tracy. lemonis: tracy, nice to meet you. i just spent a little bit of time with austin. tracy: my husband's name is austin, yes. nis: oh, it's your husband. tracy: uh-huh. lemonis: okay. tracy: we've been married almost 13 years? something like that. lemonis: i like him, by the way. tracy: he's very passionate about what he does. lemonis: yeah. tracy: and his people out there. lemonis: so, could could you take me through the sales process? like, if i want to order a certain type of floor... tracy: so, you're basically asking for a customization on this? lemonis: yes, can that be done? tracy: if the production team says we can do it, i'm not walking away from the sale. lemonis: why? tracy: so, we get 20% of the cash up-front. lemonis: uh-huh. tracy: if i don't have a lot of cash customers for the month, those guys are struggling for materials. lemonis: so, better said -- you say "yes" to anything, especially if they're a cash buyer. tracy: yes. lemonis: okay. it's become clear to me that every single unit that is bought from this company has some nuance to it that is slowing down the process. tracy: this house, r

tracy. >> yep, tracy. >> and ava and josiah. they're going to come and stay for a week. all right. we need a teaspoon. >> yeah, a teaspoon. >> that one. who are you chatting with? >> tracyool. how's tracy? >> i don't know. she hasn't responded back. >> oh. >> what is it about tracy that appealed to you? >> she's very real. we seem to have -- >> she's one of those natural, down-to-earth kind of people. >> we seem to have the same kind of sense of humor. we laugh at each other's jokes, you know. >> i mean does it seem like gary has chemistry with tracy? >> i'm not sure. like, i can tell they definitely get along, and she seems cool. >> gary, would you say that you've really developed feelings for tracy? >> well, i have some strong feelings, but i've learned through experience that, you know, even if i were to think i'm totally head over heels in love with her, i would have to say i'm more in love with an idea. >> tracy arrives tomorrow. having spent time with her, i can tell that this is a life that she really wants. but it's not just gary she has to impress. she also has to impress his wife. ♪ what i want, you've got ♪ and it might be hard to handle ♪ ♪ but like the flam

tracy: who comes in to replace the qatari investors who left? sylvain: mostly local institutions. tracy: ceo and deputy chairman of emirates reit, thank you for joining us. demand -- the man who was arguably the most famous face of the greek financial crisis since even of he is a critic of the eurozone, he doesn't want to see it scrapped. the formal -- former greek finance minister discussed this with bloomberg. >> maybe we should not have created the euro. with the political institutions necessary, the federal budget necessary to have proper monitoring, but once you've created it, you cannot go back and say let's try again. i am a staunch critic of the eurozone but i believe the solution is not to disband it, but to fix it. the only way to fix it is by creating the common budget and the kind of new deal investment policy that will rebalance the micro economy. >> you have dealt with angela merkel him a who entered her term, you have dealt with other people, what to those two facts mean for the future of the european project? merkel's final term and short ller moving on. >> he moved on because he felt confident that the democratic party will be more like him than him himself. that they will continue along the path of what i call the dogma of perfectly separable debts and banking losses. ossry euro debt or bank l belongs to one nation state, i think that is the future. angela merkel is and it's currently weakened leader at the moment, she has the form a government with a political party whose number one and maybe only promise to its electorate is that it will stop emmanuel , and havingtabling accepted by angela merkel, the proposition that leads us toward a common budget, which is a prerequisite. in other words, things are not looking very good, because the only leader in europe could make a difference, angela merkel, has been actively weekend i the last federal election in germany, and tried ller -- and even though the finance minister is out and has left a dark cloud over the ministry. yousef: still to come, a new study finds the uae dominating m&a activity. get a bit of a putting the figure the pulse of in terms of how businesses are holding up in dubai. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ yousef: this is "bloomberg markets: middle east," i am yousef gamal el-din. tracyloway. here is the bloomberg business flash. mergetbank's talks to sprint with t-mobile have ended after months of negotiations. according to people familiar with the matter, the ceos could not resolve how to share control of the combined companies. the news -- is investor hopes , and signalsger that unlimited data plans and heavy price discounting in u.s. carriers will continue. apple briefly became america's first $900 billion company on friday, as its stores around the world were inundated with customers trying to buy the new iphone x. the man for the handset, which has a $1000 price tag, let apple to predict retail sales of at least $84 billion in the business quarter. shares gained, with a market cap above 900 billion before slightly paring down. businesses are calling for an end to the so-called soap opera brexit. the confederation of industry president will appeal for a single, clear strategy in an address to the group's in a conference in london tomorrow. he is said to criticiz

tracy? tracyart of a new trading week here in the quitees, last week was eventful, let's bring in our middle east markets reportedly paper shack up to talk about what we might expect to see in the week ahead. lite, you brought us a charge the sums up one thing you are watching. let's take a look at the #7058. it looks like it will be. >> this is a big name in dubai. we have the company, that is there in the possible -- in the process of the ipo. 20% of their uae developing units, this is the biggest ipo in dubai in a wild. it is closing this week. we have retail investors tomorrow and investors have until thursday/-- wednesday to subscribe to the opera. you know the books were fully subscribed before the whole saudi crisis started last week. >> in terms of the saudi crisis, what names will you be watching? >> we have a few names tied to those. specially kingdom holding. they are a very liquid stock. can them holding not as much but they are down 20% so it would be good to see cemetery there. ugly

