good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining us. stories we're watching in the newsroom. opening bell just rang on wall street. the dow poised to extend its winning streak. alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. give us the scoop. >> the winning streak, eight days in the making. dow eeked out another record setting day, carol. two points higher, all it took. but the dow barely ended in positive territory, it looks like investors may be ready to take a bit of a breather. starting mixed, slightly lower and what the winning streak is saying, longest winning streak since 2011. new retail sales numbers out. jumped more than 1% in february. consumers pent mo er rs spent m bought cars, but less at the mall. we'll see if that good news