the main contact liaison between the two, bill casey, bill clarke, and peel lobby. bill clarke of the national security council, bill casey of the cia, and the apostolic knows you to washington. -- apostolic nunzio to washington. they thought there was a possibility their phone conversations would be listened to. clarke would say, bill, i think we need to get some cappuccino. that would mean that it was time to go to the archbishop's residence. at the time, he made a great cappuccino and you could not get a cappuccino on every corner washington like today. they met so much, clarke said that he met with laggi weekly, sometimes more than a week. and they kept no notes. i looked at all of clarke's stuff -- no notes. do you have even one napkin with notes on it? he said sometimes i scribbled things on a napkin, but i threw it away. this was too important. i wasn't writing memoirs. i wasn't try to tell the press anything. we wanted to take down an evil empire. this was a divine calling. this transcended politics. he didn't care about what "the new york times" thought. no

did you and bill casey or general poindexter establish plans for the future in the events that bill casey left of this cia or became disabled or died? col. north: no. sen. trible: what about your reassignment in the marine corps, where their contingency plans for that? col. north: one thing director casey was looking to -- he was talking about the use of outside entities, to support limited foreign policy goals. i described some of those to the committee the other evening. it was not the kind of thing director casey had in mind for outliving even his tenure as director of central intelligence. but we never got to that point. we were not able to establish in the longer term, where is it all going from here. i regarded this as an imaginative solution to some short-term problems. a number of the initiatives undertaken that i briefed the committees on the other night assumed these were immediate, short-term, once you conducted that activity you could put the company back on the shelf or do away with it. that is how i saw it being pursued. it was not a matter, as representative jenkins and i d

it you and bill casey or admiral poindexter established plans for the future in the event that bill casey had left the cia or became disabled or die? north: no. sen. trible: what about your reassignment in the remaining court? twitter contingent -- in the marine corps? were there contingency plans? the things that director casey was looking into was not something that would sustain in the 1990's in the activities. he was talking about the use of outside entities to support limited form policy goals of the government. i described some of the activities to the committees in the executive session. it was not the kind of thing that -- that -- i don't think-- director casey had in mind for outliving even his tenure as director of central intelligence. although, as i indicated in mytestimony, we never got to that point.we were -- i regarded this as an magic of solution to some short-term problems. a number of the initiatives that were overtaken that i briefed them on assume that these were immediate short-term -- you could put the company back on the shelf or do away with it. that is how i saw

casey to his face. i occasionally called him bill. when my father died there were three people from the government of the united states that admiral poindexter, one less president of the united states and the other was bill casey. bill casey was a man of immense proportions. a man whose advice i value greatly. a man whose concerns for this country and the future of this , i thought, on the right track. i don't think history will bear that out. i took his advice to heart. quick stitching look upon him in a way as a boss. >> i don't think of either of us as much of a boss. i know who my superiors are and i know the chain of command area he was a personal friend and an advisor. and get good solid advice. and the person to whom i can turn for support. him on whatreefed you are doing to keep the contras alive, did he express his approval to you? >> he never once as i can recall disagree in any way of what i've been doing. -- i't recall him ever don't recall him ever saying don't do something you are doing. he would often suggest ways to do

casey to his face. i occasionally called him bill. when my father died, there were three people in the government of the united states who expressed their condolences. admiral poindexter, the vice president of the united states, and bill casey. bill casey was for me a man of immense proportions and a man whose advice i valued greatly, and a man whose concerns for this country and the future of this land were on the right track. i may be wrong, but i don't think history will bear that out. i took his advice to heart. >> did you look upon him in a way as a boss? lt. col. north: i have heard that said, i don't think so much as a boss, but i know who my superiors are and i know the chain of command. he wasn't a boss so much as he was a personal friend and an advisor and a person with whom i could consult and gave good solid advice and someone i could turn to for support. >> when you briefed him on what you were doing to keep the contras alive, did he express his approval to you? lt. col. north: he never once that i can recall in any way d

