>> senator cardin: that was a good move.t was a major accomplishment and i give our team a lot of credit for getting that done. pretty strong additional sanctions to be imposed against north korea because of their continued testing of ballistic missiles. that absolutely was a strong move forward and it's great to see china and russia join us in that. it now needs to be followed up with diplomacy. if you get china and the united states working with the same strategy with north korea to find a way that we can ease the tension and get north korea to change directions. it's a good first step. >> chris: another trouble spot, ukraine. the president has agreed to settle lethal weapons to ukraine including antitank missiles to fight the pro-russian separatist forces there. this is a move that president obama consistently for years refused to make. will you support that or will you try to block the sale in congress? >> senator cardin: i talked to secretary tillerson earlier this week. i support the administration's decision to provid

as cardinal he took a firm stance on church teachings and became a voice against injustice. but when hundreds came forward saying they were abused by priests, law admitted that had rather than removing those priests, some were simply moved from parish to parish. >> i did assign priests who had committed sexual abuse. >> reporter: the revelation tarnished his legacy forever. >> cardinal bernard law became something of the poster child for everything that the american catholic church did wrong. >> reporter: unable to contain the backlash, law asked to resign and the pope accepted. boston's current cardinal released a statement recognizing the victims of abuse saying -- i offer my they suffered. and promising that the archdiocese will support them in their healing. law spent most of his final years in rome. in a short statement, the vatican says he passed away early wednesday after a long illness. meg oliver, cbs news. >> cardinal law was famously portrayed in the oscar winning film "spotlight" and again in a statement this morning you heard his successor cardinal o'malley once

gnomon, the cardinal -- cardinal newman, the cardinal are looking for redemption.his was the campus on october 9th after the tubbs fire ripped through sonoma county. >> we really connected. our class feels so much stronger and connected with everyone. >> reporter: as cardinal newman teachers and students adjusted to a new normal including different grades on different campuses. >> football brings everyone together. we can see people from other classes, it's really nice. >> reporter: head coach paul cronin fought to find a field for football to give players and fans alike something else to focus on. >> in the beginning it's tough to take the first step, but once you do it does heal, and our kids did a great job responding to adversity. [ cheering ] >> reporter: and while on the field, the rivalry between the schools is strong. [ cheering ] >> reporter: off the turf, the marine catholic community raised thousands of dollars to help their fire ravaged neighbors a county away, and ever student wrote a letter of student to a cardinal newman student. >> it feels nice whe

cardinals, step one of getting to 8-8. the defense came to play today.n the first, blaine gabbert hit by anthony linear, who was all over the place. the fumble picked up by smith. skins have the ball in cardinals territory. cousins finds crowder, five yard touchdown. skins up 7-0 after that. in the second, 7-3 washington. cousins throws a screen, took a hit. you will know him now. he takes it 39. redskins up 14-3. more defense, the pass picked off by smith. he had a sac fumble, a fumble recovery and a pick in the first half. on the drive, cousins completes the past to davis. unfortunately, he would fumble, so the cardinals get the ball goal.waiting for a field redskins led 14-9 at the break. it was a dull second half, but the cardinals had a chance with 20 surry -- 23 seconds on the clock. two -- the pastor fitzgerald broken up. redskins win, 20-15. >> this was a victory the redskins really needed, especially after they suffered blowout losses the last two weeks. >> there is no doubt that winning makes you feel like you are on top of the world and losing

the cardinal at the center of boston sex abuse scandal. will be laid to rest with the pope participating. >>> shocking scene caught on camera. police officer dragged by a car hanging on for his life. the driver refusing to stop. >>> and buyer beware, a surge in porch pirates stealing gifts right from your front por sh. how you can fight back. >>> good evening, welcome to our viewers in the west. president trump is sa savoring his first big legislative victory tonight. passing the massive tax overhaul. he took a victory lap at the white house. a back slapping celebration with republican lawmakers. passing the sweeping tax cuts is a critical win for the president and his party as they approach next year's midterm elections. their hope now that the large number of americans unhappy with the bill will learn to love it. our chief white house correspondent hallie jackson starts our coverage. hallie, good evening. >> reporter: it feels like a holiday celebration at the white house with republicans betting there will be no political hangover. this

