during that time the senate passed something which might indicate that what joe biden planned to do, he might just get done. and the results have the potential to be big. maybe historically big. so, in the wee hours of the morning, the senate approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution. the measure passed by a 50/49 party vote. only democrats voting. but for this they don t need republicans. now, this was the first step toward final passage of a spending plan that would allow democrats to make mammoth investments in fighting the climate crisis, health care, education stuff, it would increase taxes, we should note, on wealthy americans and corporations. and the vote for the resolution comes just after the president scored a companion victory, which is senate passage of that bipartisan infrastructure bill, the trillion dollar one. let s bring in cnn s john harwood live at the white house. look, still, still steps that need to be taken here for this to move forward and be a s
approve the plan with no republican votes in the senate and pass the president s economic package which would massively expand the social safety net and advance many democratic priorities. on issues ranging from health care, immigration to climate change. let s bring in cnn s manu raju on capitol hill. so, a late night, now here we are this morning. what happens next, manu? it gets even more complicated from here on out. even as hard it was to get first the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package done, which passed along bipartisan lines yesterday with 69 votes, 19 republicans crossed breaking ranks, now it moves to the house, the separate track, larger track you described. after passing the budget resolution which actually sets the stage for moving forward on that larger $3.5 trillion plan, they have to write the details and get all democrats online in line in the senate to get this through. all 50 democrats, even though there are serious divisions about what the proposal is
new york governor andrew cuomo announcing he ll resign after a scathing report found the three-term governor sexually harassed 11 women. cuomo apologizing and still defending his behavior. in my mind, i ve never crossed the line with anyone. but i didn t realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. there are generational and cultural shifts that i just didn t fully appreciate, and i should have. no excuses. the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing and therefore, that s what i ll do. cuomo has led the state for more than a decade earning national praise at the height of the pandemic for his initial handling of the coronavirus. yet, in the months since calls for his resignation and impeachment growing in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. long-time political allies in new york even president biden say they thought the governor should resign. after calling on him to do so, president biden reacting to his announ
the infrastructure bill that had passed in the senate. that s when he was asked about the decision by governor cuomo to resign. and just a sign of how unanimous this was across democrats that cuomo simply has to go, even the president saying that he supported that decision. an upheaval in american politics. new york governor andrew cuomo announcing his resignation. the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. and, therefore, that s what i ll do. reporter: the news marking a dramatic fall from grace for the three-term governor, a fixture in national politics for decades. we re new york tough. reporter: and hailed a hero for his response to the covid-19 pandemic that ravaged his state. the enemy landed in new york state. covid launched the attack here. you unified, and you rose, and you overcome, and you saved lives. and that was powerful. it was beautiful to see. and it was an honor to lead. reporter: but the governor com
you that these are the darkest days of this pandemic. the darkest days of this pandemic. a rise in cases and hospitalizations so severe in louisiana that the governor just announced he s reinstating the state s indoor mask mandate effective tomorrow. he s one of many local leaders across the country now beginning to change course turning back toward masks to protect their communities. just a few hours from now, president biden is expected to speak on the administration s efforts to get more americans vaccinated. let s begin with jeremy at the white house. jeremy, some urgency here as the delta variant spreads. the vaccine is widely available and free. how does the president say he s going to get those who are still hesitant or hospitile to take t shot? reporter: we ll hear a couple things from the president later today when he speaks on the state of vaccines around the united states and around the world. we expect to hear the president will talk about progress that s been