. >> melissa: i'm melissa francis. negotiations back to square one after chuck schumer withdrew the offer to fund the president's border wall. part of a deal proposed by senators lindsey graham, jeff flake and dick durbin which is white house turned down. sarah sanders explains. >> the flake/graham/durbin agreement doesn't meet the benchmarks. in short, it is totally unacceptable to the president and should be declared dead on arrival. >> melissa: now president trump says without the wall there is no deal on daca. peter doocy joining me from capitol hill. peter, where do we go from here

cohost of after the bell on fox business, melissa francis. republican strategist and fox news contributor lisa boothe. and joining us also from a f began, also from after the bell, also usually next to melissa francis, david has been is here. >> melissa: my television husband is joining us. it is lovely to see you. >> lisa: i feel like we need to switch seats. >> harris: you are outnumbered outnumbered. >> david: always. we love working together. i know you hear that from everybody on tv but in this case, it's true. >> harris: my heart is so warm. let's chill it off, shall we? lawmakers in the white house say they will continue to try to get a deal to protect dreamers from deportation after that meeting and all the things that have happened in the past week. all this as homeland security secretary kiersten nielsen is on capitol hill testifying before the senate judiciary committee. lawmakers are asking her a lot of questions including about the border wall and dreamers. >> it is our position to find a permanent solution. we are not interested

i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."e more on the big market movers but here is what else we're covering in this very busy

i'm melissa francis. happy monday. david: happy monday. good mopped on the markets.u join us. this is "after the bell." giving the markets a big boost today the hope of bringing the three-day government shutdown to and end. a final vote is expected in the senate on a temporary spending bill that will keep the government funded until february 8th. yeah, that's all. a bipartisan group wheeling

i'm melissa francis is i'm david asman. a little bit of news today. a lot of stuff going on.ou can join us. this is "after the bell." what else is driving today's selling, but here is what else we're looking again. very busy news day. we may see about the classified memo about bias in the justice department and soon of the fight coming to a head whether to publicly release a document that allegedly reveals misconduct by the fbi and their

i'm melissa francis. glad to be back. david: did you notice, folks, who is back?reat to have you back. the team is back together again. i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." more on big market movers. here is what else we're recovering for you in a very busy hour. the big four congressional leaders meeting right now with key members of the white house with big-ticket items, budget,

please join melissa francis and me every day at 4:00. kennedy: the republicans have a list of goals for 2018. but will they be able to rein in spending? 18 states raise the minimum wage for 2018. republicans are scurrying to solidify their agenda as they launch head long into this early year with tax cuts putting wind in their sales. they are eager for more victories. but their schizophrenic wish list and a massive spending push could undo the goodwill from the tax cuts. paul ryan wants to pretend he cares about the debt and deficit and he's gum flapping about the entitlement cuts that are needed to keep economy afloat. mitch mcconnell is pushing for a trillion dollar infrastructure package. bridges are great. but when you can't pay for them one ends up sleeping under them. i understand the allure of infrastructure spending. it's like taking nancy pelosi to an all you can drink chardonnay trough. democrats can't say no to a blank check. the democrats see this as a fiscal bathhouse where they get to massage their corporate cronies. so wha

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please join melissa francis and me every day at 4:00.ennedy: the republicans have a list of goals for 2018. but will they be able to rein in spending? 18 states raise the minimum wage for 2018. republicans are scurrying to solidify their agenda as they launch head long into this early year with tax cuts putting wind in their sales. they are eager for more victories. but their schizophrenic

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."ve got a very busy hour ahead for you guys. president trump in the music city looking to strike a chord with his base arriving in in veil, tennessee, he will be the first sitting president in 25 years to address american farmers at their annual convention. every president is invited every year. he is expected to lay out his plan to help

i'm melissa francis. happy friday to you. this is "after the bell."big market movers coming up but first here is what else we're covering. a live look at marine one. th

i'm melissa francis. neil: you're watching. she doesn't miss anything. ssa: more on big market movers, what we're covering this busy hour ahead. rare look inside of the room where it all happens. we have never seen this before, i don't think. president trump reaching across the aisle hosting open dialogue and immigration reform at the white house. the president huddling with re

