, liz claman are you there? we came a little early to you. liz: especially a 45 record, david knows, he and i go way back. david: we do. liz: those are the little records that we used to play on vinyl. we have cut it, let's try again as we head into the final hour of the trade, the dow, the s&p, nasdaq and the transports are all set for record closes in this hour but we sell nearly this exact scenario 24 hours ago before latebreaking pfizer headlines scared the bull off. but that pfizer report would have to scale back in the distribution has been clarified after the breaking development on a covered relief package, is congress truly ready to drop the politics and throw the financial lifeline to millions of americans, peter navarro is about to join me live from the white house the president's top trade advisor helplessly demanding more from billions and coronavirus aid to form what he calls a physical bridge between the terrifying covid spike were seen today and widespread vaccine distribution, why he's breaking

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liz claman, as i hand it over to you, the market is under some pressure but this ipo mania is pretty exciting. >> liz: we are all over it we are checking every couple of minutes on the doored but we are getting more news right now on this breaking story regarding facebook, the new york attorney general unfriending facebook, just minutes ago. leticia james along with the attorney general of 47 states filing an anti-trust lawsuit against the social media giant over a whole bunch of accusations of anti-competitive behavior. we are going to be getting more details on this soon from that news conference that just finished at the moment. we do have a reporter there, we're getting all of the scoop but the stock is getting slammed meanwhile, complete opposite sentiment for doordash. doordash bashing down the doors at the new york stock exchange as it makes a spectacular public debut. we've got one analyst who thinks dash is the keyword in today's ipo, but wait until you hear how bearish he is on the food delivery service and why. you've got to hear why, all right, and one day, before the pfi

in new york, liz claman, host of the claman countdown on fox business and clarence page columnist for the chicago tribune. mollie, the media reaction to mitch mcconnell congratulating joe biden and kamala harris after the harsh criticism has been, well, he should have done it much sooner. did that put the majority leader in kind of a no-win situation? >> i don't know. i think that many members of the left including the media don't have a particularly high view of the electoral college. people on the right tend to really respect the electoral college. it's not surprising at all that once the electoral college voted you had republican leaders saying that -- congratulating the president-elect. i think the media have made a big error in how they covered this, an intentional error. there's a difference between the likelihood that joe biden will be the next president which republican leaders have known all along and the very real concerns that 74 million trump voters have about election integrity and how mail-in balloting did not lead to a secure election. that story has not been covered we

good to see you, cheryl, you're in for liz claman. cheryl: i know. we saw each other face to face. lauren: it was a little awkward, hey, what do we do? we smiled from afar, you had your max on. cheryl: lauren, it was great to see you. lauren simonetti, thank you. very much. well, you know, lauren talking about these markets and how they're performing. welling, they're really not -- well, they're really not performing. a lot has happened today to reverse course for the major indie indices, there's a log jam in the senate right now that ised holding up $2,000 stimulus checks for americans hurting from the coronavirus pandemic. we're going to go straight to capitol hill, up to the minute details. things are changing fast and furious there in washington. now the senate's inaction caused that market to pull back from new intraday highs today, can and we're still kind of sitting on those lower numbers. the dow down 70, s&p down 7, nasdaq down 45. i any gain today for any of these would be the second straight day of records if any of these guys can turn around in the final hour of trading

cheryl casone in for liz claman. over to you. cheryl: thank you very much. you know what, i'm wearing red because folks, tis the season. we have the santa claus rally in effect right now as the markets fly to all-time highs to open the final trading week of 2020. we are finally here, folks. the dow, the s&p 500, the nasdaq and the russ 2000 all aiming for record closes after president trump signed that $900 billion covid stimulus bill into law last night. take a look at the dow right now. we are higher by 240, off session highs but still well on our way to another record for the dow. s&p up 36. nasdaq up 122. russ 2000 teetering with a new record. and the transports, we will talk about that with phil flynn, also higher right now. >>> also right now, the house is trying to push through a new bill that will send $2,000 stimulus checks to americans in need of relief from the pandemic. something president trump wanted to see, remember. we will have up to the minute details coming out of capitol hill today. they are back in session after a brief holiday break. >>

