air bnb stats show $59 million in rental income from d.c. hosts last year. there are concerns that some property owners have basically running on unregulated hotels rather than rent ago forldable apartment. it would require a short term business license and health and safety inspections and listings of one per property owner and that must be owner primary residence and cap rentals 15 days a quleer owner not there and no income on home sharing when the owner is there. fines from $1,000 to $7,000 which go to housing protection trust fund. ma in this industry which is widely unregulated now is probably needed. however, many also believe that the proposed regulations here in d.c. go too far. that's why air bnb is bringing in hundreds of people tat represented out their homes on the service to rally in front of the wilson building this morning and then actual bill is up for a hearing in the city council at 10:00 today. live at council head quarters i'm melanie alnwick, "fox5 local news". >> mel, thank you. tracking metro and heads up for riders. you could have tr

air bnb stats show 59 million in rental income for d.c.t last year alone and there's concerns property owners are basically running unregulated hotels rather than renting out affordable housing units. mc duffy bill requires short term rental business license as well as health and safety inspections andry strict listings to one per property owner and that must be the owner's primary residents. it would cap rentals 15 days per quleer the property owner is not present and home sharing when the owner is there and impose fines between 1,000 and 7,000 which would go to a housing protection trust fund. and now, many believe that there is some regulation needed in this rental space. however, some also say these regulations simply go way too far. this morning we're told here hundred of people that represent homes out on air bnb will rally in front of the wilson building and then the hearing on the bill itself is at 10:00 this morning. live at city council headquarters i'm melanie alnwick, "fox5 local news". >> mel, thank you for that. turning to sp

air bnb stats show 270,000 air bnb stats in washington generating rental income alone and there are concerns that some property owners are basically running on regulated hotels rather than representing out affordable housing apartments housing apartments 6:05 now. >> in june you're enjoying the last couple days. >> no. >> not as much. >> not as much. >> my lawn looks better and my friend said we need the rain that friend being you. >> everything has been incredibly green. >> steve is ready for a change. you'll get it today. >> bring it on. >> by this afternoon we should get sunshine. gradual clearing expected. waking up to clouds and droory conditions out there with little bit of drizzle and light shower activity. 58 reagan national and 56 winning number out at dulles and bwi marshall. cool out there ear cloud cover. you can see the last of the rain showers pin wheeling norm to south and gradually hear area of low pressure east of us should be pushed out and you can see out to the west trying to get clearing and i think by midday sunshine and more and more sun building in and chance to dry o

jim, sarah. >> well, debate continues right now over air bnb regulations in the district.rters that say running the property is great way to make extra money. others are concerned online rent oolz pull over the market. d.c. council will block a bill from renting out homes on eyre bnb if they don't meet strict guidelines. >> we found a has grown and more people are sharing homes that we've encountered folks that don't want air bnb to exist and they view air bnb and home sharin as competition to traditional hotels. >> you've heard the adds out there pro and con and owners would need a business license and rent a spice in the the house they live in unless vacation rental and that has a 15 night cap. >> the other side of the copy residents that dependent on the income and financial flexibility it gives families. >> listing his home when family is out of town allows him to stay another home with his daughter and he feels it should target the bad apples instead of cutting down the entire tree. >> this claims to only impact commercial operators with multiple properties and has br

they share apartments like an air bnb. dianne feinstein said those companies are operating illegally. protesters had invaded every be claiming an air bnb deprives them of cheap apartments. [chanting] they are arguing that the landlords are renting to people through a b&b and therefore housing prices are higher and it shouldn't be allowed? >> that's the argument that the different story and before we start or want point out that senator feinstein doesn't have a multi-million dollar hotel chain so everything she says should be taken with a grain of salt. john: that's the swamp. >> that's part of the swamp but one thing or look at what they are b&b -- john: i have to believe it's not just about the money for her comments about the hotel unions the issues of them at that and the unions on the democrats. >> you see hotel chains going to conferences tied about how they care about affordability and affordable housing. if anything you could make the same argument for hotels. rental properties or affordable housing off the market y