cardinals still hanging around, down five. gaborik has to throw.ulled away and it looks like this could seal the game with the interception. but not reviewed. the drive continues. 4th and 10. gaborik to larry fitzgerald. the redskins beat the cardinals 2015 snapping the two-game losing streak. carol joins us now from fedex field. this was their first win since thanksgiving. >> there were a lot of big smiles post game. you only had to watch the last minute of the game to know the story. the key to victory and that's defense. the cardinals, sure, they were unlucky and blaine gaborik played like himself. they had an edge today. so it led to keen observations. winning feels so good. >> i would call it desire more than desperation. everybody wanted a win. they are great competitors, worked hard. just wanted a win really. >> it's like the weight room. pressure busts a pipe. we gathered in the pipe to bust it. >> we had a chip on our shoulder. the last two weeks we laid an egg. we didn't want to put another performance out there. told each other to come o

to certain bishops or cardinals they're well aware of the problems many women in the catholic church are turning away because they don't feel they're taken seriously. women want to be more visible. this isn't in different parts of the world white church there's a growing sensitivity to that desire and it's also reaching the vatican only. becoming more visible is part of the challenge anybody sees what goes on behind the walls of the vatican. bought a quarter of the staff are women many more lay women the nuns and many of them highly qualified. editor in chief of the french section of vatican radio for twenty five years looking back she remembers how difficult it was at the beginning how some cardinals thought it beneath dignity to be interviewed by a woman and simply ignored her. also said. as soon as i left the studios to interview somebody at the vatican it was dreadful when i was in a larger group of men i always had the feeling that i was somehow invisible when i asked a question the cardinals would reply to my male colleagues not to me. although i was holding a microphone and ha

for twenty five years looking back she remembers how difficult it was at the beginning how some cardinals thought it beneath dignity to be interviewed by a woman and simply ignored her. also if ever wonder who she was. as soon as i left the studios to interview somebody at the vatican it was dreadful but when i was in a larger group of men i always had the feeling that i was somehow invisible when i asked a question the cardinals would reply to my male colleagues not to me. although i was holding a microphone and had everything they needed to recognize. this mentality of pushing women to the margins of the workplace still exists everywhere women are supposed to be mothers brides or nuns they may work but they shouldn't want a career. unfortunately that's what many women also think that it's wrong to seek too much attention to ask for too much. the catholic church teaches that humility and modesty all virtues pope francis himself face critical of career minded priests and he often speaks out against traditional power structures that may be why he wants to see more women taking leadership r

>>> today a funeral for cardinal law, who covered for pedophile priests. and now the pope is weighing in. >>> olympic gold medalist mckayla maroney said usa gymnastics tried to silence her story. now maroney is fighting back. >>> and what happens when a boy's choir all of the sudden eats spicy hot ghost peppers while singing "oh come all ye faithful"? "early today" starts right now. >> good to be with you this morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with breaking news out of australia in what police are describing as a deliberate act. at least 14 people including a child have been rushed to the hospital after a car plowed into pedestrians. witnesses describe the bodies flying everywhere after a white suv sped into a busy intersection, mowing down several people. we can report at least two men, the driver included, have been arrested. police are asking witnesses to come forward with any information, videos, or images of the incident. people on the scene have described this horrific scene as a deliberate one, although australian police

