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expanding, costly autoworkers strike, and oh, the return of student loan payments, they are just around the corner. we are talking to congresswoman emilia -- about how, and if, congress can do anything about any of this. and, we are heading to florida, where former congresswoman debbie lieu -- is on the ballot. we are going to chat looking to challenge senator rick scott for his seat. we will ask her how she plans to break the republican stronghold. plus, social media sensation -- is in the simone spotlight. they are giving us the t about their rise, and the new music that they are dropping. i'm symone sanders-townsend, and i have something to say. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we are entering a critical week in this country, one that will impact americans in so many

ways. pocket -- in a perfect storm, just make it even worse. let me walk you through the triple whammy that i am talking about. first, the looming government shutdown, congress has six days to fund the governor, just six days. y'all and the house republican seem more determined than ever to jeopardize the paychecks of millions of federal workers, all while ushering in billions of dollars in economic losses. all, just to enlist more americans into their culture wars. house speaker kevin mccarthy, just arrived at the capitol last hour. he told nbc news that members are, quote, working through it, and that he is in contact with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, and house democratic minority leader hakeem jeffries. the gridlock is all thanks to the small, but very vocal minority of house republicans, and apparently they are powerful. these are folks who he cannot convince to do their constitutionally mandated job, and from the government. even members of their own party, are growing frustrated. here is what republican

congressman garrett graves had to say, after a conference call a republican members. >> what they have lit their house on fire, they are whining about the house burning. they are going to want credit for putting the fire, out and then they are going to send a gofundme to pay for what happened. this is really disingenuous. what we need to be doing right now, and what we should have been doing months ago, is not rocking the appropriations bills, as we saw. >> make no mistake folks, this is a republican driven crisis. a very slim number of republicans have expressed a willingness to work with democrats, to fund the government in, the short term. this will be done by passing what is called a continuing resolution. but with each day that goes on, the prospect of a shutdown becomes more likely. second, the same day that funding runs out, nearly 44 million americans with federal student loans will be expect to resume payments, after a three year pause. according to a recent survey from credit karma, more than

half a federal borrowers say there would have tchoose between making their loan payments, or payi necessities like rent and groceries. third, in the triple whammy, we have the united auto workers strike, which expanded to 38 general motors and stellantis facilities across 20 states. these 18,000 workers are demanding better wages and benefits, as well as health care for retirees, and they are sacrificing their own income to walk the picket line. that's millions of dollars removed from the economy from striking workers alone. right now y'all, the strike is targeted to very specific factories, but it could expand more in the days ahead. the anderson economic estimates thull fledged strike against the big three auto workers would result in more than five billion dollars of economic losses, in just ten days. it is a very easy to see these as three separate issues. but from the halls of congress, to -- college campuses, to factory

assembly lines, they are all connected. none of this is happening in a vacuum, and look, if you don't feel it now, you could soon. joining me now to discuss all of this and more is democratic congresswoman emilia sykes of ohio. welcome, congresswoman. congresswoman, you are a member of the problem solvers caucus. and the problem solvers caucus you know, self evident name, self evident. you all tried to solve issues, and work across the aisle in a big part bipartisan fashion. i would argue, this is what all of congress should be doing, but it's neither here nor there. is there any indication that there are enough of your colleagues in this caucus, to work with democrats, and fund the government. >> absolutely, and thank you for having me, on this is such an important issue. and i do hope more people get involved with, how can we prevent our government from shutting down. the problem solvers caucus, we met earlier this week, and we are dedicating to work with anyone, from either side of the aisle, to make sure that our constituents are not impacted by a small group of extremists, who are willing to shut down

