one as conservatives want to see for a path to the governor's mansion could be a roadmap or the midterms. in his first interview since taking office only on fox news sunday. then cutting through the confusion on covid. when it comes to mass, testing and mandates. we will ask a doctor, one of the nation's top public health experts all the pressing question. plus. >> president biden story is that democracy is on deaths door. >> a potential breaking point. as his agenda stalls and his a phone numbers seek to new lows. we will ask our sunday you know about the pressure points on the right and the left the mac we have a very slim majority in the senate and in the house. it makes things more challenging >> all right now want fox news sunday. ♪♪ hello again from washington. we start with raking developments out of texas as all in its minute rest you a rabbi and the other hostages from an hours long standoff from a synagogue in the dallas-fort worth area. dispatching a hostage rescue team from virginia to help with the situation. traveling to delaware where president biden was monitoring the situation had lucas has the latest forest. hi, lucas. >> all four hostages are alive. the suspect is dead. the mac this is something that you do not ever expect to have in your own city. the rabbi is a personal friend of mine. >> standoff at the synagogue lasting almost 11 hours. it began during a morning service. it ended at 9:00 p.m. members of the fbi delete hostage rescue team stormed the synagogue. four hours after one hostage released and debriefed. texas governor greg abbott tweeting prayers answered. president biden saying there is more we will learn in the days ahead about the motivations of the hostage taker. let me be clear to anyone who intends to spread hate, we will stand against anti-semitism and against the rise of extremism in this country. across the country security stepped up at synagogues on the jewish sabbath. the texas hostage crisis fell this far away as israel. prime minister closely monitored the situation. the british government says the hostage taker was british. he demanded the release of dr. aafia siddiqui, educated at mit and known encounter terrorism circles currently serving an 86 year sentence in nearby fort worth for attempting to kill american soldiers in afghanistan in 2008. >> we will continue to investigate the hostage taker. we will continue to investigate his contacts. our investigation will have global reach. >> about a decade ago, the taliban and i.c.e. has made proposals to free american hostages in exchange for dr. aafia siddiqui. both were rejected by the u.s. government. >> now to the week in washington. president biden facing a stalled agenda and dropping whole numbers. this week, facing reporters in the rare or formal news. just a 10th of his presidency and coming on the eve of his first year in office. heading into the midterms, republicans hope to seize the moment and borrow from the playbook laid out by glenn young ken. flipping political control of the state that joe biden one by 10 points. a little more than one year ago. >> i come to this moment into this office knowing that we must find the division, restore trust, find common cause for the common good. and strengthen the spirit of virginia. >> virginia governor glenn young kid joins us now exclusively from richland. governor, welcome to fox news sunday. i wanted to start you off with reaction to the events yesterday in texas. by virtue of the fact that signed an executive order combating anti-semitism as one of your first orders of business and we still do not know the full background of these events, but the government did attack a synagogue and a woman he wanted released is not about anti-semi. the fbi rescue team being down there to help solve this. if we can start out, governor youngkin with your thoughts yesterday. >> good morning, john had i am coming from you —-dash from the great wealth of virginia. pressing forward with virginia being a leader in combating, combating with anti-semitism commission and laws to make sure that virginia is in fact be safe and place for everyone to work and raise a family. we have seen animosity and hatred towards the jewish community on the rise we will not stand for it in virginia or in this country. there is no place for it. virginia will be a leader when it comes to standing up for religious freedom and combating a trade. >> your first day on the job you signed 11 executive actions. none of those executive orders into executive directives. you kicked off your inauguration at the reconciliation that you they are enrichment reconciliation also a theme of your and all grill address. no matter who you voted for, i pledge to be your advocate, your voice, your governor. a large amount of virginia voters who back in accolade of president trump who they very strongly disagreed with. what will you do to ensure that those voters know you will be an advocate for them? >> well, what we heard from voters on november 2, from all voters, not republicans versus democrats, but from virginians is that they are ready for a new way forward. we won the independent vote, we had droves of democrats come across the aisle. we sell virginians come together who had never been in the same room together. forever trumper said never trump earth. we won the hispanic vote in the asian vote. what this demonstrates to me is that virginians are ready for a new direction we will stand up for low taxes and to reestablish our high expectations in our schools. math, reading and science skills that we need for our children to be college ready or career ready