President. Well hear from the president himself shortly there. And on the same day that trump will be sworn in as president , more than 1,000 gm workers although a plat a plant be losing their jobs. Their shift is being eliminated. Well talk to some of those workers in a little bit. Lets begin on capitol hill. Hans nichols is covering the latest developments on the battle to repeal obamacare. Hans, what else did we hear from republicans about their repeal efforts today . What do we know . Reporter well, kate, we have a great deal of confidence from republicans, both in the house meeting and that senate meeting. And from the Vice President elect, mr. Pence, that they think they can tag president barack obama for another couple months, maybe a little longer, with owning obamacare. The question no one knows is how much runway they have there. Theres confidence on the republican side. Whether or not thats actually backed by reality is a different question. The other line were clearly getting is that they have to proceed in parallel tracks. That means repeal and replace, but not repeal without something in place. Listen to how paul ryan had to say it. Weve been saying all along, we dont want to pull the rug out from people while we were replacing this law. The point is in 2017 we dont want people to be caught with nothing. We want to make sure theres an orderly transition so the rug is not pulled out from under the families who are currently struggling under obamacare while we bring relief. Reporter thats the latest on the house side. The senate side you saw mr. Pence talking about the importance of making obama own obamacare and what that means in terms of the name, the verbiage. They want to continue to stick that with him. Again, there are some differences between where republicans want to do on the hill and what the president elect wants to do. We didnt get a whole lot on immigration. We didnt have a whole lot actually on infrastructure and transportation. Kaishgts i wou kate, i would say one note. The president elect will have a 90minute inaugural march and then after that will start signing executive actions. Theres a caveat. Thats not on the Affordable Care act. Thats rolling back president obamas executive actions. I was going to ask you about that. There was some confusion about what the Vice President elect inside that room, about which executive orders come first, second, third. Reporter theres always a great deal of confusion when youre trying to report something from a closeddoor meeting. The best i can tell, and we asked several lawmakers this directly, did Vice President elect pence say that he was specifically, mr. Trump, going to take executive action on the Affordable Care act. By several lawmakers, they said, no. He was making the distinction between executive action on sort of your reviewing what the president has done throughout his presidency and then what they plan to do on the Affordable Care act. Its very clear, youre going to need a legislative fix. By legislative fix, i mean a long slough. A lot of reporters will be spending time in the capitol narrating this event. Yourself included, i imagine. Hans nichols up on capitol hill. Its a great place to work, though. I was there for a long time. Thanks so much. Want to bring in msnbcs kathy hunt also covering capitol hill. Shes kind of gotresident obamas visit covered. Ka why did he make the trip down pennsylvania avenue . Whats the strategy . Reporter hey, kate. President obama came up here. Were told he sounded a little forlorned he wasnt going to get the chance to be in the trenches in this fight to preserve what really is his signature achievement. This, of course, a president who we know maybe didnt have as natural a touch at governing, struggled sometimes, but really loved the campaign trail and getting down into the trenches of this kind of a fight for something that he really believes in. And, of course, youll remember he came to washington on that wave of hope and change. He spent all his Political Capital on this Health Care Law. Democrats controlled the house and the senate at the time. And, of course, he controlled the white house. They pushed it through without republican support. For the last eight years, democrats have been paying a price for that. They lost midterm elections in 2010 and 2014. And now theyre facing a situation where the First Priority of this incoming Republican Administration is to dismantle it. The president s message to democrats inside the room was, dont rescue republicans from the damage that theyre going to do to this law. President obama urged them, and were weve heard from leaders that this seems to be the plan, that they should stand by this idea that if obamacare is ripped away, there will be people who are damaged by that and that republicans will have to start to take responsibility for that instead of, right now, democrats basically owning how people feel about whats going on with their health care. Whether its due to the Affordable Care act or not. So, thats the bet democrats are making. Of course, its easier for republicans to repeal obamacare, to take those bottom pieces out of the jenga puzzle, watch the markets collapse, than it is for them to put it back together. Thats why youre hearing democrats talk so much today about what is the republican plan to replace the Affordable Care act. They say they want to repeal and replace it. Mike pence was just talking to reporters a few minutes ago after a meeting with senator mitch mcconnell. He says that the policies themselves are going to be rolled out over the next koufl weeks, but the process is already starting here on capitol hill. Exactly what that looks like is a very, very difficult puzzle for republicans. Fiscally