i am melissa francis. stay tuned for shep. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast. president trump's team is taking on illegal immigration. letting agencies to detain a lot of people. we'll show you who it affects and what it means and the updated plan for building a border wall. president trump's new national security advisor. lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster. he's a soldier and scholar known for challenging the establishment and it's very possible he could shake things up in washington. america's changing relationship with russia. word that the kremlin is putting together a

david asman and melissa francis with the love affair and bulls. melissa: what imagery, my goodness.ay on wall street. you are making money on this valentine's day. look at the dow climbing into the close to end at brand new record high for forth day in a row. s&p, nasdaq and russell following suit. smashing records at the close. i'm melissa francis. david: they don't care about the political stuff going on. i'm david asman. after the bell. we have you covered big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. erosion of trust, major shake-up

david asman and melissa francis up after the bell. >> euphoria. melissa: another historic day on wall street. the trump rally rolls on melissa: i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. this is the "after the bell." we have you covered on the big market movers. president trump meeting with his national security team right now in the situation room at the white house. as his administration is it rolling out new measures to crack down on illegal immigration, getting more aggressive on deportations and hiring thousands of additional border patrol agents but how will it all get paid for. meanwhile the president condemning new threats targeting jewish centers all over the country. we'll speak with a former homeland security director for new york. >>> did you see this tweet from nbc, president trump, and i'm reading now, reaches 32 days, will not be the shortest u.s. president. what do you think about that? "wall street journal" columnist bill ma gurn responds to blatant mainstream media bias coming up. melissa: amazing. more breaking news. the 200 po

i'm melissa francis. it is the first casualty less than a month in. here is spicer laying out why flynn resigned. >> the president must have complete and unwaivering trust for the person in that position. the evolving and eroding level of trust as a result of this situation and a series of other questionable instances is what led the president to ask for general flynn's resignation. the white house counsel reviewed and determined there is not an illegal issue but rather a trust issue. >> let's go live to chief white house correspondent john roberts. so i guess we heard what the white house is saying about this now. what was the reaction like in the room? >> reporter: obviously sandra lot of people had lot of questions. most dealt with this idea of when did the president know, what did the president know, when did he know it? certainly democrats like elijah coummings have said that. they smell blood in the water. they think potentially there are casualties out there. there are some democrats talking about

melissa francis and david asman for the "countdown to the closing bell." cheryl, i'm sorry.hanks, liz, this is history. history on wall street. managing to eke out north record close, the ninth in a row, the longest streak of records in more than 30 years. not for the s&p and nasdaq. looking good. we like this down number. i'm melissa francis. david: one out of three ain't bad. we have you red wi big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. president trump holding a strategy session with the white house, after making strong comments about the state of our budget, saying our finances are really just a mess. what he plans to do about it coming up.

david asman and melissa francis up after the bell. >> euphoria. another historic day on wall street. the trump rally rolls on melissa: i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. this is the "after the bell." we have you covered on the big market movers. president trump meeting with his national security team right now in the situation room at the white house. as his administration is it rolling out new measures to crack down on illegal immigration, getting more aggressive on deportations and

david asman and melissa francis with the love affair and bulls. melissa: what imagery, my goodness.nother huge day on wall street. you are making money on this valentine's day. look at the dow climbing into the close to end at brand new record high for forth day in a row. s&p, nasdaq and russell following suit. smashing records at the close. i'm melissa francis. david: they don't care about the political stuff going on. i'm david asman. after the bell. we have you covered big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. erosion of trust, major shake-up in the trump administration. why general mike flynn asked to resign, concerns grow how his conversations with a russian ambassador were leaked in the first place. russian spy ship spied off the coast of delaware. is there any link to what we know going on in d.c.? we'll let you know. >>> republicans are on track to replace obamacare despite deep division within the party. a new plan is announced tomorrow. we'll speak to a congressman behindhe bill. mark sanford of south carolina. lissa: the dow ending up nearly 90 po

