the irs is antiquated the 21st century. do you ever hear a block chain algorithms, you know, monitor your account. why can't irs do the same thing in that the end as your income goes up will take her out. ifyo your income goes down i'll take what's up at the end of the year they will send you a check. ron paul said once a smaller government. being a lobbyist and talk to steve mnuchin. >> host: okay color, we get it. >> guest: i am not a lobbyist. i'm a federal employee and i was appointed by the secretary in 2001 but my job described by congress in the internal revenue code, which is to be an irs employee, but be independent and speak up for taxpayers. in fact, your points are really well taken about how antiquated the irs is and i have written pages and pages and pages in the annual report to congress pointing out how antiquated it is and how behind the times it is compared to other tax systems around the world. you know, it is not just watching. it is use of artificial intelligence. the irs has the two oldest databases in

and the irs will feel the pain, too, as they scramble under a new gop tax law. >> if the irs stops working, how do you actually implement your policy? >> hallie, it's why we don't want the government to shut down. it's why we don't want the irs not to have workers here. >> reporter: mike works for the epa where it's business as usual next week. but week after that, who knows? >> i feel badly for the employees at our office, some of which live paycheck to paycheck that are worried about where is my next paycheck coming from? >> reporter: president trump had been planning to spend the anniversary of his inauguration tomorrow at his mar-a-lago resort. but tonight we're told he will stay in washington until this shutdown drama gets resolved. savannah? >> hallie jackson at the white house, thank you. >>> while most of the oxygen in washington is consumed by shutdown talk, the president did

. >> these are the letters my parents received from the irs. >> reporter: for nine months julianne mclaughlinried to set the record straight with the irs after her elderly parents identities were stolen and their $1,900 refund was filed before they could. their social security number, both of theirs are floating around and these are two elderly people with no ability to protect themselves. >> reporter: tax-related scams jumped 400% last year. now the irs is cautioning it could be worse this year, after 145 million americans personal information was lost after equifax hack was lost alone. >> this potentially could be someone's identity involved in a tax scheme. >> exactly, they create fake tax rereturn. >> reporter: at the ibm cyber command center took us into the dark web where fraudulently prepared tax documents sell for $40 to $60 each. >> they try to file the tax returns before you so they can collect on your money before you can. >> reporter: this advice, establish a six-digit pin with the irs to ensure your data is safe. and beware of e-mails or phone calls from the irs. they're almost a

but the irs says employees should take it upon themselves to double-check their employer's math. nbc's tom costello has the details. >> reporter: if you're like millions of americans wondering whether the new tax law will mean more take-home pay, a warning tonight. you may need to do your homework. the irs says it's up to all of us to double-check our paystubs starting next month to make sure employers aren't taking out too much tax or too little. the irs only rolled out the new tax withholding tables today. >> there's a lot of work left to be done, but we're estimating that 90% of the workers will see an increase in take-home pay because of the tax cuts act. >> reporter: the white house is anxious for americans to see that higher take-home pay, but so far employers have had to use last year's tables to calculate withholdings. employers are now scrambling to use the tables released today by mid-february. >> there's a lot of confusion. we've been handling phone calls for the past three weeks. >> reporter: boston cpa jeff levine's advice for middle class americans -- don't change yo

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the treasury and irs will work together to release a new w-4. we expect to release that later in the year. we will be meeting with payroll providers to reflect the new law. the irs will continue to focus on simplification and a user-friendly process. these tables will help to deliver tax cuts as soon as americans ass many possible with as little disruption as possible. this will continue to focus and fuel the growth returning to this country. i would like to highlight the announcement from walmart. they will be increasing their minimum wages and expanding family and if it's for over one million employees. they are the latest to make this announcement as a result of the tax cut act. they join over 130 other countries across the nation who relief.eady given such we are over 2 million workers that have seen special bonuses or additional wages. i am happy to answer any questions. >> in regards to walmart, does that mean that we can expect movement on the federal behalf to increase minimum wage for everyone? >> the most important issue is for cut -- c

