let's have a shutdown. we'll do a shutdown, and it's worth it for our country. i'd love to see a shutdown. >> congress inching toward deals on a budget and immigration, but comments from the president and his chief of staff have one key republican saying he's holding his breath. the president wants a parade. after seeing that spectacle in france, the president wants his own military parade in washington. but objections are being raised over using weaponry and american troops as political props.

[ cheers ] and a successful launch for the most powerful rocket since the "apollo" missions. the rocket already passing beyond the orbit of mars, and it's a spacex tesla roadster floating through space with david bowie rocking out on loop. >> elon musk just tossed a car to mars. it's so cool. i love that moment. >> awesome. good morning, everyone, welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is wednesday, february 7th. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. the federal government runs out of money in about 44 hours. but leaders from both parties say they are near a deal to fund the government for two years. the republican and democratic leaders in the senate huddling to hash out their remaining -- remaining issues on defense and spending problems. daca has not been part of the spending talks. >> negotiators got a brief scare when president trump jumped into that issue with both feet.

>> we don't get rid of these loopholes where killers are allowed to come into our country and continue to kill, gang members, and we're not just talking about ms13. there are many gang members we already have mentioned. if we don't change it, let's have a shutdown. we'll do a shutdown. it's worth it for our country. i'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get there stuff take -- get this stuff taken care of. >> the white house saying "the president was not advocating for the shutdown." press secretary sarah huckabee sanders turning the president's shutdown comments back on to democrats saying if they want to hold the government hostage over immigration, the president welcomes that fight. >> in case a budget deal is not settled by midnight tomorrow, most agencies will be funded through the 23rd. democrats are likely to oppose it, but it may not matter. a two-year deal could be announced this morning. with the latest, phil mattingly on capitol hill. >> reporter: there's no question the clock is ticking down to the

government running out of money, essentially needing to extend a short-term funding agreement. but the biggest development that's occurred up to this point is not the usual kicking the can down the road. at this point in time, aides in both the republican side and democratic senate of the senate and house tell me they are on the verge of a major budget deal. something that would increase spending caps for both defense and nondefense discretionary spending, up to $300 billion. the type of deal that would essentially lock in a two-year budget agreement. it would include an increase of the debt ceiling. it includes more than $80 billion in disaster relief for hurricane-ravaged florida, texas, and puerto rico. it would include some health care spending, as well. this is the kind of thing that lawmakers have been pointing to as a possibility, essentially clearing the decks of all these major items. looks like they're finally there. the big question now is what are house democrats going do? democrats for a long period of time have held up the possibility of doing a deal like this because they want a daca resolution.

they need lencverage to get tha resolution. house democrats, wary. house democrats are going to be needed, it's going to have to move through the house. republicans are uncomfortable with the large number of spending increases which means speaker of the house paul ryan will need republicans, going to need a lot of democrats, too. christine and dave? >> thank you. white house chief of staff john kelly standing by his comments about undocumented immigrants that some saw as demeaning. audio posted by the "washington post" showed kelly trying to draw a distinction between the 690,000 daca recipients and one million others who potentially qualified for the program but failed to register. >> the difference between 690 and 1.8 million were the people that some would say were too afraid to sign up, others would say were too lazy to get off their asses but didn't sign up. >> there's another reason here, as well. we should note it costs $495 to apply for daca's status. then you pay for renewals.

kelly was confronted by lawmakers in a closed door meeting about the comments. according to people in the room, he repeated the sentiment. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders tried to spin the lazy label then not on to immigrants but on to democrats. >> we're focused on actually getting a solution. frankly, i think if anybody's lazy, it's probe democrats who aren't showing up to -- it's probably democrats who aren't showing up to work and getting to the table to make a deal on this. >> kelly also told reporters it is not likely president trump will extend the march 5th deadline he gave congress to act on a daca plan. one key player in the talks, republican senator lindsey graham, has renewed optimism. >> i felt really bad yesterday. i feel better today. democrats are openly talking about $25 billion for a wall plus other things. the president tripled the number of people under daca. we're back in the ball game. republican congresswoman collins

