mr. manchin says no to bill." "mr. manchin, who profits -- are from investments that advocates say are vital to reducing the burning of coal, oil, and gas. mr. manchin rejected part of the bill that would have been the most effective tool to cut greenhouse gases, a clean electricity program that would have awarded power plants that switch from burning fossil fuels to solar wind and other clean sources and punish those that did not. he objected to a provision that would have imposed a fee on emissions of methane and opposed a provision that would have given tax credits to consumers who purchase electric vehicles produced by union labor." some of the climate aspects, "the new york times" reporting. independent line. this is rob. what do you think about the senator's decision? caller: i think it is great. i think joe manchin is doing a great job. these democrats are out of touch. this bill -- come on, we have the highest inflation in 40 years. this is going to make it worse. the president going on tv and saying it is not g

mr. manchin waffle before so what i would like to do now is to look past mr. manchin. of course, call him to be a man of his word but let's look for republican senators. they know that the measures in this bill will lift families out of poverty in their district, will provide housing for seniors in their district, would provide universal pre-k, would continue the expansion of the affordable care act so i call upon other senators to go around mr. manchin since he has waffled and flip-flopped so many times that he simply can't be trusted to be a man of his word, and let's get this thing done. thank you, mr. schumer, for bringing it up. we're not giving it up. >> is this just a manchin problem because your colleague alexandria ocasio-cortez put less blame on manchin and more on democratic leaders and the president? she tweeted this. where we need answers from the leaders who promised a path on bb if bif passed, this being the infrastructure bill. biden and them leaders, they chose to move bif alone instead of with bbb, not manchin, so they need to fix t.dore you agree? >>

mr. manchin doesn't want to support us -- we've been dealing with mr. month. if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia and america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> how do you tell somebody out there watching, wondering, how come you couldn't get joe manchin on board? >> as i've indicated, we're taking on not just joe manchin, do you know how much money the pharmaceutical industry has spent in the last year on lobbying alone? over $300 million, plus campaign contributions, plus all kinds of advertising. fossil fuel industry is spending a fortune. let's not kid ourselves. we have a corrupt political system dominated by big money interests. finally, some of us are saying stand up for working families, average workers inflation accounted for dollars in 45 years and the rich are becoming richer, corporate profits at an all-time high. what some of us are saying maybe, maybe will stand up for working families for a change but apparently we don't have the 50 votes that we need. i think we take

mr. manchin has the power. caucus in both chambers of the congress in support of build back better, we've got to begin to ask ourselves why is it one person from west virginia gets to decide the fate of child tax credit. gets to decide the fate of paid family leave. gets to decide the fate of millions of the working poor in the barely middle class. nobody should be surprised. i am here to say this is an indictment on the system and the system is controlled by people, and it is time out for playing games. and the president needs to go and have somebody gas up air force one. and go ahead and go do straight up battle with senator manchin which he has been making it known this is how he feels. you cannot say you love america when you are going to allow people to -- the child tax credit to go away. he's saying his owner donors matter more to him than the people. >> it looks like your video is freezing there. yeah. i mean, we heard the -- from manchin as well on fox news that he was also concerned about inflation, an

mr. manchin. i mean it would be really, really, really sad and someone worked really hard on this if we were not successful. but it would be even sadder if the american people said these people stand for nothing. not only can't they get anything done, they don't believe in anything. they don't have the guts to take on powerful special interests. i would prefer us to say we tried and we had all the republicans bought off by the big money interests and two democrats who couldn't stand with us. give us more democrats, and in the first week of a new congress, we will pass this. that's better to me than just to be negotiating forever and standing for nothing. >> vermont senator bernie sanders, the chairman of the senate budget committee. sir, thank you for your time tonight. it's been too long since you've been here with us. i really appreciate you making time tonight. >> thank you very much. >>> let's bring in another conversation now one of the central players in an effort to craft this build back be

mr. manchin says no to bill. mr. nchin, who profits -- are vital to reducing the burning of coal, oil, and gas. mr. manchin rejected part of the bill that would have been the most effective, a clean electricity program that would have awarded power plants that switch from burning fossil fuels to solar wind and other clean sources and punish those that did not. he objected to a provision that would have imposed a fee on emissions of methane and opposed a provision that would have given tax credits to consumers who purchase electric vehicles produced by union labor. independent line. this is rob. what do you think about the senator's decision? caller: i think it is great. i think joe manchin is doing a great job. democrats are out of touch. this bill -- we have the highest inflation in 40 years. this is going to make it worse. the president going on tv and saying it is not going to cost a single cent, this man is demented. host: do you think mr. manchin's motives were determined by inflation? caller: i believe there are

