jonathan lemire, i am curious of the white house a couple days after the election, what the white house is saying about the election, if they are talking about new direction to move in, i want to go back to this new york times editorial. one of the most progressive voices of america. this is as i talk that you might hear on "morning joe" or hear from guy cecil or hear from bill clinton. if you read this, it says for many voters especially those who don't vote regularly, the 2020 election was about removing mr. trump from the white house. it was less about policies or ideology. mr. biden did not win the democratic primary because he promised progressive revolution. there were plenty of other candidates doing that. he captured the nomination and the presidency because he promised an exhausted nation a return to sanity decency and competency. as representative abigail spanberger told the new york times nobody elected him to be fdr, they elected him to be normal or stop the chaos. they did and i am not sure what happened since january 20th. there is no doubt. there is no doubt from that spe

white house physician dr. kevin o'connor said in a letter advising routine surveillance and another colonoscopy in seven to ten years, when biden will be in his late 80s. two areas of observation outlined in the president's physical included keeping an eye on his frequent throat clearing and noticeably different gate compared to last year. while the white house dr. initially deemed him healthy, vigorous and fit to ask to get the dash he is the oldest president in american history and fox news poll showed that half of voters think the president ages interfering with his job, including 49% of voters over 65 and 28% of democrats. and when the president heads back to the white house next week, there will be a renewed emphasis on getting his nominees confirmed, including his pick for the office of management and budget, if confirmed, she will be the first black woman to hold that office. mike buried >> mike: jacqui heinrich live in nantucket. jacqui, many thanks. a new variant has been detected in south africa. sci

former president trump's threat to his own party on his way out of the white house. >>> and the manhunt after a deadly shooting at a target. >>> the school bus crash. the middle school students onboard. and the injuries tonight. >>> the hand signal seen on tiktok videos that authorities say saved a teenage girl's life. >>> and we stand up for heroes, right here tonight. >>> good evening. it's great to start another week with all of you at home. we begin with two major headlines, the hugs today, the thousands of reunions for the first time in at least 18 months. the u.s. lifting travel restrictions on 33 countries, including canada, mexico, and most of europe. pfizer late today likely to ask for authorization for millions 18 and older. and flights taking off from heathrow, bound for new york city. passengers required to have proof of vaccination and a negative covid test within three days of traveling here. images of emotional reunions coming in. a couple hugging following a flight from germany to chicago's o'hare airport. and cars lining up at the canadian border, waiting to come in. an

we saw him approach the white house, step in after 1:00 in the morning. he declined to comment when reporters shouted questions at that moment when mcauliffe had lost. this is something the white house feared would come. they knew the race would be close. they hoped that mcauliffe would have the organizational structure to pull out a victory. obviously, the enthusiasm at the end of the day came with youngkin. they're worried about what wake-up call might this send. will this be, as some hope, a warning to dems, you need to get your act together. get this done. you need to get this legislation done, passed, both pieces of it, not only to bolster the president, but also to give them something to run on for next year's midterms. conversely, some moderates are probably going, is this a signal the democrats went too big, too far? i got the text last night, i'm sure people on this set did, moderate dems saying, look, don't make biden fdr, lbj. he ran as a more moderate democrat, and he's gone too big, trying to expand too much. the $1.75 trillion social service

the white house is refusing to back down from their push to end cash bail. one white house official told fox news, "ending cash bail won't automatically put people charged with crimes on the streets." oh, thank you very much for that poignant clarification. the latest deception from the biden/harris team. harris herself in 2020 promoted a fund to bail out violent rioters in minneapolis while buildings were smoldering. ask yourself: is there any policy being pushed by the far left that improves the lives of middle and working class americans? you can name a single one? just one. abolish police and open borders and cash bail. who is this helping, other than brazen criminals? and their allies in the media continue to enable this reckless rad cattism. look -- look at this tweet from the "new york times": i guess, according to the "new york times," that suv just drove itself. the media mal practice doesn't stop there. imagine if it's the other way around. after a wave of shoplifting by criminals in northern california, members of the media don't want us to use th

tonight, the white house says hundreds of thousands of new jobs, roads, bridges, and broadband. and tonight, some of the communities that will see the results. >>> new subpoenas late today in the january 6th investigation. targeting several members of former president trump's inner circle. and tonight, new reporting from jonathan karl. former president trump's threat to his own party on his way out of the white house. >>> also as we come on the air tonight, the manhunt right now after a deadly shooting outside of a target. >>> the school bus crash. the middle school students onboard. and the injuries tonight. >>> the hand signal seen on tiktok videos that authorities now say saved a teenage girl's life. what the sheriff is saying tonight. >>> and we stand up for heroes, right here tonight. >>> good evening. as we come on the air in the west, it's great to start another week with all of you at home. we begin with two major headlines, the hugs today, the thousands of reunions for the first time in at least 18 months. the u.s. lifting travel restrictions on 33 countries, including

