kevin brady: it's a huge number. the last 8 years inequality and wages grew because we didn't have a tax code. the regulations were powrndle on people. so i think the best way that we can create more income equality in america is to simplify the code, get this economy moving and give people the chance to move up that ladder. maria: let's talk about what you would like to see happen. you have got this post card, simple fair:post card tax filing. you think they will be able to do their taxes on a postcard even though it's 70,000 pages? >> we look at this better than 9 out of 10 people will be able to use a postcard style system to file their taxes. we flatten out the brackets from 7 to 3. we lower the rates at every level. it's important we keep more of what we earn. we double the standard deduction. if you are a young person starting out and a middle class family pinching every penny, that really matters. then we go deeper to help people save. and we keep on the post card the items most families rely on, the home mort

one signatory is congressman kevin brady.n of the house ways and means committee, he joins me here in new york today. let me start with that statement, if i could. picked it up and said it's not like longer than what we got from the white house before. what you say to those who are disappointed there is not more meat on the bone? rep. brady: for the first time you have the house and senate on , going for bold, transformative tax reform. there's an urgency we believe it should be done this year and the president is fully committed behind this approach. president reagan went through the whole 2.5 your process himself. don't ignore the importance of that statement. from there, we continue to work on filling out the rest of the tax reform plan. even though we are not in washington, the senate tax team in the house tax team are continuing to work and we are on schedule to move this to the president's desk this year. david: you and house speaker crafted a plan that is encyclopedic compared to what we got from the big six thus far.

the honorable kevin brady. rep. brady: thank you very much. good afternoon. my name is kevin brady. i am chairman of the house ways and means committee. i'm joined by key members of our tax-writing body. we are focused on and moving forward legislation this year, bold legislation to reduce taxes on every american grow jobs and paychecks nationwide. we're grateful to our host, the young america's foundation. this is a remarkable organization. they are proud preservationists of the reagan ranch in president's reagan optimistic, conservative principles. frank, thank you for your leadership for this organization. you have saved this ranch for generations to come. andrew kaufman and the team that directs this ranch, thank you for all that you do. we're here on this historic day at a historic place, location. we're speaking to you on president reagan's tax cut table. a replica of the table that president reagan signed historic tax cuts that helped jumpstart america's economy for 20 years forward. our challenge is to build that legacy once again for our nation. 31 on this day, 31 years ago

brady: it is.: your committee has been hard at work on this issue, but the president has ended up directing attention elsewhere with all this talk in charlottesville. has the first half of this month been a missed opportunity? rep. brady: i want the president to spend every tweet and discussion about tax reform. this is critically important. i am confident he will be all in and using the bully pulpit to talk about what is wrong, the broken tax-cut we have and what this opportunity is. he feels comfortable around this issue, believes strongly in it. his tax team is fully committed. i am optimistic about him leading on a signature issue for america. sahil: you have been dedicated to the idea of a permanent overhaul. a number of your senate colleagues are not that committed. senator toomey said is it -- if it ends up being debt neutral, it will be an anemic tax bill. rep. brady: we will deliver reforms and tax cuts in some form. i am going for the greatest growth for the greatest number of years for a

. >>> tom brady opening up in a rare interview, talking about his mother's battle with cancer. >> hee field. >> reporter: back in february, patriot tom brady became the only quarterback in history to lead his team to five super bowl wins. >> nobody's ever won more super bowls, nobody's ever been better. >> reporter: but while he was cementing his legacy on the field as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, he was facing a personal battle off the field. the quarterback now opening up about his mother's cancer diagnosis and treatment. >> it was a very challenging time for our family. my mom has been such an important, supportive, loving, caring, sweet, kind, generous mom. >> reporter: brady speaking out tuesday morning on weei radio's kirk and callahan show. >> she couldn't be any better considering all she's gone through. she's on the road to recovery. >> reporter: in the midst of the trying teams, brady was vesably emotional in the days leading up to the big game. choking up when a fan asked who his hero was. >> i think my dad is my hero, because he's someone i look up to eve

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it like brady's got do look like brady. >> all right.x brady's cheeks and chin are not the right shape. others say the smile is not there. museum officials insist it looks like the real thing but they admit they're not all perfect and some are better than others. the wax figures take about six months to make. what do you think? >> okay. >>> now to the real steph curry. he's through the first round of lc l.a. classic. this is video of him warming up before today's round. it's amateurs like curry are competing against the pros. he ended the day shooting a 74, which is not bad at all but he's in a tie for 146 place. that lets you know how good those pros are. his presence brought out people who would normally not be part of the gallery. let's call him chef curry. steph will be back tomorrow for round two. pretty good. 74 against the pros is pretty impressive. >> that's why you get the roaring. >>> massachusetts woman who sent text messages telling her boyfriend to kill himself learned her fate today. >> michelle carter exploited by son's we

brady does think it's apparent his support of trump was apparent. you're a pats fan, i'm steelers fan and i saw the same thing in when the late dan rooney supported barack obama. it is good to see you, my friend and we'll talk again soon. always a pleasure, jim. >> we'll see you. and we'll see you after the break here on the final five. oh boy. looking for adventure this summer? holy smokes. oh man, that's pretty intense. look no further than chevrolet. this is a fast car. i feel like i left my soul back there. wow. this has power! what a nice car. go for thrilling drives and deals today at the chevy summer drive. now through august 14th, get 20% below msrp on all chevy malibu lt models. that's over fifty-three hundred dollars on this chevy malibu. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. on my travels across the country i came across this house with water dripping from the ceiling. you never know when something like this will happen. s