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so is my friend cheryl casone, in for liz claman. cheryl, this is, what, this is the second to last trading session of 2020. cheryl: yeah. we will see how we do in the next hour. got some good numbers. we will see if we can boost those a little bit. thank you very much. >>> we also have this right now. that's breaking news. the senate is set to gavel in at any moment. they will get the ball rolling on a veto override of the $740 billion defense spending bill, but still no vote set on the house, that $2,000 stimulus check president trump supports. we will get the state of play on capitol hill. there's a lot of moving parts right now we are following for you. >>> meanwhile, lauren just mentioned this, the dow, s&p 500 trying to wrap the second to last trading day of the year at new record highs. the dow needs 68 points, the s&p 500 needs 8 points to do the trick. as you can see, with the s&p just below that level, the dow and nasdaq are actually looking pretty strong. >>> it was definitely the nasdaq, though, that was the runaway marke

liz claman, over to you. the market's hanging in okay but still assuming that congress will come up with something before the year oifrs. . liz: yeah, but right now, you got to admit the markets are celebrating v-day. charles, we have seen it. new records all around, vaccine day being cheered by investors as that first dose of the pfizer/biontech covid-19 vaccine has been administered. all five majors have hit intraday records. the dow's not quite there at the moment. it needs to see a gain of 149 points but we are looking at maybe once again five all-time new history pages in the book. >>> at the white house, operation warp speed vaccine summit, president trump has just called the development of the vaccine a modern day miracle. he's currently meeting right now with government officials and representatives from some of the top companies in the nation that are involved in distributing the life-saving shots to the nation. >>> and concurrently, president-elect joe biden introducing his health care team. this ju

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all right, so liz claman, coming up, a little waffly here. it feels like to victoria's point, we are waiting for the next catalyst. we love the vaccine news but the market maybe has built that in. maybe looking for one more thing to kind of give us that spark. liz: let me give you this, charles. if you thought the opening bell this morning was an historic one, it is within this hour as we barrel toward the closing bell where we are about to witness multiple firsts. it's the first time since this morning's pfizer biontech vaccine rollout that the man in charge of keeping cool will speak out. it's kind of insulting to call them smart labels, the brilliant labels that ensure the vaccine's boxes stay at subarctic temperatures to prevent the crucial vials from degrading. he will show you how the label sends a warning signal if the heat gets in. >>> it's fast becoming the hottest gift of the season. two blind brothers. they are vision-impaired but their first ever genius clothing brand is opening eyes and wallets when it comes to taking a leap of f

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liz claman, you've got another exciting hour coming up. liz: you know, that was really one of the most stunning q and as that is continuing right now, charles, and we are monitoring it. and what charles basically referring to, it's all about the coronavirus. the federal reserve chair, jerome powell, practically begging congress to pass a relief bill now. we are chewing up the sound bite -- queuing up the sound bite that we believe was the most significant here for you, saying that the economic recovery may be severely damaged if congress doesn't move now. now, as he does continue to take reporter questions at this final fomc news conference of this very rough year, he made direct links to the vaccine, to mask wearing and the chances for an economic strengthening or a complete running off the cliff here. so the statement was released at 2 p.m. eastern. now, it was the fed's promise to leave rates at zero through 2023 that lit a fire under the 10-year yield. take a look at the 10-year treasure true yield. this morning it was at .91. it it sp

liz claman, over to you. liz: yeah. there are a couple of names that are just a little bit shaky, right? it's tesla's big day. you know that. it's finally invited to the s&p prom and today's the day. why is the stock flagging? maybe you should be looking at this differently. is this your best chance to get into the stock at a slightly cheaper price? the top voice at s&p index research, howard silverblatt, joins us live. >>> congress making its last-minute push to drag a $900 billion stimulus bill across that finish line at this very moment. right now, we understand the house rules committee is meeting on the bill. once it's approved there, it goes to a full house vote. the stimulus plan, chock full of billions in aid but why, when the restaurant industry is taking an outsized hit, was it left on the outside looking in? the ceo of fat brands, the parent of fatburger and johnny rocket's, so much more, he's about to let loose on this bill. it comes as the fda's approval of the second covid vaccine now has moderna rolling t

