abc's serena marshall is here to untangle what this all means.like there's actually a lot to unpack here. >> reporter: it's quite remarkable. the chairman of the house intelligence committee is pivoting saying president trump's team may have been incidentally surveilled but now some questioning whether he compromised the integrity of his committee's investigation. the white house on offense, standing by president trump's claims of wiretapping. as a high-ranking republican comes to his defense. >> i have seen intelligence reports that clearly show that the president-elect and his team were i guess at least monitored and disseminated out in intelligence. >> reporter: house intelligence chairman devin nunes in a press briefing. > i recently confirmed on numerous occasions the intelligence community incidentally collected information about u.s. citizens involved in the trump transition. >> reporter: key phrase, incidentally collected meaning trump and his associates not the main subject of surveillance but picked up while monitoring others. that's di

. >> abc's serena marshal joins us now with the latest. trump is a very busy man at the moment. >> very busy, using a threat and a smile to push his health care reform. telling members they would be fools not to support the bill. cautioning a no vote could cost them in the mid terms. still in his first 100 days, could be the president's legacy in jeopardy. >> the deal making president trying to close the deal that could define his presidency. >> these are the conservative solutions we campaigned on. and these are the conservative solutions the american people asked us as a group to deliver. president trump speaking to the national congressional committee dinner calling the repeal and replace of the affordable care act a campaign promise he must fulfill. >> the house bill ends the obama care nightmare and gives health care decisions back to the states and to the american people. >> reporter: the legislation is hitting road blocks after the congressional budget office estimated if passed, nearly 14 million americans would lose their health i

abc's serena marshall joins us this morning with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: after seven years of railing against obamacare, they control the house, senate the presidency and they still may not get this done. 24 hours before a vote is expected on the repeal and replace of obamacare, republican lawmakers having a late night huddle trying to tweak language to get the votes for the bill. republicans are looking for changes to lower premiums in the current bill. federal requirements, insurance companies cover basic services like prescription drugs, maternity care and substance abuse treatment. the goal is to get more conservatives on board. leaving wednesday night's especially those in the conservative freedom caucus. leaving the meeting admitting serious concerns remain. >> we don't have any language on anything and we're not sure what kind of language we'll see. >> we think there are ways to improve it that will get enough votes. but so far we don't have any language. >> reporter: and remember that nonpartisan congressional budget offi

. >> serena marshall, thank you. >>> speak of the russia connection, president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort insists he did not for the russian government. >> his denial follows an associated pris report saying he had a $10 million contract with a russian oh gark close to putin. manafort reportly offered to push putin's. the president was not aware of any connection and manafort claimed smear and innuendo are being used to paint a false picture. >> the eurovision song contest just got political. it's being held this year in key effective. they have banned russia's contestant from entering the country. >> that's because the singer sang in crimea two years ago, the territory that russia annexed from ukraine the year before. the european broadcasting union is trying to resolve the matter before the show starts in may. >> you have to realize how huge this is. eurovision is a megamegaworld event. it has brought us the likes of abba and then some big stars over the years and it's usually like the > how did your audition go? >> not very well. i was banned after that. >> coming

. >> serena marshall joining us now. thank you. there were some pictures of him getting into the moment. >> i can see why. that's kind of everybody's fantasy. to pull the horn. >> as a kid. >>> the president has received some positive news about a building that bears lis name. >> the general services is administration says the lease for the trump hotel in d.c. is in good standing. the lease bans government officials from profiting off the agreement ethics experts will argued the president violated the lease wles he took office. also in washington, there are reports this morning that six secret service agents will face discipline for white house security breach. on mark 10th, a man jumped several fences at the white house and stayed on the grounds for 16 minutes. even reaching the white house door before he was taken into custody. the agents reportedly facing discipline inclur officers from the uniformed division and special agents. >> a california doctor facing disciplinary action over a surgical mishap barred from certain surgerie

joining us with more on that, serena marshal is here.ood morning. >> good morning. >> welcome. >> thank you. melania trump relatively absent from d.c. the last few weeks make herring debut tonight. apparent leap ly reluctant firs embracing her new role. her husband's first big speech as president. first lady, melania, spar michael kors suit. >> the first lady of the united states. [ applause ] after a quiet start as one of america's most prominent women in recent weeks, amping up her role in the white house. seen for the first time working with her staff in a fox & friend interview answering what goes into making those big white house events happen. >> you know, you planning all most look you are planning a wedding every time. >> just this past weekend, hosting skills on display, welcoming governmenter ners for her first soiree. and welcoming the wives during two state visits taking israeli's prime minister's wife to the new african-american museum, and while at mar a lago, touring the museum with prime minister abe's wife. while it is a