this Health Care Law is built in a very careful way. You take away the unpopular parts of the law, like the mandate for Health Insurance. It makes the parts that people really like, the protection for preexisting conditions, makes it all collapse. Kate . I like that jenga puzzle analogy. I was playing jenga over the holidays. Reporter its a great game. For more i want to bring in democratic congressman joe crowley from new york. He was in that meeting. All that video we are playing has you prominently featured walking down the hallway next to president obama. Its my understanding you invited him to come up to capitol hill today. You introduced him when he got there. Give us the atmospherics. If we could have been in that room and witnessed it ourselves, what would we have felt and heard . Kate, i wasnt really aware of the historic nature of the visit myself for the outgoing president to come visit our caucus and to say farewell to us and to give us advice and thoughts as he exits, but i think what this is about is an opportunity for the president to say thank you to us. Weve been partners over these last eight years, to help bring about change, positive change, for the American People on a myriad of issues he talked about, including the Affordable Care act. And things we still need to fight for like civil rights, ensuring immigrants are properly early cared for in this country, and a myriad of issues, like big banks dont get back the power they had before to really sleight main street. So, it was really remarkable to have him there and to hear his advice and be pumped up by him as well. Pumped up, so there was an energy there . There was certainly an energy. A lot of yes, we cans, yes, we dids. And, you know, fired up and ready to go. So, in terms of understanding whats ahead of us sxbing ready for that. Lets talk obamacare for a second because obviously that is one of the first things, at least, on the republican agenda. Look, republicans have the votes to strip some of this stuff, to basically dismantle, as kasie was just reporting, some of obamacare. They campaigned on doing this. Theyre going to try. How on earth do you stop them or do you even try . Well, look, theyve always been looking for political leverage on this issue. I think sometimes when you campaign on something, it may not be why the people voted for you. I think this may be one of those issues. I think the American People think obamacare is popular. Its positive. And so, i think their big if i were them giving advice, be careful where you tread. Once you make a move on this, you then own it. We have done all we can and we will continue to do what we can to defend this and protect it. But once they move on it, they will own it. If they simply repeal, like go to repealing, theyve done 60plus times, without replacing, and once one person who now has affordable and Quality Health insurance loses it, its on their backs, on the republican backs and no longer on democratic backs. Im not surprised to hear you say that its on them because that has been a theme today. Not just from your party, democrats saying the republicans are going to own,utou saw the tweets earlier today from donald trump, where he brought up whos going to own it as well. He said, republicans must be careful in that the dems own the failed obamacare disaster with its poor coverage and massive premium increases, like the 116 hike in arizona. Also deductibles are so high that its practically useless. Dont let the schumer clowns out of this web. Massive increases of obamacare will take place this year and dems are to blame for the mess. Arent you democrats also treading on thin ice here . I mean, you could be blamed if you dont help fix it or help replace it with something. Quite frankly, kate, over the last six or so years they controlled both the house and the senate. Theyve never taken an opportunity once to try to help improve what was a good law and make it a better law. Help make Health Care Better in the United States. They never tried to do that. What they did do is have 60plus times to repeal the entire act. Never offering a suggestion of how to replace it or how to fix it. You know, that doesnt sound like legislating to mean. So, if theyre going to whine and complain about it now that they have control of the house, the senate and the presidency, boo hao. Boo hoo. We really feel bad for you all. Americans are going to get caught in the middle. Those with Health Care Plans might be impacted, even if we have employer Health Care Plans, certainly people who have obamacare will be directly impacted. I wonder about the politics here. Moving forward, how do democrats handle this if its going to its going to upset the apple cart for a lot of people . I can tell you that this weekend and weekends to come, were going to be taking action. Well be Holding Events in our districts, talking to our constituents, talking about what will happen when when they do repeal obamacare. What will happen in republican districts to people across this country who now have affordable and Quality Health care. 20 million people, when they lose that opportunity, what this means, not only for them but for the entire country. It will be all on republican hands. We have no legislative power at this point. Republicans controlled by the house, the senate and the presidency. What we can do now is play defense. Well be able to sit first in that action. Well defend what we have created, what we helped create and what we think is in the best interest of the American People. Democratic congressman joe crowley from new york. Great to see you. Thanks so much. Thanks, kate same to you. We have breaking news to get to on the trump transition. I want to get back to nbcs hans nichols