mr. manchin, senator manchin, to help us with what compassionate and rewarding society is about. does that mean addressing the reality that 600,000 people in the country are homeless? does it mean dealing with the grotesque level of wealth inequality that we have? does it mean dealing with one out of four americans can't fill the prescriptions their doctors write because the price of drugs in this country is sometimes ten times higher than it is in canada and other countries? so we need some specificity. he wants to say i believe in an an entitlement society. i would not look at it -- use that phraseology. do i believe in a nation based on economic, social, racial, and environmental justice, yeah, frankly, i admit it, you got it right here on your show, i believe all americans are entitled as human beings to health care. i believe people are entitled to quality education regardless of their income. i believe that people are entitled to affordable housing. i don't believe that two people are entitled to own more wealth than the bottom 40% of american society. and, by the way, one

mr. manchin, senator manchin to help us out, what a compassionate and rewarding society is about.ality, that 600,000 people in america, are homeless? does it mean dealing with the grotesque level of income wealth inequality, that we have? does it mean dealing with the fact that one out of four americans can't fill their prescriptions, that their doctors right, because the price of drugs in this country in some cases are ten times higher than other countries? we need some specificity. if he wants to say i believe in entitlement's society. i would not look at it like that. i do believe in a nation, based on economics, social, racial and environmental justice. yes. frankly i admit. you got it right here on the show. i believe that all americans are entitled, as human beings. two health care. i believe people are entitled to quality education, regardless of their income. i believe that people are entitled, to affordable housing. i don't believe that two people are entitled to own more wealth, than the bottom 40% of american society. by the way, one of the things that's playing out her

mr. manchin is not so much what his views are, i disagree with him. but it is wrong, it's really not playing fair that one or two people think they should be able to stop with the american people want but the president of the united states once that will be my position. senate manchin not only right to be heard but compromises he's a member of the senate. but two people do not have the right to sabotage what 48 want and with the president of the united states once. that to me is wrong. >> you i have a this plan, would it be feasible for you to get into the room with senator manchin and hammer this out? >> we could get in a room. senator manchin is part of leadership i am part of leadership, that discussion has taken place and i think it will continue to take place it. >> your discussion with president biden, have you encouraged him to not scale that number back? >> this is what i think as i've said before. if we are in a room in the caucus were have the people wanted something lower and half wanted something higher, you've got to go somewhere in the m

mr. manchin is -- is opposed to that. so far mr. manchin and one other person has indicated they will not support free community college. >> there is a lot of democrats in the house and senate who are confused about where senator sinema actually stands on things. do you know where she stands? >> first of all, she's smart as the devil, number one. number two, she is very supportive of the environmental agenda in my legislation. where she's not supportive is she says she will not raise a single penny in taxes on the corporate side and/or on wealthy people. period. >> should police officers, emergency responders be mandated to get vaccines and if not should they be stay at home or let go? >> yes and yes. by the way -- by the way, i waited until july to talk about mandating because i tried everything else possible. the mandates are working. >> are you saying once you get this current agenda passed on spending and social programs that you would be open to fundamentally altering the filibuster? doing away with it? >> well, that remains to

mr. manchin is opposed to that. so far, mr. manchin and one other person has indicated they will not support free community college. >> there's lot of democrats in the house and senate who are confused about where senator sinema actually stands on things. do you know where she stands? >> first of all, she's smart as a devil, number one. number two, she's very supportive of the environmental agenda in my legislation. where she's not supportive is she says she will not raise a single penny in taxes on the corporate side and/or on wealthy people. >> joining me now, cnn's john harwood live at the white house, and cnn's manu raju on the steps of the capitol as people are heading for the exits on a friday. manu, you just heard from the speaker as she was coming back from the white house. what did she say about all of this? >> reporter: well, she did have a meeting with the president this morning along with chuck schumer, the majority leader. she sounded optimistic but also acknowledged they are not there yet. i asked her about the one

mr. manchin is opposed to that. joe is not a bad guy. he's a friend.nd he's always at the end of the day come around and voting. mr. manchin and one other person indicated they will not stop free community college. >> reporter: the president name-checking senator joe manchin as well as senator kyrsten sinema throughout the night. >> first of all, she's smart as the devil, number one. number two, she's very supportive of the environmental agenda in my legislation. where she's not supportive is she said she will not raise a single penny in taxes on the corporate side and/or on wealthy people, period. >> reporter: the two moderate democrats stalling the effort to get biden's bill through the senate and forcing hard choices. >> we're down to four or five issues, which i'm not going to negotiate on national television, as you might guess. >> reporter: the president is willing to slim down or eliminate some sections of his plan, removing free college, parental leave from 12 to 4 weeks and extending the child tax credit for just one more year. biden also sayi