>> today a funeral for cardinal law who covered for pedophile priest. >>> maroney says usa olympics triedo silence her abuse story. >> what happens when you eat peppers while singing? >>> i'm frances rivera. >> i'm philip mena. we begin with breaking news out of australia. at least 14 people including a child have been rushed to hospital after a car plowed into pedestrians in the second largest city of the country. a white suv sped into a busy intersection mowing down several people. we can report at least two men, including the driver, have been arrested. police ask witnesses to come forward with any information, videos or images of the incident. people on the scene described it as deliberate >>> back at home, republicans in washington are in the holiday spirit this morning. a triumphant president and gop taking to the white house to revel in their biggest legislative accomplishment to date, passing that $1.5 trillion tax cut package. >> it will be an incredible christmas gift for hard-working americans. i said i wanted to have it done before christmas. we got it done. i want to thank al

the form archbishop of boston cardinal bernard law has died was an influential figure in the u.s. catholic church he was forced to step down after it was revealed that he protected several priests accused of abusing children and the hoax to possible. is a dramatic fall from grace for the highest ranking catholic official in the united states. cardinal law once favored by the late pope john paul the second was forced to resign after it was revealed that he had failed to remove priests from his ministry who had been accused of abusing children the former archbishop silence over child molesters in the priesthood sparked the worst crisis and american catholicism news of his death provoked more anger in massachusetts where he was the archbishop of boston good riddance to bad rubbish i hope the gates of hell are swinging wide to allow him entrance i am a mother of three of children that have been sexually abused by priests. no law has everything under the cap and he will not admit anything he will not mean what does. he abuse in boston extended over six decades involving over two hundre

the cardinal played a game in doors. and blew an 18 point lead.dinal had a lead in the first half. now, we move to the third quarter. bryce love, takes the rock. and rolls. . 69 yards. it's his 13th, one of 50 plus yard this is season. second touchdown of the game, 145 total yards. it was 28-16. now, to the fourth, kenny hill, to a wide open receiver. he goes 93 yards for the touch. 31-29. and desmond white has to back up no problem, gets to the outside lane, turns on the jets. see you later. 36-31 tcu, and stanford trying to rally, kj costello throws it up. how does he catch this? get off me! it's 37-36. tcu went up two with a field goal. stanford trying to respond, and costello is picked off and tcu rallies to beat stanford 39-37. to the holiday bowl, wazoo taking on 16, michigan state. lewerke, drops back, finds a wide open felton davis, that's a touchdown. it was 21-3 in halftime and michigan state wins it 42-17. >>> to the ice, the sharks hosting the flames. following a five-day break. first period, sharks down one. but answer on a power play

some catholics expressed disappointment the pope gave cardinal law a full cardinal's funeral at sainturch sexual abuse scandal after a boston globe investigation was turned into the oscar winning movie "spotlight." >>> he news host catt sadler quit over a gender pay gap. >> the co-host says jason kennedy makes almost twice as much as she does. sadler says she decided to leave the e network to take a stand. >> the e network says it denies the allegations. they say kennedy makes more due to his other roles at the network. >> a federal class action lawsuit claims hundreds of employers such as amazon, t-mobile and cox communications discriminated against older workers through facebook ads. >> the recruitment ads targeted younger workers. the suit claims the companies set age limits on who could see the ads. >> in one local case an ad showed a notice for part-time work in silver spring and the ad specifically targeted people ages 15 to 54. facebook is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit, though. >> a heads up for those of you looking for last minute stocking stuffer. >> if you buy a vi

a funeral firestorm at the vatican and the cardinal at the center of a sex abuse scandal will be laid to rest with the pope participating. victims's families outraged. >> a shocking scene caught on camera. >> a police officer dragged by a car hanging on for his and a driver refusing to stop. >> buyer beware. a surge of porch pirates from the front door. how you can fight back. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >> good evening and thank you for being here. president trump is savoring his first big legislative win tonight. hours after congress and a party line vote passed the massive tax overhaul bill, a practically giddy president took a lap at the white house. a back slapping celebration passing sweep tax cut that is a critical win for the president and his party as they approach next year's mid-term elections. their hope now that the large number of americans unhappy with the bill will learn to love it. our chief white house correspondent hallie jackson starts our coverage. good evening. >> it certainly feels like a holiday celebration at the white house with t

