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Symbolism in the mideast is important. you are getting a counter symbolism to what the president has done. >> nikki haley said they support a two-state solution. that's what the party conflict wants. clearly that was not enough to get those 128 countries to vote against the united states. there is also brewing here in washington a showdown over a possible u.s. federal government shut down. the deadline for a new spending bill to keep the federal government running is midnight friday. just a day after republicans scored a major victory with the passage of their tax bill. tey must get an agreeme...

Victory if in fact it does happen, you know, have the votes to take it down unless some of the republicans see the light. >> reporter: and pelosi sharing the reality here. this is a republican issue. they don't need to worry about democrats if they can get their members in line. that the point, it simply hasn't happened yet. >> phil, as you know, the president, republicans, they call this a massive tax cut for the middle class. when you look at the numbers, actually, is this more of a corporate than an individual tax cut? >> reporter: look, no question. you put up the numbers right now, you lo...

Welcome back to the lead, senator marco rubio threatening to torpedo the republican tax plan to get what he wants. florida republican tells cnn that he is a no on the current legislation unless his republican senate colleagues expand a child tax credit. phil matingly is live on capitol hill, not the only republican senator to express unease with the current tax bill. are any of these republicans actually going to vote no? >> reporter: it's an open question. one republican voted no the first time around. that is senator bob corker, his concerns while he's not made a final judgment on any deal t...

For cancer and there's a big question mark whether or not he might be able to return to the hill to cast his vote on the tax bill potentially next week. that's still a tbd, then you have the wild card senator susan collins. the concerns are still there with the bill and senator marco rubio who tonight said in his current form, i can't support this bill. late word coming from my colleague phil matingly says senate leaders are making concessions to rubio, pull him in, potentially give him more money for the child tax credit which is what he wanted. all of this boils down to the math because repu...

As well. i want to read for the speaker. this is pure speculation as the speaker himself said he is not going anywhere any time soon. >> that's a non-denial denial. any time soon. pure speculation. right now. the speaker is somebody and it has been no secret who was a reluctant speaker as phil was saying. he was nervous about the job and impact on his family. he was quite nervous about dealing with the right in the party. the same conservatives that gave him trouble on the affordable care act and the repealing of that. i don't think the job has gotten easier with donald trump. he was reluctant...