obamacare is a total disaster. some states have over 200% increase. 200% increase in their premiums. the deductibles are through the roof. it's an absolute disaster. agree let will also obamacare fail and everyone will have to come together and fix it and come up with a new plan, a plan good for the people at much lower premiums, much lower costs, and much better protection. i have been saying that for a long time. let obamacare fail. it will be a lot easier. i think we are probably in a decision where we have -- position where we have to let obamacare fail. republicans are not going to own it. let obamacare feel and the democrats will come to us and say, how do we fix it? or how do we come up with a new plan? host: there is a disconnect between what the president says about the affordable care act and what he actually does. he says let it fail, but then they pay the csr's to keep the markets from going to a death spiral. the way the president talks about the markets, does that have an effect on what insurers might

they're comparing that to an ideal obamacare that works. obamacare doesn't work.are going to lose coverage yesterday, last week. i live in a state, i used to be on obamacare that only has one provider. our premiums have gone through the roof. all of those promises made about obamacare -- >> did your state accept the medicaid expansion money? >> we did not. >> you see what i'm saying? you don't think that factors into why the market became destabilized? >> not at all. >> why not? >> the market became destabilized because the system is broken and they couldn't figure out a way to bring market forces to bear in the insurance business. >> what does that mean? when has that ever worked in the insurance world? when have we ever seen that this free enterprise notion makes things cheaper for people when it comes to health insurance, people crippled by the cost before the aca. you know that. >> i'd love to have a long conversation about what was broken with health insurance before obamacare and what continues to be broken with insurance with obamacare. it's one of the few

if you like obamacare, you can keep it. raise your hand if you want to keep obamacare. exactly. what happened to these people? we're going to repeal it. we decided to vote on a partial repeal. we lost like eight people who voted for it a year ago. then we started getting skinnier and skinnier. what percentage of obamacare were we going to appeal? maybe 20%. it amazes me how people with a straight face and one republican alternative plan said literally put forward by republicans, if you like obamacare, you can keep it. i just don't understand the disconnect. people come up here and they get some sort of addiction to power. in fact, i think it was lincoln who said if you want to challenge a man, test a man with adversity, give them power. we with have some people that succumb to it. they forget where they came from. they forget what they said on the campaign trail. some people said in order to get ahead what we need to do is hold hands and sing kumbaya and everybody just needs to be nicer. we're not nice enough to each other, everybody says. apparently that may be true. they were

i am all for fixing obamacare.re changes that need to be made but we cannot use this language to make it seem like we are dealing with something completely wrong or nefarious in nature, it is not. there are only two go bare patches and we need to come together in a bipartisan way to fix anything that is wrong. >> jon: you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube but if obamacare had never been passed, would there have been any bare patches? >> the democrats are celebrating fixing a problem that only exist because they created in the first place. it would almost be comical if it wasn't hurting so many americans. >> there is nothing comical about this, people are losing their lives and people are dying, we don't need to make light of what's going on here, we really need to come together in a bipartisan way. >> i think we can all agree it is ridiculous that the left is celebrating when people are only uncover because the democrats passed the policy in the first place. >> jon: it does seem that having one insurer gett

if you like obamacare, you can keep it. raise your hand if you want to keep obamacare. exactly. nobody outside of washington who is a republican wants to keep it. what happened to these people? i heard them all the time, we , all ofg to repeal it it and then some. and yet when we got up your, we decided to vote on a partial repeal. we lost like eight people who voted for it a year ago. then we started getting skinnier and skinnier. we voted on the skinny repeal. what percentage of obamacare were going to repeal? maybe 20%. some people said it was too much. they said it was too little the next appeal. it amazes me how people with a straight face, and one republican alternative plan said, literally, put forward by republicans, if you like obamacare, you can keep it. there is still one of those floating around. i just don't understand the disconnect. my father used to call my father called it potomac power. people come up or end it goes to their brain. if you want to challenge of man, give them power. the problem up. so many people succumb to it. they forget where they came from. s

