. >> all right, the cost of freedom continues now with the man himself david asman on the place for business fox. david: vice-president mike pence making a weekend pitch to repeal and replace obamacare. insurers and drug companies are applauding the plan and that's exactly why some here say patients and taxpayers should be worrying about the plan. it's time to debate. hi, i'm david asman, welcome to forbes on fox. with steve forbes, elizabeth macdonald, sabrina schaeffer. e-mack, a lot of people in congress are saying it's helping insurers more than patients, what do you think. >> i agree, i said last week,

the cost of freedom continues with david asman on the place for business, fox. >> after years of endless budget cuts that have impaired our defense, i am calling for one of the largest defense spending increases in history. david: president trump calling to boost military spending by 54 billion dollars as an increase of about 10%. well, forget too much. some here say it's not enough. hi, everybody, i'm david asman, welcome to forbes on fox. let's go in focus with steve forbes, rich, elizabeth mack jond, bruce. and steve, too much or too little? >> barely beginning. it's not take to take where spending was five or six years ago and the air force is run down, the average aircraft 27 years, navy the smallest, army is run down and equipment around the world. you look around the world, the world is falling apart. we have to do the rebuild and do it fast. david: john, it sounds like an upgrade. >> no, we don't, the 54 billion is way too much. that would render the u.s. the 7th largest military end inspector in the world. we don't have a problem of spending too much on a military. we're spendin

the cost of freedom continues with david asman on the place for business, fox. >> after years of endless budget cuts that have impaired our defense, i am calling for one of the largest defense spending increases in history. david: president trump calling to boost military spending by 54 billion dollars as an increase of about 10%. well, forget too much. some here say it's not enough. hi, everybody, i'm david asman, welcome to forbes on fox. let's go in focus with steve forbes, rich, elizabeth mack jond, bruce. and steve, too much or too little? >> barely beginning.

. >> all right, the cost of freedom continues now with the man himself david asman on the place for business, fox. david: vice-president mike pence making a weekend pitch to repeal and replace obamacare. insurers and drug companies are applauding the plan and that's exactly why some here say patients and taxpayers should be worrying about the plan. it's time to debate. hi, i'm david asman, welcome to forbes on fox. with steve forbes, elizabeth macdonald, sabrina schaeffer. e-mack, a lot of people in congress are saying it's helping insurers more than patients, what do you think. >> i agree, i said last week, yes, we need to get this reform done. it seems to help companies. when have you ever heard yes, insurers, you're allowed to hike prices 30% if you go without coverage for a year. when have you seen search corporate entitlements bills on tax credits like this is. i get it, we need obamacare repeal and replace, but it seems like a boon for the insurance companies. david: there are a lot of tax breaks for the insurers on this thing. we can put them on the screen. it does help them out in sp

time for "after the bell" with david asman and melissa francis of the take it guys. very much. the dow dropping in the final hour of trading. it is down7 points right now. something happened in the last hour of trading that spooked the market a bit -- 70. s&p 500 also ending in the red. hello, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big mark account movers but here is what else we have for you coming up this hour. house republican leaders working right now to try to drive the obamace

the cost of freedom continues with david asman on the place for business, you know what it is, fox. david: do the budget buster. u.n. funds slashed, foreign aid smashed and democrats blasting the white house for cuts that they say go too far and some here say they don't go far enough. let's go to steve forbes, michael, elizabeth mcland, and steve, just this week, u.s. taxpayers it was found out helped fund another u.n. report bashing israel. is that money well spent? >> obviously, not, david. the u.n. has become a welfare agency for diplomates, dictators and human rights abuser and the

. >> all right, the cost of freedom continues now with the man himself david asman on the vice presidentmike pence making a weekend pitch to repeal and replace obamacare. drug companies are applauding the plan and that's why some here say patience and taxpayers should worry about the plan. it's time to debate. welcome to forbes on fox. we have a full house. there are a lot of people in congress saying this is helping insurers many more than it's helping patients. what do you think. >> i agree even though last week we said we need to

