we have analyst maggie haberman and jon avlon and chris cillizza. dan coats is going to testify in front of the committee. the washington post reports that he, too, was asked by the president to intervene somehow in the michael flynn investigation. he was asked to have then director comey back off. what if he says this in his public hearing? >> this reporting does corroborate comey. it take the he-said-he said to him. dan coats has credibility as does james comey. the problem the white house has, they just don't have a credibility gap, but it is looking like the grand canyon. if coats corroborates comey, that a problem for the white house. >> maggie, coats comes in in prelude to comey tomorrow. how do you see this as political fallout over legal fallout? >> i'm less clear how coats will handle it under the guise of sur fa surveillance hearings. i think comey will not talk about russia specifically. things that may overlap with the special counsel robert mueller is looking into. i think comey as i understand it and we have to wait and see, but if the

so look, to me, maggie and i were talking about this off air, i think -- i think maggie agrees with meweets are more important in many ways than what huckabee sanders, sean spicer, kellyanne conway official statement, guess what, it's him doing. it's a most direct line spoke his brain, what he's thinking at any one time. it's not manufactured, not put through the spin cycle. it's him and his phone. >> maggie, we know that you agree with that because you, too, are trying to figure out if these constitute official statemen statements. in this social media age, how can he not be official statements they come, as chris says, from his own brain and finger tips. >> i'm not trying to figure it out, these are the president's statements. if he wants other words he could do a press conference and answer questions. he could submit to interviews he was proud of doing early in the administration. he could answer a single question from a journalist on his lengthy foreign trip. he hasn't done any of that. what he has done, it's funny listening to the administration or some of the administration take

abc's maggie rulli has been there all morning and maggie joins us now. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. that memorial you just saw outside here the pulse nightclub continues to grow and all night long we've been seeing people come here around the clock to pay their respects. >> the other victims won't be forgotten. >> reporter: family and friends are stepping back inside the pulse nightclub exactly one year after losing their loved ones in the worst mass shooting in our country's history. 49 people died. more than 50 others injured. >> the city is showing support and showing love and i think that's extremely important. it makes people like me feel more comfortable. like we're accepted at places that we may have not felt like we would be accepted before. >> reporter: now the community is coming together for orlando united day described as a day of love and kindness triumphing over the horror and hate of that night. recently released video from police body cam is a gruesome reminder of how a saturday night at orlando's pop

maggie: 16 employees were inside the building when there was a loud blast at 11:00 p.m. wednesday night. >> a big explosion happened, and everything collapsed. maggie: officials say their injuries are severe. >> multiple med flights, patients with injuries. the explosion was so powerful that it knocked out power to the entire town and a neighboring community. the blast is being defined as a mass casualty incident. the investigation is still underway with at least 30 agencies involved. news justbreaking into the abc 7 newsroom, we've just learned former fbi director james comey will testify next thursday before the senate intelligence committee. we will have much more on this story coming up tonight at 4:00. after a few days of gloomy weather, some fog, and gray skies, the sun is finally out again. doug: it looks like we are probably today, tomorrow, saturday look great. sometime later sunday, the showers and storms will come back. let's share the good news with you. this is the first day of hurricane season, atlantic hurricane season. way out in the atlantic named arlene

i agree with maggie. i think this is chris ruddy talking to the president of the united states in the one way he knows he will listen, on television. >> look, if nothing else they got 8:30 of talking about whether or not mueller is going to go rather than what mueller is doing. maggie, jeff sessions, this matter today was supposed to be about oversight. he said i'm not going to that. i'm sending my deputy to those. then he wanted intel privately. even burr said, no, it's got to be public. today how deep do we expect the questioning to go, not because of potential immunity play, but what the questions are. >> chris cillizza's mark of predictions, with that caveat, i don't think we're going to hear that much. the people who think we're doing to hear james comey part two, they are likely to be disappointed. you will see the attorney general get pressed on a couple of different areas. the main one is going to be why he didn't reveal everything about meetings he had had. >> do we know what his answer is? >> i

