then you go to california, the third largest wildfire in the state s history is burning out of control. as fire season is just getting started, we are live on the ground in the golden state as the dixie fire shows no signs of slowing down. in fact, we want to begin this hour with breaking news on the bipartisan infrastructure deal. this afternoon the senate passed a key procedural vote on the more than $1 trillion package reaching 60 votes to invoke cloture and move forward to the next procedural vote. ali vitali is following it for us on capitol hill. it is one step closer, like the little train that could. i think i can, i think i can. is a caboose going to come up to the rear and try to get the thing over the hill and the toys to the little kids in town? give it to us, ali? are we going to get to it? reporter: eventually the sense is that the train is going to keep chugging along on the tracks and they will get to the vote on the bipartisan bill, and the thinking is th
upward since the beginning of july. florida set another new record in the last 24 hours, adding more than 23,000 new cases, the highest number there in a single day. political disputes over mask mandates rage on as students prepare to go back to school. governor desantis has done is purposely divided our public. he has made this a political issue. while the biden administration seems to be trying to sort of fight the virus, he s insistent on fighting them. it has become almost impossible to get people to get vaccinated, to wear masks because half of our population thinks that if they do that they re you know, it is an expression of support for or against a political party or a candor an office holder. nbc s stephanie stanton live from a back-to-school event in tampa. stephanie, florida is in the middle of all of this. what are you hearing from parents right now? reporter: well, joe, it is good to be with you. we are actually here outside raymond james stadium, and t
members files a former criminal complaint. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the white house right now. our senior white house correspondent phil mattingly is joining us. phil, the current covid surge here in the united states fueled by the very aggressive delta variant is overshadowing the country s economic recovery. wolf, that s right. the president got the type of jobs report that he said makes clear what he has put into place economically is working. and yet it just makes even more clear how much is at stake as the delta variant spreads throughout the country. america can beat the delta variant. tonight, despite a blowout jobs report, no victory lap for president biden. my message today is not one of celebration. it s one to remind us we got a lot of hard work left to be done. reporter: a clear recognition of the looming danger of the delta variant
john catco on the not of fentanyl in the country and the delay to objecting the border with canada. joe concha and marc siegel coming up. sandra: the biden administration reportedly weighing whether they should shift guidance on masking up as covid cases surge across the country. welcome. i m sandra smith on this thursday in new york, this is america reports. hello, john. john: game two of a double-header. i m john roberts in washington. according to the washington post, white house aides are in talk with cdc officials about proposed messaging to the public. one idea is asking all americans to wear masks when vaccinated and unvaccinated people are together indoors or in public places. how do you know? local governments are already taking matters into their own hands as more cities and communities reimpose mandates. sandra: all of this is happening as vaccination numbers stall and the delta variant drives cases. john: first, jacqui heinrich at the white house with
saying, don. well done. proving your point. would you go to space? i feel like i m with it with i m with you i m in out of space all the time. sure. why wouldn t i go to space? yeah, i would go. how many reasons you want? i don t think i would want to be the first. i want them to work it out, first, and then of course, i d go. what if it s really expensive? you didn t ask me if i have to pay for it. that s a different fair point. given who i m talking to, you would assume it s free. stop it. you know that s not true. yeah, i would go. i want to ask you about, also, what you had on arnold schwarzenegger. i did. the radio guy. what do you think mike broom head. what do you think the chances are that we re actually go gingo get out of this select committee. here is what i think. one, it s very indicative how many conservatives want to stay away from it. partisan things and went at it with trump a little bit, was not a pleasant experience for him.