As the darker side of hollywood plays out nationally. Hopefully, this will change the way we look at films, and what films actually get made. Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the g. O. P. Tax plan moved closer to passage this evening, as some key senate holdouts signaled their support for the revised legislation. Our own Lisa Desjardins joins us now from capitol hill, to walk us through what is in this latest version of the tax bill. So, lisa, i know youve just come from a briefing. This has been breaking late in the
Reporter well, for one thing, liz, they are not going to be out here in long sleeves and pants. It is hot. They say they have several options. They usually involve air conditioning and a pool. During this weeks weather, you dont have to work out to break a sweat. So if the prospect of 115plus degrees ahead, the coaches of diablo in Pleasant Hill are firing up the swamp cooler and changing out workouts to keep athletes safe. We have fans and keep them indoors. Reporter Contra Costa County Fire District is changing things up, too. All summer they carried extra staff for fire danger. And this weekend, the way those extra bodies respond to calls may change. One of the things that we will probably do this weekend with the really High Temperature is call for greater alarms early. So if we had a fire that occurred today it might be a single alarm. But saturday we might call three alarms because thats heat exhaustion on the firefighters would be tougher. Reporter the ris something high, risk i
All of this event online at cspan. Org. Search tax reform. The house coming in next at later hour because house members have been working, republicans, on their tax package. Well take you live to the house floor on cspan. The house will in order. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, pastor dennis jokela, chaplain, kalamazoo county sheriffs department, kalamazoo, michigan. Pastor jokela please join me for prayer. Father god, we are grateful to be able to come into your presence in a free country such as ours. I ask that you bless this great nation. I ask you to pour out your wisdom and revelation now within the sound of my royce. I ask you to let your glory shine like the light eminating from this place, filling our entire country. I speak unification of our country in its original cando american spirit. I speak life into those dying places, for those places that are in need of your restoration power, i ask that you pour it out on them. I ask that you bless these proceeding
We say good morning on whats turning out to be a busy tuesday. Im kendis gibson. And im Adrienne Bankert in for diane macedo. We begin with some breaking news. The collapse of the latest plan to overhaul health care derailed by two more republicans who refused to back the bill. Well, now the gop leadership is changing course looking to repeal obamacare now and figure out a replacement later, much later. Abcs Elizabeth Hur joins us now with the very latest. Good morning, elizabeth. Reporter kendis and adrienne, good morning to you. And, you know, for seven years republicans have promised to repeal and replace obamacare. But this morning, the chances of that happening with the current bill appear to be over. Overnight, two key republicans delivering a fatal blow to the Gop Health Care bill. Senators mike lee of utah and jerry moran of kansas announcing their opposition. Moran saying in a statement, we should not put our stamp of approval on bad policy. The bill needed the support of at l
Counting most troubled world remains closed for miles. And it looks like is going to stay that way for at least two weeks. One of napas county road catherine a rockslide came crashing down monday afternoon on silverado trail at pratt avenue. More of the hillside there in saint helena fell. Catherine it appears that most of the wall of rock will have to come down before drivers can safely get through. Just how helpful were the most recent storms theyve been so beneficial. That 40 percent of calfironia is now out of the drought. Grant just look at this video of the lexington reservior. Which is over flowing. But we can find kron 4s dan kerman live in the east bay tonight at San Pablo Reservoir with more on the drought. Reporter its truly been a stunning area. Reporter the recent series of storms filling lakes, overflowing rivers and covering the sierra mountains in snow. Reporter it is at 100 percent capacity. We had a very wet october and one of the web system and our history in effect.