very warm feeling and i really believe it s only going to get warmer. plus election 2017 has democrats up beat. president trump is unpopular. another republican is retiring from the house. but can the democrats carry tuesday s momentum into 2018? that opens the door, that means that we get the fresh recruits and they get the retirements. we get the a-team and the candidate is very important in the elections. up first though, several big new twists to the debate over tax cuts. a key vote in the house, new plan in the senate and what some republicans call urgency, and others call panic. the belief after tuesday s election route that if they don t pass a tax plan and soon, the democrat s will take contro of congress. it takes time, but trust me, we re going to get in over the finish line because we need to get it done for measure famiame families. and today we re taking one big step closer to fulfilling inthaa goal. it is the biggest day so far for what the more and ar
and clearly the administration would love to get consensus on what to do about pongyang. consensus, frankly, arthel, talking to white house officials, an understanding that the u.s. will need to do what it needs to do but consult with partners here in the region before making any move on pongyang. the president is coming to apjanuary, part of an active trip to the asian peninsula. what a great day for him to be here and opportunity for the u.s. administration. after japan, off to south korea. the president will be in search after united front in north korea before making his way to beijing, where he is expected to pressure chinese president xi xinping and get tough on north korea. he will delay his trip at least a day before heading home. we are talking about another major agenda item on the table and that is trade. much talk about china but keep in mind the u.s. has a trade imbalance with japan as well. $51 billion, through the latest figures in august, the last month availa
in asia. and beach living, how would you like to make ten grand a month to live at the beach? this is a real job? him let s get to it. announcer: now, shepard smith reporting live from the fox news appears to be what it s friday on the news desk. a national republican senatorial committee has apparently dropped out of its fund-raising agreement with roy moore. the nra sc is the major fund-raising group for candidates. it used to be listed on a government website as a supporter of the more campaign. as of today, it is not. we cannot confirm the reason is the sexual allegations of sexual misconduct with a teenager. this at the white house is top republicans call on roy moore to quit the senate race in alabama if the allegations against him are true. but roy moore says he s not going anywhere. he s calling on his supporters to help them fight back, and he does have some defenders. at the news about roy moore was breaking during this hour yesterday. four women told the was
just seeing, you know, a little boy give us so much support and love, that s awesome. thank you, buddy! this is the cbs evening news. mason: this is our western edition. good evening. i m anthony mason. new accusations of sexual misconduct are being leveled at powerful men seemingly every day. the latest could have national implications. in a story first reported by the washington post and confirmed by cbs news, four women accuse alabama republican roy moore of pursuing them when they were teens, and he was in his 30s. moore is running in a special election next month for the u.s. senate, where republicans hold a slim 52-48 majority. nancy cordes reports, members of moore s own party now want him out. he should step aside if the allegations are true. gm reporter: judgment came swiftly for candidate roy moore today as senate republicans universally condemned their would-be colleague. h the allegations, if true, to me, mean he needs to step aside. reporter: moore
remains a mystery. it is a tale of two plans though at a critical phase for tax reform for republicans. this is a live shot of the house ways and means committee. currently marking up its tax reform bill. later today, we re expecting to see the senate version as an exodus of republican congressmen continues today. after tuesday s electoral setback, the party needs a win on tax reform. instead, they have competing tax plans that diverge in a number of significant ways. a big one according to the new york times is that president trump s highly touted corporate tax cut will be delayed by a year in the senate plan. despite it all, however, house speaker paul ryan says republicans are on track for final passage by the end of the year. yes, there are details that are being ironed out in the committee process. that is exactly how the legislative process is supposed to work. it takes time. trust me, we re going to get this over the finish line. when we do this, make good on o