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The american people have spent years suffering to replace them repeal the nightmare of obamacare. the president looks forward to seeing the house republicans joined with these influential voices and vote in favor of the american healthcare act. the president, as i mentioned, had speaker ryan come up here in visit with him to update him on the bill. they are continuing to discuss the way forward on this. the speaker is updating him on these efforts as i mentioned too many of you, the president has been working throughout the week on this, calling early and starting early in the morning and work...

He's been calling members on their cell phones as they're trying to make this deal and is out with a new twitter video this morning. >> americans were told obamacare would bring down prices and increase options. you were told you could keep your plan and keep your doctor. you were given many, many false stories. the fact is you were given many lies. go with our plan. it's going to be terrific. you're going to be very, very happy. call your local representative, call your senator, let him know you're behind our plan. >> reporter: leaders here worked well into the night trying to make changes to...

He's calling members of the senate personally to talk to them, get one-on-one. joe manchin, west virginia, said he's had more conversations with trump in the last couple weeks than during eight years with -- >> we are up against the clock. we will be right back. stay with us.

Change before our very eyes. donald trump is a guy that is going around the country holding these campaign style rallies picking fights with people on twitter and delegating with these great responsibilities to people like mike pence and his generals as he said in terms of getting these daily briefings. donald trump is not going to be a conventional president. i think we need to change what our conceptions of the office are because of who is going to be in it. >> there are a lot of people that said reagan was more detached than many americans would think. the difference with reagan is he had j...

Well, there is an alternative. you could just not be a bunch of squishes. >> joining me, richard wolffe. ted cruz calling members of his parties squishes. >> not a squash, a squish. >> on some level, does the angst of the gun safety reform, does the fact that it is turning republicans inside-out mean that actually the tide may have changed? that there's trouble inside the party? >> well, it certainly helps, if it can be sustained. i think that's the big if here. you know, poll numbers that have changed, is it just the vote? people that in tune with the vote, or is it the ads? is the bloomberg ...