. >> my name is tracy tracy. my question is are you concerned that we might not know the effects of the contamination until years and years later? because i have a 12-year-old son who became ill, and the doctors couldn't figure out what was going on with him, and so i have this kind of underlying fear that maybe it was something, say, from across the street, the barracks are getting brought down. they don't understand why he's not able to breathe. or is this just existing on treasure island and he's going to have some sort of allergies or maybe it's genetic? who knows. but how should we deal with that if we don't even understand what's gonna happen in the future? >> very common question. everyone has that. and we start -- i can make some recommendations right off the bat. because you're not the first one with this question. it's very important. and so we do rely upon the -- the navy relies upon the third parties to really make that judgment call based upon the information we receive. to mention a few san francisc

tracy crews cleaned up the overturned truck carrying is your full. our sky ranger there this afternoon. this is the state route 4 in tracy between tracy boulevard and discovery bay boulevard mp roads in the area closed for several hours during the cleanup. no word on what caused that driver to lose control. or if anyone was injured. >>> still to come, nooses found hanging in the bathrooms of an east bay high school. what the school is doing in response to what they're calling a disturbing display of hate. >>> also not your usual visitor. the ceo of sales force captured a mountain lion prowling around his home. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. plenty of cold temperatures lately. now another new change, with rain likely returning wednesday. we'll have the time line and how much. my forecast at 5:20 tonight. hi, we're alaska airlines. but we're all over california. so you can power lunch in la. ink the deal in san jose. and bask in the glory in palm springs. over 90 daily non-stops in california. alaska airlines. that's how we fly. a live look from our nbc bay area skyranger. >>> happening now in martinez, the shell refinery is

tracy: it's a little depressing, no? >> man 3: how about a message of hope! >> man: yes! >> tracy: all right, let's talk about it. [ chatter ] >> tracy should americans, watching this, why should we give a shit? why should people care about sri lanka? >> tracy: i guess -- i don't know why americans should care. i just want sri lankans to care. the story has to go on, and for it to go on, we have to have some hope. citizens were asked for what they most desired, and that is how peace came to the island of short memories. the warring parties fast realized that it didn't matter who won, or who lost, because in the end, they were all on the same side. ♪ [ speaking punjabi ] ♪ [ speaking punjabi ] [ horn ] ♪ ♪ [ speaking punjabi ]

roads, a little bit of fog, but for the most part, we're off to a nice start as we look at the tracy commute. tracy, a little bit of slow traffic on 205 and 580. it's just a little better than it was. traffic is moving along pretty well between livermore and pleasanton. this is a look at interstate 880. if you're going to be hitting the road any time soon, it does look good. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. we're getting a little back up. let's go back to dave and pam. >>>at least 20 people hurt in a big fire in a senior living facility near philadelphia. the residents there wrapped in blankets were forced outside in near freezing temperatures as flames spread to several buildings. many of the senior citizens couldn't walk. they had to be wheeled out to safety in wheelchairs or on their beds. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>>we are learning more about this week's shooting rampage in tehama county. we have a list of the victim's names. you can find them on your screen. they were all killed, the victims ages range from 38 to 68, all lived in rancho tehama. the sheriff's offic

tracie potts is live on the hill. tracie, the president has been hinting about a major talk about trade. when he arrived at andrews last night he said people are going to see the biggest numbers that they've seen i hint of the type of trade deal that he wants to talk about, but there's a lot more he's going to have to talk about, especially if this is a news conference. he'll be peppered with questions. roy moore, everyone waiting to see how the president weighs in on this. the sexual misconduct allegations that moore denies. the national party is pulling the support. so are lots of republicans here on capitol hill. also, russia. jeff sessions, his attorney general, testifying differently than he did before but saying he's not changing his story on whether or not he knew about any russian contacts. there's a lot that's been happening since he's been gone. >> we'll see tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> a congresswoman says over the past decade $15 million has been dolled out to alleged victims of sexual members of congress. >> all of it funded by you, the taxpayers. the congresswoman did not say which members of congress have been accused of sexual misconduct, but two female lawmakers said at least two sitting male lawmakers, one republican and one democrat, are currently under review. one of them accused of exposing himself to a female staffer. we learned yesterday that complaints on the hill require a 30-day cooling off period before women can file suit. >> the requirement to sign a nondisclosure agreement which is a muzzle on the victim. the victim has to stay in that office for three months and continue to be in a very uncomfortable situation. >> 1500 former hill staffers have signed a letter saying they want to see reform for what they say are, quote, inadequate sexual harassment policies in congress. new mandatory sex h

tracy: lift the lid off of that one. -lemonis: here? -tracy: yeah. come this way. lemonis: the team left the prototypes to dry overnight. now we're all reconvening this morning to put on the finishing touches. what do you love about it here? -tracyg this work? -tracy: instant result. i like painting and vacuuming. lemonis: oh, yeah! hey, dave, do you know where mike is? dave: mike was at a breakfast meeting, i think. -lemonis: okay. -dave: he's on the way. lemonis: when we agree on a plan to launch a prototype, i expect mike to be there and fully engaged and immersed in the problem, not off doing some other sort of project that they have that doesn't help us sell boards. is mike here? -nikki: he's not here yet. lemonis: so, one board was supposed to be sprayed. why don't you and i pick the one we want to spray, 'cause i definitely want to have one. nikki: okay. lemonis: hey, tracy, do you feel like this is ready to be sprayed? tracy: my only concern is the flex of the board is gonna pop out that medallion. lemonis: this is why having mike here matters. nikki: let me find out what, uh, the status of him is. lemonis: okay. lemonis: josh, how come mike is never here? josh: i-i'm hoping that he's out there making contacts and approa

