Interviewing Manchin News Today

. >> what does senator manchin say about the pressure he is getting from the left? >> reporter: he is aware of it. you heard it here. i pressed him on this point as it regards voting rights bills. he said, they have to keep fighting. he is representing west virginia. he says virginians dont want him to change his position on the filibuster and on the voting rights issues. we will find out whether he ever faces a serious primary challenge. its a very red state. manchin is attuned to the criticism...

Do we know what the president is doing behind closed doors to make sure he has backing from members of his own party who dont always see eye to eye with senator manchin? >> reporter: the pressure from the left not just on senator manchin but on the president. we saw a demonstration this morning as well from a leading progressive group worried that as he is having conversations with senator capito, he is indicating a willingness beyond where they are comfortable to give too much to the republican...

>> i represent the state of west virginia. thats who hired me. i represent the best possible fashion i can. im not going to get in a situation where im placating to different people that want different things. its my state. its the people who know me. i havent changed. im not changing. >> reporter: are you ready to go it alone with democrats if they are not? >> i dont think you should. >> reporter: at all? >> i dont think right now. we need to be bipartisan. >> reporter: that feeling about not g...

Central to this bills future. how does this jobs report shape movement around that on the hill? or does it? >> reporter: i think mike referenced it. its going to increase the pressure or the desire for democrats to try to push the jobs plan through sooner rather than later. the president has made itagenda. almost no matter which way this jobs report fell, you could kind of predict that the white house would say, if the numbers were bad, we need the jobs plan more. if the numbers were good, think...