mike emanuel can you hear me and where are you?e cordoned off area where the suspect vehicle is at this point. we're hearing the driver of the car hit a police cruiser and may have hit several pedestrians including perhaps some capitol police officers and we're hearing shots were fired when officers saw the vehicle was not stopping and behaving in an erratic way and i'm standing here beyond the cordoned off area where we expect police to give us an update in a matter of moments but they're shooing us from the area. i'm near washington and independence avenue for those familiar with the area. a very busy area near capitol hill outside the house office buildings. this one being rayburn. whatever the driver's intentions were was stopped before getting into a more sensitive area but clearly capitol police do not mess around when someone acts in an aggressive way. >> bill: the driver been taken away? >> let me take a look. i'm looking for signs of an ambulance. i see police vehicles. i do not see an ambulance in the immediate area but b

mike emanuel. thank you. the number two democrat in the house as republicans need members of his caucus in order to avoid a government shutdown.

. >> bret: mike emanuel on the hill. house speaker paul ryan has been selling and defending the republican health care plan.

mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. mike? >> shepard, senators burr and warner sound hopeful that after they do their digging into this russian meddling in the 2016 election that the conclusion will remain bipartisan. they talked about the way the senate panel handled benghazi terror attacks, which was highly politicized and a hot potato for quite some time. as for this investigation, chairman burr said it's early in the process. >> we would be crazy to try to draw a conclusion from where we are in the investigation. i think mark and i have committed to let this process go through before we form any opinions. and i would hope that that's what you would like us to do. as much as we would like to share minute by minute, the snap shots that we get as a team going through it are not always accurate when we find the next piece of intelligence. so let us get a little deeper into this before you ask us to write the conclusions. >> the senate intelligence chairman tried to re-assure the american people that this panel will follow the

on capitol hill, mike emanuel fox news. >> 4:48 is the time.a story fox5 has been following for months, the high number of teens missing in d.c. today d.c. mayor muriel bowser will hold al facebook live town hall meeting to address ongoing concerns specifically concerns of whether an increase and social media media awareness about the missing teens is causing unnecessary panic in the community. the mayor's discussion follows a meeting earlier this week which sparked high emotions among concerned residents. >> some are run aways. some are missing and if you get on top of it and stop looking at everyone as a run away, maybe the problem will be solved faster than what it is. >> police also clarified that most of these cases do not turn into amber alerts because they do not meet the specific qualifications including abduction or imminent danger of injury. >> bad news for metro riders. listen to this. come summer you'll be paying more for less service. yesterday metro's board to raise fares and cut service. in july rail fares will be going up by 10

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel looks at the hard-sell facing capitol hill. >> vice president mike pence was on capitol hill trying to promote republican health care proposal. he met with the republican study committee. g.o.p. leaders look at fine-tuning the legislation. >> working out some final details to make the bill even better. there are some great conservative wins. >> supporters .2 "the wall street journal" editorial page, calling it "the best chance in a generation to control a runaway government." some republicans are reluctant. >> want to make sure the cost increases for seniors are taken up. that is problematic. >> some critics are not shy about expressing their complaints. >> the leadership in the house is weak need and kneed, so thee giving you something that is half as much as obamacare but doesn't fix the problems. >> groups calling for a major overhaul. quick to blame speaker paul ryan but he points out it's not just his plan. >> the major components are intact. this is something we wrote with president trump, we wrote with the senate committees. >> new fox pa

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel looks at the hard-sell facing capitol hill. >> vice president mike pence was on capitol hill trying to promote republican health care proposal. he met with the republican study committee. g.o.p. leaders look at fine-tuning the legislation. >> working out some final details to make the bill even better. there are some great conservative wins. >> supporters .2 "the wall street journal" editorial page, calling it "the best chance in a generation to control a runaway government." some republicans are reluctant. >> want to make sure the cost increases for seniors are taken up. that is problematic. >> some critics are not shy about expressing their complaints. >> the leadership in the house is weak need and kneed, so thee giving you something that is half as much as obamacare but doesn't fix the problems. >> groups calling for a major overhaul. quick to blame speaker paul ryan but he points out it's not just his plan. >> the major components are intact. this is something we wrote with president trump, we wrote with the senate committees. >> new fox pa

