david asman. >> good to see you david.ng down 4points, economy in the first quarter grew at its slowest pace in three years. let's look at nasdaq right now. any feign today would be a new record for the nasdaq, david. david: that's pretty good, i'm david asman. happy friday. this is "after the bell." got you covered on market movers. here is what we have for you in a very busy hour. no government shutdown. one crisis averted but republicans apparently will miss the 100 day goal of ending obamacare. still washington looking hard at the president's or

. >> the cost of treem with david asman.ou're watching the place for business, the only b entity growing, everyone else is shrinking and dying away, not us. keep that in mind. here is dave. >> today's executive action, i am taking historic steps to lift on american energy, to reverse government's intrusion and to cancel job killing regulations. . >> basically, you know what this says? you know what it says, right? you're going back to work. [applause]. going back to work. david: that was on tuesday. before the ink was dry, the global warming crowd declaring war on president trump's executive order rolling back climate change regulations. new calls for a massive climate march later this month to accusing him of being, quote, an

i'm david asman. david asman. whoa! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey!'re not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. don't be late. even when we're not there to keep them safe, our subaru outback will be. did he have did he ever earring did he have . >>> >>> an elementary school in san bernardino, north park elementary school reopened today for the first time since the deadly attack. crisis counselors are available for students and teachers, the school has been closed since last monday when man shot and killed his estranged wife and an 8-year-old student. then shot himself. a 9-year-old student who was wounded in the attack went home from the hospital yesterday. >>> there was relief on the way for commuters in atlanta. after a stretch of several lanes on interstate 20 buckled this afternoon, motorcycles had to be taken to the hospital in critical condition after striking that broken pavement in the car pool lane. crews are working

david asman. >> good to see you david. dow ending down 4points, economy in the first quarter grew at its slowest pace in three years. let's look at nasdaq right now. any feign today would be a new record for the nasdaq, david. david: that's pretty good, i'm david asman. happy friday. this is "after the bell." got you covered on market movers. here is what we have for you in a very busy hour. no government shutdown. one crisis averted but republicans apparently will miss the 100 day goal of ending obamacare. still washington looking hard at the president's call for massive growth incentives as mediocre first quarter growth number gives a little more credence to the president's call for a major tax cut now. >>> president trump warning a quote, major conflict is possible with north korea. the white house says all options are on the table. america is weighing in. the results of a new fox poll. >>> the president is speaking to the nra this afternoon, the first president to do so since ronald reagan in 1983, telling the crowd th

. >> the cost of treem with david asman. you're watching the place for business, the on entity growing, everyone else is shrinking and dying away, not us. keep that in mind. here is dave. >> today's executive action, i am taking historic steps to lift on american energy, to reverse government's intrusion and to cancel job killing regulations. . >> basically, you know what this says? you know what it says, right? you're going back to work. [applause]. going back to work. david: that was on tuesday. before the ink was dry, the global warming crowd declaring war on president trump's executive order rolling back climate change regulations. new calls for a massive climate march later this month to accusing him of being, quote, an exstenstial threat. welcome to forbes on fox. let's go to steve forbes. mike, elizabeth macdonald, bruce. steve, the elimination of life on the planet? just a little bit of an exaggeration, no? >> before i went to the studio i looked in the sky to see if a meteor was coming to the earth so extension is n

i'm david asman. glad you could join us. busy day on "after the bell."overed on the stocks. here is what else we have for you in the hour. the moment both wall street and main street have been waiting for. details of the white house's new tax proposal.

david: good evening, i'm david asman in for charles payne and you are watching "making money." today, president trump's top economic team unveiling their tax overhaul plan. it includes three tax brackets instead of seven. some people are calling it shocking' it is pretty dramatic. >> dramatic and revolutionary according to steve mnuchin. he says it's the biggest individual and business tax cut in american history.

