i m driving up in a dodge. he was doing a quick turn around and driving back to catch an early morning flight to l.a. i expected to hear from him before he hopped on the plane and i didn t. i just figured it was because he was tired. i get the news he was passed away. it s just one of those hollywood rumors. i couldn t believe it. to be honest with you, i still don t. i think a lot of us don t. bruce, thanks so much for sharing that very personal connection with saget. lovely to hear. thank you for having me. still ahead, it s back to business on capitol hill today. democrats have a new strategy but in an all too familiar story line. senator joe manchin threatens their plan. here is a look at some of the other events we re watching today.
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correspondent garrett haake. with us at the table former republican strategist steve schmidt. garrett, take me through this day that is still unfolding on capitol hill. reporter: this was a somber day this morning. but it was one with a lot of attention paid to it, the galleries were packed, there were a lot of extra staff in the chamber. folks got here early for this vote series knowing that they d be out the door quickly. and this is essentially the last major piece of business on capitol hill for this week. there is still one deposition that s finishing up downstairs. but by and large members would be going back to their districts. the vote itself didn t have a lot of drama around it. we knew going into it that democrats expected to carry this vote by a healthy margin. and indeed they did. and the post vote press conferences by both parties were very instructive about how we are going to hear this, defended and spun over the next week while members are back in their districts. dem
tell you when the president s going to do when you tell me who the last person he s going to speak to before he makes the decision. it s one of the reason he s had such a hard time achieving legislation on capitol hill. it s one of the reasons so many members of congress, democrats and republicans, do not trust him. he dells them yes, he tells them no. then something happens. the next day he changes his mind. you cannot do business on capitol hill that way because they want to be around for a lot longer than he s going to be around. they re going to be around. number one commodity on capitol hill, you talk to anybody who s done this left, right or center and it s trust. the president thinks he s keeping people off-balance. he thinks he s keeping them guessing. that makes him comfortable. but it s one of the reasons why, for instance, on something like immigration he hasn t gotten more done through legislation that would be lasting. it s because everybody is afraid to walk the plank