of some of those drugs including insulin and it would cap out of pocket expenses. it s not as sweeping as what democrats wanted, but it does have the backing of a key holdout, arizona senator kyrsten sinema. right now, there is no scheduled vote on this plan, but david, that all means that this is still waiting for president biden when he lands back in washington overnight. all right, cecilia vega. safe trip home for you, as we. we turn next tonight to the trial of kyle rittenhouse getting under way in kenosha, wisconsin. the 18-year-old accused of shooting three people during a protest against police brutality last year, killing two and wounding a third. rittenhouse saying he took up arms to protect local businesses and what his lawyers argued in court today. abc s alex perez is there. reporter: opening statements in the trial of kyle rittenhouse. the 18-year-old in court, at times yawning, as the defense told jurors rittenhouse was the one threatened by protesters, prompting hi
but is there enough mark for a decision on charges? i mean as you just heard midwin say, how long do you need with a videotape there? is this unusual to you to take this long? it s highly unusual, and what s disturbing is what the sheriff just described. i figure it should take maybe two or three weeks top. unless you re investigating and have to interview half of cleveland, there s no excuse for this investigation to drag on this long without any decision or decisive action taken on the part of the investigators unless there s no real will to conclude this investigation, unless you re looking for an out as opposed to try to establish whatever probable cause exists. i mean this isn t a whodunit. this is not an investigation of who is the second shooter at the grassy knoll. this is a homicide investigator that any skilled investigative team with the will and desire to conclude would have concluded within a six-month period.
killed four people. 17 of those charges carry the death penalty. if he s found guilty on just one of them tsarnaev may be sentenced to death. let s get right to cnn s alexandra field live outside federal court in boston. do we have any indication yet from the jury about how long they might take to deliberate or how they might be lean ghg this case? reporter: well, jake, certainly this isn t a whodunit. they ve been inside of that room deliberating for about seven hours now. but you ll remember this is a case where in the opening statements the defense said it was him. in the closing arguments the defense said the defendant dzhokhar tsarnaev was ready to accept responsibility for his actions in the form of a verdict. i don t think we ll get a lot of surprises when the jury does timely deliver their verdict. but the guessing game now is when the jury will be able to deliver that verdict. they ve got a big job ahead of them. there may be some foregone conclusions in this case, but this