i am sure the speaker of the house is frustrated as people at the white house. jonathan lemire, you have actually people saying oh manchin has not agreed to this or that. he and biden shook hands, he won 1.5. biden says i need two. they shook hands. manchin told cnn, he agreed on the 1.75. he agrees generally with the 1.5. i have said along they have been patient. they get something done and they pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill that's been there to be passed for a long time. they're debating the details now. what's the delay? do democrats just want to lose for the next 20 years? what's the delay? why can't they take yes for an answer? >> we are underscoring the levels of distrusts. we have heard from senator manchin, one of the reframes we heard is that we heard from some progressives in the house who says we need an explicit endorsement from sinema and manchin that they'll back the reconciliation package and in order for us to do an official vote on the infrastructure bill. now we are hearing and white house age is growing confidence. we heard from congre

first white house correspondent kaitlan collins joins me from edinburgh, scotland. this is a pivotal moment for joe biden on the world stage. it doesn't escape the notice of his counterparts that whatever biden is saying, he has still not been able to get democrats on board to actually pass legislation to accomplish his climate goals. >> yeah, jake, and the president seemed to get at that bluntly today in his remarks to the world leaders on the first day of this summit, acknowledging where the united states' standing on this issue has been over the last several years. a cleese reference to the policies of his predecessor. now on day one when he's trying to convince these other world leaders the united states is headed in the right direction we're seeing this key moderate senator, and senator joe manchin who has been at the center of these negotiations, potentially talk about delaying a timeline, of course, for advancing what the president says is a critical part of his agenda. president biden issuing an urgent call for action. >> we meet with the eyes of history upo

it comes from the media and the white house and from joe biden himself. it's not working. you justwo look at the polls. you see that americans are worried about the economy. they are worried about inflation. they are worried about their pockets and gas prices and the worried about the direction the country is going in, and they blame joe biden. they say he pretended he was going to heal the decisions in the country and he hasn't done. that is why a lot of people the polls are going down the voted for him. tubes fast. joe biden doesn'tt seem to care. and yet, the optics are bad of him going off for 5 days for holiday in one of the most exclusive resort islands in the world at a $30 million compound. he doesn't care. this is a time when the economy is reeling from self-inflicted crises. allowed to go on holiday but this is who he is. he and his family this lived a life of luxury and privilege unimaginable to most americans. they are starting to realize this. if the democrats think they will run in 2022 on trump derangement syndrome they will get a shock. donald trump is alre

the white house about what happened last night? i mean, this was a big blow. >> yeah, no doubt about it. listen, erin, here at the white house and democratic circles, there is been a lot of soul searching today among those democrats and including some white house advisers who see warning signs here for the midterms. but we didn't necessarily hear any of that soul searching from the president, himself. instead, what we heard from the president. he did not take responsibility for mcauliffe's loss in virginia and -- but what he did say was that maybe -- just maybe -- passing his agenda before that election could have made a difference. but he did not sound sure about it. what he did sound sure about is what needs to be done, going forward. between now and the midterms next year. the president talking about the need for action. the need for results. making clear that passing his agenda is important and ultimately saying that he believes that changing things like the economy, like covid, and passing these two items will make a differenc

white house correspondent jackie joins us tonight. good evening, jackie. >> good evening to you. thanksgiving on nantucketo is a biden family transition --s cooking for the secret service this year and tomorrow the family will attend the same ceremony with the president's late son proposed to his wife back in 2001. on the first thanksgiving was a widely available vaccine w president give special thanks to those who cannot be with their families tonight. >> what am i thankful for? i'm not joking when i say i'm thankful for these guys. >> spending thanksgiving on nantucket, making a stop at -- with a child into a virtual call will service members from all six military branches to givemb thanks. >> watching them in the south china sea, afghanistan, iraq, wherever they are, people wonder what america is they look and they see them and make us proud. >> island holiday marks the return to a 45 year tradition, only broken a few times including after the death of his son and amid the pandemic last year. the first timely sharing a message to those grieving this holiday. >> as we give than

house and with the white house. so i am very confident that this is going to go to the senate. there are a couple of things that have not been agreed to yet. i hope the senators stay strong and manage to find a way to get 50 democratic senators on the bill that we passed in the house. but this is going to get done and it is going to be transformative. people are going to wake up and feel differently about their livelihoods and their opportunities. >> now, while democrats were trying to pass the build back better act to help struggling americans, minority leader kevin mccarthy focused on performing a political stunt, launching into a rambling eight-hour speech on the house floor thursday night that only managed to delay the vote until the next morning. what message should voters take away from behavior like this from republicans? >> well, republicans are just set on trying to tell lies, uphold the big lie, condone violent behavior by their own members in congress, and using stunts like what kevin mccarthy did. democr

