>> these are great suits. >> all kinds of great guests tomorrow. >> bill: good morning everyone everyone, can republicans get a health care bill, that is a challenge. the first attempt to repeal and replace fell flat. so can they get everyone on board in the next few days. a couple of hectic days and nights on the hill. welcome to "america's newsroom"" >> the debate will rona today and they will focus on a repeal only option which is next.

and president trump campaigns in ohio. >> in seven years, every republican called to repeal and replace obamacare. we are one step closer to delivering our citizens from this obamacare nightmare and delivering great health care for the american people. it's time for democrats to stop resisting. they have to do what's right for the american people. >> bill: good morning. what happened? >> nine republicans held democrats and block the cruise amendment that would help repeal and replace obamacare.

and the ability to sell and buy nonobamacare plans. there were several republicans who denied the motion. lisa explained why she didn't want to proceed to a floor debate. i voted note today to have the senate take it to a committee process. and they do not seem to want to move forward on repealing obamacare. they want to have a bipartisan way to fix the aca flaws. they wanted to see more and have not seen it yet. >> bill: what's the next

alternative? >> it's going to happen around lunchtime, a vote on a clean repeal bill. so they can replace it with something else in two years. health care reform, here we are around lunchtime appeared is the repeal only measure. dozens of amendments are expected in the next few days for a final vote. as part of the reason why so many lawmakers are still not committed to supporting it. they don't know what will or will not be included in what they will be voting on in the end. >> bill: thank you for that. >> shannon: the white house dealing with another matter. leaks, attorney general jeff

sessions expected to announce criminal investigations. >> with the president is trying to do is signal to the people he needs their loyalty and advocac advocacy. >> shannon: a lot of people like that. that message seems to apply to everyone working in the administration including the attorney general. >> we are starting to get the sense that relationship will take some time to resolve. president trump was asked, what do you want to happen with your attorney general? and his response, only time will tell. and this morning, had this advice for the attorney general. >> you have a top exoskeleton

that needs to handle that. i need to have jeff sessions handle that himself. i will tell them to stay tough, they like fighters. >> he also has advice for everyone that works at the white house. you guys a been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to serve the president and country. if you leak, i have both the stomach and back bone to you. one staffer was given the opportunity to resign. >> shannon: the president yesterday very pleased about the outcome of health care. what's he saying today? >> he's not us stomach afraid te

against the republicans i voted against it. he said no votes is very sad for them. he said on twitter that lisa of alaska really let republicans down. and he could really continue to pressure them and other republican senators. he's expected to make a big job's this afternoon. thank you. >> bill: good day. call it what you will, this was a big and necessary victory on health care. >> a long way from home. whatever the senate comes up with, that has to go to congress in the house. they have a negotiation between

the senators and representative representatives. then they hammered out, and get into a ping-pong match. we are in the best case scenario, we are still weeks and weeks away. >> bill: there seems there are two that are not gettable. alaska and maine. >> the only question is do they want to continue with the process? the delayed repeal and replace, this is rand paul getting some revenge against his colleagues. this will help primary challengers in future elections. what they're really talking about is doing a bogus bill.

a skinny bill, it's just a big rainbow unicorn sunshine experience where it's only tax cuts and only the end of the mandate. if you passed it, it wouldn't blow up health insurance in the united states. if you pass that, it would just be a vehicle to get to a negotiation with the house. >> bill: quickly on jeff sessions, he was set to release criminal investigations on leaders in washington. this allowed white house workers to be investigated. jeff sessions of fate is undetermined, what do you see of

that right now? >> he can do what he wants to d do, and there needs to be some order brought to a chaotic western wing. this administration has been an ongoing clash and feud. trump.he can chain and humiliate him into quitting. he may have made it impossible to succeed as attorney general. if that's the case, then trump now faces the painful process of appointing a new attorney general, and that process would be very painful. >> bill: i don't know where it stands, but we will figure it out today. thank you. >> shannon: utah senator mike lee will join us, he's been very

vocal about the senate approach to health care. we are going to ask him about the overnight vote that was a "no" ." this involved a lot of late nights and arm-twisting. >> bill: 10 minutes past the hour now. people getting a good dose of trump last night in ohio. >> some people say he doesn't act presidential. i can be more presidential than any president that is ever held his office. >> bill: well at rekindling the heat of that campaign help get the president's agenda moving? >> shannon: plus investigation into russia is moving forward. utah senator mike lee coming up to say what he expects on today's hearing.

