A seismic wakeup call as the Senate Majority shrinks. He tried. I want to support the person running. We need the seat. Did republicans dodge a bullet . What does this mean for Steve Bannons war on the republican establishment . Whose side will trump take . Big questions for john cornyn. And the democrat leading their campaign to take back the senate, chris van hollen. And our powerhouse roundtable. Well break down the politics, smoke out the spin. The facts that matter. This week. Good morning. As we head into the holidays, it sure looks like President Trump and the gop will get what they want for christmas. The votes lined up for the largest tax cut in years. And trumps biggest legislative victory yet. What will it mean for the economy and the middle class . That may take years to determine. Well have two of americas prominent economists ahead. To analyze the impact. For now sh passing the tax plan, a Political Boost that the republicans need, after their worst political loss of the
Roads. A seismic wakeup call as the Senate Majority shrinks. He tried. I want to support the person running. We need the seat. Did republicans dodge a bullet . What does this mean for Steve Bannons war on the republican establishment . Whose side will trump take . Big questions for john cornyn. And the democrat leading their campaign to take back the senate, chris van hollen. And our powerhouse roundtable. Well break down the politics, smoke out the spin. The facts that matter. This week. Good morning. As we head into the holidays, it sure looks like President Trump and the gop will get what they want for christmas. The votes lined up for the largest tax cut in years. And trumps biggest legislative victory yet. What will it mean for the economy and the middle class . That may take years to determine. Well have two of americas prominent economists ahead. To analyze the impact. For now sh passing the tax plan, a Political Boost that the republicans need, after their worst political loss
Alma daetz. And im dan ashley. What started with Harvey Weinstein affects dozens of men in different fields. Federal Appeals Court judge Alex Kaszynski is based in San Francisco and resigned after 15 women came forward with claims he inappropriately touched them or made lewd comments. Abc7 News Reporter Carolyn Tyler is in the newsroom with a look at this case. Carol . Well, judge kaszynski was already the subject of a judicial investigation that began last week into these claims against him. Today in a statement, the judge says family and friends urged him to stay and fight, but instead he retired. It is an abrupt ending to a high profile career. Just last week judge Alex Kaszynski was hearing a case at the u. S. Appeals court in San Francisco. Now, after 32 years serving on the 9th circuit, he stepped down today, following allegations of Sexual Harassment by multiple women, including emily murphy, now a professor at u. C. Hastings college of the law. She was a clerk for another judge
Condoned within the legal profession, i think it is especially problematic because it sends a message to women that they do not have access to justice. Reporter the allegations against the 67yearold kaszynski span decades. Alex kaszynski. Reporter some pointing to the 1968 appearance on the show the dating game as an example of his behavior towards women. Judge kaszynski issued a Statement Today saying, in part, it grieves me to learn that i caused any of my clerks to feel uncomfortable. Thises what never my intent. While Sexual Harassment allegations now seem to be coming every day, larry represented what was then a watershed case in 1994 that captured international attention. And ended with millions in punitive damages for San Francisco secretary named rena weeks who sued her boss and won. I hope that the message to all women is that, go ahead and stand up because i think its reaching a Critical Mass now where reporter the 9th circuit is the largest of the nations Appellate Courts an
Stable genius. Reaction toet your what he had to say on twitter. 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7488001 republicans. 202 7488002 independents. Send us a tweet. We will read them. Join us on facebook. Good sunday morning. We will read them. Was begin with the president s tweets yesterday lets begin with the present president s tweets yesterday. Wrote he wrote he the president yesterday on twitter. We want to get to your calls and comments on his description of being a very stable genius. Headline of the New York Times, trump declared himself mentally fit. President trump who sometimes whos a sometimes erratic vior whose sometimes erratic behavior that this morning from the New York Times. Much of this focusing on the new book fire and theory fire and fury by Michael Wolff. Yesterday the president addressing the book and also questions on his twitter comments. Talking about the policy issues. This morning you are tweeting about your mental state. Why did you feel the need to tweet about