. >> cost of freedom continues with man david asman for business fox. . >> vice president mike penceng a weekend pitch to repeal and replace obamacare, owe a ensures drug companies applauding the man why some say patience and taxpayers should be worrying about the plan it is time to debate, hi you i am dade asman welcome to o folks are on fox with steve fox, liz bill sabrina john, bruce a full house a lot of people in congress, are saying that this is helping you insurers more than patients what do you think. >> i agree, of an though i said last week that yes, we need to get in reform done, it does seem to

the cost of freedom continues with david asman on the place for business, you know what it is, fox. david: do the budget buster. u.n. funds slashed, foreign aid smashed and democrats blasting the white house for cuts that they say go too far and some here say they don't go far enough. let's go to steve forbes, michael, elizabeth mcland, and steve, just this week, u.s. taxpayers it was found out helped fund another u.n. report bashing israel. is that money well spent? >> obviously, not, david. the u.n. has become a welfare agency for diplomates, dictators and human rights abuser and the money goes to waste. they say they fight disease. if you want to fight disease, go to something like the gates foundation. in terms of economic development, builds bureaucracies. this is a badly needed house cleaning, it's just the beginning. david: and bruce, it's a management nightmare. the united nations is run like-- kindergartens are run better. the u.n. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley spoke about this last week,'s listen. >> just with the bureaucracy at the u.n., you can trim a lot fat. everyb

time for "after the bell" with david asman and melissa francis of the take it guys. david: thank you very much. the dow dropping in the final hour of trading. it is down7 points right now. something happened in the last hour of trading that spooked the market a bit -- 70. s&p 500 also ending in the red. hello, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big mark account movers but here is what else we have for you coming up this hour. house republican leaders working right now to try to drive the obamacare replacement bill through congress despite mounting resistance from conservatives this the party. texas congressman louie gohmert and house freedom caucus offering up their own by he joins us this hour. former congressional budget director douglas holtz-eakin weighs in how much the republican plan may cost. >>> a criminal investigation under way to who leaked cia secret to wikileaks. we're learning more how the spy agency is able to watch us through our tvs and phones even when we think they're of

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis, this is "after the bell." more on the markets. day in washington. here is whats we have for you this hour. just break, new he details coming to light from the intelligence community. the president getting a briefing at the white house this afternoon. more on what could prove some of his claims of surveilance. the republican health care plan is in jeopardy with less than 24 hours before a critical house vote.

go to david asman and melissa francis for here "after the bell." >> thank you very much, ashley. stocks in kind of a holding pattern ahead of tomorrow's huge vote on health care. final moments of trading, like it will not quite make it in there. the s&p and nasdaq ending in the green. i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis, this is "after the bell." more on the markets. a very busy day in washington. here is whats we have for you this hour. just break, new he details coming to light from the intelligence community. the president getting a briefing at the white house this afternoon. more on what could prove some of his claims of surveilance. the republican health care plan is in jeopardy with less than 24 hours before a critical house vote. last minute wheeling and dealing taking place right now as critics warn there will not be enough votes to pass it. house freedom caucus member mo brooks. met with the white house today. he is still voting no. he is going to tell us why. connell: let's go back to the markets. the dow, really ending a little bit down ahead of tomorrow's hu

david asman has a nice idea, he wants to draining the swamp and maybe he's a step ahead. don't underestimate it. neil: he wanted this to happen? i love you, i love david, that's crazy. >> i've been hearing this on the radio, mr. cavuto, you've come on the show and the audience knows, i said the republicans if they're going to say repeal and replace, they better have a plan. i've been saying it for years. neil: the irony being, you know, president trump was the one that said early on we just can't repeal this we've got to replace that and some are coming back and telling this is the president's fault. >> no, no. neil: a repeal, he would have signed that. >> am i wrong because i know donald trump all of those years and i do feel he's a step ahead. neil: you do name drop a lot. >> and i say cavuto, they say are you running for office? blame neil, if it works, give him credit and if not blame him. neil: you think it's obviously to soon to start-- >> oh, absolutely, give him a chance. give everybody a chance, but, and i think, and help me out, neil, you know best, that it wasn'

. >> cost of freedom continues with man david asman for business fox. . >> vice president mike pence making a weekend pitch to repeal and replace obamacare, owe a ensures drug companies applauding the man why some say patience and taxpayers should be worrying about the plan it is time to debate, hi you i am dade asman welcome to o folks are on fox with steve fox, liz bill sabrina john, bruce a full house a lot of people in congress, are saying that this is helping you insurers more than patients what do you think. >> i agree, of an though i said last week that yes, we need to get in reform done, it does seem to help companies more, listen, when have i heard the government say yes, ensures you are allowed to hike insurance prices 30% for if you are if you go with coverage for a year? when have you seen such corporate entitlement built on tax credits like this plan i get it need obamacare repeal and replace very did i this seems a boon for the insurance companies. >> there are taxbreaks for the insurers we can put up on screen i mean it does help them out in specific areas. >> yeah, lo