maggie, let's start with you. we know roger stone going to testify next month.however, it will not be public, as he had originally wanted. it will be private. what are perhaps some of the factors that went into making this private rather than public? >> i think the biggest factor is that roger stone is known for showmanship, shall we say, in terms of public displays. and i think there was a concern by the committee that it would become something of a show, that he would make statements that might be far afield, that it would not be relevant. they thought this would be a more containable hearing. it's not dissimilar to what we saw for john podesta. we have seen other people in things related to this investigation testify in public, but this is different. i do think it was interesting. stone's statement we read before was he was eager to talk to them, eager to testify and to talk about collusion which he believes doesn't exist and that i believe, caveat, is something i have not heard him say before. >> gives some wiggle room. >> not really for himself but about ot

maggie rulli looks at the height over the healthcare bill on capitol hill.aggie: according to a just-released report from the nonpartisan congressional budget office by 2026, the new plan will increase the number of people uninsured by 22 million. reduce the federal deficit by 321 billion. senate republicans have been reviving the version of the bill to repeal and replace obamacare hoping to win over conservative and the moderate republicans in time for a vote on the bill, plans for this week. president trump is w >> he made several calls. multiple centers to hear concerns. get their ideas. maggie: democrats are united in the opposition. >> we have to stop the bill before it does damage to the healthcare. maggie: just today the american medical association denounced the new bill say it doesn't live up to first do no harm. warning with the senate bill the insurance of millions is under threat. especially the elderly in nursing home and people with disabilities to rely heavily on medicaid. the senate bill is projected to slash spending on medicaid by $800 mill

maggie. >> thank you. >> welcome. >> thank you. what is the president's level of involvement at this point in terms of trying to push the bill forward or not? can you give us a sense of whether he's making calls. >> he's not -- he's had a couple calls with majority leader mcconnell. as you recall, i think, last week we had six senators here. i wouldn't be surprised to see that continued involvement. as you recall, it's a very similar situation as to what it was in the house, right, that he has several house members come in and out prior to the lead-up of the vote and as the vote got closer, in working with the whip team and the house and the legislative affairs team here, he identified members that had concerns or continued to call them. i expect a similar process at this point. but he's had meetings with members. he's on the phone with senator mcconnell, but also, secretary price, the legislative affairs staff, the chief of staff and others are intimately engaged in this, having conversations with senators, providing feedback to t

maggie: experts say if you ever find yourself the victim of road rage, don't make eye contact. never approach the window of another car and remember you don't always have to win. in new york, maggie rulli, abc7 news. >> i could see him in the rear-view mirror weaverring in and out. he was trying to find the opening. >> that is when people get mad. >> right. alison: traffic i edge. nancy: tonight, "20/20" goes along with the police in colorado as they hit the road rage witching hour. that's tonight at 10:00 on abc7. alison: actor james cromwell is headed to jail. a judge sentenced him to seven days behind bars for refusing to pay fines related to 2015 protest. cromwell was among a sit-in group that opposeed building a power plant. protesters say it was bad for the environment and cromwell says he hopes people can see the injustice of the jail sentence. alison: coming up at 6:00 -- nancy: we are staying on top of the breaking news from new york city. gunshots breaking out inside a hospital. two people are dead now including the shooter. several others injured. we have the latest

maggie: warmbier's release come after secret talks between u.s.nd north korean officials last month in norway. >> we received a nice phone call from president trump. maggie: warmbier's father credits the current administration for his son's release. they say they let warmbier go for humanitarian reasons. warmbier's father pleaded for the release of the three other americans detained in north korea. 36 hours after a ballpark ambush, there is new information emerging about the suspected gunman. we are now hearing from his wife. and congress showing unity and coming together on a baseball diamond. >> now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: drastic scenes from gunfire. followed by a show of love and unity from community that is refusing to give into fear. tonight it's that show of unity taking center stage. we have team coverage for you. nancy chen will leave the coverage from nats park where the congressional baseball game is about to begin. we will get through with brad bell at the scene of the shooting in alexandria. the search that is goi