melissa francis and david asman for the "countdown to the closing bell." cheryl, i'm sorry. cheryl: thanks, liz, this is history. history on wall street. managing to eke out north record close, the ninth in a row, the longest streak of records in more than 30 years. not for the s&p and nasdaq. looking good. we like this down number. i'm melissa francis. david: one out of three ain't bad. we have you red wi big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. president trump holding a strategy session with the white house, after making strong comments about the state of our budget, saying our finances are really just a mess. what he plans to do about it coming up. also tesla, is coming out with its quarterly report any moment. the stock is up 50% since december but can it survive a world without government subsidies? we'll bring you the numbers when they come out. >>> iran is warning america to be ready for a quote, strong slap in the face. what does that mean, as it concludes tests of its military arsenal. ambassador john bolton how respond. cheryl: back to the

. >> hello everyone, i am melissa francis. trump and canadian prime ministers justin trudeau will hold a joint press conference at the top of the hour. we will bring that to you live when it happens, plus new details on a phone call between national security advisor mike flynn and vice president mike pence, we will tell you what went down with that. in current and former tsc and airport employees indicted for smuggling and lots of drugs to the u.s. that story and more on "america's newsroom hq" ." >> jenna: some politics at the grammys with a handful of artists taking aim at president trump, jonathan is live from los angeles with more. >> on a night that is supposed to be all about music, politics was prominent. host james gordon setting the tone early on with the first trump reference of the night. >> president trump, we don't know what comes next. >> then we go to a series of politically charged performances and speeches, jennifer lopez calling for action, paris jackson appealing for opposition to the dakota access pipeline,

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. we're glad you could join us.s is "after the bell." we have you covered on big market movers. here is what else we have you for you this hour. markets get a boost after president trump made comment regarding a major campaign promise. our

welcome, everyone, i'm melissa francis.id: it was 120 years, that's when the dow jones industrial average became the dji a, and tomorrow we may break that record for 120 years. we'll need lot more confetti.

tuesday, i'm harris faulkner come here today sandra smith, meghan mccain, the host on business melissa francisoneluckyguy, the coast of "america's newsroom hq," bill hemmer. he is all about it and "outnumbered" ." >> bil

i am melissa francis.president addressing the crowd and said the era of talk is over. >> president trump: we are translating meetings by action be. one by one, we are checking off the promises we need to the people of the united states. a lot of promises.

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. we're glad you join us. this is "after the bell."ther news today. we have that for you in very busy hour coming up. president trump holding amazing impromptu and fiery press conference this afternoon. lasted more than an hour. laid out all his accomplish meants taking office less than a month ago. responded on questions from everything from intel leaks and calling out

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." giving stocks a huge shot in the arm, meeting with the biggest business leaders in america to address their most pressing issues including tax reform. then the president took the first steps in scaling back financial regulations.

i'm melissa francis. david: nice to see all green. i'm david asman. this is "after the bell."ore of the market coming up. first this is what else we have for you at this hour. division and disruption on capitol hill as democrats continue to fight against key cabinet picks, boycotting votes on president's three choices today. extraordinary measures senate republicans ve

melissa: i'm melissa francis this is it "after the bell." we have you covered on all the

melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell."e have you covered on the big market movers. here what we have for you this next hour. the fight for president trump's temporary travel ban. there is an appeal to last week east decision. we'll have more on the developing story.

at this is outnumbered, i'm sandra smith here today, meghan mccain, cohost, melissa francis, fox newsontributor and founder, tayla kyle is here and mike huckabee and you are outnumbered and always welcome sir. >> mike: great to be back with you guys.

