Realities of tax reform. Plus, america addicted. We kick off our new series on the deadly Opioid Epidemic sweeping the nation. Tonight, a look at how we got here. Brangham studies have now clearly shown that opioid medications can lead to dependency within just a matter of days, and so, this flood of prescriptions led to a surge of addiction. Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff were covering two big stories this evening. Tom prices stint as secretary of health and Human Services is over, after revelations of costly priva
Had a confrontation with cops at a casino in las vegas. [ Police Sirens ] police insisting there was no Excessive Force or any racial profiling. Does this video back them up . Where will he go . O. J. Simpsons parole days away. Reportedly eyes florida to call home. Why the attorney general does not want him coming to her state. Can the state squeeze o. J. Out . Good morning, everybody. Lets get right to our top stories. The twin crisis facing donald trump on this saturday morning. Overnight the president asked for and received the resignation of his health and Human Services secretary tom price after the intense scrutiny of hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on charter flights. More cabinet members coming under fire for costly travel expenses. Now the head of the Veterans Affairs department facing hard questions. Meantime President Trump taking heat over his response to Hurricane Maria as puerto rico continues to struggle to get critical aid. After one Administration Official calle
Thats less than three weeks away. Maybe before thanksgiving. As a democrat they continue to hold up. As proof that tax cuts fail. We debunk that theory because it will show you all of that space the space where they have succeeded. The special prosecutor now investigating the democrats in the clintons and more on the left. Trying to turn it into ben ghazi benghazi in order to attack President Trump. Now theyre getting credit for criticizing them. The Fan Attendance is not so great. An allstar lineup of gas. Benghazi survivor state that the jeer is trumps benghazi. Welcome to risk and reward. The index and it snapped its fifth date winning streak. About 700 points away. The president and the tax cut push could be set for a full vote. They are urging House Republicans for quick vote on the budget. Dc talk is now at immigrants. People making a Million Dollars or more in income. 39. 6 rate. They would pay at the lower 30 5 rate. President trump though is saying he will not touch or attack
Stays. I only want to use a bracket if i feel the middle class isnt getting as much as they should. Its about the middle class and its about jobs. If i feel the middle class is not getting what i want them to get, base want that to be a lot, then ill do a bracket which will give them one. Charles with tax reform we can make it morning in america again. Will the president s widespread efforts to push this over the finish line get it there . Political analyst ford oconnell, chairman of the civic forum pack. Deneen, let me start with you. What a relief. President trump came out and said we are not messing with the 401k. Im pulling it out anyway. Shocked that any member of the gop would have submitted that as a potential plan. Hardworking americans would be concerned if the government wanted to get involved with our 401k. But i think the critics and the haters of the president s tax plan. They know with Economic Growth, this is what they are mission, tax cuts and tax reform will be back fo
Dead center, how Political Polarization divided america, and what we can do about it. Congressman, in the wake of this shooting in texas yesterday, is there a centrist solution to Mass Shootings and gun violence in this country . Guest it is ironic. I have been doing a lot of writings about polarization and what causes it. What crystallized the fact that i wanted to put this in a book is when the pulse shooting occurred in orlando. The introduction in my book is about the political reaction. Anytime you have Something Like this, you see the best of america in the response. The overwhelming sense of humanity and a shared sense of grief that occurs. People giving a lot of blood, holding vigils. Then, on the political side, you see the worst of america. Forle using the tragedy political advantage, trying to figure out how they can gain in a political argument based on this horrific event we have had. Now, we have had multiple Mass Shootings since then. That is what is most upsetting, in a