"happening now" starts right now. >> jon: and we start with a fox news alert on a big day for tax reform. the house all set to vote on its version of the overhaul bill. not before the president weighs in. good morning to you, i'm jon scott. >> i'm julie banderas. minutes from now president trump heads for capitol hill to meet with house republicans and gop leaders there are confident they have the votes to pass tax reform. >> reforming the tax code to get fast erect i can growth and more jobs is what this is all about. building a tax code to build economic growth. we've had a 10 years slide of slow growth. that means living standards get stagnant. this will help us get to a 3% economy. >> jon: peter doocy is live on capitol hill where everybody is on tender hooks. peter. >> we're here in the hall of columns on the house side of

the capitol waiting for president trump to come through within the next half hour or so. today's presidential pep talk to fellow republicans means a lot to his fellow new yorkers in the gop. one of them, congressman peter king, the republican from long island said he hasn't been able to talk to president trump about tax reform and right now king says he is going to vote no on this tax bill because it would get rid of deductions for the sky high state and local taxes new yorkers are paying right now. another new yorker planning to vote no is framing it like this. >> i view it as a geographic redistribution of wealth when you propose to eliminate salt. taking more money from a place like new york. we're new yorkers, i have a problem with that.

>> right now zero democrats in the house are expected to vote yes on today's tax bill and their leader, nancy pelosi, is taunting gop colleagues with this statement. she says, quote, vulnerable house republicans will have to choose whether or not the walk the plank voting for a massive middle class tax hike for no reason and the american people will hold them accountable for their decision. every republican in the house that i've spoken to about this tax bill knows that it is really important for them to show people back home they're making progress on tax reform, tax cuts, because there hasn't been any kind of progress on getting rid of obamacare which they promised to do since they passed the bill and sent it to the senate and nothing happened. that was in may. but the president does not come to the hill every day and how important he thinks today's first step is. we expect to see him within the next half hour or so here in the hall of columns.

>> jon: despite the concerns or defections from peter king and some of the large state republicans, republicans think they have the votes to pass this? >> they do. and actually some sources have been surprised at the lack of drama that the lack of somebody coming forward at the last minute and say you only have my vote if you give me this for my district which basically happens every time there is something big. the healthcare bill barely squeaked through. the speaker had to vote. no surprises yet. but again, anything can happen. >> jon: your building is full of surprises there, check in with you later. >> is senate is fine-tuning its portion of the bill. it is facing opposition from democrats and republicans as well. watch. >> no, this is just again i was asked can you support the current senate version? i wouldn't vote for it. just that simple but doesn't

mean i don't want to vote for a real solution. that's why i'll work with again senate, house and the white house to get one. >> chuck schumer taking issue with how they are going to pay for the tax cuts. listen to him. >> taking money away from the middle class and working people's healthcare so they can do tax cuts for the rich. shame on them. shame on them. the most wealthy and powerful in america can get a huge tax break. no american wants that. >> joining us now is bill mcgurn. main street columnist for the "wall street journal." former speech whiter for george w. bush. thank you for talking to us. senator ron johnson of wisconsin is a no for now. not much of surprise. senator johnson is the first republican to oppose both the house and senate tax plans.

you have senator susan collins, bob corker, lisa murcowski and voiced concerns and refused to say if they would ultimately vote for the bill. how much is riding on these senators to get on board. >> a lot. it looks like the house is going to pass this without a lot of drama and problem. once again the question is the senate. and you have different versions and there can be a lot of horse trading going on. >> republicans hope to align the legislation with a version from the senate. let's go over the most significant hurdles facing republicans now. lay it out for our viewers. it begins with millions potentially losing health insurance. that isn't because the president wants to take health insurance away. he wants to take a away the mandate in order not to penalize those who do not want to sign up for obamacare. that would then gain hundreds of millions -- billions of dollars to the federal government and go toward tax