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."ou covered on all the big market movers but here is what else we have for you at this hour. big names in business visiting the white house today. vice president pence wrapping up sit-down with fedex ceo fred smith and the head of intel making a big announcement earlier.

this is it "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner, here today, meghan mccain, melissa francis, fox news legal and political analyst eboni williams, and today's one lucky guy, a host of the david webb show on sirius xm, david webb is outnumbered. >> david: i feel great today. let me share this with everyone. i wake up in america, i get to choose my profession, this is what i want for everybody. >> harris: you are wearing a sweater vest. >> david: blended wool, goodwill, never a sweater vest. >> harris: glad you're here. >> meghan: i certainly love the energy. >> david: it's a good day. >> meghan: it's going to be a great show! >> harris: will begin with setting the tone in washington with a speech. president trump says he will offer an optimistic position and to speak to all americans as he lays out as agenda to all americans. his speech will provide more issues on obamacare and tax reform. the president is dropping some hints on what he will say and he did that and in an exclusive interview with fox and friends. >> what i can do is speak from the heart and say what i want to do. we have a rea

at this is outnumbered, i'm sandra smith here today, meghan mccain, cohost, melissa francis, fox news contributor and founder, tayla kyle is here and mike huckabee and you are outnumbered and always welcome sir. >> mike: great to be back with you guys. >> sandra: let's get started as we await the arrival at the white house. we begin with trump's temporary on travel which remains on hold after a three-judge panel on the ninth circuit ruling unanimously that the trump administration failed to convince the court that national security concerns justified a reinstatement of the ban. democrats, quick to hail the ruling. >> i was pleased to see that our checks and balances system is working. at the executive order, i thought, made us less safe so i was pleased with the results. >> he violated our values with a span. he made us less safe by giving our enemies more propaganda, by trying to make this about muslims and not make this about our security of the country. >> this very powerful victory sends a message, i think, to president trump. rip up this order. >> sandra: the president's response

this is it "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner, here today, meghan mccain, melissa francis, fox news legalolitical analyst eboni williams, and today's one lucky guy, a host of the david webb show on sirius xm, david webb is outnumbered. >> david: i feel great today. let me share this with everyone. i wake up in america, i get to

. >> i'm melissa francis. bill and shannon are both out today. white house filing an emergency request to reinstate the travel ban saying the orders from judge james robart goes vastly overboard and second guesses the commander-in-chief. the 9th circuit has denied that request setting up a supreme court showdown. >> he is slamming the judge. can't believe a judge would put our country in such peril. people pouring in, bad. >> vice president mike pence says they're obeying the judge's orders and the courts shouldn't weigh in on national security issues. >> we'll continue to use all legal means at our disposal to stay that order and move forward to take the steps necessary to protect our country. >> we don't appoint judges to our district courts to conduct foreign policy or make decisions about our national security. under statutory law and under the constitution that authority belongs to the president of the united states. >> john roberts joins us now. what are we expecting from the white house on this busy monday? >> good morning to you. big figh

i'm melissa francis in for shannon bream. in the meantime an appeals court panel hearing arguments by phone. the justice department arguing president trump's travel ban is constitutional. the judges pressed both sides, including white house lawyers, who made part of their case this way. >> we aren't saying the case shouldn't proceed but it is extraordinary for a court to en join the president's national security determination based on some newspaper articles. that's what has happened here. that is very troubling, second guessing of the national security decision made by the president. and the notion that we are going to go back into court -- >> this is judge clinton. you deny the statements attributed to then candidate trump and to his political advisors and most recently mr. giuliani, do you deny those statements were made? >> he wasn't going to look at campaign statements according to judge robart. >> bill: let's start with john roberts. good morning to you, 30 minutes aside last evening. how did the government go about in

i'm melissa francis is i'm david asman.lad you can join us this is "after the bell" and we have you covered on the big market movers but here is what is new this hour. high-stakes showdown on immigration continues n less than two hours an appeals court hears arguments from both sides in the legal challenge to president trump's executive order. the white house insisting when it comes to keeping americans safe the president has the power to decide who can and can not enter the country. >>> multiple tornadoes touching