mr. manchin, it's not only these policies which are so important to working families. it is about the democratic party trying to restore faith with the american people. that they actually stand for something. but it has been really painful through this whole process, rachel, it's not only the dragging on of the so-called negotiations. it is that the american people don't know where we are at. do we have the guts to take on the drug companies who are spending over $300 million in lobbying right now? is that the democratic party? do they have the guts to take on the private insurance company who do not want us to expand medicare and dental? do we have the courage to do what the scientists are telling us has to be done and transform our energy system away from fossil fuel? so the issue is not just mr. manchin. it would be really said if someone worked really hard on this and we were not successful. but it would be even sater if the american people said, these people stand for nothing. not only can't they get anything done, they don't believe in anything. they don't have t

mr. manchin for month after month after month. if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia and america, let him vote note in front of the whole world. >> my lack and deficit of trust was about senator manchin. he has continued to move the goalposts, he has never negotiated in good faith, and he's obstructing the president's agenda, 85% of which is still left on the table. and in ubstruktding the president's agenda, he's obstructing the people's agenda. all i want for christmas is a senator who has compassion for the american people and not contempt. >> well, you heard it there, alex. that doesn't need much explanation from me. there's a group of progressives in the house who have been saying all along if the democratic caucus unlinked these two bills, the build back better and the bipartisan infrastructure bill, they were afraid the build back better bill would never make it to president biden's desk, and now they feel like those concerns were validated. >> yeah, i would say so. o

mr. manchin for month after month after month. but if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia and america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> and that was independent senator from vermont bernie sanders there, reacting to the news from senator joe manchin. let's go to politico congressional reporter nicholas wu for the latest on this. nicholas, thank you for coming to "the sunday show." how much of a -- how big a deal, explain to viewers how big a deal this news is from manchin. >> it is a huge blow, jonathan, to the democrats' agenda. for months and months they have been going back and forth over the scale, and the scope, and even the timing of this legislation. and for manchin to come out now and say he doesn't want to move forward with it, this is all part of the breakdown in trust that we're seeing between progressives and moderates. we have this handshake deal, a little while ago between progressives and moderates in the democratic party to let the infrastructur

mr. manchin made this announcement that he would walk back his promise to the american people, and at the heart of it, that is what this is. he is betraying the country and certainly his state. his state is the one to the tune of 77% of his state said we want paid leave, we want our taxes cut through the child tangs credit, et cetera. so we have asked the president what can we get done in terms of executive action particularly on climate action. we think that lot can be done on the executive action side. but we do have a plan and working closely with him, but we asked the president to take action now. >> i want to get specific. because obviously the constitution mandates that congress has the power of the purse strings. so specifically what do you think that president biden can do via executive action that would have been included in a more expanded version of "build back better" specific to the climate? what are you going to call on the president do by executive action? >> i think first things first, right? the most powerful climate action that we can take is making sure that we're worki

mr. manchin for month after month after month. if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the west virginia working families, let him vote no in front of the world. >> reporter: the bill might not be completely dead, only mostly dead because senator joe manchin says he is still willing to talk about some individual elements. the white house said it will continue to press the senator to christina ruffini, cbs news, the white house. >>> closing arguments are set to begin today in the trial of kim potter, a former minneapolis police officer who shot and killed daunte wright. potter broke down on the stand friday and tearfully apologized for shooting and killing wright during a traffic stop last april. potter was heard on body cam footage yelling "taser" three times before shooting wright. he said she accidentally grabbed her gun instead of a taser. if convicted she faces at least ten years in prison. >>> a major reversal from peng shai. ? a video released by a singapore newspaper, she denies ever being sexually assaulte

mr. manchin for month after month after month. but if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia and america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> listen. so that -- that's one strategy. we have heard of other strategies, obviously, even on this program in the last hour or so. what do you make of that? >> well, i think that is a losing strategy. i mean, it sounds great rhetorically. however, the american people are not paying attention to who votes no on what and when. most people have no idea what is even in the build back better bill, which is part of the problem to begin with. so it sounds great as a political challenge, does not work politically. all people will see is that a vote was brought to the floor and defeated and it will be a big defeat for the biden administration. so, with all due respect to senator sanders, i think that is a terrible political decision to do if they were to do it but i don't think they will. the other thing about joe manchin you have to un