on capitol hill. What do we know . Reporter we know dan coates, outgoing senator from indiana, former ambassador to germany, is the leading candidate to lead the office, the distriburector national intelligence, the dni job. We reached out to senator coates. Hes leaving office here from indiana. Have not heard back from him. You know, this is the job that is currently held by james clapper. The important thing about this job, its a management job. You are overseeing 13 different intelligence agencies. Youre a member of the cabinet. The cia director reports to you and you really need to assess the intelligence and present that clearly to the president. To give you a sense of the stakes of this, on friday we expect james clapper, the current odni head, to be one of the people briefing president elect trump on the russian intelligence. Mr. Coats could have a challenge ahead of him if he is, indeed, nominated, indeed senate confirmed. Hell have a challenge ahead of him navigating both mr. Trumps politics on intelligence and making sure the intelligence agencies that report back up to him have his confidence and that they know he is going to be their advocate. Kate . Thats one way of putting it. Its been how do i say . Kind of a contentious week with donald trump tweeting constantly about intelligence officials and intelligence, you know, workers, people who do this for a living. Not real happy with him right now. Reporter and importantly, Vice President elect pence at that meeting today on the house side almost seemed to give mr. Trump a little pass suggesting, well, intelligence officials have been wrong on certain issues. In the past, its been pence who has tamped down some of the antiintel official rhetoric weve seen from the president elect. One thing about mr. Coats, though, he is very well respected. He was an ambassador to germany earlier in the bush administration. Longtime indiana political family, then came back to the senate. Was in the senate, i believe, for about another at least another term. And then his term, of course, was the one that evan bayh tried to take back but then todd young in somewhat of a surprise victory won that seat. So, republicans wont be losing a seat because of this. They get what, by all accounts, is a seasoned senior statesman in senator coats. Kate . Hans nichols with break news on capitol hill. Thanks so much. Lets turn back now to the democrats and coming off that interview that i just did a moment ago with representative joe crowley. I want to bring in fill up rutgers, National Political correspondent for the washington post. It struck me that he was talking about how democrats are going to play this with the Affordable Care act and i asked him, you know, dont americans kind of get caught in the middle of the politics here . Whats your assessment of what democrats can do and what they need to be careful of moving forward . Yeah, its a great point you just made because theres not a lot they can do legislatively in the congress. They have minorities in both chambers. What theyre left with here is a political Public Relations war. Its like a campaign all over again. And were going to see it intensify in the coming days leading up to the inauguration and weeks that follow. Democrats are going to be out in the country and in washington, too, trying to make the case that theres a lot to be lost by changing the Affordable Care act and that its the republicans fault. Its sort of a blame game we see going on here. And its really politics, a pr fight. What exactly so many trump voters said they voted on. They dont like the politics. They want to drain the swamp. You reported yesterday the dnc is creating kind of a war room. Tell us about this. This is say typical function for a Political Party but the dnc is in mruction, they have an interim chair, donna brazile, but immediately standing up a war room. They hired a number of operat e operativ operatives, some from the clinton campaign, to staff this effort to take it to trump. Theyll be fighting the Affordable Care act and also trying to shine a spotlight on the russian hacking situation and the intelligence issues and just really try to be a foil for trump at every turn and hold him accountable for things. Its the same kind of posture we saw republicans take with president obama these last eight years. The democrats are out of power and theyre going to resort to Political Campaign tactics to try to win the day on these issues. Phillip rutgers with the washington post. Great to have you with us. Well be speaking with a republican congressman later in the show. Up next, military honors for the commander in chief. Youre looking at live pictures right now. Thats defense secretary ash carter speaking in arlington, virginia. The armed forces are honoring president obama today as his final term in office winds down. Well bring you the president s comments ahead live. Jack be nimble, jack be quick, jack knocked over a candlestick onto the shag carpeting. And his pants ignited into flames, causing him to stop, drop and roll. Luckily jack recently had geico help him with renters insurance. Because all his belongings went up in flames. Jack got full replacement and now has new pants he ordered from banana republic. Visit geico. Com and see how affordable renters insurance can be. Trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax constipated . Use dulcolax tablets for gentle overnight relief suppositories for relief in minutes and stool softeners for comfortable relief of hard stools. 