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We have breaking news tonight on the senate health care bill. this is their latest attempt to repeal and replace obamacare. one of the most dramatic moments in the previous debate on this months ago came from jimmy kimmel after he came on his show and told the story of his infant baby son being born with a heart defect and desperately needing immediate surgery. jimmy kimmel spoke eloquently at that time about how he wants that to be available to any child in america and that everyone in america should have this kind of health care that they need. that became known as the jimmy kimmel test. and...

It after his baby was born with a heart defect. >> we have to have assurances that passes the jimmy kimmel test that a middle class family can no longer afford. >> do you believe that the health care bill they passed does that, lowers those costs for middle class people? >> the house plan was scored by the congressional budget office is actually raising premiums, which is why, on the senate side, we have to make it work to lower premiums so if another child is born, that child can get the care she needs. >> thas lat was last may. the castro-graham bill goes the opposite way to give the options...

Who had open heart surgery at the age of 1 to correct a heart defect. seven years later, here she is high above the clouds. >> that was hard. i was so tired. i could barely even walk. >> reporter: her 10-year-old brother and parents with her for every step. as for doing it all again? >> i would like to just go up the mountain for a couple of hours and then come back down and go home. >> we hear you. sounds reasonable. way to go, roxy, and our thanks to linsey davis tonight. thank you for watching here on a tuesday evening. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. until then,...

Federal authority to detain illegals. police departments in baltimore, albuquerque, san bernardino and stockton, california have until august 18th to prove they will comply with the laws or risk losing all that federal money. abby? abby: controversial break through when it comes to gene editing. a team of scientists say they have safely repaired a mutation that causes a heart defect in human embryos the 72%. fixing 42 of the 58 embryos that were used. sparking debate for the potential of so-called designer babies. joining us is benjamin and senior writer for "newsweek" jessica berger. good mor...

Welcome back, everybody. i'm yasmin vossoughian along with bergdorf. let's start with the top stories p.m. two people are dead after a explosion at a school in minneapolis last night. fire officials said they found the body of a second victim buried in the rubble of the minnehaha academy. authorities say contractors were working on one of the buildings at the time of the gas and that a natural gas explosion may be to blame. and scientists, they have announced a major breakthrough in their quest towards eradicating inherited diseases. researchers at oregon health and science university say th...