mike emanuel, thanks. breaking news, robert mueller, former fbi director, chosen by the deputy attorney general who was the acting attorney general in this case because jeff sessions has recused himself, robert mueller will now be special counsel over this investigation. quickly, i want to talk about the uncertainty in washington. it is not just a political issue but obviously an economic one as well. today stocks, your 401(k) perhaps, had a rough day. dow dropped 373 points today. s&p 500 lost 44. nasdaq dumped 159. trish regan with the fox business network joins us. we've seen some rocky moments. before this, and the markets haven't jumped. why did investors decide today to sell? this was before the news that broke at 6:00. >> makes you wonder what they knew. i think the concern overall was and continues to be that this is going to get in the way of what they want to see done in a way of tax reform, and the way of deregulation come in the way of health care reform et cetera. the market, with evaluations

we begin with mike emanuel. mike, will this pass? >> reporter: they say they have the votes.he closing argument here from r

first, mike emanuel on capitol hill. critics say changes to medicaid could hurt millions of americans. >> you're right. that's a reference to the congressional budget office which looked at the initial bill and said millions could lose medicaid coverage if this were to become law. a key supporter of trump and the legislation says he doesn't buy that analysis. >> they're making an assumption i don't agree with. states like new york would end their medicaid expansion. for one, there's 31 states that signed on to the medicaid expansion. they're making a presumption that new york, ohio, california wouldn't have the expansion. >> the bill goes to the senate now and of course it's a long, long way from becoming law. a critical first step in the house, but bottom line, there could be substantial changes made along the way, jon. >> jon: we don't know how much it cost yet, do we? >> that's right. because they did not go to the congressional budget office for evaluation for the final bill to be cleared. the initial analysis was no

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has more on that angle for us from capitol hill. >> good afternoon to you. a number of lawmakers i talked to today said they want to see exactly what james comey has written. they want to hear directly from the former fbi director. house oversight chairman jason chaffetz sent a letter to the fbi last night setting a deadline for one week from today demanding "all memoranda, notes, summaries and recordings referring or relating to any communications between comey and the president." yet already, some have jumped ahead to the letter i word, impeachment. >> the plurality believes that the president should be impeached, more than 40%, i think that can grow. i assure you that once you wait in american people, that will be the difference in the attitude about this. i want to thank you mr. speaker for this opportunity because but for this opportunity, you might not hear my voice. >> gentlemen yields, members are reminded to refrain from personal attacks against the president which could be an impeachable offense. >> the senate have an ambitious le

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has the latest. >> what the cbo told us is the reforms will help lower premiums. i'm very encouraged. >> congressional budget office announcing 23 million more people would lose insurance in the next decade with the republican health care plan. the cbo says the legislation will cut $119 billion from the deficit by the end of 2026. top democrats took the analysis to mean the republican plan would be a disaster. >> yesterday the cbo confirmed what we all knew, but they made clear many americans with pre-existing conditions would face soaring costs and frightening limits. on the care they need. >> white house budget director questioned the ability of the congressional budget office to predict the future. >> if you look at the methodology, they assume folks who are on medicaid, which is free, will choose to get off medicaid when the mandate goes away. you tell me if that sounds like the real world. >> senate republicans were already lukewarm to the house bill. >> we are writing our own bill in the senates. i think everybody understands that,

we begin with mike emanuel. mike, will this pass? >> reporter: they say they have the votes. part of the closing argument here from republican leaders has been, it is up to them. this is the opportunity to rescue their constituents from obamacare. all across the country and what's happening, what happened in iowa yesterday, where literally 95 out of 99 counties won't have any options for healthcare. this law is failing. this law is in a depth spiral. our bill rescues families by focusing on lowered premiums and putting people back in charge of their healthcare decisions. >> reporter: speaker ryan was on the floor appealing to his colleagues to keep their word to the american people and to vote yes on this bill, scrapping obamacare. sandra? >> sandra: how have democrats fought back against this effort to scrap obamacare? we've been hearing a lot from nancy pelosi just in the last couple hours alone. >> reporter: she has been pushing back hard. feeling somewhat helpless because republicans should have the numbers, assuming they counted properly. bottom line, democrats are sayin

