it's unusual for a healt federal emergency that's declared during a hurricane. >> all right, tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> 4:48 now. we're getting new numbers in the race for virginia governor. a poll from hampton university shows ed gillespie with a lead over democrat northam. nearly a third of responders are undecided. this is the second poll to show gillespie ahead in the race. the poll has a margin of error plus or minus 4.2 percentage points. he head to the polls on november 7th. >>> i'm justin finch the at live desk. there's a missing bethesda man. this is 80-year-old juan soo kim. he left his home yesterday afternoon. he was driving a 2012 black nissan sentra with maryland tags. the tag number is 7ds bear in mind, too, the low temperatures last night. that got down to 50 degrees. a lot to have concern. if you know where yim is, call police. >>> there's also a search for this elderly man. d.c. police say 66-year-old ronald stuckey was last seen sunday. if you see him, call police. >>> it makes it harder to understand the rules of the road on 66. if

tracie potts is live on capitol hill. what's leading investigators to that theory. >> the fact that the terrorists may have been tipped off that our soldiers were in a village that was known to be sympathetic to isis and they were there without drones or eyes overhead and likely armed. a small contingent. that's one of the things that investigators want to look at. did the mission change at some point according to what we know so far. they were out and turned around and sent back and may have been delayed by some of the villagers there who may have known about the ambush attack. the other thing they're looking an hour during the firefight to call for backup help. a french drone arrived within minutes. but at that point we know it was too late. >> we've heard from the widow of the sergeant killed in that niger attack. what is she saying about president trump's condolence call? we've heard discussion about this. >> because congresswoman wilson was with her and heard the discussion. there's been discussion about this. the wi

we're joined by tracie potts to break down the plan. how is this going to work, tracie? >> those who have marketplace insurance, it reduces -- excuse me, it reduces their out of pocket costs by giving billions of dollars in payments directly to the insurance companies. that's the way it's worked. but republicans and the trump administration now argue that the payments were never authorized. the president after signing off on one executive order that would change essentially make it easier to purchase plans that don't meet obamacare standards. then last night they announced the subsidies are going away. keep in mind that more than half the people who have marketplace insurance benefit from these subsidies, which essentially means that insurers will go up on their rates to compensate. we've been looking at the rates down south and by this. many of the rates have gone up already. the congressional budget office said 20 to 25% premium hike is what people can expect without the subsidies in place. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> the boyfriend of a

tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> the city of charlottesville is trying to prevent more rallies by hate groups. >> that was officials say a group of 40 white nationalists gathered there for about ten minutes holding tiki torches and chanting before boarding a bus and leaving the city. this comes two months after a white nationalist rally turned violent in charlottesville. one person was killed. the city says it's unconscionable that these people would return to charlottesville to intimidate and spread fear. >>> take a look here. what you are looking at right now is just an emergency drill. no one hurt here. actors helped out first responders in montgomery county as they carried out a simulated mass shooting. the drill at walt whitman high happened a week after the tragedy in vegas. it allowed the emergency crews to practice their skills for a real-life worst case scenario. >>> they ran toward danger to help save lives. >> yesterday, 95 names of firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice the nat

tracie potts breaks things down a bit remind you that today is the deadline to request your virginia absentee ballot. you will need one if you can't neighboring to the polls to have a ballot mailed to you, you must request it by 5:00 p.m. today. to vote absentee in person, you have do it by this coming saturday. you might need to explain why you can't vote on tuesday and show supporting documents. >>> there is a big ceremony taking place in advance of the olympics. >>> angie goff at the live desk with a live video from athens, greece, where it all started, angie. >> right. where it all started. where it was lit in greece. it's heading to the host

news 4's tracie potts isve tracie, we heard these names before. we know they've been a focus. could they be charged? might it be completely somebody under the radar? >> we don't know. they could be targets under investigation. >> man fort's home, his virginia home was raided back in july. an unannounced raid to him. certainly, there has been scrutiny of those too. could there be smaller fish? that's what some attorneys are speculating. or they could be going after people who were uncooperative. calling their bluff to get them to cooperate. or they could be casting a wide net. we could see more than one indictment to see who talks first. we don't know who the indictments are for, we don't know what the indictments are for or what the charges are. sense of where the investigation is headed and it will probably give lawmakers -- for the separate investigations happening here on the hill. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. we'll have to see whose names come out of that investigation. thank you, tracie. >>> 12 minutes before the hour. president trump's approval rating dro

