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money to prove it, and delivering the spirit of the season. how a single tree grew into thousands of displays for those who would otherwise miss out on a holiday tradition. we begin with today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. why do you think the wealthiest need another tax cut? >> well, that's exactly wrong. >> republican leaders say done deal. >> the bill's authors were tight-lipped until the very end. what just happened to the child tax credit? >> i'm not going to comment on that today. >> this is a big deal for president trump on his first major legislative victory. mixed messages. >> it's a shame what's happened with the fbi. let's put it this way. there is absolutely no collusion. the fbi is not functioning at a high level all over the country. paul manafort is now free to leave his home and a judge released him from home confinement in exchange of $10

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westbrook says bye-bye, go home. go home. ♪ ♪ >> and welcome to the weekend, everyone. i'm anthony mason. >> i'm alex wagner. we begin this morning with the passage to the biggest tax code in decades appears to be all, but certain. >> after weeks of wavering prospects, republican lawmakers appear to have enough votes to pass the sweeping measure affecting every taxpayer and business in the u.s. passage would give president trump his first, major legislative victory. >> the bill's projected to add almost $1.5 trillion to the budget deficit over the coming decade. once holdouts, seen tnator rubid bob corker are putting it on track in the days ahead.

errol barnett is on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. now that key republican holdouts have signed on, gop leaders are on track to pass this bill as early as next week, but there is quite a lot of fine print. the lawmakers will likely spend the weekend going through the bill's more than 500 pages. >> i think it's going to do very, very well. i think that we are going to be in a position to pass something as early as next week. president trump is bullish on getting a tax cut bill on his desk by business. the final republican plan retains seven personal tax brackets with rates dropping for almost everyone. a family earning $75,000 for a year, for example, will see the rate drop from 15% to 12%. >> everyone's life will be good under tax reform. >> reporter: boosting the refundable portion of the child

tax credit to $1400. that means low-income parents pocket that money even if they don't owe taxes. >> this is good for working families. >> reporter: that earned back the vote of marco rubio and bob corker. the tennessee senator set aside his concerns about the deficit, and called this bill a once in a generation-opportunity to make u.s. businesses more productive and competitive. >> it's a monumental con job. >> the public knows it's awful. >> reporter: democrats call the bill a sham and this is a bill for big businesses. >> people believe this bill is not good for people. >> the bill slashes it permanently from 35 to 21% whale most of the personal tax cuts expire in 2025. >> how are you? >> reporter: there is a catch for republicans, arizona's john mccain and thad cochran missed

for health issues. >> think john mccain will be here. >> the white house is keenly aware of the slim republican majority here and the importance of this bill to president trump's domestic agenda, so it is delaying a scheduled trip to the middle east next week by vice president mike pence just in case his tie-breaking vote is needed. >> anthony? >> errol barnett on capitol hill, thanks, errol. the republicans' majority in the senate becomes slimmer once doug jones is sworn in, but his opponent in the special election has not conceded and is promising to contest the outcome. roy moore's campaign is asking supporters for contributions to fund a voter fraud investigation. jones won the contentious race by 20,000 votes. president trump who backed moore in the closing days of the race say it's time to move on. >> should roy moore concede?

>> i think he should. he tried. i want to always support the person running. we need the seat. we'd like to have the seat. >> reporter: there are still ballots to be counted, but they're unlikely to change the outcome of the election or trigger an automatic recount. alabama's secretary of state says his office has found no evidence of voting irregularities. president trump unleashed a scathing attack on the credibility of the fbi. on friday he took aim at the agency's leadership. the fbi is investigating the 2016 trump campaign and possible collusion with the russians, but the agency also received support from the nation's top law enforcement officer. juliana goldman has the story. >> it's a shame what's happened with the fbi. >> moments before departing at the fbi's training academy, president trump lashed out again at the bureau whose reputation he says is in tatters. >> at the level of anger with what they've been witnessing with the fbi is certainly very

sad. >> reporter: mr. trump seized on the revelation that a fbi agent involved in the russia investigation sent messages disparaging president trump and that agent was fired by robert mueller. despite the harsh criticism, jeff sessions praised the fbi. >> i don't share the view that the fbi is functioning -- is not functioning at a high level. >> reporter: it was sessions' recusal from the russia investigation that led to the appointment of the special counsel. the president said the russia probe is a democratic hoax and an excuse for hillary clinton a loss. >> there is absolutely no collusion. >> reporter: he opened the door for a pardon for his national security adviser who earlier this month pled guilty to lying to the fbi about his russia contact. >> we'll see what happens. >> ty cobb, an attorney for the president, said there is no consideration for a pardon. >> reporter: on friday the top

democrat on the house committee investigating russian interference says he's concerned that republicans are heeding the calls of president trump and trying to shut down their investigation. he said republicans haven't scheduled any witnesses after next friday. for cbs this morning saturday, juliana goldman, the white house. for some perspective on all of this we turn to cbs news political director. good morning. >> good morning. >> how did the tax deal get done? >> well, they're holding out for republians, and bob corker was concerned about the deficits this will create, but everybody is onboard and it's amazing to hear all republicans in the senate are backing this thing which is something we haven't seen in legislation on capitol hill this year. >> steve, what are the political implications for the republicans in 2018 given the speed with which this is going to be probably be passed through congress. >> two things. one, republicans have been talking about since they were unable to get obamacare repealed

and replaced through, there is an impetus to get something done. they have to show voters they have to accomplish something. you remember paul ryan said we have to learn how to govern as a republican party and not just an opposition. here's something tangible, however, how is this going to affect the campaigns next year in the midterm? we don't know the answer to that question because voters won't have a sense because these tax cuts won't take part until next year, and you filed taxes in april 2019, so after the mid tomorrow. >> we have talking points and they have standard democratic talking point, but that's what they're going to say anyway about republicans. will voters feel the impact of this immediately? probably not. they won't probably feel it until after the midterms. the polls suggest this is not a popular bill. >> that's right. >> and you know, it -- could this come back to haunt

