i yield to senator manchin. mr. manchin: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. manchin: i want to thank my colleague from ohio, senator brown, senator stabenow, senator casey, all those who feel strongly as we do and have constituents in our state who helped build this country to what it is today and deserve the respect we give them and also the hard fight that we will make sure we do for them. we're here to bring attention to the issue of the american workers' pension. i want to thank you for allowing me to speak today in the ever-present issue that our retired workers face in the issue of their pensions. i come to the floor today to speak on behalf of some of america's hardest workers. it has been 285 days, 285 days since i introduced the american miners act which would protect miners' pension from becoming collateral during coal mine bankruptcies. this is something that should have been done. it's been on leader mcconnell's desk for quite some time. we could have taken care of this a few years ago. we

joe manchin is obviously taken. >> you have no problems with manchin? >> i do.g again. even to bernie sander's he did sweep vest virginia. >> he did, it's a smaller democratic electorate these days. >> everyone in walk understands the situation joe manchin is in, in west virginia. i think bernie sanders is the only person who would take a swipe at him there. you know, who thinks that's good politics for everybody. or can't absorb it and do what's good for the party. >> by the way, he's probably right. if he were running in the democratic primary, bernie sanders, that might be maybe. so, hill, adrian, brendan, thank you all. we can't say good-bye one more time without saying congratulations to the washington nationals. the first world series championship in 95 years. so it was a very good day all around the "meet the press" offices today. congrats, it got everybody free lunch. we'll be back with more "meet the press daily." ari "the beat" starts now. you have been working all day. >> the series, congratulations to you all in the whole city. >> we are happy to be

to speak about it definitely is making a play for the joe manchin's of the world.hat he supported hillary in 2016 and then before his reelection in 2018 disavow that and said he regretted supporting hillary clinton. he knows, manchin does, that the mainstream democratic party is now out of the mainstream especially in his state. at the toxic brand and if it's warren or bernie certainly, there is no chance that manchin is going to endorse them because he understands what's at play in on stage. >> we saw the situation with money, we heard reports of kamala harris running out of funds at this point camara grew quickly guy i am going to come back to you just her quick thoughts on that. >> i think she is cooked, she has doubled down in the state of iowa, she's in the low single digits, she is unable to raise money it's pretty breathtaking failure to watch her campaign imploded. >> i wonder where those votes will go, we will keep watching it. my friend ed henry onset, come back any time. thank you all for watching it's been a very busy hour as we are covering the reactio

one of them is joe manchin.uldn't reach senator sanders but we do have senator manchin after this. most people think of verizon as a reliable phone company. (woman) but to businesses, we're a reliable partner. we keep companies ready for what's next. (man) we weave security into their business. virtualize their operations. (woman) and build ai customer experiences. we also keep them ready for the next big opportunity. like 5g. almost all the fortune 500 partner with us. (woman) when it comes to digital transformation... verizon keeps business ready. ♪ >> neil: all right. when we heard that rates were rising, bernie sanders says yeah, more moderate numbers like joe manchin would support his agenda. we thought we would bounce that off himself. the senator joins us. senator, thanks for taking our time. >> neil: always a pleasure. a lot to talk to you about. indulge me on this, the bernie sanders thing. would you support his agenda? >> absolutely not. bernie and i have had many conversations. bernie brings a lot. ma

you saw those comments from joe manchin earlier about bernie sanders, we also saw the unwillingness of the state of arizona to say she would automatically support the nominee of her party and the 2020 context. there is a lot of concern among democrats about what this will do to their prospects. >> bret: byron, one word to describe the president going forward? is it undeterred? >> undeterred as a good word and confident as another. >> bret: thank you. when we come back, finishing the fight. ♪ cut. liberty mu... line? cut. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. cut. liberty m... am i allowed to riff? what if i come out of the water? liberty biberty... cut. we'll dub it. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ and you'll experience a whole new range of emotions like... of a travel site the relaxing feeling of knowing you're getting the best price. and the magic power of unlocking your room with your phone. i can read minds too. really? book a