abc's serena marshall has more. soar reen serena, good morning. >> good morning. that's the big question here. that flat denial during his hearing. the justice department is saying there was nothing misleading about jeff sessions' testimony. sessions met with russian ambassador sergei kislyak both privately and in a group setting. the justice department says sessions meetings were in his capacity as a member of the senate armed services committee. sessions wa as a top adviser to president trump during the campaign and as attorney general. he's now overseeing the allegations that trump campaign staffers were in contact with the russians. this is what he had to say under oath during his confirmation hearing. > if t nina affiliated with the trump campaign communicated with the russian government in the course of this campaign, what you do? >> senator franken, i'm not aware of any of those activities. i have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and i did not have communications with the russians. and i'm unable to comment on it. >> overnight, sess

abc's serena marshall is here with all the detail boston. >> good morning.hanks again for being here. >> so this was a capital quest through the marbled hauls of capitol hill for the bill that could ultimately repeal and replace obamacare. a search throughout congress for the room where congress members working on legislation were meeting. the event reminiscent of 2009 when democrats were accused of shrouding their health care bill that ultimately became the affordable care act in secrecy. but that didn't stop democrats and republicans from some theatrics last night with gop senator rand paul leading an the charge. >> i think there's a bill in there. >> i asked for a copy of the bill and i'm being told i can't have a copy of the bill. i'm also being told by others i should sit back and take it, and i don't think that's the way the american process should work. i think it should be done in the open. i'm part of the legislature. shouldn't i be part of the process? >> reporter: it is common for complex legislation to be worked on in private but not common for a

here's abc's serena marshall. >> reporter: it was her husband's first big speech as president, but firsthe show in a sharp black michael kors suit. >> the first lady of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: after a quiet start as one of america's most prominent women in recent weeks amping up her role in the white house, seen for the first time working with her staff in a "fox & friends" interview answering what goes into making those big white house events happen. >> you know, you plan -- it's almost like you're planning a wedding every time. >> reporter: just this past weekend those hosting skills on full display welcoming governors for her first formal soiree at 1600 pennsylvania avenue and has embraced the historic first lady role of welcoming the wives during two state visits taking israeli's prime minister's wife to the new african-american history museum and at mar-a-lago touring another museum with prime minister abe's wife. melania trump's fully revealing her agenda. taking the podium for the first time as first lady during the president's florida february camp

republicans if they fail to approve this bill, he's moving on to other issues and they will abc's serena marshall is here now to break it down for us. good morning. >> reporter: it is a campaign promise republicans are desperately trying to keep. the repeal and replace of the affordable care act is do or dais an all out scramble developed yesterday. negotiations ending late last night as lawmakers offered changes to the bill to get members of the ultra conservative freedom caucus on board hoping to shore up the 216 votes needed to pass the house. the concessions to those conservatives includes getting rid of requirements that insurance companies have a basic standard of care that include maternity care, substance abuse treatment and wellness checkups but the provision would also provide an additional $15 billion for states to address health care needs. paul ryan leaving the late night meeting with husband republicans promising even though the votes were delayed yesterday, today is the day. >> for 7 1/2 years, we have been promising the american people that we will repeal and replace collapsing an

abc's serena marshall joins us with details. >> reporter: that's right. in a basement room on capitol hill republican lawmakers working up a repeal and replacement to the affordable care act or obamacare. but what they didn't expect was a congressional quest to see the bill led by a gop congressman. it's hide-and-seek congress style. >> i'd like a copy of the bill. >> reporter: democrat and republican lawmakers hunting the capitol for the bill that would repeal and replace obamacare. >> i think there's a bill in there but i asked and i'm being told i can't have a copy of the bill. i'm also being told by others that i should sit back and take it and i don't think that's the way the american process should work. i think it should be done in the open. >> reporter: republicans meeting thursday in a basement house office building. >> we were told that it would be here. >> reporter: when the secret room where the markup was happening congress members and the press allowed inside to find nothing. this photo. >> i'm part of the legislature. >> reporter: the whole

abc's serena marshall is here now with all the details.> good morning. >> never a dull day. >> never a dull day. that secret room and that secret bill in a basement room. republican lawmakers are working up a repeal and replacement to the affordable care act or obamacare. what they didn't expect was a capitol quest to see that bill led by a gop congressman. >> it's hide and seek congress style. >> i'd like a copy of the bill. >> reporter: democrat and republican lawmakers hunting the capitol for the bill that would repeal and replace obamacare. or the affordable care act. >> i think there's a bill in there. i asked for a copy of the bill and i'm being told i can't have a copy of the bill. i'm also being told by others that i should sit back and take it and i don't think that's the way the american process should work. i think it should be done in the open. >> reporter: republicans working on the bill meeting thursday in a basement house office building. >> we were told that the bill would be here. >> reporter: when the secret room where th

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