, against obamacare. now we'll go to the appellate division. we'll see what happens there. i think we'll win. it's in texas. wait, wait. then it goes to the supreme court of the united states. if the decisions are held up, if we win on determination of obamacare, we will have a plan very better than obamacare including pre-existing conditions, which i've always been in favor of. >> what is the fbi going to do about jussie smollett? >> i think the case in chicago is an absolute embarrassment to our country. i have asked that they look at it. >> you asked? >> i think that case is an absolute embarrassment to our country. and somebody has to, at least, take a very good, hard look the

raurl they think we can do better than obamacare. they think medicare for all would cover a bigger number of people, but they're not saying let's junk obamacare period and figure out what to replace it with later, which is the irresponsible position of republicans right now. >> go ahead, frank. >> let's just deal with the reality. i'm happy to share this with you and it would be lovely if "the new york times" would write an article on this. we actually have the proposal that the president is talking about, which is the healthcare choices act scored by a nonpartisan group that has democrats and republicans in it and they scored it that actually people one more million people would be surd under the obamacare. so your idea, your proposal that 22 million people would be thrown off is false. that's not ha this proposal is. it has been scored by a reputable organization and actually comes out actually covering more people at a lower cost. >> senator, what i will say is the immediate thing isn't a propoisal propoipr proposal a proposal at

obamacare is not working. even democrats admit it, which is why this week it didn't get a lot of coverage, they introduced their own fix bill. because they know obamacare doesn't work. those numbers you gave are accurate. keep in mind, you keep those people together, more people than that, most of them in the middle class paid a fine last year so they didn't have to take obamacare, people are actually paying money to the government not to have to take obamacare, that's a symptom of something that's desperately broken. we would love to work with the democrats on fixing that. we don't think the democrats will work with us unless this court case proceed and obamacare is found to be unconstitutional. which is what we believe. republicans think obamacare is unconstitutional. the position we took this week in court this week is correct. we look forward to working with democrats. >>> and i want to ask you about special olympics. obviously, the budget called for eliminating federal funds for the special olympics. bets

they have been trying to stop obamacare and trying to get rid of obamacare for a decade.y do, it's going to cost them more seats in the house and more seats in the senate because donald trump has done something that barack obama couldn't even do. donald trump has made obamacare a very popular federal program. >> it became copular even among those that might have been on the right because it gives people something they desperately need, which usually it's a political win which makes this so hard to understand. i keep thinking, is this about john mccain still? are you still hung up on that? but he does get hung up on people. we've seen personally how hung up he gets on people and now he's pushing for complete elimination. take a look. >> obamacare is a disaster. so we're going to beat the part -- and i said it yesterday and i mean it. i understand health care now especially very well. a lot of people don't understand it. we are going to be the republicans, the parry of great health care. if the supreme court rules that obamacare is out we will have a plan that's far better

it took 15 months to pass obamacare in the fist place. obamacare is still nowed. basic principals we can address like covering people with preexisting conditions and ensuring that people have more choice in get insurance plans that put their needs and turning over more power to the states. both of those people that got health insurance under the medicaid expansion but also peel that have been on medicaid far long time. those are basic principals that would lower the cost of health insurance. >> i got to leave it. you understand and i'm sure do you, if you don't pass it into law the majority in the house and senate and president doesn't sign it simply repealing is going to cause an enormous amount of pain. i understand repeal and replace. i understand it is simply repeal. >> yes. of course we are going to replait it with health care system by covering individuals with preexisting conditions and lowering the price of drugs and giving over their own health their. >> thanks for joining us. >>> up next suddenly dropped all of the charges against the empire actor smolle