senators manchin and brown. they have a modicum to live decently but must we act we hope our republican colleagues will listen to debate and help us move with those struggling to preserve their pensions. as we continue to fulfill our solemn constitutional duty to hold the president, accountable, democrats will not stop putting pressure on the leader and friends in the majority. there are not that many to stop leader mcconnell from making the senate a legislative graveyard to the american people. a major issue that deserves the attention this week and that shows we can again fulfill our constitutional obligations as well as help the american people, one thing we are going to be talking abouthi w this wes president trumps dangerous decision to withdraw from northern syria. the president abruptly announced the united states which has long maintained a presence in syria to root out the isis for terrorists which stand aside as turkey launched a military incursion into the region. for years the global coalition of the

a few moments ago senator romney and senator manchin were -- i ask that we dispense with the quorum callthe presiding officer: without objection. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. president. we just heard senators romney and manchin talking about our nation's economic woes and legislation they're handling on a bipartisan basis. and i think it's always a good positive thing when we can approach our work in a bipartisan way. it's what the american people are expecting us to do. and yesterday in our commerce, science, and transportation committee, we had bipartisanship at work again. we had -- we were carrying out one of the duties we have here in congress, which is to conduct oversight and to make certain that not only the processes of government and the fiscal health of our government are on a firm footing, but also to look at things like consumer protection and public safety. and our hearing yesterday dealt with these deadly and disastrous crashes that had happened with the boeing 737 max. and we know that those crashes occurred and remember that they occurred, one in indonesia and one in e

manchin can be a complete pain in the but and vote against where democrats want him to become that is fine because we are a big tent. we cannot just be one thing. it is important to have people in the party and people like bernie sanders and elizabeth warren and the party because we need that perspective. i think he is a great candidate for west virginia. caller: hi, greta. hankin, i think i heard you said earlier you are not sure how your party would message the three key states. i have an idea, something simple like reagan. are you any better off? on the stump, i hear him say there are 10,000 new manufacturing plants up. where are those? t.0 miles of wall was buil where? guest: thank you. you are hired. it is simple, but it's true. they are saying things, and there is actually doing things. what has actually happened? it is the are you better off than you were four years ago? if the answer is yes, they will likely vote trump. if the answer is no, they will likely vote democratic. who democrats need to go after to win those suburban voters, it is good to be a more targeted message. i

but for joe manchin and jon tester are from more moderate states, that would not play well with theird i'm told they have conveyed that to senate leadership. other democrats were much more liberal places have talked about impeaching for a variety of reasons. so far the pitch from leadership is going to be focused on the ukraine. >> we will proceed under the hospices under which this matter is relevant and that is the intelligence committee. in that timeline relates to how the committee proceeds. >> rudy giuliani is being subpoenaed on ukrainian records. >> i'm weighing the alternatives on -- i will kind of like go through it, get my evidence together. if they let me get some of the evidence that i gather -- >> dow's house intelligence democrat responded that the committee is not a amused. >> we will have to pursue different remedies including contempt as well as other potential avenues. especially about the ukraine. >> capitol hill is pretty empty with almost all lawmakers back in their home districts but it's clearly intense interest on next steps in this probe. >> dana: thank you fo

joining me is democratic senator joe manchin from west virginia. thank you for being with us.rded the purple heart. a decorated veteran. an active duty member of the military will testify today apparently that he was very concerned by what he heard of president trump's pressure on the president of ukraine to investigate joe biden. we've heard in response from allies of the president, including former republican members of congress today questioning the >> it's truly despicable. any time we've had a service member that is serving and then have a war hero such as the gentleman we're speaking about and for someone to trash them because they disagree or basically they think that they're protecting is just wrong. it's just not who we are and it's not how i was raised in west virginia. we don't do that. we honor our veterans and give them all the services that we can and all the accolades basically for putting themselves in harm way. this person has a legitimate concern. that's why they're going through an inquiry. that's why they're going to go to a vote. and they're going to find

