gives you better taste and better nutrition in so many varieties. classic. cage free. and organic. only eggland's best. welcome to ichbs ponside po. i'm john king. president trump is in china and it's not your fault if can't believe your ears. he had called china a trade cheap. not anymore. >> the united states, the feeling we have for china is a

very warm feeling and i really believe it's only going to get warmer. >> plus election 2017 has democrats up beat. president trump is unpopular. another republican is retiring from the house. but can the democrats carry tuesday's momentum into 2018? >> that opens the door, that means that we get the fresh recruits and they get the retirements. we get the a-team and the candidate is very important in the elections. >> up first though, several big new twists to the debate over tax cuts. a key vote in the house, new plan in the senate and what some republicans call urgency, and others call panic. the belief after tuesday's election route that if they don't pass a tax plan and soon, the democrat s will take contro of congress. >> it takes time, but trust me, we're going to get in over the finish line because we need to get it done for measure famiame families. and today we're taking one big

step closer to fulfilling inthaa goal. >> it is the biggest day so far for what the more and are more republicans see as a do or die push on tax reform. just minutes ago on capitol hill, senate republicans going behind closed doors for a briefing on their version of tax reform. a complication for a party that readily admits now it must pass sweeping tax cuts if it hopes to stay in power. we now have two sets of math, two sets of projections, two set of problems some say that need to be solved before either bill hits the floor. not helping? president trump. remember back during the obamacare debate when he call the house bill mean? some say he is undercutting republicans again. the president tipped his hand according to the "wall street journal" telling democrats on the other end of the line ignore the house debate. he promised them the senate plan, quote, you will like it a whole lot more. another hiccup? messaging, not just on capitol hill. take for example this blast from the past phrase from one of the

president's point men on tax reform. >> we create wage inflation which means the workers get paid more, workers have more disposable income, workers spend more and we see the whole trickle down through the economy. and that is good for the economy. >> that whole trickle down through the economy. with us to share their insights, dana bash, olivier knox, elian in a johnson and also abby fill lives. it is a giant day anyway, all the more so because it comes after this election where just about any republican says we better get this done or we'll deserve to lose our majorities. let's just start with where we are today in the sense that some people say it's normal, you have a house plan, the ways and means committee is going to mark it up, now you have a senate plan in which the president said watch the senate plan, yet the senate plan delays the corporate tax cut that the president wants, but he says that is the better one. that is the way it used to work. house plan, senate plan, get

together final plan. but does anything in this town work like it used to? >> well, no. what is interesting about the president's comments in the meeting is that i don't know how much we should read into it except that based on what he has learned after health care and other failures on the hill, i think he's realized that the senate is kind of the steeper hill to climb. and that ultimately what the house does is going to be what a certain segment of the base wants, even what he wants. i think he wants the corporate tax rate to be permanent and start immediately. but i think he gets that the senate bill is probably closer to reality because it's just harder to get through that chamber. at the same time, i'm not sure that that is a reflection of, oh, does the president want a delay in the corporate tax rate? probably not. nothing i've heard has told me that is really what he wants. so i think sometimes he's before these groups of people, before

the senators and telling them what they want to hear and that may not have much relationship to what will actually happen. >> and the one thing that is interesting that i've heard from people who have been in meetings with the president, and they were meetings during the obamacare negotiations and now during the tax reform negotiations, is how different the president is. that gets this stuff. he understands this stuff. he obviously lived it as a businessman, the whole notion of taxes and tax rates and obviously corporate tax cuts. and i was actually told that during one health care meeting, somebody asked a detailed question about obamacare and he looked at his then hhs secretary tom price and said answer that question, what am i paying you for. and now when he's in these meetings, he is on it. so it is odd that he would say to senate democrats, you know, i'm okay with your bill if he knew that it would be a delay in the corporate tax rate. but maybe not. maybe he's trying to get to that

deal. >> and the senate can't entake a vote. they can have their own version, but the tax bill must originate in the house. so the house has to send a bill over there. but the senate is releasing their bill today. does it meet this test? one of tfof the down falls of obamacare was if you like your why, you can keep your doctor. listen to mitch mcconnell. >> at the end of the day, nobody in the middle class will get a tax increase. and we are committed to middle class tax relief. >> nobody. nobody. he says nobody. he says nobody. if you look at the house plan, if you look at all the studies of the house plan, there is a big debate over this think tank or that think tank, but most say that most middle class families will get a tax break, but it depends where you live, how much your house costs. will mitch mcconnell regret in a? >> i will also point out that no tax increase is not the same thing asin a? >> i will also point out that no tax increase is not the same thing as getting tax relief.

