china is sending very strong signals as he puts it about getting a deal done with the united states. this after the dow dropped about 800 points yesterday as concerns grew over a temporary truce in the trade war between the two countries. the stock market is closed today for the national day of mourning in honor of the late president, george h.w. bush. john roberts is reporting live from the north lawn. >> shep, good afternoon to you. after that big 800-point plunge in the dow yesterday because of the uncertainty about the trade relationship between the u.s. and china, president trump making moves to try to put the financial train back on the tracks. in a series of tweets he chose saying china echoed the president's optimism. chinese officials have begun to restart imports of u.s. soy beans and liquefied gas. china agreed to start immediately buying u.s.