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It now, i have not made the comparison between current tax rates and now, and you are getting them for me, but there is some stuff going on that is going to be surprising to people who thought that they may be able to predict what republicans are doing. and as you and i have talked about a million times, it really started with tax cuts for corporations, right? see one that is mainly what this thing does. it gives huge breaks to corporations. >> yes, 35% down to 21%. it nobody gets us. this is 14...

You know. >> of these a soldier spent three weeks living and fighting in the jungle. every minute, decided to give them the real world experience of potential future wars. >> you have to be pretty proud of the work that you are doing here. >> it is all the guys. they are the glue of this place. they make it better and better every day. >> they also make the u.s. army better. better prepared for whatever is next. >> that is our job, to be ready to fight the next fight. >> and, as a sign of just h...

Big concern for the deficit hawks. many other republicans that say that they are underestimating the growth of that it will generate, so that has been kind of the other side of the argument. he has always maintained that it will add to the deficit, so this is a big change for him. >> shepard: figuratively speaking, it leaves open the possibility of a government shutdown. where do we stand on that? do we know? >> that is up in the air. it is unclear how the government will be funded if current fu...

The exact same as the initial senate bill. if the changes that were negotiated in factory and on those who are married or filing jointly, and again, the numbers are on the left. they are the same on the left-hand side of your screen. the big change here is that that top number, the initial senate bill, have a tough number of $1 million, so this has been brought down significantly. the changes that you get to nr when you start looking at that 22, 24, 32% level in the top numbers. bottom line here...

Protest in and around jerusalem, after president trump declared that city the new capital of israel. nothing new capital, but we are recognizing it. we are live their necks. but first, wildfire alerts. we are learning more about the first firefighter to die in the latest outbreak of wildfires. we reported him dead yesterday, and now we know his name. it is corey iverson. >> he was 32 years old. he has been here since 2009. he is survived by his wife, ashley, his 2-year-old daughter. >> shepard: ...

They responded with tear gas and fire. at more images of the violence in our slideshow this afternoon. you can see a demonstrator wearing a mask, obviously, standing in front of several burning tires in the west bank city. in another, this image, a protester apparently throwing a tear gas canister back at israeli troops. you can see israeli forces arresting a demonstrator while the tires were nearby. and this is gaza, east of gaza city. crowds of palestinian protesters run from the tear gas and ...

Pressures like picking bridesmaids and addresses, she will have to learn how to drive out of an ambush, how to avoid being kidnapped, and she will also have to learn what you do if she is ever taken hostage. that is all according to a former royal aide, who also served in the british army. it turns out that she will also be taught how to fire a machine gun. and experts say that she better get used to having company because a bodyguard will be near her 24/7. the royals are so safety conscious tha...

And there may well be that there was something there. the fact that he kicked him off the probe in july, i would think that would be reassuring, but what was peter strzok doing there in the first place? why did they not find out about that earlier? >> shepard: the president mentioned his phone call yesterday with vladimir putin. will we learn more about that phone call? he mentioned that putin appraised him on some matters and was less than positive on others. >> only if the white house wants to...

Football -- not exactly the super bowl of soccer, but it is the oldest football tournament, so it is a big deal, and harrys favorite team, they happen to be the reigning champion. so prince harry will not be there, and prince william, who is the best men, will also have to excuse himself, and that is a bigger deal because he is the president of the football association, and it is customary for a royal to present to the trophy. and by the way, if you wanted to go around may 19th to london, you be...

On board. that is the biggest change on the tax front. >> shepard: we have just gotten a statement from a corker, of tennessee, who has been one of those who was wavering. and bob corker of tennessee has just come out and support. >> i mean, that is big because senator corker voted against the bill the first time around, so that is a huge sign of momentum. >> shepard: it is all lining up. i guess we now have mike lee. we need to hear from susan collins of maine, i suppose, but they seem to think...