we begin with chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel, who joins us live from capitol hill tonight where lawmakers are getting their first look at these numbers. >> good evening. congressional budget office projects 14 million people would lose health care coverage next year with this republican health care proposal. by 2020 committed estimates 21 million fewer people would have coverage period that would grow to 24 million and the next decade. cbo predicts the g.o.p. plan would decrease the budget deficit over a ten-year period. a senior trump administration officials came up quickly to say they strenuously disagree with the coverage assessment. >> we believe the plan we are putting in place is going to insure more individuals than currently our insured. we think the cbo has it wrong. >> paul ryan has been bracing for bad projection because this republican package doesn't force people to buy insurance. >> the one thing i'm certain will happen is the cbo will say not as many people will get coverage. this isn't a government mandate. >> white house budget director noted the cbo is w

. >> bret: mike emanuel on the hill. house speaker paul ryan has been selling and defending the republican health care plan. he joins us from janesville, wisconsin, with reaction to the congressional budget office's report. mr. speaker, thanks for being here. reaction on the hill is a little stunned at the number of people who would be uninsured. saying 24 million by 2026 would be uninsured relative to the current law. your reaction on the numbers and what they mean. >> actually if you read the reports, i'm encouraged by it. it exceeded my expectations. tom price and mick mulvaney mentioned the estimates before without more, 25 million people would be on obamacare today. less than half of that are. look at the reason why they said this would happen. we are saying the government is not going to force people devise something they don't want to buy. if we end on obamacare mandate that says you must buy this plan. people aren't going to buy it. of course are going to suggest that if we're not going to make something -- make

>> bret: mike emanuel live on the hill. thank you. i sat down with the senate's top democrat, minority leader chuck schumer. we started by discussing the future of obamacare. >> democrats are united. the places that would feel the loss, the repeal of aca the most, are rural red state areas. when our senators from the writer states that trump carried go home, they are getting huge support for not repealing. >> bret: you do say that fixing obamacare is necessary. and do you disagree that it would implode if it's left to go? >> the cbo in their report, and cbo to us is reliable, the head of cbo was recommended number one by tom price. now the s hhs, chosen by donald trump. he said it's not going to collapse. our view has been simple. once president trump and speaker ryan, leader mcconnell say they are no longer going to repeal, of course we want to make aca better and we will work to improve it. if you repeal it, you can't do it. you have nothing. they are having a great deal of trouble replacing it. >> bret: the markets for obamacare sh

lou: thank you mike emanuel. president trump today spoke out after the healthcare bill was pulled. saying that republicans came quote very close to getting enough support in the house to pass, and gracious refusing to blame others and supported speaker ryan. and after the painful loss. president trump also made it clear, he is now focusing on advancing the rest of his legislative agenda, up next is tax reform. fox news correspondent kevin cork at the white house with our report. reporter: once soaring optimism today gave way to crushing reality that president trump's first major initiative, effort to repeal and replace affordable care act, h had fallen to defeat. >> we learned a lot loyalty, we learned about vote getting processed. perhaps best thing that could happen is what happened today. because we're will end up with a great healthcare bill in the future, after this mess known as obamacare explodes. reporter: a stinging setback for a man who has proclaimed end of the law was close at hand. >> this is our long await the chance to get rid of obamacare . we're going to do it. >>

. >> melissa: now for the latest reaction on capitol hill, we go to mike emanuel. mike, how's it going there? >> many republicans are praising president trump for seizing the big moment last night and being truly presidential on the big stage. many in the g.o.p. here on capitol hill were eager to have the president weigh in on a lot of the big issues on the legislative agenda, from repealing or placing obamacare to tax reform to rebuilding the military and the nation's infrastructure, a number of publicans were eager to praise the president for his hopeful message. >> he didn't speak as a republican, he spoke as a great american talking to the american people about how to fix america and make america great again. very inspiring tonight. >> now republicans are calling on democrats to compromise, to get that agenda done, who take on big issues in this country on the senate floor, chuck schumer fired back today, saying compromise requires something of the substance. >> we have nothing of the administration. nothing on infrastructure, nothing on trade, nothing on ac aca