. >> all right, the cost of freedom continues now with the man himself david asman on the vice president mike pence making a weekend pitch to repeal and replace obamacare. drug companies are applauding the plan and that's why some here say patience and taxpayers should worry about the plan. it's time to debate. welcome to forbes on fox. we have a full house. there are a lot of people in congress saying this is helping insurers many more than it's helping patients. what do you think. >> i agree even though last week we said we need to get the reform done. it does help companies more. when have you ever heard the government say yes insurers, you are allowed to hike insurance prices 30% if you go without coverage for a year. when have you seen such corporate entitlement built on tax credits like this one. i understand we need obamacare repair repeal and replace. >> there are a lot of tax breaks for insurers on this thing. it does help them out in specific areas. >> yes david, look, i think we have to look at this along the spectrum of good, better and best. we may not be at the best plan ju

hi, everybody, happy friday, i'm david asman. i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. president trump taking steps to crack downn

i'm david asman this is "after the bell." on the big market movers and here is what else we have for you at this hour. president trump going all-in on health care with republicans, who are on the fence meeting with key cones

i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." it is very busy hour.nute drop to the dow may be attributed to this. attorney general jeff sessions is under fire on reports he had contact with russian officials

hey, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell." covered on all the first market movers. first here is what else we have coming up for you at this hour. president trump hitting the road, rolling out a big announcement. rolling back obama-era

david: i'm david asman. this is "after the bell."e big market movers but here is what else we have for you during the hour. the pressure is on f

david: i'm david asman. we're glad you could june join us today. this is "after the bell."the big mark competent movers. but another busy day. the gop scoring two major victories in the battle to repeal and replace obamacare but republicans are still facing major opposition from beltway lobbyists, almost all the democrats and even members of their own party. coming up a conservative critic,

here today harris faulkner, meghan mccain and host of forbes on fox david asman is here. >> thank youadies. >> we made it. >> i could walk here frankly. >> i put on the boots in the snow. >> you're used to chicago. >> we hope everybody staying safe. it's not just the big winter blast putting nation's capital on alert. democrats quick to pounce on the report from. congressional budget office which says gop plan could add 24 million americans to the ranks of uninsured. the report finds the plan will put a significant dent in the federal deficit. paul ryan said he sees positives. >> i think if you read this report, i'm pretty encouraged by it. we're saying the government will not force people to buy something they don't want to buy. if we end obamacare mandate that says you must buy this government plan, people aren't going to buy that. once reforms kick in what the cbo telling us, it will lower premiums. it stabilizes the markets. >> as you can imagine, much different reaction from democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. >> the stories that the cbo told yesterday were so clea

david: i'm david asman. glad you could join us today. this is "after the bell."you covered on the big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. the president meeting with his economic council behind closed doors, getting back to business after a wild weekend and a very busy day at the white house. we'll bring you the headlines as we get them live. >>> earlier president trump signing a new executive ordeon

i'm david asman. sleep is super important. the kind of deep sleep i can only get on my tempur-pedic. it adapts to me. my shape, my size, my body. tempur-pedic. this sleep is power. ♪ ♪ >>> developing tonight, the nonpartisan congressional budget office released its analysis of the house gop healthcare plan projects 14 million people would lose coverage next year >> most project increase comes from repealing the penalties for being insured. by 2026, 52 million people will be insured compared to 28 million under obamacare. before the report was released. white house questioned its accuracy. >> this is not about my understanding or my belief is. the last time they did this, they were wildly off >> the white house says it decrease is strenuously with the analysis of the gop healthcare plan. meantime democrats and republicans both expressed their concerns with courtney glass, the council woman from maryland joins us via skype >> courtney lost her mother from cancer several years ago, underwriter the affordable care act she was able

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." covered on thbig market movers. here is what else we have for you this hour. president trump floating a possibility of a new bipartisan deal, that his new strategist steve bannon quietly restarted

i'm david asman thanks for joining juice i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers. this is what we have coming up this hour. president just tweeting this. melissa: i hereby demand a second investigation after schumer of pelosi for her close ties to russia and lying bit. more on what he is calling a witch-hunt. and where's the bill? congressman rand paul on the hunt for the obamacare replacement plan, literally locked out of a secret meeting where his colleagues are creating what he calls obamacare light. congressman rand paul, among the, there we go, among others with former attorney general ed meese. steve forbes, former sheriff paul babeu and more. a very busy hour for you coming up. david: great guests coming up. the market turning higher in the final hour of trading. goldman saks, jpmorgan, caterpillar, the biggest winners right now. look at this on percentage gauge it is .00. now .01. lori rothman on floor of new york stock exchange. stocks climbing despite janet yellen and her comments of a rate hike coming in