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. we're glad you could join us today.after the bell." we have you covered on the big market movers. here is what is knew this hour. we have a busy one. we're awaiting a crucial court decision on president trump's controversial executive order on immigration. >> we don't appoint judges to our district court to conduct foreign policy or to make decisions about our national security. david: so the race is now on for people from seven predominantly muslim countries to enter the u.s. while the order is still in le

welcome, everyone, i'm melissa francis. david: it was 120 years, that's when the dow jones industrial average became the dji a, and tomorrow we may break that record for 120 years. we'll need lot more confetti. glad you could join us on this obamacare with key governors and america's largest health insurers today. >> the new plan will be a great plan for the patients, for the people, and hopefully for the companies. be a very competitive plan. david: the president slamming past government squandering of taxpayer dollars, unveiling his new plans for his budget including an historic increase for defense. where all of that money will be coming from. melissa: the trump rally rolls on. another record close for the dow and s&p 500, but we didn't start the day that way. adam shapiro on the floor of the new york stock exchange. adam, who were the biggest winners today? >> the biggest winners are those that liked what they heard from president trump talking about the big infrastructure spending. caterpillar is up today. they're driv

my cohost year-to-date kennedy, melissa's francis, have joined men wearing red today, this is for the fight against disease and stroke, the number one killer for women in this country. the american heart association working hard on their behalf to eradicate this disease and create awareness and we support them in that regard. >> my turn. finally. when i was getting my back operations, everybody else had a book around this table, and they promoted it, and i can promote from -- couldn't promote from the hospital bed. it is called "i should be dead." revolves around politics, tv, and addiction. it is a book about hopefully a little bit of redemption. hopefully being able to live through getting shot once or twice. living through diseases. it is something that i really wish she would look at, and don't look at it as something from a liberal democrat, it is finding faith and getting yourself back on the road away from addiction. >> we are proud of you, bob. congratulations. you put a lot of effort into writing this book and we are proud of you and your recovery. >> can i mention my red sox

i'm melissa francis. here's shep. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast, 3:00 at the white house where now we're told president trump asked michael flynn to resign as national security head not because any problems or conversations with russia or not because he might be a blackmail problem for russians but because of a trust issue. president trump has none about this for weeks. president says everybody is missing the real story, the leak. turns out, republicans are demanding an investigation of who leaked details with the call to moscow. other lawmakers say the big question right now how this ties into russia's influence on the united states' election. they have plans to get some answers. also speaking of russia, what is this russian spy ship doing off of our east coast? let's get to it. >> happy valentine's today to you and yours. general flynn lied, got caught and the president sent him packing. the details have changed from the white house on the dismissal of the national security advisor, michael fl

i melissa francis. shepard: and first from the fox news desk, the firing of mike flynn as national security advisor. a new story on what happened. the newest in a series of explanations come from the white house. for the first time from president trump himself. it's the media's fault. and u.s. intelligence officials and hillary clinton supporters. the president said so in a joint news conference with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> general flynn is a wonderful man. he's been treated very, very unfairly by the media. as i call it, the fake media in many cases. and i think it's really a sad thing that he was

i am melissa francis. the president addressing the crowd and said the era of talk is over. >> president trump: we are translating meetings by action be. one by one, we are checking off the promises we need to the people of the united states. a lot of promises. > melissa: right now the president is meeting with a former rival from the 2016 election. that is ohio governor john kasich. the governor arrived in the white house. kevin is on the north lawn. why is he stopping by? what are the highlights of the president's speech. i want to hear about the governor. >> reporter: the governor as you pointed out. a former rival of the president. kasich briefly slowed down the trump train in the 2016 campaign. you remember that happening, right? he got the big victory. they have a great deal to talk about, trade and manufacturing jobs. it is a huge part of the economic sector in the buck eye state. the president is having a busy day. over at cpac today. i want to share a comment as he took aim at the so- called fake m

i'm melissa francis. david: and i'm david asmand. happy friday. this is after the bell.ou covered on the big market movers but here's what else we have for you this hour. president trump has convinced some big businesses to invest in u.s. well, now at least he has one more leader joining the crowd. japanese prime minister at the white house today announcing his plan to create jobs right here in america. meanwhile the president vowing

i'm melissa francis this. is "after the bell." here is what else is happening this hour.or president trump, the president making headlines comments on trade.

