florence has now been downgrade today a tropical depression. flash flooding continues to be a major threat to the carolinas. the storm is being blamed for 14 deaths in north carolina. more than 625,000 power outages are being reported. in south carolina more than 55,000 are reportedly without nower. meanwhile, over seas a super typhoon has hit the philippines and hong kong and is moving into china s most populated province with winds up to 100 miles per hour. it s considered to be the strongest storm of 2018. the super typhoon has taken 49 lives primarily due to the landslides. our thoughts are with all involved. more am joy after the break. the emotions that bring us together
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say put on a hat or at least go inside. thank you. stay warm. reporter: thanks. joining us nower is jeremy p and robert costa. robert, the president left washington on a high. he just got tax reform passed, signed, delivered to the country. good moment for the republicans. how are they going to kind of try to capitalize on that up feeling and what do they think they can get done that s significant in the first few months of this year in. inside of the white house, katty, one view is that the president needs to be a salesman on the tax bill, hit the campaign trail knowing the midterms could be a possible trouble point for the republican party as there are some unease among suburban voters about the trump agenda. on capitol hill you have a willingness to deal that doug jones, the democrat from alabama is in the senate. it s a narrow 51-seat gop
particularly on how the u.s. and russia move forward. if the president wants to save faith, he can have knower with regard to north korea from playing role in helping. what about the crowds over there? is this the usual crowd in. the anti-capitalist group. you can see the video of our colleague who was out. i think more than a dozen office ers. we re at home base. the security is really intense as you drive through the city. it is very noticeable. i don t know that could you call it for example, an anti-trump