criticize the great man musk. he's compared to iron man. tony stark gave his life to save the universe. e won't even pay enough taxes. his fair share. to save the country. it's a ridiculous comparison. rant over. >> not to mention the other tweet again as you mention very crass and rude. directed to -- absolutely. i won't talk about that. thanks as always. great show. >> good night. >> good evening, everyone. new polls show major public support for biden social spending plan. yet some democrats still say we can't afford it. that is very interesting. that's not what they have been saying about defense spending. we'll tell you about that. latino representation continues to struggle on tv and film. i'll take a look at one show that's working to change that narrative. ahead of closing arguments in wisconsin on &. we sat down with wendy to discuss her son's trial and the

verdict. we'll have the preview of the exclusive interview. let's get started. we're headed for yet another decisive week in washington. on monday the white house will host a signing ceremony for the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. president biden expected to tap the benefits of the legislation that marks the largest federal investment in infrastructure in more than a decade. on capitol hill house democrats will move forward this week with plans to vote on the $1.75 trillion build back better social spending bill. while that number is intimidating, if considered annually which is what you should be doing over ten years. the cost of the bill equals just $175 billion per year. new polling from the washington post shows that it remains very

popular. nearly six in ten americans express support. given the deeply divided reality of the politics that's an extraordinarily high level of support to have 60% on anything these days. we continue to fight a lingering pandemic the build back better bill includes programs the american people clearly want and need. particularly since rising prices are battering the family budget. on wednesday the labor department reported inflation rose 6.2% in october. compared to a year ago. that's the largest annual increase in about 30 years. but what is actually causing this rise. treasury secretary said the culprit is obvious. >> the pandemic is has been calling the shots. for the economy and for inflation. and if we want to get inflation down, i think continuing to make progress against the pandemic is

the most important thing we can do. i think it's important to realize that the cause of this inflation is the pandemic. >> all right. the pandemic is causing prices to go up, what do we do to address that problem? . white house is clear about it. they say the answer is build back better. listen to the director of the national economic counsel on meept the press. just this morning. >> we have to address those costs that are the biggest pain point for the american families. things like housing and healthcare. and child care. that's exactly what the build back better bill that the house is going to consider this week will do. >> all right. while this may seem clear to most democrats, some of the so called moderates in the party they have a different view. folks like senator joe mansion say rising inflation makes them weary of additional spendsing or more specifically let's beclear about it.

additional social spending. the money actually spent to help the working class families for things like housing and child care. and affordable healthcare. but those same politicians express no qualms, none whatsoever for other spending bills far larger. the senate will focus on the national defense authorization act. the expected cost for next year? around $750 billion. it doesn't take a math wiz to see that these politicians who fret and scream over $175 billion on social spending programs with broad bipartisan support are perfectly fine and okay with spending more than four times as much on the military budget. more than comfortable spendsing this kinds of money from things like tanks and guns and bullets. but not so much on tangible programs like child care. the directly effect the daily

lives of millions of americans. did the fiscally cautious make an appearance this morning to express concern over military spendsing? you know the answer. he did not. is the week begins let's reminds him and everyone else and the rest of the elected representatives in washington that the programs in build back better are popular. and necessary. not only to fight inflation. but to actually help put an end to the pandemic as well. for more on all this. let's begin the sunday night panel. the former chair of the white house counsel of economic adviser and professor of the practice of economic policy at harvard university. and opinion columnist and associate editor at the boston globe. great to have you both. you know a thing or two about macro economics. more than i do. i have been talking about it week. do you agree the pandemic is driving inflation not the money from the government being put

into the economy? does a concern over inflation merit more or less social spending? >> let me take the second question first. that's the most important. which is build back better is really important legislation. when i look at it i think it will have a impact on inflation over the last decade. a lot less money than we have seen so far. spread out over time. it's mostly paid for. it will increase the productive capacity of the economy. and by the way if i'm wrong the federal reserve will have more than enough time to offset it. we look at the legislation, there's all sorts of pros and cons. pros out weigh the cons and the impact on inflation social security that important. the important thing it is will do if opportunity, climate change and the like. >> you have to offset it. the point people have been

