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Buy it they won't buy it and that's obvious. >> bill: paul ryan saying the cbo report is positive if the plan were to pass but it would reduce the deficit by $337 billion over ten years and that folks is real money. house majority leader kevin mccarthy from snowy washington, d.c. how are you doing and good morning to you. if you put this to a vote now would it pass? >> in the house i believe it would and this is why. there's other elements. remember, it's been put to a vote in two committees and every republican has voted for it and in those committees is a microcosm of our conference because ...

But he also said it's not his bill. he separated himself from it being a congressional piece of legislation. he talked about the president wanting to make sure that every american has the responsibility of health care. and he talked about that cbo report that i just mentioned and said -- saying that it doesn't add up. we're going to drill down on everything we just heard out of the white house. i'm joined now by peter alexander who was in the briefing room. he was in there for us. kasie hunt is over at the capitol for us. also joining us jonathan swan national political reporter at action yoes...

Price not so fast. >> we disagree strenuously and we believe it will cover more individuals and give them more choices for the coverage they want for them and their family not the government forces them to buy. >> shannon: chief white house correspondent john roberts is live with more. good morning, john. how's it playing out? >> pool ryan is encouraged by the cbo numbers but the white house are attacking not only the numbers but the credibility of the congressional budget office and here's the reason why. let's break it down to three groups of numbers. first the number they like, $337 billion...

That's not going to be the case here in new jersey. that's a goodhing that school is canceled and businesses are closed. as i mentioned in the last half hour, trains are running on the weekend schedule. i don't imagine many people will be trying to get into the city today, though. a lot of people commute into manhattan. i don't think that is happening today, guys. >> it's a good excuse to stay home. blake, thank you, sir. we'll turn to the other big story, health care. a study by the congressional budget office is making republicans look at the number of people who will be uninsured by 2020....

Emergency. some places could see upwards of two feet of snow. and the white house in top congressional republicwn playing the congressionaludget offices analysis of that republican health care bill. the nonpartisan cbo, congressional budget office, says nearly 24 million americans who would have health insurance under obamacare in 2026 would not under this republican plan. it also though the cbo estimates that the deficit would be cut by nearly $337 billion during that same period. secretary of state rex tillerson, he is on his way to japan. this the first stop on his first trip to asia as ame...