most jews accepted roman rule.t harbored the hope that rome would be ousted. >> the people did not believe that cesar was sovereign. they believed that god was sovereign. >> pilate is immediately confronted by the challenges of the job. >> close today one, he tried to take the roman standards into the temple precinct. of course this caused a huge riot. >> this is a very antagonistic act because these displays efforts of the emperor and to the jews, this is heresy and blasphemy. >> protesters from jerusalem trek over 70 miles to pilate's palace. after five days, pilate calls out his troops. >> he expects that they are going to just disband because who wouldn't disband when there's a threat of death so eminently? instead, the jews bear their necks to pilot. and they say that they are willing to die for the law if necessary. pilate realizes he's been outmaneuver outmaneuvered, he might be prepared to execute a few people here, but he doesn't to want massacre people. >> it's interesting that pilate backs down. does thi

it would be terrifying to face the roman army. you would know that they were there to utterly destroy you. >> judas was hopelessly outclassed in military terms by the romans. >> i have a feeling after those first few jewish rebels fell and the roman army just continued to advance, they knew the gig was up. >> the romans levelled the city in response because it had been taken. so that everyone who saw this would understand that revolt against rome was impossible. >> the romans round up 2,000 individuals and crucify them. they then take the entire population of the city and sell them into slavery. judas probably met his fate on a cross. >> romans would not let people take down, take down the corpses when they died. so what you had in nazareth was the smell of rotting corpses. defecation, urination, and the moans of those dying. sometimes it took days to die. >> if you put up that spectacle, rome's theory is, no one will dare do this again. >> even if jesus didn't see it firsthand, he would have heard the stories. this would have bee

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this became the roman forum.heir king and established the relatively democratic roman republic. that began perhaps history's greatest success story, the rise of rome. from the start, romans were expert builders, and they had a knack for effective government. this simple brick building was once richly veneered with marble and fronted by a grand portico. it's the curia. the senate met here and set the legal standards that still guide western civilization. the reign of julius caesar, who ruled around the time of christ, marked the turning point between the republic and the empire. the republic, designed to rule a small city-state, found itself trying to rule most of europe. something new and stronger was needed. caesar established a no-nonsense, more-disciplined government, became dictator for life, and, for good measure, had a month named in his honor, july. the powerful elites of the republic found all this change just too radical. in an attempt to save the republic and their political power, a faction of roman se

samuel found myself on the floor and alerted roman to the fa ct i the floor and alerted roman to thet is so astonishing, to use your phone at all, he had to use your thumb print to use the phone, when you were well again and you realised what he had done, where you astonished that he had behaved so calmly? —— work. absolutely, i did not believe it when i was told he was the one who called the emergency services. he said he had been filed on my thumb, which you don't need to do, but he had seen me do it and my husband is doing it when calling other people and he had said he saw people using the phone in that way and he decided that was the way to do it. he used it to call 999 come and you teach them these things hoping they will never have to use it, but if you do, it will sink never have to use it, but if you do, it willsink in, never have to use it, but if you do, it will sink in, and it obviously did and we are beyond proud of both of them for doing such a superjob and remaining calm. they look quite keen to get away. you are the only one who can hear my voice. can you ask roman, w

who was a published authority on roman antiquities. those men got together and i like to think of jefferson as the author of our original capital building and the french architect as the professional editor as jefferson's ideas and eventually looked to a well preserved roman temple in southern france known to the french. when jefferson was planting that planning the virginia state capitol to look like a classical monumental roman temple, he followed the advice of people who study the architecture of antiquity and he put the capital up on top of a major hill. it began by design its centerpiece of our city. likely the first thing you would see that would make an impression on you would be this civic temple on a hill. it faces south with a great view back in the old days of the james river. ae front of the building has triangular pediment. and a substantial portico. in the words of a architectural historian, the south portico of the virginia state capitol is to all of virginia. the records we have today are incomplete but we know in the c