. >>> air bnb faces a big battle in the district. a suit was filed against a landlord using air bnb in part to fill apartments subject to rent control. tomorrow a long list of witnesses will testify in a hearing about how to regulate and license operators. >>> three people are in the hospital after a small bus smashed into this group home. two victims were in the bus and a third lived in the home. six residents who live at the tonight. no word on what caused the crash. >>> maryland's long time top prosecutor has a new job. the u.s. senate confirming rod rosenstein to be deputy u.s. attorney general. he served as u.s. attorney for maryland for more than a decade and he leaves behind a high profile corruption case in prince georges county. >> scott macfarlane asked him about the future of that case. >> reporter: he made major headlines a few weeks ago bringing a series of high profile corruption cases in prince georges county including charges against two county liquor board officials and two liquor business owners. those cases still p

we'll be talking with both councilman mcduffie and air bnb's will burns ahead of today's hearing.in the discussion coming up at 7:45 this morning when we switch over to newschannel 8. it's been one year since beyonce dropped her lemonade album -- and she's using the anniversary to help others. she's creating a scholarship for women. it'll be given at 4 different colleges- including howard university! the school says it'll have more information about how to apply for the scholarship in the next month. new this morning... a career night for the nats' trea turner.. he became the 3rd nats player ever to hit for the cycle.. and drove in a career high 7 r-b-i.. as washington got a curly w at colorado.. 15-12.. and congrats to pitcher stephen strasburg, welcoming a 2nd baby girl.. he'll return to the team this weekend.. the n-b-a playoffs return to washington today. with the series tied at two.. the wizards return to the verizon center tonight for game five against the atlanta hawks. tip off is at six o'clock.. and abc seven has your ticket to the playoffs. only on good morning washingto

security's to be improved at the online booking site air bnb — after a bbc investigation finds scammersnd in half an hour life stories travels to kenya to meet the a 117—year—old thought to be the oldest woman in africa. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the afghan government says 36 so—called islamic state militants were killed when the united states dropped one of its biggest non—nuclear bombs in the eastern province of naang—gar—har on thursday. the commander of us forces in afghanistan generaljohn nicholson said the attack had been coordinated with the government in kabul — and that no civilians were harmed. our south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. this is american hard power in action. the moment the us dropped, for the first time, the biggest non—nuclear weapon it has. it was a moab, nicknamed the "mother of all bombs", and it was targeting underground bases in eastern afghanistan, a stronghold of the so—called islamic state group. the us military insists afghan leaders gave full approval. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will continue to work should

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counsel, a big public hearing tomorrow on the future of air bnb, is it a good thing in the city or badstory is coming up. >>> major change, you may be overlooking in your utility bill that could be costing you mey. nbc4 rones >> lauryn joins us now in the studio. you are weathering quite a week here. we are going to get a break tomorrow. >> we are. and then the heat will move in. it's just going to roll in and be hot and humid by the end of the workweek. >> really? >> we were talking about 90s for the weekend. we're taking those away right now. so we have a few changes for the weekend forecast, a lot of things going on this weekend. so the devil's in the details about what's going to happen this weekend, whether we could have warming temperatures or cooler temperatures, it's all with the frontal system. let's talk about that and the rain. spotty rain showers continue as we go into the rest of the evening. improving conditions through the day tomorrow. i think you'll make up to cloud cover and have a little bit of sunshine by the late afternoon and we are definitely warming up as we go

she jienlts and air bnb have teamed up to help homeless in frist. ==kanizations to doonlted a soeusand dollars no the cause nar every run the giants score at the park this season. >> the one child on average in every public school classroom, classroom of 25, is homeless, and at the end of school goes to a place other than a home to sleep at night. rhis is something we have to solve. t today donation, 4,000. the money will be donated to the ham ilten family center. >> my god. >> have you seen this yet? the viral video of a man being dragged off a united airlines ulight. =nited is now responding to the second time today. and making people even more upset. >> it's a beautiful day in oakland. the sun out rain has stopped why hasn't the cleanup started with the mudslide started up here where i'm standing wentdown hill slamming into four homes. that story coming up. >> i'm meteorologist jeff rain area but check this out a new storm system offshore i'll have details exactly when rain returns tuesday that's coming up at 5:20 tonight. >> at nbc bay area. thr

