>> bill: impact segment tonight. a private meeting starring senator ted cruz held in the can a of capitol building and held by fellow republican senators. cruz was under some kind of fire and the meeting was heated joining us from washington senator johnson who was at that meeting. tell the audience there are some privacy issues in play. >> sure. >> we are not going to ask to you violate any confidences. set the scene. who was at the meeting. why was it called? >> well, first of all, bill, this is our standard wednesday steering committee lunch. i would say most republican senatorsy in attendance. generally 35 to 45 senators at those lunches. and you know, one of the things i do want to correct for the record because i have seen this repeatedly in some of these lunches, it is violation to be talking about specifics. also, we don't yell at each other there are lively tee baits, there is good discussion, sometimes pointed questions, all within the bounds of collegiality and last week's lunch wasn't any different than that.