and he ran on passing a tax plantar getted at middle class families. and what strikes me, the tax bill that the house came out with is that it's so heavily focused on corporate tax relief, and i think when people go to the polls and vote on this, they are asking themselves how did this impact me. and corporate tax relief i don't think strikes people as something that will impact them personally. and that seems to me to be the major flaw with the house bill when republicans are talking about we need to get this done in order to, you know, have it help us with the polls in 2018. this bill is not popular. and so it's unclear to me if that is actually going to be true at the polls in 2018 for republicans if it does pass. >> and listen to the speaker on fox news. he has to manage the sheep in the house. he would want a different tax plan, but he is the speaker of the house, he thinks this is the best that he can get through. but among those unhappy, some conservatives think we're in the

majority, at least the first version of this should be bigger and bolder. >> as speaker, why not go to broke? make its as conservative as possible and see how much you get through. >> i'm very pleased with this product in that is far more bold tax reform than ronald reagan did. these are deeper and bigger. >> so i mean, mitch mcconnell and paul ryan want us to forget the rest of 2017 and forget the problems inside the republican party, but they pop out frequently in this debate. when the chairman of the current -- when mr. brady came out and sort of started talking about the house proposal, he couldn't help himself. he threw in a couple knocks at the senate. this is not a united party. i see a lot of comments includinging from some folks who used to be in the trump white house, i don't understand why this is so hard. it's a fundamental misunderstanding of where their party is today and where the schisms are. they proposed a bunch of things that the remaininging northeastern republicans balked

at. it didnoesn't seem like they ar trying to work through the chasms and say these are things that you were in favor of. and while i take your point that this is not the obamacare debate, when paul ryan says this is going to suck said becausece ran on it -- >> it's harder than obamacare. you're right. and i think that the casualty of this whole intra party debate is that the messaging on this bill is a disaster 37 nobody knows what this bill will do for them. and it sounds like a corporate tax cut. and when people are looking at it, they are not looking at, oh, alle am i goal to save $1500 a year, is that enough for me to notice it? i think it's hard for them to -- >> and you could sell it if you make the argument, look, if businesses have more money, businesses will create more job, that means more jobs in your community, and i wouldn't use

the term trickle down. democrats by the end of the day will be on that one. but you could make the case that that means more restaurants, a better community, if you make the case in a sustained way. here is the issue for me. if you look at this, you have 24 republican senators of the 52 and 173 republican house members who are search under their first republican president. they have been able to vote for years to repeal and replace obamacare. they have not had to do something that actually might become law. that is part of the problem here, isn't it? >> this to me is in so many way as replay of the obamacare transition from the obamacare debate under president obama to the obamacare debate under president trump where you have kind of a slap dash bill that seems cobbled together, that isn't compelling to a lot of conservative outside groups who you really need messaging this bill for you. instead there are a lot of critics from the outside. but also in the sense that i don't hear any lawmakers making really compelling case for this

bill. paul ryan, i wasn't really compelled by what i heard from him on fox news or elsewhere. and, you know, similarly to obamacare rollback, there was nobody who went out and own that had bill. so it will be to see what happen, but i think some of the i'd logical tangents are coming out. >> the pichoint with the graphis the unbelievable twrans sransitm opposition to governing. and the growing pain has been a lot haerd than people realize which is why you hear republican after republican say we have to do tax reform. it's not so much about the substance of the bill which it should be, but it's about proving that that transition is worth it, that the voters made a right choice in taking the republicans out of the minoriy and putting them in the governing majority because they can actually do something.