home sharing websites like air bnb have made them increasingly popular.eople who want more regulation say it is needed to protect affordable housing. opponents say they count on that extra income those rentals bring in. >>> members of congress losing one of their biggest perks. no longer be able to use vip parking spots at reagan national airport. the metropolitan washington airport authority says it needs it safe for construction crews who are working on the airport's expansion. >>> the funeral for larry hogan sr. will be held on saturday. a former republican congressman and father of governor larry hogan died last week after a stroke. he represented maryland's fifth congressional district. larry hogan sr. was 88. >>> new at 11:00 a local teenager faced with a dire situation. her quick actions helped save someone who was having a heart attack. shomari stone talked to the hero and to the experts who are singing her praises tonight. >> makes me feel good to know that you helped someone else. >> reporter: she was walking to robinson secondary school when an

. >> craziest air bnb here. >> rich >>> this morning on "world news now," iran on notice. with syria, russia, north korea and now the trump administration turning its sights to iran. the world seemingly on the brink. >> the stunning fall from grace for icon of conservative television. how the decade's long career of a cable television colossus who reigned supreme for more than 20 years on fox news was undone in three weeks. >> a pilot approached by an irate passenger. the two get into a shoving match. what the passenger says the pilot was doing that started it. >> wow. >> and ready for the spotlight? after years of worrying about his whereabouts and general well being, fans making contact with richard simmons.

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first story of the day, air bnb fighting against the hotels.day the hotel cartel as air bnb is trying to use every method of regulatory capture, use legislation to cement power and air bnb is fighting back. good old american story, love it. >> it's their home. their apartment. they own it. if you own it, government shouldn't be able to tell them what they can and can't do. >> the industry trying to pass regulations making it harder in the name of protecting people, right? >> protecting profits. interesting battle to watch. >> thank you for watching, everyone. >> don't forget. s snap-on tool's ceo coming up in the next hour of "closing bell" starts right now. >>> hi, everybody, i'm kelly evans at the new york stock exchange. >> i'm bill griffeth. interesting week here. we got earnings apparently driving stocks lower today, gotman, jj dragging the dow lower, this is a great story. dick bove downgraded stocks a couple hours ago. explaining why coming up shortly here. >> you don't see moves that big in the dow. >> yeah, exactly. >> both of those co

council chairman phil mendelsohn proposed a bill that would amount of time an air bnb customer could stay in a house. >> 4:33. d.c. police on the hunt for a man wanted for robbery. happened yesterday afternoon into the pallisades neighborhood at an exxon gas station. police say the man and another person took off in a bmw with someone else's cash, then crashed the car. a witness was that able to keep one of the men on the scene. the other person however took off. >>> over to montgomery county police there searching for a man who walked into the rite-aid on west bart avenue that of bethesda and stole drugs from the pharmacy p happened around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. a number of people were inside at the time. no one was hurt though. police are asking anyone with information to give the call. >> in prince george's county, crews battled an apartment fire in fort washington. flames quickly spread inside is the building on corning avenue but everyone was able to get out safely is. some escaped from that their balconies in their third story apartments. cell phone video shows fire shooting

security's improved at the online booking site air bnb, after a bbc investigation finds scammers burgling homes. thanks for your company this afternoon. now on bbc news weather world, and this time nick miller and sarah keith—lucas have been to northern ireland to look at the relationship been aviation and the weather. this time on weather world we are in northern ireland airside at belfast international airport. we are going behind the scenes to find out what it takes to keep these planes flying and you and i safe, whatever the weather. also on weather world, devastation and deadly floods in south america. but some dramatic escapes too after months of heavy rain leave towns under water. and mud as landslides kill hundreds. weather bomb, the storm so strong they hold a unique place in weather science. and have taken california from drought to deluge with the ground giving way. and extreme heat, wild fires as parts of australia endure their hottest summer. plus, you have some history there. taking the temperature, i will be opening the archives of one of the world's longest running weather

