the federal gas tax is what has funded so much road construction over many decades. nly is it low for us, but it's low in mparison -- our gas prices are incredibly low in comparison to the rest of the developed world. >> hold on one second. you do understand that as you tol the virtues of this,ou actually don't. in other words, if they are building so many roads and they are so successful, why do we have to hike it? in addition to all of the tolls we payin addition. >> fst of all, we haven't raised them enough. dagen has alrey explained.seconn specific. and they work too. toll roads rk for where they are. >> dagen, you're the one who says that government needs to prioritize. so thiss important, start prioritizing. >> right. at's what i'm saying. if you're not willing as a driver to pay for road repair, like if you're roads are in bad condition aroundhere you live and if you're happy with that, that's fine. then keep the gas taxes exactly where they are. but, am, i want to say something to adam's point about this, the gas tax has been very successful. it's actually dec

the gas tax hasn't gone up. the federal gas tax has not gone up for 20 years. and the cost of road construction and repair has gone up by 55% over that time. it is a usage fee. it is a tax on those people using the roads. now i will say, if you're happy with the state of the roads, fine, don't raise it. but if you want the roads repaired, you either have to raise the gas tax or talk about switching to a road usage fee, which is something that weave talked about. but people driving have to pay for the roads. >> we do pay gas taxes already. on the local level, federal level, state level. in fact, i think that the government agencies make more money from our gas taxes than opec does. >> well, this is one of those issues where i look forward to agreeing with dagen every time we discuss it, because not only do we pay gas taxes, and not only is it a user's fee, but it's a successful user's fee. the federal gas tax is what has funded so much road construction over many decades. and as dagen points out, not only is it low for us, but it's low in comparison -- our gas pr

secondly, the gas tax has been a very effective usage tax for many years. and we are moving toward using less gasoline in cars. so this is just reasonable public policy. and, charlie, quit calling people names. come on. >> i can't remember. i called names so much, i forgot. >> you called me stupid again. >> what did i say? >> no, i said lazy. >> stupid. you're offending the oregon legislators who are trying to govern. >> here's one thing i will ask you. dagen, if the idea of these fuel-efficient cars, really was to save you money on gas, and if in states on oregon you're really not saving on gas, you might say give me the guzzler then, because i'm not getting can any benefits. >> but the bigger cars guzzle more, so you're paying more, and that's fair because they are doing more damage to the roads. but if that was a trend nation wide, they could just raise the fuel economy standards and force people to drive more fuel efficient cars. >> i just looked at it as a slush fund for a host of projects that have nothing to do with roads. >> and it's regressive, bec

gas. there's the tax.even if you don't move anything on it, as whatever the fuel is, as cars become more efficient which their national going to do, the amount of whatever fuel they consume is going to be reduced, and that means the revenues fall. and i don't see our maintenance costs falling in line with that so you end up with the two lines crossing again, and they are at the point of crisis. >> aashto i believe has done a chart that says if we get to 54 miles per gallon, at that point i think we lose about 22% in revenue from the gas tax so it's a valid concern. that's why what i'm suggesting is that we look at all of the variables to index sales so we don't lose purchasing power. so if that involves having -- >> so the use of existing methods but index? >> right. index all of them. >> senator whitehouse, i really don't have a good answer for you, except that no matter how much more fuel-efficient the cars get they still wear out the road. that's what we've got to look for, a revenue source to maintain

and a gas tax is an open and honed way -- and honest way to do that. it's essentially taxes those individuals who are using the roads and the highways. >> but let talk about what is in it for the unions. the reason why the unions push this year after year, raise the gas tax, they do that because you that money goes into the infrastructure bank and the infrastructure bank turns around and says, unions, we're going to contract you to do the work on it -- >> that's not true. all americans benefit from a robust transportation infrastructure. you can't move products to market without functioning infrastructure. we do build highways. we don't make any apologies for that. it's good work. it's honest work. and -- >> not necessarily the most efficient work for us as a taxpayer. not necessarily the cheapest work -- labor we can pay for, right? >> that's not true at all. and the question isn't, should labor be paid fairly? is the country going to envision in itself. do we want our global competition to outpace us unfrock investment which weakens news the market pl

