Correspondent Kristen Welker and capitol hill correspondent kelly odonnell. I feel like were doing sideline reporting of a major Football Game or something. Kelly, let me start with you because i know in the last hour there have been a lot of fluid motions going on behind the scenes, but break it down, the expected plays well see through this hour. Well, there are some critical nuggets to report, thomas. Ive been able to report in the last half hour that House Speaker john boehner has signalled to fellow republicans that he is prepared to rely on democratic votes if necessary to pass something. Now, that means the senate has to come to a deal, and we expect that could be announced within the hour. Right now Senate Republicans have been going into their own team meeting. I was able to talk to a number of them as they were headed into that meeting. They expect to sort of get the lay of the land and find out what the next steps will be. Im also told that at least going into that meeting t
Odonnell. I feel like were doing sideline reporting of a major Football Game or something. Kelly, let me start with you because i know in the last hour there have been a lot of fluid motions going on behind the scenes, but break it down, the expected plays well see through this hour. Well, there are some critical nuggets to report, thomas. Ive been able to report in the last half hour that House Speaker john boehner has signalled to fellow republicans that he is prepared to rely on democratic votes if necessary to pass something. Now, that means the senate has to come to a deal, and we expect that could be announced within the hour. Right now Senate Republicans have been going into their own team meeting. I was able to talk to a number of them as they were headed into that meeting. They expect to sort of get the lay of the land and find out what the next steps will be. Im also told that at least going into that meeting there had not been a final decision made on a key sort of procedura
Prosecutors. Tonight the Washington Post now reporting that President Trump is ready to throw his National Former security adviser under the bus according to three people familiar with the president s legal strategy, quote, President Trumps legal team plans to cast former National Security adviser Michael Flynn as a liar seeking to protect himself if he accuses the president or his senior aids of any wrongdoing. According to the post, the administration has been strategizing how to neutralize him in case the former National Security adviser does make any claims. However, trumps attorneys are confident that flynn does not have any evidence that would be damaging to the president. The new strategy marks a reversal for President Trump who up until now has praised his National Security adviser in his public statements. Michael flynn, general flynn, is a wonderful man. I think hes been treated very, very unfairly by the media. I do feel badly for him. He served the country. He was a general
letter signed by 47 republican senators didn t throw a wrench into tense negotiations. i do know the effect and intent of the author was to basically say, don t do this deal. by the way, that s to say that before there is even is a deal. i mean it s like giving people a grade on a test before the test is even written let alone given, i m not going to apologize for an unconstitutional and unthought-out action by someone in the united states senate for 60-some takes, that s inappropriate. take that tom cotton. joining me now is christopher hill dean of studies at the university of denver sean former ambassador to iraq and other countries. he led the six-party negotiations over the north korea nuclear issue. good to see you, ambassador. let s talk about the letter and what impact that might have on the iranians as they go the final weeks they think at least of these negotiations over iran s nuclear program. well i don t think it has a big impact on iranians sitting acros
affordable care act. speaker boehner claims the president violated the constitution when he delayed health law s mandate for businesses without getting the go ahead from congress first. in an irony worthy of alanis more i set, the house gop is planning to sue the president over delaying the employer mandate. they voted themselves to delay the employer mandate a year ago next thursday. potentially more problematic for the gop than spending taxpayer money suing the president over something they agree with in presence pell is the fact that their latest assault of the health law comes amongst strongest evidence yet that the health care law is working, and people like it. even republicans. for a picture of what the president s alleged lawlessness has wrought, how about a rate of uninsured americans. that s down to 13.4% in the gallop well-being index, a drop from 17% last year, and the lowest rate since they began the measurement in 2008. so how do people feel about this eroding o