winners and losers, the market, it's neither one today but liz claman, it has been a hell of a winner for the year, particularly ipo's this week. >> liz: indeed, doordash, airbnb, listens queue tom petty right? pfizer, state governors, hospital administrators, americans all across the country waiting for the fda to give that green light for emergency use of the coronavirus vaccine. the new york times now reporting it could come as early as tonight. the critical innoculation cannot arrive soon enough for the restaurant industry which just in the last couple of hours got another kick to the gut. we've got every angle covered we're live at the pfizer where they're ready to ship the live saving shot and cameron mitchell whose ocean prime restaurant has locations in new york, philly and beverly hills how is he going to survive if he's losing $1 million to $2 million per month. markets are in a defense ever crunch if the senate passes a short-term bill to avert a government shutdown bill but that's good news as all three major indices head for weekly losses we do have the mixed picture with

i i think the last hour of trading, or liz claman, going to be explosive. liz: yeah, it sure is, charles, for a couple of reasons. we've got two major stories breaking at this hour. the pfizer and biontech coronavirus vaccine that's already being deployed in the u.k. and canada awaits emergency use authorization here in the u.s. and breaking news on the airbnb ipo, it is the most actively traded stock as we head into the final hour of trade. we've got our eye on the clock because at any moment the food and drug administration's advisory panel will begin the meeting that will end in a yea or nay on approving pfizer's covid vaccine. former health and human services secretary governor tom price is about to tell us the odds that the fda will green light it. and as a record 3,000-plus people died in a single day yesterday, how soon could this happen? could be in this hour. airbnb, look at the percentage jump at the moment, 118% after being priced at $68 a share. it's now at $148.86. high of the session, 365. all right -- 165. which gives the home rental company

. >>> desprotegidos y olvidados miles de inmigrantes claman para que sus derechos sean repetados, es el día internacional del inmigrante pero dicen que no tienen mucho qué celebrar pero vamos con información de la aprobación de la vacuna del covid-19 . >>> la segunda vacuna contra el coronavirus ya fue aprobada y agencia de medicamentos y alimentación dio autorización al uso de emergencia al considerar que es seguro y eficazn y su distribución podrá comenzar las próximas horas estas son las diferencias , la de moderna solo requiere entre menos 13 y menos 5 grados en fahrenheit y basta con un refrigerador común y corriente pero también la vacuna de pfizer se reactiva mientras la srgudna dosis se debe poner a los 18 días, pero también la vacuna de pfizer pude ser usada desde los 18 años y con la campaña de vacunación el vicepresidente pence recibió su primera dosis y lo hizo ante las camrsa y estas imágenes son simbólicas para aumnar la seguridad al usar la vacuna . >>> (en inglés) . >>> (en inglés) pero también fueron vacunados karen pence y jerome adams . >>> mi

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liz claman, got a strong rally. everyone is looking to this 4:00 meeting and maybe we will get stimulus this time. liz: exactly. maybe. how many times we have to ask this? what charles is talking about if you are just tuning in, breaking news, we are about to see a breakthrough on billions of dollars of coronavirus aid question mark, maybe. markets are betting it could actually be right around the corner. look at this rally we have. we are just one hour away from a meeting of the congressional minds. the top four leaders, senate and house, about to negotiate the final version of the covid omnibus spending bill and that's enough to break the s&p 500 out of its longest losing streak since september. the russell on track for a record. maybe the dow might make it, too. we are about 10 points away. it comes as the pfizer coronavirus vaccine makes its way to essential workers across the nation, day two, but could some wicked weather disrupt the distribution? we are going to take you live to dallas-ft. worth airport where

