we are all waiting on jay powell to testify before lawmakers lauter today.oing into it, dow industrials down 30 points, the s&p down 5.25, and the nasdaq lower by 24.5. investors will be closely watching powell's comments on inflation expect economic recovery. yesterday all three indices ending at highs, the dow finishing almost 600 at the close, and the s&p 500 higher by 58. global markets this morning are slipping, european stocks right now mixed. take a look, inflation fears tightening monetary policies impacting the markets. fractional move, the dax index lower by 39. in asia overnight, let's take a look as the markets look mixed this morning. as you can see, the korean -- the japanese market was the best performer. nikkei average up with better than 3% on that big rally on wall street. "mornings with maria" is live right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ maria: now some of the top stories that or we are watching this morning, president biden meeting with lawmakers once again this week as he tries to strike a deal on infrastructure. a bipartisan group of 21 senators are pushin