like we re under 1.75. joe manchin isn t stupid and he can do math. in west virginia they can do math. he knows the bill, if it s funded for 10 years is 3.9 trillion. cbo said 3.4 trillion. he won t vote for a 3.4 trillion dollar bill period, end of story. harris: he knows the voters know it, too. it makes him smart and sticky issue for the democrats. i can negotiate a deal in five minutes. simple. harris: you said something before we move onto the next thing you said something that i thought was particularly obvious there that people may be missing on the hill. that is in the progressives really want this, you said if this is what congresswoman ocasio-cortez really wants she will have to look across chamber at the senators and watch them get this done on manchin s term. what if it really isn t? what if they want is so much more and they don t want to
the 3.4 trillion dollar reconciliation package during a rare saturday session. on monday, house democrats will huddle at 5:30 pm to discuss the next steps for the bill. and the texas border crossing where thousands of haitian migrants converged in recent weeks, is largely reopened late saturday afternoon. the port of entry will fully reopen for cargo traffic on monday morning. now back to dateline. w back to dateline welcome back to dateline. i m craig melvin. does the punishment fit the crime? it s a question at the heart of the prison reform debate, especially when it comes to drug related offenses. for the man you re about to meet, april boards answer could mean the difference between a second chance at life, or growing old and die behind bars. back to lester holt with life inside.