[applause] congressman, scalise.t this time, i would like to join me onrown to stage next to officer jensen and assististant chief to with the presentation. it's now my great pleasure to spruce five outstanding brave law enforcement officers. when i call your name if you stand up.please [reading names] the united states capitol police of honor is the department's highest award and it's been awarded only a handful in 189 year history. it's bestowed upon the department's employees who have exhibited great courage and have livesarily risked their in the performance of an act resulting in the direct benefit statesrs or the united capitol police. historically, this award is reserved only for u.s. capitol officers. however, on june 14th, the efforts transformed uniform colors and department names. making the i'm executive decision to also recognize these 31st responders from the alexandria police as well as our two special agents. all remember that sunny morning of wednesday, june 2017. members of the u.s. capitol police d

[applause] >> thank you, congressman scalise.t is my great pleasure to introduce five outstanding and brave law-enforcement officers. when i call your name please stand up. crystal greiner. david bailey. jobe. officer battaglia. officer jensen. medal is bestowed upon people with great courage who risk their lives and direct benefit of others or united states capitol police. historically this report is reserved for capitol police ,fficers, however on june 14 the heroic efforts performed by these offices transcended uniform colors and department names. i recognize these three officers from the alexandria police as well as are two special agents. we all remember that morning wednesday, june 14, 2017, greiner, were assigned to represent of -- representative scalise. he was practicing for the charity baseball game with 25 members of the republican team, which included numerous numbers of congress. an assailant emerged from the parking lot in the field, walking up to the fence on the third base side. 7.62d in possession a millimeter ri

[applause] >> thank you, congressman scalise.n to join on stage next to officer jensen, the assistant chief to assist with the presentation. it's now my great pleasure to introduce five outstanding brave law-enforcement officers. when i call your name if you all please stand up. special agent crystal griner. special agent david bailey. officer kevin jobe. officer nicole battaglia. officer alexander jensen. the united states capitol police medal of honor is the department-award and has been awarded only a handful of times in 189 year history. it bestowed upon the department employees who have exhibited great courage who voluntarily risked their lives in the performance of an act resulted in the direct benefit of others or the united states capitol police. historically, this award is reserved only for u.s. capitol police officers. however, june 14, the heroic efforts performed by these officers transcended uniform colors and department names. so as chief i'm making the executive decision to also recognize of these 31st responders f

so nice to see scalise up on his feet now.fire rang out, the officers returned fire and ran in harm's way. nancy: true heroes. five of the officers received a rare award and cheryl conner cheryl: still leaning on arm crutches and he moves slower. >> thank you. cheryl: representative steve scalise gives credit to the officers for every step he takes. >> these five brave men and women prevented what would have been mass execution. cheryl: crystal griner and david bailey, capitol police officers and three alexandria police officers. there these men and women we are honoring today ran toward the threat. >> today, no political divide. >> seeing steve buzz around on the scooter of his makes us feel grateful we even root for lsu if it doesn't conflict with our own interests. >> to see him healthy and walking is to see our prayers injured. cheryl: in june scalise and others practicing for the congressional baseball game when a gunman opened fire. >> special agent griner was sh returned fire to try to stop the shooter. >> today she wal

scalise: thanks so much, kristi. this is an exciting day for hardworking families who have been so hungry for tax relief, so hungry to see our economy take off again, fed up with watching a stagnant economy where wages are stuck. and like me and so many other people, these hardworking families that are sick and tired of watching our good jobs move overseas because we have the highest tax rate in the industrialized world, all that changed today with the passage of this bill, the tax cuts and jobs act, and i want to thank my colleagues, those standing behind me who didn't put up 218 votes, which would have been ok. 17 was actually the magic number today. but instead, the 227 colleagues who stood up today for hardworking families, too, and said they want to help cut taxes for families across the board. this is an exciting day for our economy. i just want to thank president trump. every step of the way, president trump was directly engaged, kept talking about how he wanted to push those tax cuts further and further down

