you have steve daines and ron johnson, two holdouts. i think the leaders will be asking president trump to put some pressure on them to try to get the votes they need to get this bill done, which is their last budget -- best chance of a major accomplishment this year. host: walk us through where mitch mcconnell and john cornyn's strategy is now. guest: you have sort of three buckets of senators with different holdouts. you have ron johnson who wants bigger tax cuts for small business owners who pay taxes on their individual income tax. they want to get rid of the state and local tax deduction for corporations, which is a big deal if you are a company in new york or california, silicon valley, when you lose that big tax deduction, that would pay for the bigger tax cut. another group of senators are worried about the deficit, like bob corker. if he votes no, they cannot pass withnd he has been feuding donald trump so i do not know if president trump rallying bob corker will be successful. what some of the deficit hawks want is some kind o

steve daines of montana, ron johnson of wisconsin.heir concern about the treatment of small business versus corporations. you have the deficit hawks, lankford, flake and corker who are concerned about what's going to happen to our deficit. are we going to match this with some spending restraint? you have others that are concerned about whether or not the mandate, susan collins concerned about the repeal of the individual mandate is included. but i sense that this is a process that is coming together where there are people narrowing their differences, or nobody is saying it's got to be my way or the highway. people are saying is there something we can do together about it. >> martha: kind of felt like that with the for the health care but too. and then we saw what happened. i think there are a lot of people who would like to see this happen who are concerned when they look at this and they wonder if -- the white house says if we want tax cuts and we want to make it easier for businesses, because we want to generate economic growth. tho

so ron johnson and steve daines have the same concern, the so-called pass-through transfer transfers. >> there are negotiations on going to fix that issue to allow the pass-through companies to be treated the same as large corporations. the issue is that these two guys want to do something that would make the bill more expensive and at the same time as we just heard in the last segment, there are four or five republican senators that are concerned that the bill is too expensive as it stands now, that are concerned about the deficit. during what senator johnson and dane want will cost more money than you have four guys who are worried they cost too much now so that, every time you make a compromise to add something into the bill to get one or two more votes, you risk driving away something like bob corker jeff flake. >> jon: what's with jeff flake? he and his fellow arizona senator john mccain normally would be a shoe in as yes votes for any kind of republican tax reform. >> absolutely, and both of them are sort of on the fence. mccain hasn't been specific about his concerns prayed he

that won steve daines of montana but it could repel john mccain john mccain.e's had concerns about the tax cuts benefiting wealthier individuals. >> bret: we have details we will get into as the debate goes forward. thank you. next up, the fox news exclusive james rosen reporting on the trump dossier. just serve classy snacks and be a gracious host, no matter who shows up. do you like nuts? the market.redict but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. >> document requests for a long time and they've been stonewalling. speak of the battle is not just with house democrats. it's also with the department of justice. access to the information we need. >> we have asked since march to have this information. we sent subpoenas out in june, july, and august and they haven't been complied with. i think stonewalling would be putting it lightly. >> fox news exclusive, james rosen reporting about an internal house memo obtained by fox.

the latter worries senators ron johnson and steve daines.oth want bigger tax cuts for so called pass-through entities. they can be small businesses or larger firms with many employees, but all pay taxes through the individual tax rate, not the corporate rate. and now the senate bill allows pass-throughs to deduct 17.4% from the taxable income. there's a problem will. it means the highest earners pay more than the propose the 20% corporate rate. senator johnson says this favors corporations over small business. he wants to increase. the deficit is a difference between how much the government takes in and how much it spends, the current senate bill adds $1.4 trillion to the deficit over ten years. the gop says economic growth will eventually pay for all this. but senator bob corker among others worries that may not be the case. he wants to include a provision to raise taxes it revenue falls short. so far independent estimates show this bill does not hit the gop target growth. >>> the latest insensitive remark sup remark coming from president t

you have people like senator ron johnson and steve daines. they are issues are when it comes through business entities that pay the taxes through the individual. both the house and senator tried to address this issue. johnson and daines say it doesn't go far enough. they've looking for changes i'm told are being made. this enyou can have what you can refer to as the deficit caucus. individuals who are very concerned how much this $1.5 trillion tax proposal will add to the deficit in the long-term. then senator susan collins of maine a making clear of the inclusion of the individual m n mandate, that's problematic. currently the taxes repealed in the senate bill. take a look at what the house bill has. the a compromise for property taxes capped at $10,000. aides tell me that's where they might end up in the end. then of course senator john mccain obviously the famous thumb us down that killed the health care bill. senate leaders don't know where he stands on this. clearly a deficit hawk but also has concerns about the process. here's kind of t