law will be honored with a full cardinal's funeral in the vatican on thursday.and that will include the traditional funeral address to be delivered by pope francis. in milan, italy, amy kellogg, fox news. >>> the president and republican leaders celebrate their win on tax reform at the white house. the house voted for a second time this morning and passed the bill which rewrites the tax code for individuals and businesses. >> it's the largest -- i always say the most massive -- [ laughter ] >> but it's the largest tax cut in the country's history. >> good evening, i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. tonight, huge companies including wells fargo and at&t have already said their employees will benefit immediately from this tax deal. it is now official. congress has passed the most sweeping changes to the u.s. tax code in 30 years. the house passed the bill in its revote which was a formality earlier today and the bill is on the way to the president. we are in washington with mor. >> the motion is adopted. >>> reporter: an early christmas gift for republican

law will be honored with a full cardinal's funeral in the vatican on thursday.ll include the traditional funeral address to be delivered by pope francis. in milan, italy, amy kellogg, fox news. ♪[ music ] >>> history at the u.s. capitol. tonight president trump and republican lawmakers are celebrating after both chambers of congress passed a major tax code overhaul. it's the most sweeping change in decades. >> it's been an amazing experience. i have to tell you. it hasn't been done in 34 years. but actually, really hasn't been done, because we broke every record. >> it's official. the house today passed the tax bill and now it's on the president's desk. good evening, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm julie haener. the bill slashes the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21%. it drops the top rate for the wealthiest americans from 39.6% to 37%. and it repeals the individual mandate a provision of obamacare which forces all americans to buy health insurance. monte francis reports. >>> reporter: republicans call it an early christmas gift to all taxpayers but democrats say it'

the cardinal played a game in doors. and blew an 18 point lead. the cardinal had a lead in the first half. now, we move to the third quarter. bryce love, takes the rock. and rolls. . 69 yards. it's his 13th, one of 50 plus yard this is season. second touchdown of the game, 145 total yards. it was 28-16. now, to the fourth, kenny hill, to a wide open receiver. he goes 93 yards for the touch. 31-29. and desmond white has to back up no problem, gets to the outside lane, turns on the jets. see you later. 36-31 tcu, and stanford trying to rally, kj costello throws it up. how does he catch this? get off me! it's 37-36. tcu went up two with a field goal. stanford trying to respond, and costello is picked off and tcu rallies to beat stanford 39-37. to the holiday bowl, wazoo taking on 16, michigan state. lewerke, drops back, finds a wide open felton davis, that's a touchdown. it was 21-3 in halftime and michigan state wins it 42-17. >>> to the ice, the sharks hosting the flames. following a five-day break. first period, sharks down one. but answer on a po

the north bay fires destroyed their high school and their homes, despite that loss, the cardinal newmanootball team made it to the championship game. highlights coming up. ( marty ) and after the break... a warning from health officials, a majority of american kids could be obese by the time they're 35. the reason ahead. fred would do anything for his daughter. get in, fred! even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain. and that smell puts the giddy in "giddy-up"! ah... the irresistible scent of gain flings laundry detergent. you can't help but smell happy. for your health: here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week. ( marty ) apple and stanford university's school of medicine are teaming up to study irregular heart rhythms. the study is open to anyone over the age of 22 -- but you must own an apple watch, iphone, and download the "apple heart study" app. the apple watch monitors participants' heart rate and will notify users if they have an irregular heart rate. if needed, participants can see a d

