i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news this hour, the white house is pushing back against new controversy in the house investigation of the trump camp's contacts with russia. the press secretary sean spicer flatly denying the report the administration sought to block testimony of sally yates. but democrats are questioning whether a house intelligence committee hearing that had been scheduled for today had been cancelled to prevent yates from talking publicly. this is another cloud over the investigation led by republican devin nunez. house intelligence committee chairman. tonight, nunez is rejecting growing calls for him to step aside from the probe as even some republicans are joining democrats and raising concerns about his credibility. also tonight, the senate intelligence committee is moving forward with plans to question the president's son-in-law, jared kushner, about his russia context. the panel's chairman revealing kus

and ely lake is stunning. >> you do not lie to wolf blitzer. that is is wrong. >> that is no immunity. >> where is the control in the white house? if i am the chief of staff reince priebus, if i'm the national security adviser mcmaster, i want to get to the bottom of why people working here are conducting themselves this way. they don't have control in the white house. maybe because from the top down they want to scuttle the investigation. somebody needs to get control over there and keep their people in line. this is outside the bounds. >> panel, thank you very much for being here. >>> explosive testimony in the senate detailing measures that russian hackers took to meddle in the u.s. election. russ russia's president sees things differently. we have a live report from moscow about what he is saying next. in my johnsonville commercial we open up in the forest. hi. i'm jeff. i'm eating my breakfast and all of a sudden a raccoon come up and ask me, "what are you eating?" i told him "johnsonville breakfast sausage, fully cooked." porcupine comes

he suggests he's not going anywhere telling wolf blitzer yesterday this is all very common. >> needed a place that i could actual actually finally go because i knew what i was looking for and get access, i'm quite sure that nobody in the west wing new i was there. i go there a lot for briefings and meetings. >> reporter: he's saying he has full confidence in nunes moving forward and also came under fire for abruptly canceling tuesday public hearing on the interference of russia, and instead called on mike rogers, but tuesday meeting abruptly cancelled itself. the committee struggles to find its way forward. >> might have had some more information today but not. manu asked him whether he plans to recuse himself from the investigation, and he declined to comment. but reitated quote this has nothing to do with russia. he says he was at the white house complex though not in the white house itself. and you just heard him say he's quote quite sure no one in the west wing even knew he was there. >> but a former government intelligence official says they are treated like anyone else and must

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news, members of the senate intelligence committee visit the cia and pour over raw intelligence data on russia's interference in the election campaign. one senator tells cnn there is evidence of arc tichlt favoring one candidate. he won't discuss allegations of trump campaign involvement, but says the lawmakers have more questions. meantime, president trump has called for an investigation of his unsubstantiated claim that he was wiretapped during the campaign by president obama. now he's got one. leaders of the senate subcommittee are asking the justice department to see any documents that may exist on such surveillance. and they are prepared to use their subpoena power. leaders of other panels have said they will also investigate the claim. >>> officials say a federal criminal probe has been opened into the publication of files by wikileaks which claims the documents revealed methods the cia uses to

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it's going to begin right now with wolf blitzer and jake tapper.guys, the big dogs. >> the big guys. >> for the big story. >> i'm vacation tapper. >> and i'm wolf blitzer. welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. just a short time in the saga over president trump's accusations that his predecessor, the former president barack obama wiretapped him inside trump tower in new york city. the head of the fbi is expected to rebuke his claims. fbi director james comey testifying before the house intelligence committee on the wiretapping claims and the investigation into the extent of russia's interference in the u.s. presidential election. head of the national security agency will also testify. lawmakers on both sides possible ties to russia. burning question this morning will comey publicly admit whether there

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> with attorney general jeff sessions under fire for not disclosing his campaign contacts with russia's ambassador, new details are now emerging of such contacts by other members of the trp campaign team, including the president's senior advisor and son-in-law jared kushner. key democrats are not satisfied with sessions' decision to recuse himself from any campaign investigations. some still want him to resign. others want him to come back to congress and testify about his failure to tell the truth during his confirmation. president trump says the democrats are overplaying their hand, accusing them of a witch hunt, a phrase also used today by the kremlin. he's counterattacking by tweeting an old picture of a senate democratic leader chuck schumer eating doughnuts with vladimir putin at a new york gas station and demanding an investigation of that. but as the list of campaign contacts grows, republicans, too, are putting pressure on the white house to

