republican strategist spencer sullivan is here and democratic shelly mark.s so much for being here. spencer i'll start with you. let's talk about the winners and losers. there's a lot of different r topics but the winners or losers, let's start with the republican, democrats or the american people >> i think it's the american people and the republicans >> which are what >> the winner, the tax reform plan, the nonpartisan tax foundation said 80% of americans will get a tax cut. not only beyond that right, the average family will get $2,000 back. the standard deduction is doubled. the child tax credit doubled. we have seen businesses come o investments, billions of dollars of investments into the economy which will only grow wages. unfortunately not one single democrat vote the for the bwi but nancy pilosi or chuck schumer couldn't get corporations to do anything without mandating them. >> let me get your democratic response. >> quite frankly i feel like this this tax reform bill is for the wealth? >> i would say it's a win for the wealth? >> how do you think

in this race declared a three-judge panel after looking over a ballot that had been marked for both the democrat, shelly simons and the republican, david nancy. simons was crossed out the voter had marked republicans in every other race on his or her ballot. so the judges decided that the vote should go to yancy. meaning that the race is tied. dead even. by virginia law, it will now be decided by luck. that means that they may just draw a name out of a hat or even toss a coin. yesterday, the virginia house of delegates was tied up, 50 republicans on this side, 50 democrats on that side. now, who knows. this is the guy, bill howell who had been

in this race declared a three-judge panel after looking over a ballot that had been marked for both the democrat, shelly simons and the republican, david nancy. simons was crossed out the voter had marked republicans in every other race on his or her ballot. so the judges decided that the vote should go to yancy. meaning that the race is tied. dead even. by virginia law, it will now be decided by luck. that means that they may just draw a name out of a hat or even toss a coin. yesterday, the virginia house of delegates was tied up, 50 republicans on this side, 50 democrats on that side. now, who knows. this is the guy, bill howell who had been chamber by republicans for 17 years. but who the new speaker will be, that is still very much in question. it's going to be the democrat or the republican who is first to get to 51 votes. bruce leshan, wusa 9. >> that is a political cliff hanger. democrats called the judge's decision erroneous and are assessing their legal options. republicans will not roll over. >>> congressional republicans are promising that americans will start to see the benefits of the just

you see in the middle shelly's name just above the republican incumbent. , that person put a mark next to your name, and then what? they decided to cross it out and put a mark next to david's name? >> we think it is a classic case of an over vote, where there are so many marks and so many votes that you throw the ballot out and you don't count it. in fact, the republican representative and the democrat representative agreed it was an over vote on tuesday during the recount. those election officials were calibrated. they had been looking at dozens of votes like that all day long. i believe it was an over vote and it should not have gone before those judges. we do not have the same opportunity to bring a vote before the judges. we may have had one that we could have disputed as well. jane: shelly simonds, democratic candidate currently tied for the virginia house of delegates seat. when a photographer and an artist both of african descent met for the first time, they immediately bonded over their shared passion for photography. they also felt that some of their favorite female photograph

democratic candidate shelly plans to ask the court to reverse the decision. a ballot that marked circles next to her name and the republican, davidi yancey. a panel of judges allowed it to be counted declaring the race to be a tie. >>> are you ready for college football? levi stadium has gotten a makeover in time for today's bowl. they posted this time lapse video. the game between the arizona wildcats and the boilermakers kicks off at 5:30 tonight. >>> right now, it is 6:09. it is starting to look busy out there as you get ready to head out for the roadways. we have had touchy fog in spots. it's been a cool morning. make sure you bundle up after that look in oakland. the temperature trend for the east bay morning commute, upper 30s. yes, you will have the heater on inside the car, walking to the bus stop or the train station. bundle up. as we go through the rest of the morning, early afternoon, it will be nicer in time for the lunch break. the high temperatures reaching the low 60s. in san jose, 62 degrees. 58 in san francisco. 60 degrees today in santa rosa. we'll break it down

mark your calendars. next wednesday is the day virginia will break the tie between two state delegate candidates fighting to represent the newport news area. we now know shellyonds and david yancey's names will be written on separate pieces of paper, placed into separate film canisters... then put into a container. that container will be shaken and a canister will be drawn to determine a winner. this comes after a recount, and ballot challenge left the race tied. it's xx and we're just getting started. breaking right now-- greek police breaking right now-- greek police responding to a powerful explosion at an athens courthouse. this is new video into the abc-7 newsroom. police say moments before the blast-- calls warned the offices of a daily newspaper and news website. no group is claiming responsibility for the attack -- which parliament approved measures to impose penalties against demonstrators who gather regularly at the court to try to disrupt weekly auctions of foreclosed homes. no one was hurt. police said the blast occurred before dawn, and that one of the attackers fired a shot at a police guard while escaping. good morning washington. today - over

order that said any ballot to be contested had to be marked on the recount day on tuesday so they did not follow the rules of the recount. >> well shellyit's a remarkable story we will continue to follow. thanks for joining us this holiday week. >> thank you so much for having me. >> coming up a interview fit for a prince. prince harry and obama. he talked about life outside of the white house and a little bit about its current occupant, next. i'm all about my bed. this mattress is dangerously comfortable. when i get in i literally say, ahh. america loves the leesa mattress. we have more five star customer reviews then any other mattress of it's kind. this bed hugs my body. today is gonna to be great. place your order and experience the leesa mattress at home risk free. order now and get $100 off and free shipping too. go to buyleesa.com today. you might take something for your heart... or joints. but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. >>> it was the prince and the pr

