or seven of them that only say in private with john pierson said with a regularly and publicly correct senator bernie sanders was a sea of boat take place even without manchin support. if that is the case that i hope we will bring a strong bill to the floor of the senate as soon as we can and let mr. manchin explained to the people of west virginia at why he does not have the guts to stand up to powerful special interest matrix manchin said lawmakers want to vote on the bill to show where they stand, then they should hold one. arthel picked. arthel: all right alexandria half a thank you very much eric. eric: turning to the rapidly spreading omicron variant it s bring some and unwelcome anxiety to a lot of people during the holidays. more cities across the country nest tightening restrictions and canceling events as the cases are surging. some people waiting hours in line to get covid tests and try to get some peace of mind ahead of the holiday travel rush alexis mcadams live in