says both sides could offer amendments as opposed to introducing a bill written behind closed doors exclusively by republicans. chief of staff john kelly says he expects recommendations by tomorrow on how to handle the democratic memo rebutting republican claims of surveillance abuses by the fbi. kelly says the democratic memo is lengthier than the gop's, around ten pages, and claims the white house is not leaning in either direction when it comes to releasing it. he did offer this warning -- >> where the first was clean relative to sources and methods, my initial cut is this one is a lot less clean. but at the end of it all, it will be guys like rod rosenstein, chris wray from fbi, certainly the national security attorneys at the white house giving the president a recommendation on it. >> remember the fbi advised against releasing the nunes memo, but the president did it

anyway. the president met with rod rosenstein about the memo and targeted him after the nunes memo was released. trump received the democrats' document monday and is working with a five-day window to make a decision. the pentagon is reviewing dates for a military parade in washington at president trump's request. the white house says the president has asked for a celebration so all americans can show appreciation for u.s. service members. the pentagon says planning is in the infancy stage. the "washington post" first reported the president's request for a parade. the paper says it could cost millions of dollars to ship tanks and military hardware into the nation's capital. the "post" reports the president is looking for a parade like the one he witnessed in france last year as a guest of president macron on bastille day. he later marveled about that parade being one of the greatest he had ever seen, and that he wanted to top it. >> we had don't typically do that in this country because the government, military, civilian

control, this is the way it is here. we don't typically celebrate the military in that way. >> you think of russia, you think of -- right now north korea. >> 1991, i believe, there was a celebration after that first iraq -- the first gulf war. it was panned as looking like, you know, celebrating death basically and military action. >> also the issue of funding for the military. currently a problem on capitol hill. >> right. all right. to money now. volatility is back. stocks roaring higher after taking a nose-dive. 1,000-point roundtrip yesterday. some global stocks lost steam overnight. right now you've got some of the european markets, asian markets mixed here. asian markets stalled after a strong start. wall street ended higher after just a wild day, dave. the dow swinging over a trading range of 1,200 points, changing direction 29 times before closing up 567 points. that's a little over 2%. the s&p 500, that's the better gauge of sort of the broader stock market, up just shy of 2%. the nasdaq rose 2%.

the sell-off was sparked by a couple of things. rumblings in the bond market, concerns about wage inflation, whether that will force the federal reserve to raise interest rates sooner or more aggressively than planned. posing a risk to a bull market that's nearly nine years old. but as stocks turn volatile, the market's cheerleader-in-chief, president trump, has kept quiet. testifying yesterday, the treasury secretary, steve mnuchin, says the economics are quite strong. when asked if trump would accept blame for the recent market drop -- >> i think we'll still claim credit for the fact that it's up over 30% since the election. >> he's referring to the dow industrial average. it is up about 35% since election day. typically administrations don't cheerlead the stock market or the economy. in is clearly an exception. >> not typical times in many regards. steve wynn stepping down as ceo of wynn resorts after allegations of sexual misconduct. he's denied the allegations

first reported by the "wall street journal." now he says he can't be effective in his role claiming the environment prioritizes a rush to judgment over the facts. as the news broke, miguel marquez was speaking with charlotte arrowsmith, a plaintiff if a 1998 case involving allegations against wynn. she celebrated with a toast. >> oh, hallelujah! thank you, lord. something positive has final economy from this -- finally come from this. i know it doesn't hurt him. it doesn't hurt wynn resorts. he has other licensees. i know all of this. but i'm going to tell you something -- after all he put us through, he needs to be humiliated. >> wow. the accusations also cost wynn has job as finance chairman of the republican national committee. wynn resorts' president maddox

will become ceo. the name, the face, the brand. former vice president mike pence putting it polyidenti polyidentitipolyidentitily -- politely saying president trump has difficulty with precision. he said if he was the president's lawyer he would advise against talking to laurm muell -- to robert mueller. he said it's possible the president could say something not true without meaning to be disingenuous. >> you think he has that little control? >> i marvel at the things he says and does. what, two days ago, anybody didn't stand up and clap for him was un-american, maybe treasonous. >> he said tongue-in-cheek. democrats can't take a joke. >> let me tell you, he's a joke. >> he's eager to speak with the special counsel's team each as his lawyers try to delay a sit down. remember when joe biden -- people said he's not

presidential material because he speaks his mind too much? >> his rhetoric used to shock the american people. no longer. those days are gone. mike pence meeting moments ago with japan's prime minister, vowing to stand shoulder to shoulder in the face of the north korean threat. we're live in south korea next.