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security's improved at the online booking site air bnb — after a bbc investigation finds scammers burgling, buster, let's see if this works. vin diesel returns for the eighth installment in the fast and furious series. film criticjames king gives us his verdict on this and the rest of the week's cinema releases. our main story at 5: the afghan government says 36 militants from the so called islamic state group were killed when the united states dropped one of its biggest non—nuclear bombs in the eastern province of nanggarhar on thursday. the commander of us forces in afghanistan generaljohn nicholson said the attack had been coordinated with the government in kabul, and that no civilians were harmed. but there's also been criticism — former afghan president hamid karzai condemned the bombing as inhuman. our south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. this is american hard power in action. the moment the us dropped, for the first time, the biggest non—nuclear weapon it has. it was a moab, nicknamed the "mother of all bombs", and it was targeting underground bases in eastern afghanistan, a s

. >>> there's a big battle looming over plans to license air bnb rentals.of the stories we're working on with wendy rieger in the newsroom. >> this debate is starting to happen around the country. how many restrictions and how vast the restrictions should be on short-term rentals. the district's about to decide that and as tom sherwood found out, there's a lot at stake here. also, you're useto about firefighters rushing into action to save someone, but how about the other way around. tonight we are going to meet some of the nearly two dozen regular people who came to the aid of a firefighter when she was in distress. and nbc4 responds. the bigger issue uncovered when susan hogan and her team looked into a woman's complaint about her gas bill. it's really interesting. we just did a thing on facebook live about this. you'd be surprised how easy it is for people to kind of glom on to your bill and overcharge you. she'll tell you about that and a whole lot more on news4 at 5:00. >> we want to know if we got any money coming our way out of there. jt exactly. >>

uber, air bnb, facebook, they're using them all. >> doc. >> aol. >> i hate ultras but if the tax plan it is, it will be hugely inflationary. you'll see the ten year back up in yields. >> all right, our thanks to courtney gibson for joining us today. thank you. that does it for us. "power lunch" starts right now. >>> thank you, melissa. i'm michelle caruso-cabrera. here is what's on the menu. it's being described as the biggest tax reform in history. details of president trump's tax plan set to be unveiled in just about 30 minutes. who has the most to gain and who has the most to lose. the nasdaq is hitting yet another record high. the dow and the s&p up. smart ways to ride the run coming up. how this game changing overhaul is going to impact how you use the web. also, the stocks associated with it. "power lunch" starts right now.

. >>> coming up on fox5 news morning, dam lawmakers will debate the future of air bnb locations in the of the worlds largest candy makers is preparing to scale back. we'll explain coming up. >> also let's go to break now and take another live look outside across the d.c. region. 5:27 is our time right now, 55 degrees. really not going get much warmer than that and it will be a wet one. we'll talk about that other side of the break. we're back after this. >> ♪ >> today on fox5 news morning o-back to work. lawmakers return to capitol hill to approve a new budget just days before the government is forced to shut down. >>> a robbery suspect on the run from d.c. police leaves stacks of cash behind sort of like a trail of crumbs. >>> and rocking the red. the capitals advance to round two of the playoffs where they will take on their arch rivals. fox5 news morning starts right now. >> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> good morning to you. thank you very much for joining us. >> and i'm holly month are holl. erin como is talking about the roads first gary has a tease about the weather. >> it's

with rates tripled at hotels and air bnb, you may as well consider $7,500 safari tent or $25,000 yurtsltrow may prefer. tip two, befriend the goopster. another hot ticket. hotel pool parties. with djs and live music there is one for every price point. but, tip number three. no matter how pricey the party, don't open your mouth in that pool. but what else does a first time coachella need to know? for answers, i turned to the dark web. okay, just the web. in the dark. the coachella music fest blogger with all the answers. i'm looking for the ob 1 coachella of all things rock 'n' roll. >> i'm ask the bailey. >> the sensai? >> middle cool teacher of the year. >> not what i expected. >> a teacher. i know a lot. been to the festival. here's what you need. water, protein bars, jerkies, spray bottles, sunscreen, more sunscreen, halt, not too big or everybody will hate you. aloe. going to get burned two. pairs of sunglasses. you'll lose one. tissue, vitamins, aspirin, claratin. imodium. don't want to spend too much time in the port-a-potty. head lamp if you go in the dark. toilet paper. >> we'r

