we'll have shepard smith, martha maccallum, melissa francis, cheryl casone will be with us. it's a party. i'm talking about this being a super serious thing. but when you get to this event the feeling is so upbeat and positive. and we are there to support people. charles: we just went up another 10. $47,000 right now. >> how did we do that? charles: i don't know, people love. >> no way, that is so awesome! i can't even express how happy and excited i am. thank you. i know fox viewers are wonderful people. and i am just proud as punch to be part of this. charles: we are proud of you. thank you. love you.

this is "outnumbered" and i'm melissa francis. here today as a host of kennedy on the fox business network, kennedy. a town hall editor and fox news contributor katie pavlich. democratic strategist of fox news contributor jessica tarlov in joining us on the couch today, former white house press secretary under george w. bush and of fox news contributor, ari fleischer. we have a lot to get to today and we need your help. are you ready for it? >> ari: as ready as you can be for this one. >> melissa: we better get to it because there's a lot to do. democrats in the senate judiciary committee asking chairman grassley to delay a scheduled vote thursday on supreme court cut nominee brett kavanaugh to launch an investigation after a woman goes public with accusations of sexual assault when they were in high school. some republicans echoing calls to delay the vote. christine blakely ford, now 51 years old, university professor in northern california detailing her story to "the washington post" ." sanger drunken drunken kavanaugh and anoth

. >> back on the couch noon eastern tomorrow, he was melissa francis. >> melissa: fox news alert, the white house on judge brett kavanaugh fighting back after a woman goes public alleging that the supreme court nominee allegedly sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. this is "outnumbered overtime," i am melissa francis in for harris faulkner. joining calls for the vote on judge kavanaugh's nomination to be postponed after the woman who accused him of attacking her more than 30 years ago breaks her silence. the judge, who was at that white house this morning, strongly denies the allegation and says that he is willing to talk to lawmakers again. all of this coming before the senate judiciary committee's plan to vote on thursday. some republicans questioning the timing of the charges, saying democrats sat on this for weeks. the accuser's lawyer says her client is also willing to testify publicly. >> is your client willing to testify before the judiciary committee, and publicly tell the story question marks because she is. she's going to do whatever it takes to get her stor

melissa francis and david asman, take it over. melissa: near record territory, the dow edging closer to the all-time high. david: wow. melissa: ending up 160 points. off session highs but let's not get greedy. the biggest names in tech dragging nasdaq slightly into the red, just barely, six points. i'm melissa francis is. david: when you think how nasdaq performed over last couple months, it ain't bad to have a slight down day. i'm glad you could join us. i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." here is what we are covering for you in a very busy news hour. the commander-in-chief is on the ground right now in the carolinas. he is look at the catastrophic after hurricane florence and took his recovery staff are him. we're live on the ground with the latest on the recovery efforts. >>> the president's message to the victims of the monster storm. >>> plus the supreme battle keeps getting bigger every day. brand new reaction after judge brett kavanaugh's accuser says she won't testify before congress. the conditions she is asking for

david asman and melissa francis pick it up for "after the bell." new record high for the second day in a row. s&p 500 struggling for gains in the final minute of trading it could close at a new record. we'll see where it settles out. i'm melissa francis. david: this hour is anything but settled, so much breaking news we don't know what to do with it all. we'll present it to you. i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." more on big market movers. here is what else we're covering for you. it is not exaggeration. a very busy hour. stunning new report coming from "the new york times" of all places. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein suggesting

david asman and melissa francis pick it up for "after the bell." melissa: brand new record high for the second day in a row. s&p 500 struggling for gains in the final minute of trading it could close at a new record. we'll see where it settles out. i'm melissa francis. david: this hour is anything but settled, so much breaking news we don't know what to do with it all. we'll present it to you. i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." more on big market movers. here is what else we're covering for you. it is not exaggeration. a very busy hour. stunning new report coming from "the new york times" of all places. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein suggesting secretly recorded president trump or at least was thinking of doing that, working to remove him from office. the paper citing unnamed sources. we'll bring you details and reaction from the white house. meanwhile new twists in the drama surrounding the confirmation process for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. the legal team for the woman accusing him of sexual assault says she is willing