those comments coming from brady while he was speaking to reporters.rterback fielding questions about that concussion he may or may not have suffered and also talking about the physical risk inherent in playing football. he's pro football's biggest star with five super bowl rings and more than 450 career passing touchdowns. as tom brady celebrates turning the big 4-0 -- ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: he's promising fans that age won't force him from the game. >> i've never thought about not playing, so at least till my mid-40s i said, so that's a pretty good goal. >> reporter: for the first time brady addressing his wife's comments last may. >> he had a concussion last year, i mean, he has concussions pretty much -- we don't talk about -- but he does have concussions. >> reporter: she even suggested he had suffered an unreported concussion this past season. >> i really don't think that's anybody's business. >> reporter: but brady says he is well aware of the risks of his sport. >> well, i think, you know, you're not blind to it as a player but it

today is tom brady's 40th birthday...atriot's training camp for the 18th time. (mark) this is video as he arrived to camp this morning. and the team is celebrating the "greatest of all time's" birthday by inviting goats to camp. these are pictures that the team tweeted out of the celebration. ( mark ) take a look at this... fans in boston are upset after a newley opened wax museum had this wax figure of tom brady that may not look much like the star bay area naitive. ( darya ) museum officials insist the brady statue looks like the real thing. the museum says only a few people in the world make the figures. and each head can take up to six months to complete. they admit they're not all some are better than others. (james) watching the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. (darya)(james) in the weather center tracking the forecast with james... (james)it's a warm start to this thursday morning with widespread readings in the upper 60s and low 70s. we'll have a few more clouds today, so temperatures

>> tom brady. tom brady. five super bowl rings. >> he's young and accomplished so much. >> he's pretty much done it all. happy birthday, brady. >>> tlhursday, august 3rd. 5:00 a.m. in the east. president trump throwing the full weight of the white house behind a new immigration plan. the most far-reaching overhaul in decades. this proposal aims to move the u.s. toward a skills-based immigration system like those in canada and australia while slashing legal immigration in the u.s. -- to the u.s. by half. it would also cut back on so-called chain immigration by limiting family member immigrants bringing over mainly two spouses and minor children. >> the measure by republican senators david purdue and tom cotton would award aspiring immigrants points based on age, education, english language test scores, whether they have a job offer with a high salary or, hey, won a top award like a nobel prize or olympic medal or are a major investor in a new business. applicant spouses would be scored the same way. >> the pro

brady doesn't look like brady though. >> it doesn't look like him. >> it looks like he hasn't elementarynce 2001. >> i think it does. i know a lot of people actually know mr. brady and they say it looks like him. >> let's be honest, there is no way none of them could be perfect. >> the only one i think is perfect is snoop dog. >> he's good. >> no, he isn't. if you think that snoop is good, you have to be higher than he is. it looks more like rihanna than snoop. that's supposed to be president obama. that's supposed to be president trump. this, i guess, it took me a while but i think this is supposed to be ben affleck. it looks like a mid 1980s hart. and on, there let's not waste the watch. tom brady is the one people are upset about. it looks more like the guy at the bar who tells you he's tom brady's counsel because he wants to have sex with you. today happens to be tommy touchdown's birthday. he turned 40 years old today. one of, if not the greatest quarterback of all time. to honor him on this milestone day, a local second grader has agreed to pay a very special tribute to a very spec

well, the emotional side of tom brady, the san mateo native opens up about tom brady and his mom's cancer. >>> some students are heading back to >>> patriots quarterback and san mateo tom brady opening up in a personal radio interview about his mother's battle with cancer and how it affected him on the field. abc news reporter has this story. >> reporter: hey, patriots win the super bowl. >> reporter: back in february, tom brady became the quarterback to lead his team to five super bowl wins. >> nobody's ever won five super bowls or been better. >> he's one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, he was facing a personal battle off the field t. quarterback opening up about his mother's cancer diagnosis and treatment. >> it was a very challenging time for our family. my mom has ben a supportive, loving, caring, sweet, kind, generous mom. >> brady speaking out on wpei radio's kirk and callahan show. >> she couldn't be everybody and everything she's gone through, she is on the road to recovery. >> in the midst of a trying time, brady was emotional in the days leading up to the big game. ch

what does this say about the potential for bob brady?> i think brady's still in a pretty good position, and here's why. those are citywide races. bob brady is in the first congressional district, which he benefited very much when republicans were in control of redistricting in the last census because they made his district more favorable. it's more caucasian, and it's more looks like the type of issues that he supports are the ones that his constituents support, and i just think what's going on -- it's depressing saying this -- is people don't follow the intricacies of was it illegal what he did, was his campaign finance -- it's ugly, it's terrible, but i don't know if it's gonna break through. >> look, i've written often about the perils of the democratic party machine, right, and how we don't have true democracy often. that said -- and i know omar woodard, and we've written about him at the citizen. he's an up-and-coming young rising star, but running against bob brady in congress does nothing to fix the problems in philadelphia in ter

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