>> we will see what happens on the attorney general. time will tell. >> bill: that was president trump in the rose garden talking about jeff sessions. former house speaker newt gingrich more on that next appeared and we should not rush to judgment. >> he is very angry and troubled by the one-sided way of the investigation process. i think we ought to wait and see how this works out.

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upset over sessions decision to recuse himself over all matters russia. newt gingrich wrote the number one bestseller. welcome back here. terrific to have you back. i saw this over on abc, you had a personal intervention with the president yesterday regarding jeff sessions, is that true? >> i had a meeting with the president. i'm not going to discuss my private meeting with the president. it was a very good meeting. we were very candid with each other. i think the president has every right to be very upset.

the justice department has elements of it that are out of control and corrupt and are very left wing. i recommend studying the depth of corruption in the department. his son-in-law respecting fully that his 11-year-old son baron will be called next. he thinks is very one-sided. you have lots of evidence about the clintons, all of which has been put under the rug. what you're seeing with his tweets and comments, is the depth of his frustration. i think that sessions would agree with this, had they understood the situation, they

probably would have had a different attorney general with no connection with the campaign. rudy giuliani agreed he would have the same thing. is there a role for sessions that is effective and that pushes forward the president's agenda. are there steps that will be taken in the justice department that would bring us to a more balanced future? >> bill: so you warned him against firing sessions? >> yes, the president is a very strong-willed person and startlingly successful.

i'm encouraged we have a chance here to walk back from the brink which i think would be a very big problem. the senate in order to confirm any successor will wrap them up with things that would hold them back. >> bill: if he gets rid of jeff sessions, does that get rid of the russian issue? >> no. i think what we are seeing is a demonstration of frustration. he's a very public person needs a very, very direct guy as you know. tweeting has been one of his most effective tools. they have been remarkably effective for his agenda and reaching the american people.

going past the news media going to millions and millions of people. he has more twitter followers than any network media has viewers. >> bill: we will where that goes. on health care, do you believe the senate can get this done? >> i believe mitch mcconnell is working very digitally. he's a very thoughtful guy. i predict they will pass something by the time the process is over. it will be less than people would like and the decision for the house will be, do they pass this bill? and that payment to tax cuts which we need done. i'm guessing three or four days of conversation votes may run into next week.

in the end, my guess is that mitch will find a way to get something modest pass. thank you. >> shannon: president trump tweeting out a big announcement about the military. please be advised the united states government will not allow transgender individuals to serve in the military. we cannot be burdened with the medical costs and obstruction that transgender people in the military would entail. >> bill: wow. senator mike lee will join us in a moment to talk about those topics next here. >> it's time that democrats stop

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>> shannon: a senate judiciary commission will be set to brief on russia. there was a request to turn over requested documents which was denied. thanks for joining us this morning senator. you will be part of that hearing later today about russia. are you satisfied with how this

is playing out with russia and whatever you learn today? >> today's meeting will be behind closed doors. for solely of the purpose of collecting documents. i don't expect we will learn a lot today except for obtaining documents to review. i think the communities are getting what they need. >> shannon: publicly there been subpoenas which have been withdrawn. do you think we will hear from paul manford or donald trump junior under oath? >> i don't think yet but i do expect that to happen sometime down the road. >> shannon: for the american people, when will there be a conclusion to these investigations?