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." on the big market movers but here is what else we're covering in this very busy hour ahead. bracing for impact. a monster hurricane taking aim at the eastern seaboard. nearly two million people have been told to head to safer ground.

david asman, melissa francis take it. david: thank you very much. optimism for a new round of tax cuts with concerns about escalating trade tensions between the u.s. and china. the dow ending the day down about 57 points t looked like it was swinging to the negative at the end of the day. she is are session lows but the s&p 500 and nasdaq are bouncing back after last week's drop, snapping a four-day losing streak. happy monday, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have more on the big market movers. here is what else we're covering in the very busy hour ahead. les moonves is out effective immediately. the cbs chief resigning hours after publication of a bombshell report filled with new allegations of sexual misconduct. our own charlie gasparino is here to break it down, what it means for the future of the network as well. >>> investigating anonymous. the trump administration upping its attacks against the unnamed author of a "new york times" editorial, claiming to be part of the resistance. sarah san

melissa francis and david asman, take it over. , the dow edging closer to the all-time high. david: wow. melissa: ending up 160 points. off session highs but let's not get greedy. the biggest names in tech dragging nasdaq slightly into the red, just barely, six points. i'm melissa francis is. david: when you think how nasdaq performed over last couple months, it ain't bad to have a slight down day. i'm glad you could join us. i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." here is what we are covering for you in a very busy news hour. the commander-in-chief is on the ground right now in the

david asman, melissa francis take it. david: thank you very much.for a new round of tax cuts with concerns about escalating trade tensions between the u.s. and china. the dow ending the day down about 57 points t looked like it was swinging to the negative at the end of the day. she is are session lows but the s&p 500 and nasdaq are bouncing back after last week's drop, snapping a four-day losing streak. happy monday, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have more on the big market movers. here is what else we're covering in the very busy hour ahead. les moonves is out effective immediately. the cbs chief resigning hours after publication of a

we'll have shepard smith, martha maccallum, melissa francis, cheryl casone will be with us.y. i'm talking about this being a super serious thing. but when you get to this event the feeling is so upbeat and positive. and we are there to support people. charles: we just went up another 10. $47,000 right now. >> how did we do that? charles: i don't know, people love. >> no way, that is so awesome! i can't even express how happy and excited i am. thank you. i know fox viewers are wonderful people. and i am just proud as punch to be part of this. charles: we are proud of you. thank you. love you. >>> i'll be honest. sometimes i get into arguments with progressive friends about what the current political movement requires. there are well-mepg folks, passionate about social justice who thinks things have gotten so bad the lines have been so starkly drawn that we have to fight fire with fire. in fact the more cynical people about government, the angrier and more disspiritted they are about the prospects of change, the more likely the powerful are able to maintain their power. charle

liz: as melissa francis said earlier, opinion is usually owned with your name on it. >> we created 400,000 manufacturing jobs. manufacturing jobs are growing at fastest pace in more than 30 years, economic growth last quarter of the 4.2%. as you people know it was headed down, big, it was a low number, very low number. it would have been in my opinion less than zero, heading to negative numbers. new. employment claims -- think of that the unemployment picture in the country is best it has been in 49 years, african-american unemployment is lowest in history of the country. asian-american unemployment lowest in history of our country, hispanic-american unemployment lowest in history of our country, i am looking at this point after point. under my administration, veterans unemployment reached lowest in many years. the let's see almost 3.9 million americans have been lifted off food stamps since my election. you go to all of the benefits we got from the tax cuts, you people benefits tremendously from tax cuts. [applause] we're going to regulation cuts, and right to try is where you have right

