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republican tax reform bill. on washington journal, your reaction to the bill, join the conversation with your phone calls, you males, tweets, and comments on our facebook page. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016]] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. isit ncicap.org] host: good morning, it s tax day on capitol hill and the house is slated to vote on the republican plan from that chamber. and over on the senate side, it is they four for for senate finance committee as they continue to work on the republican s proposal in that chamber. if republicans can get their different plans out of their respective chambers, two sides have to come together and vote again. we ll get into the differences between the two bills and give you the latest on the vote while getting your thoughts on the republican s push. democrats, 202-748-8000, republicans, 202-748-8001, and independents, 2 ....
palo alto and a look at how the wine country fire zone did in the rain but neda has conditions right now. i want to show you what s going on with our hi-def doppler. you can see intense rain especially across the south bay. it was strong across the north bay now coming off the coast towards the south bay. santa cruz up to 3 inches from this system. los gatos also still seeing this strong cell. sunnyvale, san jose, cupertino, it s not letting up. the windshield wipers in full force, ponding on the roads, as well. moving to the east dublin may see more intensity with livermore stronger rain further east. south san francisco about a half inch of rain per hour, millbrae more than that. about three-quarters inch of rain. it s a little lighter around the bay. it s cleared up north of the bay but sonoma, st. helena, it s raining there. totals are impressive: c live in palo alto. anne, some problems on the roads. ((anne makovec, palo alto - its still raining here, heavy ple u ....
i need water, help me, i need water, help. i need water, help me, i need water, help. water under the bridge? the joke that s backfired on the american president. trump s very own watergate. get in touch with us using the hashtag beyond 0ne hundred days. hello and welcome, i m katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. 0ne democratic senator and one aspiring republican senator are under fire today over allegations they molested women. al franken, a democrat from minnesota, has just been forced to apologise after a tv reporter accused him of sexually harassing her. the other us politician under pressure over abuse allegations is republican roy moore of alabama. new accusations in the press today bring the total number of women, who have come forward to eight. the president still hasn t spoken on the moore case but his daughter has, telling the ap she has no reason to doubt the victims‘ accounts. one of the eight victims, beverley nelson, produced a scho ....
has come into the newsroom just hours ago. it is of course of the president of zimbabwe, robert mugabe. he is standing next to the man who has placed him under house arrest. they ve been holding talks in harare but we don t know the outcome of the talks. so we don t know if that means president mugabe will step down or not. meanwhile on the streets of the country, in particular the capital, there are still troops but the situation is being described as calm at the moment. meanwhile other countries are becoming involved in what is happening in zimbabwe. south africa has sent a special envoys. they were in the talks in harare. in another emergency meeting, in botswana, the southern african development community has its own emergency meeting and we received an update about this particular meeting which ended with the recommendation of an extraordinary emergency summit. frankly, another meeting, following that meeting. it is to be attended by all heads of state. in other wo ....
pace for their best day in the month of november. and as mentioned, this represents a rebound. the averages were down two days in a row. s&p 500 down last week for the first time in nine weeks. we see some buy the dip action. this is on pace for its best week since about seven weeks. strong action. and in fact, we have a bloomberg terminal, although i do not see it, it was showing the fact this is really stands out, the russell 2000 was generally weaker. here it is. lastue, the russell 2000 s record high in october, taking a slide. investors were worried about tax reform. at 15,a white, the vix, then at 16, suggesting it could rise more. despite the strength from today, russell 2000 could be looking at more volatility ahead. time will tell whether the dip buying will prove true. and the minor pullback for major averages. taken a look at top stocks for the s&p 500, we are looking at walmart and apple. walmart up more than 8%, beating estimates in a big way. 54% is how mu ....