scalise threw down the gauntlet wednesday morning. he is using a scooter as he recovers after being shot at the congressional baseball practice in june. johnson has been using one for a while, and they decided to see who's the better man on the scooter. >> and it appears scalise took the checkered flag first. >> he also had his helmet on, safety first. nice to see them taking that into account. >>> coming up, in the market for a '96 honda accord? well, get in mind. bids are flooding in after a man made a must-see ad for the 20 year old car. >>> and we're taking a look at the pricey treatment where harvey weinstein and kevin spacey are said to be receiving treatment. and my hygienist says it does but they're not all the same. who knew? i had no idea. so she said, look for one that's shaped like a dental tool with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to gently remove more plaque. and unlike sonicare, oral-b is the only electric toothbrush brand accepted by the american dental associati

bill the congressman scalise faced -- facing a lot of criticism from rosie o'donnell on twitter.ange goes on, scalise responded saying bless your heart and rosie fired back saying your life was saved, do something with it. find your morality, your decency, stop lying about tax cuts for the rich and dedicate your life to truth. congressman scalise responded to this back and forth on twitter to our very own martha maccallum. >> i don't know what she had against tax cuts for middle-class hard-working families who deserve it but when you have to resort to name-calling and cursing, we won the argument. >> steve scalise poking fun at rosie and the liberal coke network having a meltdown. he took the high road. italy 20 rosie o'donnell has some nerve. let's talk about blake shelton, sexiest man of the year. >> he read some mean tweets from critics after people magazine awarded him with the sexiest man alive trophy. take a listen. >> woke up the news that blake shelton, the sexiest man alive. our ip every sexy man in the world and the great sexy plague of 2017, will be missed. >> he tweet

but to go after scalise.now she was responding to his media declarations and everything is going well. you wouldn't be surprised by his reaction. by to target him, wrong guy, you know. >> it's unfortunate. we've seen it so many times that the left just responds with personal attacks as opposed to actually having a discussion or representative scalise said this morning, maybe she should read the bill, understand how it it will provide $1,200 in tax cuts for the average middle class family and bring in jobs. >> neil: i notice this is part of a theme. we're more than a year removed from the election. rosy is angry. hillary clinton is still angry. she's still questioning the legitimacy of the election. john. where does this go? >> i think hillary's memory is starting to fail her. she was questioning last year whether then candidate trump would abide by the outcome of the election. here we are a year later and she continue get over the election results. the fact is, the american people wanted a president that woul

thanks so much for joining us congressman scalise.so good to see you again. >> it's so great to be back with you maria. i missed you during those months. maria: congressmen we were so sad to watch what to place. i don't know if he realized you were on this program the sunday before that horrible situation. tell us first off most importantly how are you doing congressman? >> thanks so much for asking mario. doing really well, recovering. still have a lot of rehab to go to be able to walk on my own. i've been watching -- walking on crutches and coming back to new orleans in being back with my family are things that are really special so it's an exciting time to be back as well well. maria: we wish you only strength going forward. congressman let's talk taxes here. you are back in the swing of things getting knee deep into this. you have heard the conversations we are having this morning. why's it so hard for republicans to cut taxes? >> if you look at this bill is probably one of the most historic tax cuts ever and if you look at our ta

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scalise will attend the ceremony. >>> it's 6:07. president trump is attending a state din per in beijing. chris lawrence following this from the live desk. >> let's get to the new video from beijing where president trump is attending the state dinner with the president there. it is taking place in the great hall and the people in the center of the capital. president trump hasn't been shy about pointing out the 30 billion d trade deficit with chie a. he accused the chinese of breaking it. he said he doesn't blame china for the one-sided trade relationship but previous presidents who negotiated those deals. president trump wraps up the visit to china by late tonight. by tonight he'll be in vietnam. >>> 6:07. we turn to decision 2017 right now. dr. ralph northam appearance on wednesday as virginia's governor-elect. during the governor-elect's first appearance, he will work with the white house and he pledged to fight for responsible gun control and affordable quality health care. his biggest challenge will be stopping the opioid health

majority whip steve scalise was among those wounded in the attack. he'll be at today's ceremony. check this out - congressman scalise, making the most of having to use a scooter as he recovers from his injuries. scalise challenged congressman sam johnson of texas to a scooter race in the capitol rotunda yesterday. from scooter races to brewing.. from scooter races to brewing.. coming up - the congressional competition to craft the best beer. and country music's night to shine.. the big winners at the cmas, in a live report from nashville.. abc seven is honoring our military members as we lead up to veterans day. thank you to "gordon sumner" for his service in the army! you can send us your pictures using the "see it, send it" feature on our free abc7 news app. stepping into the unknown, it can be difficult to find the way. and the security of the cross and shield, obstacles... become openings. as we have for more than 75 years, we'll continue to light the way. using our knowledge to create new healthcare solutions giving you the power to shine forward... to whatever awaits tomorr