david asman, transfrance. what a day. david: what an understatement.wall street isn't loving uncertainty on capitol hill. the dow ending the day and the week in the red, posting the longest losing streak in four months. i'm melissa francis. david: it was fun hearing them cheer on wall street. anything but cheering on wall street. there is a lot of unhappy faces. this is the the closing bell. first here what else we have for you at this hour. "the art of the deal" not playing out as planned in our nation's capitol. the battle lines have been drawn and redrawn so many times today

david asman, transfrance. what a day. david: what an understatement. melissa: wall street isn't loving uncertainty on capitol hill. the dow ending the day and the week in the red, posting the longest losing streak in four months. i'm melissa francis. david: it was fun hearing them cheer on wall street. anything but cheering on wall street. there is a lot of unhappy faces. this is the the closing bell. first here what else we have for you at this hour. "the art of the deal" not playing out as planned in our nation's capitol. the battle lines have been drawn and redrawn so many times today hard to keep count in the republicans bill to repeal and replace obamacare which has been pulled, at least for the moment. we'll figure out what is going on because house speaker paul ryan is just about to speak at a conference any moment now. of course we will take you live there as soon as it happens. melissa: back to the markets, the dow selling off into the close. concerns that the republicans, plan. let's go, all right. go to peter barnes in d.c. adam shapiro on t

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david: i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we're so glad you could join us.he big market movers. here what else we have for you at this hour. not dead yet. the rally coincided with house speaker paul ryan signaling that a health care plan is in the works and tax cuts are coming. efforts continue to push stacks reform forward and avoid a looming government shut down.

hey, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the first market movers. first here is what else we have coming up for you at this hour. president trump hitting the road, rolling out a big announcement. rolling back obama-era regulations. we have live reaction from michigan. the president on his way to a rally in nashville, making a pitch to theation on t merits of the republican health care plan but can he win over the conservatives ahead of a critical house vote tomorrow? >>> polls are closing right now in the netherlands. dutch voters deciding between a current prime minister and a candidate whose being compared to president trump. the outcome could spark a new movement across europe. we'll bring you the results. among our guests this hour, art laffer, karl rove, minnesota congressman jason lewis and howard kurtz. all-star lineup. david: wow, that is the a-team. let's go straight to lori rothman on the floor of the new york stock exchange. lori, investors really liking what janet yellen said. reporter:

david: i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we're so glad you could join us. we have you covered on all the big market movers. here what else we have for you at this hour. not dead yet. the rally coincided with house speaker paul ryan signaling that a health care plan is in the works and tax cuts are coming. efforts continue to push stacks reform forward and avoid a looming government shut down. the latest from capitol hill. president trump making good on a campaign promise. effectively canceling president obama's climate change policies. bringing life to at least one industry. attorneys generals are vowing to fight the new executive order. >>> from homeless to the white house. unbelievely inspirational story one of the small business owners who met with president trump yesterday. wait until you hear her. she joins us this hour. melissa: back to the rally on wall street. the dow taking off like a rocket, seeing the biggest gain since march 1st. go straight to adam shapiro on floor of new york stock exchange. adam, who were today's big winners? >> talk about ta

i'm david asman. melissa: all that stuff. i'm melissa francis. this "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. deep divisions in our nation as capitol. any moment the president is set to it depart the white house heading to mar-a-lago as he works to get all republicans on board for his plan to repeal and replace obamacare. lawmakers gear up for the battle budget. still tax cuts are nowhere in sight. david: i'm screaming now. melissa: no annoying. secretary of state rex tillerson sending a crystal clear message threatening north korea with an american at take saying all options are on the table to deter any unpredictable regime. this hour we are joined by retired four-star general jack keane, steve forbes, of forbes media, bret baier, anchor of "special report" on fox news, and country music legend larry gatlin. david: a all-star lineup. melissa: wow. david: back to the markets. the dow closing in the reddening positive for the week. phil flynn, price futures group and fox news contributor watching

david: i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on the big market movers but here is what else we have for you during the hour. the pressure is on for the trump agenda. after the failed health care bill the white house is moving on to the first tax code overhaul in three decades. will they get enough support behind the plan. >>> attorney general jeff sessions, he just issued a warning to sanctuary cities and states announcing that new actions this afternoon will withdraw federal funding from areas that refuse to comply with federal immigration laws. >>> new developments in the fight against isis. the pentagon sending 200 more u.s. troops to the region. among our guests this hour, wow, look at this, grover norquist, senator john kennedy, texas attorney general ken paxton, lieutenant colonel oliver north and radio talk show host larry elder. melissa: stocks rebounding after a sharp selloff in today's market open. the dow closing only about 45 points now to the downside. let's go straight to lori rothman on the flo

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."covered on all the big market movers but here is what else we have for you at this hour. president trump throwing down the gauntlet telling the house freedom caucus get on board with the gop agenda or else.