cuts. what's the problem there? why do they have an issue with this? >> they should have an issue with the mandate. it is based on force. this is one of the greatest half truths told about republicans that they're throwing people off of the insurance rolls. what is happening is that people are not signing up for obamacare and some people would rather pay the fine than do this. under the republican plan or the senate plan, they wouldn't be forced to do this or face a fine. and the government would save a lot of money because the plans are subsidized. i think it's 300 something billion for that. you get a more honest system. what does it tell you about obamacare that people would rather pay a fine than sign up for it. the "wall street journal" editorial mentions this today and it points out that something like 80% of the people who paid this fine make under $50,000. so talk about helping the

people at the bottom and not the people at the top. this is something that would be a big fix to obamacare getting the force out. if obamacare is such a good deal, why do you have to force people to buy it? >> it's a terrible deal. people can't afford it first of all. people end up without insurance anyway because people can't afford health insurance. they're paying out-of-pocket if they have emergencies. by the way, killing the mandate you talked about $340 billion would be spent less on subsidies for low income people through medicaid. those who are insured through medicaid. another hurdle is taxes. taxes going up on many middle class families over time. explain this to us. >> you mean in the reform bill in the senate version? yeah, some people will probably have their taxes going up. i don't like the term middle class tax cut. reagan really didn't use that when he was campaigning.

i don't think we should be directing it at classes. the purpose of the tax cut as speaker ryan was talking about is not just to leave people more money in their pockets, which is a good thing. but it is also to have a tax system that encourages economic growth. the best thing you could do for middle class families is to have growth. it is like several thousand raise each year. we seem to lose that. for example, on the corporate side, the reason they're doing this is to make the united states globally competitive in attracting capital and investment in the united states. i wish they had done a little more on the personal side in terms of these incentives but that's the purpose. when we start getting into talking about cuts for this class or that class it leads us down some very bad paths. >> a couple other hurdles, blue state republicans upset over loss of salt deductions and the massive increase in deficits.

specifically those in the blue states that are paying extremely high federal income taxes. those people. how will they end up suffering? >> well, if they lose the deduction, it is a big hit for them. look, i live in a blue state. i live in the people's republican of new jersey stan and i'll probably take that hit. i'm willing to take it for the team. >> new york as well. >> why should the rest of the country subsidize the high taxes in new jersey and something? >> a lot of our viewers that don't live in new york, which they love to say. we don't live in new york, most of our viewers do not live in new york. this isn't necessarily the standard for american. >> it is an understandable concern for republicans in these states that represent these people. if we get the growth it will be a net plus. >> all right. thank you very much. we appreciate you coming on. bill, thank you.

>> jon: and this is a fox news alert. another public figure being accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. the television host and sports broadcaster is accusing al franken of kissing and groping her without her consent back in 2006 while they were on a uso tour. she offered a photo as evidence of the incident. it shows franken apparently reaching for her while she is asleep. so far no response from franken. he has been a harsh critic of others accused of harassment and i should say just in the last couple of seconds the senator did tweet this. he said i sincerely do not remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way. i send my sincerest a pologies to lee ann. the photo wasn't funny. i shouldn't have done it.

she said that during the rehearsals she was trying to avoid kissing the man who was then a senator. he apparently, according to her, forced a kiss that she did not want. we're working on this developing story and have full details later this hour. meantime roy moore refuses to throw in the towel despite growing calls for him to drop out of the race as more women come forward accusing him of sexual misconduct. president trump not commenting on the controversy. his daughter is. there is a special place in hell for people who prey on children. i have yet to see a valid explanation and i have no reason to doubt the victims' accounts. we're live from gadston, alabama with more. >> roy moore faces new allegations of harassment. according to a report, a woman

claims that back when she was meeting roy moore in his legal practice back in 1991 that he allegedly groped her. the moore campaign is fighting back holding a news conference to poke holes in the story of another recent accuser. they are questioning the authenticity of a signature in a high school year book that attorney gloria allred used as evidence to suggest that moore had contact with beverly young nelson back in the 1970s. >> we'll send it to a neutral custodian, keep chain of custody and our professional expert will examine it to find out if it's genuine or a fraud. >> gloria allred will agree to that if the senate ethics committee conduct a hearing. in a statement she says the time has come for roy moore to announce whether he is willing to be examined under oath

