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Pursuing. >> what kind of debate can we expect there between joe biden and paul ryan? >> fii think if you ask a lot o republican folks, they're looking forward to this more so than presidential debate. they think they have a rock star in paul ryan. he'll have the opportunity to be fully unleashed in that 90-minute session with joe biden. one of the things he said to chris wallace today is he's not a line guy. he's not going to try to razzle-dazzle you with some line that sounds like it's been coined and in his back pocket for a month and a half. he's going to talk about the policies he and mit...

Yesterday talking about the question, well, can the president really do it. and he flippantly, oh, yeah, the president can do that. can he order the insurance companies to do this and provide this type of coverage? yeah, he can do that. so that's what the objection a lot of americans have to obamacare is this kind of incredibly overbroad mandate for every part of american -- megyn: so your response to that is, he's right, he can technically under the letter of the health care law, he can do it. >> that'll be challenged too. >> right. >> but the issue here is should there be a conscious exempti...

The president and also an event attended by the vice president and health and human services dr. tom price. officials have seen the challenges of implementing obamacare firsthand and we continue to consider and enact policies like the american health care act that makes it more affordable for everyone. the women there represent the physicians, nurses, pharmacists and administrator who is make sure that people around the country receive the necessary preventative and life-saving car that they need every day. the doctors who attend to the patients and family practices, emergency rooms and clinic...

He is acknowledging he hasn't been perfect. >> i think in terms of effort, which means something, but i give myself an a-plus, effort. but that's, you know, results are more important. in terms of messaging, i would give myself a c or c-plus. >> reporter: the president will attempt to get that messaging right tonight, laying out his plans to repeal and replace obamacare, crackdown on illegal immigration, tackle the budget, grow the economy, and beef up national security. but the president is learning quickly health care may be the most daunting task. >> all i can do is speak from the heart and...

Special. tbd, to replace obamacare. cnn senior white house correspondent jim accosta joins me now. jim, how much do you think president trump sees this evening as an opportunity for a reset of sorts? >> i think they do see it that way, jake. and as for immigration, we should point out in just the last several minutes, a senior white house official told reporters here that the president remains focused on border security and deporting criminals who are undocumented. so, perhaps some tempering of expe expectations on the compromise bill. he will be delivering his most important speech since inau...