republicans the way obamacare did the democrats? >> it could, but if republicans, what they're banking on is hoping there is a boost in the economy because of this, right? they're hoping it brings corporate tax rates down and that will continue to help the stock market and maybe boost the economy and they can point to that in november and say, look, you got us in here to fix the economy. we have fixed the economy and they hope they can run on that next year. >> understanding that the majority of the tax cuts don't take effect until 2019. >> that's right. it's going to be a long time. >> wall street will be very excited when the bill gets passed and they'll see the stock market going up and perhaps that image of -- they could at least argue the economy's improving and maybe that helps their cause. >> what about doug jones and roy moore, steve? the fight is not yet over if you talked to roy moore. >> you had the president come out this week and it's time to end this thing, and roy moore is hanging on and he's hoping whatever uncounted ballots will change the count here, but the way the law is in alabama, if

the margin of error is .5% or less it would trigger an automatic recount. it's not going to get to that point. what roy moore is hoping is perhaps he could start his own recount. however, the laws are fairly clear in alabama that you can't do that in the senate race, however some people say you might be able to do it, it would cost him a lot of money to do it, i don't know who would pay for a recount even if he could do it. >> was roy moore an outliar or was the fact that the president and steve bannon could not deliver this seat a safe republican seat, is that an indication of where things may stand next year at the midterms? >> that's a really good question so republicans have been saying from the get go on this that there's no good outcome on this. they lose the seat in the senate when jones is sworn in. it's down to a 51-49 majority which is not good for the prospects in terms of passing legislation. >> at least, the silver lining from this, this really hurts

steve bannon. steve bannon went full behind roy moore and was unable to get him a victory and lost a seat in a very republican state because of the quality of the candidate in roy moore. >> yes. he's an outliar in some sense and you saw the president campaign for him and wasn't able to push him ahead. it's a referendum on president trump. roy moore had a lot of problems. >> you would assume that the senate races that the democrats, you will hear roy moore and he'll be used as a litmus test. >> he won't be in office and that will be in the rear-view mirror by november next year. >> it will be an interesting next year. >> absolutely. can't wait. >> steve, thanks as always. tomorrow morning on "face the nation" john dickerson's guests will include steve

mnuchin, and james lafrngford and bernie sanders, independent of vermont. it could help melt the snow and ice that made roads hazardous. lake-effect snow cause white-out conditions for drivers in western pennsylvania. in california firefighters battling huge wildfires are braced for another round of high winds today. some santa barbara residents have been dousing their homes in the hopes of keeping them from burning down. for more on the nation's weather we turn to ed curran of our chicago station wbbn-tv. good morning. >> we'll start to where the snow is still falling here. lake-effect snow off lakes eerie and lake ontario where people can pick up six inches or snow. in montana, wyoming and winter weather advisory and not a lot of snow and only two to four inches. look at the winds we have. this is nevada. this is california and wind

advisories that are up and a gale warning offshore and very strong winds and the low humidity levels with the winds mean we have fire weather warnings for northern california to southern california, as well into sunday at 8:00 p.m. now let's take a look at temperatures across the country and 69 in l.a. for today and 33 in billings and 64 in dallas and 43 degrees in chicago and the chilly 37 degrees in new york city. >> meteorologist ed curran, wbbn-tv. in indonesia people were killed when an earthquake rocked java overnight. the 6.5 earthquake was health in the capital jakarta 124 miles away. authorities say the victims were in buildings that had collapsed. the tremors forced 50 patients to be evacuated from a hospital. the quake briefly activated a tsunami warning, forcing thousands of people to evacuate coastal areas, but no tsunami

was detected. a recent study finds 95% of americans are now using cell phones. that's prompted public health officials in california to issue ground breaking gid liuideline limit cell phone radiation. john blackstone has more. >> reporter: california officials say the warning with having the phone pressed up against your ear, emissions could be damaging particularly to children. >> now children on average are start other at the age of 10 and using cell phones for a lot of activities. >> reporter: california's department of public health recommends using the speaker phone or headphones and sleeping at least an arm's length away from it and keeping it in your pocket. the move comes after a three-year long legal battle by joel moskowitz who says there is a cell phone risk. >> has california been suppressing the information it has about the cell phones.

>> there's been a considerable amount of suppression. they wouldn't call it that. they would claim the science wasn't strong enough. while the science is still evolving some studies suggest a link between high cell phone use and brain cancer, lower sperm count and headaches. >> there are those who say this is going to cause panic. >> people are not going to give up these devices. that's not what we're seeking. what we're seeking is that people take the appropriate cautions and reduce the risks substantially. >> reporter: moskowitz sees parallels with the debate over smoking was a health risks. >> unlike cigarettes, cell phones are useful for something. >> reporter: the professor uncovered long secret tobacco company research that revealed the dangers of smoking. he's watching the science on cell phones. >> the case is by no means close yet, but there's certainly enough evidence to be concerned to the point that i don't usually carry a cell phone.

>> reporter: california is not alone in this warning. the food and drug administration says on its website the risk is probably very small, but suggests using speaker mode or a headset. >> reporter: and apple includes a warning of sorts on all iphone, but it's not easy to find. you have to go to settings, general, about, down to the bottom here to legal and then to rf exposure where finally uponael suggests you use the speaker phone or headphones to reduce exposure to radio frequency emissions. for "cbs this morning saturday" john blackstone, san francisco. time to show you some of the morning's headlines. "politico" reports a pennsylvania judge is blocking a white house effort to reduce access to birth control. the injunction issued friday temporarily stops the government from enforcing rules that make it easier for companies to claim a religious or moral objection and then not grant contraception options under obamacare.

the policy took effect in october. "the washington post" says the trump administration is banning seven words or phrases used at the centers for disease control, and they are vulnerable, entitlement, diversity, transgender, fetus, evidence based and science based. they cannot be used in the documents being prepared for next year's budget. a cdc leader did not know why the words were being banned. >> lisa bloom sought to arrange payments for women who made or considered making alleged sexual misconduct claims against donald trump during the presidential campaign. bloom reportedly offered to sell the women's stories to media outlets in exchange for a commission, and she reportedly arranged for a donor to pay off one woman's mortgage. bloom says securing the money was not done to pressure the

women into talking, but to help them pay for security and relocation if they felt unsafe. she did not identify the donors. >> the kansas city star reports a democratic candidate has called off her campaign for congress after claims of sexual harassment came to light. a lawsuit was filed against andrea ramsey in 2005. it was settled by her employer a year later. in a statement referencing the raise awareness about harassment, she says, quote, we are in a national moment where rough justice stands in place of careful analysis, nuance and due process. the charlotte observer says jerry richardson is being investigated for alleged worm place misconduct. they would not provide specifics about the allegation or whether it was coming from a current or former employee. >> an outside law firm will conduct the investigation which will be led by erskine bowles,