ran, he would repeal and replace obamacare. he voted the opposite and that is why people hate politics. take of thes your foreign relations committee? guest: we think the iran deal was not appropriately handled. for senator corker who has sometimes question the president's rental facilities, at the same time what i question, is the mental facilities of allowing iran to have a nuclear weapon. i think it is one of the most tragic decisions the senate has made to not treat that as a treaty which would have taken the super majority vote and never have passed. the president now has the obligation to unwind it which is difficult. host: which explains this tweet an hour ago from the president. "strange statement from bob corker." i think this perfectly illustrates what is going on in the party. i worked for a president and the president and congress they fight all the time. there were all kinds of tough calls. when they occur, i remember a time when no one was allowed in the white house. usually those arguments were not widely known a

fernando: el presidente ha seguido criticando obamacare. una mentira. fernando: la incertidumbre sobre si el gobierno financiarÁ los subsidios estÁn ahorcando el mercado de aseguradoras. >> Él tiene que apoyar la ley existente que es obamacare. vamos a ver un pedido de inscripciÓn muy bueno para las personas que necesitan seguro de salud. el problema es que esta administraciÓn estÁ haciendo lo imposible para que obamacare sea un fracaso. fernando: el gobierno tendrÁ que tomar muchas de estas decisiones antes del 1 de noviembre, cuando comienza el perÍodo de inscripciÓn. ilia: por lo general, los presidentes --residentes califican para la ciudadanÍa. victoria: la naturalizaciÓn es el proceso por el cual se otorga la ciudadanÍa estadounidense a un extranjero despuÉs de que haya cumplido con ciertos requisitos. >> la persona puede empezar el proceso de naturalizaciÓn si ha estado con su tarjeta de residencia permanente por un mÍnimo de cinco aÑos. victoria: el requisito varÍa dependiendo de la obtenciÓn del estado legal permanente. si se obtuv

replacement ofnd obamacare. mitch mcconnell was in line with he president and knows the political situation if they don't get this done. completely commit but the president is fair to say hey but you failed. statement to make but you shouldn't question if mitch wants to get this done. does. the real culprit here is john he's who i'm sorry that sick and i pray for his recovery but i'm tired of him being in senate and this bamboozling he does on all these big issues. even had the impression he was sick bed to his keep his campaign promise. nd that's just why people hate politics. >> what other tweet and by the ay what's your take of his ten year as the chair of the relations committee? > i join most conservatives that are really disappointed in the iran deal. appropriately n't handled and sometimes question the president's mental facilities. what i question is the mental iran ties around allowing a nuclear weapon. it's one of the most tragic decisions the senate has made not to treat that's a treaty hat would have

gobierno tiene que apoyar la ley que tenemos existente que es obamacare.n fracaso. >> el gobierno tendrÁ que tomar muchas de estas decisiones antes del 1 de noviembre, cuando empieza el periodo de egipcio para la cobertura del prÓximo aÑo. ♪ ♪ ♪ ramÓn: con estas imÁgenes en vivo del puente golden gate. cÓmo pintarÁ el clima? >> parece que estarÁ bien agradable la zona local. finalizando el mes de julio tuvimos temperaturas por debajo de lo normal, luego en la regiÓn lo que es el mes de agosto, temperaturas sumamente elevadas. este fin de semana volvieron a descender las temperaturas y durante el dÍa de hoy continÚan las temperaturas por debajo de lo que es normal, para esta Época del aÑo. san josÉ tuvimos la mÁxima dÍa de hoy a los 76, cuando la normal son esos 82. condiciones bastante tranquilas a nivel de satÉlite y radar, vemos humedad monzÓnica, hacia regiones de nevada. algo de actividad al norte de nuestro estado. vea las temperaturas, en la regiÓn de concord, en los 80. hacia el martes en los 72 y san josÉ en los 83. continÚe disfrutando de su cielo

