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the dow, the s&p both on pace to close it, new record highs. i feel like i m a broken record, telling you that every day. 24,301 on the dow. congress passing a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown as they head for the final stretch of tax reform. can they get it done by the end of the year? all-star panel is weighing in. and as lawmakers debate policy, the sexual harassment allegation keep coming. now republican congressman trent franks will resign after he asked female staffers if they would consider surrogacy. what s going on down there in d.c.? we ve got more straight ahead. to our top story, another strong jobs report, i love telling you this news, how the economy is doing just great. our own adam shapiro has the details for you. adam? reporter: the numbers do not lie. let s recap, 228,000 jobs added in november, which beat the estimates, remember, some of the estimates coming in below 200,000, and the private sector on fire, 221,000 of the jobs ....
good afternoon. i call this joint hearing of the readiness and subcommittees of the house armed services together. i would like to honor the 17 sailors lossed in the uss fitzgerald. and also the ten uss john s. mccain sailors. each one of them is so special to every person here. over the course of the past six months, our subcommittees have met with navy leadership to understand the causeative factos that have resulted in the death of 17 sailors. our men remain confident that our navy remains the most powerful in the world. however, the navy is not alone in responsibility. as secretary james mattis stated in august, it creates unpredictability and makes us rigid. we can not deal with new and revealing threats. we know our enemies are not standing still, end of quote. passing another temporary measure compounds the negative impacts for our military. some of those impacts are highlighted by the demanding training and certification gaps necessitated by increased operat ....
tonight begins now. good evening, it s great to have you with us here on a very busy night. and sadly, we do begin with another horrific school shooting. a difficult night for this nation, as we have learned 17 dead after a shooting rampage inside a florida high school. gunfire heard inside and outside the school. it was put on lockdown. students running for their lives. a massive show of force from law enforcement. some of the injured treated on the sidewalk outside the school. meantime, these images now emerging, inside the school, students hiding from the gunfire, armed s.w.a.t. teams entering, going classroom to classroom. yoca hear the students in horror. anguished parents waiting to hear from their children. tearful reunions when they finally reached them. at this hour, a suspect is in custody. it is believed he was a former student. his name is nikolas cruz. we do have team coverage, beginning with abc s victor oquendo on the scene tonight. reporter: tonight ....
and team usa feeling agony on the slopes. two top athletes missing medals but america seeing huge success on the rink. the young competitor making history with this move and adam rippon dazzling the crowd now in striking distance of a medal. i m adam rippon. good morning, america. and we do say good morning, america. and what a week. it s good to have you back george, from florida where that community remembering the lives of those lost in the school shooting. the community hit so hard. surprised, even shocked by what happened and last night you saw them. thousands coming together for those vigils. and then 17 balloons released. one for each of the victims. this morning, the accused gunman nikolas cruz is behind bars, he appeared shackled before a judge for the first time on thursday and we re now learning more about those 17 victims, students and the adults who died trying to protect them. abc s victor oquendo starts us off in parkland, florida. good morning, v ....
and team usa feeling agony on the slopes. two top athletes missing medals, but america seeing huge success on the rink. the young competitor making history with this move. and adam rippon, dazzling the crowd, mow in striking distance of a medal. i m adam rippon. good morning, america! and we do say good morning, america. and what a week. it s good to have you back, george, from florida where that community remembering the lives of those lost in the school shooting. the community hit so hard. surprised, even shocked by what happened. and last night, you saw them. thousands coming together for those vigils. and then 17 balloons released. one for each of the victims. this morning, the accused gunman, nikolas cruz, is behind bars. he appeared, shackled, before a judge for the first time on thursday. and we re now learning more about those 17 victims, students and the adults who died trying to protect them. abc s victor oquendo starts us off in parkland, florida. goo ....