the government. and, we are putting forth, and have put forth, a framework that will keep the government running, that will ensure that we follow through with the debt ceiling conversations that we agreed to earlier in the year. allow for there to be border security, something that i hear a lot of people being concerned about, including speaker mccarthy. and, really make sure that we are fulfilling the promise of the american people, which is doing our job. >> so, the republicans within the problem solvers caucus, how they got to speaker mccarthy, and asked him to work with democrats? because, the democrats that i have talked to, i had -- on the show yesterday, he noted that look, republican leadership has not come to democratic leadership yet, to say that we want to make a deal. >> so, from my understanding, they are very much engaged, the republicans and the problem solvers, with encouraging their leadership to work with the democrats. or, just within their own conference, in order to get the votes that are needed. but it remains the same, the commitment from the democratic caucus. as a member of the democratic caucus, led by hakeem jeffries, we are still working,

continuing to work. they told us that they meet natives this week, and there are many of us who are still here this weekend, who were ready to get to the drawing board to start figure out how we are going to fund our government. ultimately, it is our job to do this, people in our constituents in our communities across the country, are relying on us to do this. we just need to do it, for the american people. >> speaker mccarthy has been, i would like to say, threatened with a motion to vacate by members of his own party caucus. is there any indication that there is a real potential motion, that will be filed? or is this all just talk right now? >> well, we saw one in the bathroom, on the campus the other week. but, i don't know. this could be a bust. but, i personally do not care about what is going to happen within the republican caucus. i'm concerned about the people in ohio's 13th conduct greszler, and whether or not they are going to be able to get their social security payments. i'm concerned about our military veterans, our military service members, who are going to have to continue working without pay. that is why introduce a

bipartisan bill, to make sure that they could get paid, in the event of a government shutdown. i'm concerned about our constituents, and the folks across the country, who are not going to be able to eat, again a reason why we introduced the feeding our families act, with one of my colleagues from northeast ohio, chantal brown. because, people are going to suffer real consequences, if the republican caucus can't get a new -- i am confident my colleagues in the democratic caucus, that we will come together, and do what we need to do in order to work for our constituents. it is what our, it is our values, is where our leadership tells us to do, it is what we are here in congress to do. i just hope that we can get the republicans to do the same. >> i think your confidence is hopefully comforting for folks out there. let's talk about the folks in your district. akron ohio is in your district, the chair of the greater akron chamber warned about the impact of the uaw strike on the area, given its roots in rubber, and also manufacturing. so i mean, how are your constituents reacting to the strike? are you in touch with the uaw

members, in your district? >> we are a proud union community. northeast ohio got its start, the middle class was built because of union leadership. whether it was in steel mills, and auto manufacturing facilities, or in rubber, because we were the rubber city capital of the world. and, folks are concerned. they want to make sure, primarily, that the workers at the big three plants are getting there just payments, the conditions that they have been working for and fighting for. because they pay a lot of people very rich, meanwhile, their wages are stagnant, they are conditions are troublesome, and sometimes problematic. and they are just asking for fairness, and it is not too much to ask. >> i, was with you at the top of the show, about the trouble way army that is staring the american people in the face. what do you say to constituents, that are concerned. they hear you, that you've introduced legislation, but if the legislation has not become a law, they are still going to be faced with issues.

so what do you say to folks who say look, i hear you, but we need -- >> i hear them, and i want to make it very clear that while we are working to do things, there are just some forces that are refusing to allow progress to be made. but that will never stop my commitment to my constituents, or the people of this country. what we are making ourselves available to our constituents, so if they have questions, they are more than willing, they can talk to us about, it into a telephone town hall just this, week so we can keep people from got -- about what i'm doing here to make their lives a bit better. but ultimately, who is in the position to make these decisions? that is who we all vote for, and re-every election cycle. and if you are not seeing, if you are not liking what you are seeing, let's remember this next november. >> i will note, every member of the house of representatives is up for reelection next november. speaking of 2024 quickly, in the time i have left. lots of news about polls today, nbc news is out with a new poll, there is this other poll that is out, there that is an outlier from abc news in washington post. just, in general, what are you

hearing in your district, when you are talking to folks about how they feel, one about this economy, but to, about president biden? because the polls are saying a lot, i want to know what the people are saying. >> well, people concerned by how much everything costs, that is the number one concern i hear, whether it's gas, groceries, housing, college tuition, people are stretching their dollars a very. thin >> -- is that enough to support the vice president and president for reelection? >> well, i'm not sure about that, because i think they are seeing with this government shutdown, where people are. i think we are seeing people in our communities, recognize that the striking workers are on the right side, that corporate greed is keeping people from getting more money, so that they can even keep their wages in line with inflation. so we have a lot to navigate, and i know that people are smart enough to figure out, it's not just one, thing it's not just one lever being told. you started the conversation that these three issues happening at once, and we are feeling them all of the same time. but what people want to see's leadership, they want to see honesty and sincerity from their elected officials.

