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Regime. >> nick paton walsh, live for us this morning in beirut. new questions over the fallout of a man shot dead by the fbi. abdulbaki todashev is waiting for a visa so he can come to the u.s. and bring his son's body back to chechnya. he says he doesn't understand why ibragim todashev had to die. he said he was unarmed and surrounded by four or five agents when he was shot seven times. >> translator: he didn't pose any threat to them, but even if he threatened them with his fists, couldn't he shoot his leg? my son couldn't attack them, because he's not crazy. i don't know how they could s...

This issue, read the bill and you tell me what you don't like. >> that was senator joe manchin, co-author of the recently defeated background checks bill but now sounding awfully optimistic. for his prediction to come true, five no votes would have to become yes votes. that only gets the bill through the senate. yet senator manchin does indeed have reason to be optimistic. joining us, julian epstein, a democratic strategist. juli julian, i'm reminded of the brady bill which took seven year, three presidents before it was passed. it was introduced on february the 4th 1987, where it failed numer...

Radio news service. thank you for joining us. >> ill prepared or overly aggressive questioning? >> overly aggressive questioning by a senator offending more and more people. an example of what is wrong in this country. kinds of personal attacks we are doing on people in both parties at times when we get to do public service. senator hagel came to the hearing will be a good secretary of defense and senator mccain rehashing his presidential campaign over disagreements with the president. >> why couldn't he answer gentlemen or no? >> twouldn't it be nice in life if everything in life was a yes or...

It begins when we claw our way back to believing that the good in us will win. that is the reward of faith. you must at times believe what you can't see. that people are better than they show. that there is hope. that our children will be safe. the reward of believing which you can't always see is that eventually, you see what you believe. >>neil: father, a lot of people look at what happened in connecticut and say, i know this is all about free will and god grants us this ability, but he is known for miracles now and then. why couldn't he intervene here? >>guest: well, it is not a question of...

Right now his strategy is working. as we get closer and the markets start reacting he's going to have to come to the table with some serious offers, not this nonsense he brought earlier this week with double the amount of revenue he thought last time. he's got to roll up his sleeves and get to work with republicans. that's what the american people really want. they want to see both sides working together. >> but he is the president. he is taking advantage of the bully pulpit. don't you think people are appreciating he's getting out there and trying to explain his point of view? >> absolutely. ...