[applause] obamacare, you can keep it. [laughter] apparently, that is the republican message appeared raise your hand if you want to keep obamacare? exactly. [laughter] nobody outside of washington who is a republican wants to keep it. what happened to these people? i heard them, we will repeal it. that sounds like all of it and then some. when we got up here, we decided to vote on a partial repeal and we lost eight people who voted for it one year ago. we started getting skinnier and voted on the we skinny repeal, what percentage of obamacare would be revealed -- repeal? 20%. and we lost people on that, they said it was too much, then they said it was too little the next repeal. it amazes me how people with a straight face and one republican alternative plan said that literally, if you like obamacare, you can keep it. still one of those floating around. i do not understand the disconnect. my father called it potomac fever. people come up and it goes to their brain. , -- lincoln said, if you want to challenge a man, give t

raise your hand if you want to keep obamacare. exactly. nobody outside of washington who is a republican wants to keep it. what happens to these people? i heard them that we are going to repeal it root and branch. that sounds like all of it and then some. and yet when we got up here we tried to vote on a partial repeal and lost eight people who voted for it a year ago. and we started getting skinnier and skinnier. we voted on the skinny repeal. what percentage were we going to repeal? 20%. we lost people on that. people said it was too much. then they said it was too little the next repeal. it amazes me how people with a straight face and one republican alternative plan says let's really -- put forward by republicans, if you like obamacare you can keep it. there is still one of those floating around. i don't understand the disconnect. my father called it potomac power. people,. they get a addiction to power and it corrupts their brain. i believe it was lincoln who said if you want to challenge a man and test a man with adversity, give him

lawmakers to keep working on repealing obamacare.t republican senators are now saying about the future of health care reform and secretary of state rex tillerson meeting with some major airlines having a problem with their competitors in the persian gulf. they could charge lower prices for tickets and the u.s.-based airlines say they just can't compete. look at that mean for your future travel plans? you don't let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. trust #1 doctor recommended dulcolax. use dulcolax tablets for gentle dependable relief. suppositories for relief in minutes. and dulcoease for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax. designed for dependable relief. >> we've about reached the limits with what we can do with one party. were going have to involve the other party. we tried. i voted for it. i would've liked to have kept health care life that way. >> i jus

obamacare has failed, and obamacare must go.plause] vice president pence: now, the president and i were disappointed when the senate came up short, finishing with house of representatives had started. the president said every democrat in the senate and a handful of republicans, in his words, let the american people down. and that is the truth of it. but my fellow conservatives, let me be clear. this ain't over. [applause] vice president pence: not by a longshot. president trump and i are committed to keeping our promise to the american people. we were not elected to save obamacare, we were elected to repeal and replace it and you can do with confidence that president donald trump and i are going to fight every day until we and the obamacare nightmare once and for all. [applause] vice president pence: when that day comes and rest assured, it will come, we will begin to the store health care system based on the timeless american principles of personal responsibility, free market, and state-based reform. that is the conservative wa

congress leaves town without fixing obamacare. and at least one state is getting sticker shock over a big premium. and meet the first democrat already running for president in >> chris: congress has left washington without progress on what people consider the single most important issue this year, health care reform. tonight, she a congressional correspondent tells us how some republicans is taking a piece by piece approach trying to get something done. >> with lawmakers out of town for august, missouri senator roy blunt says the focus has shifted to steps tom price can take some 1400 instances in the log getting the health and human services secretary discretion to make appearances atomic improvements. >> anyway he can be better for families, more economical, more competitive. so hopefully we will begin to see that happen and have impact. >> the center the democratic leader announcing plans that the committee overseeing health care reform to address short-term health insurance problems. speak with a pledge, the health committee t

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>> i think that everybody in the country knows that obamacare is collapsing. and that something still needs to be done and the administration is still very much committed to putting a health care system in place that actually works because we know obamacare doesn't. it's not sustainable so yes we're continuing to move forward and look for ways to help all americans receive better care. >> hbcu conference is it possible -- i asked last time, can you give us the list? because we're still hearing more and more from other colleges and universities in the hbcu community who are saying they're not coming and you say it's at capacity and you have a waiting list. any way you can share some of the names? >> yeah, i think the department of education is housing that but again, i will try to look into that. i meant to do that last week. thanks so much, guys. i hope you're having a great day.

