refuse to work with specific spokespeople? >> press secretary spicer: frankly, my understanding is they retracted that, walked that back where they denied or however you want to put it, i don't care. kellyanne conway is a i don't think they choose not to work with someone, that's up to them. but i think we're going to con to put out key leaders in this administration that can articulate the president's policies and agenda. katie? >> president trump planning to ask the senate to expedite legislation allowing for the swift firing of bad employees? >> i think the president's commitment as you heard both during the campaign and as he's talked to make sure we're providing the best care. if there's things that are an impediment to that care being offered up or reformed, then he is going to make sure that we enact policies internally to make sure that people who are not doing their job, not servicing veterans, we can

figure out how to expedite that process. but the idea that we're sitting around having a discussion about personnel, inhibiting the care that veterans deserve really does not bode well for the reflection that we want in this country. people who served this nation, we should be bending over backwards to make sure that the benefits and the care and the services that they frankly earned is something that is given the highest priority and something the president remains highly committed to. miriam? >> hi. [ inaudible question ] i would like to know how president trump sees the relations with spain. >> so, i'm not going -- we'll have a read out after the call but i imagine they are going to talk about shared commitment to defeating isis and they'll discuss our bilateral relati

relationsh relationship. we will have a read out of the call with spain. i don't want to get too far ahead of it. i would imagine the current relationship that we have with spain and our commitment to isis will be at the forefront of that. maria pena? >> yeah, here. thank you. kind of loud in here. two-part question. one, can you confirm whether or not the white house has accepted the credentials of the new mexicoambassador? and also, this morning the president said he plans to introduce a bill -- [ inaudible ] >> would the president rally behind that ball? >> first, i have to get back to you on the ambassador's credentials. i don't know. i don't know that right off the top of my head and i'm not going to comment.

we don't put out statements until a bill has gone through the process. allie? >> two questions. following up on health care. the president campaigned for 18 months on replacing the affordable care act. where is his plan? >> he's working with congress. i just answered that question. he's working with speaker ryan. >> does he owe the american people something now? >> he's been very clear. he owes the american people a result that's gonna lower costs and provide more access. that's what he continues to work with speaker ryan on. i think the speaker was very clear on it, that they are having meetings legislatively and at the principle level to make sure this gets done. you heard speaker ryan. we continue to be optimistic about getting this thing completed by this year. it's an mammoth bill that they passed. we have to make sure that we do this right. we don't want to end up with the same results democrats did. they rushed it through. no one was able to read the bill. premiums have sky rocketed. access has gone down. we have to make sure we don't

end up with the same result. >> question on yemen.world's mo terrorists is taunting president trump calling him a fool after that raid. >> right. >> any response from the white house? >> absolutely. he was not -- the raid that was conducted in yemen was an intelligence gathering raid. that's what it was. it was highly successful. it achieved the purpose that was going to get, save the loss of life that we suffered and the injuries that occurred. >> was he is target? >> absolutely. the goal of the raid was intelligence gathering. and that's what we received and that's what we got. that's why we say it was a success. john roberts? >> i know you believe you have a good case to lift the temporary restraining order. if the president does not prevail with the court of appeals will he take this to the supreme court? >> let's see where we go. >> could i just finish? >> yes. i'm sorry. >> and is he concerned that if i does go to the supreme court with the current 4-4 makeup that

this temporary restraining order may become a little more permanent? >> remember tonight is about just restraining order. right. i understand. it's important to explain this to everyone, john. i know you get it. i just want to make sure. tonight is about the restraining order. it has nothing to do with the merits of the case. that's why we feel confident. the question is, does the restraining order get lifted or not? regardless of what happens tonight, the merits of the case still need to be discussed. and i think the merits of the case, as they were in boston, are ones that we feel very confident on because the law is crystal clear on this. the president has the authority to do this. it was done so in an interagency process that ensured that all the appropriate people were consulted. we went through that with flying colors. i have zero concerns that at the end of the day we will be fine. it's just a question of going through the process. >> and i get all that, as you pointed out. but if he does not prevail at the 9th circuit, will he take this to the supreme court?