. ♪ ♪ >> scalise began to use that scooter during his recovery.ed to the halls of congress in september. as you can see, there was no match for the veteran speed demon sam johnson this time. they'll get after it again. by the way, 91-year-old congressman john dingle tweeted at the pair, quote, don't make me come back there. love seeing that and love seeing steve scalise in the halls of congress. >> absolutely. >>> our final logos to the poor dog who just cannot get his paws around the concept of a mirror. boson is a 2-year-old french bulldog. he's become an instagram star by the other 2-year-old french bulldog who could incidentally is named boson who keeps popping up in his mirror. boson has his own instagram handle, boson the frenchy if you want to check it out where it shows his ongoing battle with the mirrors. sometimes he readies himself for battle with the other dog. sometimes he wants to party and play with him and, yes, you could watch this all day. you might if you go to his instagram page. >> i wonder who will eventually win? >> on the l

steve scalise will be here. he's confident that no matter what happens with moore, the tax cuts do get done. all of this is complicated things mightily. doesn't chad pergram know it with the fallout from capitol hill. hi, chad. >> how are you? so in the past hour or so, the house ways and means committee has taken the first formal step. they have approved the bill out of committee, 24-16. a party line vote, which was expected. this now goes to the full house of representatives. probably to the rules committee next week. the rules committee is the gate way to the house floor. you could have changes there. those changes could be to court members that are not on board yet. they haven't worked out the state and local tax deductions. i was talking to a senior source who said they need to make sure the california republicans are on board. that i can only lose 22 members in the house of representatives. they'll vote next week. you talked about roy moore. you had mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader, corey gardne

scalise is still recovering from the injuries he received in the shooting, congressman johnson is 87 young and uses a execute tore get around >>> a man accused of attacking kentucky senator rand paul leaving him with six broken ribs has pleaded not guilty. bernie boucher appeared in court this morning. judge ordered him to have no contact with senator paul or his family and also, barred him from owning firearms. paul and boucher have been neighbors for 17 years, boucher's lawyers allege that the assault stems from a long standing dispute over landscaping but senator paul is disputing those claims. >>> president donald trump is praising china and its growing relationship with the united states. president and first laid write get at honor in a dinner in beijing tonight. president trump toasted the chinese president saying together they could take on the world's problems. tomorrow the president will make a stop in vietnam. >>> former trump white house communications director anthony scaramucci, visited philadelphia today. >> he took part in the conversation about contemporary political

scalise on the right and johnson on the left. >> nice to get a glimpse.back on the hill. we have to go. we have to roll. >> that's the end of the show. >> it went by like that. the fun is over. >> "happening now" starts right now. >> bye-bye. >> melissa: president trump swapping trump talk for praise in the midst of an important stop on his trip to asia. the president sitting down with chinese president xi and criticizing beijing's trade deals. welcome to "happening now." i'm melissa francis. >> jon: the chinese think in centuries. i'm jon scott along with high stakes diplomacy there was pomp and pageantry at a lavish state dinner. china playing the gracious host even with tensions over north korea playing out in public. he is urging china to rein down the nuclear program. >> president trump: all nations must join

several folks, including house majority whip steve scalise were injured in that shooting. scalise will be at the ceremony today. >>> mike pence said evil descended on a small town where a gunman opened fire inside a small church. nine children were among the 26 people killed. police say devin kelley walked into the sutherland springs church sunday morning and started shooting. kelley had a dispute with his in-laws who attended that church. last night the vice president offered the condolences and support of the entire country. >> no attack. no act of violence will break our spirit or diminish the faith of the american people. we are with you. the american people are wuchlt. >> members of the church say kelley and his children attended their annual festival five days before that shooting. >>> earlier today, president trump criticized what he calls the "very one-sided and unfair trade relationship between the u.s. and china" but he stopped short of reprimanding the chinese president. the u.s. and china signed agreements for $250 billion of product including u.s. made jet eng