. >> these are the letters that my parents received from the irs. >> reporter: for nine months juliannehlin tried to set the record straight with the irs. after cyber criminals stole her elderly parents' identities and filed for a $1900 tax refund before they could. >> their social security numbers, both of theirs are floating around out there and these are two elderly people who have no ability to sort of protect themselves. >> reporter: tax related scams jumped 400% last year. now the irs is cautioning it could be worse this year. after 145 million americans personal information was lost after last year's equifax hack alone. >> this potentially could be somebody's identity now involved in a tax scheme. >> exactly. and so they create fake tax returns. >> reporter: at the ibm cyber command center took us into the dark web where already prepared fraudulent tax documents sell for 40 to $60 each. >> they try to file the tax returns before you so they can collect on your money before you can. >> reporter: the advice, establish a six-digit pin with the irs to ensure your data is safe and bew

they can even make the caller i.d. say irshe real irs is issuing a new warning. >> you know, you work during the day, i work during the day, they work at this during the day. they'll never stop. >> reporter: jim robnett is special agent in charge of criminal investigations in new york for the irs. he says there are dead giveaways that a call is a fraud. i have some phone calls here. some real scam phone calls, people claiming to be from the irs. i want to play them for you. >> sure. >> next one hour we're going to send out a legal team with local sheriff county officers of the city. they're going to put you into custody. >> okay. stop the call. >> right there. >> right there. first of all, that's a fake call. >> why? >> irs won't threaten you on these calls. they will not threaten you at all. >> even if you owe them money, they won't threaten you. >> that's correct. >> reporter: the scammers often demanding money on the spot. okay. here's another call. >> do you know moneygram, moneygram is this very easy process. >> that call

the irs issues tables every january. new we were changing the tax bill so it obviously made sense to wait from january to february so we gave people time to institute this. any claims that we're doing this for political issues are ridiculous, okay? i would also make a comment. you know the democrats made a bunch of noise about our numbers, and tax policy, inspector general just came out with a report that made very clear there was no political interference in this and how we ran these numbers. so i would hope the democrats are focused on doing things good for the economy and the american people. reporter: on davos, major question from ayman, message being consistent president will deliver in switzerland. one of the messages aimed at middle-class americans. he got elected on populist platform. explain how it is consistent, takes members of his cabinet, many very wealthy, to rub elbows with a bunch of other people in switzerland. can you explain the consistency? >> i can assure you members of his cabinet have no interest go

and those at risk, urged to follow their tax status on the irs' website. t tom, the biggest tax tip tonight for people, the irs says beat the crooks and file your tax return early. the agency will begin to accept 2017 returns tomorrow. tom? >> kenneth, thank you. >>> up next, when we come back, crossing the line? why marco rubio says he was forced to fire his chief of staff. >>> and the frightening moment for two children out for a swim, surrounded by killer whales. what happened, coming up next. stay with us. dramatic? u be any more i've had it. i'm taking mucinex sinus-max. eh, that stuff's all the same. this is different. it fights pressure, pain, and congestion. a-thank you. those are my 3 best qualities. get the straps. carl? you know that i get carsick! carl mucinex sinus-max. with a triple-action formula that fights pain, congestion, & pressure. start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. (whispering) with the capital one venture card, you'll earn unlimited double miles on every purchase, every day. not just airline purchases. (yelling) holy

let me run down some of the time line, if you are an employee, the irs, the treasury department says you don't need to do anything. come february 15th, employers must implement the new tax tables so they can conform with irs guidelines, and then shortly after that, at some point late in february, the irs will have a tax calculator online so people can play with the tax calculator to see what they owe the federal government and make sure what they are withholding is the correct amount, and later this year, the irs will introduce new w-4 forms. that issue is an important one, liz, let me show you the w-4 form, if you've been hired recently or tried to change exemptions, it will look remember if. form you fill out announcing how many exemptions you have and the amount to withhold. the new tax code doesn't allow for exemptions, the old one sdchl the irs is having people fill out the old w-4 form. next year, they want them to fill out a new w-4 form. the tax tables need to be massaged, need to be tweeked so they can gel with the old form. that led me to ask the treasury secretary steve mn

