reporter ellison barber reports from washington, dc. >>> reporter: good evening. republican senators on capitol hill are getting closer to a vote on tax reform. a couple of hours ago they voted in moving in favor of debate on the bill so there will probably be a vote on the senate tax reform plan by friday. he voted to start debate on it. some of the holdouts are looking more optimistic on the republican side. wisconsin senator ron johnson came out of a meeting and told a group of senators about 30 minutes ago that he and lindsey graham are offering an amendment to take away state and local tax deductions so we could be seeing some movement of some of these wild cards now moving a little more towards closer to yes. that's certainly something president trump hopes to see and that's what he was pushing for today. >> not enough for the middle class to keep getting by. we want them to start getting way ahead. >> reporter: today in missouri, the president urging lawmakers to vote in favor of the republicans' tax reform bill. the senate is expected to vote on their vers

i supported the challenger to roy moore and like ellison barber said, there is no filter on him. so he has the ability to go out there and say that. it is surprising that he didn't say i was right. >> i think then he opened the door to the media criticism of his past and going back. the argument would be that voters are different than a private employer. you mentioned some cases at the top of the show charlie rose, and others. these are people who are in the public eye but really work a private enterprise, a media organization. >> there is no verdict by the voters. >> correct.but here with the president there was a verdict by the voters. some people say well does that mean that they were judge and jury with regard to the sexual harassment claims? what do they prefer him as president? i do not know if they are truly judge and jury but i think positive people in the presidents camp say the issue is dead. >> i think people misinterpreted what i said last week. that noting there was an election. ivanka trump said she believes the women involved. and certainly taking a different stanc

ellison barber joins us live with more, hi, ellison. >> hi, julie, criticism on both sides of the aisle after brazile published excerpts in the book, she accuses the clinton campaign and dnc of entering into in her own words unethical fundraiser agreement before clinton won the nomination and they say it gave her -- brazile says it gave hillary clinton significant control over the dnc. some democrats say it's proof the dnc rigged the election and changes need to be made. >> very quickly, senator, do you agree with the notion that it was rigged? >> yes. >> we must bring about real campaign finance reform. we must get rid of the undemocratic system of super delegates. >> president trump tweeted that this shows clinton rigged the election and that the doj and fbi should be looking into all of it, brazile tweeted back that she never claimed clinton rigged the election, in the excerpt says what happened was not illegal. the agreement in question was leaked to a number of media outlets, the agreement first obtained by nbc news said that in exchange of helping dnc to raise money and desperatel

>> mike: ellison barber here in washington tonight. ellison, thanks.e take a look at major information infrastructure issues throughout the country. known for devastating flooding that has a $10 billion plan to do something about it. >> living in this area, storm surge is a humongous threat. >> ariel stenson gives right off of galveston bay in texas where she was during hurricane harvey. so living out here, there's really no way to go? >> no. if you don't evacuate, there is no way out. >> she took this drone video of homes and neighborhoods flooded. >> it was a crazy panic feeling because there was water all around us. >> water all around. it's become a regular occurrence for towns along galveston bay. which had been flooded multiple times over the past 20 years. the problem is the tip of galveston island. galveston bay is actually open and exposed right here to the gulf of mexico. meaning during a storm, all the storm surge from the golf makes its way unimpeded into galveston bay. and it doesn't just threaten homes and neighborhoods. the bay actually

ellison barber has more now from washington. >> an optimistic outlook from house of his enemies chairmankevin brady. he says not only do they have a fantastic form plan in the house, they will pass their vision by thanksgiving. >> republicans the house know that it is time to deliver on this economy and for the paychecks by getting rid of this current tax code. >> this is near congressman peter king lays out some his concerns. >> this is like warfare. >> regular to republican tax plans. one in the senate and one in the house. for individuals there several brackets in the senate plan, for in the house plan. the senate, or defect mortgage interest payments up to $1 million. the house cuts that in half. most of the tax rate 20 percent of the senate and too delay that by a year. this will eliminate the federal deduction for state and local taxes. the hospital allows deductions property taxes up to $10,000. that last difference is a big deal for lawmakers like people from high tax states. >> right now i am boarding appear. >> on "fox news sunday and -- >> the president says he wants a tax ref