mike emanuel has more.t is the likelihood of passing tax reform after what we saw can healthcare? tax reform is different. it's different with more differing opinions throughout the republican party. >> shep, it's not going to be easy. some say tax reform will be easier for businessman president trump to explain than crazy, complicated healthcare. one critic of the healthcare effort sounded more upbeat about the next big push. >> we're in the information gathering mode right now. i can tell you what most americans need and want, they need lower intrusion from the federal government in their lives. they need lower taxes so that they can take more of their paycheck home. >> the senate's top democrat, chuck schumer, doesn't send ready to work with president trump on tax reform. >> he's been captured but the right regard wealthy special interests. that's who loved his proposal on the trump care. because it gave huge tax cuts to the rich. if they do the same thing on tax reform and the overwhelming majority of t

mike emanuel. thank you. the number two democrat in the house as republicans need members of his caucus in order to avoid a government shutdown. peter doocy tells us g.o.p. lawmakers are having a hard time coming together on ways to support the new president's agenda and keep the government running. >> republicans in congress are again preparing to tell president trump they can't help them deliver on a key campaign promise. last week it was repealing and replacing obamacare. this week, it's the wall. president trump is asking lawmakers to put $1.5 billion for the border wall into the budget. one top republican thinks budget negotiations will fall apart if they granted their request. >> my guess is it comes together better without the supplemental. >> the supplemental budget request includes $3 billion for border security, $30 billion more for defense, and an $18 billion cut to domestic programs. something democrats are not happy about. >> the administration is asking the american taxpayer to cover the cost of

mike emanuel, thank you. here now with mark, sean duffy and jessica tarlov from bussell.com. congressman duffy, we do know that there is a little bowling and pizza taking place tonight, some convincingly taking place there. just heard him say that time is now. what does this fight look like for republicans? i think i'm going to go to jessica tarlov her spirit >> i think it is going to be a very difficult fight. chuck schumer is correct to their people on both sides of the aisle, doctors, hospitals, that they're proposing this, and i find it interesting that suddenly republicans don't have to wait for eight cbo score. we have paul ryan on record in 2009 saying no vote until there's a cbo score. >> sandra: let's take a look at that, they were asked about that, why not wait for the cbo score, he basically said, look what happened with obamacare, absolutely off, he said he wasn't discrediting it, didn't get it right with obamacare. >> we had early estimates that said 10 million that would lose insurance, then brookings saying it could be up to 15 million people. the american publ

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill. ke, does this mean there are signs of compromise? >> reporter: sandra, good afternoon. that's the question i asked house speaker paul ryan. last week he had members of his own party who could not get to yes on the bill. ryan told me today he is not giving up hope. >> i don't want us to become a factionalized majority. i want us to become a unified majority. that means we're going to sit down and talk things out until we get there. we saw good overtures from those members from different parts of ourb conference to get there. because we all share these goals. we're just going to have to figure out how to get it done. >> reporter: last week was an artificial timeline for action on health care. speaker ryan said he's not going to do that again on this critical issue. sandra? >> sandra: mike, what are we hearing about democrats and what they're saying after party leaders celebrated the failure of the gop bill last week? >> reporter: well, top democratic leaders are reaching out to their lea

mike emanuel, good to hear from you and see you. we'll have more on that bowling and pizza party later on. as you just heard mike talk about hashing out health care at that bowling alley, which will be happening tonight. some skeptical republicans refusing to put on the rental shoes. my next guest calling the current bill a stinking pile of garbage. we'll find out why. plus, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell putting a damper on president trump's assertion that mexico will pay for the border wall. mcconnell's take next. hello, i'm an idaho potato farmer and i finally found our big idaho potato truck. it's been touring the country telling folks about our heart healthy idaho potatoes, america's favorite potatoes, and donating to local charities along the way. but now it's finally back home where it belongs. aw man. hey, wait up. where you goin'? here we go again. you could start your search at the all-new carfax.com that might help. show me the carfax? now the car you want and the history you need are easy to find. show me used min

