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we'll talk to former white house press secretary ari fleischer. he is up next. did yon the national debt?ssman get elected by talking tough will they stay true to their words? or did they promise you one thing... only to do another? right now, congress is talking about tax cuts that will add trillions to our national debt and hurt our economy. it's time to tell congress... don't borrow more money from china. and leave more debt to our kids. keep your word. tax cuts shouldn't add to the national debt. >> jon: a fox news alert. lawmakers weighing in on two key races last night. voters in virginia and new jersey choosing democratic governors in ralph northam and phil murphy. president trump tweeting about northam's opponent saying ed gillespie worked hard but didn't embrace me and what i stand for. republicans one four out of four house seats. we'll continue to win bigger than before. let's talk about it with ari fleischer, former press secretary to president george w. bush and a fox news contributor. so ari, your republican party took a good thumping last night. h

we are going to try to effort ari fleischer. we're having technical difficulties with that. here is what president trump said. i can tell you one thing for sure, we don't need a liberal person in there, a democrat. democrat candidate for senate in alabama. i looked about his record. terrible on crime, border, military. he points out doug jones is not the perfect candidate. is it coming down to an alleged pedophile versus a democrat? is that the choice that the american people of alabama are being forced to choose between? >> yes, that is absolutely the choice and it's ridiculous. my fear, julie, is the gop has touted for decades they're the family values party. i'm afraid they're at risk of losing that. when anthony wiener had the first pictures that came out we denounced him and distanced ourselves from him. we've been coming out in droves saying al franken needs to resign. three times this week saying he needs to resign. you see the gop propping up roy moore saying -- i've seen pastors using ancient biblical scripture to justify what he is saying. it is inexcusable. there

gun control is not. >> shannon: ari fleischer, general keane, thank you. when we return, donna brazile levels new stunning allegations against the democratic party shoes to lead. all of that comes hours before election day in two critical state races. we will hear from a woman who found herself face-to-face with a gunman as he shot to kill innocent churchgoers in colorad colorado. happens. shut down cold symptoms fast with maximum strength alka seltzer plus liquid gels. but can also loweresterol, your body's natural coq10. qunol helps restore this heart-healthy nutrient with 3x better absorption. qunol has the #1 cardiologist recommended form of coq10 qunol, the better coq10. we see their hunger. their courage. we see their dreams. we see the things that built our nation. and we wonder, what would happen if everyone had equal access to education? what would they discover? what new worlds would they build? that's why we built a university for everyone. southern new hampshire university. >> shannon: turmoil in the democratic party growing things to a new rou

the news4 i-team showed how the cost is investigative reporter jody fleischer is in our newsroom now with what they had to say today. jody? >> reporter: jim, the councilmembers and citizens discussed options for other ways d.c. water could come up with that much money. the project costs about $2.6 billion. right now most of that is coming from customers, and they packed the council chambers this morning. residents, nonprofits, pastors who said their churches have cut community programs to pay their water bills. representatives from five different cemeteries said even though their properties are mostly green space, the fees are threatening their ability to keep operating. news4 i-team first exposed all of these issues last month prompting d.c. water saying it would reevaluate the fees for fairness. some want the council to push d.c. water even further. >> i keep hearing how tough this is and what a hard question this is. well, just because good public policy might be tough is no reason, i would think, for not attempting to do something with it. >> accountability and transparency are k

jody fleischer, news4 i-team. >> we know you'll stay on top of this, jody. thank you. at 11:00, the d.c. cemetery reacts to today's action by d.c. council. if you missed any of the i-team's investigation into high water bills, you can watch it on your phone right now, just open the nbc washington app and click on investigations. >> grades changed to help more students graduate. now county leaders are demanding answers after allegations rocked one local school district. >> a suspicious white powder sends five kennedy high school staffers to the hospital. i'm pat co >>> cold and wet and nasty, it's a weather alert day as rain affects the evening commute. >> even cooler air, i'm going to say cold. just cold air coming. >> very uncomfortable, doug and amelia tracking it from the storm center. >> it's cold out there for sure. you were out there earlier. we talked about the coats. you're saying other layers, too. >> bone chilling with the winds and the rain and it feels like 35 degrees is just a perfect night to be indoors. >> you mentioned the gloves, the hats if you have t