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Joining me now colonel jack jacobs. Happy new year. I dont think ive seen you since the new year. No, no. Just briefly in the hallway. Happy new year to you. Weve seen a lot of great imagery over the last half hour. Talk about the importance of this ceremony. Its right at the end of obamas term. Yeah, but it doesnt always happen. In the past, president s have had farewells from the troops but they havent been this staged or alternately the president has gone to a military installation that had a lot of troops on a parade field where they passed and review. This is held inside. Its only with the old guard and marines from eighth and i street, the honor guard. Its a very closed event and a closed atmosphere. Lets pause and listen as the president delivers his remarks. Thank you. Thank you. Please be seated. Well, good afternoon. Turns out these are easier when youre talking about somebody else. In moments like, this i think of all the times that ive stood before our men and women in uniform. Commissioning our newest officers, presiding over promotio promotions, presenting the commander in chiefs trophy to the best Football Team in the military. I will let you argue over that one. I have never taken sides. Secretary carter, i could not be more grateful for your gracious words, but more importantly, for your outstanding leadership, across, as you noted, more than three decades and nearly all of my presidency. You have always given me, ash, your best strategic counsel. Youve made sure that we were investing in innovation for the long term and the strong force for the future. As a physicist, ash is also one of the few people who actually understands how our Defense Systems work. And i know that our troops and their families are immensely grateful for the compassion that you and stephanie have shown them over the years. So, to you and your family, on behalf of all of us, thank you for your outstanding service. [ applause ] general dunford, would you have relied on you as commandant of marine corps, our commander in afghanistan and now as our nations highest ranking military officer. I thank you and general selva and the entire joint chiefs for the unvarnished military advice youve always provided to me, for your dedication, for your professionalism, for your integrity. Because of you, because of this team, our armed forces are more integrated and better prepared across domains. A truly joint force. Which is why, as a white sox fan i can overlook the fan that you love the red sox. Moreover on a personal note, outside of your professional qualities, you are a good man. And im grateful to have worked with you. And thank ellen for allowing me to do this. [ applause ] to members of congress, Vice President biden, who along with jill, has known the love and the pride and the sacrifice of a military family. To deputy secretary work, service secretaries, distinguished guests, dedicated civilians from across the defense department, my National Security team, most of all, our men and women in uniform, i thank you for this honor and for the warmth and respect youve always shown me, the support youve shown michelle and our daughters during these past eight years. And so, although i recognize that the for mformalities requie me listening to praiseirected in large part to me, i wanto turn the tables. I am ill commander in chief. So, i get to do what i want to do, and i want to thank you. Of all the privileges of this office, and there are many, i will miss air force one, i will miss marine one, but i can stand before you today and say that there has been no greater privilege and no greater honor than serving as the commander in chief of the greatest military in the history of the world. [ applause ] when i took office, i noted that president s, and those of you in uniform, swear a similar oath. To protect and defend this country and the constitution that we cherish. And by stepping forward and volunteering, by raising your right hand and taking that oath, each of you made a solemn pledge. You committed yourselves to a life of service and of sacrifice. And i, in turn, made a promise to you, which to the best of my abilities ive tried to uphold every single day since. That i would only send you into harms way when it was absolutely necessary, with a strategy and welldefined goals, with the equipment and the support that you needed to get the job done. Because thats what you rightfully expect and that is what you rightfully deserve. I made that pledge at a time when less than 1 of americans wear the uniform. Fewer americans know someone who serves. And as a result, a lot of americans dont see the sacrifices you make on our behalf. But as commander in chief, i do. Ive seen it when i look in the eyes of young cadets, knowing that my decisions could very well send them into harms way. Ive seen it when ive visited the field, in bagram, in baghdad, far from your families, risking your lives so that we can live ours safely and in freedom. And so youve inspired me. And ive been humbled by you consistently. And i want every american to know what i know, through years after year after year of continuous military operations, you have earned your place among the greatest generations. The list of accomplishments that joe and ash so generously mentioned, theyre because of you. Its what i tell my staff. Im the front man. But youre the ones doing the work. Because of you our alliances are stroer stronger, from europe to the asiapacific. Because of you we surged in afghanistan, trained Afghan Forces to defend their country, while bringing most of our troops home. Today our forces serve there on a more limited mission because we must never again allow afghanistan to be used for a safe haven in attacks against our nation. Its because of you, particularly our remarkable special forces, that the core al qaeda leadership that attacked us on 9 11 has been decimated. Countless terrorist