this monday morning. we will have much more ahead on the pandemic. markets, new restrictions in europe, and how sports leagues are trying to save their seasons. is it all an overreaction? we re just getting prepared for the worst yet to come. first, senator joe manchin. you knew we d be covering manchin. he is a no on biden s signature legislation. people are furious, but why are they surprised? this morning, leader schumer says it is not dead yet. where democrats go from here. & bacon ranch, new baja steak & jack, and the new baja chicken & bacon, aka “the smokeshow” save big. order through the app. (vo) t-mobile for business helps small business owners prosper during their most important time of year. when you switch to t-mobile and bring your own device, we ll pay off your phone up to $1000. you can keep your phone. keep your number. and get your employees connected
last week when the decision was made to punt the build back better bill into next year saying the punt was happening because the negotiations were now essentially all about prig him along. manchin has enjoyed the cover of being one of at least two more conservative democrats in the senate who have had issues with this about i will and part of a larger group in the white house who have had problems with it and he is basically hung out to dry as the only member opposed to the paid family leave provisions. he is chafed a bit from the pressure. in the same radio interview you played he talked about the pressure campaign he has been under with activists and protesters trying to lean on him. i suspect that s probably the last straw with manchin. but i don t think it is the ends of this discussion. if i learned anything from covering manchin, he wants to be at middle of anything that s going on. if democrats can find a version