mike emanuel is live on the hill with more on this.o are lawmakers eager to hear from comey even now that he's out of a job? >> reporter: no question about that. a number of senators want to know exactly where director comey was in the russia investigation that he was handling at the fbi. they'd like to know about his final days in office before he was fired. his termation caught a lot of folks off guard. so senator mark warner the top democrat on the intelligence panel told us he invited director comey to come up here next tuesday one week after he was fired as fbi director. we are now told it will be behind closed doors meaning off camera. a leading republican is saying that there is no need for some new special probe. >> this is the counter intelligence investigation not a criminal investigation of the trump campaign. if it ever becomes a criminal investigation, then we'll talk about a special prosecutor. you don't need a special prosecutor for a counter intelligence investigation. >> reporter: senator graham is one of the senators

>> max done mike emanuel reporting from capitol hill. thank you.ne very interested party in the health care debate has been relatively silent the last few weeks, but insurance companies will play a central role in whatever happens after obamacar obamacare. correspondent doug mckelway has that part of the story tonight. >> if you owned a car, had no car insurance, and this happened, no prudent insurer would cover you retroactively and pay for what might be called your car's pre-existing condition, yet in its most simplistic form, that is what health insurers have been asked to do under obamacare and may be asked to do with the republican replacement. as the creator of america's first insurance company, benjamin franklin would have understood this problem. >> he charged people who lived in wooden houses more than he charged people who lived in brick houses because they had a higher risk of having a fire. that is what insurance is about, spreading the risk of a populations paid >> like cars or buildings, people with pre-existing conditions are more ex

mike emanuel is life for us in washington with those details. >> good morning.taffers are working on a health care bill over this memorial day recess. i'm told there is not a deal, but they are putting ideas into legislative language for senators to work on when they return. iowa republican senators lowered expectations on fully repealing and replacing obamacare. they know what you need 60 votes in the senate to fully scrap it and republicans only have 52 senators. utah senator, mike lee says they can still get plenty done. >> on tax reform and the repeal obamacare, we can accomplish both of these things. we use a procedure called budget reconciliation. on both of those, we can get past the closure on filibuster. in this instance, there's no need for us to change the senate rules. the rules already allow for us to do what we need to do. >> president trump tweet about health care this morning. hope they were public and senators, good people all, can quickly get together and pass a new repeal and replace health care bill and save money. sean spicer was asked yeste

go ahead, mike emanuel! you'll get picked if you say -- >> pass. >> mr. speaker, thank you. regarding tax reform, there's folks that think it slips beyond this year. >> i don't think that's the case. our goal and i feel confident to meet the goal is 2017 for tax reform and i think we are making good response. ms. bloomberg with a tax reform comment? >> i do. majority leader mitch mcconnell said that he thinks that prospects for border adjustment part of the plan are rather bleak in the senate. if he still says it should be revenue neutral, what are the alternatives being discussed and is there a way that the border adjustment can have a transition to make it more palatable or some kind of half border adjustment? >> yeah. so i think you can say yes to all of the above of what you just said. what we have to do and as an old tax writer, i would say this is you have to weigh alternatives off one another. it is obvious that you can and should have some kind of an adjustment and phase-in period with a border adjustment. i think it's a smart way to go. i think it makes the tax code

mike emanuel has some answers from capitol hill. >> insurance giant aetna has announced it is withdrawing from obamacare exchanges, citing massive losses. $700 million from 2014 the 2016 and another $200 million this year. aetna announced it will no longer offer individual plants in delaware or nebraska next year. some have blamed uncertainty on the future of obamacare. >> there are other fixes we can work on that will help reduce deductibles and improve quality but that's only going to happen if we work across the aisle. >> dr. tom price drew this conclusion. "aetna's decision to withdraw from the obamacare exchanges adds to the mountain of evidence that obamacare has failed the american people." the republican push to repeal a new place obamacare has been a hot topic at town hall meetings across the country after the house passed its bill. new jersey congressman tom macarthur received national attention after negotiating an amendment with the conservative freedom caucus to give states more flexibility with the hope it would address storing premiums. some of his constituents vented their