obamacare was always a trojan horse to thrust us into a single-payer system. the the very beginning, affordable care act was misrepresented. you like your health plan, you can keep it. you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. man. is a smart he knew what he was saying was false, but he was saying what he had to say in order to get the affordable care act passed because he knew that once an atonement was in place, it is a possible to get rid of it -- once an entitlement was in place, it is impossible to get rid of it. and itamacare failed, did not take a rocket scientist to figure out it would, because there's no incentive for young people to pay premiums to insurance companies and they are paying out-of-pocket for other medical costs regardless, which they are with the deductible. withce obamacare failed the health-care entitlement in place, there would be no alternative but to go to a single-payer system. host: thanks. guest: well, i have been out of the system now since 2001. , but iery different identify with everything you said. when obamacare passe

obamacare has failed. and obamacare must go. [applause] now, the president and i were disappointed when the senate came up short, finishing what the house of representatives had started. said everyone of those democrats in the senate and a handful of republicans in his words, let the american people down. and that's the truth of it. but my fellow conservatives, let me be clear. this ain't over. this ain't over by a long shot. is president trump absolutely committed to keep our promise to the american people. we were not elected to save obamacare, we were elected to repeal and replace it and you can know with confidence that president donald trump and i are going to fight every day until we end the obamacare nightmare once and for all. and when that day comes, and rest assured, it will come, we will begin to reassure health-insurance based on those timeless principles of personal responsibility, free market competition, and state-based reform. as the conservative way, to meet the needs of this country in the 21st century when it

the purpose will be to strengthen obamacare in the individual market. the goal is to craft a bipartisan short-term proposal by mid-september. the announcement, as we know, came just days after the senate passed a scaled-down version of an obamacare appeal. democrats, will give especially senator patty murray, a seat at the negotiating table for the first time, opening up a process that has until this point been tightly controlled by senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. look for c-span to cover those hearings in early september where we will be certain to be there for you. joe in arizona, florida. democratic caller. caller: thank you for taking my call. i want to say that you can google this name, greg pallas. he will show you how the trump administration are trying to get they took outy -- at 34 states, they are saying, no way. and whenump is corrupt he -- irump says -- hope he doesn't -- that russian thing, fox news says they are not there but they are there. paul: thanks for calling. tim is calling from beaver falls. good morning. caller: i want to

largely unaffected for the time being by obamacare. primarily medicaid, medicare expansion for able-bodied, working childless adults. it's primarily about the individual market. a very small slice. about 5% of the american population is in the individual market. and yet obamacare's faulty architecture was causing that small slice of the american population to bear the full social cost of covering people with high cost and preexisting conditions. it didn't work. now -- >> hold on a second. just to make some points that matter. first, on expenditures, just quickly -- >> yep. >> yes, you can't take profits out of capitalist society. true. but you can go at the businesses about what they're charging and why these costs are so high. specifically on drugs. i know you want to work on that. >> right. >> why are they charging so much for these drugs? it's not about their profits, it's about what they put into the cost structure. >> because we have taken consumers out of the equation. 32% was funded by insurance and government. look what's happe

obamacare and replace it. >> we will repeal and we will replace. >> repeal obamacare and replace it. replace. >> repeal and replace. >> repeal and replace it. >> stephen: it was your one job. ( laughter ) it's your tagline, it's your motto, it's paul ryan's tramp stamp. ( cheers and applause ) he looks good. >> jon: got that footage, boy! ♪ oh, yeah! >> stephen: looks good. and it wasn't just the house of representatives and the senate, it was also the chucklehead in chief. >> the first thing we're going to do is repeal and replace obamacare. my first day in office, i'm going to ask congress to put a bill on my desk because we will terminate obamacare and replace it, believe me, with something good. believe me. >> stephen: i don't. ( laughter ) believe me, i don't. ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) not then, not now. never! hey, remember, two months ago when trump and the g.o.p. threw an old white guy party celebrating when the house passed their version of the bill. "guys, we're going to have so many chickens. let's start counting!" now, that