maggie rulli, abc7 news. alison: an 8-year-old plays soccer so well she is on an 11-year-old team but she got the team disqualified because they think she is boy. she likes to keep her hair short like a boy's. it was never a problem before until sunday when her team took to the field for finals of a tournament. her family says they showed her insurance card to prove she is a girl. it wasn't enough. >> they don't want to listen. they said the president made the decision. >> just because i look like a boy doesn't mean i am a boy. they can't kick the w out. alison: organizers declined to comment and said that the family can appeal the ruling to the nebraska state soccer association. jonathan: you have got to be kidding. it's not whoville. this is springfield, massachusetts. the first national museum dedicated to dr. seuss is opening in the author's hometown. the amazing world of dr. seuss opens saturday and the collection will have some of his belongings, the exhibits will explore how his childhood experiences s

joining us is maggie and kirsten powers.maggie, i don't know where to begin on this, it's tough to overstate the mess the president created for himself today. again, it overshadows all the stuff he's supposedly trying to do. >> it really -- it's hard to find the words. it is not funny. his folks will say, you know, he's hitting back, he gets attacked, he's counterpunching, this is a television show where the hosts have been guests of his. i have no idea whether that's true or not, at mar-a-lago. and they attack him. it is true they've said all manner of things about his mental state, and they've been very aggressive about some members of his white house. but he's the president. and he is supposed to set the tone and set the message. i can't tell you the number of times i have had my oldest child say something to me in the last six months, and when i said you can't talk that way, he says, why not, the president does it. there's a difference between there a cable show host and a president. i don't agree with those necessarily

but maggie haberman of the "new york times," interviewed the president a number of times, says she thinks the president is looking forward to the speckle of it, the show of it. do you believe it? >> this person has a lot of experience so i listen carefully

but maggie is back at mercy hospital in baltimore. >> okay. you're taking calcium plus vitamin d one tablet twice a day. >> yes. >> reporter: fighting terminal breast cancer. the dance floor is where maggie feels most at home. your passion is what? >> dancing and living. >> reporter: and living? >> and living, yes. because i never know what tomorrow has in store. >> reporter: but the targeted drug therapy that keeps her living is expensive. $8,000 for just a two iv bags hanging today. without these drugs -- >> i wouldn't be i would have died probably in 2014. i wouldn't be here anymore. >> reporter: nationwide, drug costs are expected to rise as much as 11% this year after climbing 11% last year. specialty drugs up 18%. >> americans pay more for pharmaceuticals than essentially anybody in the world an it's because we let them do it to us. >> reporter: now congress is considering allowing the government to negotiate lower drug prices, something it can't do now. speeding up approval for generic drugs, requiring drug companies to justify price in

multiple reports including from magg maggie haberman is that jeff sessions has volunteered to resign. >> how would you describe the president's level of confidence in the attorney general jeff sessions? >> i have not had a discussion with him about that. >> the last time you said that, there was a development. >> i'm answering a question, which is i have not had that discussion with i am had. >> would you say confidence as his attorney general? >> i have not had a discussion with him on the question. if i haven't had a discussion with him about a subject, i tend not to speak about it. >> more now from maggie haberman. i understand you're learning more about what is going on behind the president and the attorney general. >> yes. this follows up on the reporting that peter baker and i did that posted last night. that there have been tensions between the attorney general and the president going back to when jeff sessions decided to recuse himself from any russia-related probe that was going on. this is after, you remember, after he did not disclose in his senate confirmation hearings tha

maggie rulli explains. maggie: the first day that the trump administration newly revised travel ban takes effected people are starting to feel the effects. some travelers left stranded. >> the government should reconsider that all the people are human. >> others are ready to fight. my inbox is blowing up with the lawyers because they are ready to come back out. >> president trump's executive order in january calling for a travel ban on the six mostly muslim countries resulted in chaos at the if someone from a restricted country wants a visa they have to prove bona fide relationship to someone in the u.s. that is a parent, son, daughter, daughter-in-law or sibling. >> it's frustrating that the government can redesign the concept of family. maggie: she plans to get married in fall but wonders if her family is allowed to come to her wedding. >> i was raised by my grandparents. the idea i couldn't have them at my wedding is heartbreaking. >> the administration argues it will help protect americans with terroris

