woman: i'm going to support harry reid. woman 2: senator paul laxalt will be retiring at the end of this term. laxalt: i've done my political bit, and that's it for me. [lively tune playing] reid: i've ner taken my good fortune for granted. there's one other thing i've never taken for granted, and that's you. [rousing music pla] tom brokaw: there were enough voteto bring about a fundamental shift of power in washington. in nevada, congressman harry reid was a giant killer, winning the senate seat of president reagan's close friend, paul laxalt, now retired. christensen: it's election night, harry reid has won the senate seat. big celebration, lots of reporters around, microphones getting stuck in his face. one reporter asks him, "what's the most important thing you're going to work on?" reid: i said, "water." now, frankly, at that time, i didn't know what i was talking about. man: from a staff perspective, one of the things i really appreciated about him is his sort of decisiveness. he would make a decision, and then you wou

senator harry reid. what's your strongest argument to keeping nuclear waste out of nevada? reid: how are you gonna get it here? we had 400,000 truck accidents last year. 14,000 of those dealt with hazardous materials. we had 2,100 train wrecks last year. over 1,000 of those dealt with hazardous materials. this is an accident waiting to happen. man: and they say most americans will join the opposition once they see the web of highways and railroads for transporting the waste from 131 sites in 45 states. chisholm: in order to mo the radioaive waste to yucca mountain for long-term storage, one of the proposed approaches was to move it by rail car, particularly through an area called garden valley... at the heart of one of the remotest parts of the great basin. baca: it would have permanently altered that landscape. you have these beautiful mountain ranges that encircle this massive basin that was once a giant inland sea. it really takes you back in time. it shows you some of the most essential parts of nevada. reid: part of that wonderful place is a man who's a famous, famous,

man: we have both of our united states senators, harry reid and john ensign wi us. reid: i didn't know they were gonna be here. i'm ready to leave. aren't you? [laughter] lopez: i was with setor ensign for 14 years. he was a very pragmatic republican senator. ensign: the usda can certify... reid: john ensign was a conservative republican, but our relationship in the senate was just terrific. i never had anyone to work with in the senate that was more reasonable and prmatic than john ensign. ensign and i had a deal. if you have a problem with anything going on in my staff, you call me. i would do the same with him. and as a result of that, our staffs knew that they were to work together. lopez: they brought me in the room with the top staffers from each office. we were told that "you will wo together. you will not disparage each other. the staffs cannot say anything bad about each other, and if you do, you will get fired. regardless of whatever differences we have, we are gonna work together for the benefit of the state of nevada." and that set the whole tone, and tha

tsa recently named the las vegas harry reid international airport as its airport of the year for large airports. i'm really proud of this designation and the wonderful work that tsa and las are doing for relaunching innovation checkpoint making las vegas he only checkpoint in the country featuring the latest upgrades you've been speaking about an aviation security, technology. we will improve security, passenger screening, carrying out trials and integrated uvc light sanitation system. but we thrive at harry reid airport because of our workers and it's so essential workforce have the resources they need to develop these technologies to keep americans safe. it's why i'm a cosponsor for the rights for tsa workforce act. this would grant tsa workers the same rights and protections that are granted to most federal employees. so again, mr. administrator, could you talk about what resources the tsa workforce may need from congress to be sure they are safe and protected as well? >> thanks, senator. resources we would need, one is put into two categories. one is to achieve equity. that resourc

first it was harry reid got rid of the filibuster just for lower court judges.ow this. maybe even kyrsten sinema can andmanchin are saying enough, we not going further with this, because it will backfire eventually as seen with mitch mcconnell. >> i'm happy you mentioned harry reid. from a pro life conservative perspective i think someone should be erecting monuments to honor ruth bader ginsburg and harry reid. on a more serious note, the timing is really just come call. it's happening -- comical. all the polls are indicating republicans will retake the house and in all likelihood the senate come november. so i mean, who knows what could go wrong from a democratic perspective here. what you're really seeing from president joe biden, you're seeing s flailing antics and hysteria from a president who is throwing mud at the wall, trying to see what sticks. it's rocking a roughly negative 19 and-a-half, negative 20 job approval rating. this is a historic abomination. he's trying to rally democratic voters to his side come this fall. joe manchin and kyrsten sinema wil

schumer and mansion did not get along with harry reid. schumer was a big plus. the big moment in december when mansion walked away from build back better, a huge embarrassment for the president and for schumer. the moment early this year when mansion refused to move on the filibuster. that was a big embarrassment again for schumer. but mansion put out a statement, i'm not walking away from the tae. chuck says i am but i'm not. they kept talking and senator schumer said on july 18, mansion reached out to him after he announced the deal had fallen apart and set i want to keep talking. they were able to come up with a deal this week. geoff: this marks the most substantial effort to tackle climate change by the federal government in recent history. reduce carbon emissions by roughl40% by 2030. it's not quite what president biden set out to do but is it close enough for this white house? laura: the white house is saying this is the most historic climate change legislation that has been passed to date. yes, biden definitely supports this. the president highlighted the