marked on the recount day, on tuesday. so they did not follow the rules of the recount. >> shelly simonds, it's a remarkable story.ks for joining us this holiday week. >> thank you so much for having me. >> and coming up, an interview fit for a prince and a president. former president obama's chat with prince harry hit the air waves today. he talks about life after the white house and a little about its current occupant without mentioning him by name. that's next. you might take something for your heart... or joints. but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. where we can find common ground... big enough to dance on. for a better us, donate to your local y today. they appear out of nowhere. my secret visitors. appearing next to me in plain sight. hallucinations and delusions. these are the unknown parts of living with parkinson's disease. what stories they tell. but for my ears only. what plots they unfold. but only in my mind. over 50% of people wit

today democratic candidate shelly seemens plans to file a motion asking the court to reverse an early decision declaring the race a tie. that included the marking ballot with circles next to her and the republican candidate. the ballot was first thrown out, making simons the winner, but the panel of judges allowed that ballot to be counted, making it a tie. >> coming up, five more days until pot is legal. the bay area city emerging as a marijuana powerhouse. >>> end of watch, december 24th, 2017. >> emotional new video just into our newsroom now. the chp honoring one of its own killed in the line of duty. this bell-ringing ceremony held for officer andrew camilleri just minutes ago. he was 33 years old. camilleri was killed by a suspected drunk driver on christmas eve. he is survived by his wife and three children. >>> well, silicon valley is leading the market once again. with another industry, marijuana stores. so far, seven stores in san jose have been given the green light to open january 1st. but there are still some challenges ahead. nbc bay area's ian cull is at the air field supply company in san jose to explain. >> reporter: the countd

mark. >> reporter: the holiday spirit and shopping is in full spring right now down here in campbell. despite all the convenience for amazon, people say there are good reasons to shop local. shellyhnson is from campbell and she wants to leave her money here some of the she came to a locally owned store called redemption for some holiday gift shop joog they're unique. like to be able to come and just go shop downtown and go store to store and support the local. >> reporter: other customers say the same thing, no matter how easy it may be to stop online or how much one stop shopping there may be at a huge mall, coming to small stores provides a local experience and can i have i can benefit. >> the first time i came into the store i think i noticed the quality of the products. i love that everything was california made. i think it's important to support local businesses. we don't have a lot of those here in the bay area. >> reporter: sales at the annual business saturday event after thanksgiving were slightly done and that may have carried over to early december. david income greg or and his wife -- mc greg or and his wife own redemption. >> in the last week it's definitely picked

earlier this month, democrat shelly simmons right here found out she won her house seat by a single vote only to find out a day later she had tide, thanks to ballot that mark circles next to both her name and republicans candidate david yancy. ballot initially thrown out before panel of judges ruled to count the vote for yancy basically tying the race. now if the courts can't decide the fate of the race, pretty much going to draw the name from a box. >> nascar driving legend danica patrick just released a book ahead of her 2018 retirement. pretty intense, is the name of the book, wellness book, that follows the 35 year old's 90 day mind, body and food plan. patrick's well, hoping it release will let her continue building a lifestyle brand after retiring from racing. she also wants to spend more time with her clothing line, and wine label, even hinting at a cooking show. her final race will be the indy 500 in may. >> history coming down. still ahead here on "good day" philadelphia, why a white house tree that dates back to the andrew jackson administration, is about to be cut down. >> good morning, i'm kristen rodgers, the eagles river over oakland raise so

earlier this month, democrat shelly simmons right here found out she won her house seat by a single vote only to find out a day later she had tide thanks to a ballot that mark circles next to both her name and republican candidate david yancy. now the ballot was initially thrown out before panel of judges ruled to count that vote for yancy basically tying the race. so if the courts can't decide the fate of the entire race, they'll pick a name from a box. >> and that is the interesting part. so really just shuffle all of the names? >> you're the winner. >> wow. >> all comes down to one. >> 6:20. so long, say quan. not so fast, why the penn state star says he hasn't made up his mind about his future just yet. >> say what? coming up. ♪ (crunching) dude, your crunching's scaring the fish. dude, they're just jealous. kellogg's raisin bran crunch... ...with crunchy clusters and the taste of... ...apples and strawberries. i got one! i guess we're having cereal for dinner. deliciously heart-healthy kellogg's raisin bran crunch. >>> good morning, the eagles win, especially on offense, nick foles will admit he didn't have a great game, but doug pederson says it is on

mark secretes are joining us this morning. so the judge agreed. now what? >> well, first of all, let's say shelly, she ran two years and lost by 3,000 votes. this time because of the anti-trump fever and all that, she tied 11,608 votes. now, they're tied. pull a name out of the hat apparently. >> yeah. that to me is the headline that >> it could down to that. a coin toss. >> yeah. "the washington post" reported in 2014, 35 states in the united states actually have this provision where if it ends in a tie there's a coin toss to decide the winner. >> think of how unlikely that is. how many ties we have. why not have another election and let people decide, people who didn't vote can decide who to vote for. people come back out in a few weeks but the law is the law. it says it will pull a name out of the hat. >> so republicans hold on the that seat, they hold on to power in the general assembly, if they don't, the power shifts to the 50-50 tie for first time in two decades. this is the big seismic event though in the state of virginia. >> this is huge. going into november, the republicans in the hous