david: that was montana senator steve daines. he is currently a maybe vote on the tax bill.was telling just moments ago, he is very optimistic tax reform will be done after his meeting with president trump this afternoon. let's bring in another senator who was at the meeting with the president, senator shelley moore capito joins us from west virginia. you are kind of known as a centrist republican. you have to be sensitive to the concernssenator collins and? >> i think we'll get along the fish inlike and gaps and questions are closing. people are listening to one another. i feel very positive about the direction we're going. i'm all-in on this tax reform. we have a chance to do something big and bold for this country and i'm ready to do it. i think the rest of the senate is ready to join. david: if susan collins says to you i'm okay with everything but the obamacare repeal of individual mandate, if she says that is the deal breaker, i will vote that if you take that out of the tax bill, would you vote for that? >> if it would come out we would lose people on the other side.

i would be stunned if steve daines or james lankford votes against this bill. i guess it's possible but very unlikely. but corker, mccain, flake, these are people not friendly to donald trump but also people who have been very hawkish on deficit. i remember when john mccain was the nominee, talking again and again and again about how we are burdening our children and our grandchildren with this deficit. you know, i tend to think that those are the smaller group that are really going to matter. >> go ahead. >> it's the gop, remember? we can talk about what the debate is across both parties and then you have those numbers that the cbo is putting out, potentially carrying a lot more weight because chris was putting it in a different category than deficit. when you talk about gop ideology philosophy, what is cutting to the heart of where they feel sick in the pit of their stomachs, the deficit does matter to these people, especially those people on that short list. >> i remember all those conversations, chris cillizza in 2008. >> right? >> constantly about what you

and john mccain have and two other gop senators have just pulled their endorsement, mike lee and steve daines. for the moment alabama republicans are largely standing by moore. some even using the bible to explain his alleged sexual contact with a 14-year-old. today on sean hannity's radio show he called the allegations completely false but his recollection with dating teenage girls is raising some eye brauz. listen. >> do you remember dating girls that young at that time? >> not generally, no. if i did, you know, i'm not going to dispute anything, but i don't remember anything like that. >> would it be normal behavior back in those days for you to date a girl that's 17 or 18? >> no, not normal. >> you can say unequivocally you never dated anybody that was in their late teens like that when you were 32? >> it would have been out of my customary behavior. that's right. >> in other words, you don't recall ever dating any girl that young when you were that old? >> i've said no. >> well, moore also denied knowing the accuser or ever meeting her and said that somebody who abuses a 14-year-old shou

. >> reporter: after moore's radio interview with sean hannity, senators mike lee and steve daines, rescinded their endorsements and the republican senate campaign committee stopped raising money for him. but voters seem skeptical about why it took so long for the women to come forward. >> i think it's-- i think it's all made up. i think it's a farce. >> reporter: a lawyer for one of the accusers says the women are speaking out now because "the washington post" finally showed up at their doors and asked them to tell when he did to them. it's too late to take moore's name off the ballot. but republicans could try to run someone else as a write-in candidate. the governor says she has no plans to move the date of the special election. reena. >> ninan: paula reid. thank you very much, paula. accusations of sexual misconduct keep piling up in hollywood. carter evans is following this. >> reporter: academy award-winning actor richard dreyfuss is the latest to be accused. writer jessica teich told "new york" magazine that he exposed himself while they were in a studio trailer in the 80s. the actor d

gop leaders can only afford to lose two votes and right now steve dains and michigan is not on boardause they believe the bill

gop leaders can only afford to lose two votes and right now steve dains and michigan is not on board because they believe the bill over small business. the senate version of the tax reform bill will cut the us tax corporate from 24 to 35 percent and repeal the affordable care acts original mandate. let's get right to fox5 tom fitzgerald live on the hill. we know there was a loft back and forth especially with the president and the democrats. that's true, republicans cleared a big hurdle on this tax bill. they were able to get it out of the senate budget committee. that sends it on to the floor of the national as you just detailed it is not quite clear how that is going to go at this point as the vote counts go. overhanging all of this today was this question about the government shutdown. understand on december 8, unless they pass a new continuing resolution, they are going to have to shutdown the government today and part of what the president was going to do up here on the hill was going to be meeting with democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck nobody is ever going to confuse th

