on the trackseo twoe hit and killed by a csx train at 'rnight. wee getting answers live at the scene. >> demanding justice. >> i'm never going to see her main. >> theother of 10-year-old makiyahilson speaks for the first time, reliving her daughter's finme mos. >> she kept saying mommy is, calm down. it's burning. > overdose overload. fire and rescue crews see a surge of 911 calls. >> today is an example of what we've been seeing. > the warning they want out there tonight. >> news4 at 11:00 begins with breaking news. >>> that breaking news tonight in two people hit and killed by a csx train. >> thi video from chopper 4 over the scene off wisteria drive between gunners lake and gunn's branch park. show marry is live in the neighborhood. learned?e you >> reporter: well, good evening. montgomery county police tell me this is aeath investigation. literally around five minutes ago, csx train investigators arrived on scene with their fluorescent yellow vests. behind me, police set up a command post and that is the knowlert at north ant complex. detecti

tech strong, csx, united airlines all guided higher in the last 24 hours on earnings or revenues.means earnings expectations remain strong for the third and e fourth quarter. if this keeps up, we'll have a shot at passing our first quarter earnings growth record of 26%. what does it all mean? these are very early results and it's clear the beats go beyond cuts.ax there's been emphasis on the global economy and revenue is up and not just because of cost-cutting and companies are buying back stock and they're generally raising dividends and guidance has remained roughly intact or higher. so the bottom line is this, we may be appaching peak earnings growth some time this year, but we're not hitting peak earnings. that will continue into 2019. for "nightly business report," i'm bob pisani at the new york >> as for the whole market today, the dow extended the win streak to five straight sessions as investors continue to focus on corporate earnings. the dow rose 79 points, today and the nasdaq fell a fraction and it's record territory and the s&p added six and as you know, policyut ofas

two people were killed when hiy b csx train or train on csx tracks and we'll keep you updated withon any informa. >> breaking news out of montgomery county. this time what's described as hazmat situation. crewsere at the scene n of a home in north pa potomac forecastoarding. and animals being removed from the house as we speak hazmat crews reevaluate immoania levels inside that home. >> "fox5" first to tell youl about a potely lethal around d.c.nic marijuana going >> firefighters are flooded of people overdosing on k 2 or keice and linfour deaths to theynthetic drug. >> lindsey watts broke theye store n and is live with shawn, jim, we're here at 3rd and d just to set the scene. d.c. police head quart certifies right down the block and then about two blocks thi way is a homeless shelter. and this has been aig area for overdoses and we have seen the effect ofs thi sin thikt marijuana ourselves. people walking a round like zombs, four people were treated 30 minutes ago down the street not far from wher i aman was found dead early this morning. let's show video now. a little earlier toni

csx said it hoped to reach it by 2020. csx shares inibletially rose an thed e $64.44. >> charles schwab's profits rose at a faste than expected clip. total revenue at the brokerage also picked up and tped estimates. shares rose more than 3.5% to $52.88. omnicom group said that strength in e tope wasn't enough offset a loss of several clients in its domestic business. as a result,y the ad age reported weaker than expected sales growth and warned that revenue could stille pressured in the coming months. shares were off more than 9% to $70.69 today. >> also late today, texas instruments saying ceo brian crutcher has resigned after it was revealed that they violated the code of conduct. the current chairman will take over as chief executive and president and wil continue to serve as chairman as well. shares were lower after hours on that news, b they did end the regular session higher by 1% to 115.80up coming , it's fast,urus and one of the rarest cars around. ♪ ♪ >>> four states sued the federal government today to avoid the

tat a look how fast and loud csx trains travel through this area of germanwn. they can be heard at least seconds before they arrive.po ce are conducting a death investigation into the accident that killed two women who were walk along these tracksye erday evening. >> and i'm just saying what have you been doing tre? can't figure it out. i don't know. i don't understand. >> this woman lost a friend. 25-year-old dedna peralta d when she was hit by the csx train yesterday evening alongra the ts near her germantown home. her companion, 30-year-old christina of gaithersburg was also killed in the accident. neighbors in the apartment mplex adjacent to the tracks were alerted to the deadly accident by a young girl. >> she was about 16 years old, a young girl and she was running coming from the tracks saying that somebody had gotten hit. >> another neighbor here says it's not unusual for people to walk along those tracks. >> me personally, i personall takealks down there. after this happens i probably won't be doing that anymore, but other than that it was just a crazy

