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clakik, and atema omara >> could be the first real legislative win for the republicans this tax bill >> absolutely. i think this tax bill is going to make it through. we just heard today that marco rubio is behind it now that the child tax credit is up to his standards. they moved it from 1100 to 1400, and he's voting yes, i believe senator bob corker said this afternoon he will vote yes as well >> atema >> it will certainly be a legislative win for trump and the gop but this is not popular even with folks in their own party, you got a lot of economists, and right leaning comic organizations saying this will not be able to generate sort of the growth that you think it will, which might be why they're currently thinking of -- they've been keeping it hush hush and a lot of the details and

details as late as tonight >> >> why haven't we heard more republicans come up and say wore a like this? at this point looks like you have bob corker seems to be a tough one >> and marco rubio, he final. said i'll sign off on this >> i think if they're going to go ahead and do this because they certainly -- for corker, unclear on his status considering he's not running again but for somebody like marco rubio and others they won't want go into an election year saying they haven't actually had any legislative wins so this important to get done one way or the other >> this really puts in to a big question what is the gop doing especially in the senate a, because they lost that big seat. you got mid terms coming up two years, essentially this seat could go back to the republicans, still a major upset. >> absolutely. i think the rnc and the republican leaders need to focus on the minority vote

obviously the black women came out to vote for doug jones, and so if they want to keep pushing forward and have a successful he 2018 they will have to include minorities >> i think a lot of things have been said in the past and one example i can think of is donna edwards didn't win in maryland last year, she said the democratic party needs to do more, not just to reach out to african-american women, but to keep them and keep them at the table and bring them into these discussion, this under scores fact that there's a huge power base in alabama that hasn't been tapped for year >> there is definitely a huge power base, but that's the case that was in virginia, in the election last year, people have been well -- it's been well-known amongst african-american women where that vote lies when it comes to the democratic party. certainly the dnc has not -- did not ignore that base going into the alabama election, they spent close to

very focused not on tv but on african-americans and youth and it totally made the difference, where his vote came out for doug jones was in those areas. >> and speaking of powerful women, speaking of powerful african-american women, owe ma rosa is still dominating the headline, the future of minorities for this white house. >> absolutely they will have to -- i think it's funny because armorosa, we need to make sure we put someone in there that will take the minority seriously and want to persuade and convince minorities that look, trump administration does care about you also. >> i think the reason is, we haven't heard -- we keep talking about it. >> what actually happened. >> she's is going to say her book and i give her credit. if you have a story you sell that. but atema, i remember bill anderson, when he was elected.

leak america and you saw that stick through even with george w bush, this is not a diverse cabinet the president has around him right now >> this is not. even by bush standards. i know many black conservatives who are quite frustrated with the white house in regards to where they should be, and when she was fired, resigned whatever the case may be both sides of the aisle, african-americans were thrilled about that because they didn't think she was a great advocate in the white house. and specifically in the campaign they said he was fired, there's not these great institutional work within the party ranks, individuals who are african-american or latino or asian sitting at the table had in large amounts of numbers and considering some of the things that happened with charlottesville, things said about the nfl, all the sort of culture wars, it's a concern. >>

they have to do more to reach out to even black republicans to get them inside the white house and just making some of those decisions >> it will be interesting to see how they fill some of those seats because it's not looking good. >> you go through one year and sort of have to reset. thank you for coming in. when you hit the point after a year, always seems every administration, you hit that reset on january 21 it's of the following year >> except they've been hitting the reset button every month, the 30th of every month, we got spicer leaving, who else? . let's talk about john mccain, still at walter reed. these are side effects of his cancer can therapy and added that mccain looks forward to returning to work as soon as possible of the he's set to return for the final vote on text reform next week. he's five months into his brain cancer treatment.