former white house chief of staff. business insider reports users of the internet browser firefox says they took a marketing stunt too far. when when a looking glass appeared on the browser. it turned out to be a link to a reality game connected to the television series "mr. robot," most people believed they'd installed a virus. even the developer said it was indi indice ting wishable from malware. >> santa is having one of his letters returned to sender. >> an oklahoma woman went to a garage sale and the storage unit only to discover a dear santa letter from 1973 buried in her purchases. she posted the request for some walkie-talkies on facebook. the writer's sister responded and is having the letter mailed to her. it is not clear if she will

answer her brother's request or simply surprise him with the note on christmas day. i love it when those things come out. >> she'll be delighted with how walkie-talkie technology has changed. >> it's about 22 after the hour. now here's a look at the weather for your weekend. the hour. now here's a look at the weather for your weekend. is. they're leaden they're leaders in their fields and some have seen the careers of colleagues implode over sexual harassment allegations. still ahead, we'll hear what a special all-male panel has to say about the me too movement and its impact. later, it began with a simple ad looking to get rid of a used christmas tree. it turned into a movement,

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i was asked to come when those two police officers were assassinated and i think it was 25,000 cops showed up, but i can't remember, but a lot of cops. i have a great relationship with the cops and a positive relationship with the african-american community and i went out to brooklyn to mr. lou's house. his son had died and he'd just gotten married and lived in the house with the parents, and they didn't have the funeral because they were waiting for the chinese relatives to come for the funeral, and i walked in and mr. lu was a diminutive man, and he just hugged me and he stayed under my arm and kept holding on to me and when he walked out in the cold with me and here i was, eight months later my son died and there were eight hours of people in line, eight hours to

come view my son's casket and i am standing there and i look up and i see mr. lu standing there. >> yep. >> and all he did was walk up and just hugged me. >> hugged you. >> he was giving me comfort. >> he didn't even really speak english. >> no. he spoke cantonese, but he didn't have to speak. >> there are no words at that time, but as proud as you are of beau, he was just as proud of you. you write in the book when he would say be all right. >> i'm good. >> yeah. >> everybody speaks so glowingly. you are sitting across from a kid, a young boy, what's the one thing he needs to know to grow up to be -- >> the one thing you need to know is you have to -- you have to be just straightforward and honest. you have to -- it is the building block for everything that happens in your life.

welcome back to "cbs this morning: saturday." still to come, journalists who won't be intimidated, holding the powerful to account. a story with resonance for our times is told in the new movie "the post." we'll talk with one of its stars. and it started with a single tree and a single sentence. it has since changed christmas for thousands of families. we'll introduce you to this season's saving charity in this show. we'll continue with the continuing dialogue of sexual harassment and allegations. it's led to a reckoning. dozens of powerful women -- powerful well known men have

been publicly accused in recent weeks fueled in part by the "me too" movement on social media. >> earlier in the week we sat down with five accomplished women. this week we gathered men to talk about it. the group included hollywood writer, producer and others and celebrity chef. all of them discussed the "me too mts movement and its impact on their industries. >> as you watch the story unfold, every day there's a new story. every day i'm sure there's fear. where are you as this all unfolds. judd. >> it's certainly a tidal wave.

how terrible must the environment be that right now as a result of the internet and as a result of just, you know, confluence of events, people feel safe speaking up. >> just this week ken freeman, mario batali, high-profile restauranteurs. it's gone unchecked for decades. so what's the answer here, tom? >> there's a cultural shift happening right now. that's where the struggle is. until we take it a step further and say what can we do in our industry to make sure those women are not only safe, but economically there are structures in place that actually can see them thrive. >> men are kind of grouped together from a very young age, and whether it's athletic teams or in locker rooms or fraternities where you're amongst a collective group of men, there becomes a vernacular

that is negative toward women and there becomes an expectation of other men to place ideology on conquering women. >> and, leland, that brings to the floor the question of sort of masculinity and how young men are indoctrinated at an early age. >> i'm a "me too." i was 5 years old. the older kids were like, hey, i'm going to have fun with this young little boy. i talk about it in my book because i talk about how can help kids get over it. so many who are abused end up abusers themselves or alcoholics, especially if they don't get help. >> we talk about it. so much of this conversation is about men and women. what is the problem about?

>> i think there needs to be a shifting of thinking like treating women as weaker sex, that they need to be protected somehow. i'm very fortunate enough to be surrounded by extremely strong women in my life who don't put up with any of this kind of stuff, so i think a man's role becomes a lot about listening. >> when we're talking about ending domestic violence, ending sexual assault, i can educate other young men. i can stop it myself. and that's a really empowering thing for us men to realize and also a really convicting thing to say, look, it's in your hands. you're the perpetrators, you can stop it. >> what should happen to the men who have been accused of sexual predation and harassment? should you be allowed to have your career back? >> i'm least interested in what is going to happen to the men. what i'm interested in is how are we going to empower women? how are we going to change the

situation? >> the louis c.k.'s of the world are not going to give a reaction. what about the chef working at some third rate hotel in nebraska somewhere who sexually harassed women and gets outed. he'll just move to another town where no one knows his face and he'll get another job. >> you said something that's really powerful. you said the reason they've been silenced is because of greed. what did you mean by that? >> most people are self-serving. they don't want to be the person who says, we need to stop hurting these people. they don't want to make a scene. they don't want to be that loud mouth -- you know, harvey weinstein's hurting people, let's all not work with him. you have someone who's been doing it for decades and you have a lot of people around who knew it was happening and nobody said we we'vet to shut this down, this is getting crazy.

>> you know, it was so interesting to talk to these guys. not only are they animated by the conversation but they feel a sense of responsibility and ur jen circumstance and in a way it's incumbent upon them to be leaders and i think that's energized them in a lot of ways. >> i think judd apatow made a very pournt point which is until the economic imbalance of power is addressed, it's very hard to really correct this. >> well, wleerking at a seismic reconfiguring of the landscape of power and money. all right. there is a new anthem in our nation's capitol and it's just a revitalization of the city's waterfront district. ahead we'll take a tour of the anthem music club and show how two independent businessmen made it happen, but first here's a look at the weather for your weekend.

