president, now hanging in the balance. some people say it appears progressives are running the show, making demands. other people are saying, like joe manchin is playing president. who is in charge? we re not trying to paint over how messy it looks from the outside. we know that. good news is that there is agreement that among most democrats, if not every single one of them, that we need to get something done. reporter: republicans say the food fight that s been playing out is no surprise. they have these radical left wing nut cases who basically want it at $7 trillion. they think $3.5 trillion is a compromise. joe biden wasn t elected because he was joe biden. he became elected because he was an instrument. reporter: there was talk at the white house today that the president might go to the hill at some point. at this point it doesn t appear that s going to be happening.
progressives could vote no, more than ten gop members could vote yes. but the math doesn t addup. it begs the question, is the president s domestic agenda too ambitious in a split senate and house with a three vote margin? from what i can imply from what you say is that we should just have done nothing because we had a slim majority? that s not who we are. no, it s not too big. in fact, it will be a compromise. reporter: pelosi believes the bill will pass, maybe later tonight. jim clyburn said he has the votes to avert a government shutdown. the lights remain on until december 3rd. bret: president biden has taken a hit at the polls recently, but that has not stopped him and his staff from working the phones, trying to cut deals and get those key votes on capitol hill. what we do know tonight is that
president biden and putin at a june summit. deputy secretary of state wendy sherman held several talks. they addressed nuclear weapons, artificial intelligence and cyberspace. coronavirus cases surge to a record high in mel bourne australia. australian officials blame the spike on illegal home gatherings to watch a major soccer match. australia s two largest cities are in a weeks long lockdown that resulted in mass protest. swedish police look for a man in connection with an explosion and fire at a large apartment building in sweden. 16 people were injured in the blast, four seriously. swedish media are reporting the suspect is a man in his 50s who lived with his mother in that building. a local newspaper reports the property owner had been trying to evict them from that apartment. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we ll be right back.
the price tag for his agenda appears to be dropping overall. here s white house correspondent jackie heinrich. reporter: after days of talks brokered by the white house, a new but fluid price tag on president biden s package with the caveat that nothing appears to be final. progress was ground out when a memo joe manchin sent to chuck shumer put his number at $1.5 trillion in social spending. i have never been a liberal in any way shape or the form. there s no one that s ever thought i was. reporter: progressives, patience wearing thin, feeling emboldened to go for the bill that needs to pass the house. the road and bridges funding touted as bipartisan by the
though they could be a game changer. they are significant. exactly what the significance is i think we ll have to assess in the next few day. reporter: there s talk of another summit between kim jong unand south korea s president. the last time they met was at the dmz with then president trump. neighbor china is hoping for the best. we want to play a positive role in developing north/south relations. reporter: moon has to step down next march. one more reason for him to push his new ally, president biden, to make some kind of peace with long time rival kim jong un. bret: greg palcott, thank you. up next a panel on scaling back expectations for the biden agenda. where thins stand at this minute. first beyond our borders tonight. high level russian and u.s. diplomats meet in geneva as part of strategic talks revived by