mr. manchin. i can't speak for mr. manchin. i'm not a psychologist."h i wish he were, because i think he'd be great at it. bernie seems like he'd be a tough love kind of therapist "oh, you have a fear of intimacy well, that's the first time i've ever heard that one. let me write that one down what a new phenomenon you're really special. i'm going to write you a prescription for one penny bail." and yeah, sinema continues engage in this maddening little schtick where she refuses to explain herself or make any specific request yesterday, a reporter finally caught up with her and tried to ask her to respond to progressives who were frustrated with her unwillingness to negotiate and she basically played word games. >> what do you say that -- progressives that are frustrated that they don't know where you are? >> i'm in the senate >> there are progressives within the senate that frustrated that they don't know where you are either >> i'm like, right in front of the elevator >> seth: ha ha, what fun little word play. this is congress, not vaudeville no one's

democratic senators joe manchin of west virginia and kyrsten sinema of arizona are fighting biden on everything from taxing the rich to expanding dental care. pres. biden: here is the thing. mrjoe manchin is opposed to that, as is i think senator sinema. amy: then to pfizer's power. public citizens reveal how they slowing covid-19 vacnation to inease their profits during the pandemic >> they use their monopo on a lifesaving vaccine to drive coessions from desperate governments. it places interests before public health imperatives. amy: all that and more, coming up. ♪ amy: welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a warning to our audience, our top story contains descriptions of graphic violence and sexual abuse. a damming report reveals the scope of the humanitarian crisis at the u.s.-mexico border. human rights watch is shedding light on over 160 harrowing reports of abuse faced by asylum seekers at the hands of u.s. immigration officials over the past five years. the internal reports, obtained after filing a public records request, were made by asylum officers within u.s. citizenship and immigration services, using testimonies t

mr. manchin: mr. president, i'm here today to honor the lives of our world war ii medal of honor recipients who bravelied served our in nation -- bravely served our nation, including herschel woody williams. my colleague is here with me, and we have known woody for years and years and years. there's just not a person who's never quit serving his country from the day he was born until the day he fought and won the congressional medal of honor iwo jima. if you saw pictures, and basically the war videos we see, and you see a little guy running around iwo jima shooting the flame thrower into the pillbox, that was woody. it's just unbelievable. he's a fellow west virginian, he was a marine, medal of honor recipient for the battle of iwo jima which i've been told involves the flame thrower, which i've seen. not just one, i think he went through five flamethrowers. when he went back, he reloaded and went back at them again. just unbelievable. woody dedicated his life to our great and beautiful united states,

her politics are not as clearas mr manchin, from arizona.ple he initially wanted to reverse donald trump public tax cuts on the wealthy, and that was how they're going to pay for it. she pushed back against that and there were other provisions as well that she has up including with pharmaceuticals. that's a big deal here. visions that would lead to bringing down pharmaceutical prices and she was not willing to go all the way. having said that there are two people who are having this power, but of course there are lobbies working very come in the fossilfuel lobbies working very come in the fossil fuel lobby lobbies working very come in the fossilfuel lobby in the fossil fuel lobby in the pharmaceutical lobby have been spending a lot of money and time on capitol hill lobbying senators. as always, thank you so much. on average, in america, 50 people are killed every day with guns. that number is rising. increasing distrust of the police one company believes that it has a solution. shot spider uses microphones in the local area and technology to

mr. manchin is opposed to that. as is i think senator sinema -- >> opposed to all of them? >> opposed to all three. because they don't want -- he says he doesn't want to further burden medicare so that -- because it will run out of its ability to maintain itself in the next number of years. there's ways to fix that. but not interested in that part either. but look, joe's not a bad guy. he's a friend. and he's always the end of the day come around and voted. but here's the point. we're in a situation now where if you are in a circumstance that you're not able to provide -- let me cut to the chase. i'm taking too long. one of the things we're able to do in the meantime is the most expensive of these things would be dental. okay? now, we're talking about -- i don't have a deal on it yet. maybe getting an $800 voucher from medicare for dental work that you may need. and the hearing is a very important thing because as kyrsten sinema, who supports this points out, hearing is directly related to dementia. when you can't hear, you have a problem. and it impacts on dementia. so we'