mr. manchin for month after month after month.sn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia in america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> i spoke with senator dick durbin before the recess, and he said if they go home for eggnog and fruit cake, maybe they'll come back with better attitudes. he was optimistic that there would be some sort of deal going into the new year. obviously that argument was not convincing enough to manchin. and the question now becomes whether or not they can do something piecemeal, something very specific that perhaps manchin and even some republicans can get on board with. jim? >> that's right, susan. and, joe, it seems like back to the drawing board. we have new reporting that the white house tried to reach manchin today before he announced his no vote. what happened with that? >> yeah, there was a little bit of intrigue there. but the background on this is pretty simple. they got this statement out today, a lot of shock and surprise, the fact of the

mr. manchin who said all humanely possible. he uses fox news as a platform.hat they need to do is unmask mr. manchin as and put all of his loyalty to his daughter, the kickbacks he gets from the corporations. he's a lackey of the corporations. west virginia is last in health care. the last in childcare. this guy does not care for west virginia. does not care for america. he's a lackey. he's taken hostage our president. he's taken hostage the whole process. this guy needs to go. host: in the house, announcement of her retirement, a democrat in new jersey got -- joining a host of house democrats who have not decided to run for reelection. he represented new jersey state congressional districts since 2006 and he will leave the house after next year's election. robert menendez, son of bob menendez reportedly leading the pack of contenders to succeed him. he replaced the elder menendez in the house after the latter was appointed to serve in the u.s. senate. let's hear from ron in pennsylvania. democratic line. caller: in that segment on the jfk, i have a copy of t

mr. manchin for month after month after month. but if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia in america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> my lack and deficit of trust was about senator manchin. he has continued to move the goal post. he has never negotiated in good faith. and he is obstructing the president's agenda, 85% of which is still left on the table, and he is obstructing the people's agenda. all i want for christmas is a senator that has compassion for the american people and not contempt. >> and you hear those progressive lawmakers there pleading. they've plead with joe manchin for months. we've had activists come to his office here. they have gone to his house just a couple blocks away from the capitol. people have been really trying to bring him on board. in texting with my sources, i don't think anything that progressives or even jen psaki are saying are going to move the needle. he's a no on this bill right now. >> well, he had to know the reverberati

mr. manchin with month after month after month. but if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia and america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> my lack and deficit of trust was about senator manchin. he has continued to move the goalpost. he has never negotiated in good faith. we cannot allow one lone senator from west virginia to obstruct the president's agenda, to obstruct the people's agenda. >> the apparent death of social spending to help millions of americans made possible by one united states senator begs a question about legislative power. in an interview you've probably seen on your social media feed by now, it's worthy of rewatching, we promise. because while you may not like how the question was posed, today's news may have you reassessing the larger point charlamagne tha god was making when he spoke to the vice president. >> who is the real president of this country? is it joe manchin or joe biden, madam vice president? >> come on, charlemagne. it's joe bid

mr. manchin for month after month after month but if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia and america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> reporter: now, the bill might not be completely dead -- only mostly dead -- because senator manchin says he is willing to talk about some of those individual elements. the white house, for its part, says it will continue to press the senator to try to change his mind back. jericka? >> christina, circling back to the president's upcoming speech on covid tuesday, what are we expecting the president to say at this point? >> the president's going to lay out the federal government's response to this new varnts variant and the surge in cases. we are told he will also paint a stark picture of what the next few months will look like for the unvaccinated. jericka. >> lot of people looking for guidance and we'll be watching, christina, thank you. >>> so far, the omicron variant has been detected in 89 countries and spreading fast. so, too, are tempers. we get more now from imtiaz tyab in london. >

really rebutting a lot of mr manchin's criticisms., even visiting the president at his home in wilmington. they end the statement by saying that this bill is far too important and you'll find a way to move forward next year, but it means that president biden's fight continues into the new year. the tennis player, emma raducanu, has been voted bbc sports personality of the year. the 19—year—old, who won the us open in september, is the first female tennis player to win the trophy since virginia wade in 1977. though she couldn't attend in person, as she's isolating in abu dhabi after testing positive for covid—19, raducanu said winning the public vote capped a remarkable year. here's the moment her victory was announced. this is always a very big moment. laura, can you please tell us who the winner is? the 2021 bbc sports personality of the year is emma raducanu. cheering. thank you. it's such an honourjust to be amongst these nominees, i and congrats to you for all your achievements. | i am really happy with this, of course, and i've -

