Hi, I'm Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-host of Squawk Box. Today, I'm with Joe Kernan, and this is

five things to know before today's opening bell. Officials telling NBC news that President Trump

considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., to help bring more

security to the nation's capital. The president planning to hold a news conference today on D.C. crime.

That's going to happen at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

In the meantime, President Trump urging China to buy more American soybeans.

In a late-night poster on Truth Social, the president saying he hopes China,

quote, will quickly quadruple its soybean orders,

which Trump suggested would help with a shortage in the country, as well as

reduced the trade deficit. And shares of lithium miners spiking in Asia this after battery

giant C-A-T-L halting operations at a major mine in China. And Warner Brothers's weapons taking

the top spot at the weekend box office, bringing in $42.5 million in the U.S.

in Canada, the original horror movie marking the sixth hit in a row now for Warner Brothers

after a long slump of box office duds.

And Disney's Freakier Friday, bringing in $29 million.

It's one of the best opening weekends for a mid-budget comedy in years.

And AOL, you ready for this?

Saying Goodbye to Dial Up.

Company deciding to ditch the service, which was massively popular back in the 90s and early 2000s.

AOL is now part of Yahoo.

It said that Dial-Ups last day will be September 30th.

That was six things.

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