leaders, including osama bin laden, are gone. From south asia to africa, we have forged partnerships to go after terrorists that threaten us. Because of you, we are leading the Global Coalition against isil. These terrorists have lost about half of their territory. They are leading their leaders, towns and cities are being liberated. And i have no doubt, this barbaric terrorist group will be destroyed, because of you. Youve shown that when it comes to fighting terrorism, we can be strong and we can be smart. Not by letting our forces get dragged into sk terectarian cons and civil war, but with smart, strong, sustainable principled partnerships. Thats how we brought most of our troops home from nearly 180,000 troops in iraq and afghanistan down to 15,000 today. Thats how even as weve suffered terrible attacks here at home, from boston to orlando. No Foreign Terrorist Organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland these past eight years. Because of you, the world has seen the awesome reach of American Armed forces. And some of the first few weeks of my job, when somali pirates took captain phillips, later on when they kidnapped jessica buchanan, it was you that went in and you that risked everything. And you that brought these americans home to their families. The world has seen your compassion to help you deliver in times of crisis from an earthquake in haiti to the tsunami in japan. Think of ebola and the countless lives this armed forces saved. In west africa. It was you that set up the architecture and set the example for the worlds response. One woman in west africa said, we thanked god first and then we thanked america second for caring about us. Thats the difference you make. You continue to make in the lives of people around the world. As you know well, with Service Comes great sacrifice. And under 15 years of war, our Wounded Warriors bear the scars, both seen and unseen. In my visits to their bedsides and rehab centers, i have been in awe, watching a Wounded Warrior grab his walker and pull himself up and through excruciating pain, take a step and then another. Or hearing troops describe how they gram with posttraumatic stress but summon the strength to ask for help. As a military and as a nation, we have to keep supporting our resilient and incredibly strong Wounded Warriors as they learn to walk and run and heal. As they find new ways to keep serving our nation, they need to know that we still need your incredible talents. Youve given so much to america and i know you have more to give. And then you have not seen the depths of true love and true patriotism until youve been to dover. When our troops receive our Fallen Heroes on their final journey home. Until you have grieved with our gold star families who have given a piece of their heart to our nation, a son or a daughter, a father or mother, a husband or wife. A brother or a sister. Every one a patriot. Every single one of these American Families deserves the everlasting gratitude and support of our entire nation. Today after two major ground wars, our armed forces have drawn down. That is natural and that is necessary. After reckless budget cuts of sequester, we need to keep improving the readiness and the training and modernizing our forces. So, let me take this opportunity while i still have it to appeal to our friends from congress who are here. We cannot go back to sequestration. Theres a responsible way forward, investing in americas strengths, our National Security and our economic security. Investing in the reform and the equipment and the support our troops need, including the pay and the benefits and the quality of life and the education and the jobs that our troops and our veterans and all of your families deserve. Make no mistake, even with the challenges of recent years, and there have been challenges, our allies and adversaries alike understand, americas military remains by far the most capable fighting force on the face of the earth. Our army, tested by years of combat, is the best trained and best equipped force on the planet. Our navy is the largest and most lethal in the world, on track to surpass 300 ships. Our air force, with its precision and reach is unmatched. Our marine corps is the worlds only truly expeditionary force. Our coast guard is the finest in the world. And were also the best because this military has come to welcome the talents of more of our fellow americans. Service members can now serve the country they love without hiding who they are or who they love. All combat positions in our military are now open to women. And joe bideen an and i know wo are at least as strong as men. Were stronger for it. Thats one of the reasons our military stands apart as the most respected institution in our nation by a mile. The American People [ applause ] the American People look up to you and your devotion to duty and your integrity and honor and commitment to each other. One of my proudest achievements is that i have been able to, i think, communicate through the constant partisan haze, along with so many others how special this institution is. And the esteem in which our military is held, has held steady and constant and high throughout my presidency. And im very grateful for that. Because you remind us that we are unid as one team. At times of division, youve shown what it means to pull together. So my days as your commander in chief are coming to an end and as i reflect on the challenges we have faced together and on those to come, i believe that one of the greatest tasks before our armed forces is to retain the high confidence that the American People rightly place in you. This is a responsibility not simply for those of you in uniform, but for those who lead you. Its the