president trump sitting down with senate majority leader mitch mc connell. >> as you can see from the rundown on the side of the screen this is what we're talking about tonight at 630 let's get to it. we're now despite what we read we're fight are for lower taxes and tax cuts on history of nation and we're fighting for fax reform as pat of that and we're getting close to health care. >> and accordin are getting auto long fine. today's meeting would determine where it's headed next. >> if you look at the tweets the president sent out. there's a lot of reports on what the media reported. congress said they ran on it and nothing happened. >> his responses when asked about that were interesting. >> yes. >> let's bring white house columnist from the hill to talk about this nile, they look like best of friends today. >> well depends how you interpret body language i suppose jim words were friendly. i think it is certainly in both frez trump and leader mc connell interest to project a show of unity. i'm not sure i would characterize personal chemistry as especially warm or as that close frie

we knew he had just had the lunch with with speaker mitch mc connell.ight be -- senate liter mitch mc connell we thought he may thereby too. photographs had little time to preset and put up their equipment and the press we were squeezed into a small and literally just feet from the where the president and senate majority leader mitch mc konl came out take questions that unscheduled press conference. and i'll tell you the main theme that the president tried to convey unity within the party and importance of tax reform. but it did open for questions and press really pushed back on the idea because there's undoubtedly what appears to be a divide between president trump and republican lawmakers on the hill. >> you have a fantastic relationship with people in the senate and people in congress. i have our house of representatives. i have a great relationship with political people. if you read the papers you think i'm like on one island and they're on another. that's not the way it s we have a fantastic relationship i'm friends with most of themen i can say an

president trump sitting down with senate majority leader mitch mc connell. >> as you can see from thethe screen this is what we're talking about tonight at 630 let's get to it. we're now despite what we read we're fight are for lower taxes and tax cuts on history of nation and we're fighting for fax reform as pat of that and we're getting close to health care. >> and accordin

mc connell don't bother, my goodness. john wall, yams on eirire s sixers hung around until wizards put them away. kelly ubre the strong follow and second later on the break. fweel wall and nice conn connection. 28 points. eight asights, bradley beal had 25 of own and wizards undefeated on young season. 1-0 beating sixers 120 to 115. >> and well another national season another year of watching the cubs and dodgers face each other in nlcs each nat's postseason failure makes clocktic faster and bryce harper free agency. last surprise of current deal. while there's a lot of speculation over future harper loves this up to and fans. he thanked them on instagram. >> i want to it will you guys thank you for this year day in and out supporting us in heat and cold and piling up the stadium every single night. our big model this year was one pursuit and as a team as organizatione without the fans and you know you've showed up and supported us and we cannot think the city of d.c. enough. for all. >> this is best sports video of the w

i think only, a loser like mc connell would preside over a senate and party apparatus that is suddening about the success of judge roy moore, and failure of his personal 24 million dollars he pumped into that campaign in alabama? this guy should be licking his wounds, but instead trying to deny a clear shift, that is with the election of this president, judge roy moore, and other special elections, who is -- who is mitch mcconnell? it is extraordinary. >> i think that this story shows political operatives invest in the statu status quo are afraidt money trail will be upset, their donors believe they can win these races even when their candidate is unpopular with shock and -- "shock and awe" of outrageous money. lou: how strong is steve bannon and his group, how strong are they? >> pretty strong, because it is a combination of two thing, steve has access to a real platform. and to real funds, but when you put that in combination with grassroots, republicans and conservatives, a lot of trump supporters who are independents are very frustrated at the republican congress. there is nothin

mc connell. wizard up nine.mz hunt around to wizards process them out of game followed by kelly ubre with a dunk and then second later on the break john wall finishes he had 28 points, eight assists. five rebound and 25 of on you wizard undefeated on the season beating sixers 120-115. redskins nail bite erwiner they continue snake bitten by injuries missing most starting secondary two more blows struck jonathan allen for the season with sprain second half of the win and starting kicker dustin hopkins with hip injury. kicker nick roads look at this new skins kicker hitting 80-yard field goal at texas. 80 yards. long nest nfl was 64 yards. that was denver at elevation. this is austin texas. that's not all he has in bag of tricks. shirtless back flip extra point kick. >> oh, my gosh. >> totally practical for nfl game. >> now, we're not flipping rose hit 70% of kicks at te texas. but hey if you need a fancy extra point in right. >> he's the man to go to. >> can he do nat pads. >> as true. >> those get in way. >> ine

. >> the president and mc connell touched on topics ranging from tax rel form to judicial nominations to drug policy. and but it was one question about u.s. troops killed in niger almost two weeks ago that generated perhaps most surprising response about the president calling families of fallen service members. >> so the traditional of presidents most of them did not make calls a lot of them did not make calls. i like to call when it's appropriate and when i think i'm able to do it. they have made the ultimate sacrifice. >> that drew a swift response from former obama staffers. one of whom former deputy chief of staff explicatives followed by to say president obama or past presidents didn't call the family members of soldier killed in action he's de ranged animal. the response from press secretary sarah huckabee sanders the president was not criticizing predecessors but stating a fact. >> also lighting up with people critical of the president and defending kormer commanders in chief one a woman who says her brother was killed in after began stan or iraq and during the bush presidency

mc money could be connell says he's waiting f to proceed. >>> in the meantime house republicans are setvote on major tax overhaul this week and this come after the senate passed $4 billion budget proposal on fry. president trump warn if the house does not follow suit it will be failure for the gop. analysts say the white house is simply looking for a legislative win and they are willing to negotiate as long as the final bill helps the middle class. the administration says the tax plan promises the highest tax cuts in american history. back over to you guys on the couch. >> all right. thank you much, steve. >>> at the same time the investigation continues into the death of 4us service members killed in niger earlier this month and so did the back and forth between the commander in chief and a congresswoman over that phone call to military widow. >> mourners gathered in south florida on saturday to say goodbye to sergeant la david johnson. johnson along with staff sergeants brian black, jeremiah johnson and dustin wright were killed in an ambush attack earlier this month in niger by milit