manchin: thank you, senator warner. i appreciate the hard fight during the middle of this with me and everyone in this room is in this fight because we have a lot of people's lives at stake. without passing this bill, the u.m.w. pension fund would be insolvent by 2022. and that timeline could be accelerated to within a year if one of the coal companies declares bankruptcy. last night that happened, murray energy filed for bankruptcy. making it the eighth coal company in the past months to do so. it has contributed 90% of the money going into the pension fund annually. it will become insolvent even faster and they're telling me by this time next year there will have to be cuts drastically to people's pension checks if not eliminated. most of those checks, madam president, i would remind everybody watching and listening that are $600 or less. and most of them are for widows. where their husbands have passed away and they still depend on that for their basic necessities of life. once the mine worker pension fund becomes in

senators mitt romney and joe manchin are behind it. as the second hour of "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning welcome to "squawk box" right here on cnbc i'm andrew ross sorkin along with becky quick and joe kernen. welcome to our new set on the ground here in beautiful -- a little bit rainy time square this morning, guys >> we're back with the world. >> we're back with a roundtable where we can actually have a real discussion. no ping pong i get to look at. >> joe: right in the eyes. >> both of us. >> becky doesn't have to do the umpire/referee situation >> maybe when we'll see each other's reactions we'll be more empathetic. >> ha! >> the feeling. >> i know you both too well. >> can i ask you a question? >> you can ask me many questions. >> this is time square out here. >> it is. >> is "the new york times" doing all of this construction what is this when is that going to be gone? >> they're hoping by the end of the year they're putting in safety -- you know those big things-- >> the ballasts for -- >> so that -- that's it.

democratic senator joe manchin of west virginia.leading it. a lot of people wanted her to move faster on it, but what's your take on the directions the taking right now. >> you know, mika, i have my staff look back at the history of impeachments and how these things unfolded, and gathering of information, what they've been doing. that's been done historically. when you look back at nixon, at clinton. there's been a time lapse when they start getting information in the inquiry before they went to a formal vote on impeachment. and basically, a constitution gives the house the sole power during the impeachment process. so it looks like everything is pretty much what's been done in the past and nothing seems to be different there, but i understand, it's a different atmosphere that we live in today. >> it certainly is. and actually, let's talk about that atmosphere, especially as we are going to be hearing testimony today from a national security council member as well as a man who is serving right now, in the united states of america, v

we are not able to get bernie sanders but we were able to get joe manchin.rnie sanders presented it. after this. car like i treat mine. adp helps airtech automotive streamline payroll and hr, so welby torres can achieve what he's working for. neil: a lot to talk to you about if you indulge me on this bernie sanders thing, would you support his agenda? >> absolutely not. it's not practical where i come from. bernie keeps saying medicare for all. i said bernie, we can't even pay for medicare for some. i said right now, the trust fund is going to go broke by 2026 and these are people who paid into it and earned it. now you want to expand it. what happens. it doesn't make sense at all. neil: all right. joe manchin, west virginia democrat, i think saying about bernie sanders that dog don't hunt. really horrible impression, isn't it. what he's referring to is the fact that medicare for all, it's not all it's cracked up to be and we can barely afford what we've got right now. what do you think? >> it's very clear at a price tag of $30 trillion over a ten-year perio

senator manchin just won reelection in a state that donald trump won by over 42 points.e to go home, talk to his constituents, tell them what he was doing for them in washington, telling them why the work he was doing was important, but also why the work at the national level, why the investigation into the russian interference in our elections was important, not as important as making sure he had opioid treatment and healthcare funding -- eric: sorry, we're up against the clock. i'm sorry, that's the problem a lot of times when we do the interviews. jonathan, we appreciate you being here. you know, you got the clock here on cable tv news. they can talk forever. they could filibuster if they want right on the senate floor, but unfortunately in tv land, we can't. >> they do that a lot in the senate. eric: that's for sure. jonathan, thank you. arthel: new messages between boeing pilots revealing that employees knew about safety problems with the boeing 737 max aircraft linked to two deadly crashes. could it result in criminal charges? e talent. employees need more than jus

