1. 9 trillion. Thats what the democrats want in the covid Stimulus Measure. Its more than double being planned on the party of republicans that want to leave out some things like the hike in the minimum wage and help to cities and states that now have a lot of people wondering, all right, how is this going to eventually get done . We know as well that talks have been going on behind the scenes to get a couple of republicans on board. The president of the United States says he has that does explain why theyre sticking to that 1. 9 trillion number. Were going to explore that. Separately republicans are meeting to discuss what will happen to liz cheney as far as her future leadership in congress and Marjorie Taylor green and the Conspiracy Theorys that couldnt land her out of some Committee Assignments that shes had. So lets get to this right now with the Stimulus Measure and where things stand at this point. The 1. 9 trillion figure you heard about. David spunt with more. Good afternoon.
Hes accused of as well as how hes conducting his defense that will bring a sense of dejavu. Sources familiar with the matter say the Impeachment Team tends to accomplish the former president s E S Incitement was intentional, something we heard over and over again. Make no mistake, this election was stolen from you, from me, and from the country. Its going to be a very hard thing to concede because we know there was massive fraud. This was not a close election. You know, i say sometimes jokingly but there is no joke about it. It was a rigged election. You look at the different states, the election was totally rigged. There is no way we lost georgia. Ive been in two elections and won them both and the second one i won much bigger than the first. Because the only way were going to lose this election is if the election is rigged. Remember that. Frankly, we did win this election. So, in addition to documenting that, the prosecution is expected to lean heavily on video from the attack itself
Mayor cos will get a vote expected to happen shortly. A top priority remains covid relief. President biden held a meeting with ten republican senators looking for a bipartisan agreement, but theyre pitching a bill one third the size of President Bidens proposal. Ill ask democratic senator chris murphy if a way Forward Together is even possible at this point. What both sides do agree on, though, we need more money for the vaccine rollout. The hiccup to that rollout this morning, the weather. Coming up, how many east coast states are still trying to sidestep the snow and get back on track. Well get to that part of the story in a moment. Lets get to our reporters focused on the action in our nations capital. Shannon pettypiece at the white house, Garrett Haake at his post on capitol hill and jacob sober rof following the implications of this administrations Immigration Policy and miss petedy piece well start with you at 1600, walk us through the Executive Actions President Biden is expect
House correspondent, Weekend Today cohost Peter Alexander, Garrett Haake on capitol hill, brendan buck, former Senior Adviser to house speakers paul ryan and john boehner, and former Maryland Democratic congresswoman Debra Everets and former senator claire mccaskill. Peter first to you. Lets start with the covid Relief Package. The white house releasing a statement after that monday meaning with republicans saying the president is open to reconciliation, but the republicans are in the conversation. So where do we stand . Are democrats on the Progressive Side getting nervous hell compromise too much, or are all saying hell go big even if it means going it alone . Reporter when everybody was said and done last night, it was clear President Biden, this white house wasnt really giving much ground here. They say that the meeting was substantive and productive but at the end of the day he said they had to meet this moment. The decision is whether to go big and go it alone or scale back this
The grand jury handling Donald Trumps Election Subversion Case is meeting right now, with indictment number 4 possible in the coming days. Why this case in georgia could create some of his most complicated legal problems yet. The death toll on maui keeps climbing. 96 confirmed fatalities now, with that number sadly expected to rise as Search And Rescue forge ahead. And the power companys now facing a lawsuit for not cutting electricity when forecasters were warning about powerful wind gusts. And almost two years after the chaotic u. S. Exit from afghanistan allies who fled the taliban and were promised a home in the United States say theyre now being sent back. We are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Potential indictment number 4 of former President Donald Trump could be days if not hours away. Today a grand jury in atlanta is hearing the culmination of a yearslong probe into efforts to overturn georgias 2020 election