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we talked about the time maggie: cover. >> it one only air. penned an op-ed calling in the mental state of the president. scarborough elaborated on the show. >> without getting into great detail i would say somebody is at the top of his campaign last summer said to me we are all really worried about his emotional state. this guy is not the same person he was a year ago. sam: the president tweeted back watched low rated "morning joe" for the first time in a long time and fake news. an "national enquirer" article. i said no. but they tweeted back saying it's a lie. they said that mika brzezinski never had a facelift. on both sides of the aisle they condemned the president as well. last month they both said that trump offered to officiate the wedding and the couple declined the offer. sam sweeney, abc7 news. nancy: a lot of reaction to this. business experts saying if you tweet like the president you may not last for long. you could get fired or punished. watch what you post because the employers can look at your feeds. final suggestion from the

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maggie, maggie, maggie! out, out, out! look at me! you're supposed to be a mother! [man] may we have a word, prime minister? yes, but in order to arrive at the palace on time, geoffrey and i will be walking out of that door in 15 minutes. as you can see. i know you're running late, margaret, but we have to address this situation in the light of tomorrow's blistering press coverage. blistering! the knives are out. your draft budget has been leaked, geoffrey. they are baying for our blood! michael, we can't possibly buckle at the first sign of difficulty. no one is saying we have to buckle. but is this really the time to be making these spending cuts in the middle of one of the deepest recessions this country has ever experienced? we need a plan of action, margaret. absolutely. a strategy. - we must be armed. - agreed. there's a perception, margaret, rightly or wrongly, that we are now completely out of touch with the country. really. how much is a pack of lurpak? - lurpak? [margaret] butter, francis. forty-two pence. anchor butter is 40 pence. flora margarine, still

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maggie ruly, abc news, new york. >> sad case overall there in massachusetts. thanks to maggie. airline passenger recovering this morning after being mauled on board a plane by an emotional support dog. marlene jackson seated next to marine traveling with the dog. other passengers say jackson first expressed his concern about the animal. then they heard growling and a scream. >> his face was covered in blood. around his eyes, nose, cheeks. it was, shirt, when he walked out he had a cloth over his face. and, it was just, completely bloody. >> jackson suffered several bites to the face and was hospitalized. marine wasn't charged. he and the dog were put on another flight. the dog this time in a kennel. >> coming up, president trump's son speaking out. >> donald jr. and eric trump weigh in on everythin there really its a trump whisperer. you're watching "world news now." to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in

maggie hat make america great again they voted for trump and the reason why they voted for trump is the financialization of the consequences of that and it's all funny in light of what also happened last week of this repeated thing of everybody all the markets sitting around waiting for the central bank waiting for the wizard of oz waiting for the wizard of oz to raise rates lower rates we use rates well what is the guidance this wizard of oz is going to offer us well the fact is the wizard of oz can do nothing about price discovery and that is coming soon things to come as our politicians keep deeper into illegal istic wilderness hunting for phantoms of russian collusion nobody pays attention to the most dangerous force in american life then raveling financialization of the economy and what is financialization well this is how james kunstler howard. defines it financialization is what happens when the people in charge create colossal funds of money out of nothing but. debts and then cream off dependence profits from the asset bubbles interest rate arbitrage has and other opportunit

