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Whom weighed in late tonight. so a lot to get to, starting with phil mattingly. what else is in the cbo report? >> reporter: you start with that tom line number, anderson. you know it's important, particularly for moderate senator. several pointed to the coverage number before the cbo report released and said their vote may be contingent on that. 22 million fewer would have insurance over the course of a ten-year period. the senate bill takes a different approach than the house bill to try and address the house bill's coverage problems. the house bill had 23 million. the senate has a more robu...

Else. the key thing is whether it needs that $2 billion deficit reduction and we can move on to the senate. >> shannon: you know and i know there are plenty of people who will focus on the coverage number. phil, thanks for the preview. >> my pleasure. >> shannon: breaking news on the manchester bomber. his father and two of his brothers have been taken into custody. we're learning also more about his recent travels abroad. we'll tell you about that, plus president trump arriving in brussels ahead of his first ever nato summit. the president has talked a lot about defense spending. but are the ...

Reforms as we can into the bill. we are constrained because we're playing by the senate rules throughout this. we are all united here. let's do the reforms and make the most affordable health care available, directed not by washington but by the states and communities. >> i have to ask you something here because there is a new cbo score out. just hit the tables. i would assume the good news for you is that it saves more money on the deficit. the coverage number here is -- might be of concern to you. the increase in the number of unissued people relative to the number under current law would re...

Right place? >> what i'm hearing a lot of is the focus has been on conservatives. they have been the most boisterous about their concerns. the real concern with house leaders is the moderates. if you look at the coverage number and the measures that the conservatives are ticking on, if they start to move and the changes that white house officials say they are open to come to be, those moderates start to leave en masse. the reason is simple. politics. they serve to lose their races in the swing districts if these major changes are made. if the concerns are not assuaged. that's more than anythin...

Conservatives. conservatives where he's very popular in his district. at some point he'll have to lay out an ultimatum. it can't be glad handing or pizza parties and bowling. he has to tell members it's time to get in line. short of that, they'll be short of votes. >> what are your sources telling you about what it might look like in the right place? >> what i'm hearing a lot of is the focus obviously has been a lot on conservatives and for good reason. they've been the most boisterous about their concerns. the real concern up here especially amongst house leaders is the moderates. if you look...