craig boswell ishe chambers and why the republican plan faces resistance from republicans. >> reporter: 23 days, 16 names. >> reporter: the fight to repeal and replace obamacare had the first hurdle passing the house wanes and -- house ways and means -- means committee. >> reporter: the house committee had been debating the issue for more than 24 hours and is still going. >> the bill unravels the aca protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions in many ways. >> reporter: the warning signs that the gop plan could be in trouble come from republicans, not democrats. part of the freedom caucus opposes the gop plan. >> the product we have to get right and we don't have the product right. >> reporter: president donald trump will host some of the members at the white house this evening for a night of bowling and persuasion. republican leaders said every member brought in a promise to repeal and replace obamacare and when it's time for a final vote, they will be there. >> i believe when people read the bill and understand it is phase 1 in a process they will find support. >> report

let's get straight to craig boswell on capitol hill with more on the fight over healthcare. >> reporter: the estimated cost of the gop backed plan has ramped up debate, it has emboldened opponents of the plan but also made skeptical opponents nervous. democrats surrounded themselves with people worried about losing health insurance and slammed the republican plan to replace obamacare. >> under the proposal, the number of people uninsured will not only grow to where it was before the affordable care act, it will be more people uninsured. >> reporter: a review estimates that if the bill passes, 14 million people will lose insurance next year, and another 10 million over the next decade. that's because of medicaid cuts, a temporary spike in insurance premiums, and elimination of the individual mandate. >> you need young healthy people who are paying premiums to offset the costs of other people. >> reporter: the report states by 2026, young people will see their insurance premiums dropped by 25%, but a 64-year- old can expect to pay up to 25% more. >> if there was ever a war on seniors, thi

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> the last official item on the president's schedule today, dinner this evening with secretary of state rex tillerson and hr mcmaster at the white house. >>> presidential spokesperson sean spicer gets an earful when he's confronted by a fellow shopper this weekend. the heated exchange trapped inside the city and the last road out is cut off. we'll have more on the battle ahead. >>> welcome back to the news at noon, prince georges county police continue to piece together what led to a fiery crash that sent one man to the hospital in critical condition. this was the scene just before 1:00 this morning on indian head highway near audrey lane and oxyn hill. the injured driver was traveling northbound when he crashed into another vehicle. his carrolled over and caught fire. >>> a three-year-old girl was killed in a house fire in pennsylvania this weekend. they say the blaze was ignited by a hover board that was charging at the time. a recall was issued of half a million hover boards. this fire is the latest reminder of the danger that comes with pr

craig boswell reports that leaders are scrambling to find enough support to pass the bill. >> reporter: republican leaders are scrambling to figure out how to move forward with their plan to repeal and replace obamacare. as of thursday morning, cbs news counts at least 31 gop members who plan to vote no on the bill. at least nine republicans would have to change their minds to pass the bill. >> i thought i was a good deal maker. i'm nothing compared to the president. >> reporter: members of the conservative house freedom caucus gave president trump a standing ovation at the white house this morning. but they have not yet given him their votes. the caucus is demanding the plan lower healthcare premiums by rolling back essential health benefits which mandates coverage for services like emergency room visits, maternity care, prescription drugs and mental health. >> if we don't lower premiums, this bill does not do enough. >> reporter: the conservative koch brothers have set up a fund to support the re-election of any republican voting no on the bill but as the white house and republican l

as craig boswell reports, house speaker, paul ryan and president donald trump are trying to convince holdout republicans to join them in supporting the bill. republican leaders are scrambling to figure out how to move forward with the plan to repeal and replace obamacare and as of thursday morning, cbs news counted at least 31 gop members that plan to vote no on the bill. at least nine republicans would have to change their pass the bill. >> i thought i was a good dealmaker and that nothing compared to the president. >> reporter: members of the freedom caucus were invited to the white house foreclosed door meeting with president donald trump, trying to get support. the caucus demands they lower healthcare premiums by rolling back essential health benefits which mandates coverage for services like emergency room visits, maternity care, prescription drugs and mental health. >> if we don't lower premiums, this bill does not do enough. >> reporter: the conservative koch brothers set up a fund to support reelection of any republican voting no on the bill. as the white house and republican

craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. >>> today the president is also expected to announce a new review of federal auto fuel economy and emissions rules. automakers have been waiting for the review for weeks. they argue cheap gas will make it hard for them to sell as many efficient vehicles as they need to in order to meet regulations. the review opens the door to lower fuel economy requirements and less stringent controls on carbon dioxide emissions. >>> new at noon the justice department announcing charges against four men for hacking millions of yahoo users. yahoo had already suspected that hackers sponsored -- were responsible for breaking into 500 million accounts and stealing personal data. today the justice department charged two agent of russian's federal security service along with another man from russia and one from kazakhstan. this is the first criminal case the u.s. has ever brought against russian officials. >>> [indiscernible name] and [indiscernible name] both officers protected, directed, facilitated and paid criminal hackers to collect information through comput

