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Rights. it's an important issue to democrats and it should be an important issue to all americans, unfortunately what is going to be highlighted today and tomorrow likely isn't 50 republicans that are against this, but two democrats that are against this. so, look, i think this cuts a bit both ways because it is going to show that while this is a passionate desire for democrats to see passed in the senate, they don't have unanimity among democrats in order to make that happen. >> and, in fact, john, in spite of that, that lack of unanimity a lot of democrats seem to believe they can campaign o...

>> reporter: you see, that's the point. they've been fighting. we talked to the chief of staff, former chief of staff for representative john lewis earlier today. he said he's been fighting for this for decades. he's going to continue to fight this fight, because one woman took her hat off and showed me her gray hair and said she's been fighting this fight since her hair wasn't gray. if this doesn't pass, they're going to continue to fight for voting rights. people say this is democracy. this is what really matters in this country. they say more than build back better, more than some of the ot...

Nice thing. i was saying it because our democracy needs it. so, i appreciate all the senators having an opportunity to say their piece, but at the end of the day, tomorrow morning, voters are going to wake up around the country, and face an onslaught of voter suppression. congress will not have helped. >> you will -- you mentioned yesterday -- senator joe manchin. we should be precise here, imagine is on board with this legislation, on the merits, all 50 democratic senators are. he is not on board with changing the filibuster rules, to make it -- you can decide whether that's the distinction o...

Inside right now watching and waiting for putin to possibly make a move on ukraine at any moment. and we have learned that president biden has never considered preemptively trying to stop putin. >> are you waiting on future make the first move, sir? >> >> what a stupid question. >> peter: according to former obama white house official bret brewen who tweets it isn't a stay tuned question it's important one. let putin set the terms timeline and trajectory of this crisis. it's time we stop being so reactive and start creating some of our own conditions. current white house officials are walking ...

You know, the times that i came on your show and said how essential this bill was, i wasn't saying that because i thought it was a nice -- i was saying it because our democracy needs it. and so i appreciate all the senators having an opportunity to say their piece, but at the end of the day, tomorrow morning, voters are going to wake up around the country and face an onslaught of voter suppression legislation and congress will not have helped. >> you were mentioned yesterday by one of the key players of this drama, senator joe manchin. now, we should be precise here. manchin is onboard with th...