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on thbig market movers. here is what else we have for you this hour. president trump floating a possibility of a new bipartisan deal, that his new strategist steve bannon quietly restarted talks with republican lawmakers. house intel chairman devin nunes is standing firm as calls grow louder for him to step down. he is vowing to continue the investigation into russia's election interference, with or without democrats he says. the senate committee taking questions on what they found from their investigation. more on all of this from washington. >>> cracking down on sanctuary cities. the white house threatening to cut federal funding as liberal mayors remain defiant. maybe lawsuits ahead. david: the market ending down 41 point on uncertainty over health care and tax reform. unitedhealthcare, travelers and cisco among the biggest drags. lori rothman on the floor of new york stock exchange with other major movers. high, lori. >> we had major movers have, david despite

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i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this "after the bell." let's get right to lori rothman watching all of the action on the floor of the new york stock exchange. and, lori, a lot of stocks hitting brand new record highs. who are today's biggest winners? >> more than i certainly can count, that's for sure, melissa. let's get right to it. today's winner powering the dow past 21,000. jpmorgan up 3.6%. american express, boeing, travelers, defense spending, trump's speech digging in on the things he said out in the campaign. infrastructure stocks in particular. taking offer today, on trump's pledge for one trillion dollars infrastructure spending. the top two benefiting from better-than-expected earnings. so those two companies, like at diecom up 18%. look at facebook shares hitting all-time high. dycom. this is important, we're expecting snapchat to officially the price the ipo debut on wall street tomorrow. you have to interpret this gain of 1 1/2% on facebook, again a all-time high. not a lot of concern among investors or tech industry for a l

i'm melissa francis, i'm david asman. so glad you could join us today. this is "after the bell."ed in the market but first here is what else we have for you at this hour. the white house slamming the congressional budget office's report on the new health care plan arguing estimates how many people will be insured are as wrong now as they were for obamacare. president trump is right now talking with house speaker paul ryan and majority leader kevin carthy about a this. mewhile nservatives in the house are still hoing out for major changes in the plan.

i'm connell mcshane in today for david asman. melissa: welcome, i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. two major showdowns on capitol hill with big implications. fbi director james comey testifying publicly for the first time on russian interference with the u.s. election of the president's wiretapping claims and the investigation into leaks of potentially classified information. what we know now. >>> plus, neil gorsuch, president trump's pick for the supreme court just making an opening statement at his nomination hearing as democrats look to make the case against him. >>> and over at the white house the president meeting with the prime minister of iraq moments ago. earlier the focus was on the new health care bill with an unexpected guest, the architect of obamacare, what is up with that? we're just days away from the critical white house vote. >> we'll talk about all those big stories on this busy day connell: lori rothman is on the floor of the new york stock

i'm david asman thanks for joining juice i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."ve you covered on all the big market movers. this is what we have coming up this hour. president just tweeting this. melissa: i hereby demand a second investigation after schumer of pelosi for her close

i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." it is very busy hour. the last minute drop to the dow may be attributed to this. attorney general jeff sessions is under fire on reports he had contact with russian officials on two occasions during the 2016 presidential campaign. was he there as a campaigner or a senator. that is the big question. there are growing calls from both democrats and some republicans for session to recuse himself from the russia probe. he himself said he will if it comes down to that, if the fbi does refer a case to the justice department, sessions has said he will recuse himself. so that he is already said but he has got a lot more to say, and he will say it at a news conference any moment now. we will bring that you. we'll bring it to you what what it begins. the big story, market story, the parent company of snapchat, disappearing messaging app. the first high-tech ipo we had this year. >> i'm watching the screen with you, david. seen underlying optimism. all that worried. little bit of profit-taking. talk about the headline

david: i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we have diana furchtgott-roth and former advisor to president george w. bush and ronald reagan. steve bell, bipolicy center senior advisor and budget policy staff. die anya, everybody in the media, this is donald trump's what they call skinny budget. that is phrase i hadn't her, the president's first year he comes out with a budget nobody expects will pass. but won't this at least have a an effect what does pass? won't this kind of move the momentum towards where the president wants to go defunding some of what washington is doing? >> i think it will, yes. and, i think that he is fulfilling president trump's what he said he would do during his campaign. so i don't think anyone should be surprised. he said he would cut government waste. i can assure you know one between the east coast and california cares at all about this. they probably say that they're tired of seeing their money go to washington and washington it. plus i think it is not right that if a function is taken off the budg