>> i can imagine they would spend more than a few months. it is not that much there. as far as i can tell there's not a whole lot there that will lead to extending the investigation. >> shannon: many nights this week, you were 1 of 9 that voted no last night, why were you a "no"? >> to move forward with a health care debate, we voted last night on an amendment that i disagree with. i think the biggest problem we've had with obamacare is that it increased the footprint of washington, the size, the scope, the power and cost of

washington, d.c. it made the costs go up to middle class families. i didn't like last night's amendment. it was too much to increase the size of washington and not enough to bring down the cost of health care. >> shannon: what can we do to get you to vote yes? we know you voted on giving more choice to consumers. it doesn't sound like that's part of the package. is that the key to getting you to a "yes"? >> i think we need to get as close as possible to a full repeal of obamacare. we need to repeal obamacare, and we promise that republicans

would pass that. that's exactly what we should be doing. that's what i would vote for. >> shannon: you know the skepticism of the american people. now many of your colleagues don't seem to have the same fortitude. >> that's exactly what i'm pushing for. there's a lot of people expressing skepticism. you don't know what cannot pass. it's unknowable unless we take that vote. the republicans would campaign for the last seven years did so on the promise to repeal obamacare. we have to do that now. thank you. >> bill: much more on the health care debate today. john boone has a big voice on

this about how to get others on the same page. plus there is this. >> shannon: last night president trump was invented for. lashing out on the establishment in washington. it felt like a campaign rally pushing his agenda forward. >> bill: john mccain makes a dramatic return to help us party to the finish line. >> let's trust each other. let's return to regular order. we've been spinning our wheels on important issues because we are finding ways to win without help from across the aisle.

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>> bill: federal agents arrested a democratic staff are trying flee the country. he was fired on monday. investigators say that he double charge for i.t. equipment and cap that money. and he tried to wire that money back to pakistan. he's pleaded not guilty to multiple bank fraud charges. >> shannon: and in the middle of all the drama surrounding washington, president trump was an vintage mode last night in ohio. his fans loved it. >> we will no longer be the stupid people that need to be taken care of so badly by our politicians because we don't know what we are doing.

after spending billions of dollars defending other nation's borders, we are finally defending our borders. we're finding illegal gang members, drug dealers, robbers and killers, and we are sending them back home where they came from. this has been a difficult week for the media because i force them to travel with us all around the country and spend time with tens of thousands of proud americans who believe in defending our values, culture, borders, our civilization, and our great american way of life. >> shannon: you heard him there. we are going to go live to the senate floor.

we are going to bring an assistant to george w. bush. i want to start with the last bit of the montage. it's been a difficult week for the media because i force them to travel to spend time with many americans. the crowd was going crazy. it's no secret, he likes to get out of washington and back on the campaign trail. >> presents love to do that because they feel the energy of the election. it gives them warm feelings of the election, but it energizes them to go back to washington and get to work. there actually sold on main street, and the president is sending out his message to advances administration.

>> shannon: other media outlets questioning this crowd and chance, a very patronizing attitude about these people. these are people that voted for him and reason is president. are some people in the media missing the point? >> there's no question that many americans love donald trump. he's got the lowest approval rating of any modern president. those are facts. i wish the white house would take some of his advice. they have a big goose egg next to their names. and brad worked in a right house when i got a tremendous amount of done early on. these guys look like they cannot run a show because it doesn't

look like it's a very successful presidency. he's got a special prosecutor examining his own family. this presidency is in trouble. so he goes back to the crowd that loves him. that's not the challenge for this president, you go beyond that and try and add to his low approval rating. >> he needs to hit the road and advance policy. promises that were made by donald trump and republicans on health care and taxes that have to be done. the sand is going through the hourglass in 2017. we know midterms are not historically favorable to the party in power. i have to differ with my friend over there, donald trump has had

a great start. we challenge the world on climate change and rollback regulations. we have the xl pipeline underwa underway. it is a lot of things donald trump is done but that doesn't make the news because this town is under siege with russia. >> i'm talking about major legislation. >> shannon: they have not gotten more attention as they would in another scenario. speaking across party lines, i want to talk about senator john mccain return to the floor yesterday. he bashed both sides of saying we not working together. i want to play a little bit of where he lay some of the blame.