joe manchin. i think you are right. it would be a candy rock mountain if we could find honest brokers and honest members of our two political parties. i have got to say, think about this, nothing is happening in the u.s. senate. nothing. for 9 months the senate of the senate judiciary committee has not lifted a finger to help this president. he blathers sound bites one side or another for or against the president every week, but has done nothing for the american people, but truth, justice and the american way. he's an embarrassment to the government of this country and its traditions. >> if the senate leadership wanted something done, the committees would be holding hearings. chuck grassley is doing more as former judiciary chairman than the full committee is doing in terms of exposing what's going on. judicial watch is doing more than congress on all of this in terms of getting information out. we know the former ukrainian ambassador had an enemies list that included you. we have the clinton email and state department

new reports that joe manchin and jon tester are worried pelosi and schiff have already damaged the party with their half-baked impeachment probe that is spinning out of control. and it could prove costly in next years elections. for the latest, we turn to chief white house correspondent, john roberts. reporter: the president's outside attorney, rudy giuliani hasn't decided whether to comply with a congressional subpoena for documents. neither has the secretary of state. but mike pompeo was doing his best to keep state department officials away from capitol hill. the secretary of state fired back today against a house demand to depose five current and former state department officials. in a letter to foreign affairs chairman elliott engel. he said the demand could only be understood as an attempt to bully distinguished professionals at the department of state. while posm pay oh didn't say no, he said the subject of your letter may not appear without counsel from the executive branch present. the president demanding to know his or her identity of the whistleblower tweeting why aren't we al

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manchin: mr. president, fellow west virginians, i rise today in strong support in nomination of frank w. volk to be u.s. district court judge for the southern district of west virginia. i want to thank my colleagues in the senate for putting partisanship aside and recognizing the importance of confirming qualified judges to our federal court. frank volk's cloture vote earlier today cleared this body by a 90-0 vote without a single dissenting vote. let me repeat that. 90-0. how many times have we seen that happen in this body? that's a testament to judge volk's judicial experience and stellar record and his qualifications to become a u.s. district court judge. i would also like to acknowledge frank's work in west virginia as a tireless public servant to both our state and the nation. he has conveyed time and time again his love and desire to serve our nation and particularly our great state of west virginia. he has served with honor throughout his career and is willing to step up again to the plate

i believe it was just manchin who said the bill we're working on, we'll name it after the president.at case, there are democrats that are saying president trump, let's play ball. >> that is possible. and he has said at various points during his presidency, especially after mass shootings have taken place, he's sent signals that would suggest that is b possible but when you lock at the actions rather than the words, there is little indication that he's going to decisively defy the national rifle association and move and gunman fakihturers and move in that direction. maybe background check. maybe red flag laws as you suggest. overwhelming numbers of the american people support them. solid majority support an assault weapons ban, but i think the president who appeals to his base is not likely to offend that base in a significant way at this moment. >> thank you, sir. cnbc editor at large. >> coming up, we'll hear from a democratic congressman from the house over sight committees. here's a live look at the dow. down more than 300 points this hour. we're going to take a look at why. wow.