. >> i'm david asman. good to see you back.have you covered on "after the bell" with all the big market movers. a whirlwind week for the white houses a the president's first 100 days come to an end. president trump putting pressure on congress to tackle health care. of course we're getting brand new details on his tax plan that comes out on wednesday.

i'm david asman in for charles payne. you are watching "making money." stocks surging as president trump gets set to outline his tax plan tomorrow. treasury secretary steve mnuchin and other officials are meeting on capitol hill to discuss the plan with legislators. adam? reporter: that's a very important meeting taking place on capitol hill. you will see gary cohn, the economic advisor to the president, and they are neating with the key players who will have to take the president's concept and mix it with whatever the republican leadership on capitol hill has in mind and come up with the legislation. tomorrow we'll get that broad kind of outline. who are they meeting with right now? kevin brady, orrin hatch, paul ryan, and senate reader mitch mcconnell because there is not a total unified front. one of the issues that's a problem for both sides is the president wants what he calls a massive tax break for le class americans and business taxes, a corporate tax rate of 15%. that some republicans worry would contribute to greater deficits and greater debt f

david: good evening, i'm david asman in for charles payne and you are watching "making money." breaking today, president trump's top economic team unveiling their tax overhaul plan. it includes three tax brackets instead of seven. some people are calling it shocking' it is pretty dramatic. >> dramatic and revolutionary according to steve mnuchin. he says it's the biggest individual and business tax cut in american history. 35% will be the highest tax bracket. but they are going to eliminate targeted tax breaks that mainly benefit the wealthiest taxpayers. this is state and local taxes and mortgage rate. they are eliminating the state and local income tax deduction but preserve mortgage deductions and charitable gift deductions. >> we will be back with very firm details. we are confident where they are going to be. we just wanted to get out and give you a broad brush overview of where we are. the president believes in taking input over the next month we have a lot of different discussions going with a lot of different groups that are interested. >> there have been intense negoti

i'm david asman in for charles payne. you are watching "making money."tocks surging as president trump gets set to outline his tax plan tomorrow. treasury secretary steve mnuchin and other officials are meeting on capitol hill to discuss the plan with legislators. adam? reporter: that's a very important meeting taking place on capitol hill. you will see gary cohn, the economic advisor to the president, and they are neating

i'm melissa francis, i'm david asman. glad you could join us. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all big market movers. it was up, down, everywhere in between. this is what else we have for you at this hour. coming up new headlines, just crossing. russia may have known the assad regime was planning a chemical attack. this is secretary of state rex tillerson is on his way to moscow. he will have a lot to talk about over there. lieutenant colonel oliver north weighing in on these breaking developments. >>> tax reform, has it been scrapped? what the white house is now telling fox business about reports the president's tax plan may be starting over from square one. >>> conservative speech under fire yet again on campus. protesters shouting done an event where author and commentator heather mcdonald was due to speak about the war on cops but she says it is not the students to blame. she will tell us who, coming up. melissa: the dow ending higher but barely, led by shares of caterpillar. ashley webster is watching big movers from the new york stock exchange. ashl

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hi, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell." on all the big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. details on who from the obama administration was responsible for unmasking the names from the trump transition team, swept up in foreign surveillance.

faulkner, david asman, and the judge figure out what's riskier than what.riskier, smoking a pack of cigarettes a day or drinking seven glasses of alcohol a day. a or b? a is smoking. b is drinking. >> i would think a. stossel: you're correct. smoking takes seven years. drinking three years. >> although, you can improve more readily from smoking than you can from drinking. your liver is damaged severely. >> what's riskier. we're keeping score. walking through an airport scanner or eating a handful of brazil nuts? the radiation question. >> oh, really. i'll say brazil nuts. >> i'll say walking through a scanner. >> you and i think alike. >> you got it right. more radiation in brazil nuts than airport scanner. >> they'd rather clean it that way. >> the way they grow, they suck radiation out of the ground. the roots of the tree. >> different ways of getting to the same answer. >> what's riskier, being obese or living in the year 1910. one hundred years ago. >> i would say living 100 years ago. >> you're all correct. people lived 13 years less in 1910. an obese

i'm melissa francis, i'm david asman. glad you could join us. this is "after the bell." on all big market movers. it was up, down, everywhere in between. this is what else we have for you at this hour. coming up new headlines, just crossing. russia may have known the assad regime was planning a chemical attack. this is secretary of state rex tillerson is on his way to moscow. he will have a lot to talk about over there. lieutenant colonel oliver north

i'm david asman, this is "after the bell". more on the big sell-off. here's what else we have in this hour. heinous actions cannot be tolerated, president trump condemning serious chemical attack that killed dozens of civilians saying attitude toward dealing with syria and assad has now changed. how will america respond? also house republicans trying to find common ground and health care plan, the vice president's work with conservatives yielding a major new development or so it seemed, a key opposition group club for growth appeared to be on board last night, now singing a different tune. talking to a member of the group and senate republicans on the bring of taking historic measures to send neil gorsuch to the supreme court. you're looking at the live debate, utah senator orrin hatch, seen a lot of these, longest serving republican in the senate, he's joining us this hour. melissa: spectacular late afternoon sell-off. the dow down 40 points, up nearly 200 points this morning in reaction to the federal reserve minutes from the meeting last month. adam

