we have a live report moments away. welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> good to see you. i'm christine romans. it is thursday, july 26th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's begin with a trade truce. eu and u.s. easing the threat of the full-blown trade war for now. both sides working to eliminate trade barriers. in a press conference with jean-claude juencker, president trump called it a big day for free trade. >> we will work together for zero tariffs and subsidies on non-auto. >> it was a deal to make a deal. the two leaders agreed to resolve issues on trade like steel and aluminum and the retaliation tariffs. in return, the eu promised to buy more natural gas from the