roman ruins, precious world heritage. is occupied this site twice in the past two years.hooting soldiers and civilians here. is has lost this prize and ground beyond here to the syrian military, backed by its allies. the helicopter overhead is russian. palmyra matters, but the battles which lie ahead, including raqqa — the is's self—declared capital — matter more, and are far more difficult. and that's because confronting is in syria means confronting a fundamental question. are the west and countries in this region now willing to work with president assad and his russian and iranian allies to fight their common enemy? the world knows of is crimes now. in the basement of a deserted building we are shown what's called a makeshift courtroom. and the paper trail of its brutal rule. the arabic word for execution. the crimes include leaving islam, spreading corruption. two men, called ahmed, were thrown from the top of a building — no reason given. the city of palmyra next to the ancient site is a ghost town. people fled is and the ferocious fighting here, including syrian and

four—year—old twins roman and samuel sharma saw their mum claudia faint onto the floor.lock it, and then they did this. siri, call daddy... they used siri, the phone's voice recognition system to call not dad, but 999. the boys knew about siri by watching their mum and dad. isaid, "siri, 999." and what happened? the police and the doctor came. eventually, mum was taken to hospital. as a parent you tell them things and you hope things sink in but you don't expect it ever to happen orfor them to remember what you said. the boys say using smartphones is, well, smart. clearly a life—changing piece of four—year—old philosophy. that's a summary of the news. newsday is coming up at midnight — now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight with naga munchetty. what do we now know about what drove khalid masood to become the man who murdered four people and injured 50 others in westminster on wednesday? does he fit the profile of such an extreme and violent attacker? what is so extraordinary about khalid masood? known as adrian elms where he grew up in tunbridge wells, in the garden of

here in caesarea, the majestic roman port, a fatal determination changed history.man governor, mon shows pilot was called on to decide the faith of jesus of nazareth. he would be a harsh judge. >> he was a brutal, we hear about massacres and the bloodshed that was connected to the time that he had the rule of judea. he was not a nice person. >> reporter: we come to the amphitheater with dr. shimon gibson, an archaeologist who spent more than 20 years conducting excavations in the holy land. in 1961 archaeologists discovered proof of pilot's existence. >> you wouldn't think that at this spot under this wooden stance, this description was found, a latin inscription mentioning pontius pilot. >> this is one of the pivotal moments which changes everything because suddenly pontius pilot comes out of this written inscription, it's not just this figure in the gospels. >> reporter: the israel museum here in jerusalem is a treasure house of artifacts from the first century. to visit here as a religious pilgrim or historian is to discover crucial evidence of the end of jesus'

. >> the romans put herod into power. the romans support herod.omans are the ones who grant herod legitimacy and client kingship. >> my greetings. >> herod is a great leader. a great segment of t population really, really support herod, really like him. >> he wanted to be like alexander the great or the great kings of the past. so he had this vast building program set up to demonstrate his power and authority. >> herod builds vast theaters, aqueducts and forts. and in 23 b.c., herod begins expanding the second temple. >> herod tries to ingratiate himself with the jewish people by enlarging and renovating the jewish temple. and he does succeed in making it into one of the most beautiful buildings in the ancient world. >> today, herod's temple is gone, but part of the colossal platform on which it once stood remains. the western wall is still one of the holiest sites in judaism. >> one cannot overestimate the importance of the temple in first century judaism. it was the religious center of judaism. the place where god's presence was understood to re

a towering roman ruin celebrates that conquest. caesar augustus built the trophy of the alpes to commemorate his defeat of the region's many hostile tribes. with this victory, the completion of the main artery connecting italy and spain was made possible. this opened the way for the continued expansion of the roman empire. the inscription tells the story. it was erected by the senate and the people to honor the emperor. carved below is an inventory of all the feisty barbarian tribes that put up such a fight. and on either side are the vanquished in chains at the feet of their conqueror, a reminder to any who would challenge the empire. nearby, standing high above the sea, is touristy but magnificent eze. the once-formidable town gate, designed to keep rampaging pirates out, leads into the medieval village. this self-proclaimed village of art and gastronomie mixes perfume outlets, upscale boutiques, cobbled lanes, and scenic perches perfect for savoring a drink. the more adventurous can climb even further up to the scant ruins of th

a los angeles judge plans to issue a written ruling on fugitive director roman polanski's latest legal effort to end his case. polanski remains in europe. but his los angeles attorney was in court yesterday, trying to arrange conditions for polanski's return to the u.s. polanski was convicted after admitting in a plea deal to drugging and raping a 1977. he fled to europe the night before sentencing. he was concerned the judge was reneging on a deal agreed to by prosecutors. and he feared his sentence would be extended. prosecutors say polanski is trying to get special treatment as a wealthy celebrity. the judge's ruling