please join melissa francis and me on "after the bell." kennedy: the federal government hurtling towards a shutdown. what will that mean for you? sloppy steve bannon reportedly working on a deal with special counsel robert mueller. a report claims the only way to save the government is to waste money on earmarks? what? tim carney explains. paul ryan's head is filled with delicious wisconsin cheese and little else. with no new ideas to convince his troops of the truth, the house speaker came up with this brilliant plan to hold off a government shutdown. how about a continuing resolution? here is the thing about continuing resolution. they are the kardashians of congress. they are lazy, side and get more attention than they deserve. ryan is hoping this one-month can kick is enough to momentarily stave off embarrassment. it's not. ryan should have his can kicked out of congress for his constant reliance on fictions that's portray shameful laziness at not being able to pass a decent spending bill. if there is a shutdown, it's the party in powe

please join melissa francis and me on "after the bell."dy: the federal government hurtling towards a shutdown. what will that mean for you? sloppy steve bannon reportedly working on a deal with special counsel robert mueller. a report claims the only way to save the government is to waste money on earmarks? what? tim carney explains. paul ryan's head is filled with delicious wisconsin cheese and little else. with no

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. >> melissa: i'm melissa francis. we made it. we did it. >> jon: happy friday. >> melissa: the explosive white house tell-all book released four days early to short circuit legal threats from president trump. author michael wolff paints a picture of an administration in chaos rocked by distrust, back stabbing, widespread doubts. questions about trump's competency to serve. wolff says the president's effort to prevent the release is sparking more interest. >> not only is he helping me sell books but helping me prove the point of the book. this is extraordinary that a president of the united states would try to stop the publication of a book. this doesn't happen -- has not happened from other presidents, would not even happen from a ceo of a mid-size company. >> jon: kevin corke is live at the white house. now that the book is on store shelves what's the white house saying about its claims and the guy who wrote it? >> i think you could say, jon, they're taking their cue from the boss. white house officials are pushing back forcefull

. >> melissa: i'm melissa francis. lawmakers could soon hold the first vote on a funding bill to open up the government and keep it running until february. democrats and republicans negotiated over the weekend. failed to come up with an agreement. with the sticking point centering on the deal to protect the dreamers and all this comes on the first full workday of the shutdown. >> you are seeing furloughed workers across america today and troops not getting their pay, border patrol not getting their pay, law enforcement, national parks. on and on and on. it is pointless and needless. senate democrats did this. senate democrats can stop it at noon today. >> melissa: peter doocy is live on capitol hill. i imagine there is a bit of tension there. >> a lot of tension, melissa. democrats are now saying it is no longer enough for mitch mcconnell to say he hopes or intends to bring a daca bill to the floor in early february once this three-week long cr passes, if it ever passes. they're saying that from mcconnell they want a g

i'm melissa francis. >> and i'll kelly wright.teve wynn actually now denying those allegations and this story is far from over. will carr is live from our west coast bureau with more details. >> and kelly, "the wall street journal" laid out alarming and detailed allegations against steve wynn and it didn't take long for a wave of political fallout to follow. the journal reporting that he

i'm melissa francis. >> and i'll kelly wright.teve wynn actually now denying those allegations and this story is far from over. will carr is live from our west coast bureau with more details. >> and kelly, "the wall street journal" laid out alarming and detailed allegations against steve wynn and it didn't take long for a wave of political fallout to follow. the journal reporting that he contacted 150 people in its reports, dozens of whom conveyed a pattern of alleged sexual misconduct by wynn that lasted for decades. one of the more damning allegations comes from a manicurist who accuses wynn of forcing her to have sex with him in 2005. wynn later paid the woman 7.5 mld in a settlement. responding to the story, wynn tells fox news in a statement, the idea that i ever assaulted any woman ask preposterous. we find ourselves in a world where people can make allegations regardless of the truth an. he goes on to say the accusations stem from a battle with his ex-wife over a divorce settlement. at the same time the board of directors a

i'm sandra smith and here today harris faulkner, co-host of after the bell on fox business melissa franciser deputy spokesperson for the state department marie hamp is here. joining us for the first time on the couch today republican congressman lee zeldin, member of the house and foreign affairs committee. u.s. army veteran and still serves as a major in the reserves and he is outnumbered. i feel like i should salute you

i'm melissa francis. happy friday.id: you know you sling anything you want at this market, takes hits and keep on going. i'm david asman, happy friday. this is "after the bell." more on the big market movers, here is what else we're covering on very busy friday. american open for business. the market certainly saying that. so is president trump, delivering hises

happy friday, i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. difference to the chaos inside the beltway. melissa: so true. david: more on the big market movers, here is what else we're covering for you. this is historic hour. you want to stay with us. time is running out, the senate has eight hours to pass a short-term spending bill. that is all it is going to take