mike emanuel is on capitol hill. what are the critics on the right saying? hep, there's some in the house and three in the senate, ted cruz from texas, mike lee from utah and rand paul from kentucky. they're against the idea of offering subsidies for people to buy insurance as part of the obamacare replacement. senator paul explained the thinking earlier today. >> people are trying to make it too elaborate now. they're adding in some government programs that i object to. so for example, if you give people back money that they did not pay in taxes, that is basically an entitlement program. >> other republicans say this is all part of the legislative process. people fighting for their ideas, hoping to have an impact on the final product. shep? >> shepard: what else are you hearing from republican leaders in congress, mike? >> i should note there's a meeting on the senate side in about an hour for a couple of key house committee chairman to sell republican senators on their vision. mitch mcconnell said earlier today, they're trying to save people from a law that

mike emanuel, what do the democrats have to say about judge gorsuch about today's hear something. >> we talk about how judge gorsuch was confirmed with the unanimous vote to serve on the tenth circuit court of appeals. democrats mentioned several times that judge garland was nominated by president obama. the stakes are higher this time around. >> supreme court is different. security is -- supreme court is the ultimate sort of justice in this country. >> sandra: . >> as much as you encountsered difficulty ten years ago, we now have a record and we're here to judge that record. >> a lot of mentions of judge garland and indications that democrats will perhaps ask some tougher questions because judge garland never got consideration last year when he was nominated by president obama. some republicans said did take it out or judge gorsuch. >> shepard: that's the democrat's side. what did republicans say in defense of judge gorsuch? >> republicans are saying that judge gorsuch is not donald trump; the president. he's not mitch mcconnell who did not consider judge garland and should not be b

mike emanuel covers the hill for us. he lives there. fireworks in the committee meetings, huh? >> that's right, shep. there's been fireworks between republicans and democrats here in the committee meeting. democrats are accusing the republicans of rushing it through and not waiting on the congressional office for their study. >> i want to postpone the markup for 30 days. i don't understand why that is not in order at this time. >> a motion to table is not debatable. under our rules. i know you care deeply about following our rules. >> mr. chairman, you're trying to rush this bill. you're not allowing for debate and if this process continues all day long, it's going to be a very unfortunate circumstance. we'll be here all night for several days. >> mick mulvaney says the analysis will perhaps common. sean spicer said the congressional budget office has been wrong before on healthcare, shep. >> shepard: so that's disagreements between republicans and democrats. what about within the republican party? >> some conservatives just want to repeal obamacare. paul ryan is in full cell m

the work on that begins today. >> heather: mike emanuel, life for us with lunch and dinner.hank you very much. a >> jon: as we watch this bill's progress there congressional committees, let's bring in senior writer and co-author. you pointed out in the playbook today that there's not really a bill yet that still has to be sort of written in the committee. there's a couple of conflicts of floating on hill. republicans have to decide which one they'll support. >> there is a bill, but it's getting marked up. it's going to go through this long process today, as mike mentioned, it's going to go into the evening, which is a very, very long arduous process. democrats are going to try to insert their priorities, they will fail. republicans will certain their priorities and will see what happens there. this is not how they envision this role it happening. a lot of outside conservative groups are against this bill. the freedom caucuses at the top. at this is a giant new entitlement. this is not appropriate. jim jordan, probably the most respected member is vehemently opposed. the one

>> shepard: mike emanuel live for us in the chamber there. thank you.e now on president trump meeting angela merkel. the two leaders coming face to face for the first time. the german chancellor noting people are different and have different abilities. when asked about dealing with president trump compared to obama. the two leaders have had very different views on a range of issues. on russia, merkel said relations needs to be improve but first they have to solve the situation in ukraine. germany has led the way or penalties for russian invasion of ukraine. president trump has suggested easing u.s. sanctions against moscow. president trump spoke on nato. he said he pushed hard for the european nations to pay their fair share towards that alliance and on the refugee crisis, president trump said immigration is a privilege and not a right. in the past, he a counted the chancellor of ruining germany, called her refugee policy a disaster and said the german people would end up overthrowing her. analysts say today was a chance to start fresh. let's bring in a