ron johnson and steve daines say on the bill.ins has been trending in the direction of no, in large part because of the mixing of health care policy with this tax bill. there he is other concerns -- various other concerns on the $1.5 trillion in red ink over the first decade. corker said he will not vote yes if there is a single penny of new deficit added. they have a long way to go in appeasing the deficit hawks. if they do that, i think they are in pretty good shape. scarlet: they have a pretty long list of things to take care of by the end of the week. sahil from capitol hill. julia: "what'd you miss?" the power play over who will lead the consumer credit -- consumer financial protection bureau. the departing director and the white house have both named interim chiefs of the consumer watchdog agency. the case will be decided by federal judge timothy kelly, who was appointed by federal -- by president trump. our chief washington correspondent is standing by, kevin cirilli. take it away. kevin: we are joined by senator elizabeth

. >> what you are seeing is these frantic fixes to try and get bob collins, steve daines, and other criticalwing members on board. every hour of every day that changes. having been in these rooms, it is tough. once you go in one direction, something pops out the other side. paul, butenator rand you almost lost senator collins. get youade-offs can members and losing members. -- lose you members. you have to get to 50. watching members who are quiet would worry me, like john mccain. shery: they could come on last minute with a "no" vote. where are the democrats in office? -- in all this? do they have any influence? they were waiting for a moment when the president would reach out to them -- >> which didn't work out. scott: democrats are waiting for a bill they think is more tilted toward the middle class. they are looking for things like , rather thanest pieces of the bill they feel are tilted toward the wealthy and corporations. there have not been a town of overtures in their direction. overtures in their direction. david: john mccain is a special case. his big issue is procedural. he wants

i think they can find a way to deal with the small business concerns of ron johnson and steve daines. and i actually agree with johnson and daines that we need a little better deal for small business, which is, after all, the biggest job creators we have, the small businesses, not big business. i also think that they probably can find a trigger that will allow the fiscal conservatives to say that they put in a stopgap if the economic growth doesn't occur, etc. how that would work is a little bit of a rube goldberg device but it might be enough to get all of them on board. i think there are four fiscal conservatives who need something to get on board. that's probably how i would divide it up if i were in mcconnell's shoes trying to organize this. >> bill: how much is a policy different and how much a personal difference? >> i think most of it is policy. it's very -- you have a very intense personality conflicts. senator mccain and the president on occasion, senator corker and the president. certainly senator flake and the president but then they come back as a member of the senate conf

>> i think ron johnson and steve d air, nes if they can -- and steve daines, if they can take the pass-through rate and lower it, that will help. and the salt taxes will make senators in new york and california peel more comfortable -- feel more comfortable. senators like rand paul understand this is not the last tax bill that will come down the pike. after the senate healthcare bill the senate d got to watch their donations go through the floor. that brought awareness that if they don't pass something, they will be in hot water. you have got, mccain being a perpetual potential last-minute fly in the ointment. but i think you will see this pass. charles: this ointment doesn't have a lot of room for any more flies. ford: kentucky senator rand paul is an absolute yes. here is where we have a tug-of-war within the republican senate conference. between those with mounting debt concerns beyond the 10-year window and those like danees and johnson want to go make small business more competitive with corporations. the question with flake, corker and mccain. what back stop could we add as an amendment.

steve daines of montana said he could not support the bill in current form. he's the second republican senator to oppose the measure. according to a new report, the senate tax plan would increase the deficit of $1.4 trillion over the next decade and analysts found low income americans would take a bigger hit than first expected. however, those earning $100,000 to skip $500,000 a year would benefit significantly. senate republicans hope to vote as early as this week and can't afford to lose any more votes. >> opponents of the gas tax in california are starting a campaign to get it repealed. the $0.12 increase was approved by lawmakers and signed by governor brown. the money should go to repairs and maintenance of state highways and local streets and roads. transportation experts said there is a $132 billion backlog in needed repairs but skeptics don't want to pay extra. >> this is an uprising of californians of every stripe and political persuasion and every single demographic. they all know the politicians are lying to us. >> organizers need 584,000 valid sig

senator steve daines and michael lee rescinded their endorsements.ama, a handful of republican lawmakers are sticking with moore. including state representative ed henry. he told a local newspaper that the women should be prosecuted if they thought moore was predatory and allowed him to exist for 40 years. moore reminded his supporters at saturday's event that the senate race in alabama could have far-reaching implications and upcoming contests in 2018. >> it may determine the future of our country. my opponent is 11 points behind. that came out days before this article came out. they are desperate. >> reporter: moore said the people of alabama will see through the charade. alabama voters head to the polls in the special election next month. >>> star trek and internet icon george decay took to twitter today to deny he ever knew the former male model now accusing him of sexual assault. scott l broughton told the holy would -- hollywood reporter that to k groped him back in 1981. to k who is night -- denied allegations on twitter. he said the events he