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cardio health factors. the study looked at hidden factors like plaque buildup in arteries. here to discuss the findings, dr. tara narula. great to see you this morning. >> good morning. >> what are the predictors? >> one of the holy grails is trying to predict who's going have a heart attack and stroke before it happens. it can be silent until you have an event. what do we use? we use traditional risk factors, do you have high blood pressure, do you smoke. what this is telling us is that may not be good enough. 50% who had normal risk factors had plaque in their arteriearte. not 70 or 80. these were 40 and 50-year-olds. one third hat optimal plaque in their arteries. one was being male and have bad

ldl. it may hold the key. >> so as this study focuses on our artery health, what should we take away from it in terms of preventing this? >> so, again, it comes back to what can we really control partially. that is cholesterol. ldl. there's been a lot of controversy. does cholesterol really matter. it does. we have a lot of research. here's another study. not only does it matter, but pay attention early. everyone should start getting screened and know their numbers as early as age 20. the other thing about the study is even ldl numbers that were considered normal like around 150 to 160, about 60% of those numbers had plaque in their arteries. so really it seems that once you go above an ldo of 50 or 60, which is pretty low, you start to pay attention. diet, exercise, weight loss that matters. next up still on the topic of heart health but this time

affecting newborn babies. some have demanded screening for critical congenital heart disease. >> they looked at the impact of the screening policies. researchers examined data from 2007 to 2013 looking at infant death rates. i found nearly 3,000 resulted from critical congenital heart disease. they looked at whether the state's mandatory screening saw a decline. >> you just had a baby. the first thing you wait for in the delivery room is to wait for the cry to let you know if the baby is okay and before they're discharged, did they pass the screening test. it became recommended not that long ago in 2011. so when they looked at eight states that kind of changed the recommendations in this time period, they found a 33% decrease in infant death from

critical heart disease and others from unspecified cardiac causes. we know 7,200 babies are born a year and you need to pick it upperly. even though they look healthy, when they go home, the first couple of days or weeks, they could be at risk for cardiac arrest, for dying. but picking it up early means they can gl diagnosed, treated with either surgery or the procedures that they need. >> wow. it's a game-changer. >> it's a simple test. the pulse oximeter test. it's measuring the pulse and blood oxygen of the baby. >> thanks so much for being here this morning. one person's hand-me-down can be someone else's pressure. up next, how a couple looking to get rid of a christmas tree has helped bring warmth to the season for thousands. you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday."

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that donating their old christmas tree would lead to a heart-warming annual tradition. more than 2,000 trees later, the christmas tree project is still going strong. barry petersen has the story. ♪ you'd better not cry >> reporter: moms, dad, and kids line up on a cold colorado morning with something to warm their holiday. a free christmas tree. for most, caught in tough economic circumstances, this would be the only way to have a tree. 6-year-old daniel and his 4-year-old brother michael had plenty of opinions. >> you want that one. >> yes. >> make sure you tell your mom and dad. >> reporter: the trees were donated. each family got one. and then a volunteer helper called an elf took them upstairs into a christmas wonderland of donated ornaments and

decorations, rooms with everything needed to turn a tree into a home's christmas centerpiece. >> hi, merry christmas, how's everyone doing. >> all organized by david and michelle fein with one ad on craigslist eight years ago. >> we said what are we going to do with our old tree. we said free christmas tree for a family with children. >> one of the first to respond to that ad was felice liquori. >> david has provided rocky mountain christmas trees since 2010. in every one of our five homes, i call david, we need a tree, we opened a new home, bam, he's got me a tree. >> 17-year-old alexis thinks the

tree changes the life in a foster group home. >> they try to make you feel like family and it's a normal christmas. we're going to have a tree and stockings and we're going to enjoy it like a normal family. >> the feins estimate they've given away 2,000 trees. >> for a moment, you know, people realize the beauty of giving, the beauty and the humbleness of having to ask and all of that sort of coming together. >> here's santa claus skiing. >> at this year's giveaway, we meant david and michelle's santa helper, 10-year-old rose. she trusts a child who knows what lights the eyes of another child. >> i direct the kids to the toys. >> do the kids like that? how come? >> because their faces like up with joy. >> reporter: amazingly all of this will be gone by christmas.

that's a lot of smiles on the faces of a lot of kids. >> do you like that one? >> yeah. >> all right. that one's yours. let's go. >> reporter: michael and daniel, sister heaven, mom and dad amanda and richard, took their time. there was, in fact, a lot to choose from. >> i donate baby stuff as she grows out of it and i saw an ad for this free christmas tree organization, and i signed up for it through the kids. >> is that going to help you have a better christmas? >> yes, definitely. >> good job. give me five. >> there seems to be a sense you create dignity. it's a gift, not a handout. why is it you want that sense? >> i want them to feel an experience of abundance and being taken care of and an ease in their lives, an experience of being cared about and really seen as a person, a valuable person and not just another

person who wants something for nothing. >> reporter: for amanda and richard and the family, their tree now had a home and a lot of decorations, thanks to the kindness of strangers. it really was beginning to look a lot like christmas. for "cbs this morning: saturday," barry petersen, colorado springs. >> that story warms your heart. >> yeah. i know. thanks to david and michelle fein for 2,000 christmas trees now. >> they're doing great work. >> yes. the website to donate is here, thechristmastreeproject.org. images that cry out for captions. what would you add to these pictures. about the humor in some very animated animals. you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday." not ok witho

