The sound of two dreams coming true. This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Hightax states could still get squeezed. The plan caps the deduction for state and local income tax plus property tax at 10,000 a year, and it lowers the mortgage deduction cap from new loans worth 1 million to 750,000. Its a monumental con job. Reporter republicans say they make up for those changes but lowering the marginal tax rate at every income level and by preventing the dreaded alternative minimum tax from hitting everyone but the highest earners. Im glad it didnt get worse. Reporter but today a pair of g. O. P. Senators balked because the bill only hikes the Child Tax Credit by 100, a big backtrack from the senates previous bill. Unless they can figure out a way to add to the 1,100 figure, i wont vote for it. I think senator rubio will be there. Reporter President Trump has called the plan a christmas present, but democrats argue its mostly a gift to big business, permanently slashing the concern
Reason why brave Young Americans are currently deployed around the world fighting on behalf of freedom. I urge my colleagues to keep int mind the meaning of this day throughout the consideration of this important legislation which will provide our many women in uniform the resources, equipment, and supplies and support that they need to keep our nation safe. Id like to extend my appreciation to the majority leader for his willingness to move expeditiously to the National Defense authorization act for fiscal year 2018, and for his leadership. I would also like to thank arme, Service Committee ranking member, the senator from rhode island, for his hard work on the ndaa. I have been appreciative of the thoughtfulness bipartisan spirit with which he approaches National Security issues. The fact is ndaa is a piece of legislation in which this body and members on both sides of the aisle can and should take enormous pride. Not only does this legislation fight our men and women in uniform with
On, and so does she. People are like, wow, if i could do what youre doing, i would do it. This is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im anthony mason. Puerto rico is an island in crisis. More than two days after Hurricane Maria hit, the power is out, roads are blocked, cell phone towers are down, streets flooded, and now a dam may be failing, threatening anotherica tat fee. Officials are scrambling to evacuate 70,000 people downstream. David begnaud is in san juan. What do you suggest we do . Reporter san juan mayor waded through the hardest hit streets of her city. This is the area called ocean park. Its got a little bit too much ocean right now. Reporter all around her, floodwater and devastation. Its very difficult. Its unfathomable. Think of your worst nightmare, and there it is no power anywhere in puerto rico. No water. We have the reservoirs of Drinking Water have been depleted. Diesel is very quickly running out. Reporter already, residents are trying to cope without pow
Mason good evening. Im anthony mason. As a rule, former president s their successors. But after the violenc charlottesville and president trumps defense of farright protesters, former president sort out a joint statement today. Without mentioning m t americas reject racial bigotry, forms. And business leaders, who thought they had abanded the president today. Heres margareteporr by the tie president tweeted he was disbanding his business adrylmon members, including the heads of g. E. , campbells soup, and 3m, had resigned. Labor leader Richard Trumpka was among them and spoke to cbs this morning. We believed that the symbolism of being associated with that spirited defense of racism and bigotry was just unacceptable. Reporter this morning, the remaining members of the president s Strategy Council had a phone call to discuss quitting. As cbs news Julianna Goldman reported, mr. Trumps friend, swar, the c. E. O. The blackstone called the president with the bad news. In a memo sent to j. P
Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night, and we begin tonight with the backlash against President Trump. Several of the nations top ceos from companies you will know, Campbell Soup, pepsi, walmart, bailing on the president s business councils. It comes amid the president s response to charlottesville and his newest comment saying both sides should share the blame. That there were very fine people on both sides. And tonight, many studying the president s chief of staff, general john kellys face, appearing to wince as President Trump delivered those words. Was the white house blindsided on this . Abcs mary bruce leading us off. Reporter he sold himself as the businessman president , able to harness the power of corporate america, but tonight, some of the nations top executives are turning their backs on President Trump. The tipping point, his comments suggesting the White Supremacists in charlottesville should share the blame with the protesters opposing