it is a busy morning and we begin washington where trump is set to release the broad outlines of a tax plan later today. mnuchin metd steven with congressional leaders last week to preview the proposal. here is what steven mnuchin said during an event earlier. steven mnuchin: this is going to be the biggest tax cut and the largest tax reform in the history of our country. and we are committed to seeing this through. vonnie: kevin cirilli joins us now. from capitol hill. give us the three major pillars of this plan as steven mnuchin has outlined it? kevin: earlier today, steven event inpoke at an washington hosted by the hill newspaper in which he outlined the details of the tax plan that we are expecting. later today, steven mnuchin will join gary cohn in a white house briefing, in which they will continue to unveil details. i do want to pull up more information about this tax plan. first and foremost, the administration is calling to of 15%.he tax rate they are also calling
worse than that. woodruff: all that and more, on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: 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: a federal judge in san francisco has blocked president trump s order on so-called sanctuary cities. it sought to withhold some federal funds from localities that don t cooperate with u.s. immigration authorities. the district judge said today that the president has no authority to take that step. his ruling is in effect nationwide while a lawsuit against the order is being heard. the bulls had the run of wall street today, and the nasdaq hit a milestone. the rally was fueled by strong earnings at caterpillar, mcdonald s and other companies. the dow jones industrial average gained 232 points to close at 20,996. th
all the history that adornz the president s office, there s a new red button on the desk. when president trump pushes it, a white house butler quickly arrives and delivers a coke. ( laughter ) trevor: so second red button on the president s desk. what could possibly go wrong? ( laughter ) you know, it would be pretty bad if he were trying to order a coke and he accidentally ordered a nuclear strike. but it would also be bad if he had to launch an attack and he accidentally ordered a soda. we have to send kim jong-un a message! aaah! ( laughter ) ( applause ) ( cheers ) this whole thing is so perfectly trump right. i wouldn t be surprised if he presses the button even when he s not thirsty. like, it s just because he likes seeing the butler come in with the coke on a tray. and, also, because the butler is probably mitt romney. thos why ( laughter ) i know you wanted to be secretary of state, but this is so much better. now, pour it into my mouth. pour it into my mouth. u
people died, but we all grew a little. let s just go home. - sure, i ll drive. - [laughs] that s our grandpa! [laughter] - dude, i hate my family. captioning by captionmax www.captionmax.com comedy central from comedy central s world news headquarters in new york, this is the daily show with trevor noah. ( cheers and applause ) trevor: welcome to daily show. thank you so much for tuning in. i m trevor noah. my guest tonight is a poet and activist from chicago. kevin coval is joiferg us, a really interesting guy. he s going to be on the show. first, let s get into the show. breck breaking news from day 97 of the trump administration. being in the oval office definitely has its perks. the a.p. says in the midst of all the history that adornz the president s office, there s a new red button on the desk. when president trump pushes it, a white house butler quickly arrives and delivers a coke. ( laughter ) trevor: so second red button on the president s desk. what
nasdaq futures up a and a half point. lauren: busy day for earnings. we are going to get results from amazon. united airlines want to avoid another bumped fiasco. offering up to $10,000. lauren: cell phone hrch afternoon-cell phone hrch imp inference grch. they close out that playoff series friday. one yankee celebrates his birthday at fenway park at the yankees beat the red sox, we will have highlights. nicole: welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets, breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. lauren: president trump says the u.s. will not pull out of the north american free trade agreement, surprising calls from leaders of méxico and canada. it is honor to deal with both peña nieto and prime minister and i believe the end result will end all three countries stronger and better. trump repeatedly criticized nafta on the campaign trail calling it disaster and blaming it for wiping out u.s. manufacturing jobs. nicole: repeal to replace obamacare is gaining s