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>> reporter: you don't always need the help of animators to get a laugh out of animals. this week the wildlife comedy photo awards unveiled the fun yost moments in the animal kingdom. they include a young polar bear hitching a ride with mom. a group of penguins showing up to church appropriately addressed. a very happy sea honor and a very surprised seal. this photo shows a sea turtle who appears to be in quite a rush, but this year's winter is a series of perfects of three baby owls, one of which is in need of some help. >> nothing's funnier than animals, nothing. any pet owner will tell you. >> i love owl pictures. you can't lose with owl

pictures. >> that's true. speaking of photos, rock and roll's most spectacular and enduring acts in the height of its success and we'll page through it on "cbs this morning: saturday." some of the lines we hear nixon say are what's going on today. >> he was excoriating neil shin who was a great "new york times" investigative reporter who found the pentagon papers and got in contact with daniel ellsberg and nixon went after him specifically. we see this repeatward the press is in jeopardy. i mean when the state goes after the press, it's a very dangerous situation in a democracy because it gives license all around the world for this to happen. >> and i don't want to give i away too much of the film, but there is something in the end. >> you don't want to give it

away, then why is it so prominently displayed in the graft? spoiler alert. >> where the supreme court stands up for the press. the press is there to serve the governed, not the governor nors. >> exactly. >> i loved hearing, tom, that you guys actually had the pentagon papers on the set. >> they were scattered everywhere. those were -- >> on the floor of the living room. >> and it's extraordinary to read them because individually there's no bombshell that is found in it. it's a collective weight of ongoing knowledge or evidence or testimony of the fact that the vietnam war was unwinnable, we should never have been there, and this was all going on in '71. over 30,000 soldiers had been killed? >> yeah.

welcome to welcome to cbs this morning saturday. i'm anthony mason. >> i'm alex wagner. coming up this hour, the tax reform bill could be passed next week on capitol hill. and sent to the president before christmas. it is the biggest overhaul of taxes in more than three decades. we'll have the details of what it may mean for you. >> and golden globe-nominated actress alison brie joins us to talk about her role in "the post." the new film about the washington newspaper pa printed the pentagon papers. >> and there's a new anthem in our nation's capital, a concert venue smack in the middle of a

waterfront development. we'll have a special saturday session with morrisey, recorded live, that's ahead. >> first, our top story this half hour. the sweeping tax overhaul bill. president trump may get his wish, a tax reform measure ready for his signature by christmas. republicans say they have the votes to pass it next week. the package would increase the budget deficit by almost $1.5 trillion over ten years. >> senators bob corker of tennessee and marco rubio of florida who had been holdouts say they will vote for the bill. aroll barnett is on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: with the key republican holdout flipped to, yes, the gop is poised to deliver on its first major piece of legislation in sync with president trump's domestic agenda. the tax cuts and jobs act is a boon for business with a smaller range of benefits for individuals.

the bill permanently cuts the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. it retains seven personal tax brackets with the top rate dropping from 39.6% to 37%. but these lower individual rates across the board expire in 2025. one last-minute change was a boost to the refundable portion of the child tax credit. it is now up to $1,400, which help to shore up senator rubio's vote. all of this is projected to cost $1.5 trillion over the next decade. democrats without enough votes to stop this bill can only point to its cost and perhaps temporarily delay its passage through procedural maneuvers. the expectation is by tuesday the key votes will be cast. keeping tax reform on track to be signed into law by president trump by christmas. alex. >> for more on what the tax reform bill means to you, we are joined by ed o'keefe, he is a congressional reporter for "the washington post" and a cbs news contributor. he is in our washington bureau.

ed, end of the year, high stakes. let's talk about this tax reform bill. we've talked about senators corker and rubio. do we know if senator collins or flake are in any way on the fence about this or is this going to become law? >> they're still holding out. but, you know, if history's any guide, they'll waiver through the weekend so that we talk about them a little bit and then suddenly vote for it in the end. look, all of them, all of these sort of last-minute undecideds have had various things they wanted in the bill. senators have a right to do that and use their clout and they've done that and you saw changes at the last minute to the child tax credit, some assurances about health care. in the case of flake, he's pushing to make sure congress is working on some bipartisan deal to shore up the status of those dreamers, those young immigrants. a big concern of his, has been for years. all of this likely will eventually lead to all of the republicans it looks like voting for this and sending it on to the president. >> who are the biggest winners in this plan, ed? >> certainly corporation,

anthony. the corporate rate coming down to 21% is a very big deal. the fact that that is permanent. now republicans say and certainly a lot of those that are pushing for this lower rate say will allow for better planning and they say will spur economic growth across the country. critics of course are concerned about that. they also point out that the individual rates are not permanent and will have to come up again for a vote or expire by 2025. so, you know, certainly it is being cast as something that is favorable to the wealthiest to the corporations and on paper that's certainly true. >> senator rubio got what he wanted in terms of the child tax credit. will senator collins get what she wants as far as securing the fate of the health insurance market? >> well, as of right now, she has no written assurance and there's no scheduled vote on the legislation that would do what she wants. so she is taking a bit of a gamble here. health care remains a big concern in her state, given its aging population, given the fact that she heard throughout this year from constituents who don't want the current health care

system really to be changed in any dramatic way. but i don't think they will string along susan collins and then not make good on their promise. the question is at what point and how would congress consider this next year? >> this tax bill, which is also sort of a health care bill in a way, will remove the obamacare mandate starting in 2019. now, the cbo, the congressional budget office, says that could lead to higher premiums and as many as 13 million americans will become uninsured. is there a potential price to pay for that in this legislation for republicans? >> absolutely. democrats have already made a point that this is now putting out 13 million people. the republican argument is that the tax for not having health care -- the penalty for not having health care is, in fact, a tax. so by removing it, you are in essence reforming the tax system and lowering the burden on folks. they also say, they argue, that a lot of the people who have been penalized by this law are actually lower income individuals who cannot afford

health care plans under the current system. and so that's why they want to keep pushing for reforms to make individual health care plans more affordable. but you're right, the argument is tens of millions of people now are out of health insurance. it will be a campaign issue next year for sure. democrats already making hay out of it and they will continue to do so for sure. >> ed what happens to people in blue states who rely on the state and local tax deduction? >> it's an interesting element of this, alex. if you live right there in new york, up in connecticut, california, illinois, maryland, those are higher tax states. and they've been accustomed to being able to deduct your state and local taxes. at this point it will be capped at $10,000. that is a notable deduction still. but in some cases you're going to have people now ending up paying higher taxes because they live in those states and their local and state property taxes can't be deducted as much as they were before. that was part of the reason why we are likely to see a handful of house republicans from those states mostly suburban swing

districts probably vote against this plan next week, because they still believe it's unfair to their constituents. >> all right, ed o'keefe in washington this morning, thank you. in the wake of the harvey weinstein scandal, some of the biggest names in entertainment are establishing a commission on sexual harassment and workplace equality. the committee will be chaired by anita hill. in 1991, she brought sexual harassment to the national consciousness when she testified against clarence thomas during his supreme court confirmation hearings. chief executives from nearly every hollywood studio, television network and record label agreed to fund the commission, which will be aimed at achieving a fairer and safer workplace. parts of the east are cleaning up from heavy lake-effect snow. in erie, pennsylvania, the storm caused whiteout conditions. a lake-effect snow warning is posted for the erie area throughout today with several inches of snow expected. more snowfall is not expected in