mike emanuel. [laughter] reporter: mr. speaker, thank you. regarding tax reform, there's some folks who think you can go beyond this year -- speaker ryan: no, that's not the case. our goal and i feel very confidential we can meet this goal is calendar year 2017. i think we are making good progress. does bloomberg have a tax reform? reporter: i do. so majority leader mitch mcconnell said he thinks the prospects for border adjustment tax are rather bleak in the senate and yet he still says it should be revenue neutral. what are the alternatives being discussed? is there a way that this border adjustment can either have a transition that would make it more palatable or some kind of tax border adjustment? speaker ryan: you can say to all of the above to what you just said. what we have to do -- as an old tax writer i would say this is, you have to weigh alternatives off one another. it is obvious that you can and should have some kind of an adjustment and phase-in period if you are going to have a border adjustment. i obviously think border adjus

mike emanuel with the news live in d.c. mike? is an ongoing struggle with senate republican staffers trying to craft some bill text for when senators return. chuck grassly lowered expectations on fully repeals and replacing obamacare. they note you need 60 votes to scrap it in its entirety and the republicans have 52 senators. but mike lee says they can still get plenty done. >> on tax reform and the repeal of obamacare, we can accomplish both things with the existing rules with 51 votes. we use budget reconciliation. on both of them, we can get passed the 60 vote standard on the filibuster. so in this instance, there's no need for us to change the senate rules. the rules allow us to do what we need to do with 51. >> the challenge is finding the right components to pass it in the senate. >> republicans can disagree on raising the debt ceiling. >> yes, the debt creeling is a difficult vote for my republicans who believe they were elected to get a handle on the nation's debt. the white house is pushing for congress to extend the bo

mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with more. mike? >> good afternoon, jon.e learned that the health and human services secretary and the medicare and medicaid administrator are here as senior republicans believe they're very close to having the votes. majority leader kevin mccarthy said they will know this evening if they'll vote on healthcare vote in the house this week. mccarthy gave credit to a new amendment offered today. it's for michigan republican congressman fred upton that authorized $8 billion to help those with pre-existing conditions to hope afford premiums. paul ryan is praising the new proposal. >> fred upton's amendment is something that he's working on that nobody has a problem with. it's actually helping. fred upton identified something that he thinks will make the bill better, that is mutually agreed to by people from all parts of our conference. >> a number of those that were nos or maybes have expressed concerns about pre-existing conditions. this new amendment could move a number of them to yes, jon. >> jon: what about the democrats? wha

mike emanuel is live from capitol hill tracking it all. mike, how did the white house budget director solve some of the tough choices he said they had to make line by line? >> reporter: mick mulvaney talked about our debt which is about $20 trillion. he said continuing to spend like this country doesn't have a problem just isn't right. >> what about the standard of living for my grandchildren who aren't here yet, who will end up inheriting $33 trillion in debt, $100 trillion? who's gonna pay the bill, congressmen? that's what this is all about. >> reporter: mulvaney hoping to eliminate the deficit in the next ten years. shannon? >> shannon: what are we hearing now from the treasury secretary? his turn there. >> reporter: his hearing is just now getting under way. one of the assumptions in this budget agreement is 3% economic growth over the next ten years and some critics have questioned that. mnuchin is saying, quote, tax reform will play a major role in our campaign for growth. it has been 30 years since we have had comprehensive tax refo

any lawmaker with a r or d next to his name would face a brutal confirmation process. >> bret: mike emanuel, thanks. as mike mentioned, house oversight committee chairman jason chaffetz sent a letter to the fbi asking for all information about these memos. congressman jason chaffetz joins us. thanks for being here. your reaction to the story. i have a copy of your letter here. what you're looking for and what you hope to find. >> well, let's see if it's true. this is one where we can find out the truth behind it. if there are such memos, documentation, we would like to see it from the fbi. if i need to issue a subpoena, i will issue a subpoena but i think they will cooperate. >> bret: are you hoping to hear from the fbi director, former fbi director, in testimony? and what is the status? >> i think trey gowdy, a moment ago, laid it out right. let's see if the documentation as they are, then we need to talk to the person who wrote those. that would be director comey and get his take on it. whether that is a public hearing or we talk behind the scenes, i'm not quite sure yet. we are going to