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in new york, maggie rulli channel6 "action news." thank you. >>> of course residents in our area are still concerned about the future of their healthcare. and are making sure local lawmakers know it. chopper6 is at 20th and market where folks gathered outside senator bob casey's office. he's one of several opponents to the gop healthcare plan. >> the mother of philando castile a black motorist killed by a minnesota police officer last year has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in his death. that settlement with valerie castile avoids the drawn out process of a federal wrongful death lawsuit stemming from her son's death. he was killed by saint anthony police officer jeronimo yanez during a july 6 traffic stop. yanez was acquitted of manslaughter. he is best known for raising the price of a life saving drug for aids patients more than 5,000 percent but today martin shkreli was in federal court on another matter. he is facing charges of securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy for allegedly cheating investors out of more than $

here's maggie rulli. >> reporter: president trump's travel ban is now in effect. anyone from the six muslim enter the u.s. unless they meet certain requirements. >> american public could have legitimate concerns about their safety when we open our doors. >> reporter: the airports remain calm, quite a different scene from last january. when the president's initial executive order caught travelers off guard, leaving many stranded. under the new guide line, if someone from a restricted country wants a visa, they have to prove a bona fide relationship to someone in the u.s. the administration describes that as a parent, spouse, child, son or daughter-in-law or siblings. >> it's frustrating to know that the federal government can redefine the concept of family. >> reporter: rama esa plans to get married this fall but worries whether her family in syria will be allowed to come to her wedding. >> i was raised by my grandparents. the idea that i wouldn't be able to have them at my wedding is heartbreaking. bona fide relationship continues to change. diane and kendis, hawa

here's abc's maggie rulli. >> reporter: with pressure mounting, senate republicans are scrambling to get their bill to repeal and replace obamacare through before the end of the week. >> this is the art of the possible, the art of getting 50 votes. >> reporter: now they're also dealing with a new score from the non-partisan congressional budget office. it care bill would leave 22 million more americans uninsured over the next decade. 15 million more uninsured next year alone. while some young people could see premiums go down, a 64-year-old making nearly $57,000 a year would see their annual premium rise by nearly $14,000. >> obviously, it's not good news. >> reporter: and there are concerns about the bill's plan to slash spending on medicaid by $800 billion, something that would especially affect the ilderly and those with disabilities. but other republicans point to a different number revealed in the score. the deficit would plunge $321 billion by 2026. >> this cbo report should be the end of the road for trumpcare. republicans would be wise to read it like a giant stop sign. >> re

good evening, maggie. >> reporter: matt, good evening. this jury has been pulling 12-hour days since monday and then they finally came to a resolution let egg bill cosby walk out of this court a free man, at least for now. >> the fate of america's dad is still in question. today the judge calling a mistrial in the sexual assault case against bill cosby. >> he walked into this trial presumed innocent, he leaves it presumed innocent. >> reporters in the courtroom say cosby's team was hugging and congratulating one another, but supporters of his accuser andrea constand say not so fast. >> it's too early for him to celebrate. >> the direct attorney's office say they plan to take cosby back to court. they're going to do it as soon as possible. >> there's no doubt in my mind, in all of our minds that this was the right thing do and so we will push forward. >> the jury deliberated for 54 hours, longer than the trial itself asking a dozen questions, even wanting to know the exact definition of reasonable doubt. constand accuses cos by of drugging

i want to bring in gloria and maggie. maggie, what do you make of this? >> i would trust devlin's reporting always, and i assume that he was questioned extensively, but i don't know what carter page knows and what he can provide them. i watched his interview with you, you know, several weeks back, and it was mystifying in terms of what he was trying to communicate. he did a couple of other tv interviews around that time. you know, the trump campaign did name him, did identify him as somebody working with them during the campaign, but then they distanced himself. i have no indication he had any interaction with president trump, but he's become somebody that authorities are interested in questioning, and it adds to the drip, drip nature of what we're seeing with this probe. >> gloria, i interviewed carter page back in march and his role or lack of role how he advised candidate trump. i want to play some of that. did you ever brief donald trump as a candidate or president-elect? >> president trump, i never briefed him. in reality -- >> did you ever meet him