and that is what we are going to show them. many of us are dedicated to doing, so i am dedicated to doing so, and i promised my colleagues, my constituents that i am here to work, and i'm here to work for. you >> well, you are here this weekend, waiting to be called on. congressman congresswoman emilia sykes, thank you so much for coming in, and i hope you will fund the government. >> yes ma'am. >> up next folks, we got a new nbc news poll that i talked about, it has some big red flag for both president biden and former president donald trump. for instance, most biden voters in the polls say they are voting against trump, rather than for biden. we are going to dig into that, and what to expect in this or next republican presidential debate, that donald trump would be skipping. and again, but first, you all know who it is, my bestie, my colleague richard lui is here with today's other top news stories. what's going on out there richard? >> thank you symone, good sunday to you. and, these are some of the stories we are following. new jersey congressman andy kim announcing his plan to run against senator bob menendez, in the democratic primary there. kim said this was not something he had expected to, but quote,

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of course, folks, we are going to talk about it. the national nbc poll out today shows president biden and former president trump tied at 46% in a hypothetical rematch in 2024. putting too much stalk in national polls. even one as good as nbc news. at this point in the campaign, it's early. presidential races are won state by state, folks. primaries are one state by state delegate by delegate. and we have a long way to go until the general election. with that in mind, let's get into the details. voters have concerns with both 2024 front-runners. president biden stopped this approval rating. it hit 56% in september. the highest of his presidency. 59% of voters are still worried about his age. voters are worried about donald trump's. aid to a lesser extent. trump's former criminal indictments are certainly bothering them more with 52% they have major concerns about that.

in spite of all of this, former president trump extended his lead in the contest. seven of his republican challengers appear to have qualified for the second republican debate. they will take the stage wednesday in hopes of reaching more voters and making a name for themselves. donald, trump of, course will not be there. we are digging into that. the chaos on capitol hill with my political panel is mixing things up. i have two republicans who know their way around the hill and election campaigns. i want you all to tell me what's going on. matthew bartlett, a republican strategist and former trump state department appointee at msnbc political analyst. a former house speaker paul ryan's former chief communication adviser. a former house guru on the hill. okay, first of all, let me get your thoughts on the polls today. the nbc news poll thatt through. there is that abc news washington post poll that has been deemed an outlier by the washington post.

abc news, we talked about, it was a regular poll before we were chatting. you said the outlier polls matter. >> it shows donald trump won by ten points. that's shocking. it's different than what we've seen. the more data we, have the better. i think you have to look at both polls out. it's a very serious problem for joe biden. the best thing you can probably stay coming out, it's a long time until the election. the fundamental issues that usually decide elections, the economy, how people are feeling, those are core issues that tend to every election, even one is donald trump. those things tend to matter. joe biden is pulling poorly. it's always going to be an, issue the age issue. if you're joe biden, you're going to be much more worried about the substantive issues that people care about. how do you feel? people are not feeling well. >> matthew, what do you think? >> this is a fire alarm, and an alarm clock bell really off whether it's here in d.c. across the country. we looked at polls. the polls come out. there seems to be a trend. it's going to be a tight election. we all know this is not a national election.

