President bidens agenda. Well have the latest from the white house. Plus well go one on one with adam schiff after the house votes to hold steve bannon in contempt after defying demands for documents and testimony. An update on a bizarre and tragic story from new mexico after alec baldwin discharged a prop firearm on a Movie Set Killing One Crew member and injuring another. What hes saying about the incident, ahead. Welcome to account meet the press daily. We start this hour with the two stories consuming capitol hill right now. One, the ever evolving talks over President Bidens ambitious domestic agenda. The other, the investigation into what led to the january 6th attack on the u. S. Capitol. Negotiators are continuing to progress on the president s social spending package with both House Speaker nancy pelosi and senator Chuck Schumer expressing optimism that a deal could soon be reached. Pelosi had breakfast at the white house this morning with schumer joining shirtly. Pelosi set an october 31st deadline for passing the trillion Dollar Infrastructure Deal already passed in the senate. Biden himself predicted a victory during a cnn town hall last night. Were down to four or five issues which im not going to negotiate on national television, as you might guess. Wed be interested in hearing them, if you want. I know. But all kidding aside, i think we can get there. The president also addressed concerns over senators joe manchin and Kyrsten Sinema who continue to push back against progressive elements, as well as how to pay for the deal. Joe is not a bad guy. Hes a friend, and hes always at the end of the day come around and voted. Shes very supportive of the environmental agenda in my legislation. Very supportive. Shes supportive of almost all the things i mentioned related to everything from a family care to all those issues. Where shes not supportive is she says she will not raise a single penny in taxes on the corporate side and or on wealthy people. Period. That might be an oversimplification of senator sinemas position, but it speaks to the level of frustration felt by some democrats. As they await a potential deal on bidens domestic agenda, democrats are awaiting word from the Justice Department on whether trump confidant steve bannon will be prosecuted for failing to cooperate with the january 6th th committee. The house voted yesterday to confer the contempt of Congress Resolution to the doj. Nine republicans voted with every democrat in favor of that resolution. In a moment, ill be joined by january 6th Committee Member congressman adam schiff, but first, lets go to Peter Alexander and ali va tally. You have the Majority Leader telling House Members theyre going to aim to vote on both the social spending bill and the Infrastructure Bill next week. The House Speaker told reporters everybody is on the path in an agreement toward reconciliation. But senator manchin is saying an agreement isnt going to happen any time soon. Give us a level set. Theres lots of momentum and optimism. Where are we really in this process . There is both all of the momentum and also none of the momentum to get this done on a truncated timeline. Its sort of the way its been playing out over the course of the last few weeks. Everyone agrees they would like to see a vote on the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill as soon as possible. The mechanism to get there has always been for progressives and the white house to move forward on this larger social spending package. It feels like in the last few days weve seen more progress on that. And it really was underscored last night when we saw the president very sus Sirchgtly Lay Out whats in the bill and out of the bill. Where senator joe manchin stands, where Kyrsten Sinema stands. Thats been nebulous to a lot of lawmakers on the hill. They feel like they havent been clear on where the two key senators stand. The president laying it out. We can see if we look at whats in and out where the contours of the deal could come together. Its clearer now than its ever been when you look at things like federal paid leave being tacked down from 12 weeks to four weeks. Universal prek still in that bill. The child tax credit, al bee it only for a oneyear extension which has drawn the ire of some who wanted to see it pulled out for a longer period of time. Were starting to see some of the concessions that could be made for things that arent krntly in the bill. You see possible 800 vouchers for a hearing. Thats because medicare expansion on hearing, dental and vision likely arent going to be in this reconciliation bill. You heard the president last night talk about increases to pell grants because Free Community college has fallen out of the reconciliation negotiations. The president last night saying expanding pell grants isnt going to get you the whole way there in the way Free Community college would have, but it at least gets you closer. You also see here the Clean Electricity performance program. President biden says thats still in, but senator joe manchin has said it has fallen out. It sort of depends which joe you want to take the word of on that one. And then, of course, Tax Rate Hikes on corporations. Kyrsten sinema said she doesnt want to see rates hiked on corporations or wealthy individuals. These are the contours of what were dealing with. Its important as we move forward on whatever timeline happens on the