then you move over to steve daines and johnson, pass through income, business entities that pass throughe individual side. pay that tax rate. getting a big cut. that cut has been expanded from 17.4% to 20%. is that going to be enough? that's still an open question. then you talk about people like jeff flake, bob corker, there issue has been throughout the deficit. this is where things are most complex where negotiations as i speak are ongoing with staff and those senators whachlt they are trying to do is implement some type of trigger mechanism. if the rosy projections don't end up panning out in the near term, this would trigger immediate tax increases. who you that tax increase would work, would it be corporate, whether it be on the individual side, that's the open question. if they can smooth that out, and if downtown run a foul on senate rules, they are on track to get this done. >> we'll wait for the so-called vote aroma. i think phil to happen friday. you have a big week ahead of you before this is said and done. thanks on the hill. coming up a major player talking in the russian i

--ve gaines will oppose steve daines will oppose the senate tax bill as currently written.e senator is concerned about how the proposed tax cuts will affect main street as opposed to big companies. senate republicans need 50 votes in order to pass the legislation. hasnew york supreme court steered clear of the controversy over guns.

republicans are planning to increase the deduction they can came from 17.4% to 20% that won over steve dainesa. it's unclear if another undecided vote, ron johnson, will be satisfied with that deal then there's a push from marco rubio and mike lee to max tke te tax credit fully refundable. when i talk to republican senators, they say they want to get to yes, but there's not much time left for them to make up their minds. >> ylan, thank you very much for that. >>> still ahead, a round up of the top headlines and a check on the global markets plus decision day for opec we're headed back to the meeting in vienna when "worldwide exchange" returns. , and saw his portfolio drop by double digits. it really scared him out of the markets. his advisor ran the numbers and showed that he wouldn't be able to retire until he was 68. the client realized, "i need to get back into the markets- i need to get back on track with my plan." the financial advisor was able to work with this client. he's now on track to retire when he's 65. having someone coach you through it is really the value of a financial adviso

. >> you have three buckets of senators with different holdouts and you got steve daines and ron johnson want bigger tax cuts for those who paid individual income tax and they want to get rid of the state andf local tax deduction forfo corporation because it's a big deal if you're a company and silicon valley and if you lose that big tax deduction that will pay for the bigger tax cuts and another group of senators very worried about the deficit. people up bob corker was on the budget committee and we both know then they can't pass it on the budget committee and bob corker has been feuding with donald trump so i don't know if the president trump coming to rally will be too successful but what corker and some of the other deficit want is some kind of trigger in this bill that it adds to the deficit over time and right now the congressional budget office says it will add 1.4 or $1.5 trillion that there will be triggered taxes and there's certainly a lot of publicans you don't like the idea of having a triggered tax increase later on in they want to say i will cut your taxes and hallelujah.

just three senators, john mccain, mike lee and steve daines, have fully denounced moore as a candidate. and former gop standard bearer mitt romney wrote on twitter today, quote, innocent until proven guilty is for criminal convictions, not elections. i believe leigh corfman, the woman in the article, her account is too serious to ignore. moore is unfit for office and should step aside. president trump continues his asia trip this week, hasn't addressed these allegations directly. today, however, during a press briefing on board air force one, press secretary sarah huckabee sanders chose her words carefully here. >> like most americans, the president believes we cannot allow a mere allegation. in this case one from many years ago, to destroy a person's life. however, the president also believes if these allegations are true, judge moore will do the right thing and step aside. >> well, let's talk about all this. stewart stevens is with us tonight, he's a campaign and political veteran, he served as mitt romney's chief strategist for the 2012 campaign. and columnist for "the boston globe"

steve daines is concerned about small businesses. jeff flake worried about the debt. ron johnson worried about small businesses. james langford, concerned about the debt. and then there's john mccain who has voted against tax cuts before. the senate finance chairman is defending his bill. >> for example, i expect we'll hear that this bill is a massive give-away to the rich. that's always the claim of the democrats. it's a gift to the so-called rich. oh, gosh. give me a break. i get so tired of that. phony argument that they make all the time. >> so orrin hatch is frustrated that democrats have not gotten more involved. democrats say they have not been invited to the table. chuck schumer fired back at hatch. >> who are we kidding? who are we kidding? this has been a very partisan bill. that's why it's not a great product. that's why the other side is rushing it through. this is not a proud day for this chamber. history will show that. >> with that, tempers starting to get a little bit flaring a bit. we expect the vote on the senate floor sometime this hour. neil? >> ne

