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Elections. what is the topic on that today? >> he clearly does by his actions. the attorney general obviously agrees with that political agenda. unfortunately for all of them the constitution gives that authority to the states. when the republican states in particular have led on voter integrity measures this year, they have been attacked by the d.o.j. the department of justice is supposed to support efforts toward election integrity and uphold the constitution. for example. they sued the state ...

White house officials aware they need to sell this proposal not just to democrats on capitol hill, but the public as well. the president as he went through a lengthy speech in his hometown of scranton where he was born about personal anecdotes there. a lot of delving into the details of the bill. also some optimism. tike a listen. >> this had been declared dead on arrival from the moment i introduced it. but i think theyre going to surprise them. people are beginning to figure out whats at stake...

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Presidency after all and democrats are working with the white house on salvaging the presidents domestic spending plan. today he was back on the road, this time in his hometown of scranton, pa, to promote a slimmed down version of his original proposals to expand several social programs and address climate change. he planned to raise taxes to pay for those proposals is meeting increased resistance from, wait for it, democrat senator sinema. and theres drama around joe manchin, he told associates...

Looks different than the way they proposed it. thats the challenge facing the president, which is when hes in scranton, pennsylvania, as he was last night with us, when hes doing the cnn town hall tonight, what hes talking about, what hes selling isnt fully formed yet. so one thing that he talked about a lot was the two years of free community college. that was a big priority of his. i dont imagine he would let it go easily, but he did tell democrats this week, i dont think it is going to be in ...

Fund the expansion as polls show his approval rating continues to slide. griff jenkins is live in washington they say the bill costs nothing. i dont see how they pay for it the way they had it written. >> they arent giving up that tactic. the president returned to scranton, pennsylvania to repitch his stalled domestic agenda of the multi-trillion dollar package that includes abandoning his plan to hike the corporate tax rate beyond 21% but adding a billionaires tax which he claims still costs no...

My dad helped build the field down there. i spent a lot of time buying penny candy. and watch movies. i was the only kid in my era i was able to walk across that. my dad moved to scranton which he was a junior in high school. went to st. thomas, not the prep. just saint thomas in those days. my nickname was black bird. i was not very big. you could beat me but i would hurt you. [laughing]. >> sean: god save this country. did you understand that? he was supposed to be selling his build back bette...

Well. thats keeping the promise of america. >> reporter: president biden going all in with an optimistic public push for his sweeping domestic agenda. >> the core of our administrations economic vision and it is a fundamental paradigm shift for this nation. >> reporter: even as he grapples with major hurdles ahead of tonights 90-minute cnn town hall. >> hello hello hello. its good to be home. >> reporter: one day after a rally in his hometown of scranton, pennsylvania. >> the house has been on s...

Other prices are eye watering. "the wall street journal" reports food prices rose by 4.5% in the u.s. this past september compared to last year. as a rule of thumb when food prices rise by about 5%, consumers start changing their buying habits. major brands like nestle and procter & gamble all announcing this week they are forced to pass on their rising costs to buyers. >> i feel sorry for the people come i dont know what theyre going to do. >> the result of covid and the interrupted supply chai...

Nbc news it is not clear where the missionaries are being held but that generally the gang tends to hold its hostages in the same territory where they were captured. lester >> all right, gabe you and your crew take care there. a major new push by president biden tonight for his massive spending plans even as hes forced to cut or scale back some key programs to win more support from his own party. kristin welker is at the white house with more. >> reporter: still struggling to unite a democrati...