comprehensively investing in law enforcement. getting this economy moving so we create opportunity for all virginians. stand up for the rights protected under our constitution that we hold dear. virginians spoke loudly. they want a new direction. this is what we delivered yesterday on day one. >> part of the credit for your victory went to your stance on schools. one of your first two executive orders was to end the use of divisive concepts in public education, including critical race theory and to give parents the choice of whether their kid wears a mask in school. first to the issue of masks. there is some concern that if parents start to tell their children to take off the masks or school districts say masking is optional that it will run afoul of a law that was passed by the virginia legislature which dictates that the schools have to follow closely cdc guidance. can you give comfort to parents at home in the school board that may opt out that if they do, you will have their back? >> well, we said all along that we would stand up for parents. because, let's just be clear. what has happened over the last few years as the bureaucrats and politicians have absolutely stopped listening to parents. in virginia, it is clear under law that parents have a fundamental right to make decision for their children's up grooming, they are education and care. we are providing parents and opt out. the ability to make the right decision for their child in regards to their child's well-being. we will use all of the authority that i have to consider all options to protect that right and i think that this is exactly what virginians voted for in november and we delivered yesterday. >> let me move on to critical race theory. part of the reason that you are credited with the victory they are in commonwealth. likely a big issue in the midterms as well. critics of your position, and you signed an executive order again that would "and the use of divisive concepts and schools" which is in allusion to critical race theory. including former president obama saying critical race theories are not being taught in schools. this was merely a trumped up boney culture war. what do you say to that? what does your executive order actually do in terms of critical race theory? >> anyone who thinks that the concepts that actually underpin critical race theory are not in our schools has not been in our schools. i think the school systems in virginia have been doing everything they can to try to obfuscate the fact that the curriculum has moved in a very, very opaque way that is hidden a lot of this from parents. we in fact are going to increase transparency so that parents can actually see what is being taught in schools. we have instructed our board of education, i have instructed our secretary of education, our state bird tendon of a book schools to review the curriculum and get racially divisive teaching concepts out of the school system. we will teach all history. we cannot know where we are going unless we know where we have come from. to actually teach our children that one group is an advantage and another group is disadvantaged simply because of the color of their skin cuts across everything we know to be true. in the immortal words of doctor martin luther king rings in our ears that we must judge each other by the content of our character, not the color of our skin. this is what will be the founding principle and what we will do in virginia schools. >> is it your contention that critical race theory is being taught in virginia public schools? >> there is not a course called critical race theory. all of the principal theories of critical race theory, the fundamental building blocks of actually accusing one group of being oppressors and another of being oppressed of actually burdening children today for sins of the past, for teaching our children to judge one another based on the color of their skin, yes, that does exist in virginia schools today and that is why assigned his negative order yesterday to make sure that we get it out of our schools. >> i asked a question about the courses in critical race theory. that is the contention of critics that there are no courses being taught in virginia public schools. scott has this message for you, governor. he says promising to ban crt is empty unless the governors willing to publicly state that he will also ban the tenets of crt and crt is only a framework. so, will you band the tenets of crt and how do you ensure, as you just said, that we will teach all of our history, a good and the bad in a fair way? >> first of all, that is exactly what we did yesterday. we actually went at the tenets of crt. we went at the tenets of racially divisive concepts. because that is exactly where the underpinning of crt is embedded in our schools in virginia. we absolutely have to recognize that what the left liberals do here is try to obfuscate this issue by saying there is no course called critical race theory. of course there is not an elementary school. but in fact there are absolutely the tenets of crt present in the schools and that is what our executive order went out yesterday. >> let me ask you about this rape, actually, a couple of rapes. your fourth executive order you put out yesterday. you promised to investigate wrongdoing in loudoun county. i expected that is in allusion to the rape that occurred late in the school year before the summer break last year. the boy that was accused of raping scott smith daughter and one other woman was sentenced to supervised probation last week. here's what the father the daughter said very recently. listen here. >> i