. >> it seems american voters hate the gas tax. studyinglser has been the poll and joins us here in the studio with more on the results. >> the gonzales maryland poll for october was officially released this morning. it surveyed a total of 819 registered voters in maryland who said they were likely to vote in the 2014 general election. on a local level, voters seem split on certain issues, and approval of the governor has dropped. according to the latest gonzales maryland poll, voters are looking less favorably on their governor. back in january, 54% of voters approved of governor o'malley, with 41% disapproving. as of september, the line is split, with 48% approving and disapproving. >> the maryland popularity rating has sort of bounced around for some time. i'm not sure what to make of this. donald morris told 11 news it is hard to pinpoint why there was a draw. it may have something to do with the number of new laws that went into effect him including the controversial gas tax and gun law. when it comes to the gas tax being rais

it would replace a tax on gas with a tax on every mile you drive.he idea has some people concerned about their privacy. we'll talk about that portion of it as well. christine romans is here to explain. >> how would this work. >> would you pay a penny and a half a mile or 30 cents a gallon. >> depends on what kind of car you drive. >> exactly. this is a pilot program starting in two years. it will be voluntary. they want to test to see if this is a way for the state to raise more money for tex revenue to fix bridges, roads and the like. 30 cents gas tax. it would work out if you use a mileage tax of 49.2 cents a gallon. a typical driver would be paying more. >> i'm totally confused. i don't get it. they're trying to raise money. that means more taxes. fundamentally this has to be worse for. >> if you're a gas guzzler, actually it helps you a little bit. if you drive a lot of miles, it's not good for you. middle of the road driver, maybe you'd pay a little bit more. >> everybody will pay more. nobody will pay less. >> some people could pay less. it wi

. >>> also today, the district eliminates the 23.5 cent gas tax. they replace it with an 8.3 whole tax on gas and diesel fuel. virginia eliminated the state's gas task. analysts from aaa mid-atlantic say it's unlikely they'll feel less pain. >>> 11 minutes before the hour. grabbing a cab in alexandria could be a little bit harder. last night they staged a walkout on the fees they have to pay to work. most are not striking yet but say it is a possibility. one said it is not that they're not heard being, their wants aren't being taken seriously. >> the driver isn't in a force when their agenda is not part of the discussion. >> each taxi cab driver says he or she starts the day in the red. the drivers won't get to take any money home until after they pay all of their weekly dues, which could be as high as $300. >>> this morning fairfax city police are looking for children who may have come in contact with a rabbid bat. the animal was euthanized. it did test positive for rabies. anybody who came in contact with the bat should call animal control. >>> 4:

the 23.5 cents a gallon gas tax is going away. it's being replaced by 8.3 whole fuel tax.gas tax were not being paid. it's unlikely the customers will feel any less pain in the pump. >>> new traffic fines and rules go into effect. the fine for speeding 11-15 miles per hour over the limit will be $100. the fine for speeding 16-20 miles over the limit will go up $50 to $150. the fine for going 21-25 over the limit also increases $50 to $200. however, the fine for failing to make a complete stop before turning will drop $50. street sweeping violations will be $45. owners will now need to pay all fines and fees before getting a boot removed or getting their car released from the impound lot. before owners would only have to pay for penalties connected to the tag number. >>> 5:56 now. some montgomery county workers could see a bump in their paychecks in a proposal goes through. mark elridge will introduce a bill which would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to 1 1$11.50 an hour. initially he was going to propose a $12 minimum wage. >>> there is a gold rush for apple's n