must repeal and replace obamacare.ng tactic for your party on this one, do you think? >> well, i think that -- i don't know -- the back and forth between the president and the senate majority leader isn't going to add any additional votes to the obamacare repeal effort. i was at a meeting with one of the senate republicans going back a few weeks ago and i said, do you have three or more moderate senators in your conference who won't vote for obamacare repeal, no matter what it says and he said yes. while they have a majority as it relates to some legislation being able to pass, having the gavels for oversight, being able to confirm a supreme court justice, setting the agenda, i don't know that they have a majority to repeal obamacare regardless of what might go back and forth. >> at all. just to be clear, you are saying you don't think your party, at least in the senate, has the votes, at all, no matter what changes in the legislation to fully repeal obamacare? >> yeah, i don't -- i just don't see it on the senate side

the obamacare repeal obamacare repealing the place which is why people got voted in.ore critical than ever that they get tax reform done, but they have one success to run on in 28 team. mitch mcconnell has made it clear to move forward with the process through the 51 build procedure, but given that the gop could not get health care done, and they have to work with democrats on tax reform. lauren: three senate democrats signed a letter that went to the president yesterday with demand for working together on tax reform. those who didn't panic, joe manchin, haiti had kim, joe donnelly in states that voted for donald trump. are they going to work with republicans? >> it is possible. of course it would be great to have tax reform negotiated, but it's really difficult to to find agreement in certain areas that the ways and means chairman has already pushed back on one demand from democrats for not lowering taxes on the top 1%. he reminded democrats or republicans want lower taxes at all levels. it's important to remember the rich blend of paying more anyway because they wil

erica: talking about the agenda, the failed obamacare vote, and now turning presumably not back to obamacareut tax reform, how necessary -- crucial is it for your candidates in the midterms that you have some wins on the board? what if you don't get obamacare? don't get tax reform? don't get infrastructure? what are you talking about going into next year? steven: it would be very hard to make the case for sustaining the republican majorities in the senate and the house if we have no points on the board with these important issues. the obamacare failure was deeply disappointing to the republican base and obviously for the same reason to the president, and also to senate leader mcconnell. tax reform is a must-do issue in our view. if we fail to get action on that, i think people will start to wonder why republicans are in charge of everything and what they are accomplishing. i think it is tremendously important. it will take a real team effort. i was reviewing the ancient history on george w. bush's tax cut that he got in 2001. that was a situation where we had two fewer republican votes in th

with tax reform and repealing and replace an obamacare. if you can't get those two elements and, it's going to flat and the u.s. economy -- >> sean: do you think he's going to do this with the economic agenda? >> i'm not sure. it's also chaos on capitol hill. if they are really interested in serving the american people, they will make sure that the agenda goes forward and that the economy is one set on a growth path. >> sean: i agree with you, but do you believe that based on the information that you haven't shared with us yet. i know you are investigating every day, sarah carter is as well, that this whole narrative flips? because i believe it will boomerang. >> i do think there is a growing number of lawmakers beginning to ask questions that they weren't asking in the beginning of this controversy back in january. one of the interesting things about commerce, when something hits their backyard, they always seem to take it a little more seriously than if it was just in the media. members of congress, their own privacy and separation of po

obamacare, they managed care, the stimulus act.es where many people already have their insurance. for the affordable care act. we are not advocating repeal of the affordable care act. we are not advocating taking anyone's insurance away. what we want to do is add a third option. a community health insurance option. which will allow the average family to buy affordable insurance with affordable premiums and affordable deductibles. >> trish: that is an idea. a good idea. from one whatever reason, g.o.. leaders have not shown any ideas. back on recess right now. clearly, your different you are frustrated. and how much our borders and how much will it cost republicans? >> if you're watching the internet about me, but literally the comments and are thousands. more than 90% of the comments are positive about my idea, comments, can i join your suits. make it a class action. can i send you money? the people are annoyed. i will tell you this. the above publicans they will never repeal obamacare. an obamacare, there is three different corpor

the republican failed to reform obamacare on their terms.ow they will have to bail out the insurers on chuck schumer's terms. >> the democrats have them right where they want them. having not dealt with the problem, the only thing they can do and not suffer a huge political backlash, is prop up there. paul: tax reform, does this get any easier than healthcare? >> no, it does not get easier. there is a question in my mind whether congress can do big legislation like this anymore. healthcare experience was very revealing. but there is something going on in this congress that doesn't allow them -- the republican congress -- to get to the goal line. paul: i think that point is crucial. the republicans haven't shown in my experience, they haven't been able to govern as a party in congress, even when they have the majority and the white house since the early 2000s. when democrats need the 1 or 2 votes, republicans can't get the 1 or 2 votes. >> the chairwoman of the budget committee passed a budget reconciliation bill out of her committee and it's