, liz claman are you there? we came a little early to you. liz: especially a 45 record, david knows, he and i go way back. david: we do. liz: those are the little records that we used to play on vinyl. we have cut it, let's try again as we head into the final hour of the trade, the dow, the s&p, nasdaq and the transports are all set for record closes in this hour but we sell nearly this exact scenario 24 hours ago before latebreaking pfizer headlines scared the bull off. but that pfizer report would have to scale back in the distribution has been clarified

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that is doing it for the claman "countdown." that is it for me. jackie deangelis pick it up "after the bell." jackie: record closes for the dow, nasdaq and s&p as well. s as we await for the vote in the house on 2000-dollar relief checks for american workers. i'm jackie deangelis in for connell mcshane. i will it is time for news at this hour. fox team coverage, hillary vaughn in wilmington, delaware. chad, kick it off with you. reporter: house of representatives will start debating providing $2,000 stimulus checks this is something that the president demanded not in the bill he signed last night. keep in mind the reason they only went for $600 for that proposal because president trump and republicans said nothing about this. many republicans opposed any stimulus checks whatsoever, among them mo brooks, republican from alabama. >> someone has to show me how we will pay for it? before we go into debilitating, insolvency, bankruptcy that will do great damage to our country. reporter: comments of brooks reflect angst of many republicans over direct p

i i think the last hour of trading, or liz claman, going to be explosive. liz: yeah, it sure is, charles, for a couple of reasons. we've got two major stories breaking at this hour. the pfizer and biontech coronavirus vaccine that's already being deployed in the u.k. and canada awaits emergency use authorization here in the u.s. and breaking news on the airbnb ipo, it is the most actively traded stock as we head into the final hour of trade. we've got our eye on the clock because at any moment the food and drug administration's advisory panel will begin the meeting that will end in a yea or nay on approving pfizer's covid vaccine. former health and human services secretary governor tom price is about to tell us the odds that the

cheryl casone in once again for liz claman. i hope i get to see you in 2021. how about that. cheryl: i definitely hope i get to see you at the early hours of the morning in 2021. lauren simonetti, happy new year. lauren: happy new year. cheryl: here we go. it is the last hour of the last trading day of 2020, so happy new year because it is already 2021 in dubai. you are looking at live pictures right now. this is the world's biggest tower ringing in the new year with a fireworks display like no other. this is one of my favorites from around the world. in nine hours, we are going to see the ball drop right here in new york city and america will begin to close the books on 2020. wall street celebrating 2020 in its own fashion, wrapping up the last trading day of the year with a late session move to the upside. we could be headed for more fireworks. the dow needs any gain for its 14th record close of the year. the s&p 500 needs three points for a new record. right now, we are on track for just those two things. the dow is up 88 points, s&p is up almost 11 points. nasdaq, as you

cheryl casone in for liz claman. over to you. cheryl: thank you very much. you know what, i'm wearing red because folks, tis the season. we have the santa claus rally in effect right now as the markets fly to all-time highs to open the final trading week of 2020. we are finally here, folks. the dow, the s&p 500, the nasdaq and the russ 2000 all aiming for record closes after president trump signed that $900 billion covid stimulus bill into law last night. take a look at the dow right now. we are higher by 240, off session highs but still well on our way to another record for the dow. s&p up 36. nasdaq up 122. russ 2000 teetering with a new record. and the

so is my friend cheryl casone, in for liz claman. cheryl, this is, what, this is the second to last trading session of 2020. cheryl: yeah. we will see how we do in the next hour. got some good numbers. we will see if we can boost those a little bit. thank you very much. >>> we also have this right now. that's breaking news. the senate is set to gavel in at any moment. they will get the ball rolling on a veto override of the $740 billion defense spending bill, but still no vote set on the house, that $2,000 stimulus check president trump supports. we will get the state of play on capitol hill. there's a lot of moving parts right now we are following for you. >>> meanwhile, lauren just mentioned this, the dow, s&p 500 trying to wrap the second to last trading day of the year at new record highs. the dow needs 68 points, the s&p 500 needs 8 points to do the

