transportation, for energy, for water infrastructure, broadband inner fracture and creating jobs in america. it s going to be done in a bipartisan manner. it s going to be a good way for the united states. senate earlier we had elizabeth warren, on colleague alicia menendez. she said this bill s been two hours away for days now. how confident are you that you re going to get about before sunrise? it seems like this is been going on for quite some time. it has been going on for a long time, because quite frankly, this specifics are difficult, the draft and the committees were not involved in the original drafting and negotiations. we have been very busy all week and making sure the bill is drafted properly. i am confident we will see the bill tonight, and that will start voting on amendments tomorrow. i know it s been a long process, but the prize at the end is not only passing this infrastructure bill. but getting on to the budget reconciliation bill. which is so important for the
joshua johnson? welcome to the week. the sun is working. it s infrastructure weekend on capitol hill, we heard from kristen cinema of arizona and rob portman of ohio. they just gave short speeches on the senate floor. they have been among those leading the negotiations on this bill. now we still don t have the final text, but the plan is to file that bill is a substitute amendment tonight. the current bill is just over 2700 pages long. so far. the senate will then move to the amendment process, where we are told this should be completed in a matter of days. but the bipartisan bill is just half of the story. majority leader chuck schumer promise once that legislation has passed, he will mediately move to the budget reconciliation instructions. those blue principle at the senate begin working on a 3.5 trillion dollar social health and environmental bill. sometimes we ve called it the
thank you for watching tonight. it s time now to turn it over to my colleague joshua johnson. good evening, john what. good evening, mehdi, thank you very much. it is good to be with you tonight. senators are giving speeches on the floor after finalizing the text of the bipartisan infrastructure bill.marilyn cens live in just a. moment withdraws from another olympic event. t. how do you convince unvaccinated people you know and love to get the shot. how will the pandemic change the way people gather if we get together at all? we will get into that with preet parker, the author of the art of gathering, how we me and why it matters. i m glad you re meeting up with us tonight and nbc news headquarters in new york, i m
some viewers as you see it here. it shows a coffman county deputy grabbing then pinning 18 year old to the ground. she can be heard saying she cannot breathe more than 20 times in that video. deputies were responding to a call that it scene was jumping in front of traffic, which she and her lawyer both denied it was her. her mother was taken to jail, in later released in this altercation. the teen was taken to a mental health facility. for evaluation. the sheriff s department is saying that that technique the deputy used to pin her, avoids obstructing breathing. the deputy was put on leave pending an investigation. more in the week with joshua johnson, right after this break. h joshua johnson, right after thi break. break. st seems to go your way. you re in good hands with allstate. click or call for a lower auto rate today. darrell s family uses gain flings now so their laundry smells more amazing than ever. you re in good hands with allstate. isn t that the dog s towel?
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