healthy snow day in the romans' household. the latest on the storm with the reporters along the east coast. starting with meteorologist chad myers at columbus circle in new york. good morning, chad. how is it? >> reporter: good morning. it seems no matter which which you look, the wind is blowing in your face. i'm sure that is a function of the buildings in new york city. it is cold. let me set the stage. across the northeast, everyone will pick up 2 inches of liquid. if you melt down anything you get or put in a rain bucket, there will be 2 inches of something in the rain bucket. if it is 10 to 1 snow, light and fluffy snow. the snow you want to ski in, that is a 10-inch snowfall. or 20-inch snowfall. if you are 7 to 1, you get a 14-inch snowfall. you get rain mixed in in d.c. and boston, it is just muck. you have muck and snow and ice on your roads. you want to shovel it or trudge through it after icicle. it hasn't stopped for a long time. it will keep going all day. i would say at least another 10 hours of snow. boston, you

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i'm christine romans. 16% irish. i'm christine romans. it is friday, march 17th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. the white house lashing out defending the unfounded wiretapping allegations. the most combative stance yesterday in the briefing for the ages. this was epic. press secretary sean spicer quoting the leaders who say there is no evidence president obama ordered a wiretap of the trump campaign. >> we have not seen evidence there was a wiretap or fisa court order of somebody in the trump tower. >> ryan backed up by richard burr and ranking democrat mark warner. based on the information available to us, we see no indications the trump tower was the subject of surveillance by any element of the united states government before or after election day 2016. cnn's jim acosta was directly in the line of fire at the white house. >> reporter: dave and christine, the white house is digging in trying to explain to donald trump's baseless claim during the 2016 wiretap. sean spicer the president will be vindicated after the committees investigate the matter. >> the president has already sai

it's another fine example of roman engineering and roman propaganda.irit of "give the masses bread and circuses," admission was free. the emperor's agenda was to create a populus that was thoroughly roman, enjoying the same activities and the same entertainment, all thinking as one. the arena still hosts colorful pageantry. and macho men still face dangerous beasts -- bulls. a bullfight à la provençale is more sporting than the bloody spanish bullfights. a tiny ribbon laced between the horns sits on the bull's forehead. the daredevil fighters, gripping special hooks, try to snare the ribbon. [ man speaking french on loudspeaker ] steves: the loudspeaker announces the reward various local businesses offer to the man who gets the ribbon. it's both advertising -- "pierre's patisserie offers 100 euros" -- and encouragement for the fighters. [ man whistling and shouting ] steves: if the bull pulls a good stunt, the band congratulates him with a tune from the opera "carmen." unlike more bloody bullfights, in provence, the bull, who locals stress dies of old

roman and samuel sharma worked out how to unlock their mother's mobile phone and call 999. world news tonight is off the air this week due to the clocks going forward in the usa. we'll be bringing you world news america at half past nine. there's confusion in washington tonight after republican party leaders in congress postponed a vote on president trump's controversial healthcare plan — the measure designed to replace what became known as 0bamacare. mrtrump mr trump asked for his bill to be withdrawn minutes before a vote was due to take place. he had made it a key pledge to replace barack 0bama's flagship policy during his election campaign. he told journalists that he never expects the cost of health insurance for ordinary americans to soar. i think what will happen is 0bamacare soar. i think what will happen is 0bamaca re unfortunately will explode, last year you had over 100% increases in various places, in arizona i understand it's going up very rapidly again like it did last year, last year was 116%. very rapidly again like it did last year, last yearwas 116%. many

a towering roman ruin celebrates that conquest. caesar augustus built the trophy of the alpes to commemorate his defeat of the region's many hostile tribes. with this victory, the completion of the main artery connecting italy and spain was made possible. this opened the way for the continued expansion of the roman empire. the inscription tells the story. it was erected by the senate and the people to honor the emperor. carved below is an inventory of all the feisty barbarian tribes that put up such a fight. and on either side are the vanquished in chains at the feet of their conqueror, a reminder to any who would challenge the empire. nearby, standing high above the sea, is touristy but magnificent eze. the once-formidable town gate, designed to keep rampaging pirates out, leads into the medieval village. this self-proclaimed village of art and gastronomie mixes perfume outlets, upscale boutiques, cobbled lanes, and scenic perches perfect for savoring a drink. the more adventurous can climb even further up to the scant ruins of th