tracie potts in washington. tracy, good morning. >> reporter: philip, good morning. new nbc analysis takes a look at the impact on the trump family if this bill goes through. but first the joint committee on taxation says this about low and moderate income families. for people making between 10 and $30,000, eventually their taxes will go up. their tax rate will go up in 2021. and on all income groups making under 75,000, same thing. it may just take a little longer. bottom line here, it looks like people who are of moderate incomes may not benefit from this according to that analysis. but the trump family would. nbc has taken a look at the one tax return that we have seen from the trump family, and it looks like they can save up to a billion dollars, that's the president and his heirs, according to our analysis of that 2005 tax return in the president's estimated net worth. here's what the president said in september about the impact of tax reform on his personal family fortune. >> no, i don't benefit. i don't benefit, in fact, in fact, very, very strongly, as you see, there's no -- i think there is very little benefit for people of wealth. >> reporter: the president could save 20 million himself according to our analysis. now, senators are going back and forth trying to mark up or make some changes to the senate's version of this bill after the house passed their own. here's part of that discussion on thursday. >> it's a nice political play. >> well, mr. chairman -- >> it's not true. >> i get sick and tired of the rich est getting richer -- >> order, order. >> we do -- >> order. [ gavel ] >> order. >> over and over again. how many times do we do this before -- [ gavel ] >> listen, i've honored you by allowing you to spout off here. and what you said was not right. that's all i'm saying. >> reporter: bit of a shouting match going on there, philip, over whether the middle class or the wealthiest americans would benefit most. >> well, a lot at stake. tracy, thank you. >> this morning the special election race in alabama looks to be getting away from republican candidate roy moore as additional women come out to accuse him of inappropriate conduct. the latest poll from fox news now showing the former judge 8 points behind his democratic opponent doug jones. the two men were tied just weeks ago. well, still, as prom nebt republicans calm for moore to leave the race, the contentious candidate has vowed to fight on. he's even bringing in faith leaders from across the country to pledge their support. nbc gabe gutierrez reports from alabama. >> reporter: roy moore refused to answer specific questions about the latest allegations against him. >> they're not only untrue, but they have no evidence to support them. >> reporter: but he vowed to stay in the race flanked by more than a dozen religious leaders from across the country. >> this is an effort by mitch mcconnell and his cronies to steal this election from the people of alabama and they wi

tracie potts is joining us from capitol hill right now. tracie, any headlines out of the president's events today? >> the focus is trade. we know that he spoke with the controversial leader of the philippines. they had a sitdown. he had a meeting with the japanese prime minister and australia's prime minister as well. the big focus trade. although the white house says human rights which has been a big concern with the philippines did briefly come up. >> taxes and congress. what should we expect this week? >> they're trying to work out their differences. the house version and senate version. there are two plans how to overall taxes. one of the big differences is property taxes. california, new jersey, illinois, maybe even maryland and virginia as well. should people be able to deduct the taxes. the house says yes. up to $10,000. the senate says no. it's not clear that the house is going to go along with that. >> traciets live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> we're working to learn the name of a driver killed along i-66 after being hit by a suspected drunk driver. this happened yesterday in the westbound lanes of that highway near studly road. they found him in a badly damaged surf about a mile down the road he's charged with du incompetent and hit and run. two others where r after leaving her job. letter body was found next to a -- her body was found next to a dumpster. kfc is offering support and counseling to her family and other employees. in a statement, the company is shocked and saddened by the senseless tragedy. the company says it's committed to doing everything is t. can to support the family and friends. >>> a prince george's county officer accused of misconduct on the job will head to court today. the trial of george merkel is set to start. prosecutors say he assaulted a homeless person in 2016. two other officers witnessed merkel yell obscenities and hit her on the head. >>

tracy potts in washington. tracy, good morning. just how did the judge rule against the president last night? >> reporter: well, frances, this is the second time that the 9th circuit has ruled on this, and the judge said that this sanctuary cities order is too broad, that it's coercive, vague and standardless, a violation of the separation of powers. this after the administration argued that it tried to narrow the sanctuary cities order. but the judge disagreed with that. also saying that the president's own words contributed to this order, that the president called it a weapon to use against jurisdictions that disagree with his preferred policies of immigration. that's what the president said, and that's what the judge said contributed to this order. meantime, the president tweeted in response, "see you in court at the supreme court." the president talking about trying to continue to pursue this, saying that the ninth circuit is ruling against the ban, that the court had a terrible record, the president originally said in april, when the court ruled against him. so now this may go further in court. the ninth circuit, though, has permanently blocked it as the president tries to take money away from cities that don't cooperate with the federal government on immigration. frances? >> we'll see how far it goes. tracie potts, thank you. >>> some shocking dashcam footage captures some scary moments in a north texas highway. police officers were helping some stranded motorists in forest hill. they narrowly escaped being hit when a suspected drunk driver plowed into a patrol car. the back of one police car absorbed most of the impact, but the three officers and two others had almost no time to get out of the way of the speeding vehicle. police arrested cedric keith henson jr. he faces a driving while intoxicated charge. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> wow. and more intense moments along an oklahoma highway monday. emergency crews responded to a propane truck that caught on fire on i-40 west in el reno, oklahoma shortly after it was involved in a wreck with a pickup truck. the heat and fire sparked a brush fire along the side of the highway. the dramatic flames could be seen for miles. traffic came to a near standstill in both directions. thankfully, though, no one was hurt. >> it's pretty incredible.

tracie potts on the hill. tracieank you. >>> there was strange activity on the pentagon's official twitter account yesterday. someone using the account retweeted a post that called for president trump to resign. alabama senate candidate roy moore to end his campaign and for senator al franken to resign from congress. the post was quickly someone authorized to use the account, quote, erroneously retweeted content that would not be endorsed by the department of defense. >>> today, the man who admitted to murdering a yoga instructor on christmas. duane johnson pleaded guilty and -- johnson climbed into her car last december and then choked and sexually assaulted her. she was reported missing when she didn't show up at a christmas dinner. her body was found in her car in d.c. >>> the man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend will face maryland's most severe penalties. they will seek life in prison with no chance of parole for tyler tessier. he's accused of shooting laura wall en in the back of the head. she was 14 w

tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, do we know what the statement will focus on? >> he's given us a hint. he wants to talk about trade and what he focused on during the trip was upside down trade with a number of nations that he wants to correct. the president said before he left manila, he's bringing home $300 billion of that could triple. we may get more details on that when he comes home. he has a full agenda dealing with tax reform, the sexual misconduct charges against roy moore and more piling on to that and other issues including his son and the latest reports of an ongoing conversation during the campaign with wikileaks. so he's got a lot to deal with once he gets back. but the president -- we've gotten notes from our own folks traveling with him on air force one. this morning, still about trade and what he says was a great trip and relationships built with a number of world leaders. >> traciehill for us this morning. tracie, thank you. >>> 5:47 now. now the prince george's county council will decide where to allow a medical marijuana dispensary. >> some residents in temple hills don't want the dispensary in their neighborhood. >> not in our neighborhood. >> these residents and members of a local church say pot and prayer don't mix. they don't want a dispensary to set up shop next to the connect church in temple hills. not far from joint base and drus. demonstrators are concerned about public safety and the fact that there are so many family activities nearby. >> i'm just concerned that it's not a good fit for my neighborhood. and that there's a time and place for everything. i believe there's a better place for those to fit in county. >> keep an eye on the nbc washito council today. >>> manage your garbage cans. district leaders say it's one of the simple things you can do to keep rats away from homes or businesses. yuck. d.c. mayor muriel bowser walked the streets and ali

tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning. tracie, democrats and republicans are calling for an ethics investigation here. any idea what that might look like? >> it could mean censure or he gets expelled from the senate. frankly, that hasn't happened since the 1860s. franken detailed apology is calling for an ethics investigation himself. he will cooperate, that he's ashamed and disgusted with his own behavior. he talked extensively about the photo that she released when they were together at that uso tour. she said she accepts the apology. it's the latest in a string of high-profile incidents, including political ones that have captured attention here on capitol hill. >> probably you can imagine more incidents and more people will come forward with different stories. traciets live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> it's 5:47. rose mcgowan officially arraigned on felony cocaine charges yesterday. the actress and activist did not appear in court. her lawyer was there. in january, airport authority police say a member of the cleaning crew found her walton the plane. they landed at dulles airport to participate in the women's march. she said that it was planted perhaps someone working for harvey weinstein. she was the first to accuse the movie producer of sexual assault. she vows to plead not guilty in the drug case. >>> we're hearing from the patient o who escaped from a mental hospital in hawaii. he says he escaped to prove that's ready for release. >> i can live in the community without going through drugs and without hurting anyone. without a doubt, without a doubt i did it. >> he was captured in northern california thanks to a cab driver who recognized hip. he's now charged with felony escape. investigators believe it was planned but it's un

one in five republican women who now say they'll vote for the democrats. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. traciek you. > allegations of sexual assault again. this time against a hip hop mogul. the los angeles times reports that russell simmons allegedly assaulted a teenage model while brett ratner watched. the model was 17 years old at the time. she says that simmons started behaving inappropriately while showing her a music video at his apartment. simmons says he remembers that weekend with her but insists that everything was completely consensual. >>> a grandfather in one of tv's favorite families has died. earl -- he played russell huxtable on the cosby show. he died friday in new jersey. he was 91 years old. he was a north carolina native. he made his broadway debut as a teenager in 1943. perhaps he became best known for his role as bill cosby's father on the cosby show. remember him? >> yeah. >>> d.c. firems he's been targeted by criminals during the darkest point in their lives. >> chris has more on this. >> jonathan street's mother and sister were hurt in that fire in capitol heights. the

. >> tracie potts on the hill this morning. tracie, thank you. >>> 4:45 now.xual harassment will be a big hill. lawmakers will hold a meeting on capitol hill to review training on this issue. the goal is to prevent sexual harassment in the congressional workplace. it gets under way later this morning at 10:00. >>> now to a story that's getting a lot of attention on our nbc washington app. we could get a verdict today in the gang-related murder of a 15-year-old girl in fairfax county. the jury started deliberating yesterday. 21-year-old stabbed a 15-year-old to death back in february. that murder was revenge for the part reyes had allegedly played in a previous gang killing. >>> we're also learning new details in the murder of a kfc employee in montgomery county. detectives say the suspect there, martinez, was in the country illegally for the second time. he's from el salvador. he's charged with murdering a woman. he attacked the 21-year-old mother when she tried to end a relationship with him. police found her body behind a dumpster in wheaton near the worked.

. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> it's 4:47. we turn to the controversial statement made by president trump made during an event. he called senator elizabeth warren popocahontas. many perceive that as a racial slur. >> you were here long before any of us here. although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her popocahontas. >> this is not he's called her that. he used the name during the campaign and during an nra rally. warren says she has native american roots and called the comment unfortunate. >> donald trump does this over and over. thinking somehow he's going to shut me up with it. it hasn't worked in the past. it's not going to work in the future. >> the alliance of colonial era tribes released a statement saying, "the name becomes a derogatory racial reference when used as an insult." me ment. the white house says it was not a slur. >>> certifying the month's elections despite irregularities. the results could affect the balancing of power in richmond. right now, republican

tracie potts standing by on capitol hill. tracie, what you've been able to get what, do you think it will look like? >> we know that they were going late into the night to do this. the big question, how are they going to pay for $1.5 billion in tax cuts and who will that benefit? lowering the tax-free limits for 401(k)s, they talked about that. that's unlikely to happen. still the question, how is this going to benefit or affect middle class families? in other words, how do you lower their taxes and lower the corporate tax rate to 20%, which the preside make the math work? one of the things the president insists on is repealing the mandate to buy insurance and the affordable care act. that could have an impact on revenue. money coming in. the top tax bracket is something under consideration. property taxes may be deductible. but tate state and local taxes if you're in high tax states like new york and california. that has a big impact. the home mortgage interest deduction, we're hearing that it will still be there but fewer people will be eligible to use it. that could have a big impact as well. we'll get the details in a few hours. >> all right. trying to make everyone happy. thank you, tracie>>> now to decision 2017 where there's new finger pointing in the race for virginia governor. ed gillespie's campaign is hitting ralph northam. the reversal on sanctuary cities. he said he would sign a bill banning sanctuary cities if lawmakers put it on his desk. supporting a ban. in fact, in a debate here on news 4, northam called the ban a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. make sure you have the nbc washington app where you can find complete coverage of the governor's race and other races between now and election day on tuesday. >>> 4:48 now. the man accused of defacing the lincoln memorial missing his court date because he's in russia. the 21-year-old student was order today leave the country in late september as his visa was about to expire. when he tried to re-enter the u.s. from russia, the state department denied him entry. he is facing ten years in prison after park police officers say he used a penny to car of letters into a column of the lincoln memorial in september