what is the strategy from the white house on getting the building back better bill done? >> well -- >> the strategy -- >> what do you think they have to hold? >> the strategy really is making the case that this is going to be a big transformational bill, that there's going to have to be compromises. we heard the president come out when he was talking about the bipartisan infrastructure bill and saying look, sometimes you have to give a little to get a lot. here the president is going to really be trying to make sure that family leave and migration provisions stay in but they will have to contend with fact that senator manchin could tank the whole bill so he's going to have to compromise. the white house will be doing what it did with the last bill, engaging, sending high up officials, top aides to capitol hill to be really in the middle of the negotiations. the white house understand this build back better agenda, it is part of a promise the president made to progressive, especially pramila jayapal, i'm trusting president biden in singh and voting for the bipartisan infra

protest outside the white house. but it was a direct action protest for congress to please act to protect voting rights. today in oklahoma kids walked out of school, the capital rotunda was filled, pastors chained themselves to the fence outside the building to try to avert the planned execution of julius jones tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. there are serious questions about his trial and literal guilt or innocence. the oklahoma par ton and parole board voted twice he should be spared from execution. the oklahoma governor has thus far not been moved. people moved their feet today in oklahoma to try to get him to call that execution off. today we got closer to the end of the trial in georgia where three white men are being tried for chasing down an unarmed black man named ahmaud arbery, chasing him down in trucks and shooting him dead for the grave crime of him jogging near where they lived. today one of the defendants took the stand in his own defense. he neglected to mention he had intended to citizen's arrest ahmaud arbery.

kenneth moton is at the white house. >> reporter: after months of infighting and election day defeats, democrats for the moment celebrating. >> the resolution is adopted. >> reporter: with the help of 13 republicans, house democrats passing that $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill friday night. >> all the talk about the elections and what do they mean, they want us to deliver. they want us to deliver. democrats, they want us to deliver. last night we proved we can. >> reporter: the bipartisan bill, expected to be signed into law by president biden the week of november 15th, provides new investments in transportation, roads and bridges, railroads, and public transit. and upgrades to the nation's utilities, broadband, the power grid, and water infrastructure. >> it is the first time in 50 years, 50 years, we have made this kind of investment. >> reporter: but six progressives, including alexandria ocasio-cortez, ilhan omar, and cori bush voting against the bill, upset it wasn't tied to the social spending bill. democrats still fighting an intraparty battle over that $1.75 trillion plan to

judy: the two of you are obviously for, the white house very much for it. mayor whaley, we know most members of the republican ohio allegaon voted against this. i am coding republican davison, he says it is pork laden and not narrowly tailored, it is reckless spending. how do you answer? mayor whaley: senator portman, an ohio republican, spoke today, and he went through how this happened. i think what makes it so difficult in washington, d.c. is things get mired in partisanship. 63% of americans support this info structure bill. that is a huge number. it does have bipartisan support across the country. what i think is frustrating for us as mayors trying to get stuff done is a lot of times when it comes to this town, everybody gets in their corners. i was happy to see on this bill, we saw bipartisan support, the first time in a long time. we saw senator portman or congressman gonzalez an ohio vote yes. judy: mayor holt, your party, republican party, much more opposition. polls showing bipartisan support republican support seems to be sliding. the entire okla

the white house says the bill pays for itself. and tonight, the congressional budget office appearing to agree. still, though, there is a long road ahead. the bill facing major head winds over in the senate, where president boyden cannot afford to lose a single democratic vote. david? >> all right, stephanie ramos in washington. stephanie, thank you. >>> and we continue to follow this global headline, the growing alarm over the fate of the chinese tennis star not seen in public since accusing a former chinese official of sexually assaulting her. and tonight, fellow champion serena williams among the latest now to speak out. here's abc's kaylee hartung. >> reporter: she's the latest major tennis star to voice outrage and concern over the disappearance of chinese tennis player peng shuai. serena williams tweeting, "i am devastated and shocked to hear about the news of my peer, peng shuai. i hope she is safe and found as soon as possible. tis must be investigated and we must not stay silent. sending love to her and her family during

the white house released a statement, they say they are confident they can get him to support this. no mention on the blow that he delivered today. but the bottom line, they still need his vote and this is not the headline they wanted on this major trip. >> all right, cecilia vega, thank you. and we're going to turn now to the pandemic. >>> we are now just hours away from what could be the final green light for millions of children when it comes to vaccines. the cdc meets tomorrow on children 5 to 11. and already tonight, millions of pediatric doses shipped out, some arriving at this clinic in washington, d.c., then rushed into those waiting refrigerators. while in new york city tonight, the vaccine mandate for city workers taking effect and thousands of front line workers defiant, staying home instead of getting vaccinated. 18 fire companies out of service because of sick calls. >> but tonight, the mayor now vowing emergency response time is normal and saying the mandate is working. here's abc's erielle reshef tonight. >> reporter: tonight, new york city enforcing its new vaccine m

