the curtain. a long pause. did i worry you? >> martha: it's true. thanks, brian. we'll see you tonight. brian is the author of "the president and the freedom fighter" which i just dug into. it's a great story about abraham lincoln and frederic douglas. he's hosting fox news prime time" this week. that's "the story" for october 26. i'll see you tomorrow. >> neil: welcome, everybody. i'm neil cavuto. very glad to be back. some of you know that i tested positive for covid. a lot of you were kind to check up on me, see how i was doing. still testing positive but safe confines for a relocation right now, i'm at home. i'm not putting any one in danger. my wife tested positive. so the only vulnerable one right now is our dog. very good to have you.