Finally here. The star wars epic hitting theaters and fans just getting out of the first viewing. What did they think of this movie on this friday, december 15th . From abc news, this is world news now. Look at the mom, the grandma there, looking like princess leia, as you can see. She looks great. She did. Shes not a star wars fan. She just happened to wear that to go see i tonya. It was kind of awkward. Well break down of course the first night of star wars a little bit later on, as we say hello to eva. Its been a while. So great to see you. I get a slow clap. Yes, absolutely. Eva pilgrim back with us on this friday morning. Were going to start this half hour with a new republican defector, possibly, pufting the republican tax package o ground. Marco rubio says he will not support the bill in its current form and is hoping to use his crucial vote forea provision that would benefit lower income americans. It would only take three republican novotes to sink this bill. Mary bruce has the latest. One, two, three. Reporter President Trump cutting through red tape at the white house and hoping republicans can stay united enough in the senate to pass his tax bill. Were doing very well on the tax front. We have tremendous support. We have tremendous spirit. Reporter but back on the hill, the president is aware there are signs of trouble. Senator marco rubio tells us hes a no unless the bill includes a larger expansion of the child tax credit. Unless they can figure out a way to add to the 1100 figure i wont support the bill. Reporter Senate Republicans can only afford to lose two votes, and senator bob corker is expected to be a concerned that it will add 1. 5 trillion to the deficit. And two more are undecided. Most democrats are trying to figure out whats actually in the plan. Republicans havent sent it out. Have you seen the new republican bill yet . I have not, but my staff reminded me, im only the ranking democrat on the Senate Finance committee. Reporter heres what weve learned. The plan gets rid of the obamacare mandate. That could leave 13 million more americans uninsured over the next decade. Republican Susan Collins of maine is waiting on the final bill to decide how shell vote. Shes hoping they will boost the health care market. Her constituents have been giving her an earful. What im telling you is that i believe the commitments that ive received. Its my life on the line. Reporter for the wealthy, the plan lowers the top tax rate for big business it slashes the Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 21 . And for middle class americans it doubles the standard deduction. For those who itemize it keeps current deductions on medical expenses and student loan interest, but advocates for the middle class warn it caps state and local income and property Tax Deductions at just 10,000. Most middle income new yorkers who own their homes are going to be hurt by the tax bill. Reporter the president is promising relief to the middle class. But they say that those making 75,000 or less will pay more over the next decade u middle income americans will get a break. Reporter they need every vote they can get to pass tax reform. There are still a lot of questions about john m hospital for side effects of his cancer therapy. Were told hes looking forward to getting back here to work soon, but no word yet on when that will be. Mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. House Speaker Paul Ryan is denying reports that hes planning to leave congress anytime soon. But sources on capitol hill say ryan is telling confidantes that he may not seek reelection and may resign once the tax bill is approved. He abruptly took the job when boehner stepped down. The white house is making it clear that the president wants ryan to stay put. The president did speak to the speaker, not too long ago, and made sure that the speaker knew very clearly in no Uncertain Terms that if that news was true he was very unhappy with it. The speaker assured the president that those were not accurate reports and that they look forward to working together for a long time now ryan is 47 years old and has three young children. Two years ago when he initially expressed a lack of interest in the job he said it was for empty nesters. A texas republican lawmaker is said to be doing the right thing by leaving congress. Blake fahrenthold posted a video online saying he wont seek reelection next year. He denied sexual allegations against him. But he blamed the Workplace Environment less than profession a speaker pavul ryan said there were accusations against fahrenthold that were yet to surface. There are many asking for him to step down right now. Ryan zinke says hes fired four senior managers for inappropriate conduct. It came as the department revealed more than a third its workers say theyve been harassed