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news. suddenly the trump administration is being rocked by another fast-growing crisis over shadowing the president's dramatic visit today to the navy's newest aircraft carrier. the attorney general jeff sessions has just recused himself, meaning he's stepping aside, from any investigations into contacts between the trump campaign and russian officials. key republicans today have been calling on him to do just that, while there are calls from democrats for him to step down. at issue, revelations that sessions then a u.s. senator and trump advisor, met with russia's ambassador during the campaign, but failed to disclose that during his confirmation hearing. the ambassador is considered by u.s. intelligence to be one of russia's top spies, and general michael flynn's contacts with him led to flynn's oust eras national security advisor. sessions denies ever discussing campaign related issues with anyone

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i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. around the world, thank you very much for joining us. >> the white house briefing is set to get underway this hour. you look at a live picture coming in from the white house briefing room. the press secretary sean spicer will be taking reporters' questions in this first on camera briefing in more than a week. we're going to bring that to you live. president trump, meanwhile, he was out of the public eye for several days, but we saw him earlier today actually greeting guests on a tour of the white house. we'll see him at two other events later today. he leads a

it's moderated by wolf blitzer and day thna bash. to them now. [ applause ] >>> tonight, a cnn exclusive, president trump's point person on repealing and replacing obamacare takes your questions. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. >> and i'm dana bash, and we want to welcome dr. tom price. he practiced as an orthopedic surgeon for 20 years and is a former member of congress from georgia. he now serves as the secretary of the department of health and human services and is at the center of the health care debate in america. >> and secretary price, our audience is obviously very, very eager to hear

you're collecting against wolf blitzer ambassador. wolf blitzer is a foreign ambassador. america calls him. it's a significant call because we now know the fbi they have information on the discussions. her name to the investigators is going to be unmasked. that's common procedure within. i need to know who is talking to the ambassador. it's gloria. it's not just whether she passed money to you. you passed money to her. i want know if you're going to dinner. i want know the nature of the social relationship. at that point the investigators are going to say there is a certain small number of people in u.s. government at the fbi, the cia, elsewhere, the department of justice investigators who need to understand this. meanwhile there is a court that has to approve that collection to ensure that it's legal. this is not complicated. it's common. i personally have spoken to political officials who have appeared in this coverage. you know what they say? they don't say, i'm concerned that i was picked up. they say, that's interesting. this foreign official reporting back to his ho

dana bash and wolf blitzer with house secretary tom price. join us tonight at 9:00. >> good stuff.opefully, we can stay up for that one. >>> we could find out within hours whether the fbi is investigating ties between the campaign and russia. shelton whitehouse said james comey promised to hell him and republican lindsey graham by today. the two are leading one of two investigations into interference into the election. it's not clear whether comey plans to release anything publicly. and cnn has learned a house intel hearing on russia starts monday. >>> president trump extremely confident. evidence exists to pruvg his claim that he was wiretapped by former president barack obama. white house spokesman sean spicer said that evidence will vindicate the president. democrats aren't buying it. congressman steny hoyer calls it untrue. an alternative fact made up in his own head. stour said if there were proof all of us would have seen it by now. >> chaos, right now, president donald trump is on the road. he will be attending an auto plant in detroit today. expected to review regulations t

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "the situation room." >>> tonight president trump and the white house are basking in the mostly positive reviews of the president's speech to congress. trump met with key people in congress. in an effort to keep the spotlight on what people say was president trump's best speech, the white house delays the executive order on travel ban, and as top executives to remove iraq from the ban. cnn is learning there is discussion of the way counterterrorism missions are approved. president trump praised the operation if yemen that lefd the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. saying it yielded valuable information. the fbi reimbursed some of the expenses behind the dossier containing ties between president trump and russia. we're covering that and much more this hour, with our guest including senator langua ford. jeff zeleny, the white house is trying to pivot on the heels of the president's speech. >> they're trying to get republicans in line and behind his agenda on healthcare and tax reform and

