the issue of regulatory ark tranlg is very important. bill brodsky, head of the chicago board option exchange. thanks for watching. i m larry kudlow. i ll see you tonight at 7:00 eastern time. power lunch is up next. i m sorry. we can t start yet. dennis isn t here. any second now. take our time. make it in here. okay. okay. that s okay. you re fashionably late. we welcome you to power lunch this tuesday. we have had a bit of a volatile session on wall street. there could be more coming. the dow recovering after a report on consumer confidence hours ago. ibm is among the winners today after announcing the big stock buy-back and then in an hour from now, we have almost a billion dollars worth of two-year notes up for auction. the results could move the markets. and td ameritrade beating the street. the ceo will join us to talk. president obama getting ready to speak about funding smart grid technologies. that s to modernize the nation s electricity
there are reports that michael jackson may have been taking a powerful medication before his death. now, we are hearing he possibly used this strong drug for many years. also this. we re fishermen. we know that only dead fish go with the flow. with that, alaska governor, sarah palin announced she is leaving office, when she plans to step down and why she is quitting. this july fourth, a world war ii biker veteran is driving home patriotism. what got his so revved up about life and country. we are so glad you found hln on this independence day. michael jackson fans are registering by the thousands hoping to win tickets to his memorial. the service will be held at the staples center in los angeles on tuesday. more than 17,000 free tickets will be given to fans who register on line by 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight. a computer will then randomly choose the winners. so far, get this. more than half a million people have registered. the memorial will broadcast live. you can reg