as craig boswell shows us, president trump wants to ensure that the new legislation stays on track. >reporter: president trump is trying to rally his party to get behind the gop health care plan. he hosted a white house listening session monday with americans who say obamacare failed them. >> americans should pick the plan they want, now they will be able to pick the plan and doctor they want. they will be able to do a lot of things at the upper plan was supposed to give but never gave. >> reporter: the white house is bracing for bad headlines about the gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. the nonpartisan congressional budget office is crunching the numbers, and gives as its estimate of how much the plan will cost and how many people will be covered. >> reporter: outside groups like brookings and standard & poor's have already predicted 10 to 15 million americans will lose coverage. that is because the gop planned scales back obamacare subsidies, custom medicaid, and eliminates the individual mandate. >> what we are trying to achieve here is bringing down the cost of care, bringi

craig boswell, capitol hill. >>> there was supposed to be a house intelligence committee meeting today including sally yates, the hearing has been called off and the department of justice said they would not allow yates to testify. if congress is going to conduct an independent russian hacking investigation, chairman nunes should not be part of it, time to recuse. and, democratic minority leader nancy pelosi tweeted this saying that time is long overdue for house speaker paul ryan to call on devin nunes to recuse himself at the least. >>> a manhunt is underway for the gunman refused -- responsible for an ambush style attack overnight on two florida police officers. the officers were scoping out a notoriously gang ridden area in miami at the time of the attack. the windchill -- windshield of the car was riddled with bullet holes, one of the officers fired back but it is not clear if the gunmen were hit. last night, the director of the police department pleaded with the community for help in identifying the shooters. >> we need you now to step up to the plate. these are people causing ha

craig boswell reports the republican leadership is already finding the bill faces an uphill battle. >> debate has begun. >> families are facing over $10,000 deductibles in many cases because of the unworkable mandates and taxes in this bill! >> can republicans guarantee that the 20 million who have insurance today will continue to have insurance under their plan? clearly not. >> reporter: but some republicans say they can't support the plan because it keeps some taxes and the expansion of medicaid. >> there is a plan brought forward which i believe when you look through it is obamacare in a different form. >> reporter: with democrats united in their opposition to repeal obama case, the margins for republicans to push through any repeal and replace are very slim. that means gop leadership has work to do to win over the skeptics. >> if they don't have 218 votes there will be a negotiation. >> reporter: president trump will work with republicans and sent vice president mike pence to start negotiations. house speaker paul ryan is confident it will make it through congress. >> the promise

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> the latest cbs news poll out today shows 59% of americans surveyed believe it's likely that trump associates him proper communication with the russian government. >>> the white house press secretary and a fox news host are taking criticism for demeaning comments about two black women. sean spicer made his comments while talking to a journalist. >> it seems you're hell bent on the image you want to tell about this white house - [ simultaneous speakers you were asking me a question and i'm going to answer it, which is is the president. i'm sorry, please stop shaking your head again. >> i didn't hear a word she said. i was looking at the james brown wig. [ laughter ] >> he was referring to maxine waters of california. last night he apologized on his show. >> well, that was stupid. i apologize. [ laughter ] >> had no place in the conversation. >> i cannot be intimidated. >> she tweeted i'm not going anywhere and now black women have been sharing stories on social media about discrimination. >>> wild weather turned deadly for three storm chasers

craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. >> senator chuck schumer says the democrats will work with president trump on tax reform as well. >>> still ahead, no legging room. why two teenage girls were kicked off their flight home. >>> and your secret shortcut to the bray bridge -- bay bridge could be altered. >>> from the kpix 5 weather center, good afternoon. it certainly is a tad warmer today than all weekend long but not as warm as it will be tomorrow. but still, the warmest day of the work week, i have the full forecast coming up after this brief timeout. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lot tougher for you to cut through.. to the bay bridge. on weekdays: the "bryant street" on-ramp in san francisco typically gets backed up. >>> in your bay area headlines, drivers beware. it could soon be tougher for you to cut through to the bay bridge. on weekdays, the bryan street in san francisco typically gets backed up long before it becomes a carpal only entrance. now, transportation officials say the congestion comes from solo drivers illegally clogging up the ramp. the ntc is considering starting a carpal

