american people down. where are we? phil mattingly, the man with answers. phil? reporter: the president going more carrot than stick. as you noted, the senate is now in session. leader mcconnell is on the floor. it s worth noting, it s not what is happening on the floor at least for a couple hours or 12 or 15 or 16 hours. you mentioned the idea of a skinny repeal. that is where leaders ended up, based on the failures of other proposals. compile options they know or hope 50 members will agree on. repeal the mandate. repeal the employer mandate. repeal the medical device tax. there are other issues being tossed around to bring other senators along. what s worth pointing out, what it doesn t do. it doesn t touch obamacare s preexiting conditions, community rating that are crucial to
that conversation with the president before coming on cnn, then he continued to go after reince for leaking, i think tells you a lot. the other, i think most notable quote from that 30 minute conversation he had with chris cuomo was there are people inside the white house who don t think the president is good for the country. that, to me, was so telling about where things are within the walls of the white house. we have to see how this plays out. ryan lizza, dana bash, reince priebus, the phone lines are open. something is better than nothing. that is the new strategy from republican senators after the senate last night rejected a straight repeal of obamacare. happening now, the senate is back in session and they are fighting over what s called the so-called skinny repeal option. the president has a message to lawmakers rksz get it done. this is what he wrote this morning, come on republican senators, you can do it. after seven years, this is your chance to shine, don t let the