cheryl casone in for melissa francis. never a boring friday. david: good to have you here.ble to keep the marke

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. we're glad you could join us. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on big market movers. here is what else we have you for you this hour. markets get a boost after president trump made comment regarding a major campaign promise. our question from our own buddy blake burman that has stocks warning. saying that our military might declined to the point of crisis. we'll look inside of the startling numbers and what it means for another one of the president's campaign promises. >>> major airports grounded. 4,000 flights canceled. thousands more delayed as airports struggling to recover from a massive winter storm in the northeast. we're live at chicago's o'hare for an update. melissa: back to the market setting a new record. dow ending up 116 points. straight to nicole petallides on floor of the new york stock exchange. what a day. >> melissa great to be here on a record day on wall street. certainly optimism here on wall street. we needed a catalyst. we've had a very stagnant market. 42 days where the dow has

i'm in, for melissa francis i'm cheryl casone. lauren: i'm david asman so happen to join us on "after the bell." we have you covered on big market movers. here is what else we have for you this hour. busy day, president trump putting business front and center, meeting with heads of biggest manufacturing companies in america, talking jobs, making big news on the border adjustment tax. the biggest names in the republican party gathering at the conservative political action conference this hour, ahead of the president's big speech tomorrow. we'll take you there live. also the u.s. and mexico, of course they're at odds over immigration, the wall and nafta. secretary of state rex tillerson is down there trying to mend fences. he is wrapping up meetings in mexico city on his way back to d.c. right now. we have he details on exactly what was accomplished. cheryl: the longest streak since 1987. adam shapiro at new york stock exchange. adam. reporter: we do have record close on the dow. some of the winners today, johnson & johnson. pfizer

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. things could still settle a little bit but it appears solidly at least for the s&p and the nasdaq and i think it is fair to say the dow jones made another record today. melissa: i think it made it. david: 11 in a row. i was looking at "marketwatch" while it was talking. it still didn't have the positive signs in the dow jones but as you can see, we're clearly in the green now. this is amazing. more on this rally which we thought would be stalled but clearly was not prepared to be nailed down. but here's what else we have for you coming up in this hour. president trump electrifying conservatives today with a wide-ranging speech, vowing to keep his campaign promises keeping america safe. what he didn't mention has stocks doing well. the president signing new executive orders to roll back government regulations and eliminate red tape. he says 75% of regulations could just be scrapped, gotten rid of. how he plans to do it. he has a blueprint. members of the media crying foul after press s

melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell." we have you covered on the big market movers. here what we have for you this next hour. the fight for president trump's temporary travel ban. there is an appeal to last week east decision. we'll have more on the developing story. >>> when trudeau meets trump. the president around canadian prime minister the together. trump called the north american free trade deal a catastrophe. we'll tell you what he has to say about it. >>> backlash of another strom dropping ivanka trump's brand. he says he is not shopping at nordstrom ever again. david: he is coming here. we look forward to that. markets continue to soar up more than 140 points. the dow is up more than 2,000 points since donald trump was he elected. >> wow. david: paul krugman. take that. straight to adam shapiro on floor of new york stock exchange. adam, apple pushing the dow a lot higher, closing at a new record as well today. >> that is correct. it just settled. first new record in two years. you see the closing price. tell how

i'm melissa francis. david: nice to see all green. i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we have more of the market coming up. first this is what else we have for you at this hour. division and disruption on capitol hill as democrats continue to fight against key cabinet picks, boycotting votes on president's three choices today. extraordinary measures senate republicans have taken to move ahead without the dems. one more cabinet member can officially get to work. former exxon ceo rex tillerson overcoming objections over his ties with russia. he was just confirmed. he got the approval of some democrats as our new secretary of state. >>> national security advisor michael flynn saying, quote, we are officially putting iran on notice. adding the obama administration failed to respond adequately to the iranian threats but what does putting iran on notice actually mean? he is briefing reporters at this moment on what new actions may be taken. we have an all-star roster of guests to take us through a very busy hour. melissa. melissa: all right. the dow losing steam in afternoon