these are state by state elections and contests. i know there is data that says donald trump is going to continue to have a hard time breaking through. make no mistake, this is going to be a very very close election. it was in 2016 when donald trump won by less than 70,000 votes in swing states. it was in 2020 in the midst of covid when donald trump lost by less than 30,000 votes in swing states and we should be prepared to have a very divided and bitter close election. >> i think the general election is going to be close. it doesn't seem close at all is the primary. you spent some time listening to the candidates on the trail. you love all the candidates out there. after donald trump, you got governor desantis and then former ambassador nikki haley. the numbers are low. so, what is going on here? is there anything that fits the baits on -- >> based on the first, one it's hard to see how that happens. i will say that in the first

debate, they largely gave donald trump a pass. it feels like we are trending toward the debates and the campaigns being a bit of a silly show. everybody understands where this is headed. however, this is probably the last chance they have. they need to make it imperative for donald trump to show up to the next debate. if donald trump gets through one more debate and doesn't pay any price for, it feels no need to show up to the next, one it's over. i think it's already over. they need it. this is the last chance. and i get gets riskier at this point. the risk and reward is a little different now when he is so far ahead. is it worth trying to drive up your negatives like chris christie? >> why is he in the race? i don't understand why the republican candidates, at least get get competitive. >> simone, you're right. i've been up in new hampshire and from new hampshire and i've seen different cycles. sometimes you feel like people are running not for the president but from the president right now. it is surprising. you mentioned, we are talking donald trump has been in the psyche of the republican voter

for eight years. i talked with one your colleagues, jonathan, allen earlier in the year. the republican party used to be the party -- who do you want to have a beer with? i want to have a beer w. bush. right, now it's who will break a beer bottle over the opponents head. right now, that's donald trump. >> oh, goodness. that doesn't make me feel good. something else that is concerning myself and lots of folks out there, your former workplace, congress. brandon, okay, the shutdown is looming. speaker mccarthy seems to not have control. he is projecting optimism as a speaker should. what is going on here? a small number of republicans seem to be holding speaker mccarthy hostage. why does he not just stick it to that small number and say we are working with the democrats and show them who is in charge. >> they are threatening his job in a way that we've ever -- obviously, there have been tensions between the freedom caucus and speakers going back three speakers now. this is very different. they are outwardly saying that if you bring up the bill that

you have to pass with democrats, we are going to take your job away. it's insane. you have to work with democrats. the senate is controlled by democrats. they are setting the standard, it tells me when you set a standard that there is no way a speaker can meet, it's all about trying to take him out. i don't know it will be successful. there is such a small majority that only a handful of members can do that. so, mccarthy is trying to show the rest of him he's doing everything he possibly can to make them happy, ultimately. they can't beat that test. he will move on and they will fund the government. he needs to show that he's done everything he possibly can first. >> this morning, the headline of speaker mccarthy's hometown paper reads speaker mccarthy is giving hard right republicans what they want. it never seems to be enough. matthew, will it ever be enough? how in the heck did matt gaetz become a freaking ringleader here. >> listen, it's very hard to govern, we have a divided country and congress.

it looks like we even have a divided party. the speaker seemed to be speaking hard. i've seen him at julie tsirkin just a few moments ago talking about how he's trying to avoid a shutdown that's proving to be a very difficult thing right now. the clock is running. we will see what happens. matt gaetz, it's unclear if he's making any friends in congress or if this will help him down in florida if he ever tries to run for governor. >> i will note the attorney general is quite popular, i think they know something about matt gaetz. before we go, okay, former president -- kathy houses in, she was on cbs this morning today. i want to play these comments. she said that she still a republican but added her coming out and speaking out is about 2024. take a listen. >> i'd like to make it clear i would not back the former president of the united states. he is dangerous for the country. he is willing and has shown time and time again willingness

to proliferate lies and to vulnerable american people so he can stay in power. to me, that's the most un-american thing you can do. >> so, brandon. cassidy hutchinson seems to have exhibited more courage and forthright fullness than many -- the majority of folks in the republican party apparatus in this country. why is what she decided so hard for so many people to do? >> they rely on donald trump for their livelihood and their place in politics. that's the story of a lot of people. i think what she said is really important and powerful. there's a lot of people who said similar things and it's worth noting. the most important thing for all of this is the january six, -- they could and should be a central issue in this election. with the legal challenges the former president is facing, we know that joe biden has taken a step back and has not wanted to engage in it.