hill, the way that Anderson Cooper consistently last night talked about senator joe manchin and senator Kyrsten Sinema, theyve been central so our conversation, but the fact that the president spent so much time responding to what their demands could be and are underscores what he said. In a senate where margins this close, everyone can be a president. It was a really revealing line delivered by the president there last night. So peter, i was talking to a member of congress who has been in direct talks with President Biden. This person told me that the president made clear to them that he would like to have an agreement before he heads off to this Global Climate summit in glasgow next week. Help us understand the political pressure created by the calendar. You have the Climate Summit and also a big gubernatorial race. Reporter youre right. He said to democrats, get something done. Hes over this political death march as he describes it where one is up and another is down, manchin, sinema, and the rest. He says most americans and certainly democrats want to see progress. The white house agrees with that. They know there is a timeline even if they dont want to give one specifically. Weve heard the language change here in the last week. Aides saying that the timetable for this is not unlimited. Its not limitless. They want to get it done before that crucial vote to take place in virginia which is a pretty good arbiter of where things are and gives you a heads up of where the midterm may go. The president recognizes that and we did hear from nancy pelosi. Thats why she said after the meeting she and Chuck Schumer had with the president that she was optimistic. She said that on the environmental said things were resolved. He said in terms of health care, there were still a couple outstanding issues. But the bottom line for democrats is that at the end of the day, this is whats going to define the president s certainly his first two years in office. Can he take real action on these issues which was the point behind the effort last night. To make it less about that top line number and more about whats in there. Which is why pelosi today said no matter where the number ends up, it will be bigger than anything weve ever done for the American People. To get to the message, they have to get something done. Absolutely. Thank you so much. As we mentioned at the top of the show, the Justice Department is deciding whether to prosecute steve bannon after they voted to refer a Contempt Of Congress he refused to cooperate with the January 6th Committee despite being subpoenaed. Hes citing Executive Privilege. With us first impeachment trial. Hes also the author of midnight in washington. How we almost lost our democracy and still could. Were told congresss Criminal Contempt Referral of steve bannon was accepted by the u. S. Attorneys office in d. C. Yesterday evening around 5 30. Now the ball is in merrick garlands court. Whats your expectation for how quickly the doj will move on this . Its my hope and expectation they will move quickly. That they understand the urgency here. And i think there are good signs in what the Justice Department did with respect to some of the witnesses we wanted to talk to. A former top ranking justice officials. They did not assert Executive Privilege. They did not assert any kind of work product privilege. And made it clear that they view the Public Interest in getting all the facts out about that violent attack on our democracy to be paramount. I think that same logic ought to apply here. So its our hope, its our expectation, that they will move quickly. I want to play for our viewers something that congresswoman liz cheney, the Top Republican on the January 6th Committee, something she said on the house floor yesterday as she explained why Steve Bannons testimony in her view is so critical. Look at this. Mr. Bannons own public statements make clear he knew what was going to happen before it did. And thus, he must have been aware of and may well have been involved in the planning of everything that played out on that day. The American People deserve to know what he knew and what he did. My question is how much of what steve bannon knew is really a proxy for what donald trump knew . And can you get that information from other witnesses if Executive Privilege is tied up in the courts . Well, first of all, we think that steve bannon clearly has relevant information. He was reportedly in conversation with the president. He did apparently predict that they would be all hell breaking lose on january 6th as it turned out all hell would break lose. Whatever insights are only a subset of the information about the president s conduct in the days leading up to that, and including on january 6th. So he certainly is not the sole source of information about what took place. And we are approaching others that can share information about that. But i will say this also. His Executive Privilege claims are very remote and improbable of any success. Whats more, he failed to show up, and thats not an Executive Privilege issue. Thats a claim of absolute immunity, and no one enjoys absolute immunity. Its a very strong case to prosecute. And we certainly hope the Justice Department will soon. On the standing that he may or may not have when it comes to Executive Privilege, chuck rosenberg, a friend of this show, former u. S. Attorney for the Eastern District