that does it for "the claman countdown." jackie deangelis take it away. jackie: thank you, cheryl. stocks falling from all-time highs as hopes for $2000 stimulus checks fade. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell blocked an effort to quickly increase the amount of money being sent to americans. i'm jackie deangelis in for connell mcshane. welcome to "after the bell." it is time for the news happening at this hour. ♪. we have fox team coverage. mike emanuel in washington, hillary vaughn in wilmington, delaware. mike, let's start with you with the latest on stimulus. reporter: jackie, good afternoon. senator chuck schumer and bernie sanders tried to force the issue on those $2000 stimulus checks. >> some of my republican colleagues said they support the checks but there is a major difference in saying you support two thousand dollars checks and fighting to put them into law. >> we should all be very, very clear. the working class of this country today faces more economic desperation than at anytime since the great depression of the 1930s. and working families need help now! not ne

liz claman, over to you. liz: yeah. there are a couple of names that are just a little bit shaky, right? it's tesla's big day. you know that. it's finally invited to the s&p prom and today's the day. why is the stock flagging? maybe you should be looking at this differently. is this your best chance to get into the stock at a slightly cheaper price? the top voice at s&p index research, howard silverblatt, joins us live. >>> congress making its

good to see you, cheryl, you're in for liz claman. cheryl: i know. we saw each other face to face. lauren: it was a little awkward, hey, what do we do? we smiled from afar, you had your max on. cheryl: lauren, it was great to see you. lauren simonetti, thank you. very much. well, you know, lauren talking about these markets and how they're performing. welling, they're really not -- well, they're really not performing. a lot has happened today to reverse course for the major indie indices, there's a log jam in the senate right now that ised holding up $2,000 stimulus checks for americans hurting from the coronavirus pandemic. we're going to go straighto

that will do it for "the claman countdown." the dow just missing a record up 115 points. we'll see you tomorrow. connell: the promise of a covid vaccine and the hope for more stimulus sending stocks once again to all-time highs. now right now at the white house president trump independence hosting a vaccine summit. they're about to discuss how the vaccine will be administered. any breaking headlines come out of that event throughout the hour we'll be on top of that. at the chose you look at the numbers. the dow hovering below what would have been record territory. closes up by 105 points. it hit an all time high earlier in the trading session today. the s&p 500 looks like it has a record. need as seven-point gain. gets 10. the nasdaq notches the fourth consecutive recovered close. for the nasdaq this is 5-0. 50th record close for the nasdaq composite in the year 2020. i'm connell mcshane. welcome, everybody, to "after the bell." time for the news happening at this hour. fox team coverage, blake burman at white house, gerri willis in new york and greg palkot on the streets

all right, so liz claman, coming up, a little waffly here. it feels like to victoria's point, we are waiting for the next catalyst. we love the vaccine news but the market maybe has built that in. maybe looking for one more thing to kind of give us that spark. liz: let me give you this, charles. if you thought the opening bell this morning was an historic one, it is within this hour as we barrel toward the closing bell where we are about to witness multiple firsts. it's the first time since this morning's pfizer biontech vaccine rollout that the man in charge of keeping cool will speak out. it's kind of insulting to call them smart labels, the brilliant labels that ensure the

cheryl casone in once again for liz claman. i hope i get to see you in 2021. how about that. cheryl: i definitely hope i get to see you at the early hours of the morning in 2021. lauren simonetti, happy new year. lauren: happy new year. cheryl: here we go. it is the last hour of the last trading day of 2020, so happy new year because it is already 2021 in dubai. you are looking at live pictures right now. this is the world's biggest tower ringing in the new year with a fireworks display like no other. this is one of my favorites from around the world. in nine hours, we are going to see the ball drop right here in new york city and america will begin to close the books on 2020. wall stree