christine romans is off. getti getting better, my friend. the administration seeking to retake the initiative with a new legislative agenda and strategy. at the top, tax reform and infrastructure and shoving neil gorsuch to the supreme court. -- quote that's for 30 years, we're told there's growing friction between aides loyal to chief of staff reince priebus and steve bannon. some are using the health care bill's failure for their own power and if republicans manage to make peace will they build a bridge to the democrats. these are the same democrats president trump blamed after failure to pass obamacare. over the weekend it really got interesting with the president backed away from that tone asking people to watch judge jeani jeanine pea row from fox. >> i think it was more coincidental, chris. >> come on. >> i did not talk to the president about the tweet. i'm just telling you the truth. there was no preplanning. >> why would he say watch her and that's the first thing out of her mouth. >> does he want paul ryan to step down or not? >> no

i'm romans roimchristine romans. >> i'm dave briggs.e no doubt we will pass this. >> you look through it, it is obamacare in a different form. >> lining up to oppose the gop plan. >> the president is proud of the product we produpeduceproduced. >> trumpcare is a disaster. >> we look to see if his campaign was wiretapped. >> we have accuse al with no basis in fact. >> no reason we have to think the president is target of any investigation. >> be careful what you wish for. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> all right. welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. this is your "new day." thursday, march 9th. 6:00 in new york. we start with breaking news. small victory for the republicans in the health care battle. house ways and means committee approving the portion of the bill. 18 hours of debate. >> outside beautiful, inside ugly. the energy committee debating right now. it was an all nightmare on this session. >> president trump making his pitch to skeptical conservatives but the president says he

post imperial roman times some men and women of virtue try to shore up the existing social order and focus on building new forms of community to live out there moral traditions with a very uncertain future. he famously said that today we have very different st. benedict. known as the founder borne in the year for 84 years after the last roman emperor sent to the city of rome as a pious young man to complete his education. but what he saw their disgusted him. he ran to the forest to pray and eventually before he died he founded 12 monasteries from the rule of st. benedict the rule itself is a very plain pamphlet with the running of the of monastery it is not about the spiritual secrets but sets out the order for a living for trading in the spiritual life if you read it you may be shocked cow plane is the really thought it would be a book that is a mystical sayings but it is plain as meat and potatoes would never guess the key role this book played to save western civilization. after benedick died the monks' spread out all over barbarian ruled europe. they taught them how to pray and c

i am roman. the boys knew about siri by watching them mum and dad. i said, siri, 999.you hope things sink in but you do not expect ever to happen 01’ but you do not expect ever to happen or to them to remember what you said. this is clearly a life changing piece of four—year—old philosophy. an employment tribunal has ruled that a cycle courier was actually a worker. andrew boxer said he was entitled to one week's at a pay and it was ruled the firm unlawfully failed to pay him this and more legal weight to the claim that sam firms are engaged in bogus self—employment. the duke and duchess of cambridge have announced that their son prince george will start at a private school in september in south west london. he'll become a pupil at thomas's battersea. in a statement the royal couple said they were confident it would provide george with a "happy and successful start to his education". the headmaster said he was greatly looking forward to welcoming the prince in september. ed sheeran, kylie minogue, eddie redmayne, simon cowell, just some of the celebrities taking part i

four—year—old twins roman and samuel sharma saw their mum claudia faint on the floor.thumb on her iphone to unlock it and then they did this. siri, call daddy. they used siri, the phone's voice recognition system to call, not dad but 999. what is your emergency? lam roman. the boys knew about siri by watching their mum and dad. i said, siri, 999. what happened ? the police and the doctor came. eventually mum was taken to hospital. as a parent you tell things and you hope things sink in but you do not expect it ever to happen or for them to remember what you said. they thought smartphones work, while smart. this is clearly a life changing piece of four—year—old philosophy. ed sheeran, kylie minogue, eddie redmayne, simon cowell — just some of the celebrities taking part in this year's comic relief. and there's a mini—sequel to the film love actually which will premiere on bbc one tonight. lizo mzimba reports. # some things that happen for the first time...# 1a years on from hit romantic comedy love actually, its stars are back for a special short film sequel. like the o

