house correspondent and political director and co-host of the daily rundown, chuck todd. nothing going on there today, right? >> nothing at all. i'm sure the more important question to ask. maybe you've heard some talk in the background about john boehner. why isn't john boehner showing up at the state dinner? >> you know, it's a good question. they did invite him. he declined. nancy pelosi who is a pretty outspoken critic of this chinese government and their human rights record, she was invited and she is coming. frankly, it is somewhat surprising. >> is mitch mcconnell going to be there, other republican leaders going to be there? >> we haven't seen the full list. there will be some republican leaders that are coming to this. this really is, this feels like a state dinner that's being put on for the american business community. i mean when you look at today's meeting and i'll be anxious to look at the actual guest list for the state dinner. when you look at the fact that