senator steve daines of montana became the second g.o.p.ator to oppose the bill, joining with ron johnson. most calling for the plan to do more to help small businesses. republicans can only lose two

then later after the yinterview he rescinded his endorsement, as did steve daines of montana. is that enough? >> no, it's not enough. there needs to be a repudiation, not just a rescission of an endorsement. he should be called on to get out of the race. what he is accused of doing is molesting a little girl. we're talking about a 14-year-old little girl. this is disgraceful. couldn't be more disgusting. this is predatory, criminal behavior. it's child molestation. the conspiracy theories that have run rampant on extremist radio, on extremist political tv today, certainly it shouldn't be defined as conservative. it has no connection to the conservativism that i grew up with. it has no connection to any rectitude or probity that you'd expect of some of our nation's highest ranking leaders. it's a sad and appalling moment. and if i can just say, the courage of this woman to come forward, knowing what was going to come at her, we should all reflect on that. what you'll see in alabama is a lot of pessimism about doug jones's chance here. there's a ways to go in this race and i thi

senator johnson and steve daines of montana want a more generous tax cut for small business, bringing it closer to the proposed corporate tax rate of 20%. senators corker, flake, and langford are concerned about tax reform blowing huge hole in the deficit. they want a trigger to increase taxes with economic -- if economic growth doesn't offset the cost. corker said he would not let his feud with the president influenced his vote. >> i would never vote against something because of some disagreements i have learned than individual, nor would i vote something solely because i like someone. >> whatever form it takes, if a plan is approved by the senate, it will go to the conference to many to be reconciled with the house plan. predictions are the committee will give deference to that senate plan to ensure passage. the final bill would then go back to the house and senate for approval and if passed, go to the president's desk. president trump met with the republican leadership and members of his team, there were two conspicuously empty seats. democratic leaders chuck schumer and nancy pelo

susan collins, bob corker, steve daines, jeff flake, ron johnson, and john mccain. republicans say they are is pressure to deliver. >> i can't imagine we are not going to support this. as a senate, we've got to get it done. >> we feel all senators are trying to get es on the republican side. we are disappointed we don't have democrat members looking to provide tax relief for middle income families incorporate relief so we can bring jobs back to the country. >> analysis from the congressional budget office as the senate plan would lead to an "increasing the deficit of 1,004 and 14 billion over the next ten years." the senate budget allowed for $1.5 trillion so there's some wiggle room for modifications. the cbo says the senate plan would make lower income americans were soft mainly because they would get less government assistance for health care. >> tax breaks for the wealthiest people in america and the biggest corporations. meanwhile the tax breaks for working families, half of them will see a tax increase, half a tax break. tax breaks for the wealthiest people ar

wisconsin's ron johnson and montana's steve daines say they've won a bigger tax cut for small businessesr maine's susan collins, the issues are health care and the state and local tax deduction. and arizona's john mccain and alaska's lisa murkowski each has multiple concerns. the president tried to seal the deal with congress today by appealing to the public, in a speech in st. charles, missouri. >> so right now, america's tax code is a total dysfunctional mess. we want a tax code that is simple and fair, and that's for all americans. >> reporter: missouri, of course, is a state where republicans hope they, and their agenda, can pick up a senate seat in 2018. for the pbs newshour, i'm lisa desjardins on capitol hill. >> woodruff: in the day's other news, the u.s. house of representatives has voted to require that all members and staff have annual training against sexual harassment, a measure the senate has already okayed. it was easily approved on a voice vote. this on the day that two more well-known news media figures were fired over allegations of sexual misconduct. nbc news terminate

steve daines, "i am pulling my support for roy moore for u.s. senate." it heads from here as this obviously has taken up a lot of oxygen in washington. let's bring in our panel, jason riley, "wall street journal" columnist and senior fellow at the manhattan institute. rachel bade, and jonathan turle turley. jason, thoughts? >> i'm not sure he did himself some favors with the sean hannity interview, bret. we have now gone the past 24 hours from where it didn't happen to i don't recall there that's in the past 24 hours. we will see how alabama voters respond. they could say we will not let "the washington post" pick our senator, we are going to pick our senator. at the same time, however, i think what you see with the other senators, the sitting senators distancing themselves from judge moore as well as republicans in general. they don't want this headache. they don't -- every member of the press coming up to them from now until the election, "what do you think we should do about judge moore." do you support him or not? they don't want to that. the polling