that goes back to harry reid when the obama judgeships were not being approved.ow anyway. what do you say to that? >> i think that you brought up senator reid. when he did that in 2013, we warned him that he's going to regret it. if democrats are in a minority after the next election, they're going to regret that they changed the filibuster. so if it ain't broke, don't fix it. the other thing is that if you start doing it just for abortion, that is a slippery slope and pretty soon you're not going to have any 60 vote requirement at and all it will be partisan. people want cooperation in their government. the lack of political cooperation is what is hurting the credibility of the congress of the united states and the federal government generally. >> neil: senator, while i have you, i don't know how yes focused on the january 6th hearings. we might be getting evidence that it's putting a dent in some support for donald trump if he should entertain a run for office again. you think that is hurting him? >> i think it's a little too early to tell that yet. ed i think

remember back in 2013, mitch mcconnell warned harry reid, if you nuke the filibuster, for most judicialthink. it was four years later that mcconnell then took it one step further and was able to confirm supreme court justices based on, i think, the permission structure harry reid had given him. so if democrats right now, with joe biden's recommendation, seize this opportunity to blow up the filibuster, what are they going to do when republicans win back the senate and possibly the presidency? i think maybe they should think so i understand why joe biden feels the need to do this, to say this, for the base heading into the midterms, but i think it is a horrible idea for everybody, including democrats. >> that's certainly the dilemma democrats face, worried what could happen next, if republicans seize control, but what could be more important than voting rights or abortion rights? we were talking about the bind the democrats are in. what, in your estimation, should say, president biden but also chuck schumer and those on capitol hill, how should they navigate this? >> stop putting up vote

harry reid goes on the floor of the senate during the 2012 rates when it appears that mitt romney might obama and lied, knowingly lies and says mitt romney has not paid taxes in ten years. years later he admitted that he lied, and when he was asked about it, he said, well, they didn't win, did they? whatever it takes. the ends justifies the means. >> sean: sad state of affairs. something happens, they will have blood on their hands, and you know what? we already dodged one assassination plot, so you would think they would be less reckless, more responsible, but you know, i guess i ask too much. larry, thank you. gregg, thank you. when we come back, you won't believe what radical soft on crime the l.a. d.a. did this time worried even as crime is surging in his city. we will check in with lawrence jones and leo 2.0 terrell straight ahead. i was injured in a car crash. i had no idea how much my case was worth. i called the barnes firm. when a truck hit my son, i had so many questions about his case. i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. your case is often worth mo

she learned from the person -- she taught harry reid how to raise money.dam laxalt is a terrible candidate. he's an imaginative. the biggest proponent of the big lie in this state. all he could talk about as woke leftist, whatever is the latest issue that will get among tucker carlson's show. but that shows where we are today, simone, that a guy like adam laxalt was a terrible candidate and within the margin of error in a lot of the polls out here. >> i think that terrible candidates for my republican friends, this cycle in the senate is a pattern here. let's go to georgia. democratic senator raphael warnock is going to face off against the republican nominee for senate -- i don't think the republicans brought their best here for this race so tell us what we should know about the state of the race and about the voters in the south more broadly. >> the message on that senate race, particularly from senator warnock has been that herschel walker, who is a very popular all-important figure in football in the state is not exactly ready or prepared to serve in t

. -- joe manchin did not get along with harry reid. schumer was a big plus for him. had the big moment in december when joe manchin walked away from build back better, that was a huge embarrassment for the president and schumer. you had a big moment early in this year when joe manchin refused to move on the filibuster. that was a big embarrassment again for schumer. again, it looked like a couple wes ago that these talks were going to break down. manchin kept saying to me and some other reporters, i'm not walking away from the table. chuck says i am, but i'm not. they kept talking. senator schumer said, on july 18, joe manchin reached out to him after announcing the deal had fallen apart and sai i want to keep talking. they were able to come up with a deal this week. >> this agreement marks the most substantial effort to tackle climate change by the federal government in recent history. reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030. it is not quite would president biden set out to do, but is that close enough for this white house? >> this white house is saying this

august of 1994 in los angeles, harry reid wrote the following "the federal government has been grossly irresponsible in its neglect of mounting immigration problems, even as these problems place unbearable burdens on states like california. it is her credible that states have reached a point where the only avenue they have for justice is the courts." two years after he brought that, congress actually stepped up and did their job. they issued something that tightened immigration. 19 years after he wrote this, in 2013, 82% of every illegal migrant entering the united states was detained. not the 100% standard congress set, but pretty darn close. the law was enforced. i have no doubt, depending on the will of the american people, that we can get back to a point like that. >> on that upbeat note, we will end this today. thank you to all the speakers. thanks to all of you for coming in. we will have a video of this if you want to tune in later and a transcript on our website at cis.org. go there. you can sign up for email lists. you can subscribe to our podcasts as well. thank you, gentleme