>> when your family is as complicated as the republican family is, they have to compromise. and you have to actually support your president to get things done. george w. bush got republicans to vote for a lot of things they didn't like, but they are not loyal to this president especially after tuesday. we'll continue the conversation later. but up next, president trump trading tirades, insults, instead for flattery in china. a man the president now says he has great chemistry with. >> our meeting last night was absolutely terrific. our dinner was i don't understand beyond that. understand we'd do a quick dinner and i think it lasted at least two hours and we enjoyed every minute of it.

as the host of access health, i've discovered move free ultra's clinically-proven ingredient gives you better mobility, flexibility and comfort than glucosamine chondroitin, in one tiny pill. also in new gummies. accused of obstructing justice to theat the fbinuclear war, and of violating the constitution by taking money from foreign governments and threatening to shut down news organizations that report the truth. if that isn't a case for impeaching and removing a dangerous president, then what has our government become? i'm tom steyer, and like you, i'm a citizen who knows it's up to us to do something. it's why i'm funding this effort to raise our voices together and demand that elected officials take a stand on impeachment. a republican congress once impeached a president for far less. yet today people in congress and his own administration know

that this president is a clear and present danger who's mentally unstable and armed with nuclear weapons. and they do nothing. join us and tell your member of congress that they have a moral responsibility to stop doing what's political and start doing what's right. our country depends on it. and the wolf huffed like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe.

it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. you should tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. symbicort could mean a day with better breathing. watch out, piggies! (child giggles) symbicort. breathe better starting within 5 minutes. get symbicort free for up to one year. visit saveonsymbicort.com today to learn more.

welcome back.

what a difference a year makes. president trump loving his visit to china, lavishing praise on xi jinping. the dinner was, quote, absolutely terrific. time together? quote, very, very great honor. the military display some magnificent. and as for the unfair trade practices the president as a candidate railed against? they are not china's fault. >> i don't blame china. after all, who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens? i give china great credit. but in all iull in actuality, i administrations. >> candidate trump you might remember had a he very, very different take. >> we can't continue to allowhe

different take. >> we can't continue to allowe different take. >> we can't continue to allow v different take. >> we can't continue to allow chooif china to rape our country. they are taking our money, money, barks our manufacturing. what they have done to us is the greatest single theft in the history of the world. the greatest abuser in the history of this country rampant theft of intellectual property. a currency manipulator. they break the rules in every way imaginable. i have many friends in china, they agree with me 100%. we have lost all of their respect. they think we're run by a bunch of idiots. >> did they send a body double? >> some of this is natural, you know, diplomatic reigning in of the rhetoric. some of it is just -- didn't really reflect the facts on the ground. some of the past administrations did what they did in part because corporate america was really hungry to get into the chinese market and people who made things here wanted to cheat

pry sneeze i chinese inputs. chinese has described this as getting more than they expected. when xi jinping met with trump at mar-a-lago, they thought they were going to have to make some kind of major concessions and they didn't. and they have been surprised by this fact. this trip, xi jinping is the most powerful chinese leader in 40 years. so in some ways the president is managing the most complicated and important economic relationship in the world today. acknowledging his consolidation of power. but it is notable that he shifted away. he has a couple decisions in the line on steel and aluminum. the president before he left labelled china a nonmarket economy. got no attention really because only a few of us are nerds. but there are some on other important decisions coming down the pike and we'll know a lot more about what this president intends do probably in the next month or so as he looks at the trade actions. >> and time after time the

administration has made it clear that when it comes to them wanting to get certain things, concessions from countries that where they might have problems on other fronts, they are willing to put those aside in order to get what they want. and i think in addition to the economic issues, china is so critical on north korea, at least this administration believes that they are so critical on north korea, and, you know, trump's national security advisers have practice it clear we'll put those other issues, those small relatively small ball issues aside and focus on the big fish which is getting china to the table. >> that is a key. trying to splay the long game, trying to look at the big picture. and try to establish good will. trying to look at the big picture. and try to establish good will. to get them to help on north korea. but it doesn't look like at least in the short term it's paying on off. >> by the time you run for re-election, can you say look what i got. because otherwise if you look at

the president's approval rating, he's had a 9 point drop in white noncollege educated voters. he's dropped down. this is tee ball for democrats. after campaigning like a lion, the president is governing like a lamb. rather than treating china with kid gloves, the president should be much tougher with china as he promised he would be on the campaign trail. and it's not just chuck schumer. steve bannon says he is the president's wing man, but when you hear the president being so nice to china, he didnoesn't li it. >> if you think the world with be a safer place with china as arising power to the united states, you got another thing coming. their relationship with iran and pakistan and turkey is what is driving much of the tumult in the golf right now. >> notice the locater on the video, warren, michigan. donald trump carried michigan because of his blue collar