cardinal donald ward will hold mass at noon. the church will open its doors and serve free meals. ♪ >> tonight, the cardinal at at cathedral of st. matthew, the church is seat of the arch bishop. the cardinal talked to pri ed eo parishioners about sin and forgiveness. >> my sisters and brothers, let us acknowledge our sins to prepare ourselves to celebrate the holiday. >> included in the e event, a st. matthew apostle festival away. the national cathedral held christmas service as well tonight. ♪ o come let us adore him >> tonight's service in northwest d.c. celebrated the holiday with readings from skris checkup, hymns and around 10 clom, it hosted what it described as one of its most beautiful services of the year. the holy eve. >>> the catholic faithful packed to pope francis and he talked about the flight of migrants fleeing their world looking for a better life. no one feels there is no room for him on the earth. tomorrow he delivers a noon blessing in st. peter's squas square. in the holy land, tourists and pilgrims at the

the disgraced former archbishop of boston cardinal bernard bernard law has died once an influential figure in the u.s. catholic church he was forced to step down after it was revealed that he protected several priests accused of abusing children had a hawk star has more. it was a dramatic fall from grace for the highest ranking catholic official in the united states. cardinal law once favored by the late pope john paul the second was forced to resign after it was revealed that he had failed to remove priests from his ministry who had been accused of abusing children the former archbishop silence of the child molesters in the priesthood sparked the worst crisis and american catholicism news of his death provoked more anger in massachusetts where he was the archbishop of boston good riddance to bad rubbish i hope the gates of hell are swinging wide to allow him entrance i am a mother of three of children that have been sexually abused by a priest. tom the law has everything under the cap and he will not admit anything he will not me what does. he abuse in boston extended over six decades inv

the cardinals are still in the playoff race. the redskins are in danger of a third straight bad game on sunday. we have seen this before. when you write off the redskins, they show us something. this could be damperred by the redskins over arizona as they try to get into the post season. >>> question for you. would you sign this guy? bryce harper at the clip of $45 million over the next 15 years which is somewhere in the area of over $600 million? that could be his asking price. in today's baseball world, that could be the going rate. if they want to keep the super star, they will have to pony up when he is a free agent. he is expected to test agency market. i would sign that check. i would sign bryce harper to all of that money. >>> now, walt doesn't just put his name on his foundation, he gets into it. walt choked up at times when he announced he is helping a family struggle with job loss and paying for the tuition. we love him for his actions on and off of the court. >> you're quick to give learner's money away. >> it is not

classy move by the cardinals. >>> the warriors head coach had plenty to say about the senate electionn alabama. after doug jones defeated em battled candidate roy moore kerr tweeted roll tide and roll eagle. a reference to the big football teams in alabama. >> bowl season, i'm a big sec football. i don't care democrat, republican, independent, if we put a known pedophile in the senate what would that have said about us. >> to clarify roy moore is accused of sexual misconduct. >>> the rockets looking for the 11th straight win. enter the 1st quarter against the hornets ball on a race against the clock to the other end gets the three at the buzzer. part of a 25-0 run for the rockets. they are red hot, they win 108-96. >>> the tennessee titans on kpix this sunday. tennessee coming off a loss against the cardinals and their quarterback wasn't happy. >> i'm just off, that's all. we just lost. >> he threw two interceptions, the offense scored only seven points. and tennessee is damaging their playoff chances. not to make any nfl player upset but today mariota owned up to the outburst. >> i j

senator cardin. >> thank you for reminding me how long we have been here. appreciate that very much. we have been friends since we first came to the congress in 1987 and i thank him for his dedication, willingness to find ways to move forward particularly on infrastructure, it is a pleasure to work with you on the subcommittee that deals with infrastructure with his of this committee. today's topic is critically important, freight movement, assessing where we are now and where we need to go, this nation was built by the fact that we were able to build an economy and our infrastructure was critically important to develop the economic strength that we all are so proud, the us freight system depends on the multimodal system of infrastructure. roads are critically important for our trucks, rail is important for our freight moving by rail. yesterday i had a meeting of the maryland delegation with the new acting ceo of a sx. we talked about freight issues including the challenge in baltimore with a total double stack and incredibly important to maintain and stren

