investigators looking into melissa lewis's murder had been thrown a curveball. r boss had been running a giant ponzi scheme that also involved her best friend, debra. both denied melissa knew anything about it. then the massive fraud was ruled out as a factor in her death. now, prosecutors were ready to bring debra's ex-husband to trial. here is dennis murphy with the conclusion of the betrayal. >> a funny thing happened. he exhibited bizarre behavior and stopped communicating with attorneys. still in custody. in and out of facility treatments for years until doctors found him competent again. finally in the summer of 2016, eight years after the murder, tony went on trial. >> tony, the defendant in this case. >> prosecutor argued that tony, fuelled by a jealous rage, waited in the bushes for melissa to come home. followed her in the garage and launched a brutal attack on his wife's best friend. >> it's a hands on, personal murder. it takes time, it takes premeditation and why, because she was a friend. >> but the residue of pepper spray all over the garage was ev

. >> joey jackson, melissa quinn, i recall lewis, thank you all. >> meanwhile, attorney general jeff sessions is finding some healing in the russian investigation, it seems, cracking jokes just days after his fiery testimony on the russian investigation. look. >> i was just anything, i want to ask you, is ambassador kislyak in the room, before i get started here? any russians? anybody been to russia? have a cousin in russia? >> he got a warm reception from the conservative lawyers there in attendance. at least one democrat already calling the comments inappropriate. >>> russia rejected another u.n. resolution to extend an investigation into syrian use of chemical weapons. the third veto in the last month against the joined membt member. ambassadors from the u.s. and uk tore into russia for protected the syrian regime. >> reporter: russia's veto shows us they have no interest in finding common ground with the rest of this council to find the jem. they will not agree to shine a spot on the use of chemical weapons by the syrian regime. it is as simple and shameful as that. >> this clear

melissa: hammering out last minute details for their tax plan. here is congressman jason lewis, republican congressman from minnesota and house budget committee member. what are the final details, that are still up for grabs. >> i think they're talking about probably 401(k) issue. talking about state and local deductions. there is unanimity on compressing brackets, go from seven to three or four. if we drop the pass-through rate 40%. lower the c corp. rate. melissa: governor cuomo, said, three or four brackets, how this might break out in his area and some others. listen to this. >> exact opposite what they promised. they put us in new york, look at structural disadvantage. i thought the republican party was all about lower taxes. you now have republican party that says, we're going to tax the taxes you pay. it is double taxation. it is this country it always about tax reduction. melissa: talking about states being more fiscalally responsible. as a political issue, if republicans do end up raising taxes on people, that is heresy. that is not what you guys are supposed to be abo