before the senate committees. all the controversy is expecting to give moore's opponent a boost. jones is trying to keep his campaign focused on kitchen table issues. >> we have no idea where it will go. we'll respond as we need to. but it's really not an issue for us. our issues are what we believe is going on for the people of this state. >> the general election is scheduled for december 12th. back to you. >> jon: jonathan from gadston, alabama. >> a big move on tax reform with president trump about to head to capitol hill today. he is supposed to be leaving the white house in seven minutes from now and then speaking and making some remarks on the hill. what republican lawmakers are hoping to hear from him. >> we'll walk out from that meeting and finalize tax reform for the first time in 30 years.

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he didn't pick a sheet of hundreds. hardly worth anything. >> julie: exactly. >> jon: fox news alert for you on a whole lot of action on capitol hill. the house is wrapping up debate on the tax bill and just minutes from now ahead of their vote the president will meet with the house republican conference. but over on the senate side democrats are blasting the senate's version of the tax plan saying that medicare and medicaid will get raided to pay for the tax cuts. >> in order to save these poor people 43 billion, you are cutting $364 billion. >> if you would just -- there are no cuts to medicaid in this bill. >> i beg your pardon. this is the cbo score. i'm reading off the cbo score. >> there are no cuts. >> i beg your pardon. that's where the money is coming from. where do you think the $300 billion is coming from. a fairy dropping it on the senate?

>> jon: the money fairy, don't you know. joining us now the former executive record super pac in 2016 and a republican strategist. welcome to both of you. all right, isaac, you don't like this tax plan. why not? >> the fundamental problems are the priorities. let's look at the raw numbers. 50% of the value of this tax cut goes to the wealthiest 1% of americans in the first year. by the end of 10 years 80% of the value of this tax cut will go to the wealthiest 1% not working people. a fundamental problem. explode the deficit barring 1.5 trillion against future generations of americans. that's bad stewardship of our resources and it is a job killer. it lowers the tax rate on foreign profits to 0% versus domestic prophets. incentivizing corporations and businesses to move jobs

overseas. as ron johnson cited, it is a complete giveaway tilted towards corporations over small business. not just a jobs killer but a small business killer. >> jon: i suspect you see it differently. let's get your reaction. >> absolutely. i think it's an historic opportunity to affect the middle class tax burden and the economic growth that has been languishing under the obama policies. some of the key features are the repeal of the affordable care act tax which is a killer. over 80% of that tax burden falls on americans under $50,000. lifting that hated tax is one important thing. i understand senator johnson's concerns about the pass-through tax relief issues. that has been addressed in the most recent mark of this bill. small business owners like myself will see significant tax relief and finally i think the class warfare rhetoric is something that americans are tired of hearing.

the reality is that as congressman ryan has explained repeatedly we're looking at a tax plan that spurs economic growth for the entire economy and see americans seeing more money in their paychecks, going to see more spending by corporations here at home and see repatriation of dollars and the rest of the world, the developed world already utilizes a corporate tax system. america moving in that direction will be a net benefit for corporations, people that they employ and stockholders. >> jon: a couple clearances from each of you. we will have to run from there. thank you both. >> julie: the president is set to depart from the white house any minute now to deliver a pep talk, if you will, to house gop lawmakers on capitol hill working hard to pass tax reform. we'll take you there live as soon as that happens. stay with us. whoooo.

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>> jon: it is a big day on capitol hill. the house set to vote on its tax plan. a vote expected about 2 1/2 hours from now. one of the biggest cheerleaders of that plan is a man whose face you see on the screen now, president trump. he have is heading over to capitol hill any minute now to try to rally the troops and rally the votes. we understand he has not yet left 1600 pennsylvania avenue. but it will be a big deal when he does and we'll bring it to you live. >> julie: alabama senate candidate roy moore remaining defiant in the case of allegations. two more women yesterday adding names to the growing list of accusers against him. moore is vowing, despite all these allegations, to stay in the senate race. but he is also feeling the

