i'm gigi stone woods. nt to extend a very warm welcome to aaron gilchrist from nbc's washington who picks up our coverage with expertise. aaron, welcome. lots to talk about on this saturday. >> absolutely, gigi. thank you for that welcome. i appreciate it. hello, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist msnbc headquarters in new york. win, lose, or dry. republicans say they have the votes to pass a massive tax overhaul but who wins and who loses if the bill becomes law? >>> and how will the gop's legislative victory impact the party come midterm elections? >>> plus talk of a pardon from flynn and a phone call from putin. the latest developments in the russia investigation. >> there is absolutely no collusion. that has been proven. >> we start with what could be republicans first major legislative victory of 2017, a sweeping tax reform plan after some last-minute changes, the final version of the republican tax plan was released last night. now, the proposed bill expected to cost $1.5 trillion. it would slash the corpo

news continues with gigi stone woods. this is my baton. highlighter.nk you. i'll take it. hello everyone i'm gigi stone woods at msnbc headquarters in new york headed for a vote, the massive tax bill. could a christmas present for the president be a lump of coal for middle

i'm gigi stone woods in for alex witt at msnbc world headquarters in new york. we are watching a california man facing terror charges for allegedly planning a christmas day attack on san francisco's pier 39. authorities say he is a former marine inspired by isis who complained about the president's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. the fbi found a marterdom letter and three firearms in his home. >>> also in california, officials say the wildfire has consumed 427 square

i'm gigi stone woods in for alex witt at msnbc world headquarters in new york. we are watching a california man facing terror charges for allegedly planning a christmas day attack on san francisco's pier 39. authorities say he is a former marine inspired by isis who complained about the president's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. the fbi found a marterdom letter and three firearms in his home. >>> also in california, officials say the wildfire has consumed 427 square miles, destroyed hundreds of home. it is now the largest in state history. it broke out three weeks ago and is 65% contained. >>> spacex rocket launch created a stir after it blasted off last night. many people thought it was a ufo. of course they took video and pictures and flooded tv station phone lines. there was so much fuss the l.a. fire department had to issue an advisory to tell people this light in the sky was a rocket launch. now to politics. president trump fresh off his legislative victory. before leaving the white house for mar-a-lago, he told reporters the tax

. >> good morning, i'm gigi stone, we're at msnbc headquarters in new york. alex witt is off. it's 6:00 a.m. in the east 9:00 a.m. in the west. >> i want you folks to not think i am keeping my promise. i am keeping my opinion promise, signing it before christmas. >> president trump crowing about the tax bill. wing will at whether some claims about it are true or false. plus the missed opportunities in the tax deal, one expert's take on where it can go wrong, how it can do damage in the long run facing questions, the question's long-time gate keeper entangled in the russia investigation. but who is she? and why do congressional investigators want to talk to her? >>> robert mueller on the firing line, new gop efforts to discred at this time special counsel and whether they're orchestrated. details next on nsnbc live next, president trump and the first family getting a start on their ten-day vacation at the mar-a-lago estate in florida. before leaving, the president uses the signing ceremony to attack democrats for opposing the gop's landmark tax bill. let's listen. >> democrats

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