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The clock back to a darker time. i will fight every single attempt to turn a deaf ear, blind eye and cold shored to the sick, to our seniors and to working families. mr. speaker, i will fight of day, every hour, every minute, and every second! with every breath and every bone in my body. we must not give up. we cannot. i will not give in. not today, not tomorrow and never! ever. on this bill there's only one option. and that option is to vote no. >> congressman john lewis giving an impassioned speech right now on the floor of the house, saying to vote no as a democrat. very clearly, though, he...

There. >> hurting the case for the bill is the updated score from the congressional budget office. the cbo says the revised bill will cost more and leave just as many, 24 million, uninsured with no impact on premiums. cnn's whip count of votes shows 27 republicans no. 31 lawmakers maybe or definitely opposed to the bill. >> and they are hours away. the questions, dave, will the ultimatum force the freedom caucus to draw the line? what might be the fallout if the dealmaker president can't close the deal? our coverage begins with phil mattingly on capitol hill. >> reporter: dave and christine, i...

Do they today in these waning hours reign in the house freedom caucus which seems to be mutually exclusive from what the moderates want? >> here is what will happen if the past is any indication of what will happen today. they need 215 votes. your whip count is accurate. it reflects what i've heard. there are about 30 house r who say they're going to vote against it or leaning know. they can only force to lose 22. the real margin is eight. eight republicans will be the difference between this bill passing or not. jack kingston knows the conventional was domt is if you go to the floor out your ...

For many years now. he wants to dismantle the social safety net of this country, he always has. the american people know better. they are concerned about themselves and their families. >> do a whip count for me. how many members of the house of representatives do you think are equally in favor of dismantling the entire social safety net. how many republicans are in favor of that. >> if i had to guess i would say 100. >> wow. >> maybe not quite that many but close. all of the freedom caucus. there are republicans who say the more we can take of government and put it back in the private sector t...

Just saw. i guarantee you the leaders -- >> dana, let's go to dana. >> thank you. congressman dent, can you tell us if you feel -- first of all, do you think this is going to pass tomorrow? >> i don't know. >> are you a "yes" vote? >> i declared my opposition to the bill. >> reporter: okay. and it's because of the changes that have been made to please the conservatives? >> i was "no" before that, but that didn't help. >> what's your sense of -- you know the caucus, you've been here for a long time. you've heard mick mulvaney, your former colleague, now the omb director, basically give an ultim...