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>> right now youre a no vote. >> the four of us said we cannot support the bill. >> im not a yes for it. i need a lot more information. >> is a week enough time to figure out whether you can support this package? >> i have my doubts. >> the pressure on senator mcconnell started early this morning. protesters summoned wheelchairs sitting outside the office. democrats reeling against the bill. >> these cuts are blood money. people will die. lets be very clear. senate republicans are paying for tax...

Thank you both. ahead, calls for some democrats today shes answering. ill tell you what shes saying and some lawmakers scratching their heads after president trump pushes to weaken the sanctions on russia just passed by the senate, 97-2. what is going on? find out after the break. its going to look like im listening but im actually just paying attention to nugget. cool. ill pretend youre answering the questions i have. ill scroll through my feed and avoid making eye contact. im just going to kee...

That into law rather than veto that. >> are these sanctions that have teeth? youve spent a lot of time in russia. do you think this one has teeth and will have an impact on putin? >> isd say two things. first of all with regard to actual legislation, its really codifying whats already there? its really just slowing down what the president can do to lift sanctions because he said many times that he wants to lift sanctions. there are many people in the senate, democrats and republicans who think t...

Conversation he had with cdan coats. >> that one is still ongoing. well see what happens there. thank you both. ahead, 97 senators agree all voting yes. putin must be punished but guess who the new york times is working behind the scenes to prevent those sanctions. the reporter who broke this stunning story joins us. someone on the inside saying the president is obsessed with russia probe. on life support, the senate secret health care bill is out and maybe they should have kept it a secret....

Day 154. here it is in 60 seconds. >> it is very worrisome that were going to have such limited deba debate. >> were looking at 142 pages fp senate health care bill out right now. >> the president said the senate bill need it hard. the way this bill cuts health care is heartless. >> protesters being removed from outside of mitch mcconnells office. many of them are in wheelchairs. >> i want them to pass the bill so we can get down with keeping our promise. >> wed love to have some democrat suppor...

Prum president trump and the white house are lobbying house republicans to weaken the sanctions bill, maybe bury it so it never makes it to trumps desk in the oval office. we know that russia interfered if our election. the trump white house is scrambling from preventing the russian sanctions bill from getting to the presidents desk. whats going on? >> this bill passed overwhelmingly last week. a bipartisan vote to sanction russia and has iran sanctions in the bill. theres a provision that allow...

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Creating situations where it leads to the perception that he could be trying to intimidate a witness. he could be trying to threaten someone like jim comey in a way that dissuades there to be a complete investigation of the presidents conduct. >> hes always very nice to me. let me turn to the presidents behavior. to me its stunning. its stunning that he is doing this because he had so many opportunities. first of all, he shouldnt have done it in the first place. shouldnt have done it this the fi...