making the government spending pails in comparison to what we were talking about with the military spending. the biden white house clearly thinks focusing on solving the pandemic will help solve inflation. which again they argue is a result of supply chain problems. caused by the pandemic. and when i think of the president developing a plan to address inflation i'm reminded of an episode of the west wing. watch this clib. -- clip. >> i wonder if the president has a plan to fight the resulting inflation. >> the president will do everything to maintain the robust economies that created millions inform now jobs and kept a lid on inflation. >> he has no plan to address inflation specifically. >> 24 phds. they have a plan. >> is the reason you won't tell us is it's a secret? >> yeah. we have a secret inflation plan. >> all right. we like to joke a bit and use

cultural references. what is the plan? do they have a plan to address the inflation. are they on the right track. >> i think what they really need to do is counter the manchin narrative. about build back better. it will deepen and prolong inflation. that's not the case. what they need to do is get economists speak. lose the -- and speak cleanly and specifically to people about how build back better will be as an investment bill notd not a spending bill. people are already on the side of this bill. the biden administration needs to get out and make it clear to people thousand will benefit them. and will not hurt them. yes, it's not going to solve inflation over night. they need to be clear about that as well. i'm not sure the messaging has been concise as it needs to be.

they need to be clear this will take time. in the long run, build back better is going to be beneficial. >> luckily we have jason. you chaired the white house economic counsel of economic advisers. in a situation like this. it has to be about the messaging. what do you imagine is going on behind the seens at the white house right now in terms of messaging and flip the narrative. saying inflation is caused by government spending. almost forgetting about the pandemic and the economy as the cause for the backlog. according to white house causing the inflation. >> the white house is doing a lot of what it can. to get inflation under control. measures to unclog supply chains sp ports. raw materials and the like. the problem is that all of us the tools are only a limited use. one thing we could do is wait

time and be patient. no one has a lot of patience. the federal reserve steps can take that could also better control inflation. that's a decision the fed will make. in the meantime the other thing you have heard from the white house is a deeper understanding of and conveying they understand the pain that inflation is causing. they are no longer predicting it will turn on a dime down to a low level tomorrow. it's probably not. it will be with us for some time. do what they can and be honest and realistic about the out look. and the federal reserve it is the government agency tasked with managing inflation. it's probably some additional steps to take. >> is this a problem of democrats own doing? as i mention you have the "washington post" poll and you eluded to it. that indicate 58% support the build back better. this is a widely popular bill. at a time when you can't 60%

approval on anything. you have his own popularity taking a hit in the polls. even after he scores a big win with the infrastructure bill. the president doesn't seem to be getting any credit for this? his approval rating on the economy is 39%. that's low. how troubling is that for the white house or should this be expected given the fact i mention democrats like joe manchin and san cinema are stone walling build back better. >> people don't necessarily understand all the nooks and crannies of the economy. they do understand higher prices at the grocery store and the gas pump. i remember back in 1970s when the economy was sinking. the ford administration launched a whip inflation now program. complete with the red and white buttons. what i remember about that was hearing the adults in my neighborhood say that win really stood for we inneed.

we in need. that is what the biden administration needs to get in front of. joe manchin has never seen a microphone or camera he doesn't enjoy. he is running to them now and getting a message out. the administration has to drown him out. they have public on the side. they have to get the message clear and direct to the people. >> to the point. presidents get too much blame for a poor economy. when things like the pandemic obviously not joe biden's fault. and nobody's fault what it did to the economy. and the flip side they get too much credit when the numbers are good. the poll has mixed reviews on his handling of inflation. 48% say he should get a good amount of the blame. 50% say it's not his fault. where do you stand on this? he's ten months on the job. how would you rate it. could the problems with inflation been dealt with differently in the past ten

months. >> the rescue plan could have been smaller and have accomplished a lot of the goals. with less risk for inflation. that we have seen. basically made a trade. and we have stronger out put. lower unemployment rate. that's in better shape than most expected. that is the most important thing. the flip side of that has been higher inflation. families have gotten checks that's helping to cushion the blow. going forward, the prices are still going to be with us. and the checks are behind us. i think there's some responsibility there. there was some down playing the magnitude of the inflation a few months ago. again, the most important debate now is build back better. that's not going to impact inflation. this is really a red herring on the people are using that argument against this legislation. >> we certainly hope joe manchin is watching tonight.

