reversal in his position and a breach of his commitments to the president and the senators colleagues in the house and senate, essentially calling joe manchin a liar, a very strong statement. again, we will see everything on the senate floor when they return in the new year. chuck schumer is saying they are going to bring it to the floor for a vote. . >> the white house said he broke his word. that is very unusual in this type of negotiation back and forth. joe biden knows what that is like in the senate. to say that of a u.s. senator is very serious there. we have three positive cases in congress, yes? >> reporter: yes. that's exactly right. this variant is spreading across the country. obviously we don't know what variant the senators have. but senator elizabeth warren, cory booker, and crow testing positive. keep your eye on whether or not the case counts rise in the u.s.