tracy: this is "bloomberg markets: middle east." i am tracy alloway in dubai. angie: i am angie lau in hong kong. the latest business flash headlines. at&t insisting its takeover of time warner is a vertical merger that does not lessen competition . this after the justice department filed an antitrust suit to block the deal, saying it would greatly harm american consumers. at&t basra randall stephenson insists that selling this he in a news channel is not going to happen. >> there has been a lot of reporting and speculation whether this is all about cnn. frankly, i don't know. but nobody should be surprised that the question keeps coming such anuse we witnessed abrupt change in the application of antitrust law here. the bottom line is that we cannot and we will not be party to any agreement that would even give the perception of compromising the first amendment protections of the press, so any agreement that results in less forfeiting control of cnn, directly or indirectly, is a nonstarter. tracy and the netherlands have won a contest to host european union agencies, the first concrete political victory in the battle for brexit spoils. the eu banking authority will move to paris, and the regulator will move to amsterdam by the time britain departs from the block in march 2019. the two cities emerged victorious after a series of secret ballots by a few governments in brussels. trans canada has won approval to build the keystone xl crude oil pipeline across nebraska. officials approved an alternative route that could be challenged by environmentalists and landowners. moody's says it does not provide certainty for the project's completion. construction of the $8 billion 1900 kilometer pipeline has been on the drawing board since 2008. that is your bloomberg business flash. let's turn our attention to the united states and ron johnson, the first gop senator to voice his opposition to the current tax plan. he says he is encouraged that republican leaders have been discussing his co

that it's not favorable to small businesses and to individuals with low income. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. traciet now. d.c.'s school chancellor is expected to speak this morning about allegations that teachers at ballou high school felt pressure to pass chronically absent student. the school celebrated the announcement that every 2017 graduate had been accepted to college. now a new investigation by and wamu radio found only 57 students were on track to graduate in april. somehow though 164 received diplomas in june. the investigation found half of the graduates missed more than three months of school. dc schools would not respond to a request for comment last night. check the nbc washington app later today for an update. >>> this morning the family of a 25-year-old virginia accountant wants to know why he was shot by u.s. park police. he died ten days after park police shot him in the head three times earlier this month. u.s. park policeman only would say they pursued gazar's suv into the mountain area after a hit-and-run on the g.w. parkway. an attorney for the family says they're still having

tracie potts on capitol hill. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hi, phil. good morning. for many it was very disturbing testimony from women, many who have been here on capitol hill, some of them for decades since they were aides and interns, describing what happened to them, their personal stories of sexual misconduct. listen. >> there are two members of congress, republican and democrat, right now who serve. these harasser propositions such as are you going to be a good girl to perpetrators exposing their genitals, to victims having their private parts grabbed on the house floor. thinking member asked a staffer to bring them over some materials to their residence and the young staffer, it was a young woman, went there and was greeted with a member in a towel. it was a male. who then at that point, he decided to expose himself. that kind of situation, what are we doing here for women right now who are dealing with somebody like that? >> reporter: here is what they're doing. house speaker paul ryan says that sexual harassment training which is now voluntary will now be mandatory for lawmakers and staff here on capitol hill. also, they're looking at changing the reporting policy. right now there is a 30-day cooling off period so you can't immediately make a report. and that, many say, frustrates a lot of women and prevents them from reporting these things at all. we saw some numbers about just how big of an issue this is here on capitol hill. roll call did a survey finding 40% of women said that sexual harassment is a problem here on the hill. one in every six said they personally experienced either harassment or assault. only one in where to go for help. so it's an issue. it's something that congress is now trying to deal with. phillip? >> it's shocking that training didn't already exist. tracie, thank you. >>> violence has struck another american community after a gunman went on a shooting rampage tuesday in a small northern california town, targeting people at random at several locations, including an elementary school. the gunman killed four people and wounded ten others before being shot and killed by police. california governor jerry brown issued a statement offering condolences to victims' families. nbc's dan shineman has more. >> reporter: it was just before 8:00 a.m. local time when police believe the armed suspect tried to settle a dispute with a neighbor. >> and when it went that far, he just went on a rampage. >> reporter: the rampage covered at least seven locations. police say the targets were random. >> it was continuous. it was like they were shooting, emptng another one in. >> reporter: among the targets, a school. investigators say the shooter fired into the building. jesse sanders was grazed by a bullet when he tried to protect students. >> when i got there,

tracie potts is live for us on the hill this morning. tracie, lawmakers have a lot on the table here. not a lot of time to get it done. >> not a lot of time to get it done. the senate is working on its version of the plan now. the president coming here today trying to convince skeptical members of its own party and trying to speed things up. they're aiming for a preliminary vote this week. the issue is does this plan favor the wealthy over low-income americans. the congressional budget office says supporters of the plan say small ones? that's another concern that has at least two republicans not quite ready to vote for this. they can only afford to lose two. the president shows up today to try to get the tax plan moving. he's also meeting with leaders from both sides about the budget. it's months overdue. if they don't come up with one by the end of next week, then we could be looking at a government shutdown. the president trying to work a deal on that. his whole objective here today is to try to close the deal on both of those issues. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> now to the controversial statement made by president trump. it was during an event honoring native american world war ii veterans. the president called senator elizabeth warren pocahontas. a lot of people perceive that as a racial slur. >> you were here long before any of us were here, although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. t >> this is not the first time the president has called warren pocahontas. he used the name during the campaign and again during an nra rally. warren says she has native american roots and calls the comment unfortunate. >> donald trump does this over and over thinking somehow he's going to shut me up with it. it hasn't worked in the past, it is not going to ork in the future. >> the alliance of area local tribes released a statement saying the name becomes a derogatory racial reference when it's used as an insult. the white house says it wasn't a slur. >>> voter