mr. manchin for month after month after month but if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing fororking families in west virginia let him go ahead. >> reporter: senator mancomin says he is willing to talk about some of those individual elements. the white house for its part says it will continue to try to press the senator. jericka. >> what are we expecting the president to say this? >> the president is going to lay out the federal government's response to this new variant and the surge in cases. we're told he will also paint a stark picture for those unvaccinated. >> we'll be watching christina thank you. so far the omicron variant has been detected in 89 countries. we get more from imtiaz tyab in london. >> reporter: angry protests in the heart of london. as police and antivaxxer accounts clash in front of parliament. end of vaccine mandates and other covid measures. the unrest comes, after england has recorded the highest number of children admitted to hospital with covid since the pandemic began. december the 12th, more than half just 75 years old and under. >> they're a lot y

mr. manchin for month after month after month. if he does not have the courage, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> reporter: the bill might not be dead only mostly dead because senator says he is still willing to talk about some of the individual elements. the white house for its part said they will continue to press the senator to try to change his mind back. back to you. >>> more worries for capitol hill tonight. senator warren and booker both tested positive for covid-19, they are both vaccinated and boosted. they have mild symptoms. warren was on the senate floor last week before the chamber recessed. >>> happening tomorrow, state attorney general is set to announce statewide action against a major corporation for environmental violations. it will be streamed at 11:00 a.m. joined by toxic substances director. and on tuesday, the pleasanton city council plans to clamp down on smoking inside buildings in town homes, condos and buildings with three or more attached units. >>> still ahead, northern california woman ma

mr. manchin explain to the people of west virginia why he doesn't have the guts to stand up to powerful interests>> senator bernie sanders of vermont after joe manchin said he would be a no on the build back better agenda. if there's anything we know it's that equity markets don't really take well to uncertainty. we are down more than one percentage point when it comes to s&p 500 futures. you're seeing the haven show up more in the euro. of course it's not just the fiscal policy question the market has to take stock of this morning. the other is the pandemic. we know davos has been pushed back to summer of 2022 thanks to the spread of omicron. current pandemic conditions make it extremely difficult to deliver a global in person meeting. traveling in general is getting a lot harder to do in europe on your side of the atlantic. guy: absolutely. i don't think as a ceo, a business leader, a thought leader, he would want to be seen at a large gathering at the moment. a lot of people have taken the pragmatic decision that this is not the way they want to go. as a result the world economic forum has had

has come out to say that he will not support it and because no republican will back this bill, mr manchin by saying that he will not vote on it, it pretty much means that this bill could sink. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mark edwards. well unfortunately the majority of sporting fixtures were affected by covid at the weekend, but the top three were all in action in the english premier league on sunday. the late kick off saw tottenham hotspur and liverpool play out a thrilling 2—2 draw in london. antonio conte's spurs side opened the scoring through harry kane, his first in seven matches. liverpool though hitting back through diogo jota and andy robertson with 20 minutes left. son heung min then equalised for the hosts for his 3rd in 3, moments before robertson was sent off for a reckless tackle. the draw extends antonio conte's unbeaten league start at tottenham to five games, while liverpool lose ground in the premier league title race. that's after leaders manchester city recorded an eighth successive epl victory as they swept aside struggling newcast

mr. manchin for month after month. if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia and america. let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> the bill has already been retrofited to joe manchin's liking. >> tammy: all the people americans don't want anything from are angry. jen psaki struck a similar tone seething with rage, she snapped at reporters and stormed out of the room. >> might we hear directly from the president about what happened yesterday? >> i think you will hear from him on how we will get the agenda done. >> will he take questions? >> he takes questions multiple times a week. >> it depends on what you ask. >> tammy: joe biden has been missing in action since build back better imploded. today there was just a pre-recorded video announcing joe biden's dog. it's still year 1 in the biden white house and it's not going well. joe biden might be the worst president in modern american history. joining us now with more the author of beyond biden, fox news contrib