obamacare doesn't work.t's too expensive. >> the president's confidence is in the apparent outgrowth of a district court decision that ruled the affordable care act, obamacare, unconstitutional. a position the justice department has backing. multiple sources tell fox news that there was disagreement between the white house and health and health and human services secretary alex azar and attorney general william barr over whether to support the texas decision and go all in on an obamacare repeal. a concern shared by republicans on capitol hill, including house minority leader kevin mccarthy, who according to axios told the president a renewed battle made no sense and party moderates wary of the strategy, especially after last fall's midterm election bloat. >> i'm very disappointed and vehemently opposed to the administration seeking to invalidate the entire affordable care act. sticker democratic leaders all but dared the president to try it again. >> the president wants to go back to repeal and replace again

the difference between that and obamacare is obamacare says we're protecting people with pre-existing conditions, just like the republican plan, you cannot deny somebody with health insurance because they have a pre-existing condition. the difference with the obamacare plan, and you can't charge those people more in insurance premiums. the republican plans do not do that. >> let's talk about that for a second. let's talk about what obamacare does and why the democrats felt so incumbent to offer plans to improve obamacare, because they know it's broken. i used to be on obamacare when i was a member of congress. don't believe the stories about how we exempted ourselves. the deductibility was over $10,000 for my family. >> let's talk about the pre-existing conditions. let's talk about that. >> let's talk about pre-existing conditions. if you have a pre-existing condition and you have to pay $2,000, $3,000 a month for premium, $10,000 dedublt nl. that's $25,000 a year. that's not affordable care, even for folks with pre-existing conditions. obamacare does not work. even the democrats admi

, all of obamacare.what kevin mccarthy said about what health care did to republicans during the course of the midterms. let's play a little bit of it. >> there's one issue we lost overwhelmingly, it was health care by 66 points. now, you and others reported that mccarthy actually called trump and said, don't do this. >> mccarthy had a private conversation with the president which we reported in which he said he doesn't understand why they're doing this, that it makes no sense, that after an election in which they got absolutely crunched on this issue, you know, why would you do that. i have done a bit more reporting since then. lot of people -- republicans on the hill assuming this was a mick mulvaney puppet string. that's not the case. this is really trump. something he thinks they absolutely thinks they need to hammer on and some of his staff are now coming around to his point of view on that. >> this goes back to this idea of president trump feels like he has to keep his promises. they promised to re

>> we'll get deep in the obamacare in the next block. but to context lies everything, look at this quote from mike murphy. on saturday mike murphy, long time republican aide, makes a decent point here. we're diving into a wood chipper, i guess that's the plan, being on the wrong side of issues, on top of head winds we're already facing. again, mike murphy, no fan of the president. but he's not that far from where a lot of republicans are. >> i think one of the issues there, the president likes to have someone or something to fight with. the mueller investigation is over. so health care has been a favorite thing he loves to talk about, loves to talk about president obama. he needs an opponent. the reality here is i cannot recall something that went for -- on monday, it was the best day of the president's time in office without question. the week started out that way. the obamacare fight made so many republicans on capitol hill throw their hands up. mitch mcconnell said he'll have to deal with the speaker on this. the president needs to ha

, essentially terminates obamacare. and if the supreme court rules that obamacare is out, we will have a plan that is far better than obamacare. >> reporter: in fact, there is no plan. and if the courts agree to strike down obamacare, insurance for millions of americans could be in jeopardy. nearly 13 million people get coverage under obamacare's medicaid expansion. more than 2 million young adults are covered because of the provision allowing them to stay on their parents' plans. and an estimated 52 million people with pre-existing conditions are guaranteed coverage. in congress, republicans are worried about the political repercussions of doing away with obamacare without replacing it. >> if he has some good ideas for improving the aca or our system of health care in this country, then those initiatives need to be put forth first. >> reporter: and democrats are sounding the alarm. >> this is the people's life and death. this is health care. it's ridiculous. it's ridiculous what they're doing. >> some strong words on c

this morning, killing obamacare. the trump administration escalating its legal battle against the affordable care act, backing a lawsuit that would fully repeal the law with major implications for millions of americans and a risky position for republicans come 2020. >> we're going to take care of pre-existing conditions, folks. remember that. >> moving past mueller, major decisions for both republicans and democrats. congressional democrats demanding the full report a week from now. the president feeling emboldened as republicans seize the moment. >> when it comes to the fisa warrant, the clinton campaign, the counterintelligence investigation, it's pretty much been swept under the rug. those days are over. >>> and michael avenatti indicted. the high-profile attorney in serious legal trouble this morning, accused of trying to extort millions from nike, facing charges that could carry prison terms totaling decades. >>> what a difference a day makes. 24 hours ago you could practically hear the champagne corks popping o