what does the white house plan to do for the holidays to fight covid? >> officials in the public health team had some concerns about the holidays. we know cold weather in the winter and this last year covid-19 transmitted much more freely, people congregated indoors and americans are getting together over thanksgiving and christmas and so son. the biden administration wants people to do that if they are vaccinated. look, if you are vaccinated, you should do this. enjoy a safe holiday season with your loved ones. the concern of those who are still not vaccinated and the numbers who certainly gone up better than the number of adults who are vaccinated. there are still stubborn of pockets of americans refused to do so. obviously the white house is just the first municipalities about that. they feel like they need to keep the pedal to the metal here. hopefully the nation shift to a different part of the pandemic but they also and this is something they struggle with the messaging, they know they have a time struggle with the positives. here are the rewards

as white house press secretary, you made multiple public statements from the white house in elsewhere in reported fraud in the november 2020 election, the individuals that attacked the capitol echoed on january, six you are with trump -- and popped in and out to join mr. trump as he watched the attack on the u.s. capitol later that afternoon. the chairman of the january six committee, that just issued those subpoenas, benny thompson in mississippi, joins me now. congressman. says a large group of folks just in the last few, days it seems to represent, an investigation that is both moving quite quickly and expanding. to sort of take down the totality on the run up to january six. how would you characterize where you are in your investigation? >> first of all, thanks for having me chris, what i would tell you is we are in the midst of following the facts and circumstances, that got us to january six. the 16 individuals we have subpoenaed, this week, have knowledge as to what occurred before january six, as well as what occurred on january six. a lot of it is in the public domain. some o

nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell has more. >> this morning the white house making plans for that long awaited ceremony to finally turn the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. >> i want people who worked so hard to get this done, democrats and republicans, to be here when we sign it. >> passed by the house late friday night -- >> the resolution is adopted. >> reporter: the $1.2 trillion package will include $110 billion for roads and bridges. $66 billion for rail. $25 billion for airports. $55 billion for clean drinking water and more. >> a once in a generation investment that's going to create millions of jobs modernizing infrastructure. >> one agenda victory secured, but another uncertain. now democrats must resolve differences over the bigger $1.75 trillion climate and family care bill. moderates remain concerned about costs. >> making sure this bill is paid for and responsible. given how much good is in there. >> progressives want to protect key programs. >> it includes prescription drug pricing. it includes paid family leave. >> but republican leaders say

, the senate and the white house. we cut child poverty in half, we got shots in arms, we got money to small businesses, but obviously, anderson, this was a two-year pandemic that the republican party did not take seriously and we're still climbing out of it. >> right, but you're saying people last night were saying that they need help -- doesn't seem like they're asking you, progressive democrats for help, it seems like they are asking now republicans for help, even though you say republicans botched the vaccine rollout. i mean, republicans did well last night. >> they did. and i think part of that is, you know, look, we have to pay attention to local politics. and i think that democrats are the party oaf parents, not republicans. we are the ones that are looking to pass universal child care, universal pre-k, to put prescription drug costs and as soon as we get that done, i think people will see that. and we'll be able to, you know, really show people that we have their backs. i mean, the timing of this was obviously

a look at the white house. i remember as we look at the white house, talking about presidencies. i want to paraphrase what john lemon says, life is what happens to you when you are busy making plans. the same thing as presidents, they never know what'sgoing to hit them. the top issue right now that he's facing that americans are facing is inflation. and that's obviously what a lot of people are talking about on the opinion pages and our must-reads. here's some takes. democrats ignore the the reasons of their own imperil. >> price is supposed to be the purview of the federal reserve. the feds' most obvious tool, rising interest rates risk throwing the economy back ento recession. when democrats tell voters they should stop lying about inflation, such worries, they do themselves and no favors either. they must head into the midterms of the clear eye view of the economy as it is and not as they wish it to be. this is from paul crudman, he writes, "history says don't panic about inflation." 1946 through '48 did not cause long-term inflation and neither did other episodes resembles to

>> get those members of the white house out there. there are so many different messengers in that white house. i mean so many smart communicators. they are so many people in that white house who should be out there. put mayor pete on fox news. get them out there. explain what they are doing. show the legislating they're doing. >> thanks to both of you, it is a pleasure to have you both on tonight. molly john fast and eugene robinson. thanks to both of you. that's tonight's last word, don't forget to watch my show velshi saturday and sunday from eight to 10 am eastern. the 11th hour, with brian williams starts now. williams starts now. well good evening once again day 314 of the biden administration, as our country braces for yet another new variant in the nearly two year old pandemic. now the stutter for disease control is strengthening its recommendations for boosters, now saying, all adults. they should get a booster shot, period. more on that just ahead. more on -- also this evening, this week that will bring us to december, will b

