There in the final last few seconds. In kelly, kentucky, Something Else emerges in the sky. We can see venus here at this point in kelly, kentucky. I love the fact that you can see venus. Even the president stepping out of the white house to watch. Finally, the last major stop for the Great American eclipse charleston, south carolina. The clouds cooperating. You know, it really puts us in our place as far as our role in the cosmos, doesnt it, the fact that we here on earth are part of something much bigger. And then sky gazers starting to make the long journey home. In remote rigby, idaho, bumper to Bumper Traffic for miles. The traffic coming out of idaho goes as far as the eye can see. Reporter this traffic jam started precisely as the eclipse ended. People already had packed, gotten into their cars. One family heading back to california. How long do you expect that to take you with this traffic . About 20 hours. Reporter 20 hours. Was it worth it . 20 hours. Way. And rob marciano, n
Fewer people will actually pay tax at that rate. Now, let me tell you what else they want to do. They want to nearly double the standard deduction. 12,000 for individuals. 24,000 for married couples. Thats the justification for raising the lowest tax rate from 10 to 12 that a whole lot of people arent actually going to pay for. The plan also calls for the elimination of the socalled marriage penalty. Raising the tax credit for a child under 17 by a yet to be specified amount. And look for a new 500 tax credit for nonchild dependents. That replaces the idea that you can actually otherwise claim nonchild dependents. In addition, the plan calls for repealing the estate tax. What a lot of republicans call the death tax. This benefits generally speaking the wealthy. It also repeals the Alternative Minimum Tax. At lot of you might say i pay the Alternative Minimum Tax. Heres the problem. It was actually meant to be something for the wealthy. Wasnt indexed to inflation so a
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He is giving a speech to the people of poland. This is his first major remarks in a city overseas outdoors to a group like this. And we have seen some excerpts already. Its a fairly lofty sweefrpeech. He will talk about how people in the west succeeded now because of paper and regulations, but because they had the ability to chase their dreams. And let me ask you about a point that stuck out to me and i know youve covered the white house and you saw him on the campaign trail. He also tried to cast a little bit of doubt about the credibility of the Intelligence Assessment that russia was interfering. You pushed him hard to say that the 17 Intelligence Agencies were the ones that came out and said that they believe russia was definitively behind it. It seemed he once again reverted back to the Campaign Rhetoric where he would say well, we look the ed its only three
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In wisconsin, 22vote margin, and she got 31,000 votes. Those are states that decided the election. Thats why investigators are looking at jill stein. Its no surprise the reaction to the russian meddling is polarizing but it Doesnt Matter whether the investigation goes right or left. These leads need to be run down. So if the committees doing it, maybe thats a good thing. Thats our show. Hardball starts now. Bad santa. Lets play hardball. Good evening. Im Chris Matthews in washington where it was a day of high drama at the capitol. At this hour, were awaiting a senate vote on the republican tax bill that could come at any time. The house voted this afternoon, passing the bill despite every democrat opposing it, along with 12 republicans. Late today there was a wrinkle. House republicans said they will slightly alter the bill and revote tomorrow to ensure it fits with senate rules that allow it to pass with a simple majority. The Senate Parliamentarian had rejected several provisions snu
9 00 in the east, 6 00 a. M. Out west. Heres whats happening. Taxing situation. The battles that lie ahead, the gop gets ready to rewrite the u. S. Tax code. Were going to tell you about one idea that could keep high earners from getting a big break. Gone but not forgotten, the lives of four american soldier were remembered this weekend while the search for answers intensifies. New insight into why so many troops are in africa and what their mission is. You knighted front. For the first time in years, five former president s gather on stage at the same time. What prompted the gathering and how it helped so many in need. But we begin with politics and President Trumps ongoing feud with democratic congresswoman Frederica Wilson, entering the sixth day with the president ramping up his attacks in a tweet again this morning saying wacky Congresswoman Wilson is the gift that keeps on giving for the republican party, a disaster for dems. You watch her in action and vote r. In a series of twe