and long-term csx is planning for that to be 60% or better and also fuel costs and whether csx and able those costs onto customers or whether they're forced to eat those prices and the railroads three biggest segments are chemical, auto motive and agricultural and food products these tariffs could effect food and chemical shipment products >>> guys, thanks very much we look forward to the numbers after the bell up next we come back the closing count down >> and then after the bell pharma companies may soon be turning to a new method to address high drug prices pay for performance, we would explain how that would work on "closing bell. there they are, your neighbors. you like them. they always remember everyone's names. your kids love swimming in their pool. you like them. if you forget your trunks, they'll loan you some. they have a section in their stock portfolio just for pool stuff. everyone likes them. you like them. but you'd like them better if you made more money than they do. don't get mad at your well-liked neighbors. get e*trade. >>> welcome back to "the closing bell." just a

that's the latest live from the csx and t marked traincks in germantown.> all right. such a sad story there. thank you, chris. breaking news now. the whiteouse has just announced in a tweet that president trump has invited tissian leader vladimir to visit washington this fall. ntis is the presi is already under fire for not taking a stronger stand on russia's role in attacking u.s. elections. susan mcginnis is on capitol hill now to break thi d alln. a bit of a surprise. >> reporter: definitely, from tweets to interviews thega president tried to clarify his position on russian election interference. president trump fires back against critics today and seems to backtrack once again on whether russia attacked the u.s. election tweeting trump recognized russian meddling many ases and telling cbs he said much to vladimir putin. >> i let him know we can't have this. we're not going to have and it that's the way it's going to be. >> reporter: but with no record confirming that critics point to the president's words while standing next to thele russian er. >> pre

transports question how american and delta are doing versus the share grabbing continental how about csx>> all aboard! >> this railroad always lists how each cargo line is doing, how well it's performing versus last year, and the results, they were just staggering overall revenues were up 6% for cargo. now listen to the actual growth. chemicals up 7%. autos plus 7%. ag and food up 2%. minerals up 7% forest products up 11% metals and equipment up 11%. coal up 7% intermodal, 9. every one of the numbers is pretty fabulous for the broader economy. they sound exactly like whoo you would get if you do the 4% gdp growth these numbers suggest a boom, an actual boom in housing, in autos, in mining, in manufacturing. at least in the american southeast. as i told you many times, we're seeing a manufacturing renaissance in this country, a sustained comeback at much higher levels than most people believe could occur, thanks in part to our bountiful natural resources, but also because of deregulation these csx numbers tell you it's happened finally, there is a quizzical one i want to talk about it's a

two women were killed when a csx train hit him in germantown last night. happened in the area around gunner'sake and gunners brah rk. it's unclear why they were on the tracks. >>> you're looking at a massive fire that destroyed a catholic school overnight outside of philadelphia. dozens of residents and eight nones have been displaced by this fire. that school was built in the 1950s. >>>re there new developments about russia's meddling in u.s. els. "the new york times" reports that president trump was first told that vladimir putin ordered the hacking in january of 2017,h two weeks befo took office. last night, in abinterview with cbs news, trump once againit ated his report for u.s. intelligence agencies saying he does accept reports that russia me led in the2016 election. you'll hear more about that interview in a few minutes on "today." >>> this week, the montgomery board of elections certified mark elrich as the winner of the primary in the election. david u blair hasil the end of the day to ask for a recount. he lost byme 79 votes. >>> we have new vid

sky fox t abovehe scene here a train at killed two people in germantown happened csx tracks 8:30 warren iost pneach crest thupda d with new information. >> and more braeinging news out of montgomery country this time for awhat appeareding to a 60 cats have been removg nweetbo crtth i potomac. the hazmat team was sent out late night and thermometer provide respirat and gear. power has been surround off to the house becauserofotentia potentially dangs electrical issues. >> fox5" was first to tell you about a lethal batch of syntheticng marijuana around d.c.. firefighters are tloded with people overdosing on k 2 o spice. >> we now learned they linked four deaths to the synthetic drug. "fox5" lindsey watts broke this story. she joins us live from ownorthwest n,aitlin. korey, shawn we're here at third and d. d c. pocers is behind us and two blocks homs t. this has been a big area for overdoses. we have seen people caulk around lookingike sdom business. an hour ago four people were treated on the cornernd this morning not too far awayhe this we'll show video from dead. earlier this evening. a

