visor to speakers of the house. a big pif shot, but trying to pivot to voting rights, but what is the work around? >> in theory they both do, but they both want rule changes. they changed it when they went to a 50 vote threshold. so he has a long history of o possing the rule changes. kristin sinema opposes the rule changes because she doesn't want to have the republicans change it back in a few years. build back better is a very challenging legislative package, and it is easy to see it there and joe manchin could wake up. >> i want to play something that senator john tester said, he is part of the group trying to come up with some way around this but still the same obstacle. >> i think there is things that we can do to adjust the filibuster to protect minority rights and not have the filibuster as snag is weaponized. i think it is important to have the conversation and bring people on board. it's not just senator sinema or senator manchin, it is about doing what is right for the country. >> senator sinema has been very difficult to read. >> that's fair. >> putting out another statement today again saying how she feels about the filibuster. >> would a talking filibuster weaken it? there is different schools of thought about the best way to get it done, but the bottom line is that it is not just democrats having these conversations. both senators have relationships on the republican side, too. and they are in their ear, too, saying are you sure you want to do this? what if we're back in charge. it is a real tug of war on these issues. >> and they are just more likely because of all of the moves to move towards the voting. changing the secretaries of state and the officials that would be choosing, you know, who decides the elections, the state elections, we saw what could happen in georgia, and also the presidential electors. what are they saying about all oaf this? >> and you're right about georgia. that is something they have front in center with some of the toughest laws passed. the white house is publicly striking a very different tone in public than in private. president biden was saying there is nothing more important than getting voting rights sepulveda pass passed. how do you get joe manchin to change his mind on this issue, and how does it get build back better passed. in the new year it will start to shift from policy to politics with the politics looming large. so i think while the pivot is a key campaign promise, something he wants to see passed, could it actually happen. >> now you had the naacp there and other leaders on the virtual call. because they believe, and we heard this passionate appeal from senator warnock. if you could change the debt ceiling, he said to rachael maddow that it was a real moral dilemma, yet they can't do it to save the democracy and save the minority voting. >> that's right and what you see here at the white house here is, as you said, a public facing sport of underscoring of just how important voting rights is. but then you have officials facing private pressure from the organizations. others saying okay if you think it is the most urgent thing domestically, you should be pacts like it, they say it is not just voting rights overall, there was states accused of targeting african-american voters. so you also hear a tone from african-americans in this country saying this is a party that needs to have our back, it needs to take us seriously, and the problem, of course, comes back to what garrett was talking about. it comes down to the idea that joe manchin and senator sinema has not been for changing this fill buls ter. i pressed him and said why not change to at least cut out civil rights issues and he pushed back a lot on that issue. now we see a slow shift hinting that yes, voting rights can be something cut out and that it is a loop in the filibuster and it is echoing what jim clyburn has been saying for a long time saying we need to be able to figure out how to deal with the voting rights. we're going to go to the poles asking people to vote for them, but also facing a base that is looking at them saying what more could you have done to protect our voting rights. >> if my memory serves, the president is going to south carolina for jim clyburn tomorrow. and many people saying him his nomination, and it is clearly something he is going to be hearing from. >> yeah, he said you need to figure out a loophole, a cash out p for civil rights and voting rights, but jim is the voice for so many in the democratic base saying this is a party that needs to understand that voting rights is the top issue. we have seen so many they have been really changing to see this. and they are wiping away, chipping away at the democratic norms in this country. so of course tomorrow the president will hear an earful, and i have heard an earful from activists saying they want to get more done. >> and i want to play what mitch mcconnell had to say today about the democrats. >> it is not about "voting rights" it is a naked power grab. i understand my colleagues are frustrated they may not get to spend $4.9 trillion on their way out the door for christmas, but lashing out at the democracy, the supreme court, and the senate itself is not going to solve anything. >> so is there some part of the strategy that says we may not get the voting rights, but maybe wet get other issues? >> a lot of it is of their own making. you can't go out and say what is happening in georgia and text is the return of jim crow, a threat to democracy, and then just move on. voters are critical. he is rubbing, but look, i'm a democrat elected in georgia because african-american voters came out for me, and if we're going to say we can't help you at this point, that's what is going to happen. they can't get their agenda done, the independents that were persuaded to support joe biden have nothing to show for it, and his base has been told we'll do all of these things for you and we'll have it delivered. and this is the problem that they're facing. >> and kristin, isn't that another problem with build back better now for january and february? the calendar is working against them. how are they facing that senator schumer is promising them christmas, but it will look like a defeat. >> if you think about the past two presidents, they went into the christmas holiday, the winter holiday season with big wins under their belt, for former president obama, he saw the senate pass obama care, and for former president trump tax reform in that first year before the holiday began. and so he is starting this new year on the defensive in that regard, andrea. so based on my conversations in the west wing, they are feeling frustrated with this process. they're saying january and february, and garrett is shaking is head because law marks are not giving that same time line, and it is tougher each passing day because of the midterms. >> and if they keep waiting and waiting to get it done before they schedule the state of the union, are