house and the white house promptly called you and said sick the fbi on parents at school board hearings. >> i did not speak with anyone from the white house while i worked on this memorandum. this memorandum reflects my views that we need to protect public officials violence and threats of violence while at the same time protecting parents' ability to object to. >> i get that i have heard your testimony. >> i decided on this memorandum on my own. >> bret: as more time goes on, kimberley, we are getting more and more bits of information that not only the school board association but the white house and the doj, some interaction there in email exchanges and other things. >> yeah. well, it sounds as though, too the white house is acknowledging that it did give a heads up to the doj even though it didn't tell them what to do. i mean, you can take that for what you will. usually when you get a call from the white house people's ears perk up and they feel they need to move. there is a lot more to come out from this, but it certainly looks bad as though there was a lot of coordination and that

cnn's jeff zeleny joins us from the white house. what is the mood inside the white house tonight? >> well, anderson, a year after joe biden was elected president, this republican resurgence really has shaken democrats here at the white house and, indeed, all across washington and on capitol hill. they know that this moment is not good. they know it's been a very rough summer, a very rough fall. but the one aide told me today, we must proceed forward. the best antidote to all of this is passing this legislation. but the reality is the exit polls in virginia last evening show that president biden is underwater. his disapproval rating, 54%. approval rating, 45%. not far off from former-president donald trump. so, that was a bit of a, you know, a wake-up call here. but there is a -- a sense that if they get this legislation passed, that turns the corner, they believe. covid is turning a corner. but really, all of these challenges have added up to a pretty dark mood here. um, ironically, today was election day a year ago and a resurgence from republicans was not what anyone was expecti

there are so many challenging that face any white house, this white house in particular, and you have to be able to do this all at the same time and i think i'm glad to hear about a stepped up schedule. i think as i said before the process of the last several months really informed the substance. it is really an important time to show people the substance that he has been working on. and a quick follow for you bald you tried to do a lot at one time. you were there when health care passed and of course democrats lost the house after president balk was elected. what are the lessons there for president biden, do you think? >> i think the biggest difference is health care was set up to take place a few years later. we had not set up health care exchanges, that was yet to come. and i think that the advantage that this white house has over the one in 2009 and 2010 is immediate benefits, right? like when they get to messaging some of the specifics. they talk about making it more affordable. that is part of it that can help people's bottom line. we know they're worried about rising prices and

. , >> hydrogen will be joined by white house chief of staff in a moment. we're also be joined later in the hour by pramila jayapal. and we now know that when congresswoman jayapal appears on the rachel maddow show, joe biden watches. he watches, and he calls her. and tells her how great she was, talking to rachel. that has now been reported, that's one of the phone calls she has gotten from president biden. >> that's very unsettling. i mean, i don't, that makes me feel self conscious. >> yeah, he's watching. >> yeah, i have to bleach my brain and forget this ever happened. and never think of this. again >> president, of the united states, is watching. he stopped watching now because it's 10 pm, but he was no way tonight, he's busy with the china summit tonight. so don't be offended if he misses some of your show tonight. >> you are trying to undo me lawrence o'donnell. you know how to do it. you have figured it out and now you are putting it into action. >> whatever you do rachel, don't think about it. okay. just don't. when chris say is says, good evening

here's white house chief of staff. >> the build back better bill to bring the cost down. also without adding a penny to the federal date without raising a penny on families making less than $400,000 a year. >> let's bring in our panel, wall street journals columnist. kim strassel. bill, they said it was transitory after five months in a row of 5% or more inflation. is this going to extend into next year? >> i think it is. you see the biden administration on this, first they were saying it not real words only transitory and now joe biden says did you ever gas prices would be this high? one of the problems is, you can't spin inflation. ordinary americans feel it. my daughter feels it when they got to the gas pump. i went to the grocery store and got a bag of groceries, $55. people see it and feel it. what's interesting to me is the people who tell us this isn't really a problem or it's going to go away. they are the same people who told us he wouldn't be a problem now, it would go away and we go back to work, i don't know why we should believe them. paul: the responsibility

with vaccination rates rising, the white house reopened u.s. borders to nationals from 33 countries. but to travel to the u.s. most adult travelers must provide proof to the airlines that they're fully vaccinated and provide a negative covid test taken within three days of departure. heavy traffic at both the canadian and mexican borders, vaccines required but no test. overseas, airlines reported mostly full flights to the u.s. >> we've seen surges in increase 340% for travel to the u.s., which is absolutely massive. >> reporter: hopper.com reports the most in-demand u.s. destination for foreigners, new york, miami, and los angeles. domestic airline ticket prices expected to move higher in the weeks and months ahead. at jfk airport, mark and jill chambers finally reunited with their american family. >> i couldn't wait to get on the plane because i knew i was going to see my sister. it's been absolutely overwhelming for weeks. >> i love you so much! >> reporter: happiness replacing heartache, as america reopens to the world. tom costello, nbc ne