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let's bring in in a fox news contributor, ari fleischer. i want to hit a couple points, let's start with the president and this idea that some are accusing him of getting into politics because of what he put on the death penalty with the bloodthirsty suspect, we will put "bloodthirsty" in quotes because he hasn't been tried ye yet. >> i think he's getting into the business of the justice department in an upcoming trial. i am old-fashioned on this, i believe in that blindfolded lady whose holds the scale of justice and you don't know which side the government is on other than a fair trial. i objected when president obama weighed in and talked about whether the irs targeted can conservatives. when he came on hillary's side about the email investigation. presidents are best to stay out of those matters and leave it to the justice department. if a president wants to weigh in, he should weigh in by category. if somebody commits terrorism in the united states, i believe in the death penalty. i think presidents are better off not commenting on spe

. >> jody fleischer and scat missing pieces can be tied to later crimes. >>> stolen guns are a big part of a growing problem. >> tracking the numbers and guns recovered during violent crimes. >> first at 6:00, burglary crews smashing their way into gun stores across the country. these break-ins are on the rise and guns are turning up on our streets. we follow the trail from one crew robbing stores in virginia to another gun at a murder scene. see what they did. >> i don't know what we do if this got in the wrong hands. >> they protect our streets with a badge and a gun. sometimes they lose the guns. they've uncovered hundreds of guns, more than a dozen local departments and one ended up at a local high school. >> we don't know what the person's intent was. you always think,

. >> the i-team first exposed this problem last month, you may recall, and our reporter jo jodi fleischeras more on what impact this new bill could have. >> reporter: d.c. congressman brendan todd represents the district's oldest cemetary and the subject of a new investigation which exposed how their water bill had grown to $200,000 a year, even though they were using less water. >> four generals are buried there and there is so much history. we would hate to see their doors close, so certainly it's incumbent upon us and the city to do what we can to help them. >> reporter: most of the bill is actually a d.c. water fee called the clean river impervious water charge. todd's proposal would exempt private roads and parking lots from the calculation that determines how much each customer has to pay. >> this couldn't be a better beginning to what will undoubtedly be a long process, but we are very, very happy. >> reporter: jim jones told the i-team the cemetary's future was in jeopardy if something didn't change. under todd's proposal, the cemetaries would still pay part of the fee, but the bi

founder is bill fleischer, he thinks this could make major progress in the future through dna. >> with comparing against many suspected relatives. >> reporter: he vows his group will never stop working to try to find out who could commit such a disturbing crime. >> in my view, it wasn't beaten to death he was abused and neglect to the point where just a little flame went out. >> reporter: right through can see on the mark they are case is still opened, 60 years later. as it stands right now this case is longest active open investigation in the philadelphia police department reporting from fox chase, bob brooks, channel six "action news". >>> well to day is veterans day and several local communities are paying tribute to the men and women who served our country. the action cam was there at haven united methodist church where a dance was performed, for church members, who were once members of the u.s. military. those veterans and guests were invited to take part in today 's celebration. >>> city of philadelphia also paid tribute to our nation's military men and women today in center city

tomorrow on the show, ari fleischer joins knee, and brian brenberg brian-omics returns.tiful and slightly unsafe night. >> i can remember being a little kid and asking my father what it was. >> a century-old mystery. >> he said, "it's from the white house." and i go, "talking about d.c. white house?" i was just stunned. >> the white house neither confirms nor denies... >> what do you see? >> gold! [ laughs ] >> let's investigate! >> i scrape the paint layers down to the wood. >> and when you heard what it was worth? >> and sold! [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] >> i'm jamie colby, and today i'm in b

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do they want to do something like what ari fleischer told me recently, the former press secretary for g.w. bush, maybe they do 27.5 this year and lower it down to the 20 next year. who knows. we're watching all of it. these are our dollars that they're talking about. tax money. tax reform. potentially the biggest reform we've seen since reagan in the late 80s. we're watching for it, watching for the president to come out. he's told us once it's going well. what will he say next? our cameras are there. stay close. your brain changes as you get older. but prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. [he has a new business teaching lessons. rodney wanted to know how his business was doing... ...so he got quickbooks. it organizes all his accounts, so he can see his bottom line. ahhh...that's a profit. know where you stand instantly. visit quickbooks-dot-com. when it comes to travel, i sweat the details. late checkout... ...down-alternative pillow