wisconsin senator ron johnson and montana's steve daines say they are against the bill unless there aree fixes. there appeared to be at least eight republicans total with some kind of serious reservations, many of them because of deficit projections analysis from the congressional budget office. it's concluding the senate plan would lead to an increase in a deficit of $1.4 trillion over the next ten years. so far, there are 22 confirmed g.o.p. yes votes in the senate, including rand paul, who announced his support today. leaves a whole lot more republicans unaccounted for. the president said he won't hesitate to reach across the aisle to get this thing done. >> if we would not, we will get some democratic senators joining us. if we don't would not they will not be joining us, you understand that. if we win, we will probably have a bipartisan bill, a number of people will come over. >> shannon: democrats are sticking to their talking points, saying the bill is tax cuts to wealthy. politicos alex isenstadt and washington times opinion editor charles hurt joins us. charles, that sounds for

senators, and the president, we just saw from twitter was on the phone with senator steve daines, who had concerned about this. you'll see a lot more sort of massaging and changing of the details to try to get to that magic 50 votes, which the republicans need. >> and just to add to dana's point. the cbo report, look -- >> actually, chris, exactly what i wanted to ask you about. another new element. this new report from cbo, out i think just yesterday saying that the big benefits of the cuts go to those making more than $100,000 a year. >> yep. >> by 2019, those making less than $30,000, they're going to be worse off. do you take that new report, a new element, in conjunction with this fight we're talking about over the consumer watchdog agency, president trump called the agency a disaster. president trump also ran on a very populist message. where has the president's populist message gone? >> well, i mean, they would argue, and they have argued every time the cbo reports something out it's not really -- it's not the be all end all. that they are making conservative projections when,

lee, a conservative republican as well as steve daines newly elected senator from montana have rescinded their endorsements of roy moore indicating this is not an ideological question, this is a question about decorum. remember, donald trump rose to power because he said political correctness was a bad thing. when they talk about political correctness that needs to be broad word for behavior. we are seeing those norms largely abandoned. and in this case roy moore is going to be part of that. so what we can expect incoming days, i loont like saying this, but one thing we can expect is see some of donald trump and roy moore allies in conserve testify media push certain narratives designed to discredit the women who have brought forward these allegations related to roy moore. that's something that's going to pour gasoline on the fire that's already separating many republicans on capitol hill and establishment republicans from their base. and we can expect this narrative to keep getting uglier. >> mike, should republicans, which bannon would say we don't need their support, that's not who we

senator steve daines of montana became the second g.o.p. senator to oppose the bill, joining with ron johnson. most calling for the plan to do more to help small businesses. republicans can only lose two votes. while he remains optimistic a deal can be reached, senator daines it says this is why he is now. >> i've had very constructive and positive conversations with president trump, vice president pence, secretary mnuchin, gary cohen. these are constructive conversations looking at how we can solve some of the challenges we face right now to get our main street businesses growing and if we do that we create more jobs and higher wages. >> harris: he says he is i know but maybe he can get someplace, we will see. all of this as chuck schumer and nancy pelosi abruptly pulled out of a meeting with the president on funding the government. after president trump took a shot at them on twitter, chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel. the president said no deal and chuck schumer, wow, it is still happening behind you, there's a lot going on.

first senators ron johnson and steve daines. they are nos at this time. they want to see more things for small businesses and not as much for big corporations. bottom line here, they want to help certain companies file through individual income tax code as pass-throughs. what is this now? the current senate bill, passers are allowed to deduct 17.4% of incomes. they expect that that number will go up a little bit. that's what they're looking for. senator susan collins from maine, moderate. another big holdout. she has said repealing obamacare mandate is not something that she would support. that that is uncomfortable for her, but the other thing she's looking at is not going to allow, wants to allow $10,000 in local property tax deductions from taxable income. that provision is in the house version but not yet on the senate version. they could come together on that particular issue, but the bottom line here is, john, looking at the numbers. looking at the math and the cost of this thing. the new cbo score coming out saying, yes, it comes under $1.5 trillio

