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Thought was going to save them. neil: hes worried about that because hes focused on the senate keeping the majority where they could boost. >> thats the thing there are 10 democrat senators in deep red states. neil: we dont know how that will play out but your thoughts? >> we dont know but there is this pr war and i know you were in d.c. for tax day, president trump wrote an op ed style piece in usa today so i think both parties are clearly trying to show either why tax cuts are great as the pre...

Classrooms teaching today, but the truth is i need to be here fighting for them because those in this building seem to have a hard time getting them exactly what they need. >> reporter: it has gotten so difficult in some of these school districts in the state, they have gone to four-day workweeks, because they cant keep the lights on in some of the classrooms. other teachers are saying they have to work second, third jobs to pay the bills. on top of that, there is a teacher shortage across the s...

It is deeply concerning to people like myself that say theres a lot, people held their nose. they were happy he was able to get tax reform through and happy that he was able to peel back obamacare but these kinds of comments, they resonate. theres a trickle down effect. we do need to keep an eye on that. thats where, again, the communications office has got to sort of rein the president in. these are serious ramifications that can come from all of this. a lot of people say, well, i dont want the...

Theres a serious trickle-down effect that will have an impact in the courtroom in the day-to-day work of the men and women of the fbi and the department of justice. >> so paul, the republicans who voted to release this memo say theyre doing it in the best interest of upholding these american institutions, protecting the integrity. there are problems within, they believe, exist. and that is why they made this memo public. does it add up to you? >> well, taking the memo on its face and excluding a...

Incidents. this is a colossal problem that needs to be addressed. what makes me hopeful is women across the world are speaking out about this, and not just prominent figures. r. a.i. n. says the number of calls that organization received in november went up by 25%, and 30% in december. so that means that women are feeling more comfortable, and men feeling more comfortable coming forward with things that have happened to them, as well as people who are around them. theyre calling these hotlines a...

Fourth straight month. wage growth is what were going to zero in on. it had been sluggish for a decade and shot up quickly in january. 2.9%. so that was the fastest rate increase since 2009. this quick pace, the rate of change, is what is making some investors anxious. that anxiety causing a huge sell-off across the board. when workers make more money, they can spent more on goods and services. businesses anticipate, that consumers can pay more, they raise prices. so some inflation healthy. too ...

How about that. now to puerto rico. in the resort town, just 20% of homes and businesses have any electricity. the towns mayor says nearly 300 businesses are still shut down. msnbcs mar aun yaiana atencio . this is their season when they get all their business. what are people telling you? >> reporter: exactly, stephanie. this is an area known for tourism and locals tell me the tourist season is decimated. im at a big resort. just look at some of the boats behind me. the beaches are empty here...

Here. >> today, my sources tell me theyve gone into the villages. theyve gone into the rural areas, the regime. whether youre -- right now, its sort of like a multiheaded hydra. it only goes in the same direction. looks in the same direction when its being threatened from the outside. or even from within. right now, everyone is focused in iran from the regime, whether its hard-liner or reformer, putting down these protests. so, youre really seeing a serious crackdown of putting people on the str...

Now not be able to deduct their property taxes in high tax states like new york and new jersey, his supporters here still think its a solid plan. >> what do you say to those who look at it as offering major cuts for corporations, huge tax cuts for the wealthy? what about me, the little guy? >> its going to have a trickle-down effect because when corporations make more money, the economy gets stronger, the economy gets stronger, wages go up. >> reporter: this waitress agrees. >> you know what, th...

Short-term funding and deal with these issues in january. >> here is where we stand. the house meet at 8:00 am and major components of the continuing resolution, childrens health, foreign surveillance reauthorization and disaster relief separated into a different bill. a lot to do before anyone goes over christmas. >> they should start working at 4:00 am like us instead of 8:00. thank you very much, see you later. less than 24 hours after congress passed the sweeping tax reform, americans alread...