mr. manchin fire. >> i agree. >> that's correct. that's really what we need. >> we still have a little bit of time, but i was going to -- because i didn't get to share, you know, the things that inspired me in 2021. in the last five minutes i'm going to tell you, one was this beautiful, beautiful debut novel by this young writer named mateo eskarapor named "black buck," about a young guy in new york city who gets a job in a startup and all the little things that he encounters and deals with, being the only black person. it ishilarious, searing social commentary. i recommend it to everybody. and then the show on hbo "insecure" with issa rae. "insecure" is to these days what "sex and the city" was in the early '90s. it's four black women in los angeles living their lives. this show is so hot, i found myself shazaming the music that comes through the screen. it makes me want to go and discover and live in l.a. in the same way that "sex and the city" made new york city sexy back then. los angeles and south los angeles

mr. manchin will play a big role in whatever comes up. but asking about ted cruz.ng that he would consider another bed for the presidency. and he quoted, and i will quote directly absolutely in a heartbeat. and then he said later that historically get the runner up in one convention becomes the nominee and the other convention. the reason i ask you about that as i think that is the clearest and most aggressive statement that anybody who could answer the primary would say. what do you think about that? >> yes, the tradition over the decades of the republican party is the presidential nominees options are to be the heir apparent. bob dole, george bush or whatnot. but donald trump sort of blew up that whole system when he became the nominee and then our president of the united states. i'm not so sure that that tradition won't be restored. that being said, i would be shocked if ted cruz did not run again, as well as your first guess, every time i think to mike pompeo, i think gosh, maybe he would be a great president someday. so we have the richness in our party of hav

mr. manchin explain to the people of west virginia why he doesn't have the guts to stand up to powerful special interest. >> reporter: manchin said yesterday that if the senate wants to hold a vote then they should. house speaker nancy pelosi is among those who feel that manchin could still be swayed in an effort to pass the president's agenda in the new year. carley: thank you so much. picking up where she left off, there's a question of whether or not there's going to be some sort of passage of portions of the build back better in what they're calling bite-size chunks, although i don't think even if you break it down into little pieces, nothing is bite size about this bill. todd: what stands out to me about the whole episode, joe manchin was put into office by the people of west virginia. he wasn't put into office by the members of the squad. he is not beholden to them. this is what his constituents want. and what i can't get past and we've talked about this in a different form over the course of -- since the squad became in existence, why do the democrats, specifically the hard left squad-li

mr. manchin, explain to the people of west virginia why he doesn't have the guts to stand up to powerfulpecial interest. >> we are not going to let people play these games anymore because they are relying on norms of the old boys club. >> he is obstructing the president's agenda. >> we all knew that senator manchin couldn't be trusted, you know, the excuses that he just made, um, i think [bleep] >> do you believe this? these lawmakers are already saying manchin is contributing to the end of democracy. one example is jennifer rubin, listen to her from "the washington post. tweeted this out. if manchin is not on both build back better and voting biden is done. democracy is hanging by a thread. hard to think of anyone more destructive earlier today comma manchin stood by his decision and with firing back. >> surely to god we can move one person. surely we can badger and beat one person. surely we can get enough protesters to make that person uncomfortable enough they will just say okay, i will vote for anything, just quit. guess what? i'm from west virginia. i'm not from where they are from

mr. manchin's support is fatal in a senate where republicans uniformly oppose the legislation. british prime minister british johnson is holding off on introducing further covert restrictions admit a surge new way but is not ruling out extra curves in the future. prime minister is facing pressure from government scientists on the one hand who are pushing for tougher restrictions, and members of his party, who see further rules as unnecessary. meanwhile, hospitalizations in london are climbing. they are 33.8 percent higher than they were one week ago. the omicron outbreak has prompted the world economic forum to postpone its annual conference in davos, switzerland next month, the second year in a row it has happened. the new plan is to host in early summer. ghislaine maxwell was "a sophisticated predator who lured young girls into jeffrey epstein's orbit for abuse." that is what the prosecution said today. her lawyers say that she is being scapegoated for epstein's crimes. maxwell faces 40 years in prison if convicted of all charges. the . global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and

mr. manchin offers democrats a lifeline back from the abyss. an interesting take. >> there is. they are arguing that joe manchin saved democrats from themselves reminding us of who they used to be, sort of an opposition liberal party that wanted to grow government a little more. now it has become a culturally marxist socialist based party and he says i'm not in for that. they will see a red wave in 2022. in some places this will benefit some democrats because they didn't have to vote on this lunacy and won't have forstand behind its impact. to the economy and inflation, it is a win for all americans. it was never paid for. printing more money wouldn't help us get out of the situation we're in. that's deaf -- definitely good news. >> harris: was it strategic on manchin's point? house republicans are already prepared to turn up the heat on president biden if they take back the imagine -- majority in 2022. prelude to 2024 culture war. according to the report, we have to scroll it. republicans are ready to investigate a whole bunch of things. the list of them. origins of covid. irs

