charles payne, dagen mcdowell. adam lashinsky, charlie gasperino, charles payne. >> the president said not by a single dime. he was telling the truth, it's a lot of dimes. how many dimes are in a trillion? i've been saying this from day one, everyone watching this show who has jumped on the band wagon and grabbed a torch and the evil rich is responsible for this, be careful after you go from mansion to mansion to mansion they'll get smaller, hey, they're in front of my house! you're going to have to pay up, too, you're evil and you'll have to pay the money and this is a utopia and he's in front of the trailer park now. >> he's front of the trailer park. >> and this is so good because it proves that he is a class wearer, he hates, or doesn't hate, he's going after every class. you think about it, the payroll tax hit everybody, one of the most regressive taxes is imposed by president obama where he raised taxes on everybody, and you know-- >> that was the payroll tax that people cut for two years. >> right. >> it was

charles payne, dagen mcdowell. we've also got adam and charlie gasparino. charles payne, what do we make of this? >> the day we have to worry about. everybody has to worry about it. wait for the fog to clear because you will love it when you get the plan out there. we don't need to score any political points the. you can't push a plan through without border security being first and foremost and. to push something through so both sides can say to bloc of voters, we like you would be a huge mistake. >> i hundred percent agree with you the political pandering to the hispanic vote. i have never seen anything so explicit in terms of pandering to an ethnic group. >> company's utility party is whole another issue. i think when you are pandering or not the fact of the matter you s you are delayin what looked like close at hand reform. i don't know if it is good or bad thing. >> may i respectfully ask, what is connection between border security and tsarnaev brothers. they didn't slip through the border. as far as i know none of the terror suspects have come slipped

charles payne, dagen mcdowell. we've also got adam and charlie sparino. welcome all. charles payne, what are we to make of this? >> the thing we got to worry about, everyone tching the show has to worry about something that's rushed, hand fisted, wait fort fog to clear because you're going to really love it when you gethe details kind of plan. we don't need anything to score political points. but you can't push a plan through without border security being first and foremost. i think almost every other day we learn about how awful this obamacare thing is. so just to put something through that both sides can stay to a certain bloc of voters we like you you is a huge mistake. >> ben stein? >> 100% agree with you about the political pandering this to this panic vote. i've never seen anything quite so explicit in my life in terms of pandering to an ethnic group. it's embarrassing on behalf of both parties. i think -- >> i think whether you're pandering or not, the fact is you're delaying what looked like close at hand reform. i don't know if that's a good or bad thing. >>

i was having this ugly argument request dagen mcdowell about danica patrick in that as talented as she great courage, you win up here. they all get fast cars, they all get -- they can change their tires in 15 seconds and all that sort of thing. clean your windshield. >> sure. >> imus: but if you don't think you can win, you can't win. >> that's right. >> imus: you can say -- but that's ... yeah, that's where he's at. >> we all agree. >>mus: seems like a night kid, though. >> connell: funny you say that, here's the understatement of the year. you don't mcelroy walked off the court, inth hole. so he said yesterday it was not the right thing to do. of course one hour later, he got a dentist in belfast, ireland, to fax a statement to the pga saying he had a sore wisdom tooth. >> he won't be making it today. >> imus: bernard's not here. lou knows too. wait a minute, put that graphic of that blonde up again. >> let's take another look at this. >> imus: flashed back too quick. >> here it comes. here we go. >> tory birch. >> i would hit it. >> she wouldn't have you with that haircut. >> imus:

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dagen: i am dagen mcdowell. the president's health care law. attack. dagen: there is now support from both sides of the aisle. to yank the faa for loads that has any travelers steaming mad waiting on the tarmac. connell: lots of stories straightahead on markets now. ♪ connell: it is a good day for the market so far. dagen: cheech and chong. connell: thank you very much for that. doing something a little different. dagen: we will have that shot coming up quickly from president bush 43 library

i am dagen mcdowell. connell: i am connell mcshane. e news. the house is taking up the senate bill as we speak. dagen: syria is using chemical weapons. we will tell you why this is critical to the cost of crude oil. connell: the economy growing but business investment slowing. bob all water telling us what concerns him the most. dagen: a big payday for are some very big fellows. the focus of the nfl draft, we will talk to a current and former football player about

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dagen: i am dagen mcdowell. connell: good morning. i am connell mcshane. some disappointing numbers in the march private payroll. dagen: you get what you are paid for, or do you? the idea that we should pay lawmakers in washington more. connell: three confirmed deaths in china with this new strain of the bird flu. dagen: your television watching habits can be determined whether or not you have a college degree. those stories and so much more coming up on "markets now." ♪ connell: you are saying your education level is key. dagen: i consume more about television than anybody in new york city. connell: writes. you are up there. dagen: top of the hour. time for stocks now. nicole petallides. nicole: i've watched a lot of news, but i also bought a lot of "i love lucy." both the s&p and dow jones have high closes. the s&p five and the worst of the three. down about a half of a percent. caterpillar, obviously some concerns there. connell: thank you. adp private reports, the private letter adding below estimate jobs last quarter. thank you for coming on. your pers