because, by the time -- well, you know the calendar. >> right, and we don't know what date their eyes yet, but it could be another factor and the date that it is delivered. >> i think that both of you on your beats will be pretty busy. and we have breaking news, this time from haiti. a sigh of relief from some families just before the holidays. they confirm that the gang responsible for kidnapping the christian michigan nations have helped some of the people taken. christian aide ministries released a statement in the past hour writing in part "join us in praising god that all 17 of our loved ones are now safe. we hope to provide information as available." no word on whether or not the hostage release had anything to do with payments. and storm warnings coming up, more severe storms are moving into his state, first a world at risk which countries stop a new risk and what can be done to pep, this is andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. a mitchell reports on msnbc. ♪ ♪ ♪ downy's been taking you back, since way back. with freshness and softness you never forget. feel the difference with downy. ♪ you've got to try a little kindness ♪ ♪ yes, show a little kindness ♪ ♪ just shine your light for everyone to see ♪ ♪ and if you try a little kindness ♪ ♪ well the sun is shining and the grass is green ♪ ♪ i'm way ahead of schedule with my trusty team ♪ ♪ there's heather on the hedges ♪ ♪ and kenny on the koi ♪ ♪ and your truck's been demolished by the peterson boy ♪ ♪ yes -- ♪ wait, what was that? 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>> not enough. there is a terrible truth. you are happy to use the word afghanistan, i think it is important that we talk about afghanistan, but too many countries don't want to hear the word again. the country is groeken, and it needs it to be involved again. this is a humanitarian crisis that has been man made. the u.s. allowed some carve outs, but it needs to do the same for the u.n. sanctions this is money going to pay salaries of human turn aide workers. this is not about money for the taliban, it's about money to save people threatened by not just misery, but literally starvation. >> it is indefensible. and i also want to talk about ethiopia, something barely covered, and yemen. >> yeah, it generates data that there are 20 countries that contain 90% of the world's humanitarian trouble. and there is a system failure, that means the state is failing, diplomacy is failing, the legal regime is failing, so they are being failed, and the humanitarian aide can't keep up. in the end, the humanitarians, we, we can diet, but we have to staunch the killing. >> thank you so much for your passion and for carrying this birdie that all of you carry in the humanitarian sector. >> thank you very much, it's great to have your interest and support. >> indeed. if the governments would only fol row. set to explode, a warning about omicron. this is andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. eports on msnbc try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love... plus the powerful cough relief you need. mind if i root through your trash? 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>> yes, sir. >> and why? >> the basic model policy definition of when the device would be used is completely relevant here. grounds to arrest or detain and a reasonable belief that physical force and resistance would follow. that was happening right before your eyes. >> >> reporter: so you get a sense how the jury is hearing different things and it will be their job to see which witness tay feel is more credible. you mention kim potter will take the stand am some point. it is not clear the timing which that will happen. but the judge did ask her earlier this morning if she stands by her decision to take the stand. kim potter said she did. kim potter and the defense presentation could come at any moment, andrea. >> thank you, shaq brewster. and paul henderson, is that the right move? what a good defense lawyer would do? police officers generally are very credible to juries. >> they are credible to juries, and there is really no choice in a case like this. they have got sell this story and make their narrative for the defense, which is essentially arguing that this was either a reasonable mistake or that the use of force, lethal force, was jufrd. and what prosecution will be arguing counter is even if there is a mistake it was reckless or negligent which would lead to criminal culpability. and you will hear about the use of lethal force. the issue from prosecution is to point out and unpack to the jury how this defendant's actions escalated the encounter. and if she created the risk, she's not allowed to use lethal force. and now, as she has about to get on the stand, and she must get on the stand, she's going to have to try and sell an emotional plea i believe in response to prosecution's emotion. and this is something different that we didn't see in a lot of the other cases similar to this. we didn't see a case like this that was emotional from george floyd. but we saw prosecution specifically and explicitly end their opening with an empty jacket from the victim. so defendant is about to get on the stand and she must, and get your tissues ready and expect the tears. she's going to make an emotional plea. and this is a professional witness. she has spent 26 years testifying in courts. in addition to her training, she's been in court, she'll be ready for those questions that are going to come. i expect her to be emotional, to try and sell her narrative of how this was just a tragic mistake, and it will be prosecution's duty to address that and what they won't get to, probably, is the subjective and trance gent decisions that are made in policing dealing with race, which i think is looming as the elephant in the room in the conversation that we're having here and with policing. because keep in mind officers aren't supposed to shoot and kill you even if you have committed a crime. so all of that is coming and all of that is going to be a lynch pin for her testimony. i'm pretty -- pretty certain that the testimony though is going to be what i believe is going to be a lot of tears to try and persuade the jury according to defense council's reasoning. >> thank you very much. we will wait to see, of course live coverage of that and that does it for the edition of "andrea mitchell reports." follow us online on facebook and twitter. chuck todd starts right now. if this is thursday democrats were hoping to shift focus to voting rights lengths, as president biden's build back better agenda is put on the back burner. and all while his covid response is once again front and center. and as democrats debate midterm strategy, i'll speak with the chair of the democratic governors association who is urging the party to focus more on the issues and less on trump. and later this hour, three u.s. soldiers will receive the

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