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Their computers and thinking whats in store. >> i know. >> good morning, everybody. im dave briggs. welcome to "early start." >> nice to see you all. im christine romans. it is may 15th, 4:00 a.m. in the east. up first, a defining moment in donald trumps presidency. who will he nominate to be next director of the fbi? at least eight candidates interviewed this weekend at fbi headquarters by attorney general jeff sessions and his number two at the justice department, rod rosenstein. a white house...

>> when was the decision made to fire? >> he is a showboat. hes a grandstander. >> fbi director james comey had broad support in the fbi. >> i asked if i was under investigation. he said i was not under investigation. >> this investigation will go forward and be complete. >> i said to myself, trump and russia is a made up story. >> sum reply put, you cannot stop the men and women of the fbi from doing the right thing. >> if russia did anything having to do with our election, i want to know about...

>> if president obama was truly concerned, why didnt he suspend general flynns security clearance? >> the vetting process for somebody working in the white house is far, far more rural than a standard clearing process. >> the president is calling for a complete shutdown of muslims in the united states. >> he made it clear hes not talking about muslims all over the world and thats why this is not a muslim ban. >> i believe any argument we would have to make in defense would not be grounded in tru...

>> if you have a pre-existing condition. you may have lost your health care. >> welcome to the beginning of the end of obamacare. >> this is a fraud. we will fight it. >> we will get this passed through the senate. i feel confident. >> hey, hey, good-bye. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> welcome viewers from the united states and around the world. this is friday, may 6th. 6:00 in new york. up first, the battle to rerepea and replace obamacare shifts to the senate. th...

>> i take responsibility. >> she gave a warning to the white house. >> a forceful warning. >> how is health care come? >> i think it is time. this amendment torpedos that. >> we have been making progress this bill. >> the president cut a tremendous deal for the american people. >> this was not winning in the republican point of view. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> all right. welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "new day." it is wednesd...

>> this is going to be the biggest tax cut and largest tax reform in the history of our country. >> the proposals we have seen are proposals to help the wealthy in the nation. >> he is handing the democratic opponents a sword. he will ask people to cut taxes for the rich and show how he will benefit. >> there is a lot of work left to do. this unified government has a solid start. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> welcome viewers from the united states and around the w...

Dont need tax cuts because they will pay for themselves. what happened, this what president clinton did in office before him balancing the budget, that all went out the window and the deficits and debts we have now. so that leads us to today and the question about whether or not republicans now are going to say should we try it again or did we learn our lesson and that just didnt work and it does seem in talking to republicans at this point, that for the most part, those on capitol hill say it d...

You mentioned middle class tax cuts. middle class families watching this tonight on the news, a family of four, median income of $60,000, what does it mean for them? >> its going to be a tax cut. >> how much? >> its going to be a tax cut. look, youre asking the same question that was asked over here. we will let you know the details at the appropriate moment. were in robust discussions with the house and senate leadership. they are progressing quickly. >> were going to take two more. right back ...

And in fact, bring down all business tax rates to only 15%, thats a huge tax cut but the question is, where is that money going to come from. >> they may increase the standard deduction families can take. they may give people a break on the perm side as well as the corporate side. it blows a big hole in the deficit so the question that has to be asked of republicans is, are you going to go along with this. because you believe as you were saying that a rising tide is going to lift all boats and y...

Certain. i would never ever bet against this president. he will get this done for the american people. with that, im going to turn it over to skts mnuchin to go through the business tax plan and well both come back and take questions. >> thank you, gary. so as gary said, weve been working on plan for a very considerable period of time. and our objective is to make u.s. businesses the most competitive in the world. right now, we have a 35% corporate rate on worldwide income and deferral. it is pe...