mr. manchin and ms. sinema are saying. let's negotiate. get a 50/50 deal. mr. deserves to be heard and get compromises, but one or two people should not dictate the process. >> you were pointing out to the senator yesterday he has avoided criticizing manchin and his other colleagues, but yesterday his frustration boiled over. >> bernie sanders had it up to here with joe manchin. he has been forced to negotiate it down from the levels that he wanted to see at the beginning and likely will have to negotiate down further still. and it is not even that he is upset about what joe manchin says he wants or doesn't want, it's that manchin is not saying enough. and the time for playing footsie with what we're going to do is long since passed. he wants them to come to the negotiating table and to get serious. >> thank you, and with that debt default being delayed, lloyd austin and seven of his predecessors are speaking about the debt ceiling and how this affects our veterans. secretary cohen, i want to talk about the national security implications of the debt ceiling. bef

mr. manchin has weighed in, the compromise that they vote odd last week is perfectly good, but we didn't get any republican votes. >> so it's worth it to you -- >> it's fundamental to our democracy. mind you, just to remind what's his name was president was -- and the republicans were in power. >> donald trump? >> mitch mcconnell pulled back the filibuster to enable, with simple majorities, three justice to see go to the supreme court for life. you would think that they could pull it back for the american people to have the vote in a way -- >> so you're on board with that -- >> i'm not on board, it's the most the important vote. >> you're leading the way. are you going to run for reelection? >> you think i'm going to make an announcement here and now? >> yeah. why not? you're going to run for reelection, though, yes? >> why would i tell you that now? >> it's not just me, it's the american people, the world. >> i probably would have that conversation with nigh family first, if you don't mind. >> thank you so much. best of luck with the legislation. i know it's a heavy lift. >> thank you.

now after manchin spoke out today, mr. corn responded his later spin is also not true. okay.journalist and the senator are in a little bit of a battle, i don't know if it is a bernie level battle and we'll get into the bottom of it when the journalist himself david corn when we're back in 60 seconds. rn when we're back in 60 seconds. fight back fast with tums chewy bites. fast heartburn relief in every bite. crunchy outside, chewy inside. ♪ tums, tums, tums, tums ♪ tums chewy bites before you go there, or there... start here. walgreens makes it easy to stay protected wherever you go. schedule your free flu shot and covid-19 vaccine today. ♪♪ hi mr. charles. we made you dinner. aww, thank you. ♪♪ nicorette knows, quitting smoking is freaking hard. you get advice like: aww, thank you. try hypnosis... or... quit cold turkey. kidding me?! instead, start small. with nicorette. which can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette >>> we're back with the reporter with the scoop, david corn. good to see you, sir. >> good evening, ari. >> good evening. i think you know the e

mr. manchin is not so much what his views are. i disagree with him. but it is that it is wrong. it is really not playing fair that one or two people think they should be able to stop what 48 members of the democratic caucus want, what the american people want, what the president of the united states wants. >> senator sinema's position has been she doesn't negotiate publicly. i don't know what that means. we don't know where she's coming from. >> he doesn't know because he's not in a room with her negotiating. and sanders is not in a room with manchin negotiating. the president joked in fact, it would be homicide to put them together. why? because they're being jerks to each other using, yes, the mainstream media. sanders also patrolled manchin with an op-ed in the charleston gazette newspaper, the mainstream media he is blaming for not selling the provisions in the bill, providing sanders a platform to sell the provisions in the bill as he blames them. there is one thing that everyone in the senate can agree on, though, as usual, recess. more time to not sit in a room together a

mr. manchin is opposed to that. so mar mr.one other person has indicated they will not support free community colonel. >> there are a lot of democrats in the house and senate who are confused about where senator sinema stand oz things. >> she's smart as a devil, number one. number two, she's very supportive of the environmental agenda in my legislation. where she's not supportive is she said she will not raise a single penny in taxes on the corporate side and/or on wealthy people. >> reporter: so those are the details, alisyn, and the president saping paid leave is going from 12 weeks to four weeks and the medicare expansion is likely going to be much more limited in scope. the free years of community college is out and raising taxes on corporations which is a popular part of the bill also likely not going to make the final cut as they search for alternatives. now when it comes to whether or not they're going to come to an agreement today, which is nun unofficial deadline that democrats have set, it does seem unlikely based on

