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That is the goal of the president and democratic leaders over the course of the next several days, wolf. >> lets see if they can do it, phil maddingly at the white house. thank you very much. coming up. oh by the way, this coming into cnn right now here in the situation room. we can now share that president biden will -- repeat will -- participate in a "cnn town hall" in baltimore on thursday. this comes at a critical time for the country, the economy, the presidents sweeping legislative agend...

Is that in the weeds? a little bit. but matters in terms of how long it takes and what it looks like. lets start with phil maddingly on capitol hill. help us understand, phil, the intrigue of what wants what out of the senate. >> whats important is the majority leader. he controlls what happens in the united states senate. the impeachment rules make it more of a majority-led process. mitch mcconnell has made it clear one thing. he wants this as short as possible, to still be considered a legitim...

Indiana. im running for president because our country is uning out of time. but its not too late. >> he is also making moves in iowa as he tries to regain momentum there. phil maddingly is outfront. >> a biographiy can grab attention. >> im definitely the only left-handed gay veterans in the race. >> and can raise money. >> are you ready to turn the page and the start a new chapter. >> but its here in homes like this 8 miles away from the iowa state capitol where campaigns live or die. >> we wan...

Meeting with vladimir putin. what does he say really happen? also, senator elizabeth warren would like to know that and a whole lot more. cnn with the exclusive interview, our phil maddingly will talk to her in just moments. and will he walk free? o.j. simpsons parole hearing, just hours away. the new guy? what new guy? i hired some help. he really knows his wine. this is the new guy? hello, my name is watson. you know wine, huh? i know that you should check vineyard block 12. block 12? my ana...

Calls for a new investigation, which could only serve to impede the current work being done. partisan calls should not delay the considerable work of chairman burr and vice chairman warner. too much is at stake. >> senator mcconnell there referring to the senate intelligence committee investigation. more on that in a bit. which us to share the reporting and their insights, karen tumulty of "the washington post," phil maddingly, margaretmargaret talif. a lot to digest, including some giant holes ...

Thats why we have a three phase process that were very confident works, but the president was really clear. he laid it on the line for everybody. we made a promise. now is our time to keep that promise, and we keep our promise, and the people will reward us. if we dont, it will be very hard to manage this. >> wolf, as you see speaker ryan not hedging on the stakes. they are real and very big. i can tell you whats happening behind the scenes right now. house leaders are trying to get a sense of w...

I think well get the vote. >> you said that -- >> i want to say we were honored this morning to welcome the president of the united states to our house republican conference. i want to thank them for taking the time to talk to our members and for his steadfast leadership throughout this entire process. president trump was here to do what he does best, and that is to close the deal. he is all in, and we are all in to end this obama care nightmare brsh. >> not all republicans are calling it a done...

Even let the legislation, the bill come up for a vote, wiet right? >> its an open question. i think thats kind of everybodys assumption right now. well know if they have major problems if the rules committee meeting tomorrow starts to move off the schedule or if this vote is pulled altogether. be i do think its worth noting theyve made clear, this is the lone vehicle to repeal and replace obama care. that means there are no other options on the table, and that also means that if this bill runs i...

Breitbart news started to pay attention to donald trump. this conference means a lot over the course of the presidents history, means a lot of kind of the growth of him on the political side of things, and you saw once again as his advisors made clear yesterday, everything he promised on the campaign, thats what he wants to deliver on. thats the message he feels is the winning message, wolf. >> all right, phil. thank you. phil maddingly over at the cpac conference for us. the president also spen...

That i have learned about is republican leaders making very clear to outside gop groups, outside conservative groups that they need help right now and help is starting to come. american action network and out outside conservative groups starting to spend $2.2 million on a television ad by in 21 districts of republican plebz th members that could be in danger. they need a lot of air cover, and they need it fast. >> phil maddingly. lets go now to republican leonard lances town mall tonight in new ...