kqed politics and government senior editor, scott schaeffer and uc hastings law professor rory little. the republicans control the house, white house and the senate and yet they still can't seem to get repeal done. why? >> well i mean look at, this week you had an unusual situation where jerry brown, diane feinstein and camella harris said who does the bill hurt? seniors, harris called it an age tax. premiums may be five times more for a 60-year-old man in los angeles making $50,000 a year this goes to the heart of the argument that this is basically a gift to the wealthiest people in the form of a tax cut and a huge blow to middle americans. >> and the cbo, with this estimate came back and said 22 million americans would lose their coverage. >> and there's other impacts, too, like kqed had a story, we sent somebody up to shasta county, a very red county and found about 900 jobs were added because of the affordable care act, hospitals, clinics and local businesses. suddenly folks have health insurance, spending on things related to health care. i think what they're finding shasta is n

turning me now my uc hastings professor and author of white working class, john williams.t's great to see you, we appreciate you joining us. i'd love you to define for us what you mean by class cluelessness. >> first of all, this white working class is really the middle class. americans in the past 40 years have gotten to know a lot about the poor and other groups i'm a but the working-class really has fallen from view in a very significant way and people don't know much about them. exactly at that time, middle america was falling behind economically in ways that have made them truly infuriated. that was an annoying situation, and they think that's what we heard in trump's election. >> who is being clueless about this? who are you talking about? >> i've been on book tours in both the united states and the uk, and i think the uk understands how to talk about class a lot better than the u.s. i think in the u.s. elites, very broadly, have been pretty clueless. i will give you an example. the american elite earning $200,000 often refers to them as a upper-middle-class. one of

. >>> we have a professor of law at uc haste -- hastings. >> do you think that they will have a motion to dismiss. >> unlikely. there have been several lawsuits like this brought. i think is the same law firm that brought these others unsuccessfully. they keep having two problems, first, the communications decently act that is from the mid 1990s, it gives protection to the platforms for what is said by others. >> is it time to review the law, that was the dark ages of the internet. >> it was 20 years ago. >> but think how much has changed. >> you would bump up against the first amendment and you can cannot change the first amendment. the issue is, are you responsible for the speech of this person, say, you were kind enough to invite me this morning, you are responsible for what i say but is like the telephone company, say i plan a kreum on the phone, -- crime on the phone, the telephone company is not responsible for that. >> what do you think that the judge will conclude from this. >> i think that as with these other cases, it will be unsuccessful. the judge is forced to say that unde

. >> reporter: gregory cochran is associate director of the health law and policy program at uc hastings. he says the republicans' campaign promises to repeal are at odds with the political reality. >> historically in the united states, when a social program has been implemented, it's never been able to be repealed. >> reporter: cochran says the best path forward is finding bipartisan ways to improve the affordable care act, because a straight republican repeal could mean tens of millions of people. democrats and republicans losing their health insurance. >> once it's been given, once the entitlement program is out there and people see it and like it, they start losing concerns about whether or not it's a republican or democratic policy. >> president trump reportedly wants a repeal by the august recess. insurers are already nervous saying open enrollment for their health plans begins in just three months. >> i'm sure just the beginning of another long road to a healthcare plan. thank you so much. >>> tonight the president is defending a previously undisclosed meeting between himself and

we'll talk about the challenges of finding a joble and working while homeless, first we begin at uc hastingslege of the law to talk about the week's big political and legal news. portions of president trump's so-called travel ban just took effect, the u.s. supreme court won't hear the case until october, but the fallout has already begun. and it's been a week of political maneuvering over the republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. also some significant developments this week in california politics, on climate change, and other issues. and joining me are you political senior writer, karla

we'll talk about the challenges of finding a joble and working while homeless, first we begin at uc hastings college of the law to talk about the week's big political and legal news. portions of president trump's so-called travel ban just took effect, the u.s. supreme court won't hear the case until october, but the fallout has already begun. and it's been a week of political maneuvering over the republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. also some significant developments this week in california politics, on climate change, and other issues. and joining me are you political senior writer, karla