. >> i'm david asman. good to see you back. we have you covered on "after the bell" with all the big market movers. a whirlwind week for the white houses a the president's first 100 days come to an end. president trump putting pressure on congress to tackle health care. of course we're getting brand new details on his tax plan that comes out on wednesday. meanwhile north korea is issuing another threat ahead of their military celebration tomorrow. the fight is heating up whether to include the border wall in the budget, a battle that could lead to a government shutdown on friday but is it all bluff? the latest details on all of this and more. melissa: the relief rally is on. stocks surging in the close. the dow ending up more than 200 points in results to response from resultsf first round of frenchlections. brand new detas on the presidt'taplan. wells wills on floor of new york stock exchange for -- gerri willis on floor of new york stock exchange where we have some of today's winners. gerri. reporter: we're up 216 point as yo

i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." happy friday.you covered on the big market movers. first here is what else we have for you at this hour. president trump saying a massive tax plan is on the way. the president will reveal highlights of the plan. what we're hea

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." a very busy hour for you >> but i want them to pay. i don't want to be taken advantage of. we don't want to be the stupid people anymore, okay? [applause] melissa: the president slamming nato on the campaign trail and then in office today he is hammering things out with the secretary-general. they will be holding a joint news conference at anyt.

i'm david asman. cheryl: i'm cheryl casone. i'm in for melissa francis. we have you covered on the market movers but here is what else we've got you for this hour. tax cut timetable. mixed messages coming from washington what we'll actually see perform. a group of former trump campaign advisors, big economic names are wondering why it has to be so hard. they have got their advice for the president. >>> political nail-biter in georgia with national implications. both democrats and republicans claiming victory in first round of a special election. who will win the runoff? the latest from atlanta. >>> competition heating up for both american express and ebay. how this is affecting the bottom li wheth companies release results. we'll have results at any moment for all of you. david: the dow sinking for the second straight day. oil a about drag on stocks with exxon, chevron the dow's biggest losers with gold town. we have team coverage. phil flynn watching big movements in energy from the cme lori rothman on the floor of the nyse. lori, we're down triple digit

i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." happy friday. we have you covered on the big market movers. first here is what else we have for you at this hour. president trump saying a massive tax plan is on the way. the president will reveal highlights of the plan. what we're hearing could be in it. the details and what may be left out. >>> congress could be votes on a new health care bill next week. as well and it is all happening under the pressure of a looming government shutdown and the end to the trump administration's first 100 days in office. among your guests weigh in and a lot more, congressman tom reed, is on the tax writing ways and means committee. forbes media chairman steve for example is here. captain chuck nash. lea: gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange. is there doubt any of this will happen? >> that is exactly where i've been boeing at the top of this. it has been whiplash down here. traders trying to figure out what is going on. 50-point hit, increase in stock values when the president said he would giva

i'm david asman this is "after the bell." here is what we have for you at this hour. u.s.gh alert waiting for the world to see if north korea test as nuclear weapon tomorrow. and how the white house then responds of the latest from our

i'm david asman. glad you can join us. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." here is what we have for you at this hour. president trump sending a clear signal to the world as a non-nuclear weapon is dropped on afghanistan. latest details of white house an the pentagon. north korea says prepare for a big important event this weekend. uh-oh. what kim jong-un may have for his biggest national holiday. that has the u.s. and japan on high alert. there is unusual twist. how north korea's defiance may have a positive impact on the u.s. coal industry. we'll explain that one. you will like it. it is a good one. david: there was the huge bomb, bigger other than nuclear that was sent to afghanistan. stocks tumbled on the news of the bombing. we had it for years. we never used until today. the dow ending down about 137 points. this is down for the week. let's go straight to ashley webster at the new york stock exchange. ashley, what caused the late-day selloff. ashley: it is interesting, david. i think that was pretty much expected going into the session today, the last o

