the cause of the fire is under investigation. that is something to behold. he doesn t hesitate. he just runs right toward them and they re alive. that s what our first responders do. and you saw that house was completely on fire. i mean, that was completely in flames and the officer ran in and saved that family s life. god bless him. i have goose bumps to be honest. gave me goose bumps watching that. love to see that. thank you, officer, and all our first responders. we have new cnn reporting why texas senator ted cruz is blocking diplomats from being confirmed. in the process, creating hurdles for biden s administration and america s foreign policy. plus a capitol rioter, a former army ranger, accused of weaponizing his military training to organize the mob. we have the video ahead. eeth sel as gum issues. does it worry me? absolutely. sensodyne sensitivity and gum gives us a dual action effect
county board of commissioners, sums up the challenges facing biden as he tries advancing a bipart san infrastructure deal, testing whether washington can still work. one face of america s failing infrastructure has long been right here, the brent spence bridge which cross the ohio river on one of the busiest highways in the country. reporter: if the infrastructure doesn t go through, how much of a disappointment would it be? it would be a big disappoint because we heard over and over infrastructure is so important. and the bridge is so important. reporter:ics months after taking office, biden entered the long, hard days of summer. there s so much more to do and much more to be done. reporter: critical success on which the success of his presidency will rise or fall, inflation worries, covid insurgence and complex foreign policy challenges. cincinnati and hamilton county are beginning to spend their piece of the american rescue plan. the city is receiving 280
million dollars and the county 159 million, aimed at road construction, suring up businesses and affordable housing. it s good to see businesses picking up. reporter: allen flurry voted for biden and so far is generally pleased with his new president. president that is working with others, consulting with others, feel like he s has more strategic direction, less shooting from the hip. reporter: biden admirers point to his character in kindness as a welcome respite. i think he advocates justice and equal ity for all people. so far he s doing very good. reporter: other biden supporters want him to use the power of the oval office while he has it. i m not running out of patience. it s a tough job. i know he has a tough job. i think there are things he can do to be more forceful. reporter: joe mallory, president of the naacp.
it also recalls a quote by former senator al franken who said what was it? what was it? i like oh my god. i can t believe i m blanking on my favorite al franken quote. about how much he likes ted cruz. yeah. i like ted cruz more than most of my colleagues and i okay. we re not going to pop quiz you. this is my worst. and i hate him, he said? yes. i like ted cruz, most of my colleagues hate ted cruz. i had a rick perry moment. in all seriousness it is a real issue because this is impacting u.s. foreign policy. the biden administration did shift. but ted cruz is going to freak out about biden administration and russia policy he should really maybe pay attention to what happened under last administration. there are other republicans pushing other things, but then they kind of go into a back and forth with the administration when the administration provides something to them, they let the
waiting for biden to eliminate the senate filibuster and police reform. he has a lot of room for improvement because this is just the beginning part of his term, but we re still going to be pressing for more. reporter: now, by the time president biden arrives here in cincinnati this evening, he will likely have a greater sense of if the infrastructure deal can be a bipartisan agreement going forward or if democrats will have to do this through reconciliation, that of course is the senate rule for allowing democrats only to vote on this. so, of course, infrastructure, covid-19, the economy, many issues on the minds of voters here in ohio. all of which will be front and center tonight at the cnn town hall with president biden. brianna? yeah, he would love that bipartisan win. we ll see if he does get it in the end. jeff zeleny in cincinnati, thank you so much. watch cnn s exclusive town hall with president joe biden hosted