>> let's see where this goes first. our goal is to get to a point where we can argue on the merits. we feel confident based on how the court has reacted in massachusetts that we're going to be good on the merits. >> thanks for your question. [ inaudible question ] >> with respect to what? i have said this before. we'll have further updates on that. go ahead. >> immediately. >> i understand that. i have said before the president will have further updates on both daca and dapa. we have been very clear on immigration, what the president's priorities would be as you heard secretary kelly testify in front of congress today. there will be continued progress on the wall and immigration as a whole. we will have time to address this. right now he's trying to do it in a systemmatic way in accordance to where we find the biggest problems. he has been very clear in the past that those in this country that pose a threat to us or with

a criminal record are where his priorities will be first and foremost. sara? >> thank you. the ayatollah c encouraged iranians to march against the american leader this week. does the president have a cons to those aggressive comments and does he plan to take additional action against iran if the leaders continue to escalate tensions. >> i think the ayatollah will realize there is a new president in office. this president will not sit by and let iran flaunt its violations or apparent violations to the joint agreement. but he will continue to take action as he sees fit. the president's also made clear time and time again that he's not going to project what those actions will be and he will not take anything off the table. i think iran is kidding itself if they don't realize there's a new president in town. >> on thursday, weather

permitting, the president is going to meet with airline executives throughout the country. two complaints from airline executives as well as the pilots association have been, one, that norwegian airlines got a special advantage, a foreign carrier permit from the obama administration and also that the airlines of the emeritz are state subsidized. both cases are violations of the blue skies act between the u.s. and the eu. is this something he's going to address? and is he considering ending president obama's foreign carrier permits? >> well, again, that will be something that, that will be decided when they meet, what they'll talk about. obviously the president is going to want to talk about economic growth and job creation. how he's enacting orders to make sure the country is safe. in the case of the norwegian, they are having 50% of the crew

and pilots be americans, they're flying boeing planes. there's a huge economic interest that america has in that deal right now. i don't want to get ahead of the president on that. just to be clear, we are talking about u.s. jobs, both in terms of the people who are serving those planes and the persons who are building those planes. that's a very big difference. >> few minutes ago you said the president wanted to remind the american people of how prevalent terror attacks are and that europe is a dangerous place. that breaks the rhetoric we have seen in the bipartisan administration, encouraging american people to go about their daily lives. does this president -- >> his message to the american people is he is fully committed to doing everything he can to keep the country safe. i think that there's a big difference between what you're saying and the point that he was making yesterday. i think what he's getting at, he was making a point to the

exposure that attacks get. that's what he was getting at. we see these things. they are becoming too prevalent. that's why i think he wants to become ever vigilant. to make sure that we don't ever get lax. we need to be reminded that places and groups like isis continue to seek to do us harm, and that it is his job as commander in chief to do everything he can to get ahead of the curve and keep this country safe. i think when you look at the poll that came out last weekend, 67% of the american people agreed with his proposition to put further restrictions on people. make sure we have countries sending people to our country, that they are coming here for peaceful purposes. if we can't guarantee the countries have the proper vetting when they are outbounding to the united states, then we need to do what we can, and he will do what he has to as president, to make sure this country is safe. and so i think the point that he was making was not to put fear into anybody, but to rather

reassure them that as president of the united states, he is taking every single step to do what he has to to get ahead of the threat, to get ahead of the concern so we're not looking in the rear view mirror to say, what should we have done, what could we have done? whether it's the raid in yemen, the laws that he's enacting. he's going to do whatever he can to make sure this homeland and its people are safe. laura? >> thank you. two questions. when the president tweeted if something happens blame the judge and the court systems, did he mean if a terror attack is committed by somebody from thaoe seven countries or any terrorist attack? >> i think the point -- the tweet is pretty clear. i think point is that kind of dove tails what i was just saying. he's doing everything he can. he walks into office. there's seven countries that the obama administration has already identified as not having proper systems in place to guarantee our safety. his immediate reaction is to do

