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That kind of suppression? i mean, democrats in congress right now cant agree that its monday. >> im not sure about suppression. im sure were not immune to it, brian, but heres the more striking thing. theres a big debate in washington and congress about these bills, whether its hard infrastructure or what i would refer to as human infrastructure, and it feels abstract to me. the fact of the matter is were literally doing almost all of what theyre debating in washington in new jersey already and ...

Profited yet from democrats being control of white house, senate. are you feeling that kind of suppression i? maine, democrats in congress right now cant agree that its monday >> im not sure about suppression, im sure were not immune to it, brian. but here is the more striking thing. there is a big debate in washington and congress about these bills, whether its hard infrastructure or what i would refer to as sherman infrastructure. and it feels abstract to me. the fact of the matter is, were li...

Today and i was proud to stand by his side, in fact we did two events, one was pre-k expansion, new jersey is expanding it unlike any other american state, the other the portal north bridge which is a game changer for our commuters and were doing a the lo of the stuff getting debated in congress and its working not speculative. you dont have to wonder whether or not this stuff works. its happening and working in new jersey. i was proud to stand with him. >> doesnt address my question, though, wh...

In hard infrastructure in our state and at the same time were doing a lot of stuff, if not all of that stuff, thats in the reconciliation package. expanding pre-k, expanding child care, funding public education, making affordable housing more available. making college more available. big climate stuff in new jersey. i would just say its not speculation whether or not this stuff works. its working. we know for sure. forget the politics. were changing peoples lives in new jersey. we know it to be ...

That could happen. i think its something under way. the question is, can we accept this reality in time to take the measures we need to take to prevent it? >> you have a very somber measured style, some people would be scream about but youre saying, wake up, its happening and its designed to end democracy as we know it in america. its chilling coming from you because as emphasized, youre an expert on this. youre not saying this because of your personal feelings about donald trump. youre telling ...

230, which is part of the larger conversation here. thats a liability shield for these tech companies, but it really does speak to the content, again, were talking here about the algorithms and sort of the under the hood mechanisms of how this stuff works. i was struck yesterday, there are senators calling this a tipping point. weve seen other tipping points and flash points on other big issues here in washington. i think specifically about the pushes that we see after mass shootings on gun viol...

That other people consume, which again goes to the safety measures of being vaccinated. 91% of the workers at tyson, which handles all types of food and shipping, are now vaccinated. thats a 40-point jump. or take travel where youre in confined spaces on planes. now 99% of united airline workers vaccinated after their mandate. this stuff works, which is pretty interesting because, of course, it was months after widespread availability of the vaccine that weve seen mandates be more embraced or co...

Running up a filibuster left and right. but the delta variant is remaining challenging. >> kaitlan, just to add to that point, remember that the core argument that joe biden made for his candidacy was effectively in, in a word, competence. im a guy whos been in politics for a really long time. i know how this stuff works. ive seen domestic problems. when you have afghanistan, the economy, covid-19, the border, it starts to erode out that sense that this guy is the competent guy. now, of course, ...

Days and his wife and son were sick. >> theyre not really explaining things to him. he doesnt know how this stuff works. >> reporter: the hours ticked by. more people came out, but not ikbal and his family. so rodriguez came back the next day. >> all these people have been through hell and back. but this guy is special because he is fiercely loyal to americans. and then he went on to, you know, command probably the most elite special operations unit in all of afghanistan. >> reporter: rodriguez ...

University for afghan women. thank you so much to both of you. i know you have incredible l life-saving work youre trying to do right now. so i want to ask you to help our viewers understand the need and what it is like. kelly, could i begin with you. youve spent years in the intelligence community and you know how this kind of stuff works. tell us what the is that the womens whose lives are trying to save are facing right now, women who attended university there? >> sure. well first, jim, thank...