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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."rin burnett out front" starts right now. >>> next, the breaking news, trump stands alone. tom republicans and democrats say there's no proof of his wiretapping claim, the white house digging in on the accusation, citing the media as proof. and nikki haley is out front defending the travel ban and her boss. >>> and will veterans be taking the brunt of trump's budget cuts? let's go "out front." good evening. i'm erin burnett. we begin with the breaking news. president donald trump stand alone. congressional leaders giving strong rebukes of wiretapping, paul ryan saying no such wiretap existed, a quote, and the top republican and the top democrat on the senate intelligence committee came out j

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation ro"situ >> this is cnn breaking news. >> bragz news tonight on the house intelligence committee mysterious trip to the white house grounds to view secret reports about alleged surveillance of the trump team. reporting that two senior wte house officials helped provide representative devin nunes with the information that nunes later shared with the president. it's adding more fuel to concerns that knew necessities has been trying to give political cover to the president for his debunked claim that he was wiretapped by president obama. the trump administration is refusing to confirm or deny the "the new york times'" report or discuss where nunes may have received his information. the white house has invited leaders to view materials related to potentially improper surveillance and leaks. tonight the top democrat on the house swrns committee says he wants to know if the white hse is belatedly offering up the very same information that already was shown to chairman

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following breaking news on president trump's bombshell allegation that president obama ordered a wiretap of his phones at trump tower in new york city during the campaign. cnn has learned that the fbi director james comey has incredulous when he learned of mr. trump's tweet because we're told comey knows the allegation is not true. but comey apparently hasn't shared that with the president. white house press secretary sean spicer says he's almost 100% certain that mr. trump has not spoken to comey about this nor has he spoken to president obama. even key republican lawmakers are casting doubt on mr. trump's wiretap claim saying they've seen no evidence to back it up. but tonight the homeland security secretary john kelly tells me the president must have some convincing evidence for him to make such a powerful allegation. also this hour, top law enforcement officers in multiple states say they're rev

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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> the breaking news tonight. new turmoil sparked by president trump's claim that he was wiretapped by president obama. mr. trump stood by his unfounded allegation during a news conference with the german chanceler angela merkel, herself a target of the u.s. surveillance with the president saying, i'm quoting her now, at least we have something in common. the justice department handed over documents pertaining to the president's claims to congressional investigators. president trump refused to apologize for sean spicer's suggestion that british spies were behind the surveillance, a notion that uk officials dismissed as utterly ridiculous. they were livid at the accusation and spicer apologized. the president said he only referred to what he heard on fox news. >>> a source tells cnn that the man who jumped the fence of the white house was on the grounds 16 minutes or more before he was taken into custody just

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>>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> president trump won the praise for his first address to congress. now he's trying to build on the momentum, focusing in on the key elements of his agenda replacing obamacare, changing the tax code, and rebuilding america's infrastructure. the president met today with republican congressional leaders whose job is to make that agenda happen. but republicans themselves are clearly split on health care, on immigration, and how to pay for the president's wish list. and democrats say the president is all talk and no action. house minority leader nancy pelosi characterizes the speech as a bait and switch sales pitch. in his address, president trump honored the widow of a fallen navy seal, but the president seemed to duck responsibility for the fatal raid in yemen, a raid that he had approved. today cnn is learning that the pentagon and the white house are discussing changes in how submissions are authorized allowing the pentagon to green light some actions

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. >>> more from congressman schiff who spoke with wolf blitzer. >> an fbi official, as you may have heard tell cnn that james comey hasn't received an official request to testify. chairman nunes -- a spokesman says director comey would not come to testify before the committee without a formal request that has to be signed not just by him but also by you. nunes says you refused to sign that invitation. is that true? >> it's certainly true the chairman wanted me to agree to a hearing on tuesday at 10:00 instead of the open hearing. we were not will doing that. in fact, we found out about the cancellation of the open hearing in a round about way when the agencies reached out to us and said, what do you want us to come talk to you about on tuesday? we had to say, what hearing on tuesday? >> was there a stalemate now? he will not let this open hearing take place with clapper, brennan and yates, that was scheduled for tuesday unless you sign a letter inviting comey to come and testify behind closed doors before the house intelligence committee? is that the stalemate right now? >> you know, that

