bill: there was an explosion rocking parts of hollywood, california. a possible gas leak. a ground floor restaurant closed at the time. glass and debris flying down the street. one person injured by the glass and released. hazmat and arson investigators responding to that scene in hollywood, california. laura: sweeping tax reform will be headed to the president s desk. a big win for republicans pushing for legislative victory ever since failing to repeal and replace obamacare. a wall street journal article that went behind the scenes of how this deal got done saying that senator lindsey graham told president trump that the consequences of going 0 for 2 would be just devastating. that message stuck. this time republicans proving they can come together and get things done. what does it all mean for 2018?
the vote on thursday because on the one hand yeah, we ve gone over, on the other hand we spent $5 billion and do you want to leave that stuff rusting until jesus comes out there? the nuclear power industry hasn t had a good record. there is another one that has been under construction for 30 or 40 years. the last new nuclear power plant to enter service in the u.s. is well over 20 years old. laura: wow, a lot of back and forth on that way. thank you so much. bill: the passage of that tax bill proving republicans can come together and follow through on promises they ran on. can republicans capitalize on what s considered a historic victory? what it means for the critical 2018 mid-term races. democrats are nowhere to be found? what did they accomplish this year? zero. republicans are delivering at every level.
essentially repealed obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate, which was terrible. and that was a primary source of funding of obamacare. the individual mandate. it is hated by most americans republicans, i should say. an important part of obamacare now repealed in the new tax reform law. why republicans say it is the beginning of the end for obamacare. bill: watch a u.n. today. they are expected to vote against the u.s. s decision against jerusalem as israelis capital city. president trump: they take hundreds of million else of dollars and even billions of dollars and then vote against us. we re watching those votes. let them vote against us. we ll save a lot. we don t care. (avo) when you have type 2 diabetes, you manage your a1c,
it s the same trickle down big business republicans and you got sold a bill of goods and i m here to help you set it right. if they can put forward that message in a clear way and stay away from the social issues and focus on the economic concerns, then they ll have a chance. so far we haven t seen them able to do that. laura: chris stirewalt. we ll have to leave it there. bill: for the record, counselor, i recall your advice, yes, i do. nice to see you. laura: thank you so much. bill: some major companies rewarding employees handing out bonuses after congress signs the tax cut. what else they re doing with the windfall and will more companies follow suit? i wish you a merry christmas, i wish you a merry christmas, i wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year
families. merry christmas. thank you. bill: the day after taxes, will republicans keep the government open? some are threatening to hold it up if they don t get what they want. what does senator rand paul want? in his first live interview since he was attacked by his neighbor he will make his case right here. tragedy on vacation. how did the bus crash in mexico leaving several dead including eight americans. you don t expect things like this to happen. we called all the cruise departments. we called the consulate in mexico and everyone we can call. nobody has any answers for us. helping keep shoppers safe. this is a financial transaction secure from hacks and threats others can t see. this is a skyscraper whose elevators use iot data and ai to help thousands get to work safely and efficiently. this is not the cloud you know.