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it's been quite a year f it's been quite a year for actress alison brie. besides getting golden globe and s.a.g. nominations for her role in the hit netflix series "glow," she's currently starring in two major motion pictures. her latest project is the steven spielberg-directed drama "the post." >> it centers on "the washington post" decision to publish top secret government information from the pentagon papers in 1971. it stars tom hanks as legendary editor ben bradley and meryl streep as the newspaper's pub c publisher katharine graham. alison plays graham's eldest daughter lotty. here's a peek. >> you flew down to texas with lyndon. you wanted to see the

helicopter. >> he invited you to the ranch. >> he just wanted the paper to endorse him. >> yes, but my point is you had houseguests waiting at the farm. you had nothing but dirty clothes in your suitcase. >> how do you know what i had in my suitcase? >> you jumped on air force one -- >> i did not jump. >> lyndon and lady bird. >> it's hard to say no to the president of the united states. >> allisison brie, good morning. what a great scene with meryl streep. >> incredible. that's the first scene i shot in this movie. day one on set for me. >> no pressure. >> yeah, yeah, i mean, the movie really is -- of course the story about the press, the importance of a free press in a time of power grabbing. >> yes. >> but it's really a portrait of katharine graham, an extraordinary woman. >> absolutely. >> played by another extraordinary actor. >> absolutely. >> what was it like for you?

>> it was incredible. i think what you're talking about really is part of what i really loved about the story, is it's an incredible feminist story. looking at katharine graham who was the first woman to run a fortune 500 company and, you know, what we see in this movie is her really coming into her own and embracing that power for a long time. she was very uncertain taking over that position. >> she'd never really done anything like this before. >> no, no. she took over the position just to keep the paper in the family and it wasn't really -- she didn't think she was making a feminist statement at the time. >> we see you and meryl streep on screen but behind the camera is steven spielberg which is no less intimidating. >> this whole job for me was really just about nerve management, like a constant wave of just play it cool, be cool. but both of them couldn't be lovelier and steven, you know, after directing so many films, he still is so excited on set

and so in the moment with you as a director that that felt -- i mean, it was just so exciting. he comes in so prepared. that scene, he watched us rehearse. he said stop everything, i'm going to change how i want to shoot it, don't say another word. doesn't like to rehearse, which is kind of refreshing and interesting. when i first got the part, i found out that i got it, my agent called me. ten minutes later, i got a call from steven spielberg -- >> this is on your cell phone? >> yeah, just on my cell phone. >> does it say steven spielberg? >> preprogrammed? >> i usually don't answer numbers i don't know. i was like, i'll pick it up i guess. we have steven spielberg on the line. >> i'll take that call. >> i guess. i have time. it was one of the first -- you know, congratulations on the role, we're very excited. he gave me a few notes about the character and said, you know, i

don't like to rehearse so i'll see you on set in a month. and then i prepared unlike i had ever prepared for anything before. >> tell us how you found out about your golden globe nomination. >> well, very exciting. i was actually running late for work. i was running out of the house and i, you know, ran back in the bedroom to kiss my husband good-bye and he actually was streaming it on his cell phone. i sat down on the bed, gave him a kiss good-bye and as we pulled apart, sharon stone said my name and we both froze and then just started screaming, you know, it was that moment of ahhh! >> what a great moment. >> couldn't have been better timing, it was unbelievable. >> the character you play on "glow," alison, for those of us who came to know you as trudy campbell in "mad men." >> the greatest television series of all time. >> other than "glow." >> until now. >> exactly. you got a perm now. we've seen you in some scenes that would not have been -- that would have been -- >> yes, yes, a lot less clothing in general than trudy wore.

>> what's that jump been? >> oh, phenomenal. i think after working on "mad men" and also on a show "community" on nbc for many years, i was looking to shake things up and do something a little different and this couldn't be more different than anything you can imagine. we're wrestling. >> you're unless a film called "the disaster artist" about the making of a movie that many considered the worst movie of all time. >> yes, it's the best worst movie ever made. >> and you are in it with your husband dave franco who is the brother of james franco. >> yes. >> who stars in it and also directed it. >> very confusing. >> a good experience? >> yes. a very good experience. and very bizarre. you know. i don't know if you've seen pictures of james as this character. >> yes. >> he's playing a real guy who looks like a vampire and he has facial prosthetics and long black hair and he basically stayed in character the entire time we were shooting with a strange eastern european accent. my first day on set, i walk into

the room and james is completely naked and is walking around the set -- for the scene, for the scene. >> right, for the art. >> it's like he's totally nude and he's screaming at the crew which then i realize is the crew that's in the movie. there's a separate crew shooting the movie but he's also directing. it was like the most meta bizarre moment. it was kind of like, oh, so this is what this movie's going to be. >> also welcome to the franco family. alison brie. thank you, my friend. and congratulations on all of your success. >> what a great year. >> we love watching. >> good luck with the golden globe and the s.a.g. award. >> thank you. >> it opens nationwide on january 12th. for decades, kiss has been one of the world's biggest musical acts. now a new book takes you inside the brand's theatrical rise. we'll take you behind the lens and the band's ledgendary frontman gene simmons. legendary front