the comments drew the ire of president trump and days later bannon left his job at breitbart news. >> the president's health will be a hot topic tomorrow when he undergoes his first annual physical since taking office. the president has faced a series of questions about his for office including claims he displayed symptoms of dementia. the white house called those claims disgraceful and laughable. today reporters asked president trump about his checkup. >> very well. i'll be very surprised if it doesn't. it bert go well otherwise the stock market will not be happy. >> a little tough to hear there, but mr. trump joked the stock market could tank if his physical doesn't go well. the white house position will release the results after the exam at walter reed medical center. >>> new at 11:00 for the second night in a row someone has been killed on a section of branch avenue in temple hills. an suv struck a pedestrian near iverson street about 6:00. the woman died at the hospital. investigators say the driver of the suv that hit her remained on the scene. >>> we now know the name of the ma

the irs issues tables every january. we knew we were changing the tax bill. obviously made sense to wait to from january to february so that we gave people time to institute this. any claims that we are doing this for political issues are ridiculous. i would also make and comment, the democrats made a bunch of noise about the numbers and tax policy, the inspector general just came out with a report that made very clear that there is no political interference in this and how we ran the numbers. i would hope that the democrats are focused on doing things that are good for the economy and the american people. >> you talk about the message being consistent at the president will deliver in switzerland, one of the big messages has been at middle-class americans. he got elected on the populace platform. i'm hoping you can explain how it is consistent to take members of the cabinets, members who are very wealthy amongst other wealthy people in switzerland. can you explain? >> i assure you that the members of the cabinet have no interest to go in there and rub elbows

it is a massive amount of work at treasury and the irs. yesterday we just announced the new withholding tables. so people will get tax breaks in february, i would say. the good news is there is nothing we have identified so far that we think is particularly problematic that we think we would need a technical correction. there are like 80 sections of the bill left to the secretary to put out regulations. we have a lot of work at the treasury and irs. sec. mnuchin: -- mr. rubenstein: very often when you pass tax legislation, the irs has more work. there does not seem to be evidence of hiring more irs agents. is there effort to do that or you don't need to do that? sec. mnuchin: this touches every single aspect of the irs from technology to processes to forms , and we are speaking with congress about getting additional funding for the implementation. we would expect we would hire a significant number of people to help with the of limitation. mr. rubenstein: but not to audit people? [laughter] i would say, in all seriousness, one of my projects

the irs issues tables every january. e changing the tax bill, so it obviously made sense to wait from january to february so that we gave people time to institute this. any claims that we are doing this for political issues are ridiculous, okay. i'd also make a comment, you know, the democrats made a bunch of noise about our numbers, and tax policy, inspector general just came out with a report that made very clear there was no political interference in this in how we ran the numbers. so i would hope the democrats are focused on doing things good for the economy and american people. >> and da voss, you talked about the message being consistent that the president will deliver in switzerland. one of the issues raised at americans. many of whom in the cabinet rubble boast with very wealthy people in switzerland. can you explain that? >> i can assure you members of cabinet has no interest in going over there and rubbing elbows with anybody. this is about meeting business leaders. this is about meeting our counterpart. this is

the irs said the e-mails were lost because of a system crash. every time the walls are closing in on the obama administration officials key evidence just disappears. they found it two years later in the case. when it keeps happening it's not a coincidence. it's called obstruction of justice. this are several other wrinkles in the story. remember debbie schultz. he had smashed hard drives. they said it didn't. new information from peter strzok and page they both of them and add the former attorney general, loretta lynch, knew clinton wouldn't be prosecuted in the e-mail investigation. they said this before they interviewed hillary. let's give you the back story. in may comey, strzok and other officials were drafting the clinton exoneration before interviewing hillary and 17 other key witnesses. exoneration before investigation. that's rigged and the fix was in. you have former attorney general loretta lynch meeting who? bill clinton on the tarmac talking about grand children for 40 minutes at the end of june. they haven't asked questions for thos