. >> i'm christine romans. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. history will be made today one way or the other. either republicans take their first vote toward repealing and replacing the affordable care act or we could see a staggering blow against obamacare and perhaps to the entire trump agenda. the white house and republican leaders now deep into a furious last-ditch campaign to turn no votes by members of the ultra conservative freedom caucus into yes votes. >> one critical issue at this point is ending essential health benefits that obamacare requires in every insurance policy. more on what those are in a moment. right now, still no deal. house freedom caucus chairman mark meadows is sounding upbeat one will be made soon. >> i'm really optimistic we can get there. there is still a lot of details to work out, sean. to say we have a deal that wouldn't be accurate. the president and i came to agreement in principle. what we are trying to do now is to make sure that our agreement is actually something that can be executed in a way that passes t

i'm christine romans. it is 31 minutes past the hour.have been warning about is starting to fall across the northeast. expect it to get heavier and keep falling. tens of millions of people under blizzard or winter storm warnings. >> new york city and boston expected to be hit hard. new york to get a foot of snow or more. parts of massachusetts could see up to two feet. high winds creating whiteout conditions. schools in boston and new york city and many places are closed. >> so far, airlines canceled 5,400 flights. there is the map of what is in the air according to flightaware.com. amtrak is running a modified schedule in the northeast. ahead of the blizzard, folks are clearing off grocery store shelves like it is the end of the world. my kids got two oreos. we have the latest on the storm with reporters along the east coast. starting with chad myers. meteorologist chad myers in columbus circle. you are an hour and 20 minutes into your post today. how is it going? >> reporter: it's not bad. it is still snowing. it is okay. people are de

once more, within three centuries had revolutionized the great roman cultural and society. no one can accuse the early christians of withdraw. this is not a lie for the fainthearted. it requires all or nothing, full-time lifetime commitment. what t.s. eliot called the condition of complete simplicity requiring nothing less than everything. there won't be enough to apply aspects to the relative benedict that happen to dovetail nicely into our private middle-class american lifestyle. how many of us are like the rich young man who could not accept jesus' invitation because he was able to part with his possessions. yet, the early church did not come into existence by means of moral efforts or legalistic rules, but because of the joy of following jesus. linda and i would live in church community whether society was going to pieces or not. for me, the life i live is a calling from jesus and the best way that i have found to follow him and i don't think this way is just for traditional christians or the most radical among us. it's actually the good news in the new life that jesus

and ceremony revoke this including 1452, roman pontiff in 1455, and 1493 that are in direct conflict with the teachings of jesus christ. we call upon the monarch of spain and england to renounce the charters that were put on land that was occupied by the people of turtle island. we call upon the united states of america to discontinue the use of the practical application of modern day domination and dehumanization acts materialized through the function of legislative and judicial branches of its governance. the historical and modern day application of the spirit, idea, and our concept of domination and dehumanization defending do do you understand? do you understand? our friends and relatives, it is only in peace, prayer and only under a united front we will overcome. i have a prayer in my heart for everyone who contributed in their own ways to this fight and struggle for future generations for our natural land. we just unite in this battle. we must unite. i tell you today in regard to the dispute and the challenges and conflict, the associations of the leadership of standing rock, t

historians from the period cast pilate as part of brutal roman rule.ysteries about all this persist, but so does the interest, given evidence of pila pilate's rule and the evidence of the final week of jesus' life. wolf? >> david gregory reporting. thank you. the new season of "finding jesus" begins this sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific only here on cnn. that's it for me. thanks for watching. "erin burnett out front" starts right now. >>> up next, breaking news. did jeff sessions lie to congress? and trump fires back, tweeting pictures of top democrats meeting with russian officials, calling one a hypocrite, the other a liar. is it the democrats on a witch-hunt? and cnn learning the trump administration considering that mothers be separated from their children when they cross the border illegally. let's go "out front." good evening. i'm erin burnett. "out front," breaking news, liar, liar, senate democrats