mr. manchin and one other person has indicated they will not support free community college. >> reporter:to one month. >> it is down to four weeks. i can't get 12 weeks. >> reporter: one of the most popular parts, raising taxes on corporations to pay for it, likely won't happen in light of arizona senator kyrsten sinema's opposition. >> she's smart as the devil. where she's not supportive is she says she will not raise a single penny in taxes on the corporate side and/or on wealthy people. period. >> reporter: also plans to expand medicare benefits to dental, vision and hearing also now seems like a stretch. >> will all three of those still be covered? >> that's a reach. >> reporter: the bill is still expected to include some of the biggest democratic priorities, including expanding medicare, universal pre-k and billions for climate change. biden also taking his strongest stance yet on ending the filibuster amid attempts to pass voting rights legislation. >> i also think we'll have to move to the point where we fundamentally alter the filibuster. >> reporter: biden add anything push to en

mr. manchin is not so much what his views. are i disagree with them.g, it is really not playing fair, that one or two people think that they should be able to stop, or 48 members of the democratic caucus about what the american people, one with the president of the united states. once that would be my position. >> what do you of that? >> look, ultimately, the dividing line right now, in judging washington, is not arguing too far to one side of the. other it's did you deliver. and if democrats deliver, on things like the affordability of childcare, of the elderly care, of dental care, these are things that the american people are going to reward. and if instead, you go washington as some of the senators have done, and say we're going to listen to a few lobbying think tanks and case, tree instead of what's happening on main street. that's going to go a different way. these are things that are deeply rooted in creating a stronger, more inclusive american dream. and frankly, i cannot imagine a more exciting honor, then being a member of congress right now.

mr. manchin will put his feet on the ground. i'm not so worried about miss sinema.i hope they stop whatever they're trying to do. >> you know, by the way on the cotton thing, you have abercrombie & fitch, gap stores, others down a lot on that news. gary, let me stay with you because i feel like coming into the session all eyes were on the semiconductors and they have been acting really, really good, particularly the semis and some of these newer software names. on monday you said watch software. what do you make of the action, and maybe the resolve so far? >> i can tell you, it is a narrow list but there is a group of software stocks that are just completely bucking the trend out there. if the market stops doing the nasty to the downside i think they can lead. palo alto networks, symbol, net, a few others. we have this little motto, if they can't send them down not worst of markets, let me say worst of market for tech, a ton of stocks have been just crushed if they can't send them down in the worst they may lead going forward and all these companies have very, have

mr. manchin and one other person has indicated that they will not support free community college. >> reporter: his proposal for federal paid leave slashed to one month. >> it is down to four weeks about and the reason, they can't get 12 weeks. >> reporter: one of the most popular parts of he his plan, raising taxes on corporations, likely won't happen in light of kyrsten sinema's opposition. >> she's smart as the devil. but she says she will not raise a single penny in taxes on the corporate side and wealthy people. >> reporter: and also plans to expand medicare benefits seems like a stretch. >> with all three still be covered? >> that is a reach. >> reporter: the bill is still expected to include some of the biggest democratic priorities. including expanding medicare, universal pre-k and billions for climate change. but in also taking his strongest stance yet on ending the filibuster among democrats' attempts to pass voting rights legislation. >> i also think that we'll have to move to the point where we fundamentally alter the filibuster. >> reporter: adding that any push to end the 60 vote

mr. manchin is not so much what his views are. i disagree with him. but it is that it is wrong. able to stop what 48 members of the democratic caucus want, what the american people want, what the president of the united states wants. that would be my position. >> what do you think of that? >> look, ultimately the dividing line right now in judging washington is not argued too far to one side or the other. it's, did you deliver. and as democrats deliver on things like the affordability of childcare, of elderly care, of dental care, these are things that the american people are going to reward. if instead you go washington, as some of these senators have done, and say we're going to listen to a few, you know, lobbying think tanks on k street instead of what's happening on main street, that's going to go a different way. these are things that are deeply rooted in creating a stronger and more inclusive american dream. and frankly i can't imagine a more exciting honor than being a member of congress right now and getting the chance to vote on these things, being able to hear from you

mr. manchin, senator manchin and the president had having the meeting on some of the particulars that needtic congressman adriana from new york are joining me. are you equally optimistic? do you believe that her plan will come to fruition this week? >> i know folks that working very hard to reach a consensus, but, again, i'm troubled that the one issue that i have been concentrating on which is bringing relief for immigrants who were there, what we needed them during the pandemic, delivering our food to our doorsteps and making sure they work the farms to bring the food to the table as well as take care of our elderly and frail, that they may not be included in this deal and that they will be left behind. i think it will be a great travesty if that occurs. that the folks that really came through for us in the pandemic are left behind while we try to bed back better. those are some of the disappointments that you anticipate, and as a progressive are you disappointed that president biden is willing to give up tuition-free community college and cut paid leave from 12 down to four weeks time?