this is outnumbered, i'm melissa francis. here is maris faulkner, fox news contributor lisa boothe, anchor of the intelligence report on fox business trish regan, and back, co-host of "fox & friends," brian kilmey. you have a lot of friends. >> it's called the brian kilmeade show now. this is a rehearsal. >> are you afraid to go anywhere without friends? >> harris knowts i'm very insecure. [laughing] at the end of the show it comes out. >> can we be friends? >> yeah! >> aww. always bringing the love. it's friday. >> melissa: president trump not holding back at a rally in montana, taking on that "new york times" op ed piece penned by an unnamed writer who claims to be part of a, quote, resistance working from within to thwart president trump's most dangerous impulses. >> president trump: the latest act of resistance is the op ed published in the failing "new york times" by an anonymous, really anonymous, gutness coward. i can never get a good story. i mean, look at this horrible thing today, is it sub version, is it treason? i

melissa francis, our colleague, went out with her daughter, who you will see in a moment in the pictureyou love fox, but what is your favorite show on fox. they said, oh, "the five." then, guess what? they sent us this pumpkin cheesecake! >> dana: that looks good. just before it goes great with burgers. >> jesse: i will eat it after the burger. >> juan: harvest moon, a local favorite. we wish them much success. >> jesse: dana? >> dana: we all mess charles krauthammer very much, he passed away in june. but there is some good news for those of you because his legacy continues to live on. when he fell ill, he was in the advanced stages of almost finishing a whole new book, which he entrusted to his son, daniel, that you see pictured there. daniel has completed the book on his behalf. it is going to be called "the point of it all: a lifetime of great love and endeavors." it will soon be released, now available for preorder. if you need a holiday gift, it's for you. if you visit charles krauthammer.com, you can view some of charles' most influential pieces, and you can learn how to preorder

i'm melissa francis. welcome to the show. david: i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." glad you could join us. first let's bring in the market panel. we have jonathan hoenig, capitalist pig hedge fund, fox news contributor and jonathan petrides, wealth view as eight management. the market is riding through all the storms. how long will that continue? >> david, this is persistence by the market. you can't discount where the selling took place. it is big cap stocks. deal with automakers which lead the market higher in the last four or five years. seems like the more jack dorsey talked on capitol helloer tech stocks like test lark like twitter, like facebook fell the whole day. this is reason for concern despite a great showing for the dow jones today. david: it is. we'll talk more about that. but with the exception of nasdaq, a lot did have to do with jack dorsey didn't do himself much favor. the stock of twitter was way down during his talk but john, i'm wondering why the market is riding out the storm with at least other problems? the problems going on with washington a

if this is "outnumbered" and i'm melissa francis. here today of course, harris faulkner. most of kennedy on the fox business network, kennedy. fox news contributor jessica tarlov and joining us on the couch today, the editor in chief of "the daily caller" news foundation, christopher bedford. you have picked a very busy day. let's get right to it. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein as reportedly arrived at the white house amid a "new york times" report on friday. if the article reporting that back in may of 2017 shortly before rosenstein appointed special counsel robert mueller, the deputy attorney general suggested secretly recording president trump and discussed the possibility of removing the president from office. rosenstein has denied the report and one person who is reportedly in the room said that rosenstein was being sarcastic. just a short time ago, democratic senator kirsten gillibrand tweeting, they must step up to protect the special counsel immediately. we must pass a bipartisan bill to protect the mueller investigation. the american people deserve answer

melissa: 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. bracing for impact. a monster hurricane taking aim at the eastern seaboard. nearly two million people have been told to head to safer ground. states of emergencies have been declared across four states. we are live on the ground along the carolina coast and in the weather center with the latest. meantime apple is unveiling the brand new slate of iphones, including the company's largest phone ever. it is gigantic. the big takeaways from cupertino coming up. a major trade headline moving markets today. "the wall street journal" reporting that the u.s. is proposing a new round of trade talks with china. we're going to ask white house economic advisor larry kudlow about this and new positive data on jobs and growing middle class income. that is coming up right away. david: let's get back to the markets quickly. the dow closing in positive territory for the second day in a row but it di