. >> president trump gave them their marching orders to give them a goal of -- tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, the house up first on this. when do they want to get this done. >> they want to get it done by the end of the year. the president saying he wants something on his desk by thanksgiving on tax reform. step one is for the house to pass the same budget that passed the senate last week. that leaves open $1.5 trillion for tax cuts. it's also going to raise deficit significantly. the budget office says. that's something democrats are likely to push back the way this is how much they can really stop this moving forward. the goals republicans say are big tax cuts in keeping jobs from going overseas. democrats say they're on board with that. the question remains how big will the tax cuts be and who will get them. they're focused on making sure they go to the middle class, the working families. but we haven't seen enough detail to know whether it will happen. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. thank you. >>> president trump says ella lou the relief of thousands of governme

. >> news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill for us. tracie, nbc is standing by its reporting. >> absolutely. the president says it never happened. the defense secretary says it never happened. but three people who were inside that room at that national security meeting say that the president didn't order but discussed whether or not to look at this big increase in our nuke lar arsenal and that the meeting was very tense as a result as some of his own military experts tried to explain why it was not such a great idea. this issue of a broadcast license threatening to challenge the broadcast license over what he calls fake news, networks do not have broadcast licenses. our affiliate stations do and he can certainly challenge 200 of them. but networks themselves and this is the network report shall don't have broadcast licenses. in fact, one member of the s.e.c., the federal communications -- she said that's not how it works. >> he's expected to sign an executive order on health care today. what would that do snoo. >> the president wants to

of the supplies that have been stacked up and not distributed to people across the island. >> tracie pottsitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> here at the live desk, we're following breaking news. our relationship with cuba taking another turn. there could be a reduction in staff at the cuban embassy here in d.c. the trump administration is preparing to ask cuba to cut staff by 60%. that's according to the associated press. nbc news working to confirm that. it all comes after the white house pulled diplomats out cuba after reports of sonic attacks. american government employees say they lost their hearing and vision. just to be clear, no one is being expelled from the country but a similar number of diplomats -- >> thank you, chris. >>> it's 4:49. this is a story only on news 4. news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss learned that opal brown, the woman charged for throwing a cup of urine on a metrobus driver tested positive for pcp at least twice after she was arrested brown is being held in jail and adam will have a live report in our next hour. be sure to follow him on twitter @adam

tracie potts reports from washington. >>> thank you very much -- >> reporter: president trump's made it clear he's no fan of the iran nuclear deal. >> it was one of the most incompetently drawn deals i've ever seen. >> reporter: if as expected he refuses to certify that iran is complying with the deal as he's done twice before, it will be against his own advisers. >> iran is not in material breach of the agreement. >> it is something the president should consider staying with. >> reporter: this from the white house chief of staff. >> the deal that was struck under the previous administration is a deal that in the long term even in the medium and long term will protect america. >> reporter: decertificate fighting would give congress -- decertifying would give congress 60 days to put in strategy. >> their activity and behavior has only gotten worse since the iran deal. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. >> they are not in violation of it. >> this is more a political maneuver than a strategic decision. >> reporter: america's allies anxiously await the decision. leaders in iran say if thi

tracie potts is on capitol hill with more. what does this tell us? >> it certainly tells us it's not over and it also tells us that they have been working for a while. that other man you mentioned, george papadopolous was a volunteer campaign adviser a few weeks ago he pleaded guilty. it was announced on monday. several months ago he started working with the fbi investigators on this case, which means they may have from him by now. he's pleaded guilty to the russian connections during the campaign and to lying initially to the fbi about those connections. reaction from the white house is that these indictments, not papadopolous specifically but the indictments have nothing to do with the president. that the money laundering and the tax evasion happened years before gates and manafort were working for the trump campaign. >> we'll hear from google, facebook, twitter. what will happen on that front today. >> that's about the ads that were tracked to russia that flooded swing states in the months before the election, presumably to try to influence people

at least, not a consensus on those items. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you.e of the las vegas massacre continues on the nbc washington app. that is where you can learn more about bump stock devices and the democrats' push to ban them. >>> virginia's attorney general filed an appeal in the lee boyd malvo case. he was part of the sniper trial that terrorized our area. they're appealing the judge's decision ordering a resentencing for malvo. the judge overturned the life sentence based on two supreme court case that is said mandatory life sentences for juveniles is he was 17 -- >>> a mom it heading to jail for not getting her child vaccinated. the bottom's ex-husband wanted their 9-year-old vaccinated. but she said it violated her beliefs. while she is the primary care-giver, the judge told her the boy's father, quote, gets a say. now she will serve the seven-day sentence for contempt of court. it's not clear this morning whether or not the child will be or has been vaccinated. >>> shoppers are enraged after someone spotted a hoodie on amazon describing anorexia

