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Wanted to be kind of specific about what the nra said today, jake. they said they believe the atf should look into imposing additional regulations here. they were not calling for legislation, they were not supportive of legislation that has been put forward. and i can tell you from talking to sources on capitol hill, that would be the preferred route for republican leadership as well. they are very concerned about what a legislative debate could turn into, what it would mean about other agenda i...

>> well, usually you dont hear about a good relationship with a woman, but we know so little right now and we heard that they had a nice relationship, it was a giving relationship, generous relationship, and we had someone else say that he was abusive to her in coffee shops. theres so much right now we dont know. but the fact is that we have seen in the anl nils of criminal history that people can compartmentalize. they may have the so-called legitimate mask of sanity or normalcy relationships o...

October 21st. it was dr. murphys decision to move on and i support it. again as you noted, jake, he initially said he was going to work out his term and retire at the end of this term. thats been moved up an enormous amount and when you talk to republican members and several whom ive spoken with, this is certainly their preferred route. this was a very bad scene, bad news for them and their conference and they kind of wanted to rid themselves of it. the congressman now doing that on his own capa...

Possible, but i dont think its terribly likely. >> girlfriend for several years. >> but thats different from an accomplice. >> im not saying she was an accomplice. >> to have someone be involved requires something different from having a woman whos loving and nurturing and taking care of you. its an easier probably gamut than having a person who would participate in something like this with you. >> its very interesting. phil, what do you think? >> i was watching the sheriff yesterday, wolf, as y...

Now were back with breaking news in the politics lead. embattled republican congressman tim murphy of pennsylvania we are told will resign his seat effective october 21st. murphy previously announced he was not going to seek reelection. well bring back phil matingly on capitol hill right now, and phil, congressman murphy, a proud member of the pro life caucus, but some text messages emerged recently, tell us more. >> thats right, text messages where he was alleged to have urged determination of ...

Be voting no. lindsey graham said that holding a vote was the right thing to do. >> we are going to press on. its okay to vote. its okay to fall short if you do for an idea you believe in. >> one of the bills most passionate critics is late night talk show host jimmy kim em who kimmel whose son needed surgery. >> i cant believe we pulled it off, but its amazing. >> phil matingly joining me to talk about this. phil, it seemed that when senator mccain came out, the writing was on the wall. now -- ...

>> with us is cnns mallika henderson. phil matingly and mary cather e catherine. this has been your life for the past months. i felt bad on what appears to be awake. is there any way and i dont mean to make light of it. from health care to family budget to life and death decisions. it is a central promise of the republican party. this latest version is done. >> by all accounts. we have seen this happen over five or six months. iterations have phoenix-like properties and reappear, but the math is...

Reconciliation. i want to ask you about phil matinglys piece right there, the argument about preexisting conditions. under the bill, people will still have to be covered, but it is factual that the protections on the pricing. stating will be able to get out of whats called the community rating. they will be able to charge people with preexisting conditions more. >> doesnt mean they will. this power -- >> but they could. the fact is, the fact is, and this is where senator cassidy isnt being as wh...

Could be the most extreme yet. our correspondent phil matingly is on capitol hill that would make major changes to medicaid and preexisting coverage while transforing more of the decision making power to the states and taking the decisions away from the federal government. talk about the new plan where support stands right now and why the process seems to be very much rushed this time. >> its a compressed time table, but it has to be. senate republican fist they want to pass this repeal and repl...

Well. you look at whats happened since charlottesville, a lot of people are saying and have actually written trump might have a point. i said you have bad people on the other side also, which is true. >> that might feel familiar. that was the president yesterday referring to his comments on the violence in charlottes group equating hate groups. he made the remarks hours before signing a resolution and a day after a key meeting with senator tim scott, the first african-american elected in the sou...