lawmakers have been behind closed doors, hashing out the finer points of the deal. there does seem to be breakthroughs, but they have a lot of work to do. they re hopeful as soon as monday they will be able to come up with some sort of agreement that then can begin the process of voting on this. you know, erica, it is only part of the process here. this bipartisan agreement about a $1 trillion deal that republicans and democrats are negotiating is separate from that $3.5 trillion budget bill, the so-called human infrastructure or jobs bill, and the two are intertwined because many democrats, especially in the house, say they re not going to vote for one without the other. the problem is while that can be passed with only democratic votes, not all democrats are on board with spending that much money, including, of course, west virginia senator joe manchin, who told us today he has yet to agree to that big $3.5 trillion plan. so this is a fraught process. every day it is going to seem li
on any of these three issues, but there is the real chance that one or more of the partners could walk away from the table on something like police reform or on this bipartisan infrastructure deal that they re in the midst of hashing out. there is a lot at stake this week. you sense that the white house understands that, that they re fully engaged in this ptopic an even tonight that group will huddle behind closed doors trying to get closer to an i infrastructure package they can bring to the senate with the hopes it can pass. tomorrow s vote on voting rights, it s a huge, huge test. set the scene for us. it is a huge test. look, nobody thinks there is any chance that there will be the 60 votes needed. no republicans, not even one, has said they support the large, sweeping bill on election reform, which includes things like campaign finance reform in addition to ending partisan
hashing out compromises, of agreeing upon areas of much restraint and that s not easy. for the thing that president putin is asking for in return of releasing these americans is to release a hardened arms dealer victor butte. that s also going to be a real tall order for the u.s. to comply with that. it s a positive start. it s good to start the dialogue. i m sure the families find some comfort in that, but there s a lot of work to be done yet. clarissa ward. thank you so much. well, one thing the two leaders focused on, the war going on right now in cyber space, but will the russian threat diminish? i ll talk with two of the world s top intelligent experts. new dove men deodorant is different.
sandra: all right, well we are talking about it now if you are just a few minutes ago, stocks trading on wall street began. you are looking at u.s. stocks in record territory now. up 250 points out of the gate, 26,843. to your point, bill hemmer, this is what we were hashing out. if that hour to close there, that would be a record high. the previous record is 26,820. bill: so you can get fresh high on that out. you can get a fresh eye on the nasdaq. the s&p 500. what other dates dates that would be. sandra: and a heck of a corridor. growth continues. this is what you hear from the trump administration howard 2020
have had such bad communication, may be just meeting and getting things started right away will be helpful even though i do not think that terribly much will be accomplished so early that it will take further meetings and more hashing out. and if we did here before president trump canceled a meeting that north korea have proposed similar things along the line to what they have proposed in the past. when they get a big bundle of money for promising to do something. i do not think that that will satisfy the u.s. negotiators this time around. bret: in the meantime, the russians are making a move to north korea. he sends his warmest regards and best wishes and the endeavors that have been initiated on the korean peninsula with your participation. the situation on the can korean peninsula is changing according to two countries but i m glad that putin s government is acting in opposition of the united states. we are ready to negotiate with the russian side. piece, per village he, and p