here today, melissa francis. fox business network anchor dagen mcdowell, jessica tarlov tarlov, and pete hegseth, a civilian salute for us, so meaningful from a veteran, thank you very much. >> pete: you wrote the recent book on it which was fantastic. you and i appreciate that. let's get to it. judge kavanaugh for his part has told a senate committee will testify on capitol hill on monday. and says he wants to clear his name. president trump also reiterating his support for kavanaugh during a rally in las vegas last night. watch it. >> i'm not saying anything about anybody else but i want to tell you that brett kavanaugh is one of the finest human beings he will ever have the privilege of knowing for meeting. a great intellect, a great gentleman, an impeccable reputation. we got to let it play out but i want to tell you, he is a fine, fine person. we just got neil gorsuch, i told you we are going to get brett. >> harris: hasn't happened and now it has come a tweet on the matter. let's get you congressional corre

i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."on the big market movers but first here is what else we're covering in this very busy hour ahead, yes. look at that, more trouble for tesla see elon musk getting high as tesla's stock drops lower. the fallout from his controversial interview and key executive departures, it is like run

melissa francis, town hall contributor katie pavlich, democrat strategist jessica tarlove, and the center seat, chairman of the american conservative union and former white house political director for president george w. bush, matt schlaff, outnumbered. >> great to be here. >> harris: we'll do some on the storm and it has a political element, declarations of states of emergency have been put into place. we'll get your expertise in a moment. more than a million people in three states ordered to evacuate their homes. as the southeast coast, the midsection of the east coast for the first time in decated is bracing for this size of a storm, hurricane florence. the massive category four is set to bring torrential rainfall, catastrophic flooding, gale force winds, governors are saying landscape and life changing type of response because of the rainfall. florence could be the most powerful hurricane to hit the carolinas since haze 8. -- hazel. as we watch the map on the left, in 1953, was the last time that it got this big and this close for this long as we are watching it. it was life changing

melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell." we have more on big market movers. first here is what else is happening at this hour. everybody should get out. a strong warning from the commander-in-chief has hurricane florence takes direct aim at the carolinas. president trump wrapping up meeting with the head of fema and secretary of homeland security at the white house. a live update on the storm track and when it is expected to make landfall. that is coming. >>> plus eight weeks until americans head to the polls in the high-stakes midterm elections. house republicans unveiling the plans for tax cuts 2.0, as the balance of power is up for grabs. >>> it's a somber day across the nation. tribute pouring in to remember the lives lost on this day, september 11th, 17 years ago david: back to the markets. the dow snapping from a two-day losing streak after a lousy happening with shares of apple, home depot and boeing. nicole petallides on floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole. >> we have optimism from all the great economic news but we haven't seen a big move fo

the s&p 500 also closing in the red but the green, before the nasdaq, i'm melissa francis.reen anyway. i'm david asman. we'll take it. glad to have you here. this is "after the bell." more on the big market movers. this is what else we're covering for you. this is a very busy hour. first of all president trump put the world on notice really, delivering a powerful speech at the u.n. to the general assembly. the president warning that america will not continue to

this is "outnumbered," i am melissa francis. here is harris faulkner. strategic communications for the campaign, adrienne elrod, and her first time on the couch, we have emily compagno. did i say that right? >> emily: close enough. let companion, exactly. >> melissa: all right! former federal attorney and defense attorney, tom dupree. former deputy assistant attorney general under president george w. bush, and he is outnumbered! [laughter] >> tom: excited to be here today. hopefully you can bring some insight and rational to increasing news make. >> melissa: that is a lofty goal. >> harris: breaking news to follow on top of it. it will be a busy hour. >> melissa: senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley setting a deadline of 10:00 a.m. tomorrow for kavanaugh's accuser, blasey ford, to decide if she will testify. they plan to forge ahead with a hearing on monday. grassley also stepping up calls for ranking democrat dianne feinstein to turn over the accuser's letter, using harsh words to explain how disappointed he is in the way his colleague has handled t

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have more on the big market movers.what else we're covering at this very busy hour. the future is in question as rod rosenstein as deputy attorney general after reports surfaced he suggested secretly recording president trump and discussed the possibility of removing the president from office.