i melissa francis. here's shep. >> shepard: and first from the fox news desk, the firing of mike flynn as national security advisor. a new story on what happened. the newest in a series of explanations come from the white house. for the first time from president trump himself. it's the media's fault. and u.s. intelligence officials and hillary clinton supporters. the president said so in a joint news conference with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> general flynn is a wonderful man. he's been treated very, very unfairly by the media. as i call it, the fake media in many cases. and i think it's really a sad thing that he was treated so badly. i think in addition to that, from intelligence, papers are being leaked, things are being leaked. it's criminal action, criminal acts and it's been going on a long time before me but now it's really going on. people are trying to cover up for a terrible loss that the democrats had under hillary clinton. i think it's very, very unfair what has happene

melissa: i'm melissa francis this is it "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers but here is what else we have for you this hour. peace in the middle east. president trump says a deal can finally be reached between israel and the palestinians, holding a joint news conference with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this afternoon. we're going to take a look at what's now on the table. the president also slamming the media's coverage of michael flynn's resignation calling the leaks of general michael flynn's phone call with russia criminal. the latest decan tails on this developing story. the president's pick for labor secretary, andy puzder, says he is withdrawing his nomination. more on what this is all about. david: i wonder who will be his replacement? meanwhile back to the markets, the dow soaring once again to end up more than 100 point. we're less than 400 points away from 21k. seems like yesterday it was 20 k your 401(k) is happy about this in matter of days, we could have 21,000. lori rothman big name

cheryl casone in for melissa francis. never a boring friday. david: good to have you here. impossible to keep the market down. with all the winds against it still gets uin the green. i'm vid asman. happy friday. this is "after the bell." we have you covered for big market movers but first here is what else we have for you at this hour. president trump getting down to business in a boeing facility in south carolina. creating more jobs and products made in the usa. meanwhile he says the repeal and replacement of obamacare is moving fast but we'll be speaking with one house republican who is still concerned about what is going into the bill and how long it's taking. >>> remember that russian spy ship lurking just off the east coast of the u.s.? we're keeping tabs. wait until you see where it is now. cheryl? cheryl: might as welcome over for tea at this point. let's go back to the markets right now. the dow turning positive in the final seconds of trading, hitting a brand new high. 20,621. 1.88 to the upside. lori rothman on the floor of the new york stock exchange. lori, how a

tuesday, i'm harris faulkner come here today sandra smith, meghan mccain, the host on business melissa francis and today's #oneluckyguy, the coast of "america's newsroom hq," bill hemmer. he is all about it and "outnumbered" ." >> bill: that is my geraldo impression. good to be back with you, ladie ladies. >> harris: you feel like we have enough going on? >> bill: we are all right for now. >> harris: welcome. we will begin with the big changes to immigration enforcement. but the white house is calling improvements. new secretary of homeland security retired marine general john kelly has issued new directives to fortify border security come at 15,000 i.c.e. and border personnel and speed up deportation of illegal immigrants. that is not all. chief white house correspondent john roberts is here, and this launches the president's brand-new executive order. >> writes, and that new executive order is expected to come toward the end of the week. this goes back to january 25th. you will remember the president signed two executive orders, one for border security and the other getting rid of criminal i