. >> that's a big story, see you in a bit >>> csx, second quarter profits beating forecast they boostedheir forecast as well csx was helped by cost cuts and higher shipping rates and by higher coal shipping rates. >>> united airlines second quarter results topping forecast, despite a surge in jet fuel costs the airline also raising its guidance for the year. stock up nearly 4% don't miss oscar munoz today at 8:00 a.m. >>> and boeing received a 3$3.9 billion deal to build two jet there's a will be used as the new air force ones in the future president trump heavily criticized the price tag last year the jets will be delivered by the end of 2024 and they will be painted red, white and blue. that will replace the light blue color scheme that's been used since jfk was in the white house. the president said the planes should look more american. >>> we are just getting started here on "worldwide exchange" on a busy wednesday on deck, was there deal day drama? amazon wrapping up its biggest sale day of the year we'll talk about that. >>> and we're getting a check on tech the nasdaq hit new hig

look at these csx earnings. they were incredible today and i look at the railroads sometimes as a sign of how the overall economies going because you're going to be moving oil, you're going to be moving grains, and heck it makes me want to be a ho bo and jump on all of the trade stocks, [laughter] because that's where you want to go. i mean, i'm very excited about these earnings today because you've kind of seen those that you and i have been talking about liz for the last couple of months that despite these fears of the trade war, the underlying fundamentals of the economy are very strong and while the trade war fears may cause problems down the road, it's not a reason to throw the baby out with the bath water. liz: oh, yeah don't do that. the dow is up 81 points so you're in the money if you came in today. good to see you all today, teddy , phil, larry, the e-commerce giant stock is moving higher, even as reports hit the tape that ebay will eliminate nearly 300 jobs, san jose mercury is reporting that but the

take a look at how fast and loud csx trains travel through this area of germantown. they can be heard only seconds before they arrive. police are conduction is an investigation into the accident that killed two womenho were walking alonghese tra es yesterdayvening. >> two females had been fatally struck by a cst train. both women livinged in the area one near the tracks. >> today we spoke with peralta's asiend. >> she such a good person, really timid, and always willing to help someone. nd, so sweet. she was a great person. >> you know what she might have been doing walk along the railroad tracks. >> reporter: i have no idea. >> reporter: it's not uncommon for people to walk along. >> there was a horn and it kept going and it was more than unusual. >> reporter: montgomery county police are trying to determine why the women were on the tracks and what happened. >> the train operator did see the females in the area of the tracks. he did sound the train horn and he d apply his brakes. >> a teaked girl came running, screaming into the neighborhood last night kremg them t

two people were dead when a csx car hit them. police combed the area fors. cl investigators say they don't know weo those two pple were on the tracks. and police have not released w,formation on them. >>> to breaking news out of california. we're following the layest concerning a tent structure collapsed. 2 people have been issued. a blackhawk helicopter was trying to land when the power of its rotator blew over a tent structure. this is developing story. there's no fatalities. >>> we'rere followinging news out of philadelphia. in is a fire in a school overnight. >> yeah. i mean, people were seeing that fire from miles around. let's stay right here on this video. i jt retweete some of the images. in is our lady of angels regional catholic school in morton. officials say t fire started last night in aclassroom. and it was so intense, dozens of near residents had to leave their homes. 400 student gas they had been hosting a summer camp for kids. it was built in the 1950 so many families of the philadelphia area have memories there. the important thing to note,