of virginia guided our team to a 2007 office of the Legal Council opinion that potentially could pave the way for an Executive Privilege argument for bannon. Im going to read some of it to you. It says the communications involve individuals outside the Executive Branch does not undermine the president s confidentially interest. It occurred with the understanding they would be held in confidence and related to u. S. Attorney replacements or responding to inquiries about the u. S. Attorney general matter. This is a specific issue relating to 2007. This idea that the subject didnt necessarily have to be a part of the Executive Branch which bannon certainly wasnt at the time. Is that in any way a complicating factor . No, i dont think so at all. That olc opinion, of course, is not binding on the current Justice Department. And as far as im aware, no court has ever held Executive Privilege to apply to a president ial communication with someone who is not even in the administration. Even people who are in the administration, it generally doesnt apply unless theyre a top ranking official. And even then when it does apply, it gives way in cases of extreme Public Interest. Its hard to imagine a more extreme Public Interest than an attack on the capitol on the seat of our democracy. Steve bannons claims are going to fail. They will fail. But the whole point is to delay. And this is why the criminal prosecution is so important. Donald trump for four years did everything he could to stone wall all the subpoenas and delay. This is merely a continuation of that effort. But they cant have the same success in terms of stone walling when it comes to a prosecution, and thats why our hope and expectation as i mentioned is that the department will pursue it and be vigor. I want to ask about the other trump loyalists whom the Committee Says are cooperating. Thats mark meadows and cash pa tell. When the Committee Says these gentleman are engaging with the committee, what does that mean exactly . What level of engagement . Well, it really differs with each of the witnesses that we have subpoenaed. And i cant go into the particulars. But i can tell you that were determined to secure their testimony if we reach the point with any of them where we dont think theyre negotiating in got faith, that theyre trying to run the clock, well pursue the same path we did with steve bannon, but if we can get to yes, and i think with some there is certainly the prospect that we will, thats our preferred course, but we will only wait so long. Congressman adam schiff, thank you for your time. I appreciate it. Thank you. Coming up next, an update on the Tragic Fatal Movie Set Shooting as Actor Alec Baldwins now responding to his firing of a prop firearm that resulted in the death of one crew member and the hospitalization of another. Later, big news from the cdc as the agency expands eligibility for americans looking to get a covid booster. Thats all ahead. Youre watching meet the press daily. This. Is the Planning Effect. This is how it feels to know you have a wealth plan that covers everything thats important to you. This is what its like to have a dedicated fidelity advisor looking at your full financial picture. Making sure you have the right balance of risk and reward. And helping you plan for future generations. This is the Planning Effect from fidelity. Welcome back. Tragedy struck a film set in new mexico yesterday after Actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun killing the films Director Of Photography and injuring the director. The Santa Fe Police confirmed Halyna Hutchins was killed in the accident. A spokesperson for the other director confirmed hes out out hospital after receiving emergency treatment. Its unclear how the incident unfolded. A statement from baldwins spokesperson called the shooting an accident, and a quote, misfire of a prop gun with blanks. Baldwin commented on the incident and the death for the first time in twitter. There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours. I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved halyna. The Police Investigation is ongoing. For more on the story, we have joined. What do you know about the circumstances surrounding this tragedy. Reporter the details have not been revealed. We have a statement from the District Attorney that says the case is under preliminary investigation. Theyre assisting the santa fe office. In that statement they note at this time they dont know if charges will be filed. Now, ha lay in as agent also sent a statement today. They sent everybody, saying the artists are heart broken and they hope the tragedy will reveal how to better ensure safety for every crew member onset. Now, we know from the website she was originally from ukraine where she studied journalism. She worked as an investigative journal ift in europe before coming to the United States where she eventually studied at the American Film Institute here in los angeles. And eventually became a Director Of Photography. Also from her social media, we know she had just shared a video on her Instagram Page just days ago Riding Horses on the ranch, saying how happy she was to be shooting at this location because she was able to ride a horse on her day off, and you could just see how much she was enjoying the shooting of this film. Now the details as to what happened exactly in this incident like i said, have not been shared. We know the Sheriffs Office is now involved and like we mentioned, the District Attorney is assisting them. Yeah. Just a tragic case. Thank you so much for that live update. 