any lawmaker with a r or d next to his name would face a brutal confirmation process. >> bret: mike emanuel, thanks. as mike mentioned, house oversight committee chairman jason chaffetz sent a letter to the fbi asking for all information about these memos. congressman jason chaffetz joins us. thanks for being here. your reaction to the story. i have a copy of your letter here. what you're looking for and what you hope to find. >> well, let's see if it's true. this is one where we can find out the truth behind it. if there are such memos, documentation, we would like to see it from the fbi. if i need to issue a subpoena, i will issue a subpoena but i think they will cooperate. >> bret: are you hoping to hear from the fbi director, former fbi director, in testimony? and what is the status? >> i think trey gowdy, a moment ago, laid it out right. let's see if the documentation as they are, then we need to talk to the person who wrote those. that would be director comey and get his take on it. whether that is a public hearing or we talk behind the scenes, i'm not quite sure yet. we are going to

mike emanuel with the news on capitol hill. what are senate democrats dem d demanding now, mike?to procedures they're allowed to to make a point. the senate democratic leader chuck schumer had these demands. >> we want a special prosecutor for mr. comey. we're wanting to hold off briefings with the attorney general and the deputy attorney general. >> james comey has been invited here to capitol hill next tuesday to appear before the bipartisan senate intelligence committee. other senators say they want him in an open session so the american people can hear directly from comey. shep? >> shepard: mike, what do republican lawmakers say about this to the effect of the republican's agenda? >> it's a packed agenda. they want healthcare reform. they've struggled with that. they want tax reform. another heavy left item. they will have to confirm a new fbi director, which could be a heavyweight fight. the house speaker paul ryan told us that essentially congress must get their work done. >> it would be a little strange if democrats are going to filibuster funding the military. democrats a

james. >> james: mike emanuel. thanks. millions of americans in the great middle of the country have been battered by an outbreak of springtime tornadoes. residents in the southern plains could face more. will carr is tracking the situation from oklahoma city. >> severe weather once again sweeping across the country with the watches and warnings colliding up the weather map. a week of heavy rain, lightning, and hail. two doesn't tornadoes ripped across the southern plains in oklahoma and six large twisters were caught on camera. >> on the ground! oh, my god, look! >> it developed in rural parts of the state, missing populated cities. with their size and strength, one estimated to be an ef for demonic 4. a direct strike could have been catastrophic. tens and thousands of midwestern residents were without power. tornadoes in wisconsin and oklahoma. >> it sounded like a freight train, like everybody says. >> they covered their kids as a tornado hit their home. >> as soon as the roof lifted off... >> a winter storm blanketed t

first mike emanuel live on capitol hill. what are top republicans saying about president trump's budget blue print? >> reporter: they're saying it's a good starting point. it contains some good priorities like boosting funding for the military and also border security. they're also noting that it attempts to do something noble in trying to balance the budget over the next decade. like any presidential budget, anybody can find something that they would support or that they would do differently. but i think one of the most encouraging things is that we've got a president now, donald trump, who's bringing forward a budget that focuses on getting our economy back on track, on growing the economy and on ultimately getting back to a balanced federal budget. that's something we haven't seen for the last eight years. >> reporter: that, of course, is a swipe at the obama administration, taking aim at some of the deficits and debt accumulated over those eight years. >> sandra: what are democrats saying about this plan? is it doomsday?

mike emanuel reporting they've got 218 yes votes at this point. we'll see. >> meghan: i would tell everyone to simmer down. first and foremost, it shows at the freedom caucus has a lot more power than i gave them credit for. they have shown that they can play a game of chicken and that moderates will have to meet them in the middle and the freedom caucus can meet anybody anywhere. that politically is very fascinating. right now congress is kicking the can and at a certain point when he gets to the senate, it's going to get entirely rewritten and there'll be a a whole new battle. any success or cheering that we have right now is pretty too early to be popping champagne at this point. mark stafford has said that he always thought repeal and replace was a pipe dream. yes, it's gone through. that doesn't mean when the bill gets to the senate it's going to be complete they gutted. >> sandra: republicans could claim victory here. you have the $8 billions added to the bill yesterday. that's when a couple no votes to yes. they can at least claim victory i

