i'm going to stop, but with your permission i'm going to walk into the room because i want to say hello to you. thank you. [ applause ] >> and you've been watching president biden at a white house event in the east room, a couple of days after labor day as he digs into a critical month that can well-define his presidency and we begin with senior washington correspondent phil rucker, co-author of "i alone can fix it" and gerald cena, and eugene robinson. phil, you've watched this president for a long time. this is his happy place. he's with organized labor and this is his space. >> it certainly is, andrea. it's hard to think of a president who has had this deep of a connection to workers and