Alex Witt hosts coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. There. Its just bad weather, stay there, my friend. Rain, rain, rain. Thank you so much. Joining me now political reporter for the guardian and steph knight, reporter for axios. Ladies, thanks. Sabrina, is there any indication that were getting to the end, the final stretch of whether or not the president will submit to an interview with Robert Mueller . Weve been having the same conversation for months as to what the scope of that interview might look like and the ongoing negotiations with the president s legal team and an interview that would be partially done in person. And then there would perhaps be some questions in written format. So it doesnt really seem like much progress because its something is that we were talking about earlier this year. Whats quite clear is that, the president s legal team does not want him to sit down with the Special Counsel. And i think Rudy Giuliani himself has al
because you re a former cheerleader. you know about a intimidation and what not. [laughter] take a look at this. we all know that senator manchin could be trusted. you know, the excuses that he just made, i think, are complete [bleep] you ve got two people saying, hey, if you don t do it my way, i don t care what the president wants, million of my 48 of my colleagues want, it s my way or the highway. she gave her speech as joe biden was on his way up to the hill. so anyway, it s the [bleep] grossest, most disrespectful thing she could done have done, i think she s a [bleep] wow. i know a previous administration would have been catching hell for that type of language. emily, what do you make of this? that s exactly right. we did not speak like at as cheer leaders, we were only supportive, tyrus. [laughter] but here s the thing, this is
much in this case. i think you see 12 people who have left. it s my way or the highway come i m not going to read my briefing books. she has a history of this i don t think any staff can help us attach helper. the most confident staff, the least confident staff can model the good makes a difference. case in point is yesterday she took a picture without a mask on surrounded by children. did she not remember stacey abrams? we talked about this at the beginning of the air, stacey abrams surrounded by kids mask list. this is a p.r. fiasco. jamaal simons is the new communications director and is a 46 account. official government account. i don t know if you want her, maybe she did want her. it s just simply not a good luck. i ve a question about that. we are in an optional zone and one of my children just started today with optional mask wearing at school. one was previously allowed to do that. what would you suggest just from a communication standpoint that
transform our energy system, if we are going to present future absolute disasters, in terms of climate change. and that is in this legislation. this is enormously important bill. and the american people have to stand up and demand that every member, of the democratic caucus, and it s pretty pathetic i have to say, that this one republican has the guts to stand up to the trump company, in the insurance companies. or the fossil fuel industry. but it least all of us have got to work together. the last point that i would make on this rachel, is in the caucuses, everybody knows, there s a wide diversity of opinion. but what is troubling to me. is that you have two senators, who are not just prepared to fight for their ideas. but they have said you noah, it s my way or the highway, if you don t do what i want mister president members of the democratic caucus, i m walking
opinion from progressive to pretty conservative. but what is troubling to me is that you have two senators who are not just prepared to fight for their ideas, but they have said, it s my way or the highway. if you don t do what i want, mr. president or members of the democratic caucus, i m walking away from here and that is an arrogance i think is unacceptable. any member of the democratic caucus can do that. as you well know, i happen to believe the current health care system is dysfunctional. i believe in a medicare for all system. i could walk away and say if the medicare for all isn t in there, i m walking away, but i won t do that. what bothers me is people like manchin turning their backs on the people of this country and basically saying if i don t get everything i want, i m not going