that will do it for "the claman countdown". connell: so we close it out with stocks mixed here today. the nasdaq does end down. a bit up and down. actually hit a all-time high early in the session. couldn't close as a record. turns negative in the final few minutes of trading. investors still hoping stimulus can boost the economy down the line. we have back and forth on stimulus before that. we also have new signs that the economy might be starting to slow down. as more restrictions are put in place across the nation to fight off the virus. we also are seeing, we'll talk about this for better or worse, plenty of people are planning to travel for christmas. we'll cover all of that at this hour. at the close you look at numbers. the dow is up 114. s&p 500 higher by almost three points. but the nasdaq turns lower, closes down by 37 points. that is .3 of 1%. there you have it. so it is great to be with you. i'm connell mcshane here on the last full trading day before the christmas holiday. welcome to "after the bell." the news is h

liz claman, over to you. liz: david, thank you very much. david, you have heard of wing and a prayer? stocks are surging on a stimulus tweet and a prayer. we've got new record highs as nancy pelosi's deputy chief of staff, in a tweet, pulls back the curtain on possible compromise between the speaker and senate leader mcconnell. the dow now above 30,000. we are at 30,049 points and flirting with a record. it needs 162 points of gains. we are up 163. you got to stay with me. any gain for the s&p, that's the third straight all-time high and the nasdaq is about to notch its 47th record of the year. this comes as congress sends a bi

that will do it for "the claman countdown." connell: we're indeed in record territory on wall street. stocks didn't have a great close but we finished mostly higher. fed chair jerome powell talking about stimulus. at the close the dow turned on us. it was hovering near record level but closed down 44 points. s&p falls short of a record if it settles where it is up six 1/2 points but the nasdaq closes at another record high. second straight and a number of records for the nasdaq. they keep coming up by 63 points on the day. more on the markets. the other thing we're keeping a very close eye on here today is this major winter storm threatening to dump up to two feet of snow in some parts along the east coast t will create yet another challenge for so many business owners who are already dealing with a lot. we'll cover that from a lot of different angles throughout the hour. good to be with you. i'm connell mcshane. welcome to "after the bell." time for the news happening at this hour. our fox business team coverage, blake burman

liz claman, i came back and i'm a little rusty. couldn't get you the c.p. effect today. i tried. couldn't do it. liz: you know, you are talking about spacs, we've got the pay safe spac ceo and bill foley, the guy who organized the entire spac to make it happen. it's a fascinating story, folks. but perhaps not as fascinating as the fact the nasdaq is the last one standing. the tech index on the verge of closing at another all-time high after the dow, s&p, russell 2000 and dow transports all did it on friday, but can't seem to quite get there today. the dow did hit an intraday high but pulled back. we are looking at an s&p losing about 13 points. we do have the dow down 206. you can see the transports

that will do it for "the claman countdown." we will see you tomorrow. connell: stimulus hopes, also a vaccine rollout really helping to lift stocks today. the fda clearing the path for what would be a second coronavirus vaccine, this one coming from moderna. it is expected to win emergency use approval by friday and that news may be offsetting a little bit the rising virus cases we continue to see. they have spiked to nearly 16.6 million in the united states. any minute now meantime house speaker nancy pelosi meeting with mitch mcconnell and other leaders on cap total hill. they say they will try to negotiate the final version of a covid relief bill. as we look at the numbers at the close investors like that talk finally maybe getting some stimulus done. shy of a record, just under 340 points at the close, back above 30,200. nasdaq with record close up 155 points. that is one 1/4% for the nasdaq. that is a new record. i'm connell mcshane. good to be with you. welcome to "after the bell." we have a lot to get to this afternoon so time to get to the news

liz claman, got a strong rally. everyone is looking to this 4:00 meeting and maybe we will get stimulus this time. liz: exactly. maybe. how many times we have to ask this? what charles is talking about if you are just tuning in, breaking news, we are about to see a breakthrough on billions of dollars of coronavirus aid question mark, maybe. markets are betting it could actually be right around the corner. look at this rally we have. we are just one hour away from a meeting of the congressional minds. the top four leaders, senate and house, about to negotiate the final version of the covid omnibus spending bill and that's enough to break the s&p 500 out