. >> obamacare is a disaster. so we're going to -- i said it yesterday and i mean it 100%. i understand health care now especially very well, a lot of people don't understand it. we are going to be the republicans, the party of great health care. if the supreme court rules that obamacare is out, we will have a plan that's far better than obamacare. >> despite the president's promise to deliver on health care, republicans do not have a replacement plan right now. republican senators and gop aides told politico not to expect a sweeping new republican plan in the months ahead and said aside from the narrower policy issues, party leadership will focus on their long standing message that obamacare has quote failed and that democrats medicare for all proposals pose a threat to the current system. mark short the chief of staff to vice president mike pence said a plan will eventually be offered but no details. >> what's the plan the white house will have to replace it so that 20 million americans are not suddenly without

and improved version of obamacare. gets easier for the moderates, the sentists, and the mainstream of the house democratic leadership. nancy pelosi, say we're not going to focus on medicare for all, we'll focus on saving obamacare. >> another big focus for the president, going all wait back to 2016, cracking down on illegal immigration. he had a big rally last night in michigan. let's listen in on what he said. >> president trump: another two areas, mexico could stop 'em, so easy, the caravans f they don't it's going on cost them a hell of a lot mp money. they can do it so easy. so easy. [applause] and if they don't, and i'm telling you right now, we will close the damn border. >> what do you think about the new ultimatum, chris? >> well, it's a strong point. as we've seen in the past the president has done it, threatened to close the border, closed it for three hours last november. the problem, a lot of commerce goes back and forth, a lot of trade back and forth, a lot of mexican workers who come in and work on the u.

if the democrats actually liked obamacare they would all be running on obamacare.nstead they are running on medicare for all, which is a health version of the green new deal which got exactly zero votes in the senate this week. why? because people make noise about it on the campaign trail and then when i have to vote on nonsense like medicare for all in the green new deal, they vote present. they didn't get a single positive vote and medicare for all -- choices for none and apart from the monetary costs, the moral costs are important. we would be pushing more people out of the system. you're going to do away with private insurance. at 180 million americans lose their insurance to more than half of the country. obamacare has been a failure because one-third of the country had one insurance option, which is no option at all. cost $50 billion a year in subsidies. what i hate interrupting but i didn't i think you make it going. >> kellyanne: we will offer higher quality, lower -- less taxes. >> chris: there is no plan right now. >> kellyanne: we've been working on a pl

obamacare. you know that, that's the texas lawsuit. we think it will be upheld and that it will do very well in the supreme court. if the supreme court rules that obamacare is out, we will have a plan that is far better than obamacare. thank you all very much, i appreciate it. thank you. thank you. [reporters shouting questions] no time left. >> thank you, everybody. >> president trump: i greatly appreciate that she is here and she has been a tremendous representative for her country. and she's meeting tomorrow with the first lady of the united states in florida. they are meeting tomorrow. >> reporter: 's of the united states is committed -- >> president trump: i will tell you, if you look at what we are doing you will see a commitment that few people have made. frankly, this didn't have to happen in venezuela. past administrations right here should have been more forward-thinking. this should never have happened in venezuela. this is a tragedy. we are finding all over the word for countries, 5,