fox news' mike emanuel is in washington, d.c. they passed it out. we saw it on the printing presses. it's pretty strong. i don't know if you read it. how is what people have read going over in washington, d.c. >> reporter: democrats are throwing it in the recycling bin. some on capitol hill are quick to call any president's budget dead on arrival, noting congress has the power of the purse. president trump's first budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 is unveiled by budget director mick mulvaney. $4.1 trillion would and project coming into balance late in the next decade. critics say it includes rosy assumptionincluding 3% economic growth to get there, but house speaker paul ryan today called it a good starting point. >> at least we now have common objectives. roll the economy, balance the budget, we are now on the common ground and will have a great debate about the details how to achieve the goals. >> reporter: democrats were quick to rip the budget blueprint. they say it would hurt some of the people who voted for president trump. >> this morning,

mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. i gave the report from some republicans, including a bob corker, the republican of tennessee that says -- had harsh words for the white house. what else are you getting? >> shep, some republicans sound alarms saying they want more answers from the white house. other republicans are concerned about the distraction aspect keeping them from what they want to get done. a spokesman from paul ryan says protecting american's secrets are paramount. the senate majority leader weighed in briefly a short time ago. >> let me just repeat what i said in an earlier interview this morning. it would be helpful to have less drama emanating from the white house. >> mcconnell said he would prefer to be talking about less regulation, repealing and replacing obamacare and tax reform rather than the crisis at the moment from the white house. >> shepard: what are you hearing from democrats? >> chuck schumer says he wants to see transcripts of what the president said to the rushes. nancy pelosi said we can't

fox's mike emanuel takes a closer look at wawa that would mean for the agenda. president trump is losing patients waiting for major legislative accomplishments. the frustration that he's had with the pace of some of the legislation, some of the obstruction tis' tactics that democrats have employed whether it's cabinet nominees or other nominees has been well documented. the senate has been looking to repeal and replace obamacare and do major tax reform through budget reconciliation to allow them to be passed with 35 # votes. so far there isn't consents just among republicans among those issues. majority member rich o'connell has ruled changing. there who think hs we ought to change the legislative filibuster. a key house republican insisted the ageneral daze not stalled. senate has too get off their high dense and start finding a compromise on healthcare so they can mask in the house. if that happens then we're able to use the revenue from obamacare to get the tax dollars down. it's happening, but happening slowly democrats are not inclined to help unless it's o

mike emanuel has more. mike? >> harris, good afternoon. senators are saying to the house, thanks very much and they look forward to getting to work on this major issue, healthcare. john mccain and lindsay graham are asking for an analysis from the budget office and the cost and impact of the house bill. others are already talking about looking at making improvements. >> that's going to need more work. i'm working with john thune on an amendment to address that right now. medicaid, we have to make sure it works for the states that took the expansion. >> ohio senator rob portman not pulling any punches saying he has serious issues with the house bill. he said "i already made clear i don't support the bill as constructed because i can't to have concerns that this bill doesn't do enough to protect ohio's medicaid expansion population and those receiving treatment for heroin and prescription drug abuse". there's 52 republicans in the senate. portman and just about everybody else is really important, harris. >> the american public that voted lik

compromise has become a dirty word and there are signs that patience is wearing thin. >> bret: mike emanuel. thanks. the director of the veterans hospital and shreveport, louisiana, has been fired. toby matthew was accused of refusing to buy essentials like vital signs machines, linens, and mattresses while spending millions on furniture, tv and solar panels. he has been blamed for covering up a secret waiting list. he was the highest profile va firing since the secretary left in may of 2014. the heads of several major airlines encountered heavy turbulence today on capitol hill. lawmakers read the executive's a very long ride to act over the way customers are being treated and have been treated in the not so friendly skies. correspondent kristin fisher shows what happened today. >> you know you're having a bad day when the group that's going to lecture you on customer satisfaction is the congress paid >> executives buckled up for a blistering hearing. >> i was going to ask, why do you hate the american people? >> you probably feel like a lot of flyers, very claustrophobic and waiting for so

. >> sandra: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is on capitol hill. , what more are top republicans saying today about this critical issue? >> reporter: sandra, good afternoon. top republicans are saying the status quo, obamacare is not sustainable so the senate majority leader is challenging democrats to step up. >> senate republicans are working together to move past the problems of obamacare and to help those who have been hurt by it. democrats have already effectively conceded, effectively conceded, that obamacare has failed. now the question is, will they work with us to actually fix this mess? or will they waste more time in some futile attempt to now redirect blame? >> reporter: democrats have said they're willing to improve obamacare. most republicans say they want to scrap obamacare. so right there is a fundamental issue. sandra? >> sandra: mike what are those on the other side saying about people attacking the accuracy of the cbo? an argument we've heard for quite some time. they didn't get it right with obamacare. >> reporter: that's right.

