Position as divers continue to search for the remains of the sailors from the uss john mccain. Former secretary of defense larry was a navy captain and a key money man, hell tell us that the problems go further than just the lack of funds. Plus, oh, yeah. Powerball mania sweeping the nation. 700million big ones up for grabs. But how much will you really get and how should you invest it if youre suddenly a multimillionaire less than eight hours from now . Wouldnt that be nice . Meanwhile, on wall street, markets turning negative for august as the president to shut down the government weighing on investors. Oh, yeah, were less than an hour now to the closing bell. Im Ashley Webster in for liz claman. Lets begin the countdown. Ashley President Trump sending chills down investor spines once again. At least a little spook. Stocks wiping out 225 points of gains the last two days. This after the president did warn of a government shut down to secure the money to build that border wall with me
The year, just in time for christmas but lawmakers will be cutting that deadline very close. Vice president mike pence is in south florida this hour. He is focusing on that ongoing crisis and assault on democracy in venezuela. Coming up byron york, from the Washington Examiner, Fox News Media analyst, howard kurtz, and Jordan Sekulow from the American Center of law and justice. Melissa back to the markets. The dow fizzling after the best day in four months as investors are growing concerned over the president s economic agenda. Nicole petallides is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. And, nicole, what everyone is talking about . Big picture here, they see the back and forth action. They want to get back to the agenda, big picture. But we have a day where you have a mixed bag. For example youre seeing the dow industrials down about 88 points. Youre seeing telecom and energy doing well but a lot of sectors are to the downside. Look at some of the winners and losers here. United
Election. Former florida congressman Lieutenant Colonel alan west getting in the chair to talk about whether this move will roil the global balance right now. As the Obama Administration with just 22 days left is embroiled in another disturbing fight. This one with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the nation of israel, but in the last few hours, something has just changed. Weve got former israeli ambassador to the United Nations ron prosor live from israel on the speech Bibi Netanyahu just gave and why christians needs to fear the resolution president obama allowed to pass. Im back from jordan, ill tell you what is really going on, on the ground. Both of the developing story, president elect trump is in palm beach. Well have reaction out of maralago as soon as it comes. The president elect causing a stir in the last 24 hours after suggesting privatizing the multibillion dollar veteran Affairs Hospital system paid for by you, the taxpayer. Were about to take the pulse of on
All that is coming up. Melissa back to the markets. The dow ending the daylightly in the red with one trading day in the year. Phil flynn, price futures group, fox news contributor. Watching action in oil and gold from the cme. Nicole petallides from the floor of the new york stock exchange. Nicole, start with you, talk to me about the trading days. We lost two. Melissa all right, i cant hear anything. David i couldnt hear anything either. Melissa well try to straighten that out and go back to it. David meantime well go to phil flynn and phils checking out commodities, phil. Lets start with gold. It was popping today. Whats happening . It wasp toking like crazy da dave. We have fourday winning streak going on in the gold market. We havent seen that in a while. Wasnt too long ago we had the worst selloff in 20 years. Tell you what, it has a lot to do with the dollar and a lot to do with expectations that maybe well see some inflation. Face it, dave, within the last 24, 48 hours the worl
The uks theresa may taking a page out of Donald Trumps book. Are we seeing a new generation of leaders who said unapologetically i want it all and playing for one team, the home team. The new way of doing business is moving markets, you need to know how to anticipate it also your portfolio doesnt implode. Well tell you. Donald trumps cabinet pix entering the lions den, congressman ryan zinke of montana taking center stage on capitol hill as he seeks to become next secretary of the interior. Billionaire betsy devos heading to the hill in two hours, wilbur ross and Steve Mnuchin with fireworks almost a given. None of the candidates is getting approved without a fight from democrats who are looking to roadblock not just the cabinet names but the president elect himself. 54, thats the number of members of congress, democrats refusing to attend fridays inauguration, and as it climbs, moment by moment, were talking to the california congressman who is deciding at this hour, hes in meetings r