thank you for the both of you. for starting us off tonight. coming up. season two of netflix hit show. it just dropped. i'll be speaking with the cocreators of the show. getting to know your redistrict. north carolina's new congressional map which leans heavily in the republican favor. >> good evening. stories we're watching this hour. queen elizabeth suffered a health set back sunday. the 95 year-old sprained her back and missed her seventh remembrance day ceremony. in 69 years. austria will have lock down restrictions on millions of unvaccinated people. around 65% of the population is fully vaccinated. that is the second lowest in western europe. the country saw a record 67,000 new crisis cases this past week. >> the duke elling ton school of the art in washington d.c. postponing the renaming of the

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according to the 2021 census. latinos made up 19% of the u.s. population. so it begs the question why is it so hard to find that reflected on screen? a new report found 5% of lead actors in films were latino. in the year 2020. actually that number gets lower when it comes to tv and streaming shows. where they make up less than 3% of the lead characters. right now the latino community is fighting for representation. and one netflix show is actually on the forefront of that night. it returned for a second season

on the november 10. follows an east l.a. latino family searching for their own american dream. watch. >> this guy is tough. >> i'll do everything i have to do to make sure my father has a better life. here or mexico. >> joining me now the cocreators and show runners. it is great to have you with us. thank you so much for joining us. congratulations on season 2. i want to start with you. the point we were talking about. and make the point that america who is the executive producer of your show. she directed an episode. this season. she recently told the hollywood reporter this, people of color people from communities we are so often on the margin of the story. there's a main character and we exist in their world. and so it is rare that we exist

in our world. where we are not the minority, we are not the outsider. i want to talk about that. i just mention that the report on representation. that's the kind of environment your show is up against. explain the process here of creating gentfied and what it was like building something latinos were outsiders and the center of the narrative. >> what was it like creating it? i think -- i mean, linda and i come from digital and independent film making. for us i think it was a very easy transition. to be able to when we got to it's based on a digital series. a while back. and it was just an opportunity that we have been waiting for for a long time. we want to tell the story for a listening time. and showcase characters and a community that reflected our ourselves and upbringing and the people in our family. the immigrants that speak mostly

in spanish. and we want to be able to see that. and we were just trying to create the thing that we wish we had seen growing up. we were trying to fill a void. we were non-existent. the numbers i'm not surprised. i don't need the numbers to know what i feel when i'm watching tv. and watching movies. i don't see myself. >> i have to ask you the point he was talking about. so much of the business is driven by whether a product or a show is commercially viable. i'm sure you have heard that. you are trying to make the argument it's important to tell the story. streaming services are businesses. they want to make money and always come back with an idea. are there viewers and consumers. will we make money on the project. did you experience that and how do you over come it when you are pitching a project. >> i think strangely enough even though the numbers are low, the industry sz a whole is really

actively trying to get those audiences. because we make such a huge number of the viewers who go to films and watch tv. and net works and studios are hustling to try to find the magic cure of how do we bring the people in to watch. they were looking for something like this. what we did when we came into pitch our series was to be as authentic and real as possible. it's rare you see two hispanic creators. it's rare. the industry as a whole it embraced that and trusted and we knew the story that we were telling. it's a personal story. it's coming from a place of love. and historically a lot of the stories haven't come from a place of love. people telling them don't know our story. they don't know our people. often it's something they are indifferent to or have fear of. representations are what you get