and expectations were that we could make obama and harry reid do what we wanted. the political reality for biden is his voters are going into november right now with a real lack of enthusiasm and his party going into 2024 should he decide to run is not enthusiastic about him now. t it's a real political problem for him. >> the president was asked in madrid if he was the right person to lead this democratic energy. this is what he said. >> i'm the only president they got, and i feel extremely strongly that i'm going to do everything in my power which i legally can do in terms of executive orders as well as push the congress and the public. if the polling data is correct and you think this decision by the court was an outrage or a significant mistake, vote, show up and vote. vote in the off year, and vote, vote, vote. >> now, there were eight weeks between the draft of the decision leak and then the publishing of it. if there were executive orders maybe that could have been written and put in a drawer at some point. how is the white house responding to this pressure

but we thrive, at harry reid airport because of the workers.it's so essential that our workforce has the resources they need to develop those technologies to keep americans safe. it's why i'm cosponsored for the rights for tsa workforce act. this would grant tsa workers the same rights and protections that are granted to most federal employees. again, mister administrator, could you talk about what resources the tsa workforces may need from congress to be sure that they are safe and protected as well? >> thank you, senator, resources we need, i'll put it into two categories. one to achieve pay equity. that resourcing is in the order of eight and $72 million in fiscal 23, annualized in fiscal 24 to about one point 52 billion, which is very close to the number that senator markey raised with respect to the passenger feed diversion to deficit reduction. that's the most significant issue for us in our budget, byron. that's to make sure that we get pay equity for our workforce. the second is, to allow a different collective bargaining, which i suppo

but i'm just wondering, this all goes back to harry reid blowing it up when republicans were blockingpicks and, of course, it was blown up again by mitch mcconnell, essentially blowing it up to allow are for supreme court justice picks. where is this going here? >> yeah, this is not the first pretext that we've heard democrats use, you know? it was voting rights, it was gun control, now we're talking about abortion. but the fact of the matter is they just don't have the votes to change filibuster. there are still 2, at least 2, moderate democratic senators, joe manchin and kyrsten sinema, who are against changing the filibuster. but i think there's is sort of an unspoken understanding that they speak for a number of other more institutionalist democrats whose constituencies are a afraid to go there themselves but who don't necessarily want to change filibuster rules for, you know, in the heat of of the moment over a political issue like this. so i think manchin and sinema could be speaking for a broader group of democrats because you don't really hear serious conversations in actual c

. >> ask harry reid how that works out.nald trump is one. george w. bush is one. >> and you know who warned him at the time mitch mcconnell set -- i would advise you not to do this. but that's what's happening. we're also talking about 2020 -- excuse me, 2024 already. and i mean it's delicious to talk about, they are already talking about the possible primary of joe biden. it's a bit it came on the scene that you might recognize, this is hillary clinton out on a book tour. watch this. >> it if he decides to run he's a sitting president. look, i would endorse our sitting president. of course. it's a silly question. let's go to the person most likely to win, joe biden beat him in a huge landslide victory in the popular vote. i think that says a lot. >> without the key issue with there was let's go the person most likely to win. in the last few weeks democrats started anonymously but now her full throat of the shouting that they don't think joe biden should win again. >> mike: aren't they generally worried about that exactly t

harris as well. stay with m. asam d special coverage as well at nice dinner six hearing. rachel maddow core joy reidlawrence o'donnell, and stephanie ruhle kicking it off at 7:00 eastern time right here on msnbc and on peacock. we will be right back. right ba. saw clear or almost-clear skin while some saw up to 100% clear skin. plus, they felt fast itch relief some as early as 2 days. that's rinvoq relief. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. rious inctions and blood clots, some fatal, cancers including lymphoma and skin cancer, death, heart attack, stroke, and tears in the stomach or intestines occurred. people 50 and older with at least one heart disease risk factor have higher risks. don't take if allergic to rinvoq, as serious reactions can occur. tell your doctor if you are or may become pregnant. disrupt the itch and rash of eczema. talk to your doctor about rinvoq. learn how abbvie can help you save. will will wil >>> good afternoon right now we are standing by for a white house briefing an hour from now

president kamala harris is in indiana urging democrats to fight back as the legislature begins a special session to take away reproductive rights. good evening. i'm jason johnson in tonight for joy reid won't see the january 6th committee again until fall in september. there's another shocking preview of why the enpresident was dogmatically opposed to speaking to his supporters who were ransacking the capitol. in the previously unseen video seen today by committee member elaine luria we see testimony from the closest aides and confidant the days after the attack. it's other that president trump refused recommendations that he repudiate in the strongest terms those who lay siege to the capitol. >> i thought we should give a statement on the 7th, and obviously move forward on transition. >> i sat with her and i spoke to miller about trying to put together some draft remarks for jan 7 that we were going to present to the president. >> in my view, he needed to express very clearly that the people who made the violent acts, went into the capitol and did what they did and should be prosecuted and should be arrested. >> it looks like here that he crossed out that he was directing the depart