mccain first called on moore to step out of the race to step out of the race on thursday, and then steve dainesidy hold their support this weekend. the nrs c chairman, senator cory gardner says moore should not run, and if he wins he should be expelled from the senate. moore is accused of making inappropriate advances on at least five women what they were in their teens and moore was in his 30s. moore denies the allegations. he says they are a political witch hunt, and now he's threatening legal action against "the washington post," the paper that first broke the story. reporters at the post said they spoke to over 30 people, including four accusers, a fifth accuser, beverly nelson spoke out today. she says moore assaulted her when she was 15 years old. nelson says moore offered to drive her home from work but instead of taking her home, other than district attorney parked his car near a dumpster and began touching her chest. >> i tried fighting him off, while yelling at him to stop. but instead of stopping come he began squeezing my neck, attempting to force my head onto his for . he said you

what senator ron johnson and senator steve daines of montana want that to go further to expand up to 20% or some other iteration their goal is to provide parity to the corporate rate. here's the issue on that right now. that costs money like tens of billions, potentially hundreds of billions of dollars and runs head long into where bob corker who is on the senate budget committee stands. he is a deficit hawk. he doesn't want this $1.5 trillion plan to add to the deficit in the long term. particularly in the wake of economic growth. so you have republican leaders right now with a very careful balancing act trying to appease one side and assuage the other sides when they run head long into one another. how they manage this over the course of the next really six, seven, eight hours is going to be huge. i'm also told when you talk to republican aides while sometimes they're weary of the president coming up to capitol hill and trying to sell the conference on things, as suzanne hinted the president has been involved in the administration reaching out to senator johnson. they put a lot of

senators mike lee also of utah and steve daines of montana announced they were pulling their endorsements of moore. and the senate republican campaign arm severed financial ties with the moore campaign. then there were the bizarre reactions from moor's supporters. according to the religious news service, jerry fal well junior said it comes down to a question who is more credible in the eyes of the voters, the candidate or the accuser of the he added and i believe the judge, that's moore, is telling the truth. in alabama the state audio tore jim zbleeg her reached back to the bible to defend moore. he said mary was a teenager and joseph was an adult carpenter. they became parents of jesusful there's just nothing immoral or illegal here. maybe just a little bit of unusual. interesting reading of the bible there. anyway, today he told nbc news, quote, that it was taken out of context of the my point was given the algsds that roy moore denies they're trying to paint the dirty old man syndrome which doesn't exist. there's been a long history of row mansz and marriages with teenage girls. just

rand paul, john cornyn, mike lee, steve daines, among them, none of them have yet withdrawn their endorsement. four of the five said, if then, statements of condemnation if these thingsing are true he does not belong in the senate. we haven't heard anything from rand paul, rue cooperating from a bizarre incident, he ended up with several broken ribs. still, republicans not entirely willing to push roy moore off the bus, la they're creating a lot of distance. seems a lot of folks are waiting, ali, for the next shoe to drop. >> garrett, stand by. bring in gabe gutierrez in gadsden, alabama, garnering reaction to this there. some of the anecdotal reaction we've seen as you get closer to roy moore's home state. a little more defensive of roy moore than it is, than some of the people in washington have been prepared to be. grabe? >> reporter: that's right, ali. people we've spoken with here in gadsden, a lot of people think, political attacks and don't believe the allegations as described in the "washington post." spoke of one business owner you're about to hear from who says he's echoing what som

this is a big deal, something that two senators in particular pushed for -- steve daines in montana, and ron johnson of wisconsin. they said earlier this week we cannot vote for the bill must we get this. they got it. the senate later today is supposed to vote on a motion to proceed, a vote to start debate on a tax bill. it is delayed a little bit. folks are working on making sure this bill is competitive -- ruleiant with the byrd that does not add to the deficit outside of a 10-year window, and the other thing people are wait about is this trigger -- this automatic thing that could increase taxes if growth targets aren't met. that is a big topic of discussion. we're not sure how that --they're going to source that out. julie: alex, the president talked about how the tax plan is not going to be good for him and his rich friends are excited about it, but the pastoral provision will likely be good for the president, at least as far as we know from the one tax return he release from 2005, right? alex: it is difficult to assess what effect this tax plan would have on the president person

david: senator steve daines of montana.oncerns of senator ron johnson, small businesses should get a big tax break as small corporations. can gop leaders unite to get tax reform done? senator beyond kennedy, member of the senate budget and senate judiciary committees. what do you think about senator daines now? he is suggesting as ron johnson did, that small businesses are not getting enough of a break. do you think he could be brought into the fold? >> yes. and let me tell you what is going on. this is a solid bill. could it be improved? sure. that is with we're in the process of doing. and we'll do right up until it is time to start voting. how can we make the bill better. but at some point, this week, i hope, we should have done it last week, but at same point this week, the music stops and we have got to vote. and what i say to my colleagues is. i think they're all good faith trying to make the bill better. david: right. >> but once we finish this process this week, if somebody votes against this bill, just because it d