ned, talk to us about the national security earlier today, joe manchin was saying voters at home are not paying attention to a lot of this. why does this matter for terms of national security. >> i think he has it right in his prepared opening statement. this is about more than wrong doing and potentially even illegality. this is a national security concern precisely because ukraine is what he termed a front line state. ukraine is on the border between russia and the west. both literally and metaphorically. ukraine has been a partner of ours ever since it became independent. and it is important that we maintain that partnership and that we work with ukraine to maintain the territorial integrity. but it is broader in many ways. if we allow ukraine to be bullied by russia. if we allow russia to violate the central tenant of international politics that big states cannot bully, we rur the risk of what they will do more prod broadly. there are countries like the baltics that have long tried to defend themselves from russian aggression. our nato allies meaning that if russia was being unki

manchin can be a complete pain in the but and vote against where democrats want him to become that ise because we are a big tent. we cannot just be one thing. it is important to have people in the party and people like bernie sanders and elizabeth warren and the party because we need that perspective. i think he is a great candidate for west virginia. caller: hi, greta. hankin, i think i heard you said earlier you are not sure how your party would message the three key states. i have an idea, something simple like reagan. are you any better off? on the stump, i hear him say there are 10,000 new manufacturing plants up. where are those? t.0 miles of wall was buil where? guest: thank you. you are hired. it is simple, but it's true. they are saying things, and there is actually doing things. what has actually happened? it is the are you better off than you were four years ago? if the answer is yes, they will likely vote trump. if the answer is no, they will likely vote democratic. who democrats need to go after to win those suburban voters, it is good to be a more targeted message. it is

is demanding answers as well, here's what senator joe manchin from west virginia had to say. >> it isespecially if you're a family member and we want to make sure the timelines, how many people are involved, the families are wondering now. these are questions that need answered. >> what would you say to those behind these investigations about the need for you to have some answers, some closure? >> all the families need to hear something. we have waited over a year. we are still waiting for charges to be pressed. still waiting to see what went wrong at the va that this went so far that there were so many victims. >> how confident are you and the fact that there will eventually be some kind of justice in these cases? >> i feel very strongly that there will be justice on the criminal side and we hope there will be justice on the civil side as well. >> again, we are so sorry for your loss and the fact that after the fact you got such startling news about your precious father, one of our decorated vets. we will stay on the case so please keep us up-to-date on your end as well. check out ou

some moderate democrats, it could be about joe manchin in the end. this is all heading toward what we're seeing on the floor of the house, exactly 230 years since the first congress convened in new york. so 230 years and we have only done this three times, and each time we have done it has been a moment of great crisis. it is about the cold war, the fracturing of the congress, a generational shift, a question about power in the 90s, and the rule of law. it treats the office as almost a place of saluabsolutism. that is the drama that we're seeing right now. fundamentally will republicans follow the facts or will they follow their partisan passion? that is the great question. you need 67 senators to remove this president. and you saw yesterday nikki hailey was giving a speech. one of the arguments you will see beyond the process is that you're trying to funullify the election. this is all about the clintons, the bidens, all about obama, you don't want trump as president and this is the means to undo the election. what speaker pelosi, who we're about to

senate, you may have a mitt romney or to vote to impeach the president but you're going to have a joe manchinr doug jones in alabama, democratic senators vote against impeaching the president. we're wasting everybody's time through the process that's brutally unfair and does not represent the best of our government when it comes to looking into wrongdoing. >> harris: ari fleischer, thank you very much. good to see you today. >> thank you, harris. >> harris: is the uproar over president trump's remarks in a tweet yesterday beginning to backfire on democrats? a certain word he used. >> we need to get him out of the oval office as quickly as possible. unfortunately to me the fact that he uses shocking language should not surprise us anymore. it's barely newsworthy. so every veteran can save $2000 a year. (thud) (crash) (grunting) (whistle) play it cool and escape heartburn fast with tums chewy bites cooling sensation. ♪ tum tu-tu-tum tums cooling sensation. i needthat's whenvice foi remembered that my ex-ex- ex-boyfriend actually went to law school, so i called him. he didn't call me back! if yo

here's what senator joe manchin from west virginia had to say. >> the year has been too long especiallya member and we want to make sure that we understood how many people involved, how many families are wondering now. these are all questions we need to answer. >> shannon: melanie, what would you say to those birds who have the need for some closure, some answer? >> i think all the families need to hear something. i mean, we've waited over a yea year. we are still waiting for charges to be pressed. we are still waiting to hear what went wrong at the va that this went this far. >> shannon: how confident are you that there will be justice in some of these cases? >> i feel very strongly that there will be justice. i think there will be justice on the criminal side and we hope there'll be justice on the civil side as well. >> shannon: again, we are so sorry for your loss and after the fact you got such startling news about your precious father, one of our decorated vets. we will stay on the case so keep us updated on your end as well. >> thank you, shannon. >> shannon: check out our midnigh