. >> craziest air bnb here. >> rich z1we5z zi0z y1we5y yi0y >>> this morning on "world news now," iranwith syria, russia, north korea and now the trump administration turning its sights to iran. the world seemingly on the brink. >> the stunning fall from grace for icon of conservative television. how the decade's long career of a cable television colossus who reigned supreme for more than 20 years on fox news was undone in three weeks. >> a pilot approached by an irate passenger. the two get into a shoving match. what the passenger says the pilot was doing that started it. >> wow. >> and ready for the spotlight? after years of worrying about his whereabouts and general well being, fans making contact with richard simmons. you see him in the tutu? >> i did. more interestingly hearing you saying making contact as if he is an alien from another plan planet. >> oh, we don't know. some of the conspiracy theories. what might this mean for everyone's favorite short fitness guru? it is thursday, april 20th. who wears short-shorts? >> you wear short-shorts. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this

and the online booking site air bnb improves its security after a bbc investigation finds scammers haven burgling homes. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the us says a huge bomb — dropped on so—called islamic state militants in afghanistan — was "the right weapon against the right target". president trump authorised the use of the weapon — known as the mother of all bombs — for the attack in which 36 militants were killed. the commander of us forces in afghanistan generaljohn nicholson said it had been carried out in coordination with the government in kabul. the former afghan president hamid karzai has condemned the attack. here's our security correspondent frank gardner. a remote valley in a remote country. 11 tonnes of high explosive. on an isis tunnel complex in afghanistan. the blast was felt 30 miles away. the weapon used is called a massive ordnance airburst, also known as the mother of all bombs. this was its first time used in combat. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will continue to work shoulder to shoulder with our afghan comrades. to eliminate thi

there not running a be in -- bnb. barack obama was the bob newhart of washington, d.c.sitcom is over. now, fawlty towers is here. , i run a hotel and hotels are places where you anonymously go to get peed on. that is what you do. that is what i do. i do it all the time and i love it. of it.every bit if once released the tax returns, if we want to release the tax returns, we can do it. boys, where are they? what is the big deal about releasing my tax returns? i claim ivanka s3 dependents. my daughter, my mother and my wife. we are going to have the first white house divorce. first white house divorce. are you surprised i am not in mar-a-lago today? we have these taxes and we're going to release them. to know everybody can look at in them now and we're all even, right? amide now a good president -- am i now a good president? >> no. >> no matter what i do, i am a prop i am a brand less than a human being. and the truth is -- excuse me, i am a brand. i am a brand. let me do my own material, please. a real guy.as save it for the real guy. save it for the real guy, ok? i am t

there not running a be in -- bnb. barack obama was the bob newhart of washington, d.c.tcom is over. now, fawlty towers is here. , i run a hotel and hotels are >> one of the tax march rallies from this weekend. we will come back from it for a moment or two after this brief pro forma session. the house and senate are out for the two week easter recess. live to the senate floor on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., april 17, 2017 . to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable bob corker, a senator from the state of tennessee to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 7:20 p.m. on thursday, april 20, 2017. adjourn: me but the system that puts me in place.he system that >> pro forma sessions during this period.ng for the senate will be back monday to vote on sonny pe

there not running a be in -- bnb. barack obama was the bob newhart of washington, d.c.s over. now, fawlty towers is here. , i run a hotel and hotels are places where you anonymously go to get peed on. that is what you do. that is what i do. i do it all the time and i love it. of it.every bit if once released the tax returns, if we want to release the tax returns, we can do it. boys, where are they? what is the big deal about releasing my tax returns? i claim ivanka s3 dependents. my daughter, my mother and my wife. we are going to have the first white house divorce. first white house divorce. are you surprised i am not in mar-a-lago today? we have these taxes and we're going to release them. to know everybody can look at in them now and we're all even, right? amide now a good president -- am i now a good president? >> no. >> no matter what i do, i am a prop i am a brand less than a human being. and the truth is -- excuse me, i am a brand. i am a brand. let me do my own material, please. a real guy.as save it for the real guy. save it for the real guy, ok? i am the unite

