Certain. Joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist dan headinger, kim strassel. So you saw it pass the house. I was the thing that surprised me is how relatively little drama there was in the sense that they didnt have to break peoples arms. They got only 13 republican defections. Thats right. And they had votes to spare. Were see an entirely different story than we did on healthcare reform. Why do you think that is . Because healthcare reform failed, so republicans understand their very political lives depend on tax reform. So i think were picking up the pace here and the senate really wants to get this done before the alabama special election, when they might lose another republican seat and have a thinner majority. But the defections, 13 detectors, 12 were from hightax states california, new jersey, new york, in particular. And thats because of the state and local Tax Deduction, right . Right. So basically the house did a carveout for property taxes up to a certain
Certain. Joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist dan headinger, kim strassel. So you saw it pass the house. I was the thing that surprised me is how relatively little drama there was in the sense that they didnt have to break peoples arms. They got only 13 republican defections. Thats right. And they had votes to spare. Were see an entirely different story than we did on healthcare reform. Why do you think that is . Because healthcare reform failed, so republicans understand their very political lives depend on tax reform. So i think were picking up the pace here and the senate really wants to get this done before the alabama special election, when they might lose another republican seat and have a thinner majority. But the defections, 13 detectors, 12 were from hightax states california, new jersey, new york, in particular. And thats because of the state and local Tax Deduction, right . Right. So basically the house did a carveout for property taxes up to a certain
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Im frances rivera. Fire fighters are entering an eighth day of fires raging across southern california. Fire Officials Say six wind whipped fires covering more than 250,000 acres have destroyed more than 800 homes and structures. 100,000 people have been forced to evacuate. The largest blaze, the thomas fire in Santa Barbara and ventura counties, is causing power surges and temporary outages for tens of thousands of customers. And the inferno is triggering new evacuation orders. Among those in the line of danger, talk show host Ellen Degeneres who tweeted her home is under evacuation and had to take her pets. Dan has the latest from the ground. Reporter the thomas fire, the biggest in southern california, is still on the move. Over of the last 12 to 14 hours we experienced extreme fire behavior. Reporter a new flareup in Santa Barbara county, more than 100,000 residents under evacuation orders. Perfect for wildfires. Were in december. The vegetation is as dry as its ever been. You know
And frances rivera. Firefighters are gaining momentum on some wildfires raging across southern california, but the ever expanding thomas fire is still out of control, scorching 230,000 acres and just 10 contained. Its now the fifth largest wildfire in the states modern history. The inferno leveled 790 structures while damaging nearly 200 others, and its threatening 18,000 more. More than 5,700 firefighters are working around the clock to battle thomas, but extreme weather conditions are hampering their efforts. Nbcs dan schenamen has more from the ground. Reporter the thomas fire, the biggest in southern california, is still on the move. Over the last 12 to 14 hours, weve experienced some extreme fire behavior. Reporter a new flareup in Santa Barbara county. More than 5,000 residents under a mandatory evacuation order. The conditions perfect for wildfires. Were in december. Right. The vegetation is as dry as its ever been. You know, we havent had rain, what, since last february or some