ellison barber in washington, dc.hank you. >>> a federal judge in new jersey declared a mistrial in the corruption case of senator robert menendez. the jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict after a trial that lasted more than two months. the new jersey senator was accused of providing a florida eye doctor with political favors in exchange for lavish gifts and vacations. prosecutors have not said if they plan to retry the case. >>> a woman from oakland was sentenced to more than 3 years in prison today in a vehicle theft case that led to the death of a sacramento sheriff's deputy. 23-year-old priscilla prendez pleaded no contest to evading police and vehicle theft. she was accused of leading police on a chase in a stolen car back in august. deputy robert french who was investigating the car theft was shot to death at a sacramento hotel. that suspect later died of his wounds from a gun battle. >>> an investigation is under way into a police shooting that took place early today near th

ellison barber joins us live. >> as expected, democrats peppered sessions with questions about russianontacts during the 2016 campaign, at times forcing sessions to defend his integrity. >> once and for all, can we answer the question? >> i am once and for all answering the question. >> you testified that your story has "never changed." is that correct? >> we have added things that i did not recall at the time. and you are accusing me of lying about that? i say that's not fair. >> sessions adamantly maintained he did not lie to congress when he said he was unaware of any communications between trunk campaign surrogates and the russians, but that is what is at issue here, inconsistencies with what sessions previously told congress, and some things former campaign advisors are saying of late. there is carter pages testimony earlier this month. he told the house intelligence committee he briefly spoke to sessions about a trip he was taken to russia. sessions and says today he doesn't doubt his story, but he doesn't remember it either. dennis court documents released after another warmer c

ellison barber reports. >>> reporter: good evening. republican senators on capitol hill are getting closer to a vote on tax reform. a couple of hours ago they voted in moving in favor of debate on the bill so there will probably be a vote on the senate tax reform plan by friday. whether it will pass is up in the airport the spread making a big push for it. >> not enough for the middle class to keep getting by. we want them to start getting way ahead. >> reporter: today in missouri, the president urging lawmakers to vote in favor of the republicans' tax reform bill. the senate is expected to vote on their version by the end of the week despite hesitancy from some republicans. democrat are warning the president he will need their help to pass it. >> they have this unique ability to, um, lock us out of the room and then cry that we're not at the table. >> reporter: all this as north korea remains a headache for the administration. the president promising more sanctions after the regime seemingly tested a new kind of intercontinental balli

julie: ellison barber reporting from washington, thank you.nell: saudi arabian defense forces have intercepted a missile, state news channel reporting a missile of, quote, limited size was fired from yemen headed towards the international airport. i saudi forces bringing the missile down just north of that area. no reports coming in of casualties or damage. julie: president trump weighing in on the axises that hillary clinton -- accusations that hillary clinton rigged the democratic party or the primary and now calling on the justice department to investigate her. we're going to ask our political panel what they think about that. >>> plus, all eyes on the president as he heads to asia amid escalating tensions with north korea. coming up, what message he might send to our pacific allies. ♪ >> i think you're going to see the administration signal in a lot of their bilateral meetings with these other countries, hey, listen, we're on on the same page, we're all against north korea. ♪ ♪ we create machines that make every experience more intense and

ellison barber is standing by. >> good evening. conyers' attorney is not being subtle.e says when it comes to people asking conyers to resign, that's not going to happen. this statement went on to say people were required to resign over allegations, a lot of people would be out of work in this country, including many members of the house, senate, and even the president. buzzfeed reported conyers, longest serving member of the house, paid a former staffer over $27,000 after she claimed he fired her because she refused his sexual advances. conyers confirmed the settlement but denied any wrongdoing. buzzfeed uncovered court documents where another former staffer accused that democratic lawmaker of daily sexual advances from comments to unwanted touching. the ethics committee opened an investigation. an attorney told "the washington post" that conyers harassed and abused her in his congressional office. some democrats say conyers needs to go. >> my colleague mr. conyers used his own resources within his office to make of this some sort of settlement instead of going to the

