a third option that advocates fear that more women take on if desperate seeking illegal and dangerous abortion alternatives. it is interesting, liz, about your anecdotal issues getting a ride, uber and lyft said they would cover legal fees for drivers sued under the law. we ll talk about that more next hour. thank you very much for the reporting. here in washington, august is now officially behind us. congress is looking ahead at what punch bowl news calls one of the most important legislative periods in a long time. lawmakers come back in town, they have to fund the government, that runs out in 24 days, bass that bipartisan infrastructure deal, and democrats want to get done with the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. if white house officials are worried about joe manchin putting a so-called pause on the plan as he said he wanted, they re not showing it.
close by september. access is really, really bad down there. let me raise this that was really striking to me. women in texas are crossing the boarder to mexico for abortion alternatives. you write the lack of abortion access in texas is already pushing pregnant women back across the border. at mexican pharmacies, they can purchase a drug that are labeled use of preventing gastric ulcers, but which can also induce abortions. our colleague at the rachel maddow show spoke to the ceo of a group that owns abortion clinics in texas. listen to what she says about the women taking abortions into their own hands. listen to this. we saw an increase of self-induction in 2012, at the end of 2012. and we ve seen an even greater increase right now. we know with flea markets, with crossing the border.
representatives approving several abortion alternatives. a heartbeat is accepted as an indication of life and can be heard as early as 6 # weeks. the bill heads to the sen flat. in a dramatic turn around the german family that faced deportation will be allowed to stay in america. they were initially granted asylum in the u.s. after being threatened to lose custody of their children for home schooling them in germany. the obama administration appealed that decision and won. finally relief could be on the way. looking forward to that after freezing temperatures. things about to warm up. we have temperatures that are yet above average across the midwest and northeast. highs today only in the 20 s for