Phone . That is crazy. Where is that . Thats got to be almost 16 blocks away . What our team found that could cost you in an emergency. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, everyone. Using vulgar language, President Trump today questioned why the United States would allow people from haiti and africa into the country, describing those places using an expletive while suggesting people from norway might be more acceptable. He reportedly made the comments during a white house meeting with a Bipartisan Group of senators. The white house tonight is not denying the president made the remarks. Now, we want you to know our report includes that expletive once so that you can hear the complete quote for yourself. Of course, it may not be appropriate for some of our younger viewers. Nbcs Peter Alexander has details. Reporter the president tonight apparently uncorking another astonishing statement. Complaining to lawmakers in the oval office about protections for immigrants. Pe
Oscar tensions mounting. The favorites. The underdogs. The nominee who is a no show. And how political will the acceptance speeches be . Announcer this is abc world news tonight. Reporting tonight from los angeles. Good evening. Thanks for joining us for this special edition of world news tonight. Im tom llamas. Reporting from the Academy Awards. A short time from now the worldwide celebration of the movies the oscars will take place. This is a look at the red carpet right behind me. Well have much more on that in a moment. But we begin tonight with the father of a fallen navy s. E. A. L. , revealing to the miami herald that he refused to meet with President Trump. William ryan owens was killed in a secret mission in yemen last month. The president , his daughter ivanka, flying to Dover Air Force base for the dignified transfer of his remains. But his father has too many questions about his sons death to meet with the commander in chief and hes calling for an investigation into how and
Fire. The flames can be seen from miles away. We saw them driving up on the interstate on 695. Firefighters were called to k and k tire auto repair around 8 30. So were looking at several hours now. Were told they arrived here coming from a shed on the property. The fire quickly spread eventually consuming tires, vehicles and other auto parts on the property. This is an Industrial Area of howard county. Were within just a few hundred yards of restaurants, shops, stores. There are folks coming out of some of these places to take a look. The fire does not seem to be threatening them yet, but its definitely creating a strong chemical odor in the air. You dont have to be nearby to catch a whiff of that. The closer you are, the harder it is to breathe, an awful smell. Tires can be very difficult to control, a tire fire can. It can be very difficult to extinguish. Also the conditions out here, its cold outside and that is not helping firefighters, extremely cold. Weve heard some firefighters
The tech the tech and Telecom Industries agree on a few regulatory matters. The internet is not the telephone network, and you cannot apply the old rules of telecom to the knew rules of internet. Three weeks three weeks ago three regulators turned their back on that consensus i i believe the internet and its users will ultimately suffer for it. The debate illustrates the importance which makes it all the more amazing that congress has not reauthorized. Since then representative marks bill was passed a quarter century ago. The situation i i intend to rectifying this congress. Todays hearing marks the beginning of the commerce communitys efforts to write and pass legislation to reauthorize. Contentious matters like title to divide the membership of this committee reauthorization is an area where i believe we can and should Work Together. It should not be a partisan goal. Both sides of the aisle have common sense ideas to make the agency more responsive to the needs of consumers, congress
20 , 10 , 5 . 0 . Profitable corporations like General Electric verizon boeing and many others have not only paid nothing for federal income taxes in some recent years, they actually get rebates from the irs. Can we talk about that issue or is the only ways toward a balanced budget to cut programs for the elderly the children the sick and the poor . According to a recent report from the Congressional Research service each and every year profitable corporations are avoiding about 100 billion in taxes by stashing their profits in the cayman islands. The senators time has expired. In with that madam president i yield my time. Who yields time . I would suggest the absence of the cornbread of the senator needs a few more minutes. I thank my colleague. I will take a few more minutes and he can take the rest. The senator from vermont is recognized. Thank you madam chairwoman. The point i was making is if we are serious about reducing the deficit it is inconceivable that one does not look at t