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have more on on the big markt movers, here is what else we're covering in this very busy hour. drama and grandstanding continue on day three of the senate hearing for judge brett kavanaugh. new jersey democrat, senator cory booker under fire now for vowing to risk losing his senate seat in order to release what he claimed were confidential documents. david: right. melissa: now it appears like, it may have been all an act. that is so shocking. we will explain that. social media showdown. attorney general jeff sessions says he will now look into accusations of conservative censorship on facebook and twitter. ohio congressman jim jordan says his twitter account has been affected in the past. we'll ask him in the regulation is the answer. no. >>> new fallout from the bombshell anonymous or unnamed "new york times" op-ed. the white house staging a full-on assault to find the traitor within the trump administration. we will have a live update from the white house ahead. >>> media buzz ho

here today, melissa francis. democratic strategist and fox news contributor jessica tarlov. most of kennedy on fox business kennedy. and in the center say, welcome back the editor in chief of "the daily caller" news foundation, a civilian salute to christopher bedford is in the house. >> chris: great to be here. on a beautiful rainy monday. i've got a lot of work to do. >> melissa: he looked panicked when you said that. it's catching up. >> harris: let's get to the news. as we begin some of the white house is going offense against the anonymous author of that opinion editorial who claims to be part of the resistance within the trump administration. vice president pence telling chris wallace on "fox news sunday" the unnamed author should do the right thing and resign, adding that he some of the vice president himself would be willing to take a lie detector test. >> i don't know, but i do know that they should resign and leave his administration. >> should all top officials take a lie detector test and would you agree to take when? >> i would agree to take in a heartbeat and w

i'm melissa francis happy friday. david: i'm david asman. happy friday to you, this is "after the bell. we are glad you could join us. the hurricane is still number one. strong and deadly hurricane florence slamming the carolina coast as it slowly moves in. it is close to becoming a tropical storm but it is important to note how strong and big this storm still is. tropical force winds are whipping an area nearly 400 miles wide. it is stuck with gusts up to 90 miles an hour. more than 40 inches of rain has been dumped to some parts. with the storm dumping 18 trillion gallons of water. 722,000 people are without power in the h carolinas. the numbers are climbing t could take weeks before full power is restored. not everybody heeded the evacuation orders. hundreds much water rescuers where waters rising to record levels. kristina partsinevelos in myrtle beach, south carolina. jeff flock, in north carolina, it looks like a heck of a storm. reporter: tell this, this thing doesn't want to quit. we got the eye this morning. more importantly the eye

here today melissa francis, town hall editor and fox news contributor katie pavlich, syndicated radio talk show host and fox news contributor leslie marshall. joining us today, steve hilton in the center seat. host of the next revolution, and the author of positive populism. great to have you. >> steve: great to be here. one dumb xp when let's get started. she is huge, and she is coming. millions of people on the east coast bracing for hurricane florence as it bears down on the carolinas. it has lost some wind speed. the national hurricane center says there is nothing minor about florence. it warns that the storm remains deadly because of its growing size and a flow speed. fema chief brock along warning people not to let their guard down. >> just because the wind speed came down, the intensity of the storm came down to a category 2, please do not let your guard down. this is a very dangerous storm. storm surges why you have been placed under, many of you have been placed under evacuation. we are asking citizens to please heed a warning. your time is warning running o. the ocean will s

i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." more on the big market movers. here is what else we're covering in the very busy hour ahead. fireworks on capitol hill the first day of hearings for the president's supreme court pick, judge brett kavanaugh still underway, mired by protests and protesters. we're awaiting a statement from kavanaugh at any moment. we'll take you there live as soon as that happens. >>> stunning news out of chicago. major announcement coming from mayor rahm emanuel this afternoon as protesters took to the street over the weekend to demand his resignation. the head of the afl-cio says unions will vote for democrats. because they have been better for american workers than republicans. that despite those historic tax cuts and record low unemployment. famed reagan economist art laffer will sound off on that one. among our guests this hour, former assistant u.s. attorney andrew mccarthy, new york congressman tom reed, and "wall street journal's" james freeman. >> we love them all. the dow closing in negative territory for the third trading