terminates obamacare. you know that is the texas lawsuit. we think it will be upheld. we think it will do very well in the supreme court. if the supreme court rules that obamacare is out, we will have a plan that is far better than obamacare. thank you all very much. i appreciate it. thank you. >> thank you very much, everybody. [people shouting] >> i greatly appreciate she is here. she has been a tremendous representative for her country. and she is meeting tomorrow with the first lady of the united states in florida. they're meeting tomorrow. reporter: message that the united states is committed to -- >> i'll tell you, the if you look at what we're doing, you will see a commitment that few people have made. frankly, this didn't have to happen in venezuela. past administrations right here should have been more forward thinking this should have never have happened in venezuela. this is a tragedy. you know, we're fighting all over the world for countries. we're 5,000, 6,000, 7,000 miles away. they never did

obamacare is popular. recent polling has it 50% approval. 2018 voters say that healthcare was the single most important issues and by putting democrats back in charge of the house, voters made it clear to republicans that they don't want them to take away house care. this would be less confusing if the white house and republicans had a concrete plan to replace obamacare. at least so far, they do not. there is no republican consensus for what healthcare should look like in this country and what world government should play it. no consensus on coverage of preexistence. no consensus on whether looking at it again is a good idea politically. political report of key members of donald trump's own cabinet, and bill barr initiating the effects and susan collins are also concerned. >> i am very disappointed and opposed to the administration seeking to invalidate the entire affordable care act. the administration is going way beyond that in seeking to invalidate the entire law. the answer is for the administration t

obamacare. president trump claims he has a plan that will be better than obamacare if the administration's new legal assault succeeds. we're learning key figures have opposed the attack on the affordable care act. the vice-president has raised concerns. >>> smollett mystery. he is free. the prosecute are is taking a lot of heat. chicago officials are outraged. the police union demands an outside investigation. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you are in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> multiple breaking stories. the american public is not buying president trump's claim he has been cleared. 53% say they don't think it exonerates the president of obstruction. a federal prosecutor says the grand jury investigation started by mueller's team is continuing robustly. >>> breaking, the president has switched folk us from the mueller report to now an all out legal attack on owe bbamacare vg to replace it with something

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we would return to those days if obamacare is repealed.n covering pre-existing conditions. this action explicitly goes against that by saying we would return to the bad old days when insurers could discriminate against the sick. >> why is that? why would this allow insurers to go back to that? >> because the law before that did not bar it. if you're an insurer, look, if there's no individual mandate and you're an insurer and you say, look, my job is to avoid sick people. they had reams of people whose job was to void sick people. if you got sick, your price went up. if they reviewed you and you'd been sick, they denied coverage. or they could charge you 10 or 20 times what someone else charged. let me be clear about one thing that's important. it's not just about pre-existing conditions. it's about the general discrimination in the mark. even if we say they have to cover pre-existing conditions, it doesn't matter if they can charge those sick people 20, 30 times what they can charge a healthy person, which was perfectly legal before the af

if the democrats alike obamacare, they'd all be running on obamacare. [indiscernible] people make choices on the campaign trail and then when you have to vote on nonsense like medicare for all, they vote present. they didn't get a single positive though. medicare for all would mean choices for non-. the moral costs are important. we weed pushing more people out of the system. 180 million americans lose their insurance. more than half the country. obamacare has been a failure. one third of the country had one insurance option which is no option at all. >> i hate interrupting but if i didn't, you might keep going. >> higher-quality, lower-cost. >> there is no plan right now. >> there is a plan but we've been working on a plan for a long time. president trump has only been president for two years so give us a chance. >> finally, i will get into something that i don't like talking about. you don't like talking about. but when we announced you were going to be on the show, more people asked me to ask you about this than any other question for you know where

