this morning. but i do see what you re saying. there s some other interesting political news, caitlin, while we have you, on the new congressional ballot test. showing the democrats with a g big, fat edge. like the type of lead you haven t seen since the last time they gained 40 seats. significant and can it last a year? it is significant. because when we re trying to sort of parse through and predict what will happen in the midterms, you look at first the president s approval rating and then that generic battleground test in terms of the congressional ballot. in 2006, it was about 11 1/2 points heading into those midterms. and of course we know how those midterms turned out. democrats certainly think they have an intensity advantage at this point. and you re seeing that reflected in a lot of these different polls. and you re also seeing in this latest nbc/ wall street journal news poll, a they re doing well among independents, among men, among older people. so, democrats usually
sandra: big news on capitol hill, tax reform is progressing, this from house committee kevin brady. they have gotten all parties together on the tax bill, conference reports that the entire text of the bill will be posted at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon when the house comes into session. he says he does not expect any problem with the bill getting through the senate. when asked about absences or reservations by senator marco rubio. 5:30 p.m., the entire text of that bill will be posted and we will get a look. harris: that was really interesting. new fallout on capitol hill after texas congressman blake farenthold announced he won t seek reelection next year and made it new sexual harassment allegations. they are now questioning if they
flashes, the transformers going. this is a little further to the east. from the west coast to the east coast. we have a big 50 to 60-mile-an-hour range here. just because it shows it offshore doesn t mean he will happen. the white is the hurricane force winds. the hurricane center has it over the top. the bottom line is, tomorrow is the final day for preparations. the final day for evacuations. because by the time we get to saturday evening, the weather will quickly go down hill. i was just talking to my family members in florida. they can t even get hotel roops in georgia. people have to drive further than that. that s sobering. we ll have much more on the storm later. we ll be live at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. i ll be through through weekend. and then the big news on capitol hill today. that s the president s eldest son donald trump jr. going before congressional investigators for the first time answer questions about his meeting during the campaign with russian nationals who are promisi
senate bill to replace obamacare. mike pence is headed to capitol hill to meet the senators. senator, thanks for being with us. thank you. appreciate the opportunity. senator, what can you tell us about how this senate bill deals with people with pre-existing conditions. every discussion we have includes provisions to protect individuals with pre-existing conditions. that is they maintain coverage in force. they have a plan to maintain it, whether it be through medicaid or a private carrier or a group carrier. the plan is, there has to be some message to keep people convinced they need to keep coverage in force so when they are healthy, they contribute premiums. do you know how the senate bill addresses those needs? as z i say, all the provisions, i don t know which final provision with we ll end
john? the candidates may claim it s not national. 50 million dlarls doesn t appear in the suburbs of georgia because people suddenly care about the suburbs of georgia. thank you so much, appreciate it. big news on capitol hill. what could be an important meeting. the president of the united states goes behind closed doors with republicans who have been working out a health care bill behind closed doors. what is in the health care bill? we don t know because the meetings have been secret. the details have been secret and democrats don t like that one bit. they took to the senate to complain about it. joined by suzanne at capitol hill. reporter: you are right. we have been speaking to senators. i spoke to dick durbin who said we need three republicans to say no on this vote and that vote will not take place and republicans are really kind of banking on the fact they need every single vote.