>> stop listening to the bombastic loudmouths on the radios and internet. our incapacity is their livelihood. let's trust each other. >> shannon: i'm not saying he's talking about either one of you come up but what do you make of those statements? >> i love john mccain. i think he is a true american hero and great center. he's a wonderful hero. what he saying is, you can actually win by working togethe together. if you somehow cooperate with the other party, you're going to lose back home. that threat was extended to the sender of nevada. what mccain is saying, the

only way to win is to be against them. he did vote for the procedural step to bring health care up. i will be curious to see how it was on the substance of the bil bill. chuck schumer said the same thing. we love to see it but let c70 do it. >> shannon: they did have a vote but not a single democrat voted to have a debate on health care. >> john mccain was right. this guy is facing tremendous health challenges and he got up and came to washington because it's important. >> shannon: all right, we would love to have you back soon, thank you both. >> bill: the senate is back to

work on the floor trying to hash out their issues. what will it take to get the deal? have that more next, stay tuned. >> shannon: >> we've had aggresy by the chinese and the russians, and now the iranians. it's clear that people are testing us all around the world. let's take a look at some numbers:

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>> shannon: high-stakes on the high seas as that iranian ship came too close to american ship. this tense encounter playing out in the persian gulf yesterday. u.s. ship thunderbolt firing warning shots at that iranian ship. the obligation is the first

confrontation under trump's presidency but not the first one ever. >> bill: republican senators back to work on health care. they are expected to vote on a repeal only option today. welcome back to "america's newsroom" ." where are we for viewers at home when you have nine defections last night? >> we are officially on the bill. we are having debates. the amendment process is now open. both republicans and democrats are open to offer amendments. this is a chance to get all the ideas in the mix and see where

we are in the end. and we have the repeal only version. we will see on other amendments moving forward. >> bill: can you get to the no votes on the repeal only measure? >> i don't think so. i hope we can get to 51 on that but i have my doubts on that. we will see what we have standing at the end of this process. >> bill: the president sends this out on the alaskan center.

they really let the republicans down yesterday, too bad on that. can you get either one on a "yes"? >> i'm hopeful we will get either or both of them for a "yes" ." there are things that senators will look for at the end of this process. we know now what people won't go for. we have to determine what they are willing to vote for in the end. all members agree that we have to do something about this failing law. we are sky rocketing premiums and collapsing markets. the status quo is unsustainable. that's what most of us understand so i'm hoping at the end of this we will have a bill together that will enable us to

move in a direction that is a better path for the american people. >> bill: mitch mcconnell said that you are fine with the obamacare nightmare. you barely got that bill across, are you telling your colleagues that if you don't go with us, you support the standing health care law? >> the point we've made is that voting not to get on the bill essentially was boarding to keep the status quo. it simply doesn't work. the message going forward is that, if we want to move in a different direction, and rescue the american people, we have to figure out how to get 50 votes in the senate to make that happen. as you seen it yesterday, it's a tight vote but we squeaked it

out. we now have a lot of work to do between now and next week. >> bill: you mentioned 50 votes, can you get to 50 now? >> i think there are elements that 50 republicans would vote for. repealing the individual mandate is something we all can agree on. we agree on not driving up the costs in this country. we will see what comes this friday when we continue the discussion. i'm confident we will get a "yes," but i'm not sure exactly what the contours of that bill will look like. >> bill: thank you for your

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>> shannon: the u.s. intelligence community is warning about an impending rocket launch from my ron i run. also north korea missile test warning that they could reach u.s. soil in two years. >> there are more jitters coming

from the korean peninsula. that there could be more trouble coming from north korea very soon. they are using a launch site and there could be a launch tomorrow possibly oven intercontinental ballistic missile. this also new information that it could be tested by the regime that it could be a reentry vehicle with a nuclear warhead. u.s. officials believe that for the first time, and i see be was tested by north korea. they could be very close to

having a nuclear tipped missile that could hit mainland united states. an expert on north korean matters told us that it could happen in the next year. and the pentagon saying exactly the same thing appeared more sanctions are being discussed against north korea. indications from the trump administration is that the time for diplomacy is running out. thank you. >> bill: only moments away, the senate hearing on russia and what to expect there. what is the fate of attorney general jeff sessions. the president tweeting about that moments ago. we will explain more about that next at the top of the hour. wetlands, too.