he has to physically be in senate, if he can't do so, they will have to hold the bill. also a senator from mississippi, those are two votes they need and you have the democrats saying let's seat doug jones be but looks leak realistically that's not going to happen until end of this year, early january >> mccain is a fighter. seems like it's for side effects, nothing too serious, he is being treated by some of the best at walter reed, hopefully we will see there and we'll see a vote takes place and let's see where the cards lay >> get this over and done and move on >> in the new year, the gop may have to start from scratch to get back on its a game >> a series of sexual misconduct scandals and the rumored are crippling. alee on a is here two talk about it. we're moving forward looking into 2018 and the republicans run dc, thas

so what do you have to say do to amp up >> first off, if you look at what happened after the election, no one thought we would be here, democrats didn't have a strong chance of gaining a majority going into 2018 but now especially after doug jones won in alabama, you see that's much more likely i think with momentum this tax bill. hopefully, gop hoping it will pass next week, that will be a huge win. >> elana, from what you've heard, do you believe we'd be having this discussion if they nominated luther strange or any other republican assign aside from roy moore >> i think moving forward, yes, there could be more republican seats up. i think more republicans are going to have a hard time in some of these races especially after some of these big losses that you

republicans are really going to crack down on what they know moving forward. >> for a long time, paul ryan seemed like he would be the next one to step up to the plate to take over the gop. now, his role in question seems like he may be out in 2018, where does this really leave the party? especially on capitol hill >> that's speculation, we've actually, reached out to some of the people and they say might not be the case, but if he does leave, it does leave a huge door open for that. i think that on the hill, they're probably going to try to get someone more in line with trump ideals into that spot but there can be a lot of uncertainty going into that >> thanks for coming in, always good to see you, take your christmas card picture in front of the tree there. looks fantastic. have a nice weekend. big talker the weather, of course. it has been quite a day. cold, a little snow. >> gwen nobody can drive

>> that's all it takes >> that's all it takes, that and the drop in the temperatures making for slick spots out there. say that ten times. take a look. we've got all the precipitation now moving its way out but in the back edge of it, we've had a few spots that have stayed wet and with the temperature being so low, we got icy conditions, we'll tell you to be careful, lots of holiday partying even on the sidewalks and untreated roads, bridges and overpasses could have some issues. 29 degrees right now in the nation's capitol, at cold one, only 25 at baltimore, a chilly 24 at dulles this hour, 26 at martinsberg, 22 at culpeper and 26 at fredericksburg. sunshine for the weekend mostly on saturday as a ridge of high pressure builds in, only 47 however, but 49 degrees as we warm up a little bit on sunday and that's because we're going to end up getting a nice southerly flow will help to boost the temperature, but it

you're heading out. overnight lowing in the 20's, 28 at dc, 27 at quantico, 23 at winchester and 24 at culpeper. here's a quick look at your fox 5 accu-weather seven-day forecast. chance of a sprinkle or two sunday into monday take a look at tuesday's warmup. one week before christmas headed to the 60's. back to you. >> looking forward to monday and tuesday, thank you, gwen. explosive allegations that a prominent attorney promised big pay days for women willing to accuse the president of misconduct. we'll talk about that when 5@630 comes right back. comes right back.

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♪. tonight some explosive new allegations about the women accusing president trump of sexual misconduct. the hill reporting high profile lawyer lee a is a bloom tried to work out payment deals for some women in the months leading up to last year's presidential election, the westbound said bloom worked with campaign

donors and tabloid media outlets to range payouts for the victims plus a commission for herself. the hill reviewed contracts, e-mails as well as text messages including one exchange between a woman and bloom that suggested put political action committees were supporting hillary clinton were actually contacted for this. bloom issued a statement to the hill and admits payment discussions did takes place. >> president trump is was in quantico to address the graduating class of the fbi's nash academy. the president's speech focused on his agenda but set the stage for a potentially awkward visit because minutes before the apparent he ripped the bureau while speaking to reporters on the white house lawn, they pointed to fbi records that the president claims cite extreme bias against the president among senior leaders at the fbi. >> it is very sad when you look at those documents and how they've done that, is really, really disgraceful and you have a lot of angry people that are seeing it. it's a very sad thing to watch. i will tell you that. >> despite his comments about the fbi

house said the president has full faith and confidence in the rather and and file of the bur bureau. i really believe that girls and women are the future. but we have to believe it about ourselves, decide what you have to do to make a difference in your school, community, can church, whatever it is that you care about. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton spoke to a group of girls in la. the annual event helps to prepare them for leadership rolls former president obama seen spreading holiday cheer with dc students, we have the scoop with guy lambert coming up next. oming up next.

