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Bertrand and phil matingly is still here. let's start with the reporting that laura just gave us and others saying excuse me, you have to defend people. that is your job. what they are referring to, we should remind our viewers if they can forget what the president of the united states and a few days and the fbi agents and it's fuzzy and clinton going to the other fbi agent in charge. after years of phony with the phony and dishonest clinton investigation, this is the key here. its reputation is in tatters. worst in history. so you see it here. but fear not, we will bring it back to greatness....

Him make this speech and wondering when he said some of these allegations are not true, is he talking about me? in the past he has sort of generally apologized and said he is embarrassed and ashamed, but he did not apologize in this speech. i'm curious about the women who accused him of certain behavior will make of that. >> thank you so much for the reporting. we want to bring it now around the table. gloria borger is here. phil matingly. gloria, what do you think? >> there was no admission of guilt and no apology in this. in fact he went out of his way to say that because i was so shocked an...

Minute, phil, what's the actual timeline? i mean, what happens today, tomorrow, and might there actually be the vote happening friday? >> reporter: yeah, i think that's extremely possible. look, right now everybody's in a holding pattern and walking you through behind the scenes right now. there are a couple of issues. i was talking about that deficit trigger. bob corker, jeff flake has been huddling multiple times behind closed doors trying to figure out how to structure it. look, it's a complex idea, do you raise taxes on the individual side? how does it actually work? how do you adjust to t...

Senator number two john cornen said they're in a good place, they're trying to finish issues and they're going to get that eventually. perhaps by tonight, likely by tomorrow, right now, that looks at least somewhat in doubt. or at least, wolf, they need to figure some things out before they actually finish this vote that again, was not supposed to be a problem for republican lead percent. >> yeah, sent it back to committee, that would be a very, very big deal. major setback for republicans. we'll stay in close touch with you, phil, you'll update us on the latest. let's get back to senator ben ...

Millions of dollars on life insurance. back with our political specialists epts to go back to capitol hill. the latest drama on the senate floor. republicans ran into a roadblock. what are you hearing, phil? >> reporter: the issue that's frustrating republicans all day has come to almost a head right now. i'm being told that the deficit trigger, the issue that republicans were huddled in the senate well talking about why that amendment vote almost went in a very bad direction for republicans who to pass this bill, that trigger has run into significant problems. they are not sure how to struc...