republican. >> we'll get an update from leader pelosi later and we're here on the scene. >> bill: mike emanuelthe hill. thank you, mike. shannon. >> shannon: the president calling out the freedom caucus saying it's time to fight them now and in 2018. well, we're going to ask jim jordan a member of the house freedom caucus about that com g coming. >> we're not going to give up. if we can make improvements to the bill all the better. if i am -- improvements can be made that's great. hello, i'm an idaho potato farmer and i finally found our big idaho potato truck. it's been touring the country telling folks about our heart healthy idaho potatoes, america's favorite potatoes, and donating to local charities along the way. but now it's finally back home where it belongs. aw man. hey, wait up. where you goin'? here we go again. >> shannon: we're minutes away from the senate intelligence committee kicking off about russia and the interference with our presidential election. first, we want to get to this. the president urging the freedom caucus to get on board. in a tweet he rights it will hurt the en

mike emanuel with the news on capitol hill. what more did lawmakers say today, mike?l of the top intelligence committee members on the house side of the capitol talked about the attorney general sessions russia controversy and what we were reminded by a number of lawmakers today is meeting with ambassadors is part of their job. >> it's a slippery slope. all the countries in the world have i'm b embassies here. a lot are adversaries. we all meet with them. senators and congressmen meet with those ambassadors on a regular basis. i'll reserve judgment until i hear exactly what he said. if he willfully misled the senate, he should step down. >> a lot of controversy about what he said. house guys chose their words carefully, shep. >> shepard: what is the latest on republican efforts on the overhaul of the affordable care act? >> a lot of key players are working on repealing and replacing it and there's certainly some conservative concerns. >> i am perfectly confident when it's all said and done, we're going to unify because we all, every republican ran on repealing and rep

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel with a ground-level look at the battle over the republicans new health care bill. >> today marks the beginning of the end of obamacare. >> after 27 hours, the republican health care plan passed to health committees, energy and commerce voted in favor on thursday. >> we are united as a committee. unanimous votes. we are uniting is a conference and we are going to pass this bill. >> ways and means back to the plan this morning. long hours led to a few rare lighter moments but >> the voice goes and the mind goes a little bit. >> house speaker ryan went into professor mode with a powerpoint presentation, trying to win over his reluctant right flank. >> this is the closest we will ever get to repealing and replacing obamacare. the time is here. it really comes down to a binary choice. >> the choice being this republican plan or obamacare. house democratic leader nancy pelosi blast of new proposal. >> it is a cruel bill for the republicans have put forth and it will increase the number of uninsured in our country. >> on the senate side, chuck schume

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill with that. >> good afternoon, here, this is expected to be a critical week in the republican effort to repeal and replace obamacare. two key figures to watch critical for the trump administration's effort to repeal and replace our dr. tom price and mick mulvaney, price is the health and human services secretary, mick mulvaney is the budget director, both are former house members and both expected to have dinner with president trump this evening. some sticking .7 tax credits to help people buy insurance, how to handle the medicare expansion that came with obamacare, words the tax on employer-provided plans, and the chief committee member says they will get it done. >> we are moving ahead for delivering for president trump the repeal and placement of obamacare. i don't know about the political theatrics, but house republicans are focused on delivering for the president. >> he says rand paul has been critical saying that all the republicans want to repeal, but there is disagreement over how to replace it. paul has warned

we begin with chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel on capitol hill with the move that reallynned washington today. good evening, mike. >> reporter: bret, good evening, a intense day on capitol hill after republican healthcare package. leadership aidest said it was president trump who called on speaker paul ryan to pull the bill mid afternoon. >> we didn't just quite get consensus today. what we have a member-driven process to try to get consensus. we came very close but we did not get that consensus. that's why i thought the wise thing to do was not proceed with a vote, but to pull the bill. >> reporter: mo brooks celebrated. >> i'm pleased as can be that the legislation has failed because i believe it's bad for motorcycle. >> reporter: house democratic leader nancy pelosi rejoiced after this repeal effort failed? >> it's pretty exciting for us. yesterday our anniversary. today a victory for the affordable care act, more importantly for the american people. >> pursuant to clause 1 c of rule 19 further consideration of hr 1628 is postponed. >> reporter: just afternoon speaker