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news, president trump again suggests he was bugged by the obama administration saying to german chancellor angela merkel, at least we have something in common, refers to merkel being wire tapped by the u.s. asked if he regrets any of his tweets, the president answered, very seldom. the justice department meanwhile gave congressional investigators today a document about the president's claims. the top democrat on the house intelligence committee says he's confident it will show no evidence of wire tapping. all of this just a day after the white house infuriated britain by citing a report claiming a british intelligence agency spied on president trump at the request of president obama. the claim was made by press secretary sean spicer citing fox news. british officials called the allegations utterly ridiculous. president trump refuses to apologize, passing the buck to fox news, and his spokesman now says the white house doesn't regret anythin

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking fuse. >> breaking news this hour. the house intelligence committee chairman sets a date for the first public investigation of russia's alleged election meddling and potential ties to the trump campaign. the chairman, devin nunes, announcing a hearing will be held on march 20th. that will also look into mr. trump's claim that president obama had his phones tapped during the campaign. nunes joining other top republicans in acknowledging that he's seen no evidence that the wiretaps actually happened. this as the white house says mr. trump has no regret about making the truly stunning claim without offering a shred of proof. >>> also breaking, president trump says he's proud to support the house republican health care bill. he's warning fellow republicans that the party will suffer a bloodbath in the 2018 midterm if they fail to repeal and replace obamacare. republican opposition is growing, though, with conservatives coming forward

enjoy the go with charmin. . >>> i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington.m around the world thafrpgs fnks joining us. russia is likely to be a dominant topic in the white house briefing. we've already got some pictures coming in from the briefing room, white house press secretary sean spicer expected to come out any moment. we'll have live coverage. that's coming up. our senior white house correspondent is in the briefing room. our senior congressional reporter is manu raju is up on capitol hill. trying to block sally yates from testifying in the russia probe. that hearing was supposed to take place today. that in response to a report in today's "washington post." what are you hearing from white house sources? >> wolf, the white house is denying that "washington post" report saying that simply is not how it transpired, but the timing certainly is interesting, because these letters going back and forth from sally yates's lawyers to the department of justice and to the committee, the last one was written on friday and of course that hearing was supposed to be

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news, fbi director james comey goes to capitol hill and meets with top house and senate leaders. the so-called gang of eight, members of both parties who have access to the most highly classified intelligence information. the meetings come as some of the lawmakers have said they were not informed about key investigations. the ranking democrat in the house intelligence committee vows very public hearings on president trump's unfounded claim that he was wiretapped by president obama. while on the wider russia probe, senate intelligence sources say they want all the trump associates who allegedly spoke with russian officials to testify. all of that as cnn learns the fbi is continuing to investigate an odd computer link between a russian bank and the trump organization. >>> and backed by the white house, congressional republican leaders are trying to push through their plan to replace obamacare. speaker p

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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following breaking news, new revelations from the house intelligence committee chairman devin nunes about a secret nighttime meeting at a at of owl places the white house complex. a government official tells cnn nunes was seen tuesday night hat the national security offices at the eisenhower executive office building right next door to the west wing and oval office. while nunes won't say whathe learned, the following day he went before reporters and went to the president saying he had new information about possible surveillance of then president-elect trump and his top aides during the transition. this afternoon press secretary zane spicer refused to rule out the possibility that nunes' source came from inside the white house. i'll ask chairman nunes about all of this when he joins me live. that's coming up. >>> also breaking, word from the senate intelligence committee that president trump's senior adviser and son-in-law jared kushner just v

i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. erin burnett out front front starts right now. . >> next breaking news, damning reports. st kwhar of the house intel committee working for trump? plugs the chilling warning to follow the trail of dead russians. how russia is said to be med allege at this hour. and is president trump to blame? the white house announcing it has uchb kovrds class died in information about surveillance during the election. the press secretary sean spicer says the documents were uncovered. they're still refusing to answer key questions. >> i never said i would provide you answers. i said we would look into it. or the responsible thing for us to do is to provide the individuals and the can committees who are doing the review the teerlsz they're looking for. >> the way the white house describes this classified information is very similar to the way the house intel chairman nunes described what he got from a "source." the timing is at best questioning, coming after the new york times reported two white house

