developments. where do things stand right now? as you know in about a half hour, the house will be taking their vote and make very clear they are on the right track. behind closed doors, paul ryan telling his conference to soak it up saying this is the moment after a year of legislative frustration that they have been waiting for. the democrats are opposed unanimously in the house and senate, but they don t need any help. the house will pass the bill in short order and move over to the senate and mitch connell wrapped up all the votes he needs to move it forward. in terms of the timeline, earlier today he said he expects to have a vote later tonight. the timing is fluid, but one thing is certain. republicans have the votes for the $1.5 billion tax overhaul. it will be a legislative win and will it also be a political win. you talk about the numbers. they brush it off and haven t told the bill well enough. in short order, americans will see their paychecks change. it s a gam
and republican retreat. president trump and gop leaders plan to gather at camp david days from now. we will preview to map out the republican agenda. in less than an hour, it will be official. doug jones will be certified the winner of the race. roy moore is not giving up without a fight. he is alleging voter fraud and calling for a delay and certifying the results. the secretary of state said that s not going to happen. we will talk with john merrill in a few minutes. we want to bring in diane gallagher in montgomery, alabama. walk us through the specifics of roy moore s complaint. so bryanna, initially the goal of the complaint is first they would like a new election. a do-over. if they can t get that, they would like for the secretary of state to investigate the claims of fraud that they alleged determine if they had an impact on the special election result a couple of weeks ago. as far as the lawsuit itself, it s a kitchen sink of voter fraught allegations. the crux is
southern border. paul ryan told reporters he wants a compromise, but look for give and you find very little. they have lawmakers signing dejected. what the failure to strike one would spell for the likelihood of government stays hope. it runs out of money in just 10 days. the number two in the senate said the chances are hard to hit by the january 19th deadline. saying it s a mess. listen here to marco rubio on fox news. doesn t exactly inspire confidence. is this beginning to come together or fall apart? i m not sure. you can t shut down the american government of the united states over daca and you can t be against anything because of the building of the wall. the democrats are threatening to shut down the government because of the need to build a wall. that s absurd. phil, i want to remind you i may have to interrupt, but you have been talking to members on both sides and anyone expecting the breakthrough comes at the white house meeting? pa. the short answer is no
for illegal entry, period. the message is that no one is exempt from immigration law. and attorney general jeff sessions says zero tolerance, he had an announcement, that s his zero tolerance this spring that the government will pcute all lawful immigrants as criminals, set up a situation in which children are removed when their parents are taken into federal custody. a policy he reinforced himself last week. if you cross the border unlawfully, then we will prosecute you. it s that simple. if you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you. and that child may be separated from you as required by law. yes, we are pursuing a zero tolerance prosecution policy at the border. having children does not give you immunity from arrest and prosecution. bringing children with you doesn t guarantee you won t get prosecuted. count on it. our policies that can result in short-term separation of families is not unusual or unjustified. but secretary of homeland security claims no
of empathy. he has said he would be proud to ins instigate trump lashed out at democrats who rejected his latest bid and offered temporary protection for nearly 1 million immigrants. mitch mcconnell plans to take trump s proposal to the senate for a vote as early as tomorrow. he faces an uphill. mitch connell needs seven democrats to back the bill. so far there is no sign that he ll get another one of them. the shutdown now enters the fifth week. 800,000 federal employees will miss a second paycheck. it is hard to wake up and your whole foundation is shaking because you are living off one person. we are going through the second pay period that we won t be getting paid for. i have college tuition and medical expenses i have to deal with. mortgage will be late and my husband goes to work and does not have money for gas everyday. the big question we are asking everyday, how can president trump end the shutdown if he can t make a deal. geoff bennett is at the white hous