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Sexy manatee and music back. Really big deal. Thanks, dana. Good evening, welcome to washington. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight, President Biden is three hours away from what critics and supporters are calling one of the most important speeches of his political career. The incumbent president trying to fend off his predecessor and potential successor must prove to the American People he is not too old, too infirm or too out of touch on policies important to americans to justify a second term. H...

hear in the next few minutes? >> reporter: they are walking into the room where they will have this bilateral meeting, this is at a hotel here in hiroshima. the president there shaking the prime ministers hand. and this is real an important moment. u.s. officials say that they view prime the prime minister a political ally in the surprising role that he has taken over the war in ukraine and applying sanctions on russia that havent been a guarantee. so you hear a lot from american offic...

That doesnt mean we always get everything we want nor does it mean not getting everything we want mean the president is ineffective. you want to call him names, fine. that doesnt help the situation. >> i didnt call him names. >> he did. >> let me jump in, if i could, the russians helped us with the boston bombing and well ahead. barack obamas leadership and administrations recklessness and hapless neness even though y were waving red flags in our faces. >> wait. >> that would be like me saying a...

>> it misses the point this is in context of filibuster. i dont think we can miss the fact if i were a democrat id be sitting here thinking i agree with the way we have this debate and i dont think this is the way we should have it. i think its oversimplistic to say because they didnt stand and do grand stand -- >> i just want the space to open up. ive just been cynical about whether or not in fact the space is opening up. two examples, one is john mccain and lindsey graham on the floor. two way...