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel lived on capitol hill with more. >> good afternoon toou. the vote in the house budget committee came quickly, shortly after the house panel gaveled into session earlier today. >> madame chairman come on that boat, the yes is 19, the notice 17. >> they have a in the motion is agreed to cover the american healthcare act of 2017 is ordered reported to the house of representatives with a favorable recommendation. >> by three conservatives, dave brat from virginia, gary palmer from alabama and stanford from carolina join democrats to vote against it, so it was close and that show some of the difficulties getting right the balance to move it to the senate. they are now finding nonbinding motions including some designed to win over reluctant conservatives. earlier, the panel's top democrat ripped his g.o.p. healthcare proposal. >> let's be honest prayer this is not a healthcare bill. it is an ideological document, a fantasy about freedom and choice in a market that does not exist. but what is real about this bill is painfully real. >> house spe

. >> jon: mike emanuel is live on capitol hill.usy place right now. >> no question about it, president trump praised the two g.o.p. committee chairs for advancing that health care package. the president and vice president of the chairs of five committees, the budget committee, as a means, energy and commerce, education and workforce, and judiciary, all within the past few minutes. the president made the case for acting to save americans from an imploding obamacare. >> as repeal and replace plans ends, it eliminates the obamacare mandate that forces americans to buy government approved plans, we all know that one. it provides states with flexibility over how medicaid dollars are spent. >> conservatives would like to cut the mandate sooner, they are floating changing senate rules to rip out all of obamacare in one step. others are alarmed that this package proposes cutting $1 billion from the center for disease control, which the agency's acting director called money for a poor activity. leaving democrats to suggest the development t

on capitol hill, mike emanuel, fox news. >>> back here at home, today we learned a woman in her 50s,d by poisonous tea earlier this month in san francisco has died. a man in his 30s was also taken to the hospital, he's since recovered. the tea was made from leaves supplied by the sun wind wo trading company. toxins derived from the helmet flower on monks hood. an investigation is under way to pinpoint where the tea originated from. >>> the department of justice is extending the over sight of the police reforms. extending the over sight through june. the federal review dan early last year. back in october a list of recommended reforms was released. some of the reforms have been implemented. others are being considered by the police commission. >>> uber, the often controversial san francisco ride sharing company is making headlines again with the exit of some key employees and a decision to pull back from its move to oakland. ktvu's tom has been on the story and joins us live from uber's under construction oakland property. the former sears store on broadway. >> reporter: what we're ta

mike emanuel joins me live from outside the gorsuch hearing room on capitol hill. mike, any references so far to that ginsberg rule? >> dana, as a matter of fact, yes. texas senator john cordin said it would be wrong to have judge gorsuch weigh in on potential cases and potentially prejudge those cases. he made reference to justice ginsberg by name. >> we're not here to ask you, even though some might, how you will vote in specific cases. ruth bader ginsberg said a judge can offer no forecast, no hints, for that would not only show disregard for the specifics of a particular case, it would display disdain for the entire judicial process. >> senator cornin said, he does expect some of his colleagues to try to ask questions to draw judge gorsuch out. dana? >> dana: what are democrats saying about that? what's the issue they want to get him on? >> it's interesting 'cause as you mentioned, senator diane feinstein made reference to finding out whether or not judge gorsuch is a main stream conservative or not. she made the case that the responsibility of hearings like thi

mike emanuel is much closer to the scene. i will say as somebody that has been around for a while, listening to sean spicer, he sounded like a guy that was trying to spin the defeat than he did like somebody that was pushing for victory when he talked about how president trump has left everything out in the field. it's not a dictatorship and people will vote the way they will vote. that doesn't sound like somebody that thought would win. >> shepard: they picked a date, the seven-year off of obama before they get a head count. nancy pelosi said that was a rookie error. is she right about that? >> well, look, there's going to be a lot of people that will be blamed if this fails. success has a thousands fathers. failures is an orphan. there's plenty of fathers to this and plenty of blame to go around. the first person to blame would be paul ryan. he was the architect of this. he's had seven years to try to put together a coherent plan. the house republican caucus, all of the republicans, the freedom caucus, as you pointed out ea