support in places like warren, michigan. it's a big test for the president. can he make the case, you're right, bill clinton ran against the bushes in beijing, dick tart tors in damascus, worked with both. every president says things on the campaign trail. i would say this president's rhetoric with china was amped up. >> everything was amped up. >> but the question is can he -- wh when -- if -- can he neighboring case that i made a difficult choice and here's what i got for it. >> here is the point to watch. first of all, trump is actually acting more president shal toward china which i think is a good thing. but second, it's very unlikely that the u.s. will be able to get out of china what it actually needs to get in order to resolve the north korea crisis. it would need china essentially to cut off north korean energy. so the u.s. is sort of biding it's time with regard to china and trying to thread a needle between work clab bra tiollabor with china and pressing xlooi on

its trade practices. but when we leach a point where where the u.s. can't get what it needs out of china, how hard will the president push on trade. and the third issue, which is countering china's influence in the region, with all these other countries. and china -- xi has unveiled this one belt one road initiative. and this president who has struck a un lat alist somewhat igs la isolationist tone. how hard does he push china there. so is there is a point at which he pushes back on trade and comes to the support of traditional american al flights region. >> and traditional american values is always a question for every president. do you speak out publicly against the human rights abuses. this president has chosen not do that. today they appeared for statements, he they didn't take questions. a lot of u.s. presidents have insisted if i'm going to stand out there with you, we will open it up to questions. so this president so far has done everything xi would like

him do which is mute any differences, talk in private, don't put them in public. listen who to you the president's chief of staff described this. >> as americans, we wouldn't -- we can't conceive of accepting a government like that such as it is. but that is not us to pass judgment on. i think working with people no matter who they are is better than not talking to them. they have a system of government that is apparently works for the chinese people and -- >> not all of them. >> well, no tt all of them. but let's hope that this is a new kind of leader and not look back so many dwecades. >> can we can look back at the last five years. xi's human rights record is awful. horrible. and i get this is a complicated relationship, but they have a system of government they think

is working for them? >> since when is it a republican ideal or even frankly an american ideal in recent history to say it is not up to us to pass judgment on governments that have human rights abuses, that don't kind of have the most basic rights for their people. i mean look at the argument that the president himself made in south korea about north korea. obviously that is an extreme case the way that they treat their people is beyond horrific. but i mean i can just see john mccain, lindsey graham, even the bushes' heads exploding hearing that. >> again. >> yeah, again. but the notion of -- the whole idea of american leadership. >> and it's not just china, it's the philippines, turkey, all over on the world where this administration picks and chooses when it cares about human rights. and from the outside world, it

looks like there is no rationality to it except that if they feel that they want something from china, they will look over the way. >> and some people think if the leaders are nice and flattering of trump, they get special trump. when we come back, will the president sit down with vladimir putin in vietnam? my digestive system used to make me feel sluggish but now, i take metamucil every day. it traps and removes the waste that weighs me down, so i feel lighter. try metamucil, and begin to feel what lighter feels like. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan.

[ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and virtually no referrals needed. so don't wait. call now and request this free decision guide to help you better understand medicare... and which aarp medicare supplement plan might be best for you. there's a wide range to choose from. we love to travel -

and there's so much more to see. so we found a plan that can travel with us. anywhere in the country. [ male announcer ] join the millions of people who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations. remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now - and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is.

mixed signals from the kremlin and the white house. will presidents trump and putin meet tomorrow or are they too far apart on 234ig importaanyth to make it worth while? russia says the meeting is on. but secretary of state rex tillerson says it's all tbd. >> with respect to the potential meeting between president trump and president putin, that is still under consideration.

the view has been if the two leaders are going to meet, is there something sufficiently substantive to talk about that would warrant a formal meeting. and so i would just say there has been no conclusion made on that. >> we seem to have a slight difference of opinion here. >> well, i think it's also interesting how often this white house and this administration generally allows the russians to set the narrative about these conversations. i remember very similar thing happening before their last face-to-face meeting in which there was a lot of information coming out of the kremlin and not much information coming out of the white house. and what is coming out of the administration is this internal dispute about whether it is wise do it at this moment or not. so, you know, on some level they have to figure out what their strategy is. the challenges that it's people like tillerson warning against the president and, you know, you know who wins those disputes. >> but there is -- i mean, maybe

they don't have an agreement on any transactions if you will, but north korea, the president said repeatedly he needs china and russia to help him on north korea. there has been a lot happening in recent weeks in syria where russia has not been on the same page in the united states as that is a dramatic understatement. so on there is reason to talk. and if they talked, would the president of the united states critici criticize putin and say russia is still trying to medal in u.s. elections. jeff zeleny tried to ask the question. >> rush made meddling in the investigation is still on the list of things to talk about? >> it stays on that list. >> it stays on that list from secretary of state tillerson's view. but we've also had the reporting