what he has to do to make sure that we're not looking back and saying do you know what we should have been done? we should have made sure we had stricter vetting in place for those seven countries. so he took immediate and decisive action to make sure this country and our people are protected. that's what he's talking about. making sure a month from now, two months from now, a year from now, we haven't done something to protect people. so he acted as quickly as possible to make sure that we put the systems in place to protect our people. i don't think there's any other way to read that. >> can i get my second question? you said he'll negotiate crises. he ran on negotiating crises for medicare. i just want you to clarify where he is on that. when he met with big pharma the other day, before the meeting he said we have no choice, we have to get prices down. after the meeting he said he would oppose anything that makes it harder for these companies to bring their drugs to market including price fixing by

medicare. so is he for medicare negotiating drug prices or not? >> he's for it, yes. absolutely. when you look at the cost -- not just drug cost. the u.s. government has not done -- i mean, frankly, the easier way to look at this is to see what other countries have done. as drug prices continue to escalate, that drives up health care costs for every american. it's a burden on america's seniors. i think in many cases you have people living on a fixed income. health care costs, rising health care costs and prescription drugs continue to be a burden on their ability to live out their lives in a much more enjoyable manner. so his commitment is to make sure that he does what he can. i think rather successfully uses his skills as a business man to drive them down. >> can you clarify two things. secretary kelly, when he was on the hill today, said that the administration right now is not looking at adding other

countries to this temporary travel ban. is the white house still giving itself room to add some countries to that list? >> i think what his point was is that right now he's not doing it. he went through the fact that we're still in this review process. that he is committed to make sure that we look at all of the countries. as of this moment there is no immediate desire to add to that. he is looking at all of the other countries, the procedures that we have with them, the systems that we have in place to check them. nothing is final until the end of the review period. >> i have a second question. you said still leaving room to do that. something that the president continues to say as a phrase. i'm hoping you can define it for us. is that this is about testing who truly loves america and making sure those entering the country are those who truly love america. how do you quantify that? what's the president thinking of? is that a specific test? what does that mean?

>> i think the president's goal is to make sure that people aren't coming here to do us harm. they're going through the proper extreme vetting in cases where we don't have the information required to make a good judgment on them based on what their country is willing to provide. we are taking the next proper steps to protect us. if someone is coming here to do us wrong or espouse things that would give us a good indication that they're not coming here for the right reasons, then we need to do everything we can to, a, vet them and, b, unless we're 100% certain, keep them out of the country. >> it's a background check? >> it's not. to the extend we can, it will be extreme vetting. it's not just letting someone in on a quick check. if there's any cause for concern, he wants to go through every step possible to make sure that the people who are entering this country are doing so because they want to come here for the right reasons and

peaceful reasons. [ inaudible question ] >> what the mostly important -- [ inaudible question ] >> thank you. he had a conversation the other day. we look forward to finishing that conversation. obviously the threat of north korea is the most prominent issue that faces south korea in our alliance right now. he wants to reassure the south korean government that we will do what we can to make sure that we stand with south korea and prevent any more hostile actions from north korea. the safety of our country, of south korea, of the region, are going to be clearly the greatest focus.

yeah? >> when the president submits his budget, is he committed to pushing congress to approve sufficient funding for all american students to have either an outstanding public school education or the public funding for them to reach an outstanding private school education? >> i think the president's talked extensively about education during the primary. whether it's an associate's degrees, bachelor's degree or ph.d. or vocational training. we have to give students these days the options they need for the work force. a vo tech education in some cases is what's in the interest of students in terms of their success. giving them the skills to work on cars or become a computer engineer or whatever. but as we head into, as we look toward the future we have to make sure we're preparing our students to have the skill set that we need. as people get older and certain industries start to turn the corner because of technology, that we're allowing people the tune for retraining to give them

