Transcript for Trump launches assault on the press at rally in Pennsylvania

That Coleman with a 100 day milestone behind him president trouble now try to revive health care deal all launching a fresh assault on the press. He's with the dueling scenes last night the president speaking to supporters in Harrisburg Pennsylvania the early show correspondent Osama notch entertaining the white house correspondents' dinner. And as David Wright reports both sides threw punches. We're gonna get the premiums down we're gonna get the deductibles weighed down president trump is back on the bandwagon with Health Care Reform. We will repeal and replace obamacare you watch. Today heats weeded. Health care plan is on its way we'll have much lower premiums and deductibles while at the same time taking care of preexisting conditions I was pass. Tend not roast the president and the administration in there at center. And last night split screen moment reporters who normally cover the White House gathered for their annual black tie fund raiser. As you may know. There's another big gathering taking place tonight the president normally guest of honor blew them off. Holding a campaign rally in Harrisburg instead they are gathered to get him. For the White House correspondents. Dinner without the president. He's the first sitting president to miss the dinner since 1981. Ronald Reagan hadn't excuse he'd been shot less than a month earlier. And he even managed to call in from Camp David where he was combo lessing. And I could not possibly be more thrilled. Then to be more than 100 miles away from Y seeing kids walk. Spending my evening was all you. Today the White House chief of staff told John Carl president. May seek to change the libel laws in order to make it easier to prosecute news outlets. I think it's Hampton and we've looked at them and how that gets executed or whether that goes anywhere is a different story the trump card for the press corps. Woodward and Bernstein. Journalists whose dogged reporting of the Watergate scandal led Richard Nixon to resign. Mr. Perot. The media. Is not fate news. Follow the money. But Volvo also the lives. And David Wright joins us now from the White House David let's turn back to North Korea we mentioned earlier that the president is inviting up president of the Philippines. And we're also learning tonight now that he's extended need based invitation to other world leaders. That's right we learned that he spoke today with the prime ministers of Thailand and Singapore inviting them as well. Of course is already discussed North Korea with China and Japan and what's striking here is that they're clearly making a strong diplomatic effort. To come up with a regional solution Tom David Wright for us at the White House tonight David thank you.

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