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mowing his lawn in a violent attack by a disturbed person, a reference to boucher, whose attorney is matt baker. >> i think "blindsided" is a very unfair characterization. >> reporter: does your client acknowledge touching the senator? yes. >> reporter: in a violent fashion? >> i'm not going to go that far. >> reporter: initially, the police said paul had minor injuries, but now, almost a week later, he says he has six broken ribs. neighbor alicia stivers saw him right after whatever it was that happened. >> reporter: neighbor jim skaggs related what he'd heard. >> he just ran and hit paul from the rear, and then i don't know whether he pounded him or what he did. i think he just broke. >> reporter: while paul is very conservative and boucher is very liberal, their friends say politics was not the cause. it was trivial, they say. it was about lawn maintenance, a hum-drum dispute that's lasted years. >> it's just beyond comprehension that two very smart people could let a little blaifd grass or a twig-- or even politics-- cause a harmful, bodily injury like this. >> reporter: it's so beyond comp

i read part of that statement to rene boucher's attorney matt baker.ad to say about what happened. >> this has absolutely nothing to do with any politics. they had not spoken to each other in years. but i'm certain you can have a personal dispute without having spoken. >> reporter: neither side is willing to say what exactly this was about. will you tell us? lawn care? how lawns wiere taken care of? >> that's basically it, the maintenance of each other's property and disagreement that two neighbors -- adjoining neighbors, have had over that. >> reporter: sounds like simple matter but very serious situation based on the injuries, charges could be elevated. >> seems like there are still sizeable pieces of the puzzle of what actually happened missing here. >> reporter: there's a lot of strange things. lived next to each other 17 years. by paul's only account through his spokesperson, haven't spoken in many years. that seems rather odd. we know that capitol hill police came to bowling green, kentucky, interviewed mr. boucher about this, trying to determine

his attorney matt baker on the way in said he would talk to us, but then gave us the slip on the waye still don't know what the motive is. we've talked to some neighbors who say this was a long-standing dispute over yard waste. there's been other right wing press coverage saying this has to do with the fact that one man is a very liberal democrat, the other man is a very conservative republican. but again, this debate, this feud, this very serious attack between two neighbors we still don't have a motive in this. >> very serious. broken ribs. >> six broken ribs. >> drew griffin thank you. >>> a lot going on in the political world. want to discuss it. joining us now political commentators matt lewis and patty solis doyle. the white house and republicans in congress are selling their tax cut hard as a middle-class tax cut. it is so important for them to push that narrative. yet, moments ago the white house economic adviser gary cohn doing an interview and he said the whole trickle down through the economy referring to this as trickle down economics, the whole trickle down through the e

i read part of that statement to renee bu say's attorney, matt baker and this is what he had to say aboutened. >> this has absolutely nothing to do with any politics. they had not spoken to each other in years, but i still think that you can have a -- i'm certain that you can have a personal dispute without having spoken. >> neither side is willing to say what exactly this was about or what the dispute was. will you? will you tell us this was over a lawn care item or how lawns were taken care of? >> that's basically it. it has to do with the maintenance of each other's property and the disagreement that two neighbors -- two adjoining neighbors have had over that. >> it sounds like a simple matter, but it's a very serious situation based on the injuries. the charges could actually be elevated, anderson. >> it certainly seems like there are some still some pretty sizeable pieces of the puzzle of what actually happened missing here. >> thatere's a lot of strange things. they've lived next to each other now for suspect years. by paul's own account they haven't spoken in many many years. that

matt baker is the attorney for the man accused, rene produce che boucher. talked to him and he reiterate that had this was absolutelyduc boucher. i talked to him and he reiterate that had this was absolutely not about politics, but here you have rand paul saying it may have been about politics. so we just don't know. >> definitely gaining moreintri sure. we have not seen rand paul since then. we'll see when we will hear from him next. >>> coming up for us, it is the biggest day yet in the republican effort to pass major tax reform. senate republicans are set to unveil their own plan to reform ad overhaul the tax code on capitol hill anymore now. what is their version, how far apart are they from the house, how much will it cost and will it give republicans a much needed win on the board? with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. ensure. always be you. hey, it's me, your dry skin. i'm craving something we're missing. the ceramides in cerave. they help restore my natural barrier, so i can lock in moisture and keep us protected. we've got to have e

. >> reporter: matt baker, boucher's attorney, said they were having a conversation when paul was working in his yard but paul's chief strategist called the incident a blind-side saying the two haven't spoken in many years. >> you don't think he was blind-sided. >> i think it characterization. >> paul later tweeted he has six broken ribs and fluid around his lungs. the neighbor saw him right after the incident. >> he had trouble breathing and talking and had lacerations on his face. >> reporter: the two are on opposite ends of politics. >> both men have really nice lives, really nice houses. >> reporter: jim scaggs is a longtime neighbor. >> it does appear to be a one-sided attack that to my knowledge boucher has not denied he just -- in fact, he just broke. >> reporter: a source close to the senator say he's still in impence pain but is looking forward to getting back to the job as soon as his health permits. >> it still strange. >>> up next, chuck norris speaks >>> lou wee ck ooegs alleged sexual misconduct was another open secret in hollywood. >> the reporter who helped blake the story