votes on a repeal and replace, they should try to stabilize the existing insurance markets under obamacare. >> i want to show the tweets that lamar alexander put out ie mule train yously as the announcement was made before the health committee. let's take a look at those. the senator, the chairman of the committee saying the health committee will hold hearings september 4th on actions congress should take to stabilize and strengthen the individual insurance market so that americans will be able to buy insurance at affordable prices in the year 2018. he tweeted we'll hear from patients, health care agents saying that committee staff will work with all committee member to prefair for these hearing and discussions. from lamar alexander, the reason for these hearings unless congress acts by september 27th, millions of americans may find themselves with zero options for buying health nrnls in exchanges in 2018. there are a number of issues with the american health care system. but if your house is on fire, you want to put out the fire. and the fire in this case is the individual insurance marke

the republican failed to reform obamacare on their terms.y will have to bail out the insurers on chuck schumer's terms. >> the democrats have them right where they want them. having not dealt with the problem, the only thing they can do and not suffer a huge political backlash, is prop up there. paul: tax reform, does this get any easier than healthcare? >> no, it does not get easier. there is a question in my mind whether congress can do big legislation like this anymore. healthcare experience was very revealing. but there is something going on in this congress that doesn't allow them -- the republican congress -- to get to the goal line. paul: i think that point is crucial. the republicans haven't shown in my experience, they haven't been able to govern as a party in congress, even when they have the majority and the white house since the early 2000s. when democrats need the 1 or 2 votes, republicans can't get the 1 or 2 votes. >> the chairwoman of the budget committee passed a budget reconciliation bill out of her committee and it's been

that was a good effort but shouldn't he put in more of an effort with regard to obamacare? for example, we have 6.5 million people that we know had to pay a fine in 2016 for pulling out of health care. november 1, that's when we have enrollment for obamacare again, we may have millions of people having to pay fines again. >> it's not going to happen. i think trump must be quite -- >> hold on a second, you think they are going to fix it before november? >> i don't think they are going to fix it before november. trump has to realize that he should be quite envious of the party loyalty that predecessor had eight years ago and now attacking people that used to be loyal to him, i think the problems are going to get worse. >> a nasty shotgun marriage. half of all foreclosures in the country, people faced medical costs, they are facing bankruptcy from it. that's the important fact. >> another 10% increase in premiums next year. >> john tammy said and rightly so, obamacare will belly up any, imploding, the problem that trump is facing is not that mcconnell is not a good tactician,

republicans could not repeal obamacare, but a new report said that obamacare premium storm is coming.said that insurance premiums rising by as much as 30% eeven 40% next year, this size they blame the hikes on president trump, we'll have that fight after this. >> these payments have been there for years, markets are not stable. you make -- not all markets. >> stop. >> have you -- you ask a question. >> all markets are not unstable. >> you ask the question, let me finish the answer. rd guy. potsch: then i have a real treat for you today. michael: awesome. potsch: i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. michael: let's do this. potsch: this new truck now has a cornerstep built right into the bumper. gary: super cool. potsch: the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. jim: aluminum is great for a lot of things, but maybe not the bed of a truck. potsch: and best of all, this new truck is actually- gary: (all laughing) oh my... potsch: the current chevy silverado. gary: i'm speechless. gary: this puts my ford truck to shame. james:

republicans appear to be throwing in the towel on repealing obamacare. the president is committed to holding their feet to the fire and so are we here on the show. senator john mccain, who joined the obstructionist democrats, republicans are apparently ready to give up, it is excusable. it proves we have a republican party that is not only spineless and gutless, but what do they stand for. what is their identity? they don't have one. you can keep your word and start doing your job, passing bills and keeping promises. repeal and replace obamacare, or literally, keep making excuses why you can't implement the president's agenda in your agenda. guess what will happen. you will risk losing the house and senate in 2018. in case you care, my message to you lazy people in washington, d.c., stop the vacations, get to work, because when you fail, it is the american people, the forgotten men and women in this country, who end up suffering. you're supposed to serve them in case you forgot you are public servants.o also tonight, america faces a growing threat in nor