about 70% of americans should get something back, according to the irs. refund last year, $2,895. but in the bake of last year's e equifax data breach, which compromised sensitive information of 145 million americans, a warning from the irs. scammers are on the rise, ready to snag that check before you can. >> the thieves love to file early. that's what they do. all they need is your social security number, date of birth and your name to file a tax return. >> reporter: this year's biggest change, more many filers will find a unique verification code in box nine of that w-2 on their tax returns. plus, avoid some of the simplest mistakes that can trip you up, like using the wrong social security number. and the irs says most filers will get their refund in less than 21 days. there's even now a website and an app where you can monitor the status. you can find those at irs.gov. >> rebecca, thank you. >>> when we come back tonight, the driver allegedly trying to run people down. the driver shot and killed. >>> and on the eve of the super bowl, why tom brady su

the irs issues tables every january. new we were changing the tax bill, so it obviously made sense to wait from january to february so that we gave people time to institute this. any claims that we're doing this for political issues are ridiculous, okay? i'd also make a comment, the democrats made a bunch of noise about our numbers and tax policy. the inspector general just came out with a report that made very clear there was no political interference in this and how we ran these numbers. so i would hope the democrats are focused on doing things that are good for the economy and the american people. >> you talked about the message being consistent that the president will deliver in switzerland. obviously one of his big messages has been aimed at middle class americans. he got elected on his populous program. how consistent to take members of his cabinet who are very wealthy to rub elbows with other wealthy people in switzerland. >> i can assure you that the members of his cabinet have no interest in going over there and

>> what they got was the ire of their base. i really feel like in the span of a month, the democrats have made two grievous errors. they voted against the tax cuts last month that have spurred millions of dollars through pay raises, through bonuses, through investments. 20,000 new jobs just from apple. so they're on the wrong side. they voted against tax cuts, and now they voted for shutting down the government. these are just grievous errors, and they got nothing. >> you said they did the right thing today. what did they get for it? >> they did the right thing by not playing politics with people's lives. >> but what did they get? >> what they got was the ire of their base. they got -- >> they got the ire of their base. they wouldn't have made the deal. >> the ire of their base. i said everything that we've all been saying all weekend came true. i was on cnn. i was on your network two nights ago standing right here with erin burnett, and i talked about the people who are auditioning for 2020 are shutting down the government, how

you can see the new tax tables on the irs website. >>> 4:26. rsey is making its latest push for amazon's newest headquarters. yesterday governor christie signed a bill authorizing billions in tax incentives for amazon. christie wants the online retailer to build its second headquarters in newark. jammed's -- amazon's home base is seattle. we know what was in philadelphia's pitch to amazon in an effort to land the company's h. q. leaders touted strong cell phone service, close proximity to other cities, the airport, and length of time it takes to fill engineering jobs. other factors were the housing market and historic sites. more than 230 communities bid for amazon's h.q. 2. >>> strong language. president trump sparks backlash for the way he described two countries. >>> and mud and mayhem. video captures the frantic effort to outrun a mudslide as we learn new details about the victims. >>> a warm start, even the pocono mountains. the temperature is 55 degrees. you see little bit of fog there. and there are other pockets of fog this morning. grab

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but in h the same way, i still feel helpless. >> reporter: the irs has placed a varity occasion code nerated by the employer and will appear on your w 2. those at risk urged to follow their tax status on the irss' website. beat the crooks and file early. kenneth moton, abc news, washington. >> that's why we found filer lil? >> i say every year i should. i never do. >>> that's the news for this >> good morning it is 4:30 a.m., monday, january 29. it's super bowl week. >> here's what we're following for you. the eagles touched down in minnesota. tonight they face the glare of global press. it is super bowl opening night in minnesota, "action news" is there. >> gunfire claims three lives in a berks county home. >> tax filing season will kick off today. we'll talk about an important change to look for on your w2. >> getting ready for super bowl week, david murphy and karen