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My greatest regret is i have these had these three major pieces of legislation that are going to change the circumstances for Working Class Folks and African Americans as well, that im busting my neck trying to pass. But what is done has prevented me from getting up to my ears which im going to do once this is done in dealing with police brutality, dealing with a notion of what are we going to do about Voting Rights . Its the greatest assault on Voting Rights in the history of the United States for real, since the civil war. For more on Voting Rights and the fight over the biden agenda, im joined by the democratic congresswoman from California Nvm thank you for being with us. I want to start with your reaction to President Biden basically saying his focus on securing congressional democratic support for his economic agenda really distracted him from pursuing Voting Rights legislation and police reform. This is something that his supporters who have been critical of his approach to Voting Rights have been saying for months. Yes. And i think my first reaction is this president is very honest. And he has a lot of integrity. Secondly, weve been working on this in congress in terms of the freedom i call it the right, but its been changed to the freedom to vote act as well as the john lewis Voting Rights advancement act. Thats not to say i mean, his message was very clear. But believe you me, the house and the senate have been working very hard on these bills. And the president has been juggling a lot. Hes Building Back better on a lot of fronts. And so he was very candid and honest last night on a variety of issues that this is one that he told the truth. But havent said that. Let me say he also talked about the filibuster. And how were going to get there, and thats the path weve been trying to figure out, especially in the senate for months now. So i think youre going to see all hands on deck, but just know that a lot of work has been put into this up to now to get it positioned and ready for the president to weigh in. Yeah. Lets play that sound for viewers who might not have seen the town hall. The president talking about how hes open to scrapping or amending the fill buster if thats what it makes to enact Voting Rights. That remains to be seen. Exactly what that means in terms of fundamentally altering it, whether or not we end the filibuster straight up. There are certain things that are just sacred rights. One is a sacred obligation that we never are going to renig on a debt. Were the only nation in the world. We have never, ever reniged on a single debt. When it comes to Voting Rights. Its consequence shl. When it comes to Voting Rights, so im clear, you would entertain doing away with the filibuster on that one issue . And maybe more. So if its not amending the filibuster, are there any other strategies democrats are considering right now to make an end run around the republican obstruction when it comes to Voting Rights . Might it be having to break out specific elements of the freedom to vote act and trying to pass them one by one . Well, right now you see what happened with the republicans not even allowing the freedom to vote act to even have a debate. And so we know that weve got to do something, because what is it, 19 states have passed now 33 laws that are will disenfranchise many millions of voters across the country. We must do something. I think many have proposed a carveout. Our democracy is at stake. Its very fragile. Weve got to do something. So that may mean carving out a process that allows for the filibuster to be set aside so that we can pass both bills, the freedom to vote act and the june lewis Voting Rights advancement act. Or some form of carveout or some form of a waiver or some form of a process that will allow at least the bills that are critical to our democracy, and critical to our right to vote, critical to getting dark membership out of politics, critical to making sure our Election System is fair, and the gerrymandering stops. I mean, we have got to do something. Whatever process we come up with, im sure the president will be part of this, and well make sure he leads us in making sure we protect our fragile democracy. I also want to ask about the president s domestic agenda and this social spending plan. The white house makes the point that the top line number isnt as important as whats in it. I take them at their point. But the overall price tag has been knocked down some 4 trillion since the talks started. In your mind, is it still significant, this package . Does it still meet the moment as democrats see it . Especially if youre not able to include the medicare expansion that the president ultimately initially wanted . Well, listen, we knew that this was going to be a negotiation from day one. And i have to say this is really an economic agenda. This is the Biden Economic agenda, because this agenda central to it, is the creation of good paying jobs. Good paying union jobs. Ensuring that women and men get back to work because of the child care provisions. Right now over close to 2 million women cant get back into the work force because they cant afford child care. This is an economic agenda. And im a member of the Progressive Caucus and have had the chance to meet with the president. Weve been negotiating and we know we have to come to consensus with all of our democrats. Its a tragedy, the republicans wont support the build back better bill, because we know their strents also are going to create be beneficiaries of the good paying jobs. Having said that, we talked about the shortened time frame. These investments are extremely important. You look at housing. Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been fighting day and night to make sure we have pathways to ownership, that we have affordable rental housing, and that we preserve and rehab the current rental houses. So you look at all the issues, and investments, were negotiating now. But were saying that were getting close. We know were getting close, but the dollar amount, again, for myself, is still not that important, because we have to make sure that these critical investments are going to be immediate for American Families in the build back better bill. Congresswoman barbara lee, thank you for your time. Appreciate you. Coming up next, big news from the Supreme Court over texass controversial abortion law. More on that after this. Youre watching meet the press daily. 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It was dead and then blocked and now back in effect. Theres three moving parts here. First of all, the court is denying the federal governments request for a stay. That means sb8 will remain in force. I would think this means its going to remain in force for several more months while these cases work their way through the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court agreed to take on a fast track, a separate afeel filed by abortion Rights Groups in texas who are challenging the constitutionality of sb8. Thats one of the cases the court will hear on november 1st. Then the court will also hear a part of the frog governments challenge to sb 8. There the question isnt so much sb8 it as to whether the federal government has the right to bring the lawsuit against the state and if so whether the state court judge had the right to issue an injunction that applied to state court judges, clerks and so forth. So theres basically two questions the court will consider on november 1st. Is sb8 constitutional in the state case, and can the federal government sue over a law like this. The reason thats important, the federal government said to the Supreme Court earlier this week and again today in a reply brief, they said to the Supreme Court in us lens, look, if you let texas get away with this, then states can pass laws in essence, nullifying Supreme Court decisions but handing off the enforcement to private parties and youll never be able to do anything about it. Surely you dont want to stand around with your hand in your pockets and let that happen. That was the governments argument. The Supreme Court now is going to hear these two cases and then, of course, on december 1st, the court takes on the big case of the term on abortion which is the direct challenge to roe v. Wade thats brought by mississippi and the state law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. To recab, the mississippi law is not in effect now. Its put on hold by the courts. The texas law is in effect now and probably will remain so for several more months while the court takes up questions. In total the court would have three abortionrelated cases before it this term. At least. Three and counting. All right. Coming up, encouraging vaccine news as the cdc expands eligibility for Booster Shots and signs off on the mix and match approach. What it means for you, your family, and tackling the pandemic as a whole is coming up next. Youre watching meet the press daily. Can help you track your pizza come on, cody. Where are you, buddy . Then your bank should help you track your spending. Virtual wallet® is so much more than a checking account. Its low cash mode feature gives you at least 24 hours of extra time to help you avoid an overdraft fee. Okay, hes gotta be close. Hes six blocks in the other direction. Make a left, make a left, make a left he made a right again. Virtual wallet® with low cash mode from pnc bank. One way were making a difference. 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Who is eligible for the extra shots . If you got modernas vaccine at least six months ago, you can get a booster if youre over 65. Adults with underlying medical conditions or frontline jobs are also eligible. For j j they are recommended for all adults over the age of 18 that got the single shot vaccine at least two months ago. In the briefing the White House Covid Response Team said millions of people fall into those groups and now have access to the extra shots. Joining us now is a former Policy Director under president obama. Past great to see you. Great to have you with us. Youve seen the data. Is it better to take the mix and match approach and get some other shot than the one you initially received . Thats a great question. The answer is for certain people, absolutely. And i would say those people are 15 Million People who got Johnson Johnson. Many of whom have had it for over two months. So they should, 18 and above, as you said, get a booster. It does look like either of the mrna vaccines are really great. I know a lot of people, by the way, everyone is flooding