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Senate committee on Health Education and pensions will please come to order. Im usually on time and excuse me for being late. We reauthorize a Higher Education act. Today were looking at ways to simplify the free application for student aid or fafsa to make it easier for students to apply for federal Financial Aid. Well introduce the witnesses and after your testimony senators will have five minutes of questions. Senators may be coming and going because of the tax bill. Nearly four years ago in a hearing before this committee an unusual thing happened. Four witnesses from diverse back grntds a...

61 approving the cuts. It came after hours of outcry the study before the meeting. Reporter frustration and anger erupted as hundreds came to the Oakland School Board Meeting concerned about cuts to Student Services special Education Supplies libraries and staffing. The superintendent said her revise recommendation is 9 million in cuts. 5. 2 million cuts from the Central Office. 23 layoffs and 3. 8 million to school sites. We have to do a midyear adjustment as opposed to waiting until next year because we do not have a reserve as a district. Reporter the superintendent says as a former teacher...

Legislation has not been released. We do have some key provisions. Reportedly lowers the Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 21 . The top individual rate for the wealthiest drops from 39. 6 to 37 . The compromise bill caps deduction for state taxes and property taxes at 10,000. It allows a mortgage Interest Deduction for loans up to 750,000. Live coverage Caroline Shively in washington dc with more. Reporter gop leaders scramble to finish their tax reform bill behind closed doors. Trump was out front promising miraculous results. We stand on the verge of a new economic miracle. Reporter pushing asid...

But first, developing right now, mangled cars, twisted wreckage. There was windows and glass and very particular smell that i cant really describe. Deadly Train Derailment on the west coast. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. Brand new train route reason for excitement. Tonight a grizzly scene. The site avenue deadly Train Derailment. Some of the train cars are still too dangerous right now for crews to search. As investigators begin their work to figure out what went so terribly wrong. Thank oosphere joining us at 10 00. Im lucy noland. Im chris oconnell. Iain page is off tonight. This all happened d...

Going 80 miles an hour in a 30 miles an hour zone when it wept off the rails along a curve near tacoma killing three and injuring dozens more. They are still unsure if the high speed caused the accident and are looking into whether the conductor was distracted by an employee in training. The train which was carrying 86 people was on its first journey on a new route from seattle to portland. Fox talked to a local soldier who helped passengers to safety after the crash. I couldnt afford to be scared. I couldnt afford to be shock. I had to do what im called to do and focus and channel that into h...