it is a risky proposition. that was one of the darkest days in american history. if you can't wrap that around his neck and make him have to answer for that, with the general election voters who decide elections, i think it will be a missed opportunity, her bringing that to the forefront is great. we need to have that conversation. i think the president needs to be willing to engage on it himself. >> you have the last word, matthew. >> listen, i fully agree. i was a trump appointee on the state department. i resigned generally sixth. i thought it was a disgraceful day. being out there in america, i'm not sure they recognize january 6th for what it was, more importantly, what the charges are against the former president. this is not saying i believe i won the election. this is not a first amendment issue. this is not even a notion of inciting a riot. this is a notion of saying, no, these are my delegates, i'm going to install them to keep me in power. these are serious charges. very serious matters. i do wish there was much more of an objective, whether it's absent or the justice department, some sort of entity that makes it clear to the american public exactly

precisely what these charges are. >> that's supposed to be the media apparatus, four out of time. that's a conversation for another day. brandon but, matthew -- thank you for coming in. i appreciate you breaking it wn. tomorrow, rachel maddow sits down with cassidy hutchinson for her first live television interview since serving as a key witness in the january six hearings. that's tomorrow at nine pm eastern on the rachel maddow so only on msnbc. of, next elko any, where the hollywood writers and studios say they're making major progress in negotiations after 145 days of striking. sources tell nbc news they're still at least one major sticking point, we're going to get into what that is and hear from a screenwriter about why it's a critical issue. critical issue. (jason) sean! do you mean this one - the one with titanium? switch to verizon, you can trade in any iphone, and get the new iphone 15 pro on them. (vo) trade in any iphone in any condition for a new iphone 15 pro on us. only on verizon. i have moderate to severe crohn's disease.

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writers guild has been on the picket line. there is new hope for an end to the strike aft a week of long meetings and some including the studio heads. the deadline is reporting the alliance of, amptp gave the ers guild what they are calling their best and final offer. they did this on ay. the union's lawyers are reviewing. it they couldespond at any time. the hang-up has reportedly -- over artificial intelligence. that's according to nbc news. the rioters are also pushing

for improvements to residual payments in the streaming era, increased contributions to pensions and health benefits among other things. a reminder, amptp wreck -- 's including nbc universal, the parent company of nbc news. screenwriter michelle amor joins me now. a professor and a member of the writers guild of america west. okay, michelle, thank you for being here. you have been striking for nearly five months. and i want folks to understand, you're a professor and a screenwriter. you had recently sold a project to cbs. so, can you just lay out what toll this has taken on both yourself and your colleagues? >> yes, first of all, thank you for having me. i really appreciate being here today. first of all, rioters in this industry, we earn money when we are working. when we are not working, we are not earning money.

i think a lot of people get confused, they look at the amounts, our minimum's are published. you can go online and see rioters make this much. the fact, is a lot of rioters are not employed, they're trying to get jobs on shows, trying to sell screenplays and such. the toll is great. i know people that have lost their apartments, they are considering selling their homes because they can't continue like this. that said, we all are very confident in our union in fighting for what we believe is rightfully ours. we are not asking for handouts, we are asking to be compensated for work we do. >> what have you heard from the wga about this best and final offer from the studios. >> that's the funny thing, that information came through the media through deadline and pretty much unless the negotiating committee tells us

it's a good, deal it's not a good deal to us until they tell us our fate is in our committee. it's in our union and the negotiating committee. i'll be honest, a lot of us laugh data that last night. beside it a little bit. we know that's also the same group of people that you all reported just recently said, you know, they hope that we lost our homes and our apartments. so, we can't take what they say until we hear from the union. let me be clear, it's only final if we are told it's final. >> so, rachel, can you just explain to folks why the artificial intelligence piece is so important to the riders out there. this is one of the reportedly sticking points. >> look at it like this, when we are writing, we are creating stories that come from our real experience based on things that we have gone through,

excitement, joyce. you mentioned for example the show at cbs. it's based on -- chicago. it incorporates family. i can't do that because i don't have -- the other issue we know is copyright. a eyes can't be copyrighted. the material from a.i.. it's this idea of using rioters to come behind an a.i. to then basically make it where it could be protected, because a supreme court recently ruled that if it's a.i. it's not a material that can be cooperated. this industry of course makes all of its money on copyrights. and that's the biggest thing. we can't replace us in the creative sense, it's this sense of wanting to possibly use us to be able to do it. the truth, is a, it's artificial intelligence. it's using everybody else's screenplays to tell a story instead of hiring rioters to tell the stories.

