last hour, one of our guests compared obamacare to jenga. it's not the kind of thing you can take apart. if you pull out one piece, the rest of it falls apart. that i know is the concern, especially if you are going to repeal it and as we heard from donald trump, have something in place ready to go right away. is there a sense republicans are taking a second look now at how this would need to be done? >> possibly. i saw a news report even that some republicans are talking now potentially about not removing that funding stream because that is the one thing that's easiest to do is just to get rid of the taxes and the funding stream for obamacare but if you do that, that's where the jenga comparison comes in, because there is really not -- this is really not hard to understand the way that this system works to cover more people, you have to have more people in the system paying into it. once you remove that funding stream by definition, a lot of people are going to lose their health care. we look at the popularity of obamacare, it is very much

the affordable care act is like jenga, you cannot pull out pieces and they knew that. the other thing is it brought health care into public discussion. people know now that it's like wait so my cost come from insurance companies and not how much medicine is made, it's been a long time since we've had policy conversations about health care, i don't think anyone will be able to get away with saying i'll fix it. obama has changed the conversation. >> and mark murray. you've seen facts are on the ground are being built up everyday, six million more people signing up for it and you have republicans only able to use the most bludgeoning measures to repeal the taxes. they can't repeal the whole thing. it will be tough because they have to remember a lot of people like a lot of provisions. >> so much will be determined by what remembers are able to accomplish and sometimes you don't want to be the dog that catches up to the car and republicans have used obamacare to bludgeon because here's the thing about the health care industry. it's incredibly complex, premiums almost alway

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. >> you may know the game jenga where you pull out pieces and you pull out a piece and it topless over. >> he has pledged to keep some coverage like coverage for people with preexisting conditions. >> i think we're going to see a shift in the conversation from one of rhetoric and slogans to actually the realty of what this means in people's lives. >> reporter: two weeks ago we introduce you to pennsylvania resident gabriel schwartz who finally got coverage under obama care after years of being denied. the thought of losing it now -- it's frustrating. >> and now tom price will be the next health and human services secretary. burwell says she's spoken with him, but not about policy. >> the congressman and i did not talk about policy. i called him to congratulate him and offer my assistance. >> the deadline approaching, she is encouraging people to sign up now to get their 2017 coverage, talk about tax relief. a renewed agreement will save people money in new jersey and pennsylvania. the details still ahead at 5:00. >>> plus, got a question, how do you move a million pounds of sand? the m

it's like a game of jenga. you can't pull out pieces without everything falling apart.licans have realized already that they can't just keep keeping your children on until 26 or preexisting conditions without other parts of the law. so obama's greatest legislative achievement is probably going to be one of the hardest things for republicans to dismantle. >> take a look at the numbers. according to a poll, 49% say he'll be remembered as a good or great president. 25% say he'll be seen as a fair president. and 23% say he'll be remembered as a failed president. granted, we don't have the leisure of time, but how do you think history will remember obama? >> i think in 50 years when everybody has their obama care and it's a basic term, i think in 25 years when we look at an america where of right now 40 of americans under the age of 15 are not white, obama will be seen as a social change dm this country. look, it doesn't mean everything he did was perfect informal everything reagan did or bush or clinton doesn't perfect, but i think when you have this presidency, which was r

the affordable care act is like jenga. you cannot pull out pieces without it falling apart.nd i think one of the other most important things. it brought health care into public discussion. people know now. so my costs come from the insurance companies. it has been such a long time since we had intelligence conversations about health care. they have to be saying, i don't think anyone says i'll fix it. >> and you've seen facts on the ground are still being built up. 6 million people signing up for it. and you have them using the most bludgeoning measures. it will be tough. they have to remember some people like, a lot of people like a lot of provisions. sometimes you don't want to be the dog that catches up to the car. and republicans have used obamacare to really bludgeon. here's the thing about the health care industry. it is incredibly complex. premiums almost always go up. the question for republicans, do they want to be the owners of health care in 2017, 2018, 2019? some of it on, our replacement measure. we'll delay it three or four years. that will be so, so hard. so i

it must be impossible to get through a game of jenga. [ laughter ] seriously,ug i'm starting to thinky grandpa" is going to win that oscar. [ laughter ] so, climate activists were disappointed by these nominations. but then, trump doubled down, naming former texas governor rick perry as the secretary of energy. you probably won't be surprised to hear perry thinks climate change is a contrived phony mess and has claimed that climate scientists have "have manipulated data so they will have dollars rolling into their projects." do you think climate scientists are getting rich off this stuff? are have you seen how they dress? they look like they were shoved into a goodwill store naked and given 90 seconds to pick an outfit. [ laughter ] the craziest thing the rick perry will be replacing ernest moniz, a world-renowned nuclear physicist from m.i.t. and moniz was, himself, preceded by another nobel prize-winning physicist steven chu. so, who should we believe on climate change? who are the great scientific minds, moniz and chu, or rick perry? well, the daily beast recently looked at perry's

