Numerous president s and reported on watershed moments in u. S. History, from the Civil Rights Movement to the vietnam war and 9 11. Now the 86yearold former cbs anchor has built a new audience online. He has millions of fans on social media. Rather also has a new book out titled what unites us, a collection of essays on patriotism. And dan rather joins us now. Mr. Rather, thank you for being here. Delighted to be with you. Well, this week senator al franken announced he will be resigning in the wake of Sexual Harassment allegations. Whats your response to that . Were at a tidal change in society, and im not sure every man has the message yet. But every man better get the message. I think this is, to use another metaphor, a sea change. Things going forward, not everything is going to change. But with all of this attention to wellknown men and the brave women that did take guts for these women to speak up. But this has happened at the upper tier of the socioeconomic ladder, if you will.
Dan rather has interviewed numerous president s and reported on watershed moments in u. S. History, from the Civil Rights Movement to the vietnam war and 9 11. Now the 86yearold former cbs anchor has built a new audience online. He has millions of fans on social media. Rather also has a new book out titled what unites us, a collection of essays on patriotism. And dan rather joins us now. Mr. Rather, thank you for being here. Delighted to be with you. Well, this week senator al franken announced he will be resigning in the wake of Sexual Harassment allegations. Whats your response to that . Were at a tidal change in society, and im not sure every man has the message yet. But every man better get the message. I think this is, to use another metaphor, a sea change. Things going forward, not everything is going to change. But with all of this attention to wellknown men and the brave women that did take guts for these women to speak up. But this has happened at the upper tier of the socioec
In, whos out, and what is in the actual plan itself. How it will impact you and your family. Plus escalating criticism of the fbi is more evidence revealed of higher ups playing politics. President trump trying to boost the morale of the agency at the Graduation Ceremony today. What the president is saying now as we are learning about efforts to water down former fbi director james comeys statement on the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Among our guests on these issues, this hour, republican congressman tom mcclintock, steve forbes, retired navy captain chuck nash, Bob Goodlatte the chairman of the house judiciary committee. Melissa back to the markets, the dow ending the day at a new record close its 69th under President Trump. Can you believe that . And for the end of the year. 2017 is tied for most records in a calendar year. Nicole petallides, is floor of new york stock exchange. That is ominous. Tied with 99. The records for the dow, nasdaq, and s p. Were seeing 69th record c
About how respected he was as a public official. Thousands gathering at San Francisco city hall show the magnitude of a man and mayor who left an impact on his city. Congresswoman nancy pelosi arrived at noon pausing in silence at the casket inside the rotunda. Its heartbreaking. Its really heartbreaking. Its hard to even talk about his leaving us without thinking of his beautiful smile. Reporter police chief bill scott comforted his wife. He is a good person to my family. He welcomed us with open arms from the first day we got here, made us feel comfortable. You know, with a sense of humor. He has a way of taking the edge off things reporter former San Francisco supervisor and state Assembly Member david chiu offered condolences in writing. Every day it continues to sink in although i still feel his spirit here at city hall. He is a fine decent person. You really wanted to work for him, work hard for him. He had basically diplomatic skills unlike most ordinary politicians who fly off
Coming up in an hour what the republican tax bill means for you. Tax host good morning. It is tuesday, december 19. A twoour washington journal is ahead for you. The Senate Reconvenes at 10 00. The top item will be the final vote on the gop tax reform legislation. That will also be the focus of washington journal with republicans confident they will be sending President Trump a tax overhaul for his signature. Ifwers, call and and tell us you support or oppose the bill. If you support, the number for you is 202 7488000. If you oppose the legislation, give us a call at 202 7488001. You can catch up with us on social media. Good Tuesday Morning to you. You can start calling in now. A little over a month ago, the house passed its version of tax 2 to bestdecember passed its version of tax reform 5149. After reconciling the 2 bills the final legislation is expected to hit the floor in both chambers and republicans are confident they have the votes. [video clip] kevin brady, the chairman of t