dangerously close. get ready to pay up if you leave something in an uber. and dad dancing from jimmy fallon. early today starts right now. good wednesday morning, i m frances rivera. i m phillip mena. the senate is embroiled in votes to scrap obamacare. a move that could have mass implications for millions across the country. president donald trump uses his bully pulpit to get republicans on board. any senator who votes against repeal and replace is telling america that they are fine with the obamacare nightmare and i predict they will have a lot of problems. to say emotions are running high is an understatement as democrats took to capitol hill decry republican attempts to kill that bill while inside the senate chamber a tiebreaking vote from mic pence broke off debate. one of the gop s proposals fell short of votes it needed to pass with a bipartisan group of senators opposing a plan crafted to appeal to both moderates and conservatives. and with that amendment go
congress got an sos today from the common can t of the coast guard. he said the guard is busier than ever, chasing drug runners but it can t do the job without more money. carter evans now on what s at stake. reporter: this what $800 million worth of cocaine looks like. we were aboard the coast guard cutter back in 2015 after it seized tons of drugs from fast boats and make shift submarines. there was so much flow right now. but the drugs keep coming. and last year the coast guard couldn t even chase hundreds of shipments they knew about. how much is still getting through? there were over 500 events that, that literally alluded us. we knew they were out there. this came done to we didn t have enough planes, didn t have enough ships. reporter: he says much of his fleet is decades past retirement age. and the coast guard needs 1.5 billion dollars just to catch up on maintenance. copy. thank you. chief warrant officer, bill hansman is captain of the 55-year-old s
newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i m anne-marie green. more votes are expected in the senate today as republicans pursue their long held promise to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the vote a-a-thon started yesterday when they barely managed to get through the debate. it squeaked through with the help of john mccain, who made dramatic return to the capitol after being diagnosed with brain cancer. last night a wide-ranging plan to replace and repeal obamacare was voted down. hena daniels is here in new york. good morning, hena. good morning, anne-marie. it was a vote that could not have been any closer. now there are already signs and republican efforts to get a new health care plan passed will be far from easy. by a vote of 43 in favor, 57 against tuesday night, the first gop effort in the senate to repeal and replace obamacare has already failed. the vote on that bill took place just hours after they decided by the narro
and, feeding children after the school year how a food bank is helping fill in the gap during summer so kids don t go hungry. there s always a phew when we get it out the door. and then we just hope that it s getting to kids in need, and that they re enjoying it, and we do it all again the next day. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: the united states senate tonight has begun debating what to do about obamacare, after weeks of waiting. republicans finally mustered the votes to proceed in a showdown today, with the aid of a cancer patient and a vice presidential tie-breaker. lisa desjardins begins our coverage. reporter: in the sen
and, feeding children after the school year how a food bank is helping fill in the gap during summer so kids don t go hungry. there s always a phew when we get it out the door. and then we just hope that it s getting to kids in need, and that they re enjoying it, and we do it all again the next day. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: the united states senate tonight has begun debating what to do about obamacare, after weeks of waiting. republicans finally mustered the votes to proceed in a showdown today, with the aid of a cancer patient and a vice presidential tie-breaker. lisa desjardins begins our coverage. reporter: in the sen