. >> bill: casey siegel's life. casey, how did they find him?> this 18-wheeler was in a walmart parking life. early sunday morning. investigators are called to the scene after people were seen walking around this big rig, asking for water and in distress. by the time authorities arrived, they found that semipacked with what police say were illegal immigrants, mostly from mexico and guatemala, who were being smuggled into the united states. nine victims have dived. 20 taken to area hospitals, said to be in critical conditions. >> are paramedics and firefighters found that each one of them had heart rates over about 130 beats per minute, which again, very hot to the touch. people in the trailer without any kind of water. blend heat, dehydration. >> no air conditioning either according to authorities. witnesses say as many as a hundred people were packed inside that sweltering trailer as outside temperatures soared past the triple digits. it believes this truck was possibly on its way to houston, bill. >> bill: casey siegel on that story. by way of

bill. >> well, casey, first of all, it's always great to be with you and to have doctor megz in town. had such wonderful support from physicians and nurses and everybody in the health care field. i think what rand paul shows is how difficult it is at this point. he wants something that does, in my opinion, makes it even worse by repealing, taking away more health care, and i'm not sure what he's objecting to. but, you know, this is the dilemma that they have in their caucus. every version i've seen, though, and what i fully expect to see tomorrow is something that still raises costs on families, takes away their health care, and uses the money to pay for tax cuts for the very wealthy. every version they've had is a bad deal for american families. i know it certainly is for people in michigan. >> senator, i've heard some suggestions that there are republicans who have maybe made for az across the aisle, made phone calls to try to see if there might be a way to move forward in a bipartisan way on health care. have you been on the receiving end of any overtures from your republican colle

bill. mayor jim kenney senator bob casey and others spoke about what the bill would do to americans. senator casey said it will give money to the rich and strip medicaid coverage from 15 million people who really need it. >> while selling out the middle class and while hurting seniors and kids and people with and disabilities, and you know what, we will not stop fighting until we stop this bill. >> mayor kenney said today the republicans' bill will have a devastating effect on the people of philadelphia. a vote on the bill was delayed last week ooh when there were not enough votes to pass it. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf is speaking out against president trump's election integrity commission. the governor already denied the commission's request for specific voter data citing state law that limited voter information available is online for a fee. today wolf expressed concern about the use of that data calling the the intentions of president trump's panel "questionable at best." in a statement, the governor said in part, "i have no confidence in this commission's administration sta

bill. >> we were told senator casey of philadelphia would bring protesters out tonight in a show of support since group has on and off taking shift and been there since sunday they plan to be here until something happens in the senate and of course, we'll continue to keep you posted. back to you, jim and shawn. >> ron ache thank you very much. we'll see this continue again tomorrow. mitch mc connell the president you heard puts pressure on there hoping you bring to retail vote tomorrow. >> we saw and ronica mentioned earlier it owe cured and then the rain came in and people out there resill yents and makin we'll see what happened tomorrow with the big vote. >> new tonight the the florida congress whammy washer it is reported fbi and capitol police are calling the situation. sorious, illegal, violations on i tvrt yet work. they have access to emails and files of two dozen you talk about a fall fromle, when dby wasserman schultz was rupping it she had to keep down. >> she did not get to gable everyone in. she got stephanie stahl to do it. >> thi we're ling paying attention to the weather 2 in

bill. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. casey: the a.d.a. is a civil rights bill that promises liberty and freedom for people with disabilities. the liberty and freedom all americans are promised that our founding documents guarantee and that we in the senate are charged with protecting for all citizens. we should be celebrating. we should be celebrating the liberty and freedom of people with disabilities, but instead -- instead of having a celebration of the americans can disabilities act on this anniversary day, the senate republican bill, which i guess is -- basically the house bill that we're -- we're on right now -- that bill threatens that freedom, threatens that liberty that was accorded in the americans can disabilities act with regard to those with disabilities. now, i've heard a lot of speeches from the floor by republican colleagues about freedom and liberty in the context of health care. there have been lots of speeches about both of those words, but i would argue that if you consider this legislation and the senate versions of it

it comes just as senate leadership tried again to tweak their health care bill in a series of emotional protests. casey hunt has more. >> reporter: republicans feeling the heat over health care. staging loud protests in more than a dozen house and senate offices. 80 demonstrators aesed. republicans still huddling behind closed doors trying to thread the needle between conservative who is say the first draften wouldn't repeal obamacare and moderate who is thought it went too far to slash medicaid. congressional sources tell nbc news they are hoping to release a second draft by thursday with tweaks to sweeten the deal for both sides. but moderate republican senator susan collins telling nbc news that's not good enough. >> i don't think we can fix this bill by doing a tweak here and a trim there. it needs a complete overhaul. >> reporter: collins is under pressure from both sides. liberal group spending millions on the air waves. >> when you vote on u new health care bill, think about what's right for maine. >> the president tweeting i can't imagine the congress would leave washington without a beautiful