i think the rails are terrific csx has done well.to it you that you've been a buyer. union pacific is buying stock backhand over fist that one works too. and congratulations. let's go to dale in texas. dale >> caller: hey, boo-yah! >> boo-yah >> caller: mistic of wall street. >> there you go. i'll take it >> caller: hey, we have erc. >> i cannot believe the omebac that that company has engineered i got to tell you i should have profiled once again, our viewers know so much that stock is an stock, and they're coming out i would have normally swapped out to cisco, but i like how they're doing. let's go to dave in kansas dave >> caller: boo-yah, jim, from the nation's heartland and our capital city. >> you are certainly there what's up? >> caller: what's up i would like some information on geopark limited. >> you know what they got oil and they're drilling they've got oil and they're drilling and i think it's a real good situation that said, it's one more profile. a lot of people do not talk about it and it is a very good company. and t

getting a boost from morgan stanley and csx. the nasdaq just failing to close at a new record high.n today's watch list, a report on the number of people filing for unemployment. the dow rising 79 points. 25,199. the nasdaq slipping a fraction to 7854. if you have cash left over from prime day, you may want to consider buying a new car. hyundai and amazon have teamed up on a virtual showroom of the automaker's cars in the amazon vehicle section. you won't be able to order an elantra or sonata with alexa yet. they only provide a variety of models with prices and options and links to find local dealers. >> samsung reportedly planned to introduce a smartphone with a folding screen last year. this is as it eyes a smashy device to reenergize its slumping business. a size that's roughly the size of a smaller tablet that can be folded in half like a wallet. foldable smartphones have long been a hot rumor in the industry because they have both the large screen like the tablet and the portability of a cell phone that can fit in your hand, pocket, or purse. back to you. >> something for every

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they wer struck on a csx tracks near gring station road imantown around 8:00 p.m. say the train operator saw those women on the tracks, he sounded the horn and applied the train's brakes but it was just too late. >>> for the first time we're hearing from the parents of the 10-year-old d.c. girl shot igand killed monht outside of her home i northeast. makiyahpoilson's mother ske during a vigil at last night surrounded last night byly and friends were her daughter way killed. she sharedk ca makiyah's love of music and sharing time with her frid. >> d.c. pol reveal they found the getaway t carnm an used in the suitland district heights are c of prince georgesnty yesterday but so far no arrests. four other pnple were hur that shooting iluding makiyah's 18-year-oldr. s shema. >> ♪ the maryland couple convicted of child neglect in 2017 and they lost custody of theirhe children tn after tutubhee prirn vi against this couple after it came to light this week that they were still with videos. more on the controversial family of five. annie, unbelievable. >> reporter: i know,

a csx train hit and killed two young wom were walking along the train's path in germantown last night. today we learned the victims are 30-year-old christina segovia and 25-year-old dianna peralta. tonight a friendf f one oe victims contacted us and she believes the women were on the track shooting something for social media. police are looking into the tragedy as a death investigation. they say the train operator saw the women, sounded his horn, and slammed on the brakes. >> we are just 24 hours away now from a big shutdown on metro's red line. it will mean big changes to the way riders get around at least till labor day. saturday will be thenn beg, of 45 days of improvements from the gallaudet station to fort tott totten. take the green line tott fort from gallery place. shuttle buss will also be provided to replace t train service. >>> the nfl and its players union released a joint statement on a new national anthem controversy just hourswo after leaked that a team planned to suspend violators u to four games. the two sides say they're working together on a resolutioning to a hot b

he had been leading csx and his successor seems to be a steady hand on the rains here. as the company comes down with any patients he number that is a record for a u.s. railroad. profit is well above analyst estimates. morgan stanley signaled that investors may soon get the benefit from buybacks on the company. it has not been their practice to buy back shares, but remember, warren buffett has had trouble finding places to have his cash. a lot of consumer staples are weeks today. goldman sachs is cutting its view of households saying they are too expensive, even though the have not been out performers. and, investors should expect to percent relative evaluation derating over the next year. in particular, clorox's cut on earnings risk and unsustainably high relative valuation. hit cores.rgan that the secondfter quarter earnings were cut to reflect current to move as well as the latest scanner data trend. given all of that, analysts are saying second-quarter estimates appear to optimistic. maybe more talk to come for the consumer stable companies. joe: let's take a look a

