and explosions and sirens burglary throughout the night as palestinian fire rockets in response to deadly air strikes. we ll go live to southern israel for more on the escalating tensions. well, the crucial part of president biden s ledgislative agenda appears to be closing in on the closing line. it s set to begin today in the senate. the so-called inflation reduction act includes a $369 billion investment in energy and climate programs. it s the largest in u.s. history. the democrats are still waiting to find out if they can even pass this with a simple party line vote. and it all comes after a week of big achievements for the biden administration. cnn s jeremy diamond explains. today we received another outstanding jobs report. reporter: tonight president biden hailing another strong jobs report and promising more relief to americans struggling with stubbornly high prices. today there are more people working in america than before the pandemic began. in fact, there
reporter: on that front, too, biden citing progress. we now have more than 50 straight days of falling gas prices in this country. reporter: gas prices are down 91 cents per gallon from their june peak, and biden appears closer than ever to a big legislative win. with a bill to empower medicare and make corporations pay a 15% minwoman tax. the last democratic hold out, senator kyrsten sinema signing on but annal after democratic leaders agreed to add about $5 billion in drought relief funding and remove a provision that would have elameinated the carried interest loophole. the senate deal and strong jobs report capped a week of political wins for biden that began with the kill of al-qaeda s leader. the mission was success. reporter: a also included a passage of a bill expanding care