ed, two republican senators, mike lee of utah and then steve daines of iowa, who had endorsed moore now say it is time for moore to go. they are not alone. watch this. >> i think roy moore needs to step aside now. these allegations are disgusting, and i believe them against him. and there is no way to defend this. and secondly, i think the senate should say that they will refuse to seat him or in fact exspell him if he is the senator from alabama. >> but, ed, the state republican party has taken a different tack. one gop consultant in alabama summed it up like this. i think it was already perfectly well stated that no one in alabama gives an s. what mitch mcconnell or john mccain thinks we should do. is that the standard we should be using here? >> well, don, can i clarify. was that adam kinz inninger that spoke? i can't see the thing. >> yes, it was. >> you have a gathering of all the people who didn't want moore to be in the race and this is an old-fashioned -- in you've over ran a campaign, you've seen a lot. down the stretch this is an old-fashioned political hit. and it doesn't mat

steve daines of montana had said more pass-through deductions.ate has agreed to more pass-through deductions. the next step is a full floor vote perhaps as early as next week. julie: we have comments from ron johnson from earlier today on the subject. we crafton johnson: if a pro-growth tax package, we should not have to worry about the trigger. hopefully the trigger will be designed where it slightly increases everybody's taxes a little bit across the board, does not attack one sector of the economy, but as a fallback, i share your concern. a lasting you want to do is if you had higher -- harder times or a recession is raise people's taxes. julie: johnson was talking about the idea of a trigger where if the tax cuts do not raise enough revenue, there would be tax increases triggered. he was talking about that issue, which is also a contentious one as this tax debate continues. let's take a check on markets because we are seeing a notable session in that there is such a divergence between the s&p 500 and the nasdaq, and in particular between tech

you have steve daines and ron johnson, two holdouts. think the leaders will be asking president trump to put some pressure on them to try to get the votes they need to get this bill done, which is their last budget -- best chance of a major accomplishment this year. host: walk us through where mitch mcconnell and john cornyn's strategy is now. guest: you have sort of three buckets of senators with different holdouts. you have ron johnson who wants bigger tax cuts for small business owners who pay taxes on their individual income tax. they want to get rid of the state and local tax deduction for corporations, which is a big deal if you are a company in new york or california, silicon valley, when you lose that big tax deduction, that would pay for the bigger tax cut. another group of senators are worried about the deficit, like bob corker. if he votes no, they cannot pass withnd he has been feuding donald trump so i do not know if president trump rallying bob corker will be successful. what some of the deficit hawks want is some kind of

minnesota senator steve daines is the only republican who could oppose the bill.t several others have not yet signed on and a vote is expected this week. to win more support, republicans are considering a measure that would automatically increase taxes if the legislation fails to generate the promised revenue.he sennc committee emerged from a meeting optimistic about getting a bill to the president's desk by christmas. >> it will be the biggest tax reduction in the history of our country. it will bring jobs. it will bring a lot of income coming into the country, buying product, et cetera. and i think it's doing very well. >> the president is heading to capitol hill to continue discussion with senate republicans. a new report from the nonpartisan tax bill office claims it hurt low income americans while benefitting the wealthy. >>> there are increasing signs former international security az visor michael flynn is moving towards a plea deal. sources tell abc news his lawyer met yesterday with robert mueller's team, that may be a sign that he would be a witness in th

congressmen ron johnson and steve daines say they are worried the bill does not do enough for smallerers more than 90% of u.s. businesses. >>> at least seven on other republicans have not said how they will vote. they are concerned about issues ranging from the impact on the federal deficit to removing obamacare's individual mandate. republicans are only afford to lose two votes. >>> republican senator rob portman of ohio is a member of the senate finance committee and he's with us from capitol hill this morning. senator, >> good morning. >> so it's just we laid out two republicans already, how do you see the bills changing? >> i think about 90% of the republicans have said they are supportive of it. in fact, strongly supportive. we have some folks looking at various aspects. they all want middle class tax cuts, they all want simplifications. in something this complicated, there are going to be differences, but i feel confident we'll come together. >>> one of the interesting things is if you address some of the concerns that some of the senators like ron johnson have, which is to help