, against obamacare. appellate division. we'll see what happens there. i think we'll win. it's in texas. wait, wait. then it goes to the supreme court of the united states. if the decisions are held up, if we win on determination of obamacare, we will have a plan very better than obamacare including pre-existing conditions, which i've always been in favor of. >> what is the fbi going to do about jussie smollett? >> i think the case in chicago is an absolute embarrassment to our country. i have asked that they look at it. >> you asked? >> i think that case is an absolute embarrassment to our country. and somebody has to, at least, take a very good, hard look the it. [ inaudible question ] >> the president speak iing as was leaving for grand rapids, michigan. he said he was cleared by the mueller report on obstruction. that's not true. a small smidge that we have from it in the barr letter. while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him. on puerto ri

we're going to have a plan that's so much better than obamacare. obamacare is a disaster. we're going to have a plan that is so much better than obamacare. so the health care is going very well. >> thank you, guys. president trump: we'll always take care of preexisting conditions, just remember that. but obamacare is too costly for people, they can't afford it and the deductible, which averages more than 7,000, meaning unless smab -- somebody's got really big problems, you can't even use it. obamacare is a disaster. right now it's losing in court. right now in the texas court, as you know, probably ends up in the supreme court but we're doing something that is going to be much less expensive than obamacare for the people. i'm not saying government. i'm saying for the people and we're going to have preexisting conditions and we'll have a much lower deductible and i've been saying this -- the republicans are going to end up being the parrot of health care. >> thank you very much. [all talking at once] >> thank you, press, right to the van. >> at his mar-a lago resort, presid

obamacare is a disaster. right now it's losing in court.e texas court, as you know, probably ends up in the supreme court, but we're doing something that is going to be much less expensive than obamacare for the people. i'm not saying government, i'm saying for the people. and we're going to have preexisting conditions and we'll have a much lower deductible. and i've been saying it, the republicans are going to end up being the party of health care. thank you very much. >> the president there in florida with some dubious facts also about obamacare. the president once again claiming that a health care plan is coming as he asks the courts to end obamacare. keep in mind a federal judge has just blocked another attempt by the administration to undermine obamacare. they want to offer alternatives to health care exchanges. we have betty lujan with us. you just proposed a wide-ranging bill with tweaks to obamacare. tell us your reaction to the president saying there is no great urgency in coming up with a new health care plan. >> thank you for hav

only difference is that we're administers obamacare very well. we made it better, but it is tilis --still horrible, no good, something that we can't live with in this country. lou: we take up president's call to kill obamacare and the precious, delicate rino republicans who now are all wobbley on their knees at president's bhoal bold acted, republican strategist ed roll ups, and columnist michael goodwin among our guests. >> top story, homeland security surrendering our border, kirstjen nielson imienin whinin. whose notable career accomplishment were serving in several staff roles in bush administration became secretary if december 2017, seceding john kelly, worsening border crisis makes it too clear secretary kirstjen nielson is in way overhear are her head, william with latest on crisis on southern border and the refusal of dhs to secure that border. reporter: today lou commissioner of customs and border protection raised a white flag, 40% of border patrol agents are not patrolling the border but processing, baby sitting and a tacky service for

obamacare. the full law should be struck down. so here is president trump talking about what will happen if the court rules against obamacare. >> the only difference between now and the other administration is that we're administering obamacare very well, so we've made it better, but it's still horrible, no good. i understand health care now, especially very well, a lot of people don't understand it. we are going to be the republicans, the party of great health care, so we're coming up with plans. we have a lawsuit right now going where phase one of the lawsuit terminates obamacare, essentially terminates obamacare. you know that, that's the texas lawsuit. we think it'll be upheld and do very well in the supreme court and if the supreme court rules that obamacare is out, we will have a plan that's far better than obamacare. >> cnn is also learning the administration's choice to go against all of the obamacare was as a result of a month's long debate between members of the president's inner circl

obliterating obamacare.epublicans afraid of the presidents boldness. >> we will be the party of great healthcare. the democrats have let you down. they've really let you down. obamacare doesn't work. >> and apparent outgrowth that ruled the affordable care act, obamacare unconstitutional. multiple sources tell fox news that there was disagreement between the white house and helping human service secretary and attorney general over whether to support the texas decision and go all in on an obamacare repeal. a concern chaired by republicans on capitol hill including kevin mccarthy who told the president a renewed battle made no sense and party moderates wary of the strategy, especially after last fall's midterm election blowout. >> i am very disappointed to the administration. seeking to eval a date the entire affordable care act. democratic leaders today all but the president to try it again. >> the president wants to go back to repeal and replace again. make our day. >> there are concerns that the health care