the skill set that they need to re-enter the work force and continue to be productive. as you will see, look, we literally will swear in the secretary of education, hopefully later this evening, which we will let you all know, probably around the 5:00 or 6:00 hour. that's something he will continue to have conversations with secretary devos about. i think that's something that secretary devos will be speaking a lot about, about the education funding and skill set and opportunities that we give not just our children but people older in life who are looking to get back into the work force through another avenue. >> how about k-12? >> i think we'll have plenty of time to discuss the president's budget as he sort of develops that. today we're excited that secretary devos will get sworn in. thanks a lot, guys. have a great one. take care. >> sandra: white house press secretary sean spicer wrapping up his daily briefing on a very

busy day, to say the least in washington. it's not over yet by a long shot. hello everyone thanks for joining us. the white house defending that executive order as we expected with a legal showdown looming. lawyers set to make arguments in a federal appeals court just hours from now. the trump administration says delaying the ban is putting national security at risk. chief white house correspondent john roberts joins me now live. john, we were all listening there with you. what is the case that the white house is laying out for that? >> reporter: well, there really is four parts. i think this is yours. little chaotic here this afternoon, heather. it really is four things that the white house will be arguing before the 9th circuit court of appeals tonight. first they will argue that the president has the statutory authority to sign an executive order like he did. that federal statutes give him the power to exclude certain

groups of people who would want to come into this country, either immigrants or nonimmigrants. and they believe longstanding not only statutes of the united states, but the constitution, as well as established case law, reaffirm his ability to do that. they will also say this is temporary. this is not a permanent immigration fix that let's say would need action by the congress. they will also say this does not affect legal permanent residence. the states of washington and minnesota have said, hey, this is wrong because this is stopping legal permanent residents from coming into this country. the white house will say, no, it doesn't. we should point out when this executive order was implemented some legal permanent residents were caught up in the airport, said they needed a waiver to get back into the country. the other waiver the justice tkep will make tonight in these oral arguments which will occur over the telephone is that the states of washington and minnesota do not have the standing to bring this case which means they cannot act on behalf of the citizens of their state.

they will also suggest that established law here in the united states prevents states from suing the federal government on an issue like immigration because the federal government has all the power when it comes to immigration. earlier today when the president was meeting with a group of sheriffs here at the white house, he expressed his frustration that this was in the courts at all. listen to what he said. >> i can believe that we're having to fight to protect the security in a court system, to protect the security of our nation. i can even believe it. lot of people agree with us. >> reporter: it has been changing somewhat over recent years but the 9th circuit court of appeals is the most liberal in the land. many people who have brought cases toward them that lean toward the conservative have been stymied by this court. it will be heard by a three judge panel. one judge in phoenix who was appointed by jimmy carter back in 1980. one judge in san francisco who was appointed by president obama in 2014. and then a judge in hawaii who is the sole republican appointee

appointed by george w. bush in 2002. it's likely that we're not going to get a decision on this tonight. probably the earliest will be tomorrow, heather. the white house, though, confident it will prevail on the merits of the case to simply lift this temporary restraining order. that's all this isdoes it go to constitutionality of the extreme vetting order. heather? >> heather: we heard sean spicer mention that. it's about the restraining order. thank you very much, john. appreciate it. joining me now to talk about this, a former clinton campaign adviser and the president and founder of ndn and the chairman of the american conservative union. thank you both for joining us. >> thanks, heather. >> heather: i know you were listening along with us there, what sean spicer had to say. he repeated again today that the goal of the temporary plan, his words, is to make sure that people aren't doing us harm, taking proper and necessary steps to protect our people. so, matt, what do you think will happen this evening?

>> well, boy, the 9th circuit, you are correct to report, as john was. this is the most liberal circuit in the nation. so i don't know what they'll do. i never know what these judicial activists will do. but i think it's important to know that the under lying policy will continue to go through the court system. i think politics is on donald trump's side and the republican side. this is very commonsense policy to look at the travel and the immigration coming from these terrorist countries. these t-7 countries. countries where you can't do business from an american perspective or get licenses because terrorism is such a big problem. over time this is a positive issue for president trump. >> heather: simon, matt just mentioned something that president trump said himself earlier today. he said this is commonsense. he said in terms of the travel ban itself, the temporary ban, they are prepared to take it through the system. but you don't think that's the right thing to do. >> no. i think the most important thing to realize is that the