tracie potts, live on capitol hill for us. acie, thank you. >> make sure to have the nbc washington app on your the first charges are made public. we'll have continuing coverage all day here on news 4. >>> president trump's approval rating dropped to a new low. with the latest nbc news "wall street journal" poll approval rating at 38%. that's down 5 points since last month. 58% of respondents disapprove of mr. trump's job performance so far. his approval rating of 38% is the lowest in modern times for a president at this stage of his presidency. the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points. >>> this week, you can enroll for coverage through the affordable care act. but a lot of people are confused about when and how they can get insurance coverage. that's because president trump and congressional republicans vowed to repeal it. that hasn't happened yet. it runs from november 1st through december 15th. >>> polls next week, you have to vote absentee. you must request a ballot by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. to vot

someone inside those ads trace back to russia and we may see those ads after the hearing is over. >> tracie pottsve on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> it's 5:47. arizona senator john mccain returned to his alma mater at the u.s. naval academy monday night and during a speech, the republican senator says he is concerned about americans losing confidence in the election system. >> because if we lose confidence in the results of our elections, that bee don't believe them, that attacks the fundamentals of what america was all about and it was founded. >> mccain also spoke about the special prosecutor robert mueller's probe into russia's interference into the elections saying he was not surprised by the indictments of paul manafort and rick gates. ziefrnts 5:47 right now. one young woman's life was cut short, another life changed forever when a 12-year-old boy jumped i-66. a driver on the road below died. police are treating this as a suicide attempt. the boy's uncle is speaking for the first time since the accident. >> he was happy? >> yeah. >> how did this happen? >> i don't know. i don'

. >> that's "today in the bay's" tracie potts reports, that may mean money for tax reform. >> reporter: the house is expected to vote today on a budget that includes $1.5 trillion for president trump's tax cuts. >> i did make a couple of calls, i said, fellas, please, no changes, just pass this along. we have to get tax cuts. >> reporter: in a wide ranging interview last night with fox business network's lou dobbs the president insisted his party is unified. >> i tell you there was a lot of love in that room. >> reporter: despite public criticism from two republican senators. >> i'm glad that jeff flake and bob corker and others are giving voice to some of these concerns that so many of us talk about privately. >> reporter: but republican leaders eager for a win on tax reform would rather see those differences kept private. >> it's in our interest to have party unity so that we can continue to work forward on an agenda. >> reporter: still unclear, will democrats have a say on tax reform? >> if they need our votes we're going to have to have some influence on what that legislation is. >

thank you for the breakdown, tracie potts for us. thanks. >> now to another major headline coming out of washington this morning after two top republican senators took the extraordinary step of publicly rebuking the president of the united states calling trump a danger to democracy. accusing him of debasing the nation. with arizona senator jeff flake joining bob corker of tennessee in a uns noing that he will not seek reelection next year while taking the opportunity to speak truth to power. however, not everyone agrees. >> pathetic, weak, gutless, spineless, never trumper, establishment forces all lashing out against the president today. here's my answer to all of you tonight. good riddance. happy trails. don't let the door hit you on the way out of town. >> well, the question now is will any other sitting republicans join those two senators in the white house take down? nbc's blayne alexander has more. >> reporter: senator jeff flake announcing he is not running for another term. >> must stop pretending that the degradation of our

tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> nbc10 will be in harrisburg with president trump. you can look for live reports starting on nbc10 news this afternoon at 4:00. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf wants a ban on bump stocks. the devices were used in last week's massacre in las vegas. they essentially turn semiautomatic guns into fully automatic weapons. several pennsylvania lawmakers have said they will introduce life to make them illegal. yesterday governor wolf announced his support for the plan. >>> new jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill which would stop the sale and possession of bump stocks. if passed, dealers and people who own one will be required to surrender them to police within 90 days or face criminal charges. >>> a high-powered rifle, 300 rounds of ammo, and materials to make five pipe bombs. federal agents recovered all those items from the atlantic city house of a woman whom they say wanted to wreak havoc. according to atlantic city investigators, daniel deemers also known as danielle dealerem was trying to sell them for whatever she could get. a p

they call it pointless sabotage. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> reaction continues to pour in after president trump's tweets about pulling federal resources out of puerto rico. yesterday the president sent a series of tweets ultimately saying we cannot keep fema, the military and first responders in p.r. forever. most of the island remains in the dark. more than three weeks after most people still don't have running water. democrats and officials on the island instantly came out against the president's tweets. at yesterday's white house briefing, chief of staff john kelly said the government will stay in puerto rico until the job is done. >>> we have breaking news this morning. the death toll in the devastating california wine country wildfires is now at 31. >> that makes this the deadliest week of wildfires in california's history. between the high winds and low humidity, it may get worse before it gets better. nbc's jay gray is live in napa with more on the unfolding situation. what's happening, jay? >> reporter: chris and eun, yo