opinion,. >> it sucks. >> an opinion shared by a majority of marylanders who on july 1st saw the gas tax increase to $0.27 a gallon. >> it's ridiculous. >> nearly 76% of voters in a new gonzalez poll disapprove. >> i'm not happy with it at all. >> all they do is tax us to death anyway. >> 21% do approve. >> a couple extra pennys in exchange for much better roads and bridges is really a good way to spend our money. >> 2 .6% had no answer. the degrees of disapproval were also polled. >> i think it's the worst thing they could do, especially with the situation that people are in today. >> like ann battle, 69% strongly disapprove of the tax. 16.8% somewhat disapprove. a little like peggy mcnally. >> it angers me but i understand that we do need money for other projects. i'm almost i don't care anymore. >> and because taxes are always ammunition in an election year, more than half of democrats, nearly three quarters of republicans, and two-thirds of independents are thumbs town on the tax and the people who raised it. >> they're deliberately putting more burden on people than what is necessar

only balanced but dost not raise taxes on property, does not raise taxes on sales, does not raise gas taxthose three will not be raised and inconsistent with my third budget. there is a 338-million dollar budget gap to close. some tempting targets include the citys amusement tax and the so- called sin taxes, on cigarettes and liquor. past years have brought increases in the water and sewer rate, cost of city vehicle stickers. the mayor says he and his budget team arent done yet, still working on the document hell propose to aldermen two weeks from today. the information super-highway apparently doesn't reach the cook county sheriffs office. sheriff tom dart inviting the media in today to tour the records department. the sheriff fed-up with the county's paper records system which has resulted in clerical errors including wrongful inmate releases. the reality is that it is an archaic system and this is a history tore up what it was like in the 1800's know. this is today. we have a paper system and it is not right and it has to be fixed because it lends itself to errors. the sheriff calls th

. >>> holding a grudge month after the new gas tax, drivers say they still don't like it. as pat warren explains, a new poll finds that that sentiment could bring big changes in next year's election. >> in one man's opinion. >> it sucks. >> an opinion shared by a majority of marylanders who on july 1st sought a gas tax increase to $0.27 a gallon. >> it's ridiculous. >> near 76% of voters disapprove. >> i'm not happy with it at all. >> a little more than 21% do approve the. >> a couple extra penny in exchange for much better roads and bridges is really a good way to spend our money. >> 2.6% had no answer. the degrees of disapproval were also polled. >> i think it's the worst thing they could do, especially with the situation that people are in today. >> like 59% strongly disapprove of the tax. 60.8% somewhat disapprove. >> it angers me but i understand that we do need money for other projects but i'm almost i don't care anymore. >> and because taxes are always ammunition in an election year, more than half of democrats, nearly three quarters of republicans and two-thirds of

they also share their feelings about the gas tax that was passed last section.yeah, they sure they asked a question about how do you feel about the gas tax that was passed in the last legislative session. vicki nine percent say they disapprove not just disapprove say they strongly disapprove. 21% were in favor. >> not surprised by that at all. jennifer franciotti, thank you. >> now, weather and traffic on the 1's. >> let's bring you up-to-date. we have an accident coming in in the city on hanover street and coming straight. and on pratt street between gay street market wave, two left lanes closed. 12 minutes on the north, now 29 -- 21 minutes on the west side outer loop. this is before the tunnel coming toward us, southbound traffic is starting to build out of the toll plaza there. 48 miles an hour slowing on eastbound i 70 coming up towards 29. pretty good shape and 83. stop on traffic going away from us, no problems to report on the track this hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on your forecast their >> good morning, everyone. we ha

that called for a phase-in gas tax increase of 15 cents. now, since the last increase in the gas tax, the purchasing power of the highway trust fund has dropped by 2/3 due to inflation and greater vehicle efficiency. if we want to bring americans together, let's work with the huge coalition that stands ready to work with congress in taking this action. it includes people in the construction industry, obviously, but local governments, professions, architects, engineers, truckers, bicyclists, everyone from the afl-cio to the u.s. chamber of congress acknowledges that it's past time for congress to act and they will work with us if we take action. the failure to address this loss of purchasing power is a source of the budget deficit. since the last big transportation bill expired in 2005, we've had to make four major general fund transfers of approximately $50 billion just to prop it up at its current inadequate level. and it's going to get worse when the transportation bill expires in 51 weeks. i would urge my colleagues to join me in avertin