i just want to say this as a black woman as a black writer. it's stuck in our faces. we've been fighting so long to be heard. we are finally seeing progress, especially since george floyd, the co-chair of the committee for eight years up until last year, we wrote a letter that went viral. we talked about having a voice and then to get a voice and then to have the voice taken away by a computer is very insulting to all of us and all the writers of color. the women in the lgbtq unity of rioters. we are fighting hard to be heard, right? >> and seen. >> and, seen. >> a computer comes in, we can tell the story. it's like, what? no, you can't. >> i am not trusting the computer to tell my story, michelle amor, you and your fellow rioters, you have been on strike, you've been making sacrifices. i appreciate your time today, thank you. >> thank, you thank you so much. >> up next, folks, the last

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i think it can wait a little investment. former congresswoman and current state senate candidate, debbie mucarsel-powell has a few thoughts on this as well. welcome to you, congresswoman. okay, can you just first tell us, what do you think has changed among voters between last year's republican blowout and the upcoming 2024 election? >> good afternoon, simone, thank you for having me. let me start off by saying, florida is not a red state. this is a voter suppressed and gerrymandered state. that's why you saw that anomaly in 2020. do let me tell you just a little bit about why i know that it's going to be different in 2024. look, i'm a latina, rick scott has never faced a militant dina running against him in this election. i know exactly how to communicate with my community. he's never run in a presidential year. we know that voters turnout in presidential elections. one thing that i think is important for the viewers to know is that we are going to

have abortion rights on the ballot. we're going to have a ballot initiative that will protect a woman's right to choose. and that's something that's really motivating women and men across all political affiliations. if you remember, governor desantis signed the most extreme abortion ban, a six-week abortion ban, most floridians over 75% of them are against this ban. rick scott proudly came out to support the most extreme ban on abortion. i feel very confident that this is a new year. i need everyone who's watching to go to my website and support this campaign, debbie for florida.com. we're going to beat rick scott in 2024. >> congresswoman, i'm very interested about your answer on abortion. some of the national pundits and politicos would say this is not a motivating issue in florida. you say that is the opposite of what you're seeing. you believe it's of -- it will help poster you at the ballot box. >> absolutely, everyone i've

been talking to all over the state, whether i'm in southern florida are here in miami orlando, or northern florida, this is an issue that's motivating a mothers like myself. i have two daughters, symone. i refuse to allow them to grow up with fewer rights than i had coming from the home country of ecuador. my mother brought me here to give us opportunities that we wouldn't have in south america. because of those opportunities, i was the first south american to ever be elected to serve in congress. those opportunities are disappearing, especially for women here in our state. this is a civil rights issue. this is about freedom. this is about protecting a woman's privacy to make her own reproductive health care choices between herself, her family, and her faith. i assure you, most learned eons have rejected this initiative. i have friends who are republican who are absolutely vote to protect women's right to choose. >> i want to get you to weigh in on your states education

policy. it has been the subject of national news. there's a study from the american association of university professors, it found that nearly half of florida professors say they plan to seek employment in another state before this year's out. 85% said they would not recommend a colleague began teaching in florida. how would you use a senate seat to prepare the damage, these numbers are staggering. >> simone, before i went to congress, i worked at fiu here, for many years. i have deep relationships with faculty members and students across the spectrum. this is an issue that is concerning. they are receiving funding cuts so universities don't teach gender studies. it's creating a brain dump and our state at a brain drain for a lot of those faculty members that are trying to leave the

