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>> thank you so much. we're in the final few throes of 2014. before the year ends did you know there is still a little bit of time to cut your 2015 tax bill? here with last minute tax tips before you pop that bottle of champagne from the american institute of certified public accountants, ron. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> happy new year to you. there are a lot of changes this year to the tax code and a lot of additional things that people might not know about. you say tip number one this year to get bang for your buck, prepay all the way. why? >> taxes are an annual thing and everyth...

Same questions. and then we'll be able to know, really, whether obamacare really worked or not. and what the effect of it is. so it's not hiding anything. it's actually getting to the facts. and we'll be able to use comparing 2013 to 2014. before obamacare and after it really goes into effect. that's a really good thing to know. >> it is a good thing to know. and they're not going to like the number. they never will like the numbers. but i want our audience to know if they don't know you are the former insurance commissioner for the state of california. how do insurance companies calculate exa...

Window closes for 2014. before you will be assessed a penalty for not having coverage. there is quite a bit. quite a bit of time for people to kick the tires before they soon up for coverage. >> yeah, i really think it is the ultimate antidote to everything that is happening with the shut down. it is a place where people can go, interact with and experience, government options and private sector options. so different than negativity we are hearing. take a listen to turn to negativity. ezra take a listen to something that senator mccain was saying. >> it is unnecessary. i am afraid the american...

Are the implications for president and the congress? >> there are two ways this can go. to underscore something annie said, if we care about the impact of immigration reform, we should increase the minimum wage. i don't understand why they're not talking about that which is very popular across a lot of lines. if immigration reform goes down, it is a defeat for the president, but there's a big however, which is why he went on spanish language television. if the republicans take a big hit in 2014, if the hispanic group says you stop this from happening, we are going to have this happen in virgin...

Testimony, before the senate intelligence committee or the house before jason chaffetz's committee. it will be after memorial day that comey is expected to testify. that will be an open hearing before the senate intelligence committee and notably, it will be the very first time we hear from comey since the president fired him. now the "washington post" is reporting, president trump is close to hiring outside counsel to help him navigate the russia investigation. the president now has a list of finalists for his legal team. michael zel ner is a former independent counsel and former director o...