record high. obvious question is the selling, the intense up and down swings. is it over? watch this show, you will find out, looking good in early going today but i have no clue how we close this friday afternoon. i have news for you on taxes, the news is watch out. under consideration online sales taxes and that 25-cent per gallon increase in the gas tax, they would pay for some of the infrastructure building but the significance here is the switch. we have cut taxes and now we are taxing what we buy. oprah says she is not running in 2020. yes, it s friday and varney & company is about to begin. stuart: not a great night for team usa at the olympics. missed out on medal in women s, big event, she won gold in that event four years ago. she missed the medal this time. figure skating, nathan falls during short program. there you have it. now, he was one of the pregames favorites, got it. the germans won another gold. ashley: that s a surprise. stuart: they dominate this ev