we haven't replaced obamacare. we have not done all we could to replace obamacare. we take every shot we can. the best shot hasn't comet. >> shannon: i don't have the poll at the 10% approval of congress. thanks for coming in. >> leland: well, speaking about leaks, as we've been mentioning we're just minutes away from attorney general jeff sessions. he is set to hold a highly-anticipated news conference on what he is going to do about leaks. we'll take you there live plus president trump says the new sanctions bill he felt pressured to sign will make the relationship with russia worse. is he right? lieutenant colonel oliver north standing by to talk about it. >> the relationship that we have with russia is solely because of putin. the activities, the things that he has taken against western democracy, what he has done is an affront to the american people. all for a smoother tasting cup. green mountain coffee. for years, centurylink has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't delive

we want to see repeal and replace of obamacare. we want to see tax reform and we want to see congress work with this president. that's something i'm hearing overwhelmingly as i travel the country. >> bill: you hear it from voters but the lawmakers in washington where you get in a bit of a rub. eric trump sounded off on that this week as well. >> i want somebody to start fighting for him. republicans are raising seven times on a monthly basis what the dnc. why wouldn't they embrace that and carry out -- my father has the voice of this country. the people of this country love him. why wouldn't they get in line? >> if he is right and go ahead and tell us if you agree or not. how big of an issue could this be? >> well, i agree with eric. our base loves the president. this was a change election. they sent a change agent to washington americans were saying we need somebody who will go fight for us. we need somebody who is going to lobby for us. we don't have the special interests in washington and that's what they saw in president trump.

the american people sent them there to fix obamacare, repeal obamacare.-- remember, the democrats were in full control in the house. do you think the american people sent them out of office after obamacare because everything was going to be okay? they sent a message to members of congress and senate that they did not want obamacare. and now we're seeing that some cannot govern. they're afraid of the lobby groups and forgot about what the american people sent them there to do. i can tell you this. i'm starting to get fliers about re-election. >> i would be surprised if they can work together when they couldn't even get along at a baseball game that was supposed to bring everybody together in washington not long ago. >> exactly. >> thanks for your time. >> thanks for having us. >> thanks, rick. >> a dramatic rise at the number of robberies at gun stores. the shocking numbers and scary theories behind the crime wave. one gun seller said that his store was hit in broad daylight. >> they were gone and out the door in 4 minutes. what are all these different top

what about fixing obamacare. >> i have said that but i'm not a democrat either. democrats have no political incentive to do it because if you say bless you and the president sneezes, they talk about primaries. democrats right now, look at what's happening, they are in a civil war where bernie sanders is the de facto leader of the party and you have people being lionized and even "the new york times" is calling them out for praising terrorists. democrats won't condemn it. >> ed: appreciate you coming in. major storm triggers flashcards in california. we will show you a dramatic rescue that unfolded live on an earlier edition of the show. at work, at home... even on the escalator. that can be hard on her lower body, so now she does it with dr. scholl's orthotics. clinically proven to relieve and prevent foot, knee or lower back pain, by reducing the shock and stress that travel up her body with every step she takes. so keep on climbing, sarah. you're killing it. dr. scholl's. born to move. steak and lobster is back at outback. you asked for it, you got it. starting

not because they all of a sudden realized there was trauma in replacing obamacare with the republican version, we've known that seven and a half years, it would be tough to figure out how do you take away entitle sxment put different reform in its place. they did it because they thought it was good politics in the state. i think they made a big mistake, dean heller is a good manning, made re-election bid very tough. i think jeff flake has made his re-election very tough, by some comments and votes he made. jeff flake is a great guy, someone i consider a friend, i just have a political disagreement with that. when the party is so clear, we've had four national elections where the number one issue was obamacare. the republican party never won so much and democratic party never lost so much down the line and obamacare and other issues around the explosion of the control of the federal government in our lives and when we have a chance, when the republican party has a chance to actually make a difference, on those issues, and when they switch their votes in order to keep the status quo, i'