mr. manchin is doing them a favor. virginian is providing a reality check on progressive excess. passing the reconciliation bill could cost democrats congress next year. what do you think? >> well, look, i think that democrats are trying to pass a bill that the voters did not deliver them a mandate to pass. and you look at the majorities that voters gave the democratic party, they have a five-seat majority in the house which is why speaker pelosi who is really a masterful legislative technician is having a devil of a time bringing her caucus together. the centrists and the liberals can brick everything to a halt. that's how slim her majority is. and in the u.s. senate, democrats don't really have a majority. they have the tie breaker. that gives them control of the floor, but as we've seen just one senator defects, and they can't do what they want. and when you're trying to pass -- i was going to mess up the number. 3.5 trillion on top of 1.5 trillion on top of the covid relief bill for many more trillion, eventually s

mr. manchin, senator manchin, and the president, are having the meeting on some of the particulars that need to be finalized. and i'm optimistic that we can do that. >> meanwhile, new reaction from the january 6 select committee as it investigates the attack on the capitol. the department of justice is weighing possible criminal charges against former trump aide steve bannon after he refused to cooperate with the committee. last hour, committee member adam schiff told me just how critical that decision will be for the future of this probe. >> if congress can't enforce its subpoenas, it ceases to be an effective check and balance and becomes a mere plaything for a corrupt executive. we're contemplating, what's the plan "b," what's the plan "c." i don't want to go into those at the moment because we're really focusing on plan "a." >>> republicans in the senate blocked yet another voting rights bill. democrats look for ways to try and pass this key legislation. independent senator angus king gave msnbc some insight into what reforms he would support for the senate filibuster. >> i would like to

mr. manchin is opposed to that. >> there's a lot of democrats in the house, in the senate, who are confused about where senator sinema actually stands on things. do you know where she stands? >> first of all, she's smart as the devil, number one. number two, she's very supportive of the environmental agenda in my legislation. where she's not supportive is she says she will not raise a single penny in taxes on the corporate side and/or on wealthy people, period. >> joining us now cnn chief congressional correspondent manu raju and cnn white house correspondent john harwood. manu, president biden and spoeps we've learned having breakfast this morning. leader schumer is zooming in for that moment. what has the reaction been on the hill to some of the comments from the president last night at the town hall? are they having an impact this morning on those negotiations and this framework? >> reporter: well, a lot of the things that the president said last night confirmed what had been reported by us, by others about where things were headed. so the president making clear a number of these issues

mr. manchin is opposed to that as is, i think, senator sinema. >> opposed to all of them?id you hear there, eva? >> had to lay things out in as plain terms as possible. he felt as though he had to offer that honesty. i think it's important that he knows he still needs senator manchin and sinema, and made every effort not to demonize them. he said senator manchin is not a bad guy, recognizing these are key players, but also recognizing that patience among his constituents, the millions of people that elected him is wearing thin. and so he had to just lay tout all there. i also want to say one quick thing about the filibuster. that's such a remarkable moment there. president biden's evolution on filibuster reform has been huge. i remember last year when former president barack obama said that this was a jim crowe relic and biden wanted nothing to do with that conversation, so that really illustrates the pressure on him to address this issue of voting rights that he's even entertaining a carve out. >> jthank you. >>> we have some breaking news. we have a verdict in the case o

mr. manchin is not so much what his views are. i disagree with him, but it is that it is wrong. that one or two people think that they should be able to stop what 48 members of the democratic caucus want, what the american people want, what the president of the united states wants. >> manu is back with us. fixed the technical problem. sanders said i could listen things up, i want the medicare reform and single-payer health care, 50-50 senate, come my way, i won't do it. i'm part of a family, i have to compromise. come on, manchin. >> that's exactly the point he's been making publicly and privately and the question is can they get together? mean, they need every single member of the democratic caucus because one of them can scuttle this. this is what the real concern is among democrats because the belief is that if manchin and sanders can get on the same page, keithin sinema, too, on the manchin wing, that would be enough to satisfy house moderates taking their cues in large ways from joe manchin and senator sinema and the concern among democrats is why not get them together. hav