and i talk with republican congressman steve scalise who's on the mend and praising the men and women who saved his life on the baseball diamond. at this hour the president is in the philippines. he has praised that country's president rodrigo duterte despite his bloody crackdown on drug use in the country. it's a trip in which president trump saw 11 nations go around him with an agreement on pacific trade. it was one where he once again undermined the conclusions of the american intelligence community that, indeed, russia did interfere in the 2016 election. once more, president trump met with russian president vladimir putin and once more he did not forcefully make the case for protecting the integrity of american elections. president trump talks to reporters saturday and i think it's worth walking you through a good chunk of the pool report that came out of this. the president said of vladimir putin, quote, he said he didn't meddle. he is a i had he didn't meddle. i asked him again. he said he didn't meddle. i asked him again. he said he did not medal in our election. a reporter fol

thank you. >> bill: coming up next hour house majority whip steve scalise in what we can expect as thete moves forward. >> sandra: disturbing details on yesterday's texas church massacre, the sheriff saying once the shooter started firing there was nowhere for church goers to hide. we'll bring you the latest on that. plus this. >> the high command of brooklyn, the people who are making the decisions even for the dnc didn't come and work with us. they told us to shut up and basically let them win the election. >> bill: what an interview that is. a growing battle between the former dnc chair brazile and hillary clinton's team from 2016. clinton staffers slamming revelations in brazile's book and she is firing back in a big way. our panel takes that on next. did yon the national debt?ssman get elected by talking tough will they stay true to their words? or did they promise you one thing... only to do another? right now, congress is talking about tax cuts that will add trillions to our national debt and hurt our economy. it's time to tell congress... don't borrow more money from china. and

an emotional day on capitol hill for the louisiana congressman steve scalise who got to thank the men women that stormed the washington, d.c. baseball field to save his life from the gunman over the summer. what he told them today coming up. >>> and it takes skill and heart to play in the national football league and literally heart that sets players apart from other parts. ali gorman will explain when we come right back. >>> house majority whip steve scalise paid tribute to the officers that saved his life when the gunman opened fire on the d.c. baseball field this summer. today scalise was joined by other members of congress to say thank you to five officers that responded to the june 14th attack. and each got a capital police medal of honor the agencies highest honor. >> these five brave men and women prevented what would have been mass execution. a lot of members of congress here today wouldn't be here today. i wouldn't be here today with the heroism and their bravery. witnesses say that the carnage on the field would have been worse if the officers had not engage the with the ass

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on the house side, they are counting heads, and the guy doing that is steve scalise. with us now. first of all, as you get ready for the vote, where are you in your whip count? the guy feel good. i think were going to see a strong vote. the members are focused on passing the bill. president trump has been working incredibly close with us to get it done. he wants it on his desk by the end of the year so we can feed the economic growth. >> bret: we are going to get into a little bit of the weeds. you have the top 10% of earners paying 70% of all the taxes. i understand you want to target middle-class taxpayers, cutting taxes on people who do not pay taxes, more than 40% of the people don't pay taxes currently, so there are some people saying what is so fiscally conservative about this package? >> you are putting more money back in the pockets of families. i feel more confident with what they will do with it than washington. still going to be paying payroll taxes, social security taxes. on the income tax side on the corporate tax side it's time for relief. the last eight

we have the best weapon in the world, steve scalise and patrick.hey've been working with the workers. this is a promise that needs to be kept. and, by the way, this is stuff we need to continue working on, improving the tax cuts for everybody. to make sure that this works for everybody, no matter where they are. and now shows us that taxpayers in all states get a tax cut. so, look, i'm sure that there's somebody out there that is utilizing tons of loopholes because they're wealthy, and they have accountants and tax lawyers, and they don't like losing those loopholes. but when you take away those loopholes, everybody has a fair tax code, and we lower tax rates for people. if you want to -- the person watching tv right now wants to do the math in your head, you have kids, most taxpayers, your child tax rate goes from $1,000 to $1,600 per kid. that means another $600 per kid. your first $24,000 are not going to be taxed. you're getting lower tax rates across the board. and then the businesses, the ones who pretty much own the businesses, we're droppin

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