worst case scenario, always get down on the ground. but you're right, it is the cover-up that sinks these things. >> in just about every situation, hit the floor. >> exactly. jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us this morning, thanks very much. 20 minutes out, let's find out what's driving the markets ahead of the opening bell. for are that, we're joined by cnbc's becky quick. >> focusing on a big deal that came out early this morning. pfizer will buy king pharmaceuticals for 3.$3.6 billion. that's what we're focusing on this morning. this is a cash deal which is interesting, too. a lot of companies are trying to find places to put their cash to work. the best place seems to be recently at least putting some of that money to work if the terms of deals. we'll watch that. also later today, at 2:00 p.m. we'll be getting the minutes from the last fed meeting. that's interesting because it will give us an idea of where some of the fed governors and presidents are thinking and where they might be thinking in terms of monetary easing, whether that will come sooner or