>> jesse: ari fleischer, when he was press secretary, said in defense of trump about "time" magazine,said bush might be man of the year. they went with mayor rudy giuliani. they call around. trump thinks he should be man of the year every year so whenever he's not, he believes he was robbed. that's fine. obama has the nobel peace prize his first year. >> juan: i don't think "time" magazine -- trump thinks it is the defining. >> dana: can we talk about our other subject? the president was giving an event, the navajo code talkers. really great americans. they got to come to the oval office. that was the purpose of the event. he talked about tax reform and then he had a little bit of thi this. >> you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocahontas. but you know what? i like you. you are special. >> dana: as soon as i heard it, i thought okay, we are not going to be talking about tax reform. sarah huckabee sanders, she was asked if it was offensive and she said i think what most people

former white house press secretary ari fleischer said i can't help but think of president obama had savedhree people in china and the father of one failed to thank him, then mainstream media would've defended o and blasted the dad. mr. trump has launched a secondary battle against marshawn lynch who sat for the u.s. national anthem and stood for the mexican anthem. president trump said he should be suspended for the remainder of the season. the nfl's that i had no comment on the president's comment. the wife of the raiders head coach said she regrets voting for mr. trump. >> shannon: and lots of comments on no comments in more comments. thank you. keeping us up-to-date. we are getting worried that he u.s. airman has died and another in this in the hospital after a training exercise in texas. air force official says their jet crashed just outside laughlin air force base in del rio texas. it happened this afternoon. no word yet on the cause. this era, authorities in west texas continuing to scour the area after the death of a border patrol agent and an attack that left a second agent in cri

. >> let's bring in ari fleischer he's farmer press secretary for george w.ush, also is the person who explaining ever explains tax policy the best. do you think it's a good idea to take the individual mandate out in the senate bill and do you think that can get this effort through the process? >> i do like to see that. i think that's good general government. i don't think he should coerce people to buy a product that's they don't want to buy. the benefit is it does create more revenue for lawmakers to lower tax rates and help the economy to boom there is a poll out, this approve of th disappru think the principles have the right messaging to turn those numbers around? >> this is not going come down message, but to to votes. ultimately come down to the economy boom again that's where republicans have to have spines and they have to have heart. this is what republicans brief in and if republicans think that lowering rates is good for the economy, wage races wages, justs it. and i believe it will be on the side of republicans because it will lead to higher econ

. >> jody fleischer and scott macfarlane are here with how the missing pieces can be tied to later crimes. >> stolen guns are a big part of a growing problem in our area. >> we spent months tracking the numbers. >> an increasing number that aren't found at all. >> first at 6:00, burglary crews smashing their way into gun stores across the country. that's break-ins are on the rise and the stolen guns turning up on our streets. we follow the trail robbing found at a murder scene in maryland. see what this store owner did that kept the crew out. >> i wouldn't want to live with myself if this got in the wrong hand. >> the badge and a gun. we found police lose those guns. >> uncovered hundreds of guns stolen from police or lost. more than a dozen local departments. one ended up at a local high school. >> we don't know what the person's intent was. but you always think what if. don't miss our two-part i-team investigation. tonight at 6:00, see what gun owners can do to protect their guns from being used in violent crime. >> police departments are considering new policies to prevent their guns f

. >> harris: joining me now with how the white house can facilitate that compromise, ari fleischer. good to see you on this friday. it is an interesting premise. i will tell you what kellyanne conway told me, they are not going to do it as a direct see the president go to the hill. yesterday she met with senate chief of staff, you are going to have the white house reach out on a substantive way, she told me. you are going to see representatives on the hill and she thinks it will make a difference. >> when you get to the details of a tax bill like this, this is bread and butter for matters members of the house and senate, it is not very hard. you are talking about numbers and calendar dates. those are perfectly compromise of all issues. if the top rate in the house is 39.6 in the senate is 38, you split the difference and end up at 38.8. you don't need the president of the united states to weigh in on that. these are the compromises i'm telling you are easy to happen and they are coming. >> harris: i will tell you where some republicans and democrats in the higher tax state have told

ed henry will make his inaugural appearance on the show, we will talk taxes and ari fleischer.e a mystery guess who has sold over 100 million books, she isn't done yet. find out who that is on "the daily briefing." ♪ >> harris: the keystone pipeline is springing a massive leak in south dakota, filling an estimated 210 gallons of oil, the cost is over investigation e timing could not be worse. jonathan hunt's live in los angeles with more on this. >> harris, the cost timing really couldn't be any worse for the company that owns the keystone pipeline, with nebraska officials do to make their decision on the xl pipeline extension on monday. transcanada says it is handling the leak and it says it rushed all necessary resources to the scene within minutes of a pressure drop being detected. in a statement, the company said the affected part of the pipeline "was completely isolated within 15 minutes and emergency response procedures were activated." the safety of the public and environment are our top priority." transcanada also tweeted a picture of the area of the leak, 210,000 gallo

