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Measure that will keep the government running for a few more weeks. the senate is now expected to endorse the measure which would avert a partial government shutdown. were talking with congressman eric swalwell. stand by for a moment, congressman, i quickly want to go to our congressional correspondent to bring us up to date. whats the latest? >> congress, wolf, is one step closer to avoiding a government shutdown. the house just in the last few moments passed a stopgap measure that will fund th...

Council regulations. so they want to show they are not caving under pressure. as you guest said, they also want to remind everybody that, yes, they do have a missile that can hit guam. so im afraid that were going to expect more of these tests to be forthcoming. probably even in contental ballistic tests. >> theres a lot of calls for tight anything the screws against north korea. we have seen two missile tests, the test of a nuclear bomb, what diplomatic options are left? what else does the u.s....

They engage in provocative behavior they can send shock waves. and yet even in that state of economic challenge they deny to launch missiles as well. launching dozens under the current leader kim jong-un. in fact indications are theyre ready to launch the next missile. south korea thought it was going to happen a few days ago. one thing we know about north korea, they like to remain unpredictable and they are angry about the sanctions threatening the united states with pain and suffering with un...

To go invest so heavily in the nuclear program that resulted that has led to these sanctions, wolf. >> how does this visit, this current visit compare to some of the earlier ones, will? >> reporter: well, these sanctions are not what the united states wanted. theyre a watered down version. they cut textile exports. they cant sell coal, oil, lead or seafood, but north korea has proven time and time again they can get around sanctions and theyre economies still manage to grow by 4% last year even ...

Correspondent, mike emmanuel is following the developments from capitol hill. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. there is no obvious health care reform plan that can get 50 senators to support it, so theyre voting on various amendments, and could pass a very narrow or skinny bill. >> ultimately, we want to get legislation to find the end of failed obamacare status quo through congress, and to the presidents desk for his signature. >> reporter: the initial amendments have failed to get 50 v...

Is in the past hour, this one, the so-called skinny repeal, the scaled down version. it would leave 16 million more americans uninsured by 2026 and crucially, also increase premiums by 20%. and it is far from a comprehensive health plan. this partial repeal bill is designed to get republicans just something to pass. a piece of legislation essentially a place holder that then they can take to a conference committee with the house where the real work of crafting a bill would happen. but heres the ...

A vote on his clean repeal. if that goes down like their first attempt at a obamacare replacement, a skinny repeal measure which leaves all of obamacare in place basically, could be on the way. >> we will have to figure out some skinny down version. well have to keep this process moving otherwise we are stuck with obamacare. >> he says he would be disappointed by the skinny repeal because they would leave too much of obamacare in place. lindsey graham voted against the replacement. the skinny re...

Easy. chief congressional correspondent, mike emmanuel is following the developments from capitol hill. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. there is no obvious health care reform plan that can get 50 senators to support it, so theyre voting on various amendments, and could pass a very narrow or skinny bill. >> ultimately, we want to get legislation to find the end of failed obamacare status quo through congress, and to the presidents desk for his signature. >> reporter: the initial amendmen...

The one he originally had, and that this is just the watered down version. if the president plays that game he changes the travel ban between now and october to put it back where it was before at the beginning of the administration, i think the supreme court is going to get quite irritated. theyre not going to want to be looking at moving target here. they need to told exactly what the travel ban is that the president wants to implement and then make a decision. all we had today was a preliminar...

>> thats right. to put it in a sentence. the court said you can still enforce the travel ban against foreign nationals with no link to the u.s. so theyre out of the game. but people who have as you just described the links can still appeal and be in the game. >> richard painter lets fast forward to october. the court takes on this subject in chief. but the travel ban will have expired by the time they get their hands dirty in the case. what happens? >> well, if the president wants to continue wi...