this election for the people of alabama. we dare defend -- >> democrat doug jones did a little counter programming to answer moore's rally. he brought in some star power in the form of alabama native charles barkley. he mocked president trump for not campaigning for moore in the state. >> it's unbelievable that this guy is still in the race when people in your own party when she say they won't vote for you or support you. >> we started this campaign back in the warm summer of may and somebody said what are the odds of doug jones winning it's about getting a five inch snow in birmingham the 1st of december. >> jones made reference to the unusual early winter storm that struck the northern part of the state last week. bill, back to you. >> bill: thank you with our coverage this hour. >> sandra: meanwhile. another topic in washington this week, it happens to be tax