good morning, i'm diane macedo. the republicans' massive tax reform bill heads to the senate after being passed in the house. a tough battle is expected in the next round as one republican has already come out against the senate version. a massive fire spreads through a senior living community in philadelphia overnight. at least 20 people are injured and dozens others are left with no place to stay. the university of south carolina's women's basketball team will not be attending today's white house event honoring college smorts champions. the team's coach says they

until just yesterday. dawn staley complained about not being invited to the white house for an event with the white house. and the mu team of the bible opens today in washington, d.c. the private $800 million museum features artifacts collected by the family that controls the hobby lobby retail chain. it's located near the national mall. those are some of our top stories on this friday, november 17. from abc news, this is "world news now." we begin this morning this half hour with a win for republicans. the house has passed its version of a massive tax reform measure. gop lawmakers cheered once the vote count was announced. but now it's on to the senate where it's expected to get more difficult. some republicans in that chamber have expressed reservations about the plan. president trump is putting on the pressure to win them over. here's cecelia vega. >> reporter: president trump brought his art of the deal to capitol hill making a pitch for a tax reform bill he so desperately needs.

at the end of his closed-door meeting with house republicans he told them, i love you, now go vote. and they did, giving him that small victory on a bill that would add $1.4 trillion to the deficit over ten years while decreasing the number of tax brackets and deductions. but in the senate, his tax reform plan still hangs in the know, my reaction was just sort of, you know, i push his chest away with my hands and i'm like, if you ever do that to me again, i was so angry, i was in disbelief. >> reporter: the now senator penned an apology writing the first and most important thing is i'm sorry and there's no excuse. i look at it now and i feel disgusted with myself. it isn't funny. it's completely inappropriate. it's obvious how leeann would feel violated. they're calling for an ethics investigation. >> this kind of conduct should not be toler

>> reporter: they come at the end of a week of headlines dominated by alabama senate candidate roy moore accused of sexual misconduct against teenage girls on twitter he argued mitch mcconnell has been harder on him than franken. and president trump who has ignored questions about moore -- >> should roy moore resign, mr. president? >> reporter: quickly tweeted about the democratic senator writing, the al frankenstein picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words. where do his hands go in pictures, two, three, four, five and six while she sleeps? tweeden says she accepts franken's apology and for his part franken says he's fully supportive of the calls for an ethics investigation and will gladly cooperate. >> thank you. we heard from the president speaking out against al franken but not have heard from him directly on the moore case. >> speaking of the moore case a new poll reflects the allegations against him starting to erode his support. >> the fox news poll

trailing doug jones by eight points. just last month they were tied. moore came out swinging against his accusers during an appearance with religious leaders and called their claims fake and didn't stop there. >> they're not only untrue, but they have no evidence to support them. i'll quit standing when they lay me in that box and put me in the ground. >> reporter: alabama's republican party is standing by moore. white house press secretary sarah sanders says the president thinks the allegations against moore are very troubling but believes the people of alabama should decide who their next senator should be. house republicans are celebrating a major 1rik9ry passing their version of the first tax reform bill in three decades. president trump went to capitol hill to gain support for the overhaul. it wound up passing mostly along party lines, although 13 republicans voted against the measure. the debate over the tax plan in the senate, well, that turned angry overnight but with some critics say does too much to help the rich and that

exchange between senators sherrod brown and orrin hatch. >> i come from the poor people and i've been here working my whole stinking career for people who don't have a chance and i really resent anybody saying that i'm just doing this for the rich. give me a break. >> mr. chairman, the public believes -- >> i'm not through. >> okay. >> i get kind of sick and tired of it. not true. it's a nice political play. >> well, mr. chairman -- >> it's not true. >> with all respect i get sick and tired -- >> order. order. >> we do -- >> can i get order? >> middle class -- >> order. >> over and over again. >> wait -- >> how many types do we do this before -- >> oh, he got the gavel and the hand. that was heated. a report by the way by a nonpartisan tax committee says households that earn six if is will see tacks drop over the next decade but found making