saying listen to us at the white house. don't listen to judges in whichever circuit are hearing these challenges, so, once the president lands back here in washington, and they start having briefing's again tomorrow and he has some events about the supply chain i would suspect if they continue talking like they have been to hear more of that just do what we have said with these vaccine requirements we think it's really important regardless of what a judge says, bret. >> bret: law factors in there. peter doocy live on the north lawn, thanks. stocks plummeted today. the dow sank 652. >> the s&p 500 lost 88, the nasdaq fell 245. major drug makers are testing to see if their covid-19 vaccines are being effective against the omicron variant. correspondent jonathan serrie tells us where things stand tonight from atlanta. >> it could take two weeks for laboratory tests in real world surveillance to determine whether the omicron variant is more resistant to current antibody treatments and vaccines. but researchers are concerned abo

just one year after the commonwealth sent joe biden to the white house with a ten-point win. >> so on day one, we're going to work. >> reporter: democrat terry mcauliffe who unsuccessfully made donald trump his main campaign target conceding this morning saying, while last night we came up short, i am proud that we spent this campaign fighting for the values we so deeply believe in. some democrats chocking up the loss to inaction on the president's agenda. >> what went wrong last night? >> failure to deliver. >> our inability to come together and get a result hurt him. >> reporter: voters also putting democrats on notice in new jersey. where biden won by 16 points, but now featuring a governors race that's too close to call. >> we're all sorry that tonight could not yet be the celebration we wanted it to be. >> reporter: the republican drum beat sounding new alarms for president biden who returned from a trip abroad overnight to a new political landscape. in virginia, the majority of voters disapproved of the president's performance. the independent and suburban voters who fueled bide

when is the white house going to pick up the phone? call chuck schumer, hey, chuck, i need my ambassador for china. >> why do they need to call him? can't he tell? >> i am kind of trying to tell chuck because he watches the show. you can get it done in a week. do what a republican would do, start it monday morning at 9:00 a.m. and work them through thanksgiving. ted will get the message. if he does not, well, you know what -- >> we got to be careful. >> it seems the easy part. >> we need ambassadors. >> he needs nick burns in china. >> they have not taken that step yet. >> why? >> they increased the rhetoric from the podium. they have not yet. it's a concern that some left have. they're trying to get legislation done. >> we'll get legislation done. >> here is the thing. i found this to be as especially true when we voted down a rule three days before easter break. >> holidays put a pressure on it. >> i had never had staffers to swearing and calling me whatever as you walk through the gauntly. guess what, we got the deal done. >> i thin

the white house is trying to mobilize, the message, of course, get vaccinated. get your first shot, second shot and booster if you haven't yet. the president are outline more of his plan thursday. we will have to see if there are other measures put in place. the other concern, how to be the messenger. they feel like so much of the country tuned out the president, tuned out dr. fauci even, who has become a polarizing figure through no fault of his own, vilified on the right. they're looking for another face to be out there. the doctor we had on the show yesterday retiring so he might be less available going forward as well. but this is something they're prepared for. they're thrown for a little bit of a loop in terms of how bad it is. it just won't be known for a couple of weeks. >> and they know there's no appetite in this country for another round of lockdowns and everything that came with the first round. >> no, there's not, but there are things you can do to protect yourself. it's pretty basic at this point and it's scientists showing itself to be true and sa

had to earn his spot at the white house. biscuits and his running mate, gravy, prevailed over the ticket of patience and fortitude. >> desjardins: the tradition adjusts to the times. last year, president donald trump pardoned “corn” and “cob” at a time when the pandemic kept most families apart for thanksgiving. the president offered hope for a reprieve from disease. >> we give thanks for the vaccines and therapies that will soon end the pandemic. >> desjardins: in contrast, this year's event, post-vaccine, featured a live jam-band, a spread-out crowd, toasts and puns about booster shots. >> yes, instead of getting basted, these two turkeys are getting boosted. >> desjardins: all peanut butter and his wingman, jelly, know is that their journey from a farm in jasper, indiana won't end in an oven or fryer this thanksgiving. they're heading back to the hoosier state to be academics, or at least near academics, living out their days at purdue university. for the "turkiest" newshour, i'm lisa desjardins. >> nawaz: for man

white house chief of staff ron klain will join us. first, right to kaitlan collins who is live in baltimore with president biden. as much as the president is trying to sell his infrastructure bill, he's also urging congress to pass his social safety net bill, the build back better act. how is he threading this needle amid news that americans are seeing the worst inflation in 30 years? >> a big question facing the white house is whether or not these new inflation numbers that came out today are going to complicate the president's path to getting that larger bill passed. key democratic senator joe manchin of west virginia talking about this saying this is a problem and d.c. needs to focus on for the american people. and president biden came out and one of the first things he talked about were those high numbers that came out. showing that over the last 12 months, consumer prices have jumped by 6%. in the last month alone, 0.9%. of course, that's affecting things for americans from everything to buying gas to buying eggs and bacon at the