pressure to drop out from members of his own party and even some conservative media sites as well. joining me now is fox news media analyst howard kurtz. the latest accuser is a woman who says moore pursued her as a high school senior, gave her a forceful kiss on a date. another says moore grabbed her butt when she visited his office. i feel like i'm seven. all the accuser cannot be lying. could the media be on the same page on this one? >> i think the media coverage has reached a tipping point. you have so many accusers in so many different situations. most people following this are thinking well, these various women who don't know each other, who aren't suing for money, what would be their motivation. all of them to lie? stories you just mentioned, one from the "washington post", especially that he calls her at the high school and she gets pulled out of trigonometry class to ask her on a date. those were just yesterday. that gives you a sense of how rapidly the story is moving.

we're up to nine or so accusers now. >> julie: playing devil's advocate. one minor, the 14-year-old that he had been accused of inappropriately touching. the rest of these are over the age of 16. this latest one 18 years old at the time. unwanted sexual advances nonetheless and sexual harassment. >> that's a legal question. the woman who held the televised news conference beverly young nelson, 16 at the time basically said she thought roy moore was trying to sexually assault her. he locked her in a car, he groped her, wouldn't let her out of the car. left with bruises. all this is nearly four decades ago. >> julie: sean hannity got a lot of grief for sympathizing with this guy and he gave roy moore 24 hours to come up with information that he didn't know this girl.

come up with an explanation. he hasn't. now he is being called upon by sean hannity. many conservatives in the media. i want to talk about another public figure accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. when story breaking today. a television host and sports broadcaster is accusing senator al franken of kissing and groping her without consent while they were on a uso tour in 2006. the office of senator al franken says i don't remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way. i send my sincerest apologies to lee ann. the photo was intended to be funny but wasn't. i shouldn't have done it. >> i'll agree with that. it wasn't funny and shouldn't have done it. that's a devastating photo. he was a former snl guy and before he was in politics. in that atmosphere shows him groping this woman who apparently is asleep is an absolute bombshell and it --

obviously republicans will seize on this and take the focus off roy moore but senator franken has a lot to answer for and even her account of how he tried to kiss her as they were doing a skit for the uso and stuck his tongue in her mouth all of which is gross and i think tells you more about the atmosphere on capitol hill. not just roy moore. >> julie: sean hannity calls for roy moore to step down. i call for anyone who has done it come out now and release your pictures and get the dirty laundry out. every day we have new accusers now and it won't stop until people just come forward and admit what they've done. anyway, howie kurtz, thank you very much for talking to us. >> jon: hope there are enough headlines for that. president trump leaving the white house right now heading to capitol hill to meet with the gop conference ahead of today's big house vote on tax reform. plus the hunt is on for cyberattackers who targeted the

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>> julie: we'll take you here to a live press pool traveling with the president who is right now heading to capitol hill. that trip should take just under 10 minutes or so. there he will meet with house republicans making remarks ahead of today's big vote on tax legislation. gop leaders saying they do have

the votes to pass their bill. there is just one step in a complicated process. nothing is easy in washington james rosin is live at the white house. today won't be easy. >> it has not been an easy year for the president on capitol hill. good morning to you, julie and to our viewers. what a beautiful day at the white house and down the street an pennsylvania avenue. a fine morning on which to twist some arms on capitol hill. the president is going to be meeting with the house republican conference hosted by the chair of that conference congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers of washington state. a couple hours ahead of a critical house vote on tax reform. it will be the first full house floor vote on the proposed tax reform. this is a big deal for the president and for congressional republicans heading into the 2018 cycle. the senate side has their own version of tax reform and tax cuts. they've already developed a problem over there insofar as one republican senator, ron

johnson of wisconsin, has indicated that he can't support the senate version as it is currently written. for mr. johnson the problem, he says, is that there is an inequity between the way that bill treats small businesses and so-called pass-through corporations and how it treats larger corporations. nonetheless they've also had a gamble they're taking on the senate side by harnessing tax reform to another effort to try to kill the individual mandate from obamacare. of course, that has failed several times on capitol hill this year. that's a risky strategy. one vulnerability for both the house and senate versions is that there is a difference in the way that the tax relief goes to middle income families, individuals and how it goes to corporations. the tax relief for corporations, the corporate tax cuts are permanent. there are sunset clauses and expirations dates by 2023 or 2026 for middle income families and individuals. all of this, of course, is playing out to a very attentive