that the president of the united states told his cia director to meet with a conspiracy theorist would who says it wasn't the russian, it was some internal hack job inside the dnc. so we know what the president still thinks about this. >> right. when they met previously, the readout was that the president brought it up. but we don't node to wha stept extent, if he said look, i'm really sorry that they are investiga investigating, we'll get over this, or if he said stop interfering in our elections. we don't really know the answer to that. but the tillerson/trump administration versus the kremlin, negotiation about this meeting playing out in public is so fascinating. because obviously the russians are trying to make it happen by saying it publicly. and now that they have said it publicly, tillerson is trying to use that as leverage for whatever he is trying to get behind the scenes to actually make it so.

and sometimes we see this kind of diplomacy that normally goes on behind the scenes play out in public. but not to this september. and it's really interesting. >> when they meant last time, the russia readoutseptember. and it's really interesting. >> when they meant last time, the russia readout was that they accepted it, a denial effectively. some of this is just co choreograph. do they share a hand shake in a corner or is it a full-to sit down bilateral meeting like the one in hamburg. if so, who will attend. you remember the kerfuffle about the fact that it wjust the prest and secretary of state. >> and he sat down with him for a longer conversation at dinner. but the tillerson bar here, if they have something substantive to discuss we've cleared that bar a long time ago. it's not about that anymore.

>> i think it's fair to assume that secretary tril willerson w trying to determine what they would be discussing and then the drem ly kremlin is trying to strong arm him. and the white house hasn't said anything or that this still seems unresolved now several hours later. >> maybe he wanted concessions but they woofrnt put out a readout saying that the president hat president happened in the electi election. >> was take us roadmap to winning 2018? nancy pelosi thinks so. your morning commute. and later when you're joking with beth... even when most cough medicines stop, delsym is still working. delsym. the #1 12-hour cough medicine.

express yourself.. new brow stylist shape and fill pencil by l'oreal. the easy-to-use triangular tip shapes and fills.

the spoolie brush blends. brow power! new brow stylist shape and fill from l'oreal paris. t-mobile family plans now come with netflix included. that's huge. that's right. t-mobile's got your netflix subscription covered... ...when you get a family plan with two or more lines. really? that's incredible. so go ahead and watch however you want. you're messing with me, right? all at no extra charge. this is awesome! another reason why t-mobile is america's best unlimited network. mic drop. we are the driven... the dedicated... the overachievers. we know our best investment is in ourselves.

we don't take no for an answer. we fight for what we want. even for the things that were once a given. going to college... buying a home... and not being in debt for it for the rest of our lives. but we're only as strong as our community. who inspires and pushes us to go further than we could ever go alone. sofi. get there sooner.

welcome back. a year ago on this day was all doom and xwloom fdoom for democ. today they are ex-at that ticst tuesday's elections. their roadmap could be to win back the house. the tax cut debate front and center now just one of the tests democrats face as they try to keep their momentum. just moments ago, this from the house democratic leader nancy pelosi making the case against the republican plan. >> 38 million households, middle class households, are facing a republican tax cut. 38 million households. so while they say this is for the middle class, it is not. >> it is the big question

forgive me for being a little snarky is we have this great opportunity after tuesday's elections, but a lot ft of democrats are nervous like are we going to mess this up. >> it is a little bit early to talk about this, but i codo thi the virginia gubernatorial race was astonishing in that in many areas, gillespie's turnout improved upon the 13 gubernatorial race turnout, but northham just improved upon the previous democratic candidate's turnout terry mcauliffe's turnout way more. so it really does seem that democrats are united by enthusiasm in terms of opposition to trump in the same way that republicans were you 00 nighted by and he enthusiasm that brought them out to the polls to oppose obama and hillary clinton in 2016 and all the midterms during the obama administration. so i don't think that it's republicans -- i just don't

think republicans can do all that much to help themselves. >> i think that you just said it, that they have been enthusiastic about the opposition. and that is why you're seeing nancy pelosi come out and start to really go in a very aggressive way against the republican plan. she is trying to make sure that some of the few moderate democrats left in the world particularly in the house don't cross party lines. they want to have full and complete resistance. why? because it worked for republicans. they had full and complete resistance for eight years and they took the houts base back. that is the play book ig thbook democrats are using in the house and also the senate. chuck schumer worked so hard to try to keep the moderate republicans, many of whom were on the ballot next year, and on tax reform? it's unclear if he will be able to do that. >> and i would add now that republicans are in power, you can see during all the off year

