President s son and former campaign chief testify in public. Also, is o. J. Simpson actually set to walk free . His parole hearing coming in just two days. Insiders say the judge halls a good chance to let the juice loose. Shepard Obamacare Repeal and replace is dead. New this afternoon, repeal and replace later is also dead. And obamacare is the law of the land despite republican promises to kill it. What to do . The white house solution, do do not fix obamacare, let it fail. President trump is calling for exactly that, allow the collapse of the Healthcare Program in which tens of thousands of men and women depend for medical coverage. The coverage lashed out at democrats and republicans after the collapse of the g. O. P. Healthcare bill in the senate. And he said he wants to force a deal by letting obamacare go bellyup. President trump ive been saying that for a long time, let obamacare fail. It will be a lot easier. And i think were probably in that position where we let obamacare fail. Were not going to own it, im not going to own it, i tell the republicans are not going to own it. Shepard politically republicans do own it, voters gave them control of washington. It was central promise of the republican campaign. For eight years they told constituents and voters give us control and we will repeal and replace obamacare. Foxs brit hume explains this way. He writes on twitter, what enshrines obamacare is leaving it fully in place despite control of the house, the senate, and the white house. The g. O. P. Now owns it. This bitter republican failure happened after two plb an senators announced last night they would vote against bringing the bill to the senate floor for debate. Mike lee of utah and jerry moran of kansas. A blind side to the white house. Announced that the president was having din wert republicans at the white house attempting to shore up this new plan. Today the president admit heed was surprised by their announcement. His spokesperson moments ago said hes frustrated. Two gop senators came out against the measure, Susan Collins of maip and rand paul of kentucky so that was four a fifth joined them today. And the Senate Majority leader, Mitch Mcconnell, could afford to lose only two votes and still pass the bill without support from any democrats. Today the majority leader announced a backup plan, repeal obamacare first, then replace it a couple of years later. President trump suggested the same thing on twitter last night. But the truth is, thats not what they were actually advocating. The senate gop healthcare bill does not repeal obamacare. It merely defunds it leaving the measures measures regulations in place of the structure of obamacare would stay under this new idea. That new idea that, backup plan that the Senate Majority leader was pushing is also dead. At least three senators are now a no. Whats next . There is no clear path for republicans to accomplish what was one of the biggest promises to americans. Heres what Fox News Contributor and press secretary for george w. Bush airie fliescher said today on this network. This is a dismal day for republicans. Abandonment of the heart of the republicans promise and not to deliver on it. This is the senates job. The senators needed to have looked each other in the eye and say it is our responsibility to figure on it how to replace. Shgs its possible bipartisan plan to fix obamacare could emerge that could shore up the individual marketplaces, allow tense of millions of people to have insurance. So far that hasnt happened. Republicans appear at this moment hopelessly divided. Moderates on one side, conservatives on the other in stark opposition and unable to do what they promised. The Affordable Care act, obamacare, remains law. And there is nothing in the works to change that. We have team fox coverage, chief Congressional CorrespondentMike Emmanuel live on capitol hill. First the chief White House Correspondent john roberts out of the briefing and with us on the north lawn. What did the white house say moments ago, john . You pointed at the top of it, shep, the president is frustrated with what happened last night and is what going on today. Frustrated from a couple of stand points. Hes frustrated that republicans have been talking about repealing obamacare for seven years now. He gave them an opportunity to repeal and replace it with something else, Something Better he says. And theyre not taking him up on the offer. Sarah luck have Huckabee Sanders saying the president believes if the republicans were after this for as long as they have he thought it would have moved faster than they have in congress. The other thing the president is us from freighted at is democrats, he has had no help from democrats. Not that you expect any with the type of bill the republicans are pushing. Sara Huckabee Sanders saying democrats got us into this mess and they want nothing to get out of the mess. The president talking about this, a short time ago as he met with veterans of the war in afghanistan, heres what he said. Pvpt were disappointed, i am very disappointed because, again, even as a civilian for seven years ive been hearing about healthcare. Ive been hearing about repeal and replace. Obamacare is a total disas per. Well let obamacare fail and the democrats will come to us and say how do we fix it, how do we fix it. Or how do we come up with a new plan. He said at the beginning of this, shep, the president said he is not going to own, this he is going to do everything he can in conjunction with republicans in congress to shin ensure that the democrats own this. But at the same time the democrats want to wrap it around the president s neck and ride it into 2018. So this is really going to be a battle of political