bill would fall apart. hopefully we'll start to get a sense of whether this one may have a chance or not. >> thank you so much. casey hunt, quick read of this new health care bill. my next guest main senator angus king, independent, member of the senate intelligence committee, we want to ask you about the russia connection. first, i don't know if you have an immediate take on the health care bill, whether eliminating anything but a catastrophic policy for a lot of people would actually pass muster with any democrats or moderate republicans. >> well, the first thing, andrea, this is an absolutely preposterous fro cess. a bill drafted in secret by we don't know who. we'll see it maybe this afternoon. they're talking about a vote on tuesday. it is absolutely ridiculous to be making laws that are affecting one sixth of the u.s. economy and tens and perhaps 100 million people that nobody knows what is in it. take for example the insurance provision that you just mentioned. my first read and in hearing from insurance people is that that would essentially destroy the individual market because only younger and healthier peo

casey. we address healthcare but there's other things i will mention first on the schedule. the problem that republicans are having with healthcare is not a time. it's the substance of the bill. they can spend two more weeks, two more months or two years. the bill is going to be as unpopular as it is today. they have had six months on the bill since january 4. they haven't been able to make progress. two weeks isn't going to solve the problem. the only way they can solve the problem is very simple. it's rid of all of the tax cuts to the rich and medicaid and work with us to improve the existing system areas by the way i have sympathy for the republicans. i wouldn't want to face them either because they are not getting a good reaction on the bill. on the amendment which seems to be the latest incarnation to a try to rescue the bill let me be clear. the amendment is a hoax. it would allow health insurers to offer joh junk insurance so g as it includes one option that it covers all affordable care act mandated benefits. separating the sick and healthy will drive up everybody's costs. deductibles and copayments will be very high making it unaffordable. people will see their prem

casey. according to the budget office , bill vetted on would have alleged 16 million additional americans being un insureds by 2026. for now live in the news center. trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," rahel, jim, back to you >> thank you for that update, trang. >> cbs this morning is covering the late night senate vote. much more coming up at 7:00 right after cbs-3 " eyewitness news" this morning >>> we have breaking news right now. a train crash in barcelona spain. at least 54 people are being treated for injuries after a morning commuter train crashes into a buffs from a platform. fifty-one people taken to the hospital including the trains driver. but reports say only one person was seriously hurt. this happened around 7:15 in the morning, local time, so far investigators have not yet started looking to a cause. >> new this morning, authorities in philadelphia's fairmount neighborhood are investigating after rite aid store was robbed at gunpoint. this happened just before 1:00 r 20th street and fairmount avenue. police say the crooks got away with a unknown amount of money and cigarette, for

casey, good morning. >> yasmin, good morning. the health care billgh weemg over the july 4th recess, and senators just were coming back into town last night and getting back underway into those negotiations. still going on behind closed doors as they try to figure out how to get to 50 votes. >> reporter: republicans feeling the heat over health care. activists staging loud protests in more than a dozen house and senate offices. at least 80 demonstrators arrested. republicans still huddling behind closed doors trying to thread the needle who say the first draft of the bill -- and moderates who thought it went too far to slash medicaid. congressional sources tell nbc news they're hoping to release a second draft by thursday with tweaks to sweeten the deal for both sides, but moderate republican senator susan collins telling nbc news that's not good enough. >> i don't think that we can fix this bill by doing a tweak here and a trim there. it needs a complete overhaul. >> collins is under pressure from both sides. liberal groups spending millions on the