ellison barber in washington with the tax plan.ter: hi, eric appeared to some people looks like a bit of an uphill battle. maybe not as bad as health care, but an optimistic outlook from house ways and means chairman kevin brady. he says not only do they have a good tax reform plan in the house, but she says they will pass their version by thanksgiving. >> i believe you will. i feel strong support for this. we continue to make improvements every step of the way. our republicans in the house know that it is time to deliver on this economy and produce paychecks by getting rid of this current tax code. that's exactly what we're going to do. >> is. >> this is new york congressman peter king lays out some significant concerns she has. >> radon definitely voting no. but i find infuriating if you find infuriating escape on the administration house and senate leadership say that because we lost virginia and long island and new jersey, to pass a tax reform bill which will raise taxes. trading right now to republican tax plan, one in the sen

ellison barber has live coverage from washington. reporter: president trump tweeted just last night that what al franken did was essentially disgusting. he condemned al franken. but when it comes to roy moore, the only insight we have had into the president's thinking has come from his press office and as you said, press secretary sarah huckabee sanders said today that he thinks the voters of alabama should decide who is their next senator. but beyond that, we haven't heard from the president. one person in alabama we know is supporting roy moore, his wife kayla. >> the people of alabama understand what's going on here. >>> reporter: on the steps of the alabama state capital the wife of embroiled candidate roy moore promised supporters and critics her husband won't drop out of the senate race. >> the "washington post" has called everybody that i have ever known for the last 40 years. >> reporter: dozens of women stood next to moore as she defended her husband's character. some stepped forward to attack his accusers. >> i would also li

ellison barber reports. >>> reporter: good evening. republican senators on capitol hill are getting closer to a vote on tax reform. a couple of hours ago they

correspondent mike emanuel will have the latest developments from capitol hill but we begin with ellison barber. good evening. >> president trump isn't quite often but he was when it came to roy moore. in fact, trump's only comments came through his press team until today when he stopped to speak with reporters on the south lawn. >> [indistinct question] >> i will be talking. i can tell you one thing for sure. we don't need a liberal person in there, a democrat, jones, i've looked at his record. it's terrible on crime. terrible on the border. terrible on the military. i can tell you for a fact we do not need somebody that's going to be bad on crime, bad on borders, bad with the military, dad for the second amendment. >> his opponent is doug jones. he is known for prosecuting two klansmen in 1963. when asked about trump's comments, jones says his record speaks for itself. moore is accused of making inappropriate and sometimes unwanted advances on at least eight women, most of the women say they were in their teens at the time and moore was in his 30s. one accuser says she was 14. >> he denies it

fox ellison barber is live in capitol hill tonight with the story. ellison?white house says president trump is going to meet with big four congressional leaders to discuss end of the year legislative issues. two sources familiar with this meeting tell fox news that it will take place in the oval office tuesday afternoon. again, as you said, it's going to be a meeting that only includes four people. ryan, pelosi, mcconnell, and schumer here on capitol hill. the big issue is, of course, tax reform. mcconnell says the senate will start debating and evaluating their version next week when everybody comes back from thanksgiving. the question is will mcconnell actually have the votes to pass something? a sticking point may be the obamacare provision that repeels the individual mandate. >> the biggest mistake was putting in provision from the affordable care act. i hope that will be dropped. >> this is bawl getting this passed in the senate. that's the objective. we are going to work with the senate as we go through this. >> there are a handful of senate republicans

ellison barber has the very latest. >> house republicans seem to think they are on the right track with their plan. house ways and chairs comedians say not only do they have a good tax reform plan, but they will pass their version of the house by thanksgiving. >> i believe it will. i feel a strong support for this. we continue to make improvements, but i republicans in the house know that it is time to deliver on this economy and grow these paychecks by getting rid of the current tax code. that's exactly what we're going to do. elizabeth: near congressman peter peter king laid out his concerns. >> this is like a class warfare. john kennedy and ronald reagan said a rising tide would show her vote. since when do republicans can the party of class warfare? >> two republican tax plan says he said. one in the senate and one in the house in the house prefer individuals that are were seven brackets in the plan. for the house band. let's mortgage interest for $2 million. the house cuts it in half. but the corporate tax rate to 20%. it delays that a year and would completely eliminate the federa