good time to hand it over to liz claman for the final hour. hi, liz. liz: hey, david. good to see you. good to see you, my friend. all right. we got a santa claus rally getting off to an early start on this first day of december as vaccine optimism and increased chatter on capitol hill about coronavirus stimulus powering the s&p 500 and the nasdaq to new all time highs. just want to let you know, the dow needs a gain of 407 points to join them in this record party. right now we're up about 266 but you know anything can happen in this final hour of trade. >>> but it's stimulus that's the word of the day as president-elect joe biden's treasury secretary nominee, janet yellen, makes her pitch in

liz claman, as i hand it over to you, the market is under some pressure but this ipo mania is pretty exciting. >> liz: we are all over it we are checking every couple of minutes on the doored but we are getting more news right now on this breaking story regarding facebook, the new york attorney general unfriending facebook, just minutes ago. leticia james along with the attorney general of 47 states filing an anti-trust lawsuit against the social media giant over a whole bunch of accusations of anti-competitive behavior. we are going to be getting more details on this soon from that news conference that just finished at the moment. we do have a reporter there,

up, pockets of the market, though, absolutely sizzling including bitcoin, as i hand it over to liz claman. liz: yeah. i'm touching the ticker and it's burning up. all right. we've got this breaking right now. if you own, what am i doing? all right. if you own google shares or have ever googled anything, a major shot has been fired by 38 states straight at the company's heart of search. the stock right now is responding, down 1%. we will get you more on that. we've also got two major fuzzy pieces of the market puzzle that could come into much sharper focus within the next 59 nu

that will do it for "the claman countdown." connell: a lott going on here. a threat after new virus variant weighing on wall street the last couple days. we do get the record for the nasdaq at the close but overall we're mixed on the day even though congress is able to pass the 900 billion-dollar stimulus bill. look at the numbers. dow is down 200 points as we close down here. s&p 500 turned lower and closes down by seven 1/2 points. at the bottom of the screen, another record high for the nasdaq composite. tech stocks keep going up. good to be with you. i'm connell mcshane. welcome to "after the bell." time for the news coming happening at this hour. blake burman has new reporting on stimulus. susan li has big names in the tech world joining forces. we'll get to greg palkot on the latest virus news coming out of london. but, black. connell: we start with you. reporter: connell the house and senate did their jobs last night passing this covid relief bill doing so overwhelmingly i'm told by a trump officials it could take a couple days to get to the bill to t

were not rocking perfect, but quite making good highs, liz claman, is going to be exciting. liz: , it is and were hitting session lows right now and it could be on the breaking news, we have two major stories involve the sour, food and drug administration could rubberstamp butternut covid-19 for emergency use at any moment, that is probably not at what pulling the market down. we are eight hours away from a government shutdown, house speaker nancy

liz claman, over to you. the market's hanging in okay but still assuming that congress will come up with something before the year oifrs. . liz: yeah, but right now, you got to admit the markets are celebrating v-day. charles, we have seen it. new records all around, vaccine day being cheered by investors as that first dose of the pfizer/biontech covid-19 vaccine has been administered. all five majors have hit intraday records. the dow's not quite there at the moment. it needs to see a gain of 149 points but we are looking at maybe once again five all-time new history pages in the book. >>> at the white house, operation warp speed vaccine summit, president trump has just called the development of the vaccine a modern day miracle. he's currently meeting right now with government officials and representa

ceo brian chesky told our own liz claman how the pandemic made the company better. listen. >> there is a lot of things this crisis revealed. it revealed how adaptive our model is. revealed how strong our brand is and made us more disciplined and focused. we were on a path of being more focused and disciplined. this pulled years forward and i think we're a better company with the changes we made. reporter: with pent-up demand and people looking to avoid airports and resorts. according to the company one day in july saw the company hit one million bookings half of them within 300 miles from home. i will leave you with this. it was 51.6 million share offering. 16.68 million shares of stock allocated to airbnb employees and others. many people from the ceo, down the chain are feeling this move higher today, guys. connell: they're feeling it indeed. jackie, thank you. it has been interesting couple of days, doordash and airbnb. >>> the latest involving the biden family. hunter biden, the son of the president-elect under investigation by the u.s. attorney's office in dela