bill has become so challenge be. mitch mcconnell is now delaying the recess by two weeks. nbc's caseyol hill. casey, good morning. >> reporter: yasmin, good morning. it was another rocky day for the senate health care bill yesterday as republicans try to figure out how to cobble together 50 votes to get this through with just republican support. you have ted cruz on the one hand. lindsey graham on the other. competing strategies. and at this point, no clear outcome. the republican path to repealing obamacare, uncertain. majority leader mitch mcconnell announcing he's forcing senators to stay in washington an extra two weeks this summer to try and get a deal. >> we intend to fully utilize the first two weeks in august. >> reporter: still at a fever pitch, now centered on a conservative proposal by ted cruz to let people buy cheaper insurance if they're willing to trade away the essential health care benefits like maternity care or health services. >> expanding the freedom, letting you the consumer choose what health care you want to purchase. that's the key to lower premiums. >> report

casey was also there. he said the health care bill is a scheme to help the rich. >> we're getting the first look at a baby overdosing. that is steven welsh. he's charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child. emergency responders gave a dose of narcan to revive her. >>> right now transit is back on track after another derailment at penn station. the slow speed derailment happened as the train was pulling into the station. 180 passengers and crew were on board. they are working with amtrak, which owns the the station, to find out the cause. they want answers saying i am call iing for a full investigatn into all potential causes. >>> family, friends and others gathered last night to honor the murdered officers and to take part in a dedication ceremony for a new memorial in their honor. the officers were killed july 7th in an ambush-style attack. it happened during a protest he was later killed by officers. it was the deadliest day for law enforcement since 9/11. >>> at the jersey shore, still no motive for an attack in south jersey. it happened at the condos. investigators say the suspect is c

bill that already appears to be in jeopardy. right now two senators are voicing their opposition. nbc news's capitol hill correspondent casey reporter: good morning. republicans unveiled their new version of this health care bill yesterday. mitch mcconnell telling republicans behind closed doors over lunch some of the details. he had some things in there for moderates. some in for conservatives. there's already opposition, and it looks like he has no margin for error. senate republicans with no room for error hours after unveiling awe nigh health care bill two gop senators have already said they won't vote for it. >> this bill doesn't repeal obama care. >> i've been very vocal about my concerns. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has to convince everyone of the 50 remaining republicans to vote yes or the bill fails. >> what's your bet on whether mitch mcconnell can pull this off? >> he is good. he has pulled more than one rabbit out of the hat. >> reporter: to try to win over moderates still on the fence, the new bill includes $45 billion to fight the opioid epidemic, $70 billion more to help lower income a

town and the president is now back to the old senate bill as opposed to the repeal and delay, which is repeal and walk away, really. >> senator bob caseyrom pennsylvania. thank you very much. sorry about that flub at the beginning. >> that's fine. >> just so our viewers know, that luncheon with the president is concluding, we're waiting for senators to exist the white house, walk down that drive one and step up to that podium to talk to reporters about what they may have spoken about and whether or not they made any progress on reviving a repeal and replace plan in the dprksgo caucus. next, we'll talk with two people who know the russian president well and can tell us exactly how he operates. david. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. ♪ everybody two seconds! ♪ "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day mcdonald's helps more people go to college. it's part of our commitment to being america's best first job. ♪ finding the best hotel price is now a safe bet. because tripadvis

bill at 3:00 a.m.? the capitol reporting on some of the votes you might have seen this afternoon the heller amendment on medicaid expansion, devote their 10-90 and the other one bob casey's measure that would deal with language and that failed to pass 48-51 so the senate is back tomorrow, 10:00 a.m. eastern live on c-span2. we will spend some time this evening hearing from you and your thoughts on the process. let's go to brenda who is in fayetteville north carolina on our democrat line. >> caller: hi. let's go hi brenda. >> caller: how are you? i had the opportunity to watch the proceedings on c-span today and my take was although the democrats there are things about obamacare that i like and things i don't like the one i'm finding is nobody seems to want to work together. people are arguing about the cbo score. no matter how we do it, no matter what happens we do have people that will be taken off of health care and without medicaid they won't get health care. we have to find a way to help them. on the other hand i can see both sides. i do believe that we could come to a happy medium to get something done because today and yesterday appears to be a complete waste of ti