tracie potts has the back and forth from washington. >> this afternoon president trump will dine with senate republicans to jump start their efforts to overall american tax codes. >> we are working hard to get the tax cuts. >> corker is skeptical today's visit will yield much. >> i look at these visits as more of a photo o. they are not really about substance but more four him. >> the president striking back that corker couldn't get elected dogcatcher in tennessee, that he is fighting tax kuts and anything negative on trump. first daughter selling tax reform as step one of a larger plan to get rid of red tape for businesses. >> that couple will tax reforms will be a game changer. >> how would the republican tax plan effect working families? one idea, dropping 401k from 18,000 to $2,400. >> once you go down to 2,400 you're whacking the heck out of the middle class. >> they are looking for money. >> money to pay for 1.5 trillion tax cuts already built into the senate's budget. that's the senate's budget, the house still has to vote on that. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> to the

news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. acie, how do these priorities fit in with president trump's overall immigration stance? >> well, molette, now we know what his overall agenda is. democrats are saying it's simply not going to work. he took to congress overnight is the wall. a few weeks ago he sat down with democrats behind closed doors and they came out with the impression that he would not immediately be pursuing the wall or funding for the wall while they try to figure out the situation for these young immigrants. but overnight, the president made it clear that he won't sign off on, he won't support any measure for these young immigrants who came here ille l illegally to stay unless they fully fund the wall. as he put it in the letter, make sure it's built and completed. this is the opposite of what they thought the president was going to do. as these young immigrants continue to march and rally for support to stay here legally, this really sets up for a big fight between the white house and congress over how to deal

now they've gotten rid of the rule overnight. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you. >>> the other big torey on capitol hill was a security breach. ryan clayton managed to get a few feet away mr. president trump, he flthrew flags at him. this happened outside of the senate chamber. you must have a press or staff credential to be in that area. clinton didn't have either. he said he did it because he thinks the president is a, quote, clear and present danger. >> reporter: we're following some breaking news here at the live desk. two people have been shot and killed on a college campus. one of them is a student. they have not tracked down a suspect so far. the shooting happened outside of a dorm after some type of fight broke out. one was a student, a senior at the school. students are being told to stay in their rooms, we'll be sure to bring it to you. >> chris, thank you. before you go jogging this morning we have a worry about a sexual assault. news 4's justin finch has the live details. >> reporter: when you look around you see why this place is so special

tracie potts nbc washington. >>> high school will get a new name this week. school board will make the pick on thursday. at least four board members want the school named to justice high. they agreed to change it because the name sake was a con fed rat general. >> breaking nusz from the word ever entertainment fats domino has died. rock 'n' roll pioneer was famous for ain't it a shame. in his career filled more than 110 million records. he was 89 years old. >>> tonight's wizards game could get a little ugly after ha little trash talk on social media. >>> and how american airlines is responding this morning after a group cald for a boycott.le it's time for you to pick up your big spoon and try new hood cottage cheese. it's a whole world of smooth, sweet and savory flavors, packed with satisfying protein. yours truly, always good. always hood. vowould be a disaster forion virginia families.e adams supports letting insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. seniors would be charged thous

tracie potts from washington. >>> u.s. secretary says rex tillerson has told them to pack up and leave speaking at a rare meeting between iraqi and saudi leaders in riyadh, tillerson has been warning them >> we do seek to support as does the kingdom of saudi arabia and whole iraq iraq is secure and stable as ha and has the ability to stand on its own. certainly iranian militias that are in iraq now that the fight against dash and isis are done, they need to go home allow the iraqi people to regain control of areas that had been overtaken by isis and daesh. allow them to rebuild their lives with the help of their neighbors. >> saudi aramco is going to set up a new construction company to build nonoil infrastructures we will be hearing from the coo of saudi a ram ko amin nasser. plus, saudi arabian prince alwaleed bin talal will be on "squawk box. >>> en plus has set the price range for the ipo between 14 and $17 for its listing in london and moscow that will value them between 7 and $8.5 billion >>> china's new home prices

from washington, i'm tracie potts. >>> puerto rico's governor announced this morning that he is signingew executive order making it easier for volunteer doctors to help residents in need. he's also asking the island's mayors to open every school that has water. communities can then use the schools as an oasis. meanwhile, the vice president will spend several hours in puerto rico this afternoon just days after the president's visit. news 4's gentzler was in puerto rico working for you. this morning she's taking us inside a medical clinic desperately trying to keep patients alive. at least 6,000 people on the island need kidney dialysis to survive. for most of them it has to happen three times a week. >> if they don't receive dialysis then they will start accumulating toxic substances or fluid which can accumulate in the lungs and lead to respiratory failure and other complications. >> you can see all of doreen's stories on the nbc washington app. just search puerto rico. >>> well, today the washington nationals will chase that one pursuit they've been working towards all the year, throug

tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> we have got some good news for folks traveling through stafford, extended express lanes are opening on i-95 next week, the extension is adding two more miles to express lanes and you'll be able to use them to exit at garrison road. >>> in a few years your friends will be able to stay at one of the first virgin hotels in the country, you will too. the same company airlines is building a hotel in union market in d.c. the hotel will incorporate local arts and artists. it's also supposed to offer fee wi-fi and no cancellation fees. the hotel is expected to open in the fall of 2019. >>> attention shoppers. there are major changes coming to a sears store near you. cnbc's landon dowdy breaks down what you need to know. >> reporter: sears will start selling whirlpool appliances -- "the wall street journal" reports, sears which also owns kmart will sell off the remaining inventory in its stores and has stopped listing whirlpool brands including may tag and kitchenaid on its website. as recently as 2002, sears sold and snapchat's spectacles were a hot item

nbc's tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill. morning, tracie. >> wilfred and courtney, good morning. tax reform is something they wanted to get done by the end of the year now the president is saying he wants a bill done on his desk by thanksgiving who will pay what has a lot of fill in the blanks left. the president says not getting health care done can be encouragement for getting this done step one for the house to pass the same budget that we saw the senate pass last week. it leaves $1.5 trillion open for a possible tax cut the president says the biggest in history the question is will those tax cuts go mostly to businesses the president wants to lower the corporate tax rate or will a big chunk of it go to the middle class and families the numbers here will tell the story. so while the president is pushing for quick action on tax reform, we may also see some action on health care as well as lawmakers try to put together what senators and alexander murray call the compromise to stabilize the markets going into 2018 in fact, w

tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with more on this. acie, what's leading investigators to this theory? >> they think the terrorists may have been tipped off that they were going to be there. the mission may have changed in the middle of this visit to a village that we know is sympathetic to isis. that the villagers may have delayed u.s. soldiers there anticipating this attack. one of the big questions is why did it take so long to call for backup an hour into this firefight before they backup. a drone soed up and took video that the joint chiefs chair says he has not seen yet but that can shed more light -- four american soldiers killed and these investigators trying to answer lots of questions about how it happened. >> tracie we heard from the widow of sergeant johnson killed in the niger attack. what is she saying about the condolence call. >> she was upset that the president seemed to struggle to remember her husband's name. the president after that interview almost immediately within the hour tweeted that wasn't the case. that it wa

tracie potts is live on capitol hill for us this morning. acie, >> they were hoping to get it done by the end of the year. >> the president wants a bill on his desk by thanksgiving. the pep talk over the weekend in person at a strategy session here. when congress comes back this week, the first order of business is for the house to approve the senate's budget that could raise the deficit but leaves $1.5 trillion open for possible tax cuts. the president has said this will be the biggest tax cut in history. the question remains for whom. he has really focused on driving down that corporate tax to 20%. he wanted it lower. but 20 is where republicans settled in the white house says he's good with that. will it just be businesses getting the tax breaks over working families. it md will class really seeing an impact here. they have yet to fill in the blanks on that. plus, the president saying that the failure of health care could be motivation to get this done. >> we'll see what happens next. tracie potts live on capitol hill f >>> 5:46 now. army

. >> tracie potts is live in washington. what's on the agenda today? >> reporter: well, the idea is that the president is coming here to try to nudge things along because he said he wants that tax reform bill on his desk by thanksgiving. now, he says they are not going to touch 401(k)s, the rekirtiret accounts, but lawmakers have been talking ability it. this afternoon, president trump heads to capitol hill. he will dine with senate republicans to jump start their efforts to overhaul american tax code. >> we are working very hard to get the tax cuts. >> first daughter, ivanka trump in pennsylvania, selling tax reform to get rid of red tape for businesses. >> that, coupled with tax reform will be a game changer. >> reporter: how would the republican tax plan affect working families? one idea, dropping 401(k) retirement contributions from $18,000 to $2400. >> when you go down to $2400, you are whacking the heck out of the middle class. >> they are looking for money. >> reporter: money to pay for a tax cut built into the senate's budget. now, keep in mind