$75,000 or less will see a tax increase. the senate judiciary committee wants answers and e-mails from presidential adviser and son-in-law jared kushner. the panel has given kushner ten days to produce more documents connected to the russia investigation and concern wikileaks and contacts with russian officials. the committee says e-mails that kushner provided so far are incomplete. the senate expected to resume an ethics investigation into bob menendez now that his corruption case has ended in a mistrial. after days of deliberating jurors were just deadlocked. prosecutors accuse the new jersey democrat of accepting gifts from a doctor for political favors. he says the gifts were part of a longtime friendship. to the breaking news from philadelphia, a massive fire at a nursing home in the suburbs there. flames burning through the night destroying several buildings, dozens of residents were forced out in the cold. many of them in wheelchairs. the update moments ago, at least 20 people were injured. no word yet on the cause. an urgent manhunt is under way

baltimore. 18-year veteran shawn suitor has died after he was shot in the head. police say suitor was on a homicide investigation when he saw a man acting suspiciously. the suspect then opened fire as he approached. sutter leaves behind a wife and five children and investigators say the suspect may have been wounded. a massive cleanup under way at the controversial keystone pipeline after there was a leak of more than 200,000 gallons of oil in south dakota. crews shut down the pipeline and the cause of the leak is being investigated. authorities say oil has not entered any waterway, they say. now, the fill comes just days or before nebraska decides whether a sister project, the keystone xl pipeline can proceed. time for a look at your weather on this friday morning. good morning, while we did have a storm in the pacific northwest, but the good news is high pressure is moving in. so things quieting down here, i

fact, we'll still see some lingering clouds around into the northwest and we'll have cool, some spotty rain or mountain snow showers could be around for today so in seattle maybe a shower or two or in portland, quieter conditions with a temperature of 50 in seattle, 50 in portland as well. i'm meteorologist regina miller with your accuweather forecast. still ahead right here the big unveiling overnight that could change the rules of the road for the auto industry. also ahead a plan by the trump administration that has animal lovers fuming. the change that could be becoming to big game hunting. the deep discounts being rolled out, a full week before black friday.

reverse the ban on importing so-called elephant trophies from africa may not be final. the trump administration said it planned to lift the ban affecting sports hunters who travel to zimbabwe and zambia. word of the decision sparked protests from conservation groups and others and thursday white house press secretary sarah sanders appeared to leave the door open saying there's been no official announcement. so nothing apparently is final. seven women have now come forward to accuse former president george h.w. bush of touching them earn appropriately. the most recent allegation comes from a woman who says she was hosting a fund raider for bush's re-election campaign in 1992 when he grabbed her behind. sylvester stallone is responding to allegations he sexually assaulted and threatened a 16-year-old girl while filming a movie in t the '80s. a spokesperson for the actor says the claim is categorically false. tesla says its new truck could revolutionize the industry. the name is simple enough called the tesla semi.

okay, so company founder elon musk says it can go 0 to 60 miles an hour in 20 seconds while towing 80,000 pounds. that's faster than regular diesel trucks. the tesla semi can travel 500 miles on a single charge. production begins in 2019. the estimated price tag, though, is $250,000. 100,000 of is is for the battery alone. some battery. one week from today black friday shopping will get under way but you can already benefit from shop big discounts. costco is now offering special pricing on everything from vacuums to laptops and amazon is posting discounts on electronics starting today. the best deals in stores today. not online. a new report is warning them to watch out for fake black friday apps that could end up costing retailers billions in thefts. major new concerns about energy drinks and the risk they pose. also ahead, the shocking ne

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about to become a family of nine. skylar and jamie scott were hoping to give their two sons one more sibling. when jamie started taking fertility drugs. the drugs worked and jamie got pregnant and during a routine checkup and ultrasound they learned the medication worked really well. >> you know, jamie said is there more than two? and she nodded her head. i go more than three. she said there's four. there's four. and then she kind of just one more pass around and, again, just takes a double take at the screen and was again speechless and she didn't have to say anything. i just looked at her and said, there's five, aren't there? >> wow. there are five indeed. jamie says she hopes at least one of those five will be a girl. they will find out the gender of the babies during the big reveal in january when she's set to give birth so they're not

to find out ahead of time. >> good for them. the university of south carolina's women's basketball team in the meantime, rejected an invitation to the white house today. but get the reason why. the team was crowned champs in april but their coach said their invitation to an event today honoring college champions only arrived yesterday. the coach don staley publicly complained back in september about not hearing from the trump administration about today's event. now to some football. it was a good night for "steals & deals" fans. >> yeah, highlights from espn. >> good morning, morning people. he's stan. i'm neil. i'm paying dues et he's not. >> "steals & deals" asteelers a. first steelers drive, no score, ben roethlisberger. they did a lot of no huddle. when you got antonio brown on the receiving end you don't need a lot of huddles. steelers up 7-0. marcus mariota. >> great movember 'stache but not a great game. >> four interceptions in this.