responsibility of our entire nation. And so, we are called to remember core principles. That we must never hesitate to act when necessary to defend our nation, but we must also never rush into war becse sending you into harms way should be a last and not first resort. It should be compelled by the needs of our security and not our politics. With need to remember we must not give into the false illusion of isolationism because in this dangerous times, oceans alone will not protects and the world still seeks and needs our leadership as the one in this indispensable nation. We have to remember our military must be prepared for the full spectrum of threats, conventional and unconventional. From 20th century style aggression to 21st century cyber threats. And when we do go to war, we have to hold ourselves to high standards. And do everything in on yur pow to prevent the loss of innocent life because thats what we stand for. Thats what we should stand for. We have to remember that as we meet the threats of our times, we cannot sacrifice our values or our way of life. The rule of law and openness and tolerance that defines us as america. That is our greatest strength and makes us a beacon to the world. We cannot sacrifice the very freedoms were fighting for. And finally, in our democracy, the continued strength of our allvolunteer force also rests on something else. A strong bond of respect and trust between those in uniform and the citizens that you protect and defend. At a time when too few americans trulunderstand the realities or sacrifices of military service. At a time when Many Political leaders have not served. If some in the military begin to feel as though somehow they are apart from the Larger Society they serve, those bonds can fray. As every generation learns anew, freedom is not free. And so while less than 1 of americans may be fighting our wars, 100 of americans can do their parts, at the very least, to support you and your families. Everybody can do something. Every business, every profession, every skooshlgs every community, every state, to reach out, to give back and to let you know we care, to help make the lives of our troops and your families just a little bit easier, everybody can do something. And thats why michelle and joe biden have mobilized more americans to honor and support you and your families through joining forces. And thats why even after we leave the white house, michelle and i intend to keep on looking for ways to keep rally our fellow citizens to be there for you, just like youve always been there for us. So, we cant say it enough and we cant show it enough. Thank you for your patriotism. Thank you for your professionalism. Thank you for your character. In representing the very best of the american spirit. Our nation endures. We live free under the red, white and blue because of patriots like you. It has been a privilege of a lifetime to serve with you. I have learned much from you. Im a better man having worked with you. Im confident that the United States and our armed forces will remain the greatest force for freedom and security that the world has ever known. God bless you and your families and god bless the United States of america. [ applause ] president obama with a reflective, at times emotional address, a sort of farewell address to the branches of the milita. A ceremony to honor and thank the president that he turned the tables and said he wanted to thank everyone in the room. Colonel jack jacobs remains with me. That was something. I thought i saw a tear at one point in the corner of his eye. This means a lot to him. Yeah, its the it should mean a lot to him. The military has carried the can for the United States, certainly for the last 13 or 15 years and during the entiretive his presidency. But i think sometimes you dont realize that the end is in sight until an event like this and you do realize that its just two weeks to go. And i think that his his reliance on the military establishment to keep the country free, i think that did affect him. Thats why you see the emotion you did. He said at one point, one of my proudest achievements ive been able to communicate through the constant partisan haze how special this institution is. And he praised every aspect of the military. At the end asking every american to support the military, even if only 1 or less serve in the military forces. What did you make of it wasnt quite a catalog of his success, but there was a little bit of talk about his legacy there. Yeah, there was. And i think the that he left it up to both biden and carter to talk specifically about the majority of the accomplishments of the military had in the National Security sphere during the last eight years. He paid attention, the president did, to a couple of things of some interest. The things, i guess, which meant the most to him. Humanitarian work in west africa, getting osama bin laden. That was the very first thing he mentioned. Of course, was the singular military achievement that he had during his presidency. He didnt talk necessarily about the drawdown. He said at the beginning of his presidency that we would be out of iraq and, by and large, out offing off as well. As you know, were not. He made it a point himself of saying, though weve drawn down from 115,000 or so to 15,000, we still have 15,000 in iraq, so we have a significant presence still in the region. He did focus significantly on the way in which were fighting our wars. That is, using special forces and special Operations Forces rather than conventional units. We do know that going forward, thats exactly the way were going to have to fight with special forces and special Operations Forces, kate. As we watch the troops now march in review, colonel jack jacobs