investigative reporter jody fleischer is in our newsroom with why some say the fees aren't fair and how to fix that. jody? >> reporter: leon, that's the $2.6 billion question, how to fund a massive tunnel project. right now it's largely paid for by d.c. water customers based on the surface area of their property that can't absorb water like rooftops, patios and walkways. but as we showed last month, d.c. public roadways are exempt from that fee, even though they create plenty of stormwater. >> if you truly want to relieve the pressure the district government itself owns more impervious surface area than anyone, thousands of miles of roadways, sidewalks and alleys. >> reporter: today that former d.c. water board member and about two dozen other people spoke to councilmembers at a hearing on water rates. several representatives from churches and cemeteriesro have grown by hundreds, even thousands of dollars a month, and they can no longer afford to pay. they all understand the project to stop sewage and stormwater from flooding our rivers is necessary. some residents just don't know how t

. >> investigative reporter jody fleischer is here with the impact those guns are having and what can be done to stop it. jody. >> reporter: well, we teamed up with more than a dozen nbc stations and the nonprofit journalism organization, the trace, to document the trail of stolen guns across the country. we did it using the gun's serial numbers which are important to officers because they help solve crimes. and they should be important to all gun owners because that's how you can get your gun back if it's stolen. >> i hear of guns getting stolen all the time. >> reporter: police say that's exactly what this crew of gun thieves was trying to do this past march in fredericksburg. >> they were able to breach this door with a crow bar and breach the glass. >> reporter: but they did not get inside curt sebastians hsb tactical. >> with c they couldn't breakthrough it. >> reporter: three days earlier they did get inside 50 west armory in chantilly. >> they basically smashed the first three cases. they took what was closest to the door. >> reporter: 35 guns gone in less than a minute. the th

well, our investigative reporter jody fleischer is here now with a warning that was largely ignored until now. jody? >> reporter: that warning came from the brookings institution, a nonprofit research group that took a close look at what was then a fairly new d.c. water program. the cost, $2.6 billion, and the researcher warned that d.c. residents were not going to be able to pay for it. now five years later, that prediction has come true. >>> as the rain pours down, the water piles up, running off of parking lots and sidewalks, filling the district's storm drains and sewers. but not from this property, says >> this flows down directly into that green area over there. >> reporter: the retiree also showed the news4 i-team how the water from her downspouts is redirected into drains that connect to her septic system. her home doesn't get a sewer bill because she doesn't use the sewers, but her water bill is still nearly $400 a month. >> this is quite a lot of money. >> reporter: and nearly 90% of that bill comes from one fee, it's called the clean rivers iac and it's supposed to charge for t

their founder is bill fleischer.s case could make major project in the near future through dna. >> comparing it against many suspected relatives. >> reporter: he vows his group will never stop working on trying to find out who could commit such a disturbing crime. >> in my view, he wasn't beaten to death, he was abused and neglected to the point where just his little flame went out. >> reporter: right there you can see on the marker this case is still opened 60 years later and as it stands right now, this case is the longest active open investigation in the philadelphia police department. for now reporting in fox chase, bob brooks channel6 "action news." >> today is a day of prayer in texas to mark a week since the church massacre. first baptist church in sutherland springs will open its doors to the public. officials say visitors will be able to see a memorial paying tribute to the victims. it was put up by volunteers who say it's a way to help the community heal. sunday services will be held at a community center n

jody fleischer on what happened when they sought help from d.c. councilmembers today. >> and you're going to want to see this story, folks. coming up at 5:00 tonight, two little boys bonded by a battle with cancer. >> amee cho reports on the lessons of resiliency. they taught some members of the air force. we'll see you soon with those stories at 5:00. >> that sounds like a tear jerker. >> bring your tissue. >> good deal. looking forward to t. >> thanks, jim and wendy. >>> it is a sure sign that the holidays are coming. >> back at national harbor, but before it opens up we'll take you inside the arctic attraction and show you what's in store. >> keep it at 9 degrees, 9 degrees. that's how cold it is. not quite that cold this weekend, but we're tracking the cold and the rain. take a look at this. now expecting more rain on your saturday morning. we'll talk about it. we'll take you hour by hour. amelia joins me in just a minute. ok, i gotta run... hey wait. there's something i need to tell you. dang. dang. dang. dang. daaaang. see zero in a whole