the white house right now, we know we talk to the white house aides, the president is in the residence on the phone all day, he was supposed to head to roe v. wade his home in delaware today, it's not clear whether he'll travel there tomorrow or not. he and the vice president are both lobbying members to try to get this across the finish line, as ali noted, it looked like with some help from the republicans still get there. the white house has long said that, the longer we go on the reconciliation part of it, it is going to change quite a bit in the senate, i don't think anyone is taking joe manchin support for granted. the white house but does believe that when they cross the finish line, here, that the messy sauces making process of this will have been worth it. this will be something that will transform governments relationship with its citizens and really help americans with their everyday lives. and, politically, give too late for terry mcauliffe, and give them something for next, year for those midterms. really bolster the presidents legacy, and to give democrats something to sho

president biden returning to the white house to meet in person with dr. fauci and his covid-19 response team. health experts stressing it's far too soon to know if omicron causes more severe illness than other variants, but a major concern, how well will the current vaccines protect against this highly mutated variant? dr. fauci saying, we should know within about two weeks. >> i don't think there's any possibility that this could completely evade any protection by a vaccine. it may diminish it a bit, but that's the reason why you boost. >> reporter: both pfizer and moderna working to adapt their vaccines to fight omicron if necessary, a process that could take two to three months, and tonight the u.s. just hours away from implementing a new travel ban on most foreign nationals from these eight countries. the biden administration says it will buy the u.s. time to prepare. >> i think i got on the last flight. i made it earlier because of the variant. >> reporter: new york state pre-emptively declaring a state of emergency to boost hospital capacity and inc

. >> what i hear from the white house, white house officials, as well as the president himself, is this sense of urgency. this sense of trying to tell americans, we hear your struggles. we see the gas prices and rising prices at the grocery store, and we want to help. yesterday, the president spoke at length about the release of oil, part of the strategic petroleum reserve. he did, though -- he wasn't able to give a date on sort of when people will start to see relief from that. the energy secretary, she told reporters yesterday that hopefully within a couple weeks, people will start to see prices come down. that, of course, is what they called a band aid. they admitted themselves it's a temporary fix, and that long term, americans really will need some help here. they said the real way to deal with this is clean energy. that, of course, is a very, very long-term solution. the other thing to note is every president has really dealt with this. whether you look at john f. kennedy or lyndon b. johnson or richard nixon, every president in some ways tried to get their arms around inflation.

what is the white house doing to push this decision? yamiche: as you said, the president really wanted this to be passed, at least one of these bills. he wanted it passed while in europe, the bipartisan infrastructure bill. even though house speaker nancy pelosi was pushing lawmakers and saying, let's give the president a vote of confidence from congress, when that did not happen, thehite house continued to engage. the president and top white house aides will make the case this is exactly what lawmakers including senator manchin, senator sinema, should be able to get behind. they say it does not add to the deficit. they are adding things back progressives wanted, like paid family leave, something critical to families, including women of color and men, who may have to take care of a family member if they are on medical leave. the president had a message for democrats as it relates to these bills, yet it on my desk. -- get it on my desk. it is anyone's guests if the president will be able to bring this together. it could be weeks or days

the group got white house briefings. the group ended up becoming a celebrated cause in the conservative media. even as their bizarre claim about fake cures for covid were being taken down by facebook and other social media platforms, fox news in the trump white house was promoting them like they were actual experts. the group's founder, doctor name gold, she allegedly took part in the general six attack on the u.s. capitol, she was arrested, and charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct. she has pled not guilty to those charges. nbc news time magazine, several outlets, several other outlets, published reporting about how the america's frontline doctors fiasco morphed from that and nichelle's sort of launch into, what appears to have been, a very lucrative telemedicine scam. in which, they marketed and prescribed another fake covid cures. the anti parasite drug, ivermectin. which is a drug that has real uses, both in livestock and in humans. it treats your scabies. but it is an anti-parasitic drug. it doesn't trea

i'm told by white house sources the president and top white house aides will contestant to engage with lawmakers. they're trying to make the cases in what lawmakers, including senators manchin and sinema, this should a bill they could get behind, it does not add to the deficit. adding back paid family leave, critical to people across the country, especially women of color, and also men as well who are going to be able to take care of a sibling or family member if they're going to be on medical leave. today the president has a message for democrats as relates to the bill, five words, get it on my desk. the president is urging his party to get on the same page. it's anyone's guess whether or not the president will be able to get this together. lisa is saying it could be weeks, maybe days for the house vote. at the white house there is a feeling the president is trying to be the closer in chief. he has not been able to get there, but the white house is watching all this very closely. >> woodruff: the drama continues. yamiche alcindor at the white house, lisa desjardins following it on the