here is maggie rulie.ring the same jacket his son wore, while being in tear gatd in north korea, otto warmbill. er's father speaks for the first time since otto came home. >> we went for 15 months without a word from, or about, otto. >> reporter: they learned just last week that their son has been in a coma for more than a year. >> there is severe injury to all regions of the brain. but because of the family's sensitivity we are going to refrain from discussing what that, the future holds for him. >> north korea is a pariah regime they're brutal and they're terroristic we don't believe anything they say. >> for 18 months the 22-year-old was held prisoner in north korea. sentenced to 15 years hard labor for allegedly trying to steal a political poster from his hotel. >> i have made the worst mistake of my life. >> warmbier's release comes after secret talks between top officials in norway. >> we received a nice phone call from president trump. warmbier's father credits the current administration for his son

the dance floor is where maggie feels most at home. your passion is what. >> but the targeted drug therapy that keeps her living is expensive. $8,000 for just the two iv bags hanging today. >> without these drugs -- >> i wouldn't be here. i would have died in 2014. i wouldn't be here anymore. >> reporter: nationwide drug costs are expected to rise as much as 11% this year after climbing 11% last year. specialty drugs up 18%. >> americans pay more for pharmaceuticals than anybody in the world. it's because we let them do it to us. >> reporter: congress is considering allowing the government to negotiate lower drug prices. something it can't do now. speeding up approval for generic drugs, requiring drug companies to justify price increases and approve imported drugs from outside the u.s. but the pharmaceutical injury is waging a massive campaign to force them to cut prices. the pay of price ib b creases has slowed. meanwhile maggie still dancing will be back in three weeks for her cancer meds. >> they are expensive. i need them for the r

abc's maggie rulli with more. >> reporter: president trump's travel ban is now in effect. anyone from these six muslim majority countries can no longer enter the u.s. unless they meet certain requirements. >> american public could have legitimate concerns about their safety when we open our doors. >> reporter: the airports remain calm. quite a different scene from last january. [ chanting ] >> reporter: when the president's initial executive order caught travelers off guard leaving many stranded. under the new guidelines if someone from a restricted country wants a visa they have to prove a relationship to someone in the u.s. the administration defines that as a parent, spouse, child, son or daughter-in-law or siblings. >> it's just very frustrating to know that the federal government can just redefine the concept of family. >> reporter: rama issa plans to get married this fall now wonders whether her family in syria will be allowed to come. >> i was raised by my grandparents. the idea i wouldn't be able to have them at my wedding is heartbreaking. >> reporter: the definit

. >> maggie, what is the rush? >> i mean, i think gloria is exactly right, in terms of the position that senators are finding themselves in. the rush comes from the fact that as time drags on, as we know, with this type of legislation, if you look at where things are, and how hard it is to get one vote that we're talking about from those three moderate senators, or those three possibly movable senators, the longer things go, the harder it becomes. and so, this is why you see senate majority leadership trying to shove this through. and it's what the white house would like to see right now. the white house made the calculation that republicans have campaigned for several cycles on repealing obamacare. they now have control of both houses of congress. they have legislation with which to do it. but you know, make no mistake, it is very difficult to take away an entitlement program. that is what you are seeing here. i'm using the word entitlement in quotes, but it is very difficult to take something away from someone an

the dance floor is where maggie feels most at home. your passion is what?d living. >> and living? >> and living, wyes. because i never know what tomorrow has in store. >> reporter: but the drug therapy that keeps her living is extensi expensive. $8,000 for the two bhaagsing hanging today. >> and without these drugs? >> i wouldn't be here. >> reporter: nationwide drug costs are expected to rise as much as 11% this year, after climbing 11% last year. specialty drugs up 18%. >> americans pay more for pharmaceutical than anybody in the world and it's because we let them do it to us. >> reporter: now congress is considering allowing the government to negotiate lower drug prices, speeding up approval for generic drugs, requiring companies to justify price increases and importing drugs from outside the u.s. but the pharmaceutical industry is waging a campaign to fight efforts that would force them to cut prices. they say the pace of price increases has slowed and we support enhancing the competitive market and fostering the continued development of new, innovative