. >> hello, everyone, i am melissa francis.nference with president trump asking israeli prime minister netanyahu to hold back on settlements and calling leaks about michael flynn criminal, chris wallace will break that down for us. plus moments ago, texas filing legal papers to be the first state to support president trump's travel ban. what does that mean for immigration? and under armour ceo walking back his comments about president trump. we're going to tell you about that and more on "america's newsroom hq" ." >> jon: fox extreme weather alert right now, northern california is bracing for yet another storm amid concerns that additional rainfall could intensify problems at the oroville dam. for more, let's head to our fox weather center and meteorologist adam klotz. >> yes, the system you're talking about is just now beginning to run up onto the west coast. this is one that is going to be lingering so the heaviest rain is still beginning to make its way in that right now stretching from northern california up to portions of

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. we're glad you join us. this is "after the bell." there was other news today. we have that for you in very busy hour coming up. president trump holding amazing impromptu and fiery press conference this afternoon. lasted more than an hour. laid out all his accomplish meants taking office less than a month ago. responded on questions from everything from intel leaks and calling out fake news. we have all the highlights. republicans announcing a date when they plan to replace major portions of obamacare. house ways and meaning committee head kevin brady joins us in fox business exclusive, when we see the plan, how we will pay for it and exactly when the tax cuts will come in. we'll talk about coming up. melissa: another record for the dow turning positive in last few minutes of trading, for a brand new record for the sixth straight day. the s&p and nasdaq ending in the red, bringing a to an end of longest record streak for major averages in 25 years. cisco, coke, 3m among the big winners. 56.36 cents a barrel on oil where opec may exten

i'm melissa francis this. is "after the bell." here is what else is happening this hour. very busy day for president trump, the president making headlines comments on trade. criticism of a deal involving thousands of illegal immigrants coming in from australia. new threats against iran and even, even managed to pick a fight with arnold schwarzenegger? david: what? melissa: it has been a really busy day. we have you covered on all of it. meanwhile, berkeley burning. chaos and intolerance from the left happening at birthplace of free speech. college republicans across the country say they feel threatened. christian persecution on the rise in every corner of the world. details on a disturbing new report. david: it is frightening. wait until you hear details. stocks, reversing course today, edging lower as uncertainty returns over president trump's trade and foreign policies as well as the delay of a commitment to lower taxes. the dow ending the day down about six points. caterpillar, unitedhealth and bowing among the biggest losers. lori rothman from the floor of the new yor

i'm melissa francis is i'm david asman. we're so glad you can join us this is "after the bell" and we have you covered on the big market movers but here is what is new this hour. high-stakes showdown on immigration continues n less than two hours an appeals court hears arguments from both sides in the legal challenge to president trump's executive order. the white house insisting when it comes to keeping americans safe the president has the power to decide who can and can not enter the country. >>> multiple tornadoes touching down, wreaking havoc in new orleans. the state's governor is set to address reporters any moment. fox business will bring you the headlines. >>> disney's earnings report is imminent. we're breaking down espn's problems. with conservatives and why that may be hitting mickey's bottom line. melissa: dow hitting new all-time high, not with a new record close. the index is up 10% since president trump's election. lori rothman on the floor of the new york stock exchange. go ahead. what do you see down there?

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman.ngs could still settle a little bit but it appears solidly at least for the s&p and the nasdaq and i think it is fair to say the dow jones made another record today. melissa: i think it made it. david: 11 in a row. i was looking at "marketwatch" while it was talking. it still didn't have the positive signs in the dow jones but as you can see, we're clearly in the green n

melissa: i'm melissa francis. 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. big names in business visiting the white house today. vice president pence wrapping up sit-down with fedex ceo fred smith and the head of intel making a big announcement earlier. we'll take you there live. over on capitol hill after weeks of delays and contentious debates the senate will finally vote on attorney general nominee jeff sessions. democrats are on the floor at this hour still fighting the to block him. tensions running high after the rebuke of elizabeth warren last night. attorneys making their case to a federal appeals panel to reinstate president trump's travel ban. we could get a ruling on that at anytime. neil: we have a lot more information on all those stories but first back to the markets. the dow ending the day slightly lower. they were dragged down by shares of jpmorgan, goldman sachs and boeing. oil moving in the opposite direction. a big surprise given results of