. >> reporter: matt baker, boucher's attorney, says his client and paul were having a conversation when paul was working in his yard. but paul's chief strategist called the incident a blind side and dismissed reports of a long-standing dispute, saying the two neighbors haven't spoken in many years. >> you don't think he was blindsided? >> i think blindsided is a very unfair characterization. >> reporter: initially police said paul's injuries were minor but paul later tweeted that he has six broken ribs and excess fluid around his lungs. a neighbor saw paul right after the incident. >> he was having trouble breathing and talking. help had lacerations on his face. >> reporter: the two men, both doctors, are on opposite ends of the political spectrum but neighbors insist this altercation was trivial and had nothing to do with politics. >> both men had really nice lots with really nice houses. >> reporter: jim skaggs is another longtime neighbor. >> it does appear to be a one-sided attack that, to my knowledge, boucher is not denied that he just -- in fact, he just broke. >> reporter: a sou

. >> reporter: matt baker, boucher's attorney, said his client is remorseful and the attack was not politically motivated. >> that is absurd. politics has nothing to do with this. zero. >> reporter: paul's injuries could postpone his return to washington, making it tough for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell who is working to round up enough votes to pass tax reform. >> any time we have a senator on our side who's not there, it's potentially a challenge. >> reporter: boucher's attorney said his client spent the night in jail on friday and then was released on saturday after posting a $7500 bond. boucher apparently intends to plead not guilty at his next court appearance here in bowling green on thursday. >> all right, questions still remaining, dean, thank you so much. >>> a new report says harvey weinstein used a so-called army of spies to block the reporting of sexual misconduct allegations against him. the new yorker reports that the disgraced hollywood producer used a team of lawyers, private investigators and former israeli intelligence officers. according to the magazine, the goal is

what do you get if you put matt smith's retro braces, tom baker's famous scarf, sylvester mccoy's greygether? jodie whitaker's new look has been unveiled, and doctor who fans have been quick to point out the references to the attire of previous time lords. i can't see her wearing a scarf. in the top, the stripes are alluded to. i remember those high waisted trousers well. but something i would hear, norma, at this time of day. no, i don't remember them, the high waisted trousers. sorry, don't mean to spoil the party. we will be speaking to rocket man later on. to spoil the party. we will be speaking to rocket man later onlj met him in a lift last night, bizarrely. was he going up? it was an odd merry lift. we were talking about fly boarding, with the jet powered boots. of course, he has gone one step further than that, much more amazing. can't wait to see him again. yes, he is coming in, but unfortunately he will not defining the rocket pack. it takes some time to set it all up. what have you got for us? well, northern ireland, football can bea well, northern ireland, football can be a

matt sits down with men in recovery. what they're doing to resist the temptations. you can't underscore how important companies like baker industries, how important they are in helping folks get a second chance. >> hoping they graduate and continue on in the job market. >> move forward. >>> now for more on "nbc10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. -- >> search for answers. breaking now, dozens are dead in a mass shooting in a texas church. the lives cut short and what we know about the shooter. >>> complicated commute. a popular path to a busy highway is closing for more than a year. how it will impact your ride to work. >> soaring to victory. the plays that have the eagles perched at the top of the nfl. perched at the top of the nfl. >> seems almost effortless that they could score 51 points just like that on the best defense in the league. >> the best defense didn't look like the best to me, just saying. >>> coming up on 5:00 a.m., good morning, this is "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm via sikahema. 64 degrees, warm out there. we'll get to meteorologist bill henley and the most accurate neighborhood weather forecas

baker for the new york times and an msnbc. he had the pleasure of speaking to donald trump last night. matt is also a national security reporter. he has new poll numbers to break down for us. i want to start with you. i know you're on a time crunch. the president called yesterday to refute this idea. >> and i sympathy he had gotten a little tired. he is trying to -- he says i'm not mad at anybody which is in con troos some of the reports we have seen. he doesn't like being perceived or huddled alone and has a certain as a president to project. he wanted to suggest he was doing fine. he talked about the various accomplishments. he said he is looking forward to this trip. he had good poll numbers. i don't know what poll numbers he was talking about. matt is about to tell us other ones that aren't so good for him. he did seem upbeat and seem to combat this idea that the investigation is getting under his skin. >> he is combatting this idea that it is under his skin. doesn't that basically show that it is under his skin or is that not a fair reading? >> he was saying the perception that it's un