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Active discussion phase where we are trying to figure out who we can get on board and whether or not we can move forward. we are not there yet. >> reporter: is the president right now still confident that he can see this bill through? >> press secretary spicer: the president is confident we have done every single thing possible, made the case, updated it, added and done everything to listen to the concerns and to do everything that fulfills the promises that we and members have made with the american people. >> reporter: thank you. without prejudging the outcome of the vote today, but focusing...

On the table, who is to blame right now for this holdup, in your eyes? >> let's wait. i'm not assigning blame. >> reporter: but you wanted a vote even last night or this morning so there is a stall. so from last -- >> we did want a vote last night and as i mentioned as we got into the evening hours the idea wasn't to bury this at 12:00 or 1:00 in the morning. >> reporter: initially you were asking for one yesterday and a statement from the press this morning. >> reporte . >> i'm not backing away from that. as the process went on we realized that vote would occur in probably actually into today...

Active discussion phase with trying to figure out who we can get on board and whether or not we can move forward. but this is -- we're not there yet. >> you put the ultimatum out there. is the president still confident that he can see this bill through? >> the president is confident that we have done every single thing possible, made the case, updated it, added and done everything to listen to the concerns and do everything that fulfills the promises that we and members have made with the american people. john. >> thank you, sean. without pre-judging the outcome of the vote today, but focusing...

Because his anti-trade views conflict with some others in the administration already. and one other thing we are learning this morning, this morning, erica, is that the trump administration is considering an early executive action on trade by imposing a 5% tariff on all foreign imports. this is in the discussion phase right now but again, part of donald trump's america first plan he talked about so much on the campaign trail but this is going to be very controversial, if he would go ahead with it, for one, can a president do this without congressional approval? and two, republicans in congress...

dan wheldon, leaving racing fans in shock and grief. i'm wolf blitzer in las vegas, you're in "the situation room." we are now in las vegas with the republican hopefuls will face off tomorrow night in the western presidential debate. it comes at a pivotal point in the contest with herman cain now near or at the top of the various polls. but he sparked an uproar over the weekend about a controversial remark about immigration. a very sensitive issue here if nevada. cnn's jim acosta is with us. this is a big one here and in a lot of other states as well herman cain said he made these co...