cbs correspondent craig boswell has more from capitol hill. >> debate has already gun and two congressional committees on the republican plan to replace obamacare. >> families are facing over $10,000 deductibles in many cases because of the unworkable mandates in taxes in this bill. and republicans guarantee that the 20 million who have insurance today will continue to have health insurance under their plan, clearly not. but some republicans say they can't support the plan because it keeps some taxes and the expansion of medicaid. >> there is leadership plan that was brought forward, which i believe, when you look through it, is obamacare in a different form. >> with democrats united in their opposition to repeal obamacare, the margins for republicans to push through any repeal and replace plan are very slim, that means, gop leadership has work to do to win over the skeptics. >> if they don't have 218 votes there will be a negotiation, could serve at a seat at the table. >> president trump promised to personally work with house republicans to make sure it meets their standards, and he sent

craig boswell, cbs news. the white house. >> and the white house also announced today it will review obama administration rules requiring car companies to increase the fuel-efficiency of vehicles in order to reduce automakers claim the rules will impose a significant cost. >>> the day before it's supposed to be effective. president trump's revised travel ban will be scrutinized in federal courtrooms across the country today. in maryland, a u.s. judge will hear arguments from the american civil liberties union and others who want to stop the new directive. more than half a dozen states are trying to detrail latest executive order affecting travelers from six muslim majority nations. >>> fbi director james comey will reportedly reveal today whether his agency is investigating ties between the trump administration and russia during the 2016 election. senator sheldon white house and graham have also been pressing director comey for evidence into mr. trump's wiretapping claims against the obama administration. a b

craig boswell, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> well, melania trump back in washington dc encouraging the worlds in the midst of petition urging her to either own to the white house security in manhattan. more than 100,000 people h chann because the president's wife and son barren, will remain in new york until the end of the costing the new york city police department an $146,000 per day forrumppoke ate secretary of state's international women of courage award is her moan think morning calling the women true heroes. >>> a majorusted in chester county. >> police say a hun actually tipped them off after noticing strong odor of turned up mature marijuana plants worth half million dollars. three cubanxico lived in the hod also found inside an exotic>> w, you're never sure what you're going to find. alligators. you know that you're going to find money. you might find guns. you're going to find found a nk >> i that monkey is now with others at an animal sanctuary, three men face felony truck trafficking charges. >> do not want his deposed testimony including in the cosby trial in june. ack

president trump looking to divert attention tweeting quote -- craig boswell, cbs news, cap top hill. >> they are seeking u.s. citizenship since president trump took office. after living in southern california for more than 40 years, rebecca perez is finally a citizen. she and thousands of others were sworn in recently at this in factization ceremony in los angeles. but new citizen rebecca admits she's still reluctant to leave the country. >> knowing that you can get harassed leaving the country on vacation and coming back. it's very important. >> nearly a million immigrants applied in 2016. that's about a 25% jump from the previous two years. in 2016, the top countries of origin for naturalization were mexico, india, the philippines, china, and the dominican republic. >>> sanctuary cities in california and elsewhere could lose millions of federal dollars. attorney general jeff sessions has announced the department of justice will block approximately $4.1 billion in funding to so-called sanctuary cities. in some sanctuary cities, local law enforcement choose not to comply with federal

craig boswell has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: republican leaders are scrambling to figureut how to move forward with their plan to repeal and replace obamacare as of thursday morning, cbs news counts at least 31 gop members who plan to vote no on the bill at least nine republicans would have to change their minds to pass the bill. >> i thought i was good deal maker. i'm nothing compared to the president. >> reporter: members of the conservative house freedom caucus were invited to the who us for a closed door meeting with president trump who is trying to get their support. the caucus is demanding the plan lower healthcare premiums by rolling back essential health benefits which mandates coverage for services like emergency room visits maternity care prescription drugs and mental health. >> if we don't lower premiums this bill does not do enough. >> reporter: the conservative koch brothers set up a found support the reelection of any republican voting no on the bill but as the white house and republican leaders macon sessions to conservatives, moderates are rethinking their

cbs reporter craig boswell has the latest debates going on in committee chambers. >> 23 yeas, 16nays. >> reporter: the fight to repeal and replace obamacare cleared the first hurdle when it passed the house ways and means committee around 4:30 a.m. >> i know everybody is tired. >> reporter: the house energy and commerce committee has been debating the issue for more than 24 hours straight and is still going. >> the bill unravels the protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions in many ways. >> reporter: but the warning signs that the gop replacement plan could be in trouble are coming from republicans not democrats. congressman dave brat is part of the house freedom caucus which opposes the gop plan. >> the product we got to get right and we don't have the product right in this thing. >> reporter: republican leaders say every gop member has run on a promise to repeal and replace obamacare and when it's time for a final vote, they will be there. >> what's happening now is members realize, this is the chance, this is the once in a lifetime opportunity. >> reporter: but the b