president's power on immigration is not unlimited. if you look at what happened with barack obama he did an executive order late in 2014. it was blocked by a single judge for two years and i never went into effect. we've already seen that a single judge can block the implementation of a president's executive order on immigration. so the argument, much of the argument sean spicer just made is just simply wrong and false and not responsive even to the last major case that we just had on this in the last two years. >> heather: we heard secretary john kelly speaking out today. you heard sean spicer. some folks are saying the president, president trump, needs to come out himself and do a better job of explaining why, in fact, this is a threat to national security and we need this. here's what laura ingram had to say earlier on that. >> the president should come out, i think, and make the case for why this is in the nation's interest. he didn't do that. i think a lot more people would be open to this idea, you might even get a few democrats on your

side, if the president goes to the nation and says this is why this is important. we welcome immigrants. most muslims around the world are welcome here. we welcome people from all over the globe. but this is about you and your safety. >> heather: matt, do you think that would help? >> yeah. i agree with laura on most things. if you look at the decision to nick neil gorsuch to be his nominee, it was pitch perfect. they had months to think about it. i think usually presidents sign all these executive orders on their first day in office because there is a little bit of chaos and you want to flood the zone. i think on these big big big policy questions, you have to have a separate strategy to roll them out, to make sure they have their greatest effectiveness. americans are busy. they don't have time to consume all the news they need to to understand these things. you have to give the american people time to digest what they're trying to get accomplished. they're with this policy. they'll be for it in the end.

>> sean spicer said 67% of people agree with it. the ban itself. one final word from you, simon. >> sure. i think sean spicer said that the president is trying to reassure the american people that he's taking steps to keep them safe. a bit of advice for the president, it would be smart for him to praise the tkep department of homeland security and tens of thousands of folks who have worked to keep us safe. we have had no foreign fighter attacks in the united states in the last 15 years. i'm proud of the folks that have kept us safe. we can still do a better job. it would be smart for them to praise the people working every day to keep us safe. he's doing it with the military. do the same with the department of homeland security. >> heather: going back to the rollout matt was talking about. secretary kelly said, quote, this is all on me. thank you both for joining us today on this very busy day. >> thanks. >> heather: severe weather, we have to talk about that. it is pounding parts of the

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>> heather: brand new homeland security secretary-general john kelly is only days on the job but already facing a critical moment on capitol hill, testifying before the house homeland security committee which is grilling him on everything from the white house plans for a new border wall with mexico to the controversy surrounding the president's temporary travel ban. something secretary kelly says he should have handled differently. >> i should have delayed it just a bit so that i could talk to members of congress, particularly the leadership of committees like this to prepare them for what was coming. although i think most people would agree that this has been a topic of president trump certainly during his campaign. >> joining me now for more on this from the white house is sebastian gorka deputy assistant to the president. thank you very much for joining us. we've been talking about how busy it is on capitol hill

today. was it right for the secretary john kelly there to take full responsibility? >> he is already the approved secretary, so, yes. he's a marine. he can accept responsible for things that are within his wheelhouse. >> heather: in terms of what you heard from sean spicer, he talked more about the significance and the importance of needing this for national security. he said that is why president trump has decided to go along and do this temporary travel ban. so what do you think should happen this evening with the appellate court in terms of the safety of americans? what is the most thing that could happen? >> look, heather, i read this executive order before it was signed by the president. it was water tight legally. it has been attacked politically. but it is clear the law in the 1950s, the more recent law is explicit. it is the president's prerogative to do national security measures with regard to immigration if there is a threat.

