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Nomination for the supreme court. he has picked a great cabinet. he has issued executive orders that have been really positive. >> eric: no doubt, sir, im trying to stay on the healthcare issue. trying to figure out what -- how did the bill become more conservative. it didnt seem like it was becoming more economical to the person people. >> there was a work required for medicaid, that was a benefit and great first step in what needs to be done. we addressed an issue concerning existing health be...

What you just recommended right there. your colleagues on both sides of the aisle might not like hearing. >> that im sure they dont. there are some of my colleagues in the freedom caucus and other conservatives that like to hear that. were here to do the right thing for the american people. and everyone in congress should be doing that. >> eric: you said youre part of the freedom caucus. i did notice, though, i believe in your point of view you said youre pro healthcare, looking at the paul ryan...

Check. >> thats true. i think united will, and should settle this case. im saying legal commentary of what would happen if this case went to trial and why its not necessarily an open and shut case for dr. dao entitled to millions of dollars. i think dr. dao should have complied, gotten off the mane, and we wouldnt be here. personally, i told my family and friends when i heard this, i would not -- >> they shouldnt have treated him like a pinata. >> eric: we need to leave it right there. >> true, ...

>> absolutely. i am intellectually very honest and i would not personally take this case. >> eric: oh, i dont believe that. >> i have the luxury of denying the majority of cases. dr. dao, unfortunately, has a checkered past. >> eric: he has felony conviction. >> he has a felony conviction. >> eric: youre muddying the victim, counselor. >> no, unfortunately, you have to realize, if this case goes to trial, i mean 99% of the cases are resolved, united is probably going to make the common sense dec...

>> eric: let me get mark in here. >> its coming in. i litigate these cases, i know how judges rule. >> eric: okay, mark, does this -- does the defense get this in, and should they? >> they absolutely should not when you hear it, you go, oh, that looks bad. that has nothing to do with whether they used excessive force in this situation. and they did. their stock is down over a billion dollars because the court of public opinion knows that this was handled improperly. this is the only attorney who...

We dont get to the right answer because we have so many incentives to go the right way. we need to send better people to washington d.c. to represent us. and we need to change the incentive structure. >> eric: for what, give us an idea of what kind of crime, corruption and cronyism thats going on. >> one example is that in order to be on a committee, a committee, energy and commerce, ways and means, appropriations you need to pay dues. you need to pay dues to your republican or democratic campai...

Showdown, north korea takes on the world." from brunswick maine, hilltry analyst colonel david hunt, author of the new novel "without mercy." how worried should we be, take us inside the mentality of kim jong un. >> within about four years north korea will be able to make its longest range launchers. they have three miss thals can hit the lower 48, they cant put a nuke on them. they can put a nuke on the intermediate missile. that can hit japan. chemical weapons, we talk about chemical weapons i...

United airlines under fire for forcibly removing dr. david dao on sunday. today his dpauter spoke out for the first time. >> what happened to my dad should never have happened to any human being regardless of the circumstance. we were horrified and shocked and sickened to learn what happened to him and to see what had happened to him. we hope that in the future nothing like this happens again. >> eric: daos attorney said legal action against the airline is likely. >> if youre going to eject a pa...

None conventional. >> eric: colonel -- >> the problem is its nuclear. >> eric: even if kim jong un on this saturday celebration of the grandfathers birth or whatever it is, even if he does test provocatively test the missile that, shouldnt be enough for us to strike north korea, its been said. >> i just said that, no, we cant -- the options are, massively limited. every war game we have shows staggering amount of casualties. only way to get at this is with nukes. and as we just heard, and we kno...

Syrian dictator bashar al-assad. last week we were sickened by the appalling images of children in syria gasping in air after the chemical attack. assad says he couldnt have gassed his own people, syria has no chemical weapons. >> definitely, 100%. we dont have arsenal, were not going to use it. and there are many indications, if you dont have proof, no one has information or evidence. but you have indications. >> eric: joining us for reaction in washington, david tafore, former state department...