craig boswell. >> reports say at least six secret service employees are now facing discipline over a security breach at the white house earlier this month. a man jumped several fences, into the white house, jiggled doorknob inside back on march 10. president trump in florida at the time. employees facing discipline reportedly include officers from the uniform division, as well as special agents. >>> police in israel arrest teenager in connection with threats against jewish community centers around the world. authorities say the 19 year old suspect hold due ellis rail i american citizenship. they've not said if he's responsible for recent threat at jcc's in wynnewood, cherry hill and wilmington, also don't have motive for the threat. suspect's lawyer says the teen does have brain tumor, so that may have led to some his behavior. >>> meantime work to repair vandalized headstones at mount carmel cemetery in the northeast will begin on tuesday, jewish federation every greater philadelphia has raised more than $220,000 to support the repair costs. the cemetery as you may remember was vand

craig boswell, cbs news. capitol hill. >> the president's budget director mulvaney expects the congressional budget office to have its final numbers on what the american health care act will cost by next monday. views on the replacement for the affordable care act have been fairly one sided on our social media pages. m tweets -- just a reminder, mostly poor white males benefit from obamacare. most of them probably will lose their insurance under trumpcare but hey, ma and -- again. and annette wrote he wants his name on everything, why would trumpcare be any different? it's not like he hasn't had his name on failing ventures before. what do you think? log on to any of the wusa9 social media pages and join the conversation. >>> a federal grand jury has just indicted former maryland state delegate michael lynn vaughn of bow wee. a-- bowie. accused of taking a $10,000 bribe in a scheme involving william compost and two liquor board members and two store owners in exchange for his support in sunday liquor steals i

capitol hill craig boswell, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news." >> a moment all par kents relate to. watch what happens when a testy toddler greets queen elizabeth. >> wicked winds below an airplane right off the runway, which college basketball team juan on the jet head today a tournament. >> shocking look at the dangerous firefighters face dramatic video shows the moment they were caught in a backdraft watch firefighters did after this happened when "eyewitness and didn't realize how difficult it was going to be to tie all that space together. with an open floor plan, you need to separate it with furniture. bassett had everything that we needed. fabric combinations marry the rooms together. having someone with bassett has been invaluable. we could've never dreamed up this room without bassett. >> the university of michigan wolverines are expected to play in the big ten tournament today after frightening start to their run. >> tried to take off yesterday in high wind, near ann arbor, but avoided at the last minute and slid off the runway, the plane apparently did sustain a lot of da

. >> as craig boswell reports, white house is now pointing on conservative republicans. >> it is a real shame. i think president is disappointed in the number of people that he thought were loyal to him that weren't. >> reporter: president trump placed the blame on conservative republicans for failing to pass the g.o.p. plan to repeal and replace obama care, sunday he tweeted, democrats are smiling in d.c. that the freedom caucus with the help of the club for growth and heritage have saved planned parenthood and obama care. >> i can tell you no one has been more self critiquing than me. >> reporter: congressman mark meadows, chairman of the house freedom caucus said he still believes a deal can get done. >> conversations over the last last 48 hours are really about how we come together in the republican conference and try to get this over the finish line. >> reporter: trump administration officials are signaling they may be ready to work with democrats to fix health care. >> i think it is time for our folks to come together, and i also think it is time to potentially get a few moderate

craig boswell reports from the latest on capitol hill today we've got a chance to do something different. >> reporter: house has started debate on president trump's american health care act, his plan to repeal and replace obama care. >> it throws millions, 24 million americans off of their insurance. >> reporter: bill passage is far from certain, before the debate began, at least 35 republicans were planning to vote no, the overhaul, drops requirements that insurance companies cover 10 essential services including hospitalization, maternity care, prescriptions, and mental health. at least 13 of those conservative republican hold outs need to switch to yes for the bill 30 pass, the irony is that the freedom caucus, which is very pro life and against planned parenthood allows pp to continue if they stop this plan. >> do you think it will pass. see what happens. >> president trump calls it a great plan and is a sent budget director to capitol hill that if the republicans want to scrap obama care this vote is their only chance. he says if the deal collapses the white house will move on to ot

reporter craig boswell on the revelation and what it means. >> good afternoon, everyone. >> reporter: house intelligence committee chairman devin nunes says u.s. intelligence agencies collected information on president trump and his team. >> looks to me like it was all legally collected. but it was essentially a lot of information, um, on the president-elect and his transition team and what they were doing. >> reporter: nunes briefed the white house but still hasn't shared the information with his intelligence committee which is investigating alleged russian interference in the presidential election. >> these allegations simply raise doubt about whether the committee can do its work. and i think that more than anything else i have seen, this makes the most profound case for the formation of an independent commission. >> reporter: chairman nunes says he believes the intelligence was not collected as part of an fbi investigation into trump campaign connections with russia. an investigation that took a turn wednesday. a new "associated press" report claims former trump campaign chairman