concerned that their political futures could be on the line. >> mike emanuel, thank you. president trump says obamacare is already dead, and he's optimistic health care repeal and replace will get through the senates. chief white house correspondent john roberts reports tonight from the uss intrepid sea, air, and space museum where the president will be appearing shortly. good evening. >> the president is on his way to new york for a joint event aboard the uss intrepid. today most of the attention, nearly all of it, focus on health care. [applause] it was a victory lap for president trump of the white house today with a final executive show of pushing his health care bill across the finish line. >> we have an amazing group of people standing behind me. they worked so hard, and they worked so long, and when i said let's do this, let's go out short shots for each one of us and let's say how good this plan is. >> it was a measure that have been all but left for dead after republicans couldn't muster the votes to pass it before the easter break. the president threatened repub

mike emanuel starts us off. >> good evening. after weeks of struggling to come up with enough support, republicans were say there's no real momentum. house majority leader kevin mccarthy says they're getting very close and some predict a vote could come as soon as tomorrow. >> i support the bill with this amendment that's going to be included as part of the rules package when we consider this tomorrow. >> upton is offering help with those with pre-existing conditions on paying their premiums by providing $8 billion over five years. after a white house meeting with the president, vice president and legislative affairs director mark short, the chairman of the energy and commerce when he says the updated bill will work for the medical people. >> i believe we've done that now with some changes to the legislation that will be bringing forward when it comes to the issue of making sure people with pre-existing conditions have the care and support they need. >> there are signs that this change could be the breakthrough. >> today we are

become mike emanuel and capitol hill. mike, thank you. one of the agencies taking a big financial hit in the president's budget is the state department. correspondent rich edson has that story. >> in the middle of an eight day international trip, building relationship's across the middle east and europe, president trump has released up budget cutting by nearly a third, the state department and foreign aid programs. the administration proposes that about $28 billion to fund the display deferment and the usaid, and $12 million and supplement the funding mostly for work in war zones. in a statement, secretary of state rex tillerson says that the budget supports the president's commitment to make the government leaner and more accountable to the taxpayer while maximizing our -- it cuts aids prevention, developing, and the united nations. he proposes shifting some military aid from grants to loans. and, produce funding for organizations that do not advance our foreign -- this budget still allows the u.s. to remain the global leader in assistan

let's begin with chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill with more on the latest going on there, mike? >> good afternoon. the serious effort to get things done in congress this week, finding the government through september, also a serious push to get the final book 8 vote to push healthcare reform on the house floor. >> that has long been our priority, unfortunately, because of obamacare, we continue to see premiums increase, co-pays, 1 out of 3 counties in america only have one plan available to them, so we need to be taking steps to ensure that everyone has a better healthcare future in this country. >> on the new government funding bipartisan agreement, speaker ryan says "america will be stronger and safer because of this government funding bill. it acts on president trump's commitment to rebuild our military for the 21st century and bolster our nation's border security to protect our homeland. there is no funding for the border wall, no money for a proposed deportation force, no cuts to stationary cities and no cuts to planned parenthood. one sticking

let's head to mike emanuel. >> it has been stunning here.pically this would be full of senators coming and going. it's been very, very quiet, eerily quiet. the only people i've seen so far has been senator angus king, independent from maine, and adam schiff, top democrat on the house intelligence committee was here doing an interview. we had him on air earlier. i've called countless senators offices and for one reason or another, they have all said they are not available to come on and talk with us. some had dinner meetings. others had other obligations. none have been available. i have asked for reaction and have not gotten any. called countless house offices and told that the member is not available. you get a sense that a lot of members coming back from their weekends at home, their recess, if you are a house member, getting back from a weeklong recess. a lot of them were upset to hear the latest headlines from "the new york times." majority leader mitch mcconnell mitch mcconnell today essentially said he wanted to talk about other things