mr. manchin explain to the people of west virginia why he doesn't have the guts to stand up to powerful special interests. if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia and america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> reporter: i spoke with senator dick durbin before they went on recess and he joked and said if they went home to eggnog and fruitcake, maybe they would come back with better attitudes and negotiate. he was optimistic they would strike a deal earlier next year. i asked him why. he said, because the american people need this legislation. they are in desperate need of this. clearly that argument did not hold up for senator manchin. the question now becomes whether or not there is a piece of this bill that could be taken out, a stand alone portion that perhaps manchin and even some republicans would support. suzanne malveaux, cnn at the capitol. >>> boy, the white house is accusing manchin of going back on his word. a statement from press secretary jen psaki said we will not relent in the fight to help americans with their c

mr. manchin turning their backs on the working families of this country. >>> up next, there could be someafter a conversation between senator manchin and president biden. what we are learning about manchin's demands and the hurdles that democrats now face to get something, anything passed in the new year. somethig passed in the new year [♪♪] did you know you can shorten your cold with cold-eeze® lozenges? cold-eeze® can shorten your cold by 42% try cold-eeze® the number one best-selling zinc lozenge. and try new cold-eeze® ultramelt™ chews in a great-tasting orange flavor that quickly dissolves on your tongue. [music: sung by craig robinson] ♪ i'm a ganiac, ganiac, check my drawers ♪ [sfx: sniffs] ♪ and my clothes smell so much fresher than before ♪ try gain flings and you'll be a gainiac too! the only detergent with oxiboost and febreze. >>>er quote, nothing is done until it's done. that's the word from vermont senator bernie sanders as democrats scramble to salvage president biden's badly bruised build back better plan. that comes as nbc news learns west virginia senator joe manchin tal

mr. manchin explain to the people of west virginia why he doesn't have the guts to stand up to powerful special interests. >> reporter: there are democrats who still think that manchin could be swayed. house speaker nancy pelosi wants to pass the president's agenda in some form in the new year. senator manchin said if fellow democrats want to hold a vote, then they should. todd, carley. carley: thank you so much. so joe manchin has spoken shall he is a no on build back better as it stands right now. on the other side of the aisle, white house press secretary jen psaki responded saying just as senator manchin reversed his position this morning, we will continue to press him to see if he will reverse his position yet again to honor his prior commitments and be true to his word. the white house says they're not backing down even though manchin definitively said no on this, had they say they're still going to try to press him to change his mind. todd: to that end, you're going to hear a lot of lines of attack like joe manchin is beholden to special interests. since when are your and my future kids

mr. manchin coming out and being the voice of reason. we need oning in covid. the biden administration has been a disaster. when he cancelled the pipeline, that contributed to rising gas prices. he opened the borders so we had a record surge of illegal immigration. the embarrassing and dangerous surrender in afghanistan. and,ing you know, the only solution is spending more money. that's a double whammy. not only do you create way more dollars chasing too few goods, so that's the definition of inflation, but you're spending those dollars to make it possible for people not to re-engage in the workforce. you don't have the manufacturers to hire more people, so that exacerbates the supply of goods. so the policies of the democrats, this is what we are seeing the results of, but it is their policy. it's accurate to call them incompetent, but that's way too kind. >> to your colleague, joe manchin, what was going on behind the scenes. seems like he was very transparent on where he stood on this piece of legislation. he thought it was way too much spending. he communic

mr. manchin turning their backs on the working families of this country, allowing the big money interestsn to prevail, and basically saying if i don't get everything i want, i'm not going forward. that is not acceptable to me. >> i do believe that senator manchin has said many things. and, look, he's a nice man. i have had good conversations with him. but i had to be clear your word is clear. if you're not going to keep your word to the president of the united states. >> the white house made a point of taking down the temperature on the debate with manchin yesterday, but the progress issues, no, they're still mad. >>> joinings us now, jake sherman of "punchbowl news." jake, great to see you. we were talking about what led to the falling out between manchin and the white house staff at the end of last week. but the president and senator did speak sunday night. you're a longtime manchin watcher. where do you anticipate he is now? what could the next steps be? >> we have new this morning in "punchbowl news" and we cite your reporting, jon, from sunday night. here's the reality. there will be

