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We now know that he had no intense of keeping either promise. peter alexander joins us live from the white house. how is the white house responding to those types of accusations? >> reporter: we havent heard a response to senator humor but more broadly, the trump administration going at the heart of the credible of this nonpartisan score keeper, the congressional budget office. it was tom price, the health secretary, who said the numbers arent believable, he said they defy looj gic. he said the ...

Before we get to the doubling of the rates. there was another report that said recently these loans could cost defaults could cost taxpayers big. >> what is interesting about it. democrats who want to keep rock bottom rates for kids, their main argument is the government is going to make a fortune off these loans. the congressional budget office, score keeper says we officially claim that this program makes $184 billion over the next decade. actually, if you did real accounting its going to lose...

So -- before we get to the doubling of the rates, there was another report out this week that said that -- recently that said that these loans could cost de -- default could cost taxpayers big. >> big losses coming. whats interesting about it is democrats who want to keep rock bottom rates for kids, their main argument is the government will make a fortune on the loans and making billions off of kids and -- so we ought to keep the rate low. congressional budget office, congress official score ke...

It doesnt say anything, does it? >> thats part of the job security thing. >> oh, there you go. >> im going to keep that to myself. but if the red sox get a hit, it would go right in this area. and ill have you do the honors. >> please. slide it right up? >> rest it on the hooks. >> its unlikely, by the way, this will happen. they are not going to get a hit off ivan nova today, but ill put it in just for the fun of it. thats it? >> thats it. and i think you qualify for our score keeper intern pro...

martin frost is a former texas congressman. and connie rice is a civil rights attorney. nice to have you joining us this morning. lots to get to including conversations about whitney houston and i really want to talk about whether it is religious liberty or are we really talking about contraception. first, though, the headlines. christine romans has that for us. good morning. >> good morning, soledad. workplace dispute between two im immigration custom agents went into a shootout. left...

getting the mage? weve got new polling that says all of that. and this is important. recent polling may also explain why we havent got an deal yet. well tell you what were talking about. in any case, americans are speaking out today. >> good morning, speaker boehners office. how may i help you? >> a summer avalanche of phone calls hitting the capitol. president obama asked for it in his address to the nation last night. here it is. house switchboard today getting nearly double the volu...

getting the mage? weve got new polling that says all of that. and this is important. recent polling may also explain why we havent got an deal yet. well tell you what were talking about. in any case, americans are speaking out today. >> good morning, speaker boehners office. how may i help you? >> a summer avalanche of phone calls hitting the capitol. president obama asked for it in his address to the nation last night. here it is. house switchboard today getting nearly double the volu...

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Right now. the presidents theme for tonights state of the union address, winning the future and repairing the economy. president obama is ready to lay out the blueprints to restore americas greatness. were taking a look back at the presidents promise from the state of the union in 2010. tom foreman takes stock on how hes fairing on health care. >> the presidents signature item for his first two years, health care reform. and he highlighted his plan in the last state of the union. >> our approa...

What happens with that? >> that is another thing that i think is against them. this health care bill saves money over time and creates jobs. what theyve done is granted democrats a very convenient talking point in first month of the republican takeover of the house, which is that theyre doing nothing to create jobs, theyre doing symbolic votes that will hurt jobs. whether the country buys it is another case. you are granting them the talking point. if you have to dispute it, you have to go again...