that is john lawler, chief financial officer afford. let's -- of ford. let's turned to the market with mark connors. we have a whole lot of event risk out-of-the-way. talking about the federal reserve and it's basically a very quiet period for earnings. what are the next catalysts for the equity market at this juncture? >> i like your optimism about the lack of events as far as that's concerned. thank you for having me on again. i want to go back to what mr. lawler was talking about with ford. he brought up commercial. the reason we think of ford and the f-150. car buyers now, there has to be a rationale. you have to have cash flow. the second thing he said was cost. we are a low-cost provider. margins are under assault. when we prepped for this call today i did the classic looking at the tax names, the magnificent seven. microsoft, apple and nvidia to start. compared that to walmart, citibank, exxon. when you look at who is performing it is folks with free cash flow. the reason we will end up playing on news is reddit. i think people should read the s-1

john lawler said we will have to divert parts and to two other ports or east coast elsewhere in the countryain a little bit. you recall yesterday we had an analyst ford would be markedly affected by this. ford's stock is actually up 4.8% at the moment after top bass gave an upbeat outlook overall for the u.s. auto market and profit plans. will those plans though, get derailed by needing to reroute shipments. madison alworth at the new york auto show at the cavity center. madison we want to see great cars but what else are you hearing about that particular issue. >> reporter: liz, let's start with that. what we're hearing from manufacturers in the auto show they have been able to pivot quickly. nissan already rerouted shipments away from baltimore to other ports on the east coast including newark an places like jacksonville, florida. take a listen. >> we've been able in the past 24 hours to redistrict our flows of business to other ports on the east coast. so i don't see any noticeable impact to the business in the near term and we'll be looking again to work out of the baltimore port whenev

lawler: today i rise to honor john krueger a veteran and stalwart of rockland county who passed away on march 18, 2024. exemplified a life dedicated and serving with the nyfd and deputy fire coordinator and advocating for fire safety and prevention.john's impactful journalism, the quote fire's deadly rage series sparked community action to smashing installations. his dedications extended into fire instructor and illegally housing task force to enforce fire safety and building c john's involvement in the volunteer fire department and fire service associations highlighted his community. his legacy as a firefighter and educator leaves an i will pakistan on rockland county. we extend our condolences and remember kryger. his legacy of dedication and service will inspire generations. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker rise to recog