know what's going on behind that curtain. right we just won't know until we do know. all right, elliot williams. thanks so much for your expertise. we appreciate it this morning and be sure to tune in tonight when cnn's wolf blitzer sits down with former vice president mike pence for a wide ranging interview on everything from his political future to those investigations into former president trump is tonight at nine p.m. eastern, right here on cnn. congress is aiming to claw back their constitutional power to declare war a major step just taking to make it happen and what follows. i'll be joined by congressman adam schiff has been pushing for this for a number of years. that's coming up. and we are moments away from the opening bell on wall street where u. s futures are all up this morning, as comes despite new data showing that the u. s economy grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter than previously estimated markets ended wednesday higher prompted by a surgeon, big tech stocks and the wall street journal reporting the white house will recommend tougher rules for midsize banks as soon as this