suggest you listen to me loud and clear. pay attention to what is happened here. it is coming to your community next. >> what impact will this investigation be looking into? >> well, we will be looking into the entire circumstances around the decisions that were made to actually move this young man from one school to another to not inform parents, not inform the community and, oh, by the way, clearly put other students at risk for their safety. there is one fundamental tenet between government and those that we serve which is to keep them safe. when it comes to our children, it is paramount that our school systems live up to that value. what we see here is that there is strong evidence that in fact it was only not taken seriously in loudoun county, it was hidden we have asked attorney general to go to war. we will get all transparency and we will make sure that we hold the school board accountable for the decisions that they have made. >> do you think that they need to be fired? >> i think that people should have already resigns. my clear senses once the full scope of what happened here is well understood, there will be resignations. i do believe that there is been dereliction of duty and all actions to hold the school board accountable should be taken. >> let me ask you about the vaccine mandate for coronavirus. this was the subject of a landmark supreme court ruling last week. you had said that you would challenge a vaccine mandate for health workers and facilities that receive federal funding. the majority of the supreme court justices, conservative leading justices said that such a mandate fits neatly within the power given to hhs by congress. will you still challenge a mandate? is that your plan was mark how will you get around the ruling? >> i was very pleased by their ruling on the osha mandates. i think that it fully reflects the fact that we should not be penalizing people by forcing employers to fire folks that do not get the vaccine. to be clear, i am a strong advocate for the vaccine. i've gone the vaccine i've gotten the booster. my wife got the vaccine. she has gone the booster. the best way to keep your family safe. we also believe it is an individual decision. four people to be able to make it in regards to their own health. we are in a crisis. hospitals have much more flexibility with regards to their staffing protocols and how they are handling patients. we need to do this because there is a surge going on in covid-19 hospitalizations. i am disappointed in the ruling against the supreme court. we will have to go to work to make sure that we do not have a further depletion of the resources in our hospital system because right now one of the most important we can do is try to expand capacity in virginia's hospital that if those people that need care can get it. >> i understand. is it still your plan to challenge the mandate? >> i think at this point the supreme court has ruled. we will go to work to make sure that every power that i have is governor is being brought to bear. giving the hospitals flexibility that they have to make sure we have the staffing we need to make sure we have the intensive care facilities and availability in our hospital to treat virginians. this is a big moment for us in virginia because we are seeing a surge in certain parts of virginia and we have to make sure that the hospitals are prepared. >> sure. there are a lot of schools going back to remote learning. just over 53% of the schools in virginia are open for full-time learning. you have said in the past that school closures have caused too many setbacks for virginia children. things that you should go out there and write a new emergency declaration that says you have to be back in school. are you prepared to do that? >> well, there is legislation moving through our general assembly that in fact says, absolutely. schools must be open five days a week. that in fact, virtual learning is a tool of last resort. right now, we need to get our kids back in school. i also think there's a tremendous opportunity for us to revise the protocols that we are using when a child is exposed but showing no symptoms in school. an incredibly important tool for us. the challenge we have is we don't have enough testing kits. here we are in january dealing with a surge and we don't have enough testing kits. we are doing everything we can within our department of health and human resources to expand testing capability to our school spirit also to those areas where we have virginians that are most vulnerable, and particularly the elderly. >> we should not see a testing problem right now. >> not just a problem there, but i problem across the country as well. let me ask you quickly about politics and the time we have left. you embrace president trumps policies, former president trumps to a degree, but at the same time, kept him at arms length enough that you did not alienate moderate voters and many democrats you needed to win. is this a roadmap, do you believe, or other republicans in the room ever election? >> what we did in virginia over the last year is give everyone a big great -- a great big bear hug. we have embraced all virginians. i have said before that i've so deeply appreciated president trumps support. we brought together a coalition of folks it'd never been in the room together. forever trump and never trump. republicans have historically not campaigns and that resulted in record vote levels and all minority communities. what we have demonstrated is this is about bringing people together. yes, there are many things that people disagree about, but so much more