in television and film. when you put people like this at the center and the drivers seat you get the authentic real people. that is something that i really lit up netflix and allowed us to tell the stories we want to tell. >> to that point. you bring up a good point. i want to pick up on it. talk about authenticity. to get your thoughts on does your show given the fact the latino community needed so much representation and doesn't have a lot of representation, does it come with added burden when you are creating content? you are not a mono-lific community. and don't have the ability to show the entire spectrum of the community. when there's so few and far between is there more pressure on creators like you? >> yes. absolutely. so much more pressure. excuse me. i think we liken it to saying there's a having one in a whole neighborhood. everybody in the neighborhood is a different background and

asking for different types of food from one person. all we know is how to make tacos. there's a lot of burden. the show does a great job of having a huge array of people and characters from the community. we can't represent everybody. i think that speaks to the greater issue in the latino community. which is we need more opportunity for other creators. whether they are columbian, ecuador. we need space for all the voices. that's the bigger problem. you see the numbers. we need to have more shows like this kick down the door for more shows from other identities and that's what we hope the show does. >> we certainly hope so as well. let's talk about the context in the environment we live in in which the show was created. you have a major topic this season. we saw in the clip. immigration continues to remain on the forefront of the country psych. as well as the deportation.

tell us about the decision to take an issue like that on creatively. >> it was one that we didn't take it down very lightly. it's an issue near and dear and personal to me. we grew up we're first generation children of immigrants. my mom didn't get her citizen ship until last year. and while we were in the middle of writing the season, it's an experience of growing up in a household where you are not sure whether there's always a fear. any moment your family can be torn apart. something we knew and wanted to write to that because it's just something we feel -- we have seen a lot of stories and especially during the last administration there was so much fear. so much uncertainty. and but we as in general through the stories we see on tv and film, we're always kinds of fed one image. we want to explore another way

to look and talk about immigration. and where the character the undocumented character has agency. where they are have integrity. where they have a lot of hope and able to go through the story with without it being trama porn. what we were trying to avoid. and turning it into. which is the that is i hope what we accomplish. we want to see pop go through this. the first season we don't ever mention he's undocumented. the last scene of the season. we see him getting being taken into an ice truck. and it's the first time you realize this is man undocumented or this season we opened the season with watching him walk out of the detention center. and our community has been fed that so much. so, we wanted to just have pop go through that and show another version of that story that we haven't seen on tv yet.

>> it's an absolutely brilliant show. congratulations to you. we wish you many more years of success with this story. congratulations on your mom last year becoming an american citizen. and most of all thank you to the two of you for joining us this evening. thank you. still ahead. we'll explore the decades long cover up of a nuclear accident in the l.a. area. i'll speak with one of the mothers who is fighting for justice in the new feature documentary film in the dark of the valley. stay with us. lm in the dark of the valley stay with us (vo) the more we do with our phones, the more network quality and reliability matter. and only verizon has been the most awarded for network quality 27 times in a row.

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the summit concluded this weekend. it was seen as disapoining to climate activists hoping for a more tangible result. a bit of positive news did come out of it. 200 countries adopted the climate pact.

the first ever climate deal out lining plans to reduce coal. the worse fossil fuel for greenhouse gas. the bads news. countries agreed to faze down rather than phase out coal. environmental activism doesn't have to stop at a global scale. a new feature documentary premiering tonight highlights how a local community is fighting for change in their backyard. stemming from a decades long cover up of a nuclear accident at the field laboratory in the los angeles area and the scars it left behind. watch this clip. >> the field lab is -- i wouldn't say it's in the front of my mind. it's consistently in the back of my mind. in the back of my mind when i give my kids water. or a bath. when i see a new kid diagnosed. when i see another kid passed away.

