close. yum brands which owns kfc missed on earnings due in part to lower sales in china. washington outweighs earnings with the debt ceiling drama. yesterday the vix options set a one day volume record at cboe. while the dow dropped 159 points, nasdaq was off by 75 and the s&p by 21. the commodities were much more tame.gold moved down $6, oil inched up 52 there is a serious salmonella outbreak. 278 people in 18 states have become sick since july. the outbreak is linked to foster farms chicken. the numbers to watch for are on your screen. no one has died. and the neiman marcus christmas book is out. among the extravagant gifts - a $1.9 million dollar demand ring that includes a trip to africa where it was mined. larry shover of sfg alternatives joins us now for some trader talk. larry, is there a political drag on this market? > >there definitely is a huge washington discount. half the traders are scared because they don t want to miss out on some type of resolution rally. th