is 17 now. so there s a lot of democrats that would like to win an election in the fall, that would like to see this program not pass because they feel like it s gone far enough and it s not working. martha: let s hope so. let s hope so. let s hope joe manchin, senator sinema and other senators like senator kelly from arizona who is up for re-election, let s hope that they do something rationale and makes some common sense. let s hope that they stop this bill. we ll see. sure didn t stop them in the house. everyone but one democrat, only one can do the smart thing and vote against this crazy package. we ll see what happens in the senate. martha: and he was from a purple district in maine. thanks, congressman. good to see you. so the nba star oh this is jim jordan s book out today. so who we have an athlete front and center that you know right now. he s calling for the olympics to be taken out of china this
okay with the two bills going separate ways because they don t want to be the hurdle getting it over the finish line. procedural hurdles revenue concerns. trying to work through all of those things between senator manchin, senator sinema, other moderates concerned not only over the price tag but what s actually in the bill. things they may or may not support. over the next couple of weeks we ll see if the senate can produce a bill that goes back to the house and big and bold enough for house progressives to consider and to pass before heading to president biden s desk, and majority leader schumer in the senate told reporters this week he hopes that process can finish up by christmas. yep. let s hope. it s ready to go before 2022. thank you so much, julie tsirkin. let s go from there now to nbc s mike memoli. welcome. what is the president s reaction neglect step tore the build back better plan? what s he doing this weekend?
we see cases ticking up in the u.s. and significantly so in europe. we just mentioned earlier in the show that austria is about to go into a national lockdown and other countries are putting on restrictions because of a surge. whatever happens in europe eventually comes here. how worried should americans be? i agree. we need to use every mitigation measures. schools are not been shown to be a major source of outbreak in this country. okay. dr. mcbride, we appreciate that hopeful note on the pandemic to end this week. we want to say thank you for being here and thank you to all of you for watching all week long and getting way too early with us on this eventful friday morning. kevin mccarthy is probably in bed right now. let s hope. morning joe starts right now.
orlando some tickets remaining. 3rd and 4th are virtually sold out mclean, virginia after that. virtual signing today. carley shimkus and i brian kilmeade.com and we are going to do a virtual signing today at 2:30. i have never done this before but you have a chance to call and talk. that s the way you do it through the pandemic. steve: it s a lot of fun. ainsley: people send you questions and talk while you sign. brian: go to my website and on it and people will tell you where to go. ainsley: people are so nice. brian: let s hope. steve: did i one at 6:00 there could have been an adult beverage. ainsley: off to the side? steve: it was right there. it s online, come on. ainsley: get your adult beverage and chat with brian. steve: brian kilmeade.com. the book is out by today. meanwhile glenn youngkin is victorious in virginia. how did the republicans earn the win? we will look at the issues that matter most to commonwealth voters coming up. you are watching fox & friends
when we found this we thought it was the biggest blessing of our lives. reporter: what would you do if it had to close? i don t know. my wife would have to probably quit her job. reporter: nyome had grand plans to help kids too. we had the activities, toys, shares. reporter: what is your hope with this room? i hope in the next couple of months we ll fill it up with children. reporter: but that takes money, something they re hoping to raise through donations and grants. right now they re running on hard work and passion to make nyome s dream come true. debra alfarone, cbs news, manassas, virginia. duncan: let s hope and pray the bright center will stay open. thank you debra. still ahead on the cbs weekend news, a celebration of life tradition that s spread to cities across the country. i thought i was managing my moderate to severe crohn s disease.