welcome back. more than 140 people are still unaccounted for in taiwan following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake. the taiwanese news agency says at least four people have died. more than 200 injured. the quake was centered in the east china sea, some 13 miles north of the city of waleen. several buildings collapsed. others are barely standing here. the quake could be felt in the capital, 45 miles away. a pennsylvania republican lawmakers wants five supreme court judges impeached over their decision to order congressional maps redrawn.

state rep chris dusch circulated a memo saying the justices blatantly violated the constitution by giving judges power that he says belongs to the legislature. the letter comes one day after the supreme court refused to block the state high court order to redraw gerrymandered congressional districts. the ruling could tip the balance of power in the u.s. house. currently holding 12 of the state's 18 u.s. house districts. prime minister shinzo abe -- the vice president vowed to stand with japan in the face of north korea's provocations. ivan watson live in pyeongchang where members of the north delegations are arriving for the olympics, and interesting news on who will be coming to pyeongchang. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. the news is that not only will the ceremonial head of state be

coming from north korea, kim jong-nam, leading the delegation, but we understand that the sister of the north korean leader kim jong-un, that she, too, will be attending part of the olympics. that's a very high-level official. the blue house, that's the office and residence of the south korean president, has welcomed this as a sign of essentially goodwill coming from the north korean side. meanwhile, mike pence, vice president, has continued to hammer home that he wants to challenge what he describes as north korean propaganda going into the olympics. describing north korea in a speech alongside the japanese prime minister as a cruel dictatorship, as a prison state, as "the most tyrannical and oppressive regime on the planet." listen to what else he had to

say -- >> this week, as the world knows, north korea is sending a delegation to participate in the winter olympics. they'll march under the same banner as south korea. we should not forget that north korea and south korea have marched under the same banner before only to see north korea continue its threats of provocations. >> reporter: pence went on to say that you can expect soon from the u.s. to unleash what he described as the "toughest and most aggressive round of sanctions on north korea ever." >> we're all looking ford figure skating -- looking forward to figure skating, but politics looks like one of the main events in pyeongchang. thank you. david bowie's "space oddity" will be playing on loop from a tesla roadster hurtling through space. you can thank elon musk and spacex. more on the successful "falcon heavy" launch next.

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4:24 eastern time. spacex has launched the world's most powerful rocket, persian gulfing off a seamless first -- pulling off a seamless, first-ever launch yesterday from florida's kennedy space center before a crowd of thousands of ex-ub ex-ububerant watchers. elon musk said he wasn't sure everything would go smoothly. >> the first thing something exciting has happened in rocket launch for a long time. people came from all around the world to see what will either be a great rocket or the best fireworks display they've ever seen. >> the launch was not the only achievement.

spacex also guided two first-stage rocket boosters back to earth. those images of them coming down safely on these landing pads just shared like crazy. it was so cool. a third booster was supposed to land on a sea-faring platform but crashed. trump tweeted, "congrats, this achievement along with nasa's commercial and international partners continues to show american ingenuity at its best." as the rocket heads into space, on board is musk's personal tesla roadster with a dummy. star man behind the wheel. the car will play david bowie's "space oddity"repeat. yes, elon musk just tossed a car toward mars. >> we see "don't panic" on the dash. a stunning aboutface by patriots' offensive coordinator josh mcdaniels hours after the colts announced he would be their new head coach. mcdaniels reneged on the agreement, choosing instead to remain with new england. espn reports mcdaniels had been wavering on his decision to

leave the pats. and owner robert kraft sweetened the contract to keep him. another factor -- kraft wanting it to stick to the colts as revenge for the defleetgate saga -- deflategate saga after being beat by the pats in the afc championship game. this hurts because the guys they had interviewed for that job all have head coaching jobs. the colts are brach to square one. -- back to square one. congressional leaders trying to finish a budget deal and immigration plan. that would be easy. the president calling would-be dreamers lays not helping.