new laws may do away with taxes on gas but get this. mileage you drive. drivers are revved up this morning. >>> your "new day" starts right now. >>> this is "new day" with quoiquoi chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> 6:00 in the east. a new strike coming up against obama care. the president has said all along if you like your health insurance coverage, you like your doctor you get to keep them under the affordable care act. that may not be true for some people. who could lose their current coverage? we'll explain, coming up. >> four inmates made a daring escape from an oklahoma jail. two of them are recaptured and have been put back behind bars. the hunt is still on the for the other two fugitives on the loose. they're considered armed and dangerous. a live report coming up. >> take a look at this photo. most of us get really mad when this phone is smashed. his phone took a bullet for him literally. it saved his life. the dramatic story coming up. >>> the obama care administration rethinking its approach to the nsa spying

a new 8.3% wholesale tax on gas and diesel fuel went into effect on october 1st. refund the amount overcharged to service stations, then gas stations should pass that refund to motorists. >>> well, take a look at this cash. it is not funny money. it may look a little different to you. it's new $100 bill that begins circulating today. it includes several new security features. they include a blue 3d security ribbon. don't worry if you have old 100s. they're still good. you do not have to trade them in. >>> stock prices are down again on wall street, but let's check in for the latest from c nbs's hampton pearson. hampton. >> hi, barbara. as we always say, it's always about the benjamins. right now we do have stocks inning in tif territory, no signs of an end to the partial government shutdown now in its second week, and growing concerns of the debt limit, the government's ability to borrow money to pay its bills might be breached next week. we see the dow is down 76 points, the nasdaq down 56, the s&p down 12. ahead of the annual meetings here in washington later th

gas pump, now head of labor international union of north america wants congress to raise federal gas tax, and use that for more infrastructure spending, critics say his members would benefit because they represent construction workers. mark said this is not realistic, but a well the say it has been a long time since federal government raised taxes on gasoline, we have to do it. >> thank you, charles. there is some truth to that. we've not raised our federal excise tax rate since 1993. but nature of highway program has changed also since we were building the interstates. and really we have not taken a step back and looked at what federal highway program ought to look like. i think suggestions really to raising those fuel tax rates ignore bigger problems. charles: would be the unintended consequences. let's just say they went through it. what would be the negative impact? >> well, i think like any tax increase, there will be some negative impact. but really the problem is, this does not fix the core programmatic issues, we're spending now about over a third of the revenue we collect from d

and revenue says it mistakenly overcharged gasoline wholesalers ahead of a gas tax. wholesalers were overcharged as much as $95,000 last week because of a miscalculation. a new 8.3% tax went into effect on october 1st. wholesalers should get a refund in that amount from the overcharge to the service stations and be then gas stations should pass that refund on to motorists. good luck. >> i was going to say, i'm not holing my breath. >>> let's check the forecast now. beautiful look outside and much cooler weather. >> sunrise at 7:11. we have clouds over the metro area. breaks in the clouds as well. there's more cloudiness moving on up here through the rest of the morning. there is certainly a chill in the air this morning. temperatures are down just into the 40s now. yesterday morning at this time it was balmy. we were in the 70s. now it's just near 50 degrees in the nearby suburbs, in the upper 50s. in the 40s to near 50 degrees. here's overlooking this morning. a few breaks in the clouds. a partly sunny afternoon. temperatures by noontime should be into the low 60s. b

it would raise more money than gas taxes. >> they started projects including the company in long beach. it has raised privacy concerns including the civil liberties union. >> trip to the pumpkin patch ends with three children in the hospital. >> what made them sick. and why the owner is still is keeping the pumpkin patch open. >> it is headed toward the bay area. and how it will impact the temperatures today. >> when we may see a little bit of rain. . >>> medicine cabinets have been cleaned out. yesterday, more than 200 drop off locations were set up alone. the goal of the event is to prevent prescription drug abuse. especially by teenagers who take drugs from the parent's medicine cabinet. if we can reduce the availability of drugs from the kids who might abuse them, we would be very, very happy. >> it is also designed to keep prescriptions from being flushed down the toilet or thrown out in the trash. it can be harmful to the environment. they expect to collect tons of medications in northern california along. >>> they have more clarity about the options under the affordable care act