we have a lot of work at the treasury and irs. mr. rubenstein: very often the rs has more work. be a needn't seem to to hire more irs agents. mr. rubenstein: sec. mnuchin: this touches every aspect. technology, processes, forms. we are talking to congress about additional fundings. we would expect to hire a significant number of person -- of people. mr. rubenstein: but not the audit people. [laughter] all mnuchin: in seriousness, one of my projects in the irs is to see how we can use technology more for audits. we want to make sure that we automate. gap, thethe tax theoretical difference between what we collect and what we should. we will look at technology to narrow that. mr. rubenstein: one of the most important changes if the elimination of the deduction for state and local taxes. and dos controversial you think you could have avoided doing that if you had phased in the corporate tax cut? what if you had phased in over five years. david, as you and, there were trade-offs that is one we could have made. salt that wasn of part of the house blueprint from day one. we thought thro

the irs has had 13 days to figure out what the law says.eep in mind, 6 of those 13 days were weekends or federal holidays. if you are not sure what the new tax law is today, neither is the irs. during the christmas break, we saw taxpayers all over the united states line up to pay their property tax early in order to save money. taxes like property and state tax will be less deductible and that starts today. that brings up an interesting political point. washington assures americans they are getting a tax cut. every person in every line lined up during the christmas holiday were trying to avoid higher taxes. none of the people you see here think they are getting a tax cut. the stock markets are closed today, looking back at 2017, it was the second best run up for the index in the last ten years. roku was the best ipo of 2017. as for what's ahead for 2018, there are indicators we are been getting. you are leaning in, right? it's all bitcoin. no. it shows things may slow down. it's a flatten of the yield curve. we just can't predict. we couldn

the irs will focus on simple process. these new tables will help deliver the tax cuts as soon as possible to as many americans as possible with little destruction as possible. this will continue to focus and fill optimism or economics into this country i want to highlight the announcement from walmart this morning, we want to thank them, they'll be increasing their minimum wages and issuing bonuses and expanding family men fi benefits for over a million employees. >> they join over 130 other companies across the nation who have already given such a relief we are now up to over 2 million workers who have seen special bonuses or additional wages. with that, i am happy to answer any questions. i have to start with you because you have the hat >> in regards to walmart and minimum wage, does that mean we can expect movement of the federal governments perhaps to increase the federal minimum wage for everyone? >> the most important issue is for companies to increase their wages and walmart's number is above the minimum age. it is

some of the scammers are so sophisticated they can even make the caller i.d. say irs. that's why the real ir, s is issuing a new warning saying there are big signs that a call is fake. >> irs won't threaten you on these calls. even if you owe them money, they won't threaten you? >> h that's correct. >> the irs also won't demand money on the spot, but the biggest indicator the call is a scam, the irs' first contact is never by phone. >>> eagles fans are hoping this is the year their team finally wins its first super bowl. >> before the super bowl existed, the eagles did win a world championship. back in 1960. tonight we spoke to fans who were there. >> nbc 10's keith jones has this blast from the past. >> here, take a look at this. >> reporter: 83-year-old charles showed me the program. >> this ad for household finance. >> they would loan you $20. >> reporter: there's even an ad for a television. boasting it came with a remote control that changed channels. >> this is the original eagles fight song. here's the lines. it's not fly, eagles, fly. fight, eagles, fight. >> re

the treasury department and the irs giving new guidance to employers on how much to withhold from wagesnder the new tax plan treasury secretary steve mnuchin said he expects about 90% of workers will see an increase in their paychecks as a result. >> the irs will continue to focus on simplification and a user-friendly process. these new tables will help deliver the tax cuts as soon as possible to as many americans as possible >> now, the deadline for companies to make the changes is february 15th. this years will not have to fill out a new w4, that has personal information has helps employers figure out how much to hold the irs is drawing up a new form by the end of the year so in 2019 officials say a significant number of workers will have to submit that new paperwork. democrats have raised concerns that with all these changes to the tax code many people could end up owing uncle sam next year mnuchin refuted that saying the percentage of taxpayers receiving refunds is steady. >> the percentage of people seeing things fall versus rise is significantly higher than people seeing the overa