not much to play for, but the redskins still giving there best effort against the cardinals.rter -- after a cardinals turnover -- kirk cousins finds jamison crowder for a 5-yard touchdown... skins up 7-0. then in the 2nd -- 7-3 washington, and cousins throws to karpi bibbs who takes it 39 yards for the score..redskins in command up 14-3. it was a dull second half, but the cardinals still had a chance with 23 seconds left. 4th down for arizona -- blaine gabberts pass to larry fitzgerald -- broken up by d.j swearinger. the redskins get the win...20-15. next sunday the redskins face the kickoff is at 1 p-m. it's xx and we're just getting started. a hectic start to the holiday travel week. our own larry smith -- caught in the chaos. thousands of people stranded when the power completely goes out at america's busiest airport. now -- flights finally taking off again -- but cancellations and delays remain. plus, republicans -- on the brink of passing a sweeping tax reform plan. how it could impact you, and the one senator who won't be there for the vote. good morning, i'm autria god

over cardinal law's actions nothing basically has changed cardinal law left boston in disgrace and yet ended up in the vatican in a position of power and prominence i think it's time for hope francis to send a very strong message by burying cardinal law quietly quickly and without pomp and circumstance a man who protected child predators who allow predator clergy to continue to be moved from parish to parish just not deserve to be buried with high honors. the court has ruled that the taxi hailing company is a transport company and must be regulated as one neighbor argues that it's an online digital platform and shouldn't be subject to the same rules the san francisco based firm operates in more than six hundred locations offering low cost transport to millions of uses it's also been accused of unfair competition if barker reports now that it's a judgment with big implications for other online companies the european court of justice ruled that is a taxi service and not a technology firm as the company insists it may have to comply to the same regulation as other transport rules that can

i want to talk about senator cardin.t was an act of war for russia to interfere in the election. and he is the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee. you have to imagine he chooses his words carefully, but when i asked him about whether he wants the president to declare war, he backs off. what's the strategy here? >> i think that's kind of irresponsible rhetoric, and i know this is not a popular thing to say, but if you're saying that russia's interference in our election is an act of war, then we've declared war on hundreds of other countries over the years, because what it is very likely they is behavior that the united states also is engaged in. that doesn't mean there's no reason for the investigation or that the president and his campaign team did not collude with russia, but we have to be careful about words like "act of war." have to be careful about backing up the fraises. unless those phrases. >> and talk about the president. susan, getting tough in that speech on russia and china. but can you

ben cardin, democrat, was saying, gee, i agree with this, i agree with that.e're going to see as we know in tax cuts it depends on outcomes, the condition of the economy is good now supposedly. we will see. so that can't be measured. so at the same time, there's been a lot of turmoil in the trump presidency. one of people i talked to called it a chaos furnace.ç and there's a lot of truth in that. and that's trump's style. and a lot of that is done intentionally with his tweets in the morning. you talk to anyone on the staff, and there is no clearinghouse for his tweets. he's going to do it all on his own. and that's defined a lot. chris: and do you agree with -- i'm surprised there's a consensus, it seems to be, on this panel that the president has ended the year much stronger than he started. >> well, the tax cut's important, and look at foreign affairs. there's been lotsç of anxiety, rightfully so, that maybe there's going to be a war with north korea. i think that's been turned down. isis is a plus maybe, but, you know, we'll have to see. i mean, you're e

senator cardin say, major tax relief for families, our bill. mr. president, we are on the verge of resetting american competitiveness by lowering our corporate tax rate, we will allow the jobs of the future to be created here at home with a 20% cut in your qualified business income we will see small businesses prospering, and when they prosper, they'll hire more folks. when i was at the gym this past weekend, a small business who runs a small battery company, seven employees, on january 1 he's hiring a new person. mr. president, a survey done of manufacturers, 7,000 manufacturers, the vast majority said that with this tax cut they will hire more people, they will increase wages, and they will improve benefits. this is good news from a global perspective. this is good news from a small business perspective, and this is good news from an individual perspective. mr. president, it is time for us to complete the people's business and vote yes for tax cuts, vote yes for improve -- improving the business climate and vote yes for global competition where a

