Kristen Cooper, thank you very much.

I'm Chris Cuomo, welcome to Prime Time.

If voters are going to the polls, even partly

because they want us to be safer from gun violence

then this president's chances just took a hit.

News tonight the president has told the NRA

background checks are off the table.

We have reaction from a senator in a deep red state

who's been personally lobbying, lobbying the president

to help him pass life-saving gun legislation.

Senator Joe Manchin is here.

To be sure, the president's election fate

will depend heavily on how you feel about the economy.

So how good is it?

How well has this president done?

And what is he doing now to stave off a recession?

We will test the realities of this economy

with Mr. Steven Moore.

Yes, the same, the man the president picked for the Fed

before withdrawing him over a storm of controversy.

And if Joe Biden is going to go big

on his new electability argument,

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