public. a poll released yesterday finds 16% of voters believe tax reform will benefit them and others think it will benefit the wealthy heading into a 2018 cycle. >> julie: i'm not cutting you off. want to let everybody knows the president has entered capitol hill and you can continue. i wanted to let you know the president has arrived and making these remarks if just a moment. what do you think his strongest message will be considering there are so many hurdles here. we know the democrats are against repealing the individual mandate and there are many republicans that were against that as well. so he is going to be putting pressure on both sides of the aisle here. >> ultimately the president's visit today is on behalf of a measure that will look very different a few weeks from now after the house will vote today on their version, the senate will eventually vote on theirs and then both chambers will send representatives to a conference where they iron out the differences and you'll have a whole new tax package where

the president will have to twist arms then. cathy mcmorris rodgers told our viewers this morning that this is really just a rah-rah effort by the president. the economy is doing great right now and the stock market is doing great now. this president is the babe ruth of deregulation. but he has not one major legislative victory to show for himself nor do congressional republicans and i'm sure that will be part of the president's message. >> julie: a big part who will get republicans are undecided, senator ron johnson of wisconsin is a no for now. you've got john mccain, rand paul, susan collins, lisa murcowski, despite tax reform to drill in the arctic national wildlife refuge, you also have deficit hawks like senators

james langford and bob corker. a lot of people are on the fence or no at this point as we watch the president enter live in capitol hill. he is going the try to sway many of these senators. are his remarks going to be enough or go back to the drawing table in order to get it passed? if it passes in the house will it pass in the senate? with healthcare, that failed. >> the president is on the hill after his successful trip to asia where he struck good relationships. we saw a brief wave from the president. we're a couple hours ahead of a house vote on tax relief. the numbers are pretty certain, at least that's what paul ryan tells us. it's assured in the house. senate a different ballgame. 52-48. one defection. they can only suffer one more and you get into some dicey

territory. >> julie: james rosin, thank you very much. we love having you on. you are an expert and i'm not. thank you. >> you bet. >> jon: there is a new report suggesting that a breach at the national security agency might be worse than first thought. "the new york times" reporting the u.s. government might not even be aware if secrets were leaked or hacked and they aren't sure whether the hacker is still at work. the times says a group called the shadow brokers has been targeting the nsa and that group might actually be using tools the nsa uses to spy on other countries to spy on the agency itself. for more on this let's bring in a cybersecurity analyst a senior fellow at the center for digital government. this round and round is enough to make your head explode. the idea is some of the nsa's own tools are being used against it. >> nothing like the hunt for red october when you fire that torpedo and it turns around and

comes back at you. the difference between conventional weapons and cyber weapons. there is no fail safe on these things. once they're out there and launch them, if you don't control those tools and if you don't control the disclosure of those tools this is what is going to happen. the torpedo is coming back. they'll be used not only against the nsa but over $300 million losses from the ransomware attack using the nsa tools. >> jon: this is supposed to be worse than the snowden breach. >> there are no degrees of treason. if you think what he did was treason and this is treeson. most of these leaks. i haven't heard of an arrest of an nsa employee itself. they seem to be coming if third parties outsourcing a lot of

our security from other independent contractors. a lot of third parties have been responsible for these breaches. >> jon: that just seems like such basic -- i don't know, trade craft. why would you take some of the nation's most sensitive secrets and give the keys to them to people who aren't necessarily u.s. nationals? >> well, to have top secret clearances you have to be a u.s. citizen. jon, it's a cultural thing. it is hard to find these folks. robert hanson, aldrich james, edwin pitts. they went undetected for years. it is hard to find these people. i have friends in the c.i.a. got polley graphed and suspended looking for leaks of classified information. it is not a fun thing to go through. in this case a lot of -- seems like we're outsourcing a lot to third party contracts providing the contractors. the latest thing where his