romans is crushing it. i did not. scholes has the bleacher report. >> can i oi can officially tear bracket. xavier is the low seed in the tournament. bill murray is on a heck of a sports run. cubs win the world series. his son is an assistant for xavier is on the way to the elite eight. arizona would miss and the musketeers running out the clock. look at the bench. it goes absolutely nuts. you have to watch this in slow motion replay. we highlighted these two. they were so excited, they could not execute a chest bump. xavier moves on with 73-71 win. they play gonzaga. zags playing a thriller with west virginia. matthews with the three right here to give the zags the lead. watch this. devin carter tries to go hero ball for west virginia. he dribbles around forever. mountaineers miss three ever shots. 61-58. they are one win away from the first trip to the final four. head coach mark few is not worried about it. >> i don't know i have a monkey on my back. i don't wake up with one or walk around with one. i don't think t

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. "new day" starts right now.room as the winner of the election. for the united states. >> we are a country that stands united in condemning hate in all of its very ugly forms. >> the speeches and realities are very far apart. >> i believe that real and positive immigration reform is possible. >> the policies that he's doing don't add up. >> repeal and replace obamacare. >> i thought it was a home run. i think he did a fantastic job. >> believe in yourself. believe in your future. and believe, once more, in america. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> all right. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "new day." wednesday, march 1st. 6:00 here in new york. it is a new day indeed for america's president. in a big speech to congress, it was a big plea for unity and optimism. trump stuck to the script, avoided the petty sniping that has gotten him in trouble. instead, laying out an ambitious fiscal policy filled with tax cuts and moreoney

i'm christine romans. welcome to "early stafrrt." >> i'm dave briggs.1 today. good wishes sent to the young man. a crucial week ahead for the legislative agenda and supreme court pick and credibility on the line. drama starts with two hearings on the hill . in hours, fbi director james comey testifies in front of the intelligence committee. he is expected to tell lawmakers the trump campaign was not wiretapped on orders from president obama. comey is likely to be asked about alleged russian interference in the election and whether there was collusion with the trump campaign and russians. >> democrats may take aim at nominee neil gorsuch as the senate confirmation hearings begin. let's start with the fbi director testimony. cnn's ryan nobles has the latest from washington. >> reporter: good morning, christine and dave. this marks the first time that lawmakers can get james comey to state publicly what his agency has learned about president trump's claims. that president obama wiretapped him at trump tower. the white house refuses to back down. as republi

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. it is monday, march 6th.he crisis of public trust. welcome to that. this morning, the white house faces a daunting challenge as friend and foe call on the claim of president trump's tweet had president obama wire tapping him. now the fbi asking the justice department to refute the claim that is according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. the fbi seeking deny because it implies the bureau may have broken the law by obeying president obama's order. so far, no comment. >> president trump asking congress to investigate the wire tapping claim. a claim he made with no evidence. it is getting a mixed response. house chairman devin nunes says he will look into the matter in the committee. other republicans pushing back and former national intelligence chief james clapper telling nbc it did not happen. >> there was no such wire tap activity mounted against the president-elect

christine romans calls epic. sean spicer pushing back who all say there is no evidence president obama ordered a wiretap of the campaign. house speaker paul ryan speaking out. >> we have not seen evidence of a wiretap or fisa court order of trump tower. >> that was paul ryan on cnn after the briefing. ryan backed up by chairman richard burr and marc warner. based on the information available to us, we see no indications that trump tower was the subject of surveillance by any element of the government before or after election day 2016. our friend jim acosta was in the line of fire at the white house. here is his report. >> reporter: dave and christine, the white house is trying to dig in to talk about the baseless claim of the wiretap in the 2016 campaign. at the briefing, sean spicer predicted the president will be vindicated after the committees on capitol hill investigate the matter. here is what he had to say. >> the president said clearly when he referred to wiretapping, he referred to surveillance. >> it sou

