still ahead tonight, jack burkman is here. he, too, is trying to get to the bottom of seth rich's murder. we'll be right back. ralph northam: being a pediatrician has taught me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam, and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. he was a shooting gallery in those days. my mother harped on safety. i just pictured my mother getting the call that mary rich got, how terrible that would be. there are so many people that get calls every single day, folks in our area. why this case. >> we're all a political fraternity. i have young democrats, young social lists that work for me. we're another all one big political family. when you got involved, i remember getting the release. you put up some reward money.

jack burkman and david brown are with us again. i wan to start with you jack, do you really think the bill as is as got through the house is going to get through the house or is it going to be chopped up april changed all around probably the best week for the remember and it since the election. it's going to be tough for it get through the senate. all eyes are on ted crews and marco rubio. you have to walk ted cruz. does he want the result or the issue in remember, if this works he can't prinl donald trump in 2020. so the result or the issue, the choice is his. if he fights against it then he can use it against the nt later in if he and marco rub ohio sing this they could be owning the door to a 2020 primary. i really think trump to pass healthcare to make hinls bullet proof in a remember and prinl. i'm convinced that jackies secret on i or not so secretl kowfning ted cruz from this couch. i think a lot of people say it was a really bad dwai for republicans. i think it wases a bad day for the country. i think it was a bad day for t

also, as you heard paul mentioned, republican strategist jack burkman interjected himself into the case. there are still many questions about his motives. coming up on at 5@6:30 burkman will be live to weigh in on these developments. fox5 tracking metro tonight where safetrack surge 15eus officially underway. the new surge will shutdown five taitions of the carlson and armory stations. landover, cheverly and minnesota avenue. the closures will remain in through june 156789 meantime shuttl buses are going to run every 15 minutes between the stations. normal service will be offered between veen a and town center. metro expects the safetrack work to impact the 18,000 people during the rush hour. they say it is necessary so crews can rebuild the nearly 12 miles of tract. and breaking news right now present the white hours, it has happened again, someone attempted to yum p white house fence this afternoon apparently over a bike rack on pennsylvania avenue. person ws quickly arrested. we don't know yet the name of the person. we're keeping tabs on the story it is supposed to help you get arou

earlier tonight we spoke with political strategist jack burkman and david brown for their take on theare fight as well as the president's first trip oversees. do you really think the bill as is that got through the house is going to get through the senate or is it going to be chopped up and changed all around? a. it's going on be copped up, probably the best week for the republican party since the 2010 electionsment it's going to be tough to get through the naon all eye itself are on ted cruz and marco rubio. you have to watch ted cruz, the think he has to decide does he he want the result or the issue. if this works he can't primary donald trump in h 2020. so the result or the issue, the choice is his so if he fights against it then he can use it against the president later in if he sings it, if he and marco rubio sing this they could be opening the door to a 2020 primary. i really think trump needs to pass healthcare to make himself bullet proof in a republican primary. i'm convinced that jackies secretly or not so secretly coaching ted cruz present this couch on how to run for pres

joining us now is jack burkman and david brown. guy, let's react to that first. what a week. i have a question for jack with this h. we've heard that it was a negotiation tactic saying something like that and saying that there's been all this pressure from russia making gelting some concessions from them. do you think that? >> i might say the same thipg to would help diplomatic relations it's certainly not any kind of admission by trump that he's done anything wrong. all of this reporting is an echo chamber, the times is citing the post, the post is citing the times. i don't know of anything that the president did wrong. he's billed to fire the fbi. comey had been in there four or five years as he was. >> here's the question i have and the reason i asked that because when i hear that theory, i'm wondering, why would you say the pressure is taken off now. >> you have to understand, the president -- it's not just who is investigating whom, the president also has over arching responsibility to run the department of justice and if he feels that the fbi director is cons crating all

join us as you do every saturday, jack burkman and david brown. let's talk about this a little bit.good evening. >> first off we should say we heard you were already arguing in the green room. >> we start early, lauren. >> let's start with the very latest news. we kind of lead our show off with there's already a search. apparently there's going to be several canned dates talking about the job. who would be the right choice, in your opinion. i hear senator corn up. >> if corn um wants the job, i'm shocked to death he does. maybe af sessions of attorney general. he's head and shoulders above the field. if krnm wants it i'll take him. they were planning to have the elections 18 months from now. i think it will move up that would cause some interesting questions. they would try to move for the number two spot. the thing with senator corn um, he'll be really involved in the healthcare sessions in the senate. i think it would be a headache if he did accept the job. to your question, who is qualified to be fbi director. it's going to be the question that a every s senator is going to be as