maggie nailed it. there are two issues here. one of primary concern to the american people that is what happened during an american presidential election and how were americans involved. how do we move forward and protect an election particularly a presidential election in 20. the message to moscow now intervene it's fine. not only is it fine we'll continue to work with you. there's stories today to give back those items back to russia tarp sanctioned by president obama months ago. secondary issue how does u.s. intelligence community handle information. devon nunez decides instead of being a politician for america he's a two headed freak show. if you are a national security adviser several months ago in the waning months of the obama administration your responsibility is to execute policy on russia. you get a piece of intelligence that an american citizen is interfering by having secret conversations with the russians that discuss sanctions and you think it's worth investigating why the national security adviser wants to know wh

maggie is the legislative director. she keeps a close eye on what is happening across the country. and her group has been involved in political advocacy and legal efforts to overturn vouchers. that is one of the issues that i'm sure will come up today. we have executive vice president of 50 can and executive director of new york can. busy guy. >> don't let that get out. >> and these are both organizations that promote school choice among other issues. his network works on the ground to monitor and influence state and local decisions and work with families and others. next we have samuel abrams who directs national center for privatization in education at columbia university where he studies school choice and keeping an eye on developments. you may find him quoted on news on the subject. you have robert enlow. he is the president and ceo of this national nonprofit research and advocacy group. they track voucher and voucher style programs very closely. as i mentioned they have some helpful resources that just kind of describe the landscape in a nonpartisan way. here are the programs

jason miller, jennifer grantham, steven moore and maggie has beenerman. why wouldn't the white house say that the president believes it's a hoax. >> probably because if the answer is yes i don't think therapy they are prepared to deal with everything that would come with that. they don't want to get into having to explain away a tweet from a couple of years ago that having been said this is sfvgly fair game legitimate something he said as a candidates something i he put out in the medium many that he continues to use it's his favorite way of communicating with people. i think it's a problem on its own it's not going away. it's emblematic as the jim said the white house has hungered down on everything these days very, very hard to get a direct answer on a number of topics. we have gone from to be fair to the president early on in the administration -- well we're still early on. earlier on in the administration he was much more accessible then president obama was. reporters able to talk to him more easily. people were while sean spicer was aggressive to put

maggie, this is -- the otto warmbier story is a tragedy on so many levels. it's sickening to watch him come off the plane like that. but when president trump says it's a brutal regime and we'll be able to handle it, what does he mean? >> i don't think we know yet. and you're correct that i mean it's hard to read about this case. it's really, really painful. and i think that, you know, the administration is clearly feeling the impact of that. look, the president's strategy towards north korea has relied heavily on pressuring china and beijing. he has not pressured beijing to the degree that he suggested he would during the campaign and it remains to be seen whether he'll take a plr forceful tact. there are going to be talks with chinese officials this week. we'll see if that brings anything new. they're in a tough position vis-a-vis with north korea without many options. >> this is a temptation to want to confront the president with his own word and programises wh it came to the foreign policy. so in a situation like this when he is clearly not, you know, upp

was when neoliberalism was born maggie thatcher and her little handbag carrying around a copy of. freedom freedom book really set the china that was advertising this is going to be a tough new world where tough love is going to be the rule and the perspective i think was always that it's a bit like a cost royal used to be regarded it tice bad but it's good for you when you grow up you'll appreciate it well the. had thirty years of this now it tasted bad its effect is being bad you can no longer cite this is will what will happen with me and plot the now living what has happened to apply neha liberalism and it hasn't been successful the u.k. has gone backwards in international comparisons reduced its manufacturing sector and now the public has really said they've had enough and they got going the opposite direction because the finally been presented with somebody who's willing to offer that opposite direction and that is. and then i recalled an ok well we'll get back to it we'll get back to him marcus same question here but maybe if i can add to it here there seems to be a crisis o