remember, this is an obama administration analysis. those seven nations were already identified by the last administration as being a primary concern when it comes to the exploitation of migrant flows of groups like isis. this executive order is all about protecting americans here in the united states. >> heather: but if you listen to those who do not agree with this order, they say that it will, in fact, make americans less safe and will make us more of a target. >> well, then they don't know what they're talking about. the idea that an executive order against people who want to behead you, heather, and behead me, more angry is absurd. groups like isis, like the islamic state al qaeda, these groups wish to see all of us killed or enslaved. it is that simple. you cannot negotiate with them. we're not going to have executive orders or government policies held hostage to the

desires of jihadis. that's not going to happen under the administration of donald j. trump. >> heather: what ab blaming the media? that seems to have become the center of the conversation after president trump made statements yesterday saying that there have been all of these attacks, these terror attacks many of which have not been reported. >> yeah. i mean, look, this is absolutely justified. in the last eight years we had a politically defined narrative coming out of the white house. this isn't about islam, it issen about jihadism, it's about jobs for jihadis, al qaeda's dead, isis is on the ropes. there was this false narrative. and for eight years the majority of the media was complacent. they were generating fake news by the bushel every day. we are here to protect americans. that's why the president brought this executive order. >> heather: all right, thank you. >> thank you, heather.

>> heather: meantime, homeland security secretary john kelly on capitol hill earlier. all taking a swipe at the judges handling the case. >> i have nothing but respect for our judges, but they live in a different world than i do. i'm paid to worst case it. he's paid to, in a very academic environment, make a call. i don't criticize him for that. that's his job. but i'm the one that is charged with protecting the nation, the homeland. i intend to do that. >> heather: michael wilder is an immigration attorney and former federal prosecutor. he joins us to provide more insight on all of this. so what do you think is going to happen this evening? >> i think the circuit court doesn't reverse and that the ban is going to be nullified. i'm a former federal prosecutor, former mayor, and i believe that the president did take quick and decisive action, but i thought he took an unconstitutional,

albeit well meaning action. >> heather: this evening is not about the constitutionality as i understand it. is that correct? >> this is between the states and the federal government. states asserting the right of travel to the individuals who have a greater equity because they're here, and the federal government saying this is a federal immigration, this is a homeland security matter. mind you, the 1965 amendment to the president's authority to suspend immigration details was limited in as much as the president is not allowed to discriminate based on national origin. there's a statutory claim. there are constitutional claims. there is no equal protection of the law until you come to the u.s. i'm an immigration lawyer. i often have to wait out side american impwasys. but in america they have greater rights. >> heather: now they fixed that. they fixed parts of that. >> but it's broken at its core structurally. if they keep putting band-aids on band-aids. what have they done since this

came out as far as vetting? if this is a suspension that's temporary, why did we lose our national color and suspend refugee intake altogether? when we fought pirates in the 1700s, we didn't stop taking in refugees. why are we running scared? >> heather: i don't know if you can compare today to the time of pirates. >> isis is a pirate. they are not a conventional government. we have to put them out and eradicate them but not lose our character. >> heather: but some of these governments don't have the ability to properly vet or even know who these people are. >> i agree. you can't get certain legitimate documents. >> heather: then how do we keep america safe? >> the president acts through the agencies and law enforcement and plugs up the holes. >> heather: we need to do that first? >> you don't take seven countries and say we'll get to the rest of the 11 million

later? we've been putting band-aids upon band-aids. from the hospitality corridors to picking berries in georgia to the technology corners in our nation. we can't afford to get this wrong. the state court, federal court, former attorney generals, they are all saying this was not the way, mr. president. >> heather: but putting it off -- we're out of time, but putting it off and having all that time that you have to go through this red tape, there could be another attack. >> don't run scared. do it right. put it off if the rules of engagement were done wrong because we are america, because we have to get this right. >> heather: okay. we'll see if you ear right. 6 p.m. eastern time this evening. thank you. an alert for you right now. we are keeping a close eye on iran. news like images show iran pulling a new missile from a launch pad raising some new questions about the intent and the timing behind it. fox news national security

correspond anne jennifer griffin is with us. jennifer, what have you learned? >> reporter: heather, there's been a flurry of activity on an iranian launch pad that u.s. officials have been watching closely since iran launched a ballistic missile from there over a week ago. that missile test took place january 29th prompting an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council and a day later the white house issued a strongly worded statement putting iran on notice. days later u.s. officials watched as iran quickly cleaned up the site and prepared another missile on the same launch pad at a site about 140 miles east of tehran. now in a surprising about face we are learning this morning that new missile has been removed from the launch pad. it is not clear why. we've learned it was a missile that is used to put a satellite into space. the pentagon is concerned because this missile uses the same components as those need for an intercontinental ballistic missile. this new satellite imagery from

