Masks and practice social distancing. The communication around you are safe at home as a whole helps save slow the spread. Remember arm yourself with the mask. Its your best defense against a virus. This is real. People are dying. People are getting sick. People are going to the hospital. People in icu beds and, they are affecting their loved ones. Quite frankly i have lost patience with you on that regards. So this is not a political deal. Sandra as we headed to Independence Day weekend Casey Stegall is live in dallas for us this morning. At least 16 states have now either paused or pulled back on their reopening plans and arizona is now taking a much more aggressive approach. If the governor in that state has now ordered that bars are closed, gyms are closed, theaters, water parks and entered two big businesses. The latest statewide directive went into effect last night and also caps gatherings of the public at 50, and ten at swimming pools. This is in response to both an increase of
Home. Bill paul, thank you, the update for johannesburg on that. Sandra meanwhile here in the u. S. President trump back in washington as the gop hunkers down on tax reform. Senate republicans now saying their bill would include a repeal of obamacares individual mandate. This despite concerns the move could alienate moderates. Were optimistic that inserting the individual mandate repeal would be helpful and thats obviously the view of the Senate Finance Committee Republicans as well. Sandra House Republicans are not planning to include the mandate repeal in their version. Peter doocy is live on capitol hill following it for us this morning. Who do republicans think a mandate repeal helps most . People making less than 50,000 a year because they argue its who overwhelmingly ends up paying the penalty to uncle sam when they dont want to pay for insurance. An hour from now the senate will come back in here to keep marking up the senate bill. The person in charge, senator orrin hatch, expl
I think the republicans will be very proud of it. The senate bill made some substantial improvements over the house bill but well work through those when we get to a Conference Committee with the house. We dont want to ignore our Democrat Friends as well. I hope they will get off their duffs and work with us instead of voting in block. There is growing momentum and im confident well get it done soon, get it to the president s desk and the president is eagerly looking forward to signing it. Sandra we have fox team coverage. Newt gingrich standing by first but we start with john roberts live on the north lawn. Good morning to you. Happy week after thanksgiving. The president headed up to the hill for the second time to sell tax reform. This time to the Senate Republican caucus. The president will be meeting with them to try to push it across the finish line today. Two senators are nos at the moment. Senator steve daines of montana joins senator johnson of wisconsin. They have a problem t
The equipment didnt work too well, their equipment. And they didnt shoot one. You heard oh, they shot 40 down, then 50 and then i called and they said no sir, not one was shot down. Bill kevin corke traveling with the president in florida but we begin to mike tobin in jerusalem. Mike, hello to you. Hello there, bill. Its a Big Development. However, the russian and Syrian Forces have had control of that town of douma since last thursday. So they are giving the skeptics a lot to work with in terms of the ability of the russians or the syrians to clean up the site and produce the result that they want. Of course, they have been claiming all along the chemical attack wasnt real and later said it was staged by that First Responder group called the white helmets. It is a development that the inspectors from the organization for the prevention of chemical weapons have been in that town. The skeptics will have a lot to work with. I want to make the right turn. A Big Development coming out of i
Republican senator. It is wednesday. Im bill hemmer. How are you doing . Sandra good morning, ifm owe sandra smith. Republicans dominating control of the senate. Hyde smythe beating out mike espy by nearly 8 last night making the republican the first woman elected to congress from the state of mississippi. Here is what she told supporters last night. I am so grateful. Im so humbled for the honor you have given me to elect me as your United States senator. It shard to describe the feelings tonight for me and my family. Tonight in this victory the reason we won is because mississippians know me and they know my heart and thank you for stepping up, mississippi. Bill that victory gives republicans 5347 edge in the Upper Chamber and thats where we stand now. Sandra Jonathan Serrie is live from jackson with more this morning for us. Good morning. Good morning, sandra and bill. Cindy hydesmith is wasting no time getting right back to work. She is on an early flight back to washington, d. C. T