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>> shannon: right now on capitol hill, a hearing on a russian investigation. donald trump, jr., and palmetto ford putting a deal to stay out of the spotlight. walk into a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom" ." >> bill: senate judiciary committee seeking more information on the russian interference. senator mike lee giving us a preview on what happens now. >> today's meeting will be behind closed doors and for solely of the purpose for collecting documents. i don't expect we will learn a lot today except for collecting documents for review. i'm happy these investigations are moving forward.

>> bill: where will we go now? what do we expect this morning? >> good morning. this is so eight central hearing to the public. palmetto ford and donald trump, jr., will testify in the early fall. , sr., officials are talking about something that requires u.s. citizens to register with the justice department if they are lobbying with foreign governments. this is one of the issues that mike flynn had to register retroactively with a foreign government for their work with turkey and the ukraine. they have a single expert with

first-hand knowledge and interaction with the russian lawyer who was at the center of the june 2016 meeting with donald trump, jr., and jared kushner as well as others. it's still a central part of the public understanding to what happened. >> bill: when do we hear more from trump, jr., or do we? >> they had withdrawn a subpoena from palmetto because they werg with good faith to publicly testify. thank you. >> bill: watching that hearing today from the hill.

>> shannon: it seem like things have calmed down a little bit. but now president trump is tweeting about attorney general sessions. and they call me friend they arn the swamp. we talked with newt gingrich the last hour and a conversation with donald trump. about backing off the jeff sessions issue. here's what the former speaker told us. >> what you are seeing in his tweets and some of his comments are the depth of his frustratio frustration. had they understood the situation they would find themselves in, they probably would not have had him as an

attorney general with no connection to the campaign. >> the problem with the presence tweets just a moment ago, he couldn't have removed him. the president doesn't really understand and is simply lashing out at attorney general jeff sessions. when you look at somebody like jeff sessions who embodied donald trump on a policy level, the president really risks splitting off jeff sessions followers on immigration and trade. and at the other part of donald trump's base and what he

does on a policy level. >> shannon: is he going to fire jeff sessions? with his constant public criticism and beating of the drum, is this a situation where he makes your life so miserable, you break up with him? >> that's interesting way of looking at it. do you have any stories you want to share? i think there is an element to that. what's odd about this whole process is donald trump made his name to people across the country. by doing exactly what what he's doing right now and saying, you're fired.

it's unclear whether he's doing that to punish jeff sessions or if he's looking to and the mueller investigation. this is a guy whose projected strength, and doesn't take grief from anybody. he has this style of attacks on jeff sessions that are really frustrating republicans on capitol hill. it will make it harder for him to recruit new people to serve on his administration. donald trump is doing this to him? >> shannon: mr. trump thought he could say anything and get away with it and most often he did. he's not a one-man show.

he needs allies to govern. this is a peril to his presidency. when jeff sessions came out of the woodwork and voiced support to trump early on, that was a big branch for jeff sessions to step out on as a center. senator . do you think he put his political life out on the line for him? >> he chose donald trump and rallied for donald trump. he endorsed him, and donald trump praised donald trump.

i'm so grateful for this endorsement. and president trump was just 1 of 40,000 people at the stadium of alabama, no big deal. other people are looking around and saying i don't want to be treated like that. people serving in his administration, asking the same question. he's creating an island that is leaving himself out on despite advice from newt gingrich and others. >> shannon: thank you very much. >> bill: i got the sense that jeff sessions would be okay once the heat goes over. >> shannon: it's almost as though the president is so nontraditional, he's trying to build alliances with people like

a lifelong senator like jeff sessions. >> bill: it's like the first boyfriend theory. >> bill: meanwhile new rules will follow sanctuary cities receiving federal money. what are the new rules? >> cities who want a few million in federal grants, will let i.c.e. agents into the jails. cities will tell ice the date and time inmates will be released and give them $40 pick them up. some cities have refused to do

what they are saying. >> american cities should be sanctuaries for law-abiding americans. for people that look up to the law and respect the law, not the criminals and gang members that we want the hill out of our country. >> bill: so we are talking about millions of dollars spread evenly across states. why is it necessary? >> is necessary for immigration, and obama said that cities do not have to comply to i.c.e. agents. that unresolved conflict results in a stalemate.