taxpayers, accountants and the irs are trying to figure it out. >> the new law takings effect today. it was finalized 13 days ago. the irs has had 13 days to figure out what the law says. 6 of the 13 were weekends or federal holidays. if you are not sure what the tax law is, that's okay, neither is the irs. we saw people lining up to pay property taxes early to save money. they will be less deductible, starting today. this brings up an interesting political point. washington assures americans they are getting a tax cut. every person in this line, lined up during the christmas holiday to avoid higher taxes doesn't think washington is telling them the truth. voters think they are getting a tax hike. the stock markets closed in the second best run in years. september was the best ipo of 2017. the president predicts the stock market will do very well. i can't give you a prediction. i can tell you about flattening yields. we can't predict. we couldn't predict this 2017. it does not make sense. >> it was interesting to see people trying to pay taxes ahead of time. the properties have to be

the irs case, remember that? not only is this worse than watergate, it looks like a cover up worse than watergate. 18 minutes of missing tape has shown up in this case. it all comes as one of the new messages tonight suggests that strzok, page, and the former attorney general loretta lynch new hillary clinton would go free in the email scandal investigation before they ever investigated itt or interviewed her. plus, tonight, pressure is built into released a classified memo showing s systemic abuse against the trump campaign, the scandalous one of the biggest abuses of power in american history. it is time that you, the american people, get thepl trut. we are once again tonight, we are calling on you to contact congress, let them know. you want the memo released. we also want you to send out, wt want the text messages. now that the government shutdown is almost over, my advice to republicans going forward on immigration, we'll get that on so much more in tonight's breaking news monologue. ♪ remember the vindicati

we're not telling the irs to do anything. k absent specific evidence that the white house is saying irs, we want you to juice this for us. this may just sort of go away. >> damian, when you look at catherine alluded to companies giving tax breaks or benefits to employees because of this tax law. you have walmart coming out now and announcing because of this it will raise its starting salary, basically, its first wage from $9 to $11 an hour and also give out bonuses. up to $1,000 if you worked there for more than 20 years. a little bit less if you worked there for more than 15 years. what is the political implication for that? >> that is a great news story. what we have been really frustrated by this economic recovery is that wages have been sluggish to return. we have seen the stock market really roar and we've seen people in the upper tier make more money but a hard time seeing the middle class and lower middle class see their wages. walmart is the biggest private employer in the country and this will have real consequences f

before the tax overhaul, the irs was under funded. withholdings are within your control. u can update the w-4 form for our employer. i encourage everyone to look at that. one interesting thing is because of how many questions there will be for the irs and how under funded, you can maybe expect six of ten calls answered. the tax preparation agencies are all ready to take your money to help you. >> remember they were going to be put out of work? >> working around the clock. >> a long road to recovery beginning for 13 siblings ages 2 to 29. rescued from awful conditions at a california home. community outside los angeles is left outraged this morning. >> now to know there were all those kids if n there. i wish there was something the community could have done. if you have medicare parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what? you could apply for a medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance co

that will stop, you know, the irs will not be able to sort of figure out all the rules and regulationseds to implement the tax code, so those sorts of things will be put on hold if there's a shutdown. >> peter -- go ahead, dave, then i want to go to peter. >> there's a couple things to add to this, the people most hurt, frankly, are the military. that's the greatest dislocation, all the things they do for the soldiers, families, contracts they are doing. >> active duty service members show up for work. they don't stop working. they don't get paid, they get paid later. >> very disruptive in the pentagon in a way many agencies that are not disrupted as badly as they are. secondly is, entitlement programs will continue. >> social security checks go out. v.a. hospitals still function. >> it's important for people. >> i think that's fair. >> there are dislocations and it costs money. >> inconveniences for people, too. peter, you covered, i think, 2013 you were in d.c. covering the last shutdown. let's be clear, too, about what continues and what does not. as dave hawpy, former chief of staf

limbo i am outside the headquarters of the irs. ncy employs about 80,000 people across the country. more than half of them are on furlough today now if this was any other time of the year even more people would be staying at home, but the irs says that because we're in the start of tax filing season, it will continue essential operations, including processing tax returns and testing its computer systems what it's not doing, however, is working on rolling out the new tax law. companies have been expecting guidance to come out today from the irs to give them some information on how to calculate that new repatriation tax. that's going to be delayed also on hold is a slew of rule making on everything from what counts as a pass through business to whether companies can deduct meals and entertainment expenses now companies are saying that this shutdown is coming at what is already a tough time for the irs. it has no permanent head it's had to cut $900 million and 21,000 workers from its budget since 2010 and the irs says it's going to nee

