not me. trust me. liz: not me, either. connell, thank you so much. with apologies to counting crows, it's been a long december and it's getting even longer at this hour as stocks start the week sagging ahead of the federal reserve's wednesday decision on interest rates and with the dow falling 437 points, the nasdaq tanking 137. look at the russell, bear market. you know what, don't just blame the federal reserve. at any moment, the senate is set to gavel in and folks, we are less than five days away now from the friday deadline to avert a possible government shutdown with no white knight in sight. we have blake burman live at the white house on whether even the chance for punting a budget deal into the new year might be a non-starter. >>> remember july of last year, when senator john mccain famously give that thumbs down to the gop's plan to repeal and replace obamacare because he said they had the repeal but they had nothing to replace it with? now the courts have ruled the entire affordable care act unconstitutional. the chatter over this developm

connell: it's a tumultuous time for tech giants. google confirming a data breach affecting 52 million users on google plus. they will shut down what has been a troublesome social network, four months earlier than planned. google plus going away, just before ceo sundar pichai is going before capitol hill talking about various issues related to the largest search engine in the world. ahead of that adam lashinsky, forbes news editor and talk to us about google. we can break it down to one or two issues and start with privacy. we alluded to that. is this a mark zuckerberg repeat for the google ceo. how do you think it will answer questions about privacy? >> it will not be a mark zuckerberg repeat because it is difficult to pin this sort of

connell: well, well the uncertainty created maybe? i'm with you.hink it is the top concern. melissa: okay. connell: china trade concerns came into the market late in the day. we'll talk about peter navarro. dow settling in here 422 points to the downside. extending a week of losses. i'm connell mcshane. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." s&p 500 also ending in the negative but the tech-heavy nasdaq the biggest loser, ending in bear market territory. all three major

we'll listen, connell. connell: here we go. moment of truth theresa may.eady to make announcement the british prime minister facing a vote of no confidence, direct challenge from her own members of her own party. results of secret ballot released any second. may needs 159 votes in order to survive. the outcome to rattle a already tense situation from the uk withdrawal from the european union. market closes here at home. stocks are rallying with optimism over china trade. the dow looking up by 169 points as the closing bell set to ring on wall street, off session highs. to wait, we go live to london. >> especially by -- returning officers. charles walker. the result of the ballot held this evening is that the parliamentary party does have confidence. [cheering] [cheers and applause] >> does have confidence

connell: way off session lows too. melissa: right. connell: crazy day. i'm connell mcshane.ter the bell." the s&p 500 kind of fighting for gains. it is up higher. nasdaq in positive territory snapping what was a three three of 3 day down streak. much more on the big market movers. here is what else is new this

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connell: as always good to see you deirdre bolton. see you 4:00 p.m. eastern on "after the bell." we'll see how this market closes. we've been up as many as 441. melissa and i will be there. we're up 206 to go into the close. charles will say he will take care of it for one hour with the cp effect. we'll be watching you. charles: connell i'm booed for 1000 dow points my man. i'm charles payne this is "making money." stocks are up higher after a temporary trade truce was struck between president trump and chinese president xi, what does it mean for the rest of the year, in fact for the rest of the session? what happens now on the initial deal to stand down on the trade war? we'll talk with a man who is leading the way. we'll have complete coverage from the g20 summit this week, an assessment of that. president george herbert walker bush making his final journey to washington at this hour. the nation will bit farewell. he was our 41st president. he will lie in state until wednesday. that and much more on making money. ♪ charles: all right, now i want to get to these markets, dow up

connell: yes it is. melissa: sure is. connell: dramatic drop on wall street. all three of the major averages sinking the last couple of hours of trading, reversing earlier gains following that decision that came in from the federal reserve raising interest rates for the fourth time this year. melissa: thanks a lot, fed. connell: thanks, jay powell. the dow down about 350 as it settles in at the close. it was up, top to bottom. the swing was almost 900 points. 894 points. melissa: amazing, s&p falling to a 15-month low. tech-heavy nasdaq firmly in the red. down more than 2%. i'm connell mcshane. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell. we hav

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i'm connell mcshane this is "after the bell." s&p 500 touched a 16-month low today.heavy nasdaq lower, came back and dipped earlier in the day into bear market territory

great job, connell. love it. connell: all right, melissa. melissa: fantastic stuff. that does it for us. bulls and bears start right now. >>> hi everybody. this is bulls and bears. we're glad you could join us. i'm david asman. joining me is steve forbes, john layfield, rick unger and erin gibbs. we will show you some live pictures of the george h. w. bush presidential library. this is in college station, texas. and it is the final destination for our 41st president. we are awaiting the arrival of the president's casket traveling along with the bush family and friends. the train, that train number 4141 has arrived. the casket has been transferred into the hearse. we will be bringing you the final ceremony before he is laid to rest. scheduled to begin later within this hour. you don't want to miss that. first stocks staging major comeback this afternoon. the dow closing down only 77 points. at one point it was close to 800 points down rallying on a report that the fed may take a more cautious approach to raising rates, but it was big news from canada that sent stocks