i'm david asman. glad you could join us. busy day on "after the bell." have you covered on the stocks. here is what else we have for you in the hour. the moment both wall street and main street have been waiting for. details of the white house's new tax proposal. both for individuals and corporations. >> the president is going to seize this opportunity by leading the most significant tax reform legislation since 1986. and one of the biggest tax cuts in the americanhistory. >> our objective is to make u.s. businesses, the most competitive in the world. david: more on this, rare white house meeting is underway right now. all 100 u.s. senators invited for a briefing with the secretary of state, defense, national intel. and nuclear threat from north korea. what is going on behind closed doors? louisiana senator john kennedy will head to a camera to speak with us as soon as he is back from the meeting. melissa: the dow was as high as up5 points. details emerge from the president's tax plan. we certainly didn't end that way. lori rothman on floor of new york s

hi, everybody, i'm david asman. cheryl: i'm cheryl casone i'm in for melissa francis this. is "after the bell." we have you vered on big market movers, here is what else we have for you at this hour. buy american, hire american. president trump signing a new executive order moments ago to create more job opportunity for americans. >> with this action we are sending a powerful signal to the world. we're going to defend our workers, protect our jobs, finally put america first. cheryl: the president making these comments at snap-on tools in kenosha, wisconsin. we'll ask the ceo what the approximately's policies mean for his business. >>> plus on this tax day, more signs that tax reform is going to be delayed. why treasury secretary steve mnuchin says that he is changing his stance from what he told fox business last month. >>> and two tech titans out with their results at any moment. we'll bring you the numbers from yahoo! and ibm soon as they come out. david? david: expectations of a great earnings season driving markets a lot higher yesterday but today, a little bit of reali

david: i'm david asman. so glad you could us. this is "after the bell."ave coming up. buckle up, everybody. the markets are just waiting, they're on tenterhooks, waiting on a slew of earnings. all major tech titans, at least most of them, some as liz was mentioning are hitting all-time highs. amazon, alphabet, which is google, microsof

hi, everybody, happy friday, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis.ave more on the markets. first here is what else we have coming up for you at this hour. 59 tomahawk missiles launched at a syrian airbase, causing massive destruction of facilities allegedly used by the assad regime to mount chemical weapons attacks. we have unconfirmed reports of

i'm david asman, catch me weekdays on "after the bell" on the fox business network at 4 p.m.t week. we hope to see you back here then. ♪ba ♪ eric: hello, i'm eric shawn, this is "america's news headquarters." and i'm molly line. congress facing a very busy week with must-pass legislation on the ropes and a possible health care vote. we have got the latest in a live report. eric: and president trump delivering a blunt warning to north korea over its nuclear program in this weekend's failed missile test. what it could mean for the possibility of any military conflict with the regime of kim jong un. molly: plus, the death toll mounting after tornadoes and powerful storms carve a path of destruction across several states.

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."the big market movers. here what else we have for you coming up this hour. dealing with aggression in syria and north korea, president trump meeting right now with both his national security advisor and the head of his national economic council. this as secretary of state rex tillerson issues and ultimate testimony -- ultimatum, side with

i'm david asman, catch me weekdays on "after the bell" on the fox business network at 4 p.m. eastern time. paul is back next week. we hope to see you back here then. ♪ba ♪ eric: hello, i'm eric shawn, this is "america's news headquarters." and i'm molly line. congress facing a very busy week with must-pass legislation on the ropes and a possible health care vote. we have got the latest in a live report. eric: and president trump delivering a blunt warning to north korea over its nuclear program in this weekend's failed missile test. what it could mean for the possibility of any military conflict with the regime of kim jong un. molly: plus, the death toll mounting after tornadoes and powerful storms carve a path of destruction across several states. "america's news headquarters" starts right now. ♪ ♪ eric: thank you for being with us. we begin with president trump closing the book on his first 903 days -- 100 days in office, and now he's pushing for an ambitious agenda in the coming weeks and calling on republicans to help him get it past. molly: the president basking in the c

i'm david asman. glad you can join us. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." have for you at this hour. president trump sending a clear signal to the world as a non-nuclear weapon is dropped on afghanistan. latest details of white house an the pentagon. north korea says prepare for a