tracie potts has more from capitol hill. tracy, good morning. will they be able to get it done? >> reporter: they're going to try. it is a tight schedule. there are some big differences in what the house and what the senate are looking at here. one of the biggest is whether or not people will be able to continue to deduct their property taxes. the house wanted to keep that deduction up to $10,000. the senate version of this bill would completely wipe it out. now, the head of the tax writing committee on the house side said, doesn't look like they are going to go along with that. he doubts that they will. they want to preserve that deduction for the middle class. >> i am convinced this is where we're going to end up because it's important, again as i told you, chris, to let people keep more of what they earn, even in these high tax states. what we're working toward, what we worked so carefully with our lawmakers from new york, california and new jersey is to make sure we deliver this relief and i'm committed to it. >> reporter: he mentioned new york and california and new jersey because those are some of the biggest states affected because their taxes are so high. but that's not the only difference in the two versions of this tax plan. dropping the corporate tax rate to 20%, it is a significant drop. both sides want to do that. but the senate would delay that drop for a year. also, the tax brackets, where do you fall in terms of how much you pay in taxes? the house version had four tax brackets, the senate version had seven. so, to answer your question, frances, can they get it done by the end of the year deadline? possibly, but they do have some things to work out. >> all right, a lot to watch there. tracyank you. >> more than 200 people have died after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit near the iran/iraq border sunday. according to the official news agency. measurements say the devastating quake was centered 19 miles outside of the eastern iraqi city of halabja. they are evacuating malls where iraqi officials are still trying to reach the dead. >> a kurdish tv channel was live when the quake hit. you can see the visible in the studio. in baghdad, hundreds of miles from the epicenter of the earthquake, ceiling fans and lights swayed. part of a mountain close to a dam in northeastern iraq collapsed. >> hundreds crowded outside hospital entrances as they were taken in for treatment. some 2000 injuries have been reported so far and the death toll of over 200 is expected to rise. the state-run iranian news agency also said rescue work would continue overnight. >> here at home, it was a frightening scene in san diego when a stairway and platform gave way at a play space injuring more t

. >> all right, tracie potts for us on capitol hill. tracie, thank you. >>> let's get a check of our tuesday weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning, bill. >> good morning. still quiet. the middle of the country we'll see a storm system beginning to brew. but a lot of it will be rain showers today and rain coming in tomorrow. so this is the cold front trying to sweep through the middle of the country. out ahead the warmer air. this time of year you tend to get a lot of cloud cover that will be the case today. but at least it will be on the mild side. you notice some of the green dots pop up. they increase as we go into the night and tomorrow. we'll get a little moisture ahead of this cold front. and then we'll pop some showers as we go throughout your wednesday through the ohio valley. maybe a brief period of rain. no a cold enough or much in the way of snow. and even into thursday, the system kind of time it tries to push through the northeast. today's forecast is simple. it's chilly. and then it will be a decent afternoon. a

tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. >>> it is 4:47 right now.ince george's county, a husband is in mourning today after his wife and 2-year-old were found dead inside a home in landover. police say the woman killed their son before taking her own life. police found the bodies of the woman and her son inside this house. the family had recently moved out of the home to a place in glen burnie. both died from asphyxiation. no word on why it happened. >>> aim family in spotsylvania county. a woman, her mother and father were found dead inside their home on waterford drive. neighbors called police after noticing the family dog running around and the door of the dog slightly open. >> everyone had been shot. investigators believe this was a murder-suicide. >>> the d.c. family spent their holiday weekend searching for their missing loved one. her family held a prayer circle in northeast. the 53-year-old received three calls on her cell phone and then disappeared. that is unlike her to leave without telling someone where she's going. >> we hope nothing ha

