Tuck forget tax relief if you are well to do it reinstates 3. 8 surtax on investment income. Number three, medicaid funding gets tweaked. Probably not as much as liberals want. But this an additional 45 billion for opioid treatment. Welcome all. So today we heard mcconnell say its time for the senate to rise to the occasion and hes chiding republicans to get in line and support this bill. They are voting next week. My question, can he even get it to the floor . Hes got sack strong argument. Get it to the floor then vote it down. His margin of error for getting it to the floor is zero. Rand paul and Susan Collins said they are not going to vote for that. Gerri we have been through two iterations of this bill. More are promised. We even have Lindsey Graham with his own new idea. The bills are a dime a dozen. Thats right. We had seven years to figure this one out. There was a failure of leadership that there wasnt a sitdown meeting right after the election to say here is our timeline, let
Martha Robin Williams was found dead in his San Francisco home yesterday. Well have a News Conference hours from now. Bill claudia is in california in tiburon, california. Reporter perhaps you can see beyond the media, the memorial growing as fans and neighbors leave flowers and cards. Robin williams was last seen alive here at his house at 10 00 p. M. The night before. He lived here with his wife. Its not clear who found his body or who called 911. But when paramedics arrived just before noon williams was unresponsive and his body taken away by the coroner. He made many numbers. Mrs. Doubtfire. Patch adams. He did a lot of Philanthropy Work supporting troops overseas. He was one of 16 million americans battling depression. In a statement his publicist said he had been battling serious depression. An autopsy will be conducted today along with fox comey tests and the marin county sheriff is expected to give us an update. Bill the neighbors you talk with, what do they say . Reporter they
At age 63, an apparent suicide, by celebrating his remarkable career. Well be talking to some of the millions of people who laughed, cried or both thanks to him. Thanks to his incredible talent. His wife Susan Schneider released a statement. This morning i lost my husband and best friend while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. We are asking for privacy during our time of profound grief as he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on robins death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions. That will be our fwoek us as well. Starting with our entertainment reporter nichelle turner. Truly shocking news that all of us have discovered a few hours ago. Absolutely. And the Marin County Sheriffs Department says it was around noon today when they got to Robin Williams home and they found him dead there. They believe it was an apparent suicide, the Coroners Office say they believe it was a s suicide due to asphyxia,
Trump. Now, afternoon before the meetings speaker ryan is feeling pressure according to folks were talking to on the hill to support the billionaire who won primaries in both West Virginia and nebraska. Ryan met with several of his rank and file who are urging the speaker to, if i may, get on the trump train. Will speaker ryan heed their call . The speaker of the house today did disclose his prime goal for his oneonone with mr. Trump. To pretend were unified as a party after coming through a very bruising primary, which ended like a week ago, to pretend were unified without unifying we go into the fall at half strength. This election is too important to go into an election at half strength. That means we need a real unification of our party. And as republicans try to heal any divisions here, democrats went on the offensive. Their house leaders held a News Conference and declares there is no difference between what trump says and the gop believes. Our point is what is happened in this c
Race will be defined by headon attacks, es calates rhetoric an increase of violence. It was so sad to watch. Reporter donald trump coming back swinging. Lyin, crooked hillary. Reporter after Hillary Clintons scathing Foreign Policy speech eviscerating the republican nominee with her toughest lines yet. I will leave it to the psychiatrist to explain his affection for tyrants. Reporter trump calling for the secretary of state to be imprisoned over use of a private server. Hillary clinton has to go to jail. Okay . Shes guilty as hell. Reporter the pair trading stinging oneliners. He says he has Foreign Policy experience, because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in russia. The tools donald trump brings to the table, bragging, mocking, composing nasty tweets. Reporter to watch her is like sominex. Ever watch som ninesominex . Sleep all night. Its hard to stay a. Its not hard to see donald trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his thin skin. Reporter finger on the butto