Day as a u. S. Senator. Now the race is on to reconcile the bill with the house version. This is a powerful republican defends one controversial aspect, saying it is not for people who spend every darn penny on booze, women or movies. Can you believe that was said . I promise, were going to dig into it. This morning, we are starting with the stunning new defense coming from the president s top lawyer, he says the president cannot be guilty of obstruction of justice no matter what he does. This comes as the president himself just moments ago said he feels bad for general flynn and blames the feds for, quote, ruining his life. For me, thats a wow. I got a great team to break all of it down, starting with Nbcs Kristen Welker live at the white house. Im remembering friday when Joe Scarborough said theres been so much news, maybe we should take a break from it this weekend. You definitely didnt. And anyone who did this morning is kind of getting hit over the head with a 2 x 4. Give us an up
getting this right or not it remains to be seen. we do know that the markets are being driven to a certain degree, maybe not all, by what s happening with tax reform. it s been a huge positive. you have to pay attention to who s leading the effort. garin cohen and steve mnuchin, these are deal guys. their background is get that deal done. the question is, what s the fallout. in the world of trading and investing, once you rip an investor s eyeballs out, you can walk away. i want to ask about cvs. buying aetna, $16 billion deal. this megamerger is going to be good for people who go to the pharmacy. you are combining your health care provider, the whole you re going to this is going to help you get cheaper drug prices. what s going to stand in the way of getting this deal done? here s the interesting part. because like any other deal there is out there, there s a debate about it, right, stephanie. both of these companies, cvs health and aetna are saying this will be a deal that h