laptop was breached. the anti-virus software. question is how do they walk out with this stuff? we have to quit blaming the third parties and start holding people in positions of power accountable. >> jon: the government says no more kaspersky software in u.s. government computers and 940 days to get rid of it. that's closing the door after the horse has gotten out of the barn. >> the threat from your mom. i'll give you three hours to stop this. the damage is done. they should have thought about this a long time ago. the other thing, too, not only is kaspersky the issue but we have to quit blaming the russians for all this and start blaming ourselves for poor security practices, poor habits and poor cyber defense. you can't blame the car thief because you leave the keys in the ignition and doors unlocked. start doing something to be proactive and responsible. >> jon: morgan wright talking common sense from washington morgan, thank you.

>> julie: so political turmoil in is zimbabwe. the military still in control with the president under house arrest. the efforts now underway to restore government order after eight days of deliberations in the trial of senator robert menendez. but the jury just sent a note out. what's that all about? we'll go live to the courthouse in new jersey next.

>> jon: if jury in the trial of senator robert menendez sending a note to the judge just moments ago. everyone is heading back into the courtroom. this is day eight of jury deliberations. jurors have been struggling to reach a unanimous verdict after announcing a deadlock on monday. the judge sent them back to continue. senator bob menendez, the democrat from new jersey, returning to court this morning hoping today is the day he is acquitted.

>> senator, with only a week away from thanksgiving, how long could this go on? >> we are in unprecedented territory already. we're waiting on the lord and the jury. >> jon: joining us now national law journal contributor and former general counsel ken zimmerman along with richard st. paul. criminal defense attorney. we have a note from the jury. they were deadlocked before. can you read the tea leaves here or is it a fruitless exercise? >> this note could be about a lot of things. the conventional wisdom the longer the jury deliberates. they've been deliberating for some time. the more likely they deadlock and it ends in a mistrial. we have a juror excused and

believes they are in a deadlocked? is the note going to say we're deadlocked or they want a transcript of testimony read to them again, question about the law, maybe they reached a verdict. that would be a big surprise. hard to know what the jury said in that note moments ago. >> jon: the friendship that is at the heart of these allegations of corruption pre-dated senator menendez's time in the senate. i think even his time in politics, richard. is that part of this -- the defense said look, these two men were friends, there was no political quid pro quo, just two guys who were friends. >> they've been friends for about 20 years. one of the most interesting points of this, i think the weakest point for the defense argument and the strongest point for the prosecution was senator menendez' failure to talk about the gifts or put the gifts on his financial disclosure form in the senate. he put some of the gifts like the plane rides and the hotel

stays on his financial disclosure statement but not all of them. the question is was that done intentionally to conceal the quid pro quo or not? i think the defense argument was well, i didn't want to bring any attention to the friendship to save the doctor friend -- i don't think that is a very strong argument in terms of why he didn't put all the gifts on his financial disclosure. >> jon: if they are just innocent, why not put them on the forms? >> completely agree. i think that charge is one of the more black and white charges. did you list it or did you not list it? you could say well, i forgot to list it. i think a lot of people watching think that sounds like a flimsy excuse. how often do you -- how often is it that friends buy friends all expense paid luxury vacations and how often is it that friend happens to be somebody whose business you could help as a public official and did, in fact, meet with cabinet officials and others

and try to get things changed that would have benefited your friend? a lot of people connect the dots here and it doesn't smell right. we'll see what the jury thinks. there wasn't a smoking gun. maybe some of the jurors are looking for a smoking gun. >> jon: it's possible they're coming back with a verdict. >> it is possible. there are 12 counts. they may come back with a guilty on one count. remember, we do have a new juror here. the previous juror talking to the media. unorthodox for a juror to leave and talk about jury deliberations. you have one new juror. perhaps they said that he -- maybe one count. >> jon: seems like the judge should have told the ex-juror to shut up. >> julie: all eyes on washington today. we're awaiting a huge vote in the house on tax reform. we will have that live as soon as it happens. plus an uncertain calm in zimbabwe a day after a military

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