Its a busy morning to say the least. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im alison kosik. Im dave briggs. It is friday. 4 00 a. M. In the east. Amid all that, the dow down 1,700 points in five trading days and 14month low. The president will make everybody feel better with this on twitter. Green acres is the place to be farm living is the life for me i feel better. How about you . Here is how Meghan Mullally reacted. If you need me, ill be in a hole in the ground. We are with you, megan. James mattis resigned his position after the president revealed the troops withdrawing from syria. Mattis resignation is a rebuke to the Foreign Policy views of the president. Mattis using his letter of the importance of the u. S. Alliances and unambiguous approach to china and russia. No doubt, the last straw for mattis was the president s plan withdraw for syria. Two officials tell cnn that mattis was quote livid. For more, Cnns Barbara Starr at the pentagon. Reporter alison and dave, an Administra