. >> i'm christine romans. it is thursday, march 9th. 4:00. opposition to the new republican health plan growing among conservatives on capitol hill, president trump wants a plan a to get it passed and plan b if it doesn't. he told leaders he will allow obamacare to fail and let democrats take the blame. sources say mr. trump scolded the groups for calling it obamaca obamacare-light. they could have done more outreach ahead of the rollout. >> for now, the white house sticking with plan a. shifting in full campaign mode to sell the republican repeal and replace. the president will stump for the plan with a visit to kentucky and tennessee. although, a feeling in the west wing the republican leaders saddled mr. trump with the heavy lifting. paul ryan is confidence the vote will pass. phil mattingly has more. >> reporter: as legislative action gets under way, that action the republicans promising now for campaign cycle after campaign cycle. the question is will they push this over the finish line? through the house of representatives? the reality

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. it is friday, march 10th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. if you had to be in a meeting for 27 hours as congress members did, how would you stay awake? growing involvement by the white house in negotiations over the obamacare repeal bill met with growing resistance from republican factions and a major pivot, the white house is open to a big change in the house republican bill. rolling back obamacare medicaid expansion years sooner than the current proposal. that's according to two senior officials and house aide. >> this comes after two signed off on the bill after marathon markup sessions. one ran 27 hours that dave briggs is talking about. with concerns growing about the content and pace pushed through the house, republican opponents are ramping up public criticism. >> there is no deadline. we need to get health care right and fast. there are republicans saying the same in private. i'm saying the legislation as it is written, one, cannot pass the senate. two, would not solve the problems of our health care system. problems that obamacare m

. >> i'm christine romans. a lot of news on this tuesday morning. after years of promises to repeal and replace, the republican plan to dismantle obamacare is at the starting gate. republican leaders face a tough job rallying support on their side. this may be branded as repeal, but this plan keeps several popular components of obamacare. it would bring major changes in two key areas. the insurance mandate and medicaid expanse. allowing insurers to hike premiums for people who allow their insurance to lapse. >> and a tweet with the house introduce the bill to repeal and replace obamacare. time to end this nightmare. nothing from his personal account. today marks an important step toward restoring health care choices and affordability back to the american people. president trump looks forward to repeal and replace obamacare with both chambers. they have their work cut out for them with reservations. our coverage starts with phil mattingly on capitol hill. >> reporter: dave and christine. this is the moment republicans promised would come for years. e

. >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. jeff sessions met with the russian ambassador to the u.s. twice last year. what is in question is whether he did so in capacity as a trump campaign surrogate or member of the senate armed services committee. now sessions is facing accusations he misled congress about the meetings. with all of this making a devastating blow as attorney general. twice last year, sessions met with a top diplomat in washington. once during the convention in june and the second in the session' offices. he was a surrogate at the time of the meetings with the russian ambassad ambassad ambassador. he is considered to be a top spy recruiter. listen to what sessions said or did not say when senator al franken asked about contact with the campaign and russian officials. >> if there is any evidence that any one affiliated with the trump campaign communicated with the russian government in the course of the campaign, what will you do? >> senator franken, i'm not aware of any of those activities. i have been called

. >> i'm christine romans. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. the future to repeal and replace obamacare depends on ho you ask. a lawmaker at the president's meeting with house republican leaders tells cnn his endorsement came with a stern warning. the president said failure to pass legislation after seven years of promises would lead to a, quote, bloodbath in the 2018 elections. mr. trump even channeled president obama's most famous unfulfilled health promise. >> this will be a plan where you can choose your doctor. this will be a plan where you can choose your plan. it's a implicated process but actually it's very simple. it's called good health care. >> president trump's effort to get resistant republicans on board has not done the trick. at least not yet. objections released by rank and file lawmakers, powerful conservative groups and key senators signal threats to the bill's very survival. one aide to a conservative house member tells cnn the bill is dead. too many conservative groups are coming out against it. there's no way they'll have v

roman. ms. guzman, since you've served on the committee for some time, i want to ask you a few questions on perspective in terms of what the local homeless coordinating board does, what it's responsible for, the monies that it comes in contact with and then its relationship with the board of supervisors. >> so, the legislation that created our board has -- two very important aspects, one is that we oversee all the process of the city application which is the federal allowance if a competitive process that every year, we apply for a continuum of care, so we oversee the continuum of care application and the city application for federal funds, since i've been on the board, we were in 2005 about 18 million and at this point, we're at 33 million and we're one of the strongest continuum wum of care applicant ins the country, so in that, we safeguard the whole entire process of application, the process of implementation and not just what the funding but also with the [inaudible] are and just hearing so

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