Every time i turn around, theres something that reminds me of her. Why the girls father is blaming himself for her disappearance. And mo rocca talks to comedy legend Carol Burnett. A new cbs special this sunday. Now we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Robert mueller has charged Michael Flynn with willfully and knowingly making false fictitious and fraudulent statements. Mike flynn charged with lying to the fbi. This could not come at a worst time for the president for his party. Senate republicans trying to pass the tax bill can see the finish line but they can also see some hurdle also remaining. Cbs news has confirmed the white house has a plan to force Rex Tillerson out. When the president loses confidence in someone, they will no longer serve in the capacity theyre in. The jury has found an undocumented immigrant not guilty in the killing of a woman in San Francisco. President trump blasted the decision on twitter. Democratic congressma
Lifting of the quorum call . The presiding officer the senator may proceed. Mr. Nelson thank you, madam president. Madam president , the matter that is before the senate is the amendment that i have offered, and it simply is that in this tax bill, since the corporate rate is reduced from 35 down to 20 and that is permanent but the modest middleclass tax breaks are not permanent, in seven or eight years, they cease to exist, they sunset. So you want in this tax bill to give permanent, huge corporate cuts from 35 down to 20 , which by the way if the American Corporation is doing business overseas, its basically a zero tax rate, which is an incentive to go overseas, send jobs overseas, american jobs lost. While giving those huge corporate breaks, at the same time it is giving modest breaks to the very people who need the tax cuts. That is, hardworking American Families, the middleclass. And then, oh, by the way, in seven or eight years, vamoose, its gone. It goes back up. Its a tax increa
Lying to the fbi about his contacts with the russian government. The president s comments have turned the focus back to the Ongoing Investigation just hours after what most agree is the first big legislative achievement of his presidency. His fellow republicans in the senate have pushed through a sweeping tax bill, which promises a sharp cut in corporate taxation, plus cuts for many including some the richest people in america. Laura bicker reports from washington. Finally donald trump is on course for a much needed win. It looks like he will claim a victory on tax reform. We passed the largest tax cuts in this countrys history along with many other things. The vote was close. The arm twisting continued until dawn. There were so many last minute changes to the bill that senators had to scribble them in the margins. Democrats say the package will benefit big business and the wealthy. Republicans believe it will slash Corporation Taxes and help the middle classes. For republicans and the
Who died after going to the dentist to get her wisdom teeth pulled. And the american tourist attacked and killed by a shark. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a monday night. And we begin with President Trump and his words for Michael Flynn, after his former initial security adviser pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. Now cooperating with Robert Mueller. The president now saying, i feel badly for general flynn, going on to say of the fbi and flynn, that they destroyed his life. And tonight, the president and a new legal strategy from his team. Arguing a president cannot obstruct justice. Abcs chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl leading us off. Reporter at the white house today, the president offered words of sympathy for his former National Security adviser, Michael Flynn. Well, i feel badly for general flynn. I feel very badly. Hes led a very strong life. Reporter over the weekend, a decidedly different tone from the president , when he was asked if he
Following yesterdays rout john ferroli and dan sculley join us. Happy friday to you both a lot of debate this morning about the jobs number, and the degree to which it tilts the macro debate whats your take its more of the same, which is strong job growth, low unemployment, but disappointing wage numbers which is the story weve seen a bunch of times over the last year or two i dont think this does much to resolve the debate growth looks good. The question is where inflation is going the wage numbers dont scream out that theres a whole lot of inflation worries for the nrt nearterm. Dan, do you agree how long can that dynamic last i would say we had solid news in particular in the manufacturing jobs sector this morning. We may continue to see that as we get infrastructure announcements into january potentially some changes in capex trends as we have fiscal tax reform and tax changes the broader takeaway for our team is that were seeing a rate of change inflection in job growth going back