mr. manchin is doing them a favor. with president biden abdicating to the left, the west virginian is providing a reality check on progressive excess. bernie didn't win the election. biden did. and a large part of his appeal was that he was the most moderate voice on the democratic stage. the power held by manchin and sinema reminds me of something called the fulcrum project. board member neil simon himself a former senate candidate has often said the power in the senate could be wielded by a handful of independent thinkers. imagine, for example, if manchin and sinema were to join forces with, say, senator lisa murkowski and another republican or two. if such a group were to deny both parties a majority and commit to sticking together, they could dictate what gets to the floor, who is the majority leader, and fashion moderate solutions to big problems. and that, i say, would be a great day for the country. you know, so much of the conversation this week on the standoff has been about joe manchin, which makes me all the

mr. manchin and one other person has indicated they will not support free community college. elizabeth: that other person, senator sinema, is creating a barrier to a deal by opposing a tax rate hike on the wealthiest americans and corporations. president biden said he is unwilling to change the senate ruleal filibustee legislation.ou cost him at least three votes to pass the social spending bill. biden did not rule out eliminating the filibuster for other priorities like voting rights and raising the debt ceiling. pres. biden: i think we are going to have to move to the point where we fundamentally alter the filibuster. elizabeth: on that critical question of how to pay for the spending package, other proposals include stricter irs tax enforcement or a tax on stock buybacks. elizabeth shows a, abc news, washington. liz: just ahead, confronting racism through fashion. thought-provoking exhibit celebratin age before beauty? why not both? visibly diminish wrinkled skin in... crepe corrector lotion... only from gold bond. all denny's pancakes are made to order with fresh buttermi

mr. manchin and one other person has indicated they will not support free community college.ly plan will finally provide up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave. and the reason it's down to four, because they can't get 12 weeks. >> there was a lot about a lot that we heard last night. do you see the deal that's coming together as breaking promises? >> i do not. first of all, i want to applaud president biden for being at the table for so long. negotiating, both, the bipartisan infrastructure framework as well as the build back better act. he is very involved. he understands the importance -- importance of this. especially, as we respond to covid. the president had a vision, you know, and i align with his vision to invest at least $6 trillion into our economy and to deal with the issues that are catastrophic, like climate change and many others. but he is not king biden. he is not emperor biden. he's president biden. and he has to work within the framework of congress and our democracy. and the majority of democrats are working in alignment with him. unfortunately, the

mr. manchin is opposed to that. >> there's a lot of democrats in the house and senate who are confused about as a did he evil, number one. number two, she's supportive of the environmental agenda in my legislation. where she's not supportive, she said she will not raise a single penny in taxes on the corporate side and/or on wealthy people. period. you're a president of the united states and you have 50 democrats. every one is a president. >> when will the vaccines for young children be ready? and how accessible will they be? >> the expectations are they'll be ready in the near term, meaning, weeks, not months and months. >> are you saying once you get this current agenda passed on spending and social programs, that you would be open to fundamentally altering the filibuster if we're doing away -- or doing away with it? >> well, that remains to be seen exactly what that means in terms of fundamentally, whether or not we end the filibuster straight up. >> when it comes to voting rights, so i'm clear, though, you would entertain the notion of doing away with the filibuster on that one issue, is

mr. manchin and one other person has indicated they will not support free community college. >> you are alsoe first time ever, federal paid parental leave. at one point, you had talked about 12 weeks. now, there is reports it's down to maybe four weeks? >> it is down to four weeks. and the reason it's down to four weeks, they can't get 12 weeks. >> one of the other things that democrats are looking to do is to expand medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing. will all three of those still be covered? >> that's a reach. >> so, mark mckinnon joins me now. he is a former adviser to george w. bush and john mccain, and executive producer of "the circus." hello, sir. by the way, 100th episode. congratulations on that. >> thanks very much, don. >> this is a very critical moment for president biden. he needs to get these bills over the finish line, and was remarkably candid last night detailing what's in and what's out in -- in these bills. is that the right strategy to sell these plans? >> well, i think it was -- i think he needed too do somethin to change the equation and he was a lot more s