and got benched by the cardinals after having hor he induce game in washington.is similar game. if you make the run and you will hang in this game at worst and make scum plays on offense as well. it wept over 100 yards go wild and you will have a shot late in 4th quarter. >> and end of year both teams are going nowhere. but, still the basic -- >> it's nice summary of the season ken. >> the basics is. there you stop the run. if you allow them to start a run-in game gym it openings a passing game. defense plays well and sometimes poorly and sometimes well for quarter or two quarters and object of game is to play well four quarters airport stop the run. >> no question denver pronk owes had lunching the ball and look out for center matt paradis we're not talking about the o line a whole lot. >> he was actually on the practice squad my year 2014 and i taught him all my tricks of the trade and how to hold properly and if he's holding defensive line this week and not getting cold it's because i taught them ideal tricks. cj anderson has a burst and hard to tack well one

now the death of cardinal law has garnered a lot of attention online with tens of thousands of tweets from people reacting to his death now the conversations are mostly related to the sex abuse scandal the cardinals legacy the broader catholic church as well now we notice that more than half of the conversation about his death is coming out of boston which has the largest catholic population in the united states this is also a big story in new york which has the second largest population now much of the online reaction i must say is very very critical robert here says every reference to the cardinal's death should mention his central role in exposing children to pedophile priests his actions were as damaging as those priests and he should have died in jail many people know of the scandal because of the film spotlight as we just heard which won the best picture academy award last year the film focuses on the allegations of widespread abuse facing dozens of priests in the boston diocese and the spotlight investigative reports by the boston globe. mark ruffalo played the role of a journa

since his forced resignation cardinal law has served as an arch priest. he was 86 years old. >>> a major rewrite of the tax law will be finalized today. they're ready to sell this unpopular plan. democrats are ready to pounce in the midterms. >> republicans will rue the day they passed this tax bill and the american people will never let them forget it. >>> the ayes are 51. the nays are 48. the tax cuts and jobs act is passed. >> breaking this morning a major rewrite of the tax code is on the way. the senate passed the bill early this morning just hours ago. it gives the republicans their first big win of the year. what does it mean for you and what does it mean in the midterms? >>> a government shutdown could be days away. what's holding up lawmakers and what's most likely to happen by friday? the friday before christmas. don't we love the way government works today. welcome back to "early start." i'm dave senate approved the final version of the bill. >> we don't sleep much. the bill scoring republicans first significant legislative win since president

cardinal law once favored by the late pope john paul the second was forced to resign after it was. revealed that he had failed to remove priests from his ministry who had been accused of abusing children the former archbishop silence over child molesters in the priesthood sparked the worst crisis and american catholicism news of his death provoked more anger in massachusetts where he was the archbishop of boston good riddance to bad rubbish i hope the gates of hell are swinging wide to allow him entrance i am a mother of three of children that have been sexually abused by a priest tom no law has everything under the cap and he will not admit anything he will not meet what does. he abuse in boston extended over six decades involving over two hundred thirty priests and more than seven hundred fifty victims the harvard educated law was implicated in a scandal after a boston globe newspaper investigation was published in two thousand and two please know that as long as i am in a position to do so i will work tirelessly to address this crisis and to underscore it's a very good. this is