obamacare.es, all the mandates, all the government spending, all of the we think we make better decisions about your health and your money than you do. all of those republican senators, except for rand paul. he's doing something piecemeal. the health and human services secretary, tom price, could move in and remove away the individual mandate. that's something he does have the power to do, apparently. that would help, but when you do these other small things, it begins to unravel. >> marie: that's where i was going to go. there are things you can do by executive action, but what a lot of us would like to see is getting back to the regular order that we heard about last week. >> melissa: they can be trusted to do that. >> marie: the committee that's in charge of this, i heard is going to come out with a work plan. tomorrow alexander said he is committed to doing this. he is going to try to actually do this and regular order in the senate and then if they can't, let's figure it out. speak to your

most are publicans will tell you that obamacare cannot be repealed wholly, needs to be tinkered with, needs to be fixed on a bipartisan basis, and i think it, i think, who knows if it will happen, but i think that's what we'll end up happening in the coming months. >> jon: that may be a parallel universe, but we'll see. i like the truth serum suggestion. jake sherman, political author, thank you. >> molly: top crime stories that we are following still ahead with a tennessee bride pulling out a gun on her groom just hours after they got married. president trump also signing a new sanction bill, how it will impact diplomatic's. that's coming up next. let's take a look at some numbers: 4 out of 5 people who have a stroke, their first symptom... is a stroke. 80 percent of all strokes and heart disease? preventable. and 149 dollars is all it takes to get screened and help take control of your health. we're life line screening... and if you're over 50... call this number, to schedule an appointment... for five painless screenings that go beyond regular check-ups. we use ultrasound technolog

halos around their head we're going to abide by the same laws as obamacare and they got pushback byhe staff and president obama through a fund he controls, okay, i'll give you 72% subsidy. it's egregious, can't we take this one and wipe it out? >> it's completely egregious. it's a symptom of problems with government. we can go after the little things, but distracts us from the big thing, the $4 trillion government. that's the big thing, but this is small. >> again, i think that congress should live under the laws that they write. you're right, that's why the president should do an executive order and wipe away what obama did giving congress exception from obamacare and every democrat and republican, if they never run a business spend a year off running a business under the laws that they write and see how they survive. david: i love that rule. steve, as i mentioned before, president obama is the one who gave the subsidy out to congress people after they said they weren't going to take it and because it was under his presidential authority, would nt that make it easy for this preside

reform obamacare but keep obamacare taxes on the rich, etc. etc..t was elected to cut taxes fails, or looks like it is failing. democrats are not in favor of cutting taxes period. this is not john kennedy's democratic party. they are being invited to chat because republicans can't get it done. this is not a good sign. if you want growth, get nervous. the third hour of "varney and company" is about to begin. ♪ stuart: i know the voice. bruno mars. i don't know the tune of the song, but a great voice. did i say that? i am not going to speak french but i will check the big board. look at this. a lot of red as you can see and the dow is down 116, slightly improved from a half an hour ago when it was about 130 but we are down triple digits. come in, scott shellady, joining us as usual from london. why are investors on edge. what is the key factor you can point to why this market is down? >> we don't have investors on edge but don't have traders on edge very much, that flows into where indices are trading because as far as percentages we are not down that

max you know we talked here recently report about the fact that the one market place provider of obamacare in north carolina blue cross blue shield said next year in twenty eighteen they want to increase their premiums by twenty three percent some people hail that they said well this is great because in twenty seventeen they raise their premiums by forty four percent so the fact that they're only reason by twenty three percent shows that the markets are stabilizing well in fact this past week blue cross blue shield has said for north carolina there obamacare policies they no longer need twenty three percent just fourteen percent the headline reads north carolina blue cross plan cuts obamacare rate hike request earlier this year the blues plan asked the state department of insurance for a twenty two point nine percent average rate increase for individual plans that increase requests has been revised to fourteen point one percent for next year based on claims data from the first quarter of twenty seventeen lu borman a spokesman for the durham north carolina based insurer told bloomberg on au