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> the house intelligence committee granted the justice departmentore time to produce evidence of president trump's claim that president obama tapped his phones at trump tower. white house spokesman sean spicer said the president wasn't using the term "wiretapping" literally. the justice department which missed yesterday's deadline now has until march 20th to produce evidence. and if not, the intelligence committee could use the subpoena power to gather the information. >>> well, the trump administration plans to implement its new travel ban thursday. more than half a dozen states are trying to block it and are now involved in a pair of lawsuits. washington state joined, california, maryland, massachusetts and oregon in another. >>> and coming up on the "morning news" now, presidential pay. mr. trump says he will give away his salary. >>> and final respects. a memphis funeral home is offering an option for those in a hurry. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." e just like you start their own businesses. legalzoom. legal hel

cbs news correspondent craig boswell with the latest development from capitol hill. >> michael flynn is in talks about testifying before the house and senate intelligence committees. his attorney would not confirm if flynn is seeking immunity, but did say in a statement the former white house staffer once quota sure answers against unfair prosecution. president trump fired about conversations he had with the russian diplomate. meanwhile, the white house has invited the heads of both committees to review information the national security council claims it found during the normal course of business. >> we want to make sure that the people who are conducting the review have that information. >> the invite came hours after the new york times named two white house staffers who fed information to help intelligence committee chair, devon nunes, revealing associates of president trump, were caught up in a intelligence sweep of foreign officials. nunes briefed the president and the media, but not his own committee, prompting calls for him to recuse himself. >> and i do think that the white ho

craig boswell for cbs3 "eyewitness news". well it seems that this is the time of year when a popular elective surgery curse. >> more men have vasectomies in the month of march. we'll explain one possible explanation for the trend. >> the viral video still has people laughing and now that family behind the internet sensation is talking. >>> back on "eyewitness news" it is the hilarious viral video people are still talking about two kids barging in on their dad's live tv interview on the bbc and mom trying to save the day. >> well now the family at the center of the internet sensation is talking about it too. correspondent charlie d'agata has their story. >> reporter: another skype interview. it had been a long day and professor robert kelly forgot to lock the door. >> in marches four-year-old marion in full swagger just as he tries to maintain some control over marion and his composure, nine month old james waddles in. >> um -- >> and in slides kelly's wife doing everything in her power to coral the kids while trying to duck o

craig boswell reports. >> if you decline to name a special prosecutor, will you commit to come before this committee and explain why? >> reporter: deputy attorney general nominee rod rosenstein would not concede to democrats' demands to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. >> if i become deputy attorney general i cannot take it conditioned upon having committed how i'm going to handle a particular case. >> reporter: if confirmed, rosenstein will take over the fbi's investigations into russia after attorney general jeff sessions recused himself. sessions failed to disclose he had met with russia's ambassador twice in the last year, when he testified before this same committee in january. democrats say his written clarification, delivered monday, isn't good enough. >> he should come back and explain himself, mr. chairman. i think he owes that to us. >> reporter: lawmakers are also pushing rosenstein to have a plan about how he would handle president trump's claim that president obama ordered wiretapping of trump towe

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i'm craig boswell on capitol hill. that's coming up. >> milder ends to the work week, as we get ready for some sun and warmer saturday. katie is here with your friday forecast. >> tgif everyone. today is friday march 216789 i'm jim donovan. >> and i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this morning. >> did you say the 21st? >> march 24th. >> i don't want to push back in time. >> snow, the last thing, push forward, you know, yes, it is friday. i can tell you it doesn't feel like a friday if the world of travel. that it has been incredibly busy, most disheartening, fatal crash, jim pointed on the schuylkill which by the way will impact you significantly at this point. we will talk about that coming up. >> specially on major artery like. that will but thankfully there is no rain at the moment eventually there will be some showers that we've got to track. that's where we turn our focus, take a look at storm scan, across western pennsylvania finding at this point just clouds, locally, but back across n

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craig boswell is live in d.c. with the very latest. craig. >> kenny, well over three hours of debate on the house plan for the gop plan to replace and repeal obamacare. house speaker paul ryan returned from the white house after meeting with trump. a lot of debates still happening on the floor. a lot of debate happening behind the scenes, folks reaching out trying to get the nos into yesses. this was scheduled for four hours of debate at the house. we are now a few minutes away from that four hours wrapping up. we've heard lawmakers say they're going to have the vote. it's a 15-minute vote. they could hold it open longer to do more arm twisting. we'll have to wait and see. it is high drama here on capitol hill to see what happens to this big administrative push behind the bill. >> much anticipated push. thank you. we'll continue to follow the vote online and later tonight on kpix5 news. >> we'll certainly see what happens there. >>> as for the weather, the rain will continue to the evening commute and then begin to taper during the even

