these people are working, farm workers are working from sunrise to sunset, by the time they get home and ask for transportation and pay to go and find they find nothing. it s so terrible. this has been a big, big issue. i thank you for being with us. thank you for doing what you do on a daily basis. it s been great to have you here with us this morning. that wraps up the hour for me. see you tomorrow night on nbc news saturday. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. good day, everyone. this is andrea mitchell reports in washington. president biden is trying to show he is taking action in response to the supreme court s abortion decision. it s not clear what he can do without congress. just back from nato, the president will meet with nine democratic governors virtually to talk about steps they can take to protect abortion access. the white house is trying to increase the availability of abortion pills as recent cou
Peter alexander, first to you. the president making news with his pivot to supporting a filibuster change. what can he accomplish today? you are right. this is a frustration. it s a good message for democrats that the president says he does want that carveout, that limited exception, as it would relate to the filibuster specifically for abortion rights. he had only said something similar specifically on voting rights. democrats don t even have the votes right now to change the filibuster rules. the 50 democrats in the senate, only 48 support a possible change. sinema and manchin oppose it. they say when republicans take over, they can do whatever they like. the president will speak with those democratic lawmakers today. you noted nine of them who will
Public. in a statement, roberts wrote in part this, to the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed. the work of the court will not be affected in any way. president biden reacted to the leaked draft by calling on elected officials to protect the right to abortion. he urged lawmakers on capitol hill to pass legislation to codify roe v. wade, but he declined to call for a filibuster change that would allow democrats to pass legislation with fewer than 60 votes. biden also called on voters to back candidates who support abortion rights in this upcoming midterm elections. last night in a gala hosted by emily s list, vice president kamala harris went hard after republicans. those republican leaders who are trying to weaponize the use of the law against women, what
Standoff at a synagogue in colleyville, texas. the lone suspect is now dead. in a statement, president biden thanked law enforcement and decried anti semitism in the rise of extremism in america. as the nation marks the birth this weekend of the reverend martin luther king, jr., someone who fought to end hate and expand civil rights, the president and democrats are facing the difficult reality that their hopes to pass sweeping election reform bills are all but dead. tuesday the senate will take up their legislation, but it is expected to fail without the support of any republicans, and the refusal by two democratic senators to change the rules of the senate to pass the bill with just 51 votes as opposed to 60. it will be a devastating blow for president biden s agenda and also his political capital, after president biden put the weight of his office and his reputation as a unifier behind the rules change, delivering a withering speech in atlanta, aimed at opponents of election reform a
Making for a an awful long time and she has to. we need changes to make the senate work better not getting rid of the filibuster. it s another whip for the president the third time biden visited capitol hill since fall and filed immediately secure democratic support for his agenda. earlier on infrastructure and build back better. senate majority leader chuck schumer now threatening his own members that they are on the spot opposing a filibuster change. all of you was must make a choice about whether or not we will do our part to preserve our democratic republic. republicans say democrats are focused on the wrong thing as the virus surges. there s a path forward for my democratic colleagues to respond to the country they have so badly disappointed. but it isn t to try to break the senate. manchin and sinema are meeting with the president tonight. it s always about the math here on capitol hill, of course. even if democrats had the votes to change the filibuster, they