Good morning. Welcome to way too early. The show that has been unable to make a seamless order for 24 hours because of that amazon urge. Well talk about that in the show. Im also Jonathan Lemire, on this wednesday, december 8th. Lets start with the news, President Biden is warning Vladimir Putin about the invasion of ukraine. The biden called it tense but occasionally lightened by humor. Hello. Good evening. Good to see you again. Unfortunately, we didnt get to see each other in the g20, i hope next time we do it in person. And making it clear that any Military Action by moscow would end the hopes for a key natural gas pipeline. Officials say putin gave no intention of his intent but asked for, quote, reliable guarantees that nato will not expand into ukraine. Officials say biden made no commitments on that. The highstaking call came as russia has moved nearly 100,000 troops to the border in recent weeks. Joining us now to talk about this, nbc news Foreign Correspondent matt bradley. M
Two men on intense personal journeys that converged in a single shocking act. I took five steps and fired. Five shots. I literally held john lennons heart in my hand. It was an unthinkable crime that left millions in mourning. The murder of john lennon next. Its a chilly night at around 10 45 p. M. Police respond to a report of a shooting at the dakota. An exclusive Apartment Building on manhattans upper west side. When we drove up to the dakota, theres a man standing in the middle of the street, pointing to the archway saying thats the man doing the shooting. We got out of the car, we approached the archway on each side of it. Looked in and saw a man with his hands up. Five shots had been fired. All but one found their target. So i grab the guy around the neck. The doorman, jose, said hes the one. Hes the only one. He shot john lennon. I was totally shocked. I threw him up against the wall. I said you did what . Former Beatle John Lennon has been shot with four hollow. 38 caliber bull
true. this is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. glor: good evening. last-minute wheeling and dealing is under way on the republican tax cut bill. house and senate leaders reached an agreement yesterday on a deal that will likely be voted on next week, but today some senators were holding out for a sweetener. chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes now on what s in the package and the impact. it s not perfect, but it is damn good. reporter: republicans say the hardest part is behind them now that they ve crafted a compromise between the house and senate tax bills. the final plan preserves deductions for student loans and medical expenses, which were targeted in previous bills, and it doubles the standard deduction, which republicans say will enable millions of taxpayers to stop itemizing. this relief gives people a simpler system and a fairer tax code. reporter: but residents of high-tax states could still get squeezed. the plan caps the deduction for sta
the sound of two dreams coming true. this is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. high-tax states could still get squeezed. the plan caps the deduction for state and local income tax plus property tax at $10,000 a year, and it lowers the mortgage deduction cap from new loans worth $1 million to $750,000. it s a monumental con job. reporter: republicans say they make up for those changes but lowering the marginal tax rate at every income level and by preventing the dreaded alternative minimum tax from hitting everyone but the highest earners. i m glad it didn t get worse. reporter: but today a pair of g.o.p. senators balked because the bill only hikes the child tax credit by $100, a big backtrack from the senate s previous bill. unless they can figure out a way to add to the $1,100 figure, i won t vote for it. i think senator rubio will be there. reporter: president trump has called the plan a christmas present, but democrats argue it s mostly a gift to big bus
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