>> our law enforcement officers are under threat. >> bill: the solution is not a doomsday scenario that some critics fear. it doesn't take away all of their federal money. we do expect court challenges of the law and new rules going out on october 1st. thank you. >> shannon: the senate hoping to make a bill to scrap obamacare by the end of the week. then they will have to get through the house but conservatives there are very skeptical. pressure mounting by the fbi. and president trump rallying

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>> bill: we are trying to follow along this hearing right now. the chairman asked about a perceived double standard. in the former nsa director that were required to register as foreign agents. and there were similar activities with the hillary clinton campaign that did not register. we will bring more of that to you. >> shannon: house republicans are watching very closely on the debate on health care taking high gear. house leaders it will stay through august to try and get this legislation on the president's desk. >> i would hope we can get to 51 on that. but i have my doubts on that.

what we have standing at the end of this process i can conclude sometime later on this week. >> shannon: what do house conservatives think about all of this? if the senate can get something done, you guys could give up part or all of us to get something done, what do you think of that idea? >> i will do whatever it does for the best of this country. >> shannon: i know you've had concerns along the way. defunding planned parenthood and blocking tax credits, it looks like the senate has ruled that can't be included in the bill, where there we go from here?

>> the notion that the taxpayers should subsidize the killing of the most innocent of americans, it shouldn't be a big debate. the real challenge is that 60 vote rule in the senate forces us in this reconciliation process once a year and it doesn't give us the lateral ability to negotiate. and it to vote for a health care bill that forces taxpayers to subsidize the killing of unborn americans, it simply shouldn't be that way. the last bill that was sent over on obama's desk had exactly the same provisions. and they were ruled in order and that shows you the insanity of

the 60 vote nonsense. >> shannon: here is what the senate top democrat has to say. >> all of the work and anguish that so many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have shown in the last several weeks will be wasted. no democratic votes in the hous house. the freedom caucus calls the shots. they will either ask for full repeal or something very close to it. >> shannon: is it fair to blame house conservatives of something doesn't get passed on health care? >> the reality is that it's the senate rule creates the problem

because under those rules, a small minority can override the president and house. freedom caucus members that don't want to force taxpayers to subsidize the killing of most innocent of people is ludicrous. i don't know how we will ever get the message out to the american public. there's something dysfunctional about the senate rules that won't let us pass a bill. >> shannon: thank you for your time, i hope you will have birthday celebrations for your win. thank you. >> bill: president not backing down on jeff sessions. i had to find out it's fate life.

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they don't want him to die in the hospital. we'll keep you posted. >> the iranian deal which may be the single worst deal i've seen drawn by anybody, if that deal doesn't conform to what it's supposed to conform to, there's going to be big problems for them. that i can tell you. >> bill: the president demanding that country honor the nuclear deal. this is the deal passed on iran, russia and north korea. good morning.

we are not sure what the white house will do on this. the sanctions will got a boat in the house, and you believe is not enough. >> looking at the three different sets of sanctions, they all follow the same principle that has become all too common in the last 20 years or so. these are sanctions that are aimed at particular institutions or individuals. i think this is ineffective to engage sanctions. it has a powerful political symbolism i acknowledge but does little to change the behavior of the iranian government. they have to be safely applied so that the target doesn't take

mitigating actions. i'm afraid that it may make us feel good for a while, you won't deal with the threats. >> bill: is that the position of the white house or just what your sharing? i >> i think the way to doing tt is signing statements that preservers the presidents promise. >> bill: there is a cause and effect on all this. the iranians president said this earlier today. talking about defensive means without attention to others.

