debating the idea of allowing medicare to negotiate for prescription drug price, but it will mean millions of americans can actually access those prescriptions they need at lower costs. we ve been trying for decades to address the climate crisis in the way we need. what that means for families is lower energy costs, lower utility bills. this bill now heads to the house of representatives. president joe biden could sign it into law as early as friday. we will have much more on the impact of this proposed legislation in just a moment. hugely consequential weekend. president biden and the first lady headed to kentucky this morning. the two are expected to visit flood-ravaged parts of the state. they will speak with families devastated by these storms. we know at least 37 people were killed after heavy rain led to widespread flooding last week. rescue workers continue to search for the missing. let s begin, though, this morning with president biden s major legislative win.
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with lynda kincaid. well, it s 10:00 a.m. in israel and gaza. day three of deepening hostilities that began friday with israeli airstrikes in gaza which have since escalated in rockets fired toward israel. they say an israeli airstrike is to blame for killing people on saturday. the israeli military deny it is was responsible and released video that it says show as militant rocket going off course. israel says that s what cause thad deadly explosion. cnn can t verify either claim. here s what one palestinian woman said after her home was destroyed. translator: i started to cry and scream. and then the drone hit. and after that, there was an airstrike, which, as can you see, put our homes to the ground. all of that was destroyed. what can i do? where will we go tonight? cities across southern israel have been sounding warning sirens as militant rockets streak out of gaza by the dozens. the israeli military say the majority ar
invasion of ukraine. and i will just end by saying that according to officials, there was a discussion of a possible face-to-face meeting going forward. there s no timeline for that, but they are going to follow up and set up that meeting. mj lee, thank you. let s turn now to selena wang in beijing, gathering chinese reaction to joe biden and xi jinping s phone call. what did china have to say about mo pelosi s possible trip to taiwan? reporter: while the readout did not specifically mention pelosi, they gave a strong warning about playing with fire when it comes to taiwan. in that readout, xi jinping said, we firmly oppose taiwan independence and interference of external forces and will never leave any space for taiwan independence forces in any form. if you play with fire you get burned, and i hope the u.s. side can see this clearly. america is sending in one of its top politicians to taiwan, is treating taiwan more like an independent country that. is a clear red line
to make giant investments in the climate fight. and so long social distancing. the cdc and some of its covid recommendations including the 6-feet rule. the white house says these new guidelines should make our third covid school year almost normal. we ve had two incredibly hard years in terms of kids in schools. we should look forward to a very different school year. we should look forward to a school year where every child is in school, in person full-time for the full year. i think we have all the ability to do that. and that should be the only acceptable standard. we begin the hour with the countdown to knowing more about the documents donald trump took when he left the white house and the warrant the fbi served this week to take them back. one new report today says the classified records include documents related to nuclear weapons. another, quote, sources saying the fbi asked for this unprecedented warrant because it had reason to believe some of the documents invo
done. as mel pointed out, two, three weeks ago, it didn t seem like they were going to fulfill their promise of delivering specifically on climate change. and, so, i think that despite the fact that this bill shrank by a lot over the last 18 months or so, i think that democrats are betting that the american people will understand the message of trying to lower prescription drugs, of trying to address climate change. but, of course, inflation is still at the top of mind for a lot of voters. and whether or not the messaging on this bill can break through is an open question. republicans hope it s about inflation, dissatisfaction with joe biden, just frustration with the economy, maybe even though some of the numbers are great, politico has this headline today, rebuffing a fossil fuel-friendly climate provision. to protect the oil and gas industry, the fossil industry at least temporarily. so that s the challenge. can democrats go home and say two elections in a row they ve