of the american championship league series. this morning nikolas cruz is expected to formally change his plea to guilty to the 2018 parkland high school massacre. cruz is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. prosecutors have been seeking the death penalty. transgender employees at netflix and some of their coworkers plan to walk off the job this afternoon to protest dave chappelle's comedy special, the closer. chappelle has been under fire for his transphobic remarks. in a new interview with the wall street journal, ted admits he screwed up when he claims the show's content didn't translate to real world harm. after weeks of clamor from progressives, president biden is stepping up his involvement in the negotiation over his two big bills. during marathon meetings. the president discussed a lower price tag for build back better, somewhere between $1.7 to