>> the underlying things to the nuclear deal, this was intended to change the relationship between the u.s. and iran. it has failed and iran still has a contempt for us. they will continue to violate the nuclear deal. their behavior including frightening american ships in the gulf, demonstrate that they will continue to behave in an offense fashion. that's the way they will behave when they have nuclear weapons. it's time to jump the steel. deal. >> bill: the house added north korea, my question is why not add north korea?

>> absolutely, i understand the motivation of the sponsors and supporters of the legislation. we are kidding ourselves that 30 days from now we will see any change on any of the three countries targeted. thank you. >> bill: thank you. >> shannon: president trump returning to his campaign style in ohio. will that rallies strategy help get his agenda back on track? >> bill: also astronauts getting some cool video of fire in the sky.

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>> shannon: senate hearing now on russian election meddling taken place now. also agreements to satisfy sometime this fall and documents to be turned over. also a company taking over on proven and i trump dossier. >> i've issued a subpoena in cooperation with senator feinstein and mr. simpson who agreed with an interview about his involvement in creating the trump dossier and interactions with the fbi.

and registered foreign agents who interacted with the trump family and officials. >> shannon: we will keep you posted on that as soon as we get them. >> i'm here this evening to cut through the fake news filter and speak straight to the american people. fake news. fake, fake, fake news. >> bill: president trump back in his element. he's having a good time too. a former consultant to the obama team, and a republican polling firm. how are you doing?

every one of these people love you sir. for a president who is not gotten lot of love lately, hitting the road in recent days has been a political booster shot. >> there's no mistake about him going out on the road before an important vote. in primer voters like him. he's getting out of the media environment driven by "the washington post" and "the new york times" ." he's attacking them and taking the story directly to the american people. there's no mistake he went to ohio. where there's races, that gives

him the ability to rile up the crowd. it's important all the way around. >> bill: excellent points you make there. this is arguably more of the democratic hot spots in the united states appeared in this place was packed. >> trump knows how to do trump. and typically moved away from traditional republican or democrat politics into cultural warfare. they are antigovernment and anti-media. anything that feels institutional to them doesn't feel good. and frankly willing to listen to whatever he says repetitively and willing to believe it.

him firing them up is very effective for his ego but everyone else. >> bill: his incoming communications director said that for the last few days the president has returned the road in his message to washington was proven. deal with it. how was i going? >> the washington media loves a prospect. saying why is it taking so long and in the people of youngstown are excited. they are targeting the government and big labor unions. in all the things that allow the president to win these areas. he's reminding the people what

he ran on. the process is slow and messy. obamacare didn't pass in the first six months or the first year. he's reminding people and going directly to them. >> bill: how do they deal with this? >> his strategy is not to talk directly to members of congress plug it their home territory and threaten them. meaning they will not vote for them if they don't follow me. he's firing up those base against the senators who are not supporting health care or other issues appeared that's a pretty effective way, not so much collaborative with his party. that's what people like. >> bill: just getting word,

2:00 this afternoon, getting briefing from sarah huckabee in the white house. thank you. >> shannon: president trump help getting promise of bringing down the cost of prescription drugs. that's good news for everybody. >> the man in charge of making president trump's promise making drugs cheaper. the solution is as simple as supply and demand. more drugs on the market lowers prices. but manufacturers don't want to share the secret formulas with generic competitors. once developed, it can take up to four years to get generics

approved. >> there's no question that would impact drug prices and drug spending. and give consumers more low cut options. >> with no trade-off between speed and safety. >> i don't think they need to be a trade-off, if we make the process faster, we need to make the process more efficient. we need to increase our ability over the effectiveness of those products. >> also the white house needs to fight the opioid epidemic. they should've been more effective in the beginning, and now is the biggest crisis they are facing. >> what we are doing, or make

sure that people being prescribed over opioids need to be for a legitimate reason. >> he holds the multifaceted approach will be beneficial to everyone. >> shannon: thank you. >> bill: colleagues speaking out for jeff sessions and president trump's comments. >> the president is trying to get sessions to quit and i hope sessions doesn't quit. if the president wants to fire him, fire him. >> bill: shall be his live

with us to talk about it. plus there is this. >> shannon: a terrifying crash caught on video. why that truck flipped over and what happened to the driver. stay tuned. i don't know why i didn't get screened a long time ago.