. especially now, holiday and often intersent. guy lambert joins us with what's trending, apparently vladimir putin database he willed in tv >> when it comes to stunt men, jackie chan, the fall guy, i'm dating myself. i know. vladimir putin a former stunt man according to a childhood friend of his. he actually appeared in not one, two, but three movies back in the 70s, they happen to be world war ii movies. he's also black belt in >> udo. he made a month's salary one day's worth of work while serving as a stunt man. now he's the president of rush. go

>> i'm here to star in a movie. arnold is leak this, this is vladimir. >> thank you for the distinction. former president obama was in a giving mood, he visited boys and girls clubs, he's still here, around. passing out christmas gift >> the coolest job ever president of the united states. the only thing a bit cooler maybe becoming santa claus. >> that's exactly what the former president did yesterday. he actually made an appearance at the boys and girls club there in the heart of northeast dc at the benning road boys and girls club. you see that brown jacket he's wearing? i think he ware that is to bed. he had a santa claus hat on, a couple of gifts passed out to a lot of kids, and just so cool. a lot of folks don't know this, but since the president and the first lady left the white house, they have made five unannounced visits to schools and or community center

>> nice job. maybe he'll get a new jacket for christmas. santa are you listening? what everyone wants to see this year's white house christmas car will be different. >> there's controversy, believe it or not. >> well, first let's talk about what they're a wearing. actually looks really good. the president, of course, decked out in a tuxedo. the first lady wearing dell poso, i have to put my pinky in the air when i say that, it's a cocktail dress, sleeve less, are we missing somebody? maybe barren? a lot of folks are saying what's going on with that? the first family said they want to keep his life private and rightfully so >> you'd have all the kids out there other thing folks are saying for the first time since 1992, a president said merry christmas on the crime scene card, george w bush the last person to do that >> i would say if you were the other trump kids and you

had barren. and you have donald junior and eric >> and the grandkids in there too. >> exactly. >> there you have it >> maybe we can get into the christmas card next year >> we have the christmas tree next door. >> we'll photoshop ourselves in. >> guy lambert, good to see you. >> we'll be right back.

. 5@630 with a cornucopia of gifts here. how are you? >> great >> is there something that's a hot seller. >> we have a lot of hot sellers. i brought a few things

have more than 4,000 products at this school at the national archives. 2000 of them are on our east store. and i know that when people think of the national archives they think of that national documents like the framed replica of the declaration of independence over there >> something nice to deck your walls with. >> absolutely. i would like to show you some unique products that you can only find at the national archives. like this red taped jewelry collection over here. this is actually red tape authentic government red tape, and >> angela has it in her hands, maybe we can show our audience. >> look at that. that is legitimate dc brand red tape. lord knows we have enough of it around here. >> and this tape was used to bind government

and that's where the phrase comes from. >> and seal them >> cutting through the red tape >> you mentioned the jewelry. we have it over here. >> yes. >> we could stay behind. we'll stay behind this, but we can come over here and you can show us some of the red tape. >> yes, when i saw this, i said, wow, this is really special. we've got to figure out something creative to do with this red tape, and so i found an arty zen in california who was able to hand craft their unique pieces. we have several pieces you can see at our store and on our e store. >> i see the cufflinks. >> yes, and pendants >> those are cool watches >> the one he's showing is featuring the great seal, it's a vintage version of the great seal. the other one

famous landmarks in dc. >> i see got hamilton socks over there. >> yes, of course, we have hamilton socks. >> that's a good stocking stuff for jim. he likes his interesting socks >> yes, i do. >> last year, the national archives honored lin manuel miranda for his broadway musical hamilton so we have quite a line of hamilton products >> and you guys have a replica of the oval office at your store >> yes. of the desk. >> are there oval office desk ornaments for the tree >> there are not. that's a great idea. >> we need to put in a request. >> taking a look at the desk on the screen right now. of course, john john under the desk for his father. >> iconic picture >> did you find a lot more interest suddenly in the offerings wheneo

fascinated by the history of hamilton? did that do a lot for the nash archives >> of course, because it made history cool again, yes. >> very, very cool, so much to pick from. >> so many things to pick from. over here, we have some maryland products, we recently opened up a new exhibit remembering vietnam and you can see these great jackets we have. in fact, a last year, on a gave this one right here to my grandson, luca for his birthday. he loved it so much that he hated to hand it down to his little brother. and these great military bags over here are actually repurposed military canvas, they're really hot sellers. >> i believe it. >> thanks so much angela, you've got quite a collection. i'm sure if you'd like to check any of this all out. you can check it out at the store at the national archives, tons to

this is incredibly cool. >> the red tape >> do you guys sell this? >> a thank you for coming in tonight >> thank you for having me.

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