mr. manchin and one other person has indicated they will not support free community college. >> nawaz: jonathanays i just can't do it but he mentions that one other person, that we assume is -- >> right, he says one other person. >> what are they saying about her opposition? >> i don't know. and if you asking anyone on the hill they don't know what he wants and doesn't want. right now it seems like we're in the eleventh hour and the fact that the president was so specific and in the weeds about what he's doing and what he wants and what's in the bill tells you how engaged the president and the white house have been all this time. but i think the sense of urgency that the president has and that democrats on the hill have is that he's going to europe for the climate conference and he wants to have something in hand, but, also, lurking in the background is the virginia governor's race on november 2. terry mcauliffe has been saying for weeks now pass the dang bill, get it done, he wants the infrastructure bill done so he can go to folks and say, look, this is done, democrats are at large know how t

mr. manchin -- by the house. mr. nchin helped draft a bipartisan version that he hoped would -- a compromise version that he hoped would draw bipartisan votes, but there is little evidence that republicans have embraced his alternatives. about 25 minutes left to get your thoughts on this issue, the supreme court issu, that the presidential commission -- court issue that the presidential commission will be taking up today. they released yesterday that 200 page document, a billable on the white house website, and the white house also streaming this commission meeting in which they will be digging through this document. it is expected to be maybe a seven hour meeting today. you can watch live at whitehouse.gov. this is ray in tennessee, republican. caller: good morning. this supreme court is made up of justices, and they rule on things from the constitution. that is all they are supposed to be doing. but everybody wants to use them as a political tool. they didn't get their election the way they wanted, so they want to c

mr. manchin and one other person has indicated they will not support free community college. >> it's interesting, because we don't often -- don't let them know how to make the sausage. the president on the town hall stage was sort of taking us inside his meetings and i had to give up this to get that and i'm still working on senator manchin and i think we know who one other person is. >> right, right. the next time i need to write a tiktok i need to call up joe biden and get the details directly. it was amazing how open he was. it's a struggle when you only have 50 votes in the senate which means anybody can be the king-maker or queen-maker in tease negotiations. there was a sense that it is close and the sense of putting pressure on the lawmakers right now is just the timing. one thing that was really interesting to me earlier this week was how explicit president biden was to members of congress about how he wants a plan, a deal, a framework in hand before he goes to cop-26, the big climate summit next week in glasgow and it's important to him and the united states chrisability in the world and

senator joe manchin made it very clear two days ago and his bold statement and the leak of his correspondence with chuck schumer back in july. mre manchin once less spending, worried about inflation will only accept additional entitlement payments restrict income and eligibility limits coupled with workfare requirements none in the bernie sanders bill. andy wants to shut down half or more of the green new deal spending and he wants to preserve fossil fuels and he also wants a federal reserve to end the quantitative easing. he would raise taxes by a less amount and then he said he opposes vengeful taxing for the sake of spending. joe biden, nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, bernie sanders, pramila jayapal, ocasio-cortez, all have to come out of denial in the going got to deal with the new reality. there is not going to be any compromise to pass the current version of infrastructure in the 4 trillion-dollar budget, it's not going to happen. joe manchin states his whole political career on this. kyrsten sinema looks rocksolid to me. frankly i'm working for other blue dog democrats in the house and senate especially those running for re

manchin: thank you. now we have mr. wood. mr. wood: chairman mansion, ranking member barrasso and other committee members, my name is chris wood and i'm the president and ceo of trout unlimited. thank you for inviting me to testify here today on reforms to the 1872 mining law. as you know, abandoned hard rock mines pose one of the greatest water quality problems in the country. as the committee explores options for updating the law, i urge you to advance a royalty or fee structure that is reasonable and fair and that generates significant revenue to cleanup up lands and waters affected but abandoned mines. the mission is to bring together diverse interests to care for and recover streams so that our children can enjoy the joy of wild and native trout and salmon . in pursuit of this mission, we have worked to restore appalachian streams affected by the curse of acid mine drainage and we have worked in dozens of communities in the west to help clean up old and abandoned hard rock mines. thanks to the support of our partners in the

mr. manchin says the deal is off if the hyde amendment is not included? do you support that? where do you stand on that, sir? neil: watching the president of the united states very frank on this debt issue, wanting republicans to not cause any potential calamities here. that it was on them right now. the u.s. must always pay his debts and always has. the president raising debt limit, is paying about old debt, not the new spending. we have to pay the debt limit because the reckless policies under the trump administration. if that was supposed to be a olive branch thrown to republicans it obviously had some thorns on it here, message it is their fault if the u.s. government doesn't make good of paying its debts. the technical definition of a default some saying coming up around october 18th, the time the treasury secretary says if we don't have a deal the government runs out of money. there is enormous wiggle room on that date and time and figure. the federal government has a way of robbing peter to pay paul, pushing the deadline a little bit further out. the fact of the matter