wills in the next 17 months. Shepard the Vice President , mike pence, spoke on healthcare today i understand. Yeah, and its the Vice President who really is the prime liaison, legislative director mark short does a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of the technical aspects. The Vice President is the primary liaison between the white house and capitol hill. Hes taking aim at republicans who voted to repeal obamacare back in 2015, whether they be in the house or the senate and saying, look, you voted to repeal it then, why are you against repealing it now. Two new republicans who voted for it then, murkowski and kapitow say were not going to vote for it in 2017. Listen to the strident language the Vice President used today. To be clear, the senate should vote to repeal now and replace later or return to the legislation carefully crafted in the house and senate. But either way, inaction is not an option. Congress needs to step up, con grels needs to do their job, and Congress Needs to do their job now. This something you see the white house putting pressure on senators over, shep, in the next couple of weeks. Look, 49 of you are in the senate right now, voted for this thing two years ago. You tell us now that while we voted for it in 2015, it was a show wrote, we knew there was no chance of it becoming law now theres a chance that something might happen youre going to back away from it . Shep theyre going to cry hypocrisy, loud and long. Shepard more to come, stay with us if you would. The second developing story of the day, the identity of the eighth person at donald trump jr. s russia meeting last year remained a mystery until today. Fox news as confirmed earlier reports that the businessman Ike Kaveladze was. There he works for a russian real estate firm, based in the United States. Further we now that Justice Department special Counsel Robert Mueller is looking into that meeting because the russian businessmans lawyer confirmed mueller has asked his cliept to submit to an interview. We will have more on Ike Kaveladze later. Mueller is investigating russian interference in the investigation and team trump collusion with the russians in their efforts to elect donald trump. Before that trump tower meeting, emails reveal that don trump jr. Was offered damaging information about Hillary Clinton by the russians. Democrats say it is the cleeest evidence yet of possible collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia. Trump Administration Officials have given mum tip many explanations for the meeting and call it a proposed zoe ducks to standard opposition research. What is the latest on the russian matter, john . They havent really weighed in on this, shep. Its the outside counsel thats handling all of this. I spoke with the attorney for Ike Kaveladze, confirmed he was the socalled eighth man, mystery person in this meeting. He is Vice President at the crocus corporation. When we learned that, the dots are connected here. Crocus corporation is owned by it was araf in that email that Rob Goldstone sent to donald trump jr. Saying that the prosecutor from russia and r. Arasso had information they thought beneficial to the Trump Campaign. They brought the Miss Universe haj paj dont moscow, hes a friend of donald trump jr. All of these dots are connected. As to exactly what he was doing there, the attorney for donald trump jr. Said when he spoke with im sorry, kaveladze last week he was told he was there to act as bit of interpreter for natalia who doesnt speak english well, she did have a dedicated translator with her. Its an interesting web spun here. Peter faust said when he spoke with pete kaveladse, hes been in the United States since 2001, went to university of new haven to get his mba and assured peter fast he has nothing to do with the russian government or russian intelligence. Thats third hand information, we havent spoke with him yet. Shepard john roberts, thanks. Much more coming up. Well get reaction from capitol hill from people on the collapse of the new healthcare bill. And the fact that obamacare remains the law of the land, coming in just a moment in a live report from Mike Emmanuel. The White House Daily press briefing has ended and there are so many items of great importance in the world right now, on which the white house is given an opportunity to weigh in. And that happens during the press briefing. But for those who dont know, the white house from time to time does not allow us to air the News Conferences live. Further they dont allow us to air the audio until after the News Conference is complete. Well, it just finished, john roberts came of the early to be with us. It just finished. Well play that audio for you. So you know in context and perspective without edits. Heres the first question. I will take your question. The president seemed blindsided by the defections on the health care bill. What do you think changed at the white house, to know where the votes are on tax reform . The same thing weve been doing, continuing to have ongoing, regular consistent contact with members of congress. Ideally, democrats will want to participate in the process. Moving forward. On a number of issues including tax reform. And maintaining that open line of communication as the president often does meeting here with members of the house and the senate as well as having regular calls and members of hiS Administration in touch daily with leadership and members of both houses. The vote coming up later this year, is there any plan to have the president reach out and make contact personally and what does that mean for the lawmakers to capitol hill . In terms of tactics, well make those decisions as we get closer to that point. Certainly, i would