that's a pretty big job in any white house. in that position, he would oversee the vetting and hiring of everyone from ambassadors to cabinet members. not everyone thought it was a good idea. one staffer who oversaw the personal office told the president, i have never said no to anything you have asked me to do, but i'm asking you to reconsider this. i don't think it's a good idea. trump took that about as well as you can imagine. reportedly screamed at the staffer, you people never f-ing listen to me. going to f-ing do what i tell you to do. mcentee got the job and embarked on this ideological effort to purge the white house who are insufficiently loyal to donald trump. he hired new staffers, including liaisons. in one example, one of his enforcers noticed a low level staffer at the department of housing and urban development liked a post from the pop star taylor swift on instagram. specifically, this post where she encouraged her fans to vote in one photo and displayed photos decorated with the biden name. it was escalated to

meanwhile, back at the white house another weeks bringing a lot of bad news for joe biden. a newgi cbs news poll shows joe again under water. 56% disapproval rate. they disapprove of the way biden is handling every issue in this country. the economy, immigration reform, and of course inflation and don't forget last week quinnipiac had joe biden at a meager 36% approval. while buyers remorse for biden sweeps the nation, he doesn't seem to know or care, according to jen psaki biden intends to run for reelection this 2024. doesn't look strong enough to make it through the next 3 years.un good luck with that. anyway, whether he's running again or not, joe biden is everything we have been telling you he is since the election. since before the election. a weak, frail, cognitive mess whose incompetence and radicalism are destroying the country. here with three action former arkansas governor mike huckabee and former white press secretary. ari fleischer. start with you. 36%, 28% and it looks like the white house wants to blame kamala harris more than joe. they are both awful. okay,

the white house just today and the cdc director and dr. fauci were trying to encouge people to have a good thanksgiving, 2021 is not 2020, but the level of uncertainty is pretty high. this time last year, everyone was looking at these vaccines coming, thinking maybe the vaccines will be the end. then it turns out they weren't the end. the biden white house is having difficulty messaging what the future looks like, in part because it is really hard to predict what the future is going to look like, so they haven't built -- not everything is about messaging, but a lot of people just want answers and there aren't answers. >> we had a look at what normal was going to look like and that is almost harder to recover from than just slogging through and saying eventually we will get to the end. we had this glimpse and then it was taken back. i think that is the bigger overlying thing. you can't discount the inflation piece, which is a really big piece of all of this. amna: i want you to quickly weigh in on we had the president's reaction to a court

the white house of representatives? >> i think you are right that democrats are on defensive, that's a new thing in virginia. you have to, i mean virginia has been getting bluer as as state, joe biden won it by ten points. that's a relatively recent phenomenon, you know, glenn youngkin came into this race with his -- the patterns of the days of jimmy carter is one party wins the white house one year and the following year the other party wins the virginia's governor race. the only time the pattern was broken in 2013 when a leader after barack obama was reelected president and some guy named terry mcauliffe was elected governor of virginia and then the pattern went back to the same as it always been. one party wins the white house and other party wins virginia's mansion. youngkin has history and momentum on his side. what mcauliffe has on his side is math. the fact that this has been a bluer and bluer state and so the question is, do enough democrats come out to vote for mcauliffe? does youngkin motivate republicans in a

and the white house and people are sick of us playing this and not delivering for them and that is the take away and i think that we can correct that over the next year. howard: authority a lot of it i'm glad you both agree that these are legitimate issues that we can debate but not necessarily racist appeals and i want to say the president of biden to questions from reporters pretty and the recent and election results for the present had a couple of exchanges with pbs. let's roll the tape. >> how could you do this differently to avoid similar losses in november especially that there working on these four issues. [inaudible]. and the critical race theory pretty. biden: i think that we should produce to the american people pretty. >> democratic voters especially the black voters to be roughly race and education lying about critical race theory in the worried and present have an effective like to push back on that predict. [inaudible]. biden: will i think that the whole answer is just to speak the truth. howard: they were very aggressive very reporter aggressive and donald trump beat up

the white house announcing today that 2.6 million, almost 10% of eligible kids, have gotten a shot. >> the fact that he gets to get his first vaccine today is important. >> reporter: with cases creeping up, dr. anthony fauci warning the country will need to ramp up first doses and booster shots to combat a winter surge. >> when you have a virus as transmissible as delta, in the context of waning immunity, that dynamic is going to negatively impact even the vaccinated people. so it's a double whammy. >> reporter: and david, health experts point out that 4 out of 5 americans who are eligible for booster shots right now still haven't gotten one, but demand is expected to grow once the fda makes a decision for all adults. today, moderna joined pfizer in officially asking for its booster to be authorized for everyone 18 and older. david? >> we await this big news tomorrow. whit, thank you. >>> next tonight, to capitol hill, where the house took the very rare step to sense your one of their own. arizona congressman paul go sarr. this hasn't happened in a decade. it comes after gosar tweeted