. >> romney and manchin. not much of a defense for trump there from two prominent senators, one from each party, it would appear. the president is taking some notice. politico is out with this new reporting tonight. sitting inside the white house, mitch mcconnell gave donald trump some straightforward advice. stop attacking senators, including mitt romney, who will likely soon judge your fate in an impeachment trial. and in this case trump appears to have listened to the man in the senate who controls the future of his presidency. well, there's this on the upside. the president did this today. he tweeted out a picture of the hero dog from the baghdadi raid receiving the medal of honor. the photo shop required removing the actual recipient of the medal of honor, james mclogan, who survived two days of sustained gunfire in vietnam, saved ten of his brothers, suffered combat wounds and refused an order to evacuate. so we have that. with us tonight is rick wilson, longtime florida man, longtime republican strateg

. >> i like joe manchin who said absolutely not. so you know they are really pumped for a third clinton run. look, the reality is hillary clinton, in the demon demon-ology she has built, a lot are democrats. i frankly don't know if the reason she continues to act out this way and to rule this way and harm her party's chances in this way by continuing to sort of sloshing around in the bucket, i don't know how much of it is actually out of a conscious or unconscious desire to inflict this kind of anguish on his fellow democrats. >> dana: david, listen to filly brains talking about justice yesterday in the interview. >> while it would be an annoyance, i don't think someone's position would be compromised. there's a real difference between jumping in late, because you're really not offending the applecart. if you do up in the applecart, that's the will of the voters. >> dana: i talked to senior democratic advisor who said she's talking to a lot of people. ultimately he thinks she won't do it but it's definitely not off the table. >> the

that will be a mistake and joe manchin, absolutely not, manchin being more centrist. >> not in the momentwhat democratic voting base wants. hillary clinton is terrible at campaigning. she may be good at a number of other things the campaign he is not one of them. there is no call for her to reenter. people say we need hillary clinton? i don't see it. >> it is like a gordian not. if you nominate elizabeth warren or a socialist you are not going to win. >> some headlines for you now. beginning with a fox news alert, california's largest utility company may have sparked a massive wildfire despite cutting power to prevent one. new video revealing the moment the kincaid fire broke out in one country near high-voltage power line. pg&e said the line wasn't deenergized and functions minutes before the fire. thousands evacuating 30 mi. are torched. 400 miles south the tech fire raging into back yards coming within feet of several homes. nypd officer is in a medically induced coma after being hit in the head of the metal chair. police are responding and when things got out of control. a man was arr

telling fox news joe manchin in montana have made their concerns known loudly to senator chuck schumery are warning against having a left wing of the party hijack the process with a "kitchen sink" of complaints against president trump, instead, they urge laser focus on the ukraine controversy. boy, you know, this is kind of what you have been saying. but democrats always say that they can chew gum and walk at the same time. they can do it all. speak on speaker pelosi did try to make this point when she and chairman schiff had that press conference leading with we want to talk about prescription drugs, or -- >> harris: oh, please. >> capri: that is the spin. i get they are saying, here we are. maybe if we had adam schiff show up, we would get coverage on some other things. that being said, i think that they are right, i don't believe he is on the ballot to this cycle, i'm not sure if tester is out of montana, but regardless, they make some good points that the american public because of what we have endured with the mueller investigation is very leary, and what i've been saying this ent