our offices with calls asking to get moderna. It fete like look agent the data, moderna was overwhelming. It was a half dose, not a full dose. Mixing and matching makes sense. It yields a different way of priming the immune system. Again, really the Johnson Johnson folks stick out. Other folks, i would say get whats most available around you. Dont obsess too much between pfizer and moderna. Its pretty much the same type of effect with those. As you talk about people rushing your office, there was a headline out today saying that more people are getting their covid boosters than are getting the first shot. I want to ask about where we are overall in the life of the pandemic. Even as the numbers are trending in the right direction at home, overseas, cases in the uk are spiking. Russia is in total Lockdown Mode right now. Is this pandemic further away from being over than we think . It is. And jeff, theres good news in having the ability to boost ourselves and get better protection at large. And then were going to have a conversation next week about pediatric vaccines. Thats in front of the fda advisory committee. Even though 6. 2 billion people received at least one dose. Many have lower efficacy. Were seeing hospitalizations. Thats driving a lot of the uk, we think. A combination of decreasing efficacy and the relaxation of the restrictions. To your point, i think the rest of the globe is vulnerable. They havent had a shot. This gives an environment for the the fear keeps a lot of us up. Havent seen any evidence of it yet. Thats good news. But we cant kind of put the cart before the horse, so to speak. Because weve got a world to vaccinate. I dont think were going to get there until 2023 this. The United States is going to certainly benefit from our rates of vaccination as long as we can keep them going up and not down. Yeah. When it comes to the rates of vaccination, i want to ask about covid shots in kids. Pfizer reported data today showing that the Covid Vaccine had a 90. 7 Efficacy Rate in preventing symptomatic covid19 among kids ages 5 to 11. What are you going to watch for as the fda starts to pick apart the data . The most important thing i think are going to be some of the safety signals. Weve talked about inflammation of the heart. We see that in about one in 15,000 cases. Particularly in younger adults of certain age. Were going to want to look for the rates in children. Not as common in children. Its something parents are going to likely consider. Side effects, and number two, how can we judge relatively speaking, how many kids need to get vaccinated to prevent one hospitalization . Symptomatic covid is important. Those are the conversations parents are going to be asking. Theyre also going to ask if they should wait. Lots of parents are asking should they wait several weeks. Should we have a subgroup be prioritized or is it ready for all of them . Ill look to see the discussion around that as well. Doctor, thank you so much as always. Appreciate that great context and clarity. Coming up, dire new warnings from florida Election Officials to elected leaders and candidates. Stop undermining democracy. Well speak with the republican leading that fight coming up next. Youre watching meet the press daily. Meet e thpress daily he cloud . The cloud would give us more flexibility, but we lose control. Should i stay or should i go . And we need insights across our data silos, but how . If i go there will be trouble wait, we can stay and go. Hpe greenlake is the platform that brings the cloud to us. Should i stay or should i go now . 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One of them, jon scott, was just named Secretary Of State by governor greg abbott. He briefly joined trumps baseless legal challenges to pennsylvanias Election Results before the lawsuit was thrown out. Mr. Scott will now oversee texas elections including the limited 2020 election review Governor Abbott ordered in four of the states counties. Then theres ken paxton, abbotts attorney general. Paxton was in el paso yesterday doubling down on trumps election lies. At one point agreeing that joe bidens victory amounted to a, quote, overthrow. This rhetoric is a danger to democracy, but many Trump Supporters and Republican Leaders continue to embrace it. Its gotten so bad that even in florida, a state that donald trump won by more than 350,000 votes, the republican supervisors of elections say theyve received threats. They wrote a letter this week imploring candidates and elected officials to, quote, tone down the rhetoric and stand up for our democracy, to commit themselves to the goal of fighting falsehoods and strengthening voter trust. Our democracy depends on it. Wesley wilcox is president of the florida supervisors of elections which is the bipartisan association behind that letter, and he joins us now. So your letter, i read it, says its urgent. Do you think florida voters are getting that message, do they share that sense of urgency . Geoff, this is really not a republican or democratic issue. This is a bipartisan issue. If we allow a few to convince our voters that their voting voice is not being heard or is irrelevant to the outcome, whats their next logical step . They step home and dont participate. This country was built on participation. Too many people have fought and died for us to have that opportunity. And im just not going to stand idly by which watch