Thank you, Scott. And Courtney, Fast Money begins right now, of course, live for the NASDAQ

market site in Times Square in New York. I am Brian Sullivan Inn for Melissa Lee.

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There is much to do with the markets and your money as well.

But first, we begin with President Trump's now two-front war.

Of course, you've got the ongoing trade fight with China and now an

escalating war of words with the Democrats are on a man Javras breaking down what was

a wild day at the White House.

Amen. Yeah Brian that, that's right.

It began this morning with the president tweeting out that negotiations were going well with the Chinese

and that people should be on the lookout for some significant announcements.

We haven't seen any of those announcements through the course of the day today.

No indication that anything is coming necessarily anytime soon from this negotiation.

But the other negotiation that was going on here at the White House Brian was the one between Democrats and Republicans in terms of keeping the government open beyond December 21st.

Remember, there's a big funding

for his wall. The president wants five billion dollars in funding for his wall.

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