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >> california has 14 republicans in the house. at this point, more than half say they are voting or leaning towards voting yes. not one has committed to voting no. >>> time now 5:08. the cost of getting to work would go up today for some bay area commuters. >> and why the president of the university of california system is about to embark on a high- profile trip to mexico. >> and here we go again. we are under storm watch. rain is already affecting the morning commute. i'll tell you just how much rain to expect and the effect on your weekend. >> things are moving "friday light" on the golden gate bridge this morning. however, the weekend a different story as we have the san francisco rock and roll half marathon coming up. we'll have all the details on how this will impact your commute straight ahead. ,,,,,,,,,,,, in our suvs, you feel every mountain we've ever conquered. in our sports cars, you feel every podium we've ever climbed. and now, they've come together to create something you've never felt before. introducing the glc cou

. >> reporter: the white house continues its outreach to skeptical republicans this week are craig boswell, cbs news on capitol hill. >>> tom price said the house healthcare bill will cover more individuals at a lower cost and conservative lawmakers are calling the legislation obamacare lite and they don't like the tax credits designed to help pay for the insurance and they scheduled a meeting tomorrow. >>> during his first official cabinet meeting, president donald trump ignored questions again about the accusations that former president barack obama wiretapped trump tower during the 2016 presidential campaign. the house intelligence commission, committee, asked the justice department to provide evidence, but that hasn't happened. struck white house press secretary sean spicer is walking back the presidents claim saying he used the word wiretap in quotes to broadly refer to surveillance. >> he doesn't really think that president obama went and tapped his phone, personally. but, i think there's no question that the obama administration -- that there were actions about surveillance and othe

craig boswell has more on what is next. >> the house has started debate on president trump's american healthcare act, his plan to reckless -- repeal and he place obama -- and replace oosh care. -- obama care. >> it's far from certain before the debate began at least 35 republicans were planning to vote no. the over haul drops requirements that insurance companies cover 10 essential services including hospitalization, maternity care, prescriptions and mental health. >> at least 13 of those conservative republican hold outs need to switch to the bill to pass. president trump tweeted this morning, the irony is that the freedom caucus that's very pro-life and against planned parenthood allows them to continue if they stop this plan. >> wheal we'll -- we'll see what happens. >> president trump calls the plan a great plan and sent the message that if republicans want to scrap obama care this vote is their only chance. >> nick mulvani said if the bill collapses the house will move onto other priorities. >> lawmakers have to be accountable when they didn't get rid of obama care when they had

craig boswell, cbs news. >> speaker ryan is getting big help to try to sell the house plan. a group called the american action network is spending $1.5 million for tv ads in targeted markets to thank gop lawmakers for supporting this plan. >>> the senate armed services committee grilled america's top marine for more than two hours about an internet scandal. current and former marines sharing nude photos of female marines online and sometimes posting lewd and threatening comments. >> it is a serious problem when we have members of our limitary denigrating female marines who will give their life to this country. >> i don't have a good answer for you. i'm not going to sit here and duck around this thing. i'm not. i'm responsible. >> general robert neller says the marine corps did not have a media but it will now. the photo sharing is a symptom of an on going problem with some male marines not accepting women in the ranks. >>> caught on camera, check out this wild scene in seattle. an suv slams head on into a gas pump. the driver and the passenger -- whoa, look at that -- suffer

craig boswell has the latest. >> during a press conference with german chancellor angela merkel, president trump took his nearly two week old claim that the obama administration spied on him one step further. >> as far as wiretapping, i guess, you know, this past administration, at least we have something in common perhaps. >> he was apparently referring to obama surveillance of american he will's cell phone by the national security agency. also elaborated on another unverified allegation that president obama used british intelligence to spy on him after a fox news analyst made the claim on tuesday. >> president obama went outside the chain of command. he didn't use the nsa. he didn't use the cia. he didn't use the fbi. he didn't use the department of justice. he used gch2. that's the initials for a british spying agency. >> i didn't make an opinion on it, and so you shouldn't be talking to me, you should be talking to -- >> the gchq said friday morning the allegation is utley ridiculous and should be ignoredment the white house has acknowledged the concern but has not apologized. both the

finger pointing over the failure to pass a plan to repeal and replace obama care has begun and as craig boswell reports, the white house the pointing them at conservative republicans. >> i think the president is disappointed in the number of people that he thought were loyal to them that weren't. >> president trump placed the blame on conservative republicans for failing to pass the gop plan to repeal and replace obama care. sunday he tweeted democrats are smiling in dc that the freedom caucus, with the health of flu for growth and heritage has saved obama care. >> i n been more self-critiquing than me. >> the chairman of the house freedom caucus says he still believes a deal can get done. >> conversations over the last 48 hours are about how we come together in the republican conference and try to get this over the finish line. >> but trump administration officials are signaling they may be willing to work with democrats to fix health care. >> i think it's time for our folks to come together. and i also think it's time to potentially get a few moderate democrats on board as well. >>> democrats

