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Was elected largely because black voters rescued him in a democratic primary where he was basically believed to be toast in south carolina. thats why he is sitting in the white house today. and so to make this promise and to keep it is critically important at a time when were hearing more and more from voters. they want to see biden keep more of his promises. but ill also say one more thing, john. the president said something or alluded to some things that are very important. first, theres the p...

Chambers today. i think it talks about the hyperpartisan environment that were in and the lack of civility and lack of respect it was surprising, shocking and alarming that someone would do this within there was a sign right there on the window and most of the cabins are blocked off because of covid-19. so you are limited to that one cart to arrive in. i said would you put your mask on, please? and there was a sign saying mandatory to wear a mask if you were riding. so you know, it happened to m...

Are friends. and that is not an epiphany we are having at the moment. you have always done exactly what you said. you are a man of your word and you are a man of honor. thank you for being my friend. >> that was president biden addressing mitch mcconnell at the national prayer breakfast yesterday in washington. but that sense of civility is a far cry from what we see nearly every day on capitol hill, and voters are sick of it. well run through some interesting new polling on that front next on "...

Very nice. joining us now, executive director of georgetown universitys institute of politics and public service, mo alathy. he is here now with new polling in civility since biden took office and since the pandemic began. mo, tell us what you are finding because weve had issues with civility, i think thats fair to say. >> yeah, i think thats a generous way to put it. >> yeah. >> look, we have been testing this going back to the spring of 2019. really trying to track how voters think about civ...

Trying to see enough of a pushback, eight strength from the u.s. and nato in ukraine when things you can read in his china activity here is in fact that they recognize the international community remains committed to try to achieve some sort of civility and peace there in the end of pacific region. and that the united states had very clear very consistent of our commitment to taiwans ability to defend itself to the taiwan relations act or been very consistent better one china policy. i think the...

This insistence on the court as a nonpolitical institution but somebody who advocated for the benefits of civility among people who disagree with each other deeply. supreme court is one of the last institutions of our government in which people who deeply disagree about things treat each other civilly and thats something that he was well-known for on the court and an example for elsewhere in our government and our society. >> we could really use that everywhere. kevin russell and emily, thank yo...

>> the fact of the matter is our experiences very different from the average american stay experience the cdc we have been adhering to from the get-go just got a much more complex reality the science and the data and the facts on the ground have allowed us to take this step. >> is this what the white house is getting wrong? the democratic governor is calling for civility and respect. >> what the white house is doing and should be doing is look at the cdc guidance. and again and districts where m...

As you can imagine, we came out of the field and things were about as bad as you can imagine. today a year later we are seeing people still think it is really bad. they believe that politics has become less civil since the beginning of the pandemic. they believe it has become less civil since president biden took office. theyre not necessarily blaming him, but that the whole enterprise is just getting worse and that it is likely to get worse before it gets better. >> so it is going to be interes...

Committee should be investigating pence, hes the main stream. hell be talking about that shortly. first randi kaye who talked with the people who heard mike pence speak today. >> reporter: would you like to hear mike pence push back on donald trump about his -- his false claims that pence had the right to overturn the election result? >> no. im looking forward to hearing the former president speak about what real american leadership looks like. >> but does the former vice president have a duty t...

Not fighting for something. he is simply telling the truth. and i cannot think it is a little more calculated than all of this chris. just to get the statement out there. mike short, his chief of staff, pences chief of staff. gave testimony, sworn testimony, to the select committee. earlier in the week. then you have mike pence. then you have marc short, going on embassies meet the press to give an interview highlighting all of the steps along. i cannot help it think this is a way to get mike pe...