el obamacare es una abominaciÓn. otros se distanciaron de inmediato.nadora republicana. los demÓcratas fueron mÁs duros con donald trump dicen que no creen que donald trump tenga un plan alternativo y que serÍa una irresponsabilidad cancelar completamente el llamado obamacare. aÑaden que pelearon muchos aÑos para encontrar una alternativa y no la consiguieron. estamos hablando de temas de vida o muerte. sri lo, afirmÓ este senador. cancelar obamacare tambiÉn supone que millones de personas con condiciones preexistentes se queden sin cobertura. donald trump prometiÓ en su Último discurso en el estado de la uniÓn que defenderÍa a los que tienen condiciones mÉdicas preexistentes. el partido republicano serÁ conocido como el partido que quitÓ el sistema de salud a millones de estadounidenses dijo juliÁn castro. patricia: la fallecÍa ex primera dama, barbara west dijo no entendÍa cÓmo la gente seguÍa a donald trump. revelÓ que su esposo votÓ por hillary clinton. dos muertos y dos heridos dejÓ un tiroteo en seattle. la policÍa cree que se trata de un acto al

trump: we will have a plan so much better than obamacare. a plan so much better than obamacare and health care is going very well. we can always take care of pre-existing conditions. pre-existing conditions but obamacare is too costly for people, they cannot afford it and the deductibles which averaged more than $7,000, meaning, unless somebody has really big problems, you cannot even use it. obamacare is a disaster, it is losing in court now and in the texas court, it probably goes to the supreme court but we are doing something that is going to be much less expensive than obamacare for the people. i am not saying government, for the people. we will have pre-existing conditions and a much lower deductible. i have been saying it. republicans will be the party of health care. thank you very much. >> thank you, press, right to the van. >> president trump officially announced that linda mcmahon was stepping down as head of the small business administration and then took questions from reporters. this is about 15 minutes. pres. trump: thank you

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better than obamacare.are nervous about that, including house minority leader mccarthy, he call president and said that this made no sense, saying that healthcare battle helped democrats win the house. and 94 problem details of replacement plan so far nonexistence. it president's new move a push. in a wise direction just days after a major political victory, here join me now kayleigh mcenany. welcome back. >> thank you. kennedy: i hate obamacare, it sucks, i don't like any short of federal nationalized healthcare system, i think it socialistic and wrong. but big problem that republicans have faced in not so recent past, they don't have a replacement for that repeal, do they? >> no, we had a plan, it was called graham-cassidy but we were one vote shy. obamacare is broken. even democrats agree with. they are saying we have to did to government takeover of healthcare, obamacare has failed, 29 million people don't have healthcare still. >> what is the plan? >> graham-cassidy was great, white house supported, on

we'll get rid of obamacare. i said it the other day.y of great health care. >> the john mccain reference again. the president digging in on the sharp turn to eliminating obamacare. surprising democrats and republicans alike with the shift days after the mueller investigation wrapped up. we have joe watkins, former white house aide to george h.w. bush. honestly, the john mccain thing, joe, again? it is getting old. let's look at what "the new york times" had. it was an article with the impact of removing obamacare which touches the lives of most americans. look at the numbers. 21 million people could lose health insurance. 21 million. 60 million medicare ben fi beneficiari beneficiaries. 133 million people could lose coverage with pre-existing conditions. he has no plan, joe. why is the president reviving this battle now? do you think he underestimates the political risk? this is what people will vote on next year. >> it affects people run for the house and senate and republicans didn't do well in the 2018 cycle on health care and right

