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Also from hhs but what we havent been able to get a clear answer on, whether some of these new detention facilities will look more like tent cities. hhs saying some structures are soft sided with air-conditioning but wouldnt elaborate any further. >> thank you. up next to stunning message to seattle about its exploding homeless problem and unions freaking out about the countdown to the supreme court ruling on forcing public-sector workers to pay union dues. ethan bearsman joins us with his uniqu...

>> its chuck norris. >> cat dragged in barn kill. >> barn kill, when do you go to sleep? >> they say theres not a homeless problem in america? >> gosh. >> that was -- february, i believe 200le 8, the new hampshire primary. >> weve all been up all night. >> a remarkable, remarkable, mike, thaits been ten years today. ten years, such a horrible, horrible shock for all of us. >> incredible. i remember the day vividly. just vividly. and looking at him now and you realize what the business misses, wh...

20,000 signatures were collected, more than enough to get on the november ballot. >> the majority of people feel this was an attack on businesses that employ and live here. at some point, youre going after the people, going after our jobs. >> all seven of those expected to vote to repeal the tax are up for re-election in november. politics played a part in this. >> dana: we had you on yesterday. the homeless problem in seattle and how theyre trying to deal with it. if this tax is repealed, what ...

Liberal community, but there they were. they flexed their business model, reminded people that they are a business in the city council turned around on a dime. >> martha: it so interesting, steve. as bill has just ped out, to watch this dynamic at play, because its taxation, taxation, taxation and they finally said no. i love this quote from amazon vice president and spokesman drew herkimer who said the city does not have a revenue problem, it has a spending efficiency problem. that pretty much ...

And for liberty. this has been abhorrent to them. yes, it has hurt the league and it makes me sad because i love the nfl. >> shannon: i need a "yes" or "no" from both of you. given the guidelines, do you think people take to the field and neil? >> yes. i think players are still going to kneel. >> sadly i think they will. i think it will advance the conversation sadly and hopefully the league will prevail. >> shannon: we will see. a few months away. cant wait for football season. i will be watchi...

Handsomely off the presidents tax cut. rates have been slashed. earnings are over the top. a lot of the people are saying well have them pay the bill. >> yeah, look. i think good points about how inefficient the area has been. the government with dealing with the homeless problem. they have a fairly large budget per homeless person. several hundred. that said, there is another story. its not going to spread for two reasons. one is in most, first of all, in most rich areas, where the tech compani...

Hit with a tax, thats 3% of seattles business is about 150,000 were a quarter of all the jobs in the city. some grocery store owners say they will have to raise the price of groceries because, while they have lots of revenue, their profits are small. we also spoke to the owner of driving, a small successful company started in seattle 54 years ago. as long as that tax is in place, he says they will not expand in seattle. >> if they are literally forcing businesses to see if they need a more effic...

Vulnerabilities and thats what they attack, neil. >> neil: thank you, my friend. always timely advice. meantime were a little more than a half an hour away from a crucial vote in seattle on a tax on big companies to pay up for dealing with the homeless problem. one of the targets is amazon. the single biggest private employer in the area. amazon is not happy. well explore it after this. right into the harbor. im gonna regret that. with new car replacement, if your brand new car gets totaled, lib...

Tonight, just moments ago after weeks of heated debate, the seattle city council has just voted to impose a massive new tax on big businesses in an effort to solve their citys homeless problem. the so-called had tax forces any company with more than $20 million in gross revenue like amazon and starbucks to contribute $275 per employee per year toward housing units and services for the homeless. earlier this month, amazon halted construction in seattle threatening to go elsewhere if this proposal...

European allies and certainly not russia or china stepping forward to help us pull off a last-minute supplemental deal, which would mean that the president wouldnt have to terminate the deal may 12th. laura: daniel hoffman, we will see what happens. thank you very much for being here. appreciate your perspective. >> thank you. blake: lawmakers in seattle are looking to combat the citys growing homeless problem with a proposed tax on big business. but some worry that could end up costing the city...