let's have a shutdown. we'll do a shutdown. and it's worth it for our country. i'd love to see a shutdown. >> all right. congress inching toward deals on a budget and immigration. but then comments from the president and his chief of staff

have one senior republican saying he's holding his breath. after seeing this spectacle in france, the president wants a military parade in the nation's capital. objections are being raised over using weaponry and american troops as political props. and there it is. a successful launch for the most powerful rockets since the "apollo" mission. the rocket passing beyond the orbit of mars. the way the rocket boosters landed beautifully on the launching pads, awesome. good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. it made me sad for the old shuttle program. >> took us back, didn't it, seeing our children watching inspired? i'm dave briggs. good morning, 4:31 eastern time. we start with the possibility of yet another shutdown. the federal government runs out of money in about 43.5 hours. leaders from both parties say they are near a deal to fund the government for two years. can you believe that?

two years. the republican and democratic leaders in the senate huddling to hash out the remaining differences on defense and domestic programs. sources say immigration and daca have not been part of the spending talks. >> negotiators got a scare when the president jumped into the issue. >> if we don't get rid of loopholes where killers are allowed to come into the country and kill -- not just ms13, there are many gang members we haven't mentioned. if we don't change it, let's have a shane. we'll do a -- a shutdown. we'll do a shutdown. it's worth it for our country. i'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get this stuff taken care of. >> the white house later saying the president was "not advocating for a shutdown." he said, "i'd love to see a shutdown." press secretary sarah huckabee sanders turning the president's shutdown comments back on to democrats saying if they want to hold the government hostage over immigration, the president welcomes that fight. >> in case a budget deal is not

settled by midnight tomorrow, the house passed a short-term bill funding most agencies through march 23rd and the pentagon for a full year. senate democrats are likely to oppose it. that may not matter. sources say budget negotiators are on track to announce a two-year deal as soon as this morning. with the latest, phil mattingly on capitol hill. >> reporter: there's no question the clock is ticking down to the government running out of money, essentially needing to extend a short-term funding agreement. but the biggest development that's occurred up to this point is not the usual kicking the can down the road. at this point in time, aides on the republican side and democratic side in the senate and house tell me they are on the verge of a major budget deal. something that would increase spending caps for both defense and nondefense discretionary spending up to $300 billion. the type of deal that would essentially lock in a two-year budget agreement. it would also include an increase of the debt ceiling. it includes more than $80 billion in disaster relief for

hurricane-ravaged florida, texas, and puerto rico. it would include some health care spending, as well. this is the kind of thing that lawmakers have been pointing to as a possibility, essentially clearing the decks of all these major items. looks like they're finally there. the big question now is what are house democrats going to do? democrats for a long period of time have held up the possibility of doing a deal like this because they want a daca resolution. they need leverage to get that daca resolution. at least that's what aides in both chambers have been saying. right now senate democrats clearly on board. house democrats, wary. and house democrats are going to be needed if it's going to move through the house. there's a lot of republicans very uncomfortable with the large number of spending increases which means speaker of the house paul ryan will need obviously some republicans, going to need a lot of democrats, too. >> thank you. white house chief of staff john kelly standing by his comments about undocumented immigrants that some saw as demeaning. an audio posted by the "washington post" showed kelly trying to draw a distinction between the nation's 690,000

daca recipients and one million others who potentially qualified for the program but didn't register. >> the difference between 690 and 1.8 million were the people that some would say were too afraid to sign up. others would say were too laysy to get off their asses, but they didn't sign up. >> we should note, it does cost $495 to apply for daca status. kelly was confronted by lawmakers in a closed door meeting about the comments. according to people in the room, he repeated the sentiment. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders tried to spin the lazy label on to democrats. >> we're focused on actually getting a solution. frankly, i think if anybody's lazy, it's probably democrats who aren't showing up to work and aren't actually getting to the table to make a deal on this. >> kelly also told reporters it's not likely president trump will extend the march 5th deadline he gave congress to act on a daca plan. lindsey graham has renewed

