With something extra. We essentially repealed obamacare because we got riffed the individual mandate which was terrible. This is the ultimate bad Christmas Carol story. Reporter democrats like kenning the tax bill to alum of cole in americas stocking. So what were doing here today is basically saying, wealthy americans, big fat Christmas Present for you. Tiny tim, were taking your crutch away from you, and all the other kids in this country. Reporter still republicans say the tax bill is really a gift to the us economy. This gets us better wages, bigger paycheck, a simpler tax system. This gets the American Economy competitive. Reporter lawmakers cant head home for the holidays just yet. Theyve got two days in order to pass a boil avoid a government shut down. Connell mc shane, fox 29 news. As with any tax change law there are winners and there are losers. Our bruce gordon spent the day in moorestown, n, where some big changes could be on the way. Joins us now studio with help tull adv
11yearold Sophia Hernandez hears it from her next door apartment. She comes outside. I just stand right there looking and police is coming, people coming out. I didnt even know if it was from the corner of the street or inside of the chinese store. The shooter then fires at least one shot that goes through the glass door strikes the victim in the head. Reporter security cameras scanned the neighborhood from their positions outside the take out. Investigators carrying equipment were inside likely attempting to obtain recordings of any images captured. Neighbors of this tightly populated grays ferry neighborhood are angered they say by the near constant gun violence while an 11yearold tries to put it out of hermine. I didnt want to look inside the window because, like, sometimes i dream of what happens, you know. Reporter police are expected to reach out to the public for help if theyre able to obtain clear images of the suspects. Meanwhile, investigators could be seen working the street
[ applause ] historic moment on capitol hill. We broke every record. Its the largest tax cut in the history of our country. Congress passes the largest tax overhaul in u. S. History. Giving President Trump his first major legislative victory in office. How this impacts all of us. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. Tragic day in northeast philadelphia. A little boy just eight years old killed in a car crash. A witness followed the car that took off after the accident. Thanks for joining us tonight at 10 00. Im iain page. Im lucy noland. To night police have the driver in custody. But friends and family of that little boy are left without him just days before christmas. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser is live at Philadelphia Police headquarters. Dave . Reporter lucy, not only is the driver in custody but they have recovered the van in this fatal car crash. According to investigators, the driver was speeding and weaving through traffic at the at the time time of the crash. He did take off High Ranking
Down the hallway and tried to knock on many doors as i can. Reporter officer rodriguez spoke with fox 29 by phone from his hospital bed where hes being treated for smoke inhalation. He cant remember how many doors he banged on. She needed help in the middle of the smoke and she had a disabled child with her. So just instinct kicked in and i just went and got her out through an skit that was close by and firefighter grabbed her and pulled her out. Turned around and ran back in and finish getting people out that hallway. Reporter investigators say the fire started in a second floor unit and spread to the attic where it then engulfed many other rooms. It was absolutely frightening when we came outside to see the flames. It was creeping along the building. The guests who got out reported trapped people throwing their belongings down some the second floor before First Responders rescued them. Sources say a woman in the room where the fire started was hospitalized for burns. I said the Polic
And the are controvers contrt could be right in your pocket. We begin tonight with a growing divide between the u. S. And israel. A new Magazine Article reports an unidentified u. S. Official directed a crude insult at the israeli Prime Minister, it is a term we choose not to use on the air but there has been a lot of name calling most of it over the expansion of israeli settlements. Nick schifrin reports. Bmentbenjamin netanyahu visid the knesset. Were i not to defend the state of israel were i thought to insist vigorously on our national and security interests they would not be attacking me. And despite all of the attacks i suffer i will continue to defend our country. I will continue to defend the citizens of israel. There is no love lost between the u. S. And israel right now. Last week the defense minister went to washington and secretary of state john kerry and others refused to see him, because he referred to the secretary as messianic. Now, most of the tension right now is over