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>> let me -- let me just point out that senator manchin not only has been fighting for retirees' health care and pensions, he has a deal pending in the united states senate dealing with bankruptcy, and i forget the republican that's on that right now, but there's a bipartisan bill. now, what we need is bankruptcy reform. we don't need miners not to get paid. our current law basically says -- i'm practicing law here now -- our law now says that wages are at the front of the line. your wages. that's not happening here because of the speed that's happening -- that this is moving in bankruptcy court. no worker should be paid on a friday, go to the bank and deposit that check and start paying his or her bills and find out the check bounced that they received from their employer, then go back to the employer and find the employer's gone. is that really the way our country should be working? how a democrat, a republican, a liberal, or conservative, could look at that situation and say, yeah, that's okay. that's just not right. and i don't care where you come from, what kind of accent you got l

going to be able to hold up a party that stretches from bernie sanders and alexandria to the joe manchinshave to be able to unite a party that is pretty diverse. >> mark, always great having you. ali vitali, continuing her road warrior status. thanks to both of you. if you have a question by the way for the 2020 democratic candidates, what would you want to ask at the next democratic debate? just go to msnbc.com/debate questions and you can submit yours. we might ask it leave at the november 20th debate in georgia co-hosted by msnbc and the washington pon washington post. we've got some breaking news. brush fire in pacific palisades. officials say so far no reports of injuries. we're going to keep our eye on this and bring you any developments as we get them. but up next, four drug companies reach a $260 million settlement over their alleged role in the opio opioid crisis. we're looking at how legal battles against drug companies actually might leave more conflict than resolution in their wake. bringing little help to communities reeling from this crisis. >>> plus, nbc news exclusive. les

maybe it's kyrsten sinema, joe manchin, doug jones, it's those sitting around, you know what, it's a on sunday, he was struggling with, ha, we're close to an election. wingers and that's not good for people that say not now. >> it's tough, it's not tough in a foreign election. if that's not a bright line, that argument worked about bill clinton talking about a relationship with a sitting intern. we're talking about a sitting president asking sa foreign government to interfere in our election. >> and clinton apologized. >> i don't think that nuance tape takes precedent unless the president said i made mistakes, i'm sorry. here's why. >> i have been learning on the job, i'm still learning on the job. >> is there any situation where president trump has done that? >> as long as he doesn't go after them for doing it. it's okay. he doesn't have to agree, say it, himself, he has to hold back the tweets more. >> is there an example where ehe's chosen to be restrained within they are talking about him that he didn't like. >> there are republican senators over the brake said he's making a coll

i cannot do a good joe manchin. ainsley: you were close though.een talking about it a lot. you heard those comments from former president obama that we played yesterday. now eddie murphy is talking about what comedy is doing better than ever despite what's going on with the pc cancel culture. >> every now and then somebody might say something to russell somebody's feathers or step on somebody's toes or whatever. for the most part, it's bigger and more global and more diverse than it's ever been. brian: he felt as though he had to apologize for earlier specials that he did that was funny then but not now. i still think comedy is adjusting. dave chapelle leading the charge against political correctness says this: political correctnes correctnesk to the levels of coming to an agreement of what that actually looks like. i'm personally not afraid of other people's personal expression. i don't use it as a weapon. ainsley: that has to really affect comedians you will. brian: absolutely. ainsley: they get laughs. brian: that's what don rick kels lived on

. >> thank you, senator manchin. it was not my intention to rush you in this. i was only saying other members will not be recognized because of the event takes place. >> no, i know that, sir. thank you very much. >> thank you so much. we really appreciate your responses and willingness to meet with each one of us prior to this meeting. i would like to tell you that there was a reason i wanted to pursue your thoughts on the no first use. while we're starting this meeting, there's a meeting -- there was a meeting taking place with a group that's very supportive of the no first use. i didn't know whether or not you were aware of that. that was taking place today. >> senator, i was not. >> okay. well, i appreciate it very much. i would say to alison and lisa, is it, wouldn't you like to be able to do this every day? that'd be great. so thanks for your patience. we appreciate that very much. and thank you. we look forward to serving with you in this new capacity. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> and we're adjourned. >> if you missed any of our live broadcast of this e