womenhit and kin it happened around 8:30 last night along the csx tra montgomery colice identified theckr-old diane peralta and 30-year-old christi segovia. ere hit and killed by a freight train. the train operator saw the womeon the tracks sounded the horn andbu tried to brake t it was just too late. any foul not suspe >>> a leesburg man has been rested and charged with 50ar 50 counts of pornography. claude church was taken into custody. back in m executed a seven warrant at church's home. fox5 in fairfax county where the communityoc o fnf there is ever an active shooting. thnology for college campuses. leebatbo bes a orcinglocking front entrances,o surveillance, a lot of privacy issues people are talking about today. l you get aot of cutting edge thinking and produs that are being offered here. >> there's aaso an increed push for more online safy training. ♪ >> turning now a growing threat.th just seven mon after president trump declared victory over isis, the extremist group is creeping back into parts of iraq and gfghanistan a the group tak advantage of social instability both countr

police have confirmed tt two women were killed by a csx train in germantown last night between 8:00 between gunner lake and gunner's branch park at the scene from chopper 4. the conductor told police he sounded the horn and hit the brakes but couldn't stop in time. the train track hard to reach and they are trying to find out why those two women were there. their names haveot been released. >>> this morning, these two women face prostitution and human trafficking charges in rockville.nn chen and guihong wei were arrested after they found out they would provide sexual services to male clients at a massage parlor. police found out about suspicious activities taking place at four places in t county. a few days later one of the rerlors reopened and prostitution had sumed. both women were released after posting bo. >>> a welcomed surprise in july. i'm sure you noticed this ler humidity, sunshine. >> a welcomedsurprise. meteorologist amelia draper joins us now. >> we are tracking changes for the weekend but right now in the upper 70s, lower 80s. 82 in washington. 77 in frederick and the best thin

the two people hit by the csx train last night were women.ed at 8:00 between gunner's lake and gunnes lake park the women still have not been identified and police ain try to figure out why they wereg walkn the tracks. >>> now, to breaking news out of california. we're following t latest concerning a tent structure collapse at a military base. base officials say 22 people are injured. officials say a blackhawkco heer was frying to land last night when the power of its rotat rotator blew over its tent structure. >>> we have breaking news in the philadelphia area. look at the massive fire that destroyed a school overnit. that's about six miles from the philadelphia airport. dozens of nearbyesidents and eight nouns have been displaced here. that school was built in the 1950s. new details in the murder f 10-year-old makaia wilson. the mother is trying to come to terms with never seeing her daughter's face again. she is planning her daughter's funeral. she was killed outside of her home on monday night. >> justin finch is live with police headquar

getting a bit of pop moving up 1.5%, and that's helping transports, when you combine this, along with the csx earnings, so a built of relief in the transports, but certainly among the airlines >> kind of feels like an echo of what delta had the other day in that their capacity expectations are at the low end of what they once said, and that adds to the open hope that the airlines don't overbuild in terms of capacity zplt th >> they're in a tricky spot, because demand as it is, not add too much capacity. in fact yesterday you heard united announce that they're going to pare back their capacity >> there's also trade tensions i think have affected the overall sentiment around the airlines, have you heard anything from the companies, do you expect to hear more on the conference calls >> it's affected the prospective of investors, there's a concern that we could see this bleed into transportation overall, especially international routes. we heard from delta and united, they're not seeing it yet, they're concerned in that it could manifest in people not flying as much they're not seeing it yet. >>

after the bell, united airlines, csx both had great numbers and great guidance.hat do you make of where we are right now? >> we are making big strides on earnings. we are estimate to be over 20%. this is the strongest earnings season we have had since 2003, 2004. charles: in the first quarter we started out the gate with strong earnings from caterpillar. they said it was a high water mark. could it be too great? >> i think you will see a lot of positive points the next two quarters, three quarters as we start to get some of these tax cups fully integrated into the economy. you will see a lot of interesting things going on with stock buybacks and repatriation. charles: with the news last night on netflix, i came in and said let's see what this market can do. can the market ramie without tech? and is it a red flag that so few stocks are leading the way? >> the so few stocks leading the way is true. the problem is when the cart doesn't follow. if you look at the equal weight of s & p. without all of those stocks in the picture, the rest of the s & p is still doing r

