plagiarism? what we are learning today from harvard insiders. plus, the deadly airport runway inferno. two lanes collide, five on one jet nearly killed, 400 escaped alive. how did the planes and up on the runway in the first place? and the senior member of hamas assassinated at an explosion in beirut. is the situation in the middle east about to get even worse? happy new year, and welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper, and we start out with raking news. harvard university s claudine gay is stepping down as president, resigning after just about six months on the job. the student journalist who broke the story of her stepping down for the harvard crimson newspaper noted that this is the shortest presidential tenure in harvard s august history. it has been quite a tumultuous month for the now former present. when asked for calling for the genocide of would violate harvard campuses code of conduct. yes or no. it can be, depending on the context. from that, to multiple allega
Positive for alcohol. And lottery fever. The 223 million Mega Millions jackpot grows even larger overnight and thats not the only megajackpot up for grabs today. Oh, we can dream on this wednesday, cant we, about that jackpot . Well start with breaking news from capitol hill. Senate republicans have passed their historic tax bill. They voted after midnight 5148 along party lines. Its a major victory for President Trump who immediately tweeted the United States Senate Just Passed the biggest in history tax cut and reform bill and he announced a white house News Conference once the house votes. The average American Household is expected to see a tax cut of 1600 next year. Abcs Arlette Saenz has more on what the bill means for you. Good morning, arlette. Reporter hey, good morning, kendis and diane. It was another late night in the senate but republicans were beaming as they passed their tax plan. President trump is now on the verge of taking a tax victory lap. Shortly after midnight a ce
And lottery fever. The 223 million Mega Millions jackpot grows even larger overnight, and thats not the only mega jackpot up for grabs today. Oh, we can dream on this wednesday, cant we, about that jackpot . But were going to start with the breaking news from capitol hill. Senate republicans have passed their historic tax bill. They voted after midnight 5148 along party lines. Its a major victory for President Trump who immediately tweeted, the United States Senate Just Passed the biggest in history tax cut and reform bill. The president also announced a white house News Conference for this afternoon once the house votes. The average American Household is expected to see a tax cut of 1,600 next year. Abcs Arlette Saenz has more on what the bill means for you. Good morning, arlette. Reporter hey, good morning, kendis and diane. It was another late night in the senate, but republicans were beaming as they passed their tax plan. President trump is now on the verge of taking a tax victory
The Venice Film Festival and why she waited so long to speak out. The College House party that was so crazy even the air tested positive for alcohol. And lottery fever. The 223 million Mega Millions jackpot grows even larger overnight and thats not the only megajackpot up for grabs today. Oh, we can dream on this wednesday, cant we, about that jackpot . Well start with breaking news from capitol hill. Senate republicans have passed their historic tax bill. They voted after midnight 5148 along party lines. Its a major victory for President Trump who immediately tweeted the United States Senate Just Passed the biggest in history tax cut and reform bill and he announced a white house News Conference once the house votes. The average American Household is expected to see a tax abcs Arlette Saenz has more on what the bill means for you. Good morning, arlette. Reporter hey, good morning, kendis and diane. It was another late night in the senate but republicans were beaming as they passed the
In the news a wild scene tonight in delaware, a raging inferno burning several homes, the blaze grew to four alarms along bay avenue near beach road this broke out at 7 30, two homes are believed to be a total loss. Another two were badly damage. Fire fighters battled the blaze for hours before gaining an upper hand no word how it started. Investigators are looking into whether todays gusty wind contributed to a house collapse in the torresdale section of the city. Home under construction on state road near linden street came crashing down at 2 00 oclock. Home next door was also damaged no one living in that home was injured and as you can see here, the Christmas Spirit remains intact though. And what a sight this was in pemberton, new jersey where a tanker truck rammed into a home there it happened at 7 30 this morning, on route 38, near birmingham avenue. Fortunately the house was vacant and no injuries were reported no word tonight why the driver who control. And in Atlantic City a