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Do you think that that, that kind of spirit is maybe making its way to joe manchin as we speak? >> certainly would to me. if joe manchin, who believes in the filibuster, of course i don't, but he said he thought he could pull something together that would get bipartisan votes. he pulled together and is still refusing to support it. so he has all the cover he needs to now step away and do what we need done and that is provide the 49th vote and i hope that the 50th vote will come along. >> and president biden as you know gave a very passionate speech on the anniversary of january 6th. he condemn...

Their own pressure campaign. >> joe manchin has all the cover he needs to now step away and do what we need done. and that is provide the 49th vote in our vote that the 50th vote will come along. >> jake, despite the public push this week from the president in private calls from former presidents clinton and obama, private calls from oprah urging joe manchin to change his mind on the filibuster. just a short while ago he reiterated to manu raju that he has not changed his mind. it's still a heavy lift. despite democrats clearly moving in that direction to try and change the senate rules, manch...

>> one of the things i want to ask you if you could take a listen to what congressman jim clyburn, obviously a close ally of president biden's, a leader in the house, the number three official democrat in the house, what he said about senator joe manchin to our jim acosta this afternoon. >> and he's still refusing to support it. so he has all the cover he needs to now step away and do what we need done, and that is provide the 49th vote and i hope the 50 vote will come along. >> he's talk about the fact senator manchin asked for time to put together a new kind of proposal, which he did, and sa...

That would create a nuclear option, it's very, very difficult. it's a heavy lift. >> reporter: both also not onboard yet with biden's build back better plan. >> i'm really not going to talk about build back better anymore because i think i've been clear on that. there is no negotiations going on at this time. >> reporter: manchin explosive decision to shut down those talks at a moment biden's top allies on capitol hill are ramping up their own pressure campaign. >> joe manchin has all the cover he needs to now step away and do what we need done, and that is provide the 49th vote, and i hope th...

Recommend judge kavanaugh's name for confirmation strictly along party lines. do you think the confirmation would be a party line vote? >> it could or jeff flake may have an opportunity to think things through and he could decide his decision is going to shift or lisa murkowski or susan collins in maine. or one of the democrats suggested as people who hear from read states that went with president trump in the last election but happen to be democratic senators. they counting on them to shift over to a yes vote on kavanaugh. it depend on what the senators hear when they go back. they are back h...