thank you for being with us on an interesting day. Still to come, cal perry sits down with trump voters who are weighing in on the battle over obamacare now that repealing the Affordable Care act is potentially a reality. What are they saying now . With directv and at t, stream live tv anywhere datafree. Join directv today starting at 35 month. No extra monthly fees. [vo] quickbooks introduces he teaches lessons to stanley. And thats kind of it right now. But rodney knew just what to do. He got quickbooks. It organizes all his accounts, so he knows where he stands in an instant. Ahhh. Thats a profit. Which gave him the idea to spend a little cash on some brilliant marketing ha, clever. Wow, look at all these new students way to grow, rodney know where you stand instantly. Visit quickbooks. Com. E. Opposition to obamacare helped propel donald trump to victory. A lot of formerly blue states. Than includes pennsylvania when you remember went red for the first time in 28 years. Primarily because of places like adams county where trump beat Hillary Clinton by more than two to one margin. That is where msnbcs cal perry has traveled to. And cal, were really interested in this question what have they think about the idea of repealing obamacare now. Reporter yeah, you know, most people here protrump, this was a protrump area. We saw romney do well here four years ago and trump do even better. Weve been talking about premiums, how they are arising. Weve been talking about medicare and medicaid. But the overall tickaway for me has been the support that trump has found on this issue, on flogging obamacare as sort of an example of how federal government is letting people down. Take a listen to ryan fox for example who talks about how this issue in particular propelled him to vote for donald trump. Certainly solidified my position because the hope is something will be done, not just for us, but more obligation for our country to provide Health Insurance thats affordable. We have to protect people with preexisting conditions, children, elderly. Now weve got to figure out how to fix the ground work thats in place to make it truly affordable. Reporter now listen, you have medicare, which is going to look after people over 65. That age should be lored which will help save the federal government money. You have medicaid, just looking at people who fall through the cracks or make below the poverty line, but for here in southern pennsylvania, its the economy. It always has been the economy. And thats what people have been telling us. And this was, this part of pennsylvania was a major stop not only along Donald Trumps sort of campaign route, but it was stops on his sort of thank you tour. We saw that in hershey, pennsylvania, and this issue, obamacare, and pinning it to the democrats is playing big here, kate. All right, and nobodys worried, cal, about what replaces obamacare eventually . Reporter you know what, honestly, people are not thinking that far ahead. They view and they equate obamacare going away as a victory for the Republican Party and as a reinforcement of why they voted trump. Lets talk about what could happen on capitol hill. I want to bring in Chris Stewart of utah. Congressman, nice to see you. I know we kept you waiting while the president was speaking, thanks for your patience. Happy to be with you. Lets talk about obamacare. Obviously republicans have the votes to repeal, at least many parts of it. What about replacement . What are you thinking when it comes to what comes next . Well, that really is the key. And i can tell you having talked to hundreds of people back home and frankly many, many people around the country, obamacare has hurt people. Its hurt working families, but its not enough for us to just say okay, lets make obamacare go away. We really do have an obligation to assure people that were not going to take insurance away from people. Especially people with preexisting conditions, for example. Thats a terrifying thought for families. If you have preexisting conditions in your home, and you wonder, am i going to be able to get insurance. Another thing were going to preserve, which frankly was a republican idea to begin with, and thats the idea of keeping children on their parents Health Insurance until theyre 26. Theres some bipartisan agreement that i think were going to find after that, it may be a little more difficult, but things we can do. Allowing to be able to buy Health Insurance across state lines. Decreasing the use, i was a Small Business owner and i tried to get my employees to look at that. I think thats an idea whose time has come we can assure the American People who are not going to leave them with no options. As you know, your opposition is saying that once you take one piece of this apart. You could create chaos in the markets and the insurance marketplace if you disrupt whats happening right now with the ekts changes. What do you say to that . Are you worried that you create chaos in the interim . Its the last thing we to want have happen. Weve already experienced what chaos is like, havent we . Over the last few years, as this plan was implemented and not very well. And we really want to avoid that. And one of the ways we do that is to do it in a measured approach. Like i said, we dont come out on february 2nd and say well all of this is just gone. We need a couple of years, and we recognize that we need a couple years to in phases, bring on the new plan. And show the American People, this is how its going to help you. Show working families, this is how this is going to give you more options. More choices. And i think once were able to do that, the American People are going to say thank you. Thank you for helping us with this. So let me ask you