that we agree upon. when it comes to getting taxes down and getting our schools refocused on excellence in getting politics out of the school and investing in law enforcement and standing up to fight crime and make sure we have a great economy and we are protecting the rights guaranteed under our constitution, these are not values shared only by a political party, these are universal powers shared by virginians. that great big bear hug is the path forward that we as republicans and build a bigger tent and we can embrace all virginians because the opportunity in virginia is for all. >> definitely is a roadmap or many other candidates. one last question about the weather. you have a big storm about to dump on virginia there. ralph is on his way out the door to sign you an emergency declaration to give you the most power to do anything that you want to deal. how will you make sure that the senator tim kaine doesn't spent four hours on i 95 when the? >> well, we are well prepared. the national guard has been deployed. our virginia department of transportation has relocated assets from the eastern part of the state to the western part of the state where we see the biggest challenges. we have been out pretreating all the roads. don't travel today, stay home. let's let this storm come and go. we will be ready and take great care of virginians. >> my wife and son are coming back from a lacrosse tournament in virginia beach. hopefully they will make it or spend an extra night in virginia beach. thank you. we appreciate your time this morning. thank you. >> thank you for having me. i hope your son's team wins in virginia beach. if they stay an extra day, virginia has a great place to stay an extra day. >> for the record, i am a constituent as well. governor youngkin, thank you. up next, the omicron surge. cdc guidelines leaving americans with more questions than answers. we will ask a top public health official how to make sense of it all coming up next. and it's easy to get a quote at libertymutual.com so you only pay for what you need. isn't that right limu? 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>> great question, john. hospitalizations and deaths always lag. we have seen a spike in new york, new jersey, new england, probably florida and what i expect is hospitalizations to peak in the next few days in those places. the rest of the country still has some ways to go. i think that it will be hard for all of america. >> how bad do you think that it will get? >> i think that it will get much worse. right now about 150,000 in the hospital with covid. i expect those numbers to get substantially higher. the problem is the healthcare workforce. they just do not have the staffing. that will be a challenge for many weeks ahead. >> one of the reasons why he posed this vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in publicly funded places. as far as as the president goes, he ripped resident trump for not doing a good job in responding to covid, but despite all of that rhetoric, president biden seems to be falling flat on the issue of testing. saying that they will send a billion at-home test kits out to americans. it is likely that they will not be seen in american households until the end of the month or maybe the beginning of next month. is that too little, too late given the idea that omicron will peak within the next 10 days or so? >> first of all, i think we all agree we needed more tests during this surge. the fact we did not have it really hampered our ability to manage this. i do not believe that omicron will be the last way that we see. having widespread testing available will make a huge difference and before we face the next one. i am thrilled to see more tests coming. i think we will need them and will want to use them. obviously, we wish we had more tests going in. >> ask you about the messaging and what you make about it. it seems to be as clear as mud. the senate hearing last week, we want to put up a side-by-side picture here. the head of the cdc double masked while she was speaking and then we had anthony found she take his mask off when he was giving testimony. do you leave the mask on, do you take the mask off, what kind of mask should you wear? apparently cloth mass are not very good in dealing with omicron. the cdc just came out with that information on friday. we are not sure what test to get, how want to isolate, when to come out of isolation, can you make head or tails out of what the government is talking about? >> we have different agencies that have not been on the same page. i think that that has been a big problem. people should be masking indoors, especially when you are in large crowded places. that makes a lot of sense. we are switching from using those pcr tests on a regular basis, using those rapid antigen tests more frequently. i think that the messaging has not kept up. >> what is the problem? during the trump administration, you may not have liked what you heard. one message going out. often contradictory with each other. >> i think what happened with the trump administration, one messenger, president trump. at least there is one single message. right now you have cdc, the white house, i think the white house needs to get its messaging discipline together. needs to make sure people are speaking from the same page. my senses that is not been happening. it would be enormously helpful to the american people if that message was more consistent. >> it is certainly making it harder for people to know what to do. in a public health crisis, getting the public to understand the moment we are in, what are the key things