it is up to the treasury and irs to correct some of those things. it does not apply to everyone, there are those that will be shut out of the benefits. alexis: that is exactly right. companies whose fiscal years do follow the calendar years, end on december 31, like google and general electric, they don't have the possibility of basically having extra month to shift their offshore cash into cash. kevin: where are we now? it has been about a month since the president and congress passed the tax plan. using they made any leeway selling this to the american people? alexis: we have not seen any polls since the end of last year. as a then, the tax plan was not believe very well. i think now we are seeing companies announcing bonuses and increase in minimum wage and things like that, which i think republicans are hoping will help sell the tax plan to the american public, but i think it will be very core to the midterm elections what exactly if americans feel that there has been a difference because of this tax plan. shery: how will the irs play this if th

our next guest was at the center of the irs targeting scandal and said that no one should be surprisedt we are about to find out. >> he had a long time fear of being poisoned. heather: that's just the tip of the iceberg, the political punches aimed directly at president trump heather: welcome back to "fox & friends first". washington state issuing new rule to help protect illegal immigrants. drivers will no longer have to provide birthplace when applying for license, this move coming weeks after the seattle times reported that the department of licensing was handing over personal information to ice that could be used to arrest and deport illegal immigrants. but now ice has a new tool that they say can -- that they can use to help track down illegal immigration. they've gained access to a nationwide licensing database containing billions of records. this will allow agents to track people via the car movements over the past five years. the data is collected from cameras on police cars, bridges and toll booths, we will see how that works out. the white house is now calling for the release

they're not too many in the irs. ere are people at treasuries will haven't been appointed that are involved in tax policy. staffing is a problem across the government. think it will be a severe challenge for the irs, both to implement this law and try to crack down on loopholes. julia: what about last resort calling this unconstitutional. i have heard governor cuomo, the latest to use that term. is there any wiggle room? >> that would have to be determined by the supreme court. governor cuomo would have to bring a lawsuit against the government. he would have to probably pass a standing task that he has reason to sue over the law. eight't put a lot of w behind that argument. scarlet: speaking of longshots and lawsuits, let's talk about the reaction by the trump administration to michael wolff's book "fire in theory." the president's mo has been to rattle cages with legal letters, lawyers, threats, all of that. how often does he take the next step to take legal action against what he feels is wrong? >> he has a track r

the irs must also hold some refunds until february 15th. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," aive look at nasa's moon feed this morning as you still have about 30 minutes to check out that blue moon, super moon, partial eclipse, trifecta. we are tracking it all for you. >>> plus staying safe during a wildfire. the new science popping up around the south bay designed to help people escape from fires. the time 6:27. we )re tracking t super moon, blood moon... as >>> right now at 6:30 we are tracking the blue moon, super moon, blood moon, all of it as we take a live look from chabot space and science center this morning. there was also a total lunar eclipse early in morning. if you weren't up by 6:07 you missed it. you can still catch partial solar eclipse until 7:11 right before sunrise and we will tell you where you can catch all the rest of it on our social platforms. thanks for joining us on this wednesday, i'm kris sanchez, in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we have team coverage of the lunar trifecta this morning. with he want to begin with kari hall. >> we c

the irs also feeling the effects.f there's no agreement by monday, what will happen with services like associate security? abc's stephanie ramos with that start of the story. >> reporter: the statue of liberty, american iconic symbol of freedom, inaccessible. >> frustrating being told you can't go. >> reporter: tourists in new york showing up to find locks on the gate and these signs. in philadelphia, these people lined up to see the liberty bell through a window. even though the trump administration said they would try to keep national parks open, several closed today due to limited staffing. caused by the shutdown. nearly 800,000 civilian federal employees throughout the government won't get paid. >> federal workers got notices from their various agencies whether they were exempt or furloughed employees. >> reporter: it's costly, the last shutdown in 2013 cost the u.s. economy $1.5 billion a day. he spent six years in the military and now works for the associate security administration. while the agency will continu