though just in terms of how you do it all. The Freedom Caucus. The House Freedom caucus. Theres reporting that theyre insisting on the timeline. Threatening to vote against any replacement if its not guaranteed before the midterm elections in 2018. So, they want a replacement plan before those midterms. There are 40 members in that caucus. Are you worried at all about kind of how you get this all done if you dont have the support of all your members . Well, i dont know if im worried, but we obviously want to be careful and we want to be thoughtful about this. And there are members of Freedom Caucus and frankly others, including myself, that look at this and go is a twoyear time period appropriate. Do we need more time than that . I think well figure that out though, i really do. I dont think this plan falls apart at all because some people want a twoyear and others prefer a three year. Im certainly were going to find an answer that satisfies both and once again, primarily that helps the American People. Can i play a quick clip if i may of Chuck Schumer earlier today. I want to get your response to this. Okay. Republicans are plotting and soon will be executing a full scale assault on the three pillars that support the American Health care system. The Affordable Care act, medicare, and medicaid. The republican plan to cut health care wouldnt make America Great again, it would make america sick again. And lead to chaos instead of Affordable Care. Thats the argument theyve been making all day. Your reaction . Well, with respect to the senator, its just not true. We have no plans at all to decimate medicaid or medmedicar we simply do. We do because we promised the American People that we are going to repeal obamacare. We have an obligation to do that, we promise them we would. But as long as we give them a better option, which were going to be able to do, then theyre going to reward us for that. And were going to do it in a way this isnt chaotic and theyll be appreciative. The senator is trying to make this very political. He wants to stir up emotions. Use these kind of words and it frightens people and i wish that he wouldnt because we dont to want frighten the American People. We want to assure them right now. Congressman Chris Stewart, republican of utah, nice to have you with us. Thank you so much. On the same day that trump will be sworn in as president , more than 1,000 General Motors workers in ohio are going to work their final shift. The company is limiting their jobs, saying there is not enough demand for the cars assembled at the plant where they work. The announcement came the day after the november election, nbcs ron mott is talking to workers in warren, ohio, what are you hearing . Reporter hey there kate, well this is trump country. At least this particular election cycle. That is not a traditional voting block for republicans here. Just about every local and statewide race in drumable, county, went to democrats at the top of the ticket, republican. You can see back here on this billboard, they built the chevrolet cruise here and donald trump took a shot at General Motors yesterday for building the hatchback version down in mexico. He says build a car in the u. S. Or pay a hefty tax. Today we spoke to the workers, both had seniority, they will not lose their jobs on january 20th, but they want to hold donald trump to his Campaign Promise of bringing jobs and restoring jobs and keeping jobs right here in america. Heres just a sample. I would hope donald trump would come here also and i would love to shake his hand for even getting involved because its been a long time. That we really havent had a lot of help. Simply because of his message. We want to make sure that he pulls through on this message delpis this area. The rust belt is what put him in office. And were going to hold him to that. Reporter now barack obama got a lot of credit for oofbl saving the Auto Industry in america as we know it. During the bailout in 2007, 08, 09, these folks decided that this particular election cycle was about jobs, they read the message donald trump put out there. Resinated with workers and voters and elsewhere in ohio, and people in the rust belt are going to hold him to it going forward. So, 16 days to go, ron, would you sigh the mood is optimistic . Do you think hell come through or are they weary . Reporter i think they are optimistic about what hes been saying all along about this Long Campaign about jobs and american jobs first. And yesterday, if you interpret his tweet, he could be sort of saying to General Motors, why dont you shudder that plant and bring that line that hatchback model to this particular facility . Just to give you a sense of the scale here. They used to have 50 some odd thousand workers here kate. It is down to 4,500 and that number is going to dwindle further when donald trump raises his right hand and sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. They want to see him here and as one person said, not on twitter. Come to warren, ohio. Well there you go. And that does look like a lot of empty asphalt behind you. Thanks so much. Appreciate it. Thats going wrap up this hour for me. Ill see you back here tomorrow afternoon as usual, 3 00 eastern, noon pacific. And find me on snapchat, twitter, instagram. I am tv kate snow. Steve kornacki picks up our coverage right now. Hi steve. Thanks for that. Good afternoon, im Steve Kornacki live here in new york, 16 days away from Donald Trumps swearing in as president. Topping our agenda, their top priority. The first order of business is to repeal and replace obamacare. And that was our message today and itll be our message on capitol hill. Vice president elect mike pence on capitol hill today reiterating the