Protesting voting rights activists arrested as Biden meets with Manchin

Sixty were detained as the president met with the key Democrat who has become a roadblock to his agenda

During a crucial week for Joe Biden's agenda that will likely feature a political showdown on his Build Back Better legislation in the Senate, voting rights activists are turning up the pressure in Washington.

As the US president met with a key centrist Democrat who has acted as a roadblock to his plans - West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin - more than sixty demonstrators were arrested as they protested: singing songs and blocking traffic near the US Capitol.