but it s not done yet. ha es the state of play at the moment. if they can get some sort of understanding and accommodation from manchin and cinema who have been very reluctant so far to state that their colleagues, to the press, what their bottom line is, we ll see whether or not president biden has had more success discussing that out in a way that would allow the democrats to stay together and move together first on the infrastructure bill and then on the reconciliation bill. very difficult to do, but not impossible. which is the perpetual state i think we live in. difficult to do, not impossible. we ll see. good to see you, john. joining me for more on this democratic congressman pete agu aguilar, the vice chair of the house democrats caucus. thank you for being here. do you believe the threat from the progressive caucus, that half of them will vote against the infrastructure bill if there isn t agreement, legislative text, on the larger bill to move
time of emergency and compassion in a time of emergency, that not only changes the narrative but tells people what they care about most, what is happening in my hometown? can the president take care of me in the united states? he needs that. but the infrastructure argument that he s going to make and he ll take all the emergency funding he can, and throw it into the pipeline, it s money into the economy above everything else. is that if you when roads and bridges are that easily destroyed, you have to build it right the next time, and we ll see him drill into that argument. we ll continue the conversation in a little bit. up next, the state of play in afghanistan. still americans looking to get out. the secretary of state says the taliban are promising not to stand in the way. the tempur-pedic breeze makes sleep feel cool. because the tempur-breeze transfers heat away from your body.
said the university mishandled a previous rape allegation she had made. tammy bruce is a radio host of the president s independent women s voice, helps us assessma the state of play in virginia. thanks for coming on, tammy. what do you of this? it is kind of a sign of what the democrats have brought, not just to virginia, but to the country. you have a black man who is not getting due process, even though, for me, the accuser seems very credible, i m not arbiter the of due process. and yet, it should be a sensitive issue. the hounding of a black man, because of accusations come out of his job, he s been put on leave from the law firm in which she works with. governor making $36,000 a year,s so who knows how long that will be a tenable situation for him. then you have two women who have grown up in a feminist environment, the democrats controlling to some degree our
narrative that goes into this very question. i think it goes into the idea that certainly there are people inside the campaign who are making an effort. we don t know whether they got anything. it certainly shows that they were trying to try to get an insight into what wiki leaks had and how that information could help that campaign, the trump campaign against hillary clinton and really hurt hillary clinton s campaign. so again those questions perhaps will be answered in the mueller report whenever that comes. i want to ask you guys about the mueller report, the state of play and role of acting attorney general. let s get a quick break in because it does appear that court might be breaking up shortly in the roger stone arraignment. we ll be right back. dishwasher. she puts te so what does the dishwasher do? cascade platinum does the work for you, prewashing and removing stuck-on foods, the first time. wow, that s clean! cascade platinum.
or not? reporter: no. they ve been clear about the fact, no foul play. no trauma here. they are trying to figure out whether this was somehow drug related or alcohol related or a drowning. it doesn t sound like it s a homicide investigation right now. they ve ruled out foul play. all right. jeff rossen, heads-up investigation for the today show. jeff, thank you for being up early this morning. up next, the state of play even before the republicans picked their nominee we assume they ll pick one, the presidential race is supposed to shape up as one of the most competitive we ve seen since 2000 and 2004. how much has the republican primary hurt the gop s chances against the president in the all-important electoral college? we ll take a look at the national battlefield state by state next with two of the best. plus, president obama s contraception compromise isn t quieting critics. the fight over birth control coverage is going to rage on.