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with the chance to pick it allown for us. >> good afternoon, only 52 republicans and the senate, there is very little wiggle room so the work is underway to see if they can come up with a consensus republican health care reform plan. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has a working group that has been meeting, trying to figure out what ideas must be included in a senate g.o.p. healthcare package. top republicans on capitol hill say this is a rescue mission, and they must get it right. >> these are our friends in constituents, we have to make sure that people who have bad healthcare status, pre-existing conditions get affordable coverage, and that is not happening in obamacare. you have to remember, if you cannot even get a health insurance plan, what good is it? you don't have health insurance. speak up about last week on the american healthcare act was very tight, 217-213. no democrats supported that vote coming out of the question is what role they play of in the senate? some suggest they are open to improvin

mike emanuel is working the halls on the hill. what are you picking up this morning?steve scalise told us it will be a good day and predicted the healthcare reform package will pass. steps from where i'm standing on the house floor is the scene of the action this morning. lawmakers are arguing for and against this republican healthcare package and republicans are saying that they are forced to act because obamacare is failing. as you heard from our colleague john roberts the breakthrough was yesterday when fred upton and billy long were on board when they offered $8 billion for folks with pre-existing conditions. a house conservative said that aspect is critical. >> people with pre-existing conditions are going to be fairly pleased with the results of this thing. the obvious thing is that obamacare is unsatisfactory completely. >> republicans also note that more insurers are backing out of obamacare each day including some just yesterday, bill. >> bill: the critics are already out. democrats aren't happy about this at all to say the least. can they block this now, mik

. >> jon: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill.s it safe to assume the senate is going to need some time to complete its work on health care? >> that is correct even though the senate has been talking about healthcare for months, i am told by senate sources to expect a lengthy process. the senate health chairman says his number one priority is welcoming millions of americans trapped in obamacare with zero or few healthcare choices. here is more from that chairman, lamar alexander. >> number two, i second goal is to lower premium costs. premium costs have increased and in some states are going through the roof. under the affordable care act. number three, to gradually transfer to the states more flexibility. >> other senators have described it as writing their own health care bill if they can pass something like that, then the house and senate would go to conference to work out the differences. >> jon: we noted there were no democrat supporters in the house side, what about the senate, any sign of democrats being willing to work wit

live fox team coverage, mike emanuel watching the vote count on capitol hill where vice president pence made an appearance but we begin with cheaper white house white house correspondent john roberts. >> good afternoon. looks like the target date for a vote in the house this thursday, white house hoped it happen tomorrow but it will not help in until closer to the end of the week cometh difficult to pin down exactly how many votes they need to pick up in order to pass this bill. i'm told by white house sources is anywhere between 4-8. just a few minutes ago in the rose garden appearing the air force falcons, they presented them with the commander-in-chief trophy, the president put on the pressure, asking members of congress who were in attendance, by the way, how is healthcare coming along? saying it is time to get it done. saturday night in harrisburg, you will remember, he lay down another big marker saying that he would be so angry if a public members of congress do not get it voted on. the president also defending the spending deal that he cut with the democrats, conservatives compl

mike emanuel, our man hahn capitol hill. mike? >> good afternoon to you.'s reasons for the luke warm receptions. lawmakers want to remind everybody that congress has the power of the purse and they don't want to give it up. when you consider cutting government programs that will make some of your constituents if you're a lawmaker unhappy. so now lawmakers have to look at the bucket proposal and make recommendations. >> the president's budget is a recommendation. as long as i've been here, they make a recommendation and we decide what to do with those recommendations. so we'll be taking into account what the president's recommending but it won't be determinative. >> this is the start, not a final plan. that will come up for a vote. bottom line, there are a number of republicans that like the idea that sets the goal of trying to balance the budget in the next decade. >> shepard: so some of the republicans like the ideas. what about democrats? >> they're taking aim at it saying it would hurt lower income americans. democrats are noting that president trump wh

mike emanuel live is on the hill. where are we on the efforts to reform the tax code, mike?nate majority leader mitch mcconnell say they want to get it done to make america more competitive but didn't want to put a district timeline on it. the last time they tackled the massive tax code it took several years. they want to get it done by the end of this congress, by the end of next year. i asked speaker paul ryan and he said the goal was to get it done this calendar year of 2017. >> we're going through the process of looking at what is the best way to reform the tax code and to lower tax rates for businesses and make the american tax system internationally competitive. right now it's one of the worst tax systems in the industrialized world. >> he says he thinks they're making good progress. >> bill: what are democrats saying about a fairer tax code. >> nancy pell oelsy said she would be in favor of a plan that lowers corporate rates and closes loopholes and create more jobs but she also mocked republicans for not being unified so far on a tax reform plan. >> we look forward t

