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>> the democrats only real hope of passing any kind of elections overhauled now seems to hang on a long shot bid to eliminate the filibuster. tonight, the president issued a statement that read in part, quote, unfortunately a democratic stand to protect our democracy met a solid republican wall of opposition. it was the suppression of a bill to and voter suppression -- another attack on voting rights that is sadly not unprecedented. biden added he'll have more to say next week about election reform. while there was no sign of bipartisan, ship of course in tonight's vote that's the problem. the...

>> i think that's totally wrong. when you take a look what is happening in these states where they're trying to roll back. look, it should be easy to vote without having fraud. okay? it should be made easy and these states now are engaged in making it more difficult. so i just completely disagree with republicans that say that manchin bill doesn't make sense. it makes total sense. it not a total federalizing of elections but what it does do is set guard rails into law and make sure people can vote and the voting is secure. i completely disagree with them with the manchin bill. they're wrong on...

Money drew fire from democrats today. in a joint statement, check schumer and nancy pelosi saying the president's unlawful declaration of a crisis that does not exist as -- it makes a macula safe. stealing from urgently needed defense funds for the security of the military and our nation. this is plainly a power grab from a president trying to get what he failed to achieve in the legislate process. "i did ask the person about transferring money from it military. some he said some generals agreed with him. the west believes that the money from the forfeiture program and existing money in the do...

Check schumer. democratic leaders demanded equal air time in a statement, quote, now that the television networks have decided to air the president's address, which if his past statements are any indication will be full of malice and misinformation, democrats must immediately be given equal air time. that coming after networks were criticized for airing the president's address in the first place. our senior media reporter has written about the backlash about the decision to air the president's talk. in your piece you write, the four major networks have not had a consistent policy when it comes...

Distract the message. >> from the president's many successes, he said, #noexcuses. andrew kaczynski reporting for us. vladimir putin is no ordinary leader. the russian president stripped down in freezing temperatures before quickly emerging himself in icy waters, traditional ritual commemorating the baptism of jesus. live pictures from the white house. president trump and the senate minority leader check schumer are meeting behind closed doors in the oval office, trying to strike a deal to keep the government open. our breaking news coverage continues right after this.