now it looks like casey it probably right they'll fail to get to enough votes for the motion to proceed to get on the bill in the senate. i think this wail probably lead to this being put on the back burner, while trying to work with democrats, go through the committee process and make progress on health care reform that way. >> what happened to them needing the savings from health care reform to get to taxes? >> there is no question it makes it more difficult. it doesn't reset the baseline the same way, makes it much more difficult to hit the goals in tax reform. tax reform has been tough and there has been ongoing discussions, even while health care has been on the front burner. their ongoing discussions among secretary mnuchin, mr. cohen, the speaker, senator mcconnell, senator hatch and chairman brady. >> no conversations with chairman brady. >> of the ways and means committee. >> you got to bring democrats into this to try to get past this kind of gridlock. people voted to disrupt the system and drain the swamp. those who voted, you know, for donald trump, clearly. and they are the base is still stic

bill that we're going to be voting on this afternoon. >> ha, ha, ha. wow. >> i'm serious. >> silence from the senator king there, casey. can you fill in the blank? what is happening and who are we looking for in the next two hours here to help us gauge where this fight actually is? >> reporter: we can't fill in the blanks for you, halle, on what the policy will be ultimately. what we do know is that they're going to debate, they're going to vote to open debate on the house version of the bill and then there's no clear path forward from there. it's essentially going to be something of a free for all on the senate floor. there may be a vote on straight repeal. there may be a vote on repeal and replace. there may be a vote on repeal and replace with the ted cruz amendment. it's something where people don't have a good sense here, instead the argument from leaders, from the white house is now, hey, we can't do anything if we don't get on the bill, that's senate speak for open up debate on the floor, there is a sense among leadership that may change the calculations people have been making, it may allow them to put addition

bill. something several democrats said they did not know what would happen for sure until they witnessed it. bernie sanders nudging the vote was coming. bob casey on his feet waiting in anticipation. and sherrod brown slapping the desk. and elizabeth warren leaning in to see what would happen and then unable to resist, cheering for mccain's vote. chuck schumer trying to quiet them with the audible gasps. and mitch mcconnell, arms folded, staring at mccain, watching him walk off the floor knowing the bill was dead. the crowds would find out seconds later. [ cheers and applause ] after that vote, leader mcconnell said it is time to move on and acknowledging the defeat. >> this is clearly a disappointing moment. we worked hard and everybody on this side can certainly attest to the fact we worked really hard. to try to develop a consensus for a better way forward. so yes. this is a disappointment. a disappointment indeed. >> joining me now, senator jeff merkley of oregon. what was it like to be in that chamber last night? >> it was an incredible amount of drama. we understood it was essentially a tie and the health care for 16 million people would

. >> casey, what do you make of charlie's point that this is neither conservative nor is it a health care solution? what is the marketing job for a billat is really -- what is it? >> well, i think that's exactly what the leadership have been struggling to try to explain. it's what people on either ends of the conference are saying. you have people like susan collins saying that would devastate poor people in my state and i'm not going to do it. and you have rand paul saying this doesn't repeal obamacare. it's hard to see the point of this legislation. look, i think that -- my sense there's a little bit of coordination on how to approach this town hall, period. this is to a certain extent so far has prevented difficult pictures or video of lots of lawmakers attacking the bill. you see some of those pictures from the house round. there are people doing modified public things. i think that they want one more shot to do this before it's completely shot down by the public, and i think mcconnell knows if it was out there and took heat for this entire week, it's very possible the momentum would swing completely against him. >> the white hous

would be if you had enacted the tax reform bill that would repeal above the line deductions and deductions like state and local tax seduction. >> senator casey, the state and local tax deduction was put in place and kept in place because of notions of federalism and the ability to pay and also to protect double taxation. we actually provide a federal tax credit and no one views that as an expenditure and also provides double taxation relief. eliminating state and local tax deduction could be viewed as an unfunded mandate because it will make it more difficult for states to raise revenue. i think we also have to look at the collateral consequence of getting rid of the state and local tax deductions that also has an effect indirectly on the charitable deduction as well as other itemized deductions. >> missiles. >> i think this is proof that the idea of simplifying the tax code is incredibly difficult. i do think all the itemized deductions should be on the table for consideration. one of the things the treasury department looked at when i was the assistant secretary was a plan to get rid of the alternative minimum tax by putting both a floor a

