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Security. i think we know better. it's an issue of his own political insecurity when the right wingers start screaming at him, he just backs off in front of us. >> mike is on capitol hill for day number two. vick, what is being said behind all these closed doors, if anything? and what are the members of congress saying? what's happening in the white house? what are you hearing. >> in it's crickets and abandoned ghost town here in the capitol today and likely to be tomorrow on christmas eve. the members of congress are scattered to the wind. the senate is in tomorrow with a pro forma session. t...

Mike mccarra we were reporting and discussing thursday, it's the 27th now, was that a surprise on the hill that the majority leader said okay, we're going home. we're going to go enjoy the holidays and if something happens we'll get back here. >> right. somewhat of a surprise, and you're right, there's the option that they could come back on the 24th and the 27th. both mitch mcconnell told us as he walked off the senate floor which is now closed tfor the ret of the day and all day sunday. they shut down the count down clock can keep on ticking at least until monday and the senate is going to b...

Over what the president wants. >> i've got to tell you, that is some party not to show up at if you consider the price of the tickets. $100,000 to $250,000 for a couple. with the house coming back in at 9:00 a.m. and not until noon, the house was able to pass something. they passed legislation on thursday. by a decent margin. so what will they be doing? doesn't it all have to wait for the senate to get their act together? >> yeah. i wouldn't be on the edge of my seat this morning at 9:00 to watch the house come in. they are literally just here in a pro forma session. in other words, they're go...

Have the votes. i think we have that tape here. can we play that? >> the conference committee has come together, and we've delivered for the american people. we remind everyone this is our tax bill. it belongs to the american people. this conference committee reflects these priorities. the committee report is valid. it will be filed in pro forma session at 5:30 this evening. at the same time it will be made public to the american people to look at the new tax code we're proposing before the house and senate votes on it next week. >> kevin brady, the house ways and means chairman, saying that t...

Paul, what does this mean for the trump white house? >> it's an important development, of course, because flynn was the national security adviser to the president for a brief period of time but certainly had close contact with the president and was initially mentioned as the russian link. he's been under investigation by the fbi really going back into last summer and his failure to register. so i'm not surprised that trail would eventually lead to a subpoena or request for white house documents. >> lynn, president has called this investigation over and over and over again a witch hunt. he e sa...