CNN CNN Newsroom With Pamela Brown December 19, 2021 23:10:00
What were transpiring, adding, there were too many things that sounded like he was going back on his word. also, it was biden himself who was wanting to speak to manchin earlier in the day. and manchin wouldn't take his call. with the senate evenly divided and republicans united in their opposition, democrats needed every last vote to get this bill across the finish line. so where does this go from here? cnn's joe johns is at the white house and suzann malveaux is on capitol hill. what are you learning that caught the white house, president biden, off guard? >> you sort of characterized the st...