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >> 24 house republicans would need to join every democrat to block passage of the bill. the margin on the senate side is much smaller, only three republican senators would have to join every democrat to kill the bill in the chamber. >>> the challenge president trump's new travel ban meets. massachusetts has find him, new york and oregon plan to do the same. yesterday hawaii filed its own lawsuit. washington state fought the original travel ban. the new lawsuit claims the revised plan imposes many of the same the new band shut down the refugee program for 120 days and for 90 days at bars new visas for people from six predominantly muslim countries. >>> the white house says president trump has concern about wikileaks release of cia documents detailing the cyber espionage tools. today on facebook, wikileaks will share unpublished information with technology companies to help them secure their systems and that the exposure of the explosive material is the cia's own fault. >> this is a historic act of devastating incompetence to have created such an arsen

craig boswell, cb b bs news, cal hill. >>> breaking this morning 33 people were killed during what was believed to be a u.s.-led raid on a school in northern syr syria. the air strike was carried out near the town of raqqah. it was being used to house displaced civilians. >>> some travelers are reconsidering their travel plans. the ban is designed to prevent incidents like this in somalia when a bomber detonated a laptop just after takeoff. it's believed al qaeda has developed the ability to hide explosives in ballries. it has nine nonstop flights. the flights original in ten airports. >> terrorists continue to tar get commercial aviation and are aggressive in pursuing innovative efforts to undertake their attacks. >> the u.s. government says about 50 flights a day are affected. >>> a former teacher of tennessee and the 15-year-old he allegedly kidnapped are still missing this morning. elizabeth thomas is believed to be with tad cummins. she was last seen march 13th. he was allowed to teach despite a report from another stounlt who said she killed thomas or cummins. >> get away from hi

craig boswell, cbs news the white house. >> and tonight the white house is looking to put a spotlight back on the presidents immigration policies. sanctuary cities could lose bills of dollars in federal funding if they don't change their policies that's the word from attorney general jeff sessions today. then a again about the rape at rockville senior high school offered this criticism about talks that maryland could become a sanctuary state. >> that would be such a mistake. i would plead with the people of maryland to understand that this makes the state of maryland more at risk for violence and crime. >> elsewhere senate democratic leader chuck assumer says house speaker paul ryan should chairman of the house intelligence committee. he was blasted last week as he told president trump before telling committee members that he had seen intelligence reports that revealed members of the trump transition team have been recorded during surveillance operations. the spokesman for noonan says the congressman learned of the intelligence from a source he met at the white house grounds. >>> demo

craig boswell is on capitol hill to explain. >> this information -- >> reporter: the senate intelligenceommittee is holding its first hearing on russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. >> malign actors are using old techniques with new platforms to undermine our democratic institutions. >> reporter: the committee says russians employed thousands of hackers to spread misinformation on social media and to hack into democratic emails. >> the kremlin made effective use of attacking skills to steal and weaponnize information and engage in a coordinated effort to damage a particular candidate. >> reporter: both republicans and democrats on the committee say the investigation into russian interference is not political. >> the vice chairman and i realize that if we politicize this process, our efforts will likely fail. >> reporter: and they have requested interviews with 20 people including the president's son-in-law and senior white house adviser jared kushner. the camaraderie on display in the senate intelligence committee is in contrast to the stalled investigation in the hous

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. manafort resigned last august after press reports revealed he had done secret work for the party of ousted ukrainian president. >>> tomorrow will bring a crucial vote in the house on the gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. now to try and sway conservative members of the house freedom caucus to get behind the bill. reportedly president trump has invited them to the white house today for a face-to-face meeting. the president pits the -- pitched the health care overall during a fundraising dinner for republicans last night. this is the most crucial of the young administration so far. >> the house bill ends the obamacare nightmare. and gives health care decisions back to the states and back to the american people. >> the president also met with house republicans on capitol hill yesterday and put his deal making reputation on the line. he sounded a dire political alarm, warning the gop could suffer h l year's elections if it stay l fails to repeal obamacare. 27 republicans remain opp

