Start the clock everybody. How are you doing hello. Down there hi everybody. How are you doing thank you very much. I know thank you very much. Hey wow. I appreciate it all stopped okay wow. I know why youre excited today because trumps in l. A. Today. Thats. Yeah. Can you feel it doing some fundraising also. Hes going to meet with the studios. Hes got a great idea for a remake of the truth about cats and dogs did you see the debate Tuesday Night . Wow. Now im just going by what cnn had 25 independents who didnt hadnt made their mind before the debate. She won 23 to 2. So thats pretty. I havent seen a Woman Beat an opponent that bad since that olympic boxer. With the suspicious high levels of testosterone uh wow it was pretty bad for him but halfway through it, he had a look on his face like, boy, wheres a sniper when you need one . Woo oh, we kid oh yeah. I mean, nobody thought he did good. His his teenage Son Barron was watching with some of the kids in his dorm. And at one time, at
Yeah. Hang on, kids. Here we go. Welcome to closing bell. Im bill griffith. And im the australian woman. Im mandy back at cnbcs World Headquarters standing in for Maria Bartiromo. Here we go, folks. Stap yourself in. Last trading hour for the whole year. The fiscal cliff, there may be a merge. Well bring more on that. Take a look at the charts. This tells the story in the last few minutes with Mitch Mcconnell on the floor saying that we are very, very close. Well get more details from john harwood in a moment, but right now the markets are voting and theyre giving thumbs up with the dow up 138 points. Nasdaq up 2 right now. Its been strong all day. Now at 3,020. And the s p up 1. 5 . Look at those stocks go. President obama saying a fiscal cliff agreement is quote, in sight. Mitch mcconnell moments ago saying quote, we are very, very close. To d. C. And john harwood. He and eamon have been monitoring all day. Why are we close but not there yet . Whats left, john . Whats left is the agr