mr. joe manchin and one other has a set they will not support free community college.hat other person, senator kyrsten sinema, is making another big deal about a tax hike on corporations. -- acknowledging that would cost him at least three votes needed to pass the social spending bill. biden did not rule out eliminating the filibuster for other priorities like voting rights and raising the debt ceiling. pres. biden: i think we will have to move to the point where we fundamentally alter the filibuster. reporter: on the question of how to use the spending package, other options are irs tax enforcement or attacks by back. liz: rainfall is coming with another ecological event. bay area residents have been reporting swarms of termites around their properties. we spoke to an expert who explains what to do and when to worry if you see termites around your home. reporter: millions of termites are coming out of moist soil looking to build new colonies across the bay area. >> with each colony, you can have hundreds of two may be thousand swimmers. the site i was at today, we cou

mr. manchin is doing them a favor with president biden abdicating to the left.to pass a bernie sanders' agenda with a joe biden mandate. mr. biden won because he ran against donald trump's chaotic leadership and promised to end the pandemic. even then he lacked coattails as democrats lacked seats in the house and won the senate only because mr. trump demoralized voters into georgia races. mr. biden ran explicitly against mr. sanders' socialism in the primaries as the nominee he felt obliged to endorse a unity agenda with mr. sanders but that should have gone by the wayside. mr. biden came to believe he was fdr and could pass the sanders agenda as his own. if democrats somehow manage to pass even hatch of it, they'll be crushed in 2022. just because you look at the numbers in the house and the senate and the majorities are razor slim. >> the mandates aren't there, katty. you look at the election results, democrats underperformed in the house, they underperformed in the senate. republicans did much better than anybody expected in 2020. the republican that didn't w

mr. manchin and ms. synema need to understand that.ost: when it comes to the issues of paying for the proposed framework, "the new york times" say this about the deficit, as far as the reduction in the deficit, saying, "mr. biden said thursday his plans were fiscally responsible, and claimed that the proposals would reduce the budget deficit, that the cap increases would more than offset the $125 trillion in spending, housing, childcare, and private -- and climate initiatives. however, nonpartisan projections have offered less rosy projections of what proposals might actually raising revenue. some democrat lawmakers are still fighting for the inclusion of provisions like state and local tax that could add on t the total cost of the package. " again, that is an "the new york times." let's hear from mike in new jersey, republican line. caller: hello. for me, i believe the build back better plan is going to ruin america. why? because when you refurbish a house, what happens? you take it all apart, and then you change it. so i believe he w

> it is not clear if the framework has support of two moderate senators, kristin cinema and joe manchin. mrhoping to have clear victory by monday when he heads to scotland for united nations climate summit. >>> in california newsom administration officials will give a briefing before they head to next week's summit called cop 26. they will talk about what they hope to achieve at the global gathering. >>> 5:38. time for the money watch report. two major tech companies seeing down turn in stock prices. elise preston is joining us live from the new york stock exchange. happy friday. >>> happy friday. two tech giants delivered disappointing third quarter earnings reports. amazon shares dropped 4% after hours trading, the company lowered expeio season of pldipped 3% after hours. ceo tim cook says supply chain crunch is costing the company $6 billion. you can soon be ordering your favorite mcdonald's meal from a robot. the fast food giant is working with ibm to develop artificial intelligence for drive thrus. this announcement comes after mcdonalds began testing the technology earlier this year.

mr. neffenger manchin from the beginning.in many ways, terrorists who present themselves for screening -- we have already had issues in other layers that should have picked that up before the person arrived. then going back to migrants, for a second, the non documented individuals who travel in the country, we have capture their biometrics when they cross the border. the one app does that. those biometrics are compared to our screening database in our secure flight systems. so even the biometrics, there is assurance that the person is not listed on any of our watchlists. as you mentioned, we do do the right screening level based on the information that we have any risk that the individual presents. the last thing i will mention is that those layers that you talk about, on 9/11, one of those layers now is a robust federal air marshal service. they are assigned to flights based on the risk of the flight. and they are a professional group of individuals. their mission is to prevent a terrorist attack in-flight. >> thank you very