. >> the cost of obamacare to people is far too much. the deductibility is ridiculous. it averages more than $7,000, meaning it's unuseable. it's been a disaster and we will take care of pre-existing conditions better than they're now. >> how hard is that going to be? get pre-existing included and bring costs down. that's not easy, i imagine you know better than anybody. >> it's certainly not. i lived through months and months and came wake up plan even we didn't think was perfect but better than before because millions of people were covered with pre-existing conditions. donald trump is not a detailed guy or policy guy. we think he's completely miscalculating in this case because of all the points you've already made about how popular the democrats positioning on healthcare is in comparison with the republicans. i will say, even the affordable care act has become a lot more popular over time as the individual pieces have been broken apart. there is agreement and effort, i think, by many democrats to improve, to build on it. that's how p

to defend obamacare, i want to go for medicare for all.acare hasn't worked for the american people. >> you gave me a check. let me give you a little check back. >> one, this is complicated, so there's a tricky statistic which is that the rate of increase in health care costs with the aca, obamacare, is lower than it was before. are costs still going up? is it still too much? yes, and yes. but it's hard to make the case that the aca made things worse. they're just not good enough. i hear you on that. i accept that as true. >> sure. >> the question, is what are you going to do? you're not going to be able to replace anything. why do it that way? why not do it politically where you have something ready so that when you remove, you don't hurt anybody. >> i'm sitting outside the house floor right now. what you know is that oftentimes unless the congress is forced to act, it doesn't act. so if the courts overturn obamacare i think you're going to see the congress, republicans and democrats, come together and help the american people. competition

start with trump's new healthcare fight in the wake of the doj throwing its weight behind a major obamacare lawsuits, democrats are thrilled. the top republican in the house, kevin mckarktycarthy declined t his position, telling reporters to talk to his office. healthcare cost republicans their house majority. nevermind says president trump. he feels rejuvenated because he feels total exoneration after the mueller investigation. president trump reportedly even overruled the objections of two top officials on this issue. his attorney general and his health and human services secretary. a few moments ago, chuck schumer had a simple message for the president, he doesn't want the justice department involved in obamacare, but he doesn't want this fight. >> the president wants to go back to repeal and replace again. make our day. >> here to shed some light, a healthcare consultant who worked on the affordable care act, david drucker and jeff mason. why now and why at all? >> i think the second question is good. why at all indeed because of the political sort of hit that the republicans took in 20

but we've already won the case against the, determination of obamacare, against obamacare. go to the appellate division. we'll see what happens there. i think we'll win. it is in texas. wait, wait. it goes to the supreme court of the united states. if the decisions are held up, if we win on the termination of obamacare, we will have a plan that is far better than obamacare including very importantly preexisting conditions, which i have always been in favor of. [reporters shouting questions] reporter: [inaudible] >> well i think the, i think the smollett, i think the case in chicago is an absolute embarassment to our country. and i have asked that it be, they look at it. i think that case is an absolute embarassment to our country. and somebody has has to at least take a very good hard look at it. [reporters shouting questions] connell: president trump moments ago on the white house south lawn as he makes the walk there to marine one, eventually on to grand rapids a rally tonight in michigan. topics covered from jobs coming back. he talked a number of types in the auto indus

so obamacare has been a disaster.ake care of pre-existing conditions better than they are taken care of now. and i have already gotten rid of the individual mandates, which was the worst part of obamacare where you had to pay for the privilege of not getting bad insurance. so, wait a minute. so, we are working very hard on that. john barrasso, rick scott, we have some great people. you look, i mean, we have put together a group of four or five and bill cassidy is a terrific healthcare person. and they are going to work together, come up with something that's really spectacular maybe we will even get support in the house from democrats. but it's going to be far better than obamacare. if we win on obamacare, it will be terminated in the court and we will see what what happens. >> what's the timeline? do you have a plan? >> we are working on a plan now. there is no very great rush from the standpoint we are waiting for decisions in the court but we have already won the case against fort termination of obamacare. against

