president clearly is willing to put a lot of political capital on the line. it is a fight that he and his aides believe is worth fighting and the president yesterday making very clear that he supports gutting the filibuster as it relates specifically to voting rights legislation and making changes there. here is the president yesterday. i believe the threat to our democracy is so grave that we must find a way to pass these voting rights bills. debate them, vote, let the majority prevail. and if that bare minimum is blocked, we have no option but to change the senate rules, including getting rid of the filibuster for this. reporter: so the question is where do they land here? we know chuck schumer plans to move forward with these pieces of legislation. the white house says this is a fight worth having, even if they don t see a path to a compromise. cedric richmond said he believes this is a fight they need to have. and meantime, lauren, the