And is that going to help you have a better christmas . Yes, definitely. This is the cbs weekend news. Make it, and maybe can even make it more generous. Reporter the bill nearly doubles the standard deduction for individuals and married couples. State and local taxes can still be written off but are now capped at 10,000. And it delivers on another g. O. P. Promise eliminating the Obamacare Mandate penalty tax. I wasnt ewasnt going to vote for a bill that ignored working people. Reporter floridas republican senator marco rubio only backed the bill after securing an increase in the refundable portion of its child tax credit, now up to 1400. Fellow holdout, bob corker, is also supporting the bill saying it is far from perfect, but an opportunity to make u. S. Businesses more competitive. Democrats, without enough votes to stop the legislation, insist it wont benefit the middle class. In every iteration, the g. O. P. Tax scam becomes even more cowardly, outrageous, dishonest, brazen theft
Bill. And heres another one. This is the cbs weekend news. Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. A Record Number of americans are traveling for the holidays, according to a. A. A. More than 107 million americans will be away from home between today and new years day. That includes more than 97 million who will be on the road. But its not all smooth sailing. A storm stretching from texas to the northeast is making it difficult to fly and drive. Dead yuck has thjamie yuccas ha. Reporter with less than 48 hours left before christmas, icy conditions are complicating commutes for drivers across the northeast and the midwest. The ice, thats what makes me nervous. Reporter at Burlington International in vermont, snow blanketed runways. In massachusetts, one commuter found a silver lining. At least well have a White Christmas, so its good for the grandkids. Reporter according to a. A. A. , 97 million travelers will drive to their destinations between today and january 1. Thats up nearly three mi
Ballroom dancer. We should also mention shes nearly 100 years old. Reporter how do you keep dancing after having had three hip replacements . This is the cbs weekend news. Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. There are wind chill advisories and warnings tonight from georgia to maine. The new york city airports today tied and broke singledigit record lows, not factoring in the wind. Chicago tied its record of 12 Straight Days below 20 degrees. Coastal communities like duxbury, massachusetts, flooded in thursdays noreaster, are dealing with dangerous ice. Before the thaw, its going to get a lot worse, with temperatures finally bottoming out sunday morning. Heres brook silvabraga. Think of it as, like, opening your freezer, but that cold taking over your whole house. Reporter the blast of arctic air has taken over whole sections of the country. It felt like we were in the middle of siberia, or something. Reporter in philadelphia, an apartment fire, battled in subzero wind chills, killed tw
Nearly 100 years old. Reporter how do you keep dancing after having had three hip replacements . Im the boss. This is the cbs weekend news. Ninan good evening. Vim reena ninan. There are wind chill advisories and warnings tonight from georgia to maine. The new york city airports today tied and broke singledigit record lows, not factoring in ine wind. Chicago tied its record of 12 ayraight days below 20 degrees. Coastal communities like duxbury, massachusetts, flooded in thursdays noreaster, are roaling with dangerous ice. Before the thaw, its going to get a lot worse, with temperatures finally bottoming out sunday morning. Heres brook silvabraga. Think of it as, like, opening your freezer, but that cold taking over your whole house. Reporter the blast of arctic air has taken over whole sections of the country. It felt like we were in the g. Ddle of siberia, or something. Ph reporter in philadelphia, an edartment fire, battled in subzero wind chills, killed two leople, including a firef
Ninan the rising starts of the sport are making big money. This is the cbs evening news ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. President trump marks exactly one year in Office Tonight with the federal government in a partial shutdown. At 12 01 a. M. Eastern time, after the senate failed to approve a temporary spending bill, the government officially ran out of money for the fiscal year. In most cases, though, its still functioning. Congress had a rare saturday session trying to overcome the dysfunction and the discord that triggered the shutdown. Nancy cordes is at the capitol. Reporter locked gates and shutdown signs greeted visitors today at the statue of liberty, ellis island, and the liberty bell as half of the militarys civilian workfofers furloughed, and the National Institutes of Health Interrupted medical research. Already, funding is in jeopardy for our veterans. Reporter Republican Leaders pointed the finger at one person senator schumer shut downtown government. Well, this is r