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel of course is live on this story on whether they may be going nuclear. >> good afternoon. it is setting up to be quite a showdown in the senate next week with republican saying judge neil gorsuch's will be confirmed to the supreme court one way or another. judge gorsuch's received very high marks for his responses to questions during the confirmation process and the senate, republicans say he has highly qualified to sit on the supreme court, but there is still a lot of anger that president obama's last nominee merrick garland never received consideration senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says this controversy is not about judge gorsuch. >> no matter the nominee, i said that before we had the nominee, we can expect to hear a lot of end times rhetoric from the left. and in fact, we already have. i was alluding then to the fact that sight unseen we already begun hearing from those on the far left he vowed to oppose anyone, anyone the president nominated. >> a couple players to watch in this to show down senator john mccain and colorado d

pennsylvania avenue, chief white house correspondent john roberts and chief congressional correspondent mike emanuelmike, start with you. some late breaking news? >> i am told from congressional sources that white house budget director mick mulvaney, behind closed doors, told house republicans that they are ready to vote, and if the vote fails to mount in the house of representatives that president trump has made up his mind and he is ready to move on to tax reform. that would be complicated because part of tax reform would be getting rid of some of the obamacare taxes. house speaker paul ryan has made the case you have to do health care first, strip out those obamacare taxes, then on to tax reform after that. another big lift here on capitol hill. it sounds like after working the phones, after sending steve bannon, reince priebus, and mick mulvaney to the hill tonight, once again, to meet with lawmakers, it sounds like the white house has made up his mind, ready to move on, he has done everything possible to get this across the finish line, now he's hoping to put pressure on lawmakers to get this d

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us why. >> it's setting up to be quite a showdownsenate next week with republicans saying judge neech wilneil gorsuch will be confirmed to the supreme court one way or another. mitch mcconnell says much of the opposition is pure politics. >> the democratic leader even joined in, saying he would oppose anyone from the president's list of candidates and would fight it tooth and nail as long as we have to in order to keep justice scalia's seat open. >> reporter: republicans say democratic leader chuck schumer is fearful of the anger on the left after merrick garland president obama's nominee last year was never considered. senator chuck schumer is considering a filibuster instead of allowing a straight up or down vote. >> the republican majority want everyone to believe that by the end of next week one of two things must happen. either judge gorsuch will pass with 60 votes or they must exercise the nuclear option and change the rules of the senate so that he can pass on a simple majority. >> reporter: two democrats up for reelections ne

pennsylvania avenue, chief white house correspondent john roberts and chief congressional correspondent mike emanuelmike, start with you. some late breaking news? >> i am told from congressional sources that white house budget director mick mulvaney, behind closed doors, told house republicans that they are ready to vote, and if the vote fails to mount in the house of representatives that president trump has made up his mind and he is ready to move on to tax reform. that would be complicated tax reform would be getting rid of some of the obamacare taxes. house speaker paul ryan has made the case you have to do health care first, strip out those obamacare taxes, then on to tax reform after that. another big lift here on capitol hill. it sounds like after working the phones, after sending steve bannon, reince priebus, and mick mulvaney to the hill tonight, once again, to meet with lawmakers, it sounds like the white house has made up his mind, ready to move on, he has done everything possible to get this across the finish line, now he's hoping to put pressure on lawmakers to get this done. it kicks in

fox news chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has been following all of the action from capitolill. and has our report tonight. reporter: well, lou, house lawmakers were hoping to repeal and replace obamacare tonight, talks continue this hour. there may be a final vote tomorrow, as tension builds so does frustration. >> a moment you got to say who you really are deep inside of you. are you for president trump? and repealing and replacing obamacare? or are you against president trump and against repealing and replacing obamacare? reporter: dilemma for house speaker paul ryan, conservatives have been pushing for eliminating so-called essential health benefits. but negotiations continue. >> with all freedom caucus saying trying to get the yes. that is why we met for such a long time, of it at times a not contentious but i would say rigorous debate. reporter: appeasing conservatives would likely endanger moderate support. from districts where they are popular. nancy pelosi sent a letter to colleagues blasting ryan and the bill, writing -- on camera today, nancy pelosi took aim at th