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The day. a flat open. were learning the u.s. economy is moving, 4.1% second quarter. the last quarter it doubled from the previous quarter. the biggest move since 2014. four years growth. the president is about to brag about it for good reason. the american economy is moving. south lawn of the white house, live picture. well see the president come out there -- i think were a little bit away from that. normally wed see a few more reporters there. hot day in d.c. coming up on all that. facebook to...

About that. that increase will do the same thing very soon. i think they will. rob: the 50th record close of the tao under donald trump so we hope it closes their today. rob: hopes it stays steady too. it is really high right now. talking about a car recall, a major -- >> not quite a recall but a push by the center for auto safety to recall 1.3 million ford explorer suvs. several hundred reports about this and injuries and three accidents, ford is saying the cars are safe but they are offering c...

Im watching the big board. were looking at dow 23,000 today. it seems like yesterday we were talking about the dow 22. it has been on a tear now. up 5,000 points since the election. >> sandra: thats a new record high. not 23,000 but the 50th record high since president trump took office. >> bill: its unbelievable. hope youre having a great morning. top republican senators getting together later to talk about policy. a day after the presidents lunch with mitch mcconnell. president trump saying th...

Southeast, this is where we have the bulls-eye for severe weather and damaging wind potential and large hail and a few tornadoes. as we put this this motion, by the time we get into thursday, christmas day, we are done with the storm. it will be a white christmas for the western u.s. this is the highlighted area. the potential for severe thunderstorms as we head through this afternoon. well watch that closely. we will keep an eye through the next couple of days on the big storm heading east. i...

The market with the fourth straight day of gains pushing the dow and s&p to record closes. dow more than 150 points to hit the 35th record high close. the s&p with the 50th record. the biggest number of records in a year since 1995. stocks could swing higher today. you can thank gas prices for some extra cash this holiday season. gas prices have now fallen a record 89 days straight. aaa reported the longest consecutive streak. average prices dropped to $2.38. it is good news for whole day trav...

They had another record close yesterday. 122 points. thats the 50th record high of 2013. they are getting closer to 17,000 in the dow. that came amid unemployment claims that fell to 338,000. that can be seen as the latest positive sign for the job market and investors react to the fed at ben bernankes decision with the bond purchases next month. they roll back about 10 billion a month that could end the program by the end of 2014 if the economy stays strong. last week they announced they went b...

Days of rallies. we are on track for the 50th record high so far this year. carol? >> zain asher, many thanks to you. retailers are using deep discounts to lure you in. after christmas, they want you to shop, shop, shop, shop, offering deals like $200 off a mac book, bloomingdales offering as much as 75% off if you shop before 1:00 pm and sears is selling appliances for more than 40% off if you use your sears card. margaret conley is following this at herald square. good morning, margaret. >> ...

The dow and s&p 500 both opening at record highs. zain asher is tracking it for us. good morning, zain. >> really strong day for stocks. s&p 500 has risen 79% of the time. if we continue on this pace we are on track for the 50th record close so far this year. what you have right now is a situation whereby you have the perfect ingredients for a real sustained rally. all the uncertainty regarding the fed and thats out of the way. budget negotiations in the rear view. gdp coming in at 4.1%. earlier...

Seventh straight day of gains. another record close yesterday. up 122 points. thats the 50th record high of 2013. they are getting closer to 17,000 and the dow -- that came amid news first time unemployment claims fell by 42,000 to 338,000. the number could be seen as the latest positive sign for the job market another sign of a stronger economy. investors reaction to fed chairman ben bernankes decision so scale back on the monthly bond purchases starting next month. they roll back to 75 bill lo...