The gop tax plan. But they are still in a Holding Pattern right now. You see people on capitol hill speaking at the moment. But guess what . They have not begun that procedural vote or debate over getting to the procedural vote, which would then allow the debate to actually start overall. We are going to let you know the minute that happens. Supposed to have begun at 2 00 p. M. Eastern. Didnt happen. Were now at 3 01 eastern. We have our cameras trained on that situation. But guess what . We havent gotten to the trickiest part of this tax reform yet. Getting the house and the senate to agree on the same bill. Congressman kevin brady is the godfather of the house tax bill. The chairman of the house and means committee. May have to turn into king compromiser to get it done. He is going to be with us live since the Senate Passed the bill yesterday. Im about to ask him what his battle plan will be to make this merger meld. All of this happening as the Dow Jones Industrial closes in on 24,0
Families will also benefit from a new credit for other dependents like a child in college or an elderly loan. We have our mothers, fathers, you have your grandparents, people who are elderly and done a fantastic job. They have grown old, you want to help them. We are going to help you help them. [applause] we are going to eliminate tax breaks and complex loopholes taken advantage of by the wealthy. My accountants are going crazy. It is all right. I am president , i dont care anymore. I dont care. [applause] some of my will be friends care. Me, i dont care. This is a higher calling, do we agree . As hillary said, what difference does it make . It made a big difference. Made a big difference. We want the tax code that is simple and fair and that is for all americans. The plan the senators will be voting on next week, hopefully as soon as possible closes the loopholes corporations use to shift their profits to taxpayers and eliminates deductions for ceo salaries over 1 million, you see wh
Before matt would have been in the chair on the today show chairman of nbc news says, on monday night received a detailed complaint fra from a colleague. It rested after serious review, a clear violation of our company standards. As a result, we have decided to terminate his employment while it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years at nbc news, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. Our highest priority create a workplace envooimt where everyone feels safe and protected and any actions that run counter to core values of met with consequences no matter who the offender. Quote unquote. Lauer hasnt commented. Cohost Savannah Guthrie addressed this this morning. All we can say, we are heartbroken. Im heartbroken for matt. He is my dear, dear friend and my partner and he is beloved by many, many people and heartbroken for the brave colleague who came forward and any other women with stories to tell and we are grapp
Promising tough new penalties against north korea after the dictator there, kim jongun, tested a longrange missile. We learned more about that launch. Well share it. The news that rocked morning television. Nbc firing matt lauer for what executives call inappropriate sexual behavior. A similar story for the radio legend, garrison keilar. Lets get to it. And a live look on capitol hill is coming where were expecting a News Conference any moment. Lawmakers say they will push to expose Sexual Harassment in the United States congress. The bill would force the house to reveal the names of lawmakers that settled claims using taxpayer dollars. Well monitor that News Conference. This comes on a monumental day in American Media with two titans of broadcasting brought down by accusations about their behavior. The today show host matt lauer faking accusations of Sexual Misconduct. Millions awoke to learn that nbc last night fired matt lauer for inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. Nbc
House explaining this . Reporter its yet another controversy. Today was supposed to be taxes but instead we are talking about these really unvetted videos that no one frankly knows whether they are real or not. And its unclear whether the white house even knows that. Two white house officials today declining to answer questions about where these videos came from. Take a listen to a little bit of what Sarah Huckabee sanders told reporters outside of the white house this morning just before the president left for missouri. I think his goal is to promote strong borders and Strong National security. But is it important to verify those videos before he tweets them . Look, i think its important to talk about National Security and National Security threats. Whether its a real video, the threat is real. And that is what the president is talking about. Thats what the president is focused on is dealing with those real threats. And those are real no matter how you look at it. So it doesnt matter