major victory. we expect one of our first vote on later on this afternoon will get it started. and then it is really in the hands of the republicans. they can offer as many events as they want, and they can talk pretty much over the next 20 hours or they want to. so if they can keep the clock moving, at the end of the day, if we keep our 15 votes together we can be able to pass this bill. also, breaking at this hour, president biden has tested negative for covid today. the president s physician announcing those results moments ago. and just ahead, we will go live to the white house on how this affects the presidents plans moving forward. meanwhile, indiana s past the state of the first state to pass abortions after roe v. wade is overturned. governor erin hoeven signing a total ban on the procedure after lawmakers approved. it senators on both sides of the aisle are getting reaction as the laws set to take effect september 15th. these kinds of decisions are never made i
that comes after beijing cut off contact on relations and climate change discussions following pelosi s visit. ukraine says russian forces have shelled a nuclear power plant. the largest plant in europe. the ukrainian official who spoke to nbc news says the radiation levels are normal but could increase at any moment, but there s a real risk of nuclear and radiation catastrophe if russia keeps selling the plan. and gas prices have dropped for the seventh straight week. the average cost is $4.08, down 70 cents from a month ago. we want to turn now to a development in the justice department s january six investigation. usa today is reporting donald trump s legal team is communicating with the doj, in an apparent attempt to block access to key conversations with his former top aides. nbc news has not independently