. >>> a new 8.3% wholesale tax on diesel will replace the 23.5 cents gas tax.s unlikely customers buying gas in the district will feel any less pain at the pump. >>> we are coming up on 20 minutes before the top of the hour right now. the sun is just about to work its way into the sky. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is checking the forecast. i've noticed a pattern. >> sunrises are getting later and later. this morning the sunrise is at 7:04. there is a cloudy sky over the metro area. we'll have breaks in the clouds at 8:00 where we'll have temperatures into the low 60s. by noon, upper 70s. by mid afternoon should be peaking in the low 80s around the metro area. other highs around the area. low 80s across most of virginia. most of maryland, highs upper 70s to near 80. the highs should be in the mid to upper 70s with a breeze off the bay. afternoon highs should be reaching into the shenandoah valley. we'll take a look at the warm pattern, your seven day outlook and a look at the strangely tranquil tropics. no hurricanes threatening the atlantic seaboar

chamber of commerce tom donahue said it was time to raise the gas tax again. which is what the gas text does. 20 years it's been 20 years since we had an increase in the federal fuel tax. what kind of car were you driving 20 years ago? it is not the first time, donahue called for an increase. during a speech in january he said the tax needed to be raised and suggested calling it something else. he said -- it's not a tax. it's a user fee. and if you've don't want to ride on the roads you don't have to pay for it. breaking news, the chamber of commerce has finally found a tax increase that it likes. next, you will hear president kennedy in his own word. in the "rewrite." ely for its traffic, congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution into the air. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. [ woman ] the technology in these pads... best creation ever! [ female announcer ] always infinity. the only pad made wi

chamber of commerce tom donahue said it was time to raise the gas tax again.s and bridges. which is what the gas text does. 20 years it's been 20 years since we had an increase in the federal fuel tax. what kind of car were you driving 20 years ago? it is not the first time, donahue called for an increase. during a speech in january he said the tax needed to be raised and suggested calling it something else. he said -- it's not a tax. it's a user fee. and if you've don't want to ride on the roads you don't have to pay for it. breaking news, the chamber of commerce has finally found a tax increase that it likes. next, you will hear president kennedy in his own word. in the "rewrite." e original sal, hair color was as important as your cut. now a breakthrough from vidal sassoon helps stop water from fading away the vibrant color you wish would stay. waterproof it! the vidal sassoon hair color collection has an exclusive hydrablock system that helps lock in our color for as long as salon color... up to 48 washes! prove it to yourself. vidal sassoon waterproof col

that's exactly when the gas tax is. number one.ke or any other turnpike, the further you go, the more you play. also number three, our taxpayer dollars already go to other parts of the highway trust if you said. so now what we're talking about is that we would be paying almost triple now? simply doesn't make sense from a policy standpoint. >> and this is bringing together the tea party and the aclu. they both want to kill it. >> right. libertarians hate this because they see it as a massive invasion of privacy and they have a good point. there is something called the o nchn only dom odometer. and countries that are much more congested than los angeles have ways of dealing with this and things like taxes, you go into the city, a, bag tax, parking permits, there are hundreds of other ways you can solve this from putting a gps and having government watch every move. >> but l.a. traffic, oh, wow, that's a whole 'nother side to that. halloween costumes and overcoming a real pain in the neck next. be fearless! [ female announcer ] volume

i have not called for an increase in the gas tax. let's be clear about that. i have said that i think we should get rid of the tax breaks for the top four integrated oil companies. all the testimony before this congress indicates that because you have a pretty competitive market in that area, they would not raise prices at the pump. they would reduce the profits which have been huge. if you raise your price at the pump and the smaller guys are not, then obviously you are going to get less customers. this is a way to remove the taxpayer subsidy for big oil accident that was an of history to begin with. number two, when i talk about higher income people being able to take more, we are talking to sharon responsibility. i am talking about folks or making over $1 million a year. you shouldn't be able to get more in terms of tax reduction's -- deductions than somebody in a middle income area. you should get the same for example 28% tax break on your deductions instead of a 39% or 37% tax rate. doesn'tthe millionaire get excessive deductions in comparison to a middle