state. they elect someone like myself who understands the needs of education, we need to invest in our students, we need to invest in an education system that's going to prepare our students for the challenges that we face ahead. including climate change and a global economy and a destabilizing balance of power, as we see the war in russia against ukraine. i mean, there are a lot of issues we need to focus. on what's happening here is the most extreme republicans, including rick scott are citing with private companies that are trying to use the education culture war for self enrichment. if you dig deep, there is a movement there that's trying to control education so they can make money off of it. we need to go to the place where we have balance and where we protect freedom of speech, when we stop censoring and banning books, and we invest in our students. >> former congresswoman debbie mucarsel-powell, senate candidate in florida. i appreciate your time this afternoon. >> thank, you symone. >> up next, folks.

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i'm very excited to see you all. i'm a big fan. you have mastered the tiktok algorithm. you popped up -- you are building a brand. you have done things for chipotle, google, every step -- bobby, you said, quotwe are not steamer, we don't know about marketing. we are just trying things. talk to me about your experiences with trying things and figure out what works for you. >> ever since we started to do social media, it's been important for our career. we started being very serious about two years ago. we're going to post every day until something pops off. we try different content ideas from back bands to running and bicycles and everything. we were trying stuff. no one told us to run. >> i was going to ask, where did the running come from?

>> one of these days we are trying stuff out. i wanted to do bikes at first. we didn't have bikes. i was like, some sort of motion and movement. let's try to run. i hate running. [laughter] >> she's always hated running. >> you have everybody running. you can't go on to tiktok without somebody running through. you all have done brandiose. you are swimming in brandiose. they partner with you for your official u.s. video, you shot a commercial for pizza hut. how is it feel to be living in the manifestation of your dreams? >> absolutely crazy. when we wrote that lie, and we didn't have a brand deal. >> zip. >> now the brandiose are just coming. >> we are swimming in them. [laughter] >> how long have youtube been together? >> for years. >> how did you? meet >> music school. >> he met the first day of

music school. >> it was my first day. >> it was my first month. we loved each other, it was from a distance, we are both shy and introverted and don't make the first moves in friendships. one day she showed me her music, i was like this is so good. >> i was like, bobby, let's do this together. >> you are doing it together. the chemistry is undeniable, you are like sisters. and now you're all just lyrically empowering people all over the country, women staying true themselves. missy elliott is a fan. she joined the re-mix of you wish. what does it feel like to have a cosign from the g.o.a.t., missy elliott. >> a fever dream. every time someone says, it i get chills. i literally got chills. it's missy elliott, the icon of our, lives it's a dream, from the moment we started we talked about our love for messi and

how inspired we have been by her. >> you remind me of missy. when she first came on the scene, she wasn't trying to conform to what all the other girls were during. she was herself and was out of the box. she was afrofuturism. that's what you're giving me as well. >> we love that. her cosigning gives us more fuel to continue to be ourselves and whatever comes out as. >> i would like to believe you are all in this because you want to come talk to me. you are on tour with janelle monáe. how has the tour been? this is your 17th stop? >> something like that. our first tour ever. it's been amazing. it's a dream. >> everyone else in the industry was telling us that we would hate during. it's not as glamorous it seems. we love performing. to get to perform this much, it's a dream. all around the country in canada, wow. >> it's amazing, do you have any new music coming soon? >> we do, yes.

>> when can we expect it? >> tuesday, we have a song called b, i'm a star, -- >> be with a star, i'm a star. that's tuesday. -- okay, all right. bobby, flyana boss, bank you for coming in. keep running. >> thank you, -- >> thank you at home for watching symone on this sunday. i'm simone sanders towns. and you can catch me right here on msnbc weekends at four pm eastern and anytime on peacock. you can find us on instagram, the for the site formally known as twitter, tiktok. don't go anywhere. of course politics with the great reverend al sharpton is on after a very short break. very short break. (sean) i wish for the amazing new iphone 15 pro! (jason) sean! do you mean this one - the one with titanium? switch to verizon, you can trade in any iphone,

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