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tracking that today. good morning to you.h some of the more republican prominent republicans on intelligence. what are you hearing from them? >> mitch mcconnell told bloomberg this morning we could do with a little less drama from the white house. foreign relations chairman corker is calling the reports of sharing sensitive information with the russians very, very troubling if true. corker says the trump white house has to do something to bring itself under control and order. another republican senator who has been critical of president trump sounded a little more cautious. >> there is a lot we don't know yet. a lot of stuff being reported that may be overheated and not clear. the reason we need to be really careful with sources and methods is they're the lifeblood of the intel community and we need spies out there fighting for american interests. >> a spokesman for paul ryan says protecting our nation's secrets is paramount. the speaker hopes for a full explanation of the facts from the trump administration. >> the latest fr

mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. >> good afternoon. to-face meetings and conversations taking place trying to address the concerns of house republicans. mike pence has been a regular up here on capitol hill here in recent days trying to win over the final republican votes to pass a healthcare reform package and scrap obamacare. speaker ryan tried to re-assure his colleagues today. >> the purpose of our bill is to get more choices to lower prices while preserving the protections for pre-existing conditions. so that is a very important thing. we're excited about this policy. we're making very good progress with our members and our president has been instrumental in that. >> a step pack in those efforts. more republicans are saying no including fred upton of michigan and billy long of missouri. the more nos you get, the path is more difficult. >> what about the democrats? what are they saying? >> they seem to be content to sit back and watch republicans struggle a critical issue. they say they're okay with talking with republicans if the f

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. >> bill: mike emanuel working the halls on the hill. cerns you are hearing now about putting this republican agenda forward, mike? >> bill, good morning. house republicans leaving their conference meeting this morning are taking a lot of questions about the latest headlines and not much about their legislative agenda. paul ryan is walking in here. he would love to be talking about tax reform and moving forward with healthcare but he is expected to get questions about the latest headlines from "the new york times" and let's go to the speaker of the house. >> bill: hang with us a moment. we're watching the monitor here trying to wait until we get the house speaker in view now. so here is kevin brady, normally these matters start on issues of the economy, taxes and jobs and that's the anticipation now as well. also the healthcare push that has been prominent for the past several weeks. we'll drop in and see what they're saying now about the comey matter and everything that surrounds that. >> special interest loopholes, time to deliver fairn

>> shepard: mike emanuel on capitol hill. thank you.p star ariana grande promised another concert after last week's deadly terror attack. what she didn't say is that she will be bringing a lot of her friends together. today her team revealing an all-star line-up that's coming up nor a very good cause in manchester. stay with us. >> shepard: pop star ariana grande says she's holding a concert for the manchester bombing weekends and very big stars are joining here. we learned justin bieber, cold play, miley cyrus, pharrell and katy perry are all going to perform. last week a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured 120 others at ariana grande's manchester arena show. she she's she wants to hold and upleft the fans. the people at last week's concert can attend the tribute show for free. trace gallagher can more on this. hey, trace. >> hey, shep. here calling this "one love manchester" and it's being held at the old trafford cricket grounds. you mentioned the big-name performers, but the concert will include a manchester band called "tak

mike emanuel.t is his message so far. >> he is making the case for tough choices in the budget blueprint and getting credit from republicans for seeking to reduce and eliminate deficits late in the next 10 years. here is mulvaney from moments ago. >> what we've been doing for too long, both parties, by the way, in this city have been taking money from people without laying out a plan for how we're ever going to pay it back. we start doing that with this budget. this budget does balance within the 10-year window. something that is completely new in this town. >> democrats didn't wait long yesterday before ripping this budget plan for tightening the belt on domestic spending. >> this budget steals hundreds of billion yons of dollars from critical job creating investments, infrastructure, education. >> decimate healthcare options for rural americans. >> harder for working families to get the healthcare they need. harder for families to put food on the table. >> passing the budget will be critical. tha