david: i'm david asman. the prime minister didn't answer the question he would.any up 2%. -- pony up. would you pay 2% of your gdp which you're supposedly required to be member of nato. italy is paying 1% but never really answered. cheryl: a lot of questions about the role of u.s. around the world. when asked whether a role for united states in libya donald trump said no, there will not be a role. we have a lot to cover. i want to bring in our panel. we have to cover you all the latest news. a lot of it is breaking. "washington times" opinion editor and fox news contributor, charlie hurt. scott martin, kingsview asset management, fox news contributor. and we have adam shapiro in the east room where the press conference just wrapped up. adam want to go to you first. a lot of things were covered but in particular when asked about the situation in paris, both leaders were asked about this with apparent terrorist shooting we're trying to get more details on the champs-elysees. that kind of kicked off the press c

i'm david asman, this is "after the bell". more on the big sell-off.e have in this hour. heinous actions cannot be tolerated, president trump condemning serious chemical attack that killed dozens of civilians saying attitude toward dealing with syria and assad has now changed. how will america respond? also house rca

i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers but here is what else we have for you at this hour. tax reform that is what is moving markets as it takes shape in the white house. president and his team hold key meetings ahead of what is being billed as a major tax announcement tomorrow. what we know now. >>> forget about china. america may face a trade war with canada, our second largest trading partner. what the president said moments ago about all this. show of force. north korea celebrating it is military with a life fire artillery drill as u.s. nuclear powered submarine standing at the ready. melissa: back to wall street. major announcement on tax reform, driving the dow back above 21,000. the nasdaq to new highs. go trait to lori rothman at new york stock exchange. lori? >> nasdaq for its part coloring at 6,000 for the first time ever. a day of records here. those are some names making up the dow that also had huge days today, largely on earnings. i will go down the list quickl

david: i'm david asman. we're glad you can join us. which have you covered on big market movers.lse we have for you, very busy news day. era for u.s. economic victory has begun. making comments to union workers this afternoon, big business and infrastructure. details of a rebuilding project

david: i'm david asman. we're glad you can join us. which have you covered on big market movers. here is what else we have for you, very busy news day. era for u.s. economic victory has begun. making comments to union workers this afternoon, big business and infrastructure. details of a rebuilding project that could top a trillion dollars. susan rice, breaking her silence. how she is responding to accusations she was spying on the trump transition team and leaking information from surveilance. vice president pence leading from the house freedom caucus, late last night, with speaker paul ryan today. our own charlie gasparino is saying he is trying to broker a deal. very latest on all this coming up. >> dow ending in the green with two days of losses. on floor of new york stock exchange, who were biggest winners today? reporter: start with cat at tha- caterpillar. closing with 2% gain. adding to goldman sachs conviction list. that certainly helps. look at apple here. $144 and 12 cents a share. it closes safely above that level. you're looking at a 14th record close this year for sh

hi, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. details on who from the obama administration was responsible for unmasking the names from the trump transition team, swept up in foreign surveillance. this as the house intelligence committee is meeting within the hour. what we know now and what happens next. >>> showdown in the senate. democrats now have the votes to block neil gorsuch from joining the supreme court. leaving republicans no choice but to go nuclear. more on this unprecedented move that may backfire on democrats. >>> conservatives could be coming closer to backing a republican healthcare bill. we'll ask a member of the freedom caucus and housewares and means where we stand now. david: the markets ending with the dow staging a major rebound, closing shy of positive territory. here with a recap of the first day of the new quarter, phil flynn watching oil and gold from the cme. lori rothmans, on floor of new york stock exchan

david: and i'm david asman. glad you could join us today on "after the bell."e big market movers but first here is what else we have for you in a very busy, very historic moment. first of all, this meeting with president trump arriving at mar-a-lago for a key diplomatic test with the chinese president and the stakes couldn't be higher. the two leaders will address growing threat of north korea and its growing nuclear program. >>> republican senators souping you the harry reid rule change in 2013 to include supreme court nominees. this change will fundamentally alter the wa

i'm david asman. this is "after the bell."e big market movers but here is what else we have for you at this hour. tax reform that is what is moving markets as it takes shape in the white house. president and his team hold key