there not running a be in -- bnb. barack obama was the bob newhart of washington, d.c.sitcom is over. now, fawlty towers is here. , i run a hotel and hotels are places where you anonymously go to get peed on. that is what you do. that is what i do. i do it all the time and i love it. of it.every bit if once released the tax returns, if we want to release the tax returns, we can do it. boys, where are they? what is the big deal about releasing my tax returns? i claim ivanka s3 dependents. my daughter, my mother and my wife. we are going to have the first white house divorce. first white house divorce. are you surprised i am not in mar-a-lago today? we have these taxes and we're going to release them. to know everybody can look at in them now and we're all even, right? amide now a good president -- am i now a good president? >> no. >> no matter what i do, i am a prop i am a brand less than a human being. and the truth is -- excuse me, i am a brand. i am a brand. let me do my own material, please. a real guy.as save it for the real guy. save it for the real guy, ok? i am t

at one point, just to scroll back for a moment it should be mentioned here that an air bnb has now set up a program with more than 4000 listings in cuba and this to me honors a new impetus to growth because a person can go on line, look at the myriad of offerings in havana, get testimonials from people who have stayed in those areas and see what the price is, pay with a credit card in dollars and show up in cuba with your piece of paper and happily stay in that place as well. airbnb salt to the trust problem that links individual entrepreneurs with the global marketplace. in the case of cuba as with elsewhere and i think because particularly in havana this is important and worth emphasizing. but cuba has big plans for the industry and richard and i thought it would be worthwhile to analyze those plans and think through some of the implications of them. basically the government would like to expand the current level of participation in the industry of tourism up to some 10 million from 4 million at the end of december of last year. that's a big increase. to do that they plan to build 10

. >> we'll talk to both size as debate over home sharing services like air bnb gets heated. man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. ♪ stand by me. ♪ ♪ >>> happening today, major hearing at d.c. council that could impact what you can and cannot do with your own home. we're talking about crack down on people who rent out their homes or apartments for extra money. think airbnb a threat to hotels and therefore need to be held to tougher standards and regulations? should people have the right to do what they choice with their properties? d.c. council kenyan mcduffie joins us live this morning. simone griffin local abnb most of host and planning to testify at the hearing today. good morning to bot

push back on air bnb on tech companies that want to build offices but not housing the colleges that are here push back on all of them. this is not a single problem. mayor's office of housing can only build so much housing it's all about last use here i'm saying push back on those things that are really proven to effect our housing tax. air bnb the influx of text they're shipping their economy actually back these businesses are making money they're not building housing and having their businesses in the pen nen sue la no one is billing housing. so push back on it. i am frustrating i know you guys i'm new to the board just fyi sf u.s. d knows this about me i think we have lost our way - you must stand with all of them they're in the same boat as you their jobs are important too, just want to say we have lost our way here. let's just try to find a way back. >> i'm wondering if we can skip to slide 25 talk about mark leno's legislation and talk about brick and mortar . >> thak thank you supervisor. before director lee takes on this next section i do want to underscore the point that council

push back on air bnb on tech companies that want to build offices but not housing the colleges that are here push back on all of them. this is not a single problem. mayor's office of housing can only build so much housing it's all about last use here i'm saying push back on those things that are really proven to effect our housing tax. air bnb the influx of text they're shipping their economy actually back these businesses are making money they're not building housing and having their businesses in the pen nen sue la no one is billing housing. so push back on it. i am frustrating i know you guys i'm new to the board just fyi sf u.s. d knows this about me i think we have lost our way - you must stand with all of them they're in the same boat as you their jobs are important too, just want to say we have lost our way here. let's just try to find a way back. >> i'm wondering if we can skip to slide 25 talk about mark leno's legislation and talk about brick and mortar . >> thak thank you supervisor. before director lee takes on this next section i do want to underscore the point that council

there not running a be in -- bnb. barack obama was the bob newhart of washington, d.c. that sitcom is over. now, fawlty towers is here. , i run a hotel and hotels are >> one of the tax march rallies from this weekend. we will come back from it for a moment or two after this brief pro forma session. the house and senate are out for the two week easter recess. live to the senate floor on c-span2.