tracie potts for us on capitol hill. tracie, thank you. >>> let's get a check of our tuesday weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning, bill. >> good morning. still quiet. the middle of the country we'll see a storm system beginning to brew. but a lot of it will be rain showers today and rain coming in tomorrow. so this is the cold front trying to sweep through the middle of the country. out ahead the warmer air. this time of year you tend to get a lot of cloud cover that will be the case today. but at least it will be on the mild side. you notice some of the green dots pop up. they increase as we go into the night and tomorrow. we'll get a little moisture ahead of this cold front. and then we'll pop some showers as we go throughout your wednesday through the ohio valley. maybe a brief period of rain. no a cold enough or much in the way of snow. and even into thursday, the system kind of weakens by the time it tries to push through the northeast. today's forecast is simple. it's chilly. and then it will be a decent afternoon. a lot of areas on the eastern seaboard from d.c. up through the northeast. the middle of the country is looking mild. texas especially. not bad in minneapolis. slight chance of a shower, @ ú@@ú going at it. >>> jeff sessions has a rough day ahead. we'll explain here on "early today." ♪...from far away. but they only see his wrinkles.♪ ♪he's gotta play it cool to seal the deal.♪ ♪better find a way to smooth things over.♪ ♪if only harry used some... ♪...bounce, to dry. ♪yeah! ♪he would be a less wrinkly, and winning at life.♪ the unique formula with nourishing almond oil leaves skin smoother moisturized for 24 hours. enjoy smoother skin and now try new oil infused lotions moisturize with indulging scents (vo) more "dper rollres for mom" more "doing chores for dad" per roll more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. bounty the quicker picker upper. whentrust the brand doctors trust for themselves. nexium 24hr is the number one choice of doctors and pharmacists for their own frequent heartburn. and all day all night protection. when it comes to frequent heartburn, trust nexium 24hr. >>> new on nbcnews.com, a 12-year-old is suing attorney general jeff sessions to legalize medical marijuana across the u.s. alexis board tell's family moved to colorado from texas to legally obtain cannabis oil that would treat her severe form of epilepsy. while medical marijuana is legal in 29 states and washington, d.c., it is still prohibited at the federal level, which board tell says is unconstitutional. bortel has filed suit against the department of justice and the drug enforcement administration in hopes that others like her won't have to leave home the use medical marijuana. >> meanwhile, attorney general sessions also faces tough grilling over the trump campaign's ties to russia when he appears before the house judiciary committee today amid new revelations that he is considering appointing a special counsel to investigate hillary clinton. according to a document obtained by nbc news, sessions wants prosecutors to explore republican concerns about clinton and report back to him and a deputy. the matters he wants probed include alleged unlawful dealings by the clinton administration and the sell of a uranium company when clinton was secretary of state. >>> now to stunning pictures out of the capital of india, new delhi. the smog there is so thick it's causing traffic pileups. drivers are not able to see where they're going. united airlines even temporarily canceled flights to the city until the air improves. local officials have closed schools because of the extreme air pollution caused by low winds and also farmers burning their fields before planting their winter crops. but wow, that is a whole lot of smog. >> surreal. >> an entire city. >> it's surreal. i can't believe that. >> right. >> just ahead, a newly restored video from a penn state frat house has 4 forced new charges to be filed in the death of a student. details straight ahead on "early today." can we do this tomorrow? 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drinking. authorities say they have recovered video that shows some of what happened that night. it's video they allege the fraternity brothers deleted. here is nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: as tim piazza's parents brace themselves for their first holiday season without their son, a dozen more of his would-be fraternity brothers face charges. >> they left him to die alone, and they tried to cover it up. >> reporter: the new evidence comes from a basement camera inside the beta theta pi fraternity, surveillance video the district attorney says was intentionally delete bud now restored by the fbi. >> what you see is you see the brothers coming up to him and bringing him the alcohol and putting it up to his mouth. >> reporter: the new charges range from involuntary manslaughter to hazing. one brother charged with tampering with evidence for allegedly deleting the video as police searched the house. plus additional charges for some of the 14 previously charged in piazza's death. 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from all of you that my family received over the past week. we're going to continue to work really hard to bring some light and some laughter into the world. thank you for watching. thank you for helping me and my family recover from this loss. mom, i'll never stop trying to make you laugh. mom, i love you. >> just so touching when you hear that. >> it is. but there has never been a mom more proud of her son i'm sure than jimmy fallon. she passed away with her whole family, including jimmy at her side. >> and he has the two young kids, i'm sure he is doing the same thing, when he is walking with him, he is squeezing i love you. they're going to do it right back to you. >> gloria was 68 years old. a moving tribute there. >> definitely hearts go out to jimmy fallon and his family. >> that's right. >>> let's get an update now from nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> not a lot of bad weather today or tomorrow. there has been a lot of talk about a possible storm in the middle of the country. this is how it's going to play out. temperatures are going to be pretty warm. this is as we go to friday. well may even get some thunderstorms with this too. as of now it look likes this area soaking rain heading into areas of the midwest and the great lakes as we go throughout the day friday. and then on saturday along this front, we could get some showers and thunderstorms through the ohio valley. it will be windy out ahead of it and pretty warm too. and then it will be rainy up through areas of new england. that's kind of a look ahead. that's the storm actually by the way that is now moving into the pacific northwest and that will eventually move across the country by the end of the week. that storm that today is here in the northwest, we may get a few showers in the midwest today with some of the clouds. but not a lot of problems. east coast, it's a chilly morning north of d.c. into areas of new england. but it will be a nice afternoon with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. >> even 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sunny in philadelphia. a mostly cloudy day for the lehigh valley. you'll see sunshine in new jersey, especially at the shore. i'll break the forecast down hour by hour and look at areas that may have fog when i'm back in less than ten minutes. first, jessica boyington with the first alert traffic. >> starting on the schuylkill expressway this morning. our cameras around 30th street. almost good news to report. first let's get to the construction. both directions losing lanes. that's the good part. usually what we've been seeing is the vine and south, a complete and total closure at least eastbound. now you see they are allowing traffic to move th

tracy: which would be a good sign. >> yeah. the stock market would have to come down if confidence return. index has dropped 33% since the military takeover. tracy: we have to leave it there. up next, we are talking about the saudi arabian budget deficit. ♪ tracyminutes away from the market open in the .mirates let's check in on first word headlines. president robert mugabe has shocked the zimbabwe with a televised address that failed to announce his highly anticipated resignation. that means the 93 year old old may face immediate impeachment hearings. he said he would go after his ruling party dismissed him as leader. and his wife were fired from the party yesterday after the military put them under house arrest. coalition talks in germany have collapsed, forcing the euro down. chancellor angela merkel is europe's longest-serving leader and this could herald new elections. the pro-market free democrats walked away, saying differences with the greens were two great to bridge. it is that they have deep reflection on how to move forward in germany. asould do everything possible to ensure this country will be well led through these difficult weeks. tothe u.k. could be about improve its financial offer to the european union. members of theresa may

tracie potts is here to explain what this means for capitol hill. tracie, good morning. >> good morning. conyers has been here in washington serving in some capacity for more than 50 years. now, he's not leaving but he says he's stepping down as the top democrat on the judiciary committee because he doesn't want to be a distraction the ethics committee is looking into these allegations. women who say that he made sexual advances or touched them inappropriately while in office. conyers absolutely denies these allegations. but says that there's a lot to get done. he doesn't want to be a distraction. that's why he's stepping down. he also questioned where the allegations are coming from. claims as he put in his statement, raised by documents reportedly paid by a partisan, all right blogger. he's not backing off his denial at all. but he is trying to step out of the limelight a bit while the ethics committee takes another look at this. >> tracieotts on the hill for us this morning. tracie, thank you. >>> al franken returns to capitol hill as well. >> it will be the senator's first day back to work after breaking the silence about sexual harassment allegations. >> a long way back. i have a long way back to win back the trust of the people of minnesota. >> for the fi advances, senator al franken spoke on the record to three minnesota news outlets on sunday. the first allegation from l.a. radio host, leeian tweeden. she said he forcibly kissed her during a uso tour. during an interview, franken said he's ashamed of what is seen in that photo. >> people down. i've let the people of minnesota down, i've let my friends and staff and supporters down. my family down. i've especially let down the people who have seen me as a champion for women. >> franken and his senate colleagues have called for an ethics probe. >>> there is a bitter battle over who will run the consumer financial protection bureau. the woman named interim director i