these vocal few destroy our country. So youre a republican. What do you make of your partys embrace of Donald Trumps election lies . Do you see that as a danger to democracy itself . You know, once again, i dont see it as a party embracing. Ive heard our governor, ive heard our Secretary Of State, myself, you know, the election that we conducted in the State Of Florida was by far the most secure election weve ever done. In the words of governor desantis, the way florida did it should be the role model for the rest of the country, and i firmly believe that. Your letter actually appears to purposely not name the former president by name, for example you write this. During and after the 2020 president ial election, the integrity of our democracy has been challenged by misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation that sows discord and distrust in our electoral process. There is a lot of Passive Voice in that first statement. Why not call donald trump out by name . Actually if you look at former president trumps statements, he goes on record, just as recently as four or five weeks ago, stating the way florida did it, once again, ran a clean election. So i dont believe its our former president. I believe there have been other people leading many good people astray with misinformation. And so thats kind of our take on it, that its people out there who are attempting to perpetuate this fallacy and this misinformation, disinformation. And its not doing any of us any good. Whats your response to whats happening in texas, that the texas state attorney general, ken paxton, calling joe bidens victory, an election he won fairly, an overthrow . Im not going to comment on that. Texas, they do their stuff. Im a State Of Florida election official. And ill keep my comments to the State Of Florida. I think this is the best place in the country, so no disrespect to texas, though. This letter you sent was only sent to elected officials and candidates there in florida. Why not send it to florida voters . Thats coming. That will be our next step. Next week, we are sending a letter to the voters of the State Of Florida ensuring them of the integrity of our system. A lot of people forget that we too, all of us elected officials here, are voters here in the State Of Florida. And whats more important than your own personal vote . And, you know, so ive got integrity in the system. I use the system, i vote by mail, i voted at an early voting site. So that letter to the voters in general is coming next week. All right, wesley wilcox, thanks so much for your time, appreciate you joining us. One last thing before we go. Another sneak peek at chucks interview with California Governor Gavin Newsom airing this sunday on meet the press. The fate of Sirhan Sirhan, a panel ruled in august that the man who assassinated robert f. Kennedy in 1968 is suitable for parole. The california parole board staff is now reviewing that recommendation and the governor can approve, deny, or amend the decision. Chuck asked the governor about that pending decision. The Sirhan Sirhan decision. Thats a tough one. What makes it tough . Its interesting you ask the question. I dont laugh to be dismissive, i laugh because thats a hard one for me. Its all on you. Bobby kennedy is my political hero, my house looks like a shrine to the kennedy family. And you wonder why some of us ask you if youre interested in running for president. Im attempted to some of the ideals of the 60s, theres something beautiful there that we need to attach ourselves to again. That said, this is hard because i believe in redemption, i believe in second chances. At the same time, man, he took away dreams. He took away a lot of hope. And this country, this world, is radically changed as a consequence. I have to factor that in. What about the family . Theyre not divided evenly. Does that matter you to . Profoundly. Come on, bobbys wife. If i want a point of view, thats going to be profoundly determineative determinative. Iffeth if ethel calls me up, that will make a difference. It hasnt come to my desk, its a matter of months, its coming up. Its generated a lot of interest. Ill tell you, you asked this question. Ive gotten emails and Text Messages from folks that are some of the most heartfelt and deep and emotional. On both sides of the issue . On both sides of this issue. It hits home. John hinckley is out right now. Does that matter to you . People brought that up. It matters. But bobbys loss carries a different weight. Again, ill remind you, not only do i have a shrine of sorts, thats exaggerated, but pictures of bobby kennedy, but the most valuable thing i own in my life is a picture of my dad, who is passed away, with bobby kennedy, signed by him a few months before he died. This is a tough one. Well be back monday with more meet the press daily. If its sunday, its meet the press on your local nbc news station. Msnbc coverage continues right now with my good friend yasmin vossoughian. Hey, everybody, good afternoon. Im yasmin vossoughian. Good to be with you. As we come on the air we have Breaking News from the Supreme Court, which announced just a short time ago that it will hear a case relating to that texas law that effectively bans nearly all abortions in the state. For the supremes, the hearing will happen at lightning speed, just over a week from now, on november 1. The court, however, declined to block the law,