february 3rd obtained exclusively by fox news from image stat international and verified by u.s. officials shows a missile on the launch pad on february 3rd. today iran's supreme leader issued a new warning to the white house suggesting a response to president trump this friday, february 10th, the anniversary of iran's revolution. it is not clear why iran moved that missle from the launch pad. could be a technical problem or some experts have said that perhaps iran is reacting to the new sanctions put on them from washington. >> heather: we heard sean spicer's comment back to ayatollah saying that he needs to realize that there's a new president in office. thank you, jennifer. >> reporter: thank you. >> heather: a new vow to repeal and replace obama care by the end of this year. so how long will it take to get the new plan up and running? >> take a look at our plan for preexisting conditions with high risk goals. we think it's far superior. take a look at our plan for

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>> shepard smith at the fox newsdesk. more on the trump's travel ban. the president lashing out at the media. and the judge who blocked the executive order will get the response from the white house. that's top of the hour on shepard smith reporting. see you then. >> heather: story we've been follow. severe weather rocking parts of the gulf coast. now reports of multiple tornados touching down in new orleans. the national weather service reporting a radar confirmed tornado in the eastern suburbs of the city. we're getting video of that damage. you can see some of that there from around the area. thousands we're told are without power at this hour. a tornado watch remains in

effect until 2 p.m. local time. that is 3:00 p.m. eastern. tornado warnings also in effect in several other states. we will bring you the very latest as it continues to come in so stay tuned for that. mean time the future of obama care. democratic leaders holding a news conference talking ab how they see it going right now. it's been a hot topic throughout the day. house speaker paul ryan earlier saying it may take longer than a year to replace it. this after president trump told bill o'reilly that efforts to fick it could stretch into 2018. here's the speaker of the house. >> we are going to be done legislating with obama care this year. the question is how long does it take to implement the full replacement of obama care? that's why we have to get tom price at hhs confirmed so they can get to work with replacing this collapsing law. >> heather: ryan's remarks come as a new poll finds the cost of health care is the biggest concern facing american families

right now. and joining us now is republican congressman jim jordan of ohio who sits on the house oversight committee. thank you very much for joining us. >> you bet. >> heather: so which is correct? how long will this take to repeal, replace? what are we doing? >> hopefully a lot sooner than those time frames that were given. frankly that's what we told the voters we were going to do. as you say, health care costs are going up. deductible costs are going up. when this thing is such a disaster, the best thing we can do is get rid of i as soon as possible. i think when you get rid of obama, health care is cheaper and health care is better. let's do it as quickly as we can. >> heather: at the same time, you have to have something in place in order to do that. you also have to have a secretary. you don't have that yet. >> all of that would be helpful, if the senate can confirm dr. price, that would be helpful. the replacement is critical but most important is to repeal this disastrous law. right now we have thoughts from folks in congress saying we have the cassidy collins plan which

is basically if you like obama care you get to keep it. that's a mistake. we have talk ab repairing it. that implies that there's something worth fixing. i don't think that's the case. based on the numbers we see out there, i think the american people don't think it's worth repairing. they want it gone. we talk about not having the defund plan parenthood bill. one of the things we are concerned about, we should at least put on president trump's desk something as good as we've put on president obama's desk. let's do it as quickly as we possibly can. let's repeal it and, of course, have a replacement. we do. i like dr. paul's plan in the senate. but let's focus on repealing it first. >> heather: speaking of people's concerns we do know when it comes to health care costs 25% are worried about this. that's up 15% from two years ago. then it goes down from there. people concerned about job employment and then everyday bills. but i have to ask you this though, because democrats will

say when you say most important thing is we have to repeal it first, get that done quickly. they'll say what about all of those people who, in their opinion, will be without any type of health coverage. >> we want to give them an affordable policy. right now people who may have a plan can't afford it. if you have to buy insurance you're paying $500, $600 a month. as a family you're paying more just in premiums for a $6,000, $7,000 deductible plan. you may have insurance but you can't afford it. so what we want to do is put in place the things in dr. paul's bill. things like health savings account expansions, allowing the interstate shopping for insurance, encouraging health plans, things that will bring down costs. that's the kind of replacement we have. that's the bill we have. that's what we want. the first thing is, get rid of obama care. it's driven up the cost and made insurance so many unaffordable for so many families. >> heather: sean spicer referenced that. also talked about president trump's business-like demeanor