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. this is after the bell. more on big market movers.re is what else we're covering for you, very busy hour, you're looking at live pictures of atlantic beach, north carolina, as winds are strong enough to knock you over. and are only just beginning. ahead of arrival of hurricane florence full force. deadly storm surge,

i'm in for melissa francis. david: good to see you, lauren. good to see you as well. i'm david asman, and this is "after the bell." more on the market movers, here is what else we're covering for you. we have a lot in this hour and hours following. the nation is preparing for two blockbuster events in our nation's capitol tomorrow. in just about an hour president trump will take questions from the press on all the breaking headlines this afternoon. first explosive new allegations bense judge brett kavanaugh as a third accuser comes forward. we're live at the white house with the furious response from the supreme court nominee ahead of his senate testimony tomorrow morning. and then the fate of rod rosenstein still hanging in the balance. president trump set to meet with the deputy attorney general tomorrow afternoon as at the white house as a group of republicans is calling on him to either testify to testify or resign. coming up we'll speak to one of those congressman, house freedom caucus member, jody hice. we have retired four-star general jack keen, fox news forei

i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have more on the big market movers but first here is what else we're covering in this very busy hour ahead, yes. look at that, more trouble for tesla see elon musk getting high as tesla's stock drops lower. the fallout from his controversial interview and key executive departures, it is like run for the hills there. former president obama is giving us a preview what we can expect when he is out stumping for democrat candidates this fall. it includes blasting republicans and president trump, calling him out by name and taking credit for today's economic recovery. our panel will respond to this one. >>> this on a day when we see a blockbuster jobs report blowing away expectations. there is one big industry, american industry is struggling to fill jobs, paying $75,000 a year to pay with benefits and cannot find enough people to take the job. we'll tell you where that is. david: almost a good problem to have. the dow closing in negative territory for the second day, weighed down by tra

i'm melissa francis. david: i'm david asman. this is after the bell. more on big market movers. here is what else we're covering for you, very busy hour, you're looking at live pictures of atlantic beach, north carolina, as winds are strong enough to knock you over. and are only just beginning. ahead of arrival of hurricane florence full force. deadly storm surge, winds, catastrophic flooding are expected to pummel the coast of carolinas. a massive storm lost some intensity but may have more staying power and that's of great concern. national, state, local officials,er one warning folks to evacuate, get out immediately as time is running out. at least 18,000 homes are already without power in north carolina. meanwhile u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross watching the storm closely, telling fox business the potential hit to the u.s. economy could be upwards of $180 billion. as businesses and farms shutter and cargo ships are diverted from the area. we'll bring you more of his exclusive interview along with live reports on the ground in north and south carolina. the very latest on

the s&p 500 also closing in the red but the green, before the nasdaq, i'm melissa francis. david: one in the green anyway. i'm david asman. we'll take it. glad to have you here. this is "after the bell." more on the big market movers. this is what else we're covering for you. this is a very busy hour. first of all president trump put the world on notice really, delivering a powerful speech at the u.n. to the general assembly. the president warning that america will not continue to subsidize countries and organizations that take our money and then refuse to support us. we're live at the u.n. with the very latest. >>> the president also doubling down on his defense of supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh today as he slammed democrats for playing what he calls a con game. this is as we're getting new details about thursday's big hearing. >>> mob rule as protesters drive senator ted cruz and his wife from a restaurant in washington last night. could coordinated outbursts be one of the reasons why republican favorability is now at a seven-year high? we'll discuss. melissa

melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell.big market movers and here is what else we're covering in the very busy hour ahead. the u.s. will no longer be the piggybank of the world as the president sounds off as the trade war between u.s. and china heats up. we'll take you