a bipartisan bill of republicans and democrats coming together at a proud moment to say that people with disabilities will be treated fairly in america. on this day we should pass the casey amendment on the issue of protecting people with disabilities. but there's a second issue here. the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. mr. cardin: can i ask consent for two additional minutes? the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. cardin: thank you. i will try to conclude my remarks. on this day they were celebrating the americans with disabilities act. there is a second part to the casey amendment, and that is it sends it back to committee, and go back to regular process. let's have a committee markup. let's work together. i introduced legislation that would, i think, bring down the cost of health care and lower the rate of increase of individual premiums. i do that by suggesting more competition in individual marketplace by having a public option, providing stronger subsidies to low-income families, making sure that cost-sharing is, in fact, paid for so that we don't have the uncertainty, the reinsurance that senator carper was talking abo

to kill the bill, something democrats told "all in" they did not know what would happen for sure until they witnessed it. bernie sanders nudging the vote was coming. amy klobuchar and bob caseys feet waiting in anticipation. and sherrod brown slapping the desk. and elizabeth warren leaning in to see what would happen and then unable to resist, cheering for mccain's vote. minority leader chuck schumer trying to quiet them with the audible gasps. and majority leader mitch mcconnell, arms folded staring at kean, mccain watching him walk off the floor knowing the bill was dead. the crowds would find out seconds later. [ cheers and applause ] >> after that vote, leader mcconnell addressed the senate saying it's time to move on a and acknowledging the defeated. >> this is clearly a disappointing moment. we worked hard and everybody on this side can certainly attest to the fact we worked really hard. to try to develop a consensus for a better way forward. so yes. this is a disappointment. a disappointment indeed. >> joining me now, senator jeff merkley of oregon. what was it like to be in that senate chamber last night? >> it was an incredible amount of drama. because what we under

casey, talk about this skinny repeal idea? >> reporter: the thinking here would be, we know and we've learned over the course of this debate, that the straight repeal effort, the 2015 bill that puts off the delay by two years, doesn't have the votes to pass. we've known that since the beginning. we know the massive repeal and replace package that included a lot of those cuts to medicaid is something they haven't been able to figure out the votes to pass. what to do if if they are able to start debate. there's conversations going on about what's been dubbed the skinny repeal. a few pieces of this they may be abe to get through. they're talking about repealing the individual mandate, the mandate on employer coverage of heal care, and potentially as well, the medical dece tax. that's something that senators of both parties have wanted to repeal for some time. they think maybe they could get that through, there's a lot of questions around that, it could potentially be portrayed as a win. at least in the context the president has been framing this. that would put them well atted odds with the house of representative representatives. everyone would have to figure out how to g

casey is up first in lanham, maryland, independent. good morning. caller: how are you? host: go ahead. caller: i think we need to have an honest conversation about this health care bill.ou keep hearing these talking obamacare and the affordable care act was designed to fail and was created behind closed doors, but all of us that were alive and conscious at the time remember something very different. it was watered down by a thatlican amendment continued to watered down things that would make it work because it worked with all the pieces that existed including the mandates and public option and all the other things that were necessary to fund it and republicans kept coming in with amendments and the promise to vote for it and even though at that -- at that time -- they wanted it to be bipartisan and obama wanted it to be bipartisan so they kept taking amendments for almost two years before the senate was finally today, republicans even with amendments inside of it, did not vote for it. that is what actually happened. now if you hear them talk about it, you -- there is no serious attempt being made to fix what is wrong with health care. it's all a political thing republ

bill. something several democrats have told all in they did not know what would happen for sure until they witnessed it. bernie sanders nudging senator jeanne shaheen the vote was coming. amy and bob casey on their feet waiting in anticipation. and then brown slapping the desk. elizabeth warren leaning to see what would happen, and then unable to resist cheering for mccain's vote. minority leader chuck schumer, look at that, trying to quiet his exuberant colleagues as the audible gasps and smaterrings of applause. majority leader mitch mcconnell, arms folded, staring at mccain, watching him walk up the floor knowing the bill was dead. as the crowds outside would find out seconds later. [ cheering ] >> after that vote leader mcconnell addressed the senate saying it's time to move on and acknowledging the defeat. >> this is, know, clearly a disappointing moment. we worked hard, and everybody on this side can certainly attest to the fact that we work really hard to try to develop a consensus for a better way forward. yes, this is a disappointment. a disappointment, indeed. >> joining me now senator jeff murkly of oregon. senator, what was it like to be in that senate chamber last night? >>