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good to be with you this afternoon. i'm peter alexander, in today for katy tur. and president biden is about to touch down in new york. yup, new york. not your typical battleground state, 12 days out from these crucial midterm elections. why? because republicans are pushing their advantage deep into the blue strong hold during these final weeks. the president will intensify his efforts to paint republicans as a threat to the economy and the wallets of every day americans in a speech this afternoon. he's going to speak directly to residents in the syracuse area. there he is specifical...

Past, cuts in things like social security and medicare. so this is a very clear choice for voters, and we need to zero in on what's at stake. >> to be very clear, that debt ceiling is to pay for debts already incurred. not new spending but spending that has already been agreed to by both parties. >> yes. i appreciate you being with us. we were looking at a live picture, shy note, president biden there on the ground there in upstate new york, alongside the democratic senators from that state, kirsen gillibrand and chuck schumer as well. as we focus on the race to hold on to the senate for the d...

Nourks, but also a state facing growing risks from climate change. nbc's cal perry is in charleston, west virginia. so what more can you tell us about how these local factors might be influencing senator manchin's thinking on the climate policy pieces of this bill? >> reporter: i mean there's no question they are. and you're talking about a state as you pointed out with a rich history with goal that for all the right reasons needs to move away from coal. on the infrastructure package he's all in and that's because virginia badly needs that infrastructure, we're talking about roads and bridges....