details e learning new about a deadly csx train accident in germantown. this morning, deanna peralta's family is remembering what a beautiful peeon she was. ied after she was hit by a train on friday night. our sister station, telemundo, returned to the tracks with her family. they left flowers and said prayers for both women. a family friend said the women were probably on the tracks because they wanted to record something for social media. police have not confirmed that report. >>> many of you followed the live repor a of live shooter at the hospital. >> that sent people into a frenzy. this is after a man threatened to shoot there was a verbal threat and no active shooter. police locked dn four buildings and swept the entire campus. security experts say hospitals have a particular reason to be on high alert. >> i think that was an impulse of violence. for threatening behavior that might turn into mass shooting, they have concerns from all of these different angles. >> no one was hurt and the lockdown was lifted aboutn hour after the initial call went ou

if you look now, csx all time high norfolk southern all time high what do you do you go young stream.you go to trinity industries, they service the rail sector, they report after the close on the 25th 9 times trailing, 20 times forward. the economy continues to grow, what does it mean? rail demand continues to grow. i think it's going to show itself this quarter. what does it mean? they believe in their company. i think they've paid a dividend the last 217 quarters, great balance sheet if you believe that the economy is doing better if the railroads are telling you something, have you to go down stream i'm sure we have a chart somewhere, we're bouncing up against levels we last saw right around here. sorry about that, folks. there you go what do i think is going to happen we're going to take out that previous high in a meaningful way. this stock has a $40 handle on it >> when you talk about going downstream, this is a marketplace that rewards the leaders. why do you think it's not going to be that case with the stock this time. you have to go back in their history and see they have a

. >>> we're learning new details about a deadly csx train accident in germantown. this morning, deanna peralta's family is remembering what a beautiful person she was. she died after she was hit by a train w with her friend.ong our sister station, ndo, returned to the tracks with her family. they left flowers ansaid prayers for both women. a family friend said the women were probably on the tracks because they wanted to record ci something for media. police have not confirmed that report. >>> many of you followed the live reports of a live shooter at a washington hospital. >> the report sent patients and staff at mid star washington hospital center intore a fnzy wednesday morning. this is after a man threatened to shoot doctors. there was a verbal thr st and no actioter. police locked down four buildings and swept the entire campus. security experts say hospitals have a particular reason to be on high alert. >> hospitals are a gh-risk environment for an impulse of threatening of violence. for threating behavior that might turn into mass shooting, they have concerns

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csx second quarter profit beat estimates. csx was helped by cost cuts and higher shipping rates and by higher coal shipping rates. >>> and boeing received a $3.9 billion deal to build two jet there's a will be used as the new air force ones in the future president trump heavily criticized the price tag last year the jets will be delivered by the end of 2024 and they will be painted red, white and blue. that will replace the light blue color scheme that's been used since jfk was in the white house. so the iconic plane is going to change quite fundamentally >> i don't mind red, white and blue as long as it's not gauche >> i don't understand, 99% of the time you are mr. progressive. progress don't worry about the way things used to be done. we're moving forward >> right >> we need universal basic income all these things that you want you want to stick with that -- every time someone moves in the white house, they change the china, the rug >> i thought when you think about air force one, it should be an iconic plane, plane going

the transportation companies are knocking it out of the park, csx, granger, some on the industrial sidethey are affected by trade and rising input costs come of but somehow they are still beating and guiding upwards for the future. be abouts going to individual companies, individual stocks. alix: and waiting for the conference call. thanks very much. good to see you. companies are weighing the impact of a stronger dollar. here is what the cfo of johnson and johnson told us after it lowered its forecast for drug revenue. war ats not the trade all. overall, prospects for business going forward are strong. it is simply the macro effects of a stronger dollar. alix: wells fargo head of currency strategy. king dollar was one of her headlines. how much more upside? from the most recent low. that is sizable in the context of a longer down trim it we are closer to the end than the beginning. alix: why? >> one of the things driving the dollar is the rate hike feel. jay powell was upbeat, but more flexible. we keep watching those signals. alix: we spent so much time yesterday unpacking those two w