>> that was just one of the many parents turned activist highlighted in the film. for more we're joined by the films director. and a mother living urnds four miles from the field. inspired his her daughters cancer fight to take action. thank you so much for this eye opening documentary. and i have to say it's just a shame that something like this happens in our country. and to our community. let me start with you. tell us how is your daughter doing. she's in remission. what is her prognosis? >> thank you so much for asking. she's almost four year cancer free. someone actually donated bone marrow and saved her life. >> such good news. we wish her the best recovery and bright future. what inspired you to tell the story? were there things that surprised you during the making of it. how did you hear about it. it wasn't a story i was familiar

with until your documentary. how did you ends up telling the story. >> in 2018 i actually my producing partners and i were hired by change.org to do a two to four minute video for her petition. very quickly we learned that two to four minutes was way too small of a time frame to make this movie. we very quickly after that project decided to jump into the feature length version of it. and i think one of the biggest surprises is exactly what you said. despite decades of journalists and local journalists and experts and physicians coming out and trying to expose this. the boeing and nasa and the have done a good job sweeping it under the rug. for a listening time. a lot of people haven't heard about it. despite the efforts of a lot of people over the years. >> we certainly hope more people

will be familiar with the story. certainly after tonight and your film gets even more distribution. tell me about what your life was like before the accident and how is the tragedy changed you and your naem. family. >> we moved to west hills. a suburb of los angeles. wanting to finds ou little utopia. ready to start a family. our daughter was nine months old. we checked the school rate and crime rate. we never thought to look for radio active contamination. and what seems like a very safe and welcoming community. when we learned about her cancer, and how rare it was, we assumed our family had bad luck. then at children's hospital we kept meeting other families. like lauren and her family that you saw in the clip. families who lived one block

over, two blocks over on the street. we realize this couldn't be normal. it was frightening to consider that there could be something wrong with ore environment. we found out a nightmare it was. but the important thing is that now we're trying to protect other children. so that no other family has to go through what we have been through. and it's better to know than not. as hard as it is. we're really hoping that not only this helps our community be safe. but there's over 1,300 other contaminated sites in the america. those families need help as well. >> it's such a staggering number. let's talk about it. if there are viewers out there who are concerned that are problem is happening in their community, similar to the one that you document. what can they do to get help? how does one even begin in a community where they suspect their environment is contaminated or somehow

impacting the health of the family. 1,300 is just an absolutely staggering number. >> i think keep it simple. and you just search where the nearest site is. in relation to your home. because what we have learned from the field lab is is it could be around the corner and you don't know it. look on the web site. look on the epa web site. and then also in if you find a place that is close by, contact your representative and make sure they know about it. and make sure they are doing something to keep the community safe. and make sure the contamination is not leaving the site. >> can you talk about the net work and the community that you built as you took on this fight? what kind of support did you find in the community from other families? >> i think we were all a little

hesitant at first. we were regular people. and we were accusing the government of a cover up. that was frightening for most of us. the evidence was just all there. and as we started reading more reports from the documents and everything we could. we realize how real was problem is. we started our petition, we soon after actually kim kardashian yan tweeted about it. we had 700,000 signatures. that opened a lot of doors for us. this documentary i think helped my community realize that we're not all just one unlucky family. it's happening everywhere in our community. people are angry. they want to to be changed. and they're starting to become more vocal and a little bit more united. governor newsom needs to stop a behind doors negotiation with boeing. that's the thing we have been

fighting. the deception and cover up. the community we're not going to stop. we're going to keep pushing. it's our kids at risk. >> our best goes to you and your family and your daughter. wishing her a continued recovery. nick, thank you so much for putting the spotlight on this and educating us. it shouldn't be happening in our country. or anywhere. but thanks to you hopefully we can end it. catch in the dark of the valley tonight 10:00 p.m. eastern. right here. don't miss that. all right. coming up. we have an exclusive interview with wendy rittenhouse. ahead of closing arguments in her sons trial. her sons trial ♪ limu emu & doug ♪ got a couple of bogeys on your six, limu. they need customized car insurance from liberty mutual so they only pay for what they need. what do you say we see what this bird can do?

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and knowing that he is telling the truth. that's what he wanted to do. and i stood by him. and i will always stay be him. >> what do you say to people who look at the case and think, this teenager had no business bringing a military style weapon to this chaotic scene? >> a lot of people shouldn't have been there. you know? and he brung that gun for protection. and to this day if he didn't have that gun my son would have been dead. >> all right. we'll see what happens this week. north carolina new congressional map leans heavily in favor of republicans. democrats aren't going down without a legal fight. we'll tell you about that next.