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kiss turning rock concerts into spectacular shows. now the group's glory years being celebrated in the new book, kiss, 1977 to 1980, by photographer lynn goldsmith. we looked through the portfolio recently with lynn and kiss rontman gene simmons. photographer lynn goldsmith. we looked through the partnership recently with goldsmith and kiss front man gene simmons. when photographer goldsmith began shooting them, they became

the biggest band in new york. four kids from new york, paul stanley, peter criss, ace freely, and gene simmons. >> what's going on. >> he's doing the demon thing, holding out his forked ton, you know, showing the most important part of gene simmons. >> anthony, it's my job. >> goldsmith was a rare breed, a female photographer, who'd shot rock's biggest stars. >> detroit rock city. >> so she wasn't intimidated by a fire-breathing bass player in 40 poumtds of armor and seven-inch heals. >> you know, i'm lucky in that i'm from detroit. even though he's incredibly tall, he's not going to scare me. >> boo. >> found an unexpected

connection with simmons and fellow kiss founder paul stanley. >> i really hadn't known any musicians other than classical ones who were jewish and there was a bond immediately. >> goldsmith and siem simmons were also both raised by single mothers. >> so this is a photograph of gene and his mom that i sent to her and she sent it back to me. >> well, my mother is hungarian. >> on the photo taken backstage at madison square garden in 1977, sims on' mother wrote a note spelling phonetically. this picture is my darling chaimkan. that's kind of hebrew and hungarian put together. gene is my favorite son. and she put in "only." >> simmons emigrated from israel with his mother when he was 8 and was quickly captivated by american pop culture. >> i started deeply embedding

myself in the world of fantasy, comic books and monster movies and anything that stretched the bounds of reality because i found reality boring. >> how long does it take you to get into this makeup? >> two hours. >> that's how the kiss personas were born, but goldsmith wanted to try something different. >> i wanted an image of gene doing his pyrotechnics with his, what do you call it, gene? >> life-threatening kerosene in my jewish mouth. >> yes. that's right. and i did not want it to be in my studio. so i said, let's stop here and do it. >> so you shot this at night on 5th avenue that. >> yep, without a permit. >> she asked him to take public transportation. >> and i thought i'd get a reaction from the bus driver. but there was none. >> nobody said anything to you? >> hmm-mm. >> nope. nobody asked for an autograph.

nobody said are you gene simmons. nobody cared, okay? >> that led to this. >> yes. that's at the metropolitan museum. >> goldsmith made perhaps her most monumental kiss image. >> it's a shame they couldn't have left you there because it looks great. >> thanks. >> could you tell when you were climbing up there how good it with us going to look? >> no. >> oh, yes, you could have. he's lying. no one manipulates gene. gene does exactly what's going. period. end of story. >> commercial break. >> one last photograph. that's gene holding lynn back in the '70s. the comedy team of goldsmith and simmons. very funny. >> they are. they should take it on the road. >> lynn is a great photographer. a real pioneer. it's fun if you have a kiss fan in the family. up next, "the dish." whipping up amazing treats was just a hobby for investment

banker humber ahmad. now it's her career and passion. we'll hear her story and sample some of her unique creations next. you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday" 678 . >> how is it different? >> it's polar opposite. it's a complete commitment to be director because i do both. one part of me likes to play characters that aren't me. so i ask questions. what would happen if this happened to me and how would i survive. as a director, it's just the opposite. i think you're always saying, you know, who am i, and that's really what a director does. >> jodie, what's your take on the "me too" move-month-old and the latest revelations. it started with harvey weinstein. jane said it best. she said pandora's boksz is open and pandora is pissed. >> right. >> what do you think? >> i'm not a sound bite person.

i'm an hours person. i like to talk for hours. i'm not 140 characters. it's a watershed moment. it's an amazing moment in time and, you know, in order to do it justice, i think we need a bigger dialogue and much more complicated dialogue. but this time is necessary and i'm really looking forward to what happens next. like all social justice movement, i think we're all looking forward to how we can he heal. we want to hear the other side in order to really change things. justice by twitter is not the right way to go. >> it's not good. >> it's so interesting you say that. i used the word "reckoning" on the air. i was thinking at some point will we reach a reconciliation. and that's the next part of this. >> yeah. if we look at what happened after partied, you know, that's such an amazing idea that desmond tutu said, that we need truth and reconciliation.

this morning on "the dish" banker-turned-baker humber ahmad born to pakistani immigrants in michigan, she excelled in school, graduating from mit and earned two more degrees before starting a career in investment banking. one of her business clients was world-famous chef tom collichio. >> and when he sampled the incredible desserts she baked as a hobby, he encouraged her to make it a career. he advised her as she opened her award winning pastry shop in new york's west village.

good morning and welcome to "the dish." >> what did you bring us, chef? >> i brought you a whole bunch of doughnuts. then we have a vanilla shu that has a puff pastry inside. a devil and ganache cake with chocolate on chocolate on chocolate. a croissant which is gorgeous and delicious and a whole bunch of other things. in the front is the first thing i learned how to make. it's a very traditional finnish bread made with milk, caramel, and almonds. >> and some savory things. >> these are family recipes of ours. the one in the front is lamb and rice. it takes hours and hours to make. it fills the entire house with a sense of love, which is wonderful.

and bastila which is a moroccan dish. >> you learned to make a finnish bread. >> my family is pakistanny and we settled in michigan. everybody was sort of surprised we didn't have blond hair. we were raised in part by a woman who was from finland. she became our nanny but she was like a grandmother. baking was a special time. she would take me in blankets and put me on the counter and she would tell me stories. her hands would be moving through the food but her mouth would be telling these stories. so i from a very early age had an inexstringable connection. >> thank you, finnish nanny. there's a story. how did you go from so many

degrees to baking? we're happy that you made them. >> thank you. everybody thinks i blacked out one day. the reality is i took everything that i knew how do and i applied it to what i love to do. i took the financial skills, the science behind how things interact with each other, i took the fund-raising that i used to do and decided to actually do it for myself and i think there comes a time when sometimes in your life you take what you love to do, you know how to do and actually turn it into a profession. >> when tom colicchio asked you to do this, what did you say? >> he found out i made food for mutual friends. he said, i heard you made macetry. i said okay. he said i'd like to try your food. i thought, that's ridiculous. you make peep cry on tv. i don't want to be a sadist. i spent three days making every pastry i knew how to make. cakes, tarts, scones, biscuits and everything. he would take a bite and push it

aside. finally on the third day he looks at me and said what do you want to do with this. i said i want to do for myself what i've done for many years for other people. i want to create the great next heritage brand. >> we love the brand. thank you, tom, for encouraging what is a gift. chef, if you could share this with any figure past or present, who would it be? >> my mom. >> okay. >> she died three weeks before the bakery opened. >> thanks. we wish you the best. for more head to our website cbsnews.com. >> now here's a look at the weather for your weekend.

along with a din of debate, washington is hearing a more thrilling soujd these days. live music from a cutting-edge new venue. up next on a special edition of our "saturday sessions," wheel take you to anthem, a club that is just part of a revitalized waterfront in the nation's capital. plus, we'll have a special pormts from alternative rock legend morrissey. you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday." pro golfer. to me he's, well, dad. so when his joint pain from psoriatic arthritis got really bad, it scared me. and what could that pain mean? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop further damage enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor if you've been someplace where fungal infections are common.