two women were killed when a csx train hit them in germantown last night. it happened around 8:00.d the women's names and it's still not clear why they were on the track. >>> take a look at this video. it's from a sexual assault investoration inwest d.c. place say the man running in this video had just assaulted a woman inside her home. it happened near 8th street on sundayight. police say the man assaulted the woman at knife point and then took off. they're asking you to call d.c. poce if you recognize him. we want to get you out the door in one piece. let's get to melissa with traffic. >> inner loop ramp to college park, blocking the left lane. the rest of the belt way is looking pretty typical. norn northbound 395 earlier crash. as far as the metro goes, this has finally cleared. had a signal problem at smithsonian. no more delays to reston. >>> we'll get a check of the forecast ct.ing up nex stay with us. >>> most of you will step owl the door wheh temperature in the upper 60s. this afternoon they'll be in the upper 80s with plenty of sunshine. highs in the upper '880s again to

csx had good numbers and we'll get norfolk southern tomorrow we did have a little weakness in the semiconductorsy analysts were making comments about the semis in general micro was weak earlier on. and we're still waiting for the chinese to make a decision on the nxp deal hopefully that will get to us by wednesday. but semis in general have been on the weak side >> and all eyes will be on google as we said. usually those numbers do hit right at the top of the hour so we'll be focused on that. there goes the bell to close out this day up slightly on the s&p, russell and the nasdaq ringing the bell, the republic bank corp oig. sarah, back to you sarah, back to you >>> welcome to the "closing bell." wilfred frost will be joining us in a moment. finishing up the day, kind of a mixed session. s&p managed to close higher. dow lower by about 20 points or so off the worst levels of the session. big winners are financial and information technology, the nasdaq closing up 0.3%, it was the big winner on the day. russell 2,000 around at flat line big names reporting earnings from alphabet and td ameritrade.

not only beat, raised guidance granger, beat, raised guidance united airlines, beat, raised guidance csx, they beat as well they raised guidance textron, they came out, they raised guidance. down a little bit right now on some margin pressure so we've got a rocky start to earnings let's call it that remember when jpmorgan came out several days later it was fairly difficult. things have turned around a lot. the reason things have turned around, we have seen 0.1 of the s&p reporting and numbers have gotten better every single day today earnings are expected to be up 25%. it was 21% just a few days ago this may be another big blowout quarter. revenues expected to be up 8%. so far they're up 10.1%. so right across the board. key trends we're seeing, very important. the emphasis among the companies on the expanding economy, it's not on the tax cuts. revenue growth, they keep talking about the fact that overall revenues are growing and it's no longer a cost-cutting environment for them as much to maintain the earnings. there's some talk on buybacks, dividends and repatriation not as much as i

for example, last week's csx, great report had a nice pop up again today. united, same thing nice report last week. nice pop norfolk southern, they'll be reporting on wednesday a little bit of rockiness in approximate the semi-conduct ors. micron was down notably in the morning. it's come off of its lows, and still down nxp, and we're waiting about the qualcomm deed. that deadline is wednesday that will be a big price of news, and then we have applied materials, generally we're in a bullish trend. that's where my position is. we've got nice earnings. we've got favorable momentum we're at 2, 800 on the s&p sentiment is neutral, and i think that's a positive for the markets, and the valuations, 2019 estimates 16.5 times forward earnings. that's not overpriced. a lot of people complain about no clarity on trade, but it's not killing the market the dollar has been strong some people were complaining about the narrow leadership, but as i pointed out before, guys, transportations, small caps, mid-caps, all doing quite well back to you. >> all right, robert thank

look at csx. that of course is a huge railroad operator doing very well.good profit in the future. up 3.7%. a big deal. >>> an investment bank downgraded twitter to neutral from outperform. product improvements are positive says this bank but they don't do much to attract new users. twitter is down 4%. >>> big tech names back there again. we keep checking them. brian nick with us. nuveen's chief investment strategist. that is a lofty title for a young man like you. welcome to the show. >> hopefully i look younger than i actually am. stuart: you knew that beatles song. that is pretty good. that is very good. big technology companies, there doesn't seem to be anything that stops them. they're down a little bit today. their track record is fantastic. what stops them? >> happens through number of different types environments, not just good investing environment we've been in lately. our expectation in the second half of the year, mid-year outlook we're overweight technology in most of our strategies. stuart: that jargon, you're overweight technology in most of