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Point of compromise. >> reporter: after a multi-day frenzy, public attention and debate, the process now back behind closed doors. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell pressing his members, nine of whom have already publicly announced opposition to the draft bill to find a way to get to yes. >> we know that we cannot afford to delay on this issue. we have to get this done for the american people. >> reporter: but senators and top gop aides tell cnn roadblocks to the 50 votes needed are far dee...

Of negotiations to win these as far as. so were expecting a cbo score off this draft bill we saw thursday early next week, its like ily, almost certain, the bill is going to change as mitch mcconnell will win some of those holdouts. so we may not have a cbo score that tells us the impact of the final piece of lemslation thats voted on. >> gabby, as you look at the number of senators, five as of this saturday, reportedly, there could be two or three more on thege at the moment. do you know what t...

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Stabilization fund where we dump taxpayers into insurance coffers that are already making $15 billion a year. >> neil: technically this is not a repeal of obamacare. it raised a question whether republicans would win over democratic votes. you agree they they could have won over more votes. but having said that, chuck schumer threw this open with an offer for republicans, this is chuck schumer earlier today. >> let us forget this draft bill. let us right now, democrats and republicans, sit down ...

Quickly. >> reporter: the president falsely claiming it covers though with pre-existing conditions. >> pre-existing conditions are in the bill. i mandated it. i said it has to be. we are going to have lower premiums. >> reporter: when in reality, the draft bill allows states to opt out under certain conditions. the trump administration is under fire for inviting the philippine leader to the white house. rodrigo duterte has led a deadly crackdown on drugs that left thousands dead. >> if we dont h...

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And what is behind president trumps andrew jackson obsession? this is "mtp daily" and it starts right now. good evening and welcome to "mtp daily" back in washington. where the republican draft bill to repeal and replace obamacare is been assailed from almost all corners of the gop with no simple solution in sight. but prident trump has an opportunity to do what he can do best tonight, sell his vision to a large, boisterous group of supporters. the president is set to hold a campaign rally in ...

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Not a rouge surprise. we should be real about where we are and when you look at the senators bart of the bipartisan coalition, you think that mark on you rubio part of that would have been more delicate with his words. this isnt about a plan that should be dead on arrival. it is a draft bill. i said this yesterday also. the senate and the house have a responsibility to amend bills once they are introduced. this isnt even introduced yet sgr lets remind everybody as we talked about that bnds immig...

Sudden flash flood swept away his home. this is also a volunteer and shes made her rounds through the hills here. but mostly to retrieve bodies, a horror scene, she says, as dozens of corpses were found trapped in trees and cars, some strewn over grassy areas. >> you might remember as in katrina, because of the intense heat and humidity, refrigerated trucks have been pressed into service as temporary morgues. going to check our political headlines right now. another potential roadblock to repe...