and that trend continues. roethlisberger and brown had it working all night. steelers celebrate 40-17. >> who's going to celebrate in boston? is it going to be the celtics or warriors. kyrie irving did not have a bad game. al horford will finish. i mean finish. celtics are down by 17 in the first half. they were down by 17 in the second half. they went on a 19-0 run at one point. kevin durant right there to tie it. nope, and the celtics would ice it with free throws and win it by four. >> rockets scored 142 and went over the suns including 90 in the first half. >> it's like nerf. >> that's it. back to you. >> nba all-star game. all right, coming up a woman with an anti-trump bumper sticker thrown in jail. the reason for her arrest. also ahead, what we've learned about people who own dogs. a robot that can jump and

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want to talk to us and we're not going to call him to talk to him. that's the only way he can talk to her is put her in jail so he can talk to her. >> free speech advocates say the anti-trump message is protected under the first amendment. so everyone knows the dangers of distracted driving but one driver took that to extreme measures to try to stay connected. >> police in vancouver pulled the man over and found an iphone and tablet tied to his steering wheel. what's worse he was driving a stick shift car and police gave him a $80 car. >> because they prefer samsung. >> definitely. so there's proof out there that dogs really are man's best friend. >> all right, so researchers in sweden followed more than 3 million people for over a decade. those who had a dog were 33% less likely to die during the study and 36% were less likely to die from a heart attack

for heart disease. >> the authors say its likely because dog owners walk more. i wonder what it would show about rabbit owners. >> yeah. you guys are all gone. so any robot can cross it better than any human. >> a boston die naynamics is sh off its new one that can jump and pull off a 180-degree spin. >> most impressive it it can do a backflip. wait for it. >> whoa. >> nailed it. >> perfect form. but can the robot make my bed? clean my roomnear philadelphia. a massive fire at a senior living facility leaves dozens injured and more than a hundred displaced washington dealing with yet another sexual harassment allegation, this one against senator al franken. reaction and fall out straight ahead. good morning washington.

- cooler today - breezy, mild tomorrow. best chance of rain after sunset - blustery and colder sunday - dry and cool approaching thanksgiving today: mostly sunny. cooler. highs: 51-53 winds: nw to sw 5-10 mph tonight: becoming mostly cloudy. cold. lows: 34-40 winds: sw 5 mph saturday: mostly cloudy. breezy and mild. showers likely, best chance after sunset. highs: 57-61 winds: sw 10-15 g 20 mph we begin this hour with breaking news overnight out of pennsylvania.

20-people have been rushed to a hospital after this fire at a senior living community in west chester. the fire started just before eleven last night and sent flames shooting from the roof. dozens more are displaced. our suzanne kennedy is heading to the scene and will have a live report in our five o'clock hour. developing now..

searching for seven women in connection with a theft at a jewelry store in falls church. it happened friday at b-t jewelers. the suspects were captured on surveillance video. the store's owner says six of the women distracted him, while the other woman found an unlocked safe. she allegedly took 200-thousand dollars worth of jewelry and cash, and hid the items under her long skirt. the store's owner is offering a five-thousand dollar reward for information leading to an arrest. we're learning more about the arrests of 214 suspected m-s-13 gang members, which federal officials announced this week. ice officials say 38 of the arrests were made in maryland and virginia. the suspects are accused of everything from being in the country illegally.. to murder. we spoke with a man who spent 40 years in law enforcement.. many of them going after gangs in prince george's county. he says ms-13 gang members are in all 50 states.

tony avendorph says what many people don't understand is how organized ms-13 is. he says members of the gang's east coast branch get their orders from el salvador. he says they're more violent now than in past years. prosecutors are now requesting tyler tessier receive life behind bars. he's the man accused in the murder of a pregnant teacher in howard county. if you remember -- tessier sat next to laura wallen's parents at a press conference- and pleaded for her safe return. police say days earlier- he killed her and buried her body. it's xx and we're just getting started. good morning washington. - cooler today - breezy, mild tomorrow. best chance of rain after

- blustery and colder sunday - dry and cool approaching thanksgiving today: mostly sunny. cooler. highs: 51-53 winds: nw to sw 5-10 mph tonight: becoming mostly cloudy. cold. lows: 34-40 winds: sw 5 mph saturday: mostly cloudy. breezy and mild. showers likely, best chance after sunset. highs: 57-61 winds: sw 10-15 g 20 mph we begin this morning with a still