they need to be doing to be keeping their family safe is enormously important. if we do not get that message right it will absolutely hamper our response. >> vastly attenuated from previous strains of coronavirus, talk as to whether or not we need to change the whole paradigm and how we approach this. bill gates earlier said once omicron goes through a country, covid can be treated more like the seasonal flu. is it time for us to say, you know what, this thing is here to stay. we cannot continue. we need to accept that people will get sick. it will be a mild illness. let's all just get back to normal. >> no doubt. in my mind we are switching from this acute phase of the pandemic emergency two years into a more endemic phase. the challenge for unvaccinated people is still pretty deadly. i just finished two weeks of attending in the hospital. a lot a very sick people with omicron that are not vaccinated. we have to make a lot of systemic changes. no question in my mind we have to begin to treat this virus differently than in the way we have the last few years. >> president biden continues to say this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. listen to what doctor felt she said about it. >> fortunately -- if you are vaccinated and boosted, the chances of you getting sick are very, very low. >> listen to what he said. it does not sound like this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. it sounds like if you are vaccinated it will be a milder disease. it is not just limited to the unvaccinated. >> no. with omicron because of its invasiveness we are seeing vaccinated people be infected. the big difference is, unvaccinated people are at high risk people. the ones ending up in the hospital. it is absolutely targeting those groups. i do think that there is a high risk that as a pandemic continues, all of us will end up being exposed to many of us will end up being infected. >> new questions when we are testing for omicron, what is the best test? everybody has been doing the nasal swabs. maybe on occasion you may get the deep swab, but now there is a move to, well, it infects mostly the throat. it would be better to do a throat swab or a saliva test. to your knowledge, what is the best way to test for omicron and what sort of test should people be looking for when they go out to find one? >> i think the best kind of test we should be using are these rapid antigen tests that are available or will soon be available in greater quantity that you can use at home. you can use it based on the directions. still asking people to put it up there knows. a lot of random talk about throat swabbing in spitting. just focus on the directions, use it up your nose. that is what works best, that is what is been tested. we should use it on a regular basis. your doctor may use a different test if he or she needs to. for regular people at home, that is what i use. >> there are spit tests as well. i was using those last year in the springtime and they seem to be pretty accurate as well, but they don't seem to be readily available. it's always good to talk to you. thank you for joining us on fox news sunday. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> coming up next, we will bring in our sunday group to discuss a youngkin affect on november's midterm. what about that interview that kamala harris did last week. ♪♪ short videos, step-by-step guides, and other easy-to-use tools designed for people just getting started. plus, investment professionals are on standby 24/7 if you ever have a question. it's the smarter way to start investing. ♪ mass general brigham. when you need some of the brightest minds in medicine, this is the only healthcare system in the country with five nationally ranked hospitals, including two world-renowned academic medical centers, in boston, where biotech innovates daily and our doctors teach at harvard medical school, and where the physicians doing the world-changing research are the ones providing care. there's only one mass general brigham. serena: it's my 3:10 no-exit-in-sight migraine medicine. it's ubrelvy. for anytime, anywhere migraine strikes, without worrying if it's too late, or where i am. one dose can quickly stop my migraine in its tracks within two hours. unlike older medicines, ubrelvy is a pill that directly blocks cgrp protein, believed to be a cause of migraine. do not take with strong cyp3a4 inhibitors. most common side effects were nausea and tiredness. serena: ask about ubrelvy. the anytime, anywhere migraine medicine. dry eye symptoms driving you crazy? 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[cheering and applause] >> as we mentioned glenn one can one by embracing president trump's policy. at the same time holding him at arms race. wrapping yourself around president trump, will that be a strategy for victory in arizona? >> that is the dichotomy that is facing the republicans right now. the president went out there last night. going into a rock concert where he plays a greatest hits. you know where it is incoming. talking about michael byrd, ashley babbitt, you know, mitch mcconnell, his problems there. republicans have to make a choice which direction they want to go. sometimes when you look at the situation with glenn youngkin, how does he deal with the storm that is coming here the next couple of days compared to what happened a couple weeks ago kieran virginia, virginia continues to be a purple state. he is undoing the mask mandate. the city of richmond, the school system there has already said that they will not comply. this comes as omicron is spiking it could fire back at him. if