manchin has long been a key holdout on the legislation despite months of talks and a sense of optimism from mrs decision has sparked outrage from the white house and other democrats. >> reporter: the senate and house are on recess for the holiday but the reaction was fast and furious, democrats moderates as well as progressives angry, frustrated, disappointed, all tweeting out statements over the weekend regarding this bombshell announcement that was made. congresswoman barbara lee of california tweeting that she was infuriated and disappointed that those who would be losing out would be the care givers and she said primarily black and brown women, children, poor, homeless, not to mention the climate. many provisions to protect the climate also in that bill. at the same time we heard from republicans almost uniformly senator john cornyn describing it as an early christmas gift that this was a bill that was reckless and costly. we have seen this play out for months and months now. senator manchin at the center of all of this as his colleagues, progressives and moderates, have tried to bring him

mr. manchin explain to the people of west virginia why he doesn't have the guts to stand up to powerful specialrage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia and america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> reporter: so there you go. stinging words from senator sanders, but the question now is, laura, where does this effort go forward? will the white house vow that they will continue to work on this, they're going to continue trying to press senator manchin, but it is difficult to see how this iteration of the president's build back better bill gets passed now with this newly frayed relationship. laura? >> question, jasmine. thank you. >>> on the demise of build back better goldman sachs quickly trimmed its forecast for the u.s. economy. writing this, a failure to pass bbb has negative growth implications, particulars parti expiration of the child tax credit. it will grow 2% down from 3% with similar cuts in the second and third quarters. the goldman economists don't see it becoming easier to pass build back better in the coming weeks. inflation is likely to pe

mr. manchin explain to the people of west virginia why he doesn't have the guts to stand up to powerful special interests. >> put the bill up and let him stand before the american people and tell them that he does not support childcare, and climate change and housing systems for those who need safe and secure housing. >> all i want for christmas is a senator that has compassion for the american people and not contempt. >> so we are going to talk all about that, of course. we are also following the latest on the january 6th committee investigation with a look at who will be next up to answer or evade their questions. plus, the surge in covid fueled by omicron. it's turning the holiday season upsidedown in some areas, this being one of them. coming up, doctor natalie azar joins me about how we are going to stay safe. but we want to begin with a scathing response from the white house to senator joe manchin saying no to the build back better bill. this was a moment, josh. we are in the middle of our editorial meeting and going through the rundown for the show today and this came through the e-mail

mr. manchin's interests lie held between $500,000 and $1 million last year according to his most recent disclosure$492,000 in dividends, interest and business income in 2020, end quote. he has acknowledged his ties to the family coal company. he says it's not a big deal that his family's shares ever hidden in a blind trust. manchin has received more campaign donations from the oil, coal, gas industries than any other senator in the current election cycle, which makes sense given that he's standing between the most aggressive climate bill ever and them. he's not just a darling in the fossil fuel industry now. corporate america digs him too. right before announcing he would single handedly sink the bill, he received donations from widely known corporations like american express, verizon, wells fargo, goldman sachs, united health group and more raising close to $260,000 in the last two months. now i want to be fair here by pointing out that just about every republican senator is also a darling to the fossil fuel industry and not a single one of them are supporting build back better. most struggle to

mr. manchin explain to the people of west virginia why he doesn't have the guts to stand up to powerful specialerests. >> so you want to vote on it no matter what, even if -- >> absolutely, absolutely. the american people have got to understand what is at stake. >> house progress issues including congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez also wanted the legislation brought to a vote. the chairman pramila jayapal write this -- west virginians and the country see clearly who he is. alexandria ocasio-cortez will be a guest later this morning on "morning joe." if they want to do it without republican support using reconciliation, those items would still need to move as a single package. joining us now to talk about this stunning development, congressional reporter from politico, my colleague, nicholas wu. nicholas, great to see you. i think we'll start with the white house pushback there. it was deeply personal and out of character for this white house which has really prided itself in staying singularly focused on the issue at hand. i think jen psaki was angered by senator manchin going forward with