david: and i'm david asman. glad you could join us today on "after the bell." we've got you covered with the big market movers but first here is what else we have for you in a very busy, very historic moment. first of all, this meeting with president trump arriving at mar-a-lago for a key diplomatic test with the chinese president and the stakes couldn't be higher. the two leaders will address growing threat of north korea and its growing nuclear program. >>> republican senators souping you the harry reid rule change in 2013 to include supreme court nominees. this change will fundamentally alter the way the supreme court justices are chosen. the senate currently is in 30-hour debate period before voting on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. melissa: back to the markets, the dow pulling back in the final hours of trading. lori rothman is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. lori, what is behind the downturn? reporter: politics, melissa, summing it up. markets broke 2:30 p.m. eastern that steps are underway to remove bashar al-assad in syria, in response

i'm david asman this is "after the bell." here is what we have for you at this hour. u.s. military on very high alert waiting for the world to see if north korea test as nuclear weapon tomorrow. and how the white house then responds of the latest from our reporters at the white house and on the ground in pyongyang. >> moment of impact. the defense department releasing a video of the moment the largest non-nuclear weapon in the world was unleashed on isis. guess what there is a bigger one. among our guests to talk about this retired three-star general lt. general commas mcinerney. gordon chang and for example media chairman steve forbes. >> poised for another nuclear test. new threats from north korea on the eve of rogue nation's most national holiday that is. our own blake burman is live at the white house with the latest. blake? reporter: gerri, just to give you an idea how much foreign policy headed by the white house this weekend, president being in florida with mar-a-lago. no senior staff is with him at this point. member of the national security council staff members

david: i'm david asman. so glad you could us. this is "after the bell." here is what we have coming up. buckle up, everybody. the markets are just waiting, they're on tenterhooks, waiting on a slew of earnings. all major tech titans, at least most of them, some as liz was mentioning are hitting all-time highs. amazon, alphabet, which is google, microsoft, intel. we also hear from starbucks. the results that could change your fortunes in a flash coming out in just moments. >>> plus republican leaders are scrambling to shore up support from both conservatives and moderates for a new health care bill. could we see another vote in the next 36 hours. helping your heroes, president trump signing an executive order for our veterans. we'll bring it to you live. among our guests mashable's lance ulanoff, congressman andy biggss, zane tankel, lieutenant colonel oliver north. taya kyle all coming up in the hour. melissa: companies with combined worth of $2 trillion reporting in the next few minutes. the results have a major impact on markets tomorrow and your wallet

hi, everybody, i'm david asman. cheryl: i'm cheryl casone i'm in for melissa francis this.e you vered on big market movers, here is what else we have for you at this hour. buy american, hire american. president trump signing a new executive order moments ago to create more job opportunity for americans. >> with this

i get the read from "after the bell" co-host david asman, charlie gasparino as well. vid, what do you think of that, and how close these guys are on the big, big picture? >> that is a good question. part of it is how trump is dealing managerial with a legislative process. he wasn't too happy the way things turned out with health care. therefore you wonder whether his team is saying we'll take the lead on taxes. you guys took the lead on health care. you led us to believe it would pass with no problem. it didn't. therefore we'll take over on taxes. >> it meet pass. house freedom caucus, more inclined to doit. neil: doesn't guaranty moderate republican was. >> you and i spoke a lot about this. this is their strangest hand. they should have played this first. >> they were misled by congress. why you have to do health care first. neil: ryan said health care thing has to get done. >> ryan says you should do it because you get savings. i think donald read newspapers, listened to us, the best shot getting something going, economy boeing, getting taxes down, do it, go big. nei

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers. here what else we have for you coming up this hour. dealing with aggression in syria and north korea, president trump meeting right now with both his national security advisor and the head of his national economic council. this as secretary of state rex tillerson issues and ultimate testimony -- ultimatum, side with us or syria. we'll have an update from moscow. >>> cracking down on illegal immigration, attorney general jeff sessions talking tough from the mexican border, talking this a new era under president trump. what he is asking of all federal prosecutors, that is now. >>> among our guests this hour, bret baier, dan henninger, texas attorney general ken paxton, chris harmer and mercedes colwin. a lot of good ones. david: a packedded hour of good stuff. meanwhile the dow ending down just 6%, 6%, six points. it actually came well off its lows during the day and, in the last couple of minutes, ended almost in the flat line. let's go