. >> melissa: i melissa francis. democrats look for a fix to shield hundreds of thousands of those dreamers from deportation. president trump is now set to begin real negotiations. >> he wants to have -- to secure the border, interior enforcement, and change migration. i think it's a behavior critical on their part, they were the ones in 2006 who basically supported these physical border barriers. it's time for them to come to the table, let's strike a deal. the president wants to strike a deal with the democrats and the time is now to do it. >> melissa: john roberts is live with more on all of this, busy day, john. >> it's always a busy day, good morning to you. we will start with a little bit of breaking news, fox news has learned that in the next 24 hours the white house expects to confirm the details of a high-level delegation the administration will be sending to the olympics in south korea starting on february the ninth. we are told, it is not confirmed, that the delegation will likely be led by vice president

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melissa francis, host of kennedy also on fbm, kennedy herself and in center seat, "outnumbered" today the cohost of the bernie and said show on wabc radio. >> bernard: thank you for having me. the end of another slow news week. >> harris: what do you mean the end? they never end. >> bernard: is very exciting. >> sandra: i don't know of our audience can see your timberland boots with your suit coat. quite a combination. you're working and you're serious. >> bernard: i'm not playing.

co-host after the bell melissa francis and joining us today on the couch is the host of the next revolution former chief strategist for british prime minister david cameron steve hilton is here all the way fro

. >> melissa: i'm melissa francis. the president praising a big win for republicans after congress voted for a stopgap funding bill but it is a different picture on the other side of the aisle with democrats blasting chuck schumer for agreeing to the deal. white house press secretary sarah sanders saying that democrats had no choice but to compromise. >> democrats realized that the position that they had taken frankly was indefensible and that they had to focus on first funding our military, protecting border patrol agents, funding vulnerable children through the chip program. these were things that they didn't disagree with. >> melissa: this could be only a cease-fire in the shutdown battle with a new fight looming over immigration reform. john roberts is live on the north lawn. >> good morning, melissa. start with a headline here and it is a headline because we just learned about it. not that it just happened. fox news has confirmed that within the last week or so the attorney general, jeff sessions, was interviewed

co-host of after the bell on fox business melissa francis. editor of town hall.com, katie pavlich and joining us today outnumbered we say former utah congressman and fox news contributor jason

i'm melissa francis is you're running out of records. i'm david asman.is what else worry covering for you in a very busy hour. a major

in for melissa francis. david: looks like you brought us into triple digits. you can talk your way into it. i'm david asman. so happy you can be here. this is "after the bell." before we move on, show you another shot of the nasdaq closing there is achilles kids. this is great organization. we wanted to highlight that for you. gerri: nice story. david: first to our top stories. president donald trump, is back to work at the white house with a very full plate for the new year. the clock is ticking, to make progress with congress before they shift their focus to midterm elections. a look what the president focusing on coming up. great courage behind the protesters. u.n. ambassador, nikki haley and president praising those risking their lives and some losing their lives to rise up against tyranny in iran. more on the deadly up rising in iran to come. >>> former u.n. ambassador john bolton on what action must be taken to support the protesters. >>> the deep freeze is hitting big portions of the country including the south, texas and florida, experiencing temperatu

. >> melissa: i'm melissa francis. negotiations back to square one after chuck schumer withdrew the offer to fund the president's border wall. part of a deal proposed by senators lindsey graham, jeff flake and dick durbin which is white house turned down. sarah sanders explains. >> the flake/graham/durbin agreement doesn't meet the benchmarks. in short, it is totally unacceptable to the president and should be declared dead on arrival. >> melissa: now president trump says without the wall there is no deal on daca. peter doocy joining me from capitol hill. peter, where do we go from here just weeks before the government runs out of money again? >> melissa again they're at an impasse. this time it's because the democratic leadership is saying they won't give any money for a border wall during these negotiations and the president is saying if that's the case, then there won't be any new protections for daca recipients. republican senator ron johnson just told us here in the hallway he thinks an immigration deal is further