but other folks, think about doug jones, think about joe manchin.t necessarily know if they're going to vote their conscience or with the democratic party, so it's about the electoral connection. >> alex, i think this is a moment of truth for the republican party. do they put party above anything, even above the integrity of our elections and the constitution? that's the question. >> i hope. >> i'm going to let that be the last word. and rick really had the money phrase there, arms for dirt. there you go, rick. that's all touched say. all right, guys. thank you so much. >>> up next, the president's love of conspiracy theories and how they fuel his furor and could end his presidency. s furo could end his presidcyen hmm. exactly. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. nice. but, uh... what's up with your... partner? not again. limu that's your reflection. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ sleep this amazing? that's a zzzquil pure zzzs sleep. our liquid has a unique botanical bl

and i say five because i assume joe manchin from west virginia will vote with the president.and it may not happen, but it should be pressed to make sure that it does. and those that are part of that heroic and historic five, they are heroes. whatever they did before. >> perhaps they need to be helped as a party off of their knees. we shall see if we can get a few people to break from donald trump. it's not been easy so far. we shall see. we shall see. david jolly, charlie sykes, david frum, thank you all very much. , david frum, thank you all very much cologuard: colon cancer screening for people 50 and older at average risk. i took your advice and asked my doctor to order cologuard, that noninvasive colon cancer screening test. the delivery guy just dropped it off. our doctor says it uses advanced science. it's actually stool dna technology that finds 92 percent of colon cancers. no prep, and private. colon cancer screening that's as easy as get, go, gone. ask your doctor if cologuard is right for you. covered by medicare and most major insurers. goldi knows to never comprom

senator joe manchin and john tester have said they are concerned the liberal wing of the democratic partyd hurt democrats' chances in the senate next year. a lot of concern about going too far particularly since the waters have been muddied to some degree by everything we've learned in the last 48 hours. >> bill: back to sandra with more. >> sandra: guy lewis joining us now. a former u.s. attorney who served with william barr at the justice department during the bush administration. thank you for joining us. we heard from the president for over 20 minutes there. he said they do intend to send that letter to nancy pelosi, the white house is demanding that the household a full vote on this impeachment inquiry. do they have to do that? >> they don't have to, sandra, but boy, oh boy, this reminds me of an old saying we had in prosecution which was the best defense is a good offense. never go on defense. always stay on the offensive. that's clearly what the president has done. how many times did we hear him say this is about corruption, this is about corruption over and over and over again. an

so in a short time i will join my colleagues, including senators brown and stabenow and manchin and murray and wyden to demand that leader mcconnell allow us a vote on legislation to protect these millions of workers and secure the retirements that they have earned. president trump often claims to be looking out for the american worker, but his policies set them further and further adrift. this one is notorious. retirement, part of the american dream, part of the american way. a decent retirement. here is a chance for president trump to actually defend american workers instead of hurting them. if president trump is truly the champion of the american workers, he will prevail on our republican colleagues to start working with democrats to make sure, make sure we protect the pensions that millions of families rely on for their security and have paid for. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: i would ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. th

manchin: mr. president, i i'm here to recognize an unbelievable individual that contributed so much to my home state and country. my home state of west virginia mass lost a beloved family man, a noble veteran, legendary businessman and a very proud west virginian and a very dear friend. president john kennedy when visiting our state said the sun doesn't always shine? west virginia but the people always do. charles t. which we called captain charlie jones exemplified this and his light will forever shine through the many people who knew and loved him best. he was truly one of a kind, one of the most warm, kind people i'd ever had the privilege of knowing. last year i had the privilege of submitting a congressional record statement for charlie's 100th birthday. he credited his long jeft to good genes -- longevity to good genes, good wife, a very supportive family, colleagues and friends. he was an innovator. he always had ideas of how to make something better or run more smoothly meeg him a joy to -