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Correspondent dana bash on capitol hill. jim acosta is standing by at the white house. republican congressmen and women. they passed the obamacare replacement plan. do we know when the senate will start to take up this bill? >> reporter: there already is a working group, we have great story about this on cnn.com. that the republican -- >> hold on, one second. we need your microphone. i dont know if you have it there. im going to give you oo second -- >> reporter: got it now. can you hear me now?...

Investigation. i do not think that putting it in the hands of the more partisan house and senate committees is enough. >> okay. bianna, david french, chris kofin kofinis, thanks to all three of you for joining us. appreciate that. quick break. on the other side, will they have the votes? to republican house member s wh initially came out against the obamacare replacement plan, they have changed course. theyre for it. it is changing the math. republicans have a real chance of getting this thing...

Dont do something, some people in this country will have no options for coverage. >> white house press secretary sean spicer there today trying to ramp up the pressure on house republicans to get behind that republican obamacare replacement plan. and republicans may be moving closer to getting that passed in the house. just today, two republican members of the house, fred upton and billy long, yesterday they had opposed the bill, today they changed their minds. they put their names in the yes co...

Government does. >> house republicans are inching close for getting the votes required to pass the latest version of their obamacare replacement plan. but theyre struggling with getting support from moderate republicans. its a challenge they may not meet. one reason is because obamacares protections for people with pre-existing conditions have very popular with people. according to a new morning consultant politico poll, 50% of respondents oppose allowing the states to option out of requiring in...

Who is against this replacement plan, this obamacare replacement plan that is teetering on the brink of defeat right now. also, new details about president trumps high stakes phone call with vladimir putin, the russian president. that took place just a couple hours ago. of course it comes amid rising tensions over syria, and all of those questions about russias involvement in the american presidential election last year. they talked today. were going to have details coming up. weve done well i...

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Supporters during the campaign. but now they want results. they too say we wish he would just stop tweeting and get to work. theyre waiting, whether their priority is the wall, jobs, whether its to see us pull back from trade o or is he a replacement plan for boxer theyre not really interested as much in the personality. >> absolutely. thank you all. coming up, he may not be attending the white house correspondents dinner, but the show will go on without donald trump. let the comb begin. "the 11...

>> where do you want it? around his neck. >> kids on capitol hill. house speaker paul ryan welcoming these guys and gals on take your child to work day. not just on the hill. aww. but over at the white house. however, behind these fun moments, there is serious pressure and posturing and maneuvering as there is less than 48 hours to go before the 100-day benchmark. and its happening just as house speaker ryan says hes setting no deadline on passing a replacement plan for repealing and replacing o...

>> so the freedom caucus says it is on board largely because of what this amendment does. but tom mccarthy there is just a problem. some of his fellow moderates are balling at it and he doesnt even know himself. joining us now congressman dan donovan of new york. it is nice to have you here. last time we had you on the program, you were a no. are you still a no on this health care bill with the amendment? >> i am. the amendment, although i commend my colleagues for trying to get enough votes to ...

Alienate them or bring them around? heres the house leader on that subject earlier today. >> i would argue this is a bill that a moderate would more likely want to support. some people were concerned about ehbs. ehbs were taken oust the bill. essential health benefits were taken out of the earlier draft of the bill. theyre now put back in. >> tim pawlenty, im curious what you would say about that. the first time around we saw polling that said 17% favorable rates for that republican replacement ...