And reaction from john podesta. And the Gop Health Care fight breaks down. We worked really hard. Let obamacare implode. But what does that mean for your bottom line . Well put that question and more to secretary tom price. Plus our powerhouse roundtable. From the white house to your house, we take on the moments that matter this week. Good morning. Two major headlines developing this week. Here at home, the Health Care Bill defeated in the senate after that dramatic overnight showdown. A thumbs down from senator john country intensifying. If the president is intensely focused on these two critical issues, its hard to tell. Sure, hes tweeted about north korea and health care. But also this week, he refocused the spot light on russia, by repeatedly deriding his own attorney general. Those attacks drawing criticism from fellow republicans. Then he issued a surprise announcement, on twitter. This one banning Transgender Americans from serving in the military. A decision that blindsided hi
Facts need to come forward, and no charges have been filed. What do you make of it . Bob brady is a very sophisticated player in this game, and i will be surprised in the end if he crossed the line, to be honest with you, in terms of doing something that is illegal. It does show, though, the need for a more robust twoparty system. And it would be the same if the republicans were controlling the situation in any particular. Its healthy when you may win an election, you may lose it, and you have to kind of fight with the best talent, but im gonna be surprised in the end bob bradys played this game a long time if hes crossed any lines. And there was reportedly a conversation alleging that he tried to get a witness not to talk, and that witness, we now understand, off the record, is former mayor wilson goode. Allegedly, hes person number three listed in the case. What do you think about that . I think maybe theres smoke where theres fire. Bob bradys been chairman of the party since 1986. H
Good morning. When august arrives. President s escape and President Trump kept up that tradition this week to going to his club in new jersey from a welcoming break from a bruising debut in washington. His bick big ticket promises to repeal obamacare, his Approval Rating the lowest of any president ever. This week we learned Robert Mueller is zeroing in on the president s inner circle. Documents demanded from the white house and just this morning President Trump wakes up to this headline in the new york city times. President s aside, gop stars move toward 2020 bids. Mike pences schedule is so full of political events that republicans are acting more like a second term Vice President hoping to clear the field than a number two sworn in a little more than six months ago. Can you believe its been just six months . The economy, another strong jobs report on friday and trumps most loyal followers in West Virginia showed him lots of love the night before. Since our election, not mine, since
Used to be the mayor of hazleton. Trump supposedly said, i want you to run in this race. Does he clear the field now . Is he the big gun . I dont think so. First of all, you know, he doesnt have much name i. D. The mayor of hazleton isnt as known, as you can imagine. Trump won this state by less than one point, too. I mean, it was super close. I think out of 6 million votes, about 60,000, 70,000 votes total. So i think it will be a complicated field. I think there will be a lot of opportunity for people to kind of get their name out there, but i have a hard time, given todays environment, thinking how you beat bob casey. Really . With casey moving more and more to the left, and heres barletta, who made his name on antiimmigration. People may not know him a lot now, but if you are a trump supporter, somebody in the middle of the state, it seems to me that he looks a lot more appealing to you than, perhaps, somebody else. I understand, but the way you win an election is 50 plus one, and
Minority leader Chuck Schumer. After the transfer of power. A new administration. What is first on the agenda for number 45 . From abc news, its this week. Here now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. Good morning. What an extraordinary start to this new presidency. The day after his inauguration, President Trump met with massive protests. Hundreds of thousands in the capital for the womens march on washington. Hundreds of thousands more in new york. Chicago. Los angeles. Cities across the country and around the world. From paris to sydney, australia. The president ignored the protests. On his first full day in office, he used his bully pulpit to deny reality and declare war on the press. I have a running war with the media. They sort of made it sound like i had a feud with the Intelligence Community. And i just want to let you know. The reason youre the number one stop, its exactly the opposite. Exactly. Reports of a feud were based community of conducting a political witch hunt. Que