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>> heather: welcome back. an unannounced inspection of russia's air force now under way as president putin's orders. the country's armed forces are going through a new series of drills in an effort to increase readiness. the kremlin has continued to spend big on military training and modernized weapons despite

russia's economic downturn. back at home this fox news alert. a search for potential serial killers under way in the florida panhandle right now. the sheriff's office doubling the number of deputies on patrol in a multi-state search for 44-year-old billy boyet and mary rice. you see them there. police say they have killed three women and badly wounded another. trace gallagher joins me with more on that. i understand the one that was wounded, her baby was nearby her at the time. >> reporter: that's correct. authorities first thought 44-year-old billy boyet was the lone killer in this spree and that mary craig price was a kidnapped victim. but police say rice dyed her hair orange and had numerous opportunities to escape but has chosen not to so now she, too, is a suspect. the killing spree began last week when two bodies were found in a motel in the florida

panhandle near persons cola. a few days later the suspects killed another woman and stole her car. then yesterday morning back in florida, a woman was found inside her home by her mother suffering a gun shot wound. she remains in critical condition. she's the one that had a 2-year-old son that was not injured. police say they know boyet and rice stole that woman's car because they have surveillance video showing them filling the car with gas at a nearby shell station. and then stopping to eat at hardee's restaurant. that part of the gulf coast is on high alert because the suspects are armed, dangerous and in dire need of places to hide out and cars to steal. investigators also believe the two are using drugs and staying awake for several days at a time. billy boyet has made it clear he won't be taken alive. and one local sheriff said, so be it.

>> mr. boyet, there are two places you can end up. prison or a cemetery. the choice is yours. people coming for you are not the unarmed defenseless victims like you have been preying on. >> reporter: history says these stories will not end well. the reward for information leading to a capture is more than $20,000. >> heather: let's hope they find that pair soon. thank you very much, trace. stories we have been following. severe weather rocking parts of the gulf coast. reports of multiple tornados touching down in new orleans. the national weather service reporting a radar confirmed tornado in the eastern suburbs of the city. we are getting video of that damage from around the area. thousands without power at this hour. there's some of the damage there. we are told that emergency crews are also responding to multiple gas leaks in homes and businesses that were damaged. several interstates are shut down as well. you can see the tornado there in the background of that video. huge. the city's mayor confirming

several people. all of this suffered minor injury. a tornado watch remains in effect there for a few more minutes. we'll keep you updated on that. scary stuff. we will be right back.

>> heather: a little more for you. a man in the bayou state may soon say bye-bye to his freedom. he's lucky to be alive after this. he smashed up a stolen car. police say he took a volkswagen on a ride near the louisiana state university and lost control of the vehicle. he ended up on the river seed of a levee with the car overturned. police say the perp is in stable condition. the new england patriots wrapping up their victory lap through boston after their incredible comp win.

the texas rangers have been called in to help to find tom brady's jersey. i'm heather childers. thanks for joining us. here's shep. >> shepard: it's 3:00 on the east coast, noon in san francisco. an appeals court is preparing to hear arguments on president trump's travel ban. the justice department insisting we need to ban to keep the country safe. attorneys for more than a dozen states are fighting it arguing the ban has more harm than it prevents. our judge andrew napolitano here to explain both sides. vice president pence casting a historic tie-breaking vote to confirm betsy devos as education secretary. now with president trump's most controversy nominee locked in, what is next? and the trump administration claiming the media doesn't pay enough attention to terrorist