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where do you go? >> shannon: honey, we are stuck. >> if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me and i would've picked somebody else. i think that was not just a bad thing for the president but the presidency and that's the way i feel. >> shannon: president trump not backing down on jeff sessions. the president was not part of this meeting earlier today but he did take to twitter yet again to talk about the attorney general. joining us now, alabama senator.

>> good morning. >> shannon: tell us about jeff sessions. >> i've known jeff sessions a longtime and i've worked with him day in and day out for 20 years. i know him really well. he's a man of integrity, a man of the lot, an accomplished prosecutor. he's been a loyalist to president trump and has a lot of respect. he's a man of substance. the president should know, that jeff sessions is not the president's lawyer. he's the lawyer for the united states of america. it's in the constitution. i don't know anything about the

issues between him in the president. he has a lot of respect here in the capital and law enforcement officers around here. >> shannon: they are going to clash at times and there are going to be tensions, right? >> there's a lot of ways of doing things without doing it publicly. the president wants to do it publicly. i wish them both well. i'm not part of their issues but i think jeff sessions did the right thing recusing himself. this evolved into a possible conflict, and i think he did the right thing by recusing himself

of any russian investigation. >> shannon: do you think he did it himself a favor by recusing himself, or not influenced by the attorney general. do you think the president could see that way? >> i don't know. i respect the president and presidency and i respect jeff sessions. i hope they can work it out. where sessions can stay on because he will be a respected attorney general and that's important. >> shannon: is all playing out as you will be working late nights on health care. you think you will get something done by the end of the week? >> is complex, i applaud the

leadership of mitch mcconnell. i think we need to move on. i may repeal person, repeal and replace later. that's where we are. there are a lot of people who want this and want that. i think obamacare is failed the american people. it's going to get worse and we better vote now. i will vote for the strongest thing possible. >> bill: the dangers of football players may face by the effects of repeated blows to the head. that study next. can leave worryd

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>> bill: minutes from now, we are awaiting more action on the senate floor. measures being considered right now on measures that could end obamacare as a know it. live updates. and weeklong attacks on jeff sessions by president trump. that happening now. >> bill: a serious brain disease on a study by many football players upon their deaths. the issues being studied. good morning. the league in the nfl will continue to work with a wide

group of experts on current and former nfl athletes. in the many unanswered questions on the cause and incidence on the long-term effects of head traumas. more commonly known as cte. >> anything short of doing that, there's no way of making football a safe sport. it's like making tobacco a safe product. it wasn't until years later that the government told cigarettes they need to put these warnings on their cigarette packs. look at the industry. this about money more than anything. money and salaries, contracts and football.

we get together on sundays and mondays to spend money on products to watch the game. how do we break it? >> bill: the critics will say, the relatives of the players that passed away solve problems when they are living. would you feel better if the numbers were better? the problem is, where does the nfl go from here? the nero surgeon for the pittsburgh steeler's said that is exaggerating taking those numbers to high schools. >> bill: those are pretty stark studies and we will see what the league does about it. thank you. >> shannon: a heated debate underway in the senate on eight

repeal only bill. after the repeal andar replace died on theec floor.

>> shannon: fight on the senate floor right now. >> bill: what was your favorite part of the last two hours? >> shannon: all of your segments that you did. >> bill: right after. see you tomorrow, bye-bye. >> jon: bill try to keep it rolling from here. new political fallout from the g.o.p. effort to dismantle obamacare with president trump going after one republican hold out by name. good morning to you, i'm jon scott. >> melissa: i'm glad to be back, i melissa francis. lots of action on capitol hill where we await the vote on the so-called repeal and delay amendment, which would get rid of much of obamacare, but give lawmakers two years to pass replacement after senate republicans won a procedural vote.