. >> on capitol hill, tracie potts, the president is going to talk about the opioid crisis today. is he going to declare this a national emergency? >> maybe not. as of this morning, usa today is reporting from people familiar with the announcement that the president will stop short of declaring it a national emergency like in a hurricane and declare it a public health emergency like bird flu. there is a big difference in the money that is thrown at this problem based on what he calls it. also how that money can be used. if it's a public health emergency, what states may be able to do is shift federal funds into different areas. if it's a national emergency there's a lot more money that would go into it. but the indication this morning is that the president m short of doing just that. the other thing that we're watching is whether or not other drug agencies, the dea, samhsa and others that deal with this issue are loose -- there are reports that they're not aware what the president will say when he makes that speech. governors and lawmakers and advocates this afternoon. >> tracie p

tracie potts is live on capitol hill. any republicans open to this ban?a couple have said they might be willing to ban these devices. more it. it may be a point of consensus in this contentious debate over gun control. background checks, banning automatic weapons. that doesn't have a consensus. but the bump stocks might. lawmakers are doing their homework. even though the owners familiar with guns all their lives have said none of them even heard of these devices. dianne feinstein, democrat from california introduced a bill, lots of her colleagues signed on to it to ban the sale, manufacture or possession of the accessories known as bump stocks. some republicans seem willing to sign on. we don't know, chris and eun, how long it will take for the legislation to work its way through. >> all right. thank you very much, tracie. >>> a lot of families are waking up worried, concerned about the future. >> today is the final day for deferred action for childhood arrivals or daca recipients to file their renewal requests. [000:48:58;00] with more on a move to exte

nbc's tracie potts is here in washington with more does this come as a surprise, tracie >> reporter:t doesn't come as a surprise i can tell you that because we have been investigating what the prices will be for the premiums next year. and already 20 and 30% increases in some areas because the insurance companies were expecting this was coming. president trump has said repeatedly he thinks that it's too much money and that this is not something that the government should be paying so those cost-sharing reductions is what they call them, many people refer to them as extra subsidies, are payments made directly from the government to these insurance companies to compensate them for discounted plans that they are required to make to low-income families under obamacare. so if they're not getting the compensation from the government, they are raising the prices to the families who can least afford to pay them and that is going to be the impact here. the congressional budget office took a look at this a few months ago at what the impact would be, premium increases 20% to 25% and as i said,

tracie potts is in washington for us this morning with the latest >> reporter: good morning.o, it started with some comments last week, went through the weekend with these tweets. now the "new york times" article where senator corker says he thinks what president trump is doing could lead to world war iii. corker is a powerful voice on capitol hill, now that he's not running for re-election seems he's open for criticizing the president he once supported. republican tennessee senator bob corker one of candidate trump's earliest supporters, no longer a fan. >> i think secretary tillerson, secretary mattis and chief of staff kelly are those people that help separate our country from chaos. >> reporter: he calls the white house adult day care president trump claims corker did not have the guts to run for re-election without his support. >> both ought to cool it. >> the kind of behalf your we saw this weekend is making it more difficult not easier for the president to get his agenda through. >> reporter: president trump needs corker's vote on immigration, taxes and the budget next

let's bring in tracie potts from washington with more on this story. >> good morning.s a lot of stuff to go through. some of it has been out there. just over 50 pains of w50 pages got overnight was new. one a memo written b fbi director j. edgar hoover, that memo written on the day lee harvey oswald was killed another concern was that the police did not protect warren. the warren commission did determine that oswald acted on his own. thousands of documents were dumped late last night our folks are still going through that information notably there are thousands of pages that were delayed and have not been released for national security reasons the president is urging the fbi and cia to go through them in the next six months. the cia said there are names of agents, former agents, methods and partnerships still relevant today, and that's why they need to take more time to go through the information. >> given that at least part of this potential release could affect national security concerns and given the delays what is the view of the president's decision to release it

news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, what's he expected to say and is this on track with congress considering the fights with lawmakers already. >> reporter: the white houses, they don't think that will have any pim pact on the agenda. today he heads to hear risburg, pennsylvania. he's trying to overhaul america's t he'll talk about lowering taxes. though say people in the middle, 30%, would pay more. they want to make the plan popular, as he put it. they'll come out with details later. one of the key details missing is what are the income brackets to qualify for the three tax brackets that they've laid out. >> tracie, also something that's getting a lot of play this morning. the president also taking another jab at the secretary of state rex tillerson in an interview with "forbes." i was like, do they even talk to each other. how's the relationship right now? >> reporter: the white house says it's fine. there's no rift going on. the president challenged the secretary of state to an i.q. test. rex tillerson had ca

