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>> and finally you mentioned impeachment. we see the rising support, at least for an impeachment probe, among some republicans. how is this different for fox and does donald trump rejoice with shep out? >> well, you know, as ive reported, fox news is really the firewall. so, if fox news coverage changes, which we dont see signs that it is. sheps departure clearly is a victory for donald trump. but the degree to which other journalists at fox actually cover what is happening with the ukraine scan...

Shep kept his cards close. no one inside the network that i spoke to knew that this was coming. so, when he announced it on air, it was actually a piece of news that is he himself was breaking. so, it was capital j journalism out the door. >> and finally you mentioned impeachment. we see the rising support, at least for an impeachment probe, among some republicans. how is this different for fox and does donald trump rejoice with shep out? >> well, you know, as ive reported, fox news is really th...

He commands a lot of loyalty inside the network. this was something that was handled at the top levels. shep kept his cards close. no one inside the network that i spoke to knew that this was coming. so, when he announced it on air, it was actually a piece of new that is he himself was breaking. so, it was capital j journalism out the door. >> and finally you mentioned impeachment. we see the rising support, at least for impeachment probe, among some republicans. how is this different for fox an...

There may be a few minor differences of people who feel we have to cover certain things that do not fill it with my in reconciliation right now, certain people are concerned about the impact back there at home of coverage changes, but the american people have said they want choice and patient-centered care and i think leadership has done a long way to provide that opportunity. >> melissa: you are the one of the people that went home, speaking of folks back home, and you faced some friction from ...

Dont go for the bang for the buck for the political score for the repeal. do you give a nod to the consideration? >> a promise was made by donald trump and by the republicans to repeal obamacare. we did it nine months ago. the senate and the house did it. we put it on obamas desk. now he vetoed it. >> you knew that was going to happen. you didnt have to think it through. it would not have captured all the people who need insurance right now and it wouldnt have changed the situation. >> i would s...

The 18 plans have to be out in the next 60 days. theres no way we could change coverage in the next two years just based on insurance requirements in different states. so individuals dont need to worry. with obama that they are going to have any coverage changes in the next two years, but then the replacements have to come out with the insurance companies designing new plans, many in conjunction with the companies they are going to be insuring. that process, you know, is a lead time. we make sur...

Anyone to be worried. what is going to happen in three months when i have to go in for my next doctor visit. >> no coverage changes. can you guarentee after that that 30 million people will be covered and also dont have anything to worry about. >> i can assure them theyre going to have better coverage options. however we end up paying for it and however we make it available to them. we understand that everyone needs health insurance. its not affordable. $12,000 deductibles. people effectively do...

We have on, you know, even on the medicaid expansion. we have several republican governors that did do the medicaid expansion. were going to have to sit down with them and discuss on the repeal what happens relative to the expansion of medicaid. thats not a done deal and as we come forward on plans were talking about all different kinds of tax incentives to get people to take coverage. its going to bring in all the stake holders over the next 6 to 8 months. we have the outline of where were goin...

Nate, are you surprise that weekend was not more of an infliction point in the race? >> absoluteabsolutely. there were two things about what trump looked like then and what we see now that suggest a more robust candidacy than we saw at the time. it looked at first as if he was a media-driven candidate. that sounds like its not important but it matters in terms of where the support is coming from. once the coverage changes, trump goes away. now we can at least say hes not just benefiting from med...

Case you cant always trust witness accounts at times. what do you think about that brian? >> you bring up the important fact. even eyewitness testimony, when they believe theyre telling the truth may not be the truth. video challenges the balance of power. not just the existence but when its comes out, coverage changes, considerations change and amount of coverage change. all those change as a result of this video like this one. >> nick when looking at the story you wrote -- i have to say before...