tracie potts following what we expect to hill today. tracie, republicans have the votes to pass this yet? >> we're waiting to see. the president shows up to put the pressure on today. it's $1.5 billion in tax cuts. but still a lot of debate on whether it would benefit more middle class americans or more wealthy americans with that big drop in the corporate tax rate. aar aaron? >> tracie, senate republicans are working on their own tax plan but one republican has come out against it. what's that about? >> on the senate side, they have a different version that would include health care. they want to get rid of the individual mandate in obamacare. in other words, you would no longer be required to buy health insurance and get that penalty. the savings from that, they want to use to balance the tax cuts. not everyone is on board. not every republican is on board. susan collins is saying that she's skeptical about whether or not the two should be mixed. tax reform and health care. ron johnson, saying he's a no go. >> tracie potts on the hill this morning. thank you. >>> treasury secretary steve mnuchin and his wife find themselves in the spotlight again. he went to the bureau of engraving and printing to get a look at the first dollar bill that will feature his signature. his wife came along and struck a pose with the sheet of new dollar bills. her leather outfit struck a

. >>> tracie potts on the hill for us this morning. tracie, thank you. it's 4:47 right now. two former trump campaign officials are hoping to spend thanksgiving outside of their home. rick gates and paul manafort are facing charges. the judge will decide wheth gates can travel with his family. she has not considered manafort's -- >>> a new ballot controversy is complicating the results even more in virginia. the board of elections says 83 voters in fredericksburg and stafford county received the wrong ballot. right now republican bob thomas beat joshua cole. the board will meet again tomorrow to discuss this error. if cole wins there will be an equal number of democrats and republicans in the house of delegates. >> instead of preparing us for thanksgiving, a rockville family is planning their son's funeral. he was hit and killed by a drunk driver in south carolina last week. tonight there will be a candlelight vigil at the mill creek town swim association in der wood. he attended high school in rockville before heading to college in south carolina. police say and heading hom

tracie potts who is live from washington this morning. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hi there, philip. good morning. the president comes here to capitol hill today with one goal, to get this tax plan done one way or the other. he has said if he has to do it without democrats, that's fine with him. and frankly, he has to focus on those skeptical republicans. >> is the time line of getting a vote on this this week you think still realistic? >> that is pretty optimistic, okay. there's a lot of detail to work out in this. everybody admits this is a problem that has to be fixed. >> are you going to vote for this bill? >> i don't know, we're still working on it. i have some concerns on the deficit side. >> what i don't want to do is be a part of something where i knowingly am involved in making that situation worse. >> reporter: now, keep in mind the margin here. republicans can only afford to lose two of their own members and get this done. and also keep in mind the latest report from the congressional budget office that says wealthier families and businesses would benefit from this whereas the poor families or lower income families would not. take a look. cbo says in 2019, if you earn $30,000 or less, you would end up paying more in taxes. and after a few more years, within a decade, that goes up. people making under $75,000 would pay more in taxes. whereas that same report says those making over $100,000 would end up paying less. that's not sitting well not only with democrats, but with some republicans. there are also concerns that there are big breaks for big businesses and not for small businesses in this bill. so, as some of those lawmakers said, philip, they have some things to work out. it starts with the president coming here to capitol hill today. >> that's right, we will soon see if the president gets his way. tracie, thank you. >> an issue dogging both democrats and republicans in congress, senator al franken has been accused of sexual harassment by four separate women. another democrat, congressman john conyers is set to appear back at work amid his own allegations of sexual misconduct. in his case, a second ex-staffer his fornl former deputy chief of staff is accusing him of unwanted advances according to the detroit news. nbc kasie hunt has more from capitol hill. >> i am embarrassed. i feel ashamed. >> reporter: a diminished and contrite senator al franken returning to work at the capital monday. more than ten days after allegations surfaced he forcibly kissed and groped a woman. >> i know there are no magic words that i can say to regain your trust. >> reporter: franken insisting he won't resign amid an ethics committee investigation. >> what kind of behavior demands a resignation? >> i'm not going to get into that or speculate. >> reporter: with three more women coming forward to say he gra

tracie potts live on capitol hill. tracie, we're expecting to get the details of house republicans tax cut bills today. what will that look like? >> we're waiting to see what it will look like, eun. they worked late into the night. they're trying to figure out how you balance tax breaks for the middle class with that 20% tax cut for corporations? a couple of things people want to know we're told they likely will not get rid of those lower tax-free contributions for the 401(k)s. but parents of college students could lose the exemption for college students and the home mortgage interest deduction expected to stay. >> traciethank you. >>> this time on tuesday morning we'll be getting you ready to cast your ballot in virginia. as we head into the final stretch of the campaign, we're seeing new -- ed gillespie's campaign, a reversal on sanctuary cities. northam told our sister station in portsmouth that he would sign a bill banning sanctuary cities if it's put on his desk. he's criticized for -- in a debate, he called the ban a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. make sure you have the nbc washington app where you can find complete coverage of the governor's race and other races between now and election day. >>> it's been nearly one month since a woman says she was raped at a bus stop in gaithersburg. the hunt for her attacker is intensifying. that's because of the image her attacker might have looked like. >> take a look at the screen. you can see how clear the image is. megan mcgrath is live at headquarters. it looks so realistic. >> reporter: yeah, it does. it's a very interesting use of dna analys