elections during the obama administration, look at how many internal party divisions being united against an external enemy. >> and can the democrats retain that. senate democrats are saying that they will go to the meetings, talk to the president about tax reform. smart do that. but will any of them give him votes. democrats up in states next year, tough election battles. president trump carried all of their states. so it's smart to show up at the meetings and say i'm opening to listening, but can the democrats if it's a question of -- democrats think republicans can't pass this, they lose. will those democrats hold on out if their votes would be the key? >> up until this point, none of those democrats have been willing to go along with much that this republican congress has put forward. and it's because the political calculus does not work for them. i don't see how it works anymore on this tax bill at least as it's currently constructed in

which it is unclear what the benefit is going to be to the middle class. it is being sold as a corporate tax cut, which is astonishing. and these are folks who, yeah, trump won in their districts, but -- or in their states, but they are also looking at a very vulnerable president. i think going back to virginia briefly, the virginia results highlight the degree to which hillary clinton was a drag on the party overall. you know, it's an off year year now, but northham really overperformed. you saw some of the things that democrats thought that they were going to see in 2016 that they didn't see because a lot of people weren't willing to vote for clinton. i think a lot of democrats are looking at trump as weak and wounded and unreliable as a political partner. and many of them are not going to be confident enough to stick their necks on out. >> a lot of republicans look at him that way too. look at our polling. you have left confidence in the

president since he took office. 63% overall. 65% of independents. en23% of republicans. 52% of white noncollege voters. key part of the trump base.n23%. 52% of white noncollege voters. key part of the trump base.23% . 52% of white noncollege voters. key part of the trump base. but speaker ryan understands you have a republican president, a lot of members want to run and hide but -- >> we already made that choice. we're with trump. that's a choice we made during the campaign which is we merged you're agendas, we ran on a joint agenda with donald trump. we got together with donald trump when he was president-elect trump and walked through what is it he want to accomplish. we all agreed on that agenda. >> that will be in a lot of democratic ads and house races. we're with trump. >> he ththey didn't run on the agenda. speaker ryan had a whole separate campaign, what was it, better way? the entire year it was sort of like a shadow campaign. let's get back to democrats for

a second. i talked to tim kaine yesterday and he said that one of the lessons from virginia is the virginia democrats were united and focused on bread and butter issues at the same time, and he drew this distinction, that the national democrats were relitigating whether the 2016 primary was rigged. and he said one was a winning strategy, the other one not so much. >> back to the speaker's point, you're right, separate agenda, but he also remembers democrats ran for on obama in 2010 and got pummeled. he understands it is what it is. like it or not, donald trump is the leader of the republican party. i want to share an unusual attempt at bipartisanship. this is during the house tax bill markup after it deteriorated into a big fight over health care. >> to come here today and somehow try to paint us as some horrible group of people that don't want to do this, it is your health care bill.

>> my suggestion is that we be forward leaning and forward looking and talk about the bill in front of us. the gentleman from connecticut mr. larsen, can you lead us now in this renewed effort for focus? ♪ amazing grace, how sweet thou art ♪ ♪ there's nothing more important than your health. so if you're on medicare or will be soon, you may want more than parts a and b

here's why. medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. you might want to consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like any medicare supplement insurance plan, these help pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and, these plans let you choose any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. you could stay with the doctor or specialist you trust... or go with someone new. you're not stuck in a network... because there aren't any. so don't wait. call now to request your free decision guide and find the aarp medicare supplement plan that works for you. there's a range to choose from, depending on your needs and your budget. rates are competitive.

and they're the only plans of their kind endorsed by aarp. like any of these types of plans, they let you apply whenever you want. there's no enrollment window... no waiting to apply. so call now. remember, medicare supplement plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. you'll be able to choose any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. whether you're on medicare now or turning 65 soon, it's a good time to get your ducks in a row. duck: quack! call to request your free decision guide now. because the time to think about tomorrow is today.

court appearance today for the man who allegedly attacked senator rand paul leaving the senator with six broken ribs. the man accused pleads not guilty. rene boucher made his first court appearance charged with fourth degree assaults after the altercation on friday. some have called this a fight, but the senator's office is pushing back saying it was an assault, not a fight. a blind side.