optimism. >> i felt really bad yesterday. i feel better today. democrats are openly talking about $25 billion for a wall plus other things. the president tripled the number of people under daca. we're back in the ball game. >> republican senator susan collins adds majority leader colonmitch mcconnell could begi immigration debate by allowing both sides of the aisle to offer amendments as opposed to introducing a bill written behind closed doors exclusively by republicans. >> john kelly says he expects recommendations by tomorrow on how to handle the democratic memo rebutting republican claims of surveillance abuses by the fbi. kelly says the democratic memo is lengthier than the gop's and claims the white house is not leaning in either direction when it comes to releasing it to the public. but he did offer up this warning -- >> where the first was clean relative to sources and methods, my initial cut is this one is a lot less clean. but at the end of it all, it will be guys like rod

rosenstein, chris wray from fbi, certainly the national security attorneys at the white house given the president's recommendation on it. >> important to note, fbi advised against releasing the republicans' nunes memo, but the president did it anyway. mr. trump met tuesday with deputy attorney general rod rosenstein about the democratic memo. president targeted rosenstein after the memo's release. he is working with a five-day window to make a decision. the president wants a military parade this year. the white house calling it a celebration to show appreciation for u.s. service members. the pentagon says it's early in the process. and the "washington post" first reported this story about the president's request, something that could cost millions of dollars to ship tanks and military hardware into the nation's capital. such displays are rare in the united states. the "post" reports the president looking for a parade like the

one he attended in france last year as a guest of president macron on bastille day. he later marveled about the parade as one of the best he'll ever seen. volatility is back. u.s. stocks roaring higher after first taking a nose-dive. some global stocks losing steam overnight after u.s. futures turned lower. we've got dow futures down 1%. asian stocks stalled after a strong start. anything could happen this morning. wall street ended higher after a wild day. the dow swinging over a 1,200-point trading range in one day. changing direction 29 times before closing up 567 points. that's about 2%. the s&p 500, that's sort of the better gauge really of the total stock market, up about 1.7%. the sell-off was sparked by a few things -- rumblings in the bond market, concerns about wage inflation, whether that will force the federal reserve to raise interest rates sooner than planned, posing a risk to a bull

market that is nearly nine years old. as stocks turned volatile, the cheerleader-in-chief has been qui quiet. the treasury secretary said the fundamentals are strong. when asked if the trump administration would accept blame for the recent market drop -- >> i think we'll still claim credit for the fact that it's up over 30% since the election. >> he is referring to the dow. up 35% since election day. steve wynn stepping down as ceo of wynn resorts after allegations of sexual misconduct. he denied the allegations first reported by the "wall street journal." now he says he can't be effective in his role claiming the environment prioritizes a rush to judgment over the facts. as the news broke, cnn's miguel marquez was speaking with charlotte arrowsmith. she's a plaintiff in a 1998 case involving allegations against wynn. she celebrated with a toast. >> oh, hallelujah, thank you,

lord. something positive has finally come from this. you have -- i know it doesn't hurt him. i know it doesn't hurt wynn resorts. he has other licensees. i know all of this. but i'm going to tell you something -- after all he put us through, he needs to be humiliated. >> the accusations also cost wynn has job as finance chairman of the republican national committee. wynn resorts' president, matt maddox, becomes the new ceo. >> watched that stock, it was hammered over the past week or so. democrats capturing a state legislative seat in a missouri house district that president won by nearly 30 points. mike revis winning a special election, 52-48, over republican david linton. the gop successfully defended three other seats in special elections, but there were major voter swings toward democrats. revis' win is welcome news for missouri's democratic senator, claire mccaskill. she's considered one of the most