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i now turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, breaking news, senatence leaders say their investigation of ties between trump campaign and russia will be the biggest in years. they want to question at least 20 people and they say they will follow the intelligence wherever it leads, even to the highest level. >>> stalled in the house, amid partisan infighting the house investigation grinds to a the had a. democrats accuse the republican chairman of working with the white house. he refuses to step aside and indicates no public hearings will be held for weeks. i'll speak later with the ranking democrat adam schiff. >>> an easy one. just days after the collapse of the republican obamacare replacement

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> republicans are struggling tonight with house speaker paul ryan's health care plan. many are rattled by the congressional budget office analysis showing it will increase the number of uninsured americans by tens of millions in coming years. some gop lawmakers are insisting the bill must be changed in order to pass. sources tell cnn paul ryan intends to push it forward as is. at the white house, press secretary sean spicer says president trump is, quote, extremely confident he'll be vindicated on his claim that president obama ordered his phones at trump tower wiretapped during the campaign. but the administration has yet to offer any evidence supporting that claim. >>> and we're following late winter storm marching across the u.s. northeast snowfall, heavy in some areas, continues tonight. and at least three deaths are now blamed on the storm. travel troubles are being felt across the country with more than 8,000 flights canceled through tomorrow. w

i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in new york. 8:00 p.m. in moscow.mp arrives in michigan but much of the attention today is still on his unsubstantiated allegations that president obama ordered the wiretapping of trump tower. the president landed at detroit metropolitan airport within the past hour. he tours a vehicle testing facility this hour and gives a speech next hour. his trip comes as the investigation into russia's mettme mediterrane meddling into the election is heating up. a news conference held just a little while ago. republican and democrat said they see nothing to support president trump's wiretap allegations against the former president barack obama. >> i don't believe in the last week of time that people we talked to, i don't think there was an actual tap of trump tower. >> i

i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington. 5:00 p.m.okyo. >>> president trump reveals his budget and the cuts to nonmilitary spending are deep. the budget blueprint calls for a $54 billion increase in defense spending. take a look at this graphic. on the left you see the departments getting an increase. that would be defense, homeland security, veterans affairs. the social security administration. on the left are the agencies also facing cuts. the environmental protection agency, the state departme

i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington.ching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. we're following two major stories this hour. first, the uproar over explosive but unsubstantiated wiretapping claims levelled by president trump against president obama. the president alleges without presenting any evidence that president obama ordered the wiretapping of his phones last year. several former senior u.s. officials have dismissed the claims calling them nonsense. we'll have the latest on where this goes from here. also, president trump just signed a new travel ban

wolf blitzer is next in the situation room. have a great weekend. >> happening now, breaking news, pulling the bill. president trump and house speaker paul ryan pull the republican health care bill after days of intense negotiation fails to secure enough votes to pass it. who will take the blame? >>> trump stakes, the president's attempt to raise the stakes for the gop falls short. his warning that failing to pass the bill means republicans will have to live with obamacare. was not enough to sway critics of the measure. why couldn't he close the deal? >>> and russia investigation, the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee cancels a public hearing on russian election meddling. angry democrats say he's trying to provide cover for president trump and further eroding trust in the bipartisan investigation. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news, extraordinary political drama on capitol hill where the house speaker paul ryan has