violent attack by a disturbed person. anyone claiming otherwise is simply uninformed or seeking media attention. this is a bizarre story. a serious story. six broken ribs is not a push and shove. but it seems to get more bizarre by the day. number one, you have the gentleman in court pleading not guilty. police say in a warrant that he acknowledged going out to the senator's property and having this altercation. bizarre. >> well, it is sloudhrouded in friday because we can't get the questions on what happened. and there is probably either a good reason or just a reasonhis the questions on what happened. and there is probably either a good reason or just a reason why we're not getting the answers. maybe it dovetails with the guy pleading not guilty. who knows. >> we've been told now what it wasn't about on a few occasions. and what it wasn't in terms of

it wasn't a fight. but we have not been told what it was and what the nature of -- what the subject of the dispute was. so when we find that out, i think this will be put to rest. >> in the meantime i'm dying to know. >> you're dying to know, but it's a yufrnd senatunited state he says gets blindsided, he has six broken ribs, collapsed lung. suspect's attorney says this is not about politics. but -- >> but also not about shrubbery. >> but if you follow rand paul's twitter feed, he -- and we can show this up here, he is retweeting story in his the washington examner and breitbart news that suggest it is about something about politics. so if he is -- if the senator is retweeting those and the senator is active in smooeocial media, assume that he is trying to say -- >> to be clear, he could clear

this up very quickly. letting everybody know what his version of events was. because he is also the aggrieved party, he is the one injured with the broken ribs. but his office has not done that. and we don't know why. he could use twitter just like he's using to retweet these stories. and this just only adds too to the mystery. >> if i had to guess, i said guess because it's the legal aspect of this where he probably shouldn't weigh in on some of the terld material. but i can't think anything more than 2017 about retweeting about an altercation that is mysterious. >> what message is he sending? >> i can't wait until the airing of grievances at christmas. >> it will be a fessity vus in rand paul's neighborhood.

but look, i'm sorry, this is a fascinating case of what happened to anybody, but this is the united states senator who they need back in washington. mitch mcconnell the leader are who happens to be from kentucky as well says he will be back next week. >> yeah, and ted barrett was reporting at the beginning of this week that this was giving them heartburn. not just because their colleague got beaten up in a pretty aggressive way, but just the practical sense because they needed his vote. so they were happy to hear that he is back. but from my impression is that even the senior republican senator, majority leader who happens to be also from kentucky, at least what he is giving away to reporters in the hallway, he doesn't necessarily know the answers to the questions we've been asking. >> we should get those of senator paul when he is in town. he's recuperating, but he could tweet, he could issue a statement. guess what, senator, first

question when you're want would be being about tax reform. see you back here tomorrow. wolf blitzer in the chair after a quick break. (avo) when you have type 2 diabetes, you manage your a1c,

but you also have a higher risk of heart attack or stroke. non-insulin victoza® lowers a1c, and now reduces cardiovascular risk. victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill. (avo) and for people with type 2 diabetes treating cardiovascular disease, victoza® is now approved to lower the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. and while it isn't for weight loss, victoza® may help you lose some weight. (avo) victoza® is not for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. do not take victoza® if you have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to victoza® or any of its ingredients. stop taking victoza® and get medical help right away if you get symptoms of a serious allergic reaction such as rash,

swelling, difficulty breathing or swallowing. serious side effects may happen, including pancreatitis. so, stop taking victoza® and call your doctor right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area. tell your doctor your medical history. gallbladder problems have happened in some people. tell your doctor right away if you get symptoms. taking victoza® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, decreased appetite, indigestion, and constipation. side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. ask your doctor about victoza®. won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the wrong insurance plan. no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with liberty mutual new car replacement™, you won't have to worry about replacing your car because you'll get the full value back including depreciation. switch and you could save $782 on home and auto insurance. call

for a free quote today. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. wherever you're watching, thanks very much for joining us. we start with breaking news. a major day here for republicans on tax reform. senate republicans are being briefed on their tax plan. and they will unveil their version very soon. we're standing by live. meanwhile, at any moment we the expect to see the final details of the house republican tax bill, the big question, what are the gaps between the house and senate plan. we'll be live on capitol hill. what are you already hearing? >> reporter: the details are still emerging up here on capitol hill, but so far according to sources,