andy inhale. i think it gives people a lot of joy. gallup poll optimism over personal. all-time high. 69% of americans say they expect to be financially better off at this time next year. all you have to sa stay a second your hand on mine the clock is ticking steve: the clock is ticking it s 7:01 in new york city. thank you for joining us. we do believe the snow should be arriving here in new york city. they have called off schools throughout the area. it s going to be a snow day. a good day to watch cable. brian: absolutely. good day to watch cable because there is a lot of bruins from the president s rally last night to beto o rourke s rally encounter including a border a break through on the border deal. we could be looking at maybe avoid ago shutdown. steve: we start this hour with a fox news alert. an agreement has been