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news this hour, president trump's promise to repeal and replace obamacare is in jeopardy, despite his personal appeal to defiant members of his own party as the clock clicks toward a cliffhanger vote in the house of representatives some 48 hours from now. mr. trump meeting with republican lawmakers on capitol hill, warning many of them that they will likely lose their seats in 2018 if they vote against the leadership's health care bill. but conservative opponents say they still have enough no votes to defeat the measure even after tweaks designed to win them over. tonight, also, supreme court nominee neil gorsuch is declaring his independence from the white house, telling senators he'd have no trouble ruling against the president if necessary. judge neil gorsuch facing a marathon round of questioning at his confirmation hearing seeking to reassure wary democrats that he's not beholden to the president. >>> also

we want to welcome our viewers, i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington.al coverage of another critically important day for the trump administration. the president puts his deal-making skills to the test and issues this warning to republicans. if they fail to repeal and replace obamacare during tomorrow's crucial vote, they'll pay for it at the ballot box. the next 24 hours are critical and the white house knows it. they're scrambling to lock in members of their own party before tomorrow's house

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> break flugs, senate intelligence committee has just signalled it's ready to pick up the slack left by its seemingly dysfunctional house counterpart. republican richard burr says the panel is reviewing an unprecedented amount of documents of possible ties between russia and the trump campaign. he says the panel has asked to question 20 people. democratic vice chairman mark warner vows the committee will go wherever the facts lead and will get to the bottom of russia's election meddling and will get it right. the first senate hearing tomorrow will focus on russia's capabilities. the house committee's russia probe has stalled amid partisan infighting that started when republican chairman devin nunes secretly visit the white house grounds and suggested he found evidence of surveillance and then rushed back to the white house without briefing his own committee. beyond that, a cancelled public hearing and a cancelled committee meeting are also fueling char

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." it's been a stormy couple of days for president trump and that's a sign from the snow blanketing washington and the northeast. the gop plan to replace obamacare is slipping and sliding and threatening to run off the road after the nonpartisan congressional budget office said it will leave 24 million more americans without health insurance a decade from now. the plan, pushed by the president is expected to save more than $300 billion in that time, but democrats are now calling it reverse robin hood, saying it will rob the poor and benefit the wealthy. and republicans are worried. one senator saying it's not what president trump promised or what republicans ran on. >>> the white house says president trump is extremely confident his wiretapping claims will be proven, but so far the administration has offered no evidence to back his charge that he was wiretapped by president obama. the justice department has asked the house intelligence committee for more time to find something and has be

it's moderated by wolf blitzer and day thna bash. let's go to them now. [ applause ] >>> tonight, a cnn exclusive, president trump's point person on repealing and replacing obamacare takes your questions. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. >> and i'm dana bash, and we want to welcome dr. tom price. he practiced as an orthopedic surgeon for 20 years and is a former member of congress from georgia. he now serves as the secretary of the department of health and human services and is at the center of the health care debate in america. >> and secretary price, our audience is obviously very, very eager to hear your answers to their questions. but first, dana and i have a few questions we'd hike like to get. first, in your effort to repeal and replace obamacare, you talk about impving access, access health care. but president trump promised quote, insurance for everybody during the campaign, not just access to insurance for everyone. how will this plan live up to the president's

i'll turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." thanks for watching. >>> happening now, breaking news. health care score card. 14 million more americans could be without health insurance coverage next year under the obamacare replacement plan pushed by the gop leadership and the white house. that's the assessment of the non-partisan congressional budget office which says the number of uninsured could sky rocket in subsequent years. >>> evidence deadline. today the trump administration must give congress evidence on the president's claim that he was wiretapped by president obama. now they say wiretapping doesn't necessarily mean wiretapping. but it could mean surveillance via microwaves. so what do they mean? >>> security breach. two and a half years offer a knife-wielding intruder jumped the white house fence and made it into the mansion other fence jumper makes it hundreds of yards across the grounds. so what happened to the stepped up security? >>> snow marches in. two storms sweep the country about to merge into a monster, bring

go long. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in new york. watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. we start with the fate of the republican effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act, as many in the republican party are now pushing back against new numbers that show the effects of their bill. among the highlights from the congressional budget office, 24 million americans would lose health care over the next ten years. 14 million of them lose it by next year alone. as you can also see, premiums will go down for some, up for others. good news for younger americans. but a bigger burden for older americans who could be