how do you get a guy like ed bastian and an airline like delta on board? >> i think he said it well, we're not ready to make that announcement yet, but we're excited for the conversations we've been having weed and his team and -- wee with ed and hism and we're confident that as we continue to show what the airplane can do, more reach the same conclusion that united and american did that it's great for passengers and it'll be great for the world as well. liz: starting up an aviation company like yours, it's got to be expensive. how are you getting funding? >> we've been able to attract numerous sources of private capital as well as customer capital. we've raised roughly $600 million, some from investors, some from non-diluted sources. the market for this is huge. we see ourselves building hundreds if not thousands of airplanes for airlines, also probably some defense applications as well. so this is a multi-hundred billion dollar if not a trillion dollar market, and for that reason it's been very attractive to the people who are backing the company. liz: i

ed bastian, thank you very much. said is he's thrilled the president is about to sign that bill into law, the inflation reduction acted. he is speaking right now, and he is saying that he will sign it in a moment, and it is extraordinarily important for the country. you know, there's been some discussion about whether it really will reduce inflation. lots of questions about that, but we're going to take you straight to the white house right after the break for instant reaction. closing bell, 11 minutes away. the dow has strengthened its gains up about 274 points. we stand at 34,186. we're coming right back. . . ♪ ♪ this is xfinity rewards. our way of showing our appreciation. with rewards of all shapes and sizes. [ cheers ] are we actually going? yes!! and once in a lifetime moments. two tickets to nascar! yes! find rewards like these and so many more in the xfinity app. millions have made the switch from the big three to xfinity mobile. that means millions are saving hundreds a year on their wireless bill. and all o