expect the administration to be engaged in that process throughout. Blake . Let me ask you a couple of questions about healthcare. They said a couple of times in the remarks a little while ago that at this point hell just let obamacare fail. Why is it acceptable policy to let obamacare fail . I think in large part, look, democrats have refused to join in fixing the healthcare problems that have plagued our Healthcare System, specifically in large part due to obamacare. Obamacares failures. That sort of i think behavior is simply unacceptable. And hopefully with the collapse of the program that they put in place they will be more willing to come to the table and clean up the mess president. Another comment about the timing going forward. The president said, quote, something will happen and it will be good. It may not be as quick as we hoped but it is going to happen. He also started talking about 2018 and the need for more republicans to get elected. I guess in the short term, is it realistic for some sort of healthcare agreement to happen before the august recess, even, as the administration and republicans answer on capitol hill have been hoping for, or is this a longer term horizon . As we said many times before, were less focused on the time tablend and making sure we get it right and get it done. Continuing to focus on repealing and preplacing owe bam care with a system that actually works. Those priorities and principles havent changed. Is it possible this is a post reset, maybe, even a 2018 event . Ideally i think it happens as soon as possible. But, again, weve been clear about not saying by x date, but more about lets get better coverage, lets get a better plan and a better program. Thats been our focus not the timetable. Job . Three republican senators have come out against this idea of repeal. Collins not surprising, she voted against it in 2015. But the others voted for repeal in 2015 and now theyre saying theyre against it. Is this thing dead before it leaves the barn . The thing thats dead is obamacare. Weve seen that its completely failed. At this point Congress Needs to do their job and do it as quickly as they can. Every day that they dont we go further in to collapsing under obamacare. I think at this point inaction is not a workable solution. So they need to come to the tale and figure out how to reform the system and fishgs it. What do you say to the two senators who voted for repeal in 2015 but now say they wont vote for it in 2017 . I think we say, with the Vice President what he said today, do your job. Time for congress to do their job and do it now. Speaking of members of the house paul ryan a short time ago said its difficult to explain to your constituents why you voeed for something two years ago and arent voting for it now. Is that the tact that the white house will take as well . I think thats something that the senators will have to answer to your constituents, not something that the white house has to answer on behalf of those members. Will the Trump Administration take action to move obamacare toward collapse, like stopping csr payments or other things its threatened before . I dont think the white house has to take actions for obamacare to collapse. You see the evidence every single day. You got dozens and dozens of counties that have no options on the exchange. Premiums continue to skyrocket. I dont think the white house needs to do anything for the failure to continue. What about the csr payments . I dont have anything further than where weve been the last several months on that, nothing new to update. One more question about, the afghan girls why stop now, everyone is having a good time. The Afghan Girls Robotics Team competing down the street, ivanka trump wept and met the girls today. How did the president find out about these individual cases that hes interceded on like this. And what ends up moving him on those individual cases . I cant speak to every single way that he finds out about information, obviously he has a large staff and administration that pays close attention to a wide range of issues. And this is something that was flagged and something that he toong a great deal of interest in, in making sure that the problem was solved and it was. Were excited that theyre here. Matthew . Thank you. Two questions if i may. First, who is primarily responsible for what appears to be the failure of this healthcare legislation . I would say democrats. Theyre but theyre in the minority. Theyre responsible for passing obamacare. Theyre responsible for creating the mess were n theyre responsible for being unwilling to work with republicans in any capacity to help fishgs a system that they know is completely flawed and publicly said so. I think that its pretty clear, i think the responsibility lies on their shoulders. Just a quick followup, Bipartisan Group of governors including the republican john kasich, Brian Sandoval and others are calling for a bipartisan healthcare reform. Is the president open to that, specifically sort of starting woefer a by partisan look at this, bringing governors to the table . The president has met with a large number of governors, talked to them regularly, that certainly wont stop at this point in the process, not just on healthcare but on a wide variety of issues. In terms of bipartisan, i think the president laid out clearly from the beginning of the process, he was more than willing to sit down with democrats. Theyve been the ones that have been completely unwilling to even come to the table to be part of the discussion. Hopefully, now, now that obamacare continues to completely collapse maybe theyll decide that they want to be part of this process. What is the president s level of frustration with re