representatives just voted to hold steve bannon in contempt of congress for refusing to cooperate with the selection investigation. the justice department to decide whether to prosecute the trump loyals. i ll speak with a prominent member of the january 6 committee, congressman adam schiff, and we ll talk about what happens next. and breaking news just coming in. the fbi has just confirmed the human remains found in a florida nature reserve do belong to brian laundrie. the missing fiance of gabby petito. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with president biden and the enormous challenges he currently faces as he prepares to take the stage for cnn s exclusive town hall less than two hours from now. our chief white house correspondent is at the site of
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i also want to bring in our political director, david, and eva. the president emphasized just how high the stakes are. what will you will watching for in tonight s town hall? well, first and foremost, i m going to be watching joe biden s citizensmanship. this is a real opportunity for him in a prime time audience to talk to the nation. not about top line numbers and the weeds of the negotiation, but actually what s in the package. and to sell that as to what he sees will benefit the american people in a pretty transformative way. and so sort of how he handles sa sales man in chief, but also how he navigates around the big concessions. you just heard the whole piece about the taxes that jai was talking about and sinema s opposition to raising the tax
frustration from progressives there. i think they re going to be looking for a pretty detailed framework if they are going to get their support behind that other infrastructure bill that of course hinges upon the suck says of this one, according to those progressives. so big questions facing the white house before this town hall tonight and we ll see what the president has to say about the latest negotiations with senator sinema, obviof course. eva, you ve spent a lot of time covering the governor s race in virginia. what are the implications of these current talks dealing with these issues for the president? what are the implications for the governor s race in virginia? and for that matter, for the 2022 midterm elections? i think we have to be careful not to overstate the implications of this governor s race. yes, this is going to be a disaster for democratic it will be a disaster for democrats if terry mcauliffe loses the election, but this is principally a race between
are identification, which has been completed, and now my colleagues have quite a challenge in determining the cause of death. you know, i don t know how much has been recovered. of his body. so that will be challenging. i know they were out there again today. and maybe the diary or other evidence can shed light as to what happened. thank you very much. just ahead, we re counting down to cnn s exclusive town hall with president biden as he hits a new sticking point in trying to get his ambitious agenda through congress. we ll speak with a key democratic lawmaker when we come back. wealth is saving a little extra. worth is knowing it s never too late to start - or too early. wealth helps you retire. worth is knowing why.