the affordable care act is like -- it's like jenga.'t pull out pieces without this whole thing falling apart. i think it's going to take the republicans a long time to repeal and replace this unless they want to put millions of americans off of health care in which case that's going to hurt them at the foeting booth in 2018. >> christine romans, jason johnson, jackie kucinich, thank you. >>> we did touch on this new report from the government which 'stros strength in the american economy the gdp growing 3.5% last quarter the strongest showing in two years. so what could it mean as markets open just moments from now. alison kosik is live at the new york stock exchange before the bell. good morning. >> good morning, erica. so i am watching futures based on how this report came out and yes, it's a positive report. not enough just yet to turn futures around but we've still got about seven minutes before the opening bell. so, yes, we found out that the u.s. economy grew at a very healthy 3.5% in the third quarter compared to the same time a

. >> it's not jenga. eventually. it took a minute. >> butterfly tree. this is like my tree in my house. the tas el tree, which is such a huge trend. >> i didn't know there was a janet, i'm giving you an extra week's vacation! oh, ah... nooo. what? no way. who says no to more? time warner cable's all about giving you more. like the most free hd channels and virtually unlimited movies and shows on demand, so you can binge all day. and don't forget the free tv app. switch to get ultra-fast internet with secure home wifi to connect all your devices. free hd channels, 30 meg internet and unlimited calling. . >>> by mention before we get to you guys, it turns out our camera guy, jim, he's the one who took it from a truck and put it on the car. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> you you wadded it up. >> we found it and put it back. >> now he knows who did it. check of the weather.. wisconsin assembly speaker robin vos is making the case for spending more money to fix and maintain st roads. vos released this video showing his ride through the streets

. >> it's not jenga. >> it took a minute. >> butterfly tree. house. and from tassel depot, the tassel tree which is such a huge trend. >> i didn't know there was a tassel depot. >> of course there is, al. >> thank you so much. we're back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc. oh, look, they're actually glued together. thank goodness. >> thank goodness. agine a world where the holidays are about joy again. where days are filled with magic instead of madness. it's why we never have crazy sales. never make you clip coupons. and always have amazing prices on popular brands and thoughtful gifts. it's time to bring back the holidays >>> that was so sweet. >> by the way i wanted to mention, we showed this ticket, our camera guy, jim, he's the one who took it from a truck and put it on the car. >> oh. >> jimmy. >> jimmy. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> you have to pay it. but you wanted it up al and threw it in the garbage. >>> good morning. it's 9:57 now on this tuesday, december 6th. in the news today, the d.c. council will vote on pa

. >> it's not jenga. in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc. oh look, they're actually glued togeer. >>th just fifteen minutes and a little imagination are all you need to make holiday magic. chex party mix. it's what the holidays are made of. sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. >>> that was so sweet. >> by the way i wanted to mention, we showed this ticket, supposedly we got on the car. our camera guy, jim, he's the one who took it from a truck and put it on the car. >> oh. >> jimmy. >> jimmy. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> you have to pay it. but you wanted it up al and threw it in the garbage. >> mayor de blasio is >>> good morning. it is 9:56 on your tuesday. let's get right to first alert meteorologist bill henley with a look at your weather today. >> we are dry right now and still chilly. 42 with cloudy skies? philadelphia. in the 30s in the suburbs. low 40s in new jersey. 35 in lehigh valley. temperatures will be climbing, but

. >> it's not jenga. >> my brain kicked in eventually. it took a minute. >> butterfly tree. one who took it from a truck and put it on the car. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> you you wadded it up. >> we found it and put it back. >> now he knows who did it. >> we have neil diamond with >>> chili temperatures this morning will gradually start to warm up, making it into the mid 50s. we're staying cooler than average today and very cold tonight with lows dipping down to the mid-30s for the inland valleys and some low 40s for the coastal areas. we're getting ready for some rain. we'll keep you up to date on that. keeping us up to date on the roads, here's mike. >>> everything looked great on the roads until a few minutes ago. the south bay, we still have the late commute. getting out of san francisco, a very tough drive toward treasure island on the lower deck, two lanes blocked, a crash involving a cal transvehicle. we'll show you the traffic at the bay bridge. back to you. >>> thank you very much. happening right now we're following developments in the deadly oak