thanks for joining us. good evening. if president biden picked a fight with republicans last night, he showed today it s a fight he is happy to have. republicans showed they were just as happy to step in. both sides appear to want this. the president to show voters the gop is in the sway of extremism which res natured during the midterm election, republicans wanted to reinforce their credentials with the base and use their control of the house to amplify that effort. last night, president biden framed what they want the way he wanted. instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some republicans want medicare and social security to sunset. i m not saying it s a majority. let me give you anybody who doubts it, contact my office. i will give you a copy i will give you a copy of the proposal. that means congress doesn t vote i m glad to see i tell you, i enjoy conversion. it means if congress doesn t keep the programs the way they are, they would go away. othe
reminder if you or someone you know is facing a crisis, you can call the national suicide prevention crisis lifeline at 988, that s 24/7. the news continues. errol burnett out front starts now. a special edition of out front next, president biden ready to announce he s ready to run again. why it has everything to do with ron desantis. plus, why a special election that flipped control of the pennsylvania house of representatives is giving democrats across the country a reason to celebrate, something you should be watching. and biden going after the chinese president xi jinping by name, china responding tonight. we re going to go live to beijing. let s go out front. good evening and welcome to a special edition of out front. i m erin burnett. it s biden versus desantis. the president is heading to florida tomorrow and he has his sights set in large part of the state s governor. this is new reporting from phil mattingly, and it comes as biden is expected to announce his own
it seems like a lot to take on, you know. we can get you some help. yeah, we can get you somebody to talk to and stuff. as you heard a second deputy arrived on the scene, and for the next 20 minutes, the two military veterans sat with the man. they listened, they gave him words of encouragement, and they did what they promised. they gave the man in need of a hug the phone number to the local crisis center, and they went even further. take a look. it s all right, man. it s all right. and if you need to talk, if you can t talk to them you can call us. call that number, dude, i ll come out and meet you. i ll sit down and talk with you. you can vent. all right. that s what i ll do. all right, brother. appreciate it. if you ever need anything, you just call, all right? means a lot. yeah, buddy. thank you. that is a master class in compassion and empathy, and a