vulnerable incumbents facing re-election this year. former vice president joe biden putting it politely says president trump has "some difficulty with precision." biden telling our chris cuomo if he were the president's lawyer, he would advise against talking to robert mueller. biden saying it is possible the president could say something that was not true without even planning to be disingenuous. >> do you think he has that little control over whether he tells the truth or not? >> i just -- i just marvel at some of the things he says and does. like, what, two days ago, anybody didn't stand up and clap for him was un-american and maybe even treasonous? what the -- >> tongue-in-cheek. democrats can't take a joke. >> let me tell you, he's a joke. >> wow. the let's am lice say -- allies say he's still eager to speak with the lawyer team -- the team as his lawyers tried to decide

on a sit down. vice president mike pence meeting moments ago with japan's prime minister vowing to stand shoulder to shoulder in the face of the north korean threat. we go live to south korea.

security is the foundation of our prosperity. and security in the endo pacific is the main reason i came to japan today. the united states and japan will continue to confront the most dangerous threat in the endo pacific, the rogue regime in north korea. >> vice president mike pence in tokyo. moments ago as you heard alongside prime minister abe, the vice president vowed to stand with japan in the face of north korea's provocations. cnn's ivan watson live in pyeongchang where members of the north korean delegation are now arriving for the olympics. bring us up to speed.

>> reporter: yeah, it is a substantial delegation here, approaching 500 people. it's going to grow even bigger when the leaders of the delegation arrive shortly. and that is to include the sister of the north korean leader, kim jong-un. her name is king yo-jong. a member of the politburo. she would be the first-ever member of the kim dynasty to come to south korea. so if she does in fact come, that's going to be a big deal for north and south korean relations. meanwhile, you had vice president pence, the japanese prime minister shinzo abe, giving a joint speech, and their mention was essentially do not be fooled by the north korean kind of public relations offensive around the olympics. listen to an excerpt of what vice president pence had to say. >> this week as the world knows, north korea is sending a delegation to participate in the

winter olympics. they'll march under the same banner as south korea. we should not forget that north korea and south korea have marched under the same banner before only to see north korea continue its pursuit of threats and provocations. >> reporter: pence went on to say that the u.s. will soon unveil what he described as the toughest and most aggressive round of sanctions on north korea ever. amid that tough talk, though, he has avoided ruling out the possibility of meeting with the north koreans here in pyeongchang. one important note. >> ivan watson, thank you very much for that. meanwhile, nearly 90 people are still unaccounted for in taiwan following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake. the taiwanese news agency says at least seven people have died and more than 250 were injured. the quake was centered in the east china sea, some 13 miles north of the city of walleen.

several cities collapsed, others left barely standing. it could be felt 75 miles from the city. there's a star man waiting in the sky. elon musk sent his personal tesla roadster into space, complete with a dummy passenger aboard spacex's latest rocket.

a pennsylvania republican lawmaker wants five state supreme court judges impeached over their decision to order congressional maps redrawn. state representative chris dusch

circulating a letter to colleagues arguing the justices blatantly violated the state constitution by giving judges power that he believes belongs to the legislature. the letter comes one day after the u.s. supreme court refused to block the state high court order to redraw gerrymandered congressional districts. that ruling could tip the balance of power in the u.s. house. republicans currently hold 12 of the state's 18 u.s. house districts. amtrak says it is inspecting all acela trains after yet another safety incident. two rail cars separated tuesday morning on an as ella train head -- acela train headed from washington to boston. a very popular trek there. amtrak's statement says only that there was a mechanical issue. no injuries were reported. more than 50 passengers were transferred to a regional passenger train. amtrak says it's investigating the cause of the car separation. >> the driver suspected of hitting and killing indianapolis colts linebacker edwin jackson and his ride-share driver on sunday will now face federal