and a major reversal trump administration on obamacare. in a monday court filing, the administration said the entire affordable care act, all of it, should be struck down. the justice department says it now agrees with the federal judge in texas who invalidated the aca in a december ruling. at the time the administration said that it would not defend certain obamacare provisions including pre-existing condition protections covering 52 million americans, but it argued the rest of the law could stand. >> the president has repeatedly promised to protect people with pre-existing conditions, but the new stance doubles down on stripping away those and all other protections. the case is currently before a federal appeals court. constant questions about the future of obamacare did not hurt signups too much for 2019, though they were down 300,000 from 2018 to 11.4 million. >>> democrats at a critical juncture this morning. after president trump is effectively cleared by special counsel robert mueller on collusion. for 22 months many democrats all b

. >>> the new battle over obamacare. health insurance for millions of americans now in jeopardy as the trump administration looks to strike down the law. the new way democrats are threatening to fight back. >>> measles emergency. health officials take drastic new measures to stop the spread of the contagious disease now banning unvaccinated children from all public places. the growing concern and the new outbreaks we're tracking. >>> plus, the mother who says her two kids traveling alone were kicked off a plane and stranded overseas because of their peanut allergy. >>> the new weapon just revealed in the war against robocalls. how to get it for free. >>> and just how long is the perfect power nap? scientists have the answer and it's less than you may think. >>> a good wednesday morning, everyone. we begin with the growing backlash after prosecutors made a surprise deal with jussie smollett. >> they abruptly dropped all charges against him for allegedly staging a hate crime. this morning the city's top cop and mayor are f

president trump speaking overnight about his plan to replace obamacare. what he's now promising and the growing concern from members of his own party with insurance for millions of americans hanging in the balance. >>> also breaking overnight just hours after the historic powerball drawing -- >> the powerball number tonight million up for grab, we have a winner. >>> plus, the fbi now reviewing why charges were dropped against actor jussie smollett. what we've learned from newly released documents. >>> a sucker punch in court. this lawyer attacked is now speaking out. >>> and the new coffee flavor at one major chain that may have some purists crying foul. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. i'm elizabeth hur in for janai norman. >> i'm kenneth moton. we begin in seattle. >> a man was randomly opening fire at passing cars and when it was all over, two people were dead. >> but investigators say it could have been much weren't for a quick-thinking bus driver. chaos on the streets of seattle. >> the suspect is now standing in the middle of the road. >> it pol

, essentially terminates obamacare.eme court rules that obamacare is out, we will have a plan that is far better than obamacare. >> reporter: in fact, there is no plan and if the courts agree to strike down obamacare insurance for millions of americans could be in jeopardy. nearly 13 million people get coverage under obamacare's medicaid expansion, and more than 2 million adults are covered because of the provision that allows them to stay on their parents' plans, and an estimated 52 million people with pre-existing conditions are guaranteed coverage, and in congress republicans are afraid of the political repercussions of doing away with obamacare without replacing it. >> if he has good ideas of improving aca or the system of health care in this country, those initiatives need to be put forth first. >> reporter: democrats are sounding the alarm. >> this is peoples' life and death, it's health care. it's ridiculous. it's ridiculous what they are doing. >> reporter: according to a senior administration official the timin

. >>> so we're going to get rid of obamacare.an party will become the party of great health care. >> president trump reviving his push to axe obamacare. a new article in "the washington post" reports, quote, republicans have no intention of heeding president trump's urgent demand for a new health care plan to replace the affordable care act fearing the potential political damage that could occur in 2020. joining me rashad richie and nationally syndicated columnist adriana cohen, also a boston radio host. good morning. >> good morning. >> what do you make of the republicans' response to the president's push on this? they're basically trying to stay out of this, hoping the president finds a new target here. >> that's right. mitch mcconnell has concerns that, you know, unless you have a formal plan in place by the president to replace failing obamacare with, you know, you're basically venturing into paralist political waters. it's put up or shut up. without a plan for replacing obamacare this could be a failing issue for republicans