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Number two republicans was pledging the votes would happen this week. and thats partly because they are heading into a recess. the july 4th recess when a lot of lawmakers will be home in their districts, attending parades, et cetera. and a piece of legislation like this does not tend to improve over time. it is likely only getting harder for some of the lawmakers to get to yes as they encounter pushback in some waists from constituents at home. but ner in a bind because of the promises on this a...

Also a cnn law enforcement analyst, and a national security attorney. good to see all of you. david, you first. the president says he is 100% willing to testify. his attorney might think otherwise. would the president testify or even be subpoenaed? >> well, there is not much president trump could have said to that question other than that he was 100% willing to testify. can you imagine if he had come out there in that press availability yesterday and said, well, well see. it would have just made...

Senators like john cornyn, jackie, basically saying your tweets are getting in the way, mr. president, of our agenda? >> absolutely. when you go up on the hill, it is not uncommon when you talk to a lawmaker and ask him about something he tweeted for them to say i dont want to talk about the presidents tweets anymore! and thats tough, because theyre going to have to until he stops. but absolutely, its derailing their agenda, its derailing the presidents agenda, and weve heard all these staffers ...

And something else to consider. 7 out of 10 voters in the special election have already voted by absentee ballot. alisyn. >> lets bring in buzzfeeds alex alexis. she was at the campaign headquarters when the altercation took place. good morning, alexis. >> good morning. >> what did you witness? >> so i was in a campaign meet and greet and press availability. i was standing in a campaign office and there was a little side office with a closing door off to the side. i was in the room with a lot of...

Tomorrow. trying spread it xi jinping sends a message to him as well that this president is willing to do things differently than his predecessors. that is argosy going to shape the forces of their conversation tomorrow. >> absolutely. you are there in mar-a-lago with the administration. when you think will that work for the next steps? >> is really tough to say because typically at these big summits, if you have a press conference with the two world leaders, you have some press availability but...

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Jonathan, unpack that for us. >> yes. so look, i think that the president hit an unbelievably negative trifecta in his press availability with chancellor merkel today. one, he reopened the wound with the uk that his team had tried to clean up earlier in the morning by again asserting they had wiretapped him when we all know thats not the case. he also drag the chancellor and the german government into this fray, which im sure was the last thing they wanted when theyre trying to build a relations...

His partys health care bill. hes scheduled to depart joint base andrews any moment. well be following his movements throughout this hour as well. first lets get to cnn congressional correspondent sunlen serfaty on capitol hill. sunlen, were waiting for the press availability, what if anything are we expecting to hear from house intelligence committee chairman and ranking member? >> reporter: kate, most likely what well hear from both of them today is in essence trying to hit the reset button on ...

We are awaiting that feed. we think it is going to come in a matter of moments. your thoughts about that as we wait for this feed of a press gaggle that went on onboard air force one just a short time ago. >> in his press availability with the japanese prime minister, trump seemed diplomatic, unusually restrained, as he was with theresa may. i have the feeling he had more to say about these issues. next opportunity he gets, on the plane, doesnt usually talk to reporters, didnt this case. i think...

Policy. you guys all have a lot of titles. let me start with michael kirgan, former canadian ambassador to the united states. your reaction to the press availability we just heard, the press conference with the two leaders and the meeting they had at the white house. how significant is it that prime minister trudeau is here? >> one is the opportunity to get to know the president face-to-face. he doesnt do well on phone calls as we discovered with prime minister turnbull of australia. it was good...