immigration charges. 37-year-old manuel orrego-savala, an undocumented immigrant from guatemala, has an initial court hearing this morning. prosecutors say he illegally reentered the country. he has been deported twice. a spokesman for the colts says team owner jim ersay will be paying for the funerals of jackson and the driver, jeffrey monroe. hours after the indianapolis colts announced josh mcdaniels would be head coach, he reneged, choosing instead to stay in new england. espn reports mcdaniels had been wavering on his decision to leave the pats, and owner robert kraft sweetened the contract to keep him. the colts -- unfortunately, all the people they justed had accepted head coach -- they interviewed had accepted head coaching jobs. the winner of a $560 million jackpot in new hampshire has not collected her winnings. instead she is suing to stay

anonymous. her lawsuit filed under the name jane doe in superior court says she should not have to disclose who she is because it could cause a significant invasion of privacy. the powerball rules say the winner needs to reveal their identity to protect the integrity of the lottery. in some states you can be anonymous. in powerball, no. >> if you're them, you want everybody to come forward, talk about your story. that sells the image of the lottery. >> a business model. >> makes sense you'd want that to happen. nearly 90 million people under winter weather conditions this morning from oklahoma to maine. heavy snow and rain forecast all along the eastern seaboard. for the latest, pedram javaheri. pretty busy morning across portions of the northeast. and even stretches farther back out toward the west, as well. we do have winter weather advisories. winter storm warnings. a lot of these could play a little bit of a role when it comes to travel disruptions at the airports and on the roadways

into the early morning hours as the moisture is plentiful. tapping into gulf moisture. getting thunderstorms. at one point this morning, upwards of 200 lightning strikes per hour. we know these storms mean business. very mild on the southern periphery of it. a little bit warmer to the north. with the elements in place for not only just freezing rain but also some heavy snowfall as you work your way into interior new england, as much as a if the and a half or more could come down across portions of new england. to the south, all rain. some areas could see two to four inches across, say, northern louisiana, parts of alabama, and mississippi, as well. and the ice coverage is pretty expansive. around louisville, columbus, pittsburgh, west of town in new york city could see some ice begin to accumulate with some freezing rain that is in store. a lot of that means travel disruptions. highs in chicago in the teens. in the south, 60s and 70s. >> thank you very much. that's your weather. here's your money. we'll check cnn "money stream." volatility is back. markets adjusting to the new

reality, the era of low interest rates is over. u.s. stocks tanked, then roar the back for a big gain. happening now, anxiety is returning. asian markets fell, dow futures down 200 points now. europe is higher. we'll see if that holds. yesterday was remarkable. the dow swinging in a range of 1,200 points, changing direction 29 times. then up 567 points, 2.3% for the close. big swings and closes higher for the dow, the s&p 500, and the nasdaq. snapchat's stock is soaring 20% after ending its earnings' losing streak, finally posting sales in user growth for the first time since going public. sales grew 72% from a year ago. snap ads moving to an automated auction helping prove to advertisers that the snapchat app is a strong alternative to google and facebook.

this is the coolest story of the morning. spacex has launched the world's most powerful rocket pulling off the seamless launch. the "falcon heavy" took flight yesterday from florida's kennedy space center before a crowd of thousands. the success stunned founder elon musk, calling it surreal. the launch was not the only achievement. as cool as that was. then spacex, look at that, we showed again, guided two first-stage rocket boosters back to earth beautifully synchronized. a third booster was supposed to land but crashed. president trump tweeted, "congrats. this achievement along with nasa's commercial and international partners continues to show american ingenuity at its best." elon musk born in south african, an american citizen now, proud immigrant of the country. as the rocket heads into space, on board is musk's personal tesla roadster with a dummy, star man, behind the wheel. the car will play david bowie's "space oddity" on repeat. cool, cook, cool. >> "don't panic" on the dash.

>> science rocks. "early start" continues right now with the likelihood of yet another shutdown. let's have a shutdown. we'll do a shutdown, and it's worth it for our country. i'd love to see a shutdown. >> congress is inching toward deals on a budget and immigration, but will comments from the president and his chief of staff throw a wrench into delicate talks? after seeing this spectacle in france, the president wants a military parade in washington. objections are being raised over using weaponry and american troops as political props. [ cheers ] and a beautiful, successful launch for most powerful rocket since the "apollo" missions. the spacex rocket already passing beyond the orbit of mars. >> you're too excited still. >> i