with china. chinese state media held constructive conversations about a trade deal. the two sides held a high-level phone call on friday night. upbeat signals from the u.s. side sent stocks to record highs friday. economic adviser larry kudlow said washington and beijing were close to a deal. white house trade adviser peter navarro used the same word constructive of a trade representative robert lighthizer's behind closed doors negotiating. >> these talks continue to be constructive, but my lighthizer rule is all negotiations should be behind closed doors. we're on a glides path to a deal. >> navarro would not say if he thinks an agreement would happen this year. until then hundreds of billions of tariffs remain on chinese imports and u.s. products like agriculture. u.s. farmers are the collateral damage in the trade war. president trump vowed another round of cash for u.s. farmers before thanksgiving. a second round of bailout checks for farmers expected to be cut