this is "outnumbered," and i'm melissa francis. here today is harris faulkner. fox nation host tomi lahren, former director of strategic communications for the hillary clinton campaign adrienne elrod and joining us on the couch today, lawrence jones, editor in chief of campus reform and he is "outnumbered." we've got a lot to get to. >> harris: got some superstars on the couch today, big laws we like to call you in texas. >> melissa: let's get to it. we are now hearing from kevin on his own words just days ahead of what's expected to be dramatic capitol hill testimony where the woman accusing him of attempted sexual assault in high school is due to be questioned and after a second woman comes forward alleging that kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a college party. now kavanaugh, joined by his wife ashley, defending himself an exclusive interview with their own martha maccallum. watch. >> the truth is, i have never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or otherwise. i am not questioning and have not questioned that perhaps dr. ford at some point in her life

i'm melissa francis. david: what a great day to start the weekend.sman, for "after the bell." phil flynn watching action with oil and gold from the cme. connell mcshane on floor of new york stock exchange. connell, they are always kind

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." more on on the big markt movers, here is what else we're covering in this very busy hour. drama and grandstanding continue on day three of the senate hearing for judge brett kavanaugh. new jersey democrat, senator cory booker under fire now for vowing to risk losing his senate seat in order to release what he claimed were

this is "outnumbered" and i'm melissa francis. here today is harris faulkner. fox news contributor lisa boothe. former state department spokesperson and fox news analyst and cohost of benson and harsh radio show marie harf. and join us on the cash today for the first time, iraq war veteran and the republican nominee for the u.s. senate in michigan, john james. the decorated combat veteran, part of one of the first pass is at point after september 11 to swear the oath of affirmation would be understanding that we would be going to war. and we're going to ask you a lot about that coming up here. >> harris: welcome, it is a pleasure to have you on the couch, thank you for your military service and i can't wait to hear what you have to say about moving forward. >> john: thank you for having me, it was an honor to serve. >> melissa: vice president mike pence of the pentagon honoring 184 people who died when american airlines flight 77 crashed into the building on september 11th 2001. the brave men and women who responded, president from speaking at shanksville where

i'm melissa francis. this is some of the sound and what we have heard so far. >> i am here today not because i want to be and i am terrified. i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school. i. >> i just wanted to tell me the first thing that struck me from your statement, that you were terrified. ii want to let you know, i'm vey sorry. that is not right. >> i am innocent of this charge. i intend no ill will to dr. ford and her family. the other night ashley and my daughter, liza said their prayers and liza, all 10 years old, said to ashley, we should pray for the woman. that is a lot of wisdom from a 10-year-old. we mean, we mean no ill will. melissa: go to our own edward lawrence, with more details. what a day, edward. >> man, it was a day of, a lot of testimony going back and forth here. now we're hearing from judge brett kavanaugh, almost angry at times judge brett kavanaugh, told the democrats on the committee their behav

melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have more on the big market movers. here what else we're covering at this very busy hour. the future is in question as rod rosenstein as deputy attorney general after reports surfaced he suggested secretly recording president trump and discussed the possibility of removing the president from office. we have a live report from the white house where things stand right now. >>> the fight to confirm supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is heating up with new allegations surfacing against him. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell lashing out against democrats on the senate floor moments ago and what he sees as a shameful smear campaign. the latest from capitol hill. and president trump is in new york city gearing up for a major -- david: gridlock. melissa: you got it. the united nations he says he is looking forward to another meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un in the very near future. new details from the u.n. reaction from a former ambassador. among our guests this hour, "judicial watch" president tom fitton,

i'm melissa francis happy friday. david: i'm david asman.is "after the bell. we are glad you could join us. the hurricane is still number one. stng

tough monday i'm melissa francis. david: look at the nasdaq, really that is the big story.ad been down triple digits. not so nasdaq. i'm david asman. glad you could join us. this is "after the bell." more on on the big market mover. first here is else what we're covering for you. we have a lot of live

