starting to use summer holidays as goal posts. covid safe gatherings they want by the fourth of july. progress on an infrastructure package they want by memorial day. this is a blue collar, blueprint. and there is some wiggle room for how high he will raise corporate taxes. i m willing to negotiate that. the president wants to 21 to 28. joe manchin a smaller hike 25%. which makes him a powerful man. i think he is in a position in a 50/50 senate to get whatever he wants. one key biden ally in congress is guessing the current $2.25 trillion white house proposal may be too big to pass. i do think that there is an opportunity here for us to come together around a smaller package and by smaller i mean hundreds of billions of dollars that is directly targeted at hard infrastructure. president biden is still thinking big. it s the single largest investment in american jobs since world war ii? how many jobs is that? moodies suggest it would create 19 billion jobs.
cnn breaking news good morning everyone i m kasie hunt live, in washington dc we begin this hour with major breaking news overnight. a bridge in baltimore collapsing after it was hit by a large container ship. video from a livestream shows the moment of impact with the francis scott key bridge. that is the belly container ship you can see the bridge crumble into the water. this happened at one around 01:30 a.m. eastern time this morning. officials say that multiple cars fell into the river below and right now, rescue crews are searching the river for at least 20 people. one official called the collapse. it quote deve, developing mass casualty event this bridge is 1.6 miles long. there are four lanes of traffic on it. it is important to note for those of you who may be local to this region, this is the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. it is not the key bridge in washington, dc that that connects dc and virginia kenya. we do have team coverage of this this morning a
good monday morning i m phil mattingly with poppy harlow in new york. kasie hunt is live in iowa. iowa republicans are getting ready to choose their nominee for president. we are about to find out how strong donald trump s grip on his party is or if his rivals can pull off a stunning upset. the latest polling shows a continuation of what we ve seen, the former president heading into the caucuses with a double digit lead. these are set to be the coldest iowa caucuses ever on record with dangerously low temperatures, the high in des moines today, negative 1, windchills up to negative 40 degrees are possible today. that is cold. you can get trust bite in just about ten minutes. we have correspondents on the ground in iowa and political analysts standing by. let s start with kasie hunt. good very early morning to you. frigid, i know, but a make or break day for these candidates. reporter: it is frigid indeed. my location it s negative 15 degrees right now at this very early h
team coverage today. adam klotz is in the studio tracking the storm and bringing the christmas forecast. let s start with jackie ibanez reporting on the devastating conditions. multiple families will be spending the holiday without loved ones, five people from oklahoma have died, including a 16-year-old boy. the storm is impacting nearly every state in the lower 48, mother nature unleashing fury during the busiest time of the year, leaving many with nowhere to sleep, except the floor of the airport terminal. im00 not optimistic, if it was a cancelled flight, it is not good. i got to go back down here, rebook or refund. we were anticipating the flight was going to get cancelled and rebooked on southwest and rebooked twice on united this afternoon. i contemplated driving in case flights got cancelled. 12,000 flight delays and cancellations for millions, six states are sounding the alarm calling for a state of emergency. accumulating heavy snowfall and temperatures p
pass a $1.7 trillion spending bill. that s trillion with a t, folks. republicans calling it a terrible christmas gift for americans already feeling the pain from high inflation. listen. we re two days away from christmas. the christmas season is a season of giving. but in congress, it appears the season of giving will line the pockets of democrats special interests and stick the hard-working americans with the tab. in moments, new york republican congresswoman nicole malliotakis. but first to senior congressional correspondent chad pergram reporting live from capitol hill where all of the action is happening today. chad? anita, the house and senate are now aligned on the omnibus. the vote 225 to 201. one democratic nay. alexandria ocasio-cortez. nine gop yays. most gop members railed against the bill as republicans claims the majority on january 3. in 11 days, this all changes. we re going to reclaim this body s integrity and service the american people. after this in