craig boswell more on how these short films are put together. >>> from the skyscrapers of new york, toliffs, drones are taking film makers to new height, in capturing extreme athletes in waste never seen before. >> you can go anywhere you want. that's, you know, amazing. >> as long as the operator is good enough to get there. >> director randy scott slave inch, gearing up for the third annual new york city drone film festival. >> a growing event he started after seeing emerging number of drone videos without a proper outlet to showcase their work. >> drones are all over the place. you see them on every film set. see them on every commercial set. you see them -- >> but it is not just for the pros. amateur film maker doug drew up and scored these views of his family sweethearts. >> nominated film, beauty and bound i, takes viewers inside the bread basket of america. >> what were you able to do with the drone that you couldn't do with normal cameras? >> the drone allows you to go hi, go low, i mean, you can get real close shot. but still from the air, or you can go up high and see the who

craig boswell, cbs-3, eye within news. >> well, california man who admitted to jumping a fence at the white house will be arraigned today in federal court. twenty-six year old jonathan tran faces up to ten years in prison. he was caring two cans of mace when he scaled the fence before midnight on friday. secret service agents nabbed him as he approached the south own trans, charged with entering restricted grounds while caring a dangerous weapon. president praised the quick response of secret service calling tran a troubled person. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news," tip-off for a great cause. >> what brought local division one coaches together this morning. long before the big game starts. katie? >> and rahel, even though we have got our eyes zeroed in on the nor'easter, never too early to look ahead to the upcoming weekend, right? we are expecting how much temperatures will begin their rebounds, not quite as harsh this weekend, still below average, and will likely be some rain or snow showers to dodge saturday before we brighten one more sunshine by sunday. stay there, we will be

i'm craig boswell on capitol hill. that's coming up. >> milder ends to the work week, as we get ready for some sun and warmer saturday. katie is here with your friday forecast. >> tgif everyone. today is friday march 216789 i'm jim donovan. >> and i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this morning. >> did you say the 21st? >> march 24th. >> i don't want to push back in time. >> snow, the last thing, push forward, you know, yes, it is friday. i can tell you it doesn't feel like a friday if the world of travel. that it has been incredibly busy, most disheartening, fatal crash, jim pointed on the schuylkill which by the way will impact you significantly at this point. we will talk about that coming up. >> specially on major artery like. that will but thankfully there is no rain at the moment eventually there will be some showers that we've got to track. that's where we turn our

i'm craig boswell on capitol hill. that's coming up. >> and, it is a milder ends to the work week we get ready for sunny and warm saturday. katie is here with your friday forecast. >> i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. keeping an eye on things this morning. >> fatal crash on the schuylkill we will be talking about details coming up in just a minute. >> i don't think initially that will have any bearing on your travels here, that's good, but with time, couple every showers do work their way through midday specially in the poconos, where i would want to turn our focus for travel concerns, specifically because icing becomes a problem. nothing terribly widespread. but there is a winter weather advisory going into effect at 8:00 a.m. specific to the poconos and point northwest of that. the rest every us just a rain shower that moves in. obviously nothing out there yet. won't come until midday at the earliest, what do you need to know here today? all coming because of warmfront passage, will be some sun along the way. mi

craig boswell, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >>> meantime, for the first time since her presidential campaign, hillary clinton is back in pennsylvania. the former democratic presidential nominee was the keynote speaker last night at a saint patrick's day event in scranton. she has family ties to the city. clinton told a crowd she is quote ready to come out of the woods and help americans finds common ground. >> britain's prince william and his wife kate are now on their first official visit to paris. today they'll meet with victims and first responders, from the deadly 2015 terror attacks there. the british royals began their two day official visit yesterday, by meeting french president. told william and kate will not advice rt the tonette where princess di ann died in a crash back in 1997. people still stop to lay flowers and photos at a memorial above the crash site. >> saint patrick's day is technically over. but the party will go on throughout the weekends. maybe you'll drink a green beer or eat a green colored cookie. why some experts say, they pose a danger to your health. >> p

reporter craig boswell is at the white house. >> reporter: president trump traveled to michigan where he used an automotive testing facility as the backdrop to announce a roll back of environmental regulations. >> we are going to ensure that any regulations we have protect and defend your jobs. we're going to be fair. >> reporter: the trump administration wants to lower fuel efficiency standards. the president is also pushing his healthcare overhaul. some of the strongest opposition is coming from within the republican party. condition servetives think the -- >> if republicans take this opportunity and blow it we will rightly be considered a laughing stock. >> congress continues to investigate the president's claims that he was wiretapped by president obama. members of the house intelligence committee say they found no evidence to back that up. >> i think there are from a national security perspective great concerns if the president is willing to say things like that without basis. >> committee members are waiting for evidence from the justice department. in the meantime, they say it