tough monday i'm melissa francis. david: look at the nasdaq, really that is the big story. the dow had been down triple digits. not so nasdaq. i'm david asman. glad you could join us. this is "after the bell." more on on the big market mover. first here is else what we're covering for you. we have a lot of live action. a new round of tariffs set to kick in any moment on $200 billion on chinese foods. president trump speaking moments ago, there will be a official announcement coming after the market close today. at that is now. we're watching the white house, we'll bring you the news as soon as it breaks. we're expecting to hear from republican senator susan collins from maine any moment. there is a scrum on outside of her office. that is the left side of the screen, amid accusations of sexual misconduct by the president's pick for supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. collins is a key swing vote to confirm cavanagh. republicans can't afford to lose her. we'll bring you live with comments from capitol hill. >>> the carolinas, they have been inundated with more. more on the

here today, melissa francis. fox news contributor lisa boothe. former state department spokesperson marie harf and joining us in the center seat, former utah congressman and fox news contributor jason chaffetz, also author of the new book the deep state. how an army of bureaucrats protected barack obama and is working to destroy donald trump, and that hit shelves today. it's tuesday when jason's book is about to drop. >> jason: is my first book ever. i can't wait to give one to marie. >> harris: she says he brought us a copy. >> marie: i will email him my thoughts. >> melissa: this is going to be a fun show. >> harris: i guess we better get started because the anticipation is killing me. judge brett kavanaugh attending meetings of the white house for the second straight day now. and he says he's ready to go before congress and clear his name after new claims of sexual assault focusing on an incident that happened allegedly nearly 30 years ago. his accuser is christine blasey afford. if we are still waiting for confirmation that she will accept th

melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell. more on the big market movers and here is what else we're covering in the very busy hour ahead. the u.s. will no longer be the piggybank of the world as the president sounds off as the trade war between u.s. and china heats up. we'll take you live to the white house for more on the p president's comments and new tariffs hitting both sides. >>> elon musk stunned market taking his company private last month, you remember that? david: yes i do. melissa: he and his company are reportedly tasting a criminal investigation. more on these details. >>> showdown on capitol hill. supreme court nominee judge kavanaugh and his accuser are invited to testify on monday. the democrats are requesting to reopen judge kavanaugh's background investigation before any hearing takes place. we have judge napolitano. david: the dow climbing closer to record territory. it is currently a little more than 1% below its all-time high. quills wills on floor of new york stock exchange. investors saw tariffs less tha

i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." more on the big market movers.ere is what else we're covering in the very busy hour ahead. fireworks on capitol hill the first day of

i'm melissa francis. david: what a great day to start the weekend. i'm david asman, for "after the bell." phil flynn watching action with oil and gold from the cme. connell mcshane on floor of new york stock exchange. connell, they are always kind of subdued there. i wish they would cheer a little. >> i thought it was all for me which is nice. i don't come here that often. david, we have all-time high for the dow which you're talking about, which is the 100th since the election day in 2016. to answer melissa's question it has been that long for the dow. january 26th this year was the last record high t has been a while for the blue-chips with all the trade concerns. we'll talk about that in a moment. driving things higher in just about everything. home depot is one of only dow stocks that didn't end higher. nike, american express, united technologies, visa. microsoft at the top. screen we'll highlight because technology had a good day today in general rebounding from recent struggles about. microsoft up almost 1.7%. we had a initial public offering f

melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell." we have more on big market movers. is what else is happening at this hour. everybody should get out. a strong warning from the commander-in-chief has hurricane florence takes direct aim at the carolinas. president trump wrapping up meeting with the head of fema and secretary of homeland security at the white house. a live update on the storm track and when it is

i'm in for melissa francis. david: good to see you, lauren. good to see you as well.d asman, and this is "after the bell." more on the market movers, here is what else we're covering for you. we have a lot in this hour and hours following. the nation is preparing for two