or discriminated against in the past year. Zinke says hundreds more managers if thats what it takes to remove inappropriate behave year. Cory iverson was with the cal San Diego Fire Department for its years. Firefighters lined the street to honor him as his body was carried away in a hearse. He was fighting the thomas fire which is still growing and threatening communities in Santa Barbara and ventura counties. Evacuations have been issued for fillmore. It is now the fourth ladies and gentlemen of the jury e fourth largest fire in the states history. The pittsburgh area is digging out from heavy snow. The wind chill will be brutal in some areas. It will feel like its below zero in vermont and york. Theres a winter storm watch and the Upper Peninsula of michigan is under a warning. The First Official christmas portrait of the Trump Administration has been released. And there it is, a photo tweeted out by the first lady. It shows mrs. Trump and the president Holding Hands inside the white house and also at the white house the Long National nightmare is over. Pie gate has come to an end. Oh, yeah. White House Press SecretarySarah Huckabee sanders and reporter april ryan officially stuck a fork in the feud. It started you may remember at thanksgiving when ryan tweeted that a pie sanders was holding in a photo was a quote, fake pie. So sanders promised to make one from scratch and even posted pictures of the process. Sanders brought it to the White House Press potluck and ryan said she believes the gesture is a reset button in essence and joked that they should write a im not eating the pie. She didnt eat the pie. She says i was born at night, but not last night. Im not eating your pie. I dont trust that pie. Do you think she snuck something in the pie . Even if you dont like it, you just take a bite. You can spit it out like behind your back. She has seen the help. We dont trust those pies. Coming up, the reluctant nativity scene actor, utterly furious with his role. Sending police on a wild chase, not once but twice. And the one day where you can dress up like a jedi and not look like a weirdo in a robe. Its star wars day. Were going to hit a theater to see what the true fans thought of the film on the opening night. Find us on wnn fans. Com. Youre watching abc news now ert oh well, all hope is lost oh thanks clearly my whitening toothpaste is not cutting it. Time for whitestrips. Crest glamorous White Whitestrips are the only adaaccepted whitening strips proven to be safe and effective. They work below the enamel surface to whiten 25x better than a leading whitening toothpaste. Hey, nice smile thanks i crushed the tissue test yeah you did crest. Healthy, beautiful smiles for life. That cough doesnt sound so good. Take mucinex dm. Ill text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. One pill lasts 12 hours, so. Looks like im good all night why take 4hour cough medicine . Just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. Lets end this. Sir, please wake up sir, wake up you hear a frantic woman as a man lies unconscious on the tracks. Bystanders flagged down an approaching train which stopped and the man was pulled onto the platform. Its not clear what made him fall onto the tracks in the first place. He is hospitalized reportedly in serious condition. The suspect in a deadly car attack in charlottesville allegedly used his car to plow into a crowd that was protesting in august. You recall Heather Heyer was killed. A fraternity has been indicted for hazing. The frat is accused of abusing a pledge during a threeday event last year. The pledge was left with a lacerated spleen and denied food, water and sleep. The pledge had to be hospitalized. The fraternity is facing a 10,000 fine. In object, the university suspended the frat from campus until 2023. Two Police Officers in missouri are recovering after they were both shot in the chest by a suspect. It triggered a standoff at a home near st. Louis. But what appears to have saved those officers lives were their bulletproof vests. Reporter police in Tactical Gear storming this home after an armed suspect barricaded himself inside for nearly eight hours, using a battering ram to break into the garage, later bringing the man out on a stretcher. The ordeal starting around 7 15. Bell fountain neighbors spotted a man wanted for questioning in the neighborhood when suddenly shots fired. Scene is not secure. This man jumps up off the ground, and i see pepper spray being deployed from the officers, and this man backs up about 15 feet and starts shooting. Reporter the officers, a 44yearold man and a 25yearold woman. Both were shot in the chest but the vest blocked both of the rounds. Reporter and the officers have been released from the hospital. Clearly those bulletproof vests saved their lives. The Department Just got those vests last year. Alex perez, abc news, missouri. And the suspect did sustain one gunshot wound, were told, to the upper chest and was taken to the hospital and treated for nonlifethreatening injuries there. Thank goodness for those vests. Coming up in the next half hour, omarosas departure from the white house, claiming she wasnt fired but resigned, and the candid moment on gma when rob robin made it clear how she felt about the apprentice contestant there. Super fans just getting out of the latest movie. Did it live up to their hopes and dreams . Well find out on world news now. When youve got. Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea heres pepto bismol ah. Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea no spoilers. There it is, right there, on the big screen. The moment ray fines longlost luke skywalker. The literal cliffhanger from the last star wars movie, the force awakens. And everyones holding their breath. The Big Questions final lly get answered, so were told. I have not seen it. I have seen it a few hours ago. I i stayed awake. Opening night. Were going to see star wars. Whoa. I got my jedi tattoo just for this movie. Yes look at that. Thats dedication, baby. Were getting dressed up. Yeah, that barriers kind of low, but definitely, yes. Oh, i like it. I feel like i could conquer the galaxy. I have no idea what you are saying. I was going to wear the same thing. I like your suit. I like the outfit. Thanks, man. I could say the same thing. I saw raw. Untamed power. Does she go dark . Who are her parents . Are you excited for the new film . What kind of lightsaber have you on the big screen . Luke. Luke . I have no idea. So, so dart, are you feeling a little left out . No. Im happy to be passing it on to the next generation. This is not going to go the way you think. Fulfill. Your. Destiny. Just stepping out. Yeah. Immediate thought . Just awesome. Just so great. It was amazing. Awesome, it was amazing extraordinary. It will give me just one facial expression that, that summed up this movie . Thats it . Thats it. Awesome. Yes were going saturday. Were going again tuesday. Hes going again tomorrow night. That might not be this is a may the force be with both of you. And you. It was all right. Did you like it . It was okay. I mean, be truthful. Okay. Come on, give using, come on it happened. It was two hours and 34 minutes. You didnt fall asleep. I didnt fall asleep. It was amazing to see Carrie Fisher onscreen, of course knowing that she passed away. And her scenes were so, she almost seemed pensive throughout many of the scenes. It got some bad reviews, so but its also getting a lot of good reviews. But, you know it was so good what are you talking about it was the best movie ive ever seen what are you talking about did you see that . What kind of question was, what kind of have . Color, the colors are different, arent they . Theyre different colors. I know that. Ive never seen it. Ive never seen a single one. Is that a lightsaber, or are you just happy on this friday . Any object. Any surface. If youve got a life you gotta swiffer on is absorbed three times better. So one softgel has more omega3 power than three standard fish oil pills. Megared advanced triple absorption. Okay, time for your friday mix, and this guy in portland has made a name for himself in playing flaming bagpipes. Years ago we saw him as darth vader, and hes back with his latest version of it. Take a look at him right now. One of the characters. On a unicycle. Yeah, exactly, no less. There goes one of the walkers as well from the Empire Strikes back. And its perfectly captioned there, keep portland weird, because it kind of sums it up. Does he take down does he yes, he does oh, and down goes the walker. This is my favorite story that ive seen in a long time. I love the live nativity scenes. Sometimes they have live animals, and this particular cow wanted nothing to do with the scene. This is like in downtown philadelphia. This is like in the country, this cow had to be wrangled up. Not once but twice. He didnt want part of it. He snuck away. I was joking about the Philadelphia Police twitter account. It was hilarious their tweets after they had to chase this guy two times. They cant believe they were doing that. Ba, ba, ba, ba,ba. New york citys very own concrete a cappella. 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Plus omarosa trying to set the record straight. Saying she wasnt fired from the white house but what shes saying to Robin Roberts candid reaction to the interview. And new this half hour, the new affair allegation against matt lauer. A staffer is going public with her claims of an alleged affair when she calls predatory. And no spoilers. I repeat, no spoilers. Its the number one rule when talking about a movie this big. So just imagine how the star