shannon: are you going to stay up all night? bill: don t move, folks. could happen any time. or not. happening now starts now. jon: fox news alert on the battle to repeal obamacare this morning, it s all coming to a head on the senate floor where we are waiting another vote. does that surprise you? melissa: no, not at all. jon: i m jon scott. melissa: i melissa francis. we are alive on capitol hill whereafter failed back-to-back attempts on health care legislation week alone, republicans are now pinning their hopes on a narrowly focused bill, the skinny repeal, that undoes the most unpopular elements of obamacare lite the individual mandate and attacks on medical devices.
36,000 americans who were killed in that fighting back in the 50s and we know this very well from firsthand experience, the 28,000 americans who are still in south korea very much in harm s way. back to you. bill: thank you, greg palkot on that from london. shannon: house an senate republicans appear to have nailed down a deal for tough sanctions against north korea, iran, russia and includes limits on the president s ability to undo or modify them. senate foreign relations committee bob corker releasing a statement says going forward the house is committed to expeditiously consider and pass enhancements to the north korea language which members of the senate hope to make in the very near future. joining me to talk about this and more texas congressman max thornberry the chairman of the house armed services committee. thanks for your time this morning. i want to start with iran since we get word of them. it looks like they successfully launched a satellite. what do you make of that
east of tehran. it is not clear if the rocket reached outer space or deployed a satellite. they have never put a satellite in orbit before. it comes two days after a u.s. navy warship fired warning shots at an iranian patrol boat in the persian gulf after it approached rapidly while ignoring repeated radio calls and flares. the first time since president trump took office that a u.s. navy warship fired warning shots toward an iranian vessel. bill: top republican senators has words for president when it comes to his handling of the attorney general jeff sessions and where it stands right now. lindsey graham in a moment on what he means about this. we ll talk to him live. shannon: stunning new video of a daring escape. inmates recording their own jail break and life on the lamb? we were so grateful they decided to help us. this man is truly a hero.
the officer should get a medal for that. maybe there is a special one for gator wrestling. instead of waiting for folks at the fish and wildlife department he did something himself. he later put the animal in the back of his squad car and then he took it to a nearby canal. removing the tape from the animal s mouth and setting him free. another day in my home state of florida. i like that. bill: he caught em. shannon: i like that he safely disposed of the reptile. this is the humans and their safety. great teeth. great job. bill: there is now james comey for hillary clinton coming from republican members in the house. the judiciary committee is in search for answers as to how comey handled the clinton email investigation. that s not all they want. a bit earlier i talked with jim jordan and he was pretty fired
and certainly last friday there was a tense atmosphere. whether that remains the case tomorrow remains to be seen but i can tell you there is a high security presence. a lot of the roads and areas around there remain cordoned off. we ll see how it goes tomorrow. shannon: be careful, john. thank you very much. bill: takes one spark. watch that story. meanwhile at home on the hill senate judiciary committee resuming their hearing on russia after a delay yesterday from democrats. bill browder, former hedge fund manager in russia, long-time critic of vladimir putin and the corruption in moscow testifying now in a string of threats and bribes, assassinations and ties between putin s inner circle and efforts to influence u.s. lawmakers. we re watching this and bring you headlines when we get them from that hearing. in the meantime. shannon: the clock is ticking for republican senators to try to get some kind of healthcare deal done. will the so-called skinny repeal get enough support?