. >> i'm melissa francis. the president flying to nashville later where he will become the first sitting president in 25 years to address the national farm bureau federation's national convention and then he is off to atlanta for the big game while the president's allies strongly defend him in the face of michael wolff's explosive new book. >> john roberts is live with more. >> starting you off first. this hour the dhs secretary is expected to announce that the united states, the trump administration will be ending so-called temporary protected status for 200,000 citizens of el salvador, many who have been in the country since the earthquake of el salvador in 2001. it will end as of september 2019. meaning that all those people still in the country under tps will either have to return to el salvador or find some other means of gaining status in the united states. tens of thousands of people who came in as part of that program have already received some other sort of protected status in this country. now to the

i'm melissa francis. neil: you're watching. she doesn't miss anything. melissa: more on big market movers, what we're covering this busy hour ahead. rare look inside of the room where it all happens. we have never seen this before, i don't think. president trump reaching across the aisle hosting open dialogue and immigration reform at the white house. the president huddling with republicans and democrats today. the cameras inside, very candid, very transparent, urging both sides to come to a deal on "dreamers." how the president is working to bridge the gap between parties. plus claims of major breakthroughs, north and south korea sitting down for historic meeting. we have details on what came out of the countries first talks in two years. die an black, chairman of the house budget committee. retired four-star general jack keane. jim jordan, house judiciary committee. we have howard kurtz on ground breaking meeting. neil: it was historic. speaking of the market, historic today. the dow posting fourth record close of the new year and its 75th under preside

i'm melissa francis. david: interesting market day. i'm david asman this is after the bell.g market movers, and a lot of things going on in very busy hour. president trump holding a group of what was supposed to be 100 or more mayors. some backed out in

in for melissa francis. david: looks like you brought us into triple digits.ou can talk your way into it. i'm david asman. so happy you can be here. this is "after the bell." before we move on, show you another shot of the nasdaq

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." this is where we're covering very busy hour ahead. fighting whether to keep the government open. we're learning house freedom caucus could vote as a group against a temporary spending bill. things are changing by the minute. debate on the floor will begin at any moment, ahead of crucial vote tonight. we are following a

melissa: and i'm melissa francis. here's what else we're covering during this very busy hour ahead. a full day for president trump in davos, switzerland now just wrapping up a big meeting with foreign business leaders pushing for more investments in america. before that holding two high profile meetings earlier. one with the prime minister of the uk and then with the prime minister of israel. we are live in davos with the big take aways. and those five months of missing text messages between two former fbi officials, guess what? they found them. among our guests this hour, ohio congressman brad of the house intel committee, lieutenant general thomas mcinerney and former george w. bush brad. connell: to the markets now as another record has been set for the dow jones industrial average. it is a 140 point gain on this day. had been up 200 points. plus, at one point today, we did get those comments this afternoon from the president about the dollar that a lot of people paid attention to moving stocks and commodities as well. we have phil flynn watching all the action in oil and gold. p

i'm melissa francis. >> i'm david asman. wow is the word of the hour! this is "after the bell," so glad you could join us, a very historic day, straight to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange for more on this huge news, also a big announcement from >> bringing that money right back here to the states. which everybody has been waiting for with the economy boost, that we'll see investment from apple into our economy over the next five years. that is really what springs it. let's start with dow 26,000, apple is dow component. 321 points to the upside. 1.2% gains for the big board. for the dow jones industrial average, but across the board, you can see all milestones here for record closes, for the dow, nasdaq and s&p. since then we have hit eight, 1000 milestones. eight trading days since the dow 25,000. it facessest 1000 point gain in history. look at lead earns, boeing, almost 19%. america, caterpillar, great performers and eight, 9% gains there. also watching cisco an united technologies. we've seen a lot of winners across the

i'm melissa francis. >> we can blame the fed. it is always easy to blame the fed. in this case i think it works. i'm david asman, glad you join us on "after the bell." first here is what else we're covering for you on a very busy wednesday. >>> tragedy on the tracks. one death now confirmed after a train carrying hundreds of house republicans and families to a retreat slammed into a dump truck in a high-speed collision. we have a live update from the crash site. >>> president caught on camera saying he will be releasing fisa memo allegedly detailing improper surveillance of his campaign but the fbi says it has concerns on its accuracy. but can the fbi investigate itself? judge napolitano is here to weigh in. >>> big hour for facebook, microsoft, out with quarterly results any moments. expectations are high. investors are closely watching for clues how the new tax system will affect company's bottom lines. we will bring you headlines as soon as they come out. melissa: dow surging triple digits in just the past hour. let's go to straight to gerri willis in past hour

