. >> i learned chuck todd is like the mario andretti of nbc. every time he gets near joe biden's house, he slams on the accelerate. >> keep going. >> apparently a full solar eclipse in tennessee today. >> that's true. good point. >> they really should change that studio background. >> and madeleine albright, what did you learn today? >> as i listened, i learned that joe really does listen to other media. >> oh. >> i do. >> and sees the negative impact have on his party. >> five out of six, baby. mika, it's way too early, what time? ? >> it's time for the "the daily rundown" with chuck todd. have a great day. >> the pressure cooker, president obama tries to turn up the heat on congress again. this time it's because there are just days left before those automatic spending cuts kick in. will a public push help the deal come together or just make everybody dig in their heels? meanwhile, the dynamic debt dee owe the simpson-bowles, they have a revised blueprint for a deal they say will cost $1 trillion more than it would in 2010. they're going to be