mr. manchin turning their backs on the people of this country, allowing the big money interest to prevail and basically saying if i don't get everything i want, i'm not going forward. that is not acceptable to me. >> manu raju joins me from capitol hill. you've seen different approaches to be frank. sanders and jayapal are progressives, full frontal assault. dean phillips said we can't attack this guy, we do it at our own peril. what is the party leadership doing here and do we expect it to have impact on manchin? >> reporter: at the moment, it seems like manchin can't be swayed. even a scaled-back bill would be difficult to accomplish before the new year far variety of reasons, one of which is manchin himself. he's indicated publicly and privately any scaled-back plan should go through the committee process, take time, weeks, months, get republican support, and we know that's not going to happen. and any effort to try to put a bill directly on the floor will get manchin's opposition. that's exactly what the democratic leaders plan to do, shum shoom indicating to colleagues yesterday he p

mr. manchin.e. >> okay. >> i hope some months fro from now it might be one or a few that we're back together celebrating the great success. >> let me ask you this. you know the headwinds and the midterms are already strong against democrats. just look at the polling on a generic ballot. without passing at least some of this, even in a pared-down form, an individual measure here or there, are democrats in for a real storm in the midterms otherwise? >> well, if democrats don't set down the swords and start more conversation with one another and recognizing where we have common ground and shared objectives and supporting one another, then i think, yeah, we're in deep trouble. at the end to have day, i'm one of many of my colleagues who didn't come to washington to be perpetual members of congress. we came here to get good work done. this congress is already one of the most productive in recent memory. if we can pass this, it will be during my lifetime the most productive congress perhaps in history.

mr. manchin explain to the people west virginia why he does not have the guts to stand up to powerful specialchin set i'm happy to have a vote now we know how he would vote. does not mean they cannot deconstruct and reconstruct "build back better" next year but in fact that's probably what will happen i would guess. what has become clear and perfectly clear today senator manchin's problem is a comic thanks it is inflationary by definition and be he thanks there's too much budget gimmickry. there's got to figure how to make that second problem with her going to reconstruct this that will be the effort now. >> this is a big blow to the administration but how big politically? they tied these two bills together. they did have eight went on infrastructure but they're going to have a loss here as written. >> if you track the approval number over the first year of the first half he was doing great he had tangible things he could point to shots in arms, money in your wallet referring to the relief packet. they were getting ready to add the third leg of that jobs in your communities with the infrastru

mr. manchin explained to the people of west virginia at why he does not have the guts to stand up to powerful special interest matrix manchin said lawmakers want to vote on the bill to show where they stand, then they should hold one. arthel picked. arthel: all right alexandria half a thank you very much eric. eric: turning to the rapidly spreading omicron variant it's bring some and unwelcome anxiety to a lot of people during the holidays. more cities across the country nest tightening restrictions and canceling events as the cases are surging. some people waiting hours in line to get covid tests and try to get some peace of mind ahead of the holiday travel rush alexis mcadams live in the newsroom with the very latest on this increase, alexis bray. >> hi eric, events or canceling right now many people aren't on edge this holiday season. the cases are climbing quickly as we have seen and data we've been looking out for the past br show they know omicron variant it is taking over all the other variants we've been worried about in the past. spreading more quickly than ever before but right now

mr. manchin explain to the people of west virginia why he doesn't have the guts to stand up to powerful special interests. if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for the working families of west virginia in america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> and, pam, just to remind our audience what this is all about here, this is about a tremendous agenda here, very ambitious regarding clean energy investments, child care, paid family and sick leave, the child tax credit as well as home health care and medicare, housing, education, grants and, of course, home investments for energy and climate change provisions. this is something that the democrats are going to have to look at very carefully if they're going to get some of these items, very significant items, done. do they propose it in kind of a piecemeal fashion so they can get kmanchin on board and perhas some republicans and move forward on the child tax credit that way? that is something they have to think about in the coming year if they're actually going to address this. it looks like this ambitious agenda as it's la

mr. manchin explain to the people of west virginia he doesn't have the guts to stand up to powerful special interests. reporter: this is a result progressive predicted, that the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed alone, that the social spending side would fall apart, which it has. eric: thank you. arthel: eric, so senator manchin's announcement comes after weeks of back and forth between him and the president. the two spoke twice on the phone last week to try to find a way forward. the president called those talks productive. mark meredith live in wilmington, delaware where the president is spending the weekend. any reaction from president biden? reporter: asking the perfect question at the right time. we got official reaction from white house press secretary jen psaki who is reacting to the news of senator manchin what he told bret baier earlier today on "fox news sunday." this came in moments ago. it is long. i will read a section of it here. the white house says senator manchin's comments this morning on fox are at odd with his discussion this week with the president, white house staf