For the country. And Filmmaker Michael Moore on his guide to resisting donald trump. Quiet, quiet, quiet. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes, another day of remarkable scenes at gop town halls across the entire country, as the first congressional recess of the trump era is marked by the sort of turnout and mobilization we have not seen in this country since the tea party protests of 2009. This was the scene outside a town hall held today by Louisiana Republican bill cassidy where people reportedly lined up more than two hours early and hundreds could not get in. Those who did get in the door chanted where is he when cassidy did not show up at the scheduled start of the event. Once he arrived he gotten a earful. Under this plan, my child, this child sitting in front of you is completely uninsurable. This is not an abstraction. This is let her finish okay, folks this child is uninsurable under this plan. Uninsurable, this plan. Were ready to roll rig
Trumps pick for attorney general, senator Jeff Sessions, tonights vote capping off an especially bitter fight marked by allegations of racism. That fight boiling over when Mitch Mcconnell used a rarely invoked senate rule to silence senator Elizabeth Warren. She was reading a 30yearold letter from Martin Luther kings widow opposing Jeff Sessions nomination for federal judge. Today an angry warren spoke out to our manu raju. You knew it was potentially a violation when they warned you, why not just move on . I was moving on. I was moving on to talk about the facts of what Jeff Sessions had done when he prosecuted civil rights workers who were trying to help black citizens vote. I thought quoting Coretta Scott kings letter to the United States senate about what was absolutely relevant. Manu out front on capitol hill for us tonight as the votes are coming in, moments away from sessions confirmation. Despite incredibly vocal opposition from democrats and that Elizabeth Warren moment. Repor
President be selling . On the plane to nashville today, press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters white house officials would be flooding the zone on tv tonight to push for the repeal and replace effort with both trump and hhs secretary tom price making the case for the bill amid growing opposition from both conservative and more moderate republicans. House snepeaker paul ryan was making the rounds notably seeking to Share Ownership of this bill which the cbo says will reduce the number of people with Health Insurance by 24 million while providing a massive tax cut for the rich. Were working and in glove with the white house. We meet with them constantly daily. Weve worked on this bill together. We jointly drafted this legislation, house, senate, and white house so we are working on this together. The president s all in on this. The president is making phone calls. Hes talking about this. Hes traveling on this. We are all in this as a team together. Team fighting for the Gop Health Ca
Republicans put in laws years ago that prevents them from negotiating prices. Medicare should be able to do what dae does and lower prices as well. You have lobbyists working against you, your daughter. Only thing they want is more and more profit and could care less about the needs of the American People. But bernie, the barriers also coming from government. Give example, texas constituent, kassie lay with a 7yearold daughter put on feeding tube at seven years old. Drug used all across the world to treat the condition she has called gastropair icis, put on this drug, off the feeding tube and living well. And its available in more than 100 countries including canada and throughout the European Union but fda aggressively enforcing import ban here. And what kassies mother said, i fear she will need to get a feeding tube again. How do i tell her that . Shes a little girl whos worked extremely hard to overcome fears of eating and joiz of being a normal little girl will be taken away. Shoul
And President Trump meeting with the japanese Prime Minister at maralago. Good evening, we begin with breaking news out front on this friday, we have learned new information into allegations raised in a collection of memos, created by that former British Intelligence agent. Jim sciuto has been working on this story, breaking it at that time President Trump had been briefed on this summary memo. What have you learned tonight . Reporter for the first time u. S. Investigators say they have corroborated some of the communications detailed in that 35page dossier compiled by a former British Intelligence agent. Cnn h nrks nrknn as you reporte the then president elect trump and president barack obama about the contents. We have learned u. S. Lawmakers and intelligence Officials Say that intelligence intercepts of foreign nationals confirm some of the conversations described in the dossier, took place with the same individuals at the time locations as detailed in the dossier, the krob yacorrob