we'll be discussing today's developments with senator ben cardin. he is the top democrat on the foreign relations committee. and our correspondents, analysts and specialists have full coverage of the day's top stories. >>> let's begin with the president taking time from his christmas vacation and golfing in florida to once again lash out at the russia meddling investigation and the fbi. cnn's ryan nobles is outside the president's mar-a-lago resort. so, ryan, why is the president targeting the russia dossier again? >> reporter: well, brianna, this seems to be yet another attempt by the president and his allies to discredit robert mueller and his investigation, and here in west palm beach, the president had no events on his public schedule, but or cameras did catch a glimpse of him on his golf course here in south florida. after tweeting on christmas day, tomorrow it's back to work, president trump spent today on the golf course. the is 10th day of his presidency he has sent at one of his personally branded properties. he hit the links with bryson de

cardinal newman has received great support. cardinal newman led for most of this game. marin catholic did not give up. a late touchdown got them the wind. those games are awesome, win or lose. >> yes. they should hold their heads up high. >> congratulations. >>> we are starting a new era of 49ers football. we will talk about jimmy g taking over for the niners. the raiders will play without their top two wide receivers today. partly because of a little scrimmage, i guess that's what we could call it. >>> all that and more coming up after the break. stay tuned, we'll be right back. >>> is football sunday. the raiders host the giants this afternoon. they will not have two of their starting wide receivers. >> we begin the jimmy garrotte below -- garrotte below -- garappolo era. >>> good morning. is jimmy g ready to go? what you think about his start today? how will he come out of the gates? >> the 49ers had that decision made for them. they knew they wanted to see him at some point this year. butler had played well in the previous game when they beat the giants. it's pretty

it's the laid cardinal second national title in soccer. pretty cool note on that, the nation at championship marks the 114th for the stanford athletic department and caps off a 24-1 season for the cardinal. congratulations, ladies. way to go. that's it for sports. >> not so fast. we've got some more on the stanford women. a member of our nbc bay area family is celebrating stanford's new national championship. our director of broadcast operations saw his daughter win the title. teigen mcgrady is a junior on the team and almost scored a goal today. willie sent us these photos taken just moments after the cardinal victory. congratulates to her, her teammates and the entire mcgrady family. what a feeling, to win it all against all that competition. way to go, everybody. all right. tell me about wind. >> well, it's going to be -- monday is officially windsday. >> i like that. >> backing off on tuesday. gusty at times. what a dry looking forecast. we get clear skies, dry air. mornings could be in the 30s. >> maybe layers this week. we'll be back

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. >>> outrage over this morning's vatican funeral for disgraced cardinal bernard law.abuse survivors are seething, saying law does not deserve the dignity of a full cardinals funeral, including a final blessing by the pope. law died yesterday 15 years after resigning among revelations he covered up for sexually abusive priests. >> one survivor, alexa mcpherson, saying law's death did not give her peace of mind. >> with his passing, i say i hope the gates of hell are open wide to welcome him. >> another victim, robert costello, saying instead of a funeral, law should just disappear. his desire, chop him up and drop him in oceans around the world. law's successor in boston, cardinal sean o'malley, says he thinks going forward someone like law would not have kept the title of cardinal or been afforded a vatican funeral. >>> all right, the tax bill is passed. wall street really wanted this, but is it celebrating? we'll tell you why on "cnn moneystream" next. [vo] quickbooks introduces jeanette and her new mobile wedding business. at first, getting paid was tough... until s

>> neil: i have a feeling, cardinal, you're a smart guy.died this better than you're letting on here. not to question that, but i -- you do know a lot about this and your big hope seems to be in the end, people of all income levels will still be generous and will look after their fellow man. >> isn't that the goal though? we don't have to depend on the government to be able to encourage us to do the things the gospel asks us to do. in fact, one of the things we've learned in this country over centuries, we really have to respond in face to the gospel regardless of what the government is saying or doing. i think that's one of the beautiful things about faith. people of faith. we understand we have an obligation to one another. we have to be there for one another. we have to care for one another. now it helps, it helps if the tax structure is such to have some money to do that. but it's not dependent on that. you're right. there should be an equitable distribution of the burden for everyone. so everyone gets a fair share of the burden and a f