vehicles to calculate and tax total miles driven because they are losing money from the old-fashioned gas tax taxes, yes. stuart: but what will get you? the black box. >> it is not just going to get me, anyone who believes in the right to privacy, the fourth amendment means what it says. this is not general motors or toyota calculating how you're using your car so they can be used more efficiently. this is current monitoring or you go and how you drive. information the government does not need. if the black boxes not work their want to back it up with your blackberry or iphone because they want to be able to monitor where you are traveling with that as well. stuart: you are kidding me. >> no, i am not. we now know that there governments silence, they can learn where are we are when this is on our person. they use this as well as the black box. my suggestion is take the black box out of your car. stuart: do you think that this is done deliberately to exercise control over you, sir value? the conventional wisdom is that they are not pulling in as much as they used to. we are driving fewer miles

some define gas tax as a user fee because you only use it if you buy gas.re are various ueuphamisms people use. rob portman, who will be on this committee, will concede revenue, that's a positive sign, that there's a spirit of getting a deal, even -- >> quick point. the congressional budget office nonpartisan says in 2014 sequestration could be shaving 750,000 jobs off of our job market. imagine if we were able to replace half of that, okay? another 375,000 jobs, something like that. that would be great. >> if i can make one point. >> final point, ben. >> that is republicans have moved from blocking obama care as their -- the thing they have to do to get a budget deal to protecting the sequester. puf even mitch mcconnell, they won't give up a penny. that's keeping the sequester. do they agree to reprogramming that keeps the spending number the same but takes it out a few years? that's possible. but i would throw cold water on the idea we'll reduce the sequester and republicans will agree to that. >> what about paul ryan? >> i agree, he's for it but he doesn

we are putting natural gas into all kinds of things, including taxes and buses.hat picture is fundamentally changing. the energy business will be a lot better for a long time. connell: why not before? were you ever tempted to make the plunge? you avoided it for a long time. >> we try to buy companies that have some kind of a sustainable competitive advantage. we always felt that energy companies were really kind of commodity companies. their fortunes went up and down with the price of oil or natural gas or coal. now, that is changing. the u.s. is becoming the low cost manufacturer of a lot of these energy sources. that makes a lot of these companies have a real edge on their global competitors. connell: national oil well caught which caught by the way, is owned by brookshire hathaway. talk about that. >> they have a wonderful demonstration of their rigged equipment. you pull it into north dakota. it sets itself up all with automation. it is remarkably efficient. they drill a new well, again, with very little requirements for work. it is just incredible technology

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gas. what is new is that the u.s. tax more gas than russia did last year for the first time in 30 years.ussia has been hard pressed to keep up its output and slow to embrace fracking which, as you know, is contr controversy shal. it now means more competition for russia and opec. some suggest the growing u.s. exfort market will give them a run for their money. other says say the u.s. the energy boom is a big pwub that is due pop in a few year's time. it has ban busy day for president obama. mike joins us live from the white house with the very latest. the meeting is over, mike. but, there are a lot of people who are look at this saying it's still between the president and congress it's still between republicans an democrats. you pointed out before this all started a couple days ago that this is more a fight between republicans. tell me where that fight is the going right now. >> there's so many interesting ways to look at this. people role their eyes and we shake our heads here in washington. the political enter spray fascinating in terms of the consequences that we're suffering and we t