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just a moment, but first a tour from the two people who helped make it all happen. >> i mean you effectively constructed an entirely new neighborhood. >> we have and it's got all you really need. >> monty hoffman's plan to redevelop this one-mile stretch of the washington, d.c., waterfront took more than a decade and four acts of congress before opening in october. did you ever reach a point in this decades-long process where you thought what am i doing and

why am i doing this. >> probably for a few moments every day, especially with the recession, you know. there was no normal for a while. >> the 3 million square foot development known as the whatever includes housing, retail, and at its center, the anthem, the city's newest music hall built from the ground up. >> the city wanted us to put in arts. we have lots of art galleries and museums here in washington, d.c., and music is a form of art. so we were able to get the city to buy into music. >> so initially you were talking to livenation about this venue. >> we were, yeah. >> with 196 venues spanning 11 countries, livenation is world's largest producer of live concerts and the owner ticketmaster, a partnership with the wharf's developers appeared in inevitable. >> it's your classic case of the giant chain versus the local

guy. >> area concert promoter seth hurwitz is that local guy and he approached hoffman with a proposal of his own. >> i introduced myself and cold called him. i guess you'd say. i explained to him that i'm the local promoter in town. >> is it tough to be independent in this current landscape? >> it's all i've ever known. >> hurwitz was, in fact, a fierce critic of the 2010 livenation merger with ticketmast ticketmaster. he sued to prevent it from happening. and lost. >> i was unsuccess elf. i moved on. >> he's promoted concerts in and around d.c. for mer than four decades. he named his 9d:30 club the best big room in america. the anthem is five times the size but keeping the experience intimate was hurwitz's primary goal. >> this is general admission,

g.a., it's a signature club. one room. when that happened the first night with the foo fighter, it was like, wow, this really is like a club, a 6,000-seat club. >> besides foo fighters, anthem crowds have welcomed bon i very, lcd soundsystem, and morrissey. >> i have to say just about every single act that's played here has said this is the best venue we've played. >> and then there's the lobby's soaring celling which is also the bottom of a swimming pool for residents of the apartment building above. >> there's an apartment building over this music venue. how does that work? >> that was a big challenge. we brought in acousticians to work with the structural engineers. and we effectively coo kuhned

the whole concert hall so the vibration really is isolated to inside the concert hall. >> some people are going to hear about this and say it's too good to be true. how is it possible, seth? >> how is it possible? >> well, i don't really do things unless i find the right people. i have to say i get a thrill every time i walk in this place. i'm not one to brag, but i really feel like i've created the best venue in the world. >> now to perform "spent the day in bed" from the anthem in washington, d.c., here is morrissey. ♪ ♪ ♪ spent the day in bed very happy i did, yes ♪

♪ i spent the day in bed as the workers stay enslaved ♪ ♪ i spent the day in bed i'm not my type, but i love my bed ♪ ♪ and i recommend that you stop watching the news because the news contrives to frighten you ♪ ♪ to make you feel small and alone to make you feel that your mind isn't your own ♪ ♪ i spent the day in bed it's a consolation ♪ ♪ when all my dreams are perfectly legal ♪ ♪ in sheets for which i paid i am now laid ♪ ♪ and i recommend to all of my

friends that they stop watching the news because the news contrives to frighten you ♪ ♪ to make you feel small and alone to make you feel that your mind isn't your own ♪ ♪ ♪ oh time, do as i wish time, do as i wish oh time, do as i wish time, do as i wish ♪ ♪ oh time, do as i wish time, do as i wish oh time, do as i wish time do as i wish ♪ ♪ i spent the day in bed you can please yourself but i spent the day in bed pill pillows like pillars ♪

♪ life ends in death so there's nothing wro with being nice to yourself ♪ ♪ and no bus, no boss, no rain, no train ♪ ♪ no bus, no boss, no rain, no train ♪ ♪ no bus, no boss, no rain, no ra train ♪ ♪ no emas cue lags, no cass station ♪ ♪ no highway, freeway, motorway ♪ ♪ no bus, no boss, no rain, no train ♪ ♪ no bus, no boss, no rain, no train ♪ ♪ i remember you you're the one who made my

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have a great weekend, everybody. we leave you with more music from the morrissey from the anthem in washington, d.c. this is "jackie's only happy when she's on stage." ♪

♪ jacky's only happy when she's up on the stage i make this claim, now let me explain ♪ ♪ since she lost you. jacky's only happy when she's up on the stage free in the truth of make-bee leave since she lost you ♪ ♪ she is determined to prove how she can build up the pain of every lost and lonelily day ♪ ♪ ♪ jacky's only happy when she's up on the stage she'll make you believe what you

would never believe since she lost you ♪ ♪ jacky's only jacky when she's up on the stage living bodies that actually move since she lost you ♪ ♪ she is determined to prove how she can fill up the page of every lost and lonely day ♪ ♪ cue lights i am singing to my lover at night snl scene two, everyone who comes must go ♪ ♪ scene four, blacker than ever before

scene six, this country is making me sick ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ jacky cracks when she isn't on stage see the effects of sexual neglect ♪ ♪ no script, no crew, no auto-cue no audience telling her what to do ♪ ♪ ♪ exit, exit everybody's heading for the

exit, exit everybody's running to the exit, exit ♪ ♪ everybody's heading for the exit, exit everybody's running to the exit, exit ♪ ♪ everybody's running to the exit, exit everybody's heading for the exit, exit ♪ ♪ everybody's heading for the exit, exit everybody's running to the exit, exit, exit, exit, exit, exit exit, exit, exit, exit, exit exit, exit, exit, exit, exit ♪ ♪ exit, exit, exit, exit, exit

exit, exit, exit, exit, exit exit ♪ for those of you still with us, we have more music from morrissey. >> this is his classic "every day is like sunday." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ trudging slowly over wet sand back to the bench where your

clothes were stolen ♪ ♪ this is the coastal town that they forgot to close down ♪ ♪ armageddon, come armageddon come armageddon, come ♪ ♪ every day is like sunday every day telling me cuando, cuando, q cuando ♪ ♪ how i dearly wish i

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