he says i will fix the schools right away. there are still issues with the school spirit that is a real problem for him. this is a balancing act that all republicans have to watch. not only do they embrace president trump but how much a go on the other direction. >> this really is the first big test for governor youngkin. this winter storm that is coming in. just ask john lindsay, the ex- mayor of new york. [laughter] definitely knows what it's like to get stuck in traffic. president trump obviously will remain a force in the republican party. josh, i want to ask about this because of your ties to the senate minority leader. lindsay graham came out last week and said he will not vote for mitch mcconnell again as senate leader unless he develops a relationship with president trump. listen to what lindsay graham said. >> hearest the question. can senator mcconnell effectively work with a leader of the republican party donald trump? i will not vote for anybody that cannot have a working relationship with president trump. >> in an interview that we did with him on american reports, he does not know if the relationship can be repaired. i am wondering does mcconnell even want to repair it? >> well, look, i think this is exactly the kind of thing that republicans are going to need to avoid this next year if they will have success in the midterm and beyond. this is bates. on ruthless. this is debate that republicans unfortunately too often take. i think what you see on the democratic side of the aisle is a very real side of the aisle that you have. you have seen democrats in a bad place arguing over a bill when in fact you have covid, inflation, economic concerns that are really driving what the public is concerned about. republicans cannot fall under that same problem over the next year. >> republicans for the most part have been pretty content to stand back and watch the biden administration shoot itself in the foot. as josh put it, internecine warfare and the american party, does that diminish their chances in november because they are no longer unified? >> possibly. democrats hope they will continue to fight amongst themselves and there will be this debate about how closely to embrace donald trump, a former president that is quite unpopular. when his name is on the ballot, he does not always win. there very acutely aware of that. it is a challenge, john, for democrats. they have to show to voters that them having power, having complete control has actually benefited them. there are some good statistics. the best year in american history for job creation for example, lowest unemployment rate, i guess drop in unemployment rate in american history. those are good statistics. the american people still feel uneasy. they have to put the political noise aside to make the case directly. here is what we didn't hear is why you should keep us in power. that is a hard case to make will be up inflation, when the pandemic is still raging. it is a challenging political environment. >> give me a quick answer on this. we are running out of time. the rnc wants a pledge from all of its presidential candidates. they will not participate in debates that are sponsored by the commission of presidential debates because they do not believe that they are fair. the cpd came back and said the plan for 2024 will be based on fairness neutrality in a firm commitment to help america learn about the candidates and the issues. mitt romney says opting out of these debates is just nuts. >> well, you know, this is not written in stone that you have to have these debates and run by this commission only been around for 34 years. this is yet another way for republicans to take on the washington establishment and really trying to enforce some orthodoxy inside the party. >> right. >> we have to take a quick break here. president biden has one of the toughest weeks of his presidency. we will discuss the disappointment in the plan attack when our panel returns coming up next. ♪♪ nicorette knows, quitting smoking is freaking hard. you get advice like: just stop. go for a run. go for 10 runs! run a marathon. instead, start small. with nicorette. which can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette. people everywhere living with type 2 diabetes are waking up to what's possible... with rybelsus®. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7. rybelsus® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop rybelsus® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an allergic reaction. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. tell your provider about vision problems or changes. taking rybelsus® with a sulfonylurea or insulin increases low blood sugar risk. side effects like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may lead to dehydration, which may worsen kidney problems. wake up to the possibility of lower a1c with rybelsus®. you may pay as little as $10 for up to a 3-month prescription. ask your healthcare provider about rybelsus® today. there is a lot of talks about things we have not gotten done. we will get a lot of them done, i might add. >> president biden on friday. we are back now with the panel. joe biden this week will try to recover from his version of terrible horrible no good very bad week. he sums up the year of accomplishments in a preamble to his press conference on wednesday. wilkie have much to point to? it seems like the one accomplishment was a bipartisan effort on infrastructure. all of the partisan anxiety is try to get done failed. >> well, john, i think this press conference is important. i think it will be an important day to