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released new maps that would likely give the gop a strong shot at winning ten out of the 14 districts. that is 71% of a state that trump won in 2020 by just 1.3% of the vote. a margin while north carolina's governor roy cooper doesn't have the maps, where do democrats' efforts to level the playing field stand at this moment? i'm joined now by michael lee. he is the senior counsel of the democracy program at the brennan center for justice. i want you to give it to me straight here. nobody know this is better than you do. how bad is the new house map in north carolina? >> well, the new congressional

map in north carolina really is breathtakingly brazen in what it did. you know, as you mentioned, north carolina is pretty much a 50/50 state. it's pretty evenly divided between democrats and republicans. both democrats and republicans win at the state level, state-wide races, but this map currently has eight or ten republicans, three democrats. and easily could be a 11-3 map in favor of republicans in a good republican year, not necessarily a good republican year. it could be 11-3 in a republican state and that's completely out of whack. >> that's not how gerrymandering or redistricting should go.

>> a couple of lawsuits have already been filed in north carolina. one by a group of minority voters and one by a group of, you know, of a number of groups aligned with the democrat party, and they have a both been filed in state court, and that's because the federal courts, when it comes to partisan gerrymandering have said they're not going to get involved. in 2019, a case out of south carolina, the u.s. supreme court said it was a political question and federal courts couldn't get involved. but the north carolina state courts have gotten involved, and they forced the maps to be redrawn. and so the cases have both been brought in north carolina state court. i think there is an avenue in north carolina that doesn't exist in states like texas or georgia for challenging bad

maps. but we'll have to see. the state courts in north carolina have got and little bit more conservative. a couple of the judges are up for reelection in 2022. by the time this gets there, they may be gone. there's a path, but an a little uncertain path. >> you mentioned one being competitive if republicans don't have a good year. it made me think of madison cawthorn. and i wanted to ask you about that. he's obviously extreme right-winger. he has announced that he's going to leave his home, which is the 14th district. he wants to run in a new 13th district because of concerns that there could be a path for a democrat to win there. how likely is that, and what do you make of cawthorn's move there? >> it's not uncommon for candidates to move.

it's not necessarily surprising that he has moved. there are some people who think he might be a little too gun-shy, wanting to move to a safe district where he doesn't have to do much, for a fighter that doesn't seem like his persona. >> i'm sure you've seen this new polling out that shows that 51% of registered voters say they'd vote for republicans if the midterms were today. that's a general ballot. it's almost an exact flip of what voters said before the 2018 midterms. when you think of how public opinion is going against the democrats, in addition to all the gerrymandering taking place,

just how difficult will it be for the democrats to retain the house majority you think? >> i think it will be very difficult. it was always going to be difficult. when the president, you know, the president's party always does poorly in the midterms. that's a fact of life. and democrats have a very narrow majority in the house. and it was, 2022 was always likely to be challenging. but the real issue is whether democrats have a fair chance to win it back or whether because of gerrymandering they're locked out of power for the whole rest of the decade. that's the real issue. >> i've got to ask you real quickly before we go. do democrats dot same type of gerrymandering with the same type of audacity that we're seeing right now in north carolina? obviously, democrats do gerrymandering, but is to he same extent that we're seeing in

north carolina? >> i will say democrats in this cycle will have 75 of the seats. republicans control 187. so democrats certainly do gerrymander, but they have a lot fewer cards to play with. and some of the democratic states like massachusetts or rhode island where democrats already control all the seats. >> thank you so much for your insights. greatly appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> my pleasure. >> thank you for joining us at home. you can catch ayman saturdays at 8:00, sundays at 9:00. be sure to follow us on tiktok @aymanmsnbc. coming up, the new powerful documentary i was talking about earlier, "in the dark of the valley." it talks about the nuclear accident in the l.a. area and the scar it is has left behind.

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