the meat managers. this is something that the president says he s going to push president putin on. but it s not clear exactly if we re going to see action. remember, this is someone who in the past has dealt with that russia s president and has not always wanted to reveal exactly what the united states is doing behind the scenes. so this could be another instance of that. ayman, i can tell you that the biden administration is trying to wrap their arms around this huge, massive problem that touches so many different agencies. there s going to be a new cyber commission and board out of the department of homeland security that will try to study these cyber attacks. they re very nervous about what could happen to federal government agencies and all of this that we re talking about relates to private companies. so there s a risk and a concern here that this will extend again back into the federal government and be a huge problem ahead of this highly anticipated face-to-face meeting. the
better way to watch. good afternoon, everyone. i m ayman mohyeldin in new york. we are watching the white house as president biden meets with shelly moore capito, leading negotiator on infrastructure. if they let our cameras into that meeting, we ll bring that right to you as soon as we can.
he s going to plead guilty, sign a statement of facts and likely could face prison time and paying for some of the damages here. but doesn t have to cooperate. we re told they re going to extend plea offers to other defendants, facing conspiracy charges, very serious charges. an accused oath keeper does have to cooperate, ayman. there were references in the court hearing he s getting witness protection while he does so. if these stories don t continue to get more and more bizarre, there s a new twist. one of the defendants, richard barnett, pictured here with his feet on nancy pelosi s desk, gifts to his legal fund. what more can you tell us about that, scott sh. reporter: not the only defendant to start a website to raise money for a legal defense.
deal. mitch mcconnell said that capito has his full authority and confidence to continue these negotiations, but the two sides remain very far apart. hundreds of billions of dollars apart in infrastructure spending goals and really on two different planets in terms of infrastructure spending where the money comes from. the white house s suggestions about roadwaying corporate tacks have fallen on deaf ears with republicans, republicans suggestions about using unspent covid relief money isn t something that they want to do. it s not entirely clear me how it can break the logjam on the policy. monica, the president is expected to bring up the recent spate of malware attacks when he meets with pre putin. how is the white house dealing with this problem right now? reporter: they re closely monitoring it, ayman. the president did respond to
sustained january 6th. that doesn t count those who were traumatized and back on the job. nearly 150 days later, they remain off the job. ayman, it s worth keeping in mind, this is an understaffed police department to begin with. 300 officers. keep us updated as these developments continue. turning now to the balance of power in the house. last night in new mexico, democrat melanie stansbury won a landslide victory in a special election for the seat vacated by president biden s interior secretary deb haaland. by 20 points over mark morris. steve kornacki is at the big board for us with what this means for 2022. steve? ayman, certainly not a shock that democrats carried this first district special election in new mexico. this is basically albuquerque we re talking about here.