in a red state. >> interesting to note it's a vulnerable clare mccaskill, but ann wagner, stallwartepublican, republican establishment and raised a ton of money from the republicans, she's not running because she's not donald trump enough for missouri voters. >> well, i think the reason for ann not running are really largely personal and family based and everybody says that, but in this case it happens to be true. >> okay, you don't think that the president has anything to do with it? >> no, i know ann, she made a good and right decision for herself and her family here. >> john, our viewers who are friends of this program would note your sidekick mike kelly from the democratic party from missouri is not with you today. not because we didn't ask. he's off golfing and we respect the decision. >> he spent all day yesterday criticizing the president for golfing and he's playing golf. >> it's saturday, give the guy a break. >> a beautiful day. >> you enjoy st. louis and we'll see you. >> thanks, leland. >> liz. >> and leaving washington for the summer break. and deals keeping the governm

that's where clare mccaskill and rob partman were this morning. we can't deny tens of millions of people without health insurance. some of this is not working and some of it is. let's fix the things that is not working. >> thank you for joining us on this program. jill and charlie, hang out for a minute. >>> we want to talk about something else that is making big news today. the dow hitting 22,000 this morning for the first time ever. you can see it there. a live look at the big board happened a couple minutes after open really because of a huge earning's report from apple. i want to bring in now cnbc expert domrert dominik over at headquarters there. put this into perspective, this is a big deal. >> this is a big deal because it makes all of us richer in terms of american investors. if you look at your 401(k) and your ira plans and your retirement accounts, everybody is a little bit better off if you've been invested in this market. the question becomes whether or not this kind of level, record highs, by the way, for the stock market are attribut

i am so offended by an investigation that i conducted with clare mccaskill last year on the aging committeehere we found that companies were buying these drugs from which the patent had expired and literally overnight hiking the cost of medicine by as much as 5,000%. we need to have a more competitive marketplace where generics are more readily available. and we're working with the fda commissioner to do just that. >> two more very quick questions for you. are you satisfied with senator mcconnell's leadership on health care and his response to president trump and the way he's conducting his business? >> i don't always agree with senator mcconnell, but i think he has been a good and effective leader. >> you continue to back him as the leader of the senate? >> i do. >> opioid issues are, obviously, crucial here in maine. if funding does come through for more prevention and help with people who are struggling with addiction, where do you go? >> we need a three-prong approach and we need to focus on prevention education and focus on treatment and we need to focus on law enforcement. you have to