he's keeping some files secret because of national security concerns tracie potts is in washington. 2,800 documents released journalists have been poring over them. what did they find >> so, overnight we found that most of those documents had already been released. about 50 of them were brand-new. among those was a memo from then fbi director j. edgar hoover, that memo written on the day lee harvey oswald was killed hoover was concerned that information get out quickly so the public come to the understanding that oswald acted alone. that's what the warren commission eventually found. here you can see this release and some of these documents that have come out overnight. j. edgar hoover wanted the public to believe that oswald acted alone as opposed to con spe conspiracy theories. he was also concerned that the dallas police department did not protect oswald from being shot by jack ruby that's part of what we learned in that new documentation overnight. there are still thousands of documents out there, particularly with the cia that have not been released president trump says he'll now giv

tracie potts live on capitol hill to break down why democrats, republicans and even the nra now callingregulations. tracie in. >> homolette, let's repeat that. when is the last time the nra called for or gun accessory. t, the nra has said they want the federal government, specifically the atf, bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms to take a look whether it violates federal laws. there should be some restrictions on the accessories that allow the guns to be essentially firing as automatic weapons. meantime, we're hearing the same thing from the white house now. spokeswoman saying that the president is willing to consider this ban and very much wants to be involved in discussions about it here on capitol hill. republican leaders like paul ryan have said they want to take a look at it. they're open to this. democrats, obviously, pushing hard for it. interestingly, it could be the first small opening that we've seen where democrats and republicans might be able to agree on some things involving gun control. certainly, it doesn't address have for years. >> tracie potts on the hill for us th

tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you.hat floating hospital has one of the largest trauma centers anywhere in the united states. you can watch news 4s doreen gentzler live with some reports from that incredible 900-foot ship in puerto rico right here on news 4. >>> we're about ten minutes from the 6:00 a.m. hour and we have anlu disturbing crime against a metrobus driver. you might remember this video here. this is a story only on news 4. >> for that, we turn things over to transportation reporter adam tuss live in chinatown with a look at what we know about a woman through urine at a driver. a disturbing story, adam. >> reporter: absolutely, disturbing story. opal brown, that woman has tested positive for pcp. not once but at least two times. this happened along the x 2 bus route which runs all across the district. who can forget the images of this woman taking that cup of her own urine and throwing it on the metrobus operator. it's something that has sparked a lot of calls to further protect metrobus operators. but now w

news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. >> where does this plan stand in congress right now?> reporter: they're working on it. they're still adjusting the president said changing things around, likely to negotiate to get more support but also in fact, make it clearer. republicans say they will release soon more details. they've laid out, for example, tax brackets but haven't said what income levels qualify for those tax brackets. one independent analysis said 1/3 of the people who make between 50 and $150,000, middle class, working class, many of those people would end up paying more in taxes. republicans will sell this. the president does that today in pennsylvania. what's expected to be a more intimate setting than the big rallies we've seen him do so far. the big question is going to be can they get it done and can they get it done by their deadline at the end of the year. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> teachers convicted of crimes against students but their licenses not revoked. news 4 iteam investigation is raising questions about how

tracie potts joins us now from washington with more >>> good morning this could send the budget to theresident's desk not only as a spending plan for the nation, but it also creates a 1$1.5 trillion opportunity for tax cuts that's really the next thing that lawmakers want to get into. the president says except for those two republicans who have been outspokenly critical of him, he insists the rest of the party is on the same page when it comes to tax cuts, we just don't know what page that is, because we have not seen it yet. it will be next week before we see that legislation a couple of things of interest, ivanka trump has been on capitol hill pushing for the child tax credit to be expanded. that's been a pet issue of hers. the other thing is 401(k)s, retirement accounts. the president tweeted last week they wouldn't be touched but then he said yesterday they may be up for negotiation. the idea is that if they severely restrict tax-free contributions, lower the amount you can contribute tax-free, that's more tax money coming into the government to balance this big tax cut that the pr

past gatherings all took place at the white house tracie potts joins us with a look at what we should expect. good morning >> expect the president to join senate republicans for their policy luncheon today and to talk about tax reform. it's a big priority on both sides. there's a lot we don't know. one idea being floated around is severely dropping the amount of contributions that can be made tax-free to 401(k)s from 18,000 to around 2400 the middle class could take a big hit if that happens. president trump is tweeting that it won't that 401(k)s won't be touched. but there's talk about that on the hill that's likely to come up today along with other details that still have to be filled in the senate paved the way, they approved a budget that has a 5 $1.5 trillion allowance for the big tax cuts that the president wants to do. the house still has to approve that budget. but again the big question today may be what happens with those retirement accounts with 401(k)s. wall street not happy with this idea that contributions might be limited. >> tracie potts, thank you very much for that.