. >> there was a weird mandate in 2005 the 2006 that an aggressive tax on gas taxes went up. >> we could are putting in new seats that are smaller. >> the sea has been the- size the seats are smaller theater and lighter which will increase the energy cost of the plan to run. >> for consumers the seats will be tighter and smaller which means-you will be more uncomfortable than before. >> stay with us after the break a new study suggests inconsistent bedtimes' could affect your child's behavior as they grow up. >> researchers studied data on more than 10,007 year-old children--theretimes' and behaviors' which tracked since the age of three. >> about 20 percent of the children did not have a regular bedtime at age 3. >> nine percent at age 5 and 8% at ages seven. >> overall, the behavior of children got worse if they continued to go to bed at an erratic schedule as they got older. >> researchers say this may be due to the disruptions of circadian rhythms. and sleep deprivation which may harm a developing brain. >> the study is published in the online issue of pediatrics. >> take a look at t

. >> number one, i have not called for a increase in the gas tax. let's be clear about that. >> no, sir. >> what i have said, i think we should get rid of the tax breaks for the top four integrated oil companies, and all the testimony before this congress indicates that is. adam: because you have a pretty competitive market in that area. they would not raise prices at pump, would reduce profits which are huge. if you don't, if you raised your price at the pump and smaller guys are not, then obviously you're going to get less customers, so this is a move to remove the oil subsidy which was a acted in the to begin with. number two, when i talk about higher income people being able to take more, what i talk about share responsibility, what i'm talking about to folks saying over making over a million dollars a year you shouldn't be able to get you shouldn't be able to get more in tax deduction than someone in the middle income area? say for example, 28% tax break, writeoff for the reductions, instead of a 39% or 37% tax rate? so that, the millionaire doe

a new 8.3% wholesale tax on gas and diesel feel went into effect on october 1st. the tax office says wholesalers should refund the amount overcharged to service stations. gas stations should pass that on to motorists. >>> 5:49. sexual violence is becoming more common in ten age gers. researchers at the center for innovative public health research found one in ten teens committed an act of sexual violence. researchers say the sexual aggressors had more exposure to violent x rated material. >>> this is the day many of bernie madoff's victims have been waiting for years. five of his former employees will go on trial. prosecutors say they were part of madoff's billion dollar ponzi scheme. >>> an elderly man most likely will not face charges after driving his car into a crowd outside a funeral home in idaho. boise police say the man was parked next to the sidewalk when his car unexpectedly accelerated into the crowd. nine people were injured. two of them were in the car with him. as of now the crash does not seem intentional and all of the injuries seem to be relatively

gas prices are too high. that's how they generate additional revenue to repair roads but they think it's difficult to push taxes up on the gas price so they're looking at other ways. it's a user pays approach. if they study how many miles you cover by putting a little electronic box in your car maybe they can charge you appropriately for the amount you use the highway. there are privacy groups that say putting this device into cars means someone will be able to spy on you. guys, the nsa is doing it already. don't worry about the black box. >> and of course there was a day when just your taxes would pay for the roads. that's an interesting thought. we'll see you tomorrow. this was a man that once said i have a ba in dope and a ph.d. in soul. one of his classic lines. lou reed. lead singer of the band velvet underground died. the word icon, we throw it around a lot these days but there's little other way to describe lou reed. he influenced musicians from david bowie to talking heads and beyond that. velvet underground was backed and produced by andy warhol with the iconic banana on the cover of the first album. t

the government have brought in unleaded petrols and natural gas substitutes for those taxes that run atural gas. but of the 4.5 million cars running on these cars, 60% are over 10 years old. the medical professionals say that 25,000 people in cairo every year die of air pollution, related diseases, including heart disease and hung cancer. >> so what is behind the latest warning? jonah hull has been taking a closer look. >> reporter: it's already known that air pollution contributes to illnesses like respiratory and heart disease, but for the first time the world health organization as ranked the air we breathe among tobacco as a reason for cancer. >> as a result of that pain staking review, the working group concluded that outdoor air pollution is cars generic to humans, which makes this a group one carcinogen. >> reporter: the agency sited data indicating in 2010 some 223,000 deaths from lung cancer were caused by exposure to outdoor air pollution and demonstrated a link to a slightly higher risk of bladder cancer. so the research means that what commuters have long suspected, has no

