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Forward on the debate, we'll take up his proposed substitute amendment. >> access to early voting by mail-in voting. also early voting and putting those voter id requirements in there. there was a lot of push and pull about that between the democrats and republicans as well. but, again, the big news right now is that joe manchin will vote for this. that gets the democrats to 50. that was the best case scenario for them going into this. they will not get the 60 to move forward, but they will be able to say they were unified. that's good for them, they say, politically and also have a messaging ...

From a messaging perspective, how do democrats deal with this? >> they must understand that the objective of the campaign by trump and his allies is to create confusion. confusion in the general public because everyday folks aren't watching a ton of tv. they aren't watching the hearings from hour to hour. they are getting sound bytes here and there. so republicans are trying to create confusion. what democrats need to do is have a simple and sharp and coherent message about what trump did and why it rises to being impeachable offense. and i think actually they did a really good job of that thr...

Until, you know, very, very late at night. he's doing just fine. >> the problem is, and i will put on my hat here as an nbc white house correspondent. this white house has burned its credibility on matters big and small. and so when you have an issue as critical as the president's health, you can't take her word at face value. >> it was unusual how it happened. the press pool accompanied the president to walter reed, which was normal. the pool goes with the president and presidents before president trump, wherever they go in town or out of town. it's unusual from a messaging perspective. i mea...

Would eliminate the deficit over eight years and clearly this plan isn't doing that. it's adding a trillion dollars over the next four years. so i think that will be a big thing that democrats hone in on from a messaging perspective. >> nancy pelosi calling it cruel. a lot of attention paid to work requirements for those folks receiving assistance including food stamps. >> it's the same. look at the last three years. unemployment is down to 3.3%. when you look at now that there's about 9.9 million people in the work force, this is common sense stuff right here. we want to get people back to wo...

Witch hunt? he said no. "do you think you would be fair to the president and to the country as a whole?" and he said yes. "do you see any reason for mr. mueller's investigation to be stopped?" and he said no. >> there is the bottom line right there. transparency being everything, let the process work, and ultimately see what they can and cannot present to the american people. you mention more breaking news, harris -- i have just received notes here, the president on twitter announcing that he will not travel to the world economic forum coming up. the shutdown happening here in the states, he t...