ellison barber with the details. >> reporter: it's the story most of washington is talking about as presidente stopped and said this: -- >> you ought to look at hillary clinton, and you ought to look at the new book that was put out by donna brazile where she basically bought the dnc, and she stole the election from bernie. >> reporter: criticism is coming from both sides of the aisle after former interim dnc chairperson donna brazile published an excerpt of her new book in politico magazine accusing the clinton campaign and the dnc of entering into an unethical fundraising agreement before clinton won the nomination. the agreement in question was leaked to a number of media outlets, first, nbc news. it said in exchange for helping the deeply in debt dnc raise money, staff with hillary for america would have, quote, joint authority over strategic decisions like staffing, budget and communications. the agreement said it applied to the general election and not the democratic primary. it also said the dnc could enter similar agreements with other candidates. some democrats say point-blank the dn

fox news' ellison barber joins us live from washington. >>> reporter: the tax reform bill passed theh 10 votes to spare but its future in the senate is more iffy. but again today it passed with essentially flying colors in the house. >> the measure passed. >>> reporter: with that the house pushed through what could be historic tax reform. >> the first $55,000 an average family of four earns will not face a single penny of income tax. >> reporter: it passed without a single democrat. >> the bill republicans have brought to the floor today is not tax reform. it's not even a tax cut. it is a tax scam. >> reporter: senators are still debating a different version of the bill but seemed to be facing the same party split. >> under $75,000, those folks get hammered. >> this is absolutely not a tax increase and you guys know that. >> reporter: unlike the house bill, the senate version includes the repeal of the obamacare individual mandate, the requirement to have health insurance. president trump has expressed his support for the combination. he plett with republicans about the bill ahead of

griff: ellison barber joins us live from washington with the details. ellison?you guys. roy moore is accused of making inappropriate sexual advances on four teenagers when he was in his 30's, including a 14-year-old girl. according to a report in the "the washington post" this happened over three decades ago. the age of consent in alabama in the late 70s and now is 16. the then 14-year-old says the senate hopeful kissed her and touched her over her bra and underpants. the other three accusers were between the ages of 16 and 18. as adults, they say the relationships were inappropriate. moore denies the allegations. >> the allegations are completely false and misleading. if you abuse a 14-year-old, you shouldn't be a senate candidate. i believe they are brought only to stop a very successful campaign. >> one of the accusers said 17 when. some photos are surfaced online showing her interpreting during campaign events for then presidential candidate hillary clinton. local reports say the woman, deborah gibson, owns a sign language interpreting company that has offic

own ellison barber is live in washington, d.c. with the details. the course of 12 days president trump is set to visit five different countries, first stop japan, then south korea, china, vietnam and philippines. it is trump's first visit to the area as president. and the longest trip to asia by a u.s. president since the early 1990s. but before stepping on foreign soil, the president and first lady made a stop in hawaii. trump sat down with the u.s. pacific commander navy admiral harry harris and behind closed doors received a military briefing from harris and other key officials. pacific command overseas military operations in the pacific and indian oceans. most notably that includes north korea. but, as they deal with that threat, pacific command is also dealing with some internal issues. under their watch, 17 sailors died this summer in two separate collisions at sea. a few days ago the navy released their coalition report ancollisionreport said bs were avoidable. if trump addressed that though with the commander, he didn't publicly talk about

ellison barber with more from washington. reporter: donna brazile, hillary clinton and the dnc the story most of washington is talking about, as president trump headed toward marine one friday, he stopped and said this. >> you ought to look at hillary clinton and look at the new book put out by donna brazile, where she basically bought the dnc and stole the election from bernie. reporter: criticism coming from both sides of aisle, former interim dnc chairman donna brazile published a excerpt in "politico" magazine. accusing the clinton and dnc entering in her words, an unethical fund-raising agreement before the nomination. the agreement was leaked to a number of media outlets. in exchange for helping the deeply in debt dnc raise money, staff for hillary for america would have quote, joint authority over strategic decisions, staffing, funding and communication. the agreement applied to the general election and not to the democratic primary. it said the dnc could enter with other candidates. some democrats said point-blank the