answer questions. i mentioned the biggest year for job creation in american history these unemployment rates. he has also going to talk about, without taking a victory lap, some of the covid success. still many shots in arms, so many people vaccinated and boosted and therefore surviving covid. he has two also lay out a agenda for the future. he has to say, here is how we will keep fighting omicron, here is how we will get the economy growing even more, get this inflation going. this is how i will work with congress to do that. a lot of items he needs to address in this press conference >> josh, do you want to respond to that? it is a mess. >> i think that there is a cold hard wind of reality blowing in the face of this administration. try to sell just about anything we just heard. i think that the reality is that everybody knows that joe biden was elected president in large part because he convinced the american people that you could fix covid if you change the occupant of the oval office. that has not happened. by any statistical measurement we are in a worse place. the administration seeming to not focus on it as all. this is a weekly travel to atlanta to make a quote unquote voting right speech where you have empty sales, rising inflation, covid everywhere. all of these problems are uniquely affecting the american people. he seems radically out of touch. i think his poll numbers reflect that. >> coming back to washington, d.c. it is not going to happen. chad, give us your analysis here. we want to put up this quinnipiac poll which is really abysmal from last week. 33%. the economy 34%. foreign-policy 35%. coronavirus which was his strong suit, 89%. he so far as underwater. he has to be breathing night trucks. >> they are really victims here. overpromising and under delivering. you want to always do the opposite and politics. that is not what happens. that is not what happened with the voting rights and filibuster this week. kind of reminds me when you get into the build back at her is what republican dead for years, 2010, 2012, we will repeal and replace obamacare. this is a problem for democrats when they say we will pass build back better in change of filibuster make d.c. a puerto rico estate. this is why you at the left wing, their base area upset. >> sitting down with the today show for an interview and she seemed to fold up like a cheap suit and even the most wildest challenge. >> six officials wrote that open letter urging the administration to change course, to change strategy. >> it is time for us to do what we have been doing in that time is every day. every day it is time for us to agree that there are things in tools available to us to slow this thing down. >> marie, what did you make of that and what does it portray into the future? >> administration never likes to admit they need to change course even though some of them off to do. that is not an indictment of everyone who is working or other things after try to achieve. i do think that this white house will look at this next year, year or two, and will hopefully say, okay, maybe we don't need to change everything but maybe we need to double down on what we have achieved and how that has impacted their actual lives. i think they are little bit scared of the left quite frankly. i think they know what they want to accomplish but the talking point is too much. they don't want to cause waves. they just want to go down the middle. when you are in a pandemic any of these crises, sometimes you have to make waves. i hope you do that more. >> josh, how do you view that? an administration official who did not want to admit they needed to make a change or someone who seemed to be holy unprepared for an interview. she did not have statistics, figures, timelines. >> i think it is the latter, john. this is a problem we have seen from vice president harris since the very beginning of this administration when she does these interviews. there is not a message that she is pushing. not a strategy that she is trying to articulate. she is trying to survive the interview. the vice president of the united states having no idea what the strategy of this administration is when it comes to things like covid. i have not heard much out of the president either. i think that they have a more fundamental problem than switching tactics. i don't think they have any clue what they're doing at this point. >> give us a quick read on the week ahead. the press conference on wednesday, chuck schumer tried to go back to the well on filibuster reform. what are we looking at in the next few days? >> well, they will try to move this voting rights bill. it will not happen. they need 60 votes there. this will tear up what will happen. whether chuck schumer goes all the way through without prevailed procedure vote, a "nuclear option" as we would call it, kind of what happened in 2013 and 2017 remains to be seen. he has weapon i think that vote against members of his own party. usually you set up these votes to get the other side. it is rare to do that so you are applying pressure on them. they do not look like they are willing to move. >> based on what cinema and mansion said last week, does not look like they are willing to say you know what we are wrong what's blow up the filibuster voting rights. way to spend time with you this morning. josh, chad, marie, we will see you again soon. appreciate it. coming up next, a final word on the week ahead. ♪♪ we gotta tell people that liberty mutual customizes car insurance so you only pay for what you need, and we gotta do it fast. 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