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i am dagen mcdowell. connell: i am connell mcshane. the furlough air-traffic controllers back the, that is the news. the house is taking up the senate bill as we speak. dagen: syria is using chemical weapons. we will tell you why this is critical to the cost of crude oil. connell: the economy growing but business investment slowing. bob all water telling us what concerns him the most. dagen: a big payday for are some very big fellows. the focus of the nfl draft, we will talk to a current and former football player about managing those deals. these young men are about to sign. those stories and more coming up on markets now. dagen: an icon passed away today, george stone that you werr talking about and we talking about that he stopped loving her today, one of the greatest country music songs ever written, and recorded. rest in peace. connell: we will get to those other stories coming. let's start with nicole petallides with stocks. good morning. nicole: good morning, taking a look at the market that is mixed, the dow moved into positive

dagen: i am dagen mcdowell. cofounder and ceo of the agency. connell: tim tebow waived by the jet today. anybody want to buy a tivo jersey? those stories and more coming up on markets now. ♪ connell: i do not want to buy in new jersey, but that is a whole another story altogether. my son has a mark sanchez jersey and a darrelle revis jersey. dagen: mark sanchez. guy help him. top of the hour. stocks now. nicole: my husband and boys say if the jets go to the super bowl, we go to the super bowl. so far we have not been. the dow jones you can see for 2785. the tech heavy nasdaq of nearly a full percentage. the dollar is lower. you are seeing commodities with of arrows. we have seen a lot of the names coming out. so far, so good for the bulls. dagen: thank you so much. dennis: to health insurance now. raising premiums more than 25%. dagen: peter barnes joins us now from washington, d.c. peter: health insurance companies are starting to submit their premiums. some customers should be prepared for sticker shock. blue cross blue shield has requested a

dagen: i am dagen mcdowell. the financial giant says you should expect further declines in gold. connell: what happened to the dreamliner? they may have acted alone. the latest intelligence on the boston marathon bombing brothers. those stories straight ahead on markets now. ♪ connell: a pretty good rally in stocks right now is what we are seeing. dagen: let's go down to nicole petallides the 20 it is pretty interesting. we got in some news from abroad but germany and japan, that was not too telling. this market is a market with momentum that move to the upside. we are bouncing back now. we have a stellar former like netflix and coach. the bulls out there say, hey, we will take it. connell: thank you. dagen: justice department producer that based on interactions with the hospitalized dzhokhar tsarnaev, they suspected that the two acted alone. connell: but in that magazine -- joining us is a professor from nyu law. how about this intelligence that is coming out? >> it feels just right to me. fear right after 9/11 would be that they would be sleeper cells. the real threat comes fro

dagen: i am dagen mcdowell. connell: new numbers. look at this. the unemployment rate across the euro zone. dagen: you know her from the hit show "shark tank." where she is putting her money right now. connell: sorry china. we have those stories and much more coming up on "market now". dagen: top of the hour. i haven't seen you since last tuesday. do i get a hug? nicole petallides is at the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole: let's take a look at the dow jones industrials. the dow gaining three quarters of 1%. the tech heavy nasdaq, the best of the three. certainly a great day on wall street. wanted to take a look, as the dow hit record intraday highs. the highest level ever. not only gaining, but hitting some new 52 week highs. if you own either of these names, you are probably pretty happy today. procter & gamble, johnson & johnson, coca-cola, just to name a few. connell: 78 cities adding jobs in the fourth quarter. according to a report from brookings, only 14 of the nations have what they did for the recession. let's bring in former s

dagen: i am dagen mcdowell. connell: i am connell mcshane. what we do not know yet, though, is who may be responsible for the boston marathon bombings. dagen: what does this tragedy mean for our privacy and protecting it? the debate heats up with judge andrew napolitano. connell: all u.s. american flights grounded yesterday. ♪ connell: a big selloff in the markets. we will get to rich with the latest development now evolving president obama with these powdered subsistence, ricin, or whatever they may be in a couple minutes. dagen: nicole petallides is at the new york stock exchange with more. nicole: easy come easy go. use all the up arrow's yesterday. how about the tech heavy nasdaq version mark down over 2%. you had earnings and both bank of america and intel are to the downside. some cases, seven week lows for the european stocks. back to you. connell: thank you, nicole. dagen: learning a second letter containing a powdered substance thought to be ricin was also sent to president obama. connell: we do not know yet. rich edson has the story.

bob schiller, who is one of the coauthors as well was on earlier with dagen mcdowell and said, regardlesss, we're not off to the races yet. how do you feel about that? >> well, i guess it is how long the race is. or how far you want to run as much as athing else. think numbers are very good. i think bob would agree they're good numbers about. it is very much a positive report. the real question is, will the economy sustain itself and, if that happens, housing should sustain itself. but if the economy faulters, housing might be at risk. from what i see of the economy, we have less fiscal stimulus than we had six months ago. we had tax increases at gunning of the year. we had spending cuts. some spots are starting to weigh on the economy. if it weighs too much it threatens everything but housing. but right now the numbers look very good and i think ey on at asafe months forward. tracy: do they look good because we fell so far? get a city like phoenix, up 23% year-over-year. is phoenix on stepsably its own little bubble? >> well it seems to be in its own little spot because its numbers for t