i'm melissa francis. the president's speech coming on the heels of the government shutdown. a continuing battle over immigration reform and the always swirling mueller investigation. we're told the commander-in-chief is looking to move forward. >> i think the president will talk about how america is back and talk about where we are today as far as growing an economy. an economy that has grown at a 3% clip over the last three quarter he and make an appeal to democrats to say we need to rebuild our country and to make an appeal to do infrastructure we need to do it in a bipartisan way. >> melissa: john roberts is live with more on what we can expect. >> good morning to you. we do know the president reviewed the state of the union speech in the draft form it was in over the weekend a couple of times. offered some edits and other points back and forth with his staff over the weekend. today he will be doing much the same thing as well. he does have a couple events on his schedule. he will be attending the swearing in ceremony for the new hhs secretary and then the president will

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i'm melissa francis. >> we can blame the fed. it is always easy to blame the fed.is case i think it works. i'm david asman, glad you join us on "after the bell." first here is what else we're covering for you on a very

. >> melissa: i melissa francis. president trump denying that he made disparaging remarks about haitian and african nations during an oval office meeting with members of congress. that was last week. insisting that he is not a racist. when it comes to efforts to protect the dreamers, he is now blaming of democrats saying that they are the reason there is no agreement tweeting "honestly, i don't think the democrats want to make a deal. they talk about daca but they don't want to help. we are ready, willing, and able to make a deal, but they don't want to. they don't want security at their border. they don't want. it just keeps going. chief house correspondent john roberts is live with the story. where are we on this? >> i can tell you one thing, we are miles away from where we were about a week ago at this time. remember, last tuesday the president had that meeting here at the white house. at 22 members of congress, almost the entire thing was televised and everybody sounded like we are very close to a daca deal here.

i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have more on the big market movers but here is what else we're covering in this very busy hour ahead. cabinet key members and republican leaders meeting at camp david right now, kicking off a weekend on discussions of big ticket agenda items, among them, immigration, national security and winning the midterm election. steve forbes tells us how they accomplish all of this. department of the justice opening investigation into alleged pay-for-play politics at the clinton foundation when hillary clinton was secretary of state. the latest details from washington. the united nations security council holding a meeting right now at the request of u.n. ambassador nick -- nikki haley. where hundreds have been arrested in iran protesting against the iranian regime. david: led by shares of boeing, visa, unitedhealth, there are new are record highs for all the major averages. nicole petallides, looks like we're close to the day's highs where we're ending. what brought on the last minute enthusi

happy friday, i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. i love market indifference to the chaos inside the beltway. melissa: so true. david: more on the big market movers, here is what else we're covering for you. this is historic hour. you want to stay with us. time is running out, the senate has eight hours to pass a short-term spending bill. that is all it is going to take to avoid a partial government shutdown. republicans are still struggling for support at this hour, putting the blame on democrats, reminding voters despite controlling executive and both houses of congress republicans still need a dozen senate democrats to vote with them on a budget. despite the president sitting down with senator minority leader chuck schumer at the white house this afternoon to discuss a possible deal, omb director mick mulvaney already putting a senate loss on the democrats, referring to upcoming "schumer shutdown." we're following all of the twists and turns. let's to to capitol hill where adam shapiro is standing by with the very latest details. a

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have got a very busy hour ahead for you guys. president trump in the music city looking to strike a chord with his base arriving in in veil, tennessee, he will be the first sitting president in 25 years to address american farmers at their annual convention. every president is invited every year. he is expected to lay out his plan to help the struggling agriculture industry and rural economy. we'll bring you his speech that will begin in just moments. we have full coverage and analysis from our panel this whole hour. dan henninger. liz peek from "fiscal times." gop strategist, ned ryun, "town hall"'s guy benson. david: we used all our brown any points to get a guests like that. dow is showing just shy of a record but longer term moves are looking good. nicole petallides on floor of the new york stock exchange. it is sad, nicole, so go january pose the year of first five days are not bad, right. >> we had one record after another. only the dow jones industrial average pulled back ev