most people think that the gas tax, which we now pay when we buy gas that they want to transfer into , goes to maintaining the roads and highways. it doesn't! it goes right into the general treasury of the state. it's just another tax. so to say we need the black box so the drivers pay their fair share of using the highway is ridiculous. drivers don't pay their fair share of using the highway through this kind of tax. it's just more money for the bureaucrats to spend. as was once said, there is nothing more permanent than a temporary government tax. >> the best thing that ever happened, the tax and tolls is e.z. pass. i don't even know what they cross. >> george washington bridge has been paid for over 50 times because of the tolls collected. >> speak of -- during the commercial i asked the judge if he believed that the president of the united states did not know that our nsa was talking angela merkel's cell phone. >> think of it this way, if the nsa is tracking her cell phone and the president of the united states is speaking to her on the cell phone, then the nsa is spying on the pr

so i suggest we take away the tax breaks for the oil and gas industry, the $29 billion they get and takeaway from the -- >> why not negotiate that though? >> that is what we should be doing. otherwise all they are doing is taking away -- >> that's what the republicans a asking for. >> no, no, no. $29 billion would come out of the affordable care act. >> just as president obama is saying let's negotiate that later. if this is open the government right now why not say yes, let's do it and figure out the details later? >> they just came up with this idea 72 hours ago. this is not a negotiation -- >> repeal the medical device tax? >> in terms of not having -- >> congress has been voting on it for two years now. >> you cannot shut down the entire government over a 72-hour old idea that has not been raised before now and know there is a way in which you can negotiate -- >> it has been raised for months. >> first this was about defunding obama care and then a delay and now about a medical device tax. what is this about? >> it has been -- >> this is not about -- this is about shutting down gover

had a good idea there, repeal the medical device tax, but pay for it with taking away the tax breaks that oil and gas get. would you be open to that? >> i think there's a way to find common ground, and the repeal of the device tax is one. or as we like to refer to it, the pace maker tax, because that's what it is. but there are lots of offsets that have been -- there are some folks in the house of representatives that have proposed an offset. >> but it's interesting that the democratic line now is, how would you pay for it? >> yes, exactly. >> and republicans could have very simply opposed a cut in the medical device tax and substitution. guess what? that would probably pass. what they're saying is we're going to steal the revenues from the programs to take care of the poorest children in america, to make sure they have health care. that's not a responsible amendment. that's the amendment i vote against. >> i'll just re -- >> poor people all -- senator markie, i'll just remind you 30-plus of your colleagues, democrats in the senate voted to repeal that tax. >> with a pay for it. >> this is -- it's on

tax. they doubled the gas bills. they put up electricity bills. they increased the basic state pension by a measly 75 pence. when it came to the low pay, they got rid of the income tax altogether. they have no economic policy. that is where the former chancellor, the honorable member said this. on the ninth of september, i am waiting to hear what we have got to say on the economy. we have all been waiting but i think we should give up waiting because they are hopeless opposition. >> i will tell him what happened. he talks about the last labor government. i will tell them what happened. living standards -- living standards -- living standards up 3700 pounds in the labor government. living standards down 1500 pounds under him. this is a reality of britain under this prime minister. food bank use on the rise. energy bills soaring. even if you are a prime minister in total denial about a cost-of- living crisis. >> if he wants to debate the last labor government, i say bring it on. they trashed the economy. they doubled the national debt. they bankrupte

against turkey's conservative government on the country's republic day police used tear gas to stop people marching towards tax and square as part of celebrations day marks the ninetieth anniversary of the turkish republic which was founded by the stuff to turn the riots following yesterday's clashes with police over the government's refusal to detain a policeman accused of killing a protester. the start of the twenty fourteen sochi winter olympics is now just one hundred days away the head of the international olympic committee paid a visit to the host city to see for himself our preparations are going paul scott has more from sochi. the new president of the international olympic committee thomas back has been in all week so mark one hundred days until the start of the games and he's just given one of his first interview since being appointed in the new role he gave it to r.t. now we sat down and discussed a whole host of issues surrounding the sochi games notably of course the so-called gay propaganda law here in russia the planning of nontraditional sexual relations to minors now on monday president putin s