for more on this we go to nbc's tracy potts in washington. hey, tracy. >> good morning, everyone.roversial trip going into it was even more so coming out after those comments that you heard the president made. the paper towels, the throwing of the paper towels, some of that video went viral. the stills as well. with some like the mayor of san juan saying that it demeaned the situation that they are in, that they didn't feel that the president was taking it seriously. especially with his criticism of the cost of the recovery. even here on capitol hill some critics saying that the president didn't question the o and florida with hurricane harvey and now does so with puerto rico. this was the reaction of san juan's mayor. >> this terrible and abominable view of him throwing paper towels and throwing provisions at people, it's really -- it does not embody the spirit of the american nation. he was insulting to the people of puerto rico. he said something like puerto rico, you really have taken our budget out of whack because of all the money we're throwing here. he kind of minimized ou

white house and congress are reacting to these momentous charges from bob mueller we go to nbc's tracie potts. good morning, tracy. >> reporter: good morning. the white house says george papadopoulos, the campaign advisor who pleaded guilty, that he had a limited role in the campaign. the president much more forceful on twitter questioning why democrats have not been questioned in this, saying that these charges were years ago, that these allegations were years ago and adding that there is no collusion. behind the scenes, the washington post reporting that the president was fuming over these charges and the fact that they may or may not be connected to the campaign, saying upstairs at home with the tv on, he was fuming, that he digested the news with exasperation and disgust, calling his lawyers, listening to cable news with rising irritation. the president's attorney responding that they communicated several times during the day and he was not irritated, but the president's chief of staff in an interview last night says he thinks this may not be the beginning, it may be the end of the invest

. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. tracie, thank you.n ruststern tt he posted online racial threats aimed at howard university students. our news partners at wtop say he showed lilley motion during his first hearing. why it took two years to make an arrest. it took time for them to access the technology used in 2015 and that many devices were encrypted. rust's team went on to ask the judge to release him. but the judge quickly denied that. no trial date has been set. >>> we are also following a story of racism targeting the redskins. >> 'skins wide receiver terrell pryor says someone called him the n-word at the game and he cursed and gave the fan the middle finger. but he says the name calling started hours before that in the second quarter. >> pryor wrote on instagram that this, quote, is the exact reason why guys are kneeling during the anthem and quote, you keep calling us the n-word, we're in the nfl says if it can identify the fan who used the slur, it will ban that person. >>> some positive news for the 'skins. after a longer than

for more on this, we go to nbc's tracie potts in washington and tracy, what can you tell us about some of the critiques that are hit being the white house today and how dz the administration intend to take on this opioid fight >> reporter: the white house says they did what states asked them to do and declaring this public health emergency, instead of a national emergency, is actually more appropriate. what it does, it frees up money that already exists, not new money, but money that's already out there to free up hospital beds, to allow for telemedicine, to address some of these issues in rural communities so that doctors can treat patients by phone. the president says the key here is to make sure young people never get started, never get hooked. >> the fact is if we can teach young people -- and people generally -- not to start, it's really, really easy not to take them. and i think that's going to end up being our most important thing. really tough, really big, really great advertising. so, we get to people before they start so they don't have to go through the problems of what peop

let's go over to nbc's tracie potts for more on the story. tracy, what is the president asking for? >> reporter: he's asking first of all that his border wall be fully funded and built in exchange for legally keeping these dreamers here. the aclu overnight saying that is a nonstarter. take a look at some of the other demands that the white house is making to make this daca fix happen. increasing border expanding immigrants who can be dee porlted without going before a judge. they want to remove protections for unaccompanied minor immigrants. so, children who come across the border without their parents. and there's more. allowing local and state police to investigate immigration more broadly. they want to limit visas to spouses and family members of immigrants. specifically minor children. that's an issue that's been tied up in the courts. and, of course, the big one, they want to fund that southern border wall. already reaction this morning from top democrats here, including nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, the top democrats on the senate and house side saying that the administratio

. >>> want to turn now to nbc's tracy tracie potts to capitol hill for more. americans getting to see a real change when the comes to the way they save and republicans could take a major step in bringing about tax reform. >> reporter: today we expect a vote on the budget in the house. that could behave the way for tax reform. it leaves open $1.5 trillion for tax cuts. the president says he's getting involved, and he's talked to lawmakers about moving this along quickly. listen. >> well, i think we're going to get it. i think the senators are going to come together. i think the house is looking really good. you know they're passing this bill along very rapidly. in fact that's going to happen hopefully today. and i did make a couple of calls. i said, fellas, please no changes. just pass it along. we have to get tax cuts, and just pass it along. >> reporter: now, we still don't know what's in the bill. we're not expecting to see that until next week. democrats say if there votes are needed, they're going to have to have some input. ivanka trump here on capitol hi